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Title A name given to the resource Courtland Olds Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Courtland Olds Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1867 - 1894 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, Norfolk County, Woodhouse Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Title A name given to the resource Courtland Olds Diary & Transcription, 1866 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1, 1866 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Courtland Olds 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"> {printed} THE CANADIAN POCKET DIARY, FOR 1866. TORONTO: PUBLISHED BY BROWN BROS 66 King Street East. {Handwritten:} Courtland C. Olds {words illegible} 1866 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {phases of the moon for November and December shown on verso} <h3>January, MONDAY 1. 1866</h3> Passed this day very pleasantly, visiting etc Mr J. B. Carpenters & sundry other places. Attended a tea meeting in the Simcoe Weselyan Church at night, at which they realised some $2800 By subscription & otherwise. <h3>TUESDAY, 2</h3> Arrived at home from the Tea meeting about 3 o'clock this morning Remained at home during the day and employed myself principally in preparing for the coming term at College, &c. <h2>WEDNESDAY, 3</h2> Started for Old Vic. this monring in company with Mr W.H Rowsom and after a very pleasant & successful trip arrived at our destination in the afternoon or night at 9 oclock </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January.2C_THURSDAY.2C_4_1866.">1 January, THURSDAY, 4 1866.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_5">2 FRIDAY, 5</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_6">3 SATURDAY, 6</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January_SUNDAY.2C_7_1866.">4 January SUNDAY, 7 1866.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_8.">5 MONDAY, 8.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_9">6 TUESDAY, 9</a></li> </ul></div> <h3>January, THURSDAY, 4 1866.</h3> Attended my classes to day for the first time. Professor Havens{?} gave me some good advice, in stead of a lecture on Chemistry. It begins to be exceedingly cold to day, for the first. <h3>FRIDAY, 5</h3> Cold as Greenland to day. & we are congratulating ourselves on our good fortune in coming back to College before the cold weather commenced. got along pretty well in classes {illegible} <h3>SATURDAY, 6</h3> Wrote a letter home to day and to Hamilton besides one or two others. had a good skate in the afternoon, after which I commenced the attac{k} on my studies as usual. {second page} <h3>January SUNDAY, 7 1866.</h3> Attended church to day in Cobourg too day for the first time since the holidays & heard the Rev. Charles Lavall preach both morning and evening To day is the first sunday of the century year of the Methodism. <h3>MONDAY, 8.</h3> Dr. Harris gave us our second lecture in Organic Chemistry which was as tough as usual to get out. Attended my other classes as usual to day. <h3>TUESDAY, 9</h3> A grind in our Chemistry which came pretty hard for some of the boys. But I happened to escape. Did tolerably well in my other classes to day for a wonder. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January_WEDNESDAY.2C_10_1866">1 January WEDNESDAY, 10 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#THURSDAY.2C_11">2 THURSDAY, 11</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_12">3 FRIDAY, 12</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January.2C_SATURDAY.2C_13_1866">4 January, SATURDAY, 13 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_14">5 SUNDAY, 14</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_15">6 MONDAY, 15</a></li> </ul></div> <h3>January WEDNESDAY, 10 1866</h3> Had a pretty hard time to day in my french class which I think some of taking Composition & Rhetoric in stead Bought a ticket for the seasons skating on Mitchells Rink. <h3>THURSDAY, 11</h3> Asked Dr. Nelles' advice in refference to the advantage to be derived from continuing french & came to the conclusion to take Composition & Rhetoric in stead. Had a fine skate in the afternoon. <h3>FRIDAY, 12</h3> Our lecture in Chemistry to day was a jaw braker: with my other class I succeeded as well as is usual. Put {2 words illegible} on my shoes in the afternoon, & went out for a skate in the evening {second page} <h3>January, SATURDAY, 13 1866</h3> Spent the forenoon in studying my Geology composition & Rhetoric &c. Wrote a letter to the Family besides. Had a pleasant walk in the afternoon, after which I wrote out my Chemistry, & reviewed it with Bates. <h3>SUNDAY, 14</h3> Attended class meeting this morning at nine o'clock, and church at eleven where I heard the Rev. Chas. Lavalle preach and a lecture in the afternoon from Dr. Nelles, on thought. <h3>MONDAY, 15</h3> An exceedingly cold day, not so cold, however, as to hinder me from my work. Had an excellent lecture in Organic Chemistry to day. In the afternon I wrote out my Chemistry notes etc. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January_TUESDAY.2C_16_1866">1 January TUESDAY, 16 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_17">2 WEDNESDAY, 17</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#THURSDAY.2C_18">3 THURSDAY, 18</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Januarry_FRIDAY.2C_19_1866">4 Januarry FRIDAY, 19 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_20">5 SATURDAY, 20</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_21">6 SUNDAY, 21</a></li> </ul></div> <h3>January TUESDAY, 16 1866</h3> A very stormy day to day, the storm consisting of wind and snow. Attended a lecture by E. P. Harris P.H.D. on Geology got along very well in my other classes; went out for a walk after dinner, etc. <h3>WEDNESDAY, 17</h3> Storm not over yet but continued much of the day; had a lecture in organic Chemistry this morning, on formulation. Had a skate after dinner, after which I went out for a walk in the storm. <h3>THURSDAY, 18</h3> Attended a lecture in organic chemistry this morning, went out with Well. Carpenter for a walk, after which I studied until church time when I heard the Rev. Chas. Lavelle. {second page} <h3>Januarry FRIDAY, 19 1866</h3> Good old friday for ever!! Attended my classes this morning, as usual. After prayers went out for a walk with Bates after which I wrote a letter home & one to the Factory which was the last work done on Friday. <h3>SATURDAY, 20</h3> After prayers this morning I went out for a walk with Bates for half an hour or so; after which I studied until dinner time, after dinner I sawed some wood & in the evening studied & wrote a letter. <h3>SUNDAY, 21</h3> Attended class meeting this morning at {illegible} after which we went to church. Had a short walk with Frank Springer after dinner after which we spent the evening in conversing on various subjects etc. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January_MONDAY.2C_22_1866">1 January MONDAY, 22 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_23">2 TUESDAY, 23</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_24">3 WEDNESDAY, 24</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January_THURSDAY.2C_25_1866.">4 January THURSDAY, 25 1866.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_26">5 FRIDAY, 26</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_27">6 SATURDAY, 27</a></li> </ul></div> <h3>January MONDAY, 22 1866</h3> Attended my classes this morning as usual. Dr. Haris gave us a lecture in chemistry etc. Had a short walk with Bates after dinner. studied from half past three until eight, & then had a {illegible}. <h3>TUESDAY, 23</h3> Attended lectures in Geology and Chemistry as usual today. Went out skating from two to five and from five to seven studied & after this Skated from eight until ten. <h3>WEDNESDAY, 24</h3> Had a lecture in Chemistry this morning, succeded tolerably well in my other classes today. Wrote my notes on chemistry after dinner after which I had a good skate for a couple of hours. {second page} <h3>January THURSDAY, 25 1866.</h3> A very stormy day to day; attended my classes as usual. wrote out my notes on chemistry after dinner went out for a walk afterwards Commenced studying about 3 & continued until church time. <h3>FRIDAY, 26</h3> A lecture this morning in Chemistry and also one Geology. Went out walking with Lewis after dinner and back about four, wrote out my chemistry notes, and, had a very pleasant skate on Mitchels rink. <h3>SATURDAY, 27</h3> Spent the forenoon in studying, and the afternoon in writing letters to the females of H.F.C. went out for a skate with Lewis and had a fine time studied my lessons until bed-time etc. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January_SUNDAY.2C_28_1866">1 January SUNDAY, 28 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_29">2 MONDAY, 29</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_30">3 TUESDAY, 30</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#January_WEDNESDAY.2C_31_1865">4 January WEDNESDAY, 31 1865</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#February_THURSDAY.2C_1">5 February THURSDAY, 1</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_2">6 FRIDAY, 2</a></li> </ul></div> <h3>January SUNDAY, 28 1866</h3> Spent the morning in reading Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress. Attended church at 11 AM where the Rev. Chas. Lavalle preached. Had a walk after dinner with Bates. Heard the President Jones Preach at night. <h3>MONDAY, 29</h3> Received our last lecture in Organic chemistry this morning. Attended to my other classes as usual. Wrote out my notes on chemistry after dinner after which I went out for a skate too MItchells Rink. <h3>TUESDAY, 30</h3> Attended the grind in chemistry this morning, Had a lecture in Geology went out after dinner with Bates. & had a very pleasant walk after which I studied most of the time until 9 o'clock. {second page} <h3>January WEDNESDAY, 31 1865</h3> Examination in chemistry this morning, Attended my other classes as usual. Had a very pleasant walk after dinner with Rev. W. H. Rousom after which I studied until 7 o'clock, when I went to the masquerade at Mitchels rink. <h3>February THURSDAY, 1</h3> Attended my classes this morning as usual. went out fo a skate in the afternoon and had a pleasant time. Studied from 5 to 7 1/2 o'clock when I went to church and heard the Rev. Mr. Kellem preach. <h3>FRIDAY, 2</h3> {illegible} in chemistry this morning & had a lecture in Geology etc. Spent a part of the afternoon skating on Mitchels Rink. Called the Mifs Burke this evening with the Rev. Mr. Rousom. Studied from 6 to 9 o'clock &c. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#February_SATURDAY.2C_3_1866">1 February SATURDAY, 3 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_4">2 SUNDAY, 4</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_5">3 MONDAY, 5</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#February_TUESDAY.2C_6_1866">4 February TUESDAY, 6 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_7">5 WEDNESDAY, 7</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#THURSDAY.2C_8">6 THURSDAY, 8</a></li> </ul></div> <h3>February SATURDAY, 3 1866</h3> Went out this morning, before prayers for a walk, attended prayers as usual. Had a very pleasant time skating this afternoon on Mitchels rink, after which I wrote a letter home & one to the H. F. College. <h3>SUNDAY, 4</h3> Attended the Episcopalean church this morning in company with W. W. Bates. Spent most of the afternoon in reading the Pilgrims Progress. Heard the President of the Conference preach at night. <h3>MONDAY, 5</h3> Attended my classes this morning as usual. Had a lecture in Electricity for the first time. Went out for a walk after dinner, after which I studied until half past seven when I attended an excellent love-feast. {second page} <h3>February TUESDAY, 6 1866</h3> Attended a lecture on electricity this morning and my other recitations as usual. Wrote my electricity notes after dinner after which I had an extra good skate until 5 o'clock, when I went home. & studied till bed time. <h3>WEDNESDAY, 7</h3> Dr. Harris gave us a grind in organic chemistry this morning. Geology and Rhetoric as usual.Studied untill four o'clock, after which I had a very pleasant skate until six. Spent the rest of the evening over my book. <h3>THURSDAY, 8</h3> We were favored with a lecture in electricity this morning attended the classes as usual. Wrote out my notes on electricity after dinner after which I had another pleasant two hour skate on Mitchels Rink. studied until bed time. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#February_FRIDAY.2C_9_1866.">1 February FRIDAY, 9 1866.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_10">2 SATURDAY, 10</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_11">3 SUNDAY, 11</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#February_MONDAY.2C_12_1866.">4 February MONDAY, 12 1866.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_18">5 TUESDAY, 18</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_14.">6 WEDNESDAY, 14.</a></li> </ul></div> <h3>February FRIDAY, 9 1866.</h3> Was favoured with a {slope?} this morning, on E. Oher classes as usual. Went out for a skate after dinner & had a very pleasant time. Attended a social in the evening at Mr. C. C. Fields on King Street a good time too. <h3>SATURDAY, 10</h3> Attended prayer at nine after which I wrote a letter to Mifs C. Had a pleasant walk after dinner from one end of King Street to the other after which I cut some wood & then studied my Geology etc. etc. <h3>SUNDAY, 11</h3> Spent the morning in reading the Bible & Pilgrims Progress. Went to the Presbyterian Church at 11 o'clock where I heard the Rev. Mr. Laing preach. Heard the Rev. Mr. Rolson lecture in the evening. {second page} <h3>February MONDAY, 12 1866.</h3> Had a very interesting lecture in elecricity this morning, other recitations as usual. Wrote out my electricity notes after dinner after which I went out for a walk, & called on Mifs Burke, for a few minutes. Studied till 9. <h3>TUESDAY, 18</h3> A lecture in E. this morning as usual. Attended my other classes besides. Wrote out my notes on electricity after dinner after which I had a walk until five. studied until seven when I had a sort of a grind on E. with Bates. <h3>WEDNESDAY, 14.</h3> Recited in electricity this morning for the first time, did very well. Sloped Geology and Rhetoric for the first time. {Went?} to the B. at {?} o'clock. Studied until prayers. Had a walk with Bates after dinner &c. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#February_THURSDAY.2C_15_1866.">1 February THURSDAY, 15 1866.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_16">2 FRIDAY, 16</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY_17">3 SATURDAY 17</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#February_SUNDAY.2C_18_1866.">4 February SUNDAY, 18 1866.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_19">5 MONDAY, 19</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_20">6 TUESDAY, 20</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>February THURSDAY, 15 1866.</h2> Dr. Harris gave us a lecture on electricity this morning. Attended my Rhetoric and Geology classes as usual. Attended a meeting held in the Town hall, by the Rev. Dr. Ryerse on the subject of Common schools. <h2>FRIDAY, 16</h2> A slope from E. this morning and had a lecture in Geology, Rhetoric as usual, An awfully cold and stormy day spent most of the afternoon reading and reviewing Geology. Wrote a letter home in the evening. <h2>SATURDAY 17</h2> Attended prayers this morning after which I went to the P. O. and, for a walk with Frank Springer. Had a pleasant skate after dinner and walk afterwards with Lewis. Spent the evening at Mr. Brookes. {second page} <h2>February SUNDAY, 18 1866.</h2> Heard the Rev. William Stephenson preach this morning at the Methodist Church. Went out for a walk with Springer & Bates after dinner. Read Richard Weaver sermon till church time. Heard the Rev. Dr. Harper preach to night. <h2>MONDAY, 19</h2> Attended my classes this morning as usual, Wrote {illegible} notes after dinner. Had a walk with Chum after dinner. Attend a missionary meeting in our church & heard speeches from the Rev'd's Messrs. Bredic, E. B. Harper, Stephenson, & Griffin. <h2>TUESDAY, 20</h2> Had a lecture in E. this morning, and grind in Geology. Mr. Harris, Mifs Nelles and Mifs Griffin visited our classes in E. and Geology this morning. Wrote out my Lectures after dinner after which I went out for a walk & then studied until bed-time. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#February_WEDNESDAY.2C_21_1866.">1 February WEDNESDAY, 21 1866.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#THURSDAY.2C_22">2 THURSDAY, 22</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_23">3 FRIDAY, 23</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#February_SATURDAY.2C_24_1866">4 February SATURDAY, 24 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_25">5 SUNDAY, 25</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_26">6 MONDAY, 26</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>February WEDNESDAY, 21 1866.</h2> Examination in E. this morning; attended other classes as usual. Had the pleasure of enjoying a very pleasant skate this afternoon after which I spent the evening in reading over my Geology & Rhetoric &c. <h2>THURSDAY, 22</h2> Attended a lecture in electricity this morning, and afterwards the Biology class as usual. Went out for a walk with chum after dinner & afterwards I wrote out my notes on E. Studied mostly until bed time. <h2>FRIDAY, 23</h2> Attended the electricity grind this morning, a lecture in Geology, and Rhetoric as usual. Spent the afternoon in writing an essay & in reading. Attended a Presbyterian social at Miss Jeffries, & a dry one too. {second page} <h2>February SATURDAY, 24 1866</h2> Busied myself most of the forenoon in writing an essay on labor for R{illegible}. Read over my Geology lesson after dinner, after which I went out with chum for a walk spent the evening in writing letters & {illegible} <h2>SUNDAY, 25</h2> Read until church time when I heard, the Rev. R. Jones, President of the Canada Conference preach. Had a short walk after dinner, spent the remainder of the afternoon in reading. Heard the Rev.Thomas {Wolsy?} preach at night. <h2>MONDAY, 26</h2> Attended a lecture in electricity this morning, other classes as usual. Wrote out my notes on eletricity after dinner after which I had a good skate. Called on the Rev. Thomas {Wolsy?} at 6 o'clock. Attended his leture at the {illegible} M. Church on the K. west. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#February_TUESDAY.2C_27_1866">1 February TUESDAY, 27 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_28">2 WEDNESDAY, 28</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#March_THURSDAY.2C_1">3 March THURSDAY, 1</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#March_FRIDAY.2C_2_1866">4 March FRIDAY, 2 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_3">5 SATURDAY, 3</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_4">6 SUNDAY, 4</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>February TUESDAY, 27 1866</h2> We were favoured with a slope in E. this morning. Had a lecture in Geology, Rhetoric as usual. Went out for a walk after dinner & had a pleasant time. Attended to my studying until bed time. <h2>WEDNESDAY, 28</h2> Attended a lecture in electricity, {illegible}, Geology and Rhetoric as usual. Had a walk with Wellington Carpenter after our classes were over. Walked with Bates two hours, after which I wrote out my notes on electricity. <h2>March THURSDAY, 1</h2> Lecture in electricity this morning. Attended the Geology & Rhetoric classes as usual. Went out for a walk with Bates and had a pleasant time. Wrote out my E. notes after four. Spent the evening in preparing for the future. {second page} <h2>March FRIDAY, 2 1866</h2> Attended a grind in electricity this morning, also a lecture in Geology, Rhetoric as usual. After dinner I went out with Springer and Bates for a walk up the old Peterborough road. Spent the rest of the day in writing & reading. <h2>SATURDAY, 3</h2> Attended prayers this morning. Had a walk with Well. until ten spent a few hours talking with the boys studied most of the afternoon and wrote a letter at night, to the Hamilton College. <h2>SUNDAY, 4</h2> Read until nine when I attended class-meeting. I went to the English Church at eleven, after which we dined and went to a Catholic funeral. Went out with Springer for a walk at three o'clock. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#March_MONDAY_5_1866">1 March MONDAY 5 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_6">2 TUESDAY, 6</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_7">3 WEDNESDAY, 7</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#March_THURSDAY.2C_8_1866">4 March THURSDAY, 8 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_9">5 FRIDAY, 9</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY_10">6 SATURDAY 10</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>March MONDAY 5 1866</h2> Dr. Harris gave us a {illegible} lecture in electricity this morning. Attended to the Rhetoric and Geology classes as usual. Wrote out my notes on E. after dinner after which I went out with Day for a walk. Studied until bedtime. <h2>TUESDAY, 6</h2> Attended an examination in E. this morning. Geology and Rhetoric as usual. Went out with Well. for a walk & had a pleasant time. Walked a couple of horus after dinner. Spent the evening studying. <h2>WEDNESDAY, 7</h2> Dr. Harris gave us a very interesting lecture on electricity this morning. Geology and Rhetoric as usual. Wrote out my E. notes after dinner, after which I went out for a walk. Had a windy time. {second page} <h2>March THURSDAY, 8 1866</h2> Great grind in E. this morning. Attended to my other classes as usual. Spent a couple of hours in walking and had a pleasant time {illegible} over in Geology and Rhetoric &c for {her?} {illegible}, before {illegible} <h2>FRIDAY, 9</h2> Dr. Harris gave us a lecture in E. this morning. Had a lecture in Geology. Rhetoric as usual. Had a short walk with Day and called on Mifs Burke Had a pleasant time. Got home at 6 when I went to work at an essay <h2>SATURDAY 10</h2> Attended prayers at nine this morning as usual on Saturdays. Studied most of the forenoon at my Geology and Rhetoric, Had a very pleasant walk with William Whately. Spent the evening in writing to H{word obscured} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#March_SUNDAY.2C_11_1866.">1 March SUNDAY, 11 1866.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_12">2 MONDAY, 12</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_18">3 TUESDAY, 18</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#March_WEDNESDAY.2C_14_1866">4 March WEDNESDAY, 14 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#THURSDAY.2C_15">5 THURSDAY, 15</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_16">6 FRIDAY, 16</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>March SUNDAY, 11 1866.</h2> Spent most of the forenoon in reading Richard Weaver. and, other works. A very disagreeable day. Spent the afternoon in reading. Attended the Methodist church in the evening, where Rev. Jones preached. <h2>MONDAY, 12</h2> Attended Dr. Harris' lecture in electricity this morning. Geology class and Rhetoric as usual. Wrote out my E. notes after dinner after which I went out for a walk until five. Studied from five until bed time as usual. <h2>TUESDAY, 18</h2> Attended an old fashioned grind in electricity this morning and a lecture in Geology &c. Read after dinner until four. Went out for a walk & called on Mr. Burke Joseph: had a pleasant time. Met with Mifs Higgins. {second page} <h2>March WEDNESDAY, 14 1866</h2> Somewhat unwell to day, having a severe attack of sore throat. Made out to attend the lecture in electricity. Wrote out my E. notes, and read {illegible} before dinner. Studied most of the afternoon. I had a short walk. <h2>THURSDAY, 15</h2> We have had rainy weather since last Saturday, & still it rains. Attended a grind in E. this morning also one in Geology. Had a short walk after dinner with Springer. Attended church this evening and heard Laird preach. <h2>FRIDAY, 16</h2> Dr. Harris gave us a lecture in electricity this morning. Attended to the Geology as usual. Had a pleasant walk after dinner after which I called on Miss Higgins. Spent the evening in reading Tom Brown at Oxford with Springer. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#March_SATURDAY.2C_17_1866">1 March SATURDAY, 17 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_18">2 SUNDAY, 18</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_19">3 MONDAY, 19</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#March_TUESDAY.2C_20_1866">4 March TUESDAY, 20 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_21">5 WEDNESDAY, 21</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#THURSDAY.2C_22">6 THURSDAY, 22</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>March SATURDAY, 17 1866</h2> Went to prayers at nine. Spent a half hour or so in walking with Springer. Spent the day in reading Tom Brown at Oxford. Had a short walk with Wel. towards night. Exceedingly cold to day. <h2>SUNDAY, 18</h2> Spent the forenoon in reading sundry books: Tom Brown &c. Did not go to church this morning, on account of the s{t}orm. Continued until church time. Heard the Rev. Chas. Lavelle preach. Had a walk after church &c. <h2>MONDAY, 19</h2> Dr. Harris gave us a lecture this morning. Attended {the?} recitations as usual. Finished up Tom Brown before prayer time. Saw the Vollunteers march to station & back, after which had a walk with J. Kingston. {second page} <h2>March TUESDAY, 20 1866</h2> Attended a thorough examination in E. this morning. Other classes as usual. Went out for a walk after dinner. Called on Mifs Burke for a few minutes. Spent most of the evening in reading over my Geology. <h2>WEDNESDAY, 21</h2> Dr. Harris gave us an interesting lecture on telegraphing this morning. Read an hour or two in Tennyson before prayers. Went out with Morton for a walk after dinner. Spent the evening in studying as usual, of late. <h2>THURSDAY, 22</h2> Attended a period in E. this morning. Geology &c. as usual. Received a very welcome letter from home this morning with money & news &c. Had a pleasant walk after dinner. Called on some of the {illegible}. Spent the evening in studying as usual. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#March_FRIDAY.2C_23_1866">1 March FRIDAY, 23 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_24">2 SATURDAY, 24</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_25">3 SUNDAY, 25</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#March_MONDAY.2C_26_1866">4 March MONDAY, 26 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_27">5 TUESDAY, 27</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_28">6 WEDNESDAY, 28</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>March FRIDAY, 23 1866</h2> Attended a lecture in E. this morning also a lecture in Geology &c. Had a very pleasant walk after dinner with friend Campbell. Attended the debate of the {illegible} {illegible} to night for the last time. <h2>SATURDAY, 24</h2> Wrote a letter to C{rumb?} this morning, also one to Bowlby and to Hamilton & home &c. Had a pleasant walk after dinner, {illegible} Association. Read over the Geology. Wrote out some E. Had a good talk &c. <h2>SUNDAY, 25</h2> Went to the Methodist church this morning & Heard President Jones preach to the Soldiers. Spent most of the day in reading my bible and some other books. Attended the Methodist Church to night. {second page} <h2>March MONDAY, 26 1866</h2> Attended another lecture in electricity this morning. Other classes as usual. Wrote out my notes before and after dinner. Went out for a walk at four, and walked till six in company with Jackson, Carrol & J. Kingston. {illegible} <h2>TUESDAY, 27</h2> Examination in electricity this monring. Went to P.O. at eleven. Read until prayer time. Went out after dinner for a walk with Rusell {illegible}. {3 words illegible} these six times. Walked until six. Studied until bed time. &c. <h2>WEDNESDAY, 28</h2> Dr. Harris gave us another lecture in electriity this morning. Geology &c. as usual. Wrote out notes in E. till {illegible} & continued the work after dinner until three. Went out for a walk. Fell in with Well. Studied from 6 till bed time. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#March_THURSDAY.2C_29_1866">1 March THURSDAY, 29 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_30">2 FRIDAY, 30</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_31">3 SATURDAY, 31</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#April_SUNDAY.2C_1_1866">4 April SUNDAY, 1 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_9">5 MONDAY, 9</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_3">6 TUESDAY, 3</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>March THURSDAY, 29 1866</h2> Attended a lecture on the eletricity this morning as usual. Wrote out my notes on electricity before prayers. Went out with Well. Carpenter for a walk. Went to church too night & heard the Rev. Mr. Rousom preach. <h2>FRIDAY, 30</h2> Went up to Port Hope this morning in company with Well. Carpenter. Called on Mrs. Griffin Spent the afternoon with the 4 Mifs Griffins and Mifs Bigges. Had a very pleasant time. Got home by seven. <h2>SATURDAY, 31</h2> Attended prayers this morning at nine. Saw the volunteers depart from Cobourg for their homes. Spent most of the day in reading over my Geology. Went out for a walk after five. Called at Burkes a few minutes. {second page} <h2>April SUNDAY, 1 1866</h2> Went up to see Bates this morning. Went to the Catholic church at eleven. Had a very pleasant walk after dinner with N. Springer. Attended the Bible Christian church this evening. <h2>MONDAY, 9</h2> Studied until nine when I attended the Dr's lecture in electricity and Geology. Wrote out my notes before prayers. Went out for a walk after dinner after which I cut some wood. Spent this evening in reviewing my electricity & Geology classes. <h2>TUESDAY, 3</h2> Attended one of Harris's real old-fashioned grinds this morning, also a lecture on Geology which was quite interesting. Went down to the photographer after dinner, and had a negative taken. Talked until six. Studied until bed time. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#April_WEDNESDAY.2C_4_1866">1 April WEDNESDAY, 4 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#THURSDAY.2C_5">2 THURSDAY, 5</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_6">3 FRIDAY, 6</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#April_SATIURDAY.2C_7_1866">4 April SATIURDAY, 7 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_8">5 SUNDAY, 8</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_9">6 MONDAY, 9</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>April WEDNESDAY, 4 1866</h2> The Dr. favoured us with a lecture on electricity this morning, also a very interesting lecture on the relation of Geology to religion. Wrote out my notes before prayers. Had a walk up the old C. & P. track. <h2>THURSDAY, 5</h2> Dr. Harris gave us a very nice lecture this morning on the relation of Geology to religion. Went out for a walk after dinner. Called on the Mifs Burkes at five and heard Thos. Cotting preach at {illegible} <h2>FRIDAY, 6</h2> Attended an excellent lecture on Geology this morning also {2 words illegible} time Went out with Well. Carpenter for a walk, after I had finished writing out my notes. Read until bed time. {second page} <h2>April SATIURDAY, 7 1866</h2> Went out for a walk with {illegible} after prayers. Spent the remainder of the forenoon in reading. Went out afternoon for a walk. Called on one of my lady friends Mifs B. &c. Went up to the station at half past nine. <h2>SUNDAY, 8</h2> Spent a few hours in reading, &c. Went to church this morning. Heard {illegible} Adams preach. Went out after dinner With A Springer for a walk, up the old Peterborough. Heard the Rev. Mr. Jones preach this evening &c. <h2>MONDAY, 9</h2> The Dr. gave us another lecture this morning on E. Attended Geology as usual. Wrote out my notes on electricity before prayers. Had a walk with Bleecker. Went to Wills room for a few minutes &c. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#April_TUESDAY.2C_10_1866">1 April TUESDAY, 10 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_11">2 WEDNESDAY, 11</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#THURSDAY.2C_12">3 THURSDAY, 12</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#April_FRIDAY.2C_13_1866">4 April FRIDAY, 13 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDY.2C_14">5 SATURDY, 14</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_15">6 SUNDAY, 15</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>April TUESDAY, 10 1866</h2> Dr. Harris gave us our last lecture on electricity this morning. Commenced our review in Geology. Wrote out my E. notes before prayers. Got a letter from home to day, & with it a supply of {lin?}, &c. <h2>WEDNESDAY, 11</h2> Attended an examination in electricity this morning, also in Geology. Went to P.O. & for a walk with Springer before prayers. Had a short walk after dinner. Spent the evening in reviewing. <h2>THURSDAY, 12</h2> Another examination to day in organic Chemistry. Sloped Geology for several reasons. Paid up several little bills to day and came out square all around. Spent the afternoon in walking, talking, studying. {second page} <h2>April FRIDAY, 13 1866</h2> Was examined this morning on Organic Chemistry. Geology as usual. Had a pleasant walk before prayers. Called on Mifs Brooke in the afternoon & had a pleasant visit. Attended to the literary doings between nine & ten. <h2>SATURDY, 14</h2> Read this morning until prayertime. Had a walk after prayers with Well. Carpenter. Spent most of the afternoon in reviewing Geology. Went out with F. M. Springer after four, for a walk until six. Spent the evening in reviewing organic chemistry. <h2>SUNDAY, 15</h2> Went out this morning for a walk from nine to ten. Went to examination at eleven & heard the Rev. Chas. Lavelle preach. Went out with Lewis in the afternoon for a walk. Attended church this evening and heard President Jones. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#April_MONDAY.2C_16_1866">1 April MONDAY, 16 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TURSDAY.2C_17">2 TURSDAY, 17</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_18">3 WEDNESDAY, 18</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#April_THURSDAY.2C_19_1866">4 April THURSDAY, 19 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_20">5 FRIDAY, 20</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_21">6 SATURDAY, 21</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>April MONDAY, 16 1866</h2> Attended another of the Doctors Grinds in Chemisty and Geology. Read Tennyson's 'Enid' before prayers. Had a short walk after dinner. spent most of the afternoon in reading & reviewing electricity. <h2>TURSDAY, 17</h2> Attended a grind in electricity this morning, & an hour in the Geological cabinet. Spent a few minutes in the cabinet again after dinner. Went out with J. Carrol on a fossil hunt from three to six. <h2>WEDNESDAY, 18</h2> Was present at the examination this morning. Spent an hour in the Geological cabinet. Read Tennyson until prayers. Spent another hour in the Cabinet after dinner. Went out with Springer for a walk. Studied till bed time. {second page} <h2>April THURSDAY, 19 1866</h2> Grind in E. this morning as usual. After which I spent an hour or so in the Geological Cabinet. After dinner I went out on a Geological Survey in company with the Sophomores under the leadership of one {illegible} Dr. Edwd. Harris. <h2>FRIDAY, 20</h2> After the examination this morning had a good long walk after which I read the news until prayers. Went out again after dinner for a fossil hunt with John Sanders. Got back by six. Spent the evening in studying etc. <h2>SATURDAY, 21</h2> Went out for a walk after prayers. After which I read until seven. Went out after dinner with Frank Springer for a walk and called at Brookes for a few minutes. Continued our walk until six. Studied until bed time. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#April_SUNDAY.2C_22_1866">1 April SUNDAY, 22 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_23">2 MONDAY, 23</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_24">3 TUESDAY, 24</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#April_WEDNESDAY.2C_25_1866">4 April WEDNESDAY, 25 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#THURSDAY.2C_23">5 THURSDAY, 23</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_27">6 FRIDAY, 27</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>April SUNDAY, 22 1866</h2> Went out this morning for a walk. Called at the Burkes &c. with Lewis. Heard the Rev. Mr. R{illegible} preach at eleven. The President of the Conference gave us a short discourse in the College Chappel {illegible}. <h2>MONDAY, 23</h2> Attended another tough grind in E. this morning. Went to the P.O. & from there to Louis's room with Springer remained there until one. Spent most of the afternoon in reading, & pluging up for examinations. <h2>TUESDAY, 24</h2> After the examination this morning went to the P.O. and also for a walk. Had a good puff after dinner. Sawed a little wood for exercise and had a pleasant walk with John Sanders. Studied E until bed-time. {second page} <h2>April WEDNESDAY, 25 1866</h2> Went out with Springer for a walk after examination in E. was over and were caught by Dr Harris taking a {pull?} at our cigars. A short walk after dinner. Studied most of the afternoon. Called {illegible} &c. <h2>THURSDAY, 23</h2> Attended my examinations all {illegible} today, but failed to be called on. Went out with Springer after dinner for a walk smoke &c. Went {as usual?} to Burkes. Spent the evening in studying up for my final examination. <h2>FRIDAY, 27</h2> The final examiniation came off in my classes. Got along better than I expected. We had a number of {illegible} to our examination in Geology. Went down afternoon & sat for my negatives. Springer & I had a social chat & smoke </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#April_SATURDAY.2C_28_1866">1 April SATURDAY, 28 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_29">2 SUNDAY, 29</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_30">3 MONDAY, 30</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#May_TUESDAY.2C_1_1866">4 May TUESDAY, 1 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_2">5 WEDNESDAY, 2</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#THURSDAY.2C_3">6 THURSDAY, 3</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>April SATURDAY, 28 1866</h2> Went down to the school with Louis. Had a havanna &c. Attended prayers. Spent the forenoon in reading. Went out again with L. Louis for a walk. Went down to E{illegible} {illegible} with Springer & had a great "hoe down." <h2>SUNDAY, 29</h2> Spent the morning in reading my Bible. Went out for a short walk, and read over old letters with Springer until dinner time. Spent the afternoon in reading singing & smoking etc. Dr Nelles preach the {illegible} discourse <h2>MONDAY, 30</h2> Went down to the {boat?} after breakfast. Had a comfortable chat & smoke with Springer. Called on Mr. Burkes people & spent the afternoon pleasantly with them. Attended a lecture on Italy by {illegible} Ferrier. {second page} <h2>May TUESDAY, 1 1866</h2> Spent a few hours in reading this {remainder of entry illegible] <h2>WEDNESDAY, 2</h2> This is the long looked for Convocation day. Spent the first part of the day in the company of a few of the Students. Heard the sophomore address to Dr Harris &c. Attended Convocation at the {illegible} in the evening &c. <h2>THURSDAY, 3</h2> Started for home this morning at two oclock on the Passport. Had a very pleasant trip to Hamilton. Went from Hamiton to Calledonia in company with John Saunders; Where I put up for the night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#May_FRIDAY.2C_4_1866">1 May FRIDAY, 4 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_5">2 SATURDAY, 5</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_6">3 SUNDAY, 6</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#May_MONDAY.2C_7_1866">4 May MONDAY, 7 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_8">5 TUESDAY, 8</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_9">6 WEDNESDAY, 9</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>May FRIDAY, 4 1866</h2> Spent the forenoon in looking around Calledonia, and in reading the news &c. Started for home by the stage at one o'clock. Arrived at Jarvis at about four and found Pa waiting, at home by six o'clock. <h2>SATURDAY, 5</h2> Had a very pleasant visit last night with the Rev. Dr. Wall, wife, and Mifs Jones. Spent this day in puting things straight, and arranging matters generally. Made some stakes for hop-vines <h2>SUNDAY, 6</h2> Remained at home this forenoon, occupied in reading. Went to church at half past two. Spent the remainder of the day in reading my Bible &c. Enjoyed this my first sunday at home very much. {second page} <h2>May MONDAY, 7 1866</h2> Worked this forenoon at making stakes for the hop-yard. Wrote a letter to Hamilton after dinner. Spent the remainder of the afternoon in making stakes, reading &c. Repaired violin in the evening &c. <h2>TUESDAY, 8</h2> Was occcupied in the hop-yard this forenoon. Went to Simco with mother in the afternoon. Met with a number of my old friends, and had a pleasant time generally. A dark time going home in the evening. <h2>WEDNESDAY, 9</h2> Cut some wood this morning, and then went to work seting out hop plants with pa. Continued at this work most of the day. Read some of Longfellow's poems {Tuesday?} night. Wrote a letter to Rowsom at night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#May_THURSDAY.2C_10_1866">1 May THURSDAY, 10 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_11">2 FRIDAY, 11</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_12">3 SATURDAY, 12</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#May_SUNDAY.2C_13_1866">4 May SUNDAY, 13 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_14">5 MONDAY, 14</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_15">6 TUESDAY, 15</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>May THURSDAY, 10 1866</h2> Went to work in the hop-yard with pa this morning. Worked much of the day at working the ground and seting out hop-vines. Spent the evening in reading one of Longfellow's poems, The Spanish Student. <h2>FRIDAY, 11</h2> Got out of bed this morning at six and after breakfast went to work in the hop-yard, where I continued at work until five at night. Had a visit from George Mathew this evening. <h2>SATURDAY, 12</h2> Went to work this morning at my mothers flower beds puting manure on them and {illegible} them {illegible} &c. Walked out to Dover in the afternoon to come home with mother. got home by {six?} {second page} <h2>May SUNDAY, 13 1866</h2> On account of the rain this forenoon I remained at home. Spent the time in reading. Went over to George {Burks?} in the afternoon, got back by seven. Continued reading until bed-time. <h2>MONDAY, 14</h2> Went to work in the garden this morning fixing up the currant and goose-berry bushes. Worked at Mas flower-beds an hour or so before noon. Finished fixing the beds. Cleaned out the Woodhouse &c. <h2>TUESDAY, 15</h2> Finished cleaned away chips from the woodhouse this morning. Went down to the lime kiln after lime, toward night & spent an hour or so in looking for fossils. Went to singing school. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#May_WEDNESDAY.2C_16_1866">1 May WEDNESDAY, 16 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#THURSDAY.2C_17">2 THURSDAY, 17</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_18">3 FRIDAY, 18</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#May_SATURDAY.2C_10_1866">4 May SATURDAY, 10 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_20">5 SUNDAY, 20</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_21">6 MONDAY, 21</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>May WEDNESDAY, 16 1866</h2> Spent an hour or so this morning in singing over a few new pieces with C{illegible} {illegible} Trimmed apple trees {illegible}. Marked out corn ground all the afternoon. <h2>THURSDAY, 17</h2> Spent the forenoon {illegible} marking corn-ground and most of the afternoon. Spent the evening in reading Longfellow poems and in finishing a letter to F. W. Springer &c. <h2>FRIDAY, 18</h2> Finished marking out the corn-ground this forenoon. Planted carrot seed until after four when I went to Dover. Called on Mr. Bowlbys people for a few minutes. {second page} <h2>May SATURDAY, 10 1866</h2> Got up at six this monring & afternon breakfast went over to George Bucks after missionary {money?}. {illegible} to John Mathews for the same purpose. Went to Grandfather in the afternoon for his seed drill etc. <h2>SUNDAY, 20</h2> Spent the morning mostly in reading. Went over to the church at {illegible} o'clock and heard a {illegible} preach all about the kingdom Read most of the afternoon and at night my time was occupied in the {illegible} <h2>MONDAY, 21</h2> Went to Dover this morning with Ma who went to consult the physician. Got home again by {illegible}. Could not work on account of a {illegible} consequently spent the afternoon in reading {illegible} and {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#May_TUESDAY.2C_22_1866">1 May TUESDAY, 22 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_23">2 WEDNESDAY, 23</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#THURSDAY.2C_24">3 THURSDAY, 24</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#May_FRIDAY.2C_25_1866.">4 May FRIDAY, 25 1866.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY.2C_26">5 SATURDAY, 26</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SUNDAY.2C_27">6 SUNDAY, 27</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>May TUESDAY, 22 1866</h2> Got out of bed this morning between six and seven Went to work at corn planting after breakfast; continued at this work most of the day. Spent the evening in writing a letter to {illegible}. <h2>WEDNESDAY, 23</h2> Went to work this morning at planting potatoes, {illegible} the {illegible}, Continued planting all day and At six I practiced on the violin & spent the evening in finishing a letter. <h2>THURSDAY, 24</h2> Went out to Dover this morning to celebrate the Queen's birthday. Went to Bowlbys and enjoyed myself first rate in the company of Mifses {illegible} & Bowlby. {second page} <h2>May FRIDAY, 25 1866.</h2> Got home this morning from Bowlbys about nine oclock and went to trimming apple trees. Continued at this work most of the day. Studied some at night. <h2>SATURDAY, 26</h2> Having caught cold in the glands of my neck I was unable to work, so I wrote letters and read most of the day. Went up to Caleb Matthews a little while at night. <h2>SUNDAY, 27</h2> This being a cold rainy day I remained at home all day. Spent my time in the forenoon in reading The Guidepost and some other books. In the afternoon composed a few lines of poetry, and read in Arthurs advice to young ladies. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#May_MONDAY.2C_28_1866">1 May MONDAY, 28 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_29">2 TUESDAY, 29</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#WEDNESDAY.2C_30">3 WEDNESDAY, 30</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#May_THURSDAY.2C_31_1866">4 May THURSDAY, 31 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#June_FRIDAY.2C_1">5 June FRIDAY, 1</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#SATURDAY_2">6 SATURDAY 2</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>May MONDAY, 28 1866</h2> Went to work this morning in the barn at cleaning up flaxseed worked at this until noon Started down to Jarvis after dinner with John S{illegible} to get a couple of plows mended. Got a new plough. <h2>TUESDAY, 29</h2> Commenced this morning early to trim trees and kill caterpillars &c. Continued working at this until six o'clock at night when I had two or three hour practice on my old violin etc. <h2>WEDNESDAY, 30</h2> We got out of bed by five this morning. Tinkered arround some before breakfast trimmed apple trees again all day and at went to writing letters to F. M. Springer's, besides another {second page} <h2>May THURSDAY, 31 1866</h2> Worked at trimming trees this morning until dinner when I went I went down to Marrs Mill to if we could wash our sheep. Washed sheep this afternoon got done about f{illegible} Hunted fossils until five &c. <h2>June FRIDAY, 1</h2> Went to Dover this morning after the Doctor for my {sister?} The folks around Dover are quite {illegible} about the Fenians movement. Hoed out some strawberrys. I trimmed trees after noon &c. <h2>SATURDAY 2</h2> Went up to George Matthews this morning to make a couple of hoe handles and sharpen saw &c. Worked in the afternoon at drilling in peas put in four acres by six o'clock. Had a good clean bath before bedtime. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#June_SUNDAY.2C_3_1866">1 June SUNDAY, 3 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#MONDAY.2C_4">2 MONDAY, 4</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#TUESDAY.2C_5">3 TUESDAY, 5</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#June_WEDNESDAY.2C_6_1866">4 June WEDNESDAY, 6 1866</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#THURSDAY.2C_7">5 THURSDAY, 7</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#FRIDAY.2C_8">6 FRIDAY, 8</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>June SUNDAY, 3 1866</h2> Spent this morning in reading. Wrote at a letter to F. M. S. until noon. Went to church in the afternoon and remained to classmeeting. Went home and read &c. until bedtime. <h2>MONDAY, 4</h2> Got up this monring at three and went up to John Matthews for Aunt Lydia to help ma take care of Mary Jane. Wrote letters most of the forenoon. Drilled in peas in the afternoon. Elijah Marr came here on a visit. <h2>TUESDAY, 5</h2> Spent this forenoon in finishing up a letter to F. M. S. also to E. B. S. Visited with Grandmother and David Old's wife until three, after which I went down to the stone quarry at Marrs Mill, to hunt fossil specimens. {second page} <h2>June WEDNESDAY, 6 1866</h2> Went to work this monring at planting potatoes, where corn failed to come up. Commenced plowing in the big field at nine. After dinner helped pa {catch?} the lambs. Plowed until half past five and played some in the violin. <h2>THURSDAY, 7</h2> Started ploughing this morning at half past seven. Continued at it all day, or until six o'clock when I {illegible}d out my {illegible}. Practiced on my instrument an hour or so. Went to bed at half past eight. <h2>FRIDAY, 8</h2> Received a letter from W.H Rowson, also one from the Hamilton College this morning. Followed the plough to day and with J. Snively did up some {illegible} work. Had a good puff at a cigar at night. read {illegible} &c. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June SATURDAY, 9 1866 Drvee up the sheep this morning and commenced shearing at eight Made out to clip eighteen by four in the afternoon. Went out to Port Dover at night and also to {illegible} Ryerse SUNDAY, 10 My time was mostly occupied this morning on reading sundry things. Went to church at three o'clock and remained to class making as much benfited by reading Spent the evening in reading and singing MONDAY, 11 Went to ploughing in the big field again this morning. continued at it all day or until six o'clock at night. Visited a little with Mr & Mifs {illegible} after I {illegible} out. Went to bed at nine {second page} June TUESDAY, 12 1866 Made a {illegible} for the big field again this morning where I ploughed all day Broke down a little before six after which Pa and I took out seven stumps in about half an hour "Big work". WEDNESDAY, 13 Went to work a digging out pine stumps this morning, in the big field. Succeeded in geting out {illegible} by night Practiced some on my instrument at night and had a very interesting conversation with Ma about various things. THURSDAY, 14 Commenced ploughing again this morning in the follow. Continued at it until six six o'clock when I commenced writing a letter to the H.F. College of Hamilton Went to bed about nine &c. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June FRIDAY, 15 1866. Went to work this morning again after ploughing summer fallow Continued at it all day and at night found myself a little tired. Spent the evening in writing a letter to the Hamilton C SATURDAY, 16 Spent the forenoon finishing up ploughing in the summerfallow Finished writing a letter after dinner and employed myself during the afternoon reading a little making {illegible} handles &c SUNDAY, 17 Got up {illegible} working at {illegible} Spent the forenoon in reading and {illegible} to say sleeping. IN the afternoon read Taylor's {illegible} of the time. Nursed the baby for Mary Jane, and sundry other things. {second page} MONDAY, 18 This has been a very rainy day, the consequences of which my out door work has been exceedingly light. Spent the forenoon in reading and in practicing on my violin. Cut a little wood after dinner when I commenced the Golden legend. TUESDAY, 19 Went to Dover this morning on a shopping excursion. Got back home by noon. Went to making up a piece of fence in the afternoon along the big field. Got the job done by night. Read some before going to bed. WEDNESDAY, 20 Got up this morning at six a milked a cow a done some chores in pa's absence. Went to cultivating some after breakfast. Visited with Dr Murphy until two after which I went to work again in the cornfield until 6. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June THURSDAY, 21 1866 Commenced once again this morning cultivating corn on the Big Flat and succeeded in finishing up one way, by night Played some on my old Violin after turning out, & read some. FRIDAY, 22 Went to work again this morning in the corn fields which continued cultivating until night. Read some in Longfellows Poetical works and played a little on my violin. SATURDAY, 23 Started at eight this morning to make John Lunday a visit. Had a pleasant visit At three started for Dover After doing my business made Bowlbys a short visit. {second page} SUNDAY, 24 Spent the morning in reading and in resting my weary body. Spent the afternoon in reading one of Longfellows poems "Hiawatha" Spiritually my progress to day was very slow. MONDAY, 25 Commenced my old work this morning at cultivating corn on the big flat. Spent most of the afternoon in the house reading &c on account of a rain storm. Spent the evening in writing to Rowsom. TUESDAY, 26, Went to work again this morning at cultivating corn. Got caught in a rain storm. Finished cutlivating corn by noon. Harrowed on the summerfallow in the afternoon. Read Longfellow's Hiawatha. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June WEDNESDAY, 27 1866 Spent the forenoon in extracting stumps. Helped Ma in her flower garden before dinner. Visited with David Sterling in the strawberry patch &c. Had a very pleasant visit with Mifs Bowlby this afternoon; & her mother THURSDAY, 28 Commenced work with Pa this morning at drawing and piling up pine roots in the fallow. Went to draging the fallow in the afternoon. Practiced some on my violin after turning out my {illegible} FRIDAY, 29 Commenced cultivating potatoes on the Big Flat this morning Worked at it until about five when it commenced raining. Visited with Mifs & Mr Howell until sundown. {second page} June SATURDAY, 30 1866 Pa and I went to to work at digging out stumps after I had written a letter to {illegible}. Went out to Dover after dinner and from there to Allan Culvers after a cultivator got home by nine July SUNDAY, 1 Spent the morning in reading. Went over to church at eleven with Solomon Barnhardt Heard our new minister Mr Laird preach at three o'clock in the School house. Went to Dover to church in the evening. MONDAY, 2 Went to work this morning at cultivating potatoes on the Big Flat. Continued at it until six o clock After turning out helped kill a calf. Played some on my violin &c. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July TUESDAY, 3 1866 Helped pa fix up the mower this morning and got him to work by ten o'clock, and went to hoeing corn myself until noon. Had a fine visit with Asford Bowlby in the afternoon also Helen. WEDNESDAY, 4 It rained this forenoon in consequence of which my work was for the most part in doors. At about four started for the picknic at Mr Lairds. Had a very pleasant time. Received a letter from Springer THURSDAY, 5 Got up this morning at a late hour in consequence of last night irregularities. Hoed corn and potatoes all the forenoon. In the afternoon worked at cultivating potatoes. Visited some with Mr Watt. {second page} July FRIDAY, 6 1866 Went to work this morning at cultivating on the fallow. Had a considerable trouble in geting started. Spent the afternoon in visiting with two Messrs Lawson's {illegible} & P. Wilsons SATURDAY, 7 Went to work in the hay field, this morning at cocking up hay. {illegible} a swarm of bees just before noon. Worked in the hay a little after dinner. Went to Dover towards night and had a good {illegible} with Ack. SUNDAY, 8 Spent the morning in reading &c. had a good rest sleep before noon. Took a short arround the place with Clarke and Peter Gilbert after dinner. Went to Dover Church at night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July MONDAY, 9 1866 Cultivated up some corn in the flat where the grubs had eat up most of it. Got done by ten. Cultivated on the fallow until noon. Visited some with Mr & Mrs Willoughby TUESDAY, 10 Went to cultivating in the fallow and kept to work art of all day, found myself very tired when night came Pa got me a new hive to day for my bees WEDNESDAY, 11 Cultivated Hops and potatoes this forenoon and in the afternoon cultivated potatoes and corn until nearly sun-down. Found myself pretty tired when night came. {second page} July THURSDAY, 12 Rested this morning until ten when I went to work raking up hay with old Nelly Got done by six o'clock to night. Went out to Dove on horseback had a bath &c FRIDAY, 13 This was a very warm day and sultry. Worked all day at cultivating corn wih old Nell. Got a good days work done and felt pretty tired, when night came. Went to bed at nine. SATURDAY, 14 Started for Simcoe this morning by way of Port Dover and had a very warm ride went to Mr Willoughbys for tea and had a very pleasant visit with them. Got home by ten. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July SUNDAY, 15 1866 Spent this forenoon in reading. Attend meeting at three in the afternoon also class meeting. Went with ma to church at Dover in the evening. Heard Rev. Mr Laird preach MONDAY, 16 Helped draw in hay to day and suffered greatly with the heat. Filled up the Wagon - House mow and two sheds besides commencing a stack covered some books before bed time. TUESDAY, 17 Continued helping to draw in this forenoon until afternoon when we finished the field in front of the {illegible} house. Went to hoeing potatoes and hops until supper time when it rained. {second page} July WEDNESDAY, 18 1866 It rained this morning in consequence of which I went to writing letters. Wrote one to Rowsom and covered a lot of books before noon. Cut thistles in the afternoon until six o'clock. THURSDAY, 19 Had to go to Mill with a grist this morning with a grist. Got my dinner at Mr Wilsons. Had a game of chess with Andrew Hall and a good talk besides. Called at Bowlbys an hour or so. A good time. FRIDAY, 20 Went to work with Lourie this morning at hoeing hops & potatoes. After dinner went to work at puting & raking with old Nell. Had a visit with Francis Marr awhile. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July SATURDAY, 21 1866 On account of the rain this morning I could not work much Got up a couple loads of wood between showers. The bees have swarmed this afternoon and in hiving them got sting in twenty or more places. SUNDAY, 22 Finished writing a note to Springer this morning. Pa and ma went to church in Dover at eleven, I stayed at home all day and occupied my time mostly in reading etc. MONDAY, 23 Cut down Canada thistles until ten or eleven o'clock when I went to {illegible} around stumps, after the mower. Raked and cocked up hay all the afternoon. {illegible} very tired already. {second page} July TUESDAY, 24 Went work this morning in our remaining field of hay drawed in eight loads by night went to bed about eight o'clock so I could get up early o the next morning WEDNESDAY, 25 Worked hard all day too day in the hay. Got in six big loads by night which finished up our haying for this year. Had a social talk with Messr Wilkinson & Morgan THURSDAY, 26 Commenced our harvest to day Worked all day at cradling & binding wheat in the ten acre field. Mr Laird took dinner with us and Miss Lawson was at tea. Talked over matters with G.R.B. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July FRIDAY, 27 1866 Worked at cuting and binding wheat all day, besides shocking up. We are all alone in our harvest with but one man consequently we are geting along very slow, lots of grain ripe. SATURDAY, 28 Went to work in the wheat harvest again this morning. Bound most of the forenoon Went to shocking up in the afternoon until about two when we had an extraordinary Hail and Thunder SUNDAY, 29 Got up this morning a little before seven. Spent the forenoon in reading &c Had a talk with Rev. Mr Laird after dinner. Went to meeting at three and stopped to class. {second page} July MONDAY, 30 Went to work this morning at shocking up wheat in the ten acre field. Finished up to night. After tea went up to J Matthews where I met some Yankee girls. Seen Crumb at Georges. TUESDAY, 31 It rained this morning; consequently we could not work Wrote a letter to Edward Nickerson before noon. Shocked up wheat and did sundry little jobs before night. A ugust WEDNESDAY, 1 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August THURSDAY, 2 1866 Worked this forenoon at shocking up wheat in the six acre field. Visited with Crosby Morgan most of the afternoon and put up some more wheat in shock etc. FRIDAY, 3 Worked most of the forenoon at puting up Barley. Helped draw in after dinner until four after which I visited with Andrew Hall until dark & also Mr & Mifs Howell from Dover. SATURDAY, 4 We were visited with an awful rain last night & continued until noon to day. It caused a great freshett in the creek. Went arround through the wheatfields set up fallen sheaves. {second page} August SUNDAY, 5 Pa went to the Quarterly Meeting at Mount Zion so that I had to tend to everything to day watching watergaps &c Went out to Port Dover towards night to Mr Bowlbys and had a good time till meeting. MONDAY, 6 Helped Pa make a couple of fences across the creek this morning. Cut and bound up an acre of timothy seed by four o'clock, after which we drawed in a couple loads of barley. Was somewhat tired at night. TUESDAY, 7 Loaded and pitched off three loads of barley this forenoon and in the afternoon six loads of wheat from the six acre field. The Rev Mr. Liard called to see up about noon or thereabouts. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August WEDNESDAY, 8 1866 Finished drawing in grain from the wheat field across the lane from the house and brought in a load of timothy before noon. Commenced cuting oats after dinner was interupted by rain. THURSDAY, 9 Mowed barley with a grass scythe most of the forenoon after which I cocked up barley until tea time. Helped pa kill a sheep after tea Felt somewhat tired when night came and quite ready for bed. FRIDAY, 10 Went to shocking up barley this morning continued working at it until noon. Afternoon unckle John Matthews helped me draw in barley. Got in three good sized loads {second page} August SATURDAY, 11 Went to work as early as possible this morning at drawing in barley Made out to draw in five loads during the day Had sort of a conflab with one of my horses after dinner. Went out to Dover with one after tea. SUNDAY, 12 Spent the forenoon mostly in reading. The Rev. Mr Wall was here to dinner together with G.N.B. Attended meeting afternoon and remained to class Had a very proffitable meeting. MONDAY, 13 Very discouraging weather for farmers whose grain is not all in the barn. It rained all night last night & most of the day. Drawed three or four loads of wood before noon. Helped pa put up eve troughs after noon. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August TUESDAY, 14 1866 Went out in search of a threshing machine to thresh our wheat in the ten-acre field and after noon worked at binding and shocking up oats. got pretty near done by night WEDNESDAY, 15 Finished up binding and puting up our oats by noon; After dinner went to drawing in barley. Got in four loads Had a short visit with Andrew & went out to Dover with him. THURSDAY, 16 Looked arround for hands to thresh this morning went over to Lawes & Bucks. Helped to draw in barley until tea time after which I went down to see Stringer about threshing. {second page} August FRIDAY, 17 Commenced working in the barley this morning. Got a grist of wheat from Bucks and went to mill in the afternoon Made Mr Wall a visit and had a pleasant time. SATURDAY, 18 Went out hunting hands to help thresh. Commenced work a little before noon. Tended bushel during the day. Finished up threshing the wheat in the ten acre field by dark etc. SUNDAY, 19 Did not feel very well this morning. Stayed at home all day and busied myself at reading etc. Felt very lonesome as pa and ma left me alone all day, nearly. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August MONDAY, 20 1866 Spent the forenoon in raking the barley field with the horse-rake. After dinner helped pa clean up some wheat we threshed. Drew in a load of barley & two of oats. TUESDAY, 21 Went after my horse first thing this morning and by nine o'clock got to work ploughing in the big summer fallow for fall wheat Pitched off & helped draw in a load of oats. WEDNESDAY, 22 Picked a basket of apples this morning after which I went to ploughing. Worked at it all day or until six o'clock when I helped pa get in a load of oats & got stuck. {second page} August THURSDAY, 23 Got up my horses before breakfast this morning and got to ploughing by eight o'clock. Worked all day at ploughing and towards night set fire to some stumps in the fallow. FRIDAY, 24 Got my horses as usual before breakfast and went to ploughing after it. Threw together some roots ad stumps after dinner and kept on ploughing until turning out time etc. SATURDAY, 25 Went to ploughing again this morning and worked at it until noon. Went out to Dover after noon. Recieved a letter from Springer. Made Bowlbys a visit. Got home at nine. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August SUNDAY, 26 1866 Got up pretty late this morning as a consequence of late hours. Went to meeting at three & stopped to class meeting. Went up to John's with Mr Nickerson. Heard fine preaching MONDAY, 27 Commenced ploughing this morning in the big field. By the way Mr M.C.R went away this morning after making us a good little visit. Worked at ploughing until night. TUESDAY, 28 Went to work ploughing again this morning as usual. Kept at it all day and got a good days work done by night. Felt somewhat tired when night came naturally enough. {second page} August WEDNESDAY, 29 THURSDAY, 30 FRIDAY, 31 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September SATURDAY, 1 1866 Went to work ploughing this morning as usual but had to quit soon on account of rain. Got a regular ducking Went to Dover after dinner dug up a lot of Wilsons Albany plank SUNDAY, 2 Spent the forenoon in resting and reading. Rev. Mr Mefsmen took dinner with us and preached at three o'clock. Was much interested in the Rev. gentlemans conversation etc. MONDAY, 3 Started the plough again this morning and had a serious time ploughing on hillsides. got pretty near done by night. Was disapointed in not seeing Mifs H. {second page} September TUESDAY, 4 Picked a basket of apples this morning after which I went to ploughing again as usual. Picked two more baskets of apples at noon. Struck out lands most of the day. WEDNESDAY, 5 It rained this morning so that we could not plough Pa and I cleaned up some seed wheat. Got to ploughing by nine o'clock and continued at it the rest of the day. THURSDAY, 6 Went into the ploughing this morning with the intention of finishing up the field by night but was disapointed. Had a hard days ploughing through mud &c. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September FRIDAY, 7 1866 Got up my horses before breakfast but was disappointed in not geting to work by rain. Helped pa clean up wheat before noon. Looked over old papers, letter etc this afternoon. SATURDAY, 8 Went to mill with a grist this morning. After transacting my business I went to Mr Lairds. Took dinner and had a pleasant time generally talking. SUNDAY, 9 Spent the forenoon in reading & about noon laid down for a nap when E Carpenter and L Day came. Had a pleasant talk of old times at College. The left at four. {second page} September MONDAY, 10 Finished ploughing the seventeen acre field this morning and commenced ploughing the field back of the Wagon-house. Worked all day & felt a little tired at night. TUESDAY, 11 It commenced raining this morning. Went up to Georges and sharpened a couple of saws. Went home with John Matthews at whose place I saw & heard the Indian Singers etc. WEDNESDAY, 12 It rained most of the forenoon so that I could not work much. Helped pa put up some eve-troughs etc. Afternoon dug some ditches and Broke Charley to ride etc. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September THURSDAY, 13 1866 Spent the forenoon in striking out lands and ploughed off one land after dinner. Started for Dover about four on my colt. Went to Bowlby & to Church. Stayed all night. FRIDAY, 14 Came home from Dover this morning & Charley went first rate. Got to ploughing in good time. Pa and I worked at it all day. eyeing to despair of sowing our wheat this fall SATURDAY, 15 Cut some wood before breakfast and commenced ploughing after breakfast. Worked about all day with pa. Our man and boy were working in the pea field to day etc. {second page} September SUNDAY, 16 Spent this forenoon at home was occupied in reading various books etc. The Rev Mr Wall was here to dinner and preached at the School House at three o'clock a good sermon. MONDAY, 17 Got up this morning and found the ground soaking wet again Pa sent Albert Alwood off this morning and his brother Robert thought he must follow so he went too. TUESDAY, 18 Went after the Doctor this morning for pa who was very sick with inflamation on the bowell. Recieved a letter from Rowsom and sent one to Springer Rained all day as usual to day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September WEDNESDAY, 19 1866 After doing my chores this morning got up a couple loads of wood. Pa was better before noon but not so well towards night Mr Howell was here the afternoon Drew up Pa's will for him. THURSDAY, 20 Had to set up with Pa all night last night. He was very sick with inflamation of the bowells. Drew up a will for pa this morning and he signed it. It rained nearly all day. FRIDAY, 21 Helped to wait on my dear father most of last night. He suffered very much pain nearly all night but was very resigned to die if it should be the will of God {second page} September SATURDAY, 22 Thought that pa was dying this morning he was so bad. He bid us all a last good-bye a little before noon. he was still very bad Some easier after noon till five o'clock when commenced rapidly to grow worse. He passed away He left about six o'clock with great pain but verry happy. SUNDAY, 23 Pa told me yesterday that I should have family prayer as he had been used to having. Made my first effort this evening with the help of God. MONDAY, 24 Went to Dover this morning to get some clothes &c Got all that I wanted Had to go again towards night to take home Mrs Jones and Mrs Christie who had been {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September TUESDAY, 25 1866 Attended my beloved parents funeral to day. Had a very rainy time both going and coming. The Rev Mr Laird preached the funeral sermon Had dinner at {illegible} WEDNESDAY, 26 Commenced a new life to day with many great responsibilities resting upon me. With God's help I am determined to do my duty. Spent most of the day in geting up wood Felt my loss much. THURDAY, 27 Worked this forenoon at fixing fences along the creek which the freshet had washed away. After noon turned over most of the peas before night &c. {second page} September FRIDAY, 28 Went to work again this morning at fixing a fence across the creek. Mr Laird made us a visit about noon Worked at ploughing in the afternoon besides chores. SATURDAY, 29 Fixed up a couple of {illegible} across the creek this forenoon. drove the Hogs out of the corn &c Went to Dover afternoon Got home again about four. Killed a sheep before sun-down. SUNDAY, 30 Spent the morning in reading and cleaning up. Went to the Mesiahs Church and heard the Rev Mr Ware. Heard the Rev Mr Mesfmen in the after noon. Had a good time. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> October MONDAY, 1 1866 Hunted threshing hands this morning hands this forenoon and cleaned out the barn etc. Threshed in the afternoon. Tended bushel and felt very tired at night. TUESDAY, 2 Had a dust fever last night and swet very copiously. Commenced threshing this morning. Got clear of tending bushel and worked at {illegible} of the business etc WEDNESDAY, 3 Finished up threshing this morning. got done about ten Dug some potatoes for dinner Had a visit from Mr & Mrs Laird. Had a pleasant visit Went to prayer meeting. {second page} October THURSDAY, 4 Went up to John Matthews to see what about threshing. Harrowed on the wheat ground this forenoon and after noon went to work at breaking Charley to harrow. Succeeded very well. FRIDAY, 5 Went to work at harrowing againg on the wheat field Unckle Homes & Smith worked again at mowing and drawing in peas. Andrew came out this afternoon SATURDAY, 6 Commenced drilling in my wheat this morning after chasing pigs etc. Got done about four. Unckle Home & Smith finished the peas too. Went to Dover about sundown. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> October SUNDAY, 7 1866 Spent the morning in reading as usual after the chores were done. Went to meeting at three and heard the Rev Mr Liard preach Was dissappointed on going to {illegible} MONDAY, 8 Spent this forenoon in choring arround. Went over to Bucks, & to Louries; and cleaned up some barley besides. Got off with a load of barley for Dover about half past three TUESDAY, 9 Helped Unckle Homes clean up a load of barley this morning. Took one load to market before noon and another by night for the first load, got 54 cts per Bu. next 50 cts. {second page} October WEDNESDAY, 10 It rained this morning so that Unckle Homes and I cleaned up barley; and drawed up two loads of wood. Cleaned up tymothy seed towards night and went to prayer-meeting THURSDAY, 11 Got up my horses this morning and fixed some fence. Brought up two loads of pumpkins. Went to Port Dover in the afternoon and after doing my business went to Mr Halls, &c &c FRIDAY, 12 Went up to George Matthews this morning & rigged up his mower to cut cloverseed for unckle Homes but could not make it work. Got up three loads of pumpkins afternoon. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> October SATURDAY, 13 1866 Went to work early this with Unckle Homes & Mr Smith at geting out a boom for the creek. Seperated the sheep & in the afternoon did sundry jobs SUNDAY, 14 Spent this forenoon in reading etc. Went to church in the afternoon and stopped to class meeting. Went to church in the evening & heard the Rev. Mr Laird. MONDAY, 15 Helped fix up the booms across the creek. Went over to Back & put the old mower together before noon. Spent the afternoon in mowing clover seed {second page} October TUESDAY, 16 After doing my chores I went to work at mowing Cloverseed again got along pretty well considering the lodged state of the grass Worked at it all day. WEDNESDAY, 17 Worked at cleaning out the barn and at threshing peas before noon. Finished cuting cloverseed after noon; got done about three. Threshed out a flooring of peas before night etc. THURSDAY, 18 Went to Dover this morning with ma and walked home again after transacting my business. Stopped at Grand-fathers on my road home. Finished up threshing peas cleaning them up before night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> October FRIDAY, 19 1866 Went over to Lowries & up to John Matthews &c this morning Raked up clover-seed with the horse until noon. Managed to get in all that was raked in the afternoon etc. SATURDAY, 20 It rained this morning so that I could not get in the rest of the cloverseed. After doing my chores, got ready to go to Dover with a load of barley. Sold it to L. Bowlby at forty six cents. SUNDAY, 21 After doing my chores etc, took Ma out to Dover. Heard Mr Wall preach. After the sermon went to Mr Bowlbys and passed an agreeable afternoon. Heard Rev Mr. Laird at night {second page} October MONDAY, 22 After doing my chores I went over to John Mars after flour and over to Lowries after Flora. Dug some potatoes afternoon & picked a few bushels of apples. Wrote a letter to my friend W.H. Rowsom TUESDAY, 23 Got up my horses this morning & went to raking clover-seed as soon as possible. Finished up by noon. Drawed in clover-seed in the afternoon and had a very windy time of it. Got in four loads etc. WEDNESDAY, 24 First thing this morning I finished up the cloverseed after which I went into the buck-wheat full drive. Got the buck-wheat all in by night but not all threshed Got up a load of wood by dark. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> October THURSDAY, 25 1866 Smith helped me clean up a grist this morning & I got off to mill & to Simcoe about ten. Got Pa's Will recorded. Made Mrs Willoughby a short visit in the afternoon. FRIDAY, 26 It rained this morning so that I could not work out. Hired old Mr Snively for the year Went over to Bucks towards night after which I went to Jarvis and settled up with Bob. SATURDAY, 27 After finishing up my chores I commenced cleaning up barley got done about ten. Went to Smiths after wifh some flour & got up a load of wood Took a load of barley away & got 43 cts for 44 Bu {second page} October SUNDAY, 28 After doing my chores this morning went to get Flora off the roads. Found her over to G.N.Bucks. Went to Meeting in the afternoon & heard Mr Laird preach. Appointed Class leader. MONDAY, 29 After feeding pigs milking cows etc, Chained a boom fast up by Walters shop. Finished up a letter to Frank Case afterwards. Paid Bob Lowrie $7.83 on ac. Had quite a hot time my last deal with him. TUESDAY, 30 Smith helped me to clean up my last load of Barley & threshed some Buckwheat before noon, and in the afternoon to clean up Buck wheat put away the mower etc. Sold flora to G. Ryerse for $25.50 cash and $33.50 in a note </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> October WEDNESDAY, 31 1866 Got up early and got my chores done soon & started for the market with my last load of barley 27 Bu & 18 lbs Got 46 cts for it. Went to Mr Howells for dinner. Went up to Tulliffs after a ram & got him. November THURSDAY, 1 Chored around and {illegible} Smith & Lewis finished the carrots by noon I drawed up on the afternoon & Smith dug potatoes & helped me, unload, got up two loads It was very windy all day FRIDAY, 2 Smith helped me to kill a sheep this morning, after which he dug potatoes the remainder of the day. I got up two loads of wood forenoon and after-noon got up 2 loads of pumpkins {illegible} & potatoes {illegible} {second page} November SATURDAY, 3 Smith worked at drawing in pumpkins the forenoon and the afternoon at digging potatoes. Picked up apples etc until noon. Afternoon went to Simcoe with ma & got back after dark all right. SUNDAY, 4 Jas Lowrie and Anne Jackson stopped with us last night. Spent the forenoon in reading {illegible} At 3 o'clock I heard the Rev Mr Wall preach. William Wilkinson lead the class for the first time & did well. MONDAY, 5 Had to work all alone to day Salted the sheep and cows, & helped drive up Cunninghams cow. In the afternoon I picked up apples most of the afternoon time. Had to put the pigs in the pen etc. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> November TUESDAY, 6 1866 Went to picking up apples as soon as I had finished my chores. Had to clean up 14 Bu of wheat for the widdow Smith. Mr. Laird was here a while Had a good talk with him after dinner he left at 8. WEDNESDAY, 7 After doing my chores I put the Flax out of the way and got the barn ready for corn. Smith helped me do it. He dug potatoes the rest of the day. Snively got here to day with his moveables. About noon. THURSDAY, 8 Went to to work drawing in corn from the big field. I had Andrew Smith and Peter Snively helping me. Got in four loads before noon and and in the afternoon three. Settled with Smith. {second page} November FRIDAY, 9 Mr Snively and I got up two loads of wood this morning and he helped me to pick up apples and dig potatoes the rest of the day. Hellen Bowlby and Anna Douglas came out to night etc. SATURDAY, 10 Snively helped me got started this morning for the cider mill and dug potatoes the rest of the forenoon. I stopped at Dover on my way home from {illegible} Spent a pleasant evening with Anne and Hellen. SUNDAY, 11 A & {illegible} Bowlby came after Anne this morning about nine. Ma and myself went to quarterly meeting to Dover this morning after which we went to Mrs Bowlbys to dinner and had a very pleasant time. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> November MONDAY, 12 1866 Went to work at digging potatoes this morning and Snively drawed up pumpkins afternoon I visited some with Mr. Howell, Snively & I dug a few potatoes. Paid up Andrew Smith to night etc. TUESDAY, 13 Had to go to Mr Scots after cider this morning Ma went along. Mr Snively dug potatoes all day Had a pleasant visit with Mr Scots folks. Came back by Dover and got home about seven o'clock WEDNESDAY, 14 After getting Mr Snively at work with the plough, I went over to Cl{illegible} and then went to work at digging potatoes until about four Sold three sheep for nine dollars and a quarter. Had a hard time with them. {second page} November THURSDAY, 15 Scots Agent came here last night & stayed till morning. Payed him for two notes. One $12.50 and the other $48.00. Snively husked corn all day. I cut wood all day and did sundry other chores before night. FRIDAY, 16 After doing the chores, I fixed the boom up by Brown's. Spent the afternoon in cleaning out the wagon house. Snively husked corn all day on account of the rain. Spent the evening in writing a letter etc. SATURDAY, 17 Went over to town this morning with mother after doing my chores. Took dinner at Mr Wales. Mr Snively worked at ploughing all day. Got home from Dover about seven. Got a letter from Springer. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> November SUNDAY, 18 1866 This was a dreary day but warm. Went to meeting in the afternoon and heard the Rev Mr Laird preach. Had to raise the {illegible} Mr Laird took dinner with us. Did my chores as usual. MONDAY, 19 Snively ploughed this forenoon and in the afternoon he helped me get up wood. It rained all night last night and a little at different times through the day. Read some at night. THURSDAY{sic}, 20 Husked some corn this morning and then went to work digging potatoes until noon Mr & Mrs Ware took dinner with us. Dug potatoes again in the afternoon. Got about 6 Bu {second page} November WEDNESDAY, 21 Mr Snively ploughed this forenoon and the afternoon also. I dug some potatoes before noon and in the afternoon Mother and I went to Dover and to the Teameeting at night in the W.M Church. THURSDAY, 22 Had a gay old time at the teameeting last night & did not get home until two this morning Snively covered the pot holes this forenoon. In the afternoon banked up his house put away apples. FRIDAY, 23 After puting away some apples and cuting some wood etc, I went to pay our ex{illegible} and up to Georges. Snively went to Jarvis this forenoon & helped me to husk corn in the afternoon etc. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> November SATURDAY, 24 1866 Snively went to ploughing this morning and worked at it all day. Was myself occupied at doing the thousand and one chores & jobs. It was pretty cold most of the day & snowed some. SUNDAY, 25 Spent the morning in reading doing chores etc. The Revds Mr Laird and Rev John Ryerson were here to dinner. Heard the last named gentleman preach an excellent Missionary sermon. MONDAY, 26 Snively helped me to clean up a grist this morning & he ploughed the rest of the day. I went to Mill & from there to Dover. Took dinner at May James. Got home by dark. {second page} November TUESDAY, 27 Spent the forenoon in looking around after singers for the Mifsionary meeting to night. Snively ploughed all day . The Revds John Ryerson, Laird and Watson stopped all night with us etc. WEDNESDAY, 28 Had a very good mifsionary meeting last night notwithstanding the rain and mud. Walter Olds and Fanny visited with us too day Snively husked corn and ploughed some too day. A very rainy day. THURSDAY, 29 Started for Dover this morning in the rain. Did not get much wet. Went to Mr Halls a while and then took dinner with Mr Laird. Went over to Mr Bowlbys & stayed all night. Had a pleasant time. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> November FRIDAY, 30 1866 Took Breakfast at Mr Bowlbys this morning & then started for home. Went to work at pulling and piling turnips Snively cut some wood and drawed it up & covered a turnip pile etc. December SATURDAY, 1 Snively ploughed too day & finished up the turnips by three o'clock. Cut some Lundy wood afterwards. Spent the evening in reading doing chores talking &c went to bed at ten SUNDAY, 2 Spent the forenoon in reading in the Christian Guardian and doing my chores etc. In the afternoon I was occupied principally in reading the Holy Scriptures until bed time. {second page} December MONDAY, 3 After geting my chores done started off for Simcoe on horse back Took dinner with Mr R. Willoughby after which I went to the registry office etc. Got a {illegible} of a {illegible} Book. Went to Carpenters. TUESDAY, 4 Went out with Ed & May Carpenter & Mifs York to spend the evening at a friends in Windham. Had a pleasant time. Started for home after the rain had shopped. Went to W. Olds & to Emer{illegible} on the way. WEDNESDAY, 5 Cut some wood this forenoon and did some other little chores about the woodhouse. Afternoon dug a few potatoes. Snively drew up wood all day. Spent the evening in writing letters etc. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December THURSDAY, 6 1866 Snively and myself went down to the flat after potatoes. He husked corn the rest of the day and I packed away some implements in the Waggonhouse and put up some hooks in the clothes press FRIDAY, 7 Got to work pretty early this morning and made a feedway for cattle before noon. In the afternoon commenced a rack for sheep. Snively husked before noon and afternoon got up wood for himself SATURDAY, 8 I did not get up until late this morning as it rained. Snively and I cut wood before noon & I went to Dover in the afternoon took tea at Bowlbys Snively husked corn afternoon. {second page} December SUNDAY, 9 After doing my chores I spent the the remainder of the day in reading in the Guardian and in Tennyson and at night in my bible. I had to stay from meeting on account of a snow storm which lasted all day. MONDAY, 10 Fixed up the calf stable this forenoon & Snively chored around the barn. In the afternoon we got the beef cow up and the calves and the ewes, in their places. Went up to Wilkinsons &c TUESDAY, 11 Got ready for butchering this morning as soon as possible but was hindered by driving sleet as Walter Olds came after them. It snowed so that we gave up killing to day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December WEDNESDAY, 12 1866 Drove up the lambs from the field this morning & cut some wood before noon. Snively helped me at both. Husked some corn & Snively cut some wood & I {illegible} finished my sheep feedering rack. THURSDAY, 13 Finished up my sheep rack this morning & husked some corn etc Snively husked corn & cut wood for the afternoon he drew up wood. I husked corn & went up to Georges to sharpen a saw etc. FRIDAY, 14 Got out in good time this morning and worked hard to get ready for killing hogs. Went over after Ad Frolick & got to work a little before noon. Got done by five o'clock. {second page} December SATURDAY, 15 Snively and I cut some wood this morning and cut up the porkers & salted them. I went to Dover about four. Went to Mr Halls to spend the night with Andrew but he was not at home SUNDAY, 16 Stopped all night at Mr Halls last night & this morning it snowed fearfully. Attended service at the Episcopalian Church this morning and after dinner started home. Found things all right. MONDAY, 17 Snively cut wood in the {illegible} woods to day &c. Ma and I went to Dover. We took dinner at Mr Lairds I sold a couple of hogs at five cts a pound Home again at night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December TUESDAY, 18 1866 Snively drew up wood too day I husked corn in the morning Went down to the saw mill and sorted out some edging. In the afternoon Husked corn and cut some wood. did chores etc. WEDNESDAY, 19 After finishing up the chores Snively and I went to husking corn and worked at it until towards night when we cut some wood in the woodhouse. I went over to prayer-meeting at night. THURSDAY, 20 Started for Jarvis this morning about eight. Snively went along with me. He worked at threshing for Bucks in the afternoon. I went to Dover from Jarvis in the afternoon. {second page} December FRIDAY, 21 Snively helped Bucks thresh too day. I cut wood in the forenoon and in the afternoon I went to Jarvis and to the mill for a load of lumber. Got home about dark etc. SATURDAY, 22 Husked corn this forenoon and at which Snively helped me part of the forenoon. In the afternoon he went to Quarterly Meeting. Ma & I went to Dover Mary Jane came home with us. SUNDAY, 23 Did not feel very well to day Spent the day in reading and on account of rain I did not go to Meeting in the afternoon. Took Mary Jane home to night & went to church in the rain. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December MONDAY, 24 1866 Went to work at husking corn his morning after doing chores and Snively helped me. Afternoon I fixed up my cowstables for the cows and Snively got up a load of wood for Christmas TUESDAY, 25 Today is Christmas and a stormy blustery one, too. Stayed at home until towards night, spent the time in reading. Ma & I spent the evening in visiting at Captain McFells. WEDNESDAY, 26 Snively and I exchanged some rails for scantling this forenoon and in the afternoon he helped me at puting up an addition to his house. A very stormy day. Went to prayer-meeting at night. {second page} December THURSDAY, 27 FRIDAY, 28 SATURDAY, 29 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December SUNDAY, 30 1866 Spent this the last Sabath of 1866 proffitably in attending service in Dover & at home. Unckle McFell officiated for the first time as class Leader & did remarkably well. We had a good time. MONDAY, 31 Spent the last day of the year in geting wood in the forenoon with Snively and the afternoon in working at his shanty while he drawed up wood. While I write I cannot help thinking God's great goodness to me during the past year. {second page} MEMORANDA. To Anna Lovely Anna May'st thou ever Fruitless as this picture be May thy footsteps Never falter From the paths which virtue leads. May the beauties Of lifes journey Ever be by thee enjoyed May the sorrows Of our nature Never be by thee endured When thou drawest Near deaths portal Do not fear your passage thru But by trusting in the Saviour Safely home at last shall come </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MEMORANDA The Evening Prayer of My Childhood. "Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake I pray the Lord my soul to take And this I ask for Jesus' sake" Amen {second page} MEMORANDA In Mifs D_____'s Album Here is one page reserved for me From all thy sweet memorals free And here my simple song might be The feelings thou must guess so well And could I then within thy mind One little vacant corner find Where no impression yet is seen Where no memorial yet has been Oh; it should be my sweetest care To write my name forever there. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MEMORANDA A {illegible} from Tennyson Love that hath us in the net Can he pass and we forget? Many suns arise and set Many a chance the years beget Love the gift is love the debt. Even so. Love is {illegible} with {illegible} & fret Love is made a vague regret Eyes with idle tears are wet. 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Title A name given to the resource Courtland Olds Diary & Transcription, 1886 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1, 1886 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Courtland Olds 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"> THE CANADIAN POCKET DIARY FOR 1886. TORONTO: PUBLISHED BY BROWN BROS. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> January FRIDAY, 1 1886 {This page is largely illegible} The warm weather is certainly {illegible} a saving of feed for stock for {illegible} for hay don't require {illegible} so {illegible} Am will so {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>JANUARY SATURDAY, 2 1886</h2> Billy and I put in a load of straw for the horses this morning. He has been getting out manure and draw-up wood the ball.{ballance} of the day. The weather continues nice and warm. Victor mail came to day for the first, and our post office is an established fact. Went to the cheese factory this afternoon to recieve ball. of years proceeds, from cheese sales, &c {etc}. {second page} <h2>JANUARY SUNDAY, 3 1886</h2> Ma and I went out to meeting this morning as usual. We had barely got there when it began to rain and continued almost incessantly until after we got home this evening. Services both morning and evening were interesting and profitable followed this morning, preaching perhaps... We took dinner with Mifs Giles </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>JANUARY MONDAY, 4 1886</h2> The rain that began falling at about eleven o'clock yesterday has continued throughout last night and the past day, and still it rains. I went up to the Wiggins schoolhouse to put in my vote for the new council, through the rain and mud, on foot. The weather is quite warm as well as rainy. Frost has about disappeared everywhere. {second page} <h2>JANUARY TUESDAY, 5 1886</h2> Billy and I have been working in the woods most of the time to day packing up down timber of all sorts. The weather continues quite warm and very muddy. There is some prospect of a change however, to colder weather. It is a great treat to have the daily paper come every other day even, and that without going to Dover on purpose, so much for our new post office. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January Wednesday, 6 1886</h2> Billy and I have been working away in the woods to day geting down stuff cut and piled up ready to draw The weather has been quite cold for a change, I like cold weather in the winter time however. Reed and I walked down to Mrs. L Clarke this evening to see if they had heard from their friends below lately. Found that they had not. & so our walk was for nothing. {second page} <h2>January Thursday, 7 1886</h2> The cold weather still continues and seems likely to do so. Billy has been geting up wood and cuting it to day. I went out to Dover this after with W. K. W. to look after some matters relating to household want &c. Sent the ballance due to my threshers to day by Registered letter. The latter promises to be my plan of sending money in future. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January Friday, 8 1886</h2> Billy and I have been cuting away at the drier wood as usual. We are geting a nice pile ready to draw. quite a beginning to our summer pile of wood. The weather is very cold and windy with every prospect of a snow storm soon. We are looking for snow because we need it I suppose To cover the wheat &c; and to make better roads, for traffic {second page} <h2>January Saturday,9 1886</h2> The cold is becoming more and more severe, &, the East and North East wind is blowing almost a gale. There seems a prospect of a snow storm before long. Billy and I have been cuting wood in the woods again to day. It just happens that we can work nicely in the woods notwithstanding the cold. The weather appears to have become settled Winter weather. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January Sunday, 10 1886</h2> Ma and I did not go out to church to day as usual; but, we sent Charlotte and Mr. Reed out instead. The weather has been quite cold and windy. Have been reading and trying to proffit in other ways during the quiet of the Holy Sabbath. We find it quite proffitable to spend these days in this way occasionaly it seems so necessary to have a change occasionaly {second page} <h2>January Monday, 11 1886</h2> Billy and I got another load of straw into the drive-barn this forenoon. John Pattison came after the ballance due him to day. was thankful to be able to pay him up in full. I went down to Holcomb this evening on foot James did not get in until late, however he told me that his father was very poorly and not likely to live a great while. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January Tuesday, 12 1886</h2> I took a grist of oats and peas out to mill to day over the very rough roads. Got along all right however Have had Billy drawing wood from the woods. The weather has been very cold to day - The coldest day of the season I think, Brought- home a quarter of beef from Dover, Rosses to day which I got for 6 1/2 cts per pound {second page} <h2>January Wednesday, 13 1886</h2> The weather has been very fine the past day but windy. Billy and I have been cuting wood in the woods this afternoon. We are having a visit from two little girls of Charly Wilsons. I cannot help feeling old when I see these girls. they are half grown up; and yet it only seems as yesterday when they were little things. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January Thursday, 14 1886</h2> Billy and I have been working in the woods again this forenoon. The day has been a delightful one. I went to the Grange this afternoon. Had a rather interesting meeting. Bro. Glasbrooke of Simcoe being with us. Recieved my ten dollars salary which was some satisfaction to me & a partial return at least from the troubles of my office. {second page} <h2>January Friday, 15 1886</h2> I went up to Simcoe this afternoon to attend the Farmers Institute there. Professor Brown and the Veterinary surgeon from the Ontario Experimental farm were there. Attendance good the subject of permenant pastures was first discussed. Some very important points were made. Was satisfied that such pasture will revolutionise our country as a dairy producing section of New World. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January Saturday, 16 1886</h2> I stayed all night at Dave Marrs last night and was quite comforable for Winter. Attended both sessions of the Institute to day. Did not see any there from my own section except the Shand's. Rain has been falling to day, all the time. David Wooley's Essay on the best mode of exterminating the Canada Thistle & all the benefits of Plaster as manure combined with cloverseed & other manure. {second page} <h2>January Sunday, 17 1886</h2> Mother and I went out to church this morning. Had our new minister to preach to us both morning and evening. The minister preached about the afflictions of Job in the morning, and with good effect. The good Lord was with us in all our services. Resumed to Sunday school, which I enjoyed very much. Had dinner at Mr. Stringers and tea at Mr. Wills. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January Monday, 18 1886</h2> Billy and I have been cuting wood in the woods to day, the weather is quite cold and Windy with good prospects of snow. We went down to Wattses Nice evening to spend a few hours with them. I took down nineteen bushels of oats which I agreed to take some time ago. {illegible} of our horses, Maggie unfortunately got kicked in Wallsis stable. {second page} <h2>January Tuesday,19 1886</h2> Ma and I went up to Simcoe this morning to attend the Division Grange, Ma visited at Mr Murphys while I was at the Grange. The attendance was fair and we had a pleasant time. It fell to my lot to be elected. Oversee against my own inclination. Our Granges do not seem to be prospering to any extent There seems a hopeful outlook however. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January Wednesday,20 1886</h2> Billy and I have been geting in a load of straw for the horses to day; and, a pit of potatoes. Took three bags up to Hiz perkis & put the others in the cellar for our own use. The weather has been pretty cold too - and to night it is snowing with every prospect of a heavy fall of snow. Dollie went after Sarah Walch to day again. She has been down to Nanticoke on a visit. {second page} <h2>January Thursday, 21 1886</h2> Billy and I have been geting a grist of grain ready to take to the mill for chop this forenoon. I sent him to Rose's mill this afternoon with it. Ma and I went up to Woodhouses this afternoon. Took tea at John Gilberts and from there we went to the tea meeting at the old Woodhouse Chappel. Had a very pleasant time, Rev. W.H. Laird was there besides some other ministers. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January Friday, 22 1886</h2> We have been working on the woods to day. Billy and I cuting fire-wood. There has been a heavy wind and snow storm in progress. Through out the day and specialy this evening. It is mostly wind however. Have just been told that some hotel keepers in Simcoe have been taken up and fined a large amount for breaking the Scott Act. {The Scott Act was another name for the 1878 Canada Temperance Act.} {second page} <h2>January Saturday, 23 1886</h2> Billy and I worked at cuting wood in the woods this forenoon. This afternoon he has been drawing up wood while Ma and I went out to Dover to make a visit - mostly at Mrs Barretts. Enjoyed the evening with them very much. They were all home but Clarence who is at the Art School in Toronto. Alice has just come home from visiting in Toronto. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January Sunday, 24 1886</h2> The weather is very cold, so much so that Ma would not go out to church with me this morning, so I took Mr. Reid. Had an excellent sermon from our pastor and a proffitable after service besides. Came home to dinner and remained home ballance of the day. Mr & Mrs Reid went out this evening in our places. {second page} <h2>January Monday, 25 1886</h2> Billy and I worked in the woods this forenoon again. Cut down a large oak back of the ten-acre-field which was hollow and fit only for wood. Had Tony Jackson and his mother with the other members of the family to dinner. So I spent the afternoon visiting with them while Billy has been getting up wood The weather has been moderating all day and to night it is raining. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January Tuesday, 26 1886</h2> Intended to have killed some pigs to day; but failed to get the help necessary. James Holcomb promised to help some time ago, We have been geting in some hay from the stack west of the barn part of the time. G.W. Lemon & wife were here to dinner and to spend the afternoon with us. Gave an order for some pear trees with the understanding that I was to earn part of the money helping deliver &c. {second page} <h2>January Wednesday, 27 1886</h2> James Holcomb came to day and helped me kill four piggs. Got done by noon. Billy and I have been working in the woods this afternoon. There has been some appearance of a thaw to day rain has been falling moderately, Ma and I went down to Wilson Bookers this evening to visit them. Had a pleasant evening with {illegible}'s brother and his wife </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January Thursday, 28 1886</h2> I went out to Dover this forenoon with three piggs which we killed and dressed yesterday. Sold them at 6 1/4 cents per pound. One to Mr Barrett one to Mrs. Moody and one to Albert Ryerson. Had a visit from our old pastor and his lady Rev. D. Chalmers to day, Mrs Ross & Mifs Giles also. It was a great privelige to have this company again. {second page} <h2>January Friday, 29 1886</h2> My boy and I worked in the woods this forenoon as usual and made some little addition to our stock of stovewood. The weather has been somewhat soft. Had a lot of visitors to dinner and tea. Two or three families altogather. Unckle Holmes, William Walls, and Alie Marr with their ladies besides some others. Intended to have gone to Pelham tomorrow but Janey was unwell. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January Saturday, 30 1886</h2> Billy and I got some more wood cut this forenoon in the woods this forenoon. He has been working away at sundry jobs this afternoon. Ma and I went out to Dover this afternoon, mostly to visit Mrs. Lawson. Spent the evening there very pleasantly. Recieved a letter from Mrs. German and husband. Rev. Mr. J. W. German this evening. The former has been quite poorly, but is recovering slowly. {second page} <h2>January Sunday, 31 1886</h2> I took ma and Bertha out to Dover this morning to church. Had an excellent sermon from our own minister. I remained in Dover until the evening service which was also proffitable. Took dinner at Frances Marr's with Bertha, to day. Found Thomas Jackson here on my arrival home ready to go to Pelham in the morning. The Good Lord is still a present help. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February Monday, 1 1886</h2> Thomas Jackson and I started for Pelham this norning at about eight o'clock. Had a very pleasant drive down, the wind being on our backs and otherwise favourable. We called and took dinner with Mr. John Payrie a breeder of Durhams about three miles East of Cayuga. Was pleased to see his nice herd of cows. Got through all right to the end of our journey and are putting up at C. J. Cookes to night. {second page} <h2>February Tuesday, 2 1886</h2> Have visited at Mr Cookes, at Mr. W. H Hortons and at Ms. N. C. Holcombs to day. Went down to Billy Holcombs towards night to see the father of the Holcombs who is ninety four years old. Found him quite well considering his great age. Spent the evening at Mr. Cookes mostly. This weather has been quite cold and blustery to day. Have concluded to put up for the night at Mr. Cookes. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February Wednesday, 3. 1886</h2> The weather has been very stormy to day. So I have scarcely ventured away from Mr Cookes. Have been at Mr. C. Holcomb most of the time. The caller is very talkative although much affected by the condition of his wife, who is apparently a comfirmed lunatic, without even a hope of recovery. His farm buildings and stock are in a sad condition. {second page} <h2>February Thursday, 4 1886</h2> Slept at Mr Cookes again last night. Visited with some people from Trafalger township last night at Mr. Hortons, a Mr. Hager and a Mifs Tierce. The latter is quite a medium. Went with them to St. Catherines to day. though very cold & stormy weather. Saw the friends off for the train. Came home again this evening to Mr N. C. Holcomb and settled up with the latter for a bag of seed wheat. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February Friday,5 1886</h2> Thomas and I visited arround some to day and went down to Clifton towards night. Found our friend Mr. Skinner and Miss Kittie Skinner well and at home. Ida was away however. Have enjoyed our visit with them very much however, I think that Kittie is out of the sweetest girls I ever saw and her company is most desirable to me. More so then any other young lady. {second page} <h2>February Saturday, 6 1886</h2> Thomas Jackson Mr. Skinner and I spent a good part of the time to day in visiting p{l}aces of most interest arround Clifton and the Falls of Niagara. Mr. Skinner and Kittie have been so kind to us in every way. that we could not help enjoying our visit with them I would have been pleased if Ida could have come home but have been disappointed so far. Attended prayer meeting with Kittie this evening </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February Sunday, 7 1886</h2> Mr. Skinner was quite unwell this morning so we had to go to church alone. The Rev. Mr. Cassady preached are excellent quarterly meeting discourse. One new feature of his service was that of the congregation and the minister each reading a verse about of the morning scripture lesson. Was very loath to leave my friend Kittie to day. Came back to Pelham however this evening. {second page} <h2>February Monday, 8 1886</h2> Thomas and I intended starting home to day, from North Pelham to day, rather this morning. Gave it up however on account of the exceedingly high wind that has prevailed from South west all day. Visited my old friend {name illegible}this evening and had a very pleasant time with him. was sorry indeed to hear that his farm was likely to be taken from him by a chancery suit with his brother. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February Tuesday, 9 1886</h2> Thomas Jackson and I started for home this morning at about eight o'clock. News The weather was somewhat warm and soft; but we got along very nicely. Arrived at Cayuga for dinner. Went after to visit the herd of Short horns owned by Mr. John P. Martin. Was well satisfied with our visit there. I had an offer of a bull that was quite satisfactory. Got home all right & found them all well. {second page} <h2>February Wednesday, 10 1886</h2> Billy and I have finished geting in the stack of hay from the {illegible} of barn to day Mr Reed has helped us some. The weather has been very warm and the snow fast disappearing. Had to let billy help the Hay press men move their press from Writes to the Dogs Nest this afternoon Have been buisy as usual myself at sundry jobs . </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>FEBRUARY THURSDAY, 11 1886</h2> Billy and I have been working out in the woods This afternoon I went down to {illegible} this morning and paid John B{?} five dollars on account of sawing . I went over to John H{illegible} this evening to make a visit. The thaw that began on Monday last still continues and {illegible} fair to take the snow all off {second page} FEBRUARY FRIDAY, 12 1886 Billy and I cut down an old pine tree {illegible} afternoon which had long been a sort of land mark. We have only one green pine left in the woods. We went out to Dover this afternoon and remained for the social this evening at the parsonage {illegible} Had a very {illegible} time with the friends A {line illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>FEBRUARY SATURDAY, 13 1886</h2> It has been raining most of the time today . The snow has been going pretty fast as a consequence. Billy and I were able to out wood in the woods this afternoon however Got word from John M{illegible} that my offer of for a new bull was accepted. Will get him home before a great while. {second page} <h2>FEBRUARY SUNDAY, 14 1886</h2> Ma and I went out to church. Nice morning as usual. It rained all day however so we did not come home after the morning service. Went to the sabbath school and afterwards to the evening service. The minister preached on popular {words illegible} had {illegible} Wills this evening. Have enjoyed the favour of our God this day also. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> FEBRUARY MONDAY, 15 1886 Mr McFee came {illegible} to day and helped get out some timber for repairing the old house. We only worked this forenoon on account of the stormy weather. Snow has been falling to day & our prospect of sleighing is now good. I have been suffering {illegible} from of late and am now feeling badly at times {second page} FEBRUARY TUESDAY, 16 1886 Billy and I have been working away at cutting wood & geting our loggs for the mill to day. The weather has been very cold and blustery. {illegible} in keeping with the {illegible} Some snow has been falling lately, to the wheat & meadows. Had a letter from my old friend Rev H. P. C{illegible} this evening. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY, 17 1886 Billy and I have been working away in the woods to day as usual. Mr McPhee Came out this forenoon and has been helping most of the day. We have succeeded in geting the timber out for {illegible} with which to repair the old house, before {illegible} Have sent Mr Reed to {illegible} to day for with a grist of wheat and chop. The weather has been very cold and blustery. {second page} FEBRUARY THURSDAY, 18 1886 Mr McPhee has been working away at the little house to day. He has got it nearly ready to move at last. I went up to the regular monthly meeting this afternoon. Had quite a stormy time between Bro's Chrysler and Smith. Took tea at unckle John's on the way home. The weather is again quite mild. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>FEBRUARY FRIDAY, 19 1889</h2> We have had a sick cow lately; and to day she died. I went after the Cattle doctor this forenoon but the cow was dead when I got home again. Mr. McPhee helped us with the little house again to day. We have got it about ready for moveing at last. The weather has been very stormy to day. Snow has been falling moderately but continuously all day. {second page} <h2>FEBRUARY SATURDAY, 20 1886</h2> Mr. McPhee has been helping us again to day. He and Billy got four big logs in to the mill this afternoon. Billy drew one this forenoon. We skined the cow this afternoon. The weather was very cold and blustery all day. The snow that fell last night and yesterday has made very good sleighing. It happens just right for our saw log drawing after all. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> FEBRUARY SUNDAY, 21 1886 Took Ma out to Dover this morning to attend our annual Mifsionary Meeting. Our present minister has the place of wording the instead of the week day evening. A returned Mifsionary {illegible} officiated both morning and evening. Mr D. {illegible} who now lives at {illegible} Park, Niagara was exceedingly interesting and proffitable {illegible $175 illegible} {second page} FEBRUARY MONDAY, 22 1886 Mr McPhee came out to help us again this morning. He and Billie have got in eight or ten logs more to the mill. We have now got our necessary number in to the mill. Have had a visit from L{illegible} Kitchen & family with R{illegible} to day. Rreed has been helping me cut logs in the woods part of the time. Snow has been falling lately and sleighing is good. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> FEBRUARY TUESDAY, 23 1886 Billy has been drawing loggs to the mill again to day as usual. Reed and I cut the logs ready for drawing this forenoon. This afternoon I have been visiting my friend Wellington Carpenter who has been here with his wife and Mrs Calvert. Enjoyed the company of my friends very much. Had a short letter from Kittie S. to day, containing very good news indeed. {second page} FEBRUARY WEDNESDAY, 24 1886 We have been working away at our saw-log drawing to day as usual. We have now well nigh done. I am very thankful to have this part of our work off our hands. The weather continues mild with frosty nights. Have enjoyed precious communion with the Divine & infinite of late. The cleansing efficacy of the blood of God's Son, still remains. Even the stain of sin is removed. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> FEBRUARY THURSSDAY, 25 1886 Billy took some {illegible} loggs down to the mill this forenoon. This afternoon the thaw and rain have spoilt the roads. Ma and I went down to James Holcombs this evening to make them a short visit. The weather has changed from warm to be very cold and blustery in short notice. Snow has fallen, some this evening. {second page} FEBRUARY FRIDAY, 26 1886 My man and I have been cuting wood in the woods to day. We found the weather so very cold and windy that it seemed impossible to work anywhere else. Have been reading an article in Harpers about Persia this evening, which interested me much. It seems strange that such a difference can exist in the various {illegible} of the human race. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> FEBRUARY SATURDAY, 27 1886 Billy and I cut wood in the woods this forenoon. This afternoon I have been out to Dover after some groceries &c. Have still to go out occasionally after some other things besides the mail Bro Senior came in to tea this evening. The weather is moderating somewhat although it is pretty cold yet. {second page} FEBRUARY SUNDAY, 28 1886 Ma and I went out to meeting in Dover this morning as usual. Had our own minister to preach to us. Came home after the morning service in order to let the other members of the family go in the evening. Have enjoyed reading a book given me by my friend, the late D.W. Whiting entitled Out of Darkness into light Have found some precious thoughts therein. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MARCH MONDAY, 1 1886 I started to do some collecting this forenoon notwithstanding the cold. Did not get any money however. This afternoon I have been cuting wood and Billie has been helping me. The weather has been very cold to day a {illegible} Mr Reed and Wife went up in Dreyton on a visit to day. Don't see how they could stand to ride so far. {second page} MARCH TUESDAY, 2 1886 Billy and I worked in the woods this forenoon again. He has been geting out manure and drawing up wood this afternoon. I went out to Dover after the mail for Reed he being away from home. The weather continues very cold with but little prospect of warmer weather as yet. The roads are excellent for waggons. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MARCH WEDNESDAY, 3 1886 Billy and I worked in the woods again to day. This afternoon however I have had visitors while Billy has been geting some loggs out ready to draw to the mill when snow comes. William Watts and Nellie came for an hour or so this afternoon. After they went away, Willie Smith and his wife came & took tea with us. Addie Marr was married this evening. {second page} MARCH THURSDAY, 4 1886 The weather has become quite moderate of late and still gets warmer. Have been helping Mr McPhee get a load of wood from John Marr's slashing this afternoon Billy has been drawing wood from our own woods. Was glad to hear that Reed had succeeded in geting Wilsons old store in Dover to move out to Victor This will be quite a help to our post office. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MARCH FRIDAY, 5 1886 We have been killing our piggs to day. Have been waiting for some time to do this on account of the cold weather James Holcomb helped us. The weather has been all that could be desired for our work. It has been thawing a good deal throughout the day but is freezing again to night The Lord is very precious to me of late. {second page} MARCH SATURDAY, 6 1886 Mr McPhee came out this morning and has been working at the little house geting it ready to move &c. I have been out to Dover with part of my piggs, that we killed yesterday. Sold all but one at 6 cts per pound, and that one at 5.75 Per hundred. The weather continues quite warm and the roads are becoming muddy. Had dinner at Mr Barretts. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MARCH SUNDAY, 7 1886 Took ma and Bertha out to Dover this morning. Attended service in our own church as usual, our own minister officiating. Remained in the village for the evening service, where Bro Senior preached Have been somewhat cast down to day and have not enjoyed myself religiously as I should like. "Why art thou cast down 'O' my soul, Why art thou diquieted within me &c {second page} MARCH MONDAY, 8 1886 Mr McPhee came out again this morning to help us move the old house. Tried it with two teems before dinner and failed So I got Mr Hom and James McBride to help us. Succeeded in geting it moved to its place at last or nearly for it is scarcely straightened around yet. Had Wattses to dinner. Am so thankful to have the old house moved. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MARCH TUESDAY, 9 1886 Mr McPhee has been helping at the old house again to day. He has now got it placed in position with a temporary underpining and the sleepers partly in place. I have been up to Simcoe to attend to some banking business. Got it done all right, and some other business attended to besides The roads have been fairly good and the weather seasonable. {second page} MARCH WEDNESDAY, 10 1886 Mr McPhee has been working away at the old house again to day. He has comenced to lay the floor of the old house again. Billy has been working at sundry jobs to day. I took ma out to Dover this afternoon. While there we took tea at Mr Wills and spent the evening very pleasantly. They are very nice people to visit. Saw our minister this evening also. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MARCH THURSDAY, 11 1886 Mr McPhee has been laying the floor in the old house to day. Billy and I went down to John Marrs woods this afternoon and got four sticks of timber to make sills of for the new house. The weather has been quite wind and unpleasant excepting that it has been bright Am enjoying a sacred nearness to God my Saviour of late. It is a constant joy to be permitted to love him. {second page} MARCH FRIDAY, 12 1886 I have been helping Mr McPhee cut wood down in the hemlocks for his own use to day. Billy finished geting home the timbers for sills this forenoon. this afternoon he has been drawing home wood from our own bush. The weather has been quite warm but snow and rain in moderate quantities have been falling about all day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MARCH SATURDAY, 13 1886 Billy has been working at spliting and puting up some wood for his father this afternoon. The latter has continued to work at the old house as usual, to day. I went down to Cayuga this morning by train from Jarvis to purchase a bull. Bought one from Mr John R. Martin for fifty dollars, a nice red bull, with a pedigree of four crosses, two years old last January. Got home about three. {second page} MARCH SUNDAY, 14 1886 Ma and I have been out to meeting at Dover this forenoon. Remained at Bro. Calverts for dinner. Took him up to Woodhouse appointment. Remained for the evening service also. The funeral sermon of John Monroe was preached this morning. He was a son of our Bro Monroe and we have hope in his death. It has been a day of blessing to my soul. The Lord has been so good to me. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MARCH MONDAY, 15 1886 Billy took an oak log down to the mill this morning, there having been a slight fall of snow last night. It went off very suddenly this morning however. Billy and I went down to Jarvis after our Martin bull this afternoon. Got him home all right and feel quite well satisfied with the bull. All things considered he is just what we wanted. {second page} MARCH TUESDAY, 16 1886 Forgot to state last night that my Martin bull was two years old last January. Ma and I went up to Simcoe to do some trading The roads were very bad however. Brought home a caddy of tea containing some 22 lbs. Mr McPhee has been working away at the house as usual. Billy has been working at sundrys also. Had dinner at Florence's. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MARCH WEDNESDAY, 17 1886 Billy and I have been cuting and spliting some fence blocks in the back woods to day. Mr McPhee went out with his teem and Reed took out mine and brought a couple of loads of stuff belonging to his store. Mr McPhee worked part of the afternoon at the little house. He has got it about ready to move into at last. The weather continues quite warm and muddy. {second page} MARCH THURSDAY, 18 1886 Billy and I worked in the woods this forenoon at cuting and spliting fence blocks. Mr McPhee worked part of the time to day I think. This afternoon I went up to the Grange. The traveler of the group Wholesale supply was there so our regular monthly meeting did not come off Gave a few orders for our Summers suply of Groceries &c. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MARCH FRIDAY, 19 1886 Billy and I have been working away at cuting wood both this forenoon and afternoon. We are cuting up some old hemlock and pine tree tops in John Marrs slashing, for summer wood. Learned this evening that Carrie Wilson, Charlottes sister died at Port Hope this morning at four. Mr Reed started for Port Hope this evening. Carrie was often a guest of our house when young. {second page} MARCH SATURDAY, 20 1886 Billy and I worked at cuting wood in the hemlocks this forenoon. This afternoon I went down to the cheese factory to attend a meeting of patrons. Did not remain there long however. Went out to Dover afterwards where we had some business to attend to The weather was ver stormy and disagreeable. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MARCH SUNDAY, 21 1886 Did not go out to meeting this morning as we usually do. The roads being almost impassible was our principal reason I have been blessed in reading Out of Darkness into Light by Asa Mahan. It is a most precious exposition of a most precious subject. O how thankful I am for the exceeding great and precious promises. {second page} MARCH MONDAY, 22 1886 Billy and I went down to the hemlock this forenoon, to cut some more wood for sumer use. This afternoon it has been storming do as to be unfit for out of door work. Mr McPhee has been hewing some at the the sills for house & Billy has been helping I have been helping ma in the house some. The weather is very disagreeable and stormy of late. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MARCH TUESDAY, 23 1886 Billy and I went down to the woods again this forenoon. This afternoon he has been helping his father fix up the little house. They have got it about ready to go into now. I have continued to work at the hemlocks this afternoon. The weather has been very cold and windy. Fit only for working inside or in the woods. {second page} MARCH WEDNESDAY, 24 1886 Have been helping fix up the little house to day. Mr McPhee and Billie have both been helping me. Have got it about ready at last Mr McPhee brought out another {illegible} load of moveables this forenoon through the bad roads Frost is just going out now and the roads are probably at their worst. Windy weather prevails however and is drying up fast. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MARCH THURSDAY, 25 1886 Mr McPhee & Billie have been moving their effects out to day into the little house. I have been finishing my job of plastering this afternoon. This forenoon I worked at my bees. Find that we have lost one swarm out of three, and one of the remaining swarms is dwindling away I fear. The other one has wintered well though. The weather is still warm and fine. {second page} MARCH FRIDAY, 26 1886 Billy and I have been cuting wood in the hemlocks to day. We are geting a nice lot put up ready to draw. Mostly pine wood. Mr McPhee came into the little house with his family last night. I suppose they will find it rather small, but we hope to make it larger soon. Mr Reed has got out seven more loads of his store to day, from Port Dover. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MARCH SATURDAY, 27 1886 Billy and I have continued to work at cuting wood in the hemlocks to day. Settled up with him to night and owed him eleven dollars and thirty five cents on his four months work, in the Wintertime. Reed has been geting out two loads of stuff more to day. He has now got out five loads with my teem. Had Nora and Mabel here to dinner to day. The weather has been very cool and windy. {second page} MARCH SUNDAY, 28 1886 We did not go out to meeting this morning as we usualy do on account of the very bad state of the roads. Have spent the day entirely at home reading the precious word and some other works thereon. Mahan's A Out of darkness into light is a most precious exposition of the glorious Central doctrine of Holiness I am trying to walk in the Glorious light of God from day to day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MARCH MONDAY, 29 1886 I have been sorting over apples this forenoon This afternoon went to a sale of Robert Blakies. Did not buy anything however. Buried our apples in the straw last Fall but unfortunately put to much Clover chaff on them and made them too warm. The result is they are about two thirds rotten. The weather is still moderate and somewhat rainy. {second page} MARCH TUESDAY, 30 1886 I have been working at cuting and spliting wood at the woodhouse to day. It has been raining moderately nearly all day, & yesterday also The rainy damp weather has come in good time for the wheat as it was doing badly before from frosty and dry weather. Am enabled to trust my all on Jesus. He cleanseth and makes my soul to rejoice. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MARCH WEDNESDAY, 31 1886 The rainy weather still continues Got ready to go to Jarvis this afternoon but owing to the showery weather Had to give it up. Have been working att at sundry jobs during the day Have been on the mountain top of late, and Jesus has been most precious. The joy of the Lord is my strength indeed. My soul rejoiceth greatly in the God of my Salvation. {second page} APRIL THURSDAY, 1 1886 The stormy weather that began on Monday last has not left us yet, but still rages to day it has been mostly wind. I went down to Jarvis this afternoon to do several errands Took three bushells of potatoes to L. Miller, also a small grist of chop to the mill. Being Brought home the Grange goods also. Found the roads terribly bad. Got home all right though. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> APRIL FRIDAY, 2 1886 I have been engaged at sundry jobs to day The weather has continued to be windy with an occasional fall of snow. Saw by the Guardian of this week that our dear friend Mrs Rev J.W. Germain departed this life on Thursday last She died at her home in Harriston after an illness of some three weeks duration. Her's was an exceedingly triumphant death. {second page} APRIL SATURDAY, 3 1886 The roads in a dreadful state now. Ma and I went out to Dover this forenoon and got a good idea of the condition. Ma called at Wattses on our way home and had dinner. Did not get home until about night. Went over to Thomas Jacksons while at Wattses to see his cattle He is geting a good start in thoroughbreds and is takeing good care of them. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> APRIL SUNDAY, 4 1886 Did not go out to meeting to day - the third Sunday that we have mifsed in succession. I went over to Mr Gradys church however both morning and evening. A stranger preached for him both morning and evening whose name was Buckley, an evangelical from the U.S. in Connection with the Adventists. Have been much proffited in reading Mahans Out of Darkness into Light to day. {second page} APRIL MONDAY, 5 1886 I went out to Dover with a grist of chop to day. It was pretty hard work for the teem I felt thankful when I got home again. Took dinner at Mr Barretts and had a very pleasant little visit with them. In fact I always enjoy going there so much, they are such nice folks. Divided up our two barrels of sugar with William Wattses this evening A cold strong East wind has been blowing all day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> APRIL TUESDAY, 6 1886 We have been having a tremendous snow storm to day and last night from the North East. I do not remember such a severe storm. A great quantity of snow has fallen, say a foot and a half of wet solid snow. We have been kept buisy throughout the day at shoveling snow and takeing care of stock. The Victor mail could not be carried on account of the storm. {second page} APRIL WEDNESDAY, 7 1886 Spent the forenoon in shoveling snow. This afternoon Mr McPhee and Billy have been helping get in some loggs to the mill. Got them sawed and partly home again. Felt sorry to see our last pine tree blown down by the gale of yesterday. Have been told that a general blockade of the railways has taken place on account of snow drifts. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> APRIL THURSDAY, 8 1886 The snow is very unevenly divided on the ground, there being immense quantities in some places & not at all in others. We have got home some lumber to day and to a lot of logs drawn in at the mill besides. Billy has been helping of course & Mr McPhee also got up a load or so from the mill. The day has been delightful and the snow has been melting fast. {second page} APRIL FRIDAY, 9 1886 Mr McPhee and Billy brought home two loads each of lumber from the mill this forenoon. I have also been helping handle the lumber at the mill where we piled up all that was cut that we could not draw home. The weather has been warm and the roads bad. Was fortunate enough to sell my Deck horse this evening to Mr Forsyth, A Peakes Brotherinlaw for $ {stroked out} 120.00 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> APRIL SATURDAY, 10 1886 I went out to Dover with Mr McPhee this forenoon. Our own side-road to the Dogs Nest being blocked up with snow we had to go East to the old plank and from there to Dover or nearly eight miles to go four. The roads are very bad indeed. Brought home one of James Mann's seeders frpom the Wilson barn. Settled up some small claims also {second page} APRIL SUNDAY, 11 1886 On account of the almost impassible state of the roads we did not go to church to day again. Being the fourth Sunday in succession that we have not gone for the same reason. Went over to Mr Gradys church however and heard the stranger Rev Mr Buckley preach. The sermon was very good indeed Have enjoyed reading Out of Darkness into Light again to day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> APRIL MONDAY, 12 1886 It has been quite showery to day. The warm rain is helping to take off the snow nicely. The side roads are still impassible however Helped Billy some this forenoon about sowing cloverseed notwithstanding the rain. Got the field back of the barn all done. Have been working the new seed sower got from Wilson's barn. Have had some trouble with it though. Have been cuting wood this afternoon. {second page} APRIL TUESDAY, 13 1886 Mr. Reed having gone away yesterday to Port Hope it fell to my lot to carry the mail to day. The roads were very bad so I went out on foot. Took dinner at William Wattse's on the way, and walked down the railroad track. Visited the Canada Pacific car with samples of seed grain &c from the Northwest. Walked home with the Watt's girls who were also in Dover. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> APRIL WEDNESDAY, 14 1886 The past hs been n exceedingly warm and beautiful day Snow banks are fast disappearing, and the side roads are once more passible. Went over to Mr William Herrings this afternoon to take some things to him for the Grange. Had Robert Nixon and Harvey Shand here this afternoon for the same purpose. Had a visit from Eva Marr and Mifs Aikins this evening. {second page} APRIL THURSDAY, 15 1886 I worked arround this forenoon at sundry jobs amongst other things made a gate. This afternoon I went up to the Grange . Disposed of all the Goods ramaining and got the money. Begin to feel as though I would like to get rid of the office of secretary. It brings with it a good deal of bother and quite a responsibility as well. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> APRIL FRIDAY, 16 1886 Warm weather has come at last and there is every appearance of its continuance. I have been very buisy at sundry jobs mostly arround the house, cuting wood and such like. Am thankful that the mud is drying up so fast The snow is about all gone. Heard some things about Reed that make me feel a little discouraged as to his prospects. {second page} APRIL SATURDAY, 17 1886' Billy and I laid over a piece of fence along the side road next to Challands this forenoon. This afternoon I went out to Dover with the Victor mail Took ma out also and left her there until after service to morrow. The weather has been exceedingly warm to day and seems to be geting warmer still. Called at Watts's on the way home to see about some business matters. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> APRIL SUNDAY, 18 1886 I went out to Dover this morning to attend church Found the roads pretty bad in places, thoug much better than for a long time past. Bro. Calvert preached, on a passage that has long been an interesting one to me and yet, I never heard it preached from before - about Jabes & hgis prayer to God &c Came home and went out again this this evening to hear the Boot black mater J.B. Clarke {second page} APRIL MONDAY, 19 1886 Was as buisy as ever this forenoon at sundry jobs. This afternoon I worked with the teem on the field next to Challands this afternoon. Mr McPhee and Billy not being home yet having gone away yesterday. Found the ground quite fit to work. Have enjoyed a discourse and more than that of last night in our church by J.B.Clarke. He claims relationship to Dr Addam Clarke. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> APRIL TUESDAY, 20 1886 I went up to Simcoe this forenoon, partly to attend the Division Grange meetings The latter was not a success owing to a lack of attendance. Had my dinner at George Lemon, and a nice visit with them. Did a lot of other business besides, & came home in the dark. The roads are improving very fast having come almost entirely dry. {second page} APRIL WEDNESDAY, 21 1886' I have been enjoyed at a great many different jobs to day. Put away the hams and shoulders this forenoon. This afternoon comenced taking a pit of potatoes but did not succeed in finishing as Mr McKnights man came for ome seed oats and I have since been helping him to clean them up. The weather continues quite warm and dry. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> APRIL THURSDAY, 22 1886 I have been working away at sundry jobs this forenoon as usual. This afternoon I went out to Dover on some business of my own. Carried the mail for Mr Reid also, he being buisy at his house. Bought six thousand shingles of T.L. Gillies to put on the new house and paid five dollars thereon. Price, one dollar & ninety cents per thousand. The weather is still remarkably warm. {second page} APRIL FRIDAY, 23 1886 McPhees finished sowing the field next to Challands with oats to day. The have also comenced working in the front field where we intend to sow barley. The ground works rather hard this year owing I think to the last heavy snow storm followed by very warm dry weather Have been working in the garden to day geting ground ready to plant strawberries &c. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> APRIL SATURDAY, 24 1886 Worked at sorting some potatoes this forenoon This afternoon went out to Dover to send away some money for the Grange mostly. Brought Took Mr Reids mail out and back also. The weather has changed at last and become quite cool. An occasional shower has fallen throughout the day. McPhees have been able to plough this afternoon however Sold a young calf to Alexander Millie for three dollars this evening. {second page} APRIL SUNDAY, 25 1886 Took ma out to church this morning. Had an excellent Easter sermon from our Bro Calvert. Had dinner at William Watt's on the way home, to do chores. Went out again this evening. Had an unusual service, adapted to Easter. It was composed in great-part of singing, and was a great success. The church was crowded with people. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> APRIL MONDAY, 26 1886 The cool weather of yesterday has brought us another fall of rain a thunder storm this time, and more moderate temperature. I have been buisy at a great many jobs to day. Succeeded in cleaning out the black rust from our cherry and plum trees this afternoon. Do not see as they have increased although it is some years since we began fighting it. {second page} APRIL TUESDAY, 27 1886 I went out to Dover this afternoon, partly to take the mail for Reid; but mostly to see after some other matters. Mr McPhee and Billy went to mill for me and for themselves to day. They had quite a time geting both out and in our own lane. James Holcomb and wife were here this evening after trees cherry and plum, or sprouts rather. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> APRIL WEDNESDAY, 28 1886 Set out Strawberry plants this forenoon besides seting out some raspberry-berry bushes that I got at Mr Barrells yesterday. This afternoon however I have been delivering notices for my friend G. W. Lemon Did not get started until nearly three o'clock , but got as far as Nanticoke and drove a good many miles to get there. Stay over night to night at Mr Isaac Prattons. They are such good Methodist people. {second page} APRIL THURSDAY, 29 1886 Started from Mr Prattons in good time this morning. Was much interested in the country though which I passed especially along the lake shore. Got as far west as Wilson Porters for dinner. Put in the afternoon as faithfully as possible and brought up at W.J. Carpenters where I am staying over night. Have taken a good deal of pleasure in traveling through the country to day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> APRIL FRIDAY, 30 1886 Found it raining this morning when I got up, and I had still a number of notices to take arround nearly all in the village however Started iin the beating East storm and finaly completed the task. Went afterwards to the barn where the delivery was being made and got the approval of my friend. Brought home the trees this evening when the rain ceased Found things all right. {second page} MAY SATURDAY, 1 1886 I have been nearly all day seting out pear trees and fixing an asparagus bed. Set out my first Niagara grape vines also. Put out twenty four pear trees in all mostly in the back yard. The ground is about filled up with trees. Mrs Reid came home this afternoon, from Port Hope, where she has been visiting here father and mother for some weeks. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MAY SUNDAY, 2 1886 Ma and I went out to the Quarterly meeting to day. Our church in Port Dover was crowded, almost. The largest turnout that I remember for years. Had a very good time. The Lord being with us. Took dinner with Mifs Giles before comeing home. A shower of rain caught us on the way home, but we drove into Unckle Joe McFalls for an or so or till the rain was over. {second page} MAY MONDAY, 3 1886 I have been very buisy to day seting out or rather planting garden seeds such as onion beats &c. Mr Reid has been helping part of the time. Mr McFees have got started sowing the front field to barley. Drilled in the Mansury barley next to the road. Mr Reed is makeing some progress with his store now - a couple of men being at work on it most of the time. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MAY TUESDAY, 4 1886 Have been working in th garden again to day as usual. Set out a number of Gregg and Tyler Black Cap {illegible] berry plants. Grown from our own stock. Have found these to be the most valuable of our raspberries in every aspect. Mr McFee finished sowing the front field to day, just in time for a shower of rain, which was falling to night. {second page} MAY WEDNESDAY, 5 1886 Ma and I went down to Jarvis to day to take some eggs and to do some tradeing. We took dinner and {illegible} at Rev. D. Chalmers our old pastor The last since it may be for some time as he is to leave Jarvis this Spring for another circuit his time being up. Had a very pleasant visit with these kind friends. The roads were exceedingly bad both going and comeing. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MAY THURSDAY, 6 1886 Worked away this forenoon at my various jobs as usual This afternoon however I went out to Dover to attend our May Quarterly business meeting. Had a searching time in some respects especialy about the characters of various members. Am fearful that a deficiency will have to be reported for the past years ministers salary. Shall be sorry indeed to see this. {second page} MAY FRIDAY, 7 1886 I have been engaged arround the house, triming trees and burning brush with other jobs too numerous to mention. Mr McPhee and Billy have been sowing oats on the Big Flat to day. The weather has been quite cool with a strong East wind blowing with some appearance of a storm. Our Victor store is progressing nicely. Hope to see it open by and bye. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MAY SATURDAY, 8 1886 I have continued to work away at our back yard geting it cleared up and the brush burned. This afternoon went out to Dover with a ge the Mail for Mr Reid he being engaged at raising his building for the store and post office. Mrs Carpenter was here this afternoon and got a bushell of Dakotah Red Potatoes for Well. Had a visit fom Mrs Alexander Marr also. {second page} MAY SUNDAY, 9 1886 We did not go out to church this morning, but went out this evening instead. An excellent discourse was delivered by the Rev Mr Williamson from Norwich Subject - "The prayer of the writeous Man availeth much". Some good points were made. One in particular I remember; viz. of the encouragement we should recieve from the fact that one man alone is mentioned. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MAY MONDAY, 10 1886 The most of the time to day rain has been falling. It ceased about the middle of the afternoon however, just in time for ma and I to go out to our Aniversary Tea Meeting which came off this evening . The attendance was very good considering the state of the roads & weather. Tea was served in the Skating Rink and the concert held in the Dover Hall {second page} MAY TUESDAY, 11 1886 Billy and I have been geting the loggs on the rollway at the mill to day. Got the last of them all on this afternoon. Also a couple of loads more drawn home The rain yesterday has cleared off warm again as all the presceeding have done this Spring. As a consequence all manner of vegetation is very forward considering the time of year. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MAY WEDNESDAY, 12 1886 Billy and I got up the ballance of the hay from the little barn in the woods or Ten acre field. I have since been geting lumber piled up at the mill. Brought home a couple of loads. The weather has been very fine to day & quite warm. Our sorrel mare five years old, foaled last night and did well. Her colt is quite smart, and required no attention. Billy & Mr McFee are still ploughing corn ground. {second page} MAY THURSDAY, 13 1886 Have been engaged this forenoon much as usual at Sundry jobs This afternoon I went up to the Grange Hall, it being the time of our regular Monthly Grange meeting. There was no one there however so I went down to Mr Wm P{illegible} near Nanticoke after a fountain pump for spraying our plum trees. Got one for seventy five cents. Called at Shands on the way down. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MAY FRIDAY, 14 1886 Worked this forenoon at geting ready to go to mill with a grist of wheat and chop this afternoon. Took it to Rose's mill as I intended. Drove on to Simcoe and got a hundred two inch drain tiles for a cellar drain paid eighty cents per hundred. Was fortunate in geting home to night just in time to escape a good watering Rain is again falling plentifuly. {second page} MAY SATURDAY, 15 1886 A very heavy rain fell last night and quite a freshet to day. George Lemon stayed with us last night and I gave him another order for pear trees, he promising to give me the job of distributing his not notices next Spring as pay. Went out to Dover this afternoon with Mr Reed's mail. Had some business of my own however. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MAY SUNDAY, 16 1886 Did not go to meeting this morning ourselves, but stayed at home and in order to let Reid and his wife to instead. Took ma out this evening, and had a very good meeting. Have been much blessed in reading "Out of Darkenss into Light", to day The write takes of the truths of God and shews them to us so plainly. The word becomes more and more precious from day to day. {second page} MAY MONDAY, 17 1886 Turned out our cattle to day for the first this Spring Am pasturing the field next to McBrides where we want to get a crop of seed afterwards. Grass has become quite large for this season of the year. Fruit trees have bloomed and the blossoms mostly fallen. Never saw a greater prospect for fruit than at present Wheat is making a very poor show however. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MAY TUESDAY, 18 1886 Have been engaged much as usual to day. Went down to C.J. Buck to see about geting some stone, also to Watts's. The rains have prevented the raising of stone so far. Am rejoicing greatly in my God these days. He has become my strength and song, and His great salvation exceedingly precious. I do want to glorify Him in every possible way. {second page} MAY WEDNESDAY, 19 1886 Have been working arround the house at sundry jobs and in the garden to day. Went up to Unckle John Matthews to dinner, ma being there at a quilting. The weather continues fine and McPhees are improving it in geting the corn ground ready. The continued wet weather has made the ground work hard and unfavourably for corn </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MAY THURSDAY, 20 1886 Mr McPhees have been geting the big field ready for planting corn to day. They have also drilled in some peas in the same field. Spent the forenoon in fixing the fence across the creek to keep cattle out of the wheat. This afternoon have been working in the garden. Am very thankful to an fine dry weather came at last. Seeding can now be completed though late. {second page} MAY FRIDAY, 21 1886 I have been working with the teem geting the remaining portion of our garden ploughed, harrowed and marked with the plough one way for potatoes & corn. Got it all done to night except marking the other way. Mr Reid has been helping. Billy has been planting corn in the south end of the big field. The weather continues very fine. House cleaning is in progress with us. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MAY SATURDAY, 22 1886 Mr McPhee and Billy finished planting he potato corn to day, in the Northern part of the North East corner field. I have been working away at sundry jobs to day. Planted quite a few potatoes this evening in the garden. Sarah Walch went to Mr Brock this evening to spend a day or so or over Queens Birthday. Mrs Reid drove her down {second page} MAY SUNDAY, 23 1886 Took Ma and Bertha out to church this morning. Had a very good sermon from Mr Tronal who is just home from college. He seems to be a very good young man and promises to be very useful. I have not been feeling very well of late and from this reason partly I have not enjoyed the services of the sanctuary as I should. But the joy of the Lord is my strength </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MAY MONDAY, 24 1886 Have been planting potatoes in the Garden to day. Had Emma Watts and Mifs Gussie Wells of Sarnia to dinner with us and was prevailed upon to drive them down to Jarvis this evening. Went to the race course for a little while and saw some horses trot. Never saw such a thing done in my life before & don't want to again. The weather has become quite cool. {second page} MAY TUESDAY, 25 1886 Worked at cuting wood part of the forenoon Went up to Simcoe this afternoon to see about certain matters. Took some seed corn back the Canning factory, and got credit for it. Had tea at Florences and saw Mifs Alice Bell there - a young lady of whom I have often heard but never seen. Had a cold ride home the weather haveing become quite Winter like. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MAY WEDNESDAY, 26 1886 Our girl came back from her Qeen's Birthday expedition this morning. I have been doing errends to day nearly the whole time. Saw John Marr first. Went from there to the cheese factory, then to W. Watts and from there to B{illegible} and finaly to George Ryerse. Went out to Dover this evening after a plough Share for one of our Copp ploughs {second page} MAY THURSDAY, 27 1886 Worked away at my different jobs this forenoon as usual. Went out to Dover this afternoon, partly to take Reids mail, but mostly to attend the adjourned Quarterly meeting in the church. Am sorry that a deficiency has occurred in our ministers salary, from the Woodhouse appointment. Got along amicably with our meeting excepting about the deficiency The weather is quite cool to night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MAY FRIDAY, 28 1886 Ma and I went up to Unckle Holmes Matthews to day to attend a birthday dinner. It being Unckle Holme's Seventy eighth birthday. Had a very pleasant time visiting the friends there. About sixty were present Nearly all old or middle aged people. Came home by Dover where we stopped to get some necessaries The cool weather is slowly but surely passing off without frost. {second page} MAY SATURDAY, 29 1886 Mr McPhee have been sowing peas in the field north of Drive barn to day. I have been out to Dover a couple of times this forenoon after a load of brick Am geting the latter from an old cellar built by G Wilson a good many years ago. Intend to put them into a well for McPhees The weather is becoming quite warm. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MAY SUNDAY, 30 1886 Ma Bertha & I went out to meeting this morning. Our Bro Calvert preached a very excellent sermon on Hast Thou hast been so long time with me and not known me Philip"? We remained to the Sabbath School and evening preaching. Took our dinner at Mr Stringers & had my tea at Mr Wells. Sympathize deeply with Bro Well, on account of trouble in his family from lying woman {second page} MAY MONDAY, 31 1886 Went out to Dover after another load of brick to day. Intend making a well with them for Mr McPhees. Had a short visit from William Wattse's this evening. Let him have about three pecks of my pride of the north corn for seed. He agreeing to save seed for me again, this Fall Have been very happy in God my Saviour the past day. O what a privilege to be His {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JUNE TUESDAY, 1 1886 Got up a couple of loads of lime stone this forenoon to put in Mr McPhees cellar. Went out this afternoon to get another load of brick This load makes about sixteen hundred altogether Mr McPhees have finished sowing peas to day on the field by Drive barn My experience is quite varied but, the joy of the Lord is my strength He has been very gracious to me of late. {second page} JUNE WEDNESDAY, 2 1886 Drew a couple more loads of stone from B{illegible} this forenoon, also this afternoon when Billy has been helping. A shower of rain fell about four o'clock which prevented us from geting the ballance remaining of the two and a quarter home. Had quite a time geting on two last loads on account of the slippery roads The Lord Lord is my Shepherd. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JUNE THURSDAY, 3 1886 Billy and I got ab a load of stone each from Bink Quarry this morning. Have brought two cords and quarter home altogether. Got to work at digging the cellar afterwards which we are doing mostly with the plough and scraper. We find it a very rapid way of making excavations when compared with the spade and wheel barrow. More than twice as fast I am sure. {second page} JUNE FRIDAY, 4 1886 We finished our cellar this afternoon after about one day and a halfs work. Got it nearly ready for the stone work. It is 12 by 18 ft in size, and nearly seven feet in depth. Took my four barrow piggs down to the factory this evening. There were two black, one spotted and one white one. Did not mark them as I should have done, but must trust to memory. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JUNE SATURDAY, 5 1886 Got to work at laying the wall of Mr. McPhees cellar to day. Have made some progress although somewhat slow. We made a ditch underneath the cellar wall some six inches lower than the floor, and filled with round hard-heads in order to furnish drainage. Am building lime stone on that. Ross took away my two steers to day. They have been fed for eight or nine months & are fine fellows. {second page} JUNE SUNDAY, 6 1886 Did not go out to church ourselves this morning, but went this evening instead and got Mr and Mrs Reid out or in our places for the morning service. Have been greatly blessed in my reading and meditations during the past day. The Saviour was never more precious than of late and presence and kindly interest in my wellfare never more real. Heard Bro Daniel Wooley preach to night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JUNE MONDAY, 7 1886 Had a short visit from my old friend and brother Mr. John Mencke of Nanticoke this morning. William Watts came also after some peas Let him have six bushells for which he paid me 55 cts. per Bu. Washed our twelve sheep after dinner. Had some time to work at our cellar wall. Mr and Mrs Clarke came this evening and took tea with us however. {second page} JUNE TUESDAY, 8 1886 Have been work away at the McPhee Cellar again to day Billy and Eddie have been helping as usual. Have got about half done with the cellar wall Mr McPhee has been geting the frame ready to put together. Prospects of rain have passed away and we seem likely to have a drought. Am exceedingly happy in the Saviours love these days He is a perfect Saviour to me. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JUNE WEDNESDAY, 9 1886 We have all been away working on the road to day doing Statute labour. Have put in seven days the first day, out of eighteen altogether This is the largest amt. of road work that we have ever had in my remembrance. The day has been beautiful and cool for work, although quite dry. Feel sometimes that some roots of bitterness remain in my heart Am seeking their entire removal at the hands of my God Amen. {second page} JUNE THURSDAY, 10 1886 Worked on the roads again to day, all of us, finished up my own share of fourteen days to night. I have been holding the plough myself all day. Some of the ground was very hard . The time is exceedingly well occupied these days. Scarcely have time to think of anything but work. God's grace is sufficient to keep his own however & I will rejoice and be glad all my days. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JUNE FRIDAY, 11 1886 Billy and Eddie finished up the ballance of our roadwork to day. Had eighteen days including theirs. I went up to Simcoe, partly to take a grist of chop to the mill. Had another matter to look after at the Bank also. Came home without dinner and felt all right for a wonder. It usualy makes me sick made some purchases for the McPhee house of nails &c. Got a Milk bowl also. {second page} JUNE SATURDAY, 12 1886 Billy and I worked at fixing fences this forenoon and this afternoon I went out to Dover with Reid's mail and to see after some matters of business of my own. Found that my two steers had weighed 418 & 419 lbs, Respectively, for which allowed me seven cents all arround the whole amounting to $ 58.09 cents or about 30$ each. Fixed more fence this evening. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JUNE SUNDAY, 13 1886 Went out to church this morning as usual. Took ma Bertha and Sarah with me. Bro. Calvert, who returned from conference during the past week was with us and has evidently recieved much inspiration from the Conference meetings. His sermon was about What think ye of Christ and contained many proffitable thoughts and suggestions Stopped to class & had good time Praise God. {second page} JUNE MONDAY, 14 1886 Have had Robert Austin digging a well at McPhees house to day. He is a great well digger apparently as he has got thirteen or fourteen feet done to night. Mr McPhee has been working away at his house as usual. He has got started puting up rafters this evening. Billy has got started cuting the pasture field next to McBrides for seed. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JUNE TUESDAY, 15 1886 Robert Austin finished digging the well this this afternoon. Went down twenty four feet altogether. He has also got the well bricked up all but eleven feet from the surface. I think that the prospect is good for a fare supply of water which once it gets started or filled up. Took the mail out for Reid this afternoon. He being away yet from home. {second page} JUNE WEDNESDAY, 16 1886 A rain prevented my going out to Dover after a load of brick to day. But the time has been as proffitably spent as possible I hope at sundry jobs. The season continues remarkable for abundance of rain and fine growing weather. Crops of all kinds are doing nicely and hay particularly is going to be very heavy. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JUNE THURSDAY, 17 1886 Had quite a rain this morning, so we did not do a great deal except planing some boards for Mr McPhees house Ma and I went out to Dover this afternoon. Got the load of brick and sent Mr. Reid home with them while ma and I stayed to the Strawberry festival in Spains Pavillion. Made something over fifty dollars I Served as collector at the gate during the evening. {second page} JUNE FRIDAY, 18 1886 Robert Austin came this morning and finished up the well at McPhees. Got it done in good style. Took a load of siding up to Simcoe for the planing mill Brought it home again this evening. Found the roads rather heavy from the rain of yesterday. Got back by sun down however. The Good Lord has continued to manifest Himself to my soul. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JUNE SATURDAY, 19 1886 I have been extremely buisy to day. Worked at McPhees cellar drain this forenoon. This afternoon I continued shearing sheep. Got five done after four or five o'clock. The weather is quite cool again since the last storm on Thursday. Forgot to say that the latter took one new house off from the foundation and laid it ten feet or more away. But little damage was done to the material however. {second page} JUNE SUNDAY, 20 1886 Ma and I went out to Dover to meeting this morning. Our brother Calvert gave us a very interesting discourse. Had an old fashioned Class meeting afterwards. Do not like them as well as the fellowship meetings where the three classes are met in same room at the same time. We remained to Sunday-school and evening preaching. Enjoyed the day very much. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JUNE MONDAY, 21 1886 Ma and I went out to Dover on the invitation of G.W. Lemon to a picnic. Only six were in attendance, consisting of Mr Lemons family & Ma & I Mr Spains Erie Park is a very pleasant place for a pic-nic. The Pavillion is splendid and has a fine view of the lake & harbour The grounds must become a popular place of resort to all the country arround, as well as contiguous cities. {second page} JUNE TUESDAY, 22 1886 Have been engaged at sundry jobs to day Worked part of the time at the McPhee cellar drains, which by the way is geting pretty well done. The boys have been cultivating corn. The weather is rainy, nearly all the time Things are growing finely and prospects are good for all crops except wheat which can scarcely recover the Winter killing. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JUNE WEDNESDAY, 23 1886 Mr. Reid took me down to the railway this morning and I went out the Presbyterian excursion to the Falls. Got down by a few minutes past nine o'clock, and so had nearly all the day at The Falls. Went at once to Mr Skinners mostly to see my dear friend Nettie. Of course we were glad to see each other or at least, so we both said. Had a pleasant visit with her & others. {second page} JUNE THURSDAY, 24 1886 Have been working at the McPhee cellar drain again to day. Am thankful to say that the drain is at last well nigh done, or rather dug. Had a visit from three young lady friends Mifs Lacys and the two Mifs Riddells to day. Mr Dr{illegible} the Grange traveller was also here. Went to the Hall to night to give a fiew orders &c </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JUNE FRIDAY, 25 1886 Worked away at the drain to day again Intended to have gone up to Simcoe this afternoon to a mass meeting where Mr Blake is one of the speakers. Did not go down believing that it would be much better to stay at home and sheer sheep. Had quite a fall of rain this afternoon but having got the sheep up before could work away at them. Only have twelve this year. {second page} JUNE SATURDAY, 26 1886 I have been working away at the McPhee cellar drain again to day as usual. Got the tile laid and the ditch partly filled in . It has been a long hard job and I am very thankful to have it so near done. Billy has been cuting grass in the new ground field this afternoon. Mr McPhee is geting along nicely with the house. It is nearly ready to shingle again. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JUNE SUNDAY, 27 1886 We did not go out to meeting this morning as usual but let Mr & Mrs Reid go in our places. We went out this evening however, and had a good discourse from our brother. Did not enjoy it as much as at some other times however. Have felt so dull and stupid from the effect of the weather and hard work through the week. {second page} JUNE MONDAY, 28 1886 Have been helping Mr McPhee most of the time to day, at he shingling his house. Billy has got the New ground field of grass about cut. Ma and I went out to Dover this evening to attend a lecture of John B Clarkes on "Hits and Mifses" It was a great treat although I was hindered some from enjoying it by tending the door. Mr Clarke is a descendent of Dr Addam Clarke. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JUNE TUESDAY, 29 1886 Have been engaged at sundry jobs this forenoon. Most of the time however have been helping Mr McPhee shingle on his house. Have got it about done. Went up to Simcoe this afternoon to see about Seniors note at Harry Groffs. Found that Senior had not been there to look after it, much less paid it. It was due to day. Last day. Gave my note at four months So much for going security {second page} JUNE WEDNESDAY, 30 1886 I went up to Simcoe to day with a load of flooring for Mrs Steinhofs, planing mill. Took some other boards also for siding. Brought back a load of siding for Reid and left at his store. Forgot to say that I took four hundred feet of flooring to Steinhoffs. Had our Victor Strawberry festival this evening. Had a very nice time over two hundred present. Proceeds to towards building a side walk. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JULY THURSDAY, 1 1886 I have been working in the garden to day with all my strength Find it up hill work. The weeds having been allowed to get a good start. It has been quite warm & the weather has the appearance of a dry spell. McPhees have jobs in the new ground field of hay. They have put it all in the drive-barn. Eleven loads from the seven acres I believe of very fine hay. {second page} JULY FRIDAY, 2 1886 Went up to Simcoe again to day to take up another load of flooring for the plainer. Had some five hundred and six or seven feet on this load Brought home a load of doors, door frames and window sash &c. It seems to take so much work teeming &c for building. Am thankful that the end seems to be drawing near. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JULY SATURDAY, 3 1886 Worked in the garden at hoeing potatoes &c this forenoon. Went down to Jacksons to help them about geting in some hay. Got in three or four loads & put a lot up in cock after tea. Was surprised to see Mr & Mrs David Horton & Mr N.C Holcomb there when I went down. They came from Pelham last night. Thomas is quite weak & unable to work. {second page} JULY SUNDAY, 4 1886 Ma and I went out to church this morning as usual. It happened to be what our minister calls children's day and the sermon was mostly to the children. The text was father Had Mr David Horton & wife with Mr N.C. Holcomb to see us this evening The latter took tea with us. They leave for Pelham again in the morning. Visitors on Sunday are not my delight, But to Worship my God in the Sanctuary of His Holiness. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JULY MONDAY, 5 1886 Have continued to work away in the garden to day as usual. It seems to take a great deal of work to take keep the potato patch and the garden clean. Mr Reid has been helping me. Ma and Mrs Reid have been to Simcoe on a trading excursion. Mr McPhees have been geting in hay from the orchard. The weather is extremely warm & dry, with no appearance of rain. {second page} JULY TUESDAY, 6 1886 Have been working away at hoeing potatoes as usual. Do not seem to make very much progress though. The weather is very warm & the thermometer in the nineties, most of the time. Had some young lady visitors this evening but do not have time to spend on the young ladies even. Hope to find more time some time soon however, ro until I get my wife. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JULY WEDNESDAY, 7 1886 The weather has continued as warm as yesterday, in fact it has seemed even warmer for work. Have been working in the garden most of the time as usual. Had a visit from Francis Marr who came aftr Daisy Gutcher. The latter is going to Rosse's for a while. Mrs Ross wants to keep Daisy as her own and offers to do well by her. {second page} JULY THURSDAY, 8 1886 According to invitation I went out to Dover to day to go with the fishing party to Long Point cottages by Mr {illegible} Aldersons steamer. There were twelve in the company, all of whom I was acquainted with. Got to the cottages all right having been sea sick by the way Fell in with a Mr Lucas of Hamilton who took me in for the night and was very kind to me Did not catch any fish to night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JULY FRIDAY, 9 1886 Had a good time to day with my friends at the point. Did not catch many fish as they did not seem to bite very well. It was interesting to me though going about in the boats and viewing the place generally. It is a strange place for cottages. There is quite a number of them all built on piles right in the water, no land to be seen for miles. Had a spell of sea-sickness comeing home again Took dinner at Mr Barretts. Mrs Reid came there for me. {second page} JULY SATURDAY, 10 1886 Got through my potates with the hoe for the first time or rather finished them for I comenced some time ago. Had a mess of Long point finish fish for dinner to day. It was quite a treat to all of us. Had a letter from my sister yesterday telling of a serious drought at Dresden & vicinity No rain has fallen there for seven weeks & crops have suffered very much. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JULY SUNDAY, 11 1886 Took Ma and Bertha out to church this morning as usual. After the morning service we went home with W.J. Carpenter and remained until evening meeting Bro Calvert did very well and our meetings were all interesting. Wished myself home this afternoon, though for I wanted to read some. Still our work now through the week is so ardent that the Sabbath finds us pretty well worked out. {second page} JULY MONDAY, 12 1886 I went down to Jarvis this forenoon to get some binding twine & some Grange Goods. Failed to get as much twine as I had ordered of Johny McBride but only twenty eight pounds instead of one hundred. Have been cuting thistles this afternoon and working some at Mr McPhees cellar drain. The dry weather still continues without much prospect of rain. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JULY TUESDAY, 13 1886 Have to helped Ma pick cherries Did our her for {illegible} Have been cuting thistles the remainder of the time. A beautiful rain is falling to night just in time to help the various remaining crops The ground was geting quite dry There has been no rain for about three weeks The folks arround have got about done with their haying & wheat is about ripe. {second page} JULY WEDNESDAY, 14 1886 On account of rain this morning and last night our arrangements have been somewhat changed. It Intended to have gone to Simcoe with a load of Lumber and to get some necessary materials for building. Mr McPhee has been geting the window frames filled ready to put in. Ma and I went out to Dover this afternoon to see about some matters of business Came home Tills Wattses & Mrs Clarke </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JULY THURSDAY, 15 1886 Have been working arround to day at sundry jobs, almost too numerous to mention. Went up to the Grange Hall this evening however and took William Misener and Mr Shieltz. Got all straightened up with them, also the others ready to send away. Found the roads quite muddy; but things are growing finely. {second page} JULY FRIDAY, 16 1886 I went down to the saw-mill this morning after some flooring which I took to Simcoe this afternoon and had about three hundred feet. Bought some flooring to make up the deficiency and also a lot of hardware such as glass lock nails Tarred Felting besides a number of other things necessary in building a house. Am thankful to have the house well along now. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JULY SATURDAY, 17 1886 Helped Mr McPhee finish up laying his flooring to day. Got started puting in the glass and Windows. Had Mr and Mrs John Gilbert with unckle John & aunt Lydia Matthews to visit us this afternoon. Had a pleasant and proffitable conversation on various religious subjects. Have remembered again that the steps of a good man are ordered of the Lord; & He shall shew them His Covenant. {second page} JULY SUNDAY, 18 1886 Went out to meeting this evening instead of in the morning Called to see Thomas Jackson on the way; also to see Mifs Mrs McPherson who is also quite poorly. Had a short but proffitable conversation and prayer with the latter. Proffitable to myself at least Some remarks were made to night about the late Albert Ryerson who drowned himself in Lake Erie a short time ago while under the influence of liquor. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JULY MONDAY, 19 1886 Have been helping Mr McPhee at the house most of the time to day. Have got the flooring all down and I am now helping to ceil up windows with inch boards. Sold some piggs to Mr Ross and delivered them to his man to day. Price 1.25 each sold some piggs at the factory to Mr George Vale this evening also at 4.75 per Hundred pounds to be delivered at Jarvis on Wednesday. {second page} JULY TUESDAY, 20 1886 Have been buisy nearly all day puting Paris Green on the potatoes. Got done in time to go down to the Cheese Factory after my four hoggs sold to Mr George Vale last evening. Had the mifsfortune to be too late in geting our piggs out of the pen. On account of the darkness we left two there Got the ballance over to Yeagers after a good deal of trouble in the darkness. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JULY WEDNESDAY, 21 1886 Got up by daylight this morning and went down to the factory after the two piggs left last night. Took them over to Yeagers, but after all it was so late when we got ready to load up our hoggs that we gave it up as we thought the train would be gone from Jarvis and we would have to bring them back anyway. So drove the hoggs back to the factory. Found in Jarvis that Vale had waited for our hoggs Sorry {second page} JULY THURSDAY, 22 1886 Have been geting the Binder and cradle fixed up ready for wheat harvest. Cut arround the field back of the barn this evening. Found it mostly too green to cut The crop is very uneven both as to ripening and to crop. There are many places that were winterkilled entirely and nothing but tymothy & clover remain. The grass seed sown in both spring and fall have taken finely. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JULY FRIDAY, 23 1886 Have been cuting arround the Big Flat most of the time to day. Cultivated the potatoes for the last time this forenoon however. Wheat on the Flat is a fare crop excepting on the lower side where it is badly Winter killed. The Lord is very precious to me these days The seems to be a mutual regard existing between us O what a precious truth. {second page} JULY SATURDAY, 24 1886 I have continued to work at cradling and binding arround the wheat fields Finished the field west of the woods which is the last one. Hope to comence work with the binder on Monday next D.V. Billy has just finished cuting or rather ploughing the ten-acre field for wheat. Thy {illegible} do {illegible} vain thoughts do I hate. My soul doth delight itself with the Goodness of thy House. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JULY SUNDAY, 25 1886 Have not gone to church to day as we usualy do The almost incessant toil of the weak seems to almost unfit us for public worship, especialy when the weather is hot like it is at present. Have enjoyed the privilege of rest and of reading afforded by the holy day. Am just finishing up Mahans, Out of Darkness into light. by for the first time. Have been much benefited in the reading of it. {second page} JULY MONDAY, 26 1886 It took me all the forenoon to get the Binder ready for work. It was showery however and even this afternoon it has scarcely ceased. Got some wheat out however & the machine mows nicely and does fine work. To night, we are having quite a heavy fall of rain. It has been my privilege to realize the Divine presence gloriously of late Praise God O My Soul. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JULY TUESDAY, 27 1886 Have been very buisy to day cuting the field of wheat back of the barn. A storm of rain last night and one to day makes slow work of harvesting. Still work fells with these binders. They are a wonderful machine and put an entirely new aspect on wheat harvest &c Mrs Reid came hoe again to night from Toronto & Port Hope {second page} JULY WEDNESDAY, 28 1886 It has been somewhat rainy betimes to day. Got the field back of the barn all cut however and the wheat nearly all up in shock. It seems slow geting along all alone; but still it is wonderful what one can do with these binders. Our machine works very nice. Had a short visit from Mr Priau last night and this morning. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JULY THURSDAY, 29 1886 Got moved down to the big flat this afternoon and the wheat there mostly cut The flat is so smooth and nice It was a pleasure to cut. It rained this forenoon and last night so as to hinder the forenoons work in the harvest field. J. A. McBride helped me load my reaper on the new binder trucks bought up lately for moving to the big flat to cut wheat. {second page} JULY FRIDAY, 30 1886 Finished cuting and binding of wheat on the Big Flat this forenoon and got moved to the field west of the woods, by noon. The Binder trucks work like a charm for moving. Can go through any gate with out difficulty Have been cuting the field West of the woods this afternoon Had some trouble with washouts ad new ground The weather has been fine to day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> JULY SATURDAY, 31 1886 Have been cuting the field of wheat west of the woods to day or rather what was left of it, for I cut some yesterday. Made out to get all cut to night but it took me till dark ; and then I had to cu leave some arround the stumps uncut. Got the binder put away also safely under shelter. It is a satisfaction to have Saturday night come once in a while. {second page} AUGUST SUNDAY, 1 1886 Ma, Bertha and I went up to Mount Lion to Quarterly meeting this morning Had an excellent sermon from an aged brother whose name was Williams, a super{illegible}. The singing was excellent and the testimonies good Had dinner at David Sterlings on the way home. Got weat on the way to Lion and also on the way home again Rain is plentiful now-a-days. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> AUGUST MONDAY, 2 1886 Could not go to the Quarterly business meeting to day as I intended. The wheat cut on Saturday last being already dry enough to stock up so have been working at it nearly all day, and then have not got done. Had a short visit from Mr and Mrs Clarke this evening. They said that Thomas Jackson was getting a good deal better {second page} AUGUST TUESDAY, 3 1886 Got al through with seting up wheat to day also, cuting arround stumps and binding up Did not get through in time to go away with my four hogs to night though. Sold them to Mr George Vail at four eighty a hundred to be delivered to night or to morrow now. Have about finished geting things in readiness Mr McPhees have been geting in barley to day from the front field. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> AUGUST WEDNESDAY, 4 1886 Took the four hoggs from the factory down to Jarvis this forenoon as I intended. The weighed eight hundred and forty pounds altogether and came to over forty dollars. Have been drawing in wheat this afternoon from the field back of the barn, John Martin and I got in four five loads McPhees have nearly finished geting in the barley, from the front field Had a short visit from Mifs Jones to day. {second page} AUGUST THURSDAY, 5 1886 John and I got in a couple of loads of wheat this forenoon and Mr McPhees one and it rained This afternoon however we got at it again and finished the field back of the barn and about half of the Big Flat Had eleven loads from the field back of the barn Mr McPhee, Billy and Eddie have been helping this afternoon also Mr. Reid and John Martin. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> AUGUST FRIDAY, 6 1886 Have had very good success at our drawing in to day and have finished the wheat Had thirty two loads in all. Ten loads from the Flat and eleven loads from the field west of the woods. Mr McPhees have all been helping as usual, John Martin and Mr Reid also. Did not get done until night. Had Mr McDowell here to dinner, bought some seives of him for out fanning mill. {second page} AUGUST SATURDAY, 7 1886 Went out to Dover to day to see about various matter mostly relating to the McPhee house. Got some hair for mortar and some laith besides making arrangement for a pump and some other necessary fixing for the house. Saw a dead man who had been drowned on a drunken spree in Lake Erie yesterday. So much for that miserable drink. How its victims multiply. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> AUGUST SUNDAY, 8 1886 It has been our privilege to attend the Methodist Church in Jarvis to day. Heard the new superintendent the Rev Mr Jackson preach. The sermon was founded on Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. and was excellent. Am glad that our Jarvis friends are favoured with a good old fashioned Godly minister Sacriment was administered also. {second page} AUGUST MONDAY, 9 1886 Have been drawing Lumber and fence posts from the Saw mill to day. Got the remaining portion home all right, three loads in all. The weather is very hot now-a-days, especially in the middle of the day. The evenings are cool though. Sent Reid down to Jarvis after a keg of nails this afternoon. He got the keg of steel 2 1/2 in. nails at 2 2.90 per hundred. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> AUGUST TUESDAY, 10 1886 Went after a load of lake sand this morning for plaistering purposes down below Wilson Porters on the lake shore. Got home another load this afternoon from the Beech at Port Dover. There was quite an exciting time there over a yacht race that took place this afternoon Some eleven or twelve yachts took part. Made arrangements with Mr Fairchild for a wooden pump to be made from an old one partly. {second page} AUGUST WEDNESDAY, 11 1886 I have been drawing stone to day. Bought a cord of Eli Collins, for McPhee's cellar. Settled up with Eli and owed him one dollar and fifty cents, on the stone. There has been some appearance of rain to day, indeed, rain has fallen some few miles away. Everything is drying up, for the want of rain. Billy has comenced cuting the clover seed to day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> AUGUST THURSDAY, 12 1886 Have been geting home the last of the stone from Eli Collin's to day. Brought one this forenoon and three this afternoon, making six loads for one cord of stone. Am in hopes that this will make enough to complete the cellar and foundation wall of the McPhee house. The weather has been very warm to day & is becoming quite dry. {second page} AUGUST FRIDAY, 13 1886 I went up to Springvale after a load of lime to day. Was never in that direction before and was delighted with the fine farming lands by the way. Brought home forty bushels and got along nicely with Maggie and Katie. There was a delightful little shower of rain this evening, which was very much needed Billy is still cuting the cloverseed by McBrides. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> AUGUST SATURDAY, 14 1886 Have been working at sundry jobs to day. Mr McPhee and I got the box and feed ready to run off the lime; & hope to get this part done also by monday. Begin to feel the need of a rest and hope soon to have the privilege. It seems that my work has been more increasing than common this past Summer, if such a thing is possible. {second page} AUGUST SUNDAY, 15 1886 We did not go out to church this morning, but, this evening instead. Heard the blind preacher from Simcoe who is present supplying for Bro. Calvert. The brother who preached to night took for his text a passage in Solomon's Sons. Stay me with flagons comfort me with apples for I am sick of love. A strange text, but some useful lessons were brought out. Do not like to hear sermons from such texts however. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> AUGUST MONDAY, 16 1886 Have had a delightful fall of rain to day which was greatly needed. Started to run off the lime for plastering this morning but was stopped by the rain. Billy & I finished up puting on the paper on the upper walls of the little house. Have about decided to go down to the Wesley Park Camp for a few days, Starting on Thursday next. Deo Volente. {second page} AUGUST TUESDAY, 17 1886 Worked away this forenoon at runing off lime as usual. It seems to be a very slow job for I have only got about three batches off to day all told. The Springvale lime is very slow to slack I have always heard. Went out to Dover this evening to take ma out mostly. Have felt much tried with Reids staying so long and makeing so free with our property. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> AUGUST WEDNESDAY, 18 1886 Have been exceedingly buisy to day at my usual work. Finished runing off the lime and went out after a load of lath. Got fifty seven small bunches of Crosby Morgan. Settled up for the other lot and paid five dollars on the present. Addam and Nora were here to day but I have been so buisy that I could not visit with them as I desired. {second page} AUGUST THURSDAY, 19 1886 Ma and i started for Niagara Falls this morning. Mr Reid taking us to Jarvis Went down with an excursion from Simcoe and arrived at our friends Mr Skinners about noon. Had our dinners with these kind friends and went to the Camp meeting to night. Had the pleasure of Kittie's company which of course I enjoyed. The attendence at Wesley Park was not as large as I expected to see. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> AUGUST FRIDAY, 20 1886 Went with ma and Mrs Watts to see the whirlpool rapids to day or this forenoon rather. This afternoon I went over to Manchester with Kittie who expected to meet a friend from Syracuse at the Station. We spent the whole afternoon in a fruitless tramp for we did not fine her. Went to Wesley Park again this evening and enjoyed it very much. {second page} AUGUST SATURDAY, 21 1886 Ma and I went down to Niagara the old town at the mouth of Niagara River this forenoon by rail. Arrived at the Rev. Samuel Wilsons a little before noon. Had a delightful visit with these kind friends and besides I went to visit the old fort Missisauga and Niagara the latter across the river. Was much interested in these old relics of former general {illegible}. Got back to Skinners this evening </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> AUGUST SUNDAY, 22 1886 Went to church in the village this morning with Mr Skinner, where we heard the new minister. This afternoon we attended at the camp ground and afterwards took a little strool down to the river, the whole family going with me. Took our lunch and remained to the evening service. Heard a Rev Dr Mahan of Alabania, President of Andrews College He delivered a noble discourse. {second page} AUGUST MONDAY, 23 1886 Took ma and Kittie down to Grimsby camp this morning to hear T.L. Talmage, who lectures this afternoon about the absurdities of Evolution. Mr W.H. Withrow editor of the magazine also gave a sort of lecture about the Niagara district Had the misfortune to have my pocketbook taken from my pocket with over twenty dollars enclosed besides a note for sixteen from Mr Parsons the Factory man. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> AUGUST TUESDAY, 24 1886 Went to the meeting at Wesley Park this forenoon and after dinner at Mr Skinners we started for home by the Canada southern and North Western, to Jarvis Found Reid there waiting to bring us home from the train. Only for losing my pocket book I should have been well satisfied with my visit to the Falls. This circumstance detracts somewhat however. {second page} AUGUST WEDNESDAY, 25 1886 Took Doc, the horse that I sold last night down to Jarvis this morning. Got a hundred dollars for him. Not quite his value I thought but, having too many horses was glad to reduce the number at a small sacrifice. Went out to Dover afterwards and had dinner at Mr Barretts. After attending to some small matters of business. Came home and worked in the garden till evening. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> AUGUST THURSDAY, 26 1886 I have worked in the garden all day to day. Got our turnips all cleaned and thined out besides doing a lot of other work. Billy finished cuting the cloverseed & got the reaper put away for another year. I have got the binder ready to comence cuting our last piece of oats in the morning. The Good Lord has continued His presence & my soul has rejoiced in Him. {second page} AUGUST FRIDAY, 27 1886 Got the binder ready this morning for work and started cuting the Flat before noon for McPhees The oats have been badly damaged around the outer edge of the field. They were a fine inside however. The weather has become quite warm and even sultry again. Have had some visitors from Simcoe to day Mrs. Harris and Aunt Lydia. Did not see them much however. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> AUGUST SATURDAY, 28 1886 Finished cuting oats on the Big Flat for Mr McPhees to day. Have also got the binder put away for a long rest. Mr McPhees have got in the oats from back field to day. They only had eight loads from the field of eight acres. The big flat is much better however in every respect. The weather is very warm and even sultry. It requires quite an effort to do much work. {second page} AUGUST SUNDAY, 29 1886 Went out to meeting this morning as usual Heard the blind preacher again, who by the way has been supplying for Bro. Calvert in his absence. The weather was very warm. Did not stop to Class. My friend W. J. Carpenter and his wife & children came & took tea with us this evening. Am glad that my Bro has become interested in the doctrine & experience of holiness. For without holiness no man shall see God. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> AUGUST MONDAY, 30 1886 Have been geting things in readiness for threshing to day. It rained quite a heavy shower this forenoon which came very acceptably. Went out to Dover this evening to get some meat and to do some other business. Took some wheat to the mill also. Got a half of veal or two quarters from Wm Watts weighing about forty seven pounds. Am to return meat for meat. Mrs W. had seen the Skinners since we saw them last. {second page} AUGUST TUESDAY, 31 1886 Have been threshing to day. Got along very well. Although it was owing a very disagreeable job owing to the heavy wind from the west and northwest. The two Henning boys have been helping together with Mr Hom and Sam McBride. Very unexpectedly recieved a letter from my friend Kittie this evening mostly with reference to Mr Watt's parasol however. Was glad to hear from her though. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> SEPTEMER WEDNESDAY, 1 1886 Finished threshing wheat this afternoon. Only had three hundred and sixty one bushells from the machine off of twenty four acres of ground yielding at the rate of 15 Bu per acre of ground Ma and I went out to Dover this evening to look after some small matters of business. Called to see Mr Varey about plastering our little house. He has promised to come on Monday next Cool weather has come. {second page} SEPTEMBER THURSDAY, 2 1886 Have been engaged at sundry jobs to day. This afternoon I went down to the lake shore after a load of sand for plastering purposes. Intended to have gone out to Dover but could not get off in time. Had an old {illegible} come to us for lodgings to night, who is apparently a Jew. He sells jewellry and spectacles of his own manufacture he says. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> SEPTEMBER FRIDAY, 3 1886 Worked in the garden this forenoon and this afternoon I went out to Dover after some brick to make a chimney or two for the McPhee house also some other necessaries - a barrell of salt and some lath &c. Went to our Basket social this evening. It was held in the school house. The music was excellent especialy the string band. Proceed go to building a sidewalk in Victor. {second page} SEPTEMBER SATURDAY, 4 1886 Helped Billy this forenoon at geting in oats. This afternoon I have been making a reach for the old waggon by way of repair. Worked some in the garden also Ma and I went down to James Holcombs this evening to hear about the folk below. Ruth had just come home last night from the funeral of her sister Mrs N.C.Holcomb. The funeral happened on Monday last. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> SEPTEMBER SUNDAY, 5 1886 Took Ma and Bertha out to meeting this morning. Remained in the village to all the days services including Sunday School We had dinner with Mifs Giles & I took tea at Mr Barretts. It was our minister's first day after a month or more away. Congregation was good and sermons excellent. The Good Lord was also with us to own and to bless. {second page} SEPTEMBER MONDAY, 6 1886 Ma and I went out to town this morning to get some necessaries I went to the funeral of the late Joseph Bell while there. The poor man died from the effects of a spree. Was found dead in his bed. He was an old resident the oldest in Port Dover at the time of his death. Had been a liquor seller for many years and yet claimed to be a Methodist. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> SEPTEMBER TUESDAY, 7 1886 Spent most of the forenoon hunting up the calves and went again this evening; but have not found them yet. Have been working the ballance of the day at McPhees geting ready to plaster the house tomorrow. The weather has been exceedingly warm during the day and is becoming quite dry McPhees finished geting their Cloverseed in the barn today. {second page} SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY, 8 1886 Mr Varey and is three sons Josy, Eber and William came this morning and have been plastering the McPhee house for me. Mr James McBride and Will Henning have been helping me tend the masons. We have had a pretty hard time of it the Lime seemed to work so bad. They got the house pretty well done to night however. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> SEPTEMBER THURSDAY, 9 1886 Mr. Varey & his son William helped about plastering and puting up the chimneys to day. Got done about five o'clock this evening, after which I took them out to Dover. Had William Henning to help tend the masons to day also settled up with the latter this evening and paid him off The weather continues very warm. {second page} SEPTEMBER FRIDAY, 10 1886 I took ma up to Simcoe this morning in time for the train North Left our horse at George Lemon's and took the Canada Southern Crossing. Got ma on board the train for Dresden to see my sister. Came back to Simcoe by the noon train Had dinner at George Lemons & enjoyed my visit with them there very much. Stoped at Mr L{illegible} to see about seed wheat. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> SEPTEMBER SATURDAY, 11 1886 I have been at work runing off some lime for the second coat of plaster. Water being scarce I did not make much headway. Having to carry and draw from the creek all the water used. Mr McPhee and Billy have been to Simcoe with a couple of loads of corn, for canning purposes. Feel quite lost without my mother who is away. {second page} SEPTEMBER SUNDAY, 12 1886 Did not go out to church this morning on account of the rain. Went out this evening however and had a very good sermon from our minister. He preached from Jacobs dream, at Bethel. Took Mr Reid out with me. It seems so strange to have ma away so long. Hope to stand for a while though. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> SEPTEMBER MONDAY, 13 1886 Worked at runing off lime for the last coat again to day. This afternoon however, I have been helping Mr McPhee at carpenter work most of the time. Went out to Dover this evening to see about some business matters. Promised Mrs J. Riddel to supply her with eight or nine bushells of potatoes by and by. Went to Prayer meeting also. {second page} SEPTEMBER TUESDAY, 14 1886 I went up to Mr Chryslers this morning after some seed wheat. He let me have twenty bushells which I am to pay him ninety cents this Fall for or what he gets for his wheat when he sells it. Went out to Dover after a load of sand this afternoon. Took the mail for Mr Reid also. Called to see Mattie for a few minutes. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY, 15 1886 Expected to have had the masons to finish our the plastering of our little house to day; but were disappointed. Mr McPhee and I have been working away at making and puting on the window casings all day. The weather is somewhat changeable to night it is raining again. Billy took another load of corn up to Simcoe to day making his fifth load. {second page} SEPTEMBER THURSDAY, 16 1886 Have had quite a rainy day to day. Helped Mr McPhee most of the time this forenoon at geting Window and door casings on. Finished all to day. I went out to Dover after dinner Took Reid's mail out and back and did some other business of my own besides. The roads were pretty muddy and present prospects are that they will be worse before they are better. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> SEPTEMBER FRIDAY, 17 1886 Mr B Varey and his three boys came out this morning to put on the last coat of plaster on for the McPhee house. They got it all completed by night. Took Mr Varey and William Varey home afterwards. Brought Mattie Will and Lilie Varey home with me. Intended to have taken them to J.R. Clarkes lecture in Jarvis but was too late. {second page} SEPTEMBER SATURDAY, 18 1886 Have been working at the McPhee house this afternoon, painting inside work Took Mattie Will and Lilie Very who have been visiting with us since last night with me down to Jarvis this morning. Took them home this evening. Called at Mrs Clarkes on the way home to see Mr N. C. and Holcombe and Mrs Lawes who have just come up from Pelham. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> SEPTEMBER SUNDAY, 19 1886 On account of rain this morning we did not go to church as usual. We went down to Mrs Clarkes about noon. Mr Reid and I, Mr N. C. Holcomb & Mrs Lawes being there. Had a very pleasant visit with the latter. They came home with us on their way to James Holcombs and took tea with us. The only excuse for to days visit is that these friends go home to morrow. {second page} SEPTEMBER MONDAY, 20 1886 Worked away to day at paintin most of the time. Got quite a start. This evening I went down to James Holcombs to have a sing with Mrs Lawes They did not get home from Simcoe until late. but still so we did not get through until after midnight. Did not feel like comeing home after and so stayed all night at James </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> SEPTEMBER TUESDAY, 21 1886 Did not get home from James Holcombs until late. Worked at painting most of the time through the day however. This evening I went up to unckle John Matthews for tea with Mr Holcomb Some things about my visit were not overly pleasant. Have foolishly allowed myself to think a good deal of Mrs Lawes, even after a sad experience past. {second page} SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY, 22 1886 I have been working away at painting the inside wood work of the McPhee house. Got over the last portion on nearly, the first time. The men have got to work on the wheat ground again to day. They have been gang-ploughing the field second north from the barn. The weathe is quite unsettled, however and the prospects are that seeding will be again interupted. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> SEPTEMBER THURSDAY, 23 1886 Continued to work at my job of painting most of the time this forenoon as usual. Went out to Dover after dinner after Ma who came on the noon train from Dresden. The report from the folks at Dresden all well and buisy as usual making a living Brought Reids mail with me. Had Mr McSurly here to dinner to day. {second page} SEPTEMBER FRIDAY, 24 1886 Have been working at the same job as yesterday. Got about done painting the inside of the McPhees house; all but the unfinished portions. Billy has been sowing the field of wheat this side of the woods to day. Mr Reid has been geting his lime run off ready for the plastering to day His men got their dinner here. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> SEPTEMBER SATURDAY, 25 1886 Worked in the garden this forenoon. This afternoon I went out with Reid takeing the waggon and brought home a load of brick for him. Had quite a time geting the bricks from the old wall and cleaned ready to load up. Brought about five hundred The weather is very mild and wet. We have a field of peas partly out yet The prospect is poor for taking care of them. {second page} SEPTEMBER SUNDAY, 26 1886 The rainy weather still continues & on account of it we could not go out to church this morning. Have enjoyed the day very much at home however and in reading meditation and prayer. This evening I went out to meeting the rain having stopped. Had an excellent sermon from a stranger whose name I did not know. It was childrens day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> SEPTEMBER MONDAY, 27 1886 Helped Mr Reid this forenoon and part of the time this afternoon to mix morter for the masons. They have been plastering his house this afternoon or rather to day. Am thankful that the job is done, excepting the second coat which is to be put on yet. Have been to the Cheese Factory this evening to see our old sow. The hoggs there have a strange disease and some die ours are well yet though. {second page} SEPTEMBER TUESDAY, 28 1886 The weather continues very unsettled and rainy. The tinsmith man from Port Dover was here and put up eavestroughs arround my little house to day. He put up the troughs for seven cents per foot. Mr McPhee took the last load of sweet corn up to Simcoe Canning Factory to day. Feel anxious to learn how the {illegible} has paid. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY, 29 1886 The late rains have made the ground very wet and the roads muddy. Worked arround the house and in the garden this forenoon. This afternoon I went up to Simcoe and to Mr J. B. Carpenters with Billy McPhee I wanted Billy to hear Mr Carpenters plan of working farm at the halves which he has been trying for some years on one of his farms. {second page} SEPTEMBER THURSDAY, 30 1886 Have been working at sundry jobs this forenoon arround the house. This afternoon I went up to the Grange Hall to see the Wholesale agent. Quite a number of the members were there to give their orders. Mr McPhees have got to drawing in peas again To night however it is raining again. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> OCTOBER FRIDAY, 1 1886 I have been working in the garden this forenoon geting beans gathered &c. This afternoon Ma and I went up to Mr W. L Nixons on the town-line to make a long promised visit Enjoyed a fiew hours with them very much. Found David Smith here when we came home. He wanted my Buck Sheep for two or three weeks. Had bad account of the McPhees of them. {second page} OCTOBER SATURDAY, 2 1886 Settled up with Mr McPhee this morning about the corn and got about fifty dollars for my share. Took the mail out to Dover for the Reids and while in Dover. I paid my second Binder note at the express office, ammounting to eighty eight dollars. Have still another note to meet next year. It has been a dear implement. Took Sarah Walsh to P{illegible} this evening. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> OCTOBER SUNDAY, 3 1886 Bertha and I went out to Dover this morning to church. Had a very good sermon from the Townsend circuit minister Rev Mr. Russ. The leading members of the congregation lately requested the minister to have class meetings again instead of fellowship meetings. The request was granted Do not feel much gratified with the change, for I never could seem to fall into the duties of leader readily. {second page} OCTOBER MONDAY, 4 1886 Have tried to do something in the way of work to day, but the rain has made it some what slow. Worked in the garden most of the time. This afternoon have been digging potatoes. Find them a splendid crop Had some conversation with Mr McPhee about his staying on. Mr & Mrs Clarke were here to tea with Mrs Clarkes daughter. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> OCTOBER TUESDAY, 5 1886 Have been digging potatoes to day with all my might. Got the beauty of hebrons done and a nice pile of the Red Dakotahs. The latter are much the largest and best to turn out. The weather is quite mild, even warm PM McPhee went away this morning, to Stratford Am expecting that the whole family will leave before long. {second page} OCTOBER WEDNESDAY, 6 1886 Got started at digging the Red Dakotah potatoes to day. They are much better to turn out than the Beauty of Hebrons, and of a grater size. Mr Reid has had the Vareys puting on the last coat of plaster on his new house to day. They got it done to night. Had their meals here. Bro Calvert is here on a visit this evening for a short time. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> OCTOBER THURSDAY, 7 1886 Worke a good part of the time at my potatoe digging to day as usual. Went up to the Grange this afternoon however expecting to have had a meeting, but was disappointed. There was only two there besides myself. Mr W. L Nixon and John Hair. We are somewhat affraid that our Grange is going to die out. Prospects are not at all good at present. {second page} OCTOBER FRIDAY, 8 1886 Worked at my potatoe digging most of the time to day. Had to visit with my friends part of the time however. Went up to unckle John's to dinner with Mr Gutcher. The weather has been very warm to day, and continues the same It is very pleasant however and the roads geting good again Was surprised to find our old white sow sick to night. She has eleven little piggs three or four weeks old. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> OCTOBER SATURDAY, 1886 Worked away at my potatoes this forenoon as usual. This afternoon I have been doing a very unpleasant duty. Had the misfortune to loose our old breeding sow from inflamation of the lungs. She had eleven little pigs three or four weeks old am in hopes that the little piggs can be saved Our friend Allie Horton & her little ones left us this afternoon. So did George Gutcher. {second page} OCTOBER SUNDAY, 1886 Took Ma and Bertha with me to church this morning. Had our dear old friend and pastor Rev James Gray to preach to us both morning and evening. Enjoyed both services very much. He seems to have improved very much, being much more earnest than before. Took tea with Bro Gray and wife at Mary Giles. Had dinner at Mr Stringers and Went to Sunday School & from there went home with Mattie. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> OCTOBER MONDAY, 11 1886 After doing chores I have been digging potatoes to day. Have just about got done for this year. The crop has been excellent both in quantity and quality. The weather is very fine or I might better say delightful, and so warm. Have not enjoyed as much of the love of God in my heart to day as in other days because of my unbelief. Lord help. {second page} OCTOBER TUESDAY, 12 1886 Finished digging potatoes this forenoon. Ma and I went out to Dover this afternoon to look after some matters of business. Took tea at Mrs Learys Enjoyed an hour with these friends very much. Went to see about selling wheat. Found the price to be quite low. and Only about seventy cents per bu. The delightful weather still continues. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> OCTOBER WEDNESDAY, 13 1886 I have been working at gathering apples to take to Simcoe, to the Dryer to day. Was disappointed in finding some of the apples too soft to peel and a great many more than I expected were rotten or partly so. The weather has been very fine and warm, to day. There is some appearance of an early change in the temperature. Had some talk with Billy to night about re-engagement {second page} OCTOBER THURSDAY, 14 1886 An exceedingly heavy wind and rain storm has been visiting us to day. Mostly Wind from the south-West. Fences have been badly upset and some trees blown over. In Port Dover the high water and heavy sea have done great damage arround the harbour Both Peirs and part of the light house have been destroyed. Besides other property. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> OCTOBER FRIDAY, 15 1886 Worked away at sundry jobs to day. Finished makeing a new Driving house door this morning. Picked some apples also. Mr Gutcher and I went out to Dover this evening. It was a disappointment to hear of the Fall in Wheat prices. It has almost gone out of the market for the time being. Buyers of last year being heavy loosers. {second page} OCTOBER SATURDAY, 16 1886 I went out or rather up to Simcoe to day Took ma along with me. Had dinner and tea at Florences. It has been one of my darkest days. Sometimes I think the Lord has indeed forsaken me. My desire in all my life long to this hour has been to owe no man anything but to love one another My expectation has become more and more hopeless. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> OCTOBER SUNDAY, 17 1886 On account of rain we did not get out to church to day though we fully intended going. It rained at the time of both morning and evening service Have had a high day at home however. The Good Lord has been graciously present during my pleading at the throne of grace and while I have been reading the precious book of all books. {second page} OCTOBER MONDAY, 18 1886 The rains have ceased again & fine weather is the order of the day. Mr Gutcher left us this morning for the Port and I went out to Dover about noon. This afternoon we have been threshing John Henning has been helping me. Have made a partial engagement with him for the winter. Expect the McPhees to leave us soon. Mrs Reid has been after her furniture to day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> OCTOBER TUESDAY, 19 1886 Have been threshing grain to day Finished up, the peas and got the clover seed pretty well done. The latter did not seem to turn out as well as we thought it would. Instead of forty bushels we will only get about thirty. Had a dreadfully dirty job as in fact we always do when we thresh cloverseed. The weather has been very warm for this season. {second page} OCTOBER WEDNESDAY, 20 1886 Threshed the remainder of cloverseed this morning and got started at threshing oats; but for want of help we had to stop threshing & this afternoon went to the show in Simcoe. The day being fine a great crowd was gathered and the number of entries was considerable Got home just in time to escape a wetting. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> OCTOBER THURSDAY, 21 1886 I went down to Jarvis this morning after the Grange goods. Stopped at James Holcombs for dinner on the way home. Mrs Holcomb came home with me, to spend the afternoon with ma. Finished threshing this afternoon for this year. Have also been distributing the Grange goods to the several par parties as well. Had a visit from the Holcombs this evening. {second page} OCTOBER FRIDAY, 22 1886 Have got to work at last gathering apples John and I got the barn doors shut from threshing this morning however I have been geting apples packed ready to take out to Dover to morrow. Had William Gilbertson here this evening to see about working the place at halves in the McPhees place. Think some of trying Gilbertson if he concludes to take the chance. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> OCTOBER SATURDAY, 23 1886 John has been working at the apples again to day. I helped this forenoon. Got four barrels ready and took them out to Dover this afternoon for Mr Barrett. Had dinner with these kind friends. Saw Mrs Frank Barrett who just came from Chicago last evening, where she resides. She is a large fleshy lady rather good looking. {second page} OCTOBER SUNDAY, 24 1886 I went to service in Dover alone this morning There being some appearance of rain Ma thought best not to go. It did not rain however. Our own minister preached to us as usual A service of song was annointed for this evening to be conducted by a Mr Buntley who is holding a musical conference at present in our ch church. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> OCTOBER MONDAY, 25 1886 Went up to Simcoe this morning to see about note, also to Mr James McKnights in Windham who is interested somewhat. Had a very cold drive up there being a cold, strong North West wind blowing all the way. Did not find Mr McKnight at home as I expected, so I remained till night to see him & on account of the darkness had to remain all night. {second page} OCTOBER TUESDAY, 26 1886 Came home from Windham this forenoon by {illegible} The wind had changed right about so blowed in my face comeing home as I did {illegible} It has been blowing very strongly from the North East & very, very cold Found them all right at home. Went down to Mr J Holcomb this evening to visit with his mother. Billy & wife who had been to {illegible} and away. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> OCTOBER WEDNESDAY, 27 1886 John and I got to work again this forenoon at gathering apples but still we did not get nearly done. This afternoon however on account of rain we have been doing some other work. Brought home a load of wood from John Marr slashing. Settled up with John A McBride for twine &c for which we owed nearly two dollars Had to give my note for that amount payable Jan 1st 1887. {second page} OCTOBER THURSDAY, 28 1886 Rain continued to fall this forenoon, but fair weather has set in this afternoon. Went down to Holcombs about noon. Had dinner wt with them and Billy Holcomb. The latter started for North Pelham this afternoon. I have been geting some plastering done this evening I went out to Dover after some groceries & other necessaries. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> OCTOBER FRIDAY, 29 1886 John and I have been geting our apples put away ready to take to the cider mill and for other uses. Had some n{illegible} to see about renting. Did not commit myself however. Hope to get a more satisfactory lot of people next time. The weather is quite warm & with frequent rains. The roads have become very heavy. {second page} OCTOBER SATURDAY, 30 1886 Have spent our time mostly at gathering apples to day I went out to Dover this evening to see about certain matters. Our apple crop this year has given us much work and very little money. The prospect still keeps poor for makeing money out of them, or in fact any-thing else Our business is much in need of money though. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> OCTOBER SUNDAY, 31 1886 Ma and I went out to Dover this morning to church as usual It is sometime since ma went however. Our minister preached and the service was quite interesting. Tickets for the Nov. Quarterly meeting were distributed. A large number remained to class. It has been a most delightful day - so warm and sunny. The roads also are geting good. {second page} NOVEMBER MONDAY, 1 1886 John and I finished picking the apples to day. He got up a load of wood this evening. I went up to Simcoe this afternoon, called at Dan Rose's mill and made arrangements for geting money on the wheat to pay interest. Was quite successful in makeing arrangements for other matters requiring attention. God Himself has been with me to help. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> NOVEMBER TUESDAY, 2 1886 John and I got a load of wheat cleaned up this forenoon and he took it up to Dan Rose's mill for me this afternoon. I have been patching up the roof on our old house. Did not find it as bad as I expected. Will have to shingle before long however, if the Good Lord spares us. The weather is very fine indeed; so warm & Spring like. Got our old Sow home to day from the factory. {second page} NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY, 3 1886 We got another load of wheat cleaned up this morning and I took it up to Rose's mill afterwards. Got money of Rose to pay my interest with and sent it away by express afterwards. Mr McPhee gave me his account for building this morning It was a good deal more than I expected. Feel much discouraged sometimes. But God knows best. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> NOVEMBER THURSDAY, 4 1886 I sent John to the Lynn Valey mill with another load of wheat to day. This makes three loads that we have drawn. the roads are in fine condition for this time of year. I went out to Dover this evening to see about some matters of business. Have been plastering some patches in our dining room through the day with some other work. {second page} NOVEMBER FRIDAY, 5 1886 I sent John away with another load of wheat this morning makeing four in all so far. Have been fixing up our old house for the winter. It always takes a lot of repairing before cold weather comes, to keep it out. Went down to Holcombs this evening. James had just returned with Ruth from Pelham, where they have been visiting for a fiew days. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> NOVEMBER SATURDAY, 6 1886 Our first fall of snow came last night, and has continued nearly all day. John and I cleaned up some tymothy seed this forenoon This afternoon we have been working at cleaning out the barn cistern. Find that we have got into a very serious job of work there, which may take two or three days. Had a short visit from Mr Bird last night John took Sarah home to night, for me. {second page} NOVEMBER SUNDAY, 7 1886 I took John with me and went to the Jarvis Quarterly meeting this morning. Did not get there in time for the early service, as we were unacquainted with the time. Enjoyed the meeting very much. Saw Mrs Lavern Horton on the way home. She goes home to morrow. Am trying to live in the performance of every know duty with God's help. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> NOVEMBER MONDAY, 8 1886 I went out to Dover this afternoon with a load of potatoes for Mr Barrett Sold twenty five bushells for at forty cents per Bu. Made some further contracts to suply potatoes also. Saw Harry Barrett who had just returned from Chicago. Had a visit from David Smith and W. Gilbertson this evening, to see us about renting our farm. {second page} NOVEMBER TUESDAY, 9 1886 John and I have been engaged much as usual. Got up a grist of wheat and of peas for chop this forenoon. Went to Simcoe this afternoon, took my grist along to Rose's mill. Attended the Division Grange this afternoon as well. Got home with my grist just in time to escape a serious soaking. The weather has become quite warm again. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY, 10 1886 Worked at the stable this forenoon and at other jobs. John has been working in the garden at taking care of roots. I went out to Dover this afternoon to see about certain matters Got the promise of Mr Montgomery to pay the Senior note, so the Good Lord is beginning to deliver me. John Henning is going home to night Expect Bob McBride in his place however. {second page} NOVEMBER THURSDAY, 11 1886 My new hand Bob McBride came this morning and has been helping me to day. We have been gathering in turnips and other roots together with cabbage and cellery, for Winter The weather has been very cold and disagreeable all day, a north East wind has been blowing incessantly Am thankful for a readiness for winter Went to the Grange this afternoon as usual. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> NOVEMBER FRIDAY, 12 1886 Finished geting in our cabbage and other vegetables from the garden this forenoon. This afternoon Bob has been geting up a couple of loads of wood from John Marr's bush. We have continued to be very busy at our preperation for winter mostly to day A snow storm is in progress to night. This seems Winter in earnest. {second page} NOVEMBER SATURDAY, 13 1886 I have been sorting over and puting away apples for the winter to day. Found the weather rather cold, but still, the work has made some progress. Bob has been helping at sundry jobs. Got our cows all up to night and calves, for the first time Snow fell last night, so that the ground is well covered with perhaps five inches. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> NOVEMBER SUNDAY, 14 1886 Did not get out to meeting this although it was quarterly Service. Had to do my chores all alone and this prevents my geting ready in time. The roads were in a pretty bad state owing to the late snow storm, besides. Have enjoyed the Sabbath at home however very much Find it good to wait upon God even at home as well as in the sanctuary. {second page} NOVEMBER MONDAY, 15 1886 Have been very buisy geting some potatoes and apples ready to take out to Dover this forenoonand this afternoon I took them out. The roads are pretty bad now the snow having about all melted. The weather is fine however and I am sure the roads will soon be good again if this weather continues Sold the ballance of my potatoes at 40 cts per bushell. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> NOVEMBER TUESDAY, 16 1886 Bob McBride and I have been as buisy as possible to day at sundry jobs. Fixed fence on the East side of the ten acre field in order to pasture the corn field a while. This afternoon we killed our old pet ewe for mutton. Have been puting away apples and cloverseed besides doing some other chores. We are having a visit from our old friend G.W. Lemon to night. {second page} NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY, 17 1886 On account an incessant rain fall to day we have not been able to do very much out of doors. I have had Bob doing chores most of the time while I have been picking over apples. McPhees sale came off this afternoon notwithstanding the rain, quite a large number of people came and things sold very well. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> NOVEMBER THURSDAY, 18 1886 Snow has been falling nearly all the time to day, and the wind has been blowing almost a hurricane. I have been sorting over apples in the woodhouse and Bob has been helping. Billy went up to Simcoe with another load of moveables through the storm. To night we have settled up and got along much better than I expected The Spirit of my God was not with held in our business. {second page} NOVEMBER FRIDAY, 19 1886 Finished picking over our winter apples this forenoon, while Bob got up a couple loads of wood from John Marr's I went out to Dover this afternoon to see about some important matters of business Got a couple of hundred dollars of Bro. Montgomery to pay the Senior note, to be paid in twelve months with Seven percent Interest. Settled the McPhee matter also by giving my note for the amt $20 for one year with Int. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> NOVEMBER SATURDAY, 20 1886 The fine weather which we have had to day compelled me to do a good deal more than I would otherwise have done. Went up to Simcoe in the first place to deposit some money in the Bank. Next I went to Dover with a load of potatoes which I sold at forty cents per bushell Found the roads pretty bad though Am thankful to have these things attended too. {second page} NOVEMBER SUNDAY, 21 1886 On account of the very bad state of the roads this forenoon we have not been able to get to our own church to day. Went over to Mr Gradys church this forenoon instead. Have enjoyed reading the precious work and other priveleges during the day. God has been my support and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore the earth be removed and the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> NOVEMBER MONDAY, 22 1886 I have been geting a load of apples ready for the cider mill to day. Have had Bob McBride ploughing. Got him started in the big North East Corner field. He made some complaint about it being wet. The weather has become very warm again & ploughing weather in earnest. Hired Peter Mitchel for the four months to day at ten dollars per month He begins to morrow. {second page} NOVEMBER TUESDAY, 23 1886 Rain has been falling since last night most of the time. Peter has been ploughing through the day however. Found our corn ground rather wet so we comenced ploughing the new ground field instead had a letter from Cynthia Spence this evening with sorrowful news. Feel much sympathy for any woman who has a drunken husband. She was once a schoolmate. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {DUPLICATE OF PREVIOUS PAGE} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> NOVEMBER WEDNESDAY, 24 1886 Peter Mitchel has been ploughing again to day in the new ground field. Albert McWade came about noon and is going to help plough after to day as the ground keeps open. I got my load of apples ready for the cider-mill this forenoon. This afternoon I took them up to Simcoe and sold them at ten cents per Bushell. The roads were pretty bad being frozen somewhat. {second page} NOVEMBER THURSDAY, 25 1886 Albert McWade and Peter Mitchel have both been ploughing the new ground field to day. The weather is somewhat wintry but still sod ploughs well. I have been working away geting potatoes pitted up for the winter and some other chores done through the day. It begins to seem like home again after McPhees departure. Their presence was very irksome. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> NOVEMBER FRIDAY, 26 1886 The boys have both been ploughing in the new ground field as usual They are geting along nicely after all The weather has some appearance of becomeing colder though. I have been sorting and bagging apples for the cider mill with some other work. Went out to Dover this evening to take some butter &c. {second page} NOVEMBER SATURDAY, 27 1886 Albert McWade and Peter Mitchel have both been ploughing in the new ground field as usual. Albert got up wood this forenoon however. I have very busy at sundry jobs It seems as though I am never to complete my arrangements for Winter. Have felt very much tempted to dou'bt and fear to day. But still the sun-light is breaking through the clouds ever and more. Glory to God </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> NOVEMBER SUNDAY, 28 1886 We did not go out to church this morning on account of stormy weather and bad roads. This evening, however Mr Reid and I made out to get out and back. We seem to be haveing more bad roads than common this fall The service this evening was conducted by our own minister, who preached about the rebuilding of Jerusalem, drawing inference there from. {second page} NOVEMBER MONDAY, 29 1886 Started early this morning for Simcoe and had a rough ride over the bad roads. Had also to go up to Mr. McKnight's in Windham to see him about the Hall Note due to day. Got back in time to save trouble. Got the money of T.R. Nelles to meet of Was told a wilful murder that had been committed in Simcoe last night by the Gallagers, a Roman Catholic family. Brought home my new suit of clothes fomr Cope's tonight. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> NOVEMBER TUESDAY, 30 1886 My man and I have been working at sundry jobs arround the barn and house to day. We are trying to get our cistern repaired up at the drivebarn. The cover having caved in last spring. We are now in a fare way to get it done up in good shape. Am thankful to have good help at last. Peter Mitchel is a good faithful man Would be glad to have such help through the summer. {second page} DECEMBER WEDNESDAY, 1 1886 Peter and I have been working at the cistern this forenoon. This afternoon he has been drawing manure over to the garden, while I have been doing some other work. A change has come at last and the weather has become cold and wintry Had a short call from John Belbec this morning. Settled up an account with him for Sawing my note, payable in Eleven Months from to day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> DECEMBER THURSDAY, 2 1886 Peter and I cut wood in the woods this forenoon for the first This afternoon I went out to Dover partly to take Reids mail . Took a bag of apples to Bro Calvert also. The weather has been exceedingly cold and windy Had a very disagreeable ride out to town and back There seems to be plenty of talk about elections now-a-days. I suppose it will continue for some time to come. {second page} DECEMBER FRIDAY, 3 1886 Have had Peter at work geting out manure from the cow-stable to the garden patch to day. I worked at spliting and cuting wood a good part of the time. The weather is very cold and frosty. About Zero weather most of the time Had quite an exhibition at the School-house this evening. Proceeds for the building the Victor side-walk. Had a good laugh at R. Lampkins speech. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> DECEMBER SATURDAY, 4 1886 Have had Peter at work at the manure drawing again to day. I have been engaged much as usual. Went out to Dover this afternoon to take some apples to our minister. &c. Came home by Mrs Clarkes. Had a pretty rough ride that way. The weather is cold and frosty. Fine cold winter weather No prospect of a change for some time to come. {second page} DECEMBER SUNDAY, 5 1886 Have spent another Sunday at home. It beats all how habbit grows on one. We have not been to church in several weeks on account of bad roads and inclement weather. It seems easier to find an excuse now for staying home than in the beginning. The roads are still quite rough and the weather very cold this forenoon, so much so that we had not pluck enough to start. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> DECEMBER MONDAY, 6 1886 Went down to Holcombs this morning with to see about geting James to help butcher. Was greatly surprised to find that Mr N. C. Holcomb was there with Joseph Thomas. Had a short visit with them & came home. Have been doing sundry jobs this afternoon Had Mr Reid, Mr Holcomb to see us this evening My man has been geting out manure again to day from the cow stable. {second page} DECEMBER TUESDAY, 7 1886 I drove to Mr William Porret near Nanticoke this morning to pay Sarah Walch a small ballance due her for work. Have been working since at Sundry jobs. Peter has been geting out manure most of the time as usual. Had a visit from Mr. N.C. Holcomb this evening with little Arthur Lawes James Holcomb and wife were here also. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> DECEMBER WEDNESDAY, 8 1886 My man has finished drawing and spreading manure on the garden patch to day. I have been somewhat unwell but took ma out to Dover this afternoon and went up to Lige Decons to see about geting some cider made. Find that the roads are geting quite good again Fine warm weather seems to be near us again Snow appears to have fallen all arround us abundantly but none here. {second page} DECEMBER THURSDAY, 9 1886 Peter and I cut wood in the back woods this forenoon This afternoon he has been drawing while I went up to the Grange. Succeeded in geting my office of the Secretary on the Shoulders of another. P. Judson Austin for which I am thankful The wholesale Supply agent was at the Hall with Samples Recieved a letter from our dear friend Mrs Hiram Depew of Hopewell N.Y. to day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> DECEMBER FRIDAY, 10 1886 I went to E. Decon's cider-mill to day, having put off going much longer than I intended on account of cold weather comeing as soon. Have had Peter at work at the wood pile & at other jobs. James Holcomb Came this morning to help kill hogs; but gave it up on account of cider-making. The roads have got quite good since the thaw. {second page} DECEMBER SATURDAY, 11 1886 Have been engaged at sundry jobs to day and so has Peter. I went down to the cheese factory this afternoon to get the last payment for cheese. Recieved a much larger sum than I expected viz eighteen dollars. Went from the factory to Dover, after some necessaries. Bought a hand-saw and some other tools to replace those carried away by the McPhees. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> DECEMBER SUNDAY, 12 1886 We fully in intended to have gone to church this morning, but again failed. Got our chores done in time to go out this evening however. Had a very interesting service, our own minister officiating. The text of the evening was the vision of the dry bones in Ezekial. Some very good points were made. On particularly embracing a comparison between the dry bones and Sin. {second page} DECEMBER MONDAY, 13 1886 On account of rain to day Peter and I have been working in the barn at cleaning up tymothy seed and some other grains. It appears as though a change is comeing in the weather for it seems much colder this evening. Had a short visit from George Ryerse this afternoon Settled up with him in a kind of a way. Was surprised to find from his testimony that I had paid him 15$ that I had not put down. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> DECEMBER TUESDAY, 14 1886 Looked for James Holcomb this morning to help us about killing our hoggs He failed to come so I went down to see about it. Came home immediately and got things in readiness killed two hogs myself being the first that I remember of. Got five killed and dressed I has some appearance of snow for sleighing. It has is falling quite fast & comes from the South West. {second page} DECEMBER WEDNESDAY, 15 1886 I went down to Jarvis this morning to take the old Sow. Sold her carcas 328 lbs for at four & a half cents per pound Took a smaller pig to Dover this afternoon to Mr Barrett It weighed 10 139 lbs sold at 5 1/4 cents per pound. Came home by Mr William Porock near Nanticoke when I went after Sarah Walch who has come to help me again. The weather has been extremely cold to day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> DECEMBER THURSDAY, 16 1886 Peter and I helped Mr Hom finish his threshing this forenoon This afternoon we have been cuting wood in the woods. The threshing business don't seem to agree with me very well. I am quite poorley again as the result. The weather is quite changeable. To night there is every appearance of a fall of snow This would be a great convenience to us just now. {second page} DECEMBER FRIDAY, 17 1886 Peter and I helped neighbour Hom thresh again this forenoon. This afternoon we have been cuting wood in the woods. Have felt like anything but work though. Threshing almost invariably makes me sick. Would be glad if farming could be done without having to do such dirty work. The weather is looking much like Winter snow is falling to night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> DECEMBER SATURDAY, 18 1886 Peter and I worked at cuting wood in the woods this forenoon. This afternoon He has been drawing manure and wood, while ma and I went out to Dover. Drove the cutter for the first time this winter, found the roads very good. Am especialy favoured these days with the Divine presence and blessing. His presence makes my paradise. What must it be to be there. {second page} DECEMBER SUNDAY, 19 1886 Ma and I went out to church this morning, the first time in a good while. She stay for the evening service and I went back after doing the evening chores. Had a young Bro Baer of the Walsh circuit who fairly astonished us but by his eloquent and powerful preaching. He is not twenty one yet and only comes preaching about ten months ago. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> DECEMBER MONDAY, 20 1886 I have been very busily engaged as usual at sundry jobs. Made a tongue for my bob sleigh besides doing some errends. Want to take the ballance of our wheat to market so we have also got our horses shod ready. Am exceedingly grateful to Almighty God for continued manifestations of his presence and the joys of His great Salvation. I never felt more happy in Him. DECEMBER TUESDAY, 21 1886 Finished making my sleigh tongue this forenoon This afternoon Peter and I cleaned up a load of wheat or rather twenty five bushells and I took it to Cooks Mills, Twenty bushells of it went to pay for seed wheat got of Chrysler last fall. Brought home a barrell of coal oil for the Reids to start on in their store. They have such up hill work in geting started. I feel sorry for them. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> DECEMBER WEDNESDAY, 22 1886 Peter and I cleaned up a load of wheat this forenoon this afternoon I took it up to Roses mill While I was away Peter has been cuting and spliting wood at the woodhouse. Got five gallons of oil at Reids new store this afternoon. being the first thing bought there since its erection. Hope to see it in full blast in a feiw days. {second page} DECEMBER THURSDAY, 23 1886 We cleaned up another load of wheat or rather the balla Fl this forenoon and I took it up to the mill. Had 30 Bu & 31 lbs on this load After comeing home we cleaned up the ballance and only had about twenty bushells instead of sixty as we expected. We went down to the Wattses this evening ma and I for an evenings visit. Have had one of my blue spells however so did not enjoy it much. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> DECEMBER FRIDAY, 24 1886 It has been raining most of the time to day Towards night however the wind changed to the North West and it turned to snow. It looks now like cold weather again. Peter and I have been cleaning up some tymothy seed this forenoon We have been cleaning up the drive barn and packing away the implements. It has been in a very bad state since the McPhees left. {second page} DECEMBER SATURDAY, 25 1886 Being Christmas day, Peter has been away for a hollowday. I have been doing chores nearly all day as a consequence. Had Christmas dinner at home all alone excepting Mr & Mrs Reid who were with us. The weather has become quite cold with splendid sleighing Scarcely any snow on the ground either. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> DECEMBER SUNDAY, 26 1886 Went out to church this evening took Bertha and Daisy with me. Mr Calvert had what he calls children day to day, his sermon being intended for the children altogether. The congregation was very large this evening. The minister took for his text What manner of child shall this be. Several interesting points were made by the minister. The children were quite interested. {second page} DECEMBER MONDAY, 27 1886 I went down to Jarvis this morning after a box of Grange goods but was disappointed in geting them. The weather has turned very cold since last night, and sleighing is splendid. Have been cuting wood in the woods this afternoon Mr. Ross was here this afternoon on electioneering business. He is quite a politician and is greatly interested in his party these days. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> DECEMBER TUESDAY, 28 1886 To day being being Election day for Ontario Parliament, I went to put in my vote this morning up to Wiggins School house. The day has passed off very quietly for such a time. The weather is very cold. Had James Holcomb here to dinner. He generaly comes election day, to see us. Have been cuting wood in the woods this afternoon Peter and I. Hope to do more of this soon. {second page} DECEMBER WEDNESDAY, 29 1886 Peter and I got a load of straw into the drive barn this morning for the horses. I went to the School-meeting afterwards. Had quite an interesting time a new school house being under discussion. I went out to Dover this afternoon to see about some small matters Learned that the Conservative candidate Morgan was elected by over a hundred majority in our own riding. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> DECEMBER THURSDAY, 30 1886 Peter and I have been working in the Woods a good part of the time to day. The weather has been very cold and disagreeable; but fine winter weather. I am reading a book entitled The Prince of the House of David & am greatly delighted with it. Can scarcely leave off reading when in the house. It is not only pleasant reading but exceedingly proffitable. {second page} DECEMBER FRIDAY, 31 1886 I went down to Jarvis this forenoon after some Grange goods. Had a pretty cold drive; for a disagreeable strong East wind was blowing. Called at Holcombs on the way home. Had William and Mrs Watts to take dinner with us. Peter took five hundred of hay or thereabouts over to Reids which he has agreed to return when I want it. A heavy snow storm from the East is in progress. </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/8aa8930773a837308e28f7997d04fa62.pdf cb17054638a4b670bddbef15be1c97d9 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4b784a0d50aa08b5dd4dfd648d6191f0.pdf ac79b11bcca849a0ecc2648398a342ff 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 Courtland Olds Diary & Transcription, 1888 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1, 1888 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Courtland Olds 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"> C. C. Olds Victor Outs 1888 {cut out reads} Just for To-Day Lord, for to-morrow and its needs I do not pray; Keep me from stain of sin; Just for to-day. Let me both diligently work And daily pray; Let me be kind in word and deed Just for to-day. Let me be slow to do my will - Prompt to obey; Help me to sacrifice myself Just for to-day. Let me no wrong or idle word Unthinking say; Set thou a seal upon my lips Just for to-day. So, for tomorrow and its needs I do not pray; But keep me, guide me, hold me, Lord, Just for to-day. {second cut out reads} Find work; but find thy Master first Or all thy toil may be accursed; If thou would'st free thyself from doubt Find God within, and work without, That shall be worthy worship will Be thine and calm thy spirit fill. Seek him, nor think he hideth far In some slow circling distant star: From thine own self set thyself free And thou shalt find he seeketh thee; - James Ashcroft Noble </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {in print} The Canadian Pocket Diary FOR 1888. Toronto: Published by Brown Bros: Manufacturing Stationers. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {verso: Calendar for November & December, 1888} {recto:} <h3>January SUNDAY 1 1888</h3> On account of rain which fell this forenoon, our first sunday of the new year was spent at home. Sent a part of the family down to Holcomb Church this afternoon however: Could not go myself on account of the chores. Am expecting to have help in future as Joe Green has come for that purpose. Feel determined to continue in the good way of faith - to trust not in my own understanding, but in all my ways to acknowledge Him, & He shall direct my paths. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January MONDAY 2 1888</h2> Took ma with me to vote for coucilors this morning. Quite an interest was taken apparantly in the election of the new council. Had quite a line geting our votes in. Had New Years dinner at unckle John Matthews with my sister & husband. Joe Green comenced work to day. He works for eight dollars per month until Lewis gets able to work again or as long as I want him. Took tea this evening at William Watts'es spent a very pleasant evening with them. <h2>January TUESDAY 3 1888</h2> Went up to Simcoe to day to see about certain matters. My Sister went along with me. Had dinner at Florence's with a pleasant visit. Am seeing from day to day, fresh and continued evidences of Gods favour. Shall continue to hope in his mercy, and to rejoice in Him. The weather continues cold and Wintry. Am told that the new members of council that we voted for with one exception were returned as f victors. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January WEDNESDAY 4 1888</h2> Have got to work in the woods at east. Comesnced with Joe this afternoon cuting wood for fuel. Lewis has relieved us of the th chores while we were cuting wood. Snow has been falling in small quantities again this evening. We all went down to spend the evening with Miss Clarke and had a very pleasant time. Found Mr Clarke quite poorly. I am affraid seriously ill. Hoped to have heard from some of my Pelham friends but failed. <h2>January THURSDAY 5 1888</h2> Joe and I have cut wood in the woods this forenoon which Wes. has been helping about the barn and this afternoon to get up some wood. I went out to Dover this afternoon to take some a crock of butter to Mr Barretts for his Sister Mrs Wild in Toronto. Had a very nice short visit at Mr. B's. Went up to the Grange Hall this evening to attend a Grange meeting for election of officers for ensueing year. The same were chosen again. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January FRIDAY 6 1888</h2> Rain comenced falling torwards morning and an ince storm has been the result; but not a very serious one. Lewis has been laid up to day again, He complains of a distress across his back. Joe and I have been husking corn most of the time. Henry and my sister left us this afternoon for a visit to Robert Culvers & some other friends in Townsend. We are having a visit from our old friend H.. W. Lemon this evening. He is staying over night with us. <h2>January SATURDAY 7 1888</h2> Our space time has been puting in at husking corn as usual to day. The ice-storm of yesterday and last night has left us very nice sleighing. Went our to Dover this evening to take some produce & c. Brought home some necessaries also. My friend G. W. Lemon left us this morning. Was sorry to see him in such a sad dejected state of mind. Am affraid that a serious illness is comeing upon him. Had a short note from my friend K. Skimmer to night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January SUNDAY 8 1888</h2> Look ma and Bertha out to church this morning. Sleighing is very fine, so I left them in Dover until the evening service. Had dinner at Mids Giles, her brother James being lately come. Our minister has done nobly both morning and evening, the latter being a temperance sermon, founded on Beltshasson's feast. Have been much pleased and proffited by the to services of the day. The Lord be magnified. <h2>January MONDAY 9 1888</h2> My man has not recovered and is not likely to be fit for work for some time. Joe still helps me though and will stay; but, is not altogather satisfactory. I have been fixing up the pig {illegible} quarters besides some other fixing up in the cow-stable. Joe has been cuting wood at the bouse most of the time. The weather is very seasonable and winter like, & looks constantly like snow. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January TUESDAY 10 1888</h2> The weather has been very windy and cold to day. When not doing chores we have been geting up wood for Lewis and ourselves also. Went up to see Mrs Rose this afternoon about helping us in out proposed Grange Hall entertainment. Both Mrs R. and Richard Lampkin promised to help us. Intended to have gone to Shand's this evening to see about our comeing concert. The cold winds were to much for me. Cannot stand the cold any more. <h2>January WEDNESDAY 11 1888</h2> Went to see about Marian this forenoon. Ma had done without help about as long as was possible for her. Called at the Shands and took dinner with them, when on the way home. We are making arrangements for an entertainment, to be held at the Grange Hall in a week from next Friday. Proceeds for geting Magasines & c. My sister and her husband came home from Townsend to day. William Watts from us a hind quarter of beef weighing 138 lbs. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January THURSDAY 12 1888</h2> Joe and I have comenced geting up wood from John Marrs place. Got home three loads to day mostly hemlock and pine. Traded my little sorrel mare, Fanny with Robert Smith of Brantford this morning, for a ten-year-old brood more I am inclined to think that we were both benefited by the trade. The little Lorrel was rather small for my use, but large enough for a livery. The mare recieved of Mr Smith is rather a fine {illegible}, and in foal to Stanton, a valuable horse. <h2>January FRIDAY 13 1888</h2> Drove down to Thomas Jacksons this morning with an invitation to tea. Joe and I have been engaged at sundry jobs as usual. Had Wattses and Thomas Jackson with his wife to take supper with us to night for the last time with my sister and her husband who have us for a time to morrow. I am exceedingly glad because of the goodness of God to me. How true is the following "Now happy every child of grade who knows his since forgive, this earth he cries is not my plea. I seek my place in heaven" </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January SATURDAY 14 1888</h2> Joe and I went down to the hemlocks this team. Cut and brought home a load of wood from the old hemlock cut a couple of days ago. Drove out new horse Nellie lately got from Robert Smith Esq of Brantford for the little sorrel. Was very much pleased with her She is a fine traveler and, to all appearance, good to draw a load. Mys sister and her husband went to Dover to day, They intend visiting there for two or three days. Weather is becomeing colder I think. <h2>JANUARY SUNDAY 15 1888</h2> Drove with Bertha out to Church this morning, Our dear minister, Bro. James Goodwin talked to us about Nehemiah & his building the walls of Jerusalem some excellent points were made, and comparisons drawn. Always feel edified by this ministers discourses. Have had some visitors to dinner which have intersfered with my sabbath enjoyment, as it nealy always does, unless from people who are of a spiritual turn. But, the Lord knows I visit only to fulfill his law, amen. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January MONDAY 16 1888</h2> Drove out to Dover this morning takeing a grist of grain th to the mill for chop. Took Joe Green with me, not wanting his help any longer, Lewis being now able to work. Went out again this evening after my sister and her husband, they having been there visiting for two or three days. Took tea at Joe barey, who treated us to an excellent dish of Oysters, nicely cooked. Out new Mare continued to do nicely. <h2>January TUESDAY 17 1888</h2> Have had quite a considerable fall of snow to day, Started for the woods this morning but, on account of the storm were prevented. Have had vistors through the day which required considerable attention. Joe. Varey and his wife Annie with some others have been with us. Some strange revelations were made in Pelham on Saturday last with refference to Mr. C. J. Cookes death. {Strongchune?} having been found in the stomach on analysis, it was decided by the jury that the death of Mr. Cooke came from poison {illegible}, bu an unknown hand. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January WEDNESDAY 18 1888</h2> Wesley and I have continued to get up wood most of the time to day from the hemlocks. Brought home one load in the forenoon and another in the afternoon. WE all, my sister & her husband, with ourselves went up to Clarke Matthews to make an evenings visit, to night. Leonard went with us also. SPent a very pleasant evening there, and a pretty long one as well as we did not get home until near one o'clock this morning. Weather very cold to day. <h2>January THURSDAY 19 1888</h2> Lewis and I got home a couple of loads of wood from the hemlocks this forenoon and he brought two this afternoon alone. Have started drawing home loggs sled lengths finding that we can make much better headway there. Went down to Jarvis this afternoon to attend to a small not given unexpectedly three months ago in part payment of the new buggy. Have felt many time that I made a mistake in purchasing it. The note is to be due in three mos. from to day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January FRIDAY 20 1888</h2> Wes. and I have been working, at out some job to day. The weather seems cold, but still we make some headway. Went out to Dover this afternoon after some necessaries also to send for Witness and Magazine. Money seems so hard to get hold of and prospect so dark for the future that we thought to have done without some of these good things, but gave it up. Went up to the Grange Hall this evening to attend Exhibition. Took Nora and Mifs Ella Reese. Had a good & successful time. <h2>January SATURDAY 21 1888</h2> Lewis and I continued to work awat at geting up wood again to day as usual. Did not make very much headway however as we broke down the sleights this afternoon. The weather continues very cold in fact. Zero weather from day to day. We are geting pretty well used to it though. Spiritualy my experience has not been so satisfactory for some fiew dats back as I would like. The way seemed dark sometimes, more than others. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January SUNDAY 22 1888</h2> On account of the extreme cold I did not go out to Dover this morning. Went over to hear Mr Eland instead; and, this afternoon went down to Holcombs church. The Jarvis Minister preached & gave us a very good discourse. A short fellowship was held afterwards. We called at Holcombs a fiew minutes after meeting, to see weather they had heard from our Pelham friends lately. The extremely cold weather still continues. Thermometre at 10 {degrees symbol} Below Zero this morning <h2>January MONDAY 28 1888</h2> Got our sleighs mended up this forenoon and a load of wood besides. This afternoon we have drawn a couple more loads. A change in the weather has taken place since morning, It has become quite mild and snow is falling. Mary Jane has returned from her visit in Townsend with her husband. They have spent nearly a week away. I am thinking seriously of going to Pelham the last of the week or the first of next. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January TUESDAY 24 1888</h2> Got up wood again to day, my man and I. Got along nicely for which I am thankful. Have about finished geting up summer wood & are almost ready to getup hard wood for Winter firing. Had unckle John's and Clark's here to spend the evening with us. Enjoyed their visit very much. The weather has continued cold and frosty, with some appearance of snow. Begin to feel tired of so much visiting and yet we have many promises to fulfill. <h2>January WEDNESDAT 25 1888</h2> Lewis and I continued to get up wood this forenoon as usual. This afternoon however, on accounts of a snowstorm we have had to desist. Went up to unckle John Matthews to dinner with my sister and met unckle Robert Culvers there. Visited with them than most of the afternoon. Went down to James Holcomb to spend the evening with them, but finding the folks away we came home again. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January THURSDAY 26 1888</h2> Lewis and I have kept on drawing wood again to day, This afternoon however I left him to work alone. Took my sister and her husband up to Townsend Centre where they expect to stay to night and to have for home in the morning. Got back to the Grange Hall this evening in time for the regular Monthly Grange meeting. Made arrangements for sending after several Magazines & c with the money obtained from our late entertainment. <h2>January FRIDAY 27 1888</h2> The very cold weather still continues and seems likely to for a while. Have kept at work with our wood drawing as usual. Lewis and I have got home four loads more from John Mares place. Brought home a large hemlock log nearly five foot through this evening. Am much interested in the commercial {Huron?} controversy, which seems to wax hotter and hotter. Some powerful articles have appeared in the Mail of this week. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January SATURDAY 28 1888</h2> Continued to get up wood to day notwithstanding the exceedingly cold weather. Ma and I went out to Dover this evening however & after doing some business took tea with Mrs. Ross and spent the evening. Mrs Thompson was there, who is a sister of the late husband of Mrs Ross. She is a widdow lady of many attractions apparantly. Have felt much discouraged of late about business prospects. Don't know how to manage without some money {illegible} <h2>January SUNDAY 29 1888</h2> Ma and I went out to Church at Dover this morning. Mifsionary sermons were preached this morning and evening by the Jarvis Minister Rev. Mr Jackson. The sermons were a success in every way, Callections & Subscriptions were taken up and were nearly the same as last year $187. We also heard Mr. Jackson preach in the plank road church this afternoon and had the pleasure of the good brothers company, with us to tea before service in Dover. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January MONDAY 30 1888</h2> Lewis and I have been geting up wood from our over woods this forenoon. This afternoon he went down to the hemlocks after some small staff left from our other loads. Ma and I went out to Dover this afternoon to take a crock of butter & c. Came home by W. J. Carpenters where we spent the afternoon partly and evening. Elijah Delon and wife were also there, and we had a pleasant visit altogather with these friends. Snow is falling again this evening. <h2>January TUESDAY 31 1888</h2> Wes. and I got a couple of wood from our own woods this forenoon, makeing a still further addition to our wood pile for future use. Had Mr. James McKnight and a neighbour of his here to dinner. Went with them afterwards to Mr Shand's to see about geting them some and oats. Failed to get what they wanted, so I let them have out of my own pile, they promising to return the same when convenient or in a couple of weeks. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February WEDNESDAY 1 1888</h2> According to previous arrangements by Aunt Lydia Matthews and myself started for North Pelham this morning, driving our own horse & cutter. The day was rather fine and the sleighing excellent, so we got along very well. Had dinner at Cayuga on the way, Drove over the forty eight or fifty miles in eight hours. Found Mr Hortons folks well though much troubled apparantly as to the outcome of the trai proceeding connected with the death of the late C.J Cooke. Called for an hour or so to at Mr N. E. Holcomb. <h2>February THURSDAY 2 1888</h2> Spent a good portion of last evening with Mrs Lawes and her father very pleasantly. Stayed over night at Mr. Hortons where I have been also visiting part of the time to day. Am staying over night at Mr Holcombs to night however. Find that the dear friends are exceedingly anxious about the Cooke matter, and are scarely in a fit condition to have visit, or rather to entertain. Cannot help feeling much sympathy for them in their troubles. There seems to be a lack of trust in God the most discouraging gesture. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February FRIDAY 3 1888</h2> Have been variously engaged to day. A portion of the time have been trying to sharpen a cross-cut saw for Mr Horton, making the teeth chisel pointed as I fule my own. Took dinner at Mr Holcombs however the whole party, nearly being there. This evening I took Mrs Horton and Aunt Lydia down to Font Hill called for tea at the minister's Bro Smiths, whose wife is a daughter of our neighbour Isaac Austin. Attended Union service in the Baptist church. The Baptist Methodists, German Methodists and Quakers be my united in the revival {m/gr}eetings <h2>February SATURDAY 4 1888</h2> Spent the forenoon mostly with Mrs. Lawes at her home. Had a pleasant and I trust proffitable visit with her spoke to her of a matter that had been on my mind for some time & accepted the answer that she gave me as comeing from the Lord. Am so glad that "faith lends a realizing light the dispearen the shaddows fly. The invisible apprears in sight and God is seen b mortal eye." Left Mr. Hortons for Niagara Falls at four o'clock P. M. Got there about six. Found the dear friends there all well and expecting me </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February SUNDAY 5 1888</h2> After a blessed nights rest, I arose at day break this morning and took walk before breakfast. Went much farther than I intended, crossing the ice bridge even, below the Falls. It was a wonderful eight to me, the bugs piles of ice and the numerous icicles glistening as diamonds along the falling water. Surely "the heavens declare the glory of God and permanent sheweth His handywork" Listened to Bro. Woodswork of the North West missions in the Niagara Falls M. Church at eleven. It was good to be there came back to Mr. Hortons this evening, calling at Smiths in Font Hill. <h2>February MONDAY 6 1888</h2> After a considerable trouble in geting things ready, Aunt Lydia and I started from Mr Hortons for home at about ten o'clock this morning. The day has been unusualy fine, so our long ride was quite a pleasant one. Took our dinners at Nigers {YIKES!} in Cambro, and got home at eight o'clock this evening. My mare Nellie seemed to get about tired out before our journey was accomplished and I had a pretty severe job to get her along all towards the last. But succeded. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February TUESDAY 7 1888</h2> Have been somewhat unwell to day, having contracted a severe cold yesterday when comeing home from North Pelham. Hope soon to overcome the difficulty, with the blessing of God on the means used. We are on the eve of a thaw apparantly, the weather being very warm to night. Met with the following the other day, in G. to Holiness My God Bank note The Bankers name. Shall Supply, I promise to pay. All your need. The aunt. According to His riches in Glory The Capital of the Banks is In glory - The location of the Bank. By Christ Jesus - The cashiers name without which the note would be worthless. Be {age?} careful for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication make Ran your request unto God. <h2>February WEDNESDAY 8 1888</h2> My sick spell has continued to keep me from work and given me an opportunity for reading and fo writing letters, which was quite acceptable. Lewis has been engaged as usual at chores and preparing firewood at the woodhouse. Met with the following us {"the Wilkes" written above margin, insertion point unclear} Find Work; but find thy {illegible} first. Or all thy toil may be accursed, If though wouldst for thyself from doubt. Find God within and worship will Be thine and {calse?} thy spirit fill. Peak him, nor think he hideth far In some slow-circling distant star. From thine own self set thyself free And thou shalt find he seeketh {thee?}. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February THURSDAY 9 1888</h2> My health has some what im proved since yesterday, Lewis have got to work at geting up wood any way. Have brought three loads to day. The weather has been extremely cold the therometer rejistering five & degrees below zero this morning, and continueing nearly the same temperature all day. Am glad to notice that the commercial union movement continues to rapidly gain ground not only in out own country but also in the United States <h2>February FRIDAY 10 1888</h2> Have been geting up wood part of the time again to den, from our own woods. My man went away this evening however to see after business of his own at Brantford. I am expected to look after things in his absence. The late very cold weather is tapering off gradualy, to night it is quite comfortable. Had a short call from James Holcomb & settled up with him for turkey & c. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February SATURDAY 11 1888</h2> Being alone with the chores all on my hands, and a bad cold besides the day has been pretty well occupied. Drove out to Dover about midday to take some butter & a heiffers hide & c. Have felt very uncomfortable with my cold, & quite unfit for work. Visited James Giles who is sick at Mids Giles and has been for some time. Wesley Hasen, an own cousin of my mother and for a short time a fellow schortmat took tea with us &, will visit us for a while. <h2>February SUNDAY 12 1888</h2> Have not been able to go th to church to day though I have desired to do so very much. Lewis has been away until to night when he came home. Tried to get ready for church this evening, but was hindered by some people comeing this afternoon. It seems to be a failing of mine to listen to the reasoning of the templer from time to time with regard to, His blessing on my labours. It seems strange that on. He should withold it {obstructed} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February MONDAY 13 1888</h2> My mother and Wesley Hazen who is now visiting us went up to Mr. John Gilberts to day. While there the Captain had a severe fit or sort convulsion. Lewis and I have been working away at geting up wood from our own bush most of the time. One of our cows has sick lately from some cause or another and I am affraid is going to die. Lewis thinks that her limbs were frosted a week or so ago. <h2>February TUESDAY 14 1888</h2> My mother and I went up to Simcoe this morning, to take some dried apples and to do some tradeing. Found that a due bill lost by some means for dried apples some time ago could not be collected without presenting the bill itself. Had our dinner at Mr. John Murphys and enjoyed a short visit with them very much. Sent a letter away to {killin?} to day, telling her of safe arrivals & c. The weather has been stormy and very disagreeable to day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February WEDNESDAY 15 1888</h2> The mild weather of yesterday has soon passed away and Zero weather again prevails. Lewis and I have got home a couple more loads of wood from our own bush. Broke one of our saw handles which took some time to get repaired. The cold weather makes feed go fast and I cannot help feeling anxious about how we are going to get through the ballance of the Winter with all our stock. One cow is quite sick & I am affraid will die. <h2>February THURSDAY 16 1888</h2> We have continued to get up wood to day, Lewis and I. The weather has been pretty cold but is moderating somewhat to night. Mr Fredenburgh was here, and claimed that maggie and take were in a fair way to have colt both of them. Noticed the following resolutions in Guardian to night& I will recollect every day that {mortals?}. I am and that in this life I am to prepare for {illegible} 2. I will consider myself as {illegible} to God for the right use of my time & all that I promise 3. I will take the Bible as a camp unto my feet, and a light unto my path: and I will pray for the Holy Spirit to teach me, and to impress all its truths upon my heart </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February FRIDAY 17 1888</h2> Lewis and I got up wood part of the time again to day. My Aunt Mrs John Vale with her son and youngest daughter were here to dinner & to tea. Of course I could not do very much with them here. They have lately sold their farm on the town line and are expecting to move away some where this comeing Spring. Our cow that has been sick for the past week or so died this evening. It seemed as though nothing that I gave her did any good from the first. <h2>February SATURDAY 18 1888</h2> We took the hide off of another cow this morning Lewis and I Makeing the second one that we have lost this Winter. Went out to town this afternoon takeing ma with me. After doing the little errends that were in order, we went to Mr Barretts for tea. Spent the evening also with them and enjoyed our visit much. The weather has moderated considerable and a thaw seems to be upon us soon. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February SUNDAY 19 1888</h2> My mother and I went out to Dover this morning as usual to attend church Bro, Goodwin preached and class meeting followed. Hurried home for dinner & afterwards went down to Holcombs church on the plank road. Remained at Holcombs for tea and attended service at in the evening as well. Was wonderful blesses both this afternoon & evening. A sister from Agness St. church Toronto Mrs Varcoe being at both services. Her talk about holiness & c was grand. The power of Good seemed so manifest. <h2>February MONDAY 20 1888</h2> Rain fell part of the forenoon to day as well as last night, so that the sleighing is growing considerably less. I went up to Simcoe and to Suttons mill according to promise made to Mr McKnight some time ago after the oats due from him. Met the ten {illegible} them, and transfered cargoes and brought some flour and brand home besides. The weather bids fair to to get cooler before the snow is all gone after all </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February TUESDAY 21 1888</h2> Ma and I went out to Dover to day. Got there in time to take dinner with Mrs Mordy who made us promise to some time ago to visit her to day. Had Mrs Barrett also with us. Called this after noon at Bro Goodwins and afterwards at Mr. Wills. Feel much sympathy for them on account of her mothers loss or rather their late bereavement. Had a serious talk with {Mattie?} while there. She seems inclined to fret and worry about her mothers death; of course the loss of a mother is a serious matter. <h2>February WEDNESDAY 22 1888</h2> Lewis did not get home with his father and mother until nearly noon to day. This afternoon we worked in the woods besides doing chores. Drove down to Holcombs church this evening takeing old Mr Lewis with us. Mr. Ban preached a short discourse and followed with a testimony meeting, and this with a prayher meeting. One of the members William Write got so noisy and thoroughly besides himself as to break up the meeting entirely. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February THURSDAY 23 1888</h2> After geting chores done I went out after the minister and his family to spend the day with us. Mr. and Mrs Goodwin with the two daughters, besides Minnie coppaway and Mrs Brauier came with me, Gave up the day for visiting and enjoyed the company of the friends very much. Sent Lewis home with them this evening, while I went up to the Grange Hall to the regular monthly meeting. The usual {illegible} were present and a pleasant time. <h2>February FRIDAY 24 1888</h2> Worked in the woods this forenoon, Lewis and I this afternoon however this weather being very warm and soft Wes. has been husking some corn in the barn while I have been away to James Holcombs helping cut wood in his bush. He was having a {bee?} this afternoon. Our sleighing has about gone with the exception of a patch here and there. Was told this evening that WmWrite felt quite sorry about the Protracted meetings being stoped on his account. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February SATURDAY 25 1888</h2> The very warm weather of yesterday still continues and rain has fallen in considerable quantities, last night and to-day. The snow has about disappeared except here and there a snow along fences or on hill-sides an occasional snow tank. My man has been husking corn in the barn, while I have been puting time on the meat besides doing some other jobs. The weather is becomeing cooler & more like winter. <h2>February SUNDAY 26 1888</h2> On account of strong cold winds that have been blowing to day I did not go th to church this morning. Have spent the day very proffitably I trust, and this evening went down to Holcombs church on foot. The protacted meeting which recieved a temporary blow last week is again under way. Thomas Boss field officiating this evening. Enjoyed the service reasonably well, though was not very favourably impressed with Tomys. power as a preacher. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February MONDAY 27 1888</h2> Wes. and I have been working in the woods this forenoon geting some hickory loggs ready to take to the mill. Have been cuting wood at the wood house this afternoon. Mr. Lewis came this evening from his son John's and he and I walked down to Holcombs church this evening. The Jarvis minister Rev Mr. Jackson gave a short discourse and the usual afterservice following. Mr Lewis exhortations & prayers were especialy interesting and proffitable. <h2>February TUESDAY 28 1888</h2> My man and I have been cuting wood house to day. OLd Mr Lewis continued to remain with us and went to the protracted meeting in Holcombs church with me. The minister did not come this evening as usual; but Thomas Bossfield only so Mr. Lewis gave us a sermon about the "Gospel net" which was quite interesting an proffitable. Bro Lewis is a very earnest speaker and speaks unusualy loud. He seems to be a thorough Christian. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February WEDNESDAY 29 1888</h2> Lewis and I have been working on the wood-pile again to day. The father of my man left us this morning with his. The weather is moderating samewhat and has some appearance of storm. Went down to Holcomb church this evening as usual takeing my mother with me. Bro Jackson came to night and officiated in person. The meeting was well attended and a deep interest continues to be taken in the meeting as well. Weather continues to moderate. <h2>March THURSDAY 1 1888</h2> Have continued to cut wood to day as usual. The weather has changed somewhat and become rainy. Have been reading this evening of wonderful revival that has been in progress in Ottawa for last six or seven weeks. Some fifteen hundred conversions are recorded. The revivalist Mesron Crossley and Hunter who were once in Port Dover were to have left on Tuesday last but the work was so great as to require their presence another week. Sir John A McDonald & lady were amongst those who stood up for prayers on tuesday last. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March FRIDAY 2 1888</h2> Rain fell last night and to day, togather with an occasional squall of snow. The ice and snow togather has left us very good sleighing, so that this afternoon Lewis took a large oak log down to the saw mill. He drew the other logs on the rollway as well, ready for sawing. Took Bertha andMarian with me to the meeting in Holcomb church to night. Had a precious time, Bro. Jackson gave us a sort of Question and answer meeting before the after service. <h2>March SATURDAY 3 1888</h2> The ice storm last night and yesterday has made very fine sleighing; but so icy that one can scarecly stand up. Cut some wood this forenoon and did some other work arround the barn. Went out to Dover this afternoon to attend a meeting for organizing th to preserve the Scott. Act. Was appointed with Rev. J. T. Smith to canvas The Wiggins school house Diversion of the Township in the interest of the act. Attendence at the meeting was fair & interest good. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March SUNDAY 4 1888</h2> Drove out to Dover this morning as usual, to church. Bro James Goodwin ministered to us & We had abundant reason for thankfulness in a proffitable waiting upon the Lord. After geting dinner at home we drove at home we drove down to Holcomb chuch. Bro Bair preached. After doing chores we went down again this evening to hear Thomas Bossfield. Upon the whole we have put in a very good day. Our time has mostly been taken up by our attendence at the House of God. <h2>March MONDAY 5 1888</h2> The weather has been very windy and cold to day. A strong North West wind being in action. Lewis and I have been doing sundry jobs, one of which was to get an old Kirby reaper from Mr. Feargues on the lake shore. Johny McBride gave me the privelege of takeing what castings I wanted to make my old reaper good. Went down to the Holcomb church this evening takeing Bertha and Mariam with me. The service was good Bro. Jackson officiated </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March TUESDAY 6 1888</h2> My man and I have been working in the woods most of the time to day, cuting some bass-wood logs for the sawmill. Am trying to get things in readiness to make a pig-house before long. The weather has been very cold indeed to day. Had a visit from Clarke Vale and his two Sisters, all of whom are my own cousins, to night. The family are likely to move up into Carlotteville before long. There they have about rented a farm. <h2>March WEDNESDAY 7 1888</h2> Lewis has been at work geting some basswood logs to the saw-mill and some lumber home from the same place. I have been engaged with visitors about all day. In the first place went out after Mids Mattie Will and her Auntie Ms Will of Detroid this morning. Have enjoyed my visit with them and some others, Doctor Jack Heslop & Clara Will with Wattses, very much. Drove out to Dover this evening to take Mattie home, and had a good talk with her. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March THURSDAY 8 1888</h2> Have had Lewis geting up wood from our own woods to day while ma & I went up to Simcoe or rather to Mr. David Sterlings to dinner and to Simcoe afterwards. Had a pleasant visit with these kind friends and was much interested in hearing the particular of Reusailer Olds death. He must have died instantly without a friend being near. He had gone for some kinling wood to the woodhouse & not returning soon was afterwards found in a siting poskue with the axe at his feet, quite dead. <h2>March FRIDAY 9 1888</h2> Met with a very serious loss last night which has made me feel much discouraged to day. My mare Nellie got down in her stall early in the night with one foot & front leg through the floor, Before we could get her up this morning she was dead. Do not see how we are going to spare this mare. But, there will be a way provided I hope. Valued her at $150 1/100 & would have parted her for that even. Lewis and I skewed the crooked homed cow & mare at same time. Have lost nearly three hundred dollars worth of stock within a fiew weeks. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March SATURDAY 10 1888</h2> Ma and I went out to Dover this morning to visit Bro. Ellis' partly and partly to attend the commercial {Nemon?} meeting in the town hall. DId not get out in time for the morning meeting but for the afternoon meeting only. Speeches in favour of commercial union with the United States were delivered by Valency E. Fuller & Thomas Shaw of Hamilton. Both were unanswerable, and the oppositions by John Nickerson of Simcoe and several others were very lame attempts. Had dinner at Bro Ellis & pleasant visit. <h2>March SUNDAY 11 1888</h2> On account of rain and snow which continued to fall through the forenoon we did not get out to church this morning. The wind shifted to the North West this afternoon and makeing it much colder. Lewis started for his fathers this evening. Did not go to Holcomb church this afternoon as we generally do on account of the bad roads. Have been informed lately of John Parsons {conversion?} there, a young man of promise. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March MONDAY 12 1888</h2> Lewis being away to day, I have been about all the time doing and attending to stock. The weather has been very cold and windy. The latter blowing from the North West as usual. Have been much cast down in my mind of late. The presence and blessing of God upon my life and labours seeming to be so strangely withheld. It seems hard to understand the dealings of providence with those who love Him. But, He has said "What thou receivest or not know thou shalt know hereafter." <h2>March TUESDAY 13 1888</h2> My man did not return from his visit with his father until about noon to day. He has been helping me this afternoon. We have been culing wood and doing chores. I went down to William Walls' this evening after some farming-mill screws. The very cold weather still continues with every indication of no change for a time. The thermometer stood at about zero last night and nearly the same to night. Wheat is well protected by ice & snow. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March WEDNESDAY 14 1888</h2> Lewis and I got som tymothy-seed cleaning up this forenoon, and this afternoon I went up to Simcoe, takeing the sample with me. Sold nearly a bushell at $2.95 per Bushell at McKers. Seed imported from the United States is retailing in the same store at $3.75 per bushell. Am thankful to see the weather moderating somewhat. Snow and ice have disappeared nicely to day, mud hus also begin to take its place. It seems late for Spring to be just beginning. <h2>March THURSDAY 15 1888</h2> We worked at cleaning tymothy-seed this forenoon Lewis and I. This afternoon we have been geting a grist of grain ready for the mill. Did not have very much tymothy seed after all only one beg to spare. We have been cuting wood again this afternoon part of the time. Ma and I went, to spend the evening at William Wattses. Had a pleasant visit, though one feature of this evening visiting is that it keeps one up so late nights. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March FRIDAY 16 1888</h2> Have had Lewis at work spliting wood on the wood pile most of the time to day. I took a grist of grain to the mill for chop and went on from the Lyne Vallet Mill to Simcoe Wanted to have got some money to finish paying taxes but failed partly. Sold a bag of tymothy seed at $2.50 per Bushell which brought some money. The roads seem already to be geting dry. There is some appearance of an early springs seeding. <h2>March SATURDAY 17 1888</h2> My man and I worked at cuting wood at the house this forenoon. He has been spliting this afternoon. I went out to Dover this afternoon to look after some matters of business. Have been fortunate in geting money for paying a small ballance yet due on taxes. Saw the collector also and paid all but four dolars. The cold weather still continues & seems likely to for some time to come. Heard that Mrs. Wilson and her daughter Ella of Port Hope would soon visit. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March SUNDAY 18 1888</h2> Went out to Dover this morning to church Had a proffitable season in the Lord's house. Bro James Goodwin preached and the usual after service followed a fellowship meeting this time. Came home to dinner and went down to the Holcomb church this afternoon. Bro. Baer from Jarvis preached. Felt that it was good to be amongst that people. Called a fiew minutes at James Holcombs. Learned that he had rented his farm and would move to Waterford immediately. <h2>March MONDAY 19 1888</h2> Lewis and I have been working away at cuting wood by the woodhouse to day. The weather has at last turned warm and soft. To night there is some appearance of rain. My old friend G. W. Lemon has turned up this evening and is staying over night with us. He has lately been on a visit to Michigan for his health, and looks much better than when I saw him last He seems to feel quite down - hearted yet however. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March TUESDAY 20 1888</h2> It has been quite warm and rainy to day, We have been able to cut wood at the woodhouse most of the time however. George Lemon remained with us until after dinner. Feel much allarmed about his health. There are symptoms which seem to indicate a possibility of insanity. I hope that it may not be some serious. Had a letter from our dear friend Mrs. Hiram Depue saying that hee still lived through ninety two years old last month. <h2>March WEDNESDAY 21 1888</h2> The weather has continued stormy through warm, most of the time to day. Considerable quantities of rain fell last night. Lewis and I husked corn most of the forenoon but, since have been cuting wood at the woodhouse. We have got as much cut as we can find room for now and we intend to split and pile a while. The feel thankful, for continued tokens of the Divine favour. My mind is stayed on Him Praise God O. my soul </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March THURSDAY 22 1888</h2> We have been sawing loggs at the woodhouse to day Lewis and I. The weather has been extremely cold. and windy remarkably so for the time of year. Thermometer nearly at Zero all day. Walked up to the Grange Hall to night to the regular monthly meeting. The roads were to rough to drive a horse. Had a nice meeting at the hall, and our magazines & c having come, we had somethingelse to take home with us besides. <h2>March FRIDAY 23 1888</h2> Lewis has been spliting wood at the woodhouse most of the time to day, while I have been doing some carpenter work for the little house. Lost our fourth cow or heifer this evening she has been unwell eversince her fall on the ice more than two weeks ago. Have had hopes of her recovering until the presen cold weather, which I think was more than she could stand. The promises, God are very precious to me just now. Went to Mr John Menck this evening over the very rough roads. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March SATURDAY 24 1888</h2> Wes has been spliting wood again to day on the woodpile. I have differently engaged. Made a door for the little house this forenoon this afternoon went out to Dover takeing ma and Bertha with me. The roads to Dover are geting passable there having been something of a thaw to day. The weather keeps remarkably cold however. Thermometer at Zero this morning again. Had tea at Mifs Giles with her mother and James. Called to see the Will's this afternoon. <h2>March SUNDAY 25 1888</h2> Went out to church this morning alone. Brought Bertha back with me however. Bro James Goodwin officiated as usual, though under some indisposition of body. For some unaccountable reason I did not enjoy the class-meeting as well as usual. The number present being very small may account for it. Found my niece Leila cunningham here with Mrs Harris when I got home. She went back to Simcoe this evening however. William Watts and Nell. Came to see them. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March MONDAY 26 1888</h2> Rain has been falling nearly all day, so that our work has necessarily been inside. It cleared off about three this afternoon however and I went out to Dover to attend a Scottact commitee meeting. Found that the rain had prevented people from attending, so that the meeting was a failure. There is some likelihood of a close contest over the Scott act this time in our country. We may possibly fail to carry it. <h2>March TUESDAY 27 1888</h2> Warm woth weather with abundance of rain has come again. Of couse mud is also plentiful and likely to be for some time. Lewis and I have been cuting wood at the wood house, most of the time through the day. Am thankful after all to say that feed for stock is still abundant. We are likely to have more than we can use before grass grows, and, of very good quality as well. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March WEDNESDAY 28 1888</h2> Rain has continued to fall most of the time to day. Lewis husked corn in the barn this forenoon while I made an out side door for the kitchen. Have been cuting wood again this afternoon however. The ground is very soft and wet excepting where the frost is not out. Have found it good to call upon my God to day. Humbly acknowledging. His great good-nets to me. Am exceedingly desirous to be an Israelite indeed in who there is no guile. <h2>March THURSDAY 29 1888</h2> I am thankful indeed that Lewis and I have got done cuting wood at the woodhouse for the season. There will be quite a lengthy job of spliting of course. Have been at it all the time to day, nearly. The weather keeps warm and the ground very wet and muddy. THe old addage with respect to march is likely to prove true this time at least. "Come in like a lion, go out like a lamb, and vice-versa." </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March FRIDAY 30 1888</h2> Lewis has been working away at the wood-spliting as usual. Have been engaged at sundry jobs myself, this afternoon however I have been doing some work in the little house - puting on window stop & c. The warm weather keeps geting still wamer and the ground is becomeing very soft and muddy. Have just heard that Peter Gilbert has lost his eldest son Freeman, He had got to be such a fine lad <h2>March SATURDAY 31 1888</h2> Spent the forenoon in the tennant house hanging doors and puting on latches. Lewis has been spliting wood at the woodhouse as usual. Went out to Dover this afternoon after some coal oil and other necessaries. Marian Williams went with me, and from there she has gone home for a fiew days. Found the roads in an almost impassible state, excepting on the old Plank which is geting dry in some places. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April SUNDAY 1 1888</h2> On account of the terrible state of the roads, we did not think best to go out to church this morning. Have remained at home however, trying as best we could to worship God in our dwelling. My soul is satisfied with the Christians heritage. Surely the world with all its allurements is not worthy to be compared with God who is not only a refuge for His people here but our eternal House. O' I want love Him with all my being & serve Him with all my {illegible} power. <h2>April MONDAY 2 1888</h2> I have been working away at the tennant house again to day. Finished hanging the doors, puting in door sills & c to night. Lewis has been spliting wood at the woodhouse, and has also completed his job there. Hired a young man named John Hewson to day, for sever months. Am to pay seventeen dollars and fifty cents per month with board and washing. He begins work as soon as possible. Weather warm and fine, pressing to night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April TUESDAY 3 1888</h2> Lewis and I have been at our old emplement of sawing wood with the cross cut saw. Have been cuting back of the barn and at the tennant house. The days are quite warm and pleasant with cold nights. Ground is fast drying and will soon be fit to work. Have felt much cast down during this day; but, great comfort has come from, "Because he hath set his love upon me therefore will I deliver him, I will set time upon high because he hath known My Name, He shall upon me and I with answer him I will be with any in trouble, I will deliver him {illegible}" <h2>April WEDNESDAY 4 1888</h2> Have had Lewis at work spliting wood at his own wood pile to day. I started off this morning to canvas for the Scott Act. Went as far as the firsy side west of us and had very good success. I think we will get then votes out of thirteen on the road. Came home for dinner and have been cuting wood since Went down to William Watts this evening to tea. The weather is still fine and becomeing warmer. Roads nearly dry. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April THURSDAY 5 1888</h2> It has been raining numerous 'April showers' to day; so that we have been doing but little out of doors. Our girl Mariam Williams came house again this afternoon, she having been away since last Saturday. Nellie Watts and our Leila have been with us to day. Noticed in to days paper that out government had decided the United States government on the proposed free list of natural commodities such as salt coal, wool lumber, eggs & e & e. <h2>April FRIDAY 6 1888</h2> Had intended going to Simcoe to day to take Leila, but having found a chance with unckle John Matthews for her, I have been into other work. Have about completed my Scott Act canvas. Went to John Rose's this morning and got him to accompany me arround. Went to all or nearly all the remaining places and have succeeded as well as I expected. There is however a majority on our road against the act of two votes. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April SATURDAY 7 1888</h2> Lewis and I have finished cuting wood drawn up for house use. He has also finished spliting. Went out to Dover this afternoon to take some butter and to get a fiew necessaries. Called at Wattses on the way home and had tea with them. The weather has became very cold since yesterday - a strong not wester blowing fiecely. Saw my friend Addam Rose in Dover. Was glad to see him looking so well. <h2>April SUNDAY 8 1888</h2> Having a lame back did not feel able to ride out to Dover to day. Walked down to Holcombs churches this afternoon however and heard Bro. Jackson preach. After the service a Sabbath school was organized for the comeing summer. Went over to the victor church this evening. The Lord has been very good to me of late - sustaining me in all my trials & dissapointments, thus fulfilling His promise. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April MONDAY 9 1888</h2> Went down to Holcomb this morning to see about a bull and Buck sheep, The Holcomb are moving to a small farm North of Wateford having rented the farm here. Sent Lewis after a bull calf to John A Roses for which I am to pay four dollars through crickshanks & Morre. My new man John Aewson comenced work this afternoon. He is to work Seven months at seventeen dollars and a half per month. G. W. Lemon is with us to night. <h2>April TUESDAY 10 1888</h2> A very heavy rain has been falling last night and to day. We have been doing sundry jobs inside, such as fixing stable floor, mending roller & c. & c. Fixed up one of Reids windows this afternoon by puting a piece of siding ccross the two large panes. My friend G. W. Lemon has been with us storm-bound. He started off a-foot this afternoon to canvas the neighbourhood for fourit tree orders. Recieved a letter from Mr Ardley to night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April WEDNESDAY 11 1888</h2> The stormy weather of yesterday has ceased in a great measure but, a cold Hor. Wester is takeing its place. We have been cuting wood in the woods this forenoon & this afternoon we have got to work repairing some fences in front. The weather keeps quite backward & disagreeable still the ground being quite wet in places. George Lemon has been helping some to day. <h2>April THURSDAY 12 1888</h2> On account of rain last night we have been working at fence-building mostly to day. Spring seems to be slow in comeing this year. But perhaps I am impatient. Have been repairing up Keids Windows, to make them stand the heavy winds which sometimes strike them. Reid made me a present of a fifty cent jack knife after finishing George Lemon has been helping some to day also. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April FRIDAY 13 1888</h2> Have been engaged at fence building to day, in the front and along the lane. George Lemon has also been helping. He and building and puting up gates. A Scott Act meeting was held in the church this evening. Cro's Jackson and Laycock the forme from Jarvis and the latter from Waterford king speakers. The both spoke well and I believe the meeting will prove a benefit to some at least. <h2>April SATURDAY 14 1888</h2> Got started at locating and building a fence dividing the new-ground and North East corner field to day. We find it impossible to do anything besides fencing as yet, the ground being quite wet. I went out to town this afternoon, partly to attend a scott Act Meeting in the town hall. There still seems to be a possibility of defeating the Repeal petiton of some of the delinquent ones are propperly looked after. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April SUNDAY 15 1888</h2> Took ma with me this morning to church in Dover, the roads being fine. Bro. Goodwine preached as usual. Hurried home after dinner we went down to the plant road church. Took a number of old Sunday school books for the Sabbath school lately started there. Failed to get there in time for the school however. Bro. Miscue from Hagerville preached and gave us an excellent discourse. The fellowship meeting afterwards was also a proffitable waiting before the Lord. <h2>April MONDAY 16 1888</h2> Went to Jarvis this morning. Took Mrs. Reid down to the train and afterwards got some business closed up with the Joneses which gave me some relief. Got home for dinner and Went up to John Roses this afternoon on business relating to the Scott Act election to come off next Thursday. John Hewson has been rooting the Meadow this side of the woods while Wes. has been ploughing in the front field. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April TUESDAY 17 1888</h2> Wes and John have been ploughing in the front field to day, geting the ground ready to sow peas and oats mixed for feed. Then being but little prospect of pasture this Summer it seems advisable to get a substitute of some kind as soon as possible. Took ma and Bertha with me to Dover this evening, to hear a lecture on the Scorr Act delivered by Rev B. B. Keefer. The Lecture was excellent and {illegible} also. <h2>April WEDNESDAY 18 1888</h2> Lewis and Hewson have both been ploughing in the front field to day. George Lemon has been trimming apple trees also, while I have been away looking after the interests of the Scott Act to be voted on to morrow. Had the satisfaction to get a promotion from one man who had intended not going to vote, that He weould support the Act. Have been at home most of the afternoon helping George trim trees. