51 10 553 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c8fe16e24c440e6277f0ee5ed7cea544.pdf 664fa91b161ec1ee57974afeb66e4ea8 PDF Text Text Sarah (Welch) Hill Papers This is a transcription of selected fragments by Robynne Rogers Healey. Located at Province of Ontario Archives, Toronto, Ontario. From the finding aid in the Archives of Ontario: F634 Bound volumes of diaries and journals in fairly fragile condition, some of the ink is faded, and some of the pages are curled on the edges. INTRODUCTION Edwin Hill was born 15 January 1799 the son of Isaac Hill and Margaret Fitter of Birmingham, England. On 5 May 1840 he married Sarah, the daughter of Joseph Welch. Their first child Edwyn was born on 10 December 1841 and Sarah Margaret, their second and last child was born on 26 March 1843. On 26 August 1843 the family emigrated to Canada and in 1844 settled on the farm which Edwin Hill bought in Hope Township. In 1854 Edwin Hill became seriously ill and died on 14 December. After her husband's death Sarah Hill continued to live on the farm with her two children assisted by money sent to her by her family in England. Her son Edwyn worked on the farm until he obtained a position teaching in a local school in December 1864. In 1867 he attended military school in Toronto and joined the 13th Hussars in 1868. But he soon was dissatisfied with military life and left for the United States in October 1868. By 1887 he was a successful barrister in St. Louis, Missouri. He died in St. Louis in 1901. Sarah continued to live on the farm until her death on 26 September 1887. Thomas Moore Benson and her two children were executors of her estate. Her daughter Maggie spent her life on the farm and in the Port Hope area until she died on 1 September 1896. 1821 May 25th 1821. Friday. Went to Cheadle from Birmingham, on a visit to Mrs. Webb, drank tea at Ar. Alcocks. Sat: very well, stayed at home all day except calling at Mr. Alcocks. Sunday, went to Cheadle Church, afternoon very wet, in the morning went a short walk on the Cheadle common, saw Hales hall at a distance. Monday left Cheadle by six o'clock for Snelson, a very beautiful place, in our way here we say the towers of Horton Castle the seat of the earl of Shrewsbury. Mr. Brown arrived here directly after us to take an inventory, we very busy looking over drawers & Tuesday, in the morning stopped in the house. Mr. Brown came to dinner, in the evening went a walk to Snelson church, called on John Stephenson's wife. Wednesday, went a walk in the park before breakfast by myself, very busy sorting books. Thursday sorting books went a walk in the evening. Friday, again sorting books, called at Mr. Alcocks the farmers. Sat: sorting books, went a walk in the evening, Mr. Alcock, Mr. Brown & Mr. Rogers dined here, the latter came to weigh the silver. Sunday, no church in the morning, Mr. Holmes from Cheadle came to dinner. went to church in the afternoon. Monday, Mr. and Mrs. Welb came to �dinner. Tuesday, at the books, went a walk in the evening. Wed ditto, got a cold and hoarseness. Thursday ditto. Friday in the morning went to Ashbourne. Sat went to Clifton, Mr. Browne brought by some Spanish juice for my hoarseness. Sunday went to church in the morning very wet, heard from Cheadle Aunt Eliz. sent me an apron and shawl, wrote home. Monday, Mr. Browne came, went a walk in the evening. Tuesday, Eusebuis Langley and Robert Walter came to dinner, Henry Langley came to tea, he had been at the club. Wednesday fine, went to Anacre Hill, called at Mary Campions. Thursday, Mr. Brown, some young people came, stood before the house and behaved in the house impudent manner, putting a handkerchief on a stick for a flag and waving it. Friday a most delightful day, in the evening went to Church, on our return met Mr. Brittlebanks, he asked if we were related to Mr. Langley, he stopped a few minutes talking to Samuel, said he had been at the Hall, that my uncle refused to take the ejectment which he should have done, and that he has nailed it on the door. He returned home [illegible one word] Mr. Brittlebanks and Hoverison proceeded to serve the rest of the tenants with ejectments. On their return they called again at the Hall, the paper had been taken off by Lickfield. Mr. B. wanted to give us another through the window but was refused, he then took up a large stone and began knocking as hard as he could finding this of no use he went to the back door and began knocking there saying how much it would go against us in a court of justice at last he nailed it on the door and went away, looking back all the way as far as he could see, to know if it remained on, which they let it do. It was nine o'clock in the evening when he came. Saturday, Lickfield went to Cheadle before 4 o'clock in the morning to inform them, a many of the tenants called to know what they must do with their notices, which was all to be collected and sent to Cheadle. Had a letter from home. Sunday, went to church in the afternoon. Monday, a very fine day, went a short walk at night. Tuesday, washing day Sir John and Lady Therald sent a boy to leave fish in the ponds, came the next day with footmen, lady maids &c. Wednesday, Mr. Alcock dined here, brought work that Hannah was come to Cheadle, brought everything with her, and the carriage was left in London to be sold. Found the money 250 L hid in a gown sleeve. Thursday, Mrs. Bladon and Mrs. John Walters drank tea with us. Friday a very dull cold day. Saturday in evening walked out. Sunday went to church in the morning the text, "The sick man died," at night went to Clifton. Monday finished reading the "Three old Maids" and Tuesday began "Thaddeus od Warsaw," went to Elversly & Wyaston, very pretty little villages. Wednesday went up Cakle Hill called at Turners. The weather remarkably fine. Thursday, Mr. and Mrs. Low, Mrs. Wilson and her son, Mrs. Sherratt and Miss Webb drank tea with us, went a walk with them as far Norbury. Mr. Askin Henry, and a little girl "Miss Lane," were also here. Friday Mr. Brown came to do the books. S. Sherratt came at night. Sat, S. Sherratt was here all day. Mr. Brown came and H. Langley. Sun Snelston wakes, Uncle John went to church for the first time, Monday S. Sherratt was at Ashbourne and the two Miss Fearus [?] dined here. Uncle Lovelace came here in the afternoon. Wednesday S. Sherratt left us went a walk in the afternoon with her nearly to Ashbourne. Thursday, Mr. Brown was here, Mr. Platt came in the evening stopped all night. Friday morning uncle Lovelace and Mr. Platt left us �Mr. Brown came. Saturday, alone. Sunday, went to church in the morning called at Robert Turners in the evening, Gimbert came about eleven at night to say that Mr. Evans had given up the assaust [?] which was to have been tried on Tuesday at Chesterfield. Monday Aunt and I went to Clifton in the morning. Mr. Hugh, Mr. Miller dined with us. Tuesday went to Longrounds say the outside of Wooton lodge went over Horton [?] Castle and the gardens of the earl of Shrewsbury staid all night at Mr. Mellors. Wednesday in the house, in the morning, in the afternoon went to see the Town at Horton drank tea at Mr. Baindley's and returned to Snelston at night. Thursday, Mr. Wheretly, Mr. White and a young man hay which has been mowed a good while, when a walk to Clifton at night. August 3rd, 5 years to day since my ear Cousin Margaret Langely died, now not one of the family left, Aunt Langley died February 22nd and Cousin Thomas died March 27th in the Year of our Lord 1821. Sat very wet in the morning cleared up towards afternoon. Hannah's box came in which was a lock of hair, which she gave Aunt Jane, been very busy most of the week in a morning sorting the old things. Sunday, went to church in the morning, at night called at Calleacroft. Mr. Smyth was out, called a Johnsons. Monday, Mr. Brittlebank and a many of the Evan's people about Snelston, at night we were going to take Hanna to the garden but she saw as we were going, Old Foster and a gentleman who were going as fast as they could down the fields to meet us but Hannah got into the house before they could overtake her. Suppose they wanted to give her a Subpoena. Tuesday sent the livestock to Uttoxeter, to be sold tomorrow by Mr. Brown, Wednesday Lidkfield and John went to Uttexter to by the cows and pigs in. Thursday Lidkfield went to Cheadle, H. Langley came to dinner, in the morning Henry and I went to Clifton heard of the Queen's death, at night we went to Calloncroft met Foster and Brittlebank, while we were away, they came to the hall and said they wanted Hannah Smyth but both Phebe and Hannah keep in the house and keep the doors mind [?] for fear of being subpoenaed. Friday, Mr. Brandon came, wanted to see Hannah told him she was not here. Saturday, Samuel Sherratt came to say there was some one coming for Hannah, sat up late [one word illegible] 5 o'clock. Sunday Samuel Langley came in the morning and in the afternoon Mr. Stringer and Mr. Higgs called but would not let them in. Gimbert came from Cheadle to go to Lickfield and Hannah they set out between I and L at night for fear of being seen, on Saturday heard from home. Monday Derby assizes 13th August S. Sherratt went early in the morning. Tuesday all returned from Derby, as it was a cause that could not be determined there, Mr. Phillips and Mr. Balgley were my Uncle's council, Mr. Denman, Mr. Reader and Mr. Clarke, Mr. Evan's, the judge Mr. Richards. Mr. Harrison, Mr. Evan's son in law, was under sheriff. The Brittlebanks were acquitted, Wednesday a large wash, Saturday S. Langley left in the morning, Mrs. Webb came in the evening, read an account of Brittlebanks trial, no mention of my Uncle's trial in the paper, except that particulars would be in the next. Sunday, August 19th went to church with my aunt and Mrs. Webb, the text, "And the Lord commended the unjust steward because he had done wisely, Ashbourne wakes. Mr. Webb came to dinner, they returned in the evening Mrs. Webb asked me very much to sop a week with her, gave me a pocket handkerchief worked at the corners. Monday a very hot day, Mr. Alcock came, told us about the things being sold, wanted to have the things sold here, said the catalogues were printed, �my Uncle positively refused to have the things sold at the house, drew a lissle [?]. Tuesday, yesterday Mr. Harrison came to the park gate with a gentleman. Mr. Alcock we expected to tea but did not come, in the evening called there, saw old Harrison. Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. H drank tea with us the tenants went toCheadle. Gimbert called in his way to Derby where he was going with a letter for Mr. Harisson. Thursday remarkable fine, Lickfield went to Cheadle, Gimbert came here and brought two bailiffs with him to go to Berresford’s but they went back to Cheadle at night. Friday went to Salt's, as there was to be a meeting at Archer's, saw Brittlebank, Harrison and Robt. Stanton, the tenants refused to sign for H, as their landlord. Saturday, Mr. Askin and L. Langley came Sunday morning wrote home S, H and I went to church Mr. A and Samuel went back at night. Monday Mary Campion came, helped to do the room where the books are, Tuesday very hot all day, had a letter from Mr. Browne to my Aunt to say she must hold herself in readiness to go to Stafford with Hannah. Saturday, Mr. Radley came, Aunt and Hannah went back in the chaise and Henry left us. Heard from Birmingham, the letter informed us of the death of Miss Williams who drowned herself she got up one morning by 5 o'clock and left a note on the table to say where her body might be found Sunday in the morning went to church. Wednesday evening Aunt returned with the good news that my Uncle had been successful and that Mr. Evans was not [possibly now] suited, except about two files, our council were Pearson, Russell & Campbell. It was tried before Sir Charles Abbot at Stafford. Saturday S. Langley came Sunday very wet, did not go to church on Monday Mr. Harrison came with dogs but they had no gun, S. Langley left. Tuesday Samuel Sherratt came and staid till Saturday. S. Langley came to stay with my Uncle while we went to Checkley Sunday morning my nine o'clock left here for Checkley, went through Norbury, Elliston, Rocester and by Speath crossed the Dove & Channel went first to Mr. Bradley's staid about an hour, dined at Mr. Turners, there was no one but old Mr. Walters. Br. Radley & Miss Turner of the S Hearst [?]. R. Walters sent for me to tea went to Checkley Church, sat in by Grandmothers old seat, saw I think 8 or 9 christenings. After tea went to look at the new meeting. on our return called at Mrs.Turners saw Uncle Samuel There he came to see us, H Langley also called, slept at Mrs. W. Walkers, breakfasted by 8 oclock at Mrs Radleys went over to the Church say a wedding, S Walters went to Uttoxter, did not see her again during the day. Mrs. Radley had Mr. T Walters, Mrs. W. Walters, Miss Turner and Mr. Blurton to dinner Mrs Webb came to tea and Mr W Walters. Tuesday drank tea at the meeting and went over the House did not see my cousins as they were gone to Uttoxeter races. Wednesday a very wet day went round the garden where my Grandmoer lived and just saw into the parlours & kitchen went after tea in a car to Cheadle[.] Dorothea came in the morning to fetch us or we should have staid another day, as the meeting did not begin till 6 we were in time and went, Mr. Kearton was the preacher nare [?], we found Miss Bayley at Mr. Alcock's. Thursday dined along with Mrs S Walter's at Mrs. Askins Aunt Elizabeth came to tea and Miss Friar & Miss Hubbard of Birmingham Friday drank tea and supped at Mr Webbs, played at Dominoes and whist won almost every time. Saturday it also passed with rain or we should have returned to Snelston Eliza Walter's called �and Miss Bayley left, Sunday morning by 10 oclock left Cheadle a very pleasant day saw the tower at Alton and the abbey. Monday October wrote home, Samuel went to Cheekley. The Weather very windy. Sunday October 7 Mrs M Smyth came to dinner, S went to church in the afternoon, Monday washing Hannah and I went to Ashbourne, our errands not being quite ready we went to look at Ashbourne Hall. The last two or three days very fine, hope it will continue so as we have had a very long fit of wet. Friday afternoon went to Ashbourne S Langley came at night. Mrs. Askin came Sunday went to Church in the morning, S Sherratt came after dinner Phebe's brother and Hannah's father came. Monday Mrs. Walters, Mrs Askin and S Langley left about 9 in the morning went to Ashbourne in the afternoon. Tuesday went to Ashbourne Wednesday, Eliza Walker and her brother came, the latter returned in the evening Sunday she left us, her brother came for her, very wet during her stay. Tuesday wrote home Thursday morning went to Ashbourne very much wet, saw Mr. Brittlebank stared at us very much. Reading Waverly a novel in 3 volumes by Walter Scott, like what I have read much, not at all like a common novel much good sense & shows a perfect knowledge of character, the last we read up was Angelo Guiciardinaby Sophia Frances, a very mysterious book, much pleased with it, am reading to myself Hume & Smollets History of England, after reading about the Saxons, [illegible one word] & began at the reign of William the conqueror, mean to read it all through with attention. Sunday morning went to church Tuesday Uncle John went to Cheadle, Thursday went to Ashbourne wet again. Friday S Sherratt & Sam Sherratt came from Cheadle staid all night. Sunday November 4th went to church in the afternoon. Monday morning went to Ashbourne. Thursday Uncle Samuel came for the first time since we have been here staid all night in the afternoon went to Ashbourne. Nov 4 snow'd. Friday after dinner Uncle Samuel left. Sunday morning went to Church text, "Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Tuesday John Sherratt and Mr. Low drank tea and spent the evening Mr Allen came also and played at cards. Thursday November 15 John Sherratt and Henry Langley dined with us a very wet might so they staid with us, and left early in the morning. Friday expect to hear from Cheadle whether the affair is settled. S Sherratt left by 6 oclock to bring us the news from Cheadle, heard nothing. Sunday very anscious [sic] all day as we heard. Mr. Brown was to come from London to Cheadle. NO news, Monday S. Sherratt came in late afternoon, not to be decided until spring, the opposite party to pay the costs at Stafford and Derby every thing going on as well as possible Tuesday. Mr. Wagstaff and James Allin came to supper Wednesday S Sherratt left us. Friday Euseguis Langley stopped all night a country dance at night only two couple. Tuesday Eusebuis went home Wednesday Mr. Brown of Cheadle called, met the tenants at Mr Meacks the farmers. Thursday Mr. Brown of Uttoxeter called said if it was fine would dine with us Sunday week along with Mr. Brown in the afternoon Hannah & I went to Ashbourne. Robert Allin came at night had a game at cards. Sunday Mr & Mrs Brown dined here Monday heard from Birmingham and Cheadle the former told me cousin William was married to a London lady the latter that Mr. Alcock said my mother and aunt must come to sign. December 17 did not go to Church sore throat Monday S. Langley came Thursday went to �Ashbourne. Written out a deal lately. had very few people, weather very rainy and wet Jany 1 1822 Father, Mother, Uncle Lovelace and Aunt S Little Mary came to Snelston Thursday Mr. Brown came signed the paper as a witness Saturday went to Cheadle Sunday in the morning went to Church and twice to Chapel Monday intended coming to Birmingham Uncle Lovelace, Henry Aunt L Little Henry and Mary came in the chaise Father came in a coach and no room for us We came in the tuesday Wednesday called at Uncle James'. May 20th... Mary and I went to Coventry along with Mr. Ralph Alcock and Mr. W. Docker, they went on the outside but there was no room for me, so I went inside. Our road lay through Meriden, by Stonebridge, and Allesley, we likewise passed by the seat of the earl of Alyesford's, got to Coventry about 2, and were received in the most welcome manner by Mr, and Mrs. Alcock. In the afternoon walked about the garden which is a most delightful one, and looked over the house and dairy, after tea took a walk to Coventry which is about a mile distant from Radford, we can go either over the fields or by Lanes. Friday morning got up soon after six and walked in the garden till breakfast was ready, soon Josh came, he would have come before but Mr. Jacob was out tryed 5 coaches before he could get a place, the coaches filled so owing to it being the fair, dined at 11 oclock and went to Coventry, the first day of the fair, called at Mr Cherry's to rest ourselves and look at the fair, saw the riders pass, went to G Reyfriars green where all the shops stood and had a second diner about 2 a Mr. Broadhursts, in the afternoon walked about the fair again and returned to tea at Radford. 1825 January 1st. Two years this day since my dear Sister Elizabeth died after a long and painful illness which she bore with the greatest patience. Went to prayers at St. Phillips, bought a neck handkerchief. Tuesday 2nd Sunday, went to the new Church Mr Chapman read prayers Dr Gardiner preached the text was taken from the 5th Chapter of Galatians and 6th Verse. In the afternoon Ralph Alcock and William Docker came to tea. 7th Miss Piercy spent the day with us, James' came in the evening. 8th Mrs. McGinnis sent us a couple of Forrest rabbits. Sunday 9th not quite well, did not go to Church. 10th Wrote a letter to Aunt Jane. Called of Cousin Ann. 11th Walked over to Handsworth, brought Mrs. W...[illegible] back to dinner, cousin Anne also dined with us, at night went back with them as far as Bull S...[ possibly street?] where we drank tea, Cousin Frederick came home with us, very much tired. �12th Father went to Yardley. 13th Jane Halder left us, think she would rather have staid, Lovelace and George called. Friday had a deal of trouble about our new servant, Called at Mrs Messingers and she called here at night we called again and brought her with us. Miss Piercy came, Josh out late, went to help he [sic] to eat the twelfth cake, which Onbler won, it weighed 50 L and was valued at ten guineas, he brought us home a piece. Saturday Sunday morning went to the New Church in the afternoon wet, Monday called along with Miss Piercy at Miss Astors [?] and Madame Denisan Wednesday called at Uncle James’, Thursday went into the Market Friday called with Miss Piercy and Mary at Mr Buckton's and Mrs Browns the latter talked about my Uncle James imprudent wedding which is expected to take place next week. My mother Mary and I called at Mr. Pixell’s and invited them to come. Tuesday Mrs P lent us a book, containing a framegerrick on the lake. Dr Outram written by Miss Middleton's brother Sat: got a boil on my forehead, and my eyes and face much swelled. Sunday and Monday unwell. bad swelled face, on Monday Miss Piercy and Mary drank tea at Mr Alcock's, Tuesday Mr. Pixel and Frederick spent the evening with us. Uncle James married to Miss Ryley a pawnbroker's daughter, very much against the consent of all his friends, they were married at Ashton and spent the day at Dudley. The Bride was dressed in a white satin bonnet and veil and blue silk pelisse. A very wet week, and not very well. Friday Mr and Mrs Samuel Alcock William Docker & Ralph spent the evening with us, they both came, and went late. We danced, and played at cards. Joseph, at a sale, did not come home till 2 in the morning. Uncle James sent Father and Mother gloves, My mother demurred very much about sending them back. Miss Piercy returned home. Mother, Mary and I went into the town. Sunday went twice to Church, Dr Gardiner preached in the morning and Mr Clarke in the afternoon. Had more snow this week that all winter. Sunday 3rd went to the New Church Dr Gardiner preached the text 50th chap of Isaiah 10th verse Monday Father, Mother, Mary and I called of my new Aunt, who was very glad to see us, they insisted upon Mary and I staying dinned, she seems a sensible prudent woman, but it was very much against the consent of all his friends particularly his children that he should marry a wife no older than his daughter, and a pawnbrokers daughter. Frederick walked home with us. Tuesday called along with my brother at Mrs McGinnis's, saw Miss Perkins there. Josh returned �from Lydon Green where he had stayed a day or two, having gone to shoot a little, as there was a sharp frost. Friday Eusebius and Mr Brindley dined with us, in the afternoon Joseph and Eusebius went to Yardley. Sunday called Mrs Davis who was poorly, have not spoken to her for months, cousin William called to invite Mary and I to stay a week there, went on Tuesday morning, Wed. Mr and Mrs Fairfax, Miss Egington Mr H Dickenson and Mr T Lewty spent the evening there. Thursday Frederick came. Sunday went to Hardsworth Church Frederick and Mr T Lewty came to tea and spent the evening, Mon went a walk in the morning to Handsworth Church, after dinner Mr T Lewty came and went a walk with us round by Winiongreen. Tues came home, have staid just a week, enjoyed myself much. A dreadful accident happened to Mr. Reynold of Smewthuik [?] while we were at Handsworth who was thrown out of his Gig and had his leg dreadfully fractured. Mrs R who was in the Gig with him escaped unhurt. A boy who held the horse had his eye knocked out: Mrs Welch dined with us on Tuesday. Thurs: Mrs Welch Mary and I dined at Auns [?] Henry's, we walked over to Handsworth to fetch Mrs W. March Aunt Elizabeth very ill, Dr Johnstone attends her. My cough very bad also my Father's a very unhealthy time, the weather is changeable. Friday Dr Johnstone called Aunt Elizabeth very ill. Sunday went to New Church a very wet day Dr Gardiner's Sermon was upon cruelty to the ___tional [illegible] and dumb creation the text was , "The Dumb itself speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophets. Mr Saml Alcock called. Josh went to St Phillip's along with him and Ralph and Docker. Aunt Elizabeth very ill Dr Johnstone attends her constantly. The weather very unfavourable for invalid's cold East winds. April 1st Miss Piercy came to stay a day or two with us. Aunt Elizabeth very ill indeed. Busy altering Frocks & c. Sunday went to the New Church heard the Bishop preach, never saw the Church so full the collection amounted to 86 L and in the morning at St. Martins to 91 L. Aunt Elizabeth keeps getting worse every day. Mrs. Askin in Birmingham. April 30th ordered new frocks & spencers. May 6th finished a shirt. May 15th Sunday staid at home in the morning with mu Aunt, in the afternoon went to Church. Mr Clarke preached. Aunt Elizabeth keeps getting worse. Heard of Miss Evan's death. Miss Austen came to board with Aunt Henry. Birmingham fair, I was not well with the ear ache, invited to tea to Uncle Jame's did not go. Saturday drank tea at Mr Saml Alcock's, met there Mr and Mrs Sanders and Miss Jones. Never been into the fair except down sale End, it is to last 3 days longer than usual. A boy met with a dreadful accident, had his arm torn off by the Tiger. Sunday, did not go to Church, S A Welch called, and John came over from Yardley to enquire �after my Aunt. Tuesday Uncle and Aunt Lovelace came to tea. Wednesday called of Mrs Pixel, found her very ill, but up and dressed. Thursday went in the town and to Mrs Westons along with Miss Austen. Friday morning called to enquire how Mrs Pixel did, very much shocked to find her dead, she died about 6 in the morning very early. June 10th In the evening went a walk into the town along with Miss Austen say mrs Kidding's fashions. My Aunt very ill, does not get any better. Dr. Johnstone attends her. 19th Josh of age spent the day at home. Wednesday Miss Piercy came and stopped till Friday. Friday Josh spent the day out, Mr Jacob treated him with a dinner on account of his coming of age. Arthur called. Sat: my Aunt a great deal worse. Thursday 23rd Mrs Crowder came, I dressed my Aunt and have assisted Mrs E since she came. think her end fast approaching. June 20th Miss Turner married to H Langley Uncle John and Aunt Elizabeth gloves and Cake. Aunt Elizabeth very much worse had her bed removed into the sitting room. June 30th July 1st My Aunt took to her bed. July 2nd Saturday I thought my Aunt rather easier in the morning, had her bed eased in the afternoon, her cough incessant, in the evening, a great rattling in her throat, could scarcely swallow anything I made her a pudding which she ate part of and fed her the last time she eat [sic] anything. The rattling continued until she died which happened about half past 2 on Sunday morning she died easy. Sunday July 3rd At about 6 Joseph called us up and told us all was over. July 3rd Mrs Nelles came and assisted Mrs Crowder to lay her out. Saw her both before and after. Joseph gone to inform them at Yardley. A beautiful morning. The last words she said were, "God bless them all." In the afternoon wrote to Aunt Jane. Mrs Horton came. Monday Mrs Crowder went to buy out petticoats flannel &c. A delightful day Mrs Davis and Mrs Horton sent to enquire after us. Have not seen my Aunt today though have been in the room several times. Think of having the funeral on Saturday. Tuesday Miss Piercy here assisted us to make our petticoats & Triles [?] Wednesday morning the coffin came, a very handsome one covered with black cloth my Aunt a good deal changed, was put in it as soon as it came. have not seen her nor do intend since the day she died. Uncle and Aunt Lovelace came to tea did not see my Aunt as she was so much changed. Had a letter from Mrs Askin saying Aunt Jane wished H Langley Mr Webb and Mr Alcock to have hatbands and Lovelace and John crape [crepe?] ones, wrote back to say their [sic] were nearer relations who would expect if they had. Friday evening Mrs Askin came, very busy all day preparing for the funeral. Sat: morning up �early, towards nine the people began to assemble, Mrs Askin and Aunt Henry came early, the bearers were Mr Workman, William at Yardley, Mr Wright, Mr Hodson, Jesse, & Mr Jordan. Mr Pixel came to breakfast. The mourners were Uncle John and Josh first and my father and Uncle Lovelace Last. Mr Horton likewise attended, and the beadle who had his staff covered all over. There was a hearse and two coaches. She was just turned 65. Mrs Askin Aunt Henry and Uncle John Uncle Lovelace &c were present when the will was opened which was immediately after they returned from the funeral. all present thought it a remarkable just one. Sunday Josh & Mrs Askin were the only two that went to church thy after went to dinner to Handworth. Mr Pixel went to enquire how we were. Monday a deal of [one illegible thend?] my Aunts death appeared in the paper. my Uncle John had a letter from Uncle Saml where he expressed his concern for my Aunt's death and thanks my Uncle for his clever letter, Tuesday Mrs Askin spent the day with us, did my Mother's bonnet and took our measure. Wednesday Mr A & Aunt Henry called, Father and Mother went to Handsworth Mrs W Welch very ill indeed. Friday Joseph went to the play with Miss Austin. Sat our clothes came from Cheadle. Sunday morning went to Church the first I have been since my Aunts death never recollect the weather so hot, in the evening went a walk as far a Edgbaston church. Monday evening went to town. Sunday morning and afternoon went to Church in the evening went to the Coach about a parcel, the weather still very hot though rather cooler than it has been. Thursday Mrs Saml Alcock called & Uncle & Aunt James. Tuesday Mr and Mrs James Welch Aunt Henry little Mary and Miss Austen drank tea with us. Thursday Mr Pixel Anna Maria and Frederick Welch drank tea and spent the evening with us, exceeding wet. Sat went to stay at Yardley. Fanny went with us to carry our box there. Sunday went to Yardley Church Mr Davis and Mr Martin did the duty of the latter preached, the subject about Daiel, "And when David knew that the writing was signed he prayed 3 times as he was used to do heretofore. Went to Church in the afternoon Mr Davis both read the prayers and preached a most excellent sermon chiefly on works. Monday evening took a walk into Yardley. Tuesday went to Mr Homers to tea also went nutting. Sunday went to Yardley Church twice Mr Mortimer's subject was on the duty of parents to their children. The rest of the week walked in the garden and the fields, Uncle Lovelace read one of Scott's novels to us called the Crusaders, it consists of two tales called the "Betrothed" and the Talisman. Friday Uncle Lovelace brought us home as far as the Old Church in his Gig. Sep 8th Arthur Miller supped with us. Sep 9th called at Mr Pixells to invite them to come & see us but they were out. Wednesday Mrs Docker Mr Saml Alcock and Elizabeth drank tea here. W Docker came to supper. Thursday [illegible] Mary and I drank tea and spent the evening at Mr Saml Alcocks met there Mr & Mrs Sanders Mr, Mrs, and Miss Piercy and Miss Clarke, William Docker came in the evening it was �late when we came home, Next day drank tea & supped at Aunt Henry’s met there W, T, and my Piercy Young Allen Mr Hartle and Mr Key spent a very pleasant day. N B/ Piercy's Miss Austen and Henry came to see us one day in the last week. Have not had so much visiting a long time. Friday and Sat very unwell, think I had too much exertion. Sunday very unwell indeed, suppose it was the fever which I have had coming on. Kept my bed the greatest part of the next fortnight, Uncle James very attentive in visiting me. was taken with the fever about a week before the fair which is the 29th of September. the first time I got up to breakfast was the first of November, have been very ill indeed. About 3 weeks ago Eusebuis Langley and William Walter's came, the former brought us a fine Pheasant they dined here last 2 days, could not prevail upon them to stay longer. Frederick has likewise been over. October 30th had my hair cut. Nov 1st Mrs Parker died about 2 in the morning; at night she was down stairs playing at cards, her complaint was gout at the stomach, it was a great shock to them all. Nov 5th Mrs Parker was buried at the old church Mr Cook and Mr Kennedy attended. Nov 6th went to Church. Mr Clarke preached the text 13th chap of St Matthew 54th verse. "Whence hath this man this wisdom and these mighty works." Heard to dangerously ill Ralph Alcock was with a fever in his brain. Oct 23rd heard Mr Williams he preach a charity sermon the text, "The poor shall never cease out of the land." Nov 13th Mrs H Langley sent us a Hare and a Pheasant. Went to the New Church Mr Clarke preached the text, "4 Chapter of the first of Timothy part of the 8th verse." "Godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is & of that which is to come." Thursday Nov 17th Father and Mother went to Yardley to stay a few days. Friday a very wet day. Howarth and Miss Austen came to spend the evening with us. Sat The weather fine Mary and I went a walk beyond the turnpike Josh and Howarth went to Hales owen after 1 when they came home. Sunday morning fine went to the New Church heard an excellent sermon from Mr Clarke 18 Chapter of Genesis 19 verse "For I know him that he will command his children, and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him." In the morning Josh went to Yardely, expect them home his evening. Mon Father and Mother came home. Wednesday Mrs H and W Welch came to dinner cousin William and Mr Lewty came to tea. Heard news that very much surprised me, which was, that Howarth was married, no one knew of it, they were married last August at Ashton, the girl is a tailor's daughter who lives next door to Mr Jacob's. He is just 19. Friday Nov 25th dined at Aunt Henry's met Mrs W Welch there Mr Lewty came to tea. Sunday, got a cold did not go to Church. Thursday Cousin Ann returned from Cheadle after a stay of 3 months told us Eusebuis was �married to Sarah Walters. Mrs Askin sent us a hare. Had a letter from Aunt Jane who has been very poorly. In the evening Miss Austen came. Friday morning called at Mr Parkers in the evening they called and sat an hour with us. Sat: In the morning went a walk as far as the second turnpike For the evening Miss Parker came and asked [illegible one word] sit an hour with them. expected Miss Austen to tea but she sent a note to say she was poorly. Sunday 2nd Sunday in Advent went to New Church Dr Gardiner preached the text was the 1st chapter 1st Corinthians 30 Verse. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom and righteousness, and sanctification and redemption. Thursday Miss Austen came to tea and Miss Parker came and sat an hour in the evening, Miss Austen and Aunt Henry have had a violent quarrel. Sunday very wet but went to Church. Dr Gardiner preached. Monday Mary and I went to Parkers. Wed: Drew a little. Dec. 14th bad thunder & lightening [sic] very [one word illegible] alarmed. 16 Rain on all the Banks. Sunday dany [?] and wet Mr Clarke preached the text was the first chapter of Hebrews 1 Verse. Mr Brindley sent us a couple of very fine pheasants, Josh took one of them to Yardley, In the afternoon went to Cheadle. Monday morning went and sat an hour with Miss Parkers in the afternoon Mary and I went a walk as far as Mr Smith's on the harborne road when we came back W Docker called to ask us to accompany him to Flethcers ball on Friday, which we declined Sunday Xday, the morning wet and damp went to Church Mr Clarke read prayers Dr Gardiner preached [1 word illegible] the Sacrament went to Church in the afternoon Mr Chapman preached Monday Josh went to Yardley to stay a few days, Miss Parker called, the weather fine in the morning but snow in the afternoon. Monday and Tuesday fine and frosty, Monday Fred drank tea with. Thursday Snow. Not had any Xmasing at present. Monday Sarah Ann & John came to stay a short time with us, Mrs Askin and Aunt Henry called, in the afternoon went a walk along the Bromsgrove road Miss Parker's invited us to spend a pleasant evening. The weather very cold and frosty Tuesday took a walk into the town Uncle and Aunt [1 word illegible] Mrs Askin Aunt [finished for this year] 1826 January 1st 1826 A thaw got rather a cold so did not go to Church. What a many changes since this day twelve months, how many that I knew then in perfect health are now laid in the silent tomb Oh how can I be sufficiently thankful that I am permitted to see the beginning of another year. Oh how uncertain whether I may see another, Grant O Lord that whether I live to see this �year completed or no I may spend it better and be more prepared than I am now for that great change which must happen to me and all mankind, if it be thy blessed will spare to me my dear, dear parents, my brother and sister and all my relations that we my all again behold another, and that I and all of us may keep in mind, "this is my commandment that ye love one another" 3 twelve months have now elapsed since my dear sister Elizabeth died, but is still often thought of by us. May all be reunited together. Tuesday Jonathon and Lucy spent the evening with us, Wednesday a cold bleak day, hear of the death of Philip Rawlin's, drank tea and spent the evening at Aunt Davis's, a long time since I have been there. Mr McCulay and Miss Green were there, Mr Lowe was not there. Henry [this could be Heny] and cousin Ann drank tea with us, Miss Parker brought her cuttings out to show us. Wednesday morning went into the town. The Miss Parkers' and Lucy drank tea with us. Thursday drank tea at Uncle James's, Friday at Aunt Davis's met Mr Lowe & cousin Anne there, Sat: spent the evening at Aunt Henry's there was a large party, Lovelace, Mr Hay, Mr Hank Young Allen James Piercy cousin Anne the two Young Baker's and Miss Allen, did not come home till 2 in the morning; Sunday morning Lovelace breakfasted with us, Went to Church twice. Monday spent the day at Hone, Tuesday Uncle and Aunt Lovelace dined with us called 3 times at Aunt Davis's, Wednesday drank tea at Mr Lowe's along with Aunt Davis, Lucy, Uncle and Aunt Jame's and cousin Anne played at cards, Uncle James my partner, Thursday drank tea at Aunt Davis's Mr Lowe Mr Langton and Mr MacAulay were there, Miss Parkers came and sat an hour or two with us. Friday Lovelace came to take Anne back, Mary and I went into the town, Mr MacAulay sent to know if we would go with him to the news room, declined it. Sunday went twice to the New Church, Monday Mrs Davis called, Mary and I called at Mr Pixel's, W Docker came and played a game at cards. January 30th called at Aunt Henry's heard of the death of my cousin Felix, he died Sat 28th after a long illness. Went to Miss Rawlin's sale, bought several lots, in the afternoon drank tea at Mr Parker's. Tuesday Lucy called, went to Mrs Christians sale, Thursday Miss Parker came and sat the morning with us. Friday Parkers invited us to tea did not go. Sunday Feb 5th went to New Church, Dr Gardiner preached, the text was the 11th Chap of St John 26th verse. "Whosoever liveth and believeth on me, shall never die." The afternoon wet did not go. Monday Miss Parker's came to tea. Ash Wednesday went to Church, Mr Clarke read the service, there were a many people. Sunday went to St Phillips Mr Clarke preached. "Remember Lots Wife." In the afternoon Mr Chapman preached. Tuesday Valentine's day, mine is Joseph, received a Valentine, Aunt Henry Josh and Mary drank tea along with Miss Piercy Josh came to fetch us home staid supper. Wednesday very wet. went and sat in the morning along with Miss Parker's gave me some seeds of the fruit bearing Passion tree. Mr Davis and Lucy called invited us to tea on Friday. Thursday evening went to Parker's Mr and Mrs J Max [?] were there. Friday my cold bad did not go to Mrs Davis's. Thursday Father, Mother, Mary and I drank tea at Mr Parker's, spent a pleasant evening, in the morning Mrs Mason called. Got a bad cold. Thursday morning went to town, In the afternoon �Mr Pixel, Frederick Anna Maria and Emily drank tea and spent the evening with us also Lucy. Friday morning went a walk called at Mr parker's in the afternoon went and called in Bull St [?] Sunday went to New Church Dr Gardiner preached in the morning and Mr Chapman in the afternoon. Wednesday was very sorry indeed to hear of the death of Mrs Docker, she died on Sunday, her death was sudden having been taken with spasms on the Wednesday proceeding. Feby 28th Thursday Mr Parker John, Henry, Mrs Moore Miss Parker and Mary drank tea with us. March 10th Drank tea at Handsworth, the weather remarkably fine Josh came to bring us home. Sunday went twice to Church Dr Gardiner preached in the morning a very fine sermon "I am." 16th My Birthday. Sunday, went to Church Mr Clarke preached in the morning, a most excellent sermon, went again in the afternoon Mr Carless read prayers and Mr Chapman preached, Monday evening sat with the Miss Parker's, played at Fox and Goose. Have a girl called Jane Russel, staying a short time with us till she can get a place which is very convenient as we are busy preparing to flill [?]. Mrs W Welch called in the Gig but did not get out. Sunday Frederick drank tea with us 19th March. 24th March Good Friday went to Church in the morning busy in the afternoon removing a few of the things into the back kitchen it being the only room Miss Newby would allow us Sat: Lady day up early, Mr Horton came to assist us to remove Mr Parker and all the family very civil, offered their man to assist us. I staid at the old house to see the things off most of the things removed on Sat: might indeed every thing but a few shelves, everything went on very well in the evening tolerably straight. Hodgson and a man came to do the garden was not required to give up the key till Tuesday or Wednesday if we liked it. Sunday in the morning went to St Phillips Mr Clarke preached a very good Sermon the text was 19 Chap of Job 25 Verse. "For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth." Felt quite at home. Jonathan and Lucy walked home with us, they had been at Zion chapel to hear Mr MacAulay, agreed to go with them in the evening. Josh gone to Yardley. After tea Mary and I settled at Mrs Davis's to go with them to Zion Chapel Mr MacAulay preached a very good Sermon, "Love not the world neither the things that are in the world." he also read and expounded the 7 Chap of the Acts. after service he walked home with us. Tuesday went to town, as we were going who should we see but Eusebuis Langley, he came to Birmingham with Mr Brindley, the farmer dined with us, as also John Welch, called at Mrs Robert's to ask them to come and emn the windows, she was very glad to see us, told us her son was married. In the afternoon went with Nick [?] Miss P and John to the blue school to hear the children balloted for, 50 were admitted, a greater number than was ever before known I think I have offended JP by refusing to take his arm. Mrs Jas Welch and Mr Burman were there, the former drew a blank. E Langley told as Aunt Jane was gone to live at Mrs W Walter's. Went to town. Friday morning went to town, Cousin Ann called to invite us to tea in Buu St on Tuesday, to meet Newcott's[?] and Mr and Mrs Burman, Cousin Anne likes this house better that the other, in the afternoon Mrs Parker Miss, P. Margaret John & Henry drank tea with us, liked the house very much. �Sunday went twice to Church in the morning Mr Clarke's text was 1 Chap of John verse 4 and the afternoon Mr Chapman's "Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gifts." Tuesday Father, Mother, Mary and I drank tea in Bull St. Mr and Mrs Welch were there, the former was thrown and had his collar bone broke a short time ago, we also met there Mr and Mrs Newcott [?] and daughter and Mr Burman and his mother. Friday Father Mary and I drank tea at Aunt Henry's, Mr and Mrs Jas Welch Anne and Mr Weston and nephew the former showed us a very good trick. Sunday was not well did not go to Church, Monday M Parker very ill indeed called to see her, Tuesday morning and evening called at Parker's Mary very ill. Wednesday called to see M P found her rather better called at Mrs Davis's. Sunday went twice to Church, Monday called in Bull St invited them to come, Tuesday Father and Mary went to Yardley Mother and I called to see is Pixel who is come to be with her Father. called to invite Mrs Davis and Lucy Wednesday cousin Anne Aunt Henry and Lucy drank tea with us Mr and Mrs JS Welch did not come, the former much vexed about his gig which he kept at Livery stables being seized because the tenant could not pay the rent. Mr Tregent was the Landlord . Friday much pleased at M Parkers jaw being unlocked. Have not walked in the road so much lately, the garden being so much better than at the other house, it is quite an amusement to us. Went to hear Mons Alexandre the ventriloquist very much praised and pleased he bring the first I ever heard. M Parker worse than ever, sat up with her on Saturday night along with Mrs Moore her jaw still locked and struggling [one word illegible] and stiffness Dr Johnstone says it approaches mirror to Catalepais than any he ever witnessed. Sat 29th April Mrs Waller dined with us. Sunday did not go to Church having sat up all night. M Parker very ill indeed. Sunday May 14th went out of mourning for our dear Aunt Elizabeth, [one word illegible] Sunday, Fanny gone home Mrs Rose comes in a morning to make the fires & c. The weather beautifully fine. M P better. Thursday, fair, drank tea at Uncle James’ Friday they came here from Yardley. Sunday hear a very good sermon from Mr Clarke "For we know in part. Tuesday Mary and I walked over to Handsworth and brought Mrs W back to dinner, Aunt Henry also dined with us Mr and Mrs Jas Welch Anne and Johnathan drank tea with, the weather very hot, The Sale at Hams to begin to day May Sunday Henry Welch and James Piercy came to tea Miss P has been staying with us, Mr Moore preached in the morning and Mr Kennedy in the afternoon. Wednesday went to Mrs Davis's to tea, Johnathan very poorly Friday June 2 a confirmation at St Phillip's it is to be two days Friday for the country people and Saturday for the towns. very fine on the Friday after the confirmation the Bishop gave a most excellent charge to those who had been confirmed in the plainest language. Dr Gardiner was over. Fanny called at Mr Sevinson's for Zelueo. Monday Mrs Mason dined with us. Mary Parker taken dreadfully ill with spasms Fanny sat up with her. 8 June Mr Pixel, Frederick and Mary Jane spent the evening with us. Miss Parker and Mrs Mason called to hear Mr Pixel play. think Mary is getting a little better. Friday June (Father and Uncle John walked over to Yardley the weather very fine and warm �Friday morning went to Church W Docker came to tea. Monday morning before I got up very much shocked to hear of the death of my Aunt Jane she died Sunday morning June 11th. She has been declining a long time but had not the most distant idea of being near death of even the impossibility of her death H Langley wrote to inform us, Uncle John likewise received a letter from Uncle Saml George went to Yardley to inform them. Saturday 17th June wrote to Mrs Askin to order out mourning voz. [?] black frock Spencers & handkerchief our hats we sent out to be new made up. At night heard from Cheadle had been expecting a letter all week. Mrs Askin informed us Aunt Jane was up on the Sat: dressed as usual with watch &c that she had new bonnet trimmed and a part of new boots, that she said she did not expect to recover but she should not die yet. She died very early about 3 oclock on Sunday morning Mrs Askin sent us a sopy of her will, it was not quite satisfactory, Aunt Jane left the Five Thousand pounds which she had not the power to do so. She left me 50 L and her clothes to be equally divided between Mary and I. To Mrs Askin she left her watch, bed, bed quilts and novels to Aunt Henry her sheets She likewise left them money but it was not hers to leave. Her chest upon [one word illegible] she left me. Sunday went out for the first time since my Aunt's death went to the olc Church as St Phillips is shut up. went both morning and afternoon though it was so exceedingly hot Mr Harling preached in the morning and Mr Moore in the afternoon Mrs Southal came. Sat July 8th Went to Mr Unett's to swear to my Aunt Elizabeth's handwriting in the codiul[?] to her will. Johnathan very poorly indeed, "am affraid," [sic] indeed it is my Uncle James’ opinion that he will never recover. Miss Austen went to [one word illegible] me to call as she was very ill, an Inflammation on the Chest. Died Friday a week Miss Townsen after a few days illness She was sister to Mrs Green and died at her house. The weather excessively hot, had several bad thunder storms, and very little rain a long time. Cousin Frederick left his situation but Mrs Jah [?] will not have him at home, he is now at Handsworth and looks very ill having had the Jaundice. Sunday in the morning went the Olc Church Mr Moore read prayers and Mr Kennedy preached "Except yr righteousness exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of Heaven." In the evening Margaret Parker called to ask us to go with them to their garden which we did. Monday Mrs Wright and her two children came to tea she was very sorry to hear of the death of my Aunt Jane, in the evening Josh went a walk with us to look at the reservoir walked over where Roach pool formerly stood. Sunday morning went to Edg Caston and in the afternoon to St Martins Parker's said they would go with us, but we called at Mrs Davis's. Monday we went to Mr Lowe's to hear the children speak the play written by Mr MacAulay, much pleased with young Hobday ]?] and Edwin, the play went off very well except when the Captain shoots the Colonel, the pistols would not go off and they had to stop and load them two or three times first. In the afternoon drank tea with Susan an old servant who lived nine years with us, she has three fine children, went to there garden and had some nice fruit. [illegible 1 word] went to town in the evening met W Docker and Mrs Hall asked us very much �to go to the play along with them. Friday July 29 drank tea and supped at Mrs Pixell's had a very pleasant visit. Sunday 23rd Went to see St Martins in the morning Mr Chapman in the evening went for the first time to St Bartholem Mr Harking read the prayers and Mr Garbett preached met Henry who much surprised us by telling us Mrs Askin was come in the evening she called of us, My Mother and her not very friendly, Monday Lucy and Johnathan rank tea with us went a walk called at Parker's saw Miss P's cuttings out. Not very well, the weather exceedingly hot, the weather dryer than it has been upwards of twenty years. Wednesday Mrs Mason drank tea here walked part of the way home with her. Friday called at Aunt Henry's much surprised to find Mrs Askin gone to Warrington. Called at Parker's, Mrs Davis sent to invite us to tea did not feel very well so declined it, herd from Joseph says he met with a very kind reception from Mr and Mrs H Langley, was very near meeting with a serious accident as the Coach was going down Folebank [?] the horses fell down, the leaders a good deal hurt but the passangers fortunately sustained no injury. Says in his letter that Saml Sherratt had been fighting the night before and was so afraid that my Father should see his black and bruised face that he had been barely employed all morning painting his bruises. The New Church still shut up and will continue so some time longer. Sunday, hotter than ever wet to Edgbaston Church heard an excellent sermon from Mr Pixel, Be ye doers of the word and not hearers only. Sorry to hear Uncle Lovelace's servant man has left then, am afraid they will not meet with one to suit them again so well, They have sold the grey, a very fine horse remarkably well 100 L was the price they got for it. Sunday evening, went to the coach disappointed at not finding him come Monday thundered and lightened, the hottest day we have had this summer, the thermometer at 90 deg. July 31 Josh came home has had a very pleasant visit Miss Parker came. Tuesday not quite so hot, Thursday drank tea at Aunt Davis's met Cousin Anne and Mr Hewet [?] there lightened very bad, Sat went into the town heard that Mrs Armitage had cut her throat. Young Green alarmed us on Tuesday morning by knocking violently at the entry door and threatening to call the watch he has since proved quite insane and has had two men with him from the workhouse besides a nurse, has had on a strangers waistcoat and been tied down it has really been very distressing to hear him, he is now a little better. Sunday morning went to Edgbaston Church, Cousin William and Frederick drank tea with us, went a walk with them. Monday drank tea at Aunt Henry's Mr Perkin's came to tea think him very pleasant. Tuesday Mr Pixell called. The weather still continues very hot, I believe the wheat looks well, vegetables very scarce a great deal of thunder and lightning and several fatal accidents have happened. But to look at St Phillips Church which they are beautifying very much painting the pillars of a marble colour and gilding the tip of them very richly, indeed altogether it has a very opended [?] appearance. Thursday Miss Piercy came to tea walked part of the way home with her Sat heard she was very poorly called to see her, found he much better Sunday went twice to Edgbaston Church and in the evening to Ebenezer Monday morning went to town had my hair cut. M Parker much worse I am afraid there is no chance of her recovery. She was getting much better a week or two ago. Tuesday drank tea at Uncle James's. Wednesday Fanny sat up with M Parker thought it impossible she could survive the night. Friday Old Mr Frances was buried at Mosely, a very �handsome Funeral went a walk in the morning as far as Edgbaston Church along with Johnathan and Lucy, the weather still very hot and rain much wanted. After tea called at Mr Pixell's was surprised to find Anna Maria was come she looks very poorly. M Parker still very ill indeed, think it astonishing she has continued so long. Sunday morning went to Edgbaston, the weather excessively hot called to see M Parker found her very ill indeed, her cough worse than I ever heard any ones. Monday Mac Cready performs at the Theatre hope too. Called at Mr Pixell's Anna Maria in a very poor state. Monday, Father, Mary Johnathan Lucy and I set out to the play, I lost my party and after waiting about 3 quarters of an hour was obliged to come home alone, a gentleman told them he had seen me on the other side of the pit [?] and as my Uncle had left them they concluded I was with him. Tuesday went to Cars lane to hear Mrs Fry's brother preach he is a Quaker, his name is Gurvey, the meeting was very full. On Monday the evening Mac Cready performed the Theatre was robbed of upwards of 200 L. Thursday he performed again to make up the loss to the manager, The play was Virginus [?] much disappointed I could not go, as I had reeved a previous invitation to Mr Saml Alcock's to meet Mr and Mrs Sanders & came home about 12 in a car along with Mrs Sanders. Friday called to see M Parker found her a little better. Sunday not quite well did not go out any where Sat: morning called at Mr. Pixell's Josh has been going the boundaries of Harborne parish it is upward of 30 years since they have been gone over sad work putting them into a [?] fits [?], holes canals & c [one word illegible] make them remember the boundaries Joseph was put in together with the clergyman, the curate, Mr Price the magistrate Mr Simcoe his sons & a nephew of he earl of Stamford &c 50 boys were in all together.. Josh came home quite an object his hat without a crown as also was Mr Jacobs they both rode in a gig together in that condition. Wed August 28th called to see Miss Pixell previous to her return to Berkshire also called to see Mary Parker Thursday drank tea at Aunt Henry's Miss Piercy was there. Saturday went into the town called at Mrs Frances's along with my Mother. Miss Frances appeared very low, [illegible initials] had been in a very infirm state a long time, but he went off very suddenly at the last. Have had several very bad thunderstorms lately, but have not heard of any serious accidents near Birmingham. Several lives have been lost in different parts of the Kingdom. September 1st. Believe it to be a remarkably good season for game. Sunday the New Church opened, it has been shut about 10 weeks, Dr Gardiner preached an excellent sermon upon the occasion, went in the afternoon Mr Chapman preached, "Who is on my side who? and there looked out two or three unto him." Monday went to look at the reservoir, they got on with it very far. Tuesday called at Uncle Jame's, J Parker sent us a brace of partridges the first we have had. Thursday and Friday wet. Sat went into the town, called at Mr Saml Alcock's, invited them to spend the evening with us on Monday. Sunday morning went to St Phillips Mr Clarke preached in the afternoon went to Edgbaston. Monday my Uncle Aunt and Anne came from Yardley, W Piercy called. Tuesday Aunt Henry invited us to meet Mrs W Welch did not go as we expected Mr Saml Alcock and W Docker in the evening, Wednesday Josh gone to Harborne surveying expect he will be there a week or two. The weather very pleasant. �Wednesday September 13th Johnathan came home much worse. Joseph begun the survey of Harborne parish. The wake over, but a man who is walking for a wager causes a many people to be about, he walks from the Swan to the top of Calthorp Street, [one word illegible] and forwards about 90 miles. September 14th called to see Johnathon think he looks much worse, also called to see M Parker, she is quite wandering in her mind, though her health appears rather better. Joined with Aunt Henry in some Damsons we had a strike between us, ave six shillings and sixpence a strike for them, they are remarkably fine ones, had them from Mr Green of Yardley. Sunday morning went to St Phillips MR Clark preached was surprised to see the chancel gallery was erected, and the pulpit moved to the other end of the Church prepatory to the Oratories. William Piercy, James, Henry and George came to dinner In the afternoon Miss Piercy came, went to Edgbaston Church Johnathon came in the evening, Monday morning Joseph went to Harborne for the week, Howarth breakfasted here Tuesday and Wed very wet in the afternoon of the latter drank tea and spent the evening along with Miss Piercy enjoyed ourselves very much the evening turned out very fine. Thursday morning went into town met Mr. H Pixel, Miss Foote performing at the Theatre, should like very much to go, but do not intend asking as the Oratories will so soon be here. Friday the day very fine, went into the town called at Uncle Jame's and at Mrs Davis's who returned yesterday from Newport. Saturday Mr Wilm Alcock and Lovelace Welch drank tea with us, in the evening called at Mr Pixell's they have agreed to dine with us on Monday week having so many engagements they could not come before. Miss Austen sent Mary and I a present of some fruit. Sunday morning we went to St Phillips Mr Clarke preached in the afternoon intended to go [to]Edgbaston but there will be no more afternoon service at present so went along with Miss Austen, who drank tea with us to St Phillips, caught in the rain as we returned. Monday 25th very wet. Tuesday morning went into the town looked at Beardsworth repository, bought a pair of Gloves. Wed Sept 27th fine, Lovelace called to say they would dine with us on Friday it being the fair. Thursday the fair, a fine day Fanny's father came, brought us two fine pheasants and some nuts. Uncle John gave me 2sh. Friday Mrs Maso and Anna Maria Pixel called Uncle Lovelance and Lovelance and John dined with us, went as far as Cottrells' bought a gauge handkerchief gave only 1 sh and 6d for the square, have not been into the town. In the evening went to Mr Pixell's asked them if they had any objection to go with us to go to the concert on the contrary they said they should be glad to go with us and asked which day we should prefer going, we all fixed for Wednesday: so Mr Henry was to go on Sat: to ballot for us: Sat went to Hooloway's to buy a lace met Mrs Davis there walked home with her. Fanny's father gone home, have not been into the fair. Sunday Oct 1st The morning fine, went to St Phillips Mr Clarke preached on forgiveness of iniquity [illegible?] Monday October 2nd the first stone was laid for a new Church at Holloway Head there were great numbers of persons and all the clergy attended. Mr Pixell Frederick Anna Maria and Emily dined with us, was rather disappointed Mr H Pixell did not come, as he had received a letter to say the clergyman of the next parish was dead and he must immediately return Lucy and Johnathon drank tea with us. Tuesday the first day of the long talked Oratories, Went into the town Uncle and Aunt Lovelace and Anne, spent the day in Bull St. along with Mary. There were 3 cars full from Uncle Jame's to the concert. Felt very low after Breakfast �sent to see Mr Jacob's to inquire after Howarth who we heard on Sunday evening had fallen into the well as Mr Jacob's. The fact was that this Mr J had a favourite dog which had tumbled into the well and which Mr J thought was dead. Howarth as soon as he heard of it went to the well and the cord having cut his hand dreadfully he let go his hold & was precipitated to the bottom a distance of above 30 yds where he remained in dreadful anguish upwards of three quarters of an hour, this happened on Sunday evening between 11 and 12 oclock and he expired very easily about 3 oclock the next day, Joseph was with him when he died. He was insensible from the time he was taken out of the well. a coroners inquest sat on the body and a verdict of accidental death was brought in. He was buried at St Phillips on Friday in a plain way. Wed the day fine, Uncle and Aunt Lovelace SAW [initials?] and Anne Welch dined here in the evening Mr Pixell and Anna Maria called of us in a walk to go with them to the concert never was more pleased. Mr Braham sang delightfully and Miss Stephens, Miss Travis I though a pleasing singer. We heard Madame Caradoriand and Miss Bacon the former sang chiefly in Italian the latter has a very powerful voice, though I do not think her a pleasing singer. We got home in good time. Thursday walked into the town and in the evening drank tea at Aunt Henry's with Anne who is staying with us, the Piercy's were there and Mr Parker's think the latter [2 words illegible] staid rather late. Friday went into the town called ar Mrs Davis's. Joseph went along with Mr Jacob to the concert. Mr H Langley sent by Father, Uncle John, Uncle Lovelace and Aunt Henry a hare, unknown [?] to Mr Pixell. Sat drank tea at Aunt Davis's. Josh and Lovelace went to the play Miss Pator and Mr Braham sang the house very full, Lovelace slept here. Sunday went to St Phillip's the church very full, fuller than I ever saw it Dr Gardiner preached they collected upwards of 85 L. Monday afternoon walked into the town called at Mrs Davis's Miss Lowe was there. Heard of death of Mrs Jame's she is the 6th or seventh that has died in childbed lately Mrs Lloyds Mrs Hawkins Mrs Rawlins Mrs Flink Mrs Salt [?] The balloon was to have ascended but owing to an accident in the machinery it is put off till next Monday. Miss Paton performed at the Theatre, she was engaged for 70 guineas. Tuesday the day wet, did not walk out, called in the evening to Miss Parker Wed: cousin Anne called, staid dinner, went into the town, in the afternoon Sat Welch went home Lovelace came for di[illegible] Josh [is Joseph] at Kingsbury Mrs Askin over, at Aunt Henry's, she has not yet called for us though she has been in Birm above a week. thursday Went a walk nearly as far as the send turnpike after dinner Mr Shipton called, and in the evening Mrs Askin and Jame's Piercy she was very civil to my mother, though very shy when first she came. Expected Joseph sat up till near 1 oclock, he did not come, my Uncle sat up till near five. He had written but we did not receive the letter till the next day. Friday walked as far as the second turnpike. Mr Perkins sent me a volume of Byron's works which he promised me to read. Oct 13th Sat called at Mr Pixell's, Anna Maria lent us a novel called the Layalists, caught in the rain Sunday went both morning and afternoon to St Phillips Sr Spry preached. "Were there not ten cleansed but where are the nine. Josh dined at Piercy's, Monday my Father and Mother set off by two oclock to see the Balloon. did not return till 7 could not think what detained them so long, it did not go off at all, which so incensed the mob that they rushed in and tore it to pieces, it was to have gone off from the Barrack yard, it is said Mr Graham made a hole in it [one word illegible] on purpose. it certainly was shameful after taking the people's money not to go on. Tuesday walked into the town along with my Father, called at Mr Saml Alcock's. Wednesday 18th St Luke {/} went to prayers Mr Chapman read them, expect W and Y Piercy and Henry �Josh at Harborne but expect him this evening. Miss Piercy came with her brothers spent a pleasant evening W Piercy sang two or three good songs Josh brought some Dalias from Harborne, by far the most beautiful flowers I ever saw. Thursday a very dull damp day walked as far as Edgbaston Church, yesterday called to see Miss Austen, as she seems very much hurt at our never having been to see her, she seems to be in very comfortable lodgings at Mrs Fitzer's in Islington now. Have violets growing in our garden think it rather remarkable, the latter end of October, but the weather is very mild for the time of the year. Friday Mrs Rose came here to brew, called at Mrs Davis's Sat the day fine went into the town. Sunday went twice to town in the morning Mr Clarke preached and in the afternoon Mr Chapman, Josh dined at Mr Jacob's Monday called an Aunt Henry;s took Mr Perkins book back. Thursday Mrs Jordan here to wash. J Parker, Miss Austen and W Piercy called in the morning, the latter is going to London in the evening. Saturday Fanny was given 2 letters from home saying that her Mother was given over by the doctors and could not possibly live 24 hours, she went by the Stourbridge Coach which goes by here, and have not heard from her. Wed the day fine, Drank tea along with Miss Austen spent a pleasant evening, as we were going, saw Mrs W Welch at Mrs Davis so called. While we were away Fanny came here, she seemed so distressed that we let her go back again by the Stourbridge Coach as her mother was still living though in the greatest danger. Margaret Parker brought some drawings back I lent them invited us to tea. Thursday, very showery Mrs Jordan comes every morning &c to light the fires. Fanny came for Dr Male [possibly Phale] her mother, who is still in the greatest danger, she called here staid about half an hour and returned by the Coach. Friday showery, called at Miss Parker's in the morning, walked in the garden in the afternoon have not walked much the last week. Sunday, still without a servant did not go to Church in the morning Mrs Jordan came here to assist went in the afternoon a stranger read the prayer and Mr Clarke preached, Monday Fanny came over her Mother still in the greatest danger went back again in the afternoon, was to send a young woman from Wordsley but she has not been yet. Sunday Mr S Alcock Elizabeth little William Alcock and W Docker came to tea. Tuesday morning went a walk F Pixell called in the evening called at Parkers and sat along with tem Mr & Mrs Moore were there. Thursday J Welch came from Yardley to enquire about my Uncle Mr Pixell Called. Friday called at Mrs [illegible] to enquire the character of our new servant thought it satisfactory, called to see poor Mrs Workman who is exceedingly ill. Mrs Davis called Sat a wet uncomfortable day Mrs Jordan brought, to my great surprise a letter from J Parker Nov 4th Sunday went to church in the morning. Nov 5th Mr Clarke preached the, the text the 19th Chap of Proverbs and 21st verse "There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless, the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand Monday, Uncle John very poorly, Uncle James came t see him, thinks he has water upon his chest Fanny came here told us her Mother died last Tuesday. She wishes to live with us again but we have engaged one or we would have had her again. Called upon Miss Austen but she was out. Tuesday Mrs. [illegible] and Mrs Mason called Friday our new servant came, Hannah May Mason. Called at Mrs Davis's Mr Pixel called Sunday went twice to Church Mr Moore preached in the morning and Mr Clarke in the afternoon, Reading "Two Summers of Clifton" very much pleased with it particularly the two first Volumes. The last �week very cold and frosty. Josh has been at Harborne the last 6 or 7 weeks surveying. Uncle John much better. Hope our new servant will suit us. Tuesday drank tea at Mrs Davis played at cards won 2 d of Mr Lowe Thursday poor Mrs Workman died, after a long and very painful illness which she bore with the greatest patience I ever saw, It was a concern on her breast. Thursday Miss Austen drank tea and supped with us. Sunday went twice to Church Mr Clarke preached in the morning and Mr Chapman in the afternoon. Mon [one word illegible] and Aunt Lovelace John and Anne dined herein the morning went to the Ravenhurst. Tuesday Miss Piercy came to dinner Lucy, Miss Piercy, Mary and I walked over to the Ravenhurst, the sale was over before we got there. Have had a bad pouk on my left eye. Nov 31 [? there is no Nov 31st] My mother and I went to Handsworth to see Mrs W Welch who has had the Jaundice we found her much better, it is a very long time since we have been at Handsworth think they were almost offended, very glad to see us, had a good walk home, the roads terribly dirty. Johnathon and Edwin called in the evening. Sat: Had a letter from Fanny who we have been expecting all week to say she has had a bad scald, and that she should be very glad to come again, so we have agreed to take her. My Uncle John got pretty well again. Have walked out very little in the last week. Sunday went twice to Church Dr Gardiner preached. The week very wet Thursday called in Buul Street Miss Austen very ill with an inflammatory fever. Friday took a walk to Edgbaston Church and called at Aunt Henry's. knitting and borders. Sat expect Fanny Friday called at Mr Parker's to see Mrs Moore who is in a very poor state of health, have not seen any of them very lately. Mary is wonderfully recovered can walk out short distances. Wed: were surprised to see Mary Parker come along with Margaret and sat the evening with us. Thursday Anna Maria Pixell called, been several walks this week as the weather has been very fine and mild. Called to enquire how Miss Austen was, sorry to hear she was much worse, her disorder is an inflammatory fever. Have seen some very pretty ornaments made of pricked paper, think of doing some. Tuesday 12th Miss Piercy spent the day along with us, they are going to leave Miss Ashton's anhave taken a house in Legge St. which they think of going to in a few days. Joseph this week at Sutton was very late at home every evening this week. Sunday Mr Clarke preached "Search the Scriptures" in the afternoon Mr Chapman concluded his last Sunday's sermon "Are they not all ministering spirits." Monday very poorly. Miss Austen getting better. Friday drank tea at Mr Parker's. Sat went into the town Josh won a wager of a dozen of wine came here to day, the wager was this Josh said he had walked to Wednesbury, a gentleman present said he would bet him a bottle of wine of it, Joseph said he would bet him a dozen if he like it, which he agreed to. Sunday went to Church Dr Gardiner preached, Unto us a child is born unto us a son is given, and his name shall be called wonderful the mighty Father the Prince of Pead. When I came from Church was surprised to find a letter for me to find a letter for me from JP. Monday Xmas day went to church Dr Gardiner preached a continuation of yesterdays sermon the text the same, stopped the sacrament. Uncle very poorly again, gets scarcely any sleep of night but dozes much during the day, his cough very troublesome. The weather very mild and dull. Joseph had a letter from Griffin Walker, they were all well, but had not been fortunate in their affairs. �Have had a cold most of the week, have had no invitations. About a fortnight ago Dosy Milward died . Wed Aunt Henry's children along with MRs Crowder spent the day with us. Mrs James Welch put to bed 27th of day Sunday the last day of the old year heard a very excellent sermon from Dr Gardiner. Monday went into the town called in Bull St saw the child: Uncle John very poorly Friday drank tea along with Miss Austen. Heard Dr Gardiner had had a stroke. Sunday Mr Clarke preached in the morning and Mr Chapman in the afternoon. 1828 December 1828 ... Have not written memorandums lately, which is rather unusual, hope to do so regularly not I have a book. Monday 8th J Welch dined with us, invited us to the Solihull ball, which is to take place on the sixth of January in the afternoon turned out wet so he staid all night, went and practiced the Quadrilles at Mr. [could be Mrs] Greens. Wed [17th] Mother and Mary gone to prayers. Took a walk in the afternoon Miss Green's came and sat with us. Just as they were gone a woman came to desire Mr. Welch to go into Dale end as Mrs. Jost [?] was in labour. Father and Susan went immediately. Jost was out, but quite steady on his return, Father soon came back. Susan staid all night, Mary and I sat up till half past 2 not knowing whether Susan would come back. Thursday, Susan came home soon after breakfast, left Mrs. J very poorly but not in labour. Mother and I called found her very sick, she got worse while we staid, and Josh went for Mr. Hudson, saw her mother and sister for the first time. Friday, Susan in Dale end, called in the afternoon found her much better, saw Mr. Hudson there, had after wanted to know who we were. Sat: Mother and I called in Dale end Josh was out, staid till he came back, did not seem very happy together, hope it is only a quarrel, she is got tolerably well again. Monday [22nd] Monday Father gone to distribute the money for St. Thomas's day. Mother and Mary gone into the town, could not go as we have masons putting up an oven. Jany 1st 1889, six years to day since my dear sister Elizabeth died. Wed, Feby 4th Susan was [word illegible] for before breakfast to Dale end, Mrs Josh was put to bed 20 minutes past 10, had a bad time Mr Hudson thought he should have been obliged to call in other advice.. Josh came up before dinner seemed much pleased, said it was the prettiest child that ever was seen. Wed, Mother and Mary called in Dale end found Mrs. Josh very poorly. ... Aunt Henry called to say Mrs. Josh was very ill and that some of us had better go down found her in very great danger, Susan staid all night, Thursday, morning Susan came home Mrs Js medicine had operated and she was thought to be out of danger. �Wed. The baby 3 weeks old. Arthur, Mother and I went to see it baptized, a wet, snowy, uncomfortable day proposed it being called Elizabeth, they all seemed to like it, so Elizabeth it is called. 15th of March the anniversary of Joseph's [this is Josh] wedding day, just twelve months since. Lately he has been very steady, hope it will turn out for the best spent a most wretched day this time last year, heard he was married and did not know who to. Tuesday March 24th before I got up Susan came into mu room to say that Joseph came home in liquor last night, that he and his wife had works, and that he turned her out of doors between 12 and 1, she took the child with her 10 oclock have heard no tidings, though have sent everywhere she is in the habit of going. Joseph very unhappy. Went to town, intending to go to Dale end, but met Joseph said he had heard his wife was safe but did not know where she was. In the evening went into Dale end Mrs Joseph said she would come back if we would send for her. It was about 7 when we left. Wed went to see how they were going on, found them both at home, the child looks very poorly. Sunday morning went to Church, very poorly indeed in the afternoon voided a deal of blood, think it is owing to taking Jelop. Tuesday the blood came again, it had stopped on Monday. Thursday, Had a letter form Mrs. P.... saying she was very ill and did not think she could survive many days, expressed much regard, and said her friend Miss Ross would inform us of the event when it had taken place. Felt very sorry, for though I did not personally know her had often heard her spoken of, and the calm and resigned manner she speaks of her dissolution impressed me with a great opinion of her fortitude and resignation to the will of God. Thurs [no month given] Edwin came. Friday Father, Mother, and Susan went drink with Joseph for the first time think it is a very pretty place though small. Wed: Edwin went home. 1831 Thursday [March 1831]... Edward and John gone to America. Friday April 29th The anniversary of my Father and Mother's wedding day 29 years. [Passim sporadic details of an illness suffered by her mother apparently something to do with the lungs was coughing up blood but also of the bowels. Dr. Johnstone was the physician and comments were made about him and his attendances.] Sat [New Years Day, 1832] Nine years since my dear Sister's death We have all Colds, but thank God are all in tolerable health. My dear Mother has regained her spirits and her strength in �a great measure, how thankful I ought to be that we are all again permitted to see the beginning of another year, may we all spend it better than the last and if it be the will of God that we may again see another, but how many much younger and apparently stronger than myself who at the commencement of the last were in perfect health are now slumbering within peaceful graves. What is before me I know not many changes no doubt will take place before another Year. but Lord I commit myself into thy hands, make me to go in the path of thy commandments and let them be my delight. I am afraid I am not so serious as I was some years ago, it is said if people do not get better they must get worse I am fear the latter is the case, I have had a very serious illness I thought at one time I should barely get over it, how I am recovered and fed I really think more careless than before. 1832 Tuesday: Drank tea at Aunt Davis'. Young Lowe came soon after we left, he has been there a good deal lately think he must admire Lucy. C. Grafton came to Poplars for an explanation as we had accepted an invitation to a dance there the following Monday and afterwards declined it, he brought a letter from his Mother begging and intreating [sic] us to go, Called 3 following mornings and as we were engaged Mon they put it off till that day, sent notes to all the party to defer it till that day when Mr. C. Grafton called I accepted the invitation, but when I came home they insisted upon our not going and Joseph wrote a note to say we could not come. Sat. [May 24th] Very stormy called of Mrs. Davis, think the matter between Lucy and Neville Lowe is broken off. Wed: Very much surprised white sitting at my work about 10 in the morning to see Mr. and Mrs. C. Welch come, they have walked all the way from London, never [work illegible] seeing my Uncle before, think him very amiable looking.... April 24th Edwin came to desire my Father to go there immediately, he found his sister in a dying state, Dr. Johnstone came and staid till she expired she went off quite easy but was not sensible, it was a most providential thing Mother's being at home, the shock has been very great to us all, at 2 o'clock Mr. Russell did not think her in the slightest danger and she died about 5. My Father was there at the time she died, I was with him there soon after, she was not them removed up stairs, but was sitting on her chair in the back room, did not see her. Think Father and Mother look very poorly feel very uncomfortable about them. Tues: Went to the annual meeting for the Committee of the School of Industry, intend becoming [work illegible] Tue: Went to the School of Industry to go with Miss Barker, Miss Bickley & Miss Smallwood to see the method of the Madras School, much pleased with the quickness and method observed. ... vexed to hear that John rides by most days, saw him to day and went from the window �without bowing, I have not spoken to him since he offered himself to Miss Francis, and wonder what cam make him think again of me, which I fear he does. Monday met Miss Barker and Miss Bickley at the School of Industry... Sat: Came home, found my Mother better. Edwin and John dined here the former seemed glad we were come home again. It is exceeding unpleasant to me John's riding be daily. I have seldom seen him, but hear from one or other of his going by. Received a note requesting me to attend the next week at the School of Industry. Tues: The [illegible] at the School of Industry ... The Reform bill passed, the house of Lords, expect great rejoicings, talk of a Jubilee throughout the Kingdom. Went to the School proposed a ticket should be given to each class instead of only 1 in the School Miss Barker approved or it and it was to be observed till the Committee met. Have a Chance of putting a Child in the School of Industry, Mrs. Craven spoke of one of Mrs. Milnes children. Mother tolerable during dinner she however went and lay down while they staid and about 4 was taken with a bad bowel complaint and did not come down again that evening, we were much alarmed and wished her to have advise which she positively refused, I prevailed on my father to call Dr. Sanders and he sent her some medicine which she took had a tolerable night, Thursday she was better than I expected came down not very much later than usual and dined of the .... Friday, My Mother better, dosed a long time in the evening, came down to dinner, Hannah brought Walter in the afternoon which seemed to amuse her,... I felt very low all morning, though I do not think her worse. Saturday, My Mother came down to dinner but lay in bed most of the afternoon and took her tea on the bed, she is very weak and very thin, I think I never saw anyone thinner, her bowel complaint has left her. I have not walked out lately as I do not like to leave my Mother Saturday [end of July] Joseph came, said his wife was put to bed yesterday of a fine boy, she had a sharp but quick time. Maria came to see if we were in want of a servant, my Mother likes the one we have but she is so slow , I do not. Monday the girl came from the Slade to say Mrs. Joseph was very poorly W Welch came last night to see my Mother he said he thought Mrs. J. would soon come about, but Joseph has been tipsy which has made her so poorly, sent Hannah there this afternoon.... �Monday the grand procession of the Reformers Elizabeth L. Green and I went to Summer's to see the procession, it was a grand one, the trades walked, no gentlemen were it, [interesting story of a theft at their home clothes left in the kitchen to be ironed were stolen upon contacting the police, Mr. Welch found his property which had been stolen by a 'suspicious looking character' who was a woman she was committed to Warwick.] My Mother said she hoped Elizabeth would stay two or three months with us and have the run of the house, last time she gave Joseph a Silver Cream Jug for Elizabeth, her fee so called, she has not mentioned that they were till to night.... [Mother becomes desperately ill]...Some talk about my sleeping with her, she seemed pleased when I said she would not disturb me and that I would rather sleep with her. Sat up till near three, Hannah sat up all night, about 4 my Mother very ill, breakfasted in my Father's bed, my Mother very ill all day, her bowels still continued relaxed, I was very low and hysterical, think [work illegible] very gradual she declines daily and that she cannot continue long. 1833 Monday ... Had a good lunch and went to a meeting of the Committee of the School of Industry. Sunday, Feby 11th ...Dined at Uncle Lovelace's. Mr. Parker was there Unknown to me Francis had told him we were going there Before tea they all left the Room, only Mr. Parker and I remained, he then said I must be aware what his intentions were. That he hoped I would allow him to speak to my Father and have his accounts examined, that he would keep me a house in the Country and every Indulgence that was in his power it would be his greatest pleasure to grant me. Told him positively I could not allow him to speak to my Father. After supper (it was very rainy) John and I walked home, I took his arm, he then renewed his offer but I declined it then asked him to walk in he hesitated but at length did, while a cloak was reached for, but he did not sit down. Sat After dinner John came to walk home with me ... so John P and I walked there together, he then renewed his offer I told him my Father never would consent, and that if he did I should not, he said he intended coming to super in the evening, I said if he did I should not see him, neither would my Father. "Should I be at Church?" I said if I thought he would be there I should I told him it would depend on his future behavior whether we remained friends or not, that is whether he gave me up or not. He said he not, his attachment had been so long ... Friday went into the town to take earings [sic] to be mended, met the Miss Parker's who were friendly afterwards Mr. J Parker he bowed in the slightest possible manner. [some time later perhaps weeks] He [Mr. Parker] behaves very haughtily when I meet him, has twice crossed the road to pass me, and never bowed or taken any notice. Did feel very sorry, but now feel contempt for him, �Last Tuesday evening my Father sent Hannah with a suit of clothes for Mr. Hunt, telling her not to say where they came from. Mrs. Mason had a few weeks ago asked my Father for some for him. Yesterday my Father saw a relation of Mr. Hunt's who told him he died of Tuesday morning. They could not think of who had sent them. [entry immediately following is dated June 16th Monday] June 16th Monday ... Mrs. Joseph came to tea she seemed sadly disappointed we could not dine there tomorrow, it being Joseph's birthday, we should have gone but it is the show of the Horticultural Society. My dear Mother went to his last. Tues went to call of C. Shipton she was going to Lee Crescent so said we would walk with her and call of Lucy Mr. Seaton overtook us "said he hoped we were well and what delightful weather." Mary turned to me and said in the coldest way, "I have not the pleasure of that gentleman's acquaintance." He walked on and we say no more of him. After called of Mrs. Horton, very sorry their affairs are in so bad a state, it is entirely owing to their eldest son who I think must be the greatest hypocrite I ever heard of. Think they must be sold up and leave their house. Tues: July 9th poorly though not so bad as I often am, lay in bed till after tea. Wed Went to the gardens [Botanical] with my Father Ann and Mary very much enjoyed myself ... Saw Mr. Boulbee at the gardens should like to have spoken to him, it was my own fault I did not for feeling confused when he was coming towards I got up and turned my back to him to speak to Mrs. Muske My Father has purchased a share in the Old Library off my Uncle James gave 5 L. Called at the Library for a book for the first time. "Kenilworth" Sat. Mrs. Josh came she looked poorly, fainted away last Thursday and by mistake had spirit of wine and something else forced down her throat and sadly burned her mouth. Sat: Josh and Wife dined here Mrs. J said it was not to be mentioned by my Aunt Henry was at home and had been, she has behaved very ill to her creditors. Wed: Went on to Dine at Uncle Lovelace's, Said I was in the "Argos," but it is a mistake, it is a Welsh lady a relation of Miss Rushton's not Miss Welch that Mr. Saudamon had been paying his addnesoes [?] to. Sunday ... Father and I had words, the quarrel arose last night, If I may call it about Josh, my Father thought [illegible] too much for Josh to spend, it is not quite a week he is there, [illegible] grove. I said I would not speak to it but thought my Father should ask him to explain [at the end of the diary, Sarah kept track of expenditures etc. She also kept track of the following dates, although there is no reference to their meaning. Could this be a record of her menstrual �cycle?] January 13th Sunday February 8th Friday March 10th Sunday April 5th Sunday May Sunday June 10th Tuesday July 9th Tuesday August 8th Thursday September 11th Wednesday October 13th Sunday Nov 10th Sunday Dec 8th Sunday 1839 Tues: Went in the Omnibus to a dinner party in Cars Lane met Mr. and Mrs Thornton Mrs H Mole and her brother Mr. E Hill & J Welch at dinner... Wed Rading Ethel Churchill, written by LEL her death appeared in the paper a short time ago, fear she poisoned herself, she was married; few have written more beautifully of love than she has, but the reality is seldom what the imagination pictures and a mind like hers could not bear the cold reality. It must be delightful to have some one to whom one could tell ones every though who could sympathize with ones sorrows & enhance ones pleasures by sharing them with us, I have felt this want since I have lost my dear sisters society. [cannot read the names of the individuals] called, said [illegible] had thought of coming with him but was engaged looking over the books that the sale was the 14th; that he desired his love & would come soon, that nothing but the melancholy event which had occurred had prevented his coming before, am afraid he is coming to make me an offer, I like him as a cousin [?] in other light. Ann also walked with me to town Mrs Mole just gone to my Aunts saw Francis said Lovelace had the measles & that Mr Edwin Hill was there the evening before. Do not wish my Aunt to live here [Uncle passed away just recently in this diary].... Sun Louisa and I went to St, Phillips and after went to Carslane where my Father & Mr. and Mrs Mole soon joined me they being later from St. Pauls where Mr. Kennedy had preached a funeral sermon for Mr. Eakes. Rode to the gate & found my Aunt & John at dinner, took them by surprise I the afternoon affairs were talked over & a reconciliation effected. It was agreed for my Aunt to live with her daughter & John to come here for the present, Am very glad things are so arranged. �Saw Mr. E Hill's father's death in the paper spoke very highly of him. John saw Mr E Hill who he asked to come [to dine] but he was very poorly or would have done so. J Welch spent the evening at Mrs. Moles with Edwin Hill. Thurs: ... and I went to the flower show it was a very good one saw Mr E Hill who wished to fix a day to go & see him ...called in Moon St. to go altogether to Mr Edwin Hills spent a pleasant evening his pansies and tulips beautiful brought home a basketful of the flowers, played at cards had two tables John & i, & my Aunt & Mr Hill. An excellent supper a quarter of Lamb a very fine piece of salmon & a [illegible] Rhubarb & Gooseberry tats & he was very polite and attentive & gathered me flowers, did not get any for any one else but told to help themselves. Set out to walk home as it was long after 11 & the car was not come, met it before we got into the high road, the man was very cross & said he had not had a proper direction that he had been driving about for more than an hour & had been at 4 Mr Hills. When I came down in the morning heard from John their [sic] had been a great disturbance in the town 100 policemen had come from London the soldiers & riflemen called out & the riot act read that two of the police had been so seriously hurt there was little hope of their recovery & many hurt, that it was a regular fight & 50 or 60 were lying on the ground at a time, in the course of the day printed papers were posted warning people to keep in their houses at the peril of their lives. In the afternoon Mr Hill Mr Thompson, Jesson & Francis came, expected Mr James & Mr Nicholls. I spent a very pleasant day, as I found dear Mary better than I expected & Mrs B does not despair of her recovery though if she should recover it will be a work of time. [had dined with Hill] ... Mr Hill very agreeable sent a present to Mrs. Mole of fine gooseberries for desert [sic]. He has talked of me & praised me a good deal. when I returned Hannah said a gentleman had called from London she thought it the gentleman Miss Davis had talked of & that he said he would call today, quite surprised when I went into the parlour to see Mr Hillman, he is much improved in person, think he staid two hours, very polite & attentive almost thought he would have made me an offer, never saw anyone so pale as he went two or three times. [dined at Carslane] When we came home found a note from Mr E Hill with an invitation to spend the evening of either Thurs or Fri at his house My Father at my desire wrote to decline it I hope he will not feel it as a slight I really have not time as I hope to go into Staffordshire on Saturday .... On my return Mrs Mole I heard was confined, I had a letter to say Mrs. Joseph had another little girl. I also heard Mr Hill was very poorly in consequence of his eyes being bad, that Mr. Hodgson attended him daily at home time from the accounts I heard feared he would lose his �sight, went along with Mrs Mole & Francis to see him during his illness. Tues 19th Mr Hill who had said he would come to see us the drank tea with us, he is better, but cannot bear the light. Dec 11th Seven years today since my dear Mother died. Mr E Hill sent me the "Memoirs of Napoleon" & a very polite note to say that he had marked the particular parts & wished to know if I was a sorcerer as he was thinking of me all night & the spell was upon him this morning, it was a very pleasing one & he should not dispel it. Friday, Lucy & [illegible] called while here, a girl came from Mr Hill's with a note saying how much he always wished to be with me & that he should have called in Hagley [illegible] before, only he feared his birds [?] might be deemed intrusive & considered he out to make his sentiment to me known, that I had almost solely occupied hi thoughts & if he had read one night I should be candid enough to let him live & hope or at once tell so. That his servant should call tomorrow for an answer. Wrote to say "I feel pleased & flattered, that our acquaintance though not a recent one had been slight & that I should wish to consider the subject more before I decided. That my Father at anytime would be happy to see him." Sunday 22nd: John told me that Mr Hill intended coming today & F Mole with him, that he told Francis I was very cautious but that he like me the better for it & that he had never another it is now after six & he is not come I m surprised at it, I like actions to correspond with words. Mon Called at Carslane ... When at tea Mr Hill came, said just as he was setting out on Sunday his two brothers came & then it poured with rain, he was very pleasant but did not pay me any particular attentions, said he was invited to dine in Carslane Xmas day & if we went he should, staid till near 11. Tues: making pies for the poor peoples dinner on Christmas day. Maria here, helping to clean. About tea time Mr E Hill's servant man came with a spare rib of pork & a note wishing me the compliments of the season & a beautiful annual called the "keepsake" as a token of affection. Christmas day, very fine, but not feeling well did not go to Church, dined in Carslane ... Mr E Hill dined with us, he was very kind & attentive to me & I think I could like him better than any one I have ever seen, he is so well informed & sensible & there is a refinement about him that pleases me. Mr E Hill came to tea, though he looked very poorly, I like him better every time I see him, he told me he had been attached to a lady when he was very young but that she died of a decline that he did not think of any one else for years & that he was not engaged to her. He told me the first time he saw me he had a presentiment I should be his wife & while I was in the Staffordshire he never for a moment doubted it, but felt quite comfortable; that he was told I was engaged to Mr Mountfort but he never thought I should marry him. He is going to have a dinner party tomorrow & invited my Father, Mr Mole & John. Had a very pretty note from Mr E Hill thanking me a thousand times for mine which he says he �has read at least thirty times. [28th] Sun: Went to Church, Mr E Hill dined with us & so did John he staid till 11 & I agreed to go with Mr E Hill to see the Concert Mon: The evening so bad, did not expect Mr Hill but about the time he came in a car for me, spent a pleasant evening the Concert very clear, it was patronized by the Mayor & the room well filled, saw Mr James there. Coming home told Mr Hill that I was not in love. Mon: Mrs James called. Had a note from Mr Hill saying how much hurt he felt at the declaration I made coming home. Wrote to him to say I had no wish or intention to make him uneasy drank tea with Mrs Devis ... Dec 31 Mr Hill came while we were at supper & returned home with us in the Car. He was engaged to spend the evening at Mr R Hill's so went in the Car. Was glad he came, having no wish to make him uncomfortable & thought he looked very poorly. 1840 the 1st day of the year 1840. Am expecting Jonathan Devis who is bringing his intended lady to be introduced to his friends. Expect to meet Mr Hill this evening, Mrs Devis told me that when Mr Hillman called a month or two back it was his intention to have made an offer. Had my hair dressed, and about 6 went in a car to the Hen & Chicken we were the first, played a rubber with Mr Devis, about 9 In the morning J Devis called, the former told me that Mr Hillman was very much in love with me & I had only to decide about Mr Hill to have Mr Hillman come from London & make me an offer, that no one should marry if they expect to be happy except for love, that he thought Mr Hillman loved me & that not one he thought in 20 thousand would refuse him. I have quite decided & prefer Mr Hill with whom I think a woman has a much greater chance of happiness & I also think what ever Johnathan may say to the contrary that he likes me best, Johnathan has said too much, but I think he meant kindly. Wed: Called of Mrs James, found Johnathan here on my return said he was sorry he had said anything about Mr Hillman & Mr Hill. Mr Hill came about 8, staid with my Father till about 10, when he came & sat with me till about 12. Said I must be married in a month could not think of any such thing indeed I can hardly fancy myself engaged to him in reality, it seems to me like a dream, He asked me if he might speak to my Father, to which I agreed. Sun Mr E Hill dined with us he also was wet through & called at his brothers to borrow his clothes. He paid me a good deal of attention & seemed very fond of me said he would come up on Tuesday to have some talk with my Father Said he wished I would be married in a month & live at Bordesly Park; my Father live here & then in twelve months time take a house & all live together, he should then have time to remove the things in his garden. Said I should leave all to my Father & him to settle. �[after Hill had met with Sarah's father she was anxious to discover what he had said] He said his Father died worth 15,000 L, that he cleared 300 a year by his brass foundry business & that he had 800 from his Father which would be deducted from the principal, that he expected the brass business would turn out well & if by more attentions to it the brass foundry business might be increased. My Father told him that he thought it would be more prudent to wait, he asked him how long, my Father thinks till he can ascertain whether or not the wafer trade will answer. Before I went to bed, Mr Hill sent a man with a note for me addressed "Miss Welch, as after what had passed with my Father he darest not presume to address me by a dearer appellation," he said his mind was a chaos of doubt & dismay, that he did not know in what position he stood with regard to me, that he thought the most prudential person might be satisfied with his circumstances & he hoped I would ask my Father not to mention what he had told him in the most unreserved way concerning his affairs, That what a talk it would make & to be spoken of by a set of stupid fools would be dreadful, he beseeched me to write to him & say no one can know what he endures. Wed: Wrote a kind answer to his note saying I knew little of the world & should be guided by my Father's advice, begged him not to fret & agitate himself, & said I should like to talk to him... Thurs: Expected Mr Hill to have called, but he did not, neither has he sent; asked John to take a note for me, in which I said I had written but could not send my note, that I thought he carried things with a high hand & left it to him whether in future we should only meet as friends. Sat..,. Mr Hill came, sat with him a while in the parlour, think I like him better than I did before this little misunderstanding.... Tues: Had a note from Mr Hill in which he seems to think everything depends on me that my Father will act according to my wishes in every respect, & saying he cannot wait till after Lent had written a note for him before I receiv'd his, which I sent, saying I should in my Father's opinion have a respectable & comfortable home at first to go to & not think of marrying till proper arrangements could be made. After I had his note, I wrote a few lines to say there must be some misunderstanding as what I had written in a former note were my Father's sentiments. Wed: Went to town with my Father. A little fidgety yesterday about my note, am sure he would not like it. Thurs: Mrs Mole my Aunt & C called I was gone to see Mrs J Welch & C staid to dine, Mr Hill came about 8 met him in the parlour & we had a good deal of talk; he said he intended answering my note but his friend Mr Hawlesly advised him to see me. He does not like the thought of leaving Bordesley Park, but am sure he would if I wished him to do so. He asked me if I loved him, he said if I did half as well as he did me, he should be satisfied. I told him I would answer that question when I saw him again & also said something about giving him up altogether, which he took very unkind, said thought he preferred his house to me & c that I was contented to live anywhere my Father & he liked, he staid till after 12 & seems agitated, I think he really loves me. Fri: Wrote a note to Mr Hill I received one from him in which he says, he has a little hope of my �good will, but very little indeed it is & that he hoped I will I regret not speaking kinder to him than I did last night, & that he loves me, devotedly loves me. Mr Hill came while I was at tea ... Told him that I had spoken to my Father about going to Bordesly Park till Michelmas, & that my Father to remain here & then all live together after that time, he wishes to be married before Lent, and Arthur to marry us, I cant bear to think of it till May. Sun: Went alone to Church, Mr Hill missed me coming out... Mr Hill left early [from their home after dining] & we did not part pleasantly, he having said I was capricious, because I will not marry him till, after Lent, I think he likes to have his own way, he seemed very vexed, & was anything but pleasant. May 1st... Mr Hill & I spent the evening along, we were very friendly & affectionate & I do not believe the innumerable reports I hear to his disadvantage. Sat 2nd May, the day first fixed for our marriage, A very fine day. Called of Mrs Green, Mrs Knott & Mrs Horton told Mrs Horton the shameful reports they told Mrs Joseph in Carss lane. Wrote to Mrs Askin. Have fixed for out marriage to take place on Tuesday 5th May But the settlement is not signed & Mr Hill still declines having his name inserted, he thinks it is only put in to vex him. Sat 2nd Mr Hill came & agreed to sign. Mr James came but Mr Hill had said he would sign Before Mr James came they both staid to supper. I am much pleased that Mr Hill has consented. Sun 3rd after dinner Joseph & Wife, Aunt Henry & Mary & Ruth went in a car to Mr Hill's, they were all agreeably [sic] surprised at the house and garden. I like the house, but wish the bedrooms were larger & admire the garden which looked beautiful the Apple, Pear, Plum &c being in full blossom, staid supper & invited the housekeeper to come on Tuesd: she was very civil. I felt very low, thinking of my dear Father who went with me the last time I was there, & the important change about to take place in my life. I have however the most perfect confidence in Mr Hill & hope to be happy. Mon 4th ....He [Hill] gave me a pair of earrings & a brooch very pretty. Mr James came in the evening, he is invited to the wedding, he & Mr Hill left together. Have been a good deal harassed the last several weeks indeed ever since my dear Father's death. Tuesday May 5th 1840 ... I wore a white chally with two flounces a small while cashmere cloak, hood lined with white satin & white bonnet & feather also the earrings & brooch Mr Hill gave me. Just as the cahises drove up I felt very sick & had a little brandy, Mr Hill came to see me before we set out, & I was tolerably composed when I set out. ... Mr Hill & I both spoke the responses audibly & after we were told to go into the vestry where I signed "Sarah Welch" for the last time my hand shook so much that Mr Pixell as obliged to guide it. ... At 2 minutes past I set off for London, Stopped at Wolverston, where there is a kind of booth with tea, coffee &c had a cup of coffee which did me a great deal of good ...[ after arriving at an Inn then deciding to see a play, for which they did not stay] we saw the Queen's carriage at the Operar & walked �about some time in hopes of seeing her but could not. We then had some brandy & water & biscuits & went to bed, in the morning Mr Hill kindly brought me my breakfast ....[lengthy details about all of the things they saw in London on their honeymoon trip for 2 1/2 days] Sunday [c. 6 weeks after wedding] [had company for dinner] The goose Mr Hill found fault with the cooking of I did not think it done amiss, but perhaps a little more brown would have been better, again her spoke of it at supper & I felt so annoyed that I could not set at table and went to bed when they were gone & sent Hannah to say I was, but Mr H not coming of half an hour I went to Mary [her sister who was staying with them?] He said he had fallen asleep on the sofa & desired I would come to his bed which I did, very little sleep, had my breakfast in bed, Mary gone home. In the evening a very kind letter came from Mr Hill [who was in Liverpool] much pleased to receive it & next morning another saying he should return in the afternoon which he did about 4 oclock. Mon August 24th Went to Mr Jame's Office to prove my dear Father's will met Mr James, Mr Shipton, Mr [illegible] & Mr Mole. Swore to my dear Father's property being under 5, 000L. Mr Displeased when I told him that I shook hands with Francis. It was very awkward & I was very vexed to meet him. Tuesday 25th Mr Hill not friendly with me & quite put about that I should have shaken hands with Francis. Thursday [Dec] 17th not very well, Mr Price called, Mr Hill gone to the dinner of "The Loyal Association" & Miss Barnes, I did not go, felt more comfortable at Home. Ironing day. Mr Hill & Miss Barnes came in a car soon after 9 for which Mr Hill takes great merit to himself as he thinks himself the first husband to leave, it was very kind as he thought I was not well, wrote to Joseph. [kept track of menstrual cycle at end of diary.] 1841 January 7th [1841] Breakfaster very soon after 7 Mr Hill & I not very friendly together it is very foolish, for we might be so happy together. He is not good tempered. Called Mr James who talks of having the deposit 1500 L from Woodfield's next week & Advertising the property about Feby or March Gave me 5L Sat: Very poorly fretted, at Mr Hill having been very cross & out of temper, Had the shutter too, my eyes so bad. He promised to be better & is kind today. Hope he will continue so, for if I am vexed in this way it will soon kill me. Wed 10th [Feb] "The Royal Christening" Went into the town to buy some Stockings & for Mary, called at the Warehouse for Mr Hill who was to dine at home to day, complained of his �back, & after dinner & for some hours after he appeared to be in great pain, when Wm came, sent him for Mr Archer, who prescribed hot flannels, to put his feet in warm water & take some medicine, he had a good night & is gone to the warehouse this morning. Sun 14th Twelve months to day since I first dined at Brodesley Park my dear Father, the Moles, Arthur & C Mr Hill & I went to Church heard a very excellent discourse from Mr Mason.... Ash Wednesday 24th Twelve months to day since I lost my very dear Father, how quickly it has passed away, but every circumstance connected with it seems but as yesterday. Thurs 4th up by 7 oclock Called Mrs I Hill who has been poorly & Mrs Gill on my return home met J Welch who said, "Sarah it seems so strange to pass you without speaking, I Hope what has passed will be forgotten, I have thought of it a great deal." I said after having shook hands with him, "many things were said of Mr Hill that he can forget. John replied is a long time, I hope it will sometime Sarah Ann had been ill & also when he left he said "you will some day hear of my marriage: He looks wretchedly. Told Mr Hill I had met with John, very vexed I should have spoken to him, will scarcely speak to me. ... Fri 5th A wretched headache, quite nervous one, it is owing to having met John & Mr Hill seeming very much displeased about it , breakfasted in bed & not equal or in spirits to go to Mr Horton's Think Mr Hill will go, as he has put on his best clothes, has to have gone early & called at Aunt Henry's. Do not feel the disappointed at not going. Mon 5th [Mar] Mr Hill merry after we went to bed had supper brought to us Sun 11th ... Mr Hill has had a lad taken to the dungeon for robbing him Thursday 29th ...When Mr Hill came home in the evening he told me he had had a letter form the "Journal Office" desiring him to go there, as they had received an Advertisement concerning his wife which deserved that he should either kill the writer or proved against them at law He went & they told him they had received the Advertisement referred [sic] to & had a Sovereign to pay for it. It said that Mrs Edwin Hill of Bordesley Park would meet in the Garrison Lane John Richards as in the hurry of business the Letters I sent him were apt to be mislaid." They said a woman brought it as she said she was too late for the post When Mr Hill saw the writing he had not doubt that it was Mrs Edwin Thompson who had done it. Sent a note to her brother by Wm. Mon 17th Hannah had not an apron for Mr Hill He was in a shocking temper I strive as much as possible to please him; but if any one says at times he is cross & in they say truly them or a while again he is pleasant. Cried very much. Tues 18th Washing Mr Hill & I not friends all day At night rather more sociable. Wed 19th Mr Hill gone to the public office, the man who robbed Mr Hill to be transported for 7 years Thurs 24th Up early & breakfasted in the drawing room, at times feel very poorly, dont know �what to think about my being in the family way. Very sick & Poorly at times, the quieter I keep the better I feel. Friday 4th June Mr Hill gone to join a fishing party consisting of ... I should have been glad to have gone had I been well, sick, threw up a very little, think I have not felt the nausea so bad today Mon 8th Mr Hill dined at the Warehouse I went to drink tea with Mrs James Welch who read me a letter from Ann, in which she says Mrs Mole has been twice at Williams & says he represents "That Mr Hill is a very unkind husband." Tues ... Upon the whole feel better, though at times, particularly if I wait for my meals very sick & low Wed [wrote a letter to] Cousin Amm telling her Mr Hill & I lived very happily together & that I should be glad to see her. Sat 12th Wm gone with my drew to Miss Cookes Feel better than last week upon the whoe. Yesterday Hannah told me that Lousia Green & Miss Lanb had been as far as our door she opened it thinking they were coming here, but they turned back without speaking. Wed 16th ...Look poorly and thin... [took a trip to Liverpool]... Could not sleep for thinking of a pear I saw a gentleman eating in the said road carriage I did not wish for it, only could not get it out of my thoughts. Had some about 11 next morning. 19th: Wrote to Mrs Askin, 18 weeks today since I was poorly begin quite to expect I shall quicken soon, have expected it several weeks but believe I was wrong informed as to the time. Frid: 10th ...Did a few errands when I came home, very poorly think no doubt I quickened felt a slight movement, but not ale [?] know whether it was quickening, & next morning low & poorly Sun 12th ...During dinner the wind very high blew the glass off the table in our room. Mr Hill went on shamefully about it, it is very vexing but was an accident. After 11 when Hannah came home met Mr Hill at the door he had been to see his sister, again in a tremendous position, said he would turn her away in the snowing & C. Monday 13th: Very poorly crying so much. Feel sure I quickened on Friday as I feel it at times very plain, think it particularly unkind of Mr Hill at this time. At dinner time Mr Hill very anxious to make it up. Tuesday 15th [?] ... Cutting up an old sheet, it is the very first day I have done a stitch, having all along said I would not begin till I quickened. Very sultry. Very sick indeed. �16th [Oct] Very sick, threw up a good deal, Mr Hill sent Mr Archer to see me, like hi [illegible] recommended me quite, & not exercising as I am by most people recovering to keep quiet after eating & to take light food frequently & not much at a time, a glass of wine or brandy & waster he said would do me good. Tues: Hannah gone to town. The bells clanging for the birth of a Prince of Wales 30th [Nov] Went a short walk. Very showery. ... Received a very kind note from Mrs Horton with offers of doing work for me &c Mr Hill talks much of going to Cada, & is reading all the works on it. Thurs 9th [Dec] About 5 or 6 oclock in the morning got up to the night chair, & when I got into bed again found myself wet at first did not name it to Mr Hill, but did afterwards & told him to sent Mrs Lowry up when she came who thought I had better see Mr Archer he came and seemed to think decidedly it was labour coming on & recommended me to be in the bed & he would call in the evening to see me he did so & found me free from pain, but between 5 & 6 felt a very slight pain, when Mr Hill got up & told Mrs Lowry I then perceived a show & Mr Hill went for Mr Archer the pain was when he came every moment stronger, it was actual labour. At 8 as nearly possible the child was born, & though of course in pain not what I had expected but afterwards perceived all was not, right, & Mr Archer told Mr Hill the Uterus was displaced which is considered dangerous. ********* 1841 December 10th Edwyn Welch Hill born at 8 oclock in the morning as near as possible Friday Was Registered 4th Jany 1842. I was Churched January 12th. Vaccinated by Mr Archer Friday July 22nd 1842. ******** 1842 Sept 29th Went with Mr Hill into Wales, for the benefit of my health. Last unwell 16th June Poorly November 5th Fancy I quickened Sarah Margaret Hill born March 26th Baptized [sic] being very ill with convulsion fits by MR Smith I was Churched at the Old Church by Mr Foye 24th April. 1843-1844 15th Sun Mr Hill's Birthday Edwyn's bowels still disordered, Jane went for Mr Archer, lanced his gums & sent him a powder of some mixture her looks very poorly. Sun 12th Poorly, a good deal of blood came, Mr Hill went for Mr Archer, said I must lie in bed & not take anything solid or stimulating. Tues: Mr Archer called twice, said he was not satisfied about where the blood came from whether it was from the Womb, in that case he feared it would be a cross birth, afterwards said it was from the bowels �19th: Very poorly, languid and weak could scarcely raise my head from the pillow. Tues Feb 28th ...Fell better. Saw a letter Mr E Hickman had written to his mother from Canada Mr Hill still talks of going. Very low. Tues 7th ...felt pretty well, A very fine day. Wed: ...Very sick several times during the day. Thursday March 9th a good deal better Miss Burbridge called wonder how long it will be before I am confined, my spirits good upon the whote & do not feel that dread of it as I should have supposed. Fri: Very sickly in the morning, Mrs Lowry sees to think it is perhaps the child who is not well. ... At night Mr Hill very at finding dirty clothes in the were closet, which Jane had put there Had a wretched night. Mon 13th Saw in the newspaper that J Devis had passed. Edwyn went to have some shoes bought for him, Mr Hill busy with his Auriculas. Do not know that Ann will stay with us, think we must part, in some respect she is a good servant, but there are some things that she will not do. Feel pretty well, but think it cannot be long until I am confined. Wed 15th Edwyn went to town, upon the whole am pretty well, my birthday tomorrow, suppose it should be the same day as mine & a little girl, but quite expect it will be a boy. Very mild. Thurs 16th: My birthday, in the morning cholic pains, Mr Archer called thought labour was coming On Sat up, & went down stairs, & in the afternoon blood came, & Mr Archer called again. Fri 17th No return of the blood but Mr Archer will not let me get up. [note that Mrs Lowry is actually Mrs Leavesley] ...Slept with Mrs Leavesley... Sat 18th Very fine, Edwyn gone to town & Jane is to call at [illegible] Crescent with him & see Mrs Jones. Mr Archer called will not let me sit up even on the Sofa. Am tired of lying in bed & this lovely weather. Don't seem to expect it so soon as I did a week ago, though of course every day the time draws nearer. Sun: Mr Archer called, Mr Hill & Mrs Leavesley carried me into the drawing room, no one came During the day Thurs 23rd: Mr Archer called. Very sick. 26th Sun: About 4 or 5 in the morning my water broke, Mr Hill got up soon after & went for Mr Archer, who staid breakfast & then went home, but called again when I was asleep Soon after, of about 10 at night, felt pain gradually coming on,& though did not wish Mr Archer sent for, was when he came, was easier after, except just when the child was born which was a great deal �sooner than I expected, & think I had a very good, Mr Hill in the room all the time. I had thought the pain of childbirth greater than I have found it. [section written by Edwin Hill] Thursday 30th Mr Archer called, my bowels have not yet been moved or should be pretty well, had some pudding instead of Gruel my bosom full of milk the child slept a good deal .... We think the baby larger than Edwyn. Mr Hill & I sleep together & have done since the first night the child was born. Mr Hill has written into Wales & Staffordshire Mr Archer says two persons should be in the room where a person is confined besides the surgeon. I must remember if ever I should be in the family way again to rub the nipples with brandy, also the napkins after to have a little brandy poured on. Thurs 6th Went into the drawing room. Feel weak but in other respects pretty well. Edwyn does not yet walk alone, though can go anywhere by just holding his finger, what a thing it is to have two children who can neither of them walk. Mr Hill has written to Mr George Ryley. When Mr Hill came to dinner, I went into the drawing room & had not been there five minutes when Mr Hill saw the fire rows, which look far from being well, but thought it very unkind of him to say what he did, such as what a Tom fool he was for marrying & walking about as if he was distracted said if Jane did not take them away he should go mad Did not taste his dinner & went off without saying a word. At night we did not speak & only a word next morning, the baby sadly griped owing I have no doubt to my being fretted. Sun 30th Ann up late Mr Hill swore at her dreadfully, & at me too, I really can bear it no longer, scarcely spoke to each other all day, so great heats, want fresh air, but have not even time to walk in the garden, if I had not these things constantly to vex me should be very well but look very thin & poorly The baby griped Edwyn loosed today, for the first time. Mon: May day ... Mr Hill & I friends felt poorly all day, Mrs Leavesley here Tues: Morning 2nd May: Thought the baby suposed [?] convulsed & rang for Mrs Leavesley, and she was so twice afterwards, Jane went for Mr Archer who ordered her some medicine think my being fretted is the cause of the baby being so poorly. Wed: The baby still convulsed, Mr Archer here three times, think she is in great danger, Several people called, ... had the baby baptized by Mr Smyth about one o'clock in the morning [written above midday] "Sarah Margaret," Mr Hill very anxious about the dear baby. Thurs 4th May 3 times Mr Archer saw her, I had no hope, she has had leeches, warm baths, mustard & water for her feet injections, embrocations, powder & C never saw so patient and good a dear little thing. ... Mrs Leavesley staying with us, & Mr Hill and I sleep in the back room. The baby appears to me to have death in its face. Frid 5th Our wedding day Mr Hill went to see how she was early in the morning, she had had 9 fits in the night & yesterday she had 7 or 8 and twenty, All morning had given up all hope, thought she was dying several times but Mr Archer who say her about midday seemed not to �give her up She has according to his order an injection of beef tea & asafetida, her feet in mustard & water & had a powder, I thought she was too far gone for anything to do her good, but have done as he ordered. Mrs Horton called & saw her. She is better this afternoon, sometimes I think there is a chance, & again I think there is. A fine day, but how differently spent to the one three years ago. I hope we shall be happier than we have been, Mr Hill is very anxious about the baby & will do anything to assist & had his breakfast in the kitchen. Sat 6th About 3 oclock my left breast very painful, Had Mrs Coley early in the morning to draw it, & Mr Archer saw it, said I must apply a [illegible] to it, & take some medicine. The baby had fits all night & was brought to me in the morning & sucked a little. After my bosom had been drawn I went into the front Chanber to be with my little daughter. Convulsed at intervals all day ... [Archer saw her again and ordered more medicines etc] At night dozed a short time together & waked up in convulsions, some of them very strong one, so good, so [illegible] & at times looked so very pretty, her eyes at times very bright & then a film would come over them I scarcely left her all the day My bosom very comfortable have had it drawn twice today Mr Hill went to bed as usual I sat up & Mrs Leavesley lay in bed with the dear baby Edwyn went in a Car to Edgbaston with Ann, Think the baby cannot last long her face seems rigid & the opening at the top of the head sunk in, hers, poor dear has been a sad life of suffering, cannot in the pitiable state she is in, wish her to live longer, such a life of misery. Sun: The baby 6 weeks old to day Thought all morning she was dying expected almost every gasp to be her last, at dinner time Mr Hill thought of Dalby' [illegible] which we tried, and she seemed better, slept more that she yet done, thought there might yet be hope for her. Miss Burbridge sat up with her, she seemed a little better early on Monday morning but later in the morning appear'd worse than ever, Mr Archer call'd Mr Hill told him we had tried "Dalby's" he seem'd a little offended, don’t know whether he will come again without he is sent for, I think there is hope of should wish some one else to see her, very Poorly time. May 8ths Had my bosom drawn. Mrs Leavesly lay with her in bed, both yesterday & today She is going now by Mr Archer's directions Gradually getting worse constantly fits Tues: Jane sat up with Mrs Leavesly she appeared worse, about 2 thought gasp would be her last, as Mr Hill & I stood by her bed side Mr J Welch called Edwyn out all day Mr Archer called, still gives hopes....[continues for a few days then the baby appears to get better] Tues ... Mr Hill much better tempered lately, it makes me better in health & more able to look after things. Our new servant is to come on Monday next. Want sadly to go about her characters. Went with Mrs J Welch to enquire the character of the widow, found she was not a steady woman. Had a young woman who I think would be likely to suit. Fri: Very busy Mrs Welch called. The baby went for a short time into the garden. Tues 20th [June] Quite surprised when Ann came to me up stairs & said Mrs Joseph Welch was come She went to Mr Janes who proved to her that he had regularly remitted their money when due. She, positively denies any knowledge whatever of several hundred L which he has received Seems to think Joseph's is a affection of the head, I am very sorry for him & blame him very much. �Thurs 6th The gentleman who has taken to Mrs Hill's wafer business dined here. Sat [July] Wrote to Mrs Robinson & Mrs Langley, told them we thought of going to Canada. Tues: Washing day, at dinner Mr Hill gave me a letter from Joseph which he received yesterday but being so low he did not give it to me He seems to think his are numbered, it is a very affectionate letter, felt very low & fretted about him. Thurs [Aug] Mr Hill left immediately after breakfast having a great deal to do June and I with the baby went to the "Old Church" (walked very fast) where Mr Tom & Mr Charles soon after joined us ªMr Starratt christened the baby he was very kind and civil Gave him half a sovereign. Edwyn was registered wrong had it made right & certificates of both children written out to take with us. [while on ship] sick the first fortnight & Mr Hill very poorly his bowels so confined, A whale was seen. Very glad to see land, a fine harbour, went in a sterner to land. The Customs House house officers did not examine any of the Ladies trunks & only slightly the gentlemen's. Drove to the Post Office not letter from Mr J Hawkesley & so went to the Inn. Next morning found out where Mr J Hawkesley lived called on him & saw his wife, he told us he had written a letter & left it for us at the Post Office, which we found to be true & that he had looked out for apartments for us, which were very genteel & comfortable at a Miss Parkinson's. The society very pleasant & well informed. Dined on Sunday at Mr Hawkesley's Saw a good deal of NY walked in the Broadway.... Think NY a very gay place, sorry to leave it, but Jane and the poor children sadly bitten by the Moschetos [sic] particularly poor Edwyn. The Thermometer 90 and 92 Went in a steamer the "Frog" up the River Hudson very fine scenery The Steamer such a one for its size as I had never seen Landed in time for tea at Albany a (poor town) Up by 4 oclock & set off by the railroad carriage for "Syracuse" A very fine Inn had tea & took a walk after to look at the town, with which we were much pleased. Up early the next morning & set off again by the railroad carriages for "Rochester." The first Inn we went too [sic], we could not be taken in but staid there while Mr Hill went to look after our luggage which I rather fear'd was gone, when Mr Hill came back, we went to "Blossoms" Next morning went to St Lukes to hear Dr Whitehouse preach. In the afternoon went to see the "Genesee falls." & after tea called of Dr Whitehouse where we saw his "wife Father &sister." ... About 8 at night the "Gore" was to sail for "Cobourg" & "Port Hope" on "Lake Ontario". ...Very sick, the Ladies cabin very close, three nights on the water. Met at "Port Hope by Mr George & Mr Robert Ryley who took us to lodgings at Mr Barretts. Staid there a week. 26th Oct Went to see our new house & Mr Hill slept there the night before alone very much against me as I thought both the house & beds must be damp. Snow on the ground, Did not take cold; while at Mr Hastings the baby had an attack of Dysentry. Dr Evett, Mr Jacobs & Mr Waller called of us. Returned some of the salls. Jane not very well consulted Dr Hickman said it was cold. �10th November "Florinda Braky" came to us; a month upon trial Mr Hill's temper very trying...Baked bread for the first time. 16th Mr Hill hurt his leg. Mr Hill bought a Sleigh ...Very mild and damp think it must be the Indian Summer. Have not yet received any letters from England. Sun: Mr Hill very cross Mon 20th Delightful weather Mr Hill's leg better. Our goods came Medicine, my Cloak, Fur Tippet Thurs: Jane in bed all day. Mr Chambers came to see her & Dr Hickman called, did not think her very bad. Mr Hill bought a pig, I did not feel very well, I want a little more rest & fresh air. 5th Mr Hill very much out of temper, which made me feel very low & poorly The English Mail came, no letters. Sat 16th Dr Hickman called to see me in a Cutter, brought his little girl. Had an Invitation to an evening party on Thurs last at Mrs Kirckelsy[?] but too ill to leave my bed, and Mr Hill too tad a cold, so both declined Jane had a letter from her sister. Tues 19th A large meeting at Cobourg. Mr Hill went. A great number of Sleighs passed by here Fri [29th Dec] Mr Hill goes to Mr G Ryley's never heard any one swear so dreadfully as he does. Sat 30th Mr Hill, Florinda, & Edwyn went to Port Hope brought me a very kind affectionate letter from Mrs Horton its the first letter I have had since I came to Canada & explained what I expected to hear, that my dear brother had died about a fortnight after I left, it was what I expected, I thought I was prepared for, nevertheless it was a great shock, I hope & trust through the merits of our Saviour that he is happy he has had a long illness & time to prepare He had suffer'd much in mind on account of his circumstances. I feel much for his wife & family & my sister. ... Mr Charles has taken our house in the Prak, a lease for 7 years... 1844 Tues 2 At times feel a very sickly feeling & low dull, want something to cheer my spirits, Mr Hill is very irritable that I am constantly in a flutter at the heart. Wed 3rd Mr Hill more out of temper than ever Very poorly think I am a good deal [illegible] appearance, feel Joseph's death very much. Sat: Walked to "Port Hope" Sun Florinda went home & stayed all night. �Thurs: Mr Hill, Florinda & Edwyn went a ride in the Sleigh It was the first time I had been in one. called of Mr Hickman, the Doctor gone to "Toronto" Sun 28th A wretched day, Mr Hill's temper unbearable, cannot live in the way we do, think we had better part. Tues...Florinda going to leave us, had rather she had staid another month. Sun: ...In the afternoon Florinda went home, took Edwyn with her. I feel much better, baby I think is about more teeth, she looks pale. Sat: Edwyn very poorly, Dr Hickman saw him, did not think he was going to have the scarlet fever which is very prevalent at this time. Sun: Got ready to go to Church but did not go Mr Hill more provoking than every. A very bad headache. Mon 12th ... Florinda Breaky left us, and seem'd highly delighted to do so Thurs: Mr Hill had been very angry that the flour was gone, I felt very ill violent Palpitations of the heart. Sat 24th Four years this morning since I found my dear Father a corpse, thought much of him before I got up. Sun: About 5 in the morning Jane called us to say the Baby was convulsed, Mr Hill & I got up, It was a slight attack, but do not like the recurrence of them Hope please God that it be the last. Tues: About 5 in the morning the baby was again convulsed. After breakfast Mr Hill went for Dr Hickman gave her a powder, does not think she will be subject to these attacks. Said her head was not so much closed as some [over top is inserted most] children of her age but did not think it of consequence... Wed: A lovely day. Baby much better, took another powder. Baby better Dr Hickman called, Mr Hill offended with for not being more attentive. 8th March...Mr Hill's temper very bad indeed, & I think no wife can be more tried in that respect April 1st A lovely day overhead but cold Gradually weaning the baby, she is not quite well. Mr Hill better tempered ... Wish the roads were better Want to walk out, and begin to be tired of the Winter. At night called up about 2 as the baby was convulsed. Had another attack about an hour after, in all 6 Mon: Tues: & Wed: Mr Hill's temper. Thurs: Mr Hill at work with Mr Fenny in his garden, his temper better now he is employed May 10th Mr Hill has agreed to buy a Farm as the title is now made good I am sorry as I should like to have lived here. �11th Poorly, the first time since the Baby was born [must be referring to her period] Sun 12th ... Not very well myself Mr Hill's temper very bad his language very abusive which I was not going to so lonely a place his temper at times is so awful. Wed A Lovely day Mr HIll swore dreadfully said he would kick me & my servants out of that he would not live with me if it were not for the children &c do not know what he would have We all do our utmost to please him. I am poorly, and my breast hard & painful I often as if I no inside Mon 3rd before half past 6 someone knocked at the door Mr Hill called the girls, who got up , he swore at them dreadfully & then at me ordering me to get up with the most abusive language in which blasted b ....h & it was repeatedly used not getting us with this insolent treatment he kicked me sever times. Very poorly all day. Tues 4th Yesterday and today a man & his son here at work making pigstys & working in the garden, they came from Yorkshire but have been 5 years at Montreal. ... I have not taken a meal with Mr Hill since he kicked me. Wed: Mr & Mrs Willard came to tea and our cases arrived here from England containing crockery, one feather bed, carpets, & writings from Mr James on account of which Mr Hill and I shall have to go to Toronto. Sun: Well set off for Church, Mr Hill said some unkind things to me about the uncomfortableness it was to him when I was in the family way, that if I ever was so again he would not sleep with me & C. Felt so hysterical that although we were at the Church gates I turned back & Mr Hill [floowoed ?] Lay on the bed in the afternoon. Wed 3rd ... At night wished to be friends with Mr Hill as we had appear'd to be before our company ªsaid he wished to have nothing to do with me. Sun 7th ... Mr Hill still continues out of temper, but I content myself with thinking I have tried all in my powers to please & live peaceably with him but find it so impossible I hope I shall not fret & wear myself to a skeleton as I have done. Tues 9th Maria came to say Jane was sick, got up she took some Castor Oil, poorly all day Mr Hill For me to dine at Mr George Ryley's I was neither in health or spirits to go, & Jane poorly I almost think it will be impossible for us to live together he said this morning that he had married me for & my health & spirits both giving way ...The Doctor gave Jane a dose of Calomel Said I looked thin & any pulse was exceedingly weak and feeble. Thurs...Mr Hill dreadfully irritable, gave Maria [the servant girl] a cut with his whip. Tues: Mr Hill again swearing & cursing Got the headache owing to his constant abuse, or should be very well �Sat Nov 2nd Went with Mr Hill. They have got the staircase up & hope by this day next week to have the plastering done. Sun 3rd Damp Went to Church alone Mr Hill's temper more trying than ever Indeed I think no one has more need of patience than I have. Frid: Mr Hill went to the Farm with Fanny After dinner I went with Maria and the children to P Hope Mr Hill had his dinner the instant he came in & I think never stirred from his chair till he went to bed. Sat the children had colds & hoarse & both the girls sore throats. Mr Hill called them up & they did, not immediately rise as the children had disturbed them. He became outrageous threw the clothes off me & became extremely violent I kept up my spirits, but the agitation caused me to loose a good deal of blood. I sometimes think we must part he is so very insulting He is the most insolent and self indulgent man I ever saw. Thurs Dec 5th Up early, Maria the two children & I came to the Farm soon after breakfast, followed by the wagon with kitchen stove, Brine & Young Fowke. Thursday 19th ... Have made Edwyn two comfortable frocks out of my old night dress Mrs Brines cut out the body helped me to make it. The house warm and comfortable. 1845 1845 Jany 1st Mr Hill & I went to Port Hope but found the shops closed & that "New Years" day is consider'd here a holiday. Had a suckling pig for dinner & in the evening Mr Hill & I played at cribbage. A quiet pleasant day. Thurs 2nd Mr Hill & I went to Port Hope. After we came home Mr Hill dressed & walked to the Drs (Hickman) where he was invited to dine on Venison. Fine & cold the snow all gone. Like here far better than I expected. 15th Mr Hills birthday 46. Had a fowl & plum pudding; played cribbage a quiet & comfortable day, the snow deeper than has been all winter Sun [two weeks later] Disappointed I could not go to Church a lovely day and very mild, after dinner called to see Mrs Fortune who has sprained her Ankle. Sun Feby 2nd went in out new Sleigh to Church, Brines drove, we took Edwyn with us for the first time in a morning to Church. Thurs: Never felt the cold so much. Fri: Mr Hill went to PH Heard young Robinson had died suddenly. The Cows lost, Brines gone �after then, did not come home till after we were gone to bed. Sat 8th Brines did not get up. Maria & Mr B got the sleigh ready for Mr Hill No wool cut Have a great deal of mending to do, the childrens clothes getting old. Mon 24th [Feb] Five years this morning since my dear Father died, thought of him & old times a good deal the last few days Fanny here sewing Mr Hill has the lumbago Thurs [week after] Mr Hill and Edwyn went in the Buggy to "Port Hope" brought me a letter from Mrs Davies informing me she had a son born 29th Dec. Poor Mary well and happy though frequently fainting fits. Sat 15th of March: ... At night Mr Hill sadly out of temper. Sun 16th Snow enough for sleighing but did not go to Church. My birthday, out of spirits, Mr Hill's temper so contradictory . More snow There has been very little sleighing this winter & I have been a very close housekeeper. Shall be glad to see the roads once more dry as I & the children can get out. Thurs [10th April] Two of the children's sheep lost. Fri: MR Hill & Brines quarreled, agreed to part. Sat: Brines at work as usual. Mon 28th Lovely weather. A good variety of wild flowers growing on our farm, drying some in a book. Scarlet fever has appeared again in Port Hope. [company virtually every day Aldreds, Wallis, Meredith, Fortunes, Ryleys] 4th [June] ... Mr R[obert] Ryley came here to dinner Mr Hill drove him to Port Hope but would not bring us any bread. 5th Not so warm, Mr Hill sadly out of temper, what for I do not know. Sat 21st Mr[s?] Brines & Maria gone to Port Hope. People tell me how thin I get. Fri 26th Brines and Edward went to Port Hope to bring the long expected case. It contained a black satinette dress for me & cape, 2 collars an ornament for the neck & a silk handkerchief a present from Mrs Horton. For the children clothes & the toys allow a present of a coat for Edwyn & a frock for Margaret from their Aunt Horton, & a silver knife, thimble scissors for Margaret from her godmother. Mr Hill had a present of a Silk handkerchief & five he had ordered besides his covers, collars, chains, screws & C Our house is not so full we hardly know where to best stow our goods Lovely weather Must write several letters very soon to all our very kind friends who seem to think so much of us, though away. Thurs [July] Mr Hill Edwyn & I rode to P Hope called & left out Cards at Mrs Bakers & Mrs Merediths Called at Mr Kirchhoffers, Mr Hill in a dreadful temper coming home. �12th July the Grand day for the Orange men Brines, Wife & Edward gone Mr Hill, Jane & Edwyn went to Port Hope & to the Guide board to see then. [notes the death of a Mrs Howe, whom she obviously knew as they visited her, then comments on the funeral passing with 27 carriages] Sun: Hoped to go to Church, got ready but Brines could not catch any of the horses Mr Hill sadly out of temper all day Mr Hill drank tea at MR Fortunes, got ready to go with him, but when I found that he was going to walk I declined going he came home early....Tues, Mr Hill's temper no better, Maria talks of leaving us. Tues 26th Two years today since we left Liverpool ... In the afternoon Dr Hickman & [illegible] called, Said that is was as hot as the West Indies. Brines gone in the buggy to P Hope to meet his wife who he expects by the boat Five children in one family dead of the scarlet fever Brines broke the buggy. Fri 10th [Oct] rendering fat to make candles. Thurs 23rd Mr Hill & I had a quarrel at dinner because the potatoes were not mashed 1847 Wed [March?] Mr Hill gone to PH brought me a letter from Mrs James and one from Mrs Horton, Suppose Mr Hill & I shall have to go to Toronto which at this time is very inconvenient Mr Hill dreadfully out of temper said he took a solemn oath never to da a days work after my settlement was made that bread & water was quite sufficient for me & as for clothing he did not care what I wore or show shabby I looked & c The things affect my health & cause me to be in a constant flutter. Mon 12th [July] ...After tea Margaret ran after the Old black Sow & got on her back, she had no bonnet on & the Old sow threw her off & her head struck against a great sharp stick It bled profusely & was a very bad cut Mr Hill was gone to the Mill, we sent after him the buggy he cut the hair off & put on plasters, she soon fell asleep. We were all greatly frightened. Sun 8th Did not go to Church as it rained fast small rain. Had young potatoes for the first time. The flies very troublesome.... Fri A beautiful morning, quite unprepared set off after breakfast to spend the day at Mrs Pengelly's Called at Mrs G Ryley's (the first time I had seen their house) & then after a few minutes drive over taken by a dreadful thunder storm accompanied by hail shelter'd in a barn & when the storm had abated returned to Mr G Ryley's where we dined & after returned home Caught in several bad thunder storms. When we came home found a number of strange cattle in the from & the geese in the corn & Maria gone to Warson's, Just Mr Hill sadly about. Sat Homer came & paid a part of what he owes, he has been ill. Made some cheesecakes for the �first time M's [Margaret's] head mending but I fear she will have a bald place on her head. Tues: Maria went to Port Hope there has been a good deal of talk of her & Handy lately, they say she is in the family way &c.... Fri:...Mr Hill had a summons for not doing the road work. Tues 7th: Found someone had been in our garden & stolen the melons. ... Fri: Wrote to Mr Lang to beg the loan of 30 dollars sent Maria will it, Mr Lanf wrote a reply that he was sorry he could not. Tues 19th Mr Hill set off early to Cobourg. Mr Peacock came had 10 bushels of apples for 4 turkeys. Turned out a fine day although there was a good deal of rain in the night. Had the parlour well cleaned. Mrs Everett & sons called to ask Mr Hill to pasture her cow. Some men came from Clarke had 32 bushels of Apples 8 dollars for them. Mr Hill came home about 8 nothing done. Thurs: Mr Hill again gone to Cobourg in the buggy Master Everett brought us some home. Cold and frosty. Another day and Mr Hill has returned with his cause undecided. [there is some sort of court case going on] Fri: Very wet. Mr Hill gone again think to day it will be decided, have better hope today of it It will be a great disappointment should he loose. It was late when he came home, but nothing done. Sat; Off by 7 oclock making my own dress. Mr Hill came home to tea. Nothing done only 29 tried, Mr Hill's was the 30th A great disappointment it not being settled. Mon: Cold. Several people came for Apples. Have some left in the Orchard, which we are going to change for potatoes. Nov 1st Mon: Very wet. The Yound husbands came for Apples & hay... Tues 2nd Misty & warm, cleared up "The Indian Summer" Wish the roads were not so bad. Mr Hill planting his tulips without his coat, it is so mild. Fri 19th Jane & all of us have colds The Yound husbands came for hay Deborah came brought us a nice piece of pork. Thurs 25th Took a fall last night & fainted away at breakfast. ...M A Cuthbert brought the four pounds of wool back she had to spin 4/6 10th Dec Very mild & very dirty it having rained all day yesterday. Edwyn six years old today. Yesterday he burned his knee against the stove.... �Wed: Snowing Mr Hill in a bad temper for what cause I do not know He took flour to the Mill & the bags back to Mr Willsons Mr Mitchell has the small pox. We have a good deal to do "All work & no play" Thurs: Mr Boyce came over in the afternoon & told us poor Mr Mitchell had died the night before at ten oclock she [illegible] blood & had been twice bled. January 1st 1848 [Sat] The Children delighted to find their stockings filled when they awoke in the morning...After dinner Watson came to cut wood, Mr Hill sent Edwyn to ask him to do up the horses He came back & said Watson could not & was gone home. Mr Hill immediately went into the kitchen & seeing Watson with his umbrella called him back & high words passed between them, We had tea & afterward Mr Hill complained of numbness in his hand, it continued till he went to bed & he talked a little wandering. Felt greatly alarmed & never had a more anxious night. Mon: Very glad to see Watson as usual cutting the Wook Mr Hill seems much better. Tues: Very poorly & a headache owing to having been anxious about Mr Hill, he is much better & gone to the Mill. Thurs Had a pig killed Mr Ashby came & took Harriet [Maria's sister] to Mr Harrisons Maria went with them Harriet threatened to destroy herself if they made her stay with them Maria's brother has again broken his thigh Sun: A nice day but did not go out as there is not sleighing Mon: Mr Hill set his foot on the pitchfork, it is very painful S & J Fortune called wish there would come some good sleighing as I want to get out. Fri: Mari & I went to Port Hope took three sheep skins 6/3. Called at Mr Younghusbands & brought home 15 dollars Fri 11th [Feb] Very Cold Mr Hill gone to Port Hope. Maria gone to quilting bee at her Fathers. Tues: Mr Ryley came to look at and buy some pigs Mr Hill and I drank tea at Mr Lang's Snowy and dirty came home by moonlight. Thurs 24th : Edward Lang came for 4 pigs. Mon 28th: Snowing Mr Willson called, brought the newspaper A lamb & a goose egg. Mon: Mr Hill went to the Mill. Mr Buck came for hay, said his brother was dead & that he was come in for 4000 a year. Feel low as Jane seems to have a mind to go with him & his wife to England., they thing of going the first of May. Ash Wednesday: Mr Hill has serious thought of selling the farm... �Thurs ... Jane says if she went to England she should like to return, but think she will put off going for another twelve months when in all probability children will be at school. 