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April THURSDAY 19 1888</h2> The Scott Act contest to day is over at last. Have been disappointed at the way our people have turned out to vote, and shall be, almost surprised if victory has not fallen to our enemies. The opposition seemed to turn out almost to a man at the two polling places visited. Am thankful at last to have done what I could for my brethren. The weather keeps cold and backward still. <h2>April FRIDAY 20 1888</h2> The men have continued to work in the front field geting it harrowed down ready to sow. Got about ready to go to work when a Mr. Davis of the Narticoke Grange came to say that a car of salt had come to port Dover for us and themselves. Went arround to most of our own members to tell them and got home to dinner. Went out to Dover this afternoon and got a couple of barrels of salt for our own use & c. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April SATURDAY 21 1888</h2> Forgot to mention last night that the Canada Temperance act was defeated on the nineteenth by seven hundred majority in our own country. The men have been working on the front field again to day. The field is some more than half sown now to peas and oats mixed. George Lemon has also been working as yesterday at tree trimming. The weather keeps remarkable cold and backward still. <h2>April SUNDAY 22 1888</h2> Took ma and Bertha with me this morning to church. A goodly number was present and felt much benefited by the services of the sanctuary. Got home in time for the meeting on the plank when Rev Mr. Jackson of Jarvis preachedd as usual on opposite Sundays. Bro Goodwin preached this morning from-Whenton passed through the waters I will be with the and through the rivers they shall not overthrow them when thou walkest through to the fire though shalt not be burned, neither shall the kindle upon thee. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April MONDAY 23 1888</h2> John and Wesley have finished seeding the front field to day, furrowing our and all. Have been cleaning ditches myself which is also nearly done. Went after Smiths grass seed sown this afternoons. George Lemon has been working this afternoon d at tree-trimming as usual. There seems to be sighs of a drought. The weather is very cold however and dry as well. Quite a snow squall came to day. <h2>April TUESDAY 24 1888</h2> My two men have been cultivating in the ten-acre-field to day, geting it ready to sow with oats. George has been helping again as usual. He has got our apple trees nearly trimmed. This afternoon he and I have been sowing, grass seed and harrowing the wheat field north of Drive barn. The weather continues cold and dry, with heavy frosts every night. Recieved a paper from Mrs. Depew to night with a portrait of her father David W. Beach aged ninety four. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April WEDNESDAY 25 1888</h2> John and Westley have been working at seeding in the ten-acre-field to day, George has been working away with a teem at harrowing wheat. The crust that has formed over the ground in places has been a hindrance to doing a good job, I have been sowing grass-seed on the billy field. Feel that I have made a serious mistake in not sowing the grass-seed in Fet. or Mar. Prospects of dry weather still continue, though warmer. <h2>April THURSDAY 26 1888</h2> The men have finished sowing the ten-acre-field to oats and got A furrowed out. George Lemon has been helping me again I have been sowing grass seed on the field next to McBride and George has been harrowing. He went home this evening however and is waiting now for his delivery of trees to come. Went to the Grange this mor evening. A fair number was present & a pleasant meeting. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April FRIDAY 27 1888</h2> Both John and Wes. have been working on the East half of the Big Flat this forenoon. This afternoon I went to the mill with a grist of chop also to Simcoe after some flour. Got five hundred pounds at Sulton's mill two of which I am letting Lewis have. The cold weather has left at last and April is going out quite warm. A droughthas apparantly set in & we have begun todraw water for house use already. <h2>April SATURDAY 28 1888</h2> The men have succeeded in finishing the Big Flat to day. Got done dowing grass seed on the field by McBride myself and went out to town this evening with ma. The day has been delightful, so warm and nice. Recieved a notice of Velma Crokes death this evening. She died on Thursday last and will be buried to morrow. Would have been at the funeral to morrow only for the delivering of Georges fruit trees. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April SUNDAY 29 1888</h2> Went out to Dover this morning alone. Had a blessed season of waiting upon the Lord. Found it hard on account of the heat to keep awake through the preaching service. Got dinner at home as usual and attended service at the plank road church. Bro Baer officiated, it being his turn. The day has been a precious one with. Have felt so much the privelege of obeyinh His commandment with respect to the scredoess of the Sabbath day. Lord help me to keep it holy. <h2>April MONDAY 30 1888</h2> Finished sowing grass seed on the Fall Wheat to day sowing the Big Flat last. John has been ploughing in the big North East Corner field where we intend to sow peas. Rain has come at last though in moderate quantities just as is needed most. Many fears have been expressed last a drought {sunilan?} to last seasons had already set in, but, thank God, it has not come yet. Am sorry to say that I have not been altogather free from these missgivings. What a mistake. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May TUESDAY 1 1888</h2> John and Wess have been ploughing for peas in the North East corner field, the rain last night made the ground rather wet for harrowing & c. Went out to Dover with the mail this afternoon, our own horses being in use. The beautiful rain last night is being followed by cool cloudy weather, Wheat and grass already look better for the beautiful shower. Went down to Thomas Jacksons this evening, to see if they had returned from Pilham & c. <h2>May WEDNSDAY 2 1888</h2> Both one mere work worked at geting the potatoe patch manured, ploughed and marked out ready for planting. I have been planting potatoes in the garden for early table use & doing some spadeing besides. Had a short visit from Mr. Henry Williams who took dinner with us. He came after Mariane, to take care of his mother who is quite poorly. Hamilton Olds was also here with a disc Harrow which he is selling. We tras tried it on our strawberry patch in front. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May THURSDAY 3 1888</h2> John Wifs have finished ploughing the North End of the By North East Corner field to day, and got a considerable portion of it ready to drill besides. I have been buisy as usual at Sundry jobs. Mostly working in the garden. G. W. Lemon came to day to tell me that his delivery of trees for Simcoe had come to hand. He is going to deliver them on Saturday next, at Deans Hotel and I have promised to help him. Saw George Wilson Jr. & his wife to night. He is an old Dover boy. <h2>May FRIDAY 4 1888</h2> The Good Lord has sent us a beautiful rain this afternoon which was very much {illegible}, also this evening. Found it necessary to walk up to Simcoe to night, in order to be there in good time to morrow for delivering trees, with my friend G. W. Lemon. Had a pleasant walk notwithstand a shower of rain that fell when on the wat. It was something grand to hear the thunder and to see the lightnng while walking up the Railway track from Lynn Valley, How wonderful are His ways and works. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May SATURDAY 5 1888</h2> Have been delivering trees for Mr. J. W. McKays of St. Thomas, in Simcoe to day. George Lemon and I have got along very nicely togather. Hope that our final selling up will be as easily done. Walked most of the way home to night, arriving at about eleven o'clock. George brought me about three miles on the way. Was greatly surprised when I got home to find that ma had recieved a letter from Rillie Skinner saying that she intended visiting us next week all being well. <h2>May SUNDAY 6 1888</h2> Not feeling very well I did not go out to Quarterly Meeting to day, but gave way for Mt friend Mr. George Wilson J. of Toronto who is visiting here and at Roads with his family. Ma and Bertha went out with him. Took dinner over at Reids, the folks being all away, and have enjoyed the quiet of the precious Sabbath day at house very much. Contrary to my usual custom I work a fiew lives to my friend Killie this morning in order that she might soon get it. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May MONDAY 7 1888</h2> Both men have been working at the North East corner field geting it down to peas. They have got the North part of the field done and the ballance nearly ready to sow. Had some trouble this forenoon in trying to find a horse for delivering Notices but failed. Took Maggie this afternoon breaking up the team of course but found that the trees had come to Dover and would have to be delivered on Wednesday. Comenced delivering notices this evening on the way home. <h2>May TUESDAY 8 1888</h2> Started out this morning to deliver Fruit tree notices for George Lemon. Got through the Eastern portion of teritory by dinner time. Was blessed with the noon day meal as though I had been home. Mr. Hinds who lives this sides of Nanticoke invited me to take dinner. Succeeded in delivering the whole of remaining ball. to day, even in Dover. Had tea at Mids Jiles. Rain has fallen occasionaly through the day makeing it quite unpleasant. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May WEDNESDAY 9 1888</h2> Our delivery in Port Dover came off to day, and has been quite a success, nearly the whole of the orders being taken & paid for. About five orders had to be sold to other parties. Did not finish up until quite late this evening and felt rather tired of the job to night. THe weather has become warm at last, The rains of yesterday and last night have left the ground quite moist. Had a rather pleasant time to day. <h2>May THURSDAY 10 1888</h2> Have been seting out fruit trees to day most of the time. AM greatly pleased with my order, They are such a beautiful thrifty lot. Find some difficulty in geting places for all of them. Think of planting some peach and pear trees on the front hillside. The boys have been finished seeding entirely except corn and potatoes. Drove down to Wattses this evening to see them about going to Simcoe after some trees. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May FRIDAY 11 1888</h2> Have been seting out trees and plant again to day with all my might. But, did not get done after all. The boys fixed fence this forenoon and got the cattle out to pasture for the first. This afternoon John has been ploughing corn ground and Lewis fixing fence. The weather has become quite warm again with some appearances of rain. Have filled up the back yard entirely where practicable with front trees. AM seting now in front on the {sidetrill?} <h2>May SATURDAY 12 1888</h2> John has been working away at the corn ground geting it ready for planting. Lewis has been planting potatoes while I have been planting out trees and raspberry bushes. Got done for the present. Drove out to town this evening after the boxes that the trees came in. Agreed to give Lemon one dollar for the three empties. Rain seemed near to day but has departed, and a Norwester has begun to blow. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May SUNDAY 13 1888</h2> Went out to church alone this morning Bro. Goodwin preached as usual. Enjoyed the whole service very much, the Good Lord being very truely in out most. Have seldom enjoyed a Sabbath day more than this. Took ma down to the plank road church this afternoon. Bro. Baer preached and held the usual class meeting afterwards. Had tea with George Wilson Jar this evening at Reids, he being there still. <h2>May MONDAY 14 1888</h2> Went up to Simcoe this forenoon, partly after some more fruit trees, bought of Mr Hadgines, and partly to take up some eggs to sell & to get some southern sweet corn for seed. Brought a fiew trees for William Watts as well as my own. Had dinner there and afterwards went over to Mrs. Clarkes. Did not hear anything further from out young lady friends. Had a short visit from George Wilson and his nice young wife this evening. The weather is still quite cold. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May TUESDAY 15 1888</h2> John has been ploughing away at the corn-ground as usual, while Wes. and I have been using the jack screws under the wood-house barn and drive barn, geting them straightened up some. Took the Jack screws home this evening, to Mr. Alderson's in Port Dover. Have had a short visit form our old friend George Wilson Jr. again, I suppose, for the last time as he goes home in the morning. His mother and sister Ella came to Reids this evening for a visit. <h2>May WEDNESDAY 16 1888</h2> Both John and Wes. have been working on the corn ground to day. John has about finished ploughing and Wess has got it partly harrowed. Had several jobs to do to day but this afternoon had a visit from John Gilbert and his wife with unckle John and Aunt Lydia. Mrs. George Wilson {illegible} of Port Hope has also been here with us to tea, so we have lead quite a visitation. The weather has kept very cold for the time of year but, it looks now as though it might soon change. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May THURSDAY 17 1888</h2> Have been extremely buisy to day trying to get some little jobs of work done that have been waiting for me this some-time. Got the back yard cleaned up this forenoon. This afternoon have been grafting some plumsprouts and sating some apple grafts. The boys have been buisy at the corn ground as usual, geting it ready to plant. John has been laid up this afternoon with a sickhead-ache, however. It still keeps cold and dry; but looks like rain. <h2>May FRIDAY 18 1888</h2> Lewis worked this forenoon on the cornground as usual. John has been laid up with his sick head-ache again to-day. I have been working at sundry jobs, but, very buisy all the time. Rain has fallen moderately this afternoon, so that Lewis and I have been cleaning out the drive barn & geting things packed away for Summer. Found to day that the oats recieved in exhange from Mr McKnight and which I have usued for seed have not grown causing quite a disappointment. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May SATURDAY 19 1888</h2> John {slokness?} still continues, took him out to Dover this evening to see the Doctor. Lewis has been geting out manure and marking the corn-ground & c. While I have been very buisy at sundry jobs, such as geting things fixed up arround the house & c. The weather continues very cool and dry. There is every appearance of continued dry weather. Planted our garden corn this afternoon in the garden corn. <h2>May SUNDAY 20 1888</h2> Went out to church this morning as usual. Ma could not get ready to go with me so I took Mrs Wilson and cleanlottle. Ma and I went down to the Plank Road church this evening or rather afternoon to hear Bro. Jackson. Enjoyed the service as I usualy do. Came home by Mrs. Clarkes and found our friend Killie Skinner and Mrs Larves there. Did not stay long however, though I would have done so if we could. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May MONDAY 21 1888</h2> Lewis has been marking and other ways preparing the corn ground to day. He has also begun planting this afteroon. John still keeps poorly and unable to work. Our friends from Pelham and from Niagara Falls came to visit us to day. Mrs Lawes and Arthur with Mifs Killie Skimmer. Clarke also came, so we have had quite a pleasant time. Killie and Mrs Lawes arestaying over night with us. So also is Mrs James Holcomb. Took the others home this evening. <h2>May TUESDAY 22 1888</h2> Helped Lewis plant corn this forenoon and also part of the afternoon. Our friends have continued to remain with us, making our hearts glad with their presence. Took Mrs Laws and Killie down to Jarvis this evening. Mrs Lawes and Mrs Holcomb left us this evening, took them to Mrs Clarkes. Had a visit from several neighbours this evening, Bro Goodwin our minister from Port Dover has also come and is staying over night with us. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May WEDNESDAY 23 1888</h2> Have been exceedingly buisy to day at Sundry jobs. Bro. Goodwin came last night and after visiting this forenoon I took him house this afternoon. Have also got my returns ready for George Lemon to take up to Mr. McKay, which has taken all my spare time to day. Took Killie out to Dover with me this afternoon and brought her abck to Mrs Clarkes where she is now staying. Took Maggie down to Mr Fredenborgs horse to night and walked over to Jacksons from there, Had a pleasant evening there with Aride. <h2>May THURSDAY 24 1888</h2> Took ma and Mrs. G. Wilson of Port Hope up to Fishers Glen near Normandale to day. There being a pismice there of Mr. Baies friends. Was greatly delighted with the scenery about the Glen. It is certainly a grand place for picnics & c. Called on the way home at Mrs Clarkes to see houw Our friend Miss Skinner was, she being quite unwell last night. She had gone out to Port Dover with the other friends to help celebrate the Birthday of the Queen which was a good sign. Went to Grange this evening also. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May FRIDAY 25 1888</h2> John has begun work again to day after his illness. It has been driving the {illegible}. Lewis and I have been fixing up fences in front & in the lane. Rain began to fall this evening, the weather being beautifully warm. Drove down to Mrs. Clarkes this evening all the way there and back in the rain. Went to see Mrs. Lawes and Mifs Skinner - saw the latter and was recieved in her usual cool shy way. Begin to think that the time has about come to quite running after her, at least. <h2>May SATURDAY 26 1888</h2> Lewis and I continued to fix fences and to do some other jobs to day. He has been ploughing the garden patch this evening. We think of planting it with {illegible}. John has been working away at rolling as usual. Ma and I went out to Dover this evening after some necessaries. Have concluded to send away for some groceries to the Grange Wholesale supply next week our sugar & c being about gone. Had to give a note for a {sausage?} at Schofields to day. payable in four months at the Bank of comerce Simcoe. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May SUNDAY 27 1888</h2> On account of having to attend to a sick cow I did not get out to church this morning. Went down to the plank Road Church this afternon however to hear Mr Baer preach his farewell sermon. Had tea at Mr. Blacks and from then we went down to Jarvis, to hear Mr. Baers farewell sermons there. Both churches were crowded. Have rejoiced in God my saviour with joy and gladness. He only is my strength and salvation, surely I shall not be greatly moved. <h2>May MONDAY 28 1888</h2> John and I got the grape vinces trimmed up and tied up this forenoon. He was good help having worked in a grapery at Grimesby. The plan there is to trim after the vines have started to grow in the Spring. It is must be a good one seeing it is followed by experienced growers. This afternoon he has been rolling on the front field while Lewis and I have been geting some potatoes planted in the corn field. Have been blessed with a fine shower of rain this forenoon & still looks showery. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May TUESDAY 29 1888</h2> John has been rolling to day most of the time. Wesly has been fencing in the yard below the drive barn end puting in a couple of gates. I planted corn in the garden and this afternoon went to see about some maple and other trees to set out. Mr. Nelson promised all repaired for filling up. Our mare Katie folden the last night. SHe has done well and has a fine mare colt. WIll soon have finished our Spring work if all is well. <h2>May WEDNESDAY 30 1888</h2> Have had John drawing out manure to the patch in new ground field when we intend to sow Sothern Sweet Corn for fodder. Wes. and I have been hoeing in the garden nearly all day. Drove out to Dover this evening. While there dropped into the District meeting when the business of the Simcoe district was being transacted. Some twenty one ministers were present and an equal number of Laymen. Called at Mrs Clarkes on the way home. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May THURSDAY 31 1888</h2> Have been geting out trees mostly hard maple from Mr. Nelsons place and seting out again. There are some forty vacancies arround the farm caused by trees dying from dry weather. One of the men have been helping. The other has been drawing manure on the fodder corn ground. A moderate rainfall visited us to day which must be a great benefit to the various growing crops. Out rains are all light this Spring. <h2>June FRIDAY 1 1888</h2> Have been extremely buisy to day geting the maple trees set out for this year. Wes. and I have set forty yesterday and to day. These were nearly all to replace others that had died last year. The row arround the farm on the two ends and Eastside is again complete. This afternoon John and I have been puting saw-dust arround them as a mulch. Never tried this plan before & hope it will be a success. Mr. Barr came this evening to stay overnight with us. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June SATURDAY 2 1888</h2> A fine shower of rain fell last night, and several others followed to day, So the ground has at last become quite thoroughly saturated. John and Wes. have been working at inside work such as grinding scythes, mower and reaper Rowes & c. I have been similarly engaged most of the time. Took Mr.W. W. Rarr to the Elliot Crossing of the H & N W. K. on his way to Jarvis this forenoon. Recieved a letter from Willie McWade this evening. He leaves Chucago soon for Philadelphia. <h2>June SUNDAY 3 1888</h2> Ma and I went out to church this morning again as usual. Bro. Goodwin officiated. Felt much proffited by waiting upon God in the house where his honr dwlleth. Drove down to the plank road church this afternoon also. The minister did not come so the meeting became a prayer and fellowship meeting. Went for a fiew minutes down to Mrs Clarkes to see about our two lady friends Killie and Arile. Was surprised to find them both there and the former sick with car-ache. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June MONDAY 4 1888</h2> John and Wiss have been geting out manure on a piece of the new ground field where we intend planting Southern Sweet corn for fodder. We washed the sheep this afternoon however. Our friend Killie came this evening to day over night with us. Also Mr. W. W. Baer the young minister from Jarvis lately transferred to Brittish Collumbia conference. Am of the opinion that this brother will {ere?} long become a leading minister of our church. Being gifted above the average in many ways as well as pious. <h2>June TUESDAY 5 1888</h2> The men finished geting out manure on the fodder corn ground this forenoon whiel John has since been ploughing and geting ready to sow. Went up to Fishers Glen to day with Bro Baer, he having Killie Skinner and Ella Wilson, while Mrs Lawes went with me. Never enjoyed a social season more in every respect. Took out dinner on the ground, Was particularly interested in my own companion and I trust she in me. Called at Wm Watts for tea on the way home when we left the girls. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June WEDNESDAY 6 1888</h2> The men have been variously engaged to day as well as myself. Went up to Simcoe this forenoon after some Southern sweet corn for seed. Ma also went with Bertha to visit Leila in Victoria. A very strong West wind has been blowing nearly all day veering to north West towards evening. No particular dammage was done however. The wood pile at Lowises house was set on fire however & a good portion of it burned up before it could be put out. <h2>June THURSDAY 7 1888</h2> John has finished sowing the fodder corn and got to work drawing manure. We are takeing it to the field East of the centre woods this year this being about the poorest field on the place. I have been weeding out pidgeon-weed in the field next to McBrides, and Wess. has been helping most of the time. Had a visit from Mifs Jones to day, an old friend from the port. Spent a couple of hours very pleasantly with Mids Ella Wilson this evening. She leavesfor home to morrow. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June FRIDAY 8 1888</h2> Accordsing to previous arrangement Ma and took Mifs Killie Spinner up to Simcoe to day, in order to have her visit an old friend and near neighbout of her fathers in Corland, our own friend Mr John Murphy. Went to Mr Clarkes after her on the way. Got back to unckle Johns in time for tea where we met Mrs Lawes. Found Wellington carpenter and his wife here when we got home. They stayed until well along in the evening and we enjoyed our visit togather very much. <h2>June SATURDAY 9 1888</h2> Ma and I went down to Jarvis this forenoon to see Mr Ban and Killie Skimmer off on the tain for Niagara Falls. The boys have been drawing manure again to day. Lewis went away this afternoon however, on a visit to his brother at Hartford. I went out to Dover this afternoon to see about some matters of business requiring attention. The weather has become much warmer than of late, with some appearance of rain. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June SUNDAY 10 1888</h2> The great Giver has blessed us with an abundant rain-fall last night and to day. DId not get out to church at Port Dover as usual, but, of course did not fail to attend the afternoon appointment at Plank Road church, when we heard our brother Smith of Renton. Got home just in time to escape a good weting. This being conference Sunday out ministers are all away at conference and supplies only occupy their pulpets at home. <h2>June MONDAY 11 1888</h2> Lewis and I have moved and fixed up the old Smoke house for a chicken roast. WE have put it inside the orchard fence near the house. The boys have been geting out manure besides heling at the aforementioned job I have been working in the garden seting out cabbage plants & c. Lewis and I went out to Dover this evening after the sugar and the other groceries ordered lately of the W. S. Cy. Settled up with Reid this afternoon & owed him a small ballance. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June TUESDAY 12 1888</h2> The men have continued to get out manure and to spread upon the field by James Challands. I have been very busy at sundry jobs. Have helped clear house part of the time. Did some whitewashing which I think is about the first. Our old fireplace chimney took fire this evening and in less than five minutes over twenty men and boys were here to help put the fire out, It did not result in anything serious however. <h2>June WEDNESDAY 13 1888</h2> Comenced our statute labour to day and have done five days of the fifteen alotted to us. Thirteen are against the farm and two belong to Lewis. We have been grading down the south hil side along Walter Austins where a new culvert has been built. House-cleaning is still in progress with its disagreeable circumstances. Am thankful however, that it is progressing finely. We are expecting it to be about finished this week, if all continues well. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June THURSDAY 14 1888</h2> My men and I have continued to work on the side-road between the fifth and sixth concession to day, as yesterday. Succeeded in geting five days more of the fifteen done, having five mo yet to put in which we hope to do to morrow. Was just reading of the commercial union movement recieving the approbation of the House of Representativess in the United States, which by the way seems a great victory. The Republican party are strongly against it though. <h2>June FRIDAY 15 1888</h2> John and Wess have helped me to finish our fifteen days of road-work, with the two teams to day. The weather has been quite sultry with occasional thunder storms. A delightful shower of rain fell last night, the heaviest of the season. Everything is growing finely. Went over to the church this evening and heard Dr. Lake a conference is being held here, and several ministers are present. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June SATURDAY 16 1888</h2> Have had John and Wesley at work at different jobs to principaly at drawing out manure and sheering sheep. Took our five going porkers to the cheese factory this morning. Went out to Dover myself afterwards. Carried part of Mr. Goodwins things out in the buggy. SOme theives entered our cellar last night and carried off several Jarrs of fruit, and that while ma was in the house. This is the first theiving that he have has with is for a long time, that we know of. <h2>June SUNDAY 17 1888</h2> Bertha and I went out to Dover this morning as usual. Had brother Daniel Wooley from Port Ryerse to preach for us. His sermon from, if any man will do His will, he shall know of the doctrine, was most excellent. It seems a pity that so much natural tallent should not be utilised in its propper sphere. Went to the plank road church again this afernoon. The new minister not having come a prayer meeting and fellowship meeting was held instead. Had a good meeting. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June MONDAY 18 1888</h2> Have had Lewis and John at work drawing manure with both teems to the field by Challands. We are following the plan of spreading from the waggon, and will draw the smoothing harrow over afterwards to spread more perfectly. Instead ploughing very soon very shallow and may plough two or three time in order to clean the ground of thistles & other notrious weeds The manure will thus become well mixed with the ground & must; I think help to keep it loose. <h2>June TUESDAY 19 1888</h2> The two men have continued to get out manure from the barn-yard to the field by challands. THey have cleaned up the barn-yard for this year; and have well nigh covered the field mentioned. I have been weeding and hoe-ing in the garden and find that I have got a somewhat lasting job. The weather keeps both warm and dry with but little appearance of rain. Everything is growing finely however as yet especialy wheat. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June WEDNESDAY 20 1888</h2> John has kept on at geting out manure as usual to day. Lewis has got to work at cultivating corn and potatoes. I went up to SImcoe with the wool which I sold at twenty three cents cash and twenty five cents trade, to Mr. Brooks. Kept four fleeces for Wessley Lewis. Left a couple of dollars for J. Y. Hodgins at Prices Hore. Got cloth of Brooks for a suit of clothers & Halifax Tweeds, at fifty five cents a yard. Have been quite unwell this after & evening with a headache. Took ma down to Hamilton to the social however. <h2>June THURSDAY 21 1888</h2> Lewis has continued to work at cultivating corn to day, while John has not yet finished geting out manure. Went out to Dover this forenoon to take the remaining portion of sugar wtill his due. Have been hoeing and weeding out onions this afternoon also. Went up to the Grange Hall this evening and has a very pleasant visit with our friends there. We are making preperation to go down to Pelham to morrow, intend starting at an early hour. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June FRIDAY 22 1888</h2> Ma and I started North Pelham this morning at abouut half past five. Left Marian and Lewis in charge. Had a very pleasant drive down excepting that the dust and but were at times quite oppresive. A we drive along we could not help feeling thankful to the Great Giver for our own crop prospects at home. Most of the wheat and even the haw than we saw will rent little more than be cuting. Got to Mr Horton all right at about six o'clock. <h2>June SATURDAY 23 1888</h2> Have spent the day mostly with our friends Mr. and Mrs Horton of North Pelham, and very pleasantly. Took tea at Mc. N. C. Holcomb however where we spent an hour or so. Took Ma and Mrs Horton to the neighbouring church-yard to visit the newly made graves off the late Mr. and Mrs C. J. Cooke, this evening could not but feel sad to think of the sudden and almost tragic deaths of these two dear friends. Surely in the midst of life we are in death. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June SUNDAY 24 1888</h2> Have been staying both last night and the night before at Mr Hortons. Laverence and I have been to the Presbyterian church here this forenoon. Heard a most excellent discourse from Rev Mr. Petley the present 4th Chap & 4th ver. "But refuse profance and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto Godliness". The Word of God as spoken by His servant was very precious unto me. Would like so much to be able to remember the dear brothers Sermon. Have felt much cast down in spite of myself this afternoon and evening. <h2>June MONDAY 25 1888</h2> Visited most of the time this forenoon at Mr Hortons. Went with them this afternoon however on a visit to the Font Hill Nurseries, There were eight in our party. Felt quite strange about Mrs Lewis treatment of me; but, of course it will be all right. TOok tea at Billy Holcomb this evening. We are almost constantly reminded of our old friends Mr and Mrs C. J. Cooke. Forgot to mention the last night was spent at Mr Holcombs and are staying to night again with Mr Hortons. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June TUESDAY 26 1888</h2> Have been visiting back and forth between The Holcombs & Hortons this forenoon. THis afternoon wett sent to St. Catherines with Mr. N. C. Holcomb. Had a very pleasant time with him, and saw many places of interest about the city. Was greatly surprised to see crops took so poor on the way down cause, no rain, so I was told. Colled at the Thomases this evening a short time. {v?} Mrs Laws friend Jim Frazer put in an appearance rather unexpectedly to night. The former seemed glad to see him however. <h2>June WEDNESDAY 27 1888</h2> Ma and I started for home this morning at about eight o'clock. Arrive a little after six. Was thankful to find them all right. Had a very pleasant ride home, and could see a considerable change in the crops. Noticed a greater change as I we neared home, there having been much more rain then eastward. Have been much exercised in my mind respecting certain circumstances connected with our visit. The Good Lord is helping me again to rest in hope. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June THURSDAY 28 1888</h2> A very heavy rainstorm from the East has been in progress since some time last night until to night. The creak has risen and become quite high still it rains. We have not been able to do any out-of-door work, so the men have been fixing up the waggon racks ready for use I have been to the factory this evening after a couple of our small piggs which were not doing well then. I have been graciously sustained to day in my disappointments. Praise God o' my soul. <h2>June FRIDAY 29 1888</h2> The men have been cuting thistle and do some other suck jobs to day, the ground being too wet to work in any way. I went up to Vittoria this forenoon after Leilia. Found that she had left Mrs McLeans before I got there, brought her trunk however found her here when I got home. Have been geting ready to do some road-work in the lane this afternoon besides some other chores. Have been looking arround at the crops. Found them much more prosperous than I expected. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June SATURDAY 30 1888</h2> Have been quite buisy to day doing some work in the lane, mostly grading down the South hillside, Lewis has been helping. John has been ploughing LSummerfallow. Took ma and Leilia out to Dover this evening on business of their own. Saw the Ruilling Mills lit up with Electricity for the first time this evening. The Good Lord has been very gracious unto me of late takeing away entirely the sting of my late disappointment when below to Him be all the Praise. <h2>July SUNDAY 1 1888</h2> Took Leilia and Bertha with me this morning to church in Dover. Out Bro. Goodwin ministered unto us, and a proffitable waiting upon the Lord was vouchsafed. Our monthly fellowship meeting after preaching was also a time to be remembered. TOok ma with me to the plank road Church this afternoon as is out custom. The new minister Bro. Hamilton who is a young man preached for the first time to us. He has left a rather favourable impression so far. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July MONDAY 2 1888</h2> Went with ma and Leilia up to Fishers Glen to day.While there I took a walk to Normandale and called at Mr Wilcoxes. After comeing back to the glen I nut met with some of Leilias friends and had a pleasant time with them. Was rather favourably impressed with Mids Bells Lamport of Vittoria as well as with some others. The day was a delightful one rather too warm or too the cool there was a picnic of our Presbyterian friends from Port Dover there, they having come by boat. <h2>July TUEDAY 3 1888</h2> John ploughed again this forenoon on the fallow field next Challands. Lewis has been hoeing potatoes & c. all day. I went down to Jarvis this forenoon to get repairs for the mowing machine. Got some money at the bank also to pay for groceries lately bought at Grange Wholesale Supply. Am to pay in a month if possible. Took Ma and Leilia down to Wattses for dinner while there went over to Ms Clarkes and found the latter sick in bed. John started cuting grass this afternoon for the first. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July WEDNESDAY 4 1888</h2> Have been hoeing in the garden most of the time to day. John has been cuting hay, and ploughing as well while Wess. has been cultivating corn in the back field and this afternoon we have been rakeing and puting up hay. Went to Jarvis this evening for some repairs for the mowing machine. On geting home found Mifs Belle Lampart and a Mr Mashore here. Was quite favourably impressed with the former as being a very lively, and intellegent person & I think a Christian <h2>July THURSDAY 5 1888</h2> John has continued to cut the hay in the eleven acre-field to day. He has just about finished. Lewis has been cultivating corn in the back field. while I have been hoeing in the garden and puting up hay. Had a short visit form the Wattses this evening. Emma and I have had quite a serious talk about serious things. Did not feel at liberty to make promises however. George Lemon is with us also, staying over night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July FRIDAY {6 missing} 1888</h2> John C finished cuting the eleven acre field of hay to day. GOt it all put up as well and have drawn five loads. Out friend G. W. Lemon left us again this morning. He reports doing a very good business and will have two deliveries more next year than last. The weather keeps very fine and is very favourable for haying so far since we comenced. Grain crops are also doing well and wheat in particular is filling nicely, Many fields have not much wheat to fill however. <h2>July SATURDAY 7 1888</h2> Finished geting in out only field of hay to day. Have had only ten loads and a hald altogether from eleven acres. Expect to cut a load or two more from fence corners & other places. Got word from the factory to day that one old son would not come up with the other hoggs to eat, so I went down this evening to bring her home. Strange to say she knew my voice at once and followed me up to the trough and went to eating, so I left her for a further trial of factory feed. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July SUNDAY 8 1888</h2> Mr. and Mrs Wesley Matthews came in this morning and we found it impossible to get out to church as we had intended. We were able to get down to the Plank Road church however, this afternoon, when we heard Bro. Jackson. Enjoyed the service very much as indeed we generaly do. Got slightly wet this afternoon in comeing home a shower having passed over at that time. <h2>July MONDAY 9 1888</h2> Drove out to Dover this morning after Mr Ardley who came by the nine o'clock have. Was sorry to see him loking so unwell and fell afraid that something serious is hanging about him. Took Leilia up to Mr Hugh Colours this afternoon on her way home. They having promised to take her to thr train at Waterford to morrow. The boys have been working to day as usual. This afternoon they have been cuting some grass in front. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July TUESDAY 10 1888</h2> Have had John at work on the Summer fallow next to Challands while Lewis has been cultivating corn in the back field. I have been rakeing and puting up hay besides doing a number of other jobs. Have spent a very pleasant evening with Mrs. Ardl, whose company is quite interesting as well as proffitable. The weather continues very favourable for this growing crops being both cool and dry. Have had precious intercourse with the heavenly and Divine to day thank God. <h2>July WEDNESDAY 11 1888</h2> John has been harrowing the fallow next to Challands and got to work plowing the other field west of the woods which we intend makeing into a fallow also. Lewis has been cultivating corn as yesterday and is well nigh through with his job. We got in another load of hay this evening from the front field this time. I have been cuting hay in fence besides doing a number of other jobs. The weather keeps delightfuly cool and favourable for crops. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July THURSDAY 12 1888</h2> John has been ploughing in the field West of woods to day where we purpose sowing wheat this Fall. Lewis has finished cultivating corn & potatoes for the present. I have been very biusy at sundry jobs mostly cuting hay in fence corners. Marian has been off to Brantford on an excursion. TOok Mr. Ardley out to the Port this evening, and called at several places with him. Stayed longest at the Wills however. <h2>July FRIDAY 13 1888</h2> Lewis has been working at hoeing potatoes and corn John has been ploughing as usual in the field west of woods. Helped pick cherries this forenoon myself. This afternoon I have been puting up hay arround the fences. Mr Ardley went off with Reid fishing to day; but did not make a success of it, after all, owing mostly to his geting sick however. The weather keeps remarkably cool and fine. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July SATURDAY 14 1888</h2> John has continued to work away at the plough in the field est of the woods. Lewis has been hoeing corn and potatoes. Have been doing sundry jobs myself. SPent a couple of hours with the Barrets who have been visiting us to day. Was pleased to see Mr. Ardley so much interested in these kind friends. Clarence returns on Monday next to Toronto where he has a situation with an architect. He likes the business very much. <h2>July SUNDAY 15 1888</h2> Took Mr. Ardley with us to church this morning. Engaged the service greatly, as indeed I almost always do. The Blessed master was in our very midst. Did not stop to the class-meeting however on account of Mr. Ardley. Went down to The Plank Road church after dinner as usual takeing our friend with us. Took him over to near Mr Eland this evening, so we have put in the day pretty well going to church, and I trust with proffit. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July MONDAY 16 1888</h2> John Lewis has been working away as usual, the former at the plough and the ladder at sundry jobs. The weather continues to be fine and dry, favorable I think they're all growing crops. Mr ardley went away this afternoon for a visit to Wattses. We are feeling lonesome without him already and wonder how we shall stand it for have him have us for good which he will do soon. <h2>July TUESDAY 17 1888</h2> We have continued to keep one team at work with the plow today as usual. Louis and I have been cutting and putting up hay around the fence corner of the front Wheatfield & c. I went out to do for this evening to look after some small matters and to bring Mr Ardley home with me, he having went out with the mail this afternoon. We went to see the Knitting mills to night, the public having been invited to see if he's working with their new {machine?} lights. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July WEDNESDAY 18 1888</h2> A beautiful rain has fallen today, just coming in time so benefit greatly the growing spring crops. The boys have got to work again this afternoon at plowing and at other work. I have been helping pick cherries for canning myself. Mr. Ardley and I had to forego our visit to mr. John Meucks today on account of the rain; but, the shower was a bi much greater blessing than our visit could possible have been to either of us. <h2>July THURSDAY 19 1888</h2> I drove down to Jarvis this afternoon to see about a small matter of business at the bank there. John has been plowing in the field a bust of the woods as usual. Wess. Has been cutting grass around the fence & in the back woods. Talk to your unckle John's with Mr. Ardley and afterwards went to the regular Grange meeting at the hall. Meaning of simply an informal one and for exchange of periodicals. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July FRIDAY 20 1888</h2> Have had John plowing in the field west of the woods while Lewis has been mowing grass with the scythe I have been helping the latter also. This evening I went with Mr. Ardley down to mr. John Menckes for a short visit. Enjoyed ourselves very much with these kind friends. Both Mr. Adley and myself were much impressed with the suitability of one of Mr Menckes daughters Nellie for J a wife. But, we do not propose go mad over the young lady. <h2>July SATURDAY 21 1888</h2> Took Mr. Ardley to the train this morning which started from the port at nearly eight o'clock a.m. Felt sorry to see him go, and know that we will miss him very much for a while Lewis and I have been rakeing and puting togather the remaining portion of hay in the fence corners and geting it in this evening while John has been finishing up his job of ploughing in the feild West of the woods. Find that our wheat is somewhat rusted in spots after all. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July SUNDAY 22 1888</h2> Went out to church alone this morning Bro. Goodwin preached to us as usual, and felt much encouraged to press on in the good way by his exhortations. Our class-meeting afterwards was also a season of power, The Good Spirit of God being with me in the discharge of my duty as leader. Took ma with me afternoon to the plank road church, where Bro. Jackson officiated. H Felt that it was good to be there also to mingle with that people then in thin worship. <h2>July MONDAY 23 1888</h2> John has been rolling and harrowing on one of the fallow fields while Lewis and I have been hoeing corn and cuting wheat commenced the latter to day for the first. But, only with the cradle. Find it necessary now to feed our cows took night and morning owing to the scarcity of pasture. Have had some trouble with them to day bytheir breaking into the oats field. Find our wheat rather green for cuting as yet. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July TUESDAY 24 1888</h2> The men and I have been geting started with the Binder at cuting wheat. It took about all the forenoon to get ready for work. This afternoon John has got the Big Flat pretty well cut and bound. The weather has become changed apparantly and is now cool and fine. Have especialy rejoiced in God, my Saviour during this day. It has been my privilege to rest my all on Him by faith, realizing in all unusual manner my acceptance with Him. <h2>July WEDNESDAY 25 1888</h2> John has finished cuting and binding the wheat on the Big Flat to day and got started cuting in the field next to McBrides this afternoon. Lewis has been cuting arround the field with the cradle most of the time. I have been helping where most necessary through the day. Had a visit from Francis Marr, with Bertha's little brother and sister. Spent some time in visiting with him. The day has been most beautiful. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July THURSDAY 26 1888</h2> On account of damp and cloudy weather we have not made much heady at our wheat cuting to day, John has cut perhaps four acres. I have been buisy as usual at sundry jobs. Got the wheat set up on big Flat this forenoon. This afteroo I went out to Dover to see about some matters of business. Lewis has been laid up most of the day being unwell. Rain has been falling again this evening, but only light showers. <h2>July FRIDAY 27 1888</h2> On account of rain that fell last evening we did not get to work at the wheat this forenoon, but did some other work instead. This afternoon however we have been cuting and seting up as usual. Was surprised to find Mrs. G. W. Hall of Horese-Heads N. Y. here when I came in for dinner. She looked well & it seemed like old times to see her again. Her Brother Jerome and his wife with Mrs. Hall have been in attendence at Mifs George Riddells wedding which happened on Wednesday last. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July SATURDAY 28 1888</h2> John has been cuting wheat in the field by McBrides to day, while Lewis and I have been shocking up and do sundry other jobs. He has been cultivating corn part of the time however. Ma went out to Dover this afternoon with the mail and I went out after her this evening. Visited a short time with Jerome Platt and his wife who are to return to their home at Horse heads N. Y. on Monday next. Mrs Hall was also there. <h2>July SUNDAY 29 1888</h2> Ma and I went out to church this morning as usual. Enjoyed the service very much, and the class meeting afterwards as well. Tickets were renewed to day preparitory to the Quarterly meeting next Sunday. Went to the plank road church afternoon as usual. It has become my cheif delight to go to the house of God on the blessed Sabbath day. It is such a privelege to mingle with the people of God in the worship of the Most High. Lord help us to worship thee arright </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July MONDAY 30 1888</h2> John has been driving the Binder in the field by McBrides again to day. He has finished cuting all but about a quarter of an acre. Lewis and I have been stocking up and this afternoon he has been cultivating corn in the new-ground field. The weather continues fine and dry very favourable for harvesting. Have been somewhat cast down during the past day. Have been trying however to believe in the Good Providence of God over me in all this. <h2>July TUESDAY 31 1888</h2> Have had the machine cuting away to day, but John does not seem to make much head way. He appears to be affraid of hurting the horses by over-work or perhaps himself. Lewis and I have been cuting arround the remaining wheat patches and shocking up as well. A light shower full directly after dinner which hindered us some. It makes us feel rather discouraged to see some of our neighbours drawing in their wheat & we not done cuting. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August WEDNESDAY 1 1888</h2> Our job of cuting wheat countinues to last and is likely to keep us going yet another day. Finished cuting the field by McBrides & the East portion of the hilly field by the drive barn, having three or four acres still to cut on this side. The weather has been quite warm even sultry at mid-day; but, nights are ivariably cool & comfortable. Am realizing again that the voice of prayer and suprlication is still heard on High, Blesssed be His holy name forever. <h2>August THURSDAY 2 1888</h2> John and I have finished cuting wheat for this year at last. Got done about the middle of this afternoon. We have still quite a lot to shock up but hope soon to accomplish even this. Ma went out to Wellington Carpenters this afternoon with Reid's and I have been up after her this evening. Lewis finished cultivating corn this afternoon for the last time. Recieved a letter from my friend Walter H. this evening stating his safe arrival home. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August FRIDAY 3 1888</h2> On account of rain last night and this foreneoon we did not do much until afternoon, when the boys have been going through the corn with the hoes to cut out thistles. Prospects are excellent for a crop of corn and also a clean field afterwards. Have found by experience that this mode of cleaning the ground pays best of any. The corn crop being a good return usualy for the labout put upon it, while the ground may be as clean as is possible to make it. <h2>August SATURDAY 4 1888</h2> A very heavy rain accompanied with a strong wind and thunder visited us at midnight last night, which has changed our programme considerably. The men have been seting up wheat that blew down to day. Went up to Simcoe with me this forenoon, and of course could not get home again until night. Found that further heavy fall of rain had flooded everything even carrying off quantities of wheat from the Flatts & washing away roads & fences. A heavy wind accompanied the rain as last night doing much damage to fences & crops. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August SUNDAY 5 1888</h2> On account of the flood last evening we found it necessary to do a considerable fence fixing this forenoon before we could let out the cows. When we got through it was too late to get ready for church. Felt quite disappointed, it being out Quarterly meeting day. Did not get to meeting at all to day, Have had some precious season with my God however. He being with my in my house worship. Surely in His presence there is fullness of joy at Thy right hand then are {phasness?} forever more. <h2>August MONDAY 6 1888</h2> We have been working with all our night to day trying to repair as for as possible the damage done to the wheat crop by the terrible rain of Saturday. I went down to Jarvis this afternoon however to look after a small matter at the bank then. Noticed that the rain had not been nearly as heavy as I got near Jarvis as at home. Oats in particular seemed to stand up well there while our is very much Tangled. There are some indications of fine weather Thank God. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August TUESDAY 7 1888</h2> The boys and I continued to set up or rather set out sheaves of wheat for drying to day. This afternoon however we got in five loads from the field by McBrides. This being the first of the season. Have been off this evening after threshers, Saw Mr Smith & through him concluded to try Ma Nat. Persons, if I could get him in time. His prices were due & a half cts per Bu. for oats, two for barley and three for wheat. His machine is highly recomended by Mr. Smith. <h2>August WEDNESDAY 8 1888</h2> On account of light showers this forenoon we did not make much headway at geting in wheat although we began this morning with a full set of men and both times. Frank and Ed Austin helped, perhaps half the forenoon while Eddie has helped all the afternoon. The weather has changed and the wheat has dried finely since noon; so we have got in six loads and four befor noon. John has been reaping the pea and oat crop in front field with the old No. 3 Kirby, and is doing a fine job. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August THURSDAY 9 1888</h2> The weather being very favourable we have improved it with all our might at geting in wheat. Succeeded in drawing twenty two loads to day. All but two of them were from the field by McBrides, The other two were from the hilly field. Have drawn thirty four loads in all from the field by McBrides, There is still a couple of loads of damaged wheat remaining, not dry enough to draw. Frank and Ed. Austin have both been helping to day. Had Nat. Parsons to see me about threshing to night. <h2>August FRIDAY 10 1888</h2> We have continued to get in wheat to day with all out night. Have drawn nineteen loads from the hilly field making twenty one from same field. The whole number has increased now to fifty three loads Franks and Ed. Austin have been helping us again all day, the one pitching in the field and the other in the mow, The Good Lord has continued to be gracious to us in giving fine harvest weather for which I want to be thankful. Praise the Lord O my Sam and all that is within my thousand praise his Holy Name. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August SATURDAY 11 1888</h2> The two Austin boys have continued to help us get in wheat to day as usual. Just finished drawing to night by all but the rakings, "by the skin of our teeth", to use the old phrase. Have had sixty five loads of wheat in all; but, five loads of wheat in all; but five of them at least are considerably damaged for roughing except for feed. Our barn is just about full from the bottom up. Fell very gratiful to Almighty God who Causeth us always to triumph through Christ. <h2>August SUNDAY 1888</h2> Contrary to my own purpose Ma would have me to go with her to the extra Quarterly meeting service at Jarvis this forenoon. It seemed to be my duty to go to Dover, but Ma's wish decided. Bro. Jackson preached from "The folly of Glorying in wisdom, in riches, or in any worldy good, and, the necessity of glorying in our Maker, and in His great Salvation to man. {close quotation missing} Have spent the remaining hours of the day quietly at home, trying to improvise the opportunities affordred from reading the {Word?} & c. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August MONDAY 13 1888</h2> Lewis and I with Frank Edie Austins help got in three loads of peas and oats from the field by the church this forenoon. This afternoon they have ben pulling peas with the horse rake in the North East corner field, while I have been rakeing Wheat stubble in the field by McBrides John has been cuting oats and peas in the front field. Had a short visit from James Scott and his mother, togather with Mifs Barrett & Hubert. Was pleased to on these kind frinds of other days again. {illegible; name} brought little {Jimmy?} to {illegible}. <h2>August TUESDAY 14 1888</h2> John has kept on cuting the front field of oats and peas with the old Kirby reaper, Wes and, Eddie Austin Have been working away at pulling peas in the North East corner field. We got in a couple of loads of wheat rakings after dinner however. We have had Josey Ryserson now Mrs Williams & Fitzgerrald of Ottawa to visit us this afternoon. THey are spending a fiew weeks in Port Dover during the warm weather. Was pleased with Joseys husband he is an intelegent gentleman. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August WEDNESDAY 15 1888</h2> John finished cuting the front field of oats and peas this morning and got the binder moved back to the ten-acre-field before noon. He has been cuting oats the ballance of the day. Lewis and Ed. have been pulling peas in the N. E. Corner field, as usual. I have been working at sundry jobs, and as a consequence do not seem to have done any thing. Got the fence accross the creek and arround the field by McBrides fixed up ready to turn the cattle in for a while. Mr Gutchen has been here since Monday. <h2>August THURSDAY 16 1888</h2> John has been cuting oats with the binder a good share of the time to day. The rain last night kept us from our work until nearly noon however. Eddie did not help us this forenoon on account of the wet. I went out to Dover takeing Mr. Gutchen and Daisy with me. Called at William Wattses on the way home and got twenty dollars from him to pay threshing and harvest help. Went up to Grange Hall on foot this evening to horses all having been working to day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August FRIDAY 17 1888</h2> Got to work at the cuting of oats and peas but rain came about the middle of the forenoon and stoped further proceedings for the day. We have been working in the lane Lewis and I while John has been ploughing a small corner of the field by Jim. Callands. Ed Austin helped again about half of the forenoon. Went down to the factory after the ould son htis evening, Am expecting a litter of piggs from her soon & thought best to bring her home. <h2>August SATURDAY 18 1888</h2> John has continued to cut oats in the ten-acre-field to day with the binder. Having to cut all one way on account of the oats being badly lodge he don't seem to accomplish very much in a day, Lewis finished pulling the peas with Ed. Austins help this forenoon this afternoon he has been seting up oats after the binder. I have been buisy as usual. The weather has been fine to day and some cooler. Am hopeing for a continuance of same. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August SUNDAY 19 1888</h2> Ma and I went out to Dover this morning to church. Had a very good discourse from Bro. Hamilton of the Jarvis circuit Bro. Goodwin and this brother having exchanged for the day. Had dinner at Mifs Giles and from there we went to the plankroad church when we heard bro Hamilton preach again. It has been a day of pigs and peace, God has been very gracious in the acceptance of my little offering. Saw Addamn Nose this evening; he having come come for day or so. <h2>August MONDAY 20 1888</h2> John has succeeded in finished the ten-acre-field which it has taken some time to cut, on account of having to cut all one way. It is, however, a very heavy crop. Lewis has been shocking up oats in the above field as well. I have been working at sundry jobs but, most of the time have been puting Paris green on the potatoes. The goeing minister of the Jarvis circuit Bro. Hamilton came to make a sort of pastoral visit the afternoon. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August TUESDAY 21 1888</h2> John has been cuting oats on the Big Flat to day, & Lewis has been cuting with the scythe binding and seting up. I have been engaged much as usual. Got done puting paris green on the potatoes this evening. Learned this morning that the threshers would not likely get here before Friday next. Took ma out to Dover this evening after my day work was done to call on MRs Fitsgerald and her husband, who are boarding at Mrs Ryersons. <h2>August WEDNESDAY 22 1888</h2> We have at last finished cuting our oats for this year and put the binder away to night. This finsihes out harvesting except drawing the grain & c. John has got along very nicely with the grain cuting, He is a very good hand with machinery. Lewis has been seting up oats on the Flat, which he has also finished. I have been engaged at Sundry jobs mostly at cleaning up the garden however. The weather has been beautifuly cool and nice. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August THURSDAY 23 1888</h2> John has been of helping James Challand thresh to day, while John Lewis and I have been doing out best to get things ready to thresh ourselves. The weather is very favourable indeed for our work, which is a very important matter to us since we intend drawing and threshing the field of peas oat of doors in the field. Took ma out to town this evening Brought Mr. Gutchen home with us. He is to help us thresh. <h2>August FRIDAY 24 1888</h2> Lewis has been helping James Challand thresh this to day or until about three o'clock this afternoon when the machine come over and began threshing our big corner field of peas. Have had the following hands helping thresh about half the afternoon. Ed. & Frank Austin, James Horns than, James Challands boy. Sam McBride and Mr. Gutchen. The machine has done good work in every respect. Our peas are turning out very much better than I expected. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August SATURDAY 25 1888</h2> Go to work at one pea drawing of brushing again today, and good time. The following have helped: -bis. James McBride with team promised to help back at ploughing or anything. James Horn's man Sam McBride, Frank and Eddie Austin together with our own help including Mr. Gutchen. A list of this evening about five o'clock it is something wonderful how the peas have turned out. Instead of three hundred that I expected we have four hundred or about 35 bushells per acre. <h2>August SUNDAY 26 1888</h2> Took Bertha and her father with me to church in Dover this morning. Had good and proffitable season waiting to gather upon the Lord. Our class-meeting was not well attended however. Took Mom with me to The Plank Road Church this afternoon as usual. Bro. Jackson officiated. Believe that I should rather be deprived of the church in Port Dover than the one on the Plank Road already. There is so much more life in our brethren there been in Dover. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August MONDAY 27 1888</h2> We have not had very good success to day in our wheat threshing, for various reasons. Only got about a hundred and fifty bushells threshed. Have had Alexander Marr to help us to day also, Ed. Owens boy James Challands man Eddie Austin James Horns man, Sam. and George McBrinde The weather has been delightful for our work, and the wind fair. Am pleased with the work of the machine. It both threshes and cleanes the grain so well. <h2>August TUESDAY 28 1888</h2> We have threshed over four hundred bushells of wheat to day. The machine has run very well and our progress has been according. Some of out helpers of yesterday had to leave us to day so others have taken their place. Mr. Horns man has continued with us besides the following- {boy.?} John Heming, Ed. Owens man, Sam. McBride, George McBride this afternoon & Ed. Austin. Thought to have finished this evening but have failed by three or four hours. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August WEDNESDAY 29 1888</h2> We finished up our first threshing at about eleven o'clock this forenoon. Had the same hands to help as yesterday excepting George Gutchen has helped us all the way through, and has tended bushell. Have had six hundred and sixty five bushells of wheat from the machine at this threshing, beside the four hundred bushells of peas, threshed in the field. Took a grist of wheat out to Crokes mill this afternoon while the boys cleaned up the barn & c. <h2>August THURSDAY 30 1888</h2> Have been drawing oats to day with a full set of hands and two teems. Finished the big-Flat which had nine loads besides the three already threshed. Took in six loads from the front field next the church of mixed peas and oats besides the above. Frank and Ed. Austin have been helping. The weather has been quite warm and is becomeing somewhat dry. Feel grateful to the God of my life for his great mercies. I know that He has graciously blessed my humble labours this season </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August FRIDAY 31 1888</h2> The men and I with the Austin boys help hot in ten additional loads of the mixed pea and oats of the front field makeing sixteen from same field besides the tree loads taken from the same field for sheep fodder some time ago. Comenced drawing oats from the ten-acre field this afternoon and got six loads in to begin on. Our old friend G. W. Lemon turned up this evening again. He reports very good success in his Summer fruit tree canvass <h2>September SATURDAY 1 1888</h2> A light rain-fall last night prevented us drawing in J oats very early this morning. Got at it about ten o'clock however and have succeeded at last in geting our last field safely in the barn. Had nineteen loads from the ten-acre-field. Settled up with the Austin boys this evening and owed them quite a sum of money which I was unable to pay excepting in part. Am very thankful to have our harvest done at last, except of course, corn & potatoes </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September SUNDAY 2 1888</h2> Took ma with me out to Dover this morning. As our own minister was sick, brother Jackson of Jarvis had been {obtained?} as a supply. It had been appointed some time ago that a thank offering should be taken up to day as a special effort was necessary in order to meet certain liabilities. The congregation was unusualy large. Went to the plank road church as usual, Came home by Mrs. Clarkes and merely called. Found the folks well. <h2>September MONDAY 3 1888</h2> Lewis has been helping about raking stubbles. I have been rakeing the oat stubble while he has been going over the front field with the pea rake. John has been working on the ground next Challands where we intend to sow wheat. Our old friend Mrs John Murphy came to day to spend a week or so with us. Am so thankful that God hears me and graciously considers my requests. Surely I have abundant reason to rejoice & bl be glad all myself. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September TUESDAY 4 1888</h2> John has been working away to day on the field by Challands, with the gang-plough. Lewis and I have been helping Mr. James Horn thresh, all day. The job was a rather dirty one, there being a head wind, and very strong one as well. There was some appearance of rain this morning, but it has passed off since entirely. <h2>September WEDNESDAY 5 1888</h2> Lewis and I have been helping Mr. Horn thresh until about half past two this afternoon. John has been working with the gang plough on the field by Challands. Expect to have it ready for seeding in a couple of days more. Wes and I have got in a couple of loads of rakings since comeing home from Horns. Made a sort of temporary bargain with Mr. Geore Vail for the sale of a couple of hoggs at $5.95 per 1.00 lbs live wt. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September THURSDAY 6 1888</h2> John has continued to work at the seeding preperation, while Lewis and I have been most of the day geting in oats and pea rakeings. Had four of the former and three of the latter. Got all done by the middle of the afternoon however and Lewis has begun work on the wheat ground with the other team. Cleaned up some twenty bushells of wheat this evening for Mrs Hambleton for which her son Robert agreed to pay whatever I got for what sold. <h2>September FRIDAY 7 1888</h2> Both teams have been working on the field by Challand to day. John has sown nearly half the field, Rain came on this evening however and will probably put us back some. I have been as buisy as it was possible to be during the day, at sundry jobs as usual. Bro Hamilton came this evening and is staying over night with us. {Feel?} it a favour to have the ministers with us again from time to fime </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September SATURDAY 8 1888</h2> On account of rain last night our seeding has been dropped for to day. Will be greatly benefitted by the rain-fall however, in the seeding as well as in other ways. Have had the men cleaning up seed grain and makeing some new fence. Bro. Hamilton has been with us until afternoon except when doing some local visiting. Took Mrs. Murphy down to {McFills?}, this afternoon & drove on to Dover. Called at Wattses who had just returned from a trip. <h2>September SUNDAY 9 1888</h2> Went out to Dover this morning takeing Bertha with me. Bro Goodwin still keeps improving, and geting over his late illness; but, a supply occupied his place to day. A young minister from Hagersville preached for us, A think his name was Dougal. His sermon about the Christian life was very good. His manners are very pleasing though ve boyish and impetuous. Did not get to our afteroo service, Mr. Gutchen being here and about to leave for Michigan. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September MONDAY 10 1888</h2> John has finished drilling the field by Challands to day. Lewis has been harrowing and makeing fence arround the potatoe patch, north of the drive-barn. This has taken us most of the day. Had a short visit from Tom. Murphys wife, and little Pearly to day. Mrs Murphy went home with them. Mr. George Gutchen promised me yesterday that I should bring up his little boy James, & I have agreed to on condition that ma is willing to do her part. <h2>September TUESDAY 11 1888</h2> John has been working omn the field west of the woods to day. Lewis finished the other field furrowed it out & c while I have been cleaning the ditches. I have also been binding up fodder corn cut with the reaper. It seems a slow job. Cleaned up some seed wheat this evening for William Watts. He took seventeen bushells and agreed to pay what I sold for in the Fall market. The pea market seems good for this time of year, Sixty cents being paid in Dover. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September WEDNESDAY 12 1888</h2> The men have been preparing the field west of the woods for seed to day. Lewis got something over three acres drilled this afternoon. By using the spring tooth harrow followed by the Acme a fine seedbed has been made although part of of the dield had only been rolled since ploughing which latter was dance about five weeks ago. I have been tying up corn fodder & seting up the same besides fixing a fence across the creek by challands. <h2>September THURSDAY 13 1888</h2> I am thankful indeed to say, that the men have finished sowing and furrowing out our second field of Winter wheat, the field west of the woods, to day. John has comenced ploughing the front field by the church. I have been trying to get a load of apples read to take to Simcoe to morrow. We have always so many fall apples that we cannot use a half or even a quarter of them. SO we thought to sell them. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September FRIDAY 14 1888</h2> John has been ploughing in the front field to day. Wes. has been also ploughing part of the time. I went up to Simcoe with forty and a half bushells of apples for the evaporating factory. Sold them at fifteen cents per Bushell. Found that the price of peas has gone up still further, they are now sixty five cents per Bushell and wheat one dollar. This is quite encouraging to the farmer here for peas are quite a general crop. <h2>September SATURDAY 15 1888</h2> John has continued to work on the front field with his team all day. Lewis has also part of the day. This afternoon however I took a load of peas out to Dover for the first. Sold them at sixty two cents per Bu, Recieved a small parcel from my friend Walter H. Ardly of Montreal. I think that he is one of the most generous fellows I ever came accross. Brought home a quantity of goods from the station for Reids. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September SUNDAY 16 1888</h2> On account of rain that came last night and to day we have not as in our custom gone to the House of God. Have to some extent enjoyed the sweet day of rest though am sorry to have felt so dull and stupid. The constant activities of the weeks days seem to have this effect upon me at last on the quiet peaceful days. My heart is still fixed on God my Saviour, He is my joy & my Song, amen. <h2>September MONDAY 17 1888</h2> Both the men have been ploughing in the front field to day. The rain yesterday made the ground rather wet for a while this morning; but it soon dried off. I have been off. I have been engaged at numerous small jobs through the day. Started to get another load of apples ready for the Dryer this afternoon. Got a couple of hoes for cuting corn made at the shop this morning. Ma started for Toronto this evening to make visit there and {passed?} to Port Dover. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September TUESDAY 18 1888</h2> The men have been working away as usual to day, on the front field. They have finished ploughing with the harrows. I have been cuting corn myself. Comenced in the garden lot next to the road, and have only cut about forty shocks the first day. The crop is a very heavy on, I don't remember even cuting, anything like it. Almost every till makes an arm-full, and twenty four hills a large shock. <h2>September WEDNESDAY 19 1888</h2> A shower of rain came this forenoon stoping our work at preparing wheat ground effectualy. John and Lewis have been moving the fence on North side of hilly field by Jim Challands. I have been cuting corn most of the time. Finished cuting the garden lot. There was something of over sixty three shock on less than an acre of ground. Mr Joseph Jacques was here after some seed wheat this evening. He got 9 1/2 Bu. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September THURSDAY 20 1888</h2> Owing to the rain yesterday we were unable to work at our seeding to day. Lewis and John have been makeing fence most of the time between the field by Challands and the big North-East corner field. Got a load of apples ready for the drying factory this forenoon and took them this afternoon. Sold them at fifteen cents per Bu. to Mr. James of Simcoe. Stoped at the Grange on the way home this evening. Had a letter from Willer McWade to night. He writes from Montgomery Ala. <h2>September FRIDAY 21 1888</h2> The men have been working on the field again to day by the Victor Store. It has become quite workable again. They have grilled in about three acres or so in the same field. I have been helping Mr. John Challands thresh for Ed. Owen. Did not expect to have this job to do but, am as well satisfied since the time now would not be very much missed. Have leaned this evening that the price of peas has fallen some and the price of wheat as well. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September SATURDAY 22 1888</h2> John and Wats have been working away on the front field again to day, the weather being favourable. They have sown all but about three acres. I have been doing another days work for Ed. Owen at Mr. John Challands. Have had a pretty serious time of it, the dust being something fearful at times and, work plentiful as well. Got the job all done however & I am thankful. Recieved a letter from my friend Mr. Barr of {Comet?} BC. to night. <h2>September SUNDAY 23 1888</h2> Went down to Jarvis this morning to attend the re-opening of the Jarvis Methodist church. Did not hear the Rec J A Williams, one of the general Superintendents as I expected but the Rev. R. W. Woodsworth instead Enjoyed the service very much, this brother being one of ours most spiritualy-minded and holiest men. The Methodist people of Jarvis have been greatly beautifying the inside of their church and, I pray that God may bless them for thus makeing the place of His worship so attractive and beautiful. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September MONDAY 24 1888</h2> Lewis and I cleaned out ditches in the front field this forenoon besides cleaning up a load of peas from market John finished sowing the front field to day and furrowing out as well. Took the load of peas out to market this afternoon; and through the kindness of Mr Ried recieved sixty five cents per Bu. though peas had fallen to fifty eight. The contract holds good for the whole crop. Lewis started cuting corn in the back field this afternoon. <h2>September TUESDAY 25 1888</h2> I have been out to Dover with two more loads of peas to day makeing four in all. John has been ploughing the narrow strip on the North Side of the field by Challands, for wheat. Lewis has been helping me most of the time at cleaning up peas & c. Ma returned from her visit to Toronto the afternoon. She reports having had a very pleasant visit amongst some of our friends there. Have rejoiced in God My Saviour to day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September WEDNESDAY 26 1888</h2> Took a couple more loads of peas to town again to day. Got pretty well drenched with rain when comeing home both time, especialy before noon. John has been away to Hamilton for a hollowday - the first he has taken for a long time. Wes has been helping me about cleaning up peas most of the time. Have been greatly disgusted of late at some of the movements of our Victorpost Master habitsare something terrible some of them. <h2>September THURSDAY 27 1888</h2> Notwithstanding rains last night and to day I have been able to get a couple more loads of peas to the market to day. A change has taken place in the weather and now it is quite cool again. The men have been cuting corn except when helping me at the peas. I have now more than three hundred and twenty bushells delivered. Called to see out minister who has been sick, also our odl friend Mrs Backcock, whose home is now in Brantford. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September FRIDAY 28 1888</h2> The boys, or rather men have cut the ballance of fodder corn this afternoon there being danger of frost soon. They have also been cuting the other corn part of the time. Took two more loads of peas out to market this afternoon, being the ballance of crop. There has been three hundred and eighty eight but of peas drawn away having a ball of twelve bushells of the 400, machine measure more than covered by tailing split peas & c. <h2>September SATURDAY 29 1888</h2> Lewis and I have been cuting corn to day most of the time. John has been working on the strip of land lately added to the North side of the field West of Challands house. We got it ploughed and ready to sow but being too wet we have ditched & unless it dries off soon we will not sow this Fall. the weather has been very cool to day with an occasional shower from the North this afternoon. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September SUNDAY 30 1888</h2> Went to Dover this morning as usual takeing Bertha with me. Bro. Goodwin was able to preach to us, though he is anything but well. Though I pass through the valley of the Shaddow of death I will fear no evil & c was the text Felt much benefited by the remarks made. Ma and I went to the little plank road church this afternoon and got caught in the rain comeing home. Was amply repaid by the service however, The Good Lord being with us. <h2>October MONDAY 1 1888</h2> I went out to Dover this forenoon to settle up with Ainsleys for the peas drawn in last week. It came out nicely, exceedingly even my own estimate. Settled up some small accounts before comeing home. A very heavy rain has fallen this afternoon which has effectualy stoped corn-cuting for a time at least. The men have been digging potatoes since the rain. They are a very fine crop Thank God. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October TUESDAY 2 1888</h2> On account of rain this forenoon we were not able to work out of doors. Having nothing to do inside we have been idle. This afternoon however the boys have been digging potatoes. I settled up with the Reids this forenoon, and found that they owed me some four dollars & over. Went down toJarvis this afternoon to take up a couple of notes. Found the parties though not without some trouble, and gotthe notes all right. <h2>October WEDNESDAY 3 1888</h2> John and Wesley cut corn this forenoon. This afternoon John went to help Alexander Marr thresh. We are owing him a days work. Wes and I have been cuting corn this afternoon. There was the first frost of the season, to kill corn last night. So we are doing our best to get the corn cut at once. Got started at picking apples this forenoon. Thery are an extra crop. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October THURSDAY 4 1888</h2> John has been helping Alexander Marr thresh most of the time again to day, so that now we have more than paid him back. Wess and I continued to work at cuting corn until about three o'clock this afternoon, when it began raining. Thomas Jackson has been here to make repairs on our pump at the house-well. We took it out and have since got it partly ready to put back in the well. <h2>October FRIDAY 5 1888</h2> The men finished cuting the back field of corn this forenoon with my help. Got the ballance out in garden also. John has been working on the side-road this afternoon with a teem, helping fill in a culvertby Austins place. I have been picking apples part of the afternoon. Had a notice served this afternoon with refference to Reids indebtedness to the post office department for stamps which was quite a surprise. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October SATURDAY 6 1888</h2> Rain fell this forenoon; but, it cleared off about eleven, and has since been fine. We dug potatoes for a while. Aftheter the apples had dried off we started again to pick apples, the men and I. Find that our apple crop is much better than we expected, after takeing a general survery. The Northern spies & Baldwins are especialy fine and abundant. The same may be said of the years potatoe crop. <h2>October SUNDAY 7 1888</h2> The presence of the Most High was felt amongst us this morning as we endeavoured to worships in His Holy Temple. Bro. Goodwin preached to us as usual. Has text this time was from "For I recon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the Glory that shall be A recealed in us," - Many precious thoughts arrise while considering this precious text. Space fails me, to record some of them. But, plainly is it shown that sin & suffering are synonim{ous?} terms. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October MONDAY 8 1888</h2> John worked this afternoon with the teem on the side road helping to fill in a calvert. This makes two days to be applied on our next years Statute labour. Lewis has been dying potatoes and picking apples & c. I went up to Simcoe and took ma with me. Had some small matters of business to settle, and ma wanted to do some trading. Had dinner at Mrs Murphys with Mrs Winters. The weather has changed and become cold and windy again. <h2>October TUESDAY 9 1888</h2> John and Wesley's have picked apples this forenoon, and this afternoon have been binding up fodder corn, the late rains having prevented the latter job until the present. Helped pick apples this forenoon myself. Went out to Dover this afternoon and took ma with me. Called at William Wattses on the way home to see them about our apples. Had a short but pleasant visit with the girls & all. The cool weather still continues with some promise of frost. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October WEDNESDAY 10 1888</h2> Both of our men have been binding and setting up fodder corn on the new ground field to day. This afternoon L however, Lewis has been helping me clean out the house well. It has taken me all day, as hard as I could work to get the water drawn & cleaning done besides. Found the will in a very filthy state, but left it clean. Bro. Hamilton of Jarvis came this evening with his Sister Mrs Baer of Brantford to stay over night with us. <h2>October THURSDAY 11 1888</h2> John and Wesley finished binding and seting up the fodder corn this forenoon. They have found it a very heavy crop, there being some thing over a hundred shock on less than an acre. The men both went away to Dover this afternon, to attend the Fall show of the Township. I have been at home through the day, takeing care of onion & apples. Bro. {Hambleton?} & Sister left us again this morning. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October FRIDAY 12 1888</h2> I've had a steady Fall of Rain since about 3 o'clock this morning, and fill it rains. Of course we have been unable to do any kind of work excepting however, but the men have made a long ladder for picking apples out of the high trees. I've been reading most of the time, and have even got tired of it. The Lord is good, His mercies are all over His Works. All thy Works shall praise Thee and Thy Saints shall bless Thee. Glory to God in the highest. <h2>October SATURDAY 13 1888</h2> The men and I have been digging potatoes to day in the past by Lewis' house. I've only got about one hundred and fifty dry and will probably have fifty more, all of which off of less than an acre. The heavy rain of yesterday has two left the ground quite white, so that our work has been rather disagreeable today. It is very warm, however. Started feeding our Milchs cows this morning, Nor nearly so soon as last year. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October SUNDAY 14 1888</h2> On account of rain we did not get out to church this forenoon; but, this afternoon we have been blessed with a very proffitable visiting upon God with his people at the plank road church. We are so thankful to have this new and convenient place of worship, and that with out own dear people. Bro. Hamilton preached to us about the efficacy of prayer and while he did not tell us much that was new, I felt much edified in the precious the truths that were spoken. <h2>October MONDAY 15 1888</h2> Weather has been fine to day, so we have finished digging potatoes and rather our largest patch, and this afternoon the men have been geting in some corn to husk inside. Thomas Jackson has been here this afternoon puting in our pump. He has been puting in all new pipe, except about two feet of old pipes in the bottom of the well. Rain has comenced falling again to night, so we are not to have dry weather yet. But, God knows best </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October WEDNESDAY 17 1888</h2> The men have both been working to day as usual through the day of {Nofolk?} Union Show. Took ma with me and got to Thomas' for dinner. The show was a very good one, and then the day being fine crowd of people was very large. Made a purchase of a four-horse-power and large cutting box with which to cut straw and corn stalks for winter feeding. The machines were made by Nelson and Burns of London and bought of James McCall son of Duncan McCall of Simcoe. <h2>October TUESDAY 16 1888</h2> Our men have been digging the back patch of potatoes to day. They have just finished up to night. I have been helping Thomas Jackson this forenoon, about puting our house pump in order. Got in good working shape. Went out to Dover this afternoon to see about selling some potatoes & c. p Spent the evening at Bro. Goodwins, very pleasantly. Had an offer of nine Shillings for our whole wheat crop from Mr. Ainsley. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October THURSDAY 18 1888</h2> Both John, and Wesley have been picking apples to day, and have got more along with this job although there is a good many to pick yet. I have gathered Sumach buds the this forenoon, for ma to do some coloring. This afternoon have been cleaning and repairing our old {lyr?} luch, and geting ready to make soap again. Find it necessary to get some ashes of unckle Johns, our own besing so poor as to be unfit for use. Went to Grange to night, as usual. <h2>October FRIDAY 19 1888</h2> Rain fell again last night in considerable quantities last night. Several showers have also fallen to day which have kept us from out-of-door work altogather. Get a load of wheat cleared up this forenoon hor ready for market. This afternoon we have been husking corn and picking over some potatoes for our Winter use. Had Mrs Walter Olds cousin Fanny and Mrs. John Watts here to dinner to day The weather keeps quite warm as well as wet. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October SATURDAY 20 1888</h2> Took my first load of wheat out to Dover this morning or rather this afternoon. Sold at $1.13 cts per Bu. to Mr. Ainsley. It seems strange to recieve such a good price after such very low prices as have prevailed for the last fiew years. Lewis has been off on a visit to his father yesterday afternoon and to day. John has been picking apples for me, and doing the work as well. The weather has become much colder. The first snow squall came this afternoon. <h2>October SUNDAY 21 1888</h2> Bertha and I went out to Dover this morning to meeting. Bro. Goodwin preached to us as usual. His text was "He shall cover {thee} with His feathers and under His Wings shalt thou trust." Mr Our class afterwards was a time of refreshing, though my soul did not abound in love to God and to man as I could wish. Mifs Giles came home with us and, we all attended service at the Plank Road Church as usual, this afternoon Bro Jackson preached to us, and we had a blessed time togather. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October MONDAY 22 1888</h2> The weather being fine to day we scarcly knew what needed most to be done. We have spent the day very well however. Got in a couple of loads of corn this forenoon for inside husking and this afternoon the men have been picking fall pippins and Falinan sweetings, while I went out to Dover with a load of wheat being the second load. Had twenty five baggs on, and got along nicely, To night rain has began to fall, however. <h2>October TUESDAY 23 1888</h2> Notwithstanding the rainy prospects all day, I got out with another load of wheat. Got another load ready to take this afternoon; but it rained in earnest so I did not go. Have been husking corn in the barn since with the men. The latter is our last resort when rain actualy begins to all. We do not seem likely to get much corn husked before Winter begins that is it comes very soon. It has been very warm today. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October WEDNESDAY 24 1888</h2> The heavy rain that fell last night left the roads rather muddy to day. I took a load of Wheat out to Dover this afternoon however also one to Lynn Valley this afternoon. Sold at Dover for the usual price 1.13 but, at Lynn Vally got five cents more per Bushell. The bots have been working at sundry jobs to day; such as cleaning up grain and carrying the apples in a such like. The weather continues very warm and to day it has been windy. <h2>October THURSDAY 25 1888</h2> John and Wess have been working at geting in and picking apples to day, when not helping me clean up wheat. Went with another load of wheat to the Lynn Valley Mills to day, 34 Bu., & sold for $1,18 per Bu. Recieved forty dollars for this small load. Am so thankful for the goodness of God in thus providing the means to pay debts, which I desired so much to pay. The weather has been delightful to day, so warm & nice. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October FRIDAY 26 1888</h2> Took another load of wheat away this forenoon, and sold at the Lynn Valley Mills at the same price as yesterday. Got all ready to take another load this afternoon, but, rain comenced falling befor geting started and it has been raining all the time since. James Horn came over this afternoon to settle up for the seedwheat, Paid him a debt that I owed him and recieved the ballance. The men got in cornstalks and unhusked corn this forenoon. Have been husking in the barn this afternoon. <h2>October SATURDAY 27 1888</h2> Rain continued to fall nearly the whole of last night, The men have been working again to day as usual. I went out to Dover this forenoon to pay some money to Mr. Edmonson. Game him one hundred and fifty dollars on my note which he holds. Went up to the Lynn Valley Mills with another load of wheat this afternoon got caught in a shower of rain on the way up. Sold for the same price as yesterday. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October SUNDAY 28 1888</h2> On account of the very bad state of the roads we did not go out to Dover this morning; but, to the little plank road church alone to day. We had a nice sermon from Bro. Hamilton about prayer. He made some very sensible observations. Had a very proffitable waiting for before the Lord in our fellowship afterwards. The good Lord was so realy in out midst. Am often reminded of the prophecy in Mal. "Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another & a book of remembrance was kept" & c. <h2>October MONDAY 29 1888</h2> John ploughed in the field back of the barn this forenoon while Lewis and I cleaned up a load of wheat. The men have got in the ballance of fodder corn, into the little barn, this afternoon, besides a load of corn to husk in the cow-stables. Wattses apple sorters and packers came just before noon & have since been puting up apples. The are twenty barrels so far, prepared for market. Recieved a note from Reid this evening which I have given up for a bad job, I was thankful. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October TUESDAY 30 1888</h2> Have had John ploughing with our teem to day. Lewis has been working at Sundry jobs. I helped about geting the apples in barrells this foreoo the Watts boys being here. This afternoon I went up to the mill again, with another load of wheat, Sold for the same as before. vis. One dollar and eighteen cents per Bu. The weather has at last become very fine and warm with some prospect of dry weather, for which we are thankful. <h2>October WEDNESDAY 31 1888</h2> John has been ploughing in the field back of the barn while Lewis has been husking corn in the garden. I went up to the mill with, another load of wheat, after geting it cleaned up. Sold for the same as before. Came home by Dover, having several errands there. to attend to. Brought home a couple of barrells of coal oil for Reids. The weather has been delightful to day. So warm and so dry. Quite a treat after so much rain. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November THURSDAY 1 1888</h2> John has continued p to plough in the field back of the barn to day. Lewis has been husking corn in the garden. I went up to Suttons Mill, geting there about one o'clock, with a load of wheat. Paid him for some flour, 500 lbs, bought of him last summer. Left fifteen bushells in store for Mrs McWade, besides leaving ballance for ourselves. Came by Simcoe and paid int. on Mortgage & sent money away to pay drill note, besides paying Insurance assessment. <h2>November FRIDAY 2 1888</h2> Lewis and I cleaned up and put away thirty eight bushells of wheat for bread, which with ten bushells taken to the mill yesterday makes nearly fifty bushells. We cleaned up the ballance and this afternoon I took it to market. Expected to have sold at the Lynn Valley mill; but, they would not but, So I went on to Simcoe and sold to Mr Sulton, Had to take one dollar and two cents, as he said the grain was to soft to grind. The fine weather still continues. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November SATURDAY 3 1888</h2> John has continued to plough in the field back of the barn to day. Lewis and I have got up some wood this forenoon besides corn. He has been husking corn this afternoon while I have been doing sundry jobs. It often happens that when we are the busiest, we seem to accomplish the least. So it has seemed to day. Forgot to mention that Lewis and I have re-erected an out-building this forenoon after having been {sorecked?} bu the Hollow Een celebrations the other night. <h2>November SUNDAY 4 1888</h2> This being the day of our Quarterly Meeting my mother and I went out this morning. Had a proffitable waiting before the Lord, through out, The power of God being plainly visible in the many fervant utterances of the pastor as well as the people in the love-feast. Had dinner at Mr Aaron Stringers before comeing home. It came very acceptable to us as our meeting did not close until two o'clock this afternoon, and we were hungry. Came home soon after. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November MONDAY 5 1888</h2> Lewis and I gathered sweet apples for Cider this forenoon while John has been ploughing all day, in the field back of the barn mostly. This afternoon I went out to Dover to attend the Quarterly business meeting of our church. Have also been looking after some other small matters of business as well. Ma and I took tea at Mrs Wills. Had a pleasant visit with the girls though short. They expect soon to move to Woodstock. <h2>November TUESDAY 6 1888</h2> John started ploughing again this morning. Rain began to fall at about nine o'clock and the remainder of the day we have been husking corn in the barn all of us. William Watts came with his gang of apple-packers & have headed up the barrells, filled a fiew days ago. There was thirty one instead of thirty two as I expected. Am greatly comforted by the presence and power of the Holy Spirit of late; "His presence makes my {path?}" </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November WEDNESDAY 7 1888</h2> John has continued to plough to day in the field back of the barn. The ten acre-field being too wet. Lewis went over to James Challands about nine o'clock this morning to help thresh and has been there all day. I have been teeming apples to Dover. Took out two loads of fifteen barrells each, making nearly the whole that Watts bought. Rain has began falling to night, and seems likely to continue for some time, comeing as it does from the North East. <h2>November THURSDAY 8 1888</h2> Lewis has been away helping James Challand thresh to day, or rather until noon to day. This afternoon he and I have been geting apples picked up and carried into the woodhouse. John has been ploughing in the field back of the barn, which, by the way, he has finished to day. Rain has been falling most of the time through the day; but especialy towards night, as well as after. Have been somewhat cast down to day, in thinking of some matters relating to debts. But, the Lord is my Helper. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November FRIDAY 9 1888</h2> Rain has been falling not only last night; but at times through the day. To night it continues to rain. John has been helping Walter Austin thresh, while Lewis and I have been gathering apples, mostly wind falls and cider apples. Our pile is becoming quite large, so large that I scarcely know what we are going to do with them all. It has never happened before, that our apple crop was so large that we could scarcely find room for them inside. <h2>November SATURDAY 10 1888</h2> John has been helping Walter Austin thresh again to day. It rained a good part of the time particularly this afternoon and morning. Lewis and I cleaned up and the barn floor & did some repairing this forenoon. This afternoon I went out to Dover to take some apples, for Mr. Ardley and one barrell for Watts. Took some potatoes to Mids Jiles & a stove for repairs to Colver & c. The weather is quite remarkable for the abundant rainfall. It seems likely to continue until cold weather sets in. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November SUNDAY 11 1888</h2> On account of the very bad state of the roads we did not go, as usual, to the church at Port Dover this morning. We went to the little plank road church this afteroon, however and had a good time with the people there waiting upon God. A young brother Parker whose home is on the {Stagers?} ville circuit gave us an interesting exhortation and the after meeting was a season of considerable power. Am so much encouraged and benefited by these meetings. <h2>November MONDAY 12 1888</h2> Lewis and I worked at gathering apples most of the time to day. Have about finished up, after a long seige of it. Got the cows in the orchard this afternoon. John has been helping Walter Austins thresh to day again. I went down to Thomas Jacksons this evening, mostly to hear from some of our friends in Pelham. Did not hear anything however. Have had a very beautiful day after a long time of rainy weather. We would be glad to see a continuance, of the same D. V. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November TUESDAY 13 1888</h2> John has been helping Walter thresh again to day, making four days that we have helped. Lewis and I killed and dressed a pig this morning for the threshers who we expect to have to morrow. We have also been geting up wood for the engine also a load of corn from the back field. The machine came this evening and will be ready for work in the morning. The weather is very fine indeed at present. <h2>November WEDNESDAY 14 1888</h2> Have been threshing to day. Did not get along as well as we should have done however. Mr. James McBride and the following have been helping by James Challand Walter Austins man. Young Aitkin young Owen and M Natham. Butler for a half day. Our ten-acre field has turned forty four bushells of oats per acre instead of six as I expected. The weather has been very fine & wind fair. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November THURSDAY 15 1888</h2> Have been threshing away to day but failed to finish, though we fully expected to have done so. Walter Austins man has been helping, and so has young Aitkin, James Challands, Natham Butler, Thomas Jackson this afternoon and Art. Owen this forenoon besides our own men. Jack Harris and Florence have been here to take Thanks giving dinner with us and lo and behold the threshers were here. Could not help it however. <h2>November FRIDAY 16 1888</h2> Got our second seige of threshing finished up this morning about the middle of the forenoon. Did not feel very well pleased on account of the threshers not finishing last night as they easily could have done. Two of Mr. Parsons men were inexperienced is the cause. John has continued to help to day. The following helped to finish threshing this forenoon for about a quarter of a day. Thomas Jackson Albert Aitkin, Nate Bubler and James Challand. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November SATURDAY 17 1888</h2> John and Lewis have been covering up potatoes and this afternoon they have been digging turnips. They have got them all day for this year. The very cold weather that began last night hurries up these things considerable. Went out to Dover to take a fiew potatoes to Colvn and to bring the stove home. Jo Failed to do the latter however. Found the roads very rough and considerable frozen. <h2>November SUNDAY 18 1888</h2> On account of the very rough state of the roads we did not attempt to go out to church this morning. Went to the little church on the plank road this afternoon however and had a very proffitable waiting upon God. The attendence was good and Bro Hamilton talked nicely about the prodigal son and some kindred subjects. Our fellowship meeting afterwards was also a previous season. Rain is falling again this evening and the weather has become warm again. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November MONDAY 19 1888</h2> John Hewson finished puting in his lost time on Saturday last, so to day Lewis and I have been alone. Rain fell again last night however, and the mud is as bad as ever. We have been geting up some wood and doing sundry other jobs through the day. Have engaged John to help get in the corn. Had Mr Hall from the sixth concession here to see about geting a place for his unckle to work. His recomendation is pretty high for his unckle. <h2>November TUESDAY 20 1888</h2> The weather having become decidedly cold and Winter-like & we have gone to work in earnest at geting things put away for Winter. Lewis ploughed in the orchard this forenoon. This afternoon he has been covering up potatoes for Winter. I have been puting apples away in the celler, also cabbage and Parsnips. The Lord has given exceeding great and precious promises. What could we do without such encouragement. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November WEDNESDAY 21 1888</h2> Lewis has been working at sundry jobs to day. The ground has been frozen so hard that we could not plough and not hard enough to draw in corn and stalks. I have been sorting apples nearly all day. Went to Jarvis this afternoon however to see about a matter requiring attention. Did not succeed however, as could have wished. Called to see an old friend & schoolmate, C. E. Borne but, he happened to be away. <h2>November THURSDAY 22 1888</h2> Lewis has finished covering up the potatoes to day, for Winter, besides husking corn the rest of the day. I went up to Simcoe this forenoon to see about geting some money to meet a not due in Jarvis came home by Jarvis and brought the note with me. Had a serious time of it riding so far over the rough roads on horseback. Am very thankful that trouble has been averted in this case at least for some little time to come. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November FRIDAY 23 1888</h2> Lewis has been working at sundry jobs to day, while I have have been off to Nanticoke with apples to the cidermill. Brough home nearly four barrels of sweet cider made from about forty bushells of Ralman Sweets & c. Had a serious time both in going an comeing, on account of the very rough roads. There is some appearance to night of another warm spell soon. It as been quite cold to day. <h2>November SATURDAY 24 1888</h2> Lewis and I got in three loads of corn this frenoon from the back field. There is still a large quantity of unhusked corn remaining in the field. The weather is so changeable that we have to watch our chance and draws when the corn is fit. I went our to Dover this afternoon to see about certain matters and to do some errends. Got my new over coat which came from Frank Stephenson, Simcoe. The price was $18. The weather is very {fine?} and warm again. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November SUNDAY 25 1888</h2> On account a cold East wind we did and rough roads we did not go out to Dover this morning. This afternoon however we, Bertha and I went down to the little plank road church. Bro Jackson preached and was much proffited in listening to his discourse about the unspeakable gift of Got in our behalf. The weather has become quite cold again with every appearance of an early approaching Winter. <h2>November MONDAY 26 1888</h2> John has been help us again to day. He and Lewis have been geting in corn from the back field. I have been picking over apples and geting them ready to take a load to the drying factory in Simcoe. DId not make much headway however, there being so many other jobs on hand. Our first snow fell to day, enough to make the ground look white. William and Mrs Watts were here this evening, He came to pay for the apples taken awhile ago. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November TUESDAY 27 1888</h2> John and Lewis have been drawing corn again to day from the back field. The roads and weather being quite favourable. I have been picking over apples, geting a load ready to take to the drying factory in Simcoe. Got the horses shod behind this afternoon however. The weather is quite mild at present. Have just read of a terrific snow storn along the Atlantic coast, with much damage to shipping & c. <h2>November WEDNESDAY 28 1888</h2> John and wesley have been geting in corn again to day from the back field. Am thankful that they have got it pretty well all in the barn. It will take another day or so yet however to finish. Got my load of apples ready for Simcoe by noon and started after dinner. Sold forty two bushells at twelve and a half cents per bushell to Mr James of the Canning factory. The weather is quite soft and sleety. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November THURSDAY 29 1888</h2> I have been working with all possible speed to get sour {illegible} apples picked over and bagged up ready to take to the cider mill tomorrow. Have about completed the job to night. Have twenty three baggs this time, We purpose makeing vinegar mostly of this batch. Lewis has been husking corn in the barn most of the time to day. The warm weather still continues with an abundance of mud. <h2>November FRIDAY 30 1888</h2> Have had Lewis working at sundry jobs to day while I up went to E. Decon's cider mill with out sour apples, to have them made up. The roads were very bad, especialy comeing home, the frost being about out of the ground. Saw several ploughs going on the way, which seems remarkable considering the late cold weather. A north west wind been blowing for three or four days and still temperature has been moderating gradualy all the while. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>December SATURDAY 1 1888</h2> The mild weather still continues and the ground is sufficiently {fore?} from frost to permit ploughing again. Have had Lewis ploughing in the orchard to day. I have been engaged at sundry other jobs almost too numerous to mention. Lewis told me to day that he would like to go in about two weeks this is rather unexpected and I scarcely know how to meet the emergencies created thereby. <h2>December SUNDAY 2 1888</h2> On account of the very bad state of the roads we did not go to church at Dover this morning. I think this is the third Sunday we have missed. I went over to hear Mr Eland this forenoon and this afternoon took ma with me to the little plank road church. Bro. Hamilton preached & enjoyed the service very much as we always do. Went down to see Mrs Clarke this evening. Found her home and heard from her about {Arile?} comeing up to spend park of the Winter </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>December MONDAY 3 1888</h2> I have finished sorting over out cull apples to day. Have also got them bagged ready to take to Simcoe when the roads get better. Lewis has been husking corn in the barn most of the time through the day. Am told that apples are on the rise in the market of the world and in good {illegible} at quite improved prices. Have experienced much peace and comfort in my {Lot?} to day. <h2>December TUESDAY 4 1888</h2> Lewis and I cut a couple of loads of wood in the woods and got it up this forenoon. This afternoon strange to say, he has been ploughing in the orchard. The weather has been and still is quite Stormy though very warm for this time of year. Had quite an extended conversation with Lewis about certain matters relating to us as master and servant. He has made up his mind to leave me before long. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>December WEDNESDAY 5 1888</h2> Lewis and I got in a laod of straw into the drive barn to day, or rather this morning. He has been ploughing in the orchard since then. We seem likely to get our Fall ploughing done after all. I have been working at sundry jobs through the day. Am trying now to get His old house levelled up with Jack-screw{s?}. The foundation has given way in places and thrown the several parts out of shap very much. Snow is falling in the mud to night. <h2>December THURSDAY 6 1888</h2> Lewis has been ploughing in the orchard again to day. He is just about finishing altogather. I have been engaged at sundry jobs mostly at picking over apples to take to Simcoe on the first nice day. Am likely to have a full load when the time comes. The weather has been quite moderate and even warm. Snow fell last night in small quantities. There is still every appearance of snow however. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>December FRIDAY 7 1888</h2> Lewis finished plowing and furrowing out the orchard for me this forenoon. This afternoon we have been leveling up the old house with Jackscrews. Got it up in pretty good shape again. Found the sills much sounder than I expected. I have got another load of apples ready to take up to Simcoe. Just finished to night. The days are too short for me in which to do my work, and have to take advantage of the night season also. <h2>December SATURDAY 8 1888</h2> Have had Lewis at work at sundry jobs while I went up to Simcoe with out last load of apples. Sold them to the Simcoe canning Company at fifteen cents per Bu. Found the roads pretty bad excepting by the woods where they were very good. Saw a number of people ploughing on the way. The days are very short however which interferes a good deal with out doing a good days work. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>December SUNDAY 9 1888</h2> I went over to hear from Mr Eland this morning. Did not go to the plank road church this afternoon the roads being so nearly impassible. The weather continues just as wet and warm as ever with strong indications of its continuance. It makes the Sabbath day seem dull indeed when we cannot attend out own place of worship. We hope to see an improvement in the roads before long however if it please God. <h2>December MONDAY 10 1888</h2> I have been extremely buisy at geting the old house repaired up for Winter to day. Lewis has been helping part of the time. He has been husking corn in the barn as well. The weather keeps remarkably warm for this time of year, Some of the neighbors are still ploughing. Have been levelling up our old house with Jack-screws, the first time I think since it was built. Foudn the sills in prety good condition. </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/00b9a4e678ca152619a7c85f42f3b4df.pdf f98729ebd4535f3b36a93719b42d5931 PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/09c5ad9e60a78c8dcd63c4c5b29f504a.pdf 599fba372308b70b8c00e29ae4143e22 PDF Text Text David Allan (1808-1895) 1865 Diary Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers {Printed page} DAILY JOURNAL. 1865. -/v 70¢ {Printed page} CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 1865. LAW TERMS. BANK HOLIDAYS. {Printed page} DAILY JOURNAL FOR 1865. TORONTO: PUBLISHED BY BROWN BROTHERS, MANUFACTURING STATIONERS, 66 KING STREET EAST. -/v 70¢ Cost of Barn on Bridget Farm. Excavation $18.20 Masonery buidling $51.60 Stone $ Lime $ Sand $ Fanning including extras $85.00 Lumber Shingles Nails Hinges & fastenings Sleepers Raising Rafters Hamilton June 22d 1865 Mr David Allan 1865 Bol of. aug 18 86 ft 6 inches iron Railing 13 iron posts V.B. Robbi {page torn} 151. {page torn} 58.5 {page torn} �$209.8 {page torn} {2 printed pages - newspaper cuttings} -/v 70¢ Globe 11th Jany 1865 {Printed page - newspaper cutting} {Blank page} January, MONDAY, 2. 1865. Fine weather TUESDAY, 3. Very hard frost this WEDNESDAY, 4. This is the monthly fair day a great many cattle were in, but not many in good order for killing. I was from home, having gone up to Woodstock to look after Andrew George Smiths note which was protested January, THURSDAY, 5. 1865. This is another fine day, a good deal of wheat is comming in as well as Pork, the latter not quite so firm, perhaps on account of the appearance of thaw, as the snow is melting on the sidewalks. FRIDAY, 6. Much the same kind of weather as it was yesterday, money came in pretty freely to day and was much wanted having large demands to meet this week and next SATURDAY, 7. {No entry} January, MONDAY, 9. 1865. {No entry} TUESDAY, 10. {No entry} �WEDNESDAY, 11. Went up to Elora and received payment for my 2 shares in the Gravel Road $50.00 The sleighing is good. January, THURSDAY, 12. 1865. Fine winter day, a good deal of wheat comming in to day, got a note discounted FRIDAY, 13. {No entry} SATURDAY, 14. {No entry} January, MONDAY, 16. 1865. It was very cold this morning 6º below zero and fine any snow falling. John Idington passed up this morning and has made arrangements to leave Mount Forest on Thursday first. The Ontario Bank has opened a Credit for me of $15,000. TUESDAY, 17. Fine pleasant frosty weather but not quite so cold as yesterday. I obtained this day a Transcript from A. A. Baker Clerk of 1st Division Court, Guelph, and forwarded to John Idington Esq. Mount Forest*, to be transmitted by him for Registration in the County of Grey, to be against the lands of Michael Stonehouse, Date of suit 3d May 1861. for $84.67 & is now $91.54. Int. from June 61. Transt. 1.50 *Durham is the 2d Division Counrt County of Grey, the Clerks name is Wm. Jackson {Transcriber's note - no entries after the above date until January, FRIDAY, 27 1865} FRIDAY, 27. Very fine winter day. Mrs A & I started for Fishers Mills on a visit to P. Idington and found it very cold going there against the wind, found them well, John Thorp died this afternoon at 3 oclock I wrote to my Sister and posted it to day. Mr Chaffey of Brockville has the Mortgage on Thorps Hotel for £900 + 200 for Interest = £1100 �SATURDAY, 28. {No entry} January, MONDAY, 30. 1865. Misty and thick this morning, the frost not so keen as last week. John Thorp Senr Funeral takes place this afternoon at 2 p.m. TUESDAY, 31. {No entry} February, WEDNESDAY, 1. 1865. Fine weather. This is the monthly Fair day, there is a great many cattle in and the price pritty good. I saw a Locomotive and tender run of the track to day at noon, caused by the track at the market crossing being filled up with snow. February, THURSDAY, 2. 1865. A great deal of wheat came in to day FRIDAY, 3. Threatening rain but a good many sleighs in with wheat, it began to rain much heavier about ½ past 3, when they had just then got the Locomotive that run of on Wednesday on the track again it required 2 of the most powerfull Engines to do it SATURDAY, 4. {No entry} {2 blank pages} February, MONDAY, 13. 1865. Very cold morning 22º below Zero at 7 a.m TUESDAY, 14. 13º below Zero at 7 a.m. �WEDNESDAY, 15. Cold raw day February, THURSDAY, 16. 1865. Weather much milder which has improved the sleighing FRIDAY, 17. Mild and has much the appearance of thaw SATURDAY, 18. {No entry} February, MONDAY, 20. 1865 {No entry} TUESDAY, 21. There has been a good deal of thawing to day and the streets very wet {Transcriber's note following text written in purple ink} Mind to get the Flood gates clear of ice, and ready to hoist in case of sudden thaw WEDNESDAY, 22. The weather is very mild to day & misty and turned into heavy rain during the forenoon, in the afternoon it got fair, and I ordered the flood gates to be cleared of ice {Transcriber's note - underlined in purple ink} February, THURSDAY, 23. 1865. No thaw to day Mr Swan of Mt Forest came here yesterday & has allowed his note to be protested in the Bank, he has to day made every enquirey for money, without any success, in one place 3 percent a month was asked, Left at 4 p.m. for Hamilton FRIDAY, 24. The weather in Hamilton to day is mild and fine winter weather, but trade is remarkably dull and dismal 2 failures reported. returned this evening �SATURDAY, 25. {No entry} February, MONDAY, 27. 1865. Hard frost all day, but yesterday was very slopy TUESDAY, 28. A great deal of snow fell during the night March, WEDNESDAY, 1. 1865. This has been a fine Fair day a great many cattle and people were in attendance, the prices were not quite so good as they were at the Elora Fair yesterday. March, THURSDAY, 2. 1865. To day is rather slushey walking on account of the thaw and the depth of snow. This is our fast day in our Church the attendance was thin FRIDAY, 3. The weather still soft. Division Court is held to day, my case against Jas Trainer & Patrick Groit for their dogs having killed 10 of my sheep in Nov last came of to day, a jury of 5 was empanneled and they gave their verdict in favour of the defendant SATURDAY, 4. Very heavy Snow this morning, but it cleared off during the day. March, MONDAY, 6. 1865. This is a charming day, the frost during the early morning must have been about Zero as at 7am it was 4º above it. The Building Society meeting was held to day and we devided £5 a share TUESDAY, 7. This is a mild day and very soft under foot, the sun has a powerfull effect on the snow now. WEDNESDAY, 8. �{No entry} March, THURSDAY, 9. 1865. This is a mild day with close fine rain after some mist in the morning FRIDAY, 10. This is quite a cold frosty day, considerable snow has fallen during the night which has improved the bare parts of the road near Town. SATURDAY, 11. This is a very cold blustery day, The Revenue Inspector Telegraphed to Quebec to acertain from the department if "He can Bond {v} Spirits manufactered since the 1st instant or accept duty at once. {v} - before 15th Inst. March, MONDAY, 13. 1865. This is a moderate day - but yesterday was a cold disagreable day, the wind was very cutting and a great deal of snow fell during the day. Mr A.B. Stewart was here & past down this evening on his return to Montreal TUESDAY, 14. {No entry} WEDNESDAY, 15. {No entry} March, THURSDAY, 16. 1865. This is a blustery cold wet & rainey morning, and continued throug a considerable part of the day, went up in the rain to the Marble Works with Mrs McLean to examine the monuments &c. Attended a meeting of Assurance to day on Quinlan's loss at Salem, wherein there is evedence of its being set on fire, his claim was $300 on Brick shop $300 on stock of boots & shoes, the board refused to pay the claim in full, and accepted his offer to take $450.00 FRIDAY, 17. �This day is quite a change from yesterday, dry clear & frosty, but warmer during the middle of the day and thawing the snow very fast SATURDAY, 18. The wind blew very strong and a great deal of rain fell during the night, that the Mill dam was so full & overflowing that the water entered the lower floor of the Mill, but after hoisting all the flood gates, which were quite loose and free having been examined and the ice cut away some weeks ago, and then quite easy to lift. March, MONDAY, 20. 1865. This is a fine day, but thawing very fast. The Court of Assises began at noon John Idington here had 2 cases, TUESDAY, 21. Weather still mild, and thawing fast. The rain comming on this afternoon will have a dangerous effect if it continues in creating a great flood in the River all the gates are now open WEDNESDAY, 22. This is a very rough morning strong wind rain and sleet the greater part of the day & got worse in the afternoon. The water in the Dam is rising and is now higher than I have seen it, I took the precaution to load the low bridge with stones, it is washing clear over the middle peir of Bridge, to night the there is a very fearce snow storm, it is now (10pm) passing and beginning to lower March, THURSDAY, 23 1865. This is a frosty morning and find the water about a foot lower, the Mill stood all day yesterday and was started this morning but found that the Wheel was labouring so much in back water that I stopt it for to day also the water was up 2 inches at noon from the melting of the snow. FRIDAY, 24. {No entry} �SATURDAY, 25. {No entry} April, MONDAY, 3. 1865. This is somewhat of a cold blowey day yet clear and dry, Held the Annual Meeting of the Building Society, and re elected all the old officers again TUESDAY, 4. {No entry} WEDNESDAY, 5 {No entry} {Blank page with ink markings} For more information on David Allan, check out the “Meet the Diarists” page under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. {printed} DAILY JOURNAL. 1865. January, MONDAY, 2. 1865. Fine weather. TUESDAY, 3. Very hard frost this WEDNESDAY, 4. This is the monthly fair day a great many cattle were in, but not many in good order for killing. I was from home, having gone up to Woodstock to look after {Audre?} George Smiths note which was protected January, THURSDAY, 5. 1865. This is another fine day, a good deal of wheat is comming in as well as Pork, the latter not quite so firm, perhaps on account of the appearance of thaw, as the snow is melting on the sidewalks. FRIDAY, 6. Much the same kind of weether as it was yesterday, money came in pretty freely to day and was much wanted having large demands to meet this week and next SATURDAY, 7. January, MONDAY, 9. 1865. TUESDAY, 10. WEDNESDAY, 11. Went up to Elora and received payment for my 2 shares in the Gravel Road $50.00 The sleighing is good. January, THURSDAY, 12. 1865. Fine winter day, a good deal of wheat comming in to day, got a note discounted FRIDAY, 13. SATURDAY, 14. January, MONDAY, 16. 1865. It was very cold this morning 6 {degree sign} below zero and fine any snow falling. John Idington passed up this morning and has made arrangerments to leave Mount Forest on Thursday first. The Ontario Bank has openerd a Credit for me of $15,000. TUESDAY, 17. Fine pleasant frosty weather but not quite so cold as yesterday. I obtained this day a Transcript from A. A. Baker Clerk of 1st Division Court, Guelph, and forwarded to John Idington Esq. Mount Forest*, to be transmitted by him for Registration in the County of Grey. against the lands of Michale Stonehouse, Date of suit 3 May 1861. for $84.67 & is now $91.54. Int. from June 61 Transt. 1.50 Durham is the 2d Division Counrt County of Grey, the Clerks name is Wm. Jackson WEDNESDAY, 18. {no entry} {no entry} <h2>JANUARY, FRIDAY 27 1865</h2> Very fine winter day. Mrs A & J started for Fishers Mills on a visit to P. Idington and found it very cold going there against the wind. found them well, John Thorp died this afternoon at 3 o'clock I wrote to my Sister and posted it to day. MrGhaffey of Brockville has the Mortgage on {Thorps} Hotel for {pound sign}{equation of 900 + 200 = 1000} for interest <h2>JANUARY, MONDAY 30 1865</h2> Mistry and thick morning, the frost not so keen as last week. John Thorp {son?} Funeral takes place this afternoon at 2 p.m. <h2>TUESDAY 31</h2> {no entry} <h2>FEBRUARY, WEDNESDAY 1</h2> Fine weather. This is the monthly Fair day. there is a great many cattle in and the price pritty good I saw a Locomotive and tender run of the track to day at noon caused by the track at the market crossing being filled up with snow. <h2>FEBRUARY, THURSDAY 2 1865</h2> A great deal of wheat came in to day <h2>FRIDAY 3</h2> Threatening rain but a good many sleighs in with wheat. it began to rain much heavier about 1/2 past 3. when they had just then got the Lo= =comotive that run of on Wednesday on the track again it required 2 of the most powerful Engines to do it <h2>SATURDAY 4</h2> {no entry} {no entry} {no entry} <h2>FEBRUARY, MONDAY 13 1865</h2> Very cold morning 22 {degree sign} below Zero at 1 a.m <h2>TUESDAY 14</h2> 13 {degree sign} below Zero at 7 a.m. <h2>WEDNESDAY 15</h2> Cold raw day <h2>FEBRUARY, THURSDAY 16 1865</h2> Weather much milder which has improved the sleighing <h2>FRIDAY 17</h2> Mild and has much the appearance of thaw <h2>SATURDAY 18</h2> {no entry} <h2>FEBRUARY, MONDAY, 20. 1865</h2> {no entry} <h2>TUESDAY 21</h2> There has been a good deal of thawing to day and the street very wet {following text for Tuesday witten in purple ink} Mind to get the Flood gates clear of ice. and ready to hoist in case of sudden thaw <h2>WEDNESDAY 22</h2> The weather is very mild to day & misty and turned into heavy rain during the forenoon, in the afternoon it got fair and I ordered the flood gates to be cleared of ice {underline in purple ink} <h2>FEBRUARY, THURSDAY, 23. 1865</h2> No thaw to day Mr {Snau?} of Mt Forest came here yesterday & has allowed his note to be protested in the Bank. he has to day made every enquirey for money without any sweep, in one place 3p each a month was asked, Left at 4 p.m. for Hamilton <h2>FRIDAY 24</h2> The weather in Hamilton to day is mild and fine winter weather, but trade is remarkably dull and dismal 2 failures reported. returned this evening <h2>SATURDAY 25</h2> {no entry} <h2>FEBRUARY, MONDAY, 27. 1865</h2> Hard frost all day, but yesterday was very slopy <h2>TUESDAY 28</h2> A great deal of snow fell during the night <h2>MARCH, WEDNESDAY 1</h2> This has been a fine Fair day a great many cattle and people were in attandance, the prices were not quite so good as they were at the Elora Fair yesterday. <h2>MARCH, THURSDAY, 2. 1865</h2> To day is rather slushey walking on account of the thaw and the depth of snow This is our fast day in our Church the attendance was thin <h2>FRIDAY 3</h2> The weather still soft Division Court is held to day, my case against {Sal Fraisser?} and Patrick {Groit?} for their dogs having killed 10 of my sheep in Nov {Cass?} came of to day, a jury of 5 was {empauete?} and they gave their verdict in favour of the defendant <h2>SATURDAY 4</h2> Very heavy Snow this morning, but it cleared off during the day <h2>MARCH, MONDAY, 6. 1865</h2> This is a charming day, the frost during the early morning must have been about Zero as at 7am it was 4 {degree sign} above it. The Building Society meeting was held to day and we devided {pound sign} 5 a share <h2>TUESDAY 7</h2> This is a mild day and very soft under foot, the sun has a powerful effect on the snow now <h2>WEDNESDAY 8</h2> {no entry} <h2>MARCH, THURSDAY, 9. 1865</h2> This is a mild day with close fine rain after some mist in the morning <h2>FRIDAY 10</h2> This is quite a cold frosty day, considerable snow has fallen during the night which has improved the bare parts of the road near {Town?} <h2>SATURDAY, 11</h2> This is a very cold blistery day, The Revenue {Inspection?} Telegraphed to Quebec to acertain from the department if {he?} can Bond {"insert here" symbol indicated} spirits manufactered since the 1st instant or accept duty at once {“insert here” symbol} before 15th {illegible} <h2>MARCH, MONDAY, 13. 1865</h2> This is a moderate day -- but yesterday was a cold disagreable day, the wind was very cutting and a great deal of snow fell during the day Mr A.N. Stewart was here & past down this {evening?} on his return to Montreal <h2>TUESDAY 14</h2> {no entry} <h2>WEDNESDAY 15</h2> {no entry} <h2>MARCH, THURSDAY, 16. 1865</h2> This is a blistery {'cold' scratched out} wet & rainey morning and continued throug a considerable part of the day, went up in the rain to the Marble works with Mrs McLean to examine the Monuments. {illegible markings} Attended a meeting of Assurance to day on {Quin lanes?} lofs at Salem wherein there is evedence of its being set on fire, his claim was $300 on Brick shop $300 on stock of boots & shoes, the board refused to pay the claim in full, and accepted his offer to take $450.00 <h2>FRIDAY 17</h2> This day is quite a change from yesterday, dry clear & frosty but warmer during the middle of the day and thawing the snow fast <h2>SATURDAY 18</h2> The wind blew very strong and a great deal of rain fell during the night that the Mill dam was so full & overflowing that the water entered the lower floor of the Mill, but after hoisting all the flood gates, which were quite loose and free having been examined and the ice cut away some weeks ago, and then quite easy to lift. <h2>MARCH, MONDAY, 20. 1865</h2> This is a fine day, but thawing very fast The Court of {Assises?} began at noon John Idington here had 2 cases, <h2>TUESDAY 21</h2> Weather still mild, and thawing fast The rain comming on this afternoon wild have a dangerous effect if it continues in creating a great flood in the River all the gates are now open <h2>WEDNESDAY 22</h2> This is a very rough morning strong wind rain and sleet the greater part of the day & got worse in the afternoon The water in the Dam is rising and is now higher than I have seen it, I took the {precast?} to load the low bridge with stones it is washing clear over the middle peir of Bridge, to night the there is a very fearce snow storm, it is now (10cm) {peesing?} and beginning to lower <h2>MARCH, THURSDAY, 23 1865</h2> This is a frosty morning and {frid?} the water about a foot lower, the Mill stood all day yesterday and was started this morning but found that the Wheel was Labouring so much in back water that I stopt it for today also Te water was up 2 inches at noon from the melting of the snow <h2>FRIDAY 24</h2> {no entry} <h2>SATURDAY 25</h2> {no entry} <h2>APRIL, MONDAY, 3. 1865</h2> This is somewhat of a cold blowey day yet clear and dry, Held the Annual Meeting of the Building Society, and reelected all the old officers again <h2>TUESDAY 4</h2> {no entry} <h2>WEDNESDAY 5</h2> {no entry} {ink markings and bleed from previous pages} transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/57c0f000bb1e0dc6d30b44c14906fa6e.pdf 0b074b81b6bac1bc88b93c807c58294e https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f5947947f4aa648807be5c46b2e4477b.pdf 08f0252eb2177e6a046b42ee88da045f https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/73fea8591412afad00ba7212b5ae0d21.pdf e7cbca080e263a44322235d05367fdf6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/908d07cb8387e348bf651a21dc615edf.pdf 96fe860542b299d8a57f74a0c474bf41 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"> {Front cover of diary} DAILY JOURNAL. 1873. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>DIARY - 1873.</h2> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> January Wednesday 1 1873 This is a fine new year's day plenty of snow on the ground to make good sleighing, and many driving round paying visits, all the works are stopt as usual, the weather is very moderate 26 {degree sign} above zero at noon. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> January Thursday 2 1873 </pre> Quite moderate this morning and has some appearance of a thaw The beer pump burst again this forenoon and have put on a new lower branch which was ready at hand It began to rain about 11 Oclock and continued through the afternoon with more like sleet and was freezing as it fell, Had some trouble with the beer pump again and put all right Towards dark it was raining very heavy and at time showers of sleet and snow, Walter Idington was here and went home tonight <pre> January Friday 3 1873 </pre> Mild morning and the snow soft and full of water underneath, and up to the ancles in water at every step, had took down the other branch of the pump from Ingles and gave it to Arms & Worswick to finish, as he will not start work at his Foundry untill Monday Wm and I went out to Mr Alexanders and read over the will of my late step mother Jean Allan <pre> January Saturday 4 1873 </pre> It was different weather this morning, hard frost and the roads dried up and hard, the check valve of the feed pipe of the mill boiler got clogged up with lime and had to put in a spare one we had, and Arms & Worswick bored a hole and put in a cock in it Mr A.B. Stewart passed up to Stratford this afternoon about Clarke's estate </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> January Monday 6 1873 </pre> This was a fair winter day very little snow fell, But frequent light showers of snow yesterday with a beating wind. Mr A.B. Stewart got down yesterday by freight train. William is confined to the House with Mumps but came out the middle of the day. Mr A.B. Stewart and Daughter left here for Montreal this afternoon at 5 Oclock. The beer pump rod broke this evening, and we got Hooper to put a new piece in & finished it by 11 p.m. <pre> January Tuesday 7 1873 </pre> This is a fine morning <pre> January Wednesday 8 1873 </pre> This is the monthly fair day, but there being no cattle brought in for sale, there was little difference from day The day was cold blustering with frequent showers of snow Working late to night fixing the coupling of hoisting tackle of the Rectifying house </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> January Thursday 9 1873 </pre> Very cold morning with a stiff westerly wind, glass at about zero at 7 a.m. Grand Trunk trains are much delayed for want of water many of the locomotives have to leave their loads or trains and run down to Acton for water Had to cool of the still this morning as the Montifuce pipe was choacked and found large lumps of solder and pieces of brick stuck into it, and had to saw of the bend that went down inside the still, and it works well now [at top of page] Thursday 9th Jany 2 locomotives went down at 12 minutes past 11 for water at Acton and returned at 1:46 p.m. = 2 hours 34 m <pre> January Friday 10 1873 </pre> Very cold, at 6 a.m. it was 6 [degree sign] below zero, and a dry cold westerly wind, and about noon down to zero. The Grand Trunk men came down with the new pump shaft, and although cautioned by me to work the pumps by hand first and then examine the discharge pipe below the floor, as I was sure that it was frozen, and not to start the wheel to pump untill they were positive that there was no ice, but my advice was departed from in the latter case, and when attached to the wheel and 2 or three stropes made a gaskin fly out of a joint, and the water flew in all directions, so that had not that relief been given, the shaft would have broken again The men went home to Stratford again this evening at night 9:30 p.m. 4" below zero) William is improving <pre> January Saturday 11 1873 </pre> Still cold at 7 a.m. 3" below zero and a keen wind and continued cold through the day The pump inspector Jamison and another man were here this afternoon, about thawing the discharge pipes and I offered to draw all the water off the race to allow them to work. William is a good deal better this afternoon </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> January Monday 13 1873 </pre> There is quite a change of weather this morning, which gave appearance of it last night, the glass is up to about 4o" at 1/2 past 10 a.m. William is considerably better this morning. It began to rain about noon & continued off and on all the afternoon so that the roads became quite sloppy & sweaming with water . The men came down from Stratford to examine the Grand Trunk pipes <pre> January Tuesday 14 1873 </pre> This morning is mild so far but just below freezing, and the roads are dry and very slippery <pre> January Wednesday 15 1873 </pre> This morning is dry and moderate, but is turning into a thaw, which I hope may help us in getting the Grand Trunk pipes free from ice </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> January Thursday 16 1873 </pre> Heavy rain through the night, and a very close rain this morning Have begun to fix the Grand Trunk pipes again this morning, and the plan of thawing the frozen pipes which came into my head when sitting thinking on various plans the other night, and that was to attach a steam pipe to the Boiler and turn that on to thaw the ice, and have got Todd to fix the cock to the Boiler <pre> January Friday 17 1873 </pre> This is quite another kind of morning, hard frost & clear weather, and the roads very icy & slippery Have got the steam pipe attached to the Boiler of the Engine which heats up the cast iron exceedingly well Having to stop the water mill the Dam is flowing very copiously This afternoon the wind has chopped round to North & is getting very cold, and likely to freeze hard to night William over in the Office to day <pre> January Saturday 18 1873 </pre> This is a cold morning, and the glass stood at zero at 8 a.m., it was very cold during the night and must have been down to 5" or 6" below It has been snowing all the forenoon, Geo Lind came down from Fergus this morning, & left for Hamilton at 1 a m There is a good deal of wheat comming in the price is firmer $1.20 to [blank] for Fall, and $1.21. to 1.22 for Spring John & 2 men have been all day at the Grand Trunk pipes keeping the steam on & the water running over the Dam is going yo keep on all night & tomorrow I shortened the iron conecting rod 1/2 an inch, and must charge $1 for that job William is much better to day, has been at the Office & the Bank </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> January Monday 20 1873 </pre> Moderate weather 10" to 12" above zero, & snowing as the day advanced it was a little milder, with snow continuing, Got the Grand Trunk pipe clear of ice about 10 Oclock last night, and had the Pumps going this morning, and the water mill with 3 run of stones. I observe that my old friend Mr Thomas Dennie Harris who died on Saturday last was interred to day in Toronto. I have known him since 1831 he was born in Boston in 1803 and was entering his 70th year of his age ------------- Keg butter from Brill 66 lbs 4 taken of = 62 sent down stairs <pre> January Tuesday 21 1873 </pre> Mild morning with a considerable fall of snow and kept on snowing all forenoon At 1. oclock went out to G.W. station to attend the Funeral of young Mrs Grange (Agnes oldest daughter of the late James Webster, aged 33 years, Revd A Palmer performed the service at the grave) <pre> January Wednesday 22 1873 </pre> This is a mild morning Have begun to grind coal </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> January Thursday 23 1873 </pre> This is a moderate morning 6° above zero, with a little snow, and light Easterly wind. William made ready and started for Hamilton by the one Oclock train. About this time the wind began to increase and the snow became much heavier, and became sharp and very cold and most pearcing against the wind <pre> January Friday 24 1873 </pre> This is also a moderate morning 8° above zero and deep snpw in some places, trains late the night Express passed up at 1/4 to 7. am The whole night was very course and the wind whistling through every crack. The Snow Plough passed up at 1/2 past 11 propelled by 2 Engines then after her the morning Express also driven by 2 Engines. Mr W.J. Spicer was on board & spoke to him. Accounts from all quarters speak of the late storm as unprecedented, and all trains long behind time William came home about 11 Oclock p.m. <pre> January Saturday 25 1873 </pre> This has been a very moderate winter day that about noon where the Sun shone on the side walk it was wet. Got the bevel wheel on the upright shaft of the steam mill reaised a little as it was too deep in geer, and then got up steam to set the pumps in motion to keep them from freezing </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> January Monday 27 1873 </pre> This was a fine clear morning 2° above zero As the day advanced it became very mild almost approaching a thaw, and very inviting for a sleigh ride, made a hurried call at Mr Alexanders Sheehan is filling the ice house now <pre> January Tuesday 28 1873 </pre> This morning much milder only 22° above zero But as the day advanced it became much colder blowing a stiff N. West wind and was very cold The County Council organized today and reelected Mr Thomas Mair as their Warden for the th time. Had to draw some copper wire that I ordered from New York being 22 instead of 26 as ordered and had to spin it into 3 ply. <pre> January Wednesday 29 1873 </pre> This is a very cold morning at 6 a.m. it was 20" below zero at 1/2 past 7 was 25° below, and at 10 a.m. 6° below fortunately there is almost no wind otherwise it would be dreadfully cold, it was difficult to keep up any throughout the night, the glass went down to freezing in my Parlour. Attended the Funeral of Mrs Helen Neeve formerly (Leden) who died in Buffalo last week of cacer in the breast & side, aged 72 and one of the first settlers in Guelph Ingles & Hunter got a heavy band of refined iron 65 lbs a </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> January Thursday 30 1873 </pre> This morning is not quite so cold only 2° below zero at 1/2 past 7 a.m., ;ittle or no wind Preparing to fill an addition to the Ice House <pre> January Friday 31 1873 </pre> This is a mild morning 12° above zero at 1/2 past 7 the weather clear, and little or no wind but from N.West. Weighed our own middlings water mill. 43 lbs to the bushl Eby of Salem 40 lbs <pre> McLean, Aberfoyle 35 " </pre> <pre> February Saturday 1 1873 </pre> This is rather colder morning than yesterday a little snow falling, and the little wind that is blowing is cold And as the day advanced it became colder, yet the water is holding out tolerably well 2 run all the forenoon but had to take of one run to allow them enough water to saw wood with the wind N.West and colder still </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> February Monday 3 1873 </pre> Yesterday morning it was very cold at a 1/4 past 7 a.m. it was 7° below zero and quite calm the G,T, night train passed down at 8.45 a.m. This morning was much milder and as the day advanced it became close & thick and has an appearance of thaw or rain <pre> February Tuesday 4 1873 </pre> Quite a mild morning, with a little mist and as the day advanced it became a thaw William went up to Stratford at 10 a.m. and I went down to the Steam Saw Mill at Freelton to look out for a supply of saw dust for an additional ice house, and also to enquire about staves for a new still It became colder in returning home and froze hard in the evening <pre> February Wednesday 5 1873 </pre> This is the Monthly Fair day ground hard and dry, and the sky bright & clear There was a great many cattle on the ground which the shortness of Feed compelled the owners to sell if possible although not fat or in good condition, and prices were very low. William came home from Stratford this afternoon at 5 p.m. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> February Thursday 6 1873 </pre> This is a fine clear morning, glass 36" above zero <pre> February Friday 7 1873 </pre> This is a fine morning. During last night 2 trains collided in Trainers Cut, and the Engines and 8 or ten cars were very much injured, they worked all night to get the wreck out of the way. But when I went out to see it after breakfast there was no less than 11 pairs of wheels piled on the top of one of the tenders, and it took them till noon before the passenger trains passed. The roads are slushey to day <pre> February Saturday 1873 </pre> There is quite a change from yesterday hard frost this morning, and a slight shower of snow, during the day wind got up and it became quite cold. Chambers went down to Freelton saw mill for sawdust with the new box I made on purpose, and got home with a load at night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> February Monday 10 1873 </pre> This is a very sharp morning it was 5" below zero at 1/2 past 6 a.m. Yesterday was also very cold with a keen N.West wind blowing pritty stiff John went up to Enotsville this morning <pre> February Tuesday 11 1873 </pre> It has the appearance of thaw this morning the walls of the Mill & all the stone Buildings are quite white with the frost comming out. Preparing to start for Detroit & Windsor <pre> February Wednesday 12 1873 </pre> [blank] </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> February Thursday 13 1873 </pre> [blank] <pre> February Friday 14 1873 </pre> [blank] <pre> February Saturday 15 1873 </pre> This has been a moderate day, I left the City of Detroit this morning at 9 o'clock by the Great Western Railway and arrived home at 5 p.m., the day was frosty yet clear. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> February Monday 17 1873 </pre> This is a fine morning, and as the day advances it becomes milder. About the middle of the day it was quite mild and thawing fast and the roads are becoming bare of snow, Peter Idington here today <pre> February Tuesday 18 1873 </pre> [blank] <pre> February Wednesday 19 1873 </pre> [blank] </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> February Thursday 20 1873 </pre> [blank] <pre> February Friday 21 1873 </pre> [blank] <pre> February Saturday 22 1873 </pre> This was a cold morning </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> February Monday 24 1873 </pre> This is another very cold morning more from the wind blowing than what the glass shows being only at zero at 7 a.m. ,whereas yesterday morning at same hour it was 8 below zero, with a sharp wind also. The gas in Chalmers Church was frozen and prevented service and the congregation dispersed. <pre> February Tuesday 25 1873 </pre> [blank] <pre> February Wednesday 26 1873 </pre> [blank] </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> February Thursday 27 1873 </pre> There has been a heavy fall of snow through the night <pre> February Friday 28 1873 </pre> This is a very cold morning, 10" below zero and at 1/2 past 10 the mercury rose to 12 above and the day turned out very fine. This is our Fast day in the Church. <pre> March Saturday 1 1873 </pre> This morning at 7 the glass stood at 5" above zero. I was in great anxiety about corn, having mashed the last we had, and though we have a good many cars of it laying at Stratford, where I had thoughts of going to try to push it on, when word came in that a car had come to hand by the Western and during the day another by the Grand Trunk. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> March Monday 3 1873 </pre> Yesterday, Sabbath morning 2 March, was mild at 7 a.m. 24° above zero, at 9 a.m. 30° with a light powdering snow falling, our Communion Sabbath, -- a light snow on ground. This morning was very different, at 7 a.m. 6° above zero and a cold north wind blowing also a little snow, at 1/2 past 2 it was colder 4" above zero and wind getting stronger & colder. <pre> Presentation this evening to Mr White G T Freight agent of gold watch & chain, also broach & ear rings for Mrs W, being about to leave Guelph and become General Freight Agent in Toronto. </pre> <pre> March Tuesday 4 1873 </pre> This is another cold morning glass about zero at 7 a.m. Wind still northerly, but the weather fine and clear John Young Esqr of Hamilton died this afternoon aged 65 <pre> March Wednesday 5 1873 </pre> This morning at 1/2 past 6 a.m. the glass stood at 11° below zero, but as the day advanced it became mild and above freezing. I went down to Acton to McDonalds Mill to look after long lumber for still staves </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> March Thursday 6 1873 </pre> This morning it was not quite so cold the glass stood at zero at 7 a.m., and as the day advanced it became quite pleasant <pre> March Friday 7 1873 </pre> This is a fine mild morning at 1/2 past 9 a.m. the glass stood at 45° and drops falling from the eves of the houses. I had intended to have gone down to attend the Funeral of my old friend John Young Esqr of Hamilton where he died on Tuesday last at 4 o'clock p.m. He was born at Galston in Ayrshire in 1808 and was in his 65 year I have known him since 1833, but as I felt my legs very painfull and stiff last night I concluded not to go [newspaper clipping] The tender of the Joseph Hall Manufacturing Company, Oshawa, to supply the pumping machinery for the Ottawa Waterworks, at the price of $40,000 was accepted last evening. The other tenders were: Barclay, Montreal, $40,500, and Goldie & McCulloch, Galt, $49,000 <pre> March Saturday 8 1873 </pre> This a fine winter morning, dry and a light wind. I went down to Lime House Station and got a horse & cutter from Thos Gowdy and went down to Douglas & Bannermans Saw Mill to see what they could do in cutting long stuff for staves of still. I then went down to Cox's Mill near Milton, who could saw long enough stuff but as he is not in the habbit of cutting Bill stuff & as some might be rejected and thrown on his hands he declined so far unless I could not get it elsewhere but would charge $27. per M. laid down at Georgetown so I ordered it at the first mill, and came home by the 6 o.clock train, It was very stormy in the afternoon and a heavy fall of snow. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> GENERAL STATEMENT Town of Guelph RECEIPTS </pre> To balance from last year 262.10 <pre> Cash Tavern Licenses $1350.00 " Shop " 745.00 " Billiard " 260.00 ---------- 2355.00 Interest on Guelph & Preston D'bnts 1176.00 Market fees and rents 2949.86 Town Hall rents 392.65 Butcher's rents and sheds &c 702.94 --------- 4045.45 Cash High School Treasurer 82.00 " Legislative grant 657.00 " Superannuation fund 14.00 ---------- 753.00 Assessment balance of 1871 1541.78 " " 1872 26565.55 ------------- 28107.33 </pre> <pre> Cash non-resident taxes 597.24 " Police fines 422.06 " Rack rents 10.50 " S.W. Agricultural Society 200.00 " Rent Exhibition ground 61.00 " Capt. Bruce returned 10.00 " Pound keeper's fines 24.39 " County grant 500.00 --------- 1825.19 ----------- </pre> Total 38524.07 <pre> EXPENDITURES </pre> By Roads and Bridges 2740.00 <pre> 4 Wards 798.66 --------- 3538.66 Fire and water 2189.28 Market house 826.73 Relief 737.05 Central Exhibition 616.76 Insurance 326.60 Printing and stationary 418.95 --------- 5115.37 Tree planting 30.15 Board of healthe 35.00 Remittance of taxes 31.64 " of Licenses 151.37 -------- 248.16 County Rate 4312.50 Watering streets 654.00 ----------- 4966.50 Redemption & Interest Debentures 4357.20 Public Schools 6640..18 High School 446.22 Separate do 620.00 ---------- 7706.40 Bills retired 1871 4979.86 Salaries 4287.00 Miscellaneous payments 2417.48 Collectors commission for 1871 529.21 Balance 378.23 --------- 907.44 38524.07 </pre> John Harvey, Town Treasurer To the Mayor and Municipal Council of the Town of Guelph Gentlemen--- The undersigned beg to report that they have examined and audited the Treasurers Books, and compared the Vouchers with the payments made, and found them correct. The receipts from the various sources of revenue exhibited in the detailed statement herewith presented amount to $38,524.07. and the expenditures to $38,145.84, leaving a balance in the hands of the Treasurer on the 31st of December 1872 of $378.23. They further report that the Books are clean and neatly kept. <pre> All which is respectfully submitted. W.S.G. Knowles </pre> March 3rd,1873 William Hart Auditors <h2>Saturday 8</h2> This is a fine winter morning, dry and a light wind, I went down to Lime house station and got a horse & cutter from Thos Gowdy and went down to Douglas & Bannersmans saw mill to see what they could do in cutting long stuff for staves of (?), I then went down to Cox Mill near Milton, who could saw long enough stuff but as he is not in the habit of cutting (?) stuff & as some might he rejected and thrown on his hand, he declined so far unless I could not get it elsewhere but would charge $27. (?) laid down at Georgetown so I ordered it at the first mill, and came home by the 6 oclock train, it was very stormy in the afternoon and a heavy fall of snow </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March Monday 10 1873</h2> Moderate weather the snow laying still, <h2>March Tuesday 11 1873</h2> [Blank] <h2>March Wednesday 12 1873</h2> Putting up a new oak receiver of about 2000 galls for reducing in previous to pumping it into the upper receiver in the rectifying room </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March Thursday 13. 1873</h2> Rather coldish this morning, but is better through the day I went up this afternoon to (?) farm and bought 5 pigs from her man Rudd <h2>March Friday 14 1873</h2> It was mild this morning, and during the day it was quite showery and the roads covered with water <h2>March Saturday 15 1873</h2> This is thick foggy morning & raining at 7 a.m. & must have been raining during the night for the water is running copiously all over, but has not as of yet made any increase in the river. Attended the funeral of Mr. John Gow (father of Peter Gow) aged 84, the weather was very disagreeable raining all the afternoon, as well as the forenoon, part of the low ground of cemetry was covered with water, in the evening it began to blow hard and after dark it still increased. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March, Monday 17 1873 The storm was very severe on Sunday morning accompanied with snow, some damage was done in flowing of one barn roof and sheds, fences et cetera. To day has been a blustering day the snow still laying on the ground. We have been putting the new Oak {illegible} in its place to day which was no easy job. There is a considerable quantity of water in the river and {illegible} yesterday. Tuesday 18 This is another blustering day with frequent showers of sleety snow, plenty of water for the {illegible} all day and yesterday also. G.Christopher Docring of Phillipsburg Waterloo died yesterday 17th March aged 56 years and 4 months was born in the {place?} and came to Canada in 1835 and leaves a wife 10 sons and 3 daughters Wednesday 19 Quite moderate weather, snow has fallen through the night. I went out in the {illegible} to the Western {illegible} for to go to Bradford I got there about 1/2 past 9.The snow was melting fast, the Grand River is breaking up above and gorging the river with very thick ice for many miles up. Now we're at work cutting away a jaw at the iron Budge to give it relief. I went up to see {illegible} flour mill. it has 4 {illegible} of stones and a small pair for middlings. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March THURDAY 20 1873</h2> Thick and misty morning and light rain but it became heavier about noon it began to snow heavy but it was soft and will not {lay?}. The street all over are coverend with slush <h2>FRIDAY 21</h2> This is a stormy looking morning a considerable quantity of snow has fallen through the night, and as the day advances it keeps on snowing with a {illegible} wind {Insurance?} meeting to day. <h2>SATURDAY 22</h2> Dissagreable in walking it was thawing ow the sunney sides of the streets and hard as the North, not much wind </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March MONDAY 24 1873</h2> Last night was very cold, like yesterday, windy and disagreable This morning at 1/4 to 7am the glass stood at 80 above zero, but the sun has great power on the south exposure where is rises fast but there is not likely to be any {illegible} to day, <h2>TUESDAY 25</h2> This is a cold blustering morning, with showers of snow between the gusts of wing, there is a considerable quantity of snow on the ground, but the sleighing is not generally good now as it is {worn} of in marry places <h2>WEDNESDAY 26</h2> This is a wintry looking morning and snowing heavy, and must have been through the night All this forenoon has been snowing This afternoon as heeavy as ever </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March THURSDAY 27 1873</h2> There was a great deal of snow on the ground and cold North West wind still prevailing William Phin, farmer, died to of only 1 weeks illness aged 69 years and 8 month's. <h2>FRIDAY 28</h2> Mild this morning, and as the day advanced began to thaw rapidly, William went down to {illegible} this morning, and continued so all day We cur or sawed a great deal of firewood to day, William returned about 1/2 past 9. <h2>SATURDAY 29</h2> This is a very wet morning raining steady and must have rained a good deal during the might I intend going down to linehouse by the early train but the wet and Mrs A not being so well did not go then But as Mrs A, was getting better I went by the train at 1/2 past 11 to Line House and started far Grove Mill and found a good many of the long staves sawn and will answer with a few exceptions, the road was still well covered with snow, and sleighing fair and plenty of slow in the woods yet {food?} {hawling?} out saw logs & it rained through the afternoon The return train was late, but got home by 7 oclock, </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March MONDAY 31 1873</h2> This is a mild morning and 3 1/2 inches more snow on the ground and still snowing. It was fine and dry yesterday, we are begun to make some Oak Rectifiers. <h2>April TUESDAY 1</h2> This is a raw morning with slight covering of snow on the ground, which soon melted away, but in the afternoon there werefrequent showers of sleetand fine hail. <h2>WEDNESDAY 2</h2> This is a wet kind of sleety day Yet there is a large Fair , The show ground was quitfull of cattle I just now hearof the death of John Taylor, Paisley Blockaged 68 years, used to work for us many years ago as a {maelunist?} (along with Roht Dunbar now of Buffalo from works) Also of the death of Richard Evans aged 64 years, he used to attend the Steam Engine of the Mill,about 2 years ago,He was at one time Engineer of a geuttermans steam yaught in England </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April THURSDAY 3 1873</h2> This is a fine clear morning glass above {peeging?} and most od the snow is washed of the streets in Town The reports od thelots of the Steam Ship Atlantic af the White Star Line proves to betoo true,of the cost of Halifax on themorningof the 1st about 3 oclock a.m 600 or more said to be drowned <h2>FRIDAY 4</h2> Misty and thick weather thawing fast, the gates all up and the water flowing copiously <h2>SATURDAY 5</h2> This is a thick dull morning and has been showing all forenoon </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April MONDAY 7 1873</h2> This is a wet morning and thick fogg with light rain say during the most of the forenoon The river is rising stillbut nit so high as I have seen is. A Mackenzie my clerk went to Buffalo about some Malt on his own age that has been detained by the customs department there. <h2>TUESDAY 8</h2> It has rained during most of the night and this morning occacional light showers All the Snow about the Town is now about gone, The ice on the dawn has not broke up yet. <h2>WEDNESDAY 9</h2> This is another wet morning, and it rained and blew all night,the water wasvery highand kept on hissing, and it rained steady all the forenoon and the sfternoon as well, but the ice is not broken up on the dawn enough to let it come over Iwent down to the Dundas Bridge this afternoon and found the road coveredwith water, and then down to Giws Bridge where all the meadoesis covered with water,and the road also so that I could not go home that way, but had to return by the upper road </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April THURSDAY 10 1873</h2> This is a cool frosty morning, clear and dry with a little ice on the roads. Theriver has fallen about 6 inches William went of to Walkerton at noon. John Stewart (Foundry) pf Hamilton here this afternoon. <h2>FRIDAY 11</h2> This morning {opens?} out fine, and hsa the appearance of going to be a fine day. In the afternoon it began to be a little colder and the wind Easterly The water in the dam is much about the the same as yesterday & a little higher <h2>SATURDAY 12</h2> This was a fine morning, with the water in the river pretty high, but the sun had its effect and the soft wind yesterday in shifting the ice that is began to move and some thick peices got stuck onthe dam for an hour & more untill they damed back the water to a height which {Hoated?} their over, for these flakes were no legs thaw from 30 to 36 inches thick, and when one they went over other peices gave way and followed their, but thefirst of their broke & carried away the most present dam, in the afternoon, part Goldies arrow was carried away and blank and timber came down. And during the whole afternoon emense peices came one after another in quick successin, & took away the {cutt?} waters of both mill & Distillers {bids?} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April Monday 14 1873</h2> The taking {Above the line - breaking} away of part of Goldie's Apron began to show itself on Sabbath morning, for the loosening of the top beams had made suffiecent opening to let the water underneath to that it washed away the stones and then the eath and gravel, that we observedthe water comming down quite dark and muddy before we went to Church, but had not been long there when John was called out, As Goldies Dam had gone and the water had risen & carried more ice against the Bridges breaking the port posts of the herts or peirs that the can of the bent nearest the Distillery did settle down a few inches, Have to carry the mash for the Distillery round with the waggon, as the Bridge is not safe <h2>Tuesday 15</h2> Making preparations to get the leg of the heat in to support the Distillery Bridge I understand the two Brothers of Goldies were up to day and have decided to make a temporary Dam so as to get water for the Mill before they can have the steam engine ready, they are getting in lots of Brush and long poles {se?} but I am very doubtful if they can succeed as the height is over 17 feet before they can get enough water to drive the Machinery <h2>Wednesday 16</h2> It blew a complete gale last night accompanied with a good deal of rain and sleet Busey getting the leg of the hert lowered and fixed in its place, </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April Thursday 17 1873</h2> This has been a cold morning with a little rain and it {heeca?} a cold wind all day Got the remainder of the scaffolding of the Bridge and tackle cleared away this morning and all clear for the car to run as usual I intend going down to Toronto in the morning <h2>Friday 18</h2> This was a fine morning, I started to Toronto by the early Train, and found bus {illegible} but very moderate, the bricklayers were very crowded on one large building on Front Street a good many more that I though were woking to advantage <h2>Saturday 19</h2> This is another moderate spring day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April Monday 21 1873</h2> This has been a coldish morning with ice on the water yesterday and this morning This afternoon it was cold and a thick shower of snow fell <h2>Tuesday 22</h2> I went down to Hamilton this morning and got the Balance dice on Alex Allens mortage $228.50 {written as 50 cents expressed as a fraction 50 over 100} from T, C, Kerr $ Co, <h2>Wednesday 23</h2> Strung post last night, and the water falling fast </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April Thursday 24 1873</h2> This is a dull morning and has the appearance of rain, I took a look and the Goldies Brush Dam this morning, which has now reached accrofs the gape, and is constructed of trees and the tops with its bush on, placed up stream and the butt down stream, I have great doubts of its being able to do any more than direct and turn the water down to the waste gates, if even that <h2>Friday 25</h2> {blank} <h2>Saturday 26</h2> {blank} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April Monday 25 1873</h2> This was a fine morning, I went down to attend the Presbytery in Hamilton and returnd the same evening The bus {niep?} was {puneiply?} to sustain the call of the 2 charge in Hamilton to the Reo Smith of Bellville also to {receive?} a call from Mellborne for Reso Ms Edmison of Waterdown Gibson began to work again this morning <h2>Tuesday 29</h2> Fine spring weather <h2>Wednesday 30</h2> Fine morning warm and pleasant, went up to Goldie's Dam, and found them quite busey carting gravel on it, but the weight of it will settle town the Brush and poles laid accrofs and nice to all appearance take them about 2 weeks if it does not break out, fefore they can turn the water into the Mill {na ee?} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May Thursday 1 1873</h2> This was a dull morning and wet and had rainded through the night There has been some showers through the day and the water rising considerably <h2>Friday 2</h2> This is also a heavy kind of morning Had tidings to day of the death Mr Adam Johnston my wife's Uncle at <h2>Saturday 3</h2> Fine morning, and the water in the River is falling a good deal I went up to Goldie's Mills to see how they are getting on with their Dam, and find that they have begun to close rather early as a great quantity of gravel and earth is being washed through below the brushes and advised him to use bags of earth to stop the holes </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May Monday 5 1873</h2> This is a fine summer morning <h2>Tuesday 6</h2> This is another fine morning Our mare had a colt this morning I sold my calf this morning 3 weeks old for $3 William went up to Stratford this morning Walter Jaington here to night, Wm {Wm = William} returned to night <h2>Wednesday 7</h2> This is a fine morning, and a great many cattle in the market ground, but them complain of low prices. The wind is {using?} and it is getting very dusty </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May Thursday 8 1873</h2> This is a dark rainey morning, and appears to have been raining all night John Allan went down in the cars to Galt this morning, thence to Ayr to see the smutt machine there. William Allan went down by the early train to Toronto to attend meeting of Thos Griffiths & Co creditors, John McPherson & Gibson and laying the joists in the lower floot of the new house We have exausted all our Indiain corn to day - and I bought 322 Bushels from Davis at 50 c {c = cents, cent symbol on original document} Wm {Wm = William} is in Hamilton to night <h2>Friday 9</h2> Dark and dull this morning has been raining through the night, and a little still falling, I went up to see how Goldie is getting on with his Dam they have got a raft out in front {are?} six wheelbarows at work wheeling gravel have some 18 more employed independant of Teamsters <h2>Saturday 10</h2> This is another dull morninig with a very light rain, corn about done to day again but 3 cars have arrived at the Station above & will be bought down at noon </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Monday, May 12 1873 This is a very cool morning, from the rain that fell yesterday afternoon and through the night. The river is keeping high. Have been unloading corn today. Have begun to fence in the vacant lot below the old school house. Wednesday, May 14 This was a fine morning leave for Toronto at 7:30 to attend meeting of Mack.S Creditors in Toronto </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Thursday May 15, 1873 I was in Toronto to day, having waited over from yesterday, and attended meeting of Creditors of Thomas Griffith and Go Wholesale Grocers. A great deal of Building is going on in Toronto a number of large warehoses are being built in sum of them the foundation walls are very thick and in others not so, good stone pillars are built in the cellars and cart iron pillars resting on them to support the floors above got home to night at 9 oclock Friday May 16 This is a fine morning, and find that James Goldie has got the Dam high enough to turn the water into the Mill now and 2 run of stones are going, Saturday May 17 This is a fine morning but yet not sufficient heat to {illegible} on vegitation. We have {illegible} news of the death of Mr John Shedder who was killed last night, he had been at Goboeonk and in returning to Toronto went out at Gannington Station, and in stepping on after the Train was in motion tripped and rolled between the platform and the wheels and dried in a few minutes. I knew him well. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May Monday 19 1873</h2> This is a very fine morning, with a gentle refreshing breeze. <h2>Tuesday 20</h2> No rain after all Have begun to unload the Car of large staves, bucked Boards & {Scribble shaped like printed S} <h2>Wednesday 21</h2> This morning is somewhat dull and looks life rain Busey to day piling up the stave stuff to day, & laying it very open to let the wind through At noon to day the Thermometer stood at 72 degrees, {degree symbol used in original text in place of "degrees", temperature presumably in Fahrenheit} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May Thursday 22 1873</h2> This is a very fine morning, quite warm and no rain yet The water in the river is getting low, and only runs over the Dam during the forenoon Looked at Goldies Dam this afternoon who is only able to drive the smutting machinery and one pair of stones, as there is as much water passing through the dam as comes out from the 2 wheels, I Went down to Galt this afternoon to see {Wm?, Wm = William} Higenbotham at Dr {Jassics?} school and found him quite well, The rules of the school would not permit of me bringing him home with me <h2>Friday 23</h2> Fine warm morning, and set about examining the spring water pipes from the Priory which are still stopt by either ice or something else, they are all clear till where it crofses the main road at the Bridge, But hope that the great heat to day 84 degrees {degrees symbol used in place of "degrees", temperature likely in Fahrenheit} at noon, will thaw if it is ice A large flour will burnt in Montreal yesterday lofs from $80,000 to $100,000, <h2>Saturday 24</h2> {blank} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May Monday 26 1873</h2> This is a delightful morning, but we want rain very much A boy of the name of {blank space} was near drowned in my Mill race this afternoon <h2>Tuesday 27</h2> This is a fine fresh morning, We have had a shower of rain during the night but it had only gone down about 2 inches into the ground The water was low this morning in the River and had to wait until they had started above us Attended the Funeral of Mrs John A Wood to day. One of the Grand Trunk men from Stratford was here packing the Pump, but for all that it does not discharge the quantity fo water it ought to do and am convinced that there is a defect in the pipe where it enters the ground from the flame, and is what I have suspected is the case all winter, <h2>Wednesday 28</h2> This is a dull morning and looks very like rain I intend starting to day from Seneca Falls in N York State {N York State = New York State} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May Thursday 29 1873</h2> {blank} <h2>Friday 30</h2> {blank} <h2>Saturday 31</h2> {blank} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June Monday 2 1873</h2> Fine weather but keeping very dry and much need of more rain <h2>Tuesday 3</h2> This is another very fine morning There is some appearance of rain <h2>Wednesday 4</h2> This is of any thing a duller morning and more like as if there will be rain, This is the monthly fair day, there was a good many peopple in Town, but not such a number of cattle as last fair day, The rain began a little in the forenoon, but the clouds very soon disapeared, but in the afternoon it came on a {smart?} shower and continued for about a couple of hours </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June Thursday 5 1873</h2> This is a fine morning At 4 Oclock this afternoon we took the child intended to be called Mary and burried her in the East corner of my Cemetry lot. <h2>Friday 6</h2> This is of any thing a cloudy morning There was a very slight shower in the forenoon but it soon passed off <h2>Saturday 7</h2> This has the appearance of going to be a warm day, Said George McCullouch We unloaded a car load containing some long Staves and some 1 1/2 inch Oak boards </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June Monday 9 1873</h2> Of any thing a dull morning and some looks of rain There was a few drops only. I went down to Toronto by the 11 Oclock train to attend metting of Griffiths creditors, but owning to the lawyers not being able to obtain evidence from a witnefs, without a regular summons to attend. the inspecting commetee could not report, and was adjourned till Saturday the 14th at 11 Oclock <h2>Tuesday 10</h2> This morning was dry, but in the forenoon it turned like tain Ground coal to day Went up to the Church <h2>Wednesday 11</h2> {blank} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June Thursday 12 1873</h2> {blank} <h2>Friday 13</h2> This morning, William went down to Toronto at 11 Oclock William returned at 8:30 p.m <h2>Saturday 14</h2> Warm morning Got the Vestry at the Church in its place this afternoon </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June Monday 16 1873</h2> This is a very fine morning, but very warm and dry Have found out the cause of the falling off in the yealds in the Distillery for the last half month, it appears that there has been a leak in both of the Steam columns at the upper end, and I have now to go down to Toronto to get a new one, and the last one that was put in is to be changed and used instead of one of them, but not in time to catch the 1/2 past 5 train and had to wait, til the midnight train <h2>Tuesday 17</h2> This a fine morning, I got home from Toronto by the midnight train at 1/2 past 2 One omission was made in not getting the pipe of the inner column to project down through below the flange and through the head of the still to prevent the wood from burning, and which has to be done by Feek, in soldering a piece to it I found a notice from the health officer about (complaints) as to removing the filth from the pigery and the cattle sheds, and that none shall be allowed to go into the river, <h2>Wednesday 18</h2> This is another dry morning and no signs of rain, John is going up to Enotsville about the wood & coal. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June Thursday 19 1873</h2> This is a dry warm morning Mrs John McCrea died at one this morning, being worn out from long illnefs from a hole in her cheek, aged 58 years About noon to day the glass stood about 90 degrees {degree symbol used in place of "degrees", temperature presumably in Fahrenheit} in the shade, and every thing is drying up <h2>Friday 20</h2> This is another dry morning, Have begun to draw plans of the Mill for the Excise Department in Triplicate, <h2>Saturday 21</h2> A good deal like rain this morning </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June Monday 23 1873</h2> This is a dark and dull morning, the same as it was all day yesterday, and no rain to speak of not enough fell to lay the dust, There is to be a meeting of the Directors of the Wellington Mutual at Hespeler to day at 1/2 past 12, I have been down at Hespeler and returned by the afternoon train and got home at 6 Oclock A fine steady rain began to fall about 1/2 past 7, and likely to continue <h2>Tuesday 24</h2> Fine morning, from fear of not getting an answer in time from the cheif Inspector whether he will waive the taking of stock in the Mill at this time, I have to leave for Toronto by the 7.30 train, I started accordingly and found the Mr Godson had not been at his Office, so I drove to his house and presented my letter from the Department refering the matter to him, which he acquessed in as not being necessary at this time, and he telegraphed Mr Gow to that effect. <h2>Wednesday 25</h2> {blank} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June Thursday 26 1873</h2> {blank} <h2>Friday 27</h2> I have got the Plans of the Mill completed and have had hard work on account of lumbago or Rhumatism in my hip bone and all down my left leg <h2>Saturday 28</h2> This is a dry morning, and has the appearance of going to be a warm day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June Monday 30 1873</h2> This is a dark wet morning, there was thunder during the night and rain, But during the early part of the forenoon it rained very heavy for several hours, and in the afternoon it rained also and continued cloundy and thick that we never saw the sun all day, William Nickols of the Court House Inn died yesterday at noon of Heart disease aged 77 he came to Guelph in June 1832 Mr G Ridout Repr {Repr = Representative} of Toronto died yesteday aged 66. he represented Toronto in Parliament <h2>July Tuesday 1</h2> This is close morning and warm from the rain yesterday. The Mills went all night but shut down this morning, and all the other works being Dominion Day, I had Mr Alexander in as one of my Bondsmen as formerly, him in $6,000, James D Allan $3,000, Willian Allan $3,000 Mr James Blain and wife of Galt here this afternoon on their way to Malton Higinbotham away at the opening of the Southern Extention of the W.G.S Bruce Railway to Wingham <h2>Wednesday 2</h2> This morning was cloudy, and wet but faired off as the day advanced it was sultry and close throughout the day Which is our Hortecultural Show Day but I am too lame with Rhumatism to attend I wrote to my sisters in Illinois, to day Great complains of the low price obtained for still fed cattle and Hogs, importations from the States are competing hard against our feeders here In the evening it rained very heavy </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July Thursday 3 1873</h2> This morning was wet and rained up to 7 Oclock, and then continued fair, but very cloudy Jaettson from Berlin here offering to sell wheat In the {afterhawl?} of the day it cleared up and likely to be dry weather <h2>Friday 4</h2> This is a fine morning, warm and of any thing close, a considerable quantity of wheat has come in this morning, the price has fallen $1,16 a $1,17 <h2>Saturday 5</h2> This is a fine morning, A great many teams in with wheat, some 350 Bushels spring about $1,16 My leg is rather better to day The lining of the Mash tun broke out in holes in a thin plate, & I telegraphed for a peice to Toronto, in the mean time got Feek to solder up the holes, first & last it took all day, so there was no mashing, </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July Monday 7 1873</h2> Fine morning Dry and warm <h2>Tuesday 8</h2> This is also a fine morning Preparing to go to Stratford by the 2 Oclock train and to stay over at Baden for the 6 Oclock train <h2>Wednesday 9</h2> I returned this evening from Stratford by the Dutch mail </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> June MONDAY 30 1873 </pre> This is a dark wet morning, there was thunder during the night and rain. But during the early part of the forenoon it rained very heavy for several hours, and in the afternoon it rained all, and continued cloude and think that we never saw the sun all day, William Nichols of the Court House Inn died yesterday at noon of Heart disease aged 77 he came to Guelph in Jun 1832. Mr G Ridout Eyr of Toronto died yesterday aged 66, he represented Toronto in Parliament <pre> July TUESDAY 1 </pre> This is a close morning and warm frim the rain yesterday. The Mills went all night but shut down this morning, and all the other works being Dominion Day, I had Mr Alexander in as one of my Bonds,em as formerly. him in $600. James D Allan $3,000. William Allan $3,000 Mr James Blain and wife of Galt here this afternoon on thier way to Matton Higinbotham away at the evening of the Southern Extention of the W.G.S Bruce Railway to Wingham <pre> WEDNESDAY 2 </pre> This morning was cloudy and wet but faired off as the advanced it was sultry and close throughout the day. Which is our Horicultural Show Day. but I am too lame with Rhumatism to attend I wrote to my sister in Illinois, today Great complaint of the the low price obtained for still fed Cattle and Hogs. importation from the Hates are competeing hard against our feeders here In the evening it rained very heavy </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> July THURSDAY 3 1873 </pre> This morning was wet and rained up to 7 oclock, and then continued fair, but very cloudy Jackson form Berlin here offering to sell wheat In the afterpart of the day it cleared up and likely to be dry weather <pre> FRIDAY 4 </pre> This is a fine morning, warm and of any thing clear, a considerable quantity of wheat has come in this morning, the price has fallen $1,16. a$1.17 <pre> SATURDAY 5 </pre> This ia a fine morning. A great many teams in with wheat, some 350 Burbels spring about $1.16. My log is rather better today The lining of the Mash tun broke out in holes in a thin plate & I telegraphed for a price to Toronto, in the mean time got Feek to soldin up by the holes, first & cast it took all day, so there was no mashing. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> July MONDAY 7 1873 </pre> Fine morning Dry and warm <pre> TUESDAY 8 </pre> This is also a fine morning Preparing to go to Stratford by the 2 oclock train and to stay over at Baden for the 6 oclock train <pre> WEDNESDAY 9 </pre> I returned this evening from Stratford by the Dutch Mail. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> July THURSDAY 10 1873 </pre> Very wet this morning. a good deal of rain fell through the night, and the morning feels cold & started a pie in our bedroom <pre> FRIDAY 11 </pre> This was a fine day morning but not warm William started for Hamilton at one oclock and returned about 1/2 past 9 <pre> SATURDAY 12 </pre> Dry weather </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> July MONDAY 14 1873 </pre> <pre> TUESDAY 15 </pre> I went up to the Hay field this afternoon & find the 2 men will have it all cut his evening <pre> WEDNESDAY 16 </pre> This is a dry warm morning Went up to the hay=field at the Gleke and the hay will be ready to take in after dinner, the crop is light. but there is over 3 tons of it. William left town about one oclock for Orangeville Gorden here paying part of rent for piggery Meeting to night at Massies, about inviting the Merchant Bank to open a Branch here. John Harold of Hamilton here this evening, </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> July THURSDAY 17 1873 </pre> This has been a wet night it rained on till after 6 Oclock this morning very heavy this afternoon got the large water tank set up and 3 hours on before night William got home to night about 12 Oclock <pre> FRIDAY 18 </pre> I rained in the early part of the morning the large tub in all hooped and , they are now pushing on with the spouts The Election this day for a councillor for the East Ward in place of Bell who resigned, term mated in the declaration of Charles Daordson, mayorth over David McCrea, of 25 <pre> SATURDAY 19 </pre> This is quite a cool morning, and rather dull and dark, with a light breeze </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> July MONDAY 21 1873 </pre> This is a somewhat cool morning, and very dry weather <pre> TUESDAY 22 </pre> This is a warm dry morning We are working away at the pipes for the bottom of the large tun to draw of the water to wash away the filth of the pig styes. <pre> WEDNESDAY 23 </pre> This is a fine warm morning, and going to be a hot day, Have got the water running into the tun freely to day, and making arrangements in the inside, Jogn went up to day to Enatsville mowing. Marcon got married this morning about 1/2 past 6 to Mifs Goodewe, </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> July THURSDAY 24 1873 </pre> This is a fine morning, and likely to be a very warm day The case against Wm Gordon was brought up in the Police Court this forenoon and a several Wittneses testified as to the intolerable smell arrising from the pigs, when judgement was reserved until Saturday Higginbotham and I are going down to Toronto to see what Gooderham & Works have done to abate the smell of their yard, so much complains of there <pre> FRIDAY 25 </pre> quite a heavy shower of rain fell this evening from 6 to 8 oclock <pre> SATURDAY 26 </pre> Fine morning but no more rain, Gordon was fined $1,00 and costs and to have the pigs removed in two weeks from to day Repairing the steam Mill Bridge these two days, with new cut water post &c Higginbotham and family went down in a hired carriage to spend the day at the lake in Pushlinch. Mrs A and I went away about 4 Oclock to meet them and after going all the way to the Lake could not find them out Though several of Ingles men had seen John Allan there, and got home before them about 1/2 past 8 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> July MONDAY 28 1873 </pre> Fine morning, The Engine is standing to day for cleaning out the Boiler &c and taking of the cover of the straw chest to see what is the cause, of the squeeling noise at times as if the slide valve or Piston were going dry, but could not discover anything <pre> TUESDAY 29 </pre> . <pre> WEDNESDAy 30 </pre> Allan of McDond died </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> July THURSDAY 31 1973 </pre> The crank pin of the Steam Engine of the Mill Heated to such an extent that the Brasses were almost melted, and the pin so damaged as to require a new one. I started fro Galt at one Ocloack with it and the connecting Rod <pre> August FRIDAY 1 </pre> Shery. McDonald Burried <pre> SATURDAY 2 </pre> This is a very fine morning I have made up my mind to accompany the deputation to go to Montreal to apply for a Branch of the Merchants Bank here, consisting of {Mefm?} John Hogg, Massie Wilkee & myself Martin for others </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> August MONDAY 4 1873 </pre> The Engineer got here I understand al noon this day with the new crank pin and connecting rod <pre> TUESDAY 5 </pre> {blank} <pre> WEDNESDAY 6 </pre> Wm Easter one of Days men built up the seats in the dining room from 1/2 past 9 till 1/2 past 4. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> August THURSDAY 7 1873 </pre> Joseph Lynch died aged 81. {reseaent?} in Park upwards of 40 grams <pre> FRIDAY 8 </pre> {blank} <pre> SATURDAY 9 </pre> {blank} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table><tbody><tr><td>August Monday 11 1873</td> </tr></tbody></table> {blank} <table><tbody><tr><td>August Tuesday 12 1873</td> </tr></tbody></table> {blank} <table><tbody><tr><td>August Wednesday 13 1873</td> </tr></tbody></table> {blank}</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> August THURSDAY 14 1873 </pre> {blank} <pre> FRIDAY 15 </pre> {blank} <pre> SATURDAY 16 </pre> {blank} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> August MONDAY 18 1873 </pre> Fine morning Have got the Heam Mill started again this forenoon Mr A.B Hewart left by the 11 Oclock train for Toronto <pre> TUESDAY 19 </pre> This is another fine morning but very dry and the day is turning out to be warm <pre> WEDNESDAY 20 </pre> {blank} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> August THURSDAY 21 1873 </pre> Fine morning. Jas. Glover leaves the town for Manitoba his wife 3 children and Nephew, her oldist daughter 13 years old Intelligence came that the Duke of Manchester would pay us visit <pre> FRIDAY 22 </pre> Of ant thing a dull morning, but as the day advanced it became fine, And being a Holiday by Proclamation of the Mayor, many will attend the Pie nics and the great Boston, Bas Ball match The distillery is standing, but the the Mills were going. <pre> SATURDAY 23 </pre> This was very fine morning, and warm have been fixing the Boom irons on the N.East side of the Dam, which was injured by the ice last winter, for some days past, ) </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> August MONDAY 25 1873 </pre> This is a wet morning, a good deal of rain having fallen throughout the night, and still continues. at 8 am, about 10 it was quite fair, William, wife, and Annie, Mrs Higinbothain, & Annie Graut left for Illinois at 2 Oclock, It was quite an anxious day for me Observed {There is a small round brown stain.} Lenos the plasterer off work today from a hurt her got on Saturday night in stepping through a stove pipe hole in the upper floor of the new house <pre> TUESDAY 26 </pre> This is a very fine morning, Gibson plastered top of stone work with water lime when worked away, Observed river very thick and muddy this forenoon and found that the new earth work at the Goldies dam had washed away, leaving them about where thet were about a fortnight ago <pre> WEDNESDAY 27 </pre> This is a cool dry morning, and an excurtion day to the Falls where a is to walk on a rope below the falls elevated about 140 feet above the water, several of my men are away at it, the 2 ingineers, the distillery not being at work to day, allows Taylor to attend the Mill Engine John Allan is up at Enotsville to day, The carpenters are erecting the seaffold for plastery under the easing of roof of new house </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> August THURSDAY 28 1873 </pre> A man named Wilson came down to put in new leathers in valves of Grand Trunk Pumps <pre> FRIDAY 29 </pre> This is a fine morning, John up the Mickles saw mill for lumber, I went down to Aeton to see the Grand Trunk steam Pump The men are lathing & Plastering under the easing of new house {There is a brown stain on "lathing".} <pre> SATURDAY 30 </pre> This has been a very fine day, they are giving the facia board of the rood a coat of Paint Mr Thomas Hefferman of Hefferman Bros returned from the old country at 6 this evening. Pumps going late to night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> September MONDAY 1 1873 </pre> This is a dull cool morning, Partly from the heavy rain that fell on Sunday morning which moistened the ground yet it did not fill the Dam awy faster, The Engine is stopt for cleaning out the Boiler and after that was done we had to fill the boiler with fails as the hole in the connecting rod was worn out and broke and a man came down from Stratford and took it up to repair came down from Stratford and took it up to repair I Put in a new brass Oil cup on the steam chest on trial for 3 weeks and 2 bass oilers on the crank shaft Ground some coal to day <pre> TUESDAY 2 </pre> Fine morning but very dry, The oilers are not giving satisfaction as yet Three, Teams up to Enotsville for heardwood timber, and came home very late <pre> WEDNESDAY 3 </pre> This was a very cool morning, and has continued so nearly all day, This is the Fair Day and a good many loads of wheat came. Man been patting up gutters in new house, The steam Mill, Boiler began to leak badly this afternoon had to stop, out the fire and Telegraph to Galt for a man A very bad time to be stopt having blown to finish by Saturday </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September Thursday 4 1873</h2> This is a dull morning, the fogg is thick & falling like fine rain The boiler maker did not arrive last night But he came by the noon train but did not bring the force pump with him as desired, I telegraphed for it & got it by 5 Oclock train filed the boiler and tested it at over 100 lbs to the inch but did not find any more leak than a good suet Got a hand hole from higles and put on above the crown sheet so as to loosen the seale there <h2>Friday 5</h2> Fine morning, The men worked all night expanding ends of tubes and caulking some joints, then tested the Boiler again and found it quite tight, and got her started during the forenoon, he charged full time for the day he came double time for night and a full day to go home in all 4 days which I think is too much <h2>Saturday 6</h2> Fine morning, but last night was cold was up at Goldies Dam Also in the Mill the Engine driving 4 pair of stones and most of the Machinery, they say their Packer and a boy can pack from 180 to 200 {Buls? = Bulls?} from 7 to 6 pm have been drawing detail drawings for school house Having taken cover of End of sylinder and found it all corded from the borings of hole for oil cup </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September Monday 8 1873</h2> This was a cool morning, Has a very busey forenoon taking out the piston expanding the springs to keep out the packing rinks, took of the cover of the steam chest to see if the borings had injured the face of the slide valve and found none, and screwed the foundation frame down solid on its site, William & his wife was to leave Allan dale to day for Chicago The water in the Dam kept up pretty well to day we ground coal in the morning, and sawed wood in the afternoon <h2>Tuesday 9</h2> {blank} <h2>Wednesday 10</h2> {blank} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September Thursday 11 1873</h2> A very fine morning The Engine still continues and I intend starting for Galt to get up a man from there to examine the brasses and fill up with Babbit metal I went down to Galt and got a man to come up with me, <h2>Friday 12</h2> This is a fine morning <h2>Saturday 13</h2> This is a cold morning after the Storm last night of rain and lightning </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September Monday 15 1873</h2> Cold morning there was frost last night also as well as on Sunday morning when the ground was quite white George Worsley died this morning at 1 Oclock The weather is changing to rain which will be much against the Central Exhibition Show, which begins tomorrow being the first day A great deal of wheat comming in to the Mill William & Party returned all safe from Detroit this afternoon <h2>Tuesday 16</h2> The weather is chilly, yet it is likely to turn out a fine day, Cattle are pouring in very fast, and the vatious Entrie exceed those of last year by {blank space} hundred, A good deal of wheat came in to the Mill to day <h2>Wednesday 17</h2> This is a fine morning Preparing to attend Worsleys funeral at One Oclock A part of the Governon of the Engine broke this afternoon, and I must start to Galt in the morning to get a new peice, </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September Thursday 18 1873</h2> This morning I prepared to go down to Galt to get the peice of the Steam Engine Governon replaced, but missed the train by a couple of minutes, and had to drive down which took me 2 hours the roads were good and the weather fine after the light rain, got the peice made of wrought iron as they had no castings on hand and during the time I went up to Doon Mills I left Galt at 6 Oclock and got home about 1/2 past 8, and the darknefs was helped by {considering?} lightning <h2>Friday 19</h2> This morning looked wet from the great quantity of rain that had fallen through the night and early morning, <h2>Saturday 20</h2> This morning looked cloudy, and had the appearance of tain Great money panic in N York {N York = New York} yesterday, with a great number of failures </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September Monday 22 1873</h2> Dull morning with appearance of rain Mrs Tawse left this morning at 1/2 past 7 This forenoon has been cold and raw After dinner it rained for a considerable time and quite close and heavy at times The news to day from N York {N York = New York} are more of a moderate tone The banks here are using caution and decline to go beyond a certain limit <h2>Tuesday 23</h2> This was a dry day, but chilly of any thing A good deal of Barley comming in, But the price fell from $1.5 to 85 c partly owing to the Panic in N York and also partly from the Grand Trunk refusing to carry any more freight East until the Change of Gauge is finished But we have not begun to buy any yet <h2>Wednesday 24</h2> This is a very fine morning clear & warm The tidings from New York are more quiet but there is fears of more Houses not being able to hold out against the pressure I was out at Mr Alexanders this afternoon, in returning saw signs of a change to rain, which may come during the night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September Thursday 25 1873</h2> This is a very wet morning and every thing looks dreary, it will be a bad day for the Provincial Show at London <h2>Friday 26</h2> This is a fine morning As the day advances it gets warmer I was up at Stratford to day at 3 o clock the Thermometer stood at 82 degrees {degree symbol used in place of "degrees", temperature presumably in Fahrenheit} The Plasterers are getting near a close Rained very heavy from 10 to 12 Oclock <h2>Saturday 27</h2> Very warm this morning I telegraphed to Galt to learn if George McCullouch is at home that I might be sure to see him if I went down, got answer, from home will be back on Monday quite warm to day also, A strange case was tried to day before the Mayor from 2 men having been found in F. W. Stones new house on his farm </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September Monday 29 1873</h2> Heavy rain this morning and during the night It faired up about 9 Oclock, It was very close and warm in Church yesterday Stone, Gurtherie, Stirton, & Gow went down to Toronto and got the matter in dispute about possesion all put to rights regarding the Farm sold to the Government, <h2>Tuesday 30</h2> This is a fine dry morning, and throughout the day it keeps fine, The Grand Trunk Co are taking west to Stratford a large number of cars, for to alter them into narrow guage cars, <h2>October Wednesday 1</h2> {blank} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October Thursday 2 1873</h2> {blank} <h2>Friday 3</h2> Fine fair morning, but of any thing raw and chilly We are busey taking out the Machinery of the old Carding Mill to put it in repair for Sawing Wood and plaining boards for other repairs & c This is out Fast day in our Church The Grand Trunk men began to shift the nails as soon as the last car past down at 1/2 past 4 <h2>Saturday 4</h2> This is a wet morning, and it rained heavy through the night, at 10 am raining very heavy and afraid it will hurt my sale of Plants at the Market at 11 Oclock It rained on to about 12 Oclock which prevented the Ladies from turning out to buy, so I postponed the sale till Thursday at same place and hour </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October Monday 6 1873</h2> This is a cold raw morning, yesterday morning also looked very thretning to rain and detered many from comming in to Church to attend the communion, To day the wind is cold from the N East and afternoon it turning to N West blowing fresh and cold Judge Galt passed through this afternoon on his way from Walkerton, I have a long chat with him while waiting on the train, about old times of about 35 years ago Col {Sho?} Saunders the Clerk of the Peace met with a serious accident this morning in comming to his Office, was run into while driving in his Buggy, by a runaway team, his head was scalped and scull fractured <h2>Tuesday 7</h2> Fine clear noon light in comming from Church <h2>Wednesday 8</h2> Very fine morning Mrs A and I went down to Galt at noon, left home at 5 minutes to 1 and got in Galt at 1/4 past 3, left there at 6,30, and got to W Laingtons at 1/2 past 8 and got home at 11 pm, the roads were fine </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October Thursday 9 1873</h2> {blank} <h2>Friday 10</h2> {blank} <h2>Saturday 11</h2> Rather a coldish day this, Col Saunders died this morning at 6 Oclock </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October Monday 13 1873</h2> This is quite a cold raw morning and looks like either rain or snow, have only One of men working to day loging the plank of platform for the circular saw, Gibson & John M Person at the geering which is near finished I attended the funeral of Col Saunders at 2 Oclock it was large, the weather was quite cold & the wind against us going up to the Cemetary, a Guelphite named Simons at the Bank of Commerce fell down stairs & Broke his neck and died at once, on Saturday night last, Dobie got on the last stone on the top of the Gable of the school house this afternoon <h2>Tuesday 14</h2> This is a very fine mild morning, and likely to be a warm day, Thomas Lennox, plasters was born in {Stranrar Arppshore?}, was from 60 to 65 years of age, after having finished my work on the {blank space}, He went to plaster a house for John Murphy Woolrich road, and fell down a stair & broke his spike on Friday evening the 3 and was brought to the Catholic hospital on Tuesday the 7th & after suffering a great deal, ihe died on {sentence never completed} <h2>Wednesday 15</h2> This is another very fine morning, Mifs McCrea, one of our {Earpers?} daughters, is to be married this forenoon in St Andrews Church by the Kev Dr Hogg to Mr {name not stated} I went out to the sale of Cattle at J, W, Stones Thos Lennox died about 9 Oclock this morning </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>October Thursday 16 1873</h2> This is another fine morning, We are now getting the machinery of the Carding Mill very near ready, we are now fixing the long drum over head the coupling of which loose and of the truth, Alex Glass built up the areas of the Basement window of the new Barraks to day to kech the water from getting into them, I attended the funeral of our old Plasterer, Thomas Lennox this afternoon, and was buried in the Catholic Cemetery <h2>Friday 17</h2> This is a coldish morning, and are trying to get all the outdoor work done in case that snow should fall The new Barracks are now finished and getting the rooms scrubbed out Find some difficulty in getting headroom for the stairs to the infanct gallery in our new school house at the church <h2>Saturday 18</h2> This is a wet morning and still continues to rain, intend to pay off as many of the labourers to night as I can I have been getting a new pump put into the kitchen for soft water and the pipes that were burst in the bathroom repaired, </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#October_THURSDAY_16_1873">1 October THURSDAY 16 1873</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#.7Bcovered.2C_presumably_FRIDAY.7D_17">2 {covered, presumably FRIDAY} 17</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#.7Bcovered.2C_presumably_SATURDAY.7D_18">3 {covered, presumably SATURDAY} 18</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Terrific_Gas_Explosion.">4 Terrific Gas Explosion.</a></li> </ul></div> <h3>October THURSDAY 16 1873</h3> This is another fine morning, we are now getting the machinery of the Carding Mill very near ready, we are now fixing the long drum over head the coupling of which was loose {?} of the truth, Alex Glass built up the areas of the Basement window of the new Barracks to day to keep the water from getting into them, attended the funeral of our old plasterer, Thomas Lennox the afternoon, and was buried {covered} cemetery <h3>{covered, presumably FRIDAY} 17</h3> This is a {covered}, and are trying to get all {covered} done in case that snow {covered} the new Barracks are now finished {covered} the rooms scrubbed out Find some {covered} getting headroom for the stairs {covered} gallery in our new school {covered} church <h3>{covered, presumably SATURDAY} 18</h3> This is a {covered} and still continues to rain, {covered} as many of the labourers to {covered} I have been getting a new pump {covered} kitchen for soft water and the {covered} burst in the Bathroom repaired, {newspaper clipping} <h3>Terrific Gas Explosion.</h3> A House Blown to Pieces. (From the Rond Eau News of Oct. 16) Last evening we had an opportunity of witnessing the most extraordinary phenomenon that has ever occured in this section of the country. For the past few days Mr.H.Truax, proprietor of the old Vester House, on the Gravel Road between Blenheim and Chatha, had had some men engaged in boring for water, a fewfeet from the hotel. Yesterday, about four o'clock, when they had reached a depth of ninety feet, they suddenly came to water, and in such quantities that in five minutes a stream of mingled water and gas the size of the ten inch hole was rushing a hundred feet into the air, making a loud rumbling noise like a train of cars. Water was pouring over the building and into the ditches along the road. Stones, thrown high into the air, were falling all around, and every minute the stream seemed to gain volume and force. This had lasted about an hour when the gas by some means, caught fire, exploding with a report like the discharge of a cannon, filling all parts of the house with flames, tearing it to pieces, and setting fire to the fragments. Quite a number of people were in the building at the time, three of whom were badly burned- Mrs. Truax, James Drake, and a man named Lewis Roc. The flames and water were now rising about seventy feet, with a sound as of a hurricane. When we visited the scene, an hour later, the column of fire was unabated, and as cloud after cloud of flame rose high into the air, lightning up the darkness, and casting a sickly, ghostly glare on the faces of the hundreds of people who had gathered from all parts of the country, the spectacle was really grand, and one not likely to be forgotten by those who witnessed it. The hole from which the fire and water escaped was by this time worn to about two feet in diameter, and the tremendous subterraneous force seemed now to be irresistible. Streams of water and sand were running in all directions, flooding the ruins. The cause of the explosion is unknown, but it is supposed to have been caused by a fire in the kitchen about 40 feet distant. At a late hour in the night the flames remained unabated, though they are likely to cease soon. The loss falls heavily on Mr. Truax, who had just refitted the hotel at considerable expense. We learn that all those injured are likely to recover, although suffering severely. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> October MONDAY 20 1873 </pre> This is a cold raw morning, and looks as if it new going to turn into rain or snow the wind is N West as the day advances it becoms colder and a few flakes of snow are falling Wm Taylor out beer runner in the Distillery is loading his furniture and intends to leave with his family for Bellville by the night Express at 3 a.m. About 1/2 past 4 the wind became much stronger & turned to the N East with thick sleet & snow and was near blowing down the rafters of the New St Andrews School <pre> TUESDAY 21 </pre> This is a wet slushey morning, and raining a good deal, in many parts the snow and hail are laying in the sheltered placs & showers of it comming on, still, very little outdoor work done to day, Have turned the main Drum in the Carding Mill this afternoon <pre> WEDNESDAY 22 </pre> This is a dry morning but damp, and rainy like not at all settled looking, and it feels and dissagreable, </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> October THURSDAY 23 1873 </pre> This is a not dissagreable morning and continues to all appearane all day as the day advances no outdoor work can be done <pre> FRIDAY 24 </pre> Fine dry morning Meeting of Directors of Wettington Mutual insurance Co to day ay 11 oclock <pre> SATURDAY 25 </pre> This is a dry morning but coldish </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> October MONDAY 27 1873 </pre> Of any thing a wet morning, and rather bad weather for Armstrong shingling the roof of St Andrews School house And also for Goldie finishing his dam they are laying the top bed of heavy stones for the timber to be bolted to I examined the stove in the hot air chamber in the Church, and got the Brick work partly taken down to admit of an examination <pre> TUESDAY 28 </pre> This is a very dissagreable morning drizling snow falling, as the day advances the weather no better, they are still continuing at the shingling even in the slushey weather Had to put on our old dress to go into the hot air room and found the crack on the top of the stone much wider than before and the inner end plate 1 1/2 inch open at the top and order chase to make screws to draw it together, The rouads are getting very muddy again {There is a drawing that looks like a rectangular box with three circles in it.} <pre> WEDNESDAY 29 </pre> The is the first really wintry looking morning of the season, the snow has fallen during the night about 1/2 an inch deep, the wind feels cold from the West, The mon on the school root had to quit as the mortar froze before the shingles was laid, </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> October THURSDAY 30 1873 </pre> This is a cold blustering day, the ground bad a frozen crust on it this morning It looks like more Snow It lookes serious for those having large quantities of turnips to take up some has not begun yet, Signed mortgage to A.B Stewart to day. Interest begins 1 May 1874. Masons put in one solid stone under pillers of Arches for fallery for Organ, <pre> FRIDAY 31 </pre> Was cold blustering, and occasionally sleet and drizzling. mixed rain & snow and very little outdoor work can be done We are about finishing stock taking in the Mill Chase finished the Iron Work of the store in the Church <pre> November SATURDAY 1 </pre> The ground is covered with snow this morning But as the day advanced it melted away. and the shingling went on Worked a;; afternoon fixing store in Church building up the Buckwork </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> November THURSDAY 6 1873 </pre> Frosty morning This a Provincial Holiday for general Thanksgiving for bountiful Crops The day turned out very fine, There was Service in the forenoon in out Kirk Attended the funeral of Mr Robert Rae, Crockery Merchant aged 36. Sir John A Mcdonald Government raigned to day <pre> FRIDAY 7 </pre> Fine morning, ice on the dam the day turned out mild, The appointment of the New Ministry at Ottawa was conformed by his Excellency <pre> SATURDAY 8 </pre> Of any thing a wet drizzling morning but mild The monetary affairs in the States are not at all mending, but on the contrary a great number of Cotton Mills, from Works, Locomotive Works &c are being stopt. and a great many thousand men are out of work, </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> November MONDAY 10 1873 </pre> {Blank} <pre> TUESDAY 11 </pre> This was an ordinary winter morning very little snow on the Ground, but very unsettled, I went up ti=o Goldie's Dam this forenoon & found them putting in the last of the dtryts to support the apron, which overhangs the wall, and is about to be covered with Plank Began to snow hard this evening and blew very cold <pre> WEDNESDAY 12 </pre> There was a considerable lot of snow on the ground this morning I went down to Hespeler and thence to Plainston to see Watter who is confined to bed & has been very ill but is of any thing mending now. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> November THURSDAY 13 1873 </pre> {Blank} <pre> FRIDAY 14 </pre> This was a very cold morning for this time of the year at 1/2 past 6 the glass stood at zero and continued cold all day Peter Idington here & got Gutheries opinion in Worsleys Will which did not amount to much We also got the wit of all the mortgages with dates &c Boyes are skaiting on the Dam which is of anything too soon <pre> SATURDAY 15 </pre> It was not quite so cold this morning, the snow still laying on the ground The day begins to look fine. which was only for a little while, & then got dull. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> November MONDAY 17 1873 </pre> This is a dull morning, the Glass 2 or 3 degrees above freezing, Church meeting to day at 2 pm. <pre> TUESDAY 18 </pre> This is a fine moderate day The men are putting on the Galvanized iron on the Deck roof of St Andrews school houses Organ Gallery, Mrs Worsley & Maggie Logan left by the 1 oclock train for Hamilton. Higinbotham left for Quebec at 1/2 past 5 this afternoon. Mr Massie goes also as far as Montreal Mr Mornis of the Ontario Bank as far as Brockvile John Allan started for Enotsville about the wood &c <pre> WEDNESDAY 19 </pre> This is a cold, dear morning Putting on a peice of sheet coppar on Mash tun to day where a hole had broken through, light frost just now and a light flurry of snow falling, </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November Thursday 20 1873</h2> This is a fine winter morning, & think of going to Toronto I took the early train for Toronto to get the large Steam Pipe conducting the Steam into the lower still altered at Booths I got it begun to at once, The city is somewhat dull, although the weather is unfavourable yet they were building at the New Custom House setting heavy corner stones & c and building brick work also, and in other places in Town also got home at 1/2 past 8 pm, <h2>Friday 21</h2> This is a moderate morning and of any thing and likely to be a thaw Heavy lofs likely to be sustained if no thaw come as the Erie Cannal in frozen up and hundreds of loaded boats froze up, they will extend over 8 miles in length, Began to Mash 80 Bushels to day after standing a considerable time <h2>Saturday 22</h2> This is another fine winter morning Goldie is finishing the top of his dam with gravel, brought round from the bottom of the river behind the Dam, </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November Monday 24 1873</h2> A fall of Snow of about 3 inches fell during the night, and may assist the sleighing to day Our teams and off to Enotsville to have out a quantity of square Elm timbers on to the road Have a discusion in the Bank of Comerce with W Keurh the Inspector about increase of line of discount Higinbotham came home from Quebec about 7 pm the train being 8 hours late The teams did not get home till late & had to leave a log on the road <h2>Tuesday 25</h2> There has been another fall of snow during the night, and it froze hard also, We began to run beer in the distillery to day THe sleighing is much improved The water wheel of the Mill is getting out of order, the inside lining getting loose <h2>Wednesday 26</h2> {blank} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November Thursday 27 1873</h2> {blank} <h2>Friday 28</h2> This was a very moderate morning, there has been a light fall of snow, I went down to Galt by the early train to arrange about getting up 2 men from goldie McCalloueh & Co to fit up a rolling school for cleaning the Brau in the Steam Mill, one man is likely to come on Monday I saw a good many new improvements, in stave cutters, shingle machines, Bolt screwing machines & c The saw making works, have begun to work and are cuting out plates, <h2>Saturday 29</h2> There is more snow this morning again so that we have very fine sleighing now, </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>December Monday 1 1873</h2> Snowing this morning, and thick and foggy weather, We drew off the water of the race to day for the purpose of repairing the water wheel <h2>Tuesday 2</h2> Thawing fast and began to rain very wet and slushy under feet to day, all in a pulp to day and the good sleighing going fast Rained fast in comming from the Prayer meeting at C Pavidsons <h2>Wednesday 3</h2> Raniey wet morning and thawing very fast This is out Fair Day, yet I went up to Berlin thence to Waterloo Village to see the Coppersmiths at Randalls Distillery as to the cause of the lofs sustained in the column still, But found no experienced hands there, & their own still is in bad order. They are fitting up their new column still which is nine (9) feet in circumference, and 7 double chambers of 3 feet high each, and the goose tum & worm very high up in the roof {There is a small sketch in the middle of the page, likely of the column still being written about on the page. The words of the diary wrap around the sketch, implying he likely drew it on the page before writing his entry} It has rained heavy all day & to night also, </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>December Thursday 4 1873</h2> Blowing hard this morning, and the wind was very high all night, and cannot remember of ever, hearing the wind so loud and strong as it was during last night, a good many roofs were blown off, fences down, 20 feet of the roof of the gass works, The {iron; written above text as an addition} smoke stalk of John McCreas Jaunery down & all in peices, The water in Smiths Creek rose so rapidly and overflowed the banks and carried away the dam at Hamburg Had a meeting Insurance Director to day, Have got the water wheel nearly finished James Dowrie, out Distillers Barn roof was stripped off William went to Hamilton this morning <h2>Friday 5</h2> The roads were quite dry this morning, and hard frozen, a very great change from what it was yesterday and the day before The papers teams with the destruction of Property for many miles from Kingston all the way to London and Chatham, There was not the least thing disturbed about my Property, We did not get the wheel finished yet, the flume along with the Steam Mill had to be close lined with inch boards on both sides & filleted at the bottom edge, <h2>Saturday 6</h2> Hard frost this morning, began to raise the outer end of the water wheel, and got a 12 feet board 12 inches broad plained down to 1/4 of an inch and put 3 peices of it under the head block, which will keep the wheel free from rubbing on the Bottom The Steam Engine is going but we cannot pump any water to the Grand Trunk on account of all the water being out of the flume, and the Company would not go to the expense of putting in pipes to the well We shut down the {lower; written above text as an addition} gates and raised the head gates and filler the race & tried the Pumps but found the pipes were frozen & would not work to our satisfaction </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>December Monday 8 1873</h2> This is a mild morning, and misty and looks like rain & we are now fitting on the Steam pipes on the top of the Boiler to thaw the Grand Trunk pipe But previous to starting the Steam on, we tested the pumps again with the wheel and got the to work and throw a copious stream, Making a proof trial with the column still to day again, 2 men came up from Galt at noon to day but say they will not begin to work until tomowwow morning Wet and misty all day and fine rain The last train from Toronto was not in till after 10 Oclock owing to the think fogg that they could not see the signals <h2>Tuesday 9</h2> This is a wet morning, the rain is fine and close, the men from Galt began to work this morning It was wet weather part of the fore and afternoon Mr Shearson was here from Chicago <h2>Wednesday 10</h2> This is a frosty morning, the sky quite dull, the ground hard, this is Fat Cattle show day, </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>December Thursday 11 1873</h2> Dark dull morning, and continued so most of the day with fine rain, Peter Idington came up to day, Quarter Sessions are sitting just now, Keying on a new mitre wheel on on the auglular up right haft that drives the Elevators and conveyars Peter Idington here this afternoon, & leave for Stratforn at 6 oclock <h2>Friday 12</h2> This is another changeble morning light coating of Snow falling on soft ground, at 10 Oclock began to rain, John went down to Galt this morning to look after Bolting cloth for New Reels & c and returned at 12 Oclock It began to snow pretty steady in the afternoon and continued on and at 9 Oclock came on heavy, <h2>Saturday 13</h2> {blank} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December MONDAY 15 1873 This was a fine morning, but a little fogg indicating a thaw. About the middle of the day it became soft. Had meeting of the Director of the Wellington Mutual with the view of a General meeting for the Election of new Ones But the late Act requires such Elections to take place within 2 months after the 1st of Jauy in each year, therefor we had to pass a By=law postponing it till the 1st Tuesday in Feby next. Saully Glass started this afternoon TUESDAY 16 Think fogg this morning also, it thawed a good deal during the middle of the day, but the sleighing is good yet. We got in the New Smutt machine from the station this forenoon, it only arrived last night there, (Have got up all the {faming?} conveyors & op into the Heam Mill WEDNESDAY 17 This is a very fine clear morning, the frost by the glass is 14° above zero The men have got pretty well advanced with the new Reel </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December THURSDAY 18 1873 Fine clear morning, and no thaw Revd Mr Bain of {Searlion?} started home this morning at 8:10 a.m. (sharp,) FRIDAY 19 SATURDAY 20 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December Monday 22 1873 This is a fine clear morning, the frost about 18° above zero A considerable quantity if Wheat comming in, at $1.12 to $1.14 for Spring, to $1.20 to $1.22 for fall TUESDAY 23 Fine morning, Thermometer at 7 am 10° above zero weather clear and bright a great many teams in with whear, at $1.13 u$1.14 for Spring to $1.20 for fal, {Mexr?} Glass re{th?} this morning from Bellville I attended funeral of G.B Frayers, son 11 years & 2 mos old named Charles Edward Have got in the enlarged drum for the Smutt Machine this afternoon The Galt {Millnoright?} The McDougals & Olive Smith says that Eureka has an excellent separator but it is not such a good scourer as the Trimmer Machine Bagar for the Benight of N.M.C Association Began today A great meany in teams in the market today WEDNESDAY 24 This is a very fine morning The market is quite throng to day also and the display of Butcher meat in the Halls is very splendid The Smutt Machine was started this afternoon and so far seems to clean the wheat both fast and very well T.C.Chisholin is missing is N York {nm?} Hamilton & Sons of Toronto Engine Works has failed, and several hundred men thrown out of employment </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December THURSDAY 25 1873 This is a fine moderate morning, and the little snow that fell last night will help the sleighing a llittle Bother, Mill & Distillery are working today, FRIDAY 26 This was another moderate morning, glass at 7 a.m. about 30°, about 2 oclock it began to snow, it was soft and wet I went to attend the Funeral of old Mrs Hugh McDonald aged 88 years 9 months who came to Guelph in 1833. Mr Romain has returned from New York, and jave given up all hopes of finding the body of Mr T.C. Chisholin, is son in law. SATURDAY 27 Ordinary winter morning The Galt millwright got through with their work and left at noon </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> December MONDAY 29 1873 </pre> This was a blustering morning, snowing & blowing, and it blew very hard throughout the night Nomination day, John Harris & Robt Melvin proposed for Mayor, Fred Chadwick for {Relue?} also Howard, Snow falling most of the afternoon Got a Keg of butter tonight from Haddens, containing 107 lbs of butter for the mens use at <pre> TUESDAY 30 </pre> This morning is more calm, but somewhat harden frost A great many teams in with whear also a good many sleighs in with Hogs for sale and the price is getting up, the highest to about $5.30 Have been making bins in the Mill for the tailing and chicken feed to fall into Mackenzie and the Excise officer Campbell have benn busey these two days past in taking stock in the Mill <pre> WEDNESDAY 31 </pre> This has been a very fine winter day and the market was pretty throng with wheat wool and pork The beer pump in the the distillery broke out at the upper branch They have begun to take stock in the distillery, and they are sure to finish it to night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> Thursday 1st January 1874 </pre> This is a very fine mild morning And as the day advances it proves finer still it is quite a thaw and ground wet under foot, all the works are standing as usual on a New Years dar and we have a freat many callers or visiter This is another mild morning and the roads slushey and wet And a good mant teams in with wheat Vincent began to day to finish of some 800 or 900 gallons of Ginger wine that he had prepared the ingredients for Proclamation is published of the Desolation of the Dominion Parliament Quite a thaw this morning and a thick fog As the day advances it becomes much milder and the water running swift in the gutters and all over the streets This has been a very mild winter I may say since the beginning of Doer and have had none like it for several years, Vincent still at the wine The visits for a new Election of members for the Dominion Parliament are out to day. Had a telegram from Fred K Allans that he will leave N York this evening at 8. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> Monday 5th Jany 1974 </pre> Yesterday was a very mild day and quite a glow of heat was felt when we went to church and the water running in the gutter & the streets quite sloppy, in the afternoon it began to blow and increased to a gale, and began to rain & continued till about 5 oclock about 6 than began to snow, thew sleet, & the wind blowing hard from the N.West This morning the ground is hard and freezing, 25° The water in the river is about a foot deep over the dam, Great excitement Mr Fredrick Adams arrived this afternoon more Cattle came in this evening, <pre> Tuesday 6th </pre> There is a great change this morning hard frost 20° at 7 oclock a little snow had fallen between 8 & 9 oclock a shower of snow came on & once more coverd the ground with white Ordered from 25 to 30 pigs with next load of cattle to weight from 75 lbs to 150 a $5 per 100lbs live weight <pre> Wednesday 7th </pre> The snow still laying but the softness of the day will back it as it was very loose before and it is now tawing, with light rain about 3 oclock it began to rain heavier and continued on till late, This was a Fair day but not much done <pre> Thursday 8th </pre> The snow is being covered with a coat of frozen ice, and it is very slippery, the icy rain still falling and covering posts, trees Telegraph wires &c <pre> Friday 9th </pre> A little post this morning but as the day advanced it became milderhundred, and appeased as if there was to be a general thaw, But in the afternoon it began to snow & increased as night came on, The Telegraph wires appear to be broken down for hundreds of miles round by the weight of ice can neither send a message to Montreal or N York today </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Date. CASH ACCOUNT-JANUARY Recd. Paid. 1874 Jany 10th This is a mild morning just 1 or degrees below freezing at 7 oclock, the snow still laying that fell last night, wheat has begun to come early morning, 11th Sunday This was a very fine day Monday 12th. This was quite a mild morning and a large market Tuesday 13th This was a very cold morning at 7 oclock The Thermometer stood below zero. and became mild as the day advanced in th afternoon it began to snow. and continued till 9 oclock Wednesday 14th This is a fine clear morning, and all the snow that fell last night is only about 2 inches deep. Thursday Friday Saturday cold this morning at 7 oclock it stood at zero </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Date CASH ACCOUNT-FEBRUARY Recd. Paid. <pre> Monday 19th Jany </pre> Wet morning, heavy rain fell during the early morning, and this morning a fine rain is falling, & showers of sleet through the afternoon and the street quite slushey with the thaw but at evening it began to freeze, Henry left this morning for Hamilton with a sleigh load of whisky. <pre> Tuesday 20th </pre> This is colder morning at 1/2 past 7, the glass stood at 5 o clock zero & quite different from the mild weather of yesterday & towards the afternoon it was blowing and freezing quite cold, the starter blowing and freezing, quite cold, the starter the new store in the Rectifying room this afternoon <pre> Wednesday 21st </pre> There had fallen a considerable coating of snow through the night, but this morning was quite mild, with a strong sign of a thaw_ it came on to be very mild as the day advanced, and very slushy in the afternoon. I have been engaged to day cutting up 6 pigs for the House Wm, wife Miss Grant & Mrs Higinbothaw went down to Fishers Mills - got in to day all the staves for the new still into the store to get them {drofsed?} <pre> Thursday 22 </pre> This in a dark wet morning so that I thought the clocks had got wrong at 7 it was raining heavy and very slippery, the snow is washing away very fast, and begin to have fears about getting in enough of firewood It rained in the afternoon also. <pre> Friday 23 </pre> It must have rained through the night or the water in the river is very high, at the Mill race head gates the water was half way up pm tje rich beam {acchop?} the race inside of the rack or grating, and we had to hoist One, or the Bottom flood gates as the water was coming in to the lower floor of the Mill <pre> Saturday 24th. </pre> This has been a very cold stormy day with frequent shows of snow, and freezing all the time, which begins to show a freeing in the river, Maggie & Mary went up to Alna this evening John returned from London, this afternoon Hou Samueal Mills died to day aged 67 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> Date CASH ACCOUNT-MARCH Recd. Paid </pre> Monday 26th July, 1874. This is a cold morning & like yesterday about 10° above zero, the snow that fell on Saturday helps to make fair sleighing. Began on Saturday to dress the staves for the new chamber still, 24 feet long. Have had all the old rectifiers in the distillery down on their place buttons on new button hoops & others where required Also agreed for a Brush Machine for the smutt Machine, went out to look at a drove of pigs this evening. Tuesday morning 27th This is with a mild morning glass at 36° at 1/2 past 10 it began to rain % continued for some time & then sleet coupiously. Wednesday 28th This was a mild morning and quite soft, but by 10 oclock the wind veered round to the North and there it began to freeze, and became very cold I cut up 2 more pigs this afternoon about 150 lbs each, </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/6d2f823921644ffb54fb163ac51394cf.pdf 9a63d6c812bc78dfc2dc304ed45acd11 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/33391b7ec4814f31178331afbacc5f78.pdf 6c547ea706221ff8214b720f2a571262 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/3b7432e19c6215e8e2f7add6bed31f50.pdf d205eeba851d4601537d9dd9d07e7b50 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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Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1897 Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1898 Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1899 Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1900 Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1901 Clara, Olive, & Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1902 Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1903 Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1904 Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1905 Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1906 Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1907 Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1908 Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1909 Clara, Brock, Elizabeth & Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1910 Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1911 Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1912 Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1913 Clara & Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1914 Olive & Clara Philp Diary & Transcription, 1915 Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1916 Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1917 Olive Philp Diary & Transcription, 1918 Olive Philp Diary, 1919 Olive Philp Diary, 1920 Olive Philp Diary, 1921 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Private Donor Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1897-1918 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 Clara, Olive, & Elizabeth Philp Diary & Transcription, 1902 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1, 1902 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Philp Family 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"> {Front cover of diary} DAILY JOURNAL 1902 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Printed Page: CALENDAR FOR 1902.} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> DOMINION DIARY DAILY JOURNAL ...FOR... 1902 PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE COPP, CLARK COMPANY, LIMITED 64 & 66 FRONT STREET WEST, TORONTO </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Printed Page: STERLING EXCHANGE} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Printed Page: Sterling Exchange/Legal weights and measures in Canada.} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#CANADIAN_TARIFF_OF_CUSTOMS">1 CANADIAN TARIFF OF CUSTOMS</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#MEANING_OF_TERMS_USED.">1.1 MEANING OF TERMS USED.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#FISH_FROM_UNITED_STATES_AND_NEWFOUNDLAND.">1.2 FISH FROM UNITED STATES AND NEWFOUNDLAND.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#EXPORT_OF_GAME_PROHIBITED.">1.3 EXPORT OF GAME PROHIBITED.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#DUTIES_ON_WINES_AND_SPIRITS">1.4 DUTIES ON WINES AND SPIRITS</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#MEDICINAL_AND_TOILET_PREPERATIONS.">1.5 MEDICINAL AND TOILET PREPERATIONS.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#MEDICINAL_PREPERATIONS_TO_BE_LABELLED.">1.6 MEDICINAL PREPERATIONS TO BE LABELLED.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#DUTY_ON_PACKAGES.">1.7 DUTY ON PACKAGES.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#PENALTY_FOR_HAVING_BLANK_INVOICE_WITH_CERTIFICATE_OF_CORRECTNESS.">1.8 PENALTY FOR HAVING BLANK INVOICE WITH CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTNESS.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#AFFIDAVIT_OF_IMPORTER_CLAIMING_LOWER_RATE_OF_DUTY_ON_CERTAIN_GOODS.">1.9 AFFIDAVIT OF IMPORTER CLAIMING LOWER RATE OF DUTY ON CERTAIN GOODS.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#BRITISH_PREFERENTIAL_TARIFF.">1.10 BRITISH PREFERENTIAL TARIFF.</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></div> <h2>CANADIAN TARIFF OF CUSTOMS</h2> <pre> </pre> <h3>MEANING OF TERMS USED.</h3> In this Act, and in any other Act relating to customs, unless the context otherwise requires,-- The initials "n.e.s." represent and have the meaning of the words "not elsewhere specified"; The initials "n.o.p." represent and gave the mean- ing of the words "not otherwise provided for"; The expression "gallon" means an imperial gallon ; The expression "ton" means two thousand pounds avoirdupois; The expression "proof" or"proof spirits," when applied to wines of spirits of any kind, means spirites of a strength equal to that of pure ethly alcohol compound- ed with distilled water in such proportions that the resultant mixture shall at a temperature of sixty degrees Fahrenheit have a specific gravity of 0 9198 as compared with that of distilled water at the same temperature ; The expression "gauge," when applied to metal sheets or plates or to wire, means the thicknes as determined by Stubbs's standard gauge ; The expression "in diameter," when applied to tubing, means the actual inside diameter ; The expression "sheets," when applied to metals, means a sheet or plates not exceeding three-sixteenths of an inch in thickness. <h3>FISH FROM UNITED STATES AND NEWFOUNDLAND.</h3> The whole or part of the duties hereby imposed upon fish and other products of the fisheries may be remitted as respects either the United States or Newfoundland, or both, upon proclamation of the Governer in Council, which may be issued whenever it appears to his satis-faction that the Governments of the United States anD Newfoundland, or either of them, have made changes in their tariffs of duties imposed upon articles imported from Canada, in reduction of repeal of the duties in force in the said countries respectively. <h3>EXPORT OF GAME PROHIBITED.</h3> The export of wild turkeys, quail, partridge, prairie fowl and woodcock, in the carcase or parts thereof, is hereby declared unlawful and prohibited ; and any person exporting orattempting to export any such article shall for each offence incur a penalty of one hundred dollars, and the article so attempted to be exported shall be forfeited, and may, on reasonable cause of sus-picion of intention is poved, shall be dealt with as for breach of the customs laws : Provided, that this section shall not apply to the export, under such regulations as are made by the Governor in Coun-cil, of any carcase or part thereof of any deer raised or bred by any person, company or association of persons upon his or their own lands. {MIDDLE COLUMN} articles) as to the duties to which they are subject under the tariff shall be final and conclusive, unless upon appeal to the commissioner of custons within thirty days from the rendering of such decision, such decision is, with the approval of the controller, changed ; and the decision of the commissioner with such appro- val shall be final. <h3>DUTIES ON WINES AND SPIRITS</h3> In the case of all wines, spirits, or alcoholic liquors subject to duty according to their relative strength of proof, such strength shall be ascertained either by means of Sykes's hydrometer or of the specific gravity bottle, as the controller of customs directs ; and in case such relative strength cannot be correctly ascertained by the direct use of the hydrometer or gravity bottle, it shall be ascertained by the distillation of a sample and the subsequent test in like manner of the distillate. <h3>MEDICINAL AND TOILET PREPERATIONS.</h3> All medicinal or toilet preparations imported for com- pleting the manufacture thereof , or for the manufacture of any other article by the addition of any ingredient or ingredients, or labelling the same, alone or with other articles or compounds, under any proprietary or speacial name or trade mark, shall be valued for duty under the provision of subsection two of section sixty-five of The Customs Act, as amended by section fifteen of chapter fourteen of the statutes of 1888. <h3>MEDICINAL PREPERATIONS TO BE LABELLED.</h3> All medicinal preparations, whether chemical or other, usually imported with the name of the manufacturer, shall have the truw name of such manufacturer and the place where they are prepared, and the word "alcoholic" or "non-alcoholic," permanently and legibly affixed to each parcel by stamp, label or otherwise ; and all medi- cinal preparations imported without such names and word so affixed may be forfeited. <h3>DUTY ON PACKAGES.</h3> Packages shall be subject to the following provisions: All bottles, flasks, jars, demijohns, carboys, casks, hogsheads, pipes, barrels, and all other vessels or pack- ages, manufactured of tin, iron, lead, zinc, glass or any other material capable of holding liquids, and all pack- ages in which goods are commonly placed for home consumption, including cases, not otherwise provided for, in which bottled spirits, wines or malt liquors or other liquids are contained, and every package being the first receptacle or covering inclosing goods for the purpose of sale, shall in all cases, not otherwise provided {RIGHT SIDE COLUMN} <h3>PENALTY FOR HAVING BLANK INVOICE WITH CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTNESS.</h3> Any person who, without lawful excuse, the proof of which shall be on the person accused, sends or brings into Canada, or who, being in Canada, has in his posses- sion, any bill-heading or other paper appearing to be a heading or blank capable of being filled up and used as an invoice, and bearing any certificate purporting to show, or which may be used to show, that the invoice which may be made from such bill-heading or blank is correct or authentic, is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to a penalty of five hundred dollars, and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, in the discertion of the court, and the goods entered under any invoice made from any such bill-heading or blank shall be forfeited. <h3>AFFIDAVIT OF IMPORTER CLAIMING LOWER RATE OF DUTY ON CERTAIN GOODS.</h3> With respect to goods imported for manufacturing purposes that are admissible under the Act for any specific purposes at a lower rate of duty than would otherwise be chargeable, or exempt from duty, the importer claiming such exemption from duty, or pro- portionate exemption from duty, shall make and sub- scribe to the folllowing affidavit or affirmation before the collector of customs at the port of entry, or before a notary public or a commissioner for taking affidavits : I, (name of importer) the undersigned, importer of the (names of the goods or articles) mentioned in this entry, do solemnly (swear or a ffirm) that such (names of the goods or articles) are imported by me for the manu- facture of (names of the goods to be manufactured) in my own factory, situated at (name of the place, county and province), and that no portion of the same will be used for any other purpose or disposed of until so manufactured. <h3>BRITISH PREFERENTIAL TARIFF.</h3> On and after the 1st day of August, 1898, section 17 of the said Act shall be repeled, and the following shall be substituted therefor :-- "Articles which are the growth, produce or manu- facture of any of the following countries may, when imported direct into Canada from any of such coun- tries, be entered for duty or taken out of warehouse for consumption in Canada at the reduced rate of duty provided in the British preferential tariff set forth in Schedule D to this Act:--(a) The United Kingdom ; (b) The British colony of Bermuda ; (c) The British colonies, commonly called the British West Indies, in- cluding th efollowing : the Bahamas, Jamaica, Turks and Caicos Islands, the Leeward Islands (Antigua, St. Christopher-Nevis, Dominica, Montserrat, and the Virgin Islands, the Windward Islands (Grenada, St. Vincent and St. Lucia), Barbados, Trinidad and To- bago ; (d) British Guiana ; (e) Any other British colony or possession the customs tariff of which is, on the whole, as favourable to Canada as the British prefer- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {TOP RIGHT COLUMN} Deer when for sport, under license, may be ex- ported under regulations of the Customs Depatment. Regulations respecting the export of "Home-bred Deer." Any person who wishes to export any carcase or parts thereof of deer raised or bred upon his own land, or upon lands owned by a company or association of per- sons of which he is a member, shall make affidavit upon the face of the export entry to the effect that the deer, the carcase of parts whereof is so entered for exporta- tion, was raised or bred upon his own lands or upon persons of which he is a member (describing the location of such lands, and naming the association or company holding the same). <h3>DUTIES ON MOLASSES AND SYRUPS</h3> Regulations respecting the manner in which molasses and syrups shall be sampled and tested for the purpose of determining the classes to which they belong with reference to the duty chargeable thereon shall be made by the controller of customs, and the instruments and appliances necessary for such determination shall be designated by him and supplied to such officers as are by him charged with the duty of sampling and testing such molasses and syrups ; and the decision of any officer (to whom is so assigned the testing of such {TOP MIDDLE COLUMN} for, in which they contain goods subject to an ad valorem duty or a specific and ad valorem duty, be charged with the same rate of ad valorem duty as is to be levied and collected on the goods they contain, and the value of the packages may be included in the value of such goods ; All such packages as aforesaid containing goods sub- ject to a specific duty only, and not otherwise provided for, shall be chrged with a duty of twenty per cent. ad valorem ; Packages not hereinbefore specified, and not herein specially charged with or declared liable to duty, and being the usual and ordinary packages in which goods are packed for exportation, according to the general usage and custom of trade, shall be free of duty ; All such special packages or coverings as are of any use, or apparently designed for use other than the importation of the goods they contain, shall be subject to the same rate duty as would thereon be levied if imported empty or separate from their contents ; Packages (inside or outside) containing free goods shall be exempt from duty when the packages are of such a nature that their destruction is necessary in order to release the goods. {TOP RIGHT COLUMN} ential tariff herein referred to is such colony or possession. Provided however, that manufactured articles to be admitted under such preferential tariff shall be bona fide the manufactures of a country or countries entitled to the benefits of such tariff, and that such benefits shall not extend to the importation of articles into the production of which there has not entered a substantial portion of the labour of such countries. Any question arising as to any article being entitled to such benefits shall be decided by the Minister of Customs, whose decision shall be final. "Raw sugar, including all sugar described in item 436 of Schedule A, may, when imported direct from any British colony or possession, be entered fot duty or taken out of warehouse for consumption in Canada at the reduced rate of duty provided in the British preferential tariff. "The Minister of Customs, with the approval of the Governor in Council, shall determine what British colonies or possession shall be entitled to the benefits of the preferential tariff under clause (d) of subsection 1 of this section. "The Minister of Customs may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, make such regulations as are deemed necessary for carrying out the intention of this section." <pre> </pre> <h2>THE FRENCH TREATY</h2> <h3>(Circular from the Customs Department, dated 14th October, 1895.)</h3> I beg to send herewith, for your information and guidance, text of a proclamation by the Governor in Council, dated the 10th day of October, 1895, declaring the provisions of the French Treaty Act in force on, from and after the 14th October, 1895. {BOTTOM LEFT COLUMN} You are hereby advised that the said Act provides as follows:-- "Wines, sparkling and non-sparkling, common soaps, savons de Marseille (Castile soaps) and nuts, almonds, prunes and plums of French origin entering Canada shall enjoy the folloeing advantages: 1. Non-sparkling wines gauging 15 degrees by the centesimal alcoholometer or less, or according to the Canadian system of testing, containing 26 per cent. ot less of alcohol, and all sparkling wines shall be ex- empted from the surtaxe or ad valorem duty of 30 per cent. 2. The present duty charged on common soaps, savons de Marseille (Castile soaps) shall be reduced by one-half. 3. The present duty charged on nuts, almonds, prunes and plums shall be reduced bu one-third. The following articles of Canadian origin imported direct from that country accompanied by certificates of origin shall receive the advantage of the minimum tariff on entering France, Algeria or the French colonies :-- Canned meats. Condensed milk, pure. Fresh water fish, eels. Fish preserved in their natural form. Lobsters and crayfish preserved in their natural form. Apples and pears, fresh, dried or pressed. Fruis preserved, others. {BOTTOM MIDDLE COLUMN} Building timber in rough or sawm. Wood paavement. Staves. Wood pulp (cellculose). Extract of chestnut and other tanning extracts. Common paper, machine-made. Prepared skins, others, whole. Boots and shoes. Furniture of common wood. Furniture other than chairs, of solid wood, common. Flooring in pine or soft wood. Wooden sea-going ships. It is understood that the advantage of any reduction of duty granted to any other power on any of the articles enumerated above shall be extended fully to Canada" Your attention is also directed to the following pro- visions of "An Act respecting Commercial Treaties affecting Canada," Chap. 3, 58--59 Vict., viz.:-- "1. So soom as The French Treaty Act, 1894, chapter two of the Statutes of 1894, is brought into force by proclamation of the Governor General, the advantages granted to France by the treaty with that power men- tioned in the said Act, with respect to its commerce with Canada, shall extend to any and every other foreign power which by reason of the operation of such treaty is, under the provisions of a treaty with Great Britain, entitled, in whole or in part, to the same or to {BOTTOM RIGHT COLUMN} the like advantages with respect to its commerce with Canada, to the extent to which in manner aforsaid such other foreign power is entitled thereto ; and such advantages shall continue to so extend to such other foreign power so long as the said Act remains in force, or until the right of such other foreign power to such advantages under its treaty with Great Britain is sooner determined. 3. The advantages so granted to France by the said treaty shall extend also to Great Britain and to the several British colonies and possessions with respect to their commerce with Canada, so long as France con- tinues to be entitled to such advantages ; and during the period for which France is so entitled to such advantages, all laws inconsistent with the enjoyment thereof by Great Britain and such British colonies and possessions shall be suspended to the extent to which they are so inconsistent." The Foreign Powers entitled to the same advantages under the provision of the said Act, as are granted to France by the Treaty in question, with respect to its commerce with Canada, are :--Argentine Republic, Ger- many (Zollverein), Austria Hungary, Muscat, Belgium, Russia, Bolivia, Salvador, Chili, Sweden, Norway, Columbia, Spain, Costa Rica. Satisfactory proof of the origin of the goods in question shall be furnished to the collector at the time of entry. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>CANADIAN TARIFF OF CUSTOMS.</h2> <h3>REVISED AND CORRECTED TO THE LATEST DATE.</h3> <pre> </pre> {LEFT COLUMN} {Small design on top right of column} c.ad val. Absinthe, $2.40 per Imp.Gal. Acetate of Lime................20 Acetate and Nitrate of Lead, not ground.................Free Acid, Acetic Acid and Pyroligne- ous, n.e.s., &vinegar, a specific duty of fifteen cents for each gallon of any strength not ex- ceeding the strength of proof, and for each degree of strength in excess of the strength of proof an additional duty of two cents. The strength of proof shall be held to be equal to six per cent. of absolute acid, and in all cases the strength shall be determined in such a manner as is established by the Gover- nor in council. Acid, Acetic Acid crude, and Pyroligneous crude, of any strength not exceeding thirty per cent ....................25 Acid, Muriatic and Nitric, and all mixed acids............... 20 Acid, Oxalic and Boracic ......Free Acid, Phosphate, n.o.p..........25 Acid, Sulphuric................25 Acid, Tartaric, in crystals......Free Acid, Tannic ..................Free Acids, other acids n.e.s......... 20 Aconite Root..................Free Acorns as Nuts... 2 cts. per 1b. Advertising and printed matter, viz.--Advertising pamphlets, advertising pictorial show cards, illustrated advertising periodicals ; illustrated price books, catalogues and price lists ; advertising almanacs and calendars ; patent medi- cine or other advertising cir- culars, fly sheets or pamphlets ; advertising chromos, chromo- types, oleographs or like work produced by any process other than hand painting or drawing and having any advertisement or advertising matter printed, lithographed or stamped there- on, or attached thereto, includ- ing advertising bills, folders, and posters, or other similar artistic work, lithographed, printed or stamped on paper or cardboard for business or advertisement purposes, n.o.p., 15 cts. per1b. Albaster, Spar, Terra Cotta or Composition Ornaments. ....35 Ale, Beer and Porter, in Bottles (6 q. or 12p. to Imp.gal.) 24c. {MIDDLE COLUMN ON THE LEFT} {small design on top right of the middle column} c.ad val. subjects dying abroad, but domiciled in Canada ....... Free Apples, including the barrel.... 40c. per barrel. Apples, dried ....... ........25 Apple trees all of all kinds..3c.each Argols ........................Free Artist color boxes Japanned.... 25 Arms, including Muskets, Rifles and other fire a rms, n.e.s.... 30 Army and Navy and Canadian Military Arms, Clothing, Mus- Instruments for Bands, Mili- tary Stores and Munition of War ........................Free Arrowroot .................... 20 Artificial Flowers ............ .25 Artificial Limbs ..............Free Arsenic........................Free Arseniate of Aniline............Free Articles for the use of Governor- General ......................Free Articles imported by and for the use of the Dominion Govern- ment of any of the Depart- ments thereof, or by or for the Senate or House of Commons.Free Articles for personal use of Con-suls-General, who are natives or citizens of the country they represent, and who are not engaged in any other business or profession ...............Free Articles ex-warehoused for ship's stores ......................Free Abestos, in any form other than Crude, and all manufactures thereof ...................... 25 Ashes, Pot and Pearl, in pack- ages or not less than twenty- five pounds weight ..........Free Asparagus .................... 25 Asphalt or Asphaltum, and Bone Pitch, Crude only............Free Awnings and Tents .......... 35 Axle Grease ................... 25 Babbit Metal .............. 10 Bacon and Hams, Shoulders and Sides.......... 2 cents per 1b. Bacteriological products or se- rums for subcutaneous injec- tion .........................Free Bagatelle Tables or Boards, with Cues and Balls .............. 35 Baggage, Travellers' ...........Free Bags, Cotton, Seamless......... 20 Bags, Cottom, made up by the use of the needle ........ ... 35 Bags, Carpet Bags.............. 30 Bags, paper sacks or bags of all kinds, printed or not......... 25 Bags, Jute, Hemp, Linen and {MIDDLE COLUMN ON THE RIGHT} {Small design on the top right of the column} c. ad val. Biscuits, sweetened ............ 27 1/2 Bismuth, Metallic in its natural state ........................Free Bitters, n.e.s., $2.40 per Imp. gal. Blacking, Shoe and Shoemakers' Ink, shoe, harness and leather dressing, and harness-soap .... 25 Black Lead,plumbagomanufac're 25 Black Book Muslin.............. 35 Blackberries, gooseberries,rasp- berries, strawberries, cherries and currants, n.e.s., the weight of the package to be included in the weight for duty, 2c. per. 1b. Bladders ....................... 20 Blanketing and lapping,and discs or mills for engraving copper rollers, imported by cotton manufacturers, calico printers and wall paper manufacturers, for use in their own factories only ........................Free Blinds of wood, metal or other material not textile or paper.. 30 Blood albumen, tannic acid, an- timony salts, tartar emetic and grey tartar ..................Free Blueing, Laundry, of all kinds.. 25 Blue Vitriol....................Free Bolting Cloth, not made up ....Free Bone Dust and Ash for manuf. of Phosphate and Fertilizers..Free Bone Dust, unmanufactures....Free Bone Black ....................Free Bones, cude, not manuf., burnt, calcined, ground, or steamed.Free Bones, burnt, calcined ........ 20 Bone, manufactures of, fancy ... 35 Bone, manufactures of, n.e.s... 20 Bone Pitch, crude only ........Free Bone, Cuttle Fish..............Free Bonnets, n.e.s................. 30 Books, viz:--Novels or works of fiction, orliterature of a similar character, unbound or paper- bound, or in sheets, including freight rates for railways and telegraph rates, bound in book or pamphalet form, but no to include Christmas annuals or publications commonly known as juvenile and toy books .... 20 Books, Printed, Periodicals and Pamphelets, or parts thereof, n.e.s.,--not to include blank account books, copy-books, or books to be written or drawn upon ........................ 10 Books, viz. : Books on the appli- cation of science to industries of all kinds, including books on agriculture, horticulture, forestry, fish and fishing, min- {RIGHT COLUMN} {Small design on top right column} c. ad val. Boots and Shoes, Rubber ...... 25 Boot and Shoe Counters, made from Leather Board.......... 25 Boot and Shoe Dressing ......... 25 Boot, Shoe and Stay Laces, of any material................ 30 Botanical Specimens...........Free Borax, ground or unground, in bulk of not less than twenty- five pounds only.............Free Box Wood Rules ............... 25 Boxes,paperboxes,empty,plain. 35 Boxes, cash............ ....... 25 Boxes and Writing Desks, fancy and ornamental.............. 35 Braces or Suspenders and metal parts thereof ................ 35 Braids of all kinds ............ 35 Bran, Mill Feed............... 20 Brass, drawn, plain and fancy tubing not bent or otherwise manufactured, in lengths not less than six feet ............Free Brass, old, scrap, and in sheets or plates, not polished .......Free Brass bars in bolts, bars and rods in coil or otherwise, not less than six feet in length,unmanu- factured ...................Free Bras Cups, being rough blanks, for the manufacture of brass and paper shells and cartridges for use in their own factor- ies ..........................Free Brass Wire, plain .............. 10 Brass, ribs of iron or steel, run- ners, rings, caps, notches, fer- rules, mounts and sticks or canes in the rough or not further manufactured than cut into lengths suitable for um- brellas,etc.,imported by manu- facturers of umbrellas, para- sols and sunshades for use in their factories in the manufac- ture of umbrellas, etc., only..Free Brass Pumps................... 30 Brass, twisted Brass, Copper, Zinc, Iron or Steel Wire, when imported by manufacturers of boots and shoes for use in their factories ...............Free Brass, in strips, for printers' rules, not finished ...........Free Brass and copper nails, rivets, tacks and burrs.............. 30 Brass tubing, cased ............ 30 Brass, manufactures of, n.e.s... 30 Breadstuffs, Grain and Flour, and Meal of all kinds, when damaged by water in transitu, upon the appraised value .... 20 Brick, Fire, n.e.s............... 20 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>{LEFT COLUMN}</h3> Imp.gal Ale, Beer and Porter, in Casks, or otherwise than Bottles....16c. Imp.gal Albumen, Blood...............Free and films chemically prepared for photographers' use ....... 30 Albums, insides of paper.......Free Ale, Ginger .................... 20 Alkanet root, crude, crushed or ground ......................Free Almonds, shelled, 5 cents per 1b. not shelled, 3 cents per 1b. Almond Paste as Confectionery, 1/2c. a 1b. and ................. 35 Aloes, unground...............Free Alum, in bulk only, ground or unground ...................Free Alum, burned or calcined....... 20 Aluminum, or Aluminium and Alumina and Chloride of Alu- minium ofChloralum,Sulphate of Alumina and Alum Cake..Free Chloralum... ...............Free Ambergris ....................Free Ammonia, Sulphate of ........Free Anatomical Preparations and Skeletons or parts thereof....Free Anchors for vessels ...........Free Animals,Living, n.e.s........... 20 Stock, horses, cattle, sheep, swine, and dogs .............Free Animals, live hogs,1 1/2c. per 1b... Animals brought into Can.temp. & for a period not exceeding 3 months, for the purpose of ex- hibition.......................Free Aniline Dyes and Coal Tar Dyes, in bulk or packages of not less than one pound weight, includ- ing Alizarine and artificial Alizarine ....................Free Aniline Oil, Crude ............Free Aniline Salts, and Arseniate of..Free Annato, liquid or solid and seed.Free Antimony not ground,pulverized or otherwise manufactured... Free Antiquities, collections of......Free Antiseptic surgical dressing, such as absorbent cotton, cotton wool, lint, lambs' wool, tow, jute, gauzes, and oakum, pre- pared for use as surgical dress- ings, plain or medicated....... 20 Anvils............... ......... 30 Apricots, green ................ 20 Apparatus and Philosophical Instruments imported by and for use of Colleges, Schools, Scientifi, and Literary Socie- ties, such as are not manu- factured in Canada ..........Free Ap'atus for Colleges and Schools which are manufactures in Canada, to be rated according to material. Apparel, wearing, and other per- sonal and household effects (not merchandise) of British {MIDDLE LEFT COLUMN} Cotton seamless............. 20 Baking Powders, 6 cents per 1b. The weight of the packages to be included in the weight for duty. Bamboos, unmanufactured ....Free Bamboo Reeds, not futher manfd. than cut into suitable lengths for Walking Sticks, or Canes, or Sticks for Umbrellas, Parasols, or Sunshades ......Free Bank notes, bonds, bills of ex- change, cheques, promissory notes, drafts and all similar work unsigned, and cards or other commercial blank forms printed or lithographed, or printed from steel or copper or other plates, and other printed matter, n.e.s......... 35 Barilla ........................Free Bark, Oak and Tanners ........Free Barley ........................ 30 Barley, Pot, Pearl and Flour .... 20 Barometers .................... 25 Barrels,Can.manuf.,exp.filled & ret'd empty, under such reg'ns as the Min. of Cus. shall direct.Free Barrels, count. Petroleum, or its products, or any mixt.of which petroleum is a part, when such contents are chargeable with a specific duty ......... 20c. each Beads and Bead Ornaments .... 35 Beans ..........15cts. per bush. Bean, Tonquin, Vanilla & Nux Vomica, crude only ..........Free Bed Comforters, or Quilts of Cotton, white or colored ..... 30 Beef, salted in barrels, the barrel containing the same to the free of duty .... .......2c. per 1b. Bees...........................Free Belladonna Leaves ............Free Bells, when imported by and for the use of churches only .....Free Bells, n.e.s....................... 30 Belts of all kinds .............. 35 Belting of leather or other ma- terial, except rubber, n. e. s... 20 Belting Rubber ................ 25 Benzole, n.e.s., 5c. per Imp. gal. Berries for f=dyeing, or used for composing dyes..............Free Bicycles, Tricycles or Velocipedes 30 Billiard Tables, with or without pockets, and bagatelle tables or boards, cues, balls and cue racks and cue tips ............ 35 Billiard Balls, papier mache, when imported separately .... 35 Billiard Balls, bone or ivory, when imported separately .... 35 Billiard Balls celluloid. when im- ported separately ............ 35 Birds, Canary Birds and n.e.s.... 20 Birds Skins, for taxidermic pur- poses...........................Free Bird Cages ..................... 35 Biscuits of all kinds, not sweet- ened ......................... 25 {MIDDLE RIGHT COLUMN} ing, metallurgy, architecture, electric and other engineering, carpentry,ship-building,mech- anism, dyeing, bleaching, tan- ning, weaving and other me- chanic arts, andsimilar indus- trial books ; also books printed in any language other than the English and French languages, or in any two languages not being English and French, or in any three or more languages ; and bibles, prayer-books, psalm and hymn-books, and religious tracts, and Sunday School les- son pictures..................Free Books, embossed, for the blind, and books for the instruction of the deaf and dumb and blind........................Free Books printed by any Govern- ment or by any association for the promotion of science or letters, and official annual reports of religious or benevo- lent associations, and issued in the course of the proceedings of the said associations, to their members, and not for the purpose of sale or trade...Free Books, not printed or reprinted in Canada, which are included and used as text books in the curriculum of any university, incorporated college or normal school in Canada ; books speci- ally imported for the bona fide use of incorporated mechanics' institues, public libraries, li- braries of universoties, colleges and schools, or for the library of any incorprated medical, law, literary, scientific or art asso- ciation or society, and being the property of the organized authorities of such library, and not in any case the property of individuals,--the whole under regulations to be made by the Controller of Cusoms,--pro- vided that importers of books who have sold the same for the purpose mentioned in this item, shall upon proof of sale and delivery for such purpose be entitled to a refund of any duty paid thereon.... ......Free Books, bound or unbound, which have been printed and manu- factured more than 12 years..Free Books and clothing, donations of, for charitable purposes and photographs, not exceeding 3, sent by friends and not for the purpose of sale ...............Free Book Binders' Cloth ...........Free Book Binders' tools and imple- ments............ .......... 30 Boots and Shoes, Leather or Rubber, and slippers of any material, n.e.s ............... 25 {RIGHT SIDE COLUMN} Brick, hollow and porous...... 20 Brick, Building................ 20 Brick, Bath Brick.............. 20 Brick, Fire Brick, for use in pro- cesses of manufacture, or for manufacturing purposes .....Free Brimstone, crude or in roll or flour...... ..................Free Brim Moulds, for gold beaters and gold beaters' skins......Free British Gum, Dextrine, Sizing, Cream and Enamelled Sizing. 10 Bristles..........................Free Britannia Metal in pigs and bars Free manufactures of, if not plated. 25 manufactures of, if plated.... 30 Bromine........................Free Brooms........................ 20 Brushes......................... 25 Broom Corn ...................Free Bronze or Dutch Metal.... .... 25 Buckles of iron, steel, brass or copper, or all kinds, n.o.p. (not being jewllery)......... 30 Buckskins, tanned or dressed (Glove leather) .............. 10 Bronze Statuetted.......... .. 35 Buckwheat......10c. per bushel meal or flour......1/4c. per 1b. Buchu Leaves............. ...Free Buckles, tin, for suspenders..... 35 Buckram, for the manufacture of hat and bonnet shapes.....Free Builders' Hardware............. 30 Bulbs, flower, palms, corms, tubers, rhizomes, Arucaria, Spirea, and Lilies of the Val- ley, seedling stock for grafting, viz : plum, pear, peach, and other fruit trees ...............Free Bullion, gold and silver, in bars, blocks or ingots, drops, sheets or plates, unmanufactures, gold and solver sweepings and buillion frings ...............Free Burr Stones, in blocks, rough unmanufactured, not bound up or prepared for binding into mill stones..............Free Burgundy Pitch ...............Free Butchers' Steels and table steel 30 Butter .....4 cents per pound Butter Triers........... ...... 30 Butterine, or other substitute for Butter, importation prohibited. Buttons, pantaloon, metal, and shoe buttons, n.e.s.......... 25 Button, Shoe, papier mache....Free Buttons of all kinds, covered of not, n.o.p., including recogni- tion buttons, and cuff or collar buttons (not being jewllery). 35 Cabinet of Coins, collection of medals and other antiqui- ties, including collection of Postage Stsmps...........Free Cabinet Ware or Furniture(wood or iron)............ .......... 30 Cages, bird, parrot, squirrel and rat cages, of wire, and metal </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>CANADIAN TARIFF OF CUSTOMS (Continued)</h2> {LEFT COLUMN} {Small design on right corner} c.ad val. parts thereof ................ 35 Calcareous tufa.................Free Calumba Root, unground......Free Camwood and Sumac, and Ex- tract of, for dyeing or tanning.Free Candied Peel, lemon, orange and citron ..........1/2c per 1b. and 35 Candles, Tallow................ 25 Candles, Paaraffline Wax ........ 30 Candles and Tapers, all others, including Sperm.............. 25 Candle Wick and Lamp Wicks.. 25 Cane or Rattan, not manufac- tured........................Free Canoes, skiffs, or open pleasure sail boats of any material .... 25 Canton Flannel, white ......... 25 Canton Flannel, printed or dyed 35 Canvas, "Jute," not pressed or calendered, when imported by the manufacturers of carpets, rugs and mats, jute webbing or jute cloth, for use in the manufacture of or any of these articles only, in their own factories ....................Free Canvas of flax oe hemp and sail twine, to be used for boat and ship sails .................... 5 Caoutchouc, unmanufactured...Free Caplins, unfinished Leghorn hats.Free Caps, Hats, Bonnets and shapes, n.e.s ........................ 30 Caps, Percussion, for guns, rifles and pistols .................. 30 Caps, Percussion Copper, for blasting............. 30 Capsules for Bottles, to be rated according to material. Carbons, electric light, and car- bon points of all kinds, n.e.s. 35 Carbons, over six inches in cir- cumference .................. 15 Cardboard ................... 35 Cards, show cards, 15c. per 1b. Cards, for p;aying, 6cts. per pack. Carpet bags, trunks, and valises, hat boxes, tool bags or baskets, satchels, reticules, musical in- strument cases, purses, port- manteaus, pocket books, fly and baskets of all kinds...... 30 Carpets, Turkish or imitation Turkish or other rugs or car- pets, and carpets n.e.s........ 35 Carpeting, rugs, mats, and mat- ting of cocoa, straw, hemp or jute, carpet linings and stair pads ....................... 25 Cartridges, for guns, rifles and pistols, and Cartridge Cases.. 30 Carriages, Buggies and Pleasure Carts, amd similar vehicles, {MIDDLE COLUMN-LEFT SIDE] {Small design on top right of column} c. ad val. Chloride of Barium ............ 20 Chloride of Lime, in packages of not less than 25 1bs. weight...Free Chronometer Clocks, as Clocks . 25 Chronometer Watches.......... 25 Chronometers and Compasses for Ships........................Free Chromos, Chromotypes, Oleo- graphs, photographs, drawings, types, paintings, arto- pictures, engravings or prints, or proofs therefrom and similar works of art, n.o.p., blue prints, building plans, and maps and charts, n.e.s........ 20 Chuurch Vestments ............ 20 Churns, brooms, pails, tubs, pounders and rolling pins, whisks and washboards....... 20 Cider, not clarified or refined, 5 cents per im. gallon. Cider, clarified or refined,10cents per im. gallon. Cigars and Cigarettes, the weight of the cigarettes to in- clude the weight of the paper covering, $3 per1b. and ...... 25 Cinchona Bark ................Free Cinchona Bark, powdered ...... 20 Cinnabar.......................Free Citrons, rinds of, in brine....Free Citric Acid................... 20 Clays ...........................Free Cliff Stone, unmanufactured....Free Cliff Stone, manufactured...... 30 Clocks, and clock cases of all kinds......................... 25 Clock springs and clock move- ments, complete or in parts .. 25 Clothes Wringers for domestic use and parts thereof......... 35 Clothing, Cotton, Silk and Linen 35 Clothing, ready-made, and wear- ing apparel of every descrip- tion, composed wholly or in part of wool, worsted, the hair of the alpaca goat or other like animal, n.o.p................ 35 Clothing, donations of, for chari- table purposes................. Free Clothing imported by and for use of army and navy, or for Canadian Militia. Dutiable ac- cording to material. Duty re- funded upon reference to De- partment Cloths, not rubbered or made waterproof, whether of wool, cotton, unions, silk or ramie, sixty inches or over in width and weighing not more than seven ounces to the square yard, when imported exclu- sively for the manufacture of mackintosh clothing, under regulations to be adopted by {MIDDLE COLUMN - RIGHT SIDE} {Small design on the top right side} c. ad val. Coffee, roasted or ground, and all imitations of and substi- tutes for, n.e.s., 2 cts. per 1b. Coffee, extract of, or substitutes for, of all kinds ..3 cts. per 1b. Coffee and Milk................ 30 Coffee Mills ................... 30 Coffins and Caskets, of any ma- terials and metal parts thereof 25 Coins, Silver Coins from the U.S. 20 Coins, Gold and Silver, except U.S. silver coins..............Free Coir and Coir Yarn.............Free Collars of linen, cotton, celluloid, xylonite, or xyolite....... 35 Collars, lace collars............. 35 Collodian ...................... 20 Cologne water, alcoholic per- fumes, and perfumed spirits, bay rum, and lavender waters, hair, tooth and skin washes and other toilet preparations containing spirits of any kind, when in bottles or flasks weigh- ing not more than 4 oz. ezch.. 50 When in bottles, flasks, or other packages weighing more than 4 oz. ezch. $2.40 per gal. and.............. 40 Combs, dress and toilet, all kinds 35 Combs, curry combs, as Sad- dlers' hardware .............. 30 Commercial blank forms........ 35 Communion Plate imported by and for use in Churches......Free Composition Metal for the manu- f'cture of filled g'ld watch-cases. 10 Compasses and chronometers for ships......................Free Composition Nails, Spikes and Sheathing Nails.............. 15 Composition Fuel, in blocks.... 20 Concentrated Lye............... 20 Condensed Coffee .............. 30 Condensed Milk. 3 1/4 cents per 1b. Confectionery and Sugar Candy, 1/2c. per 1b. and................ 35 Copper, old and scrap in pigs, bars, rods, bolts, over six feet in length, ingots and sheathing not planished or coated, and copper seamless drawn tubing Free Copper Wire................... 15 Copper Rollers, for use in calico printing, when imported by calico printers for use in their factory in the printing of calico and for no other purpose, such rollers not being manufactured in Canada. ...................Free Copper, in sheets, not planished, polished, or coated...........Free Copper Bath, finished .......... 30 Copper,all manufactures of,n.e.s. 30 Copper, precipitate of, crude ..Free Copperas, Sulphate of Iron.....Free {RIGHT SIDE COLUMN} {Small design on the top right of column} c. ad val. Cotton warps and cotton yarns, dyed or undyed, n.e.s... ..... 25 Cottons, Jeans and Coutilles and sateens for corset and dress stay makers, for use in their factories... ..... ............. 20 Cottons, manufactures of, n.e.s.. 35 Cotton Waste and Cotton Wool..Free Cotton Seed Cake..............Free Cow Hair, unmanufactured ....Free Cow Hair manufactures,n.e.s... 20 Cracked Corn and Wheat ...... 20 Cranberries, plums and quinces 25 Crapes, black................... 20 Crocus, Composition.......... 25 Crocks, earthenware.............. 30 Crowbars ...................... 30 Cream of Tartar in Crystals....Free Cream of Tartar, other, n.e.s.... 20 Crucibles of Plumbago or clay..Free Cucumbers..................... 25 Cuffs, of Paper, Linen, Cotton, Celluloid, Xylonite or Xyolite 35 Cultivators and parts thereof... 20 Cups or other prizes won in bona fide competitions.......Free Curry Cards and Combs......... 30 Curry Powders................ 25 Curling stones.................Free Curtains,trimmed or untrimmed 35 Cutlery : carvers, knives and forks of steels, butcher and table steels, oyster, bread, kitchen,cooks', butcher, shoe, farrier, putty, hacking, and glaziers' knives, spatulas or palette knives, razors, erasers, or office knives, pen, pocket, prunning, sportsman and hunt- ers' knives, manicure flies, scissors, trimmers, and bar- bers', tailors' and lamp shears, horse and toilet clippers, and all like cutlery, plated or not, n.o.p... ..................... 30 Cut Flowers..................... 20 Damask of Cottom, or linen ........................ 30 Decalcomanie, or transfer pict's. 15c. per 1b. Deer, (glove leather) tanned or dressed, colored or not colored 10 Deer Hair.......................Free Degras........................Free Degras and Oleo-Stearine.......Free Dental and surgical instruments, and surgical needles (not being furniture).............Free Diamonds, set.................. 30 Diamonds, unset, dust or bort, and black Diamonds for borers.Free Diamond drills for prospecting for minerals, not to include motive power....................Free Dice, Ivory or bone, fancy...... 35 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {LEFT COLUMN} n.e.s., including cutters, child- ren's carriages and sleds, and finished parts thereof, n.o.p.. 35 Farm & Freight Wagons,Carts, Drays and similar vehicles.... 25 Carriage Hardware ............ 30 Carriages of travellers, and Car- riages laden with merchandise, and not to include circus troupes or hawkers..........Free Cash Boxes.................... 25 Casts, as models for the use of schoold of designs............Free Catgut Strings, or Gut Cord for Musical Instruments..........Free Catgut or Whipgut, unmanufact- tured .......................Free Caustic Soda ..................Free Cases, for jewels, watches, silver and plated ware, cutlery, and other like articles of any ma- terial ........................ 35 Celluloid, Xylonite or Xyolite, in sheets, lumps, balls, or blocks, in rough....................Free Celluloid moulded into sizes for handles of knives and forks not bored or otherwise manf., also moulded celluloid balls and cylinders coated with tin- foil or not, but not finished or further manufactured, and celluloid lamp shade blanks. 10 Celluloid Collars and Cuffs..... 35 Cement, Hydraulic or Water- lime, Portland, in bags, barrels or casks, the weight of the package to be included in the weight for duty, 12 1/2c. per 100 1bs. Chalk stone, china or Cornwall stone, feldspar, and cliff stone, ground or unground ........Free Chalk, manufactured .......... 20 Chamomile Flowers............Free Chamomile Flowers, powdered.. 20 Chamois Skins ................ 17 1/2 Charts, admiralty, Free. Other 20 Charcoal ..................... 20 Cheese, 3 cents per 1b. Cheese Cloths, white .......... 25 coloured.................... 35 Cheques, also bank notes, cheques, bonds, promissory notes, bills of exchange, drafts and all similar work unsigned, and cards or other commercial blank forms orinted or litho- graphed, or printed from steel or copper or other plates, and other printed matter, n.e.s... 35 Cherry Trees, 3 cents each Chewing Gum, if sweetened, 1/2c. per 1bs. and................... 35 Chewing Gum, not sweetened .. 20 Chicory, raw or green, 3c. per 1b. Chicory, dried roasted or ground, 4 cents per 1b. China Clay, natural or ground..Free Chloralum or Choride of Alum.Free China and Porcelain Ware..... 30 {MIDDLE COLUMN -LEFT SIDE} the Governor in Council...... 15 Coal, and Coal Dust,Anthracite.Free Coal, bituminous slack, such as will pass through a half inch screen, subject to regulations to be made by the controller of customs, 20 per cent., but not to exceed 13c. per ton of 2000 1bs.(being the equivalent of 15c. per ton of 2240 1bs.), provided that if the U.S. Con- gress fixes the duty on such slack coal at a rate not exceed- ing 15c. per ton of 2240 1bs., then the duty on such coal imported into Canada, as pro- vided in this item, shall be the minimum duty on such coal from all countries, notwith- standing section 17 of this Act. Coal bituminous, round and run of mine, and coal n.e.s., 53c. per ton of 2000 1bs. (being the equivalent of 60c. per ton of 2240 1bs.), provided that if the U.S. Congress fixes the duty on such coal at a rate not ex- ceeding 40c. per ton of 2240 1bs., the Governor-in-Council may by proclamation reduce the duty mentioned in this item to 40c. per ton of 2240 1bs. or the equivalent thereof per ton of 2000 1bs., and the duty declared by such procla- mation shall then be the minimum duty on such coal from all countries, notwith- standing section 17 of this Act. Coke..........................Free Coal Tar and Coal Pitch.......Free Cobalt, ore of.................Free Cochineal......................Free Cocoa Mats and Matting........ 25 Cocoanuts, imported from place of growth by vessel direct to a Canadian port....50c. per 100. Cocoanuts, not imported direct, .............$1 per hundred. Cocoa Paste and Chocolate Paste, Cocoas and Cocoa Butter, 4c. per. 1b. Cocoa Shells and Nibs, Chocolate and other preparations of cocoa........................ 20 Cocoanut, dessicated, sweetened or not, 5 cents per pound...... Cocoa Beans, not roasted, crushed or ground ..........Free Coffee, Green, n.e.s............10 Coffee, Green, imported direct from the country of growth and production, or purchased in bond in the United King- dom, such as might be entered for home consumption in the United Kingdom............ Coffee roasted or ground, when not imported direct from the country of growth and produc- tion, 2c. per 1b. and .......... 10 {MIDDLE COLUMN -RIGHT SIDE} Copy Books.................... 35 Copying Presses .............. 30 Cords and Tassels of silk or any other material............... 35 Cordage of all kinds........... 25 Cordials (see Spirituous Liquors) Corduroy, white............... 25 colored.............. 35 Corn, Indian, n.e.s.............Free Corn, Indian, for purposes of dis- tillation,subject to regulations to be approved by the Gover- nor in Council, 7 1/2c. per bush. Cornmeal, including the duty on the barrel........25c. per bbl. Corks and manufactures of Cork- wood or Cork-bark ........... 20 Cork-wood or bark, unmanufa..Free Corkscrews and Cork Drawers.. 30 Cornice Poles .................. 30 Corsets ......................... 35 Corset clasps, busks, blanks and steels, and corset wires, tipped or untipped .................. 35 Cottolene, sub. for lard, 2c. p. 1b. Cotton, raw ....................Free Cotton covered Wire............ 30 Cotton Seed in bulk............ 10 Cotton Duck, grey or white,n.e.s. 22 1/2 Cotton Quilts.................. 30 Cotton Belting ................. 20 Cotton and Jute Tapestry...... 35 Cotton and Linen Damasks..... 30 Cottons, grey or unbleached, fabrics...................... 25 Cotton fabrics, white or bleached 25 Cottons, Fabrics, printed, dyed, or colored.................... 35 Cotton, Linen and Silk Clothing, Corsets and other articles made from cotton fabrics .... 35 Cotton Handkerchiefs,printed or plain......................... 35 Cotton or linen shirts, cotton undershirts and drawers, knitted, and shirts of NY material, ladies' and misses' blouses and shirt waists..... 35 Cotton warps and cotton yarns, dyed or undyed, n.e.s......... 25 Cotton Yarns, number forty and finer.........................Free Cotton Lamp Wicks ............ 25 Cotton or Linen Collars.......... 35 Cotton Parasols and Umbrellas.. 35 Cotton Prunella...............Free Cotton Pillow Cases ............ 35 Cotton seamless bags........... 20 Cotton sewing thread, and crochet cotton on spools or in balls.... 25 Cotton thread, all other, n.e.s .. 25 Cotton Twine .................. 25 Cotton Towels and shawls ...... 30 Cotton Velveteens, Cotton Vel- vets and Cotton Plush......... 30 Cotton Fire Hose, lines with rubber......................... 35 Cotton wadding, batting, batts dyed or not.................. 25 {RIGHT COLUMN} Dogs .................... 20 Doors, for safes and vaults, of iron or steel.................... 30 Dragon's Blood ................Free Drain tiles, not glazed.......... 20 Drain pipes,sewerpipes, chimney linings or vents, and inverted blocks glazed or unglazed, and earthenware tiles ............ 35 Draughts and Chessmen of Ivory or bone, fancy ............... 35 Drawing Paper, mounted ...... 30 Drawings, n.e.s. .............. 20 Dried Flowers ................. 25 Dried Roots, n.e.s..............Free Dried Vegetables............... 25 Druggets(dyed cotton).......... 35 Drugs, in a crude state, used in dyeing or tanning............Free Dryers, Japan 20c. per gal. and. 20 Dualin, Dynamite, Giant Powder and Nitro, 3c. per 1b. Duck, cotton, grey or white, n.e.s........................... 22 1/2 Duck, for belting and hose, when imported by mfrs. of rubber goods for use in their factories.Free Dutch Metal or bronze ......... 25 Dye Wood, ground logwood and fustic .......................Free Dyes, patent prepared...... ..Free Dyes, Aniline, and coal tar dyes, in bulk or packages of not less than 1 lb. weight, including alizarine and artificial aliza- rine ....................Free Dyes,Aniline,n.e.s.,less than 1lb. 20 Dye, jet black.................Free Dyeing or Tanning Articles in a crude state, used in dyeing or tanning, n.e.s................Free Earth Closets.............. 30 Earthenware Tiles............. 35 Earthware Drain Tiles, not glazed....................... 20 Earthenware and Stoneware Demijohns or Jugs, Churns and Crocks.................. 30 Earthenware and Stoneware, brown or col'd, and Rocking- ham ware, white granite, or iron stoneware and C.C ware, decorated, printed or sponged, and all earthenware n.e.s..... 30 Eggs. .............3c. per doz. Elastic Rubber Thread .......Free Electric and Galvanic Batteries. 25 Electric Lights, apparatus, parts of, when imported separately. 25 Electro-plated Ware, wholly or in part electro or gilt ........ 30 Electrotypes, Stereotypes, and celluloids of newspaper columns, in any language other than French and Eng- lish, and of books and bases, and matrices and copper shells for the same, whether composed wholly or in past of metal or celluloid..........Free </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>CANADIAN TARIFF OF CUSTOMS (Continued)</h2> {LEFT COLUMN} {Small design on top right side of column} c. ad val. Electrotypes, Stereotypes, and celluloids for almanacs, calen- dars, illustrated pamphlets, newpaper adavertisements or engravings, and all other like work for commercial, trade or other purposes, n.e.s. ; and matrices or copper shells of the same, 1 1/2c. per sq. inch. Electrotypes,Stereotypes,andcel- luloids of newspaper columns, and bases for the same, com- posed wholly or partly of metal or celluloid, 1/4c. per sq. in.,and matrices or copper shells of the same, 1 1/2c. per sq. inch. Embalming Boards ............ 30 Embossed Paper, extra heavy, for cracked and damaged walls 35 Embroideries, n.e.s.............. 35 Embroideries, white cotton..... 25 Emeryin bulk, crushed or ground Free Emery and Sand Paper......... 25 Emery Wheels ................ 25 Enamelled Iron Hollow-ware.... 30 Engines, Locomotives.......... 35 Engines, Fire.................. 35 Engines, Fire, Chemical........ 35 Engines, steam, of ships or other vessels built in any foreign country, etc .................. 25 Engines, all others, and boilers, n.e.s.......................... 25 Engravings and Prints.......... 20 Enthomology,specimens of .......Free Envelopes, paper, of all kinds... 35 Ergot...........................Free Esparto, or Spanish Grass, and other grasses and pulp of, in- cludingfancy grasses,dried,but not colored or otherwise mf'd.Free Essences or Extracts, mixed with spirits......$2.40 per I.G., and 30 Essential Oils............ .... 10 Ether, Sulphuric............... 25 Excelsior for Upholsterer's use.. 25 Extract of Logwood,fustic, oak, and of oak bark ............Free Extract of Malt, for medicinal and baking purposes, n.e.s.... 25 Extract of Fluid Beef, not medi- cated, and soups............ 25 Eyelets of Brass, Shoe..........Free Eye glasses,finished............ 30 Eye glasses, unfinished, and metal parts thereof............ 20 Fancy Grasses,dried,but not colored nor otherwise mf'd....Free Fancy workboxes, writing desks, glove - boxes, handkerchief boxes, manicure cases, per- fume cases, toilet cases and fancy cases for smokers' sets, and all similar fancy articles made of bone, shell, horn, {MIDDLE COLUMN - LEFT SIDE} {Small design on the top right side of column} c. ad val. Anchovies and Sardines, pack- ed in oil or otherwise, in tin boxes, measuring not more than 5 in. long, 4 in. wide, and 3 1/2 in.deep..5c. per box. In half boxes, measuring not more than 5 in. long, 4 in. wide, and 1 5/8 deep, 2 1/2c. per half box. In quarter boxes, measuring not more than 4 3/4 in. long, 3 1/2 in. wide, and 1 1/4 deep, 2c. per quarter box Imported in any other form... 30 Fish preserved in oil, except Anchovies and Sardines ... 30 Salmon and all other fish pre- pared or preserved, includ- ing oysters, n.e.s........... 25 Oysters shelled in bulk, 10 cents per gal. Oysters, canned, in cans not over one pint, 3 cents per can,including the cans. Oysters in cans, over one pint and not over one quart, 5c per can including cans. Oysters in cans exceeding one qt., 5c. for each qt. or franc- tion of a qt., including the cans, 5c. per quart. Oysters in the shell .. ....... 25 Oysters--Seed and Breeding imported for the purpose of being planted in Canadian waters......................Free Packsges containing Oysters or other Fish, not otherwise provided for ............... 25 Oils, spermaceti, whale and other fish oils, and all other articlles the produce of the fisheries,n.e.s.............. 20 Fish hooks, for deep sea or lake fishing, not smaller in size than number 2 0 ; bank, cod, pollock and mackerel fish lines ; and mackerel,herring,salmon, seal, seine, mullet, net and trawl twine in hanks or coil, barked or not,--in variety of sizes and threads,--including gilling thread in balls, and head ropes, barked marline, and net morsels of cotton, hemp or flax, and deeo sea fishing nets or seines, when used exclusively for the fish- eries,and not to include hooks, lines or nets commonly used for sportsmen's purposes.....Free Trawls, trawling spoons, fly hooks, sinkers, swivels, and sportsmen's fishing bait, and fish hooks, n.e.s.............. 30 Fish Hooks, n.e.s.............. 30 {MIDDLE COLUMN - RIGHT SIDE} {Small design on the top right corner of the column} c. ad val. Gooseberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Cherries, and Currants. The weight of the package to be included in the weight for duty,2c.per1b.n.e.s. Fruits in air-tight cans or other packages. The weight of the cans or packages to beincluded in the weight for duty, 2 1/4 cts. per 1b. Fruits preserved in brandy and other spirits.....$2.00 per I.G. Fuller's Earth, in bulk..........Free Fuller's Earth, prepared........ 30 Furniture, of wood, iron or any other material, for house, cabinet or office,fin.or in parts, including hair and spring and other mattresses, bolsters and pillows ........................ 30 Fur Skins, of all kinds, not dressed in any manner........Free Fur Skins, wholly or partially dressed, n.e.s.................. 15 Fur hats, caps, muffs, tippets, capes, coats, cloaks and other manufactures of fur.......... 30 Galvanized Nails and Spikes,wrought and pressed. 30 Galvanized sheet iron, number 17 gauge and thinner......... 5 Galvanic Batteries............. 25 Game........................... 20 Gannister .....................Free Gas and Coal Oil, or Kerosene Fixtures, or parts thereof .... 30 Gas Coke......................Free Gas Meters ..................... 35 Gas, for dentists and others..... 20 Gelatine ...................... 25 Gentian and Giseng Root......Free German spirits of nnitrous ether (sweet nitre),$2.40 per imperial gallon, and.................. 30 German and Nickel Silver, manu- factures of, not planted......... 25 German and Nickel Silver, plated n.e.s......................... 30 German Silver, and Silver in sheets, ingots, blocks, bars, strips or plates, unmanufac- tured .........................Free Giant powder, dualin, dynamite and other explosives 3c. per lb. Gilling Twine, imported for the use of the fisheries.. ........Free Gilling Twines, linen thread.... 25 Gilt ware, of all kinds.......... 30 Gin. See Spirituous Liquors. Ginger, Preserved.............. 30 Glacier, window decorations,15c. per lb. Glass, ornamented, figured, and enamelled colored glass; paint- ed and vitrified glass ; figured, {RIGHT COLUMN} {Small design on the top of the column} c. ad val. of, n.e.s .................... 30 Gongs for doors, as bells. ...... 30 Gooseberry bushes.............. 20 Grafting Stock. (See Seeding Stock) ..................Free Grape Vines........................Free Grain, of all kinds when dam- aged by water in transitu (on appraised value) ............ 20 Granite Ware, Enamelled Iron Ware ..... ................ 35 Grass, Manilla and Sea Grass...Free Grass, manufactures of, n.e.s.... 20 Gravels ........................Free Grease, Axle........ ......... 25 Grease, Foot, refuse of cotton seed after oil is pressed out, but not when treated by alka- lies .......................Free Grease, other, n.e.s.. ....... .. 20 Grindstones, not mounted, and not less than 36 inches in diameter...................... 15 Grindstones, n.e.s.............. 25 Grindstone Fixtures............ 30 Guano, and other animal and vegetable manures ..........Free Gums,Amber,Arabic,Australian, Elemy Copal, Damar, Kaurie Mastic, Sandarac, Senegal, and Shellac ; and White Shellac in gum or flake, for manufactur- ing purposes ; and Gum Tra- gacanth, Gum Gedda and Gum Barberry ...................Free Gum, British, Dextrine, Sizing Cream and Enamel Sizing... 10 Gum,sappato and chicle, crude.Free Gum Opium, powdered, $1.35 per lb. Gum Opium, prepared for smok- ing, $5 per lb. Gum, opium (drug), $1 per lb. Gums, Assafoetida, Camphor and others in a crude state, n.e.s..Free Gunpowder, Gun,Rifle,Sporting, Cannon and Musket, Canister, 3c. per lb. Gunpowder, blasting and min- ing, 2 cents per lb. Guns,Rifles and Muskets ...... 30 Gut and Worm Gut, manufac- tured or unmanufactured, for whip and other cord..........Free Gutta Percha clothing or cloth- ing made waterproof with Gutta Percha................ 35 Gutta Percha, crude ..........Free Gutta Percha, manf. of......... 25 Gypsum,crude (sulphate of lime)Free Hair,cleaned or uncleaned, but not curled or otherwise manu- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {LEFT COLUMN} ivory, wood, leather, plush, satin, silk, satinette, or paper ; dolls and toys of all kinds, and toy whips, ornaments of alabaster, spar, amber, terra cotta or composition statu- ettes and bead ornaments n.e.s............. ....... 35 Fans, to be rated accor. to mat. Farina ............. 1 1/2c. per lb. Fashion plates, tailors', milliners' and mantle makers'...........Free Featherbone, plain or covered, in coils................... 20 Feathers, Undressed ........... 20 Feathers, n.e.s................ 30 Feather Beds, Bolsters and Pillows..................... 30 Felt, pressed of all kinds, not filled or covered by or with any woven fabrics............ 