30th [March] Mr Younghusband came, Mr Hill gone out with him. Another beautiful day While Mr Hill was out, Mr McCarthy came to look at the farm he staid till Mr Hill returned & is coming again tomorrow.... Saturday the 1st of April a great deal of rain last night & great flood Mr Hill set out to go to Port Hope but the waters were so he returned. Felt low & dull I like farming as there are so many things within yourselves within I fear we shall want not having been used to buy lately. Mon 3rd April Maria staid all night, came home this morning Mr Willson here all morning waiting for Mr McCarthy at last he went home & about dinner time Mr McCarthy & Mr Jennings came, sent Maria to tell Mr Willson they were come A fine day but [illegible] Mr Hill drew up an agreement which he & Mr McCarthy signed in the presents of Mr Willson & Mr Jennings but Mr Hill intend to draw up another [fller ?] to be signed by all parties. Wed: A fine clear day. Watson at work here went for shingles Mr McCarthy came to dinner putting the glass in the windows. Thurs Mr McCarthy called but did not come in, Jane 7 Maria gone to clean up the house, I went to take a look at it think it a cheerful looking house. Mon Mr Hill gone to Port Hop Mrs Ashby and her Mother came, she is to quilt my petticoat for a goose. Sun 16th ...This is the "Passion week" before I was married used to go every day in Passion week to Church. Wed 3rd May Mr Hill drove me to Mrs Ryleys brought home 5 dozen of eggs & a tray [&] 4/3 ªMr Hill drove me and the Children to Port Hope Mr Smith paid himself out of the money though he had said he would sit sadly vexed Mr Hill. Fri 5th of May Our Wedding Day lovely & warm Had lived the last twelve month very comfortable together. Hope it will continue to be so & that our prospects are brightening. Sat [10th June] ...Mr Fortune sent an invitation for me & the children to drink tea there on Monday to meet Miss Ryley & her pupils who were going there on that day to see the Indians. Thurs 15th Did not feel very well Maria had to go to Port Hope while she was putting the horse in the buggy thought a ride would do me and the children good so got myself & them ready had to wait while Maria dressed herself as we were ready first Too late for the post office it was just shut Mr Hill dreadfully put out about it Friday 16th June I had Maria up by 5 oclock & Jane started for the post office before breakfast nothing there but the "Garland" Mr Hill more angry than every about Jane going Called me everything he could think of and was very cross with Maria he wished her to go & she said she would not stay so in the evening she left us with the greatest indifference though she had lived so �long with us... Sat: O'Hara at work here Feel better, surprising how little we seem to miss Maria Mon 19th ... A girl came after the place, but w'd not do, had never been out & knew nothing. Wed 28th Maria and her sister came to tea, she says she likes to be home & is not going to service again at present Fri 29th Living very quiet see few persons & never go out. Tues Mr Hill went to Port Hope Mr Willson called & brought us some white currants After dinner Mrs Wood came with Elizabeth some [illegible] about wages, they wanted a dollar and a half, but at last agreed for her to stay for a dollar, she seems a likely girl & the children have taken quite a fancy to her already. 24th Very sultry, boiling my currant Jelly Maria came brought us some raspberries news of a sad disturbance in France. Tues Maria brought us more raspberries for preserving 4d a quart Wed 16th: ... Elizabeth very poorly Thurs Rain in the night Elizabeth came down to breakfast but unable to sit up again all the day. Fri Mr Hill and the children went to tell Mrs Wook that Elizabeth was ill after dinner Mrs Wook came staid tea & then Mr Hill drove them home. I am afraid she is going to have the fever. Tues [Sept] Elizabeth came paid her a dollar, a months wages, & have agreed with Maria to stay with us, as she does not think she shall get married. Fri [Oct] Mrs Peacock came potatoes to trade for Apples. [some sort of court affair going on again it "has fluttered me a great deal'] I wonder how it will end In the evening Mr McCarthy came in expecting Mr Willson would come but he did not looked over the account I have kept of butter all seemed well. Sat [23rd Dec] ... Charley and Neddy [their horses] sold for 25 L twelve months credit The machine was not sold [continues to keep track of her menstrual cycle in the back of her diary.] 1851 Mon 10th [Feb] Rainy Frozen & Ice on the trees as I never saw before & very slippy & miserable [illegible] not good & vexed that Mr Hill would go. He set out & just as he got into �lane was thrown out & came home his nose & face cut & bleeding. I was in hopes that would stop him but no Off he went again & Joe Eno with him Wed 19th Mr Hill I &the Children went in the cutter to Port Hope All thrown out & sprawling on the ground Poor Margarets nose bled & her eyes & nose sadly swelled & discoloured I am very stiff and sore. ... Mr Hill will drive on high ridges of snow expect several times to be [illegible] It makes me quite nervous. Wed 26th [March] Sarah Margaret's birthday 8 years old. Very mild After dinner Maria drove me and the children to Miss Henley's Have agreed for the children to go to school 1st April Mr Hill's eye bad The children sadly vexed to go to school. April 1st Tuesday Maria took the Children to School for the first time they were in great spirits a beautiful day Wed Rainy Kept the children at home Thurs ... This is the first day the children ever dined from home by themselves Sent them by Maria some Jam and bread as they only took lunch with them They have sadly wanted to stay the whole day & to day they will do so. Thurs [next] Margaret heard when at school yesterday that one of the boys had the "itch." Sent Maria to enquire about it An illnatured [sic] tale got up by some of the children no truth whatsoever in it Fri 20th [June] Warm The children had holiday and are gone with their papa Jane & Maria to the "Circus" Tues ... After [tead?] Edwyn was spitting but not in a passion Mr Hill got up for the horsewhip in a great rage & c Sat 13th [Sept] ... about 3 15 in the morning Mr Hill got up to stoke a light and fell insensible on the floor Again he sat in the bed & a second time insensible on the floor He seems quite sensible but when he sat up of raised himself fainted his arm is bruised About 6 sent for the Doctor but he did not come been engaged by Mrs Roches who was confined so sent again by ... Sat Nov 1st... Mr Hill, I and Margaret went to Port Hope took my sullen dress to Miss Dyers bought Margaret a woolen Polka Jacket 6 Went to Mr Smiths by appointment to meet Mr & Mrs Coulson I went to sign away my dower but did not get anything He is to pay Mr Hill 420 L 50 down, the 25 in Lumber Hope it is for the best 1852 January 1st Snowing Mr Hill went alone in the cutter to Port Hope. After dinner he called at Mr Fortunes. No one came here. Thank God he is in good health. Margaret's burn not doing well, �Mr Perks came to see it. Sunday the first in the year Mr Hill and I went to Church in the buggy. He has not been of some years, but intends now going regularly. Thurs: 22nd Mr Forbes died. Have had no memorandum book till March. Mon 1st March, the snow deep, no getting out. Tues 2nd heavy fall of snow in the night. Mr Hill and Jane went to Port Hope, found the snow very deep Upset in Port Hope Mr Hill bought me this book It is many years now since I kept a diary... 5th Friday Snow again in the night never recollect so much snow. Mr Hill Margaret & I called at Mr Fortunes, surprised to find the snow so deep on the gravel road Poor James Rowe met with a sad accident last week from a thrashing machine, he has lost part of his foot. Sat 13th Mr Hill bought Edwyn a pair of Rabbits 2 Edwyn has long wanted some Mr Hill & Moore gone to Port Hope they tipped over four times during the day… 14th The sleighing over & travelling bad any way. 16t Tues: My birthday. Can hardly fancy I am so old Shall not mention it if they do not think of it which I hope they will not do. Have been quite as regular as usual till the last two months think I may expect a change in my constitution. Sat 20th Mr Hill Mt [Margaret] and I went in the cutter, the Mill road to Port Hope sadly frightened the road so uneven Called at Mrs Smith's. Dr Smith has had a bad paralytic attack. Came back the turnpike road Mr Hill complained of feeling very unwell, The seat broken altogether one of the most unpleasant drives I ever had. I drove home...Mr Hill complaining of being poorly, he took a pill. Thurs 25th: Mr Hill complains sadly of his neck. He and Mary are gone to borrow Mr Fortunes fork & then to Port Hope. I feel anxious about him he does not seem so well as he did. Sun 28th Edwyn said he did not feel well but his Papa has taken him to Church along with S Margaret. I do not feel very well which is the reason I did not go to Church. They went in the buggy. I should think there would be no more sleighing. The first works the children said on their return was that they had been upset at the end of our lane as they were going to Church Mr Hill and his daughter were thrown out, Margaret complained a little of her head but M A Eno came and I heard no more complaints. Sat 8th [May]... Mr Hill & I went to Port Hope. Mr Hill took [illegible] some rhubarb roots & he gave him a Dahlia root, as we were going saw a funeral and upon enquiring found it was "Florindas," a girl who lived with us at Dr Lowes, felt affect so young cut off 23... Sun 23rd Mr Hill SM and I went to Church had a pleasant drive till we got to where they have been mending the road when I wished to get out Mr Hill in a passion about my doing so & drove to the Church He however & SM came to meet me & he sat the top of the seat where I have always sat & where I like to sit. ...Mr Hill says he will never drive out with me again he is very disagreeable. S Margaret staid with me at home... Margaret very useful. �Tues 25th Mr Hill and I quite friendly I drove with him & SM to PH Sun 20th [June] Mr Hill and Edwyn gone to Church. I am getting stronger but my ankles ache & burn sadly. The children are pretty well. Thurs 22nd [July] hot. Dined at 12 and set off to a school examination of L Young husbands pupils at Mr Peters Spent a very agreeable afternoon net several families there & the superintendent of schools (Mr Baird) Mrs Baird was also there Had an excellent tea drinking & plenty of very nice cake. Brought home two slices for the children which Mr Peters sent them Several wished they had been there, they wd have enjoyed it. Sat Up between 4 and 5, and as soon as breakfast was over Mr Hill set out to Mr Ryleys for the children. A nice morning Sent Maria to go pudding She is doing well. A confrontation at Port Hope today. Surprised soon after twelve to see them come, Edwyn went straight to the raspberries and neither of them seemed at first to talk and tell us everything as I expected but they soon became as usual they seemed not very well to like school at least they like home much better. Sun 25th Staid at home ... Up about 5 Edwyn's cough troublesome. I got up about 12 and got him some of the pectoral & he did not cough again after he had taken it, Sent a small bottle for him to take some at School if his cough should be bad. They went off in good spirits particularly SM....MR Hill returned about 1 very little tried. He left the children quite contented... Tues: ...Mary said her Mother said if her wages were not raised she must leave & c very civil. Suppose we must part, she suits us very well...Mr Hill gone with a pudding and some Cake to Sam Marion. We seem very quiet and the work is got done sooner & when the places are once cleaned they remain so much more than when the children are at home only having one parlor & living entirely in it when they are at home of course it has things lying about. Wed [18th July] Mr Hill set out on horseback to go to Mr Clarke's while there he fainted away Soon after he got home he broke out into a cold sweat and again became insensible He looked very ill and Mary immediately set out for Dr Perks but when the Doctor came he was surprisingly better ... He recommends Mr Hill to be very sparing in his diet for two days and then take some tonic mixture. I was sadly frightened but this afternoon he seems tolerably well. ... Fri 29th Mr Hill pretty well, Dr Perks came to see Mrs Marvin & called with Phoebe here Mrs Marvin borrowed my breast pump rather loathe to lend it for fear it should get broken ... Wed 25th Extremely sultry 9 years yesterday since we left Birmingham ...[frequent mention of how she is thinking of the children seems the children are beginning to stay for two weeks at school before they come home for a weekend] Sat: Up between 4 & 5 & by 5 Mr Hill set out ... Long to see the children...Soon after twelve Mr Hill & the children arrived, they are both looking very well & seem quite contented to be at �School. Mr Hill told Miss Ryley that he did not think of sending SM the Spring quarter... Tues: showery Mr Hill gone in the buggy alone I thought of going had it not been so damp & wet. Have had a headache the last few days I seem to like quiet Mr Hill always likes to be, but in the house reclines on the Sofa reading the newspaper or a book. Sat 25th Went to Port Hope intending to stay a few hours with Mrs Baird & learn how to [illegible] but found her getting into a buggy to go with Mr Baird to Peterborough, she had quite forgotten appointment with me but would willingly have staid home; one day is the same to me as another andSaturday is the only day she is at liberty but wonder how she could forget Mon: November 1st Mr Hill gone over on horseback to M Ryleys to see the children ... He came home about 2 o'clock looking very pale and tired he having been thrown from his horse A dog came jumping at the horse who startled & Mr Hill not being aware at the time of the dog was soon on the ground He broke out into one of his cold swears & was poorly all the way home... He seemed pleased with the appearance of both the children, especially S M and brought home some lines composed by Mrs Ryley about Margaret He also brought both their copy books which they had finished Think them improved in their writing... [comments that Miss Ryley would be giving up the school at Christmas since she was to be married on New Year's Day they were invited to the wedding.] Thurs 5th [Jan, 1853] Mr Hill & the Children & myself went to Dr Perks & Mr Bairds, agreed for our children to go to school 20L a year each ... 1854 Mon 9th [Jan] Very Cold after dinner Mr Hill took Edwyn to School, we intend to keep SM at home this quarter...Tues A fall of snow in the night which has made it good sleighing Mr Hill & I went to Port Hope called to see Edwyn Found they wished to put off our arbitration, but believe it will take place tomorrow.... Thurs 12th...Do not feel at all excited about the arbitration but anxious of course & wish it settled. The opposing party had wished to postpone it again.... Soon after 8 Mr Hill came home saying he had been awarded 300L & pay costs which were 25L Sat [21st] Mr Hill gone for Edwyn in the cutter...Mr Hill received his money for the damage done his land by the railway 300 L and I received a dollar for my dower 24th February A day ever to be remembered by me for 14 years ago on that day, found my dear Father a corpse when I went into his room in the morning Wed 15th [March] [this line crossed out] My birthday never thought so little of it no one remember'd the day...Thurs 16th ...Though yesterday had been the 16th of March; find in looking in the Almanac it is to day my birthday �Sat 18th...Mrs Jackson sent us some eggs & butter & fresh egg is a great treat they are the first we have had this year. Sun 19th... Mr Hill in a great rage for no other reason that I know of but having to put the horse in the buggy Wed [29th] ...I feel low and poorly I want some one cheerful to talk to... Wed [5th April] Very low & weak, want some one to cheer [sic] & sympathize with me which Mr Hill never does. Thurs 20th ...Edwyn wrote a letter for Jane to her sister... [Beginning in the middle of July, Mr Hill is complaining about a pain in his side.] Mon 14th [August] ...Think we shall keep Margaret at home till after Xmas. Sun 10th December...[had gone out to the garden and Mr Hill did not feel too well so they came in and he laid down] About 4 he was taken with the illness I fear will prove so serious to him. Sent Edwyn immediately for the Doctor who he met on the road with Mrs Perks My dear Husband was speechless & never recovered his speech again. I thought from that time there was no hope … About 10 got him upstairs & with great difficulty into his own bed There we both lay till about 12 when he wished to get up I called Jane we could not get him into bed so pulled the bed off, tried his utmost to raise himself . Tues 15th My dear Mother died & I quite expected all the morning that my dear husband would not [this portion crossed out] but had no power. At last we placed in on the bed but not comfortably as I could have wished Jane went to bed & I watched by his side. Mon 11th Dr Perks came he was very anxious to get into his own bed & we managed to get him into it. Very bad all the day mustard plasters on his stomach & calves of his legs At night Edmund Willson came & we got him into the night chair & made his bed more comfortable Not a murmur or impatient gesture ever escaped him the whole time he was ill. I watched him. Tues 12th My dear Mother died & I felt that I should loose a husband...Mr Hill cupped at the back of his neck... Wed: He was bled. His breathing seemed rather better afterwards. The doctor staid all night he had a blister on his stomach, dear Mr Hill seemed to [want?] it taken off....Thurs 14 The last day my dearest husband lived During the morning he dozed and occasionally took a little nourishment. For the first time I did not deceive him with hope I told him as gently & lovingly as I could that I fear'd must part how thankful we should be if God would restore & c. I asked him if he was afraid to die, he said vHe looked so calm and serene & wrote the word "Death" and �"I try to pray" His patience was that of a saint, never did I see anything to equal it. He joined dear Edwyn's, Margaret's, and my hands together & blessed us putting his hand on each of our heads. He took a little wine & water eagerly but we were afraid to give him more than a teaspoonful or two at a time for fear of the hiccough & it affecting his breathing Mrs Fortune Mr & Mrs Marmon came & shook hands with them. Gradually he seemed getting nearer to his end. He breathed like a great steam engine occasionally for a moment it stopped & then again, but fainter & fainter We did not disturb him. Mr [illegible] & Thomas Mr Coulson's man & Mr Key were in the room with me & his dear children when his dear spirit went without a sigh or struggle to God who gave it. It was about midnight when he departed. May our last end be calm & serene as his. I staid a long time gazing on my dear husband almost fancying I could hear him breathe & then kissing his lips several times for the last time left the room. ... Fri 15th Dr Perks came I lay in bed all the day. Thomas shaved Mr Hill and Mr Kay arranged the room & all things Sat 16th I saw my dear husband looking so calm & so little changed Saw him several times during the day & so did the dear children We none of us felt that dread or shock I expected Sun 17th Several gentlemen called. Mon 18th The coffin came when I saw it, was deeply grieved to find it was lined. It was a Walnut coffin with plated plate & nails Sent Joe with a note for Dr. Perks & some lining for the coffin Mr Whicks & Mr Bunt assisted in placing his dear remains in the coffin Joe brought wine & spirits from Port Hope Cakes & c Sat up rather late Tues 19th Got up & dressed myself & saw my dearest husband in his coffin for the last time. Very little changed. The day severely cold....I think 14 carriages followed the mournful train the hearse with his dear remains & our buggy affected me much. ... Mon Xmas All alone all week the same. I like to be alone & quiet I have written several letters & the Doctors has sent newspapers to my friends I have not seen him all week. Sun...The last day of this eventful year which has left me a widow & my children fatherless. My mourning is not yet made I have only my widows cap which shows my hollow cheeks. The children are both at home I intend to try to teach Margaret & keep Edwyn the next grade at home. I should feel lonely without him & the roads are so hard & slippery I durst not let him ride Greylock is apt to stumble. The children are I could wish if they would agree better together. I could not leave here. It will be my pleasure to tend his Garden & mind his plants all will remind me of him. He loved flowers they were of his life. I love them too. I feel better I have had. How shall we get on the nest year "Trust in God & he will not forsake us." May we think more of his goodness & the uncertainty of life How little I thought what would happen before the year was out. 1855 January 1st We have entered upon another year. How uncertain is life, we have just had an instance of it in our little family circle. Mr dear husband is no more he died the 14th of �December at midnight calmly & without a struggle [sic] he entered upon his rest, May we all be found ready for we know not at what hour we may be taken from this transitory world to give an account of our stewardship. I feel very lonely & weak in body The road very slippery & no snow. ... 2nd Very low. In the evening Mrs Kay came. Bunts brought home my dress it has too many bows & have taken them all off. English newspapers. 3rd Wed. Joe Eno came he & Edwyn went to Port Hope. Edwyn told me on his return he had been to see his dear Papa's grave. Very mild. Mr Wells came, he had not heard of my dear husband's death. He had brought 25L to pay, but thought I could not legally receive it, Thought I should have to go to Port Hope with him. He behaved very well & went him self & took a note to Dr. Perks. He said if it was necessary for me to see Mr Scott he would come in the morning & drive me, but nothing could be done till I had administered. Mr & Mrs Baird came Mrs Kay made Margaret a crape [sic] bonnet. I feel harassed & poorly. 4th ... Dr Perks drove me to Mr Wards & I signed a paper to the effect that I administered to my dear husbands effects & that he died the 14th of December.... Sat 6th ... In the afternoon Mr Fortune & Mr Marion came ...Said the pigs we had from Robert were not paid for. Tues 9th ... Yong Jamieson called to know if I intended selling the corn & Mr Short walked here should think he had heard I had written a short tribute to dear Mr Hills memory as he had preached funeral sermon. Mon 15th My spirits very low, dear Mr Hill's birthday he would have been 56 had he lived. No Turkey or Plumb [sic] pudding he always liked to have his birthday kept. 17th Edwyn drove me to Port Hope Dined at Dr Perks went expecting to see Mr Whitehead but he was from home, Called about my bonnet, Mrs Lilligow thinks it a proper widows bonnet & as deep as it can be made. The Dr thinks some Quinine will do me good The first time Edwyn has driven me & he drove carefully & well 22nd ... Mon Sat a good deal in the kitchen & in the evenings all sit together & read & sew, it is the pleasantest part of the day. See more from one weeks end to another but do not feel dull now the children are at home. Thurs 25th ... Found "Illustrated News" & a letter from Mrs Davies & Mrs Horton they had not heard of poor Mr Hill's death Mr Davies wants to know about the "Everton Pastures," Her son Tom is heir I suppose to my Cousin MB Welch if he had no sons but we have never hears he is Her letters are very unkind & insolent, but I will not return evil for evil Fri 26th Wrote to Mrs Davies. I can give her a good deal of information on the Subject she does not seem to know anything. My Grandfather's Will I have, & it leaves the Everton Pastures to my Uncle Gybby & his heirs I should not like to give up the without advice. I have copied the paragraph from the will in my letter to her. �29th More snow in the night. Edwyn amusing himself with making a chain I am very glad he had found something to pass away his time now he cannot go out of doors. 11th [Feb] Sun: A good deal of snow fell in the night & a snowy morning. Except the changes in the weather I have little to note down, but I feel tranquil, & the quiet of our lives suits me at this time better than the bustle & fatigue of company We have lived almost entirely alone since my dear husbands death & I have never been out except on business. I should like to go to Church before I make calls & visit & I know I shall feel much, the first time I go & see my dear husband's grave.... [Notes on the 13th that when she was in town at the Doctor's, they brought the bills together from the funeral and did not think that 100L would cover it. Throughout February, often mentioned getting her bills settled that the Doctor paid after she had "empowered" him to withdraw money from her account.] Tues 6th [Mar] Was just sat down quietly to reckon up Jane's account when Mr G Ryley came He could not without the greatest inconvenience pay the 100L. So I agreed to go with him to Port Hope & see the Dr. Joe Eno here. At last agreed to take security for the money & Mr Ryley is to come again next week & bring the interest and sign a paper which Mr Scott is to draw up to secure the money to me. The sleighing very bad as we returned. Sat 17th Mr Ryley and Willfred came Brought me 6L interest & gave 2 five dollar notes which he said the children could have & I intend giving them Mon 19th ...wrote a note to the Doctor saying I had left Mr G Ryley's lease & c with him the day of his lecture on the "Steam Engine" Edwyn shooting, he has his dear Papa's gun & seems delighted with it I feel afraid for him although he is very careful. He came in quite delighted having shot a bird for the first time. Thurs 22nd Went with Edwyn in the buggy to Port Hope found the roads (except down our farm) pretty good, Fortunately met Mr Wells there and after a good deal of preamble he paid me 25L. I am to give him another paper if he wishes it when I am appointed Guardian to the children. The Dr seems perfectly satisfied with Mr Ryley's Security I gave the Doctor 20L of the 25L for the payment of debts, & reserved the 5L for Jane Have agreed to pay Jane 40L to be out of her debt by August. It is at about the rate of 3 dollars a month Could I have afforded it she should have had more. Sat 24th Quite a deal of snow & very cold Wrote a note to Mr Lang which Edwyn went with on horseback Mr Lang sent word he would come on Monday at 10 o'clock to value our effects Edwyn went again to ask Mr Millson to meet Mr Lang on Monday. The horse tiresome & wanted to come back, I was frightened but Edwyn persevered & did his errand. Sun 25th Margaret complains of headache, think it is a nervous headache wish she would agree better with her brother... Mon 26th Dear Margaret's birthday 12 years old Mr Lang & Mr Millsom came, valued the effects of my dear husband. Horse 12L 10 sh, 2 Cows 9L, buggy 10L, Cutter 6L 5 sh, Piano �40L, Household furniture 60L, Library 10L. A very snowy day. 12th [Apr] [She previously wrote to the church that she wanted to keep half of their seat]… Told me they would find me another seat at Church if I would give up the one we occupy for a family who would occupy the whole felt Fri 27th April Drank tea with the children at Mrs Langs. Jane put the bacon in ashes Have eaten a good part of the second flitch Feel a good deal of anxiety & c as to how we are to get along. Sat 5th May Our wedding day 15 years ago Think much of my dear husband and the days we have spent together. 6th Sunday Edwyn drove me & his sister to Church The roads very dusty Went to grave Glad to see it banked up, but felt very low & shed tears in Church Fri 8th [June] ...Called at Wednalls & agreed for Edwyn to begin French on Monday Called at Mrs Fortunes & Mr Holland Margaret is to have two lessons a week and pay five dollars a quarter Drank tea at Dr Perks Like home best. 13th Wed... The children went to their lessons and I spent the afternoon with Mrs Moss. We drank tea there and on our return called at Mrs Boyces' & brought home one of our Fuschias... [She is having trouble with her neighbour "Old Ford" who will not allow her man Zealand to change the fence] 28th Very hot and over coming. Saw Old Ford as we were driving his sheep home & had some talk to him think him a [double underline] rogue. Sat 30th ... Ford more troublesome than ever although he pretends to keep the bars up the last day or two, yet he leaves room for his sheep to get through Sun 29th [July]... The children gone to Mr Millsoms to buy some eggs but in reality to try if they could beg some cherries they did not succeed. Wed 22 [Aug] Anxious about poor Peggy, glad to find she had had the courage to have her tooth drawn she went alone to the ocotys Sun 23rd [Sept] Graylock strayed and Jane observed the boards all piled up together that belonged to the bridge. Mr Bunt also saw then & came in & told me he had no doubt someone intended to carry them away & he would draw them down for me tomorrow. After we were gone to Church Margaret went up & saw them safe & piled up Edwyn & I went to Church After dinner Margaret again went to the bridge & found the boards all carried away I went with her to see & then went up again with Jane & Edwyn Saw the boards on old Ford's place Jane went to his house at first he said he knew nothing of them Came & spoke to me & owned they were, said if he had not taken them away another man would I asked who did take them, he said he did not, but Marvin did. Which Marvin? Sam Offered to draw them back or pay for them, would hear nothing which he had to say In about ten minutes after I got home Old Ford came wanted to see me refused At dusk Mr Bunt saw Ford & his housekeeper with the Oxen drawing the boards �back Have no doubt he was sadly frightened He might be sent to Jail for it. Wed 26th Mr Millsom called with his account we owe him for 12 cord of wood & three load of straw 5 sh a load Often feel anxious about how we shall get along. ... Fri 13th [Oct] Sold a barrel of apples 3/9d Mon 15th A very dull looking day. Margaret in good spirits, she is going to stay a few days with Mrs Vansimack Jane & Edwyn gone with her to Port Hope fear they will find the roads very bad My health is good, but I have many anxious thought for the future Winter is coming on. The apples potatoes are not got it & we have no wood & cannot get any under 4 dollars a cord It makes me very serious & thoughtful... Wed 5th [Dec] Feel low as the time of year comes round when I lost my dear husband Sun 9th ...How well do I remember this day twelve months I think a great deal how I am to get on, much. I must use my best endeavors & leave the rest to God who careth for the Widow & Fatherless. Nevertheless to retrench as much as I am obliged to do is very trying & needs patience Margaret really several things, upon the whole for children they are considerate & very moderate in their wishes which makes it harder to refuse them. I deny myself everything superfluous & even necessaries in clothing & c But we have & great comforts & ought to follow my dear husbands example in thankfulness to God. Wed 19th Twelve month today since my dear husband was buried [sic] I am alone Jane being gone for the children. I like it. I can undisturbed. Thurs 27th Cold We live a very quite monotonous life with few individuals to note down but my diary I have been accustomed to for years & should feel lost without it. 1856 January 1st A lovely day...Another year has commenced, We are all in good health & surrounded by many comforts & blessings. The loss of my dear husband that sad bereavement has not left us so utterly without friends & God has been very gracious to us. Wed 9th The coldest day yet. Margaret for the first time poorly. She is not 13 years old till March. She is very little so but think it is a beginning. [Begins to keep track of her daughters menstrual cycle in the back of her diary] Thurs 10th ... Saw Mr Hughes Said there was money enough to pay Jane & himself in the bank It has put me in good spirits. ... Fri 11th Like sometimes to be alone. Feb 8th Called at Mrs Boyces & borrowed some more of "Godey's Lady's Book” They seem �very friendly people Afterwards went to speak to Mr Cleghorn about Edwyn going to School & agreed that he should go on Monday. Tues 12th Very cold & the snow deep on the ground nevertheless Edwyn would go to school & took his sleigh with him, I fear he will be tired Edwyn likes school pretty well, rode some of the way home. Fri 15th Snowy fast all the day, not quite so bold. Edwyn did not go to school Margaret poorly the second time, think a change has now quite taken place in her constitution. The first time a month ago it was little more than a show. She is not 13 till March, & seems very well. Thurs 6th [Mar] Tired of seeing it snowing again, Mr Bunt gone out with a load of hay which will break the road a little, The children went as far as Bunts, found the snow very deep... Sat 15th Mrs Whicks & her children came to tea She wanted to borrow 50 dollars from Jane & said she would give twelve percent interest, Jane agreed to het her have it. Tues 18th ... Mr Whicks came and Jane gave him a cheque on the Bank of Upper Canada" for 18L 10 sh He is to give her twelve percent interest. Sat 22nd... The snow is melting fat, should like to have gone to Port Hope before the sleighing was over. Mr G Ryley has disappointed me in not bringing the interest he owes me & which I have been daily expecting the last two or three weeks. Sat 29th ... Joe called on his way to Port Hope lent him "Greylock" He brought several newspapers back with him & a bill for the "Patriot". That paper is a annoyance to me. I have desired it to be sent back & Dr Perks has said he would & had sent about it for me. Mon 31st Cold & clear & frosty Have hay to get in today, the horse & cow are a great expense. ...In the evening the three young Whicks came & stayed & played at Cards with Edwyn and Margaret. Tues [1st April] Jane is gone to Port Hope with Mr Whicks, took a note to Dr Perks...Should like to have sent for several things if it had been convenient. I am very short of money at this time & do not wish to take any more out of the bank if I can help it till Mr Hughes & Jane are paid. A fine frosty morning. Jane has got a check from the bank for 22/10 which with the 12/10 which Mr Whicks had from her makes the 35L which I owed her & makes us square It was due to her 21st August 1855.... Sat 5th ... Am getting out of patience with Mr Ryley not bringing the interest & the children & Jane so. Edwyn wishes me to write to him but I intend waiting a little longer. Jane finding they gave no interest at the Bank for less than a 100L took her 22/10 out. She found the roads very bad. Sun 6th A lovely day, quite long to get out, when the snow was on the road & it was so cold staid contentedly in but now it looks so fine & bright I find it more dull to remain in the house �and the roads are so bad no one comes to see us. The snow is fast disappearing & the tulips are coming up, it makes me think of my dear husband who used to delight in seeing them. Tues 15th Mr G Ryley came, but did not bring the money, He said he would bring the money as soon as he could get it That he saw the Dr Perks last night that they went to Mr Scotts who was from home but saw Mr Burbridge that the Dr would write to Mr G Ryley after he had consulted with Mr Hughes & c I feel low & out of spirits Mr Ryley not having brought the money. Thurs 17th...Want to go to Port Hope but do not know how I am to get there in the buggy. 18th A fine day. Old Bowen drove me to Port Hope called at the Doctors said he would see about Mr Ryley & write to him after he had consulted Mr Hughes & get proper security &c Though I had better employ a surveyor called with the old man at Mr Roches Mr Roches said he could not possible come in less than a fortnight... [It appears that "the old man" Bowen is a gardener that has in previous years always been employed in farm work but this year has worked as their gardener] ... Thurs May 1st ...The old man has left us paid him 5 dollars Friday May 2nd A very rainy day It was warm & will make all the things grow, the Asparagus is coming up & we shall soon be able to cut it & rhubarb Am to be alone, the old man being deaf rather tried me, although he is company & did everything he could to make himself agreeable & gave very little trouble. It will be a change again when he returns. [There is an argument that is going on between Sarah and Old Ford that requires a surveyor] Thurs 8th We all got up earlier than usual ...After dinner Edwyn went with the old man to Port Hope, wrote a note to Dr Perks asking his advice as to what surveyor I ought to employ & how I ought to act. Just as they got home Old Ford came in he had a paper which he showed me which he said he had copied from the Government deed. Said "the Marvins" never had a legal right to the place that Old Sam Marvin was an alien & Mr Robinsons older than either & that Mr R's lot was 50 acres. That he had the Government deed of the 200 acres That he was a rough fellow to engage in a law suit with & more to that effect He had hurt his hand which was tied up Old Bowins told him plainly what he thought of him & was not in the least afraid of him. Sat 10th Old Ford here again I am really sadly worried with him, He told me Marvin's deed was of no use & that a surveyor could not settle the point in dispute that the Government deed alone could decide & that it was at Quebec.... Mon 12th Edwyn Margaret & I went to Port Hope called & dined at Dr Perks. He had seem Mr Stewart & said when Mr S was able to come he would drive him out Also called at Mr Smith's Saw Mr Smith who went to the [blank] Said, "Marvins" deed was good that time had made it so & that the deed was made by his Father That he should make me no charge & that in a fortnight he should be at home again & would come here Gave the Dr & Smiths some Asparagus. Tues 13th ...Sent to Dr Perks "The Lease of J Clark to E Hill." And J Huston deputy Surveyors plan of the farm which Mr Hill gave the name of "Brooklands". Old Bowins and Edwyn went to Port �Hope with the "Deeds" Thurs 15th ...Old Ford came, left some papers with me to read Do not know what to make of them, some of the sentiments are noble & fine but it is sadly unconnected & made me almost think he must be crazy. Sat 17th ...Mr Ford called, with newspapers, he is very anxious to know whether there is going to be war he talks sensibly on some points on others I dont know what to make of him. Sun 18th ...In the afternoon the cow caved (a bull calf) Jane & the old man had some trouble to find her, & it was so very rainy. Her udder must have been very painful for several days & the old many though we should milk her, but Jane said Tues 20th A fine day, old Ford called with a paper praying me to pray to God about. Sat 24th of May the "Queen's birthday". The young Whicks came to ask Edwyn to go fishing with them The old man gone visiting his friends The day lovely & the tulips will soon be at their best. The small bed in the other garden has some very beautiful flowers it was the day after they were set that my dear husband went to see the bed, (the last day he was out of doors) So he never saw their blooms. He would have greatly admired them... Edwyn brought 17 trout and 5 suckers... Mon 25th A very lovely morning, the Tulips are uninjured with the wind went to Port Hope Called at Mr Cornalls, Mr Fortunes, Harvey's & Smiths told them this week the Tulips would be at their best & expect several of the Port Hope people will come to see them. Tues 27th Old Ford called, quite dressed up white waistcoat &c And after tea the old man (Bowins) I and the children went up the farm to see if we could settle with Ford Cannot & Ford wants a wagon [sic] road through our Farm which I most object to of anything. Thurs 29th ...In the afternoon Old Ford came, he and Bowins had high words It worried me exceedingly. Mon June 2nd...Fear Mr Ryley is not doing well & that I shall find it difficult to get my money from him. Fri 6th Expected the Dr and Mr Stuart but again disappointed Mr Hughes & George came in the afternoon, Had an opportunity of talking to him about Mr Ford & Mr Ryley said he would see the Dr about my affairs thought I had 20L on the Bank and owed him 10L. Told him I wished him to pay himself. He is very considerate. Sat 7th A fine day Edwyn gone fishing with the Whicks. Asked the old man how we stood he said I owed him 17 dollars a dollar and half a dollar. I cannot afford it. He said when I talked to him that he would not reckon today, but left off work & came & lay on the bed. He is very greedy & I feel very vexed with him having behaved as well to him as I possibly. He saw that I was vexed & said he would agree to 8 dollars & a quarter. Having had some chain from me �which he valued at a quarter a dollar, this is better, but he will not work although there are plenty of little jobs to be done in the gardens. June 13th 1856 [Note the manner in which she records the date - she has never done this before.] ...I do not feel very well, have been worried with this affair a good deal it seems as if everything went contrary. About 12 Mr Roche & young Hastings drove up, after staying a few minutes they went to Fords & Old Bowins & Edwyn followed. [All concerned parties showed up with their deeds]... Mr Roche looked over all the deeds & papers & they were all out surveying. It having been so often divided makes it rather difficult. Between 5 & 6 the old man came to me greatly dissatisfied & I went to Mr R Flatters was chopping away. I seemed vexed & Mr Roche left & walked home with me left the survey. Mr Ford will get more than he asked for my Mr R's survey & so is Edwyn & the old man much vexed. ... [Note in the back of her diary, she accounts for dividing a 200 parcel of land: Mr Robinsons 50 acres, Old Ford's 63 acres, and their land 87 acres She then also notes that "Our Farm 87 acres & 6 were taken for the Railroad from it."] Sun 15th...Quite late Mr Clarke drove here we all walked up the Farm with him & saw Old Ford at the door but he walked into the house. After Mr Clarke & the old man had looked round Mr Clarke went & asked Old Ford He came out & they all talked together Mr Ford said he had got a Government deed & spoke of a paper Mr Hill had signed. Neither of which things Mr C believed. Tom Raymond was there & heard all Mr Clarke thinks it will be a few days before Mr Roche will come again & I think he will come with him. We all feel in better spirits. Sat 21st... Old Ford came in while we were at diner & would it settled tried to frighten me Said I had no title to the Seven acres that it belonged to old Mr Marvin that if I would agree to it as he said nothing would be said about it & c I am sadly perplexed & vexed about it, at times my head aches with thinking & worrying. Mon 30th Old Ford left a note for me with Margaret (as I would not see him) containing a proposition of compromise He says Mr Smith & Mr Roche were coming here to day That he was going to Mr Mills (Young Mills being dead) & that he should be back by noon & if the Surveyors came they were not to begin till he returned. I feel nervous & find how difficult it is for a woman to get on alone in this country without any relative or person on whom I have a claim Have not heard from England or from Mr G Ryley. In the afternoon the children went to their lessons, took bouquets of flowers & some rhubarb to Hollards... Thurs 3rd [July]...Mrs Horace Marvin called with her daughter relative to a tree. Old Ford had been to see her about the division line & told her she had a claim on me for 11 dollars Mr Hill had cut up a tree & drawn it away (old Ford says) & was to pay Mr Marvin for it & had not done so Also Callahon MacCarthy 12 dollars which Ford was answerable to her for. There is always something to annoy & vex one with that man...... Fri July 4th Low & out of spirits & feel weak in body Think a glass of good Port would do me good. Sat 5th ... After dinner rainy, surprised to see Mr James Smith, Mrs Smith & Perry. ...Nothing �could kinder than Mr & Mrs Smith. Mr Smith had been & examined the deeds (it took him several hours) & he is certain they are quite correct. Also about the trees Ford can do nothing & I was to tell him not to tease me, but to go to Mr Smith who would be happy to see him. It is quite a relief to my mind to have a friend to consult & rely on & I think the Smiths are sincere ones. [Now it is to the point where Sarah gets the occasional letter from Ford] Mon 21st...Mr G Ryley came & paid me two five dollar notes & when Jane & Margaret returned from P Hope they brought me 6L from him He said he was very sorry he had not been able to pay it before & c ... Wed: Old Ford came into the parlour & bothered me I told him anything he had to say to go to Mr J Smith. Sun 10th [Aug] Staid at home, as Edwyn said he did [not] feel very well. Rather disappointed as I have not been for several Sundays. Edwyn proposed going to Church in the evening but at present it looks very like rain.... [After this there seems to be no more mention of any great trouble with old Ford] Fri 26th [Sept] Jumped out of bed to see the "Locomotive" pass by here for the first time Thurs 9th [Oct] Mr Hughes came by the train, he staid tea with us. Thurs 24th Spot threw me down I feel hurt. Old Ford came bothering me, They have been throwing stone at & into his house ... Mon 10th [Nov] Cold & frosty. Poor run over by the train, both legs broken & his tail cut off, he was going with Jane to Millsoms. She came back to tell Edwyn who was sorry to loose his pet dog He was hurt so bad that Edwyn shot him... Tues 2nd [Dec] ...After dinner Margaret, Edwyn & Young Holland went in the buggy to Port Hope they took a basket of apples & a jar of Milk. Mt wore her new dress it is neat, but not quite the thing for a party having a high neck. Like her to drew simply The children at Port Hope I think are quite too dressy... Sat 13th Think much of the sad event which happened about his time two years ago & made me a widow. The weather very mild. Fri 19th ... Two years today since my dear husbands funeral when it was much such a day Think a good deal of him. We have spent the last two years together, suppose Edwyn will go to school or to some profession. I feel anxious about the future for him. I have no one to advise with on the subject. �Wills & Cookbooks [Miscellaneous from various files of Sarah Welch Hill Papers wills, book lists etc.] MU 114 Power of Attorney to Misters William James and James Shipton To all to whom these presents shall come Sarah Hill formerly Sarah Welch of Birmingham in the County of Warwick in that part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called England Spinster but late the wife of Edwin Hill deceased and now residing at Port Hope Newcastle District Canada West widow sendeth Greetings where as Joseph Welch of the Parish of Edgaston near Birmingham in the County of Warwick Gentleman by his will bearing the date the Twentieth day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven gave and bequeathed to the said Sarah Hill then Sarah Welch (in the said Will described as said Testators daughter Sarah) all his Household Goods and Furniture to and for her own use and benefit absolutely. And as to all the rest and residue of his real and personal estate he gave devised and bequeathed the same to the use of his said daughter Sarah, William James of Birmingham aforesaid accountant and James Shipton of Wolverhampton in the County of Stafford Timber Merchant their heirs executors administrators and assigns forever Upon certain trusts therein declared And the said Testator also gave and devised all the Real Estate vested in him as Mortgagee or Trustee to his said Trustees their heirs and assigns subject to the trusts and equities affecting the same respectively And the said Testator did thereby declare that the receipts of the Trustees for the time being of his Will should effectually should effectually exonerate purchasers Mortgagees and other paying monies to such Trustees or Trustee from all liability in respect of the application thereof And the said Testator appointed his said Daughter Executrix and the said William James and James Shipton Executors of that his Will And whereas the said Testator died on the twenty fourth day of February One thousand eight hundred and forty without having altered or revoked his said Will and the same was duly proved by the said Sarah Hill William James and James Shipton in the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury on the twenty ninth day of August following And whereas the said Sarah Hill is now residing at Port Hope aforesaid and is desirous of enabling so far as she lawful may the said other Trustees and Executors of the said Will of the said Joseph Welch to act in the execution of the trusts of the said Will and in the disposition winding up management and conduct of the estate and affairs of the said Testator during her absence and for this purpose to make enter into and execute and as her act and deed deliver any deed instrument of other assurance to her and on her behalf as fully and effectually as if she the said Sarah Hill could do if she were present and concurring in and executing the same Now know ye that I the said Sarah Hill having ceased to reside in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland hereby made constitute and appoint the said William James and James Shipton and each of them my true and lawful attorneys and attorney for me and in my name and on my behalf as one of the Trustees and Executrix of the said will of the said Joseph Welch deceased to transact manage wind up and negotiate all the singular the matters and things whatsoever which in anywise relate to or concern the execution of the trusts of the said will of the said Joseph Welch of the management disposal and conduct of the estate and affairs of the said Testator and to that and for me the said Sarah Hill and in my name and on my behalf to settle and sign and also if necessary to seal and as my act and deed in due form of law to deliver all and every act and acts deeds writings and instruments releases receipts and acquaintances whatsoever which shall or may be or to them �the said William James and James Shipton or the survivor of them shall seem necessary and expedient for that purpose and generally to sign execute and perform and as my act and deed seal and deliver all such acts deed matters and things whatsoever as shall be anywise necessary and expedient for that purpose and generally to sign execute and perform and as my act and deed seal and deliver all such acts deeds matters and things whatsoever as shall be anywise necessary and expedient to be done by or on behalf of me the said Sarah Hill in or about the execution of the trusts aforesaid or any of them as fully and effectually in all respects ad I myself could do I the said Sarah Hill hereby agreeing and undertaking to allow ratify and confirm every act deed matter and thing which my said Attorneys or either of them shall do or cause to be done in pursuance of the power hereby granted In witness whereof the said Sarah Hill hath hereunto set her hand and seal this day of One thousand eight hundred and sixty one In re, Estate of late Mrs. Sarah Hill, deceased Statement of facts for information of The Real Estate Loan Company of Canada, (Limited). According to "Stock Scrip" dated 18th Feby. 1892 Edwyn Welch Hill and Sarah Margaret Hill, Executor and Executrix of the last will of the late Mrs. Sarah Hill (their mother) deceased, held 120 shares of The Real Estate Loan Company (Ltd.) of the value of $50 per share ($6000.00) Mrs. Sarah Hill died on or about the 26th day of Septr. 1887 at Township of Hope leaving a Will and Codicil thereto of which Probate was granted by the Surrogate Court of the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham on 12th Oct 1887 to the said Edwyn Welch Hill and Sarah Margaret Hill Executors named in said Will. By Mrs. Hill's Will (dated 16th April 1879) after bequeathing certain Household furniture and chattels to her daughter and her son (which bequests do not include the said shares of Capital Stock or any of them) she gives devises and bequeaths unto her said son and daughter and their heirs and assigns in equal shares all the rest residue and remainder of the real and personal estate of which she should die seized, or possessed or in any ways entitled to and whosesoever situate absolutely forever. The Testatrix then directs that advances lent by her to her said son and daughter shall be charged against them. The Codicil is dated the 20th November 1883 and by it the Testatrix directs that $1000.00 advanced by her to EWH shall be taken into account in division of residuary Estate, and charged to him our of his share; and relieves her daughter from certain advances made to her. The above 120 shares have remained ever since in the names of the said EWH and SMH as Executor and Executrix of the late Mrs Sarah Hill; and cheques and dividends have been made to their order and endorsed by both of them; and no actual formal division of Mrs Hill's Estate has been made or carried out between her son and daughter but it was allowed to remain open amicably. On 1st September 1896 the said Sarah Margaret Hill died intestate Evidence of her intestacy was �produced to the said Surrogate Court and on 21st Sept 1896 Letters of Administration of All her property was granted by said Surrogate Court to the said Edwyn Welch Hill her brother. Sarah Margaret Hill died a Spinster never having been married leaving her brother Edwyn Welch Hill her only heir at law and only next of kin her surviving. She had not sister and no other brother than the said EWH Her father and mother both predeceased her. Her father died some years before her mother. Edwyn Welch Hill as the surviving Executor of his Mother's Will now controls the 120 shares of Stock; and as the sole Administrator of the property of the said SMH (his deceased sister) would be entitled to have one half of the shares transferred into his name as such administrator; And as the only heir at law and next of kin of his said sister, he claims her half of the 120 shares; and under his mothers Will he also claims the remaining half of the 120 shares. He now desires to have the whole 120 shares of Stock transferred to his own name individually as the absolute owner thereof. If desired Copies of Probate of Mrs Hill's Will and Codicil thereto can be furnished and also copy of the letters of Administration of his sisters Estate. Port Hope, 24th Sept. /96 Mr T.T. Baines Barrister Port Hope has acted as solicitor for the family for some years and is now Solicitor for the said EW Hill Will of William [unclear name appears as Foss?Joseph?] of town of Kingston upon Hule, Gentleman, 15 1790 bequeaths to his niece, Elizabeth [Foss?] of Newark in the County of Nottingham his London tenements and hereditaments and real estate and her heirs gives and devised the same unto and equally among his cousins Elizabeth Edsworth, William Welch, and Ruth Horton...gave a bequest to the Trustees of the General Infirmary, directs his executrix to distribute 10 pounds immediately upon such poor and necessitive [?] persons in Everton To Joseph Welch, Gentleman, 991803 from George Earl Brooke and Earl of Warwick ªappointed ensign in the Second Battalion of the Regiment of Loyal Birmingham Volunteer Infantry To same from same, 261805 appointed Lieutenant in the same Battalion Miscellaneous: Recipe Book Miscellaneous scraps of paper in envelope labeled Recipe Book, n.d and Bank book, 1873 81 the recipe book is entitled The Englishwoman's Cookery Book. By Isabella Beeton, "Being a Collection of Economical Recipes Taken from her "Book of Household Management, Amply Illustrated by a Large Number of Appropriate and Useful Engravings, London: S.O. Beeton, 1863. address for Mr S. V. Horton, 20 Calthorpe Road, Brimingham, England, to draw for L 61, 1, 8 Ammonia Cake One pint of sweet milk; one ounce of Carbonate ammonia; Five cups of �sugar white; half cup lard; half cup butter (Margaret's Recipe) the original contents of the recipe book are no longer within its cover there is however a replacement with the hand written recipes of Sarah Hill some are cut out of newspapers and sewn into the recipe book for instance one entitled "A Preservative for Meat in Hot Weather The magazine of Domestic Economy gives the following recipe for preserving meat in summer: 'First wipe the meat gently and lightly with a clean cloth, then dust over ever part with pure oaten meal. The meal imparts a sweet flavor to the meat. It must all be wiped away before the meat is put down to be boiled or roasted.'" Before she immigrated to Canada, Sarah Hill copied down the following recipe…"Mrs Joseph's receipt for Potatoes as a substitute for bread Take 3 good sized Potatoes rub'd through a Colander into 1 pint of water 1 drachem of soda to each lb of flour Stir it together, and leave to rise. For 14 lbs of Flour. June 26th/ 43" Candles, Prepare your wicks about half the usual size , wet with spirits of turpentine, put them in the sun until dry, then mould or dip your candles" Knickerbocker Pickles Take six gallons of water 10 lbs of Salt 3 lbs of coarse brown sugar 1 quart of Molasses 3 oz salt petre 1 oz Pearl ash. Boil and skim. When quite cold pour over pork or beef previously placed in a barrel. 16th January made this pickle but only put 6 pounds of rock salt, & used Sallerata instead of Pearl Ash. To Make Yeast. Two middling sized boiled potatoes add a pint of boiling water and two tablespoons of brown sugar. One pint of hot water should be applied to every half pint of the compound. Hot water is better in warm weather. This yeast being made without flour will keep longer, and is said to be much better than any previously in use. Whooping Cough A tea spoonful of castor oil to a table spoonful of molasses: a teaspoonful of the mixture to be given whenever the cough is troublesome. It will afford relief at one, and in a few days it effects a cure. The same remedy relieves the croup, however violent the attack. To make Elder Wine Mrs Brines way. Get the elder berries and steep them in cold water As many quarts of berries as you want bottles of wine. Let it stand all night and next morning pound and strain them add a pound of moist sugar to each bottle of the juice and two ounces of ginger and soy of cloves to each gallon Set it in a warm place to ferment for two or three days, then scrim it & put it into bottles and in each bottle a wine glass full of whisky Tie a piece of paper over each bottle for a day or two & then cork it The Elder berries are ripe about the end of September Tomato Sauce receipt from Mrs Fortune October 5th 1846, also has Mrs G Ryley's Way of Making Cherry Wine, Plum Cake from Mrs Fortune, Mrs Horton's Alamode Beef [received after arrival in Canada Mosquitoes Attach a piece of flannel or sponge to a thread made fast to the top of the bedstead: wet the flannel or sponge with camphorated spirits, and the mosquitoes will leave the Room also many instructions on washing wool dresses, printed dresses, and black Cashmere �Restoration of Sour Milk or Cream Milk of Cream when turned sour may be restored to its original sweetness by means of a slight quantity of magnesia. When the acidity is slight, half a tea spoonful of the powder to a pint of mild will be sufficient Dr Hickman's Way of taking Castor Oil [mixed with boiled milk and sugar like a custard] Rearing Calves, The was the best dairymen do in Gloucestershire. Copied from the Agricultural Gazette February 22nd 1845 For Rats Scotch snuff or pulverized cayenne pepper mixed together or separate if put freely into their burrowing hole will certainly send them off Later in the cookbook has written two recipes from Maria who is in Toronto Cookies from Maria and White Cake from Maria Bank Book The Bank book is inscribed in the front "Miss Hill's Diary 1861" must be Margaret but this is the bank book of Sarah Hill: Ontario Bank I drew on M Horton for 5L 18sh 6d Got for it 28 dol 65 cents Left it in the Bank August 4th 1879 I took out of the Bank 28 dol 65c Have in the Ontario Bank now "Toronto Bank" December 18th 1878 From England L1, 863 5sh 8d Got for it at the Bank 9, 009 dollars 50 cents February 3rd 1879 Wrote a check for Mr Benson for 7 thousand dollars Toronto Bank June 3rd 1879 The interest up to the end of May is 80 dol. 50 cents. June 27 I drew for Edwyn 150 dol: Expenses 19 cents July 2nd I wrote a check for Mr Benson for 369 dol: 350 of which is a Mortgage on Mr Adams late Eliza Andrews October 17th I drew for Edwyn 150 dollars Expenses 19 cents. Have now left 1, 4020 [sic] Fourteen hundred & twenty dollars 1879 Toronto Bank 22nd October Put in the Bank 27 Dol: From Mr Adam's Mortgage Dec 3rd Took out for Margaret Thirty dollars Have had my account balanced it is 1480 dol 11 cents, 1450 11 cents now 1880 Jany 2nd I took out of the Bank Fifty dollars 50 Have now 1400 11 cents �1880 February 11th I took out of the Bank 250 dollars for Edwyn & 10 dollars to pay the Bank of Montreal which I had overdrawn March 23rd I took out of the Bank 10 dollars 27th I took Ten dollars out of the Bank March 31st I put in the Bank 1, 000 dollars & 16 dollars From [illegible] March 31 1880 I took out of the Bank Fifty dollars April 10th I took out of the Bank 100 dollars for Edwyn & Ten for myself April 24th Maggie took out for me 30 dollars June 29th I took out a 100 dol: for Edwyn charged 15 c. 1880 August 21st I took out of the Bank Twenty three dollars Bank of Toronto 1880 Sept 29th I took out of the Bank 100 dollars for Edwyn November 30th Wrote a check for E Willson for eighteen dollars November 30th Maggie took out "Ten dollars" for herself December 11 Maggie took out of the Bank Fifteen dollars December 24th I took out of the Bank 10 dollars 1881 Bank of Toronto January 1st I took out of the Bank 15 dol: 10th I took out of the Bank 60 dollars gave Maggie 50 dol: Feb 7th Maggie took out of the Bank Fifty dollars (for Edwyn) March 24th Maggie took out of the Bank Ten dollars April 6th 1881 Bank of Toronto Mr Benson gave me a cheque for 1,844 dols and 96 cents Thirteen hundred of which was Principal and 54 dol and 96 cents was for Interest He charged me 2 dols 20 cents for receiving it April 12th Maggie took out of the Bank 41 dollars 1881 Bank of Toronto May 23rd Maggie took out of the Bank ten dollars �June 8th I took out of the Bank 100 dollars which I sent to Edwyn & ten for my own use June 9th Fifteen dollars' July 18th Twenty Dollars Mr Benson 4 dol: 65 cents October 13th Maggie took out Twenty dollars October 26th I took out Twenty five dollars In 1874 she received on April 4th English Money L49, 9 sh, 8 don ; April 7th she got for it 240 dollars she had 8 in the bank and took out 100 so was left with 148 dollars ; April 22nd took out 40, leaving 108 ; June 18th Maggie took out 25, leaving 83; December 17th Maggie took out 13, leaving 70; April 5th Maggie took out 60, leaving 10 May 6th 1875 she drew on Mr S.V. Horton for 30 pounds, got for it 146 dollars series of withdrawals on a monthly basis through 1875 received again in October 1875 25, 19,2 English money and got for it 124 dollars 70 or 80 cents continued withdraws by both her and her daughter May 13th 1876 she receives again English money, 61, 1, 8 got for it 295 dollars 82 cents( crossed out for July 10th is drew a cheque for Mr Chalk to repair the buggy 12 dollars but on July 12th Maggie withdrew 39 dollars, this would make 12 for the repair and 25 for their use, which is normal) September 14th Dr O Meara took out of the Bank 40 dollars for Maggie's trip to the Centennial February 1877 another deposit of English money 60, 19, 2 which gave her 295 dollars; March 7th 1878 her English money arrived again 91, 5 which she got 444 dollars for June 1, 1878 signed a check for Mr Patterson on the Ontario Bank for 150 dollars 75 cents 1879, January 9th she took 214 dollars out of the "Ontario Bank" which left the account empty January 9th 1879 she put 200 dollars in the "Bank of Montreal" Feb 3 wrote a check for Mr Benson for twelve dollars summer of 1879 took out 30 dollars to pay Mr Chalk Books Read from January 1833 �[In envelope marked Sarah (Welch) Hill Diary, Jan 1 Dec] 31, 1845; 25 June 1852 June 23, 1853 [on outside cover of 1845 diary] Olinthus Gregory's Evidences, Doctrines & Duties of Christian Religion Scott's Kennilworth, Scottish Chiefs, Miss Porter Siames [sic] Twins Barliver Memoirs of Edgeworth,Duke Christian of Luneburgh,Miss Porter Memoir of Henry Martin last of the Mohicans, G Cooper Refugee in America, Mrs Trollop Miss Edgeworth's Tales a Series Lacoon by CC Colson Memoir of Legh Richmond Montgomeries Messiah Young Duke Treatise on Happliness lent by Mrs Kelly Jackson on the Trinity lent by Mrs Mason Locke on the understanding lent by Mr Shipton Jany 1834 The Convert by Archdeacon Wilkinson of Nottingham The Two Rectors by the same author lent by Piercy Paul Clifford by Bullivur Emma DeLissaw A history of the Jews Hoggs Travels on the Continent: Tour of a German Prince Happiness by Dr Styles of Brighton Carnes letters from the East (read at Poplars) Spurtyheim on Phrenology Scotts Poems of Marmion, Lord of the Isles Lady of the Lake Dalzels Lectures on Ancient Greece The Epicurean Englis's travels through Spain Romance of history, De Lorme Telemachus by Archbishop of Cambry [could be Canterbury] Fenelon Mrs Chapone's letters Quentin Derward, Millers Political Economy Mrs Jameson's Lives of eminent female Sovereigns Sarah Welch, Book of Poetry, dated 1818 Lost her sister Jane June 11, 1826 received, as a result numerous books 18 volumes in all On the death of her brother John Langley Welch on July 30, 1827, Sarah received 151 titles many of them in numerous volumes; also received numerous other items such as clothing, musical instruments, horse tack etc. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Sarah Welch Hill Diary, 1821-1881 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. May 25, 1821 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Sarah Welch Hill Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Extracted Text Sarah (Welch) Hill Papers This is a transcription of selected fragments by Robynne Rogers Healey. Located at Province of Ontario Archives, Toronto, Ontario. From the finding aid in the Archives of Ontario: F634 Bound volumes of diaries and journals in fairly fragile condition, some of the ink is faded, and some of the pages are curled on the edges. INTRODUCTION Edwin Hill was born 15 January 1799 the son of Isaac Hill and Margaret Fitter of Birmingham, England. On 5 May 1840 he married Sarah, the daughter of Joseph Welch. Their first child Edwyn was born on 10 December 1841 and Sarah Margaret, their second and last child was born on 26 March 1843. On 26 August 1843 the family emigrated to Canada and in 1844 settled on the farm which Edwin Hill bought in Hope Township. In 1854 Edwin Hill became seriously ill and died on 14 December. After her husband's death Sarah Hill continued to live on the farm with her two children assisted by money sent to her by her family in England. Her son Edwyn worked on the farm until he obtained a position teaching in a local school in December 1864. In 1867 he attended military school in Toronto and joined the 13th Hussars in 1868. But he soon was dissatisfied with military life and left for the United States in October 1868. By 1887 he was a successful barrister in St. Louis, Missouri. He died in St. Louis in 1901. Sarah continued to live on the farm until her death on 26 September 1887. Thomas Moore Benson and her two children were executors of her estate. Her daughter Maggie spent her life on the farm and in the Port Hope area until she died on 1 September 1896. 1821 May 25th 1821. Friday. Went to Cheadle from Birmingham, on a visit to Mrs. Webb, drank tea at Ar. Alcocks. Sat: very well, stayed at home all day except calling at Mr. Alcocks. Sunday, went to Cheadle Church, afternoon very wet, in the morning went a short walk on the Cheadle common, saw Hales hall at a distance. Monday left Cheadle by six o'clock for Snelson, a very beautiful place, in our way here we say the towers of Horton Castle the seat of the earl of Shrewsbury. Mr. Brown arrived here directly after us to take an inventory, we very busy looking over drawers & Tuesday, in the morning stopped in the house. Mr. Brown came to dinner, in the evening went a walk to Snelson church, called on John Stephenson's wife. Wednesday, went a walk in the park before breakfast by myself, very busy sorting books. Thursday sorting books went a walk in the evening. Friday, again sorting books, called at Mr. Alcocks the farmers. Sat: sorting books, went a walk in the evening, Mr. Alcock, Mr. Brown & Mr. Rogers dined here, the latter came to weigh the silver. Sunday, no church in the morning, Mr. Holmes from Cheadle came to dinner. went to church in the afternoon. Monday, Mr. and Mrs. Welb came to �dinner. Tuesday, at the books, went a walk in the evening. Wed ditto, got a cold and hoarseness. Thursday ditto. Friday in the morning went to Ashbourne. Sat went to Clifton, Mr. Browne brought by some Spanish juice for my hoarseness. Sunday went to church in the morning very wet, heard from Cheadle Aunt Eliz. sent me an apron and shawl, wrote home. Monday, Mr. Browne came, went a walk in the evening. Tuesday, Eusebuis Langley and Robert Walter came to dinner, Henry Langley came to tea, he had been at the club. Wednesday fine, went to Anacre Hill, called at Mary Campions. Thursday, Mr. Brown, some young people came, stood before the house and behaved in the house impudent manner, putting a handkerchief on a stick for a flag and waving it. Friday a most delightful day, in the evening went to Church, on our return met Mr. Brittlebanks, he asked if we were related to Mr. Langley, he stopped a few minutes talking to Samuel, said he had been at the Hall, that my uncle refused to take the ejectment which he should have done, and that he has nailed it on the door. He returned home [illegible one word] Mr. Brittlebanks and Hoverison proceeded to serve the rest of the tenants with ejectments. On their return they called again at the Hall, the paper had been taken off by Lickfield. Mr. B. wanted to give us another through the window but was refused, he then took up a large stone and began knocking as hard as he could finding this of no use he went to the back door and began knocking there saying how much it would go against us in a court of justice at last he nailed it on the door and went away, looking back all the way as far as he could see, to know if it remained on, which they let it do. It was nine o'clock in the evening when he came. Saturday, Lickfield went to Cheadle before 4 o'clock in the morning to inform them, a many of the tenants called to know what they must do with their notices, which was all to be collected and sent to Cheadle. Had a letter from home. Sunday, went to church in the afternoon. Monday, a very fine day, went a short walk at night. Tuesday, washing day Sir John and Lady Therald sent a boy to leave fish in the ponds, came the next day with footmen, lady maids &c. Wednesday, Mr. Alcock dined here, brought work that Hannah was come to Cheadle, brought everything with her, and the carriage was left in London to be sold. Found the money 250 L hid in a gown sleeve. Thursday, Mrs. Bladon and Mrs. John Walters drank tea with us. Friday a very dull cold day. Saturday in evening walked out. Sunday went to church in the morning the text, "The sick man died," at night went to Clifton. Monday finished reading the "Three old Maids" and Tuesday began "Thaddeus od Warsaw," went to Elversly & Wyaston, very pretty little villages. Wednesday went up Cakle Hill called at Turners. The weather remarkably fine. Thursday, Mr. and Mrs. Low, Mrs. Wilson and her son, Mrs. Sherratt and Miss Webb drank tea with us, went a walk with them as far Norbury. Mr. Askin Henry, and a little girl "Miss Lane," were also here. Friday Mr. Brown came to do the books. S. Sherratt came at night. Sat, S. Sherratt was here all day. Mr. Brown came and H. Langley. Sun Snelston wakes, Uncle John went to church for the first time, Monday S. Sherratt was at Ashbourne and the two Miss Fearus [?] dined here. Uncle Lovelace came here in the afternoon. Wednesday S. Sherratt left us went a walk in the afternoon with her nearly to Ashbourne. Thursday, Mr. Brown was here, Mr. Platt came in the evening stopped all night. Friday morning uncle Lovelace and Mr. Platt left us �Mr. Brown came. Saturday, alone. Sunday, went to church in the morning called at Robert Turners in the evening, Gimbert came about eleven at night to say that Mr. Evans had given up the assaust [?] which was to have been tried on Tuesday at Chesterfield. Monday Aunt and I went to Clifton in the morning. Mr. Hugh, Mr. Miller dined with us. Tuesday went to Longrounds say the outside of Wooton lodge went over Horton [?] Castle and the gardens of the earl of Shrewsbury staid all night at Mr. Mellors. Wednesday in the house, in the morning, in the afternoon went to see the Town at Horton drank tea at Mr. Baindley's and returned to Snelston at night. Thursday, Mr. Wheretly, Mr. White and a young man hay which has been mowed a good while, when a walk to Clifton at night. August 3rd, 5 years to day since my ear Cousin Margaret Langely died, now not one of the family left, Aunt Langley died February 22nd and Cousin Thomas died March 27th in the Year of our Lord 1821. Sat very wet in the morning cleared up towards afternoon. Hannah's box came in which was a lock of hair, which she gave Aunt Jane, been very busy most of the week in a morning sorting the old things. Sunday, went to church in the morning, at night called at Calleacroft. Mr. Smyth was out, called a Johnsons. Monday, Mr. Brittlebank and a many of the Evan's people about Snelston, at night we were going to take Hanna to the garden but she saw as we were going, Old Foster and a gentleman who were going as fast as they could down the fields to meet us but Hannah got into the house before they could overtake her. Suppose they wanted to give her a Subpoena. Tuesday sent the livestock to Uttoxeter, to be sold tomorrow by Mr. Brown, Wednesday Lidkfield and John went to Uttexter to by the cows and pigs in. Thursday Lidkfield went to Cheadle, H. Langley came to dinner, in the morning Henry and I went to Clifton heard of the Queen's death, at night we went to Calloncroft met Foster and Brittlebank, while we were away, they came to the hall and said they wanted Hannah Smyth but both Phebe and Hannah keep in the house and keep the doors mind [?] for fear of being subpoenaed. Friday, Mr. Brandon came, wanted to see Hannah told him she was not here. Saturday, Samuel Sherratt came to say there was some one coming for Hannah, sat up late [one word illegible] 5 o'clock. Sunday Samuel Langley came in the morning and in the afternoon Mr. Stringer and Mr. Higgs called but would not let them in. Gimbert came from Cheadle to go to Lickfield and Hannah they set out between I and L at night for fear of being seen, on Saturday heard from home. Monday Derby assizes 13th August S. Sherratt went early in the morning. Tuesday all returned from Derby, as it was a cause that could not be determined there, Mr. Phillips and Mr. Balgley were my Uncle's council, Mr. Denman, Mr. Reader and Mr. Clarke, Mr. Evan's, the judge Mr. Richards. Mr. Harrison, Mr. Evan's son in law, was under sheriff. The Brittlebanks were acquitted, Wednesday a large wash, Saturday S. Langley left in the morning, Mrs. Webb came in the evening, read an account of Brittlebanks trial, no mention of my Uncle's trial in the paper, except that particulars would be in the next. Sunday, August 19th went to church with my aunt and Mrs. Webb, the text, "And the Lord commended the unjust steward because he had done wisely, Ashbourne wakes. Mr. Webb came to dinner, they returned in the evening Mrs. Webb asked me very much to sop a week with her, gave me a pocket handkerchief worked at the corners. Monday a very hot day, Mr. Alcock came, told us about the things being sold, wanted to have the things sold here, said the catalogues were printed, �my Uncle positively refused to have the things sold at the house, drew a lissle [?]. Tuesday, yesterday Mr. Harrison came to the park gate with a gentleman. Mr. Alcock we expected to tea but did not come, in the evening called there, saw old Harrison. Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. H drank tea with us the tenants went toCheadle. Gimbert called in his way to Derby where he was going with a letter for Mr. Harisson. Thursday remarkable fine, Lickfield went to Cheadle, Gimbert came here and brought two bailiffs with him to go to Berresford’s but they went back to Cheadle at night. Friday went to Salt's, as there was to be a meeting at Archer's, saw Brittlebank, Harrison and Robt. Stanton, the tenants refused to sign for H, as their landlord. Saturday, Mr. Askin and L. Langley came Sunday morning wrote home S, H and I went to church Mr. A and Samuel went back at night. Monday Mary Campion came, helped to do the room where the books are, Tuesday very hot all day, had a letter from Mr. Browne to my Aunt to say she must hold herself in readiness to go to Stafford with Hannah. Saturday, Mr. Radley came, Aunt and Hannah went back in the chaise and Henry left us. Heard from Birmingham, the letter informed us of the death of Miss Williams who drowned herself she got up one morning by 5 o'clock and left a note on the table to say where her body might be found Sunday in the morning went to church. Wednesday evening Aunt returned with the good news that my Uncle had been successful and that Mr. Evans was not [possibly now] suited, except about two files, our council were Pearson, Russell & Campbell. It was tried before Sir Charles Abbot at Stafford. Saturday S. Langley came Sunday very wet, did not go to church on Monday Mr. Harrison came with dogs but they had no gun, S. Langley left. Tuesday Samuel Sherratt came and staid till Saturday. S. Langley came to stay with my Uncle while we went to Checkley Sunday morning my nine o'clock left here for Checkley, went through Norbury, Elliston, Rocester and by Speath crossed the Dove & Channel went first to Mr. Bradley's staid about an hour, dined at Mr. Turners, there was no one but old Mr. Walters. Br. Radley & Miss Turner of the S Hearst [?]. R. Walters sent for me to tea went to Checkley Church, sat in by Grandmothers old seat, saw I think 8 or 9 christenings. After tea went to look at the new meeting. on our return called at Mrs.Turners saw Uncle Samuel There he came to see us, H Langley also called, slept at Mrs. W. Walkers, breakfasted by 8 oclock at Mrs Radleys went over to the Church say a wedding, S Walters went to Uttoxter, did not see her again during the day. Mrs. Radley had Mr. T Walters, Mrs. W. Walters, Miss Turner and Mr. Blurton to dinner Mrs Webb came to tea and Mr W Walters. Tuesday drank tea at the meeting and went over the House did not see my cousins as they were gone to Uttoxeter races. Wednesday a very wet day went round the garden where my Grandmoer lived and just saw into the parlours & kitchen went after tea in a car to Cheadle[.] Dorothea came in the morning to fetch us or we should have staid another day, as the meeting did not begin till 6 we were in time and went, Mr. Kearton was the preacher nare [?], we found Miss Bayley at Mr. Alcock's. Thursday dined along with Mrs S Walter's at Mrs. Askins Aunt Elizabeth came to tea and Miss Friar & Miss Hubbard of Birmingham Friday drank tea and supped at Mr Webbs, played at Dominoes and whist won almost every time. Saturday it also passed with rain or we should have returned to Snelston Eliza Walter's called �and Miss Bayley left, Sunday morning by 10 oclock left Cheadle a very pleasant day saw the tower at Alton and the abbey. Monday October wrote home, Samuel went to Cheekley. The Weather very windy. Sunday October 7 Mrs M Smyth came to dinner, S went to church in the afternoon, Monday washing Hannah and I went to Ashbourne, our errands not being quite ready we went to look at Ashbourne Hall. The last two or three days very fine, hope it will continue so as we have had a very long fit of wet. Friday afternoon went to Ashbourne S Langley came at night. Mrs. Askin came Sunday went to Church in the morning, S Sherratt came after dinner Phebe's brother and Hannah's father came. Monday Mrs. Walters, Mrs Askin and S Langley left about 9 in the morning went to Ashbourne in the afternoon. Tuesday went to Ashbourne Wednesday, Eliza Walker and her brother came, the latter returned in the evening Sunday she left us, her brother came for her, very wet during her stay. Tuesday wrote home Thursday morning went to Ashbourne very much wet, saw Mr. Brittlebank stared at us very much. Reading Waverly a novel in 3 volumes by Walter Scott, like what I have read much, not at all like a common novel much good sense & shows a perfect knowledge of character, the last we read up was Angelo Guiciardinaby Sophia Frances, a very mysterious book, much pleased with it, am reading to myself Hume & Smollets History of England, after reading about the Saxons, [illegible one word] & began at the reign of William the conqueror, mean to read it all through with attention. Sunday morning went to church Tuesday Uncle John went to Cheadle, Thursday went to Ashbourne wet again. Friday S Sherratt & Sam Sherratt came from Cheadle staid all night. Sunday November 4th went to church in the afternoon. Monday morning went to Ashbourne. Thursday Uncle Samuel came for the first time since we have been here staid all night in the afternoon went to Ashbourne. Nov 4 snow'd. Friday after dinner Uncle Samuel left. Sunday morning went to Church text, "Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Tuesday John Sherratt and Mr. Low drank tea and spent the evening Mr Allen came also and played at cards. Thursday November 15 John Sherratt and Henry Langley dined with us a very wet might so they staid with us, and left early in the morning. Friday expect to hear from Cheadle whether the affair is settled. S Sherratt left by 6 oclock to bring us the news from Cheadle, heard nothing. Sunday very anscious [sic] all day as we heard. Mr. Brown was to come from London to Cheadle. NO news, Monday S. Sherratt came in late afternoon, not to be decided until spring, the opposite party to pay the costs at Stafford and Derby every thing going on as well as possible Tuesday. Mr. Wagstaff and James Allin came to supper Wednesday S Sherratt left us. Friday Euseguis Langley stopped all night a country dance at night only two couple. Tuesday Eusebuis went home Wednesday Mr. Brown of Cheadle called, met the tenants at Mr Meacks the farmers. Thursday Mr. Brown of Uttoxeter called said if it was fine would dine with us Sunday week along with Mr. Brown in the afternoon Hannah & I went to Ashbourne. Robert Allin came at night had a game at cards. Sunday Mr & Mrs Brown dined here Monday heard from Birmingham and Cheadle the former told me cousin William was married to a London lady the latter that Mr. Alcock said my mother and aunt must come to sign. December 17 did not go to Church sore throat Monday S. Langley came Thursday went to �Ashbourne. Written out a deal lately. had very few people, weather very rainy and wet Jany 1 1822 Father, Mother, Uncle Lovelace and Aunt S Little Mary came to Snelston Thursday Mr. Brown came signed the paper as a witness Saturday went to Cheadle Sunday in the morning went to Church and twice to Chapel Monday intended coming to Birmingham Uncle Lovelace, Henry Aunt L Little Henry and Mary came in the chaise Father came in a coach and no room for us We came in the tuesday Wednesday called at Uncle James'. May 20th... Mary and I went to Coventry along with Mr. Ralph Alcock and Mr. W. Docker, they went on the outside but there was no room for me, so I went inside. Our road lay through Meriden, by Stonebridge, and Allesley, we likewise passed by the seat of the earl of Alyesford's, got to Coventry about 2, and were received in the most welcome manner by Mr, and Mrs. Alcock. In the afternoon walked about the garden which is a most delightful one, and looked over the house and dairy, after tea took a walk to Coventry which is about a mile distant from Radford, we can go either over the fields or by Lanes. Friday morning got up soon after six and walked in the garden till breakfast was ready, soon Josh came, he would have come before but Mr. Jacob was out tryed 5 coaches before he could get a place, the coaches filled so owing to it being the fair, dined at 11 oclock and went to Coventry, the first day of the fair, called at Mr Cherry's to rest ourselves and look at the fair, saw the riders pass, went to G Reyfriars green where all the shops stood and had a second diner about 2 a Mr. Broadhursts, in the afternoon walked about the fair again and returned to tea at Radford. 1825 January 1st. Two years this day since my dear Sister Elizabeth died after a long and painful illness which she bore with the greatest patience. Went to prayers at St. Phillips, bought a neck handkerchief. Tuesday 2nd Sunday, went to the new Church Mr Chapman read prayers Dr Gardiner preached the text was taken from the 5th Chapter of Galatians and 6th Verse. In the afternoon Ralph Alcock and William Docker came to tea. 7th Miss Piercy spent the day with us, James' came in the evening. 8th Mrs. McGinnis sent us a couple of Forrest rabbits. Sunday 9th not quite well, did not go to Church. 10th Wrote a letter to Aunt Jane. Called of Cousin Ann. 11th Walked over to Handsworth, brought Mrs. W...[illegible] back to dinner, cousin Anne also dined with us, at night went back with them as far as Bull S...[ possibly street?] where we drank tea, Cousin Frederick came home with us, very much tired. �12th Father went to Yardley. 13th Jane Halder left us, think she would rather have staid, Lovelace and George called. Friday had a deal of trouble about our new servant, Called at Mrs Messingers and she called here at night we called again and brought her with us. Miss Piercy came, Josh out late, went to help he [sic] to eat the twelfth cake, which Onbler won, it weighed 50 L and was valued at ten guineas, he brought us home a piece. Saturday Sunday morning went to the New Church in the afternoon wet, Monday called along with Miss Piercy at Miss Astors [?] and Madame Denisan Wednesday called at Uncle James’, Thursday went into the Market Friday called with Miss Piercy and Mary at Mr Buckton's and Mrs Browns the latter talked about my Uncle James imprudent wedding which is expected to take place next week. My mother Mary and I called at Mr. Pixell’s and invited them to come. Tuesday Mrs P lent us a book, containing a framegerrick on the lake. Dr Outram written by Miss Middleton's brother Sat: got a boil on my forehead, and my eyes and face much swelled. Sunday and Monday unwell. bad swelled face, on Monday Miss Piercy and Mary drank tea at Mr Alcock's, Tuesday Mr. Pixel and Frederick spent the evening with us. Uncle James married to Miss Ryley a pawnbroker's daughter, very much against the consent of all his friends, they were married at Ashton and spent the day at Dudley. The Bride was dressed in a white satin bonnet and veil and blue silk pelisse. A very wet week, and not very well. Friday Mr and Mrs Samuel Alcock William Docker & Ralph spent the evening with us, they both came, and went late. We danced, and played at cards. Joseph, at a sale, did not come home till 2 in the morning. Uncle James sent Father and Mother gloves, My mother demurred very much about sending them back. Miss Piercy returned home. Mother, Mary and I went into the town. Sunday went twice to Church, Dr Gardiner preached in the morning and Mr Clarke in the afternoon. Had more snow this week that all winter. Sunday 3rd went to the New Church Dr Gardiner preached the text 50th chap of Isaiah 10th verse Monday Father, Mother, Mary and I called of my new Aunt, who was very glad to see us, they insisted upon Mary and I staying dinned, she seems a sensible prudent woman, but it was very much against the consent of all his friends particularly his children that he should marry a wife no older than his daughter, and a pawnbrokers daughter. Frederick walked home with us. Tuesday called along with my brother at Mrs McGinnis's, saw Miss Perkins there. Josh returned �from Lydon Green where he had stayed a day or two, having gone to shoot a little, as there was a sharp frost. Friday Eusebius and Mr Brindley dined with us, in the afternoon Joseph and Eusebius went to Yardley. Sunday called Mrs Davis who was poorly, have not spoken to her for months, cousin William called to invite Mary and I to stay a week there, went on Tuesday morning, Wed. Mr and Mrs Fairfax, Miss Egington Mr H Dickenson and Mr T Lewty spent the evening there. Thursday Frederick came. Sunday went to Hardsworth Church Frederick and Mr T Lewty came to tea and spent the evening, Mon went a walk in the morning to Handsworth Church, after dinner Mr T Lewty came and went a walk with us round by Winiongreen. Tues came home, have staid just a week, enjoyed myself much. A dreadful accident happened to Mr. Reynold of Smewthuik [?] while we were at Handsworth who was thrown out of his Gig and had his leg dreadfully fractured. Mrs R who was in the Gig with him escaped unhurt. A boy who held the horse had his eye knocked out: Mrs Welch dined with us on Tuesday. Thurs: Mrs Welch Mary and I dined at Auns [?] Henry's, we walked over to Handsworth to fetch Mrs W. March Aunt Elizabeth very ill, Dr Johnstone attends her. My cough very bad also my Father's a very unhealthy time, the weather is changeable. Friday Dr Johnstone called Aunt Elizabeth very ill. Sunday went to New Church a very wet day Dr Gardiner's Sermon was upon cruelty to the ___tional [illegible] and dumb creation the text was , "The Dumb itself speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophets. Mr Saml Alcock called. Josh went to St Phillip's along with him and Ralph and Docker. Aunt Elizabeth very ill Dr Johnstone attends her constantly. The weather very unfavourable for invalid's cold East winds. April 1st Miss Piercy came to stay a day or two with us. Aunt Elizabeth very ill indeed. Busy altering Frocks & c. Sunday went to the New Church heard the Bishop preach, never saw the Church so full the collection amounted to 86 L and in the morning at St. Martins to 91 L. Aunt Elizabeth keeps getting worse every day. Mrs. Askin in Birmingham. April 30th ordered new frocks & spencers. May 6th finished a shirt. May 15th Sunday staid at home in the morning with mu Aunt, in the afternoon went to Church. Mr Clarke preached. Aunt Elizabeth keeps getting worse. Heard of Miss Evan's death. Miss Austen came to board with Aunt Henry. Birmingham fair, I was not well with the ear ache, invited to tea to Uncle Jame's did not go. Saturday drank tea at Mr Saml Alcock's, met there Mr and Mrs Sanders and Miss Jones. Never been into the fair except down sale End, it is to last 3 days longer than usual. A boy met with a dreadful accident, had his arm torn off by the Tiger. Sunday, did not go to Church, S A Welch called, and John came over from Yardley to enquire �after my Aunt. Tuesday Uncle and Aunt Lovelace came to tea. Wednesday called of Mrs Pixel, found her very ill, but up and dressed. Thursday went in the town and to Mrs Westons along with Miss Austen. Friday morning called to enquire how Mrs Pixel did, very much shocked to find her dead, she died about 6 in the morning very early. June 10th In the evening went a walk into the town along with Miss Austen say mrs Kidding's fashions. My Aunt very ill, does not get any better. Dr. Johnstone attends her. 19th Josh of age spent the day at home. Wednesday Miss Piercy came and stopped till Friday. Friday Josh spent the day out, Mr Jacob treated him with a dinner on account of his coming of age. Arthur called. Sat: my Aunt a great deal worse. Thursday 23rd Mrs Crowder came, I dressed my Aunt and have assisted Mrs E since she came. think her end fast approaching. June 20th Miss Turner married to H Langley Uncle John and Aunt Elizabeth gloves and Cake. Aunt Elizabeth very much worse had her bed removed into the sitting room. June 30th July 1st My Aunt took to her bed. July 2nd Saturday I thought my Aunt rather easier in the morning, had her bed eased in the afternoon, her cough incessant, in the evening, a great rattling in her throat, could scarcely swallow anything I made her a pudding which she ate part of and fed her the last time she eat [sic] anything. The rattling continued until she died which happened about half past 2 on Sunday morning she died easy. Sunday July 3rd At about 6 Joseph called us up and told us all was over. July 3rd Mrs Nelles came and assisted Mrs Crowder to lay her out. Saw her both before and after. Joseph gone to inform them at Yardley. A beautiful morning. The last words she said were, "God bless them all." In the afternoon wrote to Aunt Jane. Mrs Horton came. Monday Mrs Crowder went to buy out petticoats flannel &c. A delightful day Mrs Davis and Mrs Horton sent to enquire after us. Have not seen my Aunt today though have been in the room several times. Think of having the funeral on Saturday. Tuesday Miss Piercy here assisted us to make our petticoats & Triles [?] Wednesday morning the coffin came, a very handsome one covered with black cloth my Aunt a good deal changed, was put in it as soon as it came. have not seen her nor do intend since the day she died. Uncle and Aunt Lovelace came to tea did not see my Aunt as she was so much changed. Had a letter from Mrs Askin saying Aunt Jane wished H Langley Mr Webb and Mr Alcock to have hatbands and Lovelace and John crape [crepe?] ones, wrote back to say their [sic] were nearer relations who would expect if they had. Friday evening Mrs Askin came, very busy all day preparing for the funeral. Sat: morning up �early, towards nine the people began to assemble, Mrs Askin and Aunt Henry came early, the bearers were Mr Workman, William at Yardley, Mr Wright, Mr Hodson, Jesse, & Mr Jordan. Mr Pixel came to breakfast. The mourners were Uncle John and Josh first and my father and Uncle Lovelace Last. Mr Horton likewise attended, and the beadle who had his staff covered all over. There was a hearse and two coaches. She was just turned 65. Mrs Askin Aunt Henry and Uncle John Uncle Lovelace &c were present when the will was opened which was immediately after they returned from the funeral. all present thought it a remarkable just one. Sunday Josh & Mrs Askin were the only two that went to church thy after went to dinner to Handworth. Mr Pixel went to enquire how we were. Monday a deal of [one illegible thend?] my Aunts death appeared in the paper. my Uncle John had a letter from Uncle Saml where he expressed his concern for my Aunt's death and thanks my Uncle for his clever letter, Tuesday Mrs Askin spent the day with us, did my Mother's bonnet and took our measure. Wednesday Mr A & Aunt Henry called, Father and Mother went to Handsworth Mrs W Welch very ill indeed. Friday Joseph went to the play with Miss Austin. Sat our clothes came from Cheadle. Sunday morning went to Church the first I have been since my Aunts death never recollect the weather so hot, in the evening went a walk as far a Edgbaston church. Monday evening went to town. Sunday morning and afternoon went to Church in the evening went to the Coach about a parcel, the weather still very hot though rather cooler than it has been. Thursday Mrs Saml Alcock called & Uncle & Aunt James. Tuesday Mr and Mrs James Welch Aunt Henry little Mary and Miss Austen drank tea with us. Thursday Mr Pixel Anna Maria and Frederick Welch drank tea and spent the evening with us, exceeding wet. Sat went to stay at Yardley. Fanny went with us to carry our box there. Sunday went to Yardley Church Mr Davis and Mr Martin did the duty of the latter preached, the subject about Daiel, "And when David knew that the writing was signed he prayed 3 times as he was used to do heretofore. Went to Church in the afternoon Mr Davis both read the prayers and preached a most excellent sermon chiefly on works. Monday evening took a walk into Yardley. Tuesday went to Mr Homers to tea also went nutting. Sunday went to Yardley Church twice Mr Mortimer's subject was on the duty of parents to their children. The rest of the week walked in the garden and the fields, Uncle Lovelace read one of Scott's novels to us called the Crusaders, it consists of two tales called the "Betrothed" and the Talisman. Friday Uncle Lovelace brought us home as far as the Old Church in his Gig. Sep 8th Arthur Miller supped with us. Sep 9th called at Mr Pixells to invite them to come & see us but they were out. Wednesday Mrs Docker Mr Saml Alcock and Elizabeth drank tea here. W Docker came to supper. Thursday [illegible] Mary and I drank tea and spent the evening at Mr Saml Alcocks met there Mr & Mrs Sanders Mr, Mrs, and Miss Piercy and Miss Clarke, William Docker came in the evening it was �late when we came home, Next day drank tea & supped at Aunt Henry’s met there W, T, and my Piercy Young Allen Mr Hartle and Mr Key spent a very pleasant day. N B/ Piercy's Miss Austen and Henry came to see us one day in the last week. Have not had so much visiting a long time. Friday and Sat very unwell, think I had too much exertion. Sunday very unwell indeed, suppose it was the fever which I have had coming on. Kept my bed the greatest part of the next fortnight, Uncle James very attentive in visiting me. was taken with the fever about a week before the fair which is the 29th of September. the first time I got up to breakfast was the first of November, have been very ill indeed. About 3 weeks ago Eusebuis Langley and William Walter's came, the former brought us a fine Pheasant they dined here last 2 days, could not prevail upon them to stay longer. Frederick has likewise been over. October 30th had my hair cut. Nov 1st Mrs Parker died about 2 in the morning; at night she was down stairs playing at cards, her complaint was gout at the stomach, it was a great shock to them all. Nov 5th Mrs Parker was buried at the old church Mr Cook and Mr Kennedy attended. Nov 6th went to Church. Mr Clarke preached the text 13th chap of St Matthew 54th verse. "Whence hath this man this wisdom and these mighty works." Heard to dangerously ill Ralph Alcock was with a fever in his brain. Oct 23rd heard Mr Williams he preach a charity sermon the text, "The poor shall never cease out of the land." Nov 13th Mrs H Langley sent us a Hare and a Pheasant. Went to the New Church Mr Clarke preached the text, "4 Chapter of the first of Timothy part of the 8th verse." "Godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is & of that which is to come." Thursday Nov 17th Father and Mother went to Yardley to stay a few days. Friday a very wet day. Howarth and Miss Austen came to spend the evening with us. Sat The weather fine Mary and I went a walk beyond the turnpike Josh and Howarth went to Hales owen after 1 when they came home. Sunday morning fine went to the New Church heard an excellent sermon from Mr Clarke 18 Chapter of Genesis 19 verse "For I know him that he will command his children, and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him." In the morning Josh went to Yardely, expect them home his evening. Mon Father and Mother came home. Wednesday Mrs H and W Welch came to dinner cousin William and Mr Lewty came to tea. Heard news that very much surprised me, which was, that Howarth was married, no one knew of it, they were married last August at Ashton, the girl is a tailor's daughter who lives next door to Mr Jacob's. He is just 19. Friday Nov 25th dined at Aunt Henry's met Mrs W Welch there Mr Lewty came to tea. Sunday, got a cold did not go to Church. Thursday Cousin Ann returned from Cheadle after a stay of 3 months told us Eusebuis was �married to Sarah Walters. Mrs Askin sent us a hare. Had a letter from Aunt Jane who has been very poorly. In the evening Miss Austen came. Friday morning called at Mr Parkers in the evening they called and sat an hour with us. Sat: In the morning went a walk as far as the second turnpike For the evening Miss Parker came and asked [illegible one word] sit an hour with them. expected Miss Austen to tea but she sent a note to say she was poorly. Sunday 2nd Sunday in Advent went to New Church Dr Gardiner preached the text was the 1st chapter 1st Corinthians 30 Verse. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom and righteousness, and sanctification and redemption. Thursday Miss Austen came to tea and Miss Parker came and sat an hour in the evening, Miss Austen and Aunt Henry have had a violent quarrel. Sunday very wet but went to Church. Dr Gardiner preached. Monday Mary and I went to Parkers. Wed: Drew a little. Dec. 14th bad thunder & lightening [sic] very [one word illegible] alarmed. 16 Rain on all the Banks. Sunday dany [?] and wet Mr Clarke preached the text was the first chapter of Hebrews 1 Verse. Mr Brindley sent us a couple of very fine pheasants, Josh took one of them to Yardley, In the afternoon went to Cheadle. Monday morning went and sat an hour with Miss Parkers in the afternoon Mary and I went a walk as far as Mr Smith's on the harborne road when we came back W Docker called to ask us to accompany him to Flethcers ball on Friday, which we declined Sunday Xday, the morning wet and damp went to Church Mr Clarke read prayers Dr Gardiner preached [1 word illegible] the Sacrament went to Church in the afternoon Mr Chapman preached Monday Josh went to Yardley to stay a few days, Miss Parker called, the weather fine in the morning but snow in the afternoon. Monday and Tuesday fine and frosty, Monday Fred drank tea with. Thursday Snow. Not had any Xmasing at present. Monday Sarah Ann & John came to stay a short time with us, Mrs Askin and Aunt Henry called, in the afternoon went a walk along the Bromsgrove road Miss Parker's invited us to spend a pleasant evening. The weather very cold and frosty Tuesday took a walk into the town Uncle and Aunt [1 word illegible] Mrs Askin Aunt [finished for this year] 1826 January 1st 1826 A thaw got rather a cold so did not go to Church. What a many changes since this day twelve months, how many that I knew then in perfect health are now laid in the silent tomb Oh how can I be sufficiently thankful that I am permitted to see the beginning of another year. Oh how uncertain whether I may see another, Grant O Lord that whether I live to see this �year completed or no I may spend it better and be more prepared than I am now for that great change which must happen to me and all mankind, if it be thy blessed will spare to me my dear, dear parents, my brother and sister and all my relations that we my all again behold another, and that I and all of us may keep in mind, "this is my commandment that ye love one another" 3 twelve months have now elapsed since my dear sister Elizabeth died, but is still often thought of by us. May all be reunited together. Tuesday Jonathon and Lucy spent the evening with us, Wednesday a cold bleak day, hear of the death of Philip Rawlin's, drank tea and spent the evening at Aunt Davis's, a long time since I have been there. Mr McCulay and Miss Green were there, Mr Lowe was not there. Henry [this could be Heny] and cousin Ann drank tea with us, Miss Parker brought her cuttings out to show us. Wednesday morning went into the town. The Miss Parkers' and Lucy drank tea with us. Thursday drank tea at Uncle James's, Friday at Aunt Davis's met Mr Lowe & cousin Anne there, Sat: spent the evening at Aunt Henry's there was a large party, Lovelace, Mr Hay, Mr Hank Young Allen James Piercy cousin Anne the two Young Baker's and Miss Allen, did not come home till 2 in the morning; Sunday morning Lovelace breakfasted with us, Went to Church twice. Monday spent the day at Hone, Tuesday Uncle and Aunt Lovelace dined with us called 3 times at Aunt Davis's, Wednesday drank tea at Mr Lowe's along with Aunt Davis, Lucy, Uncle and Aunt Jame's and cousin Anne played at cards, Uncle James my partner, Thursday drank tea at Aunt Davis's Mr Lowe Mr Langton and Mr MacAulay were there, Miss Parkers came and sat an hour or two with us. Friday Lovelace came to take Anne back, Mary and I went into the town, Mr MacAulay sent to know if we would go with him to the news room, declined it. Sunday went twice to the New Church, Monday Mrs Davis called, Mary and I called at Mr Pixel's, W Docker came and played a game at cards. January 30th called at Aunt Henry's heard of the death of my cousin Felix, he died Sat 28th after a long illness. Went to Miss Rawlin's sale, bought several lots, in the afternoon drank tea at Mr Parker's. Tuesday Lucy called, went to Mrs Christians sale, Thursday Miss Parker came and sat the morning with us. Friday Parkers invited us to tea did not go. Sunday Feb 5th went to New Church, Dr Gardiner preached, the text was the 11th Chap of St John 26th verse. "Whosoever liveth and believeth on me, shall never die." The afternoon wet did not go. Monday Miss Parker's came to tea. Ash Wednesday went to Church, Mr Clarke read the service, there were a many people. Sunday went to St Phillips Mr Clarke preached. "Remember Lots Wife." In the afternoon Mr Chapman preached. Tuesday Valentine's day, mine is Joseph, received a Valentine, Aunt Henry Josh and Mary drank tea along with Miss Piercy Josh came to fetch us home staid supper. Wednesday very wet. went and sat in the morning along with Miss Parker's gave me some seeds of the fruit bearing Passion tree. Mr Davis and Lucy called invited us to tea on Friday. Thursday evening went to Parker's Mr and Mrs J Max [?] were there. Friday my cold bad did not go to Mrs Davis's. Thursday Father, Mother, Mary and I drank tea at Mr Parker's, spent a pleasant evening, in the morning Mrs Mason called. Got a bad cold. Thursday morning went to town, In the afternoon �Mr Pixel, Frederick Anna Maria and Emily drank tea and spent the evening with us also Lucy. Friday morning went a walk called at Mr parker's in the afternoon went and called in Bull St [?] Sunday went to New Church Dr Gardiner preached in the morning and Mr Chapman in the afternoon. Wednesday was very sorry indeed to hear of the death of Mrs Docker, she died on Sunday, her death was sudden having been taken with spasms on the Wednesday proceeding. Feby 28th Thursday Mr Parker John, Henry, Mrs Moore Miss Parker and Mary drank tea with us. March 10th Drank tea at Handsworth, the weather remarkably fine Josh came to bring us home. Sunday went twice to Church Dr Gardiner preached in the morning a very fine sermon "I am." 16th My Birthday. Sunday, went to Church Mr Clarke preached in the morning, a most excellent sermon, went again in the afternoon Mr Carless read prayers and Mr Chapman preached, Monday evening sat with the Miss Parker's, played at Fox and Goose. Have a girl called Jane Russel, staying a short time with us till she can get a place which is very convenient as we are busy preparing to flill [?]. Mrs W Welch called in the Gig but did not get out. Sunday Frederick drank tea with us 19th March. 24th March Good Friday went to Church in the morning busy in the afternoon removing a few of the things into the back kitchen it being the only room Miss Newby would allow us Sat: Lady day up early, Mr Horton came to assist us to remove Mr Parker and all the family very civil, offered their man to assist us. I staid at the old house to see the things off most of the things removed on Sat: might indeed every thing but a few shelves, everything went on very well in the evening tolerably straight. Hodgson and a man came to do the garden was not required to give up the key till Tuesday or Wednesday if we liked it. Sunday in the morning went to St Phillips Mr Clarke preached a very good Sermon the text was 19 Chap of Job 25 Verse. "For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth." Felt quite at home. Jonathan and Lucy walked home with us, they had been at Zion chapel to hear Mr MacAulay, agreed to go with them in the evening. Josh gone to Yardley. After tea Mary and I settled at Mrs Davis's to go with them to Zion Chapel Mr MacAulay preached a very good Sermon, "Love not the world neither the things that are in the world." he also read and expounded the 7 Chap of the Acts. after service he walked home with us. Tuesday went to town, as we were going who should we see but Eusebuis Langley, he came to Birmingham with Mr Brindley, the farmer dined with us, as also John Welch, called at Mrs Robert's to ask them to come and emn the windows, she was very glad to see us, told us her son was married. In the afternoon went with Nick [?] Miss P and John to the blue school to hear the children balloted for, 50 were admitted, a greater number than was ever before known I think I have offended JP by refusing to take his arm. Mrs Jas Welch and Mr Burman were there, the former drew a blank. E Langley told as Aunt Jane was gone to live at Mrs W Walter's. Went to town. Friday morning went to town, Cousin Ann called to invite us to tea in Buu St on Tuesday, to meet Newcott's[?] and Mr and Mrs Burman, Cousin Anne likes this house better that the other, in the afternoon Mrs Parker Miss, P. Margaret John & Henry drank tea with us, liked the house very much. �Sunday went twice to Church in the morning Mr Clarke's text was 1 Chap of John verse 4 and the afternoon Mr Chapman's "Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gifts." Tuesday Father, Mother, Mary and I drank tea in Bull St. Mr and Mrs Welch were there, the former was thrown and had his collar bone broke a short time ago, we also met there Mr and Mrs Newcott [?] and daughter and Mr Burman and his mother. Friday Father Mary and I drank tea at Aunt Henry's, Mr and Mrs Jas Welch Anne and Mr Weston and nephew the former showed us a very good trick. Sunday was not well did not go to Church, Monday M Parker very ill indeed called to see her, Tuesday morning and evening called at Parker's Mary very ill. Wednesday called to see M P found her rather better called at Mrs Davis's. Sunday went twice to Church, Monday called in Bull St invited them to come, Tuesday Father and Mary went to Yardley Mother and I called to see is Pixel who is come to be with her Father. called to invite Mrs Davis and Lucy Wednesday cousin Anne Aunt Henry and Lucy drank tea with us Mr and Mrs JS Welch did not come, the former much vexed about his gig which he kept at Livery stables being seized because the tenant could not pay the rent. Mr Tregent was the Landlord . Friday much pleased at M Parkers jaw being unlocked. Have not walked in the road so much lately, the garden being so much better than at the other house, it is quite an amusement to us. Went to hear Mons Alexandre the ventriloquist very much praised and pleased he bring the first I ever heard. M Parker worse than ever, sat up with her on Saturday night along with Mrs Moore her jaw still locked and struggling [one word illegible] and stiffness Dr Johnstone says it approaches mirror to Catalepais than any he ever witnessed. Sat 29th April Mrs Waller dined with us. Sunday did not go to Church having sat up all night. M Parker very ill indeed. Sunday May 14th went out of mourning for our dear Aunt Elizabeth, [one word illegible] Sunday, Fanny gone home Mrs Rose comes in a morning to make the fires & c. The weather beautifully fine. M P better. Thursday, fair, drank tea at Uncle James’ Friday they came here from Yardley. Sunday hear a very good sermon from Mr Clarke "For we know in part. Tuesday Mary and I walked over to Handsworth and brought Mrs W back to dinner, Aunt Henry also dined with us Mr and Mrs Jas Welch Anne and Johnathan drank tea with, the weather very hot, The Sale at Hams to begin to day May Sunday Henry Welch and James Piercy came to tea Miss P has been staying with us, Mr Moore preached in the morning and Mr Kennedy in the afternoon. Wednesday went to Mrs Davis's to tea, Johnathan very poorly Friday June 2 a confirmation at St Phillip's it is to be two days Friday for the country people and Saturday for the towns. very fine on the Friday after the confirmation the Bishop gave a most excellent charge to those who had been confirmed in the plainest language. Dr Gardiner was over. Fanny called at Mr Sevinson's for Zelueo. Monday Mrs Mason dined with us. Mary Parker taken dreadfully ill with spasms Fanny sat up with her. 8 June Mr Pixel, Frederick and Mary Jane spent the evening with us. Miss Parker and Mrs Mason called to hear Mr Pixel play. think Mary is getting a little better. Friday June (Father and Uncle John walked over to Yardley the weather very fine and warm �Friday morning went to Church W Docker came to tea. Monday morning before I got up very much shocked to hear of the death of my Aunt Jane she died Sunday morning June 11th. She has been declining a long time but had not the most distant idea of being near death of even the impossibility of her death H Langley wrote to inform us, Uncle John likewise received a letter from Uncle Saml George went to Yardley to inform them. Saturday 17th June wrote to Mrs Askin to order out mourning voz. [?] black frock Spencers & handkerchief our hats we sent out to be new made up. At night heard from Cheadle had been expecting a letter all week. Mrs Askin informed us Aunt Jane was up on the Sat: dressed as usual with watch &c that she had new bonnet trimmed and a part of new boots, that she said she did not expect to recover but she should not die yet. She died very early about 3 oclock on Sunday morning Mrs Askin sent us a sopy of her will, it was not quite satisfactory, Aunt Jane left the Five Thousand pounds which she had not the power to do so. She left me 50 L and her clothes to be equally divided between Mary and I. To Mrs Askin she left her watch, bed, bed quilts and novels to Aunt Henry her sheets She likewise left them money but it was not hers to leave. Her chest upon [one word illegible] she left me. Sunday went out for the first time since my Aunt's death went to the olc Church as St Phillips is shut up. went both morning and afternoon though it was so exceedingly hot Mr Harling preached in the morning and Mr Moore in the afternoon Mrs Southal came. Sat July 8th Went to Mr Unett's to swear to my Aunt Elizabeth's handwriting in the codiul[?] to her will. Johnathan very poorly indeed, "am affraid," [sic] indeed it is my Uncle James’ opinion that he will never recover. Miss Austen went to [one word illegible] me to call as she was very ill, an Inflammation on the Chest. Died Friday a week Miss Townsen after a few days illness She was sister to Mrs Green and died at her house. The weather excessively hot, had several bad thunder storms, and very little rain a long time. Cousin Frederick left his situation but Mrs Jah [?] will not have him at home, he is now at Handsworth and looks very ill having had the Jaundice. Sunday in the morning went the Olc Church Mr Moore read prayers and Mr Kennedy preached "Except yr righteousness exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of Heaven." In the evening Margaret Parker called to ask us to go with them to their garden which we did. Monday Mrs Wright and her two children came to tea she was very sorry to hear of the death of my Aunt Jane, in the evening Josh went a walk with us to look at the reservoir walked over where Roach pool formerly stood. Sunday morning went to Edg Caston and in the afternoon to St Martins Parker's said they would go with us, but we called at Mrs Davis's. Monday we went to Mr Lowe's to hear the children speak the play written by Mr MacAulay, much pleased with young Hobday ]?] and Edwin, the play went off very well except when the Captain shoots the Colonel, the pistols would not go off and they had to stop and load them two or three times first. In the afternoon drank tea with Susan an old servant who lived nine years with us, she has three fine children, went to there garden and had some nice fruit. [illegible 1 word] went to town in the evening met W Docker and Mrs Hall asked us very much �to go to the play along with them. Friday July 29 drank tea and supped at Mrs Pixell's had a very pleasant visit. Sunday 23rd Went to see St Martins in the morning Mr Chapman in the evening went for the first time to St Bartholem Mr Harking read the prayers and Mr Garbett preached met Henry who much surprised us by telling us Mrs Askin was come in the evening she called of us, My Mother and her not very friendly, Monday Lucy and Johnathan rank tea with us went a walk called at Parker's saw Miss P's cuttings out. Not very well, the weather exceedingly hot, the weather dryer than it has been upwards of twenty years. Wednesday Mrs Mason drank tea here walked part of the way home with her. Friday called at Aunt Henry's much surprised to find Mrs Askin gone to Warrington. Called at Parker's, Mrs Davis sent to invite us to tea did not feel very well so declined it, herd from Joseph says he met with a very kind reception from Mr and Mrs H Langley, was very near meeting with a serious accident as the Coach was going down Folebank [?] the horses fell down, the leaders a good deal hurt but the passangers fortunately sustained no injury. Says in his letter that Saml Sherratt had been fighting the night before and was so afraid that my Father should see his black and bruised face that he had been barely employed all morning painting his bruises. The New Church still shut up and will continue so some time longer. Sunday, hotter than ever wet to Edgbaston Church heard an excellent sermon from Mr Pixel, Be ye doers of the word and not hearers only. Sorry to hear Uncle Lovelace's servant man has left then, am afraid they will not meet with one to suit them again so well, They have sold the grey, a very fine horse remarkably well 100 L was the price they got for it. Sunday evening, went to the coach disappointed at not finding him come Monday thundered and lightened, the hottest day we have had this summer, the thermometer at 90 deg. July 31 Josh came home has had a very pleasant visit Miss Parker came. Tuesday not quite so hot, Thursday drank tea at Aunt Davis's met Cousin Anne and Mr Hewet [?] there lightened very bad, Sat went into the town heard that Mrs Armitage had cut her throat. Young Green alarmed us on Tuesday morning by knocking violently at the entry door and threatening to call the watch he has since proved quite insane and has had two men with him from the workhouse besides a nurse, has had on a strangers waistcoat and been tied down it has really been very distressing to hear him, he is now a little better. Sunday morning went to Edgbaston Church, Cousin William and Frederick drank tea with us, went a walk with them. Monday drank tea at Aunt Henry's Mr Perkin's came to tea think him very pleasant. Tuesday Mr Pixell called. The weather still continues very hot, I believe the wheat looks well, vegetables very scarce a great deal of thunder and lightning and several fatal accidents have happened. But to look at St Phillips Church which they are beautifying very much painting the pillars of a marble colour and gilding the tip of them very richly, indeed altogether it has a very opended [?] appearance. Thursday Miss Piercy came to tea walked part of the way home with her Sat heard she was very poorly called to see her, found he much better Sunday went twice to Edgbaston Church and in the evening to Ebenezer Monday morning went to town had my hair cut. M Parker much worse I am afraid there is no chance of her recovery. She was getting much better a week or two ago. Tuesday drank tea at Uncle James's. Wednesday Fanny sat up with M Parker thought it impossible she could survive the night. Friday Old Mr Frances was buried at Mosely, a very �handsome Funeral went a walk in the morning as far as Edgbaston Church along with Johnathan and Lucy, the weather still very hot and rain much wanted. After tea called at Mr Pixell's was surprised to find Anna Maria was come she looks very poorly. M Parker still very ill indeed, think it astonishing she has continued so long. Sunday morning went to Edgbaston, the weather excessively hot called to see M Parker found her very ill indeed, her cough worse than I ever heard any ones. Monday Mac Cready performs at the Theatre hope too. Called at Mr Pixell's Anna Maria in a very poor state. Monday, Father, Mary Johnathan Lucy and I set out to the play, I lost my party and after waiting about 3 quarters of an hour was obliged to come home alone, a gentleman told them he had seen me on the other side of the pit [?] and as my Uncle had left them they concluded I was with him. Tuesday went to Cars lane to hear Mrs Fry's brother preach he is a Quaker, his name is Gurvey, the meeting was very full. On Monday the evening Mac Cready performed the Theatre was robbed of upwards of 200 L. Thursday he performed again to make up the loss to the manager, The play was Virginus [?] much disappointed I could not go, as I had reeved a previous invitation to Mr Saml Alcock's to meet Mr and Mrs Sanders & came home about 12 in a car along with Mrs Sanders. Friday called to see M Parker found her a little better. Sunday not quite well did not go out any where Sat: morning called at Mr. Pixell's Josh has been going the boundaries of Harborne parish it is upward of 30 years since they have been gone over sad work putting them into a [?] fits [?], holes canals & c [one word illegible] make them remember the boundaries Joseph was put in together with the clergyman, the curate, Mr Price the magistrate Mr Simcoe his sons & a nephew of he earl of Stamford &c 50 boys were in all together.. Josh came home quite an object his hat without a crown as also was Mr Jacobs they both rode in a gig together in that condition. Wed August 28th called to see Miss Pixell previous to her return to Berkshire also called to see Mary Parker Thursday drank tea at Aunt Henry's Miss Piercy was there. Saturday went into the town called at Mrs Frances's along with my Mother. Miss Frances appeared very low, [illegible initials] had been in a very infirm state a long time, but he went off very suddenly at the last. Have had several very bad thunderstorms lately, but have not heard of any serious accidents near Birmingham. Several lives have been lost in different parts of the Kingdom. September 1st. Believe it to be a remarkably good season for game. Sunday the New Church opened, it has been shut about 10 weeks, Dr Gardiner preached an excellent sermon upon the occasion, went in the afternoon Mr Chapman preached, "Who is on my side who? and there looked out two or three unto him." Monday went to look at the reservoir, they got on with it very far. Tuesday called at Uncle Jame's, J Parker sent us a brace of partridges the first we have had. Thursday and Friday wet. Sat went into the town, called at Mr Saml Alcock's, invited them to spend the evening with us on Monday. Sunday morning went to St Phillips Mr Clarke preached in the afternoon went to Edgbaston. Monday my Uncle Aunt and Anne came from Yardley, W Piercy called. Tuesday Aunt Henry invited us to meet Mrs W Welch did not go as we expected Mr Saml Alcock and W Docker in the evening, Wednesday Josh gone to Harborne surveying expect he will be there a week or two. The weather very pleasant. �Wednesday September 13th Johnathan came home much worse. Joseph begun the survey of Harborne parish. The wake over, but a man who is walking for a wager causes a many people to be about, he walks from the Swan to the top of Calthorp Street, [one word illegible] and forwards about 90 miles. September 14th called to see Johnathon think he looks much worse, also called to see M Parker, she is quite wandering in her mind, though her health appears rather better. Joined with Aunt Henry in some Damsons we had a strike between us, ave six shillings and sixpence a strike for them, they are remarkably fine ones, had them from Mr Green of Yardley. Sunday morning went to St Phillips MR Clark preached was surprised to see the chancel gallery was erected, and the pulpit moved to the other end of the Church prepatory to the Oratories. William Piercy, James, Henry and George came to dinner In the afternoon Miss Piercy came, went to Edgbaston Church Johnathon came in the evening, Monday morning Joseph went to Harborne for the week, Howarth breakfasted here Tuesday and Wed very wet in the afternoon of the latter drank tea and spent the evening along with Miss Piercy enjoyed ourselves very much the evening turned out very fine. Thursday morning went into town met Mr. H Pixel, Miss Foote performing at the Theatre, should like very much to go, but do not intend asking as the Oratories will so soon be here. Friday the day very fine, went into the town called at Uncle Jame's and at Mrs Davis's who returned yesterday from Newport. Saturday Mr Wilm Alcock and Lovelace Welch drank tea with us, in the evening called at Mr Pixell's they have agreed to dine with us on Monday week having so many engagements they could not come before. Miss Austen sent Mary and I a present of some fruit. Sunday morning we went to St Phillips Mr Clarke preached in the afternoon intended to go [to]Edgbaston but there will be no more afternoon service at present so went along with Miss Austen, who drank tea with us to St Phillips, caught in the rain as we returned. Monday 25th very wet. Tuesday morning went into the town looked at Beardsworth repository, bought a pair of Gloves. Wed Sept 27th fine, Lovelace called to say they would dine with us on Friday it being the fair. Thursday the fair, a fine day Fanny's father came, brought us two fine pheasants and some nuts. Uncle John gave me 2sh. Friday Mrs Maso and Anna Maria Pixel called Uncle Lovelance and Lovelance and John dined with us, went as far as Cottrells' bought a gauge handkerchief gave only 1 sh and 6d for the square, have not been into the town. In the evening went to Mr Pixell's asked them if they had any objection to go with us to go to the concert on the contrary they said they should be glad to go with us and asked which day we should prefer going, we all fixed for Wednesday: so Mr Henry was to go on Sat: to ballot for us: Sat went to Hooloway's to buy a lace met Mrs Davis there walked home with her. Fanny's father gone home, have not been into the fair. Sunday Oct 1st The morning fine, went to St Phillips Mr Clarke preached on forgiveness of iniquity [illegible?] Monday October 2nd the first stone was laid for a new Church at Holloway Head there were great numbers of persons and all the clergy attended. Mr Pixell Frederick Anna Maria and Emily dined with us, was rather disappointed Mr H Pixell did not come, as he had received a letter to say the clergyman of the next parish was dead and he must immediately return Lucy and Johnathon drank tea with us. Tuesday the first day of the long talked Oratories, Went into the town Uncle and Aunt Lovelace and Anne, spent the day in Bull St. along with Mary. There were 3 cars full from Uncle Jame's to the concert. Felt very low after Breakfast �sent to see Mr Jacob's to inquire after Howarth who we heard on Sunday evening had fallen into the well as Mr Jacob's. The fact was that this Mr J had a favourite dog which had tumbled into the well and which Mr J thought was dead. Howarth as soon as he heard of it went to the well and the cord having cut his hand dreadfully he let go his hold & was precipitated to the bottom a distance of above 30 yds where he remained in dreadful anguish upwards of three quarters of an hour, this happened on Sunday evening between 11 and 12 oclock and he expired very easily about 3 oclock the next day, Joseph was with him when he died. He was insensible from the time he was taken out of the well. a coroners inquest sat on the body and a verdict of accidental death was brought in. He was buried at St Phillips on Friday in a plain way. Wed the day fine, Uncle and Aunt Lovelace SAW [initials?] and Anne Welch dined here in the evening Mr Pixell and Anna Maria called of us in a walk to go with them to the concert never was more pleased. Mr Braham sang delightfully and Miss Stephens, Miss Travis I though a pleasing singer. We heard Madame Caradoriand and Miss Bacon the former sang chiefly in Italian the latter has a very powerful voice, though I do not think her a pleasing singer. We got home in good time. Thursday walked into the town and in the evening drank tea at Aunt Henry's with Anne who is staying with us, the Piercy's were there and Mr Parker's think the latter [2 words illegible] staid rather late. Friday went into the town called ar Mrs Davis's. Joseph went along with Mr Jacob to the concert. Mr H Langley sent by Father, Uncle John, Uncle Lovelace and Aunt Henry a hare, unknown [?] to Mr Pixell. Sat drank tea at Aunt Davis's. Josh and Lovelace went to the play Miss Pator and Mr Braham sang the house very full, Lovelace slept here. Sunday went to St Phillip's the church very full, fuller than I ever saw it Dr Gardiner preached they collected upwards of 85 L. Monday afternoon walked into the town called at Mrs Davis's Miss Lowe was there. Heard of death of Mrs Jame's she is the 6th or seventh that has died in childbed lately Mrs Lloyds Mrs Hawkins Mrs Rawlins Mrs Flink Mrs Salt [?] The balloon was to have ascended but owing to an accident in the machinery it is put off till next Monday. Miss Paton performed at the Theatre, she was engaged for 70 guineas. Tuesday the day wet, did not walk out, called in the evening to Miss Parker Wed: cousin Anne called, staid dinner, went into the town, in the afternoon Sat Welch went home Lovelace came for di[illegible] Josh [is Joseph] at Kingsbury Mrs Askin over, at Aunt Henry's, she has not yet called for us though she has been in Birm above a week. thursday Went a walk nearly as far as the send turnpike after dinner Mr Shipton called, and in the evening Mrs Askin and Jame's Piercy she was very civil to my mother, though very shy when first she came. Expected Joseph sat up till near 1 oclock, he did not come, my Uncle sat up till near five. He had written but we did not receive the letter till the next day. Friday walked as far as the second turnpike. Mr Perkins sent me a volume of Byron's works which he promised me to read. Oct 13th Sat called at Mr Pixell's, Anna Maria lent us a novel called the Layalists, caught in the rain Sunday went both morning and afternoon to St Phillips Sr Spry preached. "Were there not ten cleansed but where are the nine. Josh dined at Piercy's, Monday my Father and Mother set off by two oclock to see the Balloon. did not return till 7 could not think what detained them so long, it did not go off at all, which so incensed the mob that they rushed in and tore it to pieces, it was to have gone off from the Barrack yard, it is said Mr Graham made a hole in it [one word illegible] on purpose. it certainly was shameful after taking the people's money not to go on. Tuesday walked into the town along with my Father, called at Mr Saml Alcock's. Wednesday 18th St Luke {/} went to prayers Mr Chapman read them, expect W and Y Piercy and Henry �Josh at Harborne but expect him this evening. Miss Piercy came with her brothers spent a pleasant evening W Piercy sang two or three good songs Josh brought some Dalias from Harborne, by far the most beautiful flowers I ever saw. Thursday a very dull damp day walked as far as Edgbaston Church, yesterday called to see Miss Austen, as she seems very much hurt at our never having been to see her, she seems to be in very comfortable lodgings at Mrs Fitzer's in Islington now. Have violets growing in our garden think it rather remarkable, the latter end of October, but the weather is very mild for the time of the year. Friday Mrs Rose came here to brew, called at Mrs Davis's Sat the day fine went into the town. Sunday went twice to town in the morning Mr Clarke preached and in the afternoon Mr Chapman, Josh dined at Mr Jacob's Monday called an Aunt Henry;s took Mr Perkins book back. Thursday Mrs Jordan here to wash. J Parker, Miss Austen and W Piercy called in the morning, the latter is going to London in the evening. Saturday Fanny was given 2 letters from home saying that her Mother was given over by the doctors and could not possibly live 24 hours, she went by the Stourbridge Coach which goes by here, and have not heard from her. Wed the day fine, Drank tea along with Miss Austen spent a pleasant evening, as we were going, saw Mrs W Welch at Mrs Davis so called. While we were away Fanny came here, she seemed so distressed that we let her go back again by the Stourbridge Coach as her mother was still living though in the greatest danger. Margaret Parker brought some drawings back I lent them invited us to tea. Thursday, very showery Mrs Jordan comes every morning &c to light the fires. Fanny came for Dr Male [possibly Phale] her mother, who is still in the greatest danger, she called here staid about half an hour and returned by the Coach. Friday showery, called at Miss Parker's in the morning, walked in the garden in the afternoon have not walked much the last week. Sunday, still without a servant did not go to Church in the morning Mrs Jordan came here to assist went in the afternoon a stranger read the prayer and Mr Clarke preached, Monday Fanny came over her Mother still in the greatest danger went back again in the afternoon, was to send a young woman from Wordsley but she has not been yet. Sunday Mr S Alcock Elizabeth little William Alcock and W Docker came to tea. Tuesday morning went a walk F Pixell called in the evening called at Parkers and sat along with tem Mr & Mrs Moore were there. Thursday J Welch came from Yardley to enquire about my Uncle Mr Pixell Called. Friday called at Mrs [illegible] to enquire the character of our new servant thought it satisfactory, called to see poor Mrs Workman who is exceedingly ill. Mrs Davis called Sat a wet uncomfortable day Mrs Jordan brought, to my great surprise a letter from J Parker Nov 4th Sunday went to church in the morning. Nov 5th Mr Clarke preached the, the text the 19th Chap of Proverbs and 21st verse "There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless, the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand Monday, Uncle John very poorly, Uncle James came t see him, thinks he has water upon his chest Fanny came here told us her Mother died last Tuesday. She wishes to live with us again but we have engaged one or we would have had her again. Called upon Miss Austen but she was out. Tuesday Mrs. [illegible] and Mrs Mason called Friday our new servant came, Hannah May Mason. Called at Mrs Davis's Mr Pixel called Sunday went twice to Church Mr Moore preached in the morning and Mr Clarke in the afternoon, Reading "Two Summers of Clifton" very much pleased with it particularly the two first Volumes. The last �week very cold and frosty. Josh has been at Harborne the last 6 or 7 weeks surveying. Uncle John much better. Hope our new servant will suit us. Tuesday drank tea at Mrs Davis played at cards won 2 d of Mr Lowe Thursday poor Mrs Workman died, after a long and very painful illness which she bore with the greatest patience I ever saw, It was a concern on her breast. Thursday Miss Austen drank tea and supped with us. Sunday went twice to Church Mr Clarke preached in the morning and Mr Chapman in the afternoon. Mon [one word illegible] and Aunt Lovelace John and Anne dined herein the morning went to the Ravenhurst. Tuesday Miss Piercy came to dinner Lucy, Miss Piercy, Mary and I walked over to the Ravenhurst, the sale was over before we got there. Have had a bad pouk on my left eye. Nov 31 [? there is no Nov 31st] My mother and I went to Handsworth to see Mrs W Welch who has had the Jaundice we found her much better, it is a very long time since we have been at Handsworth think they were almost offended, very glad to see us, had a good walk home, the roads terribly dirty. Johnathon and Edwin called in the evening. Sat: Had a letter from Fanny who we have been expecting all week to say she has had a bad scald, and that she should be very glad to come again, so we have agreed to take her. My Uncle John got pretty well again. Have walked out very little in the last week. Sunday went twice to Church Dr Gardiner preached. The week very wet Thursday called in Buul Street Miss Austen very ill with an inflammatory fever. Friday took a walk to Edgbaston Church and called at Aunt Henry's. knitting and borders. Sat expect Fanny Friday called at Mr Parker's to see Mrs Moore who is in a very poor state of health, have not seen any of them very lately. Mary is wonderfully recovered can walk out short distances. Wed: were surprised to see Mary Parker come along with Margaret and sat the evening with us. Thursday Anna Maria Pixell called, been several walks this week as the weather has been very fine and mild. Called to enquire how Miss Austen was, sorry to hear she was much worse, her disorder is an inflammatory fever. Have seen some very pretty ornaments made of pricked paper, think of doing some. Tuesday 12th Miss Piercy spent the day along with us, they are going to leave Miss Ashton's anhave taken a house in Legge St. which they think of going to in a few days. Joseph this week at Sutton was very late at home every evening this week. Sunday Mr Clarke preached "Search the Scriptures" in the afternoon Mr Chapman concluded his last Sunday's sermon "Are they not all ministering spirits." Monday very poorly. Miss Austen getting better. Friday drank tea at Mr Parker's. Sat went into the town Josh won a wager of a dozen of wine came here to day, the wager was this Josh said he had walked to Wednesbury, a gentleman present said he would bet him a bottle of wine of it, Joseph said he would bet him a dozen if he like it, which he agreed to. Sunday went to Church Dr Gardiner preached, Unto us a child is born unto us a son is given, and his name shall be called wonderful the mighty Father the Prince of Pead. When I came from Church was surprised to find a letter for me to find a letter for me from JP. Monday Xmas day went to church Dr Gardiner preached a continuation of yesterdays sermon the text the same, stopped the sacrament. Uncle very poorly again, gets scarcely any sleep of night but dozes much during the day, his cough very troublesome. The weather very mild and dull. Joseph had a letter from Griffin Walker, they were all well, but had not been fortunate in their affairs. �Have had a cold most of the week, have had no invitations. About a fortnight ago Dosy Milward died . Wed Aunt Henry's children along with MRs Crowder spent the day with us. Mrs James Welch put to bed 27th of day Sunday the last day of the old year heard a very excellent sermon from Dr Gardiner. Monday went into the town called in Bull St saw the child: Uncle John very poorly Friday drank tea along with Miss Austen. Heard Dr Gardiner had had a stroke. Sunday Mr Clarke preached in the morning and Mr Chapman in the afternoon. 1828 December 1828 ... Have not written memorandums lately, which is rather unusual, hope to do so regularly not I have a book. Monday 8th J Welch dined with us, invited us to the Solihull ball, which is to take place on the sixth of January in the afternoon turned out wet so he staid all night, went and practiced the Quadrilles at Mr. [could be Mrs] Greens. Wed [17th] Mother and Mary gone to prayers. Took a walk in the afternoon Miss Green's came and sat with us. Just as they were gone a woman came to desire Mr. Welch to go into Dale end as Mrs. Jost [?] was in labour. Father and Susan went immediately. Jost was out, but quite steady on his return, Father soon came back. Susan staid all night, Mary and I sat up till half past 2 not knowing whether Susan would come back. Thursday, Susan came home soon after breakfast, left Mrs. J very poorly but not in labour. Mother and I called found her very sick, she got worse while we staid, and Josh went for Mr. Hudson, saw her mother and sister for the first time. Friday, Susan in Dale end, called in the afternoon found her much better, saw Mr. Hudson there, had after wanted to know who we were. Sat: Mother and I called in Dale end Josh was out, staid till he came back, did not seem very happy together, hope it is only a quarrel, she is got tolerably well again. Monday [22nd] Monday Father gone to distribute the money for St. Thomas's day. Mother and Mary gone into the town, could not go as we have masons putting up an oven. Jany 1st 1889, six years to day since my dear sister Elizabeth died. Wed, Feby 4th Susan was [word illegible] for before breakfast to Dale end, Mrs Josh was put to bed 20 minutes past 10, had a bad time Mr Hudson thought he should have been obliged to call in other advice.. Josh came up before dinner seemed much pleased, said it was the prettiest child that ever was seen. Wed, Mother and Mary called in Dale end found Mrs. Josh very poorly. ... Aunt Henry called to say Mrs. Josh was very ill and that some of us had better go down found her in very great danger, Susan staid all night, Thursday, morning Susan came home Mrs Js medicine had operated and she was thought to be out of danger. �Wed. The baby 3 weeks old. Arthur, Mother and I went to see it baptized, a wet, snowy, uncomfortable day proposed it being called Elizabeth, they all seemed to like it, so Elizabeth it is called. 15th of March the anniversary of Joseph's [this is Josh] wedding day, just twelve months since. Lately he has been very steady, hope it will turn out for the best spent a most wretched day this time last year, heard he was married and did not know who to. Tuesday March 24th before I got up Susan came into mu room to say that Joseph came home in liquor last night, that he and his wife had works, and that he turned her out of doors between 12 and 1, she took the child with her 10 oclock have heard no tidings, though have sent everywhere she is in the habit of going. Joseph very unhappy. Went to town, intending to go to Dale end, but met Joseph said he had heard his wife was safe but did not know where she was. In the evening went into Dale end Mrs Joseph said she would come back if we would send for her. It was about 7 when we left. Wed went to see how they were going on, found them both at home, the child looks very poorly. Sunday morning went to Church, very poorly indeed in the afternoon voided a deal of blood, think it is owing to taking Jelop. Tuesday the blood came again, it had stopped on Monday. Thursday, Had a letter form Mrs. P.... saying she was very ill and did not think she could survive many days, expressed much regard, and said her friend Miss Ross would inform us of the event when it had taken place. Felt very sorry, for though I did not personally know her had often heard her spoken of, and the calm and resigned manner she speaks of her dissolution impressed me with a great opinion of her fortitude and resignation to the will of God. Thurs [no month given] Edwin came. Friday Father, Mother, and Susan went drink with Joseph for the first time think it is a very pretty place though small. Wed: Edwin went home. 1831 Thursday [March 1831]... Edward and John gone to America. Friday April 29th The anniversary of my Father and Mother's wedding day 29 years. [Passim sporadic details of an illness suffered by her mother apparently something to do with the lungs was coughing up blood but also of the bowels. Dr. Johnstone was the physician and comments were made about him and his attendances.] Sat [New Years Day, 1832] Nine years since my dear Sister's death We have all Colds, but thank God are all in tolerable health. My dear Mother has regained her spirits and her strength in �a great measure, how thankful I ought to be that we are all again permitted to see the beginning of another year, may we all spend it better than the last and if it be the will of God that we may again see another, but how many much younger and apparently stronger than myself who at the commencement of the last were in perfect health are now slumbering within peaceful graves. What is before me I know not many changes no doubt will take place before another Year. but Lord I commit myself into thy hands, make me to go in the path of thy commandments and let them be my delight. I am afraid I am not so serious as I was some years ago, it is said if people do not get better they must get worse I am fear the latter is the case, I have had a very serious illness I thought at one time I should barely get over it, how I am recovered and fed I really think more careless than before. 