20 Felt, adhesive, for sheathing vessels......................Free Felt, printed as carpets......... 35 Felt, Roofing, tarred or coated 25 Felt, Roofing, not tarred ........ 25 Felth Cloth, n.e.s............... 35 Ferro - manganese and Ferro- silicon ...................... 5 Fertilizers, Compounded or Manufactured..... ......... 10 Fibre,Mexican,Tampico or Istle.Free Fibre Ware,indurated fibre ware, vulcanized fibre ware and all articles of like material .... . 25 Fibre, vegetable...........Free Fibrilla...................Free Filberts.......... 2 cents per lb. Files and Rasps............ .... 30 Fillets of Cotton and Rubber not exceeding 7 inches wide, for manufactures, or for manu- facturing purposes...........Free Fire brick, n.e.s................ 20 Fire Clay gas logs.............. 20 Fire Clay gas retorts ........... 20 Fire Clay crucibles.............Free Fire Clay ...................Free Fire Hose, of cotton or linen, lined with rubber, or of rubber 35 Fire Dogs, iron ................ 30 Fish Skins and find offal......Free Fish.--Mackerel, fresh, 1c. p. lb. Herrings, Pickled or Salted, 1/2 cent. per lb. Salmon ,Fresh,n.e.s.,1/2c. per lb. All other Fish, pickled or salt- ed, in bbls.......1c. per lb. Foreign caught fish, imported otherwise than in bbls. or half bbls., whether fresh, dried, salted or pickled, n.e.s , 50 cents per 100 lbs. Smoked and Boneless Fish, 1 cent. per lb. {MIDDLE COLUMN - LEFT SIDE} Fish Nets, sportsmen's.......... 30 Fishing Rods.................. 30 Fishing Hooks, with Flies...... 30 Flagstones, dressed ............. 20 Flagstones, not hammered or chiselled.................. 15 Flannels, of every description, n.e.s. (wool).................. 35 Flax, fibre ....................Free Flax, tow of..................Free Flax Seed .....................Free Flax Sail Twine................ 5 Flax, manufactures of, n.e.s.... 25 Flint, flints and ground flint stones ....................Free Floor Earthenware Tiles ...... 35 Florist Stock, viz., palms, bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizomes, aru- caria, spirea, and lilies of the valley ......................Free Flour, Buckwheat or Meal, 1/4c. per lb. Flour, of Corn ....... 1 1/2c. per lb. Flour of Rye, 50c. per bbl., in- cluding the duty on the bbl. Flour of Rice or Sago .......... 25 Fluting Machine, Iron.......... 30 Fly Paper...................... 35 Fly books and parts thereof, n.o.p............................ 30 Fog Signals, detonating....... 30 Folding Machine'.............. 10 Folia Digitalis...............Free Food, Milk, and all similar prep. 30 Foot Grease, refuse of cotton seed, but not when treated with alkalies ................Free Forks, knife blades or blanks, table, cast iron, in the rough, not handled nor ground, or otherwise further manufac- tured ....................... 10 Fossils..........................Free Fowls, domestic, pure bred, also Homing or messenger pigeons, pheasants and quails for im- provement of stock ..........Free Fowls, other ................. 20 Frames, Clasps and Fasteners, for purses and chatelaine bags or reticules, not more than 7 inches in diameter, when im- ported by the manufacturers of same in their factories..... 20 Fringes...................... 35 Fruits Syrups, Lime-juice, and fruit juices, n.o.p ........... 20 Fruits dried, dessicated, or evap- and Prunes, 1ct. per lb. Fruits, Bananas, plantains, pine- apples pomegranates, guavas, manges, and shaddocks ; wild blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries and trees, n.e.s...Free Fruits,green, Grapes, 2c. per lb. Fruits, Green, Blackberries, {MIDDLE COLUMN - RIGHT SIDE} enamelled and obscured white glass ; and rough rolled plate glass ........................ 30 Glass Stained Windows . ...... 30 Glass, Carboys and Demijohns, empty or filled bottles and de- canters, flasks and phials .. 30 Glass Jars and Glass Balls, Lamp Chimneys, Glass Shades or Globes, cut, pressed or mould- ed, Crystal or Glass Table- ware, decorated or not, and Blown Glass Tableware....... 30 Glass, Lamps, Gas and Electric Light Shades, LampsandLamp Chimneys, side lights and head lights, Globes for Lanterns, Lamps,Gas and Electric Lights, n.e.s ....................... 30 Glass bulbs for electric lights... 10 Glass, common and colorless window glass ; and plain color- ed, stained, tinted or muffled glass in sheets................. 20 Glass,imitation porcelain shades, and colored glass shades, figured, painted, enamelled or engraved................... 30 Glass and emery paper, sand and flint paper................... 25 Glass, plate, not bevelled, in sheets or panes, not exceeding 25 square ft. each, n.o.p..... 25 Glass, plate, not bevelled, in sheets or panes, n.e.s......... 35 Glass, plate, bevelled, in sheets or panes, n.o.p............... 35 Glass, German looing glass, un- silvered or for silvering...... 20 Glass, silvered, bevelled or not, and framed or not............ 35 Glass, all other, and manufac- tures of, n.o.p.,including bent plate glass .................. 20 Glazier' hacking and putty knives....................... 30 Gloves and Mitts, of all kinds.. 35 Glove fasteners, metal..........Free Glue, sheet, broken sheet and ground ...................... 25 Glue, liquid ................... 25 Glucose and Glucose Syrup, 3/4c. per lb. Glycerine.................... 20 Glycerine, when imported by the manufacturers of explosives, for use in the manufacture thereof in their own factories. 10 Goat Hair, unmanufactured....Free Gold Beaters' moulds and skins Free Gold Laces, Gold and Silver Cloth or Thread.............. 30 Gold and Silver Bullion, in Bars, Blocks or Ingots, and Bullion Fringe ......................Free Gold and Silver Ware, plated, n.e.s........................ 30 Gold Medals ................... 30 Gold and Silver leaf, and Dutch or schlag metal leaf.......... 25 Gold and Silver, manufactures {RIGHT COLUMN} factured ......................Free Hair brush pads...............Free Hair,horsehair, not further man- ufactured than simply cleaned and dipped, or dyed, imported by manufacturers of haircloth for use in the manufacture of such articles in their own factories.....................Free Hair, curled .................... 20 Hair Cloth of all kinds ........... 30 Hair Mattresses................ 30 Hair, manufactures of, n.e.s.... 35 Hair Oils, Pomatums and Pastes, and all other perfumed prep- arations used for the hair, mouth and skin............... 30 Hair Pins and pins manufactured from any metal.............. 30 Hammers,Blacksmith Hammers. 30 Hammers, other, n.e.s........... 30 Hammocks and lawn tennis nets and other like articles manu- factured or twine, n.e.s ...... 30 Hams, salted, dried or smoked, and meats, n.e.s., 2cts. per lb. Harness and saddlery of every description, and parts of same 30 Hatchets, nn.e.s................ 30 Hat Boxes .................. 30 Hats, caps and bonnets, n.e.s.... 30 Hatters'bands,bindings,tips and sides, linings, both tips and sides, hat sweats, when im- ported by hat manufacturers for use in their factories in the manufacture of hats.............Free Hatters' plush, of silk or cotton, and furs, not on the skin.....Free Hay..............$2 per ton. Hemlock, Bark, crude.........Free Hemp Paper, made on four- cylinder machines and calen- dered to between .006 and .008 inch thickness, for manufac- ture of shot shells, primers for the manufacture of shot shells and cartridges and felt board, uncovered with paper or ture of gun-wads, when such articles are imported by the manufacturers of shot shells, cartridges, and gun-wads to be used for these purposes only in their own factories ; until such time as the said articles are manufactured in Canada ; provided always that the said articles when imported shall be entered only at such port or ports as may be named by the Controller of Customs and at no other place ........Free Hemp undressed .............Free Hemp, manufactures of, n.e.s... 25 Hickory Spokes, rough turned, not tenoned, mitred, throat- ed, faced, sized, cut to length, round tenoned or polished ..Free </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>CANADIAN TARIFF OF CUSTOMS (Continued)</h2> {LEFT COLUMN} {Small design on the top right side}c. ad val. Hides, raw whether dried, salted or picked ..................Free Hob Nails ..................... 30 Hoes ......................... 25 Holly.......................... 20 Hominy, in bbls, 25 cts. per bbl. Honey, in the comb or other- wise, and adulterations and imi- tations thereof ..3 cts. per lb. Hoofs, horns and horns tips ....Free Hoop Skirts & similar goods,n.e.s. 35 Hops, 6 cents per lb. Hop extract and hop roots ..... 20 Horn Strips ....................Free Horse clothing, shaped, n.o.p .. 35 Horse clothing of jute, shaped or otherwise manufactured..... 30 Horses, n.e.s................... 20 Hosiery, of Silk................ 35 House Furnishing Hardware, rated according to material. Hubs, rough hewn or sawn only.Free Hymn Books ....................Free Hydrants, Valves and Watergates (iron).................... 30 Ice...........................Free Ice Boxes..................... 30 Illuminating Oils, composed wholly or in part of the pro- ducts of petroleum, coal, shale or lignite, costing more than 30c. per gal ......... ....... 25 Incense.................... 20 Indian Corn, n.e.s................Free Indian Corn, for purposes of dis- tillatio, 7 1/2 cents per bush. Indian Corn Meal, 25c. per bbl. IndianCorn and Corn Meal, when damaged by water in transitu on appraised value ........... 20 India Rubber Boots and Shoes and other manufactures of India Rubber, n.e.s .......... 25 India Rubber Clothing, or cloth- ing made waterproof with India Rubber, n.e.s ........... 35 India Rubber Hose, Belting, Packing, Mats and Matting, and Cotton, and Linen Hose, lined with rubber.............. 35 India Rubber, unmanufactured.Free India Rubber, Crude and Hard Rubber in sheets, but not fur- ther manufactured, and re- covered Rubber and Rubber substitute ....................Free Indigo .....................Free Indigo Auxiliary or Zinc Dust ..Free Indigo Paste and Extract of....Free Infants' Food, all kinds......... 30 Ink, for writing................ 20 Ink, for printing .............. 20 Instands, n.e.s.... ........... 30 Insect Powder, n.e.s............. 20 Insulators of all kinds.......... 25 {MIDDLE COLUMN - LEFT SIDE} {Small design on the top right of the column} c. ad val. Bowls for Cream Separators, steel .....................Free Bridge plates of steel, univer- sal mill or rolled edge, when imported by manufacturers of bridges ................. 10 Bridges, iron and steel, or parts thereof, iron or steel structural work, columns, shapes or sections, drilled, punched, or in any further stage of manufacture than as rolled or cast, n.e.s....... 35 Canada plates................. 5 Cast Iron Stoves of all kinds, oil,gas,coal or wood, Plates, Stove Plates and Irons,Sad Irons,Hatters' Irons, Tailors' Irons.................... 25 Castings, other, n.e.s., iron or steel in the rough.......... 25 Chain Traces, iron............ 30 Chains, coil chain. coil chain links, and chain shackles, of iron or steel, 5/16 of an inch in diameter and over....... 5 Chains, other, n.e.s. ......... 30 Chrome steel................... 15 Clock Springs................ 25 Crowbars.................... 30 Crucible cast steel wire......Free Crucible Sheet Steel, 11 to 16 gauge, 2 1/2 to 18 in. wide, when imported by manufac- turers of mower and reaper knives for the manufacture of such knives in their own factories...................Free Engines, Locomotive........ 35 Engines, Steam Engines, boil- ers, ore crushers and rock crushers, stamp mills, Cor- nish and belted rolls, rock drills,air compressors,cranes, derricks, percussion coal cut- ters, pumps, n.e.s., wind- mills, horse-powers, portable engines, threshers, separa- tors, foddler or feed cutters, potato diggers, grain crush- ers, fanning mills, hay ted- ders, farm wagons, slot ma- chines and type writers, and all machinery composed wholly or in part of iron or steel, n.o.p.................. 25 Fencing, Buckthorn and Strip, iron or steel, and woven wire fencing ..................... 15 Ferro-silicon,ferro-manganese, and spiegeleisen........... 15 Files and Rasps, n.e.s.......... 30 Files, Steel, for the manufac- ture of, when imported by file manufacturers for use in their factories...........Free {MIDDLE COLUMN -RIGHT SIDE} {Small design on the top right column} c. ad val. for use in the construction of ships or vessels............Free Iron or steel fittings for iron or steel pipe, of every descrip- tion, and chilled iron or steel rolls........................ 30 Iron or steel ingots, cogged ingots, blooms,slabs, billets, puddled bars, and loops or other forms, n. o. p., less finished than iron or steel bars, but more advanced than pig iron, except cast- ings, $2 per ton. Iron or steel railway bars or rails of any form, punched or not punched, n.e.s., for railways, which term for the purposes of this item shall include all kinds of railways, street railways and tram- ways, even although the same are used for private purposes only, and even al- though they are not used or intended to be used in con- nection with the business of common carrying of goods or passengers ................ 30 Iron or steel scrap, wrought, being waste or refuse, in- cluding punchings, cuttings or clippings of iron or steel plates or sheets having been in actual use; crop ends of tin plate bars, or of blooms, or of rails, the same not having been in actual use $1 perton. Nothing shall be deemed scrap iron or scrap steel ex- cept waste or refuse iron or steel fit only to be re-manu- factured in rolling mills. Iron, wrought iron or steel nuts and washers, iron or steel rivets, bolts with or without threads, nut and bolt and hinge blanks, n.e.s. and T and strap hinges, 3/4c. per lb.and................. 25 Knife Blades or Knife Blanks in the rough............... 10 Knives, Reapers and Mowers' Knnives................... 30 Locomotive and Car Wheel Tires of Steel, in the rough.Free Manufactured articles of iron, brass or steel which at the time of their importation are of a class or kind not manufactured in Canada, imported for use in the con- struction or equipment of ships or vessels.............Free Manufactures, Articles, or {RIGHT COLUMN} {Small design on the top right column} c. ad val. Picks, mattocks, adzes, hatch- ets, and eyes or poles for same, and tools of all des- criptions, n.e.s..........30 Pipes, cast iron of every des- cription, $8 per ton. Planing Mills and parts of, in any stage of manufacture... 25 Plates, Scraper Plates........ 30 Plates engraved on steel....... 20 Plates, Steel Plates, not less than 30 inches wide and not less than 1/4 of an inch thick. 10 Plough Plate, mould boards, and land sides, and other plates for agriculture im- plements, when cut to shape from rolled plates of steel, but not moulded, puched, polished or otherwise manu- factured................... 5 Puddled Bars, $2 per ton. Rolled iron or steel sheets No. 17gauge, anf thinner, n.o.p.; Canada plates ; Russia iron ; flat galvanized iron or steel sheets, terne plate, and rolled sheets of iron or steel coated with zinc, spelter or other metal, of all widths or thicknesses, n.o.p., and rolled iron or steel hoop, band, scroll or strip, thinner than No. 18 gauge, n.e.s.... 5 Rolled iron or steel sheets or plates, sheared or unsheard, and skelp iron or steel, sheared or rolled in grooves, n.e.s., $7.00 per ton. Rolled iron tubes, not welded, under 1 1/2 inch in diameter, Angle Iron, 9 and 10 gauge, not over 1 1/2 inch wide, Iron Tubing, lacquered or brass covered, not over 1 1/2 inch dia- meter, all of which are to be cut to lengths for the manu- facture of bedsteads, and brass trimmings for bed- steads, and to be used for no other purpose; when import- ed for the manufacturers of iron bedsteads,to be used for these purposes only, in their own factories, until such time as any manufactured in Canada....................Free Rolled round wire rods in the coil, of iron or steel, not iver three-eights of an inch in diameter, when imported by wire manufacturers for use in making wire in the coil, in their own factories.......Free Rope, Raw Hide, as Belting, </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Iodine, crude.................Free Iodine, resublimed..............20 Iris, Orris Root.................Free Isinglass...................... 25 Iron Sand or Globules and Dry Putty, for polishing granite ..Free Iron Liquor, solution of acetate of iron for dyeing and calico printing ....................Free Iron, Oxide of, dry ....... ...... 25 IRON & STEEL & MANUFAC. OF:-- Adzes .......................... 30 Anchors .................. ,Free Angles, rolled iron or steel angles, tees, beams, chan- nels,girders,and other rolled shapes or sections, weighing less than 35 lbs. per lineal yard, not punched, drilled or furthur manufactured than rolled, n.o.p., $7.00 per ton. Angles, rolled iron or steel an- gles, tees, beams,channel, joists, girders,zees, stars, or other rolled shapes, or trough, bridge, building or structural rolled sections or shapes, not punched, drilled or furthur manufactured than rolled, n.e.s., and flat eyebar blanks not punched or drilled ........................ 10 Angles for iron or composite ships or vessels......................Free Axes, scythes, sickles or reap- ing hooksm hay or straw knives, hoes, rakes, pronged forks, snaths, farms, road or field rollers, post-hole dig- gers and other agricultural implements, n.e.s............. 25 Adzes, Hatchets, and Ham- mers, n.e.s...................... 30 Axles, springs and parts there- of,axle bars and axle blanks of iron or steel, for railway or tramway or other vehi- cles, not elsewhere specified. 35 Balances........................ 30 Bars, Crowbars ................ 30 Bar Iron or steel,rolled,wheth- er in coils, rods, bars, or bundles, comprising rounds, ovals, squares, n.o.p.; and rolled iron or steel hoop, band, scroll or strip, eight inches or less in width, No. 18 gauge or thicker, n.e.s., $7 per ton. Barbed Wire Fencing of iron or steel,and buckthorn strip fencing........................... 15 Boiler tubes of wrought iron or steel, including corrugated tubes or flues for marine boilers.......................... 5 Bolts with or without threads or nuts, and bolt blanks, washers and rivets, T and strap hinges, 3/4c. per lb. and 25 {MIDDLE COLUMN -LEFT SIDE} Fire Engines and fire extin- guishing machines,including sprinklers for fire protection. 35 Fish Plates, Railw'y Fish Plates and steel axle, steel billets imported by manufacturers of carriage springs and car- riage axles for use exclusive- ly in the manufacture of springs and axles for carri- ages or vehicles other than railway or tramway, in their own factories..............Free Flat steel wire, of No. 16 gauge or thinner, when imported by the manufacturers of crino- line or corset wire and dress stays, for use in the manu- facture of such articles in their own factories..........Free Forgings or iron and steel, of whatever shape or size, or in whatever stage of manufac- ture, n.e.s., and steel shaft- ing, turned, compressed or polished,and hammered iron or steel bars or shapes, n.o.p. 30 Forks, table, cast iron, and knife blades or blanks, not handled nor ground or other- wise further manufactured.. 10 Furniture of any material.... 30 Galvanized iron or steel wire, No. 9, 12 and 13 gauge, after January 1st, 1898..........Free Garden Rakes, Hay Knives, Scythes,Rakes,n.e.s.,prong- ed Forks of all kinds and hoes.......................... 25 Hinges, T and strap, and Hinge Blank, 3/4c. per lb. and...... 25 Hollow-ware, agate, granite or enamelled iron or steel hol- low-ware................... 35 Hollow-ware, enamelled iron or steel ware, n.e.s; plain, black, tinned or coated, and nickel and aluminum kitchen or household hollow-ware, n.e.s........................... 0 Horse Shoes, and horse shoe nails............. ........ 30 Hoop Iron,not exceeding three eights of an inch in width and being No. 25 gauge or thinner, used for the manu- facture of tubular rivets.. Free Iron and manufactures of, or part iron or part steel, n.e.s. 30 Iron in pigs, iron kentledge, and cast scrap iron, $2.50 per ton. Iron Mastsfor ships, or parts of Free Iron or Steel Bems, Sheets, Plates, Angles and Knees, for iron or composite ships or vessels ; and iron,steel or brass manufacture of a class not manufactured in Canada, {MIDDLE COLUMN - RIGHT SIDE} Wares not specially enumer- ated or provided for, com- posed wholly or in part of iron or steel, and whether partly or wholly manufact'd. 30 Mattocks .................... 30 Mining, sinelting and reducing machinery, viz.,coal cutting machines except percussion coal cutters, coal heading machines, coal augers and rotary coal drills, core drills, miners' safety lamps, coal washing machinery, coke- making machinery, ore dry- ing machinery, ore roasting machinery, electric or mag- netic machines for separat- ing or concentrating irom ores, blast furnace water jackets, converters for metal- lurgical process in iron or copper, briquette making machines, ball and rock emery grinding machines, copper plates, plated or not, machinery for extraction of precious metals by the chlor ination or cyanide processes monitors, giants and eleva- tors for hydraulic mining, amalgam safes, automatic ore samplers,automatic feed- ers, jigs, classifiers, separa- tors, retorts, buddles, van- ners, mercury pumps, pyro- meters, bullion furnances, amalegam cleaners, gold min- ing slime tables, blast furnace blowing engines, wrought iron tubing, butt or lap welded, threaded or coupled or not, not less than 2 1/2 inches diameter, when imported for use exclusively in mining, smelting, redu- ing or refining.............Free Nails and Spikes, wrought and pressed, Horseshoe Nails, trunk, clout, coppers', cigar box, Hungarian, and all other Wrought Nails, n.e.s., and Horse,Mule or Ox Shoes. 30 Nails, cut Nails and Spikes of iron or steel, including rail- road spikes, 1/2c. per lb. Nails Rods, Swedish rolled iron, under 1/2 in. in diameter, for the manufacture of horse shoe nails and Swedish rolled steel rods, under 1/2 in. in diameter............... 15 Nails, composition, spikes and sheathing nails.............. 15 Nails, wire, of all kinds, n.o.p. 3/5c. per lb. Name Plates, enamelled...... 30 Needles, steel, viz, Cylinder Needles, Hand Frame Need- les and Latch Needles, and needles of any material or kind 30 {RIGHT SIDE COLUMN} being so used .............. 20 Safes, doors for safes and vaults, scales, balances and weighing beams of iron or steel ...................... 30 Saws of all kinds........ .. 30 Scrap iron and scrap steel,old, and fit only to be re-manufac- tured, being part of or re covered from any vessel wrecked in waters subject to the jurisdiction of Canada..Free Screws, commonly called Wood Screws, of iron or stee;, brass, or other metal, in- cluding lag or coach screws, plated or not, and machine or other screws, n.o.p....... 35 Scythes.................... 25 Sheet Iron, common or black, No.17 gauge and thinner... 5 Sheet Iron Signs............ 30 Sheet Iron. (See iron or steel sheets, etc.) Sheet Iron, for iron or compo- site ships....................Free Sheets, Crucible Sheets, steel, 11 to 16 gauge,2 1/2 to 18 inches wide, imported by manufac- turers of mower and reaper knives for manufacture of such knives in their own fac- tories......................Free Shoes, horse, mule and ox shoes...................... 30 Shovels and spades, shovel and spade blanks, and iron or steel cut to shape for same. 35 Skates, of all kinds............ 35 Skelp iron or steel, sheared or rolled in grooves, when im- ported by manufacturers of wrought iron or steel for use only in the manufac- ture of wrought iron or steel pipe in their own factories.. 5 Sledges..................... 30 Spiral spring steel for spiral springs for railways, when imported by th emanufactur- ers of railway springs, for use exclusively in the man- ufacture of railway spiral springsin theirown factories Free Steel for saws and straw cut- ters cut to shape, but not further manufactured. Cru- cible sheet steel, 11 to 16 gauge, 2 1/2 to 18 inches wide, for the manufacture of mow- er and reaper knives, when imported by the manufac- turers thereof for use of such purpose in their own fac- tories...........................Free Steel for the manufacture of bicycle chain, when imported by the manufacturers of bi- cycle chain for use in the manufacture thereof in their own factories...............Free </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Steel for the manufacture of files,augers,auger bits,ham- mers,axes,hatchets,scythes, reaper hooks, hoes, rakes, hay or straw knives and wind-mills, agricultural or harvesting forks, when im- ported by the manufactur- ers of such or any of such articles for use exclusively in the manufacture thereof in their own factories......Free Steel, in bars, bands, hoops. plates, of any size, thickness or width, when of greater value than 2 1/2 cts. per lb.,n.o.p. 5 Steel, manufactures of, or parts of iron and parts steel, n.e.s. 30 Steel of No. 12 gauge and thin- ner, but not thinner than No. 30 gauge, for the manu- facture of buckle clasps and ice creepers, bed fasts, furni- ture casters, when imported by the manufacturers of such articles, for use exclusively in the manufacture thereof in their own factories......Free Steel of No. 20 gauge and thin- ner, but not thinner than No. 30 gauge, for the manu- facture of corest steels, clock springs and shoe shanks, when imported by the manu- facturers of such articles for exclusive use in the manu- facture thereof in their open factories...................Free Steel of No. 24 and 17 gauge, in sheets 63 inches long, and from 18 inches to 32 inches wide, when imported by the manufacturers of tubular bow sockets for use in the manufacture of such articles in their own factories......Free Steel rails, weighing not less than 45lb. per lineal yard, for use only in the tracks of a railway which is employed in the common carrying of goods and passengers, and is operated by steam motive power only ; provided that this item shall not extend to rails for tracks of a railway which is used for private pur- poses only, nor shall this item extend to rails for use in the tracks of any electric railway, street railway or tramway..Free Steel springs for the manufact- ture of surgical trusses when imported by the manufac- turers for use exclusively in fancy manufactures...........35 Ivory and Ivory Nuts, unmanu- factured and Veneers, sawn only......................Free Ivory, manufactures of, n.e.s....20 Ivory Vaccine Points........Free Jack Screws of every descrip- tion, n.e.s.....................25 Jalap Root.....................Free Jams, Jellies, and Preserves, 3 1/4cts. per lb. Japanned and Stamped Tinware, &c..............................25 Jewellery and manufactures of gold and silver.................30 Jews Harps...................35 Junk, old....................Free Jute and Jute Butts..........Free Jute, carpeting or matting&mats 25 Jute cloth, as taken from the loom, neither pressed, mangl- ed, calendered, nor in any way finished......................Free Jute cloth, uncoloured,not other- wise finished than bleached or calendered....................10 Jute horse clothing, shaped or otherwise manufactured........30 Jute, man ufactures of, n.e.s.25 Jute Yarn, flax or hemp, plain, dyed or colored, when im- ported by manufacturers of carpets, rugs, mats, jute web- bing or cloth, and twines, for use in their own factories....Free Kainite, or German potash salts for fertilizers.........Free Kelp..........................Free Kerosene and Coal Oil fixtures or parts thereof...............30 Knives, oyster knives..........30 Knitting Machines..............30 Knitting Needles and Machine Needles and needles of all kinds..........................30 Kryolite or Cryolite.........Free Labels, for cigar boxes, for fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, confectionery or other goods or wares ; shipping, price or other tags, tickets or labels ; and railroad or other tickets, whether lithographed or printed, or partly printed, n.e.s........................35 Lac- Dye, crude, seed, buttons, stick and shel..............Free Laces, boot, shoe and stay....30 Laces, braids, fringes, embroi- deries, cords, tassels, and bracelets, elastic round or flat, including garther elastic, braids, chains, or cords of hair and other mfrs. of hair n.e.s; lace </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Steel strip and {illegible} wire when imported into Canada by manufacturers of buck- thorn, and plain strip,fenc- ing, for use in the manufac- ture of such articles in their own factories ; and barbed fencing wire of iron or steel after January 1st, 1898 . . . . . Free Steel, under 1/2 in. in diameter, or under 1/2 in. square, when imported by the manufac- turers of cutlery, or of knobs, or of locks, for use exclu- sively in the manufacture of such articles in their own factories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free Steel valued at 2 1/2 c. per lb. and upwards, when imported by the manufacture thereof in their own factories </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>{Printed page} CANADIAN TARIFF OF CUSTOMS (Continued)</h2> {LEFT SIDE COLUMN} {Small design on the top right corner of column} c. ad val. Mouldings of wood, plain, gilded or otherwise further manuf... 25 Mowing Machines, self-binding harvesters, harvesters without binders, binding attachments, reapers, ploughs, harrows, cul- tivators, seed srills and horse rakes, manure spreaders, weeders, and malleable sprocket or link belting chain for binders ................... 20 Muslin, plant bed muslin, white cotton.................. 25 Music, printed, bound or in sheets...................... 10 Musical instruments of all kinds, pianofortes and organs...... 30 Musical instruments, brass band, parts of pianofortes or organs 25 Provided that musical instru- ment cases shall be dutiable at the same rate as their contents when imported containing the instruments. Musk, in pods or in grains......Free Mustard Cake.................. 15 Mustard, ground .............. 25 Mustard, French mustard,liquid, as sauce.................... 35 Naphtha, wood naptha or wood alcohol, $2.40 per im. gal. Naptha, n.e.s., 5c. per imp. gal. Needles, Knitting............... 30 Needles, Steel, all other .......... 30 Newspaper or supplemental edi- tions or parts thereof, partly printed and intended to be completed and published in Canada ......................... 25 Newspapers, and quarterly, monthly and semi-monthly magazines, and weekly liter- ary papers, unbound ; and tail- ors', milliners' and mantle- makers' fashion plates.......Free Newspapers and Magazines, if bound....................... 10 Nickel ........................Free Nickel Anodes................. 10 Nickel and German Silver, manf. of, not plated......... 25 if plated ..................... 30 Nitrate of Soda or Cubic Nitre..Free Nitrite of Soda ......................Free Nitrate of Lead, not ground....Free Nitro-Glycerine......3c. per lb. Noils, being the short wool which falls from the combs in worsted factories.............Free Numbering Machines, not to be classed with ptg. presses, to pay 25 Nuts, shelled, n.e.s...5c. per lb. Nuts, Almonds, Walnuts. Brazil {MIDDLE COLUMN- LEFT SIDE} {Small design at the top right corner} c. ad. val. Optical Instruments, n.e.s..... 25 Oranges, Lemons, and Limes in boxes of capacity not exceed- ing 2 1/2 cb. ft., 25 cts. per box.. In half boxes, capacity 1 1/4 cb, ft., 13cts, per box In cases and all other packages 10 cts. per cb. ft. capacity. In bulk, $1.50 per thousand. In barrels nt exceeding in capacity that f the 196 lbs. flour barrel, 55 cts. per bbl. Ores of metals, of all kinds ....Free Organs, Cabinet................ 30 Organs, set or parts of sets of reeds for Cabinet Organ...... 25 Organs, Pipe Organs........... 30 Ornaments of alabaster, spar, amber and terra cotta, or com- position........................ 35 Osiers .....................Free Osiers and Willow Furniture.... 30 Ottar of Roses, and Oil of Roses.Free Oxide of Copper, Black and Pla- tinum, for use in the manufac- ture of Chlorate ..............Free Pails, tubs, churns, brooms, washboards, pounders, rolling pins and whisks.............. 20 Paints and Colors, ultra marine blue, dry or in pulp, metallic colors, viz : oxides of cobalt, copper and tin, n.e.s. ........Free Ochers, Ochery earths,raw si- enas and colors dry, n.e.s. 20 Oxides,dry fillers, fire-proofs, umbers,and byrnt siennas, n.e.s...................... 25 Fire-proof paint dry........ 25 Paints and colors,rough stuff and fillers, anti-corrosive and anti-fouling paints, commonly used for ships hulls, and ground and liquid paints, n.e.s....... 25 Ground in spirits and all spirit varnishes and lac- quers .... $1.12 1/2 per. gal. Paris Green,dry.......... 10 Dry White and Red Lead, Orange mineral and Zinc white ................... 5 White Lead, mixed ........ 25 Painter' metal graining combs.. 30 Painter pallet knives.......... 30 Paintings in Oil or Water Colors, by artists of well-known merit, or copies of Old Masters by such artists..................Free Paintings in Oil or Water Colors, production of Canadian artists.Free Paintings, prints, engravings, drawings and building plans. {Next sentence cannot be seen from image} {MIDDLE COLUMN - RIGHT SIDE} {Small design on the top right corner of the column} c. ad val. 4 ounces ..................... 50 Perfumes Spirits in bottles, flasks or other packages, weighing more than 4 oz., $2.40 per i.g.& 40 Persis or ext.Archill and Cubd'r.Free Petroleum. (SeeOils.) Pheasants for improvm't of stock.Free Pheasants, other........... ...... 20 Philosophical Instruments and Apparatus, not manufactured In the Dominion, and when im- ported by or for the use of universities, colleges and schools, and scientific societies and public hospitals..........Free Philosophical, Photographic, Optical and Mathematical In- struments and Apparatus, n.e.s.. ..................... 25 Phosphorus ...................Free Phosphor Bronze in blocks, bars, sheet and wire.......... 10 Photographs, chromos, chromo- types, artotypes, oleographs, paintings, drawings, pictures, engravings or prints, or proofs therefrom, and similar works of art, n.o.p. ; blue prints, building plans, and maps and charts, n.e.s..................... 20 Photographs, not exceeding three, sent by friends, and not for the purpose of sale.........Free Photograph Albums............. 35 Albums, insides of paper .....Free Photographers' albumenized paper......................... 30 Photographic Dry Plates....... 30 Piano covers, rubber and cotton 35 Piano Stools ........................... 30 Pianofortes ................... 30 Pianofortes, parts of ........... 25 Pickers, raw hide, for cotton looms..................... 25 Pickles, Sauces and Catsups, including Soy................ 35 Pictorial illustrations of insects, &c., when imported by and for the use of colleges and schools, scientific and literary societies.Free Picture & Photographic Frames, of any material.................... 30 Picture Nails ..... ............ 30 Pictures, framed...... ......... 30 Pillows and Bolsters............. 30 Pins, manufactured from wire of any metal ................... 30 Pipe Clay, unmanufactured ....Free Pitch, Burgundy..............Free Pitch (pine) in packages of not less than 15 gal..............Free Pitch (pine) other............ 20 Pitch, coal .......................Free Pitch, bone, Crude only.........Free {Last line is not viewable} {RIGHT COLUMN} {Small design on the top right corner of the column} c. ad val. Potash, German Mineral........Free Potash, red and yellow prussiate of ..... ....................Free Potassium, cyanide of..........Free Potatoes, sweet, 10 cts. per bush. Pork, barrelled inbrine,2c. per lb. Barrels containing same to be free of duty. Potatoes, other, 15c. per bush. Polutry and Game of all kinds... 20 Precious Stones, also imitations, polished, but not set, pierced or otherwise manufactured, n.e.s......................... Printed music, bound or in sheets.......................... 10 Printing presses, printing ma- chines, lithographic presses and type-making accessories therefore ; folding machines, book-binders', book-binding, ruling, embossing and paper cutting machines, and parts thereof .............. ...... 10 Prunella ........ ............Free Pulp of wood ...................... 25 Pulp of grasses .................Free Pumice or Pumice Stone, ground or unground..................Free Pumps, brass, all kinds, and gar- den and lawn sprinklers. ..... 30 Pumps, Steam................. 25 Putty. ........................ 20 Putty, dry, for polishing granite.Free Quills, in nat. state or unpl'd.Free Quills, other...................... 20 Quince Trees of all kinds..3c.ea. Quinine, salts of.....................Free Rags of cotton, linen, jute, hemp and wollen, paper waste or clippings, and waste of any kind except mineral waste....Free Railway cars, or other cars, whee;barrows, trucks, road or railway scrapers and hand carts .......................... 30 Railway Rugs of all materials.. 30 Raisins, 1c. per lb. Raspberry and Blackberry bushes 20 Rattans and reeds manf. or partly manf................... 15 Rattans and reeds in their natural state .........................Free Red Liquor for dyg. & calico ptg.Free Refrigerators ...................... 30 Rennet, raw, or prepared ......Free Resin,in pkgs mot less than 100lbsFree Resin or Rosin Oil............Free Resin, other, n.e.s............... 20 Ribbons of all kinds and ma- terials.......................{number not viewable} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {LEFT SIDE COLUMN} Nuts, Cocoa..........$1 per 100 Nuts, Cocoa, when imported direct....... .....50c. per 100 Nuts, all kinds, n.o.p., 2c per lb. Nutgalls and extracts thereof ..Free Oakum .......................Free Oak Bark.....................Free Oats, 10 cts. per bush. Oat Flour .................... 20 Oatmeal.... ..................... 20 Oil, Aniline, crude........... Free Oil, Coal, Illuminating Oils com- posed wholly or in part of the products of petroleum, coal, shale or lignite costing more than 30c. per. gal.............. 25 Oil, Coal and Kerosene, distilled, purified or refined, Naphtha, Petroleum and products of, n.e.s., 5c. per Imp. gal. Oils, Petroleum, Crude, fuel and gas oils (other than Naphtha, Benzine or Gasoline, when imported by manufacturers other than refiners) for use in their factories for fuel pur- poses, or for the manufacture of gas, 2 1/2c. per Imp. gallon. Oils, Essential .................. 10 Oil, Resin .......................Free Oil, Carbolic, or heavy oil......Free Oil, Castor ..................... 20 Oil, Cod Liver................... 20 Oils, Cocoanut and Palm, in their natural state .................Free Oil, Colza...................... 20 Oil, Flax Seed or Linseed, raw or boiled.. ..................... 25 Oil, Lard Oil...................... 25 Oil, Lubricating, composed wholly or in part of petroleum, costing less than 25c.imp.gal., 5c. per imp. gal. Oils, Lubricating, all other..... 25 Oils, Neatsfoot ................ 25 Oil,Olive,for manufacturing soap or tobacco or for canning fish.Free Oil, Olive, n.e.s................... 20 Oil, Sesame seed.................. 25 Oil, Tallow ........................ 20 Oil, all other, n.e.s............... 20 Oil Cake and Meal, Cotton Seed Cakw and Meal, Palm Nut Cake and Meal .................. .. Free Oil Cloths and oiled silk, and tape or other textile India- rubbered, flocked or coated n.o.p............................. 30 Oil Cloth, table and shelf, ena- melled carriage, cork matting or carpet, and linoleum...... 30 Oiled paper...................... 35 Oleo-Stearine and Degras ......Free Opium, prepared for smokinh=g, $5 per lb. Opium, powdered, $1.35 per lb. {MIDDLE COLUMN -LEFT SIDE} Palm Leaf, unmanufactured....Free Palm Leaf, when manuf., n.e.s.. 20 Paper Weights, glass............. 20 Paper Cutters & Printing Presses 10 Paper Sacks or Bags of all kinds, printed or not............... 25 Paper Boxes, empty............. 35 Paper, drawing or parchment... 25 Paper, Wall, or paper hangings, borderse or bordering, and win- dow blinds of paper of all kinds 35 Paper files, clips.................. 30 Paper Mache, manufactures of.. 35 Paper of all kinds, n.e.s .......... 25 Paper kites, as toys............. 35 Paper, ruled, oiled or waxed..... 35 Paper, Tarred ................... 25 Paper, Unoin Collar Cloth,in rolls orsheets,notglossed or finished 15 Paper, Union Cloth, in rolls or sheets, glossed or finished..... 20 Paper, filter paper, in sheets.... 25 Paper, fly paper................. 35 Paper Letters, gummed, plain, or colored, in bulk ............. 35 Paper waste or clippings ..........Free Paper, pressed, in sheets......... 35 Paper, Glazed, Plated, and Card Board, similarly finished,n.e.s. 35 Paper, manufactures of, includ- ing ruled and bordered papers, papeteries, boxed papers and envelopes and Blank Books.. 35 Parafine Wax.................. 30 Parasols, (See Umbrellas.) Paaover Bread for free distribu- tion among the Hebrew com- munity in connection with their religious rites............Free Patterns of brass, iron, steel or other metal (not being models) 30 Paving blocks, made from slag of blast furnace ................. 20 Peaches, n.o.p., the weight of the packages to be included in the weight for duty..1c. p. lb. Peach Trees ..........3c. each. Pears, green fruit.......... .... 20 Pear Trees of all kinds..3c. each. Peas, 10c per bush. Pearl, mother of, not manufac- tured .................... ...Free Pearl card cases.................. 35 Pearl collar buttons or studs.... 35 Pearl, ,manufactures of, fancy .. 35 Pelts, raw ........................Free Pencils lead, wood or otherwise. 25 Pencils, slate .................... 25 Penholders, wood .............. 25 Pens, steel,25 p.c; gold......... 25 Pen racks, iron................. 30 Perfumery, including toiler prep- arations (non-alcoholic), viz :-- Hair oils, tooth and other powders and washes, pome- tums, pastes and all other per- fumed preparations used for the hair, mouth and skin.... 30 Perfumed Spirits in bottles or flasks not weighing more than [MIDDLE COLUMN - RIGHT SIDE} not to include braid or fancy trimmings......................Free Planing Mills and parts of, in any stage of manufacture......... 25 Plants, viz :--Fruit, shade, lawn and ornamental trees, shrubs and plants, n.e.s ................ 20 Plaster of Oaris or Gypsum, ground not calcined ......... 15 Plater of Paris, calcined or manufactured, the weight of the package to be included in the weight for duty, 12 1/2c. per 100 lbs. Plasters, medicated, all kinds... 25 Plated Ware and Gilt Ware, of all kinds, whether plated wholly or in part......... ......... 30 Platinum,manufactures of,n.e.s. 20 Platinum and Black Oxide of Copper for the manufacture of Chlorate..................Free Platinum wire and platinum in bars, strips, sheets or plates ; platinum retorts, pans, con- densers, tubing and pipe, when imported by manufac- turers of sulphuric acid for use in their works in the manu- facture or concentration of sulphuric acid................Free Plates, engraved on wood, steel or other metal, and transfers taken from the same, includ- ing engravers' plates of steel, polished, engraved, or for en- graving thereupon........... 20 Playing Cards...... 6c. per pack Plum Trees of all kinds, 3c. each. Plumbago, crude............... 10 Plumbago, all manufactures of, n.e.s........................... 25 Plush, of cotton ................. 30 Plush, Silks, other .............. 30 Pocketbooks and Purses........ 30 Pomades, French or flower odors, preserved in fat or oil for the purpose of conserving the odors of flowers which do not bear the heat of distillation, when imported in tins of not less than 10 lbs. each......... 15 Pomades, all others............. 30 Pop Corn, in cakes or balls, 1/2c. per lb., and.................. 35 Porcelain Ware, n.e.s........... 30 Porcelain Shades............... 30 Portable machines, portable steam engines, threshers and separators, horse powers, port- able saw mills and planing mills and parts thereof in any stage of manufacture ........ 25 Potash, caustic....................Free Potash and pearl ash, in pkgs. not less than 25 lbs...........Free Potash, muriate and bichromate of, crude.... ............ ..Free Potash, Chlorate of, in crystals, or ground only, when imported for manufac. purposes only...Free {RIGHT SIDE COLUMN} Rice, other, 1 1/4c per lb. Rice and Sago Flour and Sago and tapioca............... .. 25 Rice, when imported by makers of rice starch, for use in their factories.... 3/4 of a cent per lb. Rope, Iron Wire................. 25 Rope, or cordage of all kinds 25 Roots, medicinal, viz : Aconite, Calumba, Ipecacuanha, Rhu- barb, Sarsaparilla, Squills, Taraxicum and Valerian ....Free The same ground or powdered 20 Rose bushes .................. 20 Rotten Stone ................. 20 Rove, when imported for the manufacture of twine for har- vest binders..................... 5 Ruling Pens ..................... 10 Rye, 10c. per bush. Rye Flour, 50c. per bbl. Saccharine..................... 20 Saddlers' Soap ....... ........ 25 Saddlery of every description.. 30 Saffron and Safflower, and ex- tract of, and Saffron Cake....Free Sago............................. 25 Sago Flour............. ............. 25 Sails, for boats and ships........ 25 Sal-Ammoniac and Sal-Soda....Free Saleraus ..................... 20 Salt imported from the United Kingdom or any British pos- session, or imported for the use of the sea or gulf fisheries, n.e.s ..........................Free Salt, fine, in bulk, and course salt, n.e.s.......5c per 100 lbs. Salt,in bags,bbls.,or other pkgs., 7 1/2c per 100 lbs. [Pckgs. same duty as if imported empty.].. Saltpetre ....................Free Salt Cake(sulphate of soda)crude.Free Sand ............................Free Sand, colored...................... 20 Sand Cloth....... ................ 25 Sand (iron)or globules for polish- ing granite...................Free Sand, Glass, Flint and Emery Paper ......................... 25 Satchels ...................... 30 Sateens, for use of corset manu- facturers, etc........... ...... 20 Sauces, Catsups and Pickles, in- cluding Soy .................... 35 Sausage Casings, n.e.s........... 20 Sausage SkinsorCasings.not cl'd.Free Saw dust, of the following woods :--amaranth, cocoboral, boxwood, cherry, chestnut, walnut, gumwood, mahogany, pitch pine, rosewood, sandal wood, sycamore,spanish cedar, oak, hickory, whitewood, Afri- can teak, black heart ebony, lignum vitae, red cedar, red- wood, satin wood, white ash, persimmon and dogwood....Free Scales, and Weighing Beams.... 30 Scenery, Theatrical and other. 20 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>CANADIAN TARIFF OF CUSTOMS (Continued)</h2> {LEFT COLUMN} {Small design on the top right side of column} c. ad val. School Ink Wells, earthware.. 30 " " glass............ 20 School bags...................... 30 Screws commonly called wood screws, of iron or steel, brass, or other metal, including lag or coach screws, plated or not, and machine or other screws, n.o.p. ........................ 35 Screw Jacks of every description 25 Seeds--Beet, Carrot, Turnip, Annatto, Flax, Mangold, and Mustard ................... Free Seeds--Flowers,garden, fled and other seeds for agricultural or other purposes, when in bulk or large parcels, n.o.p........ 10 The same in small parcels.. 25 Seeds--Aromatic, which are not edible and are in a crude state, and not advanced in value or condition by grinding or refin- ing or by any other process of manufacture,Anise,Anise-star, Caraway, Cardamon, Corian- der, Cummin,Fennel and Fenu0 greek .......................Free Seed Peas--imported from the United Kingdom for the pur- pose of seed ..................Free Seedling stock for grafting, viz. : Plum, pear, peach and other fruit trees ...................Free Senna leaves ................Free Settlers' effects, viz. : Wearing apparel, household furniture, books, implements and tools of trade, occupation or employ- ment, guns, typewriters,bi- cycles, musical instruments, domestic sewing machines, live stock, carts and other vehicles and agricultural im- plements in use by the settler for at least six months before his removal to Canada ; not to include machinery, or articles imported for use in any manufacturing establishment, or foe sale ; also books, pic- turesm family plate or furni- ture, personal effects and heir- looms left by bequest ; provid- ed that any dutiable article entered as settlers' effects may not be so entered unless brought with the settler on his first arrival, and shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of without payment of duty, until after twekve months actual use in Canada ; pro- vided also that under regula- tions made by the Controller of Customs, live stock, when imported into Manitoba or the {MIDDLE COLUMN - LEFT SIDE} {Small design on the top right corner of column} c. ad val. of, n.e.s..................... 30 Sledges....................... 25 Soap, Castile, Mottled or White, per lb. Soap, n.e.s..................... 35 Soap powders, other, and pear- line ......................... 30 Socks or Stockings of all kinds.. 5 Soda Ash Caustic in drumn ; silicate in crystals or in solu- tion ; bichromate nitrate or cubic nitre, salsoda, sulphate of soda, arseniate, binarseniate, bisulphate, chlorate, chloride ; sodium, sulphide of, and stan- nate of soda...................Free Soda, Bicarbonate of........... 20 Soda, Nitrite of ............... 20 Solder ........................ 30 Soups ........................... 25 Soy ........................ 35 Spectacles and Eye Glasses ..... 30 Spectacles, and Eye Glass frames, and metal parts thereof....... 20 Spelter of zinc in bkocks and pigs.......................Free Spermaceti.................... 20 Spices of all kinds, except Mace and Nutmegs, unground...... 12 1/2 Spices, ground................ 25 Spices, Mace and Nutmegs..... 25 Spirituous or alcoholic liquors distilled from any material, or containing, or compounded from or with distilled spirits of any kind and any mixture thereof with water, for every gallon thereof of the strength of proof, and when of a greater strength than that of proof at the same rate on the increased quantity that there would be if the liquors were reduced to the strength of proof. When the liquors are of less strength than that of proof, the duty shall be at the rate herein pro- vided, but computed on a re- duced quantity of the liquors in proportion to the lesser de- gree of strength : provided, however, that no reduction in quantity shall be computed or made on any liquors below the strength of 15 per cent., under proof, but all such liquors shall be computed as of the strength of 15 per c. under proof as follows, viz :-- Ethyl alcohol or the substance commonly known as alcohol, hydrated oxide of ethyl, or spirits of wine ; gin of all {MIDDLE COLUMN - RIGHT SIDE} {Small design on the top right corner of of column} c. ad val. tres, textile leather or rubber heads, thumbs and tips, and steels, iron, or nickel caps for whip ends, when imported by whip manufacturers for use in the manufacture of whips in their own factories.......... Free Starch, including farina, corn starch or flour, and all prepar- ations having the qualities of starch, 1 1/2c. perlb., the weight of the package to be included in the weight for duty. Stereotypes, see Electrotypes. Stockinettes for the manufac- ture of rubber boots and shoes, for use exclusively in the man- ufacture thereof in their own factories..................... 15 Stones, burr, in blocks, rough or unmanufactured and not bound up or prepared for binding into millstone................Free Stone, flagstones, sandstone, and all building stone, not ham- mered or chiselled ; and marble and granite, rough, not ham- mered or chiselled ........... 15 Stone, marble and granite, sawn only ; flagstone and all other building stone dressed ; and paving blocks of stone........ 20 Stone,lithographic,not engraved 20 Stone, grindstones, not mounted and not less than 36 inches in diameter .................... 15 Stone, grindstones, n.e.s........ 25 Straw and manufactures of, n.e.s...................... 20 Straw Boards in sheets or rolls, plain or tarred................ 25 Sugar of Milk.................. 20 Sugar of Milk Tablets, not fur- ther sweetened................ 20 Sugar, glucose or grape sugar, 3/4 cent per pound. Sugar, all above No. 16 Dutch standard in colour, and all re- fined sugars of whatever kinds, grades or standards, testing not more than 88 degrees by the polariscope, /$1.08 per 100 lbs., and for each additional degree 1 1/2c. per 100 lbs. Frac- tions of 5/10 of a degree or less not to be subject to duty, and fractions of more than 5/10 to be dutiable as a degress. Sugar, Maple .................. 20 Sugar, n.e.s., not above No. 16 Dutch standard in colour, sugar drainings, or pumpings drained in transit, melado, or concentrated melado, tank bottoms and sugar concrete, testing not mpre than 75 {RIGHT COLUMN} {Small design on the top right corner of column} c. ad val. electric motors, generators, dynamos, sockets and electric apparatus, n.e.s............... 25 Telescopes..... ............... 25 Tents and Awnings................ 35 Terra Japonica, Gambier or Cutch .... ................Free Terra Cotta panels, mouldings and cornices................. 30 Terrali{?}e, Vases and Plaques... 35 Thermometers, all kinds....... 25 Terra Alba...................... 20 Thimbles, steel................ 30 Thimbles, brass................. 30 Thread, Linen, n.e.s............. 25 Tin, in blocks,pigs, bars&sheets, and plates and tinfoil and tin strips waste....................Free Tin, Crystals and Tea Lead ....Free Tin Plates in sheets or strips, de- corated ...................... 25 Tin Whisk Holders, lacquered ..25 Tinned Iron Kettle Ears........ 30 Tinware stamped. japanned ware and galvanized iron ware...... 25 Tinware, and manufactures of tin, n.e.s ..... .............. 25 Tobacco, Cigars and Cigarettes, including paper covering, $3 per lb. and ...... .............. 25 Tobacco manufactured and Snuff n.e.s. ............ 50c. per lb. Tobacco,cut. ......55c. per lb. Tobacco, unmanufactured, for excise purposes, under condi- tions of the Inland Revenue Act. Tobacco Pipes of all kinds, pipe mounts, cigar and cigar- ette holderes and cases for the same ............... ........ 35 Tobacco Pouches................ 35 Tools, mechanics' , of all kinds, n.e.s........................ 30 Tools od trade, occupation or employment, in the actual possession at the time of a workman arriving in Canada, for his personal use, and which have been bona fide in use previously by him .......Free Towels of every description..... 30 Towel racks and rollers......... 30 Toys, all kinds and materials ... 35 Tracing Cloth.................. 30 Travellers' Baggage, under regu- lations to be prescribed by the Minister of Customs.......... Free Trees, n.e.s....................Free Treenails .........................Free Tripoli........................ 25 Trunks.................... 30 Trunk Trimmings.............. 30 Turmeric.....................Free Turpentine, raw or crude.......Free Turpentine, Spirits of.......... 5 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {LEFT COLUMN} North-West Territories by in- tending settlersm shall be free until otherwise ordered by the Governor in Council .........Free Sewing machine attachments...Free Sewing Machines, or parts of... 30 Shades, Glass and Porcelain, for lamps and gaslights.......... 30 Shawls and Travelling Rugs of all kinds....................... 30 Shawls, silk.................... 30 Sheep, for improvement of stock Free Sheep Skins, tanned only....... 15 Sheep Skins, dressed and waxed, or glazed .................... 17 1/2 Shellac, white, for manufacturing purposes ....................Free Shells of all kinds, unmanuf.....Free Shells, manufactured, fancy..... 35 Sheet, Music..................... 10 Sheet Iron Signs................ 30 Ships built in a foreign country, on application for Canadian register, except machinery.... 10 Shirts of any material, and ladies' and misses' blouses and shirt waists.................... 35 Shoemakers' Pitch and Wax .... 20 Show Cases...... ............. 35 Show Cards, framed............. 30 Silex or Crystallized Quartz.... Free Silk, clothing .................. 35 Silk Hosiery ....... ................ 35 Silk, manufactures of, or of which silk is the component part of chief value, n.e.s..... 35 Silk, raw, or as reeled from the cocoon, not being doubled, twisted or advanced in any way, silk cocoons, and silk waste.......................Free Silk, in the gum or spun, not more advanced than singles, tram, and thrown organzine, not coloured.................. 15 Silk, in the gum or spun, when imported by manufacturers of silk underwear, in their own factories ......................Free Silk in the piece .................. 30 Silk Velvets, velveteens, plush and silk fabrics................ 30 Silver Leaf..................... 25 Silver-plated Ware ............. 30 Skates of all kinds, roller or other, and parts thereof...... 35 Skins, Bird, and skins of animals not native to Canada for taxi- dermic purposes, not further manufactured than prepared for preservation ..............Free Slates, roofing, 25 per cent., pro- vided that the duty on roofing slate shall not exceed 75c. per square. Slates, school and writing.... 25 Slate Pencils..................... 25 Slate mantels and manufactures {MIDDLE COLUMN - LEFT SIDE} kinds, n.e.s. ; rum, whiskey, and all spirituous or alcoholic liquors, n.o.p. $2.40 per gal. Amyl alcohol or fusil oil, or any substance known as potato spirit or potato oil, $2.40 per gal. Methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha, pyroxylic spirits,or anysubstance known as wood spirit or methylated spirits ; absinthe, arrack or palm spirits, brandy including artificial brandy and imita- tions of brandy ; cordials and liqueurs of all kinds, n.e.s. ; mescal, pulque, rum shrub, schiedam and otherschnapps tafia, angostura, and similar alcoholic bitters or bever- ages...........$2.40 per gal. Spirits and strong waters of any kind mixed with any ingredient or ingredients as being or known or de- signated as anodynes,elixirs, essences, extracts, lotions, tinctures, or medicines, or medicinal wines (so-called), or ethereal and spirituous fruit essences, n.e.s. $2.40 per gal.and ................... 30 Alcoholic perfumes and per- fumed spirits, bay rum, col- ogne and lavender waters, hair, tooth and skin washes and other toilet preparations containing spirits of any kind, when in bottles or flasks containing not more than 4 oz.each ................... 50 When in bottles, flasks or other packages containing more than 4 oz. ea., $2.40 per gal. and.............. 40 Nitrous ether, sweet spirits of nitre and aromatic spirits of ammonia, $2.40 per gal. and ......................... 30 Vermouth,containing not more than 36 per cent.,and ginger wine, containing not more than 26 per cent. of proof spirits, 90c. per gal. ; if con- taining more than these per- centages, respectively, of proof spirits, $2.40 per gal. In all cases where the strength of any of the foregoing arti- cles cannot be correctly as- certained by the direct ap- plication of the hydrometer or gravity bottle, it shall be ascertained by the distilla- tion of a sample, or in such other manner as the Control- ler of Customs may direct. Sponges ........................ 20 Spurs and Stilts, used in the manufacture of earthenware..Free Square Reeds and raw-hide cen- {MIDDLE COLUMN - RIGHT SIDE} degrees by the polariscope, 40c. per 100 lbs., and for each additional degree 1 1/2c. per 100 lbs. Fractions of 5/10 of a degree or less not to be subject to duty, and fractions of more than 5/10 to be dutiable as a degree. The usual packages in which imported to be free. Sugar Candy, brown or white, and Confectionery, including sweetened gums, candled peels, and pop corn, 1/2c. per lb. and 35 Sugar Beet Seed................Free Sulphate of Iron (Copperas) and Sulphate of Copper (Blue Vit- riol)..................... Free Sulphur and Brimstone, in roll or flour .......................Free Sulphuric ether and chloroform, and solutions of peroxides of hydrogen.................... 25 Surgical and dental instruments of all mkinds ... ................... Free Surgical belts or trusses and suspensory bandages of all kinds........................ 20 Syrup, Glucose Syrup and Corn Syrup, or any Syrups contain- ing any admixture thereof, 3/4c. per lb. Syrups--See Molasses. Tags, tin, for plug tobacco.... 25 Tagging, Metal, plain, japanned or coated, in coils, not over 1 1/2 inches in width, when imp. by manufs. of Shoe and Corset Laces,for use in their factories Free Tails, undressed ............... Free Tallow and Stearic Acid......... 20 Tallow Oil................... ... 20 Tape Measures..................... 25 Tapioca........................... 25 Taraxacum Root.................Free Tarpaulin, Cotton, plain or coated with oil, paint, tar or other composition.............. 30 Tar (Pine), in packages of not less than fifteen gallons each..Free Tarred Paper .... ............. 25 Tassels .......................... 35 Tea Lead......... .............Free Teas and Green Coffees import- ed direct from the country of growth and production, and tea and green coffees pur- chased in bond in the United Kingdom, provided there is sastisfactory proof that the tea or coffee so purchased in bond is such as might be entered for home consump- tion in the United King- dom. ......... .............Free Tea and Green Coffee, n.e.s.... 10 Teasels.........................Free Telephones and Telegraph In- struments ; telegraph, tele- phone and electric lightcables; electric and galvanic batteries, [RIGHT COLUMN} Turtles......................Free Twine for harvest binders, of hemp jute, manilla or sisal, and of manilla and sisal mixed.Free Twine, manuf.of, n.o.p...... .. 30 Type, for printing ............... 20 Type Metal ..................... 10 Type Writer .................... 25 Typewriters, Tablets with mov- able figures, Geographical Map and Musical Instruments, when imported by and for the use of schools for the blind, and be- ing and remaining the sole property of the governing bodies of said schools, and not of private individuals, the above particulars to be veri- fled by special affidavit on each entry when presented Free Ultramarine Blue, dry or in pulp............... ......Free Umbrellas, Parasols and Sun- shades of all kinds and ma- terials ...................... 35 Umbrella and Parasol, steel and iron or brass ribs, runners, rings, caps, notches, tin caps and ferrules, for the use of manufacturers of umbrellas...Free Umbrella,Parasol,and Sunshade sticks or handles, in the rough, not further manufactured than cut into suitable lengths.Free Umbrella, Parasol and Sunshade sticks or handles, n.e.s........ 20 Unenumerated Articles ......... 20 Vaccine and Ivory Vac- cine Points......................Free Valerian Root.......................Free Varnishes, n.e.s., 20c. per gal. and........................... 20 Varnish,black and bright for ship use .........................Free Varnish and Colours ground in spirits $1.12 1/2 per gal. Vaseline,and all similar prepara- tions of petroleum for toilet, medicinal or other purposes. 35 Vases, glass, plain or fancy .... 20 Vases, China and Porcelain .... 30 Vases, Earthenware............ 30 Vegetables, n.o.p............... 25 Vegetables, Sweet Potatoes and Yams.......... 10c. per bush. Vegetables, Tomatoes and other vegetables, including Corn and Baked Beans, in cans or other packages, n.e.s.... 1 1/2c. per lb. the weight for duty. Vegetables,Onions,set-for plant- ing, not fit for table use....... 25 Velveteens, and Cotton Velvets and Cotton Plush ............. 30 Veneers of Wood, not over 3/32 of </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>CANADIAN TARIFF OF CUSTOMS (Continued)</h2> {LEFT COLUMN} {Small design on the top right corner of column} c. ad val. an inch in thickness ......... 7 1/2 Velocipedes.................... 30 Veneers, Ivory, sawn only......Free Veneers, Ivory, other, n.e.s..... 20 Vents, Fireclay Chimney Linings glazed or unglazed........... 35 Verdigris or sub-ac'te cop'r(dry)Free Vinegar, 15c per imp. gal., of any strength not exceeding the strength of proof, and for each degree of strength in ex- cess of the strength of proof, an additional duty of 2 cents. Vices.......................... 30 Wagons (freight), drays, sleighs, and similar vehicles.. 25 Wall Decorations, Lincrusta Walton..................... 35 Walking Sticks and Canes of all kinds, n.e.s .................. 30 Watches ....................... 25 Watch Cases .................. 30 Watch, composition metal for the manufacture of filled gold watch cases................. 10 Watch Keys.................... 25 Watch actions or movement .... 10 Water Meters.................... 30 Wax, bees ...................... 10 Wax, Paraffline, and Animal Stearine of all kinds, 2c. per lb. Wax, manufactures of, other... 20 Webbing, elastic................. 20 Webbing, non-elastic........... 20 Whale Bone, unmanufactured..Free Whale Bone, manuf'res of, n.e.s. 20 Wheat, 12c per bushel. Wheat Flour, including the duty on the bbl., 60c. per bbl. Wheels, parts of, Hubs & Spokes, in the rough.................Free Wheelbarrows.................. 30 Whips, of all kinds, including thongs and lashes............. 35 Whiting or Whitening, gilders' Whiting and Paris White ....Free Willow for basket makers .......Free Willow and Osier Works, n.e.s.. 25 Window Curtain Poles........... 30 Window Blind Rollers, finished or mounted.................. 35 Window shades in the piece, or cut and hemmed or mounted on rollers, n.e.s.............. 35 Window Shades, made of paper. 35 Wines of all kinds, except spark- ling wines, including orange, lemon, strawberry, rasp- berry, elder and currant, con- taining 26% or less of spirits of strength of proof imported in wood or bottles 25c per I.G.& 30 Wines for every degree above 26 up to 40 p. c.,3c more for each degree of strength and....... 30 {MIDDLE COLUMN -LEFT SIDE} {Small design on the top right corner of column} c. ad val. thorns, plain strip fencing, for use in their own factories in the manufacture thereof.....Free Wire, Iron or Steel, and all other kinds, n.e.s.................. 20 Wire nails of all kinds, 3/5c. per lb. Wire of iron,steel,brass,zinc,flat- tened or corrugated, screwed or twisted, for use in connec- tion with nailing machines for the manufacture of boots and shoes, when imported by manufacturers of boots and shoes, to be used for such pur- poses only in their own fac- tories .......................Free Wire phosphor, bronze blocks, sheets and wire............... 10 Wire, picture or other twisted wire........................ 25 Wire, Platinum Sheets ; retorts, pans, condensers, tubing and pipe made of platinum,import- ed by manufact'ers if sulphuric acid for use in the manf. or concentration of sulphuric acid. .......... .... .....Free Wire Rigging for ships and ves- sels ......................Free Wire Rods, Brass, Copper, Iron or Steel, rolled round, under 3/8 of an inch in diameter, when imported by wire manufac- turers making wire for use in their own factories........Free Wire Rope, of iron and steel, n.o.p ........................ 25 Wire Screw Hooks and Eyes (iron)........................ 30 Wire, Soft Drawn Bessemer spring steel wire of Nos.10, 12 and 13 gauge, and Hom spring steel wire of Nos.11 and 12 gauge respectively, when imported by mnufacturers of wire mattresses, to be used in their own factories........... Free Wire, stranded or twisted...... 25 Wire Window Screens .......... 30 Wire work, and manfs. of Iron Wire, n.e.s................... 30 Wood, Cord Wood..............Free Wood Furniture, house, cabinet or office, including bedsteads, hair, spring and other mat- tresses, bolsters and pillows, and picture frames........... 30 Wood Caskets and Coffins ..... 25 Wood for fuel................Free Wooden Mallets................ 30 Wood Pumps .................. 25 Wood, Hubs,Spokes,Felloes and parts of Wheels, rough hewn or sawn onlly .....................Free Wood, Felloes of Hickory, rough sawn to shape only or rough {MIDDLE COLUMN -RIGHT SIDE} {Small design on the top right corner} c. ad val. sticks, rough hewn or sawed only ; felloes of hickory wood, rough sawn to shape only, or rough sawn and bent to shape, not planed,smoothed or other- wise manufactured ; hickory billets, and hickory lumber, sawn to shape for spokes of wheels, but not further man- ufactured ; hickory spokes, rough turned, not tenoned, mitred, throated, faced, sized cut to length,round tenoned or polished ; the wood of the per- simmon and dogwood trees ; and logs and rounds manufac- tured timber, ship timber or ship planking, not specially enumerated or provided for in this Act.......................Free Wool and the hair of the camel, alpaca, goat, or other like animals, not further prepared than washed, n.e.s.; and wor- sted tops and noils, being the short wool which falls from the combs in worsted factories...Free Wool and woolen manf.of fabrics, manufactures, wearing appa- rel and ready-made clothing, composed wholly or in part of wool, worsted, the hair of the alpaca, goat or other like animal, n.e.s ; blankets, bed comforters or counterpanes, flannels, cloths, doe-skins, cas- simeres, tweeds, coatings, overcoatings and felt cloth, n.e.s...................... 35 Wool knitted goods, undershirts and drawers, and hosiery of all kinds, n.e.s.......... ....... 35 Wool, viz: Leicester, Cotswold, Lincolnshire,Southdown comb- ing wools, or wools known as lustre wools, and other like combing wools, such as are grown in Canada, 3c. per lb... Worsted tops made from such wools as are mentioned in the next preceding item.......... 15 Wool Noils.....................Free Woollen Shawls and shawls of all kinds......................... 30 Wollen Socks and Stockings... 35 Wollen Waste.................Free Wringers, clothes, for domestic use, and parts thereof........ 35 Wool, women's and children's dress goods, coat linings, Ital- ian cloths, alpacas, orleans, cashmeres, henriettas, serges, buntings, nun's cloth, benga- lines, whip cords, twills, plains or jacquards of similar fabrics, composed wholly or in part of {RIGHT COLUMN} {Small design on the top right corner of column} c. ad val. in the manufacture of such articles only ................Free Yarns, Mohair.................Free Yeast, Compressed Yeast, not over fifty pounds weight, the weight of the package to be in- cluded in the weight for duty 6 cts. per lb. Yeast Cakes and Baking Pow- ders, the weight of the pack- age to be included in the weight of duty ............6c. per lb. Yeast, Compressed, in bulk or mass of not less than fifty pounds ............ 3c. per lb. Yellow Metal, in Bolts, Bars and for Sheathing................Free Zinc, salts of..................Free Zinc, in blocks, pigs and Sheets.Free Zinc, seamless drawn tubing....Free Zinc,manufactures of, n.e.s..... 25 Zinc plates....................Free Zinc spelter................... Free All goods not enumerated as charged with any duty of Customs and not declared free of duty, shall be charged with a duty of 20 per cent. as valorem, when imported into Canada, or taken out of warehouse for consumption therein. <h3>SCHEDULE D.</h3> BRITISH PREFERENTIAL TARRIF. On articles entitled to the bene- fits of this preferential tariff under section seveteen, the duties men- tioned in schedule A shall be reduced as follows : The reduction shall be one-third of the duty mentioned in schedule A, and the duty to be levied, collected and paid shall be two-thirds of the duty mentioned in schedule A. Provided, however,that this reduc- tion shall not apply to any of the following articles and that such articles shall in all cases be subject to the duties mentioned in schedule A, viz. : wines, malt liquors, spirits, spirituous liquors, liquid medicines and articles containing alcohol ; tobacco, cigars and cigarettes. Provided further, that the reduc- tion shall only apply to refined sugar, when evidence satisfactory to the Minister of Customs if furnished that such refined sugar has been manufactured wholly from raw sugar produced in the British colonies or possesssions. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {LEFT COLUMN} Champagne and all other spark- ling wines, in bottles contain- ing each not more than 1 qt. and more than 1 pt.. $3.30 per dozen bottles, and...... 30 In bottles, containing not more than a pint and more than one-half pint, $1.65 per doz. bottles, and................ 30 In bottles, containing one-half pint each or less, 82c per doz. bottles, and................ 30 In bottles, containing more than one quart each shall pay, in addition to $3.30 per doz. bottles, at the rate of $1.65 oer gallon on the quan- tity in excess of one quart per bottle, the quarts and pints in each case being old wine measure ; in addition to the above specific duty, there shall be an ad valorem duty of 30 per cent. But any liquors imported un- der the name of wine, and containing more than 40 per cent. of spirits of proof, shall be rated for duty as unenu- merated spirits. Wire, barbed wire and galvan- ized wire for fencing, Nos. 9, 12 and 13 gauge.............Free Wire, brass, plain.............. 10 Wire, brass rods cut to special length......................... 30 Wire, Buckthorn and Strip Fenc- ing, woven wire fencing, and wire fencing of iron or steel, n.e.s......................... 15 Wire, cable .................... 25 Wire Cloth of brass or copper... 25 Wire Cloth, iron or steel........ 30 Wire clothes line .............. 25 Wire, copper, plain, tinned or plated....................... 15 Wire, covered with cotton,linen, silk or other material......... 30 Wire, flat strip and flat steel, when imported into Canada by manufacturers of buck- {MIDDLE COLUMN - LEFT SIDE} sawn and bent to shape, not planed, smoothed or otherwise manufactured ....... .......Free Wood, Sawed boards, planks and deals, planed or dressed on one or both sides, when the edges thereof are pointed or tongued and grooved........ 25 Wood, Shingles ............ ...Free Wood, Pails, Tubs and Churns, brooms, washboards, pound- ers and rolling pins .......... 20 Wood Pulp .................... 25 Wood, manufactures of, n.e.s... 25 Wood,Lumber and Timber, man- ufactured..................... 20 Wood veneers of not over 3/32 of an inch in thickness.......... 7 1/2 Wood, D shovel handles wholly of wood, and Mexican saddle trees and stirrups of wood....Free Wood, timber or lumber or wood, viz., lumber and tinder planks and boards of amaranth, coco- boral, boxwood, cherry, chest- nut, walnut,gumwood,mahog- any, pitch pine, rosewood, san- dalwood, sycamore, Spanish cedar, oakm hickory, white- wood, African teak, black heart ebony, lignum vitae, red cedar, redwood, satinwood, and white ash, when not other- wise manufactured than rough sawn or split or creosoted, vul- canized or treated by any other preserving process ; sawed or split boards, planks, deals and other lumber when not further manufactured than dressed on one side only or creosoted, vulcanized or treated by any preserving process ; pine and spruce clapboards ; timber or lumber, hewn or sawd,squar- ed or sided or creosoted ; laths, pickets and palings; staves not listed or jointed of wood of all kinds ; firewood, handle, head- ing, stave, and shingle bolts, hop poles, fence posts, railroad ties ; hubs for wheels, posts, last blocks, wagon, oar, gun, heading and all like block or {MIDDLE COLUMN - RIGHT SIDE} wool, worsted, the hair of the camel, alpaca, goat, or like animal, not exceeding in weight six ounces to the square yard, when imported in the gray or unfinished state for the purpose of being dyed or finished in Canada, under such regulaions as are established by the Governor in Council... 25 Xyolite, orCelluloid, in sheets, lumps or blocks, in the rough n.e.s........................Free Yarns, Cotton and Cotton Warps, dyed or undyed, n.e.s. 25 Yarns, composed wholly or in part of wool, worsted, the hair of the alpaca, goat or like ani- mal costing 30c. per lb. and over, when imported on the cop, tube or in the hank by manufacturers of woollen goods for use in their products 20 Yarn, jute, flax or hemp yarn, plain, dyed or coloured, jute canvas, not pressed or calen- dered, when imported by the manufacturers of carpets, rugs and mats,jute webbing or jute cloth, hammocks, twines and manufacture of or any of these articles only, in their own factories......................Free Yarns, Woollen and Worsted, n.e.s........... .. ..... .... 30 Yarn, spun from the hair of the Alpaca or Angora Goat, when imported by manufacturers of braids, for use exclusively in their factories in the manufac- ture of such braids only, under such regulations as may br adopted by the Controller of Customs.......................Free Yarns, Cottom No. 40 and finer..Free Yarn, coir.....................Free Yarn of wool or worsted, when, genapped, dyed and finished, and imported by the manufs. of braids, cords, tassels and fringes,for use in their factories {RIGHT COLUMN} ARTICLES PROHIBITED. Books, printed papers, drawings, paintings, prints, photographs or representations of any kind of a treasonable or seditions, or of an immoral or indecent character. Reprints of Canadian copyright works, and reprints of British copy- right works which have been also copyrighted in Canada. Coin, base or counterfeit. Goods manufactured or produced wholly or in part by prison labor, or which have been made within or in connection with any prison, jail or penitentiary. Also goods similar in character to those produced in such institutions, when sold or offered for sale by any person, firm or cor- poration having a contract for the manufacture of such articles in such institutions or by any agent of such person, firm or corporation, or when such goods were originally pur- chased from or tranferred, by any such contractor. Oleomargarine, Butterine, or simi- lar substitutes for butter. Tea adulterated with spurious leaf, or with exhausted leaves, or which contains so great an admixture of chemical or other deleterious sub- stances as to make it unfit for use. The importation into Canada of any goods enumerated, described or rederred to in schedule C to this Act is prohibited ; and any such goods imported shall thereby become for- feited to the Crown and shall be destroyed or otherwise dealt with as the Minister of Customs directs ; and any person importing any such prohibited goods, or causing or per- mitting them to be imported, shall for each offence incur a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars. {BOTTOM OF PAGE} <h3>COINAGE IN CANADA.</h3> {LEFT COLUMN} In the early days all sorts of coin were used in British North America. The first step taken in Canada for a revision of cur- rency was in 1795, when , to remedy the evils resulting from the coined money in circulation being reduced in weight, debased in value and composed of every variety of pieces peculiar to all countries trading with this con- tinenet, an Act was passed which fixed a standard of value founded upon the average intrinsic worth of the gold and silver coins of Great Britain, Portugal, Spain, France and the United States. {MIDDLE COLUMN} Subsequently various Acts of the Legislatures estab- lished a valuation for these pieces, at which they were accepted in market overt. Finally, in 1858, the Province of Canada adopted dollars and cents, pounds, shillings and pence as the only moneys of account. In 1871 the Federal Parlia- ment passed the Act (Chap. 4, Acts of 1871) respecting the currency, which gave to the provinces of the Dominion a uniforn currency, the single gold standard adopted being that of the British sovereign of the weight and fineness prescribed by the laws of the {RIGHT COLUMN} United Kingdom, to pass current at $4.86 2/3. Provision was also made that, until otherwise ordered by Her Majesty's proclamation, the gold eagle of the United States, of the fixed weight of 10 pennyweights and 18 grains troy, and of a settled standard of fineness, should be legal tender in Canada. The same Act pro- vided for a gold coinage for Canada, but special Cana- dian gold coinage has not been minted. Silver coins were made legal tender to $10,and bronze coin to 25 cents. The silver coins in use are 50, 25, 20, 20 and 5 cents </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Banks in Canada with their Agencies.</h2> {LEFT COLUMN} PLACES. NAMES OF BANKS. MANAGER OR AGENT. Acton........*Merchants.....I. B. Wallace. Ailsa Craig...Standard........J. W. Osborne, Acting. Alberton,PEIMerchants,P.E.IW. R. McKie. Alexandris...Union..........J. R. Proctor. " ...Ottawa ........J. Martin. Alliston......Ontario ........J. Morris. Almonte......Montreal .......R. W. Travers. " ......Nova Scotia ....W. S. Moore. Alvinston ....Molsons ........T. A. G. Gordon. " ....*Merchants....Geo. Parker. Amherst, N.S.Nova Scotis...John McKeen. " Halifax Bk.Co...J. H. Morrison. " Montreal.......A. Montizambert. Annapolis,N.SNova Scotia....J. H. Lombard. " Union of HalifaxE. D. Arnaud. Antogonish ...Merchants, H...C. E. Harris. " ...HalifaxBk.Co...J. M. Brough. Arnprior .....Ottawa..........Gerald Jarvis. " ......Nova Scotia .....H. S. Pethick. Arthur.......Traders..........N. Ross. Ashcroft, B.C.B. N. America..J. Cran. Athens .......*Merchants.....H. P. Bingham. Atlin, B.C....B. N. America..J. H. Gillard, Acting. " ....Commerce .....T. R. Billett. " ....Merchnats, H...W. A. Spencer. Aurora......Ontario ........D. A. Radcliffe. Avonmore....Ottawa.........J. D. Stewart. Aylmer, O....Molsons ........H. A. Ambridge. " ....Traders .........H. P. MacMahon. Ayr..........Commerce......John Wyllie. Barrie.......Toronto ....M. Atkinson. " ........Commerce.......H. J. Grasett. Barr'gton,N.S.Halifax Bk.Co...F. W. Homer Barr'gton Pas.Union of HalifaxC. Robertson. Bathurst, N.B.Merchants, H...J. F Barry. Beamsville, O.Hamilton.......R. J. Hewat. Bear R's, N.S.Com.B.ofWind'rL. A. Dodge. Beauharnois,Q*Merchants.....L. Z. Leduc. Bedford,Q....E. Townships...E. W, Morgan. Belleville.....*Merchnats.....W. Hamilton. " .....Montreal .......R. J. B. Crombie. " ......Commerce.......C. M. Stork. " .....Dominion.......J. W. Murray. Bennett, B.C..Merchnats, H...J. H. Ferguson. Berlin..... ..*Merchants.....W. E. Butler. " ........Commerce.....E. P. Gower. " .........Hamilton.......J. P. Bell. " ........Nova Scotia ....A. E. Williams. Berwick, N.S..Com.B.of Wind'rJ. W. Murray. Blenheim ....Commerce......G. A. Holland. Blyth ........Hamilton.......C. H. Bennett. Boissevain, M.Union. .........J. J. Millidge. Bothwell.....*Merchants.....W. J. Finucan. Bowmanville..Ontario ........George McGill. " Standard........W. J. Jones. Bracebridge..Ottawa..........C. H. Kenny Bradford.....Standard .......John Elliott. Brampton...*Merchants ....W. A. Machaffie. " ...B.N. America ..J. C. Nicoll, Acting. " ...Imperial .. ....N. G. Leslie. " ...Hamilton .....C. A. Patterson. " ...B. N. America...{ </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Printed Page: Banks in Canada with their Agencies.} {LEFT COLUMN} " ....Montreal.......E. M. Shadbolt. " ....Commerce.......Jeffery Hale. " ....Standard......W. T. Shannon. Bridget'n,N.S.Nova Scotia....James Imrie. " Union of HalifaxN. R. Burrows. Bridgew'r,N.SMerchants, H...G. A. Spink. " Halifax Bk,Co...H. H. Archibald. Brighton.....Standard .......S. B. Gearing. Brockville....Montreal .......Neil McLean. " ....Molsons ........J. E. Fidler. " .. Toronto .......T. A. Bird. Brussels......Standard.......J. N. Gordon. Buckingham QOntario ........W. E. Middleton. Burlington...Traders.........F. B. Bennett. Calgary, Alta..Imperial........M. Morris. " ..Montreal.......J. O. Wilgress. " ..Molsons ........W. C. Rhodes. " ..Union..........T. N. Christie. Campbellford..Standard.......W. C. Boddy. Campbellton..Nova Scotia....D. R. Laird. Cannington...Standard......John Houston. Canning, N.S.Halifax Bk.Co...J. R. Forbes. Canso.........People's, H......E. G. Coombs. Carberry, M..Union.. ....R. M. Harrison. " ..*Merchants.....E. J. McLelland. Carleton Place.Ottawa.........J. A. Bangs. " Union..........C. E. Watson. Carman, M...Hamilton ......H. A. Aylwin. " ...Union..........T. J. Tait. Cayuga.......Commerce......W. C. T. Morson. CharlottetownMerchants,PEI.J. M. Davison, Cashier. " Merchants,H...W. F.Mitchell. " Nova Scotia.... W. D. Ross. Chatham,O...Commerce......J. E. Thomas. " ...*Merchants.....W. Pringle. " ...Montreal.......D. F. B. Glass. " ...Standard.......G. P. Scholfield. Chatham,N.BMontreal .......F. E. Winslow. " Nova Scotia....R. H. Anderson. Chesley ......Hamilton .......J. C. Telford. " ......*Merchants ....J. R. Little. Chesterville ..Molsons ..........H. P. D. Evans. Chicoutimi, Q.La Banq. Nat ..P. A. Labadie. Clarke'sH'rNSUnion of HalifaxC. Robertson, Acting. Clinton .......Molsons .........H. C. Brewer. Coaticook.....E. Townships...B. Austin. Cobourg.......Dominion.......E. H. Osler. " .......Toronto ........J. S. Skeaff. Colborne.......Standard .......C. Larke. Collingwood..Commerce......James Brydon. " ..Toronto........W. A. Copeland. Cornwall.......Montreal ......C. C. Abott. " .....Ontario ...... A. Denny. Cookshire....People's of H...F. E. Halls. Cowansville...E. Townships...J. Mackinnon. Cranbrook,BC.Commerce......J. W. H. Smythe. CrystalCity,M.Union ..........H. W.Hettle,Sub.Man. Danville,Q ...People's of H..M. Henry Richey. Dartmouth,NSUnion of HalifaxJ. E. Allan. Dauphin, Man.Ottawa........J. L. Irwin. Dawson City..Commerce......H. T. Wills. " ..B.N.America....D. Doig. Delhi.........Hamilton.......A. B. Stennett. Deloraine, M..Unoin..........B. W. Hughes. Deseronto,OntMontreal ........F. W. Taylor. Digby, N.S....NOva Scotia....Herbert Green. Dorchester,NBMerchants, H..W. B. Meynell. Drayton......Traders ........H. A. Mallory. Dresden .......Commerce .....R. T. Museen. Drum'ndv'leQ.Jacq.Cartier....J. E. Girouard. Dundas.......Commerce......J. L. Barnu{not sure of letter}. {MIDDLE COLUMN} " ..PEOPLE'S, H....D. R Clarke, Cashier. " .. North End..E. C. Helsby. " ..Montreal........W. B. Graveley. Hamilton.....HAMILTON ......J. Turnbull. " ....do Barton St. BrR. B Davis. " ....do East End Br.T. H. Brown. " ....B. N. America...J. J. Morrison. " ....Montreal........A. D. Braithwaite. " ....*Merchants.....W. R. Travers. " ....Traders.........Stuart Strathy. " ....Commerce .....D. B. Dewar. " ....Molsons........T. Beresford Phepoe. " ....Imperial........F. S. Glassco. Hamiota,Man.Hamilton ......H. Inman. " Union.........J. F. Boulton. Hanover......*Merchnats ....J. H. Adams. Harriston ....Standard.......J. E. Gray. Hartland,N.B Peeople's of H...P. Graham, Acting. Hartney, Man.Union..........E. K. Strathey. Hastings, Ont.Union..........A. U. Bailey. Hawkesb'ry, OOtawa.........J. T. Brock. Hensall........Molsons........F. E. Karn. Hespeler .....*Merchants.....G. A. Miller. Hochelaga....D'Hochelaga....J. H. Theoret. Holland, Man.Union..........D. W. Banks. Hull..........*Merchants ....H. A. Champagne. " ..........Ottawa..........G. C. Wainwright. Huntingdon,QE. Townships...E. S. Anderson. Iberville, Q...St. Hyacinthe..J. M. Belanger. Indian Head..Union..........Harold Shaw. Ingersoll......Traders..........A. B. Ord. " .......*Merchants.....H. Irwin. " .......Imperial .......Charles White. Jarvis........Hamilton ......R. R. MacLeod. Joliette.......D'Hochelaga....H. Beaumier. " .........La Banq. Nat...J. H. Pegram. Kaslo, B. C...B. N. America...G. Bentley Gerrard. Keewatin, O..Ottawa..........John Hood. Kemptville, O.Ottawa ........H. Swan. Kentville,N.S.Nova Scotia....J. M. Walker, Acting. " Union..........A. D. McRae. Killarney, M..Union..........J. M. Baldwin. Kincardine....*Merchants.....A. M. Smith. Kingston.....*Merchants.....G. E. Hague. " ....Standard.......W. D. Hart. " ....B. N. America...A. Harley. " ....Montreal..........R. Mackenzie. " ....Ontario.........A. J. Macdonell. Kingston,N.B.Merchnats,H...W. Dickinson. Kingsville, O.Molsons.. .....Geo. Willliamson. Knowlton, Q.Molsons.. .....Wm. Russell Skey. L'Assomption.St. Hyacinthe ..H. V. Jarry. Lachine..... *Merchnats ....O. Constantineau. Lachute......Ottawa.........J. R. Parris. Lake MegaanicPeople's of H...R. A. E. Aitken. Lanark.......Ottawa......... H. S. Walker. LawrencetownUnion of HalifaxSub. to Bridgetown. Leamington ..Traders.........Jas. Watson. " ...*Merchnats....A. B. Patterson. Lethb'dge,AlbUnion ..........Philip Vibert. " Montreal.......R. F. Reeve. Levis..........People's of H...L. J. Webster. Lindsay ......Ontario. ...... H. J. Lytle. " ......Montreal.. .....J. A. Paddon. " ......Dominion.......Robt. Ross. Listowel, Ont.Hamilton.......J. H. Stuart. " Imperial........R. Arkell. Lt. Glace Bay.Com.B.of Wind 'rH. E. Mosher. Liverpool,N.S.Nova Scotia.....G. W. Babbitt, Acting. {RIGHT COLUMN} " .... do Centre Br.Jules Hamel. " ....DU PEUPLE ......In liquidation. " ....JACQ.CARTIER... " ....VILLE MARIE.....In liquidtion. " ....Quebec.........John Walker, Inspector " ....do St.Cath.St.BrGeo. Leclerc. " ....do Hochelaga...Allan McDougall. " ....Ontario.........R. N. King. " ....N. End Branch.T. J. Cochran. " ....Toronto.........T. F. How. do Pt.St.Ch's BrJ. G. Bird. " ....Commerce......F. H. Mathewson. " ....Union ...........Geo. H. Balfour. " ....B.N. America...H.Sikeman,Gen.Man. A. E. Ellis, Manager. " ....La Banq Nat....L. DeGuise. " ....Merchants, H...Edson L. Pease, Gen.Man. A. E. Brock, Man. " ....do, N. Dame St.R. H. Fulton. " ....do Westmount..D. S. Benvie. " ....Nova Scotia...J. Pitblado. " ....Ottawa.........R. B. Kessen. " ....Imperial .......J. A. Richardson. " ....Dominion......Clarence A. Bogert. Moosomin . ..Union...........A. E. Christie. Moose Jaw ...Union..........B. B. Carter, Sub. Morden, M...Union...........C. R. Dunsford. " ...Hamilton..... H. A. Gray. Morrisburg...Molsons.........W. S. Connelly. Mount Forest.Ontario.........R. S. Bresdin. Murray Bay, QNationale ......A. E. Couet. Nanaimo,B.C.British ColumbiaG. Williams. " .Merchants, H...J. W. Fulton. Napanee .....*Merchants.....W. A. Belllhouse. " ....Dominion.......T. S. Hill. Neepawa,Man.Union ....... H. F. Forrest. " .*Merchants.....W. A. Allan. Nelson, B.C...Bk. B. ColumbiaG. V. Holt. " ..Montreal ......A.H.Buchanan. " ..Merchants, H ..George Kydd. " ..Imperial........J. M. Lay. N.Glasgow,NSNova Scotia.....C. H. Easson. " Union of HalifaxR. C. Wright. " Halifax Bk.Co...Boies Deveber. Newcastle, O.Traders........W. G. Bryans. Newcastle,N BNova Scotia.....P. C. Robinson. " Merchants, H ..E. A. McCurdy. N.Denver, BCMontreal.......C. M. Brown, Act. Man. New Hamb'rg. Western ............ C. J. Fox. N.Wmnstr,B CBkB.Columbia..G. E. Parkes. " Montreal.........G. D. Brymner. Newmarket...Ontario.........C. G. Ross. N.Wmnstr,B CBkB.Columbia..G. E. Parkes. " Montreal.........G. D. Brymner. Newmarket...Ontario.........C. G. Ross. Niagara Flls.Imperial......G. G. LeMesurier. " .Hamilton.......H. H. O'Reilly. North Bay....Traders........D Muir. N.Sydney,C.BUnion of HalifaxC. W. Frazee. " Nova Scotia.....W. S. Benson, Acting. Norwich......Molsons........R. Elliot. Norwood.....Union..........I. B. Waddell. Oakville.... .*Merchants ...F.G. Oliver. Orangeville...Commerce .....F. Y. Checkley. " ..Hamilton ......J. S. Gordon. Orillia ......Dominion ......J. Scott. " .......Traders ........George Rapley. Oshawa......WESTERN .......T.H. McMillan, Cashier. " ......Dominion .....L. G. Cassels. Ottawa. ......OTTAWA........Geo. Burn, Gen. Man. D. M. Finnie, Manager. " ...... do Bank St....P. B. Taylor. " ...... do Rideau St . J. H.Neeve. " ......B.N.America...W. E. Phillpotts. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>BANKS IN CANADA WITH THEIR AGENCIES (Continued)</h2> {LEFT COLUMN} PLACES. NAMES OF BANKS. MANAGER OR AGENT. Ottawa ......Montreal .......W.J. Anderson. " ......Commerce .....Robt. Gill. " ......Ontario ........A.Simpson. " ......*Merchants. ...W. L. Marler. " ......Quebec .........T. C. Coffin. " .......La Banq. Nat...A. A. Taillon. " .......Imperial........M. A. Anderson. " .......Molsons ........A. B. Brodrick. " .......Merchants,H...H. J. Gardiner. Owen Sound..*Merchants.....M. S. Hodder. " ..Hamilton ......Ewing Buchan. " ..Molsons........J. R. Wainwright. Oxford, N.S..Nova Scotia....W. M. Connacher. Paisley.......Western.......S. M. Hutcheson. Palmerston...Hamilton ......T. E. Haines. Paris.........Commerce .....R. C. Macpherson. Parkdale.....*Merchants.....H. T. McMillan. " ......*Merchnats.....P. Dykes. Parkhill......Commerce .....R. C. Macpherson. Parrsboro'....Halifax Bk.Co...A. S. Townshend. " ....Commercial....G. M. Wedd. Parry Sound .Ottawa.........H. Y. Complin. Paspebiac ....Nova Scotia....W. J. Hunt. Pent'ng'sh'eneWestern........J. B. Jennings. Perth ........*Merchants.....H. D. Wells. " ........Montreal .......R. J Drummond. Pembroke....Quebec........P.D.E.Stickland. " ....Ottawa ........Hector Fraser. Peterborough.Toronto ........P. Campbell. " Montreal.......A. G. Parker. " Commerce .....R. C. McHarrie. " Ontario ........W. D. Parker, Acting. Petrolia......Toronto........W. F. Cooper. Phoenix, B.C.E. Townships...Wm. Spier. Pickering ....Western........Geo. Kerr. Picton ........Montreal........Geo Drummond. " .......Standard .......E. A. Bog. Pictou, N.S..Nova Scotia ....A. D. Munro. " ..Merchants. ....G. R. Chisholm. Pincher CreekUnion..........H. E. Hyde, Sub. Man. PlumCoulee.MHamilton ......W. Russell. Port Arthur..Ontario ........W. H. Nelson. " ..Molsons..........E. E. Ward. Port Colborne.Imperial .......J. H. Stidston. Port Elgin....Hamilton ......A. H. Ridout. P.HawkesburyMerchants. H...J. A. McIssac. Port Hood,C.BPeople's,HalifaxR. H. MacDonald. Port Hope....Traders .........J. L. Willis. " ....Toronto........E. B. Andros. Port Perry....Western........H. G. Hutcheson. " ....Commerce......G. M. Gibbs. Prt. la Prairie.Imperial .......W. Bell. " " Ottawa..........A. H. Dickins " " *Merchants.....A. G. Halstead. Port Rowan,O.Hamilton.......R. R. MacLeod. Prescott.......*Merchants ..F. Jemmett. Preston ......*Merchants ....A. D. Pringle. P. Albert,SaskImperial .......R. Davidson. Quebec........QUEBEC.........T. McDougall, G. Man. " ....... do ...........J. M. Johnston, Man. " ....... do Upper TownC. C. Smith. " ....... do St. Roch...C. B. Godwin. " .......UNION...........E. E. Webb, Gen. Man . " ....... do ............F. W. Smith, Local. {MIDDLE COLUMN} PLACES. NAMES OF BANKS. MANAGER OR AGENT. St.Francois B.La Banq. Nat..Ls. Drouin. St. Henri.....Quebec. .. ....H. Dorion. " ....D'Hochelaga....J. F. Lacasse. St.Hyacinthe.LA BANQUE DE.. ST.HYACINTHE.E. R. Blanchard. " E. Townships....J. Lafromboise. " La Banq. Nat...A. Clément. St. John, N.B.N. BRUNSWICK...G. A. Schofield. J. Clawson, Cahier. " B.N.America...A. P. Hazen, Acting. " Montreal ........E. C. Jones. " Nova Scotia....T. B. Blair. " Halifax Bk.Co...Jas. G. Taylor. " Merchants, H...F. H. Arnaud. St. John;s, Q..Bk. DE ST.JEAN..J. N. Gauthier. " ..*Merchants.....H. Wurtele. " ..La Banq Nat....G. P. Carreau. St. Jerome....*Merchnays.....A. C. E. Delmege. St. Marie, Q..La Banq. Nat...C. Lavoie. St. Mary's ...Montreal .......J. Leslie. " ..Traders ........C. S. Rumsey. St. Peters,C.B.Union of HalifaxC. A. Gray. St. Rémi, Q ..Bk. de St. Jean.C. A. Bédard. St. Sauveur...Jacq. Cartier....A. Dion. " ...*Merchants ...W. J. MacGowan. St.Stephen NBST. STEPHEN'S...J. F. Grant. " Nova Scotia....J. Black. St. Thomas...*Merchants.....H. Blakeney. " ...Imperial .......}M. A. Gilbert " ... do. East End {CONNECTED WITH THE LINE ABOVE} " ...Molsons........L. E. Tate. Stellarton,N.S.Nova Scotia ....J. Morden. Stouffvile ....Standard........H. J. Morden. Stratford .....*Merchants.... C. H. S. Cooke, Acting. " .....Montreal ........E. P. Winslow. " .....Commerce......Wm. Maynard, jun. Strathcona,AlbImperial........J. H. Wilson. Strathroy.....Commerce......L. H. Dampier. " .....Traders ........W. T. Smith. Sturgeon FallsTraders .........M. C. Chalmers. Sudbury......Ontario ...... G.M.Byres, Acting. " ......Traders........N. T. Hillary. Sum'side,PEI.SUM'ERSIDE BK..R.McC. Stavert. " Nova Scotia....W. M. McCunn. " Merchants, H...P. W. Morrison. " Merchants,P.E.IJ. F. McMillan. Sussex, N.B..Nova Scotia.....G. S Moore. Sydney, C.B..Merchants, H...J. E. Burchell. " ..Com.B.of Wind'rA. E. Lawson. " ..B. N. America..O. H. Sharpe, Acting. " ..Union of HalifaxH. W. Jubien. " ..Merchants,P.E.IC. J. Stewart. Sydney, N.S..Montreal........E. Pitt, Acting Manager Tavistock....Western........B. D. Burn. Thetf'rd MineQuebec........R. L. Y. Jones. Thorold.... .Quebec.........D. B. Crombie. Three River..Quebec.........Allan McDougall. " ..D'Hochelaga....H. N. Boire. Tilbury ......*Merchants ....G. Munro. Tilsonburg. ..Traders .........E. C. Jackson. " ....Western.........F. Biette. Toronto ..... COMMERCE......B. E. Walker, G. Man. J. H.Plummer,Asst.do. " ..... do. Branch...J C. Kemp, Man. {RIGHT COLUMN} PLACES. NAMES OF BANKS. MANAGER OF AGENT. Virden, Man..Union...........H. J. Pugh Walkerton ...*Merchants.....A. V. Spencer. " ...Commerce .....D. Macgillivray. Walkerville... do .....J. L. Harcourt. Wallaceburg..Montreal .......H. S. Dupuy. Waterloo, Q..E. Townships...W. I. Briggs. Waterloo,Ont.Molsons ........J. Hespeler. " Commerce......A. W. Robarts. Watford .....*Merchants ....F. A. Mann. Wawanesa, M.Union..........A. H. Sutherland. Welland ......Imperial ...... G. C. Brown. Westport ....*Merchants ....R. F. Taylor. Westville.....Nova Scotia.....Sub Ag'cy to Stellarton Weymouth,NSMerchants.....D. Kemp. Whitby .... Dominion ....E. Thornton. " ......Western........E. D. Warren. White Horse, Yukon T...Commerce......H. M. Lay. Wiarton, O...Union..........E. W. Bourinot. Winchester...Union c.........D. B. Oliver, Sub. Man. " ...Ottawa.........D. Macnamara. Windsor, O...*Merchants ....G. V. J. Greenhill. " ..Traders ........Geo. Mair. " ..Commerce .....J. L. Hardcourt. Windsor,N.S.COMMERCIAL ....Walter Lawson. " Halifax Bk.Co...J. A. Russell. Wingham ....Hamilton .......W. Corbould. Winkler, Man.Hamilton.......W. Russell. Winnipeg ....La Banq. Nat...J. H. Baker, Pro. Man. " ....*Merchants ....A. Wickson. " ....Molsons ....... E. F. Kohl. " ....Montreal .......A. F. D. Macgachen. " ....Imperial .......C. S. Hoare. " ....D'Hochelags....A. J. C. Frigon. " ....Dominion .....F. L. Patton. " do North End BrS. L. Jones. " ....Ottawa.........J. B. Monk. " ....Commerce......John Aird. " ....Union......... " .... do ...........Geo. Bowles,Asst. Man. " ....B.N.America...N. Bayly. " ....Hamilton.......C. Bartlett. " ....Nova Scotia....C. A. Kennedy. Wolfville, N.S.Union of HalifaxJ. D. Leavitt. " Peopl's,HalifaxGeo. W. Munro. WoodstockOntCommerce......G. W. McKee. " ..Imperial .......S. D. Raymond. " ..Molsons.......E. W. Waud. WoodstockNBNova Scotia....B. M. Macleod. " People's,HalifaxG. A. White. " Merchants,H. ..R. V. Dimock. Yarmouth,N.SY ARMOUTH......T. W. Johns. " Nova Scotia ....Blair Robertson. Yorkton,NWTUnion..........C. W. R. Pearson. <ul><li>Merchants Bank of Canada.</li> </ul> FOREIGN AGENTS. In following list, Banks are arranged alphabetically. BRITISH COLUMBIA, BANK OF--London, Head Office ; San Francisco, Portland (Oregon), Branches ; Eastern Provinces of Canada, Mer. Bk.of Canada, Bk.of Com- merce, Molsons Bk.,Imperial Bk.,Bk.of Nova Scotia ; </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Printed Page: Banks in Canada with their Agencies (Continued)} [LEFT COLUMN} " ....... do St.Louis St.Geo. Veasey, do " .......NATIONALE.....P. Lafrance. " .......do St. John St..J. A. LaRue. " . .....do St. Joseph St.N. Lavoie. " ..... B. N.America...D. Cumberland. " ........Montreal ......J. Macara. " ........*Merchants.....J. C. More. " .......People's of H..A. B. van Felson. " .......D'Hochelaga ...Arthur Bruneau. " ........Molsons........P. B. Dumoulin. Rat Portage..Imperial .......W. A. Weir. " ..Ottawa.........C. G. Pennock. Regina........Montreal .......W. H. Hogg. " ........Union...........R. S. Barrow. Renfrew, O...*Merchants....F. A. W. Lister. " ...Ottawa.........F. C. Mulkins. Revelstoke BCImperial.......A. R. B. Hearn. " Molsons.... ...J. D. Molson. Richmond...E. Townships...W. L. Ball. Richmond HillStandard .......J. F. Rowland. Ridgetown....Molsons ........H. A. H. Thomson. " ...Traders ........E. E. Newman. Rimouski, Q..Nationale ......P. Vallée. Roberval .....La Banq. Nat...L. Couet. Rossland, B.C.Montreal .......J. S. C. Fraser. " B. N. America..W. T. Oliver. " Merchants, H...John M. Smith. " Toronto ........A. B. Barker. " Brit.Columbia..H. F. Mytton. Sackville,N.B.Merchants, H. ..F. McDougall. " Halifax Bk.Co...W. H. Harrison. Sandon, B.C..Brit.Columbia..T. B. May. Sarnia.........Commerce......A. D. McLean. " ..........Traders........J.F. Winlow. " .........Montreal .......G. H. Griffin. SaultSte MarieCommerce......D. McGregor. " Imperial .......R. A. Lyon. " Traders.........A. F. H. Jones, Acting. Seaforth ......Commerce......F. C. G. Minty. " ......Dominion ......W. K. Pearce. Shawinf'nF'IsOttawa .........W. Wilson Forrest. Shawville.....*Merchants ...F. A. Parker. Shediac, N.B..People's, HalifaxF. A. Borden. Shelburne,OntUnion..........A. E. Motson. Shelburne, NSHalifax B. Co...T. W. Magee. Sherbrooks...E. TOWNSHIPS...Wm. Farwell, G. Man. S. Edgell, Local. " ....*Merchants.....G. Carruthers. " ....La Banq. Nat...J. M. Dufresne. " D'Hochelaga ...C. A. Sylvestre. SherbrooksNSUnion of HalifaxF. O. Robertson. Shubenacadie.Merchants, H...D. Cameron. Simcoe........Commerce......E. Cowdry. " ........Hamilton........J. Butterfield. " ........Molsons........H. H. Groff. Smith's Falls..Molsons ........F. A. Bethune " " ..Union..........F. W. Ashe. Sorel ..........Molsons .........J. F. Moreault. " .........D'Hochelaga....J. F. Boulais. Souris, Man...Union..........A. S. Jarvis. " ...*Merchants.....H. M. P. Eckardt. Souris, P.E.I..MerchantsP.E.I.G. W. Sutherland, Act. Southampton.Hamilton.......A. H. Ridout. Springhill ....Halifax Bk.Co...E. B. Fairbanks. Stanstead.....E. Townships...S. Stevens. Stayner ......Toronto ........F. A. Brodie. St.Andr'w'sNBNova Scotia.....Sub. to St. Stephen. St. Catharines.Imperial........C. M. Arnold. " Commerce......F. O. Cross. " Toronto .........G. W. Hodgetts. Ste.Cèsaire,Q.St. Hyacinthe...M. N. Jarry. {MIDDLE COLUMN} M. Morris, Assistant. " ...... do. E. Br.....J. G. Boyce. " ...... do. N. Br.....R. J. Montgomery. " ...... do. N.W.Br...W. Manson. " ......do.Q'n St. W.Br..E. M. Playter. " ......do.Ym.&Col.Br..T. S. Harrison. " ......do.Parl'tSt.Br... V. E. Hart. " .....do.Market Br...H. Smith. " ......ONTARIO........Chas.McGill, Gen. Man. " ...... do. Branch...W. H. Smith. " ......do. Q'n St.W.Br.John McGill. " ......do. Yn.&Rich.StsA. E. Hagerman. " ......STANDARD ......Geo. P.Reid,Gen'l Mgr. " ......DOMINION. .....T. G. Borough, G. Man. " ...... do. Q'n St.E...R. M. Gray. " ...... do. Q'n St.W ..J. H. Horsey. " ...... do. Mk't Br...W. W. Nation. " ...... do. Dundas & Queen St. Br...A. A. Helliwell. " ...... do. Spad.Av... &Col.St.Br..F. O. Cayley. " ...... do. N.Toronto..C. H. Stanley Clarke. " ...... do. King & YorkA. R. Capriel. " ......TORONTO........Duncan Coulson,G.Man " ...... do. Branch.... W. R. Wadsworth. " ......Toronto.King W.G. J. Cutbbertson. " ......TRADERS......H S. Strathy, Gen. M. " .......Montreal ........A. Kirkland. " ...... do Yonge St.BrG.S. Crawford, sub Agt. " ......B.N. America...E. Stanger. " ......*Merchants ...D. Miller. " ......Quebec.........W. P. Sloane. " ......Ottawa.........Francis Cole. " ......Molsons ........C. W. Clinch. " ......Union...........F. W. Strathy. " ......Hamilton.......F. J. Gosling. " ......Nova Scotia ...H.A.Richarson, Man. " ...... do H.A.Richardson, Man. Toronto Jun..Commerce......R. C. Jennings. " Molsons ........C. B. Marsland. Treton, O....Molsons........J. H. Campbell. Truro,N.S....Merchants, H...Martin Dickie. " ....Halifax Bk.Co...J. Moorman. " ....Com.of WindsorC. A. Armstrong. Tweed .......Ontario ........A. C. Osborne. Uxbridge.....Dominion........W. E. Carswell. Valleyfield ...Molsons.........Alex. Boyer. " D'Hochelaga ...S. Fortier. Vancouver,BCBk. B. ColumbiaWm. Murray. " B. N. America...W. Godfrey. " Montreal.......C. Sweeny. " Imperial........A. Jukes. " Commerce .....H. H. Morris. " Merchants, H ..C. E. Neill. " do Eat Bra'chJ. W. Fulton. " Molsons ........H. Lockwood. " Hamilton.......O. S. Clarke. Vankl'k Hill,O'D'Hochelaga ...D. McInnes. " Ottawa.........B. A. Herring. Vernon, B.C..Montreal ......G.A. Henderson. Victoria,B.C..B. COLUMBIA... G. Gillespie, Man. E. A. Wyld, Asst. Man. " ..B. N. America...Gavin H. Burns. " ..Montreal .......A. J. C. Galletly. " ..Merchants, H ..George A. Taylor. " ..Molsons.........H. B. Wilson. Victoriaville,QQuebec.........C. S. Powell. " Molsons.........A. Marchand. {RIGHT COLUMN} New York, Can. Bk. of Commerce, Merchants Bk. of Canada ; Chicago, Bk. of Nova Scotia ; Boston, Bank of Nova Scotia ; Mexico and South America ; London Bank of Mexico and South America ; China, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corpora- tion ; Australia, Bank of Australasia ; Honolulu Bishop & Co. BRITISH NORTH AMERICA, BANK OF--London, England, Head Office. New York, W. Lawson and J. C. Welsh, Agents ; Boston, U. S., Merchants National Bank and Commercial Bank ; Ireland, Provincial Bank and National Bank ; Paris, Mar- cuard, Krauss & Co, ; West Indies, Colonial Bank ; Australia and New Zealand, Union Bk of Astralia. CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE--London, Bank of Scot- land, London and County Bank, German Bank of France, Credit Lyonnais, Lazard, Frères & Cie ; Germany, Deutsche Bank ; Brussels, Belgium, J. Matthieu & Fils ; India, China and Japan, The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China ; Australia and New Zealand, The Union Bank of Australia ; South America, British Bank of South America, London and Brazilian Bank ; Mexico, Banco de Londres y Mexico ; New York, The Canadian Bank of Commerce, The American Exchange Nat. Bank ; British Columbia and San Franciso, Cal., The Bank of British Columbia and San Chicago, The American Exchange National Bank of Chicago, The Commercial National Bank ; Hamilton, Bermuda, The Bank of Bermuda ; West Indies, Bank of Nova Scotia ; Kingston. Jamaica, Colonial Bank and Branches ; Duluth, First National Bank ; Maritime Provinces, The Bank of Nova Scotia COMMERCIAL BANK OF WINDSOR--London, Union Bank of London ; New York, Bank of New York ; Halifax, Bank of Nova Scotia ; St. John, N.B., Bank of New Brunswick ; Montreal,Canadian Bank of Commerce. DOMINION BANK --London, National Bank of Scotland, Limited ; New York, The National City Bank ; Minneapolis, North-Western Nat. Bank ; Chicago, Commercial National Bank. EASTERN TOWNSHIPS BANK--London, National Bank of Scotland ; Boston,National Exch. Bank ; New York, Fourth National Bank ; London, Eng., Parr's Bank (Limited). HAMILTON, BANK OF--New York, Fourth Nat. Bk. and Hanover National Bank ; Buffalo, Marine Bank of Buffalo ; London, Nat. Prov. Bank of England, Lt.; Chicago, Union Nat. Bank ; Detroit,Detroit National Bank ; Boston,International Trust Co.; Kansas City, The National Bank of Commerce ; St. Louis, Nat. Bank of Commerce. IMPERIAL BANK OF CANADA -- Canada, Bank of Montrea and Branches ; Great Britain, Lloyds Bank (Ltd.), Manchester & Liverpool District Banking Co. (Ltd.); France, Crédit Lyonnais ; United States -- New York, Bank of Montreal, Bank of America, Bank of the Manhattan Co. ; Buffalo, Bank of Buffalo ; Boston, National Bank of the Commonwealth ; Chicago, First National Bank, Union National Bank ; Detroit, Detroit National Bank ; Duluth, First National Bank, American Exchange Bank ; Philadelphia, Farmers' and Mechanics' National Bank ; St. Paul, Second National Bank ; Minne- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Printed Page: Banks in Canada with their Agencies (Continued)} {LEFT COLUMN} apolis, First National Bank ; San Francisco, Wells, Fargo & Co.; China and Japan, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation ; Austalia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Union Bank of Australia(Ltd.); Sandwich Islands, Yokohama Specie Bank (Ltd.). LA BANQUE D'HOCHELAGA--London, Clydesdale Bank (Ltd.), and the London agencies of Crédit Lyonnais, Crédit Industriel et Commercial, Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris, Société Générale ; Brussels, Crédit Lyonnais ; Berlin, Deutche Bank ; Vienna, Banque Imperiale-Royal Priv.des Pays-Autrichiens; New York, National Park Bank, the National City Bank of New York, Merchants' National Bank of New York, MM. Heidelbach, Ickelheimer & Co., Importers & Traders National Bank, MM. Ladenburg, Thalman & Co., Kountze Bros. ; Boston, National Bank of Redemption, Third National Bank, International Trust Company, The National Bank of the Commonwealth ; Chicago, National Live Stock Bank, Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. LA BANQUE DE ST. JEAN--Canada, Molsons Bank and Branches ; New York, Agents Bank of Montreal; Boston, The Shoe and Leather National Bank. LA BANQUE NATIONALE--London, National Bank of Scot- land ; Paris, Credit Lynnais ; New York, National Bank of the Republic ; Boston, Shoe and Leather National Bank. MERCHANTS BANK OF CANADA--London, and other points in Great Britain, Thr Royal Bank of Scotland ; New York, American Exchange Na- tional Bank, and Merchants Bank of Canada, 63-65 Wall Street, T. E. Merrett, Agents ; Chicago, American Exchange Nationaln Bank ; St. Paul, Minn., First National Bank ; Detroit, First Na- tional Bank ; Buffalo, Bank of Buffalo ; San Francisco, Bank of British Columbia and Anglo- Californian Bank ; Portland,Tacoma,Seattle, Wash- ington Territory, Bank of British Columbia ; New- foundland, Bank of Nova Scotia ; Nova Scotia, Merchants' Bank of Halifax ; New Brunswick, Bank of Nova Scotia and Merchants Bank of Halifax ; British Columbia, Bank of British Columbia. MERCHANTS BANK OF HALIFAX--Ontario and Quebec, Merchants' Bank of Canada ; St. John, N.B., Bank of New Brunswick ; New York, Chase National Bank, N. Y.; Boston, National Shawmut Bank ; Chicago, American National Bank ; Buffalo, Na- tional City Bank ; San Francisco, First National Bank ; Washington, Bank of the Republic, A. S. Burchell, Agent ; St. John's, Newfoundland, W. H. Crowdy, Man. Branch ; London, Eng., Bank of Scotland, London ; Havana, Cuba, F. J, Sherman, O. A. Hornsby, J. A. Springer, Agents. MERCHANTS BANK OF P. E. I.--London, The London City and Midland Bank, Limited ; Boston, National Shawmut Bank ; Montreal, St. John and Halifax, Bank of Montreal. MOLSONS BANK--London, Parr's Bank (Ltd.), Chaplin, Milne, Grenfell & Co. (Ltd.) ; Liverpool, Bank of Liverpool (Limited) ; Cork, Munster and Leinster Bank (Limited) ; Paris, France, Credit Lyonnais, Société Generale ; Antwerp, Belgium, La Banque D'Anvers ; Hamburg, Germany, Hesse Newman {MIDDLE COLUMN} & Company ; Berlin, Germany, Deutsche Bank ; Portand, Casco National Bank ; Butte, Montana, First National Bank ; New York, Mechanics' Na- tional Bank, Morton rust Co.,National City Bank, Hanover National Bank ; Boston, State National Bank, Kidder, Peabody & Co., ; Philadelphia, Fourth Street National Bank, First National Bank, Corn Exchange National Bank ; Phila- delphia National Bank ; Cleveland, Commercial National Bank ; Milwaukee, The Wisconsin Na- tional Bank of Milwaukee ; Chicago, First National Bank ; Monneapolis, First National Bank ; Detroit, State Savings Bank ; Toledo, Second National Bank ; Buffalo, City National Bank ; Nova Scotia, Halifax Banking Co., Bank of Yarmouth ; New Brunswick, Bank of New Brunswick ; Newfoundland, Bank of Nova Scotia, St. John's, Nfld.; Prince Edward Island, Merchants Bank of Prince Edward Island and Summerside Bank ; British Columbia and San Fancisco, Bank of British Columbia ; Quebec, Eastern Townships Bank ; Ontario, Dominion Bank, Imperial Bank of Canada and Canadian Bank of Commerce ; Manitoba, Imperial Bank of Canada ; Yukon Territory, Dawson City, Bank of British North America. MONTREAL, BANK OF--London, Bk. of Montreal,A.Lang, Manager, H. Haylock, sub-manager ; Bank of England, London and Westminister Bank, Union Bank of London, Nat. Prov. Bank of England ; Liverpool, Bank of Liverpool ; Scotland, British Linen Company ; New York, R. Y. Hebden, J. M. Greata ; Bodton,Merchants National Bank ; Buffalo, The Marine Bank ; Chicago, Bank of Montreal,I. W. de C. O'Grady, Mgr.; San Francisco, Bank of British Columbia, Anglo-Californian Bank, First Nat. Bank ; St. John's, Newfoudland, Bank of Montreal, F. J Hunter, Manager. NEW BRUNSWICK, BANK OF--London, Williams, Deacon and Manchester and Salford Bank, Limited ; New York, Mechanics' National Bank ; Boston, Eliot National Bank ; Prince Edward Island, Charlotte- town, Merchants' Bank of Halifax ; Frederiction, People's Bank ; Halifax, N.S., Merchants' Bank of Halifax ; Montreal, Molsons Bank. NOVA SCOTIA, BANK OF --Chicago, Alex. Robertson, Mgr. W. H. Davies, Asst. Mgr.; Kingston, Jamaica, W.1., W. P. Hunt, Mgr., St. John's, Newf'land, J. A. McLeod, Manager ; Boston, Mass., W. E. Stavert, Manager ; Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, Calais, Maine. Correspondents--Canada, Cana- dian Bank of Commerce and Branches ; Bank of British Columbia ; Great Britain ; London, Royal Bank of Scotland ; Scotland, Royal Bank of Scot- land and Branches; U.S.: New York, Bk. of New York, N. B. A.; Boston, Merchants' National Bank ; San Francisco,Bank of Brititsh Columbia ; St.Pierre, Miquelon, Banque des Iles St. Pierre et Miquelon ; Havana, Cuba, de Zaldo & Co.; Chicago, First Na- tional Bank ; Minneapolis, Nicollet National Bank. ONTARIO BANK --London, Parr's Bank (Limited); New York, The Agents Bank of Montreal, The Fourth National Bank of the City of New York, France and Europe, Credit Lyon nais ; Boston, Eliot National Bank ; Oswego First National Bank ; Chicago, Bank of Montreal; {RIGHT COLUMN} St. Paul's, Merchants' National Bank ; Nova Scotia, People's Bank of Halifax ; New Brinswick, Bank of Montreal, St. John, N.B.; P.E.Island, Merchants' Bank of Halifax at Charlottetown. OTTAWA, BANK OF --London, England, Parr's Bank (Limited); New York, Chicago and Canada, Bank of Montreal ; Boston, National Bk. of the Republic, Massachusetts Nat. Bk. and Manufacturers Nat. Bk. PEOPLES'S BANK OF HALIFAX Dominion of Canada, Bank of Toronto, Ontario Bank, Bank of New Brunswick; New York, Bank of New York; Boston, New England National Bank ; Minneapolis, First National Bank; London, England, Union Bank of London; Paris, France, Credit Lyonnais. PEOPLE'S BANK--London, Union Bank; New York,Fourth National Bank ; Boston, Eliot National Bank ; Montreal, Union Bank of Can.and Branches. QUEBEC BANK--London, Bank of Scotland ; New York, Agents, Bank of British North America ST. HYACINTHE, BANQUE--New York, National Bank of the Republic, and Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co.; Boston, Merchants National Bank ; Canada, Mer- chants Bank of Canada and Branches. ST. STEPHEN'S BANK--Boston, Shawmut Bk.; New York, New York Bk.and Nat.B'king Association ; London, Glyn, Mills,Currie &Co.; Montreal,Bk. ofMontreal. STANDARD BANK--New York, Importers and Traders National Bank ; Montreal,Can. Bank of Commerce ; London, Eng.,National Bank of Scotland (Limited). SUMMERSIDE BANK--Montreal, Molson's Bank; Halifax, UUnion Bank of Halifax ; St. John, Bank of New Brunswick; Boston,Shoe & Leather National Ban k. TORONTO, BANK OF--Great Britain, The London City and Midland Bank (Limited) London; New York, Nat. Bk. Commerce ; Chicago, First National Bank; Buffalo, Manufacturers and Traders Bank ; Detroit, Detroit National Bank ; Ontario, Bank of Hamilton and Branches; Quebec, La Banque Nationale; Nova Scotia, Union Bank of Halifax, People's Bank of Halifax ; Manitoba, British Columbia and New Brunswick, Bank of British North America. TRADERS BANK OF CANADA--London, National Bank of Scotland ; New York, American Exchange National Bk.; Buffalo, Union Bk.; Chicago, First Nat. Bk.; Oswego, Second National Bk, ; Quebec, Quebec Bk. UNION BANK OF CANADA--London, Parr's Bank (Ltd.)' Liverpool, Parr's Bank (Ltd.); New York, National Park Bank, Hanover Natt, ; Boston, National Bank of the Republiv ; St. Paul, St. Paul National Bank; Buffalo, Buffalo City Bank ; Chicago, Commercial National ; Detroit, First National Bank ; Great Falls, Mont., First Nat. Bank ; Minneapolis, Nat. Bank of Commerce. UNION BANK OF HALIFAX--London, London and West- minister Bank, Ltd.; Newfoundland, Merchants Bank ; New York, National Bank of Commerce ; Boston, Merchants' Nat'l Bank ; Montreal, Bank of Toronto ; Toronto, Bk. of Toronto and Branches. WESTERN BANK--New York, Merchants' Bank of Canada; London, England, Royal Bank of Scotland. YARMOUTH, BANK OF, N.S. --Halifax, The Merchants Bank of Halifax ; St. John, The Bank of Montreal ; New York, The National Citizens' Bank ; Boston, The Eliot National Bank ; London, G.B., The Union Bank of London ; Montreal, The Bank of Montreal and Molsons Bank ; Quebec, Bank of Montreal. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Printed Page: Canadian Commercial Agencies; Synopsis of Fishery Laws; Abstract of Ontario Game Laws; Express Money Orders; Bank Money Orders} <h2>CANADIAN COMMERCIAL AGENCIES.</h2> {LEFT COLUMN} The following Canadian Commercial Agents (whose addresses are given)will answer correspondence relative to commercial and trade matters, and give information to those interested as to local trade requirements in the districts they represent. J. S. Larke, Sydney, N.S.W., agent for Australasia. G. Eustace Burke, Kingston, Jamaica, agent for Jamica. Robert Bryson, St. John, Antigua, agent for Antigua, Montserrat and Dominica. {MIDDLE COLUMN} S. L. Horsford, St. Kitts, agent for St. Kitts, Nevis and Virgin Island. Edgar Tripp, Port of Spain, Trinidad, agent for Trini- and Denmark. In addition to their other duties, the undermentiones Canadian agents will answer inquiries relative to trade matters, and their services are available in furthering the interests of Canadian traders. {RIGHT COLUMN} J. G. Colmer, 17 Victoria St., London,S.W., England. Harrison Watson, Curator for Canadian Section, Imperial Institute, London, England. G. H. Mitchell, 15 Water Street, Liverpool, England. H. M.Murray, 52 St. Enoch Square, Glasgow, Scotland. W. L. Griffith, 10 The Walk, Cardiff, South Wales. Thomas Moffat,24 Wale St.,Cape Town, South Africa, D. Treau De Coeli, 75 Marché St. Jacques, Antwerp. Belgium. <h2>SYNOPSIS OF FISHERY LAWS.</h2> {LEFT COLUMN} Net fshing of any kind is prohibited in public waters. except under Leases or Licenses. The size of nets is regulated so as to prevent the killing of young fish. Nets cannot be set or seines used so as to bar channels or bays. A general weekly Close-time is provided in {MIDDLE COLUMN] addition to speacial close seasons. The use of Explosive or Poisonous substances for catching or killing fish is illegal. The use of fire-arms for filling fish is prohibited. Mill-dams must be provided with efficient fish passes. The above enactments and close seasons are supple- {RIGHT COLUMN} mented in speacial cases, under authority of the Dominion Fisheries Act (Chap. 95 R. S.), by a total prohibition of fishing for stated periods. All communications relating to Fisheries should be addressed: Department of Marine and Fisheries, Ottawa. <h2>ABSTRACT OF ONTARIO GAME LAWS.</h2> {LEFT COLUMN} No person not a resident and domiciled in Ontario, may hunt or kill any animal or bird in Ontario without having procured a non-resident license. Deer.--Open season November 1st to November 15th, both days inclusive. Only two Deer may be taken in one season by one person. Moose, Reindeer or Caribou.--Open season November 1st to November 15th, in the year 1900, noth days inclu- sive, and in every third year thereafter. Only one Moose, Reindeer or Caribou may be taken in one season by one person. No cow Moose, or young Moose, Reindeer or Caribou under the age of one year can be killed. No Elk or Wapiti shall be hunted, taken or killed at any time in Ontario. No person may transport or have in possession, except from November 1st to 22nd,any wild Deer, Moose, Rein- deer or Caribou, or head, raw skin or other part thereof, unless accompanied by affidavit that same was taken during the open season. Deer, Moose, Reindeer or Caribou may not be carried or transported unless a license shipping coupon is attached. No hounds or dogs accustomed to pursue Deer are allowed at large where Deer are found, during the close season for Deer. {MIDDLE COLUMN} Hounds or dogs running Deer during the close season may be killed in sight by any person, who shall not be liable to damage for so doing. Ducks. --Open season September 1st to December 15th, both days inclusive. Geese and Swans.--Open season September 15th to May 1st in the following year, both days inclusive. Grouse.--Open season September 15th to December 15th, both days inclusive. Hares.--Open season September 15th to December 15th, both days inclusive. Partridge.--Open season September 15th to December 15th, both days inclusive. May not be bought or sold before the 15th day of September, 1905. Pheasants.--Open season September 15th to Decem- ber 15th, both days inclusive. English or Mongolian Pheasants may not be killed before the 15th day of Sep- tember, 1905. Plover.--Open season September 15th to December 15th, both days inclusive. Prairie Fowl.--Open season September 15th to De- cember 15th, both days inclusive. May not be killed before the 15th fay of September, 1905. Quail.--Open season October 15th to December 15th, both days inclusive. May not be bought or sold before the 15th day of October, 1905. {RIGHT COLUMN} Rail.--Open season September 15th to December 15th, both days inclusive. Turkeys, Wild.--Open season October 15th to Decem- ber 15th, both days inclusive. May not be killed before the 15th day of October, 1905. Snipe.--Open season September 15th to December 15th, both days inclusive. May not be sold before the 15th day of September, 1905. Woodcock.--Open season September 15th to December 15th, both days inclusive. May not be bought or sold before the 16th day of September, 1905. Insectivorous birds may not be caught, killed or sold, or had in possession without a permit, except Hawks, Crows, Black-birds and English Sparrows. Squirrels (Black and Grey).--Open season September 15th to December 15th, both days inclusive. Beaver and Otter.--Open season November 1st to April 1st in folloeing year, both days inclusive. May not be taken or killed before the 1st day of November, 1905. Muskrats.--Open season January 1st to May 1st, both days inclusive. But no Muskrat may be shot during the month of April. NOTE.--For further particulars address E. Tinsley, Chief Game Warden, Parliament Buildings, Toronto. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Postal">1 Postal</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Letter_Rates.2C_.26c.">1.1 Letter Rates, &c.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Registration_of_Letters.">1.2 Registration of Letters.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Book_Post.2C_.26c.">1.3 Book Post, &c.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Patterns_and_Samples_within_the_Dominion">1.4 Patterns and Samples within the Dominion</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#United_Kingdom.2C_United_States_and_Foreign_Countries.">1.5 United Kingdom, United States and Foreign Countries.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Parcel_Post_with_the_United_KIngdom.2C_Newfoundland.2C_and_other_british_Colonies_and_Foreign_Countries.">1.6 Parcel Post with the United KIngdom, Newfoundland, and other british Colonies and Foreign Countries.</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></div> <h2>Postal</h2> <h3>Letter Rates, &c.</h3> Canada.-Letters posted in Canada addressed to any place within the Dominion, 2 cents per oz. If unpaid, such letters cannot be forwarded, but will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. If partially prepaid, the letter will be forwarded to its destination and double to deficiency charged on delivery. Letters mailed at any office for delivery at or from the same office, provided that the office is not one at which free delivery by letter carriers is setablished, are charged 1 cent per oz, and must be at least partially prepaid; otherwise they are sent to the Dead Letter Office. Letters of this nature mailed at and for delivery from an office at which there is a free delivery by letter carriers, are liable to 2 cents per ounce. All postage must be prepaid by Postage Stamps. Post Cards.- From any place in Canada to any other place in Canada, or to the United States, 1 cent each. British and Foreign, 2 cents each. Private Post Cards.- Private Post Cards must not exceed 6 by 3 5/8 inches in size, and bear the words "Private Post Card," either printed or written, on the face. United Kingdom, and the following British Possessions and Portectorates: Aden, Ascension, Bahama Islands, Barbados, Bermuda, British Central Africa, British East Africa, British Guiana, British Honduras, British India (except offices on the Persian Gulf), British North Borneo Company's Territory, including Labuan, Cape Colony, Ceylon, Cyprus, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gambia, Gilbratar, Gold Coast Colony, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Johore, Lagos, Leeward Islands, Malay States, Malta, Mauritus, Natal, Newfoundlands, Niger Coast Protectorate, Niger Company's Territory, Sarawak, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Straits Settlements, St. Helena, Tobago, Trindad, Turks Islands, Uganda, Windwards Islands, Zanzibar.- Postage on Letters, 2 cents per half oz Foreign Countries, except United States.- Postage on Letters, 5 cents per half oz. If sent unpaid, double postage will be charged. United States.- The rate on Letters to the United States is the same as in Canada, and at least one rate must be prepaid. It is very important to bear in mind that the postage upon letters for the United Kingdom and all Foreign Countries is calculated by the half ounce, and double postage is charged on all unpaid letters. <h3>Registration of Letters.</h3> Persons posting letters containing value should be careful to require them to be Registered, and to obtain from the Postmaster a certificate of receipt for Registration. The charge for Registration on all classes of matter, in addition to the postage, is five cents. Both the Postage charge and Registration fee should, in all cases, be prepaid by stamp. Registration is not an absolute guarantee against the miscarriage or loss of a letter: but a Registered Letter can be traced where and Unregistered Letter cannot, and the posting and delivery or non-delivery can be proven. <h3>Book Post, &c.</h3> A Book Packet may contain any number of separate books. Limit of weight for domestic post, 5 lbs. (except a single book, when 7 lbs. is allowed): for foreign post, 4 lbs. Limit of size, two feet in length, or one foot in width or depth. Book Packets must also be open at both ends or both sides, and must not contain any letter or sealed inclosure. The rate on Booko Packets between any two places in Canada is 1 cent per 4 oz, which must be prepaid by stamps. The rate to Great Britain, the United States and all Postal Union Countries, is 1 cent per 2 oz. {RIGHT COLUMN} <h3>Patterns and Samples within the Dominion</h3> Patterns and Samples of Merchandise and Goods for sale, not exceeding 24 oz. in weight, except samples of tea, which must not exceed 8 oz. in weight, may be posted in Canada, to be forwarded to any place within the Dominion, on prepayment by Postage Stamp of a rate of 1 cent per 4 oz, under the following regulations: If such rate be not fully prepaid by the stamp affixed, the packet to be forwarded, rated with the deficient postage, provided deficiency does not exceed 5 cents. Packages of Samples and Patterns, addressed to any place in Canada, may be registered by affixing thereto stamps to the value of 5 cents in addition to the postage rate, and provided such packet be handed into the Post Offices for registration. Patterns or Samples must be sent in covers open at the ends, so as to be easy of examination. Samples, however, of seeds, drugs, &c., which cannot be sent in open covers, may be enclosed in bags of linen, or such like material, fastened in such a manner that they may be readily opened, so that the officers of the Post Office may be able to satisfy themselves as to the nature of the contents. The packet may bear on the outside the address of the sender, in addition to the address of the person for whom it may be intended; and also a trade mark or number, and the price of the sample enclosed; inside, there must be no enclosure but the samples or patterns themselves. The particulars, however, of the trade marks, numbers, and prices may be marked on the articles themselves instead of on the outside of the packet, at the option of the sender. Goods sent for sale or in execution of an order, however small the quantity may be, or any article sent by one private individual to another, which are not actually trade patterns or sample, are not admissible. Liquids, oils, etc., may be sent by mail in the Dominion if put up carefully in strict accordance with the directions given in the Postal guide and ascertainable at any post office. <h3>United Kingdom, United States and Foreign Countries.</h3> Patterns and Samples of Merchandise, when addressed to places in the United Kingdom, must not exceed 5 lbs. in weight; to the United States and other foreign countries, 12 oz, and must be prepaid by postage stamp at the following rates:- 2 cent per 2 oz. or fraction of 2 oz., with a minimum prepayment of 2 cents covering a weight of 4 oz. Samples of liquids, oils, glass, etc., are admitted as samples provided they are put up in strict accordance with the directions given in the Postal Guide. <h3>Parcel Post with the United KIngdom, Newfoundland, and other british Colonies and Foreign Countries.</h3> Closed Parcels may be exchanged with the United Kingdom, Newfoundland, and most foreign countries and British colonies, under the following regulations:- 1. The dimensions of a Parcel must not exceed 2 feet in length by 1 foot in width or depth. 2. A Parcel must not contain any explosive, combustible, or dangerous articles. 3.All Parcels must be securely and substantially packed and closed. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Printed Page: Miscellaneous Matter; Transient Newspapers; Money Orders; Postal Notes} {LEFT COLUMN} <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Miscellaneous_Matter.">1 Miscellaneous Matter.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Transient_Newspapers.">2 Transient Newspapers.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Money_Orders.">3 Money Orders.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Postal_Notes.">4 Postal Notes.</a></li> </ul></div> <h3>Miscellaneous Matter.</h3> {Indented} Miscellaneous matter, described as under, may pass between places in the Dominion of Canada upon prepayment of the rates indicated below. The regulations of the British Post Office do not admit of the transmission by mail to the United Kingdom (or other countries beyond the sea) of miscellaneous matter as such ; but a great part of the matter referred to under that head may be forwarded to the United Kingdom by Book Post. {Indented} 1. On all pamphlets, occasional publications, printed circulars, cata- logues (in which may be included printed order lists), prices current, hand-bills, and other matter wholly in print, and on packages of seeds, cuttings, but not cut flowers, bulbs, roots, bedding plants, scions or grafts, the rate is 1 cent for each 4 ozs. or friction thereof. {Indented} 2, On maps, prints, drawings, engravingsm lithographs, photogrpahs when not on glass or in cases containing glass, circulars produced by a multiplying process easy to recognize, botanical, natural history and ento- mological specimens when properly put up so as to prevent injury to the contents of the mails, visiting cards, whether printed, engraved or written, sheet music, whether printed or written, stitched or bound, book or newspaper manuscript whether type-written or hand-written, ptinter's proof-sheets whether corrected or not and accompanying manuscript copy, such partly printed and partly written documents as deeds of land, wills, mortgages made under seal (including chattel mortgages), insurance policies, renewal recipts when attached to the policies, insurance receipts sent in bulk from head offices to agents, militia and school returns, customs manifests, bank pass books, voters'lists when written or partly in writing, school or college examination papers, municipal assessment rolls, partly printed and partly written, Dominion and Provincial Government docu- ments, statute labour returns, municipal returns in general, exhibitors' entry tickets for provincial and other agricultural and industrial exhibi- tions, blank books, photograph albums with or without photographs, printed forms entirely without writing, and official or private post cards either wholly blank or printed as circulars or as forms to be filed up, but without any writing whatsoever, the rate of postage rate must in every case ounces or fraction of 2 ounces ; and the postage rate must in every case be prepaid by postage stamps or stamped post bands or wrappers. No letter or other communication intended to serve the purpose of a letter must be sent or inclosed in any such package or thing mentioned, and the same must be sent in covers open at the ends or sides, or otherwise so put up as to admit of the contents being, if necessary, easily withdrawn for examination by the officers of the Post Office to ensure compliance with this provision ; (if enclosed in sealed envelopes notched at the ends or sides, or with the corners cut off, letter rate of postage will be charged). {Indented} No packet of miscellaneous matter can be transmitted by mailk if it ex- ceeds 30 inches in length or 12 inches in width or depth, or over 5 lbs. in weight. {Indented} Legal and commercial papers generally are liable to letter rate of postage, except when sent as parcels by Parcel Post, and the exceptions above given to matter of that class are restricted to the documents speci- fied, such as Deeds and Insurance Policies. {Indented} Printed or written requests for return will now be recognized on 3rd and 4th class matter, addressed to places within the Dominion, and same will be returned direct to the sender, subject to the payment by the sender, on delivery to him through the Post Office, of the full amount of postage to which the article was in the first place liable, together with any charges rated thereon in connection with any deficiency in the original prepayment. <h3>Transient Newspapers.</h3> {Indented} Transient newspapers and periodicals include all newspapers and peri- odicals posted in Canada, other than Canadian newspapers sent from the office of publication, and British and foreign newspapers posted by news agents for regular subscribers in Canada. When addressed to any place within the Dominion or the United Stated, they must be prepaid the following rates by Postage Stamp :-- {Indented} If posted singly and weighing not more than 1 oz., half cent each. {Indented} If weighing over 1 oz., one cent per four oz. or fraction of four oz. {Indented} The newspaper rate to England, whether for transient newspapers or for those sent to regular subscribers, is 1c. oer 2oz. by whatever route they may be forwarded. {RIGHT COLUMN} {Indented} 4. Oils, liquids, etc., can only be forwarded if put up with the same security required in connection with their transmission as samples in the ordinary mails. Fragile articles should be packed with special care. {Indented} 5. Each Parcel must be plainly directed, and such directions must in- clude the name and full address of the person for whom the Parcel is intended. {Indented} 6. For each Parcel the sender must fill up a Customs Declaration. On this form the sender will supply an accurate statement of the contents and value of the Parcel, also the address thereof, with signature and place of abode of the sender. The Customs Declaration must be securely affixed by mucilage or paste to the Parcel to which it relates. {Indented} Parcels from the United Kingdom or any other place beyond the Dominion will be liable to Canadian Customs duties, and under existing regulations must be examined for the purpose by an Officer of the Customs in the presence of the person addressed. {Indented} Rates and limits of weight vary. See Postal Guide, or enquire at Post Office. {Indented} Prepayment by postage stamp is required in all cases. Parcels must be handed to the Postmaster ; in no case should they be dropped into a letter box or other receptacle for mail matter. <h3>Money Orders.</h3> {Indented} In sending money by mail it is always best to transmit by Money Order, if possible. Commission on Money Orders. {Indented} On Money Orders drawn by any Money Order Office in Canada on any other Money Order Office in the Dominion, the Commission is as follows : {Indented} On Money Orders drawn by any Money Order Office in Canada on any other Money Order Office in the Dominion, the Commission is as follows : {In the center of column} On Orders up to......$ 5.00............ 3 cents. Over $ 5.00 and up tp 10.00............ 6 " " 10.00 " 30.00............10 " " 30.00 " 40.00............15 " " 50.00 " 75.00............25 " " 75.00 " 100.00............30 " {Indented} No single Money Order, payable in the Dominion of Canada, can be issued for more than $100; but as many of $100 each may be given as the remitter requires. <h3>Postal Notes.</h3> {Indented} Postal Notes have been placed in the hands of all Money Order Post Offices in Canada. They offer a convenient and safe means of transmitting small sums through the mails, and their use is likely to be widespread as soon as the public become acquainted with the system. Their use is con- fined to Canada. {Indented} There are seveteen denominations of Postal Notes ; the different amounts and the commission payable thereon are as follows: {Left side of mini table} Denom. Commis. $0 20.................1 cent. 0 25..................1 cent. 0 30..................1 cent. 0 40..................1 cent. 0 50..................2 cents. 0 60..................2 cents. 0 70..................2 cents. 0 75..................2 cents. 0 80..................2 cents. {Right side of mini column} Denom. Commis. $0 90...............2 cents. 1 00................2 cents. 1 50................2 cents. 2 00................2 cents. 2 50................2 cents. 3 00................3 cents. 4 00................3 cents. 5 00................3 cents. {Indented} Odd cents may be made up by affixing Canadian postage stamps, not exceeding nine cents in value, to the face of a Postal Note. For instance, 65 cents may be remitted by means of a Note for 60 cents and 5 cents in stamps--65 cents will be paid on presentation of the Note. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Printed Page: Mercantile Law.} <h2>Mercantile Law.</h2> {LEFT COLUMN} {Indented} PROMISSORY NOTES AND BILLS OF EXCHANGE. --Must be payable absolutely, and not depend upon a contingency. Three days' grace allow- ed except when payable upon demand. Can be written either in ink or lead pencil. Notice of dishonour must be sent to all endorsers. Those not notified are released from all liabil- ity. Notice must be sent to the correct address of enforser ; but if that is not known, notice sent to the place where note or bill purports to be made will be sufficient. Cheques are treated as bills of exchange, and must be presented on the day they are received or on the following day. Notes and bills endorsed in blank are transferable by delivery, the same as if payable to bearer. Notes bear interest during currency only if so stated. The loss of a bill or note does not prevent the collection of it, but if required the holder must give in- demnity before the lost note is paid. Notes and bills are payable any time during the day they mature. If no time is mentioned for payment, notes and bills on Sunday are void. Notes and bills falling due on Sunday are pay- able the next day provided it is not a holiday. {Indented} LANDLORD AND TENANT.--An agreement for a lease must be in writing ; a lease, however, for less than three years can be made verbally. Rent must be due before it can be distrained for. If tenancy continues for a term of years, without any new bargain, it will be as a ten- ancy from year to year. No notice is required in case of the termination of a lease for a definite time. A full six months' notice, ending with the end of the year, is required to terminate a tenancy from year to year. A monthly tenancy requires a month's notice. A weekly tenancy requires a week's notice to end it. A covenant for renewal does not call for a renew- al covenant in the new lease, unless expressly called for. Destruction by fire during the currency of a lease does not release the tenant from payment of rent unless expressly pro- vided for. The landlord is required to look after the roof and outside walls, but the ten- ant cannot require any defect apparent at the time of the lease to be repaired. Defective {MIDDLE COLUMN} districts of Ontario, where the time is extended by the Act) from date of execution in the office of the Clerk of the County Court of the county where the property so mortgaged or sold is at the time of the execution of the instument, otherwise they are void as against creditors of vendor or mortgagor and subse- quent purchasers or mortgagees in good faith for value. Mortgages for securing against the indorsement of any bills or promissory notes or other liability incurred for the mortgagor (which liability must not extend for a longer period than one year from the date of the mortgage), must set forth the terms of the agreement as to the indorsements and the amount of liability intended to be created. Mortgages for securing repayment of advances to be made in pursuances of an agreement in writing for the purpose of enabling the bor- rower to enter into and carry on business with such advances (the time for repayment not to be longer than one year from the making of the agreement), must set out the terms of the agreement. A contract to give a chattel mortgage is considered by the Act to be a chattel mortgage, and is subject to the above requirements. A contract to make a sale is considered a sale, and is also subject to the above requiremnets. A renewal of chattel mortgage must be filed within thirty days preceding the expiration of one year from date of previous filing, otherwise the mortgage becomes void as against the creditors of the mortgagees in good faith for value. {Indented} LIEN NOTES.-Lien notes, hire receipts and receipt notes given by persons purchasing chattels, where the condition of the purchase is such that the possession of the chattel passes without any ownership therein being acquired by such purchaser until the payment of the purchase money, shall only be valid as against subsequent purchasers or mortgagees without notice in good faith for valuable con- sideration in the case of manufactured chattels, which, at the time posession is g ven to the purchaser, have the name and address of the manufacturer or vendor of the same painted, {RIGHT COLUMN} of the acts of an agent will bind the principal. Agent's authority is not revoked till revocation is communicated to him. An agent signing in his own name is not allowed to offer parol evidence to prove that he did not intend to bind himself personally, but parol evidence is admissible to bind his principal. A broker is not entitled to receive payment for goods, while a factor is. A del credere agency is where the agent in consideration of larger commission guarantees the price of the goods sold. {Indented} PARTNERSHIP.--Each member of a partner- ship is responsible for the whole amount of the debts of the firm, except in case of special partnership. A special partner is only re- sponsible to the amount of the capital con- tributed by him, but he cannot take any part in the management of the business. The act of one partner binds all. Partners are bound to keep good faith with each other. Partner- ship may be either for a team of years or at will. A partnership at will may be dissolved at any time. The death of one provided for in the articles of co-partnership. The sale by a partner of his interest in the firm also dis- solves the partnership. In the absence of express agreement partners share equally. If a partner retires from the firm, he should give public notice of the fact and notify all persons doing business with the firm. All persons associated in partnership for trading, manu- facturing or mining purposes must register within six months after the formation of the partnership with the Registrar of the Registry Division in which they carry on business, a declaration in writing, signed by the members of the partnership, setting forth the names, occupations and residences of every partner, the name of the partnership, the time during which the partnership is to exist, and that the persons therein named are the only partners. A similar declaration must be registered in case of any change in the partnership. On the dissolution of a partnership a declaration certifying the dissolution should be registered. Every person carrying on a business for trad- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Printed Page: Mercantile Law (Continued)} drainage, causing injury to life or health, will justify a tenant in leaving. {Indented} MASTER AND SERVANT.--A servant is bound to obey all orders of the master in the scope of his employement ; a disobedience of orders will justify an immediate dismissal. Both master and servant are entitled to reasonable notice before an engagement is terminated. A servant wrongfully dismissed is only entitled to the actual damage sustained ; he must credit the master with any wages earned by him. The master is entitled to recover the damages sustained by reason of a servant deserting his employ. No wages due to an employee can be garnisheed (except in the case of a debt for board or lodging), unless such wages exceeds the sum of $25, and then only to the extent of such excess. Whenever an assignment is made for the general benefit of creditors, the assignee shall pay, in priority to the claims of the general creditors, the wages of all persons in the employment of the insolvent, not ex- ceeding three months' wages. All employees of a company being wound up under the Joint Stock Companies' Winding-up Act of Ontario shall have the same priority. All employees of a person whose property has been seized and sold by the Sheriff under an execution shall have the same priority in proceeds of the sale. {Indented} CONTRACTS.--Contracts may be either parol or under seal. Parol contracts require a con- sideration to support them. Contracts for sale of goods over $40 in value must be in writing or accompanied by part performance, or part payment. A contract may be made by letters and telegrams. Contracts made on Sunday (with a few exceptions) are illegal. Contracts contrary to public policy, or of an immoral character, are illegal. A contract for sale of land must be in writing. To make a good contract the names of the parties, the consideration, and the articles sold or matter agreed upon should clearly appear. Fraud vitiates all contracts. {Indented} BILLS OF SALE AND CHATTEL MORTGAGES.-- All sales and mortgages of personal property not accompanied by an immediate delivery and an actual and continued change of posses- sion must be in writing, with an affidavit of execution and affidavit of bona fides in the form required by Act, and must be filed within five days (except in certain outlying {MIDDLE COLUMN} printed, stamped or engraved thereon or other- wise plainly attached thereto, and no such conditional sale shall be valid against such subsequent purchaser or mortgagee as afore- said, unless it is evidenced in writing, signed by the purchaser or his agent. The foregoing shall not apply to household furniture, other than pianos, organs, or other musical instru- ments, nor shall it apply to any chattels men- tioned in any such lien note, etc., shall file manufacturer or vendor within ten days from the execution of the lien note, etc., shall file with the Clerk of the County Court of the county in which the purchaser resided at the rime of the purchase, a copy of the said lien not, etc. A copy of the lien note, etc., must be left with the purchaser within twenty days. {Indented} GUARANTEES.--Must be in writing ; will be constructed strictly ; should be distinctly word- ed, so that no question will arise whether limited or continuing. {Indented} FRAUD.--Sometimes criminal proceedings may be institued for fraud. Fraud is always a ground of relief. It is a fraud to conceal a fraud. {Indented} INTEREST.--Where interest is payable and no rate has been agreed upon, the rate allowed is five per cent. Any rate can be contracted for. Interest is in the nature of damages, and it is not allowed upon open accounts, unless it is shewn that there is either an express ir im- plied contract to pay interest. Before a debtor can be charged with interest on ac- counts, a demand of payment should be made to him in writing informing him that interest will be claimed from the date of the demand. Interest is allowed on overdue bills and notes from the day they become due. Payments are applied first in payment of interest to date, then in reduction of principal. The practice of allowing interest on both sides of an account to day of settlement is not correct. Com- pound interest is not allowed, unless expressly agreed upon. A contract to reduce the rate of interest in case of punctual payment is good, while onw to increase the rate in case of default is bad. Mortgages of real estate must shew on thier face the rate at which interest is to be calculated. {Indented} PRINCIPAL AND AGENT. -- Principals are responsible for the acts of their agents. Agency may be either general or limited. An agent must be a third person, not the other contracting party. A subsequent ratification {RIGHT COLUMN} ing, manufacturing or mining purposes, and who uses as his business style some name other than his own name, or who in such style uses his own name with the addition of "and Company," or some other word or phrase in- dicating a plurality of members in the firm, shall register within six months a declaration containing his name, occupation and address, the style of his business, and that he alone carries on the business. Every person failing to register a declaration shall incur a penalty of $100. Persins forming a limited partner- ship must register a certificate in the office of the Clerk of the County Court of the county in which the principal place of business of the partnership is situate. {Indented} LIMITATION OF ACTIONS. --On simple con- tracts, promissory notes, debts and money de- mands, six years. On actions for rent upon an indenture of lease and upon a bond, or other contract under seal (except upon the covenants contained in any indenture of mort- gage made on or after the first day of July, 1894), twenty years. Actions for damages and penalties, two years. Actions upon any covenant contained in any indenture of mort- gage made on or after the first day of July, 1894, ten years. Actions for the recovery of land, ten years. Actions against municipal corporations for damages caused by non-repair of roads, etc., three months, and damages caused to owners or occupiers of real property in the exercise of municipal corporations' powers, one year. Actions against justices of the peace, sheriffs and bailiffs for acts done in the course of their duties, six months. The effect of the Statue of Limitations will be avoided by proof of a written acknowledg- ment of the debt, before the debt is barred, and the time will only run from the date of such ac- knowledgment or payment. {Indented} EXEMPTIONS FROM SEIZURE UNDER EXECU- TION IN ONTARIO.--(1) Wearing apparel of debtor and family, bed and bedding in ordin- ary ise by debtor and family, one cooking stove with pipes and furnishings, one other heating stove with pipes, one crane, one pair tongs and shovel, one coal scuttle, one lamp, one table, six chairs, one washstand, with furnishings, six towels, one looking glass one hair brush, one comb, one bureau, one clothes press, one clock, one carpet, one cupboard, </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Printed Page: Mercantile Law (Continued)} <h2>MERCANTILE LAW--Continued.</h2> {LEFT COLUMN} one broom, twelve knives, twelve forks, twelve plates, twelve teacups, twelve saucers, one sugar basin, one milk jug, one teapot, twelve spoons, two pails, one wash tub, one scrub- bing brushm one blacking brush, one wash- board, three smoothing irons, all spinning wheels and weaving looms in domestic use, one sewing machine and attachments in domestic use, thirty volumes of books, one axe, one saw, one gun, six traps, and such fishing nets and seines as are in common use, all these articles not to exceed in value $150. (2) All necessary fuel and provisions for debtor and family for thirty days, and not to exceed $40 in value. (3) One cow, six sheep, four hogs, and twelve hens, in all not exceeding the value of $75, and food there- for for thirty days, and one dog. (4) Tools and implements ordinarily used in debtor's occupation, to the value of $100. (5) Bees reared and kept in hives to extent of fifteen hives. (6) All materials furnished to mechan- ics and workmen for construction of building under contract. (No articles exempt from seizure for debt contracted for identical article.) Landlord has preferential claim for four weeks, if let by the week ; two terms, if let for periods less than a year, but in no case to exceed one year. {Indented} ASSIGNMENT.--There is no insolvency law. Assignments are made to trustee for creditors. A clause in assignment giving the trustee the power to carry on trade to realize as a going concern will not vitiate assignment. Trustee is bound to use ordinary business prudence in {MIDDLE COLUMN] dealing with estate. Trustee is responsible for fraud or gross misconduct. A trustee can be compelled in equity to give an account of his dealings with the estate. {Indented} MARRIED WOMEN can carry on business, sue and be sued in the same manner as if unmar- ried. Are entitled to hold property free from debts and control of husband, and can convey away real estate acquired since July, 1884, without husband's concurrence. Are entitled to downer in all real estate owned by husband during the marriage, and in such equitable real estate as the husband may die entitled to. The real and personal estate of every man dying, after the first day of July, 1895, intes- tate and leaving a widow but no issue, shall in all cases where the net value of such real and personal estate does not exceed $1,000, belong to his widow absolutely and exclusively. {Indented} ARREST.--Arrest for debt has been abol- ished, but if a debtor is about to leave Ontario with intent to defraud or hinder one or all of his creditors in the recovery of their claims, he may be arrested under a writ of capias, and detained until he gives security for the claim. A writ of ca. sa. may be obtained after judg- ment. The writ is only issued upon order of a Judge, and the debt must exceed $100. A judgment debtor being examines as such, and not making satisfactory answers, may be com- mitted to jail by order of the Judge until he does make satisfactory answers. In the Divi- sion Court the Judge may order the debtor to make regular payments on the judgment, and on default may commit him for not obeying the order. {RIGHT COLUMN} {Indented} ATTACHMENT OF PROPERTY.--If a person resident in Ontario indebted to any other per- son departs from Ontario with intent to de- fraud his creditors, and at the time of his so departing is possessed of any real or personal property not exempt by law from seizure, he shall be deemed an absconding debtor, and his property may be seized and taken for the satis- fying of his debts by an order of attachment. {Indented} REPLEVIN is used to obtain possession of goods wrongfully detained. Plaintiff must give security to three times the value of the goods before he can obtain them, and must proceed promptly with his action to prove the ownership of the goods. {Indented} WILLS.--A will should express the intention of the testator in clear language. Every will shall be construed to speak and take effect as if it had been executed immediately before the death of the testator. It may be drawn by any person. A bequest to a witness is void. No will made by any person under the age of twenty-one years is valid. A will must be signed by the testator in the presence of two witnesses, who, at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of each other, should affix their names as witnesses. Chari- table bequests in wills of testators dying before the 14th day of April, 1892, are only payable out of pure personal estate ; but in wills of testators dying on or after that date, land may be devised to or for the benefit of any chari- table use, but such land shall be sold by the decisee within two years from the death of the testator. Money charged or secured on land may be devised for a charitable use. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Printed Page: Sittings of the Court} <h2>Sittings of the Court</h2> {LEFT COLUMN} SUPREME COURT OF CANADA sits at Ottawa on third Tuesday in February, first Tuesday in May, first Tues- day in October. {Indented} EXCHEQUER COURT.--For the trial of causes the Court sits at such places and times as are appointed by the Judge of the Exchequer Court. For hearing demurrers, etc., the Court sits at Ottawa every Monday,at 11a.m., except during vacation or during the absence of the Judge. {Indented} COURT OF APPEAL.--There are five regular sittings of this Court, commencing on second Tuesday in January, the first Tuesday in March, the second Tuesday in May, the first Tuesday in September, and second Tuesday in November. {Indented} DIVISIONAL COURTS OF THE HIGH COURT. --Unless otherwise ordered, sittings of the Divisional Courts are held at Toronto, anf commence on the first Monday of each month, except during the long vacation and Christ- mas vacation ; and continue to sit for two weeks (except on Saturdays and public holidays, and on any days fall- ing in any vacation). {Indented} CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ASSIZES. --Not less than two sittings of the Civil and Criminal Assizes are held at the County Town of every County and union of Counties in each year. In the County of York, at Toronto, not less than three of such sittings are held in each year, and also a fourth such sititngs, if necessary. In the Counties of Carleton, Wentworth and Middlesex, at their res- pective county towns, not less than three of such sittings are held in each year. Sittings are held twice a year at Sault Ste. Marie, Port Arthur and Rat Portage, and once a year at Parry Sound, Bracebridge, Gore Bay and North Bay. The Judges of the High Court appoint the days upon which all such sittings of the Civil and Criminal Assizes are held. {MIDDLE COULMN} {Indented} WEEKLY SITTINGS AT OSGOODS HALL, TORONTO.--A Judge of the High Court sits at Osgoode Hall, at Toronto, every week, except during vacations, for the purpose of disposing of all business, except trials, which may be transacted by a single Judge. The business of the weekly sittings is as follows:--Monday and Friday, Chambers ; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Court. {Indented} COUNTY COURTS.--Execpt in the County of York, these Courts ait twice a year for the trial of causes at the same time as the Court of General Sessions, being on the second Tuesday in June and December. For the County of York there are four such sittings, commencing on the first Tuesdays in March and December and on second Tuesdays of May and September. For special hearing of causes without a jury, except in the County of York, the Courts sit on first Tuesday in April and October in each year. Besides these sittings the Judges may sit at such other times in their discretion for the trial ofnon-jury cases. Sittings in Lieu of Terms.-- In the County of York on the second Monday in Janu- ary, June and October, and the first Monday in April in each year. In other counties on the second Monday in January and the first Monday in April, July and Octo ber, lasting one week each. {Indented} DISTRICT COURTS AND GENERAL SESSIONS OF THE PEACE IN UNORGANIZED DISTRICTS.--Sittings are held each year as follows :--1. At Rat Portage, on the first Tuesday of June and second Tuesday of October. 2. At Port Arthur, on third Tuesday of May and second Tuesday of November. 3. At Sault Ste. Marie, on second Tuesday of May and third Tuesday of October. 5. At North Bay, on second Tuesday of June and November. 6. At Parry Sound, on first Tuesday of June and November. 7. At Brace- bridge, on third Tuesday of June and November. {Indented} SURROGATE COURTS.--There are four sittings in each year, which (except in the County of York) commence {RIGHT COLUMN} on the second Monday in January and the first Monday in April, July and October. In the County of York the sittings commence on the second Monday in January, June and October, and the first Monday in April. {Indented} GENERAL SESSIONS OF THE PEACE.--Sits on the same days as the County Court jury sittings in each county. {Indented} MARITIME COURT.--The principal seat of the Court is at Toronto, but there are also Maritime Court offices at most of the principal cities and towns of the Provinces, with Deputy Registrars and Deputy Marshals in charge. There are no regular sittings of the Court. Sittings are held by the Judge of the Court at Toronto or elsewhere in the Province at such times as may be appointed by him. <h3>LEGAL HOLIDAYS.</h3> {Indented} PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.--Sundays; New Year's Day ; Good Friday ; Easter Monday ; Queen's Birthday ; Dominion Day ' Labour Day (1st Monday in September); Christmas Day ;and any day appointed by Proclamation as a Public Holiday or for a General Fast or Thanks- giving. {Indented} PROVINCE OF QUEBEC.--Sundays ; New Year's Day; Epiphany ; Good Friday ; Acension ; All Saints ; Con- ception ; Christmas Day ; Queen's Birthday ; Dominion Day ; Labour Day ; also, any day appointed by Procla- mation for a General Fast or Thankgiving. {Indented} The Quebec legal holidays are observed in the Public Departments, Ottawa. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> == {Printed Page: Value of foreign coins in Canada for Customs Purposes.} {IN A GRID} {first row}COUNTRY / STANDARD / MONETARY UNIT. / VALUE IN CANADIAN CURRENCY. / COINS. Argentine Republic... / Gold and Silver. / Peso........... / $ 0.96.5 / Gold, Argentinen ($4.82.4)and 1/2 Argentine. Silver, peso and divisions. Austria-Hungary ..... / Gold ............ / Crown ........... / .20.3 / Gold, Former system, 4 florins ($1.92.9), 8 florins ($3.85.8), ducat ($2.28.7) and 4 ducats ($9.14.9). Silver, 1 and 2 florins. Present system, Gold, 20 crowns ($4.05.2) and 10 crowns ($2.02.6). Belgium............ / Gold and Silver. / Franc......... / .19.3 / Gold, 10 and 20 francs. Silver, 5 francs. Bolivia.................. / Silver .......... / Boliviano......... / .43.9 / Silver, boliviano and divisions. Brazil................ / Gold............ / Milreis . ........ / .54.6 / Gold, 5, 10 and 20 milreis. Silver, 1/2, 1 and 2 milreis. Cen. American States : Costa Rica ............ / Gold ........... / Colon........... / .46.5 / Gold, 2, 5, 10 and 20 colons ($9.30.7). Silver, 5, 10, 25 and 50 centimos Guatemala .......} / Silver .......... / Peso........... / .43.9 / Silver, peso and divisions. Honduras......... Nicaragua.. ..... Sakvador .......... Chili................. / Gold ........... / Peso ........... / .36.5 / Gold, escudo ($1.82.5), doubloon ($3.65.0)and condor ($7.30.0). Silver, peso and divisions. China................ / Silver........... / Teal: <pre> Amoy....... / .71.0 </pre> <pre> Canton....... / .70.8 </pre> <pre> Chefoo........ / 67.9 </pre> <pre> Chin Kiang... / .69.3 </pre> <pre> Fuchau........ / .65.6 </pre> <pre> Haikwan..... / .72.2 </pre> <pre> (Customs.) </pre> <pre> Hankow...... / .66.4 </pre> <pre> Hong Kong... / </pre> <pre> Niuchwang... / .66.5 </pre> <pre> Ningpo....... / .68.2 </pre> <pre> Shanghai..... / .64.8 </pre> <pre> Swatow........ / .65.5 </pre> <pre> Takau......... / .71.4 </pre> <pre> Tientsin...... / .68.8 </pre> Colombia................ / Silver.......... / Peso........... / .43.9 / Gold, condor($9.64.7)and double condor. Silver, peso. Cuba.................. / Gold and Silver. / Peso ............ / .92.6 / Gold, doubloon ($5.01.7). Silver, peso. Denmark.............. . Gold ............ / Crown .......... / .26.8 / Gold, 10 and 20 crowns. Ecuador................ / Silver .......... / Sucre ........... / .41.8 / Gold, condor ($9.64.7) and double condor. Silver, sucre and divisions. Egypt.................. / Gold ........... / Pound .......... (100 piasttres). / 4.94.3 / Gold, pound (100 piastres), 5, 10, 20 and 50 piastres. Silver, 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 piatres. Findland.................. / Gold............. / Mark............ / .19.3 / Gold, 20 marks ($3.85.9), 10 marks ($1.93). France..................... / Gold and Silver. / Franc... ..... / .19.3 / Gold, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 francs. Silver, 5 francs. German Empire ...... / Gold ........... . / Mark........... / .23.8 / Gold, 5, 10 and 20 marks. Greece ................. / Gold and Silver. / Drachma.......... / .19.3 / Gold, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 drachmas. Silver, 5 drachmas. Hayti ............... / Gold and Silver. / Gourde.......... / .96.5 / Silver, gourde. India................. / Silver.......... / Rupee. ........ / .32.0 / Gold, monhur ($7.10.5). Silver, rupee and divisions </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Printed Page: Value of foreign coins in Canada for Customs Purposes; Foreign Money Orders.} Italy ................. / Gold and Silver. / Lira............ / .19.8 / Gold, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 lire. Silver, 5 lire. Japan................ / Gold and Silver. / Yen : <pre> Gold ......... Silver........ Dollar.......... Dollar.......... </pre> Liberia............... / Gold........... / Dollar.......... / 1.00.0 Mexico............... / Silver .......... / Dollar.......... / .47.7 / Gold, dollar ($0.98.3), 2 1/2, 5, 10 and 20 <pre> dollars. Silver, dollar (or peso) and divisions. </pre> Netherlands.......... / Gold and Silver. / Florin.......... /.40.2 /Gold, 10 florins. Silver, 1/2, 1 and 2 1/2 florins. Norway .............. / Gold ........... / Crown ......... / .26.8 / Gold, 10 and 20 crowns. Persia ...... ......... / Silver ........... / Kran .......... / .08.1 / Gold, 1/2, 1, and 2 tomans ($3.40.9), Silver, <pre> 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, and 5 krans. </pre> Peru ................. / Silver .......... / Sol............. / .43.9 / Silver, sol and divisions. Portugal ............. / Gold ........... / Milreis......... / 1.08.0 / Gold, 1, 2, 5 and 10 milreis. Russia ..... ......... / Gold ........... / Rouble......... / .51.5 / Gold, imperial 15 roubles ($7.71.8) and 1/2 <pre> imperial 7 1/2 roubles $3.85.9). Silver, 1/4, 1/2 and 1 rouble. </pre> Spain ................ / Gold and Silver. / Peseta ......... / .19.3 / Gold, 25 pesetas. Silver, 5 pesetas. Sweden ............... / Gold ........... / Crown ......... / .26.8 / Gold, 10 and 20 crowns. Switzerland ........... / Gold and Silver. / Franc......... / .19.3 / Gold, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 francs. Silver, <pre> 5 francs. </pre> Tripoli................ / Silver......... / Mahbub of 20 piastres........ / .44.2 Turkey............... / Gold ................ / Piastre.......... / .04.4 / Gold, 20, 50, 100, 250 and 500 piastres. Uruguay............... / Gold ........... / Peso .......... / 1.03.4 / Gold, peso. Silver, peso and divisions. Venezuela............. / Gold and Silver. / Bolivar......... / .19.3 / Gold, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 bolivars. Silver, <pre> 5 bolivars. </pre> <h2>FOREIGN MONEY ORDERS.</h2> {LEFT COLUMN] TABLE showing the sums payable in Germany in Marks and Pfennings, on Orders issued in Canada. {Column / Row} Canadian Money. / cents. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Value in German Money. / cents. 4 8 12 16 20 25 29 33 37 41 Canadian Money. / cents. 20 25 30 40 50 60 70 75 80 90 Value in German Money. / m. pf. 0 83 1 04 1 25 1 66 2 08 2 50 2 91 3 12 3 33 3 75 Canadian Money. / $ c. 1 00 2 00 3 00 4 00 5 00 6 00 7 00 8 00 9 00 10 00 Value in German Money. / m. pf. 4 16 8 32 12 48 16 64 20 80 24 96 29 12 33 28 37 44 41 60 Canadian Money. / $c. 15 00 20 00 25 00 30 00 35 00 40 00 45 00 50 00 Value in German Money. / m. pf. 62 40 83 20 104 00 124 80 145 60 166 40 187 20 208 00 {RIGHT SIDE TABLE} TABLE showing the sums payable in France, Algeria, Belgium, *Roumania, Servia, Bulgaria, Italy and Switzerland in Francs and Centimes, on Orders issued in Canada. Canadian Money. / cents. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Value in Foreign Money. / ctms. 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Canadian Money. / cents. 20 25 30 40 50 60 70 75 80 90 Value in Foreign Money. / fr. ce. 1 00 1 25 1 55 2 05 2 55 3 05 3 55 3 80 4 10 4 60 Canadian Money. / $c. 1 00 2 00 3 00 4 00 5 00 6 00 7 00 8 00 9 00 10 00 Value in Foreign Money. / fr. ce. 5 10 10 20 15 30 20 40 25 50 30 60 35 70 40 80 51 00 Canadian Money. / $ c. 15 00 20 00 25 00 30 00 35 00 40 00 45 00 50 00 Value in Foreign Money. / fr. ce. 76 50 102 00 127 50 153 00 178 50 204 00 229 50 255 00 The original Order issued in Canada, and payable in Germany, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Roumania, Servia, and Bulgaria, should be retained by the remitter. The payee will receive a proper form of Money Order from the Chief Office at Cologne, Antwerp, Turin, or Basle, as the case may be. Thr original Order issued in Canada, and payable in France or Algeria, musr be sent to the payee by the remitter. <pre>*Sums payable in Roumania, Servia and Bulgaria, will be subject to a further deduction by the Swiss Post </pre> Office of 25 centimes for each 25 francs, no abatement being less than 50 centimes. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Printed Page: Fire Insurance.} <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Fire_Insurance.">1 Fire Insurance.</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Classification_of_Buildings.">1.1 Classification of Buildings.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Cancelation_Rates-Short_Date_Rates.">1.2 Cancelation Rates-Short Date Rates.</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#A_Fire_Wall.">1.3 A Fire Wall.</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></div> <h2>Fire Insurance.</h2> <h3>Classification of Buildings.</h3> First Class.- Stone, brick or concrete buildings roofed with metal, gravel, slate or shingles- in mortar. Second Class.- Stone, brick or concrete buildings roofed with shingles and brick-nogged, brick veneered, brick-lined rough-cast or metal-clad buildings covered with first-class roofing. Thirds Class.- Brick-nogged, brick veneered, brick-lined, rough-cast and metal-clad buildings covered with shingles, and wooden buildings covered with first-class roofing, detached, not less than forty feet. Fourth Class.- Wooden buildings. Note,-Felt roofs and wooden roofs painted with fire-proof paint, rate same as shingle roofs <h3>Cancelation Rates-Short Date Rates.</h3> The following gives the per centum of premium earned for one month and upwards on teh gross premium of one, two and three years' policies. This per cent. is to be retained when a policy is surrendered for cancellation, except for readjustment of amount. Fractions of a month to be computed as a full month. <table><tbody><tr><td>With Policy in force for</td> <td>If written for 1 year.</td> <td>If written for 2 years.</td> <td>If written for 3 years</td> </tr><tr><td></td> <td>per cent..</td> <td>per cent.</td> <td>per cent.</td> </tr><tr><td>1 month</td> <td>20</td> <td>13</td> <td>10</td> </tr><tr><td>2 "</td> <td>30</td> <td>20</td> <td>17</td> </tr><tr><td>3 "</td> <td>40</td> <td>25</td> <td>20</td> </tr><tr><td>4 "</td> <td>50</td> <td>30</td> <td>23</td> </tr><tr><td>5 "</td> <td>60</td> <td>35</td> <td>27</td> </tr><tr><td>6 "</td> <td>70</td> <td>40</td> <td>30</td> </tr><tr><td>7 "</td> <td>78</td> <td>45</td> <td>33</td> </tr><tr><td>8 "</td> <td>84</td> <td>50</td> <td>37</td> </tr><tr><td>9 "</td> <td>88</td> <td>55</td> <td>40</td> </tr><tr><td>10 "</td> <td>92</td> <td>60</td> <td>43</td> </tr><tr><td>11 "</td> <td>96</td> <td>65</td> <td>47</td> </tr><tr><td>12 "</td> <td>100</td> <td>70</td> <td>50</td> </tr><tr><td>13 "</td> <td></td> <td>72</td> <td>53.</td> </tr><tr><td>14 "</td> <td></td> <td>75</td> <td>57</td> </tr><tr><td>15 "</td> <td></td> <td>77</td> <td>60</td> </tr><tr><td>16 "</td> <td></td> <td>80</td> <td>63</td> </tr><tr><td>17 "</td> <td></td> <td>82</td> <td>67</td> </tr><tr><td>18 "</td> <td></td> <td>85</td> <td>70</td> </tr><tr><td>19 "</td> <td></td> <td>87</td> <td>72</td> </tr><tr><td>20 "</td> <td></td> <td>90</td> <td>73</td> </tr><tr><td>21 "</td> <td></td> <td>92</td> <td>75</td> </tr><tr><td>22 "</td> <td></td> <td>95</td> <td>77</td> </tr><tr><td>23 "</td> <td></td> <td>97</td> <td>79</td> </tr><tr><td>24 "</td> <td></td> <td>100</td> <td>80</td> </tr><tr><td>25 "</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>81</td> </tr><tr><td>26 "</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>83</td> </tr><tr><td>27 "</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>85</td> </tr><tr><td>28 "</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>86</td> </tr><tr><td>29 "</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>88</td> </tr><tr><td>30 "</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>90</td> </tr><tr><td>31 "</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>91</td> </tr><tr><td>32 "</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>93</td> </tr><tr><td>33 "</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>95</td> </tr><tr><td>34 "</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>96</td> </tr><tr><td>35 "</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>98</td> </tr><tr><td>36 "</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>100</td> </tr></tbody></table><h3>A Fire Wall.</h3> A fire brick wall is a brick or stone wall without any opening, unless protected by fire-proof doors, extending above the roof in such a way as to entirely cut off any communication between the two buildings. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Printed Page: Life Insurance.} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Blank page} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {Loop design} .. Diary for 1902 .. {Loop design} Notes for 1902 {Six-pronged design} New Year's Day............Wednesday Jan. 1st. | Pentecost. Whitsunday.....May 18th. Ash Wednesday............February 12th. | Birth of Queen Victoria.....Saturday, May 24th. Quadragesima, 1st Sunday in Lent..February 16th. | Trinity Sunday.............May 25th. St. David's Day............Saturday, March 1st. | Corpus Christi..............Thursday May, 29th. St. Patrick's Day..... .....Monday, March 17th. | Midsummer Day............Tuesday, June 24th. Palm Sunday. .............March 23rd. |Dominion Day..............Tuesday, July 1st. Lady Day ................Tuesday, March 25th. | Labour Day...............Monday, September 1st. Good Friday................March 28th. | Michaelmas Day............Monday, September 29th. Easter Sunday.... .........March 30th. | Birth of King Edward VII (1841) Sunday, Nov. 9th. St. George's Day............Wednesday, April 23rd. | St. Andrew's Day ..........Sunday, November 30th. Holy Thursday..............May 8th. | Christmas Day..............Thursday, December 25th. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> January WEDNESDAY, 1 (1-364) 1902 Joe and Dick came home. Dick gone home on morning train. Joe left him down. Robt choring Maggie Benson married to F. Holmes at about nine o clock and took noon train. very fine day THURSDAY, 2 (2-363) Robt. choring all day. Ma and Joe went to Drayton in forenoon. Joe took dinner with Grandma and went to Drayton with Uncle Sam He was here for tea and Da took him to the night train. high wind all day turned colder and stormy at night FRIDAY, 3 (3-362) Da choring all day. Da and Ma went down to Isaac Hilborn's 25th wedding anniversary. went about five P.M. home about mid-night. Sara Burrows here and cut out a green skirt for me. very fine. stormy at spells. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> January SATURDAY, 4 (4-361) 1902 Da at Drayton at night. Da choring in forenoon. cleaned out hen and pig pens after dinner. Robt. North came here about eleven o'clock for a load of straw. had dinner here. Winnie McEwing brought Miss Wilson in here for a short time in afternoon. very fine day. SUNDAY, 5 (5-360) At home in forenoon. Ma, Brock and Olive up to Grandpa Philp's in afternoon. Uncle John Gordon here in afternoon and for tea. I down to Grandma's for a little while. rather soft with a rather raw wind. MONDAY, 6 (6-359) Robt choring till about ten o'clock when Mr. McEwing came in and they both went to vote. Da finished choring. after dinner. John Walker here for a little in afternoon. May Gorden and Miss Stone called in here in the afternoon. Olive and Brock started to school with a new teacher Miss Wilson from Brussels. rather soft day. looking like rain. a little fall of snow in evening. Joe McDonald, reeve Wm. Duncan, Dixon, Brooks, Scott, councillors of Maryboro'. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> January TUESDAY, 7 (7-358) 1902 Da choring in forenoon and drawing manure after dinner. Mary and Jimmie Rich here afternoon Uncle Richard's here for pigs in afternoon. Very mild foggy morning, but cleared off about noon and was a lovely afternoon. WEDNESDAY, 8 (8-357) Da choring in forenoon. and drawing out manure in afternoon. We killed and scalded twenty one chickens in forenoon. Grandma helped us. I went to Drayton to put a card on morning train. Grandma stayed for dinner. very soft snowing falling in forenoon. seems to be packing for sleighing. THURSDAY, 9 (9-356) Da choring in forenoon and drawing manure in afternoon. Ma at Drayton in afternoon. Will. McTavish here in afternoon. very fine day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> January FRIDAY, 10 (10-355) 1902 Da choring in forenoon and drawing out manure afternoon. Walt. Plant here in forenoon. also Mr. S. Crocker to see Miss North. fine day. some snow falling SATURDAY, 11 (11-354) Da choring in forenoon and drawing manure in afternoon. finished it. Ma and Brock at Drayton in afternoon. Clara and Olive over to see Retta Hilborn Hoshel brought us home. very stormy afternoon. SUNDAY, 12 (12-353) Da went up to see Grandpa Philp's in afternoon. We three children down to Grandma's for dinner. very stormy, windy and cold day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> January MONDAY, 13 (13-352) 1902 Da choring in forenoon, and cleaning out pens. after dinner. Will Craig here before dinner. Clara started to school this morning. cold bright day. TUESDAY, 14 (14-351) Da choring all day to day. very fine day. WEDNESDAY, 15 (15-350) Robt. choring in forenoon and up for a load of sand to Mr. Walker's in afternoon. Percy McEwing in here in morning. fine day, but dull </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> January THURSDAY, 16 (16-349) 1902 Da choring in forenoon and just lying round with a head ache. Miss North here in afternoon. Aunt Emma and Uncle Richd, Mabel and Mr. John Walker here for tea and spent the evening. went home about eleven o'clock Mr. North came here from Rennie's after tea. I came home at recess very fine day. bright FRIDAY, 17 (17-348) Da choring in forenoon and cleaning in afternoon. Lue Flath here for a while after tea. very fine day. bright sharp and drifting Ma and Grandma up to see Grandpa Philp and Aunty Gass. SATURDAY, 18 (18-347) Da choring in forenoon and helped us children pick over the apples after dinner. Herb Page brought us a barrel of salt from town Da gone to Drayton at night. soft-like in the morning but windy & rather stormy rest of day. cold </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> January SUNDAY, 19 (19-346) 1902 Ma and Clara up to Church in fore noon We three children at Grandma's for tea. very, very fine day. lovely moon light. MONDAY, 20 (20-345) Da choring in forenoon and killed four pigs in afternoon Watt and Uncle Richd helped very fine, bright day. TUESDAY, 21 (21-344) Da choring in forenoon and cutting up pork in afternoon and Grandma helped salt it. very fine bright day. Mr. McEwing went to Guelph and entered an action against Geo. Tucker over this Bull. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> January WEDNESDAY, 22 (22-343) 1902 Da choring in forenoon and cleaning out pens in afternoon, and cut up all the ribs. very stormy all day, but bright. THURSDAY, 23 (23-342) Da choring in forenoon and drawing up hay from the stack on other place. Walt Plant helping all afternoon helping. Miss North and Carrie here in afternoon and for tea. Mr. McEwing in here this morning for a while. Dad went over to Geo Tuckers to serve him with a writ for $500. raw wind all day not very bright. FRIDAY, 24 (24-341) Da choring in forenoon and helping Watt Burrows to kill a cow, in afternoon. Mr and Mrs. Joe McDonald here for the evening till about half past eleven. Ma at Drayton in afternoon. very fine day and lovely moon light night. ______ </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> January SATURDAY, 25 (25-340) 1902 Da choring all day. Olive, Brock and I at Drayton in afternoon. We went round by Mr. Craigs with some meat, and then to town. very very fine mild soft day. turned cooler in evening. SUNDAY, 26 (26-339) Uncle Sandy Walker and Sam Schneider here in afternoon for a little while. Ma and Da over to see Fred Burrows for a few hours in evening. stormy and blowing in forenoon and very foggy at times. misting and spitting rain at night. MONDAY, 27 (27-338) Da choring in forenoon and up to Grandpa Philp's all afternoon, cleaning their two clocks. very very stormy all day and very cold Watt Burrows brought over a piece of beef and stayed a little while. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> January TUESDAY, 28 (28-337) 1902 Da choring all day. Mr. I. Hilborn here in fore morning. very sharp cold day., but bright. Walt here in evening. WEDNESDAY, 29 (29-336) Da choring in forenoon and also in afternoon rather mild day. We got word about five o'clock by Mrs. Burrows that Mrs. Jas. Duncan was dead. Da and Ma gone over there this evening. got home about eleven oclock. Mrs. Duncan died at half past one' o'clock at noon THURSDAY, 30 (30-335) Da choring all day. Ma and Grandma over to Mr. Duncan's in afternoon. Miss North here in afternoon. and Mr. North came here from Rennies and went home with her. Da and Watt Burrows went over to Mr. Tom Bretts to a meeting of a beef ring. very bright sunshiny day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> January FRIDAY, 31 (31-334) 1902 Da choring all day. Went and sat up at Mr. Duncans all night. cold east wind in the morning wined stormy in evening. February SATURDAY, 1 (32-333) Da choring in forenoon. Olive and Clara to Drayton in morning and round by Mr. Duncans. Da and Ma at the funeral in afternoon. a very large crowd. The funeral came out Hilborns sideroad. over sixty rigs came with it. rather raw wind in morning, but mild. lovely afternoon the sun shone brightly. Uncle Sam met Uncle Jim at night train SUNDAY, 2 (33-332) Grandpa, Grandma and Uncle Jim here for dinner. Had a goose. very stormy day. It snowed and blowed and drifted all day long. Uncle Jim started for 14th but did not go through. It stormed hard all night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> February Monday 3 (34-331) 1902 Da just doing the chores and shoveling tracks to get through. It stormed [children did not go to school] very hard all day. and drifted up awful. Uncle Jim here for tea. the town line is full. Jim went to Drayton by river. TUESDAY, 4 (35-330) Da choring all day. very stormy and drifting all day. Uncle Jim went back on morning train. Da had a bad pain in his eye. children went to school. WEDNESDAY, 5 (36-329) Da choring in forenoon and cleaning out pens in afternoon. stormy till about eleven o'clock, then faired up and was a lovely sunshiny day. Da went to Drayton in evening for the vetenary, Dr. Pickle. Old Molly did not seem well. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> February THURSDAY, 6 (37-328) 1902 Da choring in forenoon and took "Mint" over to Dick Lowes. fine day. Our side road filled up with other storm and not opened yet FRIDAY, 7 (38-327) Da choring all day. Olive 12 years old to-day. very stormy, snowy day. children got a ride to and from school with Percy McEwing. Brock at home not feeling well. 12 line drifting to day. SATURDAY, 8 (39-326) Da choring in forenoon, and about half past three, walked to Drayton, out across other place. Got a ride home with Mr. Perkin. Looked as if it would be a nice day. but about noon got stormy and was awful stormy all afternoon. It snowed nearly all afternoon. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> February SUNDAY, 9 (40-325) 1902 Da up to Uncle Richd for a while in afternoon. Sara Burrows here for a while. not so bad as yesterday. but snowing and storming at quite a rate in afternoon. wind gone down some at night. MONDAY, 10 (41-324) Da choring till about 10 o'clock Then he took 2 heifers over to Moorefield. Uncle Richd came through our place and they both went to gether. Got $60 for them. Paid Jim Brady for Flora. very fine day, but sharp and bright TUESDAY, 11 (42-323) Da choring in forenoon and went up to see Grandpa Philp in afternoon. fine afternoon. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> February WEDNESDAY, 12 (43-322) 1902 Da choring in forenoon and scraping the snow away from the stable doors? Mrs. G. Page in here for a few minutes in afternoon. Brock started to school again. after having chicken pox. Jim Kitley here looking at Bull. fine day. THURSDAY, 13 (44-321) Da 46 years old to day. Uncle Jim 29 yrs. old. Da choring all day. Tom Miller here for a few hours after noon. no school to-day as it is convention for teachers Ma and Brock and Grandma went to Drayton. Uncle Richd in here a few minuets also Charlie Stephenson. Very fine bright day, but very sharp. FRIDAY, 14 (45-320) Da choring in forenoon and helping fill up seeds oats for Will McTavish in afternoon. Sam Schneider here in forenoon and bought "Nig", the heifer, for $38. Da took her down town and went to lodge at night. Clara and Olive down to see Winnie McEwing for a while in afternoon. very fine bright day. lovely moon light night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> February SATURDAY, 15 (46-319) 1902 {Clara is writing} Da choring in forenoon and cleaned out horse stable and pens after dinner Dave Corbett came here at noon stayed for dinner and till three' o'clock. Da went to Drayton at night. Mr. Willie Corvan and Mr. Fletcher here in afternoon Fletcher brought old Sam (hog) for $12.00/100. and took him away. very fine bright day. SUNDAY, 16 (47-318) Round home all day. Olive and I at Grandma's in afternoon. Wat. Burrows here in evening. fine day. not cold. MONDAY, 17 (48-317) Da choring all day. went over to Mr. Craigs at night for a while and then went to Dick Lowes for "Mint" fine day but sharp. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> February TUESDAY, 18 (49-316) 1902 Da choring in forenoon and in the afternoon Mr. Perkin here getting a hand to help thresh clover getting a place ready to put in ice. Us and Mrs Burrows are putting in ice to gether. They (Wat & Ned) brought one load to night. putting in bottom end of sheep house man here selling books. got the "Scottish Chiefs" 50¢. fine day but sharp and cold WEDNESDAY, 19 (50-315) Walt Plant here in afternoon. Da at Mr Perkins threshing clover all day. Ned and Watt drawing ice. very fine day. Olive not at school. Sick with cold. Ma at Drayton in forenoon. THURSDAY, 20 (51-314) Frank Morrison here to-day in Walts place Miss North here in afternoon. Mr. North with her Da and Burrow's boys drawing ice all day. very fine day and night. Big Carnival on the rink in Drayton. Clara went down with Percy and Winnie. Had a nice time home at eleven. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> February FRIDAY, 21 (52-313) 1902 {Olive is now writing} Da and Wat. brought up four loads ice in forenoon. they finished putting in Ice. Ned and Walt. Plant here packing in the ice. Da done chores after dinner. An entertainment in our school to-night. Had Drayton Quartette Miss B. Prosses and Miss U. Robertson, also speeches and recitations. Got home at about 12 o'clock Had a nice time. School full. made very fine day and night. SATURDAY, 22 (53-312) Da choring in forenoon and cleaned out pig pens after dinner and brought up a jag of hay from the stack. very fine day. roads cut off quite a bit. Clara up to Plants with a parcel of clothes. SUNDAY, 23 (54-311) Ma, Brock and me up to church in forenoon and round into Grandpa Philps. Da went up to Geo. Fishers about five o'clock, then Da and Ma went to Mr. Duncans in evening. fine day. looked like as if it would rain. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> February MONDAY, 24 (55-310) 1902 Da choring in forenoon and drawing out manure in afternoon very fine day. TUESDAY, 25 (56-309) Da choring in forenoon and drawing manure and clearing pens in afternoon Ma gone to Drayton in afternoon. Clara home from school with cold all afternoon. very fine day. thawing fast. Da went up to uncle Richd WEDNESDAY, 26 (57-308) Da took eleven pigs to Moorefield got $120 for them and took the little calf. Uncle Richd took some of our pigs. very fine day. Roads are getting bad and bare. Da did his chores in afternoon. Ma at Grandpa Philp's for dinner </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> February THURSDAY, 27 (58-307) 1902 Da choring in forenoon and up to Grandpa Philps in the afternoon. Miss North and Mr. North here in afternoon. roads very bare and soft. very fine day. Miss Wilson came here for tea then Charlie, Lizzie and Sara Hilborn here for evening. Raining a little at night. FRIDAY, 28 (59-306) Da choring in forenoon and over to Mr. Burrows to get saw fixed in afternoon misty day. rained at times dull all day. March SATURDAY, 1 (60-305) Da choring in the forenoon, and after dinner took out two loads manure. Then walked to Drayton. Roads good enough for wheels, except on the Cemetry hill and waters. very dull day. misting off and on all day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March SUNDAY, 2 (61-304) 1902 Da up to see Grandpa Philp in after noon. It snowed all day, a rather soft-snow. MONDAY, 3 (62-303) Da choring in forenoon and up to Mr. Perkin's sale in afternoon. dull day with no wind TUSDAY, 4 (63-302) Da choring in forenoon and out to Drayton with team to get them shod got 50 lbs. Drayton flour. very fine day. buggys and sleigh both running. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March WEDNESDAY, 5 (64-301) 1902 Da choring in forenoon and drawing manure from the pens. brought up a jag of hay from stack. very fine bright day. THURSDAY, 6 (65-300) Da choring in forenoon and drawing out up hay from stack in afternoon. Mrs. Perkin came here about three o'clock and stayed over night. very fine day. FRIDAY (66-299) Da and Ma twenty years married Da choring in forenoon and drawing out manure in afternoon. Mrs Perkin went home about ten o clock. very fine day only not quite so bright. (warm) Ed. Burrows borrowed cart to go to Rothsay. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March SATURDAY, 8 (67-298) 1902 {Clara is now writing} Da choring in forenoon and after dinner he took a load of oats and wheat down to Drayton for Mr. Perkin. He is moving up near Mitchell. forenoon rather dull it snowed from noon till about five a soft-snow. Children picked over apples. SUNDAY, 9 (68-297) {Olive is now writing} Da and Ma up to see Grandpa Philp this afternoon. We children down to Grandma's rather dull day and cloudy. MONDAY, 10 (69-296) Da choring in forenoon and drawing manure in afternoon. Mr. Perkin stayed here over night. dull day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March TUESDAY, 11 (70-298) 1902 Da choring in forenoon, then took down a load of movables for Mr. Perkin, and helped to load his car. Quite a heavy rain about school time with a roll or so of thunder. mild and warm all day. Quite a heavy shower to night. Lilian Page went to the north west to-day. WEDNESDAY, 12 (71-294) Da went away a little after five, to Mr. Perkins to help take down the cattle. Mr. Perkin took little white calf with him. Da rode home with Wooddissee's. Rained in the night. Shower at noon. Thunder and lightning and heavy shower to night. John Winn and Hannah Lowes married to-night. THURSDAY, 13 (72-293) Da choring in forenoon and took a load of light wood and kindling up to Grandpa Philp's fine bright day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March FRIDAY, 14 (73-292) 1902 Da choring in forenoon and choring round in afternoon and put the binder back into the new part of driving house. beautiful morning and nice all day. Ma at Drayton in afternoon. SATURDAY, 16 (74-291) Da choring in forenoon and took a load of chop to Drayton. fine warm day. SUNDAY, 16 (75-290) We children at Grandma's for dinner, Uncle john came after Da. Grandpa Philp not very well. fine day, but windy. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March MONDAY, 17 (76-289) 1902 Da choring in forenoon and went down for the chop. blustry day. TUESDAY, 18 (77-288) Da choring in forenoon and took out some manure then brought up to jags of hay from stack. Ma and Clara up to Little Aggie Rogers funeral and down to Drayton. sharp blustry day. WEDNESDAY, 19 (78-287) {Clara is now writing} Da took 10 hogs to Moorefield in forenoon and did the chores after dinner. cold breeze blowing but fine </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March THURSDAY, 20 (79-286) 1902 Da choring in forenoon and drawing manure in afternoon. Miss North and Carrie here. FRIDAY, 21 (80-285) Da choring in forenoon and drawing manure in afternoon. very fine day. SATURDAY, 22 (81-284) {Olive is now writing} Da choring in forenoon, and drawing out manure in afternoon. Clara took Ma and Grandma to station. They went to Allenford We three children up to see Grandpa Philp in afternoon. Very fine day Clara 17 years old to-day. Flock of wild geese went over </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March SUNDAY, 23 (82-283) 1902 At home all day. Grandpa Benson here for dinner. Clara sick with cold. Da killed a mink in the forenoon. about 28" long when stretched. very fine day. MONDAY, 24 (83-282) Da choring in forenoon and trimming out currant bushes in afternoon. Clara met Ma and Grandma on the train. very fine day. TUESDAY, 25 (84-281) Da choring in forenoon then went over to see if he could get Pages boys here and Art came and they drew in stack beside the barn. very fine day. Jack Winn left for the west to-day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March WEDNESDAY, 26 (85-280) 1902 Da and Herb. Page did the chores then Art came and they brought up a load of hay before dinner. Drawing all afternoon. Ma and Grandma at Drayton. very fine day. Uncle James died yesterday will McTavish married THURSDAY, 27 (86-279) Da choring in forenoon and went back to stack and brought up a jag of hay. very fine weather for March snow all gone and roads Da over to pay Mick Blackwell for wood. dusty. FRIDAY, 28 (87-278) Good Friday Da done up the chores and a little after 10 started to Palmerston for flour. Home again about six o'clock. Got 500 of flour. 100 for Grandpa rather fine in forenoon, but sultry. rained all afternoon. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March SATURDAY, 29 (88-277) 1902 Da choring in forenoon and to Drayton in afternoon. Mr. North in here after dinner for a short time. Dull and foggy in forenoon but turned out bright after dinner. SUNDAY, 30 (89-276) Easter Sunday. Ma and Clara up to church in forenoon. Da up to Grandpa Philp's in afternoon raw wind in forenoon and dull. drizzling rain all afternoon. got colder at night and snowed some. 3 MONDAY, 31 (90-275) Da choring in forenoon and took some chop to Drayton after dinner. He went down to Geo. Cowans for some seed pease. Brought home a little Jersey calf from Joe Davidson. Walt. brought three loads sawdust from Fishers for ice. Soft snow falling all day. sloppy under foot. rather cold wind. Winnie McEwing 17 years. old. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April TUESDAY, 1 (91-274) 1902 {Clara is now writing} Da choring in forenoon and then took sow over to Mr. Duncans. cleaned out pig pen when he came home. blustering and snowing all day Grandpa and Brock at Drayton. WEDNESDAY, 2 (92-273) Da choring in forenoon, then brought down two loads of saw dust. not feeling well. pain in his eye. Mike Norris came after Flora at noon, snowy and cold. THURSDAY, 3 (93-272) Da choring in forenoon, and drawing up wood from G. Pages bush to Grandpa Philp. took up two loads. Miss North and Oswald here to-day. rather fine morning snowy afternoon. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April FRIDAY, 4 (94-271) 1902 Da choring in forenoon and drew two loads of wood to Rothsay. Ma, Olive & I down to Drayton in forenoon, Ma helping Mrs. Burrows paper in afternoon. fine day roads muddy and sloppy. Mabel Philp 21 yrs. old SATURDAY, 5 (95-270) Da choring in forenoon, and drawing wood to Rothsay. We, three children to Drayton in afternoon to get horse shod. Mr. Craig and Willie here for seed oats in forenoon. very fine bright day. SUNDAY, 6 (96-269) At home all day. Mr. and Miss Duncan here for the evening very fine day but looking like rain. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April MONDAY, 7 (97-268) 1902 Da choring in forenoon, and took up the last load of wood to Rothsay. mizzling and raining till about 10. o'clock then very heavy fall of snow till noon. colder in afternoon. TUESDAY, 8 (98-267) Da choring in forenoon, and sharpening stakes and driving some in the afternoon. very high wind blowing all day from the east. Drayton horse show to-day. WEDNESDAY, 9 (99-266) Da choring in forenoon and took a load of chop to Drayton in afternoon. brought home some tile. fine day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April THURSDAY, 10 (100-265) 1902 {Olive is now writing} Da choring in forenoon. After dinner Joe Davidson came up and helped load hay Da took it down for him and brought home the chop. Ma went up to see Grandpa Philp. Miss North and Oswald here for super. rather dull forenoon bright afternoon Another of Waller's White's sons died of fever. FRIDAY, 11 (101-261) {Clara is now writing} Da choring in forenoon and helped Geo. Fisher fill up seed oats. After dinner he went up to Uncle Rich'd to help kill pigs Ma at Drayton afternoon. Annie Craig here for tea. fine day, strong wind drying day. SATURDAY, 12 (102-263) Da choring in forenoon and helped Mr. McDougal load a load of hay for Uncle John. He here for dinner. Da back at the fence - afternoon. Children up to see Grandpa Philp. nasty day. snow and sleeting at times all day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April SUNDAY, 13 (103-262) 1902 {Olive is now writing} Da went up to see Grandpa Philp Jack Rich and wife came here in afternoon. raw, cold, wind. MONDAY, 14 (104-261) Da choring in forenoon, back at fence afternoon. Clara and Brock took our three duck over to Mr. McKee's in evening. fine, bright, breezy day. TUESDAY, 15 (105-260) Da choring in forenoon back at fence afternoon, with team. very fine day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April WEDNESDAY, 16 (106-259) 1902 Da choring and cleaning up alsike clover seeds. before dinner, went back and moved rails. with team. {"with team" added after and written on a slant after the word "rails."} Ma at Drayton afternoon. very fine day. THURSDAY, 17 (107-258) Da choring and opened potato pit before dinner. afternoon he drew the manure off the pit and brought down load of clay for garden. Miss North here. very fine day but looked like rain in day. FRIDAY, 18 (108-257) Da choring and we started to pick over the potatoes. Had 19 bags of good ones. terrible lot rotten ones. after dinner finished the potatoes and started to plow the little patch. Ma up to see Grandpa Philp in forenoon Grandpa Benson helped pick our potatoes. Henry Hazeltine came at noon to dig. fine day. looking like rain. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April SATURDAY, 19 (109-256) 1902 Da choring and finished plowing and harrowed little patch before dinner. planted 12 rows potatoes and sowed the rest to peas and oats. Girls at Drayton afternoon. Da at town at night. Henry digging till noon fine forenoon. showery in afternoon. SUNDAY, 20 (110-255) up to church in morning. Da and Ma up to see Grandpa Philp, in evening. fine day. MONDAY, 21 (111-254) Da started seeding. Spring toothing back another place. Henry digging. finished and stayed all night. raw wind but fine day. put pork into bags and hung it up. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April TUESDAY, 22 (112-253) 1902 Da back on other place. sowing and harrow-ing. Clara at Drayton afternoon. very high wind, but fine drying day. sultry out of wind. WEDNESDAY, 23 (113-252) Da back on other place cultivating and sowing. terrible windy and cold. very heavy gale in the night. THURSDAY, 24 (114-251) Da back on other place had 14 1/2 acres in at noon. Miss North here. Nell and May Gorden here in afternoon. fine bright day but windy. we finished our third quarter in music. Nell Gorden been at nursing one year to-day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April FRIDAY, 25 (115-250) 1902 Da working back on other place until about half past four. Started to rain about four and with {"with" is written above "and"} thunder and lightning at night. dull and cold. Clara over to Mr. McKee's for the duck eggs. SATURDAY, 26 (116-249) Da done the chores in forenoon and fixed up a bridge to driving house. mizzling and raining off and on all day. high wind. Mr.Craig got load of hay Uncle Jim came home. SUNDAY, 27 (117-248) Uncle Jim here for dinner. Da up to see Grandpa high wind all day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April MONDAY, 28 (118-247) 1902 Da cultivating and sowing back on place. very fine day. Jim Johnson got seeds oats here. Jim went back. TUESDAY, 29 (119-246) Da came up about eleven o'clock from other place having finished putting in 30 acres. after dinner plowing sod by Poplars. rainy afternoon. foggy at night. Miss Wilson here to tea. WEDNESDAY, 30 (120-245) Da ploughing sod all day. Clara over to Mr. McKee's and up to Grandpa's. Mr. Duncan in in afternoon. raw cold day. good breeze blowing Da over to Mr. Duncan's with sow. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May THURSDAY, 1 (121-244) 1902 {Clara is now writing} Da ploughing all day. finished the sod. Miss north here. just gave me a lesson. Jim Braedy here for dinner. His first trip. fine day. FRIDAY, 2 (122-243) Da disced and harrowed sod forenoon. shower at noon, went down and started to cultivate at line fence. showery and dull. SATURDAY, 3 (123-242) Da choring in forenoon and sowed peas on the sod. in afternoon Clara and Olive at Drayton in afternoon. dull day rain-in night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May SUNDAY, 4 (124-241) 1902 Da put 9 head cattle out to the bush. I went down for Mr. & Mrs. T. Henderson about ten, and took them home after tea. Da and Tom up to see Grandpa Philp. rather fine day Mollie foaled about half past twelvesultry {the final "ve" in "twelve" and the "s" in "sultry" on top of each other} . (mare colt) MONDAY, 5 (125-240) Da done chores and took two sows over to Mr. Duncan's home about two. then helped Mr McTavish load hay. and cleaned out pens. Went up and got the lend of Geo. Fisher's black horse at night. fine day hot little windy. TUESDAY, 6 (126-239) Da cultivating down by line fence and behind barn. Ma over to Mr. McKee for ducks heavy rain at night. rather dull day. ma 39 years. old. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May WEDNESDAY, 7 (127-238) 1902 Da choring in forenoon. drawing out manure after dinner. terrible windy, and dull in forenoon brighter in afternoon. THURSDAY, 8 (128-237) Da sowing barley next line fence and harrowed it. little shower at noon. quite a rain at night. Miss North here. Jim Braedy here for dinner bright day between the showers. very windy. FRIDAY, 9 (129-236) Da went back to plow sod on other place, but it was not fit. came back and drew out manure rest of day. bright day but very windy hard frost at night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May SATURDAY, 10 (130-235) 1902 Da drawing manure all day. Ma, Brock and Clara at Drayton in forenoon. fine day, but cool. very heavy frost at night. SUNDAY, 11 (131-234) Da and Ma up to see Grandpa Philp. children at bush. very fine day. put 6 head of cattle out to bush. MONDAY, 12 (132-233) Da drawing out manure all day. Clara at Drayton to get teeth filled, in morning. Mr. D. Corbett here in evening and bought Susie & calf. fine day. Another of Wallie White's sons dead with fever (Hiram) this make 5 children dead all in a year </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May TUESDAY, 13 (133-232) 1902 Da drawing manure all day. Mr. Raynor here and tuned the piano, in two hours. Da led Susie, and Ma took calf in cart to Moorefield after tea. very fine day. Mr. Webber fixed rod on wind mill. WEDNESDAY, 14 (134-231) Da drawing manure till about four o'clock then went to Drayton with load of chop. very fine day. drew the manure from a pile in the field. THURSDAY, 15 (135-230) {Olive is writing} Da did chores and went after the chop. then spread manure till noon. gang plowing in afternoon. Jim Bready here for dinner Miss North here. very fine day. Clara over to Mr. Craigs. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May FRIDAY, 16 (136-229) 1902 Da gang plowing and harrowing behind Poplars. Clara up to see Grandpa Philp very fine day. Da gone to town in evening SATURDAY, 17 (137-228) Da did chores then up helping Geo. Fishers move his old barn all day. very fine day hot. 4 SUNDAY, 18 (138-227) Clara up to church with Grandpa then we went over to Graveyard Mr Craig here for tea. nice shower in evening </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May MONDAY, 19 (139-226) 1902 Da gang plowing all day. Roy and Harry helping. Ma, Clara and Grandma at Drayton in afternoon. very hot day, looking like rain. Mr. McTavish got load of hay at noon. TUESDAY, 20 (140-225) Da sowing barley and Harry harrowing Da finished about four and went and spring toothed little patch. very fine day. Earl Lowes & Harry got a pup WEDNESDAY, 21 (141-224) Da gone back to plow ^sod {the word sod has been inserted above the words "plow" and "on"} on other place Harry here all day plowing. hot day. Da sowed corn after tea. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May THURSDAY, 22 (142-223) 1902 Da and Harry plowing all day. Da sowed the corn before he went back. Mr. Bready here for dinner. very hot day until about half past five then terrible, wind, rain and thunder storm came up. Miss North and Mr. here . Ma went up with them to Palmerston and then takes morning train for Glencoe. FRIDAY, 23 (143-222) Da plowing sod all day. Will McTavish here all day. Harry here from noon. finished plowing the field. rain storm in forenoon, showry afternoon. very hot between showers. SATURDAY, 24 (144-221) Victoria Day. Da discing and Harry harrowing Roy came after dinner and they sowed 6 or 7 acres of pease. Quite a heavy shower in forenoon. fine afternoon. Mr. Craig got load of hay. Uncle Sandy and Aunt Cathy called in afternoon </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May SUNDAY, 25 (145-220) 1902 Da up to see Grandpa Philp in afternoon. heavy shower forenoon. showery afternoon. MONDAY, 26 (146-219) Da discing and harrowing on sod very cold and misty. Ma came home on night train. Had a splendid time TUESDAY, 27 (147-218) Da working back on the sod sowed flax this afternoon. Dr. Pickle got a pup this morning heavy snow storms at times real cold. heavy frost. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May WEDNESDAY, 28 (148-217) 1902 Da went back and sowed and harrowed the barley. after dinner harrowing and rolling root ground. Ma & Mrs. Burrows up to see Grandpa Philp. cold day but bright heavy frost. THURSDAY, 29 (149-216) Election Day Da went back and finished rolling. Then went to vote. Drawing out manure rest of day. Jim Bready here for dinner. Miss North and Mrs. Bell here in afternoon. Jas. McEwing & Jas Tucker candiates. bright day, but windy. Tucker elected with majority of 103. In the house 47 Tories & 50 Grits Got it down to a tie FRIDAY, 30 (150-215) Disced the potato patch. Then helped cut potatoes After dinner Grandpa, Ma and me dropped potatoes. planted 8 rows. hot day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May SATURDAY, 31 (151-214) 1902 {Olive is writing} Da at Drayton with chop and got team shod, in forenoon. Then sprouted potatoes in afternoon. Ma and Grandma at Drayton in afternoon. very warm day. June SUNDAY, 1 (152-213) Clara drove Grandma up to church. Da up to see Grandpa Philp in afternoon. Da and Ma down to Tom Hendersons for the evening. little shower. morning warm and sultry. MONDAY, 2 (153-212) Da fixing fence back on other place all day. little shower in morning very hot and sultry in the afternoon. thunder storm at night. quite a wind. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June TUESDAY, 3 (154-211) 1902 Peace declared in South Africa. Da drawing manure to root ground all day children home at noon. We three and Grandpa went to Drayton in afternoon to celebration. quite heavy rain afternoon. WEDNESDAY, 4 (155-210) Da drawing manure to root ground forenoon, plowing it in afternoon. bright beautiful day. THURSDAY, 5 (156-209) Da ridging up turnip and mangold ground sowed them after tea with Mark. Miss North here in forenoon. Jim Bready here Clara went over to S. Gillree's for Beef. First beast killed to day. cool in morning. but very calm and warm rest of day. Uncle Willie {blank space for a number that wasn't filled in} years old. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June FRIDAY, 6 (157-208) 1902 Da drawing manure all day to root ground. Clara at Drayton in afternoon. Tom and Jack Miller here in evening, Sarah Burrows gone to Toronto to work out Fine day looking like rain in evening. SATURDAY, 7 (158-207) Da tagging sheep in forenoon. Then neighbors washed sheep in afternoon. very dull forenoon and misty. cleared up and was rather bright in afternoon. SUNDAY, 8 (159-206) Ma and we children up to see Grandpa Philp. misty at noon fine afternoon. but cool. very heavy frost. froze potatoes black. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June MONDAY, 9 (160-205) 1902 Da working on root ground all day rather cold heavy wind all day. Grandpa hoeing potatoes. frost at night. TUESDAY 10 (161-204) Da working on root ground. ridging up in afternoon. Clara at Drayton in afternoon. Got box of pine apples up from Uncle Jim. cool day, but bright in afternoon. Da and Watt took white bull back to other place. very misty, rainy and foggy forenoon. (dull) WEDNESDAY, 11 (162-203) Da finished ridging up and sowed them turnips. Grandpa hoeing potatoes. fine bright day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June THURSDAY, 12 (163-202) 1902 Da shearing the sheep. finished about three o'clock. Then drew out manure till five o'clock. Then went to Mr. Lawton's to help raise staff of windmill. Jim Bready here for dinner Miss North here, afternoon. Grandpa got Mark shod dull at times with few drops of rain. FRIDAY, 18 (164-201) Da working on root ground, such as drawing out manure and spreading a pile in the field Bill Gass and Mrs Lappin, (Maggie Gass) here about an hour this afternoon. very warm fine day. SATURDAY, 14 (165-200) Da working on root ground all day. Ma and we children at Drayton in afternoon. very warm day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June SUNDAY, 15 (166-199) 1902 Da and Ma up to see Grandpa Philp in evening. very sultry and hot after noon. MONDAY, 16 (167-198) Da cleaned up a little chop and choring in forenoon. then working on root ground. has it ready to ridge up. rainy in morning. cleared off and was fine. high wind. heavy rain about 4 morn. TUESDAY, 17 (168-197) Da ridging up root ground and sowed the rest of the turnips. Clara went to Guelph on the excursion to the farm. Had a fine time. Saw Nell and was at Hospital went with May Gorden. cool all morning. warmer afternoon. high wind but very bright. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June WEDNESDAY, 18 (169-196) 1902 Da went to Drayton with chop in forenoon drawing clay from Hilborns hill to fill up the old well in the barn yard. very fine day. Ma and Da over to Grave yard in evening. THURSDAY, 19 (170-195) Da drawing clay for the well all day. got it filled. Went over to Mr. F Pages to see about a man. Mr. Bready here. Miss North here. Ma at Drayton afternoon. very fine day. FRIDAY, 20 (171-194) Da started to work at the road work. Herb Page here for dinner. Mr. Mc Grogon here over night. He bought our wool. very warm day. no wind. rain in evening </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June SATURDAY, 21 (172-193) 1902 Da working on road all day. Herb and Art here for dinner. Ma and we children up to a concert of bell ringers in Rothsay, at night. very fine concert. high wind all day. little misty showers in evening. misty forenoon. SUNDAY, 22 (173-192) Da up to see Grandpa Philp in afternoon. Ma over to Mr. Burrows in evening. misty forenoon. fine afternoon. cool. Orton's birth day. MONDAY, 23 (174-191) Da finished the road work to night. graveled from Mr. McEwing's gate to our gate Herb and Art here for dinner and tea. Went back and brought up the trough from the back well, before tea. very fine cool day, but bright. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June TUESDAY, 24 (175-190) 1902 Da went to Drayton in morning to get horses shod. brought up load of clay to put in front of driving house with him. Brought down 2 loads gravel and put there in afternoon. very fine day. 2 WEDNESDAY, 25 (176-189) {Clara is now writing} I took Olive to Drayton. She started to write for Entrance. Ma took Grandpa to station He went to Listowel races, at noon. Da brought down three loads of gravel in forenoon and one after. rained very heavily all afternoon. Da went after Olive & brought Maggie McDonald she stayed all night. I stayed all night with Grandma. 4 THURSDAY, 26 (177-188) Da brought down five loads gravel and spread it. I took the girls to Drayton and went after them. Little rain this afternoon. very windy. Mr. Bready here for dinner. I stayed with Grandma. 5. Maggie did not stay to night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June FRIDAY, 27 (178-187) 1902 Da drawing gravel for the lane, all day. Clara took the girls to Drayton and went after them. Ma and Brock went to greet Grandpa at noon. Miss North, Mrs. North & Stewart here for tea. very fine day but cool. drew 6 loads gravel. I took Mag home even'g Brock passed into the Third Book. SATURDAY, 28 (179-186) Da drawing gravel all day for lane. drew 5 loads. Wal brought our trough up from Drayton, and Da went back with him and put it up. the children up to Grandpa's this afternoon. very fine day. 5 SUNDAY, 29 (180-185) Ma and Grandma over to see Lizzie Benson. She is very poorly. Da & Wall down to Riches. with cow at night. rainy morning fine afternoon. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June MONDAY, 30 (181-184) 1902 Da drawing gravel all day. Drew 6 loads. Roy and Harry here for straw and potatoes in forenoon. mizzling and raining all day. Got word this morning that Wm Chambers died yesterday. 6 July TUESDAY, 1 (182-183) Dominion Day Da drew 6 loads of gravel. very fine day. warmer than what we have had. Da scuffled potatoes after tea. 6 WEDNESDAY, 2 (183-182) {Clara is now writing} Da drew 5 loads gravel. Scuffled the field potatoes after tea. Ma, Brock, Olive at Drayton in forenoon. Mr. Webber here in afternoon very fine warm day. looking like rain 5 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July THURSDAY, 3 (184-181) 1902 Da went over for beef. Then took "Jennie" cow to Mr. Riches had dinner there. Mr Bready here. Da and Walt brought down 4 loads sawdust in afternoon. very wet & dull {"& dull" written after the fact and written above the words "wet" and "forenoon"} forenoon. fine afternoon FRIDAY, 4 (185-180) Da plowed patch of sow thistle in forenoon. cutting thistles on other place in afternoon. Olive & Clara at Drayton forenoon. Ma, Olive and I up to Mr. Lawtons in evening very warm day. lot of lightning at night. 5 SATURDAY, 5 (186-179) Da took load of chop to Drayton and got horses shod in forenoon. Went up to Uncle Rich'd in afternoon. After milking drove up to Palmerston. home about 12 o'clock terrible hot day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July SUNDAY, 6 (187-178) 1902 {Clara is now writing} Ma, Olive and I up to church in morn, Da Ma and Brock up to see Grandpa Philp in evening. very hot day. Thermometer 100 at milking time. MONDAY, 7 (188-177) Da went back and scuffled turnips till eleven o'clock. Then cleaned out pens. After dinner went to hoe potatoes. Terrible storm of rain came on about three another heavy one at milking. Ma and Olive at Drayton in morning. got teeth filled. Chas. Walker got shed struck with lightning cooler after rain. TUESDAY, 8 (189-176) {Olive is now writing} Da cleaned out hen house in forenoon hoed turnips in afternoon. Clara at town in forenoon. very warm day. Ma at Grandma's to see Lizzie Benson. Grandpa brought three crates of straw berries from Drayton. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July WEDNESDAY, 9 (190-175) 1902 {Clara is now writing} Da just choring and straightening up driving house. heavy rain before five this morn. rainy forenoon and muggy dull and cooler afternoon. THURSDAY, 10 (191-174) Da hoeing turnips all day. Mr. Bready here for dinner. Miss North here in afternoon. very fine day but cooler. FRIDAY, 11 (192-173) {Elizabeth is now writing} Clara & Olive gone up to Tarra for a week Robt hoeing turnips and took them to train then hoeing aft beautiful day I over at Mrs Burrows doing some baking for her. (aft) </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July SATURDAY, 12 (193-172) 1902 Robt hoeing all day Celebration in Moorefield Grandpa Brock and I over. Robt went to Drayton at night beautiful day there were 12 or 13 lodges and as many speakers. SUNDAY, 13 (194-171) At home all day till evening then Robt & Brock & I went up to Rothsay. very fine day MONDAY, 14 (195-170) Robt hoeing and some scuffling Emma here for shoulder of Meat very hot and sultry. Terrible wind and rain storm at five o'clock </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July TUESDAY, 15 (196-169) 1902 Richards raising both up there all day Mr & Mrs Burrows & Ma helped me milk turned out a beautiful day WEDNESDAY, 16 (197-168) Robt & Wat took Beef Ring Heiffer over to Gillries Morning then Robt hoeing turnips rest of day very fine day little rain in the night THURSDAY, 17 (198-167) Robt delivered beef morning turned out fine Mr B_ hoeing a while here Brady here Robt & Brock hoeing aft, Brock 9 years old </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July FRIDAY, 18 (199-166) 1902 Young cattle out of pasture field Robt went back and fixed fence and then hoeing rest of day Ned & Wat helping hoe aft. Brock Grandma & I at Drayton very fine day SATURDAY, 19 (200-165) Robt Wat & Ed hoeing for a couple of hrs. then a heavy rain, mizzling all aftenoon. Mr Craig here for tea. very dull Robt gone to Drayton at night SUNDAY, 20 (201-164) All at home all day dull rainy & miserable </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July MONDAY, 21 (202-163) 1902 Robt cl & McEwing fixing line fence for a couple of hrs. morning then choring and filling up chop. Mr. Webber helping & here for dinner Robt gone to Drayton with chop rather fine aft. TUESDAY, 22 (203-162) {Clara is now writing} Da hoeing turnips all day. Ned and Walt helping. Ma and Brock at Drayton and met us. arrived home on afternoon train had a lovely time. fine day Mr Webber here helping at hay fork WEDNESDAY, 23 (204-161) Da hoed potatoes then scuffed them and the turnips. Ma poisoned the bugs. Da went down to Jack Riches with "Jennie" cow. fine warm day, but looking like a terrible storm at night. quite a little shower. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July THURSDAY, 24 (205-160) 1902 Da and Burrows boys putting up scaffold in driving house in forenoon. choring round grinding knives and getting mower ready Olive and I up to Grandpa's for goose berries. little shower in evening. warm day. FRIDAY, 25 (206-159) Da cut the little patch hay in front then cut the piece below orchard. raked it and put it up in afternoon. Olive & I over to Mr. Craigs in evening. very fine day. Grandpa Philp 83 yrs. old SATURDAY, 26 (207-158) Da, Mr, Craig and Willie here drawing hay till noon. Mr. Craig went away at noon. D Brought in two loads after dinner. little shower about half past two. Da at Drayton with Uncle John. Willie helped bring rest of hay after dinner. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July SUNDAY, 27 (208-157) 1902 Ma and Olive up to church in forenoon. Dick Lowes and Ann here in afternoon. fine day, but storms passing round. MONDAY, 28 (209-156) Da cut ^ting at {^ below writing line} {"ting at" above the words "cut" and "piece"} piece next to ditch. Raked up what he cut and put some of it up. Ma and Brock up to see Grandpa Philp in afternoon. fine day warm. TUESDAY, 29 (210-155) Da mowing in forenoon Mr. Craig here in forenoon. Willie here in afternoon. Da raking and helping put it up. Olive and I at Drayton in afternoon. Miss Magee and Mrs. Newstead here after tea for a while. Ross bought meat. very hot fine day. Old Mr. Allen from Carlton Place here. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July WEDNESDAY, 30 (211-154) 1902 Da cutting hay till noon. Then raked it up and finished putting it up. Willie Craig here in afternoon. very fine day. Mary Fisher and Mrs. Geo. Fisher here morn. THURSDAY, 31 (212-153) Mr. Craig and Willie here all day drawing in hay from field above turnips. Ma at Drayton in afternoon. fine forenoon. rather dull afternoon. rain at night: The tea man here in evening. Ross brought meat August FRIDAY, 1 (213-152) Da took load hay to Rothsay. Mr. Craig helped him unload it and they brought in one load before dinner. Willie here afternoon also. finished that field to night fine day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August SATURDAY, 2 (214-151) 1902 {Olive is now writing} Da started to cut clover and cut till noon. then raked it and Willie and he put it up. Brock and Grandpa met Uncle Jim to-night Clara at Drayton in morning. Mr. North here for dinner. Mr. Jas Gilmore here for a little while. very fine day. SUNDAY, 3 (215-150) Uncle Jim here for dinner. We over to the graveyard in afternoon. very fine day. cool at evening MONDAY, 4 (216-149) Da finished cutting the clover at noon. raked it after dinner and put it all {"all" is written slanted upwards} up. Mr. Craig and Willie here in afternoon. very fine day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August TUESDAY, 5 (217-148) 1902 Da and Willie drew in three loads of hay then heavy rain till noon. Then tinkering around and choring. Da up to see D. Corbett. at night. Miss Duncan here over night. dull afternoon. rain at night. WEDNESDAY, 6 (218-147) {Clara is now writing} Da cutting hay all day from noon {"from noon" written above the crossed-out words}, down by bush. Took seven pigs to Moorfield in morning Miss Duncan went home after dinner. Olive and I at Drayton - afternoon. dull day with showers at times. THURSDAY, 7 (219-146) Da finished cutting patch, then went over to Mr. Craigs till noon, Raked hay up then he and Mr. Craig putting up till about four. then steady rain till night. Watt brought the meat. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August FRIDAY, 8 (220-145) 1902 Da took load of chop to Drayton in morning raked up hay and putting it up in afternoon. Ma, Brock and grandma up to see Aunty Gass. very fine day but dull and misty forenoon. good breeze. Coronation Day. {Handwritten} SATURDAY, 9 (221-144) Da got binder out and cleaned up, then Mr. Craig and Willie came and they drew in at the clover. very fine day. King Edward VII crowned. SUNDAY, 10 (222-143) Olive and I drove Granma up to church in morning. Mr. F. Page here in afternoon. Ma and Da up to Grandpa Philp's in even-ing. quite a shower before breakfast. sultry and dull in forenoon. very sultry afternoon. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August MONDAY, 11 (223-142) 1902 Da went to Drayton for chop but did not get it. After dinner rigging at binder then fixing driving house doors. Uncle Jim came up at noon went back with the 4.44. dull afternoon with showers at times. fine forenoon with strong breeze. girls over to H. Hilborns at night. TUESDAY, 12 (224-141) Da cut barley behind barn, then went back and cut timothy. Mr. Craig and Willie came after dinner and they drew at the clover. Da went back and put up timothy very fine day, cool wind. Finished haying {handwritten} WEDNESDAY, 12 (225-140) Mr Craig and Mr. Scott here helping draw in, also, in afternoon, Charlie & Hoshel Hilborn finished haying and brought in timothy. very fine day. Da put up barley after dark. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August THURSDAY, 14 (226-139) 1902 Da went back and started to cut oats on other place, they are very rusty. Clara at Drayton in morning to get "Mark" shod. Olive and I up to Uncle Rich's in afternoon Da gone back to shock up some oats after tea. Seth brought the meat. very fine day. FRIDAY, 15 (227-138) Da went back and shocked up till about ten then cut the rest of the day. Went back and shocked up after tea. dull and misty in morning. fine rest of day. Mr. McEwing here in morn. Charlie and Hoshel came over and got white headed pup. Winnie & Nell here - afternoon. SATURDAY, 16 (228-137) Da finished cutting 14 acres at noon. Then shocked up after dinner and tea. Gone to Drayton at night. Olive and I over to Mr. Page's - afternoon. very fine day good breeze. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August SUNDAY, 17 (229-136) 1902 Ma and we children up to church in morning. Da up to see Grandpa Philp at night. very fine day, but looking like rain at night. MONDAY, 18 (230-135) Da cutting oats on other place all day. Mr. Webber here for oats evening. dull day also showry. rain at night. School opened with Miss Green, Fergus, as teacher TUESDAY, 19 (231-134) Da went to Drayton to get chop and get Molly's shoes set. cutting oats after dinner Gone to Craig's flax-bee after tea. dull all day. Mabel here for meat. Mr. McDonald here in evening. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August WEDNESDAY, 20 (232-133) 1902 Da went back to shock up oats. Mr. McTavish helping him. finished about milking time. Ma over to see Mrs. Bob Mitchell afternoon. rather fine at times. little shower at milking THURSDAY, 21 (233-132) Da took lamb over to Moorefield in forenoon. Henry Hazeltine brought word. Charlie Hilborn brought meat. Da cutting down piece in afternoon. Charlie Hilborn helping shock up. Ma and Grandma at Drayton in afternoon. rather dull morning. fine rest of day with cool wind FRIDAY, 22 (234-131) Da went back and finished cutting down piece on other place. Carrie up about eleven and cut barley next to Ezra. finished about four o'clock and started to cut barley behind the Poplars. Da shocking barley after tea I over to Mr. McTavishe's at noon. fine day on horses strong wind blowing. Black pig has 4 little ones. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August SATURDAY, 23 (235-130) 1902 Da at Isa. Hilborn's threshing in forenoon. After dinner cutting at the barley. Mr. McTavish came and shocked some oats on other place. then shocking barley all afternoon. Da put up what was not up, after night We children at Drayton afternoon. fine day with strong wind. SUNDAY, 24 (236-129) Ma and we children up to church in morning. Da and Ma & Brock {"& Brock"} written in after and written on an angle} up to see Grandpa Philp in evening. very fine day. MONDAY, 25 (237-128) Da finished cutting barley about ten o'clock then went and shocked it finished at noon. Mr. McTavish at Mr. Lawtons threshing forenoon. Da drew in barley behind barn. Ma and I helped in noon. Uncle Willie came on noon train. Da and he went to Drayton at night to hunt men for harvest. very fine day. most like harvest day we have had. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August TUESDAY, 26 (238-127) 1902 Da and Art. Garreau drawing barley in front of Grandpa's in forenoon. Mr. Dingman, his team, Jim Davidson, and Geo. Schmaus. here in afternoon and drawing up oats. John Allen here for the evening and over night. I over to Montgomerys to see about men. Uncle Willie here for dinner and this evening. very fine day and hot. Da at Drayton at night to hunt a man. WEDNESDAY, 27 (239-126) Men drawing up oats with two teams all day. Da, Mr. Dingman, Jim Davidson, Geo. Schmaus and Mr. Lister. Aunty Philp here for tea and over night. Uncle Willie and Da at Drayton, for men at night. very fine day and hot. Merritt Noecker died about noon. THURSDAY, 28 (240-125) Men finished drawing the oats at six, then brought in 2 loads of barley from side-road. Same men as yesterday, except in Mr. Lister's place was Geo. Leitch. Da and Ma down to Mr. Neocker's. very fine day and hot. lightning at night. 10 little pigs on other place. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August FRIDAY, 29 (241-124) 1902 Men finished drawing in barley at night. Geo. Schmaus and Geo. Leitch helping Uncle Willie, Olive and I at Merritt Noeckers funeral in afternoon. Ma helping Mrs. Burrows get ready for threshing. Uncle Willie here at night. very fine day Willie Walker got pea-rake and brought it back to-night SATURDAY, 30 (242-123) Da over to Mr. Burrows threshing in forenoon. with the team drawing in for Mr. Burrows in afternoon. Olive, Uncle Will and I up to see Aunty Gass and Grandpa Philp in afternoon. Da at Drayton at night. Uncle Will here very hot day. SUNDAY, 31 (243-122) At home all day. Da and Uncle Will over to Frank Pages in evening. Close and sultry with high wind. looking like rain. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September MONDAY, 1 (244-121) 1902 Labor Day. Da went over with team and helped Burrows draw in, in forenoon. Then went back and cut six acres of barley, in afternoon. Dave Corbett here in morning to see pigs. Mr. McEwing here in evening. Uncle Willie ^ went {the word "went" is in between and above "Willie" and "home"} home on morning train. very fine day. and hot. TUESDAY, 2 (245-120) Da mowed the little patch of oats in front, in forenoon. Shocked the barley in afternoon. Wat. Burrows took some chop to town for us. very fine harvest weather. good breeze. WEDNESDAY, 3 (246-119) Da Raked up barley stubble by sideroad in forenoon. Put away binder and drew in this loose oats. Ma at Drayton in afternoon. fine bright day. cool breeze blowing. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September THURSDAY, 4 (247-118) 1902 Da went for the beef. then cleaning pens and stables all day. weather like the Equinoxes. Da served with summon to go on the Pitit jury. quite heavy frost. FRIDAY, 5 (248-117) Da packing away the mows to make room. Mr. Craig here in afternoon helping also. Ma at Grandmas for dinner. Mrs. Martin of Toronto here in afternoon. I over to Mr. McTavish's at noon. Da over to Drury's at night. fine day. cool. SATURDAY, 6 (249-116) Da, Mr. McTavish, and Wilmot drawing in barley from away back. Wat. Burrows, Percy and Ross McEwing brought up loads each in afternoon. Looking very like rain, but held off till night, then little shower. Da at Drayton at night. Olive & I there in afternoon. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September SUNDAY, 7 (250-115) 1902 All up to church in morning. Jack Allen rode up with them. Da and Ma up to Grandpa Philp's fine day with strong wind. MONDAY, 8 (251-114) Da raked up barley stubble {"stubble" is written on a slant in between words "barley" and "next"} next to Ezra, then brought it in. Went with team to Mr. McEwings all day. very fine day. rain in the night. TUESDAY, 9 (252-113) Da just choring round and fixing pegs to hang harness on. Hettie over in after noon. very nasty day. raining and mizzling all day. rather cold rain. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September WEDNESDAY, 10 (253-112) Da loaded up the old sleighs and took them to Goldstone. Home about one o'clock. Then pulled at the peas, other side of Poplars. Ma at Drayton in afternoon. Dick Lowes here at noon. Misty & dull till about ten, then very fine day. THURSDAY, 22 (254-111) Da finished pulling peas. Mr. McEwing forked them out. Da down at McEwings with team drawing oats in afternoon. Miss North started in her rounds again. dull all day FRIDAY, 12 (255-110) Da choring round in forenoon. took Perkin sow over to Mr. Craigs in afternoon. very nasty day. steady rain all day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September SATURDAY, 13 (256-109) 1902 Da started away for Palmerston for flour at ten o'clock forenoon. Home about six. Dick Lowes and Harry here for tea. Ma and we children down to Drayton in afternoon. dull and rather misty in forenoon. turned out fine but cold. heavy frost at night. SUNDAY, 14 (257-108) Olive and I drove Grandma up to church at home rest of day. very fine day. good strong breeze blowing. MONDAY, 15 (258-107) {Olive is now writing} Da went back and started to pull peas by the pump on other place. pulled till noon one of Mr. McEwings forking out. Clara at Drayton in afternoon. Da drawing in at Mr. McEwing in afternoon. fine day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September TUESDAY, 16 (259-106) 1902 Da finished pulling the peas on other place Percy turning out in forenoon. no one here in afternoon. Grandpa went down town and brought up 9 baskets of fruit then I went down and got other 9. Carrie from Guelph. very fine day. WEDNESDAY, 17 (260-105) Da turned out peas next sideroad then went over and got Wat. in forenoon. Mr. McEwing, Percy, Ross and team here in afternoon. Wat helping. brought up 4 loads from other place very fine day. THURSDAY, 18 (261-104) Da cleaned out pens then went back and turned other peas. Then Mr. McEwing and Da brought up a load each before dinner. Drawing all afternoon and stacking them behind driving house. Uncle Rich'ds three and team here afternoon Miss North and Mrs. Bell here. looking like rain little shower. Da at Drayton at night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September FRIDAY, 19 (262-103) 1902 Da went over to Mr. McTavish's about ten o'clock to thresh, but they did not thresh till afternoon. There in afternoon. Ma at Drayton in afternoon. dull in forenoon, but turned out fine. SATURDAY, 20 (263-102) Da cleaned out pens then went back to see young cattle with Mr. Col {Large blank space left here, perhaps didn't know how to spell the name correctly and left it blank}. Sold 9 young cattle for $300. Then cleaned up chop and took it to Drayton, afternoon. Brought home new trucks which came from Goldstone. very fine day. SUNDAY, 21 (264-101) Ma and we children up to church in morning. Da and Ma up to Grandpa Philp in afternoon. very fine day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September MONDAY, 22 (265-100) 1902 Da, Wilmot, and Charlie took the young cattle over to Moorfield in forenoon. Da gone down to Mr. Noecker's at night. Da ploughed out garden potatoes and picked them up. half of them rotten. I helping Grandpa raise his. sultry warm day. TUESDAY, 23 (266-99) Da and Mr. McEwing went to Guelph to be examined over this Tucker case. Did not come home at night. Jack Dingman brought word out at night that Da did not come. rather dull at times. Mr. & Mrs. Lawton called in afternoon. WEDNESDAY, 24 (267-98) Da came home on noon train. Then he went over to Caleb Lowes and hunted up Ed. Maxwell for a witness. Then went to Drayton at night. Cold wind blowing all day. rain at night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September THURSDAY, 25 (268-97) 1902 Da got wood up to thresh with and choring round in forenoon. Da at Mr. McEwings threshing in afternoon. Miss North here. Ma at Drayton afternoon. very cold wind all day. rain at night. FRIDAY, 26 (269-96) Da at Mr. McEwings threshing all day. I up to Grandpa Philp's with bag of flour. had dinner there. dull day and rather foggy. SATURDAY, 27 (270-95) Da at McEwings till about ten, then machine came here and threshed till half-past three. Da and Willie Craig straightening up after machine went away. dull day and foggy in morning. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September SUNDAY, 28 (271-94) 1902 {Clara is now writing} Olive and I up to church in forenoon Ma at Grandma's for tea. Mr. & Mrs. John Fair there. quite a heavy shower in afternoon misty and sultry in forenoon. MONDAY, 29 (272-93) I took Da to station, he gone to Berlin to this trial of Tuckers. Mr. Henry Hilborn here for scraper in afternoon. misty in morning. came out hot. cooler towards evening. TUESDAY, 30 (273-92) Da returned home from Berlin on night train. Case settled. Won it against Tucker #200. each {each written above "200" and "and"} and costs. Drayton Show. Ma, Olive, Brock and I down all afternoon. foggy and dull in forenoon. very nasty afternoon. steady rain from about four o'clock. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> October WEDNESDAY, 1 (274-91) 1902 Da went up to Uncle Rich'ds and boys came down and helped load the pigs. Da took them to Moorefield. Boys took home a load of straw. Da cleaned up grist of chop and took it to Drayton about four o'clock. dull and cold wind blowing all day. THURSDAY, 2 (275-90) Da went back and plowed out potatoes and picked them up in forenoon. potatoes very good. After dinner harrowed them out and pick them up & pick them over and put in root house. Miss North here. very fine day inclined to be cool. FRIDAY, 3 (276-89) Da started to draw manure out on to where the peas were. Ma at Drayton in afternoon very fine day cold wind. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> October SATURDAY, 4 (277-88) 1902 Da finished drawing manure. took load rails and fenced little hay stack, then brought up a load turnips for calves. At Drayton at night for Uncle Jim. very fine day. rather raw wind. SUNDAY, 5 (278-87) I drove Grandma up to church in forenoon Uncle Jim here for dinner. Da and Ma up to Grandpa's in evening very cold wind blowing in forenoon. heavy rain in afternoon. heavy rain at night. MONDAY, 6 (279-86) {Olive is now writing} Da went back and skinned ram, who got killed by Burrow's ram, then ploughing rest of day on pea ground. I took Uncle Jim to station in morning very fine day. good breeze blowing. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> October TUESDAY, 7 (280-85) 1902 {Clara is now writing} Da plowing all day. Took three pigs over to Mr. Duncan's at noon. Helped Wat take his heifer over to Sussex Gilree's, at night. fine day. strong wind. heavy shower Old Mr. Lang buried. evening. WEDNESDAY, 8 (281-84) Da plowing all day in barley stubble. dipped little pigs at noon. H. Hilborn's young folks over for the evening. very fine day strong wind. 7 THURSDAY, 9 (282-83) {Olive is now writing} Da ploughing all day. Miss North and Carrie came here in forenoon and for dinner. very fine day. very hard frost at night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> October FRIDAY, 10 (283-82) 1902 Da ploughing all day. Over to Mr. Duncans for sows at night. Ma at Drayton in afternoon. very warm in middle of day. cooler towards night. SATURDAY, 11 (284-81) {Clara is now writing} Da plowing all day at Drayton at night and brought up a little sow which came by ex press from Crampton. $14. rather dull day, but muggy and sultry. SUNDAY, 12 (285-80) Ma and we children up to Grandpa Philps then over to funeral. Mrs. Joseph Freeland brought to the church from near Palmerston and buried at Derryadd rather hazy all day. quite a heavy shower about five o'clock. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> October MONDAY, 13 (286-79) 1902 Da went to Drayton and sent the money away to H. George & Sons. Then plowed till noon. Cleaned up a grist and took it to Drayton. heavy rain in night. lot of rain fell during day. very windy afternoon rahter raw and cold wind. TUESDAY, 14 (287-78) Da finished plowing in that field and brought up load of turnips, Ma over at Mr. Burrows baking. I at Drayton in afternoon. rather fine day. but cold. lottle showers towards evening. WEDNESDAY, 15 (288-77) {Olvie is now writing} Da ploughing all day in pea stubble on other place. Miss North here for dinner. fine day, strong wind. rather cloudy at times. Henry Howard Hilborn of Lither got his right hand caught in threshing machine andhad it taken off about a week later. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> October THURSDAY, 16 (289-76) 1902 {Clara is now writing} Thanksgiving. Da plowing all day on other place. Olive and I over for beef. Sarah and Wat. Burrows here for tea. Olive up to Uncle Rich'd very fine day. Another of Walter White's children died of fever. Jessie. FRIDAY, 17 (290-75) Da plowing on other place all day. Ma and Grandma at Drayton. in afternoon very fine day. hard frost at night. Walt brought up two bags of potatoes from the station which came from Guelph. SATURDAY, 18 (291-74) Da choring round in forenoon. After dinner went over and helped Walt kill a pig, then he and Walt went to Drayton for sugar (a barrel). from Guelph. dull and rainy all forenoon. dull and rather foggy afternoon. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> October SUNDAY, 19 (292-73) 1902 Olive and I up to church with Grandma. Ma and we children up to Grandpa Philp's in afternoon. Uncle Sandy and Aunt Catty there. fine day. rather foggy in morning. MONDAY, 20 (293-72) Da started at Mangolds, working at them all day. very hard to pull. Sara Burrows here in morning. She gone back to Toronto to work. changeable. misty at noon. strong wind. TUESDAY, 21 (294-71) Da finished the Mangolds. and took a load of turnips down to Grandpa. I at Drayton in afternoon. very fine day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> October WEDNESDAY, 22 (295-70) 1902 Da topping turnips all day. cleaned the pens at noon. mizzling off and on all day. very dark at night. THURSDAY, 23 (296-69) Da topping turnips all day. Ma at Drayton in forenoon. Miss North did not come. very dull and misty all day. FRIDAY, 24 (297-68) Da finished topping turnips, harrowed some out and brought in one load before dinner. Drawing all afternoon. Ma and I helping very heavy thunder and lightning and shower towards noon. very fine rest of day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> October SATURDAY, 25 (298-67) 1902 Da drawing in turnips all day. harrowed some out in morning. Stanley and Norman Flath here helping in afternoon with team. Ma & Brock at Drayton forenoon. raw wind blowing. rather fine. SUNDAY, 26 (299-66) At home all day. balmy day rain thunder and lightning in evening. MONDAY, 27 (300-65) Da took load of turnips up to Grandpa Philp. came round by Uncle Rich'd for bbl. salt. drawing in turnips rest of day dull all day. Mrs. Jim Davidson dropped dead this evening </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> October TUESDAY, 28 (301-64) 1902 Da went to Drayton with load of chop in forenoon brought Grandpa's flour. drawing at turnips - afternoon Ma at Mrs. Faulkner funeral Skuds of snow all day. rather stormy night WEDNESDAY, 29 (301-63) Da went over to Mr. Duncans for a sow. cleaned out pens when he came home. drawing turnips in afternoon rather fine afternoon hard frost at night. THURSDAY, 30 (303-62) Da went back up and brought up the cabbage then brought the plow up from back field. Started to plow in sod field in front of house. Miss North here. very squally in forenoon fine in afternoon, but very high wind </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> October FRIDAY, 31 (304-61) 1902 Hallow E'en. Finished taking in the turnips Mr. Irvin here with his team in afternoon Wat Burrows here all day. Da over to Irvin's before breakfast. very fine day. November SATURDAY, 1 (305-60) Da ploughing on other place all day. Ma, Olive and I at Drayton in afternoon very fine ^ mild {the word "mild" is above and in between "fine" and "day"} day. little rain at night. Will Gregory got load turnips for Uncle Johnny. Gordon. SUNDAY, 2 (306-59) I drove Grandma up to church. down to Grandma's afternoon. very fine day. mild and warm Mr Craig brought piece meat. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> November MONDAY, 3 (307-58) 1902 Da plowing on other place all day rather dull, but turned out fine. TUESDAY, 4 (308-57) Da ploughing on other place all day. I at Drayton in afternoon. dull and foggy in forenoon. finer in afternoon. WEDNESDAY, 5 (309-56) Da went back and finished plowing that field. came up and plowed little patch and cut weed on corn ground and took down some apples. dull and foggy all day, but rather warm. little rain at night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> November THURSDAY, 6 (310-55) 1902 Da plowed little corn patch then plowing on the sod in front of house. Ma & I at Drayton in afternoon, got me a hat and caperine. misty and rainy off and on all day. FRIDAY, 7 (311-54) Da plowing in sod all day. cleaned pens at noon. Alice Page and I down to see Winnie in afternoon. very fine day. SATURDAY, 8 (312-53) Da plowing sod all day. Olive and I up to see Grandpa Philp in afternoon. Brock at Drayton in forenoon. very fine day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> November SUNDAY, 9 (313-52) 1902 King's Birthday. I up to church forenoon. Da and Ma down to Jack Rich's for dinner and tea. rather fine day, but raw wind blowing. MONDAY, 10 (314-51) Da ploughing sod all day. very fine day but rather dull in forenoon. TUESDAY, 11 (315-50) Da plowing sod all day. rather fine but rained quite a bit through the night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> November WEDNESDAY, 12 (316-49) 1902 Da took load chop to town and got horses shod. Home noon. Plowing in afternoon. Grandma and I at town afternoon. Quite heavy showers in forenoon. rather clear and balmy - afternoon. THURSDAY, 13 (317-48) Da plowing all day on sod. Miss North and Carrie her for dinner. dull in morning, but very bright afternoon. FRIDAY, 14 (318-47) Da finished plowing sod field. rather dull - forenoon. fine in afternoon. muggy and hot on horses. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> November SATURDAY, 15 (319-46) 1902 Da moved fence between front field and little field above Poplars and plowed fence bottom, then drew rails from other place for wood. Olive & I at Drayton - afternoon. very misty all day and rather raw wind. SUNDAY, 16 (320-45) Da and Ma up to Grandpa Philps in evening. Will Mc Tavish here in afternoon. dull all day. MONDAY, 17 (321-44) Da and Mr McEwing measured a field on other place. Da drawing rails and plowing over there. Uncle Rich'd got ladder. cold raw wind blowing with skuds rain at times. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> November TUESDAY, 18 (322-43) 1902 Da ploughing sod on other place all day. very dull damp day misting off and all day. muggy. WEDNESDAY, 19 (323-42) Da ploughing all day on other place Ma and Grandma at Drayton in afternoon. very misty in morning but cleared off and was very bright afternoon. roads very muddy. THURSDAY, 20 (324-41) Da ploughing sod, all day on other place Miss North and her mother here for tea. misty and foggy in forenoon but lovely afternoon. Da over to Bosworth to get man for Lawton's threshing. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> November FRIDAY, 21 (325-40) 1902 Da plowing on other place till about three o'clock. then at Mr. Lawton's threshing. Da drove me over to H. Hilborn's to a party. Henry H. Hilborn of Luther there. rather dull and hazy but mild. SATURDAY, 22 (326-39) Da at Mr. Lawton's threshing till noon. plowing afternoon. rain about noon turned colder and quite snow storms in afternoon, strong wind all day. SUNDAY, 23 (327-38) At home all day. rather bright at times, but cool wind. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> November MONDAY, 24 (328-37) 1902 Da plowing and moved a large stone. Grandma and I at Drayton in afternoon. Ethel, Howard and Henry Howard Hilborn here to spend the evening. Wilmot at Page's threshing in afternoon very fine day. TUESDAY 25 (329-36) Da moving a few rails and plowing sod on other place. Wilmot Drury at F. Page's threshing for us. cool, but bright. hard frost at night. 8 WEDNESDAY, 26 (330-35) {Olive is perhaps writing} Da went to plough {whole sentence before this point is in much larger letters. Words after this point get smaller then almost seam to change hand} but had to come back on account of frost. Moving potatoes and apples to barn and then up to Uncle Richard's threshing after dinner Started to snow after dinner. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> November THURSDAY, 27 (331-34) 1902 Choring and went to Mr. Henry's threshing. Miss North and her father here for tea. Clara gone to St. Andrew's concert Snowing and cold. FRIDAY, 28 (332-33) Choring in forenoon and fixing x stable {"stable" written in between lines, closer to the top} and getting young cattle in. Ma and Grandma up to see Aunty Gass. Grandma stayed all night. Aunty very poorely x with {"with" written above poorley} inflammation of Bowels. Beautiful day. SATURDAY, 29 (333-32) {Clara is now writing} Da choring and went to Drayton about four o'clock to get Mark shod. Home about ten o'clock. not very nice day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> November SUNDAY, 30 (334-31) 1902 {Two lines of words have been scratched out} Da and Ma up to see {"see" written slanted above "to"} Aunty Gass and over to Grandpa Philp's nice day. December MONDAY, 1 (335-30) Da getting ready to kill pigs in forenoon Wat, Percy Uncle Richd here and killed our four pigs and Grandpa's. I came home on noon train from Guelph had a fine time. rather fine day. Old Mr. Sam Noble died in morning. TUESDAY, 2 (336-29) Da choring and cutting up the pigs. Uncle Rich'd got one pig. very fine forenoon, but dull afternoon. raining at night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December WEDNESDAY, 3 (337-28) 1902 Da choring in forenoon. Both over to Mr. Noble's funeral. very nasty day. misty in forenoon. sort of snow and rain afternoon. THURSDAY, 4 (338-27) Da choring in forenoon and took team went over to vote on Referendum then round by Grandpa Philp's and got the cheese, from factory. Miss North here in afternoon. I finished my fourth quarter in music. rather fine day little snow storms at times. FRIDAY, 5 (339-26) Da choring in forenoon and cleaning out pig-pens and putting it round trees. I over to Mr. Craigs with a piece of maet in afternoon. fine day, but cold. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December SATURDAY, 6 (340-25) 1902 Da choring in forenoon and brought down two loads gravel for box stall. At Drayton in evening. little fall snow in afternoon rather fine but cold wind. SUNDAY, 7 (341-24) We children at Grandma's for tea. Very stormy at times, but calmed down towards evening. MONDAY, 8 (342-23) Herb. Page here all day choring, Da at Drayton in afternoon. Mr. North stayed over night. very cold day, rather stormy fine night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December TUESDAY, 9 (343-22) 1902 Ma took Da to station. He gone to Guelph on jury. Herb. choring all day and took Ma to station in afternoon. She gone to Guelph. Lizzie Hilborn came in afternoon to stay with us. very fine day, but sharp. fall snow in forenoon. ("fall snow in forenoon" written above "very fine day, but sharp") WEDNESDAY, 10 (344-21) Herb. choring all day. Went to station at night to meet Da and Ma. Sharp with little sleet. rather fine . Da got himself a coon coat in Guelph. THURSDAY, 11 (345-20) Da and Herb. choring in forenoon. Da gone to help Uncle Richd with school. Herb. went up to Wm. Wilson's for cheese cheques. Lizzie went home in forenoon. Da over to H. Hilborns asking hands to move school to-morrow. very fine day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December FRIDAY, 12 (346-19) Herb. choring all day. Da helping to move the school. Ma at Drayton in afternoon & paid taxes. very fine day lovely and bright. SATURDAY, 13 (347-18) Da working at school all day. Herb. choring. Da at Drayton at night. very stormy in forenoon, but clear after dinner, but very cold all day. SUNDAY, 14 (348-17) Ma and we children up to Grandpa Philp's in afternoon. very fine day, but sharp. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December MONDAY, 15 (349-16) 1902 Da choring in forenoon and helping move school in afternoon. rather stormy all day strong, raw, east wind. TUESDAY, 16 (350-15) Da choring in forenoon. Then over to Adam Flath's and round by Drayton in afternoon. Da up to Uncle Richd for cement. rain and turned to soft snow and freezing WEDNESDAY, 17 (351-14) Da choring and helping Mr. Flath cement the box stall. Herb Page {"Page" written on a slant after "Herb"} helping move the school for us. rather stormy and strong wind all day. very icy. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December THURSDAY, 18 (352-13) 1902 Da and Herb choring in forenoon Da at Mr. Mc Ewing's threshing in afternoon. I got Mark shod in forenoon. very fine day. rather soft about Miss North and her noon. father here for dinner {"noon" came after "about" and "Miss North and her" was written after "noon" was written. "father" is written on a down slant towards the line below where the sentence continues "here for dinner"} FRIDAY, 19 (353-12) Herb. choring all day. Da at Mr. McEwing's threshing till two o'clock then went to I. Hilborn. Ma at Drayton in afternoon fine day rather soft. SATURDAY, 20 (354-11) Herb. choring all day. Da at I Hilborn threshing. We children at Drayton in afternoon. Geo. brought Miss Duncan here to-night. very raw day rather misty in forenoon, but turned to sleet in afternoon. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December SUNDAY, 21 (355-10) 1902 Ma and Miss Duncan up to English Church to hear pipe organ. very nasty day. drizzling and raining all day. Herb. Page {"Page" written on a upwards slant after "herb"} came here to-night. MONDAY, 22 (356-9) Da at I. Hilborns till about nine. Then he and Herb. at Henry Hilborn's threshing Olive and I took Miss Duncan home after dinner. Rather cold all day. TUESDAY, 23 (357-8) Da and Herb. at H. Hilborns threshing till four o'clock. I went up and got Grandpa Philp and took him to Drayton in afternoon. very fine day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December WEDNESDAY, 24 (358-7) 1902 Da at Wilmots {s is crossed out} Drury's threshing till noon. Then machine moved to Burrow's. Da and Herb getting ready to thresh, in afternoon. Ma, Olive & Brock at Drayton afternoon. Heavy fall of snow at night, but rather soft THURSDAY, 25 (359-6) Christmas Day. Da choring. We children at Grandma's for dinner. Uncle Jim came home on noon train. Ma left about two o'clock to drive to Palmerston, she was to get Miss Duncan at her Uncle's on the way up. Gone to concert. very fine bright day. ground covered with snow FRIDAY, 26 (360-5) Da at Mr. Burrows threshing till about 4 o'clock. Herb. there in afternoon. machine moved here. Ma arrived home about twelve at noon. rather stormy all day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December SATURDAY, 27 (361-4) 1902 Threshing here all day. rather fine day. little snow in afternoon. SUNDAY, 28 (362-3) I drove Grandma up to church in forenoon Ma and Da up to Grandpa Philp's at night. rather sharp wind, but bright MONDAY, 29 (363-2) Finished threshing here at noon, had dinner and moved from here to Uncle Richd. Da and Herb. there in afternoon. rather stormy all day with soft snow falling. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December TUESDAY, 30 (364-1) 1902 Da and Herb. at Uncle Richd threshing till four o'clock. Herb went home to-night. rather stormy with lot of snow falling. WEDNESDAY, 31 (365) Da choring, cleaning pens and straight-ening up. We children at Drayton in afternoon. very fine day. had our first cutter ride. Thursday, January 1. 1903 {hand written} Da choring in forenoon and cleaning up the barn floor. Mr. Duncan here for dinner. very fine bright day. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MEMORANDUM. Friday, January, 2, 1903. Da choring in forenoon, cleaning pens and getting ready for fisher to come to chop. He brought down the machine this evening. soft, balmy day, turned to rain at night. Saturday January, 3, 1903. Sunday, January 4, 1903. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> MEMORANDUM. </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/4063668e2b011441c678ca476196e482.pdf d4e5378001bcf695b6f968df0e18a6be https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/47e3b2812ea249bc50883ae50375ec79.pdf 7e359b48453c46ed6318fb5576c67732 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/be9979284ae0ab661de2e0cd20acd0e4.pdf a2d1f636c44231b32122e114e91641e6 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7dae4459014e2219ce0b155adf5bfa77.pdf d1ed33f4b39cfaa1cc0bd69a3c411243 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription 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 Henry McMahon Diary & Transcription, 1887-1890 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1, 1887 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Henry McMahon 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"> 1887 page 1 Henry McMahon Sar January H. McMahon : 1887 Henry 1 Snowing (Blowing North wind at home forenoon to the Bush for a load of wood for tom to Palgrave for Maria Dodsworth got 10cts of sweets at McMinns: home after noon play & sing chores brought Maria home very cold and calm to Shores turn {illegible} & drive ? Back home at {illegible} 2 clear cold day calm N.air: to reaneys Church Hogg preached: home have sleep, chores palgrave Church at night - Mr Strangeways preached for drive with 2 ___mmings 1 Dodsworth 1 Bradley Sam McClelland good time 3 cold mild S.W. wind: at home haul home 10 loads of wood from Bush at Cedar Mills with load of wood note at Palgrave got this papter at McManns rig up rack and put on load of wood fine night moonlight 4 cold clear mild S W wind: to Bolton with nearly 3 cord stove wood sold it to Johnstons for $700 he paid $500 got Dinner 25cts at Elliots got swed nitre 15cts 5 snow, fine mild. day S. wind Blustry : to Cedar Mills with wood 1 1/2 cords: home haul home 2 loads from Bush to house: Palgrave for Daive F{illegible} 6 fine mild day S. W. wind to Bolton with wood to Dick (got Note and clear receipt - to date : H. Cargo home with me from Bolton 7 clear old cay calm N. air to Cedar Mills with wood: to town with wood haul home 3 loads from the Bush with george & nelson: to Palgrave at eight with H Cargo to G.D. 8 calm But very cold N. air : to Bolton with wood to Norris 5 cord for $600 came to Ballycrog at night to young peoples meet Mr Hogg good time fine night 9 X mild & snowing N.S.e wind: to Reaneys Church Hogg preached Brought Sarah home 10 mild fine day: cold N. W winds: to palgrave with 1 cordwood to Flemming Kill 4 pigs at home: to Palgrave with 1/2 cord wood to Mrs Scott 11 Stormed Blustry cold: to palgrave with wood to Dodsworth &300 1 cord at home clean 40 lbs 20 Barley Started for Toronto Liz & I with Barley pork turkeys & pigeons Sam left us on robs hill 12 fine mild day Blustry cold N. wind : in Toronto got 50 cts for Barley 6oo for pork 10 1/2 cts for turkeys 48 lbs load came to &56.74cts 6 sheepskins $4.50 had dinner at Rowans Started home at 3:30 got home at 1/2 past 2 very cold 13 mild fine snow fine snow N. e.wind at home Slept till noon {illegible} and clean horses & clean Stable sent Sent $100 for the news for {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 page: 2 January 14 mild & snowing all day: chores clean 5 Bags of oats & 6 Bushels of wheat for tom I put Straps on horse covers strap on Brush do chores turn stormy at night 15 cold windy: cold calm : haul 2 loads hemlock wood home & one load to tom: home for Dinner then hauled 4 loads of wood from noonans Bush for tom: clean cold chores 16 X clear mild day east wind: at Reaneys church Hogg preached home for Dinner read & sleep went to palgrave church at night Sam McClelland & tom with us washington preached maria pheobe ann & tom Flemming for ride snowing east storm 17. mild: Stormy drifing calm cold e.w.wind: to Cedar Mills with grist for tom: left it there at Palgrave got $150 for Mrs Scotts wood from McMinn: paid Mrs McMann for Boots for Boots 18. very cold clear day N. wind: in S.McClellands swamp with tom splitting rails 105: stakes 10 home chores 19. cold cloudy w.wind: in Noonans Bush cutting 3 cord 32 in wood for Curns with tom S.w. wind: in post office got papers & letter for J. Mc___ 20. cloudy mild windy thawing: in noonans Bush cutting 3 cords of wood with tom help him & tom to move reaper 21. Bright fine mild N. wind in Swamp with tom. Split 119 rails at Sams 22. misley cloudy S. wind rainy thawing: at R. J. McClelland Barn thrashing clover in mow tom & I roads very Bad: Hogg there to Reaneys Church Sam McClelland Jim & I to free & easy good time 23 X cloudy mild cooler S.w. wind: to Reaneys Church Hogg preached: home after noon 24: cold clear windy. at S. McClellands: thrashing clover in mow tom & I 25: clear mild windy Soft w: wind: at home till Bag Barly chores: to palgrave with my Boot & Lizzies to get Sewed 20 cts pd to Station to see Babley But Beatty was away to Alliston: in F D's maria & Mrs Mcgurk going to Bolton 26: cold clear day N. wind at G Youngs fanning machine Bee rolling on logs 27: fine But cold S.w.wind: to home fill 2 bags oats grind axes: to see tom about going to Swamp to palgrave See Beatty about Seed Barley went down to Bridge over Humber Roads very slippery with ice: Taylor got the Job at $6300 came Back to T Dodsworths cut marias Hair had tea then cut mary Flemmings Hair Flemmings & Bradleys there had taffy pull & play Keys then came home got home at 11 oclock 28: cloudy mild windy rain : in S. McClellands swamp help tom to split 142 rails 29: Bright fine mild: in S. McClellands swamp: help tom to split 144 rails 13 stakes 1 post 30 X Bright morning S.w.wind: Stormy & Blustry afternoon fine night But - cold: Reaneys to church Hogg preached: home for Dinner read talmages Sermons & done chores went to palgrave to Church at night - slippery walking </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <pre> page 3 </pre> 1887 January 31: fine cold N.e wind: snowing: in S. McClellands swamp tom Jim & I Splitting 198 rails: 19 stakes 1. post: at night tom & I helped sam to put cutting Box in Barn & cut feed February 1: fine Bright cold N.wind: in S. McClellands swamp splitting 192 rails: 8 stakes: 2 posts: with tom Sam & Jim: George Irwin cut my Hair at noon: wrote letter to John Faulkner for tom at night and help Sam & tom to drench cow with linseed oil 1.pint 2: Snowing mild N.e.wind: in S. McClellands swamp help tom to split 114 rails 5 stakes 2 posts help Sam & tom to give salts to cow: Bring saw & axe home willie Bring Bags 3: fine day w. wind: at G Irwins sawing Bee in youngs Bush: saw with G. white 4: Bright cold N. wind at home haul over hay: went to Campbells to get clover But they hadn't it cleaned: went to Miller Hamiltons for rye straw But got none met Mr Haragan on the road: to office But Johnny to Busy went home and made Boards for windows and put them on and done chores: Jim at S. McClellands {illegible} haul hay 5: frosty: cloudy snow: S e. wind: to home: put Down Carpet: to palgrave for syrup 2 cts pd got 10 cts of sweets: to Ballyeroy to Church Hogg there. Sonship subject - good meeting 6 X fine mild sleet rain sleet mild S.W.N. wind at Reaneys Church Hogg preached at Home afternoon reading Talmages Sermons: sleep: read sermons finished the 18: Jim went to Binghams afternoon then to presbyterian Church at night Jim & L. & S. nelson & cutter 7: Snowing & sleeting all day S. e.wind to home Kill Cow: tom & Sam McClelland helped us: Jim took Sow to Matson's took him 8: rain all day thawing S.W. wind at S. McClellands help him & tom to kill Cow: lie in stable walk home road all water: Bright moon light night & windy w.wind 9: Bright fine cold clear very icy w. wind: to home saw wood in Bush Jim & I to mill with 250 lbs of oats & peas: home for Beef took it to mill to get weighed hindquarters one weighed 112lbs: one 108 lbs: front quarter 100lbs: Back sleigh into Barn chores cut up the other front quarter for ourselves: G. Bracken & D. Haragan hurt at noon 10: Bright fine S.w. to Orangeville with Beef & hide: got 5 1/2 for hide 54 lbs 4 1/2 for 220 lbs & 3 1/2 for 100lbs: $16.57cts for lot: fair Day: Big crowd Bad roads: got medicine for Cattarrh $100: paper & envelopes 10 cts: Braces 25 cts: postage & letters 36cts: Dinner 25cts: horses 10cts: rain at night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 Page 4 February 11: snowing & Blowing all day c P.e.. storm at Home chores make Desk chores 12: fine cold: Blustry snow N.W.wind: Jim & I at S. McClellands cutting feed I pulled away the feed Jim put down the Straw tom & Billy Beatty fed: I Sam Beatty Jr & Sam McClelland drove and helped me 13 X fine Sharp day S. wind: to Reaney's Church, Hogg preached gave the tickets: home for Dinner Lizze & I went to Dodsworths I went home for tea and left her we all went to Church to palgrave at night - wilson preached. chores {illegible} 14: fine mild South wind snow at night: at home Break road to Bush & haul home wood George & Wilson snow very Deep in Bush: to toms & S. McClellands for Bags got 4 from Sam & 6 from tom: home & load up potatoes for Toronto But Did not go on account of snow Jim got Sams Billy Horse 15: cloudy mild fine S.S.W wind: to Bolton Lizzie & I with 25 Bags potatoes & 11 Dozen of eggs got 50 cts for potatoes & 20 cts for eggs: had McClellands Billy horse got Maggies Shoes at Flemings coming home & paid Clarke his Bill: Sold to him 16: cloudy mild fine S.W.wind: to Bolton with wood Youngs Bee: 10 teams home for supper then to palgrave church Mr. Matthews preached: good Sleighing 17: Bright fine day S.e.wind.at home hauling home wood: took 1/2 cord wood to palgrave to McMinns got keg of fish $3 50/100 home for tea took Sarah to the Sloans then o palgrave to hear G {illegible name) Speech: found robe at Campbells pond: home done horses up. e. wind tonight 18: cloudy rainy clearer Showry S.W.sind to home finish Desk: to palgrave with 1/2 cord wood to McMinn got 2 Bushels of peas from Beatty at 52 cts: paid $1 00: home for tea then Maggie & I went to Dodsworths with Charlie & cutter I went to Literary Society then home: 1/2 past 11 oclock 19: fine cold windy Blustry w wind to Bolton with grist & 4 Bags potatoes: got 14 Empty Bags tom Jas Clarke to Sam McClellands with Bags: to Balleroy (?) got Butts & liquorice: toms chat 20 X fine mild snowing at night e.We wind: to home chores & read father & mother went to Uncle Bills: we went to palgrave Church at night Matthews preached - 21 fine mild cold calm: to home saw wood in Bush Jim & I went to Carrberrys sale after Dinner Charlie & cutter got Rob roy plow for $1 5/100 paid cash: see G B </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 page 5 February R____ white white 22: fine Bright calm N.w.wind: to mill for chop: to palgrave pa & I to vote with tom to Cedarville to vote then home in Bush cut wood tom & us afternoon then took toms family home to Ballycroy at night to store nobody there: home chores 23: fine mild S.e.wind cloudy to Ballycroy post letter to J.S. Haragan & got a letter for Sarah from the _____ got paper for Mail contract came home fill out back of it cut wood in Bush tom Jim & I after noon: to Mill at night got W. McElwain to sign contract then went to S. Kelly & got Stephen Kelly to sign it: then home 11 oclock 24: Stormy squaly cold N. wind: to Ballcroy to see Jack McClelland about paper contract to palgrave to see maria: to Maybees to see grey colt: home for dinner rig up Sleigh went to Bush with Sam McClelland to see tom & Jim sawing wood. then to palgrave for tom X Maggie Fleming Maria & pheobe Dodsworth & aggie Bradly then got our ones and went to Reaneys to hear Irish lecture But Hogg Didnt come had prayer meeting came home & fed horses then went to palgrave with Flemings & Dodsworth & aggie Bradley Liz & I then home 25: Bright cold calm S. wind: to home haul wood to Rob's Hill with wood 1/2 cord to home chores to S. Kellys for chat: Uncle Bill here with gray mare & cutter here all night 26: south wind Blustry rainy stormy at night w: wind: to Bolton with 1 cord green wood to Mrs gardhouse posted mail contract in Bolton got cap 45cts paid got clock strings 5 cts paid cut Bill Stephens Hair at night 27: X: high N. wind at night cold and very Stormy all day: to home done chores sleep & read: to palgrave Church at night - Mr Idle preached: Liz maggie Jim & I went in Sleight very cold & stormy 28: cold N. wind: to home haul home 4 loads wood from Bush: to Robs Hill with 1 cord Short wood for to go to Bolton: home put on load & done chores: Jim to tottenham March 1: cloudy cold.S.Wind: to Bolton with 1 cord wood to Mrs Gardhouse: to Sale up at Switzers yard garbutts stuff: got seed drill for $32.00 Beattys party tonight home at 8 oclock 2: fine Bright - warm thawing N. wind: to Bolton pa & I with 10 Bags potatoes at 85 cts got drill gave note of $32.00 for 8 months: got leg Bruised loading drill very sore 3: fine Bright warm calm w. air: to home sore leg: they Killed the Big Sow: Billy Bingham & tom Helped: Jim & tom saw wood in S. McClellands Bush: Hammond here at night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 page 6 March 4: fine & frosty N. wind to home cut up sow: to M___mills with Ann & Baby to Bonnar's: home & done chores then left ann & family home to Ballycroy then Sarah Liz Maggie & I went to palgrave to Literary Society Debate Nature & art nature won 5: cold East Snow Storm: to home. haul over hay: done chores sleep do chores (soar{sic} leg) 6 X misley rain S.e.wind to home: read Sleep and chores: they went to Reaneys Church Mr Edwards preached 7: fine warm fine w.wind: to palgrave with 1/2 cord wood to McMinn home for Dinner to palgrave with 1 cord wood to McMinn to Dodsworths william James Faulkner & I for chat (5 cord measured)Jim & tom went to Thre__alls & Johnstons Sale Jim got mare $73.00 tom got Heifer $____ ____able 7 of January 8: fine warm calm w air: to palgrave with 1/2 cord to Fleming home for Dinner: took load wood to Fleming after noon 18 cord $3 25/00: left measure for Shoes: got 15 Bushel of Barley (45 cts $11 95/00 52cts) & 10 Bushel of peas from H. Beatty: home and Done chores Stubbs here looking for money: Stephen Kelly had cutter to Newmarket today 9: mild cloudy rain: fine cloudy w.air: to Ballycroy for clover seed got one Bushel paid $3 00/00 cash on it $2 75/00 remaining: to O petits: to gunans: Back to James Guests got 15 B. 15 lbs of oats from hime at 35cts per Bushel $5 40/00 paid: home clean up the remainder of Barley: empty oats into Bin: haul home 2 loads wood from Bush with george & nelson young Stephen's here annie maggie & Strange girl 10: fine Bright cold N. wind: to home haul home wood: to palgrave post letter to S. Beatty: Delhi: to Concert Sarah Liz maggie & I: grand Concert Tottenham choir: & Mr Hoggs recitations & readings: good time 11: fine Bright - mild N. wind to S. McClellands for BobSleighs. home & cut saw logs tom Jim & I haul logs to McElwains Saw mill hemlock then to palgrave Literary Society Singing Debate Glen McMinn won 12: fine Bright- warm N. air: to mill with 2 saw lots then brought Sam's sleighs home then home haul home 1 load wood had sleep after noon fix manger & oat Box: to Ballycroy on nelson to office got 10cts of liquorice 13 X cloudy misty: clear mild S.wind to Reaneys Church Hogg preached then home to toms Sam there sing: to palgrave Church Idol preached: Sarah liz maggie Sam McC tom & will & I all in the Sleigh Jim and James Martin home with us fine night roads very dry </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March 14: Bright cold e North wind very Sharp all day: to home cutting wood in the Bush Jim & I in fore noon & tom with us afternoon cut the Big Birch tree: took Jim & tom up to petitts at night Sam came with us and came Back with me in Sleigh 15: cold clear mild cloudy N. wind: to home haul home 7 loads wood from Bush Jim with tom at Mr J. petits cut wood 16: fine Bright cool N. wind at S. McClellands help him to cut & haul out cedar in swamp 17: windy cold N. wind: to Ballycroy to Blacksmithshop got 7 shoes removed at Irwins: home got Dinner & Sam McClelland & I went to __ards Sale to centreville then to Milburns Mill to see grey colt then to Hanna's to see his colt: then home, got supper done chores: then went to Reaneys Church prayer meeting McCulla (another big ____ ___ __ in sleigh) 18: clear mild cold N wind cloudy mild: to Orangeville Father & I with nelson & cutter poor sleighing: got Hair cut 45 cts Scent 35cts, Ball for Charlie 15cts and vaseline 10cts $1 05/00 10 cts for horse in stable come home done chores Bought 3 H. K. Chiq from Italian peddler for 25 cts: spent $1 40/00 in all today: Jim & I went to P.L.Society at night Debate Womens rights 19: cloudy mild N. wind: to home gave Charlie Ball cut William James Faulkner's Hair pile wood in Bush look at Seed Drill split wood done chores S. Beatty here went to Reany's Church young peoples meeting good time Hogg there - - 20: X cloudy mild pleasant Day to Reaney's Church with Horses & Sleigh Sam Beatty with us Hogg preached grand Service Bob Bingham came home with us: read & Sleep afternoon Jim & I went to palgrave Church at night with Nelson & cutter: Idol preached tom home with us to his turn 21: cloudy mild fine snow at night calm: to Lyons Wilson's Sarah & I to old Mrs Whites funeral to Mount Pleasant Mr Idol preached Sermon then Back to palgrave to Flemings (tom there) for Lizzies Shoe But did not get it to Dodsworths see maggie Fleming: home and Done chores (wash my feet) ______ carry turnips & carrots into cellar father went to Mr. James Dorahs with 2 Bags of potatoes commence to snow tonight 22: snowing squaly cold North wind: to home clean up 10 B of wheat Sift 2 B of seed peas Jim went Killacks with nelson & cutter: tom & I in Bush cut Birch to for Tom. chores 23: fine clear hot sun N. wind to home haul home wood Jim & I: haul wood for tom out of S. McClellands swamp out of Binghams swamp 3 loads hemlock & 2 loads of Birch out of our Bush Billy Beatty ___ching up today ____ </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 page 8 March 24: squally west wind warm misley rain South wind cold N.w. wind at night: at home in Bush Jim & I cut maple tree cut down Baswood tree cut 2 cuts of it - Jims Back Sore after Dinner fed horses fix key in roller of sleigh: move tom from J. Mullens House to Beattys House home done chores got supper Marget Campbell here to toms at night help him to fix up stove & Bedsteads came home ____ & family here all night tom all alone Lizzie got letter from J.S. Haragon for me 25: fine Bright clear warm frosty cold at night - N. wind to home done chores then to Ballycroy empty oats out of H.McDonalds Bags 3 Bags 1 Bag for Me & 2 for S. McC__ home & done chores had dinner then went to Bush cut Down 2 Beach trees then tom came him & I cut 2.12ft Basswood logs and cut up top for wood & cut some Beach & maple came home had supper done chores Sarah & I went to palgrave with nelson & cutter to Literary Society: debate on womans right Vote or No Vote - No vote won came home 26: Bright mild cold N. wind to Bolton with 10 B: 25 lbs of wheat for grist - got $5 70/ from Mrs Gardhouse paid T. Elliot $4 50/100 for H. McDonalds oats & gave 3 Bags to Morrison Sold 2 hides for McClelland 90 lbs $5 40/100: to WarBick: called at D T. coming home: done chores then to Ballycroy to young peoples meeting Hogg there with his long tailed coat on x 27 X windy cloudy cold East snow Storm: at home all day read sleep done chores the rest went to Reaneys Church in morning Hogg preached: Snowing all afternoon & night 28: cold N. wind clear after noon cold good Sleighing to Ballycroy for Bag of oats with George & nelson tom & Sam with me fetch a few sticks of wood down for tom home and got dinner haul over hay to Stable went to palgrave for 15 B of oats 35cts per Bushel from Beatty in McMinns see Shirting see Frank Dolan write letter to Goulthard Scott & Co 29: Bright cold N. wind all day to palgrave tom & I with Horses & Sleigh hauling Stone of Dolans place to Dodsworths 7 loads: had Dinner at Dodsworths tom & I very cold 30: fine Bright cool N. w.: at toms Sawing Bee in Innis's Bush 7 hands Sam McClelland & I sawed S. Kelly & willie Campbell: Billy Bingham & Bob Cox 31: fine clear Bright S. wind to palgrave hauling 8 loads of Stone J. Skinniman & I K F Dolans farm to Dodsworths house I had dinner there Jim went home for dinner to S. McClellands at night for Book of readings: to toms see tom to got to palgrave tomorrow home & to Bed at 11 oclock </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 page .9. April 1: fine clear Bright - warm day calm: to palgrave tom & I haul 3 loads stone came home at noon got repairs for Seed Drill at Station paid 30 cts fixing Drill in Barn haul Some hay to tom for his cow home had tea done chores went to palgrave Jim Liz maggie & I with horses & sleigh S. McClelland with us Big Debate tom F. & I captains tom Side won Johnson Judge good time warm night 2: Bright fine warm calm: in Innis's Bush tom & I splitting wood & help Sam McClelland to haul out & pile it 10 3/4 cords short wood; home ____ ____ fine moonlight Sleighing about done 3 X : cloudy fine warm thawing roads all water. to palgrave to prayer meeting to L D's for Dinner to Sunday School & to English Church with T. Fleming walking came home 4: cloudy windy cool storing {sic} at night: at home put in straw in chaffhouse wrote letter to coulthard Scott & Co to Ballycroy post letter & put $2 15 in it for Coulthard Scott & Co for repairs for Drill home for Dinner in Bush after dinner cut down 5 Beach trees & limbed them up: got $1 35 from tom today 5: windy squaly Stormy cold N. wind: at Sam McClellands for tom help tom Sam to haul out cedar for posts to toms for Dinner help Sam to cut wood in swamp after noon to toms for tea then home: Sam gave me $3 00 today the oat money 6: fine mild warm Bright W. wind: to home in Bush cut down (10) trees & trim them up 7: fine warm rain {large portion illegible} saw mill Jim & {illegible} to Ballycroy for {illegible} 8: fine mild warm S. wind: to home Sawing wood in Bush tom & Sam & I in the fore noon & Jim & pa with us afternoon cut a lot: to palgrave at night on nelson roads very muddy to Lit Society good time: debate next friday night City or country life I am Country life: tom & I ____ while 9: clear very hot cloudy windy west Storm at night: to home in Bush Sawing wood 10: (Easter Sunday) warm west wind fine clear: to home read sleep forenoon: to toms afternoon & tom & I went to palgrave Church at night Idol preached roads muddy a lake at Beethurns dark coming home ________ </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 pag.10. April 11: cooler N wind cloudy rain at night: to home all day Splitting wood in Bush very tough 12: cloudy misley cool e wind: to P. Finerly's Sawing Bee sawing with Mike Kunshaw 5 saws 13: cloudy cool e wind Bright in evening cold: to home split wood in Bush forenoon hitch up Molly & Charlie Breaking in Molly she went well: plowing with george & nelson Started to plow today: to Sloans Church at night prayer meeting (cool chilly) 14: cloudy cool e wind: to home haul out 5 loads of manure for early potatoes afternoon plowing for pea's ground soft: oil Buggy at night Jim & lizzie went to Reaneys 15: cloudy warm e wind misley warm rain Storm in evening west wind at night: to home plowing for peas & a little piece for early potatoes finished it chores: to palgrave after rain Storm on Charlie to Flemmings for shoes not Done to Debate city or Country Life Country life won, our side roads muddy - cool 16. cloudy cold N. wind: to Ballycroy with Harrow to Irwins to get teeth sharpened home then to S. Kellys Jim & I for stone Boat But did not get it then home and put Sleighs up for the summer got Dinner: got ready: then went with S. McClelland for a drive to G. palmers then to gipsons: to see colt got none: then home got Shoes at toms From fleming: chores & fix Lizzie's account Book then to Reaneys Church to young peoples meeting G. Chapman leader Freezing tonight - - 17 X Bright fine cold N. wind : to Reaneys Church Mr Drummond prayer meeting home chores Dinner Sarah home today read & Sleep till tea time then left Sarah to Gordon's corner with nelson & down fourth line to Locton & across to palgrave to Church Idol preached: Billy Bingham home 18: cloudy cool e. wind: to palgrave Mother & I to Flemmings & to DodsworthsMother to Mrs McMahons & to McMinns got Shirting 14 yards at 18cts & winsey 3 yrds at 13 cts: then home ganging after Dinner in flat field Started with george & nelson ground wet - {seven lines illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 20: warm windy west wind cloudy warm: to home haul over 1 load of hay to _____ on waggon with george & nelson gang plow till noon : drill in peas 2 bushel to tea time ____with drill) gang plow after tea till night Jim Harrow with ______ & Charlie talk to S. McClelland ____ at night 6 year old colt 21: fine: showry Bright warm N. wind: to home gang plowing all day: to Reaneys church at night - John McCoy led prayer meeting small crowd fine night - 22: cloudy windy __ wind warm misley very Dark night: to home all day gang plowing finish ____ field to palgrave at night to Dodsworths got $5 00/00 of rent then to Lit Debate: love or money love won ____ & Flemming captains Stopped at Flemmings with tom and nelson at ___ 23: cloudy rain tonight _____ stormy SW wind: came from Flemmings home for _____ first at Six oclock clean Bag of Seed oats & 22 Bushels of Barley fed horses read sleep till noon ______ plow in new land till tea time then pick Stones & ___ plow till night: to Sloans 24 X : fine Bright mild windy rain at night : to Reaneys Church Hogg preached today with Mr Brooks home for Dinner chores read & sleep afternoon to palgrave at night prayer meeting by peacock : walk 25: cloudy cold misley rain Bright S. W. wind cold at night Sam got Charlie today: to home all day gang plowing new land for Barley finish it & plow little garden Jim & I done chores six horses without lantern tonight Strangeways here today at teatime Jim Lizzie & Maggie to Reaneys tonight 26: frost: clear Bright fine cool Day N wind : to home gangplow the orchard and___d to Ballycroy got Irwin to cut my hair: at Sam's coming home talk to Sam & tom 27: hard frost fine Bright - mild N.W.wind to home haul out 7 Bags of Barley to flat field plow _____ for __llow the harrow out in flat field then ___ garden started to ____ ______ & ____ in flat filed ____ george _______________ well: cool 28: misty cloudy & misley rain wet afternoon & night __ wind: to home haul straw to tom : drilling Barley & clover : chores & clean up oats for seed chores ___t night cold 29: _____ cold wind N wind: clear & cool: to home chores to S. McClellands for chain to ___ ___ for ____ : home fix tracks to Bush Jim & I cut 3 18 ft hemlock logs ____ __ ______ tea haul one 18 ft log to saw mill came back & ___ the tracks got ready & went to __________________ Jim & charlie I was to fix windows: to L.S. Debate war & temperance war won then home 30: __________cool N wind: haul 3 hemlock 1 18ft 1 12 ft: 12ft _____________ to sawmill McElwins Drilling ______ new oats & Black oats finished sowing flat field fine wind </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 Page:12 May 1.X. rain mild fine rain to home read _________ 1/2 to Tottenham to church Mr. Hogg preached the Oddfellows anniversary Sermon today nelson & Buggy Sarah & I in 2: fine warm cloudy rain mild warm: to home pick Stones of the 7 acres then started to harrow it harrowed till tea time then sow peas put in rolled waggon done chores then to Ballycroy to prayer meeting John _______ led it (__Shaved off today at noon) 3. air fine warm windy __ wind: to home Drilling oats in garden forenoon change the Drill to ____ at noon Rolling flat field afternoon got letter from J.S Haragan today _____ 4: fine mild warm wind to home Rolling flat field & orchard till noon then haul out Barley to new land with waggon haul home some trees then Broadcast _____ in new land in harrow some ____ to _____for 1 Bag of White Elephant ______ 5: fine clear warm N wind: to home _________ in seven acre field & ______ 2 stones: Mrs ______ went away today with old ____ & Bob Crisp to palgrave 6: cloudy warm _____ calm ______: to home make drills in garden for carrots Jim & I with Charley and Sow in seven acres for oats measure 3 acres off for potatoes & turnips: harrow fall wheat to palgrave at night _________ Jim & I & Sam McClelland to L.S. last night of it: the Debate was married & single lif: Married life won: Sam McClelland _____ & chairman fine night Bright & ______ 7: cloudy fine warm ___ air: to home harrow _____ wheat then to palgrave for __ Brooks Station : to see ____ got 5 cts liquorice at Mrs McMalions Mrs Idie there & ___ sister 8 X cloudy clear fine very warm S.e.wind: to Reaneys Church with Mr Brooks: Hogg preached home & got Dinner then to palgrave Mr Brooks & I with nelson & Buggy to Sunday School good School Mr Bingham _____________ went into the _____________ then back went for a walk up tracks: to church Mr Idie preached _______________________ 9: fine __________________: to {line illegible} wheat afternoon to Reaney church at night young peoples meeting ____________for Sunday School 10: _____________________hot today: to home _____________ to fence the peas _____________rolling fall wheat harrow in Seven acres for oats wash horses chores 11: clear very hot dry __air to home harrow forenoon & sowing oats in seven acres afternoon chores {very difficult to decipher, photocopy too light - transcription can be improved from original document for certain} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 page: 13: May 12: Bright very warm & dry S.e & N wind: to home finish sowing oats cultivate in potato ground harrow oats harrow potato ground: roll oats after tea time finished seeding today ____ horse run up road today 13: fine warm Bright day S.e wind: to home gang plow potato patch forenoon: wash sheep at S. Kellys to see about waggon he wasn't there then home for tea had pancakes ____ to Rollers to see McMaster around by palgrave to see Billy Dodsworth home to Kellys for waggon got ___ 14: fine warm dry S. air: to Bolton with pa: had 10 B: 25lbs of wheat for grist: bought 1 1/2 Barrels of flour at #4.00 per Brl. $6.00 paid: got new Collar for george horse got 2 spares for S. Kelly 60cts: 1 for K.J.McClelland 30cts: & 1 for ourselves 30cts: got Steves neck yolk fixed 50cts got $4.50 from T. Elliot - McDonalds oat money: give tom 2 Brls & Sam 1/2 Brl: to to Kellys with _____ home & shave grease Boots 15X: fine hot mild: to Reaneys Church Quarterly meeting Mr Edwards & Mr Hoog there home for Dinner then to palgrave Lizzie Maggie & I with george & Buggy Idol preached 16: cloudy misty dry warm s. air: to McElwains saw mill for edgings for hen pen then Maggie & I to palgrave with Charlie & Buggy to get teeth pulled but the Dentist wasnt there then home for Dinner fix hen pen haul over 1 load of hay to stable chores & fix fence then Jim & I went to Reaneys young peoples meeting Bob B 17: cloudy warm cloudy misley N.W.air: to saw mill with Bill of lumber for _____ to home in Bush peel Bark 2 trees: to S. Kellys for Broadaxe he had none to McKennys for his axe got it - then home and ground it then to Bush hack one log peel tree Steve came to But did not hew any: I went to Kellys with him to see cedar posts then home to toms at night see about posts from Sam: home again very Dark 18: cloudy fine mild hot N.w.wind very dry: to Sawmill for trucks got Joists __-X 7 and took 11 of Kellys posts to palgrave: they sheared Sheep today to mill afternoon for Joists and 20: 2 X 4:S__thing: & 11 posts Sam McClelland & I took them to palgrave lent ___ $3.00: Shovel away from Sill got oats at Billy Whites coming home had supper & went to mill with 2 Bags oats for chop to _ous mills for ____ .2. haul home Basswood lumber 19: fine warm hot: to palgrave work at home Shinniman & I move Back Kitchen & dug holes for Jacks: Stopped in house all night 20: fine warm dry: at palgrave Jacking up house Jim: tom: Shinnaman & I to Bolton in evening to see hardwick But didn't: Back to palgrave & help Britain Strangeways to move STove: for walk with phoebe & maria Stop in house all night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 Page:14: 21: warm dry __ wind: came up from palgrave in morning carry chain went to See R. Bingham about trees then home for Breakfast - got S. Kelly to _____: 5 logs 2: 24ft 1. 8 ft log done at tea time then to McElwains for trucks & ____. 3 logs to palgrave: fun with girls for ride up Swamp & back to Mrs McMinns tom & I for sugar music stop in house all night 22 X fine hot dry cloudy rain in west - none here: to home from palgrave in morning: had breakfast then went Reaneys Church Mr Hill preached home the afternoon to palgrave to Church at night Lizzie maggie & I in Buggy Stopped all night in house: at Flemmings a while with tom 23: fine warm rain in evening: I walked home in morning from palgrave Jim Liz & I went to palgrave to wrk at house have in Sills: stopped along ____ 24: cloudy misley _____ at palgrave work at house all day tom down in evening put in sill and fix up Jacks 25: cloudy cool misley: put in end sill & Jack up house wall on Studds & working around the house lifting it 26: fine cool morning misley & cool: dig holes for posts under house 27: rain wet misley all day cool: at palgrave working at house ____ ___ _____with Jacks Jim took them to m_____ mills in evening dug out the door ____to go {rest of line illegible} 28: fine wind {illegible} Scraping out cellar ____ Charlie & I to Orangeville for _____ 26 Bushels & got my watch paid $5 __ 29 X fine warm hot w. wind: to Reaneys Church Hogg preached: then tom & I went for walk in fields & to S. McClellands for chat with Sam then home had tea: and write a weeks work then went to Presbyterian Church Mother Liz & I a Stranger preached grand Sermon: on Singing 30: fine mild S. wind: at palgrave: for lath 17 Boards 10 inches wide 12 ft long Bill Bingham, tom Faulkner Jim & I scraping out - cellar got done: 31: misley cloudy cool S. wind: at palgrave Jim & I hauling Sand 4 loads to Station house to see Brooks: tom Fleming Brooks & I went for Boat ride on lake ____________ Lake {?} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 page:15: June 1: cloudy misley cloudy mild e wind: at palgrave for Breakfast then walk home & sleep till noon then clean oats & haul over some hay then to Ballycroy to get 2 Shoes ____ed on nelson post 2 letters at Office 1 to S. gower & o to Chismoore then home & dress & to ___ Sam & I horseback ______ _______ meeting {?} 2: cloudy misley rain Bright: to home oil waggons haul out manure I filled & Jim drove out 15 loads: Surveyor here today. to S. McClellands to see Sam about excursion on lake fine night 3: fine warm cloudy calm: to home fill manure all day: S. McClelland & I went to palgrave at night to Mrs McManns to party making ties for Social home at 12 oclock 4: clear very sultry & hot clear west wind: to home haul out manure: filling up for Jim to Ballycroy got colter sharped & 1. Shoe removed on Charlie & hair cut got pants cut out at Cooks: got 10 cts of lozenges home & spread manure & hoe potatoes & spread manure till night - Brit Strangways brought Lizzie home at night 5 X: fine cloudy warm wind: to Reaneys Church Strangways preached, home for Dinner Sing sleep & read chores: & Lizzie maggie & I went to palgrave nelson & Buggy Idle preached fine night I sang 6: cloudy misty rain: mild & cloudy: to home lay out ____ in potato & turnip patch read & sleep while raining Spread manure fill up seed & haul out to the field: 5 Bags started to plant - after tea Jim plowed pa raked in manure & I dropped: to toms at night _____ 7: cloudy misty fine very warm: at home haul out seed potatoes & dropped till tea time then Jim: Liz: maggie: & I went to palgrave to Neck tie social good time Sold fat cattle at noon to J. Nilson $43.00/100 got home with S. McClelland 8: fine clear very warm: to home dropping potatoes finished drills at tea time: then Jim & I took the Steer & heifer to mono mills to Irwins had an awful Job with got home at 12 oclock at night Bob. 9: misty cool clear & cool N. wind: to Palgrave: doing road work level holes got card from Black 10: fine clear very warm: at S. McClellands dropping potatoes in toms place tom went to Bolton with pa: at office at night - Sam & I then home 11: fine clear hot day: to home weeding carrots in garden pa & I move stove out into cookhouse shave chores grease shoes: 12 X: fine warm Bright - S. wind: to palgrave Church Liz Maggie & I Mr Pettit preached: we stopped at Dodsworths for Dinner: to Sunday School afternoon then home: had tea and went to presbyterian Church at night - Sarah and I went for walk with Billy Bingham to Big hill </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 page:16: June 13: fine warm very hot: to home cut thistles in garden: to Tottenham with Sarah to get her teeth pulled I got 2 out with Sutherland 50 cts got 2 shirt studs 35 cts: 75 cts home & cut thistles till night: Bob Bingham & I to Reaneys in Buggy Business meeting fun 14: fine warm dry: to home cut thistles in garden forenoon: at S. McClelland afternoon working in toms place: tom went to Tottenham for his watch got it Sam & I moved rails then: plowed till tea haul 2 loads lumber for Mrs Noonan then plow at watson's. tire came off 15: Bright fine very hot dry S. wind: to Bolton tom Faulkner pa & I to Law to mill with 6 B.10lbs grist: 3 Bags potatoes to Charlie 80cts per Bag: got new scraper from plummer Brought the old scraper up from palgrave & tools: 16: clear warm dry west wind: to palgrave in gig for Mr Campbells turnip drill got it home fix drill cut Burdocks make drills for turnips Jim & I: to palgrave L.M. & I to ___ Auction good 17: cloudy rain misley heavy rain at night: to home Sowing Turnips Jim & I with Campbells drill Brought it home afternoon: pull rack apart chores 18: cloudy cool all day: to home fixing rack over & chores out Shooting 19 X cloudy misley Bright very hot: to Reaneys Church Hogg preached home read sleep: to palgrave at night - Idle preached very late coming 20: fine very warm calm: to home mowing fence corners around orchard chores to Tottenham with Sam McClelland Charlie & Sams Buggy with wool to ______ see Hogg: around by palgrave to see Brooks about excursion then home by Ballycroy cut thistles & help to milk _____ 21: cloudy cool rain till 3 oclock then fair & fine to home haul over hay to Stable then put Basswood lumber in waggon to saw mill got lumber ripped for gates the home had Dinner sleep till tea grind axes write letter to S G____ then got ready went to Innesses grove picnic Jubilee very good time write letter to Coulthard Scott & Co at night 22: fine clear cloudy rain misley cool: to home hoeing potatoes & peeling Bark & cut pieces for 2 gates to prayer meeting at Sloans Church Sam & I walking to Ballycroy post 2 letters at noon chat to Sam 23: fine warm cloudy cool: to home peeling Bark all day to palgrave at night - to prayer meeting a grand time Darby led it good time 24: cloudy cool: to home peeling Bark: to Sams at night, Berries chat toms chat home </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 page: 17: June 25: fine cool west wind: to home & peeling Bark: to Bill Rollers Barn raising after noon home by palgrave chores shave of moustache tonight: cool 26 X: fine cool Bright: to Reaneys Church Hogg preached farwell Sermon home Sleep and then maggie & I went to palgrave no preaching Sing at flemings 27: fine warm clear: to palgrave Jim & I made 1 door frame & 2 small window frames for cellar & fix at house : pa to Bolton today for mower ____ got it got creepers from __tense 28: fine very hot - at palgrave work at house masons came today Mr Black Downey & McCartney started to Build at 5 oclock 29: fine very warm dry in to palgrave wheeling stones into cellar for the masons boarding at Mrs McManns: Sing at Flemings at night Liz & I 30: warm dry day: to palgrave tending masons Building cellar got along well: at prayer meeting at night Bingham leader July 1: fine very hot dry: at palgrave finish Building cellar point it level around steps put Boards on wall: cut T. Flemings hair & he cut mine I cut Willie Stinsons hair & J.A. Brooks hair to lake for row Tom Brooks & 3 others then walk home 2: fine hot - cloudy rain mild: to S. Kellys home to palgrave & home & to toms at night - for guards for mower he sent them down chores - got 2 Shoes on George at J. nichols: then G. Fleming Jr Brooks & I went down to humber for bathe: brought things home from house John Finerty up with me to toms at night - cut toms hair then home grease boots ______ 3 X: fine very hot - Sultry thunder shower fine: to Reaneys Church Sunday School Mr Rodwell preached from Hebrews 11 chap: & 5 verse good sermon faith home read Sleep to palgrave at night - Mr Blanchard preached from 4: fine hot cloudy showry at home grind sickle fix at mower to Bolton with Shoe it would not fit then drove to Brampton got new one $1.50 paid started home at 11 oclock got home at Six this next morning 5: hot - cloudy showry: to palgrave got drag Bar fixed with J Nichol: then home fix up mower & Started to mow rained fine night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 page:18: July 6: cloudy fine cool w. wind: to home cutting hay with mower till tea time then mowed fence corners and cut thistles & ground sickle chores 7: fine clear warm windy N. wind: to home mowing meadow till noon then cock up till tea time mow till evening then to palgrave with tug{?