1832 Tuesday: Drank tea at Aunt Davis'. Young Lowe came soon after we left, he has been there a good deal lately think he must admire Lucy. C. Grafton came to Poplars for an explanation as we had accepted an invitation to a dance there the following Monday and afterwards declined it, he brought a letter from his Mother begging and intreating [sic] us to go, Called 3 following mornings and as we were engaged Mon they put it off till that day, sent notes to all the party to defer it till that day when Mr. C. Grafton called I accepted the invitation, but when I came home they insisted upon our not going and Joseph wrote a note to say we could not come. Sat. [May 24th] Very stormy called of Mrs. Davis, think the matter between Lucy and Neville Lowe is broken off. Wed: Very much surprised white sitting at my work about 10 in the morning to see Mr. and Mrs. C. Welch come, they have walked all the way from London, never [work illegible] seeing my Uncle before, think him very amiable looking.... April 24th Edwin came to desire my Father to go there immediately, he found his sister in a dying state, Dr. Johnstone came and staid till she expired she went off quite easy but was not sensible, it was a most providential thing Mother's being at home, the shock has been very great to us all, at 2 o'clock Mr. Russell did not think her in the slightest danger and she died about 5. My Father was there at the time she died, I was with him there soon after, she was not them removed up stairs, but was sitting on her chair in the back room, did not see her. Think Father and Mother look very poorly feel very uncomfortable about them. Tues: Went to the annual meeting for the Committee of the School of Industry, intend becoming [work illegible] Tue: Went to the School of Industry to go with Miss Barker, Miss Bickley & Miss Smallwood to see the method of the Madras School, much pleased with the quickness and method observed. ... vexed to hear that John rides by most days, saw him to day and went from the window �without bowing, I have not spoken to him since he offered himself to Miss Francis, and wonder what cam make him think again of me, which I fear he does. Monday met Miss Barker and Miss Bickley at the School of Industry... Sat: Came home, found my Mother better. Edwin and John dined here the former seemed glad we were come home again. It is exceeding unpleasant to me John's riding be daily. I have seldom seen him, but hear from one or other of his going by. Received a note requesting me to attend the next week at the School of Industry. Tues: The [illegible] at the School of Industry ... The Reform bill passed, the house of Lords, expect great rejoicings, talk of a Jubilee throughout the Kingdom. Went to the School proposed a ticket should be given to each class instead of only 1 in the School Miss Barker approved or it and it was to be observed till the Committee met. Have a Chance of putting a Child in the School of Industry, Mrs. Craven spoke of one of Mrs. Milnes children. Mother tolerable during dinner she however went and lay down while they staid and about 4 was taken with a bad bowel complaint and did not come down again that evening, we were much alarmed and wished her to have advise which she positively refused, I prevailed on my father to call Dr. Sanders and he sent her some medicine which she took had a tolerable night, Thursday she was better than I expected came down not very much later than usual and dined of the .... Friday, My Mother better, dosed a long time in the evening, came down to dinner, Hannah brought Walter in the afternoon which seemed to amuse her,... I felt very low all morning, though I do not think her worse. Saturday, My Mother came down to dinner but lay in bed most of the afternoon and took her tea on the bed, she is very weak and very thin, I think I never saw anyone thinner, her bowel complaint has left her. I have not walked out lately as I do not like to leave my Mother Saturday [end of July] Joseph came, said his wife was put to bed yesterday of a fine boy, she had a sharp but quick time. Maria came to see if we were in want of a servant, my Mother likes the one we have but she is so slow , I do not. Monday the girl came from the Slade to say Mrs. Joseph was very poorly W Welch came last night to see my Mother he said he thought Mrs. J. would soon come about, but Joseph has been tipsy which has made her so poorly, sent Hannah there this afternoon.... �Monday the grand procession of the Reformers Elizabeth L. Green and I went to Summer's to see the procession, it was a grand one, the trades walked, no gentlemen were it, [interesting story of a theft at their home clothes left in the kitchen to be ironed were stolen upon contacting the police, Mr. Welch found his property which had been stolen by a 'suspicious looking character' who was a woman she was committed to Warwick.] My Mother said she hoped Elizabeth would stay two or three months with us and have the run of the house, last time she gave Joseph a Silver Cream Jug for Elizabeth, her fee so called, she has not mentioned that they were till to night.... [Mother becomes desperately ill]...Some talk about my sleeping with her, she seemed pleased when I said she would not disturb me and that I would rather sleep with her. Sat up till near three, Hannah sat up all night, about 4 my Mother very ill, breakfasted in my Father's bed, my Mother very ill all day, her bowels still continued relaxed, I was very low and hysterical, think [work illegible] very gradual she declines daily and that she cannot continue long. 1833 Monday ... Had a good lunch and went to a meeting of the Committee of the School of Industry. Sunday, Feby 11th ...Dined at Uncle Lovelace's. Mr. Parker was there Unknown to me Francis had told him we were going there Before tea they all left the Room, only Mr. Parker and I remained, he then said I must be aware what his intentions were. That he hoped I would allow him to speak to my Father and have his accounts examined, that he would keep me a house in the Country and every Indulgence that was in his power it would be his greatest pleasure to grant me. Told him positively I could not allow him to speak to my Father. After supper (it was very rainy) John and I walked home, I took his arm, he then renewed his offer but I declined it then asked him to walk in he hesitated but at length did, while a cloak was reached for, but he did not sit down. Sat After dinner John came to walk home with me ... so John P and I walked there together, he then renewed his offer I told him my Father never would consent, and that if he did I should not, he said he intended coming to super in the evening, I said if he did I should not see him, neither would my Father. "Should I be at Church?" I said if I thought he would be there I should I told him it would depend on his future behavior whether we remained friends or not, that is whether he gave me up or not. He said he not, his attachment had been so long ... Friday went into the town to take earings [sic] to be mended, met the Miss Parker's who were friendly afterwards Mr. J Parker he bowed in the slightest possible manner. [some time later perhaps weeks] He [Mr. Parker] behaves very haughtily when I meet him, has twice crossed the road to pass me, and never bowed or taken any notice. Did feel very sorry, but now feel contempt for him, �Last Tuesday evening my Father sent Hannah with a suit of clothes for Mr. Hunt, telling her not to say where they came from. Mrs. Mason had a few weeks ago asked my Father for some for him. Yesterday my Father saw a relation of Mr. Hunt's who told him he died of Tuesday morning. They could not think of who had sent them. [entry immediately following is dated June 16th Monday] June 16th Monday ... Mrs. Joseph came to tea she seemed sadly disappointed we could not dine there tomorrow, it being Joseph's birthday, we should have gone but it is the show of the Horticultural Society. My dear Mother went to his last. Tues went to call of C. Shipton she was going to Lee Crescent so said we would walk with her and call of Lucy Mr. Seaton overtook us "said he hoped we were well and what delightful weather." Mary turned to me and said in the coldest way, "I have not the pleasure of that gentleman's acquaintance." He walked on and we say no more of him. After called of Mrs. Horton, very sorry their affairs are in so bad a state, it is entirely owing to their eldest son who I think must be the greatest hypocrite I ever heard of. Think they must be sold up and leave their house. Tues: July 9th poorly though not so bad as I often am, lay in bed till after tea. Wed Went to the gardens [Botanical] with my Father Ann and Mary very much enjoyed myself ... Saw Mr. Boulbee at the gardens should like to have spoken to him, it was my own fault I did not for feeling confused when he was coming towards I got up and turned my back to him to speak to Mrs. Muske My Father has purchased a share in the Old Library off my Uncle James gave 5 L. Called at the Library for a book for the first time. "Kenilworth" Sat. Mrs. Josh came she looked poorly, fainted away last Thursday and by mistake had spirit of wine and something else forced down her throat and sadly burned her mouth. Sat: Josh and Wife dined here Mrs. J said it was not to be mentioned by my Aunt Henry was at home and had been, she has behaved very ill to her creditors. Wed: Went on to Dine at Uncle Lovelace's, Said I was in the "Argos," but it is a mistake, it is a Welsh lady a relation of Miss Rushton's not Miss Welch that Mr. Saudamon had been paying his addnesoes [?] to. Sunday ... Father and I had words, the quarrel arose last night, If I may call it about Josh, my Father thought [illegible] too much for Josh to spend, it is not quite a week he is there, [illegible] grove. I said I would not speak to it but thought my Father should ask him to explain [at the end of the diary, Sarah kept track of expenditures etc. She also kept track of the following dates, although there is no reference to their meaning. Could this be a record of her menstrual �cycle?] January 13th Sunday February 8th Friday March 10th Sunday April 5th Sunday May Sunday June 10th Tuesday July 9th Tuesday August 8th Thursday September 11th Wednesday October 13th Sunday Nov 10th Sunday Dec 8th Sunday 1839 Tues: Went in the Omnibus to a dinner party in Cars Lane met Mr. and Mrs Thornton Mrs H Mole and her brother Mr. E Hill & J Welch at dinner... Wed Rading Ethel Churchill, written by LEL her death appeared in the paper a short time ago, fear she poisoned herself, she was married; few have written more beautifully of love than she has, but the reality is seldom what the imagination pictures and a mind like hers could not bear the cold reality. It must be delightful to have some one to whom one could tell ones every though who could sympathize with ones sorrows & enhance ones pleasures by sharing them with us, I have felt this want since I have lost my dear sisters society. [cannot read the names of the individuals] called, said [illegible] had thought of coming with him but was engaged looking over the books that the sale was the 14th; that he desired his love & would come soon, that nothing but the melancholy event which had occurred had prevented his coming before, am afraid he is coming to make me an offer, I like him as a cousin [?] in other light. Ann also walked with me to town Mrs Mole just gone to my Aunts saw Francis said Lovelace had the measles & that Mr Edwin Hill was there the evening before. Do not wish my Aunt to live here [Uncle passed away just recently in this diary].... Sun Louisa and I went to St, Phillips and after went to Carslane where my Father & Mr. and Mrs Mole soon joined me they being later from St. Pauls where Mr. Kennedy had preached a funeral sermon for Mr. Eakes. Rode to the gate & found my Aunt & John at dinner, took them by surprise I the afternoon affairs were talked over & a reconciliation effected. It was agreed for my Aunt to live with her daughter & John to come here for the present, Am very glad things are so arranged. �Saw Mr. E Hill's father's death in the paper spoke very highly of him. John saw Mr E Hill who he asked to come [to dine] but he was very poorly or would have done so. J Welch spent the evening at Mrs. Moles with Edwin Hill. Thurs: ... and I went to the flower show it was a very good one saw Mr E Hill who wished to fix a day to go & see him ...called in Moon St. to go altogether to Mr Edwin Hills spent a pleasant evening his pansies and tulips beautiful brought home a basketful of the flowers, played at cards had two tables John & i, & my Aunt & Mr Hill. An excellent supper a quarter of Lamb a very fine piece of salmon & a [illegible] Rhubarb & Gooseberry tats & he was very polite and attentive & gathered me flowers, did not get any for any one else but told to help themselves. Set out to walk home as it was long after 11 & the car was not come, met it before we got into the high road, the man was very cross & said he had not had a proper direction that he had been driving about for more than an hour & had been at 4 Mr Hills. When I came down in the morning heard from John their [sic] had been a great disturbance in the town 100 policemen had come from London the soldiers & riflemen called out & the riot act read that two of the police had been so seriously hurt there was little hope of their recovery & many hurt, that it was a regular fight & 50 or 60 were lying on the ground at a time, in the course of the day printed papers were posted warning people to keep in their houses at the peril of their lives. In the afternoon Mr Hill Mr Thompson, Jesson & Francis came, expected Mr James & Mr Nicholls. I spent a very pleasant day, as I found dear Mary better than I expected & Mrs B does not despair of her recovery though if she should recover it will be a work of time. [had dined with Hill] ... Mr Hill very agreeable sent a present to Mrs. Mole of fine gooseberries for desert [sic]. He has talked of me & praised me a good deal. when I returned Hannah said a gentleman had called from London she thought it the gentleman Miss Davis had talked of & that he said he would call today, quite surprised when I went into the parlour to see Mr Hillman, he is much improved in person, think he staid two hours, very polite & attentive almost thought he would have made me an offer, never saw anyone so pale as he went two or three times. [dined at Carslane] When we came home found a note from Mr E Hill with an invitation to spend the evening of either Thurs or Fri at his house My Father at my desire wrote to decline it I hope he will not feel it as a slight I really have not time as I hope to go into Staffordshire on Saturday .... On my return Mrs Mole I heard was confined, I had a letter to say Mrs. Joseph had another little girl. I also heard Mr Hill was very poorly in consequence of his eyes being bad, that Mr. Hodgson attended him daily at home time from the accounts I heard feared he would lose his �sight, went along with Mrs Mole & Francis to see him during his illness. Tues 19th Mr Hill who had said he would come to see us the drank tea with us, he is better, but cannot bear the light. Dec 11th Seven years today since my dear Mother died. Mr E Hill sent me the "Memoirs of Napoleon" & a very polite note to say that he had marked the particular parts & wished to know if I was a sorcerer as he was thinking of me all night & the spell was upon him this morning, it was a very pleasing one & he should not dispel it. Friday, Lucy & [illegible] called while here, a girl came from Mr Hill's with a note saying how much he always wished to be with me & that he should have called in Hagley [illegible] before, only he feared his birds [?] might be deemed intrusive & considered he out to make his sentiment to me known, that I had almost solely occupied hi thoughts & if he had read one night I should be candid enough to let him live & hope or at once tell so. That his servant should call tomorrow for an answer. Wrote to say "I feel pleased & flattered, that our acquaintance though not a recent one had been slight & that I should wish to consider the subject more before I decided. That my Father at anytime would be happy to see him." Sunday 22nd: John told me that Mr Hill intended coming today & F Mole with him, that he told Francis I was very cautious but that he like me the better for it & that he had never another it is now after six & he is not come I m surprised at it, I like actions to correspond with words. Mon Called at Carslane ... When at tea Mr Hill came, said just as he was setting out on Sunday his two brothers came & then it poured with rain, he was very pleasant but did not pay me any particular attentions, said he was invited to dine in Carslane Xmas day & if we went he should, staid till near 11. Tues: making pies for the poor peoples dinner on Christmas day. Maria here, helping to clean. About tea time Mr E Hill's servant man came with a spare rib of pork & a note wishing me the compliments of the season & a beautiful annual called the "keepsake" as a token of affection. Christmas day, very fine, but not feeling well did not go to Church, dined in Carslane ... Mr E Hill dined with us, he was very kind & attentive to me & I think I could like him better than any one I have ever seen, he is so well informed & sensible & there is a refinement about him that pleases me. Mr E Hill came to tea, though he looked very poorly, I like him better every time I see him, he told me he had been attached to a lady when he was very young but that she died of a decline that he did not think of any one else for years & that he was not engaged to her. He told me the first time he saw me he had a presentiment I should be his wife & while I was in the Staffordshire he never for a moment doubted it, but felt quite comfortable; that he was told I was engaged to Mr Mountfort but he never thought I should marry him. He is going to have a dinner party tomorrow & invited my Father, Mr Mole & John. Had a very pretty note from Mr E Hill thanking me a thousand times for mine which he says he �has read at least thirty times. [28th] Sun: Went to Church, Mr E Hill dined with us & so did John he staid till 11 & I agreed to go with Mr E Hill to see the Concert Mon: The evening so bad, did not expect Mr Hill but about the time he came in a car for me, spent a pleasant evening the Concert very clear, it was patronized by the Mayor & the room well filled, saw Mr James there. Coming home told Mr Hill that I was not in love. Mon: Mrs James called. Had a note from Mr Hill saying how much hurt he felt at the declaration I made coming home. Wrote to him to say I had no wish or intention to make him uneasy drank tea with Mrs Devis ... Dec 31 Mr Hill came while we were at supper & returned home with us in the Car. He was engaged to spend the evening at Mr R Hill's so went in the Car. Was glad he came, having no wish to make him uncomfortable & thought he looked very poorly. 1840 the 1st day of the year 1840. Am expecting Jonathan Devis who is bringing his intended lady to be introduced to his friends. Expect to meet Mr Hill this evening, Mrs Devis told me that when Mr Hillman called a month or two back it was his intention to have made an offer. Had my hair dressed, and about 6 went in a car to the Hen & Chicken we were the first, played a rubber with Mr Devis, about 9 In the morning J Devis called, the former told me that Mr Hillman was very much in love with me & I had only to decide about Mr Hill to have Mr Hillman come from London & make me an offer, that no one should marry if they expect to be happy except for love, that he thought Mr Hillman loved me & that not one he thought in 20 thousand would refuse him. I have quite decided & prefer Mr Hill with whom I think a woman has a much greater chance of happiness & I also think what ever Johnathan may say to the contrary that he likes me best, Johnathan has said too much, but I think he meant kindly. Wed: Called of Mrs James, found Johnathan here on my return said he was sorry he had said anything about Mr Hillman & Mr Hill. Mr Hill came about 8, staid with my Father till about 10, when he came & sat with me till about 12. Said I must be married in a month could not think of any such thing indeed I can hardly fancy myself engaged to him in reality, it seems to me like a dream, He asked me if he might speak to my Father, to which I agreed. Sun Mr E Hill dined with us he also was wet through & called at his brothers to borrow his clothes. He paid me a good deal of attention & seemed very fond of me said he would come up on Tuesday to have some talk with my Father Said he wished I would be married in a month & live at Bordesly Park; my Father live here & then in twelve months time take a house & all live together, he should then have time to remove the things in his garden. Said I should leave all to my Father & him to settle. �[after Hill had met with Sarah's father she was anxious to discover what he had said] He said his Father died worth 15,000 L, that he cleared 300 a year by his brass foundry business & that he had 800 from his Father which would be deducted from the principal, that he expected the brass business would turn out well & if by more attentions to it the brass foundry business might be increased. My Father told him that he thought it would be more prudent to wait, he asked him how long, my Father thinks till he can ascertain whether or not the wafer trade will answer. Before I went to bed, Mr Hill sent a man with a note for me addressed "Miss Welch, as after what had passed with my Father he darest not presume to address me by a dearer appellation," he said his mind was a chaos of doubt & dismay, that he did not know in what position he stood with regard to me, that he thought the most prudential person might be satisfied with his circumstances & he hoped I would ask my Father not to mention what he had told him in the most unreserved way concerning his affairs, That what a talk it would make & to be spoken of by a set of stupid fools would be dreadful, he beseeched me to write to him & say no one can know what he endures. Wed: Wrote a kind answer to his note saying I knew little of the world & should be guided by my Father's advice, begged him not to fret & agitate himself, & said I should like to talk to him... Thurs: Expected Mr Hill to have called, but he did not, neither has he sent; asked John to take a note for me, in which I said I had written but could not send my note, that I thought he carried things with a high hand & left it to him whether in future we should only meet as friends. Sat..,. Mr Hill came, sat with him a while in the parlour, think I like him better than I did before this little misunderstanding.... Tues: Had a note from Mr Hill in which he seems to think everything depends on me that my Father will act according to my wishes in every respect, & saying he cannot wait till after Lent had written a note for him before I receiv'd his, which I sent, saying I should in my Father's opinion have a respectable & comfortable home at first to go to & not think of marrying till proper arrangements could be made. After I had his note, I wrote a few lines to say there must be some misunderstanding as what I had written in a former note were my Father's sentiments. Wed: Went to town with my Father. A little fidgety yesterday about my note, am sure he would not like it. Thurs: Mrs Mole my Aunt & C called I was gone to see Mrs J Welch & C staid to dine, Mr Hill came about 8 met him in the parlour & we had a good deal of talk; he said he intended answering my note but his friend Mr Hawlesly advised him to see me. He does not like the thought of leaving Bordesley Park, but am sure he would if I wished him to do so. He asked me if I loved him, he said if I did half as well as he did me, he should be satisfied. I told him I would answer that question when I saw him again & also said something about giving him up altogether, which he took very unkind, said thought he preferred his house to me & c that I was contented to live anywhere my Father & he liked, he staid till after 12 & seems agitated, I think he really loves me. Fri: Wrote a note to Mr Hill I received one from him in which he says, he has a little hope of my �good will, but very little indeed it is & that he hoped I will I regret not speaking kinder to him than I did last night, & that he loves me, devotedly loves me. Mr Hill came while I was at tea ... Told him that I had spoken to my Father about going to Bordesly Park till Michelmas, & that my Father to remain here & then all live together after that time, he wishes to be married before Lent, and Arthur to marry us, I cant bear to think of it till May. Sun: Went alone to Church, Mr Hill missed me coming out... Mr Hill left early [from their home after dining] & we did not part pleasantly, he having said I was capricious, because I will not marry him till, after Lent, I think he likes to have his own way, he seemed very vexed, & was anything but pleasant. May 1st... Mr Hill & I spent the evening along, we were very friendly & affectionate & I do not believe the innumerable reports I hear to his disadvantage. Sat 2nd May, the day first fixed for our marriage, A very fine day. Called of Mrs Green, Mrs Knott & Mrs Horton told Mrs Horton the shameful reports they told Mrs Joseph in Carss lane. Wrote to Mrs Askin. Have fixed for out marriage to take place on Tuesday 5th May But the settlement is not signed & Mr Hill still declines having his name inserted, he thinks it is only put in to vex him. Sat 2nd Mr Hill came & agreed to sign. Mr James came but Mr Hill had said he would sign Before Mr James came they both staid to supper. I am much pleased that Mr Hill has consented. Sun 3rd after dinner Joseph & Wife, Aunt Henry & Mary & Ruth went in a car to Mr Hill's, they were all agreeably [sic] surprised at the house and garden. I like the house, but wish the bedrooms were larger & admire the garden which looked beautiful the Apple, Pear, Plum &c being in full blossom, staid supper & invited the housekeeper to come on Tuesd: she was very civil. I felt very low, thinking of my dear Father who went with me the last time I was there, & the important change about to take place in my life. I have however the most perfect confidence in Mr Hill & hope to be happy. Mon 4th ....He [Hill] gave me a pair of earrings & a brooch very pretty. Mr James came in the evening, he is invited to the wedding, he & Mr Hill left together. Have been a good deal harassed the last several weeks indeed ever since my dear Father's death. Tuesday May 5th 1840 ... I wore a white chally with two flounces a small while cashmere cloak, hood lined with white satin & white bonnet & feather also the earrings & brooch Mr Hill gave me. Just as the cahises drove up I felt very sick & had a little brandy, Mr Hill came to see me before we set out, & I was tolerably composed when I set out. ... Mr Hill & I both spoke the responses audibly & after we were told to go into the vestry where I signed "Sarah Welch" for the last time my hand shook so much that Mr Pixell as obliged to guide it. ... At 2 minutes past I set off for London, Stopped at Wolverston, where there is a kind of booth with tea, coffee &c had a cup of coffee which did me a great deal of good ...[ after arriving at an Inn then deciding to see a play, for which they did not stay] we saw the Queen's carriage at the Operar & walked �about some time in hopes of seeing her but could not. We then had some brandy & water & biscuits & went to bed, in the morning Mr Hill kindly brought me my breakfast ....[lengthy details about all of the things they saw in London on their honeymoon trip for 2 1/2 days] Sunday [c. 6 weeks after wedding] [had company for dinner] The goose Mr Hill found fault with the cooking of I did not think it done amiss, but perhaps a little more brown would have been better, again her spoke of it at supper & I felt so annoyed that I could not set at table and went to bed when they were gone & sent Hannah to say I was, but Mr H not coming of half an hour I went to Mary [her sister who was staying with them?] He said he had fallen asleep on the sofa & desired I would come to his bed which I did, very little sleep, had my breakfast in bed, Mary gone home. In the evening a very kind letter came from Mr Hill [who was in Liverpool] much pleased to receive it & next morning another saying he should return in the afternoon which he did about 4 oclock. Mon August 24th Went to Mr Jame's Office to prove my dear Father's will met Mr James, Mr Shipton, Mr [illegible] & Mr Mole. Swore to my dear Father's property being under 5, 000L. Mr Displeased when I told him that I shook hands with Francis. It was very awkward & I was very vexed to meet him. Tuesday 25th Mr Hill not friendly with me & quite put about that I should have shaken hands with Francis. Thursday [Dec] 17th not very well, Mr Price called, Mr Hill gone to the dinner of "The Loyal Association" & Miss Barnes, I did not go, felt more comfortable at Home. Ironing day. Mr Hill & Miss Barnes came in a car soon after 9 for which Mr Hill takes great merit to himself as he thinks himself the first husband to leave, it was very kind as he thought I was not well, wrote to Joseph. [kept track of menstrual cycle at end of diary.] 1841 January 7th [1841] Breakfaster very soon after 7 Mr Hill & I not very friendly together it is very foolish, for we might be so happy together. He is not good tempered. Called Mr James who talks of having the deposit 1500 L from Woodfield's next week & Advertising the property about Feby or March Gave me 5L Sat: Very poorly fretted, at Mr Hill having been very cross & out of temper, Had the shutter too, my eyes so bad. He promised to be better & is kind today. Hope he will continue so, for if I am vexed in this way it will soon kill me. Wed 10th [Feb] "The Royal Christening" Went into the town to buy some Stockings & for Mary, called at the Warehouse for Mr Hill who was to dine at home to day, complained of his �back, & after dinner & for some hours after he appeared to be in great pain, when Wm came, sent him for Mr Archer, who prescribed hot flannels, to put his feet in warm water & take some medicine, he had a good night & is gone to the warehouse this morning. Sun 14th Twelve months to day since I first dined at Brodesley Park my dear Father, the Moles, Arthur & C Mr Hill & I went to Church heard a very excellent discourse from Mr Mason.... Ash Wednesday 24th Twelve months to day since I lost my very dear Father, how quickly it has passed away, but every circumstance connected with it seems but as yesterday. Thurs 4th up by 7 oclock Called Mrs I Hill who has been poorly & Mrs Gill on my return home met J Welch who said, "Sarah it seems so strange to pass you without speaking, I Hope what has passed will be forgotten, I have thought of it a great deal." I said after having shook hands with him, "many things were said of Mr Hill that he can forget. John replied is a long time, I hope it will sometime Sarah Ann had been ill & also when he left he said "you will some day hear of my marriage: He looks wretchedly. Told Mr Hill I had met with John, very vexed I should have spoken to him, will scarcely speak to me. ... Fri 5th A wretched headache, quite nervous one, it is owing to having met John & Mr Hill seeming very much displeased about it , breakfasted in bed & not equal or in spirits to go to Mr Horton's Think Mr Hill will go, as he has put on his best clothes, has to have gone early & called at Aunt Henry's. Do not feel the disappointed at not going. Mon 5th [Mar] Mr Hill merry after we went to bed had supper brought to us Sun 11th ... Mr Hill has had a lad taken to the dungeon for robbing him Thursday 29th ...When Mr Hill came home in the evening he told me he had had a letter form the "Journal Office" desiring him to go there, as they had received an Advertisement concerning his wife which deserved that he should either kill the writer or proved against them at law He went & they told him they had received the Advertisement referred [sic] to & had a Sovereign to pay for it. It said that Mrs Edwin Hill of Bordesley Park would meet in the Garrison Lane John Richards as in the hurry of business the Letters I sent him were apt to be mislaid." They said a woman brought it as she said she was too late for the post When Mr Hill saw the writing he had not doubt that it was Mrs Edwin Thompson who had done it. Sent a note to her brother by Wm. Mon 17th Hannah had not an apron for Mr Hill He was in a shocking temper I strive as much as possible to please him; but if any one says at times he is cross & in they say truly them or a while again he is pleasant. Cried very much. Tues 18th Washing Mr Hill & I not friends all day At night rather more sociable. Wed 19th Mr Hill gone to the public office, the man who robbed Mr Hill to be transported for 7 years Thurs 24th Up early & breakfasted in the drawing room, at times feel very poorly, dont know �what to think about my being in the family way. Very sick & Poorly at times, the quieter I keep the better I feel. Friday 4th June Mr Hill gone to join a fishing party consisting of ... I should have been glad to have gone had I been well, sick, threw up a very little, think I have not felt the nausea so bad today Mon 8th Mr Hill dined at the Warehouse I went to drink tea with Mrs James Welch who read me a letter from Ann, in which she says Mrs Mole has been twice at Williams & says he represents "That Mr Hill is a very unkind husband." Tues ... Upon the whole feel better, though at times, particularly if I wait for my meals very sick & low Wed [wrote a letter to] Cousin Amm telling her Mr Hill & I lived very happily together & that I should be glad to see her. Sat 12th Wm gone with my drew to Miss Cookes Feel better than last week upon the whoe. Yesterday Hannah told me that Lousia Green & Miss Lanb had been as far as our door she opened it thinking they were coming here, but they turned back without speaking. Wed 16th ...Look poorly and thin... [took a trip to Liverpool]... Could not sleep for thinking of a pear I saw a gentleman eating in the said road carriage I did not wish for it, only could not get it out of my thoughts. Had some about 11 next morning. 19th: Wrote to Mrs Askin, 18 weeks today since I was poorly begin quite to expect I shall quicken soon, have expected it several weeks but believe I was wrong informed as to the time. Frid: 10th ...Did a few errands when I came home, very poorly think no doubt I quickened felt a slight movement, but not ale [?] know whether it was quickening, & next morning low & poorly Sun 12th ...During dinner the wind very high blew the glass off the table in our room. Mr Hill went on shamefully about it, it is very vexing but was an accident. After 11 when Hannah came home met Mr Hill at the door he had been to see his sister, again in a tremendous position, said he would turn her away in the snowing & C. Monday 13th: Very poorly crying so much. Feel sure I quickened on Friday as I feel it at times very plain, think it particularly unkind of Mr Hill at this time. At dinner time Mr Hill very anxious to make it up. Tuesday 15th [?] ... Cutting up an old sheet, it is the very first day I have done a stitch, having all along said I would not begin till I quickened. Very sultry. Very sick indeed. �16th [Oct] Very sick, threw up a good deal, Mr Hill sent Mr Archer to see me, like hi [illegible] recommended me quite, & not exercising as I am by most people recovering to keep quiet after eating & to take light food frequently & not much at a time, a glass of wine or brandy & waster he said would do me good. Tues: Hannah gone to town. The bells clanging for the birth of a Prince of Wales 30th [Nov] Went a short walk. Very showery. ... Received a very kind note from Mrs Horton with offers of doing work for me &c Mr Hill talks much of going to Cada, & is reading all the works on it. Thurs 9th [Dec] About 5 or 6 oclock in the morning got up to the night chair, & when I got into bed again found myself wet at first did not name it to Mr Hill, but did afterwards & told him to sent Mrs Lowry up when she came who thought I had better see Mr Archer he came and seemed to think decidedly it was labour coming on & recommended me to be in the bed & he would call in the evening to see me he did so & found me free from pain, but between 5 & 6 felt a very slight pain, when Mr Hill got up & told Mrs Lowry I then perceived a show & Mr Hill went for Mr Archer the pain was when he came every moment stronger, it was actual labour. At 8 as nearly possible the child was born, & though of course in pain not what I had expected but afterwards perceived all was not, right, & Mr Archer told Mr Hill the Uterus was displaced which is considered dangerous. ********* 1841 December 10th Edwyn Welch Hill born at 8 oclock in the morning as near as possible Friday Was Registered 4th Jany 1842. I was Churched January 12th. Vaccinated by Mr Archer Friday July 22nd 1842. ******** 1842 Sept 29th Went with Mr Hill into Wales, for the benefit of my health. Last unwell 16th June Poorly November 5th Fancy I quickened Sarah Margaret Hill born March 26th Baptized [sic] being very ill with convulsion fits by MR Smith I was Churched at the Old Church by Mr Foye 24th April. 1843-1844 15th Sun Mr Hill's Birthday Edwyn's bowels still disordered, Jane went for Mr Archer, lanced his gums & sent him a powder of some mixture her looks very poorly. Sun 12th Poorly, a good deal of blood came, Mr Hill went for Mr Archer, said I must lie in bed & not take anything solid or stimulating. Tues: Mr Archer called twice, said he was not satisfied about where the blood came from whether it was from the Womb, in that case he feared it would be a cross birth, afterwards said it was from the bowels �19th: Very poorly, languid and weak could scarcely raise my head from the pillow. Tues Feb 28th ...Fell better. Saw a letter Mr E Hickman had written to his mother from Canada Mr Hill still talks of going. Very low. Tues 7th ...felt pretty well, A very fine day. Wed: ...Very sick several times during the day. Thursday March 9th a good deal better Miss Burbridge called wonder how long it will be before I am confined, my spirits good upon the whote & do not feel that dread of it as I should have supposed. Fri: Very sickly in the morning, Mrs Lowry sees to think it is perhaps the child who is not well. ... At night Mr Hill very at finding dirty clothes in the were closet, which Jane had put there Had a wretched night. Mon 13th Saw in the newspaper that J Devis had passed. Edwyn went to have some shoes bought for him, Mr Hill busy with his Auriculas. Do not know that Ann will stay with us, think we must part, in some respect she is a good servant, but there are some things that she will not do. Feel pretty well, but think it cannot be long until I am confined. Wed 15th Edwyn went to town, upon the whole am pretty well, my birthday tomorrow, suppose it should be the same day as mine & a little girl, but quite expect it will be a boy. Very mild. Thurs 16th: My birthday, in the morning cholic pains, Mr Archer called thought labour was coming On Sat up, & went down stairs, & in the afternoon blood came, & Mr Archer called again. Fri 17th No return of the blood but Mr Archer will not let me get up. [note that Mrs Lowry is actually Mrs Leavesley] ...Slept with Mrs Leavesley... Sat 18th Very fine, Edwyn gone to town & Jane is to call at [illegible] Crescent with him & see Mrs Jones. Mr Archer called will not let me sit up even on the Sofa. Am tired of lying in bed & this lovely weather. Don't seem to expect it so soon as I did a week ago, though of course every day the time draws nearer. Sun: Mr Archer called, Mr Hill & Mrs Leavesley carried me into the drawing room, no one came During the day Thurs 23rd: Mr Archer called. Very sick. 26th Sun: About 4 or 5 in the morning my water broke, Mr Hill got up soon after & went for Mr Archer, who staid breakfast & then went home, but called again when I was asleep Soon after, of about 10 at night, felt pain gradually coming on,& though did not wish Mr Archer sent for, was when he came, was easier after, except just when the child was born which was a great deal �sooner than I expected, & think I had a very good, Mr Hill in the room all the time. I had thought the pain of childbirth greater than I have found it. [section written by Edwin Hill] Thursday 30th Mr Archer called, my bowels have not yet been moved or should be pretty well, had some pudding instead of Gruel my bosom full of milk the child slept a good deal .... We think the baby larger than Edwyn. Mr Hill & I sleep together & have done since the first night the child was born. Mr Hill has written into Wales & Staffordshire Mr Archer says two persons should be in the room where a person is confined besides the surgeon. I must remember if ever I should be in the family way again to rub the nipples with brandy, also the napkins after to have a little brandy poured on. Thurs 6th Went into the drawing room. Feel weak but in other respects pretty well. Edwyn does not yet walk alone, though can go anywhere by just holding his finger, what a thing it is to have two children who can neither of them walk. Mr Hill has written to Mr George Ryley. When Mr Hill came to dinner, I went into the drawing room & had not been there five minutes when Mr Hill saw the fire rows, which look far from being well, but thought it very unkind of him to say what he did, such as what a Tom fool he was for marrying & walking about as if he was distracted said if Jane did not take them away he should go mad Did not taste his dinner & went off without saying a word. At night we did not speak & only a word next morning, the baby sadly griped owing I have no doubt to my being fretted. Sun 30th Ann up late Mr Hill swore at her dreadfully, & at me too, I really can bear it no longer, scarcely spoke to each other all day, so great heats, want fresh air, but have not even time to walk in the garden, if I had not these things constantly to vex me should be very well but look very thin & poorly The baby griped Edwyn loosed today, for the first time. Mon: May day ... Mr Hill & I friends felt poorly all day, Mrs Leavesley here Tues: Morning 2nd May: Thought the baby suposed [?] convulsed & rang for Mrs Leavesley, and she was so twice afterwards, Jane went for Mr Archer who ordered her some medicine think my being fretted is the cause of the baby being so poorly. Wed: The baby still convulsed, Mr Archer here three times, think she is in great danger, Several people called, ... had the baby baptized by Mr Smyth about one o'clock in the morning [written above midday] "Sarah Margaret," Mr Hill very anxious about the dear baby. Thurs 4th May 3 times Mr Archer saw her, I had no hope, she has had leeches, warm baths, mustard & water for her feet injections, embrocations, powder & C never saw so patient and good a dear little thing. ... Mrs Leavesley staying with us, & Mr Hill and I sleep in the back room. The baby appears to me to have death in its face. Frid 5th Our wedding day Mr Hill went to see how she was early in the morning, she had had 9 fits in the night & yesterday she had 7 or 8 and twenty, All morning had given up all hope, thought she was dying several times but Mr Archer who say her about midday seemed not to �give her up She has according to his order an injection of beef tea & asafetida, her feet in mustard & water & had a powder, I thought she was too far gone for anything to do her good, but have done as he ordered. Mrs Horton called & saw her. She is better this afternoon, sometimes I think there is a chance, & again I think there is. A fine day, but how differently spent to the one three years ago. I hope we shall be happier than we have been, Mr Hill is very anxious about the baby & will do anything to assist & had his breakfast in the kitchen. Sat 6th About 3 oclock my left breast very painful, Had Mrs Coley early in the morning to draw it, & Mr Archer saw it, said I must apply a [illegible] to it, & take some medicine. The baby had fits all night & was brought to me in the morning & sucked a little. After my bosom had been drawn I went into the front Chanber to be with my little daughter. Convulsed at intervals all day ... [Archer saw her again and ordered more medicines etc] At night dozed a short time together & waked up in convulsions, some of them very strong one, so good, so [illegible] & at times looked so very pretty, her eyes at times very bright & then a film would come over them I scarcely left her all the day My bosom very comfortable have had it drawn twice today Mr Hill went to bed as usual I sat up & Mrs Leavesley lay in bed with the dear baby Edwyn went in a Car to Edgbaston with Ann, Think the baby cannot last long her face seems rigid & the opening at the top of the head sunk in, hers, poor dear has been a sad life of suffering, cannot in the pitiable state she is in, wish her to live longer, such a life of misery. Sun: The baby 6 weeks old to day Thought all morning she was dying expected almost every gasp to be her last, at dinner time Mr Hill thought of Dalby' [illegible] which we tried, and she seemed better, slept more that she yet done, thought there might yet be hope for her. Miss Burbridge sat up with her, she seemed a little better early on Monday morning but later in the morning appear'd worse than ever, Mr Archer call'd Mr Hill told him we had tried "Dalby's" he seem'd a little offended, don’t know whether he will come again without he is sent for, I think there is hope of should wish some one else to see her, very Poorly time. May 8ths Had my bosom drawn. Mrs Leavesly lay with her in bed, both yesterday & today She is going now by Mr Archer's directions Gradually getting worse constantly fits Tues: Jane sat up with Mrs Leavesly she appeared worse, about 2 thought gasp would be her last, as Mr Hill & I stood by her bed side Mr J Welch called Edwyn out all day Mr Archer called, still gives hopes....[continues for a few days then the baby appears to get better] Tues ... Mr Hill much better tempered lately, it makes me better in health & more able to look after things. Our new servant is to come on Monday next. Want sadly to go about her characters. Went with Mrs J Welch to enquire the character of the widow, found she was not a steady woman. Had a young woman who I think would be likely to suit. Fri: Very busy Mrs Welch called. The baby went for a short time into the garden. Tues 20th [June] Quite surprised when Ann came to me up stairs & said Mrs Joseph Welch was come She went to Mr Janes who proved to her that he had regularly remitted their money when due. She, positively denies any knowledge whatever of several hundred L which he has received Seems to think Joseph's is a affection of the head, I am very sorry for him & blame him very much. �Thurs 6th The gentleman who has taken to Mrs Hill's wafer business dined here. Sat [July] Wrote to Mrs Robinson & Mrs Langley, told them we thought of going to Canada. Tues: Washing day, at dinner Mr Hill gave me a letter from Joseph which he received yesterday but being so low he did not give it to me He seems to think his are numbered, it is a very affectionate letter, felt very low & fretted about him. Thurs [Aug] Mr Hill left immediately after breakfast having a great deal to do June and I with the baby went to the "Old Church" (walked very fast) where Mr Tom & Mr Charles soon after joined us ªMr Starratt christened the baby he was very kind and civil Gave him half a sovereign. Edwyn was registered wrong had it made right & certificates of both children written out to take with us. [while on ship] sick the first fortnight & Mr Hill very poorly his bowels so confined, A whale was seen. Very glad to see land, a fine harbour, went in a sterner to land. The Customs House house officers did not examine any of the Ladies trunks & only slightly the gentlemen's. Drove to the Post Office not letter from Mr J Hawkesley & so went to the Inn. Next morning found out where Mr J Hawkesley lived called on him & saw his wife, he told us he had written a letter & left it for us at the Post Office, which we found to be true & that he had looked out for apartments for us, which were very genteel & comfortable at a Miss Parkinson's. The society very pleasant & well informed. Dined on Sunday at Mr Hawkesley's Saw a good deal of NY walked in the Broadway.... Think NY a very gay place, sorry to leave it, but Jane and the poor children sadly bitten by the Moschetos [sic] particularly poor Edwyn. The Thermometer 90 and 92 Went in a steamer the "Frog" up the River Hudson very fine scenery The Steamer such a one for its size as I had never seen Landed in time for tea at Albany a (poor town) Up by 4 oclock & set off by the railroad carriage for "Syracuse" A very fine Inn had tea & took a walk after to look at the town, with which we were much pleased. Up early the next morning & set off again by the railroad carriages for "Rochester." The first Inn we went too [sic], we could not be taken in but staid there while Mr Hill went to look after our luggage which I rather fear'd was gone, when Mr Hill came back, we went to "Blossoms" Next morning went to St Lukes to hear Dr Whitehouse preach. In the afternoon went to see the "Genesee falls." & after tea called of Dr Whitehouse where we saw his "wife Father &sister." ... About 8 at night the "Gore" was to sail for "Cobourg" & "Port Hope" on "Lake Ontario". ...Very sick, the Ladies cabin very close, three nights on the water. Met at "Port Hope by Mr George & Mr Robert Ryley who took us to lodgings at Mr Barretts. Staid there a week. 26th Oct Went to see our new house & Mr Hill slept there the night before alone very much against me as I thought both the house & beds must be damp. Snow on the ground, Did not take cold; while at Mr Hastings the baby had an attack of Dysentry. Dr Evett, Mr Jacobs & Mr Waller called of us. Returned some of the salls. Jane not very well consulted Dr Hickman said it was cold. �10th November "Florinda Braky" came to us; a month upon trial Mr Hill's temper very trying...Baked bread for the first time. 16th Mr Hill hurt his leg. Mr Hill bought a Sleigh ...Very mild and damp think it must be the Indian Summer. Have not yet received any letters from England. Sun: Mr Hill very cross Mon 20th Delightful weather Mr Hill's leg better. Our goods came Medicine, my Cloak, Fur Tippet Thurs: Jane in bed all day. Mr Chambers came to see her & Dr Hickman called, did not think her very bad. Mr Hill bought a pig, I did not feel very well, I want a little more rest & fresh air. 5th Mr Hill very much out of temper, which made me feel very low & poorly The English Mail came, no letters. Sat 16th Dr Hickman called to see me in a Cutter, brought his little girl. Had an Invitation to an evening party on Thurs last at Mrs Kirckelsy[?] but too ill to leave my bed, and Mr Hill too tad a cold, so both declined Jane had a letter from her sister. Tues 19th A large meeting at Cobourg. Mr Hill went. A great number of Sleighs passed by here Fri [29th Dec] Mr Hill goes to Mr G Ryley's never heard any one swear so dreadfully as he does. Sat 30th Mr Hill, Florinda, & Edwyn went to Port Hope brought me a very kind affectionate letter from Mrs Horton its the first letter I have had since I came to Canada & explained what I expected to hear, that my dear brother had died about a fortnight after I left, it was what I expected, I thought I was prepared for, nevertheless it was a great shock, I hope & trust through the merits of our Saviour that he is happy he has had a long illness & time to prepare He had suffer'd much in mind on account of his circumstances. I feel much for his wife & family & my sister. ... Mr Charles has taken our house in the Prak, a lease for 7 years... 1844 Tues 2 At times feel a very sickly feeling & low dull, want something to cheer my spirits, Mr Hill is very irritable that I am constantly in a flutter at the heart. Wed 3rd Mr Hill more out of temper than ever Very poorly think I am a good deal [illegible] appearance, feel Joseph's death very much. Sat: Walked to "Port Hope" Sun Florinda went home & stayed all night. �Thurs: Mr Hill, Florinda & Edwyn went a ride in the Sleigh It was the first time I had been in one. called of Mr Hickman, the Doctor gone to "Toronto" Sun 28th A wretched day, Mr Hill's temper unbearable, cannot live in the way we do, think we had better part. Tues...Florinda going to leave us, had rather she had staid another month. Sun: ...In the afternoon Florinda went home, took Edwyn with her. I feel much better, baby I think is about more teeth, she looks pale. Sat: Edwyn very poorly, Dr Hickman saw him, did not think he was going to have the scarlet fever which is very prevalent at this time. Sun: Got ready to go to Church but did not go Mr Hill more provoking than every. A very bad headache. Mon 12th ... Florinda Breaky left us, and seem'd highly delighted to do so Thurs: Mr Hill had been very angry that the flour was gone, I felt very ill violent Palpitations of the heart. Sat 24th Four years this morning since I found my dear Father a corpse, thought much of him before I got up. Sun: About 5 in the morning Jane called us to say the Baby was convulsed, Mr Hill & I got up, It was a slight attack, but do not like the recurrence of them Hope please God that it be the last. Tues: About 5 in the morning the baby was again convulsed. After breakfast Mr Hill went for Dr Hickman gave her a powder, does not think she will be subject to these attacks. Said her head was not so much closed as some [over top is inserted most] children of her age but did not think it of consequence... Wed: A lovely day. Baby much better, took another powder. Baby better Dr Hickman called, Mr Hill offended with for not being more attentive. 8th March...Mr Hill's temper very bad indeed, & I think no wife can be more tried in that respect April 1st A lovely day overhead but cold Gradually weaning the baby, she is not quite well. Mr Hill better tempered ... Wish the roads were better Want to walk out, and begin to be tired of the Winter. At night called up about 2 as the baby was convulsed. Had another attack about an hour after, in all 6 Mon: Tues: & Wed: Mr Hill's temper. Thurs: Mr Hill at work with Mr Fenny in his garden, his temper better now he is employed May 10th Mr Hill has agreed to buy a Farm as the title is now made good I am sorry as I should like to have lived here. �11th Poorly, the first time since the Baby was born [must be referring to her period] Sun 12th ... Not very well myself Mr Hill's temper very bad his language very abusive which I was not going to so lonely a place his temper at times is so awful. Wed A Lovely day Mr HIll swore dreadfully said he would kick me & my servants out of that he would not live with me if it were not for the children &c do not know what he would have We all do our utmost to please him. I am poorly, and my breast hard & painful I often as if I no inside Mon 3rd before half past 6 someone knocked at the door Mr Hill called the girls, who got up , he swore at them dreadfully & then at me ordering me to get up with the most abusive language in which blasted b ....h & it was repeatedly used not getting us with this insolent treatment he kicked me sever times. Very poorly all day. Tues 4th Yesterday and today a man & his son here at work making pigstys & working in the garden, they came from Yorkshire but have been 5 years at Montreal. ... I have not taken a meal with Mr Hill since he kicked me. Wed: Mr & Mrs Willard came to tea and our cases arrived here from England containing crockery, one feather bed, carpets, & writings from Mr James on account of which Mr Hill and I shall have to go to Toronto. Sun: Well set off for Church, Mr Hill said some unkind things to me about the uncomfortableness it was to him when I was in the family way, that if I ever was so again he would not sleep with me & C. Felt so hysterical that although we were at the Church gates I turned back & Mr Hill [floowoed ?] Lay on the bed in the afternoon. Wed 3rd ... At night wished to be friends with Mr Hill as we had appear'd to be before our company ªsaid he wished to have nothing to do with me. Sun 7th ... Mr Hill still continues out of temper, but I content myself with thinking I have tried all in my powers to please & live peaceably with him but find it so impossible I hope I shall not fret & wear myself to a skeleton as I have done. Tues 9th Maria came to say Jane was sick, got up she took some Castor Oil, poorly all day Mr Hill For me to dine at Mr George Ryley's I was neither in health or spirits to go, & Jane poorly I almost think it will be impossible for us to live together he said this morning that he had married me for & my health & spirits both giving way ...The Doctor gave Jane a dose of Calomel Said I looked thin & any pulse was exceedingly weak and feeble. Thurs...Mr Hill dreadfully irritable, gave Maria [the servant girl] a cut with his whip. Tues: Mr Hill again swearing & cursing Got the headache owing to his constant abuse, or should be very well �Sat Nov 2nd Went with Mr Hill. They have got the staircase up & hope by this day next week to have the plastering done. Sun 3rd Damp Went to Church alone Mr Hill's temper more trying than ever Indeed I think no one has more need of patience than I have. Frid: Mr Hill went to the Farm with Fanny After dinner I went with Maria and the children to P Hope Mr Hill had his dinner the instant he came in & I think never stirred from his chair till he went to bed. Sat the children had colds & hoarse & both the girls sore throats. Mr Hill called them up & they did, not immediately rise as the children had disturbed them. He became outrageous threw the clothes off me & became extremely violent I kept up my spirits, but the agitation caused me to loose a good deal of blood. I sometimes think we must part he is so very insulting He is the most insolent and self indulgent man I ever saw. Thurs Dec 5th Up early, Maria the two children & I came to the Farm soon after breakfast, followed by the wagon with kitchen stove, Brine & Young Fowke. Thursday 19th ... Have made Edwyn two comfortable frocks out of my old night dress Mrs Brines cut out the body helped me to make it. The house warm and comfortable. 1845 1845 Jany 1st Mr Hill & I went to Port Hope but found the shops closed & that "New Years" day is consider'd here a holiday. Had a suckling pig for dinner & in the evening Mr Hill & I played at cribbage. A quiet pleasant day. Thurs 2nd Mr Hill & I went to Port Hope. After we came home Mr Hill dressed & walked to the Drs (Hickman) where he was invited to dine on Venison. Fine & cold the snow all gone. Like here far better than I expected. 15th Mr Hills birthday 46. Had a fowl & plum pudding; played cribbage a quiet & comfortable day, the snow deeper than has been all winter Sun [two weeks later] Disappointed I could not go to Church a lovely day and very mild, after dinner called to see Mrs Fortune who has sprained her Ankle. Sun Feby 2nd went in out new Sleigh to Church, Brines drove, we took Edwyn with us for the first time in a morning to Church. Thurs: Never felt the cold so much. Fri: Mr Hill went to PH Heard young Robinson had died suddenly. The Cows lost, Brines gone �after then, did not come home till after we were gone to bed. Sat 8th Brines did not get up. Maria & Mr B got the sleigh ready for Mr Hill No wool cut Have a great deal of mending to do, the childrens clothes getting old. Mon 24th [Feb] Five years this morning since my dear Father died, thought of him & old times a good deal the last few days Fanny here sewing Mr Hill has the lumbago Thurs [week after] Mr Hill and Edwyn went in the Buggy to "Port Hope" brought me a letter from Mrs Davies informing me she had a son born 29th Dec. Poor Mary well and happy though frequently fainting fits. Sat 15th of March: ... At night Mr Hill sadly out of temper. Sun 16th Snow enough for sleighing but did not go to Church. My birthday, out of spirits, Mr Hill's temper so contradictory . More snow There has been very little sleighing this winter & I have been a very close housekeeper. Shall be glad to see the roads once more dry as I & the children can get out. Thurs [10th April] Two of the children's sheep lost. Fri: MR Hill & Brines quarreled, agreed to part. Sat: Brines at work as usual. Mon 28th Lovely weather. A good variety of wild flowers growing on our farm, drying some in a book. Scarlet fever has appeared again in Port Hope. [company virtually every day Aldreds, Wallis, Meredith, Fortunes, Ryleys] 4th [June] ... Mr R[obert] Ryley came here to dinner Mr Hill drove him to Port Hope but would not bring us any bread. 5th Not so warm, Mr Hill sadly out of temper, what for I do not know. Sat 21st Mr[s?] Brines & Maria gone to Port Hope. People tell me how thin I get. Fri 26th Brines and Edward went to Port Hope to bring the long expected case. It contained a black satinette dress for me & cape, 2 collars an ornament for the neck & a silk handkerchief a present from Mrs Horton. For the children clothes & the toys allow a present of a coat for Edwyn & a frock for Margaret from their Aunt Horton, & a silver knife, thimble scissors for Margaret from her godmother. Mr Hill had a present of a Silk handkerchief & five he had ordered besides his covers, collars, chains, screws & C Our house is not so full we hardly know where to best stow our goods Lovely weather Must write several letters very soon to all our very kind friends who seem to think so much of us, though away. Thurs [July] Mr Hill Edwyn & I rode to P Hope called & left out Cards at Mrs Bakers & Mrs Merediths Called at Mr Kirchhoffers, Mr Hill in a dreadful temper coming home. �12th July the Grand day for the Orange men Brines, Wife & Edward gone Mr Hill, Jane & Edwyn went to Port Hope & to the Guide board to see then. [notes the death of a Mrs Howe, whom she obviously knew as they visited her, then comments on the funeral passing with 27 carriages] Sun: Hoped to go to Church, got ready but Brines could not catch any of the horses Mr Hill sadly out of temper all day Mr Hill drank tea at MR Fortunes, got ready to go with him, but when I found that he was going to walk I declined going he came home early....Tues, Mr Hill's temper no better, Maria talks of leaving us. Tues 26th Two years today since we left Liverpool ... In the afternoon Dr Hickman & [illegible] called, Said that is was as hot as the West Indies. Brines gone in the buggy to P Hope to meet his wife who he expects by the boat Five children in one family dead of the scarlet fever Brines broke the buggy. Fri 10th [Oct] rendering fat to make candles. Thurs 23rd Mr Hill & I had a quarrel at dinner because the potatoes were not mashed 1847 Wed [March?] Mr Hill gone to PH brought me a letter from Mrs James and one from Mrs Horton, Suppose Mr Hill & I shall have to go to Toronto which at this time is very inconvenient Mr Hill dreadfully out of temper said he took a solemn oath never to da a days work after my settlement was made that bread & water was quite sufficient for me & as for clothing he did not care what I wore or show shabby I looked & c The things affect my health & cause me to be in a constant flutter. Mon 12th [July] ...After tea Margaret ran after the Old black Sow & got on her back, she had no bonnet on & the Old sow threw her off & her head struck against a great sharp stick It bled profusely & was a very bad cut Mr Hill was gone to the Mill, we sent after him the buggy he cut the hair off & put on plasters, she soon fell asleep. We were all greatly frightened. Sun 8th Did not go to Church as it rained fast small rain. Had young potatoes for the first time. The flies very troublesome.... Fri A beautiful morning, quite unprepared set off after breakfast to spend the day at Mrs Pengelly's Called at Mrs G Ryley's (the first time I had seen their house) & then after a few minutes drive over taken by a dreadful thunder storm accompanied by hail shelter'd in a barn & when the storm had abated returned to Mr G Ryley's where we dined & after returned home Caught in several bad thunder storms. When we came home found a number of strange cattle in the from & the geese in the corn & Maria gone to Warson's, Just Mr Hill sadly about. Sat Homer came & paid a part of what he owes, he has been ill. Made some cheesecakes for the �first time M's [Margaret's] head mending but I fear she will have a bald place on her head. Tues: Maria went to Port Hope there has been a good deal of talk of her & Handy lately, they say she is in the family way &c.... Fri:...Mr Hill had a summons for not doing the road work. Tues 7th: Found someone had been in our garden & stolen the melons. ... Fri: Wrote to Mr Lang to beg the loan of 30 dollars sent Maria will it, Mr Lanf wrote a reply that he was sorry he could not. Tues 19th Mr Hill set off early to Cobourg. Mr Peacock came had 10 bushels of apples for 4 turkeys. Turned out a fine day although there was a good deal of rain in the night. Had the parlour well cleaned. Mrs Everett & sons called to ask Mr Hill to pasture her cow. Some men came from Clarke had 32 bushels of Apples 8 dollars for them. Mr Hill came home about 8 nothing done. Thurs: Mr Hill again gone to Cobourg in the buggy Master Everett brought us some home. Cold and frosty. Another day and Mr Hill has returned with his cause undecided. [there is some sort of court case going on] Fri: Very wet. Mr Hill gone again think to day it will be decided, have better hope today of it It will be a great disappointment should he loose. It was late when he came home, but nothing done. Sat; Off by 7 oclock making my own dress. Mr Hill came home to tea. Nothing done only 29 tried, Mr Hill's was the 30th A great disappointment it not being settled. Mon: Cold. Several people came for Apples. Have some left in the Orchard, which we are going to change for potatoes. Nov 1st Mon: Very wet. The Yound husbands came for Apples & hay... Tues 2nd Misty & warm, cleared up "The Indian Summer" Wish the roads were not so bad. Mr Hill planting his tulips without his coat, it is so mild. Fri 19th Jane & all of us have colds The Yound husbands came for hay Deborah came brought us a nice piece of pork. Thurs 25th Took a fall last night & fainted away at breakfast. ...M A Cuthbert brought the four pounds of wool back she had to spin 4/6 10th Dec Very mild & very dirty it having rained all day yesterday. Edwyn six years old today. Yesterday he burned his knee against the stove.... �Wed: Snowing Mr Hill in a bad temper for what cause I do not know He took flour to the Mill & the bags back to Mr Willsons Mr Mitchell has the small pox. We have a good deal to do "All work & no play" Thurs: Mr Boyce came over in the afternoon & told us poor Mr Mitchell had died the night before at ten oclock she [illegible] blood & had been twice bled. January 1st 1848 [Sat] The Children delighted to find their stockings filled when they awoke in the morning...After dinner Watson came to cut wood, Mr Hill sent Edwyn to ask him to do up the horses He came back & said Watson could not & was gone home. Mr Hill immediately went into the kitchen & seeing Watson with his umbrella called him back & high words passed between them, We had tea & afterward Mr Hill complained of numbness in his hand, it continued till he went to bed & he talked a little wandering. Felt greatly alarmed & never had a more anxious night. Mon: Very glad to see Watson as usual cutting the Wook Mr Hill seems much better. Tues: Very poorly & a headache owing to having been anxious about Mr Hill, he is much better & gone to the Mill. Thurs Had a pig killed Mr Ashby came & took Harriet [Maria's sister] to Mr Harrisons Maria went with them Harriet threatened to destroy herself if they made her stay with them Maria's brother has again broken his thigh Sun: A nice day but did not go out as there is not sleighing Mon: Mr Hill set his foot on the pitchfork, it is very painful S & J Fortune called wish there would come some good sleighing as I want to get out. Fri: Mari & I went to Port Hope took three sheep skins 6/3. Called at Mr Younghusbands & brought home 15 dollars Fri 11th [Feb] Very Cold Mr Hill gone to Port Hope. Maria gone to quilting bee at her Fathers. Tues: Mr Ryley came to look at and buy some pigs Mr Hill and I drank tea at Mr Lang's Snowy and dirty came home by moonlight. Thurs 24th : Edward Lang came for 4 pigs. Mon 28th: Snowing Mr Willson called, brought the newspaper A lamb & a goose egg. Mon: Mr Hill went to the Mill. Mr Buck came for hay, said his brother was dead & that he was come in for 4000 a year. Feel low as Jane seems to have a mind to go with him & his wife to England., they thing of going the first of May. Ash Wednesday: Mr Hill has serious thought of selling the farm... �Thurs ... Jane says if she went to England she should like to return, but think she will put off going for another twelve months when in all probability children will be at school. 30th [March] Mr Younghusband came, Mr Hill gone out with him. Another beautiful day While Mr Hill was out, Mr McCarthy came to look at the farm he staid till Mr Hill returned & is coming again tomorrow.... Saturday the 1st of April a great deal of rain last night & great flood Mr Hill set out to go to Port Hope but the waters were so he returned. Felt low & dull I like farming as there are so many things within yourselves within I fear we shall want not having been used to buy lately. Mon 3rd April Maria staid all night, came home this morning Mr Willson here all morning waiting for Mr McCarthy at last he went home & about dinner time Mr McCarthy & Mr Jennings came, sent Maria to tell Mr Willson they were come A fine day but [illegible] Mr Hill drew up an agreement which he & Mr McCarthy signed in the presents of Mr Willson & Mr Jennings but Mr Hill intend to draw up another [fller ?] to be signed by all parties. Wed: A fine clear day. Watson at work here went for shingles Mr McCarthy came to dinner putting the glass in the windows. Thurs Mr McCarthy called but did not come in, Jane 7 Maria gone to clean up the house, I went to take a look at it think it a cheerful looking house. Mon Mr Hill gone to Port Hop Mrs Ashby and her Mother came, she is to quilt my petticoat for a goose. Sun 16th ...This is the "Passion week" before I was married used to go every day in Passion week to Church. Wed 3rd May Mr Hill drove me to Mrs Ryleys brought home 5 dozen of eggs & a tray [&] 4/3 ªMr Hill drove me and the Children to Port Hope Mr Smith paid himself out of the money though he had said he would sit sadly vexed Mr Hill. Fri 5th of May Our Wedding Day lovely & warm Had lived the last twelve month very comfortable together. Hope it will continue to be so & that our prospects are brightening. Sat [10th June] ...Mr Fortune sent an invitation for me & the children to drink tea there on Monday to meet Miss Ryley & her pupils who were going there on that day to see the Indians. Thurs 15th Did not feel very well Maria had to go to Port Hope while she was putting the horse in the buggy thought a ride would do me and the children good so got myself & them ready had to wait while Maria dressed herself as we were ready first Too late for the post office it was just shut Mr Hill dreadfully put out about it Friday 16th June I had Maria up by 5 oclock & Jane started for the post office before breakfast nothing there but the "Garland" Mr Hill more angry than every about Jane going Called me everything he could think of and was very cross with Maria he wished her to go & she said she would not stay so in the evening she left us with the greatest indifference though she had lived so �long with us... Sat: O'Hara at work here Feel better, surprising how little we seem to miss Maria Mon 19th ... A girl came after the place, but w'd not do, had never been out & knew nothing. Wed 28th Maria and her sister came to tea, she says she likes to be home & is not going to service again at present Fri 29th Living very quiet see few persons & never go out. Tues Mr Hill went to Port Hope Mr Willson called & brought us some white currants After dinner Mrs Wood came with Elizabeth some [illegible] about wages, they wanted a dollar and a half, but at last agreed for her to stay for a dollar, she seems a likely girl & the children have taken quite a fancy to her already. 24th Very sultry, boiling my currant Jelly Maria came brought us some raspberries news of a sad disturbance in France. Tues Maria brought us more raspberries for preserving 4d a quart Wed 16th: ... Elizabeth very poorly Thurs Rain in the night Elizabeth came down to breakfast but unable to sit up again all the day. Fri Mr Hill and the children went to tell Mrs Wook that Elizabeth was ill after dinner Mrs Wook came staid tea & then Mr Hill drove them home. I am afraid she is going to have the fever. Tues [Sept] Elizabeth came paid her a dollar, a months wages, & have agreed with Maria to stay with us, as she does not think she shall get married. Fri [Oct] Mrs Peacock came potatoes to trade for Apples. [some sort of court affair going on again it "has fluttered me a great deal'] I wonder how it will end In the evening Mr McCarthy came in expecting Mr Willson would come but he did not looked over the account I have kept of butter all seemed well. Sat [23rd Dec] ... Charley and Neddy [their horses] sold for 25 L twelve months credit The machine was not sold [continues to keep track of her menstrual cycle in the back of her diary.] 1851 Mon 10th [Feb] Rainy Frozen & Ice on the trees as I never saw before & very slippy & miserable [illegible] not good & vexed that Mr Hill would go. He set out & just as he got into �lane was thrown out & came home his nose & face cut & bleeding. I was in hopes that would stop him but no Off he went again & Joe Eno with him Wed 19th Mr Hill I &the Children went in the cutter to Port Hope All thrown out & sprawling on the ground Poor Margarets nose bled & her eyes & nose sadly swelled & discoloured I am very stiff and sore. ... Mr Hill will drive on high ridges of snow expect several times to be [illegible] It makes me quite nervous. Wed 26th [March] Sarah Margaret's birthday 8 years old. Very mild After dinner Maria drove me and the children to Miss Henley's Have agreed for the children to go to school 1st April Mr Hill's eye bad The children sadly vexed to go to school. April 1st Tuesday Maria took the Children to School for the first time they were in great spirits a beautiful day Wed Rainy Kept the children at home Thurs ... This is the first day the children ever dined from home by themselves Sent them by Maria some Jam and bread as they only took lunch with them They have sadly wanted to stay the whole day & to day they will do so. Thurs [next] Margaret heard when at school yesterday that one of the boys had the "itch." Sent Maria to enquire about it An illnatured [sic] tale got up by some of the children no truth whatsoever in it Fri 20th [June] Warm The children had holiday and are gone with their papa Jane & Maria to the "Circus" Tues ... After [tead?] Edwyn was spitting but not in a passion Mr Hill got up for the horsewhip in a great rage & c Sat 13th [Sept] ... about 3 15 in the morning Mr Hill got up to stoke a light and fell insensible on the floor Again he sat in the bed & a second time insensible on the floor He seems quite sensible but when he sat up of raised himself fainted his arm is bruised About 6 sent for the Doctor but he did not come been engaged by Mrs Roches who was confined so sent again by ... Sat Nov 1st... Mr Hill, I and Margaret went to Port Hope took my sullen dress to Miss Dyers bought Margaret a woolen Polka Jacket 6 Went to Mr Smiths by appointment to meet Mr & Mrs Coulson I went to sign away my dower but did not get anything He is to pay Mr Hill 420 L 50 down, the 25 in Lumber Hope it is for the best 1852 January 1st Snowing Mr Hill went alone in the cutter to Port Hope. After dinner he called at Mr Fortunes. No one came here. Thank God he is in good health. Margaret's burn not doing well, �Mr Perks came to see it. Sunday the first in the year Mr Hill and I went to Church in the buggy. He has not been of some years, but intends now going regularly. Thurs: 22nd Mr Forbes died. Have had no memorandum book till March. Mon 1st March, the snow deep, no getting out. Tues 2nd heavy fall of snow in the night. Mr Hill and Jane went to Port Hope, found the snow very deep Upset in Port Hope Mr Hill bought me this book It is many years now since I kept a diary... 5th Friday Snow again in the night never recollect so much snow. Mr Hill Margaret & I called at Mr Fortunes, surprised to find the snow so deep on the gravel road Poor James Rowe met with a sad accident last week from a thrashing machine, he has lost part of his foot. Sat 13th Mr Hill bought Edwyn a pair of Rabbits 2 Edwyn has long wanted some Mr Hill & Moore gone to Port Hope they tipped over four times during the day… 14th The sleighing over & travelling bad any way. 16t Tues: My birthday. Can hardly fancy I am so old Shall not mention it if they do not think of it which I hope they will not do. Have been quite as regular as usual till the last two months think I may expect a change in my constitution. Sat 20th Mr Hill Mt [Margaret] and I went in the cutter, the Mill road to Port Hope sadly frightened the road so uneven Called at Mrs Smith's. Dr Smith has had a bad paralytic attack. Came back the turnpike road Mr Hill complained of feeling very unwell, The seat broken altogether one of the most unpleasant drives I ever had. I drove home...Mr Hill complaining of being poorly, he took a pill. Thurs 25th: Mr Hill complains sadly of his neck. He and Mary are gone to borrow Mr Fortunes fork & then to Port Hope. I feel anxious about him he does not seem so well as he did. Sun 28th Edwyn said he did not feel well but his Papa has taken him to Church along with S Margaret. I do not feel very well which is the reason I did not go to Church. They went in the buggy. I should think there would be no more sleighing. The first works the children said on their return was that they had been upset at the end of our lane as they were going to Church Mr Hill and his daughter were thrown out, Margaret complained a little of her head but M A Eno came and I heard no more complaints. Sat 8th [May]... Mr Hill & I went to Port Hope. Mr Hill took [illegible] some rhubarb roots & he gave him a Dahlia root, as we were going saw a funeral and upon enquiring found it was "Florindas," a girl who lived with us at Dr Lowes, felt affect so young cut off 23... Sun 23rd Mr Hill SM and I went to Church had a pleasant drive till we got to where they have been mending the road when I wished to get out Mr Hill in a passion about my doing so & drove to the Church He however & SM came to meet me & he sat the top of the seat where I have always sat & where I like to sit. ...Mr Hill says he will never drive out with me again he is very disagreeable. S Margaret staid with me at home... Margaret very useful. �Tues 25th Mr Hill and I quite friendly I drove with him & SM to PH Sun 20th [June] Mr Hill and Edwyn gone to Church. I am getting stronger but my ankles ache & burn sadly. The children are pretty well. Thurs 22nd [July] hot. Dined at 12 and set off to a school examination of L Young husbands pupils at Mr Peters Spent a very agreeable afternoon net several families there & the superintendent of schools (Mr Baird) Mrs Baird was also there Had an excellent tea drinking & plenty of very nice cake. Brought home two slices for the children which Mr Peters sent them Several wished they had been there, they wd have enjoyed it. Sat Up between 4 and 5, and as soon as breakfast was over Mr Hill set out to Mr Ryleys for the children. A nice morning Sent Maria to go pudding She is doing well. A confrontation at Port Hope today. Surprised soon after twelve to see them come, Edwyn went straight to the raspberries and neither of them seemed at first to talk and tell us everything as I expected but they soon became as usual they seemed not very well to like school at least they like home much better. Sun 25th Staid at home ... Up about 5 Edwyn's cough troublesome. I got up about 12 and got him some of the pectoral & he did not cough again after he had taken it, Sent a small bottle for him to take some at School if his cough should be bad. They went off in good spirits particularly SM....MR Hill returned about 1 very little tried. He left the children quite contented... Tues: ...Mary said her Mother said if her wages were not raised she must leave & c very civil. Suppose we must part, she suits us very well...Mr Hill gone with a pudding and some Cake to Sam Marion. We seem very quiet and the work is got done sooner & when the places are once cleaned they remain so much more than when the children are at home only having one parlor & living entirely in it when they are at home of course it has things lying about. Wed [18th July] Mr Hill set out on horseback to go to Mr Clarke's while there he fainted away Soon after he got home he broke out into a cold sweat and again became insensible He looked very ill and Mary immediately set out for Dr Perks but when the Doctor came he was surprisingly better ... He recommends Mr Hill to be very sparing in his diet for two days and then take some tonic mixture. I was sadly frightened but this afternoon he seems tolerably well. ... Fri 29th Mr Hill pretty well, Dr Perks came to see Mrs Marvin & called with Phoebe here Mrs Marvin borrowed my breast pump rather loathe to lend it for fear it should get broken ... Wed 25th Extremely sultry 9 years yesterday since we left Birmingham ...[frequent mention of how she is thinking of the children seems the children are beginning to stay for two weeks at school before they come home for a weekend] Sat: Up between 4 & 5 & by 5 Mr Hill set out ... Long to see the children...Soon after twelve Mr Hill & the children arrived, they are both looking very well & seem quite contented to be at �School. Mr Hill told Miss Ryley that he did not think of sending SM the Spring quarter... Tues: showery Mr Hill gone in the buggy alone I thought of going had it not been so damp & wet. Have had a headache the last few days I seem to like quiet Mr Hill always likes to be, but in the house reclines on the Sofa reading the newspaper or a book. Sat 25th Went to Port Hope intending to stay a few hours with Mrs Baird & learn how to [illegible] but found her getting into a buggy to go with Mr Baird to Peterborough, she had quite forgotten appointment with me but would willingly have staid home; one day is the same to me as another andSaturday is the only day she is at liberty but wonder how she could forget Mon: November 1st Mr Hill gone over on horseback to M Ryleys to see the children ... He came home about 2 o'clock looking very pale and tired he having been thrown from his horse A dog came jumping at the horse who startled & Mr Hill not being aware at the time of the dog was soon on the ground He broke out into one of his cold swears & was poorly all the way home... He seemed pleased with the appearance of both the children, especially S M and brought home some lines composed by Mrs Ryley about Margaret He also brought both their copy books which they had finished Think them improved in their writing... [comments that Miss Ryley would be giving up the school at Christmas since she was to be married on New Year's Day they were invited to the wedding.] Thurs 5th [Jan, 1853] Mr Hill & the Children & myself went to Dr Perks & Mr Bairds, agreed for our children to go to school 20L a year each ... 1854 Mon 9th [Jan] Very Cold after dinner Mr Hill took Edwyn to School, we intend to keep SM at home this quarter...Tues A fall of snow in the night which has made it good sleighing Mr Hill & I went to Port Hope called to see Edwyn Found they wished to put off our arbitration, but believe it will take place tomorrow.... Thurs 12th...Do not feel at all excited about the arbitration but anxious of course & wish it settled. The opposing party had wished to postpone it again.... Soon after 8 Mr Hill came home saying he had been awarded 300L & pay costs which were 25L Sat [21st] Mr Hill gone for Edwyn in the cutter...Mr Hill received his money for the damage done his land by the railway 300 L and I received a dollar for my dower 24th February A day ever to be remembered by me for 14 years ago on that day, found my dear Father a corpse when I went into his room in the morning Wed 15th [March] [this line crossed out] My birthday never thought so little of it no one remember'd the day...Thurs 16th ...Though yesterday had been the 16th of March; find in looking in the Almanac it is to day my birthday �Sat 18th...Mrs Jackson sent us some eggs & butter & fresh egg is a great treat they are the first we have had this year. Sun 19th... Mr Hill in a great rage for no other reason that I know of but having to put the horse in the buggy Wed [29th] ...I feel low and poorly I want some one cheerful to talk to... Wed [5th April] Very low & weak, want some one to cheer [sic] & sympathize with me which Mr Hill never does. Thurs 20th ...Edwyn wrote a letter for Jane to her sister... [Beginning in the middle of July, Mr Hill is complaining about a pain in his side.] Mon 14th [August] ...Think we shall keep Margaret at home till after Xmas. Sun 10th December...[had gone out to the garden and Mr Hill did not feel too well so they came in and he laid down] About 4 he was taken with the illness I fear will prove so serious to him. Sent Edwyn immediately for the Doctor who he met on the road with Mrs Perks My dear Husband was speechless & never recovered his speech again. I thought from that time there was no hope … About 10 got him upstairs & with great difficulty into his own bed There we both lay till about 12 when he wished to get up I called Jane we could not get him into bed so pulled the bed off, tried his utmost to raise himself . Tues 15th My dear Mother died & I quite expected all the morning that my dear husband would not [this portion crossed out] but had no power. At last we placed in on the bed but not comfortably as I could have wished Jane went to bed & I watched by his side. Mon 11th Dr Perks came he was very anxious to get into his own bed & we managed to get him into it. Very bad all the day mustard plasters on his stomach & calves of his legs At night Edmund Willson came & we got him into the night chair & made his bed more comfortable Not a murmur or impatient gesture ever escaped him the whole time he was ill. I watched him. Tues 12th My dear Mother died & I felt that I should loose a husband...Mr Hill cupped at the back of his neck... Wed: He was bled. His breathing seemed rather better afterwards. The doctor staid all night he had a blister on his stomach, dear Mr Hill seemed to [want?] it taken off....Thurs 14 The last day my dearest husband lived During the morning he dozed and occasionally took a little nourishment. For the first time I did not deceive him with hope I told him as gently & lovingly as I could that I fear'd must part how thankful we should be if God would restore & c. I asked him if he was afraid to die, he said vHe looked so calm and serene & wrote the word "Death" and �"I try to pray" His patience was that of a saint, never did I see anything to equal it. He joined dear Edwyn's, Margaret's, and my hands together & blessed us putting his hand on each of our heads. He took a little wine & water eagerly but we were afraid to give him more than a teaspoonful or two at a time for fear of the hiccough & it affecting his breathing Mrs Fortune Mr & Mrs Marmon came & shook hands with them. Gradually he seemed getting nearer to his end. He breathed like a great steam engine occasionally for a moment it stopped & then again, but fainter & fainter We did not disturb him. Mr [illegible] & Thomas Mr Coulson's man & Mr Key were in the room with me & his dear children when his dear spirit went without a sigh or struggle to God who gave it. It was about midnight when he departed. May our last end be calm & serene as his. I staid a long time gazing on my dear husband almost fancying I could hear him breathe & then kissing his lips several times for the last time left the room. ... Fri 15th Dr Perks came I lay in bed all the day. Thomas shaved Mr Hill and Mr Kay arranged the room & all things Sat 16th I saw my dear husband looking so calm & so little changed Saw him several times during the day & so did the dear children We none of us felt that dread or shock I expected Sun 17th Several gentlemen called. Mon 18th The coffin came when I saw it, was deeply grieved to find it was lined. It was a Walnut coffin with plated plate & nails Sent Joe with a note for Dr. Perks & some lining for the coffin Mr Whicks & Mr Bunt assisted in placing his dear remains in the coffin Joe brought wine & spirits from Port Hope Cakes & c Sat up rather late Tues 19th Got up & dressed myself & saw my dearest husband in his coffin for the last time. Very little changed. The day severely cold....I think 14 carriages followed the mournful train the hearse with his dear remains & our buggy affected me much. ... Mon Xmas All alone all week the same. I like to be alone & quiet I have written several letters & the Doctors has sent newspapers to my friends I have not seen him all week. Sun...The last day of this eventful year which has left me a widow & my children fatherless. My mourning is not yet made I have only my widows cap which shows my hollow cheeks. The children are both at home I intend to try to teach Margaret & keep Edwyn the next grade at home. I should feel lonely without him & the roads are so hard & slippery I durst not let him ride Greylock is apt to stumble. The children are I could wish if they would agree better together. I could not leave here. It will be my pleasure to tend his Garden & mind his plants all will remind me of him. He loved flowers they were of his life. I love them too. I feel better I have had. How shall we get on the nest year "Trust in God & he will not forsake us." May we think more of his goodness & the uncertainty of life How little I thought what would happen before the year was out. 1855 January 1st We have entered upon another year. How uncertain is life, we have just had an instance of it in our little family circle. Mr dear husband is no more he died the 14th of �December at midnight calmly & without a struggle [sic] he entered upon his rest, May we all be found ready for we know not at what hour we may be taken from this transitory world to give an account of our stewardship. I feel very lonely & weak in body The road very slippery & no snow. ... 2nd Very low. In the evening Mrs Kay came. Bunts brought home my dress it has too many bows & have taken them all off. English newspapers. 3rd Wed. Joe Eno came he & Edwyn went to Port Hope. Edwyn told me on his return he had been to see his dear Papa's grave. Very mild. Mr Wells came, he had not heard of my dear husband's death. He had brought 25L to pay, but thought I could not legally receive it, Thought I should have to go to Port Hope with him. He behaved very well & went him self & took a note to Dr. Perks. He said if it was necessary for me to see Mr Scott he would come in the morning & drive me, but nothing could be done till I had administered. Mr & Mrs Baird came Mrs Kay made Margaret a crape [sic] bonnet. I feel harassed & poorly. 4th ... Dr Perks drove me to Mr Wards & I signed a paper to the effect that I administered to my dear husbands effects & that he died the 14th of December.... Sat 6th ... In the afternoon Mr Fortune & Mr Marion came ...Said the pigs we had from Robert were not paid for. Tues 9th ... Yong Jamieson called to know if I intended selling the corn & Mr Short walked here should think he had heard I had written a short tribute to dear Mr Hills memory as he had preached funeral sermon. Mon 15th My spirits very low, dear Mr Hill's birthday he would have been 56 had he lived. No Turkey or Plumb [sic] pudding he always liked to have his birthday kept. 17th Edwyn drove me to Port Hope Dined at Dr Perks went expecting to see Mr Whitehead but he was from home, Called about my bonnet, Mrs Lilligow thinks it a proper widows bonnet & as deep as it can be made. The Dr thinks some Quinine will do me good The first time Edwyn has driven me & he drove carefully & well 22nd ... Mon Sat a good deal in the kitchen & in the evenings all sit together & read & sew, it is the pleasantest part of the day. See more from one weeks end to another but do not feel dull now the children are at home. Thurs 25th ... Found "Illustrated News" & a letter from Mrs Davies & Mrs Horton they had not heard of poor Mr Hill's death Mr Davies wants to know about the "Everton Pastures," Her son Tom is heir I suppose to my Cousin MB Welch if he had no sons but we have never hears he is Her letters are very unkind & insolent, but I will not return evil for evil Fri 26th Wrote to Mrs Davies. I can give her a good deal of information on the Subject she does not seem to know anything. My Grandfather's Will I have, & it leaves the Everton Pastures to my Uncle Gybby & his heirs I should not like to give up the without advice. I have copied the paragraph from the will in my letter to her. �29th More snow in the night. Edwyn amusing himself with making a chain I am very glad he had found something to pass away his time now he cannot go out of doors. 11th [Feb] Sun: A good deal of snow fell in the night & a snowy morning. Except the changes in the weather I have little to note down, but I feel tranquil, & the quiet of our lives suits me at this time better than the bustle & fatigue of company We have lived almost entirely alone since my dear husbands death & I have never been out except on business. I should like to go to Church before I make calls & visit & I know I shall feel much, the first time I go & see my dear husband's grave.... [Notes on the 13th that when she was in town at the Doctor's, they brought the bills together from the funeral and did not think that 100L would cover it. Throughout February, often mentioned getting her bills settled that the Doctor paid after she had "empowered" him to withdraw money from her account.] Tues 6th [Mar] Was just sat down quietly to reckon up Jane's account when Mr G Ryley came He could not without the greatest inconvenience pay the 100L. So I agreed to go with him to Port Hope & see the Dr. Joe Eno here. At last agreed to take security for the money & Mr Ryley is to come again next week & bring the interest and sign a paper which Mr Scott is to draw up to secure the money to me. The sleighing very bad as we returned. Sat 17th Mr Ryley and Willfred came Brought me 6L interest & gave 2 five dollar notes which he said the children could have & I intend giving them Mon 19th ...wrote a note to the Doctor saying I had left Mr G Ryley's lease & c with him the day of his lecture on the "Steam Engine" Edwyn shooting, he has his dear Papa's gun & seems delighted with it I feel afraid for him although he is very careful. He came in quite delighted having shot a bird for the first time. Thurs 22nd Went with Edwyn in the buggy to Port Hope found the roads (except down our farm) pretty good, Fortunately met Mr Wells there and after a good deal of preamble he paid me 25L. I am to give him another paper if he wishes it when I am appointed Guardian to the children. The Dr seems perfectly satisfied with Mr Ryley's Security I gave the Doctor 20L of the 25L for the payment of debts, & reserved the 5L for Jane Have agreed to pay Jane 40L to be out of her debt by August. It is at about the rate of 3 dollars a month Could I have afforded it she should have had more. Sat 24th Quite a deal of snow & very cold Wrote a note to Mr Lang which Edwyn went with on horseback Mr Lang sent word he would come on Monday at 10 o'clock to value our effects Edwyn went again to ask Mr Millson to meet Mr Lang on Monday. The horse tiresome & wanted to come back, I was frightened but Edwyn persevered & did his errand. Sun 25th Margaret complains of headache, think it is a nervous headache wish she would agree better with her brother... Mon 26th Dear Margaret's birthday 12 years old Mr Lang & Mr Millsom came, valued the effects of my dear husband. Horse 12L 10 sh, 2 Cows 9L, buggy 10L, Cutter 6L 5 sh, Piano �40L, Household furniture 60L, Library 10L. A very snowy day. 12th [Apr] [She previously wrote to the church that she wanted to keep half of their seat]… Told me they would find me another seat at Church if I would give up the one we occupy for a family who would occupy the whole felt Fri 27th April Drank tea with the children at Mrs Langs. Jane put the bacon in ashes Have eaten a good part of the second flitch Feel a good deal of anxiety & c as to how we are to get along. Sat 5th May Our wedding day 15 years ago Think much of my dear husband and the days we have spent together. 6th Sunday Edwyn drove me & his sister to Church The roads very dusty Went to grave Glad to see it banked up, but felt very low & shed tears in Church Fri 8th [June] ...Called at Wednalls & agreed for Edwyn to begin French on Monday Called at Mrs Fortunes & Mr Holland Margaret is to have two lessons a week and pay five dollars a quarter Drank tea at Dr Perks Like home best. 13th Wed... The children went to their lessons and I spent the afternoon with Mrs Moss. We drank tea there and on our return called at Mrs Boyces' & brought home one of our Fuschias... [She is having trouble with her neighbour "Old Ford" who will not allow her man Zealand to change the fence] 28th Very hot and over coming. Saw Old Ford as we were driving his sheep home & had some talk to him think him a [double underline] rogue. Sat 30th ... Ford more troublesome than ever although he pretends to keep the bars up the last day or two, yet he leaves room for his sheep to get through Sun 29th [July]... The children gone to Mr Millsoms to buy some eggs but in reality to try if they could beg some cherries they did not succeed. Wed 22 [Aug] Anxious about poor Peggy, glad to find she had had the courage to have her tooth drawn she went alone to the ocotys Sun 23rd [Sept] Graylock strayed and Jane observed the boards all piled up together that belonged to the bridge. Mr Bunt also saw then & came in & told me he had no doubt someone intended to carry them away & he would draw them down for me tomorrow. After we were gone to Church Margaret went up & saw them safe & piled up Edwyn & I went to Church After dinner Margaret again went to the bridge & found the boards all carried away I went with her to see & then went up again with Jane & Edwyn Saw the boards on old Ford's place Jane went to his house at first he said he knew nothing of them Came & spoke to me & owned they were, said if he had not taken them away another man would I asked who did take them, he said he did not, but Marvin did. Which Marvin? Sam Offered to draw them back or pay for them, would hear nothing which he had to say In about ten minutes after I got home Old Ford came wanted to see me refused At dusk Mr Bunt saw Ford & his housekeeper with the Oxen drawing the boards �back Have no doubt he was sadly frightened He might be sent to Jail for it. Wed 26th Mr Millsom called with his account we owe him for 12 cord of wood & three load of straw 5 sh a load Often feel anxious about how we shall get along. ... Fri 13th [Oct] Sold a barrel of apples 3/9d Mon 15th A very dull looking day. Margaret in good spirits, she is going to stay a few days with Mrs Vansimack Jane & Edwyn gone with her to Port Hope fear they will find the roads very bad My health is good, but I have many anxious thought for the future Winter is coming on. The apples potatoes are not got it & we have no wood & cannot get any under 4 dollars a cord It makes me very serious & thoughtful... Wed 5th [Dec] Feel low as the time of year comes round when I lost my dear husband Sun 9th ...How well do I remember this day twelve months I think a great deal how I am to get on, much. I must use my best endeavors & leave the rest to God who careth for the Widow & Fatherless. Nevertheless to retrench as much as I am obliged to do is very trying & needs patience Margaret really several things, upon the whole for children they are considerate & very moderate in their wishes which makes it harder to refuse them. I deny myself everything superfluous & even necessaries in clothing & c But we have & great comforts & ought to follow my dear husbands example in thankfulness to God. Wed 19th Twelve month today since my dear husband was buried [sic] I am alone Jane being gone for the children. I like it. I can undisturbed. Thurs 27th Cold We live a very quite monotonous life with few individuals to note down but my diary I have been accustomed to for years & should feel lost without it. 1856 January 1st A lovely day...Another year has commenced, We are all in good health & surrounded by many comforts & blessings. The loss of my dear husband that sad bereavement has not left us so utterly without friends & God has been very gracious to us. Wed 9th The coldest day yet. Margaret for the first time poorly. She is not 13 years old till March. She is very little so but think it is a beginning. [Begins to keep track of her daughters menstrual cycle in the back of her diary] Thurs 10th ... Saw Mr Hughes Said there was money enough to pay Jane & himself in the bank It has put me in good spirits. ... Fri 11th Like sometimes to be alone. Feb 8th Called at Mrs Boyces & borrowed some more of "Godey's Lady's Book” They seem �very friendly people Afterwards went to speak to Mr Cleghorn about Edwyn going to School & agreed that he should go on Monday. Tues 12th Very cold & the snow deep on the ground nevertheless Edwyn would go to school & took his sleigh with him, I fear he will be tired Edwyn likes school pretty well, rode some of the way home. Fri 15th Snowy fast all the day, not quite so bold. Edwyn did not go to school Margaret poorly the second time, think a change has now quite taken place in her constitution. The first time a month ago it was little more than a show. She is not 13 till March, & seems very well. Thurs 6th [Mar] Tired of seeing it snowing again, Mr Bunt gone out with a load of hay which will break the road a little, The children went as far as Bunts, found the snow very deep... Sat 15th Mrs Whicks & her children came to tea She wanted to borrow 50 dollars from Jane & said she would give twelve percent interest, Jane agreed to het her have it. Tues 18th ... Mr Whicks came and Jane gave him a cheque on the Bank of Upper Canada" for 18L 10 sh He is to give her twelve percent interest. Sat 22nd... The snow is melting fat, should like to have gone to Port Hope before the sleighing was over. Mr G Ryley has disappointed me in not bringing the interest he owes me & which I have been daily expecting the last two or three weeks. Sat 29th ... Joe called on his way to Port Hope lent him "Greylock" He brought several newspapers back with him & a bill for the "Patriot". That paper is a annoyance to me. I have desired it to be sent back & Dr Perks has said he would & had sent about it for me. Mon 31st Cold & clear & frosty Have hay to get in today, the horse & cow are a great expense. ...In the evening the three young Whicks came & stayed & played at Cards with Edwyn and Margaret. Tues [1st April] Jane is gone to Port Hope with Mr Whicks, took a note to Dr Perks...Should like to have sent for several things if it had been convenient. I am very short of money at this time & do not wish to take any more out of the bank if I can help it till Mr Hughes & Jane are paid. A fine frosty morning. Jane has got a check from the bank for 22/10 which with the 12/10 which Mr Whicks had from her makes the 35L which I owed her & makes us square It was due to her 21st August 1855.... Sat 5th ... Am getting out of patience with Mr Ryley not bringing the interest & the children & Jane so. Edwyn wishes me to write to him but I intend waiting a little longer. Jane finding they gave no interest at the Bank for less than a 100L took her 22/10 out. She found the roads very bad. Sun 6th A lovely day, quite long to get out, when the snow was on the road & it was so cold staid contentedly in but now it looks so fine & bright I find it more dull to remain in the house �and the roads are so bad no one comes to see us. The snow is fast disappearing & the tulips are coming up, it makes me think of my dear husband who used to delight in seeing them. Tues 15th Mr G Ryley came, but did not bring the money, He said he would bring the money as soon as he could get it That he saw the Dr Perks last night that they went to Mr Scotts who was from home but saw Mr Burbridge that the Dr would write to Mr G Ryley after he had consulted with Mr Hughes & c I feel low & out of spirits Mr Ryley not having brought the money. Thurs 17th...Want to go to Port Hope but do not know how I am to get there in the buggy. 18th A fine day. Old Bowen drove me to Port Hope called at the Doctors said he would see about Mr Ryley & write to him after he had consulted Mr Hughes & get proper security &c Though I had better employ a surveyor called with the old man at Mr Roches Mr Roches said he could not possible come in less than a fortnight... [It appears that "the old man" Bowen is a gardener that has in previous years always been employed in farm work but this year has worked as their gardener] ... Thurs May 1st ...The old man has left us paid him 5 dollars Friday May 2nd A very rainy day It was warm & will make all the things grow, the Asparagus is coming up & we shall soon be able to cut it & rhubarb Am to be alone, the old man being deaf rather tried me, although he is company & did everything he could to make himself agreeable & gave very little trouble. It will be a change again when he returns. [There is an argument that is going on between Sarah and Old Ford that requires a surveyor] Thurs 8th We all got up earlier than usual ...After dinner Edwyn went with the old man to Port Hope, wrote a note to Dr Perks asking his advice as to what surveyor I ought to employ & how I ought to act. Just as they got home Old Ford came in he had a paper which he showed me which he said he had copied from the Government deed. Said "the Marvins" never had a legal right to the place that Old Sam Marvin was an alien & Mr Robinsons older than either & that Mr R's lot was 50 acres. That he had the Government deed of the 200 acres That he was a rough fellow to engage in a law suit with & more to that effect He had hurt his hand which was tied up Old Bowins told him plainly what he thought of him & was not in the least afraid of him. Sat 10th Old Ford here again I am really sadly worried with him, He told me Marvin's deed was of no use & that a surveyor could not settle the point in dispute that the Government deed alone could decide & that it was at Quebec.... Mon 12th Edwyn Margaret & I went to Port Hope called & dined at Dr Perks. He had seem Mr Stewart & said when Mr S was able to come he would drive him out Also called at Mr Smith's Saw Mr Smith who went to the [blank] Said, "Marvins" deed was good that time had made it so & that the deed was made by his Father That he should make me no charge & that in a fortnight he should be at home again & would come here Gave the Dr & Smiths some Asparagus. Tues 13th ...Sent to Dr Perks "The Lease of J Clark to E Hill." And J Huston deputy Surveyors plan of the farm which Mr Hill gave the name of "Brooklands". Old Bowins and Edwyn went to Port �Hope with the "Deeds" Thurs 15th ...Old Ford came, left some papers with me to read Do not know what to make of them, some of the sentiments are noble & fine but it is sadly unconnected & made me almost think he must be crazy. Sat 17th ...Mr Ford called, with newspapers, he is very anxious to know whether there is going to be war he talks sensibly on some points on others I dont know what to make of him. Sun 18th ...In the afternoon the cow caved (a bull calf) Jane & the old man had some trouble to find her, & it was so very rainy. Her udder must have been very painful for several days & the old many though we should milk her, but Jane said Tues 20th A fine day, old Ford called with a paper praying me to pray to God about. Sat 24th of May the "Queen's birthday". The young Whicks came to ask Edwyn to go fishing with them The old man gone visiting his friends The day lovely & the tulips will soon be at their best. The small bed in the other garden has some very beautiful flowers it was the day after they were set that my dear husband went to see the bed, (the last day he was out of doors) So he never saw their blooms. He would have greatly admired them... Edwyn brought 17 trout and 5 suckers... Mon 25th A very lovely morning, the Tulips are uninjured with the wind went to Port Hope Called at Mr Cornalls, Mr Fortunes, Harvey's & Smiths told them this week the Tulips would be at their best & expect several of the Port Hope people will come to see them. Tues 27th Old Ford called, quite dressed up white waistcoat &c And after tea the old man (Bowins) I and the children went up the farm to see if we could settle with Ford Cannot & Ford wants a wagon [sic] road through our Farm which I most object to of anything. Thurs 29th ...In the afternoon Old Ford came, he and Bowins had high words It worried me exceedingly. Mon June 2nd...Fear Mr Ryley is not doing well & that I shall find it difficult to get my money from him. Fri 6th Expected the Dr and Mr Stuart but again disappointed Mr Hughes & George came in the afternoon, Had an opportunity of talking to him about Mr Ford & Mr Ryley said he would see the Dr about my affairs thought I had 20L on the Bank and owed him 10L. Told him I wished him to pay himself. He is very considerate. Sat 7th A fine day Edwyn gone fishing with the Whicks. Asked the old man how we stood he said I owed him 17 dollars a dollar and half a dollar. I cannot afford it. He said when I talked to him that he would not reckon today, but left off work & came & lay on the bed. He is very greedy & I feel very vexed with him having behaved as well to him as I possibly. He saw that I was vexed & said he would agree to 8 dollars & a quarter. Having had some chain from me �which he valued at a quarter a dollar, this is better, but he will not work although there are plenty of little jobs to be done in the gardens. June 13th 1856 [Note the manner in which she records the date - she has never done this before.] ...I do not feel very well, have been worried with this affair a good deal it seems as if everything went contrary. About 12 Mr Roche & young Hastings drove up, after staying a few minutes they went to Fords & Old Bowins & Edwyn followed. [All concerned parties showed up with their deeds]... Mr Roche looked over all the deeds & papers & they were all out surveying. It having been so often divided makes it rather difficult. Between 5 & 6 the old man came to me greatly dissatisfied & I went to Mr R Flatters was chopping away. I seemed vexed & Mr Roche left & walked home with me left the survey. Mr Ford will get more than he asked for my Mr R's survey & so is Edwyn & the old man much vexed. ... [Note in the back of her diary, she accounts for dividing a 200 parcel of land: Mr Robinsons 50 acres, Old Ford's 63 acres, and their land 87 acres She then also notes that "Our Farm 87 acres & 6 were taken for the Railroad from it."] Sun 15th...Quite late Mr Clarke drove here we all walked up the Farm with him & saw Old Ford at the door but he walked into the house. After Mr Clarke & the old man had looked round Mr Clarke went & asked Old Ford He came out & they all talked together Mr Ford said he had got a Government deed & spoke of a paper Mr Hill had signed. Neither of which things Mr C believed. Tom Raymond was there & heard all Mr Clarke thinks it will be a few days before Mr Roche will come again & I think he will come with him. We all feel in better spirits. Sat 21st... Old Ford came in while we were at diner & would it settled tried to frighten me Said I had no title to the Seven acres that it belonged to old Mr Marvin that if I would agree to it as he said nothing would be said about it & c I am sadly perplexed & vexed about it, at times my head aches with thinking & worrying. Mon 30th Old Ford left a note for me with Margaret (as I would not see him) containing a proposition of compromise He says Mr Smith & Mr Roche were coming here to day That he was going to Mr Mills (Young Mills being dead) & that he should be back by noon & if the Surveyors came they were not to begin till he returned. I feel nervous & find how difficult it is for a woman to get on alone in this country without any relative or person on whom I have a claim Have not heard from England or from Mr G Ryley. In the afternoon the children went to their lessons, took bouquets of flowers & some rhubarb to Hollards... Thurs 3rd [July]...Mrs Horace Marvin called with her daughter relative to a tree. Old Ford had been to see her about the division line & told her she had a claim on me for 11 dollars Mr Hill had cut up a tree & drawn it away (old Ford says) & was to pay Mr Marvin for it & had not done so Also Callahon MacCarthy 12 dollars which Ford was answerable to her for. There is always something to annoy & vex one with that man...... Fri July 4th Low & out of spirits & feel weak in body Think a glass of good Port would do me good. Sat 5th ... After dinner rainy, surprised to see Mr James Smith, Mrs Smith & Perry. ...Nothing �could kinder than Mr & Mrs Smith. Mr Smith had been & examined the deeds (it took him several hours) & he is certain they are quite correct. Also about the trees Ford can do nothing & I was to tell him not to tease me, but to go to Mr Smith who would be happy to see him. It is quite a relief to my mind to have a friend to consult & rely on & I think the Smiths are sincere ones. [Now it is to the point where Sarah gets the occasional letter from Ford] Mon 21st...Mr G Ryley came & paid me two five dollar notes & when Jane & Margaret returned from P Hope they brought me 6L from him He said he was very sorry he had not been able to pay it before & c ... Wed: Old Ford came into the parlour & bothered me I told him anything he had to say to go to Mr J Smith. Sun 10th [Aug] Staid at home, as Edwyn said he did [not] feel very well. Rather disappointed as I have not been for several Sundays. Edwyn proposed going to Church in the evening but at present it looks very like rain.... [After this there seems to be no more mention of any great trouble with old Ford] Fri 26th [Sept] Jumped out of bed to see the "Locomotive" pass by here for the first time Thurs 9th [Oct] Mr Hughes came by the train, he staid tea with us. Thurs 24th Spot threw me down I feel hurt. Old Ford came bothering me, They have been throwing stone at & into his house ... Mon 10th [Nov] Cold & frosty. Poor run over by the train, both legs broken & his tail cut off, he was going with Jane to Millsoms. She came back to tell Edwyn who was sorry to loose his pet dog He was hurt so bad that Edwyn shot him... Tues 2nd [Dec] ...After dinner Margaret, Edwyn & Young Holland went in the buggy to Port Hope they took a basket of apples & a jar of Milk. Mt wore her new dress it is neat, but not quite the thing for a party having a high neck. Like her to drew simply The children at Port Hope I think are quite too dressy... Sat 13th Think much of the sad event which happened about his time two years ago & made me a widow. The weather very mild. Fri 19th ... Two years today since my dear husbands funeral when it was much such a day Think a good deal of him. We have spent the last two years together, suppose Edwyn will go to school or to some profession. I feel anxious about the future for him. I have no one to advise with on the subject. �Wills & Cookbooks [Miscellaneous from various files of Sarah Welch Hill Papers wills, book lists etc.] MU 114 Power of Attorney to Misters William James and James Shipton To all to whom these presents shall come Sarah Hill formerly Sarah Welch of Birmingham in the County of Warwick in that part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called England Spinster but late the wife of Edwin Hill deceased and now residing at Port Hope Newcastle District Canada West widow sendeth Greetings where as Joseph Welch of the Parish of Edgaston near Birmingham in the County of Warwick Gentleman by his will bearing the date the Twentieth day of April one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven gave and bequeathed to the said Sarah Hill then Sarah Welch (in the said Will described as said Testators daughter Sarah) all his Household Goods and Furniture to and for her own use and benefit absolutely. And as to all the rest and residue of his real and personal estate he gave devised and bequeathed the same to the use of his said daughter Sarah, William James of Birmingham aforesaid accountant and James Shipton of Wolverhampton in the County of Stafford Timber Merchant their heirs executors administrators and assigns forever Upon certain trusts therein declared And the said Testator also gave and devised all the Real Estate vested in him as Mortgagee or Trustee to his said Trustees their heirs and assigns subject to the trusts and equities affecting the same respectively And the said Testator did thereby declare that the receipts of the Trustees for the time being of his Will should effectually should effectually exonerate purchasers Mortgagees and other paying monies to such Trustees or Trustee from all liability in respect of the application thereof And the said Testator appointed his said Daughter Executrix and the said William James and James Shipton Executors of that his Will And whereas the said Testator died on the twenty fourth day of February One thousand eight hundred and forty without having altered or revoked his said Will and the same was duly proved by the said Sarah Hill William James and James Shipton in the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury on the twenty ninth day of August following And whereas the said Sarah Hill is now residing at Port Hope aforesaid and is desirous of enabling so far as she lawful may the said other Trustees and Executors of the said Will of the said Joseph Welch to act in the execution of the trusts of the said Will and in the disposition winding up management and conduct of the estate and affairs of the said Testator during her absence and for this purpose to make enter into and execute and as her act and deed deliver any deed instrument of other assurance to her and on her behalf as fully and effectually as if she the said Sarah Hill could do if she were present and concurring in and executing the same Now know ye that I the said Sarah Hill having ceased to reside in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland hereby made constitute and appoint the said William James and James Shipton and each of them my true and lawful attorneys and attorney for me and in my name and on my behalf as one of the Trustees and Executrix of the said will of the said Joseph Welch deceased to transact manage wind up and negotiate all the singular the matters and things whatsoever which in anywise relate to or concern the execution of the trusts of the said will of the said Joseph Welch of the management disposal and conduct of the estate and affairs of the said Testator and to that and for me the said Sarah Hill and in my name and on my behalf to settle and sign and also if necessary to seal and as my act and deed in due form of law to deliver all and every act and acts deeds writings and instruments releases receipts and acquaintances whatsoever which shall or may be or to them �the said William James and James Shipton or the survivor of them shall seem necessary and expedient for that purpose and generally to sign execute and perform and as my act and deed seal and deliver all such acts deed matters and things whatsoever as shall be anywise necessary and expedient for that purpose and generally to sign execute and perform and as my act and deed seal and deliver all such acts deeds matters and things whatsoever as shall be anywise necessary and expedient to be done by or on behalf of me the said Sarah Hill in or about the execution of the trusts aforesaid or any of them as fully and effectually in all respects ad I myself could do I the said Sarah Hill hereby agreeing and undertaking to allow ratify and confirm every act deed matter and thing which my said Attorneys or either of them shall do or cause to be done in pursuance of the power hereby granted In witness whereof the said Sarah Hill hath hereunto set her hand and seal this day of One thousand eight hundred and sixty one In re, Estate of late Mrs. Sarah Hill, deceased Statement of facts for information of The Real Estate Loan Company of Canada, (Limited). According to "Stock Scrip" dated 18th Feby. 1892 Edwyn Welch Hill and Sarah Margaret Hill, Executor and Executrix of the last will of the late Mrs. Sarah Hill (their mother) deceased, held 120 shares of The Real Estate Loan Company (Ltd.) of the value of $50 per share ($6000.00) Mrs. Sarah Hill died on or about the 26th day of Septr. 1887 at Township of Hope leaving a Will and Codicil thereto of which Probate was granted by the Surrogate Court of the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham on 12th Oct 1887 to the said Edwyn Welch Hill and Sarah Margaret Hill Executors named in said Will. By Mrs. Hill's Will (dated 16th April 1879) after bequeathing certain Household furniture and chattels to her daughter and her son (which bequests do not include the said shares of Capital Stock or any of them) she gives devises and bequeaths unto her said son and daughter and their heirs and assigns in equal shares all the rest residue and remainder of the real and personal estate of which she should die seized, or possessed or in any ways entitled to and whosesoever situate absolutely forever. The Testatrix then directs that advances lent by her to her said son and daughter shall be charged against them. The Codicil is dated the 20th November 1883 and by it the Testatrix directs that $1000.00 advanced by her to EWH shall be taken into account in division of residuary Estate, and charged to him our of his share; and relieves her daughter from certain advances made to her. The above 120 shares have remained ever since in the names of the said EWH and SMH as Executor and Executrix of the late Mrs Sarah Hill; and cheques and dividends have been made to their order and endorsed by both of them; and no actual formal division of Mrs Hill's Estate has been made or carried out between her son and daughter but it was allowed to remain open amicably. On 1st September 1896 the said Sarah Margaret Hill died intestate Evidence of her intestacy was �produced to the said Surrogate Court and on 21st Sept 1896 Letters of Administration of All her property was granted by said Surrogate Court to the said Edwyn Welch Hill her brother. Sarah Margaret Hill died a Spinster never having been married leaving her brother Edwyn Welch Hill her only heir at law and only next of kin her surviving. She had not sister and no other brother than the said EWH Her father and mother both predeceased her. Her father died some years before her mother. Edwyn Welch Hill as the surviving Executor of his Mother's Will now controls the 120 shares of Stock; and as the sole Administrator of the property of the said SMH (his deceased sister) would be entitled to have one half of the shares transferred into his name as such administrator; And as the only heir at law and next of kin of his said sister, he claims her half of the 120 shares; and under his mothers Will he also claims the remaining half of the 120 shares. He now desires to have the whole 120 shares of Stock transferred to his own name individually as the absolute owner thereof. If desired Copies of Probate of Mrs Hill's Will and Codicil thereto can be furnished and also copy of the letters of Administration of his sisters Estate. Port Hope, 24th Sept. /96 Mr T.T. Baines Barrister Port Hope has acted as solicitor for the family for some years and is now Solicitor for the said EW Hill Will of William [unclear name appears as Foss?Joseph?] of town of Kingston upon Hule, Gentleman, 15 1790 bequeaths to his niece, Elizabeth [Foss?] of Newark in the County of Nottingham his London tenements and hereditaments and real estate and her heirs gives and devised the same unto and equally among his cousins Elizabeth Edsworth, William Welch, and Ruth Horton...gave a bequest to the Trustees of the General Infirmary, directs his executrix to distribute 10 pounds immediately upon such poor and necessitive [?] persons in Everton To Joseph Welch, Gentleman, 991803 from George Earl Brooke and Earl of Warwick ªappointed ensign in the Second Battalion of the Regiment of Loyal Birmingham Volunteer Infantry To same from same, 261805 appointed Lieutenant in the same Battalion Miscellaneous: Recipe Book Miscellaneous scraps of paper in envelope labeled Recipe Book, n.d and Bank book, 1873 81 the recipe book is entitled The Englishwoman's Cookery Book. By Isabella Beeton, "Being a Collection of Economical Recipes Taken from her "Book of Household Management, Amply Illustrated by a Large Number of Appropriate and Useful Engravings, London: S.O. Beeton, 1863. address for Mr S. V. Horton, 20 Calthorpe Road, Brimingham, England, to draw for L 61, 1, 8 Ammonia Cake One pint of sweet milk; one ounce of Carbonate ammonia; Five cups of �sugar white; half cup lard; half cup butter (Margaret's Recipe) the original contents of the recipe book are no longer within its cover there is however a replacement with the hand written recipes of Sarah Hill some are cut out of newspapers and sewn into the recipe book for instance one entitled "A Preservative for Meat in Hot Weather The magazine of Domestic Economy gives the following recipe for preserving meat in summer: 'First wipe the meat gently and lightly with a clean cloth, then dust over ever part with pure oaten meal. The meal imparts a sweet flavor to the meat. It must all be wiped away before the meat is put down to be boiled or roasted.'" Before she immigrated to Canada, Sarah Hill copied down the following recipe…"Mrs Joseph's receipt for Potatoes as a substitute for bread Take 3 good sized Potatoes rub'd through a Colander into 1 pint of water 1 drachem of soda to each lb of flour Stir it together, and leave to rise. For 14 lbs of Flour. June 26th/ 43" Candles, Prepare your wicks about half the usual size , wet with spirits of turpentine, put them in the sun until dry, then mould or dip your candles" Knickerbocker Pickles Take six gallons of water 10 lbs of Salt 3 lbs of coarse brown sugar 1 quart of Molasses 3 oz salt petre 1 oz Pearl ash. Boil and skim. When quite cold pour over pork or beef previously placed in a barrel. 16th January made this pickle but only put 6 pounds of rock salt, & used Sallerata instead of Pearl Ash. To Make Yeast. Two middling sized boiled potatoes add a pint of boiling water and two tablespoons of brown sugar. One pint of hot water should be applied to every half pint of the compound. Hot water is better in warm weather. This yeast being made without flour will keep longer, and is said to be much better than any previously in use. Whooping Cough A tea spoonful of castor oil to a table spoonful of molasses: a teaspoonful of the mixture to be given whenever the cough is troublesome. It will afford relief at one, and in a few days it effects a cure. The same remedy relieves the croup, however violent the attack. To make Elder Wine Mrs Brines way. Get the elder berries and steep them in cold water As many quarts of berries as you want bottles of wine. Let it stand all night and next morning pound and strain them add a pound of moist sugar to each bottle of the juice and two ounces of ginger and soy of cloves to each gallon Set it in a warm place to ferment for two or three days, then scrim it & put it into bottles and in each bottle a wine glass full of whisky Tie a piece of paper over each bottle for a day or two & then cork it The Elder berries are ripe about the end of September Tomato Sauce receipt from Mrs Fortune October 5th 1846, also has Mrs G Ryley's Way of Making Cherry Wine, Plum Cake from Mrs Fortune, Mrs Horton's Alamode Beef [received after arrival in Canada Mosquitoes Attach a piece of flannel or sponge to a thread made fast to the top of the bedstead: wet the flannel or sponge with camphorated spirits, and the mosquitoes will leave the Room also many instructions on washing wool dresses, printed dresses, and black Cashmere �Restoration of Sour Milk or Cream Milk of Cream when turned sour may be restored to its original sweetness by means of a slight quantity of magnesia. When the acidity is slight, half a tea spoonful of the powder to a pint of mild will be sufficient Dr Hickman's Way of taking Castor Oil [mixed with boiled milk and sugar like a custard] Rearing Calves, The was the best dairymen do in Gloucestershire. Copied from the Agricultural Gazette February 22nd 1845 For Rats Scotch snuff or pulverized cayenne pepper mixed together or separate if put freely into their burrowing hole will certainly send them off Later in the cookbook has written two recipes from Maria who is in Toronto Cookies from Maria and White Cake from Maria Bank Book The Bank book is inscribed in the front "Miss Hill's Diary 1861" must be Margaret but this is the bank book of Sarah Hill: Ontario Bank I drew on M Horton for 5L 18sh 6d Got for it 28 dol 65 cents Left it in the Bank August 4th 1879 I took out of the Bank 28 dol 65c Have in the Ontario Bank now "Toronto Bank" December 18th 1878 From England L1, 863 5sh 8d Got for it at the Bank 9, 009 dollars 50 cents February 3rd 1879 Wrote a check for Mr Benson for 7 thousand dollars Toronto Bank June 3rd 1879 The interest up to the end of May is 80 dol. 50 cents. June 27 I drew for Edwyn 150 dol: Expenses 19 cents July 2nd I wrote a check for Mr Benson for 369 dol: 350 of which is a Mortgage on Mr Adams late Eliza Andrews October 17th I drew for Edwyn 150 dollars Expenses 19 cents. Have now left 1, 4020 [sic] Fourteen hundred & twenty dollars 1879 Toronto Bank 22nd October Put in the Bank 27 Dol: From Mr Adam's Mortgage Dec 3rd Took out for Margaret Thirty dollars Have had my account balanced it is 1480 dol 11 cents, 1450 11 cents now 1880 Jany 2nd I took out of the Bank Fifty dollars 50 Have now 1400 11 cents �1880 February 11th I took out of the Bank 250 dollars for Edwyn & 10 dollars to pay the Bank of Montreal which I had overdrawn March 23rd I took out of the Bank 10 dollars 27th I took Ten dollars out of the Bank March 31st I put in the Bank 1, 000 dollars & 16 dollars From [illegible] March 31 1880 I took out of the Bank Fifty dollars April 10th I took out of the Bank 100 dollars for Edwyn & Ten for myself April 24th Maggie took out for me 30 dollars June 29th I took out a 100 dol: for Edwyn charged 15 c. 1880 August 21st I took out of the Bank Twenty three dollars Bank of Toronto 1880 Sept 29th I took out of the Bank 100 dollars for Edwyn November 30th Wrote a check for E Willson for eighteen dollars November 30th Maggie took out "Ten dollars" for herself December 11 Maggie took out of the Bank Fifteen dollars December 24th I took out of the Bank 10 dollars 1881 Bank of Toronto January 1st I took out of the Bank 15 dol: 10th I took out of the Bank 60 dollars gave Maggie 50 dol: Feb 7th Maggie took out of the Bank Fifty dollars (for Edwyn) March 24th Maggie took out of the Bank Ten dollars April 6th 1881 Bank of Toronto Mr Benson gave me a cheque for 1,844 dols and 96 cents Thirteen hundred of which was Principal and 54 dol and 96 cents was for Interest He charged me 2 dols 20 cents for receiving it April 12th Maggie took out of the Bank 41 dollars 1881 Bank of Toronto May 23rd Maggie took out of the Bank ten dollars �June 8th I took out of the Bank 100 dollars which I sent to Edwyn & ten for my own use June 9th Fifteen dollars' July 18th Twenty Dollars Mr Benson 4 dol: 65 cents October 13th Maggie took out Twenty dollars October 26th I took out Twenty five dollars In 1874 she received on April 4th English Money L49, 9 sh, 8 don ; April 7th she got for it 240 dollars she had 8 in the bank and took out 100 so was left with 148 dollars ; April 22nd took out 40, leaving 108 ; June 18th Maggie took out 25, leaving 83; December 17th Maggie took out 13, leaving 70; April 5th Maggie took out 60, leaving 10 May 6th 1875 she drew on Mr S.V. Horton for 30 pounds, got for it 146 dollars series of withdrawals on a monthly basis through 1875 received again in October 1875 25, 19,2 English money and got for it 124 dollars 70 or 80 cents continued withdraws by both her and her daughter May 13th 1876 she receives again English money, 61, 1, 8 got for it 295 dollars 82 cents( crossed out for July 10th is drew a cheque for Mr Chalk to repair the buggy 12 dollars but on July 12th Maggie withdrew 39 dollars, this would make 12 for the repair and 25 for their use, which is normal) September 14th Dr O Meara took out of the Bank 40 dollars for Maggie's trip to the Centennial February 1877 another deposit of English money 60, 19, 2 which gave her 295 dollars; March 7th 1878 her English money arrived again 91, 5 which she got 444 dollars for June 1, 1878 signed a check for Mr Patterson on the Ontario Bank for 150 dollars 75 cents 1879, January 9th she took 214 dollars out of the "Ontario Bank" which left the account empty January 9th 1879 she put 200 dollars in the "Bank of Montreal" Feb 3 wrote a check for Mr Benson for twelve dollars summer of 1879 took out 30 dollars to pay Mr Chalk Books Read from January 1833 �[In envelope marked Sarah (Welch) Hill Diary, Jan 1 Dec] 31, 1845; 25 June 1852 June 23, 1853 [on outside cover of 1845 diary] Olinthus Gregory's Evidences, Doctrines & Duties of Christian Religion Scott's Kennilworth, Scottish Chiefs, Miss Porter Siames [sic] Twins Barliver Memoirs of Edgeworth,Duke Christian of Luneburgh,Miss Porter Memoir of Henry Martin last of the Mohicans, G Cooper Refugee in America, Mrs Trollop Miss Edgeworth's Tales a Series Lacoon by CC Colson Memoir of Legh Richmond Montgomeries Messiah Young Duke Treatise on Happliness lent by Mrs Kelly Jackson on the Trinity lent by Mrs Mason Locke on the understanding lent by Mr Shipton Jany 1834 The Convert by Archdeacon Wilkinson of Nottingham The Two Rectors by the same author lent by Piercy Paul Clifford by Bullivur Emma DeLissaw A history of the Jews Hoggs Travels on the Continent: Tour of a German Prince Happiness by Dr Styles of Brighton Carnes letters from the East (read at Poplars) Spurtyheim on Phrenology Scotts Poems of Marmion, Lord of the Isles Lady of the Lake Dalzels Lectures on Ancient Greece The Epicurean Englis's travels through Spain Romance of history, De Lorme Telemachus by Archbishop of Cambry [could be Canterbury] Fenelon Mrs Chapone's letters Quentin Derward, Millers Political Economy Mrs Jameson's Lives of eminent female Sovereigns Sarah Welch, Book of Poetry, dated 1818 Lost her sister Jane June 11, 1826 received, as a result numerous books 18 volumes in all On the death of her brother John Langley Welch on July 30, 1827, Sarah received 151 titles many of them in numerous volumes; also received numerous other items such as clothing, musical instruments, horse tack etc. � transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d9bf5e8429b4aeb0a75443f833826e90.pdf 58b36f621c59f5a5ebbc2d9405ea994f PDF Text Text �������������������������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/23677affba30ba0babc0373a2d9c4cfd.pdf 542748798462ce3416356ad71609170b PDF Text Text Matilda Hill (1856-????) 1884-1885 Diary Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers Tillie Hill Douglas Village 1884 This is my Mother's book. Jessie H. Simpson "The Coming of the Silent Guest" Lo! England sends him back to us, With sealed eyes and folded palms: He drifts across the wintry sea, Which chants to him its thousand psalms. We proudly name and claim him ours; We take him, England from thy breast; We open wide our doors to him Who cometh home a silent guest. We lent him thee to teach thy sons The lesson of the Open Hand, Less famished lips should bless them less than him, - the stranger in their land. We but live, living unto thee, To be a solace to thy pair: But now we want his noble dust To consecrate it ours again. England we take him from thine arms; We thank thee for thy reverent care; If thou and we were ever friends, We should be so beside his bier. His memory should be a spell To banish spleen and bitterness Have kindlier thoughts of us, - for he Was tender unto thy distress, - As we have kindlier thought of thee Because of honor done to him; For, while we weep, we turn to see That English eyes with tears are dim,, 40 Friday February 15th/84 Mrs Jupp died this afternoon, her end was peace. just two weeks to day we buried Father what sore sad changes a few weeks can bring, death and Sickness seem all round us like warning voices saying, "Be Ye also ready". God does not afflict willingly but of necessity to bring more impressively to mind the lesson which is all important; but hardest of all to learn to be "always ready" Monday Feb 25th 1884 Uncle John came Saturday night. the train was very late on account of the storm, they had to send a special, as the morning train ran off the track half way to fergus some of the passengers were half famished for food. Uncle spoke twice yesterday I think everyone seemed pleased with what he said, he stayed over and has organized the Division tonight. R. Y Blythe, very unexpectedly, opposed it, for a few minutes he seemed likely to carry the day but, George Martin, with some others thought the present time was ours, the harvest time had come. If there was danger in delaying. So after taking the voice of the meeting, which was in favour of no postponment Landsdown Division, Sons of �Temperance, was organized in the Village of Douglas Monday Feb 25th 1884- The officers are C Jarrett {written over top: O.S.S.}, Mrs Mitchel {written over top: J.S.S.}, Lillie Currie {written over top: A.C.}, Mr Taylor {written over top: Conductor}, Alex Currie {written over top: R. S.}, Eunice Cause {written over top is: A. S.}, R Townsend {written over top: F. S.}, Mrs Wray {written over top is: Treasurer}, Jolui Spence {written over top: P.M.P.}, Mr Wray {written over top: {Celiaplin?}}, Mr Smith {written over top: W. P.}, then lastly, but, by no means leastly myself {written over top: W. A.}. I gave R. Y. a slice of my mind for his presumption, as I can call it nothing els. Uncle said, we were to forget all about it and pray for him. Well, I don't say, I wont but at the present time I feel greatly relieved and think the introductry part will do the prayer no harm to do Mr Blythe justice I must say; one redeeming feature in his character is that he never keeps spite. We will be as good friends tomorrow as if nothing had every happened {written vertically in left margin: Annie left for Nassagawago last week with Jane & {Jim?} Campbell.} Monday March 3rd, 1884 I believe this is the coldest weather we have had all winter. Still, I believe it is going to moderate now. Last Thursday was a terrific day, Mary and I went down to order some millinery and were nearly blown across the road, a fearful day for a fire, and yet - Mr. Black was burned out, he lost all he had excepting a small part of his Library and a few articles of furniture, the Insurance on the building and contents, each one thousand dollars. Mary Rodgers walked home from Fergus and had both of her feet frozen the same day. The Dr. is afraid she will loose part of them, it is a very sad case. Mary says she never saw such a sight. Yesterday morning Mr. Mc Kay (the student) came for breakfast, the trains were all blocked so they did not get through until Sunday morning. Our pump was frozen and when the student presented himself for breakfast it left us in rather an awkward position, however with the aid of friends we got something ready and he was in line to preach. Monday March 10th 1884 Mary Douglas was married on Wednesday 5th, were all invited but did not feel like going, may her future life be as sunny and bright as the day she left her girl-hoods home. I often think how little a girl know what is before her as she bids farewell to the old house. She leaves the love well tried and true. And ventures on love untried and new. A social was held at Peter Gerrie's on Friday 7th. Proceeds to buy books for Mr. Black, it was quite a success, they made nearly thirty dollars Mr. Hall preached yesterday �{Written vertically in left margin: Mrs. Beck had a little Daughter on the 26th of Feb. She is calling her for Aggie.} Monday March 16th 1884 We went to Fergus last Thursday to have babies Picture taken, but we just came home as we went for the artist was of the donkey persuasion and I feel like telling him what I think of him even yet. A second social was held at Peter {Girres?} which was as successful as the first. Gorge Martin went to Nassagaweya, Wednesday 12th for the lumber to fix the hall. We had a letter from Annie, who is there. She has been bad with ague. Mrs. Jeff Dobbie was in church last night. She is just starting for {dakalay?}. There were eleven joined the Division tonight. Mrs. Fleming Kitchen is altogether to Swall. Mr. Greasley thinks the hall will be ready for next Monday evening. Monday March 24th 1884 Jim Goodall left for Oregon last Wednesday. I think he disappointed his friends for they did not think he would go until they saw him on the train. He seemed quite pleased to go. I hope he may do well, and whether prosperity or adversity await him may he have the blessing. If he should never return he left me Baby & Harry for my own. Willie Simpson & Lillie Currie were in the store and we had some fun about the Bribery Case. I cut all the badges and my fingers were blistered. It is going to take over fifty yds of cotton before we get them finished. The Lodge is progressing rapidly. {Written vertically in left margin: I think we are going to have spring, the roads are breaking up. I was sitting out on the verandah Saturday 22nd, sewing} Saturday March 29, 1884 Had a good meeting at the Lodge on Monday and it was very crowded. I hope we will be in our own hall by next meeting. The ice went down while we were at the Division. It is about three weeks earlier than last year. The Bible Society meeting was held on Tuesday night in Mr. William's Church. It was a very rough night raining & blowing and very muddy roads. I went up to see the hall on Friday it looks much better & larger than I expected. I think it will be a grand palace when we get it finshed. Had a letter from Noble. It was really laughable. April Saturday 5th 1884 �We were in our new hall on Monday for the first time. It was the election of officers, so there was some fun. The Prayer meeting was here on Wed-nesday evening. Charlie Bick has sold out to Will Taylor. I do not known when he is going yet. Mrs Thorn & Lizze Marshall called this evening. I could not help feeling sorry for Mrs. Thorn. She appeared so sad: it matters little what we have here if we have not health to enjoy it. Mr. Lightbody's people moved over on Thursday. Had a letter from Jim Goodall, he arrived safely. I think he feels lonesome by his letter. {Written vertically in left margin: Mrs. {Meurin?} had a little boy Monday morning. Three weddings are on Wednesday. Snow, Mann & Clarke.} April Saturday 12th 1884 Was rather early for Lodge and called on Mrs McGregor, our Deputy Grand overthrew part of the election, there is a little hard feeling but I think it will all come right. Prayer & Business meeting held in the church on Wednesday evening. The later was the most orderly we have had for some time. Mr. Black is thinking of taking up the Fergus Station. I called to see Lizzie Marshall on Thursday evening and was almost sorry I went. Annie came home tonight, just eight weeks since she left. Cousin John's hand is keeping better, we sat talking until after twelve Saturday April 19th 1884 I was at Sunday School on Sunday morning. I think the school is growing - was at Lodge and came home quite disappointed I hope it is the last time we will have such confusion. Mr Black came but could not get in Wm Millican called while we were away, Annie did the honours, which was a great relief, he is very mannerly tries his prettiest not to appear awkward, and make believe his long extremities are part of himself. Prayer meeting at Mr Lightbodys. busy sewing for Mrs Beck. The first church refuse to let Mr Black go Had letters from our Jim and James Miller to day. James says his hand is not mending very fast I hope Mary will find the five dollar Bill Written vertically in left margin: Mr and Mrs Staler were at church on Sunday morning, I suppose they looked nice, newly married people always do, they say.} April Saturday 27th 1884 �Nothing very particular this week I went to Fergus this morning and had Garbutt's picture taken. We were late for the train thanks to Spence he ran the engine of the track May Saturday 3rd 1884 Mrs Hannah and I walked over to see Lizzie Johnstone April 27th Andrew and I went over to Miss Martins School. I thought I would not care to be a teacher for she seemed to have rather a loneseome time of it. Miss Martin came with us for tea and then they brought us all home in the evening We papered the hall on tuesday We got babys pictures to day they are not good at all Saturday May 24th 1884 John and Roy came on the wood train, looked like rain all day. Annie & Lizzie Lightbody went to the forks to meet Mr Brillau, {Can-?} John {Juir?} and a number of others played {Croque?} all day. We excluded going to Orangeville but did not marriage {in?} Tuesday May 27th 1884 Andrew Johnstone wants to Favorite he {intrudes?} taking a {leriu} at the {that?} haud-school Thursday 29th Mr Brillau left for New York {Written vertically in left margin: Wrote to Sev about an instructor} Tuesday June, 17th 1884 Mary left this afternoon for Markdale. She is going to take a qarter of music lessons. Saturday June, 21st 1884 Our picinic came off this afternoon, it was a grand success as far as money was concerned, but oh, dear the rain came on, and such a rain. I never witnessed, it just poured down in bucketfulls, muslins and crimps, together with all connected with the millinery line, could have been bought up at a large discount, the water ran in streams from the gentlemen's coat-tails and oozed out of their Boot tops. My head ached as though it were being torn from my shoulders. but after all we made the money and that is the main thing, our hall is nearly clear of debt, hurrah for temperance, cold water inside or outside. Tuesday, July 1st, 1884 �Anne and Rob. went to Little Toronto. Our boys played a Base ball match with the Toronto fellows and came off victorious. I went to Mrs. Lindsay, got a hen and set her, the first Start. Thursday 17th July 1884 Jim came up from Nassagaweya with my incubator. Wednesday July 23rd Set the incubator, got it going splendid. Prayer meeting at Mrs. Lindsays. {Written vertically in left margin: Mr. Lightbody went up to fish and thereby hangs a tale. Sat. 28th Excursion to Owen Sound. Sent the saddle with Mr. Cause} "If happiness be not the seat and centre of the breast We may be rich, or wise, or great, but never can be blessed" (Burns) Wednesday August 6th 1884 Doctor {Faeublyer?} was married to day. I watched the train as it bore them away, and oh, how many thoughts flitted through my mind. God forbid that young hopes should be blighted, tender affections crushed e'er they have scarcely bloomed. Oh that cruel monster drink what homes it as robbed of its brightest and best My incubator is doing {in-anly?} (Greville, Hill & Co.) {Written vertically in left margin: The piano in Sargents bush a failure} Monday Aug 18th 1884 The first egg chipped this morning, I could hardly believe my eyes Mrs. Bellamy died this morning Saturday Aug 23rd 1884 What a week I have had, nothing but chickens wherever I turn, I am nearly mad had grand success nearly a hundred chickens Thursday 4th Friday 5th September /84 Sunday School convention in Fergus I enjoyed the meetings very much, was at Mrs. Mullans for tea, & flower show in the evening �Sat. 6th. Came home in the afternoon, missed the morning train, I felt so sorry for Mrs. {Gerrie?