} got Fleming to sew it - then to prayer meeting Mr Blanchard led it ask MF got 10 ___ got ride home with Bob Bingham 8: fine very warm sultry : to home mowing finished cutting at tea time put coupling pole in waggon & put on rack at noon: cocking up after tea till night 9: fine warm cloudy very windy S.w.wind rain at night: to home all day haul in 7 loads of hay fix fence around Barley & oats to keep cattle out cock up rakings rain storm Shave 10 X: cloudy cool day to Reaneys Church with S. McClelland in Buggy Mr Lavery preached then home with Sam read Sleep till tea time then to palgrave Lizzie Maggie & I in Buggy with nelson Mr Blanchard preached home chores 11: fine cool clear north wind: to home stacking hay 10 loads & roofed it all 12: fine clear hot hot Day: to palgrave then to Caledon East on train tom _____ Baby Willie Jim Maggie & I to see Grangemen 8 lodges/Brass Band write letter tonight to M. Bolton 13: fine very hot dry N. wind: to home grind cradle Blade & Sickle for reaper cut road round Barley reap Barley tom to mono mills with charlie sent letter to M. today (by Willie Faulkner) 14: clear fine hot dry cloudy at night: to home: grind sickle & scythe Blade reaping Barley finish flat field at tea time then put Straw out of Barn then to palgrave to pary meeting Charlie & Buggy Mr Blanchard led it - to Mrs McMahons for a Barley fork Liz & I got one price: 90 cts chat with Brit & her then home 15: cloudy misley rain Bright- fine warm: to home rake hay in orchard put Straw out of Barn dig 5 Bushels of new potatoes pa took them to Bolton sold for 75cts per ___ hoe turnips till tea time then Started to cut fall wheat Jim & I till night tangled Bad 16: fine clear windy west wind: to home: rake Barley & haul in 11 loads 17 X clear very hot calm: to home all day: to palgrave Church at night Lizzie maggie & I walked Mr Blanchard preached Buggy Broke {?} today 18: misty cloudy cool: to home: hoe turnips: cut road in wheat: haul in Barley 4 loads </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 page:19: July 19: fine hot day: to home: grind sickle started to reap wheat went 3 rounds then went to haul in Barley 5 loads cut road around Barley Back a _ush then went up to Sloans Church to hear Bob Snell tell his Story 20: fine clear very warm: to home: reaping wheat till noon then reap Barley in new land: haul in Barley rakings maggie & I then stook fall wheat 21: cloudy warm rain cloudy: to home reap wheat Bind & Stook up till noon haul in a little Barley out of new land started to rain: cut Jim's hair cut log out of barn fix planks on it_: then fix pump: then to palgrave Sam & I good prayer meeting (Brooks led it) 22: misty rain cloudy: clear Bright cool: to mill for Bag of Shorts paid for it 6___ home hoe turnips finish at tea time then haul in 3 loads Barley from new land - 23: clear fine mild: to home cut fall wheat haul in Barley 4 loads ____ cut wheat & cut the new oats at dark: fine & cool 24: clear hot cloudy warm to Reaneys Church Mr Lavery preached then home to toms chat cherries & berries & home for tea: then to palgrave Maggie & I: Blanchard preached 25: fine warm mild: to home Bind oats grind cradle Blade cut road around fall wheat grind sickle cut wheat bind in the evening a while: cool Bright 26: clear fine warm: to home: Bind fall wheat & finished cutting it at noon: then reaped oats in orchard then finished Binding fall wheat 9 oclock at night 27: calm very warm dry: to home Stook up fall wheat & Bind oats in orchard haul in 3 loads fall wheat: to Sloans Church with S. McClelland to prayer meeting tom Fleming le_____ 28: fine warm dry: to home haul in 2 loads fall wheat & 2 loads of new oats on to Scaffold & 3 loads in stack out of garden roof it to palgrave got tug sewed at Flemings (10cts) to prayer meeting Mr Blanchard led it then to Mrs McManns: cut Walter's hair & walter cut mine then to toms about ___________ 29: fine dry warm: to home reap oats in point: Bind oats & stook up (took rack of wagon) chores milk 30: fine warm windy S.wind: to home: haul out manure get ready to thrash went to Shinnimans for separator in evening very warm: chores shave 31X: fine hot: to Reaneys (Brooks & I in gig) Mr Rodwell preached: home: to palgrave at night Blanchard preached walked home Campbell girls to palgrave </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 page:20: August 1: fine warm N. air: to home threshing I hauled water & chored around and helped to put out Barley out of mow the Engine worked Bad 2: fine dry warm: to get tank of water for washing then to Kelly for cradle cut road around oats in Back field: set & file Bucksaw grind sickle move Barley out of Bin cut Bin Boards Scuffle turnips with charlie carry wood to _________ Jim at Kellys thrashing 3: fine warm dry: to get tank filled: finish out threshing Barley & oats haul in fall wheat 4 loads move machine to pat McGeogs: home at 3 in morning Sam McClelland got 2 Bags oats 4: fine hot dry S.W.wind: to home haul in all the fall wheat very hot (Kellys _________) 5: calm hot: cloudy windy rain in evening: to home: cut oats in Back field forenoon (finished cutting oats today) put in reaper & haul over load of hay to Stable haul in 3 loads oats go for cows help milk: rain 6: fine cool clear N. air: to home clean 12 Bushels wheat then went to Bolton with grist - got nelson shod coming home at Nicols 2 shoes _____ Mrs McMahon 1 Bag of flour: to tea 7X: fine clear warm: to home forenoon read & Sleep to palgrave Sunday School to Mrs McMahons for tea then to Church Mr Brandon preached: walk home in toms for drink & chat 8: fine clear cool: to home put rack on waggon Bind oats & Stook up finished at tea: haul in Big load of fall wheat rakings: to Reaneys with R ___ to young peoples meeting G Cha____ led it 9: fine dry warm: (smoky) to home: ring pig put in mower pull peas: haul in oats from back field finished 6 loads chores read: 10: fine smoke hot dry: to S. McClellands haul in Spring wheat & oats: to home gave Sam 6 Bags of oats chores: to prayer meeting Sloans on nelson 11: rain misley: fine: to home put sharp Buck Saw & hand Saw: fix nelson Box dig 6 Bushels of potatoes: cut willies hair: to palgrave prayer meeting: to Mrs McMahons home 12: clear fine cool N. wind: to Bolton: with 6 Bushels potatoes sold for 75 cts per Bushel $4.50: got 1 Bag flour for S. McClelland $2.10: fot 1 Barrel Salt $1.10: got 1058 lbs of chop from H.Beatty at palgrave $7.26 paid him $5.00 ($2.26 left) home 13: fine warm dry: to home haul in 2 loads peas: to toms haul 1 load of chaff from R.J. McClellands for him: home & take of rack chores shave help milk cool tonight 14X: fine hot day : to home read sleep to palgrave Church Mr Blanchard preached: Big crowd </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 : page 21: August 15: fine mild dry cool: to S. Kellys for wagon to home haul out manure then took wagon to Kellys: then haul 2 loads of straw & chaff for tom from R.J. McD____ to young peoples meeting to Reaney with Sam McClelland good time tom D________ leader ____ ______ 16: smoky dry cool: to Ballycroy to haul load of straw for tom: then home & I haul out 4 load of manure then to palgrave Jim & I with wheels off gig to get Set I got colter sharped 3 links in chains: Brought S. Kellys 11 posts home: 2 pairs to ____ to Flemming 17: fine warm cloudy rain at night: to Campbells thrashing cut 15 _____ help to haul water: Jim at wilson: pa at McElwains: (nice rain) 18: cloudy fine: windy rain cool: to home started to plow Sod very dry ground to palgrave at night - Jim & I to prayer meeting good meeting Mr Blanchard Leader cool tonight 19: fine cool clear dry: to home plowing Sod all day very hard 20: fine cool dry: to home plowing Sod: to palgrave get pair Shoes at Mrs McManns $2.00 21 X: cloudy rain: fine cloudy cool: to Reaneys Church Lavery preached home to palgrave at night Mr Blanchard Junior preached: home 22: Misty cloudy warm calm: to home plowing Sod: to Ballycroy prayer meeting S. McClelland leader 23: cloudy warm misty misley: to home plowing to Kellys for Steve to cut pigs: cut the pigs: plowing sod till night: Sold 1 Bushel of wheat to tom 70cts paid Will took home his little pig 24: cloudy fine cool: to home finish plowing Sod plowing fallow: to prayer meeting with S. McClelland to Sloans: put out fire 25: fine cool clear cold: to home plowing in fallow finished it: chores got letter from John McMahon today cut Bill Stephens hair 26: fine & cool: to Orangeville with wool to get carded got 8 cts of iron got our Buggy at mono mills: to S. McClellands for chat: to Binghams: Billy & I went to palgrave to Chathams show in hall good time then home at 12 oclock 27: fine & cool: to mill for maple plank got none: home had sleep then left the lambs down to Binghams gat with Bill pettit for minock then home (chat to R.S.) 28X: fine hot dry: to home read & sleep: to palgrave at night Mr Blanchard preached Liz maggie & I went in the Buggy Jim & tome walked 29: fine & dry cool: to S McClellands see Sam home & shave started Sam & I to Caledon to Bracken Hantons had tea at Brackens then to see Mr Haragon then around by mono Mills to reaneys prayer meeting good time Jim led it them home Sam ____ </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 page:22: August 30: fine dry warm: to home make a new Stone Boat Jim & I 31: fine smoky dry sultry: to home dig potatoes talk to G.& W. Bracken: haul home potatoes pick Stones of fallow: haul over hay to Stable: to Ballycroy to office post letter to John McMahon September 1: fine cloudy cool rain at night: to Bolton with 10 B 20 lbs grist got 1 Brl Sold 5 Bushels potatoes 60 cts per Bushel: got 2 (narrow) Shares from J P. plummer: got water got 30 lbs Sugar at J. Clarks $2.00 (75 cts 2: fine cool clear: to home clean wheat & peas & oats to mill with 485 lbs chop: home & mark out lands in new land: oil wagon clean h____ Insured today: crawford (chores) 3: fine mild cool: to Bolton Station with 17 B. 5lbs wheat at 75 cts $12.80 then Started to look for Seed wheat got it at Fullers lot 9: 8th con{cession} 80 cts per Bushel 17B.45 lbs $14.20 cts paid: then home very late near 12 oclock got Shave & hair cut 4 X: fine warm mild: to home chores cook: to palgrave at night Frank Blanchard preached: good sermon then home Liz mag & I in Buggy 5: fine very hot dry: to Rosemount with nelson to Bailie to get lump cut out of throat: S. McClelland & I cart on Sams ____ horse )at prayer meeting at reaneys coming home 6: cloudy misley rain: fine warm: to home chores sleep: to mill for chop paid 48 cts haul out 2 logs wheat started to sow after tea time Sow 2 Bags 7: cool & very Stormy N. w. wind cold: to home drilling wheat Jim & I very dry & dusty finished 6 acres: gather pig weeds on fallow: chores very stormy & cold 8: fine warm & dry: to home put rack on hay Stack again haul off tops of potato ground & plow it plow stubble till night - to palgrave Liz maggie & I walking to prayer meeting Mr Blanchard there: S.S. picnic to be on 21rst 9: cloudy cool misley cool windy: to home drilling wheat in fallow Jim & I to S. Kellys for 3 Bushels of seed paid $2.00 on it - sowing till night cool 10: clear cold windy N. wind: to home finish sowing: plowing new land to mill with 690 lbs oats & peas got paid $5 cts shopped: plowing & haul water at night 11X : fine windy S.e.wind: to Sloans Church Mr Wass preached home for dinner to palgrave with S.McClelland to Sunday School for walk chat to Mr Dodsworth then to Church Mr Blanchard preached then home walking ester haman the King {book of Esther} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 page:23: September 12: fine warm dry: to palgrave with pump mantle & rod & grape to J.Nicol to get fixed (molly & Buggy) to S. McClellands for windlass took out pump to mono mills got twine (george & Buggy) 13: cloudy, fine warm rained last night: to home fix Suckor & put in pump works well put Door on hen house for chickens: in Bush pile 1 cord wood: pull weeds: chores: 14: fine & warm: to palgrave Jim & I with 4 cord wood to J. Flemming $2.00 Dinner & tea at Mr Dodsworths Stopped at house pulling down partitions pull of paper to Station at night (the pig eat my Dinner out of Bucket - walk home 15: fine misley clear cool: to palgrave sent card to Bailie work at house make _____ horses: to prayer meeting home with K Bingham 16: fine dry warm: to home Split wood chores help Jim to plow around apple trees: dig potatoes 11 Bags: to toms at night - help him with Stove 17: fine warm dry: to Bolton with 4 Bags of potatoes Sold at 75cts a Bag had grist: got 346 lbs flour 175 Bran: 44 Shorts. got in Clarkes: $1.50 Sugar 50cts: 15 Salts: 35 tea: Sulphur 18 X: fine hot dry: to home chores Sleep read. sleep. to palgrave Church Frank Blanchard preached Love your neighbour as yourself Mark:12: Liz magg & I in Buggy with george Dan Henderson came home with us 19: fine clear dry hot: to palgrave got 2 Shoes removed at Nicols then to tottenham Sarah & I. See about Brick: See Mr preston home chores John Stephenson went to Milton today moved 20: fine warm: to home: pick maple flooring to McElwains See about Maple lumber: home: pile rails & lumber behind Barn then to palgrave Molly & Buggy measure windows & Door at house 21: fine warm: S.& W. wind: to Tottenham see about Brick & pieces for windows & Doors & planing: got Shaved: to palgrave picnic to Mr. Blanchards at night practicing for Social: then home cool night 22: fine cool N. W.wind all day: to home chore around: to George Whites to raising Driving home: to palgrave to Social Sing in choir good time Liz mag & I walk 23: cloudy cold: cold N. wind: pa to Orangeville See about Brick: I went to palgrave work at house fixing South end: chat to pheobe & maria at office got insurance policy walk home 24: fine clear mild: to palgrave work at house: walk home tonight got 350 feet of maple lumber from McElwain: chores 25: X fine: to home read. Sleep: to palgrave Mr Blanchard preached: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 Diary: page:24: September 26: cool fine smoke dry: to Tottenham with maple lumber to get dress for floor: took it to palgrave: got this Book and Sarah was with me She got her teeth today: She walked home from 8t 27: smoky fine warm N. wind: to Tottenham with flooring got it got prices for Doors & windows gave metcalf $5.00 cash $4.57 left - to palgrave see S. Preston at house: home to Reaneys Church Hogg & rodwell the Temperance 28: fine clear warm smoky night: to home haul over hay to Stable fix Buggy Bottom to palgrave Started to Board up house outside __ Coulter with me today ___ ___ Liz & I ____ 29: fine dry cloudy: to palgrave Boarding up house Tom Coulter with me: to prayer meeting. then home Liz & I nell & Buggy 30: cloudy misley rain at night to palgrave Boarding up house Tom came & I got 5 lbs tea for $1.00 from Quigley. sent cards to Traine & Norton about B__ gave Treach one window sill ___ ____ & one piece 3 feet ____ long October 1: cloudy misley showry fine: to Bush with Sam McClelland for a load of ____ to Fleming came to palgrave with wood & lumber pa & Will brought horse & wagon home & I stopped & finished Boarding up house: cut Tom Coulters Shave to office got card from Norton: then home Sam McElwain with us _____ 2: X fine & warm to home sleep & read: to palgrave at night Frank ______ preached: ___ Toms coming home for dose of pain _______ cured Liz mag & I 3: cloudy rain misley windy W. wind: to saw mill see about _____ and Scantline {?} come for horses & wagon to saw mill pa and I for 2X10 13 pieces 16 ft long 2 X 4: 11 pieces 14 ft 2 X4: 8 pieces 12ft 2 X4: 4 pieces 9 ft - 2X4 $6.18 had dinner then to palgrave with load home clean up oats split wood 4: cloudy cool misley west wind: to home rig up cutting Box cut feed in to palgrave to office to Tottenham see preston see about Brick to factory got 1 window sill & 3 ft strip home at seven: ram at ___ 5: __________________________________{line illegible} working at house ________ came this morning we put in a ____ce & Started to Boarded at Mrs McMahons went to Mrs Coulter's at night 6: cloudy misley fair: at palgrave finish laying floor put up ____ preston with me: we got along well: Mrs Coulter's at night 7: cloudy misley cool clear: to palgrave working at house Mr. Preston & I got windows: at Mrs Coulter's at night letter to ________ 8: mild clear warm: at palgrave work at house preston ____ ___ upstairs: came home out with Sarah & _____ oil watch & then ____ write _____ for 4 days </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 October 9: X ______ warm sultry: to Sloans Church Mr Orr preached home for Dinner read & sleep to palgrave at night - Mr Blanchard in toms _____ home: Bill Bingham Liz mag & I very Dark tonight 10: fine _____ misley: to palgrave working at house Joe preston 11: cool ___________: at palgrave working at house Joe preston 12: cool windy cold snow: at palgrave at house preston & I 13: cool frosty: at palgrave work at house preston & I ______ 14: clear & cold: at palgrave work at house preston & I all ____ 15: clear & frost cold: at palgrave work at house to Station preston at night & then home Liz, Sarah & I Charlie & Buggie Shave & write up 16: fine mild warm: to home read & sleep forenoon read & look round afternoon: to palgrave at night Frank Blanchard preached good sermon: walk home with Bob & Billy Bingham tom Jimmy Finley 17: fine & warm: at palgrave: paid David Matson taxes $11.90 work at house Mr preston & I sent car to him for 6000 in Blanchards at night Stevenson Darren & I about evidence Court ______ 18: fine warm mild day: at palgrave got $2.00 from Treach to go to Tottenham: got 2 patent locks $1.00 hinges 3 cts: screw walk down track to palgrave: work at house afternoon Mr preston & I put on Front Door: to F____wind at night for chat: politics 19: fine cool day: at palgrave: work at house preston & I got ___ helped him to station with tools at Mrs McManns for chat Coulters 20: misty cool mild: to Bolton with pa from palgrave with load of Barley 43 B: 15 lbs 64 cts per Bushel sold to Clarks: See Black & old George I stopped at palgrave coming home & gave Treacy $2.00 that ________ frame____ at prayer meeting then walk home with Bill Bingham: late ______ 21: cloudy cold very cold: pa went to Bolton I went to palgrave cleaned out house & level around front & Back then walk home 22: cold ____ squaly snow cold: to Mill with peas & oats for chop then went to Sam McClellands to haul potatoes But they had now fix frame home & cleaned out __________: piled up cord wood in Bush then went ___ing with Wesley Strangeways & John Stephenson out through our Bush to Mill with chop paid 60 cts 23: X fine cool rain very stormy to home all day read sleep & _____ _______ 24: fine & cool windy: to home: haul hay from stack: put roof on stack to palgrave with cord wood to Flemings (1/2 cord): home clean Barley 19 Bags chore to Sam McClellands for 25 linen Bags: cut tom's hair: home chore and write here from 17 _____ </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 November 7: fine warm day: to palgrave work at house masons there came to ______ at night 8: cold & windy at palgrave: home for hay & get nelson & STovepipe got 6 lengths from Tom Faulkner to palgrave & haul 8 Barrels of water carry Brick then to Thomas Guests with Liz & Maggie & wesley Strangeways to presentation part for Miss Devitt, good time then to palgrave at 2:30 in morning very cold & clear : to Coulturs for a 9: cold & cloudy: at palgrave: work at house got Stove out of Temperance hall & set it up - put in Bridging between Joice {joists?} haul2 Barrels of water with Charlie & george: to mrs McMahons Citron party poking out suds: to Coulters all night rain at ____ 10: cold & cloudy: rain snow cold: at palgrave work at house got 200 feet of lath from Darley: haul sawdust - Keep on for to prayer meeting at night - Mr Blanchard led it: to Coulters all 11: cold windy all day: at palgrave. carrying the hod all day with mortar for masons plastering: plastered all day: to Flemings at night for chat: Marshall Alex come home to 12: cold: mild windy: at palgrave: haul water ___ Barrels to run putty; carry Brick for Chimneys: masons got through today & went home I gave Mr Phillips $10.00 & owes him @2. 12/100 yet they pla___ Some for Miss McMahon & Some for treacy: I shingled around the then Liz & I went home nelson & Buggy 13X cool mild day: to home read Sleep: to palgrave afternoon make ____ in house, got tea at Stinsons. to Church Frank preached walk home with tom Billy Bingham Liz maggie & I to toms for _______ 14: cloudy mild: rain: to home haul 1 Barrel of water in wagon nelson & Molly then to Bush & cut poles for turnip pit: haul home 2 loads wood: chores read & sleep pile 1/2 cord of wood at house: mis___ 15: cloudy & cool to palgrave with load of wood to Mr Blanchards $2.00 paid: put on fire in house Bring Box of mortar home for ____ fix turnip pit & haul in turnips 2 loads to palgrave ___ & I at ____ charlie & Buggy to meeting in Church: to Mrs McManns: chat: then home 16 cloudy mild cool: to palgrave with rough wood to house sent to Jos preston home at noon: then to mill with 2 Bags Barley chop haul in 6 Bags carrots, haul Straw to pig pen clean out pen to Sam McClellands for 2 cotton Bags of oats home chore fix hammer handle at palgrave & chat to prissicila Fleming ___ ____ </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 November 7: fine warm day: to palgrave work at house masons there came to ______ at night 8: cold & windy at palgrave: home for hay & get nelson & STovepipe got 6 lengths from Tom Faulkner to palgrave & haul 8 Barrels of water carry Brick then to Thomas Guests with Liz & Maggie & wesley Strangeways to presentation part for Miss Devitt, good time then to palgrave at 2:30 in morning very cold & clear : to Coulturs for a 9: cold & cloudy: at palgrave: work at house got Stove out of Temperance hall & set it up - put in Bridging between Joice {joists?} haul2 Barrels of water with Charlie & george: to mrs McMahons Citron party poking out suds: to Coulters all night rain at ____ 10: cold & cloudy: rain snow cold: at palgrave work at house got 200 feet of lath from Darley: haul sawdust - Keep on for to prayer meeting at night - Mr Blanchard led it: to Coulters all 11: cold windy all day: at palgrave. carrying the hod all day with mortar for masons plastering: plastered all day: to Flemings at night for chat: Marshall Alex come home to 12: cold: mild windy: at palgrave: haul water ___ Barrels to run putty; carry Brick for Chimneys: masons got through today & went home I gave Mr Phillips $10.00 & owes him @2. 12/100 yet they pla___ Some for Miss McMahon & Some for treacy: I shingled around the then Liz & I went home nelson & Buggy 13X cool mild day: to home read Sleep: to palgrave afternoon make ____ in house, got tea at Stinsons. to Church Frank preached walk home with tom Billy Bingham Liz maggie & I to toms for _______ 14: cloudy mild: rain: to home haul 1 Barrel of water in wagon nelson & Molly then to Bush & cut poles for turnip pit: haul home 2 loads wood: chores read & sleep pile 1/2 cord of wood at house: mis___ 15: cloudy & cool to palgrave with load of wood to Mr Blanchards $2.00 paid: put on fire in house Bring Box of mortar home for ____ fix turnip pit & haul in turnips 2 loads to palgrave ___ & I at ____ charlie & Buggy to meeting in Church: to Mrs McManns: chat: then home 16 cloudy mild cool: to palgrave with rough wood to house sent to Jos preston home at noon: then to mill with 2 Bags Barley chop haul in 6 Bags carrots, haul Straw to pig pen clean out pen to Sam McClellands for 2 cotton Bags of oats home chore fix hammer handle at palgrave & chat to prissicila Fleming ___ ____ </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 November 17: fine cool windy squaly cold: to palgrave with some sand put it in house to Ballycroy then home, got papers: at home afternoon clean ___ Bushels of Barley then help tom to cut some wood & haul it home for him to palgrave Maggie & I at ______ ___ : make fire the house: home 18: Squaly windy cool mild S.W. wind: to home clean up last of Barley and oil wagon load on barley to palgrave afternoon with 26B,9lbs of Barley 63 cts per Bushel $ ______ got iron wedge _____ at nicols for tome 15cts paid got 15 lbs of sugar ___ lbs of currants __ cts & 1 Broom $1.50 paid them home chores 19: cloudy cool S. wind rain to Snow: to Bolton with 11 bags of potatoes 90lbs per bag got 1/2 gallon of linseed oil 45 cts for horses: call at palgrave for Lizzie & Mabel coming home: Shave & polish shoes & chores very Sleepy 20 X: snowing Blustry all day: to home read sleep chores: to plagrave Liz: Mable & I nelson & Buggy to Mrs McMahons for tea then to Church Mr Blanchard preached to Mrs McMahons sing: then Liz & I came home 21: cold windy S. West wind: to home thrashing haul water & chore very bad west wind fix up Barn doors & feed: fix horses cold night 22: cloudy mild calm to mill ___ toms Bag of flour & Bag of shorts: took some hay & oats & Bag of potatoes to palgrave got 2 shoes removed on George & got 2 new Shoes on Charlie: took Treacys 21 plank Back to him got dinner at Mrs McMahons then home to help to move machine to noonans place for Shiniman home chores give george oil 1. pint 23: cloudy & mild: to palgrave Liz & I in Buggy with Molly: Brock & Downey there putting on putty coat I mixed the putty & tended them rented house to Bob Stokes for $4.00 per month & we pay taxes & do road work rent to be paid in advance 24: cloudy & cool rain & Sleet: at palgrave tending masons putting on putty coat got Joe Preston today to fix around eve to church at night - English church: to see Maria Dodsworth after she was very sick 25: cloudy fine mild rain at night: at palgrave Masons finished this morning: I went home for ___ & clothes to clean out house down to Mrs McMahons then to Dodsworths to _____ hour: Maria was: ______ at night with pheobe aggie & Francis shore Maria was very sick all night 26: misty cloudy rain rain: at palgrave make Box for geese got 5 panes of glass from Beatty: 5 X 10: put in 2 went home molly & Buggy Liz & I chores sleep very sleepy____ apples & write this </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 November 27X mild cloudy: rain & snow at night: to home read & sleep: to palgrave at night to church Frank Blanchard preached: then Billy Bingham & I went to Mission Service Mr Short spoke: then we went to see Maria Dodsworth then to Mrs McMahons for chat to wesley then Billy & I went to Mrs Coulters for all night; Stormy & snowing 28: at palgrave cold: at house: preston here afternoon hang Doors: I went to Mr Blanchards at night - Mrs Blanchard & ada there then to Mrs Coultfor all night: gave House order for 4 trees (oak leaf mountain ash $4.00) 29: fine & mild: at palgrave we work at house Mr preston all day hang Doors & make four: wesley & I went to see Mr Campbell I went down to see Maria Dodsworth then to bed at Coulters 30: fine mild day: at palgrave Joe preston & I finished house at noon in Blanchards measure door: Joe started to make Shelves for Beatty I put in some glass chat to Mr Stevenson at McMahons (learn ____) December 1: cloudy squaly snow: at palgrave put in some glass walk home Sarah met me at matsons nelson & Buggy: Kill Steer after noon tom: John Campbell: Sam McClelland & pa & I: then maggie & went to palgrave: I sent $13.00 & receipt for $2 56/100 to M. Sanderson premium on life Insurance for 1888: then to prayer meeting then to see Maria Dodsworth then to McMahon than Maggie & I went home road very rough 2. cold cloudy: to mill Jim & I got Beef weighed: hind quarters one weighed 102 lbs & the other 100 lbs front quarter 97 lbs then to palgrave Jim & I with Beef: gave John nicol: quarter 102 lbs, Mr Blanchard 100 lbs $5.30 paid: Sold front quarter to Mrs Stinson for $4.35 97 lbs not paid: got one Bed from Coulters: then to Sam McClellands afternoon help him to Kill Beef home & chores 3: cloudy misty: to palgrave put in glass in windows got 25 cts worth of fish from darley: pa went to Bolton & alex Coulter then Liz & I came home with pa: rain tonight very Dark 4X rain rain misley all day: cold at night: to home chores read sleep chores: Liz maggie & I sing chores went to bed: no church today 5: fine cold Blustery milder: to home: pa & I haul over 2 loads of hay from Barn: haul home 1 load wood from bush: plaster Stable: chores 6: fine & warm: to home chores grease wagon & Buggy: to palgrave with molly to get Boots fixed at laverys __ain ___ & sewed: put in some glass then drove home: chores, painter came tonight </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 December 7: cloudy & cold: to palgrave with painter clean out upstairs Sarah & I he painted floors downstairs & windows outside: move Bed from Coulters into house 8: cloudy & mild at palgrave clean out downstairs & putty up home to prayer meeting at night Bob Bingham led it good time 9: cloudy & misley warm: at palgrave putty & keep on fire for painter: to English Church at night Bob Stokes & I: walk with Pheobe 10: cloudy & misley all day: at palgrave putty up holes and keep on fire for painter and help him Stop all night wet night 11X: cloudy misty misley: at palgrave all day at Mrs McMahons to S.School: & to church at night Mr Blanchard preached then to house then to Flemings for chat & sing good time: muddy roads 12: cloudy & cold: at palgrave put up Scaffold and putty & cut poles for wood: to Tottenham afternoon with Mrs McMahons horse & Buggy with rings I post to Metcalfe got door for Blanchard lock & hinges 35 cts: casings: Campbells at night: to wake he died today 13: cloudy & mild: at palgrave put mortar round chimney & sweep of roof: walk home got home at Seven o'clock: road good & hard 14: cloudy mild day. to palgrave on nelson got 2 shoes removed on nelson haul Barrel water for scrubbing Sarah & liz scrub out upstairs and I put on Door outside on cellar: wesley took nelson to Tottenham & Back then he left got home at night I rode up on nelson very dark, mild night 15: mild Snowy morning: to palgrave walking to house Started to paint got Brush from Flemings: gave Darley $10.00 for lath Stop in house all night 16: cold & cloudy fine day: at palgrave painting upstairs floor all day to Station at night then to Mrs Coulters with Brooks then to house all night 17: fine mild day cloudy: at palgrave paint upstair floor 2nd time then help liz to scrub out downstairs then move bed home with pa & liz (Bil_ on _____) 18X: snow mild warm cooler: to home chores shave _____ : to palgrave to S.School then to Campbells for tea with Mr Stephenson then to church with Mr Stephenson then walk home: Frank preached Liz & maggie 19: fine mild cloudy: to palgrave got 6 Shoes removed at nicols at Mrs McMahons for Dinner to Dodsworths with shovel to Stinson got paid for Beef $4.35 then home: then to mill weigh 8 pigs tom & I 792 lbs: george white & cousin horse Broke Shafts Sore Boil on my neck 20: fine mild cloudy: to home with Boil on neck: very sore: chores & Sleep pa & ma took 7 pigs 684 lbs to Orangeville got $6.40 per cwt $43.75 16 1/2 pairs of chickens at 30 cts per pair $4.95 cash in Orangeville </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1887 December 21: Snowing cloudy Blustry cold: to palgrave Maggie & I in cutter the first Sleighing with nelson: I worked on Section in Stokes place he was away to Markdale getting married: to Mrs McMahons for Dinner & Stopped there all night: wesley & I up to house sing & chat ________ 22: Stormy cloudy Blustry very cold: work on Section all day: then to Station at night wesley & I to meet Stokes: then Back to Store then to prayer meeting to house light fire: then home with maggie in Cutter 23: cloudy mild cool snow at night: to palgrave with george & cutter with pig to Mrs McMahon 85lbs #5.40: wesley help me to move stove into Temperance & Black it: put up hooks 12 in house: got #4.00 from R. Stokes for rent of house for January 1888 month gave him the key: put greens in Church drove home 24: snowy all day a little & mild: to home help to Build Sheep house pa, tom & I 25: X fine cloudy mild calm: to home read & Sleep Christmas Dinner a goose Tom Faulkner & wife & Fleming here for Dinner & tea then ___ Liz Maggie Will & I went to palgrave with horses & Sleigh to Church Mr Riddel preached a grand sermon the Church was full then home 26: snowy till evening then fine: to palgrave Maggie left me to Dodson with cutter dine there: work on Section in Jigger house all afternoon ____ & adze & practice song for concert: to Oyster supper in hall at night waiting on table grand time Church full Standing up at Door, sing Song the kicking Mule: then home with our ones in sleigh grand party time 27: fine: mild: S. wind: Mother & I to palgrave with 1/2 Barrel flour to Mrs Mc I helped to clean up hall: then Brought paints & work Bench & other things home write letter to M. F. tonight 28: Blustry windy: stormy very cold: to home put work Bench in cook house clean & feed horses help pa & ma to clean 12 Bushels of wheat for gr___ to Wm Elliots Sale afternoon with tom charlie & cutter: chores 29: very cold & stormy N. W. wind: to home fix manger for ma____ & charlie help to put dung around goose pen: make 2 wax to palgrave maggie & I to Stokes with Bag of potatoes (90 cts paid) prayer Brooks led 30: clear cold N. air calm: to home haul load of wood for tom from wilson Bush, haul home limbs & Baswood wood with molly & george chores fine moonlight tonight cold 31: snowing & Blowing all day east storm: to home chores & Sew leather lines & sew shaft holes in single harness split some do chores 1888 January 1X cloudy misley rain: turn cold afternoon: to home chores read & sleep palgrave Church at night Mr Blanchard preached : Billy Bingham home (ann will Sarah Liz maggie Jim & I in sleigh) 2 very cold & Stormy w. wind: to home sew felt Boots saw limbs to toms to get him to Kill Steer tomorrow: to Reaneys with Billy Bingham in ______ very cold </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>January</h2> 3 : fine clear & cold : to home : haul over 1 load of hay to stable : kill {sheep?} haul 1 load of wood for tom : to palgrave with 24 B. 18 lbs. of wheat got 78 per Bushel $18 ⁹⁵⁄₁₀₀ from R.J. McClelland : to lavery's with Lizzies shoe: home. 4 : mild snowing all day : to home: chores, clean 12 Bushels of wheat : Pa went to {Orangeville?} Charlie & cutter with {hide?} : Clean out cow stables. I put in feed for them anew to creek with cows : to mill with 355 lbs of Oats for tom to be chopped & two quarters of Beef to get weighed : hind quarter weighed 72 lbs : & front 71 lbs: chores 5 : fine mild morn : to home : chores feed cattle.. cut wood : to Ballycroy on molly to post 2 letters. one to windsor watch works : one to J. A McMurtry Toronto : water cows. oil single harness. chores : to palgrave at night maggie & I. george & cutter. to prayer meeting: to Stokes (12 oclock for chat : then home maggie & I Lizzie stopped at Mrs McMahon's all night 6 : misley misty e. wind : to home chores read & sleep carry flour upstairs (1 for chores to Lortingtons with Sam McClelland to see mare : home & saw wood at house for chores 7 : mild fine w. wind : to Orangeville for 50 Bushels of oats 35¢ per bushel got Bill got 1½ dozen hooks : had lunch 15cts : got 10 cts of sweets : gave henderson $4⁴⁄₁₀₀ wesley Strangeways here {supper?} : I came home : chores & shave 8 X : fine mild squaly snow fine night : to home chores six at watch chores to palgrave at night with pa. sarah: Liz: maggie: ann & will : Mr Richardson preached missionary sermon large crowd: home & chores : 9 : clear & cold s.e. wind. to home haul load of limbs home from Bush with george & molly : pa went Bolton with 6 Bags of potatoes : I cut Jims hair then went to palgrave got lock I went to Tottenham & got it changed for a new one then Back to palgrave & put on lock & 1 Dozen clothe hooks {illegible} had tea at R Stokes : {illegible} Stokes went to Tottenham with one & Back : for ride : get home at 11ocke, (cold night cabin -1 10 : cold squaly & very Stormy : cold night : to home haul home some wood got Boards of hay stack & fix wagon house : went to the school for will & Lizzie (and Annie Stephens & Maggie : home : chores : then to palgrave charlie & cutter to missionary meeting. Mr Wass & Mr Richardson & the 2 Blanchards there to R Stokes for chat sat with mary till after one then home at 3 pretty cold night 11 : clear & calm & cold : to home make roads to Bark & haul it home into lane all but a little done chores jim & sarah went to presbyterian Church {molly?} & cutter 12 : cold & strong e. went : to Orangeville with Sam McClelland his fox & our cutter : very cold : home & to palgrave at night nelson & cutter to prayer meeting & Business meeting about sunday school (going to {hear?} concert on the 6th of February : then home : very stormy & snowing </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>January</h2> 13 : mild misley : stormy s.w. wind : & west very cold : to home chores: in Bush {split?} and pile ½ cord of wood : to palgrave ma & George & cutter get 2 shoes remove on george’s front feet : gave Mrs McMahon 1. Bag potatoes (got sugar for potatoes) : Ma got new {Book?}: {Lavery?} 14 : clear & fine s. wind all day : to home : haul some clover hay over to stable in then to Bush & fetch home plow & {Doubletrees?} & the last of the Bark : then gave to pa to go to Lockton to school meeting & I took George & nelson & hauled ½ {cord?} wood to tom : to Binghams swamp see Bob about {guior?} {There is text written above in brackets, but it is illegible.}: to water horses at {illegible} haul home 1 load of limbs : then to hunt with W. Lindsay & Wes. Strangerways shot (chores & {illegible} 15 X : clear fine cold north air: to home chores wash & {illegible} & sweep floor they went reanys church: to palgrave with molly & cutter: to Sunday school. Then to {Mr McMahon?} with Wesley Strangerways put molly in stable & stopped to after church Mr Blanchard preached : to {illegible} got pay ticket from Bob then to mrs mcmahons then home : fine cold night 16 : fine clear shar s. wind : to Orangeville with load of bark to the lower tannery put horses in paisley stable 10 cts, : got loaf of Bread 5cts, : home : {illegible} ,17 : cloudy squaly snow & milder: to palgrave molly & cutter with 1 Bag of potatoes to R. Stokes: gets paid, : got $300, from {pay car?} for work on section : got $4 ²⁰⁄₁₀₀ from R. Stokes : $200 ,for rent to 15th, of February : $1⁸⁰⁄₁₀₀ for 2 Bags of {potatoes} & 40cts, for {lamp?} : home & help tom & jim to kill 2 pigs : joe preston here today clean out stable & help jim to haul 2 Barrels of water : tom got his chop home 18 : clear fine mild : to Orangeville with load of Bark to tannery Joe preston went to mono mills with me : pa paid him $500 ,this morning : pa & ma went to Bolton George & cutter : George Chapman married {today} to Miss {Leggett?} ,19 : clear & cold. Windy at night very cold : to Orangeville with last load of Bark. got it measured 3¾ cords $400, per cord $1500 ,paid : home then Lizzie & I went to palgrave George & cutter : prayer meeting to stopes for chat to {illegible} for Lizzie home 20 : clear & frosty very sharp keen freeze : to home haul home wood with molly & George : to Ballycroy post letter to J. A. McMurty & Co Toronto with $300 ,got 2 letters from {N w mine?} from Simon & Sarah’s from Margery: in swamp with Binghams : Tom : & Jim : home & haul 1 load of wood : chores : cold evening 21 : clear & very cold all day : to Orangeville with load of Bark for Curran’s good sleighing But very cold : got watch key 10cts, ,hair cut & shave 25cts, ,: go watch key cut 10cts, ,: wesley Strangeways here & {illegible} 22 X : fine clear & cold : went to Mr Strangeway’s wesley Strangeways wesley McMahon & I got there (at noon) had Dinner : then Ida & I went down to Blacks Church at 2.30 Mr Hill preached : Back with Ida to their place for tea : then went to Bolton with Ida : Billy & cutter : to hear Mr Lavery preach : then drove home to Strangeways with Ida : Fred . walter & wesley went in their cutter got to bed Wesley & I at 11.30 fine Bright moonlight night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>January</h2> 23 : clear & frost Blustry afternoon : at Strangeways Ida & I had a chat in Dining room {illegible} all {illegible} kitchen : then I shaved sand Jefferson : then wesley Strangeways & wesley McCahon & I started for home got to our place 12:30 : had Dinner then I went to palgrave to get shoe on nelson took wesley McMahon home to palgrave got valise with samples from Toronto (express 25cts,paid) left Sarah’s shoes at Lavery’s to get halfsoles & {illegible} home & sold Molly to Boyce Boy’s for $10000 ,cash they took her away do chores look at samples : Jim Liz : Maggie & wesley Strangeways went to Reanys to church 24 : clear & frosty : to pond for 3 Barrels of water with Jim : then tom jim & I put hay on Scaffold & hauled in 4 loads out J Sock : upset {load?} twice 25 : cloudy cast wind snowing afternoon : to home haul in 4 {boads?} of hay all of stack tom jim & I sleep. Fix Bridle & sew my felt Boot and Jims Boot afternoon : write letter to S Gower tonight : make bottle of ink (chores) 26 : snowy North wind stormy very cold : to home : chores help pa & ma to clean 12 Bushels of wheat feed horses : to Ballycroy on nelson to post letter to Simon Gower got papers : home split wood at house : chores : Maggie Liz & I went to palgrave at night Liz stopped & Maggie & I came home road drifted : stormy (cold : 27 : stormy very cold North wind : to home chores fill 13 Bags of oats for S McClelland to pay him Back. To creek with cows chores sleep : Bite on my neck 28 : clear & very cold : to S McClellands with 13 Bags of oats : then home got 3 Barrels & hauled 3 Barrels of water in house afternoon road drifted sick & boil on my neck : chores : (Eclipse on moon tonight) (we seen it) {there is text written sideways in the middle of the page surrounded by a bubble. It reads: 3 cold stormy days N.W. wind} 29 X fine mild day : to home chores : sleep read : Boil on neck : to palgrave at night Sarah. Maggie : ann will & I all in sleigh to Church Mr Blanchard Mrs Shinnimans funeral sermon : Brought Liz home Mrs Cox up with us fine night 30 : cloudy mild calm day to home : to Bush split wood forenoon haul home 4 loads wood with george & nelson afternoon: chores: Sharp hay Knife fine night 31: cloudy mild day to home: chores haul home 1 load of poles from Bush for wood to Rutledges sale on cargoes place afternoon : at palgrave got cream tartar ¼ lbs 10cts paid : post letter to Wm ,{William} McMahon 330 taylor st Dayton Ohio for Maggie then home do chores : pa to Orangeville today Charlie & cutter : pay Bills : write in Book 1: cloudy mild N. air: to pond for 3 Barrels water pa & I : then to Bush for 1 load of poles: then put horses in stable then split & pile 1/2 cord of wood at house put rack on sleigh put on wood & split & pile 1/2 wood: to Rob's hill with 1/2 cord wood then home: Tom Coulter came up home with me for all night -: chores: 2: cloudy Mild day to Bolton with 1 cord of green maple wood to Herbert Bolton $4 50/100 got 5 cts Apples: then home chores: to palgrave Sarah & I to prayer meeting Mr Blanchard let it: to Stokes then home Dark mild night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>February</h2> 3 : cloudy mild fine day: in Sam McClellands swamp helping tom & jim to split rails 220 : Finerty Boys hauling out : ride up with s kelly : chores : 4 : cloudy mild snow at night : at Wm, {William} Whites sawlog Bee haul 4 load from Henry sloans Bush : then Liz & I went to palgrave for to get syrup & for Mr & Mrs. R. Stokes & Ada Dowding for sunday : snowing tonight 5 X : cloudy squaly fine night cooler : to Reaneys Church Jim : Liz : Maggie : ada Dowding Mr. & Mrs stokes & I all in the sleigh : Mr Garner preached : Mr Rodwell & Lavery there to a grand quarterly meeting at home afternoon : then to palgrave at night Mr & Mrs Stokes : ada Dowding Liz: maggie : pa : & I all in sleigh & Mrs Faulkner : Frank Blanchard preached fine clear mild : to home grind axes in Bush cut maple logs to haul home to sam McClellands for is Bobsleighs to haul logs home to sam : help. Angus McDonald (½) 30cts to saw logs & help Jim to load up : haul 3 Barrels of water at night : chores : (sore throat) 7 : cloudy mild s.w. wind : to home in Bush cut logs with Angus McDonald & help Jim to load them on : sawing wood at house afternoon Angus & I Jim file saw : chores very windy S.W. windy mild 8 : fine Blustry clear cold : to home split & pile wood & saw at house then to palgrave with ma : to Jeffersons sale : Billy Bingham home with me I cut his hair: {poarkrind?} candy 10cts, paid 9 : cold clear very cold milder : calm & cold : to home split & pile wood st house tom & Angus sawing : in Bush afternoon cut logs & help Jim to load angus & tom my sore neck 10 : clear & frosty : to home : chores wash my feet saw wood file our new saw saw & split wood : to pond for 3 Barrels of water : chores milder tonight (angus here {today?} 11 : fine mild clear : to home : in Bush cut logs for wood with angus McDonald & tom cut toms stub : afternoon saw wood at house & haul 2 loads of logs from Bush Jim Tom & I 1 load for tom : to palgrave with Angus paid angus $3³⁰⁄₁₀₀ to station see brooks home 12 X : fine mild day to home chores shave : to toms with nelson & cutter tom & ann to Doctor Bonnar with Baby sore mouth home chores ma {rob?} & lizzie came up : to palgrave Lizzie & I to Church Frank preached Organ in Church they took Lizzie down to Sam Robs Then home George & cutter fine night 13 : fine mild thawing s. w. wind : to home saw wood at house tim & I then haul over load of hay from saw : took load of wood to robs hill took 1 bag potatoes 90cts, ,to Mrs McMahon got Broom 25cts Biscuits 25cts then home chores 14 : cloudy misley rain Blustry snowing sold & windy N. wind : to home chores saw martingale file & set Buck saw : put on load of wood split : some Blocks fed horses Boiled oats & flaxseed (: write 3 letters : 1 to John McMahon 1 to S. Gower 1 to M. S. : valentines </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>February</h2> 15 : clear & very cold & frosty all day N. wind : to Bolton with load of wood to Mrs Gardhouse : got George shod {shoed} at Nichols going 2 new shoes (hind feet) & 2 removes gave Stokes 1. Bag of potatoes 9cts : posted 2 letters 3cts, ,each & 1 letter valentine to M. F. 7cts, got Box pastilles {illegible} 25 cts paid all 16 : clear & frosty s. wind milder rained at night : to palgrave with ½ cord of 22 in wood to lavery $1⁵⁰⁄₁₀₀ : home & haul 3 Barrels of water : to Robs hill with load of wood home & chores to palgrave alone Charlie & cutter to prayer meeting Mr Blanchard led it talk to Ada Dowding then to bodsworth chat to tommy & maria & phoebe : andy {smaller?} there (for horses : home at 12 am 17 : fine mild west wind cloudy : to Bolton with load of wood to Mrs Gardhouse 4 & 3 cords $9⁵⁰⁄₁₀₀ {as money?} Sinner at Elliots 25cts paid then home & load up for tomorrow fix horses 18 : fine cloudy mild : to Bolton with 2¼ cord of 22 in wood to Herb Bolton $4⁵⁰⁄₁₀₀ got $1⁵⁰⁄₁₀₀ from Mrs guardhouse dinner at Elliots 25cts paid : then to palgrave & gave aggie Bradley 25cts, missionary money : then got $4⁹⁰⁄₁₀₀ from Mrs stokes for rent to march 15 & 90cts, for 1 Bag of potatoes : then home chores shave : then to palgrave to practice singing in choir 19 X : cloudy mild rain at night : to home chores & read : to palgrave Sunday school to Flemings for tea to church first night the choir sang : Mr Blanchard preached : got ride with tom shinimans team Billy Bingham & I & Jim Scott then walk home (in toms for drink) chores and {night?} 20 : cloudy misley : mild find thawing turn cool & stormy w. wind : to Bolton with 11 Bags of potatoes 9 Bags at $100 ,& 2 at 90cts, $10⁸⁰⁄₁₀₀ - cash : had miss Reid up to cooks coming home road very soft sam Cobean up from palgrave with us going to toms : 21 : fine & clear : to home chores to palgrave with Jim in sleigh at Stokes for tea to Caledon East on train (20cts) : to oyster supper (25cts) for Methodist church stopped at Beamishes all night : spent 20cts : & 50cts, ,for Bed & Breakfast =$1¹⁶⁄₁₀₀= in all 22 : fine warm day up 5th, line Caledon Dinner at pa Cunningtons tea at George Brackens stopped all night at Haragan’s : sold 20lbs ,of {tea?} today : 23 : squaly snow : fine warm day : up 5th, line to No 10 across to 4th, line down it to No 5 : Dinner at Sandy {McClissh’s?} : across to 3rd, line up it to Joseph Fergusons foot of the mountain stopped there all night : sold 25lbs, today fine clear night 24 : fine clear warm day : across Fergusons field to 2nd, line up it to No 15. across to Charleston down centre road to {claude?} got ride with alex McCall to Bolton then walked down stopped at peter Mcgarvery’s all night spent 70cts sold 1 {lb?} coffee today 25 : cloudy snowing & rain to noon : mild after noon : walk up centre road to rail road walk up track to Caledon East then came to palgrave on train to stokes for chat : Bob & I to practices walk home road very wet windy night : got 10cts, in raisins : 10cts, nuts : (in {M.C. campbells) {zylonite?} collar 20cts, : fare to palgrave 20cts, : : 80cts, in all 26 X : cloudy Blustry snow w. wind : to home chore write in this for last week shane : chore Liz & John Robb here : to palgrave maggie & I in cutter with George : stopped for practice after church : Mr Blanchard preached : snowy blustry night cold </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>February</h2> 27 : clear cold west wind : to home . chores write name on circulars {illegible} cards take down the name of orders on Blank sheet . water & feed cows Jim & pa to Bolton with load of wood : I fixed cutter got Bedding : clean horses & bed them (fine moonlight night very cold) 28 : fine clear cold s. w. wind snow at night : chores : to mono mills with George in cutter got his tooth filed by R. Mason 50cts paid : to Orangeville got 4 powders of arsenic 10cts 5 grams each for George : got lunch 15cts : check for horse in stable 10cts Back to mono mills got woolen drawers at patterson & masons : home : $1³⁵⁄₁₀₀ cts in all 29 : fine mild calm day : to home : chores : in Bush pa & I cut 1 cord 22 in wood to mill smith 173lbs ,oats god chopped paid 17cts, : home & paint new neck yoke chores to Bush with Jim for load of wood feed & clean horses : gave them some turnips <h2>March</h2> 1 : cloudy mild snowing afternoon : to Toronto : to Robs Hill with Jim then got ride with willie Campbell to Bolton Mrs Gregg & I stopped at station Bolton fare to city & return 1³⁵⁄₁₀₀ : Barber 25cts, : Dinner 25cts, gave J. A. McMurtry $14⁰⁰⁄₁₀₀ : on tea order : 2 cigars 10cts : fare to palgrave 25cts : oranges & figs 15cts : 16{¹⁵⁄₁₀₀?} got Back to palgrave on evening train went to R. stokes had tea & chat then to the church to practice a few tunes ada played: then home in cutter with maggie & Billy Bingham snowy night 2 : snowing & sleeting all day : to home read clean out cow stables & Bed them write letter to John McMahon : to Ballycroy post letter : in toms for chat tom in stable thrashing oats : then home do chores carry in wood misty rain tonight 3 : clear cold N. W. wind : to stable put in horses & flour : got tea then maggie & I went to palgrave George & cutter for tomorrow night done very well : home pretty cold night : look at (parcels) 4X : clear & frosty cold N. air : to home chores : clean out cow stable & horse stable share read sing sleep : to palgrave at night Jim maggie & I : em & Jim scott we had sam McClellands sleigh : sing in choir : solo : Trusting in the promise of the Saviour Frank preached then home I rode with Billy Bingham & martha in cutter I drove 5 : clear & frosty : to home chores: to Ballycroy to office got nothing with george & cutter: home for dinner : then down through albion got 1 order from Henry Horan for 5lbs, of Japan at 50cts, : then home cold & sleepy : poor days work 6 : fine Blustry : calm cold : to home for noon write letter to j. a. McMurtry for invoice & price of Tea by the chest : down {18th,?} line to 25 across to 3 and up to town line home got order from Mrs Longworth for 3lbs,Japan Tea at 35cts, per lb sold 1. Tin B. powder to mrs {gormican?} {(owe)?} 35,cts, & 1 to mrs Longworth 20,cts, : get tea at J. Martins 7 : fine : cloudy mild : to home chores feed horses write name on Bills & cards : To Tom Cobean’s sale afternoon Jim & I George & cutter : Jim Bought to steer for $15²⁵⁄₁₀₀ Ten months credit : drove it home fine night mild) Due 7th, of Jan x89, </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>March</h2> 8 : fine mild clear N. air : to Orangeville fair George & cutter {pat capproy?} over from mono mills to Orangeville with me spend 10cts, : got Big watch fixed 30cts, lunch at medley’s 15cts, : matches 3 boxes 3cts, ,: group picture 30cts, : spent 10cts, {share?} & I then to mono mills & got order for 3lbs, Tea at 25cts, per lb : then home got supper & maggie & I went to palgrave to practice nelson & cutter : then home & write letter to M. {F.?} 9 : fine clear warm hot sun : left home in mossing with George & cutter with Tea . coffee & B. powder drove to mono mills post letter went down 6 line to stony hill went across No 15 side road to 3rd, line then down to a. grahams $230 ,: to Mrs {Bourlands?} : to George Brakens $500, for call night : fine mild night 10 : cloudy mild clear warm : left G. Brackens went to Haragan’s $200, : drove to Caledon cast & fed horse got Bolt in runner of cutter : to G Williams got order for 3lbs, Tea at 35cts, $105, to Nathan longs got order for 5lbs, young hyson at 50cts, $250, : then drove home for supper fed George & maggie : Billy Bingham & I went to palgrave to practice took 1 Bag of potatoes (to stokes (wet snowy night) 11 X snowing & blowing south wind : to home : sleep till 9.30 : chores share read sleep feed horses Lizzie & George Robb came here got tea went to palgrave to Church Lizzie maggie ann & I in sleigh George Robb drove home alone : Frank Blanchard preached : maggie & I sing in choir : sang : why not : for voluntary Billy Bingham there (fine clear cold night) 12 : clear & cold N. wind : to home fill out order for Tea & write letter to J. A. McMurtry to Tottenham Lizzie & I Liz got her 4 teeth filled $200, I got post office order for $1600, to sent to J. A. McMurtry 10lbs : spent 10cts : then to palgrave got order from stokes for 3lbs, Black & 2lbs, young hyson $250, close letter with order for tea : post office order & letter : & gave to Brooks to post 13 : cold stormy North storm all Day the stormiest day has been this winter to home : chores read sleep do chores help maggie in with clothes of line shovel some snow : chores help Jim get 1 Bag of oats very cold stormy night 14 : clear cold fine : to home chores : to toms help tom to cut a few Blocks of wood had dinner there then tom & I went up home tom got some potatoes & I got coat & vest then we started to go to Cooks sale no sale Back to palgrave I went to station tom went to Bill Mullens : I got ride up with Joe McCaughlin in sleigh John & Joe Finerty : Dave Matson & Jack : see about Bobsleighs : home at 1230 ,cold night the road Drifted awful Bad 15 : fine clear mild : to home haul over 1 load of hay to stable tom Jim & I chores to Bush cutting wood tom Jim & I : home & chores maggie & I went to palgrave nelson & cutter road very Bad took 6 doz. Eggs to palgrave for ann to Mrs McMahon’s got 25cts, of 3 ct stamps post 2 letter on train got Bottle pastilles 25cts to church & sing for practice good time : fine mild night home at 1130, </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>March</h2> 16 : cloudy fine mild : to palgrave with George & cutter got 2 shoes removed George : got my felt Boots sewed & a half sole on 1 & got heels on lizzies slippers a piece on 1 of her shoes at Lavery’s : gave Mrs McMahon 1 Bag of potato at 90cts, got sugar for it: got $400 ,from rent & 90cts, for 1 Bag of potatoes {from?} Stokes I had Dinner with him. Chat to old alex in Flemings play checkers {with?} priscilla hitch up George & feed him oats in {Treacys?} shed then home : snowy night 17 : clear fine cold : in S McClellands Bush help tom to cut hemlock tops : home for dinner : to Joseph Coolahan’s sale after noon with tom & sam home for tea do chores : went to palgrave Maggie Lizzie & I in cutter to practice to Flemings see {Maggie?} 18 X : fine clear mild S. wind : to home chores clean out stables water cows shave dress : pa ma Jim & liz : went to Reaney’s church in sleigh: I went to palgrave to s School George & cutter : home got tea then Liz maggie & I went to palgrave to church {Blson?} stop & practice after church then home : ann got ride home with Billy Bingham. tonight (old Mr Blanchard preached 19 : fine clear warm : to home to toms in morning to S. McClellands about {Beer?} home for Breakfast going to kill steer but did not he was to poor : the I went to palgrave with George & cutter took Butter to Mrs McMahon : to Station got Tea 55lbs, 45cts, ,paid : took stokes tea to his place chat not paid : to Blanchards paid Mrs Blanchard $100, for window : then home Dave Wilson with me {cho?} to mill for chop 20 : misley rain mild west w : to home : chores : I made a gate in the Barn 10 feet long : Jim tom & Dave Wilson in Bush out wood thawing all day stack fell today Billy Bingham here tonight chat & sing : chat on line at gate to 2.30 in morning 21 : cloudy snowing & Blowing N. wind to home read sleep till noon chores then to Bush after noon help tom Jim & Dave Wilson to cut & pile wood : chores at night strong west wind 22 : clear cold N. wind : to home : in Bush Dave & I Tramp road & out some Hemlock Jim haul home wood : to Cooks Sale after noon : to Church practice : home road is 23 : clear & cold : deliver tea to Mrs Longworth $100,paid : to H Horan $250,paid : to B Long $3 ⁵⁰⁄₁₀₀ G Williams $100, : sold 5lbs, to H. Wilson $250,paid : to Caledon East fed horse then went to {walter?} murdocks got tea there then to G. Brackens with 1lbs, of coffee for Mrs Bracken present 40cts across field to 4th, line up to G. Campbells. Back down to A.M. farlane’s for ale night : get 1. order for 5lbs, Black & green from Mrs {Gossniean?} this morning --- 24 : clear cold : to Toronto left George & cutter at A. Mcfarlane’s : Belle & {illegible} went to 116 James street Toronto : to rogan’s for dinner 25cts : got 2 mats $100, : oranges 25cts fare to Toronto & Back $105, : on train 25cts : easter egg (15cts,) : gave ada (20cts) : drove home 11.30 oclock at night very cold 25 X : cloudy mild night : to home : chores shave to creek with cam : to palgrave with Liz & maggie to S. School to Stopes for tea : then to Church sing in choir Shim preached. 26 : cloudy misley rain : to home : chore : Dave & I made 1. Gate afternoon : pa & ma went to Bolton with 3 Bags of wheat got Bran 4 Bags : misley all day (tom pick his potatoes) </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>March</h2> 27 : cloudy warm mild : to Binghams for chat to Boys : to currans & finertys then to palgrave fed George oats in Treacy’s shed. I had dinner at Stokes & I cut his hair. (no orders today) hitch up George went up to Dodworths for a chat then home 28 : cloudy rain to noon cloudy mild : to home chores write letter to S. Gower sleep till noon : then went to Bush with Jim & Dave cut wood tom came up (help me to cut 29 : fine mild cloudy cool. Snow at night : to Orangeville Sarah & I George & cutter got Moustache Cup & Saucer 35cts : Dinner 15cts : sweets 5cts : hook for horse bag 10cts : Sarah got dress goods & I paid Bonnar coming home on road $600, : road very Bad got home at 5 ock got tea then maggie & I went to palgrave to prayer meeting & practice ada played I got 2 lamps for organ 75cts 30 : cloudy mild snow storm : chores write letter to Ontario Tea Company and enclose $200 , in it : to post office afternoon post letter talk to {Sam?} he came down to toms : Bill & {Fanny?} & {mealic?} there : home & help maggie milk chores & cows 31 : fine warm mild : to home chores to Ballycroy George & cutter left cloth at Cooks for suit. Home for Dinner : to palgrave see Darley Zimmerman about lumber for platform : then to 8th, line went up & down & Back to palgrave put George in Stokes Stable : cut maria Dodsworths Hair had tea I went to {preach?} with Phoebe : hitch horse then practice then home road getting very slushy (maggie went with Billy Bingham & Back again <h2>April</h2> 1 X : fine cloudy cool : to home chores water cattle clean out Stables {Shop?} went to palgrave S. School : then to Coulters for tea to Church with Boys sing ins choir Ada Blanchard played I eat 8 eggs today : Easter I rode home with Billy Bingham tim drove our horses : mealy mag Liz ma & ann will & Baby 2 : fine mild : started for the forks of the credit : got to John Bibles for dinner to Haragans for night – no orders today : to Brackens & Lindseys with {illegible} in cattle 3 : fine warm day : at Haragans : wood Bee sawing wood till tea time then to J Fords at the Forks all night – no orders today : at fords all night 4 : fine warm cloudy mild : left fords & went to forks got 1. Order from J Dunn : had dinner at Mrs Woods (25cts : walked up into quarrie to see new {work?} then up through Brimstone point to Cataract then to Charleston & gave Wm, {William} Stubbs note for $800, for Few months. then started home got home at 9.30 at night 5 : cloudy rain thunder rain till noon : fine & mild afternoon : I helped maggie to milk them I wrote in this for last 3 days then I slept till Dinner time : then Jim & I went to Bush & fell Birch tree & saw {most?} of it : home had tea : then to S. Kellys Jim & I help him to skin Bull warm night 6 : fine mild windy west wind cool : to home haul over load of hay on sleigh to Stable : Jim file saw I read & sleep & chores till tea 4 oclock then Jim & went to Bush saw up Big Beach top and cut down maple tree out of Baswood cut off 2 cuts home & chores </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>April</h2> {Diarist started writing March, but wrote April over it.} 7 : frosty cool N. air : to home in Bush sawing wood Jim & I sawed maple 2 Beachs & fell 1. Birch & cut off 10 Blocks. to house feed & water horses shave. To palgrave on nelson to practice ward three : road very bad : good s 8 X : fine clear warm frosty at night : to home chores read Sleep till noon to palgrave S. School to Flemings for Tea : then to Church Frank {preach} Bill Bingham & I in sodsworths for chat : walk home roads muddy : in town for {illegible} & {lunch?} 9 : fine warm : fill out order for 2. caddies of Tea & write letter to J. A. McMurty to palgrave pile maple flooring in old Stable head dinner at Stokes : then to Frank McCauley’s N818 7th, line albion to get Catarrh cured {stop?} all night : went through 1. Operation very hard to Stand 10 : cloudy rainy all. Day : Started home from McCauley’s to palgrave at Station talk to Brooks : had Dinner at Mrs McMahons : got 51cts worth of postage stamps at Beattys : to Flemings for umbrella then home (road very muddy) 11 : fine mild clear : to home seal letter with $4⁵⁷⁄₁₀₀ for McMurtry & {illegible} for Lizzie to post : in Bush saw Birch tree then fell 2 trees & trimmed them up then fell 5 more to Be trimmed tomorrow : cut Billy Binghams hair : {much?} {(stronger?} {Text written in margin next to 12. It reads Flora cow.} 12 : fine clear cool cold : to J Matsons with flora come to Bull : She took to home afternoon grind tom’s axe : in Bush pa & I trim up 5 trees then home chores : then went to Bingham’s Currans & Finerty’s ask hands for sawing Bee home & Bed horses 13 : Fine mild warm S. wind squaly snow fine mild evening : to home all day sawing wood ins Bush (Sawing Bee) tom Faulkner. Jas. Jones. Billy Young Bob White : Billy Bingham : Barney Curran : Joh Finerty : S. Kelly : Jim pa & I will Lindsey here today on Sulkey : got 2 letters from McMurtry . 1. a letter 1. Invoice 14 : cloudy squaly snow cool N. wind : to Ballycroy get pants cut out at Crooks 25cts {paid?} at home chore & get Buggy out & oiled : shave : Sarah & I to palgrave with nelson & Buggy to Station for Tea 2 caddies : got 5cts sweets (at McMahons): to Dodsworths see maria : to {illegible} (road muddy) home 15 X : fine mild cool night : to home chores read sleep . dress to palgrave at night to Church Mr Blanchard preached I had lantern ann Sarah Liz {Maggie} Billy Bingham & I walked. the road was muddy : to toms {canning?} home. 16 : fine cool Bright N. wind cold : to ned Gormicans with a 5lb, caddie of Tea $250, paid $225, : then home dinner : to Stokes with 1. Bad potatoes: I got 2 shoes removed on nelson today at J. nicols : {WC Canley’s?} for car care gave him $200, : Back to palgrave to Station then to Church Brooks & I measure platform : then home & chores cold clear night 17 : fine mild south wind squaly snow cool : walk to Credit Forks with tea to {illegible} $250,paid walk down to Inglewood came to palgrave on train 25cts : walk home in town for {cha?} home : 10 18 : fine clear cool windy : to home paint gate in Barn : chores L to toms at noon cut his hair : home finish gate : Mrs McMahon & Wesley Strangeways & mabel here today : to palgrave at night Frank had Service good meeting : home : on nelson : fine clear moonlight night cool </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>April</h2> 19 : fine & cool : to home get ready to got o palgrave feed horses : to palgrave haul stones with nelson on stoneboat : to Church at night Frank preached Liz : Mag & I home in Buggy : Billy Bingham & I to Ballycroy to hear about scott {bet?} (repealed today) : in tom home to Bed $250, got $4⁹⁰⁄₁₀₀ from Stokes 20 : cloudy cool north wind cold night : to palgrave with nelson haul stones & Brock dig hole for parliament house scrape up Broken Brick & Stones : to Church Mr Blanchard preached home in Buggy Liz mag & I : cool night : got letter from John McMahon all well : write 21 : cloudy cold squaly snow cold night : to palgrave nelson & Buggy Build parliament house got 5lbs, 3 in nails & 5lbs, 4 in nails at Mrs McMahons : to practice at night Ada {La??ed} 22 X : fine mild cool calm : to home chores water cows & clean out Stables feed horses shave & dress to palgrave S. School : to Flemings for Tea (walk home) to church at night old {man?} preached (Frank there too) 23 : fine clear cool . to home help Jim to haul 2 Barrels water on wagon haul sleighs to Barn pull of georges shoes oil Buggy grind drawing knife : to palgrave with Charlie & Buggy to Shop to Lavery’s with lizzies shoe : finish Stokes Back house & chop away saw dust : got cart (camels) & had 2 loads of Brick & Stone to pond : to Church fine night cool 24 : fine clear cold N. wind : to J Leggetts for 2 Bushels of peas (75cts : $150, paid) : took Sarahs trunk over & willie took Sarah in Buggy : to W. guests see about oats then home for Dinner then to palgrave : finish moving stones : got 2 Shoes on Charlie at nicols : at Stokes for Tea : To Church (then home) 25 : fine clear warm : to palgrave with {Dickey Steer?} for whitehead got $26⁰⁰⁄₁₀₀ to Station talk to Brooks : had Dinner at Stokes got lumber for Church help Brooks to Build platform for choir : to Blanchards for Tea then to church at Stokes all night 26 : fine clear very warm : at palgrave pull Boards off old kitchen & clean it out (Jim sowed peas today) finish platform had Breakfas Dinner & tea at Stokes to Church & practice then walk home (Liz snag {illegible}) 27 : find hot very hot : to home help Jim sow oats & clover in garden dig up plum tress & plant 4 in garden clean up in little garden : to {Farr’s?} mill centreville see about oats he had none : to G Williams got $100, from him for tea : home & supper fed nelson then Liz. Mag. & I to palgrave to Church very warm night 28 : fine very warm dry : to home put mud in Stall for george’s feet : home work in garden cut Jims Hair & William James Faulkner’s oil waggon took 3 Bags of potatoes to McFadden & 1. to Mrs McMahon : 2 to Billy Mullins for tom & took gate down. Bring Stone Boat home : Jim mag & I to practice Jim went home we stopped I walked home mag with B. Bingham in {illegible}) 29 X : fine warm mild cool night to palgrave prayer k class meeting . to Dodsworth for Dinner to S. School : to Blanchards for tea : to Church Frank preached . sing in choir tom. B. Bingham. mag Liz & I walk home) 30 : cloudy cool misley rain at night : to home do chores haul 1. Barrel of water with George on Stone Boat trim georges hoofs clean out cow Stables water cows trim up little garden plant 1. Plum tree & some poplars : pa & Jim went to Orangeville today for oats 22½ Bush at 43cts, got new spade 100, : sleep read </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>May</h2> 1 : cloudy cool snow misley cool : to home haul over 1. load bag to {Stable?} haul manure into little garden on stoneboat plow garden : help Jim pick Stones Back of 7 acre field & new land : to palgrave Liz mag & I to Church walk 2 : fine clear cool : to palgrave Charlie & Buggy got Billy Mullen to help {me?} (Board at Stokes dig post holes & put in posts for fence got nicols waggon to haul lumber 227 feet from Darley : to Church at night Bob Stokes & I good time {h?} : Liz mag 3 : fine mild : to palgrave Build picket fence & more round old kitchen {to?} house Billy mullen & I : to Church I was late : practice then home : Liz mag 4 : cloudy cool misley rain at night : to palgrave put posts under {hill?} & put up stoop . Billy mullen & I : to Church then home in Buggy Liz mag 5 : cloudy cool all day : to palgrave : shingle stoop & close up kitchen {la?} floor : got 1. Bushel peas from Barrie (80 cts) : plant 4 Oak Leaf Mountain Ash : to practice (home) 6 X : fine clear warm cool north wind : to home forenoon feed horses shave {g?} I went to palgrave to S. School & taught tom coulters class : to Station walk had sleep on Bench : to Church Frank preached . Ada played : walk home Liz mag & 7 : fine clear mild : to palgrave work at old kitchen Billy mullen & I lay {foundation?} & side up fix fence paid Billy $200, & I owe him $175, yet : to Church : walk home 8 : fine warm cloudy rain : to home forenoon help Jim clean Barley haul it field help him to sow in new land : to palgrave with Door of old {house?} pick up lumber paint little gate put lumber in cook house & stable to church at night then drive {home?} 9 : cloudy misley warm clear : to palgrave pick up rubbish scrape out {gravel?} & put chip dirt on garden spread manure & plow garden : leave home plow & {seed?} {foredrive?} with phoebe then {home?} 10 : fine very warm : to palgrave Liz & I walk down : I Built a walk in from the house & leveled gravel fix step to cook house & fix Door then to Church good meeting reception I joined the church : Bill Bingham & I walked home : I paid Darley $2{2?/100} ,11 : fine clear hot : to palgrave measure cellar windows : to Tottenham for sash But did not get them : to Joseph prestons for Dinner : to palgrave tea at {Mrs?} McMahon’s to Station : to Flemings with Brooks talk to maggie for awhile : then home 12 : fine warm cloudy thunder Shower at noon clear & cool : walk to palgrave {Darley?} was to be up to evetrough house but he did not come : I went fishing with will Lindsey to Shores got no fish : had tea at Mrs McMahon’s : to practice {walk home?} 13 X : fine clear cool : to home sleep chore shave : to palgrave S. S. to Coulters for tea . to church Mr Blanchard preached big crowd : practice after church home {Buggy?} 14 : fine & cool : to home chores to S. Kellys for horse got none to coxs for mare she just had foaled : home fill 2 loads of new manure pick Stones of creek field : to palgrave got coulter Sharped at nicols some Butter (4lbs) to Mrs McMahon cut R. Stokes hair . to meeting in Church about S. S. & anniversary hot time drive home very Dark </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>May</h2> 15 : cloudy cold snowing : cool rain in evening : to home write letter to Jas {James} Gilechrist Hamilton : to S. kellys with Charlie for plow : to Ballycroy with 5 dozen eggs 55cts post letter : got T. Shinnimans horse at noon plowe in creek field with Charlie & him : to palgrave at night to Band meeting good time (walking) 16 : cloudy cold N. W. wind : to home plowing in creek field Jack {illegible} mother & ann here {illegible} tea time 17 : cloudy mild : to home plowing in creek field finished Jim & I to palgrave at night got Stokes to cut my hair to prayer meeting & practice walk home 18 : cloudy rain cold : to home harrow & sowing oats Broadcast in creek field with Jack & Charlie Jim harrowed cold rain : pettitt here at noon 19 : cloudy & cool : to home finish sowing creek field with Jack & Charlie haul over 1. load of hay to Stable haul some straw to tom put in Drill : Shave & walk to palgrave to Station talk to Brooks : to Store chat : to Stokes see bob : to practice ada played (walk home) 20 X : fine clear mild : to home chores pa & maggie went to Dan Sullivans funeral I put away cattle to Bush feed horses : to palgrave walk to S. S. to phoebe’s for Tea to Church Mr Blanchard sr, preached : I rode home in Buggy with maggie chores fine moonlight 21 : fine warm clear s. e. wind : to home haul rails with Charlie & Jack haul home lumber from stack rolling in creek field very dry & dusty : J Shinimans here at night 22 : clear very hot dry s. e. wind : to home finish rolling creek field to Wm, whites for plow potato ground : Jack & Charlie : to palgrave to Band meeting at night gave T Shinniman $1⁵⁰⁄₁₀₀ in sawmill for {horse work?} 23 : fine hot dry s. wind : to home finish plowing potato ground at noon then leave (Wm) whites plow home : to palgrave maggie & I to English Church Confirmation 23 Confirmed : to Mrs McMahons for Tea : to Station see wedding party (away Robert Innes Jane McElain got married today : to Mrs Coulters with Butter to Stokes for {illegible} home 24 : fine warm dry : went fishing in morning caught 4 trout home chore sleep to S. kellys see about waggon : to palgrave to prayer meeting drive old Jack Billy Bingham home with me 25 : fine cloudy s. wind : to home fill manure all day : to palgrave at night maggie & I to practice misley rain coming home . good practice tonight {ward?} there 26 : cloudy misley sultry hot : to home filling manure all day. To palgrave at night got (took old Jack to tom at saw mill) new Buggy from H. Beatty : gave one note for $ 2500, for eight months at 8 per cent interest and : one note for $5000, for twenty months at 8 per cent fine moonlight Brought home Buggy 27 X : fine hot cloudy misley mild : to home help Jim to hitch nelson in new Buggy Jim maggie & Lizzie ann went to Beaneys Liz & I stopped at home read sing sleep : to palgrave at night Liz mag & I in new Buggy with nelson Frank peached 28 : cloudy misley mild s. w. wind : to home filling manure finished tonight cool s. wind 29 : clear & fine : to home spreading manure mark out {lane?} : to palgrave Liz & I to Band meeting George & Buggy 30 : clear cool N. wind : to home dropping potatoes 8 Bags of seed : very cold tonight 31 : cloudy rain till noon : fine evening : to home drop potatoes read : to palgrave with Charlie & Buggy to see H. Bracken at Stokes for tea : level house roof : to prayer meeting & practice Brought home hand saw: Billy Bingham home in Buggy with me : got castor oil & cotton {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>June</h2> 1 : fine cool cloudy rain at night : to home finish dropping potatoes in Back field (19 Bags altogether of seed) 2 : fine cool N. wind : to home plant some cup potatoes on end lans then to S. McClelland to drop potatoes but they were {dun?} : had dinner at sams then help sam to mark lans {in?} clover & plow some for millet at swamp (till tom came) : then home &Shave help to haul over some hay : Burn {illegible} then home : (on {illegible} 3 X : fine clear cool N. air : to home do chores read sleep : to palgrave to Church Liz maggie & I Mr Brandon preached : to Mrs McMahon’s for a chat after Church then home: {illegible} 4 : fine clear warm w. wind : to home spread manure before Breakfast cut seed after & drop potatoes 3. Bags in sod hill : fix little gate load gun & look for groundhogs got none look at grubs in apple trees . talk to ann & Maggie Lindsey : Burn grubs with coal oil on {stick?} 5 : clear fine warm : cool s. w. wind L to palgrave with liz to Jefferson’s help Will Lindsey & Old John Jefferson to plant Mrs McMahon’s potatoes got Dun at 330 : at Station chat to Brooks & young cosgrove : to Stokes Brooks & I to See {oretroughing?} (Doig put on yesterday) : to Blanchards Band meeting : ada & nettie {for} drive then home at {10?} 6 : clear fine very dry windy & dusty w. wind : to petits to get him to cut 3 Bulls But he was not at home : home read & sleep chores & pull red root in fall wheat Jim to Lyons (Barn raising 7 : fine clear warm : cool N. wind : to home in Bush with gun look for tom Steer got him at {noon?} George pull red root in fall wheat : to palgrave maggie & I to prayer meeting & practice home at 12:00 o'clock 8 : fine warm clear two palgrave work on road dinner at Stinson’s tea Mrs McMahon 9 : fine clear very warm “ ward & I went fishing up humber I got 4 he got 3 : I cut his hair & shaved him & he shaved me pa went to Bolton today to mill & 2 Bags potatoes $100, per Bag went & Brought home george horse & went to palgrave ward & I to get 2 Shoes on george but J nicol was gone to Tottenham : home again shave Jim rain tonight 10 X : fine very hot windy : cloudy showery . cool night : to home to Reaneys Church walking got ride Back with S. kelly ward & I : Lavery preached : to home afternoon chores sing sleep . to palgrave church maggie ward & Jim Buggy Mr Blanchard preached : then I drove Mrs McMahon down to Jeffersons & Back : ward drove her horse with Mrs Jefferson & maggie : then home 11 : fine cool N. wind : to toms for axe at home (started) peeling Bark pa & I Jim after tea 12 : fine clear mild N. wind : to toms to exchange axes .talk to Billy Bingham in our Bush peel Bark to noon : then to palgrave with 1. Bag potatoes to Mrs McMahon : to H. McCauleys with syringe : Back to palgrave : & fix at windows & got glass at Beattys 40cts & hinges paid then home Liz & I 13 : fine cloudy misley warm : to home peel Bark . to palgrave at night B. Bingham & I to practice 14 : fine warm cloudy little rain fine night : help Jim to drive 3 steers to mono mills walk Back : Jim & pa went to Orangeville But did not sell : look for cow & calves cut Burdock with spade : made 2 Buttons : Burn Brush & rubbish on road at gate 15 : clean very hot Sultry : to home : peeling Bark : put up Sleighs for Summer peel Bark : then to palgrave maggie & I to practice in Buggy very hot night 16 : fine very hot Sultry : to home help move Stone into cook house : peel Bark cut toms & willies hair at noon : peel Bark till tea time : then to palgrave with nelson & Buggy : to Stokes got hair cut & shaved : put in windows in cellar (got $2 ⁷⁰⁄₁₀₀ (from Mcfadden </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>June</h2> 17 X fine sultry very warm dry & dusty : to home put away cows . sleep : good wash in cook house : sing & dress : to palgrave at night Liz mag & I in Buggy : Mr. Riddel preached : very hot (voluntary : 121: 18 : fine very hot & dry : to home : peg & sew shoes and fix harness : peeling Bark pa & I Jim harrow potatoes : to palgrave at night maggie & I walking . appoint committees I practice = 19 : fine clear very hot dry s. e. wind : to home : help Jim to make drills for turnips & Shoot ground hog : peel Bark : Sanderson Insured the palgrave house today for $400 ⁰⁰⁄₁₀₀ (at) : $550,for 3 years : to Stinsons at night to see Clayburn he was not there find moonlight night warm 20 : fine clear very dry & hot : to P. Finertys for turnip drill : then help Jim to snake a roller roll turnip drills (very dry hot) : Sowed what seed we had Jim went to palgrave to get more : then got some from Binghams : I chored dress . then went to palgrave maggie & I to practice : settled with Stokes for Board & he gave me $400 , rent 21 : sultry very hot dry : finish sowing turnips : Bring home drill to Finerty’s peel Bark & pile Bark : a little shower rain : to palgrave mag & I to practice hot night 22 : sultry hot dry : to S. McClelland’s working for Tom Faulkner : help to put in curb in well : to palgrave at night mag & I to practice : in Blanchards word come up tonight all night hard 23 : cloudy very hot heavy shower of rain fine rain : to home forenoon to Shave ward & myself : to palgrave to decorate the Church : got 2 shoes on nelson at nicols Liz ward & I home in the Buggy Mrs McMahon for tea then (practice 24 X : cloudy misley nice rain : dine & warm : to palgrave maggie. Ward & I in Buggy to Church Mr Riddel preached : home sleep : to palgrave Liz mag & I : Doffin preached home 25 : party {Written in margin under 25. It is overlined and underlined.} fine cloudy rain : fair up : Jim & I to whites gate for scraper : then plow & scrape road to haul rails : haul rails & Build fence : to palgrave Liz mag. Jim & I to tea meeting : I took tea with Mrs McMahons : sing in choir & sing solo. Old & only in the way ward corded for me fine night good time 26 : clear & cold : took liz down to Robs : back to palgrave got 2 Shoes removed on Charlie at nicols : got Boots at Flemings 65cts paid : home : sleep : peel Bark : to Binghams chat to Billy in Stable 27 : cloudy : clear cool all day cool N. e. wind : to home grind sickle & Start to {illegible} hay : Jim rake up with george : hay very short & thin cock up hay : R. Bingham took my watch to Orangeville got it fixed (free 28 : cloudy east wind rain all day : to home . fix hay in morn : Sew Shoe & grease them . sew lines chores first wet day of the season : to Ballycroy for paper got Some Lozenges chores cool rain 29 : clear fine warm : working on the road Jim & I with horses ave put in 4 days today : Jim went to Presbyterian picnic : I mowed some : chores 30 : fine clear mild : to home finish mowing in flat field rake up & haul in 1 load : to palgrave at night to meet liz coming from robs. Cool night <h2>July</h2> 31 : 1 X fine warm day : to home put away cows shave got ready went to palgrave S.S. Liz & I walk : to Mrs McMahons for tea : to Church Frank preached : then to Mrs McMahons with her & liz & mag : to Stinsons see him : to Stokes for chat to Bob. To McMahons : then home mag & I : 2 : fine warm : to Kellys see about horse : home & wash Buggy at humber home & oil it cut thistles : to Kellys for horse : home & dress to coxs got 3 Boxes Berries 50cts paid : to miss pettinger to mrs coulter & to mrs mcmahon : then mrs mcmahon Liz & I went to garden party at. A. Cranstons good time. got home at 1 oclock at night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>July</h2> 3: fine warm dry: to home fix hen pen. sleep. cut thistles in wheat: then to McElwain's saw mill for edgeings to put over top of hen pen to keep hens from flying out: then to palgrave charlie & Buggy: see Shinniman: get shirling {next line in between others} chat to ward. cool night: at Mrs Mcmahon's at 7 4: fine warm dry: to S. Kelly's make mortar forenoon & mould potatoes afternoon at McElwain raised his barn today. Steve went to raising: chat to B. Bingham {?} 5: fine dry warm: to home hoe potatoes: clear out well & put new sewer pump. gave Jim shinnimon 75 for doing it: them pain {?} & I grind {illegible} for mower: I went to palgrave at night cut stokes pair no prayer meeting: to Mrs Mcmahons for sup {next line between others} chat to her & mag shore: walk home 6: fine clear dry: To home cut thistles. Steve cut our 2 little pigs: got charlie started to mow hill quit early: Jim rake up & pa & J put it up in cocks 7: fine warm windy dry: to home finish cutting meadow on hill. Then hauling in hay to S. McClellands help Tom to paris green his potatoes then home & fine 8X: fine warm misley warm: to home put genge & charlie to pasture. then {illegible} wash: to palgrave S.S. late to Blanchards for practice: to Mrs mcmahons. then home with mag: {next line between others} fine night 9: fine warm dry: to home mow fence corners & cut hay in garden pull cherries: then to palgrave to post parcel to Simon Gower dress for lizzi got 2 shoes on georges front feet to station chat to Brooks: got $1.00 of cras at nicols {next line between others} took m.a. horan {?} to cedarville home 10: fine warm dry cloudy little misley. fine night: to home finish picking che Jim: pa & I peel bark & carry in little bundles of hay fine warm night 11: fine cloudy showery cool: to home peel bark. Jim pa & I then I went to palgrave at night got arms shoes at Lanery's 25 paid. chat to {last word illegible} 12: fine cool day: to Brampton Tom & I: 15 lodges good time: had tea at {last word missing} 13: fine clear dry: to Ballycroy to get milled got none: home & plant potatoes & sow turnips. to S. McClellands with Bobs drill: chat to Bill Bingham & Tom (to practice 14: fine & warm: to home put on paris green on potatoes: then to palgrave mag 15X: fine clear warm dry: to home water cows herd cows in flat field till {word missing} then put cows in bush home had dinner read sleep feed horses had tea then dress & went to palgrave Liz mag & I in buggy no preacher. had a sing then home & made one 16: fine warm day, to home: peel bark Jim & I. got ash for cradle finge 17: fine & dry: to home fix cradle grind Blade cut some fall wheat 8 sh{rest of word missing} then to palgrave charlie & buggy: got 120 lbs plaster {price listed above} 35 cts paid: got rin in reaper {illegible} got at nicols: got 1 pair binding gloves & 1 quart machine in from Mrs Mcmahon's got $4.00 18: cloudy rain cloudy warm mild: to home grind reaper sickle. chore sleep in bush peeling bark pa & I after tea: put in feed & bed for nelson 19: fine clear day: to home peel bark till noon. Then cradle road ground wheat & started to reap & bind {smudged word - illegible} out till 9.30 o clock. cool write letter to J. preston </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>July</h2> 20: cloudy cool fine: to home stock up wheat before breakfast reap & bind & stock up in middle field: cut road round piece in 6 acres {next line between others} cool: chores 21: fine cool mild cool N. air: to home reap wheat in 6 acres & bind Jim & I shock: put on paris green after tea: wash & share then to pilgram {?} Maggie & I to practice to Mrs Mcmahons for chat: practice no good: then home Liz mag & I {next line between others} dry & cool 22X: cloudy rain nearly all day heavy rain at 6 oclock cloudy & warm: to home sleep till 10 oclock: to toms for chat got some cherries: home dress for church but did not go on account of rain sing Liz mag & I in sitting room. chores. 24: fine & clear cool: to home reaping wheat & binding finished cutting fall wheat today: to palgrave at night for plaster got 112 lbs 60 cts paid: home cool {next line between others} (moonlight) 25: fine clear cool N. air: to home help Jim to mix paris green in plaster: solder handle on dipper: finish stocking up fall wheat at noon then Jim & I grind 2 sickles & cradle blade & 2 hoes: cutting grass & thistles in potatoes 26: fine cool: cloudy rain: to home put paris green on potatoes on hill & some in field got some berries: got horses: put rack on wagon & haul in wheat till rain came on about 7.30 oclock. chores 27: cloudy misley: cool clear cool: to home: chink up barn fix reaper rakes: put on paris green on potatoes bring horses home at night {next line between others} cool 28: fine warm clear: to J Watsons with cow to bull on Charlie: to home scaping barley: to palgrave at night Maggie & I to practice: basket of potatoes to Mrs McMahon {illegible words between lines} 29X: fine clear day very warm: got ready & went to palgrave had lunch with R. Stokes then went to Mrs Carters funeral with Hattie Mellow: to centreville then to Mrs McMahons for tea: to church with her, sang in choir: home with mrs mc Liz: mag & I had chat at back {continued between lines} home 30: fine very hot dry: to home reap barley in new land: haul in 4 loads barley & rakings: shingle barn rack: haul in 1 load of fall wheat: fine cool night 31: cloudy warm misley rain: clear cool: to home: reap barley in seven acres grind sickle: haul in 2 loads of fall wheat: fix old buggy when raining <h2>August</h2> 1: clear & fine hot: to home haul in last load of wheat: cut oats in orchards. cladle {?} barley haul in 3 loads barley out of new land cool 2: fine clear warm: to home: grind sickle. cut road round oats out at point reap oats in point: haul in 3 loads of barley & rakings: cool 3: fine, cloudy thunder in north: to home: haul in last of fall wheat rakings haul in a little barley corn & beans: turn oats in garden: haul in barley rakings haul in 2 loads of oats out of garden: put horses in garden: to R. Lynesses got hair cut rain very heavy tonight thunder & great lightning </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>August</h2> 4: fine very warm: to home. hoe corn & beans & cut grass in potatoes to palgrave at night mag & I to practice. gave J. McClelland 25 cts for paper 6 months paid Bob Howard 50 cts for sash: to station: looking for grass seed but got none {next line between others} home at 12 5X: fine clear warm: to home. got cherries & berries. sleep: to palgrave Liz mag & I to church Mr Riddel preached: very warm: town for chat: home {next line between others} walk up track 6: fine warm day: to palgrave with Jim in buggy: started to work on fence gang at Rolly's. Board at Stokes 2 meals. town for chat at 7: fine warm day: at palgrave work on fence gang. Board at Stokes 3 meals got dinner can from Mr Dodsworth for walk sut to 8th line 8: fine: cloudy heavy rain showry: at palgrave went to georgetown on train work on fence gang had 2 meats at Stokes & 1 at Gibbs Hotel: got {last word cut off} 9: fine cool day at Georgetown work on fence: Board at Gibbs 3 meal {in between entries} (started to wire) 10: fine cool day at Georgetown. work on fence: Board at Gibbs 3 meals 11: cloudy & cool at Georgetown work on fence: Board at Gibbs 2 meals then home to palgrave at night on train to practice Liz Mag and I misley at night walking 12X: cloudy cool: N.e. wind: to home read & sleep: to palgrave to church at night 13: fine cool day Lizzie left me to the station palgrave nelson & {name illegible} went to georgetown on train. work at fence. Billy Mullen & I cut of posts {next line between others} at Gibbs 14: cloudy cool w: wind at georgetown work at fence. cut posts & put on wire: 3 15: fine cool wind at georgetown work at fence cut of posts put in {illegible} put on wire: rain at night thunder & lightning. 5 meals at Gibbs 16: close very hot. georgetown: work at fence. cut of posts put in posts & put on wire: rain at night: Board at Gibbs 3 meals 17: cloudy showry cool. georgetown work at fence put on wire cut of posts put in posts: 24 on west side put on wire: 3 meals at Gibbs {illegible - smudged} at night 18: fine clear warm: at georgetown work at fence cut of posts put in posts put on wire. help to dig very hard: home at night on train: to palgrave practice in church then home with Liz & maggie in buggy. 2 meals at Gibbs 19: fine clear warm: to home sleep till 11.30 then walk in field read. write. sleep: to palgrave to church at night. Frank {?} preached ada maggie & I in choir: to mrs. mcmahons after church for chat. {next line between others} fine moonlight 20: fine cool day. to palgrave with pa in buggy: to Georgetown on train work at fence dig 2 holes put in posts & put on wire. Board at Gibbs 1 meal 21: cloudy & very warm: at Georgetown fencing dig 2 holes put in posts put on wire more posts on lauras: Board at Gibbs 3 meals 22: cloudy & cool N. wind: at Georgetown work at fence put in posts & put on wire: got new jigger today: Board at Gibbs 3 meals: election night lots of fun </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>August</h2> 23: fine & cool: at Georgetown work at fence put in posts & put on wire Board at Gibbs 3 meals 24: clear very stormy w. west: at Georgetown work at fence. cut of posts & put in some Board at Gibbs 3 meals 25: clear & warm at Georgetown, work at fence. cut of posts put in posts put on wire. home to palgrave one train: got collar & tie at Mrs Mc's then to practice mr ward there. Then home with liz & maggie in buggy fine night {in between top two lines} 2 meals at gibbs 45 cts paid 26X: fine warm cloudy misley lightning very warm: to home sleep read to palgrave to church at night Mr Blanchard preached. Mr Ward played: home at nine 27: cloudy cool clear: ma left me to palgrave in buggy: Stokes paid me rent to September the 15th: 300: to georgetown on train work at fence cut off posts put in posts put on wire: at Gibbs 1 meal cool tonight 28: fine warm dry N. wind: at georgetown work at fence cut off posts put in posts & put on wire: got mouth argon: at Gibbs 3 meals {next line between others} 25 cts paid 29: fine warm N. wind: at georgetown: at fence put in posts & finished putting on wire at north end: to Barbers paper mill at night Dick Dowdle george lavery & I walked over great place: at Gibbs 3 meals 30: fine warm day: at georgetown finish cutting off posts at N. end at 10 oclock went on Jigger to mansewood. put in posts & put on wire: afternoon up to georgetown on Jigger at night: at Gibbs 3 meals: very warm night 31: cloudy cool rain: cool rain at night: at georgetown at fence on spences section: put in posts put on wire wet & nasty. at Gibbs 3 meals <h2>Sept</h2> 1: fine cool day: on Jigger to Send: put in posts put on wire on Jigger to georgetown. at Gibbs 2 meals: home to palgrave on train at night to practice mr ward. came home with maggie & I in buggy. cool night 2X: fine clear mild cool. to home share sleep sing with Mr ward to palgrave at night Frank preached for walk with Joe lavery at Stokes for chat. then walk home with Tom Mcgovern. cool night 3: fine clear & warm: to palgrave with Mr Ward & Jim in buggy to station. went to georgetown on train: at fence make Bench cut of posts put on wire: at gibbs 1 meal {next line between others} got Irishman Book 25 cts paid 4: fine & cool s.w. wind: at Georgetown. fencing cut of posts put in posts put on wire Board at Gibbs 3 meals: at Temperance meeting at night 10 cts 5: fine & cool. Took all the wire down on 2 Jiggers cut of posts put in posts put on wire. Sick tonight went to bed without supper. at Gibbs 2 meals 6: clear & fine: at Georgetown: took 4 gates & 8 gate posts from Stewarton. on laure {?}. haul posts put in posts put on wire: eat no dinner or supper. at Gibbs 1 meal 7: clear & warm. cloudy cool rain at night: work at fence put on wire cut of posts put in posts put on wire at Gibbs 2 meals </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>Sept</h2> 8: cloudy misty mild: showry: at georgetown at fence put on wire put in posts cut of posts put on wire. close up fence at noon. eat dinner. then up on Jigger to {word cut off} side I put on all the centre wire: 2 meals at Gibbs: home on train to palgrave {next line between others} no practice 9X: fine warm. to home read sleep. share dress. to palgrave to Mrs McM for tea. to Church I had to sing: Mr Blanchard preached. Liz mag ada & I Mrs McMahons after church. had a sing: & had a lunch. Liz stopped: mag & I 10: fine very warm. to palgrave in Buggy with maggie: to Georgetown on train work at fence. cut of posts put in posts put on wire: felt sick went to bed at 8 {next line between others} at band practice 11: fine very warm at Georgetown: work at fence put on wire put in posts put on wire at Gibbs 3 meals: at church miss Timsdale preached good meeting fine 12: fine warm & windy. at Georgetown: work at fence cut of posts put on wire put in posts: at Gibbs 3 meals: up to station with Allen to church Miss Timsdale preached 13: fine cool windy at Georgetown work at fence. put on wire cut of posts put in put on wire at Gibbs 3 meals: to church miss "Timsdale" preached good time 14: fine calm very warm: at Georgetown: work at fence cut of posts put in posts put on wire. at Gibbs 3 meals: Jim Burns Sam & I have fun tonight: play Mullen & Ada 15: cloudy mild. at georgetown: work at fence: cut of posts. help Boss at gate posts put in posts: put on wire: very wet mud hole: to Gibbs 2 meals: home at night: got 1 coil oil for church {illegible}: fill lamps practice goot time: Will Coulter home with 16X: cloudy rain misley all day: to home sing wash shave: I shave Will Coulter palgrave Church at night Will Coulter & I walked down. Mr. Lougheed preached Liz maggie & I rode home in buggy Jim walked. wet night: heavy rain 17: fine cool. to palgrave with liz in buggy. to georgetown on train work at cut off posts put on wire: at church at night Miss Timsdale preached: sick: at gibbs 18: cloudy & warm at Georgetown work at fence put on wire: to milton for pay but {word cut off} not get it: back & cut off posts I was sick today better tonight: at gibbs 3 meals 19: cloudy warm shower: finish putting on wire: to milton for pay but got none: {word cut off} & bring tools to Georgetown: at Gibbs 3 meals: dun {?} here tonight 20: fine warm & dry: left Georgetown on Jigger to milton: took train to Hamilton got Dinner 25 cts {price above}: then on train to Jarvis had 1 meal at Gibbs 1 at Hamilton & 1 at Irwins write letter to maggie tonight 5 cts 21: fine & warm N. wind: at Jarvis at fence started here today put in 61 posts & wired them: got first months wages tonight $28 75/100: Board at Irwins 3 meals 22: fine cloudy N.w. wind. at Jarvis work at fence cut off posts. put in 67 posts & wired them Board at Irwins 3 meals 23X: fine & warm N. wind: at Jarvis: read & sleep: to Port Dover afternoon on Jigger John Allen: Billy Mullen: george lavery: Dick Dowdle: Billy Berry: Jim Burns & {last name cut off} to lake Erie: at Irwins 3 meals. to methodist church at night: church opening </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>Sept</h2> 24: fine clear & warm N wind: at Jarvis cut off posts put in posts put on wire start on west side wired 54 posts today. play in parlour tonight: feed store: printer: carpenter {next line between others} at Erwins 3 meals 25: cloudy & warm: at Jarvis: cut off posts put in posts & wire 42: put in some: at Erwins: 3 meals 26: cloudy warm: rain at noon fine afternoon rain at night: at Jarvis cut off posts put in posts put on wire finish to side line: at Erwins 3 meals: got letter from maggie 27: cloudy cool: w. wind showry cool. at Jarvis: cut off posts put in posts: 3 meals at Erwins. paid one weeks board tonight $3 15/100 28: clear cool showry cold N. wind at Jarvis: put in posts put on wire cut off posts put on {illegible} wire finish to gate on right: at Erwins 3 meals 29: cloudy cool showry hail & snow: at Jarvis dig 1 hole. put in posts put on wire: at Erwins 3 meals: shave, paper: raisins {prices in order, above last three items} 10 cts 5 cts 5 cts 30X: cloudy showry rain w. wind: at Jarvis for walk allen & I get apples. read write letter to maggie mcmahon: to methodist church at night good time R. Dowdle Gea Lavery Bill Berry & I: at Erwins 3 meals <h2>October</h2> 1: cloudy warm rain mild s. wind: at Jarvis dig 2 holes: put in posts cut off posts put on wire: rain: cut posts: at Erwins 3 meals 2: cloudy rain forenoon cloudy cool afternoon: at Jarvis fence 1/2 day at Erwins 3 meals cold tonight 3: cloudy cool N.w. wind: at Jarvis: work at fence start to repair: at Erwins 3 meals 4: cloudy misley rain: at Jarvis: at fence repair board fence got letter from maggie mcmahon: answered it tonight: at Erwins 3 meals: paid 1 weeks board $3 15/100: tonight 5: cloudy cool rain at night: at Jarvis: repair board fence: at Erwins 3 meals at prayer meeting tonight good time rain tonight 6: cloudy misley till noon: cool & fine: at Jarvis: repair board fence near garnet at Erwins 3 meals: shave: post stamp: Dick Dowdle: 50 cts {prices of shave and stamp listed above} 10 cts 5 cts 7X: cloudy misley rain all day: at Jarvis: read: to methodist church at night: Mrs Jamison preached good sermon: at Erwins 3 meals: mcgildy thicket tonight 8: cloudy cool cold: at Jarvis: repair fence at garnet. at Erwins 3 meals: cold tonight 9: cloudy & cold: at Jarvis: repair fence: at Erwins 3 meals: at bible class tonight 10: heavy white frost: fine mild & warm: at Jarvis: put in 2 new gates at Hagersville & repair some fence: at Erwins 3 meals: show fair here at Jarvis today / was cold {next line between others} lots of fun 11: cloudy & cool N. wind: at Jarvis: repair fence near Hagersville: at Erwins 3 meals 12: rain rain to noon rain till night & all night: at Jarvis Idle. to garnet on Jigger eat dinner in tool house: to hagersville repair fence 1/2 hour: to garnet in tool house eat apples till night: at Erwins 3 meals 13: cloudy misley cool day: at Jarvis 1 meal at Erwins: repair fence till train time took train to hamilton: got 1 pair shoes: pie: candy: loaf. nuts: then to palgrave on train Liz mag & I to Blanchards to practice: leave mary & m to gate: to mrs mcmahons for chat then home in buggy rain tonight road very muddy {prices of items in Hamilton listed above} $1.00 10 cts 5 cts 5 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>October</h2> 14X: cloudy cool clear fine: to home: write in this: wash shave dress walk palgrave to mcmahons for tea: to church Frank preached sing in choir: chat: to town 15: cold frosty fine cloudy misley rain at night: to palgrave with sarah & liz in to Jarvis on train unload 3 gates & 6 posts of car: repair fence 1 hour: to Erwins 1 meal 16: cloudy rain heavy shower fine cool rain in evening & at night fine moonlight: at Jarvis took 2 gates & 4 posts on Jigger put in 2 gates near garnet fix fence again near Hagersville at {words cut off} 3 meals: to Hagersville at night on jigger: J.M. Allen: D. Dowdle: Jim Burns: Albert Hobbs {next line between others} home to Jarvis at 10.30 17: cloudy & cool: at Jarvis got paid $31.25: settled for board at Erwins $4.95: started on 10:15 train: got 3 baskets of pears in Hamilton $1.95: 1 cap $1.00: 1 tie & gloves 78 cts: got {word cut off} palgrave 8:20. left peaches & nalise {?} at Mrs. McMahons: in {illegible} chat to Mr. Brachen {?}: walk home 18: fine cool N. wind: to home: thrashing chore & help at chaff: Whites machine: sold shoes Dick lyness for $1.50: Jim moved horse power: fine moonlight night {next line between others} (to whites) 19: rain cloudy cool: to home read & sleep till noon: then help pa Jim & S McClelland put in straw in barn. clean up floor: to palgrave for basket of peaches & $1.00 worth of sugar. to mcmahon chat 20: cloudy cool squaly snow at night: to home picking potatoes. to palgrave at night to Blanchards to practice good time ward sing & ada played, roads muddy snow ball ada & {last word illegible} {next line between others} Liz mag & I home 11:00 21X: cool clear fine cold at night: to home sleep. read. shave & dress to palgrave to {name cut off} at night walk sing in chor poor sing ada played ward sang: to Stokes for chat. walk 22: cool frosty mild: to P. Jinertys {?} thrashing in mow: got dun at 3 oclock put in chaff got home at five pick potatoes on hill: help to cut some feed read Jacob faith 23: misty cloudy e. wind rain at night: to home help Jim put roof on stack. pick potatoes finish digging today. help to cut feed at night: dark 24: fine clear windy w wind squaly rain fine night: at Binghams thrashing cut boards & fork barley. help in with straw: home help cut feed: & feed & {last word cut off} 25: cloudy misty fine warm s.e. wind: at Binghams help them to put in their straw: {word cut off} to palgrave george & buggy to nicls got 2 front shoes removed: to mrs mcmahons for tea 26: fine cool s. wind to home fix pin and put prop under stable. to bush with gun: picked apples afternoon & help in with stove to parlour: cut feed Jim & I: for cows to field: chores feed & bed {next line between others} pa to Bolton today with grist for tom 5 bush {illegible} (raining) wet night e. wind 27: cloudy misley e. wind: s.w. wind & showry cool night: to home read & sleep: clean barley pa pin & I: 42: cut feed. oil buggy dress to palgrave maggie & I in buggy to practice in Blanchards ada played ward sing: to mrs mcmahons chat got sweet: then home: road 28X: cloudy blustry cool: to home read sleep shave dress walk to palgrave: to church with {word cut off} sing in choir: miss Rayburn sing: to L. chat: walk home. road very muddy: toms for chat to 12 29: fine cool clear blustry at night - N.w. wind: to palgrave Liz & I on wagon with 41 {word cut off} barley got 60 cts from W. Bracken: paid Watson taxes $9.55 for home & $1.34 for palgrave house: then home & fix around stack: then haul 41 bags big potatoes & 7 small: cut feed. clean horse {next line underneath first} per bush $24.50 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>October</h2> 30: fine clear mild: to home: put on kettle of potatoes in old house to boil for horses haul in potatoes 82 bags big & 15 small: cut feed clean horses & bed them: cool night cloudy 31: very windy w. wind {warm written above both}: to home: put on kettle potatoes: fix bins in cellar for potatoes: haul 1 load wood home: and haul in 56 bags big & 14 bags small potatoes: cut feed to feed horses & bed them: very warm {next line between others} warm w. wind tonight <h2>Nov</h2> 1: fine mild warm: windy s.w. wind: to home put on kettle of potatoes: fix bin: haul home 72 bags big & 21 small: help to clean 10 bushels of fall wheat: cut feed: clean horses: windy tonight {next word between others} warm 2: fine mild stormy s.w. wind: cloudy & misley: to home fix up bins in cellar & make new bins: pa went to Bolton with 10: of wheat for grist & 6 bags of potatoes got 35 cts per bag {illegible words between lines} 3: cloudy fine cool: w. wind: to home: put on kettle of potatoes: clean out stable: haul in 66 bags of big & 20 bags small potatoes: cut feed: wash shave: to palgrave mag & I charlie & buggy to practice {next line between others} home at 1130 4X: fine mild s. west wind: to Sloans Church in morning with Sarah & maggie walking. Mr Orr preached home in buggy with tom Coulter & Rob Campbell pick Beachants {?} sing: then to sing in choir ada played good: old Mr Blanchard preached: windy w. wind tonight. mild: palgrave church at night maggie & Rob Campbell: Tom Coulter Jim & I in old buggy & B. Bingham & Liz 5: fine mild warm calm: to home: haul in 5 big bags & 14 small. white Elephants: {word cut off} feed do chores. Jim at whites thrashing afternoon: rain at night: west wind: warm 6: cloudy cool dry w. wind: to home: haulin 69 bags small & 17 bags big potatoes Elephants: cut feed clean horses & feed & bed them Jim took Kelly's single harness home fine cool night cloudy 7: fine warm calm N. air: to home haul in 64 bags big & 26 bags small potatoes finished hauling in today 642 bags altogether: cut feed: help fill up 14 bags potatoes: water {next line between others} horses at lumber {?} 8: cloudy snow storm e. wind: rain afternoon rain at nihgt: to home chores: help Jim to put oats up on scaffold & cut feed & put pea straw into mow: sleep read: chores: wet night 9: cloudy misty misley rain: to home chores: plow in creek field with ginge & charlie to 4 oclock then got ready grease wagon started to Toronto with S. Kelly & Bill Stephens our wagon: fed at Bolton then to {next line between others} Road very bad: Holmes: at 4 oclock 10: cloudy rain to 9 oclock: started from Holmes corner at 530 & got to Toronto to milligans Quincy Hotel at 8 oclock got breakfast: & started with Steven Kelly to buy & sell potatoes but did not: pick 30 bags in car & took them to Black Horse Hotel put up for sunday had tea & went to Hugh Connor's 34 Niagara St and stopped all night fine night cool 11X: fine mild N.w. wind: at Connors for breakfast: to 1130 then Bill Stephens & Mark Connors & I went down front st to Black horse. fed horses had dinner then went down {illegible} to other side of don then up queen st to george down to Black horse Bill & I had tea then Logan & I went to L Kente {next line between first two} (: met John Logan in stable at B. Horse) {next line between bottom two} back to bed at B. Horse (for chat) 12: fine clear mild: at B. Horse had breakfast then Bill & I went to car and pick potatoes to noon Steve sold car load to James Lumbers: had dinner at B. Horse. fill potatoes in car get dun at 7 oclock to B. Horse for tea: to John Connors steve Bill & I then back to B. Horse to bed at 11 13: fine clear mild s. wind: at B. Horse for breakfast up to market up king to china hall: then to yonge got stock 2.00 pound: down to front got shovel 75 cts: sold 24 bags & left the rest at Connors started for home: had dinner at peacock: stop at Holmes: at Clairville: at Bolton fed horses: then home at 230 in morning </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>Nov</h2> 14: fine warm mild: to home: sleep till noon: chorse read write sleep. chores: to creek on ginge 15: fine warm cloudy misley cold N. wind: to home chore pile up some stones chores to palgrave night to station got $16.25 pay: Liz & maggie to Flemings: to tracys with whip: to prayer meeting {next line between others} (feed & bed horses) 16: fine clear cool frosty: to home move stones with george & stone boat: haul 11 bags potatoes from frame stable to cellar: halu 4 bags in from field: feed horses: cut feed: clean {last word cut off} 17: snow cold blustry cold clear night: to home Jim & I finish moving stones: I moved fence Jim took 14 cord wood to cook: fill 4 bags potatoes saw some wood: grease wagon: haul home 1 load wood split wood: cut Jims hair: cut feed: shave: chess: to palgrave mag & I to practice: got coal oil {next line between others} got $10 10/100 from R. Stokes for rent 18X: fine frosty & e. wind snow at night: to home: to home chores read sleep chores: to palgrave maggie & I walked down at night: ma at Coulters: Frank preached: walk home Billy {name cut off} tom & I: snowing away Billy & I went into town for lunch: then home 10 to 11. east snow {next word between other lines} warm 19: fine mild cloudy: to home: chores. help to clean 43 1/2 bushels of barley: cut feed {word cut off} stoves into old house: Jim took barley to palgrave got 60 cts per bushel: got 2 doz cabbage from mrs mcmahon: Jeffersons: to palgrave at night on george: see about Christmas anniversary: oyster {rest of line cut off} 20: fine mild cold: to home: haul 2 locks of hay over from barn to stable: clean 43 1/2 {word missing} of barley Jim took it to palgrave 60 cts per bush: pa & I clean up floor: chores read paper cut feed 21: fine frosty cold. to home rigging up stable at east end of barn lining & stuffing it for {word cut off} Jim & I haul 2 barrels of water: to toms chat: to Binghams to pay Bob for timber sills $2.00 22: fine frosty very sharp cold: to home chores clean out stables & feed cattle & horses all day: will look for trowel to plaster stable: home & chores: to palgrave maggie & I at night: to prayer meeting with nelson & buggy to Mrs McMahons for chat & wait for moon to rise: home cold {word cut off} 23: fine frosty mild: to home chores: feed cattle & clean out stables: to S. Kelly's afternoon help him to kill steer with broken leg: Bill hichen {?} Frank Sullivan: peet Hayes: home chores {next word between other lines} cold 24: fine mild day: to home chores feed cows & clean out stables help Jim haul 2 barrels water carry sand to make mortar for horse stable: shave got ready & went to palgrave maggie & I buggy with george put him in mrs mcmahons stable: went to fix windows in church but there was not glass: paid gus Sanderson $13 90/100 for premier for 1809: to mrs mcmahons for tea: to practice talk to {name cut off} 25X: fine clear mild: to home all day sleep & read: walk to palgrave at night to church Liz {word cut off} {illegible} martha refine: Mr Blanchard preached: Maggie & I did not sing in choir: will & Fred McCabes {next word between lines} tonight 26: windy blustry snow to noon: fine mild: to home chores: help clean 45 1/2 bushels of barley: to {word cut off} for 6 bags of ours on george: help Jim to haul 2 barrels water & 2 loads from bush & 1 load rails {next line between others} (& carry water into cellar) 27: cloudy misty N. air: to home: put rack on sleigh & haul straw stack into barn put rack in mow: to palgrave night nelson & buggy: see Stokes about letter: to Mrs McMahons got coal oil {word cut off; next line between others} got 1 axe handle 25 cts paid: to Freacks for floor 28: misty misley rain at night: to home: put new handle in axe: hitch up charlier liz to go up to Sloans: grind axes: to S. McClellands see him about cedar walk through swamp: home write a letter to John McMahon: hot night (pa at youngs thrashing) mix up medicine today & took some at noon & some at night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>Nov</h2> 29: cloudy mild snow squal cool: chores clean out cow stables Jim went to nicols to get horses shod charlie & nelson: pa at youngs thrashing: to Bally orog {?} post letter to John McMahon got papers: chat to Mr Lavery: home & chores. fix old wood box: feed clean & bed 30: cloudy mild warm: to home Jim & I went to bush & started to cut saw legs cut 10: & some blocks for wood: Jim went to town after noon: I leveled road with shovel in bush: then home shoot squirrel in cedars: pa & I hauled 4 barrels water with george & charlie: do chores: snow squals {next line between others} road muddy (cool tonight) <h2>Dec</h2> 1: fine mild cool: to home chores: clean 4 bags oats & barley for chop: to mill with chop 33 cts george & charlie: home chores grease wagon: to bush for load of wood. to palgrave with single cord wood to Nicol in Blanchards talk to Frank & Mr Blanchard. home to mill for chop but did not get it. home feed horses: shave & dress: to palgrave maggie & I nelson & buggy to Blanchards to practice: to campbells ward dress: {illegible} with old Fleming & Brooks about Jacks cap {next line between others} home word maggie & I 2X: fine warm mild: to presbyterian Church: Mr ward maggie & I walking. Mr Orr preached home chat & sing: to palgrave at night walking to church: Frank preached: Mr ward: Rob Campbell: ada Blanchard maggie & I in choir Brooks mr Flemmings not there: walk home in town for chat {next line between others} very dark night 3: cloudy mild fine snow at night not much: in McClellands swamp with John Falker {?} & Jim splitting lying cedars: 133 rails today for a start: eat dinner in swamp home for tea: very dark night 4: cloudy squaly mild: squaly & windy: in S McClellands swamp with Jim & tom & pa splitting rails 155 rails today: had dinner in town: home for tea: to palgrave at night nelson & buggy: to Campbells to see {illegible} 5: cloudy mild. squaly snow N. wind: to Bolton nelson & buggy to see about old Fleming & {illegible} dinner at Elliots 25 ct got boc of Dr Sages {illegible} cure {50 cts paid written above}: cigars {10 cts written above}: Michael Graham home to Balgeroy with me {next line between others} see our board at School 6: cloudy cold clear: in S McClellands swamp with Jim & tom splitting rails had dinner in Toms home for tea: I had sore throat and cold: wash & bathe feet: {illegible} head 7: fine clear mild: to home all day sick with sore throat all cold & sore: sleep nearly all day: Jack McMahon here: & Mr Blanchard: old fashion with summons for one: maggie went home with Mr Blanchard {next line between others} cloudy mild night 8: fine mild cloudy: Sarah & I to Bolton nelson & buggy had dinner at Elliots paid 50 cts got Mr Wiloughby the lawyer for $2.00 to plead case: with Fleming: decision not given today then to palgrave Sarah got shoes from lavery: she stopped to Mrs Coulters: I put nelson in Mrs McMahons stable & had tea there: then to Blanchards talk to Frank upstairs: then sing a little: to Mrs mcmahon will coulter & I for horse then home maggie Sarah & I in buggy {next line between others} fine mild night road good 9X: fine mild cloudy: to home all day read sleep: to palgrave maggie & I at night to church nelson & buggy: sing in choir ward not there: Mr Blanchard preached: ann home with us in buggy 10: fine mild: in S. McClellands swamp split rails 134 with Tom & Jim {dinner at Toms written above}: home for tea got ready went to palgrave with maggie to practice: george & buggy good time 11:cloudy clear warm cold at night: in S. McClellands swamp with tom split 106 rails dinner at toms: home for tea chores: pa & ma at Orangeville today with chickens 12: fine clear cold North air: in S McClellands swamp help tom to split 87 rails: burn down stbu cut of 1. cut finish splitting our rails today: to palgrave at night maggie & I walking to practice: cold clear moonlight roads good hard & smooth good walking: Jim at Kelly's thrashing today: I got letter from landesser {?}: receipt {next line written to left of entry} pa & ma got 6 gallons oil today 90 cts </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>Dec</h2> 13: clear frosty very cold N.w. wind: in S McClellands swamp with tom making roads to rails Dinner at toms home for tea: snow a little tonight very cold & stormy: feed & bed horses 14: cold blustry: clear & calm cold: to home chores pa & I hauled 3 loads of wood home from {word cut off} with charlie & nelson & wagon: to mow mills afternoon with Sam McClelland to railroad meeting old mungovan Dufferin post lots of fun: home for tea to palgrave maggie & I to practice charlie & old buggy in treacys Laverys Mrs McMahons & Mrs Bradleys John nicols: try to sell beef but {word cut off} (left my old felt boots at Lawrys to be mended) 15: fine mild s. wind: to palgrave with nelson & buggy: to nicols to get 2 hind shoes on but did not put nelson in treachs shed & fed him oats: to Jigger house to see Stokes Fodsworth & milson about beef: to Beattys for chat: to Mrs Campbells for Mr Ward: then him & I went to Bolton: see Willoughby: got hari cut paid Old Evans $7 70/100: got collar {18 cts written above}: bottle secret {25 cts written above}: then to palgrave got Liz new shoes at laverys: to Campbell for tea with mr war: then to parsonage to practice: hitch up horse & home all alone: fine moonlight night {next line between others} (splendid wheeling today) 16X: cloudy mild s.w. wind & misley rain all day: to home read sleep sing: chores: at home all day 17: cloudy misley N. wind: cold: to home: chores: cut iron wood pole to hang beef on get read to kill help tom & Jim to kill white steer: then to palgrave maggie & I george & buggy to practice: to Mrs Mc: 5 cts {last word illegible; next line between others} (cold & squaly snow) (had good practice tonight) 18: cold stormy N. wind squaly all day: very cold & clear: to Caledon East Sarah & I Kellys democrat {word cut off} 79 lbs of gees at 6 cts: $4 74/100: 32 lbs of turkey at 9 cts: $2 88/100: & 1 gobbler $1 50/100: $ 9 12/100 in all. paid left Kellys wagon at home: then home feed horses got supper: to palgrave maggie & I nelson & buggy to laverys for any felt boots & wills {25 cts paid 75 cts written above}: to Blanchards to practice Billy Bingham there good time: Billy home in buggy with us {next line between others} cold night 19: cold squaly snow very cold clear: to home haul 2 barrels of water from pond: to palgrave with {word cut off} barley 34: 32 at 54 cts per bushel $18 72/100 {ticket for it written above}: to nicols & got 2 new shoes on george front feet. home got fill up 29: barley chores: to palgrave maggie & I & Billy Bingham in Buggy with george: to practice good time 20: cold s. wind clear: to palgrave with load barley 38. 49: at 54 cts: got paid for yesterdays load & {word cut off} 73 24 lbs at 54 cts: $39 69/100 paid: gave lavery $5.00 for sarah's & lizzies stones: got 1 lb soda in {word cut off} home & clean barn floor: to Kellys pa & I to weigh beef hind quarters: gave toms the 84 quarter: haul 1 load wood home from bush chores: to palgrave maggie & I to laverys with martha robins shoes: got wax {next line between others} to practice 21: cold squaly stormy North Blizzard very cold: to Bolton with 17: 40: wheat for grist: 5: for tom: $1 10/100 for salt & the rest for ourselves: dinner at Elliots {25 cts paid written above}: road very rough for wagon: very cold night 22: clear frosty s. wind: to home haul 2 barrels of water from pond on stoneboat: haul home load wood to palgrave with 1/2 cord wood to J nicol willie & I {$1.50 written above}: home put shoeing on stoneboat oil buggy: put in wagon: chores: to palgrave to laverys for marthas shoes & 1 of sally's: to practice mag & I {next line written above} (40 cts paid\ 25 cts paid) 23X: fine mild s.w. wind: to home chores sing: to palgrave at night to church Mr Blanchard preached big crowd: sing in choir: Liz mag & I in buggy and walk very dark night 24: clear fine warm s. wind: to home Jim & I cut 1/2 cord wood for cook: to palgrave: Billy Bingham & I. shingle hall fix up tables. tea at Mrs Coulters: to Mrs McMahons got $4.00 from Bill Lindsey Stokes rent for December: got bottle of pastilles {prices written above} 25 cts paid: sweets paid 10 cts: to parsonage to practice: to choir practice on organ: then fix up greens: then maggie & I home in buggy road very muddy mild night help maggie to curl her hair </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1888">1 1888</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#December">2 December</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#1889">3 1889</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Jan">4 Jan</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>1888</h2> <h2>December</h2> 25: cloudy mild warm: to home chores practice pieces: to palgrave with liz & maggie in buggy to Oyster supper & tea meeting: put nelson in laverys stable road very muddy to hall with Joe lavery to station to meet Mr ward & nellie with lantern: to Blanchards for books: wait on table had some oysters & tea to church & sing in choir had a good time Stinson & Diddel there. Sarah Dale miss Robb: home with liz & mag in buggy at 2 oclock: road muddy {next line written above entry} Tom ann & family here for dinner had a goose 26: cloudy mild misley warm: to home chores: fix goose pen feed horses: to bush after noon Jim & I cut saw logs warm & misty: at home tonight play matches mag & I: to stable feed & bed horses 27: cloudy cold w. wind: to home chores haul 2 barrels of water from pond: chores fix barn door: to Ballycroy to office get papers & letter from John McMahon: 5 cts nutmeg {next line included between others} cold stormy night 28: cloudy mild w. wind: to home: chores help Jim to cut saw logs peeled logs cut 33 today 29: cloudy mild s. wind: cold: to home haul 2 barrels of water from pond on stoneboat: to bush cut sawlogs tom with us afternoon cut sawlogs: to palgrave at night maggie & I george & buggy to store with shoes for ann & get parcel for ann: to practice then home road very rough: {last line illegible} 30X: fine clear mild: cloudy squaly snow s.w. wind: to home: chores pa & liz went to reaneys nelson & wagon Jim & sarah to sloans church: meag Faulkner {?} came here today: joe lavery here: to palgrave to church at night Frank Blanchard preached road muddy very dark night & stormy joe lavery took Liz & meag to church 31: cloudy mild: cool: to home forenoon: help Jim haul home 7 loads wood from bush saw McClelland to bush chat: I went to palgrave after noon charlier & buggy take steer hide to H Beatty 55: $1.92: home for tea: then to toms with sarah: Liz maggie & meag Faulkner taffy pole: Bob eat & joe {illegible} {next line between first two lines} Nomination at palgrave today {next line between bottom two lines} Bob Bingham & Billy: play {rest of line illegible} <h2>1889</h2> <h2>Jan</h2> 1: cloudy mild fine: to home chores: bring home plow from field with charlie & george: haul 2 barrels water from pond: feed horses: to palgrave nelson & buggy to laverys with me {illegible} to get {illegible}: I got the tac of Sarah's sewed: to mrs mcmahon's with 1 bag of flour: home chores: to Coulters taffy pole {next line between others} big time: sarah maggie & I home at 6 2: fine mild: to home sleep to near noon: chores: to bush make road to back & logs light {word cut off} lay out road back through bush: home to bed & sleep till 8 oclock: lunch read & write here 3: clear fine warm: to home: Jim pa & I skid saw logs 41: with nelson very slippery to palgrave at night walking. to laverys with marthas robins shoe: got weather shoes: chat to Joe then to Mrs Mcmahons: for lizzie will coulter there: home in buggy with liz charlie in buggy: cool {next line between others} (12 oclock) 4: fine clear warm: mild: to home: help Jim grind axe: haul 2 barrels of water from pond chores: grind axe: to bush pa & I make roads through bush: chores read sleep: feed & bed horses 5: cloudy mild cool e wind misley rain at night: to Currans & Binghams looking for windlass horses & wagon Bingham using it home & get dinner: to Binghams for windlass: to McElwains for load of sawdust: haul 2 barrels water from pond: chores oil buggy: shave: to palgrave to laverys for marthas {word cut off} to Mrs Mcmahonas for liz & maggie: to practice: Harry Bible & Joe Martin there: {worded smudged out} ward there good time: home 6X: cloudy misley rain all day snow at night: to home chores read sleep: to palgrave at night nelson & buggy: Jim liz & maggie & ann walked: Mr Blanchard preached: Billy Bingham & I walked snowing all night: clean snow of buggy </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1889</h2> <h2>Jan</h2> 7: clear cool N. air: to home help Tom & Jim to kill 2 pigs forenoon: shinimom here for {word cut off} help Jim to haul 2 loads wood home from bush in sleigh george & charlie will with to palgrave: with pa & Jim in sleigh the first sleighing of the season today: to Election in {word cut off} house note for p.e. Campbell: J. Hanna: & J Brown councillors: chat to will coulter & Rob campbell {next line between others} home in sleigh 8: cloudy mild: to home help to cut up 2 pigs & pack the meat in barrel in {word cut off} to Ballycroy on george post letter to John McMahon & 1 to S. Gower for sally. paid 4 cents, haul wood 4 loads home from bush: chores: 3 Riddles here tonight Robert: Charlotte & maggie: {name cut off} & Billy Bingham had lots of fun info to 1 oclock 9: cloudy misley rain all day: to home chores: sew tug & fix martingale: sleep read: windy {next line above} & grease them 10: stormy all night & today blustry west wind mild: to home: chores: help Sarah to wash & single harness: to palgrave: maggie & I to practice in cutter: practice new pieces for Crawfords 11: cloudy cool w: wind: to home chores: in bush help Jim & tom to cut wood for to palgrave with 1/2 cord wood to J. nicol. to laverys for toms boots {price written above} $1.00 & Jims new boots. home chores: to palgrave in cutter Jim maggie Billy Bingham & I to practice road slippery 12: fine clear mild: to palgrave with 1/2 cord of wood to nicol. take pail butter to McMahon sum 23 lbs: haul soap boxes from station for Mrs McMahon home for dinner: to palgrave after with 1/2 cord wood to nicol: home for tea: chores. to palgrave at night maggie & I practice {next line between others} :roads icy: paid tom Cobean {?} $15 25/100 got note for steer 13X: calm snow mild fine night cloudy: to home: chores read sleep: to palgrave at {word cut off} in sleigh Jim Sarah maggie liz ann & willie: Mr Fucar preached: good crowd {next line between others} (george & nelson) good sleighing 14: fine clear warm cold frost night: to palgrave at 6.00 to nicols to get george & nellie shod 8 shoes removed: home for dinner fix rack on sleigh: to palgrave with 1/2 cord wood nicol home for tea to palgrave maggie & I to practice charlie & cutter: fine moonlight night 15: fine frosty clear mild calm: to Billy whites for load lumber to Caledon East with lumber white to Burrel spend 15 cts at Lockton & 20 at Caledon East: home at 730 fine mild night moonlight 16: cloudy mild: rain all afternoon & evening: to home chores haul 2 brls water from pond chores clean out cown stables: rig box & seats on sleigh to take choir to crawfords but it was {illegible} sew some & fix up 10 {next line between others} Billy Bingham here 17: cloudy windy w. wind cold: to home: chores: help sarah to wash & oil Toms {word cut off} 18: cloudy windy cold: Blustry snow N. wind: to home fixing up harness to noss {?} then bush with nelson help Jim & pa to skid 27 logs make 1 skideways & make road 19: fine clear cold: to home: help Jim to haul 2 barrels water from pond: in bush help Jim to skid 22 saw logs. chores: shave to palgrave maggie & I to practice in buggy: liz home with us: rain e. wind {next line between others} cold clear night 20X: cloudy: snowing east storm: to home all day chores sleep read: snowing & blowing 21: cloudy {word smudged out} try fine cold: to home: chore: plat georges tail. clean 16 bushel of wheat. pa {word cut off} shave: plat Binghams peets tail: harness george: dress: to palgrave Billy Bingham maggie & I sleigh to Blanchards to Crawfords with choir. put horses at quarters sing in chore: home palgrave got home at 230 cold clear moonlight night frosty </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1889</h2> <h2>Jan</h2> 22: cloudy cold s. wind: to Orangeville with pa: with 16.35 {B and lb} wheat at $1.00 per bush {prices listed above} $16.55: got 6.10 {B and lbs} peas at 60 cts $3.70: got fiddle string for Jim {15 cts} & 2 for {illegible}; kindling: 1 lead pencil (5 cts): home chores {illegible words between lines} 23: cloudy: clear mild thaw: to home help Jim to haul home tanbark from bush {next line above} haul 2 brls water 24: clear fine warm: to home haul home tanbark from bush around up 6th line: to mill for chop paid. gave Bill Lindsey 1 bag flour for Mrs McMahon: road up on note of $6.00 {next line between others} 815 paid 80 cts old stove & old plow 25: fine clear warm: to Bolton horses & sleigh: with old Stone & old metal to Sam {?} Dick $3 59/100 & 8 bags of potatoes: 5 to K Evans at 40 cts {full price listed above} $2.00: 2 to J. Elliott at 35 cts: and 1 to Sam Shore at 35 cts {next line between others} got 10 cts of carbolic acid 26: fine clear mild: to home: help Jim to haul some tanbark grom bush haul 2 brls water from pond: haul 3 loads wood home from bush: chores: to palgrave to practice {next line between others} (Boil on my neck very sore) Liz home with me in cutter 27X: mild, snow all day & all night N. storm: to home in house all day Boil on back of neck very sore 28: snowy cold clear: to home in house all day with boil on neck very sore: deep snow cold 29: clear & frosty: to home: in house all day with boil on neck very sore: {illegible}: cold clear 30: fine mild blustry: to palgrave nelson & cutter to ice Stokes. {illegible - words to faint to read} 31: cloudy blustry windy w. wind: to home: help Jim to rig rack on sleigh & put on load of tanbark Jim went to Orangeville: in house boil neck very sore <h2>Feb</h2> 1: clear cold frosty: to home: help pa & Jim to put on load of bark: ask george white John young S. kelly currans & p. Finerty to bark bee for tomorrow: in house: boil on neck broke today {next line between others} off back 2: cloudy blustery cold w. wind: to Orangeville with S. kelly on load of bark: we had Bee John curran: Billy young: george white: Jim with ours got sausage {price above} 20 cts: home with John currans: to palgrave (to practice) 3X: fine clear cold very cold: to Cedar Mills Church Billy Bingham & I charlie & cutter then back to Binghams for dinner: to palgrave at night Billy & I in cutter very cold {next line between others} Frank preached: home 4: cloudy mild snow e. storm: to home help to put on load tanbark last load: to Billy Whites saw mill got elm scantling 4x4 {length above} 12 ft long: for Boulsters: Billy left it at gate: in S. McClellands swamp: fix road & chat to tom sam & albert: home for dinner: to palgrave with sarah: to Stokes for key of house: fix shutters for windows: to Mrs McMahons for sarah {next line between others} then home 5: cloudy cold North storm snow & slow all day: to home chore sew my felt boots & grease them: rope Sallys trunk: get ready & went to Bolton with sarah & Jim feed horses at Elliotts spent 20 cts: then home. sarah did not go to manitoba: very cold night 6: cloudy snow: cold north storm: to S. McClellands swamp with Jim make road to rails home for dinner: hitch up & break road in swamp & haul out 123 rails: home & chores. cold stormy night 7: cloudy mild: help Jim to haul rails out of S. McClellands swamp: home get ready & go to Mount Pleasant or ridges Church: with Jim maggie Lizzie sarah same McClelland albert little: nelson & fly our sleigh: good time for board & ada Blanchard home to palgrave with us: lots of fun: fine mild night: roads heavy deep snow big ewe lambed today, had 3 lambs {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1889</h2> <h2>February</h2> 8: cloudy mild squaly: in swamp help Jim to haul out rails to nosh them {word cut off} roads afternoon snow very deep in bush & swamp: ride up road with Bob young: chores read 9: cloudy mild calm: in swamp help Jim to haul out rails snow very deep: to palgrave at night with maggie nelson & cutter: Mr Ward Lizzie maggie & I home 10X: clear fine frosty: to home: chores sleep read: Mr Ward Jim Lizzie maggie sarah & willie to Reaneys: to palgrave at night: mother: sarah: lizzie: maggie: Jim: ann: albert little: martha robin: Mr ward & I all in sleigh: Frank preached: Billy Bingham home with us. fine moonlight 11: Blustry snowing mild {both winds following listed above} s. wind: windy cold n.w. wind: help Jim to haul 2 barrels water from pond: in {word cut off} make road to rails: haul out rails afternoon: blustry & cold: house & chores 12: fine clear cold N.W. wind: help Jim to haul out rails finish hauling rails and hauled 9 gate posts home {price listed above} (10 posts at 15 cts each): put on box went to McElwains for saw dust but got none {next line between others} chores: cut maggie stephens hair 13: clear & very frosty cold calm: to currans help Jim on with load of bark: got ride 5th line with J. shiniman currans bark bee: home grind knife fix cutting box put on knife sat straw chores: to palgrave at night maggie & I george & cutter to Church Frank preached on {word cut off} (good time) 14: clear cold fine clear: to S. McClellands to buy posts from him: in town sam & I for {word cut off} home chores. to creek with cows. clean out stables feed cattle: to palgrave to church at night {next line between others} (maggie came home with me) I went to stove in cutter 15: fine clear mild: help Jim to haul out 81 posts out of swamp: haul 2 barrels of water from pond to bush for load of wood 1/2 cord Jim went to Robs hill: help pa to move 8 bags oats & empty new {word cut off} to Binghams to see Billy: home chores: to palgrave to church sally maggie & I in cutter: fine {word cut off; next word in between others} (good sleighing) 16: cloudy misty misley: to home help Jim to get 1/2 cord of wood from bush to go to Bolton clean out stable: to Orangeville with Frank Blanchard: our george & his cutter: to get {word cut off} & seal for present for Mr Ward {prices listed above items} $4.00: got hair cut & shave (25 cts): hay & oats 20 cts: home chores aunt Rachel & John came here 2 horse sleigh: Will Coulter read address & I gave Mr Ward the chain & seal: had a good time: to Mrs McMahons for 1 lb 25 cts tea & 5 cts of sweets {paid listed above prices}: then home maggie & I liz came with Billy Bingham 17X: cloudy mild cool: to home chores: John {illegible} & I went to town chat then to swamp look at rails & through swamp to road meet Albert Little to toms chat then John albert will & to our place for dinner Lizzie ann maggie & martha robins: chores chat: to palgrave at night with sarah Jim albert liz mag: will & I: ann margery & martha robins: took sacrament tonight: came home with Billy Bingham {next line between first and second lines} aunt & John went home at 5 oclock 18: cloudy mild snowing all day N.e. storm: help Jim & tom to put on load of posts 22 haul them home: took 3 bags oats to whites to get crushed & 1 bag of flour to {word cut off} going {illegible} in morning: home write a farmers wife {illegible name} to a. little 7 cords & to John {illegible; next line between others} shovel snow & help maggie to put out clothes 19: stormy {word smudged out} wind drifting: to home chores shovel snow let tom steer out to play: Ballycroy post letter to John McMahon: in swamp chat to S. McClelland & a. little. Jim {word cut off} toms wood: to shingle factory pay Jim Mclaughlin 25 cts for chop: to toms chat to Joe Harmon {?} home with Jim: help Jim haul 2 brls water from pond: put it in cellar: pa ma & I chores </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February</h2> 20: cold stormy very cold drifting: to home: chores help Jim to put wagon box on sleigh at barn to go to Caledon East but did not go to stormy road drifted: chores: take box of sleigh cut feed: cut barks {next line between others} calm cold night {last words illegible} 21: clear mild: cloudy very stormy at night s.w. wind: to home chores mask banks & chisel them out. to palgrave afternoon to J nicols to get banks ironed got 1 fixed on sleigh box chores {next line between others} put on {illegible} 22: cold stormy N. wind to home chores: sew my felt boots: help Jim to haul 2 brls water from pond: going to kill old sow but didn't roads drifted: wash my leather boots & grease them: then to palgrave tom & I horses & sleigh gave Lavery 1/2 brl flour: to J nicols for Banks: then home very cold stormy N. wind 23: clear cold N. wind snow fall very cold: to home. chores sweep barn cut feed: clean up 16 bushels wheat for grist: chore: exercise george in cutter: home get ready: to palgrave maggie & I in cutter with nelson to parsonage to practice: very cold night Liz home with us in cutter cold {next line between others} (ada sore throat) 24X: fine clear mild frosty: to home chores read sleep chores: tom Fleming here for tea: to palgrave in horses & sleigh: with tom Fleming: sarah: liz: maggie: ann: albert little: to Church Mr Richardson preached Sam McClelland home in sleigh with us {next line between others} (& his {illegible}) 25: fine clear sharp air: to home help Jim to haul 3 load of wood from bush: to palgrave after noon with 20 bags potatoes to Sloan & McClelland {prices listed above} at 25 cts per bag $5.00: got brl of fish $3.75. broom 20 ct: currants 10 cts: salmon 18 cts: sugar 71 cts: $5.00 in all: home & haul 2 brls water from pond feed horses: chores: rope Sarahs trunk 26: fine mild: snowing afternoon: to Bolton with sarah & Jim on sleigh to mill with 17 for grist to station to Toronto with Sarah & Miss Mcwade got trunk checked & got ticket signed. to Black horse Hotel for dinner: up yonge st to R. 503 got success & made for {illegible} stay at Black horse till evening to union station with sarah. She started to QuAppelle at 11:10 tonight: up on street car with miss mcwade to Black horse: to bed at 12 oclock: snowing tonight 27: snowing mild cloudy: got up at 730 pay for bed at Black horse {prices listed above throughout} 25 cts: ran to union station to late for train: went back up colborne st got breakfast 25 cts: then up to market: then around town with Tom Bobean & Joe Legget {next purchase listed above} got curvy comb 20 cts: to union station: on train to Bolton: got ride with sine Jones to No15 then to Silos roadhouses with Silos: walk up to palgrave to Lecture by Mr C.O. Johnston {price above 20 cts} on home life: to parsonage Billy Bingham & I hear Johnston play on guitar & sing then home in cutter Billy: got home at 230 in morning went to bed mild night 28: fine mild cloudy: to palgrave with Tom steer & calf & lamb. to Brenan: then home put Bunks on sleigh: in bush with Tom cut logs {type listed above - berch} for Jim to haul home: Jim broke home & chores Same McClelland here & Bill Stephens: gave Sam note for $10.00 for 10 months. <h2>March</h2> 1: fine mild warm misty: to home: help tom to cut logs in bush Jim hauled home {next line written above} snow soft today 2: fine mild very warm: to home help Jim to fix sleigh load on potatoes 16 bags Jim & pa went to Bolton: let out cows clean out stable chores: to bush tom & I walk around through bush: home cut wood Tom & I & cut feed: feed & clean charlie: to Blanchards to practice: ada played ward away {next line between others} Albert bible came up tonight 3X: clear fine very hot sun: to home sleep chores dress: to palgrave at night to church with mother: Ann: Willie: Margary: Albert Little: Martha Robins: Billy Bingham home in sleigh with us Old Mr Blanchard preached: Lizzie: Ada: & I in choir Rob Campbell & will coulter </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1889</h2> <h3>March</h3> 4: clear very hot sun mild: help pa and nan to fill load of potatoes 25 bags: help Jim to 2 Brls {Barrels} water from pond. Jim & pa went to Bolton: Tom and I went to Tottenham: with Toms clock to get his watch: try to sell potatoes but couldn't: to home roads very soft: chores: to towns at night for {word is cut-off on the page} 5:fine clear mild: to home help Jim to load up 20 bags potatoes: clean out horse Stable: fill 4 bags oats & took them to whites to get crushed with Charlie & cutter: home: Dinner saw wood tom & I at our house chore help {word is cut-off on the page} 6: clear fine mild: to home: take box of sleigh & put on bunks: help Jim to haul 18 saw logs: then to Billy whites for 6 bags crushed oats paid 26 ct: home cores: Mr. Scott preaches here today: roads soft with water: 7. high strong N.W. wind cold: to home help Jim to load saw logs & make road on side hill: to toms at night for chat: charlie had colic tonight - very bad gave him some {word is cut-off the page} 8. Squal storms N.W. wind: to home chores:cut feed pa & II. to Ballycroy on Charlie to office {word is cut-off on the page} cooks for chat: home help Jim to load logs: chores: to tom at night with willie lanterns 9: cloudy squaly snow: to home: saw wood with tom at house: in Mrs. Hushins Bush help tom to cut some {illegible} some {illegible} burts for wood: home & help pa to cut some straw: chore 10: X squaly mild frosty: to home: cores read sleep: to palgrave: in sleigh with pa: Jim: maggie {rain?}: albert little: saw McClelland: tom Lyons home with us in sleigh: roads not very good preaches {illegible} 11: clear fine mild warm: to palgrave in sleigh with george white to Mrs. McMahous for dinner: up to house to take shutters off windows: MikeCAsserly moved in today got $3.50 from R.J. McClelland casserlys rent for one month from today: to barleys for chat: to Mrs. McMahous. help will Lindsey to put. Barrel of syrup in cellar: got 25 ct pills: for {illegible}. walk {word is cut-off the page} 12: fine fine clear warm: to home: chores. write letter to J.T. parish & to Toronto: put on fire in old house to boil water to kill old sow but did not: toMcElwains mill to see about measuring logs & get bill not there: home cut feed & chores: Jm to palgrave 18 bags $1.50 potatoes: 3 {word is cut-off the page} {S. Gower in the margin} 13: clear fine windy hot sun:to toms {illegible} & I help tom to move to the Ballycroy home help otm to put up stone: &beds upstairs: albert came at night: I walked home 10.30 14:cloudy cool: to Orangeville Fair. with Same McClelland in his sleigh: got big {water?} home no good: got 4 snaps 10 ct: dinner 25ct: cigars 15ct: sam got a pig& 14 bushel oats: Same Campbell& Mick {illegible} home with no: I got tea then to Billy whitesfor log rule: to toms for chat home fine night 15: clear fine warm: to home: help Jim to haul home wood from bush: fix handle for rig to catch pigs: Frank & Mrs Blauchard here: to reaneys church at night Frank preached 16: fine clean warm: to home help Jim to haul wood home: haul cedar posts up to gate: {word is cut-off the page} Shane& to palgrave in cutter maggie & I to practice: ada played: road very bad: fine moonlight night 17.X. fine clear warm: to home: chores sleep: dress; walk to palgrave to Church with tom& Billy Bingham Mr Blanchard preached Ada played no choir road very muddy walk home 18:clear hot day: to home: help Jim saw logs at home: to Andy Mullena sale with {illegible{ B.Bingham walk: bought table 35 paid" walk to {benrolleys?}: got ride home with youngs in wagon {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1889 march 19: fine cool cloudy: at S Kelly's help him to cut feed straw: help him to fill 6 wagons. 20: cloudy cool chilly mild: to home: help him to {unidentified} out wagon to go for {unidentified}: fix old manure fork: help him to make a windlass to clean out well: took {unidentified} cow {line transcription unfinished} 21: cloudy cool mild: to home: finish making windlass {line transcription unfinished} 22: fine clear mild: to home: cut up big sow & pack {line transcription unfinished} 23: clear fine warm: to home fix {unidentified} for pumle: finish cutting logs at house Boil kettle potatoes for horses: clean out hen house {line transcription unfinished} 24:X: fine mild cloudy cool: {line transcription unfinished} 25: 26: 27: 28: 29: 30: 31:X: april 1: 2: 3: 4: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1889</h2> <h3>April</h3> 5: clear fine warm: to home: chores: to bush with pa cut- hemlook logs for wood: has been home load of poles & skid & haul home 4 loads hundred logs. chores: feed horses: wash and dress {appears to have ran out of space on line} 6:clear warm mild: to home: pa & I haul logs home 3 loads: cut-feed oil buggy nelsons logs: to polygrane at night- to practice Liz: mag & I {illegible} there tom coulter {appears to have ran out of space on line} 7:X: fine warm day: to home chores read: chore.dress to towns chat. to polygrane to church . The preached: tom albert & I walked down: I got ride home with Billy Bingham in buggy cod: 8: Fine mild warm cloudy: Wm Whites sawing bec sawing wood: home & chores: 9: clear warm ; to S. Kelly's Sawing {illegible}: up at-old womans & in mistress bush: home chores 10: fine grey warm: to home: chores to {illegible} with 6 bags and for chop: home took old she & wood racks to barn put-enter in warm clean 102 lbs. bag oats for seed for warm white: {illegible} home and chore: get ready & went to cedar mills Liz & I in buggy with Charlie: fine moonlight 11: fine warm day: to home rig auto plow start- to plow in flat field: fine moonlight & 148 12: cloudy cool fine cool: to home plow in flat field: Hughes here gave order for 6 apples 13: fine clear cool: to home plowing in flat field: to palgiane at night-to practice fine moonlight {illegible} 14:X: fine warm mild: to home: chores Albul Bible here: to palgrane at-night-to Church Mr Richardacz 15: fine mild {illegible} to palgrane with jin got mate renewed with Beatty for 6 months $42: home and plow {illegible} at field to tows at night chat: Jim went to georgetown today 16: fine clear warm & air: to home plowing in flat field take hind shoes off {appears to have ran out of space on line} 17: fine warm & air: to home plow in a flat field: to Dick Lyness got my hair cut. 18: fine clear warm & wind: to home plow end land in flat field plow in potatoes gang low in back field & in middle field: to palgrane at night with 1.Bag flour to Mrs Incharge got $1.75 rent from mike Casserly: got 100+ bottle castor oil & 1 straw hat 25 cts: 1 empty bag home & (cultivate potatoe grown 19: cloudy very warm sun wind misty rain: to home gangplowing in middle field: fix drill on 20: fine clear very warm sun & air: to home cultivate potatoe ground: plow end lands in back field gang plow end lands in middle field: help to clean barley at mom: help maggie to wash new buggy: clean + tomiq horses: to polgrane Liz nuciq & I to practice ada played: warm night in toms coming home: tom shave 21:X: fine cool stormy N. mr wind very busty: to home chores water cows: got ready and went to cash berg maggie & I george & new buggy to church C.O.Johnston preached to mrs jones & for the very old, then to polgrane at 6:30 Frank Blanchard preached: to parsonage to band meeting then home night on horse 22: frosty cool fine clear N.air: to home. gang plowing in middle field: Frank & Ada here, for point to m (cool r 23: cloudy cool S. & wind cool: to home finish ganging middle field & grow land. ganging. (warm chores) 24: cloudy windy warm: s.w.wind stormy rain: to home finish ganging point got wet rainish (oats in pa sam mcClelland brought mace info tonight 25: cloudu cool: to home. sharrom point and some for Barley: plow garden: drill in 3 bushed peas & sow 26: cloudy cool mild frosty: to home: sow Barley in potatoe ground & in middle field sowed at the Barley (Bushels 1 of 10) today: change planks on sleigh: fill 2 bags oats: pa harrow: with melon and {illegible} more </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1889 April 27: cloudy misley rain. misley all day N. air: to home sow oats in middle field to Billy Whites for 1 Bag oats george K Buggy & to S. Kellys for 2 Bags oats: home chores haul over 6 load of hay to station cut feed clean horses: Billy White cut calf for us: Shave: cut Bill Stephens hair: dark night misley 28X cloudy misley all day cool: to home chore read: Albert Bible & Joe Martin here colts & Buggy: to palgrave at night - Maggie Joe Martin & I in Buggy: Mr Blanchard preached: to parsonage Band meeting I led it good time: got ride home with Billy Bingham: Joe drove Mag home 29: cloudy cool misley quite cool toinght - N. W. wind: to home. harrow in new land plow in creek field drill oats in middle field: Sam McClelland got nelson tonight - very cold night 30: cloudy cold west wind: to home: finish drilling oats in middle field. then change drill & cultivate the creek field with george & charlie: Jim got Steves george horse for tomorrow (finished field today) got Braces from peddler at noon 35 cts seed potato dropper May 1: cloudy cool N. W. air: to home: drilling oats in creek field with 2 george horses: to S McClellands (flat field with 2 georges: I took george home 2 cloudy cool mild: to home: plow with charlie & nelson on sod hill Back to front: pa harrows Jim got coulter laid at nicols. Mrs Sigworth Buried today School at Reaneys 3 fine clear cool N. air: to home. plow on sod hill with nelson & george: Arbor Day at oil buggy 4: fine clear warm: to home plow on sod hill: shave to palgrave to practice maggick I got $100 worth of sugar at Sloans paid: & Key of house 5th of sweets: Mr ward came home with us tonight: I slept with him 5X: fine clear very warm: to home chores read to Sullivans lake with howard: Billy Bingham here when Will Lindsey led it {illegible} then home 6: fine clear warm: to home finish top of sod hill plowing: got harrows to S. McClellands at noon get rig to harrow with 3 horses harrow make long double tree till tea: then went to palgrave with 12 Bags of potatoes at 25 cts to H. Mcfadden $300 : in house look round then home fine moonlight - very warm 7: clear very hot S. W. wind: to home: harrow sod hill with 3 horses. dry & dusty {illegible above} 8: very hot sultry fine: to home: drill oats in sod hill finish at tea: then move fence for T. {illegible} got letter from Mrs Pettinger harrow in flat field 9: clear very hot dry: to home: move fence : plow fence ground & harrow it and drill it 10 cloudy very hot sultry: to home hitch up horses for pa to go to Bolton with 10 bush grist & 7 Bags potatoes @ 25 cts: I took george & Buggy & went to see Mrs Pettinger about renting houses: home & plant 3 maple trees, had Dinner & plant 13 maple trees next to 6th line: got Balsams in R.J's Bush for garden & plant them 9 very hot chores 11: fine clear cool: N. air: to home haul out manure for potatoes 14 load on 1 acre, then moonlight night to palgrave maggie & I at night to practice Miss Bible there, liz came home with us: fine moonlight night 12X: clear fine cool: to home. chore: read: to palgrave to Church (Mr Blanchard preached: to parsonage Albert Bible in his Buggy to Band meeting Dowding led it: to Mrs McMahons for Maggie sing ada there: then home maggie& I with 13: fine mild cloudy misley at night: to home: spread manure mark out land & start to plant out in field Jim plowed I dropped 7 Bags & raked in manure : chores 14: cloudy misley: clear fine cool: to home plow corner for millet & harrow it to {illegible}ites for 5 Bags Potatoes {illegible} 15: clear fine: cloudy cool rain at night: to home sow millet above wagon house & harrow & roll it & roll oats till noon: then to Bolton nelson & Buggy with Shoes left measure for new pair got oats apples 10 cts to hostler then to Cedar Mills to tea party 25 cts: sang: Mr Ward corded: Old & only in the way: good time: leftg JJ home got home at 2 oclock in morning </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1889 May 16: cloudy damp mild cold south w at night: to home all day chores dress horses hoofs then roll middle field & sow flat field for potatoes 17: fine warm s.W. wind to home: plow in potatoes in flat field pa & ma dropped 12 Bags: then maggie & I went to Cedar Mills to Social 20 cts, very warm. I gave recitation Mary's little dog: them home to practice at night Ada plays very hot 18 fine very hot S. wind: to home roal in flat field & harrow to noon then plow in 4 Bags pa & Willie 19X: fine clear warm: heavy thunder shower afternoon fine & mild: to home: sleep to 10 oclock: feed horses sleep & at home dress to palgrave george & Buggy Liz mag & I . Frank preached Ada played to Band meeting Frank there good time: 20: fine warm: cloudy rain showery. to home hitch nelson in Buggy Liz & mag went to {illegible} help ma to carry pork to Barn put it in Bin cover it with hay: roll in creek field: cut feed 21 cloudy misley rain cool cloudy: to home chores read sew my shoes: fill up oats 4 Bags to Whites got chopped 1 Bushel of wheat ground: to Ballycroy for {illegible) & minnie Maggie took her to Doctor Bonna{cut off} cut thistles carry Bedding & hay for horses & cut feed. write letter to Mrs Pettinger {illegible} cool night 22: cloudy cool N wind very cold: to home. plow in potatoes in flat field 9 Bags to tea roll in flat field & finish rolling in creek field very cold wore suits: moved stove to cookhouse fix roof {illegible} 23: clear warm cloudy cool misley S. wind at night: to home. plow in potatoes in flat field 9 Bags 24: clear warm windy W. wind: cloudy cold N. wind: to home harrow in flat field & rool to tea then went to palgrave nelson & Buggy left Key of house at Coulters for Mrs Pettinger then to Bolton got Shoes from R. Elliot: Scent 20 cts: Book 25 cts: then home got 1/2 Bushel corn & millet 17 cts at Sloans & McClelland home cold night 25: fine clear N. air mild: to home: plow in potatoes in flat field 14 Bags willie & pa dropped. chores shave grease Boot wash 26X: fine clear mild: to home chore read: T Coulter R. Campbell Joe Martin A. Bible & A Little here to palgrave at night. Mr Blanchard preached at Band meeting home in Bugy Joe Martin sang & J.J stopped at times to chat to S.J Mullen 27: cloudy e. wind rain cloudy misley: to home roll oats & peas in corner of flat field: rain chores read Sleep to palgrave at night to practice mag S.J Mullen & I nelson & Bugy practice for party at {illegible} 28: cloudy cold all day very cold N wind: working on road on 7. line swamp stumping: to home chore: Miss Mullen {illegible} to S.J's 29: fine heavy frost. mild cloudy rain after tea & all night: came home to plowing in potatoes 7 Bags finished planting at tea time 30: cold N. e rainstorm rain all day & raining tonight yet: to home chores move little stove rain rain rain Billy Binghams & {cut off} 31: cloudy misley rain: mild warm rain at night: haul 2 loads rails 64 to make fence from Barn to road: plow turnip ground haul over last of hay: out with gun after tea: to Ballycroy to toms home chores June 1: misley cloudy cool: to palgrave Nelson & Buggy to Station to see S.J. Mullen away home on train Broks gave me letter from Jim Nicols: home fix fence round garden oil Buggy pack trunk shave to palgrave to Station with Jims clothes to shop got 2 shoes removed on nelson: to Mrs Pettingers put away shutters put up nails for pictures got $5 00/00 rent: to Mrs McMahons chat: to practice Blanchards Mr Ward there good practice 2X: cloudy cool misley at night: to home. chores read sleep: to palgrave to church Liz mag & I : Frank preached to Band meeting good time to Mrs McMahons for mag & Ada: home mag & I liz went with Boyce tonight 3: fine warm: cloudy rain at night: finish plowing turnip ground & end lans then harrow till night to palgrave mag & I in Bugy to practice: leave liz to Boyces then home wet night: got $500 Bill changed at Sloans got 10 cts sweets </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1889 June 4: fine warm mild rain at night: to home plant Corn (for fodder) in flat field cut some thistles pull red root with S Kelly Rig potato dropper to palgrave mag & I to practice our word there good piano 5: cloudy misley rain at night cold: to home - cut some thistles in Barley: to Fullers garden party with Mr Ward no party road very muddy sang golden stair (Ward & I): then home wet night home at 1130 6: fine clear cool dry: to home harrow flat field & cut some thistles: to Lynes's at night to get hairs (illegible} in horses he wasnt there 7: cloudy misley rain fair, rain at night: to home haul out manure 11 loads oats garden to palgrave mag & I to practice good practice Mr Ward there wet night 8: cloudy warm, rain at night: to home finish hauling out manure onto orchard: to Ballycroy for Dick Lyness to get hime to cut my hair & shave me gave him 2 oclo wet night (home chores) 9X: cloudy misley rain nearly all day: to home chores read sleep: to palgrave at night to church mag & I Mr Speir preached anniversary sermon: Liz home with mag & I in Buggy Liz had new dress 10: clear fine mild cloudy: to home haul out ashes onto orchard level ash pit - I dig out pine root in garden: dress to palgrave Liz mag & I to tea meeting a failure no good I sang solo old Uncle Ned & read quarrel: love liz to Boyers mag Hen & I then home lost hat at church window 11: cloudy mild fine: to home chores spread manure in garden went to plow but did not Shave dress to palgrave with with Mr Blanchards cap: then Mr Ward & I went to Fullers garden party: good time I sang solo, Old & only in the way: McCabes horses run away & struck our Buggy put horses at creek tonight for first then home: fine night 12 fine warm clear: to home sleep read, fix Buggy top: start to plow in orchard trim horses hoof 13: fine clear warm: to home plow in orchard: pa & ma to Orangeville fair nelson & Buggy 14: fine warm dry to home plow in garden: make drills for turnips: to Ballycroy for R.J's drill some turnips (Albert Bible here all night) Dick Lyness clip our sheep for us 15: cloudy fine warm cloudy cool: to home finish plowing garden: to palgrave to Shop nicol away: got my hat from Joe Silles: chat to Ada Blanchard & aggie Bradley in parsonage: home & shave: chat to Dan haragan & S Carty: at palgrave 16:X: fine warm cloudy heavy rain & thunder shower rain at night: to house chores read: sleep. dress to Ridges Church maggie ada aggie & I Roberts prayer meeting: to parsonage Lemonade chat: then home 17 cloudy mild cool: to palgrave nelson & Buggy: send letter with Stinson to Jim got spud & hoe made at nicols to Bridge see men working then home cut thistles ada here on horse back: Saddle horses for mag & ada: left nelson to pasture put out young cattle to Binghams see Billy about {illegible} & hot: & then home 18: fine clear mild: to home: harrow orchard sow millet with drill harrow to Ballycroy at night to toms cut toms hair: Louisa there Little & Albert 19 cloudy raining to noon showry clear: to home. read .sleep. to palgrave for Millet 10 lbs 25 cts {illegible writing above} 20: fine clear warm: to home finish sowing millet in orchard harrow & roll it cut Mike macks hair at noon & trade watch with him: mould potatoes after supper Louisa Warren 2 kids here today 21: rain to noon cloudy warm: cool: to home, read & sleep grind sythe out thistles with spud in oats put horses out to creek: Man got sythe & rake & cut fence corners: chat to Billy & Bob: bring scythe & rake home & Bring horses home at night 22: fine mild warm: work on road. pa & I with horses 4 days: home cut clover & carry some home oil old Buggy, shave: to palgrave mag & I to practice Liz & ada home with us I walked home. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1889 June. 23X: fine clear warm: to house chores: to Reaneys church with mag & ada Blanchard in Buggy Mr Rodwell preached: home with Liz & ada : down young hill: to Mount Pleasant Church at night Liz Ada & I Frank preached: come across Boyce & clarks field left Liz at Boyces: then to Palgrave ada & I: chat to Mrs Blanchard: then home mag & I: cool: 24: clear fine warm: to home gang plow, millet ground above wagon house & harrow it: to toms afternoon haul in 4 loads of rye from R J.s for him to odd shop with Tom McGover & Albert 25: fine clear warm: to home: harrow above wagon house: mould potatoes in flat field to noon: clean up 15 Bushels of wheat: plant corn & pumpkins Back of hill: chore <ol><li>26: Sarah married today cloudy warm: to Bolton with grist 15 B. 50 lbs and 7 Bags potatoes at 50 cts per Bag go 430 lbs Shorts paid $300: got Dinner 25 cts at Elliots: got 2 Shoes removed on Charlie at nicols & drill a{cut off} : chores: sleep in stable: & thistles cutting</li> </ol>27: clear hot shower clear hot: to home scuffle potatoes: to McElwains for Sam for pigs: fix floor in pig pen; cut feed: fix handle in hoe: scuffle potatoes till night Billy White cut two calves tonight in garden: chores 28: fine hot sultry: to home : scuffle potatoes: help Billy findley get sand & make plaster for house put up scaffold: scuffle then till night: salt george at little creek: to Ballycroy Albert & I to toms sh{cut off} write letter to S.J. mullen 29: fine hot dry: to home: fix pump take 2 loads out of well: scuffle potatoes till tea a shave. walk to palgrave: got Bottle castor oil at Mrs McMahons paid 25 cts: then to practice, ada played then home in Buggy, mag & I 30:X: fine warm dry: to home sleep oil Buggy: dress to palgrave Sunday School nelson & Buggy to railroad bridge tom coulter & I to Coulters for tea: to Church Frank preached: to Band meeting then home mag and I with G.{cut off} July 1: cloudy misley fine very hot: to home put up sleighs: mould potatoes: very hot 2: misty cloudy very hot: to home mould potatoes: to Masons barn raising: to S. McClellands for Bre{illegible cut off} 3: fine warm: cloudy showry: to home finish moulding potatoes & scuffle turnips: g{cut off} scythe mow clover: rig up mower for S. McClelland: mow till evening: fix pump.chore 4: fine clear warm: to home: sow millet & Buckwheat, harrow it with nelson: mow to noon: got Charlie & started to cut with mower: sulky rake with Charlie: chores {cut off} 5: clear & hot: to home mowing & mow fence corners with mower: fix Bars at Barn: sulky rake hay after supper: charlie sick: to Ballycroy on Charlie with toms millet: home chores drench Charlie 6: fine very hot: to home: Charlie died last night of inflamation hitch up george & nelson & pull Charlie out of far stable dig hole & bury him: to palgrave with nelson & george got 4 shoes removed: home rake hay with george put rack on wagon haul in 3 loads hay: chores: had a good wash in cook house: then Shave 7X: fine very hot: got up at 430 fed horses oil Buggy dress started to Alliston at {cut off} none of our ones up (A. Little & J Shiniman up in swamp: ( had Breakfast at Alliston: got to Alliston at 9 went to English Church at 1030 had dinner sing & chat afternoon had tea: went to Methodist Church at 630 then Back had chat: then started home at 950 got home at 1 oclock: fine moonlight: had a real good time 8: fine very hot sultry: to home: mow fence corners put on paris green turn out hat: mix paris green & plaster: haul in 2 loads hay . Bring home sulky rake & mower toms at night - write letter to 9: fine very hot: to home put on paris green on potatoes: scuffle corn & more potatoes. put horses & cattle in 7 acre field: got Dick Lyness to cut my hair at noon 10 cts pd </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1889 July 10: fine very hot, windy rain at night: to home put on paris green to noon mix till tea time: hoe thin turnips after tea: Bring horses home from field rain 11:Xfine clear cool: to J Watsons with flora cow to Bull she took him I rode nelson home hoe turnips: put on paris green: to McElwains with Cherry cow to Bull at night: she took him home chore oil Buggy Elora & Cherry {on left side margin} 12: fine clear warm: went to Beeton maggie & I in Buggy & george horse Liz went on train tom {illegible and cut off} 13:fine clear cloudy rain: fine: at Beeton home at 6 got home at 845: level hay in far {illegible} feed & clean horses sleep mix plaster & paris green: haul 2 Barrels water for potatoes: to palgrave Liz & I to practice {illegible} no choir ada played fine moonlight night 14:X: cloudy misley rain mild:to home: sleep to 1030 chores read sleep: to palgrave Church pettit preacher 15: fine clear cool: to home. Dust on paris green & put on with water all day get horses & haul 2 Barrels water for paris green: Dust on some plaster chores cool 16: fine clear mild: to home put on paris green till noon: then mould potatoes till night: to toms at night for chat - letter to S.J.gave it - to will to post home 1130 Mike mack here: tell about Kids 17: fine hot dry: to home: mould potatoes finish today mould corn: put Share & sale plate on plow: Burn weeds & cedar Bark in Back field: home chores feed clean & bed horse 18: fine very hot S. wind: to home: Started to plow in Back field rake up weed & Burn them Chores read wash 19: cloudy rain Showry: to home: plow in Back field rain then sleep grind sickle for reaper: plow till night: to Ballycroy with S. McClelland gave him $1 50/00 got 15 cts paper & envelopes very dark night in town chat 20: fine clear cool: to home: plowing in Back field all day got letter from S.J. news 21:X: fine clear warm: to home, chores, read got peas & cherries Berries: read chore dress to palgrave maggie & I george Buggy around 8th line Mr Coburn preached Frank & Douglas there: Big crowd: write letter to Sarah today ( Mrs A.J. Roberts) 22: fine clear very hot: to home: p Cow in Back field: haul 2 Barrels of water to potatoes: {illegible} till night {illegible cut off} very hot 23: fine clear warm: mild: to home finish plowing Back field at tea time: then rig up cradle grind Blade cut road around Barley: feed water clean Bed horses: cool N air tonight 24: fine mild cool: to home: rig up reaper: cradle road round fall wheat. cut some fall wheat till tea: then cut Barley to night: hire J. Bolton this afternoon: quite cool: Chores 25: fine clear warm: to home, grind sickle reap fall wheat finish it today: gave J Bolton $200 to palgrave maggie & I in Bugy to coburns lecture but Did not go in: to Mrs Pettingers got $5 50/00 rent to first September 26: fine S.e. wind cloudy like rain: to home stook up fall wheat: rake up and haul in 7 loads Barley (cut maggie Stevens & maggie cormers hair tonight) J. Bolton here afternoon 27: fine cloudy warm mild. S.e.wind: to home. John & I grind sickle then rake Barley haul in locks to noon then haul Barrel water for Bugs: then reap Barley in middle field: wash & shave: like rain tonight 28:X: fine cloudy mild warm: to home: put horses out to pasture: read sleep. to see Kel{cut off} Binder in field: with willie to get Berries peas cherries: to toms for walk them away: to {cut off} (paris green from tom) 29: cloudy mild: to home: scuffle turnips: grind sickle finish reaping Barley: to Ballycroy got {illegible} shower at night 30: cloudy warm clear: rain : to S. McClellands shingle Barn to noon: at home haul in 6 loads Barley {illegible} 31: fine clear warm: to home, haul load of hay over to stable: hoe turnips. gather hay in fence corners: Jim here today haul in 3 loads Barley: hoe turnips, gather Barley to Ballycroy. got new fork 45 cts home. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1889 August 1. cloudy mild clear warm: to home: haul in last of Barley rakings then haul in fall wheat finish 12 loads: then haul in hay out of fence corners: chore walk: ground dry & dusty: 2 cloudy warm fine hot: rain shower at night: to home: harrow at Seven acres got collar at {illegible} 25 cts paid (wash & shave) to practice (ada) 3: fine clear mild: at S. McClellands Binding Rye Albert & I : to palgrave at night Liz mag & I 4:X: fine clear cool N w air: got up at 430 got ready & started for n.no. went down the 3 line to 3 sisters then went across to n.no (had chat to old man & his Daughter till rest came from church had Dinner: lots of music: went for promenade in evening up to 4 corners: Back fed horses & went to Bed Jim & I found Dan asleep (help Dan to walk home) at 11 oclock 5: fine clear cool N. air: got up at 5. got Breakfast {drawing above like this (/||\) with 'O' above it} - Started home got home at 10: finish harrowing seven acres at tea haul 2 Barrles water. start to plow Barley ground very hard & dry: chores cool night 6: fine calm warm: to house: plow at Barley ground till noon, cradle road around oats in flat field at the far side of potatoes. chat to Dick Lyness: plow after tea chores fine night - : clear moonlight 7: clear hot dry: to home: plow forenoon at Barley ground: reap oats in flat field till tea: then at S. McClellands Binding spring wheat till night: toms for chat. home fine moonlight night 8: fine mild cloudy. to S. McClellands till noon Binding & Stooking spring wheat Jim Mclaughlin Albert Sam & I : to Ballycroy at noon post letter per Will to S. J. : to home help pa bind to Bind & Shock oats - chores 9: cloudy warm sultry: to home set up cutting box in chaffhouse & cut some feed: plow Barley ground maggie & I haul oats on stoneboat. plow till Dark. chores: threaten rain today but didnt: very hot & dry 10: {in left margin} Easter & Flower to McElwains Bull this morning fine clear mild N. air cool: to home finish plowing Barley ground cut feed at noon: then went to S. McClelland after supper Bind & stook up oats: to Ballycroy to toms chat. cool night Bright moonlight 11.X. clear fine warm: to home: chore. finish reading chiniguy: to palgrave church Lis mag & I at night Miss Rob played: Mr Blanchard preached 12: cloudy misley: fine dry: to home: grind cradle Blade: hitch george in rake for Liz to rake fall wheat stubble: cradle oats in creek field: fix reaper at noon: haul hay over to Stable: haul in oats out of flat field 3 loads: haul in fall wheat rakings 1.load Sam & I: chore to Ballycroy. got 1 plug 6 Brush paid C. tome (sam albert & I in toms c{illegible} house 105) 13: cloudy warm showry afternoon: to home: grind scythe Blade for pa: cradle road around orch field. start to reap oats got 3 rounds when rain came on in creek field: cut feed: put stuff on georges tail (write letter to Sarah tonight) (carry home cradle cut oats for cows) chores 14: cloudy rain showry, cloudy cold: to home: grind sickle: fix single harness shaft holes with pig skin: fix hame: harrow Barley ground after supper chores. cold N. wind 15 cloudy cool fine cold N. air: to home: dig out 3 stumps in Barley ground pick roots and stones and harrow it: reaping oats in creek field after Dinner chores cold 16: cloudy cold cloudy cool: to home: Binding oats in creek field Albert Little & I chores 17: fine mild cool, to home: cut feed: stook up oats in creek field: reap oats. till noon then Bind & stook in creek field: got letter from Sarah today with $500 to pay Sloan & Mrs McMahon $248: to Stinsons for Jims valise: to parsonage to practice Liz mag & I ada played : nettie & Boys there home 18:X: fine warm dry: to home: sleep, chore, shave dress: to Strawberry hill to see Bob home dress to palgrave Liz mag & I to church Mr Douglas preached ada played 19: cloudy misty warm: to home: cradle around oats on hill: finish cutting oats in creek field: reap oats on hill: Bind & stook oats in creek field: chores: to Ballycroy see R.J. about salt: got ride home with crisps: warm night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1889 August 20: cloudy misty warm: to palgrave horses & wagon with Jims valise to station: got 1 Barrel salt at Sloans $150: got 4 shoes removed at J. nicols: got castor oil 25 paid & pills 25 at Mrs McMahons: home: Bind oats on hill till tea then reap till night on hill wash george mane post letter at palgrave to S.J.Mullen 21: clear very stormy all day: to home: cradle road around oats in middle field: started to reap But it was to stormy: Bind oats on hill, chores fine night 22: fine clear warm: to home: finish reaping oats on hill: reap some in middle field Back next to Bush: to Dick Lyness at noon got hair cut: Bind oats in middle field till night (to Ballycroy at night to see Willie) got papers at toms) 23: fine clear hot: to home: Bind oats Back in middle field: haul in 3 loads oats out creek field to toms 24: fine clear warm: to home: Bind oats, haul in east of Creek field oats 5 loads reap oats in middle field: shave, dress, started for a drive at 7 oclock got there at 1030 chat Kitchen {illegible} to Bed {illegible} 25X: fine hot dry: got up at 8 oclock Breakfast, chat sing: Dinner drive to Brook to see Will & Minnie Bob & Sandy (youngs) then had chat & tea went down 3rd line to cPo.10 then home to A.no fed nelson George {illegible} start home at {illegible} not home 26: fine clear warm dry: to home: grind sickle : reap oats in middle field Albert & pa Bind & shook haul in 7 loads albert here all day: to toms at night albert Liz mag & I {illegible} to see Willie 27: fine clear dry: to home: Bind oats in middle field to noon then reap oats to tea finish reaping today: haul in oats of hill 3 loads finish hill fine dry 28: clear hot dry: at S. McClellands thrashing cut Bands, done at 6 oclock: home and wash: shock oats in middle field 29: fine very hot: to home: Bind oats: rig mower for Sam: to McElwains with Cherry cow to Bull Jims sh{illegible} to car{illegible} 30: fine clear warm N. ari: to home: cut road through millet haul 33 rails for stack haul in oats & stack them Back of Barn finished hauling in today: very dry dusty 31: fine dry hot: walked around by cedarville to see thrashers did not see Charlie: home chores, plow after supper in Back field: shave to palgrave Liz, mag & I to practice Band there cool night Sept 1:X: fine clear hot: to Reanys Church walking Mr Ladder preached funeral sermon for {illegible}ters little girl: had Dinner at Whites for walk with George White & Charles Young home tea to palgrave Liz mag & I to Church Mr Blanchard preached ward played: Billy Bingham & S T Bridge see it then home 1030 2: fine hot dry: to Ben Kolbeys to see Bob lanery to tharash, home: get ready to thrash asked hands: got Albert Little to help me haul up machine from ralleys haul tank water: Bob Lanery & I 3: fine clear very hot dry S. wind: to home thrashing . on scaffold haul water: terrible Bad head wind very Dusty smut rust: rain 4: fine hot misty cloudy rain showry: to home finish thrashing : move engine to Ben Pars Billy Bingham & I got wet: home grind sickle for mower: chores rain 5: cloudy showry windy hot rain: to home chore fix up east end of Barn: to Ballycroy post letter to U.N.O. got papers: home sleep chores: not very well Bad cold wet tonight 6: fine clear mild: to home: plow till noon: take 5 Bags oats to Whites get chopped: toll them: home & mow millet in orchard till night cool chores </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1889 Sept 7: fine clear mild: to home: plow till noon: finish cutting millet in orchard clean Barn floor pull down scaffold: put on rack on wagon: haul in 4 loads peas Big {illegible} fine moonlight night cool night got done at 10 oclock: at last wash 8:X. fine clear warm: sleep to nine to toms chat had Dinner tom & I had sleep in orchard home feed horses, tea wash dress to palgrave Liz mag & I to Church Mr Blanchard preached Ada played fine moonlight 9: fine clear warm: to S.McClellands pick potatoes all day: home shave & dress to palgrave Liz mag & I to Store Mrs Mc's: box of eggs: to parsonage to Bid Frank goodbye 10: clear very hot: to home plow to noon: haul in millet 2 loads at tea: plow to night chore 11: fine clear dry: to home plow all day: pu in mower at noon, chores 12: fine clear warm: to home: plow: to Ballycroy to Tom Bobcans wake, home at 1230 13: cloudy e. wind to Joe Leggats for 11 Bushels of wheat: home plow till night cool east wind 14: cloudy mild & wind: to home: finish plowing seven acres: start to plow Barley ground to palgrave at night to practice Mr Ward there & Mr Dinwoodie: Will Coulter came home with us (Jacksons Bridge down, left horse tied in his lane) 15:X: fine warm windy: to house: chores: write letter to S.J. to give Mr Ward to post: sleep: chores Will Coulter here: walk to palgrave at night to Church Mr Dinwoodie preached good sermon then Billy Bingham went down to Mrs McMahons had fine sing: mag stopped with Ada, liz Billy & I home in Buggy by 8th line 16: cloudy cool N. wind: to home plowing Barley ground: clean drill at noon: cool day 17: cloudy misty mild: to home: plow Barley ground rig Drill at noon: finish ridging tonight 18: cloudy cold w. wind: to home: harrow Barley ground till noon: harrow seven acres after (haul in millet at night - rig drill (Boyce here) {illegible} 19: cloudy cool N. w. wind: to home: sow wheat in Barley ground with drill Sow 2 Bags in {cut off} rain tonight 20:cloudy misley cold N. wind rain at night: to home finish sowing wheat in 7 acres. fur out with george haul rails Back to Bush fence chores: to toms at night - cut toms hair: home with maggie rain very dark 21:cloudy misley cool N. wind: to Whites with 7 Bags chop: to palgrave with load slabs to Mrs Pettinger got $350 rent for Sept: home chore get ready went to palgrave nelson& Buggy went with Mr Ward to White Mills then to Church Street on corner stopped all night got there 730 22:X: clear cool N wind Bright: got up at 7. Mr Ward & fr out for walk see horse Back Breakfast walk to Methodist Church with Mr Ward Annie & J S. Mr Houston preached good sermon: went for walk after church: Dinner 1200 sing chat tea (5) then Mr Ward & I start home at 7 oclock got to palgrave at 930 then home: very cold tonight: had first class time 23: fine clear warm: to home dig & pick potatoes on headland: chat to Billy Bingham: to Co{illegible} for 4 Baskets 80 cts paid: pick up foot land plow out 4 drills pick & make pits: to Whites for chop at night cool 24: fine clear warm: to home: dig potatoes 10 drills george Makc came today: to palgrave at night got Harry Pettinger & Jim home with me: got 75 cts for Slabs for White 25: fine clear mild S. wind: to home dig potatoes all day Bill Findley Harry Pettinger george mack will Faulkner pa & I good days work: rain tonight cool 26:cloudy cool w. wind at night: to home, dig potatoes: some crew today Jim here today done well 27:cloudy cool misley: to home plow out 14 drills: to palgrave with 2 lambs for Whitehead: $300 + $600: to get 50 lbs flour at Sloans: got letter from Sarah with $1100 for Bounar: home dig potatoes chores misley after tea: Will Stephens & Bill Findley here tonight: Jim & Larry away </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1889 Sept 28: fine clear mild, cool night: to home dig 24 drills potatoes cover pits tea at 6 Oclock shave. Harry Pettinger Mag & I to palgrave Ada playd Mr Dinwoodie there good time then home 29.X. fine warm S. wind: to home chores: to Binghams chat Dinner chat: then home tea dress to palgrave Mag Jim & I to Church Mr Dinwoodie preached Ada played: home mag & I Joe harman 30: cloudy misley, cloudy mild: to home clean 14 Bushels wheat: plow out 12 drills potatoes: went to Bolton with grist 13 B. 40 lbs. sold at 85 $2.55: got tar 15 cts: 2 Shares for Plow paid 60 cts: Bottle of cod liver oil for Harry Pettinger 50 cts 10 cts scent: got tug spliced: hostler 10 cts: got 2 Shoes removed at nicols coming home: alex coulter home with me October 1: cloudy rain cool: to home: dig potatoes: to Ballycroy at night post 2 letter 1 to Sarah & 1 to {illegible} misley cool 2: cloudy cold milder: to home dig 32 drills potatoes: Harry Pettinger & I to Mono Mills at night, pay Sarahs note to Dr Bonnar $11 25/00 got Bottle & Salve $1.00/..: spent 20 cts drove home at 1130 3: rain to noon cloudy mild: to home chores: to Ballycroy for Rope for plow lines started to plow hill field: Bill rolley took Barrel from lumber: I followed him to mill on nelson 4: cloudy cold mild: to home dig potatoes dug 33 drills: write letter for A Little to his siter Mary Ann Little Troy 5: cloudy misley misty all day: to home chores: got dick Lyness to cut my hair gave Billy White 75 cts for Mrs Pettinger cord of slabs: home take rod out of pump to palgrave to practice wet night Dimwoodie up here this evening 6.X: cloudy cool snow 2 inches last night: to home chore oil Buggy: dress Liz mag & I went to Boyes had tea sing: then to palgrave church Mr Blanchard preached Ward played J Sikes Brought mag home tonight 7: cloudy cold N. wind: to palgrave with wood to Lavery rec'd $1.75: got 2 Shoes removed on nelson at nicols coulter Sharped & pump rod & Bolt fixed: home fix pump: then plow till night cool all day 8: fine clear wild: to home dig 24 drills potatoes finish today: to palgrave mag & I to practice ( to Mrs McMahons to see Liz headache) home moonlight night good time 9 fine cool mild: to Cot's see about mare: got J McClellands Charlie harrow after noon potato ground 10: fine warm cloudy: to home plow with Charlie & nelson: to palgrave to practice with Charlie horse: mag 11: fine warm mild: to Ballycroy with Charlie horse: home oil Buggy, dress Maggie & I went to Alliston fair nelson & Buggy. Dinner at Booths Hotel good fair home at 12 oclock 12: cloudy misley cool: to home: plow nelson & Charlie till noon george & Charlie afternoon to practice at night Ward away Ada played good time Dinwoodie there: Liz home with mag & I 13.X: cloudy cool N. wind: to home chore: to Ballycroy with Charlie horse: in town for chat home dinner chore, dress walk down 6th line to see railway Bridge to Coulters chat: to Church Dinwoodie preached: Ada played Rob Campbell & Tom Coulter here today 14: fine clear mild: to home: plow to 4 Oclock : then got ready went to Mount Pleasant tea meeting sing in choir Mr Ward played: good time got home at 1230 fine night moonlight 15: fine clear warm: to home, plowing in hill field: albert Little here tonight {illegible} 16: fine clear warm: to home: plowing in hill field: haul in corn of hill {illegible} 17: cloudy cool clear: to home: plowing in hill field 18: fine clear mild: to home: plowing a while: to palgrave with 22 Bags potatoes to J.McClelland: home took 6 Bags out to Whites for chop haul in 24 Bags of small potatoes payment for chop): chores 19: fine clear dry: to Wm Wilsons thrashing in mow got hard day: to palgrave at night with nelson & Buggy {illegible} Liz & mag to parsonage gate: got ride from Wilsons with old Frank McCauley got lost </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1889 Oct 20X. fine clear N. air: sleep till 900 got some Breakfast: dress went down 6th line to railroad to see Bridge: to palgrave S. School: to Coulters with Bob Campbell had tea: to church Mr Blanchard preached Big crowd: got ride home with Jack Matson: walk up to toms have supper then home cold & clear tonight 21: fine clear cold N. air: to home: plowing on hill: hard frost this morning {illegible} today 22: fine cold Blustry snow: clear cold: to home: plow on hill: cut Albert Little hair tonight 23: clear frosty mild: to Bob Youngs plowing Bee on the Wright farm: 19 teams: good time 24: clear fine cool: to palgrave with 47 Bushels Barley (47 Bus at 44 cts $2075 to H Beatty left Bags: home & finish plowing hill field, haul in 22 Bags potatoes haul in last of corn: put wagon rack up in mow: chores tea Jim & I to palgrave to prayer meeting: to treacys pay Beatty $4386 Note: Jim got Watch from peddler home in B{cut off} 25: cloudy mild misley: to home: start to plow in creek field: haul in 36 Bags potatoes today 26: cloudy mild N. air: to home: plowing in creek field: haul in 54 Bags potatoes: to practice, lots of {cut off} 27.X. fine cold N. wind: to home: put cows to pasture at creek. then to toms for Dinner Old Bill & Sarah C{cut off} then home for tea dress: to palgrave to Church Liz mag & I walk Dinwoodie preach, Miss Jones there: ride home with Billy Bingham 28: fine cool N. wind: to home: plow in creek field: haul in 66 Bags potatoes: to palgrave to practice at night {illegible} 29: fine mild N.air: to home: plow in creek field: haul in 75 Bags potatoes: to palgrave at night Jim mag & I to Social at parsonage had good time: walk got home at 1, oclock: 30: cloudy mild e. wind: to home: plow in creek field: haul in 66 Bags potatoes: chore 31: misley rain misty mild N.e.air: to home: set up cutting Box help Jim cut feed write letter to Sarah: helped pa. Jim I willie to clean 20 Bags Barley : to palgrave Jim & I nelson & Buggy to prayer meeting: to Mrs McMahons with Mr Dinwoodie Liz & Ada for chat lads hit wesley with stone on leg I chased them: then Jim & I came home 8th line (post letter to Sarah in Sloans) Nov 1: cloudy misty misley rain at night S. e. air: to palgrave load of Barley to Beatty 55 B: 15 lbs at 42 cts $23 20/100: home paid George Mack $2 40/100 for {illegible} haul in 72 Bags potatoes: plow in creek field: cut S. McClellands hair at night 2: misty misley, S. wind rain : clear up at night cool west wind: to home: plow in creek field: haul in 21 Bags potatoes {illegible} 3.X. cloudy cool W wind: to Cedar Mills with Billy Bingham to Church: then to Riddels for Dinner & tea had a grand time: left at 9. fine moonlight night 4: fine clear cool N.W. wind: to home plow in creek field: haul in last of potatoes 41 Bags: Dinwoodie cut his colt here today: at toms at night for chat saw Albert Bot B{illegible} 5: cold Blustry snow cold high W. wind at night: to home: finish plowing creek field start to plow flat field: John Mack Aunt Rachel, Wm Ruebottom & his wife & child Bill stopped Albert Little & Will here: ride colt done chores cold windy night clear moonlight 6: fine clear cool w.wind very stormy at night: to Saw mill for Scraper then to Sams swamp for cedar tope to cover turnip house: Jim & I then to flat field top turnips & mark out land Mr Dinwoodie came up: John Mc here: hitch up colt & plow in flat field: then put colt in Buggy: he went good: then plow till night chores: very Stormy (w wind tonight </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1889 Nov 7: fine clear mild warm: to home plow in flat field to office on Dick colt for Mail: plow: haul in 2 loads turnips: to palgrave mag & I Dick in Buggy 8: cloudy mild warm: to home: gather up turnips tops: plow in flat field: Jim took old S {cut off} to rein 9: fine clear warm: help Jim to clean 7 Bags oats: took oats to Whites for chop: to Co{cut off} for sugar kettle for tom: home , haul millet over to stable: scrape back of house for wood yard plow till 5 oclock to Whites for chop not done: home chore shave: to palgrave on Mr Dinwoodie's colt: Maggie, Harry Pettinger & Dinwoodie in Buggy: to practice ada played carry organ to church: home 10.X. fine mild cloudy: to home: chores to palgrave Liz mag & I to church Dinwoodie preach: walk home Billy B. & I 11: fine mild warm: to home: plow in flat field: to whites for 12 Bags chop: haul 1 Br water: plow till night: got magg to post 2 letters to Sarah Reverts & 1 to S. J. Mullen 12: cloudy mild S. wind rain at night: to home plow & layout lans in flat field to Binghams for farm help Billy to move separator to patterson Barn near lockton very dark rain coming home 13. cloudy misty misley: mild close rain at night: to home plow 3 rounds put in horses to Sam McClellands to see old cultivator: help tom with stove: home plow afternoon in flat field very dry 14: cloudy misley snow cool: to Orangeville Fair with S. McClelland got arsenic 2 ounces 10 cts 15: cloudy cold clear cool: to home: plow in flat field: Sam McClelland here after noon {illegible} cold clear night 16: fine clear frost: to palgrave Jim & I with 42 B Barley at 40 cts per Bushel $1680: got stove & wagon wrench fixed at nicols: Brought home lizzies Duck & Drake: haul over millet to Stable, clean peas & oats got them crushed at Whites: to parsonage to practice mag & I liz home with bad cold clear frosty 17.X. fine hot sun frosty at night: to home chores read: to Binghams for {illegible} chat: to toms chat Jim Mullen wife & 2 Boys there: home feed horses tea dress: walked to palgrave with tom will & albert went down 6th line to railroad to Church Mr Blanchard preach ward played went for walk with tom Coulter got behind Cooke Back: chat to Aggie & Liz (walk home alone toms for chat & lunch) 18: cloudy mild misley rain: to palgrave with 25 Bags potatoes for Sam McClelland: to home chore mix tar & oil for georges feet: paid John Bolton $1 75/100 & cut his hair: to toms write letter to his father at Arthurs shop all night wet night 19: cloudy misley rain: home for Breakfast to Mr Whites to thrash, But he did not thrash today: home wash George & Nelson out & oil their {illegible} hoofs put tar on georges feet to S. Kellys with augur chat to Steve & John Young: home chores put arsenic in Bottle: wet night N. wind 20: cloudy misley mistey rain: to home: chores plow in flat field from noon 21: mild cloudy misley: to home plow in flat field: Dinwoodie here at night I cut his hari then went to palgrave with ime & to Mrs McMahons road very muddy fun with Lozanges {illegible} 22: cloudy misley mild: to home finish plowing flat field haul sand on Stone Boat from hunters hill: John Nicol here for Dinner today 23: cloudy cool N.W. wind: got up at 430 fed horses help to fill 25 Bags potatoes JIm & I {illegible} to palgrave had 26 Bags 55 lbs for J McClelland at 45 ct $11 97 1/2/100: to Mrs Pettingers chat: had 2 Brls Salt up for John home: plaster at Stable till night: shave dress: to toms for chat. Jack Faulkner & Jim were there: albert there: home very Dark road muddy: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1889 Nov 24.X. cloudy mild cool: to Black horse church Liz & I nelson & Buggy Mr Blanchard preached: then home. sleep read: walk to palgrave at night Mr Dinwoodie prach home with Billy Bingham 25: fine cool frosty: to Ballycroy to see J McClelland about potato money got none: home for dinner: to railroad Billy Bingham & I got not work: to Coulters: then settle up with harry pettinger got $400 from Mrs Pettinger $100 fon December: to church no meeting: to Laverys chat to girls: then to Mrs Coulters chat had tea: then Billy & I walked home Billy had a rooster for Alex: 26: fine mild cool cloudy: to old george Williams to get him to clean out well & fix pump but he was not able to come: home saw some wood clean up front of house chore (pa a youngs thrashing) 27: snowing and Blowing all day N.e. storm: to home, chore: sew shoes, patch on lizzies shoe: sew strap on horse cover feed horses read paper: e.storm misley tonight: 28: snow nearly all day mild: to home chore fix up sheep en put in sheep: to Ballycroy post letter to Standard Silverware Co Boston Mass: got 1/2 gal c. oil 10 cts pd: in toms for chat: home & chores: george Bite finger at night Jim at youngs thrashing 29: mild calm clear: to home: rig up sleighs put wagon Box on sleigh maggie Lizzie and I hitch up horses take them for ride Bring arm & family up home: to creek with cattle: put up pea straw, put wagon in wagon house: clean up 3 Bags peas: 6 Bags oats & 15 Bushel of wheat: done chores: good Sleighing (deep snow) 30: fine frosty clear mild: to Bolton maggie pa & I horses & Sleigh: took 9 Bags oats & peas to Whites got paid 10 cts pd then to Bolton with 15 B wheat grist: and yard to weavers, got 3 snaps at Doigs laverys Kettle: got 2 pack nails at J. Bells 4:8 & 5:8 = 16 cts pad: got pair gloves $100 pd at Clarks: to Morrison (10cts pd): home: chore: to toms chat: home & fix up horses got very stormy tonight Dec 1.X. fine mild very stormy at night W. wind: to home sleep till 930. chores had wash from head to feet dress. to palgrave with sleigh at night to church Mr Blanchard preached: then home very windy 2: cloudy mild rain at night: JIm at R.J. McClellands thrashing to Ballycroy Sent $13 90/100 to A Sanderson Caledon East as premium for 1890: then home. cut on Straw stack: to Whites for chop: chore rig up cutter liz & I to palgrave at night Liz mag & I in cutter to meeting about party: to Laverys gave Louisa 10 cts for cards: to Mr McC's chat then home Liz mag & I wet night 3: cold clear: to home fix toms Boiler, help Kill old ewe: Jim & I took here to palgrave sold hind quarter to Mrs Pettinger 25 lbs . 10 cts a pound $250 pd: 8 lbs to Mrs Bradley 65 ctgs: 16 lbs to Mrs McMahon 81 12/100 on Bill: home tea: to Binghams chat to Billy: then to toms read letter Hat Ban: write letter for aunt to S.J.M 4: clear very cold hard frost: to palgrave horses & sleigh got 8 shoes removed at nicols down to sand pit with tom Coulter: Bring R.J's sleigh up to Ballycroy: home chore put manure around house: george & stone Boat: to palgrave at night Liz mag & I to practice for Christmas Party: to laverys (got mag's shoes half soles) 5: cloudy mild: to home chore to Ballycroy. get $1000 from R.J McClelland home dinner then to Caledon East paid Mrs Hammond $17 79/100 got receipt in full: to Beamish feed nelson hay 10 cts: to Beehive got tie 20 cts: got Brooch pd 15 cts: nathan long to Centreville home alone: fine night moonlight 6: fine mild calm. to home chore fix cutter: to creek with cows: to S. McClellands see Maud maire home: help Jim to cut feed & saw some wood: to palgrave Liz mag & george & cutter: to practice good time (good moonligh, george in stable) 7: cloudy windy mild fine: to home chores: help Jim to saw wood: help tom & Jim haul 1 load of straw from R.J McClellands for tom: to Sams for his Sleigh: home tea: to palgrave: Jim Liz mag & I to practice: Mr Ward came home with us tonight: fine mild night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1889 Dec 8X: cloudy misty misley rain: to home chore Mr Ward here & S. McClelland: to palgrave at night to Church in Sleigh: Mr Ward Liz mag & I : Mr Dinwoodie preach: fine moonlight coming home (rain going down) 9: fine clear warm: to Ballycroy Jim & Tom & I haul load of straw from Bob to tom chat to Billy Bingham in old Shop: home for dinner: Jim & I went to gilmours for lamb got none: home saw wood chores: to Ballycroy for 1/2 gal coal oil 10 cts pd in tomes shed: Liz mag Sam Albert there fine moonlight night 10: fine mild cloudy windy rain: to home, fix Stable door to Ballycroy for 2 files to home Mr Dinwoodie cut my hair: put in pea straw clean peas: Shave: to palgrave with horses & sleigh to meet Miss Mullen ( Mr Dinwoodie & I ) at Station: to toms stop have chat cat to Bob Bingham (wet night) 11: cloudy misley: clear cold: to home: chore: file & set cross cut saw, Sleep: to F.S.L at night fine cold clear 12: mild calm cloudy: to Binghams tell Bob that Bailey was here: got ride up on mare: got powder for george & stuff for my hands from Bailie: fill 20 Bags potatoes 21 B: 18 1lbs @ 50 cts $10 60/100 & took them to palgrave to R. J McClellands home & fill up 20 Bags potatoes mix stuff for my hands: chore: to M.B.H. F. all night cool & clear {above} 1.2.3. 13: cloudy cold NW wind: home chore help Jim put on load 20 Bags on wagon to palgrave had 23 Bags @ 50 cts = $11 50/100 : paid R. J McC the $10 00/100 I got for Hammand: paid H Sloan $8 67/100 got receipt to Date home, sleep: take wagon Box put in wagon pile up Blocks put grindstone in cookhouse fix dung around house chore 14: cloudy cool snow: mild cloudy: to home chores: tom & I pile wood in chooping till noon: cut feed in Barn finish sawing hemlock logs at house, chore Shave: to palgrave Liz & mag in Buggy Billy Bingham & I walk to practice: ward there good time 15.X. cloudy mild to home chore read Sleep dress walk to palgrave Church Mr Blanchard preached Liz mag & Miss Mullen went in Buggy: walk north with Ada & Cowie: walk home in toms chat: Albert there good time {illegible} 1.2. 16: cloudy mild misley rain at night: home chore split wood: to palgrave to lavery's with my long Boots & Liz shoes at Council meeting in treacys: Mrs Mc's for Jims over coat: Bob Bingham will & I home in Buggy wet night dark chore 17: cloudy misty mild misley: to home: in Bush with John & Jim cutting splitting & piling hemlock wood ann & Miss S. J. Mullen here tonight: to palgrave Liz mag & I to practice good time very Dark & muddy roads 18 foggy misty misley all day: to palgrave with 1 cord Hemlock wood to Lavery in Waggon: home to Bush with Tom & Jom & Albert split & pile hemlock wood: Sam McClelland & I to Binghams at night to see Bob, inten{cut off} chat 1.2 {illegible} 19: cloudy mild: to home: in Bush with Tom & Jim: cut wood: Will & Clate Boyce here tonight 2 Rabbits 20: rain rain all day: cold & cloudy at night: to home: chore write 3 letters: 1 to Sarah & marjery 1 to Q{cut off} Canadian Watch & Jewelry Co Toronto 15 cts for ring: 1 to Folding Sawing machine Co: to Ballycroy post 3 letters got letter for Liz from Sarah: in toms chat: home chore: to palgrave at night Liz mag & I in Buggy: to laverys with toms Bo{cut off} ward went home tonight: no practice in Mrs McMahons chat then home: cold night got mine & Liz's 21: cloudy mild cool: to home chore to Bush split & pile maple wood: grease Boots & Shoes: hitch horses to wagon: pa took oats & peas to mill for chop: mother & I cut feed & cleaned stable & feed cattle: got Bedding chore shave to palgrave at night Liz mag & I in Buggy to Laverys with toms felt Boots got his leather Boots: to practice in parsonage First night for Ada: Frank home tonight: had a real good time: road very rough home at 12 22.X: Blustry misley windy w. wind: to home chore dress: to Binghams to see Bob: to toms for Dinner Albert Little & S.J. Mullen there rooster for Dinner: chat one in {illegible}: home for tea: to palgrave church at night: Mr Oliver preach Frank there: cold tonight 23: clear mild to home: sore throat: fix cellar door: Tom Jim & Albert Kill Steer: to Kellys weigh Beef hind quarters weigh 74 lbs front 66 lbs: to palgrave Liz mag Jim & 3 horses & wagon: Mr Coulter took 1 hind quarter 74 lbs at 6 cts $4 44/100: John Nicol 1 hind qr. 74 lbs at 6 cts $4 44/100: haul greens for church: put horses in Campbells Stable: to Pettingers for tea: to church : to parsonage for practice then home around 8th line Liz mag & I : letter for S.J. Mullen </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1889 Dec 24: cloudy rain rain all day: chore: to toms for dinner & stop there all day all night rain very hard S.e. storm: help tom grind axe at mill: sleep on lounge (1.2.time) Ballycroy for mail got overshoes $140 paid for S.J.M 25: fine clear mild: to home chores to Whites for Lyness wagon: home fix wagon oil it chore Shave dress: to palgrave mother ann Maggie S.J. Mullen Will: albert little & I in wagon Jim & liz went in Buggy: put horses in Campbell stable: had good time: I sang tenor home at 1 Tom ann & family & S.J.Mullen here for Dinner today had a goose & Beef heart: 26: storm squaly cold: to home chore: took Lyness's wagon to Whites: home chore: to Binghams with Bill Minick: to school meeting with Billy Bingham home chore: Mr Dinwoodie came here tonight I went to palgrave with treacys whiffletrees Billy Bingham with me: to Station. then home Sam McClelland here Billy came home with me good time S.J Mullen here: stormy cold night 27: fine mild clear: to Black horse with Mr Dinwoodie george & his Bugy: ome chore Jim went for ra{illegible}: I sawed wood in mill yard with tom: home chores to palgrave at night S.J. Mullen & I with Dick & Buggy: S.J stopped at Stinsons: I went to Laverys chat to george home at 1030 (moonlight night - Mrs McMahons got 10 cts Sugar & 25 cts Sugar paid 28: cloudy mild cloudy: to palgrave with 1/2 cord hemlock wood to Laverys: home chore help pa & ma to clean peas & oats 9 Bags: cut feed: chore: to toms at 8 oclock for chat Albert th{cut off} & S.J.Mullen: fix goo{cut off} 29.X cloudy rain Showry stormy: to home: chore sleep: to palgrave at night S.J.Mullen Dick Dinwoodie & I in Buggy Frank Blanchard preached: text: Follow Me: good Sermon: home S.J & I : stormy night: road muddy 30: squaly cold N. wind: to palgrave with S.J.Mullen left here at Billy Mullens: then to J Nicols, got 2 front Shoes removed on George got Spring in Dinwoodies Buggy & 2 Ba{cut off} on log for windlass: home chore: to MrElwains with Dick & nelson on wagon for 12 Bags chop home to town at night for chat Sam McClelland there home at 8 oclock 31: fine clear cool: dress walk to hishens Barn chat to tom & Jom thrashing peas: then walk to palgrave in store lunch with will Lindsey: to Station meet Mrs McMahon & Mabel: to station see S.J.Mullen & {cut off} Faulkner on train : stop at Bradleys for chat then to pettingers with harry all night: play crisona old {cut off} year 1890 Jan 1: dark cloudy rain: Breakfast at pettingers: to Station with Harry: I went to Inglewood on train: walk to Boston with William Bracken stop there all day and all night: sleep with William last night 2: misley cloudy cool: walk from Boston to Inglewood on train to Caledon East ran {illegible} up to Haragons for {cut off} to George Brackens for tea: then to Haragons chat to Boys & girls all night with James 3: cloudy cool: cold: at Haragons all day help dan to Shingle his new house: Bee in afternoon Stop all night at Haragons: Will Cannon there & Francis Haragon 4: clear cool cloudy: to Caledon East with James Haragon in democrat: to Chambers: to Cranstons to P.C. Campbells had chat to him about law: all right: to Station on train to palgrave to parsonage: wait till after practice: took Ada for drive to 8th line: them home with Liz & Maggie in Buggy (in toms coming home toms cousin george there & John) 5:X: cloudy misley rain: to home all day read & sleep: dress to toms for chat: then Billy Bingham Billy Mullen & I walk to palgrave Mr Dinwoodie preach: then we went to Mrs Coulters chat sing great time: Billy & I walk home: in town chat to 1230: then home wet night roads very muddy 6: cloudy cool cold N. wind: to home: write sleep Brush clothes clean shoes: to palgrave afternoon Billy Bingham & the boys to vote for Danaghey: reeve: Crawford: D. reeve: George Trans (council plumber): Billy & I at Campbells for tea: to Station Sam Billy & I: Ada & Liz Lee there: stay till 9 oclock: got no news: then to Mrs pettingers got $500 from her: then to Coulters for Billy: lots of fun: then home at 1220 cold night moonlight </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1890 Jan 7: fine clear cold: to home sleep read dress: to Caledon East with S. McClelland in Buggy to Hugh Glassford: then home: walk to palgrave with Billy Bingham to pettingers party 430 in morning (had good time 8: cold Stormy Blustry morn W. wind: to home sleep in Bed all day: got up at night 1130 lunch & write cold night 9: cloudy snow Blustry: to home: read Science & Health: to toms chat get paper & Jewelry catalogue from C {illegible} Toronto 10: cloudy mild cold: to home: write letter to Coulthard Scott & Co: and one to G.N. Scripture 4 Adelaide St West Toronto: to Office post letters: home read: to toms at night for chat Liz Sma & Albert there 11: sleet mild: to home: read Science & Health: cut Dinwoodies hair & he cut mine: to toms chat got {illegible} for pa: home read: help Jim to hitch up horses on sleigh & get pea straw: Jim Liz & mag to palgrave to practice: S{cut off} thaw tonight 12.X. fine mild cloudy misty sleet at night: to home read sleep: Albert Little & his sister Mary here: dress went to palgrave to Church Liz Mag, Mary Little Albert & I and Ella Ryan on sleigh with the wood rack on: Mr Blanchard preached text John 3rd chap 16 verse: Billy Bingham & Jim home with us rain 13: Stormy rain Stormy W. wind. cold: to home: read sleep: to toms chat tea albert there: home tom came up for some {cut off} 14: fine mild calm cool: to palgrave walking to post letter for maggie to Home G{cut off} publishers 79 Nassau St New York registered with $100 in it: to Coulters for Dinner with tom: to Station: chat: to office with ltter to Drawer 10 Bowmanville to Station: then home and mild night (with alex Boulter {in left margin Maggies Birthday 14th Jan} 15: fine mild cloudy: to home read: to toms chat: I help tom saw some Blocks: home for tea to palgrave to Missionary meeting Mr Spears there: gave tom Coulter letters to post to S. J Mullen Bob Campbell tom Coulther & I to Bradleys chat: then walk home by Binghams stop chat to Billy to 1. oclock got in through window Snowing 16: clear cold North wind: to home read & Sleep: to palgrave with Jim on sleigh took Mrs pettingers wood: to nicols got horses shot (8 shoes removed): at station: home to toms for tea chat sam & I albert there then home cold) 17: fine mild cold: to home read: to toms chat help tom to fix pen for his little pig make trough fish for Dinner: help tom to saw hemlock Blocks: home read: mild & cloudy: 18: cloudy mild: to home chore: to toms with Lizzie Anns coat: then home shave dress to toms got Wills shirts & some Butter to take to Alliston: got ride with Bob Young to palgrave to station got return ticket 95 cts to Alliston on train to 125 Church St, Willie Coulter very sick: sleep with John 19.X. fine mild day: at Alliston went to Methodist Church at 1030 with Jennie & Annie: Mr Howson preach text John 32 C: 12V Back to 1250 for Dinner: in parlour look at Both albums: sing chat: had tea then went to Church at 630 with Jenny & Annie Mr Howson preach text proverbs 12 C: 28V. went for walk after Church: to 125 Church St for all night: had chat to the girls: W. O.R: 1 & 2: then to Bed sleep with John 20: cloudy & windy cold: at Alliston all day: up town twice with Jenny & Willie F. to get his picture but did not: get Oranges & dates: Jenny & I went to Mr Trimbles after tea for chat Back to 125: had a game of Dominoes with Annie & Jenny: tea O.p: 1 & 2 to Bed sleep with Willie:F: 21: Bright clear cold. Blustry cold night: at Alliston to Station with Mrs Cox & Willie at 7 oclock then walk up front St: down Church to 125 had Breakfast: went to see george Dale at pop works had Dinner with him: then to Mill: to Barbers got Shave 10 cts pd> to see Mr J McMahon: then call for Annie at Shop with her to tea to 125: chat: play Dominoes with W{illegible} Jr DoyleSr Annie & Jenny cold stormy Blustry night snow: to Bed sleep alone . . . </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1890 Jan 22: clod clear fine: at Alliston at 125: got Burling wool 12 cts: for Jenny to make wristlets: got {illegible and cut off} Apples 10 cts: call for Annie to go to Dinner to 125: spit: write 2 letters & post them 6 cts: then Jenny & I to station to look for Proff but did not see him: then walk up front St to post Office Jenny got from Listowell: then call for Annie to go to tea: chat: play Snap & dominoes with Mr Jack Owens. Jenny and Annie: to Bed 1.2.3.4. in Bed 23: cloudy snowing e. storm: at Alliston: at 125: split: chat read: get ready went up front St to Annie M.J.Doyle & 125: good bye: walk to Station: on train to palgrave walk home: Harry pe{cut off} came home with: 24: fine mild: cold Blustry: to home: read write here & write letter to Linscott Brantford: then to Sam Robs sale after noon with Jim george in Buggy: did not buy anything home (Harry pettinger & Jim haul rails) 25: fine mild cloudy: to home: sleep read: split a few sticks: to toms at night chat Shave Albert then {cut off} 26.X. cloudy mild rain at evening: to home: read. Sleep: to toms, Liz & mag there: I walk over to Binghams Billy & I walk to palgrave to Church Mr Blanchard preach. Ada play: to Sam Campbell & I in Bradleys for chat: then walk home: in town for chat: home at 12 oclock misley rain tonight: Jim & Bot to riddels today george & Buggy 27: cloudy cool cold night: to home: read: Jim fence stack: Jim & tom went to Jas Br{cut off} Sale. I went over to Binghams: Bob & Billy went to Sale: to toms chat: to Sam McClellands See Sam & Mary (sick): to toms chat then home: got Bedding: Jim Bought robe & single harness S{cut oof} 28: fine, frosty cold & stormy w. wind: walk to Orangeville called at Hy Albers at Mono Mills Dinner 15 cts, See Jake Kelly & Joe Hughes & Mr Judge. see Box in stable: then home: got letter from Brantford 29: fine mild cloudy: to home: write letter to G.S. Linscott Brantford: to palgrave in Buggy with Mr Blanchard: see H. Beatty about note: to office post letter for Bob Bingham I posted letter to G.S. Linscott with $175 in it for prospectus 8 cts postage: to Mrs McMahons chat: to Blanchard for to practice: had tea: practice for concert: home in Buggy with Liz & mag: lads in fence corners at Matsons li{cut off} road very icy good wheeling 30: fine mild cloudy misty: to home: help them to clean 13 1/2 Bushels of wheat: read sleep: d{cut off} walk to palgrave: to Coulters for Billy Bingham had drink (eggnog): to parsonage got Ada to practice pieces: to the Church: to Concert: $1275. sing in Choir: Billy & I sang old grimes & Amber treeses: got ride home with Billy: Billy sick grip: in toms see them ann sick Inflammation on lungs. then home at 1220 mild night 31: cloudy misty mild thawing: to tottenham with Jim in Buggy & nelson to Bank about note: to palgrave see H Beatty got letter from him for Aitken: home: chore had dinner help Jim to haul 1 load hemlock wood from bush: cut feed: sam McClelland here tonight for {cut off} (fine clear night) Feb: 1: cloudy cold clear: walk to palgrave post letter on train: ride up with Albert little & Harry pettinger JIm & I to Tottenham nelson george & Buggy: renew not for 2 months: home chores cut feed: to palgrave at night with Billy Bingham to practice fine moonlight night cold: got coal oil at Mr McMahons ${cut off} 2.X. cloudy squaly misty: to home chore: to toms at night with maggie: Ella ryan Annie Stephens & Maggie at toms leave annie & maggie up to Creemans hill: home with mag: chore 3: cloudy misty clear mild: at Pat Finertys sawing Bee saw with M. Minick (20 hands 7 saws): home chore (start to learn less{cut off} 4: cloudy misley thunder & rain at night: to home: chore: to presbyterian tea meeting at night with Willie Faulkner (roads icy going): very good time: Billy Bingham home with us: road very muddy coming (moonlight </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1890 February 5: cloudy windy squaly cloudy: to home: read & sleep: Dinwoodie here got oats to gets{illegible and cut off} tom here for dinner: chat to George Dale at gate: study pros. unstairs: granny McElwain here 6: fine clear cold: with tom in R.J. McClellands Bush Sawing wood: got letter from {cut off} Liz & Mag & I toms tonight @ Ramsey to 7: cloudy cool, East Snow Storm: in R.J McClellands Bush saw wood with Albert Little Tom & Jim: till storm came on: then to toms for tea: I stopped all night Jim went home: Ella Ryan & Minnie Little {cut off} 8: cloudy cold Blustry: clear: at toms: tom salt pork forenoon: tom & I went to Bush afternoon tom split & I piled 6 3/4 cord of Beech wood in R.J's Bush: home: learn lesson: write here 9.X. fine clear cold: to home read chore: to palgrave at night to Church hear Mr Dinwoodie preach Big crowd: Jim Liz mag.tom. will. albert & his Sister & Lizzie Lee with us in sleigh: cold frosty night clear 10: clear mild cool. at R.J. McClellands Bush with Tom saw up maple top then tom split & I piled 6 cord of wood: at toms Ella rayn sing there: home & write 2 letter 1. to T.S Linscott: & 1 to J Ramsey 87 Bay St Toronto: minnie little went away today: Brantford 11: cloudy misty cool S. wind: in R.J.McClelland's Bush with tom. saw split & pile 2 3/4 cords {cut off} (pa & mag to Bolton to mill home for tea learn pros. 12: cloudy mild cold clear: to home help Jim to haul 2 Brls water from pond: haul 1 load wood for tom fomr Bush : I carried water into cellar: help Jim to cut feed: Mr & Mrs Blanchard came here for Dinner: then Jim Liz mag & I went to Mr Greens Sale got Dolly mare $7100 gave note for nine months: tom led mare home: Jim & I went to Boyces had tea: had sing: then Jim Liz & I came home in Sleigh: I led mare up from to {note in left margin} Dolly mare Note Due Nov 12:90 $7100 13: fine mild clear: to home, help Jim to haul home wood with nelson & Dolly {illegible} into field afternoon: cut some feed: Uncle Bill here tonight grey mare & cutter: read lesson 14: cloudy misly rain cloudy cool: to R.J.McClellands Bush with Tom & Albert to cut wood: But had to stop to wet: to Office Albert & I: then to toms for Dinner: (Uncle Bill went home afternoon): then home Sam McClellands with {cut off} to see mare: cut feed help Jim to clean 6 Bags oats chore, carry rain water into cellar: then tea: {cut off} 15: clear cold N. wind hot sun: at R.J. McClellands Bush with Tom & Jim cut wood 4 cords then home: read 16:X: cloudy mild calm: to home: read: dress: to mono mills george & Buggy for Dr Bonnar: home ch{cut off Clayte Boyce here today: Bonnar here for tea: then Lis & I, Mag & Clayte went to Sloans ch{cut off} Mr Orr Preached 17: cloudy mild a little snow, cloudy: to home, chore, lap Buggy whip: to Bush with tom afternoon cut Beech tree till snow came on: home had supper: split wood: read: pa to Orangeville george & new Buggy (with Steer hide 18: cloudy misty mild to home: in Bush Jim & I saw split & I pile Beech tree: to pettitts Sale afternoon: Hugh Cargo came home with me: help Jim cut some feed: Blustry night got letter from John McMahon Ann here 19: fine clear mild S.E. wind Snow Storm at night: to home chore in Bush with Tom & Jom cut up maple tree: to palgrave afternoon Willie F & I: got 2 new shoes on george front feet: to laverys with to parsonage show Mr Blanchard the Book, got his order for 1. half russia $450 (Mr & Mrs McElwain here tonight {illegible} mother sick: to pottingers for Willie F: then home 20: stormy cold N.W. Storm Blustry: calm clear very cold: to home: chore, dress: to Mono Mills nelson & cutter to Doctor for Ma: then put horse in Church shed to Mr Mass (no order): drive to Mr Orr (no order): then home: Bonner here after (got here) (to toms tonight chat Billy Bingham there) 21: clear cold N. W. wind frosty: to home chore: haul 2 Brls water from pond with nelson & Dolly haul 1 load wood for tom: feed horses: at S. Kellys afternoon help to cut feed, chat to 845: home 22: clear cold frosty: to home: help Jim to cut feed: to Dick Lyness got hair cut: Dinner at toms home Bonnar here: wash dress: Dinwoodie here walk to 7th line with Dinwoodie: to Ben Rolbeys: to tom {illegible} then to palgrave: to practice: then home with Liz & mag in cutter george horse: no orders today cool night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1890 Feb 23.X. cloudy mild: snow s.e.storm soft: to home. read: chore: ann: albert Little & willie here chore wash dress: to palgrave Church in sleigh with Jim Liz mag. ann willie & Albert little Mr Dinwoodie preach: no choir Ada away: Eli Clark left mag home: snowing tonight mild (write letter to John McMahon today 24: fine mild cloudy: to home: chore: to Ballycroy post letter to John McMahon paisly: home dress. to McElwains & Brooks: then in mill chat no order: home for tea: Mr & Mrs William Boyce & 4 children here (mare & cutter 25: cloudy misty rain: cloudy mild: to home: chore read: dress to mono mills with Tom: in Buggy with george: to doctor got 1 Bottle: made 2 call got no orders: road slushy & rain at night 26: cloudy cool frosty: up 4th of Adjala & down 3rd made 13 calls got no orders: (got 17 cts for cards) Dinner at Tom Guests road muddy: home at 10 27: cloudy snow, soft mild misty: to home: write letter to Linscott Brantford sent for 1. Book: to Ballycroy post letter. got papers & letter for tom from Jenny: home: dinner then to Currans with tom in wagon for 11. Bushels peas. took 1 1/2 B to Sams 4 B to mill. & 5 1/2 B home for Jim. then split wood. put in straw chore: to Billy White's at night. Liz mag & I Mr Matt did not come: to toms chat (up road with Jack Young home) 28: cloudy misley: cloudy clear misty warm: stormy cold: to home: read: to Bush with Jim & tom cut Beech & Birch top: to Sloans Hall at night to Debate (on nelson: Sam on Charlie road muddy). Fire & water fire won: home & feed & Bed horse at 1030 March 29:1: clear cold N. wind: to canvass. made 11 calls no orders: Dinner at Mr Masons: home at 7 oclock 2.X: clear cold very frosty: to home: read sleep: dress: walk to palgrave Mr Blanchard preached Big crowd: to coulters Billy Bingham & I to see post: chat to 1045 walk home road hard very cold Sow pigged at 3 or 4: 12 pigs 113 days or 14 " " 3: clear cold: calm S.W air: to hushous Bush with tom saw wood all day home for Dinner tea: to toms at night for chat. Billy Bingham there: home at 1215. fine moonlight: frosty night: 4: squaly snow: clear very cold: to Binghams Billy & I went to palgrave horses & wagon for plaster I went to Lavery's, george away: to Mrs McMahons with letter from Liz: upstairs chat to Mr Dinwoodie then home with Billy in wagon: got letter from: Brantford: home had Dinner hitch up george in Buggy Billy & I went to tom Wolfes Sale very cold got home at 730 : water feed & Bed horses = 5: fine clear frosty very cold clear: to home help Jim to haul 2 Brls water from pond haul 2 loads hemlock wood for tom: tom & Jim kill 1. pig: with tom afternoon cut down 2 maple trees in hishons Bush & trim them: to toms at night for chat Billy Bingham & Albert Little there ( very cold & Clear) Mary McElwain & Bob leggett married today 6: clear very cold frosty: to hishons Bush Jim & I at toms Bee: Albert Little Billy Bingham Barney Curran, Tom Jim & I: to Binghams help Billy chores had supper & chat: to toms chat home at 1200 very cold clear night 7: clear fine cold: to home. oil Buggy: feed george: dress: to Haydens Sale Sam McClelland & I george & Buggy: Big Sale Big crowd: got home at 730 Mr & Mrs Blanchard here: cold clear moonlight night 8: clear fine mild frosty at night: to home help Jim to cut feed. to hishons Bush help tom to split maple tree and saw Beech then pile wood on road: home dres: Dinwoodie here: to toms send Will up with Bread: to Binghams for Billy, walk to Ballycroy then to palgrave to practice Billy & I Big crowd there: in Coulters chat: walk home fine moonlight: Clemis: St John: Agnes Reaney: Moffat rayburn Missy Campbell Miss Robb 9.X: fine clear mild frosty at night: to home read. Sleep. chore: to palgrave at night to Church walking mag: tom albert & I : Mr Dinwoodie preach, full choir (8): Big crowd: in Mrs McMahons for my overcoat in coulters chat Billy Bingham & I walk home: in toms chat: toothache Clayte Boyce here when I came home at 1200 oclock: I had Bad toothache: clear frosty night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1890 March 10: cloudy mild> S wind Squaly snow soft: in hishons Bush with tom cut 1. Beech tree: pil 4 1/2 cords to Binghams chat to Billy help him to fill 1 load turnips: to toms with his ax: then home for tea: I had toothache all day 11: cloudy misley misty: to home help to cut feed: to palgrave with nelson & george on horseback to nicols got 7 shoes removed: to Mrs pettingers got $5 00/100 for rent $100 on January (1890) $350 on february (1890) & 50 cts on March (1890): to Sloans post 4 letters: $288 to Book & Bible house Brantford: 1 letter to Sarah (Roberts) and 1 to Simon Gower: & 1 to Morse & Co Agusta Ma: to Mrs McMahons got 6 lbs oatmeal 25ct pd: then home chore very Dark night mild 12: cloudy misley cloudy mild: to home: read grease shoes: had toothache: to Ballycroy see raisin cooks Shop: in store read paper: eat smoked fish: to toms tea: walk home road muddy cut Alberts hair tonight 13: cloudy mild fine: to Billy Whites to get Sulky But did not: home help to take Down stovepipes and clean them & put them up: in Bush afternoon with tom cut wood in pile Drag stuff for tom: read paper 14: fine clear mild: squaly snow: cold clear: to home in Bush help Tom to saw wood: will got Book & 2 letters from Brantford 15 cold squaly snow cold N.W wind: to home help to clean 6 Bags oats for chop: read: empty 3 Bags chop in stable & put 5 in Barn: unharness & feed horses: dress to Binghams chat to Billy walk to palgrave: took Book show it to Mrs McMahon: to pettingers get warmed: to Station with harry: to parsonage with Book got $3 60/100 cash (roads very rough) walk home alone 1230 (practice no good) 16:X: cold N.W. wind cloudy: to Mr Whites to see Billy with orange: to toms: to Binghams no one there to toms chat: home for dinner: write letter to S. 125: chore: dress walk to palgrave: Mr Blanchard preach walk home Liz & mag & margery in Buggy (the saint in the choir tonight) 17: cloudy squaly cool N.W by S. W. wind: to home in Bush with Jim saw hemlock: Dinwoodie here at noon haul 2 loads wood for tom haul 2 Brls water on stoneboat from pond: chore: to toms chat: to Binghams Billy away walk back to toms 18: cloudy cold N. wind: haul 7 loads of wood from our Bush for tom in wagon cut feed at noon Sam McClelland got wagon & rack at noon: maggie & I to toms at night Albert & Ella there home chore feed & bed horses 19: fine mild clear: to home: haul 1 load wood to tom: and 7 load home to house chore: to Binghams at night. will coulter: Sam & Bob Campbell & Billy there: stopped to 1200 had supper lots of fun: 20: cloudy mild misley: to home: help Jim to skid logs for wood with nelson: to Ballycroy at night post letter with 16 cents to Burlington for duty: in toms chat: home feed and bed horses: Jim & mag to Boyces tonight 21: cloudy mild west wind: to home oil wagon: Jim & I went to Willie Cobcans for 1 ton hay paid $700 for it: the road was very muddy: put it on hay loft: to Binghams at night: will coulter there & Billy: up till 1. oclock composing: will Coulter came home with me very dark & muddy 22: cloudy cool N. wind: to Sam McElwains thrashing on stack: home wash dress walk to Binghams Billy & I walk to palgrave to practice had a great time fixing up choir, all signed their names: Ada organist: Billy Bingham: Will Coulter: Rob Campbell: Maggie: louisa Campbell: Nettie Zimmer Maria Moffat: R. St John: Wm Clemis: Liz or Agnes Rainey not there: myself for to act as Leader road very rough home in Buggy with mag 23.X cloudy cool: to home read sleep dress walk to palgrave Billy & I to see Matson sing in choir to English church with Tom coulter for Aggie & Lizzie chat: Billy & I walk home roads very rough home at 1230 24: cloudy cool e.wind: to Orangeville george & Buggy (road rough): in Dufferin post Office got paper & Stationary for reporting: got 2 Books 25 cts pad: got tooth pulled by Dentist Frank 25 cts pd: ticket for hay 10 cts pd: home chore Jaw very sore 25: cloudy rain: mild clear: rain storm at night: to Ballycroy with Liz Dinwoodie horse & Buggy got card from J.S.Haragan: home: chore, dress walk to palgrave to Station on train to Caledon East 20 cts call on Mrs Glassfords to see Bob but he was gone to Trans: got ride with willie Cannon up 5 line to Beachers gate walk up to Haragans with Christina stop all night, Joe Caffrey there Francis & Jame: rain tonight </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1890 March 26: cloudy cold squaly snow N.W. Storm: at Haragans all they they were cutting wood: Francis & I walk to Brackens george away up in mono: to Haragans all night 2 matson girls & Mrs Rayburn there 27: cloudy cold clear hot sun, cloudy: went down to Brackens stop there till george came home: he got a team of Horses: he offered me $1800 per month for 7 months: walk to Haragans got umbrella: James & Francis & I drove to Caledon East in Chambers (15 cts): to Station got ticket 20 cts, to palgrave on train, to prayer meeting Dinwoodie there to Laverys with Louisa: see george: then walk home in toms chat home 1140 28: cold N. showstorm sno & Blow all day: to home read to Ballycroy for post, in pettits nell hired: telegraph for Bonnar for margery worn to town chat: to Binghams chat to Billy I compose, home at 2 oclock windy night: deep snow: 29: clear fine mild: to home read write 4 pages of correspondence to Dufferin post rig up cutter: walk to palgrave got ride from Matsons with Jack Wolfe: got 1 cent Stamp in Sloans: to Station write letter to george Bracken, gave it to Dave Henderson to give alex cranston: post letter on train to Dufferin post: to practice: walk home Billy & I in toms chat home at 1245 30:X. fine clear cool: to home read sleep, dress to palgrave. Jim Liz mag & I in Sleigh, albert & willie palm Sunday: Mr Blanchard preach (Liz stopped at palgrave): sing in choir: in to see grandma: home in Sleigh: Bob C{cut off} with fine moonlight night 31: fine mild clear: to home help Jim to haul limbs into field with nelson & Doll on sleigh to palgrave after noon with george Bracken to Bradleys: see H. Beatty got Lavery to sew & peg B{cut off} fine moonlight toms cow sick tonight: walk home road rough tea at Laverys chat to george April 1: fine clear mild: to Ballycroy get Cook to cut out pants: to Store get 1:36 spool & scarlet to color hat 14 cts pd: home clean out cow stables put in feed: to palgrave Dolly in Buggy road very muddy: see Beatty & get vinegar 5 cts pd: 2: fine clear warm: cool at night: to Binghams to see Bob but did not: chat to Billy at Barn: home look over letters fix clothes: walk to palgrave at night to Hal{cut off} Mr. pettit gave lecture on : A.O.N.W: walk home Bob Cox & I :: I was in matsons going down a little better 3: fine hot sun, cloudy misley rain: to home: in Bush help Jim to haul out Cedar Balsam Black ash logs: walk to palgrave at night, Jim & I gave Beatty Note for $57.51/100 for six months 8 per cent george Lavery & I to Bradley Lizzie Lee & old woman there: to Mrs McMahons for Jim: walk home: road very muddy {in left margin - Beatty Note $57 51/100} 4: cloudy mild, rain Blustry cold: to home read water horses to toms willie went to office got nothing: home chore, read Sleep, chore: raining Jim at Whites sawing Bee: chores cool N. wind tonight 5: clear warm N. air: to home help Jim to fall maple trees: to toms for post see Ballycroy news: to Binghams show pater to Billy, chat: to Bush to Jim fall trees: 9. home wash dres pack clothes in trunk to palgrave mag & I george & Buggy to practice: to McMahons got 2 doz eggs pd 20cts: sweets 5 ctgs: to Mrs Pettingers chat: to parsonage: ghost upstairs: to Coulters Billy & I chat: walk home in toms chat: home at 130 6.X. cloudy mild cloudy misley rain at night: to home: eat 4 eggs to Breakfast: to toms chat to Dick Lyness got hair cut paid 20 cts: to toms for Dinner eat 1 Duck egg & 2 hen eggs: home Albert little with me had a good wash & dress, tea: walk to palgrave Bob Cox & I to Church sing in choir Mr Dinwoodie preach got {cut off} from Will Lindsey drive home eighth line raining mag & I in Buggy with nelson road very muddy dark night 7: rain squaly fine: to home: compose: pack clothes in trunk: walk to palgrave , post 2 letters 1 to Sarah & 1 for tom Coulter: on train to Caledon East. to G Brackens with m. c. all night road muddy </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1890 April 8: cloudy misley rain misty: at G Brackens: help w.c. to chore & clean 20 Bags of spring wheat 9: cloudy rain thunder clear cool: at Brackens: help w.c to chore I pick potatoes in cellar cut frost of stack: w.c.cut his foot 10: cool clear mild: at Brackens: chore, finish picking potatoes in cellar: george went to Bl{cut off} chore cut Jim Haragans hair at night 11: fine cool: at Brackens: help w.c. to fence along 5th line chore fix wagon: to Haragans cut sons hair 12: fine clear warm: at Brackens: repair fences: help haragans to move horse power to Br{cut off} 13.X. chore fix scaper: to Caledon East at night on Bob, got 80 cts of post stamps home & chore: 13.X. fine very hot: at Brackens: help w.c. to chore: sleep: up fields with george: write news for post & I put $150 in letter for georges post & toms: to Caledon East with w.c. post letter in Box to Church Mr McDonald preach: walk hom to Brackens road very muddy: 14: cool cloudy: at Brackens: chore to Caledon East with wagon for 6 Bgs plaster: to Cherry plowing Bee afternoon 12 teams: to Jack Hepdons at night with s.c. to party no girls there 15: fine clear warm: at Brackens: fence haul rails fence & chore: 16: fine clear cool: at Brackens: chore help w.c. to sow 11 Bags plaster: rug: rug Bee today 17: fine clear cool. at Brackens: chore: help w.c. to pick stones: george start to Disk barr{cut off} 18: clear very cold North wind.at Brackens: chore: help w.c. to pick stones: cultivate Big hill with ros{cut off} 19: clear hot Sun cool: at Brackens: chore set horse power: clean seed for Jim : cut feed: to Caledon East at night w.c. & I in Buggy: 20.X fine clear: at Brackens: chore: to Caledon East at night to Church 21: fine clear cool. at Brackens: Start to drill spring wheat, sow Big hill by hand: spring wheat: 22: clear hot: at Brackens: sow S. wheat finish sowing rough field up at 5th line: then went up to middle field & start to sow wheat there: 24: clear cool: at Brackens: finishe sowing spring wheat in middle field 25: cold clear mild: at Brackens: chore: help w.c. to clean 13 Bags oats: start to sow oats afternoon 26: cloudy cool misley at Brackens: chore: finish sowing oats: roll oats afternoon with Murdock roller chore till night 27.X. fine clear mild: at Brackens: chore: my hands very sore: Henry Wilson & wife were here today 28: fine clear mild: at Brackens: plow Back of Barn all day: write 2 letters at night 1 to Maggie to Dufferin post 29: rain cloudy cool: at Brackens: clean 9 Bags Barley for seed & 16 Bags oats for chop, plow afternoon 30: cloudy cool at Brackens: sow Barley Back of Barn: w.c. went to Boston to saw log: rain at night May 1: cold cloudy: at Brackens: finish sowing Barley: roll Barley: george & I to Colins wake at night 2: clear mild.at Brackens: to Caledon East got shoes removed & 2 new ones on Kate & g{cut Off} got 1 coulter laid & sharped: gardening afternoon: chore: to Colin Campbells wake at with Francis & James Haragan & george Bracken home at 12 oclock: 3: fine warm clear cool rain at night: at Brackens chore: pulverize garden: help w.c. sow carrots & onions: to Caledon East at night Kate in Buggy: 4:X: cloudy misty cool. at Brackens: chore: to Haragans at night with James: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1890 May 5: cloudy misley warm: at Brackens: help w.c to spread manure on turnip ground & chore: 6: cloudy cool: st McClish: plowing sod with hector & alex &alex graham in rough hills: 7: cloudy cool: at Brackens help M.C. to spread & haul out manure: got letter from maggie tonight 8: fine cool: at Brackens: plow turnip ground & do chores: george at Orangeville fair: 9: fine: must rain at night: at Brackens: finished plowing turnip roll it help in w.c. plant.potatoes in garden 10: cloudy rain cloudy: at Brackens: finish plant potatoes in garden chore: went to armor grays for 10 bags potatoes paid him $500 for them: house chore: walk to Caledon East with Dan Campbell. ride home with Haragan 11:x: fine clear morn: at Brackens: chore write letters to Dufferin post to Church at night with w.c. to Caledon East see Bear: walk home: 12: cloudy mild rain: at Brackens: chore help george & w.c. fix fence on Big hill, static fence. 5th line:chore clean gip. cut hoops. 13: fine morn: at Brackens: finish fence up at pond at noon: help george & w.c. fix fence at 4th line: w.c. & I to Campbells for ashes fence at 4th line till night. 14: fine cloudy cool: at Brackens: chore dig trench for cedar trees: to plowing match with george at old Jack Watsons or Robsons: chore to Haragans at night with maria & the Boys: 15: cloudy mild: at Brackens: help w.c. to get cedars & plant them. Haul Brush out of Orchard chore. 16: cloudy mild: at Brackens: pick stones at meadow: fix fence up lane on hill. to Caledon East at night with George Bracken w.c. Joe McCaffrey Jim & Dan Haragan to hear J.L. Hughes speech home at 130 17: Clody very stormy cold: at Brackens: fix fence around lane hill fix hill went to palygrave James Haragan & with Kate in Buggy to practice at Blanchards Liz up home with us. 18: fine cloudy rain: cool at home: sleep wash, see Doll & colt: to town with Liz & J.S. Haragan home for tea: to palgrave church: Mr. Dinwoodie preach: to treacys chat to kate maloy & miss Dwyer 19: fine cool: at Brackens: to Caledon East for 2 tons salt. pick stones off meadow till tea then a whole crowd of us went to dig out foxes in Cherrys bush: but got none: 20: fine mild: at Brackens: plow potato ground and pick stones off it: 21: clear & fine: at Brackens: roll potato ground: george & I pick stones of meadow & clean 16 bags of oats: J.S. Haragan & I went to see polly & H. Matson at might to Browns: home at 11 23: clear & fine: at Brackens: fix bottom old waggon. pick stones w.c & I. 24: fine cloudy cool: at Bracksons: help w.c. to sow 15 bags salt. fish after tea. got 11. chore. jim sweeney & sister there: 25: cloudy rain smiley: at Brackens: chore sleep dress. Henry & Mrs Bracken here: To haragons chat 26: clear hot rain: at Brackens: help george & w.c. to sow 10 bags salt & plaster: haul out manure cut potatoes got letter from Sarah george got it: Kate got fast in stall tonight: 27: fine hot windy rain: at Brackens: haul out manure: cut seed potatoes 9 bags: spread manure 28: fine clear: at Brackens: plow in potatoes millie & Jim Cannon drop & pull in manure. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1890</h3> <h3>May</h3> 29: fine mild: at Brackens: to Caledon East with george had 7 lambs 1 turkey 1 gobbler & posey cow to Carty: to station: fence till night at 4th line hill:- 30: rain cloudy fine: at Brackens: chore oil waggon load up 16 Bags Barley. cut herbies & willies hair: rip oak plank fix fence at 4th line fix gate see weasel:- :measure logs on 4th line: 31: fine hot dry: at Brackens: to Boston: with 16 Bags Barley got 22 Bags chop: 8 Bags Bran <h3>June</h3> 1:X: fine hot dry: at Brackens: chore: put gip & Kate in 4th line hills: dress went to mass to silver with haragans: home for Dinner: Hugh Bracken's Boy here today:to see Dolls colt: home chore write letter to Sarah: to bed at 8:30 2: fine clear hot: at Brackens: pull red root: help to clean 24 bags wheat & load it. chore:- 3: fine hot: rain cloudy thunder: at Brackens: pull red root. wash sheep. pull red root 4: fine hot: cloudy rain & thunder & lightning: rain at night: at Brackens: pull down fence Build patent fence: at lane 5: fine clear hot: Big rain afternoon: at Brackens: Build patent fence till noon: then drive home with gip & Buggy. got all the rain: to Ballycroy: got shirt & pant stuff: got 2 Bottles of B.B.B.& 2 box pills from J. McClelland: to Palgrave. feed mare: drove to Henry Wilsons all nightBridges swept away 6: fine mild: drive to Brackens: from Henry Wilsons: fix bridge at Barn & finish patent fence on lane chore cool 7: cloudy cool: at Brackens: haul Stones & gravel on to lane hill: chore. to fish got none: cold night 8:X: fine clear mild: at Brackens: put horses out in 4th line hills: to Alex Campbells with Walter Murdock with cow: henry & William here today: Henry Wilson & wife: Alex graham & wife & Mrs McCleish here: put the horses out tonight for the first time 9: clear hot fine: at Brackens: plow lane & shovel it in: shear sheep I shore 2 & george 5: fix planks on wagon 10: cloudy misley mild: at Brackens: help william fix Box for pigs: Shovel gravel for lane plaw up lane and scrape it in with hoe. chore:- 11: cloudy hot misley heavy rain at tea time: at Brackens: plow turnip ground chink patent fence: plant cabbages: lift planks of Bridge 12: fine clear warm: at Brackens: fix bridge at Barn: fix fences mow grass at home george at Orille fair left my watch to be cleaned 13: cloudy misley hot: at Brackens: work on road on 4th line Dinner at McCleishs= Clean wheat 24 Bags: took 2 gips to Caledon East: gip took John A. 14: cloudy misty warm: at Brackens: took 25 Bags oats to Boston for chop: W.C. took load of wheat I Brought plow home: left haragans wagon home: Will McMinn & wife here tonight 15:X: fine clear warm: at Brackens: chore: dress: to Caledon East: Kirk: to glassfords tea. to church at night with Martha: chat to Bob walk home: McMinn Broke Buggy & I helped him to fix up 16: fine very hot: at Brackens: Start to plow 4th line hills. very hot day: George went Bolton got Shares & turnip drill 17: clear very hot: at Brackens: plow in 4th line hills: thunder shower north: Walter {cut off} my watch home today 18: fine mild cool: at Brackens: make drills for turnips: plow in 4th line hills w.c. went Band concert at night 19: fine cool: at Brackens: plow in 4th line hills: Hector McCleish here today plowing: w.c. sow turnips in forenoon 20: fine clear warm: at Brackens: finish plowing 4th line hills: haul gravel onto hill: make h{cut off} for wagon & put it {cut off} 21: fine warm: at Brackens: fix wagon: move manure in field haul out manure: clean 11. {page cut off} wheat. wash light wagon: took my shoes to Caledon East to Pettitt to get fixed home {"at"? page cut off} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1890</h3> <h3>June</h3> 22:X: fine mild warm: at Brackens: chore. Sleep: george & I went to see grays colts: write letter to Dan Campbell. 1 to maggie: & news to Dufferin post to Bed at 12.:- 23: fine clear very hot: at Brackens: work on road 5th line my team: got rot gut sick at night 24: fine very hot: at Brackens: haul out manure george fill for me: W.C. on road. to haragans at night chat home 10:00 25: fine clear hot: at Brackens: haul out manure: load cedar logs put sheep in Orchard 26: fine mild clear: at Brackens: haul out manure: haul 9 cedar poles out of swamp with Kate george took Maria patterson home today 27: fine clear hot: at Brackens: haul out manure: tom sparrow: & John Davis here at night I went to McCleishs chat: home: sleep in stable 28: clear hot cloudy: at Brackens: haul out manure: hoe potatoes in garden: I went home tonight Gip & buggy 29:X: fine hot sultry: at home: put nelson to creek: to see Billy Bingham chat. see colts: then home: albert Little. Bob. Ferris. Mrs Warren: tom K ann there: I took Mrs Warren to Billy Mullens mothers to Coxs got. 3 Box's strawberries: home feed gip: lunch. got 2 shirts & pants. drive to Brackens at 2 oclock moon light 30: fine hot cloudy: at Brackens: hoe potatoes: in garden: spread manure: very hot day <h3>July</h3> 1: {"$2.00" scribbled below} cloudy misley rain mild: at Brackens: fix rings on harness: make double tree: empty chop to picnic at Scotts lake: home at 10:30 got $2.00 from george. spent 45cts:- 2: cloudy rain mild: at Brackens: to McCleishs for scuffler scuffle potatoes & mould them & spread manure 3: fine mild: at Brackens: spread manure: Start to plow fallow ugly job. to Caledon East at night. Kate & Buggy {illegible} 4: fine cool N. air: at Brackens: plowing: to Moffats garden party at night: home at 1 oclock good time 5: fine clear warm: at Brackens: plowing fallow: 6:X: fine cloudy rain at night: at Brackens: went to Stone church at 11. home Dinner read & sleep: had tea: to haragans chat to Jim & Jimmy Phillips rain: 7: clear & fine: at Brackens: plowing all day: 8: clean hot rainstorm fine: at Brackens: grind sickle: plow: rake hay: put Down straw plow. finish plowing fallow: to Murdocks at night give walter 75cts for watch repair 9: fine clear cool: at Brackens: mow fence corners: turn hay rake hay cock up till night 10: clear fine warm: at Brackens: cock up hay rake & cock up till night: got letter from Maggie by Dan {cut off} 11: fine hot: at Brackens: haul in 2 loads hay: finish cocking in 4th line field rake and cock up in middle field till night: 12: {"$1.00" inserted below} hot cloudy fine: at Brackens: turn hay: rake & cock up till 6 oclock: then dress, went to Junction: on train to Caledon East. to garden party at Roadhouses. had a good time: home with w.c. & george in Buggy at 11:30: 13:X: fine hot: at Brackens: to Boston Kate & Buggy get McHugh & William 14: clear very hot: at Brackens: haul in hay 48 loads: Francis Dan & James Haragan & team: Thomas Hanton & Tom Horan & team: Walter Murdock in mow: Bob Campbell & an{cut off} : ralston at night 15: fine hot: at Brackens: haul in hay 24 loads: 16: fine hot dry: at Brackens: haul water put on paris green on potatoes to Haragan for scuffler: haul in hay 9 loads: george got new hay fork today: worked well </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1890</h3> <h3>July</h3> 17: cloudy misley fine cool: at Brackens: george W.C. William went to haul 2 team haul in 15 loads hay: home scuffle turnips till night cool tonight: 18: fine cool: at Brackens: finish scuffling turnips: thin & hoe turnips till night W.C. & I went to McCleishs for the double light harness tonight:. 19: cloudy windy cold: at Brackens: to Alex Campbells: fork on 22 loads hay on stack for 4 loads I was sick in afternoon had chills: 20:X: fine clear dry: at Brackens: chore sleep: took Dan Campbells smock home: to mark Ross chat: home tea: dress: to 4 line for Berries: alex mccleish & I:- 21: fine clear: at Brackens: finish weeding turnips: 22: fine warm: at Brackens: to Haragans W.C. & I fill manure: Madden {"there"? page cut off} 23: fine S. wind: cloudy rain at night: at Brackens: harrow 4th line hills: help george to grind cradle Blade: and 2 sickles: wash in tub at night: 24: misty cloudy Big rain: at Brackens: clean 20 Bags oats: fix reapers: pulverize:fix Br{cut off} {illegible above} 25: cloudy mild rain: at Brackens: finish Bridge: put plaster on turnips: fix Barn roof {page cut off} 26: fine clear mild: at Brackens: fix 5th line lane: fix roof. cut Jim Haragans Hair: {"a"? page cut off} {":18 {illegible}"? page cut off} cut road around fall wheat take out Binder and cut 2 rounds: around 18 acres 27:X: fine hot clear: went up home Hector McCleish & I: gip & Kate in Buggy: got D{cut off} Lyness to cut my hair 15 cts: to palgrave Church Noble preach: to treacys got cig{page cut off} called at Taylors: then drive to Brackens: at 11.oclock: fine moonight night 28: fine clear hot: at Brackens: cut fall wheat: W.C. shock: george cut Barley: Broke big wh(cut off} 29: fine clear hot at Brackens: finish cutting fall wheat: cut some barley: swarth it with Binder 30: fine cloudy rain: at Brackens: finish cutting Barley hoe turnips: grind sickles W.C. & I {page cut off} 31: cloudy fine mild: at Brackens: hoe turnips haul in 5 loads Barley & 6 of wheat {page cut off} <h3>Aug</h3> 1: clear very hot: at Brackens: haul in 9 loads wheat & 7 of Barley use rack lifters: Ja{cut off} & Maggie Mcdonald in m{cut off} 2: fine very hot: at Brackens: haul in 16 loads wheat rake barley stubble haul in rakings 3:X: clear very hot rain at night: at Brackens: chore: W.C. & I took Hardy cow to Bull alex Campbells: up to pond wash: to haragans chat to Jim & Francis: Harvey Taylor chore: Bracken 4: clear hot showry: at Brackens: rake fall wheat stubble: hoe turnips chore: rain 5: cloudy rain fine: at Brackens: hoe turnips: fix {canvass?}: hoe turnips: pulverize fallow a{page cut off} tea 6: fine clear warm: at Brackens: pulverize fallow: haul in 1 load fall wheat {illegible} Henry went to Raywash today: 7: fine hot: at Brackens: harrow fallow: rig plow start to plow Barley ground: 8: clear warm: at Brackens: plow till noon: rig fence on Big hill: start to cut S. wheat cra{page cut off} Big hill 9: fine mild: at Brackens: cut & Bind 12 acres spring wheat & shock it up: cool tonight: 10:X: cloudy cold misley rain: at Brackens: chore: W.C. & I to Cherrys Bush get thimble Berries sleep in feed room. chore: rain at night: 11: fine cold N. air: at Brackens: drive Binder cut 12 acres oats: move Binder down to Bar{page cut off} at night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1890</h3> <h3>August</h3> 12: fine very hot: at Brackens: reap spring wheat at 5th line 8 acres & start in upper field: 13: fine clear mild: at Brackens: carry 9 pigs in Basket cut wheat finish reaping tonight: 14: fine mild: at Brackens: cradle side hill finish cutting at noon: W.C. went to watty to Bind oats afternoon: george & Johnnie went to Orangeville fair: I fixed fence at turnips: at Cherry got Berries: chan to Hector 15: fine cool: at Brackens: put in Binder: clean 4 Bags Barley unload Barley rakings. hang gate: plow 16: fine mild: at Brackens: haul in 8 loads spring wheat:- 17:X: cloudy misley cool & clear: at Brackens: chore sleep write letter to maggie & 1 to Dufferin post: to Haragans chat: 18: fine hot: at Brackens: fix shocks of wheat fix hill: haul in wheat: to Caledon East at night Billy Haines & I post 2 letters 1. to Maggie & 1 to Dufferin post:- 19: cloudy misley rain: at Brackens: haul in spring wheat: clean 20 Bags oats: to Haragans {chat?} 20: fine warm: at Brackens: sulky rake spring wheat stubble: plow: haul in wheat: 21: cloudy rain cool fine: at Brackens: finish hauling in spring wheat 2 loads: chore make stoneboat 22: fine cool clear: at Brackens: help to put Box on wagon & load 18 Bags oats for chop george went to Boston I started to plow in 4 line clover field:- 23: fine cool: at Brackens: plow in clover field till tea: haul in 4 loads of oats:- 24:X: fine clear: at Brackens: chore: William Bracken W.C. & I to Cherrys Berry patch to get thimble Berries: home for Dinner: I went to Sandy McCleishs for chat at night: 25: cloudy mild rain: at Brackens: haul in oats & S. wheat rakings finish hauling in today: 26: cloudy misley misty: at Brackens: plow in 4th line clover field:- 27: fine mild: at Brackens: plow in clover field: to Caledon East at night W.C. & I in Buggy got shoes sewed: got factory for covers got 1 pulley 45 cts for lines: fine moonlight night: 28: clear very hot: at Brackens: plow sod: make covers at noon: H. Bracken & family here today 29: cloudy misley cool: at Brackens: plow sod: walk up to Haragans with Francis for chat 30: fine cool: at Brackens: finish plowing clover sod at 4th line today 31•X• clear & cool: at Brackens: chore: write 2 letters 1 to maggie & 1 to Dufferin post. Ada Mcfarlane here tonight: <h3>Sept</h3> 1: fine hot: at Brackens: harrow sod field: to Caledon East at night post 2 letters 1 to maggie & 1 to Dufferin post: 2: clear hot: at Brackens: pick stones: W.C. sow fall wheat: I marked out lands in fallow: plow till night: chat to J.S. in stable:- 3: fine clear hot: at Brackens: plowing in fallow:- 4: misty fogy clear hot rain at night: at Brackens: W.C. & I at morrisons thrashing: in stack cut Bands: and fork peas: had a dance at night & I sing:- 5: clear & hot: at Brackens: plowing in fallow: 6: cloudy rain fine: at Brackens: put in mower & reaper & rakes: fix shed: finish fallow: 7•X• cloudy clear very hot: at Brackens: chore sleep: alex McCleish & I eat apples: to Haragans chat:Kate Chicago there:" 8: cool cloudy: at Brackens: Harrow fallow clean wheat pick stones: Bob Hebdon thrashing: today 9: cool cloudy: at Brackens: haul out seed. drill fallow field: to Hantons got 3 Bushels wheat finish sowing fall wheat today: Lil & george to Taylors today: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1890</h3> <h3>September</h3> 10: fine clear hot: at Brackens: pick stones of 4th line hills:- 11: misty misley rain: at Brackens: plow in 4th line hills:- 12: cloudy mild hot: at Brackens: plow in 4th line hills:- 13: fine cool: at Brackens: plow in 4th line hills: walk to Caledon East at night got Braces & album 35cts pd 14:X• fine hot: at Brackens: chore: to Haragans get hair cut I cut Dans & Jims: William & Henry Mrs Bracken & Mrs Gormily here today: to haragans chat: J.G Scott. & wife there:- 15: fine mild: at Brackens: plow in 4th line hills: to Dans at night have game euchre:- 16: fine mild cool: at Brackens: finish plowing 4th line hills: clean 7 Bags Barley & 13 Bags {"oats"? page cut off} haul straw out on hill: to McDonalds party at night good time got home at 3:30: 17: cloudy cool: at Brackens: gather wood in Bush & haul it home: for thrashing: 18: fine clear: at Brackens: help to load Barley & oats for chop george went to Boston: W.C. at Haragans thrashing: I harrowed Barley ground: to thrashing afternoon help Jim at Bags: 19: fine cloudy misley cool: at Brackens: W.C. & I went to Boston Kate & Buggy: help at floom 20: cloudy cool: at Boston: at floom: haul gravel: till night: then drive home to georges very cold 21•X• fine warm: at Brackens: chore: W.C. & I to McCleishs for chat: to Cannons for tea to Caledon East to Church Mr. goodman preached. a Big crowd: walk home:- 22: {"$1.00" jotted below} fine cool: at Brackens: harrow Barley ground: make Double tree: harrow 4th line hills: to Caledon East at night to tea meeting W.C. & I. good time: Jones girls & Charlie there 23: clear cold: at Brackens: Start to plow fall wheat stubble: george & I to haragans at night:- 24: clear cool: at Brackens: plow: to Caledon East at night. W.C. george & I walk to Bee Hive 25: fine clear warm: at Brackens: plow: W.C. & I. to Haragans at night play euchre:- 26: cloudy misley: at Brackens: plow: clean out granery: chore george away to michigan 27: cold cloudy: at Brackens: plow: went home at night gip & Buggy: {"BURDOCK'S BLOOD BITTER" written in the margin} 28•X• fine mild: at home: to Ballycroy got 1. bottle BBB from Jack: home tea write for post. to Church at Palgrave Mr mass preached: Mealy Faulkner & Bob Ferris here today chat to Lizzie Lee after church: then drive to Brackens: at 11:30 will Coulter got ride to 3rd line with {cut off} 29: fine warm: at Brackens: plow: to Caledon East at night: on gip post letter to post: 30: clear & hot: at Brackens: finish plowing fall wheat stubble: to McDonalds with Butter at night <h3>Oct</h3> 1: clear hot dry: at Brackens: plowing in hill behind the Barn: to Bed at 7:30: 2: clear hot: at Brackens: plowing in hill behind Barn: george come home tonight rain: 3: cloudy rain clear cool: at Brackens: fix old single harness: clean 21 Bags oats: plow afternoon 4: clear fine warm: at Brackens: to McCleishs for 20 Bags: then to Boston took 19 Bags oats for chop: to see steam shovel: to Inglewood with 6 Brls flour to Graham 1 Brl flour & 1 Bag hen feed to Jamieson: Big load home 39 Bags: Frank & Jerry: w.c. to Brampton today on train: 5:X: fine cloudy misley: at Brackens: chore: to Haragans chat to Harry Mason: home chore. John orr Little & Alice here today & Harry Taylor:- </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1890</h3> <h3>October</h3> 6: cloudy rain: at Brackens: plow dig some potatoes plow: cut Hay down: cut pigs: empty chop & Bran to Haragans at night W.C. and I play euchre rain tonight:- 7: cloudy misty: at Brackens: plow in hill behind Barn: start middle sod field:- 8: clear fine: at Brackens: plow sod george & I. W.C. at alex Campbells thrashing: to Caledon East at night W.C. & I gip & Buggy: peet Ferguson & I had a Big time with the Commercial travellers: 9: fine clear: at Brackens: plowing sod: W.C. & I:- 10: cloudy misly cool: at Brackens: fix trap Door on stairs: put posts under straw crib: get 2 Bags potatoes: fix pond at creek: help watty at scaffold: fix trace fill tank at night: 11: cloudy cool: at Brackens: Rayburn & Hutcheson here thrashing I cut Bands: chore had wash: 12•X• fine cool: at Brackens: chore: to Caledon East Church at night with Harry Mason: up 6th line with Bill Mason 13: cloudy misley e. wind: at Brackens thrashing: I cut Bands finished today: Hutcheson Rayburn & Jim Arbour: 14: cloudy misley cool: at Brackens: fix fence: plow: clean out evetroughs: clean out root house: chore 15: clear fine: at Brackens: pick apples: 16: cloudy rain: at Brackens: dig potatoes: fix Harness: clean Barn floor: clean oats & Barley 3 Bag{page cut off} chore 17: cloudy misley: at Brackens: finish digging potatoes: pick apples: Jim Cannon & I to Haragans for flour: 18: cloudy cool: at Brackens: finish picking apples today: got letter from S.J. Mullen tonight: 19•X• rain cloudy rain: at Brackens: chore: dress: to Dan Haragans with Harry Mason: to J. Hebdons Back to Dans had game: home chore: 20: cloudy cool: at Brackens: plowing clover sod:- 21: clear fine hot: at Brackens: plowing clover sod 22: cloudy clear mild: at Brackens: plow clover sod: to McCleishs at night chat: Hector & mary in city 23: cloudy rain cold east storm: at Brackens: finish plowing clover sod: chore. W.C. & I. to haragans at night chat. play euchre for Mary Cranston & Susy Campbell: Jim & I got the girls 24: cloudy misty: at Brackens: start to plow sod hill Back of orchard:- 25: cloudy cool: at Brackens: plowing sod hill got 2 Bags potatoes: to Caledon East at night W.C. & I gip & Buggy: I got a pair Boots at p.c. Campbells $175 on tick: Hector home with us in Buggy george mad: 26X cloudy cool: at Brackens: chore: Jim came here last night at 11.oclock: Jim & I went to Caledon East Presbyterian Church afternoon Jim drove home & I walked Back to Brackens chore & write letter to S.J. Mc{page cut off} 27: cloudy cold squaly N. wind: at Brackens: plowing sod hill george got ram today: 28: cloudy cold clear: at Brackens: haul in potatoes 79. Bags: clean 23 Bags oats: oil wagon load up chore, dress walk to Caledon East return Boots to Campbell: see Frank Burkholder: to Morrisons Dance all night home at 5 good time 29: cloudy cool misley: at Brackens: plow sod hill george & I: W.C. to Boston: William here tonight with team: 30: cloudy squaly cold: at Brackens: finish plowing sod hill: pull & top turnips get poles for turnip house: carry in planks into Barn: chore: george & I to haragans at night I got hair cut: play 4 games euchre 31: cold frosty clear: at Brackens: top carrots & parsnips & fix rig in Barn for turnips: pull & top turnips W.C. & I went to Hick tea party at night: === Nov === {"25 cts" scribbled above in margin; $80 00/100 scribbled below in margin} 1: cloudy snow rain: at Brackens: kill 1. pig. Start to plow in 4th line hills till noon: fix wagon Box: chore: dress: to Caledon East with W.C. in Buggy: on train to Palgrave: paid Henry Beatty $6000 got note: home in Buggy with Jim: got $8000 from george tonight </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1890</h3> <h3>November</h3> 2•X• cloudy snow all day: at home all day read sleep: to toms chat tea home at 8 oclock 3: fine clear warm: to Palgrave in Buggy with Jim: to Caledon East on train: got Boots from wallace $4.75 paid $2.00 on them to Brackens at noon: put in carrots fill manure clean out stables cut georges hair: 4: fine clear mild: at Brackens: haul in turnips clean out Box stall: put in cows chore 5: fine mild S.W wind: at Brackens: fill manure: haul in 1 load of turnips with tops on george & I to Dan Haragans at night play euchre 6: fine warm: at Brackens: pull & top turnips: Jim Cannon & tupper perdue help us 7: fine misty mild: at Carty's thrashing in snow: in Dans coming home chat very: Dark night rain: 8: fine cool: at Carty's thrashing in snow: to Caledon East at night pay wallace $2.75 for Boots treat 20 cts: got ride to Brackens with W.C. chore:- 9•X• rain cloudy cold: at Brackens: chore: Hugh Bracken here: Jas Haragan. Cassia & annie Campbell here: to Haragans at night for chat:- 10: ("Little Dan" in margin} cloudy cool: at Brackens: plow alone in 4th line Hills: Dans Kidd born today 11: fine clear mild, at Brackens: plow in 4th line hills: george at Jim Haragans thrashing mag {illegible} {illegible} 12: fine clear mild: at Brackens: Bury trees in garden: plow in 4th line hills to Dan Haragans at night Bury trees drink chat: 13: fine mild: at Cherry's plowing Bee on Campbells farm: Hugh Allen Jenkins & I to party at night in Colins House {"{Birchall?} {hung?} today" inserted in margin} 14: fine mild at Brackens: finish plowing 4th line hills: plow turnip ground W.C. & I: {"Boland got killed today with Jigger" inserted in margin} 15: cloudy misty: at Brackens: move Shit house: plow turnip ground: walk to Caledon 16•X• fine mild: at Brackens chore: dress: to Bolands see funeral: to Hantons chat to McDonalds chat: to Brackens: change clothes had tea: then to Haragans with W.C. play euchre: 4 Sweeneys there: home at 8:30 chore to Bed at 9.oclock: 17: cloudy rain all day: at Brackens: chore carry Down 6 Bags oats: put down Straw and hay: Shake & mend Bags: clean 52 Bags Barley: write letter to S.J. & 1 to mail for Birchall Book: 18: clear cool at Brackens: put Down garden fence: put in ten posts haul rails chore:- 19: cold west wind cloudy: at Brackens: fix fence: finish plowing: cut of posts: water: horses chore 20: cold squaly at Brackens: to Hantons thrashing in snow: home chore: help george to put in calves: dress: to McDonalds Hugh Allen:Jenkins: & I to party no party: play euchre till: 11:30 walk home moonlight 21: clear mild: at Brackens: Kill 3 pigs. clean out well: chore: to Haragans at night george Hugh Allen Jenkins & I play euchre till 10. then home:- 22: cloudy squaly snow: at Brackens: haul 2 load wood of 5th line: put new Box on wheelbarrow: feed cows: water horses: feed & Bed horses:- 23•X• clear cool: at Brackens: chore: to Haragans see Jim home chore: read & sleep: george & Jane to Taylors: W.C. & I to Dans at night chat: 24: cloudy mild: at Brackens: chore: put rack on wagon. george went to move alex Campbell: to Haragans look for saw set & gage: home make gage put handle in hammer: file & set cross cut saw: split wood chore: 25: cloudy cool squaly: at Brackens: saw wood in Bush: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1890 November 26: clear mild: at Brackens: Saw wood in Bush: at Murdocks Hill 2 pigs g{cut off} & I: Saw wood in Bush till night: to Dans george & I at night play euchre 27: cloudy cold: at Brackens: saw wood in Bush: to Morrisons party at night Sam Caldwell there: and Miss Taylor had a fine time: till 3 oclock 28: cloudy cool: at Brackens: split and pile wood in Bush c{cut off}: george to Boston gip & Buggy 29: cloudy mild: at Brackens: Saw wood in Bush: chore: left w.c. home Do{cut off} Buggy: to Caledon East: pay gus Sauderson $13 90/100: got 500 from w.c. home al{cut off} 30.X. fine. cold at Brackens: chore read: george & Lil went to McNieces funeral Dec 1: cloudy snow very cold: at Brackens: chore: grind axe: stuff work shop: fix chimney in house: Do all the chores: grind axe: to Haragans at night ask for plucking Bee. 2: cold & cloudy: at Brackens: chore: in Bush split & pile wood: chore put {illegible and cut off} Box stall: took Mrs McDonald home to Caledon East: chore: Hugh & george at Boston: Kill 24 geese today {in left margin} 3: stormy snow all day: at Brackens: chore: Hugh went home: clean out feed {cut off} chore: got out sleigh: James Haragan here at night chat: 4: cold squaly: at Brackens: chore: help Maggie McDonald to milk: chore: george & Jane & Sarah Ann Haragan to Brampton with geese: 5: fine cold: to Archy Fergusons thrashing work in mow: at morrisons Dance: night 6: misty cloudy mild: at Fergusons: thrashing in mow: finished: 7.X. cold frosty: at Brackens: chore read: to Haragans: at night chat: John T. Scott & {cut off} John McCabe: James and Annie Keenan: sing songs & tell stories: 8: cloudy milder: at Brackens: to Boston for chop shorts & Bran in sleigh Je{cut off} 9: fine mild at Brackens: file Saw: fix door: chore, george got John Alexander Bracken 10: fine mild: at Brackens: help John Alex & george to fix Bridge in Bush saw wood noon: pack my clothes in trunk: settle up with george in full: george to my t{cut off} to Station Caledon East: Back to Brackens all night w.c. there: 11: cloudy mild, snow storm at night: went to Orangeville fair with Jim Haragan cutter: got watch fixed (free), got new overcoat $725: 3 Shirts & 1 collar $275: home with Jim {cut off} 12: fine cold: walk to Caledon East from Haragans: on train to palgrave: home with Jim & ann in sleigh: to palgrave at night to church Jim maggie & I at C{cut off} (all {cut off} 13: cloudy cool: to Station with will Coulter: to Cardwell Junction on train wait for train till 2 oclock: to Toronto &105, got new watch at 112 yonge $550 Back to palgrave at night home in cutter with Jim 14.X. fine mild: at home: at toms for Dinner: home Bob ferris here: to palgrave Church at night maggie & I in Buggy: Noble preach: will Coulter & I in Bradleys c{cut off} walk home 15: cool mild: to home: chore: to Binghams help to Kill pigs: Billy & I walk to palgrave to Church: and walk home again: next Book </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d134bab4e2447f2f0d0de3b781de19bf.pdf 22eecca9896e13033b5d195cb05a00ba PDF Text Text (V ? / O / u i t /id- O arro/l ��\ n , ~ / \ /y \ �/ 1m V - ��Diary o f Jacob Case Interesting Record o f Observations, Given In Homely Language, Deals With Customs and People He Knew As He Made Note o f Things Nearly Century Ago B y H . forlo M iller/* / / F ew records o f th e pioneer days of this country a re of m ore in terest to h isto rian s th a n those m o st per* sonal of all records, th e diaries of individuals. I n th em is found a w ealth of social d a ta w hich is n o t to be obtained fro m a n y of the m ore im personal sources, su ch a s new spapers, im p o rta n t th o u g h th e la tte r a re in re co n stru ctin g th e life of a period. W estern O n tario is p a rtic u la rly fo rtu n a te in th e n u m b er o f d iaries of its pioneers th a t have been p re served. W ith in re c e n t y e a rs th e diaries of R ev. W illiam P roudfoot, the pioneer P re sb y te ria n cleric in London, an d of H e n ry C. R . B echer, one o f L ondon's e a rly law yers, have ap p eared in p rin te d form in the P a p e rs an d R ecords of th e O n tario H isto rical Society. I n addition to these, a n u m b er of o th e r local diaries h av e been copied, th ro u g h th e efforts of D r. E dw in S eaborn, vice-president o f th e L ondon an d M iddlesex H isto rical Society. D r. Seaborn h a s d istrib u ted th e se copies ^im ong severed provincial lib ra rie s ivnd archives, including th e P u b lic Archives o f C anada, a t O ttaw a. One o f th e la te s t o f D r. S eab o rn ’s local “finds” is th e d ia ry o f Jac o b Case, a n early s e ttle r in th e H a m il ton d istric t. T h e o rig in al o f th e diary is in th e possession o f Ja m e s A. Reed, o f L am beth, a n d one of th e copies h a s been p resen ted by D r. Seaborn to th e lib ra ry o f th e U niversity of W e ste rn O ntario. T he first p a r t o f th e C ase d iary , covering th e period fro m S ep tem ber. 1837, to J a n u a ry , 1847, is. in reality, a ledger, w hile th e second p art, M arch, 1851, to F e b ru a ry , 1860, is th e d iary proper. T h e ledger is a valuable h isto ric a l record, by reason of th e in fo rm atio n contained in reg ard to prices o f com m odities. In 1837. fo r in stan ce, w h e a t sold a t nine shillings ($1.80) p e r bushel, and eight y ears la te r th e price w as down to $1. Jac o b Case, like m an y o f o u r pioneers, h ad n o t been able to avail him self o f th e privileges o f a th o r ough education, consequently h is 1 David, were “a t th e trainen.” gram m ar and his spelling are fre D uring this period the old G reat quently a t fault. He apparently W estern R ailroad line w as in the was quite aw are of this failing, for a m arginal note on a page of the course of being laid, from H am ilton diary reads: ‘Reder you m ust not to London, and M r. Case from tim e look a t speling. I du it as well as to tim e records having delivered I can.” Incidentally, this notation loads of gravel to the contractor to settles, in Jacob Case’s case, be used for ballast. the time-honored question about On A ugust 1, 1851, M r. Case in diaries: Did the w riter intend s us th a t he had reached his others to read his personal record? form 61st birthday, and also notes his The Case diary is one of those m ethod of celebrating his arrival chatty, inform al records th a t de a t a n age w hen m ost m en of our light th e h e a rt of th e historian m odern age have retired from fortunate enough to uncover one. active life: “I w orked h a rd all Jacob got around quite a lot and day." attended m ost of the social func Some of th e social activities of tions in his neighborhood. On the ’50s are touched on in th e fol M arch 27, 1851, “Rachel had a lowing extracts from th e Case quiltin’—g ar Is and boys played til diary: m idnight.” T h a t was p retty late, “A ugust 4 (1851)—M other and I but on M ay 24 of the sam e year w ent to Galt to see th e fire com "William and David w ent to pany w ork. The P resto n ingin was Dundas to pig shave, came home th e best. (Com petitions between 3 o’clock in th e m orning.” rival volunteer fire com panies were A feature of pioneer life w as the a n outstanding feature of pioneer annual m ilitia general train in g day, life in W estern O ntario.) “Ja n u a ry 1 (1853)—N ew Y ear’s when every able-bodied m ale be tw een certain specified years a t Day. We a re all well. T h an k God. tended for the purpose of going This is dun in th e m orning. W e all through th e m anual of arm s, albeit tu ck dinner on a 14-lb tu rk ey the “arm s” in m any cases con C arlton gave us. S taid up til h a lf sisted of broom handles and u m a fte r one.” The pioneers w ere a h a rd y lot, brellas. On Ju n e 28, then, we find th a t our friends, W illiam and as w itness this account of a bap tis m a l se rv ic e h eld in th e la te w in te r: “M a rc h 6 (1853)—M o th e r a n d I to U ncle S m ith ’s. W e n t to m e e tin ’ —th e m o s t people I e v e r see. T h ey w a s sev e n people d ip p ed t h a t day. Cold t h a t day. “A p ril 4 (1853)—I a n d D . C ase w e n t to H a m ilto n to see th e S u s p en sio n B rid g e a n d o th e r w o rk s of th e r a le ro a d .” T h e Q u ee n 's B irth d a y (M ay 24) w as, o f co u rse, o n e o f th e g re a t d ay s o f th e y e a r : "M ay 24 (1853)— I to D u n d a s to s ilib r a te th e Q u een —G od b less h e r.” T h e te m p e ra n c e m o v e m e n t w as b eco m in g s tr o n g in th e p ro v in ce in th e m id -fifties a n d M r. C ase h a d jo in ed th e lo cal b ra n c h o f th e S ons lo f T e m p e ra n c e . F r o m th e fo llo w in g c ry p tic e n tr y in h is d ia ry , i t a p p e a rs t h a t h e h a d y ield ed to te m p ta tio n : “J u n e 25 (1853)—I h a d a c a se w ith th e S o n s o f T e m p e ra n c e . I w in th e s u it. I w ill n o t v ila te th e p le d g e a g a in .” T h e P ro v in c ia l E x h ib itio n w as h eld in H a m ilto n in 1853: “O c to b e r 3-4 (1853)—I a m g o in g to H a m ilto n to P e rv in c h e l S how . T h is a f t e r n o o n I a m g o in g a s f a r a s D . C ase's. I a m a g o in g to s t a y till i t is o v e r . . . I b o u g h t a b a d g e fo r 5 s h illin g s c u rre n c y —* H a m ilto n 1853, M em b er’s B a d g e — w h ic h a d m its m e in th e S h o w w h ile i t la s ts . I s a w th e b e s t s to c k I e v e r see. T h e p lo w in g m a tc h a n d th e h o rs e tr a d e 1—tw o p o p u la r a m u s e m e n ts o f th e d a y : “O c to b e r 21 (1853)—T h e r w as a p lo w in g m a tc h a t m y pi" I I te a m s t h a t p low ed. I w e n . H e n ry B a b o c k ’s a n d tu c k su p p t. T h is w a s th e firs t p lo w in g m a tc h e v e r in B e v e rly (T o w n sh ip ). “F e b r u a r y 7 (1854) — I tr a d e d h o rse s w ith C a rlto n e v e n —a s o rre l co lt fo r a re d ro n e h o rs e 5 y e a r old. A good y o u n g h o rs e . A ll well. P o litic a l lo y altie s w e re s tr o n g in th e '50s: “S e p te m b e r 19 (1854)—1 s a w th e R ev . R o b e rt S p en ce—h e is a g a n e to o ffe r fo r P a rle m e n t. I p ro m ised h im to d u a il I w a s a b le to d u fo r h im . I a m p ro u d to w o rk fo r so good a m a n . I t r u s t I w ill succeed. “O c to b e r 15 (1854) — S p e n c e g ain ed h is ele c tio n by 337 o f a m a jo rity . S p en ce fo re v e r f o r m e.” A nd finally, a fo rm o f e n te r ta in m e n t t h a t s till r e ta in s i t s o ld -tim e p o p u la rity : “F e b r u a r y 28 (I860)— I to D. C ase’s a n d to W a te rd o n . S aw som e m en flte—o n e m a n g o t h is e a r b it off.” �THE M g DIARY V7ritten by1837 Jaoob Case _#1__ S e p t. 18 D. C a m b ell D e t 'r to 170 f t . o f 2 by 3 S c a n tlo n a t 8 / 0 -1 3 -7 20 7 . Coohner To 210 f e e t o f 0.12.7 30 f e e t o f oke a t 1 0 / 0 . 3.0 29 D. C a m b e ll Defer. t o 12 p i e c e s 20 f e e t lo n g 2 by 7 to 3 " 34- b y 7 2 0 f t . lo n g J . D en en t Defer. . t o 300 f e e t o f 2 in c h P la n k a t 1 2 / t o 500 " o f ro o f in g 1 .1 6 .0 1# 0 .0 29 H. B e n e t D e tr . to 600 f e e t o f 1& b o a rd s a t 1 2 / .„ 0 3 *x ' 30 M r. Lamby & S o n s . , D e tr. to 224 f e e t o f in c h a t 6 / t o 231 " o f S id in g a t 6 /_______________ . .©£ ^ ‘iV o 0 ,J - O c t. 7 P . C o ch n er, D e tr . t o 2 b u s h e l o f w h e at a t 9 / n 14 u* " J , S p e n o e r, D e tr . to 114 f e e t o f R u fin g a t 4 / 285 " " l£ a t 9 / 44 " oke a t 10 / 0 . 4=* 1 . 5* 29 10 0 . 3. �The 1837 O c t. Geo. Rymal D e tr . to 800 f e e t o f s i d i n g a t 6 / to 200 f e e t o f r u f i n g a t 4 / 14 4 th 5 1 3 th 1 6 th 1 7 th 1 7 th 1 8 th 1 9 th 2 0 th et)A Diary - - - | - - - #2 2 . 8 .0 0 . 8 .0 James S m ith D e tr . to 1100 f e e t o f J o io e & R a f t e r s a t 7 / 3 . 17. 0 Win. B inby to 140 f e e t o f f l o o r i n g a t 1 2 / to 44 " o f 2 in o h p la n k a t 12 / 0. 17. 0 0. 5. 4 Mr. Lamby & Sons to 500 f e e t o f S id in g a t 6 / to 150 " o f in o h a t 7/ 1 . 10. 0 10. 6 Jam es M a rk le , D e tr . to 400 f e e t o f in c h a t 7 / to 50 " o f S o a n tlo n a t 6 / 1. 8. 0 0. 3. 0 B u iio k 52 f e e t o f i i b o a rd s a t 8 / 440 " o f S o a n tlo n a t 6 / 0. 4 . 2 1 .9 . 0 G eorge Rymal to 300 f e e t o f in o h a t 6 / t o 300 " S id in g a t 6 / to 150 f e e t r u f i n g a t 4 / 0 . 18. 0 0 . 18. 0 0. 6. 0 J. to to to S p e n c e r, D e tr . 53 f e e t o f oke S o a n tlo n a t 1 0 / 66 f e e t of in o h oke b o a r d s a t 8) 200 " o f S o a n tlo n a t 6 / 0 . 5. 10 0. 5. 4 0 . 12. 0 John B in k le y D e tr . to 1508 f e e t o f 2 in o h p la n k a t 1 2 / 9. 1. 0 Geo. Rymal D e tr . to 210 f e e t in c h a t &/ to 150 s i d i n g a t 6 / 0 .1 5 . 0 �C /Ltc The Rswd D ia ry 1837 Nov. 7 George Rymal D e tr . to 300 f e e t o f in c h b o a rd s a t 7 / 1 . 1. 0 7 Mr. B u lic k 7 John W alker 40 f e e t o f bassw ood a t 1 6 / 24 f e e t o f p in e in c h b o a rd s a t 7/ 0 . 6. 5 7 John F r e d e r i c k - 53 f e e t o f in o h a t 6 / 0. 3. 2 3 J .B . E m it 5. 0. 0 6 11 9 733 f e e t o f R a f t e r s a t 6 / #3 . 2500 f t . o f R u fin g a t 4 / John C ochner 600 f t . o f r u f i n g a t ft b u s h e l o f w heat a t 4/ 8/ Mr. B u lic k D e tr . to - 1525 f e e t o f S id in g a t 6 / 2. 4. 0 0 . 2. 0 1* 4 . 0 0 .1 6 . 0 4 .1 1 . 6 9 Mr. Doge to 660 f e e t o f S c a n tlo n a t 6 / 600 f e e t o f R u fin g a t 4 / 9 F . C ochner 9 M r. Damby - & S o n s. 108 f e e t o f in c h to Saw ing s m a ll lo g a t 4 / 0 .1 4 . 6 0. 4. 0 16 th Mr. B u lic k D e tr . to 2435 f e e t o f in c h a t 7 / to 324 " o f S id in tt a t 6 / 9 .1 8 . 5 1 .1 9 . 6 1 5 th D e tr | Mr. V a le n s 131 f e e t o f l £ b o a rd s a t 1 2 / to 556 f e e t o f S id in g a t 6 / 0 . 15. 8 1 .1 3 . 4 1 6 th Mr. P e t e r s -■ 200 f t . o f 2 in c h p la n k in g 1. 4. 0 1 6 th J . Colman - 900 f t . in o h 4. 1. 0 1 6 th H. K ing 1000 f t . L a th a t 4 / - t o 800 f t . o f R u fin g . . 1 12 2 . 0 0. 0 �CtL&Z The EseSfc D ia ry 1837 Nov. 17 Mr. Damby & Sons 50 f t . D ry in o h 0. 4. 0 17 H. Wabns of l£ a t 12/ 0 .1 2 . 4 19 Mr. B u lio k - 42 f e e t o f S id in g a t 6 / 19 Wm. Han - 1®5 f e e t o f oke 21 H. V a le n s - 720 f t . 21 M r. B u lio k - 493 f t . 24 Wm. M cK inley 24 Mr. B u lio k to 304 f t . o f s i d i n g a t 6 / to 1011 f t . o f 2 in c h p la n k a t 1 2 / to saw in g 2 oke lo g s 6. 1. 4 0. 8. 0 27 B. S p e n o e r - 545 f t . 1 .1 9 . 0 22 nd H. M i l l e r - 400 f t . Deo. 3 4 5 #4 104 f t . 0. 2. 8 1 .0 . 0 o f S c a n tlo n a t 6 / 2. 3. 3 o f S id i n g a t 6 / 1 .1 0 . 0 - 818 f t . o f in o h a t 6 / of £ s tu f f a t 6/ o f la th a t 4 / J . Spencer t o t h e h a l f o f a l o t o f lu m b er M r. B u lio k to 150 f e e t o f in o h p la n k a t 1 2 / to 404 f e e t o f 2 in o h p la n k a t 1 2 / t o 156 f e e t o f 2 in o h oke a t 1 6 / 2. 9. 0 0 .1 6 . 0 5. 7. 4 3 .6 .6 1. 6. 4 0. 2. 0 1 1 th L . A s h a lin - 12 f t . 1 2 th 800 f t . o f in o h a t 7 / (M r, B u lio k ) 2 .1 6 . 0 M r. B u lio k 43 f t . o f 1% B o ard s a t 1 2 / 76 " o f S o a n tlo n a t 6 / 0. 5. 4 0. 4. 6 Wm. M cK inley to 7 5 fe e t o f in o h a t 7 / to 74 " o f l'j- b o a r d s a t 1 2 / 0 . 5. 9 0. 9. 0 1 3 th 14 t h o f 2 in c h oke a t 1 6 / �CcL^C The B w rt D ia r y 1837 Dec. 14 th 14 t h - - D e tr. Mr. John B in k le y to 400 f e e t o f in o h a t 7 / to 150 " o f 1^ b o a rd s a t 8 / 1 . 0 . 8. 0 1 2 .0 D e tr . D r. H am ilto n to 400 f e e t o f R u fin g a t 4 / It to 400 " " " 1 . 1 2 .0 2. 2 .7 of la th a t 4/ 1 . 1 6 .0 - H. V ale n s 2 0 th - J a s . D uncan - 900 " 2 0 th - J . Coleman D e tr . to 400 f t . in c h a t 7 / to 100 " R u fin g a t 4 / to 72 " S o a n tlo n 26 - 608 f t . o f in o h a t 7 / 1 8 th 23cL #5 0 . 0 . 0 . 8 .0 4 .0 4 .6 Mr. P e t e r s D e tr (P a id ) to 153 f e e t o f 2 in c h bassw ood a t 1 6 / 1. 4 .6 Mr. B u lio k - 55 f t . o f in c h oke a t 4 / 0. 4 .5 . 4 .6 1837 Jan. - R o b t. W atts - due me on s e t t l e m e n t 6. 1838 Jan . - S e t t le m e n t made b etw e en Wm. Shannon and G eorge Rym al, due (York) 5. 4 . 0 M r. M urry o f Dundas lu m b er to b e p a id i n a m onth 1 .1 8 . 0 A n is C arso n D e tr . to 56 f t . o f S e a n tlo n a t 6 / to 8 b u s h e l o f o a t s a t 3 / to 2 b u s h e l o f w heat a t 4 / to 400 o f hay a t 4 / to 1 S te a d 0. 3. 1. 4. 0 .1 6 . 0 .1 6 . Peb. 1 3 th M r. P e t e r s D e tr . 169 f e e t o f 2 in o h bassw ood p la n k 1. 7. 2 22nd J o s . M organ - 600 f t . 0 .1 5 . 0 Jan 3d. 2 0 th - o f R u fin g a t 5 / 4 0 0 0 2. 0 . 0 �C&-&e The Seed D ia ry 1857_____________________________________________ FebT ' 28 Jo s eph Morgan D e tr . to 500 f e e t o f in c h a t 7 / #6 1 .1 5 .0 27 M r. ^ e t e r s - 263 f t . March 23 VTm. M cK inley - 125 f e e t o f 1-J- a t 1 2 / 0 .1 5 .0 A p r il 13 M r. ^ e t e r s - 100 f t . 0 .1 6 .0 Aug. 10 1841 Due John B in k le y (^ o rk ) t o be p a id i n Lumber. 1842 Oct. 1 7 th Mr# IVells D e tr . to &§■ b u s h e l o f t u r n i p s a t 1 7 th A. R eev es - 1 lo a d o f wood 1 9 th A. K erby D e tr . to D raw ing 36 b u s h e l o f w h e at from B r a n tf o r d a t 10^ p e r b u s h e l to 3539 l b . o f w h eat a t 10^ ( p a id ) 2 0 th 2 4 th 27 7 .1 1 .1 0 l / 6 (p d .) 0. 8. 3 0. 6. 0 ( E . McDonnal D e tr . ( to one lo a d o f wood ( ( to 8 b u s h e l o f t u r n i p s a t l / 6 $ 1 0 .2 5 o • 27 o f bassw ood • O 26 o f bassw ood 0 .1 2 . 0 E.M . D onnal D e tr . t o 1 lo a d o f wood 0. 4. 0 D avid S hannon, D e tr. to 20 b u s h e l o f p o to a t 2/ 2. 0. 0 27 John M u rray - 25 b u s h e l o f p o to O c t. 27 Morr i s L u tz D e tr. To d raw ing b o i l e r t o Dundas 0. 8. 0 Nov. 2nd B en et F ra n k le n D e tr . to 2000 b r i c k to l-j- d ay s work w ith team a t 1 6 / 4. 0. 0 1. 4 . 0 a t 2/ 2 .1 0 . 0 �The freed D iary 1842 No t . r-7 Sd John Murry - 400 b r ic k s a t Drawing lo a d o f b r ic k s 0 . 16. 0 0. 8. 0 7 John Murray D e tr. to lO bushel o f tu r n ip s a t l / 6 0 . 15. 0 M orris l u t s to 1100 B rick 2. D etr. 4. 0 ii M orris Luts - 350 b r ic k a t 4 / •o H • O 7 11 Mr. B u gles D e tr . to 1 /2 b u sh el corn 0. 2. 0 Doc. M ichel to 1 lo a d o f wood 0. 6. 0 21 25 Deo. 1st D e tr . Doc. M ich el D e tr . t o 1 lo a d o f wood a t 6 / 0 . 12. 0 Joseph Lance to 1 lo a d o f wood Cash D e tr . • • OO oo « • <4*00 3d Doc. M ich el - 1 lo a d o f wood a t 4 / 0. 6. 0 6 th S e t t le d w ith Mary Case due me. 1. 5. 0 21 Mr. Sm ith (T a le r ) to 3 lo a d o f wood Jen. 3d J o s . Lance - t o Cash 4 Ym. M ille r - to ca sh o5 £ . HcBonnal 1 lo a d o f wood Cash (York) D e tr . 0. 18. 0 0 . 16. 0 (York) 4 0 / 2. 0. 0 0. 4. 0 0 . 16. 0 �(CVyc The Bewd D iary 3.848 12_ IM FJa n . 6 Jo sep h Lanoe to Cash 16 / D e tr 0 .1 6 .0 Feb. 28 Jo sep h Lanoe to Load o f S traw 0 . 6 .0 A p r il 6 Jo sep h Lanoe Cash _ ( y o r k ) $ 6 . 3 . 4 ,0 | A. B eeves Maroh Mr. N iokorshara D e tr . to C a lf s k i n Hind q u a r te r o f v e a l 0 . 8 .0 0 . 7 .8 Jo sep h Lanoe 15£ o f v e a l a t 5 d . 0 . 7. 0 A p ril 15 Cash fl6, J u ly 13 th Aug. 14 John Aug. 31st Wheat th r a s h e d 2 . 4 .0 John oommenoed work (m onth) tim e o u t ( p a id him $ 1 8 .) 1 0 .1 4 bus S e p t. Jo se p h Lanoe to o ash to sh eep s k in 4 / S e p t. 4 David Shannon D e tr . 37 l b , o f flo w e r to 14 b u s h e l o f w heat a t 4 / 9 th D e tr. 0. 9. 0 5 ,1 8 . 0 Wheat c le a n e d u p , 163 b u sh e l 1 6 th P a id to John E n g le h a r t f o r work 1 8 th John M urray, to lo a d o f b r io k to lo a d o f san d D e tr , Thoe. More t o lo a d o f hubs D e tr . 20 0 , 1 6 ,0 0 . 4 ,0 |)4 .0 0 1* 4 . 0 0 . 8 ,0 0, 4. 0 �C.£L&? 1843 O ot. End #9 Jo sep h Lanoe, to - c a s h 16/ D e tr. 0 . 16. 0 D e tr . A. P arm ent to 200 b r i c k to 4 b u s h e l o f t u r n i p s a t 2 / 0. 0. 24 A. A s h lin e to 6 b u s h e l o f t u r n i p s a t 2 / 0 . 12. 0 24 S e t t l e d w ith Mr. D ugles p a id him up to t h i s d a te . (Wm. Shannon) 24 T. M oris to 2 b u s h e l o f buokw heat a t 4 / to b u s h e l o f p e a s a t 4 / 0. 4. 0 0. 4. 0 E , McDonal to 100 l b s . 1 12 2nd Ho t . D e tr . o f B e e f a t 4d/ 4. 0 4. 0 . . 0 1 6 th R eeves -S hoem aker D e tr. 92 l b s . o f b e e f a t 3 d / 1 . 2. 6 Deo. 5 9 E . M cDonal. - 1 lo a d o f wood to 1 lo a d o f wood 0. 4 . 0 0. 4. 0 9 A. P arm en t D e tr . t o 3 b u s h e l o f p o to a t 0. 9. 6 9 Win. R eeves to 3 b u s h e l o f p o to a t 3 / to 414 l b s o f b e e f 0 . 9. 0 1. 0. 2 1 2 th Doo. M iohel - lo a d o f wood 0. 6. 0 1 4 th Doo. M io h el - lo a d o f wood 0. 6. 0 1 9 th T. D unkin D e tr . to lo a d o f ( i r n ) from Dundas 0. 4. 0 20 John M ury,- lo a d o f e tra w 0 .1 2 . 0 20 J o s . Lanoe - c a s h 0 .1 6 . 0 22nd E . MoDonal D e tr . to 9 l b . o f m uten a t 4 / 0. 3. 0 �C a iz The Reed D ia r y 1843 Deo. 22nd #10 T. M orris D e tr . 12£ l b . m uten a t 5 / 0 . 5. 0 26 E ; McDonal 1 lo a d o f wood 0. 4. 0 29 Wm. R eev es (sh oem ak er) t o o a sh 4/ 1844 Jan. 4 th C. MoDonal - 6 8 10 27 D e tr . D e tr . 0. 4. 0 1 lo a d o f wood • 0. 4. 0 Mr. M cK inley 305 f e e t o f stu ff at 8/ 3 05 " o f lum ber a t 6 / 1. 8. 0 1. 1. 0 Wm. M oK inley t o 264 f e e t o f lum ber a t 8 / t o 125 f e e t o f " 1 . 8. 0 0 . 7. 6 Wm. R e e v e s to 1-J- b u s h e l o f p o to 12 h e a d s o f o a b eg 0. 4. 6 0. 3. 0 at 3/ Wm. R eev es 60 l b . o f f lo w e r 0 . 13 . 0 9th C. McDonal t o 1 lo a d o f wood 0. 4. 0 10th D avid Shannon D e tr . t o 5 b u s h e l o f w heat a t 8 / 2. 0. 0 Feb. . (y o r k ) 8th Jo sep h Lance - c a s h 1 6 / 0 . 16 . 0 March 2nd John Mury - 1 lo a d o f str a w 0 . 16 . 0 11th Wm. R eeves - 1 b u s h e l o f t u r n i p s 3 " o f p oto 0. 2. 9. Feb. Andrew J on es - c a sh fo r ta x (York) 1 . 0 . 10 Mar oh 9 th o ash - 8/ 0 14 8 . 0 0 0 �Cax< The 1044 D ia r y March” 1 8 th - Jo sep h Lanoe to h a l f tu n of hay #11 D e tr . 1 . 1 2 .0 - C. MoDonal D e tr . to 2 lo a d o f wood 0. 28 - J o s . la n o e to 616 f e e t s i d i n g 1 . 1 7 .0 26 - D r. H am ilto n to h a l f tu n o f h ay 1. 1 2 .0 0. 8 .3 0. 5 .8 0. 6 .0 21 26 26 26 26 A p r il - J o s . Lanoe - 139 f t . o f s i d i n g a t 6/ - M r. S m ith ( t a l e r ) to 17 l b . o f v e a l a t 4 / - N ickersham to o a l f s k i n D e tr . & W illia m s D e t r . - A. R eeves 4 b u s h e l o f p o to a t 3 / 0 .1 2 . 0 - C. MoDonal D e tr . to 1 lo a d o f wood 0. 4. 0 3d - J a s . L ite fo o t 5 th - E . MoDonal D e tr . 2 lo a d o f wood a t 4 / 10th D e tr . (Y ork) 4 .0 p a id me $ 5 . on h i s n o te 0 . 8. 0 J . S p en ce r 200 f e e t o f 2 in c h p la n k 1. 0. 0 11th Wm. M cKinley - 585 in c h b o a r d s a t 6/ 1 .1 2 . 3 2nd Doc. H a m ilto n . D e tr . to h a l f t u n o f h ay 1 . 1 2 .0 Maroh 18th James Sm ith ( t a l e r ) to o ash 3 2 / y o r k . . . . D e tr 1 . 12.0 �C as? The S eed D ia ry 1844 May 5th 5 th 13 th T hos. M oris to c a s h 4 0 / D e tr . _ ( y o rk ) John M urry to Cash 4 0 / 2. 0 . 0 Jo sep h Lance Cash - 3 2 / 1 .1 2 . 0 D e tr. 1 4 th F . MoRoy to 17 ^ l b . of v e a l a t 5 23d F . MoRoy 24 l b . o f flo w e r 4 0 l b . o f flo w e r 2 5 th D avid Shannon - c a s h 4 2 / (y o rk ) o . o . Wm. M cKinley to o a sh o • • o 15 th 2. 0 . 0 D e tr . 1 3 th June 4 th #12. 2. 2. 0 F . M c llro y D e tr . to o a sh 24 / 2 lo a d o f wood a t 5 1. 4. 0 0 .1 0 . 0 L. to to to 0 . 5. 0 0 .1 6 . 0 Shannon D e tr . 1 lo a d o f wood d ra w in g b o a rd s 1 b u s h e l o f c o rn ( p d . ) o . o o D avid Shannon - 24 th F . M c llro y to 1 lo a d o f wood a t 5 / to h o l i n g p la n k 1 6 / f o r Huffman 0. 5. 0 0 .1 6 . 0 24th John S k e lle y lo a d o f wood to o ash 4 / 0 . 5. 0 0. 4. 0 J u ly 3d R o b e rt G la e lto n 3 lo a d o f wood a t o ld wagon D e tr. • 2 1st 0 .1 3 . 6 �CcUtKThe Reod D ia r y 1044 J u ly 16 th #13 F . M o llro y to 1 lo a d o f wood D e tr . 0. 5. 0 2 6 th 1 . Shannon - lo a d o f wood 0 . 5. 0 2 7 th P . M o llro y 13J- l b . m u tt In a t 6 / 0. 6. 9 Aug. 2nd 4 th 2nd P. to to to M o llro y D e tr . 1 s e t one h o r s e h a r n i s 1 b a y m are 1 d u b i l w a g g in (Y ork) S andy G ra n t 1 lo a d o f wood 6. 8. 0 16. 0 . 0 16. 0 . 0 0. 4. 0 P . M o llro y to 1 woodwork o f waggon 1 7 th P . M o llro y S h eav e s o f o a t s ( 62) 2 0 th 1 . S h annon t o 1 lo a d o f wood (Y ork) 4. 0. 0 0. 5. 0 24 th R o b t. H a z e lto n 1 l o a d o f wood D e tr. 31 Mr. S a lu r d s D e tr . 2 l o a d o f wood a t 4 / ( t o h i s man) 0. 8. 0 S e p t. 3d P . M o llro y one d a y s te a m in g 1. 0. 0 4 th P . M o llro y l / 2 d ay s w ork w i t h a team 0 .1 0 . 0 5 th Jo h n S k i l e y D e tr. t o 1 l o a d o f wood 0. 4. 0 14 t h P . M o llro y 1 lo a d o f lu m b er 0 .1 2 . 0 19 th Mr. S a lu r d s D e tr. to 6 'b u sh e l o f o a t s a t 2 / 0 12 0 . 4. 0 . . 0 �C ase The Re e d D ia r y 1844 Sept^ 2 4 th #14 Mr. G. l e v e n s D e tr . to 2 l o a d s o f wood a t 4 / 0 . 8. 0 S . G ra n t D e tr . to 1 b u sh e l o f P ease a t 4 / 0. 4. 0 S . Shannon D e tr . to 4 b u s h e l o f P e a s e a t 4 / 0 .1 6 . 0 L . Shannon D e tr . to 1 lo a d o f wood a t 5 / 0. 5. 0 M o ris L u ts D e tr t o 1 l o a d o f wood a t 5 / 0 . 5. 0 O o t. 1 st R o b t. G la s to n D e tr . t o 1 lo a d o f wood a t 4 / 0. 4. 0 1st Jo h n S k a le y D e tr . to 1 l o a d o f wood a t 4 / 0. 4. 0 F . M c llr o y , D e tr . to 100 l b . o f f lo w e r 0 .1 6 . 0 2 5 th 2 6 th 2 6 th 2 7 th 1st 4 th 5 th 1 1 th 1 1 th 1 1 th 1 4 th 1 6 th M o ris L u ts D e tr. to 2 pound o f b u t t e r a t 1 / to 5 b u s h e l o f p o t a t o e s a t 2 / to 23 l b . o f v e a l a t 5 0 . 2. 0 0 . 10. 0 0. 9. 0 Mr. S a lu r d s D e tr. t o 1 l o a d o f wood f o r S m ith 0. 4. 0 P . H uffm an D e tr . to 23 l b . o f v e a l a t 5 0. 9. 0 One o a l f s k i n t o Mr. S a lu r d to b e ta n n e d on s h a r e s (P a id ) Jo h n S k e le y t o Cash 1 1 / D e tr . R . H a s tlo n t o 1 lo a d o f wood D e tr . 0 . 1 1 .0 0. 4, 0 9 th 1 9 th F . L o e l, 1 lo a d o f wood 3 lo a d o f wood 0. 4. 0 0 .1 2 , 0 2 0 th Mr. S a lu rd s to 1 lo a d o f wood 0. 4. 0 D e tr . �1844 Oot. 2 0 th The Re ad D ia ry ________________________________________________________ #15 F or Howard - 1 lo a d o f wood 0. 4. 0 23d le v e n s - to a lo a d o f wood 0. 4. 0 2 4 th D. S i g l e r D e tr . to ^ a / 2 b u s h e l o f buckw heat 2 5 th 26 (3J-) b u s . D. Cofman D e tr . to 1 lo a d o f wood 0 .1 0 . 0 0. 4. 0 B. S p e n c e r to Cash $60. D e tr . 3 0 th F . l o a l - to one lo a d o f 3 0 th Mr. S w arth o se - 1 lo a d o f wood 0 .4 . 0 3 0 th I s a a c B urgy to 0 .4 , 0 Nov. 1st R. H a s e lto n - 1 lo a d o f wood 0 .4 . 0 1st Mr. Cofman t o 1 lo a d o f wood 0 . 4 .0 5 th M r. l e v e n s - 1 lo a d o f wood 0 . 4 .0 6 th John S m art - 1 lo a d o f wood 6 th John D ick - (P a id ) 15. 0. 0 wood 0 .4 . 0 1 lo a d o f wood ‘ 0. 4 .6 1 lo a d o f wood 0. 4 .6 7 th Mr. S a lu r d - l o a d o f wood f o r Frenchm en 0. 4 .6 8 th D u tch man 1 lo a d o f wood 0. 4. 6 1 1 th F . L o a ls B ro u g h -in -la w 7 th Sandy G ra n t - 2 b u s h e l o f 1 3 th F . L oal 1 3 th Mr. S w o rthose to 1 lo a d o f 1 6 th Mr. S a lu r d s 1 6 th John D ick - 1 lo a d o f wood 1 8 th Mr. L o a ls - b r o t h e r in law - 1 lo a d o f wood - 1 lo a d 0 . 4 .6 peas a t 4 / 0 . 8 .0 - 1 lo a d o f wood 0 . 4 .0 wood 0« - 1 lo a d f o r Frenohm en 0“ 0. 4 .0 �Ca*< The Rwwd D ia ry 1644 D ee. #1 6 1st J . S a ly e r s - 1 lo a d o f wood f o r Frenchman 0 . 4 . 6 le t 8 . B urgy - lo a d o f wood 0 .4 . 6 le t P, lo a l lo a d o f wood 0 .4 . 0 le t R. H a s e lto n 2 lo a d o f wood 0 .9 . 0 2nd M ori a L u te 1 lo a d o f wood by H, Rud 0 .6 . 0 2nd P . Hufrnan to 1 lo a d o f wood 0 .5 . 0 3d P . Hufrnan to 1 lo a d o f wood 0 .6 . 0 6 th John S m art - c a s h 4 / 0 .4 . 0 7 th F . Xo a l 0 .4 . 0 7 th G. Hokens to o a s h 4 0 / 2 .0 . 0 7 th Andrew Jo n e s 0 .2 . 0 7 th G. H oekens to 1 p a e r o f sh u e s 12 to 1 f o r to b ao o o 7 th 1 lo a d o f wood to cash 2 / Andrew Jo n es to 1 p a i r o f b u t s a t 24 0 .1 2 .0 0 . 1 .0 York 1 . 4 .0 7 th Mr. Cofman to 1 lo a d o f wood 0 . 4 .6 9 th U r. S m ith to 1 lo a d o f wood 0 .4 . 6 9 th J . S a ly e r s - 1 lo a d o f wood f o r Prenchm en 0 .4 . 6 10th R. S k e le y to 0 .4 . 0 10th U r. P e t e r s , to 19 l b . o f P ork 0 .6 . 0 1 1th F . L o al 0 .1 2 .0 1 2 th John Sm art 12 th P . Hufrnan 12th 1 lo a d o f wood s o ld f o r cash 0 . 7 .0 12th G. G len dening to c a s h 2 4 / to 1 lo a d o f wood 0 . 0 .0 0 . 6 .0 1 lo a d o f wood to :3 lo a d s o f wood to Gash f o r a z s h a rp to 1 lo a d o f wood 0 . 1 .0 0 . 6 .0 �Trjn Ca s iar7 #17 ie>44 pee* 1 2 th John S m a rt 12;th John S k e le y t o 6 b u s h e l o f buocW heat 2 0 0 12 th 8 . K a s e lto n 0 ,9 , 0 14 th U r, O le n d e n im ; 14 th U r, P e t e r t o 1 lo&d o f wood 1Z l b , o f f lo w e r a t 0 ,4 . 0 0 ,2 , 8 lfeth U r, g & ly e rs 0 ,4 , 6 Ifctr. E l , C u to n l& tk B , K e le y gOth J n o , S k e le y t o 1 lo&d o f wood 0 ,4 . £ g is t U o r is L u ts t o 1 lo&d o f wood f o r Hod 0 .5 . 0 22d E l , C uton - 1 l o a d o f wood 0 .4 , 6 22d 0, to to to 5 ,2 * 0 0 .7 . 0 0 .7 . 0 g 4 th t o 1 lo a d o f wood f o r T in a ad t h 2 lo a d o f wood 1 l o a d o f wood ,, 0 ,5 , 0 f o r F re n c h a e n - lo a d o f wood 0 ,4 , 6 t o 1 l o a d o f wood 0 .4 . 6 t o 1 lo&d o f wood H ockens c& sh 4 2 / York 1 p a r o f sio&l s h o e s menden b u t s 7 / 0*4, 0 7/ Jo h n S m a rt t o 22 l b , o f b u ck w eh at f lo w e r a t 2 t o l l £ l b , p o rk a t 5 / t o 11 P o rk f o r P e t e r 4 .5 . 0 4 .5 , 0 24 th P e te r t o C ash 2 2 / t o o r d e r on K e s h le r York 4 .0 . 0 1 .0 . 0 24 th 7 , L o a l t o 1 lo a d o f wood 0 .4 . 6 28th v a v id Shannon t o 6^ b u s h e l w heat 2 6 th 0 , ^ le n d e n ln 20 th 2 0 th ffoehmaher U r, S m ith 20 th E l , C a tio n (P a id ) 1 lo a d o f wood 0 ,5 . 0 1 lo a d o f wood (P a id ) 1 lo a d o f wood 0 .4 . 6 - 1 lo a d o f wood 0 . 5. 0 0 .4 . 6 �Cn *< The He«4 D iary #18 1344 Deo. 3 0 th F . L o al 30 th Franoh man - 1 lo a d o f wood 0. 4, 6 30 th Mr* Oaoe to 62 lh * o f buckw heat flo w e r 1. 4. 6 30th S a lt - SlB t F* Burgy 3 1 st J* B urgy to 1 lo a d o f wood 0. 4. 6 1846 Jain 2nd 1 lo a d o f wood s o l d 0 . 6. 0 2nd M r. S w orthoso 2nd Mr. M urfa 1 lo a d o f wood 0. 4. 6 2nd M ori8 L u ts to 0 .1 0 . 0 Sd Mr. S m ith to 1 lo a d o f wood to 4 b u s h e l o f buokw heat 4 th Mr. C ase. 6th H. H u n lo to n 6 th 0 . d e n n in g 7th F . L o w ell 7 th E l . O u tto n 8th John Sm art 9th H. Hockens to oash t o 1 p e a s o f o o tto n 2 lo a d s o f wood o f Mr. S a y le re to 0. 8. 0 34 l b . 1 lo a d o f wood Cash 1 lo a d o f wood 6 b u s h e l o f p o to 0. 4. 6 0. 4. 6 0. 4. 6 0 .1 6 . 0 1 lo a d o f wood 1 lo a d o f wood 1 lo a d o f wood 1 lo a d o f wood 1 lo a d o f wood 0. 4. 6 0. 4. 6 0 . 5. 0 0. 4. 6 0. 4. 6 o • o • 02 to o a sh <$2. York $4. 0. 0 3. 6. 4 $ 7 . £• 6 6th S e t t l e d w ith i K. H a se lto n due him 9 th John Sm art 10 th French P e te r 1 1 lo u d o f wood 0. 9. 0 10th R, H an o ito n 0. 4. 0 1 lo a d o f wood f o r son lo ad o f s t r o y 0. 4. 6 �£ a IK The l i e # D ia ry #19 1845 Jan 10th L . Levans to 2 lo a d of wood 11th H a lf day work f o r L. Shannon 1 0 / 15th Cord wood s o ld f o r c a sh 9 / 13th D. S i g l e r 14 th John S k e ly to 20 l b . p o rk a t 6 / 14 t h R . H a s e lto n 1 5 th Mr. Case 16 th Mr. Buddrow o f G a lt. 1 6 th F re n c h man t o 1 lo a d o f wood 0 .4 . 6 1 8 th 0 . G le n n in g to 6 b u s h e l o f p o to to 1 lo a d o f wood 0 .1 2 ,0 0 . 5 .0 20 th John S k e le y t o 1 lo a d o f wood ( G a l t . ) 0 . 5 .0 21 R, H a s e lto n 3 s m a ll lo a d o f s tra w 0 .1 2 .0 22nd R . H a s e lto n 1 o o rd o f wood 0 . 9 .0 22nd Mr. S w o rth o se t o a s m a ll lo a d s tra w 0 . 2 .0 23d P e t e r Cuper 0 . 8 .0 23d 1 . Wick 3 /4 o f o o rd o f wood 0 . 6 .6 24 th John B urgy to 1 o o rd o f wood 4 b u s h e l o f buokw heat a t 4 / 0 . 9 .0 $ 2 . 0 .0 24 th R. H a s e lto n to a Buflow S k in §4. 25th to 1290 l b , o f hay a t $>8. p e r to n 27th E l . C u tto n 2 7 th 0. 9. 0 (P a id ) 5 b u s h e l o f buokw heat to o a s h 1 2 / 0 .4 . 6 (P d .) 1 lo a d o f wood 1 Cord o f wood R . H a s e lto n - oord o f wood 1 B r id e l b i t 1 s h i l l i n g f o r w aing hay 0 .1 0 . 0 $1. 4. 0 1 lo a d o f wood 1 lo a d o f wood 1. 0. 0 0 .5 . 0 4 .0 0 . 9 .0 1 . 5 .8 0 . 4 .0 0 . 1 .0 �CaAt The - ij _t D ia r y 1645 Jan. 2 8th I s a a c D ecker 29 th 6 . G len n lu g to 3 /4 cord o f wood 0 . 7 .6 Feb. 1st John S k e le y 1 cord o f wood (G a lt) 0 .1 0 .0 3d Mr. Shannon 1 d ays work w ith team 3d M r. d e b a te r 8 th •Mr. S k e le y Cash # 1 . *1. 13 th I s a a c -burgy 1 G rin d sto n e -?1. 3 .0 13 th I s a a c S a le r d s 1 3 th Mr. Case 2 b u sh e l o f buckwehat t o 103 l b . buckwHeat flo w e r 13th Mr. Jacob Latshaw buckw heat flo w e r 13th 2 1 . Cuton 14 th 5 . H a se lto n 15th Andrew Jones to 3£ l b . o f s a l t to Cash 17th French Cuper 17th Mr. Handerson 17th M oris L uts 18th G. C lea n in g 19th L. Vick to 1 lo a d o f wood 19th H. H a se lto n 19th U r. Case 19th Ur. Bodrov 25th B . H a selto n 5g b u sh e l o f o a ts a t 4 / 27th P aid P e te r Ooonal h ie work to 10 b u sh e l buckwheat 1 cord (P a id ) 1 g r in d s to n e 3 5 . 0 .0 #2. 1. $ 2 . 6 .6 1 . 0 .0 3 2 . 4 .4 52 l b . o f 1* 2*5* 0 . 4 .6 1 lo a d o f wood ta k in g fa m le y to Yonge 1 / 2 cord wood B a ln ce on wheat 6 b u s h e l o f p oto to l / 2 cord o f wood 0 .4 . 0 1 .0 . 0 0 .4 . 0 # 1 .2 . 6 1 .4 . 0 0 .5 . 0 0 .4 . 6 3 lo a d o f wood # 1 .5 . 6 2 .2 . 0 2 cord o f wood 1 card o f wood * 1 .3 0 1 .0 . 0 th e f a l l o f 1 .2 . 0 1 .3 . 0 �Cols? The R»g4 D ia ry 1845 Liar ah 4 th F eb. 2 8 th J£1 R . H a s e lto n 50 sh e a v e s o f o a ts . Andrew Jonea1 2 .0 .0 t o Cash 3 .0 .0 Mar oh 6 th S . Hufraan 4 th S . Huffm an 8 th E l . C u tto n l / 2 o o rd wood 0 .4 .6 20 th Mr. Sm ith 1 o o rd o f wood 1 .1 .0 20 th Mr. M urfe l / 2 o o rd 0 .4 .6 20 th S . G ra n t 26 th S . Hufman to 8 y a rd s o f s t r i p e d c o tto n a t l / 4 y o rk 7 y a r d s o f w h ite s h u r t i n g a t l / 8 ... on k n iv e s 2 / to 1 p a i r o f shues 2 .4 .0 to menden b u ts 0 .7 .0 " to 1 2 b u s h e l o f p e a s a t 4 / l / 2 o o rd wood 0 .8 .0 1 .2 .4 , 1 .1 .4 0 .2 .0 G a lt . 0 .5 .0 2 7 th John S k e le y to 2 7 th John S k e le y to L e th e r a t S a y le r s 6 .0 .0 27 th Mr. Budrow to l / 0 .5 .0 2 8 th R . H a s e lto n to l / 2 o o rd wood to ta k e n you and fa m le y to Guelph 0 .4 .6 3 .0 .0 Jan 1st March 2 8 th 1 . Shannon due me on s e tle m e n t C r. by a pound o f tee C r. by R a fle n f o r Huftnan 7 .3 .0 0 .6 .0 6 .0 .0 28 th D avid Shannon D e tr . to o ash p a id to H. Shannon 3 .0 .0 A p ril 7th John S k eley to l / 2 oord o f wood 0 .4 .6 9 th R . H a se lto n 9 th Wooh maker 12 th John Burge 2 c o rd wood 0 .4 .6 l / 2 oord wood " " " to l / 2 oord wood (Pd) 0 .5 .0 0 .4 .6 �The 1845 A p ril 1 1 th (?**•( D iary #22 Cr* to John Shannon f o r f an o rd e r on T. Colman f o r p l a s t e r 2. 5. 6 11th John Shannon to a ox ohane to 1 b u s h e l o f w heat 6m 0 1. 0. 0 1 2th E l . C uton 0. 4. 6 15 th D avid Shannon 12$- b u s h e l w heat 16th N. Hufman 15 th M oris L u ts 53 l b . o f o ld i r e n a t 2tf. 1. 0 6 2 5 th John B urge 1 r a k e 1/ 0.12.-$ 50 th R, H a s e lto n May 1st N, Hufman to Cash tf2. $2. 0 0 3d H. Hufman cash §5. 0 0 5th N, Hufman 50. 0 0 8 th E l . C u tto n - l / 2 oord wood 0. 4. 6 8 th M r. S m ith 0. 4. 6 24 th R . H a s e lto n 18 P o s ts a t 10^ 2. 0. 0 25th R , H a s e lto n l / 2 oord wood 0. 4. 6 27 th Mr. Longing to 10 b u sh e l Poto $2. 0 0 27 th Due Mr. Uarnbe f o r lum ber §1. 6 9 30th Lumber from Jaoob S , 30 th Due to D, S ig l e r f o r w eaver ^ 1 0 .2 5 June 1st P . Hufman to 2 b u sh e l o f P oto 6th Jaoob H ufer to 18 l b s . o f wool 1 2 th R. H a se lto n l / 2 oord wood 9. 3. 0 4 b u s h e l o f w heat (y o rk ) lo a d o f b o rd s from Hears 1 Yoke o f S te a r s " " to Cash " 4. 0. 0 2. 0. 0 4308 f t . 0 . 3. 2 § 6. 6 0 5. 0 . 0 �The '*mm6 D ia ry 1846 June 19th 19th -fg g U r. U a rfe to l / 2 cord wood 0 L . Wood to 1 p a i r o f Bhttoa to 1 p e e r o f s l i p s . 4. 6 *2. Z 0 *1. 4 0 J u ly 2nd R eceived from Jacob Shannon 3d Due f o r a pump 9 th R . H a se lto n to goen to G a lt f o r Sash 1. 0. 0 9 th John Burge 1. 1. 0 14 th U r. L ongdin to l&fc l b . v e a l to 3 /4 o ord o f wood 0. 7. 0 0 . 7. 6 14 th U o ris L u te 0 . 6 .1 0 2 0 th L . Wood to 14 to b a c c o a t 2 / p r . Found, to 2 bed . . . . a t 2/ 9 to m ending ehues 6 / to 1 /2 l b . to b a c c o a t U lse Smith ;4 .0 0 10. 0 . 0 to 1 c o rd o f wood 17 l b . o f v e a l .. .. 0 . 2. 0 0 6 6 0 6 0 0. 0.10 14 th 25th 1 C a lf S k in l e f t a t Mr. S a y le r to be ta n n e d on s h e a rs 2 6 th L , Wood 11th U o ris Luts - l/fc oord wood 12th U r. Longen 1 3 th 21 Cutton to l / 2 oord wood 0. 4. 6 Lug. 2 1 st Ur. Sworthose D etr. to Moving him to G a lt. 1. 4. 0 to Cash to 4/ o f buter a t 1 / 0. 4. 0 0 . 6. 0 0. 4. 3 S ep t. 3d R. H aselton to taken a wagon to the Eurin tr a c t 2 Days 4. 0 . 0 3d E. H aselton - l / 2 oord wood 0 . 4. �C ast; The 1845 S e p t. 1 6 th D ia r y #24 Mr. S hed a m olden a t f i s h e r s to one lo a d o f wood t o M o ris L u ts 0. 6. 0 2 6 th 0 . S o w rth o se t o l / 2 o o rd o f wood 0 . 5. 0 3 0 th R . H a s e l to n t o l / 2 o o rd wood 1 t o J o e n f o r l o a d f o r b la c k s m ith 0 . 5. 0 0. 2. 0 O o t. 1st R . H a s e lto n 2nd. R . H a s e l to n 2 2 c o r d o f wood t o 2 l o a d o f b ra n d fro m E rb s M i l ls 3d 0 . S w o rth o se t o l / 2 c o r d o f wood 0 .5 . 0 3d M r. Mose S c r i p t o l o a d o f wood 0 .6 . 0 1 7 th Mr. Buddrow to l / 2 0 .6 . 0 2 5 th 0 . S w o rth o se to l / 2 c o r d wood 200 l b . o f f lo w e r a t § 2 .5 0 p e r 100 0 .5 . 0 5 .0 . 0 29 t h M r. B uddrow - b u o h e r - t o 1-J- c o r d wood 2 .2 . 0 Nov. 3d M r. C lom ent t o l / 2 o o rd o f wood 0 .4 . 6 3d P e t ’r C uper to l / 2 c o r d wood 0 .4 . 6 5 th M r. S m ith 1 1 th Mr. S a l e r d s - 1 8 th F ir s t 2 5 th Mr. F o s t e r - l / 2 o o rd wood 2 8 th M r. F o s t e r 8 9 th Wm. Moor Deo. 1 t o . o n e lo a d o f wood 2J- o o rd wood l/2 $3. 1 c o r d o f wood ( t a l e r ) 0 § 2 .4 0 0 .4 . 0 0 .4 . 6 o o rd wood 43 l b s . o f P o rk a t 6 / 2 .1 . 6 Due t h e 22 F e b r u a r y Bank 1846 (Pd) 0 .6 . 0 0 .6 . 0 to 3 /4 o o rd o f wood ( p a id ) 0 .7 . 6 0 .7 . 0 �C/LS4 The Reed.- D ia ry 1845 Deo. 2nd I . H esp er to 3 lo a d o f wood 1* 5. 6 2nd P e t e r C uper t o l / 2 co rd o f wood 0. 4. 6 6th Mr. S m ith to l / 2 o o rd wood 0. 4. 6 6th Woohmaker to l / 2 o o rd wood 0. 4. 6 6t h Mr. Brown to 1 c o rd o f wood 1. 0. 0 8th M r. F o s te r l / 3 c o r d 9 th P e t e r B o se le to l / 2 c o rd wood 0. 4. 6 9 th P e t e r B a ld ic " 0. 4. 6 1 6 th Mr. S m ith t o l / 2 c o rd wood 0. 4. 6 16 th J , S y le r d s f o r Tom th e t a n e r 1 7 th To 1 8 th Mr. F o s t e r 20th M r. B urgy f o r E . i / i t s o t 23d P e t e r B a ld ic 27 th E . W ith s e l 2 9 th 1 . le v e n s to l / 2 c o rd 1846 Ja n . 3d P e t ' r B a ld ic k t o l /2 c o rd wood 0. 4. 6 6th Mr. Brown 0. 4. 6 7th Mr. S p earo n 7 th I s a a c B urgy to l / 2 c o rd 8th Mr. Reaoe 8th Mr. F o s te r to l / 2 oo rd wood 8th Thos. Riohmond 9 th P e t e r B oeel #25 l/2 pigwood " h a l f c o rd wood 1. 0. 0 l / 2 c o rd 0 . 5. 0 Cash 0. 4. 9 h a l f c o rd wood l / 2 c o rd wood t o l / 2 c o rd wood f o r S a d le r " 0. 4. 6 to shop 0 . 4. 6 1. 1. 0 to 1 co rd o f wood l /2 oord wood 0. 4. 6 1. 5. 6 to 3 lo a d o f wood 1-2 oord wood 0. 4 . 6 0. 4 . 6 l / 2 o o rd wood | 0. 4. 6 peg 1. 0 0 0 . 4. 6 0 . 4. 6 �C oS? The 1846 D iary #26 Ja n . 9 th G. R ose 9 th John Thompson 10th Mr. Brown 100 l b . o f f lo w e r l / 2 c o rd wood 11th I s a a c S a ly e r d 11th D avid Whitman $5. 0 to c a s h P a id t h e 15 B ee. 1645 J a n . 12 to c a s h $10 on a n o te a g a i n s t me 10 . 0 1 5 th Mr. S . S m ith to 3 c o r d s o f wood a t 9 / 3. 3. 0 1 6 th 1 . L evens to 4 c o rd o f wood a t 9 / 4. 4. 0 1 7 th P . P o s te r 1. 0. 0 1 7 th one lo a d o f wood f o r c a s h 0. 4. 6 1 9 th Mr. S p erim t o l / 2 c o rd f o r woman to 63 l b . o f f lo w e r a t $ 3 . 0. 4. 6 1. 7. 9 22nd John B nrgy 0. 4. 6 231 E . W its o l 23d I s a a c B urgy 231 T h o s. R ito h m an to 1 c o rd 1. 1. 0 231 Weaver i n P r e s t o n 2. 2 . 0 24 th Mr. S m ith to 18 l b s . v e a l a t 4 ^ 26 th P , P o s te r to 2 c o rd o f Pegwood a t $ 2 . 27 th G eorge Rose t o 1 c o rd o f wood 1. 1 . 0 27th P e t e r B o sle 1. 1. 0 19 th Mr. Brown t o 1 lo a d o f s tra w Feb. 5 th I s a a c Grove to a c o rd of wood a t 1 0 / to l / 2 c o rd w*ood 0. 4 . 6 19 l b . o f P o rk a t 7 / 1. 3. 0 3. 0. 0 0. 4. 6 to o ash b a le n s on o a ts 2 . 5. 0 to l / 2 c o r d o f pigwood t o l / 2 c o r d o f wood 0 0 0. 4. 6 to l / 2 c o r d wood 0. 4. 6 to c o rd o f wood 2 c o rd 0. 6. 0 0 • O • t o 1 c o rd o f wood 1. 0 . 0 P d. 2. 4 . 0 �The Re e d D iary 1846 #27 fe b T 3d A wagon s o ld to Chas. Lam fo r $ 9 0 . in lum ber Jacob to be pay m aster 6th Mr. Brown to 1 oord o f wood 1. 1. 0 12 th L. le v e n s to l / 2 cord fo r str o n g 0. 4. 6 12 th ■ochmaker to l / 2 cord 0. 4. 6 12 th C o verled 1. 1. 0 17th Mr. R ese t o 1 co rd o f wood fo r sc h o o lh o u se 1. 1. 0 19 th P e t e r B a ld ic k t o l / 2 cord wood 0. 