} what a checkered life she has had, Oh: what a fearful curse drink is! Mrs. Hannah's {sixth?} son was born this morning {Written vertically in left margin: Sept 11th John Campbell came home with his bride they drove through the village like John white gloves and all. Friday 12th I had an interview with Jim, I felt sorry for him but I suppose it is all for the better, whatever comes or goes I wish him well for we have spent many happy hours together.} Friday Sept. 12th /84 Cleaned the church to day; I am so tired I do not feel like sleeping. I wonder what Mr. Ward will say. I think Marjory Blythe and I had better take a trip to Flanders until he cools off, If I had a man like Ward I would lie awake alnight before I would't have some plan invented whereby his lower extremities might move a little faster, if all els failed I would try Bill Rodgers receipt that he had for Lightbodys Old cuddy. Monday Sep. 22nd 1884 Just got home from Scarboro. what changes a week can bring poor Cousin Jimmie, who was so well only a few days ago, is done with earth & earthly things but his friends Sorrow not as those who have us hope, for although young, with everything bright & promising before him he had not forgotten that he was not to young to die, and had saught to remember the one thing needful. Johnie, Jane & I went in to the Exhibition, met Aunt Lizzie who showed herself off in her true colors. Andrew Johnson came out to Uncles on Saturday evening. Jim and Aunt Tillie went to the station in full dress to meet him. We made a pot of taffy and had quite a nice time. Andrew Uncle & I came into the city on the morning train. What a trial we had searching for tickets, Uncle lost two, one after the other, but we got to the city alright. It rained all day. We had to stay at Mr Taylors until noon, so we had quit {The following is a loose-leaf memorandum kept within the journal} MEMORANDUM FROM Benegough's Shorthand Antheneum and Type-Writing HEADQUARTERS 29 King St. West, Toronto TO 88 Maitland St, Toronto: Feb 5, '83 �My dear Friend Tillie, I snatched a moment in an interval between classes to express my sympathy with you and your afflicted mother and family in this sad trial you are called upon to endure. I heard about it yesterday by a letter from home. So sudden, it must have been a tremendous blow: it would have been hard enough in ordinary circumstances. One satisfaction to me in writing you is that I know you take the affliction wisely, as from the hand of one who is as kind as He is wise, and who can never do anything wrong. "I was dumb" said David. "I opened not my mouth, because thou didst it" What can we say in such a case? M would not find fault with Infinite widsom and Love. And I know God will comfort you, for "He is the Father of Mercies and the God of all Consolation." It is He who wipes away all tears from our eyes. {End of memorandum} a talk about the Scott Act Mrs Taylor is greatly in favour of it, she was telling me that Jake Alpaugh was to be married in a few weeks. After dinner we took the street cars down and went to see Mr Barker, he was teaching a class in short hand and was so pleased to see me. I had a nice talk with him, by what he says I don't think Andrew will make much at short hand, he is so far behind in other things that Mr. Barker thinks he will never be able to take a situation. Aunt Tillie came in on the afternoon train and braught baby. Jim came with me as far as Shutsville. I could not help admiring him he was so kind and thoughtful, I hope he may be kept from all temptation such as is common to youth, and have wisdom granted him to seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and then he will be usefull in whatever sphere he may be placed. I met Sara Campbell at Shutsville so had company all the way home. Mrs. Mitchell met us at the station, and then we finished up the day by going to a temperance lecture in the church which was indeed well worth hearing, it was given by Han. Ansley Grey the temperance people have engaged him for fifteen lectures, so we expect to hear him again before he leaves our country. Sara Campbell says all the Fergus girls are crazy about him. If he gets that string of old maids after him he will have enough to do Tuesday Oct 14th 1884 We have just got the show safely over. We had a splendid day at the Division, did not make so much money but cleared all expenses, had a taffy off in the evening I think everyone enjoyed themselves It was very cold in the evening Nellie Cassidys concert was a complete failure. Mr & Mrs Clyne came out on the morning train Will Taylor is to be married to-morrow. �Jupp asked me to go for a drive was there ever anything worse, I did not know what to say I was so astonished, I think all these old roosters ought to be shot off. Monday Oct. 27th 1884 Mr. & Mrs. McGregor, Rev Mr Smith & Beattie together with Mr. Graul all came for tea They went in the evening to Mimosa, all started off smoking cigars and such is life, ministers, I suppose, are only mortal like ourselves. Oct 28th drove over to see Mr. Black, such a fraud, some men are confirmed humbugs. Oct 29th Mr. Grant's teameeting at the upper church. public opinion is of little worth, how soon the tide turns Highlanders with all their policy, and pretty sayings, get into trouble like other people. I hope the Collage Boys enjoyed their cake {Written vertically in left margin: Thursday, Oct 30st Spent the day at Misses Black and Simpsons It was a long day for the time of year Enjoyed the drive in the very much The Yankees came on the noon train} Thursday Nov, 20th 1884 Mrs. Wray died this morning, what a beautiful, long-to-be remembered death bed it will be to may we hear of them again, how sadly she will be missed, what great Blanks & sore places death makes, but as she told me once, and I have often thought so since, that death was sweet compared to what God in His wise Provdence, sometimes called His children to pass through Wednesday Nov. 19th 1884 Mrs Currie flew of the handle, this morning and took me to task over about a tub of butter, oh Well, "tis a long lane that has no turn" I did not mean to do Ms Currie a wrong in the transaction and my conscience is perfectly easy, so I know it will all come right Friday Dec 5th 184 Sold all the hens to {Juie?} Bellamy came to about twenty dollars so that was not so bad after all of the contracts ever I had anything to do with the cleaning of that hen house I think, was really the worst, Mrs. Mitchel whit washed it and it looks very nice, Went to hear the �Jubilee Fisk Singers in Fergus, the singing was beautiful to grand for me to appreciate it was raining nearly all day but cleared up nicely in the evening - we have been busy sewing for Aunt Mattie Uncle & Lizzie Lightbody and all who ever in the world ever dreamed that Lizzie Lightbody would need a wedding dress Friday 19th Dec. 184 Our friends left for Nassagaweeya this morning Uncle brought up a covered sleigh, so they were all packed in little-boy big-boy Carpet sack o & Bundles {Written vertically in left margin and into the page: Presented Lizzie May with a Locket & chain, such a night I never put in I was ashamed of our crowd Dec. Thursday 11th Had an entertainment in the Hall, it was rather a rough affair John {?}allry & Melin sang very nicely Dec. 17th Lizzie Lightbody was married this afternoon, everything passed off very well the Boys were a little noisy at night Mother & I went to the chruch meeting Mr. Black spoke very disrespectfully not at all befitting a gentleman much less a Minister Maggie Esson was married in the forenoon Dec. 25th Went over to Mr. Blacks Church to a social, it was very cold. I think Maggie Lightbody and cook are fair crazy} Thursday Jan. 1st 1885 Have got the teameeting safely over and I hope it will be the last we will ever have, The Boys behaved so shamefully Mr. Rea tried to keep order but it was of no avail, Mr. Clarke declares he will never come back to be abused in such a manner, Mr. Crane & Clark got quite hot over it, the singing was a successs, I do wish Will Lightbody could stay here all the time, he is just simply grand. Our oyster supper came off real {nice?} everything was just splendid, Emma Cause came and acted so nice, soap bubble blowing was something quite new I wish Smart had waited until warmer weather before he gave us so much fresh air, I hope Will Taylors prizes will come in useful. After closing with Singing & prayer we wished one another �a happy New Year, and then all went to their respective houses. Sleighing all gone what a change from Christmas Saturday night Jan. 3rd Social over and everything cleaned up. the {christmas?} tree looked very nice, but the noise was dreadful Wednesday April 22nd/85 Mrs. Lightbody died this afternoon, she was very nice and did not appear to be suffering any pain, just {slipped?} quietly away. Mr. Millican came in and had a nice prayer Mrs. Hannah and I went to see about the shroud, they will miss her very much but I think she was a good woman with all her short comings. April 23rd - went to Division, Mr Smith was bringing the law down very pointedly. So we dismissed and came home - April 24th Mrs. Lightbody was buried this afternoon, Will came by the noon train, Mr. Blacks part in the ceremony was very cold and and unchristian-like the boys were so tender about their Mother & it seemed as if they could hardly tolerate him. Mr. Campbell called and had worship, he appears to be very nice 27th Mattie & Mr. Grant came this afternoon May 24th/85 very quite {quiet} in the village, Annie & Mary spent the day at Mr. {Louthts?}. I went for a drive in the evening, we are getting along real well with the sewing. I think we will be done in about three weeks. {Written vertically in the left margin: May 13th Mattie went home yesterday we got all her sewing done.} Thursday July 2nd 1885 Well, Well Old Diary - Wonders will never cease, I think we have given the village gossips material enough to work on for the next ten weeks to come, such a day in Douglas as the 30th of June will be long remembered. I do not Know when I ever felt so sad it seemed as if the sun would never shine again, when Annie told me that she could not marry Willie Brittain, that she would rather die than take him, for the first instant I thought my heart would burst its prison wall to be free. I cannot enter into details and tell you everything, but after we had raised all the sleeping ones, and told them the strange news, John went for Willie Brittain. He �acted very gentlemanly all through, but all his persuasions were in vain Annie still said she could not go, then W. H. Clarke came and he gave us such a lecture all round, but still it made no difference, things were all at a standstill, the neighbours all left their work, and stood in groups at every corner, K.Y.B. near{l}y spoiled his batch of bread. After diner we all went to class and left them, I was so glad to get away, not for the sake of enjoying myself but I felt I could hardly live if I did not get out someplace, Aunt had everything just beautiful, she was very kind and said not to be too much cast down as there was always a silver Lining to every cloud and relief was sure to come, perhaps not in just the way we looked for it, but it would surely come, so we started home and {continued from previous page} I wondered where that relief would ever come from. Aunt sent a story of the cake and I wished it would only fall out of the buggie on the way home for I did not Know what to do with it, but the relief was nearer than I imagined for when we got home Mother told me that Annie was married and away, what a great burden had rolled away, the very air seemed to be free and I thought I could breath easier, I went to bed but was so overjoyed I could not sleep, Bert & John came up from Toronto Aunt Tellie left for home this morning, what a strange ending after so much preparation Bert & Kay went home after breakfast, she is in a great state about his face, she send if John had brought him to Toronto she would have sent them both to a hotel and not answered either of them. Monday July 6th Had a letter from Annie, they arrived safely and got through the custom house Officers {Hand?} without any trouble, she said she was as happy as she could be, just fancy, after all the headaches, heartaches and every other Kind of ache that mortal man or woman is subject, getting a letter like that. I went to church last night, and could not listen to sermon for thinking every person was looking at me and saying; what fools Hills have made of themselves. Our house seemed so dull Yesterday, Bert & John & Willie & Willie Simpson came for tea {Written vertically in the margin: Marjory Blythe Yesterday and broke down the morning} Friday July 10th/85 �Mary came home from Nass.{Nassagawago} with her new teeth, they look just splendid better that ever expected, I picked ten qts of strawberries this afternoon, and put them down, I had no idea the little patch would do so well, sat up last night with Mrs McGregors Babies, twins, I think one of the little things will hardly live, John Hannah is real sick I am afraid Mrs. Hannah be worn out waiting on him, I am afraid the neighbours are not doing their duty. Mary had letter from Brittain. I think By the tone of it that he thinks I persuaded Anne not to go with him, I feel real hurt about it for I am sure I never said one word against him, but perhaps it will all come right sometime and if it never does I need not mind for God knows all things even the very inner most thoughts of our hearts - I went for a drive in the evening it was quite chilly. I don't think I was very good company, I felt so dull and my thoughts seemed so scattered Sat. July 11th/85 Miss Emma Martin was married this afternoon, under an apple tree in the Orchard, we got a peep of them when they came to the station with the aid of the telescope Tuesday July 14th/85 Our S.S. {Sunday School} Scholars had their picnic in Mr. Rodgrs bush, the day was not every promising but it turned out real nice, Mary said it was the first Picnic she has been at for a long time. Emma & Mr. Campell walked home together, I suppose the gossips have them married next week. Monday July 20th/85 Mrs. Simpson died this morning, something about the news, I cannot tell, why, but I felt so sad Mrs. Lindsay's Baby was buried this forenoon Mr. Black made quite an address, Frank Martin came home on this evenings train Thursday 23rd July Mrs Slater {added above the line: from Hamilton} called in the evening, she appears to be a very nice person, I did not go to the Division. Willie is so sorry about his Mothers death, How nice to know they sorrow not as those who have no hope. She knew in whom she trusted, in her Redeemer she looked for strength Monday July 27th/85 �Bert & John moved to Hillsburgh Mary went down to help them to fix up things generally Mr. Campbell & I walked over to Mr Martins, played a few games of Croquet and had a nice dish of strawberries & cream, just got home in time to miss a good drive I felt provoked all the rest of the walk. Jamie Bradley says Sheppard is to be married tomorrow, he and Lillie have fallen out, and he has made friends with his old girl in Elora and are going to be married right off, but someway I don't think it's true, but we will see Thursday Aug 6th/85 Excursion to Toronto, Barrie Orilia Mary & Burt intended going, But Roy was sick, so Mary & Garbutt spent the day at John's Friday Aug 7th - I walked down to see Mrs. Quarrie this-afternoon. we had quite a long talk about Dr. Tamblyn, how strange things turn round, she is fretting every day about Cassie and could only wish she had her back again. Mr Quarrie drove me home in the evening and we met Mrs Tamblyn, with her {written vertically in the margin: baby at the station she looks real nice and her baby is just a beauty, she says she is just calling him Jim} Sat. Aug 8th/85 - Had a letter from Annie Not at all a promising morning for a pleasure trip still it did not rain, so me down to Elora, and spent the afternoon among the rocks, if we go again, I think we will invite some others to go along, and I am sure we would have a grand time. the rain Kept off all day, the drive home was pleasant - And so it is in every thing there is a change - I think Willie is a real Christian, of course, there are short comings, but when is there who has not it is strange how the wheels of time turn, and bring about things we never dreamed of - Carriage wheels even change their places and thereby hangs a tale Monday 10th Fixed Grivelle's quilt, Mr. Campbell called, & Sarah Campbell in the afternoon, so we had some fun Thursday Aug 13th/85 Had a despatch from Stayner Aunt Ann died this morning. Mother intended going but could not make the connection, we have no idea what could have been wrong, as we had not heard of her being ill. was just starting for the Division when the rain came an so did not go �Aug 19th Mrs. Tamblyn & her Mother called, I think they are going to Mr Millicans for tea, I was over seeing Mrs. Marshall, she does not look so poorly as I expected to find, she has her hair all cut off and I rather like her apperance I believe it improves her {Written vertically in the left margin: Ellen Russel was married on the 22nd of June and no one knew anything of it until the 2nd week in Aug. I don't think she has gained very much in doing things that style, nor yet in getting the man she has either, I feel thankful I escaped} Friday 21st Aug - Mr. Campbell called for me to go with him to see Mrs. Marshal if he intends anything beyond friendship with Emma Cause, he is a deceitful man. Emma was fixed in great style to receive him, I am sure she was looking for him we did not stay long, I told Mr Campbell I did not wish to take him away so after we got out he said it is better this way you know - I packed for a while & then went for a drive, Willie brought a beautiful bunch of roses in full bloom at this time of the year just fancy Sat 22nd The Boys behaved really to bad to night I don't believe I ever knew boys so ignorant in all my life I was so annoyed I gave one of them a bath of cold water for his impudence Mrs Taylor had a little girl Thursday Aug. 27th Excursion to Elora from Sheetsville For more information on Matilda Hill, 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 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Wellington County, West Garafraxa Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1884 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2f6f425aeaa952f655db348188ce887a.pdf 63d6648aca489f47a8edd424d816ff1b PDF Text Text 1 Diary of Angus S. Bauman Elmira Ontario Canada This “Diary” commenced on the 1st of January in the year 1904 A.D—20 July 1919. Blots excuse, mistakes forgive; Think of the writer as long as you live. �2 It can be recalled by the older folks that the light of day was very much darkened in the afternoon of the fifth day of September, 1881, caused by smoke of a great fire in Michigan. Newspaper articles included: Do You Remember Big Snow Blockade? Signet Apr. 11, 1946 Start of Century was Excuse for Whoopee Dec. 32, 1949 Recalls Stormy Winter of 1904 January 1934 Signet 1904 January 1904 A.D. 1. Figured at Beef Ring Sheet. AM. Pointed flynet laces PM. 2. Dunged the stables AM. Parents in town. I helped at flynets PM. 3. SUNDAY: Louis Brox brought Laura Speath here AM. Nobody here PM. 4. I started to go to school. Father went over to Grandfather’s and paid Lavina’s bills in the stores. 5. I at school. Father butchered at Grandfather’s. 30 below zero. 6. I at school. Father butchered at George Bauman’s. Deep snow and high roads these days. 7. I at school. Father was in Waterloo and Berlin to buy leather for harnesses. A little fire in school house. 8. I at school, scholars practiced for the “Fire Drill”. 9. Dunged the stables. Improved road for sleighing. 10.SUNDAY: Father, Eli and I were at Meeting. Parents at Eli Martin’s. 11.I at school. Father worked in his shop. Wm. Jacobi’s were here. 12.I at school. Father thrashing at Louis Beisel, ¾ day. 13.I at school. Father thrashing at Louis Beisel 1 day. 14.I at school. Father thrashing at Louis Beisel ½ day. 15.I at school. Father put double windows on Grandfather’s house. 16.“Beef Ring” was held today. Deep snow. Stormy in the evening. 17.SUNDAY: All at home AM Isaiah was sick. Parents at Grandfathers PM 18.I at school. Father at Enos Martin patching harness. Elias Bauman started to work in the foundry. 19.I at home to feed. Father at Enos. 20.I at school. Father came home in the evening and brought mother’s bonnet. 21.I at school. Father worked in the shop. 22.I at school. Father shoveled snow off the barn roof. 23.Dunged the stables AM. Father and I went thrashing to Geo. Bauman. 24.SUNDAY: I visited Grandparents. Rest at home. 25.I at school. Father in town AM, worked in the shop. 26.I at school. Father butchering at Joe Ernst’s. Trains blocked. 27.I at school. Father worked at harness and made a stable for a hog. 28.I at school. 29.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Louis Weber died. �3 30.Dunged the stables. Father worked in town. 31.SUNDAY: All at home AM. Parents at Noah Bearinger’s PM February 1904 1. I at school. Father worked in the shop. 2. I at school. Father worked in the shop. Brakeman on the G. T. R. had a misfortune about 1 ½ mi. south of Elmira. 3. I at school. Father worked in the shop. 4. I at school. Father worked in the shop. 5. I at school. Father worked in the shop. 6. Dunged the stables. Father in town in the afternoon. 7. SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Meeting. Rainy today. 8. I at school. Father at fair AM, worked in the shop PM. 9. I at school. Father worked in the shop. Rueben Bauman here today. 10.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Addison Beisel (married?). 11.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Dav. Hoffer got tugs patched. 12.I at school. Father in town awhile. 13.Dunged the stables AM. Father & I thrashing at Geo. Bauman PM. 14.SUNDAY: Aaron Weber’s & their little boys, Israel Cressman’s and Mo(?) Sam & Percida Eby were here. Isaiah & I were at Noah Martin’s. 15.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Cold & stormy. 16.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Cold. Rumple’s factory burned. 17.I at school. Father worked in the shop. 18.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Harness goods arrived today. 19.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Fine weather in the evening. 20.Dunged the stables. Father worked in the shop AM. Parents in town PM. 21.SUNDAY: All at home AM. Father & Isaiah at Noah Gingerich’s awhile PM. 22.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Sam Hoffman’s funeral. 23.I at school. Father butchered at Rueben Bauman’s. 24.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Stormy in the evening. 25.I at school. Father worked in the shop AM. Father & Rueben at Peter Offer’s sale PM. 26.I at school. Father worked in the shop & in town in the evening. 27.Dunged the stables. Father & Rueben went in search of horse. 28.SUNDAY: All at home AM. Parents at Grandparents awhile PM. 29.Father at Noah Martin asking him to see horses in. MARCH 1904 1. I did chores. Father & N. Martin saw & bought a horse in Peel. 2. I at school. Father worked in the shop. Rueb. Fetched some of his ham. 3. I at school. Father at Grandfather over night, he was unhealthy. 4. I at school. Father worked in the shop. Levi Weber fetched his harness. �4 5. Dunged the stables. Menno fetched father over to Grandfather who was very ill this time. 6. SUNDAY: Father came this morning from Grandfather. All at Meeting. Hy. Martin’s & Jno. Hintz’s here for dinner. Parents at Grandparents in eve. 7. We boys cleaned wheat. Father at Fair AM, at Fear’s sale & bought a circular saw, Jack & belt. Father at Grandparents in the evening. 8. Father all day at Grandparents. 9. Geo. Came over & told us that Grandfather died. Parents & Isaiah went over. 10.Father & I drawed a load of wheat to mill. Parents & I at Grandparents. 11.Dunged the stables. Father & Isaiah at Grandparents. I lengthened horse bands. 12.All at Grandfather’s funeral, his age was 71 years, 11 months, 21 days. Isaiah & I went home to feed at noon & then went over again. 13.SUNDAY: All at home AM. Parents went to Aaron Weber’s and fetched Amos Cressman’s and took them to Eli H. Bauman’s for supper and thence to Wendel Bauman’s for the night. 14.Father & I fetched the saw & Jack at Fear’s AM Father took a load of oats to George to get it chopped. 15.I at school. Father took grain over to George & helped to chop. 16.I at school. Father at Grandmother looking after Grandfather’s stuff. Mild weather. 17.I at school. Father away in search of a horse & bought one for $120 from E. Massith in Peel. 18.I at school. Father took a load of oats to Geo. & got it chopped. Father worked in the shop. 19.Dunged the stables AM. Father worked in shop, Mother, Eli & I in town & at Grandmother PM. 20.SUNDAY: All at home all day. 21.I at school. Father, John, Aaron & Joe Ernst at Berlin in the register office to get Grandfather’s will registered. 22.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Thawing. 23.I at school. Father drawed 11 pigs out to Elmira AM. Father helped to thrash at George ½ day. 24.I at school. Father at George thrashing ¾ day. 25.I at school. Father at Grandmother; the sale was 1 year ago, that Grandfather had. 26.Dunged the stables. Father worked in the shop. 27.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I were at Jones Martin’s for dinner. Eli was at Dav. Cressman’s. Mary Ann Weber was here. 28.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Mild weather. 29.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Mild weather. 30.I at school. Father worked in the shop. Thawing. 31.I stopped going to school. PM. Father worked in the shop. Raining. �5 APRIL 1904 1. GOOD FRIDAY: Father at Meeting. I was sick. 2. Father worked in the shop. I varnished the harness. Father got done making harnesses today. 3. SUNDAY: EASTER: Parents, Isaiah & Eli at Meeting. 4. Worked small jobs. I took a mare (Minnie) to town which was sold for $100 to Geo. Auman. 5. Father worked in the shop. I split wood & helped father in shop. 6. Father & I worked in the shop, I oiled belt. 7. Father, Isaiah & I sawed wood in Grandmother’s bush. Mild. 8. Father, Isaiah & I sawed wood in Grandmother’s bush. Rain PM. 9. Worked in Grandmother’s bush. Rainy at noon. 10.SUNDAY: All at home AM. Elias was here for supper. 11.Isaiah & I helped to drive Geo’s cattle to town. Father at Fair AM, at Grandmother PM. Isaiah & I in bush. 12.Father, Isaiah & I in Grandmother’s bush making wood. 13.Father & Eli took 5 pigs & 1 calf out to town, then we drove our 5 fat cattle out at a little over $.04 per lb. & sold a cow also for $.42. Father & I helped thrashing at D. Hoffer PM. Bought a cow from J. Bowman. 14.In bush AM. Father & I at Hoffer thrashing PM. 15.Father helped to move Separator over to Geo. AM. Father filed circular saw PM. We all have gripp. 16.Father filed at circular saw AM. Gave horses exercise PM. 17.SUNDAY: All at home. Moses Eby was here for supper. 18.We 3 all day in bush. 19.We 3 all day in bush. A. Erb died. 20.Hitched colt to sleigh & went to town. AM. In the bush PM. 21.We 3 all day in bush. Fine weather. 22.We 3 all day in bush. Geo. Helped a little PM. 23.Parents & I at Alonzo Erb’s funeral AM. Father fetched 6 bu. seed grain from Dav. Hoffer. 24.SUNDAY: Noah Martin’s were here for dinner. 25.We 3 all day in bush. 26.We 3 all day in bush. Geo. helped today. 27.We 3 all day in bush. Geo. helped today. 28.I helped to clean grain at Geo’s. Isaiah & father helped Joe Ernst hauling in roots from pit AM. Joe helped us cleaning grain. 29.Cleaned seed grain AM. Fetched 8 bags of potatoes from George’s and took J. Ernst’s fanning mill home. 30.Father & I helped sawing wood with our circular saw at Rueben’s AM. Father in town PM. Dav. Sauder’s child died. �6 MAY 1904 1. SUNDAY: All at the meeting. Parents at Wendel Bauman’s for supper. 2. We oiled harnesses. Dav. Sauder’s child got buried. 3. Worked on the field. Isaiah white washed fence. I patched house roof & worked small jobs. Rueb. was here to put hams in sacks. 4. Worked on fields. Isaiah white washed fences. 5. Father cultivated & sowed all day. I digged post holes. 6. I in Elmira AM., at Hy. Gingerich’s raising PM. 7. Worked on fields. We had Geo’s team to roll with, I took them home. 8. SUNDAY: Rueben Bauman’s, Elias & Grandmother were here, Isaiah & I were at Amos Gingerich’s for dinner, at Hy. Horst’s for supper. 9. I worked at Geo’s—harrowing. 10.I worked at Geo’s—rolling. Cold these days. 11.I worked at Geo’s AM—harrowing. 12.ASCENSION DAY: Parents at Dav. Cressman’s. 13.We worked on sugar beet patch. Rainy in evening. 14.Ganged our wheat field AM & PM. Father cleaned butcher shop. 15.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Aaron Weber’s, Hy. Brubacher’s were here for supper. 16.Father fetched Geo’s team AM. Worked on fields PM. 17.I rolled with Geo’s team. Father cultivated. 18.Isaiah went to Geo’s to roll. Rained from 11 o’clock til evening. 19.I got a pair of teeth pulled. Father helped to white-wash kitchen. We sawed stakes PM. 20.We rebuilt lane fence all day. 21.Isaiah & I rebuilt lane fence all day. 22.SUNDAY: Parents with Grandmother & her covered buggy went yesterday to Jacob Bauman’s for dinner, Eszra Bauman’s for supper, Jno. Bauman’s for the night; At Martin’s Meeting AM, at Enos Bauman’s for dinner, at Enos Martin’s for supper. 23.Rebuilt fence. Father finished sowing PM. Thunderstorm last night. Mary Ann Weber was here over Saturday & Sunday. I took her home this morning. 24.Father & I helped to wash Meeting House AM. We fetched rails to the lane fence. Peter Beisel’s wife got burried. 25.Cultivated & harrowed beet patch, sowed sugar beets PM. Took drill home in the evening. Sold 3 hogs. 26.Ploughed mangold patch. Rainy PM. Others rebuilt lane fence. 27.Gathered chips & old rails in lane. Dr. Bechtel cut a horse’s shoulder open. Harrowed & rolled mangold patch. 28.I ridged AM. Father sowed mangolds PM. We rebuilt fences. 29.SUNDAY: Parents, Isaiah & I were at the Meeting AM. Levi Weber’s, Eszra Martin’s & Martin Bauman’s Jr. were here for dinner. 30.I ploughed potatoe patch AM. Cut potatoes & planted 22 rows. �7 31.Planted 7 rows potatoes AM. Father at Grandmother PM. Drawed manure on corn patch PM. Bert Martin, Leah Sauder & Martha Martin here awhile. They came from Pennsylvania. JUNE 1904 1. I in town AM. Father at Grandmother PM. We white washed hen house. Rainy. 2. Father prepared for cementing at George’s. We tinkered in the wood shed. Rainy. 3. Father prepared for cementing at George’s. Peter Martin was here to make wire fence. We prepared for butchering cattle. 4. Parents at Grandmother at the meeting. Grandfather’s clothes were divided among the children. We sawed an old log pile in bush. 5. SUNDAY: Parents at Conestogo Meeting, visited Dilman Martin’s, Eli at Aaron Weber’s. Isaiah & Lydia at Jno Frey’s. 6. Took a load of chopping to Geo. Got it chopped & some of Geo’s. Isaiah took father to Dan B. Martin to built a rack lifter. Isaiah & I cut thistles at Geo’s PM. Noah started to go to school. 7. Mother, Isaiah & I at meeting. Some Statser were there. Preacher Peter Imhoff. Deacons Ub. Nighcomer, Michael Shaum; one Leash & Coppas were also there AM. We cut thistles at George’s. Dan B. Martin brought father home. 8. Father at Geo’s to built a concrete tank. We cut thistles. 9. Father worked at tank at Geo’s. We cut thistles. 10.Father worked at tank at Geo’s. Geo, Menno, Isaiah & I drawed wood out of the bush. Slaughtered beef in the evening. 11.Father worked at tank at Geo’s. I prepared corn patch for sowing. 12.SUNDAY: I at Sarah Bauman, Isaiah at Dav. Cressman, Eli at Daniel Bauman’s for dinner. Father at Hy. Brubacher & N. Martin for a while. Leah Reist was here. 13.Father at Geo’s. I ploughed fallow. 14.Worked on turnip patch. Geo Auman bought 3 fat calves. 15.We sowed turnips. 16.Father cementing a Geo’s. I ploughed fallow AM. Cut thistles PM. 17.Father cementing at Geo’s, we cut thistles. Slaughtered Beef 18.Father cementing at Geo’s. I ploughed fallow AM. Cut thistles. 19.SUNDAY: Noah Weber, Isaiah & I at Martin’s Meeting AM & PM, at Jno Bauman’s for dinner at Enos Martin’s for supper. Eli H. Bauman’s were here. 20.Father at Geo’s. We cut thistles. Rainy & thundered awhile PM. 21.Father in Berlin to get beef saw filed & to get his leather splitting machine. We cut thistles. 22.Drawed wood out of the bush nearly all day. I scuffled sugar beets in the evening. Father at C.P.R.’s meeting. �8 23.Father, Isaiah & I cleaned sugar beets. 24.Father had Geo’s team hitched to the Road Machine on road all day. We cleaned sugar beets. 25.Parents at Hy. Gingerichs’ child’s funeral. Age 6 months, 23 days. We cleaned sugar beets. 26.SUNDAY: All at W.W. Meeting except Noah & I. Geo. Hoffman’s were here for dinner. Isaiah & I at S. Peel Meeting PM., at Daniel Hoffman’s for supper, visited Menno Wideman. 27.Father loaded gravel at the pit for the road, masoned at Sol. Reist PM. We cleaned beets. 28.Father at Sol. Reist masoning. We cleaned beets; I scuffled mangold. 29.Father at S. Reist. I at Hy. Lackner’s raising. Ervin Beisel married. 30.Father & I at Geo’s, I went home in the evening. Picked potatoe bugs. Rained PM. JULY 1904 1. Father at Geo’s. We picked potatoe bugs AM. Cleaned some mangolds PM. Rainy. 2. Father at Geo’s. We cleaned beets. 3. SUNDAY: Parents in Conestogo Meeting, at Dav. Martin’s for dinner. Aaron & Amos Weber, Lizzie Bearinger, Lydia & Eli at Jno. Frey’s for dinner, by us for supper. 4. Father at George’s. I scuffled potatoes & some sugar beets. Rainy in the afternoon. 5. Father at Geo’s. We cleaned wheat AM. Pulled Yellow Dock PM. 6. Father at Geo’s. AM. Father & I fetched circular saw at Rueb. and the power at George’s. 7. We set saw & power AM. Sawed wood PM. Rueb. & his laborer helped. 8. Father & I took power home in the morning. I scuffled sugar beets. Father fetched wood home. 9. Father & Isaiah at Rueb’s to haul manure. I was at Hy. Horst’s raising. Rainy. 10.SUNDAY: Parents at N.W. Meeting, at Mose Gingerich’s for dinner. Eli & Lydia at Noah Martin’s. The Rest at home. Fine weather. 11.Father & Isaiah at Reub., to haul manure. Father at Sol. Reist’s raising after supper. I scuffled mangolds AM. Hoed potatoes PM. I scuffled potatoes in the evening. Eszra Bauman’s barn struck by lightening & burned. 12.We worked in the inside of the barn. Rainy. AM. Father & I took a load chopping to George’s. PM. A little cool. 13.Father at Geo’s making a chop chist. We cleaned sugar beets. Hot weather. 14.I scuffled AM. Others cleaned turnips. I at Geo’s PM. 15.I scuffled sugar beets AM. Others cleaned turnips. We at Geo’s making hay. Hot. �9 16.We mowed 2 rounds grass & mowed fence corners out out AM. At George’s PM. Hot. 17.SUNDAY Isaiah & I at Joshua Rudy’s for dinner. At Martin’s Meeting PM. At Enos Bauman’s for supper. I. Brubacher’s boys were here. 18.Hauled 14 loads of hay into our barn. Hot. 19.Hauled 7 loads of hay into our barn. 20.Hauled 16 loads of hay into Rueb’s barn. 21.Hauled 14 loads of hay at Rueb’s. Made 1 hay stack. 22.Finished hauling hay away at Reub. 23.Rainy AM. We cleaned turnips. Father cultivated fallow. 24.SUNDAY: All in W. W. Meeting, Joseph Gingerich’s & Daniel Gingerich’s here for dinner. Isaiah, Eli & I at Meeting PM. Aaron Bauman’s were here for supper. 25.Father at Ab. Martin’s to put a rack lifter up. We cleaned beets AM. Went to Geo to put in hay PM. 26.Father worked at lifters. Isaiah was at Geo’s hauling manure. 27.Father worked at lifters. Isaiah was at Geo’s hauling manure. I cleaned sugar beets. 28.Father worked at lifter. Rainy AM. I mowed thistles in the fence corners. Others finished cleaning beets. 29.I mowed thistles in the fence corners. The others pulled yellow dock. Father came home from Dillman Martin AM. I scuffled sugar beets PM. The others cleaned roots. 30.I scuffled roots all day. Others cleaned turnips AM. Parents, Eli, Lydia, Noah & Reub. Baumans at Ed Speath. 31.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Conestogo Meeting. Parents came home PM AUGUST 1904 1. Father went with Rueb. to buy a horse. We cleaned roots. Jno. & Lydia Bauman were here for dinner. 2. Father at St. Jacobs to see Jno. Bauman AM. Father fetched Geo’s waggon. Drawed 17 loads manure out. 3. Drawed 9 loads manure out & spread some AM. I ploughed fallow, father in town PM. I received a $9 watch. 4. I ploughed all day. Father painted buggy. Eli went to Geo AM. Father bindered at Geo. PM. 5. I ploughed. Father painted buggy. Father & Isaiah sharpened edge tools. 6. We cut barely, Menno helped to shock PM 7. SUNDAY: Noah Martin Fetched Lydia & carriage to go to Hy. Martin’s Hy. Bauman’s & Grandmother were here for dinner. Rainy. 8. Father went with Menno to buy him a horse for $155. We cleaned turnips AM. We helped Geo. hauling in wheat about ¼ day. Amos Rudy & his mother were here for supper. �10 9. Helped Geo. Hauling in wheat about ½ day. I scuffled sugar beets PM. Father varnished buggy. 10.Drawed 3 loads of earth in front of barn doors in morning. Rainy at noon. Took a load of chopping over to Geo. 11.Father at Waterloo to get plaster. I scuffled AM. Father made carriage ready for a paint. I scuffled PM. 12.Father painted carriage. We hauled earth to mud holes & made the earth smooth in front of the barn. 13.Dunged the stables. Father painted carriage. Rainy all day. Thunder storm will hail stones at about 3.40. 14.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I visited Dav. Bearinger at Israel Weber’s. 15.Father painted carriage. We hoed corn. 16.Fixed carriage together AM. A while in our jop PM. 17.We hauled in 11 loads of barely. 18.We hauled in 2 loads of barely. Cut oats & some mixture. 19.Cut mixture. Father bindered. Isaiah & I shocked. 20.Father in town AM. We dunged the stables. Father worked at circular saw. We dig up a drain. Some U.S. visitors were here: Joe Shirk & Frank Horst: Rainy last night. 21.SUNDAY: Peter Musselman got buried at Martins. Parents, Lydia & I at W.W. Meeting. Enos Gingerich’s & Josiah Bauman’s were here for supper & Samuel Eby also. 22.Rainy AM. Father worked at circular saw frame all day. Isaiah & I turned earth round in the yard. PM. 23.Father & I & team at Geo. thrashing AM. Set Machines at Joe Ernst PM. 24.I at Hy. Brubacher’s thrashing ½ day. Father, Isaiah & team at J. Ernst thrashing. AM. ¼ day. We cut oats PM. 25.Father bindered at Geo. ¼ day. We shocked AM. 26.We shocked the shocks up again which were not wind prove. Father at L. Beisel thrashing till 5 o’clock then I filled his day up. Butchered. 27.Hauled in oats & barely and oats. 28.SUNDAY: Noah Weber, Isaiah & I at M. Wideman’s for dinner, at Moses Martin’s for supper. Aps. Martin’s & Sarah Bauman here for dinner. 29.Father helped to thrash at Dave Cressman all day. Isaiah & I helped hauling in grain at Geo’s. 30.Father, Isaiah & I hauled in grain AM. Cut oats & goose wheat PM. 31.Hauled in oats AM. Cut oats PM. Peter Good got buried today. SEPTEMBER 1904 1. We drawed out manure all day. 2. Father at Ch. Esch thrashing AM., at Ph. Beisel PM. I was there from 5 to 6. Others butchered. Manuel Martin’s baby got buried. �11 3. Set power & separator AM. Parents at Chr. Eby to see about her sore leg. We shocked PM. 4. SUNDAY: Parents at N.W. Meeting, at Henry Bauman’s for dinner. 5. We thrashed AM. We drawed out manure PM. I ploughed after supper. 6. I ploughed AM. Hauled in grain PM. 7. Hauled in grain PM. 8. Ploughed all day. Father fetched Elias’s horse AM. 9. Finished ploughing, harrowed & sowed. 10.I ganged AM Hauled in grain. Wm. Jacobe’s here for supper 11.SUNDAY: Parents at Martin’s Meeting with Grandmother at Dan Weber’s for dinner, at Samuel Martin’s for supper. 12.Isaiah & I at Rueb. ploughing. Father at Fair AM. Ganged PM. 13.I ganged awhile AM. Isaiah raked. Hauled in grain, 2 hands of Rueben helped. 14.Harvest Meeting. Parents, Isaiah & I at W.W. Meeting AM. I ganged, father worked at circular saw frame. Isaiah walked to Rueben. 15.I harrowed AM & awhile PM & fetched potatoes. Father worked at circular saw frame. 16.I raked AM. ganged PM. Hauled in rakings PM. Father fetched Isaiah from Rueben. 17.N.B. (note in aisle) forgot day somewheres in this week”. 18.SUNDAY: Parents & Isaiah at W.W. Meeting. Martin Bauman’s, Peter Ziegler’s here for dinner. P. Ziegler’s, Noah Weber & David Bearinger here for supper. 19.Ringed piggies in morning, I ganged. Father painted saw frame. Isaiah at Rueb. Isaiah & father painted window frames. 20.Fetched berries at Geos. & then I ganged. Had some rain. 21.Harrowed AM. Built frames around fruit trees. Father fetched jack & belt from Aaron Snyder. 22.Sawed wood with circular saw in Grandmother’s bush. 23.Sawed Geo’s wood with circular saw in Grandmother’s bush. I helped thrashing at Fred Weigel AM. 24.Isaiah & I cut & shocked some corn. Parents at Dr. Eby below Berlin. Rain. 25.SUNDAY: Parents at Joshua Rudy’s over night at Hy. Martin’s for dinner. 26.Hauling in wood into shed & cut corn. 27.Drawed out to town 9 pigs at $.05 a lb. Hauling in wood. Fine. 28.Three of us at Hy. Brubacher sawing wood with circular saw A.M. We hauled 6 loads of wood into Grandmother’s shed. 29.Father & I at Rueb. to thrash AM. sawed wood with c. saw PM. 30.We sawed rails at Reub. AM., took c. saw to Geo. & took home to us Geo’s waggon. �12 OCTOBER 1904 1. Gathered apples in morning. Drawed out 24 loads of manure. 2. SUNDAY: Parents & Lydia at Noah Martin’s for dinner. Parents at Noah Bearinger’s awhile PM. 3. We drawed out 30 loads of manure. 4. We drawed out 21 loads of manure. Rainy at noon. 5. We drawed out 4 loads of manure. Father fetched apples from Reub. Made cider apples ready. I in town. Took Geo’s waggon home. 6. We let apples cidered & apple butter cooked. Made out ½ of the mangolds. Isaiah & I spread manure AM. 7. Father at Chr. Esch thrashing all day, I filled his day from 5 to 6. Isaiah & I spread manure & made out mangolds. Butchered. 8. Father built 2 sugar beet tables AM. Isaiah & I spread manure, father helped PM. Dunged the stables. Some Rain. 9. SUNDAY: Lydia at M.G. Reist’s, Isaiah & I at G.T.R. Station to see C.P. Railway Contrator’s supplies, John Sittler got buried today. 10.Father fetched sugar beet lifter from Al. Lorch. Made out beets. Wm Spaeth & his Norman & Mary came this noon to visit. Drear. 11.Isaiah fetched Elias’s horse, he & I then ploughed. Father & Eli made out the rest of the mangolds. Wm. Awhile at Aaron Weber’s. Dreary & watery as in the spring. 12.Father took visitors to the station & s. beet plow home. Father at Geo. Picked apples PM. Rained a little. 13.Father improved horse blankets. Isaiah & I worked at apples. 14.Isaiah & I ploughed AM. Made out sugar beets PM. 15.Finished the season’s butchering. Isaiah & I ploughed ½ AM. We made out some sugar beets PM. 16.SUNDAY: All at W.W. Meeting. Daniel L. Martin’s, Enoch Weber’s, Simion & Levi Martin here for dinner. I in the bush gathering beechnuts. 17.Isaiah & I ploughed awhile AM. we made out s. beets. Elias helped ½ day. Fine weather. 18.Isaiah & I ploughed AM. Made out sugar beets PM. Father fetched beet plough in the evening. Fine weather. 19.Lifted s. beets & took lifter home AM. Made out s. beets, Elias helped ¾ day. 20.We & Elias made out 2 waggon boxes’ full of potatoes. 21.Elias booked for a beet car for us in the morning. Made out the rest of the s. beets. Father & I drawed out to Elmira station 4 loads of sugar beets. 22.Father & I took 8 loads of beets to station. 23.SUNDAY: Parents, Lydia & Noah at Grandmother 24.Father & Isaiah drawed 1 load of beets to station. I ploughed AM. we hauled in mangolds PM. 25.Isaiah & I ploughed some. Hauled in about 3 loads of carrots. 26.Father & Eli made out turnips. Isaiah & I ploughed. A snow storm. �13 27.Isaiah & I ploughed. Father at W. Alleman’s sale PM. 28.Father, Isaiah & Eli fetched 2 calves from Alleman for $27. I made out turnips. Hauled in 11 loads of turnips. 29.Hauled in 5 ¾ loads of turnips AM. I ploughed. Parents at Dr. C. Eby PM. 30.SUNDAY: I took Judith home in the morning. I a little at the station. 31.Father took out to town some chopping in the morning. I ploughed & Isaiah also awhile. Cut oat sheaves at noon. NOVEMBER 1904 1. Father drawed a load of sugar beets to Sugar Factory, Test 15.6, tare 4%. I ploughed with the colts. 2. Father drawed beets to Factory, test 15% & tare 6%. I ploughed. Fog. 3. Father drawed beets to Factory & hauled pulp home. I ploughed. Fine. 4. Isaiah & I ploughed AM. Father fixed window panes. Loaded sugar beets in the evening. 5. Father & I drawed beets to the Factory & hauled pulp home. Foggy & rain in the morning. N. L. Martin fetched our carriage. 6. SUNDAY: Parents awhile at widow Benj. Martin. Eli at Aaron Weber’s. 7. Isaiah & I ploughed. Father at the Fair. N. L. Martin brought our carriage. Noah Martin & father attended a sale near Erbsville. 8. I ploughed all day, Isaiah AM. Father & Isaiah at Chas.Widenhammers sale & bought sheep for $3.50. 9. Father helped to thrash at Hy. Brubacher. Isaiah & I ploughed a little & hauled home 2 loads of wood. Frozen. 10.Father at Geo. fixing our circular saw. Isaiah took a load chopping to town AM. Isaiah & I at Geo. to plough PM. 11.Collected stoned along the fences. I took Judith to Noah Martin’s. Isaiah & I at Geo. & hauled home 1 load of small stones. 12.Father & I up in our swamp to cut 20 poles. Moses Cressman’s & Eszra Cressman’s were here over night. N. Martin brought Judith. 13.SUNDAY: All at W.W. Meeting except mother & Noah. 14.Father built a pair of rafters under barn roof. Hauled home some wood. 15.I & team helped to thrash at Geo. all day, Isaiah helped at Geo PM. Father at Moses Martin sawing wood all day. 16.I helped to thrash at Fred Weigel ¾ day, Father at Reuben to butcher. Isaiah at Geo. to ploughed PM. 17.We 3 sawed wood at Joe Ernst till 10.15 AM. Isaiah & I ploughed at Geo. PM. Father at Reub. to patch barn roof. 18.Isaiah & I fetched 3 loads of stones from Grandmother’s bush. Father helped to thrash at Ph. Beisel AM. Isaiah & I ploughed at Geo. PM. 19.Fetched Geo’s waggon & hauled stones from Grandmother’s farm & some of our own. Menno brought stones in the evening. 20.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I a little at Aaron Weber’s PM. Little Reists were here. �14 21.Father at Hy. Brubacher carpentering. Menno brought a load of stones, We picked stones. Widow Jones Bauman got buried. 22.I ploughed at Geo’s AM. Isaiah & I a little PM. Father at Hy. Brubacher all day. Menno at D. Cressman’s thrashing for us. 23.Father at D. Cressman thrashing AM. Menno & I ploughed ¾ day. Elias helped PM. Father & Isaiah cleaned cistern. 24.Father, I & team helped to thrash at J. Ernst all day. 25.Menno all day, Elias AM. & Geo PM. Helped us to plough grassfield. Isaiah at J. Ernst hauling in corn. 26.Set power & Separator. Finished plowing, Menno helped. Butchered a sheep. Father & I took took flesh to N. Martin in the evening. Dav. Cressman’s here for supper. Snowy. 27.SUNDAY: Jones Martin’s were here for dinner. I a little at D. Cressman’s PM. The rest of us at home. 28.We thrashed all day. 12 men. 29.We thrashed ¾ of a day. 30.Father at Reub. fixing granary AM., thrashed PM. I worked in the barn all day. December 1904 1. Father at Reub. thrashing all day. Isaiah & I washed cutter AM. went to town PM. 2. Father at Reub. thrashing all day, I changed teams with father in the morning. I split wood. 3. Father at Reub. to chopp & brought the chopper AM. Father let horses shod PM. 4. SUNDAY: Israel Brubacher’s were here for dinner. Isaiah, I & Judith at Grandmother awhile PM. 5. We chopped all day. Geo. helped with teams. 6. We chopped till about 10 o’clock. Levi Weber’s here for dinner. Levi, father & I at Moses Bauman’s sale, bought a light sleigh for $30. PM. 7. Set machine at Dav. Hoffer. I took Judith to town AM. I & 2 teams at J. Ernst to chopp till 4 o’clock. Father painted cutter. 8. Father, I & team at Dav. Hoffer to thrash. Isaiah painted cutter. 9. Father, I & team at Dav. Hoffer thrashing till about 5 o’clock. 10.Father at Hy. Horst carpentering all day. 11.SUNDAY: All of us except mother & Noah at W.W. Meeting. 12.We at fair AM. I painted cutter. Isaiah went to Reub. to work. 13.I & team at J. Ernst to jop ¼ day. Elias fetched his horse. I took mother to town. Father at Hy. Horst all day. 14.I painted cutter. Father & Judith at Geo. butchering. 15.Cleaned stove-pipes. Father filed & set circular saw. 16.Father changed pulley on saw shaft & varnished cutter. �15 17.Father at Jno. Martin to saw wood all day. 18.SUNDAY: Eli Martin’s here for dinner. Father & Eli Martin at Noah Bearinger’s awhile PM. Noah Martins awhile here PM. Judith & I at Aaron Weber’s for supper. I at Wallenstein hill. 19.Made ready for butchering. Paul Martin’s here for supper. 20.We butchered. Menno, Reub, Noah Martin & J Ernst & Geo’s wife helped. Butchered 6 hogs. 21.We drawed butcher stuff home & drawed 3 logs to mill. 22.Drawed 4 logs to mill AM. Father fitted seats on light sleigh. 23.Father at Geo’s fixing cement tank house nearly all day. 24.I & team at Geo’s to chopp ¾ day. Father salted hams. In town PM. Reuben brought Isaiah. 25.SUNDAY & CHRISTMAS: All at home. Cold & stormy. 26.Father at Geo’s to fix water-works AM. Enos Cressman’s, Eli Good’s & Aaron Weber’s here for supper. 27.Eli & I made the old wind wheel to pieces. Rainy. 28.Father let horses shod & at Eli Martin AM. Figured at Beef Ring sheet. The roads were very icy. Stormy PM. 29.I let a horse shod AM. Father at Eli Martin to saw wood. 30.Father, I & 3 horses at Geo to thrash nearly ¾ day. Machine broke. 31.Father at Eli Martin to saw wood AM, at Ab. Humsberger to get plaster PM. Noah Bearinger’s wife was here for dinner. DIARY 1905 ANGUS S. BAUMAN JANUARY 1. SUNDAY AND NEW YEAR: Eli Martin’s Jr. were here for dinner. 2. Father in town to square up debts AM, fixed stuff for separator. 3. Father & I made saw logs AM, at N.L. Martin hauling in a haystack PM. Sharp wind. 4. Father & I made saw-logs all day. Grandmother here to quilt. 5. Father & Ph. Beisel thrashing about ¾ day. 6. We made saw logs AM. drawed some to mill PM. 7. We drawed saw logs to mill all day. Reub. brought Isaiah. 8. SUNDAY: All of us except mother & Noah at W.W. Meeting, I was also not at the meeting. Dav. Horst’s & 3 boys here for dinner. 9. Father at fair AM. Joshua Rudy & Jno. Bauman were here for dinner. Father drawed Grandmother’s logs to mill PM. 10.Father attended Amos Weber’s sale. Widow Solomon Musselman got buried at Martins. 11.Father & Judith at Noah Martin’s butchering. Dr. Ullyot died. �16 12.Father & I in Grandmother’s bush making saw logs AM. Drawed logs to saw mill PM. Mild. 13.Father at J. Ernst butchering. I took scholars to & from school. 14.Father in town AM. Beef Ring Meeting PM. 15.SUNDAY: I at Ph. Beisel awhile AM. Took Judith to Grandmother awhile then to Noah Martin. 16.Father at Geo. to help to chopp awhile AM. Hauled saw logs & fetched Cressman’s woodrack PM. I put hellebore on cattle. 17.Father fetched 42 bunches of shingles at $0.65 ½ a bunch. One of the twins of Jacob Martin’s buried today. Recevis Martins married. 18.Father took Cressman’s wooodrack home AM. Father & I were up in our swamp to fetched poles. 19.Father fetched cedar posts from D. Ratz. We fetched 2 loads of sand from Breichly. 20.Father went with Geo. in search of horses. I fetched 4 loads of sand & Menno 2 loads PM. 21.Parents in town. Elias Gingerich’s of Iowa, Noah Martin’s & Henry Brubacher’s were here for supper. We took M. Gingerich’s rigg home. 22.SUNDAY: Parents at Grandmother for dinner. Amos Gingrich’s here for supper. 23.Father & Geo. in search of horses all day. I took scholars to & from school. 24.Father & Geo. in search of horses nearly all day. Geo’s wife here to quilt. 25.Father made ax handles. I took scholars to & from school. Cold & stormy. 26.Father worked in the shop. I took scholars to & from school. 27.Father made ax handles AM., he & I in town PM. 28.Father mend robes AM. Hitched colt to cutter PM. 29.SUNDAY: All at home except Judith, who I drove to Grandmother in the morning. 30.Father fixed separator & blistered a horse. 31.Father at Eli Martin to obtain an order for his harness. Father bought a mare from Isacc Martin. P. Ziegler brought old harness. FEBRUARY 1905 1. Father made out harness bill. We fetched mare from Isaac Martin for $135. Took Judith to Grandmother in the morning. 2. Father in town AM. Father, I & team at Geo. to thrash PM. 3. Father repaired at P. Ziegler’s harness. I in town & at Grandmother. 4. Father to Elias in Waterloo to buy leather. Made a stable for a hog. Isaiah & I fetched a young dog for $1.00 from Menno Wideman. 5. SUNDAY: Father, Judith, Isaiah, Eli & I at the Meeting. Eszra Bauman’s were here last night. 6. Jacob Martin buried at N. Woolwich. Levi Weber’s here for dinner. Worked in the shop. �17 7. Father in town & worked in the shop. Grandmother helped to quilt. 8. Father at Geo. to see water tank AM. Worked at A. Hoffer’s fur mitts. 9. Father at St. Jacobs to buy lamb skin. I at Floradale to get lining for mitts & fetched harness goods & scholars PM. 10.Father worked at mitts AM. Father & Judith at Jno. Bricker’s daughter’s funeral. I & team at J. Ernst about 2 hours. Stormy. 11.Father worked at Ziegler’s harness. Isaiah & I fetched flour from Elmira & brought fur mitts to Aaron Hoffer in Floradale PM. 12.SUNDAY: Father, Judith & I at the funeral of Irvin Musselman. Elmira. 13.Father at fair & worked in the shop. Severely cold. 14.Father & Judith at Reub. to butcher all day. Severely cold. 15.Father & I worked in the shop. Reub. brought Judith PM. 16.Father worked in the shop. Bad roads. Trains blocked up. 17.Father worked in the shop making harness. Wm. Spaeth came. 18.Father worked in the shop. Isaiah & I in town. 19.SUNDAY: Father & Wm. Spaeth awhile at Aaron Weber’s, at Jones Martin’s for dinner at Noah Bearinger’s for supper. Moses C. Martin’s were here for supper. I took Judith to Grandmother. 20.Father took Wm. to Waterloo & bought leather. I took a cow out to Elmira for Auman for $40. Mild weather. 21.Father worked at S. Ziegler’s harness. I skinned old dog. 22.Father worked at S. Ziegler’s harness. I split wood. Foggy. 23.Father worked in the shop. I split wood. 24.Father & I at Geo. to thrash all day. Sam Kinzie buried at Martin. 25.Father worked in shop AM. I & team & Reub. To chopp from 9 to 4. 26.SUNDAY: Wendel Bauman’s & their boys & Daniel Bauman’s were here for dinner. Stormy PM. 27.Father finished S. Ziegler’s Nic. Plated harness. 28.Father looked for cows & worked at Josiah Martin’s harness. I took Judith over to Grandmother in the morning. MARCH 1905 1. Father worked in the shop AM. Father went with Reub. to Sol. Snider’s sale PM. I split wood. Fine weather. 2. Father worked in the shop. Elias brought Judith PM. 3. Father worked in the shop. I cleaned a tree. Reub. fetched Judith after supper. Fair weather. 4. Father worked in the shop. P. Ziegler fetched harness. Mother & I in town & at Noah Bearinger’s awhile PM. Clear weather. 5. SUNDAY: Father, Lydia, Isaiah, Eli & I at W.W. Meeting. Hy. Martin’s & Elam & Lydia Ann Gingerich here for dinner. 6. Father & I fetched a heifer for $40 from W. Bauman AM. Father worked in the shop. I cleaned apple trees PM. Fine weather. �18 7. Father & I & team at Geo. to thrash all day. Judith came home PM. 8. Father took sheep ($.75), & dog skin ($.40) to St. Jacobs & at Martin Snider’s sale, Elias was with father. Father bought a saddle for $.30) 9. Father in the shop all day. I cleaned trees. Fine weather. 10.Father in the shop all day. I cleaned trees. Cool. 11.Father in the shop all day. I cleaned trees. 12.SUNDAY: Judith, Isaiah, & I at Noah Martin’s for dinner. 13.Father & I at Fair & Ullyot’s sale, bought feather sack for $3.20. father at George PM. 14.Father fetched 150 cedar stakes from A. Lorch at $.02 ½ a piece & 5 posts at $.25 each, & took a load of chopping to Geo. Prices of hogs $5.65 per cwt. 15.Father & I took chopping to Geo. AM. Chopped 68 bags of grain PM. 16.Father & I at Geo. to chopp for Hoffer AM., chopped our oats PM. 17.Father & I at Geo. to chopp for Hoffer & Ernst awhile AM. Father at Hoffer & Bolender’s sale. Ab. Martin here to see about the butcher business. 18.Father worked in the shop. We dunged the stables. Rainy. 19.SUNDAY: Eli at Aaron Weber’s for dinner. Isaiah & I were awhile at P. Beisel. 20.Father worked in the shop. I cleaned trees. Sam Kinzie’s sale. 21.Father worked in the shop. I cleaned trees. Father & I in town PM. Cool. 22.Father worked in the shop. I cleaned trees. N. L. Martin fetched Judith. N. Gingerich of St. Jacobs sold to us Potatoes 2 bu. $1.00, 1 bu. Corn $.75. 23.Father worked in the shop. I cleaned trees. Thawning. 24.Father worked in the shop. I cleaned trees & shovelled snow. Thawning. 25.Father worked in the shop. I cleaned trees. 26.SUNDAY: All at home all day. Moses Eby here awhile PM. 27.Father worked in the shop. I patched my boots. G. Auman bought hogs. 28.Father worked in the shop. I helped mother to wash & cleaned trees. 29.Father & I took out to town 20 hogs at $6.10 per cwt. AM. Father filed circl saw. I helped to saw wood in Grandma’s bush PM. Hot. 30.Father at Wendel Bauman with circular saw to saw wood. I in Grandmother’s bush all day. 31.Father & I in bush all day, D. Hoffer ¾ day, Geo. & Menno awhile PM. APRIL 1905 1. Menno & I in the bush AM, Geo., Menno, Hoffer & we in the bush PM 2. SUNDAY: Parents, Isaiah & I at WW Meeting. Enos Bauman’s & Mose Bauman’s were here for dinner, Mose Gingerich’s were here for supper. Isaiah & I awhile at Aaron Weber’s. 3. Geo. Menno, Hoffer & I in bush all day, father AM, at Moses Martin to saw wood PM. 4. Father, Isaiah, Geo, Menno, Hoffer & I in the bush all day. Ph. Weiss buried. �19 5. Father, Isaiah, Geo, Menno, Hoffer & I in the bush all day; Hoffer helped for Geo. 6. Father, Isaiah, Geo., Menno, Hoffer & I in the bush all day. 7. Father at Geo. to chopp. Isaiah & I in our bush. Cool. 8. Isaiah & I in the bush. Father at Eli Martin fetched seed grain 8 bu. Oats & goosewheat & painted trimmings of heavy harness. 9. SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at M.G.Reist’s for dinner at Jones Martins for supper & a little at N. Bearinger’s in the evening. Parents awhile at N. L. Martins PM. 10.Father at the fair. Isaiah & I helped mother about the house. Father filed circular saw. Jacob Cleman’s wife buried. Rainy. 11.Isaiah & I made wood of apple trees. Father at Aps. Martin to saw wood, 5 hours. John Martin’s baby died, Father at John Martin’s in the evening. 12.Isaiah & I gathered apple branches AM. Oiled harnesses. 13.Oiled harness AM. Father at J. Martin’s funeral, I was (hustler?). 14.Made harnesses together AM. Finished gathering apple wood, father finished Eli Martin’s harness PM. 15.Father at St. Jacobs to get potatoes. I in town AM. Fetched J. Ernst’s fanning mill & cleaned grain PM. 16.SUNDAY: Lydia at N. L Martin’s, Isaiah & I at John Fry’s. 17.Cleaned grain all day. Noah Martin brought Judith. 18.Father, Isaiah & I helped to saw wood at Geo. AM. 19.Father in Galt & bought a ripp saw for $1.35. Isaiah & I digged post holes AM, Pulled old posts PM. 20.Pulled old posts AM. Father in town. Isaiah & I picked stones PM. 21.GOOD FRIDAY: Isaiah & I in WW Meeting. Rainy & snowy. 22.Jopped 35 bags grain at Geo. Parents in town after supper. 23.SUNDAY: EASTER: Grandmother with parents in Martins Meeting at Levi Weber’s for dinner, at Mose Weber’s for supper. 24.Father cleaned apple trees & worked at circular ripp saw frame. We picked stones. Father, Eli, Isaiah, & I at CPR Wallenstein hill. 25.Finished collecting stones, rolled grassfield. Worked on land. 26.Worked on the fields. Father fetched flour in the evening. Fine. 27.Father cultivated all day. Isaiah & I worked in the garden. 28.I drilled 7 acres with oats. Eli at A. Snider asking for S. B. (sugar beet) drill 29.Worked beet field & sawed 3 acres, Dug post holes. 30.SUNDAY: All at WW Meeting. Samuel Eby here for supper. MAY 1905 1. Father took Sugar Beet drill to A Snyder. Sowed & harrowed the rest of the day. Digged post holes. 2. Sowed and digged post holes. 3. Nearly finished sowing, digged post-holes. Menno Musselman burried today. We had some rain in the morning. �20 4. Harrowed AM. Worked on mangold patch PM. 5. Worked on mangold patch AM. Sowed mangolds PM. 6. Father took drill to J. Ernst. I was sick. Rainy. 7. SUNDAY: Parents at A.W. Weber’s for dinner & supper. 8. Father at fair. Buried in fence posts. 9. I & team at Reub. to plough grass-field. Buried in fence posts. 10.I & team at Reub. to plough mangold patch. Father fetched tiles. 11.I worked in the garden, others buried in posts AM. Removed earth for foundation of driving shed PM. 12.Father fetched iron gates & lime 12 bu. 20 & $.26. Isaiah rolled PM. Digged at driving shed. 13.I drove parents out to town to meet Jones Martin’s to go visiting. We cultivated, rolled & harrowed potatoe patch AM. Worked at driving shed PM. Parents at Wm. Krafter’s for dinner, at Mose Kinzie’s for supper. 14.SUNDAY: Parent at Edward Spaeth’s for the night, at John Randall’s for dinner, at Nason Clamer’s for supper. 15.We masoned at driving shed all day. Isaiah was sick. 16.We masoned at driving shed. Rainy PM. 17.Father helped to wash Meeting house AM. Masoned PM. 18.I white-washed cellar AM. Fetched stones & masoned PM. 19.We masoned all day at foundation wall for the driving shed. 20.Isaiah & I in bush AM. Father in town. Parents & Grandmother at Israel Shantz’s for supper, at John Bauman’s for the night. 21.SUNDAY: Parents at Martin’s Meeting, at Menno Gingerich’s for dinner, at Enos Bauman’s for supper. O. Bearinger & 1 young Frys were here. 22.Drawed out manure on potatoe patch. Made wire fence PM, Peter Martin helped about ¾ day. 23.Finished wire fence & cut potatoes AM. Planted potatoes PM. 24.Isaiah & I at Geo. to chopp AM. Sowed & harrowed PM. 25.Worked & sowed corn patch AM. Sowed beans & rolled, father in town. 26.Leveled ground at driving shed, tried ripp saw & fetched a load of matched lumber from Abs. Eby. 27.Sawed wood AM Edward Spaeth’s here for dinner. Parents & visitors at Aaron Snyder’s for supper. I pointed stakes. 28.SUNDAY: All at WW Meeting except Noah & Eli. Dilman Martin’s, Dan Martin’s, Israel Gingerich’s & Joshua Rudy’s here for dinner. Rudy’s here also for supper. Isaiah & I at W. Montrose. 29.Lent Geo’s waggon, father at saw-mill, fetched 6 loads of lumber AM. Whitewashed butcher shop. Rainy PM. 30.Isaiah & I fetched the rest of the lumber AM. Pointed stakes. Father at Dav. Cressman carpentering. Noah Gingerich’s child’s funeral. Geo. fetched a horse in the evening. 31.Father at D. Cressman all day. Isaiah & I made fence. �21 JUNE 1905 1. ASCENSION DAY: Parents, Isaiah & I & Grandmother at Enos Bauman’s child’s funeral, age 4 years, 4 months, 1 day. 2. Drawed out wood. Slaughtered beef for the 1st of the season. 3. Drawed out wood. Menno brought our horse. 4. SUNDAY: Noah Weber, Isaiah & I at Hy. Horst’s for dinner. Hy. Horst’s here for dinner. Parents at Hy. Brubacher’s for supper. Noah Weber here for supper. 5. Worked on turnip patch & worked at driving shed frame. Rainy PM. 6. We worked at shed frame. Chopped at Geo. AM. 7. White-washed hen house AM. I at Geo. to help to clean wheat. 8. Worked at shed all day. I at Jno. Martin’s raising PM. 9. Worked at shed AM. Worked on turnip patch, walked through the wheat. 10.Scuffled sugar beets ¾ day. Father in town. Rainy 11.SUNDAY: Parents at Peter Ziegler’s for dinner at Joshua Brubacher’s for supper. The rest were at home. 12.We at fair AM. I scuffled beets & I & others bunched beets. 13.Father worked on the road. We bunched beets AM. Ridged & sowed turnips. Peter Risser’s & Enos Nighswanger’s of Markham here. 14.Worked on highways all day. Hy. Brubacher here for dinner. Hot. 15.Worked on highways AM. Cleaned sugar beets PM. Hot. 16.Father in town. Rainy all day. Brox bought some cattle. 17.We sawed rafters. Chr. Klinck had our team all day. Foggy. 18.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Martins Meeting, at Dan. Martin’s for dinner, at Ab. Horst’s for supper. Grandmother & Geo’s here for supper. 19.Drove ours & Hy. Brubacher’s cattle to town, our 5 weighed3740 lbs. at $4.00 per cwt. Cleaned s. beets. Chr. Klinck had our team. 20.Finished cleaning s. beets for the 1st time. J. Ernst & Jno. Brubacher here to clean beets all day. Raised rafters on d. shed. Cl Klinck had team. 21.Father at Dan Bauman sawing wood all day. C. Klinck had our team. 22.Scuffled sugar beets & mangolds. C. Klinck helped to cut thistles PM. 23.Cleaned mangolds & cut thistles. Chr. Klinck helped all day. 24.Father took beef hide out to town. Chopped about an hour at Geo. AM Father at C. Klinck preparing for cementing. We hauled in wood. 25.SUNDAY: John Shiedel here over night. All at WW Meeting, Enos Martin’s Dan Cressman’s of Wilmot, Israel Weber’s Amos Rudy & Isaiah Weber here for dinner. Ab. Bearinger, Joe Martin, Aaron Weber, Joseph Snyder & 4 girls here for supper. 26.Parent at the funeral of Noah Gingerich’s wife. Isaiah & I at Chr. Klinck nearly AM. We 3 at Klinck PM. 27.Father at J. Ernst masoning all day. Isaiah & I at Klinck all day. 28.Father, Isaiah & I at Klinck cementing all day. Fine weather. 29.Father, Isaiah & I at Klinck cementing all day. Fine weather. �22 30.Father, Isaiah & I at Klinck cementing al day. JULY 1905 1. Father, Isaiah & I at Klinck cementing AM Father at John Bricker to splice rope, Rainy PM. 2. Sunday: Isaiah & I at Conestogo Meeting AM & PM, at Peter Brubacher’s for dinner. 3. Father at Reub. sawing laths with ripp saw. I scuffled beets. Jac Martin’s wife (widow) got buried at NW Graveyard. 4. Reub’s laborer here helping to saw laths AM. C. Klinck here for carpentering AM. C. Klinck had team PM. We nailed laths on rafters of shed. 5. We carpentered at driving shed all day. C. Klinck had our team AM. 6. We nailed shingles on laths. Father fetched lumber. 7. Parents in town, I fetched lumber, scuffled & cleaned beets. 8. I scuffled beets, hoed potatoes, worked at shed. 9. SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at S. Peel Meeting PM, at Dan. Bauman’s for supper. Eli at W. Bauman’s. The rest at home. 10.We carpentered at the shed cornice. Rainy AM 11.We worked at outside of shed AM, Isaiah & I at Noah Martin hauling hay on a stack PM. Eli scuffled. 12.Made doors at the shed. Rainy, AM. Father at Samuel Brubacher to put in a rack lifter. 13.Father at Sam all day. We picked bugs. I at Joe Ernst’s raising after supper. 14.Isaiah & I made fence, father at shed AM. We cleaned beets PM. 15.Father in town AM. Cleaned beets. Parents awhile at George’s 16.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at John Frey’s for supper. Parents at the funeral of David Brubacher. 17.We 4 at Geo’s making hay. 18.We 4 at Geo’s making hay. 19.We 4 at Geo’s making hay. Menno mowed AM. by us. 20.Menno mowed AM. Reub’s 2 h’ds & Geo’s 3 h’ds helped by us all day, hauled away 19 loads of hay. 21.Reub’s & Geo’s here to make hay. 22.We 4 at Reuben’s all day, hauled away 22 loads of hay 23.SUNDAY: All at the Meeting except Noah & I, AM. We 3 boys at Meeting PM. Joshua Snider’s, Jacob Shomaker & Daniel Hoffman’s Jr. were here for supper. 24.We 3 at Reub. till supper. Little fellows picked raspberries. 25.Isaiah & I in town in the morning. Father mowed at Geo. ½ AM. Then we went to Reub. 26.Father, Isaiah & I at Geo. all day, made a haystack. 27.Father at Geo to cut wheat all day. I at Geo. to shock PM. 28.Father, Isaiah & I at Geo. about all day to make hay. �23 29.I scuffled beets all day. Others picked berries AM. Father in town PM. Sharpened knives PM. 30.SUNDAY: Noah L Martin’s here for dinner. Parents awhile at Noah Bearinger’s, thence to Jones Martin’s for supper. 31.We cut & shocked wheat, mowed thistles in the evening. AUGUST 1905 1. Father at Dav. Martin in Peel to put up a rack lifter. We mowed thistles in the fence corners. I took chopping to town. 2. I scuffled, others cleaned turnips. Father worked at lifters. 3. Finished cleaning turnips, pulled grass in corn. Father came home from Dav. Martin. 4. We cut barely AM. Rainy PM. Father patched binder canvas. 5. Father in town. We boys at Geo’s to pick berries AM. Cut the rest of the barely & shocked. I at A. Lorch’s raising. 6. SUNDAY: Parents & little ones in NW Meeting at Aaron Bauman’s for dinner at Isacc Gingerich’s for supper. Isaiah & I at meeting PM. 7. Isaiah at Geo. all day. We hauled in wheat & raked. 8. Chopped at Geo. AM. Ploughed in wheat field. Tinsmith here PM. 9. Ploughed awhile AM. Cut oats & barely. Hauled in 2 loads of barely. Mother at Israel Brubacher’s quilting. 10.We hauled in barely & raked. 11.Father, I & team at Geo. to thrash AM. Ploughed PM. 12.Isaiah & I ploughed in barely field all day, father in town AM. 13.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Martins’ Meeting at Joe Snider’s for dinner, at Henry Martin’s for supper. Judith & young Brubacher’s were here for dinner. 14.Cut & shocked oats, and oats & goosewheat. 15.Ploughed & harrowed. Father & I in St. Jacobs to get shoe measured. 16.I scuffled turnips & potatoes AM. Cut & shocked oats PM. 17.Hauled in 10 loads of barely & oats. I ploughed & Isaiah rolled after supper. 18.Father & Isaiah at Geo. hauling in grain. I ganged. 19.Father in town AM. Hauled in 4 loads of oats, rainy PM. 20.SUNDAY: All in WW Meeting. Fidas, Susannah & Sarah Bauman here for dinner. Henry S. Martin’s here for supper. 21.Hauled in oats & goosewheat and oats. Eli at Geo’s PM. 22.Ploughed AM. Hauled in oats PM. 23.I ganged all day. Isaiah at Geo PM. Father helped to thrash at Hy. Brubacher PM 24.I harrowed, ganged & ploughed. Isaiah at Geo’s AM. Father helped to thrash at Fred Weigel AM. at Chr. Esch PM. I fetched flour. 25.I at Ph. Beisel to thrash all day. Father worked Esch’s till butcher time PM. 26.Father & I at Dav. Cressman to thrash all day, I helped for Esch. Isaiah worked Hy. Brubacher PM. �24 27.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Aaron Weber’s for dinner. Sam Reist here for dinner, Levi Brubacher’s here for supper. 28.Drawed 28 loads of manure out. 29.Drawed 10 loads of manure out, ploughed & spread manure. 30.Ploughed AM. Spread manure, hauled in 2 loads of oats, Windy. 31.Ploughed AM. Harrowed & sowed a little wheat PM. SEPTEMBER 1905 1. Sowed wheat AM. Picked stones PM. Father worked at tiles. 2. Father & I at Dav. Cressman to thrash AM. I ganged & harrowed, father & Isaiah surveyed our bush to lay tiles. 3. SUNDAY: Parents & Grandmother at NW Meeting at Joe Gingerich’s for dinner, at Peter G. Martin’s for supper. Judith & Mary Ann Weber here for dinner. The rest at home. 4. Father at Wendel Bauman to shingle a shed. I in St. Jacobs to fetched my shoe & ploughed. 5. Ploughed nearly all day. Father at W. Bauman AM. 6. Fetched 3 loads of gravel home for cementing AM. 4 loads PM. Father at Jacob Fries to built a cistern PM. 7. Father at Jacob Fries. We fetched 8 loads of gravel, all day. 8. Prepared for cementing sty all day. Took Geo’s waggon home. 9. Cemented all day. Fine weather. 10.SUNDAY: Parents at Martin’s Meeting, at Israel Gingerich’s for dinner, at Henry Martin’s for supper. 11.Father filed circular saw, rainy AM, at Jacob Fries PM. 12.Father at J. Fries making a wood shed all day. Mother & I at Simon Bauman’s funeral (aged 18 years 2 mon. 16 days) AM. 13.We made a model for and made a concrete hog-trough. Frost tonight. 14.Parents, Isaiah & I in WW Harvest Meeting AM. Father at J. Fries. We cut & shocked corn PM. 15.Thrashed peas at Hy. Brubacher, father ¾ day, Isaiah & I ½ day 16.Father at J. Fries all day. We cut & shocked corn & harrowed. 17.SUNDAY: Parents, Eli & I at WW Meeting. Rainy. 18.We made a concrete trough & fetched elder berries from Geo. AM. We helped to saw wood at Hy. Brubacher PM. 19.We drawed manure out AM. Father & I awhile at Geo’s to ditch, made a concrete trough PM. 20.We set machine AM. We thrashed PM. 9 strangers. 21.Father & I fetched grain-crusher, Menno & 2 teams helped to chopp. I at Geo’s to ditch ¾ day 22.Father, Isaiah & I at Geo’s to ditch all day. 23.Father & Isaiah made a ditch in J. Ernst’s bush. I at Geo’s from the morning till 4 o’clock. �25 24.SUNDAY: Parents, Grandmother and Noah Martin’s at Conestogo Meeting, at Joe Hoffman’s for dinner, at Ezra Martin’s for supper. Noah Horst & Josiah Gingerich were here for dinner. 25.Father at J. Fries carpentering all day. We ploughed. 26.Father at J. Fries carpentering all day. We ploughed. I at Reub. to thrash with team AM. 27.Father at J. Fries carpentering all day. We ploughed AM, hauled pumpkins in, made out 12 rows of mangolds. 28.Father at J. Fries AM. We ploughed AM. Made potatoes out. 29.We made saw-logs & ploughed AM. Drawed logs to mill & made mangolds out. Hot these days. 30.Hauled lumber from mill & digged out the rest of the potatoes. OCTOBER 1905 1. SUNDAY: Judith, Isaiah & I at NW Meeting, at Aaron Bauman’s for dinner, the rest at home. 2. We worked at the sty all day besides some small jobs. Rainy AM. 3. We made mangolds out & drawed them in, made some sugar beets out, Joe. Fries & his laborer helped all day. 4. We made sugar beets out, Joe Fries & laborer helped all day. M. G. Reist helped also about ½ of a day. 5. We made sugar beets out. J. Fries & laborer & M. G. Reist helped all day. 6. J. Fries & laborer here about ¾ day. Reist helped also. We drawed 8 loads of sugar beets to GTR Station. Widow Joe Martin buried at Martin. 7. We drawed 6 load of beets to station, car went off this noon. Oziah Snider’s of Breslau were here for supper. 8. SUNDAY: Judith at Hy. Martin’s, Dan. Bauman’s here awhile PM. 9. We drawed 8 ¾ loads of beets to station. 10.Father at Hy. Brubacher’s to repair cistern. I picked and stored away apples & took Geo’s waggon home. Isaiah at M. G. Reist helped to make sugar beets out. 11.Father at J. Fries all day. I worked in root cellar, Isaiah came home from Reist AM. Picked apples PM. 12.We sawed our wood, 3 of Geo’s & team ¾ day. Sawed 2 loads for Geo. PM. Asserrian Peddler here for dinner. 13.Sawed wood for Geo. nearly till noon. I helped to thrash at F. Weigel. Father fetched tools & stuff from the wood piles. 14.Father at Fred Weigel thrashing about ¾ day. Isaiah & I ploughed. MG Reist fetched our beet waggon box. John Cutz’s, Moses Hunnings, Samuel Moeser’s, Jacob Horst & others here. Into Canada. 15.SUNDAY: All at WW Meeting except Mother & Noah. Christ. Herkendorn and Josiah Martin’s here for dinner. �26 16.Father & Isaiah at Menno Snider sawing wood all day. I ploughed. Daniel Hoffman’s Sr. brought Jno. Webers of Pennsylvania. 17.Father, Isaiah, I, team & circular saw at Ernst sawing wood AM. Wendel Bauman’s brought people of Pens. Sam. Moeser’s, Geo. Zimmerman’s, Jacob Horst & 2 girls, Susanna, Senseniah & Francis Hoover. We drawed manure out PM. 18.Father & I at Grandma preparing for cementing sty PM. Rainy. 19.Father & I at Grandma prepared for & cemented. Isaiah helped Henry Brubacher to fetch his steers 20.Father & I at Grandmother cementing all day. Isacc Gingerich’s brought to us 2 preachers Jno. Kurtz, Mose Honning & their wives of Pens. In the morning. Dav. Frey’s baby buried at N. Woolwich. 21.Father at Grandmother worked at the sty. I fetched my boots ($4.25) from O. Smith, St. Jacobs. Isaiah & I fetched 6 bags of sweet apples from Aaron Weber’s. 22.SUNDAY: Father, Isaiah, Eli, Judith & Lydia & I at Conestogo Meeting. Mary Ann Weber here for dinner. Noah Martins awhile here PM. 23.Father & Judith at Joe Brubacher’s child’s funeral AM. Father sold 9 chickens (dressed) Wt 36 lbs. at $.09 a lb. to A. Ruf. PM. 24.Father at J. Fries carpentering all day. I at St. Jacobs cider-mill & got apple sauce made AM. I at Chr. Esch to thrash PM. Judith today at Geo’s to work. Isaiah ploughed. 25.Father at J. Fries all day. I at Chr. Esch to thrash till nearly noon, ploughed the rest of the day. 26.We drawed out manure all day. J. Fries helped all day. 27.We drawed out manure till nearly noon. Father & I & team at Hoffer to thrash PM. J. Fries helped to draw out & spreaded manure. 28.Father & I at Hoffer till nearly noon to thrash. Father & I at J. Ernst to thrash from 2 o’clock till eve. Isaiah ploughed. 29.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at NW Meeting, at Isacc Gingerich’s for dinner, at Peter Martin’s for supper. Elias & Grandmother here awhile PM. Elias & father at N. Bearinger awhile PM. 30.Father, Isaiah & 2 teams at J. Ernst to chopp, I topped turnips AM. Made carrots out & drawed them & the corn in PM. 31.Father at Grandma to make a concrete trough all day. Isaiah & I ploughed AM, drawed in 5 loads of turnips PM. NOVEMBER 1905 1. Father at Grandmother in the morning to fix concrete trough. Isaiah & I ploughed AM. Looked after the potatoes for rotten ones PM. Snowy. 2. Father at Hy. Brubacher & I a little in the morning. I ploughed AM. Father spread manure, we ploughed PM. �27 3. Father fixed whips. Dillman Martin brought his (lounch?) to get it repaired AM. Father & Eli spread manure, Isaiah & I ploughed PM. 4. Father in town in the morning, then he spreaded manure, Isaiah & I ploughed. Drawed in turnips PM. 5. SUNDAY: Father, Eli & Noah at West Montrose to see railway construction. Isaiah & I at Reuben Bauman’s for supper. 6. Father at Geo. all day. We tinkered about the buildings. A little rain. 7. Father & I at Noah Bearinger to built a wire fence all day. Drear. 8. Father & I at Noah Bearinger to built a wire fence all day. 9. Father & I at Noah Bearinger to built a wire fence all day. 10.Father at J Fries ¾ day. Isaiah & I ploughed all day. 11.Father at Grandmother all day, Isaiah PM to make a concrete trough. I ploughed all day, Isaiah ploughed AM. 12.SUNDAY: All at WW Meeting. Henry Martin’s were here for dinner. Isaiah & I at Israel Weber’s to visit David Bearinger. 13.Isaiah & I ploughed, father at the fair AM. Father, Isaiah, I & 2 teams at Joe Ernst to chopp some of his grain & some of ours. 14.Father at Geo Claycorn to buy cedar beams for Grandmother’s H. P. Shed. Isaiah & I hauled in wood all day. 15.Isaiah & I hauled in wood. Father at the sale at the wife of John Ritter PM. Stormy AM. 16.Father & I & team at Joe Ernst to thrash all day. 17.I & team at J. Ernst to thrash ¾ day. Father at Menno M. Weber carpentering at his driving shed all day. 18.I & 2 teams at J. Ernst to chopp nearly ½ day. Father at M. M. Weber to help built shed. Isaiah & I ploughed PM. 19.SUNDAY: Parents at Reub. Bauman’s for dinner, at Aps. Martin’s for supper. Moses & Sam Eby here for dinner. Judith & Lydia at S. Reist’s. Isaiah & I awhile at Grandmother PM. Eli at Aaron Webers’ 20.Father at M. M. Weber, masoning all day. We fetched top wood home. 21.Fetch 11 cedar sleepers at $.75 each & 4 end-posts at $.50 each, at Geo. Claycorn. Geo. B. went with me. Isaiah & I hauled a load of gravel home PM. Father at M. M. Weber masoning all day. 22.Father at M. M. Weber masoning all day. Isaiah & I drawed earth to & about the root cellar & smoke house. 23.Father & I at Geo plastering concrete trough nearly ½ day. Fixed pulley on thrash machine PM. Osias Cressman here for the night. 24.Father & I at Hy. Brubacher to thrash all day, thrashed clover AM. 25.Father & I at Hy. Brubacher to thrash nearly all day. Isaiah ploughed all day. Judith at Geo’s yesterday and here today again. 26.SUNDAY: Parents at NW Meeting at Menno Bauman’s for dinner. Dav. & Noah Bearinger & Wendel Martin were here for dinner. 27.I ploughed & Isaiah awhile AM. Father tinkered at separator PM. �28 28.We tinkered about the buildings AM. Evened the floor in the driving shed PM. Stormy & dreary. 29.Father & I at Geo. to thrash all day, Isaiah helped PM. 30.Father at N. L. Martin. Father took a load of machine stuff to Reub. I at Dav. Cressman to thrash all day. DECEMBER 1905 1. Father & team at Reub. to thrash all day. I at Dav. Cressman to thrash till about 4 o’clock. 2. Father & team at Reub. all day. Isaiah & I in the bush AM & in barn PM. 3. SUNDAY: Parents at the funeral of Joseph Martin’s wife at N. Woolwich. Menno M. Bauman and intending wife here for dinner. 4. Father at Reub. to thrash till about 3 o’clock. I in town AM. I fetched butcher stuff. Geo. brought separator PM. 5. We butched a pig AM. Father in town & at Geo. PM 6. Father & Isaiah at J. Ernst to put other pinions into the H. Power. I at Ph. Beisel to thrash all day. 7. I at Ph. Beisel to thrash all day. Father & Isaiah at J. Ernst to chopp AM. Made saw-logs in Grandmother’s bush for H. P. Shed. 8. Father at Geo. worked at sty. I took dried apples to Elmira. 9. Father, Isaiah, Eli, I & Hy. Brubacher in Sugar Factory, Berlin & Waterloo. 10.SUNDAY: Father, Isaiah & I in WW Meeting. 11.Father at fair AM. Set thrashing machines PM. 12.Parents, Eli & Noah Martin’s at the wedding of Menno M. Bauman’s. I at Geo. to feed all day. 13.We thrashed all day. 10 strangers. 14.We thrashed AM. 10 strangers, we chopped a while in the eve. 15.We chopped all day, chopped also a little for Geo., his 2 teams here. 16.Father, I & circular saw at Eli Martin about ½ day. 17.SUNDAY: Parents at Grandmother for dinner, at Geo’s for supper 18.Father & I at Eli S. Martin to saw wood AM. I at Eli to help to chopp PM. Father filed circular saw. 19.Father at Reub. to saw wood till about 5 o’clock. I at Eli to work all day. Mother & Isaiah at Menno Gingerich’s. 20.Father in Berlin to fetch a load of pine lumber for Grandmother’s H. Power shed, & leather for us. I at Sarah Bauman to thrash at Eli S. Martin’s place. 21.I came home from E.S. Martin. Father at Aaron Weber carpentering ¾ day. 22.Father at Aaron Weber all day. I had tooth ache. 23.Father at Aaron Weber ¾ day & in town in the evening. 24.SUNDAY: All at home. David Cressman’s Jr. here for supper. 25.CHRISTMAS: Parents, Isaiah & I at WW Meeting. Father & Hy. Brubacher visited Hy. Martin’s. �29 26.Isaiah & I at Geo. Father filed saws AM. Parents at Noah Bearinger’s. We cleaned wheat PM. 27.Father at Grandmother to work at H. P. shed all day. We cleaned wheat all day. 28.Father at Grandmother to work at HP shed all day. We drawed wheat to the mill. 29.Father at Joe Ernst to butcher AM. At Grandmother to work at HP shed PM. I split wood. 30.Father at Grandmother to work at HP shed all day, I helped also PM. I split wood AM. 31.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Martin’s Meeting, at Israel Shantz’s for dinner at Joshua Rudy’s for supper. DIARY 1906 ANGUS S. BAUMAN JANUARY 1. NEW YEARS DAY: Father in town, I opened lounch AM. Moses Eby was here for supper. Father went to John Bauman in the evening. 2. Father at Jno. M. Bauman to patch up harness all day. Isaiah & I in the bush. 3. Father & I took 6 hogs to Elmira (1240 lbs. at $5.75 per cwt) Father & I at Ratzs’ saw mill to help to saw logs for Grandmother’s H.(horse) P.(power?) shed. 4. Father & I at Grandmother to ripp planks up for the track? Of the HP shed. Elias Bauman died this evening. 5. I took father in the morning to Grandmother & mother at noon. 6. Father at Grandmother all day. I split wood. 7. SUNDAY: All at Elias Bauman’s funeral. Aged 32 years 10 months (? Days) 8. Father at the fair, people of Markham here AM. Father & I at Grandmother to set horse-power in position in the shed. 9. We made harness bill out AM. Father in town PM. 10.Father in Elmira & St. Jacobs AM, worked at Dillman Martin’s lounch. I split wood. 11.Father, I & 3 horses at Geo. to thrash all day. 12.I & team drawed 2 loads of stones for Menno M. Weber. 13.I & team drawed 1 load of stones for MM Weber AM. Beef Ring meeting PM. Father & N Martin at Grandmother to work at Elias’s property. 14.SUNDAY: I at Geo. to feed at noon. Father & Eli at N. Bearinger. Israel Shantz’s eldest boy buried at Martins. 15.I fetched butcher ware from Geo. & Made preparations for butchering. Father at D Robinson’s sale PM. �30 16.We butchered 3 hogs. N. L. Martin & Joe Ernst helped AM. We changed pigs round in stables. Judith came last night. 17.Father at Aaron Weber to butcher all day. I fetched Grandmother from Hy. Martin’s PM. 18.Father at N. L. Martin to butcher all day. I split wood. 19.Father worked in the shop. I fetched 900 bricks for Menno Weber PM. 20.Father worked in the shop all day. Isaiah & I washed Elias’s buggy. 21.SUNDAY: Father & Eli at Hy. Martin’s for dinner. The rest at home. Thawning. 22.Father in the shop all day. I divided turnips. Foggy & warm. 23.Father in the shop all day. I husked corn. A little cold. 24.Father in the shop all day & I awhile PM. 25.Father at Geo’s to butcher all day. I in the bush all day. 26.Father & I in shop AM. Father in shop, I at O Smith St. Jacobs. PM. 27.Father in town & worked in the shop. I split wood for Grandmother. Isaiah & team helped to chopp at Geo. PM. 28.SUNDAY: I at N. Bearinger awhile PM 29.Father & I in shop all day. 30.Father & I in shop all day. Accident on CPR Bridge at W. Montrose. FEBRUARY 1906 1. Father in the shop all day. I at Jno. Fry to thrash ¾ day for Henry Brubacher. 2. Father in shop all day. I at Fry a little to thrash AM. I in town & got tooth pulled, in shop awhile PM. 3. Father & I in the shop all day. Mose Bauman fetched Fidas’s harness & a pair of blinds in the evening. 4. SUNDAY: Father, Isaiah & I at WW Meeting. 5. Father & I worked in the shop all day 6. Father & I worked in the shop. Wm. Spaeth came tonight to visit. 7. Father & I worked in the shop. W. Spaeth here. 8. Father & I worked at Menno Bauman’s harness. W. Spaeth here. 9. Father & I worked in the shop. W. Spaeth went to A. Lorch PM. 10.Father in town. I helped N. L. Martin to drive steers to station AM. Father in the shop. I did the chores PM. 11.SUNDAY: I in Conestogo Meeting. Parents awhile at Grandmother PM. Noah Weber here awhile. PM. 12.Father & I at fair AM. John Bauman & W. Spaeth here for dinner. 13.Father & I in the shop. Worked at Moses Bauman’s harness. 14.Father & I worked in the shop. 15.Father & I worked in the shop, father in town PM. 16.Father & I worked in the shop. Reub. let his harness ratched. 17.Father & NL Martin in Berlin. I at Grandmother to split wood PM. 18.SUNDAY: Mary Ann Weber was here for dinner. �31 19.Father & I worked in the shop. 20.Father & I worked in the shop AM. Father & I at Geo. to thrash PM. 21.Father & I worked in the shop, father at Peter Bauman’s sale. 22.Father & I worked in the shop. 23.Father & I worked in the shop. Father in town AM 24.Father & NL Martin in Berlin. I helped to drive NL Martin’s cattle to station. Mother & I in town PM. 25.SUNDAY: All at home. Muddy & drear. 26.Father & I worked in the shop, finished M. Bauman’s harness & started at Mose Horst’s harness. L. Brox brought Emma Spaeth. 27.Father & I worked in the shop. I took Emma Spaeth to Joshua Rudy’s in the afternoon. Land assessor here PM. 28.Father & I worked in the shop, father at G. Bulmer’s sale PM. MARCH 1906 1. Father worked in the shop. I took 2 loads of grain to Geo. Chopped our grain & a little of Joe’s & Geo’s PM. 2. Father & I in the shop, father in town. 3. Father worked in the shop. I fetched a waggon from J. B. Weber for $10. Elias Eby buried at N Woolwich. 4. SUNDAY: All except mother & Noah in WW Meeting. Peter Bauman’s here for dinner. Isaiah & I at Hy. Brubacher’s for supper. 5. Father & I worked in the shop, father in town to fetch leather PM. 6. Father & I worked in the shop. Menno Bauman’s moved on Aaron’s farm. 7. Father & I worked in the shop. I in town in the morning. 8. Father at Aaron Weber to butcher. I worked in the shop. 9. Father & I worked in the shop, finished Moses Horst’s harness. 10.Father & I started at Dav. Horst’s harness. Father in town AM. 11.SUNDAY: Parents at Noah Bearinger’s awhile PM. 12.Father & I at the fair AM. Worked in the shop PM. Horst fetched harness. 13.Father & I worked in the shop. Father at Dav. Fry & mother in town. 14.Father & I worked in the shop. 15.Father & I worked in the shop AM & at Geo. to thrash PM. 16.Father & I worked in the shop. 17.Father & I worked in the shop, I in town PM. 18.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I in SP Meeting at Amos Martin’s for dinner, at Elias Martin’s for supper. Hy. Brubacher’s here for dinner. 19.Father & I worked in the shop. Stormy. 20.Father at Aaron Weber to butcher all day. I worked in the shop. 21.Father in town, I fetched butcher stuff AM. We in the shop PM 22.We butchered 2 hogs, N. L. Martin helped AM. Hannah Weber all day. Isaiah & I took butcher stuff home. 23.Father at Absolom Martin to patch harness. I worked small jobs. �32 24.Father at Absolom Martin to patch harness. Isaiah, I & team at Geo. to chopp. Isaiah took mother to Geo. Geo’s baby buried. 25.SUNDAY: Isaiah & Eli at N. Bearinger’s for dinner. Parents at Amos Gingerich’s for supper. 26.Father at Eli S. Martin to patch harness. I worked at Reist’s lounch. 27.Father at Eli S. Martin to patch harness. Rainy & soft. 28.Father & I drawed 14 hogs to station for Auman. Av. 18 cwt, $6.75 per cwt. AM. Father & I in Grandmother’s bush PM. 29.Father & I in Grandmother’s bush to make wood all day. 30.Father & I in Grandmother’s bush nearly all day. 31.Father, I & Isaiah in bush AM. Father in town PM. Isacc Martin’s baby buried at North Woolwich. APRIL 1906 1. SUNDAY: All at the West Woolwich Meeting. 2. Father, Isaiah & I in bush all day. 3. Father at Wendel Bauman to saw wood. Isaiah & I in the bush. 4. Father fixed horse-collars. Isaiah & I in the bush. 5. Isaiah & I in the bush AM. Father & I awhile PM. Isaiah & 2 teams at Geo to help to chopp. 6. Father, Isaiah, I, team & circular saw at Geo to saw wood about ¾ day. 7. Father in town to fetch sugar beets & clover ($10.50) seed. At Geo. in the morning to ripp plank up. Isaiah & I in the bush. 8. SUNDAY: Parents & Grandmother at N L Martin’s for both meals. 9. Father & Isaiah at the fair & at Grandmother for dinner. Rainy. 10.I took father to Moses C. Martin to patch harness all day. I fetched from Sol. Reist 3 gal. Maple syrup at $1.25 per gal. Isaiah & I in the bush PM. Wet. 11.Father at Mose Martin to patch harness all day. Isaiah & I took to the station for Auman 3 hogs, av: wt. 150 lbs. at $.07 a lb. We in the bush awhile AM & PM. 12.Father at M Martin AM. Isaiah & I in the bush AM. Father, N Martin & I at one Lehmen’s sale about 1 mile North of W. Montrose. 13.GOOD FRIDAY: All at the WW Meeting. 14.Father at M Martin all day. I helped to drive Geo’s steers to station. Let horses shod. Rainy at noon. 15.EASTER SUNDAY: Noah Weber was here for dinner. Eli was at Sol. Reist for supper. 16.EASTER MONDAY: I, Isaiah, Eli & O. Bearinger (here for dinner) at W. Montrose to buy 200 lbs. sugar at $4.50 a cwt. & at CPR bridge. Father grafted pear trees & fixed lounch & filed circular saw. We sowed clover seed. 17.Father at Dav. Martin to saw wood all day. Isaiah & I split wood. 18.We finished S. Reists lounch. Oiled harness PM. 19.Oiled harness & made some together. �33 20.Father took to town 3 bags of N. Spy apples at $.90 per bag. Cleaned grain. 21.Cleaned grain AM. Took fanning mill home. Father in town. 22.SUNDAY: Isaiah, I & Judith at Martin’s Meeting. Aaron Weber’s here for supper. Eli at Israel Brubacher’s. 23.Chopped grain at Geo. for us AM. At Geo. to dig post holes. 24.We 3 at Geo. to dig post holes all day. 25.I at N L Martin’s to fetch currant bushes. Father & Grandmother at George Hoffman’s wife’s funeral. Grandmother here PM. 26.Ganged & harrowed AM. Cultivated PM. Father made a chicken pen. 27.Cultivated in the morning, sowed, harrowed & rolled about 7 acres. 28.Cultivated, harrowed, rolled & sowed & picked some stones. 29.SUNDAY: All except Eli & Noah in WW Meeting. Menno Bauman’s here for supper. Isaiah & I at Henry Horst’s. 30.Ganged, cultivated & worked in the garden. MAY 1906 1. Sowed & rolled AM. Drawed out 13 loads of manure. 2. Drawed out 6 loads of manure & spread some & fixed fence. Rain. 3. Drawed out 19 loads of manure, father spread some. We ploughed. 4. Isaiah & I ploughed & harrowed in the evening. 5. Isaiah & I harrowed, sowed & rolled. Father at Grandmother PM. 6. SUNDAY: Parents at Daniel Bauman’s for dinner. Mose Eby here for supper. 7. Father at the fair. Cultivated, sowed, rolled & harrowed. Henry Martin was here for dinner. 8. Worked on Sugar beet patch & ploughed AM. Rainy PM. 9. Father & I took to the station 1 old sow ($13) & 1 hog at $.07 per lb. AM. We made a concrete foundation for the cream separator. Isaiah & I worked at Grandmother’s lounch. Father bought a Jersey cow ($60) 10.We white washed butcher shop & house & picked stones AM Ploughed PM. Noah Reist brought the $60 Jersey cow. 11.Ploughed till evening & then harrowed. 12.Harrowed, sowed barely, rolled & worked sugar beet patch. Fixed Grandmother’s lounch. Sold calves to Geo. Auman. 13.SUNDAY: All at home except father was a while at Hy. Brubacher’s. 14.We took a cow ($40) & 4 calves (2730 lbs. at $3.70 a cwt & $1) to town for Auman. Mother & I in town. Father at Enos Bauman ½ day. 15.Father at Enos Bauman all day. Isaiah & I fixed fences. 16.Father helped to wash out Meeting-house, cultivated, harrowed, & rolled sugar beet patch & sowed sugar beets AM. Took sugar beet drill to Enoch Bauman & ploughed mangold patch. 17.Father worked at the whippletrees, rainy AM. We made fence PM. 18.Father at Hy. Horst, making a cistern, all day. We made fence AM. Worked on root field & fetched sower PM. �34 19.Worked on root field & sowed it, planted 3 rows of potatoes. 20.SUNDAY: Parents, N L Martin’s & Grandmother at Martin’s Meeting at Martin Bauman’s Sr. for dinner, at Jacob Bauman’s for supper. 21.Father sowed wet-land patches AM, at Hy. Horst PM. We planted potatoes, pumpkins & sowed corn. 22.Father at Hy. Horst to work at cistern all day. I took Isaiah to Reub. in the morning to work there. Eli & I picked stones. 23.Father at Grandmother to work at wire fence all day. Eli & I picked stones & hauled in summer wood. I at M. M. Bauman in the evening to fetch rhubarb. 24.ASCENSION DAY: I in NW Meeting. Parents & Judith at Henry Martin’s for supper. I & M. Eby at the CP Railway. 25.Father at Hy. Horst all day. I in Elmira & St. Jacobs. 26.Father in town, cut straw AM. I cemented PM. Isaiah came home. 27.SUNDAY: All in WW Meeting. Parents at N. Bearinger’s awhile PM. John Bauman’s, P. Shantz’s wife & Lydia Bauman were here last night. Some people of Indiana in this locality., 28.I at F. Weppler, Conestogo, to fetch a calf. (2 weeks old for $3.50). Parents and people of Indiana, namely Bishop John Martin & wife, Deacon Elias Martin & Christian Weber (preacher) went to visit in a N. Eastern direction, such as P. Zieglers, D. Horsts & others. 29.We drawed out about 30 loads of manure. Eli H. Bauman’s and Bishop Christian Risser & wife of Markham were here awhile PM. 30.I ploughed nearly all day, others spread manure, parents were in town in the afternoon. Judith came in the evening to work. 31.I ploughed fallow, father ganged turnip field, Eli went to Geo’s in the morning to work there while Judith would here. JUNE 1906 1. I harrowed & ploughed fallow. Reub. brought Isaiah home. N. L. Martin helped to butcher a beef in the evening to get acquainted with the business during father’s absent in the States. 2. I took parents to the GTR Station to leave for Michigan. I planted corn & pumpkin. Isaiah harrowed awhile. 3. SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at the C Meeting. Judith & Lydia at N L Martin’s for dinner. 4. Isaiah, I & M. Eby at the CPR, Wallenstein, PM. Judith & Lydia at Grandmother for dinner. 5. Isaiah drawed 6 loads of gravel on the highway, I shovelled gravel in the pit all day. 6. Isaiah drawed 1 load of gravel. I shovelled in the pit all day. 7. Isaiah & I rebuilt fences. Rain in the morning. Joe Snider’s barn raised. 8. Isaiah & I rebuilt fences. N. L. Martin helped us to butcher a beef, thunderstorm in the evening. �35 9. I in town AM. We cut thistles PM. 10.SUNDAY: Judith & I at the NW Meeting at Menno Bauman’s for dinner. 11.Isaiah & I cut thistles. 12.Isaiah & I cut thistles AM. Cultivated, harrowed & ploughed turnip patch & fetched sower. 13.Cultivated, harrowed, rolled, ridged & sowed turnips, scuffled mangolds. 14.I scuffled sugar beets & corn. Others cleaned mangolds. Fine weather. 15.We cleaned mangolds. 16.We cleaned mangolds & beets. I went to town in AM. 17.SUNDAY: Judith & I at Martin’s Meeting AM & PM at Enos Bauman’s for dinner. 18.We white-washed hen house & cleaned beets. 19.We cleaned sugar beets all day. 20.We cleaned sugar beets for awhile. Isaiah in town. Rainy. 21.We cleaned sugar beets nearly all day. Rainy awhile PM. 22.I in town, sawed some wood & cleaned some beets. Rainy. 23.We cleaned beets nearly all day. A little rain. Received Ind. Letter. 24.SUNDAY: All in the WW Meeting AM. & PM. Eli was here for supper. 25.Finished bunching sugar beets in the morning. Cut thistles the rest of the day. Hy. Martin fetched our sulky plow. 26.We thinned sugar beets in the morning, then cut thistles. 27.We thinned sugar beets in the morning, then cut thistles. 28.Thinned sugar beets AM. Ganged fallow & scuffled beets. 29.I scuffled beets AM. Cut thistles PM. Judith went home in the morning. Father went to town AM P.S. Parents arrived from Indiana on the evening of June 27Th. 30.Father & N.L. Martin in Berlin. I at Menno Weber’s raising AM. I at Benj. Martin’s raising PM. Grandmother here all day. JULY 1906 1. SUNDAY: Parents & Grandmother at the C. Meeting at Daniel Brubacher’s for dinner. Isaiah & I at the Conestogo Meeting PM. 2. Father at Dilman Martin Sr. to fix rack lifter. I ganged & harrowed fallow. Reuben fetched Isaiah. 3. Parents at Grandmother at the distribution of Elias’ property. 4. I at Louis Beisel’s raising all day. Father at Hy. Wideman to put up a rack lifter. 5. I at Menno Weber’s raising ¾ day. Father at Hy. Wideman. 6. Eli & I cleaned carrots, scuffled turnips, harrowed fallow. Father at Joseph Ernst to put up a rack lifter. 7. In town & washed carriage AM. I, Isaiah, Noah Weber, Wendel Martin & Noah Bearinger at Jesse Martin’s for supper at Edward Spaeth’s for the night. �36 Daniel Gingerich & Judith Weber were here for the night. Father at J. Ernst worked at rack lifter. 8. SUNDAY: We boys at Levi Weber’s for dinner, at Dan. Martin’s for supper. 9. Eli & I cleaned turnips. Father at J. Ernst worked at rack lifter. 10.Eli & I cleaned turnips, I scuffled potatoes, father at J. Ernst. 11.I scuffled beet, others cleaned beets, father at Jno. Geisel to fix rack lifter. 12.I ploughed fallow AM. We at Geo’s to make a little hay. 13.I ploughed fallow AM. We 3 at Geo’s to make hay till butchering time PM. 14.We 3 at Geo’s to make hay from 10 o’clock to the evening. 15.SUNDAY: I, Judith & Israel Brubacher’s hired girl at Martin’s Meeting at Israel Gingerich’s for dinner, at Enos Martin’s for supper. 16.Father in town & at Hy. Brubacher to buy a steer for $25. I ploughed fallow in the evening. Rainy at noon. 17.I ploughed fallow AM., at Geo’s from noon to the evening. 18.I ploughed fallow in the morning. At Geo’s about ¾ of a day. 19.We 3 at Reuben about ¾ day to make hay. 20.We 3 at Reub. a few hours. Rainy at noon & in the evening. 21.We 3 at Reub. PM. I ploughed fallow AM. 22.SUNDAY: All except I at the WW Meeting. Joe Snyder’s & Aaron Martin’s here for dinner. Hen. Bauman’s here for supper. I in Peel Meeting, at Elias Martin’s for supper. Rainy in the evening. 23.I fetched Geo’s mower. I & father mowed grass, cut & shocked wheat, father at Reub. ¼ day. 24.Father & I mowed grass in the morning. Geos & Reubs helped to make hay. 25.Father at Geo. mowing grass. I raked hay in the morning. Geos & Reubs helped to make hay. Put away about 26 loads of hay. 26.Father, Eli & I at Geo to make a hay stack. 27.Father fetched 625 (2 ½”) tiles from Hy. Stroh at $9.00 per M. AM & 625 tiles PM. I ploughed fallow AM Mowed thistles PM. 28.Father in town, hauled in 2 loads of wheat AM. Prepared our bush for tiling purposes. Rainy PM. 29.SUNDAY: Eli & I at the C Meeting AM. Parents at N. Bearinger’s for a call after supper. Rainy PM. 30.I mowed fence corners. Father fetched 530 five inch tiles at $25 per M. 31.I took chopping out to town, scuffled beets AM. Father fetched tiles. I ploughed sod PM. Others scuffled beets & cleaned turnips. AUGUST 1906 1. I ploughed sod about ¾ day. Hauled in wheat & scuffled mangolds. 2. I ploughed all day, father raked wheat field, then the other team ploughed. 3. The 2 teams ploughed sod all day till butchering time. 4. The 2 teams harrowed AM. Hauled in some barely, rain PM. �37 5. SUNDAY: Parents at Moses Martin’s for dinner, at John Fry’s for supper. I at CP Ry gravel pit to see the gravel steam shovel. 6. Harrowed on the ploughed sod & on the fallow & tiled (?much) 7. Tiled in our bush nearly all day. Rainy at noon. 8. Tiled awhile in the morning. Cut & shocked grain. 9. Cut & shocked grain. Eli at Geo’s drawing in barely. Rainy in the evening. 10.We tiled in the bush, father in town in the morning. 11.We tiled a little in the morning. Cut & shocked grain. I awhile at Ph. Beisel to thrash till the machine came out of order. 12.SUNDAY: I, Judith & I. Brubacher’s hired girl at Martin’s Meeting, at Jacob Martin’s for dinner, at Hy. Martin’s for supper. Benj. Bauman buried. 13.We cut & shocked oats, hauled in 4 loads of barely. 14.We cut & shocked oats AM. I at Ph. Beisel to thrash, others hauled in barely. 15.We raked & drawed in barely & other grain. I at Dav. Cressman to thrash PM. Sold 2 hogs. Av. Wt. 180 lbs. at $.07 per lb. 16.Father at Chr. Esch to thrash AM We drawed in grain PM. 17.Father fetched machine, fetched power & drawed in grain. 18.Set thrashing machines AM. We thrashed PM, 9 strangers. 19.SUNDAY: All at the WW Meeting. Joe Gingerich’s, Joe Hoffman’s, Levi Weber’s & Enos Bauman’s here for dinner. Samuel Martin’s & Levi Bauman’s here for supper. I at Mose Reist’s for supper. 20.Took thrashing machines over to Geo. We tiled in the fallow. 21.We tiled in the fallow & cut the balance of our grain. Hot weather. 22.I cultivated & harrowed fallow. Tiled in the bush. 23.I cultivated on ploughed sod, father tiled AM. Hauled in oats PM. 24.I at Dav. Cressman to thrash AM. I at Dav. Hoffer to thrash PM. We finished harvesting grain sheaves. 25.Father, Eli & I at Geo. to thrash ¼ day in the morning, then we went to Reub. to haul in grain. 26.SUNDAY: Parents at Eli Martin’s for supper. I awhile at the CP Rys pit. 27.I rolled & ploughed some of the fallow. Eli raked about all day. Finished harvesting grain in the evening. Father digged old tiles out. 28.Father, Eli & I at Reub. hauling in grain about all day. 29.Father & I at Reub. to set machine AM & to thrash PM. 30.Father, Eli & I at Reub. hauling in oats all day. A little windy. 31.Eli & I ploughed in the fallow, father worked at the tiles. SEPTEMBER 1906 1. I & Eli rolled & harrowed & sowed some wheat in the fallow. 2. SUNDAY: Parents, Grandmother & Aaron Weber’s at the NW Meeting, at Daniel Gingerich’s for dinner, at Mose Gingerich’s for supper. I at Jonas Martin’s for dinner. �38 3. Sowed & harrowed wheat-patch. Parents at the funeral of the wife of Simon at Philiph Beisel’s. 4. We drawed manure on sown wheat patch. I ganged & harrowed. Father & Eli spread manure. 5. We hauled out wood from Grandmother’s bush with 2 teams at the rate of 2/3 to us & 1/3 to Grandmother. 6. We with 2 teams drawed out wood nearly all day. Parents awhile at Hy. Brubacher who was very low with fever. 7. Drawed some wood out, father took Geo’s wood rack home AM. We tiled PM. 8. We tiled all day. Father went to town in the morning. 9. SUNDAY: I AT Martins’ meeting, at Wendel Martin’s for dinner, at Israel Martin’s for supper. 10.We tiled all day, father fetched 100 (5”) tiles in the evening. 11.We tiled all day. 12.I ganged & went to town. Eli worked at tiling place. Father at Wendel Bauman to cement all day. 13.Parents, Eli, & I at the Harvest Meeting at WW, Hy. Martin’s here for dinner. I ganged. Father at W. Bauman to cement PM. 14.I ganged all day, others made fence, father in town. 15.I took chopping to town AM & ganged PM. Father at Hy. Martin cementing. Mose Weber’s here over night. 16.SUNDAY: All at the WW Meeting. Seth Bauman’s brought Elias Bauman’s of Iowa, Aaron Bauman’s, Amos, Aaron & Israel Rudy were here for dinner. Parents at Hy. Gingerich’s for supper. 17.I took father to Hy. Martin in the morning to erect concrete walls for a stable. I cultivated root patch. 18.I harrowed root patch, cut & shocked corn & drawed wood together in our bush. Eli rolled ganged fields. 19.I cleaned the ditch in Ernst’s bush for the tiles outlet. Eli rolled. Digged out 3 rows of potatoes. Isaiah came home from Reub. 20.I at Dav. Cressman to thrash ¾ day. Father came home from Hy. Martin. Very dry for a long time till tonight when the ground was soaked. 21.All at Reuben Bauman’s child’s funeral (except Lydia) I at Fred Weigel to thrash PM. 22.I at Fred Weigel to thrash nearly all day. Father at Hy. Martin all day. Eli ganged & went to town with Isaiah. 23.SUNDAY: I at Aaron Weber’s for dinner, at Hy. Horst’s for supper. 24.Father at Hy. Martin cementing all day. We digged out 2 loads of potatoes. I ganged a little AM. 25.Father at Hy. Martin cementing all day. We digged out ½ load of potatoes. I harrowed a little and in town. Drawed wood together. 26.Eli, I & potatoe digger & Isaiah (who started to work at Reub. again) at Reub’s to dig potatoes about ¾ day. Father filed & set circular saw. Parents at Peter Beisel’s funeral. Some rain. �39 27.We set saw & power AM. Eli & I at the Elmira Exhibition PM. 28.We sawed wood in our bush; 2 of Geo., Reub. & J. Ernst helped. 29.Tinkered about in the buildings; rainy about all the day. 30.SUNDAY: Parents at the NW Meeting, at Menno Bauman’s for dinner. OCTOBER 1906 1. Father up at Hy. Brubacher (on Wendel Bauman’s farm) to cement. We made out mangolds, hauled in pumpkins & took chopping out. 2. Father at Hy. Brubacher cementing. We made out mangolds. 3. I took a load of matched lumber from Elmira to St. Jacobs for Hy. Martin, father helped to dig a grave for Joshua Brubacher’s child AM. We drawed in wood with 2 teams PM. 4. Parents at J. Brubacher’s child’s funeral AM. We hauled in wood & set sawing outfit to saw Grandmother’s wood. 5. We sawed Grandmother’s wood, 2 of Geo. & J. Ernst helped AM. We hauled wood into Grandmother’s shed PM. 6. Fastened new handles on a plow, rainy nearly all day. 7. SUNDAY: Parents at Joshua Rudy’s for dinner. 8. Father & I went to town, lifted & made out some sugar beets. 9. Father, I & team at Geo. to thrash ¾ day. Rained last night. 10.Father painted at driving shed. Eli & I ploughed awhile. Snowed. 11.Eli & I ploughed. Father at Menno Weber to mason PM. 12.We drawed in about 12 loads of mangolds, ploughed with 2 teams. Father painted some of the driving shed. 13.We drawed in about 4 loads of mangolds, ploughed the rest of AM. We made out some sugar beets PM. 14.SUNDAY: All at the WW Meeting, Menno Gingerich’s, Dav. Horst’s & Isaiah were here for dinner. 15.Ploughed a little, made sugar beets out, widow Fulton helped. 16.Fetched some apple-sauce apples, made sugar beet out. Fine weather. 17.We made the balance of the sugar beets out, made out carrots & hauled them in, drawed out 3 loads of manure. 18.Drawed out about 27 loads of manure. 19.Parents at Enos Gingerich’s child’s funeral. Father fixed stove-pipes for Grandmother. Rainy. 20.Father at Receveous Martin to make stalling. Eli & I ploughed, I in town, fetched Geo’s waggon. 21.SUNDAY: I, Judith & B. Sauder at the C. Meeting, at August Sauder’s for dinner, at Nathaniel Martin’s for supper. 22.We drawed out 8 loads of sugar beets to the GTR station, 2 teams. 23.We drawed out about 8 loads of sugar beets to the GTR station, 2 teams. 24.Hauled in about 14 loads of turnips. Benj. Bauman’s wife buried. 25.Father at R. Martin carpentering ¾ day. We ploughed. �40 26.Father at R Martin carpentering all day. We ploughed, I at Henry Brubacher to thrash ¼ day. 27.Father at R. Martin. We ploughed AM. I went to town, rainy PM. 28.SUNDAY: All at home Chr. Wideman’s Menno here for dinner. 29.I at Chr. Esch to thrash about ¾ day. Father took a load of sugar beets to the factory, Wt. 3400 lbs., test 15.2% sugar, tare 8.7%. Wt. Of the beets in the car 23 1277/2000 tons, test 14.8%, tare 11.4%. Snow in the evening. 30.I took father to R. Martin. I took mother to town & plough in the afternoon. Snowfall in the morning. 31.I went to St. Jacobs to get cider & apple sauce made. Eli & I ploughed PM. Father at R. Martin ¾ day & came home. NOVEMBER 1906 1. I went to town AM. I & team at Joe Ernst to thrash. Levi B. Bauman’s wife got buried. 2. Father took chopping to Elmira. We spread sugar beet tops & plougher. Father painted driving shed. 3. I at Ph. Beisel to thrash AM. ploughed & painted shed. 4. SUNDAY: Eli & I at Reub. Bauman’s for dinner. Lydia at N. L. Martin. 5. We ploughed nearly all day. Father visited N. Bearinger. 6. Eli ploughed all day. I drawed out 12 loads of manure. 7. Eli ploughed a little. Drawed out 9 ½ loads of manure & spread some. 8. Drawed 3 cords of wood into Grandmother’s shed, Eli ploughed, I spread manure, father fixed Grandmother’s stove-pipes. 9. Eli & I ploughed nearly all day. Rainy awhile. 10.I spread some manure, Eli & I ploughed. Parents went to Snyders, St. Jacobs to buy dry goods, then at Hy. Martin’s for supper. 11.SUNDAY: All at the WW Meeting. Some young people here for supper. 12.Father at the fair, we ploughed & ditched. 13.Father, Eli & I tiled all day. 14.Father at Amos Martin to fetched skunk & ‘coon fat. Eli & I tiled all day. Father at the Meeting House on business. 15.Father at R. Martin carpentering. Eli & I worked at the tile. Fruit tree agent here last night. 16.Father at R. Martin. I went to town, re-opened ditch & covered tiles. 17.Father at R. Martin, Eli went to town. I re-opened ditch. 18.SUNDAY: Parents at the C. Meeting, at Dillman Martin’s for dinner. 19.Father at R. Martin all day. Eli & I painted shed for the 2nd time. 20.Father at R. Martin all day. I ploughed sod AM. Worked in the buildings, rainy PM. 21.Tinkered about the buildings. Butchered 10 hen, killed about 50 chickens & hen this fall. Rainy & icy. �41 22.I ploughed sod & Eli PM. Fetched 3 steers from Chas. Klinck at $25 per head; weighing about 800 lbs. a piece. 23.Eli & I ploughed sod AM. Father & I at N. Bearinger carpentering PM. 24.Washed waggon. I a little at Grandmother to split wood. Parents went to Edward Spaeth’s with Grandmother’s buggy. 25.SUNDAY: Parents at E. Spaeth’s last night till this afternoon. Mary Ann Weber here for dinner. Eli at Solomon Reist’s for dinner. 26.Father at R. Martin to saw wood with circular saw. We piled up wood in our bush. Rainy for awhile. 27.We worked at the implement shed & made a new floor on a well. 28.Father at Stroh, Waterloo, to look for leather. Mother at Geo’s for dinner. Rag peddlar here for dinner. Freezing. 29.I took a load of wood to Hy. Martin AM. Father worked at harness-making bench. 30.Father & I at Dav. Hoffer to thrash about ¾ of a day. DECEMBER 1906 1. Father & I at Joe Ernst to thrash nearly all day. Norman Spaeth came to visited us this afternoon. 2. SUNDAY: All at Sam Brubacher’s child’s funeral. (I was hostler). Daniel M. Bauman’s & Peter Ziegler here for dinner. Parents at widow Henry Snider for supper. 3. I at D. Cressman to thrash all day. Isaiah came home from Reub. 4. I at D. Cressman to thrash all day. Father with circular saw at Jno. Martin to saw wood all day. Cold. 5. I at D. Cressman to thrash about ¼ day AM. & at Ph. Beisel about ¾ of a day. Isaiah at J. Ernst to chopp PM. 6. I at Ph. Beisel to thrash a little over ½ of a day. Others set horse power. Our waggon sold for $4.50 at T. Musselman’s sale. 7. We started to thrash in the morning but learned that a crank was broken in the separator, took separator to the foundry & helped them to open it. Sleighing & cold. 8. Father helped at the foundry all day. I took mother to town. 9. SUNDAY: All at the WW Meeting. Parents at Menno Weber’s for supper. 10.Father & I at the fair; bought S. Lichty’s waggon for $31.50. Fetched separator from the foundry. 11.We thrashed all day; 9 strangers. 12.We thrashed till about 10 o’clock. Chopped some grain. Geo. fetched chopper & helped to chopp. Moved machine to Reub. 13.Father, I & team at Reub. to thrash all day. 14.Father, I & team at Reub. to thrash all day. 15.Isaiah, I & team at Reub. to thrash AM & about an hour. PM �42 16.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at the C. Meeting at Ezra Martin’s for dinner at Josiah M. Martin’s for supper. Parents at the SP Meeting, at Moses Bauman’s for dinner. 17.I at Hy. Brubacher in the morning to help to load hay. Father, Isaiah, & circular saw at Joe Ernst to saw wood ¾ day. I helped at Joe also about ½ of a day. 18.I started to work for Menno M. Weber’s in the morning. I drawed wood to the brickyard, 3 loads. Elm top wood $2. Per cord. 19.I drawed 2 loads of wood to the brickyard & 2 loads of bricks home. 20.I drawed 2 loads of wood to the brickyard, & 1 load to Dav. Hollinger; basswood & soft maple at $3.25; splitting wood. 21.Drawed 2 loads to the brickyard & 1 to D. Hollinger. 22.I drawed 1 load to the brickyard & 1 to town. 23.SUNDAY: I at the NW Meeting at Sol. Martins for dinner at David F. Martin’s for supper. 24.I at A. W. Weber’s helped to chopp grain all day. 25.CHRISTMAS: I at the WW Meeting. Young people here for dinner. (At Menno Weber’s) I at Noah Wideman’s for supper. 26.I drawed 4 loads of sand from S. Snider to here. 27.I drawed 2 loads of sand AM & 1 load of stones from Dav. M. Martin. 28.I drawed 3 loads of stones from David M. Martin. 29.I drawed 2 loads of stones from David M. Martin. 30.SUNDAY: I at N. L. Martin’s for dinner, at my real home for supper. 31.I drawed 2 loads of stones from David M. Martin. I worked for M. M. Weber all this time. Thawning. DIARY 1907 ANGUS S. BAUMAN JANUARY 1. NEW YEAR’S DAY: Noah Horst & I at the Con. Meeting, at Receveous Martin’s for dinner, at Menno Hoffman’s for supper. 2. I helped to draw hay from A. W. Weber to here all day. 3. I worked in the buildings & went to town. Cold rain all day. 4. I at Elias B. Martin to thrash all day. 5. I at Ephraim Weber to thrash all day. 6. SUNDAY: I at WW Meeting. David Bearinger & M. Burkhard here for supper. Menno’s at Aaron W. Weber’s 7. I in the bush making wood about all day. Misty. 8. I helped to butcher 3 hogs all day. 9. Menno & I at A. W. Weber to butcher 4 hogs all day. 10.I worked in the bush. Menno drawed lumber to Elmira. �43 11.I at Daniel Bauman to thrash all day. 12.Drawed wood into shed AM. At A. W. Weber to chopp PM. 13.SUNDAY: Menno Weber’s at Amzi Snyder’s. 14.Menno & I in the bush sawing wood. Fair day. 15.Menno & I in the bush sawing wood. 16.Menno & I in the bush. I went to town in the evening. 17.Menno & I in the bush. I at Dan. Bauman to thrash awhile. 18.I at Daniel Bauman’s new barn to thrash all day. 19.We made a chist AM. Eli Bauman of Iowa & Dav. Bauman here for supper. I went to town. Beef Meeting at home. 20.SUNDAY: I & Eli B. Bauman at the NW Meeting, at Peter Martin’s for dinner, at Aaron Bauman’s for supper. Strong wind & stormy. 21.Menno & I worked in the bush all day; clearing up bush. 22.In the bush cutting wood. Menno at A. W. Weber to patch roof. 23.I in the bush cutting wood all day. 24.Menno & I at A. W. Weber to thrash all day. 25.Menno & I in the bush cutting wood all day. 26.I in the bush all day. Isaiah & I at Joshua Rudy’s over night. 27.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Martin’s Meeting, at Tilman B. Martin’s for dinner, at Seth Bauman’s for supper. 28.I worked in the buildings & helped to load wood AM. I took a load of wood, $4.00 chiefly beech & maple knots to A. Werner, Elmira. 29.I drawed a cord of wood, elm, beech & maple knots $4. to J. S. Ruppel. I drawed a cord of splitting wood; basswood, ash, maple & beech $3.25 to J. Foster, and 1 cord top wood to C. Stump. 30.I drawed 1 cord of wood to Elmira AM. I cut wood in the bush PM. 31.Menno & I in the bush about all day. Bagged up grain. FEBRUARY 1907 1. Menno & I at A. W. Weber chopping AM. In the bush PM. 2. Menno at Eph. Weber to thrash all day. I worked in the buildings. 3. SUNDAY: Menno & I at the WW Meeting. Menno’s at N. Martin’s for supper. 4. I in the bush AM. Menno took me home & fetched Isaiah. I was a member on the sick list: Eli B. Bauman & William Spaeth came in the afternoon. 5. I kept myself indoors, had gripp. Eli here till in the evening. William Spaeth here all day. 6. I worked a little in the shop. William left here at noon. 7. I & Father worked in the shop all day. 8. I & Father worked in the shop all day. Nice weather. 9. I & father worked in the shop all day. 10.SUNDAY: Parents at D. Cressman’s Jr. for dinner, at David Cressman’s Sr. for supper. �44 11.Father at the fair. Jno. Bauman fetched his single harness. He & Joshua Rudy here for dinner, we made troughs PM. 12.We made a pig stall, father at J. Ernst to butcher a beef AM. Father & I worked in the shop PM. 13.Father & I worked in the shop. Isaiah came home in the evening. 14.Father & I worked in the shop. I fetched trunk from M. M. Weber. 15.Father & I worked in the shop all day. 16.Father & I worked in the shop. Parents went to town PM. 17.SUNDAY: Parents at Grandmother for dinner. 18.Father & I worked in the shop all day. 19.Isaiah & I hauled 4 loads of gravel from N. Hedrich. Father worked in the shop. 20.Isaiah & I hauled home 4 loads of gravel from N. Hedrich. We at Fred Miller’s sale & bought a cow for $52.50. 21.Isaiah & I fetched the cow home & 1 load of gravel from Hedrich AM. 2 loads of gravel from S. Snider PM. Father worked in shop. 22.Isaiah & I hauled 2 loads of gravel from S. Snider AM. Father, I & N. L. Martin in Peel & at Bergman’s horse sale, Floradale. 23.I worked in the shop all day, father went to town PM. 24.SUNDAY: I & with a sleighing party at Mose Weber’s last night, at Martin’s Meeting, at Josiah Bauman’s for dinner, at Eno Martin’s for supper. Parents at Sol. Reist’s for dinner. 25.Father, Isaiah, & I in the shop worked at Receveous Martin’s harness. 26.Father, Isaiah & I worked in the shop. Bought a horse from Noah B. Martin for $160.00. Oziah Martin fetched his harness with Martingale for $23.00 & took Josiah Brubacher’s along also. 27.Father, Isaiah & I worked in the shop all day. 28.We 3 worked in the shop. Parents went to town in the afternoon. MARCH 1907 1. We 3 worked in the shop. Father filed M. M. Weber’s saw. 2. Finished R. Martin’s double harness & made ax handles. Stormy. 3. SUNDAY: All at the WW Meeting. Parents at Levi Brubacher’s for supper. 4. Receveous Martin fetched his new harness & brought old harness to get it mend. Susanah Bauman here to visit over night. 5. Mended R. Martin’s harness & made ax handles AM. At Reuter’s sale PM. 6. I figured over the thrashing machine bills all day. Father took bass wood chist lumber to Abs. Eby to get it dried & planed. 7. Father & N. L. Martin at Waterloo at Stroh fetched horse-collar leather, at Levi Weber’s for dinner. I at Eli S. Martin for Geo. to help to thrash wheat all day. 8. Isaiah & I hauled top-wood from Grandmother’s bush. I at Geo to PM. Jno. Bauman brought horse-collars to get clipps on. �45 9. Isaiah & I hauled wood into Grandmother’s shed AM. Eli & I in the bush, father went to town PM. 10.SUNDAY: Father awhile at N. Bearinger. I at A. W. Weber’s for supper. 11.We 3 at the fair AM. Isaiah & I in the bush PM. 12.We 3 at Geo to thrash all day. Dreary & thawning. 13.We 3 at Geo to thrash AM. Started at Ph. Beisel’s harness. 14.Father & I in the shop. Isaiah at Joe Ernst to cut wood PM. 15.Father & I in the shop. Isaiah at J. Ernst to cut wood all day. 16.Father & I in the shop. Father went to town PM. 17.SUNDAY: I AT George M. Bauman’s for dinner. 18.Father, Isaiah & I worked in the shop all day. Warm. 19.Father & I in the shop all day. Isaiah at J. Ernst. Enos Martin here for dinner. Foggy. 20.Father & I in the shop. Isaiah at J. Ernst. Father went to town. 21.Father & I in the shop. Isaiah at J. Ernst. 22.Father stuffed out horse-collars. I work in the shop. Isaiah at Joseph Ernst to help to make wood. 23.We worked in the driving shed AM. Isaiah & I in the bush PM. 24.SUNDAY: All at home all day. Muddy. 25.Father at Enos Martin to patch up harness. Isaiah & I in the bush. 26.Father at Enos Martin to patch up harness. Isaiah & I in the bush. 27.Father at Enos Martin to patch up harness. Isaiah & I in the bush. 28.Father in the shop. Isaiah & I made wood in Grandmother’s bush. 29.GOOD FRIDAY: Father, Eli, & I at WW Meeting. I at Eli M. Martin’s for supper. 30.Father sent to town. Isaiah & I made wood in Grandmother’s bush. 31.SUNDAY: EASTER: All at the WW Meeting. Hy. B. Brubacher’s here for dinner. APRIL 1907 1. EASTER MONDAY: Parents in town AM. Isaiah & I at Bergman’s horse sale, (word?) 2. Isaiah & I in the bush. Father fetched chist lumber home. 3. Isaiah & father in the bush. I at Eli. S. Martin to thrash a little over ½ a day. 4. Isaiah & I worked in the bush. Father at Eli S. Martin to mend harness. 5. Isaiah & I worked in the bush. Father at Eli S. Martin to mend harness AM. Father & N. L. Martin at Henry Martin. 6. Isaiah at J. Ernst to chopp ½ day. Father in town. Worked in the bush. 7. SUNDAY: Joesph & Leah Reist here for dinner. Jacob & Ira Martin & Ab. Bearinger here for supper. Rainy towards the evening. 8. Father, Isaiah & I at the fair, sold 12 pigs & weeks old for $30. Bought a calf about 5 days old from Jno. Martin for $3.50. Isaiah & I in the bush. �46 9. We 3 helped to wash out the Meeting House AM. Father at Hy. Horst. Isaiah & I in the bush splitting wood PM. 10.Father at Hy. Horst AM. We drove to Elmira for O’Neil 3 steers weighing 3300 lbs. at $.04 ½ per lb. Isaiah & I worked in the bush. 11.Father at Hy. Horst carpentering all day. Isaiah & I in the bush. 12.Sewed halter straps, worked at house chist. 13.Father & I worked at chists. Isaiah & I went to town PM. 14.SUNDAY: Isaiah at Mose Reist’s for dinner. Mose Martin Jr. here for supper. 15.Isaiah & I in the bush. Father worked at the chists. 16.Isaiah & father took 6 hogs weighing 1070 lbs. at $6.10 @ cwt. To the GTR Station for O’Neil. Isaiah & I in the bush awhile AM. Prepared for cleaning grain. Snowstorm. 17.We boys drove 2 yearling calves wt. 1390 lbs. at $.04 ¼ @ lb. for O’Neil to Elmira. Finished splitting wood. Cleaned some barely, father worked at the chists. Ph. Beisel fetched his double brass harness. 18.Isaiah & I cleaned seed grain. Father worked at the chists. 19.Isaiah & I cleaned seed grain. Father worked at the chists & fetched 8 bu. seed oats at $.45 a bu. from John Bauman. 20.Isaiah & I drawed grain over to Geo for to chopp. 21.SUNDAY: Parents at the Martins’ Meeting, at Paul Martin’s for dinner, at Noah G. Martin’s for supper. Mary Ann Weber here for dinner. 22.Father, Isaiah, I & 2 teams at Geo to chopp some of his & some of ours AM. Isaiah & I at Geo to help to draw in ½ of a hay stack & picked stones. 23.Isaiah, Eli & I picked stones & drawed them off the field. Isaiah rolled. I ganged. Father, Lydia & Jones Martin in Toronto, via CPR at Dr. J. Harts. 24.I drawed wood into the shed in the morning. We oiled harness. 25.I ganged awhile, Isaiah rolled awhile, cultivated some & oiled harness. 26.Father went to town AM. Sowed barely & cultivated in the evening. 27.All at the funeral of the wife of Menno Wideman AM. I cultivated & sowed. Others made fence. Warmed. 28.SUNDAY: All except Lydia & Noah at WW Meeting. Daniel Brubacher’s here for dinner. Henry Martin’s here for dinner & supper. 29.I split wood, father went to town AM. Father, I & circular ripp saws at Moses C. Martin to ripp boards up to laths. Some rain. 30.Aaron Weber brought his lounch to get it repaired, Isaiah & I worked at it. Father started to trim David Martin’s buggy. Rainy. MAY 1907 1. I repaired smear jack, father worked at the buggy AM. Father at M. C. Martin to saw wood. Isaiah & I washed waggon. 2. Isaiah & I drawed wood out of the bush all day. Father finished buggy. 3. Isaiah & I drawed wood out of the bush nearly all day. Father finished lounch. Parent took lounch home to A. W. Weber’s after supper. �47 4. Worked in the shop AM. Planted & fixed rosberries. Father at Grandmother’s. 5. SUNDAY: Parents & Grandmother at C. Meeting, at George Hoffman’s for dinner. Grandmother here for supper. 6. I sowed & cultivated. Father painted waggon. 7. I sowed some barely, harrowed, rolled & cultivated. 8. I sowed & cultivated. Isaiah rolled & harrowed. 9. ASCENSION DAY: Lydia at Aaron Weber’s, Eli was away fishing. 10.I cultivated & sowed. Father fetched our new concrete mixer. 11.Father & Eli & Isaiah (hustler) at the funeral of Moses Gingerich. I sowed some oats & ploughed. 12.SUNDAY: I & Lucinda Bauman at the SP Meeting, at Joshua Bauman’s for dinner, at Daniel Hoffman’s for supper. Menno Weber’s here for dinner. 13.Isaiah & I ploughed AM. Sowed oats, harrowed, rolled & cultivated PM. Father took concrete mixer to the foundry. 14.Cultivated, ploughed, harrowed & rolled sugar beet patch. 15.Worked on mangold patch & sowed 1 ½ acres of sugar beets AM. Took s. b. drill to Hy. Bauman, Isaiah & I went to town. Rainy PM. 16.We cut straw & filled straw sacks & cultivated. 17.Ridged & sowed mangolds & planted 20 rows of potatoes. 18.Planted 8 rows of potatoes. Drawed manure on corn patch & ploughed some. Eli rolled awhile. Father went to town. 19.SUNDAY: I & Lucinda Bauman at Martin’s Meeting, at John Bauman’s for dinner & supper. Menno Bauman’s here for supper. 20.WHIT. MON: Father & I fetched concrete mixer from the foundry & took it to Dan Bauman, father at Daniel PM. Isaiah & I at Ernie Shantz’s funeral; aged 17 years, 8 months, 5 days. A Martins. 21.Father at Dan Bauman all day. I took 3 hogs to the GTR Station for O’Neil; wt. 420 lbs @ $.06 ½ . Drawed wood together. Cold. 22.Father at Dan Bauman all day. Isaiah, I & team at Joe Ernst drawing manure all day. 23.Father at Dan Bauman. Isaiah at J. Ernst to plough & I to spread manure AM. Drawed earth in our bush & drawed some wood together. 24.Father at Dan Bauman. Isaiah & I prepared corn patch & planted corn & pumpkins. Rebuilt culvert in our bush. 25.Father at Dan Bauman. Isaiah & I drove 1 old cow ($39) & 2 calves 1050 lbs. at $.04 a lb to CPR station for O’Neil. 26.SUNDAY: Parents, Isaiah, Eli & I at WW Meeting. Menno Eby, Alvin Weber & Noah Knor here for dinner. Eli & Levi Gingerich & Oziah Bearinger here for supper. Thunder in the evening. 27.Father finished cementing Dan Bauman’s cellar wall & brought concrete mixer home AM. Isaiah & I removed earth for a concrete wall around the house cellar, fetched J. Ernsts power & set it. Amzi Snider brought to us for supper Joe Kistered’s, their dau. & his sister of Montgomery County, Pa. �48 28.We prepared for & cemented some on the west side of our house. 29.We cemented all day. Nice weather. 30.We cemented all day. 31.Prepared to built a cellar cement stair under porch. JUNE 1907 1. We cemented sides for the stair-case. 2. SUNDAY: I at SP Meeting, at Amos Martin’s for dinner, at Solomon Martin’s for supper. 3. We made concrete steps in the stair-case & a concrete porch-floor. 4. Parents went to town AM. Fixed mixer so as to put a sulky under it. Rainy PM. 5. Father fetched lumber & made a cellar-door AM., at N. L. Martin to work PM. 6. Father at Noah L. Martin masoning all day. We drawed earth & stones. 7. Father & I at N. Martin masoning till butcher time, then slaughtered the 1st beef of the season. 8. Father & I at N. L. Martin masoning all day. 9. SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at NW Meeting, at Mose Gingerich’s for dinner, at Moses Martin’s for supper. 10.Father & I at N. Martin masoning all day. 11.Father & I at N. Martin masoning all day. Isaiah & mother at Dav. Cressman’s barn raising. 12.Father & I at N. Martin masoning all day. 13.Father at N. Martin preparing for making a cement tank all day. Isaiah & mother at Allen Bauman’s wife’s funeral. I ridged & sowed turnips. 14.Father at N. Martin cementing all day. We cut thistles. 15.Father at N. Martin all day. We fixed up fences. I went to town, helped to dig a grave for Hy. Gingerich’s child’s funeral. 16.SUNDAY: Parents & I (hustler) at Hy. Gingerich’s child’s funeral. Warm. 17.Father & I at N. Martin cementing all day. Warm. 18.Father at N. Martin cementing all day. We scuffled s. beets & mangolds AM. Cut thistles PM. Elem Martin’s & their 3 children of Iowa here over night. 19.Parents took Elem Martin’s with them to visit up in Peel, at Ezra Martin’s for dinner, at Ezra Burkhardt’s for supper. We scuffled S. Beets & mangolds & cut thistles. Rainy for awhile PM. 20.Father at N. Martin cementing all day. We cleaned mangolds & cut thistles. 21.Father at N. Martin all day. We cleaned mangolds & sugar beets & cut thistles. 22.Father at N. Martin all day. I went to town, cleaned s. beets. 23.SUNDAY: Parents, Eli, Isaiah & I at WW Meeting. Peter Ziegler’s here for dinner. Isaiah & I at George M. Bauman’s for supper. 24.I & Hy. Brubacher graded up some of our public highway all day. Father at N. Martin all day. Isaiah worked at the s. beets. �49 25.Father at N. Martin all day. We cleaned sugar beets. 26.Isaiah drawed 3 loads of gravel on the highway, I shoveled gravel in the pit AM. Father worked on the road all day & I PM. 27.Father & I worked on the road, Isaiah was door-keeper AM & PM. 28.Father at Louis Beisel preparing for cementing ¾ day. Isaiah & I cleaned mangolds. Eli started to work at George Bauman’s. 29.Isaiah & I cleaned mangolds. Took a cow ($38) to CPR station for O’Neil. Father at N. Martin masoning all day. Isaiah & I went to town PM. 30.SUNDAY: Parents at the C. Meeting, at Dan Cressman’s for dinner, at Israel Weber’s for supper. Isaiah & I at the C. Meeting PM. JULY 1907 1. Father starter to work at Peter Ziegler this morning. I at Menno Snider cementing with our mixer AM. Isaiah at N. L. Martin hoeing potatoes AM. Isaiah & I at N. Martin to spread manure PM. 2. Isaiah helped Geo to haul gravel on the road, Eli here at Isaiah’s place today. I thined s. beets AM, pulled yellow dock PM. 3. Isaiah & I at N. Martin to spread manure all day. Father at Ziegler. 4. Isaiah & I at N. Martin to cut thistles PM. Father at P. Ziegler. 5. I scuffled s. beets & some potatoes AM. Hoed corn PM. Father at Peter Ziegler AM. 6. Isaiah at N. Martin all day, I ¾ day. I fetched a cow ($40) from P. Zieler & father 13 bunches shingles at $1.25 a bunch (2 bunches = 1sq?) 7. SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at NW Meeting PM, at Menno M. Bauman’s for supper. Parents at Noah Bearinger’s awhile PM. 8. Isaiah scuffled turnips, I hoed corn AM. Isaiah & I at N. Martin to cut thistles PM. Father at Menno Weber to make a hay rack all day. 9. Father at J. Ernst preparing for cementing all day. Isaiah & mother went to town, I gathered potatoe bugs AM. We cut thistles PM. 10.Father at J. Ernst cementing all day & I PM. We cleaned turnips & cut thistles AM. Isaiah cleaned turnips PM. 11.Parents & I at N. L. Martin’s raising AM. We traded our team 6 & 7 yrs. Old to N. Martin for a team of 2 year old colts, we gave $35 yet out. Rainy almost all the time. 12.Father & I at J. Ernst cementing ¾ day. Isaiah cleaned turnips. 13.Father at L. Beisel worked at the stables at the new barn. I scuffled corn, potatoes & some s. beets. Isaiah cleaned turnips. 14.SUNDAY: Reuben Baumans & children here for dinner. Isaiah & I at Martin’s meeting PM. At Ab. Horst’s for supper. Ephraim Martin’s baby got buried. 15.Father at L. Beisel all day. I scuffled s. beets in the morning & cleaned mangolds the rest of the day. Isaiah cleaned roots. 16.Father at N. Martin masoning all day. Isaiah & I cleaned mangolds & sugar beets. Rainy last night. �50 17.Father at N. Martin masoning all day. Isaiah & I cleaned sugar beets and cut thistles. Warm. 18.Father mowed grass with mower AM. I mowed out fence corners nearly all day. Isaiah fetched tedder & side-rake. 19.We hauled in hay, Reub’s 2 hds & Geo’s 3 hds helped ¾ day. 20.We hauled in hay, Reubs 2 hds & Geo’s 3 helped ½ day. About 20 loads hay. 21.SUNDAY: All at the WW Meeting, Isacc Gingerich’s, Aaron & Veronica Martin here for dinner. All at the WW Meeting PM. Aaron Snyder’s & Amos F. Martins here for supper. 22.I scuffled some mangolds & s. beets in the morning. Isaiah cleaned turnips. 3 of us at Geo hauling in hay ½ day PM. 23.I at Geo all day, father & Isaiah ¾ day hauling in hay. 24.Father at L. Beisel ¼ day in the morning carpentering. We 3 at Geo a little over ½ day. A shower of rain at supper time. 25.Isaiah & I a little at Geo, father went to Reub with hay fork AM. We 3 at Reub hauling in hay till supper time PM. 26.Father went to town, Isaiah & I cleaned turnips AM. We worked at the house PM. 27.We 3 at Reub. hauling in hay ¾ day. Cool. 28.SUNDAY: Parents at C. Meeting, at Receveous Martin’s for dinner, Isaiah & I at C. Meeting PM. 29.We fetched from Geo’s orchard 2 small loads of hay AM. Father cut wheat with the binder. Isaiah & I shocked it PM. 30.Father at Dan B. Martin to make a rack lifter all day. Isaiah & I at Geo nearly all day, I spread & Isaiah loaded manure. 31.Father at D. B. Martin all day. I spread & Isaiah loaded manure at Reub. AUGUST 1907 1. Father at Menno Weber with circular ripp saw all day. Isaiah at J. Ernst cleaning mangolds nearly all day. I scuffled roots. Mother & I in town in the morning. Some rain. 2. Father at N. L. Martin carpentering till butcher time, Isaiah at J. Ernst cleaning mangolds all day. I scuffled mangolds PM. 3. Isaiah at J. Ernst cleaning mangolds all day. Father went to town & I mowed fence corners AM. Father cut & I shocked wheat. 4. SUNDAY: Isaiah & I & Lucinda Bauman at Dav. Martin’s for dinner, at the SP Meeting PM, at John Martin’s for supper (Isaiah & I) 5. Father fetched from Jacob Frey 25 ½ bu. Lime @ $.25. I scuffled some s. beets AM., then prepared for masoning around the house. 6. Father & I masoned at the brick wall around our house all day. Isaiah at N. L. Martin to get grain chopped for us. 7. Father masoned at the house all day. Isaiah & I drawed in wheat. �51 8. Father masoned at the house all day. Isaiah raked & then drawed in wheat. I worked at the house & masoned some. Mother at Grandmother PM. 9. Father & I masoned at the house & cut some barely, Isaiah shocked. 10.Father & I masoned at the house all day. Isaiah helped also. 11.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Martin’s Meeting, at Daniel Shantz’s for dinner, at Israel Gingerich’s for supper. Hy. Gingerich’s here for supper. 12.Father cut grain. Isaiah & I shocked, did some masoning. Warm. 13.Father & I masoned at the house, Isaiah helped too, all day. Mother & Judith Bauman in Berlin AM. Windy. 14.Father, Isaiah & I built a scaffold round the house AM. Tore some of the old chimneys down & prepared for masoning PM. 15.Father masoned all day. Isaiah & I drawed in barely. 16.Father went to town, a little rain AM. We worked at the house PM. 17.Father & I worked at the house, masoned etc. Isaiah scuffled turnips. 18.SUNDAY: All at the WW Meeting. Joshua Rudy’s here for dinner & supper. Some young people here for dinner. 19.Father cut grain, Isaiah & I shocked. 20.Father cut grain, Isaiah & I shocked, rain before noon, AM. Masoned PM. 21.We 3 masoned & worked at the house all day. Judith visited here. 22.Father masoned. Isaiah & I hauled in grain nearly all day. 23.I at Ph. Beisel to thrash AM. Father cut & we shocked oats. 24.Father at Hy. Brubacher to splice rope in the morning then worked at the house. Isaiah & I hauled in grain all day. 25.SUNDAY: Parents with Aaron Weber’s at SP Meeting, at Amzi R. Snyder’s for dinner, at Noah B. Martin’s for supper. Eli, Lydia & Mary Ann Weber at Enos Bauman’s for dinner. 26.I at Eli S. Martin to thrash for Geo AM. Father masoned at the house & I PM. 27.We 3 worked & masoned at the house all day. Misty & some rain. 28.We 3 masoned at the house AM. Hauled in oats PM. 29.I at Dav. Cressman to thrash AM. Father at J. Frey & fetched 7 bu. Lime @ $.25. Isaiah ganged. Father & I masoned PM. Hauled in a little oats. 30.Father & I masoned all day. Isaiah raked grain AM. 31.Father & I masoned all day. Isaiah & mother went to town AM. SEPTEMBER 1907 1. SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at NW Meeting, at Jonathan Martin’s for dinner, at Moses Martin for supper. 2. Father & I masoned all day. Isaiah harrowed & ganged. 3. Father & I masoned in the morning, then we drawed out manure for wheat patch. 4. Father & team at Reub. to thrash AM. Isaiah & I spread manure AM. Father brought separator, I helped him to fetch the power. �52 5. We set thrashing machines, Rainy AM. Isaiah & I ploughed. Father worked at the house PM. 6. We thrashed, 9 strangers helped AM. Isaiah & I ploughed, father set circular saw in the barn, moved separator to Geo PM. 7. Father at Enos Gingerich to build a chimney nearly all day. Isaiah & I finished ploughing, harrowed, rolled & sowed wheat. 8. SUNDAY: Parents at Grandmother for dinner. I at Mose Reist’s for supper. 9. Father & I went to town then worked at the cornice. Isaiah rowed & ganged. 10.Father & I worked at the house. Isaiah let grain chopped at Floradale. Rainy PM. 11.Father & I put cornice on house all day. Isaiah ganged. 12.Mother, Lydia & I attended the WW Harvest Meeting AM. I ganged PM. Father, Isaiah & Eli went to Goderich via CP Railway. Fare for 1 person $1.15. 13.Father, Isaiah & I shingled on the house roof, Peter Ziegler helped us to shingle a little over ½ day. Isaiah ganged PM. 14.Father, I & P. Ziegler finished shingling house roof then worked at the cornice. Isaiah ganged. N. L. Martin brought visitor of Pa. For a call, Martin Lichty’s to Nighswanger’s. 15.SUNDAY: Parents, Lydia & I at WW Meeting, Nathaniel Martin’s here for dinner. I at Menno M. Weber’s for supper. 16.Worked some small jobs at the house. Isaiah ganged & harrowed. 17.Father, I, team & saw at Jones Martin to saw wood AM. We set saw & H. Power by us & worked at the house. Isaiah harrowed PM. 18.We sawed wood in Grandmother’s bush—J. Ernst, 2 of Geo & Jonas Martin & team helped to saw wood till nearly noon. Isaiah & I drawed wood into Grandmother’s shed, father went to town PM. 19.Isaiah & I drawed wood into Grandmother’s shed & helped Geo to thrash about 1 ½ hours. Father at J. Ernst erecting new stalls all day. 20.Isaiah & I drawed wood into our shed. Isaiah & mother went to town at noon. Father at J. Ernst erecting stalls till butcher-time. 21.Isaiah & I drawed wood into our shed nearly all day. Father in town. 22.Sunday: Wendel H. Bauman & his grandson Ezra here for dinner. Noah Horst, Josiah Gingerich & Mose Eby here for supper. 23.Father & I worked at the veranda on the north side of our house. Isaiah harrowed. Lydia at N. Martin’s the last few days. 24.Isaiah & I at Dav. Hoffer to thrash about ¾ of a day. Father took chopping to Floradale. A little rain PM. 25.I took to the CPR Wallenstein station for Fendon, 4 hogs, Wt. 710 lbs. @ $5.85 per cwt. Isaiah & mother at Grandmother to fetch elderberries. Isaiah & I cut & shocked corn PM. Father & Dan. Bauman were up in Peel to buy beef-ring cattle. 26.I at F. Weigel to thrash ¾ day. Father at Simion Brubacher, Waterloo, to fetch maple house-flooring 285’ at $50 per M. �53 27.I at Chr. Esch nearly all day thrashing. Others worked at house. 28.We worked inside of the house. Rainy nearly all day. 29.SUNDAY: All at home all day. Dreary. 30.We worked inside of the house,-put in new floor & wain-skirting. Isaiah & father in town PM. OCTOBER 1907 1. Reub. brought Eli home after a 2 wks. stay. We including Eli drawed out 43 loads of manure. 2. I went to town, father fetched a beef-ring beef from one Butt in Peel. We 4 drawed out 21 loads of manure. 3. I went to town, then drawed out some manure AM. Father took Isaiah to N. L. Martin to start to work. We digged out about 1 ¼ waggon-boxful of potatoes. Tinsmith here. 4. I spread manure all day. Father carpentered inside of the house. Eli spread manure AM & ploughed PM. 5. I drawed out & spread manure AM. I ploughed PM. & Eli all day. Father worked in the house. 6. SUNDAY: I at N. L. Martin’s for dinner. Parents at Dav. Cressman’s Jr., their baby died last night. 7. Mother at D. Cressman’s preparing for the funeral. Eli & I ploughed AM. Digged out 1 boxful of potatoes. Rain in the evening. 8. Parents & I (hustler) at the funeral of D. Cressman’s child, Lydia & Eli at the Meeting House. Father & I washed potatoes in the evening. 9. We 3 digged out nearly 2 boxes ful of potatoes & made out mangolds. 10.I ploughed all day & Eli PM. Father took a load of potatoes to J. Steddick, Elmira, 23 bagsful at $.65 a bag. 11.I lathed in the house AM. Eli & I ploughed PM. Father went to town & carpentered in the house. Butchered our beef in the evening. 12.Eli & I ploughed AM. We 3 made mangolds out. Father took beef-hide to town ($.05 ½ a lb.) 13.SUNDAY: All at the WW Meeting, Edward Spaeth’s & dau. Here for dinner, then they & Parent & Lydia at Aaron Snyder’s awhile, at Amzi Snyder’s for supper. Edward’s here for the night. 14.I at J. Frey & fetched 7 bu. Lime a $.25 @ bu. & 1 load of sand AM. I made mangolds out PM. 15.Eli & I ploughed till nearly noon then made mangolds out. 16.Eli ploughed. Wm. Schmidt here plastering ½ day, father & I helped too. I picked apple in the evening. Mother & Eli went to town. 17.Father, Eli & I made out sugar beets all day. 18.Father, Eli & I & Orvall Esch made out sugar beets all day. 19.Eli, I & O. Esch made out sugar beets ¼ day. Eli & I hauled in corn shocks PM. Father plastered. �54 20.SUNDAY: I at C. Meeting, at Aaron Hoffman’s for dinner, at Peter Brubacher’s for supper. Eli at Mose Martin’s for dinner. 21.Eli & I hauled in mangolds. Father worked in the house. 22.Eli & I hauled in mangolds AM. I at Hy. Brubacher to thrash ½ day. Father prepared to go AM., then went to P. Ziegler to cement PM. 23.I at Hy. Brubacher , about an hour in the morning, to thrash. Eli & I ploughed. Father at Peter Ziegler cementing all day. 24.I at the station to order a car, Eli & I ploughed AM. We stored up apples PM. Father at P. Ziegler all day. 25.Eli & I ploughed. Father at P. Ziegler all day. 26.I in town in the morning. Eli & I made out & hauled in some turnips. Father at P. Ziegler all day. 27.SUNDAY: Eli at NW Meeting, at Isacc Gingerich’s for dinner. Parents at Eli S. Martin’s for supper. I at home. 28.Eli & I topped turnips in the morning, then ploughed. Father at P. Ziegler. 29.Eli & I ploughed & hauled in turnips. Father at P. Ziegler all day. 30.Eli & I ploughed all day. Father at Peter Ziegler all day. 31.Eli & I ploughed AM. I drawed out to the station 2 loads of sugar beets PM. Father at P. Ziegler all day. NOVEMBER 1907 1. I drawed out 6 loads of sugar beets to the car at the station. Father at Peter Ziegler all day. 2. We worked under the roof, rainy all day. Father at P. Ziegler. 3. SUNDAY: Parents at Sarah Bauman for dinner. The rest at home. 4. Father at N. L. Martin carpentering all day. I drawed the balance of the sugar beets out to the station AM. There were 10 loads averaging about 37 ½ cwt. Eli & I ploughed PM. 5. Eli & I ploughed all day. Father at N. Martin all day. 6. Eli & Isaiah (here today) ploughed all day. I at D. Cressman to thrash all day. Father at N. Martin carpentering all day. 7. Eli & Isaiah (here today) ploughed all day. I at D. Cressman to thrash all day. Father at N. Martin carpentering all day. 8. Eli & I ploughed, father at D. Cressman to thrash till nearly noon. I at Geo to thrash PM. Father worked at home. 9. Father at Ph. Beisel to thrash AM. Eli & I ploughed. 10.SUNDAY: All at WW Meeting, Daniel Hoffman’s Sr. here for dinner. 11.Father & I went to town in the morning. Father at P. Ziegler PM. Eli & I ploughed sod PM. Fair day. 12.Eli & I ploughed sod. Father at P. Ziegler all day. 13.Eli & I drawed in some elm wood & worked small jobs. Father at Peter Ziegler all day. 14.Eli & I worked jobs around buildings. Father at P. Ziegler. �55 15.Eli & I worked jobs around buildings. M. Reist fetched circular saw AM. I at M. Reist to saw wood PM. Father at Peter Ziegler all day. 16.I at M. Reist to saw wood from noon till about 4 o’clock. Father at P. Ziegler all day. I. Brubacher’s boys fetched from us 148 old 4” tiles. 17.SUNDAY: I at SP Meeting, at Sam Bauman’s for dinner, at Jacob Martin’s for supper. Martin Bauman’s Sr. here for dinner. 18.Father filed saws & worked about the buildings. I went to town & built a part of the fence enclosing an old well. 19.Father at Aaron Weber to work at their kitchen all day. Eli & I & saw at Reub. to saw wood nearly ½ day PM. 20.Father at A. W. Weber all day. Eli at Reub. piling up wood in the shed all day. I built a wire fence enclosing an old well, and went to town. Grandmother was here the last few days. 21.Father at A. Weber all day. Eli & I ploughed sod all day. 22.Father at A. Weber all day. Eli & I finished ploughing sod & hauled earth, from our bush, into our house-yard. 23.Father at A. Weber all day. Eli at Geo’s to feed at noon. I hauled earth into our house-yard. 24.SUNDAY: Dav. M. Martin’s here for dinner. Eli & Lydia at Joshua Rudy’s for dinner. 25.Eli & I drawed soft wood out to the clearing in Grandmother’s bush all day. Parents went to town AM. Father at A. W. Weber PM. 26.I at Solomon Reist to saw wood with our circular saw about ¾ day. 27.I & father at Joe Ernst to thrash about ¾ day. 28.We prepared for our thrashing AM. Father at the Meeting House fixing up there. I went to town. Eli started to work for Reub. 29.We thrashed ¼ day in the morning till a casting in the H. power broke. Father went to town. 30.Fixed H. Power in the morning. Started to thrash at 8 o’clock till noon & 1 hr. in the afternoon. Moved machine to Reub. I helped to set the same, in the evening, at Reub. Aaron Weber’s brought Joe Brubacher’s of Iowa here to us for supper. DECEMBER 1907 1. SUNDAY: I with Solomon Martin at Martin’s Meeting, at Wendel Martin’s for dinner, at Enos Bauman’s for supper. 2. I at Reuben to thrash all day. Father at A. W. Weber ¾ day. 3. I at Reuben to thrash AM. Father at A. W. Weber ¾ day. 4. I went to town & worked in the barn. Father worked in the Meeting House. 5. Father & I prepared for chopping AM, 1 of Geo’s & J. Ernst helped to chopp by us PM. 6. We chopped & cut corn, 1 of Geo & J. Ernst helped AM. I helped to chopp at J. Ernst PM. Father took machine stuff to Geo. �56 7. I worked small jobs. Father at Berlin Sugar Factory to fetch 1100 lbs. of sugar. Carload of sugar beets of 1 ½ acre,--Wt. Of dirty beets 37310 lbs., clean beets 34736 lbs, test 16.4%, tare 6.9%, Amount $94.94. 