4. 6 17th Due to John Shannon on s e t le m e n t $ 6 5 . 1 9 th E . W ils o l 23d Mr. R ese Feb. 24 24 L . Lewens Weaver 1 cord to l / 2 cord o f wood l / 2 cord o f wood to l / 2 oord wood 0. 4. 6 0. 4. 6 0. 4. 6 Mr. Brown l / 2 cord wood 100 l b s . o f flo w e r 0. 4. 6 3. 0. 0 2 7 th P e t e r B o s e le to l / 2 cord wood 0. 4 . 6 27 th Mr. S a y le r d s 0. 4. 6 M ar. 2nd 2nd P e t e r B a ld ic k 3d Cover l e d Weaver to 2 cord o f wood 2 4 th Mr. R eese to 1. 1. 0 5th Mr. S tron g f o r L. L evens l / 2 cord 0. 4. 6 5th Mr. Sm ith to 1 oord o f wood 1. 1. 0 10 th Mr. Brown to a lo a d o f straw 1. 0. 0 12th Mr. Sperem to 3 l b . o f hogs f a t a t 9 / 0. 2. 3 Duch Shumaker l / 2 cord l / 2 cord wood L. le v e n s f o r S tro n g l / 2 cord 1 cord f o r s e l f 0. 4. 6 0. 4. 6 . 2. 0 �C o** The Read. D iary 1846 "April End E. W itse l 2nd Mr. S tro n g " " " 0. 4. 6 3d E . W ita e l " " " 0. 4. 6 3d John Sperem to 3 l b . o f f a t a t 10^ 0. 2. 5 F . Lowel 1 .1 2 . 0 #28 to 1 -2 cord wood 1 oord o f wood 0. 4. 6 7th David Shannon t o c a s h a t h is house 4. 0. 0 14th Jacob Hewen 0. 4. 6 16th F . Lowel to 1 -2 oord wood 0. 4. 6 23d Dutch Shumaker to 0. 4. 6 25th Mr. M oM illen t o 1 oord o f wood 1. 1. 0 May 4 th A. S tro n g 1 -2 cord 0. 4. 6 4 th Geo. B o lg eg Shumaker 12 th S e t t l e d w ith Mr. T hos. Ritohman Geo. B o l s l e y and I s a a c B urgy, Mr. & Jacob Hewen a to 1 -2 oord wood 1 -2 oord wood 1 -2 cord 0. 4. 6 S m i t h ... ta n er A. Sgrong 6 .5 .1 0 Case and E . W its e l l l to amount # 3 1 .2 7 to 1 -2 cord wood 0. 4 . 6 23d I s a a c Burgy 2 9 th Mr. S tro n g 1 -2 cord wood 0. 4, 6 29 th Jno. S k e le y 1 -2 cord wood 0. 4. 6 June 4 th Mr. S tro n g 1 -2 oord wood 0 . 4. 6 Mr. Brown 1 -2 oord wood 0. 4. 6 9th 1 oord wood fo r c a s h .......... Henry Haga to 1 sow and seven p ig s 11th Mr. F o ste r t o 1 oord o f peg wood $7. 0 0 1. 4. ( �The D ia r y #29 June 1 3 th 1 c o rd wood f o r c a s h 15 th 17 t h M r. P o s t e r to l / 2 c o rd 1 - 2 c o rd 1. 4. 0 18 t h J a c o b Hewen •H .H 1846 20 t h P o s te r 23d Two c o r d 8 o ld f o r c a s h 1 8 / 24 th G eo. B o l s l e y t o 1 c o r d o f wood 1. 1. 0 27 t h M r. S tr o n g 1 - 2 c o r d wood 0. 4. 6 J u ly 3d 8t h M r. P o s t e r 1 -2 c o r d wood 0. 4. 6 8t h Jo h n S k e le y 9 th Coven l e d w e a v e r t o l £ c o r d wood a t 9 / 1. 5. 6 23 R . H a s e l to n 0. 4. 6 25 t h M r. S m ith 2 5 th M r. S a l y e r d s - 1 c o rd wood 1 - 2 c o r d wood Coven l e d w e av er 1 c o r d o f wood 1 -2 c o r d wood 1 - 2 c o r d wood t o 17 l b s v e a l 18 l b s v e a l O 9/ 0 . 6. 0 1. 1. 0 0. 4. 6 0. 6. 6 0. 6. 7 A C a l f s k i n l e f t a t S a ly e r d s w e ig h e d 9 l b s • 2 8 th A n o t e g i v e n t o F , M c llro y f o r £ 4 . due i n n in e monce a f t e r d a t e Aug. 22nd M r. S tr o n g 23d J a c o b Hewen 1 -2 c o r d wood 0. 4. 6 S e p t. 5 th 1 1 th R . H a s e lto n 1 -2 o o rd wood 0. 4. 6 P . M o llro y 30 s h e a v e s o f o a ts 0. 6. 0 26th One lo a d o f wood f o r c a s h . . . 4 /6 1 -2 c o r d wood 0. 4. 6 �*V*c The Head D lar y 1646 S ep t. 29 th Jacob Hewen to 1 lo a d o f wood 0 . 4 .6 29th Thomas E l e t 1 lo a d o f wood 0 . 4 .6 30 th John S k e le y 1 lo a d o f wood 0 . 4 .6 p o t. 3d Mr. Sm ith to 1 -2 oord wood 0 . 4 .6 R o b t. Kay 1 -2 oord wood 0 . 4 .6 10th Wm. More 1 -2 oord wood 0 . 4 .6 13th Mr. Brown 4 b u s h e l o f p ea se 5 / 2 . 4 .0 21 1 -2 oord wood 21 Mr. R ese 22nd J n o. Burge 24 th E . M irs M i l l R it e 24 th To one oow £6 24 th #30 o a sh 4 -6 1 -2 oord wood 0 . 4 .6 0 . 4 .6 1 -2 oord wood 17fc l b . Pork a t 6 / 1 . 0 .9 2 4 . 0 .0 C h a rles Lam to 19 l b . o f pork R e c e iv e d th e above In oash 1 . 1 .6 1 -2 oord wood 0 . 4 .6 t o 1 -2 oord wood 0 . 4 .6 2 9 th Ja c o b H ufer Nov. 1st le t Mr. R ose 2nd Isa a o S a y le r d 1 -2 oord fo r Spenoer S a d le r 0 . 4 .6 4th G eorge B o l s l e y 1 -2 oord wood 0 . 4 .6 4 th Isa a o S a y le r d fo r ta n o r 1 -2 oord f o r ta n n ery 6 th 1 -2 oord f o r ta n n er 10 th T. E l e t 10th Mr. Gorman H. I-Iaga to 1 bunoh o f s h in g l e s 1 oord S a y le r d 1 oord o f wood 1 -2 oord wood 1 . 0 .0 1 . 1 .0 0 . 4 ,6 0 . 4 .6 1 . 1 .0 0 . 4 .6 �C a -if The D iary 1846 #31 NOV, 10 t h F . S a ly e r d s to c a s h $ 2 . 11th F rench Shuemaker to 1 -2 cord wood 0. 4. 6 11th Jacob Hewen 1 -2 cord wood 0. 4. 6 16th R o b t. Kay t o 1 -2 oord wood 0. 6. 0 16 th P eter B o sel 16th J a s , M oC relland to Wm, Shannon P a id to Mr, D in tr e P a id your s e l f i n c a s h a t d i f f e r e n t tim es November to c a sh $ 1 , 10th to 1 -2 cord wood 0. 4. 6 0 . 5. 0 0, 7. 0 1. t o c a sh 2 / t o 34 lb o f pork a t 5^ a l b . to ca sh 2 / 0 . 2. 0 1* V# «3 to 50 l b s . o f flo w e r to c a sh 2 / 1 . 2. 0 1847 Jan, 4 th Mr. M oler to 1 co rd o f wood 1. 1. 0 9 th Jacob Hewen to 1 -2 cord 0. 4. 6 12th Jacob Hewen t o 1 -2 cord 0. 4. 6 13th S e t t l e d w ith John S k e le y due him 2 . 6 .1 0 1 6th Mr. S ta g e - 30 l b . flo w e r f o r Dutch choper 0 . 6. 0 1 5 th John S k e le y to 55 l b . Cornmeal 1. 3. 0 16th Mr. Brown, 1 lo a d o f straw 1. 0. 0 16th Mr. R ese 0. 5. 0 18th Sandy Geant 1 2 th 29 31 Dec. 19 th 2 1 st 1 -2 oord fo r sc h o o l house - l / 2 cord wood 0 . 5. 0 �1847 F eb . 4 th 4 th The Bee€ Diary R e o e iv e d o f J . H e s p le r 20 b a r l e e flo w e r R e c e iv e d i n c a sh $ 1 .4 ex sp e n ce # 3 1 -A 5.0.C 5 th R e c e iv e d 12 b a r l e s to draw f o r J.H . R e o e iv e d o a s h $ 1 . 4 . . 3. 8 th 9th C a r l t o n t o 12 b a r l e s t o C ash $ 1 . C a r l t o n 7 b a r l e s flo w e r and 3 v in g e r R e o e iv e d $ 1 . 3. 1 5 th 1 7 th R e c e iv e d 84 b a r l e s f lo w e r Cash $ 2 . D e li v e r e d 43 b a r l e s f lo w e r 43 v i n g e r 6. 0 1 7 th R e c e iv e d 7 b a r l e s w is k e y 1 9 th 22 R e c e iv e d 5 b a r l e s f lo w e r R e c e iv e d 5 b a r l e s f lo w e r do do do 2 5 th G iv e n i n r e c e t s f o r 52 f lo w e r and 7 w is k e y 2 6 th R e c e iv e d 12 b a r l e s flo w e r 3. 0 March 1 st C a r l t o n R e c e iv e d 14 b a r l e s flo w e r C ash $ 1 . 3 . 4, 3d R e c e iv e d 20 b a r l e s f lo w e r 5. 0 4 th R e o e iv e d 12 b a r l e s flo w e r 1. 6 Cash $ 1 . 8 th G iven r e c i t e f o r 39 flo w e r 1 0 th ) A p r il) Do 29 flo w e r 1. 2 Cash $ 2 . 3. 0 �C/*JL4i The H ««4 D l u r y 1847 O ot. 23d # 0 1 -B Thomas Morue t o Wm. S h a n n o n to 132 f e e t l n o h p i n e a t 6 / 1. 2 .4 .8 t o 366 f e e t l n o h o k e a t 8 / Nov. 2 6 th I . S h a n n o n t o Wm, S h a n n o n t o 112 f e e t m a p e l t o ta m e n a l o a d t o G a l t ( te a m in g )7 O r. t o L . S h a n n o n f o r O a sh The B a r G iv e n Up t o d a y o f A n g a t. 1647 14 Nov. S e p t. 6 th 12th J a o o b o n W en ed ay t h e 9 th 1848 J a o o b S h a n n o n D e t r . t o Wm. S h a n n o n t o # 1 4 •* fo r se e g a rs M r. B is h o p t o 6 2 f e e t l n o h a t 6 / t o 107 l n o h bordB M r. B ls h e p t o 1.2. 1 .4 160 f e e t 2 ln o h p la n k 1«4* �Ca sc The « w * D ia ry 1847 Tan. 18 th Mr. S tro n g f o r S panner 1 -2 oord 0. 5. 0 18th I s a a c B urgy 0, 4. 6 20tji R . Kay H is t M rs. 1 . Shannon 82nd Mr. S tr o n g 1 -8 oo rd to 1 -8 o o rd to 1 -2 o o rd 0 . 5. 0 o # Io 0 o 1 -2 o ord #38. 0 . 5. 0 S e t t l e d w ith John B urgy in f u l l up to t h i s d a t e . S e t t l e d w ith P eter B a ld io k to d a te . S e t t l e d w ith H enry Hayes up to 1 7 th J a n u a r y 1847, gave him a n o t e . 1851 7 7 8th 9 th 10th 21st 13th 15th 16th 16th 21st 22nd 23d 24th 85th 87th 27th 89th Maroh To Dundas 14 b a r r e l Went t o s e e th e r a i l r o a d work a t Dundas A t home, s o l d th e g ra y o o l t , flu n k e d out To G a lt t o s e e B e ts e y and G eorge A t home, w o rk in g f o r s e l f . S o ld a o o l t to Hokman f o r 75. 0* 0 George and B e ts e y oame home. Got a buggy from Hokman To Dundas to h ir e MoXinsey S . Hokman's m i l l was burnt th a t n ig h t James Barlow and Morgan Harmonee go to j a l e fo r b urnin g S . Hokmane m i l l , o o n fe s s e d t h e i r f a u l t . C arlton oame home. B u i l t a wagon h ou se. To Dundas, load o f lumber fo r Vanery. Went to P, Wevers got my dinner Went to Mr. Larsons fo r su ger k i t e l To John K irk s, g o t 18 b a r r e ls . To Dundas, 18 b a r r e ls , g o t horse shod. Ranhel had a q u i l t i n ' - g a r ls and boys p la d e t e l mid k n ite Went to B rantford to s e e Surah w ith Mother S ta d e a l l n i t e , oome to Sm iths, got d in n er. �The iteeed D ia ry 1851 Mar oil 31st *22 R ob t. Gambol oommenoed work fo r me a t 4 / p er day. A p r il 1s t Made r a i l s and soad o a ts 5 b u sh el 3d W illia m t o G a lt, g o t 16 b a r r e ls 7 th Tuck a cow to Dundas fo r Jacob Came back t h a t n i t e a t 1 o 'c lo c k . 10t h To G a lt, g o t bran and 4 b a r r e ls flo w e r . 11th 12t h •Vent f o r lim e and sand fo r h ou se. 1 3 th Went to Meton w ith buggy and w if e , (m eetin g ) 1 5 th R . Gambel made r a i l s , and s i c k a t n i t e . 16 th Went to G a lt, g o t 10 b a r r e ls 19 th R an ey . 20t h A l l a t home. Tom and W illiam h e r e . ro d e o u t w ith t h e b ay h o r s e . 21s t Wm. and R. Gambel d ro a d s to n e and dung. I w ent and g o t buggy f i x t . Jacob was h e r e . 23d D a n ie l C ase and James and C a rlto n h e r e . 24 t h B ought a h o r s e o f D a n ie l R ogers f o r $ 3 0 .0 0 27 th Jam es oame home. May 4 th Wm. w ent to m eten a t D um free. M other and R aohel w ent to m e e tin to th e s to n e h o u se . I a t home a l l d ay . 6th I s e t t l e d w ith P . W ever,. 7 th R . Gabmel made s t a k e s , I aode o a t s . h e r e i n e v e n in g . I went to H a m ilton , Morgan and Barlow had t h e i r t r i a l - was g i l t y . I made a g a t e . I made fe n o e , v e r y t ir e d Wm. s io k . W illiam D. C o n n e lll h e r e . Duvid Mono �1851 May 7th C a s^ The Buuii D ia r y #34 Wm. brok e th e wagon to n g g o in g to Dun das w ith 20 b a r r e ls a t 2 / 4 . 8th Worked a t home. D avid was h e r e . 1 0th Went t o B ra n tfo r d and to Mount P le a s a n t, t o see S a r a , sh e was w e l l . 1 1 th At S m ith s, w ent to B a p t is t m e etin . 12th A t home, Jacob and w ife were h e r e . 12th I began to p la n t p o ta to e s and corn 1 4th Wm. to Dundas w ith 12 b a r r e ls - Bowman. 1 4th Went to plow f o r Jacob . Smith marked o u t corn ground, went o v er s i x a c k e r s . Got some tu rn ip s and s e e d c o r n . Wife was to s e e h er f a t h e r . 14th 1 9 th . C h ild r e n w ent t o S .S . Wm. came home to work fo r Jacob. 21st Wm. w ent t o Bundas 21st I b ored $ 4 . o f S m ith . 24th Wm. and D avid w ent to Dundas to p ig sh ave, came home 3 o 'c lo c k in the morning 25th Wet, a t home a l l day 2 9th Made f e n c e , plowed tu r n ip ground 3 0th Went to Dundas, g o t lame h o r se , John Shannon came home w ith me. 31st Went to P a tr ic k B u t le r s , sta d e a l l n i t e . June 4th Wife and me went to shoe (show) in Flamboro. 5th P la n ted oorn where th e crows had been. 7 th I made a g a t e . Wm. to Munsens r a i s i n ' �C o** The R^ed D ia r y 1851 #35 ■June 9 th Win. t o W a te r lo o . 10 th I a n d w i f e t o J o h n S h a n n o n s i n D u m f r is e . 12 th -R a o h e l w e n t t o G a lt t o s e e B e t s y . 1 7 th W illia m and C. lam b on th e r o a d . 1 8th I w e n t t o G a lt t o m i l l and w o o l 22nd - A l l a t S .S . 28 th W illia m and D a v id a t t r a i n e n 29 th A l l a t m e a to n . J u ly 1st Got h o r s e sh od 3d A lo a d o f s t o n e on th e r a l e r o d e to o k 2 0 f e e t and 9 in c h e s 4 th I w orked a t h a y r a k e . 5 th Wm. B h im er, J r . was h e r e . 6th L e t Mr. 'Wood h ave a h o r s e and b u ggy 7 th To th e ro a d w it h 1 y a rd and 11 f e e t s t o n e . f i x e d h a r n e s s and D avid p lo w ed . 1 0 th Jacob was h e r e t o f i x b a rn d oor 1 1 th I was a t U n k le C a r lto n S m ith s. 12 th B oys and R a c h e l to G a lt t o a show . 13th Some t o m eaton and som e a t home 14th Broke wagon a x le 1 5 th Raned hard a l l d ay. 16th I w ent t o th e R iv e r f o r my pay; th e p aym aster would n o t pay me 1 7 th I fix e d a ra k e , bought a b u l l . Mane sh e a r e d s h e e p . B oys a t w o rk . I �C/l&k 1851 J u ly 1 9 th The D ia ry #36 Mr. P . B u tte r and w if e h e r e on a v i s i t . was w ith them P e r r is 19 t h I s o l d my h a y rake t o Mr. D u g le s. 20 t h M other to raeaton w ith h uggy. 2 6 th Worked a t h ay and p lo w ed . George and B e tse y came home, we k i l l e d a sh e e p and tu r k e y . 2 7 th C a r lto n S m ith and f a m ily h e r e , and George and B etse y . 28 th M iss L u l was b e r r e d to d a y . 2 9 th A ll h a r v e s t in g . Aug. 1s t 2nd T w as 61 y e a r s o ld t o d a y . 3d D a v id and I w e n t t o s e e th e work on th e r a l e r o d e . 5 th G ot 65 r a l e s o f P . '.'/ever. 6 th F i n is h e d h a r v e s t , dun d ro y en i n . 7 th W illia m h e lp e d Mr. Mane draw i n w heat 8 th We th r a s h e d some w h ea t 1 0 th M other w en t t o M eaton w it h b u ggy, G eirg e drove h ere th er e 1 1 th Wm. P lo w e d , D avid and I g o t o a t s i n . 1 4 th D a v id commenced work fo r C. S m ith a t $ 1 2 . per month 17 th Raned a l l d a y , none c o u ld go t o m eaton. 19 th I w en t to G a lt 20. 21st • I worked hard a l l day Went t o G a l t , to o k Herman a lo n g . I bought R aohel a new d r e s s , and w en t to s e e B e t s e y . to th e m e e tin g G ot my p ay fo r work on t h e r a l e r o d e . I w e n t to D undas. T u r n b u lls . P a id $ 4 . to B egs and 1 t o �1851 The Ree d D ia r y #37 gagS 2 4 th C h ild r e n a t S . S . 2 5 th I w e n t t o A r m str o n g s b a rn t o s e e how t h e w h ea t w as t h r a s h e d 2 6 th '.Vent t o d r a y tim b e r f o r W i l l e t We g o t i n o a t s , I w e n t t o S . JCirks. saw A r m str o n g t h e B a i l i f 2 8 th To B . S . S . i n fo r n o o n t o s e e ^ r . B e n n e t t s c h i l d b ir r ie d , a l i t t l e g i r l . 2 9 th >Vent t o h e l p Mr. Hokman r a s e saw m i l l . 2 9 th S o ld 20 b u s h e l o a t s f o r § 6 . 2 5 c a s h 3 0 th Wm. p lo u g h in g f o r R i c k e r . 31st I an d m o th er t o W a te r lo o t o camp m eaton S e p t. 2nd I g o t w agon f i x t . 3d Moved Mr. W i l l e t 4 th M other and I w e n t t o G a lt t o s e e t h e f i e r com pany w o rk . The P r e s t o n i n g i n w as t h e b e s t . I got Sam 's w o o l c a r d e d , I p a id f o r i t . I s o l d a p ig f o r $ 3 .4 0 6 th Soad a b u s h e l o f w h e a t 7th C h ild r e n t o S . S . 9 th Mr. C lu to n and b r o th e r w as h e r e 1 0 th Mr. W lH e t g o t th e b i l l h o r s e and b u ggy t o go t o G a lsg o i n W a terlo o a t § 1 . a d a y - had t h e h o r s e and b u ggy 3 d a y s . 1 1th - W illia m t o R ic k e r s t o p lo w . 1 3 th W illia m t o D u n das, a l l was w e l l 14th W illia m came home 16th I o u t up o o r n . Wm. to S . C o r n e ll s t o th r a sh . I a t home W illia m t o g a i t , g o t 18 b a r r e l s . �C om The 1851 Diary IfeptT" 19th I t r&ned and haled hard. 22nd W illiam to G alt, got 14 b a rre ls of Season at l/9 23d I husked corn a l l day. w ith D. Rogers due him 24th I worked a t corn a l l day. 28th Rachel and Jane Jones to Sunday school 30th I to the ton hoi to a publick me ten (town h a ll) O ct. W illiam to Dundas w ith 14 b a r r els 2nd 5th C hildren a t S .S . 6th Paid Mr. H arris $2, on Note a t L i t t l e s . 7th I a t c o m , and f i x t straw box 1 2 th Children to S .S . 13th I got timber up 16th I to Dundas 18th I and m o th e r t o B ie n n a n t o H en ry S h a n n o n s. S ta d e a l l n i t e . 19th To B r a n t f o r d 2 0 th W i l l e t com m enced w o r k in g a t h o u s e 2 7 th W illia m t o 29 th I k i l l e d a hog 31st W illia m g o t h o r s e s s h o d . Nov. 1s t D avid p lo w ed , I s i c k . 3d I p lo w e d , W illia m to B la c k s m ith s 12t h W illia m t o D undas w ith 18 b a r r e l . 14 t h R aned a l l d ay 1 5 th W illia m t o G a l t w i t h b u g g y . Raney whether. S ettled #7. Liles Main here. I a t home David at home 14 barrel a t l /9 to C. S m ith s , g o t d in n e r W e av ers t o t h r a s h D a v id a n d I I g o t w ood �C a*ix The ifceed. D iary 1851 #39 22nd Nov. I k i l l e d a h o g - v e r y sto rm y day 23d 1 t o G a lt t o s e e B e ts e y 2 5 th To C. F i l d s . Tuck up th e bones o f my f a t h e r and ( Took) two b r o t h e r s . My f a t h e r had been b e r r i e d 30 y e a r s . Came home t h a t n i t e . 27 t h I t o D u n d as, s o l d w h e a t, bo u g h t b a r r e l o f p itc h 30 th B oys t o m eton Deo. 1s t Boys g e t i n wood a l l day 2nd W illia m t o G a lt w i t h c o r d o f wood 4 th S o ld a cow t o Ja c o b f o r $ 1 8 . 5 th Went t o e l e c t i o n , v o te d f o r W hite. I p a in te d C o b e r t s . A l l w e l l , w orked a t home. 6t h Some a t m eton and some a t home. 9 th K i l l e d 3 h o g s , w orked f o r s e l f 11t h M o th er and I to G a lt , t o s e e th e ground broke f o r r a l e ro a d . 12 th C old w e a th e r 1 4 th R a c h e l t o m eto n . Mr. Wever and Win. A rm strong h e re t o d in e 15 t h A ll w o rk in g f o r s e l f 16 th A lo a d o f wood f o r C. Lamb 1 8 th D raw ing o u t wood 1 9 th W illia m to G a lt w ith a co rd o f wood a t 1 .6 29th S o ld Dan h o rs e f o r $ 5 0 .0 0 Jan. le t t/e a r e a l l w e ll . Thanks be to God f o r i t �C a st |p|52 2^ 0# 1116 D ia ry #42 I b o u g h t a m are a t a s a l e B o red o f Jam es i n c a s h $ 1 0 . 28 K i l l e d a s t e e r , w eighed 395 l b s . 29 S o ld th e b e e f an d h i d e , g o t no money Jo h n sh o d a l l a ro n d . 30t h S o ld a d o u b le s l a y t o Wm. Congo and f a t h e r fo r 25. 1853 ■Jajf* 1s t h id e 67 l b s . Got We a r e a l l w e l l . Thank God. T his i s dun in the m o rn in g . We a l l tu c k d in n e r on a 14 l b . tu rk e y C a r l t o n gave u s . S ta d e up t i l h a l f a f t e r one. D a n ie l C ase and Ja n e h e r e . I went homewith them s t a d e a l l n i t e a t Mr. Jaco b S i r r e s t h a t n i t e 3d I t o D undas w ith D. Case a t Meton 5th W illia m t o W its e l f o r lo a d o f p o s ts g o t non I s i c k th e r e s t w e ll 10 th J a c o b and w if e h e r e , a l l w e ll 10th Wm. tu c k a l o a d o f h a y to J o s . Dikman 11 W illia m s o l d a lo a d o f hay to M r. Congo 14 th I d ra y e d wood a l l d ay from B a rlo e s , 3 lo a d s 16 th M o th er and I to G eorge to d in n e r a l l w e ll 18th I made a s e t e , boys w ent to C ort i n B ev erly 20th I s e t t l e d w ith Mr. Sweat 21st 1 w orked a b o u t home. 22nd Jac o b w ent home, I l e t him have a s t e e r . a m uley h e f e r and b a r r i l o f . . . f i s h ( ? ) 24 th G len W il l e t was h e r e to see H achel 24th W illiam t o H am ilto n w ith 18 b a r le s flo w er 1 gave him a l l he made i t was $ 2.26 30th W illia m and R ach e l to m eton, m other and I a t horns 25 CQ H CD CD P* £O C CD due m e ... J a n . 1 8 5 3 . Wm. a n d I p a id our 2nd H to 7/6 Got �The Hor.d D i a r y 1853 b 1 * #43 M r. D ikm an cam e h e r e o u t o u t lu m b e r f o r d o o r s a n d w in d o w s 2nd W illia m t o P r e s t o n g o t 18 b a r r e l o f f l o w e r 3d B oys a n d I w o rk e d a b o u t t h e b a m 7th Ja m e s w e n t t o 9 th M o th e r a n d I w e n t t o 11t h W ent t o W a te rd o w n t o s e e Jam es a t B a k e r 's In n 2 m i l e s fro m v i l l e g , f o u n d a l l w e l l 1 2 th I w e n t t o P a r i s g o t 15 l b s . 1 4 th W i llia m d r a y e d wood f o r G e o rg e i n f o r e n o o n 1 7 th I to G a lt g o t 21 b a r le s flo w e r, a t l / 9 t u c k t h e sam e t o D u n d a s sam e d a y . 19 t h To H a m i l t o n w i t h 2 2 b a r l e s 23d W ent t o H a m i l t o n w i t h 17 b a r l e s f o r F . W ent t o J a c o b s a n d s t a d e a l l n i g h t 26 t h I a n d M o th e r t o H e n r y S h a n n e s t o s e e th e m . U n k e l J o h n w as t h e r e , a l l w e l l M arch 2nd (b o o ts ) I p a i d t h e D uchm an f o r 3 p a r o f b u t s f o r th e b o y s , in c a s h , v e r y cheap 4 .............. 3d I t o M r. M u n cen s b o u g h t a cow f o r 18 c a s h 5th M r . B e l l h e r e i n m o r n in g v e r y n i c e man a s c h o o l m a s t e r i n B e v e r l y , a f t e r wood 6th M o th e r an d I t o u n k e l s S m i t h s , w e n t t o m e to n t h e m o st p e o p l e I e v e r s e e , t h e y w as 7 p e p l e d ip p e d t h a t d a y , c o ld t h a t d a y . 8 th I a t hom e, D a v id o am e, a l l i s w e l l a t p r e s e n t 12 th W illia m to D u n d as w i t h 18 b a r l e s 13 th M r. B e l l h e r e t h i s e v e n . C h ild re n a l l a t h o je . P her is s io k , r e s t w e ll. W a te r down t o w ork a t h i s tra d e C a s e s to s e e h i s m o th e r o f p l a s t e r fo r 3 .3 . flo w e r flo w e r �i/M The 1853 D ia ry ^ 4 larch 14th Jack Green here to d in n er. 16th William to Hamilton with 14 b a rle s. 10th I got my barn inshured fo r £100. William went to o o rt a t Rocton. I k ille d two pigs, Mr. Main helped me. 21st Drayed in turnips from the fie ld to house 23d Peter Pule was here 26th All to work in sugar bush, made 30 th William to Dundas w ith 14 barles at 2/6 April 2nd I worked in sugar bush. 4th I and D, Case went to Hamilton to see the spencnbrig (Suspension bridge ?) and other works of the r a le road. 50 lb . of sugar David came home Came home that n ite 5th I worked about the house. 11th We began to build a milk house 15 t h I 16 t h We w o rk e d a t m i l k h o u s e a l l d a y . W illia m i n s u g a r b u s h m ade a p a i l o f m o l a s s e s . 23cL W illia m t o B a k a ls g o t 18 b a r l e s f l o w e r a t 2 / 9 23d I t o D u n d a s, w e n t u p t h e M onton ( m o u n t a i n ) t o J a c o b s a n d t o Mr. T u n ic s t o t h e o l d p l a c e w h e re i u s t t o l i v e , g o t some g r a f t s fro m o l d p l a c e 26 th I t o F lam borough g o t some f r u i t t r e e s 27 th P l a n t i n ray c h e r r y t r e e s and some p lu m s. Jane R im el g av e me a book, I l o s t i t oom in home 2 8 th Wm. to th e plow , I w orked a b o u t th e p l a c e . Made w orked a t new h o u s e . I wio t e t h i s i n th e m orning o f th e 2 9 th , f i v e m in e ts b e f o r e 1 o olook w ent to se e F. C ochner h e A l l w ell A m en is thank God. v e r y s i ok Air. �Ca *< 1851 The i*ee# D ia r y #40 Jen. 2nd M other and I to D a n ie ls and Jan e s. 4th G ot m o th er a new d r e s s and R achel 5th C a r l t o n came home from G uelph, I went w ith him t o Jo h n K irk s I n n . 23d B ought a c u t t e r o f T. Conner f o r $3.75 5 1 st V ery s to rm y d ay Pel). 5th M o th er and Jan e t o s e e g ra n d f a th e r 5 th S o ld a m are t o D avid C o n n ell §30. n o te f o r $ 5 . 1 4th W illia m t o Dundas w ith 24 b a r r e l s 25 th W illia m e n t e r e d h i s name f o r a Son of Temperens. 1852 S ept • 4 th B aokake v e r y h a d . 20t h R a in e d a l l d a y , n o t much work g o in on 24 th T h ra s h e d some o a t s , c le a n e d up 25 b u sh el 2 7 th W illia m t o G a lt w ith a tu n o f i r n Took up a Got done w ith o a ts , very g lad O ct. 34 C. Lamb to d i n n e r , boys a t home 1 4 th G eorge i s 12 y e a r s o ld to d a y 21s t D av id made a b o rd fe n c e 27 th D avid f i x t th e w e ll and made fe n c e around the l i t t l e g a rd e n 29 th I w o rk ed a t new house a l l day Nov. 4 th Began to chop on Mr. Manes la n d �l85t Cas*. The S s e 4 D i a r y #41 M r. D itm a n w o rk e d a t h o u se w i t h me r a s e d th e k itc h e n . W illia m w orked f o r R ic k e r . n th I M o th e r oome hom e, l e f t t h e c h i l d r e n w e l l , a l l h u t D a v id . lE th W illia m f e t c h e d a l o a d o f b o rd s from Hokmans M ill 15th C a r l t o n j o i n e d t h e S ons o f Tem prens on th e n i t e o f t h e 1 3 t h N ovem ber. T hanks be t o God f o r i t . I am s o r r y t o s a y my W illia m l e f t th e same n i g h t w ith o u t an y c a u s e . I hope he w i l l ccme b a c k ag& in. 18th C a r l t o n a n d D. C ase h e r e , g o t a lo a d o f t u r n i p s . 20th W illia m t o D u ndas w i t h 16 b a r r e l s flo w e r a t 2 /6 2i s t B oys a l l a t hom e t o d i n n e r , a l l w e l l . 22nd Show ed h a r d i n a f t e r n o o n 24th We b u t c h e r e d a s t e e r . 26th W illia m t u c k a q u a r t e r o f b e e f t o c u t up som e b e e f an d s a l t e d i t 27th We a l l w o rk e d a t t u r n i p s , I w orked v e r y h a rd 30th T h r a s h e d o u r w h e a t , g o t d u n , a l l w e ll Dec. 2nd W illia m a n d I w e n t t o D undas w ith 43 b u s h e l o f w h e a t, g o t b r i c k , g l a s s , s to v e p i p e , and d oor h in g e s 3d P . C r in e b i l t a c h im le y . 4 th R io k e r t h r a s h e d o a t s C a r l t o n and D. Case h e r e . Mr. W eaver. I 9th W illia m t o o k 50 b u s h e l o f t u r n i p s . o f s h i n g l e s , i t w as h i s b i r t h d a y Got 3 bunches 22nd I an d W illia m to Mr. P ro u d lo v e s to a r a f f l e o f tu rk e y s 25th <Ve a r e a l l w e l l on t h i s C h ristm a s Day. God be j r a i s e d . �CaS% 1053 The D ia r y #45 ^ ril 80 Go t o th e C h eck er a Shead to see S ara and John. Got t h e r e a b o u t 4 o 'c l o c k . 2^4 W illia m i s p lo w en , I am q u ite s ic k Boys w o rk in g a b o u t th e p la c e gth I d i d some g r a f t i n , g u e s s t h e y w i l l a l l liv e 7th W illia m t o t h e plw i n fo re n o o n , then to John E n es r a s e n o f b a r n . 8th R a c h e l a n d b o y s a t Meton 9th H ira m and S a ra h J o n e s i s s i c k . m e s e l e s . H. b ad c o l d . 12t h H aned i n fo re n o o n we w orked around home 15th I am t h i s d a y 62 y e a rs o ld , and 9 months and 15 days 16th G eo rg e A rm stro n g w o rk in g a t s i s t r e n , a l l is w ell 19th 1 i n D undas to s e e Mr. Spence he is about to h e l p me. I had b ad lu c k I tuok th e rong deed to g e t i t r e c o r d e d I came home t h a t n i t e on the s t a g e a t 1 o 'c l o c k 20 th Went t o H a m ilto n g o t my deed reoorded 22nd I w e n t t o B a k e r 's In n to se e James, sta d e a l l n ite 2 4 th I to D undas to s i l a b r a t e th e Queen- God b le s s her Miss S. got the 2 7 th Was to M r. B e l l s i n th e e v e n in f i r s t time 2 8 th Went t o D undas and oame back to Unkels 2 9 th Went t o G overnor Hoad, came baok and found a l l w ell 3 0 th My f r i e n d M r. R. Spenoe e sq . gave me t h i s pen w i t h a num ber o f bucks and p a p rs, I am muoh obliged t o him Mr. D. w orked 6 d ays now, good workman 31st I sowed my b a r l e y �Ca *< The i i o t d D i a r 7 1853 June 1s t #46 M r. D . s t i l l t o w o rk , a l l i s w e l l . W rite n S c h o o l h a s com m enced t h i s n i t e . W illia m i s a g o e n . 2nd We a r e a l l a t home t o w o rk o n t h e p la o e 3d R a o h e l a n d I t o U n k le J a c o b s , s t a d e a l l n i g h t 4 th I so w ed som e g r a s s s e e d o n t h e b a r l e y g ro u n d 5th R a o h e l a n d D ic k t o S . S . t h e r e s t a t home 6 th Jacob i s h e re , I t r a d e d h o r s e s w i t h h im , gave h im o n e p a i r o f s o r i l m a re s a n d a yoke o f s t e e r s w o rth $ 5 0 . an d ¥ 3 0 . i n c a s h 7th I w en t to M ilto n to 8 th C a rlto n b o g h t a ta v e rn s ta n d . Gave 14 h u n d re d f o r th e p ro p e rty . I w as w i t n e s s t o t h e d ee d 9 th I am i n a g r a t e d e a l o f t r o u b l e a b o u t m oney m a tte rs . I h o p e I s h a l e s o o n g i t o v e r th e t r o u b l e b u t God n o s e w hen 1 0 th Came home fr o m D u n d a s . M r. D itm a n was h e r e to - b u y my c o l t . He wood n o t g i v e me o n le y $ 6 5 . an d I w a n te d ¥ 7 0 . We d i d n o t a g r e e I g e s . He w as a l i t e l d i s p l e a s e d . M r. D itm an l e f t me on t h e 8 t h d a y o f J u n e , h e d id w ork 13 d a y s th is s p rin g . He h a s d u n me go o d w ork 13 th I s e t t l e d w i t h M r. D a v id M ain , g i v e him a n o t e p a i b e l i n f o u r m once a f t e r d a t e , he was v e r y k i n d w i t h me 15 th M o th e r a n d c h i l d r e n to t h e . . . . i n R u n le s . I w as n o t t h e r e , w as i n a good d e a l o f t r u b e l 16 th 1 a n d m o th e r w e n t t o C .C . S m ith s - h e s i n e d a n o t e f o r $ 5 0 t o H uokken, p a b e l i n one y e a r a f t e r d a te w ith i n t e r e s t . I g a v e him a n o t e f o r th e sam e p a y a b le i n o u r r e n o y i f I f a l e i n p a in g same 20 th U n k le C .C . S m ith w as h e r e by 5 o 'o l o o k i n th e m o rn in g , h a d b r e a k f a s t w i t h u s . He w ent f o r C .H , Lamb to work th e R e g i s t e r o f f i c e . �1853 ■June 2i s t The C&-&H D ia ry #47 I g a v e J a c o b a r e d r e a d s t e e r and a s h ip f o r a s e t o f one h o r s e h a r n i s . - / i l l i a m t o Dundas w ith 12 h a r r i e s f o r G o erg e K e ls o n . B. Himer came h e r e i n th e m o rn in g e a r l y , w ent away a t 4 o ’ c l o c k i n a f t e r n o o n h e i s w e ll 84 th Went t o D u n d a s, g o t some p o rk f i s h and o th e r th in g s 25 th I t o o k t h e b l a c k cow t o A. C o n n e lls b u l l f o r £ 1 . 25 th I h a d a o a s e w i t h t h e S ons o f Tem prenes I win th e s u t e . 1 w i l l n o t v i l a t e th e p le g e a g a in 26th C h i l d r e n a l l t o S .S . a f te rn o o n 27 th I s e t t l e d w i t h M r. Dikraan g av e him a n o te f o r 14 d o l l a r s p a y e b e l i n t h r e e monce a f t e r d a te a ll r ite . J o h n a n d C h a r l e s W illa r d commenced p a i n t i n g my h o u s e o u t s i d e f o r $ 8 . i n cash an d S i x D o l l a r s a f t e r h a r v e s t i n c a sh 28th . / i l l i a m t o S a n t G e o rg e t o a M i l l . I work a b o u t th e h o u s e . H ave a v e r y b a d h ead ake a l l d a y 30 th W illia m t o B i c k e r s to a lo g e n b e e , we a r e a l l w e ll J u ly 1s t I made a new c h u r n d a s h , h ope i t i s good. I so ad my t u r n i p s . A u n t H annah A rm stro n g s t a d e a l l n i t e s h e w as on h e r w ay t o B e l l s C o rn e rs to l i v e 4 th P a t r i c k C r in e w as h e r e to t e a we had a good c h a t 5th M o th er w e n t t o th e f u n n i l o f D avid M unhollen, d ie d w i t h a c a n s e r on t h e lo w e r p a r t o f h i s f a c e 6th U n c le a n d A n t E l e t w as h e r e a l l n i t e 9 th Mr. Me a n d M r. T u rn e r f i n e c h p l a s t e r n th e ho u se Wm. g o t i n some h a y we a r e a l l w e l l I b o re d $ 6 . o f M r. D . o n l y f o r a w eak. I tu c k Mr. T u rn e r p a r t o f t h e way hom e. P a id him $ 5 . and $ 2 . to Mr. Me. 10t h M iss '//,a r d o f D um frece was h e r e t o s e e H aohel M o th er h a s gone t o Kom les to s e e B e ts e y sh e i s s ic k M o th er and I to met on i n �( ’rt s < T he 3.0153 Jn ii #40 ].2th R aohel 14 th Am j u s t a g o e n t o D u n d a s t o g i t 15th W ent t o D u n d a s w e n t b y C ope t o n a n d down t h e G o v e r n o r s R o a d t u c k D a v id t h a r e g o t som e p a i n t 16 th W illia m , i s w o r k e n f o r M r. G a r i o k i n h a y 10th C .C . s m i t h w a s h e r e t o l d me som f i n e n o o s a b o u t t h e s t a t e o f . . . . h e h a s j u s t r e t r o n d fr o m t h a t a fu e d a y s a g o . I s e n t $ 5 . t o M r. D . b y W illia m a t n ite . M i s s A r m s t r o n g d i d e t h i s m o r n in g 19 th I com m enced i n my h a r v i s t w h e a t i s g o o d . W i l l ia m o r a d e l e d 1 p u t D on P u m p lo g s w e s t o f t h e h o u s e M o th e r a n d I w e n t t o t h e A r m s t r o n g f u m i l . T he b a g I w o re o n my l e f t a rm I m e a n t o k e e p a s lo n g a s I l i v e . W i l l i a m a n d G e o r g e A r m s tr o n g i n h a r v i s t f i l d we g o t i n 1 0 0 s h e v e s o f w h e a t f i r s t w h e a t t h a t we g o t i n a b a r n i n B e v e r l y 20t h is v e ry s ic k D ia ry s h e h a s w o rk e d h a r d a l l d a y som e p a i n t a n d o i l 21st C .H , la m b a n d G e o r g e A r m s t r o n g o r a d e l e d w h e a t Wm. r a k e d a n d b o u n d , I w o rk e d w i t h . / i l f r e d h a n g i n g t h e d o e r s o f t h e h o u s e , I g a v e h im a d o lla r fo r i t 27 th W i l l ia m t o 28 t h K a o h e l a t M r. M a in s t o 2 9 th We f i n i s h e d Aug, I am 6 3 y e a r s o l d t h i s d a y , I am v e r y we 1 1 , t h a n k s b e t o God f o r i t . R aned f o r th e f i r s t tim e f o r 3 m once 1s t F la m b r o u g h t o s e ll soe th e l i t t l e c o lt (s e w ) o u t t e n o u r w heat 5 th ,We w e re m oven i n new h o u s e . I w as f i x e n a b o u t th e h o u s e , b o y s a g i t e n in h a y . T h e re w as a man t o b y my p l a c e h e t h o u g h t t h e p r i o e tw o rauoh I w a n te d # 2 , 0 0 0 f o r i t . I d o n t know t h e m an , J o h n K i r k s e n t h im h e s a i d h e w o u ld com b a o k s o o n h e i s a ooohm an ( ? ) I g e s h e i s r i o h t h a t w ood d u e f o r me f o r i w a n t a l l t h e m oney dow n I w i l l go t o < * * ac x H fx ± x D :io j» t s e l my p r o p e r t y f o r t h e v a lu e 9 th I w as b a d w i t h a p a i n i n my b r e s t , b e t t e r now �£V*< T h e Ro p & D i a r y #50 I e x p e c t C a r l t o n a n d C ase a n d fa m le y h e r e soon. They d i d n o t come a n d I w as d i s a p p o i n t e d . Aunt P o ly a s we c a l l h e r a n d h e r h i r e d g i r l and Jacob cam e. M o th e r a n d I t o camp m e to n , d id n o t g e t home t i l l IE o ’ c l o c k a t n i t e 20th Mr. D i c k s o n w as h e r e a g a i n . He i s a v e r y o ld man 21st G e o rg e A r m s tr o n g p l a s t e r e d my s i n k v e r y good D a v id h e l p e d h im . I w as i n t r u b e l c o n c e rn in g my s o u l. God h e l p m e. Sept. 2nd I p a i d M r. W o rn e r $ 2 .5 0 i n c a s h 2nd I s o l d my o l d m a re t o F . J o n e s f o r E ca v es and an o l d s l e d a n d 16 l o a d s o f w ood. I g o t i t m y self R a c h e l a t M rs . Lam bs q u i l t o n . We a r e a l l w e ll 4th M o th er a n d I t o m e e to n t o h e a r th e R ev. Wm. B ery p r e a c h f r o m t h e w o rd f o r God h a t h n o t g iven us t h e s p i r i t o f f e a r b u t o f Pow er and lo v e and o f a s o u n d m in d . F i n e se rm o n 6th I g o t 400 b r i c k 8th M r. a n d M r s . 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I g o t ilO . o f him 11th W illia m t o 12th I t u c k R a c h e l t o W i t s o l s t o g i t h e r xsxfc t o o t h d ro y e d i t w a s a b a d o n e , i t h u r t h u r much 13th W illia m t o t h e p lo w . am b e t t e r now 15th I w e n t t o N e ls o n t o s e e C a r l t o n s t a d e 2 n i t e s 17th Jan e w as q u i t e s i c k w ith p a in in h e r b r e s t, M o th e r h a d b e e n s i c k w h i l e I was g o n e , r e s t a l l w e ll 20th J u s t r e a d y t o t h r a s h 6 o 'c l o c k . Have dun a b e t e r d a y s w o rk t h a n e v e r , t h r a s h e d 3000 s h e a v e s , good w heat a l l r i t e 21st th e p lo w , I w o rk a b o u t th e h o u se I s ic k a l l day in bed, I I a n d m o th e r t o me t o n t o h e a r R ev. Jurm en p r e a c h , t h e f i r s t t i m e I e v e r h a r e d h im . A unt C h a r l e t and h e r s o n S m ith h e r e t o t e a . 22nd Jam es cam e home h e i s q u i t e s i c k I t h i n k 23d D a v id cam e hom e s i c k w i t h t h e a g e r and f e v e r . 25th J u s t g e t o n r e a d y t o g o e t o D undas w ith w h e a t. I b o u g h t R a o h e l a new d r e s s 26th M o th e r a n d I t o Camp me t o n a t D um frece, th e R e v . C o rs o n p r e c h o n P e e d my s h e a p . I p a id t o Mr. Lamb o n e d o l l e r i n c a s h , M rs. M ain S 3 . 27 th W illia m t o Camp m e to n i n a f t e r n o o n r o a d th e o o l t �/1053 The D ia r y #5^ Sep** Ifth I so ad 3 b u s h e l o f w heat in old meder fie ld I am j u s t r e d y to goe to Plamboro to see the c h ild re n . 19th S is was s i c k , m other to see h e r. commenced th e chim ney 21st Went to w ork g o t 6 b u sh e l of lime a t Mr, Whites 24th I w ent t o t h e m i l l a t G a lt, got grinden, good w ork. W illia m r o l e d th e wheat before the d o e r . C a r lto n was m arred th e 21st of Sept, I hope he w i l l due w e ll 27th W illia m plow ed some. Mo and I to work a t chimney 29th To Dundas w ith 12 b a r le s of flower 30th I tu c k Me home t o th e 10th Conseson in Beverly Oct. 1st Hr. Mo has C a r lto n f e tc h e d h i s w ife to see us he got a v e r y n i c e w ife 2nd Mr, D a v id M ain and w ife h ere to dinner. I forgot to m enchon ab o u g h t George and Betsy, they was h e r e w i t h t h e above 3d I am g o in t o H am ilto n to Pervenchel Shoe. This a f te r n o o n I am g o in g as f a r as D. Cases. I am a g o n t to s t a y t i l l i t is over the shoe brok I came home th e same n i t e , Ant Hannah _wa s here When I w ent to th e P ro v e n o ia l ex h ib itio n I bought a bad g e f o r 5 s h i l l i n g s Cy. Hamilton 1853 Members b a g s w itc h adm its me in the Shoe (show) w h ile i t l a s t s . I saw th e b e st stock I ever see 4th 9th James came home, he was W ell. m eton. lOthm 1 went to P o s t e r s . 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I a n d b o y s t o M r. D a v id M a in s to h e l p h im t h r a s h 25th W i l l ia m g e t o n h o r s e s s h o d . W a te rd o w n v i l e g . G o ld d a y . 26th W illia m t o D u n d a s w i t h a l o a d o f b o r d s . I b r o u g h t hom e J a c o b a n d Wm. a n d J o h n T u n e s . S t a i d a ll n ite 27th Went t o D u m f r i e s t o b u y s h e a p . We g o t 32 h e a d . P a id fro m 2 t o 4 d o l l e r s a h e a d . 29th I p a i d M r. D a v id M a in £ 2 . a n o a t w as g i v e n J u n e 1 3 t h f o u r m onoe a f t e r d a t e 30th I w as t u r n e d o u t o f t h e D i v i s i o n o f t h e Sons o f T e m p e ra n c e o n S a t e r d a y n i t e , th a n k God I j o i n e d th e M e th d is on S u n d ay n i t e I hope th e y w i l l n o t t u r n me o u t f o r s o s m a le a f e n c e 31at I w e n t w i t h M r. 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I went to Rookton paid tax f o r my p la c e i n f u l l . . . . 6 /l0 30th W illiam s i o k , I o u t wood in forenoon Deo. 1s t 3d I tu o k my bugge w eles to F osters to g it fixed I trust I bro k a s h a f t o f Mr. Dugles buggy got i t fixt 10th Boys and I g o t i n a stao k of straw, D iv is io n a t n i t e I at 11th Mother and I went to Meton i t was good to be t h a r e , God sav e s u s . 12th The two Woods h e re to b ie my oolt 13th 1 have g o t th e head alco q u ite bade �C a s *: The B-Q-gA D i a r y #54 l6$2 0j4th^ l4tb ifith I g o t buggy f i x t a l l w e ll. X b o u g h t a w a to h o f Jam es f o r $ 8 . Wm. t u c k a m ane t o H a m ilto n f o r $ 5 . 16 th ffe k i l e d 5 h o g s , Mr. D a v id Main h e lp e d u s . B oys w e n t t o r i t e n s o h o o l a t n i t e 10th R a c h e l a n d Wm. w i t h me t o me t o n . s ic k 17th J .B . E u r t d e p a r t e d t h i s l i f e th e 1 7 th Deo. 1853 I borred $ 1 0 . i n c a s h from D avid M ain, v e r y -g o o d n a b e r . 21st J .B . E u r t w as b e a r e d t h i s 25th C h r is m u s . M o th e r a n d I a t m eton a l l day. G e o r g e a n d B e s y t o d i n e r w it h u s . 26th B oys c h o p in w o o d , 27 th I s ic k , 3 1st I s ic k , th is in 10 y ea r G eorge i s d ay 2 1 s t D ec. I p a in te d a s la y Wm. D r o y e d w ood t o B a b o c k s, is t h e l o n g e s t tim e I h ave b een s i c k Jan. 1s t 1854 I s t i l l a r e s i c k b u t som b e t r C h i ld r e n t o m e a t o n , w e p r a i s God f o r h is m arsey 34 Went t o 5th Jam es a n d I com e home th r o u g h b e v e r ly th e s h o r t w ay 8th 9th Had a v e r y b a d h e a d a k e , r e s t w e l l thank God I s ic k 10th I f i x t c u t e r . D a v id C o r n e l l and w i f e h ere on a v is it !O th M r. D. C o r n e l l b o u g h t a w atoh o f me fo r 2750 f t . b o tis . 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Wm. w o rk e d ab o u g h t home, a l l is w e ll 17th v/m. /m. tu o k Jam es t o J a c o b s , o h i l d r e n s io k , r e s t well �C a se The ii— & D i a r y cl j8$4 _______________________________________ ___________ j0® a n d M o th e r w e n t t o s e e S a r a h . I w ent t o t r o y to M i l l , we a r e a l l w e l l #67 »?m. a n d M o th e r com e hom e S a r a h a n d fa ra le y w e l l X t o m e to n . G e o rg e a n d B e ts y h e r e a t n i t e X t o t r o y w i t h J a m e s t o t a k e som s a n d a n d s t o n e . rfm, t o D u n d a s w i t h 1 6 h a r l e s o f f l o w e r , v/m. g o t a b a r l e o f f i s h f o r 8 . o f C olm an 20t" 2ia t u We a l l w o rk a h o u g h t hom n o t m uch d o n a l l w e l l . The C h a r l e y h o r s i s la m e v e r h a d 22nd V/m. w e n t w i t h J a m e s t o t r o y t o h e l p h im . I work ab o u g h t t h e h o u s e i t i s a v e r y s to rm y d a y 23d ’.Jm. t o D u n d a s w i t h 1 9 h a r l e s f l o w e r a t 1 / 9 A. H o b s o n w i t h 2 1 h a r l e s f l o w e r a t l / 9 24th I to L i t t l e s g o t 1 1 h a r l e s o f f l o w e r U i l e r a t 1 /9 I to l i t t l e s g o t 1 1 h a r l e s flo w e r a t l / 9 H ille r D a n ie l C a s e a n d J a n e a n d D a v id com home a l l w e l l 25th D a n ie l C a s e a n d J a n e w e n t hom e I w i t h th em 26th V ery s t o r m y d a y I a t 27th I com hom e f o u n d a l l w e l l J a c o b a n d fa m le y h e r e 28th I to P a r i 8 g o t a h a l f tu n ‘iarch !st V/m. t o D u n d a s w i t h 1 6 h a r l e s f l o w e r a t 2 /6 i t o M c V a in s l e f t 1 1 h a r l e s f l o w e r i tra d e d h o r s e s w ith C ases o f p l a s t e r 2 .4 . J o h n M irs ev en 24th) 2&rch V/m. w as f i n d C 5 . 2 2 c o p e r s f o r m aken a n o i s e a t o ld H e n r y B a h c o c k s i n n i t w a s s p i t e o f him V/m. t o M oV anes t u c k 1 8 h a r l e s f l o w e r t h a r e I t u c k 1 0 h a r l e s l e f t t h a r e a t M c V a in s. I bought a h o rse f o r £ 4 /4 2 / t o h e p a i d i n e i g h t monce fro m d a t e . >7m. t o M r. P . g o t 1 4 h a r l e s f l o w e r a t 2 /9 I A id n o t d u e m uch a l l i s w e l l �The Rewd D ia r y l$5* CM ' tt *v '58 f n . t o D undas w i t h 14 b a r l e s flower a t 2/9 I t a c k a l o a d f o r G eorge Armstrong to MoCols Vent t o M eto n o f t h e Sons s e t t l e d with them ffm. t o m e to n r e s t a t home a l l w ell I t o t r o y t o m i l l t o u n k e ls C.C. Smith, to D nndas w i t h 16 b a r l e s flow er William yth I tu c k Jam es t o t r o y t o h i s work again 8th T h is a v e r y r a n e y m o rn in g we a re a l l w ell. I went w ith Jam es t o D undas to g i t a s e t of Blacksmith t u l e s we g o t th em o f HoKinsey fo r £16.7 shillings f o r t h e sam e we g a v e two n o te s , 1 fo r 4 monoe a f t e r d a t e a n d one s i x monoe a f te r date 9th W illia m a n d Jam es t o Dundas the horse got lame and oom b a o k 10th I am j e s t g e n t o s e e my c h i l d r e n in Flambrough this i s a b o u t 1 0 o o lo o k i n t h e morning 11th Went t o D. C a s e s s t a d e a l l n i t e 12th Went t o C a r l t o n s i n N e lso n a l l abought the house 13th Went t o H a m ilto n w i t h Case he so ld h is horse 14th I oome horn fo u n d a l l w e ll th ank God . I sold my Sam h o r s e f o r 60 d o l l e r s o ash 15th Went t o W a te r lo o a b o u g h t s e le n my farm. I got John M .r k s h o r s e and oarg e he wood take no pay for it. lo th I w ent t o D undas p a id Uo^ensey oash £1, stade a ll n i t e a t M oVains 17th I p a i d $ 3 o .o o t o Win. B arlow on B ill Addiges note tl5 ) Jo h n K i r k s e n t 20 b a r l e s flo w e r fo r katy 16th We a r e a l l a b o u g h t home a l l w e ll thank God �C a x t; 1854 T he D ia ry #59 JZroE 19th I a t D u n k e rd M e to n h o y s t o 80th 1 s o l d a w a g o n a n d o l d m a re t o M r. B a x t e r f o r fSXXK £ 7 . 7 . 4 G ot $ 4 0 . i n o a a h and a n o te fo r $ 3 7 . a n d 4 / t o h e p a i d i n t h r e e m onoe a f t e r d a te . M r. B . l i v e s i n W a te r lo o Elat I w e n t t o D a n i l C a s e s w e n t t o K e ls o n t o g i t M arys t h i n g s l e f t M ary a n d t h i n g s a t D . C a se s 82Q& C ase f e t c h e d w as p l e s e d . 24th I w ent agane to 1884) I th in k t h e r e w as n o th in g don on th e 23d. 25th I oome hom e C a r l t o n oom e home we a r e a l l w e l l A, R o h so n t o D u n d a s w i t h 17 h a r l e s f l o w e r a t 1 /9 26th R a o h e l t o M e to n r e s t a t hom e a l l w e l l 27th Wm. t o L i t t l e s 28th A ll r u n in g a b o u g h t 29th Wm. w e n t w i t h C a r l t o n t o t h e R a l e r o a d . I s o ld my fa r m t o M r. D a v id M a in . J u n e r f o r 14 h u n d re d d o l l a r s 1 0 0 P o u n d dow n a n d 30 0 a y e a r t e a l a l l i s p a i d I am t o l i v e o n t h e p l a o e f o r one y e a r e f 1 hehave m y s e lf. God h e p r a s e d a l l i s w e l l 30th C a rlto n an d I w en t to A lo ra s ta d e a l l n ite SlBt We 00m h a o k a s f a r *P*il 1st We 00m hom e a l l w a s w e l l t h a n k God 2q i 34 4th M a ry s t h i n g s o u r oh a l l w e ll t o my h o u s e my fa m le y E *lam hrough got s e ttle d w i t h M r. L i t l e a s new h o p e s t a d e a l l n i t e R a o h e l t o m e to n r e s t a t home a l l d a y 1 p a i d i n o a s h t o S . H o ltm a n a n d A rm stro n g C a r l t o n a n d Wm. w e n t t o t h e 1 0 t h o o n o e s o n . 1 abought th e p la o e a l l w e ll 1 p a i d F . D u g le s $ 9 . I s . a l l I o d e h im B oys h a s n o t 00 m h a o k y e a t 9 o o lo o k m o rn in g �The &e«d D iary #60 jB&4 0 I gth [ ?th I 8th I went to G a lt g o t l / 4 tun shorts Went to Flambrough a t D. Cases a ll nite I to F o s t e r s g o t bugy w eals f ix t lor 2,4, I com home from ■h'lambro heare and we w i l y Unkel Henry and wife was 9th Unkel and Ant w ent horn abought 9 oclock 10th Went to buckanens paid him $20.10 for a note that C.C. Sm ith 8 in d fo r me. I was very muoh out of umer w ith my f s m ile y 11th I went t o G a lt f o r sh o r ts with D, Main 12th 1 went to u n k e ls C.C. Smiths gived him a note that he s in e d f o r me t o Buokan for £5. 1 got some sead p o to g iv e 5 /6 a bushel 13th I went t o t r o y to m i l l a l l is w ell 14th I went to Dundas g o t a barle of fish for 4, Paid Colman a l l I ode him 15th I a t home a l l day a l l w e ll than God 16th A ll a t home a l l w e l l 17th I tuok C a r lto n to flam brou. 18th I and Jacob to H am ilton to Cort 19th I come home a l l was w e ll ♦ 20th To t r o y and t o G a lt maid $2, oash 2l8t Home a l l day n o t w e ll 22nd I a t home a l l d ay s t i l l bad with rumites 23d Most a l l o f to meton a l l w ell 24th I soad 2 b u sh el o f peas for the f ir s t commenced work h is h orses f i r s t I to Jacobs all CarltoD �The Hoo~d D ia r y #61 j# ip 1 fa* I so ad 1 b u s h e l o f p e a s I am bad w ith ruinates in my l e f t s h o l d e r . R e s t w e ll th an k God. C a r lto n an d Wm. h a s g o n t o t r o y to g i t h is horses shod tfth C a r lto n a n d Wm. h a s g o n t o t r o y to do some work 27th I t s n o e d i n t h e m o rn in g t h a t I co u ld n o t come home t e l l a t e i n t h e d a y , a l l was w e ll 28th I w e n t t o t r o y a n d b o u t a l o t o f Mr. Munholen f o r § 5 0 . i t i s t o b e p a i d i n s i x monce from date Jac o b com h e a r a b o u t 1 o c lo c k he and famley w ell 29th I tu c k h im home t o F la m b ro u g h W est. We was a t a p lo w en m a t c h . Jac o b S a rro s e s , sen r. 30th May I a t D. C a s e s com e home i n a f te r n o o n Went t o t r o y t o s e e a b o u g h t th e l o t 1st 2nd I a t horn a l l d a y m o th e r t o s e e h i r f a th e r 3d I w ork a b o u g h t t h e sh o p a l l i s w e ll 4th P l a n t e d my p o t o t s . 5th I s o a d som o a t s . 6th Went t o J o h n G r u m its g o t som o a t s . a ll day. 7th A ll t o m e to n we a r e a l l w e ll God be prased 8th Was w o rk e n a b o u g h t t h e h o u se a l l w e ll. C arlton and Wm. w e n t t o F la m b ro u g h E a s t C a r l t o n and Wm. home C a r l t o n and Wm. plowed George h ired 9th I to o k M ary t o S tam e b u rg e ( C a rlto n s place loth I b e gone t o w o rk i n t r o y on th e l o t S a t. Wm. h a s n o t com home y e a t 1 wood be g la d fo r him to com home I h o p e h e i s w e ll Uth 1 to t r o y a g a i n w i t h som p o s ts and plowed the lo t �CtlZrX The HeoS- D iary 1854 #62 H ay 1 2 th I to t r o y t o work a l l day work hard, v ery hard 13th I to t r o y a g a in George w ith me a l l w e ll 14 th Wm. home. George Armstrong and fam ley a l l day. I t r a in e d a l l d a y . Mother and I ood not goe to meton 15 th Wm. and I w ent to Flambro to a l o t t e r y - Mr. Markler 1 6 th Went to H a n e r s v il to g i t a sp o ted mare. by t r o y , a l l w e ll 17th I bought a coken s t o v e fo r $ 4 5 . Give one note fo r £ 4 .1 0 s h i l l i n g s in January 1856 and one to be p a id in January 1857 f o r £ 4 .1 8 /9 c y . 18th Have n o t done much work to Troy w ith load o f lumber 19 th I 2 0 th It 21st M o th er an d 22nd Wm. a n d 23d We a l l 24 th W en t t o t r o y p l a n t e d o u r p b t o s g o t d u n . M o th er s t a d e a l l n i t e a t D a v id C o r n e l l s - b o y s i o k 2 4 th 2 5 th Wm. w e n t w i t h G e o r g e A r m s t r o n g t o w o r k f o r h im . 1 w ork en a b o u g h t th e sh o p 2 6 th I about 2 7 th W ork en a l l 28 th M o t h e r a n d 1 t o m e t o n a n d t o C h a r l e s Xambs i n a fte r n o o n . Jam es h e a r a l l d a y we a r e a l l w e l l 29th W ent t o C . M o k es t o b y a s p a n o f h o r s e s . M o th e r and I t o f u r n i l a t D . C o r n e lls i n a fte r n o o n 3 0 th I w ork a t g a t e . 21st Wm. t o w ork f o r D .M . s ic k , u nk el r a in e d I a ll w en t th e s m ith w as h ea r , r e s t w e ll d a y n o w ork don I to C.C. Come home to m e t o n . M o C ln e n M a r g n e t b e r r e d . t r o y w ork a t to tro y sh o p a l l day a t to fen ce w ork on a ll th e day h ard lo t day a g a te Wmi. t o w ork a t D . M a in s , 1 ab o u g h t th e p la o e Juner �The 1854 June 1st D ia ry /#663 3 I w e n t t o C o r n e l l s m i l l g o t t h e l u m b e r fro m D a vid C o r n e l l t h a t I w a s t o h a v e f o r a w a tc h 2nd Wm» a n d 3d I w e n t to 4 th R achel a n d V/m, t o l i t t e l M o th e r a n d I t o m et o n 5 th M o th e r a n d I 6 th I 7 th I a b o u g h t th e shop. 8 th I t ra in e d a l l d a y n o t h i n g d u n a l l w e ll 9 th Wm. w e n t t o 1 0 th I w ent to 11 I 12 t h W ent t o 1 3 th I a n d Wm. t o t r o y t o w o r k . R . a n d J a m e s s i c k 14 t h I w o r k e n a b o u g h t s h o p t o G a lt i n a fte r n o o n 15 t h Wm. a n d I t o w o r k a t f r a m e t o a n d G e o rg e w e n t t o A rm s tro n g s I w ent to t r o y d o n n o w o rk G a l t w i t h D . M a in t o s e t l w i t h Congo S c o t l e n d t o M et o n . t o f 'la m b r o u g h I s t a d e a t J a c o b s t o D u n d a s b o u g h t £ 1 . 6 . 1 0 w o rth o f t u l e s to ^ its e ls D a v id a n d Jam es B aker h e a r g o t fu r tr e e s t r o y and p la n te d Me t o n R a c h e l a n d R la m b r o to th em o n J am es s i c k C a se s a l l w e ll w o rk a b o u g h t th e go 16 t h X to 17 th P a i n t e d m y b u g y a n d m ade a p a r e 1 8 th I 19 t h vVm. a n d 20 t h X on th e 21st I and R ach el and to fla jn b ro u g h tro y . o f shaves Wm. t o me t o n . h . Wm. t o to fra m e X w o rk o n th e r o a d ro a d . th e l o t a l l w e ll g a it to to g e t n a il s C ase h e r e a shoe ( sh o w ) f o r new h o u s e M o th er �Ca&< The R e e d D i a r y 1854 #64 June 22nd Wm. t o 23d Wm. a n d I o n t h e r o d e to w ork 24 th We w e re a l l t o w o rk a b o u g h t t h e p la c e 25th M o th e r a n d I t o m e to n . F la m b r o . 2 6 th R a c h e l com hom fro m F la m b ro a l l w e l l J a c o b com h e r e s t a d e a l l n i t e 27 th I p a n t e d a w agon a l l i s w e l l th a n k God 28th W ent t o F la m b ro f o r J a n e t o goe w ith me 29th I an d J a n e w e n t t o B ur f o r d to s e e S a ra y 30th We com s t o p e d a t u n c l e s S m ith a l l w e ll J u ly 1st Wm. t u c k J a n e hom e, a l l was w e ll w ork f o r D u g le s , Ia b o u g h t th e ahop. R a c h e l and James to 2nd N e ls o n B e h im e r w as h e r e c h i l d r e n to Sunday S c h o o l. M o th e r t o m eto n i n fo r n o o n 3d I t o F la m b ro , Jam es an d H. Lamb, mowed 4 th I a n d G e o rg e r a k e d h a y a l l day 5th I d ro y e d i n t h e h a y was v e r y t i r e d 6 th J u s t r e d y t o go to F la m b ro t o D. G ases 7 th Wm. a n d 1 a t t h e h a y . 8 th I a t home hung a g r i n e s t o n e . 9 th D av id and Wm. come home, c h i l d r e n to S unday S ch o o l 10th Jam es v e r y s i c k w i t h th e a g e r 11 th 1 2 th , 1 3 t h , 1 4 th home 16th At Ja c o b s S i r r a s 1 7 th 1 8 th and 1 9 th . 20 th At home moan p e a s . 1 com hom t h a t n i t e Wm. com home I a t D. C ases maken h a y 15 a t Wm. oommenoed h a r v e s t th e 19th �C/LS*. T he S e s d D i a r y 1854 lu ly 21 #65 I a t peas. G ot dun v e ry t i r e d . sh eav es o f w h eat in a f te rn o o n . D ro y ed i n 220 22nd C ut w h e a t r a k e d a n d b o u n d 133 s h e a v e s 234 I w e n t t o D . C a s e s t h e y w as a l l w e l l 24 th Wm. a n d I w o r k i n h a r v e s t f i e l d a t n i t e t o h e a r S p e n c e sp a k 2 5 th A l l w o rk a t h a r v e s t h a r d . n o m in a te d f o r o o n s e l . 26th We a r e a l l h a r d t o w o rk i n h a r v e s t 27 th S t i l t o w o rk i n h a r v e s t a l l w e l l p r a i s G od. G a r n e t a n d Ja m e s C r i n w o rk e d f o r u s $ 1 . d a y 28 th A l l t o w o rk i n h a r v e s t . 29th V e ry r a n e y m o rn in g i t r a i n e d a l l n i t e a g r a d e l in c o u n try , w heat b a d . ( g r e a t d e a l? ) 30 th M o th e r a n d I t o me t o n . 3 1 st W esley M ain w o rk f o r u s i n h a r v e s t . I am o u to n p e a s i t i s v e r y warm t o d a y . A l l w e l l th a n k God Aug. 1st hard. W ent t o t r o y M r. R o b e r t S p en ce was S andy S a n d I s t i l w ork f o r u s R a c h e l w ith D. M ain . T h is i s a b o u g h t e i g h t o c l o c k i n t h e m o rn in g . I am now 64 y e a r s o l d a n d w e l l . A l l t h e f a m i l y i s w e l l we a r e t h a n k f u l f o r i t . I t i s l i k l e y to b e a r a n e y d a y muoh w h e a t i s o u t End We h a v e s e t o u t a l l o f o u r w h e a t t o d a y . Wm. w o rk e n f o r W. W illim a t h i s d a y 3d Wm. s i o k . 4 th G ot d u n w i t h o u r w h e a t g o t some o a t s . Wm. w ork f o r D. M ain i n a f t e r n o o n . M rs. R ic h e r d s a n d Win. A rm s tro n g s w i f e h e r e . A l l w e l l . God b e p ra is e d f o r i t . 6 th We a r e a l l to w ork i n o a t s . I d i d n o t muoh w ork g o t i n same w h e a t Wm. to D. M a in s . �C iU K The B % otL D ia r y 1854 #66 g R a c h e l and G eorge and Hiram t o Sunday s c h o o l. James and D avid a t home. G arnet h e r e . John D ary was h e r e to t e e w ith us 7 th t o work h a r d . Wm. t o D. Mains t h i s a fte r n o o n I am v e r y had w ith th e b a ck a k e. I work w ith my o o t o n . R e s t i n good h e l t h 8 th I w ent t o D. C ases i n ev en g to see Jane 9 th S h e i s b e t t e r . 1 s t a d e a l l n i t e . C h r i s t e e n com hom e w ith m e. We a r e a l l w e l l t h a n k G od f o r h i s g o o d n e s s 1 0 th We g o t d u n o u r w o r k a b o u g h t 1 0 o c l o c k m o r n i n g 1 1 th G ot dun t h r a s h i n g 1 2 th W ent t o 1 3 th H ira m 1 4 th I 1 5 th S t i l l a t t h e sam e w o rk . We a r e a l l w e l l God b e p ra is e d . H ave lo o k e d f o r Jan e an d D an al a l l d ay , t h i s i s h e r b i r t h D ay s h e i s 35 y e a r s o ld t h i s d a y 1 6 th I w en t 1 7 th Wm. a n d I i s tro y is p eas. of P I. Wm. a t M a i n s . ro a d abought a l i t t e l v e ry s ic k cod n o t go to co m m en c ed p l a i n g e to W o rk e d h a r d . G a lt to school b o r d s f o r my h o u s e i n tro y m ill read y to W ood f o r 1 0 1 0 goe to tro y I bought a h o rse 1 8 th M o th er a n d I t o c o p e to w n i n o u r o ld n a b e r h o o d . We f o u n d so m o f o u r f r i n d s v e r y s i c k . A n t M a t y s i c k 1 9 th I w orked in 2 0 th C h ild r e n to S o n d a y s c h o o l . M o th er s i c k . Jam es w en t t o A n t M a ty s a n d U n k e l E l e t . T h e y g i t t n b e t e r M r. E l e t v e r y b a d . We a r e w e l l . 21st 1 t o w ork a b o u g h t b a r n an d h o u s e . B in a h o t d a y Wm. w e n t a w a y o n 1 9 t h , h a s n o t com b a c k . 22nd 1 a b o u g h t hom e a l l 23d We o o m m e n o e d t h r a s h e n . sh o p a l l d a y h ard w e ll Win. c o m h o m e �1854 C as< The R eed D ia ry 24th We a t t h r a s h e n a l l d a y h a rd v e ry h o t 25th Wm. an d Jo s e p h h a s gon to h e lp Mr. G arriok to th ra s h 26th Wm. and J o s e p h to Mr. G a r r ic k s . I h elped D. Main d ro y e dung w e n t to G a lt a f t e r noon. I h o rred 2 d o l l a r s o f John K irk 27th We a r e j e s t g i t t e n re d y to go to camp meton 28th We w en t t o m eton and h ad a good tim e . Mother an d I w en t h ac k a g a in we l e f t Raohel th a re she w i l l s t a y t i l l t h e m eton b ra k e s up. Wm. th a re 29th I w en t t o oamp m eton, w ent f o r Jane Rymal, she i s h e r e w ith u s , we a re w e ll. Wm. i s s ic k . Boys a n d I to w ork ab o u g h t th e b a rn . 30th M other and I to a f u m e l o ld Mr. Mucen i s b ered 3 1 st I t o S a l t w ith 10 b u s h e l S e p t. 1st We s e n t f o r S in d y we was g la d to see h i r . Raney day f o r t h e f i r s t t h r e e monce we a re much in w an t o f i t 2nd I a t John M o llro y e s a t a seed shoe (show) 3d I tu o k l i t e l boys to Sonday s c h o o l and oom back and tu c k R ao h el and Jane Rymel th a r e th en to C.H. Lam bs. I sh a v e d t h a r e - th e y was w e ll Dave M ito h e l d ie d th e 2nd d ay of S e p t. 4th I w ent to C .C . S m ith s and to tr o y 5th I w ent to b u r f e r d to se e John and S arah , th e y was w e ll th a n k God #67 6th Went t o Flam bro to C ases, a l l w e ll 7th 6th Come home l a t e a t n i t e . Wheat i s f>1.4s Boys and I o le a n e d up 50 b u sh el of wheat $1.44 I g o t 82 d o l l e r s and 7 / york in cash f o r i t �C a ^K 1854 "Sept. 9 th 1 0 th The D ia ry #68 I p a i d P . Wood t e n d o l l e r s o n t h e h o r s e I b o u g h t o f h im . C le a n e d w h e a t i n fo r e n o o n w e n t to t r o y in a fte rn o o n . D . C a s e w e n t w i t h me Ja m e s come back w ith us R a c h e l a n d J a n e R ym al t o S o n d y s c h o o l . a n d I to m e to n i n a f t e r n o o n M o th e r 1 1 th I tu c k 65 b u s h e l a n d 33 l b . to B e v e rly a t 1 2 / y o rk . Wm. w e n t t o D . C a s e s t o w o r k o n t h e p la c e We a r e a l l w e l l p r a i s Cod f o r h i s g o o d n e s s 12 th I w e n t t o M r. P e t e r l e e s t o b y a h o r s e o f h im o f e r d h im $ 1 3 0 f o r t h e h o r s e h e w ood n o t t a k e i t 1 3 th W ent t o M i l l a t 1 4 th W o rk ed my h o r s e h e i s a v e r y g o o d o n e . t r o y f o r Jam es i t i s a v e r y r a n e y d a y 1 5 th I w e n t t o P la m b r o s t a d e a l l n i t e Wm. i s a p l o u n t h a r e . D . C a se i s b ile 16 th I com hom e a l l w a s w e l l • o f w heat I o l e a n e d 16 b u s h e l 17 th R a o h e l a n d H ira m t o S . S . t o m e to n . I s ic k . M o th e r an d c h i l d r e n 18 th I w en t to D. C a se s a t F la m b ro u g h . Went t o D u n d as w i t h 26 b u s h e l o f w h e a t a t 1 0 / a b u s h e l I 1 9 th I come home I saw t h e H ev . R o b t. S p en o e h e i s agane to o f e r P a rle m e n t. X p r o m is e d h im t o d ue a l l I w as a b e l t o due f o r h im . I am p r o u d t o w o rk f o r so go o d a man I t r u s t I w i l l s u c c e e d . ( Wm. S h a n n o n ) 20th Went t o D . C a s e s tu c k some s e a d w h e a t 2 le t Soad my w h e a t. Wm. a n d I to t r o y t o a m eto n t h a t M r. S p en o e h e l d a t n i t e o o n s a r n ln g h i s a le o to n . & ot home a b o u g h t 12 a t n i g h t . S a n t G e o r g e g o t w o rk d u n Went t o a t D. C a se s. bade w ith a �1854 The Bocri D ia ry #69 SeptT 22nd We w e n t h a c k t o our work work v ery hard 23d I aun t h e h a r d e s days work I ev er dun. tire d 24 th Was v e r y s i c k , n e v e r so s i c k i n my l i f e 25th M o th er and Wm. w ent to se e Mr. E le t h erred he d ie d on 22nd day S e p t. 1854, v e r y good man* S ta d e a l l n i t e a t V/m. Bim ers a l l w e ll th are 26th Come hom e, I was v e r y s i c k when th a g o t hom 27th C a r lto n s Shannons w ife d ie d . 28 th We a r e a l l t o w ork a t home 29 th A l l t o m e to n , a l l w e ll 30th We k i l e 5 h o g s , a l l w e ll 3 1 st R a c h e l an d I w ent t o see S a ra h and John Nov. 1st 2nd R a c h e l an d 1 com hom a l l w e ll 3d Wm. t o t r o y w ith James t o take iro n to him I p a id a n o te f o r James f o r £ 8 .3 .0 to McKensey 4 th Wm. t o t r o y t o w ork a t P o to s . 5th B aid Mr. M ulholand $51 and 4 / fo r a l o t in tro y 6 th C h ild r e n to m eton m other and I a t home. 7th 8th A ll to w ork a t home A ll a r e w e ll 9 th I to F lam h ro f e tc h e d m other home 10 th R ach e l and I to Blambro a l l n i t e a t D, Cases 11th Wm. ta c k R ao h el home we a re a l l w e ll 12 th I-w e rk e d w alked from D. Cases hom he fo r b r e a k f a s t . M other and c h ild r e n to meton. Was verv * Poor Mary i s gon Wm. an d I w en t to Dundas g o t i r n fo r James. Gave a n o te f o r £ 6 .1 7 /6 to he pade in 4 monce I a t home not w e ll �Ca s k 1864 Sot* IBt 2nd 2d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th #69- a Wm. BKlmer was h o a r sta fle a l l n it e Wm. t o M i l l a t S a n t George t o d in e r I s io k Wm. t o S a n t G eorge to to n a h ip shoe (show) 1 s ic k Wm. to R ooken t o h e a r Spenoe & MoGill q u rle mWm. t o F lam brongh t o D. Oases* I s i d e Wm. s t i l l t o F la m b ro . I g i t t e n b e te r Wm. y e a t a t F la m b ro . I rauoh b e t e r . AH w e ll . We m ost a l l t o M eton. I am som b e te r Thank God Wm. oom hom e. L e f t C a r lto n s i c k , r e s t w e ll 10th Wm. and I w en t t o E l e c t io n a t hook ton Spenoe 87 M oD onall 4 4 . 11th Wm. and I agon to th e E l e o t i o n . Spence 140 MoD. 102 12th T h is i s a r a n e y d a y we d ont du muoh a l l i s w ell The f i r s t d ay o f e l e o t i o n was 10th day of Oot. Dundas M o u n ta in ..W a rd . Spenoe 12. MoD. 11 C anal Ward. Spenoe 19; Mo, 9 . Foundry Ward Spenoe 24, Mo. 9. V ale W ard. Spenoe 1 7 . Mo5. o n le y . B e v e r ly . Spenoe 87 Mo. 4 4 . E a st Flamboro Spenoe 60 Mo. West F lam boro Spenoe 54. Mo. 30. Spenoe 2 7 3 . Mo. 1 0 9 . M a jo rity f o r S pence 164 a ll r ite . We a r e a l l pro d t h a t we have got so good i n th e houB e. I hope he w i l l due w ell 13th 14 th 15th A ll to work ab o u g h t home. Had a a p e l bee a t n i t e . We k i l d 2 p ig s We a r e a l l a b o u g h t g o in to m eton. Spenoe gand h is e l e o t i o n by 337 o f m a jo r ity . Spence fo re v e r fo r me. 16th Went to Flamboro fito h e d Hiram home Wm. had t e e th ake b ad. R est w e ll Raohel and I went to G alt got Rachel som things Went to Flambro go t som corn o f Jacob Sirras A ll went to ton sep shoe a t Rockton, good one i t was Wm. and 1 went to G a lt. Wm. got h is teeth droed I went to f u r n e l. F lle p Mains w ife I to Flambro tuck 2 oowes thare A ll to work a t home We k i l e 5 hogs a l l w e ll Raohel and 1 went to see Sarah and John. 17th 19th 20th 21 23 24th 28th 30th 31st a The &ee=d D iary Mo p) o O c+ b** (0 HH 01 «+cf B'tJ' ffi 4 H> H- (D t f 09 c+ tf h CD £3 CD cf O 09 CD CD �C a st The Ruo& D ia ry 1854 BOV* 13th _ Win. a n d I i s #70 J e s t goen to Plamtrro X4th Wm. p lo u d a l l day h a r d . I work abought th e p la c e . 15th I t snow ed v e r y h a r d i n t h e m orning. I oom home i t was v e r y m uddy. R a o h e l had a q u i l to n - th a y was a l l w e l l t h a n God 16th I am w o rk e n i n t h e shop a l l w e ll 17th Wm. com fro m D. C ases 18th Wm. an d I to t r o y f e t c h James hom 19th R a o h e l a n d b oys t o M eton I and m other a t home 20th Wm. t o m i l l a t S a n t G eorge g o t no work don 21st Wm. and m o th e r w en t to s e e George and B esty . I w ork i n t h e shop a t c o b e r t . I am i n a grade 1 tru b e l ( g r e a t deal) o f ( t r o u b l e ) d o n t no w h a te t o due 22nd Wm. l e f t me t o goe f o r h i m s e l f I hope he w i l l due w e l l 23d R a c h e l an d I w e n t t o S a n t G eorge. wedon s u e s ( s h o e s ? ) a t t r o y 24th I w ork i n t h e s h o p . I am i n much t r u b l e c o n c e rn 'g R a o h e l She so o n w i l l le v e u s I am s o re y fo r i t , God sa v e th e d e e r g a r l . I am n o t w e ll 25th I w ork i n th e sh o p a l l w e ll P r a i s God I bought her 26th R a c h e l and boys t o M eton. M other and I w e ll 27th R a o h e l and M rs. M ain w ith me to G a lt. Got R achels wedon d o s e a t Mr. W hitens s t o r e , a l l w e ll. 28th I w ent t o t r o y g o t two tu rk e y s f o r th e house. P .D . i s h e r e t h i s n i t e 29th I and P h e a re s to Plam bro to C a rlto n s and Cases �J064 (V 4 < The ^ e e d F a m ily ^71 IfovT 30 th We k i l d 4 h o g s we d one i t j)eo. la t I h a v e o u t u p a n d s a l t e d my p o r k . an d w i f e . 2nd A l l t o w o rk a b o u g h t t h e h o u s e 3d I t s n o a d a l l d a y h a r d e we a l l a t hom e, a l l w e ll 4th I w e n t t o S a l t f o r M r s . M a in , v e r y o o ld 5th I w o rk a b o u g h t t h e p l a c e s t i l l c o l d e r . goen on w o rth s p e k e n a b o u g h t. 6th A l l t o w o rk a b o u g h t t h e p l a c e 7th I w e n t t o M i l l a t S a n t G e o rg e a l l 8th Went t o F la m b ro t o 9th S ta d e a l l n i t e 10th Went w i t h Jam es t o F ia m b ro e a s t . o h i l d r e n t o m e to n 11th I a n d Jam es oome horn a l l w e l l 12 th I a b o u g h t home m uoh o u t o f um er 13th I a n d l i t e l b o y s t o t r o y i n t h e fo r n o o n 14 th M o th er a n d I t o A n t C h ar l e t s t o s e e g r a n f a t h e r 15 th M o th er a n d I t o C .C . S m ith s a l l w e l l 16 th Went t o t r o y t o g i t my h o r s e s s h o d . a t home 17th A l l a t home i t 18th I to ffro y g o t R a c h e l s l i k e n s t a k e n f o r m y s e lf . G ot my h o r s e s sh o d w e l l Jam es don i t I 19th our s e lv e s C .C . S m ith h e r e N o th en i s w e ll C .C . s h a n n o n s a n d t o C a se s com horn b y t r o y f e t o h Jam es horn. M o th er and Jam es n o t sn o ad a l l day o o ld . I p a y e d Thomas and Jam es a o o n t t o S , H olkm an, w hioh w as £ 3 9 /3 8 P a id Bob on a n o t e £ 3 ,1 0 �C m tf 1864 The B»e4 D iary jtyg Dee._____ __ ____________________________________________ imt. 19 th ‘ ' " 20th I to t r o y th e n to Sant George to Smiths a l l n ite 21st I to Flambrough to C arlton s and Cases stade a l l n ite 22nd Do Do Do 23d I a t Jaco b s th e n to Dundas got some things 24th Mother and I to W hilders Babcocks f u m il rest a t home 25th Joseph and I to ^lambro g o t a load of hay 26th We a re a l l b e s e y g i t t e n rede fo r Rachels wedon E lon W ille t i s h elp en a l l day hard, good garl 27th R achel marred to Thomas Davy W e had a good wedon. Unkel Jacob and Ant here 28th I t raned a l l day n oth in g don a l l w ell 29th I abought home a l l w e ll 30th I to John K irks to a s a le 31st Mother and I to met on in forenoon to Flambro in a ftern o o n 1855 Jan N ew er s Day. M o th e r and I com hom a l l w ell 1 st 2nd I t o C a r l t o n s a n d s t a d e a l l n i t e a t Jaco b S e r r a s . 3d I to town meton. >/m, Tunis lo s t h is e lio tio n 4 th I a t H a r v e y B a b c o c k s a l l day 5 th I r u n a b o u g h t n o t e h d o n . I am i n a g r a d e l a b o u g h t my d e a r R a c h e l 6 th — I have h in r id e n ahought. John Jones here. I "bought me a new oap fo r $6 and 2 s h illin g s york Wm. a n d I to O a l t . I t o Sons m eton a t n i t e o f tr o b e l �C aj& C The 1865 D ia r y flZ Tan 7$fa lie a r e a l l a t hom a l l w e l l thank: God 8t h I w en t t o Troy* 9th Went t o Flam bro J a c o b w ith me s ta d e a l l n i t e a t Jones 1 0 th S ta d e a l l n i t e a t J o n e s . 1 1 th I and Jacob t o D nn das. S ta d e a l l n i t e a t Johns 12 t h I and Jacob t o C a r lto n s th a was a l l w e l l 1 3 th Stade a l l n i t e a t Jacob S ir r a s 1 4 th Vfe a re a l l a t hom and a l l w e ll thanks be to God 1 5 th I to t r o y t o M i l l g o t n o g r in d e n 1 6 th I a t home I s i c k 1 7 th J o s e p h an d I h e l p e d Mr. D . M ain a t o a t s 18th B oys and 1 h l p e d w i t h o a t s 1 9 th I w e n t t o C a r l t o n s I t r a i d h o r s e s w it h h i m h e g a v e me $ 2 t o b a t e 1 g o t a s m a l l b la c k h o r s e o f him 20 t h 1 com home a l l w e l l 2 is t It 22nd I 23d I w ent to tr o y d u e h im # 4 . 24 t h Joseph a n d B a e h e l moved t h i s day r e s t w e ll i s a s n o a n v e r y f a s t a l l a t hom e abo u g h t h o m e , v e r y c o l d , I g o t h o rs I m a id a shod, g o t wood a l l s e tle d as handel w ith d a y v e ry o o ld 2 5 th I went to U r s . B a b c o c k s s a l e 26 t h H a v e h e I n w o r k e n abought the shop 27th Went to V l a a b r o to Carltons stade all nite a l l w e ll <*ood �Ca K ,3 5 5 Jan 28th The Diar y #74 1 com hom tuck din er at John McXoss 29 th Mother and I went to A u n t Janes t u c k diner. I 0 G.C. f i l d s tuck te e very cold 30 th I went w ith ••in. to Jacobs to Plambro g is t I a t home a l l day to Mains at n ite Feb. 1 st Mother and Mrs. Main to see Bach e l 2nd I a t home i t i s a very stormy day 3d I went to Rumles, John Baker here 4 th Davy and R achel home. B etsy and George hone C arlton and Mr. McDonal here to diner. I very bad w ith a co a id bad c o f . 5th Boys and I g o t wood, very cold 6 th Boys h e lp S . C orn ell - I s ic k 7th Mother and Phres went to see Sarah and John 8 th Mother and Phres com hom l e f t a l l w ell 9th I g o t 3ick r e s t a l l w e ll 10th I went to g o t som th in gs P. woods 11th Levi Shimer com here to l e t us no that granfather Bhimer was ded he dide 1 0 oolock. Mother and I went to see him th a t n it e but he was ded before we got th a re . 12th Stormy day a l l a t home 13th Levi Bhimer here he was goen to Plan, to g it the grave dug for the above father B. >?m, Armstrong th is morning for Joseph. I went to Troy to unkels Smiths and to C h rlets. �1855 Feb". The hirga D ia r y #75 " 14th M other and I t o t h e f u r n i l th e w ords from B o o l. 9 C h a p tr . 4 and 5 . 15th 16th I w ent t o t r o y w i t h lo a d o f lum ber do do 17th Went t o M r. A . Tom sens f u r n i l th e l a r g e s t f u r n i l I e v e r s e e n I t h i n k m oer t h a n a 100 p e p e l. I w ent t o u n k e l J a c o b s g o t my d i n e r th e n to C a rlto n s l e f t t h a r a b o u g h t 6 o o lo c k . R a c h e l s ta d e a l l n ite . D. came i n th e m orning 18th M other and R a c h e l t o m eto n we a r e a l l w e ll 19th 80th I to t r o y t o S a n t G eorge to U nkel Sm iths I to t r o y do do do $ 8 . in cash 21st 22nd I tu o k lu m b e r t o t r o y do do 23d I to D. P a i d W e sle y M ain $ 1 0 . M r. Munholen $11. P . Wood $ 1 6 . I p a i d S . Holkman $ 2 5 . Mr. W hiten $20. 24th P a id P . Wood $ 4 . on la n d w hare I l i v e 25th R a c h e l an d T . h e r e a l l day a l l w e ll 26th I w en t t o F la m b ro t o C a r l t o n s s ta d e a l l n i t e 27th I to D. C ase t o s e e D avid 28th I oom hom e. March 1 st I g o t $200. V enes C o r n e l l s s t o r e b u rn t I w ent t o t r o y tu o k 2 lo a d s o f lu m b er. We a r e a l l w e l l . M rs. R obson h e r e t o t e e . I s o ld a s l a y to Mr. D u g le s f o r $ 2 0 . i n lum ber 2nd I to t r o y tu o k 2 l o a d s a l l i s w e ll 34 Tuck 2 lo a d s o f wood t o t r o y . come to s e e u s . 4 th They w ent home we was g la d to see them . and T . h e r e a l l d a y , a l l w e ll. John Long and Elmey jS R aohel �Cols? 1855 The D iary #76 I to t r o y tu c k 2 lo a d s of good To t r o y tu c k 2 lo a d s , "bad slay en , a l l w ell qfa 'lie move to t r o y , gth Tuck 2 lo a d s o f goods to tro y gth I and hoys fe to h e d 2 lo a d s a l l our hens. i s v e r y had w ith a oold r e s t w ell 10th I and hoys to o ld p la c e feto h ed oowes and a load o f s tr a w . Bought 12 hens of F, Main for l/6 B ought 19 hens of Mr. Brine I had 26 o f my own maken 57 hens, 11th We a r e a l l w e ll th a n k God fo r h is goodness 12th I w ent 1 lo a d t o th e o ld place and went out to hy some h en s g o t non, a l l w ell 13th Storm ed a l l day v e ry h ard nothing don 14th David f e tc h e d me a f a t hog wad 276 lh s , 15th A ll t o work ah ought th e p lace 16th Boys and 1 g o t wood a l l day hard I bad backake 17th T his i s Hiram s b ir th d a y he i s 8 years old. am s t i l l had w ith haokake (16) I h o t 3 h en s g iv e 5 s h i l li n g s fo r them 18th We a re a l l w e ll P r a i s God fo r i t . 19th I and hoys p u t th e r a f t e r s on the barn 20th James and X to o o r t t o Rook ton very oold 21st I work ahought th e plaoe 22nd Mother and I to unkel Smiths nobody a t home D, Main h e lp us and D, Cornell Hiram I �CstSe 1866 The H w d D iary #77 0&roh 22nd M other and I t o Win. B ish ip s to te e very good 20d A l l a t hom e. 24th I to th e o ld p l a o e . Wm. oom hom he w ell I went w ith him i n a f te r n o o n 26th R a o h e l an d Thomas t o se e u s . 26th I w ork f o r M r. Hunt a l l d ay got 66 sheves oats 27th I an d b o y s draw ed s tra w a l l day 28th M other and 1 t o M r. Hunts he gave mother 3 hens 29 th M other a t a q u i l t o n a t Mr, M isners. r a l e r o a d w ith Wm. B ish ep 30th I tu o k Jam es th e saw er to Dundas fo r $2. 31st I w e n t to h a i n e r s v i l l e th e n to lo v e v ill( ? ) A pril le t 2nd I a t J , P u l l s w ith Jane v e ry oold At D. C ases a l l d a y v e ry c o ld 3d 1 a t Ja o o b s a t Dundas, th a was a l l w ell 4th I oom hom C a r lto n $7 8 . in oash 6th I work a t th e b a r n r u f v e ry hard 6th 7th I work a t th e b a rn r u f . At th e b a r n a l l d ay 8th Unkel D avid Rymal h e a r th e f i r s t time he was a t t h i s p la o e I was g la d t o see him 9th 1 and boys to work abought home 10th I to th e S tone Hoad. I paid S, Holman $20. p a id Wm. Main $ 6 . I bought 11 hens 11 th 1 g o t E lo a d s o f stra w of Mr. Hunt, a l l w ell P . B u tle r and w ife here George went for them I a t the Good F riday, �T he Re-ed Dx ar y 1055 3.2th X3th 14 th 16th 16 th X w ent to th e #78 o ld p la c e f o r hay X a t hom e U n k e l S m ith h e r e We a l l a t hom t o w o rk o n t h e p l a c e N. M i s n e r a n d w i f e h e r e a l l w e l l W ent t o th e o l d p l a o e l e t Wood h a v e a wagon f o r $70 1 7 th I w e n t a n d g o t som w i l d t r e a s t o p u t a t t h e d o er 1 8 th 1 9 th A l l t o w o rk a b o u g h t t h e p l a o e Made som e f i n o e . B oys t o o ld p la c e ( 1 8 th ) M r s . C o le m a n a n d M r s . P r i n e s e e u s 2 0 th a , C o r n e l l a n d C. B e n e t h e a r a l l d a y 2 1 st I tu c k C. B e n e t a d ra g f o r $11. 22nd J o s e p h a n d I t o D u n d a s t o s e e Jao o b Q3d To C a s e s a n d t o C a r l t o n s g o t some seed p o to . 24th M o th e r a n d I t o M ain s an d t o C. C o r n e lls 26th A l l t o w o rk G e o rg e h e a r 26 th A l l t o w o rk M o th e r t o s e e R a c h e l l a l l w e ll 27 th Went t o D u n d a s w i t h B e n n e tt t o J a c o b s . 28 th I oome hom f o u n d a l l w e l l 29 th A l l a t home 30th I t o F ie m b ro s t a d e a l l n i t e a t u n k e ls J a c o b s . May ? <in“- I t o D undas t o J a c o b s g o t 8 b u sh e l o f w heat an d 4 7 l b s a t 1 7 / 6 y o r k a b u s h e l h ig h p r i c e . I s o l d my b u g g y t o J a o o b f o r $ 6 0 . v e r y o h e p . . 1. 4 th I w ork Do a b o u g h t t h e hom e Do Do �C/JUirC The 3.866 mzr' gth . D ia ry #77 We p l a n t e d some p o to and o th e r work Mr. Wood an d D a v id and Wm. t o d i n e r . -n e v e r h e r e b e f o r e David was I to Dundee w i t h D avid th e n t o C a rlto n s I at oases, i t snow ed a l l d a y , 6 in c h e s deep gth C a r lto n f e t c h e d me t o Dundee 1 com horn w ith Jesey C o rn e ll I fo u n d a l l w e l l 10th -Boys an d I t o w o rk a b o u g h t home 11th We m aid t h e f e n c e b e f o r e th e doer 12th I w ent t o H u n ts r a s e n t h e fra m e , th e b e s t fram e I e v e r s e e n i n my l i f e 13th A ll a t home a l l w e l l 14th Boys a n d I d r o e d s t o n e a l l day 15th We p l a n t e d p o t o s on t h e u p e r l o t 16th We a t t h e s t o n e a g a i n an d g o t som h ay 17th We w ork a b o u g h t home a l l w e l l 18th Jam es and I t o D undas f e t c h e d M rs. M cCloskey back 19th I s e n t R a c h e ls cow and c a l f to h e r 20th T h is i s a v e r y b e a t e f u l m orning we a r e a l l w e ll 21st I w en t t o D. C olm ans g o t 10 b u s h e l o f o a ts 22nd M other and I to U n ltel F i l d s a l l w e ll 234 Boys w orked a t t u r n i p s g ro u n d h a rd 24th 1 and G eorge t o D ugdas to s e l e b r a t Queens b i r t h day 2Bth We w ork a b o u g h t home v e r y h a rd �CcL&f The 1855 D ia ry #78 Hay 26th We w o rk t h e p o t o g r o n d I t i r e d 27th V e ry n i s e m o r n i n g , a l l w e l l . Thomas Davy and B aohel h e re 28th B oys a n d I w o rk a t new g ro u n d 29th A l l w e l l , sam e w o rk 30th We p l a n t e d June 1 st 2nd A l l t o w o rk a t new g r o u n d do do 3d do do 4 th A ll w e l l M o th e r 5th AH t o w o rk o n new som p o t o a n d w o rk a t new g ro u n d t o m e to n i n a f t e r n o o n g ro u n d 7 th 8th P la n t p o to I backake, to d in e r i n new g r o u n d p l a n t p o t o . M r. D. M ain an d Wm. W illim a s 9th I t o C h a r l e s B e n e t s g o t som p e a s an d p o to 10th r a n e y m o r n in g a l l w e l l 11th Went t o B u n d a s t h e n t o C a s e s t h e n t o H a i n e s v i l l 12 th To H a m i l t o n t h e n t o D u n d a s t h e n oom home 13 th I l o a d my t u r n i p 14 th 1 5 th P h e r f s a n d I w o rk on t h e r o a d On t h e r o a d a g a i n 16 th R a i n i n f o m o n i n a f t e r n o o n I w e n t t o M r, S te n e b o u g h a n d W oods r a s e n m i l l 1 7 th B oys a n d I h o a d p o t o s a l l d a y 1 8 th We l a t h sead t h e D uohm ans h o u s e a l l d a y �T he S e e d D i a r y 1855 #79 We w o rk a t D u ch m an s a l l d a y v e r y t i r e d 20tb Went t o S a n t G e o rg e a n d t o u n k e l S m ith , a n d t o D a v id M a in s s e t i l e d w i t h h im . B o u g h t some p o r k fro m H o lk m a n . R a n e y t i m e w a u g h te r v e r y h i . 22nd 1 s io k 234 I w ent to s to n e ro a d g o t a lo a d o f tim b e r. M u rfe s w e n t a w a y d o n 1 0 d a y s w o rk a t 1 0 / I p a i d th e m $ 8 i n c a s h f o r w o rk a t h o u s e i n t h e n o o n g o t w ood i n a f t e r n o o n 24th A l l a t hom e i t 25th The m u r f e s com b a c k w o rk 4 d a y s I p a i d th em $ 9 . 26th A l l t o w o rk a b o u g h t t h e p l a c e 27th I w ent 28th 29th 1 oom horn g o t som w i n d e r s a c k p a i d A l l t o w o r k a b o u g h t hom e (27th) 28th ra in e d to D undas som e J a c o b t u c k me t o C a rlto n s $ 2 .4 0 H ir a m r u n a n a i l i n h i s f o o t v e r y b a d We l o o k f o r R a c h e l a n d Thom as d i d n o t com e July 1 st We a r e 4th I a n d M r. M i s n e r w e n t t o w a g o n , H ira m v e r y b a d 10th H ira m b a d . H th I t o w o rk i n s h o p . fo o t, v e ry bad 12th J a o o b com e t o 13th i ^ th it a l l w e ll d raw ed i n a d o tc h e r I w o rk a t (d o c to r ) D o c . Mun W oran l a n o e d H i r a m 's s e e H ira m h e i s v e r y b a d hay v e r y tir e d r a in e d we a r e I w o rk i n 6th I got in t h e .............. th e a l l w e ll shop a l l d a y D ro y e d i n l a s t o f o u r h a y . R a c h e l a n d T h o m as, a n d C a r l t o n a n d Wm. h e r e . J o s e p h and C h r i s t e e n C ase h ere �C/UC-K !866 Th# /^o 2i 0 t 1 w ent t o F la m b ro s t a d e a l l n l t e unkol Jaoobs* 22nd Went t o C a r l t o n e and C ases 25th V ery r a n e tim e * 26th I work a b o u g h t th e b a rn 27th Went t o s t o n e r o a d g o t b ord s 26th Morse and G eo rg e w e n t t o th e s to n e road 29th A l l a t home a l l w e l l thanlc God 50th We work a t t h e b a rn h a rd tir e d * 01a t Boys and I w ork a t h ay v e r y hard r in e wheat her Aug, le t I work a t h a y v e r y hard* T h is i s my b ir th I am 6 6 y e a r s o l d t h i s day 2nd 1 work a t 2d Went t o E’lam b ro t o h a r v e s t my wheat 4th I a t Be a l l d ay oome home t h a t n it e J o se p h h a s com home stole t h e b a r n and o th e r work 5th A l l a t home a l l d a y , a l l w e ll ®th I work f o r t a l e r £th 8th 9th 10 th i to fla m b ro do i n h a r v e s t hard fo r lo a d o f w heat do do llth I to work i n h a r v e s t f o r A, Hunt, hard 18th At hom a l l w e l l thank God I rnoad a l l d ay v e r y t i r e d a t n it e 14 th hr awed in hay a l l w e ll I moad a t A. Columns day. �Cat* The Heed D i a r y 1866 #88 Jan 7th 8th V e ry o o l d s t i l l . 10th Went t o S . H okm ans 11th J o s e p h a t t h e G a te 18th N o t muoh d o n my t o e b a d 13th I t h a s s n o e d som a l l w e l l b u t p o o r t o e v e r y bad I l e t D . W eage h a v e t h e s o r a l h o r s e t o go to Wood s t o c k 14th I t o o o r t a t R o o k to n . S ta d e v e r y l a t e . Van S i o k l . 15th S e t l e d w i t h D u c h S h u m ak er d u e him t h r e e d o l l e r s an d 2 s h i l l i n g s , 86th I a n d D . C o lm an w e n t t o S q e r s t o s u e Beny Ony Van S i o k e l f o r r u n i n g t h e t o l e g a t e 87th Snoye d a y . Feb. 3d M o th e r a n d G e o rg e t o s e e R a o h e l I b a d w i t h s o e r to e B eet G e o rg e h a s gon f o r B e ts y 6th I m oved t o D a v id M a in s p l a o e . I h a v e h i r e d t h i s p l a o e f o r s i x y e a r s I g i v e him >$50. a y e a r he g a v e s me t h e g a r d o n a n d 2 a o k e r s o f la n d w ith some o t h e r p r i v l e g s . I h a v e been a l l weake m oven u p . 13th R aohel h e re to se e u s . 8 1 st ) 1860 ) I am g o e n t o k e e p a o o n t a g a n how t h i n g s goes w i t h m e. H ira m i s h e a r s i o k w i t h t h e A r e s i p l e s I am n o t w e l l i t i s v e r y s to r m e y . M o th er i s w e ll. G e o rg e i s w o rk e n f o r Dun. 82nd 1 q u ite s io k . H iram some b e t e r . U n k le S m ith s f o r s t r a w G eorge t o 23d A H a b o u g h t th e h o u s e , ra n e d a l l day h ard �1855 The **»d D ia r y #81 I w ant w i t h S m ith to A ncestor 7th I work a t b a r n v ery h a rd a l l day lfltb " 19th 1 and ®o t h e r t o C .C . S 20tb X w ent t o John B ia s d e ls moad hard 2i s t " do ” s i c k in afternoon mi tb s a l l w all do 22nd I a t t h e h a y a l l day h a rd 22d X s t i l l a t t h e h a y v e r y h o t wether 24th I a t bay v e ry t i r e d 25th S t i l l a t h a y u n k e l »Vm, and h is son here 26th M other and c h i l d r e n to camp meton 27th X w ent t o X). Colmans to G. Jones I h av e done no r i t o n s in c e the 27th day of A ugust 1 am so ry t h a t I did not Hot. 13th Bov. I and boyB work a t house a l l day. b e e f from P . M ain f o r 3 .2 .7 . 14th M other t o a q u i l t o n a t C. M isners, raney day 1856 7an7 1 s t 3d I bought 43 iv . 8* I b o u g h t a t o l e g a te fo r £1500 cy. did not come nee t e l th e t h i r d day in afternoon had some t r u b e l tu k e in 1 .4 .0 5th 6th 1 .2 /s , 1 .3 / 2 /4 co p ers 6th Went t o se e Sarah and John a l l w ell 7th Went to Dundas traded a cuter for a horse slay* Cold ind eed not much don a l l w e ll abought home �Ca*< i860 feG7 The Di*r y #88 24th Wo J est dun b reok f«at wo w ell, Hiram lu q u ite w e ll thank God. I went with Cornell to John K irk s. Jacob und hie three gurlo here to eee ub. 26th We are a l l w e ll . Wo thank God for hie kindness and maroy. Hiram and I worken at handBlay 26th A ll a t home a l l w e ll 27th I went to D* Cases 28th 1 to D. Cases and to Watterdon Saw som men f i t s one man got his ear bit of. F rid ay I to Rooton THE GRATE BRAK DOWH The g re a t Western Railway on the desjurdins Canal Hamilton Bridge on Thursday March 12th, 1867 100 s o f l i v e s lo s t . B everly, March 15, S h e ffild �C a ^ jf The steed D iary i860 Canning, G*W. John McDonald d ie d . L e ft a w ife and fiv e children. My son by law. Wm. Shannon Death N otices p asted in back o f the Diary SSitMM: At West F lam boro, Feb. 22nd, James Newman. Aged 72 years. SHANNON: George C# Shannon, at the residence of his b ro th er. Wood S tr e e t Toronto, on Thursday, June 5, (Ho year mentioned) HOWIES: On Thursday, the 18th i n s t . at Dundas, Bose A r e l i c t o f th e l a t e Edward Knowles, aged 53 years. �The S e ed D ia r y #85 • Poor l i t t l e J o e , p o o r l i t t l e Joe Pop y e r e y e s w id e open Joey Pur I 'v e b r o u g h t you su n p in g re a t A p p les? No; a d e rn e d s i g h t b e tte r D o n 't you t a k e no i n t , r e s t w ait F lo w ers J o e - I knowd y o u 'd lik e 'em A in t them s c r u m p tio u s a i n t them high? T ears my b oy w o ts them f u r Joey T h ere, p o o r l i t t l e Joe d o n 't cry I was s k i p p i n p a s t a w inder Where a b a n g -u p l a d y s o t A ll among a l o t o f b u sh es Each one c l i m b i n ' from a pot E v ery b u sh h a d f lo w e r s on i t P r e t t y ? Mebbe n o t I Oh no Wish you c o u ld a s e e n em growin I t was s u c h a s t u n n i n ' show. P o ta tio n : B egan to p ic k s t r a w b e r r i e s fo r Hopkins 26th Ju n e . June 2 6 th June 2 7 th 82 bask ets 22 " Christina Keid began to p ie o e a Log-Cabin q u ilt on the 28th o f F eb ru ary 1883. � 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 Jacob Case Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1837-1860 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Wentworth County, Beverly Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Jacob Case Diary, 1837-1860 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 Jacob Case Diary, 1837-1860 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. September 18, 1837 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scan of Typed Transcription Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Jacob Case Diary Collection UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Extracted Text (V ? / O /u it /id- O arro/l ��\ n , ~ / \ / y \ �/ 1m V - ��Diary of Jacob Case Interesting Record of Observations, Given In Homely Language, Deals With Customs and People He Knew As He Made Note of Things Nearly Century Ago By H. forlo M iller/*/ / Few records of the pioneer days of this country are of more interest to historians than those m ost per* sonal of all records, the diaries of individuals. In them is found a wealth of social data which is not to be obtained from any of the more impersonal sources, such as newspapers, im portant though the latter are in reconstructing the life of a period. W estern Ontario is particularly fortunate in the num ber of diaries of its pioneers th a t have been pre served. W ithin recent years the diaries of Rev. W illiam Proudfoot, the pioneer Presbyterian cleric in London, and of H enry C. R. Becher, one of London's early lawyers, have appeared in printed form in the Papers and Records of the On tario H istorical Society. In addition to these, a num ber of other local diaries have been copied, through the efforts of Dr. Edwin Seaborn, vice-president of the London and Middlesex H istorical Society. Dr. Seaborn has distributed these copies ^imong severed provincial libraries ivnd archives, including the Public Archives of Canada, a t Ottawa. One of the latest of D r. Seaborn’s local “finds” is the diary of Jacob Case, an early settler in the H am il ton district. The original of the diary is in the possession of Jam es A. Reed, of Lam beth, and one of the copies has been presented by Dr. Seaborn to the library of the University of W estern Ontario. The first p art of the Case diary, covering the period from Sep tember. 1837, to January, 1847, is. in reality, a ledger, while the second part, M arch, 1851, to February, 1860, is the diary proper. The ledger is a valuable historical record, by reason of the inform ation contained in regard to prices of commodities. In 1837. for instance, w heat sold at nine shillings ($1.80) per bushel, and eight years later the price was down to $1. Jacob Case, like m any of our pioneers, had not been able to avail himself of the privileges of a thor ough education, consequently h is1 grammar and his spelling are fre quently at fault. He apparently was quite aware of this failing, for a marginal note on a page of the diary reads: ‘Reder you must not look at speling. I du it as well as I can.” Incidentally, this notation settles, in Jacob Case’s case, the time-honored question about diaries: Did the w riter intend others to read his personal record? The Case diary is one of those chatty, informal records that de light the heart of the historian fortunate enough to uncover one. Jacob got around quite a lot and attended most of the social func tions in his neighborhood. On March 27, 1851, “Rachel had a quiltin’—garIs and boys played til midnight.” That was pretty late, but on May 24 of the sam e year "William and David went to Dundas to pig shave, came home 3 o’clock in the morning.” A feature of pioneer life was the annual militia general training day, when every able-bodied male be tween certain specified years a t tended for the purpose of going through the manual of arms, albeit the “arms” in many cases con sisted of broom handles and um brellas. On June 28, then, we find that our friends, William and David, were “a t the trainen.” During this period the old Great W estern Railroad line was in the course of being laid, from Hamilton to London, and Mr. Case from time to time records having delivered loads of gravel to the contractor to be used for ballast. On August 1, 1851, Mr. Case in forms us that he had reached his 61st birthday, and also notes his method of celebrating his arrival at an age when most men of our modern age have retired from active life: “I worked hard all day." Some of the social activities of the ’50s are touched on in the fol lowing extracts from the Case diary: “August 4 (1851)—M other and I went to Galt to see the fire com pany work. The Preston ingin was the best. (Competitions between rival volunteer fire companies were an outstanding feature of pioneer life in W estern Ontario.) “January 1 (1853)—New Y ear’s Day. We are all well. Thank God. This is dun in the morning. We all tuck dinner on a 14-lb turkey Carlton gave us. Staid up til half after one.” The pioneers were a hardy lot, as witness this account of a bap tism al service held in the late w inter: “M arch 6 (1853)—M other and I to Uncle S m ith’s. W ent to m eetin’ —th e m ost people I ever see. They w as seven people dipped th a t day. Cold th a t day. “A pril 4 (1853)—I and D. Case w ent to H am ilton to see the Sus pension B ridge and o th er w orks of the rale road.” T he Q ueen's B irthday (M ay 24) was, of course, one of the great days of the y ear: "M ay 24 (1853)— I to D undas to silib rate th e Queen —God bless her.” The tem perance m ovem ent was becom ing stro n g in th e province in the m id-fifties an d Mr. Case had joined the local branch of the Sons lof Tem perance. F ro m th e follow ing cryptic en try in his diary, it appears th a t he had yielded to tem ptation: “Ju n e 25 (1853)—I had a case w ith th e Sons of T em perance. I w in th e suit. I w ill not vilate the pledge again.” T he P rovincial E xhibition was held in H am ilton in 1853: “O ctober 3-4 (1853)—I am going to H am ilton to P ervinchel Show. T his a fte r noon I am going as fa r a s D. Case's. I am agoing to sta y till it is over . . . I bought a badge for 5 shillings currency —* H am ilton 1853, M em ber’s B adge — w hich ad m its m e in the Show w hile it lasts. I saw th e best stock I ever see. T he plow ing m atch an d the horse tra d e 1 — two popular am usem ents of the day: “O ctober 21 (1853)—T her was a plow ing m atch a t m y pi" I I team s th a t plowed. I w en. H enry B abock’s an d tu ck suppt. T his w as th e first plow ing m atch ever in B everly (Tow nship). “F eb ru ary 7 (1854) — I trad ed horses w ith C arlton even—a sorrel colt for a red rone horse 5 y ear old. A good young horse. All well. P olitical loyalties w ere stro n g in the '50s: “Septem ber 19 (1854)—1 saw the Rev. R obert Spence—he is agane to offer for P arlem ent. I prom ised him to du ail I w as able to du for him . I am proud to w ork for so good a m an. I tru s t I will succeed. “O ctober 15 (1854) — Spence gained his election by 337 of a m a jority. Spence forever fo r m e.” And finally, a form of en te rta in m ent th a t still retains its old-tim e popularity: “F eb ru ary 28 (I860)— I to D. Case’s and to W aterdon. Saw some m en flte—one m an got his ear bit off.” �1837 V7ritten by- Jaoob Case S ep t. 18 20 D. C am bell D e t'r to 170 f t . o f 2 by 3 S can tlo n a t 8/ 7 . Coohner To 210 f e e t of 30 f e e t o f oke a t 1 0 / 0.12.7 0. 3.0 29 D. C am bell Defer. to 12 p ie c e s 20 f e e t lo n g 2 by 7 to 3 " 34- by 7 20 f t . long J . D enent Defer. . 1 .1 6 .0 29 to 300 f e e t o f 2 in ch P lan k a t 12/ 1# 0 .0 to 500 " o f ro o fin g 29 30 O ct. 7 H. B enet D e tr. . „ 0 to 600 f e e t o f 1& boards a t 1 2 / 3*x ' M r. Lamby & S o n s., D e tr . . © £ to 224 f e e t o f inch a t 6 / ^ ‘iV o to 231 " o f S id in g a t 6 /_______________ . 0 ,J- P. Cochner, D e tr. n 14 to 2 b u sh el of w heat a t 9 / u * " 10 J , Spenoer, D e tr. to 114 f e e t o f R ufing a t 4 / 285 " " l£ a t 9 / 44 " oke a t 10/ 0 . 4= * 1. 5* 0. 3. 0-13-7 _#1_ _ THE M g DIARY �1837 #2 O ct. 14 4th 5 13th 16th 17th 17th 18th 19th 20th The et)A Diary Geo. Rymal D e tr. to 800 f e e t of s id in g a t 6 / 2. 8.0 to 200 f e e t of ru fin g a t 4 / 0 . 8.0 - James Smith - D e tr. to 1100 f e e t of Joioe & R a fte rs a t 7/ - W in. Binby to 140 f e e t o f flo o rin g a t 12/ to 44 " o f 2 inoh plank a t 12 / - Mr. Lamby & Sons to 500 f e e t of S id in g a t 6 / to 150 " o f in o h a t 7 / - James M arkle, D e tr. to 400 f e e t o f in ch a t 7 / to 50 " o f S o an tlo n a t 6 / | B uiiok 52 f e e t o f i i boards a t 8 / 440 " o f S o an tlo n a t 6 / - George Rymal to 300 f e e t o f inoh a t 6 / to 300 " S id in g a t 6 / to 150 f e e t ru fin g a t 4 / - J . Spencer, D e tr. to 53 f e e t o f oke S oantlon a t 10/ to 66 f e e t of inoh oke boards a t 8) to 200 " o f S oantlon a t 6 / - John B in k ley D e tr. to 1508 f e e t of 2 inoh plank a t 12/ - Geo. Rymal D e tr. to 210 f e e t inch a t &/ to 150 s id in g a t 6 / 3. 17. 0 0. 17. 0 0. 5. 4 1. 10. 0 10. 6 1. 8. 0 0. 3. 0 0. 4 . 2 1 .9 . 0 0. 18. 0 0 . 18. 0 0 . 6. 0 0. 5. 10 0. 5. 4 0. 12. 0 9. 1. 0 0 .1 5 . 0 �C/Ltc 1837 The Rswd D iary Nov. 7 George Rymal D etr. to 300 f e e t of inch boards a t 7/ 7 Mr. B ulick 733 f e e t of R a fte rs a t 6/ 7 John Walker 40 f e e t o f basswood a t 16/ 24 f e e t of pine inch boards a t 7/ 7 John F re d e ric k - 53 f e e t of inoh a t 6/ 3 J.B . Em it 2500 f t . of R ufing a t 4/ 6 John Cochner 600 f t . of ru f in g a t 4 / 11 ft b u sh el o f wheat a t 8/ 9 Mr. B u lick D e tr. to - 1525 f e e t o f S id in g a t 6/ 9 Mr. Doge to 660 f e e t o f S can tlo n a t 6/ 600 f e e t o f R ufing a t 4 / 9 F. Cochner to 800 f t . of R ufing 9 M r. Damby - & Sons. 108 f e e t o f in ch to Sawing sm all lo g a t 4 / 16th Mr. B ulick D e tr. to 2435 f e e t of in ch a t 7/ to 324 " o f S idintt a t 6/ 15th Mr. V alens 131 f e e t of to 556 fe e t D etr | l£ boards a t 12/ o f S id in g a t 6 / 16th Mr. P e te rs -■ 200 f t . of 2 in ch p lanking 16th J . Colman - 900 f t . inoh 16th H. King - 1000 f t . Lath a t 4 / #3 . 1 . 1. 0 2. 4 . 0 0 . 6. 5 0. 2. 0 0. 3. 2 5. 0. 0 1* 4. 0 0 .1 6 . 0 4 .1 1 . 6 1 .12 . 0 0 .1 4 . 6 0. 4 . 0 9 .1 8 . 5 1 .1 9 . 6 0 . 15. 8 1 .1 3 . 4 1. 4 . 0 4. 1. 0 2. 0. 0 �CtL&Z The EseSfc D iary 1837 #4 Nov. 17 Mr. Damby & Sons 50 f t . Dry inoh 0 . 4. 0 17 H. Wabns 104 f t . of l£ a t 12/ 0 .1 2 . 4 19 Mr. B uliok - 42 f e e t of S id in g a t 6 / 0 . 2. 8 19 Wm. Han - 1®5 f e e t o f oke 1 .0 . 0 21 H. V alens - 720 f t . of S can tlo n a t 6 / 2. 3. 3 21 Mr. B uliok - 493 f t . of S id in g a t 6 / 1 .1 0 . 0 24 Wm. M cKinley - 818 f t . of inoh a t 6 / 2 . 9 . 0 24 Mr. B uliok to 304 f t . o f s id in g a t 6 / to 1011 f t . of 2 in ch p lan k a t 1 2 / to saw ing 2 oke lo g s 6. 1. 4 0 . 8 . 0 27 B. Spenoer - 545 f t . of £ s t u f f a t 6 / 1 .1 9 . 0 22nd H. M ille r - 400 f t . o f la t h a t 4 / 0 .1 6 . 0 Deo. 3 J . Spencer to th e h a l f o f a l o t of lum ber 5. 7. 4 4 5 Mr. B u lio k to 150 f e e t o f inoh p lan k a t 12/ to 404 f e e t of 2 inoh p lan k a t 12/ to 156 f e e t o f 2 inoh oke a t 16/ 3 . 6 . 6 1. 6. 4 11th L. A sh a lin - 12 f t . o f 2 in ch oke a t 16/ 0 . 2 . 0 12th 800 f t . o f in o h a t 7 / (Mr, B uliok) 2 .1 6 . 0 13th Mr. B uliok 43 f t . o f 1% B oards a t 12/ 76 " o f S o an tlo n a t 6/ 0 . 5 . 4 0 . 4 . 6 14th Wm. McKinley to 7 5 fe e t o f in o h a t 7/ to 74 " o f l'j- boards a t 12/ 0 . 5. 9 0 . 9 . 0 �1837 CcL^C The Bwrt D iary #5 Dec. 14th - Mr. John B inkley D e tr. to 400 f e e t of inoh a t 7/ 1 . 8. 0 to 150 " o f 1^ boards a t 8 / 0 . 12.0 14th - Dr. H am ilton D etr. to 400 f e e t of R ufing a t 4 / 1 . 12.0 to 400 " " " It 18th - H. Vale ns - 608 f t . o f inoh a t 7/ 2. 2.7 20th - J a s . Duncan - 900 " of la th a t 4 / 1 . 16.0 20th - J . Coleman D e tr. to 400 f t . inch a t 7/ 0 . 8.0 to 100 " R ufing a t 4 / 0 . 4 .0 to 72 " S oantlon 0 . 4.6 23cL 26 1837 Jan. - Mr. P e te rs D etr (P aid) to 153 f e e t of 2 in ch basswood a t 16/ 1. 4.6 Mr. B uliok - 55 f t . o f inch oke a t 4 / 0 . 4 .5 . R obt. W atts - due me on s e ttle m e n t 6. 4.6 1838 Jan. - S e ttle m e n t made betw een W m. Shannon and George Rymal, due (York) Jan 3d. - Mr. Murry o f Dundas lum ber to be p aid in a month 20th A nis Carson D e tr. to 56 f t . of S ean tlo n a t 6 / to 8 b u sh el o f o a ts a t 3 / to 2 b u sh el o f wheat a t 4 / to 400 of hay a t 4 / to 1 Stead Peb. Mr. P e te rs D e tr. 13th 169 f e e t of 2 inoh basswood plank 22nd Jo s. Morgan - 600 f t . of R ufing a t 5/ 5. 4 . 0 1 .1 8 . 0 0. 3. 4 1. 4. 0 0 .1 6 . 0 0 .1 6 . 0 2. 0. 0 1. 7. 2 0 .1 5 . 0 �C&-&e The Seed D iary 1857_____________________________________________ #6 FebT ' 28 Jos eph Morgan D etr. to 500 f e e t of inch a t 7/ 1 .1 5 .0 27 Mr. ^ e te rs - 263 f t . of basswood March V T m . McKinley - 125 f e e t of 1-J- a t 12/ 0 .1 5 .0 23 A p ril Mr. ^ e te r s - 100 f t . of basswood 0 .1 6 .0 13 Aug. Due John B inkley (^ork) 7.11.10 10 to be p aid in Lumber. 1841 1842 M r# IVells D e tr. Oct. to & §■ b u sh el of tu rn ip s a t l / 6 (p d .) 0 . 8. 3 17th 17th A. Reeves - 1 lo ad o f wood 0 . 6. 0 19th A. Kerby D e tr. to Drawing 36 b u sh el o f w heat from B ra n tfo rd a t 10^ p er b u sh el 20th to 3539 lb . of w heat a t 10^ (p a id ) $10.25 24th ( E . McDonnal D e tr. ( to one load o f wood ( ( to 8 b u sh el of tu rn ip s a t l /6 o • • O 26 0 .1 2 . 0 27 E.M. Donnal D e tr. to 1 load o f wood 0. 4 . 0 27 David Shannon, D e tr . to 20 b u sh el of poto a t 2 / 2. 0. 0 27 John M urray - 25 b u sh el of poto a t 2/ 2 .1 0 . 0 O c t. 27 Morr is Lutz - D e tr. To drawing b o ile r to Dundas 0 . 8 . 0 Nov. 2nd Benet F ran k len D e tr. to 2000 b ric k to l-j- days work w ith team a t 16/ 4 . 0 . 0 1. 4 . 0 �1842 The freed Diary r-7 No t. Sd John Murry - 400 bricks at Drawing load o f b rick s 0 . 16. 0 0 . 8. 0 7 John Murray D etr. to lObushel of turnips at l/ 6 0 . 15. 0 7 Morris lu ts D etr. to 1100 Brick 2 . 4 . 0 i i Morris Luts - 350 brick a t 4 / o • H • O 11 Mr. Bugles D etr. to 1 /2 bushel corn 0 . 2. 0 21 Doc. M ichel D etr. to 1 load o f wood 0 . 6. 0 25 Doc. M ichel D etr. to 1 load of wood a t 6/ 0 . 12. 0 Deo. 1st Joseph Lance D etr. to 1 load o f wood Cash o o « • < 4 * 00 • • OO 3d Doc. M ichel - 1 load o f wood a t 4 / 0 . 6 . 0 6th S e ttle d w ith Mary Case (York) due me. 1 . 5. 0 21 Mr. Smith (T aler) D etr. to 3 load o f wood 0 . 18. 0 Jen. 3d Jos. Lance - to Cash 0 . 16. 0 4 Ym. M iller - to cash (York) 40/ 2. 0 . 0 5 £ . HcBonnal 1 load o f wood Cash 0 . 4 . 0 0 . 16. 0 o �(CVyc The Bewd D iary 3.848 12_ IMF- Jan. 6 Joseph Lanoe D etr to Cash 16/ 0 .1 6 .0 Feb. Joseph Lanoe 28 to Load of Straw 0. 6.0 A p ril Joseph Lanoe 6 Cash _ ( y o rk ) $6. 3. 4 ,0 | A. Beeves Cash fl6, 2. 4 .0 Maroh Mr. Niokorshara D etr. to C alf sk in 0 . 8.0 Hind q u a rte r of v e a l 0. 7.8 A p ril Joseph Lanoe 15 15£ o f v e a l a t 5d. 0 . 7. 0 Ju ly John oommenoed work (month) 13th Aug. 14 John tim e out (p a id him $ 1 8 .) Aug. 31st Wheat th ra sh e d 10.14 bus S ept. Joseph Lanoe D e tr. to oash 0, 16,0 to sheep sk in 4 / 0 . 4,0 S ept. David Shannon D etr. 4 37 lb , of flow er 0. 9. 0 to 14 b ushel of wheat a t 4 / 5 ,1 8 . 0 9th Wheat cleaned up, 163 bushel 16th P aid to John E n g leh art fo r work |)4.00 18th John Murray, D e tr, to load of b rio k 1* 4 .0 to load of sand 0. 8,0 20 Thoe. More D e tr. to load of hubs 0, 4. 0 �1843 C.£L&? #9 Oot. End 2nd 24 24 24 Hot. 16th Deo. 5 9 Joseph Lanoe, to - cash 16/ D e tr. D etr. A. Parm ent to 200 b ric k to 4 bushel of tu rn ip s a t 2 / A. A shline to 6 b u sh el of tu rn ip s a t 2 / S e ttle d w ith Mr. Dugles p a id him up to th is d a te . (Wm. Shannon) T. M oris to 2 b u sh el of buokwheat a t 4 / to b u sh el of peas a t 4 / E, McDonal D e tr. to 100 lb s . of B eef a t 4d/ Reeves -Shoemaker D e tr. 92 lb s . o f b e e f a t 3d/ E. McDonal. - 1 load o f wood to 1 lo ad of wood 0. 16. 0 0. 4 . 0 0. 4. 0 0 . 12. 0 0. 4 . 0 0 . 4. 0 1 .12. 0 1. 2. 6 0. 4 . 0 0. 4 . 0 9 A. Parm ent D e tr. to 3 b u sh el of poto a t 9 Win. Reeves to 3 b u sh el of poto a t 3 / to 414 lb s o f b e e f 0. 9. 6 0 . 9. 0 1. 0. 2 12th Doo. M iohel - load of wood 0. 6. 0 14th Doo. M iohel - load of wood 0. 6 . 0 19th T. Dunkin D e tr. to lo ad o f (irn ) from Dundas 0. 4. 0 20 John M ury,- lo ad of etraw 0 .1 2 . 0 20 Jo s. Lanoe - cash 0 .1 6 . 0 22nd E. MoDonal D e tr. to 9 lb . of muten a t 4 / 0. 3. 0 �1843 C aiz The Reed D iary #10 Deo. 22nd 26 29 1844 8 10 27 Feb. 9th 10th 8th March 2nd 11th Feb. 14 Maroh 9th T. M orris D etr. 12£ lb . muten a t 5 / E ; McDonal D etr. 1 load o f wood W m. Reeves (shoemaker) D etr. to oash 4 / C. MoDonal - 1 load o f wood • Mr. McKinley 305 f e e t o f s t u f f a t 8 / 305 " o f lumber a t 6 / W m. MoKinley to 264 f e e t o f lumber a t 8 / to 125 f e e t o f " W m. R eeves to 1-J- b u sh el of poto a t 3 / 12 heads o f oabeg W m. Reeves 60 lb . of flo w er C. McDonal to 1 load o f wood David Shannon D e tr . to 5 b u sh el of wheat a t 8 / . (york) Joseph Lance - cash 1 6 / John Mury - 1 load o f straw W m . Reeves - 1 b u sh el o f tu rn ip s 3 " o f poto Andrew Jones - cash for tax (York) 0 . 5. 0 0 . 4. 0 0 . 4 . 0 0 . 4 . 0 1 . 8. 0 1 . 1 . 0 1 . 8. 0 0 . 7. 6 0 . 4 . 6 0 . 3 . 0 0 . 13 .0 0 . 4 . 0 2 . 0 . 0 0 . 16 . 0 0 . 16 . 0 0 . 2. 0 9 . 0 1 . 0 . 10 oash - 8/ 0 8. 0 Jan. 4th 6 �Cax< 1044 The D iary #11 March” 18th - Joseph Lanoe D etr. to h a lf tun of hay 1 . 12.0 21 - C. MoDonal D etr. to 2 load of wood 0. 4 .0 28 - Jos. lanoe to 616 f e e t s id in g 1. 17.0 26 - Dr. H am ilton D e tr. to h a lf tun of hay (York) 1. 12.0 26 - Jo s. Lanoe - 139 f t . of sid in g a t 6/ 0. 8 .3 26 - Mr. Smith ( ta le r ) D e tr. to 17 lb . of v e a l a t 4 / 0 . 5.8 26 - Nickersham & W illiam sD e tr. to o a lf sk in 0 . 6.0 26 - A. Reeves 4 b u sh el o f poto a t 3 / 0 .1 2 . 0 A p ril - C. MoDonal D e tr. to 1 lo ad of wood 0 . 4 . 0 3d - J a s . L ite fo o t p aid me $5. on h is note 5th - E . MoDonal D e tr. 2 load of wood a t 4/ 10th 11th 2nd Maroh 18th J . Spencer 200 f e e t of 2 in ch plank W m. McKinley - 585 inch boards a t 6/ Doc. H am ilton. D e tr. to h a lf tu n of hay James Smith ( ta le r ) to oash 32/ y o r k .... 0 . 8 . 0 1. 0. 0 1 .1 2 . 3 1 . 1 2 .0 D etr 1. 12.0 �Cas? 1844 The Seed D iary #12. May 5th Thos. M oris to cash 40 / D e tr. _ ( york) 2. 0. 0 5th John Murry to Cash 40/ D e tr. 2. 0. 0 13th Joseph Lance Cash - 32/ 1 .1 2 . 0 13th W m. McKinley to oash D e tr. o . o . 14th F. MoRoy to 17^ lb . of v e a l a t 5 o • • o 23d F. MoRoy 24 lb . of flo w er 40 lb . of flow er 25th David Shannon - cash 4 2 / (york) 2. 2. 0 June 4th F. M cllroy D e tr. to oash 24 / 1. 4 . 0 2 lo a d of wood a t 5 0 .1 0 . 0 15th L. Shannon D e tr. to 1 load of wood to draw ing boards 0 . 5. 0 to 1 b u sh el of corn ( p d .) 0 .1 6 . 0 21st David Shannon - old wagon o . o • o 24th F. M cllroy to 1 lo ad of wood a t 5/ 0. 5. 0 to h o lin g plank 16/ f o r Huffman 0 .1 6 . 0 24th John S k elley 0. 5. 0 load of wood to oash 4 / 0. 4. 0 July R obert G laelto n D etr. 3d 3 lo ad of wood a t 0.13. 6 �CcUtK- The Reod D iary 1044 #13 Ju ly 16th F. M ollroy to 1 load of wood D e tr. 0 . 5. 0 26th 1 . Shannon - lo ad o f wood 0. 5. 0 27th P. M ollroy 13J- l b . m utt In a t 6 / 0 . 6. 9 Aug. 2nd P . M ollroy D e tr. to 1 s e t one h o rse h a rn is (York) to 1 bay mare to 1 d u b il w aggin 6. 8. 0 16. 0 . 0 16. 0 . 0 4 th Sandy G rant 1 lo ad o f wood 0 . 4 . 0 2nd P. M ollroy to 1 woodwork of waggon (York) 4 . 0 . 0 17th P . M ollroy Sheaves of o a ts (62) 20th 1 . Shannon to 1 lo a d o f wood 0 . 5. 0 24th R obt. H a zelto n D e tr. 1 lo a d o f wood 0 . 4. 0 31 Mr. S a lu rd s D e tr. 2 lo a d of wood a t 4 / (to h is man) 0. 8. 0 S ep t. 3d P . M ollroy one days team ing 1 . 0 . 0 4 th P . M ollroy l / 2 days work w ith a team 0 .1 0 . 0 5th John S k ile y D e tr. to 1 lo a d o f wood 0 . 4. 0 14th P. M ollroy 1 lo ad o f lum ber 0 .1 2 . 0 19th Mr. S alu rd s D e tr . to 6 'bushel of o a ts a t 2/ 0 .12 . 0 �1844 C ase The Reed D iary #14 Sept^ 24th Mr. G. le v e n s D e tr. to 2 lo ad s o f wood a t 4 / 25th S. G rant D etr. to 1 b u sh el of P ease a t 4 / 26th S. Shannon D e tr. to 4 b u sh el of P ease a t 4 / 26th L. Shannon D e tr. to 1 lo a d o f wood a t 5 / 27th M oris L uts D etr to 1 lo a d o f wood a t 5/ O ot. R o b t. G la sto n D e tr. 1 s t to 1 lo ad o f wood a t 4 / 1 s t John S k aley D e tr. to 1 lo a d o f wood a t 4 / 1 st F . M cllro y , D e tr. to 100 lb . of flo w er 0. 8. 0 0 . 4 . 0 0 .1 6 . 0 0 . 5. 0 0 . 5. 0 0 . 4. 0 0. 4 . 0 0 .1 6 . 0 4th M oris L u ts D e tr . to 2 pound o f b u tte r a t 1 / to 5 b u sh el o f p o ta to e s a t 2 / 5th to 23 l b . of v e a l a t 5 0. 2. 0 0.10. 0 0 . 9. 0 11th Mr. S alu rd s D e tr . to 1 lo a d o f wood f o r Sm ith 0. 4. 0 11th P . Huffman D e tr. to 23 lb . o f v e a l a t 5 0 . 9. 0 11th One o a lf sk in to Mr. S alu rd to be tanned on sh a re s (P aid) 14th John S k eley D e tr. to Cash 11/ 0 . 11.0 16th R. H astlo n D e tr. to 1 lo a d of wood 0 . 4 , 0 9th F. L o el, 1 lo ad o f wood 0 . 4 . 0 19th 3 lo ad of wood 0 .1 2 , 0 20th Mr. S alu rd s D e tr. to 1 lo ad of wood 0 . 4 . 0 �The Read D iary 1844 ________________________________________________________ #15 Oot. 20th For Howard - 1 lo ad of wood 0. 4 . 0 23d lev en s - to a load o f wood 0. 4. 0 24th D. S ig le r D e tr. to ^ a /2 bushel of buckwheat (3J-) b u s. 0 .1 0 . 0 25th D. Cofman D e tr. to 1 lo ad of wood 0. 4 . 0 26 B. Spencer D e tr. to Cash $60. (P aid) 15. 0 . 0 30th F. lo a l - to one load o f wood 0 .4 . 0 30th Mr. Sw arthose - 1 lo ad o f wood 0 .4 . 0 30th Isa a c Burgy to 1 lo ad o f wood 0 .4 , 0 Nov. R. H a se lto n - 1 lo ad of wood 0 .4 . 0 1 st 1 st Mr. Cofman to 1 lo ad o f wood 0. 4 .0 5th M r. le v e n s - 1 lo ad o f wood 0 . 4 .0 6 th John Smart - 1 lo ad o f wood ‘ 0. 4 .6 6th John Dick - 1 load of wood 0. 4 .6 7th Mr. S alu rd - lo a d of wood fo r Frenchmen 0. 4 .6 8th Dutch man 1 lo ad of wood 0 . 4 . 6 11th F. L oals B rough-in-law - 1 lo ad 0. 4 .6 7th Sandy G rant - 2 b u sh el of peas a t 4 / 0. 8.0 13th F. Loal - 1 lo ad of wood 0 . 4 .0 13th Mr. Sworthose to 1 lo ad o f wood 0« 16th Mr. S alu rd s - 1 lo ad fo r Frenohmen 0“ 16th John Dick - 1 load of wood 18th Mr. L oals - b ro th e r in law- 1 load of wood 0 . 4.0 �C a * < The Rwwd D iary 1644 #16 D ee. 1 st J . S a ly e rs - 1 load of wood fo r Frenchman 0 . 4 . 6 l e t 8 . Burgy - lo ad o f wood 0 .4 . 6 l e t P, lo a l load of wood 0 .4 . 0 l e t R. H aselton 2 load o f wood 0 .9 . 0 2nd Mori a Lute 1 load o f wood by H, Rud 0 .6 . 0 2nd P. Hufrnan to 1 load o f wood 0 .5 . 0 3d P . Hufrnan to 1 load of wood 0 .6 . 0 6th John Smart - cash 4 / 0 .4 . 0 7th F. Xoal 1 lo ad o f wood 0 .4 . 0 7th G. Hokens to oash 4 0 / 2 .0 . 0 7th Andrew Jones to cash 2 / 0 .2 . 0 7th G. Hoekens to 1 p aer of 12 to 1 fo r shues tobaooo 0 .1 2 .0 0 . 1 .0 7th Andrew Jones to 1 p a ir of b u ts a t 24 York 1 . 4 .0 7th Mr. Cofman to 1 lo ad o f wood 0 . 4 .6 9th U r. Smith to 1 load o f wood 0 .4 . 6 9th J . S a ly e rs - 1 lo ad of wood fo r Prenchmen 0 .4 . 6 10th R. Skeley to 1 lo ad o f wood 0 .4 . 0 10th Ur. P e te rs , to 19 lb . o f Pork 0 .6 . 0 11th F. Loal to : 3 loads of wood 0 .1 2 .0 12th John Smart to Gash fo r az sharp 0 . 1.0 12th P. Hufrnan to 1 lo ad of wood 0. 6.0 12th 1 load of wood so ld fo r cash 0 . 7.0 12th G. G lendening to cash 24/ to 1 load of wood 0. 0.0 0 . 6.0 �ie>44 pee* 12th 12;th 12th 14 th 14 th lfeth Ifctr. l& tk gOth g is t 22d 22d g4th 24th 24th 28th 26th 20th 20th 20th Ca s < Trjn I>iar7 John Sm art to 1 load o f wood fo r T ina adth John S keley to 6 b u sh el o f buocWheat 8 . K a se lto n 2 lo ad o f wood U r, O lendenim ; 1 lo a d o f wood U r, P e te r to 1 lo&d o f wood 1Z l b , o f flo w e r a t U r, g& lyers fo r F renchaen - lo ad of wood E l, Cuton to 1 lo a d o f wood B, K eley to 1 lo&d o f wood Jn o , S k eley to 1 lo&d o f wood U o ris L u ts to 1 lo&d o f wood fo r Hod E l, Cuton - 1 lo a d o f wood 0 , Hockens to c&sh 4 2 / York to 1 p a r o f sio&l shoes 7 / to menden b u ts 7 / John Sm art to 22 l b , o f buckw ehat flo w e r a t 2 to l l £ l b , pork a t 5 / to 11 Pork fo r P e te r P e te r to Cash 2 2 / York to o rd e r on K e sh le r 7 , L oal to 1 lo ad o f wood vavid Shannon to 6^ b u sh el wheat (P aid) 0 , ^len d e n ln 1 load of wood ffoehmaher 1 load of wood (P aid) U r, Smith 1 load of wood E l, C ation - 1 load of wood #17 0*4, 0 2,0, 0 0 ,9 , 0 0 ,5 , 0 0 ,4 . 0 0 ,2 , 8 0 ,4 , 6 0 ,4 , 6 0 .4 . 6 0 ,4 . £ 0 .5 . 0 0 .4 , 6 5,2* 0 0 .7 . 0 0 .7 . 0 4 .5 . 0 4 .5 , 0 4 .0 . 0 1 .0 . 0 0 .4 . 6 0 ,5 . 0 0.5. 0 0 .4 . 6 0 .4 . 6 �1344 Cn *< The He«4 D iary #18 Deo. 30th F. Loal 2 loads of wood 0. 8 . 0 30th Franoh man - 1 load o f wood 0. 4, 6 30th Mr* Oaoe to 62 lh* of buckwheat flow er 1. 4. 6 30th S a lt - of Mr. S ay lere 34 lb . SlBt F* Burgy to 1 lo ad o f wood 0 . 4 . 6 31st J* Burgy to 1 load o f wood 0. 4 . 6 1846 Jain 2nd 1 lo ad of wood so ld Cash 0 . 6. 0 2nd Mr. Sworthoso 1 load of wood 0. 4 . 6 2nd Mr. Murfa 1 load of wood 0. 4 . 6 2nd M ori8 L uts to 6 b u sh e l of poto 0 .1 0 . 0 Sd Mr. Smith to 1 load of to 4 bushel wood of buokwheat 0. 4. 6 0 .1 6 . 0 4th Mr. Case. 1 load of wood 0 . 4. 6 6th H. Hunloton 1 load of wood 0 . 4 . 6 6th 0 . d e n n in g 1 load o f wood 0 . 5. 0 7th F. Lowell 1 load o f wood 0 . 4 . 6 7th E l. Outton 1 load of wood 0 . 4 . 6 8th John Smart to oash <$2. o • o • 02 9th H. Hockens to 1 peas of to oash o o tto n York $4. 0 . 0 3. 6. 4 6th S e ttle d w ithi K. H aselton due him $7. £• 6 9th John Smart 1 load of wood fo r son 0. 4 . 6 10th French P eter1 1 loud of wood 0. 9. 0 10th R, Hanoiton load of stro y 0 . 4. 0 �1845 £ a IK The l i e # D iary #19 Jan 10th L. Levans to 2 load of wood 0 . 9. 0 11th H a lf day work fo r L. Shannon 10/ (Paid) 15th Cord wood so ld fo r cash 9 / 13th D. S ig le r 5 bushel of buokwheat 1. 0. 0 14th John Skely to 20 lb . pork a t 6 / 0 .1 0 . 0 14th R. H aselto n to oash 12/ $1. 4 . 0 15th Mr. Case 1 load of wood 0 .4 . 6 16 th Mr. Buddrow 1 load of wood (P d.) o f G a lt. 0 .5 . 0 16th French man to 1 lo ad of wood 0 .4 . 6 18th 0 . G lenning to 6 b u sh el of poto to 1 load of wood 0 .1 2 ,0 0 . 5.0 20th John Skeley to 1 load of wood (G a lt.) 0 . 5.0 21 R, H aselto n 3 sm all lo ad o f straw 0 .1 2 .0 22nd R. H aselto n 1 oord of wood 0 . 9.0 22nd Mr. Sw orthose to a sm all lo ad straw 0 . 2 .0 23d P e te r Cuper 1 load o f wood 0 . 8.0 23d 1 . Wick 3/4 o f oord of wood 0 . 6.6 24th John Burgy to 1 oord of wood 4 bushel of buokwheat a t 4 / 0 . 9 .0 $2. 0 .0 24th R. H aselton to a Buflow Skin §4. 4 .0 25th to 1290 lb , of hay a t $>8. per ton 27th E l. C utton 1 Cord of wood 0. 9 .0 27th R. H aselton - oord of wood 1 B rid el b i t 1 s h illin g fo r waing hay 1. 5.8 0 . 4.0 0. 1.0 �1645 CaAt The - ij _t D iary Jan. 28th Isaac Decker to 10 bushel buckwheat 35. 0 .0 29 th 6 . G lennlug to 3 /4 cord o f wood 0 . 7 .6 Feb. 1 st John S keley 1 cord o f wood (G alt) 0 .1 0 .0 3d Mr. Shannon 1 days work w ith team # 2 . 3d Mr. debater 1 cord (Paid) 1 . 8th •Mr. S k eley Cash # 1 . * 1 . 13th Isaac -burgy 1 G rindstone -?1. 3 .0 13th Isaac S alerd s 1 grin dstone $ 2 . 6 .6 13th Mr. Case 2 bushel o f buckwehat to 103 lb . buckwHeat flow er 1 . 0 .0 3 2 . 4 .4 13th Mr. Jacob Latshaw 52 lb . o f buckwheat flow er 1* 2*5* 13th 2 1 . Cuton 1 load o f wood 0 . 4 .6 14th 5 . H aselton tak ing fam ley to Yonge 1 .0 . 0 15th Andrew Jones to Cash to 3£ lb . o f s a lt 0 .4 . 0 1 .0 . 0 17th French Cuper 1 /2 cord wood 0 .4 . 0 17th Mr. Handerson Balnce on wheat # 1 .2 . 6 17th M oris Luts 6 b ush el o f poto 1 .4 . 0 18th G. Cleaning to l / 2 cord of wood 0 .5 . 0 19th L. Vick to 1 load o f wood 0 .4 . 6 19th H. H aselton 3 load o f wood # 1 .5 . 6 19th Ur. Case 2 cord o f wood 2 .2 . 0 19th Ur. Bodrov 1 card of wood 1 .2 . 0 25th B. H aselton 5g bushel o f oats a t 4 / 1 .3 . 0 27th Paid P eter Ooonal *1.30 the f a l l of h ie work �1845 Cols? The R»g4 D iary J £ 1 Liarah 4th R. H aselton 50 sheaves of oats 2 .0 .0 Feb. 28th . Andrew Jonea1 to Cash 3 .0 .0 Maroh 6th S. Hufraan to 1 p a ir of shues 2 .4 .0 4th S. Huffman to menden b u ts 0 .7 .0 8th E l. C utton l / 2 oord wood 0 .4 .6 20th Mr. Smith 1 oord of wood 1 .1 .0 20th Mr. Murfe l / 2 oord " 0 .4 .6 20th S. G rant to1 2 b u sh el o f peas a t 4 / 0 .8 .0 26th S. Hufman to 8 yards o f s tr ip e d c o tto n a t l / 4 york 7 yards of w hite s h u rtin g a t l / 8 . . . on k nives 2/ 1 .2.4, 1 .1 .4 0 .2 .0 27th John S keley to l / 2 oord wood G a lt. 0 .5 .0 27th John S keley to L eth er a t S ay lers 6 .0 .0 27th Mr. Budrow to l / 2 cord wood 0 .5 .0 28th R. H aselton to l / 2 oord wood to tak en you and fam ley to Guelph 0 .4 .6 3 .0 .0 Jan 1 st March 28th 1 . Shannon due me on setlem en t Cr. by a pound of tee Cr. by R aflen fo r Huftnan 7 .3 .0 0 .6 .0 6 .0 .0 28th David Shannon D e tr. to oash paid to H. Shannon 3 .0 .0 April 7th John Skeley to l/2 oord of wood 0 .4 .6 9th R. H aselton l /2 oord wood 0 .4 .6 9th Wooh maker " " " (Pd) 0 .5 .0 12th John Burge to l/2 oord wood 0 .4 .6 �(? * * •( The D iary 1845 #22 A pril 11th Cr* to John Shannon fo r f an order on T. Colman fo r p la s te r 2. 5. 6 11th John Shannon to a ox ohane to 1 bushel of wheat 6m 0 1. 0. 0 12th E l. Cuton l /2 oord wood 0. 4. 6 15th David Shannon 12$- bushel wheat 9. 3. 0 16th N. Hufman 4 bushel o f wheat (york) 4. 0 . 0 15th M oris L uts 53 lb . of old ire n a t 2tf. 1. 0 6 25th John Burge 1 rak e 1/ 0.12.-$ 50th R, H aselton load of bords from Hears 2. 0. 0 May 1 st N, Hufman to Cash tf2. $2. 0 0 3d H. Hufman cash §5. 0 0 5th N, Hufman 1 Yoke of S te a rs 50. 0 0 8th E l. C utton - l / 2 oord wood 0. 4 . 6 8th Mr. Smith " " " 0. 4. 6 24th R. H aselton 18 P o sts a t 10^ 2. 0. 0 25th R, H aselton l /2 oord wood 0 . 4 . 6 27th Mr. Longing to 10 bushel Poto $2. 0 0 27th Due Mr. Uarnbe fo r lumber §1. 6 9 30th Lumber from Jaoob S, 4308 f t . 30th Due to D, S ig le r fo r weaver ^10.25 June 1 st P. Hufman to 2 bushel of Poto 0. 3. 2 6th Jaoob Hufer to 18 lb s. of wool § 6. 6 0 12th R. H aselton to Cash 5. 0. 0 �1846 June 19th July 2nd 3d 9th 9th 14th 14th 20th 14th 25th Received from Jacob Shannon ;4.00 Due fo r a pump R. H aselton to goen to G alt fo r Sash John Burge to 1 cord of wood Ur. Longdin to l&fc lb . v eal to 3/4 oord of wood U oris Lute 17 lb . of v ea l L. Wood to 14 tobacco a t 2 / p r . Found, to 2 bed . . . . a t 2/ 9 to mending ehues 6/ to 1 /2 lb . tobacco a t U lse Smith 1 C alf Skin l e f t a t Mr. S ayler to be tanned on sh ears 26th L, Wood to Cash 4 / 11th U oris Luts - l/fc oord wood 12th Ur. Longen to of buter at 1/ 13th 21 Cutton to l / 2 oord wood Lug. Ur. Sworthose Detr. 21st to Moving him to G alt. Sept. R. Haselton to taken a wagon to the 3d Eurin tract 2 Days 0 . 4 . 0 0. 6. 0 0 . 4 . 3 0 . 4 . 6 1 . 4 . 0 4. 0 . 0 3d E. Haselton - l/2 oord wood 0 . 4. The '*mm6 D iary 19th Ur. U arfe to l/2 cord wood L. Wood to 1 p a ir of Bhttoa to 1 peer o f s lip s -fgg 0. 4. 6 *2. Z 0 *1. 4 0 10. 0 . 0 1. 0. 0 1. 1. 0 0. 7. 0 0 . 7. 6 0. 6.10 0 . 2. 0 0. 6. 6 0. 6. 0 0. 0.10 �Cast; The D ia ry 1845 #24 S ep t. 16th Mr. Shed a molden a t f is h e r s to one lo ad of wood to M oris L uts 0 . 6 . 0 26th 0 . Sow rthose to l / 2 oord of wood 0 . 5. 0 30th R. H a se lto n to l / 2 oord wood 1 to Joen f o r lo a d f o r b lack sm ith 0 . 5. 0 0 . 2. 0 Oot. 1 st R. H a se lto n 2J- oord wood $3. 1 0 2nd. R. H a se lto n 2 2 co rd o f wood to 2 lo a d o f brand from E rbs M ills § 2.4 0 0 .4 . 0 3d 0 . Sw orthose to l / 2 co rd o f wood 0 .5 . 0 3d Mr. Mose S c rip to lo a d of wood 0 .6 . 0 17th Mr. Buddrow to l / 2 cord of wood (t a l e r ) 0 .6 . 0 25th 0 . Sw orthose to l / 2 co rd wood 200 l b . o f flo w e r a t § 2 .5 0 p e r 100 0 .5 . 0 5 .0 . 0 29 th Mr. Buddrow - b u o h er- to 1-J- co rd wood 2 .2 . 0 Nov. 3d Mr. Cloment to l / 2 oord of wood 0 .4 . 6 3d P e t ’r Cuper to l / 2 co rd wood 0 .4 . 6 5th Mr. Sm ith l / 2 oord wood 0 .4 . 6 1 1th Mr. S a le rd s - 43 l b s . o f Pork a t 6 / 2 .1 . 6 18th F i r s t Due th e 22 F e b ru a ry Bank 1846 25th Mr. F o s te r - l / 2 oord wood (Pd) 0 .6 . 0 28th Mr. F o s te r 0 .6 . 0 89th Wm. Moor to 3 /4 oord o f wood 0 .7 . 6 Deo. 1 to . one load of wood (p aid ) 0 .7 . 0 �1845 C/LS4 The Reed.- D iary #25 Deo. 2nd I . H esper to 3 load of wood 1* 5. 6 2nd P e te r Cuper to l /2 cord of wood 0 . 4. 6 6th Mr. Sm ith to l / 2 oord wood 0. 4 . 6 6th Woohmaker to l /2 oord wood 0. 4. 6 6th Mr. Brown to 1 cord of wood 1 . 0 . 0 8th Mr. F o ste r l / 3 cord pigwood 1. 0 . 0 9th P e te r B osele to l /2 cord wood 0. 4. 6 9th P e te r B aldic l / 2 " " 0. 4. 6 16th Mr. Smith to l / 2 cord wood 0 . 4 . 6 16th J , S y le rd s fo r Tom th e ta n e r l/2 cord 0. 4. 6 17 th To h a lf cord wood Cash 0. 5. 0 18th Mr. F o s te r h a lf cord wood 0. 4. 9 20th Mr. Burgy fo r E. i/its o t l /2 cord wood 0. 4 . 6 23d P e te r B ald ic to l / 2 cord wood 0. 4 . 6 27th E. W ithsel l / 2 oord wood 0. 4 . 6 29th 1 . lev en s to l / 2 cord fo r S ad ler 0. 4 . 6 1846 Jan. 3d P e t 'r B aldick to l /2 cord wood 0. 4. 6 6th Mr. Brown | " 0. 4 . 6 7th Mr. Spearon to 3 load of wood 1. 5. 6 7th Isaac Burgy to l /2 cord to shop 0. 4. 6 8th Mr. Reaoe to 1 cord of wood 1. 1. 0 8th Mr. F o ste r to l / 2 oord wood peg 1. 0 0 8th Thos. Riohmond l /2 oord wood 0. 4. 6 9th P e te r Boeel 1-2 oord wood 0. 4. 6 �1846 CoS? The Diary #26 Jan. G. Rose to l / 2 cord w*ood 9th 0. 4 . 6 9th John Thompson 19 lb . of Pork a t 7/ 1. 3. 0 10th Mr. Brown 100 lb . of flo w er 3. 0. 0 l /2 cord wood 0. 4. 6 11th Isa ac S aly erd to oash b alen s on o ats 2. 5. 0 11th David Whitman to cash P aid th e 15 Bee. 1645 $5. 0 0 Jan . 12 to cash $10 on a n o te a g a in s t me 10. 0 0 15th Mr. S. Sm ith to 3 co rd s of wood a t 9 / 3. 3. 0 16th 1 . Levens to 4 cord of wood a t 9 / 4 . 4. 0 17th P. P o s te r to l / 2 co rd of pigwood 1 . 0 . 0 17th one lo ad o f wood fo r cash 0 . 4. 6 19th Mr. Sperim to l /2 cord fo r woman 0 . 4. 6 to 63 lb . o f flo w er a t $3. 1. 7. 9 22nd John Bnrgy to l /2 cord o f wood 0 . 4 . 6 231 E. W itsol to l / 2 co rd wood 0 . 4 . 6 23d Isa ac Burgy to cord of wood 0 . 4 . 6 231 Thos. R itohm an to 1 cord 1 . 1. 0 231 Weaver in P re sto n 2 cord 2. 2 . 0 24th Mr. Smith to 18 lb s . v e a l a t 4 ^ 0 . 6. 0 26th P, P o ste r to 2 cord of Pegwood a t $ 2. 0 • O • 27th George Rose to 1 cord of wood 1. 1 . 0 27th P e te r B osle to 1 cord of wood 1. 1 . 0 19th Mr. Brown to 1 lo ad of straw 1. 0 . 0 Feb. 5th Isa ac Grove to a cord of wood a t 10/ Pd. 2. 4 . 0 �1846 fe b T 3d 6th 12th 12 th 12th 17th 19th 17th 19th 23d Feb. 24 24 27th 27th Mar. 2nd 2nd 3d 4th 5th 5th 10 th The Reed Diary A wagon so ld to Chas. Lam for $90. in lumber Jacob to be pay master Mr. Brown to 1 oord of wood L. le v e n s to l / 2 cord for strong ■ochmaker to l / 2 cord C overled Weaver 1 cord Mr. Rese to 1 cord of wood for schoolhouse P eter B aldick to l / 2 cord wood Due to John Shannon on setlem en t $65. E. W ilsol to l / 2 cord of wood Mr. Rese l / 2 cord o f wood L. Lewens to l / 2 oord wood Mr. Brown l / 2 cord wood 100 lb s . o f flow er P eter B osele to l / 2 cord wood Mr. Saylerd s Duch Shumaker l / 2 cord P eter B aldick l / 2 cord wood L. lev en s fo r Strong l / 2 cord Cover le d Weaver to 2 cord of wood Mr. Reese to 1 cord fo r s e l f Mr. Strong fo r L. Levens l / 2 cord Mr. Smith to 1 oord of wood Mr. Brown to a load of straw Mr. Sperem to 3 lb . of hogs fa t at 9 / #27 1 . 1 . 0 0 . 4 . 6 0 . 4 . 6 1 . 1 . 0 1 . 1. 0 0 . 4 . 6 0 . 4 . 6 0 . 4 . 6 0 . 4 . 6 0 . 4 . 6 3 . 0 . 0 0 . 4 . 6 0 . 4 . 6 0 . 4 . 6 0 . 4 . 6 2. 2. 0 1. 1. 0 0 . 4 . 6 1. 1. 0 1. 0. 0 0. 12th 2. 3 �1846 C o * * The Read. Diary #28 "April End E. W itsel to 1-2 cord wood 0. 4. 6 2nd Mr. Strong " " " 0. 4. 6 3d E. W itael " " " 0. 4 . 6 3d John Sperem to 3 lb . of fa t at 10^ 0. 2. 5 F. Lowel 1 oord o f wood 1 .1 2 . 0 7th David Shannon to cash a t h is house 4. 0. 0 14th Jacob Hewen to 1-2 oord wood 0. 4. 6 16th F. Lowel to 1-2 oord wood 0. 4. 6 23d Dutch Shumaker to 1-2 oord wood 0. 4. 6 25th Mr. MoMillen to 1 oord o f wood 1. 1 . 0 May 4th A. Strong 1-2 cord 0. 4 . 6 4th Geo. B olgeg Shumaker 1-2 cord 0. 4. 6 12th S e ttle d w ith Mr. S m ith ... taner Thos. Ritohman Geo. B o lsle y and A. Sgrong 6 .5 .1 0 Isaac Burgy, Mr. Case and E. W itsel & Jacob Hewen a l l to amount #31.27 23d Isaac Burgy to 1-2 cord wood 0. 4 . 6 29th Mr. Strong 1-2 cord wood 0 . 4, 6 29th Jno. S keley 1-2 cord wood 0 . 4 . 6 June 4th Mr. Strong 1-2 oord wood Mr. Brown 1-2 oord wood 0 . 4. 6 0 . 4 . 6 9th 1 oord wood fo r cash .......... Henry Haga to 1 sow and seven p igs $7. 0 0 11th Mr. F oster to 1 oord of peg wood 1. 4 . ( �1846 The D ia ry #29 June 13th 1 cord wood f o r cash 9 / 15th 17th Mr. P o s te r to l / 2 cord 1 -2 cord 1 . 4. 0 18th Jacob Hewen - 1 cord wood H • H . O 20th P o s te r 1 -2 co rd wood 0 . 6. 0 23d Two co rd 8 old fo r cash 18/ 24th Geo. B o lsle y to 1 cord o f wood 1 . 1 . 0 27th Mr. S tro n g 1 -2 co rd wood 0 . 4. 6 Ju ly Mr. P o s te r 1-2 co rd wood 0 . 4 . 6 3d 8th Coven le d w eaver 1 co rd o f wood 1 . 1 . 0 8th John S k eley 1-2 co rd wood 0 . 4 . 6 9th Coven le d w eaver to l £ cord wood a t 9 / 1 . 5 . 6 23 R. H a se lto n 1 -2 co rd wood 0 . 4 . 6 25th Mr. Sm ith to 17 lb s v e a l 0 . 6 . 6 25th Mr. S a ly e rd s 18 lb s v e a l 0 . 6 . 7 A C a lf s k in l e f t a t S a ly e rd s w eighed 9 lb s • 28th A n o te g iv e n to F , M cllro y fo r £4. due in n in e monce a f t e r d a te Aug. 22nd Mr. S tro n g 1-2 co rd wood 0 . 4 . 6 23d Jacob Hewen 1-2 co rd wood 0 . 4. 6 Sept. 5th 11th R. H a se lto n 1-2 oord wood P. M ollroy 30 sheaves o f o ats 0 . 4 . 6 0 . 6 . 0 26th One load of wood fo r c a s h ... 4/6 �*V*c The Head Dlar y 1646 #30 Sept. 29 th Jacob Hewen to 1 load o f wood 0 . 4 .6 29th Thomas E le t 1 load o f wood 0 . 4 .6 30th John S k eley 1 load of wood 0 . 4 .6 pot. 3d Mr. Smith to 1-2 oord wood R obt. Kay 1 -2 oord wood 0. 4 .6 0 . 4 .6 10th W m. More 1-2 oord wood 0 . 4 .6 13th Mr. Brown 4 b u sh el o f pease 5 / 2. 4 .0 21 1-2 oord wood oash 4 -6 21 Mr. Rese 1-2 oord wood 0 . 4 .6 22nd Jno. Burge 1-2 oord wood 0 . 4 .6 24th E. M irs M ill R ite 17fc lb . Pork a t 6 / 1 . 0.9 24th To one oow £6 24. 0 .0 24th C harles Lam to 19 lb . of pork R eceived the above In oash 1. 1.6 29th Jacob Hufer 1 -2 oord wood 0 . 4 .6 Nov. 1 st l e t Mr. Rose to 1-2 oord wood H. I-Iaga to 1 bunoh o f sh in g le s 0 . 4 .6 1. 0 .0 2nd Isaao Saylerd 1-2 oord for Spenoer Sadler 0 . 4 .6 4th George B o lsle y 1-2 oord wood 0 . 4 .6 4th Isaao Saylerd for tanor 1 oord 1-2 oord fo r tannery 1. 1 .0 0 . 4 ,6 6th 1-2 oord fo r tanner Saylerd 0 . 4 .6 10 th T. E le t 1 oord o f wood 1. 1 .0 10th Mr. Gorman 1-2 oord wood 0 . 4.6 �1846 C a -if The Diary #31 NOV, 10 th F. S alyerd s to ca sh $ 2 . 11th French Shuemaker to 1-2 cord wood 0 . 4 . 6 11th Jacob Hewen 1 -2 cord wood 0 . 4. 6 16th R ob t. Kay to 1-2 oord wood 0. 6. 0 16th P eter B o sel to 1-2 cord wood 0 . 4. 6 16th 10th J a s, MoCrelland to W m , Paid to Mr, D in tre P aid your s e l f in cash a t d iffe r e n t November to cash $ 1, Shannon tim es 0. 5. 0 0, 7. 0 1. 12th to cash 2 / 0 . 2. 0 29 to 34 lb o f pork a t 5^ a lb . 1* V# « 3 31 to cash 2 / Dec. 1. 2. 0 19th to 50 lb s . of flow er 21st to cash 2/ 1847 Jan, 4th Mr. Moler to 1 cord o f wood 1. 1. 0 9th Jacob Hewen to 1-2 cord 0 . 4 . 6 12th Jacob Hewen to 1-2 cord 0 . 4 . 6 13th S e ttle d w ith John Skeley due him 2. 6.10 16th Mr. Stage - 30 lb . flow er 0 . 6. 0 fo r Dutch choper 15th John Skeley to 55 lb . Cornmeal 1. 3. 0 16th Mr. Brown, 1 load of straw 1. 0. 0 16th Mr. Rese 1-2 oord for school house 0. 5. 0 18th Sandy Geant - l / 2 cord wood 0 . 5. 0 �1847 The Bee€ Diary Feb. 4 th 4 th R eoeived of J . H e sp le r 20 b a rle e flow er R eceived in cash $ 1 .4 exspence 5.0.C 5 th R eceived 12 b a r le s to draw fo r J.H . R eoeived oash $ 1 .4 .. 3. 8th 9th C a rlto n to 12 b a r le s to Cash $1. C a rlto n 7 b a r le s flo w er and 3 v in g e r R eoeived $1. 3 . 1 . 6 1 5 th 17th R eceived 84 b a r le s flo w e r Cash $2 . D e liv e re d 43 b a r le s flo w e r 43 v in g e r 6. 0 17th R eceived 7 b a r le s w iskey Cash $1. 19th 22 R eceived 5 b a r le s flo w er R eceiv ed 5 b a r le s flo w er do do do 1. 2 25th G iven in r e c e ts fo r 52 flo w er and 7 w iskey 26th R eceived 12 b a r le s flo w er 3. 0 March 1 s t C a rlto n R eceived 14 b a r le s flo w er Cash $1. 3. 4, 3d R eceived 20 b a r le s flo w er Cash $2. 5. 0 4th R eoeived 12 b a r le s flo w er 3. 0 8th Given r e c i t e fo r 39 flow er 10th ) A p ril) Do 29 flow er # 31-A �1847 C/*JL4i The H««4 D lu ry #01-B Oot. 23d Thomas Morue to Wm. Shannon to 132 f e e t ln o h p in e a t 6 / 1 . to 366 f e e t ln o h oke a t 8/ 2 .4 .8 Nov. 26th I . Shannon t o Wm, S han n o n to 112 f e e t m ap el 1 . 2 . to tam en a lo a d to G a lt ( te a m in g )7 1 .4 Or. to L . S hannon f o r O ash The B ar G iv en Up to Jao o b on W eneday th e 9 th day o f A n g a t. 1848 1647 14 Nov. Jao o b S hannon D e t r . t o Wm. S h an n o n to #1 4 •* f o r s e e g a r s 1«4* S e p t. 6th M r. B ish o p to 62 f e e t ln o h a t 6 / to 107 ln o h bordB 12th Mr. B lsh e p to 160 f e e t 2 ln o h p la n k �1847 Ca sc The « w * D iary #38. Tan. 18th Mr. S trong fo r Spanner 1-2 oord 0. 5. 0 18th Isa a c Burgy 1-8 oord 0, 4. 6 20tji R. Kay to 1-8 oord 0. 5. 0 H ist M rs. 1 . Shannon 1-2 oord o # Io 0 o 82nd Mr. S trong to 1-2 oord 0. 5. 0 S e ttle d w ith John Burgy in f u l l up to th is d a te . S e ttle d w ith Peter B aldiok to date. S e ttle d w ith Henry Hayes up to 17th Jan u ary 1847, gave him a n o te . 1851 Maroh 7 To Dundas 14 b a r re l 7 Went to see th e r a ilr o a d work a t Dundas 8th At home, so ld th e gray o o lt, flunked out 9th To G a lt to see B etsey and George 10th At home, w orking fo r s e l f . 21st Sold a o o lt to Hokman fo r 75. 0* 0 13th George and B etsey oame home. Got a buggy from Hokman 15th To Dundas to h ir e MoXinsey S. Hokman's m ill was burnt th at night 16th James Barlow and Morgan Harmonee go to ja le for burning S. Hokmane m ill, oonfessed th e ir fa u lt. 16th Carlton oame home. 21st B u ilt a wagon house. 22nd To Dundas, load of lumber for Vanery. 23d Went to P, Wevers got my dinner 24th Went to Mr. Larsons for suger k it e l 85th To John K irks, got 18 b a rrels. 87th To Dundas, 18 b a rrels,got horse shod. 27th Ranhel had a q u iltin ' - ga rls and boys plade t e l mid knite 89th Went to Brantford to see Surah with Mother Stade a l l n ite , oome to Smiths, got dinner. �1851 Maroil 31st A pril 1s t 3d 7th 10th 11th 12th 13th 15th 16 th 19 th 20th 21s t 23d 24th 27th May 4th 6th 7th The iteeed D iary *22 Robt. Gambol oommenoed work for me a t 4 / per day. Made r a ils and soad oats 5 bushel W illiam to G alt, got 16 b arrels Tuck a cow to Dundas fo r Jacob Came back th a t n ite a t 1 o 'c lo c k . To G a lt, got bran and 4 b a rrels flow er. •Vent fo r lim e and sand for house. I went to H am ilton, Morgan and Barlow had th e ir t r ia l - was g ilt y . Went to Meton w ith buggy and w ife, (m eeting) R. Gambel made r a ils , I made fenoe, very tire d and s ic k a t n it e . Went to G alt, got 10 b arrels Raney. I made a g a te . W m. sio k . A ll a t home. Tom and W illiam h e re . W illiam rode out w ith th e bay h o rse . W m. and R. Gambel droad stone and dung. I went and g o t buggy f i x t . Jacob was h e re . D an iel Case and James and C arlto n h e re . Bought a h o rse o f D aniel Rogers fo r $30.00 James oame home. D. C onnelll h e re . W m. went to m eten a t Dumfree. Mother and Raohel went to m eetin to th e stone house. I a t home a l l day. I s e ttle d w ith P. Wever,. R. Gabmel made sta k e s , I aode o a ts. Duvid Mono here in evening. �1851 C as^ The Buuii D iary #34 May W m . broke the wagon tong going to Dundas w ith 7th 20 b a r r e ls a t 2 /4 . 8th Worked a t home. David was here. 10th Went to B rantford and to Mount P leasan t, to see Sara, she was w e ll. 1 1 th At Sm iths, went to B a p tist m eetin. 12th At home, Jacob and w ife were here. 12th I began to p la n t p otatoes and corn 14th W m. to Dundas w ith 12 b a r r e ls - Bowman. 14th Went to plow fo r Jacob. Smith marked out corn ground, went over s ix ack ers. Got some turnips and seed corn. Wife was to see her fa th er. 14th C hildren went to S .S . 19th. Wm. came home to work for Jacob. 21st W m. went to Bundas 21st I bored $4 . o f Smith. 24th W m. and David went to Dundas to pig shave, came home 3 o 'clo ck in the morning 25th Wet, a t home a l l day 29th Made fe n c e, plowed turnip ground 30th Went to Dundas, got lame horse, John Shannon came home w ith me. 31st Went to P atrick B u tlers, stade a l l n ite . June Wife and me went to shoe (show) in Flamboro. 4th 5th Planted oorn where the crows had been. 7th I made a g a te. W m. to Munsens r a isin ' �1851 Co** The R^ed D ia ry #35 ■June 9th 10 th 12 th 17th 18th 22nd 28 th 29 th July 1 st 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th 10th 11th 12 th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th Win. to W aterloo. Mane sh eared sh eep . I and w ife to Jo h n Shannons in D u m frise . -R aoh el w ent to G a lt to s e e B e tsy . W illiam and C. lamb on th e road . I w ent to G a lt to m ill and w ool - A ll a t S .S . W illiam and D avid a t tr a in e n A ll a t m eaton. Got h o rse shod A lo a d o f sto n e on th e r a le rode took 2 0 f e e t and 9 in c h e s I worked a t hay ra k e. Boys a t w ork. W m. Bhim er, J r. was h e r e . L et Mr. 'Wood have a h o rse and buggy To th e road w ith 1 yard and 11 f e e t s to n e . I fix e d h a rn ess and David plow ed. Jacob was h ere to f i x barn door I was a t Unkle C arlton Sm iths. Boys and R ach el to G alt to a show. Some to meaton and some a t home Broke wagon a x le Raned hard a l l day. I went to the R iver fo r my pay; th e paym aster would not pay me I fix e d a ra k e , bought a b u l l . �1851 #36 Ju ly 19th 19th 20th 26th 27th 28 th 2 9 th Aug. 1s t 2nd 3d 5th 6th 7th 8 th 10th 11th 14th 17 th 19 th 2 0 . 2 1 st C/l&k The D iary Mr. P. B u tter and w ife here on a v i s i t . P erris was w ith them I so ld my hay rake to Mr. D ugles. Mother to raeaton w ith huggy. • Worked a t hay and plow ed. George and B etsey came home, we k ille d a sheep and turkey. C arlton Sm ith and fa m ily h ere, and George and B e tse y . M iss Lul was berred tod ay. A ll h a r v e s tin g . T was 61 y ea rs old tod ay. I worked hard a l l day Went to G a lt, took Herman along . I bought Raohel a new d r e s s , and went to see B etsey . D avid and I w ent to s e e th e work on the r a le rode. Got 65 r a le s o f P . '.'/ever. F in ish e d h a r v e s t, dun droyen in . W illiam h elp ed Mr. Mane draw in wheat We th ra sh ed some w heat Mother went to Meaton w ith buggy, G eirge drove h ere th ere Wm. Plow ed, David and I got o a ts in . D avid commenced work for C. Smith a t $ 1 2 . per month Raned a l l day, none cou ld go to meaton. I went to G alt to th e m eeting Got my pay for work on th e r a le ro d e. I w ent to Dundas. Paid $ 4 . to Begs and 1 to T u r n b u lls. �1851 The Ree d D ia ry #37 gagS 24th C h ild r e n a t S .S . I w ent to S . JCirks. 25th I w ent t o A rm strongs barn to s e e how th e w heat was th r a sh e d 26th '.Vent to d r a y tim b er fo r W ille t W e g o t in o a t s , saw A rm strong th e B a i l i f 28th To B .S .S . in fo rn o o n to s e e ^ r . B en n etts c h ild b ir r ie d , a l i t t l e g i r l . 29th >Vent t o h e lp Mr. Hokman r a s e saw m i l l . 29th S o ld 20 b u sh e l o a ts f o r § 6 .2 5 cash 30th W m. p lo u g h in g f o r R ic k e r . 3 1 st I and m other to W aterloo to camp m eaton S ep t. 2nd I g o t wagon f i x t . W m. to S . C o r n e lls to th r a sh . 3d Moved Mr. W ille t 4th M other and I w ent to G a lt to s e e th e f i e r company work. The P r e sto n in g in was th e b e s t . I g o t Sam's w ool ca rd ed , I p aid fo r i t . I s o ld a p ig fo r $ 3 .4 0 6th Soad a b u sh el o f w heat 7th C h ild ren t o S .S . 9th Mr. C luton and b ro th er was h ere 10th Mr. W lH et g o t th e b i l l h o rse and buggy to go to G alsgo in W aterloo a t § 1 . a day - had th e h orse and buggy 3 d a y s. 11th -W illia m to R ick ers to plow . I a t home 13th W illiam t o Dundas, a l l was w e ll 14th W illiam came home 16th I out up oorn. W illiam to g a i t , g o t 18 b a r r e ls . �1851 IfeptT" 19th 22nd 23d 24th 28th 30th Oct. 2nd 5th 6th 7th 12th 13th 16th 18th 19th 20th 27th 29 th 3 1 st Nov. 1s t 3d 12th 14th 15th C o m The Diary It r&ned and haled hard. William to G alt, got 14 barrels of Season at l/9 I husked corn a ll day. Raney whether. Settled with D. Rogers due him #7. I worked at corn a ll day. Liles Main here. Rachel and Jane Jones to Sunday school I to the ton hoi to a publick m eten (town hall) W illiam to Dundas with 14 barrels Children at S .S . I at home Paid Mr. Harris $2, on Note at L i t t l e s . I at com , and fix t straw box Children to S.S. David at home I got timber up I to Dundas 14 barrel at l/9 I and m other to B ien n an to H enry Shannons. S ta d e a l l n i t e . To B r a n tf o r d to C. S m ith s, g o t d in n e r W ille t commenced w o rk in g a t ho u se W illia m to W eavers to th r a s h I k i l l e d a hog W illiam g o t h o rs e s shod. David plow ed, I s ic k . I plow ed, W illiam to B lacksm iths I W illiam to Dundas w ith 18 b a r r e l. Raned a l l day W illiam to G a l t w ith b u g g y . D av id and I g o t wood �1851 C a*ix The ifceed. Diary #39 22nd Nov. 23d 25th 27th 30th Deo. 1s t 2nd 4th 5th 6th 9th 11th 12th 14th 15th 16th 18th 19th 29th Jan. l e t I k i l l e d a hog - v e ry storm y day 1 to G a lt to se e B etsey To C. F ild s . Tuck up th e bones of my fa th e r and ( Took) two b ro th e r s . My fa th e r had been b e r r ie d 30 y e a rs . Came home th a t n ite . I to Dundas, so ld w heat, bought b a rre l of p itch Boys to meton Boys g e tin wood a l l day W illiam to G a lt w ith cord of wood S old a cow to Jacob fo r $18. Went to e le c tio n , v o ted fo r W hite. I pain ted C o b e rts. A ll w e ll, worked a t home. Some a t m eton and some a t home. K ille d 3 hogs, worked fo r s e l f M other and I to G a lt, to see the ground broke f o r r a le ro a d . Cold w eath er R achel to m eton. Mr. Wever and W in. Armstrong here to dine A ll w orking fo r s e l f A lo ad of wood fo r C. Lamb Drawing out wood W illiam to G alt w ith a cord of wood a t 1.6 Sold Dan horse fo r $50.00 t/e are a l l w e ll. Thanks be to God fo r i t �|p|52 1116 D iary #42 C a st 0# 2^ I bought a mare a t a s a le Bored o f James in cash $10. 28 K ille d a s te e r , weighed 395 lb s . hide 67 lb s. 29 S old th e b e e f and h id e , got no money Got John shod a l l a ro n d . 30th S old a double s la y to W m. Congo and fa th e r for 25. 1853 ■Jajf* We a re a l l w e ll. Thank God. This i s dun in the 1s t m orning. W e a l l tuck d in n er on a 14 lb . turkey C a rlto n gave u s . S tade up t i l h a lf a f te r one. 2nd 3d 5th 10th 10th 11 14th 16th 18th 20th 21st 22nd 24th 24th 30th D aniel Case and Jane h e re . I went homewith them s ta d e a l l n i t e a t Mr. Jacob S irre s th a t n ite I to Dundas w ith D. Case a t Meton W illiam to W itsel fo r lo ad of p o sts got non I s ic k th e r e s t w ell Jacob and w ife h e re , a l l w ell W m. tu ck a lo a d of hay to Jo s. Dikman W illiam so ld a lo ad of hay to Mr. Congo I drayed wood a l l day from B arloes, 3 loads M other and I to George to d in n er a l l w ell I made a s e te , boys went to Cort in B everly I s e t t l e d w ith Mr. Sweat due m e ... 7/6 1 worked about home. Jacob went home, I l e t him have a s te e r . Got a muley h e fe r and b a r r il of ...f i s h ( ? ) Glen W ille t was here to see Hachel W illiam to H am ilton w ith 18 b a rle s flower 1 gave him a l l he made i t was $2.26 W illiam and Rachel to meton, mother and I a t horns 2 5 CD C Q H CD P * £ C O CD H to J a n . 1 8 5 3 . Wm. a n d I p a id our �The Hor.d D ia ry #43 1853 b 1 M r. Dikm an came h e r e o u t o u t lum ber fo r * d o o rs an d w indow s 2nd 3d 7th 9th 11t h 12th 14th 17th 19 th 23d 26 th March 2nd 3d 5th 6th 8 th 12 th 13 th W illia m to P r e s to n g o t 18 b a r r e l o f flo w e r Boys an d I w orked a b o u t th e b a m Jam es w e n t to W ater down to w ork a t h is tr a d e M o th er and I w ent to C ases to se e h i s m other Went to W aterdow n to s e e Jam es a t B a k e r 's In n 2 m ile s from v i l l e g , fo u n d a l l w e ll I w en t to P a r i s g o t 15 l b s . o f p l a s t e r f o r 3 .3 . W illia m d ra y e d wood f o r G eorge i n fo re n o o n I to G a lt g o t 21 b a r l e s f lo w e r , a t l / 9 tu c k th e sam e to D undas same d a y . To H a m ilto n w ith 22 b a r le s flo w e r Went t o H a m ilto n w ith 17 b a r l e s f o r F . Went t o Ja c o b s an d s ta d e a l l n ig h t I and M o th er to H en ry S h an n es to s e e them . U nkel John w as t h e r e , a l l w e ll ( b o o ts ) I p a id th e Duchman f o r 3 p a r o f b u ts f o r th e b o y s , in c a s h , v e r y cheap 4 .............. I to M r. M uncens b o u g h t a cow f o r 18 c a sh M r . B e ll h e r e in m o rn in g v e r y n ic e man a s c h o o l m a s te r i n B e v e rly , a f t e r wood M other and I to u n k e ls S m ith s, w en t to m eton th e m ost p e o p le I e v e r s e e , th e y was 7 p e p le d ip p e d t h a t d ay , c o ld t h a t d a y . I a t home, D avid oam e, a l l i s w e ll a t p r e s e n t W illiam to Dundas w ith 18 b a r le s flo w e r Mr. B e ll h e re t h i s e v e n . C h ild r e n a l l a t h o je . P h er i s s io k , r e s t w e ll. �1853 i/M T h e D i a r y ^ 4 larch 14th Jack Green here to dinner. 16th William to Hamilton with 14 barles. 10th I got my barn inshured for £100. William went to oort at Rocton. I killed two pigs, Mr. Main helped me. 21st Drayed in turnips from the field to house 23d Peter Pule was here 26th All to work in sugar bush, made 50 lb. of sugar 30th William to Dundas with 14 barles at 2/6 April 2nd I worked in sugar bush. David came home 4th I and D, Case went to Hamilton to see the spencnbrig (Suspension bridge ?) and other works of the rale road. Came home that nite 5th I worked about the house. A l l well thank God. Am en 11th W e began to build a milk house 15th I w ent t o s e e F. C ochner h e is v e r y s i ok 16th We w orked a t m ilk h o u se a l l d ay . W illia m in s u g a r bu sh made a p a i l o f m o la s s e s . 23cL W illiam to B ak als g o t 18 b a r le s flo w e r a t 2 /9 23d I to D undas, w ent up th e Monton (m o u n ta in ) t o Jacobs and to Mr. T unics to th e o ld p la c e w here i u s t to l i v e , g o t some g r a f ts from o ld p la c e 26th I to Flam borough g o t some f r u i t tr e e s 27th P la n tin ray c h e rry tr e e s and some plum s. Jane Rimel gave me a book, I l o s t i t oomin home 28th W m . to the plow, I worked about th e p la c e . Air. Made worked a t new house. I wio te th is in the morning of the 29 th , fiv e m in ets b efo re 1 o olook �1851 Ca *< The i*ee# D iary #40 Jen. 2nd 4th 5th 23d 51st Pel). 5th 5th 14th 25th 1852 Sept • 4th 20th 24th 27th Oct. 34 14th 21s t 27th 29th Nov. 4th M other and I to D aniels and Janes. Got m other a new d re ss and Rachel C a rlto n came home from Guelph, I went with him to John K irk s In n . Bought a c u tte r of T. Conner fo r $3.75 Very storm y day M other and Jane to see g ran d fath er Sold a mare to David C onnell §30. Took up a n o te f o r $ 5. W illiam to Dundas w ith 24 b a rre ls W illiam e n te re d h is name fo r a Son of Temperens. Baokake v e ry h ad . Got done w ith oats, very glad R ained a l l day, n o t much work goin on T hrashed some o a ts , clean ed up 25 bushel W illiam to G a lt w ith a tun of ir n C. Lamb to d in n e r, boys a t home George i s 12 y ea rs old today David made a bord fence David f i x t th e w e ll and made fence around the l i t t l e garden I w orked a t new house a l l day Began to chop on Mr. Manes land �Cas*. The S se 4 D ia ry #41 l85t Mr. D itm an w orked a t house w ith me ra se d th e k itc h e n . W illiam worked fo r R ick er. n t h M other oome home, l e f t th e c h ild re n w e ll, a l l I h u t D a v id . lEth W illiam f e tc h e d a lo a d o f b o rd s from Hokmans M ill 15th C a rlto n jo in e d th e Sons o f Temprens on the n ite o f th e 1 3 th November. Thanks be to God fo r i t . I am s o r r y t o s a y my W illiam l e f t th e same n ig h t w ith o u t an y c a u s e . I hope he w ill ccme back ag&in. 18th C a rlto n and D. C ase h e re , g o t a lo ad of tu rn ip s . 20th W illiam to D undas w ith 16 b a r r e ls flow er a t 2/6 2i s t Boys a l l a t home to d in n e r , a l l w e ll. 22nd Showed h a rd in a f te rn o o n 24th W e b u tc h e re d a s t e e r . C a rlto n and D. Case h e re . 26th W illiam tu c k a q u a r te r o f b e e f to Mr. Weaver. I c u t up some b e e f and s a lte d i t 27th W e a l l w orked a t tu r n ip s , I worked v e ry hard 30th T h rash ed our w h e a t, g o t dun, a l l w e ll Dec. W illiam and I w ent to Dundas w ith 43 bushel of 2nd w h eat, g o t b r ic k , g la s s , sto v e p ip e , and door hinges 3d P . C rin e b i l t a ch im ley . 4th R io k er th ra s h e d o a ts 9th W illiam to o k 50 b u sh e l o f tu r n ip s . Got 3 bunches o f s h in g le s , i t was h is b irth d a y 22nd I and W illiam to Mr. P roudloves to a r a f f l e of tu rk e y s 25th < V e a r e a l l w e ll on th is C hristm as Day. God be jr a is e d . �CaS% The D iary #45 1053 ^ r i l Go to th e Checker a Shead to see Sara and John. 80 Got th e r e ab o u t 4 o 'c lo c k . 2^4 W illiam i s plow en, I am q u ite sic k Boys w orking ab o u t th e place gth I d id some g r a f tin , guess th e y w ill a l l live 7th W illiam to th e plw in forenoon, then to John Enes ra s e n o f b a rn . 8th R ach el and boys a t Meton 9th H iram and S arah Jones is sic k . Miss S. got the m e se le s. H. bad c o ld . 12th Haned in forenoon we worked around home 15th I am t h i s day 62 years old , and 9 months and 15 days 16th G eorge A rm strong w orking a t s is tr e n , a l l is w ell 19th 1 in Dundas to see Mr. Spence he is about to h e lp me. I had bad luck I tuok the rong deed to g e t i t re c o rd e d I came home th a t n ite on the s ta g e a t 1 o 'c lo c k 20th Went to H am ilton got my deed reoorded 22nd I w ent to B a k e r's Inn to see James, stade a l l n ite 24th I to Dundas to s ila b r a te the Queen- God b less her 27th Was to Mr. B e lls in the evenin f i r s t time 28th Went to Dundas and oame back to Unkels 29th Went to Governor Hoad, came baok and found a ll well 30th My frie n d Mr. R. Spenoe esq. gave me th is pen w ith a number of bucks and paprs, I am muoh obliged to him Mr. D. worked 6 days now, good workman 31st I sowed my b a rle y �1853 June 1s t 2nd 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 13th 15th 16th 20th Ca *< The iio td D ia r 7 #46 M r. D. s t i l l to w o rk , a l l is w e ll. W riten School h a s commenced t h i s n i t e . W illiam i s a goen. We a r e a l l a t home to w ork on th e p la o e R ao h el and I to U nkle Ja c o b s, s ta d e a l l n ig h t I sow ed some g ra s s se e d on th e b a r le y ground R a o h e l and D ick to S .S . th e r e s t a t home Jac o b i s h e r e , I tr a d e d h o rs e s w ith him , gave him one p a i r o f s o r i l m ares and a yoke o f s te e r s w o rth $ 5 0 . and ¥ 3 0 . i n c a s h I w en t to M ilto n to th e R e g is te r o f f ic e . C a rlto n b o g h t a ta v e r n s ta n d . Gave 14 hundred f o r th e p r o p e r ty . I was w itn e s s to th e deed I am i n a g r a te d e a l o f tr o u b le ab o u t money m a tte r s . I hope I s h a le so o n g i t o v er th e tr o u b le b u t God n o se when Came home from D undas. Mr. D itm an was h e re to -b u y my c o l t . He wood n o t g iv e me o n ley $65. and I w a n te d ¥ 7 0 . We d id n o t a g re e I g e s . He was a l i t e l d is p le a s e d . Mr. D itm an l e f t me on th e 8 th d ay o f Ju n e, he d id work 13 days t h i s s p r in g . He h as dun me good work I s e t t l e d w ith Mr. D avid M ain, g iv e him a n o te p a ib e l in fo u r monce a f t e r d a te , he was v e ry k in d w ith me M other and c h i l d r e n to th e . . . . in R u n le s. I was n o t t h e r e , was in a good d e a l o f tr u b e l 1 and m o th er w ent to C.C. Sm iths - he s in e d a n o te f o r $50 to Huokken, p a b e l in one y e a r a f t e r d a te w ith i n t e r e s t . I gave him a n o te f o r th e same p a y a b le in o u rre n o y i f I f a l e in p a in g same U nkle C.C. Sm ith was h e re by 5 o 'o lo o k in th e m orning, had b r e a k f a s t w ith u s . He went fo r C.H, Lamb to work �C&-&H The D ia ry #47 1853 ■June 2i s t 84th 25th 25th 26th 27th 28th 30th July 1s t 4th 5th 6th 9th 10th I gave Jaco b a r e d re a d s t e e r and a sh ip fo r a s e t o f one h o rs e h a r n is . -/illia m to Dundas w ith 12 h a r r i e s f o r Goerge K elson. B. Himer came h e re in th e m orning e a r ly , went away a t 4 o ’ c lo c k in a f te rn o o n he i s w e ll Went to D undas, g o t some pork f is h and o th er th in g s I to o k th e b la c k cow to A. C onnells b u ll fo r £1. I had a o a se w ith th e Sons of Temprenes I win th e s u t e . 1 w i l l n o t v i l a t e th e pleg e again C h ild re n a l l t o S .S . M other and I to meton in a f te rn o o n I s e t t l e d w ith M r. Dikraan gave him a n o te fo r 14 d o l l a r s p a y e b e l in th r e e monce a f te r d ate a l l r i t e . John and C h a rle s W illard commenced p a in tin g my h o u se o u t s id e fo r $ 8 . in cash and S ix D o lla r s a f t e r h a r v e s t in cash ./illia m to S a n t G eorge to a M ill. I work about th e h o u se . Have a v e r y bad head ake a l l day W illiam to B ic k e rs to a lo g en b ee, we a re a l l w ell I made a new ch u rn d a sh , hope i t is good. I soad my t u r n i p s . A unt Hannah A rm strong sta d e a l l n ite she was on h e r way to B e lls C orners to liv e P a tr ic k C rin e was h e re to te a we had a good ch a t M other w ent to the f u n n il o f David M unhollen, d ie d w ith a c a n s e r on th e low er p a r t of h is fa ce U ncle and Ant E le t was h ere a l l n ite Mr. Me and Mr. T urner fin e c h p la s te r n th e house W m. g o t i n some hay we a r e a l l w e ll I bored $ 6 . o f Mr. D. o n ly fo r a weak. I tuck Mr. T urner p a r t o f th e way home. P aid him $5. and $ 2 . to Mr. Me. M iss '//,a rd o f Dumfrece was h ere to see Haohel M other has gone to Komles to see B etsey she is s ic k �( ’ rt s < The D ia r y 3.0153 Jnii ].2th 14th 15th 16th 10th 19th 20th 21st 27th 28 th 29th Aug, 1s t 5th 9th #40 R ao h el i s v e r y s i c k sh e h a s w orked h a rd a l l d a y Am j u s t a g o e n to D undas to g i t some p a i n t an d o i l Went to D undas w e n t b y Cope to n an d down th e G o v e rn o rs R oad tu c k D a v id th a r e g o t some p a in t W illiam , i s w o rk e n f o r M r. G a rio k in h ay C .C . s m ith w as h e r e t o l d me som f i n e noos a b o u t th e s t a t e o f . . . . h e h a s j u s t r e tr o n d fro m t h a t a fu e d a y s a g o . I s e n t $ 5 . to M r. D. by W illia m a t n i t e . M iss A rm s tro n g d id e t h i s m o rn in g I com m enced i n my h a r v i s t w h e a t i s g o o d . W illia m o r a d e le d 1 p u t Don P um plogs w e s t o f th e h o u se M o th er and I w e n t t o th e A rm stro n g f u m i l . The b ag I w o re on my l e f t arm I m ean to k eep a s lo n g a s I l i v e . W illia m and G eo rg e A rm stro n g in h a r v i s t f i l d we g o t i n 100 s h e v e s o f w h e a t f i r s t w h e a t t h a t we g o t i n a b a r n i n B e v e r ly C.H, lam b an d G e o rg e A rm stro n g o r a d e le d w h e at Wm. r a k e d an d b o u n d , I w o rk ed w ith . / i l f r e d h a n g in g th e d o e r s o f th e h o u s e , I g a v e him a d o l l a r f o r i t W illia m to F la m b ro u g h to s e l l th e l i t t l e c o l t K ao h el a t M r. M ains to so e (sew ) We f i n i s h e d o u t t e n o u r w heat I am 63 y e a r s o ld t h i s d a y , I am v e r y we 11, th a n k s b e to God f o r i t . R aned f o r th e f i r s t tim e f o r 3 m once ,W e w ere moven in new h o u s e . I w as f ix e n a b o u t th e h o u s e , b o y s a g i t e n in h a y . T h e re w as a man to b y my p la c e he th o u g h t th e p r i o e tw o rauoh I w a n te d # 2 ,0 0 0 f o r i t . I d o n t know th e m an, John K irk s e n t him he s a id he w o u ld com b a o k s o o n he is a ooohman (? ) I g e s he i s r i o h t h a t wood due f o r me f o r i w an t a l l th e m oney down I w i l l go to <**acxH fx±xD :ioj»t s e l my p r o p e r ty fo r th e v a lu e I was b ad w ith a p a in in my b r e s t , b e t t e r now �£V*< The Rop& D ia ry I e x p e c t C a r lto n and Case and fam ley here soon. They d id n o t come and I was d isa p p o in te d . Aunt P o ly a s we c a l l h e r and h e r h ir e d g i r l and Jacob came. M o th er and I to camp m eton, d id not g et home t i l l IE o ’ c lo c k a t n i t e 20th Mr. D ic k so n w as h e r e a g a in . He i s a v e ry old man 21st G eorge A rm stro n g p l a s t e r e d my s in k v e ry good D avid h e lp e d h im . I was i n tr u b e l concerning my s o u l. God h e lp me. Sept. 2nd I p a id M r. W orner $ 2 .5 0 i n ca sh 2nd I s o ld my o ld m are to F . Jones f o r E caves and an o ld s le d and 16 lo a d s o f wood. I g o t i t m yself R ach el a t M rs. Lambs q u ilto n . We are a l l w ell 4th M other and I t o m eeto n to h e a r th e Rev. W m. Bery p re a c h fro m th e w ord f o r God h a th no t given us th e s p i r i t o f f e a r b u t o f Power and love and of a sound m in d . F in e serm on 6th 8th 9th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th I g o t 400 b r i c k o f Mr. F re a d . Wm. sta d e a l l n ite Mr. and M rs. R obson h e re to te e I p a id Mr. S . Holcomb $ 5 .0 0 cash and gave him a n o te f o r £ 3 .1 8 .7 H iram is s i c k . C h ild re n g e ttin g read y fo r S .S . We a l l w ent to th e f u e r n e l o f John Buokan a Son o f T em prence, la r g e m eton I p a id John W ilerd $>2. on a n o te he had a g a in st me I am n o t v e ry w e ll have a pane in my s id e . M rs. Lamb and B e sty h ere to te e . I s ic k a l l day. #50 �10th 11th 12th 13th 15th 17th 20th 21st 22nd 23d 25th 26th 27th CcVL* The heed- D ia r y #49 I am j u s t r e a d y to goe to Dundas 6 o 'c lo c k m o rn in g . Saw Jam es he h a s commenced to work f o r B ile to n f o r § 1 .4 0 a d a y . I g o t ilO . of him W illiam to th e plow , I w ork a b o u t the house I tu c k R a c h e l to W its o ls to g i t h e r xsxfc to o th d ro y ed i t w as a b ad o n e , i t h u r t hur much W illia m to th e p lo w . I s ic k a l l day in bed, I am b e t t e r now I w ent to N e lso n t o se e C a rlto n s ta d e 2 n ite s Jane w as q u i t e s i c k w ith p a in in h e r b r e s t, M other h ad b e e n s i c k w h ile I was gone, r e s t a l l w e ll J u s t r e a d y to th r a s h 6 o 'c lo c k . Have dun a b e te r days w ork th a n e v e r, th ra s h e d 3000 sh eav es, good w heat a l l r i t e I and m o th er to me to n to h e a r Rev. Jurmen p reach, th e f i r s t tim e I e v e r h a re d him . Aunt C h a rle t and h e r so n S m ith h e r e to t e a . Jam es came home he i s q u ite s ic k I th in k D avid came home s i c k w ith th e a g e r and fe v e r. J u s t g e to n r e a d y to goe to Dundas w ith w heat. I b o u g h t R ao h el a new d re s s M other and I to Camp meto n a t D um frece, th e R ev. C orson p re c h on P eed my sh ea p . I p aid to Mr. Lamb one d o l l e r in c a sh , M rs. Main S3. W illiam t o Camp m eton in a fte rn o o n ro a d th e o o lt 1853 _ Aug. i n+ V i �/1053 19th 21st 24th 27th 29th 30th Oct. 1st 2nd 3d 4th 9th lOthm 13th 14-th The D iary #5^ I soad 3 bushel of wheat in old meder field I am ju s t red y to goe to Plamboro to see the c h ild re n . S is was s ic k , mother to see her. Hr. M o has commenced th e chimney Went to work g o t 6 bushel of lime at Mr, Whites I went to th e m ill a t G alt, got grinden, good work. W illiam ro le d the wheat before the d o er. C arlto n was marred the 21st of Sept, I hope he w ill due w ell W illiam plowed some. M o and I to work at chimney To Dundas w ith 12 b a rle s of flower I tu ck Me home to th e 10th Conseson in Beverly C arlto n fe tc h ed h is w ife to see us he got a v e ry n ic e w ife Mr, David Main and w ife here to dinner. I forgot to menchon abought George and Betsy, they was h ere w ith th e above I am goin to Ham ilton to Pervenchel Shoe. This afte rn o o n I am going as fa r as D. Cases. I am agont to s ta y t i l l i t is over the shoe brok I came home the same n ite , Ant Hannah_wa s here When I went to th e Provenoial exhibition I bought a badge fo r 5 s h illin g s Cy. Hamilton 1853 Members bags w itch admits me in the Shoe (show) w hile i t l a s t s . I saw the best stock I ever see James came home, he was Well. Mother and I to meton. 1 went to P o ste rs. Went to Dundas tuck Jane case th e re , stad e a l l n ite a t h ir place 41 y ears th is morning in the B attle at Quenston G eneral Brook was k iled . Got a buggy o ff Mr. Dugles to go to Kelson to see C arlton. I went to Cases stade a ll nite Sep** Ifth �CaJS^ The S-QO-& D ia r y #52 I p a id Jo h n W ille n s w ife $ 10 on a n o te I s ig n e d Came t o J a c o b s fo u n d a l l w e ll a ta d e a l l n ite I p u t up th e s t o v e , W illia m w orked around th e b a rn 20th W illia m a n d I to a show (show ) a t R ookton o f c a t t l e and h o r s e s , s h e a p a n d h o g s , 2is t T h ere w as a p lo w in g m atoh a t my p la c e , 11 team s t h a t p lo w e d . I w e n t to H en ry B aboocks and tuck s u p p e r . T h is w as th e f i r s t p lo w in g mach e v e r in B e v e r ly 24th Wm. to D undas w ith a lo a d o f b o rd s f o r th e b u g le s . I a n d b o y s to Mr. D avid M ains to h e lp him t h r a s h 25th W illia m g e to n h o r s e s s h o d . Jam es w ent to W aterdow n v i l e g . G old d a y . 26th W illia m t o D undas w ith a lo a d o f b o rd s . I b ro u g h t home J a c o b an d Wm. and John T unes. S ta id a l l n i t e 27th Went t o D u m frie s to b u y s h e a p . We g o t 32 h ead . P a id fro m 2 t o 4 d o l l e r s a h e a d . 29th I p a id M r. D a v id M ain £ 2 . a n o a t was g iv e n June 1 3 th f o u r monoe a f t e r d a te 30th I was tu r n e d o u t o f th e D iv is io n o f th e Sons o f T em perance on S a te r d a y n i t e , th a n k God I jo in e d th e M e th d is on S unday n i t e I hope th e y w i l l n o t t u r n me o u t f o r so sm ale a fe n c e 31at I w e n t w ith M r. D avid M ain an d tu c k up my l o t in th e g ra v e y a rd No. 1 3.853 Hth 16th 19th �1063 C<x-6< The Diary #68 IfoV e 4th I went to the meton that n ite, ohildren there, gth W m . to g a it got 13 barles flower at 2/9 8th I went to R oktin to Oort, I win ray ouno it waa r i t e 12th W illiam to Dundas w ith 13 harlot) flower 16th I am now a goon to the meeting in u few minutee God b le s s me 20th I went in to Mrs. Oldrdges Furnel. 22nd This has been the fin e s t day I ever saw 23d I was a t 1). Cases a l l was w ell I went up the R ail road to Copetown, Stade at Filds, 26th I k ille d two pigs 26th W e got wood out a l l day. 28th I went to see Mrs. R itoherds, she was betr. I trust she w ill g i t up agane 29th W illiam q u ite sio k . I went to Rookton paid tax fo r my p la ce in f u l l . . . . 6 /l0 30th William sio k , I out wood in forenoon Deo. I tuok my bugge weles to Fosters to git fixed 1st 3d I brok a s h a ft of Mr. Dugles buggy got it fixt 10th Boys and I got in a staok of straw, I at D ivision a t n ite 11th Mother and I went to Meton i t was good to be th a re , God saves us. 12th The two Woods here to bie my oolt 13th 1 have got the head alco quite bade �Ca s *: The B-Q-gA D ia r y #54 l6$2 0 ^ j4th l4tb ifith 16th 10th 17th 21st 25th 26th 27th 31st Jan. 1s t 1854 34 5th 8th 9th 10th !Oth I g o t buggy f i x t a l l w e ll . X bough t a w atoh o f James fo r $ 8 . W m. tu c k a mane t o H am ilton fo r $ 5. ffe k il e d 5 h o g s , Mr. D avid Main h elped u s. Boys w en t to r i t e n s o h o o l a t n it e R ach el and Wm. w ith me to meto n . George is s ic k J .B . E u r t d e p a r te d t h i s l i f e th e 17th Deo. 1853 I b o r r e d $ 1 0 . in c a sh from David Main, very -g o o d n a b e r . J .B . E u r t w as b e a r e d t h i s day 2 1 s t Dec. C h rism u s. M other and I a t meton a l l day. G eorge and B e sy t o d in e r w ith u s . Boys c h o p in w ood , I p a in te d a s la y I s i c k , Wm. D ro y ed wood to Babocks, I s i c k , t h i s i s th e lo n g e s t tim e I have been sic k in 10 y e a r I s t i l l a r e s i c k b u t som b e tr C h ild r e n t o m ea to n , we p r a is God fo r h is marsey Went to C a r lto n s in N e ls o n , h is w ife not w e ll James and I com e home th rou gh b e v e r ly the sh ort way Had a v e r y bad h ead a k e, r e s t w e ll thank God I s ic k I f i x t c u t e r . D avid C o r n e ll and w ife here on a v i s i t M r. D. C o r n e ll b ou gh t a watoh o f me fo r 2750 f t . b o t i s . �C a The D i a r y #55 1864 I re o iv e d 4 0 0 f e e t on th e w a to h an d w e n t t o M S m ith s. .2tb I t r a in e d a l l d a y s t u d y ,3th I tu ck a lo a d o f h o p p o l e s , w e n t t o U r. E 's g o t 13 b a r le s f l o w e r a t 2 /5 14th God b i a s e d my s o l e t h i s a f t e r n o o n . P r a i s e him 15th M other a n d I t o rn e to n , c h i l d r e n a l l w e ll 16th Mr. H obson g o t my w a g o n f o r 4 s h i l l i n g s a d ay y o rk 18th I to C o r t. M r. 1>. M c llr o y p a i d 4 /4 S to p ed a t H o b so n s g o t d i n e r , th e b e s t t e e I h av e d rin k i h a lo n g t i m e . 19th W illiam to P r e s t o n w i t h a lo a d o f h o o p s 22nd E lle n W ile t w as h e r e t o s e a R a c h e l W e l e f t H ira m a t J a c o b s we w as v e r y s o r r y f o r i t 24th W illiam an d I t o t r o y , s e t l e d v /ith M r. Word due me •ji2. I g o t t h e c o l t s h o d v e r y w e ll , v/e g o t s u p e r a t P i t n s I n n 26th G eorge M ains w if e d i e d t h e 2 5 th d a y o f t h i s m onth she d ie d h a p y M other an d I t o M a in s f u r n e l ( f u n e r a l ) t e x t fro m 2d T im o th y 4 o h a p e r 7 v e r s e 28t*h „ Have b e e n w ork i n a b o u t t h e sh o p a l l w e ll I and c h i l d r e n t o c h u r c h , th e R ev . M r. Burner This has been a storm ey day, Rachel has washed this day hard, she i s goin to C arltons. I gave a note to Wes O ldridge for £135 s h illin g s oy I bot a watoh o f C.C. Smith Sunday m o rn in g , we are a l l w e ll thank God for i t Wm. and Rachel h a s not com hom I long to see them 2U4 84 5th �Qh l^A The &ood D ia ry 56 !e°‘ I tuclc C a r lto n to John K i r k - £,„+ m 6tb N elson. I am goen w ith C to h is p i ! I f fl^ f oe to w ell th a n g o d . Wm. to Dundas w ith i t V U -,1S of flo w e r a t 2 /5 . £ 5 . ? v ^ L 16 C arries down a b o u g t 10 o 'c lo c k a t n i t e . my sla y a goan rfb 1 com h? me Da n i l Ga s e fe tc h e d me to Mr. McVains /to. to D undas w ith 17 h a r le s o f flo w w a t 1/9 I tra d e d h o r s e s w ith C a rlto n even a so rie c o lt A ll w e ll8,1 r ° n e h ° r a 5 °ld a g00d ^ horse 8th ,/m* t o Li t t l s g o t 16 h a r le s o f flo w er a t 1/9 I to D ase and to T . F o s te r s go my s la y paid j j xor 1* c 9th Cam home fro m D. C ases l e f t them a l l w e ll. v/m. did no w ork i t w as so c o ld , a l l w e ll 10th v/m. to D undas w ith 18 h a r le s . Joseph 10, A. Robs on 80, 32 h a r l e s f o r L i t t l e 16 f o r Fienne a t 2/9 $5. L i t t l e s flo w e r com es to $ 7 . I did nothing 11th I to G a lt. Wm. to F een n e s g o t 16 h a rle s of flower a t 2 /9 Jam es came home he i s a l i t t l e lame he h u rt h i s n e e . I g o t 300 l h . of sh o rts from k a t 6 / p e r h u n d re d 12th George A rm stro n g tu c k 10 h a r le s of flow er a t l / 9 13th T his i s a v e r y r a n e y m orning menney is disopinted th is m orning 14th v/m. to G a lt g o t 18 h a r le s o f flo w er a t 2f k I g o t 10 h a r l e s o f flo w e r 2 /k I to l i t t l e s got 10 h a r le s o f flo w e r 2 / k . 15th Wm. to G a lt g o t 18 h a r le s flo w e r. I to Dundas 10 h a r le s f lo w e r . I g o t 300 lh . of sh o rts a t 6/ p er h u n d re d . Wm. p a id T u rn b u ll >$3.2 s h illin g s th a t I ode tim 16th H aohel and I w ent to U nkel C.C. Smith got 3 b u sh el o f o o rn . Wm. w orked abought home, a l l is w ell 17th /m. tu o k Jam es to Ja c o b s, o h ild re n sio k , r e s t well �C a se The ii— & D ia ry cl #67 j8$4 _______________________________________ ___________ and M o th er w e n t to s e e S a ra h . I went to tro y j0® to M ill, we a r e a l l w e ll »?m . and M o th er come home S a ra h and faraley w e ll X to m e to n . G e o rg e a n d B e ts y h e r e a t n i t e X to t r o y w ith Jam es to ta k e som san d and s to n e . 20t" rfm, to D undas w ith 16 h a r l e s o f f lo w e r , v/m. got a b a r le o f f i s h f o r 8 . o f Colm an 2iat W e a l l w ork ah o u g h t hom n o t much don a l l w e ll. u The C h a rle y h o r s i s la m e v e r h ad 22nd V/m. w en t w ith Jam es to t r o y to h e lp him . I work abought th e h o u s e i t i s a v e r y sto rm y d a y 23d ’ .Jm. to D u n d as w ith 19 h a r l e s flo w e r a t 1 /9 A. H obson w i t h 2 1 h a r l e s f lo w e r a t l / 9 24th I to L i t t l e s g o t 11 h a r l e s o f flo w e r U ile r a t 1/9 I to l i t t l e s g o t 1 1 h a r l e s flo w e r a t l / 9 H ille r D a n ie l C ase a n d J a n e a n d D a v id com home a l l w e ll 25th D a n ie l C ase a n d J a n e w e n t home I w ith them 26th Very s to rm y d a y I a t C a se s 27th I com home fo u n d a l l w e ll Ja c o b and fam ley h e re 28th I to P a r i 8 g o t a h a l f t u n o f p l a s t e r 2 .4 . ‘iarch V/m. to D undas w ith 16 h a r l e s flo w e r a t 2 /6 !st i to M cV ains l e f t 11 h a r l e s flo w e r i tr a d e d h o r s e s w ith Jo h n M irs even 24th) 2&rch V/m. was f i n d C 5 .22 c o p e r s f o r maken a n o is e a t o ld H en ry B a h c o c k s in n i t w as s p i t e o f him V/m. to M oVanes tu c k 18 h a r l e s flo w e r th a re I tu c k 10 h a r l e s l e f t t h a r e a t M cV ains. I bought a h o rs e f o r £ 4 /4 2 / t o h e p a id in e ig h t monce from d a te . >7m . to M r. P . g o t 14 h a r l e s flo w e r a t 2/9 I Aid n o t d ue much a l l i s w e ll �The Rewd D iary '58 l$5* CM 'tt fn . to D undas w ith 14 b a rle s flower at 2/9 *v I ta c k a lo a d f o r George Armstrong to MoCols Vent to M eton o f th e Sons s e ttle d with them ffm. to m eton r e s t a t home a ll well I to tr o y to m ill to unkels C.C. Smith, William to Dnndas w ith 16 b a r le s flower yth I tu ck Jam es to tr o y to h is work again 8th This a v e ry ra n e y m orning we are a ll well. I went w ith Jam es to Dundas to g it a se t of Blacksmith tu le s we g o t them o f HoKinsey for £16.7 shillings fo r th e same we gave two n o tes, 1 for 4 monoe a f t e r d a te and one s ix monoe a fte r date 9th W illiam and Jam es to Dundas the horse got lame and oom baok 10th I am j e s t g en to se e my c h ild re n in Flambrough this is a b o u t 10 oolook in th e morning 11th Went to D. C ases s ta d e a l l n ite 12th Went to C a rlto n s in N elson a ll abought the house 13th Went to H a m ilto n w ith Case he sold his horse 14th I oome horn found a l l w e ll thank God . I sold m y Sam h o rs e f o r 60 d o lle r s oash 15th Went to W aterlo o abought selen my farm. I got John M .rk s h o rse and oarge he wood take no pay for i t . loth I went to D undas p aid Uo^ensey oash £1, stade all n ite a t MoVains 17th I p a id $ 3 o .o o to Win. Barlow on B ill Addiges note tl5) John K irk s e n t 20 b a r le s flow er for katy 16th W e a re a l l abought home a l l w ell thank God �1854 C axt; The D ia ry #59 JZroE 19th 80th Elat 82Q & 24th 1884) 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th SlBt *P*il 1st 2qi 34 4th I a t D unkerd M eton h o y s to o u r oh a l l w e ll 1 so ld a w agon an d o ld m are to Mr. B a x te r fo r fSXXK £ 7 .7 .4 G ot $ 4 0 . i n o a a h and a n o te fo r $37. and 4 / to h e p a id i n th r e e monoe a f t e r d a te . M r. B . l i v e s i n W a te rlo o I w ent to D a n il C a se s w e n t to K e lso n to g i t Marys th in g s l e f t M ary and th in g s a t D. C ases C ase f e t c h e d M arys t h i n g s to my h o u se my fam ley was p l e s e d . I w ent ag a n e t o E*lam hrough I th in k t h e r e w as n o th in g don on th e 23d. I oome home C a r lto n oome home we a r e a l l w e ll A, R ohson t o D u n d as w ith 17 h a r l e s flo w e r a t 1 /9 R aohel t o M eton r e s t a t home a l l w e ll Wm. to L i t t l e s g o t s e t t l e d w ith M r. L i t l e A ll ru n in g a b o u g h t Wm. w en t w ith C a r lto n t o th e R a le ro a d . I so ld my farm t o M r. D a v id M ain . J u n e r f o r 14 h undred d o lla r s 100 P o u n d down an d 300 a y e a r t e a l a l l is p a id I am t o l i v e on th e p la o e f o r one y e a r e f 1 h e h a v e m y s e lf . God h e p ra s e d a l l i s w e ll C a rlto n an d I w e n t to A lo ra s ta d e a l l n ite W e 00m h ao k a s f a r a s new hope s ta d e a l l n i t e We 00m home a l l w as w e ll th a n k God R aohel to m eto n r e s t a t home a l l d a y 1 p a id i n o a sh to S . H oltm an and A rm strong C a rlto n and Wm. w ent to th e 1 0 th oonoeson. 1 abo u g h t th e p la o e a l l w e ll 1 p a id F . D ugles $ 9 .I s . a l l I ode him Boys h a s n o t 00m h ao k y e a t 9 o o lo o k m orning �The &e«d Diary #60 jB & 4 went to G alt got l/ 4 tun shorts 0 I gth Went to Flambrough at D. Cases a ll nite [ ?th I to F o sters got bugy weals fix t lor 2,4, I 8th I com home from ■h'lambro Unkel Henry and wife was heare and we w ily 9th Unkel and Ant went horn abought 9 oclock 10th Went to buckanens paid him $20.10 for a note that C.C. Smith 8ind for me. I was very m uoh out of umer w ith my fsm iley 11th I went to G alt fo r shorts with D, Main 12th 1 went to u n k els C.C. Smiths gived him a note that he sined fo r me to Buokan for £5. 1 got som e sead poto g iv e 5 /6 a bushel 13th I 14th I went to tr o y to m ill a ll is well I went to Dundas got a barle of fish for 4, Paid Colman a l l I ode him 15th I at home a l l day a l l w ell than God 16th A ll a t home a l l w e ll 17th I tuok C arlton to flambrou. I to Jacobs all 18th I and Jacob to Hamilton to Cort 19th I come home a l l was w ell ♦ 20th To troy and to G alt maid $2, oash 2l8t Home a l l day not w ell 22nd I at home a l l day s t i l l bad with rumites 23d Most a ll o f to meton a ll well 24th I soad 2 bushel of peas for the first CarltoD commenced work h is horses fir st �#61 I soad 1 bu sh e l o f p eas I am bad w ith ruinates in my l e f t s h o ld e r . R e st w e ll thank God. C arlto n and Wm. h a s gon to tro y to g it his horses shod C arlto n and Wm. h a s gon to tro y to do some work I t snoed i n th e m orning th a t I could not come home t e l l a t e i n th e day, a l l was w ell I w ent to t r o y and b o u t a l o t of Mr. Munholen fo r § 5 0 . i t i s to b e p a id in s ix monce from date Jacob com h e a r a b o u t 1 oclock he and famley well I tuck him home to Flam brough West. W e was at a plowen m a tc h . Jaco b S a rro se s, senr. I a t D. C ases come home in aftern o o n Went to t r o y to s e e abought th e lo t I a t horn a l l d ay m other to see h ir fath er I work a b o u g h t th e shop a l l is w ell P la n te d my p o t o t s . C a rlto n and W m. home I soad som o a t s . C a rlto n and W m. plowed Went to John G ru m its g o t som o a ts . George hired a l l day . A ll to m eton we a r e a l l w e ll God be prased Was w orken a b o u g h t th e house a l l w ell. Carlton and Wm. w ent to Flam brough E ast I took Mary to Stam e burge ( C arltons place I be gone to work in tro y on the lo t Sat. W m . has n o t com home y e a t 1 wood be glad for him to com home I hope he is w ell 1 to tr o y a g a in w ith som p o sts and plowed the lo t The Hoo~d D iary j# ip 1 fa* tfth 27th 28th 29th 30th May 1st 2nd 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th loth Uth �1 8 5 4 CtlZrX The HeoS- Diary # 6 2 H ay 1 2 th 13th 14th 15 th 1 6 th 17th 18th 19th 2 0 th 2 1 st 22nd 23d 24 th 2 4 th 2 5 th 2 6 th 2 7 th 28 th 29th 3 0 th 2 1 st I to tr o y to work a l l day work hard, very hard I to tr o y again George w ith me a l l w ell Wm. home. George Armstrong and fam ley a ll day. I t rain ed a l l day. Mother and I ood not goe to meton W m . and I went to Flambro to a lo tte r y - Mr. Markler Went to H an ersvil to g it a spoted mare. Come home by tr o y , a l l w e ll I bought a coken sto v e for $45. Give one note for £4.10 s h illin g s in January 1856 and one to be paid in January 1857 fo r £4.18/9 cy. Have not done much work to Troy with load of lumber I s i c k , u n k e l C . C . s m it h w a s h e a r , r e s t w e l l I t r a i n e d a l l d a y n o w o rk d o n M o th e r a n d I t o m e to n . M oC lnen M a rg n et b e r r e d . Wm. a n d I t o t r o y w o rk a t f e n c e a l l d a y h a rd We a l l w e n t t o t r o y t o w o rk on th e l o t W ent t o t r o y p l a n t e d o u r p b t o s g o t d u n . M o th er s t a d e a l l n i t e a t D a v id C o r n e l l s - b o y s i o k Wm. w e n t w it h G e o rg e A rm stro n g to w ork f o r h im . 1 w o rk en a b o u g h t t h e sh o p I a b o u t t h e sh o p a l l d a y W orken a l l d a y a t a g a t e M o th er and 1 t o m eto n and t o C h a r le s Xambs i n a f t e r n o o n . Jam es h e a r a l l d a y we a r e a l l w e ll Went to C. M okes to b y a sp an o f h o r s e s . M other and I t o f u r n i l a t D . C o r n e lls i n a fte r n o o n I w ork a t g a t e . Wmi. to work a t D . M a in s, Ju n er Wm. t o work f o r D.M. 1 ab o u g h t th e p la o e �1854 #63 1854 T he D ia r y /6 3 June 1 s t I w e n t t o C o r n e l l s m i l l g o t th e lu m b e r from D avid C o r n e l l t h a t I w as to h a v e f o r a w atch 2nd Wm» a n d I w e n t t o t r o y d on no w ork 3d I w e n t to G a l t w ith D. M ain to s e t l w ith Congo 4 th R a c h e l a n d V/m, t o l i t t e l S c o tle n d to Meton. M o th e r a n d I to m eto n 5 th M o th e r a n d I to f'la m b ro u g h I s ta d e a t Jaco b s 6th I to D undas b o u g h t £ 1 .6 .1 0 w o rth o f tu le s 7th I a b o u g h t th e s h o p . D avid and Jam es Baker hear 8th I t r a in e d a l l d a y n o th in g dun a l l w e ll 9th Wm. w e n t to ^ i t s e l s g o t f u r tr e e s 10th I w e n t t o t r o y an d p la n t e d them on the l o t 11 I to Met o n R a c h e l an d Jam es s i c k 12 th Went t o R lam bro t o C a se s a l l w e ll 13th I a n d Wm. t o t r o y to w o r k . R . a n d Jam es s ic k 14 t h I w ork en a b o u g h t sh o p to G a lt i n afternoon 15 th Wm. a n d I t o w o r k a t fr a m e t o go to t r o y . M o th e r a n d G e o rg e w e n t t o A r m s tr o n g s 16 th X to w o rk a b o u g h t t h e fr a m e 17 th P a i n t e d m y b u g y a n d m ade a p a r e o f s h a v e s 18th I a n d R a c h e l a n d Wm. to me t o n . h . C ase h e r e 19 t h vVm. a n d X w o rk o n th e r o a d a l l w e ll 20 th X o n t h e r o a d . Wm. to g a it to a s h o e ( show ) 2 1 s t I to fla jn b ro u g h t o g e t n a i l s f o r new h o u se �1854 Ca&< The R eed D ia ry #64 June 22nd 23d 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th Ju ly 1st 2nd 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 16th 20th Wm. to work f o r D u g le s, Iabought th e ahop. Wm. and I on th e ro d e to work We w ere a l l to w ork abought th e p lace M other and I to m eton. R achel and James to F lam b ro . R ach el com hom from Flam bro a l l w e ll Jacob com h e r e s ta d e a l l n i t e I p a n te d a wagon a l l i s w e ll thank God Went to F lam bro f o r Jan e to goe w ith me I and Jane w ent to Bur fo rd to see Saray We com s to p e d a t u n c le s Sm ith a l l w ell Wm. tu c k Jan e home, a l l was w e ll N elson B ehim er was h e re c h ild r e n to Sunday School. M other to m eton in fo rn o o n I to F lam bro, James and H. Lamb, mowed I and G eorge ra k e d hay a l l day I droyed in th e hay was v ery t i r e d J u s t re d y to go to Flam bro to D. Gases Wm. and 1 a t th e h ay . 1 com hom th a t n ite I a t home hung a g rin e sto n e . W m. com home D avid and Wm. come home, c h ild re n to Sunday School James v e ry s ic k w ith th e ag er 1 2 th , 1 3 th , 14th I a t D. Cases maken hay 15 a t home At Jacobs S ir r a s 17th 18th and 1 9 th . At home moan p eas. W m. oommenoed h a rv e st the 19th �1854 lu ly 21 22nd 234 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st Aug. 1st End 3d 4th 6th C/LS*. The S e sd D ia r y #65 I a t p e a s . G ot dun v e ry t i r e d . D royed in 220 sh e a v e s o f w h e at i n a f te r n o o n . Cut w h eat ra k e d and bound 133 sh ea v es I w ent to D. C ases th e y was a l l w e ll Wm. an d I w ork i n h a r v e s t f i e l d h a r d . Went t o t r o y a t n i t e t o h e a r S p e n c e sp a k A ll w ork a t h a r v e s t h a r d . M r. R o b e rt Spence was n o m in ated f o r o o n s e l. We a r e a l l h a rd t o w ork in h a r v e s t S t i l to w ork i n h a r v e s t a l l w e ll p r a is God. Sandy G a rn et and Jam es C rin w orked f o r u s $ 1 . d ay A ll t o w ork i n h a r v e s t . S and I s t i l work f o r u s V ery ra n e y m orning i t r a in e d a l l n i t e a g ra d e l in c o u n try , w h eat b a d . (g r e a t d e a l? ) M other and I to meto n . R achel w ith D. M ain. W esley M ain w ork f o r us in h a r v e s t. I am o u to n p ea s i t i s v e r y warm to d a y . A ll w e ll th an k God T his i s a b o u g h t e ig h t o c lo c k in th e m orning. I am now 64 y e a rs o ld and w e ll. A ll th e fa m ily is w e ll we a r e th a n k f u l f o r i t . I t is l i k l e y to be a ra n e y day muoh w heat is out W e have s e t o u t a l l o f o u r w heat to d a y . Wm. w orken f o r W. W illim a t h i s day Wm. s io k . I d id n o t muoh work g o t in same w heat Got dun w ith our w heat g o t some o a ts . Wm. work f o r D. M ain i n a f te rn o o n . M rs. R ich erd s and Win. A rm strongs w ife h e r e . A ll w e ll. God be p ra is e d f o r i t . W e a re a l l to work in o a ts . Wm. to D. M ains. �1854 C iU K The B% otL D iary #66 g R achel and George and Hiram to Sunday sch o o l. James and David a t home. Garnet h ere. John Dary was here to te e w ith us 7th to work hard. W m. to D. Mains th is afternoon I am very had w ith the backake. I work w ith my oot on. R est in good h e lth 8th I went to D. Cases in eveng to see Jane 9th S h e i s b e t t e r . 1 s t a d e a l l n i t e . C h r i s t e e n com home w ith m e. We a r e a l l w e l l th a n k God f o r h i s g o o d n e s s 1 0 th We g o t d u n o u r w o rk a b o u g h t 10 o c lo c k m o rn in g 1 1 th G ot d u n t h r a s h i n g p e a s . W orked h a r d . Wm. a t M a in s . 12th W ent to t r o y r o a d a b o u g h t a l i t t e l 13 th H iram i s v e r y s i c k co d n o t go to s c h o o l 14th I com m enced p l a i n g e b o r d s f o r my h o u s e i n t r o y 15th S t i l l a t t h e sam e w o rk . We a r e a l l w e ll God be p r a i s e d . H ave lo o k e d f o r Ja n e an d D a n al a l l d ay , t h i s i s h e r b i r t h D ay s h e i s 35 y e a r s o ld t h i s d a y 1 6 th I w e n t t o G a l t t o m i l l 1 7 th Wm. a n d I i s r e a d y t o g o e t o t r o y I b o u g h t a h o r s e o f P I . Wood f o r 1 0 1 0 1 8 th M o th er an d I t o c o p e to w n i n o u r o ld n a b e r h o o d . We fo u n d som o f o u r f r i n d s v e r y s i c k . A n t M a ty s i c k 19 th I w o rk ed i n s h o p a l l d a y h a r d 20th C h ild r e n to S o n d a y s c h o o l . M o th er s i c k . Jam es w en t t o A nt M a ty s an d U n k el E l e t . T h ey g i t t n b e t e r Mr. E l e t v e r y b a d . We a r e w e l l . 2 1 st 1 t o w ork a b o u g h t b a r n and h o u s e . B in a h o t d a y Wm. w ent aw ay on 1 9 t h , h a s n o t com b a c k . 22nd 1 a b o u g h t h o m e a l l w e l l 23d We o om m enoed t h r a s h e n . Win. com hom e �1854 Cas< The Reed D iary #67 24th We a t th ra sh e n a l l d ay hard very hot 25th Wm. and Joseph has gon to help Mr. Garriok to th ra s h 26th W m. and Joseph to Mr. G arrick s. I helped D. Main droye dung w ent to G alt a f te r noon. I horred 2 d o lla r s o f John K irk 27th W e a re j e s t g itte n redy to go to camp meton 28th W e went to m eton and had a good tim e. Mother and I w ent hack ag a in we l e f t Raohel thare she w ill s ta y t i l l th e meton brakes up. W m . thare 29th I w ent to oamp m eton, went fo r Jane Rymal, she is h e re w ith u s , we are w e ll. W m. is sick . Boys and I to work abought the barn. 30th M other and I to a fu m e l old Mr. Mucen is bered 31st I to S a lt w ith 10 bushel Sept. W e s e n t fo r Sindy we was glad to see h ir. Raney 1 st day fo r th e f i r s t th re e monce we are much in want of i t 2nd I a t John M ollroyes a t a seed shoe (show) 3d I tuok l i t e l boys to Sonday school and oom back and tu c k R aohel and Jane Rymel th are then to C.H. Lambs. I shaved th a re - they was w ell Dave M itohel d ied the 2nd day of Sept. 4th I went to C.C. Sm iths and to tro y 5th I went to b u rfe rd to see John and Sarah, they was w e ll thank God 6th Went to Flambro to Cases, a l l w ell 7th Come home la te a t n ite . Wheat is f>1.4s 6th Boys and I oleaned up 50 bushel of wheat $1.44 I got 82 d o lle rs and 7/ york in cash fo r i t �1854 C a^K #68 "Sept. 9th 10th 11th 12 th 13th 14th 15th 16 th 17 th 18 th 19th 20th 2 le t I p a i d P . Wood t e n d o l l e r s on th e h o r s e I b o u g h t o f h im . C le a n e d w h e a t i n f o r e n o o n w e n t to t r o y i n a f t e r n o o n . D . C ase w e n t w ith me Jam es come b a c k w i t h u s R a c h e l a n d J a n e R ym al t o S o n d y s c h o o l. M o th er an d I to m e to n i n a f t e r n o o n I tu c k 65 b u s h e l a n d 33 l b . to B e v e r ly a t 1 2 / y o r k . Wm. w e n t to D. C a se s to w o rk on th e p l a c e We a r e a l l w e ll p r a i s Cod f o r h i s g o o d n e ss I w e n t t o M r. P e t e r l e e s to b y a h o r s e o f him o f e r d h im $ 1 3 0 f o r th e h o r s e he wood n o t ta k e i t W ent t o M i l l a t S a n t G eo rg e g o t w ork dun W orked my h o r s e h e i s a v e r y good o n e . Went to t r o y f o r Jam es i t i s a v e r y r a n e y d a y I w e n t t o P la m b ro s t a d e a l l n i t e a t D. C a se s. Wm. i s a p lo u n t h a r e . D. C ase i s bade w ith a b i l e I com home a l l w as w e ll • I o le a n e d 16 b u s h e l o f w h e at R ao h el an d H iram to S .S . M other and c h ild r e n to m e to n . I s i c k . I w ent to D. C ases a t F lam b ro u g h . Went t o D undas w ith 26 b u s h e l o f w heat a t 1 0 / a b u sh e lI I come home I saw th e Hev. R o b t. Spenoe he i s agane to o f e r P a rle m e n t. X p ro m ised him to due a l l I was a b e l to due f o r him . I am p ro u d t o w ork f o r so good a man I t r u s t I w i l l su c c e e d . ( Wm. Shannon) Went to D. C ases tu ck some sead w heat Soad my w h e a t. Wm. and I to tro y to a m eton th a t Mr. Spenoe h e ld a t n i t e o o n sa rn ln g h is a le o to n . &ot home ab o u g h t 12 a t n ig h t. The D i a r y �SeptT 22nd 23d 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st Nov. 1st 2nd 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th W e w ent hack to our work work very hard I aun th e h ard es days work I ever dun. Was verv t i r e d * Was v e ry s ic k , never so sic k in my lif e M other and Wm. went to see Mr. E let herred he d ied on 22nd day S ep t. 1854, v ery good man* S tade a l l n i t e a t V/m. Bimers a l l w ell thare Come home, I was v e ry s ic k when th a got hom C a rlto n s Shannons w ife d ied . Poor Mary is gon W e a r e a l l to work a t home A ll to m eton, a l l w ell W e k i l e 5 hogs, a l l w ell R achel and I went to see Sarah and John R achel and 1 com hom a l l w ell Wm. and I w ent to Dundas got irn for James. Gave a n o te fo r £ 6 .1 7 /6 to he pade in 4 monce Wm. to tr o y w ith James to take iro n to him I p aid a n o te fo r James fo r £ 8 .3.0 to McKensey Wm. t o tro y to work a t P otos. I a t home not w ell Baid Mr. M ulholand $51 and 4 / fo r a lo t in tro y C h ild ren to meton mother and I a t home. A ll to work a t home A ll a re w e ll I to Flam hro fe tc h ed mother home R achel and I to Blambro a l l n ite a t D, Cases W m. tack R aohel home we are a l l w ell I-w erked walked from D. Cases hom he for b re a k fa s t. Mother and ch ild re n to meton. The Bocri D iary #69 1854 �Ca sk The &ee=d Diary Sot* IBt 2nd 2d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th W m. BKlmer was hoar stafle a ll n ite 13th 14th 15th W m. to M ill a t S an t George to d in er I siok W m. to S ant George to to n ah ip shoe (show) 1 sick W m. to Rooken to h ear Spenoe & MoGill qurle mW m. to Flam brongh to D. Oases* I s id e W m. s t i l l to Flam bro. I g itte n b eter W m. y e a t a t Flam bro. I rauoh b e te r. AH w ell . W e m ost a l l to M eton. I am som b e te r Thank God W m. oom home. L e ft C arlto n sic k , r e s t w ell W m. and I w ent to E le c t ion a t hook ton Spenoe 87 MoDonall 44. W m. and I agon to th e E le o tio n . Spence 140 MoD. 102 This i s a ra n e y day we dont du muoh a ll is well The f i r s t day o f e le o tio n was 10th day of Oot. Dundas M ountain..W ard. Spenoe 12. MoD. 11 Canal Ward. Spenoe 19; Mo, 9. Foundry Ward Spenoe 24, Mo. 9. Vale Ward. Spenoe 17. Mo5. onley. B everly. Spenoe 87 Mo. 44. E ast Flamboro Spenoe 60 Mo. West Flam boro Spenoe 54. Mo. 30. Spenoe 273. Mo. 109. M ajority fo r S pence 164 a l l r i t e . W e a re a l l prod th a t we have got so good in th e houBe. I hope he w ill due well A ll to work abought home. Had a apel bee at n ite . W e k ild 2 p ig s W e are a l l abought goin to meton. Spenoe gand his e le o tio n by 337 of m a jo rity . Spence forever for me. 16th Went to Flamboro fitoh ed Hiram home W m . had teeth ake bad. Rest w ell 17th Raohel and I went to Galt got Rachel som things 19th Went to Flambro got som corn of Jacob Sirras 20th A ll went to tonsep shoe at Rockton, good one it was 21 W m . and 1 went to G alt. W m . got his teeth droed 23 I went to fu rn el. F llep Mains wife 24th I to Flambro tuck 2 oowes thare 28th A ll to work at home 30th W e k ile 5 hogs a l l w ell 31st Raohel and 1 went to see Sarah and John. a #69-a 1864 Mo p) o O c+ b** (0 HH 01 « +cf B'tJ' ffi 4 H> t f H -(D 09 c+tf h CD £3 CD cf O 09 CD CD �1854 C ast The Ruo& D iary #70 B O V * _ 13th W in. and I i s J e s t goen to Plamtrro X4th W m. ploud a l l day h a rd . I work abought the place. 15th I t snowed v e ry h ard in th e morning. I oom home i t was v e ry muddy. R aohel had a q u ilto n - thay was a l l w e ll th a n God 16th I am w orken in th e shop a l l w ell 17th W m. com from D. Cases 18th W m. and I to tr o y f e tc h James hom 19th R aohel and boys to Meton I and mother a t home 20th Wm. to m ill a t S a n t George got no work don 21st W m. and m other w ent to see George and B esty. I work in th e shop a t c o b e rt. I am in a grade 1 tr u b e l (g reat deal) o f ( tro u b le ) dont no w hate to due 22nd W m. l e f t me to goe fo r h im se lf I hope he w ill due w e ll 23d R achel and I w ent to Sant George. I bought her wedon su es (sh o e s? ) a t tro y 24th I work in th e shop. I am in much tru b le concern'g R aohel She soon w i l l lev e us I am sorey fo r i t , God save th e d ee r g a r l. I am not w ell 25th I work in th e shop a l l w e ll P ra is God 26th R achel and boys to Meton. Mother and I w ell 27th R aohel and M rs. Main w ith me to G a lt. Got Rachels wedon d o s e a t Mr. W hitens s to re , a l l w ell. 28th I went to tro y g o t two turkeys fo r the house. P.D. is h ere th is n ite 29th I and P heares to Plambro to C arltons and Cases �IfovT 30th j)eo. la t 2nd 3d 4 t h 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th (V 4 < The ^ ee d F am ily ^71 We k i l d 4 h o g s we done i t our s e lv e s I have o u t u p and s a l t e d my p o rk . C.C. Sm ith h ere and w if e . A ll to w ork a b o u g h t th e h o u se I t sn o ad a l l d ay h a rd e we a l l a t home, a l l w e ll I w ent to S a l t f o r M rs. M ain, v e r y o o ld I w ork a b o u g h t th e p la c e s t i l l c o ld e r . N othen goen on w o rth sp e k e n a b o u g h t. A ll to w ork a b o u g h t th e p la c e I w ent to M ill a t S a n t G eorge a l l i s w e ll Went to F lam bro to C .C . sh an n o n s and to C ases S ta d e a l l n i t e com horn b y t r o y fe to h James horn. Went w ith Jam es to F iam bro e a s t . M other and o h ild r e n to m eton I and Jam es oome horn a l l w e ll I a b o u g h t home muoh o u t o f umer I and l i t e l boys to t r o y in th e fo rn o o n M other and I to A nt Char l e t s to see g ra n fa th e r M other and I to C .C . S m iths a l l w e ll Went to t r o y to g i t my h o rs e s sh o d . James n o t a t home A ll a t home i t snoad a l l day o o ld . I to ffroy g o t R a c h e ls lik e n s ta k e n f o r m y se lf. Got my h o rs e s shod w e ll James don i t I I payed Thomas and James ao o n t to S, Holkman, whioh was £3 9 /3 8 P aid Bob on a n o te £ 3 ,1 0 J064 �Cm tf 1864 The B»e4 Diary jtyg Dee._____ ______________________________________________ imt. ‘ ' " — 19th I have h in riden ahought. John Jones here. I "bought me a new oap for $6 and 2 sh illin gs york 20th I to tro y then to Sant George to Smiths a ll nite 21st I to Flambrough to Carltons and Cases stade a ll n ite 22nd Do Do Do 23d I a t Jacobs then to Dundas got some things 24th Mother and I to Whilders Babcocks fu m il rest at home 25th Joseph and I to ^lambro got a load of hay 26th W e are a ll besey g itte n rede for Rachels wedon Elon W illet is helpen a ll day hard, good garl 27th Rachel marred to Thomas Davy We had a good wedon. Unkel Jacob and Ant here 28th I t raned a l l day nothing don a ll well 29th I abought home a l l w ell 30th I to John Kirks to a sa le 31st Mother and I to met on in forenoon to Flambro in afternoon 1855 Jan Newers Day. M other and I com hom a ll well 1 st 2nd I to C a r lto n s and s ta d e a l l n ite a t Jacob S e rra s. 3d I to town meton. >/m, Tunis lo st his eliotion 4 th I a t H arv ey B abcocks a ll day 5th I ru n ab o u g h t n o te h don. I am in a g ra d e l o f tr o b e l ab o u g h t my d e a r R ach el 6 th Wm. and I to O a lt. I to Sons meton a t n ite �1865 f l Z Tan 7$fa 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 2 i s t 22nd 23d 24th 2 5 th 26 th 27th Caj& C The D ia r y lie are a l l a t hom a l l w e ll thank: God I went to Troy* B aeh el moved t h is day Went to Flambro Jacob w ith me stad e a l l n ite a t Jones Stade a l l n it e a t J o n es. I and Jacob to Dnndas. Stade a l l n ite a t Johns I and Jacob to C arlton s tha was a l l w e ll Stade a l l n it e a t Jacob S irra s V fe are a l l a t hom and a l l w e ll thanks be to God I to t r o y t o M i l l g o t n o g r in d e n I a t home I s i c k r e s t w e l l Josep h and I h e lp e d Mr. D . M ain a t o a ts Boys and 1 h lp e d w it h o a ts I w ent to C a r lto n s I t r a id h o r se s w ith h i m h e gave me $ 2 to b a te 1 g o t a sm a ll b la ck h o rse o f him 1 com home a l l w e ll I t i s a s n o a n v e r y f a s t a l l a t hom e I abo u g h t h o m e , v e r y c o l d , I m a id a a s h a n d e l I w e n t t o t r o y g o t h o r s s h o d , s e t l e d w i t h <*ood d u e h im # 4 . Joseph a n d I got wood a l l d a y v e r y o o l d I went to U r s . B a b c o c k s s a l e a l l w e l l H ave heI n worken abought the shop Went to Vlaabro to Carltons stade all nite �Ca K ,355 The Diary Jan 28th 1 com hom tuck diner at John McXoss #74 29th Mother and I went to A unt Janes tu c k diner. I0 G.C. f ild s tuck tee very cold 30th I went with ••in. to Jacobs to Plambro g is t I at home a ll day to Mains at nite Feb. 1st Mother and Mrs. Main to see Bachel 2nd I at home i t is a very stormy day 3d I went to Rumles, John Baker here 4th Davy and Rachel home. Betsy and George hone Carlton and Mr. McDonal here to diner. I very bad w ith a coaid bad co f. 5th Boys and I got wood, very cold 6th Boys help S. Cornell - I sick 7th Mother and Phres went to see Sarah and John 8th Mother and Phres com hom le f t a ll well 9th I got 3ick r e st a l l w ell 10th I went to got som things P. woods 11th Levi Shimer com here to le t us no that granfather Bhimer was ded he dide 1 0 oolock. Mother and I went to see him that n ite but he was ded before we got thare. 12th Stormy day a ll at home 13th Levi Bhimer here he was goen to Plan, to git the grave dug for the above father B. > ?m , Armstrong th is morning for Joseph. I went to Troy to unkels Smiths and to C hrlets. �1855 #75 Feb". " 14th Mother and I to th e f u r n i l th e words from B ool. 9 C h a p tr. 4 and 5. 15th I went to tr o y w ith lo ad of lumber 16th do do 17th Went to Mr. A. Tomsens f u r n il th e la r g e s t f u r n il I ever seen I th in k moer th a n a 100 p ep el. I went to u n k e l Jaco b s g o t my d in e r then to C arltons l e f t th a r ab o u g h t 6 o o lo ck . R achel stad e a l l n i t e . D. came in the morning 18th Mother and R ach el to m eton we are a l l w e ll 19th I to tr o y to S a n t George to Unkel Smiths 80th I to tr o y do do do I got $200. $8. in cash 21st I tuok lum ber to tr o y 22nd do do 23d I to D. P a id W esley Main $10. Mr. Munholen $11. P . Wood $ 1 6 . I p a id S . Holkman $25. Mr. Whiten $20. 24th P aid P . Wood $ 4 . on la n d whare I liv e 25th R achel and T. h e re a l l day a l l w e ll 26th I w ent to Flam bro to C a rlto n s sta d e a l l n ite 27th I to D. Case to se e David 28th I oom home. Venes C o rn e lls s to re b u rn t March 1st I went to tr o y tu o k 2 lo ad s of lum ber. W e are a l l w e ll. M rs. Robson h ere to te e . I sold a sla y to Mr. D ugles f o r $ 20. in lumber 2nd I to tro y tuok 2 lo a d s a l l is w e ll 34 Tuck 2 lo ad s of wood to tro y . John Long and Elmey jS come to see u s . They went home we was g lad to see them. Raohel and T. h ere a l l day, a l l w ell. 4th The hirga D ia ry �1855 Cols? #76 I to tro y tuck 2 loads of good To tro y tuck 2 lo ad s, "bad slayen, a ll well qfa 'lie move to tro y , D, Main help us and D, Cornell gth Tuck 2 lo ad s of goods to troy gth I and hoys feto h ed 2 loads a ll our hens. Hiram is v ery had w ith a oold re s t well 10th I and hoys to old place fetohed oowes and a load of straw . Bought 12 hens of F, Main for l/6 Bought 19 hens of Mr. Brine I had 26 of my own maken 57 hens, 11th W e are a l l w e ll thank God for his goodness 12th I went 1 load to th e old place and went out to hy some hens go t non, a l l well 13th Stormed a l l day very hard nothing don 14th David fe tc h ed me a f a t hog wad 276 lh s, 15th A ll to work ah ought the place 16th Boys and 1 got wood a l l day hard I bad backake 17th This i s Hirams b irth d ay he is 8 years old. I am s t i l l had w ith haokake (16) I hot 3 hens give 5 sh illin g s for them 18th W e are a l l w ell P ra is God for i t . 19th I and hoys put the ra fte rs on the barn 20th James and X to o o rt to Rookton very oold 21st I work ahought the plaoe 22nd Mother and I to unkel Smiths nobody at home The D iary �1866 CstSe The Hwd D iary #77 0&roh 22nd 20d 24th 26th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st April le t 2nd 3d 4th 6th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th M other and I to W in. B iships to tee very good A ll a t home. P. B u tle r and wife here I to th e o ld p la o e . W m . oom hom he well I went w ith him in a fte rn o o n R aohel and Thomas to see u s. George went for them I work fo r M r. Hunt a l l day got 66 sheves oats I and boys drawed straw a l l day M other and 1 to M r. Hunts he gave mother 3 hens M other a t a q u ilto n a t Mr, Misners. I at the r a le ro a d w ith W m. Bishep I tuok James th e sawer to Dundas for $2. I w ent to h a in e r s v ille then to lovevill(?) I a t J , P u lls w ith Jane very oold At D. Cases a l l day very cold 1 a t Jaoobs a t Dundas, tha was a ll well I oom hom C a rlto n $78. in oash I work a t th e b arn ru f very hard I work a t th e barn ru f . Good Friday, At th e b arn a l l day Unkel David Rymal hear the f i r s t time he was at th is plaoe I was glad to see him 1 and boys to work abought home I to the Stone Hoad. I paid S, Holman $20. paid W m. Main $6. I bought 11 hens 1 got E loads of straw of Mr. Hunt, a ll well �y #78 3.2th X3th 14th 16th 16th 17th 18th 19th (1 8 th ) 20th 21st 22nd Q3d 24th 26th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 1055 The Re-ed Dx ar X w en t t o th e o ld p la c e f o r h ay X a t home U n k el S m ith h e re We a l l a t hom to w ork on th e p la c e N. M isn e r an d w if e h e r e a l l w e ll W ent to th e o ld p la o e l e t Wood have a wagon f o r $70 I w en t an d g o t som w ild t r e a s to p u t a t th e doer A ll to w ork a b o u g h t th e p la o e Made some f i n o e . Boys to o ld p la c e M rs. C olem an a n d M rs. P rin e se e us a , C o r n e ll and C. B en et h e a r a l l d ay I tu c k C. B e n e t a d ra g f o r $11. Jo se p h a n d I to D undas to s e e Jaoob To C ases and t o C a rlto n s g o t some seed p o to . M other and I to M ains and t o C. C o rn e lls A ll t o w ork G eorge h e a r A ll to w ork M other t o se e R a c h e ll a l l w e ll Went to D undas w ith B e n n e tt to Jaco b s. I oome hom fo u n d a l l w e ll A ll a t home I to Fiem bro s ta d e a l l n ite a t u n k els Jacobs. May I t o D undas t o J a c o b s g o t 8 b u sh e l o f w heat ? and 47 l b s a t 1 7 /6 y o rk a b u s h e l h ig h p r ic e . <in“- I s o l d my b u g g y t o Jaoob fo r $ 6 0 . v e r y ohep. . 1. I w ork a b o u g h t t h e home 4th Do Do Do �C/JUirC The D ia ry #77 3.866 W e p la n te d some p o to and o th er work . Mr. Wood and D avid and Wm. to d in e r. David was -never h e re b e fo re I to Dundee w ith David th en to C arltons I a t o a s e s , i t snowed a l l day, 6 inches deep gth C arlto n fe tc h e d me to Dundee 1 com horn w ith Jesey C o rn ell I found a l l w e ll 10th -Boys and I to w ork abought home 11th W e maid th e fe n c e b e fo re th e doer 12th I went to H unts ra s e n th e fram e, th e b e st frame I ever see n in my l i f e 13th A ll a t home a l l w e ll 14th Boys and I d ro ed s to n e a l l day 15th W e p la n te d p o to s on th e u p er lo t 16th W e a t th e s to n e a g a in and g o t som hay 17th W e work ab o u g h t home a l l w e ll 18th James and I to Dundas fe tc h e d Mrs. McCloskey back 19th I s e n t R ach e ls cow and c a l f to her 20th This i s a v e ry b e a te f u l morning we are a l l w ell 21st I went to D. Colmans g o t 10 b u sh el of o ats 22nd M other and I to U nltel F ild s a l l w ell 234 Boys w orked a t tu r n ip s ground hard 24th 1 and George to Dugdas to s e le b r a t Queens b ir th day 2Bth W e work abought home v e ry hard mzr' gth �1855 CcL&f The D ia ry #78 Hay 26th We w ork th e p o to g ro n d I t i r e d 27th V ery n is e m o rn in g , a l l w e ll. Thomas Davy and B aohel h e r e 28th Boys and I work a t new ground 29th A ll w e ll , sam e w ork 30th We p la n te d som p o to and work a t new ground June A ll t o w ork a t new g ro u n d 1st 2nd do do 3d do do 4th A ll w e ll M o th er t o m eton in a fte rn o o n 5th A H to w ork on new g ro u n d 7th P la n t p o to i n new g ro u n d 8th I b a c k a k e , p l a n t p o to . Mr. D. M ain and W m. W illim as to d in e r 9th I to C h a r le s B e n e ts g o t som p eas and poto 10th r a n e y m o rn in g a l l w e ll 11th Went to B undas t h e n to C ases th e n to H a in e s v ill 12th To H a m ilto n th e n t o D undas th e n oom home 13th I lo a d my t u r n i p s e a d 14th P h e r f s an d I w ork on th e ro a d 15th On th e r o a d a g a in 16th R a in i n f o m o n i n a f t e r noon I w ent to Mr, S te n eb o u g h an d Woods r a s e n m ill 17th Boys and I h o a d p o to s a l l day 18th We l a t h th e Duohmans h o u se a l l d ay �1855 The S e e d D ia r y #79 We w ork a t Duchm ans a l l d a y v e r y t i r e d 20tb Went to S a n t G eorge an d to u n k e l S m ith , and t o D avid M ains s e t i l e d w ith h im . B ought some p o rk from H olkm an. R an ey tim e w a u g h te r v e r y h i . 22nd 1 s io k i n th e n o o n g o t wood in a f te r n o o n 234 I w ent to s to n e r o a d g o t a lo a d o f tim b e r . M urfes w e n t a w ay don 10 d a y s w ork a t 1 0 / I p a id them $ 8 i n c a sh f o r w ork a t h o u se 24th A ll a t home i t r a i n e d some 25th The m u rfe s com b a c k w ork 4 d a y s I p a id them $ 9 . 26th A ll to w o rk a b o u g h t th e p la c e 27th I w ent t o D u n d as Ja c o b tu c k me to C a rlto n s 28th 1 oom horn g o t som w in d e r s a c k p a id $ 2 .4 0 29th A ll t o w o rk a b o u g h t home (27th) H iram r u n a n a i l i n h i s f o o t v e r y b a d 28th We lo o k f o r R a c h e l an d Thomas d id n o t come July 1 st We a r e a l l w e l l 4th I and M r. M isn e r w e n t to t h e .............. I w ork a t w agon, H iram v e r y b a d 10th H iram b a d . I g o t i n a d o tc h e r ( d o c to r ) H th I to w ork i n s h o p . D oc. Mun W oran la n o e d H ira m 's f o o t , v e r y b a d 12th Jaoob come to s e e H iram h e i s v e r y b ad 13th i d ra w ed i n h a y v e r y t i r e d ^th i t r a i n e d w e a r e a l l w e l l I w ork i n th e sh o p a l l d a y 6th D royed i n l a s t o f o u r h a y . R a c h e l and Thom as, an d C a rlto n and Wm. h e r e . Jo se p h and C h r is te e n C ase h e re �C/UC-K !866 Th# /^o 2i 0t 1 went to Flam bro sta d e a l l n lte unkol Jaoobs* 22nd Went to C arl to n e and Cases 25th Very ran e tim e* Joseph has com home stole 26th I work abought the barn 27th Went to s to n e road g o t bords 26th Morse and G eorge w ent to the ston e road 29th A ll a t home a l l w e ll thanlc God 50th W e work a t th e barn hard tired * 01at Boys and I work a t hay very hard rin e wheat her Aug, I work a t hay v e r y hard* This is my b irth day. le t I am 6 6 y e a r s o ld t h is day 2nd 1 work a t th e b a rn and other work 2d Went to E ’lam bro to h a r v e st my wheat 4th I a t Be a l l day oome home th a t n ite 5th A ll a t home a l l day, a l l w e ll ®th I work fo r t a le r in h a rv est hard £th i to flam bro for lo a d of wheat 8th 9th 10th do do do llth I to work in h a rv est fo r A, Hunt, hard 18th At hom a l l w e ll thank God I rnoad a l l day very tir e d at n ite 14th hrawed in hay a l l w ell I moad a t A. Columns �Jan 7th 8th V ery o o ld s t i l l . I bad w ith so e r to e 10th Went to S . Hokmans 11th Jo sep h a t th e G ate 18th Not muoh don my to e bad 13th I t h a s sn o ed som a l l w e ll b u t poor to e v e ry bad I l e t D. Weage h av e th e s o r a l h o rse to go to Wood s to c k 14th I to o o r t a t R o o k to n . S ta d e v e ry l a t e . B eet Van S io k l . 15th S e tle d w ith D uch Shum aker due him th re e d o lle rs and 2 s h i l l i n g s , 86th I and D. Colm an w e n t to S q e rs to su e Beny Ony Van S io k e l f o r ru n in g th e to le g a te 87th Snoye d a y . G eorge h a s gon fo r B etsy Feb. 3d M other and G eorge to s e e R ao h el 6th I moved to D avid M ains p la o e . I have h ire d th is p la o e f o r s i x y e a r s I g iv e him >$50. a year he gav es me th e g a rd o n and 2 a o k e rs o f land w ith some o th e r p r i v l e g s . I have been a l l weake moven u p . 13th R aohel h e r e to s e e u s . 81st ) 1860 ) I am goen to k eep a o o n t agan how th in g s goes w ith me. H iram i s h e a r s io k w ith th e A re sip le s I am n o t w e ll i t i s v e r y sto rm ey . M other is w e ll. G eorge i s w orken f o r Dun. 82nd 1 q u ite s io k . H iram some b e te r . George to U nkle S m ith s f o r s tra w 23d A H ab o u g h t th e h o u se , ra n ed a l l day hard 1866 Cat* The Heed D ia ry #88 �1855 The **»d D iary I want w ith Sm ith to Ancestor 7th I work a t b a rn very hard a ll day lfltb " " ” s ic k in afternoon 19th 1 and ®o th e r to C.C. S mitbs a ll wall 20tb X went to John B ias d els moad hard 2is t do do 22nd I a t th e hay a l l day hard 22d X s t i l l a t th e hay v e ry hot wether 24th I a t bay v e ry tir e d 25th S t i l l a t hay unkel »V m , and his son here 26th M other and c h ild re n to camp meton 27th X went to X). Colmans to G. Jones I have done no r ito n sin ce the 27th day of Hot. August 1 am sory th a t I did not 13th Bov. I and boyB work a t house a l l day. I bought 43 iv. b e e f from P . Main fo r 3 .2 .7 . 8* 14th M other to a q u ilto n a t C. Misners, raney day 1856 7an7 1 st I bought a to le gate for £1500 cy. did not comenee t e l the th ir d day in afternoon had some tr u b e l tuke in 1.4.0 3d 5th 6th 6th 7th 1 .2 /s , 1 .3 / 2/4 copers a l l w ell abought home Went to see Sarah and John a ll well Went to Dundas traded a cuter for a horse slay* Cold indeed not much don #81 �i860 feG 7 24th 26th 26th 27th 28th Ca*< The Di*r y #88 W o Jest dun breokf«at wo well, Hiram lu quite w ell thank God. I went with Cornell to John Kirks. Jacob und hie three gurlo here to eee ub. W e are a ll w e ll. W o thank God for hie kindness and maroy. Hiram and I worken at handBlay A ll at home a ll w ell I went to D* Cases 1 to D. Cases and to Watterdon Saw som men f i t s one man got his ear bit of. Friday I to Rooton THE GRATE BRAK D O W H The great Western Railway on the desjurdins Canal Hamilton Bridge on Thursday March 12th, 1867 100 s of liv e s lo st. Beverly, March 15, Sheffild �C a^jf The steed Diary i860 Canning, G*W. John McDonald died. L eft a wife and five children. My son by law. W m . Shannon Death Notices pasted in back of the Diary SSitMM: At West Flamboro, Feb. 22nd, James Newman. Aged 72 years. SH A N N O N : George C# Shannon, at the residence of his brother. Wood Street Toronto, on Thursday, June 5, (Ho year mentioned) HOWIES: On Thursday, the 18th in s t. at Dundas, Bose A r e lic t of the la te Edward Knowles, aged 53 years. �#85 The S e ed D iary Poor l i t t l e Jo e, poor l i t t l e Joe Pop y er eyes w ide open Joey Pur I 'v e b ro u g h t you sunpin great Apples? No; a derned sig h t b e tte r D on't you ta k e no i n t , r e s t wait Flow ers Joe - I knowd you'd lik e 'em A int them scru m p tio u s a in t them high? Tears my boy w ots them fu r Joey There, poor l i t t l e Joe d o n 't cry I was s k ip p in p a s t a winder Where a bang-up la d y so t A ll among a l o t o f bushes Each one c lim b in ' from a pot Every bush had flo w e rs on i t P re tty ? Mebbe n o t I Oh no • Wish you c o u ld a seen em growin I t was such a s tu n n in ' show. Potation: Began to p ic k stra w b e rrie s for Hopkins 26th June. 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T. R. lined (3) got in 2 loads at $125: chore: 29: cloudy fine cold. home chore: loading at car 22.12380 G. T. R. lined (3). 366 Bags in tonight. got 1. Pig from Jas Gilmore 200 lbs: W. J. Clarkes Sale today: clear cold. " 30: cloudy cold; home chore finish load car 22.12380 G. T. R. lined (3) Put in 551. Bags at 120 & 125: Ship car to Order Imperial Bank. to C. H. Rudd Parkdale at $130 Per Bag H. O. B there Draft $68800: W. J. Faulkner went with car at 3. oclock at night: took Pig for H. McFadden 160 dec 1: cloudy cool: home chore: Campbell drive to Jims in Buggy for 2. little Pigs I fix Mrs Coulter's storm Door: got in 25 Bags at $115 in Bank Cellar. " 2 cloudy cold: home. chore. got in 2 loads at $110 in Bank Cellar: got $20000 cash in Bank " Mother & Olive came home from Paisly tonight had hen’s 3. W. J. Faulkner came home from Toronto. I pay him up tonight. " 3:X: fine cold: home chore: to S.S. at 1030 Collection 67 cts. home at 12. Duffys in chat: Lizzie in chat. Mother here: chore: we all went to Church at 7. oclock Mr Steele Preach good Sermon: home at 9. milk chore �" 4: cloudy cold: home chore: took coal to Jas Burns: got in 60 Bags at $115 & $110: Send Cheque $1245 to A. Sanderson "Life Insurance Premium one $100000 in Confederation from Dec 1rst 1911 till Dec 1rst 1912." to Church at night arrange for Christmas anniversary for S. School order 500 Printed Envelopes from F. N. Leanen’s $125 order 2 cars coal. {(Above it reads: Nut & Stove)} " 5: fine mild. home chore. sell ton hay to Wm {short form for William} McGuire $1600 Paid sell coal. got in 2 load Potatoes at $115: Sell car Potatoes to Dixon Bros Hamilton by Phone today at $132 cts Per 90 lbs F. O. B. Hamilton to be shipped next week. Mary to Dr Reynars to Ladies Aid: Mother here: Pay Wm Boyce L. C. Dues $106 " 6: fine mild: home chore: got Refrigerator car; Joe Lavery & J. H. C. take out ice; set up stove in it. I fire it all night. got $1254 out of Bank for Mrs Coulter Pay John Clarke for L. C. Pig 132 lbs $1254 cash: got $38000 out of Bank for myself " 7: fine mild: home chore; loaded car 23. 1100 N. Y. D. Refrigerator Line all in Bags: 425 Bags in weight. Ship to C. M. McCallum at $130 Per 90 lbs F. O. B. Brampton: car left on 82 at 5. oclock " 8: fine mild; home chore. fix Churndash {churn dash a.k.a. stick part of butter churn} for Mary and help her to Church; got in cellar 50 Bags at $115 Per Bag: Herb Palmer got R. Baxter Bags in a mistake and left his in cellar; Mother at Lizzies all day. 2 1911 December 9. cloudy mild: home chore; Campbell took Bags to H. Palmers and get R. Baxters: took 4 Bags Potatoes to Mrs. White 120 got in 23 Bags at 115: got Shave & haircut -25 Paid) tory Meeting this My 52nd Birthday had Big rooster. Mother Lizzie Maggie here " 10X cloudy mild: home chore: children to S.S. Collection 50 cts: chore Mother here; to Church at 7. Mr. Lunan Preach; took the connectional fund Subscription got over $2300 I gave $200 home at 9. Milk. write letter to Mrs Simon Gower: Cupar " 11: cloudy rain all day: home chore; Election Day. Charters and Smith: Charters had 81 votes here & Smith 17: chore Pay Mary's Dues 76 cts & Ladies aid Bill, & Sabbath reading to P. McClellans Write letter to Dixon Bros and to Mrs Long. about Potatoes �" 12: cloudy mild: home chore: start load car 24. 12380 G. T. R. Lined (4) haul from Cellar & got some in 289 Bags at $115 & $120: to Board Meeting at Parsonage to see about fixing Hall: home at 1030 mild: "13: cloudy mild: home chore. finish load car 24. 12380 G. T. R. Lined (4) Put in 409 Bags at $115 & $120 Ship to Dixon Brothers 406 Bags at $132 Per Bag F.O.B. there: I went on 82 with car got to Hamilton at 730: to Arlington Hotel all night. to bed at 10. " 14: fine mild: in Hamilton: see Dixon Bros. gone B/L. and sight Draft $50892 to Imperial Bank & told them to give me credit in Bolton Branch for $50892: Bought New Back band & Brechin harness from Jolley $800 Paid cash: to Station at 3. got ticket $170 : Met G. Hamilton; house to Palgrave on train {Above it reads: at 620} told Dixon Bros to send me: Box oranges 275 & 10 lbs Nuts. {Above line it reads: (snow at night)} " 15: cloudy mild. home chore: got Straw from Wm Bibles for Bedding Put on new harness first time: Council met at Eli Clarkes. to Elevator Pay Wm Hamilton $430 in full to Date: get him to figure on material for Hall help Mary Churn: to Parsonage at night to Board Meeting. home at 1030 " 16: cloudy misley. home chore. around home: chore: at Duffys chat. got Shave {Above it reads: (at floyds)} " 17X fine mild. home chore. to S.S. at 1030 Steele not there. I attend to it Collection 52 cts: Settle to Send $500 to Sick Children's Hospital and to send for 1912. Supplies this week home chore: dinner at 4. oclock. chore we all went to Church at 7. Mr Lunan Preach good Sermon on Enock walked with God: had after Meeting write letter to W. McMahon Paisley, and fix up Cheque for Sick Childrens Hospital $700: $500 from S.S. and $200 for Myself: and Order Supplies for 1912. from Wm Briggs. home at 9. Milk & feed: to bed at 10. (1) in {Duplicate of previous page} 3 1911 Dec 18: clear cool: home chore: take 3 Bags to Station for J.B. Campbell. get in some Potatoes at $115 Pay Jim for Potatoes & 2 Pigs: send for the Supplies for S.S. for 1912: send Cheque $700 to Sick Children Hospital. Send Cheque $375 to Dixon Bros for 1. Box oranges & 10 lbs Nuts: send Cheque $500 to T. Eaton Co. for coat for Hannah McFadden 39 Argyle Street Toronto: make out some Accounts: Sell Hay & coal: chore: �" 19: fine mild. home chore; haul 3 load coal home: give Wm Hamilton Some coal: got Bag corn for hens: got in some Potatoes at $115: chore: " 20: clear fine: home chore: Ship 5. Bags Potatoes to J. Coleman Milton at $125 Per Bag F.O.B. here on weightfreight in his Bags: got in 30 Bags Potatoes at 115: J H.C. weigh Stock. chore: got $40000 out bank Lent William Duffy $10000 cash today for a few days. " 21: cloudy mild; home chore: take 970 lbs coal to Jas Burn's: chore fill some Potatoes in cellar. chore. got letters & cards from M Gower " 22: foggy mild: to home chore: to Nomination in hall & to speaking home for tea: to Hall at night for Police Village Speeches: see N.G.Henderson: fill in Paper for Wm Duffy Re Wm Shore. milk. " 23: cloudy cold: home chore: up at 6. Mary & Russell Mabel Pearl John went on G.T.R. to Parkdale. grave Sherriff Henderson $100 for Sam Charters for Conservator for 1911. home chore got in 26: Bags Potatoes at $115: J.H.C. went G.T.R. to city tonight I get shaved at Floyds: home chore: Olive & Mabel Bible here. " 24X cloudy mild: home chore: Olive & I here: Dress. to Church at 1030. Rev Mr Marshall Preach to Children: Collection $437 home at 1130 chore: Olive & I to Duffys for Dinner Mother there: chat home: in Matsons chat: home chore: Myrna Duffy Olive & T had tea: then to Church at 7. Rev. Marshall Preach good Sermon: Collection $836: home at 830 chore: Myrna here {Above it reads: all night.} " 25: fine mild. home chore: get ready. Olive & I walk to Cedar Mills on C.P.R. {Above it reads: 95 95} to Parkdale at 930 to H. McFadden's for Dinner all of us there. and R. McTaggert. & Bruce upstairs: Hannah in Pants had goose. Duck & chicken: Olive & I home on C.P.R. at 820 at night Duffy meet us at Cedar Mills with Buggy: house chore milk. " 26: cloudy mild: home chore: write to John A Bell New Lowell offer $1400 for car No 2. Hay. write letter to R. Blain MP. say R. J. Lavery should have Post office. Sell 1. ton Hay to G. Robinson $1600 Paid he took 1325 lbs and to get 675 lbs more got 2 loads Potatoes at $110 chore: J. H. C. came home tonight. telephone to C.H. Rudd. he to call me. tomorrow between 12 & 1. east-wind sleet or rain: 5 1912 �Jan 7X: clear very cold stormy 18 below Zero: home chore: Keep fire in car and fire Wm Hamilton Office: to S.S. at 1030 I Superintend: Collection 94 cts home chore Dinner very cold fire car: to Church at 7. Mr Lunan Preach Sermon about New year resolves: good time: to car all night " 8: Cloudy snow cold: home chore. take wood to Potato car: Ship car 26. 9805 G.T. lined 362 Bags at $115: to A. McKinnon at $126 per 90 lbs F.O.B. Toronto. went on weighfrieght at 12. got to Toronto at 740 in car Keep fire in car all night. cold night. " 9: cold Stormy below zero. in Toronto fire call all day & all night " 10: Very cold below zero. in Toronto fire car all day all night " 11: clear very cold Stormy. in Toronto fire car all day and night " 12: clear cold. Start unload car some froze. got out 2 loads. Keep on fire up to 39 argyle for while had cocoa. to car all night cold " 13: clear cold. in Toronto finish unload car. got 'Cheque' $41670 for car 26.9805 G.T. lost $1000 on this car. got Shave. home on C.P.R. at 8. Campbell meet me. tired. to Bed at 1130 (1) cold night " 14X: clear cold. home chore. to S.S. at 1030 Collection 49 cts. home chore. Mother & Myra up chat. Mary & Mother to Church at 7. I stay home with children. Mr Lunan Preach. home at 830. I milk (1) " 15: clear cold. home chore: Campbell weigh stock. I help Mary wash: Sell coal: Pay L. C. Forester Dues for Jan 1912. to Mrs John Clarke for the first time to her: chore Very cold night " 16: clear cold: home chore: make out Bills: chore. very cold " 17: cloudy milder. home chore: got Straw: got coal: Sell coal. got A. McKinnon cheque $41670: cashed in Bank. concert Troupe tonight" " 18 cloudy mild misley: home chore: fix lining in car Put in Paper & floor. got in 38 Bags at $120 into car: Joe help “ 19 cold Stormy. home chore; got in 25 Bags into car $120 Keep fire in car & office: very cold night: car Hay came {Above it reads: (228 W. C. came)} " 20 clear cold. squaly. home chore: unload Hay: Sell Some: got in 53. Bags on cat at $120: to Floyds got Hair cut & Shave: fire car �" 21X clear cold: home chore: to S.S. at 1030 Mrs Langford there Collection 64 cts: home Dinner read Sleep: Mrs Langford & Jennie. Fuller & Wilfrid & W.J. Faulkner here for tea: Chore {Below it reads: fire car} to Church at 7. Mr Lunan Preach: home chore milk. J.H.C " 22 fine mild: home chore: finish load car 27. 12380 G.T.R. Lined 6 Put in 393 Bags at 120. Ship to Order Imperial Bank. to Dixon Bros Hamilton at $147 there: Pay J & C & Sam. to Date: Mr Shulman in tonight: I get ready to go with car to Hamilton: {diarist draws line around text: there at 1145 to Draft : 55750 " 23 cloudy mild: to Hamilton with car Potatoes to Dixon Bros: Bank with B.L. & Draft: leave Key of car with Dixon: home on train 615 6 1912 Jan 24: clear fine: home chore: sell coal & Hay: weigh Stock: cold. got $20000 cash in Bank today: got John Clarke cheque cashed. " 25: clear very cold: home chore: haul 4080 lbs Nut coal to Eli Clarke. got in 9. bags at 120: Sell 1 Bag at 125 cold " 26: clear very cold: home chore: get Straw at Jim Bibles: sell coal got in about 60. Bags at 120: sign Papers for R. Matson: J.P. “ 27:clear cold: home chore; Campbell Start haul Mrs Coulters wood I got in 18 Bags Potatoes at $125 : got Shaved at Floyds. 10 cts Paid " 28:x: clear cold: home chore: to S.S. at 1030 Collection 60 cts. home chore Dinner read: then hitch Fred to Sleigh: Mary and Olive: Russell: Mabel: Pearl: John & I all go for Sleighride around by Ballycroy to Jims: chat warm: drive home at 530 chore: to Church at 7. Reg. Conover Preach. Big crowd " 29: Misty mild: home chore: sleet fall: to Duffys chat. got $2605 from Duffy and he gave his Note for $20000 for nine months from Jan 1rst 1912. at 6. Per cent Interest until Paid: home at 10. oclock. mild night. "30: mild cloudy: home chore: got in some Potatoes at $155 car 12380. Came Back from Hamilton: lining torn up: Paid J. B. Campbell Freight $210 on car: to Church at night appoint see & some teachers. home at 10. oclock. �" 31: cold clear: home chore: fix up car start load car 28. 1238 G.T.R. Lined () got in about 200 Bags; in car from 130 fire up till 630 in A.M: Feb 1: clear cold fine: home chore: finish load car 28. Put in 527 Bags: Ship to L. Shulman 57 siding Bathurst Street at $135 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Toronto: Pay $140 for all these: had Joe & Sam help us: Pay them up tonight " 2: cold Blustry: got to Toronto with car Potatoes for L. Shulman and got Started to unload. got out 175 Bags: to H. McFaddens. with Butter. to car all night " 3: clear cold. in city. unload car 28. 527 Bags got a Cheque $79105 for car Potatoes from L Shulman & Co men drunk. his man got hit on Bathurst Bridge. to 39. Argyle all night. got Shave at Barber's " 4:X: clear very cold: at 39. argyle. Bob McTaggert & I go to high Park to see slides. Big crowd there. Belle Davis at 39 for tea: Jack McNeil there. chat. sing till 1030. Bruces there " 5: clear cold: leave 39 argyle at 630 Bob. to Parkdale with one. on train to Palgrave at 930 cold. sore hands in house all day. Potato car returned. Phone to Buy. J.H.C to Adjala concert. 7 1912 Feb 6: cloudy mild: home chore: Start load car 29. 12380 G.T. Lined (8) got in 96. Bags at $150: my arms sore: Mr Caldwell here chat:. " 7: cloudy mild: home chore: finish load car 29. 12380 G.T. Lined (8) Put in 391 Bags at $150: Pay Joe Lavery to Date & Sam Jones: I went with car at 820 ride in car to Toronto. 8: clear cold: in Toronto: Sell car to L. Shulman at $165: Start to unload car. got 225 Bags off. to 39 argyle for tea: had 16. Eggs. had cup Cocoa at 10. to car at 57 Siding all night. 9: clear very cold: in Toronto: finish unload car at noon 389 Bags. Settle up with Shulman. got Cheque for car $62060: Dinner with him then to 39. argyle for Basket. give Mrs H. McFadden $500 for to get 100 Bags to Parkdale Station meet Jas Scott & Martin Mack on Queen Street: and see Hughy & Bob. at Station: on G.T. train to Palgrave at 640 home: cold 10: clear very cold 30 below zero: home Put Shulman Cheque $62060 and Alfred Rogers Cheque $4800 for cement Sax in Bank. $189520 now in Bank Sell some Hay $375 Paid: Campbell Put coal oil stove & lantern in Bank cellar. Sell some coal. to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton: to Floyds got Shave �11:X: clear cold. home sore wrists. Children to S.S. at 1030 Collection {Above it reads: 49 cts} Dinner at 3. Beans: tea at 6. Wallace here: Mary &. Campbell. Olive Russell to Church at 7. Mr Lunan Preach: I stay with Children 12: clear cold: home chore: got 15 Bushels Oats $720 Paid: sell hay. 13: fine milder: home chore: Sell coal. Pay Joe up to Date: car Hay came from Burks falls Pay freight $1100 chore: got Sleigh fixed. got 5 Bags oats chopped at J. Mclean's 25 cts Paid: Myra in chat at night write nine letters for Mary with Brayer. Oh Lord Jesus. We implore thee. 14: fine mild. home chore: Unloading Car Hay from Burks falls. Pay $13685 for car Hay: Freight $2200 Sell Hay at $1600: Start load car 30. 12380 G.T.R. Lined (9) got in 72 Bags at $150: chore Mary. Campbell Olive Russell at Parsonage League Party tonight 15: cloudy mild: home chore: finish unload car 108261 Erie Hay. load at car 30. 12380 G.T. got in 413 Bags tonight at $150: mild. 16: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 30. 12380 G.T. lined (9) Put in 523 Bags at $150: Ship car to L. Shulman at $165 Per Bag F.O.B. Toronto: I went with car. Broke down at Sligs Swamp. got to Georgetown at 1. oclock at night. 17: fine mild: got to Toronto, and took out 75 Bags Potatoes out of car off floor. to 139 argyle with Eggs & Butter. had tea and Stay all night. fine night no fire in car. 18:X: fine mild day: in Toronto at 139, all day: R. McTaggert & I go for walk t car at Bathurst Street and up John to Queen to 139 tea. read sleep. all night no fire in car. 8 1912 Feb 19: fine mild: in Toronto. to car at 730 unloading car 30. got out 475 tonight: to 39 arglye all night - 20: fine mild: in Toronto. to car at 730 finish unload car 30 at 10 oclock 12380 G T. then Pat Carey help me take out lining out of car 12380 G T. and put it in 11630 G.T. got finished at 1. clock. to Shulman got cheque $83350 for car of Potatoes. to 39 argyle: Mrs. Clegg there: then walk to Parkdale. on train G.T.R. to Palgrave at 630 home at 7. Vera McMinn on train & Miss John Campbell. write up to date & Book: Macy Matson & W. J. Faulkner in �21: cloudy snow & Blow: home. Put Shulman check $83350 in Bank got $50000 cash out: write letter to Alfred Rogers for Price on cement. to R.G. McFerran about Hay. to G.W. Rushton Hamilton quote car $175 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Hamilton: Snowstorm East. {Above it reads: cold.} 22: Snow Blow. Stormy cold: home chore: drive Olive & Russell to school read sleep: chore: J.H.C. went for scholars at 4. R. Jones in Pay 1100 23: clear mild: home chore: haul snow out of our yard on Street to Elevator give Wm Lyons Oats. about Little Break road 2. Snow Plows go through: roads Badly drifted. 24: fine mild home chore. Sell coal. got in 28 Bags at 150 to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton. got Prices for grain: 25:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep: Mary & I. Olive Russel Mabel Pearl John & G. Lyons & Macel Bible go in Sleigh to John Storeys & to coal Shed for ride. home: chore supper Mother here for tea; We all went to Church at 7. Miller there. I left & went to Duffys: S.S. collection 67 cts today 26: cloudy snow Blow: home chore. screen Nut coal in Shed. Put fire in office at Elevator: order car Hay from R.G. McFerran Burks Falls at $1425 Per ton F.O.B. Palgrave write letter to Willie McMahon Paisley: Mother here tonight 27: Blustry cold windy. home chore. Joe Lavery help us line car 11630 G.T. got 1 end done: telephone to G.H. Rudd & Shulman write letter to W. Buchannan Powassan for Hay. 28: clear cold: home chore: finish line car 11630 G T. got in 7.00 Bags at 150 {Below it reads: Mother here} telephone to Dixon Bros, attend to Elevator: write to World Send 6 coupons; 29: clear mild: home chore: haul Potatoes to car. had 356 in tonight at $150: got Straw at Bibles: Sell car Potatoes to Dixon Bros Hamilton at $165 Per 90 lbs there: Settle up with Wm Hamilton to {Above it reads: Date.} March 1 fine mild: home chore " finish load car 31.11630 G.T. Put in 584 Bags at $150 Ship to order Imperial Bank. to Dixon Bros at $166 there: Put lot in cellar: Pay Jas Lavery up $600 order 3 cars Hay tonight: to Potato car all night 1912 9 March �2: clear cold. left Palgrave at 4 a.m. with car Potatoes got to Hamilton at 1130 Dinner at John Blake Arlington house: then to see Rushton at 268 york Street. then to Dixon Bros leave Bill: then to see James Dunlop. to car Put in fire & put coat lantern and Valise: to Dixon Bros give him Key of car to fire car: Put Draft in Imperial Bank $93600 to Station house on G.T. train at {Above it reads: 630} X:3: clear cold. home chore: to S.S. at 1030 Collection 57 cts home Dinner Mother here read Sleep: for walk to Station with Mabel Pearl John: tea chore: all to Church at 7. Mr Lunan Preach. home milk. to bed at 10. cold night. 4: clear cold. home chore. to scale house sell coal. and get 1 Bag corn & 1. Bag wheat from Wm Hamilton Paid 380: sign some Papers for Robert Matson tonight. 5: clear cold: home chore: got in 79 Bags at 150: toke coal to G. Inniss {Between lines it reads: Mary Pettit Buried today} got $10000 from R.J. Lavery cash: Mother & Mary to Ladies Aid at John {Above it reads: McCleans} 6: clear cold: home chore: got in 115 Bag at $150 got 40000 out of Bank. W.J. Clarke & Boys left with 2 cars for Teulon "Man" {Manitoba} today: 7: fine mild. home chore: got in 50 Bags Potatoes at 150 chore to Dr Reynar's at night. chat to Inspector Galbraith 8: Squaly mild: home chore: got in 40 Bags at $140 got car Hay Sell Some of car at $1750 9: clear cold. home chore: unload at car 19148 G. T. Hay. and Pay Imperial Bank $13842 for it & J.B. Campbell $2200 freight and Pay Imperial Bank $13660 for another car 64198. C.N. 10:x: fine cold. home chore. to S.S. at 1030 I open & close. Collection 80 cts home dinner: to English Church at 3. Rev Westney Preach church union home chore tea. All to Church at 7. Mr Lunan Preach. home at 830 chore 11: fine cold: home chore: finish unload car 19148 G.T. Hay. and Start load car 32.11630 G.T. lined Potatoes got in 196 Bags in car today car 64198. C.N. Hay came today. Pay Freight $2200 on Hay and {Above it reads: 210 for Potatoes} got $40000 by Express from Caledon East tonight. from Imperial Bank. 12: cloudy snow mild: home chore: load car 32.11630 G.T. lined Put in 412. Bags at 140 & 150: Ship car to L. Shulman 57 siding Toronto at 160 F.O.B. there. Campbell went with car at 1130 cold. �13: clear cold. mild: home chore: weigh Stock: Start unload car 64198 C.N. Hay Joe Lavery help me: Campbell in Toronto with car 14: cloudy mild: home chore: finish unload car 64198 C.N. Hay at 2. oclock haul coal & coal oil: got 6 Bags corn filled at Elevator Paid $1075 chore got in 20 Bags Potatoes at $130 into Bank cellar: Campbell in Toronto with car Potatoes. chore. Paid Joe Lavery up to Date $500 tonight: 10 1912 March 15: cloudy Snow & Blow all day: Big Snow Storm: home chore: read Campbell came home this a m. on G.T. Sow deep: chore. 16: clear fine: home chore: Shovel snow & Sell coal: Roads Bad got Shave at Floyds: home at 8. Maise & Eliza Matson in chat. 17:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep. Children to S.S. at 1030 Collection 63 home all day, to Church to 7. Conover Preach. Lunan at R. Rose's 18: fine mild: home chore: help Wm Hamilton in car oats unloading Sell at 53 cts: Start unload car 63874. C.N. Duffy & Joe Lavery haul off car at $1750 Pay J.B. freight $2497 Mrs Robert Rose Died today: J.H.C. to Parsonage to Party. 19: fine mild: home chore: help Wm Hamilton at Oats: then finish unload car 63874.C.N. Hay Put 86 Bales in Elevator: Duffy and Joe Lavery help us: Pay Joe to Date $200 chore Pearl sick cold. 20: clear cold: home chore: Pearl Sick. Pay Powassan Draft in Bank $16625 for car 63874 C.N. Hay: help Wm Hamilton load Barley: Sell Hay. chore. cold night: A. McMaster Dead {Above it reads: at oconnors} 21: cloudy Snow & Blow: home chore: mind Pearl Sick. Sleep: car 76550 Ny n H H. Nut coal came and we unloaded it: and Sell Some car 71672. L.V. Stone coal came: I Pay Freight on Both cars: and write order to Eatons for goods $4357 cold clear: 22: clear cold: home chore: Ship coal to Caledon East in Bags 80 {Above it reads: 15 {lbs}} Send Cheque $4357 to Eatons for goods: send Cheque $22923 to Lehigh Valley coal Sales Go for 2 cars coal. car 76550 Ny N H H Nut coal & car 71672 L.V. Stove coal. Sell coal & Hay. Joe Lavery help us all day: cold night. �23: clear fine: home chore: sell coal & Hay attend to the Elevator Hamilton not down: sell lot of hay. 24:X: fine cold: home chore: Children to S.S. Collection 67 cts: all of us go up to Mother for Dinner Horse in sleigh: only Campbell Stay at home: chat: home at 5. cold night: I Stay with Mable Pearl John: Mary & rest to Church at 7. Mr Steele Preach: home at 8. chore: cold night. 25: fine mild: home chore: got in some Potatoes at $140 and Sell some coal & Hay: in Duffys chat at night. 26: cloudy Snow: home chore: got in 1 load Potatoes at 140 Sell some coal & Hay: no School Meeting tonight J. Rolley not here 27 fine mild: home chore: at scale weigh Stock. sell Hay: Deposit $10899 got in Potatoes at $140: chore: No school meeting Rolley not over. 28: fine warm: home chore: sell hay got in Potatoes at 140: got Joe Lavery & W. J. Faulkner to Kill our 2 little Pigs. Pay them up had school meeting here tonight. about getting teacher: Rowley De Boyce. 1912 11 March 29: clear cold: windy: home chore: start load car 33.11630 G T R lined 12; haul 209 from Bank cellar with Duffy. team: got 10.80 {Above it reads: 15 lbs} from John Zimmerman at 145: Joe Lavery & Sam Jones help us. 30 {Left margin reads: got goods from Eatons} fine mild: home chore: finish load car 33.11630 G.T.R. lined 12. Put in 409 Bags at 1.45 here: Campbell went with car at 3 oclock. Ship car to L. Shulman 57 siding Toronto at $155 there. got Shave settle up with Joe Lavery $300 & Sam Jones $225: Deposit $10000 cash 31:X: fine mild: home chore: to S.S. at 1030 Collection 64 cts. home read Sleep chore Dinner: to Church at 7 Mr Lunan Preach on union home at 9. chore milk. colder tonight to bed at 10. April 1 cloudy mild Snow: home chore: haul 15 Bags Rye from Station to Elevator on sleigh for Wm Hamilton: Borrow $2500 from R.J. Lavery: I lend John Rowley $7500: Mrs Wm Faulkner from Alliston came here at 3. Mary got Paper at Store: cut up 2 Pigs & Put meat in cellar. Mr Lunan in chat. W.J. Faulkner here for tea: chore: mild: Grandma Faulkner here {Above it reads: (all night} �2: fine mild: home chore: leave Mrs Faulkner at G.T. Station She went to Centreville: haul 18. Bags Rye from Station to Elevator for Hamilton: help Mary Paper some upstairs: Mother came today. 3: clear cold: home chore: haul coal. Help Mary Paper upstairs finish room: Mother here help us: I Phone for Hamilton about Oats. 4. cloudy Mild: home chore: to Elevator. help at car Oats and Sell coal got in 25 Bags today at $145: Sell coal Campbell deliver: Meeting in here tonight. John Rolley & Wm Boyce about getting Teacher: 5: fine warm: home chore: Mabel. Pearl & I to G.T. Station at 9 oclock to meet Mrs McFadden & Hannah come from Toronto: home with them at 10. chore: Dinner at 1230 read Sleep: went down to R. Matson Office. he gave me "Cheque" for $7500 re loan to John Rowley for Teacher: Mother went to Duffy's: tea chat. Sing. to bed {Above it reads: at 1030} 6: fine mild: home chore: to Station. took coal to A. McClean: Deposit Shulman Cheque in Bank $60712 : got $7500 cheques cashed & $466 cheque cashed: Bobby McFadden came tonight C.P.R. 7:X: clear cool: home chore: to S.S. at 1030 I open & close. & Collection for Missions $268 gone to Mrs Wm Boyce: home read Sleep. chore. all to Church at 7. Mr Lunan and Kirkland there Kirkland Preach. good crowd. home chore. 8: cloudy mild: home chore: Bob McFadden went home to Toronto CPR this {Above it reads: am} 9: Snow mild: home chore: dress to Toronto by G.T.R. at 12. Meet J. Rowley at Tremont House at 1230 Teacher Ames did not come: to Kempts for dinner To Wm Patterson's chat: to University look for Ames not there: to 39. argyle for tea; Hannah & Granma home this a.m.: all night at 39. Walter there 12 1912 April 10: cool fine: at Toronto walk to Parkdale Station G.T. from 39. Argyle house on train at 930 fine cool. chore. Missionary Collection here $500 11: rain: then fine warm; home chore: leave Mary & Pearl & John to Station to go to Centreville on train to Jas Barrys. Mother went with them. ticket 15 {cts} I home wash dishes & get Dinner: chore: to Station at 6. Meet Mary and Pearl & John & Mother: L. Shulman up tonight want car Potatoes. �12: fine warm: home chore: to Station see Shulman off: then home help Mary churn: read Sleep: to Shop chat: to Station see Stranger. home tea: write letter to Jas Sproal: Bags came from T. C. Blain Hannant 13: fine warm: Start load car 34.11630 G.T. lined. Put in 238 in Sacks: Pay $165 for 11 Bags: Joe Lavery help us. Pay him {Above it reads: 300} 14:X: cloudy rain: home chore: all to S.S. at 1030 Steeles there: Bertha: Collection 76 cts: home chore read: all to Church at 730 Rev A.E. Lunan Preach. good after meeting. 15 fine warm: home chore: finish load car 34.11650 GTR lined 13 Put in 351 Bags: Ship car to Order Bank of Toronto Milton to T.C Blain Hannant at $170 Per 90 lbs F O B here. Send Draft $59500 to Bank of Toronto at Milton for to collect. Pay up Joe Lavery to Date $100: home chore: fine warm: 16: cloudy cool: home chore: wire to Powassan for 2 cars Hay at $1500 Per ton F.O.B. there: Phone Sam Beatty Alliston no Potatoes. 17: fine cool: home chore: dress to Alliston on G.T.R. 70 cts return Laurence Coulter on train: to see Sam Beatty & Mrs Austin re car of Potatoes offer him $160 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Alliston: See Parker H. Norris: Jas Mullen: John Williams: Wess Walker: Dinner at Windsor House {Above it reads: 40 cts} Home on train at 730 tea chore Mother here. 18: cloudy mild: home chore: got Draft from Bank of Toronto for $59500 from Milton for car Potatoes T.C. Blain Hannant: read Sleep to Duffys at 3. help cut wood Bugy Saw Hiram Gib{son?}: home chore: Macel Bible & John Munroe & Mrs Coulter. chat. 19: fine mild: home chore: take lining out of car 11630 G.T.R. Pile it on Bank: Help Duffy finish cut his wood: move machine to {Above it reads: us} 20 frosty: fine: home chore: cut our wood in forenoon and then cut Wm Bibles wood in afternoon. W.J. Faulkner run engine: then Mable & go to Floyds got Shave. Russell got Hair cut. Put Blain Hannant Draft in Bank $59500 fine night: 21:X: fine warm: home chore: all us to S.S. at 1030 Bertha Steele there. Collection 85 cts: home Dinner: for walk. read Sleep all us to Church at 7. Conover & Bertha Steele officiate Big crowd: home chore: then Mary & I over to I Matsons chat to Isaac & Macy & Mrs Coulter till 10 oclock. April 1912 13 �22: cloudy fine warm: home chore: drive Isaac Matson & Macy Matson to Cedar Mills C.P.R. Station at 8. oclock with our Horse and Henrys Buggy: home chore: attend to Elevator and help Mary wash and Churn: Oliver Matson Sick in Hospital at Toronto: our Campbell at E. Argents cut wood all day today: W. J. Coulter and wife & Belle came on up train: I lend Mrs Duffy $3000 23: snow cloudy windy cool: home chore: do Matsons chores they all in Toronto: got in 13. Bags at $160: Eli Clarke start for west tonight 24: cloudy cool: home chore: attend to Matson's Stable: got $12500 out of Bank. lend Wm Duffy $10000 chore: Isaac Matson and, Eliza came home tonight from Toronto: Mrs Coulter & I over chat: I do the chores: T. Stinson out with expert. 25: fine warm: home chore: around town: give Wm Hamilton 1. Bag Potatoes $165 Paid: Wm Lyons Pay $1000 on account today. $800 left 26: fine cloudy misley fine windy: home chore: Put car lining in cellar & Part in coal Shed: chat to Wm Hamilton & Jefferson at Elevator: to Duffys chat at night. he gave me $10000 Back tonight: Duffy & Mrs Jas Burns took Maggie Barry to Mimico today. 27: cloudy cold: home chore: took 8 Bags Oats & 1 of corn to mill get chopped. around town. attend to R. Matsons Shop: got in 8 Bags at 175 & Sell 4 Bags for $700 chore: 28:X: cloudy cool: home chore: to S.S. at 1030 I open & close: Steele not there: Collection 64 cts: Mother & Mrs Duffy in chat; tea milk Matsons cow: all us to Church at 7. Mr Lunan Preach 29: cloudy cool: home chore: Some one go through G.T. Station last night: I split wood at home: & attend to Elevator 30: fine warm: home chore; attend to R. Matsons Shop. Pay Draft in Bank for car Hay 73725. N.y & N.H. $15918: Campbell weigh stock: Bob Matson came Home from Toronto tonight. fine cool Joseph Lavery split wood for us at house: May 1: fine mild: home chore: help Mary & Mrs Coulter Paper Big room upstairs Campbell & Joe Lavery Pile wood in shed: Burn stuff in coulters garden 2: fine warm: home chore: help Mary & Mrs Coulter finish Paper room Send 12. Dozen Eggs to 39 argyle Street Parkdale to H.McFadden Joe Put Manure on Coulters garden & Plow it with Wrays Plow W.E. Scott Detective here got warrant for Thomas Bovin for Breaking into G.T.Ry Station and Stealing tickets: chore cool. �3: fine warm: home chore: Plow Frank McCauleys garden: help Mary wash. drive to G. Irwins get 2 Pigs $500 Paid: got in 7 Bags Potatoes at $160: W.E. Scott got Thomas Bovin at Regan's. he got the Railway tickets. and took him up to Barrie with him tonight. 14 1912 May 4: fine warm: home chore: to Elevator sell oats for Hamilton got in 7. Bags Potatoes at $160 : help Mary to chore: get Straw at Bibles for bedding: got Deed for Lot 3. Block 52. Wainright tonight: John Rowley & Wm Boyce in Trustee Meeting. fine 5:X: cloudy mild: home chore: to S.S. 1030 Collection 78 cts home chore Mary & I for walk down to arch Back to scale house into the Elevator look around for (1) home sleep Dinner at 530 all to Church at 7. Mr Lunan Preach. home at 830 to Bed (1) 6: fine warm: home chore: Phone Limehouse for 200 Bushels lime at 20 cts per cut: and write him also: Phone to Durham for cement. Sell oats for Wm Hamilton: Ship 7 Bags 540 lbs Potatoes to Toronto to A. Armstrong 267 Pape Ave at $175 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. here. send one Bag {Above it reads: 90 lbs} to W.J. Coulter Tottenham $170: Write to John M. Hazelton at Winnipeg about Lot 3. Block 52. Wainwright offer it for 20000 sold 7: fine warm: home chore: Plant some Potatoes in coulters: sell oats Mind children in afternoon. Ladies Aid here. 22 here for tea. they quilted 2 quilts for Mary $100 Pd: Campbell at Watson shop: 8: fine warm: home chore: Sell oats at Elevator: Hamilton down he Paid Commission to Date: 400/15: dig our garden: help Put out Matsons Stove in cookhouse: dig. chore. Campbell at Matsons {Above it reads: sleep} 9: fine cool: home chore: fix pen for Mary to Set 4 Hens: Sell oats Start unload car Cement 82698. L.V. from Durham Bay $3622 freight to Church at night. Bertha Steele lecture on China. customs 10: fine warm: home chore: finish unload car cement: fix our cistern Sam Jones Help one $150 Paid: gave John Hazzard 16 sax cement: then to Dr Reynars at night with Duffy: get out Summons for 12 Jury men to see Tom Agnew who was found Dead on roadside. Wire Powassan for car Hay at $1800 Per ton there at once. 11: fine warm: home chore: to Dr Reynars. got Sworn in foreman of Jury to view Body of Thomas Agnew & Place of Death: went there Boyce wagon & Tom Argent wagon: home at 12. warm misley �Start unload car Hay 73725. N.y.N.H. & H. Pay the Freight $2200 to J.B.G. sold over 2. tons at $2000 Per ton: Settle up with Wm Hamilton to Date: tea chore. got Shave at Floyds 10:. Pd: John Rowley & Wm Boyce here trustees see John A. McDonald teacher letter: then went with Wm Duffy to wilsons and Ewarts & Geo Eliotts serve summon's for Inquest home at 1130 rain 12:x: cloudy rain: mild: home chore: Children to S.S. Collection 47 cts: Dress lunch: Mary & I drive to Thomas Agnews to his funeral: Big crowd drive home at 5 rain: to Church at 7. Mr Lunan Preach: home. 13: cloudy misley cold windy Snow: home chore: Sell hay off car 73725. N.y N.H. got 21 Bags Potatoes at $160 Put in car 73725: chore: collect for A.E.Lunan cold night-: May 1912 15 14 14 cold fine cool: home chore: finish unload car Hay: 73725 Start load car 35 Potatoes 73725 N y. N H & H: got in 129 Bags at $160: weigh Stock: got in $20000 cash out of Bank. to Board meeting in Church at 4. Pay Mr Lunan $4335 on Salary. home chore. 15: fine warm: home chore: loading at car 35.73725 N y N H & H. got in 223 Bags at $160 Bag them in his Bags: Same Jones help me. car 59332 hay came today. got some out. Poor stuff. 16: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 35.73725 N,y.N.H & H. Put in 255. Bags at $160 Ship to C.M. McCollum & Co Brampton at $172 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave ship on weightfreight at noon: rain 17 {Below it reads: Inquest} cloudy rain: fine mild; home chore: to Duffy's write out Witness {Between lines it reads: 239} Papers for Duffy; finish unload car 59332 C.M. & St.P. Hay got Floyd to cut hair & Shave me: wash dress to Hall Jury at Agnew inquest Hall full. Verdict Tom Agnew came to his Death accidently by falling out of a Buggy: from the effect of Liquor: home at 11. oclock Mrs Henry Matson & Borden in till Henry came for them. 18 {Below it reads: (6.)}: fine hot windy: home chore: Campbell & Sam Jones fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar: Start load car 36:59332: C M & St P. got in 173 Bags: Pay Draft $17534 for car Hay in Bank: and got $27985 out of Bank today our Mabel 6 years old today. had party of girls & Boys: home chore. 19:X: cloudy cool: home chore: Jersey not well: Children to S.S. at 1030 Collection 81 cts: See after cow Wm Lyons gave her a Bottle of Laudunum & ginger & warm water: front legs seemed Sore: �read Sleep: chore: Milk Isaac Matson cow dress: to Church at 7. Mr Steele Preach: home chore. cool. 20: cloudy misley: rain cool: home chore: milk Matsons cow: then Pay freight on line $1600 Sell 1 load 1850 lbs to F. Sullivan finish load car 36:59332.C.M. & St P. Put in 243 Bags Ship to Blain & Hannant Milton: 244 Bags at &175 F.O.B. here Billed them for $42700: to Parsonage at night with A. Walker and Lorne Lipsett look up Salary: had cup tea: home at 1030 rain 21: cloudy rain near all day: home chore: Campbell help Wm Hamilton load car Wheat: give Keenahaus 685 lbs Hay: Telephone to Niagara on the Lake to John A. McDonald teacher: see 1/2 acre laid out school ground. Measure Church for Painting: at Annual Meeting of Officers I resigned being treasurer for S.S. home at 930 rain moonlight 22: rain: fine: warm: home chore: Sell oats: Start unload car 10025 line got out 4. load: see about Deed for school ground 1/2 acre. Ladies: 23: fine hot windy: home chore: finish unload car 10025 Line: Sell Hay Pay Wm Hamilton 3600 for Oats to Date: Sell cement 24 Sax to John Hazzard: sell 16 1912 May 24 fine warm: home chore: sell cement & Hay today. got Cheque $44200 {Above: drive Vida Coulter & Children to cedar mills: them took Mary & children for drive} from C.M. McCollum Brampton for Potatoes. 25: fine warm. house chore; Sell cement & Hay: work in coulter garden Plant Potatoes & corn Beans Seeds: Put $44200 & $2107 cheques in Bank: got $226 for Inquest: got in Some Potatoes at $160: got Shave 26:X: fine warm: home chore: all to S.S. at 1030 home lunch at 1230 then Mary & I. Mable Pearl John. drive to Mothers at 230 Duffy and R.J. Lavery there. Mother not well: home at 6. chore: all to Church at 7. Mr Lunan Preach about tempers: home chore: fine night. 27: cloudy warm: home chore: send 2 Bags Potatoes to Wm Cowan to Cheltenham. R.J. Lavery 1. Bag: G.T.R. Johnston 1. Bag: clean up our yard and Plant 2. Chestnut trees & fix up: to Cedar Mills at 730 meet Vida & children Big rain this evening: home at 830 chore. Mrs Duffy in chat. �28: cloudy rain. warm: home chore: Jack Burn's help me fix hole in Stable wall & cement Steps at Back Door: Paid 100 I felt tired & went to bed at 730 tired: fine then rain all night 29: cloudy misley warm: home chore: sleep till 11. not well: up took dose Salts & Cream tartar; clean Mangolds out of cellar: 30: fine warm: home chore: finish Plant Coulters garden: Put in tomatoes & cabbage & corn. Beans: sell Hay & cement: Bob McFadden and his Mother come tonight G.T.R. John Rowley in chat. to bed at {Above it reads: 9:50} 31: fine hot: home chore: finish up cement at Back door: drive to Tom Webb's with John Rowley see about house for Teacher: home at 3, Make Door for cellar & Put it on: chore warm took Posts up to J. Zimmerman's for Will Lyon's. got lumber {Above it reads: at coal house} June 1: fine hot: home chore: help Tom Hamilton unload car oats Gave Cheque to Bank for $21228: $3000 for line & 18228 for cement: chore: had wash at night: got Shaved at floyds {Above it reads: (1)} 2:X: cloudy misley mild; home chore: to S.S. at 1030 small crowd. home chore dinner: J.H.C. & Bob & gramma to Church lill {till} at 3 to Fays. Rev C. Langford Preach: chore: Mother here for while: to Duffys: 3 {Below it reads: cow in first}: fine mild: home chore: help Wm Hamilton clean out Oat car: then Put our horse in Matsons Buggy Meet Ollie at G.T.R. Station at 620 Put Cow in Pasture today: at R. Lyon's on hill: Campbell & Bob McFadden went to Churchill Picnic and Olive went with R.J. Lavery in his Buggy: rain at night: 4: fine cool: home chore: haul John Hazzard Lumber& Shingles took foal to Station for Duffy: haul Straw: got cedar Pole & ground Sell Oats at Elevator: about 217 Bushels: got 7 Bags Potatoes 150 5: fine cool windy: home chore: attend to Elevator: Put up Post for clothes line in cement: Meet Trustees here at night: Sign agreement for John A. McDonald for 1 year at 60000 to teach school. June 1912 17 6: misley: clear: cold: home chore: attend to Elevator: Denbigh Dilworth here order for next car cement when I require it: drive to Thos Webbs at night with John Rowley rent Webbs House at Palgrave for S. Teacher at $500 Per Month from 1rst of July next: home at 830 cold: chore: J.H.C.at H. Matsons dropping �7: clear cool: home chore: view S. fence with Wray & Stewart. Telephone to Blain & Hannant offer what Potatoes we have at $160 F.O.B. here. Sell oats 8: cold fine: home chore. Pile up lumber in yard: cut old Stuff: Sell oats and cement & 14 Bags Potatoes to Wm Liggett at $165 he Paid $1000 on them Mrs H. McFadden went home this morning & Bobby went home tonight. got Shaved at Floyds: John Rowley & I to Wm Boyces. Trustee meeting. 9:X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: chore; Mother up chat: then Milk cow at R. Lyons: Children to Church at 7. Lunan Preach on {Above it reads: bad tempers} 10: fine warm: home chore: at Elevator Sell Oats take in Wheat at $100 Wm Hamilton drive over: got 3. Bags Oats: I Pay him $21339 Corn $1600 Pd Sell Hay: Campbell haul Stuff for R. Matson. fill Blain Hannant Bags {Above it reads: in cellar} 11: fine warm: home chore: up at 430 milk: Ship 60 Bags: 5660 Bags to Blain & Hannant at $160 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave $9060 send him B/L 12: fine mild: home chore: dress on G.T.R. to Toronto. to McFaddens with Butter 3 {Above it reads: lbs} Dinner: to Conference at 2. oclock at Metropolitan: out at 5: oclock. then to 39 argyle for tea. to Baptist Prayer Meeting with Bob & Hannah. Back at {Above it reads: 830} 13: fine cool: at 39. argyle Toronto: to Conference at 9. till noon: Dinner at Kempts. to see Wm Patterson. then to conference at 2. till 5. to Risks. then to 39 argyle St for tea: write card home: to I. Waltons chat. to 39 argyle at {Above it reads: 930} 14: fine: Showery: cool: at 39 argyle St: to 268 yonge to Risks at 830 he look at my teeth & I took Impression: to Conference at 930 till 12. Dinner at Queen restaurant: to Eatons order 2 Pulleys & wire line 100 ft $110 Pd: to Knox at 1 got Pearl's rug {Above it reads: .15}: receipt {Above it reads: 2} Books: to conference at 2 till 5. to 39 argyle for tea there all night: Hannah to Grimsby last night with Walter. 15: cloudy rain: fine warm: at 39 argyle. to Risks at 820 he Pull 7 teeth for me to Conference at 950 till 12: to Risks at 1230 got my teeth and Pay him $800 for all: took car to argyle at 2. oclock. rain: to Parkdale at 340 took G.T.R. home to Palgrave at 630 mouth very sore: (1) tonight 16:X: fine warm: home sleep till 12: Mouth very sore: Children to Church at 7. Conover talk. chore to bed at 9. mouth very sore: 17: fine cool: home chore: Sell Oats: got in Potatoes at $130 cool. �18: fine cool: home chore: Sell Oats: got in Potatoes at $125: send 15 cts to Mrs Blanche Johnston Barrie: write letter to Mrs S. Gower. cool 19: fine warm: home chore: drive Olive to Bolton: to Miss Bonar's: got Olive New Shoes $135 had Bob. Matsons horse & Buggy: got Shores at Dicks: home at 230 : help Wm Hamilton to unload car Oats: Pay him $10710 today: got in Potatoes at $100: A. Sanderson in chat. 18 1912 June 20: fine warm: home chore: Sell Oats: Elevate oats: Campbell Put R. Matson twine in Elevator; Sell Hay: haul R.J. Lavery Shingles: Insure house Stable and Drive House & contents of all in the London Mutual fire insurance Co. for $130000 for 3 years from 23rd of June: for $556 1st $355 2nd $355 3rd year: Paid him $356 {Instead of dollar amounts diarist wrote cents} today: Women's Institute met tonight: Duffy 21: fine hot: home chore: Sell oats: oil Buggy: Phone to L. Shulman Toronto about Potatoes he said he Pay $150 Per Bag: I drive to Bolton for Olive to Bonar's Pay $175 for her Board: home at 7. got in Potatoes $130 22: fine hot: home chore: loading car Potatoes 38.69006. Ny.C.& H.R. Put in 383 Bags at $130 haul 189 Bags from Bank cellar: R.L. McFadden Shovel; Russell hold Bags: Campbell & I haul: Wm Lyon's help awhile. Ship car to L. Shulman Toronto at $150 FOB. Toronto: got Shave and hair cut at Floyds 25 cts Pd: very tired to Bed at 11. 23:X: fine hot: home chore: home all day: Children to S.S. at 1030 dinner read Sleep: wash dress (1) upstairs: chore: Church at night Lunan Preach Campbell drive Wilmot Thompson to Tottenham today, hot. 24: fine very hot: home chore: feeling sick: took Salts: got in some Potatoes at $100 Per Bag: write up Books: Campbell Shingle for R.J. Lavery: Phone to Blain & Hannant: gave Wm Duffy Cheque $10000 for one month at 5. Per cent Interest: lent R. Matson $5240 tonight to Pay Conover Salary: Paid him up to date: warm: 25: fine hot: home chore: varnish oilcloth for Mary: fix camp chair Sell oats: Campbell to Caledon East Garden Party; Mary and Pearl & John & I drive to Mothers at 7. oclock took Bannanas oranges Cheese & Chocolate candy: {In red ink it reads: Mother 82 Years old today} drive home at 1030 fine Moonlight: R.L. Mcfadden here. �26: fine: misley: cool fine: home chore: weigh stock sell oats: get Shave then drive to Wilson Dukes to Garden Party with R.J. Lavery his rig Big crowd good time: home at 1030 fine night 27: fine Hot: home chore: Sell Oats and got in Potatoes at $100 28: fine Hot: home chore: unload car 64918. C.M. & St P. Cement 460 sax Sell oats Cement: 460 Sat Sell oats cement: goto Garden Party at night Ladies Aid. got $4720 Richard Blain there. good crowd. fine night. 29: fine hot: home chore: Sell oats & cement. Mrs. Roadhouse corpse came to Mrs Coulters tonight: & old Mrs Storey came off to: chat to folks. 30:X: fine cool: home chore: to S.S. at 1030: home dinner: Wilbert & Belle Coulter here: W.J. & wife at Mrs Coulters: chore chat to Tom: will: & Jas Proctor. hitch wills horse at J.B. Campbells: milk cow: to Coulters with Mary. Chat {Above it reads: home at 11} July 1: fine dry warm: home chore: to Mrs Elizabeth Roadhouse funeral to Bolton Cemetery: Mrs W.J. Coulter with me in our Buggy: home at 2 Dinner: Bunch of young People here from Toronto. with Mrs H. McFadden: they all went Back tonight. chore: (14 of them) 1912 19 July 2: fine dry warm: home chore: haul Potatoes from cellar to car 61. Bags got some in. Pay $100 Per Bag: 156 Bags in car tonight: sell oats Mary at Ladies Aid at Bob Jones: got tent money $2449 total $7169 3: fine dry warm: home chore: Pay Mrs. R. Lyons $200 for cow Pasture to Date finish load car 39.300719. G.T.P. Put in 198 Bags at $100 Ship car to L. Shulman 57 siding Toronto. to Sell on commission. Send cheque $195 to Bolton Telephone Co for June Messages: Mrs H. McFadden went home to Toronto on G.T.R. tonight: our Mabel went with her. 4: fine dry hot: home chore: Sell oats: Keep in Shade very hot. Put Fred in R. Lyons tonight. Shulman call on Telephone Potatoes down. 5: fine very hot: home chore: Sell oats & cement: Book up: very hot: 6: fine very hot dry: home chore: Sell oats: Campbell drive to Webb's see about scrubbing house: I Deposited $20000 in Imperial Bank today: chore �7:x: fine hot: home chore: Children to S.S. at 1030: read Sleep: Children to Church at 7. Lunan Preach: hot night. Church outside. 8: fine hot: home chore: Sell Cement & oats: chore: Mr McDonald Teacher came tonight; got Bug Killer & Put it in Webb house Teacher had tea & Stay all night with us. rain at 11. oclock {Above it reads: to bed (1)} 9: fine hot: home chore: help Teacher John. A. McDonald move Stuff from car to Webb's House: done at 9. sell oats: haul 2. Barrels water for Eliza Matson: 1. for F. McCauley: 1. for T.C. Wolfe: chore: very hot. 10: fine hot: home chore: dress. Walk to Cedar Mills. to Parkdale on C.P.R. {Above it reads: 160 see L. Shulman about Potatoes: get 12 weigh Books at Wilkins $100 Paid see Patterson: 207: Belknap. on car to 39. argyle at 330 rain: windy: rain heavy at Parkdale at 6: on C.P.R. home at 8 oclock. walk up. cool {Above it reads: rain} 11: cloudy fine: home chore: to Elevator got Oats for us 1919 at 53. 1037 Pd took to Mill: Campbell go to toronto on G.T.Ry: at 9 oclock oats Heating in Elevator let some down and Elevate some Mary & I & Maisy Matson drive to Wm Steeles Barn raising. home at {Above it reads: 930} 12: fine hot: home chore: Alex Marshall Died at 8 oclock. Sell oats: Elevate Oats heating: Orangemen go to Woodbridge today chore: dress: out to see them come Home at night: cool very tired 13: fine cool: home chore: at Elevator move oats: Wm Hamilton here today: I Paid him $62995 today for oats: and he gave me $2500 for commission: chore: Shave: chat to Matson's. 14:x: fine hot: home chore: children to S.S. at 1030: home Dinner: Russel & Len Mary & I to Alex Marshalls funeral at 2. oclock, then drive to Mothers with Pearl & John: had tea: home at 830: chore milk: Masy {Maisy} Matson {Above it reads: & Mary go walk (1)} 15 cool windy: home chore: Sell oats: spray stuff in Webb house to Kill Bed bugs: Put some on with Brush: chore milk leave horse in Stable tonight. cool: to bed at 9. 20 1912 July �16: fine cool: home chore: Paris green Potatoes: hoe weeds: Sell oats: leave Mary & Pearl & John at Cedar Mills. C.P.R. at 4 they went to Parkdale. home Sell oats chore. Olive Myra & Wallace to Mothers & Back at 930 cool night. Put $6000 in {Above it reads: Bank} 17: fine warm: home chore: Start at Hay in R.J. Lavery lot. Sell oats write letter to Wm Hamilton about ordering oats: Put up hay till {Above it reads: dark} 18: fine cool. rain: home chore: finish Put up hay in lot. Sell Oats: got Check from L. Shulman $13180 from Mother chore: help R. Matson at Binder: Russel came tonight from {Above it reads: Mothers.} 19: fine cool: home chore: Sell oats: help Wm Hamilton Load wheat in car 380 Bushels; Pay Wm Hamilton $10000 Cash: $5144 left on {Above it reads: hand} 20: cloudy cool: home chore: haul in hay: Sell oats: help at Binder Deposit L. Shulman check $13180 in Bank & draw $800 for Mrs Coulter 21:X: fine cool {Above it reads: rain} home chore: read Sleep: chore: for drive to 8th line with Russell & Gordie Lyon's: then to 6th line with Olive & Macel Bible home at 630 to Church at 7. Lunan Preach. 22: fine cool: home chore: Sell 6. Brls Cement to R. Matson & 10 sax to Thos Faulkner: repair screen door’s & cellar door & fix Mrs Coulters little gate & Bring up Pig trough from Coulters: chore Campbell came home from Toronto tonight. 23: cloudy cool: home chore: drive to Ridges Berry Patch: Russell & J & Mrs Coulter: Eliza & Mary Matson & Macel Bible in our wagon Berries no good home at 12. Telephone to Mary to 39 Argyle St about Jims Barn raising: haul 1. ton coal to Mrs Eli Clarke then haul 2. Bundles Binder twine up for R. Watson: chore milk. dress drive to Cedar Mills at 730 in Buggy: Meet Mary Pearl & John: home 10 (1) 24: cloudy misley: fine: home chore: got ready: Mary. Olive. Russell & Pearl & John drive to Mothers at 930 horse & light wagon: to Barn raising: Stubbs & Sam Elliott with Block & tackle Put up Barn Done at 6 oclock rafters & all up: tea then home at 830 chore tired did not milk cow: to bed tired 25: fine warm: cloudy rain Shower: home chore: rest Sleep. send Cheque to Caver Bros Galt for auto repairs. $284 chore 26: fine cool: home chore: to 8th line Berry Picking horse & wagon With Mary. Mrs Coulter & Eliza Matson: got Some & home at 2. �27: fine cool: home chore: fix Slide at Pig trough to feed Pigs: chore car Oats 85427. Eric came tonight: gave Jas Gilmore 93 5. lbs 28:X: fine cool: home chore: Olive to S.S. at 1030 Sleep chore Mary & Mrs Coulter walk to Ben Rolleys. see Mrs Rowley Olive Pearl John & I drive to Mothers. Duffys there chat tea: home: Children to Church Lunan Preach: July 1912 21 29: fine cool: home chore: Sell oats at Elevator: took 700 Bushels of car 85427. Erie: Sell oats at 51. cts: Hamilton here: Mary & Russell and Mrs Coulter & Eliza Matson drive to ridges Pick Berries: 30: fine cool: home chore: at Elevator Sell oats: haul oats to R.J. Lavery and R. Matson: gave corn to cow: cold to Bed at 930: 31: fine cold: home chore: hitch horse in wagon for Mary: Russell Mrs Coulter. Ethel Stinson: Eliza & Mary Matson to go Pick berries they went at 7. A M : I go to Elevator: Sell all the Oats. chore august 1 fine cool: home chore: Olive & I walk to Boyces Berry Patch Pick 5 lbs Berries: home at 11. chore: haul 20 Bundles twine for R. Watson. chore {Above it reads: to Bed at 830 (1)} 2: cloudy misley rain: cool: to home: chore; Put up 3. Bundles cement Sax 50 each at Elevator; cool. Chore 3: cloudy cool: home chore: take 4 Bags Oats to Mill: to ridges Berry Picking with Mary: Mrs Coulter & Eliza Matson in wagon got Pail full of Berries hannah McFadden & Walter Stevens & our Mabel & Bobby & Humprey came {Above it reads: tonight} 4:X: cloudy cool: home chore: Milk. oil Buggy: dress: Hannah & Walter here all to S.S. at 1030 McClean officiate: home Dinner: then Drive Mary & Mrs Coulter Douglas Dorothy to Ben Rowleys in Buggy: there at 3 oclock. Lawrence & wife walk. home at 5. chore: they all went to Church at 7. Lunan Preach: I Stay home with John 5: cloudy cool: home chore: drive Campbell to F. Hamiltons at 8 got Peas at Binghams fill home at 9: dig new Potatoes for Dinner: dress: to Ben Rowleys. at 1. with Mrs Coulter & Bob McFadden in Buggy: I help Palbearers with Mrs Rowleys corpse to Palgrave Church at 2. Lunan Preach. then to Bolton to Cemetry at 430 Bury Mrs Ben Rowley: then home in wagon: get load coal for H. Verner 2370 lbs: home tea. milk: chore: Wm Bible in {Above it reads: chat} �6: fine warm: home chore: to ridges Berry Patch in Buggy with Mary Mrs Coulter Pick berries (1) Stand: home at 330; Walter Stevens go to city {Above it reads: tonight} 7: fine: warm: home chore: haul from Platform for R. Watson. Put implements upstairs: haul 2 load goods for R.J. Lavery: Sell. 28 Sax Cement to McGinty for Adjala: Bridge: home chore. 8: rain cloudy warm: home chore: around home: sell B. coal to Mrs Coulters for tea at 7 with Mary & Hannah: chore: to Matsons {Above it reads: chat} 9: cloudy cool: home chore: Sell cement. order car select lump coal from E.A. Wilson about 20. tons in flat Bottom car. G.T. Ry. 10: cloudy fine: rain: home chore: Sell cement. to Ridges at 230 Pick berries. with Olive & Mrs Coulter: home at 530 Big rain storm in Church Shed for while. Hannah McFadden go home to Toronto tonight: Mary went with me to milk: got Shave at Floyds: home at 8 chore: to bed at 9.oclock Campbell came home at 10. from F. Hamilton 22 1912 August 11:X: cloudy rain near all day: home chore: read Sleep: Olive to Church at 7. Douglas Davis Preach: Lawrence Coulter in chat: Will Coulter {Above it reads: & wife} down 12: fine warm: home chore: help Wm Hamilton unload 600 Bushels off car 49022. C.N.R. Sell these oats at 50 cts Per Bushel: give John hay 32 sax Cement for Adjala Township: chore: Mary & Russell take J.H.C. Boots to {Above it reads: F. Hamilton} 13: fine warm: home chore: Sell oats: to Ridges Pick Berries afternoon with Mary & Mrs Coulter home at 430: John A. McDonald & Wife and 3. children here for tea: haul up his trunk & luggage. 14: fine cool: hot: home chore: Sell oats & cement: help John McDonald the Teacher to Set up his Stove in Webb house: & haul shingles for him from R.J. Lavery: take cement to Bridge for W. L. McDonald to finish got in Load of New Wheat 44 Bushels from G.T. May: to Elevator. 15: fine cool: home chore: to Elevator Sell oats Wm Hamilton here today: went to see hill at Barrys corner: cool. 16: fine cool: home chore: Sell oats at Elevator: cool fine. �17: cloudy cool: rain at night: home chore: got narrow lumber from elevator: Sell Oats. got 5 Bags oats for us: got chopped at Mill. James McCulloch Buried at Reaneys Church today: chore: rain hard 18:X: cloudy cool: home chore: children to S.S. at 1030: read Sleep. chore dress: drive to Mothers with Mary. Mabel. Pearl. John: John & Bob Lundy there: Jim & Pearl at R.J. Lavery: we had tea with Mother. then drive home at 8. oclock: dark: Olive & Russell round Block drive. 19: cloudy cool: home chore: weigh Stock for Jas Gilmore: Sell coal and Oats: Jim got 44 sax cement: Mary drive Campbell to F. Hamiltons Russell went to I. Faulkners & Olive went home with Jim to Mothers 20: fine mild: home chore: Sell Oats & cement. Wm Boyce thrash today got $3349 out of Bank for Mrs coulter: Sell coal: 21: cloudy rain: home chore: Sell coal. Sell last of Oats. Pay up to Wm Hamilton today $14600: home dress then drive to Crawfords to Chas Kearns lawn to garden Party: Mary. Mabel. Pearl. John & I in Buggy: good time Mr R. Blain M.P. there. home at 12. oclock 22: fine: windy: rain: home chore: sell coal: Mary & I to Mrs Wm Rowleys funeral at 1 oclock to house: Big crowd: home a 3. sell cement at Elevator with Wm Hamilton rain heavy: Wm Bluff Pay me 339 23: cloudy rain: fine cool: home chore: had chat to Mr Lunan to Elevator till noon: home Dinner: to Elevator Pack Cement sax to George Rowleys at 530 look at his Potatoes. home chore. 24: cloudy rain: cool: home chore: haul Baled hay from Elevator to our Stable got Straw at Bibles. took 1. ton Nut coal to J. McDonald Joe Lavery help me Pay him $100: Duffy Pay me Note $10000 and Settle for hay: I Put $30040 in Bank & Pay Jims Draft $18345 for Shingles Tom Coulter & wife & children came from Milton in chat: Jim in chat. (for Barn August 1912 23 25:X: fine warm: home chore: Olive Mabel & Pearl to S.S. in Orange Hall. I chore dress. to Mrs Coulters with Mary chat to Tom & Vida. Dinner there home chore; Campbell to Church at 7 in orange Hall. Lunan Preach. fine Russell fell in Taylors Barn. he came home with W.J. Faulkner. vomit 26: fine: then Big rainstorm: home chore: sell 6 sax cement: around home: Phone 2 city Eliza Matson in chat: Vida & children to Station went to Milton: chore (1) tonight �27: fine windy: home chore: help Wm Hamilton Put up Smoke Stack outside at Elevator. Sell 4. Brl cement to G. Downey Man at 160 haul heavy Parts of 3. Binders up for R. Matson from Platform to his Shop: chore & Put cow in E. Argents first today 28 {Below and encircled it reads: Mary 38. today}: cloudy cool: home chore: Sell Soft coal 600 lbs to Leslie Sloan Ship 6. Bales Empty cement Sax 50 in each 300 in them to the National Portland Cement Co at Durham: I Pay the 36. cts freight on them: write to cement Co & mail B/L to them. to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton. rain: W. Lyons: W. Lavery: R. Jones in 29. fine cool: home chore: Start load car Potatoes 1.10185 G.T. got in 115. Bags at 90 cts: John Jackson: John Kidd & Gus Coffee unload Bridge iron: I Pay G.T. May for Wheat $9567 Mary & Mrs Coulter to Tottenham on train home at night 30: cloudy cool: home chore: Sell cement: finish load car 1.10183 G.T. 138 Bags. Ship car to L. Shulman & Co. 57 siding Bathurst Street Toronto. got horse shoes removed 25 cts Paid Nathan Henderson chat: to Meeting in Orange Hall at night. See about Putting Basement under Church Mr Luna & I to canvass for subscriptions to See what can be got first. 31: cloudy rain: cool: home chore: Jim got cement: got $10000 out of Bank. got Voters list from R. Matson: Pay R. Lyons to Date {Above it reads: $100 cow pasture} Sept 1:X: cloudy cool: home chore: in Bed all day had cold: hot water Bottle Children to S.S. at 1030 & I to Church at 7 in Orange Hall. Lunan Preach: Mary. Mabel. {Above it reads: Russell} Pearl. John & I for walk down G.T.R. see Camps 2: cloudy misley: fair: Start to Build stoop at Back Door: got up frame: John A. McDonald here while: Campbell & Russell help to G.T.R. Station With Olive got her Book of Tickets for month $230 Paid: for her to got to Tottenham high school. she went tonight See Mr McDonald young Teacher for Mount Wolfe school 3: cloudy warm: home chore: finish Stoop at Back Door: Put the Pariad roof on & cement at Posts. Put $2200 in Bank for J.H.C. 4: fine warm: home chore: weigh stock: Sold our 2 Pigs to Jas Gilmore 290 lbs at 825 $2400 Paid: help Wm Hamilton at Books: got in 23 Bags Potatoes from Wm Dowling at 75 cts Per Bag Put them in Bank Cellar: 24 1912 �Sept 5: fine warm: home chore: dress. on G.T.R. train special $100 to Toronto. got Shave & Dinner: see Isaac Walton: see Shulman {Above it reads: 207}: there to Exhibition all afternoon good Show: to Parkdale on train for home at 615: Big rain and thunder storm at west Toronto: home at 930 warm: to bed at 11 6: fine warm: home chore: Sell last of Cement to Wm Shore 35 sax sweep out Elevator: got Cheque $12420 from L. Shulman for 138 bags Potatoes at 90. Make nothing on them: to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton: home chore: Wm Shore came for me at 730 I went with him; Sign Albert Strong Forester paper: L. Shore Witness then Will drive me home: in Office chat to 10. warm night 7: fine warm: home chore: drive Mary & Maisie Matson to Cedar Mill they went to Toronto C.P.R. home at 9: chore: Put L. Shulman Cheque $12410 in Bank & got Wm Shore Cheque $2000 cashed: Pay $603 to Wm Hamilton Wm Shore account for oats: chat to him at Clarke Platform: home chore tea: drive to Cedar Mills at 730 to meet Mary & Maisie Matson But they did not come: home alone: chore. 8:X: fine hot: home chore: home sleep lunch: Children to S.S. at 1030 {Above it reads: hall} we at home all day: J.H.C. to Church at Hall at 7. Conover there then Mr McDonald & wife & Children in chat: all to bed at 930 chore 9: fine hot: home chore: J.H.C. to Munroe’s thrashing: Olive to high school to Tottenham: Russell & Mabel to school: Pearl John & I Stay home: Mary in Toronto: home all day: I drive down to Cedar Mills at 730 Meet Mary & Maisie Matson come home. C.P.R. from Toronto: home at 8. chore: to bed at 930 warm (1) 10: fine hot: home chore: cow got horn hurt: I mind children & Mary went to Ladies Aid at D.J. McBrides: write letter to Willie Patterson & to J. S. Hamilton about coal: chore: to bed {Above it reads: at 1000} John McElwain here Pay me $1160 for oats: & 62 cts for coal {Above it reads: W. J. Faulkner in} chat 11: fine cool: home chore: take 210 lbs coal to Mrs Jas Lavery sr: then haul R. Matsons Binder twine up from Elevator: haul Sand to coal Shed & Boards: got Brl water & cement floor of B coal Ben. tea at 6. Eliza Matson in chat till 10. oclock. cool night Pay Wm Hamilton $1160 today for R. McElwain Oats. he away fish {Above it reads: up 6th} �12: fine cool: home chore: J.H.C. at Doolls: Olive to Tottenham high school Russell & Mabel to school: Mary. Pearl. John & I drive to Mothers at 930 for crab apples: Stay help Jim at Oats fix track for Slings Dinner & tea there: drive home at 730: then go must W. Lyons with cows 13: fine mild: home chore: around house: Put apples in cellar: at Shop got iron for cut mortar: to See our cow at argents Bush. 14: cloudy cool: home chore: haul 1. Brl gasolene {gasoline} for Wm Hamilton: clean out Driving House upstairs & down: chore rain: fine warm: September 1912 25 15:X: cloudy rain cool: home chore: Children to S.S. at Hall: read Sleep: Children to Church at Hall at 7. Lunan Preach; home Auley Matson in chat. cool 16: fine cool: home chore: weigh Stock at Scale: cut Johns Hair: Blind Steve & his Daughter here: chat to Wm Hamilton & Sheldy {Shelby?} Lyons in Elevator. 17: fine mild: home chore: lumber for Verandah came today. haul it up: got $3000 for Durham Cheque cement Sacks in Bank today. 18: fine cloudy: home chore: Start Put up Verandah Wm Hamilton help me got in 19 Bags Potatoes for H. Acheson Paid him $1000 on them: Bring cow in her head Maqoted Put turpentine on. J. Faulkner here: rain 19: cloudy cool: home chore: help Wm Hamilton at our Verandah 20: cloudy cool: home chore: Work at our Verandah: Sheeting on Wm Hamilton help me: chore. Pay $517 for high S. Books 21: cloudy cool: home Chore: finish Sheeting Verandah and Start to Shingle: Russell help me: Less Marshall thrash today: got Shave 22:X: {Below it reads: South wind} cloudy cool: home chore: Children to S.S at Hall: Mary John & I home: wash dress: Mary & I & Russell to English Church at 3. Mr Curliss Preach home: rain heavy: No church at night: Bert Steele talk. 23: cloudy mild: home chore: Mr. Hamilton help me finish Verandah today: Campbell at J.B. Campbell thrashing: �24: cloudy rain all day: home chore got oil for Paint: chore 25: cloudy cool: home chore: got in over 50 bags at 55 cts: weigh stock at Scale: J.H.C at Wm Rowleys thrashing. Wash cows head,: 26: fine cool: home chore: cut Some corn: Start load car 2. got in 105 Bags at 52 cts: got $3500 from Wm Hamilton: cold night (1) Floyd Henderson got Married last night to Miss Shore: by A. E. Lunan. 27: fine cool: home chore: loading car 2: 80171. T.R. C. J.H.C. at Jones thrashing for L. Marshall: 28: fine cool: home chore: finish load car 2. 80171 TR C. Put in 249 Bags Ship car to Myself to Parkdale for I. Walton endorse B.L & Send it to I Walton 157 Strachan are to Floyd Henderson’s Congratulate them: got Shaved Paid 10 cts. 29:X: cloudy cool: home chore: Children to S.S. at Hall at 1030 Rally day: Mary & I home (1) read Sleep. Jim & Pearl & Mary here tea: Children to Church at 7 in Hall Lunan Preach: I gofor walk {Below it reads: home} Mary Pearl John to Matsons I call for them: Henry & wife there. 30: cloudy rain cold: home chore: Patterson telephone re Potatoes Showry Oct 1: cool clear: home chore: Ship 10 Bags Potatoes to C.M McCollum & Co Brampton at 60 cts here; 1. Bag to W.J. Coulter: Got $15000 cash out of Bank and $14000 for Jim on Jack Lanery Cheque: to School at 4 Inspection Galbraith there: look around school. home chore: Sign O. Matson Paper for Sick Benefit: Mary to Ladies Aid at Wm Boyces, cold clear 26 1912 Oct 2: fine cool: {Above it reads: home} Start load car 3.19407 G.T. got in 117 Bags at 52 cts: Wm Hamilton gave me $5000 to buy grain: 3: fine warm: home chore: loading at car 3.19407. G.T. had 331. Bags in tonight at 52. cts: got $50000 cash for Wm Hamilton by mail today: attend to Elevator. got 35 13 {Above it reads: 13 lbs} Rye at 65: $2290 Write letter to W.H. Laidlaw & Wm Patterson. chore. �4: fine warm: home chore: finish load car 3.19407. G.T. Put in 366 Bags at 52 cts: Ship car too Wm Patterson at 65 cts F.O.B Toronto. Put 22 70 {Above it reads: Bags lbs} in another car and tell J. Oconnor to load that car: help Wm Hamilton to load Some wheat in car: his first car this Season: hot. 5: fine warm: home chore: got Shave: Dress then Mary & I drive to J.H Moffatts. to 6th line up to sleswick to lot 32 to Mons Road across 10 Side line: camp for dinner feed horse to Tom Hannas lot 10 con 2. down to 5 Side line across to 4 line to No 5 down to lot 2 con 4 to John Floodys: then up 4th line to lot 20 across to H. Chambers then Home by Lockton at 730 deliver Notices for court of revision on the 18th inst. 6:X: fine warm: home chore: Children to S.S. in Hall: Dinner read Sleep Children to Church in Hall at 7. Wm Steele Preach. chore. 7: cloudy Stormy cold: home chore: Mary & I drive to Ellis Jones Waltons. Jas Galt. to Bolton see Wm East. to Bolton Station then to W.H. Monkmans: to John Williams: to Black Horse to Walter Simmons: home at 430: serve Jas Proctor & Jas. McDonald finish Serve Notices of court of revision for 18th inst. cold. 8: cloudy cool: home chore: take ton coal to Mrs Eli Clarke Pd {Above it reads: 750} 500 lbs to Mrs Stinson: got Cheque $21075 from Wm Patterson & $14000 from I Walton: got $20000 cash & Deposit $15053 in Bank lend $2800 to Peter Munroe on Potatoes. Chore: 9: cloudy cool. rain home chore: Start load car 4.303397 G.T.P. got in 96 Bags at 55 cts: rain afternoon: weigh 73 Hogs 1 calf {Above it reads: 110 fees} 10: cloudy cool. home chore: loading car 4.3033397. G.T.P. got in 241 Bags tonight at 55 cts: J. Todd & girl call at car. rain J.B Campbell Baby Died this morning: J. Todd 1706. L.W. Toronto 11: cloudy Misley: home chore: finish load car car 4. 303397 G.T.P. Put in 422 Bags at 55 cts: Ship car to Wm Patterson 80 cts F.O.B. Toronto: J.B Campbell Bury Baby today: foggy: 12: fine mild: home chore: around home got us Potatoes today. {Above it reads: Stormy} 13:X: fine windy cool: home chore: Children to S.S in Hall: dinner Dress: Mary: Mabel. Pearl. John & I all in buggy to Mothers for tea: home at 6:30 no Church: Mr Moore at Cedar Mills. Oct 1912 27 �14\ clear cool: home chore: drive to Mothers Fred in Buggy got apples home at 10. Chore: around home. Got no Potatoes: J.H.C. at G. Clarkes thrashing for J. B. Campbell: Tom Wolfe & Lulu Boyce near Hurt today. 15: fine cool: home chore: Start load car 5 No: 66263 N.yc & H & got in 70 Bags at 60 cts Per Bag: J.H.C. at car. 16: fine cool Frost this am: home chore: Sell coal to Mrs Jos Lavery & & R.J. Lavery & Peter Anderson: loading at car 5: 66263 N.y. c. & H.R. 17: fine mild: home chore: Send 1. Bag. Potatoes to W. J. Coulter Tottenham 5. Bags to G. T. R. Johnston: finish load car to Wm Patterson at 80 cts FOB Toronto. Joe Lavery & J. H. C. at car: nail up Doors. 18: fine cool foggy: home chore: to Bolton at 920 to Court of revision with Bob Matson our horse & Buggy: horse got nail in foot: home at 1230 Dinner: Put 125 Bags Potatoes in home cellar at 65 cts: Joe help: Paid him $500 tonight 19: fine mild: home chore: Start load car 6: 71922. Ny. N. H. & H. got in 2 loads: drive up home at 6. for Mother tea: then Mother & I drive to Palgrave at 8. oclock: Mrs H. McFadden came tonight I gave Jim the $14000 cash today Jim went to Orangeville. 20:X: fine mild: home chore: Ken White of Klienbury Preach the reopening Sermon’s at 1030 & 7 today: our folks attend I Stay home care children & read. 21: fine warm: home chore; loading at car 6. 71922. Ny N H & H got in 2.48 Bags tonight Joe help all day: Long lecture tonight in Church. I Phone Wm Patterson & Jas Bamford. 22: cloudy mild: home chore: finish load car 6.71922. Ny N H & H. Put in 457 Bags {Above it reads: (at 65 cts)} Ship to Jas Bamford at 77. cts. F.O.B. Toronto. Put in 21. Bags Potatoes & 4 Bags Mangolds for Wm Eme 202 Withrow ave Toronto; got Cheque $29440 cashed today: Wm Patterson: Start load car 7. 5659 G.T.R. got in 50 Bags in it: Mrs Coulter came home today 23: cool clear: home chore: loading at car 7. 5659. G.T.R. got in 160 Bags tonight at 65 cts: Joe Lavery help us: 24: cloudy misley cold: home chore: Ship 25 Bags Potatoes to C. M. McCollum Brampton at 70 cts here: chore Sleep �25: cloudy rain: home chore: rain all day. Nothing Doing 26: cloudy cool: home chore: finish load car 7. 5659. G.T.R. Put in 383 Bags. Ship car to Order Imperial Bank. to C. H. Rudd at 75 cts F.O.B. Parkdale: Pay Joe up to Date: gave Floyd $1255 R. Young 27:X: fine mild: home chore: Children to S.S. at 1030 in Church: to English Church at 3 oclock: Bishop there confirmation: home tea: to English Church at 7. Bishop Preach Peter Jones Preach in Methodist Church tonight Humphrey & Bobby here & Grace McFadden & Mother. 28 1912 Oct 28: cloudy cool: home chore: Thanksgiving Day; W. Humphrey took the Picture of Mother & John on stoop. Start load car 8: 579645. P.L. got in 150 Bags at 60 cts: Humphrey & Bobby went to city tonight. 29: fine warm: home chore: loading at car 8. 579645. P.L. got 291. Bags in at 60 cts: Joe help us all day: got $30000 out p 15, 30: fine cool: home chore: finish load car 8: 579645 P.L. Put in 524 Bags at 60. cts: Ship car to Wm Patterson at 75 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Toronto: Mary & I to Organ Recital in English Church at night. 31: cloudy mild: home chore: haul Straw from W. Bibles: get in Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 60. cts: P. Rawn Boys 2 Bad loads: got in car: Nov 1: cloudy rain: cold: house chore: Start load car 9.1042. G.R. & I got in 128 Bags at 60: Pack up Cement Sax: Joe help. " 2 cloudy cool: home chore: loading car 9. 1042 G.R & I. had 271. Bags in tonight at 60 cts: Joe help. Pay him up $750 tonight 3:X: cloudy cool: home chore: read Sleep. Mrs McFadden here. Children to Church at night. Douglas Davis "Preach; cool 4: cloudy cool: home chore: loading at car 9.1042 G.R & I had 461 Bags in tonight at 60 cts. Mrs McFadden go home tonight. �5: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 9.1042 G.R & I.Put in 524 Bags at 60 cts: Ship to Order Imperial Bank Parkdale to C. H. Rudd at 75 cts F.O.B. Parkdale. cool Mary to Wm McGuires to Ladies Aid. Board Meeting in Church 6: cloudy rain: home chore: Weigh Stock: Start load car 10 75 78 G.T.R. got in 154 Bags at 65 cts: rain very hard at night Rev "Fish" lecture in Hall on Orangeism: J. H. C.& I there 7: cloudy cool: house chore: loading at car 10. 7578 G.T.R. got in 194 Bags at 65 cts tonight: Mary help Mrs Wm Lyons Paper house. 8: fine cloudy misley: home chore: loading at car 10. 7578 G.T.R have 408. Bags in tonight at 65: Joe Lavery Drunk: 9: fine cool: home chore: finish load car 10. 7578. G.T.R. Put in 511. Bags at 65 cts: Ship to Order Imperial Bank. to C. H. Rudd. 511. Bags at 77. cts F.O.B. Parkdale: gave B./L & Draft 36500 to Banker today. Start load car 11. 1135 C.M.O & T.P. got 199 Bags at 65 cts. Joe on Host. our Jersey cow calve today Bull calf: Jim in for 2 in {aqur?} 10:X: cloudy cool: home chore: Children to S.S Mary John & I drive to Mothers for dinner: See New Stable under Barn: dinner chat home at 6. Children to Church at 7. Lunar Preach: chore 11: fine mild: home chore: loading car 11.1135 C.M.O & T.P. 356 in tonight: Jersey Sick: Veteniary {Veterinarian?} Tighe here clean out cow. fine November 1912 29 12 cloudy mild: home chore: finish load car 11:1135. C. N O & T.P. 445 Bags at 65: Ship car to Wm Patterson at 75 cts F O B Toronto. Start load car 12, 6683. C. H & D. got in 50 Bags 13: cloudy rain all day: home chore: car Small Nut coal came 14: fine mild: home chore: Start unload car at car 12: 6683. C. H. & D. had in 309. Bags tonight at 65 cts. our John Herbert McMahon 3years old today 15: cloudy cool: home chore: Send Cheque $15707 to Ohio & Michigan coal Co. For car 49951. N & W: #2 Chest coal: unload at coal and load at car 12: 6683. C H & D. 424 Bags in tonight at 65 cts Per Bag: Joe & Sam help J.H.C. cold tonight. 16: fine mild: home chore: finish unload car 49951. N & W. coal finish load car 12. 6683. C H & D. Put in 477 Bags at 65 cts Ship car to Order Imperial Bank to Parkdale to C. H. Rudd 877 Queen St �West at 77 cts Per Bag. Draft $33900 : Start load car 13. 63291. L. V. got in 138 Bags at 65 cts. Pay J. B. Campbell $10621 freight on car 49951. N & W. coal 17:X: fine mild: home all day chore read: Children to S. S. at 1030 and to Church at 7. Rev A. E. Lunan Preach. 18: fine mild: home chore: loading at. car 13. 63291. L. V. 318 Bags in tonight at 65 cts: old Jas Rowley Buried Cheque for $1500 to R. L. McFadden Toronto for 300 Empty Bags $1200: $200 for his trouble & $100 for Wm Humphrey “ {Above it reads: 12} Pictures 19: fine & mild: home chore: finish load car 13. 63291. L V. Put in 574 Bags: 318 at 65 & 250.70: Ship car to L. Shulman at 80 cts Per Bag F.O.B. Toronto: got $30000 out of Bank today. 20: fine warm: home chore: Start load car 14. 4947 G. T. got in 120 Bags at 70 cts: Joe Lavery help J. H. C. 21: fine very fine: home chore: Joe & Campbell Pick Potatoes in cellar at home: lot Bad: loading at car 14. 4947 G. T. 215 Bags in at 70. Cts: Very fine: Phone F. White 603 Logan ave corner Riverdale ave: Phone 4354. North: Sell car 83 cts Toronto Don Station Grinnell Siding G. T. 22: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 14. 4947. G.T. Put in 412 Bags at 70 cts: Ship to Order Imperial Bank Don Station Toronto: for F. White 603 Logan ave at 832 Per Bag F.O.B. Toronto. Draft $31900 Sent to Toronto. 23: fine mild: home chore: fix up hen house & take in Beets & carrots. Put 125 Bags Potatoes in Bank cellar at 70 cts: Sell 10. Bags to J. B. Campbell {Above it reads: at 80} 24:X: cloudy cool: home chore read Sleep: Children to S.S. at 1030 J.H.C. Olive Russell walk to Tom Faulkners for Pig Ribs for Dinner: Snow. Willie drive olive home & Bring ham Pork. 27. lbs cow {illegible} & Russell walk. No Church here 30 1912 November 25: fine mild: home chore: got in 3 load Potatoes to Bank cellar at 70 I go to Toronto at night G.T. to 39 Argyle at 1030 all night. �26: clear cool: at Toronto: to F. Whites 603 Logan ave at 8. See him drive to Don Station look for car 4947 Potatoes: then to Bathurst street see car Potatoes at Spadina ave: White Say Potatoes O.K.: then to 86 Colborne: look for Empty car then to 757 Queen: got L.Shulman to go With me get car 23689. G.T. got Order at McDonald Office to line it. then to 39.argyle for tea: chore to Mary 1 am 1. at 39 all night 27: fine cool: at Toronto: at 39.argyle. then down in city at Eatons & Knox store: to Kempts for Dinner: then to F. Whites 603 Logan ave then to 202. Withrow Ave to Wm Eme’s then to Grinnell Siding look for Potato car not there: Phone to Dow to Send up: took car to Parkdale at 330 on G.T. to Palgrave at 630 windy night 28: fine cool: home chore: fix shelf in Pantry for Milk Pans got in some Potatoes at 70 cts: took 10.Bags Potatoes to Station for J.B. Campbell. at 80.cts: Empty car 23089 G.T. came tonight 29: fine mild: home chore: start line car 23089 G.J. and got in some Potatoes into car: Joe Lavery & Sam Jones help us: took 6 Bags Potatoes to Station for G. T. R. Burns - {Above it reads: 480} 30: fine mild: finish line car 23089 G.T. and had 487 Bags in it tonight at 70 cts: Pay Joe up $600 & Sam $300: got Shave at Floyds 10 cts: got Horse Shod today 95 cts all Paid: got 10000 {Above it reads: out of Bank} Dec 1:X: fine mild: home chore: read sleep: Children to S.S. at 1030 Mary & Olive & Russell drive to Mothers afternoon cloudy I Stay with Children: Children to Church at 7. Kirkland Preach 2: {fine appears overwritten with Rain} all forenoon: home chore finish load car 15.23089 {Above it reads: G. T.} find: {Underlined in red ink: 500} Bags: ship to L.Shulman 57 Siding Bathurst St at 80 cts F.O.B. Toronto. let car go without fie: Stove in: 3: fine cool: home chore: Send Cheque $1139 to A. Sanderson Life Insurance Prieum {Premium} for 1912 Dec.1rst: got 130 Bags into Bank cellar at 70 cts Per Bag: 4: fine mild: home chore: fill Potatoes in cellar got in Some {Between lines it reads: (L. Marshall & Vina Jones married today in Bolton)} ladies Aid here tonight quilt a quilt. Make out Bills. 5: fine mild: home chore: clean out closet. got in Potatoes into Bank cellar 100. Bags at 70 cts: send Cheque $355 to the Bolton Telephone Co for November Messages: 6: cloudy cool windy: home chore: got in Potatoes 150 Bags at 70 cts: help Mary wash quilts. Dr Reynar in I sign his Paper for Wm Clarkes Insurance: Eliza Matson in at night chat. I have bad cold: �December 1912 31 7: cloudy cool: home chore: got in Potatoes at 70 cts: got out $10000 out of Bank: got Reynar Cheque $1500 & R.J. Lavery Cheque cashed today: Pay Joe Lavery up to Date. & $100 over: 8:X cloudy windy cold: home chore: read Sleep: Children to S.S. at 1030 had a goose for Dinner: Children to Church at 7. Lunan there 9: windy cold: home chore: took Well Platform up & J. H. C. fix leak hole open Pump frooze {froze} chore: got 32 Bags at 70 cts today Send Cheque $2740 to T. Eaton today for goods to come. 10: Windy cold: home chore: got in Potatoes into Bank Cellar 70 cts help Joe Lavery cut wood Norman's Engine. tea there: home chore 11: Squaly Snow Blustry cold: home chore: got 165 Bags Potatoes into home cellar at 70 cts: Joe Lavery help 1/2 day: 75 cts Send Cheque $200 to Theron Gibson for Dominion Alliance. chore. 12: Windy cold: home chore: got Some Potatoes at 70 cts our Potato car returned tonight: cold & windy 13: Cloudy cold: Milder: home chore: Start load car 16.23089 G.T. 14: fine Mild: finish loading car 16.23089 G.T. lined 2 Put in 661 bags at 70 cts: Put Some in Bank Cellar: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co at 80 cts Per Bag F.O.B. Toronto. J.H.C. went with car at 11. Oclock: Pay Joe. $250 overdue Pay Sam Jones to Date: got Shaved at Floyds: home chore (1) got $20000 out of Bank: Pay our takes today $1876 to Bank 15 X: cloudy Mild: home chore: children to S.S. at 1030 I read at home then chore & dress drive up home alone to See Mother & Mary sick home at 430 chore Dinner at 530 W.J. Faulkner here for tea Olive & Russell to Church at 7. Mr. Lunan Preach. chore. 16: fine mild: home chore: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar and got in 5. loads some at 70, 67, & 65 cts: Joe here all day 17: cloudy Squaly mild: home chore: got $10000 cash out of Bank. got in 47 Bags at 70 & 65 cts today: Phone to S. White for F. Dolan for {Above it reads: Joint 500ft} Joseph Lavery 10 years Married tonight at 8 oclock. Weigh Stock 18: cloudy mild: home chore: Weigh Stock: got in 33 Bags at 65 cts {Below it reads: tongiht} Milton Leggett & the Carey girl Married today: J.H.C. came home �19: cloudy mild. home chore: fix Box for Boots: haul Straw from Bibles got Oats at Elevator 48 cts Paid $505 haul 10 bags coal for home: got Chop & Bran 90 cts Pd: Joe help me: haul goods for R. . 20: cool cloudy: home chore: to School See 9. afternoon with Mary & children 21: cloudy cool: home chore: load car 17.23089 G.T. Put in 487 Bags at {Above it reads: 70 cts} haul from Bank Cellar all day: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co: 57 sdg at 82 cts F.O.B. Toronto; Campbell meat with car at 1030: Pay Joe & Sam 32 1912 Dec 22:X: fine cold: home chore: Mabel to Church at 1030 Rev Rogers Preach: home chore Olive sick: Russell to Church at 7. and Rogers Preach: Campbell in Toronto: (1) at night: 23 clear fine: home chore: haul coal & fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar got in 77 Bags at 70 cts: Joe help me all day: 24: fine cool: home chore: got in 1 load at 70 cts. Jim Bring Mother here today: get ready for Christmas 25: fine Mild: home chore: Goose for dinner Mother here chore Art Worrod & Estella McClelland Married today in Toronto 26: fine mild: home chore: got in 2 load at 70 cts: I attend to Elevator today got in 198 Bushel Rye: Sold Some Oats. 27: cloudy cold: home chore: got in 1 load at 67 cts: car came Back today: Put 1 load in car at 70 cts: Sold our calf to Jas Arlow Weigh in cellar 140 lbs. Price to be Whatever Jas Gilmore Pays Per lb. next week. 28: cloudy cool: home chore: loading at car 18.23089 G.T. lined got in 296. Bags at 70 cts all from farmers: Shave chore 29:X: cloudy mild: home chore: read Sleep: Children to S.S. at 1030 Russell to Church at 7. Douglas Davis Preach: Mary & I fire car; 30: Snow cloudy mild: home chore: loading at car 18.23089 G.T. 371 Bags in tonight at 70 cts: Nominate Wm Pulford at 12 �31: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 18.23089 G.T. lined Put in 503 Bags at 70 cts: Ship to L. Shulman & Co. J.H.C. went with car at One oclock at night: Mrs H. McFadden & Hannah & Bobby & Walter Stevens came here tonight off G.T.R. Mother here also. See the old year out and the new year in: sing and had lunch at 1230 to bed at 2. 1913 January 1 very fine and mild: home chore: Hugh McFadden came on G.T. here at 9. We had Goose & chicken for Dinner: Hughy had Bad cold & headache: around town all day: Hughy & Bobby went on 7. oclock train to Toronto: in Duffys for Mabel {Present?} 2: fine mild: home chore: See I. Walton: Mrs H. McFadden Hannah & Walter Stevens went G.T. to Toronto tonight 3: snow & Blow: home chore: around home all day: Snow Storm Dolly & Stanley Clarke came to Palgrave from west tonight 4: clear cold: home chore: got in 5 loads Potatoes at 60 cts: {Between lines it reads: (Big Dog fight in Hall)} to Floyds got hair cut & Shave {Above it reads: 25.} to Hall at 8. Council men Speaking 5:X: fine mild: home chore: Mable to S.S. at 1030: read: wash dress Mary & I to English Church at 3. Mr. Westney Preach: for walk. home chore: Russell to Church at 7. Lunan Preach. Campbell in Toronto with car of Potatoes. 1913 33 January 6:6 cloudy misty: home chore: got Matsons Cutter our horse. drive Mr. F. McCauley and Mother and Mrs Coulter to Joe Laverys House to Vote for Moffatt. then took Mary for drive road Slushy. cold John Moffatt Elected Reeve: F. Horan: Mme Hutcheson: Jack. Anderson and T. Evans Elected Councillors for 1913. Local Option carry in King. Mother went home with Jim in Sleigh: Mary & I to Matsons chat to 11. Campbell in Toronto with car of Potatoes. 7: clear cold: home chore: around home: clean of scales. chore. Campbell in Toronto with car 18 Potatoes. cold night. 8: clear cold: home chore: Weigh Stock all day made $160 cts got 8 Bags oats from Wm Hamilton $600 Paid: home chore. �9: clear cold: home chore: Campbell in Toronto unload car 18.23089 G.T. got Joe Lavery help me take out Sleigh & cutter : Put away wagon & Buggy: haul up some coal: took 8 bags oats to mill leave them. 10: clear cold: home chore: Campbell came home this morning. to Mill for chop and Bag Bran: help Wm Hamilton Empty Ben Rye: home chore: Mr Lunan in chat tonight. Bordens Party 11: fine mild: home chore: to Bank Deposit $30000 Joe Pettit bring us load of Mangolds for cow: 1500 lbs: rig up cutter got Shave Mary & I drive to Bolton at 430 Pay L. Hutton $600 account in full to Date. $460 for Jim account got receipt home at 730 12:X: Blustry cold clear cold: home chore: Sleep read: Children to Church at 7. Lunan Preach: cold Blustry. 13: clear cold: home chore: Start load car. 19.23089 G.T.R. got in 337 Bags today at 65 cts. Joe help afternoon: 14: cold clear: home chore: finish load car. 19.23089 G.T.R. lined: put in 590 {Above it reads: 4} Bags at 65: J.H.C. went with car at 930: Start unload coal car. 15: fine mild: home chore: finish unload car 24833 C.S. Nut coal. {Between lines it reads: (Gertrude Lenore Brigham 6 years old today)} Joe Lavery & Sam Jones help: deliver 12 tons at $800 chore: mild 16: mild misty: home chore: to School See Broken grate. Phone to G. Berney for New one: got Note from Frank Sullivan for $5500 for Twelve Months at 6. Per cent: Send Cheque $15420 to Lehigh valley coal Sales Co for car 24833 C.S. Nut coal. Pay Marys G.T. dues $106 to Mrs Wm Duffy for January Month. 17: cloudy mild: home chore: Sell coal. to Cedar Mills at night in Cutter in mud. to meet J.H.C. he didn't come: G. Lavery up with {Above it reads: me} 18: cloudy Snow: home chore: J.H.C. came home G.T. at 9. got Shulman Cheque $41640 Deposit $40000 in Bank. got 1600 cash chore. got Shave at Floyds 15. Pd: Snow & Blow. chore: to Bed (1) 19:X: clear cold: home chore: Campbell drive Eliza Matson to Connor See Carey Olive with them. Matson cutter our horse: then Mary & I drive to Mothers for Tea. Alex Lundy & wife there: home at 830 fine moonlight mild: chore �34 1913 January 20: cloudy rain Hard: home chore; clean scale: Chat to Wm Hamilton. chore 21: clear cold: home chore: hot horse Shod: deliver coal and haul Straw from W. Bibles: got $20000 out of Bank today: chore Potato car came Back tonight: W.J. Faulkner & Jim in chat. 22: clear fine: home chore: load car 20.23089 G.T. lined. Put in 553 Bags 190 Bags at 70 cts & 363 at 58 cts. ship car to Toronto to L. Shulman & Co at 70 cts F.O.B. there: Campbell took 3 geese went at 11. oclock: W.J. Faulkner & Joe Lavery help. Pay them: to Bed at {Above it reads: 11 (1)} 23: cloudy rain: home chore: to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton. chore 24: fine mild: home chore: got Joe Lavery & W.J. Faulkner to unload car 8224. S.J. & G.T. Nut coal into Shed 42 tons. Pay Joe $200 & W.J. $150 got in some Potatoes 48 Bags at 60 cts: chore: Big Dance in hall tonight. 25: fine mild: home chore: send Cheque $22620 to The Lehigh {Between lines it reads: (Piano Put in for Store by Martin} Valley coal Sales Co for car 8224 SJ & G.T. Nut coal 37 ton 14 cent got Shave at Floyds: Pay (1) N.G. Henderson $150 for Jim: J.H.C. came {Above it reads: home C.P.R} 26:X: clear fine: Home chore: Children to Church at 1030 quarterly meeting Lunan Preach: Steele Preach at 7 at night. Olive & Russell walk to Tom Faulkners today Back at night 27: cold Blustry: Home chore; up at 630 to school with Duffy Put in grate in furnace: got in 24 Bags at 60 cts: help Joe Saw our wood. chore 28: cold Blustry: home chore: Deposit $20000 in Bank & got 15850 cash from Shulman cheque $35884: Potato car return tonight. 29: cloudy cold: home chore: weigh Stock at scale: Start load car 21.23089 G.T. lined got in 93. Bags at 60 cts: Joe help all day. 30: cloudy mild: home chore: loading car 21.23089 G.T. lined: 490 Bags in car tonight: W.J. Faulkner & Joe Lavery haul on wagon from cellar Pay Joe $500 tonight & Willie $150 chore & fire in car. 31: clear cold Blustry: home chore: finish load car 21.23089 G.T.R. lined. had 512 Bags in: chore clold. �Feb 1: cold windy: home chore: take coal to John Clarke & Jas Burns took wood to car: I Start to Toronto with car Potatoes at 5. oclock. in car all night very cold. 2 X: clear cold. in car got to Toronto at 1030 in car til 1230 then walk to 39. Argyle with 4 lbs Butter in Basket at 2. Dinner Andy & Bob McTaggert there: there to car at 5. all night in car 3: clear cold: at Toronto: Breakfast in car. to Shulmans at 730 Basket 6 lbs Butter {Above it reads: 30 cts} & 2 Doz Eggs {Above it reads: 40 cts}: then to car at 830 start unload car got out 300 Bags today: to 39 argyle for tea: to car all night 4: clear cold: in city: finish unload car at 3. oclock. Bill out car: got Cheque for car from L. Shulman $34540: car to Parkdale: home on G.T.R. at 630 cold night: Loss leather mitt February 1913 35 5: clear cold: home chore: Campbell weigh Stock: very cold day clear: got Pair mitts Pay Joe Lavery to Date $250 full to Date. Pile wood in Shed: chore: Pow 6: cold Stormy: home chore: very cold day: Campbell & Stanly Clarke to Black horse league Debate at night. chore. last night Debate. Powow Social in Palqrave Church tonight: Tomfoolery in Church 7: clear windy cold: home chore: around town: Campbell called from E.J. McClelland $6248 got Cheque: Book Jims account at night 8: cold Blustry. home chore: got $20740 cash & deposit $20000 in Bank: Shulman Cheque $34524 & E.J. McClelland Cheque $6248 : fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar and got in 21. Bags at 60 cts: Joe help us: Pay him $100: J.H.C. out till 330 tonight 9:X: cold squaly snow: clear: home chore: Children to S.S at 1030: Lenard Haines here for Dinner at 230: read Sleep: Children to Church at 7 Lunan Preach; very cold night: clear cold: 10: clear cold: home chore: weigh up Potatoes in Bank Cellar: Joe help us: haul 2250 lbs coal to T.C. Wolfe: tidy up Potato car car came Back tonight: got Shaved at Floyds at night 10 cts Pd:: 11: clear mild: home chore: load 22.23089 GT lined (8). Put in 668 loose & 215 in Bags. Joe Help us: I stay in car all night cold 12: clear & very cold. went with car at 1030 to Georgetown at 1130 Sell of 115: Bags there: at 80 & 90 cts: went to Toronto at 1200 �13: clear & very cold windy: in Toronto fine car Potatoes: to Eatons got Blankets for Joe Lavery $1.50 Shoe laces at Knoxs: to 39 argyle for tea. Walter there & 2. Browning girls: to car all night. cold windy 14: clear mild: in city unload car 271 Bags to Shulman at 70 cts got Cheque $18970 I Pay freight $1800 : Paddy Carey Buried today on car to 39 argyle for tea: there all night: Lilly & Katie Browning there: Walter there: to Bed at 11:00. Sleep with Hughy: 15: cloudy mild: at 39. argyle Breakfast at 6. to Parkdale at 630 on G.T. to Palgrave at 9. home: help Mary to churn: Deposit Shulman Cheque $18970 in Bank $111160 in now: help Put the Bags clothes chest up. Willie here Pull on nail: mild Snow. 16:X: clear cold: home chore: took Olive Pearl Mabel for drive: then Mary & I drive to Mothers in cutter: Mrs Duffy & Wallace there had tea there then drive home at 6. oclock. cold. Children to Church at 7 Mr Lambert of Beeton Preach Missionary Sermon Children Bed cold John have croup: W.J. Faulkner here tea. 17: fine cold: home chore: help Mary wash: got in 3 loads Potatoes at 55 cts. Potato car came Back tonight. Phone to some: write to Wm Long $400 18: fine mild: home chore: load car 23: 23089 G.T. Lined: Put in 620 Bags at 55 cts: Joe Lavery help us: Pay him up tonight. Ship to L.Shulman at 67 ½ : I went with car at 3 in night. 36 1913 February 19: clear cold: leave Palgrave at 3. oclock with car Potatoes ride in van got to Toronto at 430 P.M. up to Shulman got him to get car on 57 siding not weighed: then to 39. argyle for tea there all night. 20: fine mild: in city: Start to unload car 23. 23089 G.T. lined got out 270 Bags today: to 39. argyle for tea all night: fine 21: foggy mild: in city Breakfast at 39 argyle: finish unload car Potatoes at 6 oclock: Bill car out again: to 39 argyle for tea then walk to Shulman’s chat in house: to 39 argyle all night 22: rain freeze: street all ice: at 39 argyle Breakfast at 6. then to Parkdale at 7. on G.T. Ry to Palgrave at 920 home: chore (1) �23:X: clear very cold: home chore: read Sleep. Mary and I drive to Thomas Faulkners Fred & cutter at 3: Margery Barry and her 4 children & Jennie Fuller & her 3. children there & Willie there home at 640 very cold. Children to Church at 7. Steele Preach. 24: clear very cold: home chore: got in 1 load Potatoes at 50 cts take coal to R.J. Lavery: Sell coal: Potato car came tonight 25: clear Milder: home chore: take coal to School & home: got 29500 cash out of Bank. Put in Shulman Cheque $39544 Deposit $10000 in Bank: Start load car 24:23089 G.T. lined got in 2510 at 50 cts: Put fire in car: Sell coal. 26: fine cool: home chore: Finish load car 24.23089 G.T. lined (10) Put in 633 Bags at 50. cts: Joe Lavery help us. Put fire in car. Snow Some: fine mild night: 27: clear cold : home chore: fire in car: tidy up cellar. got in 4 loads Potatoes at 50 cts: Sold 28 Bags to Stubbs at 65 cts 28: fine mild: home chore: Start unload car 12583 T & O C Stove coal: and Send Cheque to J. S. Hamilton $16905 for this car: Sell coal: Sell 25. Bags Potatoes: give Cheque $7500 to R Matson: $12500 Cheque to Campbell for cash tomorrow: Ship car Potatoes to L. Shulman & Co I went with car at 1130 fine mild night: in van March 1: Stormy squaly: mild: in city at 830 got L. Shulman to Place car on 57 siding: to 39 argyle for Dinner: to Eatons with granma McFadden & Hannah got cloth for Olives dress $200 & house dress for Mary: tea at 29 argyle. to car all night. 2:X: windy cold: in city fire car to 39 argyle for dinner: & tea to car all night. cold windy. 3: Stormy Snow cold: in city fire car: Start to unload got out 75 Bags. to 39 argyle for tea: to car all night 4: clear cold: in city fire car: unloading got out 95 Bags to 39 argyle for tea all night mild night March 1913 37 5: fine mild. in city fire car got out Some Potatoes slow work to 39 argyle for tea: and Stay all night. the Browning girls there 6: clear windy cold: in city finish unload car Potatoes 639 Bags to 39 argyle for tea & all night very cold night. �7: clear cold: at 39 argyles for Breakfast to Parkdale at 630 on G T. R to Palgrave at 920 cold home. I have bad cold. 8: fine cold: at home in bed all day with cold. car came Back tonight. 9:X: fine rain mild windy cold at night: at home in bed till afternoon up for telephone to Shulman at 3. oclock. Big thaw today. Mother here Since the 1rst of March: children to Church Lunan Preach. 10: fine mild. home chore: load car 25.23089 lined (11) Put in 464. Bags at 50. cts: Ship to L.Shulmau & Co. J.H.C. went with car W.J.Faulkner help us: Joe Lavery had Sore foot. fine night 11: fine mild: home chore: got in 2 loads 50. cts: Sell coal Joe help me after noon: got $20000 cash out of Bank: Tickets $2800 12: fine mild: home chore: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar: got in 1 load got Bags from Cleghorn: fill Some: Joe help me. Pay him up tonight 13: fine mild: home chore: around town: got in 1 load. Sell coal. J. H. C. {Above it reads: (came home} 14: fine mild: home chore: got in 22 Bags at 50 cts: J.H.C. collect 3628 got Cheque $22800 from Cleghorn & Co for 400 Bags Potatoes to be loaded yet 15: fine mild: home chore: got 18 Bags at 50 cts: Put Shulman Cheque for $27586 and Cleghorn & Co Cheque $22800 in Bank Deposit. The Ref car came today. & the lined car returned. collect Some. 16:X: fine cold: home chore: read Sleep: Children to Church at 7. oclock Lunan Preach: Mary & I for Walk down track. Mother here. cold 17: clear cold: home chore: weigh Stock: Joe and Campbell fill Potatoes in cellar: got in 1 load 32 Bags in car. fine 18: fine mild: home chore: loading at car 26.23089 G.T. got 354 Bags in it and: Start load car 27. Refrigerator 25000 F. G. E. got 334 in Bags: heaters came for car. Joe Lavery & W.F. Faulkner help us, willie here all night. 19: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 26.25000 FG.E. Put in 403 Bags Refrigerator: Ship to Lucknow for Cleghorn & Co at 57 there: finish load car 27.23089 GT lined (12) Put in 526 Bags. Ship to L.Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst St Campbell gowith car: I Pay Joe up to Date $500 tonight. Borrow $3000 from W.F Faulkner & $12000 from R. Matson today. �20: fine mild: home chore: cut Bag Strings got in 20 Bags at 50 cts W J. Faulkner and Joe Lavery go to John Marshalls for Potatoes got none he would not sort them refused to give Some as Sample Sold. 21: fine Very Stormy: home chore; Campbell came home tonight. got Cheque for $4131 from Cleghorn & Co. & Cheque $32923 from L. Shulman & Co 38 1913 March 22: fine cool: home chore: deposit 37034 in Bank. and fill 50. Bags Potatoes for Blain & Hannant in Bank Cellar: finish fill up all in Bank Cellar: Joe help us. Pay him up to Date. 23:X: {Below it reads: Easter} cloudy windy cool: rain at night: home chore read sleep. to Mrs Coulters chat: home Dinner at 4. Salmon Sandwitches: Easter Sunday. Mother here. Children to Church at 7. Douglas Davis Preach. 24: cloudy rain: windy fine: house chore: Pick & fill 27 Bags Potatoes in home cellar. a lot Bad: river high: Ball at Caledon East 25: cloudy rain misty: home chore: Ship 50 Bags Potatoes to Blain & Hannant Milton: at 70 cts F O B here $3500 Sell Some coal: rain & freeze ice Storm: 26: cloudy cool: home chore: fill Potatoes in home Cellar: take rotten Potatoes to E. Argents. To Mrs Barrys get 2 little Pigs $700 on Account $1896. Balance Due yet: to Mill get Chop 10. Bags got ½ Brl 5 roses $300 Pay John McClean for 114 Empty Bags $340 for chop 40 cts: $680 all to Date. cold snow tonight: Mother & Mary sit up to 12 Bake Bread. snow 27: snow & Blow all day: home chore: Shovel Snow at home Eli. Clarke & Bill & Jack. load 3. cars for west took 17. Horses 28: clear cool: home chore: fill Potatoes in cellar at home: got in 22 Bags at 50 cts: got 1. Barrel apples from R. Arlow $250 Pd rig Sleigh drive Mother up Jins for her clothes sleighing very bad: Mrs Alex Lundy there churn: home at 4. took 300 lbs coal to A.E Lunan: got Bag corn for henfeed: chore 29: fine mild: home chore: fill Potatoes in home cellar hand Pick got in 2. load Potatoes at 50 cts: Sell coal. got Shave at Floyds. Tired �30:X: fine mild: home chore: Children to S.S. at 1030 read Sleep chore Mother here: dinner: Mary & I go down track to 6th line Bridge for walk home at 5. Mrs Duffy here: Myra here for tea: Chore Children to Church at 7. Lunan Preach: W. J. Faulkner in chat. 31: cloudy cool Stormy: home chore: Start load car 28.23089 G.T Lined (13) in Bags 316 in Tonight Joe & Campbell haul from Both cellars: T. Rolley Bring 50 Bags: our Russell go away before Breakfast & we dont Know where he went: Campbell go. on horse to Jims look for him: I walk to Toms &. Back. April 1: cloudy windy: home chore: finish load car 28.23089 G.T. lined Put in 366. Bags: Ship car to myself to Georgetown on 82. at 4 got Russel at Wm Boyces this Morning: he Slept in Stable Pay Joe $200 over what I owed him: got in 45 Bags at 50 cts 2: fine mild: home chore: on G.T. to Georgetown Sell Some of Car at 90. cts at N.Longs all night: Sleep with Nathan: only Sell a few: in coaling Mill with W Long. April 1913 39 3: cloudy rain: home chore: at Georgetown Board at N.Longs: Sell a few of car at 90. cts: got some orders to Deliver: Hall take Some out. 4: cloudy rain: at Georgetown Board at N.Longs: Sell Potatoes off car at 90. cts: got all out only 149: Bags Ship them to Milton on weighfreight. Settle up at N.Longs: Wm Hall owe me $3000 get on train to Milton at 9 oclock. to McGibbon Hotel all night: 5: cloudy cold windy Blustry Snow: at Milton: Sell 1 Bag to W.Cowan and 1. Bag to Agent: & 147 Bags to Blain & Hannant at 77 cts Per Bag they to return our 110. Bags Empty: to Thos Coulters for Dinner. See Brick yard: home on train at 630 cold snow got Shaved at Floyds at night: Joe Oconnor Died this a.m at 3. oclock 6:X: cloudy cool: home chore: Mother here: read Sleep: Children to Church at 7. A. Rutherford Preach: McDonalds & R.F Laverys in after church 7: fine cool: home chore: got in 38 Bags Potatoes at 50 cts: at Council Meeting for while: Joe Oconnor Buried today. sign note for $10000 for teacher Salary. from T. Matson: chore 8: cloudy cool: home chore: Start load car 29.23089. G.T. lined {Above it reads: 14} got in 113 Bags at 50 cts: Campbell & Joe finish fill up in home cellar: I at car myself. �9: fine mild: home chore. Finish load car 29.23089. G.T. lined 14. Put in 536 Bags. Ship car to L. Shulman & Co at 65 cts FOB Toronto: Joe & Campbell help us: Sell coal Mother & Mary & I to Matson at night chat. {Above it reads: See} Piano 10: cloudy rain: home chore: haul up wood from Platform got in 50 Bags Potatoes at Bank cellar at 50 cts: chore 11: cloudy mild: home chore: got in 74 Bags in Bank Cellar at 50 help Mary Paper Olive room upstairs: got Check for 3000 {Above it reads: for coal car} 12: cloudy mild: home chore: got in Potatoes: Start load car 30 Boston & Albany No 35975: Put 40 Bags in it at 50 cts: got $20000 cash out of Bank: J.B. Campbell Pay $3000 audit Check 13:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep (1) dress for Walk up track with Mary. Mabel Pearl John: Mother here. Tea Children to Church at 7. Mr Lunan Preach: Campbell drive O. Matson to Caledon East 14: fine warm: home chore: loading at Car 30.35975. B & A lead 363 Bags in tonight at 50 cts: Joe help us haul 124 from {Above it reads: cellar} 15: fine warm: home chore: finish load car 30:35975. B & A. Put in 602. Bags: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst at 60 cts Per Bag FOB Toronto: Start load car 31.120043. St L. & & S.F. got in 154 Bags at 45 cts: Joe help all day: 16: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock: load at car 31.120043. St L & SF. had 302 Bags in tonight at 45: lined car return took some lining out. got Check $148.19 from Milton: Jim Horan serve notice: See N Henderson: Pay Joe $500 40 1913 April 17: fine warm: home chore: took lining out of car 23089. G.T. loading Car 31.120043 St .L.&.S.F. : 363 Bags in tonight at 45 Phone to Blain & Hannant Milton (1) cut T. Faulkners hair 18: fine warm: home chore: Put 15: Bags Early Ohio’s in Car 31.120043 St. L.&.S.F. and Ship to Blain & Hannant Milton: 360 Bags at 60. and 15 Bags at 75 cts F.O.B. Milton: very warm: thunder Storm at {Above it reads: night} �19: clear cold windy: home chore: Deposit $81057 in Bank. Sell Some Potatoes at 60. cts: to Goodfellow Bros: to Floyds got Shave home (1) 20:X: cloudy cold: home chore: read Sleep: Children to Church at 7 Douglas Davis Preach: I for walk: in R.J. Laverys chat. Mother {Above it reads: there} 21: cloudy milder: home chore: cut Kindling wood: Start load car 32:8285. G.T.R. got in 131. Bags at 46 cts: Sell coal J.H.C to Milton on train: did not unload Potatoes home again Mary & I drive to R. Baxters at 9 tonight home at 11. Bad road 22: cloudy misley cool: home chore: loading at car 32.8285.G.T. got in 248 Bags tonight at 45 cts: 23: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock. Load at car 32. 8285.G.T. had 346 Bags in tonight at 45. cts: very warm: 24: fine warm: home chore: finish load car 32.8285 G.T. Put in 394. Bags at 45 cts: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co Toronto 25: fine warm: home chore: dress: to Toronto on G.T.R: to See Hearn and McBrady Canada Life Bldg: about Horan Mortgage: to Kempts Dinner to Simpsons & Eatons get Shoes for Olive $199 & $125 Pair for John. got laces at Knox: Hat for myself on Queen West: at 39 Argyle for tea and all night Wm.. Humphrey there: Jim Scott in Chat. got tie Stuff 26: fine cool: Breakfast at 39 argyle: to Parkdale at 640 home on G.T.R. at 910 change clothes: Split wood: at home: cool rain at night 27:X: cloudy misley; cool: home chore: dress. Mary & I to English Church at 3 young Student Preach about influence: home chore: Olive to Church at 7. Lunan Preach: cool night misley: to bed at 10. 28: cloudy cool: home chore: Write to J.S. Hamilton Order car of Egg coal & car of Chestnut coal: write Wm Hall about Potatoes: Plow Mrs Coulters garden Sow Oats on it and Campbell harrow it: Plow F. McCauleys garden: help E. Argent load & unload roof: Ww Irwin Move today 29: fine cool: home chore: Sow clover & Timothy on Coulters garden: Campbell harrow if: Start load car 33.515405 P.L. & C.W. got in 53 Bags at 45 cts: chore: J.H.C to Bolton “Ruby” 30: fine very hot: home chore: load at car 33.515405 .P.LW.&.C L W haul from Bank cellar: had in 141 Bags today: at Oconnors Sale this afternoon: Ww Hamilton gave me grape vine: Plant it 1913 41 �May 1rst: fine warm: home chore: clean out Bank cellar: 40 Bags haul to car 33.515405 P.L.: had 328 Bags in tonight: Albert Foucar evetrough {eavestrough} our Verandah today & fix school: $320 for ours: 75 cts for school: Paid 2: fine very hot: home chore: took of Gurnseys Shirt & drawers: start Plant onions in J.B. Campbells garden: finish load car 33.515405 P.F.W. & C.R.W. Put in 472 Bags at 45 cts: Ship to L. Shulman & Co. Toronto copy Book up to Date: very hot 3: fine very hot: home chore: got in some Potatoes at 40 cts Plant Early Potatoes in J.Bs garden & Plant garden Stuff: to field See Potato Planter Started: get Shave at night: got Cheque $19344 from L. Shulman & Co. for car 8285 G.T. 4:X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: Mary & I to English Church at 3. oclock. young Student Preach: for walk to scale house: Back tea: J.H.C. drive O. Matson to Caledon East at night: Lunan Preach at Palgrave. W.J. Faulkner in chat. fine night. 5: {Margin reads: G. Burns Split wood 125} fine warm: home chore: Sow Beans: cucumbers Radish & cts in J.B. Campbells garden: send 5 Bags Potatoes to Wm Cowan Milton Mrs Coulter went to Milton tonight in train at 7. cool 6: cool windy: home chore finish our wood into Shed. clean out car: See Baxter unload new Engine and load up old one: Mary Went to Ladies Aid to Wm Steeles with Mrs Duffy & Mrs Dr. Reynar in Duffys Buggy: cool day 7: fine cool: home chore: Weigh Stock: Send 2 bags Potatoes to Station and 1. to Mr Perry: Campbell take in Potatoes to cellar cold: 8: frost cold clear: home chore: Plank Stall for horse: fix screen doors & Put them on: sell Oats for Hamilton: Mary at R.J. Laverys afternoon help Lizzie to Paper: I call for her; (1) 9: clear cold: home chore: Mary help Mrs R.J. Lavery Paper I Weigh 7. loads Moving of Dodds: Sell corn for Hamilton 10: fine cold windy: home chore: haul straw from Wm Bibles 3. loads Sell corn: Sell coal: Deposit $37703 in bank today: got Shave help Mary fill Straw tick & Put on our Bed & Mables: (1) on tick �11:X: fine cool: home chore: read Sleep: Mary & I to English Church at 3. Student Preach: walk around Point: home Dinner at 5. chore Mary & I to Matsons chat: I in cookhouse her in Parlour: 12: fine mild: home chore: dress to Georgetown on train see Hall then to Parkdale on train: See Rudd & Shulman: then on car to Weston to Moffatts Stone Works. get iron Back for Stove 80 cts up track to Weston Station on train home at 615 chore: 13: fine cool: home chore: got 1. load in car 34:48693 I.C. at 35 cts: Phone Buy for this car: got $15000 cash out Bank 42 1913 May 14: fine cool: home chore: Weigh Stock fore noon. got in 4 load Potatoes into car 34.48693. I.C. 140 Bags in tonight at 35 cts: Wm Hamilton drive down for figures of Rye car: Inspector here for My Statement fire 15: cloudy misley. cool: home chore: Plant early corn in J.B.’s garden: finish load car 34:48693. I.C. Put in 598 Bags at 35 cts: Put R. Baxter load in Bank Cellar. {Above it reads: rain all night cool} 16: cloudy cool: home chore: Sell 10. Bags Potatoes to Jones for 50. cts Per Bag: Paid: clean yard: Measure fence in front of house: Ship Car 34.48693 I.C. to L. Shulman & Co 602. Bags at 50 cts Per Bag F.O.B. Toronto: work in garden 17: fine cloudy rain: home chore: Mary & I drive to Tottenham in Buggy Order for Picket fence see R. McCabe: see Tommy Coulter. drive home at 820 rain: read chore to bed at 10. rain cool: 18:X: fine warm: home chore at 8. read Sleep: dress Dinner at 4. Mable 7. years old today: read: chore: church at 7. Steele 19: fine mild: home chore: Dress on train: to Georgetown got $3000 from Wm Hall: Sell him 60 Bags & sell 100 Bags to Mr R. Noble of Norval at 60 cts. on train to Parkdale to 39 for Dinner "argyle" then down see lyons & to car see Max unload to Eatons get Knife Pleater for M. Matson: see Mr & Mrs Henderson & Harley: to Borden Meeting in Mutual Street Arena. at 630 out at 1045: to 39 argyle all night: 20: fine mild: Breakfast at 39 argyle: to Parkdale at 640 on train home at 910: haul Potatoes to car: got $20000 out of Bank today: Buy Potatoes: H. Gepson sale today (1) �21: cloudy rain: home chore: weigh Stock: G. Burns help us Bag up Potatoes in car 35:307663. G.T.P. Put in 100 Bags for R. Noble & 60 Bags for Wm Hall at 60 cts F.O.B. Georgetown 22: fine mild: home chore: start load car 36.12435 P.L. got in 2 loads at 45: Phone to buy: Sell 13 Bags to a. Stewart 23: cloudy cool: chore: drive to Gunnings & John Patters: home at 10: got Oats & corn for chop: loading at car 36.12435 P.L. got in 174 Bags tonight Pay 50 cts today: drive Mother up to Jims home at 8. Mary & I visit at J.A. McDonalds. 24: fine mild: home chore: attend to Elevator: got in some Potatoes in car 36.12435 P.L. . 311. Bags in tonight: to Trustee Meeting at J.A. McDonalds tonight hire him for another year at $70000 for next year: home at 11. wash feet: W.J. Coulter and Wife & Belle: & Tom Coulter & Wife & family: at Mrs Coulters today Lawrence & Wife & Children came tonight: chore: 1913 43 May {written over 24: 25} fine mild: home chore: got Joe Lavery to Shave me: dress: chat to Tow Coulter & Lawrence: home dinner: Yow & Vida: Lawrence & Mable Mary & I all walk out to Gipsons Lake: home at 530 chore: then {Between lines it reads: Lunan Preach tonight} drive up to Jims for Mother Bring her down: chore: to Bed at 10. 26 fine cool: home chore: finish load car 36: 12435.P.L. Put in 457 Bags: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co. Send Statement and he is to give me $2500 Commission on this car: Pay up to date Wm Hamilton: he help me fill up in car 50 bags for C.M McCollum Brampton: I load them into car 13005 G T. Put J.B Lindsey load in Elevator at 50 cts: Phone to Shulman 27 : cloudy misley : home chore: Sell 10 Bags Potatoes to Wm Duffy at 70 cts: got in 19 Bags in Elevator at 50: See women about report Boys Drunk J. A. McDonald here for tea: Campbell went to Midland tonight I lent $10000 to Duffy for 4. Days today: house chore: 28 : fine cool: home chore: ship 5. Bags Potatoes to Wm Cowan Milton at 70 cts here: got in over 90. Bags Potatoes today: Mary & I Plant 2 Boxes tomatoes in J. B's house garden at night: chore: �29: fine cool: home chore: got Cheque $28385 from L. Shulman & Co. for car 12H35. P.L. Potatoes: Start load car {Above it reads: 37} 15926. G. T. got 194 Bags in tonight: Bob Lyons help me: haul from Elevator. 100 Pd 30: five mild: home chore: work in J. Bs garden: load at car. 37. 15926. G. T. had 267 Bags in tonight: Pay 60 cts today: chore Mother got letter from Campbell tonight from Midland. 31: fine warm: home chore: Write letter to Campbell: Plant corn in J. Bs garden: loading at car 37.15926. G. T. had 309. Bags in tonight: got $13375 cash & Deposit $15000 today: Shulman Cheque $28385: hoe in garden: got Joe Lavery to Shave me: Floyd Sick. fine warm. June 1 : cloudy: rain cool: home chore: read Sleep: dress. Mary & I go for walk to Elevator: {Above it reads: (1)} home: Mother & Olive to English Church today at 3. cool no church here tonight: Lunan at Inglewood : Dinnick at Churchill. 2: fine warm: home chore: hoe in our garden: finish load car 37. 15926. G. T. Put in 337 bags: Ship to L. Shulman & Co 57 siding Bathurst Street Toronto: Send Statement $24882 & Shulman to give me Commision over that. Chore. Put Jersey in Bob Lyons for first at noon: home at night {Between lines it reads: King George 48 years old today} 3: fine warm: home: hoe in garden: cool at night: Weigh Hay 4. fine mild home chore: weigh Stock: home Stuff for R. Matson twine & Etc {Between lines it reads: (Mary to Girties Ladies Aid)} to H. Matsons with wagon for calf: home at 7: hoe in garden: cool: 5: fine warm: home chore: hoe Potatoes in J. Bs: got in 3 load Potatoes at 60. 6: fine mild: home chore: Mary help me fill Potatoes in Elevator Ship 25. Bags to C. M. McCollum & Co. at 75 here: Big rain Storm tonight Plant Tomatoes. 44 1913 June 7: fine cool: home chore: to Elevator: Russell & Joe Dolan fill 27 Bags Potatoes I weigh & tie: got in 2 load at 60 cts: hoe in garden Plant Some Beans & our Cabbages: cool: Put Blain & Hannant Draft $20925 in Bank for collection: to Bed at 10. I (1) in: �8:X: fine cool: home chore: got Joe Lavery to Shave me: home wash dress Mary & I to English Church at 1030 Rev Cannon Walsh from Brampton Preach good Sermon: home water cow at R. Lyon’s. Dinner at 1. Tomato Soup: Mother headache: then Mary: Mabel Pearl John & I walk to Carters gravel Pit home chore cold 9: fine cool: home Chore: Ship 25. Bags Potatoes to C.M.M Collum Brampton at 75. cts here: fill up 30 for R. Noble Narval. then We all went to Garden Party at Dr Reynars “Mother Stay home” Blain & Charters there had good crowd. cool. home at 11. 10: fine cool: home chore: Start unload car 60272 L.V. got out 10 ton 710 lbs: Deposit 10000 in Bank got $16665 cash: Cheque 26675: pay Joe Oleary for wheat: got in 2 load Potatoes at 60 cts. And Ship 30. Bags to Robert Noble at Georgtown 75 cts F.O.B. here. cool. 11: fine dry warm: home chore: unloading at car 60272 L.V. Nut coal Sam Jones & Joe Dolan help me: weigh Stock: got in 20 Bags Potatoes 60 hoe in garden with Mary: fix up Petitions for Boyce & Duffy 12: fine warm: home chore: finish unload car 60372 L.V. Nut coal fill Potatoes in Elevator. till noon: Pay Sam Jones $300 & Joe Dolan {Above it reads: $300} {Between lines it reads: Send Cheque 15484 to Lehigh Valley Sales Co for car 60372 L.V} Put 1. load Potatoes in car: chore: had Sore Knee. warm 13: fine hot: home chore: got 1. load into car: Joe Dolan help me {Between lines it reads: Sore Knee} Bag up 46 Bags in car: Sleep in car: R. Matson Put Turine in them {Above it reads: in Elevator} 14: fine warm dry: home chore: Ship 50. Bags Potatoes to R. Noble Georgetown and 50. Bags Potatoes to C.M. McCallum Brampton at 75 cts Per Bag.: F.O.B. Palgrave; Sell corn & Oats: fix up my razor & Shave Myself: Grandma & Bob. McFadden came tonight 15:X: fine hot: rain Shower: home chore: sore Knee: Bobby & Grandma here: home all day: Bob & Olive to Church at night B.Steele {Above it reads: there} 16: fine hot: home chore: sore Knee Sell Oats & corn & Sell Potatoes to Chas Kobb {Above it reads: 70 cts}: & got in Some at 40 cts: Sell oats. 17: fine hot: home chore: sore Knee: sell oats: got in 29. Bags Potatoes at 40 cts: at Elevator: Plant Potatoes J.Bs �18: fine cool: home chore: got horse ready for R. Matson to go to F. Sullivans: cool: Pay J.B. Campbell rent for coal & scale site & 250 for Elevator: hoe in garden: 19: cloudy rain: fine: home chore: sell oats: Start to unload car 69884 L.V. Egg coal got out 7 1/2 tons Joe & Sam haul to MeClellands: Mrs Coulter came home from Milton tonight Mary & Mrs H. McFadden to Womans institute at school: 1913 45 June 20: rain till noon: cloudy Showry: home chore: fill Potatoes in Elevator till noon: work unloading coal 69884 L.V. afternoon Joe & Sam all day 21: cloudy fine: home chore: finish unload car 69884 LV. Egg coal: Joe all day: Sam till 4. oclock. then Joe Dolan came: Sell Oats: got in Wheat Pay Joe to Date 500 tonight. Sam jones went North on train: then I went to Mrs M. Coulters for tea with Mary & her Mother: then Put horse out 22X fine: warm: home chore: Children to S.S. at 1030: read Sleep. Mary & her Mother to Church at 7. Lunan Preach: Jenny & Baby & Mother here: Willie took Jenny home in Buggy: fine cool. 23: fine warm: home chore: load 60 Bags in car 5757 G.T. Ship to L. Shulman & Co {Above it reads: Toronto}: & 30. Bags in Same car Ship to Robert Noble Georgetown out of Elevator: got 12. Bags Oats 3123 {Above it reads: 13 lbs} 1270 Pd Pay Wm Hamilton up to Date: Sell Oats: got in 14. Bags Potatoes at 40. cts Per Bag: Pay Sam Jones $465: talk to 2. Mrs Henderson’s. 24: fine warm: home chore: Send cheque $15614 to Lehigh Valley {Above it reads: coal} Sales Co for car 69884. L.V. Egg coal today: chore: hoe in J.B. garden: got in 38 Bags Potatoes: Sell oats: Jas Gilmore gave me $99500. 25: {Margin reads: Mother 82.} fine very hot: home chore: weigh Hogs & Pay for Jas Gilmore: hot 3. Hogs died with heat: Settle with Jas Gilmore: chore: John Finerty Buried {Above it reads: Today} 26: fine very hot: home chore: Ship 40. Bags Potatoes to Dawson & Co Brampton at 70 cts FOB here. and 25. Bags Potatoes to Robert Noble Georgetown: 70 cts FOB hereeleave Vida & Blanche Coulter to Cedar Mills C.P.R. at 445: home Sell oats. & hoe in garden: Matson’s & us Debate on early rising. hot. �27: fine very hot: home chore: hoe in garden: read Sleep: Sell last of Oats: (1) tonight with silk & vaseline: hot. fine: 28: fine hot: home chore: hoe in garden: took in Rye 2: load Shave dress: to Cedar Mills meet Vida & Blanche Coulter at C.P.R. home: Campbell came home from Midland tonight. 29:X: fine mild: home chore: folks all to Church at 1030 only John & I: Coulter from Mulmur Preach: read. Mary & I went to English Church at 3 Mr Westney & another old man there. no Organist there: home chore: our folks to Church at 7. Coulter Preach ladies Aid Anniversary Sermon’s: took Collection: $3552 Mable Pearl John & I Stay home: fine cool night. to Bed at 1030 30: fine very hot: home chore: Elevate Rye: chore very hot. read Sleep Campbell went Back to Midland tonight: Ollie Matson go to Barrie thunder & lighting Storm around north. to Bed at 1030 hot. July 1: fine mild: home chore: hoe in garden: took in load Rye in Elevator. 2: fine warm: home chore: hoe in garden (1) across Bed at night 3: fine hot: home chore: heo {hoe?} Some: Dinwoodie here for tea: I drive him to Cedar Mills C.P.R. at 5. With R.J Lavery more: hot. 46 1913 July 4: fine hot: rain: home chore: ride with R. Matson. to Ballycroy: walk to W.J. Binghams: help take down the windmill: Big rainstorm: sleep in Barn: tea: got ride home with R. Matson: John & Darley there: H. Lyons. Sam Eliott. Jim C. Hunter. W. Young. H. Taylor and I: good rain: home at 7. chore 5: fine warm: home chore: walk to W.J. Binghams at 930 help take down wind mill. got it down at 4. oclock tea: ride with H. Zimmerman & John: then with Wm Stevens. home at 6. got Shave at Floyds: get ice cream at Irwins. Mary & I. Olive & Grandma McFadden Mary Deposit $10000 cash & Shulman cheque $1675 in Bank today: cool. �6:X: fine cool: home chore: read sleep: Mary & I to English Church at 3. old Man Westney & young man Preach: cool: home chore: we all went to Church at 7. Mr Wm Dinwoodie Preach good Sermon: home at 830 Milk Jersey. tea. to Bed at 930 cool: Mary (1) on over 7: fine cool: home chore: Order car Select lump from C.A. Wilson & Co at 385 F.O.B. here: hoe in garden: sell 10 Bushel Rye to Herb Downey: W.J. Bingham Bring 10 Posts: got mower at Station Bobby McFadden came here tonight: dress cedar Posts. cool. 8: fine cool: home chore: get Fred Shod at Floyds: {Above it reads: 90 cts} haul gravel cement in got. Posts. chore: cool. 9: cool: then hailstorm cool: home chore: finish Put in fence Posts. clean up: hailstorm: R.L. McFadden Phoned to go to city. Wm Lyons file our Saw. cut cedar Posts. cool night. chore 10: {Margin reads: Russell 13 today} fine cool: home chore: Mrs H. McFadden & Bobby and Olive & Pearl went to Toronto today: get ready: Russell & I go to Bolton for fence Stuff. Paid $1500 Paid Leavens $200 for Paper order 1,000 tags home at 6. cool. Russell 13. years today: 11: fine cool: home chore: to Elevator for Bag Potatoes. & load twine for R. Matson: Wm Hamilton here today Start to build our Picket fence. sold some Potatoes: ride in auto 12: cloudy rain: home chore: Ship 5 Bags Potatoes to Robert Noble Georgetown Pick them over: help Wm Hamilton Empty Wheat Bin: then Hamilton made 2. gates & Put them on our Picket fence: fine afternoon: Pay Wm Hamilton $11740 today. got E. Argent Cheque cashed $7870: I Pay his oat Bill & gave him $5000 cash tonight: Orangemen to Guelph today. got in 5 Bags at 50. 13:X: fine cool: home chore: read Sleep: dress: We to Church at 7. Mr Anglin Preach: sent Phone Message to House Lyons Sam gamble {Above it reads: Baby Burying} 14: fine cool: home chore: Ship 5: Bags Potato’s to R. Noble Georgetown: finish Build our Picket fence: got Cheque $1750 from R. Noble for Potatoes: 1913 47 July 15: fine warm: home chore: Mary & I & Mrs Coulter to ridges Pick Berries. home at 1. dinner: Start unload car Nut coal 60784 L.V. Myself. Sent $100 Postal note to F.H. Deacon Toronto. young mens Christian association Russell up at Jims today: �16: fine warm: home chore: unloading car 60784 L.V. Nut coal Joe Dolan help me till 4: got Shave wash dress: Mary & I drive to G. Jacksons garden Party at 6. fine time Big crowd: home at 1145 fine night threaten rain 17: fine warm: home chore: unloading car 60784 L.V. Nut coal: Joe Dolan and Russell help me: Pay freight $3060 tonight: wash in tub: cool. 18: fine hot: home chore. finish unload car 60784 L.V. Nut coal and Send Cheque $16052 to J.S. Hamilton for Same: Pay Joe Dolan 225 to Date: Wash. very hot. Russell went up home this evening. 19: {Two words written on top of each other} hot: home chore: Mary & I & Mrs Coulter drive to ridges Pick Berries home at 130 dinner: got 16 Bags Potatoes from John Whalen at 50 cts: chore: Joe Dolan help me fill 15. Bags Potatoes in Elevator got Shave at Floyds 10: home cool. 20:X: fine warm: home chore: Put cow out: for walk to Elevator: home at 11 read Sleep: dress: all to Church at 7. Mr Anglin Preach: cool: Duffy in {Above it reads: chat} 21: fine mild: home chore: ship 15 {Above it reads: (75 cts)} Bags Potatoes to Robert Noble Georgetown then: Mrs Coulter. Olive & I to ridges Pick Berries: got a lot. home at 520 Dinner: chore: car soft coal in: 22: fine warm: home chore: unloading car Soft coal 61634 B & O. Joe Dolan help me: load wheat in car for Wm Hamilton 23: fine: rain Shower: fine: home chore: finish unload car 61634 B & O soft coal: Joe Dolan help me: got in 11. Bags Potatoes at 50 cts: Pay freight 7818 24: cloudy cool: home chore: rig up light wagon & Mary & Olive & Mrs Coulter & I drive to ridges Pick Berries: got Big Kettle full 25: fine warm: home chore: Mary help me fill 5 Bags Potatoes in Elevator: Ship 5 Bags to Robert Noble Georgetown at 70 cts here: then haul up some wood: to mill got Bran flour & stuff Pay 480 Sell 6. Bags to T.D. Eliotts Man at 60 cts 360 Pd: hoe in garden 26: fine mild: home chore: ship 6. Bags Potatoes to Robert Noble to Georgetown: then go to Ridges with Olive & Mrs Coulter: Pick Berries home at 330 hoe in J.B. garden: dig some new Potatoes: got Shave (1) 27:X: fine very hot. home chore: read Sleep. chore: "Anglin Preach" �28: fine hot: home chore: drive to Ridges: Mary & Olive & Mrs Coulter Pick Pail Berries for Mrs H Friendly. to Logans for water: ship {Above it reads: Berries tonight} 29: fine dry hot: home chore: drive to Ridges: Mary Olive. Mrs Coulter: in wagon: Pick Pail Berries for; H. McFadden: Ship them tonight 20 lbs 30: fine hot. home chore: serve A. Moss & E. Horan with Notice: Mary with me: start Paint {Above it reads: fence} 31: fine Hot. home chore: haul stuff for R. Matson. cut oats in Coulters garden Paint at fence: Bind & Shock oats 82 sheaves. chore. 48 1913 August 1: fine cool: home chore: Paint at fence all day: chore: 2: fine cool: home chore: finish Paint fence 1 coat: cut W.J. Bingham hair in Stable: got $3000 cash at Bank: Pay J.B. Campbell $1905 Duty on Paris green Potatoes: Hannah McFadden & Walter Stevens came tonight {Above it reads: carry in oats} 3:X: fine: missle: fine: home chore: leave cow in today. read Sleep. walk down track with John: we all go to Church at 7. Mr Anglin Preach Hannah McFadden & Walter Stevens here: (1) to Bed at 10. in Bed. 4: fine cool: home chore: take oats to Mill: drive to Ridges with Olive & Mrs Coulter Pick Berries: home at 2. oclock Dinner to Elevator Pay Wm Hamilton $5130 chat: Mary & Hannah and Walter Stevens to Elevator get weighed: chat home Willie for {Above it reads: tea} chore: Mary & I & Hannah & Walter to R.J. Laverys chat. home at 11. (1) 5: fine mild: home chore: Send Bill to: Wm Hall: Dawson & Co & C.M. McCollum & Co & Robert Noble: Hannah & Walter go home to Toronto tonight: got $5000 cash out of Bank. 6: fine. missle: fine: home chore: weigh Stock: drive to Garver Brown & T. St John’s to H. Verners: to John Shores: Serve Court revision Notices to. Geo Bolton: Earnest Stjohn & albert Strong: home at 8. coal. 7: fine wild: home chore: drive around all day Serving Notices Mary with me: Dinner on 2nd line below J.H. Moffatts: home at 8. �8: fine dry: home chore: drive to ridges: Mary & I & Mrs Coulter Pick berries: I got Some Thimble berries: home at 2. Dinner: then to Elevator fill Mix 2. Bushel of Barley with 130 lbs wheat & Rye L. Taylor had load of Wheat 36 39 {Above it reads: 13 lbs}: Sell coal to R. Lundy. 9: cloudy rain: home chore: help Mary to wash churn in cellar: got Dawson cheque $2800 cashed in Bank: Shave myself: drive Mother to Jims: got green Peas: tea there: home at 6: chore: to Elevator for twine with H.H. Matson & John Jackson: chore: down town chat. 10:X: fine cool: home chore: read Sleep: (1) dress drive to W.J. Binghams Barewell. at 330 With Mary. Pearl. John. chat tea. home at 8. oclock. D. Davis Preach {Above it reads: farewell.} 11: fine cool: home chore: drive to ridges with Mary & Mrs coulter Pick Berries home at 3. To Mill got 2 Bags Wheat & Barley chopped 10 cts Paid 12: fine warm: home chore: cut wood in yard: weigh 3 cattle for H. Matson got $150 from from R. Matson for Serving Moss & Horan notice: lend Joe Lavery $200 13: fine hot: home chore: weigh stock. get ready and. drive up to R.J. Leggetts with Mary: to Garden Party Big crowd fine night very unruly crowd: home at 1100 to bed at 12. 14: fine very hot: home chore: got sick headache: Pains in Stomach. {Between lines it reads: Olive & Russell went to garden Party at C. Rutherfords} 15: fine very hot: home chore: at home in house. Pains & headache 16: fine very hot: Big rain Storm at 4 to 6. Oclock. hail & rain: hot 17:X: fine hot: home sick in Bed (1): Old man Mass Preach at 7. hot night. August 1913 49 18: fine cooler: home sick: Wm Hamilton down today Pay me $2932 for Jerry Taylor Wheat: Sat at front all day: Maisy Matson go to Toronto on Saturday Morning & came home Sunday night C.P.K. drive from Tottenham. 19: fine cool: home chore: Better today write up to date. cool help chore 20: fine cool: home chore: help mary chore, Sick not better yet 21: fine cool: home chore: help Mary chore. getting better. �22: cloudy rain: home chore: help chore: improving: to Elevator to {Above it reads: Wm Hamilton} 23: fine cool: home chore: help Mary & Russell move our closet. to Elevator with Mr Colwell in Auto. See about Putting Phone in Joe Lavery lodge Complaint about Mcbride & Clarke & Munroe. Beating him 24X fine cool: home chore: read Sleep (1) upstairs: Children to Church at 7. Sam Riddell Preach: chore cool night. chore. 25: fine mild: home chore: weigh Stock Sell coal: Write out summons J.B. Campbell: Joe Lavery. Duffy & Dan McBride in at night. Withdraws case of Assault. J.B. grave me 25 cts: no costs in the matter 26: fine cool: home chore Sell coal: chat to WwmHamilton at Elevator got Shave: chore. 27: fine cool. home chore: to J.B. Campbells See thrashing: Sell coal chat to Wm Hamilton: got Cheque from Robert Noble $4770 in full to Date: Send him receipt. clean out Bank Cellar. chore. 28: fine mild: home chore: Mary 39. years old today (1) upstairs: drive Eliza Matson to Cedar Mills C.P.R. at 430 our horse & Buggy. 29: fine: cool: home chore: Ship Empty Cement Sacks 67. To National Portland Cement Co Durham out. Bring our Scale up from Elevator to home Cellar. T.C. Wolfe help Put it in cellar: take 2 ton 295 lbs Nut coal to F.D. Henderson: got Horse Shod 2 removes & 2 new Shoes. took in load Oats for Wm Hamilton. Sell coal chore. 30: fine mild: home chore: Deposit 4760 in Bank: gave D. Archibald acount to Collect: Put Pariod on coal Shed: Russell and Coon Coulter: chore: took in 1007 {Above it reads: 13 lbs} wheat from John Patterson at night: got Shave at Floyds 16 Pd: home chore. 31:X: fine mild: home chore read & Sleep. have cough: Children to Church at 7. Jessie McCubbin Preach. home chore Sept.1: fine cool: home chore: weigh Stock Sell coal. all day Mary & Russell went to Parkdale. to Exhibition; on Special 2: fine hot. home chore: Sell coal; lie in house not well. chore got card from Mother from 397. Brock Ave. Olive to choir Practice. �3: fine: home chore: lie in house not well: write letter to Mary to 397 Brock Aue. Toronto: read Sleep, Chore. 4: fine hot: home chore: read Sleep not well. chore: Mary & Russell came home on Special at 900 tonight from Parkdale. to bed at 10. (1) 50 1913 Sept 5: fine hot: home chore: read: to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton he was making a chair: Floyd Henderson’s Baby girl Born today, 6: fine warm: home chore: to mill got Bag Bran & 50 lbs flour 190 Paid. Joe Lavery help us haul Straw from Wm Bibles on Wagon for Bedding Rye Straw: to Floyds got Shave 10 cts Paid: home 7:X: fine hot. home chore: read Sleep: chore: Children to Church Wm Steele Preach: Bill. Tom & Lawrence Coulter & wifes home today 8: fine mild: home chore: weigh Stock: fix coal house Door: Marry fill 4 Bed Ticks with Rye Straw: Order 500. Bags from R. Noble at 5 cts {Above it reads: each} 9: fine cool: home chore: clean out our heuhouse & Spray it Sell coal: chat to Wm Hamilton: chore down town chat. cold night 10: fine cool: home chore: Sell coal: at Elevator Mr Colwell Put Phone in Elevator for Wm Hamilton today: got Hair cut & Shave at Floyds 11: fine & cool: Mary & I drive to Orangeville fair at 1130 Dinner at Hotel Alexandria 70 cts Paid: got $170 for 17. Cement Sax. to Elevators See Potato Houses: good at Richie Bros: drive home at 640 chore 12: fine cool: home chore: Mend our Bags: got 7. Bags Oats & 2. Bags of Wheat from: Wm Hamilton Paid $955: got Chopped at Mill 45 cts 13: fine cool: home chore: fix henhouse: clean out Bank Cellar Sell coal: help Wm Hamilton at Heated Rye to 1245: home dinner cut Sheaf Oats for Horse: J.A. McDonalds over chat want glass. At R. Matsons Office at night Strike rate for School $65000 got Kola Wine at R.J Laverys 65 cts Paid: home at 930 cold night �14:X: cold clear; home chore: read Sleep: chore: Mr Marshall Preach {Above it reads: Mary & Children to Church} 15: cold hard frost home chore: weigh Stock: Sell coal: help W Hamilton Put up Stone Pipes with Stewart & McGuire lean on: cool chore. 16: clear cool: home chore: Sell coal: Phone Shulman: Patterson. and Max Wolfe: about Potatoes: Sign 3 Papers for Dr Reynar 17: fine mild: home chore: Sell coal: Start load car 1.23364 G.T. got in 1 load at 65 cts Per Bag: help Wm Hamilton at Rye. 18: fine warm: home chore: loading at car 1:23364.G.T. had 162 Bags in tonight at 65 cts: chore Sell coal: Mary at T. Faulkners all day help get ready for thrashing: Margery Barry & Children here Send Cheque $2500 to Robert Noble Estate for 500 Empty Bags 19: fine warm: home chore. Load at car 1.23364 G.T. 214 Bags in tonight: Wm Hamilton took our horse & wagon to Tottenham 20: fine warm: rain at night: finish load car 1.23364.G.T Put in 248. Bags: at 65 cts: Ship car to myself to Fruit Siding younge Street: Sold to Wm Patterson: Sell coal. Olive & Russell to T. Faulkners thrashing; Russell walk home. Olive came in Buggy with Willie; to Bed at 1030 (1). Sept 1913 51 21:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep: Mary & Children to Church at 7 I Stay home with John: Mr Anglin Preach: 22: clear cool: home chore: weigh Stock. leave O. Matson to Cedar Mills C.P.R. Darkey & Buggy: chore. South wind 23: cloudy cool: home chore: dress. drive to Bolton at 930 With R. Matson our Horse & light Wagon. to Court of revision had Dinner at Hotel Out House: Pay F N. Leavens $150 for Box tags: order Box Envelopes: got register & Stove Pipes from R. Smith $400 Paid: got Prayer Book & Pens at Matsons 30 Pd: drive home at 2. cold. change clothes Sell coal: got $10000 out of Bank: Renew Insurance on coal & Scale House with R. Matson Pay him $1005: chore 24: fine mild: home chore; clean out car: Start load car 2. 20157. G.T. got in 34. Bags at 65 cts: Sell coal chore. �25: fine warm; home chore: load at car 2; 20157. G.T. had 57. Bags in tonight at 65 cts: sell coal. chore. 26: cloudy misley cool: home chore: sell coal. weigh Stock load at car 2: 20157. G.T. had 83. Bags in tonight. 27: fine clear; home chore: sell coal: Deposit Patterson cheque $16940 drive to Dave Rowleys got Barrell Apples $100 Paid: home chore. {got Shave} 28:X: fine cool: home chore: Mary, Olive & Russell. drive to Mothers home at 540 chore: Mary & children to Church at 7. Mr Anglin Preach 29: fine very hot Sun: home chore: weigh Stock. load at car 2; 20157. G.T had 172. Bags in tonight at 65 cts: chore: girls fowl supper at E.J. {McClelland?} 30: fine warm: home chore: finish load car 2. 20157. G.T. Put in 253 Bags good weight: Ship to Order Imperial Bank. Draft $17200 advise Cleghorn & Co. Toronto: send B/L & Draft $17200 in mail to Manager Imperial Bank Toronto to Collect. drive Eliza Matson to Cedar Mills rush this A.M at 845 Oct 1: fine Hot: home chore: sell coal: haul wood from Mrs Oconnors to Dr. Reynars: all day. Sidney Snell help me. home chore:. 2: cloudy cool: home chore: take Bag coal to Mrs R Lyons 25 Paid Bring some Potatoes home; got 12 Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 60 cts: help R. Matson set up cutting Box for N. Roadhouse. 3: fine cool; home chore: make out accounts. to Elevator with John home chore: Mary & Eliza Matson to Mrs Oconnors at night. read chore 4: fine Hot: home chore: take coal 960 lbs to Bank Paid: got Bag wheat at Elevator 180 Paid: Ship 2 Bags Potatoes to Rev W H. Laidlaw. chore shave 5:X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: dress for walk down track with Mary. Mabel Pearl John: in Elevator: home chore: all of us to Church at 7. Mr Albert Rutherford Preach Temperance Sermon 52 1913 Oct 6: fine very Hot: home chore: Mary & Russell drive to T. Faulkners Pick 5 Bags apples: I weigh stock & Start load car 3.42971 Ill. Cen. got in 95 Bags at 65. cts Per Bag: chore: very hot & dry. �7: fine warm dry: home chore: loading at car 3.42971. J.C. had 195 Bags in car tonight at 65 cts: Mrs Oconnor's Moving loaded in car today: Mary to Wm Boyces to Ladies Aid. got Cheque $17200 cashed today: Send Cheque $905 to Bolton Telephone Co. $600 for rent & 305 for Messages. 8: fine warm: home chore: finish load car 3.42971. Ill. Cen. Put in 275 Bags at 65. cts: Ship to L. Shulman 57. Siding Bathurst st Toronto. at 70 cts Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave. Pay R.J. Lavery 500 for {Above it reads: new} Church lamps Ben Rowley in tonight chat: got gas lights in Church today. 9: fine warm: home chore: got Cheque from Dr A.F. Reynar $7185. coal weigh load iron for F. Henderson & Sheney: home chore: 10: fine warm: home chore: got 2 Bags wheat at Elevator 298 Paid took to Mill got chopped 10. Pd: take 1/2 ton coal to Rev Anglin. & I Bag of Potatoes to Wm Pulford: fix wagon Box Bottom: cut oat Sheaf. chore Wm Doherty in for Order to get whiskey: Frank complain 11: cloudy misley cool rain: home chore: Deposit Dr Reynar cheques 200 & 7185 7385 in Bank: got in 24 Bags Potatoes at 65. into Elevator: got Shave. 12:X: fine cool: home chore: Mary John & I drive to Mothers at 1. oclock dinner chat. Alex Lundy there: home at 6. chore to Church at 7. Mr Marshall Preach: cool 13: fine cool: home chore: weigh stock. chore cold help move {Above it reads: Matsons stove} 14: fine mild: home chore: Start load car 4.52428 M & A. got in 107 Bags at 65 cts: chore: 15: fine warm: home chore: load at car 4.52428. M & A. had 261. Bags in tonight at 65 cts: chore: cool night 16: fine hot: home chore: load at car 4:52428. M & A: sell coal Mary & Russell drive to Tom Faulkners all day dig Potatoes 17: cloudy cool: rain: home chore: George Burns help me fill 30 Bags Potatoes in car: Ship them to S. Bryant 53 Cheever st Hamilton at 80 cts F.O.B. here: load at car 4.52428. M & A 18: cloudy cool: home chore: finish load car 4.52428 M & A. Ship car to L. Shulman 498 Bags at 70 cts FOB Palgrave. Campbell & Olive Morrison came from Midland. got shave 19:X: cloudy cool: home chore: to Church at 11. oclock. Rev Duke of Toronto Preach: home at 1. Dinner for walk with Mary & Mabel Pearl John: down track: Campbell & 2 Olives for walk Our folks to Church at 7. Rev Duke Preach Big crowd. rain and Snow tonight: cold to bed at 10. (1) �Oct 1913 53 20 cloudy misty cold: home chore: weigh stock all day: got Cheque for $2400 from S. Bryant for 30 Bags Potatoes I sent him on 17th inst. {Installment?}. Walter Stevens & Hannah McFadden came from Toronto today and went Back tonight. "Thanksgiving today" We had 3 Chickens for dinner tea Party in Hall and Program in Church tonight. Richard Blain there. Jas Hishen & Wife Paid me for 15. Bags Potatoes $1125: Potatoes to be sent to him 21: fine mild: home chore: start load car 5. 12683 G.T. got in 1.load Campbell & Olive Morrison go Back to Midland today: Ship 15 Bags Potatoes to Jas Hishen. 30 Primrose ave Hamilton Jas Lavery help me fill Potatoes & haul coal. Pay Jas up tonight. 22: cloudy cool: home chore: loading at car 5. 12683 G.T. had 134 Bags in tonight at 65 cts: rain all night. 23: cloudy misley cool: home chore: loading at car 5. 12683 G.T. had 300 Bags in tonight at 65 cts: Borrow $1500 from Wm Hamilton 24: cloudy rain all day: home chore: take Albert Foucar to school to fix furnace. haul Part of furnace to Station to go to Preston for repairs got in 28 Bags Potatoes into car 5. 12683 G.T. at 65 cts. chore (1) 25: fine mild: home chore: loading at car 5. 12683 G.T. got in 452 Bags. ship to Parkdale to Wm Lundy Order Bank of Hamilton Cor Ossington & College Branch: 451. Bags at 75 cts F.O.B. Palgrave: Send Draft $33825 & B/L by Mail tonight "Put 114. Bags on G.T. Ry Platform. got no car. got Haircut & Shave 26:X: cloudy cool: home chore; read Sleep: dress to English Church at 3. harvest thanksgiving Service. Mr Westney and Archdeacon Put old Bags over Potatoes au Platform: chore: no Methodist {Above it reads: Church} 27: cloudy fine: home chore: weigh stock: Start load car 6 100978 Erie got in 233 Bags tonight. Albert Walker help me. 28: cloudy rain: fine cool: home chore: help Mary to Churn: loading at car 6: 100978 Erie: had in 356 Bags tonight: Pay 70 cts today. to Follis Meeting in Hall all of us: Blain: Follis: Donaghy. Pratt. Jameson: there �29: cloudy rain cool: home chore: load car 6.100978 Erie: Put in 410 Bags at 70 cts: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst-St: 410 Bags at 80 cts Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave: Start to load car 7.33292 I.C. had 235 Bags in tonight at 70 cts: home chore. (1) 30: cloudy mild: home chore: clean out Pig Pen: finish load cars 7.33292 I.C. Put in 403 Bags at 70 cts: got $200 from Bolton by R. Cronin today. 31: Cloudy cold: home chore: Ship car 7.33292. I.C. to Order of Imperial Bank to C.H. Rudd 877 Queen West 403 Bags at 83 cts Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave: Send B/L Draft $33450 to Queen & Palmerston Branch Imperial Bank. Start load car 8. 304360. G.T.P. got in 239 Bags at 70 cts: got Oats & Wheat at Elevator $900 Pd 54 1913 Nov 1: cloudy coo; home chore: loading at car 8. 304360 G.T.P. had 279 Bags in tonight at 70 cts: gave Wm Hamilton 6 Bags. 2:X: cloudy mild: home chore: read Sleep: dress to Church at 7. Steele nearly Preached: Wm Riddell did not come: home chore. 3: fine mild: rain: home chore: weigh Stock made $200 loading car 8. 304360 G.T.P. had in 376 Bags in tonight at 70.cts Ship car to L. Shulman & Co. 57. Siding Bathurst St at 85 cts F.O.B. Palgrave: Big Election today Follis & Milner: and Mr Follis was Elected by 75 Majority . Palgrave majority 84 {Above it reads: majority} 4: cloudy cool: home chore: Start load car 9: 5851. G.T. had in 213. tonight at 70.cts: Mary to Ladies Aid at E.J. McClellands: got Cheque 37800 from L. Shulman & Co. Deposit $20000 got cash 17800: cool night frosty: 5: fine mild: home chore: finish car 9. 5851 G.T. had 341. Bags in tonight: Telephone W.W. Lundy at "College 2799. Sell this car 342 Bags to him at 85 cts Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave. Make out Draft $29000: Mary & Olive to Ed Youngs tonight to Inistitute {Institute} meeting W.J. Faulkner in chat got loan of 25.Bags. Wm Hamilton to funeral {Above it reads: R. Jackson} 6: fine mild: home chore: ship car 9.5851. G.T. to Order of Bank of Hamilton. to W.W. Lundy 118 Concord Ave: mail B/L and Draft $29000 to Bank of Hamilton College & Ossington Branch today: �Start to load car 10. 5859 G.T. got in 144.Bags Joe Lavery help me 1/2 day: Mary & Russell at T. Faulkners today. 7: fine mild: home chore: loading at car 10. 5859 G.T. attend at Elevator: Wm Hamilton took Fred & Wagon to Tottenham today with 6. Bags Potatoes. 1. Bag wheat. 1.Bag Buckwheat. 1.Bag Oats & lumber 8: cloudy rain: home chore: loading at car 10. 5859 G.T. had 312 Bags in tonight Pay 75 cts for them: Wm Hamilton got here at 10. 9:X: rain & Blow all day north storm: home chore: sleep & chore. all day no church cold rain 10: cloudy squaly cold: home chore: finish load car 10.5859 G.T. had 357 Bags in at 75 cts: Sold car to Canada Grain Co. at 85 cts F.O.B. Palgrave. Ship car at 530 tonight: to Toronto. mail the B/L and Envoice {invoice}: 357.Bags at 85 cts = $30345 cold night 11: cloudy cold: home chore: Joe help me Deliver coal: and then help W.J. Faulkner Kill our Pig: Weigh Pig in cellar 260 lbs: Russell walk home with Willie tonight at 9. 12: cloudy milder: home chore: sell coal & got in 33 Bags Potatoes at 75 cts: Joe set up the coal stove: got Cheque $28950 from Bank of Hamilton Toronto for car Potatoes I sold to W.W. Lundy Parkdale. Nov 1913 55 13: fine mild: home chore: Sell coal; got in 100 Bags into Bank Cellar at 75 cts Per Bag: Joe Lavery all day: got L. Shulman cheque $30240 today Ship 8.Bags Potatoes & 2.Bags Turnips to Wm Eme. 202 Withrow ave and 6.Bags Potatoes to Wm McFarlane 12. Albaemarle {Albemarle} ave Toronto at 85 cts Per Bag for the Potatoes & 30 cts a Bag for Turnips: chore. gave Wm Hamilton $1000 for Levi Metcalfe on Church account. Ladies aid 14: fine mild: home chore: Joe Lavery help me: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar and got in over 100 Bags into cellar at 75.cts: Mrs H.Mcfadden come here tonight {Between lines it reads: (Olive got her New coat today)} we had fowl Supper 2 chickens: John McMahon '4' years old today 15: cloudy mild: home chore: Joe Lavery help me cut up our Big Pig. then we took Rev Alnglin {Anglin} 1150 Nut coal: then fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar got in 140 Bags at 75 cts into Bank Cellar: W.J Faulkner Bring Turnips to our cellar: got 2.Barrels apples {Above it reads: 250 Pd} from Willie Sloan 250 Pd: Pay Joe up tonight. $800 �16:X: fine mild: home chore: Put cows out: dress Dinner at 2.oclock had dressed ribs: W J. Faulkner & Mrs H.McFadden here & L. Haines. for Dinner. Church at 7: Mr Anglin Preach. all to Church except Russell John & I. chore 17: fine mild: home chore. weigh Hogs: Joe got mad: got in 2 loads Potatoes at 75. cts: cloudy mild: Wm Hamilton weigh Stock. 18: cloudy mild: home chore; haul scantling & stuff for car lining Start to line car 5221 G.T. at noon Joe help me: got in 159 Bags Potatoes at 75. Put 4 load in Elevator & 2 load in car 5221 G.T. 19: rain all day mild: home chore: finish lining car 5221 G.T. Set up Stove in car: got Cheque $30175 from Canada Grain Co for car 10.5859 GT 20: fine mild. home chore: loading at car 11.5221. G.T. lined (1) had in 235 Bags at 75 cts Tonight. Mrs H.McFadden go home on train tonight to Toronto to 397 Brock ave. fine. mild 21: cloudy misty mild: home chore: finish load car 11. 5221. G.T. lined (1) Put in 422 Bags at 75 cts: Ship car to C.M. McCollum & Go Brampton at 90 cts F.O.B. Brampton: Put in Stove & wood in car: Myra Duffy got $3060 from Wm Hall. 22: fine warm: home chore: got Canada Grain Co Cheque cashed $30175 got in 3 loads Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 75 cts. got Shave at Floyds: Mary & Russell at T. Faulkners all day: home at {Above it reads: 8.} Pay Joe Lavery up to Date $600 fine mild night. 23:X: misley cloudy mild: home chore: read Sleep: Children to Church at 7. Rally 24: cloudy Snow Squall: Windy mild: home chore: weigh Stock: got into Bank Cellar 100 Bags Potatoes at 75 cts: Write McFerran Burks Falls about hay Price. 25: fine cool; home chore: sell coal: got in Potatoes at 75. Put some in home cellar: Joe Lavery {Above it reads: 200 cash} cut his wood Norman Gassline. 26: fine cool: home chore: haul furnace to school for A. Foucar: Joe help me afternoon 27: cloudy cool: home chore: Put in 70 Bags at 70 cts: sell coal. Joe here 1/2 day Potato car came Back from Brampton today: 56 1913 November �"28 cloudy mild: home chore: Start load car 12. 5221. G.T. lined (2) had in 321.Bags tonight at 75 cts: Joe haul all day: to Hall at night. Womans Institute Concert. Mr Follis there Big crowd good time. home at 1130 to Bed at 12. "29 cloudy mild: home chore: finish load car (12) 5221. G.T. lined (2) Put in 540 Bags at 75 cts: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst Street at 85 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Toronto. also Put in 3 lbs of Butter for Shulman. Pay Joe up. to Floyds got Hair cut & Shave 25 cts Paid: mind Baby. got C.M. McCollum Cheque cashed today $36180 chore. 30:X: cloudy mild: home chore: W.J. Faulkner here for dinner had Duck: Olive 15 years old today: read Sleep chore Children to Church at 7. Wm Riddell Preach: chore: Mary {Above it reads: sore foot} Dec 1: cloudy very mild: home chore: weigh Stock make over $200 start unload car Nut coal: Joe help me 1/2 day: Send Cheque $1139 Life Insurance Premium to A. Sanderson today. 2: cloudy very mild: home chore: unloading car 22383 D & H. Nut coal: had 1/4 of tonight: Joe Lavery help me all day 3" fine mild: home chore; finish unload car 22383 D & H. {Above it reads: nut} coal haul to Shed: Pay freight $3300 to J.B. Campbell tonight. on car Nut coal: Joe Lavery help me all day: 4" clear mild: home chore: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar all day: got in 40.Bags at 70 cts: Joe help me all day 5: fine mild: home chore: help Matsons cut wood at House: got in 50 Bags Potatoes at 70 cts: chore: 6: cloudy fine mild: home chore: got in 60.Bags Potatoes {Between lines it reads: (got Shave at Floyds)} at 70 cts; sell coal; Buy 4 Bags Oats from Wm Hamilton Paid {Above it reads: 355} 7:X: cloudy misley cool windy: home chore: Olive went to Rich Hill with Hilda & Jack to Anniversaries at 2 & 7. home at 1030 Anglin Preach at 7 at Palgrave Mary & Children to Church Mr & Mrs J.A. McDonald & family in after church chat. I took (Jersey) to Wm Boyce’s this am at 830 (1) 8: cloudy Snow Blow. cold: home chore: weigh Stock after noon very Stormy: got 18.Bags into car 5221. G.T. Put fire in car Joe Help me: send Cheque $375 to Bolton Telephone Co for November Messages: 75 cts for Wm Hamilton: $300 for me Mary to Wm Boyces afternoon work at Ladies Aid quilt: �9: {Margin reads: 54. today} cloudy mild: home chore: loading at car 13. 5221. G.T. lined 3 had in 317 Bags tonight: Joe haul from Bank Cellar 170 Bags got in from outside at 70 cts: Mary to Dr Reynars Ladies aid chore fine car: milder tonight. Dec 1913 57 10: cloudy mild: windy squaly: home chore: finish load car 13.5221. G.T. lined (3) Put in 445.Bags: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co Toronto Put fire in & Sealed car: I did not go: mild squaly: chore. 11: squaly cold: home chore: haul coal to Duffy & R. Matson & home fill some Potatoes in Bank Cellar Joe help me 1/2 day. chore, 12: fine mild: home chore: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar. got in over 130 Bags at 70 cts: Pay Joe up to tonight $600: Cook oysters here tonight Hannah McFadden 22 years old today: concert in church & Dance in Hall 13: fine mild: home chore: got $20000 cash out of Bank today: got Wm Shore cheque $885 cashed today for coal: Put on our Storm Windows on home got Shave at Floyds 10 cts Pd: got Stockings for John & Pearl. Books at Duffys {Above it reads: 12 for 100} 14:X: fine mild: home chore: read sleep: Children to Church at 7. Anglin Preach Olive & Russell walk to Tom Faulkners for feed of ribs: walk Back. W.J. Faulknere here for lunch: to Bed at 10. frosty R.J. Lavery & family in for chat after Church 15: cloudy mild: up at 430 walk to Duffys with Mary. home at 5 Sleep on couch: Duffys Baby Girl Born at 8. oclock. Weigh Hogs most of the Day lot in today: Big crowd in today Council Meeting at Wm Irwins. Hannah McFadden come this morning: on 9 train. R. Dook Bring us our little Pig tonight $350 Paid. 16: cloudy mild: home chore: got Shulman Cheque $32753: got it cashed at Bank today. $32743: Potato car come back tonight: clean it out 17: cloudy fine: home chore: load car 14.5221 G.T. lined (4) Put in 461.Bags: Joe Lavery & Sam Jones {Above it reads: $150 Pd} help: ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto at 80 cts there: Put in 4 Geese 53. lbs for W.J. Faulkners to Shulman: put in fire & wood: Pig got out gone. �18: cloudy Squaly snow cold: home chore: Joe Lavery help me fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar: got in 33 Bags at 70 cts: look for Pig Frank Sullivan Pay 2500 on account & Interest 325 Pay 219 for coal he gave me a Note for $3000 for 12 Months from 16 Jan 1914 at 6 1/2 19: fine mild: home chore: got in 96 Bags Potatoes at 70 cts: chore look for Pig: McClean told his story: Pay Joe up to Date $400 20: fine mild: home chore: got our churn fixed at Shop 10 cts Paid & got Daisy Churn from Wm Stewart to try it. O. K. got Bran {Above it reads: Pd 118} 21:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep: chore: dress for walk with Mary & Pearl & John to Duffys chat. Church at 7. Anglin Preach: I Stay home 22: cloudy mild: home chore: car came Back. Start load car 15.5221. G.T. lined (5) got in 228 Bags at 70.cts: Joe Lavery 1/2 day: write to L. Shulman tonight car here. 58 1913 Dec 23: cloudy mild: Snow Heavy: home chore: finish load car 15. lined (5) 5221.G.T. Put in 488 Bags at 70 cts. Joe help me. Ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto. Put in wood & fire let car go at 830 mild: Sunday school had Party in English Hall tonight: W.J. Faulkner here all night, 24: cloudy mild: home chore: Wm Cowan in Pay up: sell coal. chore. Sell coal: give H. Matson 1500 cash on Potatoes: write up Book. 25: cloudy mild: home chore: had goose for Dinner: chore to Duffys see Mother & Mrs Duffy chat home at 530 chore got Cheque $35430 from L. Shulman for car of Potatoes (15) and W.J. Faulkners 4.geese: fine & cold tonight. 26: cloudy cold: home chore: cold: Russell help me to take 1140 lbs coal to J.A. McDonald Paid 445 and 150 lbs to G. Lavery $448: got Bag of Wheat. Bag of Barley & 2 Bags of Oats at Elevator from Mercer Hamilton: haul Duffys oats & Barley down for him: took our 2.Bags Oats to Mill chore W.J. Faulkner come from "Mack" I pay him $795 for grain �27: fine cold: home chore: Joe Lavery help me fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar got in 25.Bags at 70 cts: Pay Joe up $150: got Shave at Floyds. 10 Pd Russell get horse Shoes removed today: Put $35430 Deposit in Bank 28:X: cloudy mild: home chore: read Sleep: chore: Olive & Russell to Church at 7: Steele Preach: John had cold & feverish. Mary sleep with John: Russell sleep with me. mild. 29: cloudy mild: home chore: weigh Stock. take Nominations for Police village. 5. Nominations Wm Pulford and Wm Bible. R.J. Lavery: H. Zimmerman & F. Henderson. Township Nominations here today also; Car returned James Mahaffy here for tea at 630 fine mild: 30: cloudy mild: home chore: load car (16) lined (6) 5221. G.T. Put in 530.Bags at 70 cts: Joe Lavery & Sam Jones help me got $20000 Cash out of Bank today. Pay Sam Jones $150 Ship car 16. 5221 G.T. lined (6) to L. Shulman & Co. 530 Bags Put in fire sent car at 1030: W.J. Faulkner here all night. 31: cloudy cool: home. up at 6. dress: W.J. Faulkner chore: on train all of us to Toronto. to 397. Brock ave to H. McFaddens at 1.oclock Hannah McFadden & Walter Stevens: Married at 330 today Big crowd there: Campbell there from Midland: I to see Shulman he gave me Cheque $50000 today: Dinner & tea at 397 Brock up till 130 John & I Sleep with Hughy till 530 cold night Willie Faulkner Stay at our Place do chores. & Joe Lavery Deliver coal to Jas Burn’s 1360 lbs stove coal.: finish load car 15. January 1914 59 1:{Margin reads: T. Webb Died} cloudy cold: at 397. Brock Ave. up at 530; Mary & I with Olive Russell. Mabel. Pearl & John walk to Parkdale Station G.T. took 708 train home to Palgrave at 920: home chore: Sleep afternoon chore to bed at 10. oclock very Sleepy (1) W.J. Faulkner went home {Above it reads: at 2.} 2: cloudy cool: Sleep till 9. home chore Sell coal. got in 45 Bags at 70 cts: Joe Lavery help me fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar: chore. 3: cloudy mild: home chore: snow near all day: Thomas Webb Buried today at Bolton cemetery: I Deposit $50000 Cheque in Bank Pay Joe Lavery up tonight $500: got Shave at Floyds. 10 cts 4:X: cloudy cold: home chore read Sleep: Olive to Church at 7. Anglin Preach: shovel Snow. cold. 5: fine cold: home chore: Joe Lavery help me. get Sleigh out Put Wagon in: took wood to Platform. clean out Potato car car coal. 15347. C&A. got car Placed. at coal house, Sell coal Election for �Council. I vote for A. McGabe. Jas Scott. D. Wilson John Anderson: Jim in for tea: Eliza Matson in chat: Mother here. "A. McGabe Elected for Reeve: John Anderson: Steele. Evans and D.Wilson for Councillors for 1914. and Brampton Carried Local Option. 6: cloudy cold: home chore: fire car: Sam Jones and Jos Lavery unload car 15347. C&A. Nut coal and I sent Cheque $17632 to Lehigh Valley coal Sales Co for same I got $10000 cash out of Bank today: send 310 to Telephone 7: cloudy mild: home chore: load car 17.5221.G.T. lined (7) Put in 433 Bags at 70 & 65: finish: ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto. Put in fire & let her go at 830 Sell coal: Jos Lavery & Sam Jones help me: Pay Sam up tonight $300 Mary to Ladies Aid at the Parsonage at Rev Anglins. 8: cloudy mild: home chore: sell coal. fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar afternoon Jos Lavery help me: Pay Jas Lavery up 500. 9: cloudy foggy misley: home chore: got in 27 Bags Potatoes at 65 cts. chore 10: cloudy cold: home chore: got in 1. load some frozen from P. Smith leave them in Bags: took coal to Pulford & some home. got Shulman cheque $25950 cashed: No Concert Woman not {come?} 11:X: cold Squaly: home chore: read Sleep: hitch horse to Sleigh & we all went for Sleighride up 7th to John Storys across by town line to 8th line down to sideline home to Palgrave at 330 cold & Blow had good ride. John Sleep: home chore dress to Church at 7 all us. Mr Ferguson Preach: sign $100 for Education 12: Stormy very cold: home chore: weigh 9 & 6. 15 Hogs: gilmore Didnt load clean out Potato car. Pipes all gone: Council Meet at Wm Irwins today very cold & stormy: car Doors open & stove Pipes all gone. 60 1914 Jan 13: clean very cold. 30 below Zero all day & night: home chore: fire up Elevator Office; Potato car; & weigh Stock: sell coal. very cold all over Ontario today: Mrs Wilmot thompson in chat: cold 14: clear cold 10 below Zero: moderating snow at night: home chore Sell coal a lot today: Joe help me: Pay Joe 100: chore snowy Wm Burrell Died this morning from shock of explosion �15: cloudy mild: home chore: sell coal: load car 18. 5221 G.T. lined (8) got in 389.Bags at 65 cts: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co. tonight. 16: cloudy snow mild: home chore: sell coal: got 218 Bags into Bank Cellar today at 65 cts: Willie Burrell Buried today. 17: cloudy squaly cold: home chore: sell coal: got in 50 Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 65 cts: got 3 Bags oats 275 Paid: Deposit 10000 in Bank today & got $22630 cash for Shulman cheque $32640 Pay Joe 500 18:X: clear cold: home chore: read Sleep: Olive to Jims with W.J. Faulkner house at 630 Russell & Olive to Church at 7: Mr.Anglin Preach. 19: cloudy mild: home chore: weigh stock: sell coal: Potato car Back stove Pipes gone inside 4 lengths 1 elbow & 1. Damper gone: rig up car Gilmore load 2 cars Hogs & Cattle & Sheep today, 20: cloudy snowy. snowstorm: home chore: load car 19.5221.G.T. lined (9) Put in 454 Bags at 65 cts: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto: I went with car at 8.oclock snow 21: cloudy cold: with car Potatoes: got to Toronto at 11. Dinner at Royal restaurant 20 cts: got Shave 10 cts; see Shulman gave him the Key of car; he gave me Cheque $27150 for last weeks car. I walk to Parkdale: on G.T. home to Palgrave at 630 cold Lawrence McBride Married today in Toronto: 22: cloudy cold: home chore: snow very deep: Joe Deliver coal to Jas Burns: Wm McGuire & D.J. McBride: got in 45 Bags at 63 cts. 23: fine mild: home chore: Olive shovel snow of Verandah: got in 120 Bags Potatoes at 63 cts: sell coal: Pay John McClean up to Date. 24: cloudy. clear cold windy: home chore: haul snow out of yard got in 49. Bags Potatoes at 63 cts: into car 20.5221 G.T. lined 10 sell coal: Mary & I to I Matsons for Dinner at 6. chimes 25:X: clear very cold: home chore: fire car all day & night: chore read Sleep: Children to Church at 7. Mr Sinclair Preach Temperance 26: cold clear: home chore: load car 20: 5221 G.T. lined 10. Put in 466 Bags at 63 cts: Joe & Sam help me: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto: I go in car left here at 1130 got to Strachan ave at 5 oclock in morning: �27: cloudy mild: rain: see L. Shulman at 6: to Parkdale: home on G.T. at 9. got in 5 loads at 63: Max Wolfe here Dinner & Tea: I see Wm Bible about lumber: Max go to Inglewood tonight rain: Jan 1914 61 28: fine mild: {Above it reads: home} got in lot of Potatoes at 63 cts. into Bank Cellar Empty car 10400 G.T. came Start to line it. Mr Hamilton help I Drove to Bolton in cutter for Pipes & Elbows home at 9. dark to Duffys: chat to W. Boyce. Jack Lavery. Robert Matson & Duffy. in Matsons at 12. oclock chat. had cup cocoa: by Oliver. 29: cloudy mild: home chore; finish line car 10400 G.T. got in 134 Bags at 65 cts: Mr Hamilton help us line car: the Election for C.T.A today carried by 54 in Peel County 30: cloudy cold: home chore: Joe help me haul Potatoes from Bank cellar: loading at car 21. 10400 G.T. lined (11) had in 313 Bags tonight chore fire car: roads very icy: Dance in Hall tonight 31: cloudy snow & Blow: home chore: finish load car 21.10400.G.T. lined 11 had in 343 Bags at 65 cts: Ship car to L.Shulman & Co. Pay Joe Lavery up $800 tonight: I go with car got to city at 11. in car {Above it reads: all night} Feb 1:X: cloudy cold: in toronto fire car 21.10400 G.T. to H.McFaddens 397. Brock Ave for Dinner: & tea: to car all night L. Shulman in car chat for while cold night. in car keep fire on. 2:cloudy cold: left car Potatoes at 615 to Parkdale Station at 640 on C.T.R. to Palgrave at 9. Breakfast: weigh stock and Start load car 22.5221.G.T. got in 297 Bags at 72 cts. chore settle up with Wm Bible tonight to Date. 3: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 22: 5221.G.T. lined 12. had 503.Bags in at 72 cts: ship car to L. Shulman & Co. Toronto. I go with car at 9. ride in van: got 20000 cash & 11412 tickets out of Bank. 4: squaly cold: in city with car 5221.G.T. leave car at 530 see Shulman at 757 Queen west: he gave me Cheque $25575 for last car & $500 on this car: to Parkdale at 635 on G.T. home at 9 oclock. Sleep till noon: write up Books. Telephone to Farmers for Potatoes 5: cloudy cold: home chore: Start to load car 23.10400.G.T. lined: 13 got in 130 Bags at 70 cts: cold night fire car: to Bed at 10. (1) up at 4. �6: cloudy cold: Snow Blow: home: to car at 5 fire up: very cold: loading at car 23. 10400.G.T. lined:13: had in 238 Bags tonight at 70 cts: snow Blow. 7: windy Blustry cold: home chore: finish load car 23.10400.G.T. lined 13: had in 390 Bags at 70 cts: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co. Toronto Pay Jos Lavery to Date 900 got shave at Floyds: Deposit 20000 today Alf Ewart unload his Enjine {engine?} today: John Stevenson Milton Buried {Above it reads: today} 8:X: cold Stormy: home chore: fire Potato car 10400.G.T. go with car at 430 ride in van to Georgetown: to Toronto at 1.oclock cold cold 9: clear very cold: leave car at Bathurst Street at 6.oclock to See L. Shulman: he said he would fire car: to Parkdale at 640 on train G.T. to Palgrave at 9. chore: weigh Stock sell coal Jos Lavery fix up car. got 3 Bags Oats: 1. corn 62 1914 February 10: clear & very cold: home chore: deliver coal sell coal: got in 3. loads from Jas Pettit in cellar: got $10000 cash out of Bank 11: clear very cold: home chore: Sell some coal. 12: cold clear 30: below Zero: home chore. sell coal 13: clear cold below zero: home chore. Start unload car 60876 L.V. Nut coal: Sell Some coal. 14: clear cold: home chore: finish unload car 60876 L.V. nut coal: Joe Lavery & Sam Jones: Pay them up to Date: Deposit $30000 in Bank: fill out Cheque $17328 for car 60876 L.V. Nut coal. to Lehigh Valley coal Sales Co. split Some wood for Will Lyon’s. he in Bed Sick. 15:X: clear cold: home chore: read Sleep: to Wm Lyons see him sick Olive to Church at 7. Rev Wm Anglin Preach: chore 16: clear cold. milder: Blustry cold: home chore: Start load car 24:5221.G.T. lined (14) got in 306 Bags at 68 cts. Weigh Stock 17: clear cold: home chore: finish load car 24.5221.G.T. lined (14) had in 50470 Bags at 68 cts: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto: I go with car at 930 �18: clear milder: in city with car at 9. see Shulman then to Kempts Hotel for Dinner: chat to Wm Patterson 86 Colborne St: to car at Bathurst men unloading car to Shulman’s get Valise & lantern: to Parkdale at 320 on G.T. to Palgrave at 620: got Cheque $28875 from L. Shulman 19: clear cold Blustry: home chore: Start load car 25: 10400 G.T. lined (15) Put in 535 Bags at 68 cts: ship car to L. Shulman & Co. Toronto Joe Lavery & Sam Jones help me: Wm Lyon’s very sick: 20: clear cold: in Toronto fire car Potatoes: left car at 6.oclock to L. Shulman’s see him give him B/L & invoice for car Potatoes; to Parkdale at 630 on GT. to Palgrave at 9. chore sleep sell coal, Joe help me. 21: clear cold: home chore: sell coal got in 2 loads at 68 cts Pay Joe Lavery up tonight $900: Wm Lyons sick. Mary there. {Above it reads: home (1)} 22:X: clear cold: home chore: read Sleep chore: to see Wm Lyons & to Wm Duffys See Mother: home.chore: Olive to Church at 7. Steele Preach 23: clear very cold: home chore: weigh stock: & got 50 Bags {Above it reads: 70 cts} Potatoes into car 26:5221.G.T. very cold: in car all night fire. 24: clear very cold: home chore fire car 26:5221.G.T. lined (16) got in 2. load at 70.cts: 98. Bags in car tonight: Sell coal: fix rigs on Sleigh Box. 40 cts and got shave at Floyds 15: in car Keep fire on 25: clear cold: milder: home chore: load at car 26.5221.G.T. lined (16) had 337: Bags in tonight at 70 cts: Mrs Barry Make assignment. Sam Eagan Buried today. 1914 63 February 26: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 26:5221.G.T. lined (16) had in 559. Bags at 70 cts: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co Toronto: went with car at 4. oclock. Jos Lavery help me: fine night. 27: fine mild: got to Toronto at 330 leave car at Strachan ave: walk to Shulman's: gave him invoice & B/L. for car 5221.G.T. he gave me Cheque for car 10400 G.T. $39525: walk to Parkdale on G.T. train to Palgrave: Mrs W.G. Bible: at 930 chore sleep. got in 4 loads at 70 cts into Cellar. Jos & Russell. write up. �28: fine mild: home chore: sell coal got in 2 load at 70 cts into Cellar: Deposit $50000 in Bank & got $27250 cash: Shulman Cheques $39525 & $37725 car 10400 G.T. returned: clean it out: Pay Jos Lavery 750: J.H.C. home tonight. March 1:X: clean cold Stormy: home chore: read Sleep: Campbell home: Mother up see him: Campbell Olive Russell to Church at 7. Mr Anglin Preach: Mother Stay here all night very cold & Stormy: I chore & milk. to Bed at 12. 2: very Stormy & cold: home chore: Campbell went on Morning train to Midland: cold N.W. Storm: write up Book’s: chore very cold. 3: fine mild: home chore: Shovel Snow: got horse shod: Sell coal Start load car 27. 10400 G.T. lined (17) got in 85 Bags at 70 4: fine cool: home chore: loading at car 27.10400.G.T. lined (17) had in 469 Bags at 70 cts: sell coal; Keep fire in car: 5: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 27: 10400 G.T. lined (17) had in 533.Bags at 70 cts: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto: send car on 82 at 4 I follow to Georgetown on Passenger: got to city at 330 in night 6: cloudy snow all day: in city call at L Shulman's at 330 gave him 3.lbs Butter 75 cts Paid: to Parkdale at 4. home on 710 train G.T. at 9. loading at car 28:5221.G.T. lined 18 had 124 Bags in tonight at 70.cts. Jos Lavery quit at 3. oclock 7: snow: mild fine: home chore: sell coal: load at car 28:5221.G.T. lined (18) had in 242 Bags at 70 cts: Russell & I got 30000 cash out of Bank. Pay Jos Lavery to Date. got Cheque $44400 from L. Shulman & Co for car 5221.G.T. 8:X: clear fine: home.in Bed till 11. (1) up lunch. to car fix fire Jos Dolan & Russell there: to Duffys chat Mother there: Dinner, chore: No Church tonight: Mary walk to car with me at 930 fire {Above it reads: car} 9: cloudy cool: home chore: loading at car 28:5221. lined (18) had in 334.Bags tonight at 70.cts: weigh Stock: squaly fire car. 10: dine mild: home chore: finish load car 28:5221.G.T. lined (18) Put in 431.Bags at 70 cts: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co Toronto I went with car at 7.oclock, Ladies Aid Meet here today at our House quilt a quilt for Mary: �64 1914 March 11: clear cold: go to Toronto with car 5221 G.T. Potatoes at 4 am: fire car: leave car at John Street: walk out by union Station up Simcoe to Front to Bathurst up to Queen to Shulmans give him B/L & Invoice for car. to Parkdale on car at 7 home in G.T. at 910. sleep. chore Start load car 29. 10400 G.T. got in 25 Bags at 70 cts: Wilmot Thompson Move furniture from Station to Brick house. Eclipse of Moon tonight from 930 to 1. near all over: 12: fine cool: home chore: loading car 29: 10400 G.T. lined (19) had had 255. Bags in car tonight at 70 cts: Sam Jones help me haul from Cellar: Eliza Matson here for tea: Mary & Olive to Wm Pulfords to Institute Meeting: chore: Keep fire in car: fine cool. 13: fine mild: home chore: loading at car 29.10400G.T. lined (19) had in 345 Bags at 70 cts: cool at night: 14: fine mild: thawing Sell coal: finish load car 29: 10400G.T. lined 19: had 410 Bags in at 70 cts: Bill car to L. Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto: hold over till Sunday eve. got hair cut & Shave at Floyds 25 cts Pd: home to Bed (1) up. 10. 15:X: fine mild: home chore: write up to Present: chore; read Sleep car left at 5oclock today: Rev Marshall Preach at 7 tonight 16: fine mild: home chore: got out wagon: Start load car 30.5221 G.T. lined 20: Joe & Sam fill & haul from home Cellar afternoon I Pick at G. Riddell Frozen Potatoes: got in 140 Bags tonight: 17: fine mild: home chore: load at car 30: 5221.GT. lined:20: had in 346.Bags tonight at 75 cts: Sam & Joe. finish home cellar: and some from Bank Cellar: got $10000 cash out of Bank today: mild: chore. 18: cloudy cold Stormy: home chore: finish load car 30: 5221 GT. lined (30) had in 395 Bags at 70 cts: ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto: I pay Jos Lavery up to Date: cold I went with car at 9.oclock. cold & Stormy, to city at 5. a.m. 19: cloudy cold: in Toronto with car 5221.GT. got Bad Shunt in car leave car at 630: to Shulmans give him letter B/L & invoice then on car to Parkdale at 650: home au G.T. at 9.oclock. Breakfast sleep see Wm Courtney got $300 for use of scale: Boyce & I see R. Matson Put up Notice for school meeting on 28th inst write up to Date: chat to Wm Hamilton at Elevator: �20: clear cold: home chore: take lining out of car 10400 G.T. and Put lumber in Bank Cellar. Jos Lavery help me: then Mary and I drive in Buggy to George or Mark Rustons to see. Hay roads Bad: went by No 25 sideroad & came home 20 and up 8th line. very cold. home at 610 tea chore. March 1914 65 "21: clear fine: home chore: Deposit $77600 in Bank. chore Dinner to Mrs Barry sale afternoon: sell coal: got Shave at Floyds 22:X: fine cold {Above it reads: snow} home chore read Sleep: Olive to Church at 7. Steele Preach 23: cloudy then fine: home chore: weigh Stock. Sell coal: clean out car 5221 G.T. lined: see Wm McBride: to Meeting in Hall Tom Rowe 24: fine warm: home chore: got Oats at Elevator: Deposit $20000 today Start load car 31. 5221.G.T. (lined 21) had in 136 Bags tonight at 75 cts: Joe help me afternoon: Mrs Anglin & Eliza Matson in chat Boys and girls Practice pieces. fine mild. 25: cloudy mild rain fine: home chore: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar finish load car 31. 5221.G.T. lined (21) had 393 Bags in car & 2.Barrels of Apples: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto. let car go without fire: mild windy Pay Jos Lavery up to Date tonight 225 to bed at 11. (1) good Buy Rubber Bath from H. Zimmerman tonight. 26: fine mild: home chore: sell coal: weigh furniture for Pat McGovern: Pat move to Toronto: Wm E. Lyons Make Will. Sick. 27: cloudy rain: home chore: get Stuff at Store. chat to W Lyons 28: {Below and encircled it reads: Bath} fine mild: home chore: to School at 10. Oclock. appoint a trustee had dispute & Election: J.B. Campbell ahead 29:X: hoet {hot?} cloudy cool: home chore: read Sleep. chore. Russell to Church Anglin Preach: rain near all night. 30: cloudy mild: home chore: to R. Matson Office about trustee meeting: tell J.B. Campbell & Wm Boyce: to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton: home at 5. send card to W.H. Stewart. Trustee Meeting in Matsons Office at night. �31: fine warm: home chore: Mary Sick headache: sell coal got in 30.Bags Potatoes at 60 cts Per Bag: Chore: William here {Above it reads: for tea} April 1 cloudy rain foggy: home chore: weigh Stock. help Wm Hamilton load car Barley clean up. rain: John Rowley Sale: Follis up. 2: cloudy Snow: fine cool: home chore: read: haul coal to Anglin 520 lbs to Hydro Electric Meeting in Hall at night: cold Blustry: home at 11, Old Tom St John Buried Today. 3: clear cold: home chore: Send Cheque $1395 to Bolton Telephone Co $600 for rent & $145 for messages for me: & $600 rent & 50 cts for Messages for Wm Hamilton: chore: to Duffys chat. home at 930 4: cloudy cold: home chore: haul coal to RJ Lavery & F McCauley Russell help me: take 4.Bags Potatoes to Station for Milton: M Ruston Bring load Hay 1.ton & 60 lbs: I Pay him $1200: 590 lbs not Paid for now: Hiram Gipson unload his new Enjin today: chat to W Hamilton got Shave at Floyds 10 cts Pd: got 1/2 Brl 5 roses at mill Paid 300: 66 1914 April 5:X: cloudy cool: home chore read Sleep: walk down track chore: Children to Church at 7. Anglin Preach: 6: fine cool: home chore: screen Nut coal: take 500. lbs to Wm Duffy & 170 lbs soft coal: help S. Finerty to load at Platform: leave 2015 lbs Hay au Platform for S. Finerty tea: to R. Matsons Office chat to Bob: to I. Matsons see Ollie. 7: fine mild: home chore: Simon Finerty & Alfonse went west with car today: clean out Potatoe car: got in 3 Bags at 70 cts got load Hay from M., Ruston Paid him up to Date for Hay: got cash for Shulman Cheque $31940 today: chore. 8: cloudy cool: home chore: weigh Stock: Start load car 32 5221. G T lined 22. got in 170 Bags in at 70 cts and 62. Bush turnips at 20 cts Per Bushel: Jos Lavery help me all day. cold 9: cloudy cool: Blustry: home chore:; finish load car 32 5221 G.T. lined 22: had in 392 Bags Potatoes at 70 cts and 62. Bushels of Turnips at 20 cts Per Bushel: Ship to L. Shulman & Co. 57 Siding �Bathurst Street Toronto: at 75 and 22. Pay Joe $400 Mrs H. McFadden came tonight. to Bed at 11. sick (1). 10: fine mild: home chore: gave coal to H. Gipson. Bob McFadden came G.T. this am: car 5221 G.T. left here at 1230 today Edna Rowley here all night: Robert W Dooks took Oath of Allegiance 11: cloudy windy cold: home chore: sell coal: got corn for W Lyons to Mill for Bran: got cash in Bank for Wm Irwin account Deposit: A F Reynar Cheque re Mrs Barry estate 59 cts on $. then chore. Campbell came home tonight from Midland train late: got Shave 12:X: {Below it reads: Easter} clear cold: home chore: eat Easter Eggs had rooster for Dinner: for walk with John: folks to Church at 7 Anglin Preach I Stay home with Mabel Pearl & John fell asleep: to Bed at 12. 13: fine cool. mild: home chore: Norman Roadhouse cut our ward T.G. Wolfe: Jos Lavery: Jos Dolan: Oliver Matson help us: R.L. McFadden went home to Toronto GTR this am: Campbell went Back to Midland G.T.R. tonight: we all went to Junior League Concert in Church at 8 Big Dance at English Church Hall tonight: Lorne Barry here all night 14: fine warm: home chore: got in 12 Bags Potatoes at 65 cts Mrs .H .McFadden go home to Toronto tonight GTR at 730: fine 15: fine warm: home chore: help Wm Hamilton with ladders at Elevator Put on tin home chore: F. McCauleys Nose Bleed tonight 16: fine mild: home chore: split wood: Old Man Farnell died today car Cement came today & car 5221. G.T. came back. corn Heated 17: fine very hot: home chore: unload car cement: Elevator corn and take lining out of car 5221.G.T. Pay Joe $150: chore fine April 1914 67 18: cloudy fine warm: home chore: help Oscar Boyce haul 2 loads of gravel from Carter Pit to Coal House for me: Start to load car 33. 5221.G.T. got in 123 Bags at 70.cts: went to Move school closets but didnt: got $20900 cash & Deposit $10000: Shulman Cheque $30914 Pay J B Campbell $3421 Freight on car Cement & $165 for car 5221.G.T. to Floyds at night got Shave & Settle up for fixing Sleighs 50 cts: home at 10. chore. had Bath upstairs. to Bed at 11. (1) hot night. �19:X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: Mary John & I for walk up track to 8th line. sideroad home: Gipsies camp on 8th line. William Stewart Died at 9 oclock this am at Wrays Children to Church at 7. Steele Preach: I in Matsons chat 20: cloudy cool misley: home chore: Put away sleighs & cutter: weigh Stock. got in 221 Bags in car 5221.G.T. car 33. at 70 cts: help W. Hamilton at corn: Mary & I to Wm Wrays at night to Wm Stewarts wake: home at 10. cool misley snow flurries. 21: fine cool: home chore: gave J B Campbell 7 Bags for train men: sell coal finish load car 33. 5221.G.T. not lined: had in 353 Bags at 70 cts. and 22 Bushel of Turnips at 20 cts: Ship to L. Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto at 90 cts here: help Wm Hamilton at corn load 250 Bushel in car: to Wm Stewart Funeral cool. Mother here for tea. Children Aid Concert in Hall tonight. 22: fine cool: home chore: help Jos Lavery. Put cement Block in J.B. Campbells Cellar for Furnace. rig 23: cold clear: home chore: Cement at Back of the Coal Shed and Put away car lumber. got in some Potatoes at 70 cts into cellar: cool Wm Hamilton went for walk to see Bush 6th line. 24: fine cool: home chore: drive Mary & John to Cedar Mills at 8.oclock: home: help Wm Hamilton Bag Buckwheat at Elevator & Put it in car: got in 24 Bags at 70 cts. Mother here all day & all night: Eliza Matson in chat. 25: cloudy misley all day: home chore: took 2 Bags oats to Mill got Chopped got Bag Bran: got Bag corn at Elevator for Hen’s: got Parcel from Eatons with suit clothes & raincoat for me: Mary sent them to me. her & John in Toronto. chore cool Mother here: to Floyds at night got hair cut 7 Shave 25 Pd 26:X: cloudy cool: home chore: Mother here: read Sleep. chore Mother & Children to Church at 7. Mr Anglin Preach. Mary & John in city 27: cloudy cool: home chore: clean out coal Shed. haul Sand: sell coal to J A McDonald: write to Shulman: got Cheque {Below it reads: 31459} from him for last car 68 1914 April �28. cloudy mild: home chore: cement floor in coal house: Russell & Wm Hamilton help me: Deposit Shulman Cheque $31459 in Bank Mother & Olive Cook: Mary & John in Toronto: cloudy cool. 29: cloudy misley cool: home chore: got Books from Cement Co. help Wm Hamilton unload car oats. J.P. Burns & C. Pasko. help Duffy move stove from J B Campbells. cool. chore. 30: cloudy cool windy: home chore: move gravel at coal Shed: split wood at home: haul Bit straw: to R. Matsons Office at night trustee Meeting May 1: fine cold: home chore: split wood dig some in garden Mother & Olive wash some. Put clothes on Matsons line Trustee Meeting in R. Matsons Office: accept J.A McDonald resignation 2: fine cool: home chore: Deposit $7500 cash in Bank. 300935 in Bank Put straps on Stock rack on scale: split some wood: got Shave chore tea: drive to Cedar Mills Meet Mary & John come from Toronto home at 830 chore: to Bed at 11. cool night (1). 3:X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: (1) in Bed: went for walk up track to 8th line: to Less Marshal Bush look for May flowers. 8 children: I carry Loyd Jones home: rest to Church at 7. Anglin {Above it reads: Preach} R.J. Lavery & family in after Church chat. 4: cloudy fine warm: home chore: weigh stock. Gilmore ship 2 cars Pile wood in shed: Mary & Olive: Mother here. Lizzie in chat. 5: fine warm: home chore: Put in some wood: weigh Hay for S Taylor Mary at Mrs Wm Laverys at Ladies Aid: home chore: fine warm. 6: fine warm. rain at night: home chore: Sell 7.Bags to J.B. Campbell at 100 took them to Station: help Mary clean out garden and Plant Stuff: Mary. Olive & Russell to Reynars at night Institute {Above it reads: meeting} 7: fine warm: home chore: Start at our woodshed at stable Wm Hamilton help me: Thomas Hamilton Died today I lend Wm Hamilton $5000 today: to Bed at 11. (1) in Bed 8: fine warm: home chore: send case Eggs to W.G. Stevens 148.Gladstone Ave Parkdale: for W.J. Faulkner: finish wood Shed: take 4. Bags Potatoes to Station for J.B. Campbell: at 100 got in 40. Bags at 90 cts each to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton weigh Hay for Boyce. 9: {Margin reads: ‘our Pearl 6 years old today} fine warm: home chore: Ship 30. Bags Potatoes to Robert Noble Georgetown at 100 Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave: Sell Oats & Cement haul straw help Mary �at couch: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar: got Shave at Floyds gave Wm Duffy $10000 Cash for 4 months. Due 11th Sept with 6% Thos Hamilton Buried today & C.W. Matson Buried today 10:X: cloudy cool: home chore: read Sleep: Mary & I for walk to school and down track to arch in coal house & scale weigh. and in Elevator: home. chore: Mr Anglin Preach threw out of Buggy Hurt. 1914 69 May 11: cloudy cool: home chore: Ship 10 Bags Potates to Wm Long Georgetown at $100 Per Bag: Start load car 34: 5656 G.T. got in 151. Bags at 90 cts Per Bag: fill some in cellar: in Matsons chat at night. sell some Oats: Olive went to Jack Matsons with Eliza & Oliver in Buggy 12: cloudy rain cold: home chore: Russell help me fill 28 Bags Potatoes in Bank Cellar: sell oats: load at car 34.5656 G.T. had in 207 Bags at 90 cts: got $10000 cash out of Bank today: misley cold. 13: clear cool: home chore: Ship 50. Bags Potatoes in Bags to Canada Pine Lmb Co Kearney for G. Copeland & sons Midland; finish load 34.5656 G.T. Put in 365 Bags at 90 cts: ship this car to G. Copeland & sons Midland at $110 Per 90 lbs FOB. Palgrave: write to him tonight Sent Invoice of 50 Bags to Kearney at 105 = 5250 and 365. at 110 = 40150 the total $45400: send Draft to Bank of Hamilton Midland $45400 Jas Burns help me & split wood: sell Some Oats at Elevator: 14: fine cool: home chore: got Horse shod: Pile wood in woodshed sell some Oats at Elevator: weigh Hay. ÷ 15: fine cool: home chore: Put Horse to Pasture at Hendersons. {Above it reads: (Horse)} Sell Oats: got in 22. Bags Potatoes at $100: Pile wood in 16: fine warm: home chore: finish Pile in wood: got Manure cleaned out Sell Oats and Cement: lend Wm Duffy $7500 tonight: got Shave 17:X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: (1) on Bed: wash dress Put on new suit: went for walk with Mary: Pearl & John: Olive Russell & Mable to Church at 7. Mr Anglin Preach: to Bed at 10. 18: fine warm: home chore: Sell Cement, weigh Stock: sell oats: got 23 Bags Potatoes at $100 Per Bag: made over 200 at scales today: Our Mable 8 years old today. �19: fine very hot: home chore: sell 96 Bags cement to Frank Rowley 9th line 15 sacks to Corporation: ship 30, Bags Potatoes to Robert Noble Norval at 105 = $3150: 3 Bags to Wilmot Thompson & 1. Bag to RJ Lavery: Russell help me Put Pariad roof on wood Shed. chore. 20: fine very Hot: home: Sell cement. Sell Oats & corn; at Elevator. got in 10. Bags Potatoes at 100 Per Bag: Order 3. cars coal. {Above following words it reads: 1} Egg. Stove. Nut 21: fine hot: home chore: sell Cement & Oats at Elevator: hot dry 22: cloudy cool: home chore: Sell Cement & Oats at Elevator: write to Wm Hamilton 824 Carlaw ave Toronto about oats: got 1 Box Strawberries {Above it reads: 20 cts (1)} 23: cloudy cool: home chore: Sell Oats. took oats to mill chop got Bran. got Pole Put up Flag: got Shave at Floyds 10 Pd: cool night 24:X: clear cool: home chore: read Sleep. walk. water Fred & Pat to Matsons at night chat in cookhouse cold misley cool home at 930 to Bed at 10. 70 1914 May 25: cloudy misley: fine hot windy: home chore: up at 5. got horse in. haul 25. Bags Potatoes to Station Ship to Robert Noble Ltd Georgetown at 115 Per Bag F O B Palgrave: chore: dress: R.L. McFadden and Maudie Williams came G.T. at 9. chore: to League Picnic at 3. in Park. Tottenham & Palgrave Play Base Ball. 12 x 17. favor P.V. the 2 Magbee girls here & 4. Boys from Tottenham for Dinner. to Station at 7. with Bobby & Maudie: Mary John Borden & I. Dr A F Reynar here tonight sign Jos Polly will. here till 1115 tonight 26: fine very hot: home chore: Bring Cement to Less Marshall before Breakfast Sell Oats: Put Oats all down in Elevator. Russell: Olive Collect. car Stove coal & car Nut came today. very hot Sultry: 27: fine hot: rain Storm: fine: home chore: weigh stock. start to unload car Nut coal. Jos Dolan & Charlie Flynn help me got in 3 load Potatoes at 100 Per Bag: got hair cut & Shave got hind shoes on horse Paid: for Flynn 30 & 10 for tobacco. Put Jersey in Wm Bibles this Morning first time. 28: fine mild: home chore: Bring in Horse & milk cow at Bibles: got in over 100.Bags Potatoes into car at 100 Per Bag: unload at car 64929 L.V. Nut coal. Jos Dolan & Charlie Flynn help, �29: fine warm: home chore: finish unload car 64929 L.V. Nut coal. Start unload car Stove coal car 49221. L.V. Jas Burns at it got in 1. load Potatoes at 100: horse lame: Sell oats & corn ship 30. Bags Potatoes {Above it reads: at 115} to Georgetown for Robert Noble Ltd Norval 30: fine cool: home chore: sell Oats: finish load car 49921. L.V. Jas Burns at it $150 Paid: finish load car 35. 311141.G.T.P. Put in 331. Bags at $100 Per Bag: Ship car to Order Imperial Bank for T.D. Hume Milton: Send Draft $39600 to Bank of Toronto Milton ship 30. Bags Potatoes {Above it reads: at $120} to Georgetown for Robert Noble Ltd Norval had Duffys Mark horse. Fred had sore foot; Pay Jos Dolan 400 and Charlie Flynn $525 for work: milk cow: got Shave. 31:X: {Arrow in margin points to underlined phrase} fine cool: home chore: read Sleep: chore: (1) upstairs: Olive to Church at 7. Mr Wm Steele Preach: Fred Horse sore foot. cool. our Campbell 18 years old today: he is at Midland. June 1: fine cool: home chore: Bathe Horse's foot at Floyds. Put in soap sell Oats at Elevator: sell cement: & 1. Bag Potatoes 120 chore 2: fine windy: home chore: sell Oats: & Cement : got $25000 cash out of Bank. Start unload into Shed car 80137 G.V. Nut coal. {Below it reads: R Jones} Charlie Flynn 1/2 day : got in 20. Bags at 90 cts. Mary to Ladies Aid at one 3: fine cool: home chore: finish unload car 80137 LV. Nut Jas Burn’s: Charlie Flynn Jos Dolan: Wm Hamilton unload car Oats today: I gave him $5000: Olive collect: sell cement. {Missing Page} 72 1914 June 17: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock & Sell Cement: chore: for walk at night: Mary & I. Mabel Pearl John: to Wilmot Thompson's. home at 9. to Bed at 10. 18: fine cool: home chore: sell Cement: Pay Floyd $240 for setting the wagon tires: I got Shave 10 cts Pd: Pull wagon home chore: we all went to "Milner" Meeting in Hall at night: home at 11. to Bed (1) 19: cloudy rain: cool: home chore: Put Castor Oil on Fred Horse Hoof at Henderson's: sell Oats & corn: george Robinson Bring 3120 lbs Hay Baled, $2495 Paid: Help Robert Matson Put Bending twine �in Elevator: Make Handle for Newspaper: Mrs H. McFadden & Maudie Williamson go to Toronto tonight: Russell came home from Bolton with Wm Duffy after trying Examinations 20: cloudy cool: home chore: sell Oats: Deposit Robert Noble Cheque $13065 in Bank today: chore: got Shave at Floyds: to Bed at 11. (1) 21:X: cloudy cool: home chore: read Sleep. chore: Armenian Preach at 7: R G. Logan & Thos Hall argue at Church. cool. 22: fine cool: home chore: Sell Cement: chore: at Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton he down today: George Wilson raise Driving house Olive went to Garden Party at G. Downeys with Hilda & Jack Lavery 23: cloudy misley: fine hot: home chore: sell Cement & Oats: Pay $9025 to Wm Hamilton today: Deposit $3000 cash today; Excursion to Guelph Armenian Man & Wife in Methodist Church tonight. warm 24: cloudy rain: fine windy: home chore: weigh Stock: sell Oats & Cement: sleep: chore: to Bed at 10. cool night. 25: fine warm: home chore: sell Cement & Oats at Elevator: We all went to Meeting in Hall at night: Follis: Blain: Justin: Pellett & Munroes there: home at. 12. oclock. fine night. 26: fine warm: home chore: Ship 15 bags Potatoes to L. Shulman 757 Queen West Toronto. at $110 Per Bag here; sell oats. chore got in 26 Bags Potatoes into Elevator at 80 cts. 27: fine mild: home chore: Russell & I fill 26 Bags Potatoes at Elevator. Wm Lyons haul them to Station ship to L. Shulman {Above it reads: & Co} at $110 here. to Toronto: 757. Queen West: chore: got hair cut & Shave 30 cts Pd: Oil horse feet: Trustee Meeting at night. 28:X: cloudy rain misley all day: home chore to Milk at 7. home and went to bed at 8. sleep to 11. (1) Breakfast read sleep. chore Olive & Russell to Church at 7. Mr Laird Preach: misley 29: cloudy cool: home chore: got in 6 Bags Potatoes at 80 cts. Put them in Elevator: sell corn: Vote for Follis: drive to Ballycroy for Albert Little: rain cold: Follis had 79 Majority here. 30: fine warm: home chore: ship 6 Bags Potatoes to L. Shulman & Co Toronto at 110 here: got cash out of Bank 2500: Sell cement: chore cool: got 1. shoe on Fred sore foot. �1914 73 July 1: cloudy cool: home chore: Start unload car 73278.L.V. Egg coal Jos Lavery help me haul with Fred: got out about 9 1/2 tons today. our Campbell home today from Midland. went back tonight. cool 2: fine cool: home chore: unloading at car 73278.L.V. Egg coal got off about 14 ton today. Jos Lavery & Jos Dolan all day: chore. 3: fine warm: home chore; finish unload car 73278. L.V. Egg coal at noon take 2. tons Nut coal to Dr A F Reynar & 2 1/2 tons to R. Stjohn. Pay Jos Lavery 600 & Jos Dolan $150: Pay Wm Hamilton $5865 cash: home chore: had Bath: 4:fine warm: rain: home chore: Put roof over Water Barrel at Stable. Sell Oats to Wm Bible & S. Kelly: Wm Hamilton finish McGuire woodshed 5:X: fine warm: home chore: read sleep. (1) in Bed: to Church all of us at 7. Mr Lord Preach very good: for walk up around Pond: {Above it reads: moonlight} 6: fine warm: home chore; take 545 lbs Hay to Dr Reynar: weigh stock: then Wm Hamilton help me Put Pariod roof au coal Shed: Jos Dolan Put on Bug Juice: sell corn Oats & cement: Mr Hamilton lay our closets at school: Order car of Cement today 115 Brls. 7: fine warm: home chore: Sell Cement: Put roof au stoop at wood Shed: russell & I drive to Oconnor farm for 2 scrapers, take them to school ground: Pack Cement sax & take 12 Bundles 600 to Station chore milk: Mary at Wm Duffys Ladies aid (1) on 8: fine hot: home chore: to school ground level at back: Boyce’s team & Ed youngs' T.B. Wolfe: done at noon: Wm Hamilton laid out & stake shape if closets: weigh Rev Mr Marshall goods. Ship 600 Empty Cement Sacks to Port Colborne to Canada Cement Co 9: fine very hot: home chore: Put in cement at Stable end: Russell help got 4 Bags Potatoes from Jim $400 Pd: Send 1. to Wm Cowan Milton 10: fine hot: home chore: Put Cement Step at our verandah. Ship 4. Bags Potatoes to L. Shulman & Co 757 Queen west Toronto 480 help Wm Hamilton afternoon at School Put in cement form for one closet: Mary at Matsons Womans Institute warm �11: fine very hot: home chore: to Elevator clean out corn Bin for Cement: help Wm Hamilton at school: haul his lumber from {Above it reads: car to school}; Walter Stevens & wife came here tonight G.T. 12:X: fine hot. then rain: home chore: read Sleep: dress to Church at 7. Mr Gray from Alliston Preach good speaker: home we all went for walk up around Pond Walter & Wife here 13: cloudy cool: home chore: See Orangemen at Station they went to Milton I attend to Mail for Wm Lyons: Wm Hamilton help me unload car 21268 G.T. Cement 460 Sax afternoon done at 6. then to Station see Orangemen come home: attend to mail: then wait for down train Walter & Wife go home to Toronto. 74 1914 July 14: fine warm: home chore: to Elevator sweep it out: help Wm Hamilton at school closets from 11 oclock till night: got 1 up & partly closed in hot. 15: fine warm: home chore: sell oats & corn: help Wm Hamilton at Shool afternoon: got L. Shulman Cheque 5650 full to Date. 16: fine hot: home chore: drive to Beattys saw Mill get 4. Bunches Shingles from Jas Jones $370 Pd for school closets: help Wm Hamilton at school afternoon. Shingle one closet. got Cheque $5650 from L. Shulman & Co full to date. 17: fine very hot: home chore: sell Oats & corn: help Wm Hamilton at school afternoon finish Material: fix Jerry Taylor spray. cool 18: fine cool: misley cool: home chore: sell cement & Oats: and help Wm Hamilton at school: Deposit $5650 Shulman cheque: got Shave at Floyds 15 Pd: to Argents fence with Jack Eaves for Key: in Duffys see his sore leg. Mr Snooks there: home at 11. cool 19:X: fine cool: home chore: Sleep till 11. read Sleep: dress: to Church at 7. Mr Snooks Preach good sermon: for walk to school: home 20: fine warm: home chore: solder pipe for school: Sell 92 sax Cement to L.O.L. No 288.P.V. sell Oats: weigh Stock: Gilmore �21: fine dry.hot: home chore: around home: call see Duffy sore leg: 22: fine warm: home chore: get horse haul Jas Scott Boxes from Station to Old house: got Oats at Elevator 4 Bags: haul 7 Posts to School for Wm Hamilton: took last of Potatoes from Bank {Above it reads: cellar} 23: fine: rain mild: home chore: read Paper sleep: to Elevator at 3. Wm Hamilton make Doors & seats for closets: hang Doors. 24: cloudy warm: home chore: got 2 lights for Closets 30 cts Pd: take them to School: home: Oil Buggy. Mary & I drive to Logans Pick Berries got Honey Pail full: home at 7 oclock: mild. 25: fine very hot: home chore: Sell oats: help Wm Hamilton dig Post holes & Set 7 Posts at school: Pay him up cash on hand: got Shave 26:X: fine warm: home chore read Sleep: dress drive to Jims at 4. oclock Mary. Pearl John & I in Buggy: home at 7. supper read. chore 27: cloudy. rain: cool. home chore: Mary & I drive to ridges Pick Berries 1/2 hour. rain drive home at 930 cool Sell oats: cut wood at home with handsaw to School see Wm Hamilton work at fence: home chore cool. {Above it reads: rain tonight} 28: fine cool: home chore: Wm Hamilton Start Paint closets. Mary: Russell & I drive to ridge Pick Berries afternoon search home at 6. chore: Sell Oats: to Bed at 9. feather bed (1) am (1) {Above it reads: (m) (I)} 29: fine cool: home chore: Russell & I walk to Dave Rowleys to swamp Pick Berries: Clarkes all out ahead. got very few. home at 12. Dinner read Sleep: to school see Hamilton Paint. Cold. July 1914 75 30: clear warm: home chore: with John Stewart: to 6th line Pick Berries home at 430: to School see Hamilton Paint: Sell Oats: home to bed at 9: 31: fine warm: home chore: Mary Russell & I drive to Ridges Pick Berries (1) home at 4. oclock: to Elevator Pay 30: Wm Hamilton cash on hand $1630 Aug 1: fine hot: home chore: hot 2.Bushels corn at Elevator: took 1.Bag coal to J.A. McDonald. to Mill got 2 Bags five roses flour 620 Pd: home Dinner to Floyds got hair cut & Shave: Nathan & Wife �there: to Elevator help Russell tie up 250 Cement Sax: home tea: to see Ball game with Pearl & John Deposit $5900 in Imperial Ban today (Cheque for Cement sax. 600 sax) 2:X: cloudy cool rain: home. sleep read. rain: in Bed near all day; wash dress. to Church at 7 Mr Bott Preach. for walk cool: home at 9 3: fine cool: home chore: weigh Stock Gilmore ship: take corn to Mill for Wm Hamilton & Oats & corn for Wm Lyons: cool. 4: fine hot: home chore: Mary: Russell & I drive to ridges look for Berries but got none: home: then drive to Thos Faulkners Put Horse in Pick Berries on 5th line: Dinner at Tom’s Jennie there: home at 4. sell Oats 5: fine hot: home chore: to Mill get 2 Bags chop corn for W. Hamilton & 2. Bags chop Oats for Wm Lyons: to Elevator with corn chop. then take 1.sax cement to school: haul 9. Bags line from Station to school for Eli Clarke: help Wm Hamilton at 2. Steps afternoon 6: fine very hot: home chore: send 3. orders for Statutes to Brampton 30 cts got glass at E.J. McClellands 3 lights & Putty 42 cts Pd: home Put 1. in Kitchen 26 x 15: I put in front window 10 x 12: I in scale House window 10x12: chore; after tea Mary & I drive to Thos A Wallaces with Notice for F. Sullivan and Thos A Wallace about ditch: F Sullivan & wife there & F. McCaffrey. then home at 9: very warm dry & dusty: Put horse to Floyds Russell. 7: fine hot: cool: home chore: sell Oats: read Sleep. lined (1): chore J.B. Campbells 2 Baby Boys Born this morning {Above it reads: at 10 oclock last night} 8: fine very hot: home chore: around home chore read. got Shave at Floyds: to School See Eli Clarke at wall. change Mail for Wm Lyons at night. Mr Wilson here tonight 9:X: fine hot: rain Shower at night; home chore: Mr Wilson got Shilah at 1030 King at 3. Church hill at 7. home at 10. John Webb drive him; Douglas Davis Preach here at 7. Margey & Lorne Barry here all night last night and then Margey & Olive Russell & Lorne walk to Toms at 3 home in time for Church at 7. Mr Wilson here all night 10: cloudy warm rain all night: home chore change Mail for W. Lyons he was Sick: Olive to Station with Mr Wilson: around Village all day: attend to Mail for W Lyons at night he was Sick Russell away with Wallace: to Bed at 930 warm night rain. 76 1914 �August 11: fine cool: home chore: attend to Mail for Wm Lyons: cool sell Oats: Russell to Tom Faulkners with Lorne Barry and A. McArthur: Olive with Myra Duffy in Buggy to Toms. take Pictures: I attend to Mail for Wm Lyons at night. cool, 12: fine cool mild: home chore: write letter to J S Hamilton order car of Chestnut coal in Box car Per GTR.: chat to Wm Hamilton John Stewart Wm McGuire at Elevator: J A McDonald leave today load moving in car & they all went on train tonight. school trustee meeting at Bob Matson Office. Dave Wilson there till "Our" 13: fine then cloudy rain: home chore: fix floor in horse stall: haul coal ail {oil?} & Sugar from Station from R J Lavery: Wm Boyce & J.B. Campbell {Above it reads: thrash} 14: fine warm: home chore: fix Bags: get Oats at Elevator 1817 {Above it reads: 13 lbs} Paid $790 to Mill chop 5 Bags: haul our cement Boards from the school to coal. House: got in 1750 {Above it reads: 13 lbs} New Potatoes Put them in Station Pay 90 cts Per Bag to G.S. Jackson. chore to Bed at 9. 15: fine cool: home chore: Duffy help me. Bag 12 Bags of Potatoes in Station Ship to L. Shulman & Co Toronto at $100 Per Bag F.O.B. here; take 5. Bags to Wm Irwin got Horse Shod 60 cts Pd & Shave 15c Pd: Pay Wm Hamilton to Date: Trustee’s meet young Noble at night. 16:X: cloudy cool rain; home. Sleep & read all day: dress to Church at 7. Mr Lord Preach: Big crowd: Sign 200 for walk after Church: home to Bed at 920 cool. 17: cloudy warm: home chore: weigh Stock. Gilmore Ship: help Wm Hamilton fix Pit: chore: got 37 Notices from R. Matson for Court revision; 18: cloudy misley warm: got Cheque from Wm. A. Irwin for $7500 full to Date: fix cistern top: home chore: then order car for Potatoes; Duffy & I drive to A. Bolton at night home at 930 Horse very lame: warm. 19: cloudy warm: home choreL horse lame: got shoe changed and Pay Floyd $400 for Horse Pasture to Date: start load car 1.12139 G T. got in 28 Bags at 90.cts: sell 24 sax cement, 20: cloudy rain: fine: home chore: got in 27.Bags Potatoes into car 1. 12139 G.T. read Sleep: Mary & I drive to Essex deliver 2 Notices: then to Mothers get crabapples. had tea home at 730: Wm Hamilton got in first load rye: lent $2200 �21: fine mild: home chore: load at car 1.12139. G.T. got in 128 Bags tonight at 90 cts: Trustee Meeting at Matsons Office. hire W. Noble for a year at $60000 count up amount for year: Order A Matson to Borrow $11000 for expenses August 1914 77 22: fine warm: home chore: got Some Potatoes out of car: finish load car 1.12139.G.T. Put in 181.Bags at 90 cts: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co: 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto: Mail B.L. and Invoice to L. Shulman & Co 757 Queen St west. got Shave 10 cts Pd: Mrs H. McFadden & our Mable came from city tonight on G.T. at 630: very hot night: Put Horse out. 23:X: windy warm: home chore; read Sleep: Mrs H. McFadden here: all of us to Church at 7. Mr Wood Preach very hot: for walk. 24: {Below it reads: Nettie} fine cool: home chore: got 2 cedar Poles from Wm Wray: haul Binder up for R. Matson: got $11700 from R. Matson for Wm Hamilton gave it to him & Settle up to Date: cool Mrs H. McFadden went on G.T. at 7. for Toronto: (1) 25: fine mild: home chore: Mary & I deliver Notices for the court at Bolton: went to W.Acheson’s down to J H Moffatts to Caledon East camp for dinner at lot 14 on 6th line then to Sand Hill. to Macville. see Flossy Dennis: up 4th line home to Palgrave at 6. oclock: tea: see R. Matson & Duffy 26: fine warm: home chore: Mary & I drive to J.Roe's then down 6th line to 15 sideline: to 7th to Bolton feed horse deliver Notice to R Smith & Oldfield: Jim & Pearl in Bolton: horse Buyers there Follis there: up to Coventry then up 9th line to I Bowes then to 8th line up to Wm Steeles: home at 4. 27: cloudy cool fine: home chore: Olive & I drive to Peter Rawn's home at 1230: Dinner: haul 1. Barrel gasolene for Wm Hamilton from Station to Elevator Put it in tank: wire Pipes on long rad: home dress. got Floyd to Shave me: Mary & I drive to Chas Rutherfords to garden Party at 630 good crowd home at 12.: Order 10. ton car Hay from Caledonia at 1600 here 28: fine warm: home chore: car soft coal came: sell coal Start unload coal. Wm Hamilton & Russell help me: Pay J B Campbell $9983 for freight & Advance on coal 29: cloudy rain. cool: home chore: Draw $5000 out of Bank. Pay J.B. Campbell $2119 Duty on car 12491.C. & O. Soft coal. sell some coal. chat to Wm Hamilton at Elevator: horse out all day: 30:X: fine warm: home chore read Sleep: dress to Church at 7. Mr Lord Preach good sermon: Put Horse out: �31: cloudy misley hot: home chore: weigh Stock: unload soft coal till noon: Start unload car 20108.G.T. Nut coal Sam Jones Help me all day: haul off car. Sept 1: cloudy rain: unload car 12491 C & O. Soft coal finish Big rain afternoon: Wm Lyon’s & Sam Jones help me 78 1914 Sept 2: cloudy. fine hot: home chore: haul coal to E. young and Floyd Henderson: then finish unload car 20108.G.T. Nut coal into Shed finish at 615 very tired: Wm Lyons & Sam Jones help I Pay Sam Jones $500: wash dress Mary & I drive over to J.A. Wallaces & Frank Sullivans with Notices: they went Playing cards thrashers there: had Dave Odonnell in Buggy home at 1030 fine Moonlight night: Russell Put horse out. 3: fine cool: home chore: around home all day very tired: send Cheque $5285 to C. A. Wilson for car 12491. C & O. soft coal. and Cheque $16920 to Lehigh Valley coal Sales Co for car 20108.G.T. Nut coal: home all day: to bed at 8. oclock cool. 4: fine mild: home chore: sell B.coal: help Wm Hamilton to Bag all his Rye in Elevator Joe Dolan help hold Bags. 5: fine mild: home chore: Deposit $3775 in Bank. then to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton he fix at Enjine. sell 1. sax cement: Mr Hudson here all night. rain (1) 6:X: cloudy showery cool: home chore read sleep: had cold. in Bed Wm Lyons drive Mr Jas Hudson to Cedar Mills Church then to King Church: home to Palgrave at 6. tea; to Church at 7. Mr Hudson Preach good sermon: Mr Hudson here all night 7: cloudy cool: home chore: weigh Stock: Wm Hamilton fix Enjine: Russell in Toronto since last Thursday he went with Wm Duffy: Bring Fred in & Put him out at night. I had cold {illegible} Lyons drive Jas Hudson to Cedar Mills at 7 this a.m. 8: cloudy cold: home Sleep in bed to 930 had cold: then up Deposit Shulman Cheque $15400 in Bank: Bring in horse at noon feed him: Oil Buggy: then Mary John & I drive over to Mike Horan’s: across fields to 5th line up to Town line call at Mothers see her & Pearl got crab apples home at 6. cool �9: fine mild: home chore; help Wm Hamilton to Put up Stove Pipes outside: Wm Lyons & Jos Dolan help us: Sell cement. John & I to Elevator: Mary to Ladies Aid at Wm Boyces. Alf Gipson Start his Cement Cellar today: 10: fine mild: home chore: Put Cement Blocks & Put up Posts for Braces at Scale house: Wm Lyons help me: haul goods for R.J. Lavery from Station: haul Plow Shares for R. Matson. 11: fine cool: home chore: Olive & I drive to Mike Horan's swamp get Elderberries in Buggy: home at 2.oclock: Sell Cement and coal: to Mill got 1.Bag Pastry flour $290 Pd: got in one load Potatoes at 50 cts Per Bag: from Robert Guy. Russell help: I lent Alf Gipson $1600 tonight for 2.Months. 1914 79 Sept 12: fine warm: home chore: Thos Wolfe had our horse & wagon to take Mrs Fernley & John to Palgrave C.P. Ry. Station at 11: Sell coal help Mercer Hamilton at Elevator: got shave at Floyds 10 cts Pd. See R. Matson set up R. Dooks Mayer at Platform. cool: chore: 13:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep: drive to Mothers at 230 with Mabel Pearl. in Buggy: chat: out through field: tea home to Palgrave at 6 to Church at 7. Mr Snook Preach: Mr Snook had tea here and here all night: Ed McClelland Motor to Mono Road for Snook 14: fine mild: home chore: weigh stock Gilmore load: fix up {Between lines it reads: (drive Mr Snook to Cedar Mills)} Stove Pipes at Scale House: Our Jersey cow calve at Bibles this evening Bull calf: I milk her & feed calf. leave them in. got Cheque $2960 from Canada Cement Co: for 300 Sax. Sell cement. 15: fine hot: home chore: milk cow feed calf at W. Bibles: sell cement Deposit Cheque $2960 in Bank: help Mercer Hamilton at Elevator milk cow & feed calf at Bibles Mary help me: 16: fine cool: home chore: sell Cement & Coal: Bring Jersey home got Wm Clarke to take Cleaning from her paid him $100 help Mercer Hamilton at Elevator: milk cow feed calf. 17: fine very hot: home chore: got Bag Bran at Mill for cow got Flax & Salts for cow & horse. Sell Cement & coal help Mercer Hamilton at Elevator. milk cow feed calf. 18: fine very hot; home chore: milk cow feed calf: Sell Cement. help Mercer Hamilton with G. Jackson load: read Sleep very hot Buy New Pair red Shoes from R.J. Lavery $325 Paid: chore. �19: fine very hot: home chore: Pack 4. Bundles Empty Cement Sax 50 each at Elevator Russell help me: got Hair cut & Shave at Floyds 30. Pd to Elevator help Mercer Hamilton at Report. to Wm Bibles see thrashing 20:X: fine very hot: home chore: read Sleep: dress to Church at 7. Rev Anglin Preach good sermon Patriotic very hot. 21: fine very hot 'South Wind’. home chore: sell coal weigh Stock Ship 200. Empty Cement Sax to Canada Cement Co Port Colborne 22: fine hot dry South Wind: home chore: dress: drive to Bolton at 930 with R. Matson to Court of revision: Judge McGibbon & Richard Blain there: got 1. lb. Black yarn 3 Ply 80 cts Paid drive home for dinner at 1230: change Clothes Put on my new tan Shoes first: to J.B. Campbells see them cut corn home write to White & Co Shelbourne for Price on car hay Wm Dowling & Man here clean out our well & fix Pump $150 Pd milk cow: Put horse out. Big windstorm & rain: west wind: 23: cloudy rain: misley cool: home chore: copy into Big Book: to Elevator help Mercer Hamilton at Rye & Book: sell cement: sell coal: milk at 6. {Below it reads: cool.} (Syrus Clarke & Nettie Munroe Married) Horse out all day 80 1914 Sept 24: cloudy cool: home chore: sell coal & cement: help Mercer Hamilton at Elevator lend him $13000; got horse front shoes removed 30Pd chat to Jos. B. Lawlor. 99. Sanford ave North Hamilton in Irwins {Between lines it reads: (1) in Stable} 25: cool cloudy: home chore: Mary: John & I drive to Mothers get some Apples & Crabs: home at 12: chore. milk at 530 cool night 26: {Below and encircled it reads: J. P. Whitney Dead} cloudy cool: home chore; Russell & I haul straw from bibles 4. load: fill 3. Bed ticks: help Wm & Mercer Hamilton Put up. their stove Pipes on roof: got 5 Bags of Oats $630 Paid: got 4. Bags chopped see Duffy & Irwin about Hay: Order ten ton car Hay from H. White Shelburne at $1550 F.O.B. there: Buy John Pair shoes {Above it reads: $160}10 ½ : milk: Shave 10Pd �27:X: fine cool: home chore: read Sleep chore: no Church tonight Olive & Russell to English Church at 7. anniversary there 28: hard frost- clear cold: home chore: weigh Stock: Pay to Robert Matson $650 Premium on $65000 Insurance on coal & scale house for 12. Months to 29th of September 1915. chore Milk 29: cloudy cold. fine: to home chore: dress Dinner early: drive to Bolton in our Buggy & horse to Court of revision at 2. oclock for 5. Minutes Robert Matson with me drive home at 315: Bolton Fair today 30: fine mild: home chore: clean out our feed room: weigh Sheep for Gilmore he load car: help Mercer Hamilton at Elevator lent him $2000 {Above it reads: Pd}: chore: to Bed at 9. oclock Oct 1: fine day: home chore: sell last of cement: sell coal: help at Elevator lent Mercer Hamilton $700 {Above it reads: Pd}: help R. Matson set up J.B. Campbells Potato digger at station: milk: to Bed at 9. cool 2: fine cool: home chore: sweep out Elevator sell coal help Mercer Hamilton load car of Rye 800. Bushels. G. Irwin {Above it reads: Joe} in Mercer gave me $2700 I lent him: milk cow: tea: to Bed at 9. Lena Barry came here from Chetlenham here all night cool 3: fine warm; home chore: help Mercer. G. Irwin there: sell coal Putty North window: Mercer gave Me $8600 & Book to Keep over Sunday he went up with Miller Hamilton & G. Irwin to Ballycroy: I Milk tea: got Shave at Floyds: Big Frank Horan there: fine moonlight. 4:X: cold: fine warm: home chore milk: Breakfast: to Bed had cold Sleep children to S.S. at 11: Mary in Bed (1) chore: milk cow. I Stay home with Pearl & John: Mary. Olive Russell Mabel to Church at 7 Mr Pugsley Preach his first sermon here. 5: fine warm: home chore: weigh 1. Hog for R. Lee: fix up at Pig Pen: Russell drive man to G. Cosgrove. & Beachnut with Joe Dolan: I chore milk at 6: cloudy warm. 6: fine warm; home chore: sell coal: had cold around home: cut some wood at house: chore Oct 1914 81 7: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock. Gilmore load car of cattle & car of Hogs. Sell coal to G. Brown Mercer Hamilton go with young McCurdy in Buggy. Mary to Ladies Aid with Mrs Duffy to George Clarks. �8: fine warm: home chore: Start load car {1 written over 2} .16473.G.T. got in 191. Bags at 40. cts. Russell attend at car; Mary & John & I drive to Jas Wilson’s: Micheal Horans: Thos A Wallaces & Francis Sullivan Serve Notice’s of Ditch: home at 5: Mary Milk cow. rain. 9: fine warm: rain: fine: home chore: finish load car (1) 16473.G.T. Niche Burns had our Wagon & Harness: Put in 423. Bags at 40 cts: Sell to J.H. Stanley Port Colborne: at 60 cts there: Start load car 2. 310704. G.T.P. got in 113 Bags at 40. cts: Book first car up. 10: cloudy rain: fine: rain: home chore: Ship car 1.16472.G.T. to Order Imperial Bank. to J.H. Stanley Port Colborne: send B/L and Draft $21500 to Port Colborne Branch Imperial Bank: and write to J.H. Stanley: loading at 2.310704. G.T.P. got in 250 Bags tonight at 40 cts. Mabel & Pearl & Muriel Campbell & Baby come with Matches: rain: home at 6. Bobby McFadden & His Mother came here G.T. tonight: tea chat to 12: Russell to .T.Faulkners {Above it reads: thrashing} 11:X: cloudy cool; home chore; dress to Church at 11. Mr Pugsley Preach thanksgiving Sermon: home at 1230 Dinner: Walk to Elevator with Bobby McFadden: chat to G. Lavery: O. Matson home today: cool. milk all to Church at 7. Mr Pugsley Preach: Be Still. Big crowd. home chore: Campbell Motor to Toronto from Midland today & Back. 12: cloudy cool: home chore: give John Finerty 84 Sax cement out of Steele car; got in 1 load Potatoes lent Chas Robb $2000 home Milk: dress. to fowl Supper in Orange Hall. Cemert in church Big crowd: Clarke girls & Ezra in after all. to Bed at 12. 13: cloudy cold: home chore: finish load car 2. 310704 G.T.P. Put in 512. Bags at 40 cts: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Start load car 3. 8370.G.T. had in 282 Bags at 40. cts. got $30000 Cash out of Bank today: mail B/L to Shulman & Co: tonight Mrs H. McFadden & Bobby go. to Toronto this more morning G.T. cold. 14: cloudy cool: home chore: weigh Stock: finish load car 3.8370.G.T. Put in 411. Bags ar 40 cts: Ship to J.H. Stanley Port Colborne at 60 cts there Send Draft $21000 to Manager Imperial Bank Port Colborne. 15: cloudy Mild: home chore: Start load car 4: 21150.G.T. got in 437.Bags at 40 cts. finish Ship car 4.21150.G.T. to L. Shulman & Co tonight at 48. cts F.O.B. Palgrave: Mary at Parsonage Ladies Aid Paper. 16: cloudy rain: home chore: fill 5 Bags Potatoes in cellar at Elevator help Mercer: 3 load: gave him $5000 Lent. rain mary at Parsonage. scrub. chore milk �82 1914 Oct 17: cloudy cool. fine: home chore: Start to load car 5:63954. N.y.C. & H.R. got in 159. Bags at 45 cts: got $30000 cash out of Bank: Deposit $34554: R.J. Lavery Pay 6324 cash for Cheque 18:X: fine warm: home chore: sleep read: in Bed (1): Church at 7. Mr Smith Preach: Children go: I Chore milk cow 19: fine mild: home chore: Finish loadcar:5: 63954. NyC & HR Put in 497. Bags at 50 cts: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto at 52 cts F.O.B. Palgrave: then load car 6. 7476.G.T. Put in 580 Bags at 50 cts. Ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto at 52 cts F.O.B. Palgrave : Start load car 7. 83176. L.V. got in 4 load at 50 cts: Mr L. Shulman here tonight he Paid for car 4 by Cheque $21024: and grave $10000 cash and $30000 Cheque. on car’s 5 & 6. he Stop all night. 20: fine warm: home chore: finish load car 7. 83176.L.V. Put in 658. Bags at 45. cts Ship car to L. Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst Street at 48 cts F.O.B. Palgrave: Start load car 8. 82536.L.V. got in 436. Bags at 45 cts got 106100 Cash out of Bank. L. Shulman cheque 30000 & 21024 & Dr Reynar Cheque $5100 all cashed: & $50000 in cash: John Webb & Joe Lavery. help: Bag Steele {Above it reads: Buried} I drive L. Shulman to Cedar Mills this morning at 715 21: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock. deliver coal to Rev Pugsley: then finish load car 8. 82536.L.V. Put in 584 Bags at 45 cts. Ship car to Order Imperial Bank for J.H. Stanley Port Colborne at 60 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. there: Start load car 9. 15986.G.T. got in 681 Bags at 42 cts finish that car: Start load car 10 9920.G.T. had in 118. Bags at 40 cts tonight. fine warm. write up 22: fine warm: home chore: Ship car 9: 15986.G.T. to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto. 683. Bags at 45.cts F.O.B. Palgrave finish load car 10:9920.G.T. Put in 443.Bags at 40 cts. Start load car 11.33180. P & L.E. got in 23 Bags at 35 cts. Tea: Mary & I drive to Bolton in Big wagon get 176.Bags from Mr Porrit $880 Paid: home at 1030 cold night 23: fine warm: home chore: Ship car 10.9920 G.T. to Order Imperial Bank Hamilton for Wm Carroll Grocer 443 Bags at 60 cts F.O.B. Hamilton: Send B/L & Sight Draft $23550 To Manager Imperial Bank Hamilton to Collect. write to Wm Carroll & Jas. B. Lawlor: Send Mr Charters Letter to Robert Hay loading at car ‘11’ 33180. P & LE. had in 457 Bags tonight at 35 cts: Ed young took ton coal to �Mrs Kenny at Lockton Paid 755: Mercer Hamilton gave me his weigh Book and Parcel of money in Roll. 1914 83 Oct 24: cloudy rain: cloudy cool fine: home chore: finish load car 11.33180 P. & LE: Put in 603. Bags at 35 cts: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst St. Toronto: Start load car 12: 8288.G.T. got in 20. Bags at 35 cts: got in 116 Bushels Rye in Elevator: Pay Jos Lavery up tonight 900 Pay John Webb 300: got $30000 cash out of Bank today Campbell came home from midland tonight. got Shave 10 cts Pd. 25:X: fine cool; home chore: read: Dress (1): Campbell: Olive & Russell walk down track to Tom Faulkners for dinner; Mary. Mable Pearl John & I drive to mothers at 330: Duffys there: out Pick Beachnuts tea there home at 6. Milk cow at Bibles: to Church at 7 Mr St John from Balton Preach. home eat Beachnuts to Bed 10 26: cloudy Blustry Snow cold: home chore: got 28. Bags into Car 12:8288. G.T. at 40 cts: & load Oats at 40 cts: Jos Lavery help all day cold. concert in {Above it reads: church.} 27: cloudy cold: home chore: cow in; Sell coal: got in 2 loads into car 12:8288.G.T. had 166 Bags in tonight at 40.cts: Put fire in car Wm Hamilton little Stove: Settle up with Mercer: Sell Bags. 28: cloudy cold: home chore: finish load car 12:8288 ..G.T. Put in 439 Bags at 40 cts: Ship car to Wm Patterson at 50 cts F.O.B. Toronto. 29: cloudy rain all day; home chore: read Sleep: got in 2 . loads start at car 13:94602. N.y. N.H. &. H. got in 52 Bags at 42 30: cloudy cool rain. fine: home chore: Sell coal; loading at car 13:94602 N.Y.N.H. & H. had in 510: Bags tonight at 42 & 45 cts: J.H.C. & R M. help. 31: fine frost: hot: home chore: Ship car 13.94602. NyNH & H. To Order Imperial Bank for C.H. Rudd: 510 Bags at 48 cts F.O.B. Palgrave; C.H. Rudd here in Auto today with 3 other men: Start load car 14.300994.G.T.P. had 318 Bags in tonight at 42 cts: Campbell go to Bolton. with Myra and Wallace:” Russel help me: Settle up tonight with H.H. Matson $11025 and E.Argent $4605: got Shave & Hair cut 30 cts �Nov 1X fine: rain: mild: home Sleep till 1. Dinner: for walk rain chore: all to Church at 7. Rev Pugsley Preach: home at 830 2: cloudy cool: home chore: finish load car 14:300994. G.T.P. Put in 590 Bags at 42 cts: Ship car to Isaac Walton. Royce Ave Team Siding Parkdale. Isaac Walton here today with Emmerson Walron: Start load car 15:310400. G.T.P. had in 160.Bags at 42cts: J.H.C. & R.M. help me: Joe help at {Above it reads: 4} 3: cloudy misty fine warm: home chore: give 1. Brl Potatoes for Belgium finish load car 15: 310400. G.T.P. Put in 602.Bags in 42 cts Ship car to Wm Patterson & Son Fruit Siding Toronto at 53 cts F.O.B Toronto: Start load car 16: 17105. G.T. got in 159 Bags at 42 cts; Jos Lavery & J.H.C. help me. 84 1914 Nov 4: fine mild. windy: home chore: weigh Stock: finish load car 16:17105.G.T. Put in 577.Bags at 42 cts: Start load car 17: 18786.G.T. got in 62.Bags at 42 cts: J.H.C. go to Bolton got his teeth filled & got stove Pipes & elbows: Jos Lavery: 5: cloudy cool: home chore: Sell coal; Ship car 16. 17105 G.T. to Order Imperial Bank for J.H. Stanley Port Colborne at 60 cts there: Mail B/L & Sight Draft $29600 to Imperial Bank there. loading at car 17: 18786. G.T. had in 279 Bags tonight at 42 cts: Jos Lavery help: Send Cheque 1287 to Eatons; 530 Telephone 6: cloudy cool: home chore: finish load car 17: 18786. G.T. Put in 386. Bags at 42 cts; Ship to C.M. McCollum & Co: Brampton at 53.cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. there: Bill for 390 Bags: Start load car 18. 38307. A.C.L. got in 141 Bags at 42 cts: Jos Lavery & J.H.C. help. Got 5.Bags Oats at Elevator & 1. Bag Wheat. $730 Paid: got Bag Bran 7: cloudy cool: home chore: loading at car 18: 38307. ACL had 387 Bags in tonight at 42 cts: windy coal: got Shave 8:X: cloudy cool: home chore: read Sleep: Children to Church at 7 Rev Pugsley Preach. Olive Play: J.H.C. to Castlederg with {Above it reads: Duffy} 9: cloudy cool: home chore: finish load car 18: 38307. A.C.L. Put in 519.Bags at 42 & 45 cts: Ship to Order Imperial Bank. for C.H. Rudd: Parkdale at 52 cts F.O.B. Palgrave; Mail B/L & Sight draft �$27190 to Imperial Bank corner Q & P. Ave Toronto. Start load car 19: 9328. G.T. had 224 Bags in tonight at 45 cts Put Stove in Car with fire: Wm Sloan load car Straw. today. 10: cloudy Snow. all day: home chore; finish load car 19; 9328. G.T. Put in 408. Bags at 45cts: Ship to L. Shulman at 50 cts F.O.B. Palgrave: Mail B/L: & Invoice for 412 at 50cts got Draft $15456 for car Hay & Pay $2100 freight on Hay car Deposit Wm Patterson Cheque $28600 and get $50000 out of Bank. 11: cloudy snow storm mild: home chore: weight Stock: got in 151.Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 42.cts: Start unload car Hay got off 8 1/2 ton: Wm Lyons & Jos Lavery help us: Pay J. Taylor $5600 12: cloudy cool: home chore: finish unload car Hag: line car for Potatoes 24485.G.T. Start load Car 20.24485 G.T. (1) got in 155 Bags at 45 cts: G Burns & Jos Lavery help. 13: Snow rain: Storm cold: home Chore: load at car 20.24485.GT lined (1) had in 253 Bags tonight at 45 cts: Jos Lavery here. Start fire in Car cold windy: Mercer Hamilton go to Toronto on C.P.R. at 5 oclock: got Cheque from C.W. McCollum and L. Shulman to Date. all cars Paid to Date but J.H. Stanley. Nov 1914 85 14: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 20.24485:G.T. lined (1) had in 580 Bags at 45 cts: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Street: attend to Elevator: Mercer in Toronto got $50000 cash in Office for Wm Hamilton: Deposit $102400 today and got $20000 Cash out of Bank. Pay Jos Lavery $1000 tonight 15:X: cloudy rain all day; home chore: sleep near all day no Church 16: cloudy cold: home chore: got in 116 Bags into Bank Cellar at 45 cts 17: cloudy cold squaly very cold: home chore: got R. Stjohn to repair Potato Shovel & Camp Chair: & Sharp handsaw: {Above it reads: 50 cts}: sell coal: very cold and windy snow: J.H.C. collect some: Irwin & Matson 18: cloudy cold calm: home chore: weigh Stock: sell coal: got in 90.Bags into Bank Cellar at 45 cts: Order car Nut coal today got Draft $29600 from Port Colborne & Cheque $29640 from L Shulman �19: cloudy cool; home chore: drive to Tottenham wagon & Horse for 500 Bags: home at 1.Dinner: Start load car 21: 24485.G.T. Ry got in 118.Bags at 45.cts Jos Lavery & J.H.C. fill Potatoes in cellar Ladies Aid Meet here quilt for Mr Pugsley: Doctor in chat 20: cloudy cold: home chore: finish load car 21.24485.G.T. Ry lined (2) Put in 603.Bags at 45 cts: Put 4 load in Bank Cellar Ship car to L. Shulman & Co Toronto: at 52 cts FOB here. 21: cloudy cold: home chore: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar got in 14 Bags at 45 cts: sell coal: Deposit $40000 in Bank: got $23600 cash: chore Pay Mercer back 5000 I had borrowed; Pay Jos Lavery to Date $600 22:X: cloudy cold: home chore: read Sleep: Mary & Campbell & John: drive to Mothers afternoon: home at 6: all to Church at 7. only Pearl John & I: Rev Pugslly Preach {Above it reads: Jos ½} 23: cloudy cold: home chore: Sell coal: got in 3 loads Potatoes at 45 cts: {Above it reads: Jos ½} Put on our storm windows: J H C help me at night: 24: cloudy cold: Squaly: home chore: Sell coal. Start Put Potatoes in {Jos. 1.} home Cellar got in 112 Bags at 45 cts: Put Paper on front Door Jas.1. Mary & I to Wilmot Thompsons at night see Maisy & Baby: 25: cloudy fine mild: home chore: weigh Stock: Jas Gilmore load 3. cars today: I make $350: had in 188 Bags in home cellar at 45 cts tonight: Start load car 22.24485 G.T. lined (3) got in 1. load Jas McMahon at 45 ctsL Jas help us afternoon 1/2 26: fine mild: home chore: up at 620 Sell coal. finish load car 2: 224485.G.T. lined (3). Put in 555. Bags at 45 cts: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Street Bathurst Toronto. at 55 cts F.O.B. Palgrave: Jas Dolan & G. Burn’s help me all day: got 2. Bags apples 150 27: cloudy mild: cold: home chore: got 2 load into Bank Cellar at 45 28: fine mild: home chore: sell coal: Start line car 307255. G.T.P. Jos Lavery help us: Pay him $700 tonight: got in 31. Bags at 50 cts: Set up Stove in car Put in fire: Mr Wilson here all night from Toronto. 86 1914 Nov �29:X: fine Mild: home chore: Mr Wilson here: Velda Boyce drive him to Shiloh at 1030 King 230 Palgrave at 7. We had Duck & Chicken for tea at 6: Olive had girls in: Bertha Moore: Myra Duffy Hilda Pulford & Macel Bible: W.J. Faulkner here for tea we all went to Church at 7. Mr Wilson Preach: home chore 30: {Below it reads: Olive 16 today} cloudy rain: home chore finish line car 307255.G.T.P. got in 5. loads at 50 cts: had 171. Bags in tonight, Jos Lavery & G. Burns help & J.H.C. fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar: Dec 1: cloudy foggy mild: home chore: finish load car 23:307255.G.T.P. had 441. Bags in at 50 cts: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co. at 55 cts Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave: got Shulman cheque $30690 cashed today: 2: cloudy mild: home chore: weigh Stock: start load car 24 24485 G.H.J. got in 145 Bags at 50 cts. Jos help 1/2 day 3: clear cool: home chore: load at car 24: 24485. G.T. had 287 Bags in tonight at 50 cts: North Ontario car here today gave E.J. McClelland $500 today for Orangehall: Jos 1/2 day 4: cloudy cool: home chore: haul Potatoes from Bank Cellar finish load car 24: 24485 G.T. lined: had in 452 Bags at 50 cts: Ship to L. Shulman & Co. at 55 cts Per 90lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: Jos help me all day: 5: cloudy cool: home chore: got in 2 load at 45 cts & 2 load at 50 cts: sell coal: J.H.C. went to Toronto C.P.R. at 5. Russell drive him to Cedar Mills: Put I. Walton “Cheque” $28300 in Bank today Mrs George Elliott Buried today: Pay Jos Lavery up tonight $900 6:X: cloudy cold: home chore: read Sleep: All to Church at 7. except me: Mr Pugsley Preach: I read & Chore: 7: cloudy cold: home chore: got new chain for cow: got in 1 load Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 50 cts: chore Mrs Walter Stevens Baby girl Born at 12 oclock today J.H.C. Telephone from Toronto. that cars not unloaded yet 8: cloudy cold: home chore: sell coal: got into Bank Cellar 120 Bags at 45 cts: J.H.C. came Home from Toronto at 11. {Above it reads: am} 9: cloudy cool Snow: home chore: weigh stock. got in 3 load Potatoes at 45 cts: W. Patterson car 16016 G.T. came here today: clean it out & Put in fire to warm {Margin reads: 55. today} car Put in �19.Bags at 45 cts: send John Lundy home with load froze & small: had Duck & Chicken for tea Eliza in 10: cloudy cold: home chore: loading at car 25: 16016. G.T. haul from Cellar had 354.Bags in tonight at 45:cts 11: clear fine: home chore: finish load car 25: 16016. G.T. Put in 474 Bags at 45 cts: Ship to Wm Patterson at 62 FOB Toronto J.H.C. go with car: at 9.oclock Dec 1914 87 12: cloudy mild: home chore; Sell Some coal: J.H.C. in city came home tonight: got Shave: Pay Joe Lavery to Date: $700 13:X: cloudy snow: home chore: read Sleep: chore: Children to Church at 7. Rev Pugsley Preach: J.H.C. away drive: snow at night. 14: clear cold: home chore: Phone to Wm Patterson to Send Potato car here: clean Scale: Start unload car 74603 L.V. Nut coal into shed Jos Lavery & G. Burns. 1/2 day: sell coal: very cold & Stormy. 15: cold Stormy: home chore: finish unload car 74603 L.V. Nut coal J.H.C. & Jos Lavery: got $20000 cash out of Bank today: send a Cheque to J.S. Hamilton for car 74603 L.V. Nut coal $17843 Anson McCabe Pay me 960 for 6. Brls cement: got $700 from the Albion Council for Serving notices re. Wallace & Sullivan ditch. 16: clear cold: home chore: weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore load 2. cars today: got Cheque $26836 from Wm Patterson today for car. 25: 16016. G.T. lined: sell some coal: got Oats Chopped today. 17: clear cold: Blustry: home chore: Start load car 26. 16016 G.T. got in 382 Bags at 45 cts: sell some coal: Jos Lavery all day W.J. Faulkner here for tea; chore fire car: 18: clear cool: home chore: finish load car 26. 16016 G.T. Put in 459. Bags 45 cts: Ship to Wm Patterson & Son at. 60 F.O.B. Toronto. J.H.C. go with car on 82 at 430 oclock Start load car 27.307255, G.T.P. got in 140. Bags at 45 cts: fire car: chore: Jos Lavery all day: E. Matson in {Above it reads: chat} �19: cloudy snow; home chore: to car Put in fire at 730 home milk loading at car 27. 307255. G.T.P. got in 2 load at 40 cts. Jos Lavery on {hoot?}: J.H.C. came home from Toronto. tonight: G. Burns help us this afternoon. chore fire car. 20:X: cloudy mild: fine: home chore: fire car: all to Church at 1030 only. J.H.C. R.M. & I. Rev Pugsley Preach xmas sermon Edna Rowley here: Mary. John & I. drive to Mothers in Buggy afternoon: Mrs Lundy & 2 girls there: home at 6. All to Church at 7. only me: Rev Pugsley Preach 21: stormy snow: Blustry: home chore. fire car: sell coal: all to S.S. Concert in English Church Hall at night. good crowd: home at 11 22: Stormy cold: home chore: finish load car 27.307255 G.T.P. had in 364 Bags at 45 cts: Jos Lavery Paid up to Date. 200 got out Sleigh this AM. first time haul Potatoes from Bank cellar {Below it reads: tonight} Ship car to Wm Patterson 55 cts F.O.B. Toronto: J.H.C. went with car tonight at 3 to Trustee Meeting in R. Matson office: Settle up for year. 23: clear cold. snow Blow: home chore: got Sleigh fixed at Shop 30 cts Pd get 1. Bag flour at Mill 360 Paid: sell coal. Pay Jos Lavery 75 cts. 88 1914 Dec 24: cold clear: home chore: sell coal: got in 2 loads Potatoes into Bank Cellar: J.H.C. came from Toronto C.P.R. this am: and he went to Midland on G.T. at 630 tonight cold night 25: clear very cold: home chore: Post letter to Jas Lavery with 200 and to G .Burns with 100 for Xmas Box. home all day had goose for Dinner at 3 oclock: fire in Elevator: chore 26: clear very cold: 10. below zero:: home chore: sell coal attend to Elevator 2. loads Rye in: Deposit $52750 in Bank today got shave at Floyds: 20. years Married today. (1) 27:X: fine cold: home chore: feed Stock milk: all to Church at 7 only me. I stay at home: young Andrews Preach. home chore, 28: clear fine miler: home chore: J H C. came home from Midland at 930 {Margin reads: Nomination in town} Telephone to Patterson & Shulman try to sell car Potatoes But could not �29: cloudy mild: Snow: home chore: Start load car 28: 24485.G.T. got 171.Bags in at 45 cts: G. Burns help us: I laid up sore side: Jenny & Willie in chat till 11: Mary gave me 2 Doses Castor Oil 30: fine colder: home chore: finish load car 28: 24485.G.T. had in 478 Bags at 4 cts: J.H.C. go with car at 9.oclock tonight: to W Patterson at 55 cts F.O.B. Toronto. weigh Stock Gilmore load 1.car: sore side 31: fine cool: home chore. sell coal: .have sore side: Start load car 29. 307255. G.T.P. got in 73 Bags at 48 1915 Jan 1. Pretty cold night. Russell & I fire car all night. To Bed at. 12, clear fine: home chore: sell coal: loading at car 29. 307255 GTP got in 153 Bags tonight: I had very sore Side: Russell fire car. J.H.C. came home at 1. last night: & went to Bolton to Hockey tonight 2: clear Blustry cold: home sore side: finish load car 29.307255 G.T.P. Put in 367 Bags at 45 cts: Ship car to A. McKinnon Jones Ave Siding Toronto. at 50 cts F.O.B. Palgrave: Pay up G. Burns tonight $300: J.H.C. go in car at 10.oclock tonight 3:X: fine mild: home in Bed all day: sore side: Children to Church at 7. Rev Pugsley Preach: mild. all day: frosty at night: 4: fine mild: home. dress: Olive & I to R.J. Jones House at 840: open Poll at 9. for Police village of Palgrave. I was Returning Officer: Olive Poll Clerk: Jos Lavery Constable Wm Boyce: Wm Dufy: E.J. McClelland: H. Zimmerman on Ballot: at night: Old Zim had 34. votes: Eddy McClelland 33. & Duffy & Boyce 23 each: I took to tomorrow to decide who elected. J.H.C. came Home from Toronto C.P.R. at 11. Council Election at Wm Lyon’s. Duffy Returning officer: anson McCabe Elected Reeve Jack Anderson: Tom Roe: Dave Wilson: Isaac Steele Elected Councillors for 1915: Jas Scott & Wm Hamilton Beat 1915 89 Jan 5: fine mild: home chore: Notify in writing Hialmer Zimmerman E.J. McClelland & Wm Duffy. that they are Elected Trustees for the Police Village of Palgrave for the year 1915: got in some Potatoes at 45 cts: sell coal: Empty car 24485 G.T. returned today draw $20000 Cash out of Bank today. sore side. colder at night. J.H.C. & Russell go to Bolton Hockey match tonight. �6: foggy rain mild: home. chore: sore side: weigh Stock. Start load car 30 24485 G.T. got in 272 Bags at 43 cts: rain at night: order car Nut coal today to be sent at once: Jas Gilmore ship 3 cars tonight 7: fine windy; home: sore side: got in 2 loads into car 30.24485. G.T. Choir girls Practice here tonight: windy cold. 8: fine cold: home sore side; had 324 Bags in car 30. tonight H.H. {Above it reads: Matson Barn fire} 9: fine mild: home sore side: finish load car 30: 24485 G.T. haul from Bank Cellar: had in 396 Bags: ship car 30. 24485. G.T. to Isaac Walton Royce Ave team siding at Parkdale: at 52 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: JHC go with car at 630 tonight: got Shave: Pay Jos Lavery 600 10:X: fine mild: home sore side: up at 12 dress dinner: Hitch fred in Matsons cutter Eliza Matson Olive & John drive down to see H. Matson fire: then Mother & John & I drive up to See Mother: chat for while: Jim & Pearl at Lundys we drive home at 630: Olive & Russell to Church at 7. Rev E Pugsley Preach: to Bed at 8. feeling tired: frosty night 11: fine mild: home side sore: got car Placed: fix lining in car {Between lines it reads: Jos L ½ day} all afternoon: fix floor & cut new Boards for front & upright Pay freight for car return to reliving Agent $165 12: fine mild: home chore: Start load car 31. 307255. G.T.P. had in 229. Bags tonight at 45 cts: haul 145 Bags from Bank Cellar: got 4 loads in: Jos Lavery haul all day. District Meeting at Orange Hall Palgrave today. J.H.C. {Above it reads: there} 13: frosty fine: home chore: weigh Stock Jas Gilmore ship 2. cars stock finish had car 31. 307255. G.T.P. Put in 373. Bags at 45 cts. Ship to A.A. McKinnon Jones Ave Siding Toronto. at 50 cts F.O.B. Palgrave: J.H.C. go in car at 930: Pay Jos up Tonight 400 14: fine mild: home chore: took sleigh shafts to Shop: Start load car 32 24485. G.T. got in 52. Bags at 45 cts. J.H.C. come home from Toronto on C.P.R. at midnight: got Cheque $18400 from A.A. McKinnon for car 29. 15: fine mild: home chore: loading at car 32. 24485. G.T. had in 230 Bags tonight at 45 cts: clean out Bank Cellar today: Boys got straw at Wm Bibles at night: Russell fire car. I attend to Elevator Mercer Hamilton at Brampton Hockey match with Bolton 90 1915 �Jan 16: cloudy mild: home chore: finish load car 32:24485. G.T. Put in 412. Bags at 45 cts: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst St. Toronto. at 55 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: J.H.C. go with car at night at 10. oclock in car Deposit $32312 in Bank & got out $10000 A McKinnon Cheque $18400 & Wm Patterson Cheque $23932 got Shave & neck 15 cts {Above it reads: Pay Jos $400} 17:X: cloudy rain: home in Bed to 12. cloudy mild: Mary & Children to Church at 7. Rev E. Pugsley Preach: to Bed at 1030 18: cloudy mild: home chore: clean out car 307255 G.T.P. Sell coal: got Order from P.P. Village for $1415 for 1915 Election expenses: Mail it to W. L. Judge for Cheque 19: cloudy mild: Big fall of Snow last night about 8 inches home Shovel Snow: Start load car 33. 307255. G.T.P. got in 346 Bags this afternoon at 45 cts. Jos lavery 1/2 day got $30000 Cash out of Bank today: good Sleighing 20: cloudy cool: home chore: weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore Ship 2 cars finish load car 33.307255. G.T.P. Put in 557. Bags at 45. and Put 327 Bags in Bank Cellar at 45 cts: Ship car 33. 307255. G.T.P. to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto at 53. cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: J.H.C. go with car 9. oclock he got to Toronto at 1 in night. 21: clear colder: home chore: got R.J. Jones & G. Burns to unload car 61988. LV. Nut coal; and Jos Lavery help me: Start load car 34. 24485. G.T. got in 205. Bags 42 cts. Sell coal. J.H.C. came home this A.M. G.T. at 9. send Cheque for car 61988. L.V. Nut coal $17460 to J.S. Hamilton Buffalo also write to Alabastine Plaster Co Paris for Prices and to Charles Faessler Toronto for Price on hay. 22: clear cold: home chore: load at car 34: 24485 G.T. had in 307. Bags at 42 cts: sell coal: chore: Russell & J.H.C. fix car 23: clear milder: home chore: Sell coal: finish load car 34. 24485. G.T. Put in 446. Bags: Ship car to L. Shulman. 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto: at 53 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave. J.H.C. go with car at 8. oclock: Pay Jos Lavery $700 for work & $100 for Constable on Election day: Pay Olive $200 for Clerk. got hair cut & Shave 300 Pd: got 1. lb tea 35 cts: Pay R. Matson $200 for Voters list. chat to Bob & Dave Wilson to 1220 home cold night. 24:X: {Below it reads: 25} clear cold: home chore; read Sleep: Mary had cold, children to Church at 7. Rev Pugsley Preach. snow �25: clear fine: home chore; J.H.C. came home CPR. at 11.am Start load car 35: 307255. G.T.P. got in 47 Bags at 42 Jan 1915 91 26: fine forsty: home chore: load at car 35. 307255. G.T.P. had in 243. Bags at 42 cts: Jos help ½ day today: send Draft $17446 to Lehigh Valley coal Sales Co. For car coal 61988 L.V. Nut coal: they returned my cheque for it: 27: fine clear; home chore: finish load car 35. 307255. G.T.P. Put in 549 Bags Ship car to Cleghorn & Co at 55 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Toronto: J.H.C. go with car at 9.oclock tonight; Jos Lavery all day today: colder tonight {Above it reads: (1)} 28: clear very cold: home chore: got 1. load into Bank Cellar: Russell go at 1030 tonight to C.P.R. Cedar Mills to Meet J.H.C. he did not come home at 12 {Above it reads: cold night} 29: clear very cold; home chore: J.H.C. came Home G.T. at 9. chore at home to Elevator see Wm Hamilton about car load Plaster: Sell coal: home at 6 cold night Eliza Matson in chat. Border Play with Children; 30: clear cold; home chore: Deposit $42262 in Bank today: Sell coal. Deliver around town: Pay Jos Lavery up $500 tonight: Shave 10cts Pd 31:X: cloudy Snow; home chore: read Sleep: Olive & J.H.C. to Church at 7. Wm Steele Preach: chore. to bed at 930 Sleet & Snow tonight Feb 1: clear cold: home chore: Start load car 36:24485 G.T. got in 293 Bags at 42 cts; sell coal: Jos Lavery ½ day: very cold at night: got last McKinnon Cheque today from H.H. Matson. Isaac cut his {Above it reads: wood} 2: cloudy snow Storm all day; home chore: help Russell cary wood into car: J.H.C. Keep fire all night: cold: I had sore back. Cold all trains Stuck in Snow: got through at night. Snow very Deep. 3: clear cold: home chore: fire car Potatoes Shovel Snow at scale sell coal: Break road to Alf Gipsons took him 2. Bags of coal: cold. J.H.C. fire car all night snow very Deep. 4: clear cold: home chore: weigh Stock finish load car 36.24485. G.T P & in in 406 Bags at 42 cts: Ship car to A. A. McKinnon at 52 ½ cts F.O.B. Toronto. J.H.C. go in car at 9.oclockat night: clear cool. Milder {Above it reads: gave Jos Lavery $500 tonight} �5: cloudy mild rain snow: home chore: Russell & I took coal to Alf Gipson; to Mill got 1. Bag Bran & 50 lbs Pastry flour. Jos Lavery help Russell haul snow out of our yard: got in 1. load Potatoes sell coal to farmers: J.H.C. came home G.T. at 630 fine mild night 6: cloudy mild: home chore: J.H.C. & Russell clean Snow & ice of house Sell coal: got in 63 Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 40 cts Deposit $20000 in Bank today. Car 307255 came tonight: got Shave 15 cts 7:X: clear fine: home chore: drive to Mothers horse & Sleigh with Mary & Olive. Mabel. Pearl. John: home at 5. tea: all to Church at 7. Rev E.E. Pugsley Preach; he gave sacrament: home at 830 chore 8: clear fine: home chore: clean out car. Start load car 37.307255 GTP. got in 378 Bags at 40 cts: Phone 2 to Cleghorn Sell car at 50 cts F.O.B. Toronto; chore: I {Fire?} car to. 2 oclock tonight cloudy cold: 92 1915 Feb 9: clear cold: home chore: Russell & I drive to John Patterson House & Sleigh get Rye Straw fill Bed ticks home at 1030 finish load car 37.307255. G.T.P. had in 484. Bags at 40 cts Sell coal: Ship car to Cleghorn & Co at 50 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Parkdale. J.H.C. go in car at 9.oclock: chore: (1) 10: clear cold: home chore: weigh Stock made about $360 today: got in 12 Bags & ½ Potatoes at 40 cts into Bank cellar: Sell coal. 11: fine mild: home chore: Sell coal: got into Bank Cellar 100 Bags at 40 cts: chat to Wm Hamilton at Elevator J.H.C. came home G.T. at 6 {Margin reads: Mrs T. Guest Died today} 12: fine mild thawing: home chore: Selll coal: got in 56 Bags of Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 40. Cts: Write to M {Downey hog. 13: fine mild: home chore; Sell coal: got in 110 Bags into Bank Cellar at 40 cts: Pay Jos Lavery $500; to Floyds got Shave 10 cts Pd: N. Henderson came of train to Floyds: got Pair overshoes at E. McClellands & Box of Biscuits $195 Paid: home: John Rowley Died today in Toronto. (1) 14:X: cloudy mild rain: home chore: read Sleep: All of us to Church at 7. Rev E.E. Pugsley Preach Cemetary Sermon: home at {Above it reads: 830} �15: cloudy mild: home chore: Sell coal: Start unload car Nut coal 48367.L.V. open car: Jos Lavery & G. Burns. John Webb unload car corn today at 88 cts: got 1. load Potatoes 16: fine cool: home chore: finish unload car 48367. L.V. nut coal: Start load car 38.307255. G.T.P. got in 329. Bags at 40. cts. Jos Lavery & G. Burns all day: I Pay G. Burns up $200: send Cheque $17965 to L.V. coal Sales Co. Jack Rowley Buried today & Mrs Guest Buried. 17: clear fine: home chore: finish load car 38.307255. G.T.P. Put in 541 Bags at 40 cts: Ship it to L. Shulman & Co. At 48 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: J.H.C. go with car at 9. Start load car 39.24485 G.T. got in 192 Bags at 40 cts John Webb unloading car Oats at Platform: colder tonight {Above it reads: (1)} 18: clear cold fine: home chore: fire car at 6: took our Bed head to R. Stjohn to cut down: J.H.C. came home at 9 G.T. finish load car 39.24485 G.T. Put in 573. Bags at 40 cts Ship car to A. A. McKinnon Jones Ave Siding Toronto at 52 ½ cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Toronto. J.H.C. go with car at 9 Put 3 load in Bank Cellar: about 90 bags at 40 cts. 19: fine mild: home chore: got in 60 Bags into Bank Cellar at 40 cts Jos Lavery ½ day: J.H.C. in city wit car Potatoes: fine: 20: fine mild: house chore: JHC came home at 11. CPR: got in 57 Bags at 40: A. McKinnnon lined car came here today: got 18995 cash got Shave at Floyds 10. Pd. 1915 93 Feb 21:X: fine mild: home chore: drive up home to Mothers: Mary, Mable Pearl, John & I. Albert Jims Bay with us in Sleigh our horse had Dinner there: Mother came home with us, at 6. They all went to Church at 7: Steele Preach: I Stay home with Pearl & John. 22: cloudy mild: home chore: weigh Stock Jas Gilmore load 2 cars load car 40: 24223, G.T. lined 21: Put in 500 Bags at 40 cts. Ship to A.A. McKinnon Jones are Siding Toronto. at 52 cts Per 90. lbs F.O.B. Toronto. J.H.C. go with car at. 11. tonight 23: cloudy rain all day: home chore: got in 3 loads into Baulk Cellar Pay Jos Alton for his load. did not weigh other 2 load. Anderson & Adair: J.H.C. came home from Toronto G.T. at 610 rain: Mary at Wm Boyces finish Auto quilt. home at 730 chore �24: cloudy mild; home chore: Start load car 41.24485. G. T. got in 139. Bags in at 40. cts: Jos Lavery help afternoon: haul from Cellar: 25: cloudy Squaly windy cold: home chore: finish load car 41.24485. G.T had in 538. Bags at 40. cts: Mother sign my Proof of age before Robert Watson: I mail it to A. Sanderson Caledon East, Stormy night 26: Stormy Blustry cold: Start load car 42.307255 G.T.P. got in 116 Bags at 40 cts Sell coal: Jos Lavery all day: cold Stormy 27: Stormy snow: home chore: load at car 42.307255. G.T.P. had in 175 Bags at 40. cts tonight: Ship car 41.24485. G.T. to Cleghorn & Co Bloor Street team Siding Toronto at 50 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Toronto J.H.C. go with car at 8 oclock tonight: Russell fire 307255 G.T.P. all night: I pay Jos Lavery up to date $900 got Shave 10 cts at. {Above it reads: floyds} 28:X: clear cold: home chore: to car see Russell at 9. home dinner at 2. read Sleep: Walk to car with Mable Pearl John fix fire in car. home tea. We all went to Church at 7. Mr Smith from China Preach: Mr Pugsley Play & Sing: Missionary Sermon: home chore Mar 1: clear cool; home chore: take coal to Frank Dolan and Some home: got Barrel of Salt from R.J. Lavery: load at car 42.307255. G.T.P. had in 420. Bags tonight at 40 cts. chore J.H.C. came home at 6. G.T. from Toronto: Russell fire in car 2: Windy snow Blow: home chore: got in Some Potatoes into car 42.307255 G.T.P. 448 Bags in it tonight: work at cows sore teat: to car with Russell at 9. oclock fire: 3: clear: Blustry cold: home chore: weigh Stock Sell coal, Sell car Potatoes by Phone to Wm Patterson at 45 cts FOB Toronto Ship car 42: 307255. G.T.P. to Wm Patterson Toronto J.H.C. go with car at 9. oclock; Jas Gilmore Ship 2 cars tonight cold night: order 1. ton smithing coal for Floyd from John McDonald Georgetown: write Canada Cement Co for Prices 94 1915 March 4: clear cold: home chore: Send “Cheque” $750 to F.N. Leavens clean out car 24223 G.T. Russell. Jos Dolan help: chore: J.H.C. came {Above it reads: home} �5: clear mild: home chore: Start load car 43.24223. G.T. got in 361. Bags today at 37 cts: Coffee had bee: Jos Lavery help all day: Russell meet Liza Matson at Palgrave C.P.R Station 6: cloudy snow mild: home chore: Sell coal; loading at car 43: 24223. G.T. had in 389 Bags tonight at 37 cts: Pay Jos 500 7:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep chore: we all went to Church at 7. Mr Pugsley Preach. home {Above it reads: (1)} at 815 milk cow to Potato car Put in fire: home at 1015 to Bed at 11. 8: clear cold: home chore: Sell coal: finish load car 43.24223. G.T. had in 510 Bags at 37 cts: Ship car to A A McKinnon yonge Street Fruit Siding at 50 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Toronto: J.H.C. go with car at 12. oclock tonight. clear cold: 9: fine mild: home chore: sell coal: Start load car 44.307255 {Above it reads: G.T.P} got in 150 Bags at 37 cts: chore: J.H.C. came home G.T. at 6 Jos Lave ry help us all day: fine mild tonight. 10: {Margin reads: W. Judge Vera Mcminn married today} fine mild: home chore: weigh Stock: finish load car 44. 307255. G.T.P. had in 430 Bags. Ship car to Cleghorn & Co at 48 cts F.O.B. Toronto: J.H.C. go with car at 820 tonight Start unload car Hay. got out about 10. tons: Jos Lavery & G. Burn's help at hay & Potatoes: "Ladies Aid here today" 11: clear cool: home Chore: finished unload car Hay: Start load car 45: 24485. G.T. got in 197 Bags at 37. Sell Hay J.H.C. came home tonight G.T. at 6. oclock. chore fire car 12: fine cold: home chore: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar weigh 92 lbs loading at car 45.24485 G.T. had in 312 Bags tonight at 37. Send Cheque $2100 to Smart Woods Ltd {precursor to Woods Manufacturing Co}: for 300 Bags; and $1063 to Parrish & Heimbecker Balance {grain company} on Hay: $325 to Bolton Telephone 13: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 45: 24485. G.T. had in 359. Bags at 37. Ship to Wm Patterson & Son at 47 cts Per 90. lbs F.O.B. Toronto. J.H.C. go with car at 9. to Floyds got Hair cut & Shave & Moustache trimmed: fine mild lend Joseph H. Pettit $10000 for 9. months at 6 Per cent. 14:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep: All to Church at 7. oclock Rev Wm Pugsley Preach. home at 845: chore: to Bed at 10. 15: fine cooler: home chore: to Garner Showers at 730 on hand car with Section men & Back again home at 8. home Sell Hay. Sell coal: got another Refrigerator car to load Potatoes for F. Prest. fix Doors: Put coal oil lamp in: J.H.C. came home from Toronto at 6 G.T. change {Below it reads: mail} �1915 95 March 16: clear very cold: home chore: fix oil Stove in car: Sell coal, Deposit Cheque $23700 today: Mary to Duffys all night "Joy Sick" 17: clear cold: home chore: Sell coal: fill oil Stoves in car. Put them in end of car light Both to heat car: Weigh 8. Hogs 20 cts: clear cold: 18: fine mild: home chore: load car 46: 46964. G.T. Refrigerator in Bags from Bank Cellar 450. Bags at 45: E. Argent , G. Burns Jos Lavery: J.H.C: Russell & I. Ship car to Frank Prest at {Between lines it reads: got Gasolene Barrell from in Hamilton} Arcola Sask. car left here at 630 tonight: fill up Potatoes to night: "Murder in Caledon" Boy Stevens Killed girl Armstrong. he cut her throat then cut his own. 19: fine mild: home chore; took lining out of car 307255. G.T.P. Put lumber away: clean out car 24485. G.Y. got in 1 load. from Jerome Horan at 37 cts: Sell coal: pay Jos Lavery $350 20: fine mild: home chore: Put fire in car 24485 G.T. attend to Elevator Garner Brown Pay me $29250 for car Potatoes I Shipped to Frank Prest Arcola Sask. 450 Bags: Deposit $29250 & $14811 in Bank today: Put wood in car. got Shave at Floyds 10. {Above it reads: Pd} 21:X: fine mild: home chore read Sleep: to car Put fire in car Olive & Russell to Church at 7. Wm Steele Preach: north {Above it reads: wind} 22: cloudy mild. north wind: home chore: load at car 47. 24485. G.T. clean out Both Cellars had in 248 Bags tonight: Pay Jos $175: Mary at Duffys all day. Joy sick 23: fine mild {Above it reads: north wind}: home chore: finish load car 47.24485 G.T. had in 261. Bags. Put in 25 Bags wheat 48. Bushels. Ship car to L. Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto. 24: fine mild: home chore: weigh Stock: Norman Roadhouse cut our wood today $250 Pd: Sell Jersey {Above it reads: cow} to Jas Gilmore. 25: fine mild: home chore: Buy cow from Wm Bible $4250 Paid lend $6000 to Dr. Reynar tonight: he gave me a cheque: for it �26: cloudy north wind cold: home chore: take lining out of car 24485. G.T. Jas Lavery help Pay him $100 sell coal. cold 27: cold clear; home chore: split wood at home: J.H.C. & Russell got Dr Reynar Cheque $6000 cashed & Deposit $16514 today: chore sell coal: H.H. Matson Start unload tinder of car: got Shave {Above it reads: 10 Pd} 28:X: fine cold. Squaly snow: home chore: read sleep: J.H.C. & Olive walk down Track to Tom Faulkners for Dinner ribs: walk up home at 6. all to Church at 7. only me: Rev. E. Pugsley Preach. 29: cold squaly snow: home chore. split wood : Sell coal then help H.H. Matson load timber on wagon's. bee: home chore. 30: cold Squaly Snow: home chore; sell coal. Sell 1. ton Hay to Irwin split wood at home: Deposit $5635 in Bank: chore cold night 96 1915 March 31: cloudy cold: home chore: work at wood at home Sell coal: to Garner Browns Sale afternoon with J.H.C. & W.J. Faulkner: walk up track and Back at 6. Old Mrs. Barry Died today at 4 oclock. April 1: cloudy cold; home chore: Russell & I finish Put our wood in: Sell coal: J.H.C. at Wm Duffys Buy wood Mrs. H. McFadden & Bobby came tonight at 6. G.T. Old Mrs John Wolfe Died today at 1. oclock. 2: clear cold: home chore: J.H.C. & R.L. McFadden go to Barrie on G.T.R. & Back at night: Old Mrs Barry Buried today at Coventry: We went to Church Rev E E Pugsley Preach Sermon 3: clear cold: home chore: to Floyds get Shaved: Floyd put in his new Blower: home Dinner: to Old Mrs Wolfes Funeral at one H. Zimmerman: Wm Clarke Sr: Sam Jefferson: Wm Bible Wm McGuire Palbearers: carry corpse to Church: Rev E.E. Pugsley Preach: then to Ridges Bury her: home at 5. clear Deposit A.A. McKinnon Cheque $22602 in Bank today: chore renew Frank Sullivan note for $3000 one year from Jan 16th 4:X: fine mild: home chore "Easter" read Sleep: all to Church at 7. Rev E E. Pugsley Preach: Grandma McFadden & Bob here J.H.C. and bob away driving Back at 12 tonight. �5: snow mild rain: home chore: Sell coal: Bob went home To Toronto G.T.R. at 915: chat to June Hamilton at Elevator 6: cloudy mild: home chore: Mrs H. McFadden go home to Toronto at 915 G.T. Sell coal: J.H.C. go to Midland today: got $3115 from Jas Gilmore: $2800 for Jersy cow $315 for coal & Hay: Russell haul stuff for Robert Matson from car: to Duffys chat. 7: fine warm: home chore: weigh stock Jas Gilmore load 2. cars Buy hog from Gilmore 105 lbs $840 Paid: attend to Elevator Ladies Aid meet at Wm Duffys: home chore. 8: fine warm: home chore: Pay Wm Hamilton $4935 chat read Sleep: chat to R. Matson & John Wilson: chore 9: fine warm: rain at night: home chore: Put away cutter and fix up at driving house: Settle with E. younge: Bal 797 10: cloudy rain. mild: home chore: Henry Verner took our Sleighs on his wagon to Pay $500 for them: to Floyds get Shaved 10 pd. got New Syringe at E.J. McClellands $125 Paid. rain tonight. 11:X: fine warm: rain: home chore: read Sleep: went with Jos Lavery for walk. to see his Potato Patch at Boyces home chore: we all went to Church at 7. Pugsley Preach we had Beef heart for dinner Mother came here. 1915 97 April 12: fine mild: home chore: write to Cleghorn & Co for Cheque: order car Hay from A R W. Thompson Caledonia: No 1. Timothy Hay at $1875 per ton FOB Palgrave. Sell 8 Bags Potatoes & Coal. Garner Brown load his moving here today on G.T. Ry car 13: fine mild: home chore: John & I to Elevator. Sign Paper for June Hamilton re car of Rye: home at 5. tea: chore: 14: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock: Jas Gilmore load 1. car made $160: Wm Hamilton fix Pieces on Elevator: home tea: 15: fine warm: home chore: Boys split Slab wood & Put in War tax on letters & Etc in force today: to Bed at 10. (1) �16: cloudy cool: home chore: car Hay come today from Caledonia: 17: fine mild: home chore: {Above it reads: (Bennett Grogan Died this morning)} Pay freight $2140 on car Hay and Pay Draft in Bank $19349 for car: 102840 G.T. Start to unload: got 8. tons out Jos Lavery help us: Pay him $100: haul with Duffys team: got in 18 Bags Potatoes at 40 cts: got Shaved at Floyds 15 cts Pd: fine 18:X: fine warm: home chore: help Mary with Pearl Sick. chore Children to Church at 7. Wm Steele Preach. 19: fine very warm: home chore: Start load car 48.3132146 G.T.P. Potatoes finish load it Put in 530 Bags at 40. cts. Ship to L. Shulman & Co Toronto at 50. cts there. Sell some hay off car: Jos Lavery help us all day Bennett Grogan Buried this am: Matson's Darkey horse sick tonight Doc Tighe up: our Pearl very Sick all day 20: fine warm: home chore: finish unload car 102840 G.T. Hay. Start load car 49: 102840. G.T. Potatoes got in over 200 Bags at 38 cts: Pearl very Sick. Jos Lavery help all day. 21: fine cool: home chore: help Mary watch Pearl Sick. J.H.C. loading at car 49.102840 G.T. Jos Lavery Help him all day Sell Some hay: Mrs Wm Lyons Stay till 12 oclock tonight 22: fine warm: home chore: help Mary watch Pearl Sick. I write to A. Darling Dublin order car #1 Timothy hay at $1800 Per ton F.O.B. Palgrave ten ton car: J.H.C. & Jos Lavery finish load car 49.102840. G.T. Ry, ship car 49: to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst street at 48. cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Toronto. Pay up Jos Lavery tonight $700 23: fine warm: rain: hot: home: help Mary Attend to Pearl sick. order car Hay from. A. Darling Dublin at $1800 Per ton F.O.B. here 24 fine very hot: home, help Mary with Pearl Sick upstairs, very warm 25:X: fine very hot: thunder shower: close warm: home: help Mary with Pearl upstairs: I undress and go to bed at 11. tonight. Pearl lot better. Rev. E.E. Pugsley Preach at 7. J.H.C. & Russell to Church Olive not well 98 1915 April 26: fine very hot: home: help Mary with Pearl Sick: �27: fine warm: thunder shower, fine: home chore: help Mary wind Pearl Sick: Deposit $23700 Shulman Cheque in Bank: to Ladies Aid Concert at night in Parish Hall. I Bought Autograph quilt at $1500: Miss Pugsley recite & Miss Henry sing: home at 11. Olive & Mrs Wm Lyons Stay at home with Pearl Sick: to Bed (1) 28: fine Mild: home chore: help Mary mind Pearl: Mary wash clothes: J.H.C. weigh stock. Jas Gilmore load 1 car. 29: fine cool: home: to Toronto on C.P.R. at 9. see Shulman re car 102840 Potatoes. in car O.K. then see Wm Patterson & Cleghorn & McKinnon & Bamford: got 2. Parmint & 1. Pills $330 to. 228 Dovercourt See Hannah & baby. to 397, Brock for tea at H. McFaddens. Hughy & Bob. go out. Grandma with me to Gladstone. then to C.P.R. Station at 830 home on CPR at Cedar Mills at 1030 J.H.C. Meet me Horse & Buggy H. Zimmerman 30: cloudy misley: home chore; read Sleep: mind Pearl Sick May 1: cloudy cool: home chore: help Mary mind Pearl sick: fine got in 2 loads Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 30 cts: 2:X: fine mild: home chore: carry Pearl downstairs first time all day carry her upstairs at night: read Sleep: Rev Pugsley Preach at 7. 3: fine cool: home chore; fix up Hen Pen make new gate at Stable: Put in new Post Jos Lavery Brought: clean out closet Russell clean out hen House: got in 1 load Potatoes Put them in Elevator in Bags: JHC. help Mercer load Rye. Pearl downstairs, carry her up at 830 to Bed at 9. cool. 4: cloudy cool, home chore: JHC & Russell Deliver 4 tons coal to F. McCauley Paid $2880: Start load car 50.103815 G.T. got in 52 Bags at 30 cts: Pearl Downstairs today: got out $20000 cash Mary Deposit $10200 in Bank for Ladies Aid today 5: cloudy cool: home chore: J.H.C weigh Stock Jas Gilmore load 1 car: loading at car 50: 103815. G.T. had in 371. Bags tonight at 30 cts: Jos Lavery all day help us: Tel Port Colborn 6: fine cool: home chore: finish load car 50: 103815. G.T Put in 450 Bags at 30 cts: Ship to L. Shulman & Co at 40 cts Per 90 lbs FOB. Toronto; start load car 51.302741. G.T.P got in 209. Bags at 30 cts: Jos Lavery all day. chore 7: cloudy rain; home chore: load at car 51.302741. G.T.P had in 304 Bags tonight at 30 cts: Jos Lavery all day help us �8: fine: rainstorm: home chore: finish load car 51.302741. G.T.P. 421 Bags at 30 cts: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co at 40 cts Per Bag F.O.B. Toronto: got Shave 10 cts: Pay Jos Lavery $700 & lend him $300 May 1915 99 9: X: fine cool: house chore: Pearl 7 years old today: read Sleep. Chore Children to Church at 7. Rev. E. E. Pugsley Preach: for walk with Jos Lavery away down to Limits around by Carters Barn home, 10: fine cold Frost: home chore: J. H. C. go with Wallace Duffy on road Send Cheque $200 to Toronto Daily news for subscription one year and 2. Pictures: and Send Cheque to Bolton Telephone C. $435 for Messages got E. J. McClelland to take us all to H. H. Matson's at 2. oclock to Barn raising in his Auto Eliza Matson with us: cool windy home in Auto again at 9. o clock chore; Pearl with us. 11: fine warm: home chore: dress: to Parkdale on G. T. R. at 1115 to see Patterson: Dinner at Kempts: to cut rate drug Store. got 3. oz of Parmint & 2 Box Pills $595: See Potato Men: to Shulmans in car to Parkdale got Flask Brandy 50 cts: got 2 Pine apples 25 cts: home G. T. R. at 620: Mary at Wm Steeles at Ladies Aid. to Bed at 9 {Above it reads: (1)} 12: fine warm: rain thunderstorm at night: house chore: weigh Stock Jas Gilmore load 1 car: Sell Some Hay: cool rain: 13: fine warm: home chore: Start load car 52: 506259 G. T. P. had in 259 Bags at 30 cts: Jos Lavery help ½ day: Acy Downey died today 14: fine warm: home chore: finish load car 52: 306259. G. T. P. Put in 450. Bags at 30 cts: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co 453 Bags at 40 cts Per 90 lbs F. O. B. Toronto: Start load car 535746.G.T. had in 169. Tonight at 30 cts: Jos Lavery all day John Wilson: Mrs Moore: Dr Reynar in about Wallace Duffy 15: fine warm: home chore: loading at car 53; 5746. G.T. had in 400 Bags at 30 cts: J. H. C. go to Toronto at 5 oclock Per C.P.R. Jos Lavery help us all day: Pay him up Tonight $425: got Shave {Above it reads: 10} 16: X: cloudy rain cold: home chore; read Sleep: Olive & Mabel to Church at 7. Douglas Davis Preach. to Bed at 9: Wm Duffy call at {Above it reads: 10} �17: cloudy cold: home chore: finish load car 53: 5746G.T. had in 430 Bags at 30 cts: Ship car 53. 5746.G.T. to L. Shulman had in 430 Bags at 30 cts: Ship car 53. 5 5746 G. Y. to L. Shulman 434 Bags at 40 cts F.O.B. Toronto: Start load car 54: 22652 G.T. had in 221 Bags tonight at 30 cts: Jos Lavery help us all day: Acy Downey Buried today. cold cloudy. Wm Duffy & E. J. McClellands went to Brampton in Auto tonight 18: {Margin reads: Mabel 9 today} cloudy cool: home chore: dress: to Brampton on G.T. {Above it reads: 80 cts} at 11. About Wallace Duffy case. I go his Security for $50000 & Wm Duffy go for $ 50000 to appear at fall assises: on. G.T. {Above it reads: 55} to Parkdale to see Shulman about Potatoes: to Parkdale Station, home Per C.P.R {Above it reads: 95} at 1030 {Above it reads: cold} 19: fine cool: home chore: Ship car 54: 22652 G.T. to L. Shulman 473 Bags at 38 cts F.O.B. Toronto: See Duffy: R. Matson gave Me Notices re Court of revision to Deliver: home chore: 100 1915 May 20 cloudy cool: home: dress. Mary & J. Start at 7. to deliver Notices re court of revision: went down 7th line to 15 Side line across to 5th line down 5th line to J. H. Westlakes lot 13. then across through T. Steeles. farm to 4th line: gave T. Steele his Notice: up 4th line to 15 Side line across to G. Judge E. ½ lot 15 con 1; then down 2nd line to 10 Sideline to John Anderson lot 10 con 2: then across 10 Sideline to 5th line down 5th line to E. ½ lot 8 con 4 to W. K. Westlake: then down 5th line to Emerson Westlake E. ½ lot 4 con 4: then up to Fifth Sideline across to 6 line up 6th line to Bolton road. to Bolton leave Notice for L. Hutton at his Office: then up 7th line home to Palgrave at 430 had lunch; Sec R. Matson. gave him duplicates of the Notices Served today; home: Write to J. S. Hamilton order car of Egg coal & car of nut coal in Box cars Pay Jos Lavery up to Date $350 Per John: to Bed at 930 21: Cloudy rain mild: house chore; car of Hay came today from Dublin A. Darling: I Pay J. B. Campbell the freight $2200: Sell 3 Bags Pd 22: Cloudy cool: house chore; Start to unload car 12578 G.T. Hay: haul to Stable. Jos Lavery help. J.H.C. & Russell: got in 3 loads Potatoes into car 55: 12578 G.T. Pay 25 cts Per Bag. Pay Jos Lavery to Date $175: got Shave at Floyds 10 cts Pd Mrs H. McFadden came here tonight G.T. at 630 cool. �23: X: fine cool: home chore: read Sleep up in Driving House Mrs H. McFadden here: had Big rooster for Dinner all to Church at 7. Rev E E Pugsley Preach: I Stay home With Pearl & John. Milk cow: chore: for: walk after Church 24: fine warm: home chore: Put cow in Wm Bibles; Sell Hay out of car: to Sports after dinner all of us: football & Baseball in Wm Boyces field: Big crowd good time: home at 7. chore 25: fine mild: home chore: Mrs H. McFadden go to Toronto at 930 Per G.T. Ry; clean out car Hay: got in 1. load Potatoes into car 55: 12578 G.T. at 25 cts: Mercer load Buckwheat today 26: cool windy cloudy: home chore: load at car 55:12578 G.T. had in 196 Bags tonight at 25 cts: weigh Stock for Gilmore Start to unload car 67281. L.V. Egg coal got out 15 tons Jos Lavery all day help us: cold and windy: 27: frost. fine mild: home chore: unload car 67281. L.V. Egg coal very near: got in 1. load Potatoes at 25 cts to car 55; 28: fine warm: home chore: Start unload car 72061. L.V. Nut coal got ½ off Jos Lavery help all day: I walk to Ben Rowleys after tea tell him About cement; home at 9. to bed at 930 cool. 1915 101 May 29: fine warm: home chore: finish unload car 72061. L.V. Nut coal finish load car 55: 12578 G.T. Potatoes had in 253 Bags. Ship car 55: 12578 G.T. to L Shulman & Co at 35 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Toronto: Paid Jos Lavery $800 tonight: got Shave enter coal in Books; Pay J. B. Campbell $4025 freight on cement. 30:X: fine warm: home chore: Put Horse in floyds first day; Put out cow sleep; (1) upstairs: dinner at 5: We all go for walk up to Jones gate Campbell & Russell to Church; Rev E. E. Pugsley Preach: olive {Above it reads: sick} 31: fine warm; home chore: unload 104608 G.T. Cement: Thos Rowley got 208 Sax: H. H. Watson got 224 Sax: John Jackson got 24 Sax: H. Zimmerman got 2. Sax: & 1 Sax left 1459 Sax in car: order another car Cement: Our Campbell 19 years old today Campbell & Russell help of whole car Cement. �June 1: fine warm: home chore: attend court of Revision at Irwins got Paid for Serving Notices $300 & 100 for attending court. Send Draft $32162 to Lehigh Valley coal Sales Co. for car Egg coal & car Nut coal: Order a car Nut coal: Sell Hay John Speers got New traction Enjine of car & load old one. 2: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore Ship 1 car. Sell Some hay: dry & windy: rain at night: Sell our Hog 200 lbs {Above it reads: 925} Buy Hog 110 3: fine warm: home chore read Sleep: Campbell help Win Lyon's Pa at Potatoes: Sell hay: See Ball game at night: to bed at 930 4: fine warm: home chore: around house read: at Elevator: 5: fine warm dry: home chore: got hair cut & Shave at Floyds go to See Ball game with John at night: J. H. C. drive to Bolton. 6:X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: chore: Campbell & Olive & Hilda Pulford drive to Churchill at 7. Mr Nicolson from Inglewood Preach no church at Palgrave tonight: Jack Lavery ride home with them at 10. 7: fine warm: rain at night: home chore: Start load car 56: 311341. G.T. P. got in 209 Bags today at 30 cts: Wm. Hamilton down today: Pay freight on car Cement 300089. G.T. P. sold 20 Sax cement to Jas Drummond. rain at night chore: 8: fine cool: home chore: finish unload car 300089. G.T. P. cement load at car 56: 311341 G.T.P. had 260 Bags in tonight Mr Hamilton down today got 2 loads of what $125 9: fine cool: house chore: Sell cement: Wm. Hamilton Start Put house on R.J. Laverys Oil tanks: chore: lend {Above it reads: Wm} Hamilton $6000 10: cloudy cool: home chore: Sell cement: finish load car 56: 311341. G.T.P. had in 300 Bags and 51. Bushels Wheat Ship to L. Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto: Potatoes at 38. F. O. B. here & wheat at $125 here. 102 1915 June 11: fine warm: home chore: Sell Cement: Send Cheque $2509 to Eatons: Chester McMahon & his wife came here tonight. �12: fine warm: home chore: Pay freight $3295 on car 62111 L.V. Nut Coal: Jos Lavery help Campbell & Russell to unload it into coal Shed: Sell Cement: Chester & Eva here. 13: X: fine warm: home chore: dress. Drive to Mothers with Chester and Eva in Buggy: had Dinner & tea there. home at 8 oclock Olive Campbell & Russell to Church at 7. Doinnion {Dominion?} Alliance Man Mr Philipps Preach: to Bed at 11. warm night. 14: fine warm: house chore: sell cement: Chester went to Lottenham Eva here all day: Chester Back at night rain all night wear: to Bed at 1130 cool: 15: fine warm: house chore: Chester here all day: 16: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock: to Mill got flour & Bran: At Elevator: Will Hamilton & Jos Dolan at Pit dig lend Chester $ 1000 he went to Tottenham on train: 18: fine warm rain at night: home Chore: Start load car 57: 7050. G.T. got in 101. Bags at 30 cts: Sell coal and Cement: crowd Pick Strawberries: to Bed at 9. 19: windy cool: home chore: help Wm Hamilton to clean Rye in Elevator Bad dust: Campbell & Russell help. Ben Rowley Buried today at Bolton Cemetry. load at car 57. 7050. G.T. had in 147 Bags in at 30 cts. Sell cement: got Shave at Floyds 10. Pd: got new hat E. J. {Above it reads: (1)} Mc 20:X: fine warm: home chore: read sleep all day: Campbell and Olive went to Orillia with. Jack Lavery and Myra Duffy & Hilda Pulford. with George Drummond car left at 8 in morning and got home at 8 PM. 21: clear cool: home chore: Sell Cement: finish load car 57: 7050. G.T. had in 237 Bags at 30 cts Per Bag: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto. at 37 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave; last car of this Season Campbell & Russell go to G. Downeys garden Party 22: cloudy cool Stormy: home chore: Sell Cement. Deposit $6000 in Bank at Elevator help Wm Hamilton fix in Pit: Brampton and Palgrave Play Baseball at Palgrave score 6:5 in favor of Brampton: cold windy: to Bed at 9. W. J. Faulkner got his cook 1915 103 June 23. cloudy windy cold: home chore: sell Hay & Cement: Cement at north end coal house: help Wm Hamilton at Pit Box: renew $1300 Insurance on House & Stable & driving house & contents for 3. �years from this day with "the London Mutual fire insurance Co of Canada: I paid him for 1. year $356 at Elevator R. Matson: chore: cold. 24: fine wild: home chore: got front Shoes Removed on Fred horse & got hind Shoes Pulled off: at Elevator. Wm Hamilton at Pit Campbell to Bolton to Garden Party: Palgrave & Bolton Play Ball 9/12 25: fine cool: home chore: Sell Cement: got Shave at Floyds 10Pd Mary & I & John. drive to Mothers afterdinner Mothers 84. Birthday Pearl had quilting a lot of woman there: Chester & Eva & Lizzie & Maggie there. alot of McElwains there: help Jim cock up Alfalfa Hay: home at 830 Milk cow at Wm Bibles. cool. 26: fine warm: home chore: help Wm Hamilton at Pit. cement got White Rock from Wm Duffy 25 cts Pd: cool: to Milk: to Bed at 9. 27:X: fine hot: dry: home chore: read Sleep: Dinner at 1. Salmon & Potatoes Campbell & Russell to Church at 7. Rev E. E. Pugsley Preach: cool. chore 28: fine warm; home chore: weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore load 1 car. help Wm Hamilton at Pit. Womans Institute Meeting in Hall tonight Campbell & Chester. to Jims all day haul in alfalfa Hay. 29: fine warm: house chore: haul 2. Barrels of water to Elevator for Wm Hamilton Enjine tank. help him at Pit: chore. Chester & Eva chat 30: fine warm: home chore: at Elevator Mr Hamilton Start new Shoe first time. load car Wheat: Mary & Eliza {Above it reads: Matson}: Paper Dining room. July 1: fine warm: home chore; Sell cement; help Mary Paint & cut Doors Base Ball team went to Cookstown on train Stay all night. 2: fine warm: shower: fine: home chore: road Sleep: help Mary Paint: Sell Hay: Chester & Eva here chat: to bed at 10. (1) good 3: fine: cloudy Misley warm: home chore: Put on Stain in house Jack Lavery grain Door's & Woodwork: got Shave 15 cts Pd Chester & Russell Shot Duck at Gipsons Lake: chore. 4:X: fine warm: cloudy rain wear all night: home chore. read Sleep: Chester & Eva had Duck dinner here: Children all for walk: Church at 7. Rev E. E. Pugsley Preach Mary & I & Mable Pearl & John Walk to Elevator wind watch �5: fine cool Stormy: home chore: read Sleep: cut Some Hay on G.T.R. for couch Packing: Mr Wakeley up chat: Russell Milk cow at Wm Bibles: cold Stormy: to Bed at 930 6: fine warm: home chore: sell cement. Order another car of cement. Sell Wheat 2.Bushel {Above it reads: 250}: Olive help Eliza Paper: Chester up Chat to him. to Bed at 10. 104 1915 July 7: fine: rain: home chore: weigh Stock; Jas Gilmore load 2 car’s Stock. 1. hogs & 1 cattle: rain from 3. oclock. Russell haul feed water: Chester & Eva went on G.T. at 7. oclock took his trunk. I lend Chester $1000 home. To bed at 930 8: fine mild: home chore; make 4 cross Pieces for Bottom Board fix house Door: Mrs Henry Sloan Killed at Queeston car accident yesterday: Campbell & John at H. Matson all day 9: fine warm: home Chore: rig up light wagon: Drive to Bolton after noon. Got lumber from W. G. Dick for wagon Pay Telephone Bill $325: Pay F. N. Leavens $250 home at 7. oclock. 10: fine very hot. Home chore; read Sleep: chore: Campbell & John at H. Matsons. our Russell 15 years old today. 11:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep; had bath in woodshed Mother here for Dinner & tea: Church at 7. Smith Preach 12: fine warm: rain heavy: home chore: Orangemen go to Brampton Ballycroy lodge to Barrie: I attend to mail for Wm Lyons. Campbell Russell & Olive go to Brampton. home at 9. 13: fine hot. Home chore: unload car 303691. G.T.P. Cement 460 Sax into Elevator: Campbell. Russell & Wm Hamilton help done at 12. Oclock: help Wm Hamilton load car 303691. G.T.P. with wheat clean up. got 4. Bags wheat 8 B 46 lbs at $110 Paid Wm Hamilton to date very tired tonight: I got $1000 from Wm Duffy on account 14: fine hot: home chore: got R. Stjohn to make Bottom for wagon Box. $100 Paid: sell Cement. Chore: to Bed at 10. 15: cloudy warm: home chore: Bring Wagon Bottom home: then to Elevator get 8 Bush 12. lbs oats. Russell take. 2 Bags oats & 1. Bag wheat to mill get Chopped. 1. Bag oats for hens home �16: fine hot: rain at night: home chore: sell oats at Elevator read Sleep: up to late cramps: to Bed at 12. (1) warm 17: fine warm; home chore: sell Oats & cement: J.H.C to H. H. Matsons afternoon: chore, 18:X: fine warm rain at night: chore: read sleep Rev E. Pugsley Preach at 7. oclock. To bed at 11. {rain?} 19: cloudy rain: fine warm: cold at night: home chore sell cement & Oats at Elevator: chore: to Bed at 9. 20: fine cool; home chore: sell cement & oats at Elevator write letter to Wm Hamilton: Olive Pick Berries with Hilda Mary & I drive to ridges look for Berries got none. then drive down 9th & come up 8th line home at 5: chore; to Bed at 9 (1) 1915 105 July 21: fine cool. rain. home chore; weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore load 1. car sell coal. John Webb operated on for appendicitis by Wright of {Above it reads: Toronto} 22: fine cool: home chore: sell cement & Coal: do some Book work at Elevator: Olive out look for Berries: Campbell at Robert Matsons {Above it reads: rain} 23: fine hot: home chore: at Elevator work at Books all day. cool 24: fine Mild: home chore: got hind shoes on Fred 30 cts Pd: got Hair cut and Shave 30 cts Pd: at Elevator: Weigh Hay: chore: rain at night 25:X: cloudy mild: home chore: Mary & I dress Start 7. drive to forks of Credit to Belfountain at 11. oclock: to Mrs Bruces. dinner at 1230 Mrs H. McFadden Bobby there; Elgin Smith & his wife and 2. children: walk down to see summer resort: Back had tea Start home at 6. around by Charleston: rain: home at 11 at {Above it reads: night} 26: cloudy fine: home chore: to Station at 9. Meet Mrs McFadden and Bobby: then to Elevator Sell Oats: Ship 600. Empty cement Sax to Canada Cement Co. Belleville Pay 92 cts freight weigh {Above it reads: Hay} �27: fine mild: home chore: Olive & I drive to ridges Pick Berries home at 1. dinner read Sleep: write up: to Bed at 10. cool. 28: rain: fine warm: home Chore: at Elevator Sell Oats: chore Mrs McFadden & Bobby here: read. to bed at 10. (1) 29: fine very hot: home chore: Russell go to T. Faulkner's: Mary and Campbell & Olive & Jack Lavery go to ridges Pick Berries: hot. I milk cow Russell did not come home. warm night 30: fine very hot: home chore: drive Wm Lougheeds lot 16 7th line Albion got 100 lbs Honey $1000 Paid: horse lame. 31: fine very hot: home chore: Settle up with Wm Hamilton got Shave at Floyds: Bill Carswell there: Sell Cement 8. sax Russell came Home tonight: J. H. C. to Bolton: Aug 1:X: fine very hot. rain: home chore: Bobby McFadden and the Mary & Rachel Nixon & Art Oldham come from Barrie Motor car. Dinner; then they took Hilda Pulford and Campbell & Olive the 7 of them go to Lockton then to Centreville see Myra Duffy & Moore girls then to Macville across to Bolton up 7th line home had tea: they Start back at 7 oclock. Mary & I. Milk Church at 7. Rev E. Pugsley Preach. {Carminnioa?}. "2: cloudy mild: rain. home chore: Olive & Russell & I drive to Ridges Pick Berries very good home at 1200 Dinner then rain. Russell drive Bobby McFadden to Cedar Mills at 345 he went C.P.R. to Toronto: chat to Jas Scott & W Lyons Campbell to Tottenham to Sports. Palgrave team got beat. rain: cool: 106 1915 August 3: Cloudy rain all day: home chore: read sleep. Sell oats 1. Bag to Jos Grogan: rain all day I all night 4: cloudy misley: home chore: sell Hay. Sell Some Oats: 5: cloudy rain: fine cool: rain at night: home chore. to G.T.R. Station with Mrs H. McFadden at 9. She went on train to Parkdale: Sell oats and Cement. See Baseball 6: cloudy rain near all day; home chore: sell Oats & cement: Boys went to Tottenham to Play Ball, got beat. 24 to 4: Rain Milk �7: clearing warm: home chore: got Shaved at Floyds 10 Pd: then to Elevator help Wm Hamilton load Oats all out got. 1719 Oats: Pay Wim Hamilton up to Date $3768 home Chore 8:X: cloudy fine; misley: clearing: home chore: read Sleep. for walk in evening out to see Potato Patch: Back at dark. Church at 7. Wm Steele Preach. Olive to Church to Bed at 9 9: Clear then Showry: cool: home chore: weigh Stock Sell our Hog to Jas Gilmore 242 lbs. he load 1 car; Campbell and Russell Pick Berries at ridges. haul Poles & water and feed Campbell haul lumber to School for Painter Ramsey; send Cheque $420 to the Robert Simpson Co. for Mary for goods. 10: fine war: home chore: Campbell & Russell help me cement in Bank Cellar floor; read Sleep: walk with John to see Argen cut {Above it reads: Rye} 11: fine warm: home chore: Sell Cement: See Jas Scott & Wm Lyons Put up scantling for cement wall: Russell drive Campbell & Tom Stinson to Jos Olearys at 10 Oclock 12: cloudy rain till noon. then fine; home chore; read and Sleep. Campbell came Home from Jos Olearys: chore. 13: cloudy: fine. warm: home chore: take 12 sax cement to Jas Scott. drive to Tom Rowleys. Russell & John & I. horse & wagon get Empty Cement Sax and 3 full ones: Pack 320. Sax in 7 Bundles and Ship them to Belleville Pay freight 54 cts: See R. Blain at R. Matsons: Bob go with Blain & Walshaw. chat to {Above it reads: Ollie} Bob till 10. home: to Bed at 1020 (1). 14: Cloudy warm fine: home chore: Russell drive Tom Stinson & Campbell to Jos Olearys at 7. got Shave at Floyds to Wm Bibles help mow 1. load wheat; read Sleep: Russell change Mail for Wm Lyons: E. J. McClelland. Rev E. Pugsley Wm Duffy & Dr A F. Reynar motor to Brampton & Back 15:X: fine warm: home chore: Russell milk cow at 7. read Sleep: Dinner at 5. read Book: Church at 7. Rev E. Pusley Preach: Mary. Mable. Pearl. John. Stella Jones & Mrs Clarke for walk up track. 1915 107 August 16: fine very hot: home chore; Oil Buggy & Wagon: Russell drive Campbell & Tom Stinson to Jos Olearys: haul 4. Barrels of Water for Jas Scott. haul Binder to Station for W. Thompson Russell go to Tom Faulkners: Big Auto Oil truck in village with gasoline: Campbell go to John Olearys tonight to Bed (1) �17: fine cool; home chore: Campbell at John Olearys: Russell at Tom Faulkners; Walk with John through fields to Wm Bibles oat field Shock oats: home at 5. tea. Milk cow: cool {John Webb to Hospital} 18: fine cool: home chore: for walk with John to school see Ramsey Paper. there by arch to Joe Laverys Potatoes. to Scot farm see Leonard Bible round house at 5. tea Milk cow. Sell Hay to Bed at 930 cool fine. 19: fine hot: home chore: help Wm Bible in mow at Rye for 4. loads: Mrs Wm Irwin whip Emma: I telephone to C.W. Norton Brampton. to Bed at 9. fine cool. 20: fine warm: home chore: milk cow: haul 16 sax cement to Jas Scott: drive Mary. Pearl I John to Cedar Mills C.P.R. they go to Toronto at 340 Jas Elliott there: I Bring Chapman a log up in Buggy. Put horse out: milk cow: Campbell in chat. Bed at {Above it reads: 9) 21: cloudy miley cool: home chore: weigh Stock. Gilmore load 1 car stock: Chat to Wm Hamilton: home at 530 Russell Milk cow: Campbell home: to Bed at 10. 22:X: cloudy rain: home chore: read Sleep: Olive. Russell. Mabel. to Church at 7. Mr Snooks Preach. I Stay home read 23; fine warm: home chore: Sell coal: Russell drive Campbell and Harold Gibson to Jos Olearys: haul water for Jas Scott C. W. Norton here from Brampton to See Mrs W. Thompson Emma Hazzard & Mrs W. Irwin Dinner here: read chat I drive Mr Norton to Cedar Mills at 330 home chore: 24: cloudy rain: home chore: read sleep: thunder & rain; cool Mrs Thos Watson Buried today: Write letter to Mary: 25: fine cool: home chore: Russell & I turn Cement in the Elevator sold 24 Sacks: Sell coal, chore coal. J.H.C. to {Above it reads: Jos} Olearys 26: fine cool: home chore: Sell coal: read: chat to R. Watson Campbell at Jos Olearys: to C. H. Rutherfords garden Party night 27: fine cool: home chore: around home. Olive sick. Mary and Pearl & John in Toronto: change Mail for Wm Lyon's: Russell Milk �28: fine cool: home chore: send Birthday card to Mary to 397 Brock ave Toronto: get Shave at Floyds 10 cts Pd: got Papers from R. Matson re court of revision: Wm Parker and Wife and Mr Whitesides & Wife from Alliston meeting on Street 108 1915 August 29:X: cloudy mild: rain at night: home chore: read & sleep. Children to Church at 7. Mr Wilson from Toronto Preach, Oliver Watson in chat: Big rain: rain near all night: 30: cloudy cool: home chore: Dinner: Drive to Jos Lyness. to Wigmore to J. Marshall to Kearns & Jer Taylors Put out Notice of the court of revision: got 1. load Potatoes into car 1. at 50 cts. 31: fine mild: home chore: to Cedar Mills at 11. Meet Mary: Pearl & John at C.P.R. home dinner: then Mary & I drive to John Moffatts. down 2nd line across to Caledon East then to Sand Hill at 5. then to H Chambers: up 3 line to Brayleys. home at 8. to Bed (1) Sept. 1: {Margin reads: John Start to School} fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore load 1. car finish load car 1:3076 G.T. Potatoes: had in 224. Bags at 50 cts; Ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst at 62 ½ cts Per 90 lbs F. O. B. Toronto: Campbell & Russell to Thos Faulkners today haul in Oats; chore: to Bed at 9 (1) " 2: fine very hot: home chore: Sell Cement. chore: to Bed at 9. Russell at Thos Faulkners. haul in oats: I milk. 3: fine warm: home chore: Wheelock & his Brother and Auson McCabe at Irwins they took Sample Cement. Sarah Faulkner came here on G.T. at 915 here all day Willie came for her at 5. Russell at Toms and Campbell at Jims with meat. help haul in Oats. 4: fine very hot: home chore; drive to Moon's Bridge See Stinson the contractor got him to sign order for $9600 for 60. Brls cement home at 1230 dinner: took in load Rye at Elevator; chore. Campbell want to Toronto C.P.R. at 7 in morning 5:X: cloudy rain at night: home chore read Sleep. upstairs in Bed (1) Russell had on new suit: Wm Mcguire and Henderson's and Wm Boyces went to Belfountain with the 2. cars. Olive & Russell to Church at 7. Steele Preach �6: cloudy rain. rain at night: home chore. read sleep Russell haul scantling from Station for Jas Scott and haul 6. Bags Potatoes for Jos Lavery from Carters 7: {Below and encircled it reads: Cow} fine hot: home chore: sell Cement: at Elevator help Wm Hamilton clean out Bens. very dusty. 8 Russell go to Toronto C. P. R. at 4. took cow to Boyces {Barn?} 8: cloudy warm: home chore: weigh Stock at Scale Jas Gilmore Ship 1. car: Sell. Cement. chore: to Bed at 9 (1) 9: fine hot: home chore: change mail at 9: drive John Jackson team to Palgrave C.P.R. meet John & his Sister & 3 children at 4. oclock change mail at 6. Milk cow: Meet Campbell & Russell at Cedar Mills at 11 at night Horse & light wagon had 4 Baskets Peaches: very dark. home at 12 Sept 1915 109 10: fine hot: home chore: Sell cement: Russell milk cow 11: fine cool: home chore: change Mail: Campbell & Olive to fine thrashing afternoon at Palmer Place: home at 8. dark cold. I got haircut & Shave 30 cts Pd: Russell milk cow. cold. got Cheque from Canada Cement Co for $3080 got it cashed. 12:X: cloudy rain near all day: home chore: read sleep: Olive to Church at 7. Rev E. E. Pugsley Preach: Big rainstorm thunder 13: cloudy warm: home chore: Sell Hay to Arden Wilson. Russell help me fix shoot at scale: Sell coal: got in 1. load of Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 50 cts from Jas Anderson Send letter to J. H. Stanley & C. W. Norton: Phone Wm Patterson 14: fine very hot: home chore: drive to John Moons & to Robert Orrs to See ginseng with Wm Hamilton: See T. Stinson he unload car Cement: home at 6. very hot night. telephone to L. Shulman this morning: get Prices. 15: fine very hot: home chore: Ship 1. Bag Potatoes to Wm Cowan Milton 60 cts: Send 10: lbs cement to Montreal Per Parcel Past 46 {Above it reads: cts} Write letter to Canada Cement Co Montreal about the cement: change Mail at night. got letter from C. W. Norton to tell Wm Irwin to take Emma Hayward to Brampton 17th inst Jim in chat: Eliza Matson in chat. to Bed at 10. Sleep: (1). �16: cloudy cool: home chore: to Wm Irwins give him letter re. Emma Hayward; Russell drive Campbell & Harold Gibson to Pettits for Jos Oleary: I tell Wm Irwin to take Emma Hayward to Brampton 17th inst: Sell coal; to Bed at 9. I change Mail for Wm Lyons: thunder & rain at night 17: fine cool: home chore; Put Pane of Glass in henhouse window & 1. in Bank Cellar window: Russell Paint Sash of henhouse window: order car for Potatoes E. J. McClelland take Wm Irwin & Emma in Brampton got 1. Bag of Sugar from R. J. Lavery $700 Paid. Chore. 18: fine cool: home chore: Start load car 2. 3961. G.T. got in 144. Bags at 50 cts: Sell cement: Russell help me: got $10000 cash out of Bank. got Shave at Floyds 10 Pd: Campbell at Dick Rowleys thrashing on Joyce farm. for Eli Pettit. home. 19:X: fine cool: home chore: read Sleep upstairs (1) Olive to Church at 7 Rev E. Pugsley Preach: Campbell away with our Fred horse in Duffys Buggy: Russell got corn at Keenahan's good corn had it for 4. oclock dinner 110 1915 Sept Sept 20: fine cool: home chore: Sell cement & coal: finish load car 2. 3961. G.T. had in 224 Bags at 50 cts: Ship this car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto at 60 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Toronto. J.H.C. in wash out again go to Jos Olearys tonight. Big storm & rain; Russell help me 21: fine cool: home chore; got Shave at Floyds 10 cts Pd: dress to Brampton with E.J. McCLelland: Dr Reynar. G. McCulloch & Mrs T. Rowley in car left Palgrave at 1215 got to Brampton at 120 to Court House hear Wallace Duffy case. he was discharged: tea at Graham House all night there Mrs Moore slap Wallace on face in court House Wallace come home in car I Stop all night. 22. fine cool: at Brampton. Breakfast at Graham House Home Per G.T. at 9. oclock: Jas Gilmore load 1 car Russell weigh Stock & Sell cement. Duffy laid the complaint against Mrs Moore of Assault fill out Summons & notice to Mrs Moore. get Sax from Robert Matson: home at 830 cold night. to bed at 915 23: fine cool; home chore: sell cement & coal got letter from C.W. Norton for Duffy to drop case of Mrs Moore. �24: fine cool; up at 4. oclock: Campbell & I to Cedar Mills at 640 to C.P.R. Station with Sidney Snell on Stretcher our horse & wagon: I goto Toronto General Hospital with Sid leave him there: see John Webb: to 397. Brock are for dinner to H. McFaddens. Walter Stevens there: look for risk to Pull tooth the not there: got 50 cts flask whisky to union Station home on G.T. at 610: G. Lavery on train 25: fine cool: home chore: Sell coal: got Shulman cheque cashed 11400 26:X: clear cold windy; home chore read: Wm Duffy in chat: Jim & Pearl & Children here afternoon Dinner at 530 they went home at 630 cold Olive & Russell to Church at 7. Rev E. Pugsley Preach. 27. fine cool. home chore: Sell coal & Cement: at Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton; got Shave at Floyds. cold: got Overcoat from Lulu Boyce at McClellands $750 Mary to Church ladies aid {Above it reads: meeting} 28: clear cool: home chore: drive to Bolton to Court of revision at 10. o clock. Mr R. Blain & Judge McGibbon there. to Dentist Walker got 1. tooth Pulled 50 cts Pd: drive home at 1230 Dinner to Mothers in Buggy with Olive get crabapples had cup tea home at 5. oclock. G. Jackson Down with Auto: to Store Pay E. J. McClelland for new overcoat $750 home 1915 111 Sept 29: fine cool: home chore: drive at Chas Kearns get certificate for Hilyard Kearns age: 21 on 8th of July 1915; to Caledon East got Allan Weir age the Same as Kearns; Lawrence Matthews 21. on 28th of Jan 1916: Hiram Barber away: See Burrell home at 130 Dinner: Russell weigh Stock Jas Gilmore load 1. car today Sell coal. got in 17 Bags Potatoes at 55 cts: 30: fine warm: home chore: drive to Black Horse get Thos Stinson to sign order for $3680 for 23. Brls cement. mail same to Robert Crawford Brampton: sell coal: change mail or Wm Lyons he work at Stone on road: cool night. Oct 1: fine cool: home chore: Sell cement & got in 20: Bags Potatoes at 60. cts in Elevator. Wm Hamilton down today Start Buy 2: fine cool: home chore: Russell help me Bundle cement Sax. 5. at Elevator: Wm Hamilton there: J.H.C. with Eddy younge I change mail for Wm Lyons. he work on county road stone & {Above it reads: gravel} �3:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep: for walk with John. to Carters gate & Back. eat turnip in Boyce field Olive Russell & Mabel to Church at 7. Wm Steele Preach 4: fine warm: home chore: to Elevator Bag Potatoes Ship 3 Bags to Wm Cowan Milton and 20 Bags to C.M. McCollum Brampton at 75 a Bag here. and 5 Bundles 250. Cement Sax to Port Colborne help Wm Hamilton Put up Stove pipes & Empty a Barrel of Gasolene. got Shave at Floyds 10 5: cloudy cool: horse: dress. drive to Bolton in our Buggy with Robert Matson to Court of revision at 11. oclock Judge McGibbon there. Blaine & Follis there; Pay Telephone Bills to Date: Mine & Wm Hamilton 1390 got Order for $1500: home at 1. oclock Dinner. then Mail the $1500 order to Wm Judge Mons road & mail letter to Postmaster General about 75 cts order Bolton fair today. Campbell go down at night. 6: fine mild: home chore: weigh Stock Jas Gilmore load 1. car: Ship 10. Bags Potatoes to Brampton to C.M. McCollum at 80 cts Per Bag F.O.B. here: sell coal: Mary to Boyers aid Ed. Jones & Flossie Stanfield Married today in Bolton 7: fine mild: home chore: Ship 20. Bags Potatoes to Blain and Hannant Milton at 80 cts here: and 34. Bags to Robert Gray Burlington get at $100 Per Bag here: Sell coal. 8: fire cool: home chore: in car with G. Jackson to Wm Rolleys gate & Back Settle up with Eddy younge: got in 16. Bags Potatoes at 75 cts: sell coal 112 1915 Oct 9: fine cool: home chore: got in 10 Bags Potatoes into Elevator at 75 cts: Sell coal: Mrs H. McFadden came on G.T.R. at 610 tonight Shave at Floyds 10: Paid Floyd 50 cts to Bring Mrs & Mrs Walter Stevens & Dorothy up from Cedar Mills at 11. oclock C.P. train he Bring them up at 1120 Campbell go to Barrie G.T. at 610 10:X: fine cool: home chore: Russell & I for walk up to John Storeys with Walter Stevens See New gravel road & Steam roller. home Dinner at 2. Walk again to see Jas Scott House and to Elevator; Olive to Breedford {Bradford?} in car with Floyd Henderson Jack Lavery. Irene & Hilda Pulford & another girl: Church at 7. oclock. Mr Andrews Preach: Pugsley go away yesterday 11: fine windy: house chore: Sell coal: Kill 2 roosters for Dinner Mrs H. McFadden here & Hannah & Walter Stevens & Dorothy. I drive them to Cedar Mills at 340 they go to Toronto. Irene go to Mrs W. �Pulford & Mrs Ed Younge up in Buggy with me. J.H.C. come home from Barrie tonight: get letter from C.W. Norton 12: fine warm: fine warm: home chore: Sell coal: Mrs H. McFadden go to Toronto G.T. at 9 this a.m. Olive leave here to Station. Old Mrs Walton Buried today: 13: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock Jas Gilmore load 1 car 80. hogs: Sell coal: Bag up 13. Bags Potatoes in Elevator got in 35. Bags into Elevator at 80. cts: Russell help Gilmore Campbell Shovel cut Stone: got Cheque $3400 from R. Gray 14: Cloudy. warm: fine home: Ship 20. Bags Potatoes to C. M. McCollum Brampton at $100 Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave and 3 Bags to Wm. Cowan Milton at $100 Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave: Sell coal help Wm Hamilton. got in 5. Bags Potatoes at 80 cts Per Bag 15: fine cool: home chore: help Wm Hamilton at Elevator. got in load Rye {Above it reads: 70} & load wheat {Above it reads: 80}: talk to C. M. McCollum tonight 16: fine warm: sell coal: get into Elevator 60. Bags Potatoes at 80 cts: Bag up 37. Bags & haul to Station: chore. got Shovel 15 cts 17:X: fine warm; home chore read Sleep: Olive to Orangeville & round by Inglewood. Mons road. home at 7. in Jack Lavery car Floyd Henderson. & Hilda & Shore girl: Rev Macklem Preach at 11. am & 7 PM. in Anglican Church today Palgrave Church at 7. in Methodist Student Haywood Preach 18: Cloudy rain misley: home chore: Ship 20. Bags Potatoes to Blain & Hannant Milton at 106 Per Bag $2120 and 6. Bags to W.G. Stevens 228. Dovercourt Rd at 100 $600 6. Bags to Mrs Collin 53. Churchill ave at 100 = 600 5. Bags to Mrs Barefoot at 13 Chesley ave at 100 = 500 1915 113 Oct 18: Jas Gilmore Ship car load of cattle today. J.H.C. weigh. Russell & Wm Hamilton help me fill 20. Bags Potatoes & haul them to Station and 4. Bags for Wm Hamilton & 4. Bags wheat. 19: fine mild: home chore: Ship 20. Bags Potatoes to C.M. McCollum Brampton at 106 Per Bag here: fill 12. Bags in Elevator for P. Polly Bring them to Station: he took them tonight at 100 Per Bag: got in 3. load on Platform 75. Bags at 80 cts: drew $19000 Cash today. �20: {Margin reads: John Webb Died today} fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore Ship 2 cars. Pigs fill Some Potatoes in Elevator: Start load car 3.107707. Erie got in 4 loads at 80 cts: Jos Lavery & J.H.C. help for while at night 21: fine warm: home chore: Ship 18 Sacks Potatoes to Griffin Bros at Brampton at $1650 here: Send 6 Bags to Wm Hall Hamilton fill 15 more for P. Polly: load at car 3. 107707. Erie: had in 219. Bags tonight at 80 cts: Sell coal. fine: John Webb Corpse come. 22: fine cool windy: home chore: load at car 3.107707 Erie: had 319. Bags in tonight at 80 cts: Sell coal: take 15 Bags to Station for Phil Polly. Change mail: Polly Pay me $1700 Paid up. 23: fine cool: home chore: Sell coal: finish load car 3. 107707 Erie had in 412. Bags at 80 cts. Ship car to Order Bank of Toronto to Blaine & Hannaut Milton at $100 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Milton: Send B/L & Sight Draft $43300 to Manager Bank of Toronto Milton tonight & write to Blain & Hannant. John Webb Buried today Mr Tribble. Preach funeral Sermon: Garner Brown in Chat 24:X: fine cool: home chore: in Bed till 1130 Breakfast at 1230 read Sleep: Wall up to see Gravel road with Mable Pearl & John Russell & Olive to Church at 7. Student Haywood Preach. 25: fine cool: home chore: Sell coal: Start load car 4.7525 L.V. had in 68. Bags tonight at 80 cts: W. Shore call in chat. 26: fine warm: home chore: load at car 4.7525. L.V. had in 245 Bags tonight 80 cts: got $44900 cash today for Blain & Hannant car of Potatoes 43250 & Griffin Bros. Cheque $1650: Ship 10 Bags Potatoes to Garner Brown Brampton. 27: fine warm: home chore: Ship 19. Bags Potatoes to Griffin Bros Brampton at $100 {Above it reads: here} Per Bag: weigh stock Jas Gilmore {Above it reads: lent 10000} load car finish load car 4.7525. L.V. had in 355. Bags at 80 cts. 28: fine mild: home chore: Ship 10. Bags Potatoes to a N. Nauffts 183. Crawford Street Toronto. Send B/L to W.G. Stevens 228 Dovercourt Rd & Invoice for $1000: Ship car 4:7525. L.V. 355. Bags Potatoes to L. Shulman & Co. Bathurst St 57 Siding start load car 5: 2247. L.S. & M.S. got in 60. Bags at 80. cts: 114 1915 Oct �29: fine mild: home chore: Sell cool: Ship 10. Bags Potatoes to Mrs Wm Seeley & 4 Bags to Mrs McFarlane for W. G. Stevens at $100 Per Bag: Mail B/L & Invoice to W. G. Stevens loading at car 5:2247. L. S. & M S. had in 116. Bags in tonight at 80. cts. Sell 40 Bags to John Hazzard 280 Paid: rain 30: fine mild: home chore: Sell coal: load at car 5:2247. L.S & MS. had in 112. Bags at 80 cts: Sell J. B. Campbell 13. Bags at $1.00 Wm Hamilton load car (1) Rye: Haunters went north tonight: got Shave 10. 31:X: fine mild windy: home chore: John & I walk up to Mothers at 3. walk home at 6. Olive to Church at 7. Wm Steele Preach She Play Organ: Stormy night Nov 1: fine mild: home chore: Sell 9. Bags Potatoes: load at car 5: 2247. L.S. & M.S. had in 153. Bags tonight at 80 cts: change mail Wm Duffy & F. Dolan & Joe Dolan in chat. I write to R Crawford 2: fine cool Stormy: home chore: load at car 5. 2247. G.S & M.S. had in 174 Bags tonight at 80 cts: Sell 16. Bags at 100 3: cloudy squaly snow: fine mild: home chore; haul lumber for Jas Scott: Weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore Ship 3 car load: Bag up 170: Bags in car 5:2247. L.S. & M.S. Sell 100 Bags to J.B. Campbell at 100 and Put 70 in Elevator at night. Jack Lavery Carry them up Plank: Jos Dolan help. us. fine mild: got Cheque $3680 tonight from R. Crawford re Thos Stinson cement with Blanks for Witness & defendants: re fight Saturday night 4: Cloudy snow: rain mild: home chore: Sell Potatoes: take complaint from Wm Duffy re R. Rowley & Les Morrisy & Chester McBride: write Summon & charges: to R. Rowley & Morrisy & McBride: Duffy Serve Same: Bring New Sleighs from Station Put them in driving House. Russell help me: Change first mail & Second mail for W. Lyons 5: cloudy mild: home chore: Sell Potatoes to Train men at $100 Per Bag help Wm. Hamilton at Elevator: Change mail at 620 cool 6: cloudy mild: home chore: Sell Potatoes. got Cheque cashed for the Stinson Cement & for coal to county Road: Jos Keenahan Paid to Date and Thos Stinson Paid $2850 for coal full to Date: Jack Lavery Shave me Wm Johnston came to Wm Lyons tonight wounded at war lame leg. 7:X: fine mild: home sleep till 11 oclock: Breakfast at 1130: fine day read Sleep. Olive & Russell to. Church at 7. Mr Meredith Preach 1rst time {Above it reads: here} �8: fine warm: home chore: to Anglican Church Hall at 1. oclock to lawsuit between Jos Dolan & R. Rowlley for fighting and Leo Morrisy for Stoning House, Robert Crawford from Brampton hear Both cases: fine Morrisy $200 & costs and R. Rowley $200 & costs: car of soft coal came tonight. 1915 115 Nov 9: fine windy cool: home chore: Pay $12744 Freight & Duty on car soft coal 14675. C & O: Start to unload but to Stormy: sell coal: got in some Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 80 cts: Stormy cool: 10: fine warm; weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore load 2. cars Hogs: Sell coal unload at car Soft coal 14675. C & O. got in 32 Bags Potatoes at 80 cts 11: cloudy Mild: home chore: got in 150 Bags Potatoes at 80 cts into Bank Cellar: finish unload car 14675. C & O soft coal: Sell coal 12: fine mild home chore: got into Bank Cellar 3 loads Potatoes at 80 cts: Send Cheque $5387 to C. A. Wilson & Co. for car of coal 14675.C & O. write to A Darling accepting offer to car Hay. at $1500 Per ton F.O.B. at Dublin. write to L. Shulman & Co. help Wm Hamilton in Elevator: fine mild Day: 13: fine cool: home chore: got 1. load Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 80 cts Sell B. Coal: got 32600 for Shulman & Co Cheque $30729 and $1900 for Griffin Bros Cheque: got $2700 for W.G. Stevens money order. 14:X: Cloudy cool: home chore: Sleep read: Olive to Church at 7. Mr Haywood Preach. Girtie. Play JHC. to Castlederg 15: clear cold Blustry: home chore: at Elevator Pick 19. Bags of Potatoes of Jos Olearys: Wm Hamilton & Russell help. Sell coal: fill 42. Bags in cellar: L. Shulman here tonight 16: cloudy cold: home chore: up at 5 oclock: drive L. Shulman to Cedar Mills C.P.R. at 7. train late one hour: home at 830 J.H.C. help me haul 73. Bags Potatoes to Station at 10. Sell coal; help Wm Hamilton at Grain at Elevator cool 17: Snow cold: fine cool: home chore: weigh Stock: Sell coal: Jas Gilmore load 2. cars: J.H.C. drive to Bolton for 500. Empty Bags. got. Stove pipes for Office Stove: home at 730 cold night. �18: cloudy cool: home chore: sell coal; Start unload car hay: J.H.C. Russell & Wm Lyon's help: E. Webb & E. Brown in chat Pay $900 for Potatoes: work at Books. cold clear got in about 50. Bags Potatoes at 90 cts: H. Horan took load {Above it reads: Back} home 19: rain cold Blow: misley: home chore: finish unload car Hay: Sell coal: misley cool: got in 5. Bags Potatoes at 90 cts 470 Paid to A. Boyce 20: Snow Blow. Mild: home chore: fix Buttons on cellar windows & clean up cellar: fill 50 Bags Potatoes in Bank cellar for the Griffin Bros Brampton: Russell help me: weigh 46 ½ Bags 90 lbs. Sell coal; at Elevator help Wm Hamilton; got Shave at Floyds 10. cts 21: X: cloudy cool: home chore: sell coal: read Sleep: Mr Heywood Preach at 7. 22: cloudy cool. home chore: Sell coal: got into Bank cellar 75 Bags at 90. cts: New Ontario Demonstration car here today. good show of Produce at Elevator lent Wm Hamilton $4000 {Above it reads: Paid} cash; chore cold night. 116 1915 Nov 23: cloudy cold: home chore: Russell help me Put up Stovepipes in scale office: rip piece of scale Platform to Slack it: Sell coal got in 28 Bags & 70 lbs Potatoes into house cellar at 90 cts: got $20000 cash from Imperial Bank today: chore: 24: cloudy mild: home chore: Weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore load car of hogs & car of Stock: Sell coal: got into home cellar 2 load at 90 cts 25: cloudy mild: home chore: Sell coal: Russell & I Start line car 12036 G.T. got uprights & cros Pieces in & floor in one end 26: cloudy mild: home chore: Campbell: Russell & I finish line car 12036 G.T. and got in 80. Bags at $100 Per Bag: Mild. old Mrs Bryan Died at C. Robbs yesterday: Whaley Barn Burnt 27: rain cloudy mild: home chore: sell coal. loading at car 6. 12036. G.T. had in 220 Bags tonight at $100 Per Bag: got Griffin Bros Cheque cashed $1900 today: got Shave Old Mrs Bryan Buried today Bolton Cemetry. �28:X: cloudy mild: home chore: Mary & I to Isaac Matsons for Dinner to 1. oclock had venison real good & Pudding Campbell & Olive & Russell at Church Rev Mr Gray Preach Missionary Sermon at 7. fine mild day & night. 29: cloudy mild: home chore: sell coal: finish load car 6.12036 G.T. lined (1) had in 404. Bags at $100 Ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto. at $110 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: Send $715 to John McDonald by Hilda Pulford. 30: Cloudy cold Blustry; home chore: J.H.C. Russell & I fill 50 Bags of Potatoes in Bank Cellar: Sell coal. got in 27 {Above it reads: Bags} at 100 got E. J. McClelland Cheque $16200 cashed & Griffin Bros $5150 cashed Dec 1: cloudy mild: home chore: weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore load 2 cars today: Sell coal & got in 1 load Potatoes at 100 2: cloudy fine: home chore: attend to mail: Campbell and Russell haul Straw from Wm Bibles: got Oats and wheat Elevator: Womans Institute meet here. Sell coal got in 11. Bags into Bank Cellar at 100 3: cloudy cool: home chore: sell coal. got into Bank Cellar 17 Bags Potatoes at 100 from S. Kelly: Shulman telephone to me 4: cloudy squaly snow cool: home chore: sell Hay: got $40000 cheque from L. Shulman on last car: 12036 G T line (1) got it cashed in Bank: chore: to Bed at 1030 up at 11. Mary Sick. got Mrs Wm Duffy & Dr Reynar & Mrs Matson 5:X: cloudy cold: home chore: up all last night. Baby Boy Born at 445 this morning: Mrs Duffy & Mrs Matson Mrs R.J. Lavery & Dr Reynar here. Breakfast at 9. {Margin reads: Roy} Dec 1915 5:X: write letter to Mrs H. McFadden: J.H.C. & Olive to Church at 7. Steele Preach: Mrs Jas Burns here all night. I sleep in Back of Mary Bed. cold cloudy: 6: cloudy cold: home chore: Start load car 7. 12036. G.T. lined (2) got in 128 Bags at 100 Per Bag: Mrs Jas Burns here all day: Wash & attend to Mary & Baby: cold night. �7: cloudy mild: home chore: weigh stock Jas Gilmore load 1. car stock loading at car 7.12036 G T lined (2) had in 396 Bags tonight at 100: Deposit $2582 Peel Country Road Cheque today: snow at {Above it reads: night} 8: Cloudy mild Blustry: home chore: finish load car 7.12036 G.T. lined (2) had in 477. Bags at 100: Ship car to L Shulman 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto at $120 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave Mother came here today: Buy goose from Wm Duffy $135 Pd 9: {Margin reads: :56:} cloudy snow cold: home chore: Mother & Mrs Burns here had goose for supper at 6. oclock: My 56th Birthday. Sam McClelland Died today in Toronto. 10: cloudy cold Snow all day: home chore: at Elevator while: home chore Willie Hillock got hurt at H. Matsons today: Wilson Buried John Hazzard & Peter Anderson go north with car today. 11: clear cold: home chore: sell coal, got Horse shod; 30 cts Pd took out New Sleigh first time J.H.C. go to Toronto C.P.R. at 5. oclock. Mrs Jas Burns here all this week: got Cheque from L. Shulman 62130 today. Deposit 40000 cold night. got Shave 12:X: cloudy cold snow at night: home chore: read Sleep: Russell to Church at 7. Rev Barker from Toronto Preach: snow at night milder: 13: cloudy mild; home chore: Sell coal: got in 2 loads of Potatoes at 110 into Bank Cellar: at Elevator afternoon help Wm Hamilton a lot of grain in: Potato car returned. 14: Blustry cold: home chore: Start load car 8.12036 G.T. lined (3) got in 246 at 110 Per Bag: Sell coal. cold night Old Robert Robb. Died today: 15: cloudy cold: home chore: finish load car 8.12036. G.T. lined 3 had in 553. Bags at $110: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co Toronto at 120 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: J.H.C. go with car: send 4 geese 16: fine mild: home chore: sell coal: got 5 loads Potatoes at 110 Per Bag: J.H.C. came home tonight: fine mild. 17: cloudy mild rain: home chore: sell 7. Bags Potatoes at 125: Sell coal got in 1 load Potatoes at 110 Per Bag: chore: write Bills. 18: fine cold: home chore: got in some Potatoes at 110 Per Bag: got Shulman Cheque $67560 cashed: J.H.C. & Russell screen coal collect 13600 & Deposit it in Bank: chore: shave at Floyds 10 {Above it reads: Pd} �118 1915 Dec 19:X: {Margin reads: Stella’s Baby Born} fine mild: home chore: read sleep: Xmas anniversary services at 11 & 7. Rev Fred Meredith & Wife from Toronto Preach Mother here. Albert call at night. 20: fine cold: home chore: got 2 hind shoes removed on Fred Horse lined Potato car returned today O.K. clean it out. streets slippery: Phone to farmers: car Back. Order car stove coal. 21: fine mild: home chore: Start load car 9. 12036. G.T. lined (4) had in 277. Bags tonight at 110 Per Bag: haul 181. from Bank cellar road very icy: haul with wagon: fire car at 11. 22: {Margin reads E. Patterson married today} cloudy Snow all day; home chore: finish load car 9.12036 G.T. lined (4) had in 408. Bags at 110 Per Bag: ship car to L. Shulman & Co. Toronto: at $120 Per 90 lbs. F.O.B. Palgrave J.H.C. go with with car at 930 to attend to fire. 23: cloudy snow. mild: home chore: fill 57. Bags Potatoes in Bank Cellar weigh 54. Bags for Griffin Bros Brampton: got in 50.Bags at 110 Per 90:lbs, Sell coal: Xmas Concert in Hall tonight. Mrs Jas Burns in I Pay her for attending Mary $1000 she Pay me 425 24: fine mild: home chore: sell coal; got in 70 Bags Potatoes at 110 Per Bag into Bank Cellar: got Oats at Elevator Pd got Presents ready for all $3000 in Envelopes for Xmas tree. 25: cloudy snow all day: home chore: all of us at home Mother here had goose for dinner. chore. 26:X: fine clear: home chore: read Sleep: Olive to Church at 7. Wm Steele Preach: chore to bed at 1030 27: cloudy mild: home chore: shovel snow off Bank Cellar Door; to Hall afternoon at 3. Nomination speaking: home at 620 got Shulman Cheque for $49320 for last car, 28: clear fine: home chore; Start load car 10. 12036 G.T. lined (5) got in 217 Bags at $110 Per Bag: sell coal. got $52285 cash {Above it reads: out Bank} 29: cloudy cold snow: home chore; finish load car 10. 12036 G.T. lined (5) got in 495 Bags at $110 Per 90lbs: Ship to L. Shulman & Co 57.Siding Bathurst Street Toronto. at 125 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: J.H.C. go to fire car. at 930: �30: clear cold: home chore: got in 36. Bags Potatoes at 110 into Bank Cellar collect some: J.H.C. came home G.T. from Toronto at 620 31: clear cold: home chore: sell coal: got in 26. Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 110 Per Bag: chore. 1916 Jan 1: cloudy mild rain: home chore: Sell coal: chore: home all day Mrs Jas Jones Died today this evening. 2:X: cloudy rain mild: home chore. read Sleep: Old Mrs Palmer Died today: Olive & Russell to Church at 7. Mr Coish Preach. 1916 119 Jan 3: clear cold; home chore; Campbell & Russell start to unload car 30492. P.M. Stove coal: got it about 1/2 off: Election in Albion. Dave Wilson Beat Anson McCabe 90 votes: and T. Roe: John Anderson & W.J. Hutcheson in for Councilors. Isaac Steele was Elected Deputy Reeve by acclamation Pay J.B. Campbell $3300 Freight: clean out Potato car to Mrs Jas Jones Funeral in cutter with Eliza Matson 4: clear fine: home chore; Boys finish unload car stove coal Start load car 11. 12036 G.T. lined (6): got in 103 Bags at $110 Per Bag: got $39259 cash & Deposit $30000 in Bank. 5: cloudy mild rain windy: home chore: finish load car 11.12036.G.T. lined (6) had 445.Bags in at $110 Per Bag. haul 133. Bags from Bank Cellar; Jos Lavery help Campbell & Russell. ship car to L. Shulman & Co Toronto: at $125 Per 90.lbs F.O.B. Palgrave Joseph Finerty Buried today. Pay Jos Lavery tonight $200 6: stormy cold clear: home chore: sell coal: chore: at Elevator J.H.C. come home from Toronto G.T. at 620: clear cold: 7: clear cold: home chore: sell coal: at Elevator chat. cold night. 8: clear cold; home chore: Campbell & Russell. fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar: haul 3.ton s. coal to school: some home: got Bran got L .Shulman & Co. Cheque for last car: $55805; Deposit 20000 got cash $35800: gave P. Gould Envelope & Invoice for car of stove coal to send Bank Draft $17228 to Lehigh Valley coal sales Co lined Potato car return tonight: to Floyds got Shave 10 cts Paid. �9:X: clear cold: home chore: read Sleep: Children to Church at 7. Mr Coish Preach; rain tonight mild: 10: cloudy mild: home chore: start load car (12) 12036 G T.R. lined (7) got in 67.Bags at 110 Per Bag: Campbell went to Brampton to Enlist got clothes Back home tonight G.T. at 620. 11: clear cold: home chore: loading at car (12) 12036 GT. lined (7) had in 288 Bags tonight haul 187: Bags from bank Cellar. Jos Lavery help Russell & Campbell: got 2. geese from Jas Brown 12: cloudy snow sleet rain at night: home chore: finish load car (12) 12036. G.T. lined (7) had in 345 Bags; Ship car to L. Shulman & Co Campbell & Russell go with car tonight at 9. : weight Stock all day 13: cloudy cold Blustry: home chore: very icy: sell some coal: Russell come home tonight G.T. at 610 Pearl sick in bed. Olive: Russell: & Mable go to show in Hall: Mags show: 14: clear very cold: home shore: Russell help me Deliver coal sell coal: Empty car return 12036 G.T. today, Olive Russell: Mable. Pearl & John: to Hall at night to Mays show 120 1916 Jan 15: cloudy Blustry very cold: home chore: sell coal; tidy up car got L. Shulman & Co Cheque $45220 today. Deposit it in Bank. got 4 Bags oats at Elevator $361 Paid. got them rolled 10 cts Pd: chore. Campbell. Russel Olive Mable Pearl & John to Mays Show at night: to Floyds got Shave 10cts pay him 60cts for 4 removes. 16:X: clear cold Blustry: home chore read: Mother here for awhile. R.J. Lavery Bring her up: Children to Church at 7. Mr Coish Preach. very cold night: Lizzie call for Mother took her home with her. 17: clear very cold: home chore: Put fire in Potato car: sell coal. Jos Lavery & Russell fill up all the Potatoes in Bank Cellar. J.H.C. went on G.T.R. to Brampton with all the soldiers. 18: clear very cold: home chore: sell coal: at Elevator chat 19: clear cold; home chore: weigh stock: Jas Gilmore ship 1 ½ cars Robert Matson Pay me $3000 for F. Sullivan: Bob Campbell chat at scale office & in Elevator office. Offer $130 for Potatoes. 20: cloudy Blustry mild: home chore: start load car (13) 12036 GT lined (8). Jos Lavery haul from Bank Cellar and Home Cellar had in 260 Bags: Pay $135 today: Russell go with car tonight at �9.oclock. Ship to L. Shulman & Co. 57 siding Bathurst Toronto: at $160 per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: R.M. & M. D. in car: 21: cloudy mild: home chore: Russell in Toronto with car Potatoes. he came home tonight G.T. at 620: I chore sell coal. at Elevator Hugh McFadden Died at 5:05 this evening. 22: cloudy mild: Stormy cold: home chore: Russell sell coal: around town arrange for H. McFadden funeral on Monday: Jos Lavery dig grave. to Floyds at 7. got Shave 10cts Pd: W.J. Faulkner in. J.H.C. came home GT. at 620 tonight. 23:X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: to English Church at 230 Mr Westney Preach: Speak to him about Burying H. McFadden. Children to Church at 7. Wm Steele Preach: 24: fine mild: home chore: up at 6.a.m. get ready went to G.T.R at 845 Meet train Hugh McFadden corpse come. Bury him at English Church. Mr Westney read Service: L. Coulter T. Coulter & Vida: Bruce Boys came: Lawrence & Tom Freel. 25: fine mild; home chore: Start load car 14. 12036 GT. lined 9. got in 42 Bags at 140: Sell coal: had cold: to Bed at 8. 26: fine mild: home chore: weigh Stock got in some Potatoes at 140 had 82. Bags in car tonight: load Jas Gilmore $10000: got 3000 {Above it reads: Pd} from W. H. 27: cloudy rain: home chore: sell coal: finish load car (14) 12036.G.T. lined (9) had in 138 Bags. Ship to L. Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto at $160 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave load & Ship this car without fire mild night: 1916 121 Jan 28: cloudy cold: home chore: had cold; Sell coal. chore: 29: cloudy cold: home chore: Send 3 Bags Potatoes to Wm Cowan Milton on Express this am: Sell coal: Pay E j McClelland $600 Red Cross, to Floyds at night got hair cut & Shave 30 cts Pd: cold cloudy: 30:X: cloudy rain mild: home chore: read Sleep: Myra & Wallace here for tea at 5. oclock. no Church tonight: Olive to Duffys after tea �31: Cloudy misley mild: home chore: on G.T. train to Everett try to Buy Potatoes Dinner at Jas Jinks 35 cts Pd: chat to Hiram Walwin: wait for 530 train home at 7. turn colder: Eliza Matson in chat. J.H.C. go to Brampton this a.m. G. T.: Russell sell coal. car Nut coal came Feb 1: cloudy cold: home chore: start unload car Nut coal: Wm Lyons I Jos Lavery help Russell: sell coal: Phone about Potatoes: 2: cloudy cold: home chore: weigh Stock Jas Gilmore load 1 car: finish unload car Nut coal. Deliver around town: Jos Lavery help Russell. 3: cloudy Blustry cold: home chore: Sell coal: load car. 15.12036 G.T. lined (10) got in 272 Bags at $150: Jos Lavery help us: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto: at $170 Per 90 lbs here Russell go with car to fire it at 930 cold night: Mother here for tea. Olive leave her to R. J. Laverys. Roy in Play Piano 4: cold clear: home chore: sell coal weigh. Hay: Russell came home G.T. at 620 cold: Martin McNamara Buried today at Albion R.C. Church 5: cloudy cold squaly snow: home chore: Sell coal: got $22240 cheque cashed Old Mrs Keenahan Buried today: to Floyds got Shave 10 cts Paid chore. 6:X: Cloudy Mild home chore: W J Faulkner here for tea had white Horse in Buggy: Children to Church at 7. Mr Coish Preach: Mild night. 7: Squaly Snowstorm: home chore: sell coal: got Oats at Elevator Paid $380 for them: cold night: Roy Lavery & Eliza Matson in chat 8: fine cold squaly snow: home chore: got Cheque 46750 Shulman & Co cashed: sell coal: snow: Jos & Russell Broke King Bolt in Wagon 9: Squaly Snow cold: home chore: got King Bolt welded 10 Pd sell coal got in 7 Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 150 10: squaly snow cold: home chore: Sell coal: got 93 Bags Potatoes into Bank cellar at 150 Per 90 lbs. Telephone L. Shulman our car to Penetang {likely Penetanguishene} this week Russell leave Olive to C.P.R. Cedar Mills at 5: she went to Toronto. Old Man A. Dodds corpse came of here G.T. Buried at Bolton today. �11: Cloudy snow cold: home chore: sell coal: got 40. Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 150: Olive in Toronto. I mind Roy. children at {Above it reads: school} 12: Cloudy squaly snow cold: home chore: got in 50 Bags Potatoes into Bank cellar at 150: to Floyds got Shave 10 Pd: 13:X: clear very cold: home chore: read Sleep: Mother here: Olive in Toronto. Church at 7. Rev St John Preach 122 1916 Feb 14: clear cold; home chore: weight stock; got in 65 bags Potatoes into Bank Celler at 150: sell coal: Russel to Bolton tonight. 15: clear fine: home chore: Sell coal: got in 30. Bags Potatoes at 150 Draw $40000 cash out of Bank: Olive came home from Toronto tonight. 16: fine mild: home chore: sell coal: got in 67 bags potatoes at 150 Per Bag: fill Potatoes in Bank cellar. Russell took sick. cold. 17: fine mild: home chores: got in 3 loads Potatoes at 140 Per Bag. had our cow out for Excercise: fine: mild: 18: Snow Blow Stormy cold: home chore: got in 1 load Potatoes at 140 Potato car came Back: stove lid off: in Bad Shape 19: clear very cold: home chore: russell help me rig up stove in Potato car: fix up. sell coal: got Shaved at Floyds 10 Pd. 20:X: clear very cold: home chore: Children to church at 7. Wm Steele Preach 21: clear cold: home chore: sell coal: Start load car 16.12036. G.T. lined (11) got in 286 Bags at 150 Per Bag; John Moon unload Car Brick: Jos Lavery help us: 22: Fine mild; home chore: Sell coal; finish load car 16.12036 G.T. lined (11) had in 535 Bags. at 150 Ship to L. Shulman & Co Russell go with car to fire. fine mild night. �23: fine mild: home chore: sell coal: Russell &. Campbell came home G.T. at 620: to Gillespie meeting in School at night. 24: fine mild: home chore: unload car 101922. C. B & A: Nut coal. Jos Lavery & Russel all day Wm Lyons afternoon finish at 430 fine. Mike Keenahan died this AM: Follis & Lowe Election day Follis had 38 ahead here; Lowe Elected. 25: snow mild: home chore: got in 1. load Potatoes into cellar at $140: sell coal: our cow sick. Wm Lyons gave her Salts 26: clear cold up to 530 dress: Russell drive me to Cedar Mills at 7. to Parkdale C.P to L Shulmans to car see Frozen Potatoes fix fire to Wm Briggs renew Guardian for year 1916 Pd 150 got two Books 50 cts each for Mabel & Pearl: to see Wm Patterson. Dinner at Kempts Hotel: to car at 2. see Shulman’s man at Potatoes lot froze: to Parkdale at 330 home at 620 Per G.T. got Shave at Floyds {Above it reads: 10} Wm Lyons here see cow; W. J. Faulkner in chat; to bed at 11. (1) 27: Stormy cold: home chore: cow sick Wm Lyons gave her 2 lbs salts Olive to Church at 7. Wm Coish Preach: cold night: 28: clear & cold: home chore: sell coal: Mrs. Wm Duffy here sew nightshirts 29: cold Blustry; home chore; sell coal: got $83985 from Bank for Shulman Cheque: W. J. Faulkner & Lorne Barry here all night. Fine 1916 123 March 1: fine cold: home chore; weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore load 2 cars: the Potato car came Back tonight: Russell drive: W.J. Faulkner and Lorne Barry to Cedar Mills at 650 this am: they go to Toronto. sell coal 2: clear cold: home chore: start load car 17.12036 G.T. lined 12. got in 497. Bags at $140: Jos Lavery & Wm Lyons help: Ship car to L. Shuman & Co Toronto: at 160 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave, Russell go. with car at 5. oclock. Mrs Wm Cowan in chat 3: clear & cold: home chore: sell coal: got in 2 loads at 140: Russell in Toronto with car Potatoes: W.J. Faulkner operated on today: �4: clear cold: Home chore: sell coal: Russell Stay over night at Barrys at Cheltenham & came Home tonight: Jos Lavery haul-coal {Above it reads: 4100 lbs} to School. 5:X: clear cold: home chore: read Sleep: Mary & Olive to Duffys with Roy Baby Jones girls here: Girls to Church at 7. Mr Corish Preach. 6: cold: snow Blow: thunder storm: home sell coal: Wm Duffy Drive to Bolton in sleigh: took Myra & Elmer: Olive & Mabel. got 3 teeth out I stay in house mind Baby Roy for Mary washing: thunder at night rain 7: fine mild: home chore: sell coal: got $40000 cash out of Bank 8: snow Blow cold: home up at 5. oclock: Russell drive. Wm Duffy Jack Lavery & I to Cedar Mills at 650 on C.P.R. to Parkdale at 820: to see L. Shulman he gave me Cheque for $80000 for car Potatoes: then to the General Hospital at 10. see W.J. Faulkner then to 397 Brock Ave for Dinner see Grandma. Bobby .R. McTaggert and our Campbell there; then to city Hall at 1. oclock see the Big Parade for a dry Ontario: to Union Station at 330 came home Per G.T.R. at 620 snow & Blow. 9: fine cold. Snow & Blow at night: home chore: sell coal. car came Back tonight: Telephone to farmers: Shovel Snow at scale 10: snow Blow cold: home chore: read. John have measles, I slept with him all night: our Campbell came home from Toronto with Godbehere stay here all night: wrist watches gave them in Hall Concert & Dance: cold night. 11: clear fine: home chore shovel snow at scale & clean out Potato car. Sell coal: Deposit $50000 in Bank got $30000 cash John McCelland unload moving out of car today. 12:X: fine mild: snow: home chore: John in Bed with measles: Olive & J.H.C. to Church at 7. Mr Coish Preach: to Bed at 830: 13: fine mild: home chore: load car 18.12036 G.T. (13) lined. Put in 487. Bags at $140 Per Bag: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto at $1-- Per 90 lbs FOB Palgrave Russell go with car tonight: E.J. McCelland & wife go away to Toronto this am: J.H.C. go to Toronto G.T. this am. 124 1916 Mar �14: cloudy cold; home chore: Sell coal: got in 3 load Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 140 Per Bag: gave Banker 465. {Above it reads: Telephone Bills} for Wm Hamilton {Above it reads: 160} & mine {Above it reads: 305} 15: clear cold: home chore: weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore load 2. cars Sell coal; cut Kindling for office stove: to bed at 8: 16: clear cold: home chore: sell coal: ship 2. Bags Potatoes to Crochett at {Above it reads: Georgetown} 17: clear very cold below Zero: home chore: to Elevator chat to Hamilton train Stuck in cut till noon down train at 130 very cold day: 18: clear cold Blustry: home chore: home chore: to L.P. Essex Sale afternoon cold home at 5. chore: got L. Shulman & Co Cheque $77175 cashed today 19:X: clear cold: home chore: read Sleep: Olive. Mable & Pearl to Church at 7. Mr Lambert Preach Temperance & Moral reform Telephone to McDowells about how W.J. Faulkner was. 2 messages 20: clear fine: Blustry: home chore; got in 4 loads Potatoes into Bank Cellar: Potato car came Back tonight: milder snow W.J. Faulkner came home from Toronto Hospital Per C.P.R. at 11. this am: Telephone farmers about loading car 21: cloudy mild: home chore: up at 6. Start load car 19.12036 G.T. lined 14: got in 563. Bags today: at $140 finish car: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co Toronto at $155 FOB. Palgrave: Russell go with car: Jos Lavery help us all day Sell coal: fine mild night; 22: cloudy Blustry cold: home chore: weigh Stock Jas Gilmore load 1. car: sell coal: got in 26. Bags Potatoes at 140 cold 23: clear cold: home chore: sell coal: got in 25. Bags at 140 Per Bag: Pay Wm Hamilton $4000 for 100. Bushels Oats in Elevator: yesterday & Russell came home Per C.P.R. at 11 last night 24: cloudy mild: home chore: sell coal: Pay Donaldson $500 for H. McFadden funeral: wreck on G.T.R. below Georgetown 25: fine warm: home chore: got L. Shulman & Co Cheque $85775 cashed in Bank today; got in 9. Bags Potatoes at $140 sell coal; got Shave at Floyds 10 Pd: got new Pair Rubbers 90 Pd: chore. �26:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep: Children to Church at 7 Wm Steele Preach: Hilda Pulford here for tea: 27: {Encircled below it reads: 465} cloudy misley mild: home chore: Ship 10 Bags Potatoes to Milton to Blain & Hannant at 170: sell coal: got 5 Bags oats chopped the first out of our 100 Bushels in Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton 28: fine warm: home chore: Deposit $47500 cash in Bank today. fine 29: fine warm: home chore: help Russell fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar. Ship 20 Bags to Blain & Hannant Milton at 170 FOB chore 30: cloudy mild: home chore: mind Roy: clean out Potato car 12036. 31: fine warm: home chore: Start load car 20:12036 G.T. lined 15 Oconnor Hotel & farm Sale & Wm Duffys Sale today: Tom Stanfield help us all day: sign Paper for John Hassard re farm 1916 125 April 1: cloudy misley: mild cooler: home chore: finish load car 20.12036 G.T. lined 15: had in 416 Bags at 140: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co at Toronto Put in 4. Hens: J.H.C. came home tonight: got Shave at Floyds 10 {Above it reads: Pd} 2:X: Fine mild: home chore: Sleep had cold in head: to see Wm Lyons chat Mother here for Dinner & tea: W.J. Faulkner here for tea: J.H.C. at home: Children to Church at 7. Mr Coish Preach. cooler. 3: fine warm: home chore: up at 530: J.H.C. go to Toronto C.P.R. at 7. ship 6. Bags Potatoes to Wm Cowan Milton: sell coal: Sick Pain 4: fine mild: home chore: ship 20. Bags Potatoes to Blain & Hannant Milton $3500: sell coal: Mary & I to Wm Duffys at night chat Joy sick in Bed {Above it reads: measles} 5: fine mild: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore ship 2. car load we sell our daisy or {for?} Bible cow she weighed 11.10 lbs. I Buy Jersey cow from H. Zimmerman for $6500 Pay cash: Mary milk cow. fine night (1) 6: cool squaly snow: home chore: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar. the lined car returned today: cold night: to Bed at 10. �7: fine cold; home chore: Start load car 21.12036. G.T. lined (16) had in 184 Bags tonight Jos Lavery & Russell haul from Cellar 8: cold clear: snow at night: home chore load at car 21.12036 G.T. lined (16) had in 384 Bags tonight: Russell & Jos Lavery finish fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar: Pay Jos up $500 tonight I help Wm Hamilton load Big car Rye: Empty 3 Bens: Deposit 50000 in Bank: got Shave at Floyds 10 cts Pd: snow Blow: to Bed at 10 9:X: clear cool: home chore: read Sleep: up G.T. track for walk with Mary & Mabel.Pearl. John. & Ivan Lavery fine cool: Children to Church at 7. Mr Line from Toronto Preach Educational Sermon 10: clear cool: home chore: ship 20. Bags Potatoes to Blain & Hannant Milton at 175 Per Bag: F.O.B. Palgrave. and finish load car 21.12036 G.T. lined (16) had in 390 Bags at 140 & 150: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co Toronto.at $165 Per 90 lbs FOB Palgrave and 10 lbs Butter at 32 cts = 320 haul some coal Home & sell some Myra Duffy go to Toronto Per G.T. Ry to work at Mimmico 11: cloudy cool rain misley: home chore: Wm Bible Start at Manure Council Meet at Irwins Hotel: Jack Lavery have measles: windy 12: fine warm: rain & thunder at night: home chore: Wm Bible take away all the Manure; fix up wire again: Put manure on garden 13: cloudy cool: home chore: Put Hinge on garden gate: sell coal & sift coal 14: cloudy cool. Showry: home chore: to Elevator help Wm Hamilton empty 1. wheat Ben; home chore: cool. 15: fine warm: home chore: split wood: Deposit L. Shulman & Co Cheque $62925 in Bank: at Elevator help Wm Hamilton Empty 2 wheat Bens: got in 35 Bags Potatoes to Bank Cellar at $140: Sell coal got Shave at Floyds 10. Pd: had Stanfield fish for Dinner. fine 126 1916 April 16:X: fine warm rain at night: home chore: read sleep. Mary. Olive: Mable: Pearl: John & Roy go to T. Faulkners for Dinner Pigs ribs: home at 5. tea. Children to Church at 7. Mr Coish Preach. rain tonight. �17: cloudy cool: home chore: weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore had 1. car got 50 Bags into Bank Cellar at 140: Russell help Matson cut wood 18: fine windy cool: home chore: take lining out of 12036 G.T. got in 62 Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at $140 Jas Lavery help us. 19: fine warm: home chore: Russell help me Pack up Cement sax at Elevator 175: sell Oats: got in 40 Bags Potatoes at 140 20: cloudy misley warm: home chore: ship 175 Cement sax to Port Colborne for Canada Cement Co: chore. to Bed at 930 (1) 21: cloudy mild: home chore; J.H.C. came home Per G. T. Ry at 9 Mother: W.J. Faulkner: Lorne Barry & Arely McArthur here for tea Mary set 3 Hens today: Macel Bible & Veldon Potter in for Olive 22: {Below and encircled it reads: 565} cloudy mild: home chore: attend to Elevator: fill 6. Bags oats & 1. Bag wheat for us: got 23 Bags Potatoes into car 22.17864 G T at 140: to Floyds at night got Hair cut & Shave: home to Bed at 10 23:X: Easter: cloudy mild: home chore: up at 5. oclock J.H.C. go to Toronto on C.P.R. 645 train: Mary wash me: Put on New Pants: chore: sleep. children to Church at 7. Wm Steele Preach. L. Bible here for tea 24: cloudy misley mild: home chore: Russell & I fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar: Joe Lavery help Russell haul 86 Bags to car 22 17864.G.T. had in 186 Bags tonight at 140: 25: cloudy mild: home chore: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar, haul to car finish load car 22.17864 G.T. had in 446. Bags at $140 ship car to L. Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto: at $155 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: haul 25 Bags to Station for Griffin Bros Brampton weigh 23 Bags Pay Jos Lavery up tonight $400 clean out cellar. 26: fine warm: thunder & lightening & rain: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore load 2. cars: got in 124 Bags at 130 into Bank Cellar; ship 23 Bags Potatoes to Griffin Bros Brampton at $170 Per Bag F.O.B. 27: fine hot. then rain: home chore send 10 Bags Potatoes to J.G. Wiggins Inglewood at $165 Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave $1650 split some wood. rain: Pile wood in: to Bed at 930 chore (1). 28: fine warm: home chore; split wood: read Sleep: to Elevator took in 10. Bags Rye from Jas Younge: help Jos Lavery and Wm Duffy cut our wood: home at 630 tea chore: to Bed at 9 �29: fine hot: home chore: split wood & Pile in: got 20000 cash out of Bank lend Wm Duffy $5000 cash: to Floyds got Shave 10 Pd: to Bed at 10. (1) 1916. 127 April 30:X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: Children to Church at 7. Mr Coish Preach: Mother here for tea; Lizzie in chat May: 1: showry cloudy mild: home chore: split wood & Pile in woodshed: split some at Elevator: Duffy got his Motor truck home today: chore: I settle up with Wm Hamilton $4842 for stuff sold: to Bed at 930 2: fine mild: home chore; haul Blocks of wood to Elevator and haul split wood home: Wm Hamilton load his oats out: to Bed at 10. 3: fine mild: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore load 1 car Buy 26 feet Pine 1 ½ in from John McClean $100 Pd: Mary & I to Duffys see Mothers quilt grant one: home at 930 cool night. 4: fine cool: home chore: to Mill get ½ Brl flour & sack Pastry $475 Pd got Board at McCleans take it to Elevator: haul Straw from Wm Bibles 3 load Russell help me: chore: fill 25 Bags Potatoes in Bank Cellar for Griffin Bros: sell 1 Bale hay to Jew $100 Pd 5: fine warm: home chore: grease wagon: Ship 22 Bags Potatoes to Griffin Bros Brampton at $165 here $3630: fill Potatoes in home cellar & some in Bank Cellar: Russell help me; cool. chore. 6: fine. cloudy misley: home chore: Deposit $40000 in Bank & got 33000 out cash: start load car 23:66950. P.R.R. had in 116 Bags tonight at $130 Per Bag: write letter to Robert Nobel Noreval. 7:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep: Children to Church at 7. Mr Coish Preach: chore to bed at 930 8: cloudy rain: fine windy: home chore: finish load car 23.66950 P.R.R Put in 393. Bags at 130: Ship car to Robert Noble Georgetown at $150 per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: Pay Jos Lavery 100 for ½ day 9 {Margin reads: Pearl 8. today} fine cool windy: home chore: haul Maple trees for Jas Scott Pearl 8 years old today she had Birthday Party. 14. Guests she got a {Above it reads: lot} of Presents: to Bed at 10. cool: �10: cloudy rain: cool windy: home chore: read sleep: mind Baby Roy: Mary & Olive & Macel Bible Paper at spare room upstairs. 11: very Stormy cool: home chore: I drive to Ballycroy in Buggy took 25 Bags to Chas Hunter for Potatoes. home at 9. I mind Baby Roy: Mary & Olive Paper: Minnie Irwin Buried today 12: fine cool: home chore: finish dig our garden: fix up fence old Mrs John Lyons Buried today: Ship 24 Bags Potatoes today to Griffin Bros Brampton: 22 ½ Bags at $165 F.O.B. Palgrave. cool 13: fine cool: home chore: read Sleep: J.H.C. came home from Toronto Per G.T.Ry at 610: Mother up: to Floyds got Shave 15 cts Pd: home cool 14:X: cloudy cool: home chore: J.H.C. went on C.P. Ry at 645 to Toronto home chore: Olive milk cow: Mother here chat tea Mother & Children to Church at 7. Rev Gray Preach 128 1916 May 15: cloudy rain: mild; home chore: got in 15 Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 130: sell oats at Elevator: cut wood. 16: cloudy mild: rain: home chore: got in 20 Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 130 Per Bag: Ship 4 Bags to Wm Cowan Milton at 160: sell Barley put lightwood in. Borden & John help me: write letter to R. Crawford 17: cloudy cool: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore load 2 cars got in 24 Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar $130 chore cold. 18: cloudy cold: home chore: Start load car 24: 8189. M.K.&.T. got in 80 Bags at $130 cold: sell Hay & coal: Mabel 10 years today 19: cool windy: home chore: loading at car 24:8189. M.K.&.T. had in 160 tonight at $130 Per Bag: R.J. Lavery Pay for 3 loads. 20: fine cool: home chore: loading at car 24. 8189. M.K.&.T. had in 277 Bags tonight at 130: Joe Lavery help us fill 38 Bags in Bank cellar & haul them to car with Wm Duffy Auto truck 2. loads. got Cheques $57450 from Alex Noble Norval, Deposit 20000 cool to Floyds got Shave 10 cts: to bed at 11.(1): J. B. Campbell Bag mare foal �21:X: fine warm: home chore: Put Fred Horse out in Hendersons field first time: read Sleep: Children to Church at 7. Steele Preach 22: cloudy mild: rain: home chore: load at car 24: 8189 M.K.&.T. had in 442 Bags at 130 tonight. rain Edward Baxter unload New Separator & load old one 23: fine warm: home chore: finish load car 24: 8189. M.K.&. T. had in 471 Bags at $130: took out 5: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co at $150 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: got in 24 Bags into Bank Cellar Mrs McFadden & Bobby come tonight Per G.T.R. at 620 fine (1) 24: fine warm: home chore: Put Jersey cow at Wm Bibles first day Mrs McFadden & Bobby here: went up swamp for walk. I wheel Roy in carriage: sell Hay & oats: 25: fine warm: home chore: Russell & Wm Duffy go to Toronto with Eggs & Butter on Auto truck. Mrs McFadden & Bobby go to Toronto at 920 G.T.R. Mary & I work in our garden Plant stuff 26: fine hot: home chore: sell oats & Barley at Elevator chore. help Wm Duffy grind Plane: thunder & Lightening rain tonight. 27: fine warm: home chore: go tin 20 Bags Potatoes at 130: see David Wilson at night to Floyds got shave 15 Pd: home (1) 28:X: fine warm: home chore: Put cow out: read Sleep. went for ride with Bob Matson in his New car: Mary: Eliza: Roy Baby: Floyd run the car: Children to Church at 7. Corish Preach 29: fine warm: home chore: Russell help me fix scale: Mother go up home with Jim in Buggy: Russell go to Tottenham with Wm Bible with horse; sell Barley & Buckwheat write Gen Shulman 1916 129 May 30: fine warm: home chore: Ship 24 Bags Potatoes by weight to Griffin Bros Brampton at $160 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: got in 45 Bags at 130 into Elevator: sold 10 Bags to T.S. Elliott at 150 1500 Paid: Russell & Duffy go to Caledon East for Plants: cool night: 31: fine cool: home chore: weigh Stock: Jas Gilmore ship 2 cars. got in 40. bags Potatoes into Elevator at 130 Per Bag: got Shulman cheque $70200 �June 1: fine warm: home chore: Russell & Duffy go to Toronto with truck. got Cheque $3840 from Griffin Bros: Phone Griffin Bros. cool night 2: cloudy rain thunder & lightening: home chore: got Cheque $3712 from Griffin Bros; H.H. Matson had it: write letter to Wm Hamilton 3: cloudy cool: home chore: Russell weigh car load of serap for Jews. to Floyds got Shave 10 cts Pd: Nathan Henderson & wife there: fine cool. J.H.C. came home tonight from Niagara Per G.T. at 615 4:X: cloudy warm. rain some: home chore: read Sleep Dinner at 1230 then Mary & John & Roy. go to Jims see Grandma: with Duffy and Maggie & Wallace: Elmer: Joy: Velda Boyce: Ivan Lavery: 2 Jones Boys. with the Motor Truck home at 330; fine warm: No Church tonight 5: fine warm rain Shower: home chore: J.H.C. to Cedar Mills C.P.R. at 645 go to Niagara to camp: Russell drive him in Buggy: Start load car 25.60408. C.N.R. got in 280. Bags at $130 clean out Elevator: help J.B. Campbell at night move House for garage: fine warm: 6: fine warm: home chore; finish load car 25:60408. C.N.R. got in 437 Bags at $130: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto. at $160 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave Jos Lavery help us ½ day afternoon Pd 100: chore: Deposit $40000 7: fine warm: cloudy rain: home chore: ship 20. Bags Potatoes to Blain Hannant Milton at $170 Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave: Russell at H.H. Matsons drop Potatoes: rain from 3. oclock. 8: cloudy cool: home chore: Pick out 40. Bags for Taylors in cellar got into Elevator 12. Bags at 130: write letter to Wm Hamilton 61. {???????} 9: fine mild: rainstorm: home chore: got into Elevator 13. Bags Potatoes at $130: ship {Above it reads: 13} 1250 Bags Potatoes to Griffin Bros Brampton at 170 Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave $2125: read sleep. chore. 10: cloudy mild: rain Hail: home chore: read Sleep: got Shave at Floyds 10. Pd 11:X: cloudy rain mild: home chore: read Sleep: Mr Coish Preach at 7. Myra Duffy here for tea: Mrs G. Clarke & Baby in; to Bed at 9. 12: fine warm: home chore: got into Elevator 15 Bags Potatoes at 130 fill 9. Bags for Griffin Bros: 1120 at 170 $1905: chore. �13: fine hot: home chore: got into Elevator 16. Bags at 130 weigh up 25 Bags for {Above it reads: R} Noble: Mary help me: Joe Lavery help me haul them to Station at night: Russell & Olive to Crawfords garden Party: 130 1916 June 14: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore load 2. cars Made about 200: order Plank for scale & stable. it came tonight 15: fine warm: rain: fine: home chore: haul Plank to scale: got 2 Bags Oats at Elevator: got them crushed at mill got 1. Bag flour five Roses & 50 lbs Pastry & 1. Bag Bran: Jos Lavery help me. and got in 4. Bags Potatoes at $130: help more Jas Scott Stoves to Shanty. Russell & Duffy to Toronto with truck. by Schomberg. home at 9 16: fine warm: home chore: got into Elevator 15. Bags at 130 Sell 1. Bag of coal: Sell hay: Russell at H. Matson's drop Potatoes 17: fine: Showery cool: home chore: John Hassard & Jos Lavery help Russell & I. fix Scale & floor in stall: Ship 30. Bags {Above it reads: at 150} of Potatoes to Griffin Bros Brampton: got in 17. Bags at 130 to Floyds at night got Hair cut & Shave 30. cts Pd: home at 9. 18:X: fine showry. warm: home chore: read Sleep: children to Church at 7. Wm Steele Preach: in room (1); to Bed at 930 cool. 19: cloudy rain: fine mild: home chore: Jos Lavery & Russell help me: fill 75. Bags of Buckwheat 17714 {Above it reads: 13 lbs} and Put it in car: and fill up 38. Bags Potatoes: I put 35. Bags in car after tea: Ship to Robert Noble Georgetown at 170 Per Bag F. O. B. Palgrave - $5950: got in same at $130:cool 20: fine cool: home chore: got into Elevator 16 Bags at 130; Deposit 54000 in Bank got $20000 cash: 21: fine cool: home chore: Ship 20. Bags Potatoes to A. G. Pearen Brampton at $175 Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave $3500 chore. 22: fine warm: home chore: got in 11. Bags at 130: Russell to Toronto with Wm Duffy on truck cool windy: �23: fine cloudy rain: home chore: Ship 4. Bags Potatoes to W. Cowan Milton & 7. Bags to Robert Noble {Above it reads: at 170} Georgetown: got in 19. Bags at 130 24: cloudy rain: warm: home chore: Russell help me fill 10 Bags Potatoes in Elevator: to Floyds got Shaved 10 Pd: 25:X: fine warm: home chore: dress. Jack Lavery took. Mary & Campbell. Mabel. Pearl. John. Roy & I to Mothers in Auto then; Jack & Bob & Ivan: Campbell & I to Mono Mills. and Back run over Kellys Pig: home at 5. oclock. get cow: Mother 85 today I gave her $500: to Jas Scotts chat to 930 26: fine warm: home chore: Ship 10. Bags to Potatoes to Robert Noble Georgetown at 170 Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave $1700: Weigh Stock Jas Gilmore Ship 1. car hogs 64. 2 rams 1. calf: Russell Start to work for G. T. Ry to Pine Plains: got cow in chore to Bed at 9. J.H.C. went to Niagara G. T. at 9. I got Bill for the taxes on town lot at Wainwright $510 1916 131 June 27: fine warm: home chore: Deposit 8790 Buy Money order in Bank for 510 for taxes on lot 3. Block 52: town of Wainwright gave it to Gould got in about 20. Bags Potatoes at 130 Mary help me to Bag up 20. Bags for Griffin Bros Brampton: haul them to Station. 28: fine warm: home chore: Ship 20. Bags 2135 Bags Potatoes to Griffin Bros Brampton at 170 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave 3635: Weigh furniture for Rev St John: Sell coal. Mow hay 29: fine warm. cloudy rain: fine: home chore: got into Elevator 10. Bags Potatoes at 130: I Bag up 17. Bags 90 lbs each: haul them to Station 30: fine hot: home chore: Ship 17. Bag Potatoes to Robert Noble Georgetown at 170 F.O.B. Palgrave = $2890: cut grass: got in 22. Bags at {Above it reads: 130} July 1: fine hot: home chore: Paid Wm Hamilton to Date $6156 See R. Matson Set up Mower: Sam Jefferson home tonight from Nobel 2X fine cool: home chore: read Sleep: Children to Church at 7. Bainbors {Bainborough} Preach. 1 3: cloudy mild hot: home chore: Put up hay: fill 22 Bags Potatoes at Elevator: telephone Robert Noble A. G. Pearen. & Blain Hannant �4: fine hot: home chore: haul 23. Bags Potatoes from Elevator to Station Mary help Me Ship 12. Bags Potatoes from Elevator to Station Mary help me Ship 12. Bags Potatoes to Robert Noble Georgetown at 170 F.O.B. Palgrave $2040 and 11. Bags to Blain Hannant Milton at 160 F.O.B. Palgrave $1760 weigh stock Mary Weigh for me Jas Gilmore load 1. car today: to Bed at 930: Mary (1) 5: fine Hot: home chore: read Sleep: hoe garden: write letter to Robert Noble and Send his Bill: and Send Bill to Blain Hannant Milton 6: fine very hot: home chore: Olive: Hilda Pulford. Jean McClelland G. Lavery go to Toronto with Jack Lavery in car: home at 730 I haul in hay of truck & take out Brush. Jos Lavery help me at {Above it reads: hay} 7: fine very hot: home chore: read sleep: sharp scissors at Elevator 8: fine cool: home chore: got Hair cut & Shave at Floyds 30. Pd: got Horse Front Shoes removed & hind Shoes off. 30 cts Pd: Deposit $13020 today Soldiers go North at 330 this morning cheering: 9:X: fine hot: home chore: out all day See Soldiers trains go North to camp Borden: Horse caught in wire fencel: W. Thompson cut it out home at 5. Mr & Mrs Maybee & family here: Olive went with them to Tottenham: Mabel & Pearl to Church ay 7. Mr Bainborough Preach 10: fine hot: home chore: The 234th Battallion march from Caledon {Above it reads: East} to Palgrave today: the People gave them dinner at 5. oclock on F. Henderson's lot. they camped over night: we all out to See them: Russell 16 years old today J.H.C. at Camp Borden. 11: fine very hot: home chore: read Sleep: very hot & dry: J.H.C. came from Camp Borden at 12. tonight tired & Hot. We all got up. Russell on couch all night Hot. 132 1916 July 12: fine very Hot: home chore: I change mail for Wm Lyons he went to Bolton Per C.P.R.: Russell go to Toronto G.T. J.H.C. went to Bolton in Jack Laverys car: Palgrave Lodge not out. 13: fine hot: cool. home chore read Sleep: to Bed at 10. (1) cooler: 14: fine hot: home chore: read Sleep: cement Hole in Stable floor �15: fine very hot: home chore: read Sleep: out with R. Matson & Isaac in car: leave Eliza at Enock Snells. then to Ted Baxters then home by Cedarville: hot dry: to Bed at 10 (1) 16:X: fine hot. rain at night: home chore: read Sleep: to Jas Scotts with Frank McCauley chat: Olive to Camp Borden today See J.H.C. with Jack Lavery. Hilda. Macel. Vera in car home at 6: Mabel & Pearl to Church at 7. no Preacher. 17. Cloudy warm fine: home chore: fix wagon Box: read. Chore: to Bed {Above it reads: at 9}. 18: fine warm: home chore: weigh Hay for E. Wilson 2. loads Pay Mercer Mason $200 in full to Date for cow Doctor: fix Pump Put Bolt in it. Olive Pick Berries: Russell to Toronto with Duff 19: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore load 1. car Mary & I go with R. J. Lavery & Jack Lavery in car to Tottenham. Beeton. Alliston. Fortunes of war. Loretta. Pipers Hill. Colgan. Scanlon's. Tottenham. Black Horse. went away at 1. got home at 4. Very hot day. chore. to Bed at 10 (1) hot 20: clouds sultry hot: home chore: read Sleep. Russell to Toronto with Wm Duffy home at 12. tonight had bad rune: 21: fine & very hot: home chore: Mary & I to 6th line Pick Berries home for Dinner: I go back at 4. Pick till night. J.H.C. came home from Borden Camp. G.T.R. tonight very hot: 22: fine very hot: home chore; got cash $3400 Blain & Hannant Cheque J. H. C. & Olive go to Barrie G. J. to Nixonx tonight. got Shave Pd 10 23:X: fine very hot. home sick all day: Mother here after Church Mr Bainborough Preach: Mary to R. J. Laverys with Mother at 9 24: fine very hot: home chore: Russell. John & I to Elevator get 4. Bags Oats. got them Chopped at mill. got 1. Bag of Bran. I go to 6th line Pick Berries very hot: Bobby & his Mother came tonight Olive came home from Barrie from Nixons on train: 25: fine very dry hot: home chore: Mother here for dinner Grandma & Bobby here: Jas Scott & F. McCauley chat in Shade: I change mails for Wm Lyons. Russell at J. Faulkners 26: fine dry warm: home chore: write to Wm Hamilton about wheat heating in Elevator: Attend to Mail for Wm Lyons: to Dr Reynes got 2. teeth Pulled in front. feed hens. Allie Bible in Chat. 1916 133 �July 27: fine warm: home chore: change mails for Wm Lyons: J.H.C. came home on up train: Allie Bible: Gordon Stanfield & George Monroe. went away on up train: Help wm Hamilton move wheat: read Sleep chore 28: fine warm dry: home chore: change Mails for Wm Lyons: Earl McMinn go on up train to Camp Borden: got Basket New Potatoes from Jos Burns 50. cts Pd first we had this Season: home read Sleep: 29: fine very Hot dry: home chore: got Shave at Floyds 15 cts Pds: home chore I change mails for Wm Lyons am & PM; Very dry & hot. 30:X: fine very hot dry: home chore: J.H.C. go on train to Camp Borden at 930 Wm Bible go to See Allie: a lot of Autos went. very dry & hot. Mrs McFadden & Bobby here: thunder & lightening Storm at night. 31: fine cool; windy: home chore: read Sleep: to 6th line afternoon Pick Berries. home at 630: Russell go to Tom Faulkners afternoon August 1: fine cool dry: home chore: Mary & Mrs McFadden & Bobby go to Caledon East to Tom Coulters & Back at night: John & I go to Peter Munroes with Robert Matson in car to fix Binder home at 130 dinner; chore: Russell at Tom Faulkners: cool 2: fine cool dry: home chore: weigh stack Jas Gilmore Ship 1. car: Make Milking stool for Mary: to Bed at 10 (1) 3: cloudy misley: fine warm: home chore: dress: Jack Lavery take Ms McFadden & Bobby & Mary: Pearl & I. to Belfountain in Auto: Dinner at Mrs Bruces: to See Macks Bungalo Mack Show us the Big “Russell” Auto: went by Boston Mills came home by credit forks down centre road to Claude Mons road, Caledon East home at 7. had Blow out 1. wheel 4: fine hot day: home chore; read sleep: Pay Jack Lavery for trip to Belfountain & Credit forks: Mrs J. H. Stinson died today. 5: fine hot dry: home chore: read Sleep: feed Horse at Floyds. got Shave 10. Pd: very dry: & Hot: Olive out with Macel & Jack Lavery in car �6:X: fine warm dry: home chore; Mary & I to Camp Borden on G.T. train at 1230 See J.H.C. Mrs Boyce & Lula with as See Allie Bible. Charlie Crew: Herb Hawkins. A Strong and a lot of the Boys: See Mary & Rachel & Jim Nixon and Art Oldham: home on train at 9. oclock: good day. 7: fine hot windy rain at night: home chore: read Sleep: Olive & Russell to Tottenham Red Cross: garden Party: home at 11. hot 8: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep: to Mike Horans with R. Matson & Isaac & Herb younge in Auto. fix Binder. cool 9: fine warm: home chore: weigh stock. Jos Gilmore ship 1 car. read Sleep: Harry Williams got feet cut off at C. P. R. Station he Died at Hospital Toronto at 6 tonight 134 1916 August 10: fine warm: home chore; change mail for Wm Lyons: then to Dr. A.F. Reynars sworn in as juryman to attend Inquest of Henry Williams: to C.P.R. Palgrave Station see where he was struck by train. Home for Dinner: chore: go again at 11 at night see corpse home at 1. oclock. Jack Lavery took. Duffy & Ed Younge & R.J. Lavery & I in his Auto Both times. 11: fine & cool: home chore: sell some B. coal: Wm Hamilton down today: read Sleep: Russell got 1. Bag flour $380 Pd. Wash {illegible} 126. Batt left Camp Borden at 4.oclock for overseas. J.H.C. in {Above it reads: it} Mary Nixon telephone to Olive tonight. to tell her they went. 12: fine cool: home chore: got Shave 10 cts Pd: attend Inquest of the late Henry Williams in Hall: crown Attorney Morpley there his Daughter stenographer: Mary & Rachel Nixon come here tonight 13:X: fine cool: home chore; Mary & Rachel Nixon here: read Sleep children to Church at 7. Mr Fry Preach: Isaac & Oliver Matson to Camp Borden on train. home at 9. cool. Jack Lavery took. Mary & Rachel Nixon: Hilda Pulford and Olive to Klienburg in Auto. this Afternoon. 14: fine cool: home chore: sell coal, Mary & Rachel Nixon here. Ollie Matson take Mary Nixon to Caledon East & Back at 12. 15: fine warm: home chore: sell coal. Mary & Rachel Nixon go on 9. G.T.R. train to Allandale: Wm Hamilton down today sell coal: Hiram Gibson thrash at Wm Boyces. Mary on (1) �16: fine dry hot: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore load ½ car Wm Hamilton work at our Sash: to bed at 9. Russell at T. {Above it reads: Mrs} {Rowley?} 17: fine dry hot: home chore: Sell coal: at Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton very hot & dry: Pearl cough Bad all night. 18: fine very hot dry: home chore: read sleep; Pearl & John cough 19: fine dry hot: home chore: sell coal: chat to Wm Hamilton Russell work at Floyds: got Shave at night 10 cts Pd. 20:X: fine Hot: rain Shower: Hot: home chore: church at 7. Mr Bainborough Preach: for walk rond {around?} Pond Pearl cough 21: fine very hot: home chore: read Sleep. chore: sell coal 22: fine hot: home chore: Sell coal: haul lath {lathe?} for Jas Scott. & haul 20. Bags coal from Station for Floyd Henderson $860 Paid to Mill got 2. Bags Bran 148 Pd: chore. children cough 23: fine cool. Home chore: weigh stock Jas Gilmore ship ½ car sell coal: Wm Hamilton & Wm Wray fix Props under Office 24: fine: rain: home chore: sell coal: order car soft coal. 25: fine mild: home chore: sell coal: and Sell 2. Bags of Barley to Wm Lyons. Wm Hamilton not down today cool. 1916 135 August 27: fine cool: home chore: sell coal: Wm Hamilton fit sash in our windows upstairs. Mrs Frank Sullivan Died last night in Toronto: her corpse came Per G.T. at 620 tonight. cool. 28: fine cool: home chore: sell coal: Paint window sash 1rst time Mrs Frank Sullivan Buried today: cool dry: 29: fine cool: home chore: go to Lloydtown Schomberg Richill and Tottenham with Jack Lavery & Joseph Lavery in car look for Gentian in 2. Bushes: home at 330 went at 1. 2 ½ hours. �30: fine cool: home chore: weigh Stock Jas Gilmore load 1 car. Olive weigh some I went with. R. J. Lavery and Jos & Jack {Above it reads: Ivan} in car to schomberg: Pottageville. Kettleby Newmarket. See Canal & locks: then to Aurora: King city King Horn. Nobleton. Bob Dooks. Bolton Castlederg Palgrave: at 530: left here at 1245 away 4. Hours 45 mins Sept 31: fine warm: home chore: got 4 Bags oats at Elevator get them chopped at Mill: got 1. Bag Barley 92 lbs. Pay Wm Hamilton to Date: Paint Sash 2nd time. Sell Nothing: Sept 1 2: fine warm: rain: Shower at night: home chore: Putty glass in Sash: Jack Lavery help: Russell Plaster holes in cistern Jos Pettit Bring 2. Bags Potatoes in Buggy Pay him $350 for {Above it reads: them} 2 3: fine cool: home chore: went with Jack Lavery & Jos & Wm Lyons in car: to Lockton up 4th line to coffee corner Stop at Coffee crack fix car across 30 sideliine to 7th home at 430: got Shave at Floyds {Above it reads: 10 Pd} 3 4:X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: Mr Bainboroug {Bainborough} Preach at 7. 4: fine warm: home chore: to Bolton with Jack & Jos Lavery and E. H. Younge in car: got 20 lbs Honey at Longheads $2.40 Pd. home at 230. to Elevator: Big fire on track: W Hamilton to Keenahans. got his Spectacles: home chore. Russell out all night. got card from J. H. C. today first from England. Well 5: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: to Bed at 9. cool 6: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: got Hair cut & Shave at Floyds tonight 30 cts Pd: Harley Henderson Married today Tobias Orr at Meadowville. Floyd to wedding; Tom Odonnell Died at Everett this am: 7: fine hot. home. dress to Cedar Mills at 640 on train to Weston got repairs for Stone $220 Pd: to G.B. Meadows got coal chute $1100 to C A Wilsons 57. Queen west. to Fruit Market. to Shulmans. home at 720 per G.T. from Parkdale $110: had tomatoes. to Bed at 10. (1) 136 1916 Sept 8: fine warm: home chore: out to ridges with Jos Lavery & Jack in car look for Gentian got more: home at 3. to Elevator see Wm Hamilton �9: fine warm: home chore: got $5000 cash out of Bank: Pay E. H. younge to 7th inst $1398: Jos Lavery haul salt from Elevator our Horse and wagon: got 1. Brl Salt $150 Pd: got Shave at Eloyds 10. cts Pd: Forest Gould at Henderson's got hurt. Auto upset on liene & L. Barry at Peter Munroes. 10:X: fine dry: home chore: read Sleep: Olive & Russell & Macel Bible to Belfountain & Credit forks with Jack Lavery in Auto afternoon home at 530: Church at 7. Mr Fry Preach. fine night. 11: fine cool: home chore; got letter from England from J.H.C. & card from Allie Bible: Sell 3. Bags Potatoes to Wm Cowan 675 Wm Duffy to Camp Borden Per C.P.R. F. Henderson & R. Matson to Toronto with {Above it reads: W. Mcguire} 12: fine warm: home chore: read: Dave & Wm. Rowley Barn Burnt at 11. oclock today cause unknown: Sell 40. lbs Potatoes 100 Rd 13: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock Jas Gilmore load 1. car 14: fine warm dry: home chore: go. with R. Matson in auto to Caledon East for Dinner at Hantons: down to Gave give out Notices for Court of Revision on 26th inst at Bolton home at 5. ran 48 miles today: to Bed at 740 15: cloudy cool windy: home chore: out to Black Horse. Notices to Bolton's then to Jims: See Harvey Taylor; to Horans Leighton in Toronto. home at 11. trawl 61, Miles: cool & windy: Pat Finerty Died tonight 16: fine cool: home chore: Start take Shock: got Barley & Buckwheat at Elevator $350 Paid: Floyd sick couldnt Shave any; chore to Bed at 10 {Above it reads: (1)} 17:X: fine cool: home chore: Olive & Russell to Toronto in Auto With John McClelland & Jack & Jean. home at 640: Olive & Mabel to Church at 7. Mr Bainborough Preach. Mary and Mabel to Floyd Henderson's get Dr Black {Above it reads: 50 cts} Bottle Medicine for Whooping cough: home read: to Bed at 10. write letter to J. H. C. 18: clear cold: home chore: use Battery 2 times everyday: to Elevator with Jos Lavery: Jos Dolan & Wallace Duffy: help Wm Hamilton Put up his stovepipes: I attend to Mail this am for Will Lyons: had horse in all day feed him: cold. 19: fine cool: home chore: got 2 New Shoes on: {Above it reads: 70 cts} Pd: horse on front feet: Russell drive to Thos Faulkners with our horse in Buggy took 1. Bag of flour: chore. horse in �20: fine mild dry windy: to home chore: weigh Stock: Jas Gilmore load car of Hogs 79. & car of lambs in Box car: chore: to Bed at {Above it reads: 930 (1)} 21: fine windy: rain Shower: home chore: help Mary Put in New Windows upstairs: Mary go with Dexter Reynar to Jims at 11. Tonight September 1916 137 22: fine mild: home chore: Russell milk cow: Mary at Jims till after Dinner: Baby Boy Born at noon at Jims: Mary came Home with Doctor. 23: fine cool: home chore: Mabel to School fair at Bolton in Jack Lavery car: Russell drive our horse in R. Matson Buggy: Wm Cowan Pay $675 and $625 in advance for 3. Bags more: to Bed at 1140 cool night. 24:X: fine cool: home chore: read sleep: Mary went to Jims in Auto for Dinner: Elmer Duffy here; Olive & Mabel to Church at 7. Mr Bainborough Preach: Olive & Lily Boyce in after Church chat 25: fine cool: home chore: got 4 Bags Oats chopped at Mill got Bran: Matsons got Telephone into House today: chore cool. Ship 3 Bags Potatoes to Wm Cowan Milton 625 Paid. 26: cloudy mild: home chore: dress. To Bolton to Court of revision with R. Matson in his Auto: Tom Wallace: John Marshall John Wilson: Dinner at Elliotts 50 cts Pd: home at 330 chore 27: windy warm: home chore: weigh stock Jas Gilmore load 1. car Stock: read sleep: to Bed at 9 warm rain some. 28: cloudy rain: fine: rain at night: home chore: G.T.R. men fix the trucks under trader axle Broke: got letter from Margery Gower. 29: cloudy misley cool: home chore: to Peter Munro. With Jack Lavery in Auto. Got letter from Mrs Munro. Gordons Birth 9th October 1895 to Station at night Wm McGuire on Stretcher from Toronto home 30: fine cool: home chore: got Shave at Floyds 10 cts: to C. Spinks. Jarvis Elliotts Jos Martins: Frank Horan’s: afternoon with Mary: Pearl: John: Roy: with Jack Lavery in Auto: home at 3: Pay Jack $200 cold night. Oct X 1fine cool: home chore: read sleep: Church at 7. Mr Bainborough Preach. Mabel & Pearl to Church: I write letter to Mrs Simon Gower & to J.H.C. to London �2: fine mild: home chore: help Wm Hamilton & Russell to unload Bran & Shorts into Elevator: chore: Bert McDonald Buried today 3: fine warm: home chore: to Bolton with R. Matson in Auto. Eliza& Maise & Mr Hartwick with us: to Court of revision: then to fair on hill with Wm Bible: home in Auto with Bob. Eliza & Maise at 6 4: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock: Jas Gilmore load 2 cars our car Steam coal came: sell some of it: 5: fine warm: home chore: unload car 15082. C. & O, B. coal Jos Lavery & Wm Lyons help Russell: Mrs Thos Hanton Buried today send Cheque $5500 to C.A. Wilson & Co for car B. coal. and Pay J.B. Campbell $11300 freight & Duty on car B. coal. warm night 6: fine warm: home chore: sell coal: sleep read: to Bed at 9. cool night. 7: fine warm. home chore: got in 6. Bags Potatoes at $150 sell coal: got Shave at night Floyds 10. Pd: to Elevator fix switch 138 1916 Oct 8:X: very fine warm day: home chore: read Sleep: Put on new Pants we all went to McCleans swamp see tower & Bridge & camp. home tea: Milk cow at Bibles: Church at 7. Mr Fry Preach. 9: cloudy cold: home chore: Thanksgiving Day. we had chicken for Dinner & Supper: the Boys had scrub hunt supper at Ed Younge’s I help Frank McCauley to Put New fire Pot in his stove. 10: cloudy cold: home chore: Screen coal & Russell deliver 4 loads. Send $1000 money order to J.H.C. to England: got $10000 cash out of Bank 11: fine cool: home chore: weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore load 1.car of 88. hogs. Jas Gilmore Pain in hip. I help Ed younge load hogs. 12: fine mild: home chore: send Cheque $1085 to Bolton Telephone Co. $600 for rent & 485 for Messages to Date: Paint Window sash: settle up with Robert Matson to Date. rain tonight 13: cloudy misty windy cool: home chore: read chore cool: �14: fine cool: home chore: to see Wm McGuire: to Elevator Wm Hamilton empty Barrel of Gasolene: got Shave 10 cts Pd at Floyds at night. 15:X: fine cool: home chore: read sleep: Girls to Church at 7. Mr Bainborough Preach: Big car out from Toronto. man got arm Broke Russell go to Toronto with Jack McClelland tonight. 16: windy fine cool: rain & stormy at night: home chore: attend mail for Wm Lyons: Put up stove Pipes at scale House: to Bed at 10. 17: cloudy squaly snow cool: home chore: attend Mail for Wm Lyons. send Bank Money order to H.Y. Pawling for $525 taxes for 1916 on Lot 3. Block 52. Town of Wainwright: sell coal. 18: fine cool: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore load 2 cars stock: sell coal: haul wood from Elevator. got ½ Brl flour {Above it reads: 450 Pd} 19: cloudy rain all day: home chore: read sleep: Put cow in Stable 20: cloudy rain: home chore: read: sell coal: Phone Shulman Wm McGuire Died today: hep Bring Coffin at night 21: clear cold: home chore: got 14 Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at $140: sell B. coal: got shave at Floyds at night 10cts Pd: home {Above it reads: chore} 22:X: clear cold: home chore: dress. Mary & I to Wm McGuire house to his funeral at 2.oclock: service in English Church at 3 Mr Herman Preach: they Buried him at Bolton Cemetry in Duffys chat. home at 5. got in cow: chore: tea at 6 Elmer McClean & G. Lyons in Gibsons lake on Boat Church at 7. Mr Fry Preach. Mable & Pearl there. 23: 23. cloudy mild: home chore: attend to mail for Wm Lyons clean out Henhouse; chore: ship stove to Wm Duffy Parkdale 24, cloudy mild home chore: attend to mail for Wm Lyons: got 2 letters from J.H.C. from England: chore. 1916 139 Oct 25: cloudy mild: home chore: weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore ship 2 cars sell coal: Russel at G. Wilsons thrashing for H. Gibson: cool. �26: cloudy windy cool: home chore: sell coal: chore: 27: cloudy cool: house chore: sell coal: chore: Kill rooster: 28: clear fine: home chore: Deposit J.H.C. Cheque $2000 in Bank. got P.O Money order for $500 to send to England to J.H.C sell coal: got Shave at Floyds 29: fine mild: home chore: walk down track. read. sleep. No church at night. 30: fine mild: home chore: attend mail for Wm Lyons: 31: cloudy rain. misley: home chore: attend mail for Wm Lyons: sell coal: got 31 bags from John McClelland: send 42 bags to Caledon East to Sam White for Nut coal, chore. Nov 1: fine mild: home chore: weigh Stock Jas Gilmore ship 1 can: sell coal. R.L. McFadden came here tonight from Beeton on train; to Jas Scotts chat {Above it reads: wire} 2: fine mild: home chore: Mary & I to Thos Faulkners in Buggy get apples Willie help us Pull them: change mail for Wm Lyons this morning: R.L. McFadden meant went to Beeton G.T.R. 3: fine: home chore: attend to mail for Wm Lyons: Jos Lavery help me deliver Nut coal 4300 lbs Sell coal: got 1. Brl flour at elenator $950 paid: see Conductor small. Potatoes 4: cloudy rain cool: home chore: changes mail for Wm Lyon’s. help Wm Hamilton Bar up car to load wheat. got Jos Kelly cheque $500 {Above it reads: cashed} 5:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep: wash dress: for walk up track to 8th line with Mary: Mable: Pearl. John & Roy: Back at 4. chore. Wallace Duffy home today: girls to church at 7. Steele Preach 6: cloudy cool: home chore: Sell coal: send 36 bags to Tottenham to Lyons for coal for John McClelland: change mail for Win Lyons. old Frank McCauley took Sick at 11 oclock tonight. fell on floor. 7: cloudy cool: home chore: attend to mail for Wm Lyons: chore 8: fine mild: home chore: weight Stock. Jas Gilmore load 3 cars. got in 171 hogs: got letter from J.H.C. from England: see H. McCauley at night Wm Lyons Stay all night with him: I home at 1220 to Bed (1) �9: cloudy cool rain: home chore: to Elevator fill 5 bags oats 1 wheat send Cheque $1655 to Sam White for 4300 lbs Nut coal. Stay with Jos Lavery all night with Frank McCauley sick: cold clear night 10: cloudy cool misley: home chore; I hitch horse to wagon: take 4 Bags oats to Mill get chopped: got 1. Bag bran. 1. Bag wheat from Wm Hamilton $465 Pd: Bring to home: to see Frank McCauley at night 11: fine cool: house chore: change mail for Wim Lyons: Frank McCauley Died at 930 today: chore: sell coal. got turnips in bag at Boyces field. 12:X: fine cool: house chore: change: Put cow put to Bibles. read Sleep: Olive Mable Pearl & John walk to T. Faulkners for ribs willie Bring them all home in Buggy: Mr Bainborough Preach at 7. 140 1916 Nov 13: snow all day little cold; home chore; wash dress: to Frank McCauleys funeral at 130 to service in Methodist Church. Mr Bainborough Preach: they Buried him at Church Hill. chore: write letter to J.H.C. to England.Send Box stuff to J.H.C. to England wire it up in tire Box. 14: fine cool: home chore: change mails for Wm Lyons: Kill rooster for Johns Birthday: Sell coal: chat to Wm Hamilton our John 7. years old today: cold night chore. 15: clear cold: home chore: weigh stock, Jas Gilmore load 2. cars stock today: I make about $350 today. (1) {Between lines it reads: Jas Duff Died today} 16: cloudy squaly cold: home chore: weigh 1 load Hay: 15 cts today 17: cloudy cold: home chore: sell coal: chat to Wm Hamilton 18: cloudy cool: home chore: sell coal: chat to Wm Hamilton (1) {Above it reads: night} George Wilson & Luella Boyce married today in Toronto. 19: cloudy cool: home chore: read Sleep, to Jas Scotts chat in cellar. Richard St John came; home at 5; Girls to church at 7. Mr Bainborough play {Above it reads: organ} Stranger Preach "to give the Baby a chance. 20: cloudy mild: home chore: sell coal: to Elevator chat: home chore �21: cold cloudy: home chore: sell coal: at Elevator help Wm Hamilton Jas Duff Buried today at Alliston: got letter from J.H.C. 22: fine mild: home chore: weigh stock: Jas Gilmore Ship 2 cars Make about 250 today: took Duffys cow to Wm Boyces Bull 23: cloudy rain mild: home chore: sell coal: in Elevator chat to Wm H. 24: cloudy Blustry snow Blow: home chore: to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton 25: cloudy Blustry snow cold; home chore: Pay F.N. Leavens Bill into the Imperial Bank $450: and $1184 for A. Sanderson & Son Caledon East my Insurance Premium in Confederation Life for $100000 for year 1917, chore: to Floyds at night get shaved. 10 Pd: got 4 ½ lbs Pork at {Above it reads: E Younges} 26:X: cloudy cold: home chore: Mrs Duffy & Elmer & Joy: & Ivan Lavery here for Dinner: Muriel Audrey Frank & Kenneth Campbell: here for tea no church here tonight: Churchill had anniversary sermons 230 8:7 cold 27: cloudy cool: fine: home chore: mind Roy: Mary & Olive washing Write letter to J.H.C. to England: chore: fine mild: 28: fine warm: home chore: to coal House cut some wood handsaw to Boyces field for Bag of turnips: home for dinner at 1210 got R. St John to file saw: cut wood and clean out coalhouse 29: cloudy mild: home chore: weigh stock: Jas Gilmore load 2 cars make about $300 today: rain at night: Stranger took Carbolic at {Chuck gate} 30: cloudy mild: home chore: clean off Big Scale: sell coal. Dec 1: cloudy cool: home chore: got 2070 lbs Baled Hay from Jack Matson Baled 25 Bundles: got in 19. 95 {Above it reads: B lbs}. Potatoes from Jas Pettit at 180 Per Bag Paid $3570: make out E.H. Younges Bill. 1916 141 Dec 2: fine cool: home chore: Pay taxes to L. Taylor $2108 Sell Potatoes sell coal: help Put lumber in Elevator: Bradley unload Enjine. to Floyds after tea got Hair cut & Shave 30 cts Pd: fine night. �3:X: cloudy cool: home chore: read sleep: for walk around Pond. Stranger Preach at 7. House Lyons drive him around. 4: cloudy mild: home chore: change mail for Wm Lyons: rain at night. Brampton Bunch here in Hall Show Pictures: children out. 5: fine mild: home chore: Change mail for Wm Lyons. chore 6: cloudy mild windy: home chore: weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore ship 2 cars today: make about 400 today, Elgin Patterson and Edith Lundy Married today 7: cloudy snow mild: home chore: help Wm Hamilton unload Middlings & Russell help: chore. windy at night: 8: cloudy mild rain at night: home chore: help Wm Hamilton and Russell finish unload car Bran at noon: sell coal: at home afternoon make out Bills: gave Conductor Small 1. Bag of Potatoes and Jos Quinlan 1. Bag for services done. Rain 9: cloudy Blustry cold: home chore: John Hazzard & G. Jackson go North today in car with 1. cow. 2. Horses. 8. Pigs & Hay & Etc. cold. got Shave at Floyds at night 10 cts Pd: Kill 2 roosters for Sunday. My 57th Birthday: to Bed at 11.oclock. 10:X: clear cold: home in Bed till noon: had 2 roosters for Dinner at 2.oclock: tea at 5. Children to Church at 7. Mr. Bainsborough Preach & Play no choir: 11: cloudy cold: home chore: to scale repair rack. and Russell split wood: got letter from J.H.C. from England. Mabel & Pearl to Parsonage at night Practice for xmas: snow. Mr Norton from Brampton call here. he was at G. Burn’s. 12: cloudy Snow all day cold: home chore: sell coal. cold 13: cloudy cold: home chore: weigh Stock Jas Gilmore ship 1 ½ car today: got in 24 Bags Potatoes into Bank cellar at 170 4135 14: cloudy cold: home chore: telephone "Weaver Coal Co." for a car of Nut coal for immediate delivery: at $925 F.O.B. 15: clear cold: home chore: help Russell haul wood home from Elevator in wagon: help Wm Hamilton at Elevator. cold �16: clear cold: home chore: Pay Wm Hamiltons Telephone Bill $330 in Bank to Elevator chat: Russell at Wm Bibles thrashing: to Floyds at night got shave {Above it reads: 10} 17:X: clear cold: home chore: children to Church at 1030 Rev. quaife Preach at 1030 & 7 at night: S.S. Anniversary Sermons: W.J. Faulkner here for tea. 18: clear cold: home chore: Wm. Bible finish thrash: Jos Lavery help us haul Straw from Wm Bibles for Bedding: sell coal. 142 1916 Dec 19: fine cold: home chore: weigh steer for Wm Dowling: sell coal got in 20 Bags Potatoes at $170 into Bank cellar: got load hay concert in Hall at night. Laurie family there: good crowd 20: fine cold: home chore: weigh stock: Jas Gilmore load 1. car today: got in 8 Bags Potatoes at 170 into Bank cellar: snow at night: 21: cloudy mild: home chore: got Horse shod: Russell to Jas Jones Mill for 1. cord Slab wood 150 Paid: I got Blank Papers from R. Matson 22: Snow & Blow; home chore: take Nominations at School for Village to school at night 730 only 3. there No meeting: Postpone till Saturday night at 730. home chore. Albion Council returned today. 23: cloudy cold: home chore: sell coal: Deposit J.H.C. Cheque $20.00 for Dec month in Bank to his credit $111.00 in now: got Nominees to resign all But 3. John Campbell: Floyd Henderson: William Trevin. Elected Trustees for Police Village of Palgrave for the year 1917. 24:X: cloudy cold snow at night: home chore: Children to Church at 7. Rev. Bainborough Preach: Snow & Blow at night. 25: clear cold: home chore: had chicken for dinner. then we all went for sleighride Fred Horse in Sleigh; home at 5. tea W.J. Faulkner here for tea: had chicken for tea: then we all went to Wm Duffys to see Mother: chat: home at 9:30 cold night. Russell to Bolton. 26: clear cold rain at night: home chore sell coal at Elevator help Wm Hamilton truck Barley: chore: 27: cloudy: fine warm: home chore: got letter from J.H.C. from france. School meeting at 1030. I was Chairman, home at 12. got 2. loads Hay from John Matson. Sell coal. �28: fine cold: home chore; to Elevator fill last of our oats 6. Bags got. 1. Bag corn: 1. Bag Buckwheat: 1. Bag Bran. $650 paid: left all in {Above it reads: Elevator} write letter to Mrs. Simon Gower: to Weaver Coal Co & Lehigh Valley Co 29: clear cold: home chore: Russell help. Jos Lavery to unload car corn for Wm Hamilton: I fill in National Service card & mail it 30: clear cold; home chore: took chop to mill, got Shave 10 Pd. 31: clear cold: home chore: Jersey cow came in this am. work at calf get it dry: sleep in Bed: chore: clear cold. Steele Preach 1917 Jan 1: fine mild: home chore: got letter from J.H.C. from France. I answer it & Mary put in some & Pearl & John: see Mother. 2: fine mild: home chore: get Bank Book fixed up: got out $10000 cash; Put in $100 each for Pearl John & Mabel: to Elevator chat 3: snow: mild fine: home chore: to Duffys chat to Mother home for tea 4: fine mild: home chore: Russell help me cut hardwood Boards at coal house: carry Boards into other Ben: take affidavit Wm Hamilton car {Above it reads: wheat} Sell 1. Bag Potatoes: home at 5. chore: E. Ewart Pay account. 1917 143 Jan 5: cloudy rain: snow Blow: home chore: carry water from Brl to cistern. E. Argent took away our calf in Sleigh $600 Paid: chore. cold at night. 6: clear fine: home chore: fill 1. Bag Potatoes in Bank Cellar: got 3. Bags coal from Mrs Wm Duffy: sell coal. at Elevator: chat: home Jim in. 7:X: clear cold: home chore: Russell go to Toronto on C.P.R. at 7 train. I take castor oil: Children to S.S. at 11. Sleep: Soup for Dinner. read Book: W.J. Faulkner & Mrs Nicol in: Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach. �8: clear fine: home chore: mind Roy Mary & Olive wash: weigh sow for E. Snell: sell coal: chore; at Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton. send $200 to B.H. Spence for Pioneer for 1917, & 100 for temperance. 9: fine mild: home chore: Roy & Olive sick: to Elevator got 2. Bags of corn $500 Paid: help fill corn: got 30. Bags potatoes at 170. chore {Between lines it reads: Leonard Taylor & Irene Hutchinson Married today at Caledon East:} 10: clear very cold: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore load 2 cars stock today: car Nut coal came today: make about $300 today. 11: clear very cold below Zero: Start unload car 61437 Nut coal got ½ of Thos Stanfield & team: Jos Lavery & W.J. Faulkner at it. I weigh. 12: clear cold: home chore: unload at car 61437. Nut coal had 42 ton of tonight: Thos Stanfield with team: Jos Lavery & W.J. Faulkner at it 13: cloudy snow mild: home chore: finish unload car 61437. Nut coal at 3 oclock. Thos Stanfield with team; Jos Lavery & W.J. Faulkner help. I pay Stanfield $1080: W.J. Faulkner $500: snow at evening home. Sign papers for Mrs Bainborough at noon. Deed of Property. got letter from J.H.C. McMahon from France today. 14:X: cloudy cold: home chore read: Rev. Bainborough Preach at 730. Wm Duffy in chat got 18.Eggs: chore cold night. 15: fine cold: home chore; Collect coal Bills: change mail for Wm Lyons he had cold: One G.T. Passenger cut off today 16: clear cold: home chore: weigh Hay for W. Thompson: Send Draft $31850 to Weaver Coal Co Buffalo N.Y. for car 61437 Nut coal: got Jos Lavery help me get 650 lbs B coal for Wm Hamilton: and Bring 2. Bags corn & 1. Bag Bran. & 1. Bag Potatoes up to house: Jos took some of our dry Blocks. Chore 17: Stormy cold: home chore: change mail for Wm Lyons; to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton & Wm Wray: home chore. windy. 18: snow Blow cold: home chore: got in load wheat. in Duffys chat {Between lines: R. Dounan Buried today.} See Mother: home chore: Rob Allan & Melville came here tonight. 19: fine cold: home chore: Rob Allan & Melville here. chore. �20: clear cold: home chore: weigh load Hay C. Robb to Wm Lyons: help Wm Hamilton Put up Pipes: Jos Lavery & Jos Dolan: got in 7. Bags potatoes in Bank cellar $170. 21:X: Snow Blow cold: home chore: sleep on couch: chore: Children to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach: Melville Allan here: to bed at 930 cold. 144 1917 Jan 22: snow Blow cold; home chore; weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore load 1. car. 47 hogs. 5. cattle; make about 100 today. 23: clear cold: home chore: fix Horse Stable Posts: got 1. Bag Buckwheat Paid 190: Sell coal: Melville Allan go to Binghams today. 24: fine cold: home chore: Jersey cow sick. Wm Lyons rub her neck with turpentine & oil: sell coal: Myrtle Gilmore & Arty McGinty Married 25: clear cold: home chore: give 20 coal Bags to J.B. Campbell. cold 26: cold fine: home chore: order car for Potatoes: Bags not here yet. Bob Allan here: Dave Matson here got 2. Bags potatoes 450 Paid. Mrs Albert Rowley & Edna in chat. Olive in bed sick. 27: Snow all day: home chore: Miss Hutchison & Bolton here: chore 28:X: fine cold: home chore: read sleep: children to Church at 7. Steele preach. I to Duffys see Mother. Duffy house today: Duffy & W.J. Faulkner in chat. 29: mild rain fine: home chore: in house mind Roy & churn for Mary. (1) Phone & write Shulman about 400 Bags: write R.O. Petman about coal. Sent letter to J.H.C. McMahon to France: & letter to Russell to Toronto. Robert Allan & Melville came here tonight at 9. all night 30: fine mild: home chore: got $50000 Cash out of Bank today: got in 38 Bags into Bank Cellar at $200: Deposit J.H.C. Jan cheque $2000 in Bank: W.J. Faulkner here chat: R. Allan go to city C.P.R. 31: snow: fine cold: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore Ship 1. car got in over 90. Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at $200 Phone farmers �Feb 1: clear cold: home chore: Jos Lavery to C.P.R. Station with horse & Sleigh for 400 Empty Bags: Start fill in Bank Cellar. W.J. Faulkner help Jos Lavery: got in 3 loads at $200: very cold night. Willie here {Above it reads: all night} 2: clear cold very cold: home chore: W.J. Faulkner & Jos Lavery fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar afternoon: very cold Keep fire in Back 3: Stormy very cold; home chore: Storm all day cold: Sell Bag coal. W.J. Faulkner here for tea: Pay Jos Lavery $500 today. to Date. 4:X: clear cold: home chore: read Sleep: Church at 7. Rev Bainborough preach. Mary to Duffys see Mother home at 915. milk chore. 5: cold Blustry: home chore: give out Bags for Potatoes: to Elevator get. 1. Bag flour 1. Bag Bran 1. Bag shorts: Jos Lavery & R. Rowleys team 6: fine cold: home chore: got in 2. loads Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 200. got 20000 cash out of Bank: Jos help me fill some. 7: clear mild: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore Ship 2. Box cars: got in 155 Bags potatoes into Bank Cellar at 200. 8: cold Blustry: home chore: sell 4. Bags Potatoes at 220. Mary cut her hand on lamp chimney. Bad cut. cold 9: clear very cold: home chore: to Duffy's see how Maggie was & See Mother: Jim Kidd Bring Bags home: chore. W.J. Faulkner here for tea. 1917 145 Feb 10: clear very cold: home chore: take oil stove & coal stove to Refrigerator car. Pay Jos Lavery to Date: Rob Allan & Nellie & Melville Alice Olive Baby Maber came here tonight from Toronto: and Russell came home tonight from Toronto. Cold. 11:X: clear cold: home chore: Nellie & 4. children here: Rob Allan go to Binghams last night: Russell here all day: to see Mother at Duffys: Bainborough Preach at 7: {Above it reads: cold} �12: clear cold very cold: home chore: Jos Lavery keep fire in Bank, Cold. Russell go to city at 930. G.T.R: our Roy Baby sick tonight: 13: clear cold: home chore: set up fire in car for potatoes. coal heater & 2 coal oil lamps: all night: Nellie & Children here. 14: clear fine: home chore load car 19451. P & R. Put in 375 Bags in Bags: T. Stanfield haul with his team. and Jos Lavery & W.J. Faulkner help him: let car go at 8. took out stove & coal oil lamps: Willie help me; weigh {Above it reads: 1 car} Stock. Ship car 19451. to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst st city 15: fine mild: home chore: get Jas Scott to fix scale Door Lock. got in 14 Bags Potatoes at 200: Old Jas Jackson Buried today & Mrs Alex McElwain 16: cold Blustry: home chore: Bob Allan & wife & family here all night. Sell coal: in Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton: Bob Allan & Jas Scott 17: fine windy mild: home chore: weigh load Hay 15cts: got in 19. Bags potatoes at 240 per Bag: got Shave at Floyds 25cts Paid: Bob Allan take Nellie to Binghams. 18:X: clear cold: home chore: to Duffys Mary & I see Mother chat: home at 530. church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach: children all have cold: none to Church 19: cold Blustry snow: home chore: snow Blow: Pearl had rash wash feet 20: clear cold: home chore: got in about 80 Bags Potatoes at $250 Per Bag: got $40000 cash out of Bank: got Shulman cheque tonight $90280 for the car of Potatoes: 19451. P & R: Mabel Allan 1. year old today: Jim in chat 21: fine cold: home chore: Jos Lavery & W.J. Faulkner fill potatoes in Bank Cellar: got in 150 Bags at $250: order Refrigerator car: chore: W.J. Faul {Faulkner} {Above it reads: all night} 22: fine cold: home chore: Jas Lavery & W.J. Faulkner: Bag Potatoes in Bank Cellar: had 300. filled tonight: got in 2: loads at $250: chore. 23: fine rain: fine mild: home chore: got in 34 Bags potatoes at $250: Jos Lavery clean ice out of Refrigerator car: R. Allan & Alice in chat. chore. 24: fine mild: home chore: got $90280 for Shulman cheque: set up Stove in car and 2 coal oil lamps: Bob Matsons & Floyds: got Shave �25:X: cold Blustry snow: home chore: Keep fire in car all day: in Duffys Chat. Duffy home: see Mother; church at 7. Steele Preach 26: cloudy rain, showry fine: home chore: load car 2: 46694. G.T. Ref put in 400 Bags at 250 Per Bag. ship to L. Shulman & Co Toronto at $310 Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave: Thos Stanfield haul with his team: Jos Lavery & W.J. Faulkner help him: H.H. Matson put in 87. Bags at 285. 27: fine cold: home chore very icy: Pay Tom Stanfield $400 & H. Matson $24800 {Below it reads: tonight} 1917 145 Feb 28: fine cold: home chore: weigh stock for farmers: Jas Gilmore load 2. cars today: make over $300 today: Mar 1: fine cold: home chore: to Elevator chat: got Shulman cheque $124000 for car 46694. G.T. 400. Bags at 310 F.O.B. Palgrave: Phoned to stop Buying: 2: fine cold: home chore: split some wood: chore: G.F. Stewart & Patterson go home. 3: clear cold: home chore: Deposit J.H.C. Cheque $2000 in Bank today: and L. Shulman & Co Cheque $124000 for car Potatoes: got Jos Lavery help us get. 5. Bags soft coal for Wm Hamilton: got. Bag Bran & Bag wheat 2 Bags Potatoes to home: Pay Jas up $300: got Shave at Floyds 15pd: Nellie here. 4:X: cloudy cold: home chore: Olive. Mabel: Pearl, John. & Olive Allan drive to Tom Faulkners for spare ribs Dinner. Fred Horse & Sleigh: W.J. Faulkner came home with us at 5: Mother & Mrs Duffy here: Bob Allan in chat. W.J. Bingham in chat after Church: Bainborough Preach at 7. Nellie here {Above it reads: to Bed at 11. (1)} 5: Snow & Blow N.E. Storm: home chore: Nellie Allan & Mabel & Olive here: Mary & them visit Mrs Duffy & Mother for tea: chore cold: shovel snow: 6: fine cold: home chore: Shovel snow at home & at scale; weigh hay: got load Hay from John Matson: Nellie & Baby Mabel visit at Zimmermans: here all night. 7: clear cold: home chore: weigh stock & Hay: Jas Gilmore got ½ car, I. attend to Elevator got in 170. Bushels wheat Elcie McCauley Married to {Above it reads: Maynard tonight} �8: fine mild: home chore: weigh hay: fill 27. Bags for T. Stanfield in Bank Cellar: Pay John Matson $9300 cash for Hay & wood to Date. 9: fine mild: home chore: Tom Stanfield had 27. Bags Potatoes at 730 go to city. Jos Lavery take 4. Bags to Station for J.B. Campbell: weigh hay chore. then Bob Allan & wife & family leave here at 440 for Cedar Mills C.P.R. with W.J. Bingham in Sleigh to go to Toronto: chore. 10: cloudy mild. home chore: weigh coal for J.B. Campbell. Big Coal. got Shave at Floyds 10 pd: thunder & lightening & snow at night: train late 11:X: cloudy misley: home chore: read sleep: Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach. 12: fine cold: home chore: finish weigh coal for J.B. Campbell 18 ton 1230 lbs to Elevator get 11. Bushels oats in {Above it reads: 5} Bags paid $770 leave them there: home chore got Bag of Sugar from R.J. Lavery $790 got Big fish at Ed Younges. 13: fine cold: home chore: split some wood: Rev Bainborough & wife in tonight chat I gave him the Secretary Book for Trustee Board: 14: fine cool: home chore: to scale clean around it: chore. 15: fine cool: home chore: Frank Dolan split wood. I Pile it in. 16: fine mild: home chore: Help Wm Hamilton unload car Bran & shorts Frank Dolan & Jos Dolan help: home at 6. chore: car 75515 came {Above it reads: today} 17: cold Blustry: home chore: Pay J.B. Campbell $12312 Freight on car coal. {Between lines it reads: 50 Pd} Tommy Rowleys sale today: sell coal of car: M. Ruston & Abe. Armstrong 75 18:X: Blustry Snow Blow: home chore: read & Sleep: Children to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach: Hilda Pulford in chat: 1917 147 March 19: cold clear: home chore: Start unload car 75515. D.L. & W. nut coal got out 27 tons today: T. Stanfield haul. Jos Lavery & W.J. Faulkner. �20: fine mild: home chore; finish unload car Nut coal: mail Bank Draft $26600 to The Weaver Coal Co. for car 75515 D.L. & W: Pay the men for unloading {Below it reads: today} 21: fine mild: home chore; weigh stock; Jas Gilmore load 1. car. had wild Heifer: 275. got letter from J.H.C. from France. Jack Lavery in Pay for coal $540 chore. 22: fine mild s. wind: home chore: got oat chop from mill; Pay Wm Hamilton 645: for T. Faulkner: shorts: Settle to Date: chore. 23: cloudy rain: home chore: weigh load Hay: Olive & W.J. Faulkner got to Toronto C.P.R. at 7. this a.m: read sleep: chore rain all afternoon. 24: fine mild: home chore: Deposit. J.H.C. March Cheque $2000: and $50000 cash for us: got 5. Bags at $250 Sell Some: William Faulkner here want Potatoes. 25:X: fine mild: home chore: Mother & Elmer Duffy here for Dinner: Mother for tea. Mother & Children to Church at 7. Steele Preach; Olive in Toronto. read chore. 26: fine mild: home chore: mind Roy: Mary wash: fine rain at night. 27: cloudy rain windy: home chore: weigh Hay for T. Stanfield: home: got Hair cut {Above it reads: & Shave} 28: windy cold: home chore: give 8. Bags Shorts to Wm McMinn at Elevator. W.J. Faulkner came home from toronto CPR at 11. here for Dinner: write to {Above it reads: J.H.C to France} 29: fine cool: home chore: split wood. W.J. Faulkner help me to Put sleigh in & Put Box on wagon: Mary sick in bed cold. chore. 30: fine cool: home chore: weigh 2 loads Hay for Dave Rowley: chore: girls in {Above it reads: Edna Rowley: lilly & Olive B} 31: fine mild: home chore: weigh load Hay for J.B. Campbell: got Shave 10 pd: (1) April 1:X: cloudy mild rain: home chore: sleep read: 2. women at school lecture 2: cloudy rain all day: home chore: Ella Webb in Pay for coal: Mrs Lyons in chat 3: fine mild: home chore: Mary wash: We clean out henhouse: chore 4: fine mild: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore ship 1 ½ cars. Make $275 today. �5: cloudy rain snow: home chore: sell 2 Bags coal & 1/2 bag potatoes pd 235 6: cloudy snow: home chore: sell coal: 1. Bag Bran. Russell came home from Toronto tonight: league concert in Church: Roy & I stay home 7: clear cold: home chore: sell Potatoes: get 17 ½ lbs Pork: Olive came home from Toronto: G.T. at 630: I got Book today 65 cts pd: got Shave 10 pd. 8:X: Easter fine cool: home chore: Russell go to Toronto at 6:45 C.P.R. Mother here for Dinner: Children to Church at 7. Bainborough {Above it reads: Preach} 9: clear cold windy: home chore: Olive go to Toronto C.P.R. at 645: Mary wash & Churn: Mother here for Dinner & tea: sell 2 tons shorts: chore. 10: fine cool: home chore: collect some: Pay Wm Hamilton $8600 Vida Coulter from Caledon East & Mrs J.B. Campbell in chat (1) 11: fine milder: home chore: Ship 27 Bags 60 lbs Potatoes to Griffin Bros. Brampton; got 2. Bags Bran from Elevator: write to Campbell {J.H.C.} to France. 12: fine cool: home chore: Ship 15. Bags potatoes to H. Couse Cookstown at $275. F.O.B Palgrave: Pay Wm Hamilton $390 for 2. Bags Bran Per Bag 148 1917 April 13: fine cool; house chore; sell coal; attend to Elevator; Lemon load car of potatoes here today; got letter from JHC. from {Repeated: from} {Above it reads: in hospital} 14: fine cool; home chore; Mother here for Dinner; Lota & Bolton 15 X: fine cold: home chore: read sleep: Children to Church at 9 oclock {Above it reads: Bainborough Preach} 16: fine cool home chore; weigh load hay; fix scale cut off. chore 17: fine mild: home chore: send 2 Bags Potatoes to Wm Cowan at Milton; Jake Gould got 28 Bags {Above it reads: 300} 73lbs Potatoes for R. Smith Bolton: write letter to J.H.C. to France. chore: Jos Lavery split {Above it reads: wood} �18: fine warm: home chore: weigh stock. Jos Gilmore ship 1 car: chore 19: fine mild; home chore; take 9. Bags Potatoes to Station for J.B. Campbell for Cheltenham: got 2 bags coal for R. Matson & 2 Bags for Alf Gipson, got 2. Bags flour for ourselves $1050 Pd. chore. 20: fine warm: home chore: Jake Gould get 29 Bags & 25 lbs Potatoes for Robert Smith Bolton at $300 Per Bag $8780 had cold. 21: fine warm; home chore: on couch had cold: Mother here for dinner & tea: Pay Wm Hamilton $2000: to Floyds got shave 10 cts Pd 22 X: fine warm; home chore; read sleep; Mary & Mabel Pearl, John Roy to see Mrs Jas Burns: Duffy in chat: Church at 7. Robert Smith Preach 23: fine warm; cool; home chore: send list of 20 names who Enlisted to the enterprise for Honor Roll: got letter from JHC, in English hospital: 24: clear mild: home chore: weigh 1. load hay; mind Roy for Mothers wash write letter to J.H.C. to France: chore: Deposit $7472 in Bank 25: fine windy cool: home chore; weigh Stock: Jas Gilmore ship 1. car. got letter from Olive from Toronto. rain at night cool. 26: cloudy cool: home chore: Sell 1. bag 60lbs Potatoes 500 chore cool 27: fine cool: home chore: Myra Duffy home today; chore; 28: cloudy cool: home chore: Deposit $2000 J.H.C Cheque in Bank walk down track. chat to Wm Wray & Wm Hamilton at Elevator Miss Hutchinson & Bolton here; Frau Robinson Died yesterday {Above it reads: at 4.} 29 X: cloudy mild: home chore; help Mrs. Duffy at Mare foot. sleep {Between lines it reads: W.J. Faulkner in chat after Church} read: Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach; Mabel & Pearl go. 30: cloudy fine; home chore: finish dig garden; Mary Plant help Mrs Duffy; fix Minn’s sore foot: chore. rain at night May 1: cool cloudy windy; home chore send 1. Bag Potatoes to city to R.L McFadden 596. Brock ave Toronto. send card to Olive write letter to J.H.C to Newcastle & letter to H.C. Brigham �2: windy cold: home chore: help Mrs Duffy fix Mare foot. chore 3: cold windy; home chore: mind Roy. Mary wash; chore: 4: fine; weigh load Hay; sell 16 Bags Shorts: got measure cleaned out of yard 5: cloudy rain: home chore: to Elevator help Wm Hamilton empty 2. Bens wheat: to Floyds got hair cut & shave 30 cts Pd Deposit Smith Cheque $8780 in Bank For more information on Henry McMahon, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Scanned Manuscript UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> {black cover} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1</h2> 1911 {Diarist draws straight vertical line down the page to separate the date and entry} {Diarist writes above line} November {diarist resumes writing on lines} 27 fine mild home chore: got in some Potatoes at "125 into cellar to Station meet John Nicol "Daughter" funeral at 9. oclock. our lined car returned tonight: at Station for up train Mother and Olive did not come. got letter saying not coming till later " {Diarist uses " symbol instead of writing the name of the month again} 28: cloudy rain: cold: home chore: Start load car 22.12380 G. T. R. lined (3) got in 2 loads at $125: chore: 29: cloudy fine cold. home chore: loading at car 22.12380 G. T. R. lined (3). 366 Bags in tonight. got 1. Pig from Joe Gilmore 200 lbs: W. J. Clarkes Sale today: clear cold " 30: cloudy cold: home chore finish load car 22.12380 G. T. R. lined (3) Cut in 551 Bags at 1 {?} : Ship car to Order Imperial Bank. to G. H. Rudd Carlkdale at $130 Per Bag H. O. B there Draft $68800: W. J. Faulkner went with car at 3 oclock at night: took Pig for H. W. Haldon 160 Dec 1: cloudy cool: home. chore. Campbell drive to Jims in Buggy for 2 little Pigs I fix Mrs Coulter's storm Door: got in 25 Bags at $115 in Bank Cellar " 2 cloudy cold: home. chore. got in 2 loads at $110 in Bank Cellar: got $20000 cash in Bank " Mother & Olive came home from Paisly tonight had W. J. Faulkner came home from Toronto. I pay him up tonight. " 3:X: fine cold: home chore: to S.S. at 1030 Collection 67 cts. home at 12. Duffys in chat: Lizzie in chat. Mother here: chore: we all went to Church at 7. oclock Mr Steele Creach good Sermon: home at 9. milk chore " 4: cloudy cold: home chore: took coal to Jas Buruis: got in 60 Bags at $115 & $110: Send Cheque $1245 to A. Sanderson "Life Insurance Premium one {?} $100000 in Confederation from Dec rst 1911 till Dec 1rst 1912." to Church at night arrange for Christmas anniversary for s. school order 500 Printed Envelopes from F. N. Leanius $125 order 2 cars coal{diarist wrote above text in smaller writing} Nut & stone {diarist resumes writing on lines} " 5: fine mild. home chore. sell ton hay to Wm {short form for William} McGuire $1600 Paid sell coal. got in 2 load Potatoes at $115: Sell car Potatoes to Dixon Bros Hamilton by Phone today at $132 cts Per 90 lbs F. O. B. Hamilton to be shipped next week. Mary to Dr Reynars to Ladies Aid: Mother here: Pay Wm Boyce L. C. Dues $106 " 6: fine mild: home chore: got Refrigerator car: Joe Lavery & J. H. G. take out ice: set up stone in it. I fire it all night. got $1254 out of Bank for Mrs Coulter Pay John Clarke for L. C. Pig 132 lbs $1254 cash: got $30000 out of Bank for myself " 7: fine mild: home chore: loaded car 23. 1100 N. Y. D. Refrigerator Line all in Bags: 425 Bags in weight. Ship to C. M. McCallum at $130 Per 90 lbs F. O. B. Brampton: car left on 82 at 5. oclock " 8: fine mild: Home chore. fix Churndash for Mary and help her to Church: got in cellar 50 Bags at $115 Per Bag: Herb Palmer got R. Baxter Bags in a mistake and left his in cellar: Mother at Lizzies all day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>2</h2> 1911 {Diarist draws straight vertical line down the page to separate the date and entry} {Diarist writes above line} December {diarist resumes writing on lines} 9. cloudy mild: home chore: Campbell took Bags to H. Palmer and get R. Baxters: took 4 Bags Potatoes to Mrs. White 120 got in 23 Bags at 115: got Shave & haircut 25 Paid) tory Meeting this My 52nd Birthday had Big rooster. Mother Lizzie Maggie here " {Diarist uses " symbol instead of writing the name of the month again} 10X cloudy mild: home chore: to Church at 7. Mr. Lunan Creach took the connectional fund Subscription got over $2300 gone $200 home at 9. Milk. write letter to Mrs Simon Gouver: {?} " 11: cloudy rain all day: home chore: Election Day. Charters and Smith: Charters had 81 votes here & Smith 17: chore Pig Mary's Dues 76 cts & Ladies aid Bill & Saffath {?} reading to P. McCullum write letter to Dixon Bros and to Mrs Long. about Potatoes " 12: cloudy mild: home chore: start load car 24. 12380 G. T. R. Lined (4) haul from Cellar & got some in 289 Bags at $115 & $120: to Board Meeting at Parsonage to see about fixing Hall: home at 1030 mild: "13: cloudy mild: home chore: finish load car 24. 12380 G. T. R. Lined (4) Put in 409 Bag F.O.B. there: I went on 82 with car got to Hamilton at 730: to Arlington Hotel all night. to bed at 10 " 14: fine mild: in Hamilton: see Dixon Bros. gone B/L. and sign Draft $50892 to Imperial Bank & told them to give me credit in Bolton Branch for $50892: Bought New Back faud {?} & Brechine harness from Jolley $800 Paid cash: to Station at 3. got ticket $170 Met G. Hamilton: house to Palgrave {diarist writes above text} at 630 {diarist resumes writing on line} on train told Dixon Bros to send me: {diarist writes in between lines} (snow at night) {diarist resumes writing on line} Box oranges 275 & 10 lbs Nuts. " 15: cloudy mild. home chore: got Straw from Wm Bibles for Bedding Put on new harness first time: Council met at Eli Clarkes. to Election Pay W Hamilton $430 in full to Date: get him to figure on material for Hall help Mary Churn: to Parsonage at night to Board Meeting. home at 10 " 16: cloudy misley. home chore. around home: chore: at Duffys chat. got Shave {diarist writes above text} at floyds " 17X fine mild. home chore. to S.S. at 10 30 Steele not there. I attend to it Collection 52 cts: Settle to send $500 to Sick Children's Hospital and to send for 1912 supplies this week home chore: dinner at 4 oclock. chore we all went to Church at 7. Mr Lunan Creach good sermon on Enock walked with God: had after meeting write letter to W. McMahon Paisly. and fix up Cheque for Sick Childrens Hospital $700:$500 from S.S. and $200 for Myself: and Order Supplies for 1912. from Wm Briggs. home at 9. Milk & feed: to bed at 10. (1) in </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1911 December 9. Cloudy mild: home chore: Campbell took Bags to H. Laluwa and get R. Baxters: took 4 Bags Potatoes to Mrs White/ got in 2 3 Bags at 1.15: got Shane I haircut 2.50 {illegible}) Tory Meeting This my 52nd Birthday had Big rooster. Mother Lizzie Maggie {illegible} 10X Cloudy mild: home chore: children to S.S Collection 50 cts: chore mother here: to Church at 7. Mr Luman Preach : took the connectional fund subscription got {illegible} $23.00 & gave $2.00 home at 9. Milk. write letter to Mrs Simon Gower: {illegible} 11: cloudy rain all day: home chore: Election Day. Charlers and Smith: Charlers had 81 votes here & Smith 17: chore day Mary’s Dues 76 cts & Ladies aid Bill. & Saffatt reading p{illegible} write letter to Dixon Bros. and to Mrs Long. about Potatoes 12: cloudy mild: home chore: start load car 24.12380 G.Y.R. Lined (H) haul from Cellar & got some in 289 Bags at $1.15 & $1.20: to Board meeting at Parsmage to see about fixing Hall: home at 10:30 mild : 13: cloudy mild: home chore. finish load car 24.12380 G.Y.R. Lined (H) Put in 409. Bags at $1.15 and $1.12 Ship to Dixon Brothers 406 Bags at $1.32 Per Bag Y.O.B. there: I went on 82 with car got to Hamilton at 7:30: to arlington Hotel all night. to bed at 10. 14: Fine mild: in Hamilton: see Dixon Bros. gave B/L. and sight draft $508.92 to Imperial Bank & told theme to give me credit in Bolliou Branch for $508.92: Bought New Back foud & Brechiu harness from Jolley $8.00 paid cash: to station at 3. Got ticket $1.70. Met in Hamilton: home to Palgrant at 6:20 {illegible} told Dixon Bros to fund (hour at night) we: Box oranges 2.75 & 10 lbs Nuts. 15: cloudy mild. home chore: got straw from law Bifles for Bedding But in new harness first hive: Connect me at Eli Claslles. to {illegible} pay {illegible} Hamilton $4.30 in full to Date: get him to figure out materials for Hall help Mary Church: to Parsouage at night to Board meeting. home at 10. 16: cloud miley. home chore: around home: chore: at Duffy chat {illegible} get Shane 17.X. fine mild. home chore. to S.S at 10:50 Steele not there. I attend to it. Collection 53 cts: Settle to fund $5.00 to sick Children’s Hospital and to fund for 1912. Supplies this week home chore: dinner at 4. Oclock. Chore we all went to Church at 7. Mrs Luman Preach good Sermouon Enoek walked with God: had after meeting write letter to W. Memahou Paisley. and fix rip cheque for Sick Children Hospital $7.00: $5.00 from S.S. and $2.00 for myself: and order supplies for 1912. From Lain Brigges home at 9. Milk & feed: to bed at 10. (1) in </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>3</h2> 1911 {Diarist draws straight vertical line down the page to separate the date and entry} Dec 18: clear cool. home chore: take 3 Bags to Station for P.B. Campbell. get in some Potatoes at $115 Pay Jim for Potatoes & 2 Pigs: send for the Supplies for S.S. for 1912: send Cheque $700 to Sick Children Hospital. Send Cheque $375 to Dixon Bros for 1 Box oranges & 10 lbs Nuts: send Cheque $500 to T. Raton Go for coat for Hannah McGaddeu 39 argyle Street Toronto: make out some Accounts: sell Hay & coal: chore: " 19: fine mild. home chore: haul 3 load coal home: give Wm Hamilton some coal: got Bag corn for beans {?}: got in some Potatoes at $115: chore: " 20: clear fine: home chore: Ship 5 Bags Potatoes to J. Coleman Milton at $125 Per Bag F.O.B. here on weightfreight in his Bags: got in 30 Bags Potatoes at 115: J H.C. weigh Stock: chore: got $40000 out bank Lent William Duffy $10000 cash today for a few days. " 21: cloudy mild: home chore: take 970 lbs coal to Jas Burn's: chore fill some Potatoes in cellar. chore. got letters & cards from M Gowen " 22: foggy mill: to home chore: to Nomination in hall & to {?} home for tea: to Hall at night for Police Village Speeches: see N.G.Henderson: fill in Paper for Wm Duffy Me Wm Share. milk. " 23: cloudy cold: home chore: up at 6. Mary & Russell Mafed {?} Pearl John went on G.T.R. to Parkdale. grave Sherriff Henderson $100 for Some Charters for Couservator for 1911. home chore got in 26 Bags Potatoes at $115: J.H.C. went G.T.R. to city tonight & get shaved at Floyds: home chore: Olive & Masel Bible here. " 24X cloudy mild: home chore: Olive & T here: Dress to Church at 10 30. Rev Mr Marshall Preach to Children: Collection #437 home at 1130 chore: Olive & T to Duffys for Dinner Mother there: chat house: in {?} chat: home chore: Myrna Duffy Olive & T had tea: then to Church at 7. Rev. Marshall Preach good Sermon: Collection $836: home at 830 chore: Myrna here {diarist writes above text} all night " 25: fine mild. home chore: get ready. Olive & T walk to Cedar Mills on C.P.R. {diarist writes the number 95 twice above abbreviation} to Parkdale at 930 to H. McFadden's for Dinner all of us there. and R. MeGaggart. & Bruce upstairs: Hannah in Pants had goose. Duck & chicken: Olive & T home on C.P.R. at 820 at night Duffy meet us at Cedar Mills with Buggy: house chore milk. " 26: cloudy mild: home chore: write to John A Bell New Lowell offer $1400 for car No 2. Hay. write letter to R. Blain MP. to G. Robinson $1600 Paid he took 1325 lbs and to get 675 lbs more got 2 ltoads Potatoes at $110 chore: J. H. C. came home tonight. telephone to C.H. Rudd. he to call me. tomorrow between 12 & 1. east wind sleet on rain: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>5</h2> 1912 {Diarist draws straight vertical line down the page to separate the date and entry} Jan 7X: clear very cold stormy 18 below Fers: home chore: Keep fire in car and fire Wm Hamilton Office: to S.S. at 1030 I Superinlind {?}: Collection {?} home chore Dinner very cold fire car: to Church at 7. Mr Lunan Creach Sermon about {?} year resolves: good time: to car all night " 8: Cloudy snow cold: home chore. take wood to Potato car: Ship car 26. 9805 G.T. lined 362 Bags at $115: to A. McKinnon at $126 per 90 lbs F.O.B. Toronto. went on weightfrieght at 12. go to Toronto at 740 in car Keep fire in car all night. cold night. " 9: cold stormy below zero. in Toronto fire call all day & all night " 10: very cold below zero. in Toronto fire car all day all night " 11: clear very cold stormy. in Toronto fire car all day and night " 12: clear cold. Start unload car some froze. got out 2 loads. Keep on fire up to 39 argyle for while had cocoa {?}. to car all night cold " 13: clear cold. in Toronto finish unload car. got 'Cheque' $41670 for car 26.9805 G.T. lost $1000 on this car. got Shane. home on C.P.R. at 8. Campbell meet me. tied. to bed at 1130 (1) cold night " 14X: clear cold. home chore. to S.S. at 1030 Collection 49 cts. house chore. Mother & Myrna up chat. Mary & Mother to Church at 7. I stay house with children. Mr Lunan Preach. home at 830. I milk (1) " 15: clear cold. house chore: Campbell weigh stock. I help Mary wash: Sell coal: Pay L. C. Forester Dues for Jan 1912. to Mrs John Clarke for the first time to her: chore very cold night " 16: clear cold: home chore: make out Bills: core. very cold " 17: cloudy milder. home chore: got Straw: got coal: Sell coal. got A. McKinnon cheque $41670: cashed in Bank. concert Groupe Tonight" " 18 cloudy mild misley: home chore: fix lining in car Put in Paper & floor. got in 38 Bags at $120 Keep fire in car & office: very cold night: car Hay came {diarist wrote above text} (228 W.C. came) " 20 clear cold. squaly {?}. home chore: unload Hay: Sell Some: got in 53 Bags on cat at $120: to Floyds got Hair cut & Shave: fire car " 21X clear cold: home chore: to S.S. at 1030 Mrs Lougford & Jennice. Fuller K Wilfrid & W.J. Faulkner here for tea: chore {diarist wrote under line} fire car to Church at 7. Mr Lunan Preach: home chore milk. J.H.C " 22 fine mild: home chore: finish load car 27. 12380 G.T.R. Lined 6 Put in 393 Bags at 120. Ships to Order Imperial Bank to Dixon Bros Hamilton at $147 there: Pay J & C & Sam {?} to Date: Mr Shulman in tonight: I get ready to go with car to Hamilton: {diarist draws line around text} there at 1145 to " 23 cloudy mild: to Hamilton with car Potatoes to Dixon Bros: {diarist draws line around text} {illegible}: 55750 {diarist writing on new line now} Bank with B.L. & Draft: leave Key of car with Dixon: home on train 615 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> == 6 == 1912 {Diarist draws straight vertical line down the page to separate the date and entry} Jan 24: clear fine: home chore: sell coal & Hay: weigh stock: cold. got $20000 cash in Bank today: got John Clarke cheque cashed " 25: clear very cold: home chore: haul {?}080 lbs Nut east to Eli Clarke. got in 9 bags at 120: Sell 1 Bag at 125 cold " 26: clear very cold: home chore: get Straw at Jim Bibles: sell coal got in about 60 Bags at 120: sign Papers for R. Matson: J.P. I got in 18 Bags Potatoes at !125: got Shaved at Floyds. 10 00 Paid " 28:x: clear cold: home chore: to S.S. at 1030 Collection 60 cts. home chore Dinner read: then hitch Fred to sleigh: Mary and Olive: Russell: Mabel: Pearl: John & I all go for Sleighride around by Ballyeroy to Jims: chat warm: drive home at 530 chore: to Church at 7. Reg. Conner Creech. Big crowd " 29: misty {illegible}: home chore: sleet fall: to Duffys chat. got $205 from Duffy and he gave his Note for $20000 for nine months from Jan 1rst 1912. at 6. Per cent Interest until Paid: home at 10 o.clock. mild night. "30: mild cloudy: home chore: got in some Potatoes at $135 car 12380. Came Back from Hamilton: lining torn up: Paid Jim B. Campbell Freight $210 on car: to Church at night appoint see & show {?} teachers. home at 10. oclock. " 31: cold clear: home chore: fix up car start load car 28. 1238 G.T.R. Lined () got in about 200 Bags: in car from 130 fire up till 630 in a.m. Feb 1: clear cold fine: home chore: finish load car 28. Put in 527 Bags: Ship to L. Shulman 57 siding Bathurst Street at $1<u.35 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Toronto. Pay $140 for all three: had Joe & Sam help me: Pay them up tonight " 2: cold Blustry: got to Toronto with car Potatoes for L. Shulman and Started to unload. got out 175 Bags: to H. McFaddens. with Butter. to car all night " 3: clear cold. in city. unload car 28. 527 Bags got a Cheque $79105 for car Potatoes from L Shulman {?} men drunk. his man got hit on Bathurst Bridge. to 39 Argyle all night. got Shave at Barber's " 4:X: clear very cold: at 39 argyle. Bob McGaggert & I go to high Park to see slides. Big crowd there. Belle Davis at 39 for tea: Jack McNeil there. chat. sing till 1030. Bruces there " 5: clear cold: leave 39 argyle at 630 Bob. to Parkdale with one on train to palgrave at 930 cold. sore hands in house all day. Potato car returned. Phone to Buy. J.H.C to Adjala concert </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>7</h2> 1912 {Diarist draws straight vertical line down the page to separate the date and entry} Feb 6: cloudy mild: home chore: Start load car 29. 12380 G.T. Lined (8) got in 96 Bags at $150: my arms sore: Mr Coldwell here chat:. " 7: cloudy mild: home chore: finish load car 29. 12380 G.T. Lined (8) Put in 391 Bags at $100: Pay Joe Lavery to Date & Dave Jones: I went with car at 820 ride to Toronto 8: clear cold: in Toronto: Sell car to L. Shulman at $165: Start to unload car got 225 Bags off. to 39 argyle for tea: had 16 Eggs had cup Cocoa at 10. to car at 57 Siding all night. 9: clear very cold: in Toronto: finish unload car at noon 389 Bags. settle up with Shulman. got Cheque for our $62960: Dinner with him then to 39. argyle for Basket. give Mrs H. McFadden $500 for to get 100 Bags to Parkdale Station meet Jas Scott & Martin Mack {?} on Lucas Street: and see Hughy & Bob. at Station: on G.T. train to Calgrove at 640 home: cold 10: clear very cold 30 below zero: home Put Shulam Cheque $62060 and Alfred Rogers Cheque $4800 for concert Sax in Bank. $189520 now in Bank Sell some Hay $375 Paid: Campbell Put coal oil stove & lantern in Bank cellar. Sell some coal. to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton: to Floyds got Shave 11:X: clear cold. home sore wrists. Children to S.S. at 1030 Collection {diarist writes above line} 49 cts Dinner at 3. Beans: tea at 6. Wallace here: Mary L. Campbell. Olive Russell to Church at 7. Mr Lunan Preach: I stay with Children 12: clear cold: home chore: got 15 Bushels Oats $720 Paid: sell hay. 13: fine milder: home chore: sell coal. Pay Joe up to Date: car Hay come from Burks falls Pay freight $1100 chore: got Sleigh fixed. got 5 Bags oats chopped at J. Mclean's 25 cts Paid: Myrna in chat at night write nine letters for Mary with Brayer. Oh Lord Jesus. We implore thee. 14: fine mild. Home chore: Unloading Car Hay from Burks falls. Pay $13685 for car Hay: Freight $2200 Sell Hayat &1600: Start load car 30. 12380 G.T.R> Lined (9) got in 72Bags at $150: chore Mary. Campbell Olive Russel at Larsonage League Party tonight 15: cloudy mild: house chore: finish unload car 108261 Erie Hay. load at car 30. 12380 G.T. got in 413 Bags tonight at $150: mild. 16: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 30. 12380 G.T. lined (9) Put in 523 Bags at $150: Ship car to L. Shulman at $165 Per Bag F.O.B. Toronto: I went with car. Broke down at Sligs Swamp. got to Georgetown at 1. oclock at night. 17: fine mild: got to Toronto, and took out 75 Bags Potatoes out of car off floor. to 139 argyle with Eggs & Butter. had tea and stay all night. fine night no fire in car. 18:X: fine mild day: in Toronto at 139 all day: R. McGaggert & I go for walk t car at Bathurst Street and up John to Lucas to 139 tea. read sleep. all night no fire in car. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> == 8 == 1912 {Diarist draws straight vertical line down the page to separate the date and entry} Feb 19: fine mild: in Toronto. to car at 730 unloading car 30. got out 475 tonight: to 39 arglye all night - - 20: fine mild: in Toronto. to car at 73- finish unload car 30 at 10 oclock 12380 G T. then Pat Gary help me take out lining out of car 12380 G T. and put it in 11630 G.T. got finished at 1 clock. to Shulman got cheque $83350 for car of Potatoes. to 39 argyle: Mrs. Clegg {?} there: then walk to Parkdale. on train G.T.R. to Palgrave at 630 home at 7. {?} McMinn on train & Miss John Campbell. write up to date & Book: Macy Watson & J. Faulkner in 21: cloudy snow & blow: home. Put Shulman check $83350 in Bank got $50000 cash out: write letter to alfred Rogers for price on cement. to R.G. McFerran about hay. to G.W. Rushton Hamilton quote car $175 Per 90 lobs F.O.B. Hamilton: snowstorm East {diarist writes just above text on slant} cold. {Diarist resumes writing on line} 22: Snow Blow Stormy cold: home chore: drive Olive & Russel to school read sleep: chore: J.H.C. went for scholars at H.R. Jones in Pay 1100 23: clear mild: home chore: haul snow out of our yard on {?} to Elevator give Wm Lyons Oats. about Little Break road 2. Snow Plows go through: roads Badly shifted. 24: fine mild house chore. Sell coal. got in 28 Bags at 150 to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton. got Prices for grain: 25:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep: Mary & I. Olive Russel Mabel Pearl John & G. Lyons & {?} Bible go in Sleigh to John Storeys $ to coal Shed for ride. home: chore supper Mother here for tea: We all went to Church at 7. Miller there. I left I went to Duffys: S.S. collection 67 cts today 26: cloudy snow Blow: home chore. sereen Nut coal in Shed. Put fire in office at Elevator: order car Hay from R.G. McFerran Burks Falls at $1425 Per ton F.O.B. Palgrave write letter to Ivellie {?} McMahon Paisley: Mother here tonight 27: Blustry cold windy. home chore. Joe Lavery help us line car 11630 G.T. got 1 end done: telephone to G.H. Rudd & Shulman write letter to W. Buchanman Powassan for Hay. 28: clear cold: home chore: finish line car 11630 G T. got in 700 Bags at 100 {diarist writes under line in small text} mother here {diarist resumes writing on line} telephone to Dixon Bros. attend to Elevator: write to world Soud 6 coupons{?}: 29: clear mild: home chore: haul Potatoes to car. had 356 in tonight at $150: got Straw at Bibles: Sell car Potatoes to Dixon Bros Hamilton at $165 Per 90 lbs there: Settle up with Wm Hamilton to {diarist writes above line} Date {diarist resumes writing on line} March 1 fine mild: home chore " finish load car 31.11630 G.T. Put in 584 Bags at $150 Ship to order Imperial Bank to Dixon Bros at $166 there: Put lot in cellar: Pay Jas Lavery up $600 order 3 cars Hay tonight: to Potato car all night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1912 == 9 == {Diarist draws straight vertical line down the page to separate the date and entry} March 2: clear cold. left Palgrave at 4 a.m. with car Potatoes got to Hamilton at 1130 Dinner at John Blake Arlington house: then to see Rushton at 268 york Street. then to Dixon Bros leave Bill: then to see James Dunlap. to cat Put in fire & put coat lantern and {?}: to Dixon Bros give him Key of car to fire car: Put Draft in Imperial Bank $93600 to Station house on G.T. train at {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} 630 {diarist resumes writing normally} <dl> <dd>X:3: clear cold. house chore: to S.S. at 1030 Collection 57 cts home Dinner Mother here read sleep: for walk to Station with Mabel Pearl John: tea chore: all to Church at 7. Mr Lunan Preach. home milk. to bed at 10. cold night.</dd> </dl> 4: clear cold. house chore. to scale house sell coal and get 1 Bag corn & 1. Bag wheat from Wm Hamilton Paid 380: sign some Papers for Robert Watson tonight. 5: clear cold: house chore: got in 79 Bags at 150: toke coal to B. Junjgs {?} got $10000 from R.J. Lavery cash {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} Mary Pettit Buried today {diarist resumes writing normally} Mother & Mary to Ladies Aid at John {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} McCleans {diarists resumes writing normally} 6: clear cold: home chore: got in 115 Bag at $150 got 40000 out of Bank. W.J. Clarke & Boys left with 2 cars for Feulon {?} "Man" today: 7: fine mild. home chore: got in 50 Bags Potatoes at 150 chore to Dr Reynar's at night. chat to Inspector Galbraith 8: Squaly mild: home chore: got in 40 Bags at $140 got car Hay Sell some of car at $1750 9: clear cold. home chore: unload at car 19148 G. T. Hay. and Pay Imperial Bank $13842 for it & J.B. Campbell $2200 freight and Pay Imperial Bank $13660 for another car {diarist changes ink colour from green to black} 64198. C.N. {diarist changed back to green ink} 10:x: fine cold. home chore. to S.S. at 1030 I open & close. Collection 80 cts home dinner: to English Church at 7. Mr Lunan Preach. home at 830 chore 11: fine cold: home chore: finish unload car 19148 G.T. Hay. and Start load car 32.11630 G.T. lined Potatoes got in 196 Bags in car today car 64198. C.N. Hay came today. Pay Freight $2200 on Hay {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} 210 for Potatoes {diarist resumes writing normally} got $40000 by Express from Caledon East tonight. from Imperial Bank. 12: cloudy snow mild: house chore: load car 32.11630 G.T. lined Put in 412. Bags at 140 & 1<u.50: ship car to L. Shulman 57 siding Toronto at 160 F.O.B. there. Campbell went with car at 1130 cold. 13: clear cold. mild: home chore: weigh Stock: Start unload car 64198 C.N. Hay Joe Lavery help me: Campbell in Toronto with car 14: cloudy mild: home chore: finish unload car 64198 C.N. Hay at 2 oclock haul coal & coal oil: got 6 Bags corn filled at Elevator Paid $1075 chore got in 20 Bags Potatoes at $130 into Bank cellar: Campbell in Toronto with car Potatoes. chore. Paid Joe Lavery up to Date $500 tonight: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> == 10 == 1912 {Diarist draws straight vertical line down the page to separate the date and entry} March 15: cloudy snow & Blow all day: Big snow Storm: home chore: read Campbell came home this a.m. on G.T. Sow deep: chore. 16: clear fine: home chore: Shovel snow & Sell coal: roads Bad got Shave at Floyds: home at 8. Maise & Eliga Watsom in chat. 17:X: fine mild: home chore: read sleep. Children to S.S. at 2030 Collection 63 home all day. to Church to 7. Couover Preach. Lunan at R. Rose's 18: fine mild: home chore: help Wm Hamilton in car oats unloading sell at 53 cts: Start unload car {diarist changes from green to black ink} 63874. C.N. {diarist resumes writing in green ink} Duffy & Joe Lavery haul off car at $1750 Pay J.B. freight $2497 Mrs Robert Rose Died today: J.H.C. to Parsonage to Party. 19: fine mild: home chore: help Wm Hamilton at oats: then finish unload car 63874.C.N. Hay Put 86 Bales in Elevator: Duffy and Joe Lavery help us: Pay Joe to Date $200 chore Pearl sick cold. 20: clear cold: home chore: Pearl sick. Pay Powasaan Draft in Bank $16625 for car 63874 C.N. Hay: help Wm Hamilton {diarist writes under line in smaller text} at {illegible} {diarist resumes writing on the line} load Barley: sell Hay. chore. cold night: A. McMaster Dead 21: cloudy snow & Blow: home chore: wind Pearl Sick. Sleep: car 76550 Ny n H H. Nut coal came and we unloaded it: and sell some car 71672. L.V. Stone coal came: I Pay Freight on Both cars: and write order to Eatons for goods $4357 cold clear: 22: clear cold: home chore: Ship coal to Caledon East in Bags $80 Send Cheque $4357 to Eatons for goods: send Cheque $22923 to Lehigh Valley coal Sales Go for 2 cars coal. car 76550 Ny N H H Nut coal & car 71672 L.V. Stone coal. Sell coal & Hay. Joe Lavery help us all day: cold night. 23: clear fine: home chore: sell coal & Hay attend to the Elevator Hamilton not down: sell lot of hay. 24:X: fine cold: home chore: Children to S.S. Collection 67 cts: all of us go up to Mother for Dinner Horse in sleigh: only Campbell stay at home: chat: home at 5. cold night: I stay with Mable Pearl John: Mary & rest to Church at 7. Mr Steele Preach: home at 8. chore: cold night. 25: fine mild: home chore: got in some Potatoes at $140 and sell some coal & Hay: in Duffys chat at night. 26: cloudy snow: home chore: got in 1 load Potatoes at 140 Sell some coal & Hay: no School meeting tonight J. Rolly not here 27 fine mild: home chore: at scale weigh stock sell Hay: Deposit $10899 got in Potatoes at $1<u.40: chore: No school meeting Rolly not over. 28: fine warm: home chore: sell hay got in Potatoes at 140: got Joe Lavery & W. J. Faulkner to kill our 2 little Pigs. Pay them up had school meeting here tonight. about getting teacher: Rowley De Boyce. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1912 == 11 == {Diarist draws straight vertical line down the page to separate the date and entry} March 29: clear cold: windy: home chore: start load car 33.11630 G T R lined 12: haul 209 from Bank cellar with Duffy. team: got 10.80 {diarist writes in small text above line} {?} lbs {diarist resumes writing on line} from John Zimmerman at 145: Joe Lavery & Sam Jones help us. 30 {diarist wrote under date before margin line} got goods from Eatons: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 33.11630 G.T.R. lined 12. Put in 409 Bags at 1.45 here: Campbell went with cat at 3 oclock. ship to L. Shulman 57 siding Toronto at $155 there. got Shave settle up with Joe Lavery $300 & Sam Jones $225: Deposit $10000 cash 31:X: fine mild: home chore: to S.S. at 1030 Collection 64 cts. home read sleep chore Dinner: to Church at 7 Mr Lunan Preach on union home at 9. chore milk. colder tonight to bed at 10. April 1 cloudy mild snow: home chore: haul 15 Bags Rye from Station to Elevator on sleigh for Wm Hamilton: Boroow $2500 from R.J. Lavery: I lend John Rowley $7500: Mrs Wm Faulkner from Allison came here at 3. Mary got Paper at Store: cut up 2 Pigs & Put meat in cellar. Mr Lunan in chat. W.J. Faulkner here for tea: chore: mild: Grandma Faulkner here {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} all night {diarist resumes writing normally} 2: fine mild: home chore: leave Mrs Faulkner at G.T. Station She went to Centreville: haul 18 Bags Rye from Station to Elevator for Hamilton: help Mary Paper some upstairs: Mother came today. 3: clear cold: house chore: haul coal. Help Mary Paper upstairs finish room: Mother here help us: I Phone for Hamilton about Oats. 4. cloudy mild: home chore: to Elevator. help at car Oats and sell coal got in 25 Bags today at $145: sell coal Campbell deliver: Meeting in here tonight. John Rolley & Wm Boyce about getting Teacher: 5: fine warm: home chore: Mabel Pearl & I to G.T. Station at 9 oclock to meet Mrs McFadden & Hannah come from Toronto: home with them at 10. chore: Dinner at 1230 read sleep: went down to R. Watson office. he gave me "Cheque" for $7500 {?} loan to John Rowley for Teacher: Mother went to Duffy's: tea chat. sing to bed {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} at 1030 {diarist resumes writing normally} 6: fine mild: home chore to Station. took coal to A. McClean: Deposit Shulman Cheque in Bank $60712 : got $7500 cheques cashed & $466 cheque cashes: Bobby McFadden came tonight C.P.R. 7:X: clear cool: home chore: to S.S. at 1030 I open & close. & Collection for Missions $268 gone to Mrs Wm Boyce: home read sleep. chore. all to Church at 7. Mr Lunan and Kirkland there Kirkland Preach. good crowd. home chore. 8: cloudy mild: home chore: Bob McFadden went home to Toronto CPR this {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} am {diarist resumes writing on the lines} 9: snow mild: home chore: dress to Toronto by G.T.R. at 12. Meet J. Rowley at Tremont House at 1230 Teacher Ames {?} did not come: to Kempts {?} for dinner To Wm Patterson's chat: to University look for Ames {?} not there: to 39. argyle for tea: Hannah & Gramma home this a.m.: all night at 39. Walter there </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> == 12 == 1912 April 10: cool fine: at Toronto walk to Parkdale Station G.T from 39 argyle house on train at 930 fine coal. chore. Missionary Collection here $500 11: rain: then fine warm: home chore: leave Mary & Pearl & John to Station to go to Centreville on train to Jas Barrys. Mother went with them. {?} Olive home wash dishes & get Dinner: chore: to Station at 6 meet Mary and Pearl & John & Mother: L. Shulman up tonight want car Potatoes. 12: fine warm: home chore: to Station see Shulman off: then home help Mary churn: read Sleep: to shop chat: to Station see Stranger. home tea: write letter to Jas Sproal {?}: {diarist changes to black ink} Bags came from T.C. Blain Hammont {diarist changes back to green ink} 13: fine warm: Start load car 34.11630 G.T. lined. Put in 238 in sacks: Pay $150 for 11 Bags: Joe Lavery help me. Pay him {diarist writes above text in small writing} 300 {diarist resumes writing on the line} 14:X: cloudy rain: home chore: all to S.S. at 1030 Steeles there: Bertha: Collection 76 cts: home chore read: all to Church at 730 Rev A.E. Lunan Preach. good after meeting 15 fine warm: home chore: finish load car 34.11630 GTR lined 13 Put in 351 Bags: Ship car to Order Bank of Toronto milton to T.C Blain Hammont at $170 Per 90 lbs F O B here. Send Draft $59500 to Bank of Toronto at Milton for to callet. Pay up Joe Lavery to Date $100: home chore: fine warm: 16: cloudy cool: home chore: wire to Powassan for 2 cars Hay at $1500 Per ton F.O.B. there: Phone Sam Beatty Alliston no Potatoes. 17: fine cool: home chore: dress to Alliston on C.T.R. {?} Laurence Coulter on tran: to see Sam Beatty & Mrs Austin {?} car of Potatoes offer him $160 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Alliston: See Parker H. Norris: Jas Mullen: John Willaims: Wm Walker: Dinner at Lindoor House Home on train at 730 tea chore Mother here. 18: clould mild: home chore: got Draft from Bank of Toronto for $59500 from Milton for car Potatoes T.C. Blain Hammont: read sleep to Duffys at 3. help cut wood Bugy (?} {illegible}: home chore: Marel {?} Bible & John {illegible} in & Mrs Coulter. chat. 19: fine mild: house chore: take lining out of car 11630 G.T.R. {?} it on Bank: Help Duffy finish cut his wood: move machine to {?} 20 frosty: fine: home chore: cut our wood in forenoon and then cut Wm Bibles wood in afternoon. W.J. Faulkner run engine: then Mable & I go to Floyds got Shave. Russel got Hair cut. Put Blain Hammont Draft in Bank $59500 fine night: 21:X: fine warm: home chore: all us to S.S. at 2030 Bertha Steele there. Collection 85 cts: home Dinner: for walk read sleep all us to Church at 7. Couover & Bertha Steele officiate Big crowd: home chore: then Mary & I over to J Watsons chat to Jones & Mary & Mrs Coulter till 10 oclock. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 1912 == 13 == {Diarist draws a straight vertical line down page to separate the date and his entry} 22: cloudy fine warm: home chore: drive Isaac Watson & Macy Watson to Cedar Mills C.P.R. Station at 8. oclock with our House and Henrys Buggy: home chore: attend to Elevator and help Mary wash and chore: Oliver Watson sick in Hospital at Toronto: our Campbell at F. Argents cut wood all day today: W. J. Coulter and wife & Belle came on up train: I lend Mrs Duffy $3000 23: snow cloudy windy cool: home chore: do Watsons chores they all in Toronto: got in 13 Bags at $160: Eli Clarke start for west tonight 24: cloudy cool: home chore: attend to Watson's Stable: got $12500 out of Bank. lend Wm Duffy $10000 chore: Isaac Watson and, Eliza came home tonight from Toronto: Mrs Coulter & I over chat: I do the chores: T. Stinson out with expert. 25: fine warm: home chore: around town: give Wm Hamilton 1. Bag Potatoes $165 Paid: Wm Lyons Pay $1000 on account today. $800 left 26: fine cloudy misley fine windy: home chore: Put car lining in cellar & Part in coal shed: chat to Wm Hamilton & Jefferson at Elevator: to Duffys chat at night. he gave me $10000 Back tonight: Duffy & Mrs Jas Burns took Maggie Barry to Minnies today. 27: cloudy cold: home chore: took 8 Bags Oats & 1 of corn to mill get chopped. around town. attend to R. Watsons shop: got in 8 Bags at 175 & sell 4 Bags for $700 chore: 28:X: cloudy cool: home chore: some one go through G.T. Station last night: I split wood at home: I attend to Elevator 30: fine warm: home chore: attend to R. Watsons shop. Pay Draft in Bank for car Hay 73725. N.y & N.H. $15918: Campbell weigh stock: Bob Watson came Home from Toronto tonight fine coal Joseph Lavery split woof for us at house May 1: fine mild: home chore: help Mary & Mrs Coulter Paper Big room upstairs Campbell & Joe Lavery Pile wood in shed: Burn stuff in coulters garden 2: fine warm: home chore: help Mary & Mrs Coulter finish Paper room send 12. Dozen Eggs to 39 argyle Street Parkdale to H.McFadden Joe Put Manure on Coulters garden & Plow it with {?} Plow W.E. Scott Detective here got warrant for Thomas Bovin for Breaking into G.T.Ry Station and stealing tickets: chore cool 3: fine warm: home chore: Plow Frank McCauleys garden: help Mary wash. drive to G. Irwins get 2 Pigs $500 Paid: got in 7 Bags Potatoes at $160: W.E. Scott got Thomas Bovin at Regan's. he got the Railway tickets. and took him up to Barrie with him tonight </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> == 14 == 1912 {Diarist draws a straight vertical line down page to separate the date and his entry} May 4: fine warm: home chore: to Elevator sell oats for Hamilton got in 7. Bags Potatoes at $160 : help Mary to chore: get Straw at Bibles for bedding: got Deed for Lot 3. Block 52. {?} tonight: John Rowley & Wm Boyce in Trustee Meeting. fine 5:X: cloudy mild: home chore: to S.S. 1030 Collection 78 cts home chore Mary & I for walk down to arch Back to scale house into the Elevator look around for (1) home sleep Dinner at 530 all to Church at 7. Mr Lunan Preach. home at 830 to Bed (1) 6: fine warm: home chore: Phone Limehouse for 200 Bushels lime at 20 cts per cut: and write him also: Chore to Durham for cement. sell oats for Wm Hamilton: Ship 7 Bags 540 lbs Potatoes to Toronto to A. Armstrong 267 Pape Ave at $175 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. here. send one Bag {diarist writes just above text in smaller writing} 90 lbs {diarist resumes writing on line} to W.J. Coulter Tottenham $170: Write to John M. Hazelton at Winnipeg about Lot 3. Block 52. Winwright {?} offer it for 20000 7: fine warm: home chore: Plant some Potatoes in coulters: sell oats Mind children in afternoon. Ladies Aid here. 22 here for tea. they quilted 2 quilts for Mary $100 Pd: Campbell at Watson shop: 8: fine warm: home chore: sell oats at Elevator: Hamilton down he Paid Commission to Date {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} 400 {diarist resumes writing on line}: dig our garden: help Put out Watsons Stove in cookhouse: dig. chore. Campbell at Watsons {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} sleep {diarist resumes writing on line} 9: fine coal: home chore: fix pen for Mary to set up 4 Hens: sell oats Start unload car Cement 82698. L.V. from Durham Bay $3622 freight to Church at night. Bertha Steele lecture on China. customs 10: fine warm: home chore: finish unload car cement: fix our cistern Sam Jones Help one $150 Paid: gave John Haggard 16 sax cement: then to Dr Reynars at night with Duffy: get out Summons for 12 Jury men to see Tom Agnew {previous underline was in a red ink colour opposed to green} who was found Dead on roadside. wire Powassan for car Hay at $1800 Per ton there at once. 11: fine warm: home chore: to Dr Reynars. got sworn in foreman of Jury to view Body of Thomas Agnew & Place of Death: went there Boyce wagon & Tom Argent wagon: home at 12. warm misley start unload car Hay 73725. N.y.N.H. XH. Pay the Freight $2200 to J.B.G. sold over 2 tons at $2000 per ton: Settle up with Wm Hamilton to Date: tea chore. got Shave at Floyds {diarist writes just above text in smaller writing} 10 Pd {diarist resumes writing on line}: John Rowley & Wm Boyce here trustees see John A. McDonald teacher letter: then went with Wm Duffy to wilsons and Ewarts & Geo Eliotts serve summon's for Tuquest {?} home at 1130 rain 12:x: cloudy rain: mild: home chore: Children to S.S. Collection 47 cts: Dress lunch Mary & I drive to Thomas Agnews to his funeral: Big crowd drive home at 5 rain: to Church at 7. Mr Lunan Preach: home. 13: cloudy misley cold windy snow: home chore: sell hay off car 73725. N.y N.H. got 21 Bags Potatoes at $160 Put in car 73725: chore: collect for A.G.Lunan cold night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May 1912 == 15 == {Diarist draws a straight vertical line down page to separate the date and his entry} 14 14 cold fine cool: home chore: finish unload car Hay: 73725 Start load car 35 Potatoes 73725 N y. N H & H: got in 129 Bags at $160: weigh Stock: got in $20000 cash out of Bank. to Board meeting in Church at 4. Pay Mr Lunan $34335 on salary. home chore. 15: fine warm: home chore: loading at car 35.73725 N y N H & H. got in 223 Bags at $160 Bag then in his Bags: Same Jones help me car 59332 hay came today. got some out Poor staff. 16: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 38.73725 N,y.N.H & H. Put in 255. Bags at $160 Ship to C.W. McCollum & Go Brampton at $172 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave ship on weightfreight at noon: rain 17 {diarist writes under date in red ink} Tuquest: cloudy rain: fine mild: home chore: to Duffy's write out Witness {diarist writes in small numbers above text} 23T {diarist resumes writing on line} Papers for Duffy: finish unload car 59332 G.M.G. & St.P. Hay got Floyd to cut hair & Shave me: wash dress to Hall Jury at Agnew {?} Hall full. Verdict Tom Agnew came to his Death accidently by falling out of Buggy: from the effect of Liquor: home at 11. oclock Mrs Henry Watson & Borden in till Henry came for them. 18 {diarist writes in red ink under date} (6.): fine hot windy: home chore: Campbell & Sam Jones fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar: Start load car 36:59332: C M & St P. got in 173 Bags: Pay Draft $17534 for car Hay in Bank: and got $27985 out of Bank today our {diarist underlines in red ink} Mabel 6 years old today. had party of girls & Boys: home chore. 19:X: cloudy cool: home chore: Jersey not well: Children to S.S. at 1030 Collection 81 cts: see after cow Wm Lyons gave her a Bottle of Laudanum & ginger & warm water: front legs seemed sore: read Sleep: chore: Milk Isaac Watson cow dress: to Church at 7. Mr Steele Preach: home chore. cool. 20: cloudy misley: rain cool: home chore: milk Watsons cow: then Pay freight on line $1600 Sell 1 load 1850 lbs to F. Sullivan finish load car 36:59332.C.M. {ink blot} St P. Put in 243 Bags Ship to Blain & Hammont Milton: 244 Bags at &175 F.O.B. here Billed them for $42700: to Parsonage at night with A. Walker and Lorne Lipsett look up Salary: had cup tea: home at 1030 rain 21: cloudy rain near all day: home chore: Campbell help Wm Hamilton load car Wheat: give Keenahaus 685 lbs Hay: Telephone to Niagara on the Lake to John A. McDonald teacher: see 1/2 acre laid out school ground. Measure Church for Painting: at Annual Meeting of Officers I resigned being treasurer for S.S. home at 930 rain moonlight 22: rain: fine: warm: home chore: sell oats: Start unload car 10025 line got out 4 load: see about Deed for school ground 1/2 acre. Ladies: 23: fine hot windy: home chore: finish unload car 10025 Line: Sell Hay Pay Wm Hamilton 3600 for oats to Date: Sell cement 24 Sax to Jon Haggard: sell </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> == 16 == 1912 {Diarist draws straight vertical line down page to separate the date and corresponding entry} May 24 {diarist writes above text} drive Vida Coulter & children to cedar mills: then took Mary & children for drive {diarist now writing on lines} fine warm: home chore: sell cement & Hay today. got Cheque $44200 from C.M. McCollum Brampton for Potatoes. 25: fine warm. house chore: sell cement & Hay: work in coulter garden Plant Potatoes & corn Beans seeds: Put $44200 & $2107 cheques in Bank: got $226 for Tuquest: got in some Potatoes at $160: got Shave 26:X: fine warm: home chore: all to S.S. at 1030 home lunch at 1230 then Mary & I. Mable Pearl John. drive to Mothers at 230 Duffy and R.J. Lavery there. Mother not well: home at 6. chore: all the Church at 7. Mr Lunan Preach about tempers: home chore: fine night. 27: cloudy warm: home chore: send 2 Bags Potatoes to Wm Gowan to Cheltenham. R.J. Lavery 1. Bag: G.T.R. Johnston 1. Bag: clean up our yard and Plant 2. Chestnut trees & fix up: to Cedar Mills at 730 meet Vida & children Big rain this evening: home at 830 chore. Mrs Duffy in chat. 28: cloudy rain. warm: home chore: Jack Burn's help me fix hole in Stable wall & cement Steps at Back Door: Paid 100 I felt tired & went to bed at 730 tired: fine then rain all night 29: cloudy misley warm: home chore: sleep till 11. not well: up took dose Salts & Cream tartar: clean Marigolds out of cellar: tomatoes & cabbage & corn. Beans: sell Hay & cement: Bob McFadden and his Mother come tonight G.T.R. John Rowley in chat. to bed at {diarist writes above line in small text} 830 {diarist resumes writing on lines} 31: fine hot: home chore: finish up cement at Back door: drive to Tom Webb's with John Rowley see about house for Teacher: home at 3, Make Door for cellar & Put it on: chore warm took Posts up to J. Zimmerman's for Will Lyon's {diarist writes above text in small writing} at cash house {diarist resumes writing on line} got lumber June 1: fine hot: home chore: help Tom Hamilton unload car oats Gave Cheque to Bank for $21228: $3000 for line & 18228 for cement: chore: had wash at night: got Shaved at floyds {diarist wrote above text} (1) {diarist resumed writing on lines} 2:X: cloudy misley mild: home chore: to S.S. at 1030 small crowd. home chore dinner: J.H.C. & Bob & gramma to Church {?} at 3 to Days. Rev C. Longford Preach: chore: Mother here for while: to Duffys: 3 {diarist writes under date} cow in first: fine mild: home chore: help Wm Hamilton clean out Oat car: then Put out horse in Watsons Buggy Meet Ollie at G.T.R. Station at 620 Put Cow in Pasture today: at R. Lyon's on hill: Campbell & Bob McFadden went to Churchville Picnic and Olive went with R.J. Lavery in his Buggy: rain at night: 4: fine cool: home chore: haul John Haggard Lumber& Shingles took foal to Station for Duffy: haul Straw: got cedar Pole & ground Sell Oats at Elevator: about 217 Bushels: got 7 Bags Potatoes 150 5: fine cool windy: home chore: attend to Elevator: Put up Post for clothes lie in cement: Meet Trustees here at night: sign agreement for John A. McDonald for 1 year at 60000 to teach school. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June 1912 == 17 == {Diarist draws straight vertical line down the page to separate the date and his corresponding entry} 6: misley: clear: cold: home chore: attend to Elevator: Denbigh Dilworth here order for next car cement when I require it: drive to Thos Webbs at night with John Rowley rent Webbs House at Palgrave for S. Teacher at $500 Per Month from 1{?} of July {?}: home at 830 cold: chore: J.H.C.at H. Watsons dropping 7: clear cool: home chore: view S. fence with Wray Stewart. Telephone to Blain & Hammont offer what Potatoes we have at $160 F.O.B. here. sell oats 8: cold fine: home chore. Pile up lumber in yard: cut old stuff: Sell oats and cement & 14 Bags Potatoes to Wm Liggett at $165 he Paid $1000 on them Mrs H. McFadden went home this morning & Bobby went home tonight. got Shaved at Floyds: John Rowley & I to Wm Boyces. Trustee meeting. 9:X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: chore: Mother up chat: then Milk cow at R. Lyons: Children to Church at 7. Lunan Preach on {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} bad tempers {diarist resumes writing on lines} 10: fine warm: home chore: at Elevator Sell Oats take in Wheat at $100 Wm Hamilton drive over: got 3. Bags oats: I Pay him $21339 Corn $1600 Pd Sell hay: Campbell haul Stuff for R. Watson. fill Blain Hammont Bags {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} in cellar: {diarist resumes writing on line} 11: fine warm: home chore: up at 430 milk: Ship 60 Bags: 5600 Bags to Blain & Hammont at $100 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave $9060 send him B/L 12: fine mild: home chore: dress on G.T.R. to Toronto. to McFaddens with Butter {diarist writes in small writing on edge of page} 3 lbs {diarist resumes writing on lines} Dinner: to Conference at 2. oclock at Metropolitan: out at 5. oclock. then to 39 argyle for tea. to Baptist Prayer Meeting with Bob & Hannah. Back at {diarist writes in small writing above line} 830 {diarist resumes writing on the lines} 13: fine coal: at 39 argyle Toronto: to Conference at 9. till noon: Dinner at Kempts. to see Wm Patterson. then to conference at 2. till 5. to Risks. then to 39 argyle St for tea: write card home: to I. Watsons chat. to 39 argyle at {diarist writes in small writing above line} 930 {diarist resumes writing on the lines} 14: fine: Stormy: cool: at 39 argyle St: to 268 younge to Risks at 830 he look at my teeth & I took impression: to Conference at 930 till 12. Dinner at Queen restaurant: to Eatons order 2 Pulleys & I wire line 100 ft $110 Pd: to {?} at 1 got Pearl's rug {diarist writes a small 15 above this word}: recipt {diarist writes a small 2 above this word} Books: to conference at 2 till 5. to 39 argyle for tea there all night: Hannah to Grimsby last night with Walter. 15: cloudy rain: fine warm: at 39 argyle. to Risks at 820 he Pull 7 teeth for me to Conference at 950 till 12: to risks at 1230 got my teeth and Pay him $800 for all: took car to argyle at 2. oclock. rain: to Parkdale at 340 took G.T.R. home to Palgrave at 630 mouth very sore: {?} tonight 16:X: fine warm: home sleep till 12: mouth very sore: Children to Church at 7. Couover talk. chore to bed at 9. mouth very sore: 17: fine cold: home chore: sell Oats: got in Potatoes at $130 cool. 18: fine cool: home chore: Sell Oats: got in Potatoes at $125: send 15 cts to Mrs Blauche Johnston Barrie: write letter to Mrs S. Gower. cool 19: fine warm: home chore: drive Olive to Bolton: to Miss Bouar's: got Olive New shoes $1<u.35 had Bob. Watsons horse & Buggy: got Shores at Dicks: home at 230 help Wm Hamilton to unload car Oats: Pay him $10710 today: got in Potatoes at $100: Sanderson in chat </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> == 18 == 1912 {Diarist draws a straight vertical line down page to separate date with his corresponding entry} June 20: {black ink} fine warm: {diarist switches to green ink} home chore: sell oats: Elevate oats: Campbell Put R. Watson twine{?} in Elevator; sell Hay: haul R.J. Lavery Shingles: Insure house Stable and Drive House & coutouts of all in the Loudon {diarist switches to red ink} Mutual fire insurance C. for $130000 for 3 years from 23rd of June: for $556 1st $355 2nd $355 3rd year: Paid him $356 today: Women's Institute met tonight: Duffy {diarist writes the word refrigerate above this line and switches back to green ink} 21: fine hot: home chore: Sell oats: oil Buggy: Phone to L. Shulman Toronto about Potatoes he said he Pay $150 Per Bag: I drive to Bolton for Olive to Bonar's Pay $175 for her Board: home at 7. got in Potatoes $130 22: fine hot: home chore: loading car Potatoes 38.69006. N.y.C.&H.R. Putin 383 Bags at $130 haul 189 Bags from Bank cellar: R.L. McFadden Shovel: Russell hold Bags: Campbell & I haul: Wm Lyon's help awhile. Ship car to L. Shulman Toronto at $150 FOB. Toronto: got Shave and hair cut at Floyds 25 cts Pd: very tired to Bed at 11. 23:X: fine hot: home chore: home all day: Children to S.S> at 1030 dinner read Sleep: wash dress (1) upstairs: chore: Church at night Lunan Preach Campbell drive Wilbert Thompson to Tottenham today. hot. 24: fine very hot: home chore: feeling sick: took Salts: got in some Potatoes at $100 Per Bag: write up Books: Campbell Shingles for R.J. Lavery: Phone to Blain & Hammont: gave Wm Duffy Cheque $10000 for one month at 5 Per cent Interest: lent R. Watson $5240 tonight to Pay Couover Salary: Paid him up to date: warm: 25: fine hot: home chore: varnish {?} for Mary: fix camp chair Sell oats: Campbell to Caledon East Garden Party: Mary and Pearl & John & I drive to Mothers at 7. oclock took Bannanas oranges Cheese & Chocolate candy: {diarist switches to red ink} Mother 82 Years old today {diarist switches back to green ink} drive home at 1030 fine moonlight: R.L. Mcfadden here. 26: fine: misley: cool fine: home chore: weigh stock sell oats: get Shave then drive to Wilson Dukes to Garden Party with R.J. Lavery his rig Big crowd good time: home at 1030 fine night 27: fine Hot: home chore: Sell Oats and got in Potatoes at $100 28: fine Hot: home chore: unload car 64918. C.M. & St P. Cement 460 sax Sell oats cement: goto Garden Party at night Ladies Aid. got $4720 Richard Blain there. good crowd. fine night. 29: fine hot: home chore: Sell oats & cement. Mrs. Roadhouse corpse came to Mrs Coulters tonight: & old Mrs Storey came off to: chat to folks. 30:X: fine cool: home chore: to S.S. at 1030: home dinner: Wilbert & Belle Coulter here: W.J. & wife at Mrs Coulters: chore chat to town: will: & Jas Proctar. hitch wills horse at J.B. Campbells: milk cow: to Coulters {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} home at 11 {diarist resumes writing on line} with Mary chat July 1: fine day warm: home chore: to Mrs Elizabeth Roadhouse funeral to Bolton Cemetery: Mrs W.J. Coulter with me in our Buggy: home at 2 Dinner: Bunch of young People here from Toronto. with Mrs H. McFadden: they all went Back tonight. chore: (14 of them) </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1912 == 19 == {Diarist draws a straight vertical line down page to separate date with his corresponding entry} July 2: fine dry warm: home chore: haul Potatoes from cellar to car 61. Bags got some in. Pay $150 Per Bag: 156 Bags in car tonight: sell oats Mary at Ladies Aid at Bob Jones: got tent money $2449 total $7169 3: fine dry warm: home chore: Pay Mrs. R. Lyons $200 for cow Pasture to Date finish load car 39.300719. G.T.P. Put in 198 Bags at $150 Ship car to L. Shulman 57 siding Toronto. to Sell on commission. send cheque $195 to Bolton Telephone Go for June Messages: Mrs H. McFadden went home to Toronto on G.T.R. tonight: our Mabel went with her. 4: fine day hot: home chore: sell oats: Keep in Shade very hot. Put Fred in R. Lyons tonight. Shulman call on Telephone Potatoes down. 5: fine very hot: home chore: sell oats & concert: Book up: very hot: 6: fine very hot dry: home chore: sell oats: Campbell drive to Webb's see about scrubbing house: I Deposited $20000 in Imperial Bank today: chore 7:x: fine hot: home chore: Children to S.S. at 1030: read sleep: Children to Church at 7. Lunan Preach: hot night. Church outside. 8: fine hot: home chore: sell Cement & oats: chore: Mr McDonald Teacher had tea & stay all night with us. rain at 11. oclock {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} to Bed (1) {diarist resumes writing on lines} 9: fine hot: home chore: help Teacher John. A. McDonald move stuff from car to Webb's House: done at 9. sell oats: haul 2. Barrels water for Eliza Watson: 1. for McCauley: 1. for T.C. Wolfe: chore: very hot. 10: fine hot: home chore: dress. Walk to Cedar Mills. to Parkdale on C.P.R. see L. Shulman about Potatoes: get 12 weigh Books at Wilkins $100 Paid see Patterson: 207: Belknap. on car to 39. argyle at 330 rain: windy: rain heavy at Parkdale at 6: on C.P.R. home at 8 oclock. walk up. cool {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} rain {diarist resumes writing on lines} 11: cloudy fine: home chore: to Elevator got Oats for us 1919 at 53. 1037 Pd took to Mill: Campbell go to toronto on G.T.Ry: at 9 oclock oats Heating in Elevator let some down and Elevate some Mary & I & Maisy Watson drive to Wm Steeles Barn raining. home at {diarist writes above text} 930 {diarist resumes writing on lines} 12: fine hot: home chore: Alex Marshall Died at 8 oclock. sell oats: Elevate Oats heating: Orangemen go to Woodbridge today chore: dress: out to see them come Home at night: cool very tired 13: fine cool: home chore: at Elevator move oats: Wm Hamilton here today: I Paid him $62995 today for oats: and he gave me $2500 for commission: chore: Shave: chat to Watson's. 14:x: fine hot: home chore: children to S.S. at 1030: home Dinner: Russel & Len Mary & I to Alex Marshalls funeral at 2. oclock, then drive to Mothers with Pearl & John: had tea: home at 830: chore milk: Masy Watson {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} & Mary go on walk (1) {diarist resumes writing on the lines} 15 cool windy: home chore: sell oats: spray stuff in Webb house to kill Bed bugs: Put some on with brush: chore milk leave horse in stable tonight. cool: to bed at 9. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> == 20 == 1912 {Diarist draws a straight vertical line down page to separate date with his corresponding entry} July 16: fine cool: home chore: Paris green Potatoes: hoe weeds: sell oats: leave Mary & Pearl & John at Cedar Mills. C.P.R. at 4 they went to Parkdale. home sell oats chore. Olive Myra & Wallace to Mothers & Back at 930 cool night. Put $6000 in {diarist writes above text in small writing} Bank {diarist resumes writing on the lines} 17: fine warm: home chore: Start at Hay in R.J. Lavery lot. sell oats write letter to Wm Hamilton about ordering oats: Put up hay till {diarist writes above text in small writing} dark {diarist resumes writing on the lines} 18: fine cool. rain: home chore: finish Put up hay in lot. sell Oats: got Check from L. Shulman $13180 from Mother chore: help R. Watson at Binder: Russel came tonight from {diarist writes above text in small writing} Mothers {diarist resumes writing on the lines} 19: fine cool: home chore: sell oats: help Wm Hamilton Load wheat in car 380 Bushels: Pay Wm Hamilton $10000 Cash: $5144 left on {diarist writes above text in small writing} hand {diarist resumes writing on the lines} 20: cloudy coal: home chore: haul in hay: sell oats: help at Binder Deposit L. Shulman check $13180 in Bank & draw $800 for Mrs Coulter 21:X: fine cool {diarist writes above text in small writing} rain {diarist resumes writing on the lines}: home chore: read Sleep: chore: for drive to 8th line with Russel & Gordie Lyon's: then to 6th line with Olive & Macel Bible home at 630 to Church at 7. Lunan Preach. 22: fine cool: home chore: Sell 6. Brls Cement to R. Watson & 1 sax to Thas Faulkner: repair screen doors & cellar door & fix Mrs Coulters little gate & Bring up Pig trough from Coulters: chore Campbell came home from Toronto tonight. 23: cloudy cool: home chore: drive to Ridges Berry Patch: Russel & J & Mrs Coulter: Eliza & Mary Watson & Macel Bible in our wagon Berries no good home at 12. Telephone to Mary to 39 argyle at about Jims barn raising: haul 1. ton coal to Mrs Eli Clarke then haul 2. Bundles Binder twine up for R. Watson: chore milk. dress drive to Cedar Mills at 730 in Buggy: Meet Mary Pearl & John: home 10 (1) 24: cloudy misley: fine: home chore: got ready: Mary. Olive. Russell & Pearl & John drive to Mothers at 930 horse & light wagon: to Barn raising: Stubbs & Sam Elliott with Block & tackle Put up Barn Done at 6 oclock rafters & all up: tea then home at 830 chore tired did not milk cow: to bed tired 25: fine warm: cloudy rain shower: home chore: rest sleep. send Cheque to Caver Bros Galt for auto repairs. $284 chore 26: fine cool: home chore: to 8th line Berry Picking horse & wagon With Mary. Mrs Coulter & Eliza Watson: got some & home at 2. 27: fine cool: home chore: fix slide at Pig trough to feed Pigs: chore car Oats 85427. Eric came tonight: gave Jas Gilmore 93 57 lbs 28:X: fine cool: home chore: Olive to S.S. at 1030 sleep chore Mary & Mrs Coulter walk to Ben Rolleys. see Mrs Rowly Olive Pearl John & I drive to Mothers. Duffys there chat tea: home: Children to Church Lunan Preach: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> July 1912 == 21 == {Diarist draws a straight vertical line down page to separate date with his corresponding entry} 29: fine cool: home chore: Sell oats at Elevator: took 700 Bushels of car 85427. Erie: Sell oats at 51 cts: Hamilton here: Mary & Russell and Mrs Coulter & Eliza Watson drive to ridges Pick Berries: 30: fine cool: home chore: at Elevator sell oats: haul oats to R.J. Lavery and R. Watson: gave corn to cow: cold to Bed at 930 31: fine cold: home chore: hitch horse in wagon for Mary: Russell Mrs Coulter. Ethel Stinson: Eliza & Mary Watson to go Pick berries they went at 7. a m : I go to Elevator: Sell all the oats. chore august 1 fine cool: home chore: Olive & I walk to Bayers Berry Patch Pick 5 lbs Berries: home at 11. chore: haul 20 Bundles twine for R. Watson. chore {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} to Bed at 930 (1) {diarist resumes writing on lines} 2: cloudy misley rain: cool: to home: chore: Put up 3. Bundles cement sax 50 each at Elevator: cool. chore 3: cloudy cool: home chore: take 4 Bags Oats to Mill: to ridges Berry Picking with Mary: Mrs Coulter & Eliza Watson in wagon got Pail full of Berries hannah McFadden & Walter Stevens & our Mabel & Bobby & Humprey came {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} tonight {diarist resumes writing on lines} 4:X: cloudy cool: home chore: Milk. oil Buggy: dress: Hannah & Walter here all to S.S. at 1030 McClean officiate: home Dinner: then Drive Mary & Mrs Coulter Douglas Dorothy to Ben Rowleys in Buggy: there at 3 oclock. Lawrence & wife walk. home at 5. chore: they all went to Church at 7. Lunan Preach: I Stay home with John 5: cloudy cool: home chore: drive Campbell to F. Hamiltons at 8 got Peas at Binghams fill home at 9: dig new Potatoes for Dinner: dress: to Ben Rowleys. at 1. with Mrs Coulter & Bob McFadden in Buggy: I help Palbearers with Mrs Rowleys corpse to Palgrave Church at 2. Lunan Preach. then to Bolton to Church at 430 Bury Mrs Ben Rowley: then home in wagon: get load coal for H. {?} 2370 lbs: home tea. milk: chore: Wm Bible in {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} chat {diarist resumes writing on lines} 6: fine warm: home chore: to ridges Berry Patch in Buggy with Mary Mrs Coulter Pick berries (1) staud: home at 330; Walter Stevens go to city {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} tonight {diarist resumes writing on lines} 7: fine: warm: home chore: haul from Platform for R. Watson. Put implements upstairs: haul 2 load goods for R.J. Lavery: Sell. 28 Sax Cement to McGinty for Adjala: Bridge: home chore. 8: rain cloudy warm: home chore: around home: sell lb. coal to Mrs Coulters for tea at 7 with Mary & Hannah: chore: to Watsons {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} chat {diarist resumes writing on lines} 9: cloudy cool: home chore: sell cement. order car select lump coal from E.A. Wilson about 20 tons in flat Bolton car. G.T.Ry. 10: cloudy fine: rain: home chore: sell cement. to Ridges at 230 Pick berries. with Olive & Mrs Coulter: home at 530 Big rain storm in Church Shed for {?} Hannah McFadden go home to Toronto tonight: Mary went with me to milk: got Shove at Floyds: home at 8 chore: to bed at 9.oclock Campbell came home at 10. from F. Hamilton </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> == 22 == 1912 {Diarist draws a straight vertical line down page to separate date with his corresponding entry} August 11:X: cloudy rain near all day: home chore: read Sleep: Olive to Church at 7. Douglas Davis Preach: Lawrence Coulter in chat: Will Coulter down {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} & wife {diarist resumes writing on lines} 12: fine warm: home chore: help Wm Hamilton unload 600 Bushels off car 49022. C.N.R. sell these oats at 50 cts Per Bushel: give John hay 32 sax Cement for Adjala Township: chore: Mary & Russell take J.H.C. Boots to {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} P. Hamiltons {diarist resumes writing on lines} 13: fine warm: home chore: Sell oats: to Ridges Pick Berries afternoon with Mary & Mrs Coulter home at 430: John A. McDonald & Wife and 3. children here for tea: haul up his trunk & luggage 14: fine cool: hot: home chore: sell oats & cement: help John McDonald the Teacher to set up his Stove in Webb house: & haul shingels for him from R.J. Lavery: take cement to Bridge for W. L. McDonald to finish got in Load of New Wheat 44 Bushels from G.T. May: to Elevator. 15: fine cool: home chore: to Elevator sell oats Wm Hamilton here today: went to see hill at Barrys coruer: cool. 16: fine cool: home chore: sell oats at Elevator: cool fine. 17: cloudy cool: rain at night: home chore: got narrow lumber from elevator: sell oats. got 5 Bags oats for us: got chopped at mill. James McCulloch Buried at Reneys Church today: chore: rain hard 18:X: cloudy cool: home chore: children to S.S. at 1030: read Sleep. chore dress: drive to Mothers with Mary. Mabel. Pearl. John: John & Bob Lundy there: Jim & Pearl at R.J. Lavery: we had tea with Mother. then drive home at 8. oclock: dark: Olive & Russell round Block drive. 19: cloudy cool: home chore: weigh Stock for Jas Gilmore: sell coal and oats: Jim got 44 sax cement: Mary drive Campbell to F. Hamiltons Russell went to F. Faulkners & Olive went home with Jim to Mothers 20: fine mild: home chore: sell oats & cement. Wm Boyce thrash today got $3349 out of Bank for Mrs coulter: sell coal: 21: cloudy rain: home chore: sell coal. sell last of Oats. Pay up to Wm Hamilton today $14600: home dress then drive to Crawfords to Chas Hearns {?} lawn to garden Party: Mary. Mabel. Pearl. John & I in Buggy: good time Mr R. Blain M.P. there. home at 12. oclock 22: fine: windy: rain: home chore: sell coal: Mary & I to Mrs Wm Rowleys funeral at 1 oclock to house: Big crowd: home a 3. sell cement at Elevator with Wm Hamilton rain heavy: Wm Bluff Pay me 320 23: cloudy rain: fine cool: home chore: had chat to Mr Lunan to Elevator till noon: home Dinner: to Elevator Pack Cement sax to George Rowleys at 530 look at his Potatoes. home chore. 24: cloudy rain: cool: home chore: haul Baled hay from Elevator to our Stable got straw at Bibles. took 1. ton Nut coal to J. McDonald Joe Lavery help me Pay him $100: Duffy Pay me date $10000 and Settle for hay: I Put $30040 in Bank & Pay Jim Draft $18345 for Shingles Tom Coulter & wife 7 children came from Milton in chat: Join in chat. (for Barn </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August 1912 == 23 == {Diarist draws a straight vertical line down page to separate date with his corresponding entry} 25:X: fine warm: home chore: Olive Mabel & Pearl to S.S. in orange Hall. I chore dress. to Mrs Coulters with Mary chat to Tom & Vida. Dinner there home chore: Campbell to Church at 7 in orange Hall. Lunan Preach. fine Russell fell in Taylors Barn. he came home with W.J. Faulkner. vomit 26: fine: then Big rainstorm: home chore: sell 6 sax cement: around home: Phone 2 city Eliza Watson in chat: Vida & children to Station went to Milton: chore (1) tonight 27: fine windy: home chore: help Wm Hamilton Put up smoke stack outside at Elevator. Sell 4. Brl cement to G. Downey Man at 160 haul heavy Parts of 3. Binders up for R. Watson from Platform to his shop: chore & Put cow in E. Argents first today 28 {diarist wrote and circled in red ink under date "Mary 38. today"}: cloudy cool: home chore: sell soft coal 600 lbs to Leslie Sloan Ship 6. Bales Empty cement sax 50 in each 300 in them to the National Portland Cement Co at Durham: I Pay the 36 cts freight on them: write to cement Co & mail B/L to them. to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton. rain: W. Lyons: W. Lavery: R. Jones in 29. fine cool: home chore: Start load car Potatoes 1.10185 G.T. got in 115. Bags at 90 cts: John Jackson: John Kidd & Gus Coffee unload bridge iron: I Pay G.T. May for Wheat $9567 Mary & Mrs Coulter to Tottenham on train home at night 30: cloudy cool: home chore: sell cement: finish load car 1.0183 G.T. 138 Bags. Ship car to L. Shulman & Co. 57 siding Bathurst Street Toronto. got horse shoes removed 25 cts Paid Nathan Henderson chat: to Meeting in Orange Hall at night. see about Putting Basement under Church Mr Luna & I to carnass {?} for subscriptions to see what can be got first. 31: cloudy rain: cool: home chore: Jim got cement: got $10000 out of Bank. got Voters list from R. Watson: Pay R. Lyons to Date {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} $100 cow Pasture {diarist resumes writing on lines} Sept 1:X: cloudy cool: home chore: in Bed all day had cold: hot water Bottle Children to S.S. at 1030 & I to Church at 7 in Orange Hall. Lunan Preach: Mary. Mabel. Pearl. {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} Russell. {diarist resumes writing on lines} John & I for walk down G.T.R. see {?} 2: cloudy misley: fair: start to Build stoop at Back Door: got up frame: John A. McDonald here while: Campbell & Russell help to G.T.R. Station With Olive got her Book of Tickets for month $230 Paid: for her to got to Tottenham high school. she went tonight see Mr McDonald young Teacher for mount wolfe school 3: cloudy warm: home chore: finish stoop at Back Door: Put the Pariad roof on & cement at Posts. Put $2200 in Bank for J.H.C. 4: fine warm: home chore: weigh stock: sold our 2 Pigs to Jas Gilmore 290 lbs at 825 $2400 Paid: help Wm Hamilton at Books: got in 23 Bags Potatoes from Wm Dowling at 75 cts Per Bag Put them in Bank Cellar: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> == 24 == 1912 {Diarist draws a straight vertical line down page to separate date with his corresponding entry} Sept 5: fine warm: home chore: dress. on G.T.R. train special $100 to Toronto. got Shave & Dinner: see Isaae Walton: see Shulman {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} 207 {diarist resumes writing on line}: there to Exhibition all afternoon good show: to Parkdale on train for home at 615: Big rain and thunder storm at west Toronto: home at 930 warm: to bed at 11 6: fine warm: home chore: sell last of Cement to Wm Shore 35 sax sweep out Elevator: got Cheque $12420 from L. Shulman for 138 bags Potatoes at 90. Make nothing on them: to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton: home chore: Wm Shore came for me at 730 I went with him: sign Albert Strong Forester paper: L. Shore Witness then Will drive me home: in Office chat to 10. warm night 7: fine warm: home chore: drive Mary & Maisie Watson to Cedar Mill they went to Toronto C.P.R. home at 9: chore: Put L. Shulman Cheque $12410 in Bank & got Wm Shore Cheque $2000 cashed: Pay $603 to Wm Hamilton Wm Shore account for oats: chat to him at Clarke Platform: home chore tea: drive to Cedar Mills at 730 to meet Mary & Maisie Watson But they did not come: home alone: chore. 8:X: fine hot: home chore: home sleep lunch: Children to S.S. at 1030 {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} hall {diarist resumes writing on line} we at home all day: J.H.C. to Church at Hall at 7. Couover there then Mr McDonald & wife & Children in chat: all to bed at 930 chore 9: fine hot: home chore: J.H.C. to Munroes thrashing: Olive to high school to Tottenham: Russell & Mabel to school: Pearl John & I stay home: Mary in Toronto: home all day: I drive down to Cedar Mills at 730 Meet Mary & Maisie Watson come home. C.P.R. from Toronto: home at 8. chore: to bed at 930 warm (1) 10: fine hot: home chore: cow got horn hurt: I mind children & Mary went to Ladies Aid at D.J. McBrides: write letter to John McElevain here Pay me $1160 for oats: & 62 cts for coal: chat {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} W.J. Faulkner in {diarist resumes writing on line} 11: fine cool: home chore: take 210 lbs coal to Mrs Jas Lavery sr: then haul R. Watsons Binder twine up from Elevator: haul sand to coal Shed & Boards: got Brl water & cement floor of B coal Ben. tea at 6. Eliza Watson in chat till 10. oclock. cool night Pay Wm Hamilton $1160 today for R. McElevain oats. he away fish {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} up 6th {diarist resumes writing on line} 12: fine cool: home chore: J.H.C. at Doolls: Olive to Tottenham high school Russell & Mabel to school: Mary. Pearl. John & I drive to Mothers at 930 for crab apples: stay help Jim at oats fix truck for Slings Dinner & tea there: drive home at 730: then go must W. Lyons with cows 13: fine mild: home chore: around house: Put apples in cellar: at Shop got iron for cut mortor: to see our cow at argents Bush 14: cloudy cool: home chore: haul 1. Brl gasslaue for Wm Hamilton: clean out Driving House upstairs & down: chore rain: fine warm: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> September 1912 15:X: cloudy rain cool: home chore: Children to S.S. at Hall: read sleep: Children to Church at Hall at 7. Lunan Preach: home Auley Matson in chat. cool 16: fine cool: home chore: weight Stock at Seale: cut Johns Hair: Blind Steer & his Daughter here: chat to Sam Hamilton & Sheldy Lyous in Elevator. 17: fine mild: home chore: lumber for Verandah came today. haul it up: got $30:00 for Durham Cheque cement Sacks in Batch today. 18: fine cloudy: home chore: Start Put up Verandah Sam Hamilton help me got in 19 Bags Potatoes for H. Achcsau Paid him $10:00 on them: Bring car in her head Maqoted Rut turpentine on. W.P. Jaulkaer here: rain 19: cloudy cool: home chore: help Sam Hamilton at our Verandah 20: cloudy cool: home chore: Work at out Verandah: Sheeting on Sam Hamilton help me: chore. Pay $5.17 for high S. Books 21: cloudy cool: home Chore: finish Sheeting Verandah and Start to Shingle: Russell help me: Less Marshall thrash today: got Shane 22:X: cloudy cool: home chore: Children to S.S at Hall: Mary John & I home: south wind wash dress: Mary & I & Russell to English Church at 3. Mrs Curliss Beach home: rain heavy: No church at night: But Steele talk. 23: cloudy mild: home chore: Mr. Hamilton help me finish Verandah today: Campbell at J.B. Campbell thrashing: 24: cloudy rain all day: home chore got oil for paint: chore 25: cloudy cool: home chore: got in over 50 bags at 55 cts: weight stock at seale: J.H.C at Sam Rowleys thrashing. Wash cows head, 26: fine cool: home chore: cut Some corn: Start load car 2. got in 105 Bags at 52 cts: got $35.00 from Sam Hamilton: cold night (1) Floyd Henderson got Married last night to Miss Shoreiby: by A. E. Lunan. 27: fine cool: home chore: loading car 2: 80171. J.R. C. J.Y.C at James thrashing for L. Marshall: 28: fine cool: home chore: finish load car 2. 80171 J.R.C. Put in 249 Bags Ship car to myself to Parkdale for J. Walton endorse B.L & fund it to J Walton 157 Strachau are to Floyd Herderson’s Congratulate them: got Shaved paid 10 cts. 29:X: cloudy cool: home chore: Children to S.S. at Hall at 10:00 Rally day: Mary & I home (1) read Sleep. Jim & Pearl & Mary here tea: Children to Church at 7 in Hall Lunan Preach: I golar walk home Mary Pearl John to Matsous I call for them: Henry & wife there 30: cloudy rain cold: home chore: Patterson telephone re Potatoes Showry Oct 1: cool clear: home chore: Ship 10 Bags Potatoes to C.M McCollune & Co Brampton at 60 cts here: 1 Bag to W.S. Caulter: Got $150.00 cash out of bank and $140.00 for Jim on Jack Lanery Cheque: to School at 4 Juspeeton Galfraith there: look around school. home chore: Sign O. Matson Paper for Sick Benefit: Mary to Ladies Aid at Sam Boyees, cold clear </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1912 Oct 2: fine cool: Start {above page home} load car 3.19407 G.Y got in 117 Bags at 3.2 cts: When Hamilton gave me $50.00 to buy grain: 3: fine warm: home chore: loading at car 3.19407. G.Y. had 331 Bags in tonight at 52. cts: got $500.00 cash for Sam Hamilton by mail today: attend to Elevator. got 35 13 lbs Rye at 65: $22.90 Write letter to W.H. Laidlaw & Sam Patterson. chore. 4: fine warm: home chore: finish load car 3.19407. G.Y. Put in 366 Bags at 52 cts: Ship car too Sam Patterson at 65 cts Y.O.B {illegible}. Put 22 Bags 70 lbs in mother car and tell F. Ocamer to load that car: help Sam Hamilton to load Some wheat in car: his first car this Season: hot. 5: fine warm: home chore: got Shane: Dress thin Mary & I drive to J.H Maffatts. to 6th line up to sleswick to to Bt32 to Mons Road across 10 Side line: camp for dinner feed horse to Your Hawas lot 10 eou 2. drive to 5 Slide line across to 4 line to No 5 down to lot 2 eou 4 to John {illegible}: then up 4th line to lot-20 across to H.Chambers then Home by Lockton at 7:00 deliver Notices for court of revision on the 18th {illegible} 6:X: fine warm: home chore: Children to S.S. in Hall: Dinner read Sleep Children to Church in Hall at 7. Sam Steele Preach. chore. 7: cloudy Stormy cold: home chore: Mary & I drive to Ellis James wallows. Jas Batt to Bolliu see Sam East. to Bolliu Station then to W.H. Monkwus: to John Williams: to Black Horse to Walter Simmons: home at 4:30: serve Jas Proctor & J. McDonald finish serve Notices of court of revision for 18th {illegible}: cold. 8: cloudy cool: home chore: take ton coal to Mrs Eli Clarke 7.50 Ld 500 lbs to Mrs Stinson: got Cheque $210.75 from Sam Patterson & $140.00 from J Wallou: got $200.00 cash & Deposit $150.53 in bank lend $28.00 to Peter Manroe on Potatoes. Chore: 9: cloudy cool. rain home chore: Start load car 4.303397 G.Y.P. got in 96 Bags at 55 cts: rain afternoon: weight 73 Bags 1.10 fees calf 10: cloudy cool. home chore: loading car 4.3033397. G.Y.P. got in 241 Bags tonight at 55 cts: J. Todd & girl call at car. rain J.B Campbell Baby sick this morning: J. Todd 1706. L.W. {illegible} 11: cloudy Mildley: home chore: finish load car car 4. 303397 G.Y.P. Put in 422 Bags at 55 cts: Ship car to Sam Patterson 80 cts Y.O.B. Toronto: J.B Campbell Busy Baby today: foggy: 12: fine mild: home chore: around home got us Potatoes today. stormy 13:X: fine windy cool: home chore: Children to S.S in Hall: dinner Dress: Mary: Mabel. Pearl. John & I all in buggy to Mothers for tea: home at 6:30 {crossed out} Church: Mr Moore at Cedar Mills. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Oct 1912</h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> 14\ 15: 16: 17: 18: 19: 20:X: 21: 22: 23: 24: 25: 26: 27:X: </td> <td> clear cool: home chore: drive to mothers Fred in Buggy got apples home at 10. Chore: around house. got no potatoes: J.H.C. {his son James Henry Campbell} at G. Clarks thrashing for J.B. Campbell: Tom Loulfe & Lula Boyve near Hurt today. fine cool: home chore: Start load car 5 No: 66263. N.ye & HR got in 70 Bags at 60 lbs per Bag: J.H.C. at car. Fine cool frost this am: home chore: Sell coal to Mrs Joe Lavery for L. K. J. Lavery & Peter Anderson: loading at car 5: 66263 N.y. & C.H.R. fine mild: home chore: load 1. Bag Potatoes to W. J. Coulters Jothenham 5. Bags to G.Y.R Johnston: finish load cars : 66263 NyckH.R. Put in 403 30/ {too small to make out number} at 65 lbs: Ship car to Lou Patterson at 8o cts FOB Toronto. For Lauery & J.H.C at car. Mail up doors. Fine cool foggy: home chore: to Bolton at 9:20 to Court of reaisions srth{?} Bob Matson our hourse and Buggy: horse got nail in foot: house at 12:30 dinner: put 125 bags potatoes in house cellar at 65 cts: for help: Paid him $15.00 tonight. Fine mild: home chore: start load car 6;71922.N.Y.N.H.&.H got in 2 loads: drive up house at 6. for Mother tea: then Mother & I drive to Palgrove at 8. oclock: Mrs. H. McYadders came tonight. I gave Jim the $140.00 cash today Jim went to Orangeville. Fine mild: home chore: New white of Klieubay Preach the reopening services at 10:30 & 7 today: our folks attend I stay home care children & read. Fine warm: home chore: loading at car 6.71922.NYN.H&H. got in 248 bags tonight Joe help all day: Long Lecture tonight in Church. I phone Neil Patterson & Jos Beuford. cloudy mild: home chore: finish load car 6.71922.cVycVH&H. Put in 457 bags (at 65 cts) ship to Joe Beauford at 7.7 cts F.O.B.Toronto. Put in 21 Bags Potatoes 14 Bags Marygolds for Neil Patterson: start load car 7.5659G.J.R got in 50 bags in it: Mrs Culbert {His wife Mary Maud Culbert} came home today. Cool clear: home chore: loading at car 7.5659. Y.J.R. got in 160 bags tonight at 65 cts: Joe Harvey help us. cloudy misty cold: home chore: ship 25 pags potatoes to C.M. McCollum Branpton at 70 cts here: chore sleep Cloudy rain: home chore: rain all day: nothing doing. Cloudy cool: home chore: finish load cars 7.5659.G.J.R put in 383 Bags. ship car to Order Imperial Bank to C.H. Rudd at 75 cts. M.O.B. Parkolale{?}: pay Joe up to Date: gave Floyd $12.55 R. Young Fine mild: home chore: Children to S.S. at 10:50 in Church: to English Church at 3 oclock: Bishop there confirmation: house tea: to English Church at 7. Bishop Preach. Peter James Preach in Methodist Church tonight. Humphrey & Bobby here & Gram McFadden & Mother </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> == 28 == 1912 {Diarist draws straight vertical line down the page to separate the date and entry} Oct 28: cloudy, cool: home chore: Humphrey took the picture of Mother & John on stoop. Start load car 8: 579645. P.L. got in 150 Bags at 60 cts: Humphrey & Bobby went to city tonight. 29: fine warm: home chore: loading at car 8. 579645. P.L. got 291. Bags in at 60 cts: Job help us all day: got $30000 out {illegible}. 30: fine cool: home chore: finish load car 8: 579645 P.L. Put in 524 Bags at 60. cts: Ship car to Ian Patterson at 75 cts Per 90 lbs {Fr. O.B.?} Toronto: Mary & I to Organ Recital in English Church at night. 31: cloudy, mild: home chore: haul Straw from W. Bibles: get in Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 60. cts: P. {Rawer?} Boys 2 Bad loads: got in car: Nov 1: cloudy rain: cold: house chore: Start load car 9.1042. G.R.K I got in 128 Bags at 60: Rack up Cement Sax: Job help. " {Diarist uses " symbol instead of writing the name of the month again} 2 cloudy cool: home chore: loading car 9. 1042 G.RKI had 271 Bags in tonight at 60 cts: Job help. Pay him up $750 tonight 3:X: cloudy cool: home chore: read sleep. Mrs McLadden here. Children to Church at night. Douglas Davis "Preach: cool 4: cloudy cool: home chore: loading at car 9.1042 G.RK I had 461 Bags in tonight at 60 cts. Mrs McLadden go home tonight. 5: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 9.1042 G.RKI.Put in 524 Bags at 60 cts: Ship to Order Imperial Bank Parkdale to C. Fb. Rudd at 75 cts F.O.B. Parkdale. cool Mary to {Lou?} McGuires to {illegible} Aid. Board Meeting in Church 6: cloudy rain: home chore: Laeigh Stock: Start load car 10 G.J.R. got in 154 Bags at 65 cts. rain very hard at night Rev "Fish" lecture in Hall on Orangeism: J. Fb. C.K I there 7: cloudy cool: house chore: loading at car 10. 7578 G.J.R. got in 194 Bags at 65 cts tonight. Mary help Ivee Lyons{illegible} house. 8: fine cloudy misty: home chore: loading at car 10. 7578 G.J.R have 408 Bags in tonight at 65: Job {Lanery?} Drunk: 9: fine cool: home chore: finish load car 10. 7578. G.J.R. Put in 511. Bags at 65 cts: Ship to Order imperial Bank. to G. Fb. Rudd. 511. Bags at 77 cts F.O.B Parkdale: gave B./L & Draft 36500 to Banker today. Start loaf car 11. 1135 C.M.O & J.P. got 199 Bags at 65 cts. Job on {Hoot or Host?}. our Jersey cow calve today Bull calf: Jim in for 2 in agar 10:X: cloudy cool: home chore: Children to S.S Mary John & I drive to Mothers for dinner: See New Stable under Barn: dinner chat home at 6. Children to Church at 7. Lunar Preach: chore 11: fine mild: home chore: loading car 11.1135 C.M.O & J.P. 356 in tonight: Jersey Sick: {veterinary?} Tighe here clean out cow. fine </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> November 1912 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> 12: 13: 14: 15: 16: 17: 18: 19: 20: 21: 22: 23: 24:X: </td> <td> cloudy mild: rain: home chore: finish load car 11 :11 35. C.No&T.P. 445 Bags at 65: Ship car to Neil Patterson at 75 cts. Y O B Toronto. Start load car 12, 6683. C. H & D. got in 50 Bags cloudy rain all day: home chore: car Small Nut coal came fine mild: home chore: Start unload car coal: a bad {?} loading at car 12: 6683. C. H & D. had in 309. Bags tonight at 65 cts. our John Herbert Mc Mahan 3 years old today. cloudy cool: home chore: Send Cheque #15707 to Ohio & Michigan coal co. for car 49951. N & W: # 2 Chest coal: unload at coal and load at car 12: 6683. C Fb & D. 424 Bags in tonight at 65 cts Per Bag: Joe & Sam help J. Fb. C. cold tonight. fine mild: home chore: finish unload car 49951.N. & W. coal finish load car 12. 6683. C Fb & D. Put in 477 Bags at 65 cts Ship car to Order Imperial Bank to Parkdale to C. H. Rudd 877 Queen St West at 77 cts Per Bag. Draft $33900: Start load car 13. 63291. L. V. got in 138 Bags at 65 cts. Pay J. B. Campbell $10621 freight on car 49951. N & W. coal fine mild: home all day chore read: Children to S.S. at 1030 and to Church at 7. Rev A. {capital letter}. Lunan Preach. fine mild: home chore: loading at car 13. 63291. L. V. 318 Bags in tonight at 65 cts: old Jas Rowley Buried today: send a Cheque for $1500 to R. L. McFadden Toronto for 300 Empty Bags $1200: $200 for his trouble & $100 for {Ww?} Humphrey {written smaller in margin above words} 12 Pictures fine & mild: home chore: finish load car 13. 63291. L V. Put in 574 Bags: 318 at 65 & 250.70: Ship car to L. Shulman at 80 cts Per Bag H. O. B. Toronto: got $30000 out of Bank today. fine warm: home chore: Start load car 14. 4947 G. Y. got in 120 Bags at 70 cts: Joe Lowry help J. H. C. Fine very nice: home chore: Joe & Campbell pick potatoes in cellar at home. lot bad: loading at car 14.4947{very smuged} G. Y. 215 Bags in at 70 cts: very fine: phone tonight 603 Layor are carner Riverdale are: phone 4354. North: sell car 83 cts Toronto Don station Grinnell siding G.Y. fine mild: home chore: finish load car 14.4947. G.Y. put in 412 bags at 70 cts: ship to order Imperial Bank Don station Toronto: for lohite{?} 603 Logau Ave at 83 cts per bag Y.O.B. Toronto Draft $319.00 sent to Toronto. fine mind: home chore: fix up hen house & take in Beats & carrots. cloudy cool: home chore read sleep: children to S.S. at 10:50. J.H.C, Olive, Russell over to Tom Feaulkers for pig ribs for dinner: snow Willie drive Alice home & driving home Pearl. 27 cts cars Mabel & Russell walk to church here </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November 12</h2> 25: fine mild: home chore: got in 3 load Potatoes to Bank cellar at 70 I go to Toronto at night G.J. to 39 arggle at 10^30 all night. 26: clear cool: at Toronto: to F.Whites 603 Logan ave at 8. see him drive to Don Station look for car 4947 Potatoes: then to Bathurst- street see car Potatoes at Spadina ave: White day Potatoes O.K.: then to 86 Colborne: look for {illegible name} car then to 757 {illegible}: got L.Shulman to go with me get car 23889. G.J. got order at McDonald Office to line it. then to 39.argyle for tea: chore to Mary {illegible} .at 39 all night 27: fine cool: at Toronto: at 39.argyle. then down in city at Eaton & Kicox store: to {illegible} for Dinner: then to F. Whites {illegible name} then to 202. Withrow Ave to {title of person- illegible} Evon's: then to then to Grimmell Siding look for Potato car not there: Phone to Dow to send up: took car to Parkdale at 3^30 au G.J. to Palgrane at 6^30 windy night 28: fine cool: home chore: fix shelf in Pantry for milk Pam got in some Potatoes at 70 clo: took 10.Bags Potatoes to Station for J.B. Campbell at 80.clo: Empty can 23089.G.J. came tonight 29: fine mild: home chore: start line car 23089 G.J. and got in some Potatoes into car: Jas Lavery & Sam Jones help us: took 6 Bags Potatoes to Station for G.J. RedBurns 4^80 30: fine mild: finish line car 23089 G.J. and load 487 Bags in it tonight at 70 clo: Pay Jas up $6^00 & Sam $3^00: got stove at Floyds 10 clo: got Horse shed today 95 clo all Paid: got 100^00 out of Bank Dec 1:X: fine mild: home chore: read sleep: Children to S.S. at 10^30 Mary & Olive & Russell drive to Mothers afternoon cloudy I stay with Children: Children to Church at 7. Kirkband Preach 2: rain all forenoon: home chore finish load car 15.23089 G.J. find: 500 Bags: ship to L.Shulman 5-7 siding Bathurst St at 80 clo F.0.13. Toronto. let car go without fie: stove in: 3: fine cool: home chore: send Cheque $11^39 to A. Sanderson Life Insurance Prieum for 1912 Dec.1^st: got 130 Bags into Bank cellar at 70 cts Per Bag: 4: fine mild: home chore: fill Potatoes in cellar got in some {note in left margin: '1^00'} ladies hid here tonight quilt a quilt Make out Bills. 5: fine mild: home chore: clean out closet. got in Potatoes {note in left margin: '75'}into Bank cellat 100. Bags at 70 cts: send Cheque $3^55 to the Bolton Telephone {illegible word} for November Messages: 6: cloudy cool windy: home chore: got in Potatoes 150 Bags at 70 cts: help Mary wash quilts. Dr Reynar in I sign {note in left margin: {'75'} his Paper for {title of person- illegible} Clarkes Insurance: {illegible first name} Matson in at night chat. I have bad cold: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> December 1912 == 31 == 7: cloudy cool: home chore: got in potatoes at 70 cts: got out $100.00 out of bank: got Reyner cheque $15.00 & R.f. Lavery cheque cashed today: Pay for Lavery up to Date. & $100.00 cheque over: 8:X cloudy windy cold: home chore: read sleep: children to s.s at 1030 had a goose for Dinner: Children to Church at 7. Lunan there 9: windy cold: home chore: take Well platform up & J. H. C. fix leak hole {open?} {illegible} chore: got 32 Bags at 70 cts today Send Cheque $2740 to G. Salin {?} for goods to come. 10: Windy cold: home chore: got in Potatoes into Bank Cellar 70 cts help Joe Lavery cut wood Norman's Engine. tea there: home chore 11: Squaly Snow Blustry cold: home chore: got 165 Bags Potatoes into home cellar at 70 cts: Joe Lavery help 1/2 day: 75 cts Send Cheque $200 to Theron Gibson for Dominion Alliance. chore. 12: Windy cold: home chore: got Some Potatoes at 70 cts our Potato car returned tonight: cold & windy 13: Cloudy cold: Milder: home chore: Start load car 16.23089 G.T. 14: fine Mild: finish loading car 16.23089 G.T. {illegible} Put in 661 bags at 70 cts: Put Some in Bank Cellar: Ship car to : Shulman & Co at 80 cts Per Bag FOB Toronto. Pay Sam Jones to Date: got Shaved at Floyds: home chore (1) got $20000 out of Bank: Pay our takes today $1876 to Bank 15 X: cloudy Mild: home chore: children to S.S. at 1030 I read at home then chore & dress drive up home alone to See Mother & Mary sick{?} home at 430 chore Dinner at 530 W.J. Faulkner here for tea Olive & Russell to Church at 7. Mr. Lunan Preach. chore. 16: fine mild: home chore: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar and got in 5 loads some at 70, 67, & 65 cts: Joe here all day 17: cloudy Squaly mild: home chore: got $10000 cash out of Bank. got in 47 Bags at 70 & 65 cts today: chore to S. White for L. Dolan for {diarist writes above the line then continues on the next line in red ink} Joseph Lavery 10 years Married tonight at 8 oclock. Weigh Stock 18: cloudy mild: home chore: Weigh Stock: got in 33 Bags at 65 cts Milton Leggett & the Carey girl Married today: J.H.C. come home 19: cloudy mild. home chore: fix Box for Boots: haul Straw from Bibles got Oats at Elevator 48 cts Paid $505 haul 10 bags coal for home: got Chop & Bran 90 cts Pd: Joe help me: haul goods for R. 20: cool cloudy: home chore: to School Soc 9. afternoon with Mary & children 21: cloudy cool: home chore: load car 17.23089 G.T. Put in 487 Bags at {diarist writes above the line} 70 cts {diarist continues on the next line} haul from Bank Cellar all day: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co: 57 sdg at 82 cts F.O.B. Toronto; Campbell meat wiith car at 1030: Pay Joe & Sam </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Dec 1912</h2> 22:X: fine cold: home chore: Mabel to Church at 1030 Rev Rogers Preach: home chore Olive sick: Russell to Church at 7. and Rogers Preach: Campbell in Toronto: (1) at night: 23 clear fine: home chore: haul coal & fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar got in 77 Bags at 70 cts: Joe help me all day: 24: fine cool: home chore: got in 1 load at 70 cts. Jim Bring Mother here today: get ready for Christmas 25: fine Mild: home chore: Goose for dinner Mother here chore {diarist writes in magenta ink} Art Worrod & Estella McClelland Married today in Toronto {diarist continues writing in green ink} 26: fine mild: home chore: got in 2 load at 70 cts: I attend to Elevator today got in 198 Bushel Rye: sold Sam oats: 27: cloudy cold: home chore: got ub 1 load at 67 cts: car came Back today: Put 1 load in car at 70 cts: Sold ourcalf to Jas Arlow Weigh in cellar 140 lbs price to be Whatever Jas Gilmore Pays Per lb. next week. 28: cloudy cool: home chore: loading at car 18.23089 G.T. lined got in 296 Bags at 70 cts all from farmers: shave chore 29:X: cloudy mild: home chore: read sleep: Children to S.S. at 1030 Russell to Church at 7. Douglas Davis Preach: Mary & I fire car; 30: Snow cloudy mild: home chore: loading at car 18.2308983 371 Bags in tonight at 70 cts: Nominate Wm Pulford at 12 31: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 18.23089 G.T. lined Put in 503 Bags at 70 cts: Ship to L. Shulman & Co. J.H.C. went with car at One oclock at night: Mrs H. McFadden & Hannah & Bobby & Walter Stevens came here tonight off G.T.R. Mother here also. See the old year out and the new year in: sing and had lunch at 1230 to bed at 2. 1913 January very fine and mild: home chore: Hugh McFadden came on G.T. here at 9. We had Goose & chicken for dinner: Hughy had Bad cold & headache: around town all day: Hughy & Bobby went on 7. oclock train to Toronto: in Duffys for Mabel {illegible} 2: fine mild: home chore: sec J. Walton: Mrs H. McFadden Hannah & Walter Stevens went G.T. to Toronto tonight 3: snow & Blow: home chore: around home all day: snow storm Dolly & Stanley Clarke came to Palgrave from most tonight 4: clear cold: home chore: got in 5 loads Potatoes at 60 cts: to Floyds got hair cut & shave: to Hall at 8. Council men speaking {diarist writes above the line in magenta ink} Big Dog fight in Hall {diarist continues writing on the next line in green ink} 5:X: fine mild: home chore: Mable to S.S. at 1030: read: wash {illegible} Mary & I to English Church at 3. Mr. Wastuoy Preach: for walk. home chore: Russell to Church at 7. Lunan Preach. Campbell in Toronto with car of Potatoes. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January 1913 33</h2> {line seperating date and notes} 6:6 cloudy misty: home chore: got Matsons Cutter our horse. drive Mr. J. McCauley and Mother and Mrs Coulter to Joe Laveryo House to vote for Moffatt. then took Mary for drive road slushy. cold John Moffatt elected Reeve: J. Horan: Mme Hutchesan: Jack Anderson and J. Evans Electid Councillors for 1913. Local Option carry in King. mother went home with Jim in sleigh: Maryl J to Matsons chat to 11. Campbell in Toronto with car of potatoes. 7: clear cold: home chore: around home: clean of seales. chore. Campbell in Toronto with car 18 Potatoes. cold night. 8: clear cold: home chore: weigh stock all day made $1.60 cts got 8 bags oats from Rum Hamilton $6.00 paid: home chore. 9: clear cold: home chore: Campbell in Toronto unload car 18.23089 G.T. got Joe Lavery help me take out Sleigh & cutter : Put away wagon & buggy: haul up some coal: took 8 bags oats to mill leave them. 10: clear cold: home chore: Campbell came home this morning. to mill for chop and bag Bran: help Wm Hamilton empty Bin Rye: home chore: Mr Lunan in chat tonight. Bordeus Pauly 11: fine mild: home chore: to bank deposit $300.00 Joe Pettit bring us load of Marigolds for cow: 1500 lbs: rig up cutter got Shave Mary & I drive drive to Bolton at 4.30 Pay L. Hulton $6.00 account in full to Date. $4.60 for Sam account got receipt home at 7.30 12:X: Blustry cold Clear cold: home chore: sleep read: Children to Church at 7. Lunan Preach: cold Blustry. 13: clear cold: home chore: finish load car. 19.23089 G.T.R. got in 337 Bags today at 65 cts. Joe help afternoon: 14: cold clear: home chore: finish load car. 19.23089 G.T.R. lined: put in coal 590(4) Bags at 65: J.H.C. went with car at 9.30: Start unload coal car. 15: fine mild: home chore: finish unload car 24833 C.S. chat coal. (written above: Gertrude Lenore Brigham 6 years old today) Joe Lavery & Sam Jones help: deliver 12 tons at $8.00 chore: mild 16: mild misty: home chore: to school see broken grate. Phone to G. Berney for New one: got Note from Frank Sullivan for $55.00 for Twelve Months at 6.Per cent: Send Cheque $154.20 to Lehigh valley coal sales Co for car 24833 C.S. Nut coal. Pay Mary G.T. dues $1.00 to Mrs Wm Duffy for January Month. 17: cloudy mild: home chore: sell coal. to Cedar Mills at night in Cutter in mud. to meet J.H.C. he didn't come: G. Lavery up with me 18: cloudy snow: home chore: J.H.C. came home G.T. at 9 got Shulman Cheque $416.40 Deposit $400.00 in Bank. got 16.00 cash chore. got Shave at Floyds Pd: Snow & Blow.. chore: to bed (1) 19:X: clear cold: home chore: Campbell drive to Eliza Matson to to Connor See Carey Olive with them. Matson cutter our horse: then Mary & J drive to Mothers for tea. Alex Lundy & wife there: home at 8.30 fine moonlight mild:chore </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January 1913</h2> 20: cloudy rain Hard: home chore: clean scale: Chat to Wm Hamilton. chore 21: clear cold: home chore: hot horse Shod: deliver coal and haul Straw from W. Bibles: got $20000 out of Bank today: chore Potato car came Back tonight: W.J. Faulkner & Jim in chat. 22: clear fine: home chore: load car 20.23089 G.T. lined. Put in 553 Bags 190 Bags at 70 cts & 363 at 58 cts. ship car to Toronto to L. Shulman & Co at 70 cts F.O.B. there: Campbell took 3 geese{?} went at 11. oclock: W.J. Faulkner & Joe Lavery help. Pay them: to Bed at 11 (1) 23: cloudy rain: home chore: to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton. chore 24: fine mild: home chore: got Joe Lavery & W.J. Faulkner to unload car 8224. S.J. & G.T. Nut coal into Shed 42 tons. Pay Joe $2.00 & W.J. $150 got in some Potatoes 48 Bags at 60 cts: chore: Big Dance in hall tonight. 25: fine mild: home chore: send Cheque $22620 to The Lehigh Valley coal sales Co for car 8224 SJ & G.T.{diarist writes above the line} Piano Put in for store by Martin {diarist continues writing on the line} Nut coal 3714 got Shave at Floyds: Pay N.G. Henderson $150 for Jim: J.H.C. came {diarist writes above the line} home G.T.R. {diarist continues on the next line} 26:X: clear fine: Home chore: Children to Church at 1030 quarterly meeting Lunan Preach: Steve Preach at 7 at night. Olive & Russell walk to Tom Faulkners today Back at night 27: cold Blustry: Home chore: up at 630 to school with Duffy Put in grate in furnace: got in 24 Bags at 60 cts: help Joe Saw our wood. chore 28: cold Blustry: home chore: Deposit $20000 in Bank & got 15850 cash from Shulman cheque $35884: Potato car return tonight. 29: cloudy cold: home chore: weigh stock at scale: start load car 21.23089 G.T. lined got in 93. Bags at 60 cts: Joe help all day. 30: cloudy mild: home chore: loading car 21.23089 G.T. lined: 490 Bags in car tonight: W.J. Faulkner & Joe Lavery haul on wagon from cellar Pay Joe $500 tonight & Willie $150 chore & fire in car. 31: clear cold Blustry: home chore: finish load car 21.23089 G.T.R. lined. had 512 Bags in: chore clold. Feb 1: cold windy: home chore: take coal to John Clarke & Jas Burns took wood to car: I Start to Toronto with car Potatoes at 5. oclock. in car all night very cold. 2 X: clear cold. in car got to Toronto at 1030 in car til 1230 then walk to 39 argyle with 4 lbs Butter in Basket at 2. Dinner Andy & Bob McLaggert there: there to car at 5. all night in car 3: cler cold: at Toronto: Breakfast in car. to Shulmans at 730 Basket 6 lbs Butter 30 cts & 2 Dog Eggs 40 cts: then to car at 830 start unload car got out 300 Bags today: to 39 argyle for tea: to car all night 4: clear cold: in city: finish unload car at 3. oclock. Bill out car: got cheque for car from L. Shulman $34540: car to Parkdale: home on G.T.R. at 630 cold night: {illegible} leather mitt </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February 1913</h2> 5: clear cold: home chore: Campbell weigh stock: very cold day clear: got pair mitts Pay Joe Lavery to Date $2.50 full to Date. Pile wood in shed: chore: pow 6: cold Stormy: home chore: Very cold day: Campbell & Stauly Clarke to Black horse league Debate at night. chore. last night Debate. Powow Social in Palqrave Church tonight: Tomfoolery in Church 7: clear windy cold: home chore: around town: Campbell called from E.J. McClelland $62.48 got cheque: Book Jims account at night 8: cold Blustry. home chore: got $207.40 cash & deposit $200.00 in Bank: Shulman Cheque $345.24 & E.J. McClelland Cheque $62.48 : fill Potatoes in Bank cellar and got in 21 Bags at 60 cts: Joe help us: Pay him $1.00: J.H.C out till 3:30 tonight 9:X: cold squaly snow: clear: home chore: Children to S.S at 10:30: Lenard Haines here for Dinner at 2:30: read Sleep: Children to Church at 7 Lunan Preach: very cold night: clear cold: 10: clear cold: home chore: weight up Potatoes in Bank Cellar: Joe help us: haul 2250 lbs coal to T.C. Wolfe: tidy up Potato car car came Back tonight: got Shaved at Floyds at night 10 cts Ld:: 11: clear mild: home chore: load 22.23089 GT lined(8). Put in 168 loose & 215 in Bags. Joe help us: I stay in call all night cold 12: clear & very cold. went with car at 10:30 to Georgetown at 11:30 Sell of 115 Bags there: at 80 & 90 cts: went to Toronto at 12:00 13: clear & very cold windy: in Toronto fine car Potatoes: to Eatons got Blankets for Joe Lavery $1.50 shoe laces at Knoxs: to 39 argyle for tea. Walter there & 2 Browning girls: to car all night. cold windy 14: clear mild: in city unload car 271 Bags to Shulman at 70 cts got Cheque $189.70 I Pay freight $18.00 : Paddy Carey Buried today on car to 39 argyle for tea: there all night: Lilly & Katie Browning there: Walter there: to Bed at 11:00. Sleep with Hughy: 15: cloudy mild: at 39 argyle Breakfast at 6. to Parkdale at 6:30 on G.T. to Palgrave at 9. home: help Mary to churn: Deposit Shulman Cheque $189.70 in Bank $1111.60 in now: help put the Bags clothes chest up. Willie for Pull on nail: mild Snow. 16:X: clear cold: home chore: took Olive Pearl Mabel for drive: then Mary & I drive to Mothers in cutter: Mrs Duffy & Wallace there had tea there then drive home at 6 oclock. Cold. Children to Church at 7 Mr Lambert of Becton Preach Missionary Sermon Children Bed cold John have croup: W.J. Faulkner here tea. 17: fine cold: home chore: help Mary wash: got in 3 loads Potatoes at 55 cts. Potato car came Back tonight. Phone to some: write to Wm Long $4.00 18: fine mild: home chore: load car 23: 23089 G.Y Lined: Put in 620 Bags at 55 cts: Joe Lavery help us: Pay him up tonight. Ship to L.Shulwan at 67 ½ : I went with car at 3 in night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1913 February 19: clear cold: leave Palgrave at 3 oclock with car Potatoes ride in van got to Toronto at 4:30 P.M. up to Shulman got him to get car on 57 siding not weighed: then to 39. argyle for tea there all night. 20: fine mild: in city: Start to unload car 23. 23089 G.Y. lined got out 270 Bags today: to 39 argyle for tea all night: fine 21: foggy mild: in city Breakfast at 39 argyle: finish unload car Potatoes at 6 oclock: Bill car out again: to 39 argyle for tea then walk to Shulman’s chat in house: to 39 argyle all night 22: rain freeze: street all ice: at 39 argyle Breakfast at 6. then to Parkdale at 7. on G.Y.Ry to Palgrave at 9:20 home: chore (1) 23:X: clear very cold: home chore: read sleep. Mary and I drive to Thomas Faulkuers Fred & cutter at 3: Margery Barry and her 4 children & Jennie Fuller & her 3 children there & Willie there home at 6:40 very cold. Children to Church at 7. Steele Preach. 24: clear very cold: home chore: got in 1 load Potatoes at 50 cts take coal to R.J. Lavery: Sell coal: Potato car came tonight 25: clear Milder: home chore: take coal to School & home: got 295.00 cash out of Bank. Put in Shulman Cheque $395.44 Deposit $100.00 in Bank: Start load car 24:23089 G.Y.lined got in 25.10 at 50 cts: Put fire in car: Sell coal. 26: fine cool: home chore: Finish load car 24.23089 G.Y.lined (10) Put in 633 Bags at 50 cts: Joe Lavery help us. Put fire in car. Snow some: fine mild night: 27: clear cold : home chore: fire in car: tidy up cellar got in 4 loads Potatoes at 50 cts: Sold 28 Bags to Staffs at 65 cts 28: fine mild: home chore: Start unload car 12583 YIOC Stove coal: and fund Cheque to S.S. Hamilton $169.05 for this car: Sell coal: Sell 25 Bags Potatoes: give Cheque $75.00 to R Matson: $125.00 Cheque to Campbell for cash tomorrow: Ship car Potatoes to L.Shulman & Co I went with car at 11:30 fine mild night: in van March 1: Stormy squaly: mild: in city at 8:30 got L.Shulman to Place car on 57 siding: to 39 argyle for Dinner: to Eatons with granma McCadden & Hannah got cloth for Olives dress $2.00 & house dress for Mary: tea at 29 argyle. to car all night. 2:X: windy cold: in city fire car to 39 argyle for dinner: & tea to car all night. cold windy. 3: stormy snow cold: in city fire car: start to unload got out 75 Bags. to 39 argyle for tea: to car all night 4: clear cold: in city fire car: unloading got out 95 Bags to 39 argyle for tea all night mild night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March 1913 5: fine mild. in city fire car got out some Potatoes slow work to 39 argyle for tea: and Stay all night. the Browning girls there 6: clear windy cold: in city finish unload car Potatoes 639 Bags to 39 argyle for tea & all night very cold night. 7: clear cold: at 39 argyles for Breakfast to Parkdale at 6:30 on GYR to Palgrave at 9:20 cold home. I have bad cold. 8: fine cold: at home all day with cold. car came Back tonight. 9:X: fine rain mild windy cold at night: at home in bed till afternoon up for telephone to Shulmau at 3. oclock. Big thaw today. Mother here Since the 1st of March: children to Church Lunan Preach. 10: fine mild. home chore: load car 25.23089 lined (11) Put in 464 Bags at 50. cts: Ship yo L.Shulmau & Co. J.H.C. went with car W.J.Faulkner help us: Joe Lavery had Sore foot. fine night 11: fine mild: home chore: got in 2 loads 50 cts: Sell coal Joe help me after noon: got $200.00 cash out of Bank: Tickets $28.00 12: fine mild: home chore: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar: got in 1 load got Bags from Cleghoru: fill Some: Joe help me. Pay him up tonight 13: fine mild: house chore: around town: got in 1 load. Sell coal. (came home J.H.B. 14: fine mild: home chore: got in 22 Bags at cts: J.H.C collect 36.28 got Cheque $228.00 from Cleghoru & Co for 400 Bags Potatoes to be loaded yet 15: fine mild: home chore: got 18 Bags at 50 cts: Put Shulmau Cheque for $275.86 and Cleghoru & Co Cheque $228.00 in Bank Deposit. The Ref car came today. & the lined car returned. collected some. 16:X: fine cold: home chore: read Sleep: Children to Church at 7. oclock Lunan Preach: Mary & I for Walk down track. Mother here. cold 17: clear cold: home chore: Weigh Stock: Joe and Campbell fill Potatoes in cellar: got in 1 load 32 Bags in car. fine 18: fine mild: home chore: loading at car 26.23089 G.Y. got 354 Bags in it and: Start load car 27. Refrigerator 25000 Y.G.E. got 334 in Bags: heaters came for car. Joe Lavery & W.F. Faulkner help us. willie here all night 19: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 26.25000 J.G.E. Put in 403 Bags Refrigerator: Ship to Lucknow for Cleghorw & Co at 57 there: finish load car 27.23089 GY lined (12) Put in 526 Bags. Ship to L.Shulmau & Co 57 Siding Bathurst St Campbell gowith car: I Pay Joe up to Date $5.00 tonight. Borrow $30.00 from W.F Faulkner & $120.00 from R.Matson today. 20: fine mild: home chore: cut Bag Strings got in 20 Bags at 50 cts WF. Faulkner and Joe Larvery go to John Marshalls for Potatoes got none he would not sort them refused to give Some as Sample Sold. 21: fine Very Stormy: home chore: Campbell came home tonight. got Cheque for $41.31 from Cleghoru & Co. & Cheque $329.23 from L.Shulmau & Co </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March 1913 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> 5: 6: 7: 8: 9:X: 10: 11: 12: 13: 14: 15: 16:X: 17: 18: 19: 20: 21: </td> <td> fine mild. in city fire car got out some potatoes slow work to 39 argyle for tea: and stay all night. the Browning girls there. clear windy cold: in city finish unload car potatoes 639 bags to 39 argyle for tea & all night very cold night. clear cold: at 39 argyle for breakfast to parkdale at 6.30 on GJR to {palgrave?} at 9.20 cold home. i have bad cold. fine cold: at home in bed all day with cold. car came back tonight. fine rain wild windy cold at night. at home in bed till afternoon up for telephone for Shulman at 3 oclock. big thaw today. mother here since the first of March: children to Church Lunan preach. fine mild. home chore: load car 25.23089 lined (11) put in 464. Bags at 50 cts: ship to L.Shulman & Co, J.H.C. went with car W.J. Faulkner help us: Joe Lavery had sore foot. fine night fine mild: home chore: got in 2 loads at 50 cts: sell coal Joe help me after noon: got $200.00 cash out of Bank: tickets $28.00 fine mild: home chore: around town: fill potatoes in bank cellar: got in 1 load got bags from {Cleghorn?} fill some: Joe help me. Pay him uo tonight. fine mild: home chore: around town: got in 1 load sell coal. J.H.B. fine mild: home chore: got in 22 bags at 50 cts: J.H.C collect 36.25 got cheque $228.00 from Cleghorn & co for 400 bags potatoes to bet loaded yet. fine mild: home chore: got 18 bags at 50 cts: put Shulman cheque for $275.86 and Cleghorn & co cheque $228.00 in bank deposit. the ref car came today. & the lined car returned. collect some. fine cold: home chore: read sleep: Children to Church at 7 oclock Lunan Preach: Mary & J for walk down track. Mother here. cold clear cold: home chore: weigh stock: Joe & Campbell fill potatoes in cellar: got in 1 load 32 bags in car. fine fine mild: home chore: loading at car 26.23089 G.J. got 354 bags in it and: start load car 27. refrigerator 25000 H.G.E. got 334 in bags: heaters came for car. Joe Lavery & W.J.Faulkner help us. willie here all night. fine mild: home chore: finish load car 26.25000 Y.G.C. put in 402 bags refrigerator: ship to Luchnow for Cleghorn & Co at 57 there: finish load car 27.23089 GY liald (12) put in 526 bags. ship to L. Shulman & Co. 57 siding Bathart{?} st. Campbell gosvith car: I pay Joe up to date $5.00 tonight. Borrow $30.00 from W.J. Faclkner & $ 120.00 from R. Matson today. fine mild: house chore: cut bag strings got in 20 bags at 50 cts W.J. Faulkner & Joe Lavery go to Josh Marshals for potatoes got some he would not sort them refused to give some as single sold. Fine misty stormy: home chore: Campbell came home tonight. got Cheque for $41.31 from Cleghorse & Co. & cheque $329.23 from L. Shulman & Co. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> March 1913 22: fine cool: home chore: deposit 370.34 in Bank. and fill 50. Bags Potatoes for Blain & Hannant in Bank Cellar: finish fill up all in Bank Cellar: Joe help us. Pay him up to Date. Easter 23:X: cloudy windy cool: rain at night: home chore read sleep. to Mrs Boulters chat: home Dinner at 4. Salmen Sandwitehes: Easter Sunday. Mother here. Children to Church at 7. Douglas Davis Preach. 24: cloudy rain: windy fine: house chore: Pick & fill 27 Bags Potatoes in home cellar. a lot Bad: river high: Ball at Baledon East 25: cloudy rain misty: home chore: Ship 50 Bags Potatoes to Blain & Hannant Milton: at 70 cts YOB here $35.00 Sell Some coal: rain & freeze ice Storm: 26: cloudy cool: home chore: fill Potatoes in home Cellar: take rotten Potatoes to E. Argents. To Mrs Barrgo get 2 little Pigs $7.00 on account $18.96. Balance Due yet: to Mill get Chop 10 Bags got ½ {illegible} 5 roses $3.00 Pay John Meblean for 114 Empty Bags $3.40 for chop 40 cts: $6.80 all to Date. cold snow tonight: Mother & Mary sit up to 12 Bake Bread. snow 27: snow & Blow all day: home chore: Shovel Snow at home EL: Blarke & Bill & Jake. load 3. cars for west took 17. Horses 28: clear cool: home chore: fill Potatoes in cellar at home: got in 22 Bags at 50 cts: got 1. Barrel apples from R. Arlow $2.60 Rd rig Sleigh drive Mother up Jins for her clothes sleighing very bad: Mrs Alex Lundy there churn: home at 4. took 300 lbs coal to A.E Lunaw: got Bag corn for heufeed: chore 29: fine mild: home chore: fill Potatoes in home cellar Loud Piek got in 2. load Potatoes at 50 cts: Sell coal. got there at Floyds. Tired 30:X: fine mild: home chore: Children to S.S. at 10:30 read Sleep chore Mother here: dinner: Mary & I go down track to 6th line Bridge for healk home at 5. Mrs Duffy here: Nyra here for tea: Chore Children to Church at 7. Lunan Preach: w.j Faulkner in chat. 31: cloudy cool Stormy: home chore: Start load car 28.23089 G.Y lined (13) in Bags 316 in Tonight Joe & Campbell haul from Both cellars: Y.Rolley Bring 50 Bags: our Russell go away before Breakfast & we dont know where he went: Campbell go. on horse to Jims look for him: I walk to {illegible} &. Back. April 1: cloudy windy: home chore: finish load car 28.23089 G.Y.lined Put in 366. Bags: Ship car to myself to Georgetown on 82. At 4 got Russel at {illegible} Bayees this Morning: he Slept in Stable Pay Joe $2.00 over what I owned him: got in 45 Bags at 50 cts 2: fine mild: home chore: on G.Y. to Georgetown sell Some of Car at 90. cts at N.Long all night: Sleep with Nathan: only Sell a few: in coaling Mill with W Long. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 1913 3: cloudy rain: home chore: at Georgetown Board at N.Longs: Sell a few at car at 90. cts: got some orders to Deliver: Hall take Some out. 4: cloudy rain: at Georgetown Board at N.longs: Sell Potatoes off car at 90. cts: got all out only 149: Bags Ship them to Million on weighfreight. Settle up at N.Longs: Ww Hall owe me $30.00 get on train to Milton at 9 oclock. to {illegible} {illegible} all night: 5: cloudy cold windy {illegible} Snow: at Milton: Sell 1 Bag to W.Cowan and 1. Bag to Agent: & 147 Bags to Blain & Hannent at 77 cts Per Bag they to return our 110. Bags Empty: to Thos Coulters for Dinner. See Brick yard: home on train at 6:30 cold snow got Shaved at Floyds at night: Joe Oeonnor Died this am at 3. oclock 6:X; cloudy cool: home chore: Mother here: read Sleep: Children to Church at 7. A.Rutherford Preach: McDonalds & R.F Laverys in after church 7: fine cool: home chore: got in 38 Bags Potatoes at 50 cts: at Council Meeting for while: Joe Oconnor Buried today. sign note for $100.00 for teacher Salary. from J.Matson: chore 8: cloudy cool: home chore: Start load car 29.23089. G.Y. lined (14) got in 113 Bags at 50 cts: Campbell & Joe finish fill up in home cellar: I at car myself. 9: fine mild: home chore. Finish load car 29.23089. G.Y. Lined 14. Put in 53g Bags. Ship car to L.Shulman & Co at 65 cts YOB Toronto: Joe & Campbell help us: Sell coal Mother & Mary & I to Matson at night chat. See Piano 10: cloudy rain: home chore: haul up wood from Platform got in 50 Bags Potatoes at Bank cellar at 50 cts: chore 11: cloudy mild: home chore: got in 74 Bags in Bank Cellar at 50 help Mary Paper Olive room upstairs: got Check for 30.00 for coal car 12: cloudy mild: home chore: got in Potatoes: Start load car 30 Boston & Albany No 35975: Put 40 Bags in it at 50 cts: got $200.00 cash out of Bank: J.B. Campbell Pay $30.00 audit Check 13:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep (1) dress for Walk up track with Mary. Mabel Pearl John: Mother here. Tea Children to Churchat 7. Mr Lunan Preach: Campbell drive O.Matson to Caledon East 14: fine warm: home chore: loading at car 30.35975. B & A lead 363 Bags in tonight at 50 cts: Joe help us haul 124 from cellar 15: fine warm: home chore: finish load car 30:35975. B & A. . Put in 602. Bags: Ship car to L.Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst at 60 cts Per Bag YOB Toronto: Start load car 31.120043. HL & S.Y. got in 154 Bags at 45 cts: Joe help all day: 16: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock: load at car 31.120043. HL & SY. had 302 Bags in tonight at 45: lined car return took some lining out. Got Check $148.19 from Milton: Jim Horon serve notice: See N Heuderson: Pay Joe $5.00 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 1913 17: fine warm: home chore: took lining out of car 23089. G.Y. loading Car 31.120043 H.L.&.S.Y.: 363 Bags in tonight at 45 Phone to Blain & YBannant Milton (1) cut Y. Faulkners hair 18: fine warm: home chore: Put 15: Bags Early Ohio’s in Car 31.120045 H.L.&.S.Y. and Ship to Blain & YBannant Milton: 360 Bags at 60. and 15 Bags at 75 cts Y.O.B. Milton: very warm: thunder storm at night 19: clear cold windy: home chore: Deposit $810.57 in Bank. Sell Some Potatoes at 60. cts: to Goodfellow Bros: to Floyds got Shane home (1) 20:X: cloudy cold: home chore: read Sleep: Children to Church at 7 Douglas Davis Preach: I for walk: in R.J. Laverys chat. There mother 21: cloudy milder: home chore: cut kindling wood: Start load car 32:8285.G.Y.R. got in 131. Bags at 46 cts: Sell coal J.H.C to Milton on train: did not unload Potatoes home again Mary & I drive to R.Baxters at 9 tonight home at 11. Bad road 22: cloudy misley cool: home chore: loading at car 32.9295.G.Y. got in 248 Bags tonight at 45 cts: 23: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock. Load at car 32. 8285.G.Y. had 346 Bags in tonight at 45. cts: very warm: 24: fine warm: home chore: finish load car 32.8285 G.Y. Put in 394. Bags at 45 cts: Ship car to L.Shulman & Co Toronto 25: fine warm: home chore: dress: to Toronto On G.Y.R: to Su Hearn and McBrady Canada Life Bldg: about Horan Mortgage: to Kemjets Dinner to Simpsons & Eatons get Shoes for Olive $1.99 & $1.25 Pair for John. got laces at Knox: Hat for myself on dueen west: at 39 Argyle for tea and all night Ww.. Humphrey there: Jim Scott in chat. got tie stuff 27:X: cloudy misley: cool: home chore: Dress. Mary & I to English Church at 3 young student Preach about influence: home chore: Olive to Church at 7. Lunan Preach: cool night misley: to bed at 10. 28: cloudy cool: home chore: Write to J.S. Hamilton Order car of Egg coal & car of Chestnut coal: write Ww Hall about Potatoes: Plow Mrs Coulters garden Sow Oats on it and Campbell harrow it: Plow Y. McBauleys garden: help E.Argent load & unload roof: Ww Jrwin Moae today 29: fine cool: home chore: Sow clover & Timothy on Coulters garden: Campbell harrow if: Start load car 33.515405 P.L.&C.W. got in 53 Bags at 45 cts: chore: J.H.C to Bolton “Ruby” 30: fine very hot: home chore: load at car 33.515405.P.LW.&.CJW haul from Bank cellar: had in 141 Bags today: at Deannors Sale this afternoon: Ww Hamilton gave me grape vine: Plant it </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May 1913</h2> 1rst: fine warm: home chore: clean out Bank cellar: 40 Bags haul to car 33.515405 P.L.: had 328 Bags in tonight: Albert Fancan {illegible} our Nerandak{?} today & fix school: $320 for ours: 75 cts for school: Paid 2: fine very hot: home chore: took of Gurnseys shirt & drawers: start Plant onions in J.B. Campbells garden: finish load car 33.515405 P.T.W. & C.R.W. Put in 472 Bags at 45 cts: Ship to L. Shulman & Co. Toronto copy Book up to Date: very hot 3: fine very hot: home chore: got in some Potatoes at 40 cts Plant Early Potatoes in J.Bs garden & Plant garden Stuff: to field See Potato Planter Started: get Shave at night: got Cheque $19344 from L. Shulman & Co. for car 8285 G.T. 4:X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: Mary & I to English Church at 3. oclock. young Student Preach: for wallk to scale house: Back tea: J.H.C. drive O. Matson to Caledon East at night: Lunan Preach at Palgrave. W.J. Faulkner in chat. fine night. 5: fine warm: home chore: sow Beans: cucumbers Radish & {illegible} in J.B. Campbells garden: send 5 Bags Potatoes to Wm Cowan Milton G. Burns split wood Mrs Coulter went to Milton tonight in train at 7. cool 6: cool windy: home chore finish our wood into shed. clean out car: See Baxtons unload new Engine and load up old one: Mary Went to Ladies Aid to Wm Steeles with Mrs Duffy & Mrs Dr. Reynar in Duffys Buggy: cool day 7: fine cool: home chore: Weigh Stock: Send 2 bags Potatoes to Station and 1. to Mr Perry: Campbell take in Potatoes to cellar cold: 8: frost cold clear: home chore: Plank Stall for horse: fix screen doors & Put them on: sell Oats for Hamilton: Mary at R.J. Laverys afternoon help Lizzie to Paper: I call for her: (1) 9: clear cold: home chore: Mary help Mrs R.J. Lavery Paper I Weigh 7 loads Moving of Dodds: Sell corn for Hamilton 10: fine cold windy: home chore: haul straw from Wm Bibles 3 loads sell corn: sell coal: Deposit $37703 in bank today: got Shave help Mary fill Straw tick & Put on our Bed & Mables: (1) on tick 11:X: fine cool: home chore: read sleep: mary & I to English Church at 3. Student Preach: walk around Point: home Dinner at 5. chore Mary & I to Matsons chat: I in cookhouse her in Parlour: 12: fine mild: home chore: dress to Georgetown on train see Hall then to Parkdale on train: See Rudd & Shulman: then on car to Weston to Moffatts Stone Works. get iron Back for Stove 80 cts up track to Weston Station on train home at 615 chore 13: fine cool: home chore: got 1. load in car 34:48693 I.C. at 35 cts: Phone Buy for this car: got 15000 cash out Bank </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May 1913</h2> 14: fine cool: home chore: weigh stock forenoon. got in 4 load Potatoes into car 34.48693. I.C. 140 Bags in tonight at 35 cts: Wm Hamilton drive down for figures of Rye car: Inspector here for My Statement fire 15: cloudy misley. cool: home chore: Plant early corn in J.B.s garden: finish load car 34:48693. I.C. Put in 598 Bags at 3 cts: Put R. Baxter load in Bank Cellar. {diarist writes above the line} rain all night cool {diarist continues writing on the next line} 16: cloudy cool: home chore: sell 10. Bags Potatoes to Jones for 50. cts Per Bag: Paid: clean yard: Measure fence in front of house: Ship Car 34.48693 I.C. to L. Shulman & Co 602. Bags at 50 cts Per Bag F.O.B. Toronto: work in garden 17: fine cloudy rain: home chore: Mary & I drive to Tottenham in Buggy Order for Picket fence see R. McCabe: see Tommy Coulter. drive home at 820 rain: read chore to bed at 10. rain cool: 18:X: fine warm: home chore at 8. read sleep: dress Dinner at 4. {diarist writes in red ink} Mable 7. years old today: {diarist continues writing in green ink} read: chore: church at 7. Steele 19: fine mild: home chore: {diarist writes in red ink} Dress on train: to Georgetown got $3000 from Wm Hall: sell him 60 Bags & sell 100 Bags to Mr R. Noble of Nornal at 60 cts. on train to Parkdale to 39 for Dinner "argyle" then down see lyons & to car see Max unload to Eatons get Knife Pleater for M. Matson: see Mr & Mrs Henderson & Harley: to Borden Meeting in Mutual Street Arena. at 630 out at 1045: to 39 argyle all night: {diarist continues writing in green ink} 20: fine mild: Breakfast at 39 argyle: to Parkdale at 640 on train hme at 910: hail Potatoes to car: got $20000 out of Bank today: Buy Potatoes: H. Gepson sale today (1) 21: cloudy rain: home chore: weigh stock: G. Burns help us bag up Potatoes in car 35:307663. G.T.P. Put in 100 Bags for R. Noble & 60 Bags for Wm Hall at 60 cts F.O.B. Georgetown 22: fine mild: home chore: start load car 36.12435 P.L. got in 2 loads at 45: Phone to buy: sell 13 Bags to a. Stewart 23: cloudy cool: chore: drive to Gunnings & John Patters: home at 10: got Oats & corn for chop: loading at car 36.12435 P.L. got in 174 Bags tonight Pay 50 cts today: drive Mother up to Jims home at 8. Mary & I visit at J.A. McDonalds. 24: fine mild: home chore: attend to Elevator: got in some Potatoes in car 36.12435 P.L. . 311 Bags in tonight: to Trustee Meeting at J.A. McDonalds tonight hire him for another year at $70000 for next year: home at 11. wash feet: W.J. Coulter today Lawrence & Wife & Children came tonight: chore: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1913 43</h3> May 24 25 five mild : home chore : got for Lavery to share me : dress : chat to Tow Boulter? & Lawrence : home dinner : Yow & Brida : Lawrence & {Mabe} Mary & I all walk out to Giksows Lake : home at 4.30 chore: then drive up to {pins/kins?} for Mother bring her down : Lwau Preach taught {written above text} : chore : to bed at 10. 26 five cool : home chore : finish load car 36 : 12435.P.h. Put in H57 bags : Ship car to L. Shulmaw & Co. Seud Statement and he is to give me $25.00 commission for this car : Pay up to date {Wue?} Hamilton : he help me fill up in car 50 bags for C.M McBollum Brampton : I load them into car 1300554. Put J.B Lindsey load in Elevator at 5 0clo : Phoue to Shulman 27 : cloudy misty : home chore : sell 10 Bags potatoes to {lum?} Duffy at 70 {illegible} got in 19 Bags in Elevator at 50 : Sue womess? about report Boys drunk J. A. McDonald {liere?} for tea : Campbell went to Midland tonight & lent $100.00 to Duffy for 11 days today : house chore: 28 : five cool : home chore : ship 5. Bags potatoes to Luw Cowai Milton at 7 o clo here : got in over 90. Bags Potatoes today : Mary & I plant 2 boxes tomatoes in J. B's house garden at night : chore: 29 : five cool : home chore : got cheque $283.85 from L. Shulman & Co. for car 12H35. P. H Potatoes : Start load car 37.15926. G. Y. got 194 Bags in tonight : Bob Lyous help me : haul from Elevator. 100 pd 30 : five mild : home chore : work in J. B's garden : load at car. 37 . 15926 . G. Y. had 267 Bags in tonight : Pay 60 {to?} today : chore mother got better from Campbell tonight from Midland. 31 : five warm : home chore : write letter to Campbell : plant corn in J. B's garden : loading at car 37.15926. G. Y. had 309 bags in tonight : got $133.75 cash & deposit %150.00 today : Shulman Cheque $283.85 : hoe in garden : got for Lavery share me : {illegible}sick. give warm. June 1 : cloudy : rain cool : home chore : read sleep : dress. Mary & I go for walk to Elevator : home : Mother & Olive to Euglish Bhurek today at 3. cool no church here tonight {Luwan?} at Juglewood : Diwiek at Bhurchiel. 2 : five warm : home chore : hoe in our garden : finish load car 37. 15926. G. Y. out in 337 bags: Ship to L. Shulman her 57 siding Bathurst Street Toronto : Seud Statement $248.82 & Shulman to give me Commision over that chore. 3 : fine warm : King george 48 years old today {in red on top of line} home chore hoe in garden : cool at night : {illegible} 4. fine mild home chore :weigh stock :home stuff for R. Watson {illegible} to H. Motsous with wagon for calfi : home at 7 : hoe in garden : cool : 5 : fine warm : home chore : hoe potatoes in J. B's : got in 3 load potatoes at Co. 6 : fine mild : home chore : Mary help me fill Potatoes in Elevator ship 25 Bags to C. M. Mcbollum & Co. at 75 here : Big Rain Storm {illegible} plant Lewallen. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June 1913 7: fine cool: home chore: to Elevator: Russell & Joe bolan fill 27 Bags Potatoes I weigh & tie: got in 2 load ar 60 cts: hoe in garden Plant Some Beans & our caffages: cool: Put Blain & Hannant Draft $209.25 in Bank for collection: to Bed at 10. I (1) in: 8:X: fine cool: home chore: got Joe Lavery to Shave me: home wash dress Mary & I to English Church at 10:30 Ren Cannon Walsh from Brampton Preach good Sermon: home water cow at R.hyono. Dinner at 1. Tomato Soup: Mother headache: then Mary: Mabel Pearl John & I walk to Carters granel Pit home chore cold 9: fine cool: home Chore: Ship 25. Bags Potatoes to C.M.M Collun Brampton at 75. cts here: fill up 30 for R. Noble Naruel. then We all went to Garden Party at Dr Reynars “Mother Stay home” Blain & Charters there had good crawed. cool. home at 11. 10: fine cool: home chore: Start unload car 60272 L.V. got out 10 ton 710 lbs: Deposit 100.00 in Bank got $166.66 cash: Cheque 266.76: pay Joe OLeary for wheat: got in 2 had Potatoes at 60 cts. And Ship 30. Bags to Robert Noble at Georgtown 75 cts Y.O.B. here. cool. 11: fine day warm: home chore: unloading at car 60272 L.V. {illegible} coal Sam Jones & Jos Dolan help me: weigh Stock: got in 20 Bags Potatoes 60 hoe in garden with Mary: fix up Pelitions for Bayee & Duffy 12: fine warm: home chore: finish unload car 60372 L.V. {illegible} coal fill Potatoes in Elevator. till noon: Pay Sam Jones $3.00 & Joe Dolan $5.99 Put 1. load Potatoes in car: chore: had Dore Knec. warm Seud Cheque 1544.84 to Lehigh valley Sales Co for car 60372LV 13: fine hot: home chore: got 1. load into car: Joe Dolan help me Bag up 46 Bags in car: Sleep in car Sore knee: R. Matson Put Turine in {illegible} in Elevator 14: fine warm dry: home chore: Ship 50. Bags Potatoes to R. Noble Georgetown and 50. Bags Potatoes to C.M. McCallum Brampton at 75 cts Per Bag.: Y.O.B. Palgrave: Sell cow & Oats: fix up my ragor & shave myself: Grandma & Bof. McYadden came tonight 15:X: fine hot: rain Shower: home chore: Sore Knee: Baffy & Grandma here: home all day: Bob & Olive to Church at night B.Steele there 16: fine hot: home chore: Sore Knee Sell Oats & corn & Sell Potatoes to Chao Koff 70 cts: & got in Some at 40 cts: Sell oats. 17: fine hot: home chore: Sore Knee: Sell oats: got in 29. Bags Potatoes at 40 cts: at Elevator: Plant Potatoes J.Bs 18: fine cool: home chore: got horse ready for R. Matson to go to Y.Sullinans: cool: Pay J.B. Campbell rent for coal & scale site & 2.50 for Elevator: hoe in garden: 19: cloudy rain: fine: home chore: sell oats: Start to unload car 69884L.V. Egg coal got out 74 tons Joe & Sam haul to MeClellands: Mrs Coulters came home from Milton tonight Mary & Mrs H. McYadden to Womans instilile at school: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> June 1913 20: rain till moon: cloudy Showry: home chore: fill Potatoes in Elevator till moon: work unloading cool 69884 L.V. afternoon Joe & Same all day 21: cloudy fine: home chore: finish unload car 69884 LV. Egg coal: Joe all day: Sam till 4. oclock. Then Joe Dolan came: Sell Oats: got in Wheat Pay Joe to Date 5:00 tonight. Saw jones went North on train: then I went to Mrs M. Coulters for tea with Mary & her Mother: then Put horse out 22X fine: warm: home chore: Children to S.S. at 10:30: read Sleep. Mary & her Mother to Church at 7. Lunan Preach: Jenny & Baby & Mother here: Willie took Jenny home in Buggy: fine cool. 23: fine warm: home chore: load 60 Bags in car 5757 G.Y. Ship to L. Shulman Toronto & Co: & 30. Bags in some car Ship to Robert Noble Georgetown out of Elevator: got 12. Bags Oats 31 B 23 lbs 12.70 Rd Pay Ww Hamilton up to Date: Sell Oats: got in 14. Bags Potatoes at 40. cts Per Bag: Pay Sam Jones $4.65: talk to 2. Mrs Heudersons. 24: fine warm: home chore: Send cheque $156.14 to Lehigh Valley coal Sales Co for car 69884. L.V. Egg coals today: chore: hoe in J.B. garden: got in 38 Bags Potatoes: Sell oats: Jas Gilmore gave me $995.00. 25: fine very hot: home chore: weigh Hogs & Pay for Jas Gilmore: hot Today mother 82.3. Hogs died with heat: Settle with Jas Gilmore: chore: John Tweity Burier 26: fine very hot: home chore: Ship 40. Bags Potatoes to Dawson & Co Brampton at 70 cts YOB here. and 25. Bags Potatoes to Robert Noble Georgetown: 70 cts YOB here here: leave Vide & Blanche Coulter to Cedar Mills C.P.R. at 4:45: home Sell oats. & hoe in garden : Matson & us Debate on early rising. hot. 27: fine very hot: home chore: hoe in garden: read Sleep: Sell last of Oats: (1) tonight with silk & vaseline: hot. fine: 28: fine hot: home chore: hoe in garden: took in Rye 2 load Sane dress: to Cedar Mills meet Vida & Blanche caulter at C.P.K. home: Campbell came home from Midloud tonight. 29:X: fine mild: homechore: folks all to Church at 10:30 only John & I: Coulter from Mulmur Preach: read. Mary & I went to English Church at 3 Mr Westuey & another old man there. no organiet there: home chore: our folks to Church at 7. Coulter Preach ladies Aid Anniversary Serwan’s: took Collection: $35-52 Mable Pearl John & I Stay home: fine cool night. To Bed at 10:30 30: fine very hot: home chore: Elenate Rye: chore very hot. read Sleep Campbell went Back to Midland tonight: Ollie Matson go to Barrie Thunder & lighting storm around north. to Bed at 10:30 hot. July 1: fine mild: home chore: hoe in garden: took in load Rye in Elevator. 2: fine warm: home chore: hoe in garden (1) across Bed at night 3: fine hot: home chore: heo Some: Dinwosdie here for tea: I drive him to Cedar Mills C.P.R. at 5. With R.J Lavery more: hot. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July 1913</h2> 4: fine hot: rain: home chore: ride with R. Matson. to Ballyeray: walk to W.J. Binghams: help take down the windmill: Big rainstorm: sleep in Barn: tea: got ride home with R. Matson: John & Darley there: H. Lyons. Sam Eliott. Jim C. Hunter. W. Young. H. Taylor and I: good rain: home at 7. chore 5: fine warm: home chore: walk to W.J. Binghams at 930 help take down wind mill. got it down at 4. oclock tea: ride with H. Zimmerman & John: then with Wm Stevens. home at 6. got shave at Floyds: get ice cream at Irwins. mary & I. Olive & Grandma McFadden Mary Deposit $10000 cash & Shulman cheque $1678 in bank today: cool. 6:X: fine cool: home chore: read sleep: Mary & I to English Church at 3. old Man Westney & young man Preach: cool: home chore: we all went to Church at 7. Mr Wm Dimmoodic Preach good sermon: home at 830 Mick Jercey. tea. to Bed at 930 cool: Mary (1) on over 7: fine cool: home chore: Order car select lump from C.A. Wilsoon & Co at 385 F.O.B. here: hoe in garden: sell 10 Bushel Rye to Herb Downey: W.J. Bingham Bring 10 Posts: got mower at station Bobby McFadden came here tonight: dress cedar Posts. cool. 8: fine cool: home chore: get Fred Shod at Floyds: {diarist writes above the line} 90 cts {diarist continues writing on the line} haul queance cement in got. Posts. chore: cool. 9: cool: then hailstorm cool: home chore: finish Put in fence Posts. clean up: hailstorm: R.L. McFadden Phoned to go to city. Wm Lyons file our saw. cut cedar Posts. cool night. chore 10: fine cool: home chore: Mrs H. McFadden & Bobby and Olive & Pearl went to Toronto today: get ready: Russell & I go to Bolton for fence stuff. Paid $1500 Paid Leavens $200 for Paper order 1000 tags home at 6. cool. Russell 13. years today: {diarist writes on the side in red ink} Russell 13 today {diarist continues writing on the next line in green ink} 11: fine cool: home chore: to Elevator for Bag Potatoes. I load twine for R. Matson: Wm Hamilton here today start to build out Picket fence. sold some Potatoes: ride in {illegible} 12: cloudy rain: home chore: ship 5 Bags Potatoes to Robert Noble Georgetown Pick them over: help Wm Hamilton Empty Wheat Bin: then Hamilton made 2. gates & Put them on our Picket fence: fine afternoon: Pay Wm Hamilton 11740 today. got E. Argent Cheque cashed $7870: I Pay his oat Bill & gave him $5000 cash tonight: Orangemen to Guelph today. got in 5 Bags at 50. 13:X: fine cool: home chore: read sleep: dress: We to Church at 7. Mr Anglin Preach: sent Phone Message to House Lyons {diarist writes above the line} Baby Burying {diarist continues to write on the line} Sam gamble 14: fine cool: home chore: ship 5 Bags Potatoes to R. Noble Georgetown: finish Build our Picket fence: got Cheque $1750 from R. Noble for Potatoes: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July 1913</h2> 15: fine warm: home chore: Mary & I & Mrs Coulter to ridges Pick Berries. home at 1. dinner: Start unload car Nut coal 60784 L.V. Myself. Sent $100 Postal note to F.H. Deacon Toronto. young mens Christian association Russell up at Jims today: 16: fine warm: home chore: unloading car 60784 L.V. Nut coal Joe Dolan help me till 4: got shave wash dress: Mary & I drive to G Jacksons garden party at 6. fine time Big crowd: home at 1145 fine night threaten rain 17: fine warm: home chore: unloading car 60784 L.V. Nut coal: Joe Dolan and Russell help me: Pay freight $3060 tonight: wash in tub: cool. 18: fine hot: home chore: finish unload car 60784 L.V. Nut coal and Send Cheque $16052 to J.S. Hamilton for Same: Pay Joe Dolan 225 to Date: wash. very hot. Russell went up home this evening. 19: fine hot: home chore: Mary & I & Mrs Coulter drive to ridges Pick Berries home at 130 dinner: got 16 Bags Potatoes from John Whalen at 50 cts: chore: Joe Dolan help me fill 15 Bags Potatoes in Eleavator got Shave at Floyds 10: home cool. 20:X: fine warm: home chore: Put cow out: for walk to Elevator: home at 11 read sleep: dress: all to Church at 7. Mr Anglin Preach: cool: Duffy in chat 21: fine mild: home chore: ship 15 (70 cts) Bags Potatoes to Robert Noble Georgetown then: Mrs Coulter. Olive & I to ridges Pick Berries: got a lot. home at 520 Dinner: chore: car soft cool in: 22: fine warm: home chore: unloading car soft coal 61634 B & O. Joe Dlan help me: load wheat in car for Wm Hamilton 23: fine: rain shower: fine: home chore:finish unload car 61634 B & O soft coal: Joe Dolan help me: got in 11 Bags Potates at 50 cts: Pay freight 7818 24: cloudy cool: home chore: rig up light wagon & Mary & Olive & Mrs Coulter & I drive to ridges Pick Berries: got Big Kettle full 25: fine warm: home chore: Mary help me fill 5 Bags Potatoes in Elevator: Ship 5 Bags to Robert Noble Georgetown at 70 cts here: then haul up some wood: to mill got Bran flour & stuff Pay 480 sell 6 Bags to T.D. Eliotts Man at 60 cts 560 Pd: hoe in garden 26: fine mild: home chore: ship 6. Bags Potatoes to Robert Noble to Georgetown: then go to Ridges with Olive & Mrs Coulter: Pick Berries home at 330 hoe in J.B. garden: dig some new Potatoes: got shave (1) 27:X: fine very hot. home chore: read sleep. chore: "Anglin Preach" 28: fine hot: home chore: drive to Ridges: Mary & Olive & Mrs Coulter Pick Pail Berries for Mrs H Friendly. to Logans for water: ship {diarist writes above the line} Berries tonight {diarist continues writing on the next line} 29: fine dry hot: home chore: drive to Ridges: Mary Olive. Mrs Coulter: in wagon: Pick Pail Berried for H. McFadden: ship them tonight 20 lbs 30: fine hot. home chore: serve A. Mass & E. Horan with Notice: Mary with me: start Paint fence 31: fine Hot. home chore: haul stuff for R. Matson. cut oats in coulters garden Paint at fence: Bind & stock oats 82 sheaves. chore. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August 1913 1: fine cool: home chore: Paint at fence all day: chore: 2: fine cool: home chore: finish Paint fence 1 coat: cut W.J. Binghaw heir in Stable: got $30.00 cash at Bank: Pay J.B. Campbell $19.05 Duty on coal carry in oats pain green Potatoes: Hannah McYadden & Walter Stenens came tonight. 3:X: fine: missle: fine: home chore: leave cow in today. read Sleep. walk down track with john: we all go to Church at 7. Mr Anglin Preach Hanah McYadden & malter Stenens here: (1) to Bed at 10. in bed. 4: fine cool: home chore: talk oats to Mill: drive to ridges with Olive & Mrs Caulter Pick Berries: home at 2. oclock Dinner to Elevator Pay Wm Hamilton $51.30 chat: Mary & Hannah and Walter Stenens to Elevator get weighed: chat home Willie for tea chore: Mary & I & Hannah & Walter to R.J.Laverys chat. home at 11. (1) 5: fine mild: home chore: Send Bill to: Wm Hall: Dawson & Co & C.M. McCollum & Co & Robert Noble: Hannah & Walter go home to Toronto tonight: got $50.00 cash out of Bank. 6: fine. missle: fine: home chore: weigh Stock: drive to Garmr Brown & Y. St John’s to H.Verners: to John Shores: Serve Court revision Noties to. Geo Bolton: Earvest {illegible} & albert Shong: home at 8. Coal. 7: fine wild: home chore: drive around all day Serving Notices Mary with me: Dinner on 2nd line below J.H. Maffaths: home at 8. 8: fine dry: home chore: drive to ridges: Mary & I & Mrs couler Pick berries: I got Some Thimble berries: home at 2. Dinner: then to Elevator fill Mix 2. Bushel of Barley with 130 lbs wheat & Rye L. Tayler had load of Wheat 36 39 lbs: Sell coal to R. Lundy. 9: cloudy rain: home chore: help Mary to waschurch in cellar: got Down Cheque $28.00 cashed in Bank: Shave myself: drive Mother to jims: got green Peas: tea there: home at 6: chore: to Elevator for Twine with H.H. Matson & John Jackson: chore: down town chat. 10:X: fine cool: home chore: read Sleep: (1) dress drive to W.J. Binghams Barewell. at 3:30 With Mary. Pearl. John. chat tea. home at 8. oclock. D.Davis Preach 11: fine cool: home chore: drive to ridges with Mary & Mrs coulter Pick Berries home at 3. To Mill got 2 Bags Wheat & Barley chopped 10 cts Paid 12: fine warm: home chore: cut wood in yard: weigh 3 cattle for H. Matson got $1.50 from from R. Matson for Serving Moss & Haran notice: {illegible} for Lavery $2.00 13: fine hot: home chore: weigh stock. get ready and. drive up to R.J. Leggetts with Mary: to Garden Party Big crowd fine night very nuruly crowd: home at 11:00 to bed at 12. 14: fine very hot: home chore: got sick headache: Pains in Stomach. Olive & Russell went to gardon Party at C.Ratherfords 15: fine very hot: home chore: at home in house. Pains & headache 16: fine very hot: Big rain Storm at 4 to 6. Oclock. hail & rain: hot 17:X: fine hot: home sick in Bed (1): Old man luass Preach at 7. hot night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> August 1913 18: fine cooler: home sick: Ww Hamilton dawn today Pay me $29.32 for Jerry Taylor Wheat: Sat at front all day: Maisy Matson go to Toronto on Saturday morning & came home Sunday night C.P.K. drive from Tottendam. 19: fine cool: home chore: Better today write up to date. cool help chore 20: fine cool: home chore: help mary chore, Sick not better yet 21: fine cool: home chore: help Mary chore. getting better. 22: cloudy rain: home chore: help chore: improving: to Elevator to Ww Hamilton 23: fine cool: home chore: help Mary & Russell more our closet. to Elevator with Mr Colwell in Auts. See about Putting Phone in Joe Lavery lodge Complaint about Mcbride & Blarke & Munroe. Beating him 24: fine cool: home chore: read Sleep (1) upstairs: Children to Church at 7. Sam Riddell Preach: 25: fine mild: home chore: weigh stock Sell coal: Write out summons J.B. Campbell: Joe Lavery. Duffy & Dau McBride in at night. Withdraws case of Arsauld. J.B. grave me 25 cts: no cost in the matter 26: fine cool: home chore Sell coal: chat to Ww Hamilton at Elevator got Shane: chore. 27: fine cool. Home chore: to J.B. Campbell See thrashing: Sell coal chat to Ww Hamilton: got Cheque from Robert Noble $41.70 in full to Date: Send him receipt. clean out Bank Cellar. chore. 28: fine mild: home chore: Mary 39. Years old today (1) upstairs: drive Eliya Matson to Cedar Mills C.P.R. at 4:30 our horse & Buggy. 29: fine: cool: home chore: Ship Empty Cement Sacks 67. To National Portland Cement Co Durham out. Bring our Seale up from Elevator to home Cellar. Y.C.Wolfe help Put it in cellar: take 2 ton 295 lbs Nut coal to Y.D. Henderson: got Horse Shad 2 removes & 2 new Shoes. took in load Oats for Ww Hamilton. Sell coal chore. 30: fine mild: home chore: deposit 47.60 in Bank: gave D.Areuifald acount to Collect: Put Pariod on coal Shed: Russell and Coon Coulter: chore: toom in 10:07 lbs wheat from John Patherson at night: got Shane at Floyd 16 Pel: home chore. 31:X: fine mild: house chore read & Sleep. Have cough: Children to Church at 7. Jessee MsCubbin Preach. home chore Sept. 1: fine coal: home chore: weigh Stock Sell coal. all day Mary & Russell went to Parkdale. to Exhibition: on Special 2: fine hot. home chore: Sell coal: lie in house not well. chore got card from Mother from 397. Brock Ane. Olive to choir Practice. 3: fine: home chore: lie in house not well: write letter to Mary to 397 Brock Aue. Toronto: read Sleep. Chore. 4: fine hot: home chore: read Sleep not well. chore: Mary & Russell came home on Special at 9:00 tonight from Parkdale. to fed at 10. (1) </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sept 1913 5: fine hot: home chore: read: to Elevator chat to Ww Hamilton he was making a chair: Floyd Hendersous Baby girl Born today, 6: fine warm: home chore: to mill got Bag Braw & 50 lbs flows 190 Paid. Joe Lavery help us haul Straw from Ww Bibles on wagon for Bedding Rye Straw: to Floyds got Shave 10 cts Paid: home 7:X: fine hot. home chore: read Sleep: chore: Children to Church Ww Steele Preach: Bill. Sam & Lawrence Coulter & wifes home today 8: fine mild: home chore: weigh Stock: fix coal house Door: Marry fill 4 Bed Ticks with Rye Straw: Order 500. Bags from R. Noble at 5 cts cash 9: fine cool: home chore: clean out our heuhouse & Spray it bell coal: chat to Ww Hamilton: chore down town chat. cold night 10: fine cool: home chore: Sell coal: at Elevator Mr Colwell Put Phone in Elevator for Ww Hamilton today: got Hair cut & Shave at Floyds 11: fine & cool: Mary & I drive to Orangeville fair at 11:30 Dinner at Hotel Alexandria 70 cts Paid: got $1.70 for 17. Cement tax. to Elevators See Potato Houses: good at Richie Bros: drive home at 6:40 chore 12: fine cool: home chore: Mend our Bags: got 7. Bags Oats & 2. Bags of Wheat from: Ww Hamilton Paid $9.55: got Chopped at Mill 45 cts 13: fine cool: home chore: fix hewhouse: clean out Bank Cellar Sell coal: help Ww Hamilton at Heated Rye to 12:45: hone dinner cut Sheaf Oats for Horse: J.A. McDonalds over chat want glass. At R.Matson Office at night Strike rate for School $650.00 got Kola Wine at R.J Laverys 65 cts Paid: home at 9:50 cold night 14:X: cold clear: home chore: read Sleep: chore: Mr Marshall Preach Mary & Children to Church 15: cold hard Frost home chore: weigh Stock: Sell coal: help W Hamilton Put up Stone Pipes with Stewart & Mcguire lean on: cool chore. 16: clear cool: home chore: Sell coal: Phone Shulman: Patterson. and Max Wolfe: about Potatoes: Sign 3 Papers for Dr Rayners 17: fine mild: home chore: Sell coal: Start load car 1.23364 G.Y.got in 1 load at 65 cts Per Bag: help Ww Hamilton at Rye. 18: fine warm: home chore: loading at car 1:23364.G.Y. had 162 Bags in tonight at 65 cts: chore Sell coal: Mary at T. Faulkners all day help get ready for thrashing: Margery Barry & children here Send Cheque $25.00 to Robert Noble Estate for 500 Empty Bags 19: fine warm: home chore. Load at car 1.23364 G.J. 214 Bags in tonight: Ww Hamilton took our horse & wagon to Tottenham 20: fine warm: rain at night: finish load car 1.23364.G.Y Put in 248. Bags: at 65 cts: Ship car to myself to Fruit Siding younge Street: Sold to Ww Patterson: Sell coal. Olive & Russell to Y. Faulkners thrashing: Russell walk home. Olive came in Buggy with Willie: to Bed at 10:30 (1). </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Sept 1913 21:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep: Mary & Children to Church at 7 I Stay home with John: Mr Auglin Preach: 22: clear cool: home chore: weigh Stock. leave O. Matson to Cedar Mills C.P.R. Darky & Buggy: chore. South wind 23: cloudy cool: home chore: dress. drive to Bolton at 930 With R. Matson our Horse & light wagon. to Court of revision had Dinner at Hotel Out House: Pay F N. Leavens $150 for Box tags: order Box Envelopes: got register & Stove Pipes from R. Smith $400 Paid: got Prayer Book & Pens at Watsons 30/{illegible}: drive home at 2. cold. change clothes sell coal: got $10000 out of Bank: Renew Insurance on coal & {Seale?} House with R. Matson Pay him $1005: chore 24: fine mild: home chore: clean out car: start load car 2. 20157. G.T. got in 34. Bags at 65 to: sell coal chore. 25: fine warm: home chore: load at car 2: 20157. G.T. had 57. Bags in tonight at 65 to: sell coal. chore 26: cloudy {misley?} cool: home chore: sell coal. weigh Stock load at car 2: 20157. G.T. had 83. Bags in tonight. 27: fine clear: home chore: sell coal: Deposit Patterson cheque $16940 drive to Dave Rowleys got Barrell Apples $100 Paid: home chore. {written in smaller writing above the word "chore"} got shave 28:X: fine cool: home chore: Mary, Olive & Russell. drive to Mothers home at 540 chore: Mary & children to Church at 7. Mr Auglin Preach 29: fine very hot Sun: home chore: weigh Stock. load at car 2: 20157. G.T had 172. Bags in tonight at 65 to: chore: girls {fowl?} supper at E.J. {illegible} 30: fine warm: home chore: finish load car 2. 20157. G.T. Put in 253 Bags good weight: ship to Order Imperial Bank. Draft $17200 advise Cleghorn & Co. Toronto: send B/L & Draft $17200. in mail to Manager Imperial Bank Toronto to {Colbet?}. drive Eliza Matson to Cedar Mills rush this A.M at 845 Oct 1: fine Hot: home chore: sell coal: haul wood from Mrs {Dronnors?} to Dr. Reynars: all day. Sidney Snell help me. home chore:. 2: cloudy cool: home chore: take Bag coal to Mrs R Lyons 25 Paid Bring some Potatoes home: got 12 Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 60 to: help R. Matson set up cutting Box for N. Roadhouse. 3: fine cool: home chore: make out accounts. to Elevator with John home chore: Mary & Eliza Matson to Mrs {Dronnors?} at night. read chore 4: fine Hot: home chore: take coal 960 lbs to Bank Paid: got Bag wheat at Elevator 180 Paid: ship 2 Bags Potatoes to Rev W H. Laidlaw. chore shave 5:X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: dress for walk down track with Mary. Mabel Pearl John: in Elevator: home chore: all of us to Church at 7. Mr Albert Rutherford Preach Temperance Sermon </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Oct 1913</h2> 6: fine very Hot: home chore: Mary & Russell drive to T. Faulkners Pick 5 Bags apples: I weigh stock & start load car 3.42971 Ill. Car got in 95 Bags at 65. cts Per Bag: chore: very hot & dry. 7: fine warm dry: home chore: loading at car 3.42971. J.C. had 195 Bags in car tonight at 65 cts: Mrs Oconnor's Moving loaded in car today: Mary to Wm Bogces to Ladies Aid. got Cheque $17200 cashed today: send Cheque 905 to Bolton Telephone Co. $600 for rent & 305 for Messages. 8: fine warm: home chore: finish load car 3.42971. Ill. Car. Put in 275 Bags at 65. cts: ship to L. Shulman 57. siding Bathurst st Toronto. at 70 cts Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave. Pay R.J. Lavery 500 for Church loups Ben Rowley in tonight chat: got gas lights in Church today. 9: fine warm: home chore: got Cheque from Dr A.F. Reynar $7185. coal weigh load iron for F. Henderson & Sheney: home chore: 10: fine warm: home chore: got 2 Bags wheat at Elevator 298 Paid took to Mill got chopped 10. Pd: take 1/2 ton coal to Rev Anglin. & I Bag of Potatoes to Wm Pulford: fix wagon Boc Bottom: cut oat sheaf. chore Wm Dokerty in for Order to get whiskey: Frank complain 11: cloudy misley cool rain: home chore: Deposit Dr Reynar cheques 200 & 7185 7383 in Bank: got in 24 Bags Potatoes at 65. into Elevator: got shave. 12:X: fine cool: home chore: Mary John & I drive to Mothers at 1. oclock dinner chat. Alex Lundy there: home at 6. chore to Church at 7. Mr Marshall Preach: cool 13: fine cool: home chore: weigh stock. chore cold help move {diarist writes above the line} Matsons stone {diarist continues writing on the next line} 14: fine mild: home chore: start load car 4.52426 M&A. got in 107 Bags at 65 cts: chore: 15: fine warm: home chore: load at car 4.52428. M&A. had 261. Bags in tonight at 65 cts: chore: cool night 16: fine hot: home chore: load at car 4:52428. M&A: sell coal Mary & Russell drive to Tom Faulkners all day dig Potatoes 17: cloudy cool: rain: home chore: George Burns help me fill 30 Bags Potatoes in car: ship them to S. Bryant 53 Cheever st Hamilton at 80 cts F.O.B. here: load at car 4.52428. M&A 18: cloudy cool: home chore: finish load car 4.52428 M&A. ship car to L. Shulman 498 Bags at 70 cts FOB Palgrave. Campbell & Olive Morrison came from Midland. got shave 19:X: cloudy cool: home chore: to Church at 11. oclock. Rev Duke of Toronto Preach: home at 1. Dinner for walk with Mary & Mabel Pearl John: down track: Campbell & Olvies for walk Our folks to Church at 7. Rev Duke Preach Big crowd. rain and snow tonight: cold to bed at 10. (1) </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Oct 1913</h2> 20 cloudy misty cold: home chore: weigh stock all day: got Cheque for $24^00 from S.Bryant for 30 Bags Potatoes I sent him on 17th {illegible word}. Walter Stevens & Hannah McFadden came from Toronto today and went Back tonight. "Thanksgiving today" we had 3 Chickens for dinner tea Party in Hall and Program in Church tonight. Richard Blain there. Jas Hishen & Wife Oaid me for 15.Bags Potatoes $11^25: Potatoes to be sent to him 21: fine mild: home chore: start load car 5. 12683 G.J. got in 1.load Campbell & Olive Morrison go Back to Midland today: ship 15 Bags Potatoes to Jas Hishen. 30 Primrose ave Hamilton Jas Lavery help me fill Potatoes & haul coal. Pay Jas up tonight. 22: cloudy cool: home chore: loading at car 5. 12683 G.J. had 134 Bags in tonight at 65 cts: rain all night. 23: cloudy misty cool: home chore: loading at car 5. 12683 G.J. had 300 Bags in tonight at 65 cts: Borrow $15^00 from {title of person- illegible} Hamilton 24: cloudy rain all day: home chore: take Albert Foucar to school to fix furnace. haul Part of furnace to Station to go to Preston for repairs fot in 28 Bags Potatoes into car 5. 12683 G.J. at 65 cts. chore {'1' in circle} 25: fine mild: home chore: loading at car 5. 12683 G.J. got in 452 Bags. ship to Parkdale to {title of person- illegible} Lundy Order Bank of Hamilton for Ossington & College Branch: H51. Bags at 75 cts F.O.B. Palgrave: send Draft $338^25 & B/L by Mail tonight "Put 114. Bags on G.J. Ry Platform. got no car. got Haircut & Shave 26:X: cloudy cool: hoem chore: read sleep: dress to English Church at 3. harvest thanksgiving service. Mr Westney and {illegible name} Put old Bags over Potatoes au Platform: chore: no Methodist Church 27: cloudy fine: home chore: weigh stock: start load car 6 100978 Erie got in 233 Bags tonight. Albert Walker help me. 28: cloudy rain: fine cool: home chore: help Mary to Churn: loading at car 6: 100978 Erie: had in 356 Bags tonight: Pay 70 cts today. to Follis Meeting in Hall all of us: Blain: Follis: {illegible word}. Pratt. Jamesson: there 29: cloudy rain cool: home chore: load car 6.100978 Erie: Put in 410 Bags at 70 cts: ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst-St: 410 Bags at 80 cts Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave: start to load car 7.33292 J.G. had 235 Bags in tonight at 70 cts: home chore. {'1' in circle} 30: cloudy mild: home chore: clean out Pig Pen: finish load cars 7.33292 J.G. Put in 403 Bags at 70 cts: got $2^00 from Bolton by R.{illegible name} today. 31: cloudy cold: home chore: ship car 7.33292. J.G. to Order of Imperial Bank to C.H. Rudd 877 Lueen West 403 Bags at 83 cts Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave: send B/L Draft $334^50 to Lueen & Palmerston Branch Imperial Bank. start load car 8. 304360. G.J.P. got in 239 Bags at 70 cts: got Oats & Wheat at Elevator $9^00 Pd </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Nov 1913</h2> 1: cloudy cool: home chore: loading at car 8. 304360 G.J.P. had 279 Bags in tonight at 70 cts: gave {title of person- illegible} Hamilton 6 Bags. 2:X: cloudy mild: home chore: read sleep: dress to Church at 7. Steele Marly Preached: {title of person- illegible} Riddell did not come: home chore. 3: fine mild: rain: home chore: weigh stock made $2^00 loading car 8. 304360 G.J.P. had in 376 Bags in tonight at 70.cts ship car to L.Shulman & Co. 57. Siding Bathurst St at 85 cts F.O.B. Palgrane: Big Election today Follis & Milner: and Mr Follis was Elected by 75 Majority . Palgrane majority 84 4: cloudy cool: home chore: start load car 9: 5851. G.J. had in 213.tonight at 70.cts: Mary to Ladies Aid at E.F. McClellands: got Cheque 378^00 from L. Shulman & Co. Deposit $200^00 got cash 178^00: cool night frosty: 5: fine mild: home chore: finish car 9. 5851 G.J. had 341. Bags in tonight: telephone W.W. Lundy at "College 2799. sell this car 342 Bags to him at 85 cts Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave. Make out Draft $290^00: Mary & Olive to {illegible text} tonight to {illegible text} meeting W.F. Faulkner in chat got loan of 25.Bags. {title of person- illegible} Hamilton R.Jackson to funeral 6: fine mild: home chore: ship car 9.5851. G.J. to Order of Bank of Hamilton. to W.W. Lundy 118 Coucord Ave: mail B/L and Draft $290^00 to Bank of Hamilton College of Ossington Branch today: start to load car 10. 5859 G.J. got in 144.Bags Jas Lavery help me 1/2 day: Mary & Russell at J.Faulkners today. 7: fine mild: home chore: loading at car 10. 5859 G.J. attend at Elevator: {illegible title of person} Hamilton took Fred & Wagon to Tottenham today with 6.Bags Potatoes. 1.Bag Wheat. 1.Bag Buckwheat. 1.Bag Oats & {illegible word} 8: cloudy rain: home chore: loading at car 10. 5859 G.J. had 312 Bags in tonight Pay 75 cts for them: {illegible ttitle of person} got here at 10. 9:X: rain & Blow all day worth storm: home chore: sleep & chore. all day no church cold rain 10: cloudy squaly cold: home chore: finish load car 10.5859 G.J. had 357 Bagsin at 75 cts: sold car to {illegible text} Grain Co. at 85 cts F.O.B. Palgrave. ship car at 5^30 tonight: to Toronto. mail the B/L and {illegible word}: 357.Bags at 85 cts = $303^45 cold night 11: cloudy cold: home chore: Jas help me Deliver coal: and there help W.F. Faulkner Kill our Pig: weigh Pig in cellar 260 lbs: Russell walk home with Willie tonight- at 9. 12: cloudy milder: home chore: sell coal & got in 33 Bags Potatoes at 75 cts: Jas set up the coal stove: got cheque $289^50 from Bank of Hamilton Toronto for car Potatoes I sold to W.W. Lundy Parkdale. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Nov 1913</h2> 13: fine mild: home chore: sell coal: got in 100 Bags into Bank Cellar at 75 cts Per Bag: Jas Lavery all day: got L.Shulman cheque $302^40 today ship 8.Bags Potatoes & 2.Bags Turnips to {title of person- illegible} Eino. 202 Withrow ave and 6.Bags Potatoes to {title of person- illegible} McFarlane 12. Albaemarle ave Toronto at 85 cts Per Bag for the Potatoes & 30 cts a Bag for Turnips: chore. gave {title of person- illegible} Hamilton $10^00 for Levi Metcalfe on Church account. Ladies aid 14: fine mild: home chore: Jas Lavery help me: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar and got in over 100 Bags into cellar at 75.cts: Mrs H.McFadden come here tonight we had (Olive got her New coat today) bowl Supper 2 chickens: John McMahon '4' years old today 15: cloudy mild: home chore: Jas Lavery help me cut up our Big Pig. then we took Rev {illegible name} 1150 {illegible text} coal: then fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar got in 140 Bags at 75 cts into Bank Cellar: W.F Faulkner Bring Turnips to our cellar: got 2.Barrels apples from Willie Sloan 2^50 Pd: Pay Joe up tonight. $8^00 16:X: fine mild: home chore: Put cows out: dress Dinner at 2.oclock had dressed ribs: W F. Faulkner & Mrs H.McFadden here & L.Haines. for Dinner. Church at 7: Mr Auglin Preach. all to Church except Russell John & I. chore 17: fine mild: home chore. weigh Hogs: Joe got mad: got in 2 loads Potatoes at 75 cts: cloudy mild:{title of person- illegible} Hamilton weigh stock. 18: cloudy mild: home chore: haul seam thing & stuff for car lining start to line car 5221 G.J. at noon Joe help me: got in 159 Bags Potatoes at 75. Put 4 load in Elevator & 2 load in car 5221 G.J. 19: rain all day mild: home chore: finish lining car 5221 G.J. set up stove in car: got Cheque 301^75 from Canada Grain Co for car 10.5859 GJ 20: fine mild. home chore: loading at car 11.5221. G.J. lined {'1' inside circle} had in 235 Bags at 75 cts tonight. Mrs H.McFadden go home on train tonight to Toronto to 397 Brock ave. fine. mild 21: cloudy misty mild: home chore: finish load car 11. 5221. G.J. lined {'1' in circle} Put in 422 Bags at 75 cts: ship car to C.M. McBollium & Go Brampton at 90 cts F.O.B. Brampton: Put in stove & wood in car: Myra Duggy got $30^00 from {title of person- illegible} Hall. 22: fine warm: home chore: got Canada Gran Co Cheque cashed $301^75 got in 3 loads Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 75 cts. got Shave at Floyds: Mary & Russell at J. Faulkners all day: home at 8. Pay Jas Lavery up to Date $6^00 fine mild night. 23:X: misley cloudy mild: home chore: read sleep: Children to Church at 7. Rally 24: cloudy snow squall: windy mild: home chore: weigh stock: got into Bank Cellar 100 Bags Potatoes at 75 cts: Write McFerran Burks Falls about hay Price. 25: fine cool: home chore: sell coal: got in Potatoes at 75. Put some in home cellar: Joe Lavery (2^00 cash) cut his wood Norman Gassline. 26: fine cool: home chore: haul furnace to school for A. Foucar: Joe help me afternoon 27: cloudy cool: home chore: Put in 70 Bags at 70 cts: sell coal. Joe here 1/2 day Potato car came back from Brampton today: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>November 1913</h2> "28 cloudy mild: home chore: start load car 12. 5221. G.J. lined {'2' in circle} had in 321.Bags tonight at 75 cts: Joe haul all day: to Hall at night. Woman {illegible text} concert. Mr Follis there Big crowd good time. home at 11^30 to Bed at 12. "29 cloudy mild: home chore: finish load car (12) 5221. G.J. lined {'2' in circle} Put in 540 Bags at 75 cts: ship car to L.Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst Street at 85 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Toronto. also Put in 3 lbs of Butter for Shulman. Pay Joe up. to Floyds got Hair cut & Shave 25 cts Paid: mind Baby. got C.M. McCollium Cheque cashed today $361^80 chore. <dl> <dd>30:X: cloudy mild: home chore: W.F. Faulkner here for dinner had Duck: Olive 15 years old today: read sleep chore Children to Church at 7. {'title of person- illegible} Riddell Preach: chore: Mary sore foot</dd> </dl> Dec 1: cloudy very mild: home chore: weigh stock make over $2^00 start unload car Nut coal: Joe help me 1/2 day: send Cheque $11^39 Life Insurance Premium to A.Sanderson today. 2: cloudy car mild: home chore: unloading car 22383 D&H. Nut coal: had 1/4 of tonight: Joe Lavery help me all day 3" fine mild: home chore: finish unload car 22383 D&H. Nut coal haul to shed: Pay freight $33^00 to J.B. Campbell tonight. on car Nut coa: Joe LAvery help me all day: 4" clear mild: home chore: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar all day: got in 40.Bags at 70 cts: Joe help me all day 5: fine mild: home chore: help Matsons cut wood at Home: got in 50 Bags Potatoes at 70 cts: chore: 6: cloudy fine mild: home chore: got in 60.Bags Potatoes at 70 cts: sell coal: (got shave of Floyds) Buy 4 Bags Oats from {title of person- illegible} Hamilton Paid 3^55 7:X: cloudy misty cool windy: home chore: Olive went to Rich Hill with Hilda & Jack to anniversaries at 2&7. home at 10^30 Auglin Preach at 7 at Palgrave Mary & Children to Church Mr & Mrs J.A. McDonald & family in after church chat. I took (Jersey) to {title of person- illegible} Boyces this am at 8^30 {'1' in circle} 8: cloudy snow Blow.cold: hme chore: weighstock afternoon very stormy: got 18.Bags into car 5221. G.J. Put fire in car Joe help me: send Cheque $3^75 to Bolton Telephone Co fo November Messages: 75 cts for {title of person- illegible} Hamilton: $3^00 for me Mary to {title of person- illegible} Boyces afternoon workat Ladies Aid quilt: 9: cloudy mild: home chore: loading at car 13. 5221. G.J. lined 3 had in 317 Bags tonight: Joe haul from Bank Cellar 170 Bags {note in left margin: '54 today'} got in from outside at 70 cts: Mary to Dr Reynars Ladies aid chore fine car: milder tonight. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Dec 1913</h2> 10: cloudy mild: windy squaly: home chore: finish load car 13.5221. G.J. lined {'3' in circle} Put in 445.Bags: ship car to L.Shulman & Co Toronto Put frie in & sealed car: I did not go: mild squaly: chore. 11: squaly cold: home chore: haul coal to Duffy & R.Matson & house fill some Potatoes in Bank Cellar Joe help me 1/2 day. chore, 12: fine mild: home chore: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar. got in over 130 Bags at 70 cts: Pay Joe up to tonight $6^00: Cook oysters here tonight Hannah McFadden 22 years old today: concert in Church & Dance in Hall 13: fine mild: home chore: got $200^00 cash out of Bank today: got {title off person- illegible} Shore cheque $8^85 cashed today for coal: Put on our storm windows on home got shave at Floyds 10 cts Pd: got stockings for John & Pearl. Books at Duffys 12 for 1^00 14:X: fine mild: home chore: read sleep: Children to Church at 7. Auglin Preach Olive & Russell walk to Joan Faulkners for feed of ribs: walk Back. W.F. Faulknere here for lunch: to Bed at 10. frosty R.F. Lavery & family in for chat after Church 15: cloudy mild: up at 4^30 walk to Duffys with Mary. home at 5 sleep on couch: Duffys Baby Girl Born at 8. oclock. weigh Hogs most of the Day lot in today: Big crowd in today Council Meeting at {illegible}. Hannah McFadden come this morning: on 9 train. R.Dook Bring us our little Pig tonight $3^50 Paid. 16: cloudy mild: home chore: got Shulman Cheque $327^53: got it cashed at Bank today. $327^43: Potato car come back tonight: clean it out 17: cloudy fine: home chore: load car 14.5221 G.J. lined (4) Put in 461.Bags: Joe Lavery & Sam Jones $1^50 Pd {illegible}: ship car to L.Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto at 80 cts there: Put in 4 Geese 53. lbs for W.F. Faulkners to Shulman: put in fire & wood: Pig got out gone. 18: cloudy squaly snow cold: home chore: Joe Lavery help me fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar: got in 33 Bags at 70 cts: look for Pig Frank Sullivan Pay 25^00 on account & Interest 3^25 Pay 2^19 for coalhe gone me a Note for $30^00 for 12 Months from 16 Jan 1914 at 6 1/2 19: fine mild: home chore: got in 96 Bags Potatoes at 70 cts: sell coal: got shave 10 Pd. cool 21:X: fine mild: home chore: read sleep: chore: dress for walk with Mary & Pearl & John to Duffys chat. Church at 7. Auglin Preach: I stay home 22: cloudy mild: home chore: car came Back. start load car 15.5221. G.J. lined {'5' in circle} got in 228 Bags at 70.cts: Joe Lavery 1/2 day: write to L.Shulman tonight car here. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Dec 1913</h2> 23: cloudy mild: snow Heavy: home chore: finish load car 15. lined (5) 5221.G.J. Put in 488 Bags at 70 cts. Joe help me. ship car to to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto. Put in wood & fire let car go at 8^30 mild: Sunday school had Party in English Hall tonight: W.F. Faulkner here all night, 24: cloudy mild: home chore: {title of person- illegible} Bowan in Pay up: sell coal. chore. sell coal: give H.Matson 15^00 cash on Potatoes: write up Book. 25: cloudy mild: home chore: had goose for Dinner: chore to Duffys see Mother & Mrs Duffy chat home at 5^30 chore got Cheque $354^30 from L.Shulman for car of Potatoes (15) and W.F. Faulkners 4.geese: fine & cold tonight. 26: cloudy cold: home chore: cold: Russell help me to take 1140 lbs coal to J.A McDonald Paid 4^45 and 150 lbs to G.Lavery $4^48: got Bag of Wheat. Bag of Barley & Bags of Oats at Elevator from Mercer Hamilton: haul Duffys oats & barley down for him: took our 2.Bags Oats to Mill chore W.F. Faulkner come from "Mack" I pay him $7^95 for {illegible} 27: fine cold: home chore: Joe Lavery help me fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar got in 25.Bags at 70 cts: Pay Joe up $1^50: got shave at Floyds. 10 Pd Russell get horse shoes removed today: Put $354^30 Deposit in Bank 28:X: cloudy mild: home chore: read sleep: chore: Olive & Russell to Church at 7: Steele Preach: John had cold & feverish. Mary sleep with John: Russell sleep with me. mild 29: cloudy mild: home chore: weigh stock. take Nominations for Police village. 5. Nominations {illegible) Pulford and {illegible) Bible. R.J. Lavery: H. Jimmerman & F.Henderson. Township Nominations here today also: Car returned James Mahaffy here for tea at 6^30 fine mild: 30: cloudy mild: home chore: load car (16) lined (6) 5221. G.J. Put in 530.Bags at 70 cts: Joe Lavery & Sam Jones help me got $200^00 cash out of Bank today. Pay Sam Jones $1^50 ship car 16. 5221 G.J. lined (6) to L.Shulman & Co. 530 Bags Put in fire sent car at 10^30: W.F. Faulkner here all night. 31: cloudy cool: home. up at 6.dress: W.F. Faulkner chore: on train all of us to Toronto. to 397. Brock ave to H.McFaddens at 1.oclock Hannah McFadden & Walter Stevens: Married at 3^30 today Big crowd there: Campbell there from Midland: I to see Shulman he gave me Cheque $500^00 today: Dinner & tea at 397 Brock up till 1^30 John & I sleep with Hughy till 5^30 cold night Willie Faulkner stay at our Place do chores. & Joe Lavery Deliver coal to Jas Burnis 1360 lbs stove coal.: <pre>finish load car 15. </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January 1914</h2> 1: cloudy cold: at 397. Brock Ave. up at 5^30: Mary & I with Olive {note in left margin: 'J.Webb Died'} Russell. Mable. Pearl & Johnwalk to Parkdale Station G.J. took 7^08 train home to Palgraveat 9^20: home chore: sleep afternoon chore to bed at 10. oclock very sleepy (1) W.F. Faulkner went home at 2. 2: cloudy cool: sleep till 9. home chore sell coal. got in 45 Bags at 70 cts: Jas Lavery help me fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar: chore. 3: cloudy mild: home chore: snow near all day: Thomas Webb Buried today at Bolton cemetary: I Deposit $500^00 Cheque in Bank Pay Joe Lavery up tonight $5^00: got there at Floyds. 11 cts 4:X: cloudy cold: home chore read sleep: Olive to Church at 7. Auglin Preach: shovel snow. cold. 5: fine cold: home chore: Joe Lavery help me. get Sleigh out Put Wagon in: took wood to Platform. clean out Potato car car coal. 15347. C&A. got car Placed at coal house. sell coal Election for Council. I vote for A.McGabe. Jas Scott. D.Wilson John Anderson: Jim in for tea: Eliza Matson in chat: Mother here. "A.McGabe Elected for Reeve: John Anderson: Steel. Evans and D.Wilson for {illegible} for 1914. and Brampton carried Local Option. 6: cloudy cold: home chore: fire car: Sam Jones and Jas Lavery unload car 15347. C&A. Nut coal and I sent Cheque $176^32 to Lehigh Nalley coal Sales Co for same I got $100^00 cash out of Bank today: send 3^10 to telephone 7: cloudy mild: home chore: load car 17.5221.G.J. lined (7) Put in 433 Bags at 70 & 65: finish: ship car to L.Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto. Put in fire & let her go at 8^30 sell coal: Jas Lavery & Sam Jones help me: Pay Sam up tonight $3^00 Mary to Ladies Aid at the Parsanage at Rev Auglins. 8: cloudy mild: home chore: sell coal. fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar afternoon Jas Lavery help me: Pay Jas Lavery up 5^00. 9: cloudy foggy misty: home chore: got in 27 Bags Potatoes at 65 cts. chore 10: cloudy cold: home chore: got in 1.load some frozen from P.Smith leave them in Bags: took coal to Pulford & some home. got Shulman cheque $259^50 cashed: No Concert Woman not counts 11:X: cold squaly: home chore: read sleep: hitch horse to sleigh & we all went for sleighride up 7th to John Storys across by town line to 8th line down to sideline home to Palgrave at 3^30 cold & Blow had good ride. John sleep: house chore dress to Church at 7 all us. Mr Ferguson Preach: sign $1^00 for Education 12: stormy very cold: home chore: weigh 9 & 6. 15 Hogs: gilmore Didut load clean out Potato car. Pipes all gone: Council Meet at {illegible} Irwins today very cold & stormy: car Doors open & stove Pipes all gone. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Jan 1914</h2> 13: clean very cold. 30 below zero all day & night: home chore: fine up Elevator Office: Potato car: & weigh stock: sell coal. very cold all over Ontario today: Mrs Wilmot thompson in chat: cold 14: clear cold 10 below zero: moderating snow at night: home chore sell coal a lot today: Joe help me: Pay Joe 1^00: chore {illegible} Burrell Died this morning from shock of explosion 15: cloudy mild: home chore: sell coal: load car 18. 5221 G.J. lined (8) got in 389.Bags at 65 cts: ship car to L.Shulman & Co. tonight. 16: cloudy snow mild: home chore: sell coal: got 218 Bags into Bank Cellar today at 65 cts: Willie Burrell Buried today. 17: cloudy squaly cold: home chore: sell coal: got in 50 Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 65 cts: got 3 Bags oats 2^75 Paid: Deposit 100^00 in Bank today & got $226^30 cash for Shulman cheque $326^40 Pay Joe 5^00 18:X: clear cold: home chore: read sleep: Olive to Jims with W.F. Faulkner house at 6^30 Russell & Olive to Church at 7: Mr.Auglin Preach. 19: cloudy mild: home chore: weigh stock: sell coal: Potato car Back stove Pipes gone inside 4 lengths 1 elbow & 1.Damper gone: rig up car Gilmore load 2 cars Hogs & Cattle & Sheep today. 20: cloudy snowy. snow storm: home chore: load car 19.5221.G.J. lined (9) Put in 454 Bags at 65 cts: ship car to L.Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto: I went with car at 8.oclock snow 21: cloudy cold: with car Potatoes: got to Toronto at 11. Dinner at Royal restaurant 20 cts: got shave 10 cts: see Shulman gave him the Key of car: he gave me Cheque $271^50 for last weeks car. I walk to Parkdale: ou G.J. home to Palgrave at 6^30 cold Lawrence McBride Married today in Toronto: 22: cloudy cold: home chore: snow very deep: Joe Deliver coal to Jas Burns: {illegible} McGuire & D.F. McBride: got in 45 Bags at 63 cts. 23: fine mild: home chore: Olive shovel snow of Verandah: got in 120 Bags Potatoes at 63 cts: sell coal: Pay John McClean up to Date. 24: cloudy. clear cold windy: home chore: haul snow out of yard got in 49.Bags Potatoes at 63 cts: into car 20.5221 G.J. lined 10 sell coal: Mary & I to J Matsons for Dinner at 6. {illegible} 25:X: clear very cold: home chore: fire car all day & night: chore read sleep: Children to Church at 7. Mr Sinclair Preach {illegible 26: cold clear: home chore: load car 20: 5221 G.J. lined 10. Put in 466 Bags at 63 cts: Joe & Sam hel me: ship car to L. Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto: I go in car left here at 11^30 got to Strachan ave at 5 oclock in morning: 27: cloudy mild: rain: see L.Shulman at 6: to Parkdale: hour on G.J. at 9. got in 5 loads at 63: Max Wolfe here Dinner & Tea: I see {illegible} Bible about lumber: Max go to Junglewood tonight rain: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 28: fine mild: home got in lot of Potatoes at 63 cts. into Bank Cellar Empty car 10400 G.J. came start to line it. Mr Hamilton help I Drove to Bolton in cutter for Pipes & Elbows house at 9. dark to Duffys: chat to W.Boyce. Jack Lavery. Robert Matson & Duffy. in Matsons at 12. oclock chat. had cup cocoa {illegible} Oliver. 29: cloudy mild: home chore: finish line car 10400 G.J. got in 134 Bags at 65 cts: Mr Hamilton help us line car: the Election for C.J.A today carried by 54 in Peel County 30: cloudy cold: home chore: Joe help me haul Potatoes from Bank cellar: loading at car 21. 10400 G.J. lined (11) had in 313 Bags tonight chore fire car: roads very icy: Dance in Hall tonight 31: cloudy snow & Blow: home chore: finish load car 21.10400.G.J. lined 11 had in 343 Bags at 65 cts: ship car to L.Shulman & Co. Pay Joe Lavery up $8^00 tonight: I go with car got to city at 11. all night in car Feb 1:X: cloudy cold: in Toronto fire car 21.10400 G.J. to H.McFaddens 397. Brock Ave for Dinner: & tea: to car all night L.Shulman in car shat for while cold night. in car keep fire on. 2:cloudy cold: left car Potatoes at 6^15 to Parkdale Station at 6^40 on C.P.R. to Palgrave at 9. Breakfast: weigh stock and start load car 22.5221.G.J. got in 297 Bags at 72 cts. chore settle up with {illegible} Bible tonight to Date. 3: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 22: 5221.G.J. lined 12. had 503.Bags in at 72 cts: ship car to L.Shulman & Co. Toronto. I go with car at 9. ride in van: got 200^00 cash & 114^12 tickets out of Bank. 4: squaly cold: in city with car 5221.G.J. leave car at 5^30 see Shulman at 757 Queen west: he gave me Cheque $255^75 for last car & $5^00 on this car: to Parkdale at 6^35 on G.J. home at 9 oclock. sleep till noon: write up Books. Telephone to Farmers for Potatoes 5: cloudy cold: home chore: start to load car 23.10400.G.J. lined: 13 got in 130 Bags at 70 cts: cold night fire car: to Bed at 10. (1) up at 4. 6: cloudy cold: snow Blow: home: to car at 5 fire up: very cold: loading at car 23. 10400.G.J. lined:13: had in 238 Bags tonight at 70 cts: snow Blow. 7: windy Blustry cold: home chore: finish load car 23.10400.G.J. lined 13: had in 390 Bags at 70 cts: ship car to L.Shulman & Co. Toronto Pay Joe Lavery to Date 9^00 Got shave at Floyds: Deposit 200^00 today {illegible} unload his {illegible} today: John Stevenson Milton Buried today 8:X: cold stormy: home chore: fire Potato car 10400.G.J. go with car at 4^30 ride in van to Georgetown: to Toronto at 1.oclock cold cold 9: clear very cold: leave car at Bathurst Street at 6.oclock to see L.Shulman: he said he would fire car: to Parkdale at 6^40 on train G.J. to Palgrave at 9. chore: weigh stock sell coal Jas Lavery fix up car. got 3 Bags Oats: 1.corn </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February 1914</h2> 10: clear & very cold: home chore: deliver coal sell coal: got in 3.loads from Jas Pettit in cellar: got $100^00 cash out of Bank 11: clear very cold: home chore: sell some coal. 12: cold clear 30: below zero: home chore. sell coal 13: clear cold below zero: home chore. start unload car 60876L.V. Nut coal: sell some coal. 14: clear cold: home chore: finish unload car 60876 L.V. nut coal: Joe Lavery & Sam Jones: Pay them up to Date: Deposit $300^00 in Bank: fill out Cheque $173^28 for car 60876 L.V. Nut coal. to Lehigh Valley coal sales Co. split some wood for Will Lyons. he in Bed sick. 15:X: clear cold: home chore: read sleep: to {illegible} Lyons see him sick Olive to Church at 7. Rev {illegible} Auglin Preach: chore 16: clear cold. milder: Blustry cold: home chore: start load car 24:5221.G.J. lined (14) got in 306 Bags at 68 cts. weigh stock 17: clear cold: home chore: finish load car 24.5221.G.J. lined (14) had in 504^70 Bags at 68 cts: ship car to L.Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto: I go with car at 9^30 18: clear milder: in city with car at 9. see Shulman then to Kempts Hotel for Dinner: chat to {illegible} Patterson 86 Colborne St: to car at Bathurst men unloading car to Shulmans get {illegible} & lantern: to Parkdale at 3^20 on G.J. to Palgrave at 6^20: got Cheque $288^75 from L.Shulman 19: clear cold Blustry: home chore: start load car 25: 10400 G.J. lined (15) Put in 535 Bags at 68 cts: ship car to L.Shulman & Co. Toronto Joe Lavery & Sam Jones help me: {illegible} Lyons very sick: 20: clear cold: in Toronto fire car Potatoes: left car at 6.oclock to L.Shulmans see him give him B/L & invoice for car Potatoes: to Parkdale at 6^30 ou GJ. to Palgrave at 9. chore sleep sell coal. Joe help me. 21: clear cold: home chore: sell coal got in 2 loads at 68 cts Pay Joe Lavery up tonight $9^00: {illegible} Lyons sick. Mary there. home {syombol: '1' inside a circle) 22:X: clear cold: home chore: read sleep chore: to see {illegible} Lyons & to {illegible} Duffys see Mother: home.chore: Olive to Church at 7. Steele Preach 23: clear very cold: home chore: weigh stock: & got 50 Bags 70 cts Potatoes into car 26:5221.G.J. very cold: in car all night fire. 24: clear very cold: home chore fire car 26:5221.G.J. lined (14) got in 2.load at 70.cts: 98.Bags in car tonight: sell coal: fix rigs on sleigh Bot. 40 cts and got shave at Floyds 15: i car keep fire on 25: clear cold: milder: home chore: load at car 26.5221.G.J. lined (16) had 337: Bags in tonight at 70 cts: Mrs Barry make assignment. Sam Eagan Buried today. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>February 1914</h2> 26: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 26:5221.G.J. lined (16) had in 559.Bags at 70 cts: ship car to L.Shulman & Co Toronto: went with car at 4.oclock. Joe Lavery help me: fine night. 27: fine mild: got to Toronto at 3^30 leave car at Strachan ave: walk to Shulman's: gave him invoice & B/L. for car 5221.G.J. he gave me Cheque for car 10400 G.J. $395^25: walk to Parkdale ou G.J. train to Palgrave: Mrs W.J.Bible: at 9^30 chore sleep. got in 4 loads at 70 cts into Cellar. Joe & Russell. write-up. 28: fine mild: home chore: sell coal got in 2 load at 70 cts into Cellar: Deposit $500^00 in Bank & got $272^50 cash: Shulman Cheques $395^25 & $377^25 car 10400 G.J. returned: clean it out: Pay Jas Lavery 7^50: J.H.G. home tonight. March 1:X: clean cold stormy: home chore: read sleep: Campbell home: Mother up see him: Campbell Olive Russell to Church at 7. Mr Auglin Preach: Mother stay here all night very cold & stormy: I chore & milk. to Bed at 12. 2: very stormy & cold: home chore: Campbell went on Morning train to Midland: cold N.W. storm: write up Books: chore very cold. 3: fine mild: home chore: shovel snow: got horse shed: sell coal start load car 27. 10400 G.J. lined (17) got in 85 Bags at 70 cts 4: fine cool: home chore: loading at car 27.10400.G.J. lined (17) had in 469 Bags at 70 cts: sell coal: keep fire in car: 5: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 27: 10400 G.J. lined (17) had in 533.Bags at 70 cts: ship car to L.Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto: send car ou 82 at 4 I follow to Georgetowm ou Passenger: got to city at 3^30 in night 6: cloudy snow all day: in city call at L Shulman's at 3^30 gave him 3.lbs Batter 75 cts Paid: to Parkdale at 4. home ou 7^10 train G.J. at 9. loading at car 28:5221.G.J. lined 18 had 124 Bags in tonight at 75 cts. Joe Lavery quit at 3.oclock 7: snow: mild fine: home chore: sell coal: load at car 28:5221.G.J. lined (18) had in 242 Bags at 70 cts: Russell & I got 300^00 cash out of Bank. Pay Jas Lavery to Date. got Cheque $444^00 from L.Shulman & Co for car 5221.G.J. 8:X: clear fine: home.in Bed till 11.(1) up lunch. to car fix fire Jas Dolan & Russell there: to Duffys chat Mother there: Dinner, chore: No Church tonight: Mary walk to car with me at 9^30 fire car 9: cloudy cool: home chore: loading at car 28:5221. lined (18) had in 334.Bags tonight at 70 cts: weigh stock: squaly fire car. 10: dine mild: home chore: finish load car 28:5221.G.J. lined (18) Put in 431.Bags at 70 cts: ship car to L.Shulman & Co Toronto I meet with car at 7.oclock, Ladies Aid meet here today at our House quilt- a quilt for Mary: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March 1914</h2> 11: clear cold: go to Toronto with car 5221 G.J. Potatoes at 4 am: fire car: leave car at John Street: walk out by union Station up Simcoe to Ferout to Bathurst up to Queen to Shulmans give him B/L & Invoice for car. to Parkdale ou car at 7 home in G.J. at 9^10. sleep. chore start load car 29. 10400 G.J. got in 25 Bags at 70 cts: Wilmot Thompson move furniture from station to Brick house. Eclipse of moon tonight from 9^30 to 1. near all over: 12: fine cool: home chore: loading car 29: 10400 G.J. lined (19) had 255. Bags in car tonight at 70 cts: Sam Jones help me haul from Cellar: Eliza Matson here for tea: Mary & Olive to {illegible} Pulfords to Institute Meeting: chore: Keep fire in car: fine cool. 13: fine mild: home chore: loading at car 29.10400G.J. lined (19) had in 345 Bags at 70 cts: cool at night: 14: fine mild: thawing sell coal: finish load car 29: 10400G.J. lined 19: had 410 Bags in at 70 cts: Bill car to L.Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto: hold over till Sunday eve. got hair cut & shave at Floyds 25 cts Pd: home to Bed (1) up. 10. 15:X: fine mild: home chore: write up to Present: chore: read sleep car left at 5oclock today: Rev Marshall Preach at 7 tonight 16: fine mild: home chore: got out wagon: start load car 30.5221 G.J. lined 20: Joe & Sam fill & haul from home Cellar afternoon I pick at G.Riddell Fragen Potatoes: got in 140 Bags tonight: 17: fine mild: home chore: load at car 30: 5221.GJ. lined:20: had in 346.Bags tonight at 75 cts: Sam & Joe. finish home cellar: and {illegible} from Bank Cellar: got $100^00 cash out of Bank today: mild: chore. 18: cloudy cold stormy: home chore: finish load car 30: 5221 GJ. lined (30) had in 395 Bags at 70 cts: ship car to L.Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto: I pay Jas Lavery up to Date: cold I went with car at 9.oclock. cold & stormy, to city at 5. a.m. 19: cloudy cold: in Toronto with car 5221.GJ. got Bed shunt in car leave car at 6^30: to Shulmans give him letter B/L & invoice then au car to Parkdale at 6^50: home au G.J. at 9.oclock. Breakfast sleep see {illegible} Courtney got $3^00 for use of seale: Boyce & I see R.Matson Put up Notice for school meeting on 28th inst write up to Date: chat to {illegible} Hamilton at Elevator: 20: clear cold: home chore: take lining out of car 10400 G.J. and Put lumber in Bank Cellar. Jas Lavery help me: then Mary and I drive in Buggy to George or Mark Rustons to see. Hay roads Bad: went by No 25 sideroad & came home 20 and up 8th line. very cold. home at 6^10 tea chore. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March 1914</h2> "21: clear fine: home chore: Deposit $776^00 in Bank. chore Dinner to Mrs Barry sale afternoon: sell coal: got shave at floyds 22:X: fine snow cold: home chore read sleep: Olive to Church at 7. Stecle Preach 23: cloudy then fine: home chore: weight stock. sell coal: clean out car 5221 G.J. lined: see {illegible} McBride: to Meeting in Hall Tom Rowe 24: fine warm: home chore: got Oats at Elevator: Deposit $200^00 today start load car 31. 5221.G.J. (lined 21) had in 136 Bags tonight at 75 cts: Joe help me afternoon: Mrs Auglin & Eliza Matson in chat Boys and girls Practice pieces. fine mild. 25: cloudy mild rain fine: home chore: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar finish load car 31. 5221.G.J. lined (21) had 393 Bags in car & 2.Barrels of Apples: ship car to L.Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto. let car go without fire: mild windy Pay Jas Lavery up to Date tonight 2^25 to bed at 11. (1) good Buy Rubber Bath from H.Jimmerman tonight. 26: fine mild: home chore: sell coal: weigh furniture for Pat McGovern: Pat move to Toronto: {illegible} E.Lyons make will. sick. 27: cloudy rain: home chore: get stuff at store. chat to W Lyons 28: fine mild: home chore: to school at 10.oclock. appoint a Bath {illegible} had dispute & Election: J.B. Campbell ahead 29:X: hoel cloudy cool: home chore: read sleep. chore. Russell to Church Auglin Preach: rain near all night. 30: cloudy mild: home chore: to R.Matson office about huslie meeting: tell J.B. Campbell & {illegible} Boyce: to Elevator chat to {illegible} Hamilton: home at 5. send card to W.H. Stewart. Trustee Meeting in Matsons Office at night. 31: fine warm: home chore: Mary sick headache: sell coal got in 30.Bags Potatoes at 60 cts Per Bag: Chore: William here for tea April 1 cloudy rain foggy: home chore: weight stock. help {illegible} Hamilton load car Barley clean up. rain: John Rowley sale: Follis up. 2: cloudy snow: fine cool: home chore: read: haul coal to Auglin 520 lbs to Hydro Electric meeting in Hall at night: cold Blustry: home at 11, Old Tom St John Buried today. 3: clear cold: home chore: send Cheque $13^95 to Bolton Telephone Co $6^00 for rent & $1^45 for messages for me: & $6^00 rent & 50 cts for Messages for {illegible} Hamilton: chore: to Duffys chat. home at 9^30 4: cloudy cold: home chore: haul coal to RJ Lavery & F McCauley Russell help me: take 4.Bags Potatoes to Station for Milton: M Ruston Bring load Hay 1.ton & 60 lbs: I Pay him $12^00: 590 lbs not Paid for now: Hiram Gipson unload his new Eujiw today: chat to W Hamilton got shave at Floyds 10 cts Pd: got 1/2 Brl 5 noses at mill Paid 3^00: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April 1914</h2> 5:X: cloudy cool: home chore read sleep: walk down track chore: Children to Church at 7. Auglin Preach: 6: fine cool: home chore: screen Nut coal: take 500. lbs to {illegible} Duffy & 170 lbs soft coal: help S.Finerty to load at Platform: leave 2015 lbs Hay au Platform for S.Finerty tea: to R.Matsons Office chat to Bob: to J.Matsons see Ollie. 7: fine mild: home chore: Simon Finerty & Alfouse went west with car today: clean out Potatoe car: got in 3 Bags at 70 cts got load Hay from M.Ruston Paid him up to Date for Hay: got cash for Shulman Cheque $319^40 today: chore. 8: cloudy cool: home chore: weigh stock: start load car 32 5221. G J lined 22. got in 170 Bags in at 70 cts and 62.Bush turnips at 20 cts Per Bushel: Jas Lavery help me all day. cold 9: cloudy cool: Blustry: home chore: finish laod car 32 5221 G.J. lined 22: had in 392 Bags Potatoes at 70 cts and 62. Bushels of Turnips at 20 cts Per Bushel: ship to L. Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto: at 75 and 22. Pay Joe $4^00 Mrs.H.McFadden came tonight. to Bed at 11. sick (1). 10: fine mild: home chore: gave coal to H.Gipson. Bob McFadden came G.J. this am: car 5221 G.J. left here at 12^30 today Edna Rowley here all night: Robert W Dooks took Oath of {illegible} 11: cloudy windy cold: home chore: sell coal: got corn W Lyons to Mill for Bran: got cash in Bank for {illegible} Irwin account Deposit: A F Reynor Cheque re Mrs Barry estate 59 cts on $. then chore. Campbell came home tonight from Midland train late: got there 12:X: clear cold: home chore: eat Easter Eggs had rooster for {note in margin: 'Easter'} Dinner: for walk witth John: folks to Church at 7 Auglin Preach I stay home with Mabel Pearl & John fell asleep: to Bed at 12. 13: fine cool.mild: home chore: Norman Roadhouse cut our ward J.G.Wolfe: Jas Lavery: Jas Dolan" Oliver Matson help us: R.L. McFadden went home to Toronto CPR this am: Campbell went Back to Midland C.P.R. tonight: we all went to Junior League Concert in Church at 8 Big Dance at English Chuch Hall tonight: Lorne Barry here all night 14: fine warm: home chore: got in 12 Bags Potatoes at 65 cts Mrs.H.McFadden go home to Toronto tonight CPR at 7^30: fine 15: fine warm: home chore: help {illegible} Hamilton with ladders at Elevator Put on him: home chore: F.McCauleys close Bleed tonight 16: fine mild: home chore: split wood: Old Man Farnell died today car Cementcame today & car 5221. G.J. came back. corn Heated 17: fine very hot: home chore: unload car cement: Elevator corn and lake lining out of car 5221.G.J. Pay Joe $1^50: chore fine </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April 1914</h2> 18: cloudy fine warm: home chore: help Oscar Boyce haul 2 loads of gravel from Carter Pit to Coal House for me: start to load car 33. 5221.G.J. got in 123 Bags at 70.cts: went to Move school closets but didut: got $209^00 cash & Deposit $10^00: Shulman Cheque $309^14 Pay J B Campbell $34^21 Freight au car Cement & $1^65 for car 5221.G.J. to Floyds at night got shave & settle up for fixing sleighs 50 cts: home at 10. chore. had Bath upstairs. to Bed at 11. (1) hot night. 19:X: fine warm: home chore: read sleep: Mary John & I for walk up track to 8th line. sideroad home: Gipsies camp au 8th line. William Stewart Died at 9 oclock this am at Wrays children to Church at 7. Steele Preach: I in Matsons chat 20: cloudy misty: home chore: Put away sleighs & cutter: weigh stock. got in 221 Bags in car 5221.G.J. car 33. at 70 cts: help W.Hamilton at corn: Mary & I to {illegible} Wrays at night to {illegible} Stewarts wake: home at 10. cool misley snow flurries. 21: fine cool: home chore: gave J B Campbell 7 Bags for train menu: sell coal finish load car 33. 5221.G.J. not lined: had in 353 Bags at 70 cts. and 22 Bushel of Turnips at 20 cts: ship to L.Shulman & Co. 57 Sidisg Baturst Street Toronto at 90 cts here: help {illegible} Hamilton at corn load 250 Bushel in car: to {illegible} Stewart Funeral cool. Mother here for tea. Children Aid Concert in Hall tonight. 22: fine cool: home chore: help Jas Lavery. Put cement Block in J.B. Campbells Cellar for Furnace. rig 23: cold clear: home chore: Cement at Back of the coal shed and Put away car lumber. got in some Potatoes at 70 cts into cellar: cool {illegible} Hamilton went for walk to see Bush 6th line. 24: fine cool: home chore: drive Mary & John to Cedar Mills at 8.oclock: home: help {illegible} Hamilton Bag Buckwheat at Elevator & Put it in car: got in 24 Bags at 70 cts. Mother here all day & all night: Eliza Matson in chat. 25: cloudy misley all day: home chore: took 2 Bags oats to Mill got Chopper got Bag Bran: got Bag corn at Elevator for Hens: got Pareel from Eatons with suit clothes & raincoat for me: Mary sent them to me. her & John in Toronto. chore cool Mother here: to Floyds at night got hair cut 7 shave 25 Pd 26:X: cloudy cool: home chore: Mother here: read sleep. chore Mother & Children to Church at 7. Mr Auglin Preach. Mary {illegible} in city 27: cloudy cool: home chore: clean out coal shed. haul sand: sell coal to J A McDonald: write to Shulman: got Cheque from him for last car 314^59 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April 1914</h2> 28. cloudy mild: home chore: cement floor in coal house: Russell k {illegible} Hamilton help me: Deposit Shulman Cheque $314^59 in Bank Mother & Olive Book: Mary & John in Toronto: cloudy cool. 29: cloudy misley cool: home chore: got Books from Cement Co. help {illegible} Hamilton unload car oats. J.P.Burns & C.Pasko help Duffy move stove from J B Campbells. cool. chore. 30: cloudy cool windy: home chore: move gravel at coal shed: split wood at home: haul Bit straw: to R.Matsons Office at night trustee Meeting May 1: fine cold: home chore: split wood dig some in garden Mother & Olive wash some. Put clothes au Matsons line trustee Meeting in R.Matsons Office: accept J.A McDonald resignation 2: fine cool: home chore: Deposit $75^00 cash in Bank. 3009^35 in Bank Put straps on stock rack on scale: plit some wood: got shave chore tea: drive to Cedar Mills Meet Mary & John come from Toronto home at 8^30 chore: to Bed at 11. cool night (1). 3:X: fine warm: home chore: read sleep: (1) in Bed: went for walk up track to 8th line: to Leas Marshal Bush look for May flowers. 8 children: I carry Loyd Jones home: rest to Church at 7. Auglin Preach R.J. Lavery & family in after Church chat. 4: cloudy fine warm: home chore: weigh stock. Gilmore ship 2 cars Pile wood in shed: Mary & Olive: Mother here. Lizzie in chat. 5: fine warm: home chore: Put in some wood: weigh Hay for L Taylor Mary at Mrs {illegible} Laverys at Ladies Aid: home chore: fine warm. 6: fine warm. rain at night: home chore: sell 7.Bags to J.B. Campbell at 1^00 took them to station: help Mary clean out garden and Plant Stuff: Mary. Olive & Russell to Reynars at night {illegible} meeting 7: fine warm: home chore: start at our woodshed at stable {illegible} Hamilton help me: Thomas Hamilton Died today I lend {illegible} Hamilton $50^00 today: to Bed at 11. (1) in Bed 8: fine warm: home chore: send case Eggs to W.G. Stevens 148.Gladstone Ave Parkdale: for W.F. Faulkner: finish wood shed: take 4.Bags Potatoes to station for J.B. Campbell: at 1^00 got in 40.Bags at 90 cts each to Elevator chat to {illegible} Hamilton weigh Hay for Boyce. 9: fine warm: home chore: ship 30.Bags Potatoes to Robert Noble Georgetown at 1^00 Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave: sell Oats & Cement haul straw help Mary at couch: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar: got shave at Floyds gave {illegible} Duffy $100^00 cash for 4 months. Due 11th Sept with 6th Thos Hamilton Buried today & C.W. Matsons Buried today 10:X: cloudy cool: home chore: read sleep: Mary & I for walk to school and down track to arch in coal house & scale weigh. and in Elevator: home.chore: Mr Auglin Preach threw out of Buggy Hurt. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May 1914</h2> 11: cloudy cool: home chore: ship 10 Bags Potates to Wm Loug Georgetown at $100 Per Bag: start load car 34: 5656 G.T. got in 151. Bags at 90 cts Per Bag: fill some in cellar: in Matsons chat all night. sell some Oats: Olive went to Jack Matsons with Eliza & Oliver in Buggy 12: cloudy rain cold: home chore: Russell help me fill 28 Bags Potatoes in Bank Cellar: sell oats: load at car 34.5656 G.T. had in 207 Bags at 90 cts: got $10000 cash out of Bank today: misley cold. 13: clear cool: home chore: ship 50. Bags Potatoes in Bags to Canada Pine Lms Co Kearney for G. Copeland & sons Midland: finish load 34.5656 G.T. Put in 365 Bags at 90 cts: ship this car to G. Copeland & sons Midland at $110 Per 90 lbs FOB. Palgrave: write to him tonight send Invoice of 50 bags to Kearney at 105 = 5250 and 365. at 110 = 40150 the total $45400: send Draft to Bank of Hamilton Midland $45400 Jas Burns help me & split wood: sell some oats at Elevator: 14: fine cool: home chore: got Horse shod: Pile wood in woodshed sell some Oats at Elevator: weigh Hay. ÷ 15: fine cool: home chore: Put Horse to Pasture at Hendersons. {diarist writes above the line in red ink} (Horse) {diarist continues writing on the next line} Sell Oats: got in 22. Bags Potatoes at $100: Pile wood in 16: fine warm: home chore: finish Pile in wood: got Manure cleaned out sell Oats and Cement: lend Wm Duffy $7500 tonight: got shave 17:X: fine warm: home chore: read sleep: (1) on Bed: wash dress Put on new suit: went for walk with Mary: Pearl & John: Olive Russell & Mable to Church at 7. Mr Anglin Preach: to Bed at 10. 18: fine warm: home chore: sell Cement. weigh stock: sell oats: got 23 Bags Potatoes at $100 Per Bag: made over 200 at seales today: {diarist writes in red ink Our Mable 8 years old today. 19: fine very hot: home chore: sell 96 Bags cement to Frank Rowley 9th line 15 sacks to Corperation: ship 30 Bags Potatoes to Robert Noble Norval at 105 = $3150: 3 Bags to Wilmot Thompson & 1. Bag to RJ Lavery: Russell help me Put Pariod roof on wood shed. chore. 20: fine very Hot: home: sell cement. sell Oats & corn: at Elevator. got in 10. Bags Potatoes at 100 Per Bag: Order 3. cars coal. 1 Egg, 1 stove, 1 Nut 21: fine hot: home chore: sell Cement & Oats at Elevator: hot dry 22: cloudy cool: home chore: sell Cement & Oats at Elevator: write to Wm Hamilton 824 Carlaw ave Toronto about oats: got 1 Box strawberries {diarist writes above the line} 20 cts (1) {diarist continues writing on the next line} 23: cloudy cool: home chore: sell Oats. took oats to mill chop got Bran. got Pole Put up Flag: got shave at Floyds 10 Pd: cool night 24:X: clear cool: home chore: read sleep. walk. water Fred & Pat to Matsons at night chat in cookhouse cold misley cool home at 930 to Bed at 10. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May 1914</h2> May 25: cloudy misley: fine hot windy: home chore: up at 5. got horse in. haul 25.Bags Potatoes to Station ship to Robert Noble Ltd Georgetown at 1^15 Per Bag F O B Palgrave: chore: dress: R.L. McFadden and Maudie Williams came G.J. at 9. chore: to League Picnic at 3. in Park. Tottenham & Palgrave Play Base Ball. 12 x 17. favor P.V. the 2 Magbee quily here & 4.Boys from Tottenham for Dinner. to station at 7. with Bobby & Maudie: Mary John Borden & I. Dr A F Reynar here tonight sign Joe Polly will. here till 11^15 tonight 26: fine very hot: home chore: Bring Cement to Less Marshall before Breakfast sell Oats: Put Oats all down in Elevator. Russell: Olive Collect. car stove coal & car Nut came today. very hot {illegible}: 27: fine hot: rain storm: fine: home chore: weigh stock. start to unload car Nut coal. Jas Dolan & Charlie Flynn help me got in 3 load Potatoes at 1^00 Per Bag: got hair cut & shave got hind shoes ou horse Paid: for Flynn 30 & 10 for {illegible}. Put Jersey in {illegible} Bibles this Morning first time. 28: fine mild: home chore: Bring in Horse & milk cow at Bibles: got in over 100.Bags Potatoes into car at 1^00 Per Bag: unload at car 64929 L.V. Nut coal. Jas Dolan & Charlie Flynn help. 29: fine warm: home chore: finish unload car 64929 L.V. Nut coal. start unload car stove coal car 49221.L.V. Jas Burns at il-got in 1.load Potatoes at 1^00: horse {illegible}: sell oats & corn ship 30.Bags Potatoes at 1^15 to Georgetown for Robert Noble Ltd Norval 30: fine cool: home chore: sell Oats: finish load car 49921. L.V.Jas Burns at it $1^50 Paid: finish load car 35.311141.G.Y.P. Put in 331.Bags at $1^00 Per Bag: ship car to Order Imperial Bank for J.D. Hume Milton: send Draft $396^00 to Bank of Toronto Milton ship 30.Bags Potatoes at $1^20 to Georgetown for Robert Noble Ltd Norval had Duffys Mark horse. Fred had sore foot: Pay Jas Dolan 4^00 and Charlie Flynn $5^25 for work: milk cow: got shave. 31:X: fine cool: home chore: read sleep: chore: (1) upstairs: Olive to Church at 7. Mr {illegible} Steele Preach: Fred Horse sore foot. cool. our Campbell 18 years old today: he is at Midland. June 1: fine cool: home chore: Bathe Horse's feet at Floyds. Put in soap sell Oats at Elevator: sell cement: & 1.Bag Potatoes 1^20 chore 2: fine windy: home chore: sell oats: & cement : got $250^00 cash out of Bank. start unload into shed car 80137 CV. Nut coal. R Jones Charlie Flynn 1/2 day : got in 20.Bags at 90 cts. Mary to Ladies Aid at {illegible} 3: fine cool: home chore: finish unload car 80137 LV. Nut Jas Burns: Charlie Flynn Jas Dolan: {illegible} Hamilton unload car Oats today: I gave him $50^00: Olive collect: sell cement. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June 1914</h2> 17: fine warm: home chore: weigh stock & sell Cement: chore: for walk at night: Mary & I. Mabel Pearl John: to Wilmot Thompson's. home at 9. to Bed at 10. 18: fine cool: home chore: sell Cement: Pay Floyd $2^40 for setting the wagon tires: I got shave 10 cts Paid: Pull wagon home chore: we all went to "Milner" Meeting in Hall at night: home at 11. to Bed (1) 19: cloudy rain: cool: home chore: Put Castor Oil on Fred Horse Hoof at Henderson's: sell Oats & Corn: george Robinson Bring 31^20 lbs Hay Baked, $24^95 Paid: Help Robert Matson Put Bending twine in Elevator: Make Handle for Newspaper: Mrs H.McFadden & Maudie Williamson go to Toronto tonight: Russell came home from Bolton with {illegible} Duffy after trying Examinations 20: cloudy cool: home chore: sell Oats: Deposit Robert Noble Cheque $130^65 in Bank today: chore: got shave at Floyds: to Bed at 11. (1) 21:X: cloudy cool: home chore: read sleep. chore: Armenian Preach at 7: R G.Logan & Thos Hall argue at Church. cool. 22: fine cool: home chore: sell Cement: chore: at Elevator chat to {illegible} Hamilton the down today: George Wilson raise Driving house Olive went to Garden Party at J.Downeys with Hilda & Jack Lavery 23: cloudy misley: fine hot: home chore: sell Cement & Oats: Pay $90^25 to {illegible} Hamilton today: Deposir $30^00 cash today: Excursion to Guelph Armenian Man & Wife in Methodist Church tonight. warm 24: cloudy rain: fine windy: home chore: weigh stock: sell Oats & Cement: sleep: chore: to Bed at 10. cool night. 25: fine warm: home chore: sell Cement & Oats at Elevator: We all went to Meeting in Hall at night: Follis: Blain: Justin: Pellett & Muums there: home at. 12. oclock. fine night. 26: fine warm: home chore: ship 15 bags Potatoes to L.Shulman 757 Queen Street West Toronto. at $1^10 PerBag here: sell oats.chore got in 26 Bags Potatoes into Elevator at 80 cts. 27: fine mild: home chore: Russell & I fill 26 Bags Potatoes at Elevator. {illegible} Lyons haul them to station ship to L.Shulman & Co at $1^10 here. to Toronto: 757. Queen West: chore: got hair cut & shave 30 cts Pd: Oil horse feet: Trustee Meeting at night. 28:X: cloudy rain misley all day: home chore to Mick at 7. home and went to bed at 8. sleep to 11. (1) Breakfast read sleep. chore Olive & Russell to Church at 7. Mr Laird Preach: misley 29: cloudy cool: home chore: got in 6 Bags Potatoes at 80 cts. Put them in Elevator: sell corn: sell corn: note for Follis: drive to Ballycry for Albert Little: rain cold: Follis had 79 Majority here. 30: fine warm: home chore: ship 6 Bags Potatoes to L.Shulman & Co Toronto at 1^10 here: got cash out of Bank 25^00: sell cement: chore cool: got 1.shoe on Fred sore feet. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July 1914</h2> 1: cloudy cool: home chore: start unload car 73278.L.V. Egg coal Jas Lavery help me haul with Fred: got out about 9 1/2 tons today. our Campbell home today from Midland. went back tonight. cool 2: fine cool: home chore: unloading at car 73278.L.V. Egg coal got off about 14 ton today. Jas Lavery & Jas Dolan all day: chore. 3: fine warm: home chore: finish unload car 73278.L.V. Egg coal at noon take 2.tons Nut coal to Dr A F Reynar & 2 1/2 tons to R.stjohn. Pay Jas Lavery 6^00 & Jas Dolan $1^50: Pay {illegible} Hamilton $58^65 cash: home chore: had Bath: 4:fine warmL rain: home chore: Put roof over Water barrel at stable. sell Oats to {illegible} Bible & S.Kelly: {illegible} Hamilton finish McGuire woodshed 5:X: fine warm: home chore: read sleep. (1) in Bed: to Chuch all of us at 7. Mr Lord Preach very good: for walk up around moonlight Pond: 6: fine warm: home chore: take 545 lbs Hay to Dr Reynar: weight stock: then {illegible} Hamilton help me Put Pariod roof au coal shed: Jas Dolan Put on Bug Juice: sell corn Oats & cement: Mr Hamilton lay our closets at school: Order car of Cement today 115 Brls. 7: fine warm: home chore: sell Cement: Put roof au stoop at wood shed: russell & I drive to oconnor farm for 2 scrapers, take them to school ground: Pack Cement sax & take 12 Bundles 600 to station chore milk: Mary at {illegible} Duffys Ladies aid (1) ou 8: fine hot: home chore: to school ground level at back: Boyces team & Ed youngs' J.B.Wolfe:dine at noon: {illegible} Hamilton laid out & stake shape if closets: weigh Rev Mt Marshall goods. ship 600 Emoty Cement sacks to Port Colborne to Canada Cement Co 9: fine very hot: home chore: Put in cement at stable end: Russell help got 4 Bags Potatoes from Jim $4^00 Pd: send 1. to {illegible} Cowan Milton 10: fine hot: home chore: Put Cement step at our verandah, ship 4.Bags Potatoes to L.Shulman & Co 757 Queen west Toronto 4^80 help {illegible} Hamilton afternoon at school Put in cement form for one closet: Mary at Matsons {illegible} Institure warm 11: fine very hot: home chore: to Elevato clean out corn Bew for Cement: help {illegible} Hamilton at school: haul his lumber from car to school: Walter Stevens & wife came here tonight G.J. 12:X: fine hot. then rain: home chore: read sleep: dress to Church at 7. Mr Gray from Alliston Preach good speaker: home we all went for walk up around Pond Walter & Wife here 13: cloudy cool: home chore: see Orangemen at station they went to Milton I attend to Mail for {illegible} Lyons: {illegible} Hamilton help me unload car 21268G.J. Cement 460 sax afternoon done at 6. then to station see Orangemen come home: attend to mail: then wait for down train Walter & Wife go home to Toronto. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July 1917</h2> 14: fine warm: home chore: to Elevator sweep it out: help {illegible} Hamilton at school closets from 11 oclock till night: got 1 up & partly closed in hot. 15: fine warm: home chore: see oats & corn: help {illegible} Hamilton at school afternoon: got L.Shulman Cheque 56^50 full to Date. 16: fine hot: home chore: drive to Beattys saw Mill get 4.Bushels shingles from Jas Jones $3^70 Pd for school closets: help {illegible} Hamilton at school afternoon shingle one closet. got Cheque $56^50 from L.Shulman & Co full to date. 17: fine very hot: home chore: sell Oats & corn: help {illegible} Hamilton at school afternoon finish material: fix Ferry Jay Car spray. cool 18: fine cool: misley cool: home chore: sell cement & Oats: and help {illegible} Hamilton at school: Deposit $56^50 Shulman cheque: got shave at Floyds 15 Pd: to Argents fence with Jack Eaves for Key: in Duffys see his sore leg. Mr Snooks there: home at 11. cool 19:X: fine cool: home chore: sleep till 11. read sleep: dress: to Church at 7. Mr Snooks Preach good sermon: for walk to school: home 20: fine warm: home chore: solder pipe for school: sell 92 sax Cement to L.O.L. No 288.P.V. sell oats: weigh stock: Gilmore 21: fine dry.hot: home chore: around home: call see Duffy sore leg: 22: fine warm: home chore: get horse haul Jas Scott Boxes from Station to Old house: got Oats at Elevator 4 Bags: haul 7 Posts to school for {illegible} Hamilton: took last of Potatoes from Bank cellar 23: fine: rain mild: home chore: read Paper sleep: to Elevator at 3. {illegible} Hamilton make Doors & seats for closets: haug Doors. 24: cloudy warm: home chore: got 2 lights for Closets 30 cts Pd: take them to school: home: Oil Buggy Mary & I drive to Logans Pick Berries got Honey Pail full: home at 7 relock: mild. 25: fine very hot: home chore: sell oats: help {illegible} Hamilton dig Post holes & set 7 Posts at school: Pay him up cash on hand: got shave 26:X: fine warm: home chore read sleep: dress drive to Jims at 4.oclock Mary.Pearl John & I in Buggy: home at 7. supper read. chore 27: cloudy. rain: cool. home chore: Mary & I drive to ridges Pick Berries 1/2 hour. rain drive home at 9^30 cool sell oats: cut wood at home with handsaew to school see {illegible} Hamilton work at fence: home chore cool. rain tonight 28: fine cool: home chore: {illegible} Hamilton start Paint closets. Mary: Russell & I drive to ridge Pick Berries afternoon search home at 6. chore: sell Oats: to Bed at 9. feather bed (1) {illegible} 29: fine cool: home chore: Russell & I walk to Dave Rowleys to swamp Pick Berries: Clarkes all out ahead. got very few. home at 12. Dinner read sleep: to school see Hamilton Paint. cold. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July 1914</h2> 30: clear warm: home chore: with John Stewart: to 6th line Pick Berries home at 4^30: to school see Hamilton Paint: sell Oats: home to bed at 9: 31: fine warm: home chore: Mary Russell & I drive to Ridges pick Berries (1) home at 4.oclock: to Elevator Pay 30: {illegible) Hamilton cash on hand $16^30 Aug 1: fine hot: home chore: hot 2.Bushels corn at Elevator: took 1.Bag coal to J.A.McDonald. to Mill got 2.Bags five {illegible) flour 6^20 Pd: home Dinner to Floyds got hair cut & shave: Nathan & wife there: to Elevator help Russell tie up 250 Cement sax: home tea: to see Ball game with Pearl & John Deposit $59^00 in Imperial Ban today (Cheque for Cement sax. 600 sax) 2:X: cloudy cool rain: home. sleep read. rain: in Bed near all day: wash dress. to Church at 7 Mr Bott Preach. for walk cool: home at 9 3: fine cool: home chore: weight stock Gilmore ship: take corn to Mill for {illegible) Hamilton & Oats & corn for {illegible) Lyons: cool. 4: fine hot: home chore: Mary: Russell & I drive to ridges look for Berries but got none: home: then drive to Thos Faulkners Put Horse in Pick Berries ou 5th line: Dinner at {illegible) there: home at 4. sell Oats 5: fine hot: home chore: to Mill get 2.Bags chop corn for W.Hamilton & 2.Bags chop Oats for {illegible) Lyons: to Elevator with corn chop. then take 1.sax cement to school: haul 9.Bags line from station to school for Eli Clarke: help {illegible) Hamilton at 2. steps afternoon 6: fine very hot: home chore: send 3.orders for statutes to Brampton 30 cts got glass at E.F. McClellands 3 lights & Putty 42 cts Pd: home Put 1. in Kitchen 26 x 15: I put in front window 10 x 12: I in seale House window 10x12: chore: after tea Mary & I drive to Thos A Wallaces with Notice for J.Sullivan and Thos A Wallace about ditch: F Sullivan & wife there & F.McCaffrey. then home at 9: very warm dry & dusty: Put horse to Floyds Russell. 7: fine hot: cool: home chore: sell Oats: read sleep. lined (1): chore J.B. Campbells 2.Bags this morning at 10 oclock last night 8: fine very hot: home chore: around home chore read. got shave at Floyds: to School see Eli Clarke at wall. change Mail for {illegible) Lyons at night. Mr Wilson here tonight 9:X: fine hot: rain shower at night: home chore: Mr Wilson got shilash at 10^30 King at 3. Church hill at 7. home at 10. JOhn Webb drive him: Douglas Davis Preach here at 7. Margey & Lorne Barry here all night last night and then Margey & Olive Russell & Lorne walk to Toms at 3 home in time for Church at 7. Mr Wilson here all night 10: cloudy warm rain all night: home chore change Mail for W.Lyons he was sick: Olive to station with Mr Wilson: around village all day: attend to Mail for W Lyons at night he was sick Russell away with Wallace: to Bed at 9^30 warm night rain. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August 1914</h2> 11: fine cool: home chore: attend to Mail for {illegible} Lyons: cool sell Oats: Russell to Tom Faulkners with Lorne Barry and A.McArthur: Olive with Myra Duffy in Buggy to Toms. take Pictures: I attend to Mail for {illegible} Lyons at night. cool, 12: fine cool mild: home chore: write letter to J S Hamilton order car of Chestnut coal in Box car Per CPR.: chat to {illegible} Hamilton John Stewart {illegible} McGuire at Elevator: J A McDonald leave today load moving in car & they all went ou train tonight. school trustee meeting at Bob Matson Office. Dave Wilson there till "Our" 13: fine then cloudy rain: home chore: fix floor in horse stable: haul coal ail & suigar from station from R J Lavery: {illegible} Boyce & J.B.Campbell thrash 14: fine warm: home chore: fix Bags: get Oats at Elevator 18^17 13 lbs Paid $7^90 to Mill chop 5 Bags: haul our cement Boards from the school to coal. House: got in 17^50 13 lbs New Potatoes Put them in station Pay 90 cts Per Bag to G.S. Jackson. chore to Bed at 9. 15: fine cool: home chore: Duffy help me. Bag 12 Bags of Potatoes in station ship to L.Shulman & Co Toronto at $1^00 Per Bag F.O.B. here: take 5.Bags to {illegible} Irwin got Horse shod 60 cts Pd & shave 15.Pd: Pay {illegible} Hamilton to Date: Trustees meet young Noble at night. 16:X: cloudy cool rain: home. sleep & read all day: dress to Church at 7. Mr Lord Preach: Big crowd: sign 2^00 for walk after Church: home to Bed at 9^20 cool. 17: cloudy warm: home chore: weigh stock. Gilmore ship: help {illegible} Hamilton fix Pit: chore: got 37 Notices from R.Matson for Court revision: 18: cloudy misley warm: got Cheque from {illegible} A.Irwin for $75^00 full to Date: fix cistern top: home chore: then order car for Potatoes: Duffy & I drive to A.Bolton at night home at 9^30 Horse very lame: warm. 19: cloudy warm: home choreL horse lame: got shoe changed and Pay Floyd $4^00 for Horse Pasture to Date: start load car 1.12139 G J. got in 28 Bags at 90.cts: sell 24 sax cement, 20: cloudy rain: fine: home chore: got in 27.Bags Potatoes into car 1. 12139 G.J. read sleep: Mary & I drive to Essex deliver 2 Notices: then to Mothers get crabapples. had tea home at 7^30: {illegible} Hamilton got in first load rye: leat $22^00 21: fine mild: home chore: load at car 1.12139. G.J. got in 128 Bags tonight at 90 cts: Trustee Meeting at Matsons Office. hire W.Noble for a year at $600^00 count up amount for year: Order A Matson to Borrow $110^00 for expenses </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August 1914</h2> 22: fine warm: home chore: got some Potatoes out of car: finish load car 1.12139.G.J. Put in 181.Bags at 90 cts: ship car to L.Shulman & Co: 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto: Mail B.L. and Invoice to L.Shulman & Co 757 Queen St west. got shave 10 cts Pd: Mrs H.McFadden & our Mable cam from city tonight on G.J. at 6^30: very hot night: Put Horse out. 23:X: windy warm: home chore: read sleep: Mrs H.McFadden here: all of us to Church at 7. Mr Wood Preach very hot: for walk. 24: fine cool: home chore: got 2 cedar Poles from {illegible} Wray: haul {note in left margin: 'Nettice'} Binder up for R.Matson: got $117^00 from R.Matson for {illegible} Hamilton gave it to him & settle up to Date: cool Mrs H.McFadden went on G.J. at 7. for Toronto: (1) 25: fine mild: home chore: Mary & I deliver Notices for the court at Bolton: went to W.Achesons down to J H Moffatts to Caledon East camp for dinner at lot 14 ou 6th line then to sand Hill. to Macville. see Flossy Dennis: up 4th line home to Palgrave at 6.oclock: tea: see R.Matson & Duffy 26: fine warm: home chore: Mary & I drive to J.Roe's then down 6th line to 15 sideline: to 7th to Bolton feed horse deliver Notice to R Smith & Oldfield: Jim & Pearl in Bolton: horse Buyers there Follis there: up to Coventry then up 9th line to J Bowes then to 8th line up to {illegible} Steeles: home at 4. 27: cloudy cool fine: home chore: Olive & I drive to Peter Rawn's home at 12^30: Dinner: haul 1.Barrel gasolene for {illegible} Hamilton from station to Elevator Put it in tank: wire Pipes ou long rad: home dress. got Floyd to shave me: Mary & I drive to Chas Rutherfords to garden Party at 6^30 good crowd home at 12.: Order 10.ton car Hay from Caledonia at 16^00 {illegible} 28: fine warm: home chore: car soft coal cow: sell coal start unload coal. {illegible} Hamilton & Russell help me: Pay J B campbell $99^83 for freight & {illegible} ou coal 29: cloudy rain. cool: home chore: Draw $50^00 out of Bank. Pay J.B. Campbell $21^19 Duty ou car 12491.C&O soft coal. sell some coal. chat to {illegible} Hamilton at Elevator: horse out all day: 30:X: fine warm: home chore read sleep: dress to Church at 7. Mr Lord Preach good sermon: Put Horse out: 31: cloudy misley hot: home chore: weigh stock: unload soft coal till noon: start unload car 20108.G.J. Nut coal sam Jones help me all day: haul off car. Sept 1: cloudy rain: unload car 12491 C&0. soft coal finish Big rain afternoon: {illegible} Lyons & Sam Jones help me </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April 1914</h2> Sept 2: cloudy. fine hot: home chore: haul coal to E.young and Floyd Henderson: then finish unload car 20108.G.J. Nut coal into shed finish at 6^15 very tired: {illegible} Lyons & Sam Jones help I Pay Sam Jones $5^00: wash dress Mary & I drive over to J.G. Wallaces & Frank Sullivans with Notices: they went Playing cards thrashers there: had Dave Odonnell in Buggy home at 10^30 fine Moonlight night: Russell Put horse out. 3: fine cool: home chore: around home all day very tired: send Cheque $52^85 to C.A.Wilson for car 12491.C&O. soft coal. and Cheque $169^20 to Lehigh Valley coal sales Co for car 20108.G.J. Nut coal: home all day: to bed at 8. oclock cool. 4: fine mild: home chore: sell B.coal: help {illegible} Hamilton to Bag all his Rye in Elevator Joe Dolan help hold Bags. 5: fine mild: home chore: Deposit $37^75 in Bank. then to Elevator chat to {illegible} Hamilton he fix at Enjine. sell 1.sax cement: Mr Hudson here all night. rain (1) 6:X: cloudy showery cool: home chore read sleep: had cold. in Bed {illegible} Lyons drive Mr Jaas Hudson to Cedar Mills Church then to King Church: home to Palgrave at 6. tea: to Church at 7. Mr Hudson Preach goof sermon: Mr Hudson here all night 7: cloudy cool: home chore: weigh stock: {illegible} Hamilton fix Enjine: Russell in Toronto since last Thursday he went with {illegible} Duffy: Bring Fred in & Put him out at night. I had cold {illegible} Lyons drive Jas Hudson to Cedar Mills at 7 this a.m. 8: cloudy cold: home sleep in bed to 9^30 had cold: then up Deposit Shulman Cheque $154^00 in Bank: Bring in horse at noon feed him: Oil Buggy: then Mary John & I drive over to Mike Horans: across fields to 5th line up to Town line call at Mothers see her & Pearl got crab apples home at 6. cool 9: fine mild: home choreL help {illegible} Hamilton to Put up stove Pipes outside: {illegible} Lyons & Jos Dolan help us: sell cement. John & I to Elevator: Mary to Ladies Aid at {illegible} Boyces. Alf Gipson start his Cement Cellar today: 10: fine mild: home chore: Put Cement Blocks & Put up Posts for Braces at scale house: {illegible} Lyons help me: haul goods for R.J. Lavery from station: haul Plow shares for R.Matson. 11: fine cool: home chore: Olive & I drive to Milk Horan's swamp get Elderberries in Buggy: home at 2.oclock: sell Cement and coal: to Mill got 1.Bag Pastry flour $2^90 Pd: got in one load Potatoes at 50 cts Per Bag: from Robert Guy. Russell helpL I lent Alf Gipson $16^00 tonight for 2.Months. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Sept 1914</h2> 12: fine warm: home chore: Thos Wolfe had our horse & wagon to take Mrs Fernley & John to Palgrave C.P. Ry. Station at 11: sell coal help Mercer Hamilton at Elevator: got shave at Floyds 10 cts Pd. See R. Matson set up R. Dooks Mayer at Platform. cool: chore: 13:X: fine mild: home chore: read sleep: drive to Mothers at 230 with Mabel Pearl. in Buggy: chat: out through field: tea home to Palgrave at 6 to Church at 7. Mr Snook Preach: Mr Snook had tea here and here all night: Ed McClelland Motor to Mono Road for Snook 14; fine mild: home chore: weigh stock Gilmore load: fix up stove Pipes at Scale House: {diarist writes above the line} (drive Mr Snook to Cedar Mills) {diarist continues writing on the line} Our Jersey cow calve at Bibles this evening Bull calf: I milk her & feed calf. leave them in. got Cheque $2960 from Canada Cement Co: for 300 sax. sell cement. 15: fine hot: home chore: milk cow feed calf at W. Bibles: sell cement Deposit Cheque $2960 in Bank: help Mercer Hamilton at Elevator milk cow & feed calf at Bibles Mary help me: 16: fine cool: home chore: sell Cement & Coal: Bring Jersey home got Wm Clarke to take Cleaning from her paid him $100 help Mercer Hamilton at Elevator: milk cow feed calf. 17: fine very hot: home chore: got Bag Bran at Mill for cow got Flax & Salts for cow & horse. sell Cement & coal help Mercer Hamilton at Elevator. milk cow feed calf. 18: fine very hot: home chore: milk cow feed calf: sell Cement. help Mercer Hamilton with G. Jackson load: read sleep very hot Buy New Pair red shoes from R.J. Lavery $325 Paid: chore. 19: fine very hot: home chore: Pack 4. Bundles Empty Cement sax 50 each at Elevator Russell help me: got Hair cut & shave at Floyds 30. Pd to Elevator help Mercer Hamilton at Report. to Wm Bibles see thrashing 20:X: fine very hot: home chore: read sleep: dress to Church at 7. Rev Anglin Preach good sermon Patriotic very hot. 21: fine very hot 'South Wind': home chore: sell coal weigh stock ship 200. Empty Cement sax to Canada Cement Co Port Colborne 22: fine hot dry South Wind: home chore: dress: drive to Bolton at 930 with R. Matson to Court af revision: Judge McGibbon & Richard Blain there: got 1. lb. Black yarn 3 Ply 80 cts Paid drive home for dinner at 1230: change clothes put on my new tan Shoes first: to J.B. Campbells see them cut corn home write to White & Co Shelbourne for Price on car hay Wm Dowling & Man here clean out our well & fix Pump $150 Pd milk cow: Put horse out. Big windstorm & rain: west wind: 23: cloudy rain: misley cool: home chore: copy into Big Book: to Elevator help Mercer Hamilton at Rye & Book: sell cement: sell coal: milk at 6. (Syrns Clarke & Nittie Murros Married) Horse our all day cool. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Sept 1914</h2> 24: cloudy cool: home chore: sell coal & cement: help Mercer Hamilton at Elevator lend him: $130^00: got horse frout shoes removed 30Pd chat to jas.B.Lawlor. 99.Sanford ave North Hamilton in Irwins 25: cool cloudy: home chore: Mary: John & I drive to Mothers (1) in stable got some Apples & Crabs: home at 12: chore. milk at 5^30 cool night 26: cloudy cool: home chore: Russell & I haul straw from bibles 4.load: fill 3.Bed ticks: help {illegible} & Mercer Hamilton Put up. their stove Pipes on roof: got 5 Bags of Oats $6^30 Paid: got 4.Bags chopped see Duffy & Irwin about Hay: Order ten ton car Hay from H.White Shelburne at $15^50 F.O.B. there: Buy John Pair shoes $160 10?s: milk: shave 10Pd 27:X: fine cool: home chore: read sleep chore: no Church tonight Olive & Russell to Euglish Church at 7. anniversary there 28: hard frost- clear cold: home chore: weigh stock: Pay to Robert Matson $6^50 Premium ou $650^00 Insurance ou coal & seale house for 12.Months to 29th of September 1915. chore Milk 29: cloudy cold. fine: to home chore: dress Dinner early: drive to Bolton in our Buggy & horse to Court of revision at 2.o.clock for 5.Minutes Robert Matson with me drive home at 3^15: BoltonFair today 30: fine mild: home chore: clean out our feed room: weigh sheep for Gilmore he load car: help Mercer Hamilton at Elevator lent him $20^00Pd: chore: to Bed at 9.oclock Oct 1: fine day: home chore: sell last of cement: sell coal: help at Elevator lent Mercer Hamilton $7^00 Pd: help R. Matson set up J.B. Campbells Potato digger at station: milk: to Bed at 9. cool 2: fine cool: home chore: sweep out Elevator sell coal help Mercer Hamilton load car of Rye 800.Bushels. G.Irwin Joe in Mercer gave me $27^00 I lent him: milk cow: tea: to Bed at 9. Lena Barry came here from Chettenham here all night cool 3: fine warm; home chore: help Mercer. G. Irwin there: sell coal Putty North window: Mercer gave Me $86^00 & Book to Keep over sunday he went up with Miller Hamilton & G. Irwin to Ballycroy: I milk tea: got shave at Floyds: Big Frank Horan there: fine moonlight. 4:X: cold: fine warm: home chore milk: Breakfast: to Bed had cold sleep children to S.S. at 11: Mary in Bed (1) chore: milk cow. I stay home with Pearl & John: Mary. Olive Russell Mabel to Church at 7 Mr Pugsley Preach his first sermon here. 5: fine warm: home chore: weigh 1.Hog for R.Lee: fix up at Pig Pen: Russell drive man to G.Cosgrove. & Beachnut with Joe Dalon: I chore milk at 6: cloudy warm. 6: fine warm: home chore: sell coal: had cold around home: cut some wood at house: chore </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Oct 1914 7: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock. Gilmore load car of cattle & car of Hogs. Sel coal to G.Brown Mercer Hamilton go with young Mc Gurdy in Buggy. Mary to Ladies Aid with Mrs Duffy to George Clarks. 8: fine warm: home chore: Start load car 2 1.16473.G.Y. got in 191. Bags at 40. cts. Russell attend at car: Mary & John K J drive to Jas Wilson’s: Micheal Horans: {illegible} A Luellans & Francis Sulleian Serve Notice’s of Ditch: home at 5: Mary Milk cow. rain. 9: fine warm: rain: fine: home chore: finish load car (1) 16473.G.Y. Niche Burns had our Wagon & Harness: Put in 423. Bags at 40 cts: Sell to J.H Stanley Port Colborne: at 60 cts there: Start load car 2. 310704.G.Y.P. got in 113 Bags at 40. cts: Book first car up. 10: cloudy rain: fine: rain: home chore: Ship car 1.16472.G.Y. to Order Imperial Bank. to J.H. Stanley Port Colborne: fend B/L {illegible} Draft $215.00 to Port Colborne Branch Imperial Bank: and write to J.H. Stanley: loading at 2.310704. G.Y.P. got in 250 Bags tonight at 40 cts. Mable & Pearl & Muriel Campbell & Baby Come with Matches: rain: home at 6. Bobby McYadden & His Mother come here G.Y. tonight: tea chat to 12: Russell to .Y.Faulknars {illegible} 11:X: cloudy cool: home chore: dress to Church at 11. Mr Pugsley Preach thanksgiving Sermon: home at 12:30 Dinner: Walk to Elevator with Bobby McYadden: chat to G. Lavery: O. Matson home today: cool. milk all to Church at 7. Mr Pugsley Preach: Be Still. Big crowd. home chore: Campbell Motor to Toronto from Midland today & Back. 12: cloudy cool: home chore: give John Finerty 84 Sax cernent out of Steele car: got in 1 load Potatoes Leut Chas Roff $2.0.00 home Milk: dress. to fowl Supper in Orange Hall. Coneert in church Big crowd: Clarke girls & Eyra in after all. to Bed at 12. 13: cloudy cold: home chore: finish load car 2. 310704 G.Y.P. Put in 512. Bags at 40 cts: Ship car to L.Shulman & Co 57 Siding Start load car 3. 8370.G.Y. had in 282 Bags at 60. cts. got $300.00 Cash out of Bank today: mail B/L to Shulman & Co: tonight Mrs H. McYadden & Bobby go. to Toronto this more morning G.Y. cold. 14: cloudy cool: home chore: weigh Stock: finish load car 3.8370.G.Y. Put in 411. Bags ar 40 cts: Ship to J.H. Stanley Port Colborne at 60 cts there Send Draft $210.00 to Manager Imperial Bank Port Colborne. 15: cloudy Mild: home chore: Startload car 4: 21150.G.Y. got in 437.Bags at 40 cts. finish Ship car 4.21150.G.Y. to L.Shulman & Co tonight at 48. Cts Y.O.B. Palgrave: Mary at Parsonage Ladies Aid Paper. 16: cloudy rain: home chore: fill 5 Bags Potatoes in cellar at Elevator help Mereer: 3 load: gave him $50.00 Lent. rain mary at Parsonage Serut. chore milk </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Oct 1914 17: cloudy cool. fine: home chore: Start to load car 5:63954. N.y.C.& H.R. got in 159. Bags at 45 cts: got $300.00 cash out of Bank: Deposit $345.54: R.J. Lavery Pay 63.24 cash for Cheque 18:X: fine warm: home chore: Sleep read: in Bed (1): Church at 7. Mr Smith Preach: Children go: I Chore milk cow 19: fine mild: home chore: Finish loadcar:5: 63954.NyC&HR Put in 497. Bags at 50 cts: Ship car to L.Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto at 52 cts Y.O.B. Palgrave: then load car 6. 7476.G.Y. Put in 580 Bags at 50 cts. Ship car to L.Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto at 52 cts Y.O.B. Palgrave : Start load car 7. 83176.L.V. got in 4 load at 50 cts: Mr L.Shulman here tonight he Paid for car 4 by Cheque $210.24: and grave $100.00 cash and $300.00 Cheque. On cars 5&6. he stop all night. 20: fine warm: home chore: finish load car 7. 83176.L.V. Put in 658. Bags at 45. cts Ship car to L.Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst Street at 48 cts Y.O.B. Palgrave: Start load car 8. 82536.L.V. got in 436. Bags at 45 cts got 1061.00 Cash out of Bank. L.Shulman cheque 300.00 & 210.24 & Dr Reynar Cheque $51.00 all cashed: & $500.00 in cash: John Weff & Joe Lavery. help: Bag Steele Buried I drive L.Shulman to Cedar Mills this morning at 7:15 21: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock. Deliver coal to Rev Pugsley: then finish load car 8. 82536.L.V. Put in 584 Bags at 45 cts. Ship car to Order Imperial Bank for J.H. Stanley Port Colform at 60 cts Per 90 lbs Y.O.B. there: Start load car 9. 15986.G.Y. got in 681 Bags at 42 cts finish that car: Start load car 10 9920.G.Y. had in 118. Bags at 40 cts tonight. fine warm. write up 22: fine warm: home chore: Ship car 9: 15986.G.Y. to L.Shulman 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto. 683. Bags at 45.cts Y.O.B. Palgrave finish load car 10:9920.G.Y. Put in 443.Bags at 40 cts. Start load car 11.33180.P&L.E. got in 23 Bags at 35 cts. Tea: Mary & I drive to Balton in Big wagon get 176.Bags from Mr Porrit $8.80 Paid: home at 10:30 cold night 23: fine warm: home chore: Ship car 10.9920 G.Y. to Order Imperial Bank Hamilton for Ww Canoll Groeer 443 Bags at 60 cts Y.O.B. Hamilton: Send B/L & Sight Draft $235.50 To Manager Imperial Bank Hamilton to Collect. write to Ww Carroll & Jas.B.Lawlor: Send Mr Charters Letter to Robert Hay loading at car ‘11’ 33180. P&LE. had in 457 Bags tonight at 35 cts: Ed young took ton coal to Mrs Kenny at Lollton Paid 7:55: mereer Hamilton gave me his weigh {illegible} and Pareel of money in Roll. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Oct 1914 24: cloudy rain: cloudy cool fine: home chore: finish load car 11.33180 P.&LE: Put in 603. Bags at 35 cts: Ship car to L.Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst St. Toronto: Start load car 12: 8288.G.Y. got in 20. Bags at 35 cts: got in 116 Bushils Rye in Elevator: Pay Jos Lavery up tonight 9:00 Pay John Well 3:00: got $300.00 cash out of Bank today Campbell came home from midland tonight. got Shane 10 cts Rd. 25:X: fine cool: home chore: read: Dress (1): Campbell: Olive & Russell walk down track to Tom Faulkners for dinner: Mary. Mable Pearl John & I drive to mothers at 3:30: Duffys there: out Pilk Beachunts tea there home at 6. Milk cow at Bibles: to Church at 7 Mr St John from Balton Preach. home eat Beachunts to Bed 10 26: cloudy Blustry Snow cold: home chore: got 28. Bags into car 12:8288. G.Y. at 40 cts: & load Oats at 40 cts: Jos Lavery help all day cold. coneert in church. 27: cloudy cold: home chore: cow in: Sell coal: got in 2 loads into car 12:8288.G.Y. had 166 Bags in tonight at 40.cts: Put fire in car Ww Hamilton little Stove: Settle up with Merrer: Sell Bags. 28: cloudy cold: home chore: finish load car 12:8288 ..G.Y. Put in 439 Bags at 40 cts: Ship car to Ww Patterson at 50 cts Y.O.B. Toronto. 29: cloudy rain all day: home chore: read Sleep: got in 2 . loads Start at car 13:94602. N.y.N.H.&.H. got in 52 Bags at 42 30: cloudy cool rain.fine: home chore: Sell coal: loading at car 13:94602 N.Y.N.H.&H. Had in 510: Bags tonight at 42 & 45 cts: J.H.C.&R M. help. 31: fine frost: hot: home chore: Ship car 13.94602. NyNH&H. To Order Imperial Bank for C.H. Rudd: 510 Bags at 48 cts Y.O.B. Palgrave: C.H. Rudd here in Outs today with 3 other men: Start load car 14.300994.G.Y.P. had 318 Bags in tonight at 42 cts: Campbell go to Balton. with Myra and Wallace:” Russel help me: Settle up tonight with H.H. Matson $110.25 and E.Argent $46.05: got Shave & Hair cut 30 cts Nov 1X fine: rain: mild: home Sleep till 1. Dinner: for walk rain chore: all to Church at 7. Ren Pugsley Preach: home at 830 2: cloudy cool: home chore: finish load car 14:300994. G.Y.P. Put in 590 Bags at 42 cts: Ship car to Isaal Walton. Royee Ave Team siding Parkdale. Isaae Malton here today with Emmerson Walron: Start load car 15:310400. G.Y.P. had in 160.Bags at 42cts: J.H.C.&R.M. help me Joe help at 4 3: cloudy misty fine warm: home chore: give 1. Brl Potatoes for Belgium finish load car 15: 310400. G.Y.P. Put in 602.Bags in 42 cts Ship car to Ww Patterson & Son Fruit Siding Toronto at 53 cts Y.O.B Toronto: Start load car 16: 17105. G.Y. got in 159 Bags at 42 cts: Jos Lavery & J.H.C. help me. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Nov 1914 4: fine mild. Windy: home chore: weigh Stock: finish load car 16:17105.G.Y. Put in 577.Bags at 42 cts: Start load car 17: 18786.G.Y. got in 62.Bags at 42 cts: J.H.C. go to Bolton got his teeth filled & got stove Pipes & elbows: Jos Lavery: 5: cloudy cool: home chore: Sell coal: Ship car 16. 17105 G.Y. to Order Imperial Bank for J.H. Stanley Port Colborne at 60 cts there: Mail B/L & Sight Draft $296.00 to Imperial Bank there. loading at car 17: 18786. G.Y. had in 279 Bags tonight at 42 cts: Jos Lavery help: Send Cheque 12.87 to Ealous: 5:30 {illegible} 6: cloudy cool: home chore: finish load car 17: 18786. G.Y. Put in 386. Bags at 42 cts: Ship to C.M. McCollum & Co: Brampton at 53.cts Per 90 lbs Y.O.B. there: Bill for 390 Bags: Start load car 18. 38307. A.C.L. got in 141 Bags at 42 cts: Jos Lavery & J.H.C. help. Got 5.Bags Oats at Elevator & 1.Bag Wheat. $7.30 Paid: got Bag Bram 7: cloudy cool: home chore: loading at car 18: 38307. ACL had 387 Bags in tonight at 42 cts: windy coal: got Shave 8:X: cloudy cool: home chore: read Sleep: Children to Church at 7 Rev Pugsley Preach. Olive Play: J.H.C. to Castlederg with Daffy 9: cloudy cool: home chore: finish load car 18: 38307.A.C.L. Put in 519.Bags at 42&45 cts: Ship to Order Imperial Bank. for C.H. Rudd : Parkdale at 52 cts Y.O.B. Palgrave: Mail B/L & Sight draft $271.90 to Imperial Bank corner L&P. Ave Toronto. Start load car 19: 9328. G.Y. had 224 Bags in tonight at 45 cts Put Stove in Car with fire: Ww Slaon load car Straw. today. 10: cloudy Snow. all day: home chore: finish load car 19: 9328. G.Y. Put in 408. Bags at 45cts: Ship to L.Shulman at 50 cts Y.O.B. Palgrave: Mail B/L: & Invoice for 412 at 5006 got Draft $154.56 for car Hay & Pay $21.00 freight on Hay car Deposit Ww Patterson Cheque $286.00 and get $500.00 out of Bank. 11: cloudy Snow Storm mild: home chore: weight Stock: got in 151.Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 42.cts: Start unload car Hay got off 8 1/2 ton: Ww Lyons & Jos Lavery help us: Pay J.Taylor $56.00 12: cloudy cool: home chore: finish unload car Hag: Lnee car for Potatoes 24485.G.Y. Start load Car 20.24485 G.Y.(1) got in 155 Bags at 45 cts: G Burno & Jos Lavery help. 13: Snow rain: Storm cold: home Chore: load at car 20.24485.GY lined (1) had in 253 Bags tonight at 46 cts: Jos Lavery here. Start fire in Car cold windy: Mere Hamilton go to Toronto on C.P.R. at 5 oclock: got Cheque from C.W. McCollum and L.Shulman to Date. all cars Paid to Date but J.H.Stanley. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Nov 1914</h2> 14: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 20.24485:G.J. lined (1) had in 580 Bags at 45 cts: ship car to L.Shulman & Co 57 Siding Street: attend to Elevator: Mercer in Toronto got $500^00 cash in Office for {illegible} Hamilton: Deposit $1024^00 today and got $200^00 Cash out of Bank. Pay Jas Lavery $10^00 tonight 15:X: cloudy rain all day: home chore: sleep near all day no Church 16: cloudy cold: home chore: got in 116 Bags into Bank Cellar at 45 cts 17: cloudy cold squaly very cold: home chore: got R.Stjohn to repair Potato shovel & Camp Chair: & sharp handsaw: 50 cts: sell coal: very cold and windy snow: J.H.G. collect someL Irwin & Matson 18: cloudy cold calm: home chore: weigh stock: sell coal: got in 90.Bags into Bank Cellar at 45 cts: Order car Nut coal today got Draft $296^00 from Port Colborn & Cheque $296^40 frim L Shulman 19: cloudy cool: home choreL drive to Tottenham wagon & Horse for 500 Bags: home at 1.Dinner: start load car 21: 24485.G.J. Ry got in 118.Bags at 45.cts Jas Lavery & J.H.G. fill Potatoes in collar Ladies Aid Meet here quilt for Mr Pugsley: Doctor in chat 20: cloudy cold: home chore: finish load car 21.24485.G.J. Ry lined (2) Put in 603.Bags at 45 cts: Put 4 load in Bank Cellar ship car to L.Shulman & Co Toronto: at 52 cts FOB here. 21: cloudy cold: home chore: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar got in 14 Bags at 45 cts: sell coal: Deposit $400^00 in Bank: got $236^00 cash: chore Pay Mercer back 50^00 I had borrowed: Pay Las Lavery to Date $6^00 22:X: cloudy cold: home chore: read sleep: Mary & Campbell & John: drive to Mothers afternoon: home at 6: all to Church at 7. {illegible} Pearl John & I: Rev Puqolly Preach 23: cloudy cold: home chore: sell coal: got in 3 loads Potatoes at 45 cts: Jas 1/2 Put on our storm windows: J H G help me at night: 24: cloudy cold: squaly: home chore: sell coal. start Put Potates in home Cellar got in 112 Bags at 45 cts: Put Paper ou front Door Jas.1. Mary & I to Wilmot Thompsons at night see Maisy & Baby: 25: cloudy fin emild: home chore: weigh stock: Jas Gilmore load 3.cars today: I make $3^50: had in 188 Bags in home cellar at 45 cts tonight: start load car 22.24485 G.J. lined (3) got in 1.loadJas McMahon at 45 ctsL Jas help us fternoon 1/2 26: fine mild: home chore: up at 6^20 sell coal. finish load car 2: 224485.G.J.. lined (3). Put in 555.Bags at 45 cts: ship car to L.Shulman & Co 57 Siding Street Bathurst Toronto. at 55 cts F.O.B. Palgrave: Jas Dolan & G.Burns help me all day: got 2.Bags apples 1^500 27: cloudy mild: cold: home chore: got 2 oad into Bank Cellar at 45 28: fine mild: home chore: sell coal: start line car 307255.{illegible} Jad Lavery help us: Pay him $7^00 tonight: got in 31.Bags at 50 cts: set up stove in car Put in fire: Mr Wilson here all night from Toronto. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Nov 1914</h2> 29:X: fine Mild: home chore: Mr Wilson here: helda Boyce drive him to Shiloh at 10^30 King 2^30 Palgrave at 7. We had Duck & Chicken for tea at 6: Olive had girls in: Bertha Moore: Myra Duffy Hildre Rulford & Macel Bible: W.J. Faulkner here for tea we all went to Church at 7. Mr Wilson Preach: home chore 30: {note in left margin: "Olive 16 today"} cloudy rain: home chore finish drive car 307255.G.J.P. got in 5.loads at 50 cts: had 171.Bags in tonight, Jas Lavery & G.Burns help & J.H.G. fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar: Dec 1: cloudy foggy mild: home chore: finish load car 23:307266.G.J.P. had 441. Bags in at 50 cts: ship car to L.Shulman & Co. at 55 cts Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave: got Shulman cheque $306^9 cashed today: 2: cloudy mild: home chore: weigh stock: start load car 24 24485 G.H.J. got in 145 Bags at 50 cts. Jas help 1/2 day 3: clear cool: home chore: load at car 24: 24485. G.J. had 287 Bags in tonight at 50 cts: North Outaris car here today gave E.J. McClelland $5^00 today for Orange hall: Jas 1/2 day 4: cloudy cool: home chore: haul Potatoes from Bank Cellar finish load car 24: 24485 G.J. lined: had in 452 Bags at 50 cts: ship to L.Shulman & Co. at 55 cts Per 90lb F.O.B. Palgrave: Jas help me all day: 5: cloudy cool: home chore: got in 2 load at 45 cts & 2 load at 50 cts: sell coal: J.H.G. went to Toronto C.P.R. at 5. Russell drive him to Cedar Mills: Put J.Walton Cheque $283^00 in Bank today Mrs George Elliott Buried today: Pay Jas Lavery up tonight $9^00 6:X: cloudy cold: home chore: read sleep: all to Church at 7. except me: Mr Pugsley Preach: I read & chore: 7: cloudy cold: home chore: got new chain for cow: got in 1 load Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 50 cts: chore Mrs Walter Stevens Baby girl Born at 12 oclock today J.H.G. Telephone from Toronto. that cars not unloaded yet 8: cloudy cold: home chore: sell coal: got into Bank Cellar 120 Bags at 45 cts: J.H.G. came Home from Toronto at 11 am. 9: cloudy cool snow: home chore: weigh stock. got in 3 load Potatoes at 45 cts: W.Patterson car 16016 G.J. came here today: clean it out & Put in fire to warm {note in left margin: "55.today"} car Put in 19.Bags at 45 cts: send John Lundy home with load froze & small: had Duck & Chicken for tea Eliza in 10: cloudy cold: home chore: loading at car 25: 16016. G.J. haul from Cellar had 354.Bags in tonight at 45:cts 11: clear fine: home chore: finish load car 25: 16016. G.J. Put in 474 Bags at 45 cts: ship to Tom Patterson at 62 FOB Toronto J.H.G. go with car: at 9.oclock </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Dec 1914</h2> 12: cloudy mild: home chore: sell some coal: J.H.C. in city came home tonight: got Shave: Pay Joe Lavery to Date: $700 13:X: cloudy snow: home chore: read sleep: chore: Children to Church at 7. Rev Pugsley Preach: J.H.C. away drive: snow at night. 14: clear cold: home chore: Phone to Wm Patterson to send Potato car here: clean scale: start unload car 74603 L.V. Nut coal into shed Jos Lavery & G. Burns. 1/2 day: sell coal: very cold & stormy. 15: cold stormy: home chore: finish unload car 74603 L.V. Nut coal J.H.C. & Jos Lavery: got $20000 cash out of Bank today: send a Cheque to J.S. Hamilton for car 74603 L.V. Nut coal $17843 Anson McCabe for serving noticed re. Wallace & Sullivan ditch. 16: clear cold: home chore: Weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore load 2. cars today: got Cheque $26836 from Wm Patterson today for car. 25: 16016. G.T. lined: sell some cool: got Oats Chopped today. 17: clear cold: Blustry: home chore: start load car 26. 16016 G.T. got in 382 Bag at 45 cts: sell some coal: Jos Lavery all day W.J. Faulkner here for tea: chore fire car: 18: clear cool: home chore: finish load car 26. 16016 G.T. Put in 459. Bags 45 cts: Ship to Wm Patterson & Son at. 60 F.O.B. Toronto. J.H.C. go with car on 82 at 430 oclock Start load car 27.307255. G.T.P. got in 140. Bags at 45 cts: fire car: chore: Jos Lavery all day: E. Matson in 19: cloudy snow: home chore: to car Put in fire at 730 home milk loading at car 27. 307255. G.T.P. got in 2 load at 40 cts. Jos Lavery on {illegible}: J.H.C. came home home from Toronto. tonight: G. Burns help us this afternoon. chore fire car. 20:X: cloudy mild: fine: home chore: fire car: all to Church at 1030 only. J.H.C. R.M. & I. Rev Pugsley Preach xmas sermon Edna Rowley here: Mary. John & I. drive to Mothers in Buggy afternoon: Mrs Lundy & 2 girls there: home at 6. all to Church at 7. only me: Rev Pugsley Preach 21: stormy snow: Blustry: home chore. fire car: sell coal: all to S.S. Concert in English Church Hall at night. good crowd: home at 11 22: stormy cold: home chore: finish load car 27.307255 G.T.P. had in 364 Bags at 45 cts: Jos Lavery Paid up to Date. 200 got out Sleigh this AM. first time haul Potatoes from Bank cellar ship car to Wm Patterson 55 cts F.O.B. Toronto: J.H.C. went with car tonight at 3 to Trustee Meeting in R. Matson office: settle up for year. 23: clear cold. snw Blow: home chore: got Sleigh fixed at shop 30 cts Pd get 1. Bag flour at Mill 360 Paid: sell coal. Pay Jos Lavery 75 cts. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Dec 1914</h2> 24: cold clear: home chore: sell coal: got in 2 loads Potatoes into Bank Cellar: J.H.C. came from Toronto C.P.R. this am: and he went to Midland ou G.J. at 6^30 tonight cold night 25: clear very cold: home chore: Post letter to Jas Lavery with 2^00 and to G.Burns with 1^00 for Xmas Box. home all day had goose for Dinner at 3 oclock: fire in Elevator: chore 26: clear very cold: 10.below zero:: home chore: sell coal attend to Elevator 2.loads Rye in: Depost $527^50 in Bank today got shave at Floyds: 20.years Married today. {symbol: '1' in circle} 27:X: fine cold: home chore: feed stock milk: all to Church at 7 {illegible} me. I stay at home: young Andrews Preach. home chore, 28: clear fine miler: home chore: J H G. came home from Midland at 9^30 {note in left margin: 'Nomination in town'} Telephone to Patterson & Shulman try to sell car Potatoes But could not 29: cloudy mild: snow: home chore: start load car 28: 24485.G.J. got 171.Bags in at 45 cts: G.Burns help us: I laid up sore side: Jenny & Willie in chat till 11: Mary gave me 2 Doses Castor Oil 30: fine colder: home chore: finish load car 28: 24485.G.J. had in 478 Bags at 4 cts: J.H.G. go with car at 9.oclock tonight: to W Patterson at 55 cts F.O.B. Toronto. weigh stock Gilmore load 1.car: sore side 31: fine cool: home chore. sell coal: .have sore side: start load car 29. 307255. G.J.P. got in 73 Bags at 48- {note in left margin: '1915'} Jan 1. clear fine: home chore: sell coal: loading at car 29. 307255GYP got in 153 Bags tonight: I had very sore side: Russell fire car. J.H.G. came home at 1. last night: & went to Bolton to Hockey tonight 2: clear Blustry cold: home sore side: finish load car 29.307255 G.J.P. Put in 367 Bags at 45 cts: ship car to A.McKinnon Jones Ave siding Toronto. at 50 cts F.O.B. Palgrave: Pay up G.Burns tonight $3^00: J.H.C. go in car at 10.oclock tonight 3:X: fine mild: home in Bed all day: sore side: Childen to Church at 7. Rev Pugsley Preach: mild. all day: frosty at night: 4: fine mild: home. dress: Olive & I to R.J. Jones House at 8^40: open Poll at 9. for Police village at Palgrave. I was Returning Officer: Olive Poll Clerk: Jas Lavery {illegible} Boyce: {illegible} Dufy: E.F. McClelland: H.Zimmerman ou Ballot: at night: old {illegible} had 34.votes: Eddy McClelland 33. & Duffy & Boyce 23 each: I tool to tomorrow to decide who elected. J.H.G. came Home from Toronto C.P.R. at 11. Council Election at {illegible} Lyons. Duffy Returning officer: anson McBabe Elected Reeve Jack Anderson: Tom Roe: Dave wilson: Isaac stack Elected Councillors for 1915: Jas Scott & {illegible} Hulethinsan Beat. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Jan 1915</h2> 5: fine mild: home chore: Notify in writing Fleialmer Zimmerman E.J. McClelland & Wm Duffy. that they are Elected Trustees for the Police Village of Palgrave for the year 1915: got in some Potatoes at 45 cts: sell coal: Empty car 24485 G.T. returned today draw $20000 Cash out of Bank today. sore side. colder at night. J.H.C. & Russell go to Bolton Hockey match tonight. 6: foggy mild: home chore: sore side: weigh stock. start load car 30 24485 G.T. got in 272 Bags at 43 cts: rain at night: order car Nut coal today to be sent at once: Jas Gilmore ship 3 cars tonight 7: fine windy: home: sore side: got in 2 loads into car 30.24485. G.T. Choir girls Practice here tonight: windy cold. 8: fine cold: home sore side: had 324 Bags in car 30. tonight H.H. {diarist writes above the line} Matson Bonfire {diarist continues writing on the next line} 9: fine mild: home sore side: finish load car 30: 24485 G.T. haul from Bank Cellar: had in 396 Bags: ship car 30. 24485. G.T. to Isaac Matson Royce Ave team siding at Parkdale: at 52 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: JHC go with car at 630 tonight: got shave: Pay Jos Lavery 600 10:X: fine mild: home sore side: up at 12 dress dinner: Hitch fred in Matsons cutter Eliza Matson Olive & John drive down to see H. Matson fire: then Mother & John & I drive up to See Mother: chat for while: Jim & Pearl at Lundys we drive home at 630: Olive & Russell to Church at 7. Rev E Pugsley Preach: to Bed at 8. feeling tired: frosty night 11: fine mild: home side sore: got car Placed: fix lining in car all afternoon: fix floor & cut new Boards for frout & upright {diarist writes above the line} Jos L 1/2 day {diarist continues writing on the next line} Pay freight for car return to reliving Agent $165 12: fine mild: home chore: start load car 31. 307255. G.T.P. had in 229. Bags tonight at 45 cts: haul 145 Bags from Bank Cellar: got 4 loads in: Jos Lavery haul all day. District Meeting at Orange Hall Palgrave today. J.H.C. there 13: frosty fine: home chore: weigh stock Jas Gilmore ship 2. cars stock finish had car 31. 307255. G.T.P. Put in 373. Bags at 45 cts. Ship to A.A. McKinnon Jones Ave Siding Toronto. at 50 cts F.O.B. Palgrave: J.H.C. go in car at 930: Pay Jos up tonight 400 14: fine mild: home chore: took sleigh shafts to shop: start load car 32 24485. G.T. got in 52. Bags at 45 cts. J.H.C. come home from Toronto on C.P.R. at midnight: got Cheque $18400 from A.A. McKinnon for car 29. 15: fine mild: home chore: loading at car 32. 24485. G.T. had in 230 Bags tonight at 45 cts: clean out Bank Cellar today: Boys got straw at Wm Bibles at night: Russell fire car. I attend to Elevator Merver Hamilton at Brampton Hockey match with Bolton </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Jan 1915 16: cloudy mild: home chore: finish load car 32:24485. G.T. Put in 412. Bags at 45 cts: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst St. Toronto. at 55 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: J.H.C. go with car at night at 10. oclock in car Deposit $32312 in Bank & got out $10000 A McKinnon Cheque $18400 & Wm Patterson Cheque $23932 got Shave & men 15 cts {diarist writes above the line} Pay Jos $404 17:X: cloudy rain: home in Bed to 12. cloudy mild: Mary & Children to Church at 7. Rev E. Pugsley Preach: to Bed at 1030 18: cloudy mild: home chore: clean out car 307255 G.T.P. sell coal: got Order from P.P. Village for $1415 for 1915 Election expenses: Mail it to W. L. Judge for Cheque 19: cloudy mild: Big fall of snow last night about 8 inches home shovel snow: start load car 33. 307255. G.T.P. got in 346 Bags this afternoon at 45 cts. Jos lavery 1/2 day got $30000 Cash out of Bank today: good sleighing 20: cloudy cool: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore ship 2 cars finish load car 33.307255. G.T.P. Put in 557. Bags at 45. and Put 327 Bags in Bank Cellar at 45 cts: ship car 33. 307255. G.T.P. to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto at 53. cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: J.H.C. go with car 9. oclock he got to Toronto at 1 in night. 21: clear colder: home chore: got R.J. Jones & G. Burns to unload car 61988. LV. Nut coal: and Jos Lavery help me: start load car 34. 24485. G.T. got in 205. Bags 42 cts. sell coal. J.H.C. came home this A.M. G.T. at 9. send Cheque for car 61988. L.V. Nut coal $17460 to J.S. Hamilton Buffalo also write to Alabastine Plaster Co Paris for Prices and to Charles Faessler Toronto for Price on hay. 22: clear cold: home chore: load at car 34: 24485 G.T. had in 307. Bags at 42: sell coal: chore: Russell & J.H.C. fix car 23: clear milder: home chore: sell coal: finish load car 34. 24485. G.T. Put in 446. Bags: ship car to L. Shulman. 57 Siding Bathurst street Toronto: at 53 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave. J.H.C. go with car at 8. oclock: Pay Jos Lavery $700 for work & $100 for Constable on Election day: Pay Olive $200 for Clerk. got hair cut & Shave 300 Pd: got 1. lb tea 35 cts: Pay R. Matson $200 for voters list. chat to Bob & Dave Wilson to 1220 home cold night. 24:X: clear cold: home chore: read sleep: Mary had cold. children to Church at 7. Rev Pugsley Preach. snow 25: clear fine: home chore: J.H.C. came home CPR. at 11.am Start load car 35: 307255. G.T.P. got in 47 Bags at 42 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Jan 1915</h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> 26: 27: 28: 29: 30: 31:X: Feb 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7:X: 8: </td> <td> fine frosty: home chore: load at car 35: 307255. G.T.P. had in 243. Bags at 42. cts: Jos help 1/2 day today: send Draft $17446 to Leigh Valley coal Sales Co. for car coal 61988 L.V. Nut coal: they returned my cheque for it: fine clear: home chore: finish load car 35. 307755. G.T.P. Put in 549 Bags ship car to Cleghorn & Co at 55 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Toronto: J.H.C. go with car at 9. oclock tonight. Jos Lavery all day today: colder tonight clear very cold: home chore: got 1. load into Bank Cellar: Russell go at 1030 tonight to C.P.R. Cedar Mills to Meet J.H.C. he did not come {diarist writes above the line} cold night {diarist continues writing on the line} home at 12 clear very cold: home chore: J.H.C. came Home G.T. at 9. chore at home to Elevator see Wm Hamilton about car laud Plaster: sell coal: home at 6 cold night Eliza Matson in chat. Border Play with Children: clear cold: home chore: Deposit $42262 in Bank today: sell coal. deliver around town: Pay Jos Lavery up $500 tonight: got shave 10 cts Pd cloudy snow: home chore: read sleep: Olive & J.H.C. to Church at 7. Wm Steele Preach: chore. to bed at 930 sleet & snow tonight clear cold: home chore: start load car 36:24485 G.Y. got in 293 bags at 42 cts: sell coal: Jos Lanery 1/2 day: very cold at night: got last McKinnon Cheque today from H.H. Matson. Jiame cut his wood. Cloudy snow storm all day: home chore: help Russell carry wood into car: J.H.C keep fire all night: cold: I had sore back, Cold all trains stuck in storm: got through at night. snow may stop. clear cold: house chore: fire load potatoe shovel snow at sale sell coal: Break road to Alf Gipsons took Rain 2 bags of coal: cold. J.H.C. fire car all night snow very deep. clear cold: home chore: weigh stock. finish load ar 36.24485. G.Y. pot in 406 bags at 42 cts: ship car to A.A. McKinnon at 52 1/2 cts Y.O.B. Toronto. J.H.B. go in cars at 9.oclock at night: clear cool milder. gave for Lauery $5.00 tonight {added in between lines} cloudy mild rain season: home chore: Russell & J took coal to Alf Gipson: to mIll got 1 bag bran & 50 lbs pastry flour. Joe Lauery help Russell haul snow out of our yard: got in 1. load potoatoes sell coal to Faruness: J.H.C. came home G.Y. at 6:30 fine mild night. cloudy mild: home chore: J.H.C. & Russell clean snow & ice of house sell coal: got in 63 bags potatoes into back celler at 40 cts. Deposit $200.00 in Bank today. Car 307255 came tonight: got shone 15 cents. clear fine: home chore: drive to Mothers house & sleigh with Mary & Olive. Mabel, Pearl, Hohn home at 5. tea: all to Church at 7. Rev C.C. Pugsley Preach: he gave sairancct{sermon?} house at 8:00 chore clear fine: home chore: clean out car. start load car 37.307255 G.Y.P. got in 378 bags at 40 cts: phone 2 to Cleghorn sell car at 50 cts Y.O.B. Toronto: chore: J. sire car to 2 0clock tonight cloudy cold: </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1915</h3> Feb 9: clear cold: home chore: Russel & I drove to John Rattersons House & Sleigh get Rye Straw fill Bed ticks home at 10 30 finish load car 37.307255. G.Y.P had in 484 Bags at 40 cts Sell coal: Ship car to Cleghorn & Co at 50. cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Parkdale, J.H.C. go in car at 9 oclock: chore {symbol: "1" in a circle} 10: clear cold: home chore: Weigh Stock made about $3.60 today. got in 12 Bags & 1/2 Potatoes at 40. cts into Baulk cellar: Sell coal; 11: fine mild: home chore: Sell coal: got into Baulk Cellar 100 Bags at 40 cts: chat to June Hamilton at Elenater: J.H.C. came home G.Y. at 6 {left margin: "Mrs J. Guest died today"} fill out writ Papers for June Duffy re William Clarke & G. Elliot. 12: fine mild thawing: home chore: Sell coal: got in 56 Bags of Potatoes into Baulk Cellar at 40. cts: Write to M Downey hag. 13: fine mild: home chore: Sell Coal: got in 110 Bags into Baulk Cellar at 40. cts: Pay Jos Lanery $5.00: to Floyds got shave 10 cts Pd: D. Henderson came of train to Floyds: got Pair overshoes at E. McElellands & Box of Biscuits $1.95 Paid: home: john Rowley Died today in Toronto. {symbol: "1" in a circle} 14:X: cloudy mild rain: home chore: read Sleep: all of us to Church at 7. Rev E.E. Pugsley Preach Centenary Sermon: home at {inserted above: 8.30} 15: cloudy mild: home chore: Sell coal: Start unload car Nut coal 48367. L.V. open car: Jos Lanery & G. Burus. john Webb unload car corn today at 88 cts: got 1. load Potatoes 16: fine cool: home chore: finish unload car 48367. L.V. nut coal: Start load car 38.307255. G.Y.P. got in 329. Bags at 40. cts. Jos Lanery & G. Burus all day: I Pay G. Burus up $2.00: Send Cheque $179.65 to L.V. coal Sales Co. Jack Rowley Buried today & Mrs. Thos Guest buried. 17: clear fine: home chore: finish load car 38.307255. G.Y.P. Put in 541. Bags at 40 cts: Ship it to L. Shulman & Co. at 48 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: J.H.C. go with car at. 9. Start load car 39.24485 G.Y. got in 192 Bags at 40 cts John Webb unloading car Oats at Platform: colder tonight {symbol: "1" in a circle} 18: clear cold fine: home chore: fire car at 6: took our Bid head to R. Stjohn to cut down: J.H.C. came home at 9 G.Y. finish load car 39.24485. G.Y. Put in 573. Bags at 40 cts Ship car to A.A. McKinnon Jones {are?} Siding Toronto at 52 1/2 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B Toronto: J.H.C. go with car at 9 Put 3 load in Baulk Cellar: about 90 Bags at 40 cts: 19: fine mild: home chore: got in 60 Bags into Baulk Cellar at 40 cts Jos Lanery 1/2 day: J.H.C. in city with car Potatoes: fine: 20: fine mild: home chore: J H C came home at 11. C P.R: got in 57 Bags at 40: A. McKinnon {lined?} car came here today: got 189.98 cash got Shave at Floyds 18. Pd. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1915</h3> Feb 21:X: fine mild: home chore: drive up home to Mothers: Mary, Mable Pearl, John & I. Albert fine day with no ice Sleigh our horse had Dinner there: Mother came home with us, at 6. They all went to Church at 7: Steele Preach: I Stay home with Pearl & John. 22: cloudy mild: home chore: weigh Stock Jas Gilmore load 2 cars load car 40: 24223, G.Y. lined 21: Put in 5.00 Bags at 40 cts. Ship to A.A. McKinnon Jones are Siding Toronto. at 52 cts Per 90. lbs F.O.B. Toronto. J.H.C. go with car at. 11. tonight 23: cloudy rain all day: home chore: got in 3 loads into Baulk Cellar Pay Jos After for his load. did not weigh other 2 load. Anderson & Adair: J.H.C. came home from Toronto G.Y. at 6 10 rain: Mary at home {Boyees?} finish Auto quilt. home at 7 30 chore 139. Bags in at 40. cts: Jos Lanery help afternoon: haul from Cellar: 25: cloudy Squaly windy cold: home chore: finish load car 41.24485. G.Y had in 538. Bags at 40. cts: Mother sign my Proof of age before Robert Watson: I mail it to A. Sanderson Caledon East, Stormy night 26: Stormy Blustry cold: Start load car 42.307255 G.Y.P. got in 116 Bags at 40 cts Sell coal: Jos Lanery all day: cold stormy 27: Stormy snow: home chore: load at car 42.307255. G.Y.P. had in 175 Bags at 40. cts tonight: Ship car 41.24485. G.Y. to Cleghorn & Co Bloor Street team Siding Toronto at 50 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Toronto J.H.C. go with car at 8 oclock tonight: Russell {fire?} 307255 G.Y.P. all night: I pay Jos Lanery up to date $9.00: got Shave 10 cts at. {inserted above: "floyds"} 28:X: clear cold: home chore: to car see Russell at 9. home dinner at 2. read Sleep: Walk to car with Mable Pearl John fix fire in car. home tea. We all went to Church at 9. Mr Smith from {Bline?} Preach: Mr Pygsley Play I Sing: Missionary Sermon: home chore Mar 1: clear cool: home chore: take coal to Frank Dalau and Some home: got Barrel of Salt from R.J. Lanery: load at car 42.307255. G.Y.P. had in 420. Bags tonight at 40 cts. chore J.H.C. came home at 6. G.Y. from Toronto: Russell fire in car 2: Windy snow Blow: home chore: got in Some Potatoes into car 42.307255 G.Y.P. 448 Bags in it tonight: work at cows sore teat: to car with Russell at 9. oclock fire: 3: clear: Blustry cold: home chore: weigh Stock Sell coal, Sell car Potatoes by Phone to Wm Patterson at 45 cts FOB Toronto Ship car 42: 307255. G.Y.P. to Wm Patterson Toronto J.H.C. go with car at 9. relock: Jas Gilmore Ship 2 cars tonight cold night: order 1. ton Smithing coal for Floyd from John McDonald Georgetown: write Caanda Cement Co for Prices </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1915</h3> March 4: clear cold: home chore: Send Cheque $7.50 to F.N. Leavers clean out car 24223 G.Y. Russell. Jos Dolan help: chore: J.H.C. came {inserted above: "home"} 5: clear mild: home chore: Start load car 43.242233. G.Y. got in 361. Bags today at 37 cts: Coffee had bee: Jos Lanery help all day: Russell meet Liza Watson at Palgrave C.P.R Statin 6: cloudy snow mild: home chore: Sell coal: loading at car 43: 24223. G.Y. had in 389 Bags tonight at 37 cts: Pay Jos 5.00 7:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep chore: we all went to Church at 7. Mr Pugsley Preach. home {inserted above: symbol: "1" in a circle} at 8.15 milk cow to Potato car Put in fire: home at 10 15 to Bed at 11. 8: clear cold: home chore: Sell coal: finish load car 43.24223. G.Y. had in 510 Bags at 37 cts: Ship car to A A McKinnon yonge Street Fruit Siding at 50 cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Toronto: J.H.C. go with car at 12. oclock tonight. clear cold: 9: fine mild: home chore: Sell coal: Start load car 44.307255 {inserted above: "G.Y.P"} got in 150 Bags at 37 cts: chore: J.H.C. came home G.Y. at 6 Jos Lanery help us all day: fine mild tonight. 10: fine mild: home chore: weigh Stock: finish load car 44. {left margin: "M. Judge {Vera?} {Memiun?} married today"} 307255. G.Y.P. had in 430 Bags. Ship car to Cleghorn & Co at 48 cts F.O.B. Toronto: J.H.C. go with car at 8.20 tonight Start unload car Hay. got out about 10. tons: Jos Lanery & G. Burn's help at hay & Potatoes: "Ladies Aid here today" 11: clear cool: home Chore: finished unload car Hay: Start load car 45: 24485. G.Y. got in 197 Bags at 37. Sell Hay J.H.C. came home tonight G.Y. at 6. oclock. Chore fire car 12: fine cold: home chore: fill Potatoes in Baulk Cellar weigh 92 lbs loading at car 45.24485 G.Y. had in 312 Bags tonight at 37. Send Cheque $21.00 to Smort Woods Ltd: for 300 Bags: and $10.63 to Parrish & {Huinbecker?} Balanee on Hay: $3.25 to Bolton Telephone 13: fine mild: home chore: finish load car 45: 24485. G.Y. had in 359. Bags at 37. Ship to Wm Patterson & Son at 47 cts Per 90. lbs F.O.B. Toronto. J.H.C. go with car at 9. to Floyds got Hair cut & Shave & Moustache trimmed: fine mild lend Joseph H. Pettit $100.00 for 9. months at 6 Per cent. 14:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep: All to Church at 7. oclock Rev Wm Pugsley Preach. home at 8.45: chore: to Bed at 10. 15: fine cooler: home chore: to Garner Showers at 7 30 on hand car with Section men & Back again home at 8. home Sell Hay. Sell coal: got another Refrigerator car to load Potatoes for Y. Prest. fix Doors: Put coal oil lamp in: J.H.C. came home from Toronto at 6 G.Y. change {inserted below: "mail."} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1915</h3> March 16: clear very cold: home chore: fix oil Stove in car: Sell coal. Deposit Cheque $237.00 today: Mary to Duffys all night "Joy Sick" 17: clear cold: home chore: Sell coal: fill oil Stoves in car. Put them in end of car light Both to heat car: Weigh 8. Hogs 20 {to?}: clear cold: 18: fine mild: home chore: load car 46: 46964. G.Y. Refrigerator in Bags from Baulk Cellar 450. Bags at 45: E. Argent , G. {Beerus?} Jos Lanery: J.H.C: Russell & I. Ship car to Frank Prest at Arcola Sask. {inserted above: "got Gasoline barrell from in Hamilton"} left here at 6 30 tonight: fill up Potatoes to night: "Murder in Caledon" Boy Stevens killed girl Armstrong. he cut her throat then cut his own. 19: fine mild: home chore: took lining out of car 307255. G.Y.P. Put lumber away: clean out car 24485. G.Y. got in 1 load. from Jerome Horace at 37 cts: Sell coal: pay Jos Lanery $3.50 20: fine mild: home chore: Put fire in car 24485 G.Y. attend to Elevator Garner Brown Pay me $292.50 for car Potatoes I shipped to Frank Prest Arcola Sask. 450 Bags: Deposit $292.50 & $148.11 in Baulk today: Put wood in car. got Shave at Floyds 10. {inserted above: "Pd"} 21:X: fine mild: home chore read Sleep: to car Put fire in car Olive & Russell to Church at 7. Wm Steele Preach: north {inserted above: "wind"} 22: cloudy mild. north wind: home chore: load at car 47. 24485. G.Y. clean out Both Cellars had in 248 Bags tonight: Pay Jos $1.75: Mary at Duffys all day. Joy sick 23: fine mild {inserted above: "north wind"}: home chore: finish load car 47.24485 G.Y. had in 261. Bags. Put in 25 Bags wheat 48. Bushels. Ship car to L. Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto. 24: fine mild: home chore: weigh Stock: Norman Roadhause cut our wood today $2.50 Pd: Sell Jersey {inserted above: "cow"} to Jas Gilmore. 25: fine mild: home chore: Buy cow from Wm Bible $42.50 Paid lend $60.00 to Dr. Reynar tonight: he gave me a cheque: for it 26: cloudy north wind cold: home chore: take lining out of car 24485. G.Y. Jas Lanery help Pay him $1.00 Sell coal. cold 27: cold clear: home chore: Split wood at home: J.H.C. & Russell got Dr Reynar Cheque $60.00 cashed & Deposit $165.14 today: chore Sell coal: H.H. Watson Start unload tinder of car: got Shave {inserted above: "10. Pd"} 28:X: fine cold. Squaly snow: home chore: read sleep: J.H.C. & Olive walk down Track to Tom Faulkners for Dinner ribs: walk up home at 6. all to Church at 7. only we: Rev. E. Pugsley Preach. 29: cold squaly snow: home chore. Split wood : Sell coal then help H.H. Watson load timber on wagon's. bee: home chore. 30: cold squaly snow: home chore: sell coal. Sell 1. ton Hay to {Trenin?} split wood at home: Deposit $56.35 in Baulk: Chore cold night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1915</h3> March 31: cloudy cold: home chore: work at wood at home Sell coal: to Garner Browns Sale afternoon with J.H.C. & W.J. Faulkner: walk up track and back at 6. Old Mrs. Barry Died today at 4 oclock. April 1: cloudy cold: home chore: Russell & I finish Put our wood in: Sell coal: J.H.C. at Wm Duffys {unknown} wood Mrs. H. McFadden & Bobby came tonight at 6. G.Y. Old Mrs John Wolfe Died today at 1. oclock. 2: clear cold: home chore: J.H.C. & R.L. McFadden go to Barrie on G.Y.R. & back at night: Old Mrs Barry Buried today at Coventry: We went to Church Rev E E Pugsley Preach Sermon 3: clear cold: home chore: to Floyds get Shaved: Floyd put in his new Blower: home dinner: to Old Mrs Wolfes Funeral at one H. Zimmerman: Wm Clarke Sr: Sam Jefferson: Wm Bible Wm McGuire Palbearers: carry corpse to Church: Rev E.E. Pugsley Preach: then to Ridges Bury her: home at 5. clear Deposit A.A. McKinnon Cheque $226.02 in Bank today: chore renew Frank Sullivan note for $30.00 one year from Jan 16th 4:X: fine mild: home chore "Easter" read Sleep: all to Church at 7. Rev E E. Pugsley Preach: Grandma McFadden & {Bother?} J.H.C. and bob away driving Back at 12 tonight. 5: snow mild rain: home chore: Sell coal: Bob went home To Toronto G.Y.R. at 9.15: chat to June Hamilton at Elevator 6: cloudy mild: home chore: Mrs H. McFadden go home to Toronto at 9.15 G.Y. Sell coal: J.H.C. go to Midland today: got $31.15 from Jas Gilmore: $28.00 for Jersy cow $3.15 for coal & Hay: Russell haul stuff for Robert Watson from car: to Duffys chat. 7: fine warm: home chore: weigh stock Jas Gilmore load 2. cars Buy hag from Gilmore 105 lbs $8.40 Paid: attend to Elevator Ladies Aid meet at Wm Duffys: home chore. 8: fine warm: home chore: Pay Wm Hamilton $49.35 chat read Sleep: chat to R. Watson & John Wilson: chore 9: fine warm: rain at night: home chore: Put away cutter and fix up at driving house: Settle with E. younge: Bal 7.97 10: cloudy rain. mild: home chore: Henry {Nerner?} took our Sleighs on his wagon to Pay $5.00 for them: to Floyds get Shaved 10 pd. got chew Syringe at E.J. McClellands $1.25 Paid. rain tonight. 11:X: fine warm: rain: home chore: read Sleep: went with Jos Lanery for walk. to see his Potato Patch at {Boyees?} home chore: we all went to Church at 7. Pugsley Preach we had Beef heart for dinner Mother came here. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1915</h3> April 12: fine mild: home chore: write to Cleghorn & Co for Cheque: order car Hay from A R W. Thompson Caledonia: No 1. Timothy Hay at $18.75 per ton FOB Palgrave. Sell 8 Bags Potatoes & Coal. Garner Brown load his moving here today on G.Y. {1/2?} car 13: fine mild: home chore: John & I to Elevator. Sign Paper for June Hamilton re car of Rye: home at 5. tea: chore: 14: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock: Jas Gilmore load 1. car made $1.60: Wm Hamilton fix Pieces on Elevator: {lesnee?} tea: 15: fine warm: home chore: Boys split Slab wood & Put in war tax on letters & Ete in {forn?} today: to Bed at 10. {symbol: "1" in a circle} 16: cloudy cool: home chore: car Hay come today from Caledonia: 17: fine mild: home chore: {inserted above: "(Bennett Grogan Died this morning)"} Pay freight $21.40 on car Hay and Pay Draft in Baulk $193.49 for car: 102840 G.Y. Start to unload: got 8. tons out Jos Lanery help us: Pay him $1.00: haul with Duffys team: got in 18 Bags Potatoes at 40 cts: got Shaved at Floyds 15 cts Pd: fine 18:X: fine warm: home chore: help MAry with Pearl {Sielh?}. chore Childred to Church at 7. Wm Steele Preach. 19: fine very warm: home chore: Start load car 48.3132146 G.Y.P. Potatoes finish load it Put in 530 Bags at 40. cts. Ship to L. Shulman & Co Toronto at 50. cts there. Sell some hay off car: Jos Lanery help us all day Bennett Grogan Buried this am: Watson's Darkey horse sick tonight Doe tighe up: our Pearl very Sick all day 20: fine warm: home chore: finish unload car 102840 G.Y. Hay. Start load car 49: 102840. G.Y. Potatoes got in over 200 Bags at 38 cts: Pearl very Sick. Jos Lanery help all day. 21: fine cool: home chore: help Mary watch Pearl Sick. J.H.C. loading at car 49.102840 G.Y. Jos Lanery Helps him all day Sell Some hay: Mrs June Lyons Stay till 12 oclock tonight 22: fine warm: home chore: help Mary watch Pearl Sick. I write to A. Darling Dublin order car #1 Timothy hay at $18.00 Per ton F.O.B. Palgrave ten ton car: J.H.C. & Jos Lanery finish load car 49.102840. G.Y. Ry, ship car 49: to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst street at 48. cts Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Toronto. Pay up Jos Lanery tonight $7.00 23: fine warm: rain: hot: home: help Mary Attend to Pearl sick. order car Hay from. A. Darling Dublin at $18.00 Per ton F.O.B. here 24 fine very hot: home, help Mary with Pearl Sick upstairs, very warm 25:X: fine very hot: thunder shower: close warm: home: help Mary with Pearl upstairs: I undress and go to bed at 11. tonight. Pearl lot better. Rev. E.E. Pugsley Preach at 7. J.H.C. & Russell to Church Olive not well </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1915 April 26: fine very hot: home: help Mary with Pearl Sick: 27: fine warm: thunder shower, fine: home chore: help Mary wind Pearl Sick: Deposit $237 00/xx Shulman Cheque in Bank: to Ladies Aid Concert at night in Parish Hall. I Bought Autograph quilt at $15.00: Miss Pugsley reciet & Miss Henry sing: home at 11. Olive & Mrs Wm Lyons Stay at home with Pearl Sick: to Bed (1) 28: fine Mild: home Chore: help Mary mind Pearl: Mary wash clothes: J.H.C. weigh stock, Jas Gilmore load 1 car. 29: fine cool: home: to Toronto on C.P.R. at 9. see Shulman re car 102840 Potatoes, in car O.K. then see Wm Patterson & Cleghorn & McKinnon & Bamford: got 2. Parmint & 1. Pills $330 to. 228 Dovercourt See Hannah & baby. to 97, Brock for tea at H. McFaddens. Hugley & Bob, go out. Grandma with me to Gladstone. then to C.P.R. Station at 830 home on CPR at Cedar Mills at 1030 J.H C. Meet me Horse & Buggy H. Zimmerman 30: cloudy misley: home chore: read Sleep: mind Pearl Sick May 1: cloudy cool: home chore: help Mary mind Pearl sick: fine got in 2 loads Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 30 cts: 2:X: fine mild: home chore: carry Pearl downstairs first time all day carry her upstairs at night: read Sleep: Rev Pugsley Preach at 7. 3: fine cool: home chore: fix up Hen Pen make new gate at Stable: Put in new Post Jas Lavery Brought: clean out closet Russel clean out hen House: got in 1 load Potatoes Put them in Elevator in Bags: JHC. help Mureer load Rye. Pearl down stairs, carry her up at 800 to Bed at 9. cooler 4: cloudy cool, home chore: JHC & Russell Deliver 4 tons coal to F McCauley Paid $2880: Start load car 50.103815 G.T. got in 52 Bags at 30 cts: Pearl Downstairs today: got out $20000 cash Mary Deposit $10200 in Bank for Ladies Aid today 5: cloudy cool: home chore: J.H.C weigh Stock Jas Gilmore load 1 car: loading at car 50: 103815. G.T. had in 371. Bags tonight at 30 cts: Jos Lavery all day help us: Tel Port Col{illegible} 6: fine cool: home chore: finish load car 50: 103815. G.T Put in 450 Bags at 30 cts: Ship to L. Shulman & Co at 40 cts Per 90 lbs FOB. Toronto: start load car 51;302741. G.T.P got in 209 Bags at 30 cts: Jos Lavery all day. chore 7: cloudy rain: home chore: load at car 51.302741. G.T.P had in 304 Bags tonight at 30 cts: Jos Lavery all day help us 8: fine: rainstorm: home chore: finish load car 51.302741. G.T.P. 421 Bags at 30 cts: Ship car to L.Shulman & Co at 40 cts Per Bag F.O.B. Toronto: got Shave 10 cts: Pay for Lavery $700 & lend him $300 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>May 1915</h3> 9: X: fine cool: house chore: Pearl 7 years old today: read Help. Chore Children to Church at 7. Rev. E. E. Lugsly Preach: for walk with Joe Lanery away down to Limits around by Carters Barn house. 10: fine cold Frost: house Chore: J. H. C. go with Wallace Daffy au road Send Cheque $2 00 to Torouts Daily news for subscription one year and 2. Pictures: and Send Cheque to Bolton Telephone C. $4 35 for Messages got E. J. McClelland to telle us all to H. H. Matson's at 2. oclock to Barn raising in his Auto Eliza Matson with us: cool windy home in Auto again at 9. o clock chore: Pearl with us. 11: fine warm: home chore: dress: to Parkdale on G. J. R. at 11 15 to see Patterson: Dinner at Kempts: to cut rate drug Store. got 3. oz of Parmint 2 Box Pills $5 95: See Potato Men: to Shulmans in car to Parkdale got Flash Brandy 50 cts: got 2 fine apples 25 cts: home G. J. R. at 6 20: Mary at Wm Stules at Ladies aid. To Bed at 9 12: fine warm: rain thunderstorm at night: house chore: weigh Stick Jas Gilmore load 1 car: Sell Some Hay: cool rain: 13: fine warm: home chore: Start load car 52: 506259 G. Y. P. had in 259 Bags at 30 cts: Jas Lavery help in day: Aly Downey died today 14: fine warm: home chore: Start load car 52: 506259. G. Y. P. Put in 450. Bags at 30 cts: Ship car to L. Shulinan & Go 453 Bags at 40 cts Per 90 lbs Y. O. B. Toronto: Start load car 5 3 5 7 4 6 G. Y. had in 169. Tonight at 30 cts: Jos Lavery all day John Wilson: Mrs Moore: Dr Reynar in about Wallace Duffy 15: fine warm: home chore: loading at car 53: 5746. G. Y. had in 400 Bags at 30 cts: J. H. C. go to Toronto at 5 oclock for C. P. R. Jos Lavery help us all day: Lay him up Tonight $4 25: got Shave 16: X: cloudy rain cold: home chore: read Sleep: Olive & Mabel to Church at 7. Douglas Davis Preach. to Bed at 9: Wm Duffy call at 17: cloudy cold: home chore: finish load car 53: 5 7 4 6 G. Y. had in 430 Bags at 30 cts: Ship car 53. 5746. G. Y. had in 430 Bags at 30 cts: Ship car 53. 5 5746 G. Y. to L. Shulman 434 Bags at 40 cts Y. O. B. Toronto: Start load car 54: 22652 G. Y. had in 221 Bags tonight at 30 cts: Jos Lavery help us all day: Aly Downey Buried today. Cold Cloudy. Wm Duffy & E. J. McClellands went to Brampton in Auto tonight 18: cloudy cool: home chore: dress: to Brampton on G. Y. 80 cts at 11. About Wallace Duffy case. I go his Security for $500 00 & Wm Duffy go for $ 500 00 to appear at fall assises: on. G. Y. 55 to Parkdale to see Shulman about Potatoes: to Parkdale Station. house for C. P. R 95 at 10 30 cold Mabel 9 today 19: fine cool: home chore: Ship car 54: 22652 G. J. to L. Shulman 473 Bags at 38 cts F. O. B. Toronto: See Duffy: R. Watson gave Me Notices re Court of revision to Deliver: home chore: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>May 1915</h3> 20 Cloudy cool: home: dress. Mary & J. Start at 7. to deliver Notices re court of revision: went down 7th line to 15 Side line across to 5th line down 5th line to J. H. Westtollis lot 13. then across through J. Steeles. farm to 4th line: gave J. Slule his Notice: up 4th line to 15 Side line across to G. Judge E. 1/4 lot 15 con 1: then down 2nd line to 10 Side line to John Hudson lot 10 con 2: then across 10 Sideline to 5th line down 5th line to E. 1/4 lot 8 con 4 to W. R. Westlake: then down 5th line to Emerson Westlake E. 1/4 lot 4 con 4: then up to Fifth Sideline across to 6 line up 6th line to Bolton road. to Bolton leave Office for L. Hutton at his Office: then up 7th line home to Palgrave at H30 had lunch: Sec R. Matson. gave him duplicates of the Notices Served today: home: Write to J. S. Hamilton order car of Egg coal & car of nut coal in Box cars Lay Jas Lavery up to Date $3 50 for John: to Bed at 9 30 21: Cloudy rain mild: house chore: Oar of Hay came today from Duffin A. Darling: J Lay J. B. Campbell the freight $22 00: Sell 3 Bags Lot 22: Cloudy cool: house chore: Start to unload car 1 2 5 7 8 G. J. Hay: haul to Stable Jas Lavery help. J. H. C. J Russell: got in 3 loads Potatoes into car 55: 1 2 5 7 8 G. J. Lay 25 to far Bag. Lay gos Lavery to Date $1 75: got Shave at Floyds 18 cts Pd Mrs H. McFodden came here tonight G. J. at 6 50 cool. 23: X: fine cool: home chore: read sheep up in Drining House Mrs H. McFodden here: had Big rooster for Dinner all to Church at 7. Rev E F Lugsley Preach: I Stay home With Pearl & John. Milk cow: Chore: for: walk after Church 24: fine warm: home chore: Put cow in Wm Bifles: Sell Hay out of car: to Sports after dinner all of us: football & Baseball in Wm Boyers: Big crowd good time: home at 7. Chore 25: fine mild: home Chore: Mrs H. McFadden go to Toronto at 9 30 Per G. T. Ry: clean out car Hay: got in 1. load Potatoes into car 55: 12578 G. T. at 25 cts: Mercer load Buckwheat today 26: cool windy cloudy: home chore: load at car 55:12578 G. T. had in 196 Bags tonight at 25 cts: weigh Stock for Gilmore Start to unload car 67281. L. V. Egg coal got out 15 tons Jos Lavery all day help us: cold and windy: 27: frost. fine mild: home chore: unload car 67281. L. V. Egg coal very wear: got in 1. load Potatoes at 25 cts to car 55: 28: fine warm: home chore: Start unload car 72061. L. V. Nat are got 1/2 off Jos Lavery help all day: I walk to Bau Rowleys after tea tell him About cement: home at 9. to bed at 9 30 cool. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>May 1915</h3> 29: fine warm: home chore: finish unload car 72061. L.N. Nut coal finish load car 55: 12578 G. J. Potatoes had in 253 Bags. Ship car 55: 12578 G. J. to L Shuliman & Go at 35 cts Per 90 lbs F. G. B. Toronto: Paid Jos Lanery $8.00 tonight: got shame enter coal in Books: Pay J. B. Campbell $40.25 freight on cement. 30:X: fine warm: home chore: Put Horse in floyds first day: Put out coin sleep: as upstairs: dinner at 5: We all go for walk up to Jones gets Campbell & Russell to Church: Rev E. E. Pugsly Preach: olive sick 31: fine warm: home chore: unload 10468 G. J. Cement: Jhos Rowley got 208 Sax: H. H. Watson got 224 Sax: John Jackson got 24 Sax: H. Zimmerman got 2. Sax: & 1 Sax left 1459 Sax in car: order another car Cement: Our Campbell 19 years old today Campbell l Russell help of whole car Cement. June 1: fine warm: home chore: attend court of Revision at Freminds got Paid for Serving Notices $3.00 & 1.00 for attending court. Send Draft $321.51 to Lehigh Valley coal Sales Go. for car Egg coal & car Nut coal: Order a car Nut coal: Sell Hay John Spurs got New traction Eujime of car & load old one. 2: fine warm: home chore: Weigh Stock. Jos Gilmore Ship 1 car. Sell Some hay: dry & windy: rain at night: Sell our Hog at 9.25 200 lbs Buy Hog 110 3: fine warm: home chore read Sleep: Campbell help Win Lyon's Pa at Potatoes: Sell hay: See Ball game at night: to bed at 9:30 4: fine warm: home chore: around house read: at Elevator: 5: fine warm dry: home chore: got hair cut & Shave at Floyds go to See Ball game with John at night: J. H. C. drive to Bolton. 6:X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: chore: Campbell & Olive & Hilda Pulford drive to Churchill at 7. Mr Nielson from Inglewood Preach no chuch at Palgrave tonight: Jack Lavery ride house with them at 10. 7: fine warm: rain at night: home chore: Start load car 56: 411341. G. J. P. got in 209 Bags today at 30 cts: Wm. Hamilton down today: Pay freight on car Cement 30009. G. J. P. sold 20 Sax cement to Jos Drummond. rain at night chore: 8: fine cool: home chore: finish unload car 300089. G. J. P. cement load at car 56: 311341 G. J. P. had 260 Bags in tonight Mr Hamilton down today got 2 loads of what $1.25 9: fine cool: house chore: Sell cement: Wm. Hamilton Start Put house on R. J. haverys Oil tanks: chore: lead Wm Hamilton $60.00 10: cloudy cool: home chore: Sell cement: finish load car 59: 311341. G. J. P. had in 300 Bags and 51. Bushels Wheat Ship to L. Shulman & Go. 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto: Potatoes at 38. F. O. B. here & wheat at $1.25 here. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>June 1915</h3> 11: fine warm: home chore: Sell Burnout: Send Cheque $25.90 to EAtons: Chester McMahon & his wife came here tonight. 12: fine warm: home chore: Pay freight $32.95 on car 62111 L. V. Nut Coal: Jos Lavery help Campbell & Russell to unload it into coal Shed: Sell Cement: Chester & Eva here. 13: X: fine warm: home chore: dress. Drive to Mothers with Chester and Eva in Buggy: had Dinner & tea there. home at 8 oclock Olive Campbell & russell to Church at 7. Doiminion Alliance Wan Mr Philipps Preach: to Bed at 11. warm night. 14: fine warm: house chore: sell cement: Chester went to Lottenham Eva here all day: Chester Back at night rain all night wear: to Bed at 1130 cool: 15: fine warm: house chore: Chester here all day: 16: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock: to Mill got flour & Bryan: At Elevator: Will Hamilton & Jos Dolan at Pit dig load Chester $ 10.00 he went to Lottenham on train: 18: fine warm raids at night: home Chore: Start load car 57: 7050. G. J. got in 101. Bags at 30 cts: Sell coal and Cement: crowd Pick Strawberries: to Bed at 9. 19: Windy cool: home chore: help Wm Hamilton to clean Rye in Elevator Bad dust: Campbell & Russell help. Ben Rowley Buried today at Bolton Cemetry. load at car 57. 7050. G. J. had in 147 Bags in at 30 cts. Sell cement: got Shame at Floyds 10. Pd: got new hat E. J. (1) Me 20:X: fine warm: home chore: read sleep all day: Campbell and Olive went to Orillia with. Jack Lavery and and Myra Duffy & Hilda Pulford. with George Drummond car left at 8 in morning and got home at 8 PM. 21: clear cool: home Chore: Sell Cement: finish load car 57: 7050. G. J. had in 237 Bags at 30 cts Per Bag: Ship car to L. Shulman & C. 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto. at 37 cts Per 90 lbs F. O. B. Palgrave: last car of this Season Campbell & Russell go to G. Downigs gordon Party 22: clourdy cool Stormy: home chore: Sell Cement. Deposit $60.00 in Bank at Elevator help Wm Hamilton fix in Pit: Brampton and Palgrave Play Baseball at Palgrave seore 6:5 in favor of Brampton: cold windy: to Bed at 9. W. J. Faulkner got his cook </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>June 1915</h3> 23. cloudy windy Cold: home chore: sell Hay & Cement: Cement at worth end coal house: help Will Hamilton at Pit Box: renew $13.00 Insurance on House & Stable & driving house & contents for 3. years from this day with "the London Mutual fire insurance Co of Canada: I paid him for 1. year R. Watson against $3.56 at Elevator R. Watson: Chore: cold. 24: fine wild: home chore: got frost Shoes Removed on Fred horse & got hind Shoes Pulled off: at Elevator. Wm Hamilton at Pit Campbell to Bolton to Garden Party: Palgrave & Bolton Play Ball 9/12 25: fine cool: home chore: Sell Cement: got Share at Floyds 10th Mary & J J John. drive to Mothers after dinner Mothers & H. Birthday Pearl had quilting a lot of woman there: Chester & Eva J Lizzie & Maggie there. alot of McElwains there: help Jim cock up alfalfa Hay: home at 830 Milk cow at Wm Bibles. cool. 26: fine warm: home chore: help Wm Hamilton at Pit. cement got White rock from Wme Duffy 25 cts Pd: cool: to Milk: to Bed at 9. 27:X: fine hot: dry: home chore: read Sleep: Dinner at 1. Salmon & Potatoes Campbell & Russell to Church at 7. Rev E. E. Pugsley Preach: cool. chore 28: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock. Jos Gilmore load 1 car. help Wm Hamilton at Pit. Womans Substitute Meeting in Hall tonight Campbell & Chester. to Jims all day haul in alfalfa Hay. 29: fine warm: house chore: haul 2. Barrels of water to Elevator for Wm Hamilton Eujice tauk. help him at Pit: chore. Chester & Eva chop 30: fine warm: home chore: at Elevator Mr Hamilton Start new Shoe first time. load car Wheat: Mary & Eliza: Paper Dining room. July 1: fine warm: home chore: Sell cement: help Mary Paint & cut boors Base Ball team went to Cookstown on train Stay all night. 2: fine warm: Shower: fine: home chore: road Sleep: help Mary Paint: Sell Hay: Chester & Eva here chat: to bed at 10. (1) good 3: fine: cloudy Misty warm: home chore: Put on Stain in house Jack Lavery grain Door's & Woodwork: got Shave 15 cts Pd Chester & Russell Shot Duck at Gipsons Lake: chore. 4:X: fine warm: cloudy rain wear all night: home chore. read Sleep: Chester & Eva had Duck dinner here: Children all for walk: Church at 7. Rev E. E. Pugsley Preach Mary & J. k Mable Pearl & John Walk to Elevator wind water 5: fine cool Stormy: home chore: reead Sleep: cut Some Hay on G. J. R. for couch Packing: Mr Wakeley up chat: Russell Milk cow at Wm Bibles: cold Stormy: to Bed at 930 6: fine warm: home chore: sell cement. Order another car of cement. Sell Wheat 2. 2.50 Bushel: Olive help Eliza Paper: Chester up Chat to him. to Bed at 10. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>July 1915</h3> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> 7: 8: 9: 10: 11:X: 12: 13: 14: 15: 16: 17: 18:X: 19: 20: </td> <td> fine: rain: home chore: weigh Stock: Jos Gilmore load 2 car's Stock. 1. hogs & cattle: rain from 3. oclock. Russell haul fred & water: Chester & Eva went on G. J. at 7. oclock took his trunk I lend Chester $10.00 home. to bed at 930 fine mild: home chore: Make H. cross. Pieces. for Bottom Bean fix house Door: Mrs Heury Sloan Killed at Queenston car accident yesterday: Campbell & John at H. Watsons all day fine warm: home Chore: rig up light wagon: Drive to Bolton after noon. got lumber from W. J. Dick for wagon Bottom $1/75 Paid: got Elbows & Stove Pipes at Smiths $1.85 Paid Narwish 6 Pay Telephone Bill $3.25: Pay F. N. Leavens $2.50 home at 7. oclock. fine very hot: house Chore: read Sleep: Chore: Campbell & John at H. Watsons. our Russell 15 years old today. fine mild: home chore: read Sleep: had Bath in Woodshed Mother here for Dinner & tea: Church at 7. Smith Preach fine warm: rain heavy: home chore: Orangemen go to Brampton Ballycroy lodge to Barrie: I attend to Mail for Wm Lyons. Campbell Russell & Olive go to Brampton. home to 9. fine hot: home chore: unload car 303691. G. J. P. Cement 460 Sat into Elevator: Campbell. Russell & Wm Hamilton help done at 12. oclock: help Wm Hamil load car 303691. G. J. P. with wheat clean up. got 4. Bags wheat 8 B 4 6 lbs at $1.10 Paid Wm Hamilton to date very tired tonight: I got $10.00 from Wm Daffy on account fine hot: home chore: got R. Stj her to Make Bottom for Wagon Box. $1.00 Paid: Sell Cement. Chore: to Bed. at 10. Cloudy warm: home Chore: Bring Wagon Bottom home: then to Elevator get 8 Bush 12. lbs oats. Russell take. 2 Bags oats & 1. Bag Wheat to Will get Chopped. I. Bag Oats for baus home fine hot. rain at night: home chore: Sell oats at Elevator read Sleep: up to late cramps: to Bed at 12. (1) warm fine warm: home chore: Sell Oats & Cement. J. H. C. to H. H. Watsons afternoon: Chore. fine warm rain at night: house chore: read Sleep Rev E. Pugsley Preach at 7. oclock to Bed at 11. ra cloudy rain: fine warm: cold at night: home chore Sell Cement & Chore: Sell cement & Oats at Elevator write letter to Wm Hamilton: Olive Pick Berries with Hilda Mary & I drive to ridges look for Berries got mone. then drive down 9th & came up 7th line home at 5. chore: & Bed at 9 (1) Fine cool: home chore: sell cement & oats at Cleuator write letter to Will Hamilton: Olive, pick berries with Hilda Mary & I drive to Ridges look for berries got none, then drive down 9th I came up 8th live home at 5: chore & bed at 9 (1) </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>July 1915</h3> 21: fine cool. rain. home chore: weigh Stock. Jos Gilmore load 1. car Sell coal. John Webb operated on for appendicitis by Wright Toronto of: 22: fine cool: home chore: sell cement I Goal: do Some Book work at Elevator: Olive out look for berries: Campbell at Robert Watsons rain 23: fine hot: home chore: at Elevator work at Books all day. cool 24: fine Mild: home chore: got hind shoes on Fred 30 cts Pd: got Hair cut and Shave 30 cts Pd: at Elevator: Weigh Hay: chore: Rain at night 25:X: cloudy wild: home chore: Mary & I dress Start 7. drive to forks of Credit to Belfountain at 11. oclock: to Mrs Braces. dinner at 1230 Mrs H. McFaddenI Bobby there: Elgin Smith & his wife and 2. children: walk down to See Summer resort: Bock had tea Start home at 6. around by Charleston: rain: home at 11 at night 26: cloudy fine: home chore: to Station at 9. Meet Mrs McFadden and Boffy: then to Elevator Sell oats: Ship 600. Empty cement Sax to Canada Cement Co. Belleville Pay 92 cts freight weigh Ray 27: fine mild: home chore: Olive & I drive to ridges Pick Berries home at 1. dinner read Sleep: write up: to Bed at 10. cool. 28: rain: fine warm: home Chore: at Elevator sell Oats: chore Mrs McFadden & Bobby here: read. to bed at 10. (1) 29: fine very hot: home chore: Russell go to J. Faulkner's: Mary and Campbell & Olive & Jack Lavery go to ridges Pick Berries: hot. I milk cow Russell did not come home. warm night 30: fine very hot: home chore: drive Wm Lougheds lot 16 7th line Albion got 100 Ms Honey $10.00 Paid: horse lame. 31: fine very hot: home chore: Settle up with Wm Hamilton got Shave at Floyds: Bill Larswell there: Sell Cement 8. dox Russell came Home tonight: J. H. C. to Bolton: Aug 1:X: fine very hot. rain: home chore: Bobby McFadden and the Mary J Rachel Nixon & Art Oldham come from Baue Motor car. Dinner: then they took Hilda Pulford and Campbell & Olive the 7 of them go to Lockton then to Beutreville See Myra Duffy & Moore girls then to Macville across to Bolton up 7th line hoine had tea: they Start back at 7 oclock. Mary & I. Milk Church at 7. Rev E. Pusley Preach. Carminnioa. "2: cloudy mild: rain. home chore: Olive & Russell & I drive to Ridges Pick Berries very good hoine at 12.00 Dinner there rain. Russell drive Bobby McFadden to Cedar Mills at 345 he want C. P. R. to Toronto: chat to Jos Scott & W Lyons Campbell to Lottenham to Sports. Palgrave team got beat. rain: cool: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>August 1915</h3> 3: Cloudy rain all day: home chore: read sleep. Sell oats 1. Bag to gos Grogan: rain all day I all night 4: cloudy misty: home chore: sell Hay. Sell Some Oats: 5: Cloudy rain: fine cool: rain at night: home chore. to G. J. R. Station with Mrs H. McFadden at 9. She went on train to Parkdale: Sell oats and Cement. See Baseball 6: cloudy rain wear all day: home chore: sell Oats & cement: Boys want to Tottenham to Play Ball. got beat. 24 to 4: Rainer Milk 7: clearing warm: home chore: got shaved at Floyds 10 Rd: then to Elevator helps Wm HHamilton load Oats all oat got. 1719 Oats: Pay Wim Hamilton up to Date $37.68 home Chore (r) 8:X: cloudy fine: misty: clearing: home chore: read Sleep. for walk in evening out to see Potato Patch: Back at dark. Church at 7. Wm Stale Preach. Olive to Church to Ved at 9 9: Clear then showry: cool: home chore: weigh Stock Sell our Hog to Jos Gilmore 242 lbs. he load 1 car: Campbell and Russell Pick Berries at ridges. haul Poles & water and feed Campbell haul lumber to School for Painter Ramsey: send cheque $4.20 to the Robert Simpson Co. for Mary for goods. 10: fine war: home chore: Campbell & Russell help we Cement in Baulk Cellar floor: read Sleep: walk with John to see Argent cut 11: fine warm: home chore: Sell Cement: See Jos Scott & Wm Lyons Put up scautling for cement wall: Russell drive Campbell & Jon Slinson to Jos Clearys at 10 oclock 12: cloudy rain till noon. then fine: home chore: read and Sleep. Campbell came home from Jos Clearys: chore. 13: cloudy: fine. warm: house chore: take 12 sax cement to Jos Scott. drive to Jon Rowleys. Russell & John & I. horse & wagon got Empty Cement Sax and 3 full ones: Pack 320. Sax in 7 Bundles and Ship them to Belleville Pay freight 534 cts: See R. Blain Ollie at R. Watsons: Bob go with Blain & Walshaw. Chat to chat to Bob till 10. home: to Bed at 1020 (1). 14: Cloudy warm fine: home chore: Russell drive Lom Stinson & Campbell to Jos Olearys at 7. got Share at Floyds to Wm Bibles help wow 1. load wheat: read Sleep: Russell change Mail for Wm Lyons: E. J. McClelland. Rev E. Pugsley Wm Duffy & Dr A F. Reyman water to Brampton & Balk 15:X: fine warm: home chore: Russell milk cow at 7. read Sleep: Dinner at 5. read Book: Church at 7. Rev E. Pusley Preach: Mary. Mable. Pearl. John. Stella Jones & Mits Clarke for walk up hack. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>August 1915</h3> 16: fine very hot: home chore: Oil Buggy & Wagon: Russell drive Campbell & Tom Stinson to Jos Olearys: haul 4. Barrels of Water for Jos Scott. haul Binder to Station for W. Thompson Russell go to Tom Faulkners: Big Auto Oil truck in village with gasoline: Campbell go to John Olearys tonight to Bed (1) 17: fine cool: home chore: Campbell at John Olearys: Russell at Tom Faulkners: Walk with John through fields to Wm Bibles oat field Shock oats: house at 5. tea. Milk cow: cool John Webb to Hospital 18: fine cool: home chore: for walk with John to school see Ramsey Paper. there by arch to Job Laverys Potatoes. to Scot farm see Leonard Bible round house at 5. tea Milk cow. Sell Hay to Bed at 9.30 cool fine. 19: fine hat: home chore: help Wm Bible in snow at Rye for 4. loads: Mrs Wm Irwin to hip Eusma: I telephone to C. W. Norton Brampton. to Bed at 9. fine cool. 20: fine warm: home chore: milk cow: haul 16 sax cement to Jos Scott: drive Mary. Pearl I John to Cedar Mills C. V. R. they go to Toronto at 3.40 Jos Elliott there: I Bring Chapman Log up in Buggy. Put horse out: milk cow: Campbell in chat. Balot 21: cloudy misty cool: home chore: weigh stock. Gilmore load 1 car stock: Chat to Wm Hamilton: home ay 5.30 Russell Milk cow: Campbell home: to Bed at 10. 22:X: cloudy rain: home chore: read Sleep: Olive. Russell. Mabel. to Church at 7. Mr Suooks Preach. I Stay home read 23: fine warm: home chore: Sell coal: Russell drive Campbell and Harold Gibson to Jos Olearys: haul water for Jos Scott C. W. Norton here from Brampton to See Mrs W. Thompson Emma Haygard & Mrs W. Irwin Dinner here: read chat I drive Mr Norton to Cedar Mills at 3:30 home chore: 24: cloudy rain: home chore: read sleep: thunder & rain: cool Mrs Thos Watson Buried today: Write letter to Mary: 25: fine cool: home chore: Russell & I turn Cement in the Elevator sold 24 Sacks: Sell coal: read: chat to R. Watson 26: fine cool: home chore: Sell cool: read: chat to R. Watson Campbell at Jos Olearys: to C. H. Rutherfords garden Party night 27: fine cool: home chore: around home. Olive sick. Mary and Pearl & John in Toronto: change Mail for Wm Lyon's: Russell Milk 28: fine cool: home chore: Send Birthday card to Mary to 397 Brock ave Toronto: get Shave at Floyds 10 cts Pd: got Papers from R. Watson re court of revision: Wm Parker and Wife and Mr Whitesides I Wife from Alliston meeting on Street </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>August 1915</h3> 29:X: cloudy mild: rain at night: home chore: read & Sleep. Children to Church at 7. Mr Wilson from Toronto Preach. Oliver Watson in Chat: Big rain: rain wear all night: 30: cloudy cool: home chore: Dinner: Drive to Jos lyness. to Wrigmore to J. Marshall to Kearns & Jer Taylors Put out Notice of the court to revision: got 1 load Potatoes into car 1. at 50 cts. 31: fine mild: home chore: to Cedar Mills at 11. Meet Mary: Pearl & John at 6 P.M. home dinner: then Mary & I drive to John Moffatts. down 3rd line across to Caledon East then to Sand Hill at 5. then to H Chambers: up 3 line to Brayleys. home at 8. to Bad Sept. 1: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock. Jos Gilmore load 1. car finish load car 1:3076 G. J. Potatoes: had in 224. Bags at 50 cts: Ship car to L. Shulman & 60 57 Siding Bathurst at 6 2 1/2 cts Per 90 lbs F. O. B. Toronto: Campbell & Russell to thos Faulkners today haul in Oats: chore: to Bed at 9. " 2: fine very hot: home chore: Sell Cement. Chore: to Bed at 9. Russell at Jhos Faulkners. haul in oats: I milk. 3: fine warm: home chore: Wheelock & his Brother and Auson McCabe at Irwins they took Sample Cement. Sarah Faulkner came here on G. J. at 9:15 here all day Willie came for her at 5. Russell at Lows and Campbell at with meat. help haul in Oats. 4: fine very hot: home chore: drive to Moon's Bridge See Stinson the contractor got him to show order for $96.00 for 60. Brls cement home at 1230 dinner: took in load Rye at Elevator: chore. Campbell want to Toronto C. P. R. at 7 in morning 5:X: cloudy rain at night: home chore road Sleep. upstrairs in Bed (1) Russell had on new suit: Wm Mcguire and Henderson's and Wm Boyces went to Belfsontown with the 2. cars. Olive & Russell to Church at 7. Steele Prouse 6: Cloudy rin. rain at night: home chore. read Sleep Russell haul scanthing from Station for Jos Scott and haul 6. Bags Potatoes for Jos Lavery from Carters 7: fine hot: home chore: Sell Cement: at Elevator help Wm Hamilton clean out Bens. very dusty. Russell go to Toronto C. P. R. at 4. took cow to Bayers Ban Cow 8: cloudy warm: house chore: weigh Stock at Seale Jos Gilmore Ship 1. car: Sell. Cement. chore: to Bed at 90 9: fine hot: home chore: change wail at 9: drive John Jackson team to Palgrave C. P. R. meet John & his Sister & 3 chhildren at 4. oclock change mail at 6. meet John & his Sister & 3 children at 4. oclock change mail at 6. Milk cow: Meet Campbell & Russell at Cedar Mills at 11 at night Horse & light Wagon had 4 Baskets Peaches: very dark. home at 12 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Sept 1915</h3> 10: fine hot: home chore: Sell cement: Russell milk cow 11: fine cool: home chore: change Mail: Campbell & Olive to fine thrashing afternoon at Palmer Place: home at 8. dark cold. I got haircut & Shane 30 cts Pd: Russell milk cow. cold. got Cheque from Canada Cement Go for $30.80 got it Cashed. 12:X: cloudy rain wear all day: home chore: read sleep: Olive to Church at 7. Rev E. E. Pugsley Preach: Big rainstorm thunder 13: cloudy warm: home chore: Sell Hay to Arden Wilson. Russell help me fix shot at Seale: Sell cool: got in 1. load of Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 50 cts from Jos Anderson Send letter to J. H. Stalney & C. W. Norton: Phone Wm Patterson 14: fine very hot: home chore: drive to John Moons ^ to Robert Orrs to See ginseng with Wm Hamilton: See J. Stinson he unload car Cement: home at 6. very hot night. telephone to L. Shulman this morning: get Prices. 15: fine very hot: home chore: Ship 1. Bag Potatoes to Wm Coware Milton 60 cts: Send 10: lbs cement to Montreal Per Parcel Last 46 cts Write letter to Canada Cement 60 Montreal about the Cement: change Mail at night. got letter from C. W. Warton to tell Wm Irwin to take Emma Hogward to Brampton 17th urst him in Chat: Eliza Watson in chat. to Bed at 10. Sleep: (1) 16: cloudy cool: home chore: to Wm Irwins give him letter re. Emma Hayward: Russell drive Campbell & Harold Gibson to Pettits for Jos Oleary: I tell Wm Irwin to take Emma Hayward to Brampton 17th iust: Sell coal to Bed at 9. I change Mail for Wm Lyons: thunder & rain at night 17: fine cool: home chore: Put lane of Glass in henhouse window & 1. in Bank Cellar window: Russell Paint Sash of henhouse window: order car for Potatoes E. J. McClelland take Wm Irwin & Emma in Bramptongot 1. Bag of Sugar from R. J. Lavery $7.00 Paid. Chore. 18: fine cool: home chore: start load car 2. 3961. G. J. got in 144. Bags at 50 cts: Sell cement: Russell help me: got $100.00 cash out of Bank. got Shave at Floyds 10 Pd: Campbell at Dick Rowleys thrashing on Joyce farm. for Eli Pettit. home. 19:X: fine cool: home chore: read Sleep upstrairs (1) Olive to Church at 7 Rev E. Pusley Preach: Campbell away with our Fred horse in Duffys Buggy: Russell got corn at Keenahan's good corn had it for 4. oclock dinner </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Sept 1915</h3> Sept 20: fine cool: home chore: Sell cement & coal: finish load car 2. 3961. G. J. had in 224 Bags at 50 cts: Ship this car to L. Shulman & Go 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto at 60 cts Per 90 lbs F. O. B. Toronto. J. H. C. in wash out again go to Jos Olearys tonight. Big storm & rain: Russell help me 21: fine cool: home chore: got Shave at Floyds 10 cts Pd: dress to Brampton with E. J. McCLelland: Dr Reymar. G. McCallock & Mrs J. Rowley in car left Palgrave at 1215 got to Brampton at 120 to Court House hear Wallace Duffy case. he was dischardged: tea at Grehan House all night there Mrs Moore slap Wallace on face in court House Wallace come home in car J Stop all night. 22. fine cool: at Brampton. Breakfast at Graham House Home Per G. J. at 9. oclock: Jos Gilmore load 1 car Russell weigh Stock & Sell cement. Duffy laid the complaint against Mrs Moore of Assault fill out Summons & notice to Mrs Moore. get Sats from Robert Watson: home at 8:30 cold night. to bed at 9:15 23: fine cool: home chore: sell cement & coal got letter from C. W. Norton for Duffy to drop case of Mrs Moore. 24: fine cool: up at 4. oclock: Campbell & I to Cedar Mills at 6:40 to C. P. R. Station with Sidney Snell on Stretcher our horse & wagon: I go to Toronto Funeral Hospital with sid leave him there: see John Webb: to 397. Brock are for dinner to H. McFaddens. Walter Stevens there: look for risk to Pull tooth the not there: got 50 cts flask whisky to unison Station home on G. J. at 6.10: J. Lavery outain 25: fine cool: home chore: Sell coal: got Shulman cheque cashed 114.00 26:X: clear cold windy: home chore read: Wm Duffy in chat: Jim & Pearl & Children here afternoon Dinner at 5:30 they went home at 6:30 cold Olive & Russell to Church at 7. Rev E. Pusley Preach. 27. fine cool. home chore: Sell coal & Cement: at Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton: got shave at Floyds. cold: got Overcoat from Lulu Boyer at McClellands $7.50 Mary to Church ladies and meeting 28: clear cool: home chore: drive to Bolton to Court of reinison at 10. o clock. Mr R. Blain & Judge McGibbon there to Dealish Walker got 1. tooth Pulled 50 cts Pd: drive home at 12:30 Dinner to Mothers in Buggy with Olive get Crabapples had cup tea home at 5. oclock. G. Jackson Down with Auts: to Store Pay E. J. McClelland for new overcoat $7.50 home </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Sept 1915</h3> 29: fine cool: home chore: drive at Chas Kearns get Certificate for Hilyard Kearns age: 21 on 8th of July 1915: to Caledon East got Allan Weir age the Same at Kearns: Lawrence Matthews 21. on 28th of Jan 1916: Hiran Barber away: See Burrell home at 1:30 Dinner: Russell weigh Stock Jos Gilmore load 1. car today Sill coal. got in 17 Bags Potatoes at 55 cts: 30: fine warm: home chore: drive to Black Horse get Theos Stinson to sign order for $36.80 for 23. Brls cement. mail same to Robert Crawford Brampton: sell coal: change mail or Wm Lyons he work at Stone on road: cool night. Oct 1: fine cool: home chore: Sell cement & got in 20: Bags Potatoes at 60. cts in Elevator. Wm Hamilton down today Start Bay 2: fine cool: home chore: Russell help me Bundle cement Sax. 5. Elevator: Wm Hamilton there: J. H. C. with Eddy garage I change mail for Wm Lyons he work au county road stone & ground 3:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep: for walk with John. to Carters gate & Back. eat turnip in Boyce field Olive Russell & Mabel to Church at 7. Iowa Steele Preach 4: fine warm: home chore: to Elevator Bag Potatoes Ship 3 Bags to Wm Cowan Milton and 20 Bags to C. M. McCallum Brampton at 75 a Bag here. and 5 Bundles 250. Cement Sax to Port Colborne help Wm Hamilton Put up Stone pipes & Empty a Barrel of Gasoline. got Shave at Floyds 10 5: cloudy cool: horse: dress. drive to Bolton in oar Buggy with Robert Watson to Court of revision at 11. oclock Judge McGiffon there. Blaine & Follis there: Pay Telephone Bills to Date: Mine & Wm Hamilton 13.90 got Order for $15.00: home at 1. oclock Dinner. then Mail the $15.00 order to Wm Judge Mous road & mail letter to Postmaster Gravel about 75 cts order Bolton fair today. Campbell go down at night. 6: fine mild: home chore: weigh Stock Jos Glhurse load 1. car: Ship 10. Bags Potatoes to Brampton to C. M. McCalluwe at 80 cts Per Bag F. O. B. here: Sell coal: Mary to Boyers aid Ed. Jones & Flossie Staufield Married today in Bolton 7: fine mild: home chore: Ship 20. Bags Potatoes to Blain and Haunant Milton at 80 cts here: and 34. Bags to Robert Gray Burlington jet at $1.00 Per Bag here: Sell coal. 8: fire cool: home chore: in car with G. Jackson to Wm Rolleys gate & Back Settle up with Eddy younge: got in 16 Bags to Potatoes at 75 cts: Sell coal </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Oct 1915</h3> Oct 9: fine cool: home chore: got in 10 Bags Potatoes into Elevator at 75 cts: Sell coal: Mrs H. McFadden came on G. J. R. at 6:10 tonight Shane at Floyds 10: Paid Floyd 50 cts to Bring Mrs & Mrs Walter Stevens & Dorothy up from Cedar Mills at 11. oclock C. P. brain he Bring them up at 1120 Campbell go to Barrie G. J. at 610 10:X: fine cool: home chore: Russell & I for walk up to John Storeys with Walter Stevens See New gravel road & steam roller. home Dinner at 2. Walk again to see Jos Scott House and to Elevator: Olive to Bradford in car with Floyd Henderson Jack Lavery Irene & Hilda Pulford & another girl: Church at 7. oclock. Mr Andrews Preach: Pugsley go away yesterday 11: fine windy: house chore: Sell coal: Kill 2 roosters for Dinner Mrs H. McFadden here & Hannah & Walter Stevens & Dorothy I drive them to Cedar Mills at 340 they go to Toronto. Irene go to Mrs W Pulford & Mrs Ed Younge up in Buggy with me. J. H. C. come home from Barrie tonight: get letter from G. W. Norton 12: fine warm: fine warm: home chore: Sell coal: Mrs H. McFadden go to Toronto G. J. at 9 this a.m. Olive leave here to Station. Old Mrs Walton Buried today: 13: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock Jos Gilmore load 1 car 80. hogs: Sell coal: Bag up 13. Bags Potatoes in Elevator got in 35. Bags into Elevator at 80. cts: Russell help Gilmore Campbell Shovel cut Stone: got Cheque $34.00 from R. Gray 14: Cloudy. warm: fine home: Ship 20. Bags Potatoes to C. M. McCollum Brampton at $1.00 Per Bag F. O. B. Palgrave and 3 Bags to Wm. Gowan Milton at $1.00 Per Bag F. O. B. Palgrave: Sell coal help Wm Hamilton. got in 5. Bags Potatoes at 80 cts Per Bag 15: fine cool: home chore: help Wm Hamilton at Elevator. got in load 70 Rye & load wheat: talk to C. M. McCollum tonight 16: fine warm: sell coal: get into Elevator 60 Bags Potatoes at 80 cts: Bag up 37. Bags & haul to Station: chore. got Shovel 15 cts 17:X: fine warm: home chore read Sleep: Olive to Orangeville & round by Quglewood. Mous road. home at 7. in Jack Lavery car Floyd Henderson. I Hilda & Shore girl: Rev Wacklem Preach at 11. am & 7 PM. in Anglican Church today Palgrave Church at 7. in Methodist Student Hayswood Preach 18: Cloudy rain misty: home chore: Ship 20. Bags Potatoes to Blain & Hannant Milton at 106 Per Bag $21.20 and 6. Bags to W. J. Stevens 228. Dovercourt Rd at 100 $6.00 6. Bags to Mrs Collin 53. Churchill ave at 100 = 600 5. Bags to Mrs Barefoot at 13 Chesley ave at 100 = 500 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Oct 1915</h3> 18: Jos Gilmore Ship car load of cattle today. J. H. B. weigh. Russell & Wm Hamilton help me fill 20. Bags Potatoes & haul then to Station and 4. Bags for Wm Hamilton & 4 Bags wheat. 19: fine mild: home chore: Ship 20. Bags Potatoes to C. M. McCollum Brampton at 100 Per Bag here: fill 12. Bags in Elevator for P. Polly Bring them to Station: he took them tonight at 100 Per Bag: got in 3. load on Platform 75. Bags at 80 cts: drew $190.00 Cash today. 20: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock. Jos Gilmore Ship 2 cars. Pigs fill Some Potatoes in Elevator: Start load car 3.107707. Erie got in 4 loads at 80 cts: Jos Lavery & J. H. C. help for while at night John Webb Died today 21: fine warm: home chore: Ship 18 Sacks Potatoes to Griffin Bros at Brampton at $16.50 here: Send 6 Bags to Wm Hall Hamilton fill 15 more for P. Polly: load at car 3. 107707. Erie: had in 219. Bags tonight at 80 cts: Sell coal. fine: John Webb Corpse come. 22: fine cool windy: home chore: load at car 3.107707 Erie: had 319. Bags in tonight at 80 cts: Sell coal: take 15 Bags to Station for Phil Polly. Change mail: Polly Pay me $17.00 Paid up. 23: fine cool: home chore: Sell coal: finish load car 3. 107707 Erie had in 412. Bags at 80 cts. Ship car to Order Bank of Toronto to Blaine & Hannaut Milton at $1.00 Per 90 lbs F. O. B. Milton: Send 13th & Sight Draft $433.00 to Manager Book of Toronto Milton tonight & write to Blain & Hannant. John Webb Buried today Mr Tribble. Preach funeral Sermon: Garrir Brown in Chat 24:X: fine cool: home chore: in Bed till 1130 Breakfast at 1230 read Sleep: Wall up to see Gravel road with Mable Pearl & John Russell & Olive to Church at 7. Student Haywood Preach. 25: fine cool: home chore: Sell coal: Start load car 4.7525 L. P. had in 68. Bags tonight at 80 cts: W. Shore call in chat. 26: fine warm: home chore: load at car 4.7525. L. V. had in 245 Bags tonight 80 cts: got $449.00 cash today for Blain Hannant car of Potatoes 43250 & Griffin Bros. Cheque $16.50: Ship 10 Bags Potatoes to Garner Brown Brampton. 27: fine warm: home chore: Ship 19. Bags Potatoes to Griffin Bros Brampton at $1.00 Per Bag: weigh stock Jos Gilmore sent 100.00 load car finish load car 4.7525. L. V. had in 355. Bags to 80 cts. 28: fine mild: home chore: Ship 10. Bags Potatoes to a N. Nauggts 183. Crawford Street Toronto. Send B/L to W. G. Steves 228 Dovercourt Rd & Laurie for $10.00: Ship car 4:7525. L. V. 355. Bags Potatoes to L. Shulman & G. Bathurst St 57 Siding Start load car 5: 2247. L. S. & M. I got in 60. Bags at 80. cts: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Oct 1915</h3> 29: fine mild: home chore: Sell cool: Ship 10. Bags Potatoes to Mrs Wm Seeley & 4 Bags to Mrs McFarlane for W. G. Stevens at $1.00 Per Bag: Mail B/L & Invoice to W. G. Stevens loading at car 5:2247. L. S. & M S. had in 116. Bags in tonight at 80. cts. Sell 40 Bags to John Hazzard 280 Paid: rain 30: fine mild: home chore: Sell coal: load at car 5:2247. L. S & M S. had in 112. Bags at 80 cts: Sell J. B. Campbell 13. Bags at $1.00 Wm Hamilton load car (1) Rye: Haunters went north tonight: got Shave 10. 31:X: fine mild windy: home chore: John & I walk up to Mothers at 3. walk home at 6. Olive to Church at 7. Wm Steele Preach She Play Organ: Stormy night Nov 1: fine mild: home chore: Sell 9. Bags Potatoes: load at car 5: 2247. L. D. & M. S. had in 153. Bags tonight at 80 cts: change mail Wm Duffy & F. Dolan & Joe Dolan in chat. I write to R Crawford 2: fine cool Stormy: home chore: load at car 5. 2247. G. s & M. S. had in 174 Bags tonight at 80 cts: Sell 16. Bags at 100... 3: cloudy squaly snow: fine mild: home chore: haul hunter for Jos Scott: Weigh Stock. Jos Gilmore Ship 3 car load: Bag up 170: Bags in car 5:2247. I. S. & M. S. Sell 100 Bags to J. B. Campbell at 1.00 and Put 70 in Elevator at night. Jock Lavery Carry them up Plauk: Jos Dolan help. us. fine mild: got Cheque $36.80 tonight from R. Crawford re Thos Stimson cannot with Blauks for Witness & defendants: re fight Saturday night 4: Cloudy snow: rain wild: home chore: Sell Potatoes: take complaint from Wm Duffy re R. Rosely & Les Morrisy & Chester McBride: write Summon & charges: to R. Rowley & Morning & McBride: Duffy Serve Same: Being New Sleighs from Station Put them in driving House. Russell help me: Change first mail & Second mail for W. Lyons 5: cloudy mild: home chore: Sell Potatoes to Train men at $1.00 Per By help Wm. Hamilton at Elevator: Change mail at 620 cool 6: Cloudy mild: home chore: Sell Potatoes. got Cheque cashed for the Stinson Cement & for coal to county Road: Jos Keenahan Paid to Date and Jhos Stinson Paid $28.50 for coal full to Date: Jack Lavery Shave me Wm Johnston came to Wm Lyons tonight wounded at war lame leg. 7:X: fine mild: home sleep till 11 oclock: Breakfast at 1130: fine day read Sleep. Olive & Russell to. Church at 7. Mr Meredith Preach 1. rot time 8: fine warm: home chore: to Anglican Church Hall at 1. oclock to lawsuit between Jos Dolan & R. Rosley for fighting and Leo Morrisy for Stoning House. Robert Crawford from Bramptom hear Both cases: fine Morisy $2.00 I costs and R. Rosley $2.00 & costs: car of Soft coal came tonight. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Nov 1915</h3> 9: fine windy cool: home chore: Pay $127.44 Freight & Duty on car soft coal 14675. G & O: Start to unload but to Stormy: Sell coal: got in some Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 80 cts: Stormy cool: 10: fine warm: weigh Stock. Jos Gilmore load 2. cars Hogs: Sell coal unload at car Soft coal 14675. C & O. got in 32 Bags Potatoes at 80 cts 11: cloudy Mild: home chore: got in 150 Bags Potatoes at 80 cts into Bank Cellar: finish unload car 14675. C & O soft coal 12: fine mild home chore: got into Bank Cellar 3 loads Potatoes at 80 cts: Send Cheque $53.87 to C. A. Wilson & Co. for car of coal 14675.C & O. write to A Darling accepting offer to car Hay. at $15.00 Per ton F. O. B. at Dublin. write to L. Shulman & Co. help Wm Hamilton in Elevator: fine mild Day: 13: fine cool: home chore: got 1. load Potatoes into Bank CEllar at 80 cts Sell B. Coal: got 32600 for Shulman & Co Cheque $307.29 and $19.00 for Griffin Bros Cheque: got $27.00 for W. G. Stevens money order. 14:X: Cloudy cool: home chore: Sleep read: Olive to Church at 7. Mr Haywood Preach. Girtie. Play if HC. to Castledary 15: clear cold Blustry: home chore: at Elevator Pick 19. Bags of Potatoes of Jos Olearys: Wm Hamilton & Russell help. Sell coal: fill 42. Bags in cellar: L. Shulman here tonight 16: cloudy cold: home chore: up at 5 oclock: drive L. Shulman to Cedar Mills C. P. R. at 7. train late one hour: home at 830 J. H. C. help me haul 73. Bags Potatoes to Station at 10. Sell coal: help Wm Hamilton at Grain at Elevator cool 17: Snow cold: fine cool: home chore: weigh stock: sell coal: Jos Gilmore load 2. cars: J. H. C. drive to Bolton for 500. Empty Bags. got. Stove pipes for Office Stove: home at 730 cold night. 18: cloudy cool: home chore: sell coal: Start unload car hay: J. H. C. Russell & Wm Lyon's help: E. Webb & E. Brown in chat Pay $9.00 for Potatoes: Work at Books. cold clear got in about 50. Bags Potatoes at 90 cts: H. Horan took load Back home 19: rain cold Blow: Misty: home chore: finish unload car Hay: Sell coal: Misty cool: got in 5. Bags Potatoes at 90 cts 470 Paid to A. Boyce 20: Snow Blow Mild: home chore: fix buttons on cellar windows & clean up cellar: fill 50 Bags Potatoes in Bank cellar for the Griffin Bros Brampton: Russell help me: weigh 46 1/2 Bags 90 lbs. Sell coal: at Elevator help Wm Hamilton: got Shave at Floyds 10. cts 21: X: cloudy cool: home chore: sell cool: read Sleep: Mr Heywood Preach at 7. 22: cloudy cool. home chore: Sell cool: got into Bank cellar 75 Bags at 90. cts: New Ontario Demoustration car here today. good show of Produce at Elevator leant Wm Hamilton $40.00 cahs: chore cold night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Nov 1915</h3> 23: cloudy cold: home chore: Russell help me Put up Stovepipes in Seale Office: Rip Piece of Seale Platform to Slack it: Sell coal got in 28 Bags & 70 lbs Potatoes into house cellar at 90 cts: got $200.00 cash from Imperial Bank today: chore: 24: cloudy mild: home chore: Weigh Stock. Jos Gilmore load car of hogs & car of Stock: Sell coal: got into home cellar 2 load at 90 cts 25: cloudy mild: home chore: Sell coal: Russell & I Start line car 12036 G. J. got uprights & cros Pieces in I floor in our end 26: cloudy mild: home chore: Campbell: Russell & I finish line car 12036 G. J. and got in 80. Bags at $1.00 Per Bag: Mild. old Mrs Bryan Died at 6. Robbs yesterday: Whaley Barn Buret 27: rain cloudy mild: home chore: Sell coal. loading at car 6. 12036. G. J. had in 220 Bags tonight at $1.00 Per Bag: got Griffin Bros Cheque cashed $19.00 today: got Shave Old Mrs Bryan Buried today Bolton Cemetry. 28:X: cloudy mild: home chore: Mary & I to Isaac Watsons for Dinner to 1. oclock had Venison real good & Pudding Campbell & Olive & Russell at Church Rev Mr Gray Preach Missionary Sermon at 7. fine mild day & night. 29: cloudy mild: home chore: Sell coal: finish load car 6.12036 G. J. lined (1) had in 404. Bags at $1.00 Ship car to L. Shulman & Go 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto. at $1.60 Per 90 lbs F. O. B. Palgrave: Send $7.15 to John McDonald by Hilda Pulford. 30: Cloudy cold Blustry: home chore: J. H. C. Russell & I fill 50 Bags of Potatoes in Bank Cellar: Sell coal. got in 27 Bags at 1.00 got E. J. McClelland Cheque $102.00 cashed & Griffin Bros $51.50 cashed Dec 1: cloudy mild: home chore: weigh Stock. Jos Gilmore load 2 cars today: Sell coal & got in 1 load Potatoes at 100 2: cloudy fine: home chore: attend to mail: Campbell and Russell haul Straw from Wm Bibles: got Oats and wheat Elevator: Womans Institute meet here. Sell coal got in 11. Bags into Bank Cellar at 100 3: cloudy cool: home chore: Sell coal. got into Bank Cellar 17 Bags Potatoes at 100 from S. Kelly: Shulman telephone to me 4: cloudy squaly snow cool: home chore: sell Hay: got $400.00 cheque from L. Shulman on last car: 12036 G J line (1) got it cashed in Bank: chore: to Bed at 1030 up at 11. Mary Sick. got Mrs Wm Duffy & Dr Reynar & Mrs Watson 5:X: cloudy cold: home choore: up all last night. Baby Boy Born at 445 this morning: Mrs Duffy & Mrs Watson Mrs R. J. Lavery & Dr Reynar here. Breakfast at 9. {note in blue pen in the margins reads "Roy," presumably referring to the name of his newborn son} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Dec 1915</h3> 5:X: write letter to Mrs H. McFadden: J. H. C. I Olive to Church at 7. Steele Preach: Mrs Jos Burns here all night. I sleep in Back of Mary Bed. cold cloudy: 6: cloudy cold: home chore: Start load car 7. 12036. G. J. lined (2) got in 128 Bags at 100 Per Bag: Mrs Jos Burns here all day: Wash & attend to Mary & Baby: cold night. 7: cloudy mild: home chore: weigh stock Jos Gilmore load 1. car stock loading at car 7.12036 G J lined (2) had in 396 Bags tonight at 100: Deposit $25.82 Peel Country Road Cheque today: snow at night 8: Cloudy mild Blustry: home chore: finish load car 7.12036 G. J. lined (2) had in 477. Bags at 100: Ship car to L Shulman 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto at $1.20 for 90 lbs F. O. B. Palgrave Mother came here today: Buy goose from Wm Duffy $1.35 Pd 9: cloudy snow cold: home chore: Mother & Mrs Burns here :56: had goose for supper at 6. oclock: My 56th Birthday. Saw McClelland Died today in Toronto. 10: cloudy cold Snow all day: home chore: at Elevator while: home choice Willie Hillock got hurt at H. Watsons today: Wilson Buried John Hazzard & Peter Anderson go north with car today. 11: clear cold: home chore: sell coal: got Horse shod: 30 cts Pd took out New. Sleigh first time J. H. C. go to Toronto C. P. R. at 5. oclock. Mrs Jos Burns here all this wreck: got Cheque from L. Shulman 62130 today. Deposit 400.00 cold night. got Shave 12:X: cloudy cold snow at night: home chore: read sleep: Russell to Church at 7. Rev Barbler from Toronto Preach: Snow at night wilder: 13: cloudy mild: home chore: Sell coal: got in 2 loads of Potatoes at 1.10 into Bank Cellar: at Elevator afternoon help Wm Hamilton a lot of grain in: Potato car returned. 14: Blustry cold: home chore: Start load car 8.12036 G. J. lived (3) got in 246 at 1.10 Per Bag: Sell coal. cold night Old Robert Robb. Died today: 15: cloudy cold: home chore: finish load car 8.12036. G. J. lined 3 had in 553. Bags at $1.10 Ship car to L. Shulman & Go Toronto at 120 Per 90 lbs F. O. B. Palgrave: J. H. C. go with car: Send 4 geese 16: fine mild: home chore: sell coal: got 5 loads Potatoes 17: cloudy mild rain: home chore: sell 7. Bags Potatoes at 125: Sell coal got in 1 load Potatoes at 110 Per Bag: Chore write Bills. 18: fine cold: home chore: got in some Potatoes at 1.10 Per Bag: got Shulman Cheque $675.60 Cashed: J. H. C. I Russell Sereen coal collect 136.00 I Deposit it in Bank: chore: shave at Floyds 10 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Dec 1915 19:X: fine mild: home chore: read sleep" Xmas anniversary services at 11 & 7. Rev Fred Meredith & Wife from Toronto Preach Mother here. Albert call at night. 20: fine cold: home chore: got 2 hind shoes removed on Fred Horse lined Potato car rerurened today O.K. clean it out. shuts slippery: Phone to farmers: car Back. Order car stove coal. 21: fine mild: home chore: start load car 9. 12036. G.J. lined (4) had in 277. Bags tonight at 1^10 Per Bag: haul 181. from Bank {illegible} road very icy: haul with wagon: fire car at 11. 22: cloudy snow all day: home chore: finish load car 9.12036 G.J. lined () had in 408.Bags at 1^10 Per Bag: ship ar to L. Shulman & Co. Toronto: at $1^20 Per 90 lbs. F.O.B. Palgrave J.H.G. go with with car at 9^30 to attend to fire. 23: cloudy snow. mild: home chore: fill 57. Bags Potatoes in Bank Cellar weigh 54. Bags for Griffin Bros Brampton: got in 50.Bags at 1^10 Per 90:lbs, sell coal: Xmas Concert in Hall tonight. Mrs Jas Burns in I pay her for attending Mary $10^00 she Pay me 4^25 24: fine mild: home chore: sell coal: got in 70 Bags Potatoes at 1^10 Per Bag into Bank Cellar: got Oats at Elevator {illegible} got Presents ready for all $30^00 in Envelopes for Xmas tree. 25: cloudy snow all day: home chore: all of us at home Mother here had goose for dinner. chore. 26:X: fine clear: home chore: read sleep: Olive to Church at 7.{illegible} Stecle Preach: chore to bed at 10^30 27: cloudy mild: home chore: shovel snow off Bank Cellar Door: to Hall afternoon at 3. Nomination speaking: home at 6^30 got Shulman Cheque for $493^20 for last car. 28: clear fine: home chore: start load car 10. 12036 G.J. lined (5) got in 217 Bags at $1^10 Per Bag: sell coal. got $522^85 out Bank cash 29: cloudy cold snow: home chore: finish load car 10. 12036 G.J. lined (5) got in 495 Bags at $1^10 Per 90lbs: ship to L. Shulman & Co 57.Siding Bathurst Street Toronto. at 1^25 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: J.H.G. go to fire car. at 9^30: 30: clear cold: home chore: got in 36. Bags Potatoes at 1^10 into Bank Cellar collect some: J.H.G. came home G.J. from Toronto at 6^20 31: clear cold: home chore: sell coal: got in 26.Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 1^10 Per Bag: chore. 1916 Jan 1: cloudy mild rain: home chore: sell coal: chore: home all day Mrs Jas Jones Died today this evening. 2:X: cloudy rain mild: home chore. read sleep: Old Mrs Palmer Died today: Olive & Russell to Church at 7. Mr Boish Preach. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Jan 1916 3: clear cold: home chore: Campbell & Russell start to unload car 30492. P.W. Stove coal: got it about 1/2 off: Election in Albion. Dave Wilson Beat Auson McCabe 90 votes: and J. Roe: John Anderson & W.F. Huteheson in for Councillors. Isaac Steele was Elected Deputy Reeve by acclamation Pay J.B. Campbell $33^00 Freight: clean out Potato car to [note in margin: '#'] Mrs Jas Jones Funeral in [illegible] with Elize Matson 4: clear fine: home chore: Boys finish unload car stove coal start load car 11. 12036 G.J. lined (6): got in 103 Bags at $1^10 Per Bag: got $392^59 cash & Deposit $300^00 in Bank. 5: cloudy mild rain windy: home chore: finish load car 11.12036.G.J. lined (6) had 445.Bags in at $1^10 Per Bag. haul 133. Bags from Bank Cellar: Jos Lavery help Campbell & Russell. ship car to L. Shulman & Co Toronto: at $1^25 Per 90.lbs F.O.B. Palgrave Joseph Finerty Buried today. Pay Jas Lavery tonight $2^00 6: stormy cold clear: home chore: sell coal: chore: at Elevator J.H.G. come home from Toronto G.J. at 6^20: clear cold: 7: clear cold: home chore: sell coal: at Elevator chat. cold night. 8: clear cold: home chore: Campbell 7 Russell. fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar: haul 3.ton s.coal to school: some home: got Braw got L.Shulman & Co. Cheque for last car: $558^05: Deposit 200^00 got cash $358^00: gave P. Gould Evelope & Invoice for car of stove coal to send Bank Draft $172^28 to Lehigh Valley coal sales Co lined Potato car return tonight: to Floyds got shave 15 cts Paid. 9:X: clear cold: home chore: read sleep: Children to Church at 7. Mr Coish Preach: rain tonight mild: 10: cloudy mild: home chore: start load car (12) 12036 G J.R. lined (7) got in 67.Bags at 1^10 Per Bag: Campbell went to Brampton to Eulist got clothes Back home tonight G.J. at 6^20. 11: clear cold: home chore: loading at car (12) 12036 GJ. lined (7) had in 288 Bags tonight haul 187: Bags from bank Cellar. Jas Lavery help Russell & Campbell: go 2.geese from Jas Brown 12: cloudy snow sleet rain at night: home chore: finish load car (12) 12036. G.J. lined (7) had in 345 Bags; ship car to L. Shulman & Co Campbell & Russell go with car tonight at 9. : weight stock all day 13: cloudy cold Blustry: home chore: very icy: sell some coal: Russell come home tonight G.J. at 6^10 Pearl sick in bed. Olive: Russell: & Mable go to show in Hall: Mags show: 14: clear very cold: home shore: Russell help me Deliver coal sell coal: Empty car return 12036 G.J. today. Olive Russell: Mable. Pearl & John: to Hall at night to Mays show </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1916</h3> Jan 15: cloudy Blustry very cold: home chore: sell coal: tidy up car got L. Shulman & Co Cheque $452.20 today. Deposit it in Bank. got 4 Bags oats at Elevator $3.61 paid. got them rolled 10 cts pd: chore. Campbell. Russel Olive Mable Pearl & John to Mays Show at night: to Floyds got Shave 10cts pay him 60cts for 4 removes. 16:X: clear cold Blustry: home chore read: Mother here for awhile. R.J. Lavery Bring her up: Children to Church at 7. Mr Coish Preach. very cold night: Lizzie call for Mother took her home with her. 17: clear very cold: home chore: Put fire in Potato car: sell coal. Jas Lavery & Russell fill up all the Potatoes in Bank Cellar. J.H.C. went on G.T.R. to Brampton with all the soldiers. 18: clear very cold: home chore: sell coal: at Elevator chat 19: clear cold: home chore: weigh stock: Jas Gilmore ship 1 1/2 cars Robert Matson Pay me $30.00 for F. Sullivan: Bob Campbell chat at seale office & in Elevator office. Offer $1.30 for Potatoes. 20: cloudy Bludstry mild: home chore: start load car (13) {12036.G.T.} lined (8). Jas Lavery haul from Bank Cellar and Home Cellar had in 260 Bags: Pay $1.35 today: Russell go with car tonight at 9.oclock. Ship to L. Shulman & Co. 57 siding Bathurst Toronto: at $1.60 per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: R.M. & W. D. in car: 21: cloudy mild: home chore: Russell in Toronto with car Potatoes. he came home tonight G.T. at 6:20: I chore sell coal. at Elevator Hugh McFadden Died at 5:05 this evening. 22: cloudy mild: Stormy cold: home chore: Russell sell coal: around town arrange for H. McFadden funeral on Monday: Jas Lavery dig grave. to Floyds at 7. got Shave 10cts pd: W.J. Faulkner in. J.H.C. came home GT. at 6:20tonight. 23:X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: to English Church at 2:30 Mr Westney Preach: Speak to him about Burying H. McFadden. Children to Church at 7. Wm Steele Preach: 24: fine mild: home chore: up at 6.a.m. get ready went to G.T.R at 8:45 Meet train Hugh McFadden corpse come. Bury him at English Church. Mr Westney read Service: L. Coulter T. Coulter & Vida: Bruce Boys came: Lawrence & Tom Freel. 25: fine mild: home chore: Start load car 14. 12036 GT. {lived} 9. got in 42 Bags at 1:40: Sell coal: had cold: to Bed at 8. 26: fine mild: home chore: weigh Stock got in some Potatoes at 1:40 had 82. Bags in car tonight: load Jas Gilmore $100.00: got 30.00 {"pd" inserted above} from {"W.H." inserted above}. 27: cloudy rain: home chore: sell coal: finish load car (14) 12036.G.T. lined (9) had in 138 Bags. Ship to L. Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto at $1.60 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave load & Ship this car without fire mild night: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>Jan 1916</h3> 28: cloudy cold: home chore: had cold: Sell coal. chore: 29: cloudy cold: home chore: Send 3 Bags Potatoes to Wme Cowan Willoe on Express this am: Sell coal: Pay Ej McClelland $6.00 Red Cross. to Floyds at night got hair cut & Shave 30 cts Pd: cold cloudy: 30:X: cloudy rain mild: home chore: read Sleep: Myra & Wallace here for tea at 5. oclock. No Church tonight: Olive to Duffys after tea 31: Cloudy misty mild: home chore: on G. J. train to Everett try to Buy Potatoes Dinner at Jos Jinks 35 cts Pd: chat to Hiram Walwin: wait for 530 train home at 7. turn colder: Eliza Watson in chat. J. H. C. go to Brampton this a.m. G. J.: Russell sell coal. car Nut coal cause Feb 1: cloudy cold: home chore: start unload car Nut coal: Wm Lyons I Jos Lavoy help Russell: sell coal: Phone about Potatoes: 2: cloudy cold: home chore: weigh Stock Jos Gilmore load 1 car: finish unload car Nut coal. Deliver around town: Jos Lavery help Russell. 3: cloudy Blustry cold: home chore: Sell coal: load car. 15.12036 G. J. lined (10) got in 272 Bags at $1.50: Jos Lavery help us: Ship car to L. Shulman I Go 57 Siding Bathurst St Toronto: at $1.70 Per 90 lbs here Russell go with car to fire it at 930 cold night: Mother here for tea. Olive leave her to R. J. Laverys. Roy in Play Piano 4: cold clear: home chore: Sell coal weigh. Hey: Russell came home G. J. at 620 cold: Martin McNamara Buried today at Albion R. C. Church 5: cloudy cold squaly snow: home chore: Sell coal: got $222.40 Cheque cashed Old Mrs Keenahan Buried today: to Floyds got Shave 10 cts Paid chore. 6:X: Cloudy Mild home chore: W J Faulkner here for tea had white Horse in Buggy: Children to Church at 7. Mr Coish Preach: Mild night. 7: Squaly Snowstorm: home chore: Sell coal: got Oats at Elevator Paid $3.80 for them: cold night: Roy Lavery & Elize Watson in Chat 8: fine cold Squaly snow: home chore: got Cheque 467.50 Shulman & Co cashed: Sell coal: snow: Jos & Russell Broke King Bolt in Wagon 9: Squaly Snow cold: home chore: got King Bolt welded 10 Pd Sell Coal got in 7 Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 150 10: squaly snow cold: home chore: Sell coal: got 93 Bags Potatoes into Bank cellar at 1.50 Per 90 lbs. Telephone L. Shulman our car to Penelang this week Russell leave Olive to C. P. R. Cedar Mills at 5: She went to Toronto. Old Man A. Dodds corpse came of here G. J. Buried at Bolton today. 11: Cloudy snow cold: home chore: sell coal: got 40. Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 1.50: Olive in Toronto. I mind Roy. children at school 12: Cloudy squaly snow cold: home chore: got in 50 Bags Potatoes into Bank cellar at 1.50: to Floyds got Shave 10 Pd: 13:X: clear very cold: home chore: read Sleep: Mother here: Olive in Toronto. Church at 7. Rev St John Preach </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1916 Feb 14: Clear cold; house chore; weight stock; got in 65 bags potatoes into bank Celler at 150;sell coal; Russel to Bolton tonight. 15: Clear five; house chore; Sell coal: got in 30. Bags potatoes at 150. Draw $400.00 cash out of Bank. Olive come home from Toronto tonight. 16: Five mild; hosue chore; sell coal; got in 67 bags potatoes at 150 per bag; fill potatoes in Bank celler. Russal took sick. cold. 17: Fine mild; house chores; got in 3 loads potatoes at 140 per bag. had fur cow out for {illegable}; fine; mild; 18: Snow Blow Stormy cold; house chore; got in 1 load potatoes of 100 poatoes car cause beck; stove hid off in Bad {illegible} 19:Clear very cold: house chore; got shoved at Hoyde 10 rd. 20: Clear very cold; house chore; Children to church at 7. {illegable} Steel Preach 21: Clear cold; house chore; sell coal; Hart load car 16.12036. G.J. lived (II) got in 286 bags at 150 per bag; John Moor unload Car Brick; Jos Lovery help us; 22: Fine mild; house chore; sell coal; finish load car 16.12056 G.J lived (II) had in 535 bags at 150 ships to L. {name} to Russal go with car to five. fine mild night. 23: fine mild; house chore; sell coal; Russel &. Campbell come house G.J. at 6.20. to Gillespie meeting in School at night. 24: Fine Mild: house chore; inload car 101922.61529; not coal. Jos Lovery & Russel all day {illegable} afternoon finished at 4.30 fine. Mike Rencham did this A.M; Yallis K Lowe Claudia day Yallis had 38 ahead here; Lowe Elected. 25: Snow. mild; house chore; got in 1 load potatoes into cellar at $1.40; sell coal; out cow sick. was Lyous guve her Salts. 26: Clear cold; up to 5:30 dress; Russel drive me to Cedar Mills at 7 to Parkdale C.P to L Shuluaus to Car Ice Fryer Potatoes. fic fire to well briggs renew gaurdian for year. 1916 {illeigable} 1.50 got two banks 50 cts each for Mabel & Rearl; to see {illegable} Patterser dinner at Kenupts Hotel; to car at 2. {illegable{ Shulmans man at Potatoes but froze; to Parkdale at 3:30 house at 6.30 for G.J got {illegable}; to bed at 11. 27: Stormy cold; house chore; cow sick Mrs Lyous gave her {name} Olive to Church at 7. Mr. Barisk Preach; cold night. 28: clear & cold; house chore; sell coal; Mrs. {illegable} Duffy here {illegable} 29: cold Blustry; house chore; sell coal; got $829.80 from bank for Shulinan Chaque; W. Yeather Lance Barry here all night. fine. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1916 == 123 == {Diarist draws a straight vertical line down page to separate date with his corresponding entry} March 1: fine cold: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore load 2 cars: the Potato car came Back tonight: Russell drive: W.J. Faulkner and Lorne Barry to Cedar Mills at 650 this am: they go to Toronto. sell coal 2: clear cold: home chore: start load car 17.12036 G.T. lined 12. got in 497. Bags at $140: Jas Lavery & Wm Lyons help: ship car to L. Shuman & Go Toronto: at 160 Per 9- lbs F.O.B. Palgrave. Russell go. with car at 5. oclock. Mrs Wm Gowan in chat 3: clear & cold: home chore: sell coal: got in 2 load at 140: Russell in Toronto with car Potatoes: W.J. Faulkner operated in today: 4: clear cold: Home chore: sell coal: Russell stay over night at Barrys at Cheltenham & came Home tonight: Joe Lavery haul-coal {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} 4100 lbs {diarists resumes writing on the lines} to school. 5:X: clear cold: home chore: read sleep: Mary & Olive to Duffys with Roy Baby Jones girls here: Girls to Church at 7. Mr Corish Preach. 6: cold: snow Blow: thunder storm: home sell coal: Wm Duffy Drive to Bolton in sleigh: took Myra & Elenor: Olive & Mabel. get 3 teeth out I stay in house mind Baby Roy for Mary washing: thunder at night rain 7: fine mild: home chore: sell coal: got $40000 cash out of Bank 8: snow Blow cold: home up at 5. oclock: Russell drive. Wm Duffy Jack Lavery & I to Cedar Mills at 650 on C.P.R. to Parkdale at 820: to see L. Shulman he gave me Cheque for $80000 for car Potatoes: then to the General Hospital at 10. see W.J. Faulkner then to 397 Brock Ave for Dinner see Grandma. Bobby .R. McJaggert and our Campbell there: they to city Hall at 1. oclock see the Big Parade for a dry Ontario: to Union Station at 330 came home Per G.T.R. at 620 snow & Blow. 9: fine cold. Snow & Blow at night: home chore: sell coal. car came Back tonight: Telephone to farmers: shovel snow at scale 10: snow Blow cold: home chore: read. John Have measles. I slept with him all night: our Campbell came home from Toronto with Godfehere stay here all night: wrist watches gave them in Hall Concert & Dance: cold night 11: clear fine: home chore shovel snow at scale & clean out Potato car. Sell coal: Deposit $50000 in Bank got $30000 cash John McCelland unload vooning{?} out of car today 12:X: fine mild: snow: home chore: John in bed with measles: Olive & J.H.C. to Church at 7. Mr Coish Preach: to Bed at 830: 13: fine mild: home chore: load car 18.12036 G.T. (13) lined. Put in 487. Bags at $140 Per Bag: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto at $1-- Per 90 lbs FOB Palgrave Russell go with car tonight: E.J. McCelland & wife go away to Toronto this am: J.H.C. go to Toronto G.T. this am. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> == 124 == 1916 {Diarist draws a straight vertical line down page to separate date with his corresponding entry} Mar 14: cloudy cold: home chore: sell coal: got in 3 load Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 140 Per Bag: gave Banker 465. {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} telephone Bills {diarists resumes writing on the lines} for Wm Hamilton & mine {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} 305 {diarists resumes writing on the lines} 15: clear cold: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore had 2. cars Sell coal: cut Kindling for office stove: to bed at 8: 16: clear cold: home chore: sell coal: ship 2. Bags Potatoes to Crochett at {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} Georgetown {diarists resumes writing on the lines} 17: clear very cold below Zero: home chore: to Elevator chat to Hamilton train Stuck in cut till noon down train at 130 very cold day: 18: clear cold Blustry: home chore: home chore: to L.P. Essex Sale afternoon cold home at 5. chore: got L. Shulman & Co Cheque $77175 cashed today 19:X: clear cold: home chore: read Sleep: Olive. Mable & Pearl to Church at 7. Mr Lambert Preach Temperance & Moral reform Telephone to Mcfowells about how W.J. Faulkner was. 2 messages 20: clear fine: Blustry: home chore: got in 4 loads Potatoes into Bank Cellar: Potato car came Back tonight: milder snow W.J. Faulkner came home from Toronto Hospital Per C.P.R. at 11. this am: Telephone farmers about loading car 21: cloudy mild: home chore: up at 6. start load car 19.12036 G.T. lined 14: got in 563. Bags today: at $140 finish car: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co Toronto at $155 FOB. Palgrave: Russell go with car: Jas Lavery help us all day Sell coal: fine mild night: 22: cloudy Blustry cold: home chore: weigh Stock Jas Gilmore load 1. car: sell coal: got in 26. Bags Potatoes at 140 cold 23: clear cold: home chore: sell coal: got in 25. bags at 140 Per Bag: Pay Wm Hamilton $4000 for 100. Bushels Oats in Elevator: yesterday & Russell came home Per C.P.R. at 11 last night 24: cloudy mild: home chore: sell coal: Pay Donaldson $500 for H. McFadden funeral: wreck on G.T.R. below Georgetown 25: fine warm: home chore: got L. Shulman & Co Cheque $85775 cashed in Bank today: got in 9. Bags Potatoes at $140 sell coal: got shave at Floyds 10 Pd: got new Pair Rubbers 90 Pd: chore. 26:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep: Children to Church at 7 Wm Steele Preach: Hilda Palford here for tea: 27 {diarist writes the number 465 and circles it under date}: cloudy misley mild: home chore: ship 10 Bags Potatoes to Milton to Blain & Hannant at 170: sell coal: got 5 Bags oats chopped the first out of our 100 Bushels in Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton 28: fine warm: home chore: Deposit $47500 cash in Bank today. fine 29: fine warm: home chore: help Russell fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar. Ship 20 Bags to Blain & Hannant Milton at 170 FOB chore 30: cloudy mild: home chore: mind Ray: clean out Potato car 12036. 31: fine warm: home chore: Start load car 20:12036 G.T. lined 15 Semuor Hotel & farm Sale & Wm Dufys sale today: Tom Stanfield help us all day: sign Paper for John Hassard re farm </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1916 == 125 == {Diarist draws a straight vertical line down page to separate date with his corresponding entry} April 1: cloudy misley: mild cooler: home chore: finish load car 20.12036 G.T. lined 15: had in 416 Bags at 140 : Ship car to L. Shulman & Co at Toronto Put in 4. Hens: J.H.C. came home tonight: got Shave at Floyds 10 {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} Pd {diarists resumes writing on the lines} 2:X: Fine mild: home chore: Sleep had cold in head: to see Wm Lyons chat Mother here for Dinner & tea: W.J. Faulkner here for tea: J.H.C. at home: Children to Church at 7. Mr Coish Preach. cooler. 3: fine warm: home chore: up at 530: J.H.C. go to Toronto C.P.r. at 7. ship 6. Bags Potatoes to Wm Gowan Milton: sell coal: sill Pain {?} 4: fine mild: home chore: ship 20. Bags Potatoes to Blain & Hannant Milton $3500: sell coal: Mary & I to Wm Duffys at night chat Joy sick in Bed {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} measles {diarists resumes writing on the lines} 5: fine mild: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore ship 2 car load we sell our daisy or Bible cow she weighed 11.10 lbs. I Buy Jersey cow from H. Zimmerman for $6500 Pay cash: Mary milk cow. fine night (1) 6: cool squaly snow: home chore: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar. the lined car returned today: cold night: to Bed at 10. 7: fine cold: home chore: Start load car 21.12036. G.T. lined (16) had in 184 Bags tonight Jas Lavery & Russell haul from Cellar 8: cold clear: snow at night: home chore load at car 21.12036 G.T. lined (16) had in 384 Bags tonight: Russell & Jas Lavery finish fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar: Pay Jas up $500 tonight I help Wm Hamilton load Big car Rye: Empty 3 Bens: Deposit 50000 in Bank: got Shave at Floyds 10 cts Pd: snow Blow: to Bed at 10 9:X: clear cool: home chore: read Sleep: up G.T. track for walk with Mary & Mabel.Pearl. John. & Ivan Lavery fine cool: Children to Church at 7. Mr Line Toronto Preach Educational Sermon {Diarist changes from a ink to a led writing utensil} 10: clear cool: home chore: ship 20. bags Potatoes to Blain & Hannant Milton at 175 Per Bag: F.O.B. Palgrave. and finish load car 21.12036 G.T. lined (16) had in 390 Bags at 140 & 150: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co Toronto.at $165 Per 90 lbs FOB Palgrave and 10 lbs Butter at 32 cts = 320 haul coal Home & sell some Myra Duffy go to Toronto Per G.T. Ry to work at Mimmies 11: cloudy cool rain misley: home chore: Wm Bible Start at Manure Council Meet at Truins Hotel: Jack Lavery have measles: windy 12: fine warm: rain & thunder at night: home chore: Wm Bible take away all the Manure: fix up wire again: Put manure on garden 13: cloudy cool: home chore: Put Hinge on garden gate: sell coal & sift cement 14: cloudy cool. Showry: home chore: to Elevator help Wm Hamilton empty 1. wheat Bin: home chore: cool. 15: fine warm: home chore: split wood: Deposit L. Shulman & Co Cheque $62925 in Bank: at Elevator help Wm Hamilton Empty 2 wheat Bens: got in 35 Bags Potatoes to Bank Cellar at $140: Sell coal got Shave at Floyds 10. Pd: had Stanfield fish for Dinner. fine </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> == 126 == 1916 {Diarist draws a straight vertical line down page to separate date with his corresponding entry} April 16:X: fine warm rain at night: home chore: read sleep. Mary. Olive: Mable: John & Roy go to T. Faulkners for Dinner Pigs ribs: home at 5. tea. Children to Church at 7. Mr Coish Preach. rain tonight. 17: cloudy cool: home chore: weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore had 1. car got 50 Bags into Bank Cellar at 140: Russell help Watson cut wood 18: fine windy cool: home chore: take lining out of 12036 G.T. got in 62 Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at $140 Jas Lavery help us. 19: fine warm: home chore: Russell help me Pack up Cement sax at Elevator 175: sell Oats: got in 40 Bags Potatoes at 140 20: cloudy misley warm: home chore: ship 175 Cement sax to Port Colborne for Canada Cement Co: chore. to Bed at 930 (1) 21: cloudy mild: home chore: J.H.C. came home Per G.T.Ry at 9 Mother: W.J. Faulkner: Lorne Barry & Arely McArthur here for tea Mary set 3 Hens today: Macel Bible & Weldon Potten in for Olive 22 {diarist writes the number 565 and circles it under date}: cloudy mild: home chore: attend to Elevator: fill 6. Bags oats & I. Bag wheat for us: got 23 Bags Potatoes into car 22.17864 G T at 140: to Floyds at night got Hair cut & Shave: home to Bed at 10 23:X: Easter: cloudy mild: home chore: up at 5. oclock J.H.C. go to Toronto on C.P.R. 645 train: Mary wash me: Put on New Pants: chore: sleep. children to church at 7. Wm Steele Preach. L. Bible here for tea 24: cloudy misley mild: home chore: Russell & I fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar: Joe Lavery help Russell haul 86 Bags to car 22 17864 .G.T. had in 186 Bags tonight at 140 25: cloudy mild: home chore: fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar. haul to car finish load car 22.17864 G.T. had in 446. Bags at $740 ship car to L. Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto: at $155 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: haul 25 Bags to Station for Griffin Bros Brampton weigh 23 Bags Pay Jas Lavery up tonight $400 clean out Cellar. 26: fine warm: thunder & lightening & rain: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore load 2. cars: got in 124 Bags at 130 into Bank Cellar: ship 23 Bags Potatoes to Griffin Bros Brampton at $170 Per Bag F.O.B. 27: fine hot. then rain: home chore send 10 Bags Potatoes to J.G. Wiggins Ingewood at $165 Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave $1650 split some wood. rain: Pile wood in: to Bed at 930 chore (1). 28: fine warm: home chore: split wood: read Sleep: to Elevator took in 10. Bags Rye from Jas Younge: help Jas Lavery and Wm Duffy cut our wood: home at 630 tea chore: to Bed at 9 29: fine hot: home chore: split wood & Pile in: got 20000 cash out of Bank lend Wm Duffy $5000 cash: to Floyds got Shave 10 Pd: to Bed at 10. (1) </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1916 == 127 == {Diarist draws a straight vertical line down page to separate date with his corresponding entry} April 30:X: fine warm: home chore: read sleep: Children to Church at 7. Mr Coish Preach: Mother here for tea: Lizzi in chat May: 1: showry cloudy mild: home chore: split wood & Pile in woodshed: split some at Elevator: Duffy got his Motor truck home today: chore: I settle up with Wm Hamilton $4847 for stuff sold: to Bed at 930 2: fine mild: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore load 1 car Buy 26 feet Pine 1 1/2 in from John McClean $100 Pd: Mary & I to Duffys see Mothers quilt grant one: home at 930 cool night. 4: fine cool: home chore: to Mill get 1/2 Brl flour & sack Pastry $4 70 Pd got Board at McCleans take it to Elevator: haul Straw from Wm Bibles 3 load Russell help me: chore: fill 25 Bags potatoes in Bank Cellar for Griffin Bros: sell 1 Bale hay to Jew $1 00 Pd 5: fine warm: home chore: grease wagon: ship 22 Bags Potatoes to Griffin Bros Brampton at $165 here $3630: fill Potatoes in home cellar & some in Bank Cellar: Russell help me: cool. chore. 6: fine. cloudy misley: home chore: Deposit $40000 in Bank & got 33000 out cash: start load car 23:66950. P.R.R. had in 116 Bags tonight at $130/u> Per Bag: write letter to Robert Nobel Norenal. 7:X: fine mild: home chore: read sleep: Children to Church at 7. Mr Coish Preach: chore to bed at 930 8: cloudy rain: fine windy: home chore: finish load car 23.66950 P.R.R Put in 393. Bags at 130: Ship car to Robert Noble Georgetown at $150 per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: Pay Jas Lavery 100 for 1/2 day 9 {Diarist wrote "Pearl 8 today" under date}: fine cool windy: home chore: haul Maple trees for Jas Scott Pearl 8 years old today she had Birthday Party. 14. Guests she got a {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} lot {diarists resumes writing on the lines} of Presents: to Bed at 10. cool: 10: cloudy rain: cool windy: home chore: read sleep: mind Baby Roy: Mary & Olive & Macel Bible Paper at spare room upstairs. 11: very stormy cool: home chore: I drive to Ballyeroy in Buggy took 25 Bags to Chas Hunter for Potatoes. home at 9. I mind Baby Roy: Mary & Olive Paper: Minnie Irwin Buried today 12: fine cool: home chore: finish dig our garden: fix up fence old Mrs John Lyons Buried today: ship 24 Bags Potatoes today to Griffin Bros Brampton: 22 1/2 Bags at $165 F.O.B. Palgrave. cool 13: fine cool: home chore: read sleep: J.H.C. came home from Toronto Per G.T.Ry at 610: Mother up: to Floyds got shave 15 cts Pd: home cool 14:X: cloudy cool: home chore: J.H.C. went on C.P.Ry at 645 to Toronto home chore: Olive milk cow: Mother here chat tea Mother & Children to Church at 7. Rev Gray Preach </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> == 128 == 1916 {Diarist draws a straight vertical line down page to separate date with his corresponding entry} May 15: cloudy rain: mild: home chore: got in 15 Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 130: sell oats at Elevator: cut wood. 16: cloudy mild: rain: home chore: got in 20 Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 130 Per Bag: Ship 4 Bags to Wm Gowan Milton at 160: sell Barley put lightwood in. Borden & John help me: write letter to R. Crawford 17: cloudy cool: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore load 2 cars got in 24 Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar $130 chore cold. 18: cloudy cold: home chore: Start load car 24: 8189. M.K.&.T. got in 80 Bags at $130 cold: sell Hay & coal: Mabel 10 years today 19: cool windy: home chore: loading at car 24:8189. M.K.&.T. had in 160 tonight at $130 Per Bag: R.J. Lavery Pay for 3 loads. 20: fine cool: home chore: loading at car 24. 8189. M.K.&.T. had in 277 Bags tonight at 130: Joe Lavery help us fill 38 Bags in Bank cellar & haul them to car with Wm Duffy Auto truck 2. loads. got Cheques $57450 from Alex Noble Norual. Deposit 20000 cool to Floyds got shave 10 cts: to bed at 11.(1): Joe. Campbell Bag more food 21:X: fine warm: home chore: Put Fred Horse out in Hendersons field first line: read sleep: Children to Church at 7. Steele Preach 22: cloudy mild: rain: home chore: load at car 24: 8189 M.K.&.T. had in 442 Bags at 130 tonight. rain Edward Baxter unload New Separator & load old one 23: fine warm: home chore: finish load car 24: 8189. M.K.&.T. had in 471 Bags at $130: took out 5: ship car to L. Shulman & Co at $150 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: got in 24 Bags into Bank Cellar Mrs McFadden & Bobby come tonight Per G.T.R. at 620 fine (1) 24: fine warm: home chore: Put Jersey cow at Wm Bibles first day Mrs McFadden & Bobby here: went up swamp for walk. I wheel Roy in carriage: sell Hay & oats: 25: fine warm: home chore: Russell & Wm Duffy go to Toronto with Eggs & Butter on Auto truck. Mrs McFadden 7 Bobby go to Toronto at 92 G.T.R. Mary & I work in our garden Plant stuff 26: fine hot: home chore: sell oats & Barley at Elevator chore. help Wm Duffy grind Plane: thunder & Lightening rain tonight. 27: fine warm: home chore: go tin 20 Bags Potatoes at 130: see David Wilson at night to Floyds got shave 15 Pd: home (1) 28:X: fine warm: home chore: Put cow out: read sleep. went for ride with Bob Watson in his New car: Mary: Eliza: Roy Baby: Floyd run the car: Children to Church at 7. Corish Preach 29: fine warm: home chore: Russell help me fix seale: Mother go up home with Jim in Buggy: Russell go to Tottenham with Wm Bible with horse: sell Barley & Buckwheat write Gen {Diarist writes under line on paper} Shulman </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1916 == 129 == {Diarist draws a straight vertical line down page to separate date with his corresponding entry} May 30: fine warm: home chore: ship 24 Bags Potatoes by weight to Griffin Bros Brampton at $160 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave: got in 45 Bags at 130 into Elevator: sold 10 Bags at 150 1500 Paid: Russell & Duffy go to Caledon East for Plants: cool night: 31: fine cool: home chore: weigh Stock: Jas Gilmore ship 2 cars. got in 40. bags Potatoes into Elevator at 130 Per Bag: got Shulman cheque $70200 June 1: fine warm: home chore: Russell & Duffy go to Toronto with truck. got Cheque $3840 from Griffin Bros: Phone Griffin Bros. cool night 2: cloudy rain thunder & lightening: home chore: got Cheque $3712 from Griffin Bros: H.H. Watson had it: write letter to Wm Hamilton 3: cloudy cool: home chore: Russell weigh car load of serap for Jews. to Floyds got Shave 10 cts Pd: Nathan Henderson & wife there: fine cool. J.H.C. came home tonight from Niagara Per G.T. at 615 4:X: cloudy warm. rain some: home chore: read sleep Dinner at 1230 then Mary & John & Roy. go to Jims see Grandma: with Duffy and Maggie & Wallace: Elenor: Joy: Velda Boyce: Ivan Lavery: 2 Jones Boys. with the Motor Truck home at 330: fine warm: N Church tonight 5: fine warm rain Shower: home chore: J.H.C. to Cedar Mills C.P.R. at 645 go to Niagara to camp: Russell drive him in Buggy: slept load car 25.60408. C.N.R. got in 280. Bags at $130 clean out Elevator: help J.B. Campbell at night move House for garage: fine warm: 6: fine warm: home chore: finish load car 25:60408. C.N.R. got in 437 Bags at $130: Ship car to L. Shulman & Co. 57 Siding Bathurst Street Toronto. at $160 Per 90 lbs F.O.B. Palgrave Jas Lavery help us 1/2 day afternoon Pd 100: chore: Deposit $40000 7: fine warm: cloudy rain: home chore: ship 20. Bags Potatoes to Blain Hannant Milton at $170 Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave: Russell at H.H. Watsons drop Potatoes: rain from 3. oclock. 8: cloudy cool: home chore: Pick out 40. Bags for Taylors in cellar got into Elevator 12. Bags at 130: write letter to Wm Hamilton 61. {?} 9: fine mild: rainstorm: home chore: got into Elevator 13. Bags Potatoes at $130: ship 13 1200 Bags Potatoes to Griffin Bros Brampton at 170 Per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave $2125: read sleep. chore. 10: cloudy mild: rain Hail: home chore: read Sleep: got Shave at Floyds 10. Pd 11:X: cloudy rain mild: home chore: read sleep: Mr Coish Preach at 7. Myra Duffy here for tea: Mrs G. Clarke & Baby in: to Bed at 9 12: fine warm: home chore: got into Elevator 15 Bags Potatoes at 130 fill 9. Bags for Griffin Bros: 1120 at 170 $1905: chore. 13: fine hot: home chore: got into Elevator 16. Bags at 130 weigh up 25 Bags for {diarist writes in above text in smaller writing} R {diarist resumes writing on lines} Noble: Mary help me: Joe Lavery help me haul them to Station at night: Russell & Olive to Crawfords garden Party: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1916</h3> June 14: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock. Jos Gilmore load 2. cars Made about 2.00: order Plank for Seale & Stable. it came tonight 15: fine warm: rain: fine: home chore: haul Plank to Seale: got 2 Bags Oats at Elevator: got them crushed at mill got to Bag flour fine Roses & 50 lbs Pastry & 1. Bag Bran: Jos Lavery help me. and got in 4. Bags Potatoes at $1.30: help more Jos Scott Stoves to Shanty. Russell & Duffy to Toronto with truck. by Schomberg. home at 9 16: fine warm: home chore: got into Elevator 15. Bags at 130 Sell 1. Bag of coal: Sell hay: Russell at H. Watson's drop Potatoes 17: fine: showery cool: home chore: John Hassard & Jos Lavery help Russell & J. fix Seale & floor in stall: Ship 30. Bags at 150 of Potatoes to Griffin Bros Brampton: got in 17. Bags at 130 to Floyds at night got Hair cut & Shave 30. cts Pd: home at 9. 18:X: fine showry. warm: home chore: read Sleep: children to Church at 7. Wm Steele Preach: in room cos: to Bed at 930 cool. 19: cloudy rain: fine mild: home chore: Jos Lavery & Russell help me: fill 75. Bags of Buckwheat 177.14 B lbs and Put it in car: and fill up 38. Bags Potatoes: I put 35. Bags in car after tea: Ship to Robert Noble Georgetwon at 170 Per Bag F. O. B. Palgrave - $59.50: got in Same at $1.30: cool 20: fine cool: home chore: got into Elevator 16 Bags at 130: Deposit 540.00 in Bank got $200.00 cash: 21: fine cool: home chore: Ship 20. Bags Potatoes to A. J. Pearen Brampton at $1.75 Per Bag F. O. B. Palgrave $35.00 chore. 22: fine warm: home chore: got in 11. Bags at 1.30: Russell to Toronto with Wm Duffy on truck cool windy: 23: fine cloudy rain: home chore: Ship 4. Bags Potatoes to W. Cowan Miller & 7. Bags to Robert Noble at 1.70 Georgetown: got in 19. Bags at 130 24: cloudy rain: warm: home chore: Russell help me fill 10 Bags Potatoes in Elevator: to Floyds got Shaved 10 Pd: 25:X: fine warm: home Chore: dress. Jack Lavery took. Mary & Campbell. Mabel. Pearl. John. Roy & I to Mothers in Auto then: Jack & Bob & Ivan: Campbell & I to Mono Mills. and Back run over Kellys Pig: home at 5. oclock. get cow: Mother 85 today I gave her $5.00: to Jos Seolbs chat to 930 26: fine warm: home chore: Ship 10. Bags to Potatoes to Robert Noble Georgetown at 1.70 Per Bag F. O. B. Palgrave $17.00: Weigh Stock Jos Gilmore Ship 1. car hogs 64. 2 rams 1. calf: Russell Start to work for G. J. Ry to Pine Plains: got cow in chore to Bed at 9. J. H. C. went to Niagara G. J. at 9. I got Bill for the taxes on town lot at Wainwright $5.10 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1916</h3> June 27: fine warm: home chore: Deposit 87.90 Buy Money order in Bank for 5.10 for taxes on lot 3. Block 52: town of Wainwright gave it to Gould got in about 20. Bags Potatoes at 1.30 Mary help me to Bag sep 20. Bags for Griffin Bros Brampton: haul them to Station. 28: fine warm: home chore: Ship 20. Bags 21.35 Bags Potatoes Potatoes to Griffin Bros Brampton at 1.70 Per 90 lbs F. O. B. Palgrave 36.35: Weigh furniture for Rev St John: Sell coal. Mow hay 29: fine warm. cloudy rain: fine: home chore: got into Elevator 10. Bags Potatoes at 130: I Bag up 17. Bags 90 lbs each: haul them to Station 30: fine hot: home chore: Ship 17. Bag Potatoes to Robert Noble Georgetown at 1.70 F. O. B. Palgrave = $28.90: cut grass: got in 22. Bags at 1.30 July 1: fine hot: home chore: Paid Wm Hamilton to Date $61.56 See R. Watson Set up Mower: Sam Jefferson home tonight from Mbd 2X fine cool: home chore: read Sleep: Children to Church at 7. Bainbers Preach. I 3: cloudy mild hot: home chore: Put up hay: fill 22 Bags Potatoes at Elevator: telephone Robert Noble A. J. Pearen. I Blain Hauwaat 4: fine hot: home chore: haul 23. Bags Potatoes from Elevator to Station Mary help Me Ship 12. Bags Potatoes from Elevator to Station Mary help me Ship 12. Bags Potatoes to Robert Noble Georgetown at 170 F. O. B. Palgrave $20.40 and 11. Bags to Blain Hannant Milton at 1.60 F. O. B. Palgrave $17.60 weigh stock Mary Weigh for me Jos Gilmore load 1. car today: to Bed at 930: Mary (1) 5: fine Hot: home chore: read Sleep: hoe garden: write letter to Robert Noble and Send his Bill: and Send Bill to Blaine Hannant Milbe 6: fine very hot: home chore: Olive: Hilda Pulford. Jean McClelland G. Lavery go to Toronto with Jack Lavery in car: home at 730 I hand in hay of track & take out Brush. Jos Lavery help me at 7: fine very hot: home chore: read Sleep: Sharp Scissors at Elevator 8: fine cool: home chore: got Hair cut & Shave at Floyds 30. Pd: got Horse Front Shoes removed & hind Shoes off. 30 cts Pd: Deposit $130.20 today Soldiers go North at 3.30 this morning cheering: 9:X: fine hot: home chore: out all day See Soldiers trains go North to camp Borden: Horse caught in wire frill: W. Thompson cut it out home at 5. Mr & Mrs Maybee & family here: Olive went with them to Tottenham: Mabel & Pearl to Church ay 7. Mr Bainsborough Preach 10: fine hot: home chore: The 234th Battallion march from Caledon East to Palgrave today: the People gave them dinner at 5. oclock on F. Henderson's lot. they camped over night: We all out to See them: Russell 16 years old today J. H. C. at Camp Borden. 11: fine very hot: home chore: read sleep: very hot & dry: J. H. C. came from Camp Borden at 12. tonight tired & Hot. We all got up. Russell on couch all night Hot. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1916</h3> July 12: fine very hot: home chore: I change mail for Wm Lyons he went to Bolton Per C. P. R.: Russell go to Toronto G. J. J. H. C. went to Bolton in Jack Laverys car: Palgrave Lodge not out. 13: fine hot: cool. home chore read Sleep: to Bed at 10. (1) cooler: 14: fine hot: home chore: read Sleep: cement Hole in Stable floor 15: fine very hot: home chore: read Sleep: out with R. Watson & Isaac in car: leave Eliza at Enock Snells. then to Ted Baxters then home by Cedarville: hot dry: to Bed at 10 (1) 16:X: fine hot. rain at night: home chore: read Sleep: to Jos Scotts with Frank McCauley chat: Olive to Camp Borden today See J. H. C. with Jack Lavery. Hilda. Maul. Vera in car home at 7: Mabel & Pearl to Church at 7. No preacher. 17. Cloudy warm fine: home chore: fix wagon Box: read. Chore: to Bed at 9. 18: fine warm: home chore: weigh Hay for E. Wilson 2. loads Pay Mercer Mason $2.00 in full to Date for cow Doctor: fix Purnls Put Bolt in it. Olive Pick Berries: Russell to Toronto with Duff 19: fine warm: home chore: weigh stock. Jos Gilmore load 1. car Mary & I go with R. J. Lavery & Jack Lavery in car to Tottenham. Rector. Alliston. Fortunes of war. Loretta. Ripers Hill. Colgan. Seanlon's. Tottenham. Black Horse. went away at 1. got home at 4. Very hot day. chore. to Bed at 10 (1) hot 20: clouds sultry hot: home chore: read Sleep. Russell to Toronto with Wm Duffy home at 12. tonight had bad rune: 21: fine & very hot: home chore: got cash $34.00 Blain & Hannant Cheque J. H. C. & Olive go to Barrie G. J. to Nixonx tonight. got Shave Pd 10 23:X: fine very hot. home sick all day: Mother here after Church Mr Bainborough Preach: Mary to R. J. Laverys with Mother at 9 24: fine very hot: home chore: Russell. John & I to Elevator get 4. Bags Oats. got them Chopped at mill. got 1. Bag of Bran. I go to 6th line Pick Berries very hot: Bobby & his Mother could tonight Olive came home from Barrie from Nixons on train: 25: fine very dry hot: home chore: Mother here for dinner Grandma & Bobby here: Jos Scott & F. McCauley chat in Shade: I chagne mails for Wm Lyons. Russell at J. Faulklans 26: fine dry warm: home chore: write to Wm Hamilton about wheat healing in Elevator: attend to Mail for Wm Lyons: to Dr Reynes got 2. teeth Pulled into front. Feed hens. Allie Bible in Chat. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1916</h3> July 27: fine warm: home chore: change mails for Wm Lyons: J. H. C. came home on up train: Allie Bible: Gordon Stanfield & George Monroe. went away on up train: Help wm Hamilton move wheat: read Sleep chore 28: fine warm dry: home chore: change Mails for Wm Lyons: Earl McWinn go on up train to Camp Borden: got Basket New Potatoes from Jos Burns 50. cts Pd first we had this Season: home read Sleep: 29: fine very Hot dry: home chore: got Shave at Floyds 15 cts Pds: home chore I change mails for Wm Lyons am & PM: Very dry & hot. 30:X: fine very hot dry: home chore: J. H. C. go on train to Camp Borden at 930 Wm Bible go to See Allie: a lot of Autos went. very dry & hot. Mrs McFadden & Bobby here: thunder & lightening storm at night. 31: fine cool: windy: home chore: read Sleep: to 6th line afternoon Pick Berries. home at 630: Russell go to Lome Faulkners afternoon August 1: fine cool dry: home chore: Mary & Mrs McFadden & Bobby go to Caledon East to Tom Coulters & Back at night: John & I go to Peter Munroes with Robert Watson in car to fix Binder home at 130 dinner: chore: Russell at Tom Faulkners: cool 2: fine cool dry: home chore: weigh stack Jos Gilmore Ship 1. car: Make Milking stool for Mary: to Bed at 10 (1) 3: cloudy Misty: fine warm: home chore: dress: Jack Lavery take Ms McFadden & Bobby & Mary: Pearl & I. to Belfountain in Auto: Dinner at Mrs Briers: to See Macks Bungalo Mack Show us the Big Russell Auto: went by Boston Mills came home by credit forks down centre road to Claude Mows road. Caledon East home at 7. had Blow out 1. wheel 4: fine hot day: home chore: read sleep: Pay Jack Lavery for tips to Belfountain & Credit forks: Mrs J. H. Stinson died today. 5: fine hot dry: home chore: read Sleep: feed Horse at Floyds. got Shave 10. Pd: very dry: & chore: Mary & I to Camp Borden 6:X: fine warm dry: home chore: Mary & I to Camp Borden on G. J. train at 1230 See J. H. C. Mrs Boyce & Luler with as See Allie Bible. Charles Crew: Herb Hawkins. A strong and a lot of the Boys: See Mary & Rachel & Jim Nixon and Art Oldham: home on train at 9. oclock: good day. 7: fine hot windy rain at night: home chore: read Sleep: Olive & Russell to Tottenham Red Cross: garden Party: home at 11. hot 8: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep: to Mike Horans with R. Watson & Isaac & Herb younge in Auto. fix Binder. cool 9: fine warm: home chore: weigh stock. Jos Gilmore Ship 1 car. read Sleep: Harry Williams got feet cut off at C. P. R. Station he Died at Hospital Toronto at 6 tonight </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August 1916</h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> 10: 11: + 12: 13:X: 14: 15: 16: 17: 18: 19: 20:X: 21: 22: 23: 24: 25: </td> <td> fine warm: home chore: change maid for Will Lyrus: then to Dr. A.Y.Meyars sworn in as Juryman to attend luquest of Henry Williams: to C.P.R. palgrane station see where he was struck by train. home for dinner: chore: go again at 11 at night see corpse home at 1. oclock. Jack Lanery took. Daffy & Ed. younger & K. J. Lauery & I in his auto both times. fine & cool: home chore: sell some B. coal: Neil Hamilton down today: read sleep: Russell got 1 bag flour $3.88 pd. wash up 126. batt left Canp Border at 4. oclock for overseas. J.H.C it is {written very small} Mary Nixon telephone to Olive tonight, to tell her they went. fine coll: home chore: got shave 10 cts pd: attend juquest of the late Henry Williams in Hall: crown attorney Morpley there his daughter Stenographer: Mary & Rachel Nixon come here tonight. fine cool: home chore: Mary & Rachel Nixon here; read sleep children to Church at . Mr. Fry preach. home at 9 cool. Jack Lanery took Mary & Rachel Nixon: Hilda Palford and Olive to Klieanbury in auto this afternoon. fine cool: home chore: sell coal. Mary & Rachel Nixon here. Olive Matson take Mary Nixon to Caledone East & back at 12 fine warm: home chore: sell coal. Mary & Rachel Nixon go on 9. G.Y.R train to Allandale: Neil Hamilton down today sell coal: Hiran Gibson thrash at Wiull Bogens Way on {unknown letter/symbol} fine day hot: ome chore: weigh stock. Joe Gilmore load 1/2 car Will Hamilton look at our stash; to bed at 9. Russell at Y.R.C. fine day hot: home chore: sell coal: at Elavator chat to Will Hamilton very hot & day: Pearl cough bad all night. Fine very hot day: home chore: read sleep: Pearl and John cough fine day hot: home chore: sell coal: chat to Will Hamilton Russell work at Yloyds: got shave at night 10 cts pd. fine hot: rain shower: hot: home chore: Church at 7. Mr. Bainborogh Preach: for walk road pond Pearl cough fine very hot: home chore: read sleep: chore: sell coal fine hot: home chore: sell coal: haul bath for Jos seatt & haul 20 bags coal from station for Yloyd Henderson $8.60 lbs to mill got 2 bags Bran 1.48 pd: chore, children cough fine cool: home chore: weigh stock Jas Gilmore slip 1/2 bar sell coal: Will Hamilton & Will Wray fix Praps wider office fine: rain: home chore: sell coal: order car sept coal fine mild: home chore: sell coal: and sell 2 bags of barley to Will Lyons. Will Hamilton not down today cool </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1916</h3> July 27: fine warm: home chore: change nails for Wm Lyons: J. H. C. came home on up train: Allie Bible: Gordon Stanfield & Gorge Monroe went away on up train: Help from Hamilton more wheat: read Sleep chore 28: fine warm dry: home chore: change Mails for Wm Lyons: Earl McMinn go on up train to Camp Borden: got Ballet New Potatoes from Jos Barons 50 cts Pd first we had this Season: home read Sleep: 29: fine cool: home chore: go to Lloydtown Schomberg Richill and Tottenham with Jack Lavery & Joseph Lavery in car look for Gautian in 2. Bushes: home at 330 went at 1.2 1/2 hours. 30: fine cool: home Chore: weigh Stock Jos Gilmore load 1 car. Olive weigh Some I went with. R. J. Lavery and Jos & Jack Luan in car to Schomberg: Pottageville. Kettleby Newmarket. See Canal & Locks: then to Aurora: King city King Horn. Nobleton. Bob Dooks. Bolton Castledary Palgrave: at 530: left here at 1245 away 4. Hours 45 mins Sept 1 31: fine warm: home chore: got 4 Bags oats at Elevator get them Chopped at Mill: got 1. Bag Barley 92 lbs. Pay Wm Hamilton to Date: Paint Sash 2nd time. Sell nothing: Sept 1 2: fine warm: rain: shower at night: home chore: Putty glass in Sash: Jack Lavery help: Russell Plaster holes in Cistern Jos Petit Bring 2. Bags Potatoes in Buggy Pay him $3.50 for they 2 3: fine cool: home chore: went with Jack Lavery & Jos & Wm Lyons in car: to Lockton up 4th line to coffee corvery Stop at Coffee creck fix car across 30 sideliine to 7th home at 430: got shave at Floyds 10 Pd 3:X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: Mr Bainboroug Preac at 7. 4: fine warm: home chore: to Bolton with Jack & Jos Lavery and E. H. Younge in car: got 20 lbs Honey at Longheads $2.40 Pd. home at 230. to Elevator: Big fire on track: W Hamilton to Keenahans. got his Spectacles: home chore. Russell out all night. got card from J. H. C. today first from England. well 5: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: to Bed at 9. cool 6: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: got Hair cut & Shave at Floyds tonight 30 cts Pd: Harley Henderson Married today Tobias Orr at Meadowville. Floyd to wedding: Tom Odonnell Died at Everett this am: 7: fine hot. home. dress to Cedar Mills at 640 on train to Weston got repairs for Stone $2.20 Pd: to G. B. Meadows got coal chute $11.00 to C a Wilsons 57. Lucon west. to Fruit Market. to Shulmans. home at 720 per G. J. from Parkdale $1.10: had tomatoes. to Bed at 10. (1) </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1916</h3> Sept 8: fine warm: home chore: out to ridges witte Jos Lavery & Jack in car look for Gautian got more: home at 3. to Elevator see Wm Hamilton 9: fine warm: home chore: got $50.00 cash out of Bank: Pay E. H. younge to 7th inst $13.98: Jos Lavery haul salt from Elevator our Horse and wagon: got 1. Bal Salt $1.50 Pd: got shave at Eloyds 10. cts Pd: Forest Gould at Hinderson's got hurt. Auto upset on hine & L. Barry at Peter Munroes. 10:X: fine dry: home chore: read Sleep: Olive & Russell & Macel Bible to Belfountain & Credit forks with Jack Lavery in Auto afternoon home at 530: Church at 7. Mr Fry Preach. fine night. 11: fine cool: home chore: got letter from England from J. H. C. & card from Allie Bible: Sell 3. Bags Potatoes to Wm Cowan 675 & card from Allie Bible: Sell 3. Bags Potatoes to Wm Cowan 675 Wm Duffy to Camp Borden Per C. P. R. F. Henderson & R. Watson to Toronto W. Mcguire wist 12: fine warm: home chore: read: Dave & Wm. Rowley Barn Burnt at 11. oclock today cause wukuwon: Sell 30. lbs Potatoes 100 Rd 13: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock Jos Gilmore load 1. car 14: fine warm dry: home chore: go. with R. Watson in auto to Caledon East for Dinner at Hantons: down to fine give out Notices for Court of Revision on 26th inst at Bolton home at 5. ran 48 miles today: to Bed at 740 15: cloudy cool windy: home chore: out to Black Horse. Notices to Bolton's then to Jims: See Harvey Taylor: to Horans Leighton in Toronto. home at 11. hanch 61. Miles: cool & windy: Pat Finerty Died tonight 16: fine cool: home chore: Start Lake Shock: got Barley & Buckwheat at Elevator $3.50 Paid: Floyd sick couldnt Shave any: chore to Bed at 10 17:X: fine cool: home chore: Olive & Russell to Toronto in Auto With John McClelland & Jack & Jean. home at 640: Olive & Mabel to Church at 7. Mr Bainborough Preach. Mary and Mabel to Floyd Henderson's get Dr Black 50 cts Bottle Medicine for Whooping cough: home read: to Bed at 10. Write letter to J. H. C. 18: clear cold: home chore: use Battery 2 times everyday: to Elevator with Jos Lavery: Jos Dolan & Wallace Duffy: help Wm Hamilton Put up his stovepipes: I attend to Mail this am for will Lyons: had horse in all day feed him: cold. 19: fine cool: home chore: got 2 New Shoes on :70 cts ped: horse on front feet: Russell devine to Jhos Faulkners with our horse in Buggy took 1. Bag of flour: chore. horse in 20: fine mild dry windy: to home chore: weigh Stock: Jos Gilmore load car of Hogs 79. & car of lambs in Box car: chore: to Bed at 930 (1) 21: fine windy: raise Shower: home chore: help Mary Put in New Windows upstairs: Mary go with Dexter Reynar to Jims at 11. tonight </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>September 1916</h3> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> 22: 23: 24:X: 25: 26: 27: 28: 29: 30: Oct X1 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: </td> <td> fine mild: home chore: Russell milk cow: Mary at Jims till after Dinner: Baby Boy Born at noon at Jains: Mary come Home with Doctor. fine cool: home chore: Mabel to School fair at Bolton in Jack Lavery car: Russell drive our horse in R. Watson Buggy: Wm Cowan Pay $6.75 at $6.25 in advances for 3. Bags worse: to Bed at 1140 cool night. fine cool: home chore: read Sleep: Mary went to Jims in Auto with Dr Reynar See Pearl & Baby: Back at 1230: We had Chicken for Dinner: Elmer Duffy here: Olive & Mabel to Church at 7. Mr Bainborough Preach: Olive & Lily Boyce in after Church chat fine cool: home chore: got 4 Bags Oats chopped at Mill get Bran: Watsons got Telephone into House today: chore cool. Ship 3 Bags Potatoes to Wm Cowan Miltose 6.25 Paid. cloudy mild: home chore: dress. to Bolton to Court of revision with R. Watson in his Auto: Tom Wallace: John Marshall John Wilson: Dinner at Elliotts 50 cts Pd: home at 330 chore windy warm: home chore: weigh Stock Jos Gilmore load 1. car Stock: read Sleep: to Bed at 9. warm rain some. cloudy rain: fine: rain at night: home chore: G. J. R. men fix the trucks under leader axle Broke: got letter from Margery Gower. cloudy misty cool: home chore: to Peter Musero. with Jack Lavery in Auto. got letter from Mrs Munro. Gordons Birth 9th October 1895 to Station at night Wm McGuire on Stretcher from Toronto home fine cool: home chore: got Shave at Floyds 10. cts: to C. Spinks. Jarvis Elliotts Jos Martins: Frank Horan's afternoon with Mary: Pearl: John Roy: with Jack Lavery in Auto: home at 3: Pay Jack $2.00 cold night. fine cool: home chore: read Sleep: Church at 7. Mrs Bainborough Preach. Mabel & Pearl to Church: I write letter to Mrs Simon Gower & to J. H. C. to London fine mild: home chore: help Wm Hamilton & Russell to unolad Bran & Shorts into Elevator: chore: Bert McDonald Buried today fine warm: home chore: to Bolton with R. Watson in Auto. Eliza & Moise & Mr Hartwich with us: to Court of revision: then to fair on hill with Wm. Bible: home in Auto with Bob. Eliza & Moise at 610 fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock: Jas Gilmore load 2 cars our car Steam coal came: sell some of it: fine warm: home chore: unload car 15082. C.& O. B coal Jos Lavery & Will Lyons help Russell: Mrs, Thos Hamilton buried today. send cheque $55.10 to C.A. Wilson & Co. for car B.coal and pay J.B. Campbell $113.09 freight & duty on car B. coal. warm night fine warm; home chore: sell coal: sleep read: to bed at 9. cool night fine warm. home chore: got in 6. bags potatoes at $1.50 sell coal: got shane at night Y.loyds 10 pd: to Elevator fix switch </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Oct 1916 8:X: very fine warm day: home chore: read sleep: Put on new Pants we all went to McCleans swamp see tower & Bridge & camp. home tea: Milk cow at Bibles: Church at 7. Mr Fry Preach. 9: cloudy cold: home chore: Thanksgiving Day. we had chicken for Dinner & Supper: the Boys had [illegible] hunt supper at Ed. [illegible] I help Frank McCauly to Put Newfire Pot in his stove. 10: cloudy cold: home chore: Sereen coal & Russell deliver 4 loads. send $10^00 money order to J.H.G.to England: got $100^00 cash out of Bank 11: fine cool: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore load 1.car of 88.hogs Jas Gilmore Pain in hip. I help Ed younge load hogs. 12: fine mild: home chore: send Cheque $10^85 to Bolton Telephone Co. $6^00 for sent & 4^85 for Messages to Date: Paint Window sash: little up with Robert Watson to Date. rain tonight 13: cloudy misty windy cool: home chore: read chore cool" 14: fine cool: home chore: to see [illegible] McGuire: to Elevator [illegible] Hamilton empty Barrel of Gasolene: got shave 10 cts Pd at Floyds at night. 15:X: fine cool: home chore: read sleep: Girls to Church at 7. Mr Bain borough Preach: Big car out from Toronto. man got arm Broke Russell go to Toronto with Jack McClalland tonight. 16: windy finve cool: rain & stormy at night: home chore: attend mail for [illegible] Lyons: Put up stove Pipes at seale House: to Bed at 10. 17: cloudy squaly snow cool: home chore: attend Mail for [illegible] Lyons. send Bank Money order to H.Y. Pawling for $5^25 taxes for 1916 on lot 3. Block 52. Town of Wainwright: sell coal. 18: fine cool: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore load 2 cars stock: sell coal: haul wood from Elevator. got 1/2Brl Ham 4^50 Pd 19: cloudy rain all day: home chore: read sleep: Put cow in stable 20: cloudy rain: home chore: read: sell coal: Phone Shulman [illegible] McGuire Died today: hep Bring Coffin at night 21: clear cold: home chore: got 14 Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at $1^40: sell B.coal: got shave at Floyds at night 10cts Pd: home chore 22:X: clear cold: home chore: dress. Mary & I to [illegible] McGuire house to his funeral at 2.oclock: service in English Church at 3Mr Herman Preach: they Buried him at Bolton Cemetry in Duffys chat. home at 5. got in cow: chore: tea at 6 [illegible] McClean & 5. Lyons in Gibsons lake on Boat Church at 7. Mr Fry Preach. Mable & Pearl there. 23: 23. cloudy mild: home chore: ship stove to [illegible] 24, cloudy mild {home?} chore: Attend to mail for Wm Lyons: got 2 letters from J.H.G. from England: chore. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 139 <h2>1916</h2> 25: Cloudy mild: house chore: Weigh Stock. Jos Gilmose slip 2 cars seel coal: Russel at G. Wilsons Harashing for H. Gibson: cool. 26: Cloudy Windy cool: hoise chore: sell coal: chore: 27: cloudy cool: house chore: sell coal: chore: Kill rooster: 28: Cloudy fine: house chore: deposit J.H.C. Cheque $20.00 in Bank. got P.O Money order for $5.00 to send to England to J.H.C sell coal: got shave at {place} 29: Fine mild: home chore: walk down track. read. sleep. No church at night. 30: fine mild: home chore: attend mail for {name} 31: cloudy rain. misty: home chore: attend mail for Lana Lyous: sell coal: got 31 bags from John McBlilland: send 42 bags to Calidon East to Sans Whitee for Nut coal. chore. Nov 1: Fine mild: home chores: weight Slick gas Gilmore ship 1 can: sell coal. R.L. McJadden came here tonight from Beeton on hair: to gas seatts chat 2: fine Mild: home chore: Mary + J to thos Jaulhures in Buggy get apples Willie help us pull them: change mail for win Lyous this morning: R.L. Mchadden meant went to Beetou G.H.R. 3: fine: home chore: attend to mail for Win Lyous: Jos Lanary help me deliver Nut coal 4300 {illegible} Sell coal: got 1. Brl flour at elenator $950 paid: see Conductor small potatoes 4: cloudy rain cool: home chore: changes mail for Win Lyous. help Win Hamillton Bar up car to load wheat. got Jos Kelly cash chque $500 5: Fine mild: house chores: sell coal: send 36 bags to {place} to Lyous for coal for John {name}: change mail for Win Lyous. old Frank McCauley took sick at 11 oclock tonight. fell on floor. 7: cloudy cool: hoise chore: attend to mail for Wrs Lyous: chore 8: fine mild: house chore: weight Stock. Jas Gilmore load 3 cars. got in 171 hogs: got letter from J.H.C. from England: see H. McBouly at night Win Lyous stay all night with him: I house at 1220 to bed 9:Cloudy cool rain: house chore: to Elbator fill 5 bags oats 1 wheat send cheque $1655 to Sam White for 4300 lbs Nut coal. Stay with Jos Lavery all night with Frank McCauly sick: cold clear night 10: cloudy cool misty: house chore: i hitch horse to wagon: like 4 bags oats to mill get chopped: got 1 bag bran. 1 bag wheat from win Hamilton $465 pd: bring to home: to see Frank {name} at night 11: fine cool: house chore: change mail for Wim Lyous: Frank McCauly died at 930 today: chore: sell coal. gt turnips in bag at boyee field. 12: fine cool: house chore: change: put cow put to Billies. read Sleep: Olive Mable pearl + John walk to J. {place} for ribs willie Bring them all home in Buggy: mr {name} beach at 7. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1916</h3> Nov 13: Snow all day little cold; house chore; wash dress: to Frank McBauleys funeral at 1:30 to service in Methodist Church. Mr Bainborough preach: they buried him at Church Hill. Chore: write letter to J.H.C. to England. Send box stuff to J.H.C. to England wire it up in {tire?} box. 14: fine cool: home chore: change mails for Wm Lyons: kill rooster for John's Birthday: Sell coal: chat to Wm Hamilton Our John 7 years old today: cold night chore. 15: clear cold: home chore: weigh stock, Jas Gilmore load 2 cars stock today: I make about $3.50 today. (1) 16: cloudy squaly cold: {inserted above} Jas Duff died today {continue} home chore: weigh 1 load Hay: 15 cts today 17: cloudy cold: home chore: sell coal: chat to Wm Hamilton 18: cloudy cool: home chore: sell coal: chat to Wm Hamilton {superscript} night (1) George Wilson & Luella Boyce married today in Toronto. 19: cloudy cool: home chore: read sleep, to Jas Scotts chat in cellar. Richard St John came; home at 5; Girls to church at 7. Mr Bainborough play organ Stranger preach "to give the baby a chance. 20: cloudy mild: home chore: sell coal: to elevator chat: home chore 21: cold cloudy: home chore: sell coal: at Elevator help Wm Hamilton Jas Duff buried today at Alliston; got letter from J.H.C. 22: fine mild: home chore: weigh stock: Jas Gilmore ship 2 cars Make about 2.50 today: took Duffys cow to Wm Boyces Bull 23: cloudy rain mild: home chore: sell coal: in Elevator chat to Wm H. 24: cloudy Blustry snow blow: home chore: to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton 25: cloudy Blustry snow cold: home chore: Pay F. V {or "N"}. Leavens Bill into the Imperial Bank $4.50: and $11.84 for A. Sanderson & Son Caledon East my Insurance Premium in Confederation Life for $1000.00 for year 1917, chore: to Floyds at night get shaved. 10pd: got 4 1/2 lbs pork at T Younges 26:X: cloudy cold: home chore: Mrs Duffy & Elmer & Joy: & Ivan Lavery here for dinner: Muriel Audrey Frank & Kenneth Campbell: here for tea No church here tonight: Churchill had anniversary sermons 2:30 8:7 cold 27: cloudy cool: fine: home chore: mond Roy: Mary & Olive washing {Rosili?} letter to J.H.C. to England: chore: fine mild: 28: fine warm: home chore: to coal House cut some wood handsaw to Boyces field for Bag of turnips: home for dinner at 12:10 got R. St John to file saw: cut wood and clean out coalhouse 29: cloudy mild: home chore: weigh stock: Jas Gilmore load 2 cars Make about $3.00 today: rain at night: Stranger took carbolic at {"Church gate" inserted above} 30: cloudy mild: home chore: clean off Big Seale: sell coal. Dec 1: cloudy cool: home chore: got 2070 lbs Baled Hay from Jack Watson Baled 25 Bundles: got in 19. {above: B} 98 {above: lbs}. potatoes from Jas Pettit at 1.80 per bag paid $35.70: make out E.H. Younges Bill. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Dec 2: fine cool: home chore: Pay taxes to L. Taylor $21.08. Sell Potatoes sell coal: help put lumber in Elevator: Bradly unload engine. to Floyds after tea got Hair cut & shave 30 cts pd: fine night. 3:X: cloudy cool: home chore: read sleep: for walk around pond. Stranger Preach at 7. Hause Lyons drive him around. 4: cloudy mild: home chore: change mail for Wm Lyons: rain at night. Brampton Bunch here in Hall Show Pictures: children out. 5: fine mild: home chore: change mail for Wm Lyons, {chore?} 6: cloudy mild windy: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore ship 2 cars today: make about 4.00 today, Elgin Patterson and Edith Lundy Married today. 7: cloudy snow mild: home chore: help Wm Hamilton unload Middlings & Russell help: chore. windy at night: 8: cloudy mild rain at night: home chore: help Wm Hamilton and Russell finish unload car Bran at noon: sell coal: at home afternoon make out Bills: gave Conductor Small 1. Bag of Potatoes and Jas Gilmore 1. Bag for services done. Rain 9: cloudy Blustry cold: home chore: John Hazzard & G. Jackson go North today in car with 1. cow. 2. horses. 8. pigs & hay & Etc. cold. got shave at Floyds at night 10 cts pd: Kill 2 roosters for Sunday. My 57th birthday: to Bed at 11.oclock. 10:X: clear cold: home in Bed till noon: had 2 roosters for Dinner at 2.oclock: tea at 5. Children to Church at 7. Mr. Bainsborough Preach & Play no choir: 11: cloudy cold: home chore: to seale repair rack. and Russell split wood: got letter from J.H.C. from England. Mabel & Pearl to Parsonage at night practice for xmas: snow. Mr Norton from Brampton call here. he was at G. Burns. 12: cloudy snow all day cold: home chore: sell coal. cold 13: cloudy cold: home chore: weigh stock Jas Gilmore ship 1 1/2 car today: got in 24 Bags potatoes into Bank cellar at 1.70 41.35 14: cloudy cold: home chore: telephone "Weaver Coal Co." for a car of Nut coal for immediate delivery: at $9.25 F.O.B. 15: clear cold: home chore: help Russell haul wood home from Elevator in wagon: help Wm Hamilton at Elevator. cold 16: clear cold: home chore: pay Wm Hamiltons Telephone Bill $3.30 in Bank to Elevator chat: Russell at Wm Bibles thrashing: to Floyds at night got shave {"10" inserted above} 17:X: clear cold: home chore: children to Church at 10:30 Rev. {Quaife?} preach at 10:30 & 7 at night: S.S. Anniversary sermons: W.J. Faulkner here for tea. 18: clear cold: home chore: Wm. Bible finish thrash: Jas Lavery help us haul straw from Wm. Bibles for Bedding: sell coal. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1916</h3> Dec 19: fine cold: home chore: weigh steer for Wm Dowling: sell coal got in 20 bags potatoes at $1.70 into Bank cellar: got load hay concert in Hall at night. Laurie family there: good crowd 20: fine cold: home chore: weigh stock: Jas Gilmore load 1. car today: got in 8 Bags potatoes at 1.70 into Bank cellar: snow at night: 21: cloudy mild: home chore: got Horse shod: Russell to Jas Jones Mill for 1. cord slab wood 1.50 paid: I got Blank Papers from R. Matson 22: Snow & blow; home chore: take Nominations at school for village to school at night - 7.30 only 3. there No meeting: postpone till Saturday night at 7:30. house chore. Albion Council returned today. 23: cloudy cold: home chore: sell coal: Deposit J.H.C. Cheque $20.00 for Dec month in Bank to his credit $111.00 in now: got Nominees to resign all But 3. John Campbell: Floyd Henderson: William Trevin. Elected Trustees for Police Village of Palgrave for the year 1917. 24:X: cloudy cold snow at night: home chore: Children to Church at 7. Rev. Bainborough Preach: snow & Blow at night. 25: clear cold: home chore: had chicken for dinner. then we all went for sleighride Fred Horse in Sleigh: home at 5. tea W.J. Faulkner here for tea: had chicken for tea: then we all went to Wm Duffys to see Mother: chat: home at 9:30 cold night. Russell to Bolton. 26: clear cold rain at night: home chore sell coal at Elevator help Wm Hamilton truck Barly: chore: 27: cloudy: fine warm: home chore: got letter from J.H.C. from France. School meeting at 10:30. I was Chairman, home at 12. got 2. loads Hay from John Watson. Sell coal. 28: fine cold: home chore: to Elevator fill last of our oats 6. Bags got. 1. Bag corn: 1. Bag Buckwheat: 1. Bag Bran. $6.50 paid: left all in {"elevator" inserted above} Write letter to Mrs. Simon Gower: to Weaver Coal Co & Lehigh Valley Co 29: clear cold: home chore: Russell help. Jas Lavery to unload car cora for Wm Hamilton: I fill in National Service card & mail it 30: clear cold: home chore: took chop to mill, got shave 10 pd. 31: clear cold: home chore: Jersey cow came in this am. work at calf get it dry: sleep in Bed: chore: clear cold. Steele Preach <h3>1917</h3> Jan 1: fine mild: home chore: got letter from J.H.C. from France. I answer it & Mary put in some & Pearl & John: see Mother. 2: fine mild: home chore: get Bank Book fixed up: got out $100.00 cash; put in $1.00 each for Pearl John & Mabel: to Elevator chat 3: snow: mild fine: home chore: to Duffys chat to Mother home for tea 4: fine mild: home chore: Russell help me cut hardwood Boards at coal house: carry Boards into other Ben: take affidavit Wm Hamilton car {"wheat" inserted above} Sell 1. Bag Potatoes: home at 5. chore; E. Ewart pay account. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1917</h3> Jan 5: cloudy rain: snow blow: home chore: carry water from Brl to cistern. E. Argent took away our calf in sleigh $6.00 paid: chore. cold at night. 6: clear fine: home chore: fill 1. Bag Potatoes in Bank Cellar: got 3. Bags coal from Mrs Wm Duffy: sell coal. at Elevator: chat: home Jim in. 7:X: clear cold: home chore: Russell go to Toronto on C.P.R. at 7 train. I take castor oil: Children to S.S. at 11. Sleep: Soup for Dinner. read Book: W.J. Faulkner & Mrs Nicol in: Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach. 8: clear fine: home chore: mind Roy Mary & Olive wash: weigh sow for E. Snell: sell coal: chore; at Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton. Send $2.00 to B.H. Spence for Pioneer for 1917, & 1.00 for temperance. 9: fine mild: home chore: Roy & Olive sick: to Elevator got 2. Bags of corn $5.00 paid: help fill corn: got 30. Bags potatoes at 1.70. chore {"Leonard Taylor & Irene Hutchinson married today at Caledon East:" inserted below} 10: clear very cold: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore load 2 cars stock today: car Nut coal came today: make about $3.00 today. 11: clear very cold below zero: Start unload car 61437 Nut coal got 1/2 off Thos Stanfield & team: Jas Lavery & W.J. Faulkner at it. I weigh. 12: clear cold: home chore: unload at car 61437. Nut coal had 42 ton of tonight: Thos Stanfield with team: Jas Lavery & W.J. Faulkner at it 13: cloudy snow mild: home chore: finish unload car 61437. Nut coal at 3 oclock. Thos Stanfield with team: Jas Lavery & W.J. Faulkner help. I pay Stanfield $10.80: W.J. Faulkner $5.00: snow at evening home. Sign papers for Mrs Bainborough at noon. Deed of Property. got letter from J.H.C. McMahon from France today. 14:X: cloudy cold: home chore read: Rev. Bainborough Preach at 7:30. Wm Duffy in chat got 18.Eggs: chore cold night. 15: fine cold: home chore: Collect coal Bills: change mail for Wm Lyons he had cold: One G.T. Passenger cut off today 16: clear cold: home chore: weigh Hay for W. Thompson: Send Draft $318.50 to Weaver Coal Co Buffalo N.Y. for car 61437 Nut coal: got Jas Lavery help me get 650 lbs B coal for Wm Hamilton: and Bring 2. Bags corn & 1. Bag Bran. & 1. Bag Potatoes up to house: Jas took some of our dry Blocks. Chore 17: Stormy cold: home chore: change mail for Wm Lyons: to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton & Wm Wray: home chore. windy. 18: snow Blow cold: home chore: got in load wheat. in Duffys chat See Mother: home chore: {"R. Dounan Buried today." inserted above} Rob Allan & Melville came here tonight. 19: fine cold: home chore: Rob Allan & Melville here. chore. 20: clear cold: home chore: weigh load Hay C. Robb to Wm Lyons: help Wm Hamilton put up Pipes: Jas Lavery & Jas Dolan: got in 7. Bags potatoes in Bank cellar $1.70. 21:X: Snow Blow cold: home chore: sleep on couch: chore: Children to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach: Melville Allan here: to bed at 9:30 cold. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1917</h3> Jan 22: snow Blow cold; home chore; weigh stock. Jas Gilmore load 1. car. 47 hogs. 5. cattle; make about 1.00 today. 23: clear cold: home chore: fix Horse Stable Posts: got 1. Bag Buckwheat Paid 1.90: Sell coal: Mellville Allan go to Binghams today. 24: fine cold: home chore: Jersey cow sick. Wm Lyons rub her neck with turpentine & oil: sell coal: Myrtle Gilmore & Arty McGinty married 25: clear cold: home chore: give 20 coal Bags to J.B. Campbell. cold 26: cold fine: home chore: order car for Potatoes: Bags not here yet. Bob Allan here: Dave Matson here got 2. Bags potatoes 4.50 Paid. Mrs Albert Rowley & Edna in chat. Olive in bed sick. 27: Snow all day: home chore: Miss Hutchinson & Bolton here: chore 28:X: fine cold: home chore: read sleep: children to Church at 7. Steele preach. I to Duffys see Mother. Duffy house today: Duffy & W.J. Faulkner in chat. 29: mild rain fine: home chore: in house mind Roy & churn for Mary. Chore & write Shulman about 400 Bags: write R.O. Petman about coal. Sent letter to J.H.C. McMahon to France: & letter to Russell to Toronto. Robert Allan & Melville came here tonight at 9. all night 30: fine mild: home chore: got $500.00 Cash out of Bank today: got in 38 Bags into Bank Cellar at $2.00: Deposit J.H.C. Jan cheque $20.00 in Bank: W.J. Faulkner here chat: R. Allan go to city C.P.R. 31: snow: fine cold: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore Ship 1. car got in over 90. Bags Potatoes into Bank Cellar at $2.00 Phone farmers Feb 1: clear cold: home chore: Jas Lavery to C.P.R. Station with horse & sleigh for 400 Empty Bags: Start fill in Bank Cellar. W.J. Faulkner help Jas Lavery: got in 3 loads at $2.00: very cold night. Willie here {"all night" inserted above} 2: clear cold very cold: home chore: W.J. Faulkner & Jas Lavery fill Potatoes in Bank Cellar afternoon: very cold keep fire in Bank 3: Stormy very cold: home chore: Storm all day cold: Sell Bag coal. W.J. Faulkner here for tea: Pay Jas Lavery $5.00 today. to date. 4:X: clear cold: home chore: read sleep: Church at 7. Rev Bainborough preach. Mary to Duffys see Mother home at 9:15. Milk chore. 5: cold Blustry: home chore: give out Bags for Potatoes: to Elevator get. 1. Bag flour 1. Bag Bran 1. Bag shorts: Jas Lavery & R. Rowleys team 6: fine cold: home chore: got in 2. loads Potatoes into Bank Cellar at 2.00. got 200.00 cash out of Bank: Jas help me fill some. 7: clear mild: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore ship 2. Box cars: got in 155 Bags potatoes into Bank Cellar at 2.00. 8: cold Blustry: home chore: sell 4. Bags Potatoes at 2.20. Mary cut her hand on lamp chimney. Bad cut. cold 9: clear very cold: home chore: to Duffy's see how Maggie was & See Mother: Jim Kidd Bring Bags home: chore. W.J. Faulkner here for tea. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1917</h3> Feb 10: clear very cold: home chore: take oil stove & coal stove to Refrigerator car. Pay Jas Lavery to Date: Rob Allan & Kellie & Melville Alice Olive Baby {Mabel?} came here tonight from Toronto: and Russell came home tonight from Toronto. Cold. 11:X: clear cold: home chore: Kellie & 4. children here: Rob Allan go to Binghams last night: Russell here all day: to see Mother at Duffys: Bainborough Preach at 7: {"cold" inserted above}. 12: clear cold very cold: home chore: Jas Lavery keep fire in Bank. Cold. Russell go to city at 9:30. G.T.R: our Roy Baby sick tonight: 13: clear cold: home chore: set up fire in car for potatoes. Coal heater & 2 coal oil lamps: all night: Kellie & children here. 14: clear fine: home chore load car 19451. P & R. Put in 375 Bags in Bags: T. Stanfield haul with his team. and Jas Lavery & W.J. Faulkner help him: let car go at 8. took out stove & coal oil lamps: Willie help me; weigh {"1 car" inserted above} stock. Ship car 19451. to L. Shulman & Co {87 or 57?} Siding Bathurst St {city?} 15: fine mild: home chore: get Jas Scott to fix seale Door Lock. got in the Bags Potatoes at 2.00: old Jas Jackson Buried today & Mrs Alex {McElwain?} 16: cold Blustry: home chore: Bob Allan & wife & family here all night. Sell coal: in Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton: Bob Allan & Jas Scott 17: fine windy mild: home chore: weigh load Hay 15cts: got in 19. Bags potatoes at 2.40 per Bag: got shave at Floyds 25cts paid: Bob Allan take Kellie to Binghams. 18:X: clear cold: home chore: to Duffys Mary & I see Mother chat: home at 5:30. Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach: children all have cold: {more?} to {churn?} 19: cold Blustry snow: home chore: snow Blow: Pearl had rash wash feet 20: clear cold: home chore: got in about 80 Bags Potatoes at $2.50 Per Bag: got $400.00 cash out of Bank: got Shulman cheque tonight $902.80 for the car of Potatoes: 19451. P & R: Mabel Allan 1. year old today: Jim in chat 21: fine cold: home chore: Jas Lavery & W.J. Faulkner fill potatoes in Bank Cellar: hot in 150 Bags at $2.50: order Refrigerator car: chore: W.J. Faulkner {"all night" inserted above} 22: fine cold: home chore: Jas Lavery & W.J. Faulkner: Bag potatoes in Bank Cellar: had 300. filled tonight: got in 2: loads at $2.50: chore. 23: fine rain: fine mild: home chore: got in 34 Bags potatoes at $2.50: Jas Lavery clean ice out of Refrigerator car: R. Allan & Alice in chat. Chore. 24: fine mild: home chore: got $902.80 for Shulman cheque: set up stove in car and 2 coal oil lamps: Bob Matsons & Floyds: got shave 25:X: cold Blustry snow: home chore: Keep fire in car all day: in Duffys chat. Duffy home: see Mother: church at 7. Steele Preach 26: cloudy rain, showry fine: home chore: load car 2: 46694. G.T. Ref put in 400 Bags at 2.50 per Bag. ship to L. Shulman & Co Toronto at $3.10 per Bag F.O.B. Palgrave: Thos Stanfield haul with his team: Jas Lavery & W.J. Faulkner help him: H.H. Matson put in 87. Bags at 2.85. 27: fine cold: home chore very icy: Pay Tom Stanfield $4.00 & H. Matson $248.00 {"tonight" inserted below} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1917</h3> Feb 28: fine cold: home chore: weigh stock for farmers: Jas Gilmore load 2. cars today: make over $3.00 today: Mar 1: fine cold: home chore: to Elevator chat: got Shulman cheque $1240.00 for car 46694. G.J. 400. Bags at 3.10 F.O.B. Palgrave: Phoned to stop buying: 2: fine cold: home chore: split some wood: chore: G.F. Stewart & Patterson go home. 3: clear cold: home chore: Deposit J.H.C. Cheque $20.00 in Bank today: and L. Shulman & Co Cheque $1240.00 for car potatoes: got Jas Lavery help us get. 5. Bags soft coal for Wm Hamilton: got. Bag Bran & Bag wheat 2 Bags potatoes to home: Pay Jas up $3.00: got Shave at Floyd's 15pd: Nellie here. 4:X: cloudy cold: home chore: Olive. Mabel: Pearl, John. & Olive Allan drive to Tom Faulkners for spare ribs Dinner. Fred Horse & Sleigh: W.J. Faulkner came home with us at 5: Mother & Mrs Duffy here: Bob Allan in chat. W.J. Bingham in chat after Church: Bainborough Preach at 7. {"to Bed at 11." inserted above}. Nellie here. 5: snow & Blow N.E. Storm: home chore: Nellie Allan & Mabel & Olive here: Mary & them visit Mrs Duffy & Mother for tea: chore cold: Shovel snow: 6: fine cold: home chore: Shovel snow at home & at seale; weigh hay: got load Hay from John Matson: Nellie & Baby Mabel visit at Zimmermans: here all night. 7: clear cold: home chore: weigh stock & Hay: Jas Gilmore got 1/2 car, T. attend to Elevator got in 170. Bushels wheat Elsie McCaully Married to {"Maynard tonight" inserted above} 8: fine mild: home chore: weigh hay: fill 27. Bags for T. Stanfield in Bank Cellar: Pay John Matson $93.00 cash for Hay & wood to Date. 9: fine mild: home chore: Tom Stanfield had 27. Bags Potatoes at 7.30 go to city. Jas Lavery take 4. Bags to Station for J.B. Campbell: weigh hay chore. then Bob Allan & wife & family leave here at 4:40 for Cedar Mills C.P.R. with W.J. Bingham in Sleigh to go to Toronto: chore. 10: cloudy mild. home chore: weigh coal for J.B. Campbell. Big coal. got Shave at Floyds 10 pd: thunder & lightening & snow at night: train late 11:X: cloudy misley: home chore: read sleep: Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach. 12: fine cold: home chore: finish weigh coal for J.B. Campbell 18 ton 1230 lbs to Elevator get 11. Bushels oats in {"5" inserted above} Bags paid $7.70 leave them there: home chore got Bag of sugar from R.J. Lavery $7.90 got Big fish at Ed Younges. 13: fine cold: home chore: split home wood: Rev Bainborough & wife in tonight chat I gave him the Secretary Book for Trustee Board: 14: fine cool: home chore: to seale clean around it: chore. 15: fine cool: home chore: Frank Dolan split wood. I Pile it in. 16: fine mild: home chore: Help Wm Hamilton unload car Bran & shorts Frank Dolan & Jas Dolan help: home at 6. chore: Car 75515 came {"today" inserted above} 17: cold Blustry: home chore: Pay J.B. Campbell $123.12 Freight {"50" inserted below} on car coal. Tommy Rowlets sale today: sell coal of car: M. Ruston & Abe. Armstrong 75 18:X: Blustry Snow Blow: home chore: Read & Sleep: Children to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach: Hilda Pulford in chat: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3>1917</h3> March 19: cold clear: home chore: Start unload car 75515. D.L. & W. nut coal got out 27 tons today: T. Stanfield haul. Jas Lavery & W.J. Faulkner. 20: fine mild: home chore: finish unloaad car Nut coal: mail Bank Draft $266.00 to The Weaver Coal Co. for car 75515 D.L. & W: Pay the men for unloading {"today" inserted below} 21: fine mild: home chore; weigh stock; Jas Gilmore load 1. car. had wild Heifer: 2.75. got letter from J.H.C. from France. Jack Lavery in Pay for coal $5.40. chore. 22: fine mild & wind: home chore: got oat chop from mill: Pay Wm Hamilton 6.45: for T. Faulkner: short: settle to Date: chore. 23: cloudy rain: home chore: weigh load Hay: Olive & W.J. Faulkner got to Toronto C.P.R. at 7. this a.m: read sleep: chore rain all afternoon. 24: fine mild: home chore: Deposit. J.H.C. March Cheque $20.00: and $500.00 cash for us: got 5. Bags at $2.50 Sell Some: William Faulkner here want Potatoes. 25:X: fine mild: home chore: Mother & Elmer Duffy here for Dinner: Mother for tea. Mother & Children to Church at 7. Steele Preach: Olive in Toronto. read chore. 26: fine mild: home chore: mind Roy: Mary wash: fine rain at night. 27: cloudy rain windy: home chore: weigh Hay for T. Stainfield: home: got Hair cut. 28: windy cold: home chore: give 8. Bags shorts to Wm McMinn at Elevator. W.J. Faulkner came home from toronto CPR at 11. here for Dinner: write to {"J.H.C. to France" inserted above} 29: fine cool: home chore: split wood. W.J. Faulkner help me to Put sleigh in & Put box on wagon: Mary sick in bed cold. chore. 30: fine cool: home chore: weigh 2 loads Hay for Dave Rowley: chore: {"Edna Rowley: Lilly & Olive's" inserted above} girls in. 31: fine mild: home chore: weigh load Hay for J.B. Campbell: got Shave 10 pd: (1) April 1:X: cloudy mild rain: home chore: sleep read: 2. women at school lecture 2: cloudy rain all day: home chore: Ella Webb in Pay for coal: Mrs Lyons in chat 3: fine mild: home chore: Mary wash: We clean out henhouse: chore 4: fine mild: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore ship 1 1/2 cars. Make $2.75 today. 5: cloudy rain snow: home chore: sell 2 Bags coal & 1/2 bag potatoes pd 2.35 6: cloudy snow: home chore: sell coal: 1. Bag Bran. Russell came home from Toronto tonight: league concert in Church: Roy & I stay home 7: clear cold: home chore: sell Potatoes: get 17 1/2 lbs pork: Olive came home from Toronto: G.T. {referring to "Grand Trunk Railway"} at 6:30: I got Book today 65 cts pd: got Shave 10 pd. 8:X: Easter fine cool: home chore: Russell go to Toronto at 6:45 C.P.R. Mother here for Dinner: Children to Church at 7. Bainborough {"Preach" inserted above} 9: clear cold windy: home chore: Olive go to Toronto C.P.R. at 6:45: Mary wash & Churn: Mother here for Dinner & tea: sell 2 tons shorts: chore. 10: fine cool: home chore: collect some: Pay Wm Hamilton $86.00. Vida Coulter from Caledon East & Mrs J.B. Campbell in chat. 11: fine milder: home chore: Ship 27 Bags 60 lbs Potatoes to Griffin Bros. Brampton: got 2. Bags Bran from Elevator: write to Campbell to France. 12: fine cool: home chore: ship 15. Bags potatoes to H. Couse Cookstown at $2.75. F.O.B Palgrave: Pay Wm Hamilton $3.90 for 2. Bags Bran Per Bag. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>1917</h2> April 13: fine cool; house chore; sell coal; attend to Elevator; {illegible} load {car?) of potatoes here today; got letter from JHC in hospital {illegible} {illegible} 14: fine cool; home chore; Mother here for Dinner; Lola {illegible} 15 X: fine cold; home chore; read {Help?}; Children to Church at 9 oclock; 16: fine cool; home chore; weigh load hay; fix {illegible} cut off {illegible} 17: fine mild; home chore’ {sold?} 2 Bags Potatoes to {Illegible name} at Milton; Jake Gould got 28 500 bags/ 3lbs potatoes for R. Smith Bolton; write letter to JHC to {France?}, chore; went to Jas Leavey {illegible} 18: fine warm; home chore; {illegible} slick; Jas Gilmore ship 1 car; chore 19: fine mild; home chore; take 9. Bags Potatoes to station for J.B. Campbell for {illegible} got 2 bags coal for R. {Nelson?} & 2 bags for Alf Gibson, got 2 bags flour for ourselves $18.50 pd, chore. 20: fine warm; home chore; Jake Gould get 29 Bags & 25lbs potatoes for Robert Smith Bolton at $3.00 per Bag $87. 80 had cold. 21: fine warm; home chore; {illegible}{illegible} had cold; Mother here for dinner & tea; Ray {from} Hamilton $20.00; to Floyds got shave 10 cts 22 X: fine warm; home chore; read sleep; Masy + Mabel Pearl, Jolene Roy to see Ms. Jas Burns; Stuffy in {illegible}; Church at 7. Robert Smith Preach 23: fine warm; cool; home chore; sent list of 20 names who Enlisted to the enterprise for Honor Roll; got letter from HC, in English hospital; 24: clear mild; house chores; weigh 1. Load hay; send Roy for Mother’s wash; write letter to J.H.C. to France; chore; deposit $74.72 in Bank 25: fine windy cool; home chore; weigh stock; Jas Gilmore ship 1 car, got letter from Olive from Toronto, rain at night cool. 26: cloudy cool; home chore; Sell 1 bag 60lbs Potatoes 500 chore cool 27: fine cool; house chore; Myra Duffy home today; chore; 28: cloudy cool, house chore; deposit $20.00 J.H.C Cheque in Bank; walk down track. chat to (illegible) & {illegible} Hamilton at Elevator Miss Hutchinson & Bolton here; Frau Robinson died yesterday 29 X: cloudy mild; house chore; help Mrs. Duffy at Mare foot; sleep read; Church at 7 Rev Beauforseth Preach; Mr J. Johnston in chat after Church: Mabel + Pearl go. 30: cloudy fine; home chore; finish dig garden; Mary Plant help Mrs Duffy; fix Minnie’s sore foot; chore; rain at night May 1; cool cloudy windy; home chore send 1 Bag Potatoes to R.L {McFadder?} 596; Brock over Toronto, send card to Olive; write letter to J.H.C to Newcastle & letter to HC Brigham 2: windy cold; home chore; help Mrs Duffy fix Mare foot; chore 3: cold windy; home chore; mind Roy, Mary wash; chore; 4: fine; weigh load Hay; sell 16 bags {illegible}; got measure cleaner out of yard 5: cloudy rain; home chore; to Elevator half and Hamilton; empty 2 {illegible} {illegible}, to Floyds got hair cut & shave {illegible} rd Deposit Smith Cheque $7.80 in book </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1c38f6d7b881ac84c2edfd8afac44068.pdf c0eb6a1fbda7e3d89e300e00a155652b PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/866f0bab940f8fca488a3416c3aeb479.pdf c3ab31861b123fc1667b5b920e669640 PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1f8f1199ddc06f2589c96c11c2371812.pdf 28c72721507cf0e7ee4c9c2b40a178f6 PDF Text Text �� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f6d0f082dc79e76d4bbc0a288c7d996e.pdf 4b1bb68ce7401b8796bd3f835a64c8b6 PDF Text Text Henry McMahon (1859-1920) 1917-1919 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers 1 1917 May 6:X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep. chore: Put our cow out to Pasture first day. go for cows to Scott farm see Flying Machine go over at 6. Children to Church at 7 Mr Bainborough Preach: home to bed at 930: 7: fine mild: home chore: Mary wash: got letter from Red Cross England J.H.C. getting Better on 12th april. Bring up hoe from scale. write letter to W.A. Stone & Co Buffalo telling him to ship 4. cars coal in may month weigh load hay for D. Horan: tea; to Bed at 8 oclock 8: fine warm: home chore: help Mary clean up yard & cut hole in Back of closet: got letter from J.H.C. from Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Middlesex England: Mabel & Pearl to S. Kellys with J.B. Campbells {Above it reads: in auto} 9: fine cool: home chore: weigh Stock: Jas Gilmore ship 2. cars today: made $400 today. our Pearl 9 years old 10: fine cool: home chore: dig hole and clean out the closet fix it up. Put coal ashes in it: chore cool. 11: fine cool: home chore: chore around house: 12: fine cool: home chore: Miss Hutcheson here: got Shave at Floyds 18 Pd: split some wood. chore to Bed at 9. 13:X: fine cool: home chore: read sleep: Children to Church Rev Bainborough Preach Charlie Crowe Menn sermon to sacrament given at 7. oclock: to Bed at 9. 14: fine cool windy: home chore: got mail. read sleep chore 15: fine cool windy: home chore: mind Roy. Mary wash Start Put summer wood in woodshed. chore. to Bed at {Above it reads: 900} 16: fine warm: rain: home chore: weigh load bags for J. Fry finish put our wood in: very tired chore. �17: fine warm: home chore: help Wm Lyons at Stones Bring 2. Bags Bran & 1. Bag shorts from Elevator me & 1. Bag Potatoes from Bank cellar. chore. 18: fine warm: home chore: Pay Wm Hamilton for 1. Brl flour: 10 Bags Bran. 5 Bags Shorts $4225. churn in verandahafternoon: had cold. 19: fine warm: home in Bed all day sick with cold Big thunder storm & rain: Miss Hutchinson here 20:X: fine cool: home in Bed sick with cold all day. Wm Duffy in chat: Children to Church to 7 Steele Preach 21: fine warm. cloudy rain: home sick: weigh Stock Jas Gilmore loud 1. car: make about 240 today. 22: cloudy rain thunderstorm at night. home in Bed sick with cold: Wm Lyons took Jersey cow from Bibles to Wm Boyces then home. rain: W.J. Faulkner in chat 2 1917 May 23: cloudy Blustry hail: fine: home got up at 10. mind Roy for Mary: washing: for mail to office: Children at School. Mrs Wm Lyons in chat. to bed at 9. had cold. 24: cloudy sleet cool; home: sick with cold. Olive came home from Toronto at 9. G.T. and went Back to Toronto at 5. C.P.: had Rooster for Dinner: got letter from J.H.C. from Hospital at Middlesex England getting Better 25: fine cool: home: help Mary in garden clean out Berry Bushes: sick with cold clean {Between lines it reads: Willie Sloan Died in Toronto this AM at 4 oclock} out Berry Bushes: sick with cold. 26: cloudy cool: home: hoe some in garden after noon: Miss Hutchison & her sister Tina {Above it reads: 13 years old} here. 27:X: fine warm: home: had cold: up afternoon chore Children to Church at 7. McCauley. Preach the Dominion Alliance man: 28: cloudy cool: home chore: Put Fred Horse in Floyd Henderson Pasture first day: Bring him in at night: to Elevator help Wm Hamilton clean out wheat Bin last of wheat. �29: fine warm: home: Put Horse out in Pasture: chore leave horse out all night: to Bed a 930 30: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore ship 1. car: make about 180 today. 2. Hogs Died heat home at 6. to Bed at 9. (1). warm night. 31: fine warm rain at night: home chore. got letter from J.H.C. from Hillingdon Hospital Uxbridge. Middlesex England. I answer it this is his 21.rst Birthday 21 years old today got letter from Olive from Toronto. write a letter to R.L. McFadden 596. Brock ave city got cow in rain from Wm Bibles. to Bed at 830 June 1: fine warm: home chore: hoe in garden at home S.S. Convention at Methodist Church today. 2: fine mild: home chore: got wash change Shirts got Shave at Floyds 10. Pd: Miss Hutchinson & Bolton here: to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton Mrs Dr Reynar in chat for 1. Doz Eggs 40 cts Pd. 3:X: fine: home chore: read Sleep no Church at night: Churchill had anniversary today: for walk {Above it reads: (1)} 4: fine warm: home chore: sell coal: Earl McMinn got Killed 20th of may got word today: water horse: Mary wash: I got Canvass shoes $225 to Elevator at night Jos Lavery Put Stove in ride in J.B. car home. to Bed at 10 3 1917 June 5: fine rain warm: home chore: read Papers: write letter to 3. coal men: got letter from J.H.C. in Hospital in England Dated 17th of May: chore: to Bed at 9. John sick 6: cloudy warm: rain at night: home chore: John sick in Bed with hives & cold: thunderstorm rain: got cow 7: cloudy warm: rain: home chore: read Papers to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton rain: home at 630 go for cow to Wm Bibles: chore to Bed at 9. (1) 8: fine mild: home chore: to Elevator to sell 1. Bag Shorts: read Papers: hoe in garden: get cow at Bibles. to Bed {Above it reads: at 9} �9: fine war, home chore: give 3 sax cement to Miller Hamilton: got hair cut & Shave at Floyds: Miss Hutchinson come on train G.T. at 930 here for Dinner & tea: went on G.T. home at 640 : W.J. Faulkners here for tea. chat: 10:X: fine warm: home chore: wash dress: to Church at 3. Memorial Service for Earl McMinn by Canon Morley of Toronto: Big crowd home at 5 to Wm Bibles with Mary Milk cow out first-time. W.J. Faulkner here for tea. & Muriel Campbell. Church in Methodist Church at 7. Rev Bainborough {Above it reads: Preach} 11: fine warm: home chore: went with R. Matson in car for ride. to Higgison. Baquley. Copeland, Allan Donaly, Judge. Chadwick. to Bolton. to Dave Wilsons wash car, up at 7th line home at 6. with. T. Hanfield and Isaac Matson: I had no Dinner: to bed at 830 12: fine warm. home chore. Jas Scott Put new Door on our Back Cellar outside. Wm Faulkner wheel 1. Bag Shorts from Elevator for me: chore: to Bed at 9. oclock. 13: fine hot: rain at night: home chore: weigh stock Jas Gilmore ship 2. Box cars. 1 car with 4 calves & 2 fat Steers. and 1 car with 63. hogs: make 260 today weighing & sell 280 lbs Nut coal to Baxter {Above it reads: 180} got letter today from J.H.C. Dated 25th may at Hospital in England: to Bed at 920 rain 14: fine cool: home chore: hoe in garden: rain Wm Lyons got 80 lbs hay: to Bed at 840 cool telephone to Olive 1310 College St Toronto 15: fine rain: home chore: help Mary {Above it reads: (1) me} fill 3. ticks with Hay & Put them on Beds. Mary Stretch curtains: to Bed at 830 (1) Mary. Showing 16: fine warm: home chore: Miss Hutcheson come on train I got Shave at Floyds 10 c Pd: to Elevator help Wm Hamilton Empty Barley Bin: to Blain Meeting at night home wash mary & I 4 1917 June 17 X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: Church at 7 Rev Bainborough Preach: to Bed at 915 fine night �18: fine warm: the Big rainstorm Hail thunder & lightening home chore: write letter to J.H.C. to Canadian Convalescent Hospital Hillingdon House Uxbridge Middlesex England. chore: to Bed at 8. oclock 19: fine warm: home chore: to Elevator give 2 Bags Shorts to Tom Roe $450 Paid: home dinner: read Mary Varnish floor. upstairs I up (1) on Bed. hot 20: fine mild: home chore: weigh 30 hogs & 3 cattle for Jas Gilmore ship Part car: make $150 today to Bed {Above it reads: at 8} 21: fine warm: home chore: Mary oil floors: I Pay Robert Matson $356 Insurance Premium on house & Buildings & contents: chore: to Bed at 815 rain 22: fine warm: home chore: read Papers: cut old cellar Door for wood: Put grass at front: to Bed at 9 23: fine: rain: home chore: to Elevator. R.J. Hillock got 42 sax cement for H.H. Matson. Pay coal & scale {illegible} rent $500 to J.B. Campbell: home for Dinner Miss Hutchison come on train: read Sleep. to Bed at 930 24:X: fine cool: home chore: Memorial Service in English Church at 3. oclock today by her Westney for "Albert Strange" who was killed in France in may 21rst in action: Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach turn cold: to bed at 9. oclock. Sleep with John. 25: fine warm: rain at night: home chore: to Elevator Put away 1. sax cement: give John Haggard 5 sax $300 Pd: home read: to Bed at 915 (1) me: rainstorm 26: cloudy rain: fine hot: home chore: read Sleep upstairs got letter from J.H.C. from England Dated June 10th Rev Bainborough got hurt: to bed at 930 27: fine warm: home chore: Mary wash I went out to Carter Place for walk across by arch up track home at. 530 write letter to J.H.C. this am 28: fine: rain cool: home chore: help mary fix Box for table: read Sleep: rain at night order car soft coal from Shoal creek coal co. Chicago: 30 or 35 ton car at 400 at {illeglible} in flat Bottom car: to bed at 830 cool 29: cloudy rain misley: fine cool: home chore Mable: Pearl & John to L. Marshalls Bush Picnick {Picnic} afternoon: S.S. & P.S. Picnick: home at 6. cool Mary churn & Bake Bread: to Bed at 930 (1) 5 �1917 June 30: fine warm: home chore: pay Wm Hamilton $300. {Above it reads: 3 sax} cement got Shave at Floyds 20 cts Pd: Miss Hutchinson here came G.T.R. went home at 7: to Bed at 9.30: Olive & Russell & Myra Duffy came home from Toronto C.P.R. at 1130 July 1:X: rain rain heavy: then fine cool: home chore: Olive & Russell here; Mrs Wm Duffy: Myra Elenor. Joy. and W.J. Faulkner here for tea: none of us to church Bainborough Preach at 7: Mrs Wm Lyons. Mrs Clifford Bible & Macel in chat. to bed at 10. oclock. 2: fine cool: home chore: Mabel & Pearl. went with Mrs Wm Duffy in Buggy. to Picnick up at Jims in Bush John went with J.B. Campbell in car: I got L. Bible to take Olive to Cedar Mills for 5. oclock C.P.R. Mary & Roy & I go for ride: our Russell with him I gave Leonard a Dollar for his trouble. girls. got home at 7. John at 1030 Bed at 11. I (1) cool. 3: fine cool: home chore: our Russell go to Cedar Mills at 7. C.P.R. to Toronto: weigh cow for R. Crisp got Cheque $3185 from Dr Reynar for coal to Date Deposit $10185 in Bank for ourselves: and $2000 for J.H.C. his June cheque: sell coal to L. Sloan for S.S. No. 2. Adjala chat to Jas Scott. chore. chat to Wm Lyons. to Bed at 930 cool clear 4: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock 52 hogs 1. car cattle in 1.car. Box cars: Make about $300: got 1. Bag corn from R.J. Lavery for Her feed: T. Faulkner and 2 Boys here for tea: Bring 2.Bags Shorts 1. Bag Bean from Elevator: 1 sax cement: fine night to Bed at 930 warm 5: fine hot: home chore: got letter from J.H.C. from England. dated June 17th: sleep: go with Robert Watson in car with Isaac & Oliver: down to 7th to see Dave Wilson then to Bolton across to Melville up 4th to Couplands across to 3rd line up to Higginsons down & across Donaghy swamp to. Allans. then to G. Judges down 2nd line: to see Wm little Jarvis Elliott working on road then to Sandhill. up to Mons Road had drink at Martin Stonehouse. up 6th line to 2.5 side line across to J.H. Moffitts up 2nd. line to lot 33. Back down to 25 then across to Jerry Taylors. home to Palgrave at 6. supper Macel Bible in chat. cool: to Bed at 10. oclock 6: fine warm: home chore; send letter to J.H.C. to England: Macel Bible go to Toronto G.T.R. at 9. to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton. home at 530 chore: Sid Suell here for Eggs: to Bed at 10. Cool. 6 1917 �July 7: fine warm: home chore; Miss Hutchinson came G.T.R at 9: here for Dinner & tea: I go to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton: got Shave at Floyds 10 cts: rain at night: W.J. Faulkner Bring Pail Strawberries in chat {Above it reads: rain} 8:X: rain: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep. dress Put on new Blue Shirt: no. Church: to bed at 930 9: fine warm: rainstorm Hail: to home chore. Pat Horan Barn Burned & 2 cows Killed with lightening {lightning} heavy rain: got Invoice for B. coal. 10: fine warm: rain: home chore: Pearl & Mary & Robert Earnest here for dinner: John & I fix scale floor Put some Board on it: rain Russell 17. years old today. he in city. George Lyons help me cement stable floor 11: cloudy mild: home chore: read: Jack Lavery unload car Stone: send $200 Postal note to the Conservator Brampton for Paper to 31st Dec 1917: chore: to Bed at 830 cool 12: cloudy misty fine cool: home chore: W.J. Faulkner up at 8. here with Pail of Strawberries 125 Paid: he went to Tottenham with orange lodge on G.T. Ry at 9. home again at 7. P.M. I got him lunch of cakes. Wm Lyons cow calve today: to Bed at 830 cool 13: fine. rain: cool: home chore: read. to scale take down stove Pipes: got new lock 25 Pd rain I Stop in Elevator till rain over. to bed at 9. (1) 14: cloudy misley fine: home chore: Miss Hutchinson came G.T. at 9. I got Shave at Floyds 15 cts Pd: lawn mow grass: Big Hail Storm at Tottenham: cool night Miss Hutchinson go home G.T. at 7. to Bed at 945 15:X: fine warm: home chore read Sleep: Dinner dress. to Duffys got Minn in Buggy: Drive up to see Mother at Jims with Mary John & Roy in Buggy: had tea at Jims: home at 645 Mary milk cow I mind Roy: Mabel & Pearl to Kellys with Campbells in car: home at 8: to bed at 9. (1) 16: fine warm: home chore: help Mary clean out feed room: send June coal report to Ottawa: clean out coal house: write letter to J.H.C. to Canadian convelescent Hospital Hillingdon House Uxbridge M. Eng 17: fine cloudy misley: home chore: Pay for 3. cars coal $68909 in Bank. and get $31500 cash out of Bank chore read: W.J. Faulkner here for tea L. Taylor in chat. to Bed at 10. �7 1917 July 18: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock at scale 225 Jas Gilmore ship 1. car: 37 hogs: to Bed at 9. 19: fine warm: rain: fine: home chore: read sleep got repairs for Spray 215 sell some: to bed at 9. oclock 20: fine very warm: home chore: read sleep: water Fred Horse: car soft coal came today. to Bed at 10. 21: fine warm: home chore: Pay freight & Duty on car Panama coal 35 tons. $12983 got car Placed at coal shed: Pay Wm Hamilton to Date $1510: Pay Miss Hutchinson to Date $550 chore: got Shave at Floyds 10 Paid: nate there 22:X: fine very hot: home all day sleep at front read write: Tom & Vida up at Mrs Coulters carriage no church at 7: to Bed at 9 hot. 23: fine very hot: home chore: Jos Lavery and Wm Lyons unload car 13896. C & G.T. Soft coal Pay Jos $300 and Will $300 very hot. to Bed at 10. 24: fine very hot: home chore: read Sleep. got 2 letter from J.H.C. from England: I write to him 1. letter: water horse: to Bed at 10. very hot 25: fine very hot: home chore: Sam Charters here: chat to him & R. Matson: Mrs Jefferson here for tea. chat: to Bed at 10. very hot. 26: fine very hot: home chore: read: help Mary to wire around chicken Pen: Pay R.J. Lavery 70 cts for wire & nails for it: very hot: to bed at 10. 27: fine warm: home chore: to 6th line alone Pick Berries home at 12: Dinner. sleep: water horse: Jas Scott here chat. tea chore: then Mary. & Mabel & Pearl & John & Roy: went with J.B. Campbell in car for Joy ride to Black Horse & Back at 8. Mary milk cow: I mind Roy: to bed at 10. fine 28: fine warm: home chore: Mary & I to 6th line Pick Berries home at 1. oclock: water horse: got 2 shoe on Horse: got Shave 15 cts Pd: 3. cars Hard coal came tonight. 1. Egg. 1. Stone: 1. Nut. open cars. to Bed at 11 �29:X: fine very hot: home chore: read sleep: hot hot Church at 7. Mr Graham of Inglewood Preach. 30: fine very hot: home chore: get Horse shod. Place a coal car: very hot: did not go to Bed all night 31: fine very hot: home chore: Start unload car sent coal. Wm Lyons help Jos Lavery haul in Bags with Fred horse: Proff Yeign talk at R. Stjohns hot Bob Rhodes Died: Cable $2000 to J.H.C. to England 8 August 1917 1: fine: thunderstorm rain: home chore: unloading car Nut coal: T. Stanfield haul 1/2 day Irwin cook Jas Lavery & Wm Lyons all day: warm lie on floor 2: fine cool: home chore: finish unload car Nut coal: Start unload Egg coal: T. Stanfield haul Wm Lyons & Jos Lavery all day. cool 3: fine cool: home chore: unload at Egg coal start at car Stove coal. Jos Lavery Wm Lyons T. Stanfield all day: sell first B. coal Olive come home tonight C.P.R. Floyd met her at Cedar mills train late after 12. cool night 4: fine warm: home chore: finish unload car Stove coal & car Egg coal: Pay J.B. Campbell $24387 freight today: Wm Bible help us ½ day and T. Stanfield ½ day: Jos Lavery & Wm Lyons all day: Md Mrs Faulkner came here today & stay all night: got Shave at Floyds 10 Pd I. Pay Jos Lavery up to Date. gave T. Stanfield $1000 5:X: fine cool: home chore: attend to Minn Duffy mare: old Mrs Faulkner went with Tom Faulkner up to Mothers in Buggy: rain Shower thunder storm Church at 7. Mr Bainborough Preach: to Bed at 10. 6: fine cool: home chore: attend to Duffys minn mare Mary. Olive & John Pick berries at Burns: J.B. Campbell took them out & Back with car: I Cable $5000 to J.H.C. to England: chore: to Bed at 10. olcock {Above it reads: cool} 7: fine cool: home chore: Mary & Olive Pick Berries at Burns: J.B. Campbell take them out at 615 Bring the Back at 12: they got Big Pail of Berries: Olive go to Toronto C.P.R. at 5. Floyd Henderson take her to Cedar Mills in car Pay Wm Lyons $1350 for work: to Bed at 10. Mrs Wm Duffy Elmer & Joy came home from {Above it reads: city} �8: fine: thunder storm rain: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore ship 1. car: make over $200 Pay T. Stanfield up to Date: sell Shorts & Bran 9: fine mild: rain: home chore: help Mary to Put new hinges on woodshed Door: to Burns Berry Patch afternoon with Mary & John & Mrs Dolan Berries gone: home at 6. chore: to Bed at 9. (1) 10: fine: home chore: Mary & Mrs Dolan to Gibsons lake Pick Berries: I go to Dohortys Bush Pick Berries: home at 4 tired: sell coal. to Bed at 9. got letter from J.H.C. England 9 August 1917 11: fine warm: home chore: to 6th line Pick Berries up 6th and across through Wm Bibles home got 2 little cow full: tired to Floyds at night: Hair cut & Shave 35 cts Pd home at 1130 12:X: fine warm: home chore: sleep nearly all day; to Bed at 9. 13: fine warm: home chore: to Dohertys Pick Berries. with Mary: Mrs Dolan: Mrs Wm Lyons & George Lyons Berries scarce home at 5: chore: to bed at 9. cool 14: fine warm: home chore: sell coal: got 1. Bag of sugar from R.J. Lavery $925: I go Pick Berries at 6th line: home at 5. Big rainstorm thunder & Hail 15: fine hot: home chore: sell coal: Lena Barry came G.T.R. W. J. Faulkner take her home with him out to oat field see Alf Gibson cut oats for J.B.C. {Campbell} to Jas Scotts chat: home tea: to Bed at 930 16: fine hot: home chore: to Burns Berry Patch Pick Berries with Mary: home at 3. to Bed at 9. cool 17: fine cool: home chore: sell coal: walk out to see Wm Lyons cradle oats I Bind few Sheaves ride home with Miller Hamilton in Buggy. cool {Above it reads: (1)} 18: fine warm: home chore: sell coal: Mary to Burns Pick Berries afternoon: with Mrs Lyons & Dolan got Shave at Floyds 10 Pd: R.L. McFadden & his Mother came to Mrs Coulters G.T. tonight. 19:X: fine hot: home chore: read. R.L. McFadden & his Mother here for Dinner: to Wm Bibles with Mary Milk cow: home. to Bed at 9. cool �20: fine warm: home chore: unload car nut coal Jos Lavery. Wm Lyons & Wallace Duffy help finish at 12. oclock noon: Wm & Dave Rowley raise Barn today: Pay Jos Lavery $200: Pay J.B.C. 9110 freight on car nut coal. to Bed at 10. cool 21: fine warm: home chore: send Bank Draft $15080 to Shoal creek coal co. for car soft coal. help Wm Hamilton set Big Pole for stove Pipes he fix scale rack for me: Pay him $1490 full to date sell coal: Jenny in chat Bring Mabel & Pearl up from. T. Faulkners: to Bed at 9. cool. 22: fine warm: home chore: Pick up coal at shed Mail Invoices & receipts for 3. cars of coal. to show what I Paid for them: Mary & Mrs Dolan Pick Berries at Burns: Jos Lavery Bring Pail of New Potatoes from Bank Cellar 1. Bag I took alloways; to bed at 9. cool. 10 August 1917 23: cloudy rain nearly all day: home chore: read Sleep Mary have sore leg: to Bed at 9. oclock. 24: fine cool: rain cool: home chore: sell coal Wm Hamilton got word that Mercer was wounded in France. read Sleep. to Bed at 9 25: cloudy misley cool: home chore: Mary help me Put Manger & floor in cow stall: got Shave 15 c Pd home at 930 cool. to bed at 10 (1). 26:X: cloudy cool: home chore: read Sleep: Jas Scott here chat: Rev Bainborough Preach at 7. cool. John & I for walk. out through fields: to Bed at 9. 27: fine windy rain at night: home chore: help Wm Hamilton at Elevator move Pot: read sleep Put Horse out in Hendersons lot: Mrs Burns here chat. to Bed at 9. cool. Phone {Above it reads: 165} & write to A.A. McKinnon this am re Potatoes 28: cloudy cool: home chore: sell coal: Pull onions Mary 43 years old today: She went to Burns with Mrs Dolan Pick berries: Buy Bag potatoes from Jos Lavery $200 Paid: to Bed at 9. cool 29: cloudy cool: home chore: weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore ship 1. car: make about 125 sell coal: home at 7 tea: to Bed at 830 cool 30: fine mild: home chore: sell coal: water horse at Floyds: C.B. Duke here chat at Elevator: No 36 Maitland St Toronto phone North 4662: cool home. �31: fine warm: home chore: sell coal: to Bed at 9. Sept 1: fine: home chore: sell coal: home: to Bed at .9. 2X rain last night: fine today: home chore: Sleep in scale office: home at 1. dinner: Macel Bible came home from Toronto last night: our Mable & Pearl go to Toronto saturday morning at 9. G.T.R. with Mrs Duffy: Bainborough Preach at 7. home read: to Bed at 9. cool. 3: fine cool: home chore: sell coal: Mabel & Pearl come home at 6. G.T.R. from Toronto 4: fine cool: home chore: got 1. Bag Shorts 225 Paid sell coal: got letter from J.H.C: answer it and send him P.O. Money order for $2000 cool. 5: fine cool: home chore: send August report of coal to W.F. Oconnor Ottawa: J.B. Campbell thrash. cool 6: fine cool: home chore: sell. Hay: Pay W.E Lyons for Rundells liniment got 12 Boxes Pills: to Bed at 9. (1) upstairs on Bed today: cool after Dinner 11 september 1917 7: fine cool: home chore: send Cheque $1456 to The Robert Simpson Co. Toronto for goods: sell coal. at Elevator for shavings in Bag: home: to Bed at 9. cool 8: fine warm: home chore: to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton: got Shave at Floyds 15 cts Pd: to Bed at 830 9:X: fine cool: home chore: read sleep; around home all day: Wm Lindsay & Bob Wiley here today Rev: Bainborough Preach at 7: to Bed at 830 cold 10: cloudy cool: home chore: got 1. shoe on horse 45 cts {Above it reads: Pd} sell coal: got Bags at Station from A McKinnon got Goods from Simpsons with sweater: to Bed at 9. cool 11: fine cool: home chore: around home kill hen for Mary: to bed at 9. cold. 12: fine warm: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore ship 2. cars: make about $300 to bed at 9. fine 13: fine warm: home chore: sell coal: got letter from J.H.C. from England: home: to Bed at 9. cool. �14: fine mild: home chore: sell coal: home: to Bed at 9. 15: cloudy mild: home chore: around home Churn got Bag sweepings at Elevator: got Shave at Floyds 10 cts Pd 16:X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep. G Munroe Memorial Service in Methodist Church at 230 Rev Quaife Preach Big Crowd: to bed at 9. 17: fine warm: home chore: sell coal: got letter from J.H.C. from England answer it: Mary & I. sell coal to Miss Kenny Lockton: home: to Bed at 9. fine night 18: fine warm cloudy; home chore: Sell Coal weigh 10 hogs for G. White home: to Bed at 9. 19: fine warm: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore load 1. car today make about $150: to Bed at 830 20: fine warm: home chore: to Elevator Wm Hamilton clean out Ben {Bin?} & Put up Stove Pipes up Post. home Dinner: sell coal: Meet Bill Little at Station about car coal: home at 6. tea. to bed at 830 21: fine cool: home chore: attend to Elevator for Wm Hamilton he went to Jas Newtones to see about his eyes: sell coal: home: to Bed at 9. (1) 22: fine cool: home chore: got in 40. Bags Potatoes a 100 Put 18. Bags in Station & 22. Bags in Bank Cellar weigh 2 loads hay & 4 cattle: got Shave at Floyds 10. Pd {Above it reads: to Bed at 10.} 23:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep cool: to Bed {Above it reads: at 9} 24: fine dry: home chore: got into Bank Cellar 16. Bags Potatoes at 80 cts Per Bag: from R. Lyons at Elevator for Bag sweepings for hens: W. Bible there 12 september 1917 25 .fine day: home chore: send 2 Bags Potatoes 150 lbs to Wm Cowan Milton $200: sell coal: home to Bed at 9. 26: fine mild: home chore: weigh Stock: Jas Gilmore load 2. cars: make about 200 today: sell coal: home at {Above it reads: 6} �27: fine warm. rain at night: home chore: sell coal got letter from J.H.C. from Brighton: got letter from Jas MacDonald 5 Watson ave Toronto re Price of Potatoes: rain: to bed at 930 28: fine mild: home chore: sell coal: to Bed at 930 Roy had croup at 12 oclock tonight: 29: fine cool: home chore: order car for Potatoes: sell coal: F. Potter Pay $5000 on coal account: got Shave at Floyds 15 cts Pd: home at 9. to Bed at 930 cool 30:X: fine: misley cool: home: read Sleep: (1) stand John water Fred at Hendersons: to Bed at 9. misley Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach. Oct 1: fine cool: home chore: sell coal: Wm Lyons clean out chimneys. Mary clean stove Pipes: Bring Fred Horse in to Stable: Make out Bills: to Bed at 9. 2: fine: home chore: collect $15140 from John McClelland. sell coal: to Bed at 9 3: cloudy rain: home chore: weigh 74. hogs today Jas Gilmore had 1 car: Sell coal: had card from J.H.C. for Brighton England: to Bed at 840 4: cloudy mild: home chore: got 73. Bags Potatoes on Platform at 90 cts: sell coal: write letter to John D Orr Meadowville about Jas Stjohn Mr Dawson in chat; Wm Matthew & T. Evans in look for coal: to Bed at 9. (1) in night 5: cloudy misley cold: home chore: Buy Potatoes start load car (1) 4720. B.R. & P. had in 180 Bags at 90. cts Per Bag: Wm Lyons help me 1/2 day 6: cloudy cool; home chore: finish load car (1) Put in 442 Bags at 90 cts to 115: Shipped car to A. A. McKinnon Toronto: Start load car (2) 19410. G.T. got in 26 at 110 G. Dawson gave me $40000 cash today: Wm Lyons help all day to Floyds at night got Hair cut & Shave 35 cts Pd Olive came Home tonight from Toronto G.T. 7:X: cloudy cool: home chore; Russell and two Simpson Boys here for Dinner on Motorcycle Olive home: had Meat Pie for Dinner. Church at 7. Wm Steele: Preach: cool: Boyce girls in 13 October 1917 8: fine cool: home chore: finish load car 2.19410 G.T. Put in 405 Bags ship to A McKinnon Toronto G.W. Dawson Pay me for it 50825 �9: cold fine: home chore: load car. 63058. B.M Put in 496 Bags at 120: Start load car (4) 83529.N.y.N.H & H. got in 340 Bags into it G.W. Dowson Pay me for car (3) $60020 Mary help me Book up loads. 10: clear cold: home chore: finish load car 4.83529. N y N H & H. Put in 490 Bags at 120 Ship to a a McKinnon Toronto: Start load car 5:310092. G.T.P. got in 350. Bags at 110 Russell help Jas Lavery in car: 11: fine cool: home chore: finish load car 5. 310092 G.T.P. Put in 609. Bags: Shipped it to a. a. McKinnon Toronto: start load car (6) had 538. Bags in tonight. Put 1. load in car N.W. 61037; G.W. Dowson gave me $9000 12 cloudy rain: home chore: got in 2 loads Potatoes into car 7:61037 N & W: at 100: Ship car 6:39176: D L & W: to A. A. McKinnon Toronto had in 528. Bags: by Cash today from G W. Dowson $100000 at Elevator raining. 13: cloudy rain: cool: home chore: finish load car 7: 61037. N & W: Load in 544 Bags at $100 Per Bag: Pay Jas Lavery $1500 for 4 1/2 days work: Ship this car to a.a. McKinnon Toronto. 14:X: cloudy misley fine: home chore: read Sleep Pearl & John to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach 15: fine cool: home chore: ship 2100lbs stone coal to Mr Cowan Caledon East $1050: got 228 Bags of Potatoes on Platform at $100: home chore: 16: fine cool: home chore: get car for Potatoes: start to load. Put some in {Above it reads: at night} 17: fine cool: home chore: sell coal. weigh hogs Jas Gilmore load 1. car: work at Potatoes G. Dowson car in for Bags. our cow sick Dr Tighe here: Wm Lyons {Above it reads: car?} {break?} 18: warm misley: home chore: our cow sick. G.W. Dowson Pay me for car 7.61037. N&W $56950 also for car 8.98649. C B & 2.299. Bags 75 lbs $32475: and $1000 for one weeks rent for use of scale to weigh Potatoes: from 18th of oct. 1917. Wm Lyons drench {Above it reads: cow} 14 oct 1917 19: cloudy rain: cool: home chore: cow sick �20: cloudy cool: home chore: Deliver coal Jas Lavery all day. {Above it reads: 300} Pd: got Shave at Floyds to Dr Reynars at night telephone for Dr Bowes {Above it reads: cow sick} 21:X: cloudy cold: home chore: cow sick. Bowes {Above it reads: here} 22: cloudy cool: home chore: Deliver coal around village Joe Lavery: Dowson loading Bag car: 23: cloudy rain: home chore. our cow sick Dr Bowes here 24: cloudy misley cool rain snow: cow very sick had Mason to cow: very sick I up to 3 oclock cold: to Bed cold. 25: cloudy. clearing milder: home chore cow very sick. cow Died about 4. oclock today: Down at scale: lots of {Above it reads: Potatoes} 26: cloudy cold: home sick with cold wind to Bed 27: cool: home in Bed sick with cold. 28:X: cold: home in bed sick with cold. 29: cold: home in bed sick with cold 30: cold: home in bed sick with cold. 31: cold: home in bed sick with cold Nov 1: cold: home in bed Sick with cold 2: cool: home in bed Sick with cold 3: cold: home in bed sick with cold 4:X: cold: home in bed Sick with cold 5: clear cold: home in bed Sick with cold 6: clear cold: home: got up this forenoon downstairs fo 6 7: Dinner: Geo. W. Dowson Pay me $50000 Cash 7: for coal Shed & Big scale: Mrs Jas Burns & Mrs F Dolan in chat: to Bed at 9. oclock �8: clear fine: home: sick: up at 1. oclock downstairs custard for Dinner: tea to bed at 8 oclock 9: clear fine: home sick: up at 12 for soup: chat tea: to Bed at 8. oclock fine night Dance in {Above it reads: Hall} 10: fine warm: home up at 12 for Dinner: Mrs Pearl McMahon in chat: I out for walk: fine day Olive came home from Toronto tonight G.T 11:X: fine warm: home sick: up at 12. Mother here for Dinner & tea: She went to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach. W.J. Faulkner in chat; to bed at 9. foggy. 12: fine warm: home sick: up at 12. Dinner Mother here for tea: Mrs Wm McKinnon buried at Bolton Cemetry today: Olive went with W.J. Faulkner. 13: fine warm: home sick: up at 12 for Dinner. to Jas Scotts for walk: Dr Reynars in see about coal for Kidds: to Bed at 10. fine night. 15 Nov 1917 14: fine warm: home up for dinner: got letter from W.G. Stevens about 1400 he owes me: our John 8 years old today: I subscribe to Robert Matson $100000 in victory Bonds. 15: cloudy misley cool: home up at 11. better. I Cable $5000 to pte {private?} C. McMahon 775536 E. Co. 4th reserve Batt Hauts England today 16: cloudy cool: home: up at 10. Morris Shulman here chat: G.W. Dowson Start line a car Olive help Mary Pack Box with Stuff and Box Christmas Cake for Campbell Send them to him today: Olive went to Toronto G.T.R. at 6. oclock tonight 17: fine warm: home up at 11. for dinner for walk to angle crossing today tired old Wm Clarke got Stroke on left side last night: got Shoes removed on horse: 2 18:X: fine cold squaly snow cold: home up at 2 oclock Mother here for tea to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach. to Bed at 9. oclock. 19: cloudy cold: home up for Dinner G.W. Dowson fix scale at North end 20 old Wm Clarke Died at 4. oclock this morning �20. cloudy cool: home up at 10. down town: to Bank after dinner Deposit $10800 then to coal & scale: Russell to Toronto in car with Bibles Russell home at 11. oclock from city 21 {Below it reads: Pearl bring cow} foggy misty cool: home up for dinner misty rain afternoon & night sleet snow 22: sleet snow rain cold: home up at 10 oclock old Wm Clarke's funeral. today: service in Church then Bury him at Bolton. snow & Blow about 6. or 8. inches cold night. 23: clear cold: home up at 10. Dinner Mary Bake Bread and mend granite dishes. I rock Roy asleep in cradle: cold 24: clear cold: home up at dinner. I walk up to Floyd Henderson he cut my hair & Shave me: {Between lines it reads: 35 cts} I pay him for Shaving horse 65 cts Paid 25:X: clear cold: home up at 11. Mary wash me up Stairs: L. Bible in with Russell: No Church at 7. Shilah had Anniversary Peter Campbell there: fine moonlight cold 16 1917 Nov 26: clear cold: home. up at noon: L. Bible help Russell haul some coal home from coal shed Russell. go to Toronto with car Potatoes for R. W. Dowson in lined car (1): cold night 27: clear cold: home up at noon: to Bank Deposit $2000 for J.H.C. month November Pay: Pay $10000 first on victory loan Bond. in store: R.J. Lavery Bring us. Bag of sugar $975 Paid: fine night 28: fine mild: home up at noon: Mary clean store windows & Put them on: Russell came home from Toronto. G T at 9. this evening 29: fine mild: home: up at 10. Mary wash: let horse & cow out for while: Lilly cow 1st time 30: cloudy rain: home: up at noon: read Book Mary write letter to Mewburn Ottawa to try & get Campbell home for while to Bed at 11. oclock (1) Both. Olive 19. years today. she Telephone to us. Dec 1: cloudy mild: home up at noon: Dinner Ella Webbs sale today: Leonard Bible help Russel haul coal scales & fuel from Elevator. Macel Bible came home from city �2:X: fine cold: home up at noon Dinner: read. Mabel & Pearl to Jas Burns: Wm Barland here look for Robert Matson: W. J. Faulkner in chat. Mabel & Pearl to English Church at 7. (11) 3: cloudy cool: home up for Dinner: read. Mr Jeremiah Taylor in. get Paper signed. got letter from J.H.C. tonight from England. dated 6th of November. 4: fine mild: home up for Breakfast at 10. oclock: Mary wash clothes: Russell got letter from J.H.C. dated 16th of November. with letter in for mother and his Photo for us: I mind Roy Mary to Bank Deposit $6000 Russell go to Toronto car 2. Potatoes for G. Dowson 5: fine cold: home up at 930 to F. Hendersons got Shave 10 cts Pd: Let cow & horse out Roy 2 years old today: Russell come home at 7. G.T.R. from Toronto tonight. Send card to Ohio & Michigan coal Co for 1. car Nut coal: Mary write letter to J.H.C. tonight. 17 December 1917 6: clear & cold: home. up for Dinner: read Russell in bed all day sleep. snow. 7: clear cold: home for Dinner: read Paper Big Explosion at Halifax many killed. clear cold got letter J.H.C. from England. 8: cloudy snow East Storm. Snow all day home. up at 11. for dinner: L. Bible in. Mary got letter from Olive from Toronto with Birthday card for me: Mary fix at Coat for Mabel. Bake Bread chore 9:X: stormy very cold: home. up at 2. oclock. Olive call on Telephone from Toronto My 58th Birthday today. had 2 chickens for Dinner at 4. oclock. Leonard Bible here all day. to Bed at 10. (1). cold night 10: clear cold: home: up at 12. For Dinner. read Paper: cold. To Bed at 10. 11: clear cold; home: up for Breakfast at 930: Mary to Bank. Deposit $5235 J. H. Lavery cheque Pay taxes $2480 and $1210 Telephone one to Dec 1. write letter to W.G. Stevens & to coal man. 12: clear cold: up at 930 for Breakfast. read the Paper. Mary Bake. Edna Rowley in Telephone Isaac Matson in chat. Mrs Wm Lyons in Mary fill out report coal all sold at Dec 1rst. Mary & Mabel & Pearl went to Sam Charters meeting in Hall at 8. I stay home with John & Roy. to 12. oclock to Bed at 1. cold night 13: cloudy snow all day: home up at 12. read Paper: read Rebecca of Sunnybrook farm �14: clear cold: home: up at Dinner. Mary & I write letter to J.H.C. to England. Russell start to Stony Point at 1. oclock with car of Potatoes for G.W. Dowson: I finish read Rebecca. Mabel & Pearl to Ben Petch meeting in Hall. cold 15: clear cold: home: up at 1. oclock. no Dinner: they were house cleaning today: Dinner at 4. colock to Bed at 12. oclock at night very cold night. 16:X: clear cold: home up at noon: Rev Lunan Preach at 230 to S.S. scholars: at at 7. oclock to old People: Mabel & Pearl go. to Both services Edna Rowley & Macel Bible in. telephone cold clear. to Bed at 10. Oclock. 18 Dec 1917 17: clear fine: home up at 11. oclock: water cow and horse: out to Vote at Wm Lyons for Sam Charters. against Ben Petch. home for dinner at 12: Mrs Lyons & Macil Bible here for dinner: George Lyons here for tea: up to 10. oclock: Charters got 119 votes here Peter 28. Charters had 1675 majority in Peel. Big majorities the Boys had Big Bonfire: Mary Vote for Charters 18: fine milder: home: up for Breakfast water cow & Horse: let them out for while to Floyd Hendersons got Shave 15 cts Paid. in store awhile: chat home at 3. read Paper 19: cloudy mild misley: home: up at 10. olock. read Paper: got letter from J.H.C. from France Dated Dec 1rst Just got to France. Russell got home tonight from Stony Point G.T. Ry at 7. oclock: {Above it reads: Mary} write to Olive. to Bed at 10. mild night: 20: cloudy mild: home up at 930 for Breakfast G. Chapman here Pay coal Bill $1355 for S.S. No. 2 Adjala R.J. Matson Bring 1. load wood first load to Bed at 10. oclock mild thawing snow {Above it reads: off} 21 {Below it reads: got goose from mrs Duffy 14 1/2 lbs $290}: fine mild: home up at 10 for Breakfast. Pearl Mrs Jas McMahon here for Dinner. School Concert S.S. No. 9. Mabel. Pearl & John take Part Russell go to: they had good concert and scholars. Presented. Mr Hartwich wrist watch 22: fine mild: home up at 10. oclock for Breakfast. Mary Bake Bread & Cakes: to bed at 11. 23:X: cloudy snow mild: home up at 11. Mary sick I do chores. Russell milk cow: Mrs Wm Lyons & Macel Bible in at 10. tonight to see Mary: to Bed at 11. �24: cloudy mild: home at up 10. Breakfast Tom Faulkner here Pay $423 for coal in full to Date. he stay for Dinner: Olive come home from Toronto at 11. C.P.R. Russell meet her at Cedar Mills cold night 25: clear cold: home up at 10. Olive Here: Dinner at 2. had 14 1/2 lbs Goose: My Mother here for tea: stay all night: Olive go C.P.R. to Toronto at 5. oclock. Russell leave her to Cedar Mills s.s. Play in Hall tonight. Mabel Pearl & John go & Russell. to Bed at 12. cold night. 19 Dec 1917 26: clear cold: home up at 10. for Breakfast other here stay all day: W. A. Irwin in see me. 27: clear cold. home up for Breakfast at 10. Mother here: read Ann Book. very cold & icy 28: cold below Zero: home up for Breakfast at 10. Russell split some wood: very cold day & night Mother here; very cold night: 29: clear very cold. home up for Breakfast at 10. Mother here: I dress go to Store & R. Matson to Wm Irwins get Village Book: home Dinner at {Above it reads: 4} 30X clear cold: home up for Breakfast at 11. read had Chicken Dinner at 4. oclock: Mary take Mother to R.J. Laverys at 5. clear cold Mabel & Pearl to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach: Mary home at 730 cold night. 31: clear cold: home up for Breakfast at 10. then to Hall take Nominations for Village from 12 to 1. oclock Russell do the writing: home for Dinner: Russell to Hall at 730 no meeting 1918 Jan 1: clear & cold: home up at 10 for Brekafast in House all day: Candidate resign: Wm Wray{?} in tonight chat to 830 cold night. 2: clear cold: home up at 10 for Breakfast Russell got Horse Shod. haul coal to Floyd & some home Leonard Bible help him. all the candidates for Trustee resign leaving J.B. Campbell. W.A. Irwin & R.J. Lavery Elected for the year 1918. cold clear. �3: clear cold: home. up at 10. for Breakfast Leonard Bible help Russell haul coal & get 1. Bag Flour: 1. Bag wheat: 1. Bag Barley 2 Bags oats: 2. Bags Bran at Elevator. then to Wm Bibles for Straw: got 2. letter from J.H.C. from France. Dated the 8th and 13th of December 1917: cold night: 4: clear cold: home up for Breakfast at 10. clock Leonard Bible in wake Russell out of Bed Mary Pay Leonard 100 for work. I to R.J. Laverys see Mother about letter re Mortgage: Post letters: home at 4. oclock. Dr A.F. Reynar in chat about Norton {Above it reads: Buns} re Floyd Henderson here at night Shave me Pd 25 cts: Floyd Paid me $875 for coal. fine night not so cold: to bed at 10. clock (1) 20 Jan 1918 5: clear fine: home. up at 10. for Breakfast: to Bank at 11. Deposit $2500 gave Bank a Cheque for the Balance of Victory Bond $89100 got Receipt for $100000 Paid up: to Elevator see Wm Hamilton. Pay him up to Date for Feed. chat: Paid Floyd Henderson for shoeing horse $135: home: Wm McMinn here today get papers signed. Re Earl goods. I in R.J. Lavery's see Mother. to bed at 11. 6:X: cloudy cold: home up at 10. for Breakfast Leonard Bible in for Russell at 12. oclock children to Church at 7. Rev. Bainborough Preach. 7: cloudy Snow: home up at 10 for Breakfast Albion Election: Doherty: Taylor: Roe: and Wm Hutchinson run: Hutchinson got beat by 3 votes. our Jim in chat: W.J. Faulkner here for tea; snow 8: squaly. clear cold: home: up at 10. for Breakfast read: Jim here for Dinner. got Note for $10000 he Pay off Mortgage $50000 re Hillard to Imperial Bank: Russell go to Toronto with car of Potatoes for Dowson at 5. oclock Orangemen meet in Hall today: to Bed at 10. 9: clear fine: home: up at 1030 for Breakfast read at Anne: to bed at 10. cold (1): Russell got home from Toronto C.P.R. at 2. oclock tonight C.P.R. train late stop at Humber station: 10: cold Blustry: home: up at 10. for Breakfast read: Wm Lyons in chat: Telephone G. Taylor about Hay. Russell Sleep all day: fine. 11: fine: home: up at 10. Breakfast: Shovel snow: to R.J. Laverys see Mother: home at 430 Russell drive El youngs team haul up Potatoes to Car for Dowson: He fire car all night cold & Stormy: in Home at 4. oclock. cold. �12: stormy very cold: home: up at 10 Breakfast in House finished read Anne of the Island. Russell fire car for Dowson: very cold. no trains Railroad Blocked with snow. 13:X: cold Stormy: home: up at 11. Breakfast: Russell fire car Potatoes all day & all night for Dowson; Jas Burns call on Telephone about 8. 14: clear cold: {Above it reads: home} up at 930 for Breakfast: read a little milder tonight: no trains But snow Plow. went up. Russell fire car 21 Jan 1918 15: calm fine milder: home: up at 10. Breakfast help Mary to Churn: Rock Roy in cradle. fill in coal Papers for Ottawa no coal in. Russell fire car Potatoes for Dowson all night. 16: clear Blustry cold: home. up at 10. Breakfast Mary Wash: I rock Roy asleep. Russell go to Toronto with Refrigerator car of Potatoes. for Dowson at 5. oclock this evening. read 17: fine cold: home. up at 10. Breakfast: Shovel snow for woodpile: chore. let Horse out for while. Mary Bake Bread: Pretty cold. 18: cold: home: up at. 10. for Breakfast. chore. to R.J. Laverys: see Mother: home at 4. very cold. 19: clear cold: home: up at 1030 Breakfast. chore George Burns Baby Die. Buried in Methodist Grave {Above it reads: yard} Wm Lyons dig grave: Rev Bainborough Bury it 20:X: clear cold: home: up at 11. for Breakfast. Pearl to S.S. at 11. am: Mabel. Pearl. John. to Church at 7 Rev Bainborough Preach: Mary & Roy to Wm Lyons I at home alone: Russell come home from Toronto tonight C.P.Ry at 11. cold night: clear 21: clear cold: home. up at 10. Breakfast: Mary Wash: Russell in Bed till 12 noon: Bring the new axe from Wm Bibles split some Blocks. 22: clear cold: home. up at 10. Breakfast. Mary to Bank Deposit J.H.C. Jan Cheque $2000: home at 330 churn: H.H. Matson in Pay 3602 in full to Date: 23: clear cold: home. up at 10. Breakfast. clean out closet: crosscut hard Blocks. Mary and John help me: Russell went on weightfreight at 12. with car Potatoes to Toronto for Dowson �24: snow: cold: home: up at 10. Breakfast: in all day: write to C.A. Magrath Ottawa about coal Velda Boyce Died this morning at 10. Russell came home C.P.R. at 12. oclock tonight 25: clear cold: home. up at 10. Breakfast. Russell. up at 1. oclock for Dinner: read. 26: clear cold: home: up at 10. Breakfast: Russel go to Velda Boyce funeral at 1. oclock: service in church: Mabel & Pearl go: Rev Bainborough Preach Borden Matson Dinner here: very cold night 27:X: clear cold; home: up at 11. Breakfast: read: I went to R.J. Laverys see Mother: home at 5. Dinner Mabel. Pearl. John. to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach 22 January 1918 28: snow & Blow: home: up at 10. Breakfast: read. And write letter to J.H.C. to France Put it in Mothers letter: write to J.S. Hamilton about car coal. 29: clear cold: Home up at 10. Breakfast: read. Write Russell. Split some wood: John Put wood in after 3. I help him: Put down Hay & Straw. 30: clear cold: home: up at 10. Breakfast: I walk to Elevator afternoon chat to Wm Hamilton: got little Bar in scale office: home at 5. Tea at 6. 31: clear cold: home. Up at 10. Breakfast: Mother up from R.J. Laverys at 11. Here for Dinner & tea got letter from J.H.C. from France. Dated Jan 8th: Russell go with car Potatoes at 5 pm for Dowson: Mother to R.J. Lavery at 6. Feb 1: clear cold: home up at 10. Breakfast chore Russell come home from Toronto C.P.R. 1130 P.M 2: clear cold; home. up at 10. chore: split some wood: Russell help; John haul into woodshed W.J. Faulkner her for tea at 6 3:X: cloudy Blustry: home up at 11. Breakfast read Rev Quaife had Memorial Service for Elmer Moss at 3. oclock in Methodist Church Mabel Pearl John there: Orangemen figure: Rev Bainborough Preach at 7. W.J. Faulkner here for tea at 6. 4: clear very cold: home: up at 10. Very cold: in house all day: write to John McDonald about coal: write out 9. Bills & Post them: Floyd in look for coal Bags. very cold night. �5: clear cold: home: up at 10. In house all day 6: cloudy snow cold: home: up at 10. had fish for Dinner: house all day. Write out 6. Bills Post them in office. 7: Bustry cold: home: up at 10. Russell split wood I help John Mabel & Pearl haul it into shed 8: fine milder: home: got up at 10. chore let Horse and cow out for a while: Russell go on 406 with car of Potatoes for Dowson fire car; cold 9: Hail: fine cold: Home up at 10: Store closed at noon: to save fuel: in house all day: cold 10:X: clear cold: home: up at 10; chore: Mother here for Dinner at 4 Soup: chore: Mother Mabel Pearl John to Church at 7. Reb Bainborough Preach: Mary write letter to Nellie Allan to Leney: coal stove go out. February 1918 11: fine mild thawing off roof : home: up at 10. chore: Mary Churn: School close today. W. E. Hartwick has to Enlist quit school. Russell came home from Toronto C.P.R at 12 pm. 12: rain all day mild: home up at 10. in home all day 13: cloudy: fine mild: home. up at 12. for dinner Russell go to Toronto with car of potatoes for Dowson: Old Mrs Faulkner come here at 2 and the stay all night: I rest Poorly 14: fine mild: home. up for dinner at 10clock Russell come home from Toronto G.T. R at 7.oclock {Above it reads: pm}: Tom Faulkner here see his mother. 15: cloudy cold: clear: home. up at 10. read. Old Mrs Faulkner here: she went to R J. Laverys at 11. to see Mother: Russell get 1 Bag flour 1. Bag Wheat. 1. Bag Barley: 2. Bags oats & 2. Bags Bran at Elevator. Fred Horse in Wm Lyons sleigh: road very icy: 16: clear cold: home: up at 10. in house all day old Mrs Faulkner here the went to R.J. Lavery’s to chat to Mother Ivan bring her up at 5. She stay here all night. cold. To bed at 1030 17.X: clear cold: up at 1.oclock for Dinner: Mrs Faulkner here: church at 7. Mabel Pearl John go. Rev Bainborough Preach: cold. �18: clear cold: home. up at 11. Mary to G.T. Station at 9. with old Mrs Faulkner she went on train to Alliston. Mary to Lyons chat to after 630 cold. 19: showery: rain mild: home. up at 10. in house all day: turn windy cold at night: R.J. Matson sale 20: clear windy cold: home. up at 1130 for dinner. Mary wash & scrub today: very cold night 21: clear very cold: home up at 10: Mary Bake Bread and cakes: read Guardian: write a letter to Campbell to France: cold: 22: clear cold: home: up at 10: in house all day Russell hello Wm Lyons saw wood 1/2 day in L. Marshalls Bush: very icy. 23: clear fine: home up at 11. G. Taylor here with 1100 lbs Hay : Pat Keenahan here pay his Bill $445: Mercer Mason here collect 300 Wm Rowley 8th line got hurt in Bush today and Died tonight from hurt. February 1918 24:X: fine warm: home up at 10: chore let Fred Horse out play: thawing: Mary to R.J. Laverys see Mother Mabel Pearl John to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough {Above it reads: Preach} 25: cloudy mild rain: home. up at 10. in house all day: rain heavy thunder & lightning very Stormy at night- turn very cold. Stormy night. 26: windy cold Blustry: home up at 11. in house all day. Wm Rowley 8th line Funeral this afternoon to Laurel Hill: Jas Scott set off in chat: Mrs Wm Lyons in chat. cold. 27: fine mild: home. up at 10. in house all day 28: snow mild: home. up at 10. in house allday March 1: fine mild: home. up at 10. in house allday. 2: fine mild: home. up at 10: in house all day. G. Taylor Bring Balance of Hay 2. tons. G. Cosgrove in Pay coal Bill. W.J. Bingham in: sign his car license: Licence: Council meeting today 3:X: fine mild: hoe up at 10. in house all day: read sleep: got letter from J.H.C. from France dated 3rd of February: Mother & Lizzie come up last night see it Mary write letter to J.H.C tonight. Mabel, Pearl & John to Church at 7. With Mother. Rev Bainborough Preach �4: cloudy cold: home up at 12 for dinner Mary wash clothes today: Wm Lyons in cellar Pick Potatoes: 5: fine mild cold: home up at 10. in house all day. Sidney Snell in for Doz Eggs. Mary to Bank Deposit J.H.C Cheque $2000 and pay $300 to Bank for F. N. Leavens 1917 & 1918. And {illegible} for Enterprise {illegible- possibly 'depot'}. 6: fine cold snow: home up at 10. in house all day E. Argent Bring load wood to us from R.T. Matson: Wm Bible in tonight chat. 7: fine cold: home up at 10. in house all day. 8: fine cold: home: up at 12 for Dinner. in all day: Mary wash; Russell with Dowson 9: cloudy cold: snow & Blow: home up for dinner. Russell go with car potatoes at 330 for Dowson to Toronto: C.H. Rutherford in pay his coal Bill 179 Floyd Henderson in at 3. Shave me: Mary send 1 Doz Eggs and some cakes to Olive 25 March 1918 10:X: snow & blown cold: home up at 12. Mary sick Fred pull Hatter off I Put in our clean stable. 11: clear cold: home: up at 7. Put on fine: Back to bed up at 11. I write letter to J.H.C. to France: John & Borden Matson shovel snow at gate Mrs T. Steele buried today. Russell come home from Toronto C.P.R. at 1130. 12: fine very warm: slushy: up at 10. Let Horse {Between lines it reads: Old George Verner Buried today} & cow out awhile. Pack Box for J.H.C. Russell wire it: send Box to J.H.C. to France mail 13: fine mild: home up at 10. Wm Bible. Lenoard {Leonard?} & Russell haul 3 bags straw here: rain at night send Feb coal report to W.F. Oconnor Ottawa 14: cloudy rain all day: home up at 11. John Patterson in about wood. 12 cord 15bu wood at 400 Per cord $4800. snow Blow: Russell split {Above it reads: wood} 15: clear cold: home up at 10. Russell split wood then go to Jims: I help Mary churn: Russell stay at Jims help till 2. load Potatoes. �16: fine mild: home up at 10. Jas Gilmore in pay coal Bill: Russell go with car Potatoes for Dowson to Aylmer at 10.oclock tonight. colder windy: 17.X: fine mild: home up at 10. in house all day. Mother & Little Mary come up here from R.J. Lavery's & Elmer Duffy here for tea: Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach: Mother & girls to Church. 18: fine: house up at 9^30: Mable & John to mill for Bran before school line: first airplane go with This air at 8^30 I chore clean out stable water & feed: wind Rey: Mary wash clothes. I write a letter to Olive last night to 559 Keele St.{illegible} 19: fine warm: home up at 7. chore: help Mary clean ice of yard: gave R.J. Madison cheque $25^00 for wood: jaw feast in Chat. Chore 20: fine very warm: home up at 730 chore. clean ice got letter from J.H.C from France Dated February 19th in good Place. 21: fine very warm South wind. home up at 9. chore: Mary fix couch over again. 22: fine cool north wind: home up at 10. chore help Mary to Churn in the fill Pearl tick. hay. 23: fine cool North wind: home up at 10. chore out for walk to Jas Scotts. to store see mother. To Floyd Henderson's at night got Shave. home at 8: to bed at 10. fine cool night. 26 24:X: fine warm: home up at 9. Chore: Pearl & John to S.S. at 11. Mary I go up track for walk: Back at 3. Chat to Jas Scott: home at 5. Children to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach: Mary & Roy to Duffy's 25: fine cool: home up at 10. chore: to R.J. Larry's chat to Mother see gasoline washer work: to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton: home at 6 got letter from J.H.C. from France Dated February 24th: heard Crown Prince was taken 26: fine cool: home up at 10. chore: Deposit- J.H.C. March Cheque $2000 in Bank for him today. Mother here all afternoon & tea: then she went to R.J. Lavery's at 6. cool night. 27: fine cool: home up at 8. chore: Mary wash. Russell chore: for walk: W.J. Bingham and Mr Sleighthorne here chat. �28: fine cool: home up at 10. chore: got letter from J.H.C. from France Dated March 7th. last night: walk out to R. Matsons Office. see about North West loan Co. Russell got 1. Bag Potatoes from Jim: Olive and Irene Carr here from Toronto C.P.R. at 12 oclock tonight: Russell & L. Bible meet them with car at Cedar Mills: to Bed at 1.oclock. 29: fine mild: home chore: Olive & Irene Carr here all day Mother here for tea: over to Jas Scotts for chat. Good Friday. 30: fine mild: home chore: Olive & Irene Carr up at 5. walk to Cedar Mills at 630 go to Toronto. Russell walk with them carry valises. he come Back and work with Wm Lanery on section all day: I got Shaved at Floyds. To Elevator see Wm Hamilton; home at 6.tea: 31:X: fine: Easter: home chore: Eat 2. Poached Eggs for Breakfast: Mother here for tea Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach April:1: cloudy rain: home chore: take salts. for walk. rain: Russell work on section G.T. Ry Macil {Macel} Bible go to Toronto C.P.R. at 5.P.M. 2: fine mild: home chore: John Patterson start hard wood: Grandma McMahon: here all night Russell on section: Mary & I do some gardening Plant Radishes & Lettuce. 27 April 1918 3: fine cool: home chore: to Elevator get: 1. Bag of Wheat. 1. Bag of Barley: 1. Bag shorts and 2. Bags Bran: Wm Bible Bring them up for me. Steve Kelly's sole today: Mother here. 4: fine cool: home chore: John Patterson finish haul 11. cord short wood: gave him Cheque $4400. Russell on Section: Mother here. cool windy 5: fine mild: home chore: Russell on Section: chore for walk to Blacksmith shop. chat: fine 6: fine mild: home chore; split some wood: Mother here: Russell on Section: got leter from J.H.C. from France Dated 10th of March: got letter from Rev E. E. Pugsley from France dated 11th of March saying he saw Campbell. 7:X: fine mild: home chore: read sleep: Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach: Mother: Mable Pearl go to English Church at 7. Rev Kennedy Preach: Mrs Jas Burns Lillie & Mother in chat. �8: fine cool: home chore split some wood. Russell on section. Mother here. cold windy 9: fine cool: home chore: Mrs Jas McMahon here. I to Bank with her: got our Bank Book Posted Dowson go to Toronto with car for awhile: 10: fine cool. home chore: Mary wash: split wood walk to Elevator see Wm Hamilton: see Hogs and cattle: to Shop with Mr. Wray: Mrs Floyd Henderson home from Brampton today: home chore 11: fine cool: home chore: Wheel Hardwood into woodshed: Mabel & John Bring 1.Bag Flour from Elevator in cart: Mother here: Back sore 12: fine warm: home chore: to Jas Scotts chat. to stove for loaf Bread: home chore. 13: fine warm: home chore: clean out Berry bushes old wood Prune trees: clean Fred horse outside: to Elevator Pay Wm Hamilton to Date he Pay me for Bag truck $200: home: settle up with Eddy Younge to Date. Mother here: 14:X: fine warm: home chore: to Floyd Hendersons get hair cut & shave: home read: Mother Mabel. Pearl & John to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach: Mary Roy & I walk around Pond write letter to J.H.C. to France: Put clock on 1.hour today. Mrs Duffy & Baby & Joy & Elmer here chat: Mother here: to Bed at 10. 28 April 1918 15: fine warm: home chore: split wood & pile it in. Russell on Section Mother here: Post letter to J.H.G. to {Above it reads: France} 16: fine warm: home chore: split wood and Pile it in: Mother go to Duffys today: Russell on Section: to bed at 10. oclock. Bathe (1) 17: fine warm: home chore: Mary wash: split some wood: Jas Lavery split afternoon wheel some in: rain at night. to bed at 9. 18: cloudy snow cold: home chore: to Bed at 10. 19: clear cold: Snow on ground thawing: home chore help Mary to churn slow: Jack Jones Bring 1. load wood slabs: John help me Pile them. �20: clear cool: home chore: Jack Jones bring 1. load slab wood. I pay him for 4 cords $850. {Between lines it reads: Wm Stinson Buried today 11 ½ years old} John help me Pile Them and wheel coal ashes to street: chore: to Bed at 10. oclock. cool. 21:X: cloudy misley: home chore: Len. Bible here for. Russell Dinner at 2. oclock. Mother here Mother to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach Wm Beatty died today: to Bed at 930 22: cloudy cool: fine: home chore: for walk to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton: F. Dolan there: for walk at eve: chat to J.C.Wolfe. W.J. Faulkner in with my coat: Lorne Bary Stay here all night: to Bed at 1030. 23: fine warm: home chore; see airplanes go. Lorne Barry go with Wm Pulford. John E. Daley here chat: Pile wood in coohkouse 24: fine cool: home chore: Mary help me Pile wood: walk to Stock Pen see Hogs & cattle in store got 2. lbs figs: home chore: to Bed at 10. W.J. Faulkner set hen 2. in stable tonight. Mr McCauley & E. Walton here look at Fred. 25: fine cool: home chore: got 2. shoes Removed on Fred horse 45 cts Rd: clean horse: cool. 26: fine cool: home chore: Mary wash. Mother here afternoon: Mrs Tom Chapman Buried today: circle on Sun 27: fine warm: home chore: walk to Elevator: clean street: 28:X: fine warm: home chore: to Floyds get Shaved walk down to 6th line with Jas Lavery. Mother here. to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach. fine day 29 April 1918 29: fine warm: home chore: home all day windy: to Elevator: see Wm Hamilton. walk around Block: dig in garden: rain 30: cloudy cool: home chore: dig in garden to Bank Deposit J.H.C. April cheque $2000 got Interest to Date marked on mine & his. Russell to Glenwilliams work on track: �May 1: cold windy fine: home chore: Jas StJohn got Horse: to Jas Scotts chat. home Tea Garver Brown move into Webb House today got letter from France dated 8th April from J.H.C. McMahon: milder tonight. 2: windy mild dry: home chore: Poorly Russell at Glenwilliams on track: Jas StJohn have Fred Horse all day: 3: cool fine: misley: fine: home chore: Poorly to Elevator: W. Darroagh Put in load oats. Russel at Glen- on track: 4: fine mild: home chore: dig some in garden: John & I go to fish got none. 5:X: fine warm: home chore: all of no walk to Wm Bibles & Wm Boyce Bush got flowers. Mother here in evening: Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach: English Church to. 6: fine cool: home chore: Mary write a letter to J.H.C. to France: put in $100 7: fine warm: home chore: Mary split wood. Wm Lyons help her & Russell. we got all into woodshed: Sell Fred Horse today to Harry Swinton & a Boyce for $2500: Deposit cheque in Bank. to see Mother at Duffy's. home to bed at 10. 8: fine cool: home chore: Mary & I finish Pile Maple wood in woodshed: cool 9: {Below it reads: Peal 10. years} cloudy cool: home chore: our Pearl 10. years old today: Mary take off storm windows: Put them up in driving house. 10: fine cool: home chore: finish dig garden cold night frost: Russell to Tottenham 11: cool: home chore: Mary help me to clean out closet: John & I to arch fish. 12:X: fine cool: home chore: in bed sleep: Mother here for tea at 430: Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach: 30 May 1918 13: cloudy cool: home chore: send april report of coal to Ottawa: write letter to J.H.C. to France: chore cool. �14: fine mild: home chore: Mary wash: got a letter from J.H.C. from France Dated the 19 of April: Dr Reynar here about Mrs Mc{Elvany?} 15: fine warm: home chore: Wm Bible haul Manure from here: I help Mary clean out hen house: scrape up yard: 16: fine warm: home chore: Wm Bible finish take Manure: Jas Scott here chat: Dr Reynar and Kearn Coffee here chat: to Bed at 10. fine. 17: fine warm: home chore: Russell go to Toronto with Leonard & Ruby Bible in car. Bring our Olive & Miss Beth {Above it reads: Durnley} Home at 1130: Mother here for Tea: she went to Duffy's at night: to Bed at.1 18: {Below it reads: Mabel 12 years} fine warm windy: home chore: read chore Olive & Miss Durnley here: Mother here for tea: our Mable 12 years old today. 19:X: fine warm: home chore read. had Big Rooster for Dinner: Mother & Miss Durnley & Olive here: W.J. Faulkner in chat tonight (1) 20: fine warm: home chore: Jos Gragan haul wood 6. cord $1200 Paid: Olive & Miss Durnley go to Toronto at 9. oclock G.J. Ry; Pile in wood 21: fine warm: home chore: Pile in wood Mary & I finish Plant garden last night 22: Thunder & Lightning rain fine: home chore: got letter from J.H.C. from France dated 30th of April: Mary wash today to Elevator get 1. Bag flour $600 Pd 1.Bag Bran 200 Pd Mabel & John Bring up in R.J. Lavey cart, herd cow on street cut grass. 23: fine warm: home chore: herd cow on street Olive & Miss Durnley come tonight: C.P.R at 12.oclock. Headley Reyvar Bring them up from Cedar Mills in Buggy. 24: fine mild: home chore: herd cow on street cow ran to angle crossing: Mary run after her: Mother here for Tea: I walk to the Elevator give F.G. Howard. 2 bags Buckwheat (1) 25: cloudy rain: home: sleep upstairs: Olive & Beth here: Mary trim my whiskers and cut Roys hair at night: rain tonight 31 �May 1918 26:X: rain fine hot: home; Olive & Beth here John & {“I” missing?} up track for walk. Wm Lyons with us: Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach. Mother in after Church chat. 27: {Below and circled it reads: cow} cloudy warm: home chore: Floyd. take Olive & Beth Dearnley to Bolton at 710 am they go to Toronto. I help Mary split wood, very warm: Mary Pay Jos Lanery $100 Put cow to Wm Bibles tonight warm. 28: fine cool: home chore: up at 6. Mary to milk Mary deposit J.H.C. Cheque in Bank Mary pay $2000 & Draw $2400 out of our money: Mary sick. 29: fine warm: home up at 6: read: sleep. 30: warm: home up at 6: read sleep upstairs: to Elevator: W.Wilson had in load of wheat send card to Wm Hamilton about wheat 31: {Below and circled it reads: 22} fine warm: home up at 6. Pile in wood to Duffys see Sarah Roberts she came from Grenfeld {Greenfield?}: home for dinner our Campbell 22 years old today June 1: fine very hot: home up at 6. chore: Pile wood in finish all in: Mother & Sarah here for tea chat: Doctor Reynar here chat about coal, 2:X: fine warm: home chore: read sleep 3 : fine cool: home chore up at 6. Sarah & Mother here for tea: Roy spill cream out of churn: Lorne Lipsett Burned Mabel & Pearl go in Buggy to Jennie Fullers with W.J. Faulkner: to Bed at 1030 Mary (1). I write etter to J.H.C. to France. 4: Misley cool: hoe up at 6. chore: J.Faulkner Bring us 2. Bags Potatoes $220 Pd: stay for tea Mary to Bank Pay Telephone Bill $675. She got Victory loan Bond: first Interest $2750 got it on Book: got white shoes for Roy $125 Pd 5: fine cool: home up at 6. chore: Poorly all day: Wm Lyons clean up our cellar. Mary wash and clean stovepipes. cool. 6: fine cool: home up at 6: chore read: sleep, thunder & lightning at night: to Bed at 10. Cool. 7: fine cool: home up at 6: chore sleep read. Mother, Sarah & Margery Barry here for tea. windy cool. �32 June 1918 8: cool. home up at 6. (1) chore: Olive came on G.T. Ry from Toronto at 930 am: Mother & Sarah here for Dinner: Olive went on C.P.Ry. at 5 oclock to Toronto. Sarah & Mary walk to Cedar Mills with her Mother & Sarah here for tea: Mother help me watch Bread cook. 9:X: cloudy rain: home up at 930: cool. read sleep: Russell go to Niagara with Floyd Henderson: Chapman & L. Hogg: rain all day Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach. 10: fine warm: house up at 730: read chore Mary dress me: to R.J Laverys at 3. Mrs Roy. McDonald there: Lizzie take Picture of Mother & Sarah & I. chat Jim came Russell got home from Niagara at 4. Floyds car broke down at Oakville. 11: fine cool. home up at 6. chore: Mother and Sarah & Maggie here for dinner: we had tea at R.J. Laverys at 5. oclock Sarah went on G.T. at 630 Hart to Winnipeg: home at 7^30 Big storm at 9^30 12: cloudy cool: home up at 6. chore: got letter from J.H.C. from France dated May 11th and card Dated May 22nd: Mother here for tea. 13: fine cool: home up at 6. chore: all out to G. Wilsons field see the 2. airplanes: I went over in R.Matsons car walk home to Elevator sell 12.Bushels Buckwheat $2400 to T.G. Hall Paid: home sleep read. 14: fine cool: home up at 6. chore hoe in garden: read sleep. very shaky today Mary write letter to J.H.C. to France 15: fine warm: home up at 6. chore. leg very shaky: sleep forenoon. dinner. to Elevator sell 12.Bushels Buckwheat call at Duffys see Mother: home at 7. tea. 16:X: fine warm: home up at 9. (1) read sleep. Rev Beinborough Preach last time at 7. 17: fine warm: home up at 6. chore: to Elevator get 2 bags Bran.1.Bag shorts.1.Bag Barley Paid $940 for lot: gave Wm Hamilton $4400 cash for Buckwheat sold: sell C.Huster 242 Buckwheat $575 Paid: cool night 33 �June 1918 18: fine warm: home up at 6. chore read sleep 19: fine warm: home up at 6. chore read. to Elevator with Wm Lyons get Pine Plank and 1.Bag Barley 2.Bags Bran 1. Bag shorts: Put it in feed room: Allan McLean Register for Mary & I at home. chore: 20: fine cool dry: home up at 6. chore read: to Duffys see Mother: to Elevator give Wm Hamilton $575: Mr Wray there: home at 6.oclock tea. chore: Mary house clean. 21: cloudy rain cool: house up at 6. chore read: Beth Dearnley come from Toronto. at 11 C.P.R. Floyd bring her up from Cedar Mills. to Duffys see Mother; home at 530 W.J. Faulkner here for tea: Beth here. 22: cloudy cool windy: home: up at 6. chore. read sleep: Mary cook for Mrs Dolan. Beth here. 23:X: fine cool: home {Above it reads: (1)} up at 7. chore: Sleep: read. Mother here for tea: Both: Russel: Mabel John: walk down track to Jones for tea. got Back at 7. Church at 7. Douglas Davis Preach 24: fine. mild: cloudy: home up at 6. chore: Beth go with W.J. Faulkner at 11. got letter from J.H.C. from France Dated May 30th: rain Bob Matson move oconnor shed today. 25: fine warm: home up at 6. chore: to R.J. Laverys see Mother she is 87 years today. had Pain in her Breast: home at 5: Douglas Davis & Macel Boyce married in Church at 3 oclock today: Beth up, 26: fine warm: home up at 6. chore. thin our carrots in garden. Old Mrs Faulkner come here from Alliston here all night: Pearl go to Torono. 27: fine: home up at 6. chore: Baby Boy Born at Jas McMahon: I need sleep very poorly all day: to Duffys at 5. see Mother: Pay R. Matson $330 Insurance 28: fine hot: home up at 6. chore read sleep. Poorly all day. 29: mild: home up at 6. chore: Poorly all day. 30:X: fine: home up at 730 chore. sleep outside on couch rain afternoon: Church at 7. Rev Mr Williams Preach first timer �34 July 1918 1: cloudy cool: home up at 6. chore Sleep on couch Myra Duffy in to see us: Dick Bolton call 2: fine: home up at 6. chore Breakfast at 7 (1): got letter from J.H.C. from France Dated June 8th. Write letter to J.H.C. to France Put $100 in it. write letter to Robert Hay. Toronto Dr Reynar in chat about children. 3: rain: fine warm: home up at 6. chore to Duffys see Mother. home dinner: send $150 to C.V. Charters for paper to Jan.1.1919. to Elevator gave Wm Hamilton $1200 for Jas Kelly Bag flour & over our. Bag. flour John Irwin there, see cattle, home at 6. 4: fine warm: home, up at 6. chore: Doctors Reynar & Bateman at J.B. Campbells this forenoon. Operate on. Hilde Clarke & Jack & audrey Campbell & our Pearl & John for tonsilitis: J.B. Bring Pearl & John home in car at 7.P.M. Mary & GirtieTom Faulkner call chat. up all night. 5: fine warm: home. up at 6. chore. read Pearl & John in Bed all day: Reynar call in. Mary & Roy to Jims & Kellys at night in J.B. Campbells car: Home up at 830: Both up. 6: fine warm: home up at 6. chore: John & Pearl in Bed. John up for while: Beth in chat. 7:X: fine cool. home up at 8. chore: read sleep: Pearl & John up for while: Mary to see Mother at Duffys: W.J. Faulkner and Beth in chat: Church at 7. Rev Williams Preach: cool night. 8: fine mild: home up at 6. chore, 9: fine cool: home up at 6. chore. 10: cloudy cool home up at 6. chore. got letter from J.H. C. from France Dated 18th June to see Mother at Duffys not well. 11: fine cool: home up at 6. chore: to see Mother at Duffys not well. 12: fine mild: home up at 7. orangemen go to Barrie Russell & Beth & W.J. Faulkner go on train Mrs M. Coulter died at 8.oclock at Weston Mrs Tom Coulter Phone us at 11. tonight Beth here all night 35 July 1918 �13: fine warm: home up at 7. chore. Russell and Beth go to Toronto. G.T. this am at 9. oclock Mrs McFadden & Bobby come here G.T. this am: clean up Mrs Coulter house & Vida. the corpse of Mrs Coulter came G.T. at 630, took her to her house: Will. Tom & Lawrence come: Andy McTaggert & Tom Coulter and Bobby McFadden here all night: to Bed at 130. 14:X: fine very hot: home up at 7. chore: to see Mrs Coulter corpse: Funeral at 2. oclock Rev Wm Laidlaw Preach at House. Two Bruce & Charlie & Wife & Will & Mr Black came from Belfountain in car to Funeral. Rev Mr Williams Preach at 7. in Church: Bobby & His Mother here all night. Russell came home from Toronto C.P.R. at 11. oclock. 15: fine very hot: home up at 6: chore: Bobby McFadden & his Mother go G.T. to Toronto at 9. Bobs last leave. Coulter Boys & Women at House divide up. to Duffys see Mother. Myra House. I weak 16: cloudy: rain at night: home up at 6. chore: at home all day: read sleep: W.J. Faulkner in chat 17: cloudy: fine warm: home up at 6. chore: (1) to Elevator with. {Otolena?} Bible: Mabel: Pearl John & Roy: got 2.Bags sweepings for hen feed send Cheque $1005 to T. Eaton Co & Cheque $439 to Robert Simpson Go. for goods: read Sleep. took dose. castor oil in Liquor this am: to Duffy see {Above it reads: Mother} 18: fine warm. home up at 6. chore. read sleep to Duffys see Mother. to Bed at 10. 19: fine warm: home up at 6. chore: to Elevator sell 2. Bags flour to Tom Chapman $1200 Paid: home greens for Dinner: Mary & Mabel & John go to Pick Berries at 230 got nice lot. to Duffys at 730 see Mother: Russell get 1. Bag sugar 100 lbs $975 Paid. 20: fine hot: home up at 6. chore: Mary Pearl & John go Picking Berries at 930 got nice lot. home at 2. oclock. Parcel come from Simpsons with my cap & Johns and Mabel & Pearl white shoes. Miss Car come G.T. at 630 from Toronto 36 July 1918 21:X: fine very hot dry: home up at 930. chore Miss Carr here: Sleep downstairs, tonight hot 22: fine very hot up at 6. chore: Miss Carr go with. Mary Mabel John & Mrs Duffy & Elmer Pick Berries got nice lot: home at 1. dinner: Mary cut my hair in stable children go to River wash: to Duffys see Mother. very hot. �23: fine very hot dry: up at 6. chore: go to Gambles with Isaac and Robert Matson T. Stanfield & Hanse Lyons in car they set up new Seering {Steering?} Mower and insure House & Barn. Home at 12 noon Myra Duffy & Ruby Bible got tonsils out today. To Duffys see Mother. 24: fine very hot: up at 6. chore: Mary & Mabel & John & Miss Carr Pick Berries forenoon got nice lot: I walk to Elevator got Bar for Jas Gilmore call see Myra: chat to Lizzie home chore to C.P.R. Palgrave Station in car with R. Matson & Isaac & Dave Wilson. home at 830 very hot & dry. 25: fine very Hot: home up at 6. chore. read & sleep cooler. 26: fine hot dry: home up at 6. chore. read Mary: Mabel John & Miss Car {Carr} go Pick Berries got nice lot. home for Dinner: Miss Carr go to Toronto G.T.R. at 630 P.M: To Duffys see Mother. 27: fine warm raini shower fine. House up at 6 chore: Mary to Pick Berries with Mrs Duffy got nice lot home at noon: read sleep to Duffys see Mother with Mary. (1) 28:X: fine very hot. home up at 930 chore John Patterson’s Baby Buried today. to Wm Bibles with Mary see cow, to River 29: hot: rain cool: home up at 6. chore Mary: Mabel & John to Pick Berries at 8: got good lot: home at 1. had Beans for Dinner & Supper: cool. new wheelbarrow come for Roy. to Bed at 930 cool night. 37 July 1918 30: cloudy cool: home up at 6. chore: Mabel to Bank Deposit $2000 or J.H.C. July cheque draw $2000 out for us cash: to Duffys see Mother: cool. Write letter to J.H.C. France 31: fine: home up at 6. chore: Mary. Mabel John Pick Berries: I help Pearl get Dinner at 12. for Russell: John & for walk to 6th line look for Berries home at 6, to Bed at 9. Mary (1) August 1: fine: home up at 6. chore: Henry Beatty Dead. read to Duffys see Mother: Mary & Mabel Pick Berries got nice lot: chat to Jas Scott: & Mrs Brown. 2: fine: cloudy rain: fine cool: home up at 6. chore read Book facing the world. Rev Wm Williamson in chat. Pray: Henry Beatty Buried. 3: fine hot: home up at 6. chore. read to Wm Bibles to Scott farm look for cow Mary & John help me Bring cow to Barnyard �4:X: fine hot: home up at 830 to Wm Bibles see cow calve at 9. Mary got Wm Lyons to take calf Home: I took Bad turn: in Bed Bad all night. Rev Wittinnson Preach at 7. hot. 5: fine very hot: in Bed to 8. up then. Mary go Pick Berries with Mrs Duffy got 3 lbs Mother and Myra up here chat. very hot 6: cloudy rain: fine warm: up at 6. chore: W.J. Faulkner Buy our calf $800 Paid took it away in wagon: Russell sick got letter from J.H.C. dated July 10th France 7: fine: home up at 6. chore Mary and Mable & John go. Pick Berries at 8. Mary Lost letter to J.H.C. to France Myra Duffy in chat. rain tonight 8: {Below it reads: storm at Jims} fine very hot: home up at 6. chore Mary, Mable & John go, Pick Berries at 11. got nice lot: Big rainstorm at night thunder and lightning rain very heavy 9: cloudy warm: home up at 6.chore: Mary wash: read to Bed at 10. Mother in chat 10: fine warm: home up at 6. chore: Robert Matson cut oats for Wm Lyons. feed his team in our stable noon & tea I visit Jas Scott. Mother up chat. to Bed at 11. fine cool night, 38 August 1918 11:X: fine warm: home up at 730: chore Wm Bible & Leonard take Mary and Roy & I {Above it reads: Rusell in car up to Jims see trees down and roof of old Barn: home at 11. read sleep: my leg Bad: Steele Preach at 8. 12: fine hot: home chore: up at 6: Mary go Pick Berries got few: read sleep: Mary & I to see Jas Scott cistern chat for while Thomas Jackson Dead: to Bed at 11. 13: fine very hot: home up at 6. chore read: Mother up chat. to Bed at 11. 14: fine cool: home up at 6. chore. read I for walk to angle crossing: home tea Mrs McFadden came here G.T.R. at 630 fine cool: T. Jackson Buried today. 15: fine cool: home up at 6. chore. Mother here for dinner & tea. Mrs McFadden here 16: fine cool: home up at 6. chore: Mrs McFadden and Mary go Pick Berries at 830: got few got letter from J.H.C. dated July 26th from France: cool to bed at 1030. �17: fine cool: home up at 6. chore: read sleep 18:X: fine cool: home up at 7. chore: read sleep Memorial service at 8. for Wm Thompson and all the Boys: Rev Williamson Preach Mother here for tea & after Church. 19: fine cool: home up at 630 chore got message that J.H.C. was wounded on the 9th of August in right leg. Mother went up Home with Miller Hamilton in car: Olive came home at 630 G.T. from Toronto: Margery Barry here her 2 girls. Lena & Edna stop all night 20: fine cool: home up at 630 chore: read 21: fine Hot rain: home up at 630 chore read sleep: rain at night: Albert Walker {Above it reads: Killed} 22: fine warm: home up at 630 chore: chat to Wm Lyons making gate. 23: fine warm: home: up at 630 chore Mary & Roy & Mrs McFadden on train to Caledon East to Tom Coulters. Jas Scott: Sam Jefferson. & R.Matson in chat: Beth Durnley come tonight C.P.R. at 11 L. Bible Bring her up car 39 August 1918 24: fine warm: home up at 630 chore: Beth here Jass Scott. Bring Dish of Potatoes: warm. 25:X: fine warm: up at 730 chore. Beth & Olive walk to Faulkners & Back Church at 8. Rev Williamson Preach. 26: fine cool. home Mary up at 530 Beth Durnley walk to Cedar Mills at 645 C.P.R. to Toronto. I out for walk, Mrs Tom Coulter & Blanche & Claude here for Dinner, at Lyons for tea. 27: fine warm: up at 630 chore: (1). sleep. Dinner Mable deposit $2000 in Bank J.H.C. Cheque for August, and get &2000 out for us. warm 28: cloudy rain: home up at 630 chore read & sleep: Mary 44 years {Above it reads: 44} old today 29: fine cool: home up at 630 chore. read sleep: Mrs McFadden go. G.T. at 630 to Toronto tonight, cool. �30: cloudy fine: home up at 630 chore read sleep: Olive go G.T. at 630 to Toronto tonight: Willie in chat. 31: cloudy rain: home up at 630 chore read sleep: chore. Sep 1:X: fine cool: home up at & 730 chore read Sleep: Memorial Service in English Church at 730 for Albert Walker Rev Kennedy Preach. Big crowd. Rev Williamson Preach at 730 in Methodist Church. Russell to Belewart {Bell Ewart?} in car with Wm Bibles. today. cool 2: fine cool, home up at 630 chore Mary wash: I walk to angle crossing chat to Jas Scott on sidewalk. 3: cloudy rain fine warm; home chore up at 7. chore: Mable Pearl John Start to School: Miss Owens teacher. got letter from J.H.C. from France dated the 4th of August. well then: 4: cloudy mild: home up at 630 chore Russell in Bed all day (1) at table cool, rain near all night 5: cloudy misley cool: home up at 630, chore: got letter from Chaplain Boyce dated France aug 11th: about J.H.C. wounded in left arm & right leg. 40 September 1918 6: fine cool: home up at 630 chore: in car with Robert Matson & Isaac to Caledon East: see Donaldson & Sam White. to Sand Hill: to Bolton: then Palgrave at 530 got letter from J.H.C. Dated august 16th England Hospital, wounded in left arm & right leg: cool night. 7: fine cool: home up at 630 chore.read.to Mill with John get 82 lbs oats $205 Pd rain shower: R. Matson move into new {Above it reads: office} 8:X: fine warm: house up at 730 chore. read sleep: write letter to J.H.C. to Birmingham Hospital England. Russell to Brampton with Wm Bibles 9: fine cool. home up at 630 chore Mary Post letter to J.H.C. with $500 in it registered letter to the Birmingham Hospital. to Jas Scotts chat at 630: he has Sold to S. Jones, 10: fine cool. home up at 630 chore. Mary do up cucumbers & wash. 11: cloudy rain: home up at 630 chore Mary churn: read. chore: 12: rain nearly all day: home up at 630 chore: read sleep. chore. �13: rain cloudy: home up at 630 chore Florence Lundy here Send Box to Bob to England witley camp: 14: cool clean: home up at 630 chore got letter from J.H.C. England Hospital Birmingham Dudley road and letter from Red cross. 15:X: rain hard: fine: home up at 730 chore: : read sleep: Leonard Bible in chat: Rev Williamson Preach at 730 16: cloudy cool. home up at 630 chore Mary & I write letter to J.H.C. to Hospital England Put Pictures in Mary to to see Mrs Thompson, rain 17: fine warm: home: up at 630 chore lie around all day: Mary clean Pipes on Kitchen stove, Mabel help her school fair in Bolton Today. I walk around Point 41 Sept 1918 18: cloudy cool: come up at 630 chore got crabapples from J.B. Campbell. Mary & I Pull our Pears. rain at night. cool. 19: cloudy cool. clear: home up at 630 chore got letter from J.H.C. Dated 31st august from Birmingham Hospital England: Mary Bake Bread & Wash some. 20: clear cool: home up at 630 chore. 21: cloudy cool: home up at 630 chore. Mary wash: Bake some: read Sleep. 22:X: cool cloudy: home up at 8. chore Mary go to Clarence Fullers in Buggy with Roy. with W.J. Faulkner {Sarkay?} in Buggy: I Stay home: they got home at 9.oclock. Rev Williamson Preach at 8. Mrs Wm Duffy with Joy & Doris in Mary Taylor in chat for while. 23: cloudy cool: home up at 630 chore (1) after Dinner: Olive came from Toronto on 630 G.T.R. tonight. 24: fine: home chore up at 630: Dr Rayner & Bateman here take tonsils from Olive & Lavina Story she left here at 430 got $2000 out of Bank today: Myrtle Clarke Married today: Doctor call, 25: fine: up at 630 chore: Mary wash Olive in Bed throat sore. �26: fine: snow: cool: home up at 630 chore Olive throat sore: Fred Potter here Pay his Bill to Date $1505: Mary clean clock Bake Bread & Iron clothes: snow some 27: cool: home up at 630 chore: read 28: clear mild: home up at 630 chore walk to angle crossing: see H. Gibson cut corn into Silo. down track home 29:X: cool: home up at 8 chore: Wm Bible in chat: Rev Williamson preach at 8 for walk on sideroad with Mary. 30: fine cool: home up at 630 chore read sleep (1): gave Olive Bank Cheque for $1050 for Isobel Bruce cool. Oct 1: fine home up at 630 chore read sleep for walk around Point: Russell to Bolton fair with Wm Bibles in car 42 Oct 1918 2: rain: fine: home up at 630 chore: sleep send Cheque $2176 to T. Eaton Co. fine 3: fine cool: home up at 630 chore read 4: cloudy. home up at 630 chore, rain 5: fine: home; up at 630 Chore. Mother varnish Kitchen floor: fine mild: rain 6:X: cloudy mild: home up at 8. chore read report of war over. Bells rang false Rev Williamson Preach at 8. rain 7: fine mild: home up at 630 chore. Roy & I walk up track to 61. mile Post 8: fine forst: home up at 630 chore: Mary mail letter to J.H.C. to English Hospital with $1500 cash. Olive got letter from J.H.C. from a Hospital in England Dated 11th the Sept: transferred to Hospgave Dr A.F. Reynar cheque for $3000 today 9: fine: home up at 630 chore: sign some Papers for Robert Matson at Office. Tom Coulter here today: out for walk �10: fine warm: home up at 640 chore: for walk to angle crossing: rest on track we got letter from J.H.C. England 11: fine: home up at 630 chore: Beth come tonight C.P.R. at 10.oclock: Mary and Olive & John walk to Cedar Mills to meet her: Rachel Nixon on G.T.R 12: fine: home up at 630 chore: Beth here: I in Bed all day nearly. shaky 13:X: fine: home up at 830 chore: read: Beth Dearnley here. Rev Williamson S. 14: flurry rain: home. up at 8. chore read Thanksgiving. help Mary Kill a rooster had 6.oclock Dinner. Russell Hunt. 15: fine cool: home up at 730 chore: Olive and Beth walk to Cedar Mills at 630 Beth go CPR to Toronto: Wm Bible Bring 1. load corn Put it in stable 16: fine: home up at 630 chore: Wm Bible bring 2. Bags Potatoes at 160 Paid him for corn & Potatoes $420 for walk up track. saw Jos Lavery: very shaky: 17: fine: home up at 630 chore: read sleep Jas McCauley Died tonight. Cancer 43 Oct 1918 18: fine: home up at 630 chore: walk to Elevator. Pay Wm Hamilton $480 for Bran and shorts: W.J. Faulkner & Jos Lavery in. 19: fine cool: home up at 630 chore: walk up track over 8th line: chilly wind: 20:X: fine cool: home up at 830 chore: church at 8. thanksgiving: Rev Williamson Preach. Mrs Wm Duffy in chat Baby Doris with her. 21: fine mild: home up at 630 chore: Mary to Tom Faulkners thrashing with Willie in the Buggy she got home at 9. then milk cow at Bibles: I Pull & top our carrots in garden: to Bed at 1030 22: frosty: fine: home up at 630 chore. to office get letter from J.H.C. England Dated 29th the Sept. doing fine in hospital Send Bank money order $620 taxes on lot at Wainwright to Mr Pauling see tree �23: fine: home up at 630 chore: walk to Elevator with Roy see stock: and see Wm Hamilton load car Potatoes: give him $400 for Jas Gilmore for Buckwheat home at 5. fine: chat to Wm Lyons. 24: cloudy misley: home up at 630 chore lend Wm Hamilton our Potato shovel Roy & I walk up to Timmys Hill. 25: misty mild: home up at 630 chore Roy & I over to Wm Bibles thrashing 26: foggy mild: home up at 630 chore I walk to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton: walk down track 7 Back Roy Steele died this morning 27:X: foggy mild: home up at 8. old time Margey Mrs Jas Barry Died today at Cheltenham. Rev Williamson Preach at 7. 28: rain: clear: home up at 630 chore: read Mrs Pettinger Dead: John & Harry: Jennie Fuller in chat: Lorne Barry here all night: Bring cow in first night 29: fine warm: home up at 630 chore, Mary to Bolton with Tom Faulkner to Margery Mrs Jas Barrys Funeral Maggie Duffy & Lizzie: Old Mrs Pettinger Buried today here: draw $2000 cash. 44 Oct 1918 30: fine mild: home up at 630 chore: walk. 31: fine cool: home up at 630 chore: Buy Victory Bond $100000 from David Wilson for 5. years: Olive: Pearl John to Tom Faulkners to Pick at Potatoes with Will in Buggy: got 1. Bag flour & 20 lbs oatmeal today from Wm Hamilton $750 Paid. Nov 1: cloudy cool: home up at 630 chore Bring cow in at 6. cool: got letter 2: from J.H.C. from Dated 16th Oct England cloudy cold: home up at 630 chore Put cow out: 3:X: cloudy cool: home: up at 830 chore: L. Bible in children to Church at 7. Rev Williamson Preach 4: misley cloudy: cool: home up at 630 chore, Mary & Olive set up Big Stove & Pipes �5: Frosty fine: home up at 630 chore: send Cheque $2004 to Eaton Co: for goods sell 36. Bags to Wm Doherty for $500: Put fire in Heater: clean out Henhouse Put ashes in henhouse John help me, Mrs Arden Wilson Died today. 6: fine cool: home up at 630 chore, got 2. Brls apples from W. Horan $450 Paid got 21 ¼ bags Potatoes from Jos Lavery at 140 Per Bag $3000 Paid. 7: cloudy mild: house up at 630 chore Phone to Sell & Buy car of Potatoes 8: cloudy rain: home up at 630 chore in house Poorly all day. 9: rain cloudy mild: home up at 630 chore Mary fell on cellar Door. hurt hip 10:X: cloudy mild: home up at 9. chore: Olive go with W.J. Faulkner in Buggy to Jennies Lorne Barry come back with them stay here all night. 11: fine: home up at 630 chore: Jack Lavey start load car 112570 C.P. Potatoes for me at 125 per Bag: to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton. War Ended at 11.oclock today 12: fine. home up at 7. Orangemen go to Barrie Russell & Beth & W.J. Faulkner go on train Mrs M. Coulter Died at 8. oclock at Weston Mrs Tom Coulter Phone us at 11. tonight Beth here all night 45 1918 Nov 12. fine home up at 630 chore: Draw $100000 out of Bank Cheque to R.J. Lavery ship car Potatoes 112570 C.P. 583 Bags to L. Shalman Toronto at 140 F.O.B. Palgrave $81900 total 13: fine mild: home up at 630 chore. settle up with R.J. Lavery $27200: to Bible sale 14: cloudy mild: home up at 630 chore 15: mild, home up at 630 chore. 16: cloudy mild: home up at 630 chore. Olive go to Toronto C.P.R. at 510 Jack Lavery took her to Cedar Mills Train late at 710: 17:X: cloudy mild home up at 9. chore Mary & Mable Pearl John & Roy. walk to T. Faulkners at 12. Ribs for Dinner they walk home at 6. Willie with them Russell home with us all day. Church at 7. Rev Williamson Preach. �18: cloudy mild: home up at 630 take dose salts: Poorly all day: 19: cloudy cool, home up at 630 chore. 20: cool. home up at 630 chore. 21: Squaly cool, home up at 7. chore. 22: cool cloudy. home up at 7. chore. 23: cloudy cold. home up at 630 chore our folk to station at night to see Mary Nixon go to Guelph, cool night 24:X: fine cold windy: home up at 830 chore Mary wash me. got letter last night from J.H.C. Dated Nov 4th England Roy Steele Memorial Service at 7. Rev Preach: Mabel Pearl & John there. 25: fine squaly cold, home up at 630 chore Mary wash & clean out closet. 26: fine cold: home up at 630 chore Mary to Bank Pay $1000 on Victory loan got letter from Marjorie Gower from Lintlaw: wash feet Mary & I. 27: clear fine: home up at 630 chore Mary wash some. 28: cloudy cool, home up at 6^30 chore. 29: snowing Blustry, home up at 6^30 misley all day cold. 46 Nov 1918 30: cloudy snow cold. home up at 630 chore: Sam Mason & Fitz Logan clean out our well. T.C. Wolfe help them $600 Paid: Olive 20 years old today snow & blow Tonight. Lorne Barry here all night. cold stormy. Dec 1:X: clear fine cold: home up at 830 chore Church at 7. Rev Williamson Preach 2: snow cold: home up at 7. chore. send Cheque $881 to W.M. Sanderson Premium on life insurance for 1919. 3: coldsnow: home up at 7. chore: Mary to Bank Deposit J.H.C. cheque $2000 cold �4: cloudy cold snow. home up at 640 chore Mary sick, headache: Russell in Bed all day send $100 to Canadian Countryman for J.H.C. 5: snow cold: home up at 7. chore: Rusell go to Toronto G.T. at 9. Phone to W.F. Warbrick for Wm Bible: to Cable $6000 to England for A.G. Bible. snow & Blow tonight. Roy 3. years today 6: fine. home up at 730 chore: Snow about 8 inches sleep on level. Russell come home at 11. Per C.P.R. tonight 7: cloudy mild: home up at 7. chore. 8:X: fine mild: home up at 9. chore. Mary & Roy visit at Duffys at 3. L. Bible in chat: Church at 7. Rev Williamson Preach. fine mild got letter from J.H.C. Dated 20th of Nov from England yesterday 9: {Below it reads: 59} fine mild. home up at 640 chore Pile wood in little woodshed I 59 years old today: Kill Rooster had Rooster roasted for supper 10: cloudy cold: house up at 8. got load of coke from R. Matson: Mary to Bank Pay Victory loan $99500 got 6478 cash: Pay Wm Hamilton to Date $795: coke not good: 11: cloudy mild home up at 8. shaky 12: fine: home up at 730 chore: fine 13: cloudy mild rain: home up at 750 got Cheque $79520 from L. Shulman & Co 47 December 1918 14: cloudy cool: home up at 8. chore shaky 15:X: fine mild: home up at 9. chore: Mary & Roy & John & I to Wm Duffys for Dinner at 230 Joy Duffy 5.years old today home at 5. chore: Church at 7. Rev Williamson Preach John & girls there. 16: fine mild: home up at 8. Russell Pay taxes $1600 today to W. Newlove. I very shaky: Tom Faulkner in chat. Mary wash: 17: fine: home up at 8. chore: Mary to Bank Deposit Shulman Cheque $79520: Tom Faulkner in chat. Albion Council had no meeting yesterday or today got letter from J.H.C. Dated Nov 26 England Hospital �18: fine: home up at 8. shaky read Book. ship 4 geese to L. Shulman tonight 61. lbs at 25 cts Per lb = $1525 19: fine: Home chore: Phone Bank to transfer $30000 to Lloyds Bank London England for pte {private} J.H.C. McMahon: Lorne Berry here all night. 20: foggy clear: fine: home. up at 9. chore help Mary to Churn: Concert at school. Mary & Russell. Mabel Pearl John & Roy. all went: I alone left, 21: fine: home up at 8. chore 22:X: cloudy: home up at 9. chore. 23: cloudy home up at 8. chore 24: snow: home up at 8. chore: help Mary Kill Rooster: Joe Burns home 25: Snow: home up at 8. chore: Jim Bring Mother here in sleigh at 10 We had 7. lb Rooster for Dinner. Lizzie & Maggie here for tea at 7. Mother here all night. 26: cloudy: home up at 9. Mother to R.J. Laverys for Dinner & tea: home at 8. all night: Macel Bible in She went Back to Toronto tonight. 27: fine: home up at 830 Mother to Duffys for Dinner: Back here at night 48 Dec 1918 28: cold clear: home up at 8. shaky Mother here 29:X: fine: home up at 9. Shaky: Mother here all day: Church at 7. Rev Mr Williamson Preach: 30: clear cold: home up at 830 Shaky Mother here all day & night. 31: foggy mild: home: up at 830 Shaky Revel Erie train Boy: Mother here. Mary Deposit $10000 in Bank and Pay R. Matson $2196 for coke. 1919 �Jan:1: foggy mild rain: home up at 8. Shaky: Mother here all day: Eliza Matson in chat: Mary to Wm Lyons. rain at night 2: fine: home up at 830 chore: Mother here. 3: clear cold: home up at 830 Mother here 4: fine: home. up at 830 Mother here. 5:X: cold: home up at 9. Mother here Church at 7. Rev Williamson Preach 6: fine: home up at 740 Mother here to Wm Boyces vote: A. McCabe Reeve: T. Evans. Deputy: R. Doherty G. Taylor & T. Steele. Council Elected today for 1919. Albion 7: fine: home: up at 730 Mother here Mary to Bank draw $2000 Cash: got $1525 Cheque from L. Shulman for 4 geese. 8: cold: home. up at 8. Mother here. 9: cold stormy: home up at 8. Mother here. Russell on track. Wm Lavery sick. 10: cold west wind: home up at 8. Mother here: Russell on track. cold day. 11: clear cold: home up at 730 Mother here Russell on track. 12:X: clear cold: home up at 9. Mary chore. children to Church at 7. Rev Williamson Preach 13: fine: home up at 830 Mary wash. Mother here: fine day 14: fine mild: home up at 8. Mother here Mrs McFadden come here from Toronto G.T.R. at 630 here all night: 49 Jan 1919 15: fine: home up at 730: Mother and Mrs McFadden here: Mother to Lizzies for chat afternoon: 16: fine: home: up at 730: Mother and Mrs McFadden here: 17: fine: home up at 730 Mother and Mrs McFadden here: Jim Bring 2 load wood. �18: fine: home up at 730: Mother and Mrs McFadden here: Jim Bring 2. loads wood. 19:X: fine: home up at 9. Mother and Mrs McFadden here: Lizzie in chat. Children to Church at 7. Rev Williamson Preach. W.J. Faulkner in after Church chat. to Bed {Above it reads: at 11.} 20: fine. home up at 740 Mother and Mrs McFadden here Mary wash: got letter from J.H.C. from England Dated 7th Jan. here 21: fine: home up at 730: Mother and Mrs McFadden here 22: fine home up at 7. Mother and Mrs McFadden here 23: rain: home up at 8: Mother & Mrs McFadden here. 24: cold: home up at 8. Mother & Mrs McFadden here. 25: clear fine: home up at 7. Mother and Mrs McFadden here: Mary churn: Shaky today 26:X: fine: home up at 8. Mother & Mrs McFadden here: Church at 7. A.Ruthorford Preach. 27: fine: home up at 730 Mother & Mrs McFadden here 28: fine: home up at 730 Mother and Mrs McFadden here: Mary to Bank got L. Shulman Cheque cashed $1525 29: fine: home up at 730 Mother and Mrs McFadden here: Russell split wood. I help John Pearl. Mabel {Ottolena?} Bible Put wood in woodshed shaky 30: fine mild: home up at 730 Mother and Mrs McFadden here: to Wm Boyces vote for John Moffatt for Deputy Reeve. John Anderson Elected by one vote: got in 2. loads of nut coal from Jack Lavery 31: cool fine: home up at 730 Mother and Mrs McFadden here. Mary churn. Feb.1 fine. home up at 8. Mother & Mrs McFadden here 2:X: fine home up at 9. Mother & Mrs McFadden here Church at 7. Rev Williamson Preach. 3: fine. home. Mother & Mrs McFadden here. 4: fine home: Mother & Mrs McFadden here 50 �Feb 1919 5: fine home. Mother Mrs McFadden here 6: fine home: Mother & Mrs McFadden here 7: fine home: Mother & Mrs McFadden here 8: fine home: Mother & Mrs McFadden here. 9:X: fine home: Mother & Mrs McFadden here, Church at 7. Rev Williamson Preach. 10: fine home: Mother & Mrs McFadden here. 11: fine home: Mother & Mrs McFadden here Albert {Goffe?} here in chat. at 11. 12: fine home: Mother & Mrs McFadden here, 13: fine home: Mother here: Mrs McFadden go to Toronto G.T. at 1020 this morning. For more information on Henry McMahon, check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription 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 Henry McMahon Diary & Transcription, 1917-1919 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. May 6, 1917 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Henry McMahon 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"> <h2>1</h2> 1917 May 6:X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep. chore: Put our cow out to Pasture first day. go for cows to Scott form see Flying Machine go over at 6. Children to Church at 7 Mr Bainborough Preach: home to bed at 930: 7: fine mild: home chore: Mary wash: got letter from Red Cross England J.H.C. getting Better on 12th april. Bring up how for scale. write letter to W.A. Stone & Co Buffalo telling him to ship 4. cars coal in may month 8: fine warm: home chore: help Mary clean up yard & cut hole in Back of closet: got letter from J.H.C. from Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Middlesex England: Mabel & Pearl to S. Kellys with J.H.Campbells {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} in ants {diarist resumes writing on the lines} 9: fine cool: home chore: weigh stock: Jas Gilmore ship 2. cars today: made $400 today. our Pearl 9 years old 10: fine cool: home chore: dig hole and clean out the closet fix it up. Put coal ashes in it: chore cool. 11: fine cool: home chore: chore around house: 12: fine cool: home chore: Miss Hutchinson here: got Shave at Floyds 18 Pd: Split some wood. chore to Bed at 9. 13:X: fine cool: home chore: read sleep: Children to Church Rev Bainborough Preach Charlie Crowe Menn sermon to sacrament given at 7. oclock: to Bed at 9. 14: fine cool windy: home chore: got mail. read sleep chore 15: fine cool windy: home chore: mind Roy. Mary wash Start Put summer wood in woodshed. chore. to Bed at {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} in 9 {diarist resumes writing on the lines} 16: fine warm: rain: home chore: weigh load bags for J. Fry finish put our wood in: very tired chore. 17: fine warm: home chore: help Wm Lyons at Stones Bring 2. Bags Bran & 1. Bag Shorts from Elevator me & 1. Bag Potatoes from Bank cellar. chore. 18: fine warm: home chore: Pay Wm Hamilton for 1. Brl flour: 10 Bags Bran. 5 Bags Shorts $4225. churn in herandale afternoon: had cold. 19: fine warm: home in Bed all day sick with cold Big thunder storm & rain: Miss Hutchinson here 20:X: fine cool: home in Bed sick with cold all day. Wm Duffy in chat: Children to Church to 7 Steele Preach 21: fine warm. cloudy rain: home sick: weigh stock Jas Gilmore loud 1. car: make about 240 today. 22: cloudy rain thunderstorm at night. home in Bed sick with cold: Wm Lyons took Jersey cow from Bibles to Wm Boyces then home. rain: W.J. Faulkner in chat </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>2</h2> 1917 May 23: cloudy Blustry hail: fine: home got up at 10. mind Roy for Mary: washing: for mail to office: Children at School. Mrs Wm Lyons in chat. to bed at 9. had cold. 24: cloudy sleet cool: home: sick with cold. Olive came home from Toronto at 9. G.T. and went Back to Toronto at 5. C.P.: had Rooster for Dinner: got letter from J.H.C. from Hospital at Middlesex England getting Better 25: fine cool: home: help Mary in garden clean out Berry Bushes: sick with cold {diarist writes in between in own writing} Willie Sloan Died in Toronto this am at 4 oclock {diarist resumes writing on lines} 26: cloudy cool: home: hoe some in garden after noon: Miss Hutchinson & her sister Tina {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} 13 years old {diarist resumes writing on line} here (1) 27:X: fine warm: home: had cold: up afternoon chore Children to Church at 7. McCauley. Preach the Dominion Alliance man: 28: cloudy cool: home chore: Put Fred Horse in Floyd Hendersons Pasture first day: Bring him in at night: to Elevator help Wm Hamilton clean out wheat Bin last of wheat. 29: fine warm: home: Put Horse out in Pasture: chore leave horse out all night: to Bed a 930 30: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock. Jas Gilmore ship 1. car: make about 180 today. 2. Hogs Died heat{?} home at 6. to Bed at 9. (1). warm night. 31: fine warm rain at night: home chore. got letter from J.H.C. from Hillington Hospital Uxbridge. Middlesex England. I answer it this is his 21.rst Birthday 21 years old today got letter from Olive from Toronto. write a letter to R.L. McFadden 596. Brock ave city got cow in rain from Wm Bibles. to Bed at 830 June 1: fine warm: home chore: hoe in garden at home S.S. Connection at Methodist Church today. 2: fine mild: home chore: got wash change Shirts got Shave at Floyds 10. Pd: Miss Hutchinson & Bolton here: to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton Mrs Dr Reynar in chat for 1. Day Egss 40 cts Pd. 3:X: fine: home chore: read Sleep no Church at night: Churchill had anniversary today: for walk 4: fine warm: home chore: sell coal: Earl Williams got Killed 20th of may got word today: water chore: Mary wash: I got Canvass shoes $225 to Elevator at night Jas Lavery Put Stove ride in J.B. car home. to Bed at 10 </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>3</h2> 1917 June 5: fine rain warm: home chore: read Papers: write letter to 3. coal men: got letter from J.H.C. in Hospital in England dated 17th of May: chore: to Bed at 9. John sick 6: cloudy warm: rain at night: home chore: John sick in bed with hives & cold: thunderstorm rain: got cow 7: cloudy warm: rain: home chore: read papers to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton rain: home at 630 go for cow to Wm Bibles: chore to bed at 9. (1) 8: fine mild: home chore: to Elevator to sell 1. Bag Shorts: read Papers: hoe in garden: get cow at Bibles. to Bed {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} at 9 {diarist resumes writing on lines} 9: fine war, home chore: give 3 sax cement to Willie Hamilton: got hair cut & Shave at Floyds: Miss Hutchinson come on train G.T. at 930 here for Dinner & tea: went on G.T. home at 6>u>40: W.J. Faulkners here for tea. chat 10:X: fine warm: home chore: wash dress: to Church at 3. Memoria Service for Earl Williams by Canon Morley of Toronto: Big crowd home at 5 to WM Bibles with Mary Milk cow out first time. W.J. Faulkner here for tea. & Muriel Campbell. Church in Methodist Church at 7. rev Bainforough {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} Preach {diarist resumes writing on lines} 11: fine warm: home chore: went with R. Watson in car for ride. to Higgison. Baquley. Capelaud, Allan Donaly, Judge. Chadwick. to Bolton. to Dave Wilsons was car, up at 7th line home at 6. with. T. Hanfield and Isaac Watson: I had no Dinner: to bed at 830 12: fine warm. home chore. Jas Scott Put new Door on our Back Cellar outside. Wm Faulkner wheel 1. Bag Shorts from Elevator for me: chore: to Bed at 9. oclock. 13: fine hot: rain at night: home chore: weigh stock Jas Gilmore ship 2. Box cars. 1 car with 4 calves & 2 fat Steers. and 1 car with 63. hogs: make 260 today weighing & sell 280 lbs Nut coal to Baxter {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} 180 Pd {diarist resumes writing on lines} got letter today from J.H.C. Dated 25th may at Hospital in England: to Bed at 920 rain 14: fine cool: home chore: hoe in garden: rain Wm Lyons got 80 lbs hay: to Bed at 840 cool telephone to Olive 1310 College St Toronto 15: fine rain: home chore: help Mary fill 3. ticks with Hay & Put them on Beds. Mary Stretch curtains: to Bed at 830 (1) Mary. Showing 16: fine warm: home chore: Miss Henderson come on train I got Shave at Floyds 10 c Pd: to Elevator help Wm Hamilton Empty Barley Bin: to Blain Meeting at night {diarists squeezes in last words at bottom of page} home wash {?}& I </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>4</h2> 1917 June 17 X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep: Church at 7 Rev Bainborough Preach: to Bed at 915 fine night 18: fine warm: the Big rainstorm Hail thunder & lightening home chore: write letter to J.H.C. to Canadian Convalescent Hospital Hillingdon House Uxbridge Middlesex England. chore: to Bed at 8. oclock 19: fine warm: home chore: to Elevator give 2 Bags Shorts to Tom Roe $450 Paid: home dinner: read Mary Varnish floor. upstairs I up (1) on Bed. hot 20: fine mild: home chore: weigh 30 hogs & 3 cattle for Jas Gilmore ship Part car: make $150 today to Bed {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} at 8 {diarist resumes writing on line} 21: fine warm: home chore: Mary oil floors: I Pay Robert Watson $356 Insurance Premium on house & Buildings & contents: chore: to Bed at 815 rain 22: fine warm: home chore: read Papers: cut old cellar Door for wood: Put grass at front: to Bed at 9 23: fine: rain: home chore: to Elevator. R.J. Hillock got 42 sax cement for H.H. Watson. Pay coal & scale {?} rent $500 to J.B. Campbell: home for Dinner Miss Hutchinson come on train: read Sleep. to Bed at 930 24:X: fine cool: home chore: Memorial Service in English Church at 3. oclock today by her Westney for "Albert Stronge" who was killed in France in may 21rst in action: Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach turn cold: to bed at 9. oclock. Sleep with John. 25: fine warm: rain at night: home chore: to Elevator Put away 1. sax cement: give John Haggard 5 sax $300 Pd: home read: to bed at 915 (1) me: rainstorm 26: cloudy rain: fine hot: home chore: read Sleep upstairs got letter from J.H.C. from England Dated June 10th Rev Bainborough got hurt: to bed at 930 27: fine warm: home chore: Mary wash I went out to Carter Place for walk across by arch up track home at. 530 write letter to J.H.C. this am 28: fine: rain cool: home chore: help mary fix Box for table: read Sleep: rain at night order car soft coal from Shoal creck coal co. Chicago: 30 or 35 ton cat at 400 at {?} in flat Bottom car: to bed at 830 cool 29: cloudy rain misley: fine cool: home chore Mable: Pearl & John to L. Marshalls Bush Picnick afternoon: S.S. & P.S. Picnick: home at 6. cool Mary churn & Bake Bread: to Bed at 930 (1) </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>5</h2> 1917 June 30: fine warm: home chore: pay Wm Hamilton $300. cement got Shave at Floyds 20 cts Pd: Miss Hutchinson here came G.T.R. went home at 7: to Bed at 9.30: Olive & Russell & Myra Duffy came home from Toronto C.P.R. at 1130 July 1:X: rain rain heavy: then fine cool: home chore: Olive & Russell here: Mrs Wm Duffy: Myra Elenor. Joy. and W.J. Faulkner here for tea: none of us to church Bainborough Preach at 7: Mrs Wm Lyons. Mrs Clifford Bible & Macel in chat. to bed at 10. oclock. 2: fine cool: home chore: Mabel & Pearl. went with Mrs Wm Duffy in Buggy. to Picnick up at Jims in Bush John went with J.B. Campbell in car: I got L. Bible to take Olive to Cedar Mills for 5. oclock C.P.R. Mary & Roy & I go for ride: our Russell with him I gave Leonard a Dollar for his trouble. girls. got home at 7. John at 1030 Bed at 11. I (1) cool. 3: fine cool: home chore: our Russell go to Cedar Mills at 7. C.P.R. to Toronto: weigh cow for R. Cr{?} got Cheque $3185 from Dr Keynar for coal to Date Deposit $10185 in Bank for ourselves: and $2000 for J.H.C. his June cheque: sell coal to L. Sloan for S.S. No. 2. Adjala chat to Jas Scott. chore. chat to Wm Lyons. to Bed at 930 cool clear 4: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock 52 hogs 1. car cattle in 1.car. Box cars: Make about $300: got 1. Bag corn from K.J. Lavery for Her feed: T. Faulkner and 2 Boys here for tea: Bring 2.Bags Shorts 1. Bag Bean from Elevator: 1 sax cement: fine night to Bed at 930 warm 5: fine hot: home chore: got letter from J.H.C. from England. dated June 17th: sleep: go with Robert Watson in car with Isaac & Oliver: down to 7th to see Dave Wilson then to Bolton across to maeville up 4th to Couplauds across to 3rd line up to Higginsons down & across Donaghy swamp to. Allans. then to G. Judges down 2nd line: to see Wm little Jarvis Elliott working on road then to Sandhill. up to Moms Road had drink at wartime Stonehouse. up 6th line to 2.5 side line across to J.H. Moffitts up 2nd. line to lot 33. Back down to 25 then across to Jerry Taylors. home to Palgrave at 6. supper Macel Bible in chat. cool: to Bed at 10. oclock 6: fine warm: home chore: send letter to J.H.C. to England: macel Bible go to Toronto G.T.R. at 9. to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton. home at 530 chore: sid sull{?} here for Eggs: to Bed at 10. cool. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>6</h2> 1917 July 7: fine warm: home chore: Miss Hutchinson came G.T.R at 9: here for Dinner & tea: I go to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton: got Shave at Floyds 10 cts: rain at night: W.J. Faulkner Bring Pail Strawberries in chat {diarists above text in smaller writing} rain {diarist resumes writing on lines} 8:X: rain: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep. dress Put on new Blue Shirt: no. Church: to bed at 930 9: fine warm: rainstorm Hail: to home chore. Pat Horan Barn Burned & 2 cows killed with lightening heavy rain: got Invoice for B. coal. 10: fine warm: rain: home chore: Pearl & Mary & Robert Earnest here for dinner: John & I fix scale floor Put some Board on it: rain Russell 17. years old today. he in city. George Lyons help me cement stable floor 11: cloudy mild: home chore: read: Jack Lavery unload car Stone: send $200 Postal note to the Conservator Brampton for Paper to 31.st Dec 1917: chore: to Bed at 830 cool 12: cloudy misty fine cool: home chore: W.J. Faulkner up at 8. lure with Pail of Strawberries 125 Paid: he went to Tottenham with orange lodge on G.T.Ry at 9. home again at 7. P.M. I got him lunch of cokes{?} Wm Lyons cow calve today: to Bed at 830 cool 13: fine. rain: cool: home chore: read. to scale take down stove Pipes: got new lock 25 Pd rain I Stop in Elevator till rain over. to bed at 9. (1) 14: cloudy misley fine: home chore: Miss Hutchinson came G.T. at 9. I got Shave at Floyds 15 cts Pd: lawn mow grass: Big Hail Storm at Tottenham: cool night Miss Hutchinson go home G.T. at 7. to Bed at 945 15:X: fine warm: home chore read Sleep: Dinner dress. to Duffys got Minn in Buggy: Drive up to see Mother at Jims with Mary John & Roy in Buggy: had tea at Jims: home at 645 Mary milk cow I mind Roy: Mabel & Pearl to Kellys with Campbells in car: home at 8: to bed at 9. (1) 16: fine warm: home chore: help Mary clean out feed room: send June coal report to ottawa: clean out coal house: write letter to J.H.C. to Canadian convelescent Hospital Hillingdan House Uxbridge M. Eng 17: fine cloudy misley: home chore: Pay for 3. cars coal $68909 in Bank. and get $31500 cash out of Bank chore read: W.J. Faulkner here for tea L. Taylor in chat. to Bed at 10. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>7</h2> 1917 July 18: fine warm: home chore: weigh Stock at scale 225 Jas Gilmore ship 1. car: 37 hogs: to Bed at 9. 19: fine warm: rain: fine: home chore: read sleep got repairs for Spray 215 sell some: to bed at 9. oclock 20: fine very warm: home chore: read sleep: water Fred Horse: car soft coal came today. to Bed at 10. 21: fine warm: home chore: Pay freight & Duty on car Panama coal 35 tons. $12983 got car Placed at coal shed: Pay Wm Hamilton to Date $1510: Pay Miss Hutchinson to Date $550 chore: got Shave at Floyds 10 Paid: nate there 22:X: fine very hot: home all day sleep at front read write: Tom & Vida up at Mrs Coulters carriage no church at 7: to Bed at 9 hot. 23: fine very hot: home chore: Jas Lavery and Wm Lyons unload car 13896. C & G.T. Soft coal Pay Jas $300 and Will $300 very hot. to Bed at 10. 24: fine very hot: home chore: read Sleep. got 2 letter from J.H.C. from England: I write to him 1. letter: water horse: to Bed at 10. very hot 25: fine very hot: home chore: Sam Charters here: chat to him & R. Watson: Mrs Jefferson here for tea. chat: to bed at 10. very hot. 26: fine very hot: home chore: read: help Mary to wire around chicken Pen: Pay R.J. Lavery 70 cts for wire & nails for it: very hot: to bed at 10. 27: fine warm: home chore: to 6th line alone Pick Berries home at 12: Dinner. sleep: water horse: Jas Scott here chat. tea chore: then Mary. & Mabel & Pearl & John & Roy: went with J.B. Campbell in car for Joy ride to Black Horse & Back at 8. Mary milk cow: I mind Roy: to bed at 10. fine 28: fine warm: home chore: Mary & I to 6th line Pick Berries home at 1. oclock: water horse: got 2 shoe on Horse: got Shave 5 cts Pd: 3. cars Herd coal came tonight. 1. Egg. 1. Stone: 1. Nut. open cars. to Bed at 11 29:X: fine very hot: home chore: read sleep: hot hot Church at 7. Mr Graham of Inglewood Preach. 30: fine very hot: home chore: get Horse shod. Place a coal car: very hot: did not go to Bed all night 31: fine very hot: home chore: Start unload car vent coal. Wm Lyons help Jas Lavery haul in Bags with Fred horse: Proff Yeign talk at R. Stjohns hot Bob Rhodes Died: Cable $2000 to J.H.C. to England </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>8</h2> August 1917 1: fine: thunderstorm rain: home chore: unloading car Nut coal: T. Stanfield haul 1/2 day Irwin {?} Jas Lavery & Wm Lyons all day: warm lie on floor 2: fine cool: home chore: finish unload car Nut coal: Start unload Egg coal: T. Stanfield haul Wm Lyons & Jas Lavery all day. cool 3: fine cool: home chore: unload at Egg coal start at car Stove coal. Jas Lavery Wm Lyons T. Stanfield all day: sell first B. coal Olive come home tonight C.P.R. Floyd met her at Cedar mills train late after 12. cool night 4: fine warm: home chore: finish unload car Stove coal & car Egg coal: Pay J.B. Campbell $24387 freight today: Wm Bible help us 1/2 day and T. Stanfield 1/2 day: Jas Lavery & Wm Lyons all day: Md Mrs Faulkner came here today & stay all night: got Shave at Floyds 10 Pd I. Pay Jas Lavery up to Date. gave T. Stanfield $1000 5:X: fine cool: home chore: attend to Minn Duffy mare: old Mrs Faulkner went with Tom Faulkner up to Mothers in Buggy: rain Shower thunder storm Church at 7. Mr Bainborough Preach: to Bed at 10. 6: fine cool: home chore: attend to Duffys minn mare Mary. Olive & John Pick berries at Burns: J.B. Campbell took them out & Back with car: I Cable $5000 to J.H.C. to England: chore: to Bed at 10. olcock {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} cool {diarist resumes writing on line} 7: fine cool: home chore: Mary & Olive Pick Berries at Burns: J.B. Campbell take them out at 615 Bring the Back at 12: they got Big Paid of Berries: Olive go to Toronto C.P.R. at 5. Floyd Henderson take her to Cedar Mills in car Pay Wm Lyons $1350 for work: to Bed at 10. Mrs Wm Duffy Elener & Joy came home from {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} city {diarist resumes writing on line} 8: fine: thunder storm rain: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore stuf 1. car: make over $200 Pay T. Stanfield up to Date: sell Shorts & Bran 9: fine mild: rain: home chore: help Mary to Put new hinges on woodshed Door: to Burns Berry Patch afternoon with Mary & John & Mrs Dolan Berries gone: home at 6. chore: to Bed at 9. (1) 10: fine: home chore: Mary & Mrs Dolan to Gibsons lake Pick Berries: I go to Dohortys Bush Pick Berries: home at 4 tired: sell coal. to Bed at 9. got letter from J.H.C. England </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>== 9</h2> August 1917 11: fine warm: home chore: to 6th line Pick Berries up 6th and across through Wm Bibles home got 2 little cow full: tired to Floyds at night: Hair cut & Shave 35 cts Pd home at 1130 12:X: fine warm: home chore: sleep nearly all day: to Bed at 9. 13: fine warm: home chore: to Dohertys Pick Berries. with Mary: Mrs Dolan: Mrs Wm Lyons & George Lyons Berries scarce home at 5: chore: to bed at 9. cool 14: fine warm: home chore: sell coal: got 1. Bag of sugar from R.J. Lavery $925: I go Pick Berries at 6th line: home at 5. Big rainstorm thunder & Hail 15: fine hot: home chore: sell coal: Lena Barry came G.T.R. W. J. Faulkner take her home with him out to oat field see Alf Gibson cut oats for J.B.C. to Jas Scotts chat: home tea: to Bed at 930 16: fine hot: home chore: to Burns Berry Patch Pick Berries with Mary: home at 3. to Bed at 9. cool 17: fine cool: home chore: sell coal: walk out to see Wm Lyons cradle oats I Biad{?} few Sheaves ride home with Miller Hamilton in Buggy. cool {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} (1) {diarist resumes writing on lines} 18: fine warm: home chore: sell coal: Mary to Burns Pick Berries afternoon: with Mrs Lyons & Dolan got Shave at Floyds 10 Pd: R.L. McFadden & his Mother came to Mrs Coulters G.T. tonight. 19:X: fine hot: home chore: read. R.L. McFadden & his Mother here for Dinner: to Wm Bibles with Mary Milk cow: home. to Bed at 9. cool 20: fine warm: home chore: unload car nut coal Jas Lavery. Wm Lyons & Wallace Duffy help finish at 12. oclock noon: Wm & Dave Rowleys raise Barn today: Pay Jas Lavery $200: Pay J.B.C. 9110 freight on car nut coal. to Bed at 10. cool 21: fine warm: home chore: send Bank Draft $15080 to shoal creek coal co. for car soft coal. help Wm Hamilton set Big Pole for stove Pipes he fix scale rack for me: Pay him $1490 full to date sell coal: Jenny in chat Bring Mabel & Pearl up from. T. Faulkners: to Bed at 9. cool. 22: fine warm: home chore: Pick up coal at shed Mail Invoices & receipts for 3. cars of coal. to show what I Paid for them: Mary & Mrs Dolan Pick Berries at Burns: Jas Lavery Bring Paid of New Potatoes from Bank Cellar 1. Bag I took allonays; to bed at 9. cool. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>10</h2> August 1917 23: cloudy rain nearly all day: home chore: read Sleep Mary have sore leg: to Bed at 9. oclock. 24: fine cool: rain cool: home chore: sell coal Wm Hamilton got word that Mercer was wounded in France. read Sleep. to Bed at 9 25: cloudy misley cool: home chore: Mary help me Put Manger & floor in cow stall: got Shave 15 c Pd home at 930 cool. to bed at 10 (1). 26:X: cloudy cool: home chore: read Sleep: Jas Scott here chat: Rev Bainborough Preach at 7. cool. John & I for walk. out through fields: to Bed at 9. 27: fine windy rain at night: home chore: help Wm Hamilton at Elevator move Pot: read sleep Put Horse out in Hendersons lot: Mrs Burns here chat. to Bed at 9. cool. Phone {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} 165 {diarist resumes writing on the lines} & write letter to A.A. McKinnon this am re Potatoes 28: cloudy cool: home chore: sell coal: Pull onions Mary 43 years old today: She went to Burns with Mrs Dolan Pick berries: Buy Bag potatoes from Jas Lavery $200 Paid: to Bed at 9. cool 29: cloudy cool: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore ship 1. car: make about 125 sell coal: home at 7 tea: to Bed at 830 cool 30: fine mild: home chore: sell coal: water horse at Floyds: C.B. Duke here chat at Elevator: No 36 Maitland St Toronto phone North 4662: cool home. 31: fine warm: home chore: sell coal: to Bed at 9. Sept 1: fine: home chore: sell coal: home: to Bed at .9. 2X rain last night: fine today: home chore: Sleep in scale office: home at 1. dinner: Macel Bible came home from Toronto last night: our Mable & Pearl go to Toronto saturday morning at 9. G.T.R. with Mrs Duffy: Bainborough Preach at 7. home read: to Bed at 9. cool. 3: fine cool: home chore: sell coal: Mabel & Pearl come home at 6. G.T.R. from Toronto 4: fine cool: home chore: got 1. Bag Shorts 225 Paid sell coal: got letter from J.H.C: answer it and send him P.. Money order for $2000 cool. 5: fine cool: home chore: send August report of coal to W.F. Oconnor Ottawa: J.B. Campbell thrash. cool 6: fine cool: home chore: sell. Hay: Pay W.E Lyons for Rundells liniment got 12 Boxes Pills: to Bed at 9. (1) upstairs on Bed today: cool after Dinner </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>11</h2> september 1917 7: fine cool: home chore: send Cheque $14556 to The Robert Simpson Co. Toronto for goods: sell coal. at Elevator for shavings in Bag: home: to Bed at 9. cool 8: fine warm: home chore: to Elevator chat to Wm Hamilton: got Shave at Floyds 15 cts Pd: to Bed at 830 9:X: fine cool: home chore: read sleep: around home all day: Wm Lindsay & Bob Wiley here today Rev: Bainborough Preach at 7: to Bed at 830 cold 10: cloudy cool: home chore: got 1. shoe on horse 45 cts sell coal: got Bags at Station from A McKinnon got Goods from Simpsons with sweater: to Bed at 9. cool 11: fine cool: home chore: around home kill hen for Mary: to bed at 9. cold. 12: fine warm: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore ship 2. cars: make about $300 to bed at 9. fine 13: fine warm: home chore: sell coal: got letter from J.H.C. from England: home: to Bed at 9. cool. 14: fine mild: home chore: sell coal: home: to Bed at 9. 15: cloudy mild: home chore: around home Churn got Bag sweepings at Elevator: got Shave at Floyds 1 cts Pd 16:X: fine warm: home chore: read Sleep. G Munroe Memorial Service in Methodist Church at 230 Rev Leaife Preach Big Crowd: to bed at 9. 17: fine warm: home chore: sell coal: got letter from J.H.C. from England answer it: Mary & I. sell coal to Miss Kenny Lockton: home: to Bed at 9. fine night 18: fine warm cloudy; home chore: Sell Coal weigh 10 hogs for G. White home: to Bed at 9. 19: fine warm: home chore: weigh stock. Jas Gilmore load 1. car today make about $150: to Bed at 830 20: fine warm: home chore: to Elevator Wm Hamilton clean out pen & Put up Stove Pipes up at Post. home Dinner: sell coal: Meet Bill Little at Station about car coal: home at 6. tea. to bed at 830 21: fine cool: home chore: attend to Elevator for Wm Hamilton he went to Jas Newlones to see about his eyes: sell coal: home: to Bed at 9. (1) 22: fine cool: home chore: got in 40. Bags Potatoes a 100 Put 18. Bags in Station & 22. Bags in Bank Cellar weigh 2 loads hay & cattle: got Shave at Floyds 10. Pd {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} to Bed at 10. {diarist resumes writing on the lines} 23:X: fine mild: home chore: read Sleep cool: to Bed {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} at 9 {diarist resumes writing on the lines} 24: fine dry: home chore: got into Bank Cellar 16. Bags Potatoes at 80 cts Per Bag: from R. Lyons at Elevator for Bag sweepings for hens: W. Bible there </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>12</h2> september 1917 25 .fine day: home chore: send 2 Bags Potatoes 150 lbs to Wm Gowan Milton $200: sell coal: home to Bed at 9. 26: fine mild: home chore: weigh Stock: Jas Gilmore load 2. cars: make about 200 today: sell coal: home at {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} .6 {diarist resumes writing on the lines} 27: fine warm. rain at night: home chore: sell coal got letter from J.H.C. from Brighton: got letter from Jas MacDonald 5 Watson ave Toronto re Price of Potatoes: rain: to bed at 930 28: fine mild: home chore: sell coal: to Bed at 930 Roy had croup at 12 oclock tonight: 29: fine cool: home chore: order car for Potatoes: sell coal: F. Potter Pay $5000 on coal account: got Shave at Floyds 15 cts Pd: home at 9. to Bed at 930 cool 30:X: fine: misley cool: home: read & Sleep: (1) stuad John water Fred at Hendersons: to Bed at 9. misley Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach. Oct 1: fine cool: home chore: sell coal: Wm Lyons clean out chimneys. Mary clean stove Pipes: Bring Fred Horse in to Stable: Make out Bills: to Bed at 9. 2: fine: home chore: collect $15140 from John McClelland. sell coal: to Bed at 9 3: cloudy rain: home chore: weigh 74. hogs today Jas Gilmore had 1 car: Sell coal: had card from J.H.C. for Brighton England: to Bed at 840 4: cloudy mild: home chore: got 73. Bags Potatoes on Platform at 90 cts: sell coal: write letter to John {?} On Meadowville about Jas Stjohn Mr Dowson in chat; Wm Matthew & T. Evans in look for coal: to Bed at 9. (1) in night 5: cloudy misley cold: home chore: Buy Potatoes start load car (1) 4720. B.R. & P. had in 180 Bags at 90. cts Per Bag: Wm Lyons help me 1/2 day 6: cloudy cool; home chore: finish load car (1) Put in 442 Bags at 90 cts to 115: Shipped car to a. a. McKinnon Toronto: Start load car (2) 19410. G.T. got in 26 at 110 G. Dowson gave me $40000 cash today: Wm Lyons help all day to Floyds at night got Hair cut & Shave 35 cts Pd Olive came Home tonight from Toronto G.T. 7:X: cloudy cool: home chore; Russell and two Simpson Boys here for Dinner on Motorigels Olive home: had Meat Pie for Dinner. Church at 7. Wm Steele: Preach: cool: Boyce girls in </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>13</h2> october 1917 8: fine cool: home chore: finish load car 2.19410 G.T. Put in 405 Bags ship to a McKinnon Toronto G.W. Dowson Pay me for it 50825 9: cold fine: home chore: load car. 63058. B.M Put in 496 Bags at 120: Start load car (4) 83529.N.y.N.H & H. got in 340 Bags into it G.W. Dowson Pay me for car (3) $60020 Mary help me Book up loads. 10: clear cold: home chore: finish load car 4.83529. N y N H & H. Put in 490 Bags at 120 Ship to a a McKinnon Toronto: Start load car 5:310092. G.T.P. got in 350. Bags at 110 Russell help Jas Lavery in car: 11: fine cool: home chore: finish load car 5. 310092 G.T.P. Put in 609. Bags: Shipped it to a. a. McKinnon Toronto: start load car (6) had 538. Bags in tonight. Put 1. load in car N.W. 61037; G.W. Dowson gave me $9000 12 cloudy rain: home chore: got in 2 loads Potatoes into car 7:61037 N & W: at 100: Ship car 6:39176: D L & W: to A. A. McKinnon Toronto had in 528. Bags: by Cash today from G W. Dowson $100000 at Elevator raining. 13: cloudy rain: cool: home chore: finish load car 7: 61037. N & W: Load in 544 Bags at $100 Per Bag: Pay Jas Lavery $1500 for 4 1/2 days work: Ship this car to a.a. McKinnon Toronto. 14:X: cloudy misley fine: home chore: read Sleep Pearl & John to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach 15: fine cool: home chore: ship 2100lbs stone coal to Mr Cowan Caledon East $1050: got 228 Bags of Potatoes on Platform at $100: home chore: 16: fine cool: home chore: get car for Potatoes: start to load. Put some in {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} at night {diarist resumes writing on the lines} 17: fine cool: home chore: sell coal. weigh hogs Jas Gilmore load 1. car: work at Potatoes G. Dowson car in for Bags. our cow sick Dr tighe{?} here: Wm Lyons {?} 18: warm misley: home chore: our cow sick. G.W. Dowson Pay me for car 7.61037. N&W $56950 also for car 8.98649. C B & 2.299. Bags 75 lbs $32475: and $1000 for one weeks rent for use of scale to weigh Potatoes: from 18th of oct. 1917. Wm Lyons {?} {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} cow {diarist resumes writing on lines} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>14</h2> oct 1917 19: cloudy rain: cool: home chore: cow sick 20: cloudy cool: home chore: Deliver coal Jas Lavery all day. {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} 300 {diarist resumes writing on the lines} Pd: got Shave at Floyds to Dr Reynars at night telephone for Dr Bowes {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} cow sick {diarist resumes writing on the lines} 21:X: cloudy cold: home chore: cow sick. Bowes {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} here {diarist resumes writing on the lines} 22: cloudy cool: home chore: Deliver coal around village Joe Lavery: Dowson loading Bag car: 23: cloudy rain: home chore. our cow sick Dr Bowes here 24: cloudy misley cool rain snow: cow very sick had Mason to cow: very sick I up to 3 oclock cold: to Bed cold. 25: cloudy. clearing milder: home chore cow very sick. cow Died about 4. oclock today: Down at scale: lots of {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} Potatoes {diarist resumes writing on the lines} 26: cloudy cold: home sick with cold rested {?} to Bed 27: cool: home in Bed sick with cold. 28:X: cold: home in bed sick with cold. 29: cold: home in bed sick with cold 30: cold: home in bed sick with cold. 31: cold: home in bed sick with cold Nov 1: cold: home in bed Sick with cold 2: cold: home in bed Sick with cold 3: cold: home in bed sick with cold 4:X: cold: home in bed Sick with cold 5: clear cold: home in bed Sick with cold 6: clear cold: home: got up this forenoon {?} for & 7: Dinner: Geo. W. Dowson Pay me $50000 Cash 7: for coal Shed & Big scale: Mrs Jas Burns & Mrs F Dolan in chat: to Bed at 9. oclock 8: clear fine: home: sick: up at 1. oclock downstairs custard for Dinner: tea to bed at 8 oclock 9: clear fine: home sick: up at 12 for soap: chat tea: to Bed at 8. oclock fine night Dance in {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} Hall {diarist resumes writing on the lines} 10: fine warm: home up at 12 for Dinner: Mrs Pearl McMahon in chat: I out for walk: fine day Olive came home from Toronto tonight G.T 11:X: fine warm: home sick: up at 12. Mother here for Dinner & tea: She went to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach. W.J. Faulkner in chat: to bed at 9. foggy. 12: fine warm: home sick: up at 12. Dinner Mother here for tea: Mrs Wm McKinnon buried at Bolton Cemetry today: Olive went with W.J. Faulkner. 13: fine warm: home sick: up ta 12 for Dinner. to Jas Scotts for walk: Dr Reynars in see about coal for kidds: to Bed at 10. fine night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>15</h2> Nov 1917 14: fine warm: home up for dinner: got letter from W.G. Steens about 1400 he owes me: our John 8 years old today: I subscribe to Robert Watson $100000 in victory Bonds. 15: cloudy misley cool: home up at 11. better. I Cable $5000 to pte C. McMahon 775536 E. Co. 4th reserve Batt Hauts England today 16: cloudy cool: home: up at 10. Morris Shulman here chat: G.W. Dowson Start line a car Olive help Mary Pack Box with Stuff and Box Christmas Cake for Campbell Send them to him today: Olive went to Toronto G.T.R. at 6. oclock tonight 17: fine warm: home up at 11. for dinner for walk to angle crossing today tired old Wm Clarke got Stroke on left side last night: got Shoes removed on horse: 2 18:X: fine cold squaly snow cold: home up at 2 oclock Mother here for tea to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach. to Bed at 9. oclock. 19: cloudy cold: home up for Dinner G.W. Dowson fix scale at North end 20 old Wm Clarke Died at 4. oclock this morning 20. cloudy cool: home up at 10. down town: to Bank after dinner Deposit $10800 then to coal & scale: Russell to Toronto in car with Bibles Russell home at 11. oclock from city 21 {diarist writes below date} Pearl Baby cow: foggy misty cool: home up for dinner misty rain afternoon & night sleet snow 22: sleet snow rain cold: home up at 10 oclock old Wm Clarke's funeral. today: service in Church then Bury him at Bolton. snow & Blow about 6. or 8. inches cold night. 23: clear cold: home up at 10. Dinner Mary Bake Bread and mend granite dishes. I rock Roy asleep in craddle: cold 24: clear cold: home up at dinner. I walk up to Floyd Henderson he cut my hair & Shave me: {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} 35 cts {diarist resumes writing on lines} I pay him for Shaving horse 65 cts Paid 25:X: clear cold: home up at 11. Mary wash me up Stairs: L. Bible in with Russell: No Church at 7. Shilah had Anniversary Peter Campbell there: fine moonlight cold </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>16</h2> 1917 Nov 26: clear cold: home. up at noon: L. Bible help Russell haul some coal home from coal shed Russell. go to Toronto with car Potatoes for R. W. Dowson in lined car (1): cold night 27: clear cold: home up at noon: to Bank Deposit $2000 for J.H.C. month November Pay: Pay $10000 first on victory loan Bond. in store: K.J. Lavery Bring us. Bag of sugar $975 Paid: fine night 28: fine mild: home up at noon: Mary clean store windows & Put them on: Russell came home from Toronto. G T at 9. this evening 29: fine mild: home: up at 10. Mary wash: let horse & cow out for while: Lilly cow 1st time 30: cloudy rain: home: up at noon: read Book Mary write letter to Mewburn Ottawa to try & get Campbell home for while to Bed at 11. oclock (1) Both. Olive 19. years today. she Telephone to us. Dec 1: cloudy mild: home up at noon: Dinner Ella Webbs sale today: Leonard Bible help Russel haul coal scales & fuel from Elevator. Macel Bible came home from city 2:X: fine cold: home up at noon Dinner: read. Mabel & Pearl to English Church at 7. (11) 3: cloudy cool: home up for Dinner: read. Mr Jeremiah Taylor in. get Paper signed. got letter from J.H.C. tonight from England. dated 6th of November. 4: fine mild: home up for Breakfast at 10. oclock: Mary wash clothes: Russell got letter from J.H.C. dated 16th of November. with letter in for mother and his Photo for us: I mind Roy Mary to Bank Deposit $6000 Russell go to Toronto car 2. Potatoes for G. Dowson 5: fine cold: home up at 930 to F. Hendersons got Shave 10 cts Pd: Let cow & horse out Roy 2 years old today: Russell come home at 7. G.T.R. from Toronto tonight. Send card to Ohio & Michigan coal Co for 1. car Nut coal: Mary write letter to J.H.C. tonight. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>17</h2> December 1917 6: clear & cold: home. up for Dinner: read Russell in bed all day sleep. snow. 7: clear cold: home for Dinner: read Paper Big Explosion at Halifax many killed. clear cold got letter J.H.C. from England. 8: cloudy snow East Station. snow all day home. up at 11. for dinner: L. Bible in Mary got letter from Olive from Toronto with Birthday card for me: Mary fix at Coat for Mabel. Bake Bread chore 9:X: stormy very cold: home. up at 2. oclock. Olive call on Telephone from Toronto My 58th Birthday today. had 2 chickens for Dinner at 4. oclock. Leonard Bible here all day. to Bed at 10. (1). cold night 10: clear cold: home: up for Breakfast at 930: Mary to Bank. Deposit $5235 J.H. Lavery Cheque Pay Taxes $24u>80 and $1210 Telephone to Dec 1. write letter to W. G. Steans & to coal men. 12: clear cold: up at 930 for Breakfast. read the Paper. Mary Bake. Edna Rowley in Telephone Isaac Watson in chat. Mrs Wm Lyons in Mary fill out report coal all sold at Dec 1rst. Mary & Mabel & Pearl went to Sam Charters meeting in Hall at 8. I stay home with John & Roy. to 12. oclock to Bed at 1. cold night 13: cloudy snow all day: home up at 12. read Paper: read Rebecca of Sunnybrook farm 14: clear cold: home: up at Dinner. Mary & I write letter to J.H.C. to England. Russell start to Stony Point at 1. oclock with car of Potatoes for G.W. Dowson: I finish read Rebecca. Mabel & Pearl to Ben Petch meeting in Hall. cold 15: clear cold: home: up at 1. oclock. no Dinner: they were house cleaning today: Dinner at 4. colock to Bed at 12. oclock at night very cold night. 16:X: clear cold: home up at noon: Rev Lunan Preach at 230 to s.s. scholars: at at 7. oclock to old People: Mabel & Pearl go. to Both services Edna Rowley & Macel Bible in. telephone cold clear. to Bed at 10. oclock. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>18</h2> Dec 1917 17: clear fine: home up at 11. oclock: water cow and horse: out to Vote at Wm Lyons for Sam Charters. against Ben Petch. home for dinner at 12: Mrs Lyons & Macil Bible here for dinner: George Lyons here for tea: up to 10. oclock: Charters got 119 votes here Peter 28. Charters had 1675 majority in Peel. Big majorities the Boys had Big Bonfire: Mary Vote for Charters 18: fine milder: home: up for Breakfast water cow & Horse: let them out for while to Floyd Hendersons got Shave 15 cts Paid. in store awhile: chat home at 3. read Paper 19: cloudy mild misley: home: up at 10. olock. read Paper: got letter from J.H.C. from France Dated Dec 1rst Just got to France. Russell got home tonight from Stony Point G.T. Ry at 7. oclock: {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} Mary {diarist resumes writing on the lines} write to Olive. to Bed at 10. mild night: 20: cloudy mild: home up at 930 for Breakfast G. Chapman here Pay coal Bill $1355 for s.s. No. 2 Adjala R.J. Watson Bring 1. load wood first load to Bed at 10. oclock mild thawing snow {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} off {diarist resumes writing on the lines} 21{diarist writes under the date} got goose from mrs Duffy 14 1/2 lbs $290: fine mild: home up at 10 for Breakfast. Pearl Mrs Jas McMahon here for Dinner. School Concert S.S. No. 9. Mabel. Pearl & John take Part Russell go to: they had good concert and scholars. Presented. Mr Hartwitch wrist watch 22: fine mild: home up at 10. oclock for Breakfast. Mary Bake Bread & Cakes: to bed at 11. 23:X: cloudy snow mild: home up at 11. Mary sick I do chores. Russell milk cow: Mrs Wm Lyons & Macel Bible in at 10. tonight to see Mary: to Bed at 11. 24: cloudy mild: home at up 10. Breakfast Tom Faulkner here Pay $423 for coal in full to Date. he stay for Dinner: Olive come home from Toronto at 11. C.P.R. Russell meet her at Cedar Mills cold night 25: clear cold: home up at 10. Olive Here: Dinner at 2. had 14 1/2 lbs Goose: My Mother here for tea: stay all night: Olive go C.P.R. to Toronto at 5. oclock. Russell leave her to Cedar Mills s.s. Play in Hall tonight. Mabel Pearl & John go & Russell. to Bed at 12. cold night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>19</h2> Dec 1917 26: clear cold: home up at 10. for Breakfast other here stay all day: W. A. Irwin in see me. 27: clear cold. home up for Breakfast at 10. Mother here: read am Book. very cold & icy 28: cold below Zero: home up for Breakfast at 10. Russell split some wood: very cold day & night Mother here: very cold night: 29: clear very cold. home up for Breakfast at 10. Mother here: I dress go to Store & R. Watsons to Wm Irwins get Village Book: home Dinner at {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} 4 {diarist resumes writing on lines} 30X clear cold: home up for Breakfast at 11. read had Chicken Dinner at 4. oclock: Mary take Mother to R.J. Laverys at 5. clear cold Mabel & Pearl to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach: Mary home at 730 cold night. 31: clear cold: home up for Breakfast at 10. then to Hall take Nominations for Village from 12 to 1. oclock Russell do the writing: home for Dinner: Russell to Hall at 730 no meeting 1918 Jan 1: clear & cold: home up at 10 for Brekafast in House all day: Candidate resign: Wm Wray{?} in tonight chat to 830 cold night. 2: clear cold: home up at 10 for Breakfast Russell got Horse Shod. haul coal to Floyd & some home Leonard Bible help him. all the candidates for Trustee resign leaving J.B. Campbell. W.A. Irwin & R.J. Lavery Elected for the year 1918. cold clear. 3: clear cold: home. up at 10. for Breakfast Leonard Bible help Russell haul coal & get 1. Bag Flour: 1. Bag wheat: 1. Bag Barley 2 Bags oats: 2. Bags Bran at Elevator. then to Wm Bibles for Straw: got 2. letter from J.H.C. from France. Dated the 8th and 13th of December 1917: cold night: 4: clear cold: home up for Breakfast at 10. clock Leonard Bible in make Russell out for Bed Mary Pay Leonard 100 for work. I to R.J. Laverys see Mother about letter re Mortgage: Post letters: home at 4. oclock. Dr A.F. Reynar in chat about Norton {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} Burns {diarist resumes writing on lines} re Floyd Henderson here at night Shave me Pd 25 cts: Floyd Paid me $875 for coal. fine night not so cold: to bed at 10. clock (1) </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>20</h2> Jan 1918 5: clear fine: home. up at 10. for Breakfast: to Bank at 11. Deposit $2500 gave Bank a Cheque for the Balance of Victory Bond $89100 got Receipt for $100000 Paid up: to Elevator see Wm Hamilton. Pay him up to Date for Feed. chat: Paid Floyd Henderson for shoeing horse $135: home: Wm McMinn here today get papers signed. Re Earl goods. I in R.J. Lavery's see Mother. to bed at 11. 6:X: cloudy cold: home up at 10. for Breakfast Leonard Bible in for Russell at 12. oclock children to Church at 7. Rev. Bainborough Preach. 7: cloudy Snow: home up at 10 for Breakfast Albion Election: Dohorty: Taylor: Roe: and Wm Hutchinson run: Hutchinson got beat by 3 votes. our Jim in chat: W.J. Faulkner here for tea; snow 8: squaly. clear cold: home: up at 10. for Breakfast read: Jim here for Dinner. got Note for $100<u.00 he Pay off Mortgage $50000 re Hillard to Imperial Bank: Russell go to Toronto with car f Potatoes for Dowson at 5. oclock Orangemen meet in Hall today: to bed at 10. 9: clear fine: home: up at 1030 for Breakfast read at Anne: to bed at 10. cold (1): Russell got home from Toronto C.P.R. train late stop at Humber station: 10: cold Bustry: home: up at 10. for Breakfast read: Wm Lyons in chat: Telephone G. Taylor about Hay. Russell Sleep all day: fine. 11: fine: home: up at 10. Breakfast: Shovel snow: to R.J. Laverys see Mother: home at 430 Russell drive El youngs team haul up Potatoes to Car for Dowson: He fire car all night cold & Stormy: in Home at 4. oclock. cold. 12: stormy very cold: home: up at 10 Breakfast in House finished read Anne of the Island. Russell fire car for Dowson: very cold. no trains Railroad Blocked with snow. 13:X: cold Stormy: home: up at 11. Breakfast: Russell fire car Potatoes all day & all night for Dowson; Jas Burns call on Telephone about 8. 14: clear cold: {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} home {diarist resumes writing on lines} up at 930 for Breakfast: read a little milder tonight: no trains But snow Plow. went up. Russell fire car </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>21</h2> Jan 1918 15: calm fine milder: home: up at 10. Breakfast help Mary to Churn: Rock Roy in cradle. fill in coal Papers for Ottawa no coal in. Russell fire car Potatoes for Dowson all night. 16: clear Blustry cold: home. up at 10. Breakfast Mary Wash: I rock Roy asleep. Russell go to Toronto with Refrigerator car of Potatoes. for Dowson at 5. oclock this evening. read 17: fine cold: home. up at 10. Breakfast: Shovel snow for woodpile: chore. let Horse out for while. Mary Bake Bread: Pretty cold. 18: cold: home: up at. 10. for Breakfast. chore. to R.J. Laverys: see Mother: home at 4. very cold. 19: clear cold: home: up at 1030 Breakfast. chore George Burns Baby Die. Buried in Methodist Grave {diarist writes above text in smaller writing} {?} {diarist resumes writing on lines} Wm Lyons dig grave: Rev Bainborough Bury it 20:X: clear cold: home: up at 11. for Breakfast. Pearl to S.S. at 11. am: Mabel. Pearl. John. to Church at 7 Rev Bainborough Preach: Mary & Roy to Wm Lyons I at home alone: Russell come home from Toronto tonight C.P.Ry at 11. cold night: clear 21: clear cold: home. up at 10. Breakfast: Mary Wash: Russell in Bed till 12 noon: Bring the new axe from Wm Bibles split some Blocks. 22: clear cold: home. up at 10. Breakfast. Mary to Bank Deposit J.H.C. Jan Cheque $2000: home at 330 churn: H.H. Watson in Pay 3602 in full to Date: 23: clear cold: home. up at 10. Breakfast. clean out closet: crosscent{?} hard Blocks. Mary and John help me: Russell went on weightfreight at 12. with car Potatoes to Toronto for Dowson 24: snow: cold: home: up at 10. Breakfast: in all day: write to C.A. Magrath Ottawa about coal Velda Boyce Died this morning at 10. Russell came home C.P.R. at 12. oclock tonight 25: clear cold: home. up at 10. Breakfast. Russell. up at 1. oclock for Dinner: read. 26: clear cold: home: up at 10. Breakfast: Russel go to Velda Boyce funeral at 1. oclock: service in church: Mabel & Pearl go: Rev Bainborough Preach Borden Watson Dinner here: very cold night 27:X: clear cold; home: up at 11. Breakfast: read: I went to R.J. Laverys see Mother: home at 5. Dinner Mabel. Pearl. John. to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>January 1918 =</h2> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> 28: 29: 30: 31: Feb 1: 2: 3:X: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: </td> <td> Suove{?} & Blow: house: up at 10. Breakfast: read and write letter to J. H. C. {his son James Henry Campbell} to France put it in Mothers letter: write to J.S. Hamilton about car coal. Clear cold: House up at 10: Breakfast: read. write Russell, split some wood: John cut wood in after 3. I help him: put down Hay & Straw. Clear cold: house: up at 10. Breakfast: I walked to Clevatos afternoon chat to Wall Hamilton: got little Bar in seals office: house at 5: Tea at 6. Clear cold. house. up at 10. Breakfast: Mother up from A. J. Lavrerys{?} at 11. here for dinner I tea got letter from J. H. C. from France. Dated Jan 8th: Russell go sirth cae potatoes at 5 pm for Toronto: Mother to R. J. Lauey at 6. Clear cold. house up at 10. Breakfast drove Russlel Come home from Toronto C.P.K. 11.30 pm. Clear cold: house up at 10. chore: split some wood: Russell help: John haul into woodshed wife Faullhuer here for tea at 6. Cloudy Blustry: house up at 11. Breakfast, read Rev Luoige had memorial service for Clucer Moss at 3 oclock in Methodist Church. Mabel, Pearl, John there: Oraugencoss Figure: Reere for tea at 6. Clear very cold: house up at 10. very cold: in house all day: sorite to John McBouald about coal: unit out 9. Bills & Post the: Floyd in look for coal bags. very cold night. Clear cold: house: up at 10 in house all day Cloudy snow cold: house up at 10: had girls for dinner. house all day. write out 6. Bills post them in office. Blustry cold: house: up at 10: Russell split wood. I help John Mabel and Pearl haul it into shed. Fine milder: House up at 10: Chore left Horse and cow out for sahile: Russell go ore H06 units. Car of potatoes for Boerson fire car: cold. Hail: fine cold: house up at 10: store closed at noon: to save fuel: in house all day: cold Clear cold: house up at 10: chore: Mathew Mabel Pearl John to Church at 7: Rev Rainburugs{?} preach: Mary write letter to Helie Allan to Leney: coal store go out. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> February 1918 11: fine mild thawing off roof : home: up at 10. chore: Mary Churu: School close today. {illegible name of person} has to {illegible} quit school. Russell came home from Toronto C.P.R at 12 pm. 12: rain all day mild: home up at 10. in home all day 13: cloudy: fine mild: home. up at 12. for dinner Russell go to Toronto with can of potatoes for {illegoble}: Old Ms. {illegible name of person} came here at 2 and the stay all night: I meet Proily 14: fine mild: home. up for dinner at 10clock Russell came home from Toronto C.P.R at 7.oclock pm: {illegible} see {illegible} mother. 15: cloudy cold: clear: home. up at 10. read. Old Ms. {illegible} here: the {illegible} to RF. Harveys at 11. to see Mother: Russell get 1 bag that 1. bag wheat. 1. bag barley: 2. bags oats & 2. Bags Bran at Elevator. feed horse in {illegible} sleigh: road very icy: 16: clear cold: home: up at 10, in house all day old Ms. {illegible} here the went to {illegible} to chat to mother {illegible} bring her up at 5. She stay here all night. cold. To bed at 10^30 17.X: clear cold: up at 1..oclock for dinner: {Mr. or Mrs.} {illegible} here: church at 7. {illegible} John go. Ren {illegible} Preach: cold. 18: clear cold: home. up at 11. Mary to C.J. Station at 9. with old Mrs {illegible} she went on train to Alliston. Mary to Lyons chat to after 6^30 cold. 19: shower: rain mild: home. up at 10. in home all day: turn windy cold at night: R.J. {illegible} sale 20: clear windy cold: home. up at 11^30 for dinner. Mary wash & {illegible} today: very cold night 21: clear very cold: home up at 10: Mary Bake Bread and cakes: read {illegible}: write a letter to Campbell to France: cold: 22: clear cold: home: up at 10: in home all day Russell hello from Lyons saw wood 1/2 day in L. Marshalls Bush: very icy. 23: clear fine: home up at 11. {illegible name} here with 1100 lbs hay : {illegible name of person} pay his bill $4^45: Mercer Mason here collect 3^00 {illegible} Rowly 8^th line got hurt in Bush today and died tonight from hunt. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> February 1918 24:X: fine warm: home up at 10: chore let {illegible} horse out play: thawing: Mary to R.J. Lavery 's {illegible} Mother Mabel Pearl John to Church at 7. {illegible church leader's name} Preach 25: cloudy mild rain: house. up at 10. in house all day: rain heavy thunder & lightning very {illegible} at night- turn very cold. {illegible- possibly 'hazing'} night. 26: windy cold {illegible}: home up at 11. in home all day. {illegible title of a person} Rowley 8th line funeral this afternoon to Laurel Hill: {illegible} set off in chat: Mrs {illegible} Lyons in chat. cold. 27: fine mild: home. up at 10. in home all day 28: snow mild: home. up at 10. in house allday March 1: fine mild: home. up at 10. in house allday. 2: fine mild: home. up at 10: in house all day. G. Taylor bring balance of hay L. {illegible}. G. Casgrove in Lay coal Bill. W.F. Bingham in: sign his car license: {illegible} melting today 3:X: fine mild: house up at 10. in house all day: read sleep: got letter from J.H.G. from France dated 3rd of February: Mother & Lizzie come up last night see {illegible- possibly 'it'} Mary with letter to J.H.G tonight. Mabel, Pearl & John to Church at 7. With Mother. {illegible name of church leader} preached. 4: cloudy cold: house up at 12 for dinner Mary wash clothes today: {illegible title of a person} Lyons in cellar fried Potatoes: 5: fine mild cold: home up at 10. in house all day. Kidney smell in for bag Eggs. Mary to Bank Deposit J.H.G cheque $20.00 and pay $3.00 to bank for {illegible} 1917 & 1918. And {illegible} for Enterprise {illegible- possibly 'depot'}. 6: fine cold snow: house up at 10. in house all day {illegible} cut bring load wood to us from R.J. {illegible}: from Bible in tonight chat. 7: fine cold: home up at 10. in house all day. 8: fine cold: home: up at 12 for dinner. in all day: Mary wash: Russell with {illegible} 9: cloudy cold: snow & Blow: home up for dinner. Russell gow with can potatoes at 3^30 for Dawson to Toronto: C.H. Rutherford in pay his coal Bill 1^79 Floyd Henderson in at 3. Shane in: Mary send 1 bag Eggs and some cakes to {illegible name of person} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>March 1918</h2> 10:X: snow & blown cold: home up at 12. Mary sick Fred pull Hatter off {illegible} in {illegible} clean stable. 11: clean cold: home: up at 7. Let on fine: Back to bed up at 11. I write letter to J.H.G. to France: John & Borden Madison shovel snow at gate Mrs J.Little buried today. Russell come home from Toronto C.P.R. at 11^30. 12: fine very {possibly 'warm'}: blessing: up at 10. Let horse and George {name of person} buried today. I come out awhile, fall Bot for J.H.G. Russell wize it: send. Bot to J.H.G. to France {illegible} 13: fine mild: home up at 10. 10^30 Bible. Linbard & Russell haul 3 logs {illegible} here: rain at night send Ted coal rupert to the F.{name of person} home. 14: cloudy rain all day: home up at 11. John Paterson in about wood. 12 cord 15th wood at 4^00 Per cord $48^00. snow Blout: Russell wood {illegible} 15: clear cold: home up at 10. Russell split-wood then go to Jims: J-Huly's Mary chore: Russell stay at Jims help Jill 2. load Potatoes. 16: fine mild: home up at 10. Jas Gilmore in pay coal Bill: Russell go with car Potatoes for {appears to have ran out of space on line} to {name of place} at 10.oclock tonight. colder windy: 17.X: fine mild: home up at 10. in house all day. Mother & Little Mary come up here from R.J. Lavery's & Elmer Buffy here for tea: Church at 7. {illegible name of church leader} Preach: Mother & girls to Church. 18: fine: house up at 9^30: Mable & John to mill for Bran before school line: first airplane go with This air at 8^30 I chore clean out stable water & feed: wind Rey: Mary wash clothes. I write a letter to Olive last night to 559 Keele St.{illegible} 19: fine warm: home up at 7. chore: help Mary clean ice of yard: gave R.J. Madison cheque $25^00 for wood: jaw feast in Chat. Chore 20: fine very warm: home up at 730 chore. clean ice got letter from J.H.G from France dated February 19th in good Place. 21: fine very warm {illegible} wind. home up at 9. chore: Mary fix couch over again. 22: fine cool north wind: home up at 10. chore help Mary to Churn in the fill Pearl lick. hay. 23: fine cool North wind: home up at 10. chore out for walk to Jas Scotts. to store see mother. To Floyd Henderson's at night-got there. home at 8: to bed at 10. fine cool night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>MARCH 1918</h2> 24:X: fine warm: home up at 9. Chorse: Pearl & John to S.S. at 11. Mary {illegible person's name} go up {illegible} for walk: Back at 3. Chat to Jas Scott: home at 5. {text very light; illegible} at 7. Ren {illegible church leader's name} Preach: Mary & Roy to Puffy's 25: fine cool: home up at 10. chore: to R.J. Larry's chat to Mother see {illegible} washer work: to Elevator chat to {illegible} Hamilton: home at 6 got letter from J.H.G. from France dated February 24th: heard Crown Prince was taken 26: fine cool: home up at 10. chore: Deposit- J.H.G. March cheque $20^00 in Bank for him today. Mother here all afternoon & tea: then she went to R.J. Lavery's at 6. cool night. 27: fine cool: home up at 8. chore: Mary wash. Russell chore: for walk: W.J. Bingham and Mr Sleighthorne here chat. 28: fine cool: home up at 10. chore: got letter from J.H.G. from France dated March 7th. last night: walk out to R. Maloons Office. {illegible} about North West loan Co. Russell got 1. bag Potatoes from him: Mine and Irene Carr here from Toronto C.P.R. at 12 oclock tonight: Russell & L.Bible meet them with car at Cedar Mills: to bed at 1.oclock. 29: fine mild: home chore: Olive & Irene Carr here all day Mother here for tea: over to gas {illegible} for chat. Good Friday. 30: fine mild: home chore: Olive & Irene Carr up at 5. walk to Cedar Mills at 6^30 go to Toronto. Russell walk with then carry {illegible- possibly 'radishes'}. he come back and work with Gren Lanery on {illegible} all day: I got sheared at Floyds. To Elevator see {illegible name of perssn}; home at 6.tea: 31:X: fine: Easter: home chore: Eat 2. Poached Eggs for Breakfast: Mother here for tea Church at 7. Ren Rainborough Preach April:1: cloudy rain: home chore: take {illegible} for walk. rain: Russell work on seeline G.J.Y Maril bible go to Toronto C.P.R. at 5.P.M. 2: fine mild: home chore: John Patterson start hard wood: Grandma Mc{illegible}: here all night- Russell on seelion: Mary & I do some gardening Plant Radishes & Lettuce. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April 1918</h2> 3: fine cool: home chore: to Elevator get: 1. Bag of Wheat. 1. Bag of Barley: 1. Bag shorts and 2. Bags Bran: {illegible} Bible Bring them up for me. Steve Kelly's sole today: Mother here. 4: fine cool: home chore: John Patterson finish haul 11. cord short- wood: gave him cheque $44^00. Russell on section: Mother here. cool windy 5: fine mild: home chore: Russell on section: chore for walk to Blacks with shop. chat: fine 6: fine mild: home chore: split some wood: Mother here: Russell on section: got leter from J.H.G. from France dated 10th of March: got letter from Rev {illegible name of person} from France dated 11th of March saying he saw Campbell. 7:X: fine mild: home chore: read sleep: Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach: Mother: {illegible name of person} Pearl go to Juglish Church at 7. Rev Kennedy Preach: Mrs Jas Burns Lillie & Mother in chat. 8: fine cool: home chore split some wood. Russell on section. Mother here. cold windy 9: fine cool: home chore: Mrs Jas {illegible name of person} here. I to Bank with her: got our Bank Book {illegible} Dawson go to Toronto with car for awhile: 10: fine cool. home chore: Mary wash: split-wood walk to Elevator see {title of person} Hamilton: see Hogs and cattle: to shop with Mr. {possibly Wray}: Mrs Floyd Henderson home from Braiuplon today: home chore 11: fine cool: home chore: wheel Hardwood into woodshed: Mabel & John Bring 1.Bag Flour from Elevator in cart: Mother here: {squished writing} 12: fine warm: home chore: to Jas Scotts chat. to stove for loaf bread: home chore. 13: fine warm: home chore: clean out Berry bushes old wood Prune trees: clean Fred horse outside: to Elevator Lay {title of person} Hamilton to Date he lay me for Bag truck $2^00: home: settle up with Eddy Younge to Date. Mother here: 14:X: fine warm: home chore: to Floyd Henedersons get hair cut & shave: home read: Mother Mabel. Pearl & John to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach: Mary Roay & I walk around Pond write letter to J.H.G. to France: Put clock on 1.hour today. Mrs Duffy & Baby & Joy & Elmer here chat: Mother here: to Bed at 10. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April 1918</h2> 15: fine warm: home chore: split-wood & pile it- in. Russell on section Mother here: Post letter to J.H.G. to France 16: fine warm: home chore: split-wood and pile it in: Mother go to Duffy's today: Russell on section: to bed at 10. oclock. Bathe {symbol of U with line in middle.} 17: fine warm: home chore: Mary wash: split some wood: Jas Lavery split afternoon wheel some in: rain at night. to bed at 9. 18: cloudy {illegible} cold: home chore: to Bed at 10. 19: clear cold: snow on ground thawing: home chore help Mary to churn slow: Jack Jones Bring 1. load wood slabs: John help me Pile them. 20: clear cool: home chore: Jack Jones bring 1. load slab wood. I pay him for 4 {possibly 'yards'} $8^50. Win Johnson buried today 11 1/2 years old. John help me Pile Them and wheel coal ashes To sheet: chore: to Bed at 10. oclock. cool. 21:X: cloudy {'misley' or 'misty'}: home chore: Len. Bible here for. Russell Dinner at 2. oclock. Mother here Mother to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach {illegible title of person} Beatty died today: to bed at 9^30 22: cloudy cool: fine: home chore: for wack to Elevator chat to {illegible title of person} Hamilton: F. Dolan there: for walk at eve: chat to J.G.Wolfe. W.F. {illegible name of person} in with my coat: Lorne Bary stay here all night: to Bed at 10^30. 23: fine warm: home chore: see {illegible}. Lorne Barry go with {illegible title of person} Pulford. John E. Daley here chat: Pile wood in coohkouse 24: fine cool: home chore: Mary help me Pile wood: walk to Stockrew see Hogs & cattle in store got 2. lbs figs: home chore: to Bed at 10. W.F. Faulkner set hen 2. in stable tonight. Mr McCauley & E. Watson here look at Fred. 25: fine cool: home chore: got 2. shoes Memored on Fred horse H5- ets Rd: clean horse: cool. 26: fine cool: home chore: Mary wash. Mother here afternoon: Mrs Joan Chapman Buried today: circle on sun 27: fine warm: home chore: walk to Elevator: clean sheet: 28:X: fine warm: home chore: to Floyds get shovel walk down to 6th line with Jas Lavery. Mother here. to Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach. fine day </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>April 1918</h2> 29: fine warm: home chore: home all day windy: to Elevator: see {illegible title of person} Hamilton. walk around Block: dig in garden: rain 30: cloudy cool: home chore: dig in garden to Bank Deposit- J.H.G. April cheque $20^00 got Interest- to Bate marked on mine & his. Russell to Glenwilliams work on track: May 1: cold windy fine: home chore: Jas McJohn hot Horse: to Jas Scotts chat. home Tea Garner Brown more into webb House today got letter from France dated 8th april from J.H.G. McMahon: milder tonight. 2: windy mild dry: home chore: Poorly Russell at Glenwilliams on track: Jas {illegible last name} have Fred Hrse all day: 3: cool fine: {illegible}: fine: home chore: Poorly to Elevator: W. {illegible name} Put in oad oats. Russel at Glen- on track: 4: fine mild: home chore: dig some in garden: Joh & I go to fish got none. 5:X: fine warm: home chore: all of no walk to {illegible title of person} Bibles & {illegible title of person} Boyce Bush got flowers. Mother here in evening: Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach: English Church to. 6: fine cool: home chore: Mary write a letter to J.H.G. to France: put in $1^00 7: fine warm: home chore: Mary split wood {illegible title of person} Lyons help her & Russell. we got all into woodshed: sell Fred Horse today to Harry Sawmiton & a Bryce for $25^00: Deposit cheque in Bank. to see Mother at Daffy's. home to bed at 10. 8: fine cool: home chore: Mary & I finish Pil Maple wood in woodshed: cool 9: cloudy cool: home chore: our Pearl 10. years old died today: Mary take off storm windows: Put them up in driving house. {side note: 'Pearl 10. years'} 10: fine cool: home chore: finish dig garden cold night frost: Russell to Jottendam 11: cool: home chore: Mary help me to clean out closet: John & I to arch fish. 12:X: fine cool: home chore: in bed sleep: Mother here for tea at 4^30: Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May 1918</h2> 13: cloudy cool: home chore: send april report of coal to Ottawa: write letter to J.H.G. to France: chore cool. 14: fine mild: home chore: Mary wash: got a letter from J.H.G. from France Dated the 19 of April: Dr Reymar here about Mrs Chung 15: fine warm: home chore: {illegible title of person} Bible haul Manure from here: I help Mary clean out hen house: {illegible} up yard: 16: fine warm: home chore: {illegible title} Bible finish the Manure: Jas Scott here chat: Dr Reymar and Kearn Goffer here chat: to Bed at 10. fine. 17: fine warm: home chore: Russell go to Toronto with Leonard & Ruby Bible in car. Bring our Olive & Miss Beth-Burnley Home at 11^30: Mother here for Tea: she went to Duffy's at night: to Bed at.1 18: {side note: 'Mabel 12 years'}fine warm windy: home chore: read chore Olive & Miss Durnley here: Mother here for tea: our Mable 12 years old today. 19:X: fine warm: home chore read. had Big Rooster for Dinner: Mother & Miss Durnley & Olive here: W.J. Faulkner in chat tonight {happy face drawing} 20: fine warm: home chore: Jas Gragan haul wood g. cord $12^00 Paid: Olive & Miss Durnley go to Toronto at 9. relock G.J. Ry; Bill in wood 21: fine warm: home chore: Pile in wood Mary & I finish Plant garden last night 22: Thunder & Lightning rain fine: home chore: got letter from J.H.G. from France ated 30th of April: Mary wash today to Elevator get 1. bag flour $6^00 Pd 1.Bag bean 2^00 Pd Mabel & John Bring up in R.F. Lavey cart, herd cow on sheep- cut grass. 23: fine warm: home chore: herd cow on Sheep Olive & Miss {illegible name} come tonight: C.P.R at 12.oclock. Herdley Reyvar Bring them up from Cedar Mills in Buggy. 24: fine mild: home chore: herd cow on Sheep cow ran to angle crossing: Mary run after her: Mothere here for Tea: I walk to the Elevator gine F.G. Howard. 2 bags Buckwheat {'1' inside a circle} 25: cloudy rain: home: sleep upstairs: Olive & Betta here: Mary trim my whiskers and cut Roys hair at night: rain tonight </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>May 1918</h2> 26:X: rain fine hot: house: Olive & Beth here John & {three letter word illegible} back for walk. {illegible title of person} Lyons with us: Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach. Mother in after Church chat. 27: cloudy warm: home chore: Floyd. take Olive & Beth Dearnley to Bolton at 7^10 am they go to Toronto. I keep Mary split-wood. very warm: Mary Pay Jas Lanary $1^00 Put cow to {illegible title of person} Bibles tonight warm. {side not: 'Cow'} 28: fine cool: home chore: up at 6. Mary to milk Mary deposit J.H.G. Cheque in Bank Mary pay $20^00 & Draw $24^00 out of our money: Mary sick. 29: fine warm: home up at 6: read: sleep. 30: warm: home up at 6: read sleep upstairs: to Elevator: W.Wilson had in load of wheat send card to {illegibe title} Hamilton about wheat 31: fine warm: home up at 6. Pil in wood to Duffys {three letter illegible word} Sarah Roberts she came from Grenfull: home for dinner {side not: '22'} our Campbell 22 years old today June: fine very hot: home up at 6. chore: Pile wood in finish all in: Mother & Sarah here for tea chat: Doctor Reynar here chat about coal, 2:X: fine warm: home chore: read sleep 3 : fine cool: home chore up at 6. Sarah & Mother here for tea: Roy spill cream out of churn: Lorne Lipsett Burwed Mabel & Pearl go in Buggy to Jennie Fullers with W.F, Faulkner: to Bed at 10^30 Mary {'1' inside circle}. I write etter to J.H.G. to France. 4: misty cool: hoe up at 6. chore: J.Faulkner Bring us 2. Bags Potatoes $2^20 Pd: stay for tea Mary to Bank Pay {illegible person's name} Bill $6^75. She got {illegible} loan bond: first Interest $27^50 got it on Book: got white shoes for Roy $1^25 Pd 5: fine cool: home up at 6. chore: Poorly all day: {title of person illegible} Lyons clean up our cellar. Mary wash and clean stovepipes. cool. 6: fine cool: home up at 6: chore read: sleep, thunder & lightning at night: to Bed at 10. {faded writing- illegible}. 7: fine cool: home up at 6: chore sllep read. Mother, Sarah & Margery Barry here for tea. windy cool. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June 1918</h2> 8: cool. home up at 6. {'1' inside a circle} chore: Olive came on G.Y. Ry from Toronto at 9^30 am: Mother & Sarah here for Dinner: Olive went on C.P.R. at 5 oclock to Toronto. Sarah & Mary walk to Cedar Mills with her Mother & Sarah here for tea: Mother help me watch Bread cook. 9:X: cloudy rain: home up at 9^30: cool. read sleep: Russell go to Niagara with Floyd Henderson: Chapman & L.Hogg: rain all day Church at 7. Rev Bainborough Preach. 10: fine warm: house up at 7^30: read chore Mary dress me: to R.J Laverys at 3. Mrs Roy. McDonald there: Lizzie take Picture of Mother & Sarah & I. chat Jim came Russell got home from Niagara at 4. Floyds car broke down at Oakville. 11: fine cool. home up at 6. chore: Mother and Sarah & Maggie here for dinner: we had tea at R.J. Laverys at 5. oclock Sarah went ome {appears to be missing the 'h' in 'home'} G.Y. at 6^30 Hart to Winnipeg: home at 7^30 Big storm at 9^30 12: cloudy cool: home up at 6. chore: got letter from J.H.G. from France dated May 11th and card Dated May 22nd: Mother here for tea. 13: fine cool: home up at 6. chore: all out to G. Wilsons field see the 2. airplanes: I went over in R.Watsons car walk home to Elevator sell 12.Bushels Buckwheat $24^00 to J.G. Hall Paid: home sleep read. 14: fine cool: home up at 6. chore hoe in garden: read sleep. very shaky today Mary write letter to J.H.G. to France 15: fine warm: home up at 6. chore. leg very shaky: sleep forenoon. dinner. to Elevator sell 12.Bushels Buckwheat call at Duffys see Mother: home at 7. tea. 16:X: fine warm: home up at 9. {'1' in circle} read sleep. Rev Beinborough Preach last time at 7. 17: fine warm: home up at 6. chore: to Elevator get 2 bags Bran.1.Bag shorts.1.Bag Barley Paid $9^40 for lot: gave {title of person illegible} Hamilton $44^00 cash for Buckwheat sold: sell E.Huster 2^42 Buckwheat $5^75 Paid: cool night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>June 1918</h2> 18: fine warm: home up at 6. chore read sleep 19: fine warm: homeup at 6. chore read. to Elevator with {title of person} Lyons get Rice Plank and 1.Bag Barley 2.Bags Bran 1. Bag shorts: Put it in feed room: Allan McLean Register for Mary & I at home. chore: 20: fine cool day: home up at 6. chore read: to Duffys see Mother: to Elevator give {title of person} Hamilton $5^75: Mr Wray there: house at 6.oclock tea. chore: Mary house clean. 21: cloudy rain cool: house up at 6. chore read: Beth Dearnley come from Toronto. at 11 C.P.R. Floyd bring her up from Cedar Mills. to Duffys see Mother; home at 5^30 W.J. Faulkner here for tea: Beth here. 22: cloudy cool windy: home: up at 6. chore. read sleep: Mary cook for Mrs Dolan. Beth here. 23:X: fine cool: home {symbol of '1' in a circle above the last word}: up at 7. chore: sleep: read. Mother here for tea: Both: Russel: Mabel John: walk down back to Jones for tea. got Back at 7. Church at 7. Douglas Davis Preach 24: fine. mild: cloudy: home up at 6. chore: Beth go with W.J. Faulkner at 11. got letter from J.H.G. from France Dated May 30th: rain Bob Matson move {illegible word} shed today. 25: fine warm: home up at 6. chore: to R.J. Laverys see Mother she is 87 years today. had Pain in her Breast: home at 5: Douglas Davis & Macil Boyce married in Church at 3 oclock today: Beth up, 26: fine warm: home up at 6. chore. thin our carrots in garden. Old Mrs Faulkner come here from Alliston here all night: Pearl go to Torono. 27: fine: home up at 6. chore: Baby Boy Born at Jas McMahon: I need sleep very poorly all day: to Duffys at 5. see Mother: Pay R. Matson $3^30 {illegible word} 28: fine hot: home up at 6. chore read sleep. Poorly all day. 29: mild: home up at 6. chore: Poorly all day. 30:X: fine: home up at 7^30 chore. sleep outside on couch rain afternoon: Church at 7. Rev Mr Williams Preach first timer </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> {the number 34 printed at the top left corner of the page} July 1918 1: cloudy cool: home up at 6. chore Sleep on couch Myra Duffy in to see too: Dick Bolton call 2: fine: home up at 6. chore Breakfast at 7 {symbol of '1' inside circle}: got letter from J.H.G. from France Dated June 8th. Write letter to J.H.G. to France Put $1^00 in it. write letter to Robert Hay. Toronto Dr Reyman in chat about children. 3: rain: fine warm: home up at 6. chore to Duffys see Mother . house dinner: send $1^50 to C.V. Chanters for paper to Jan.1.1919. to Elevator gave {title of person} Hamilton $12^00 $12^00 for Jas Kelly Bag flour & oven bun. Bag. flour John Irwin there, see cattle, home at 6. 4: fine warm: home, up at 6. chore: Doctors Reyman & Bateman at J.B. Campbells this forenoon. Operate on Hilde {last name of person. possibly 'Clearble'} & Jack & audry Campbell & our Pearl & John for tonsilitis: J.B. Bring Pearl & John home in car at 7.P.M. Mary & {name of person- illegible} turn Faulkner call chat. up all night. 5: fine warm: home. up at 6. chore. read Pearl & John in Bed all day: Reymar call in. Mary & Roy to Jims & Kellys at night- in J.B. Campebells car: Home up at 8^30: Both up. 6: fine warm: house up at 6.chore: John & Pearl in Bed. John up for while: Beth in chat. 7:X: fine cool. home up at 8. chore: read sleep: Pearl & John up for while: Mary to see Mother at Duffys: W.J. Faulkner and Beth in chat: Church at 7. Rev Williams Preacj: cool night. 8: fine mild: home up at 6. chore, 9: fine cool: home up at 6. chore. 10: cloudy cool home up at 6. chore. got letter from J.H. G. from France dated 18th June to see Mother at at Duffys not well. 11: fine cool: home up at 6. chore: to see Mother at Duffys not well. 12: fine mild: home up at 7. orangeman go to Barrie Russell & Beth & W.J. Faulkner go on train Mrs M. Boulter died at 8.oclock at Weston Mrs Tom Coulter Phone us at 11. tonight Beth here all night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July 1918</h2> 13: fine warm: home up at 7. chore. Russell and Beth go to Toronto. G.J. this am at 9. oclock Mrs McFadden & Bobby come here G.J. this am: clean up Mrs Coulter house & ride. the corpse of Mrs Coulter come G.J. at 6^30, took her to her house: will. Tom & Lawrence come: Rudy McJaggert & Joan Coulter and Bobby McFadden here all night: to Bed at 1^30. 14:X: fine very hot: home up at 7. chore: take Mrs Coulter: Funeral at 2. oclock Rev {title of person} Laidlow Preach at House. {name of person- illegible} Bruce & Charlie & Wife & Will & {illegible word} Black came from Belfountain in car to Funeral. Rev Mr Williams Preach at 7. in Church: Bobby & His Mother here all night. Russell came home from toronto C.P.R. at 11. oclock. 15: fine very hot: home up at 6: chore: Bobby McFadden & his Mother go G.J. to Toronto at 9. Bobs last leave. Coulter Boys & Women at Home divide up. to Duffys see Mother. Myra House. I weak 16: cloudy: rain at night: home up at 6. chore: at home all day: read sleep: W.J. Faulkner in chat 17: cloudy: fine warm: home up at 6. chore: {symbol: '1' in circle} to Elevator with. {illegible word} Bible: Mabel: Pearl John & Roy: got 2.Bags {illegible word} for hen feed send Cheque $10^05 to J.Eaton Go & Cheque $4^39 to Robert-Simpson Go. for goods: read sleep. took dose. castor oil in Liquor this am: to Duffy see Mother 18: fine warm. home up at 6. chore. read sleep to Duffys see Mother. to Bed at 10. 19: fine warm: home up at 6. chore: to Elevator sell 2. Bags flour to Joan Chapman $12^00 Paid: home greens for Dinner: Mary & Mabel & John go to Pick Berries at 2^30 got nice lot. to Duffys at 7^30 see Mother: Russell get 1. Bag sugar 100 lbs $9^75 Paid. 20: fine hot: home up at 6. chore: Mary Pearl & John go Picking Berries at 9^30 got nice lot. home at 2. oclock. Larcek come from Simpsons with my cap & Johns and Mabel & Pearl white shoes. Miss Car come G.J. at 6^30 from Toronto </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 36 <h2>July 1918</h2> 21:X: fine very hot day: home up at 9^30. chore Miss Carr here: Study downstairs tonight- hot 22: fine very hot up at 6. chore: Miss Carr go with. Mary Mabel John & Mrs Duffy & Elmer Pick Berries got nice lot: home at 1. dinner: Mary cut my hair in stable children go to River wash: to Duffys see Mother. very hot. 23: fine very hot dry: up at 6. chore: go to Gambles with Isaac and Robert Matson J.Stanfield & Hanse Lyons in car they set up new seering {appears to have forgotten the 't' in 'steering'} {illegible word} and insure Horse & Barn. Home at 12 noon Myra Duffy & Ruby Bible got tonsils out today. To Duffys see Mother. 24: fine very hot: up at 6. chore: Mary & Mabel & John & Miss Carr Pick Berries forenoon got nice lot: I walk to Elevator got Bar for Jas Gilmore call see Myra: chat to Lizzie home chore to C.P.R. Palgrane Station in car with R. Watson & Isaac & Lone Wilson. home at 8^30 very hot & dry. 25: fine very hot: home up at 6. chore. read & sleep cooler. 26: fine hot dry: home up at 6. chore. read Mary: Mabel John & Miss Car {appears to have missed an 'r' in 'Carr'} go Pick Berries got nice lot. home for Dinner: Miss Carr go to Toronto C.P.R. at 6^30 P.M: To Duffys see Mother. 27: fine warm raini shower fine. House up at 6 chore: Mary to Pick Berries with Mrs Duffygot nice lot home at noon: read sleep to Duffys see Mother with Mary. {symbol of '1' inside a circle in right margin} 28:X: fine very hot. home up at 9^30 chore John Pattersons Baby Buried today. to {title of person- illegible} Bibles with Mary see cow, to River 29: hot: rain cool: house up at 6. chore Mary: Mabel & John to Pick Berries at 8: got good lot: home at 1. had Beans for Dinner & Supper: cool. new wheelbarrow come for Roy. to Bed at 9^30 cool night. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>July 1918</h2> 30: cloudy cool: home up at 6.chore: Mabel to Bank Deposit $20^00 or J.H.G. July cheque draw $20^00 oval- for us cash: to Duffys see Mother: cool. Write letter to J.H.G. France 31: fine:home up at 6.chore: Mary Mabel John Pick Berries: I help Pearl get Dinner at 12. for Russell: John & for walk to 6th line look for Berries home at 6, to Bed at 9. Mary {symbol of '1' inside circle}. August 1: fine: home up at 6. chore: Henry Beatty Dead. read to Duffys see Mother: Mary & Mabel Pick Berries got nice lot: chat to Jas Scott: & Mrs Brown. 2: fine: cloudy rain: fine cool: home up at 6. chore read Book facing the world. Rev {title of person} Williamson in chat. Pray: Henry Beatty buried. 3: fine hot: home up at 6. chore. read to {title of person} Bibles to Scott farm look for cow Mary & John help me Bring cow to Barnyard 4:X: fine hot: home up at 8^30 to {title of person} Bibles see cow calve at 9. Mary got {title of person} Lyons to take calf home: I took Bad turn: in Bed Bad all night. Rev Wittinnson Preach at 7. hot. 5: fine very hot: in Bed to 8. up then. Mary go Pick Berries with Mrs Duffy got 3 lbs Mother and Myra up here chat. very hot 6: cloudy rain: fine warm: up at 6. chore: W.F. Faulkner Buy our calf $8^00 Paid took it away in wagon: Russell sick got letter from J.H.G. dated July 10th France 7: fine: home up at 6. chore Mary and Mable & John go. Pick Berries at 8. Mary Lost letter to J.H.G. to France Myra Duffy in chat. rain tonight 8: fine very hot: home up at 6. chore {note in left margin: 'shown at Jims'} Mary, Mable & John go, Pick Berries at 11. got nice lot: Big rainstorm at night thunder and lightning rain very heavy 9: cloudy warm: home up at 6.chore: Mary wash: read to Bed at 10. Mother in chat 10: fine warm: home up at 6. chore: Robert Matson out oats for {title of person} Lyons. {illegible blurred word} his team in our stable noon & tea I visit- Jas Scott. Mother up chat. to Bed at 11. fine cool night, </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August 1918</h2> Insert - 500 words 11:X: fine warm: home up at 7^30: chore {title of person} Bible & Leonard take Mary and Roy & I Rusell in car up to Jims see trees down and roof of old Barn: home at 11. read sleep: my leg Bad: Steele Preach at 8. 12: fine hot: home chore: up at 6: Mary go Pick Berries got few: read sleep: Mary & I to see Jas Scott cistern chat for while Thomas Jackson Dead: to Bed at 11. 13: fine very hot: home up at 6. chore read: Mother up chat. to Bed at 11. 14: fine cool: home up at 6. chore. read I for walk to angle crossing: home tea Mrs McFadden came here C.P.R. at 6^30 fine cool: T.Jackson Buried today. 15: fine cool: home up at 6. chore. Mother here for dinner & tea. Mrs McFadden here 16: fine cool: home up at 6. chore: Mrs McFadden and Mary go Pick Berries at 8^30: got few got letter from J.H.G.dated July 26th from France: cool to bed at 10^30. 17: fine cool: home up at 6. chore: read sleep 18:X: fine cool: home up at 7. chore: read sleep Memorial service at 8. for {title of person} Thompson and all the Boys: Rev Williamson Preach Mother here for tea & after Church. 19: fine cool: home up at 6^30 chore got message that J.H.G. was wounded on the 9th of August in right leg. Mother went up Home with Miller Hamilton in car: Olive came home at 6^30 G.J. from Toronto: Margery Berry hereher 2 girls. Leaa & Edna stop all night 20: fine cool: home up at 6^30 chore: read 21: fine Hot rain: home up at 6^30 chore read sleep: rain at night: albert loalker Killed 22: fine warm: home up at 6^30 chore: chat to {title of person} Lyons walking gate. 23: fine warm: home: up at 6^30 chore mary & Roy & Mrs McFadden on train to Caledon East to Joan {last name of person- illegible}. Jas Scott: Sam Jefferson. & R.Matson in chat: Beth Dusuley come tonight- C.P.R. at 11 L. Bible Bring her up car </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>August 1918</h2> 24: fine warm: home up at 6^30 chore: Beth here Jass Scott. Bring Dish of Potatoes: warm. 25:X: fine warm: up at 7^30 chore. Beth & Olive walk to Faulkners & Back Church at 8. Rev williamson Preach. 26: fine cool. home Mary up at 5^30 Beth {illegible last name} walk to Cedar Mills at 6^45 C.P.R. to Toronto. I out for walk, Mrs Joan Coalley & {illegible name of person} & Clauds here for Dinner, at Lyons for tea. 27: fine warm: up at 6^30 chore: {symbol of '1' within a circle}. sleep. Dinner Mable deposit $20^00 in Bank J.H.G. Cheque for August, and get &20^00 out for us. warm 28: cloudy rain: home up at 6^30 chore read & sleep: Mary 44 years old today 29: fine cool: home up at 6^30 chore. read sleep: Mrs McFadden go. G.J. at 6^30 to Toronto tonight, cool. 30: cloudy fine: home up at 6^30 chore read sleep: olive go G.J. at 6^30 to Toronto tonight: Willie in chat. 31: cloudy rain: home up at 6^30 chore read sleep: chore. Sep 1:X: fine cool: home up at &630 chore read sleep: Memorial Service in Euglish Church at 7^30 for Albert WalkerRev Kennedey Preach. Big crowd. Rev Williamson Preach at 7^30 in Methodist Church. Russell to Belewart in car with {title of person- illegible} Bibles.today. cool 2: fine cool, home up at 6^30 chore Mary wash: I walk to angle crossing chat to Jas Scott on sidewalk. 3: cloudy rain fine warm: home chore up at 7. chore: Mable Pearl John Start to School: Miss Owens teacher. got letter from J.H.G. from France dated the 4th of August. well then: 4: cloudy mild: home up at 6^30 chore Russell in Bed all day {symbol- '1' inside circle} at table cool, rain wear all night 5: cloudy misty cool: home up at 6^30, chore: got letter from Chaplain Boyer dated France aug 11th: about J.H.G. wounded in left arm & right leg. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>September 1918</h2> 6: fine cool: house up at 6^30 chore: in car with Robert Matson & Joane to Caledon East: see Donaldson & Sam White. to Sand Hill: to Bolton: then Calgrane at 5^30 got letter from J.H.G. Dated august 16th England Hospital, wounded in left arm & right leg: cool night. 7: fine cool: home up at 6^30 chore.read.to Mill with John get 82 lbs oats $2^00 Pd rain shower: R. Matson move into new offices 8:X: fine warm: house up at 7^30 chore. read sleep: write letter to J.H.G. to Birmingham Hospital England. Russell to Brampton with {title of person- illegible} Bibles 9: fine cool. home up at 6^30 chore Mary lost letter to J.H.G. with $5^00 in it registered letter to the Birn=mingham Hospital. to Jas Scotts chat at 6^30: he has sold to S.Jones, 10: fine cool. home up at 6^30 chore. Mary do up cucumbers & wash. 11: cloudy rain: home up at 6^30 chore Mary churn: read. chore: 12: rain nearly all day: home up at 6^30 chore: read sleep. chore. 13: rain cloudy: home up at 6^30 chore Florence hundy here send Box to Bob to England witley camp: 14: cool clean: home up at 6^30 chore got letter from J.H.G. England Hospital Birmingham Budley read and letter from Red cross. 15:X: rain hard: fine: home up at 7^30 chore: : read sleep: Leonard bible in chat: Rev Williamson Preach at 7^30 16: cloudy cool. home up at 6^30 chore Mary & I write letter to J.H.G. to Hospital England Pick Pictures in Mary to to see Mts Thompson, rain 17: fine warm: home: up at 6^30 chore lie around all day: Mary clean Pipes on Kitchen stove, Mabel help her school fair in Bolton Today, I walk around point </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Sept 1918</h2> 18: cloudy cool: ome up at 6^30 chore got crabapples from J.B. Campbell. Mary & I Pull our Pears. rain at night. cool. 19: cloudy cool. clear: home up at 6^30 chore got letter from J.H.G. Dated 31st august from Birmingham Hospital England: Mary Bake Bread & Wash {illegible word}. 20: clear cool: home up at 6^30 chore. 21: cloudy cool: home up at 6^30 chore. Mary wash: Bake some: read sleep. 22:X: cool cloudy: home up at 8. chore Mary go to Clarence Fullers in Buggy with Roy. with W.F. Faulkner {illegible word} in Buggy: I stay home: they got home at 9.oclock. Rev Williamson Preach at 8. Mrs {title of person- illegible} Duffy with Joy & Doris in Mary Taylor in chat for while. 23: cloudy cool: home up at 6^30 chore {symbol- '1' inside a circle} after Dinner: Olive came from Toronto on 6^30 C.P.R. tonight. 24: fine: home chore up at 6^30: Dr Raynor & Bateman here take tonsils from Olive & Larine story she left here at 4^30 got $20^00 out of Bank today: Myrtle Clarke Married today: Doctor call, 25: fine: up at 6^30 chore: Mary wash Olive in Bed throat sore. 26: fine: snow: cool: home up at 6^30 chore Olive throat sore: Fred Potter here Pay his Bill to Date $15^05: Mary clean dock Bake Bread & Iron clothes: snow some 27: cool: home up at 6^30 chore: read 28: clear mild: home up at 6^30 chore walk to angle crossing: see H.Gibson cut corn into Silo. down track home 29:X: cool: home up at 8 chore: {title of person- illegible} Bible in chat: Rev Williamson preach at 8 for walk sideiroad with Mary. 30: fine cool: home up at 6^30 chore read sleep {symbol- '1' inside a circle}: gave Olive Bank Cheque for $10^50 for Isabel {illegible word} cool. Oct 1: fine home up at 6^30 chore read sleep for walk around Point: Russell to Bolton again with {title of person- illegible} Bibles in car </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Oct 1918</h2> 2: raini fine: home up at 6^30 chore: sleep send Cheque $21^76 to J. Eaton Co. fine 3: fine cool: home up at 6^30 chore read 4: cloudy. home up at 6^30 chore, rain 5: fine: home: up at 6^30 Chore. Mother varnish Kitchen floor: fine mild: rain 6:X: cloudy mild: home up at 8. chore read report of war over. Bells rang false Rev Williamson Preach at 8. rain 7: fine mild: home up at 6^30 chore. Roy & I walk up track to 61. mile Post 8: fine forst: home up at 6^30 chore: Mary mail letter to J.H.G. to English Hospital with $15^00 cash. Olive got letter from J.H.G. from a Hospital in England Dated 11th the Sept: transferred to Hosp- gave Dr A.F. Raynar cheque for $30^00 today 9: fine: home up at 6^30 chore: sign some Papers for Robert Matson at Offiec. Joan Coulter here today: out for walk 10: fine warm: home up at 6^40 chore: for walk to angle crossing: rest on track we got letter from J.H.G. England 11: fine: home up at 6^30 chore: Bette {illegible word} tonight C.P.R. at 10.oclock: Mary and Olive & John walk to Cedar Mills tto meet her: Rachel {illegible last name} on C.P.R 12: fine: home up at 6^30 chore: Beth here: I in Bed all day nearly. shaky 13:X: fine: home up at 8^30 chore: read: Beth Dearnley here. Rev Williamson S. 14: flurry rain: home. up at 8. chore read Thanksgiving. help Mary Kill a rooster had 6.oclock Dinner. Russell Hunt. 15: fine cool: home up at 7^30 chore: Olive and Beth walk to Cedar Mills at 6^30 Beth go CPR to Toronto: {illegible title of person} Bible Bring 1. load corn Put it in stable 16: fine: home up at 6^30 chore: {illegible title of person} Bible bring 2. Bags Potatoes at 1^60 Paid him for corn & Potatoes $4^20 for walk up back. saw Jas Lavery: very shaky: 17: fine: home up at 6^30 chore: read sleep Jas McCoaley Died tonight. {illegible word} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Oct 1918</h2> 18: fine: home up at 6^30 chore: walk to Elevator. Pay {illegible title of person} Hamilton $4^80 for Bran and shorts: W.F. Faulkner & Jas Lavery in. 19: fine cool: home up at 6^30 chore: walk up track over 8th line: chilly wind: 20:X: fine cool: home up at 8^30 chore: church at 8. thanksgiving: Rev Williamson Preach. Mrs {illegible title of person} Duffy in chat Baby Doris with her. 21: fine mild: home up at 6^30 chore: Mary to Joan Faulkners thrashing with Lillie in the Buggy she got home at 9. Them milk cow at Bibles: I Pull & trip over carrots in garden: to Bed at 10^30 22: frosty: fine: home up at 6^30 chore. to office get letter from J.H.G. England Dated 29th the Sept. doing fine in hospital Send Bank money order $6^20 taxes on lot at Wainwright to Mr Rawling see Theo 23: fine: home up at 6^30 chore: walk to Elevator with Roy see stock: {illegible text} Hamilton {illegible text}: give him $4^00 for Jas Gilmore for Buckwheat home at 5. fine: chat to {title of person} Lyons. 24: loudy mistey: home up at 6^30 chore lend {title of person} Hamilton our Potato shovel Roy & I walk up to Jimmys Hill. 25: misty mild: home up at 6^30 chore Roy & I over to {title of person} Bibles Thrashing 26: foggy mild: home up at 6^30 chore I walk to Elevator chat to {title of person} Hamilton: walk down track 7 Back Roy Stele died this morning 27:X: foggy mild: home up at 8. old time Margey Mrs Jas Barry Died today at Cheltenham. Rev Williamson Preach at 7. 28: rain: clear: home up at 6^30 chore: read Mrs Pettinger Dead: John & Berry: Jennie Fuller in chat: Lorne Barry here all night: Bring cow in first night 29: fine warm: home up at 6^30 chore, Mary to Bolton with Joan Faulkner to Margery Mrs Jas Barnys Funeral Maggie Duffy & Lizzie: Old Mrs Pettinger Buried today here: draw $20^00 cash. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Oct 1918</h2> 30: fine mild: home up at 6^30 chore: walk. 31: fine cool: home up at 6^30 chore: Buy Victory Bond $1000^00 from David Wilson for 5. years: Olive: Pearl John to Joan Faulkners to Pick at Potatoes with Will in Buggy: got 1. Bag flour & 20 lbs oatmeal today from {title of person} Hamilton $7^50 Paid. Nov 1: cloudy cool: home up at 6^30 chore Bring cow in at 6. cool: got letter 2: from J.H.G. from Dated 16th Oct England cloudy cold: home up at 6^30 chorePut cow out: 3:X: cloudy cool: home: up at 8^30 chore: L.Bible in children to Church at 7. Rev Williamson Preach 4: misty cloudy: cool: home up at 6^30 chore, Mary & Olive set up Big Stove & Pipes 5: frosty fine: home up at 6^30 chore: send Cheque @20^00 to Eaton Co: for goods sell 36. Bags to {title of person} Dohurty for $5^00: Put fine in Heater: clean out Henhouse Put ashes in henhouse John help me, Mrs Arden Wilson Died today. 6: fine cool: home up at 6^30 chore, got 2. Brls apples from W.Horan $4^40 Paid got 21 1/2 bags Potatoes from Jass Lavery at {illegible text} Per Bag $30^00 Paid. 7: cloudy mild: house up at 6^30 chore Phone to Sell & Buy car of Potatoes 8: cloudy rain: home up at 6^30 chore in house Poorly all day. 9: rain cloudy mild: home up at 6^30 chore Mary fell on cellar Door. hurt hip 10:X: cloudy mild: home up at 9. chore: Olive go with W.J. Faulkner in Buggy to Jennies Lorne Barry come back with them stay here all night. 11: fine: home up at 6^30 chore: Jack Lavey start load car 1/2570 C.P. Potatoes for {missing lettres in text} at 1^25 per Bag: to Elevator chat to {title of person} Hamilton. War Ended at 11.oclock today </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Nov 12: fine. home up at 6^30 chore: Draw $1000^00 out of Bank Cheque to R.F. Lavery ship car Potatoes 112570 C.P. 583 Bags to L.Shalman Toronto at 1^40 {illegible text} Palgrane $819^00 total 13: fine mild: home up at 6^30 chore. settle up with R.F. Lavery $272^00: to {title of person} Bible sale 14: cloudy mild: home up at 6^30 chore 15: mild, home up at 6^30 chore. 16: cloudy mild: home up at 6^30 chore. Olive go to Toronto C.P.R. at 5^10 Jack Lavery ook her to Cedar Mills Train late at 7^10: 17:X: cloudy mild home up at 9. chore Mary & Mable Pearl John & Roy. walk to {illegible text} Faulkners at 12. Ribs for Dinner they walk home at 6. Willie with them Russell home with us all day. Church at 7. Rev Williamson Preach. 18: cloudy mild: home up at 6^30 take dove salts: Poorly all day: 19: cloudy cool, home up at 6^30 chore. 20: cool. home up at 6^30 chore. 21: {illegible text} cool, home up at 7. chore. 22: cool cloudy. home up at 7. chore. 23: cloudy cold. home up at 6^30 chore our folk to station at night to see Mary {illegible last name} go to Guelph, cool night 24:X: fine cold windy: home up at 8^30 chore Mary wash me. got letter last night from J.H.G. Dated 4th England Roy Stecle Married {illegible name} at 7. Rev Preach: Mabel Pearl & John there. 25: fine {illegible text} cold, home up at 6^30 chore Mary wash & clean out closet. 26: fine cold: home up at 6^30 chore Mary to Bank Pay $10^00 on Victory loan got letter from Marjorie Gower from Lintlaw: wash feet Mary & I. 27: clear fine: home up at 6^30 chore Mary wash some. 28: cloudy cool, home up at 6^30 chore. 29: snowing Blustry, home up at 6^30 misley all day cold. </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Nov 1918</h2> 30: cloudy snow cold. home up at 6^30 chore: Sam Mason & Fitz Logan clean out our well. J.G. Wolfe help them $6^00 Paid: Olive 20 years old today snow & blow Tonight. Lorne Barry here all night. cold stormy. Dec 1:X: clear fine cold: home up at 8^30 chore Church at 7. Rev Williamson Preach 2: snow cold: home up at 7. chore. send Cheque 8^71 to W.M.Sanderson Premium on life insurance for 1919. 3: coldsnow: home up at 7. chore: Mary to Bank Deposit J.H.G. cheque $20^00 cold 4: cloudy cold snow. home up at 6^40 chore Mary sick, headache: Russell in Bed all day send $1^00 to Canadian Countryman for J.H.G. 5: snow cold: home up at 7. chore: Rusell go to Toronto G.J. at 9. Phone to W.F. Warwick for {title of person} Bible: to Gable $60^00 to England for A.G. Bible. snow & Blow tonight. Roy 3. years today 6: fine. home up at 7^30 chore: {faded illegible text} about 8 inches sleep on lorel. Russell come home at 11. Per C.P.R. tonight 7: cloudy mild: home up at 7. chore. 8:X: fine mild: home up at 9. chore. Mary & Roy visit at Duffys at 3. L.Bible in chat: Church at 7. Rev Williamson Preach. fine mild got letter from J.H.G. Dated 20th of Nov from England {faded illegible text} 9: fine mild. home up at 6^40 chore Pile wood in little woodshed I {underlined note in left margin: '59'} 59 years old today: Kill Rooster had Rooster roasted for supper 10: cloudy cold: house up at 8. got load of coke from R.Matson: Mary to Bank Pay Victory loan $995^00 got 64^78 cash: Pay {title of person} Hamilton- to Date $7^95: coke not good: 11: cloudy mild home up at 8. shaky 12: fine: home up at 7^30 chore: {illegible text} 13: cloudy mild rain: home up at 7^50 got Cheque $795^20 from L.Schulman & {illegible text} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>December 1918</h2> 14: cloudy cool: home up at. chore shaky 15:X: fine mild: home up at 9. chore: Mary & Roy & John & I to {title of person} Duffys for Dinner at 2^30 Joy Duffy 5.years old today home at 5. chore: Church at 7. Rev Williamson Preach John & girls there. 16: fine mild: home up at 8. Russell Roy takes $16^00 today to W. Kewlove. Ivory shaky: Tom Faulkner in chat. Mary wash: 17: fine: home up at 8. chore: Mary to Bank Deposit {illegible faded text} Cheque $795^20: Tom Faulkner in chat. albion {illegible last name} had me meeting yesterday or today got letter from J.H.G. Dated Nov 26 England Hospital 18: fine: home up at 8. shaky read Book. ship H geese to L. Sheelman tonight 61. lbs at 25 cts Per lb = $15^25 19: fine: Home chore: Phone Bank to transfer $300^00 to Lloyds Bank London England for {illegible word} J.H.G. McMaohon: Lorne Berry here all night. 20: foggy clear: fine: home. up at 9. chore help Mary to Churn: {illegible word} at school. Mary & Russell. Mabel Pearl John & Roy. all went: I alone left, 21: fine: hoe up at 8. chore 22:X: cloudy: home up at 9. chore. 23: cloudy home up at 8. chore 24: snow: home up at 8. chore: help Mary kill Rooster: {illegible name of person} home 25: Snow: home up at 8. chore: Jim Bring Mother here in sleigh at 10 Ive had 1. lb Rooster for Dinner. Lizzie & Maggie here for tea at 7. Mother here all night. 26: cloudy: home up at 9. Mother to R.J. Laverys for Dinner & tea: home at 8. all night: Maoel Bible in she went Back to Toronto tonight. 27: fine: home up at 8^30 Mother to Duffys for Dinner: Back here at night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Dec 1918</h2> 28: cold clear: home up at 8. shaky Mother here 29:X: fine: home up at 9. shaky: Mother here all day: Church at 7. Rev Mr Williamson Preach: 30: clear cold: home up at 8^30 shaky Mother here all day & night. 31: foggy mild: home: up at 8^30 shaky Revel Erie train Boy: Mother here. Mary Deposit $100^00 in Bank and Pay R.Matson $21^96 for coke. 1919 Jan:1: foggy mild rain: home up at 8. shaky: Mother here all day: Lliya Matson in chat: Mary to {title of person} Lyons. rain at night 2: fine: home up at 8^30 chore: Mother here. 3: clear cold: home up at 8^30 Mother here 4: fine: home. up at 8^30 Mother here. 5:X: cold: home up at 9. Mother here Church at 7. Rev Williamson Preach 6: fine: home up at 7^40 Mother here to {title of person} Boyces note: A. McBarbe Reeve: I.Evans. Deputy: R.Doherty G.Taylor & J.Steele. {illegible name of person} Elected today for 1919. albion 7: fine: home: up at 7^30 Mother here Mary to Bank draw $20^00 cash: got $15^25 Cheque from L.Shulman for 4 geese. 8: cold: home. up at 8. Mother here. 9: cold stormy: home up at 8. Mother here. Russell on track. {title of person} Lavery sick. 10: cold west wind: home up at 8. Mother here: Russell on track. cold day. 11: clear cold: home up at 7^30 Mother here Russell on track. 12:X: clear cold: home up at 9. Mary chore. children to Church at 7. Rev Williamson Preach 13: fine: home up at 8^30 Mary wash. Mother here: fine day: 14: fine mild: home up at 8. Mother here Mrs McFadden come here from Toronto C.P.R. at 6^30 here all night: </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Jan 1919</h2> 15: fine: home up at 7^30: Mother and Mrs McFadden here: Mother to Lizzies for chat afternoon: 16: fine: home: up at 7^30: Mother and Mrs McFadden here: 17: fine: home up at 7^30 Mother and Mrs McFadden here: Jim Bring 2 load wood. 18: fine: home up at 7^30: Mother and Mrs {illegible name} here: Jim Bring 2. loads wood. 19:X: fine: home up at 9. Mother and Mrs McFadden here: Lizzie in chat. Children to Church at 7. Rev Williamson Preach. W.J. Faulkner in after Church chat. to Bed at 11. 20: fine. home up at 7^40 Mother and Mrs McFadden here Mary wash: got letter from J.H.G. from England Dated 7th Jan. here 21: fine: home up at 7^30: Mother and Mrs McFadden here 22: fine home up at 7. Mother and Mrs McFadden here 23: rain: home up at 8: Mother & Mrs McFadden here. 24: cold: home up at 8. Mother & Mrs McFadden here. 25: clear fine: home up at 7. Mother and Mrs McFadden here: Mary churn: shaky today 26:X: fine: home up at 8. Mother & Mrs McFadden here: Church at 7. A.Ruthorford Preach. 27: fine: home up at 7^30 Mother & Mrs McFadden here 28: fine: home up at 7^30 Mother and Mrs McFadden here: Mary to Bank got L.Shulman Cheque cashed $15^25 29: fine: home up at 7^30 Mother and Mrs McFadden here: Russell split wood. I help John Pearl. Mabel {illegible text} Bible Put wood in woodshed shaky 30: fine mild: home up at 7^30 Mother and Mrs McFadden here: to {title of person} Bayses vote for John Moffatt for Deputy {illegible word}. John Anderson elected by one vote: got in 2.loads of nut coal from Jack Lavery 31: cool fine: home up at 7^30 Mother and Mrs McFadden here. Mary churn. Feb.1 fine. home up at 8. Mother & Mrs McFadden here 2:X: fine home up at 9. Mother & Mrs McFadden here Church at 7. Rev Williamson Preach. 3: fine. home. Mother & Mrs McFadden here. 4: fine home: Mother & Mrs McFadden here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2>Feb 1919</h2> 5: fine home. Mother Mrs McFadden here 6: fine home: Mother & Mrs McFadden here 7: fine home: Mother & Mrs McFadden here 8: fine home: Mother & Mrs McFadden here. 9:X: fine home: Mother & Mrs McFadden here, Church at 7. Rev Williamson Preach. 10: fine home: Mother & Mrs McFadden here. 11: fine home: Mother & Mrs McFadden here Albert Godbehore in chat. at 11. 12: fine home: Mother & Mrs McFadden here, 13: fine home: Mother here: Mrs McFadden {illegible} to Toronto G.J. at 10^20 this morning. </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed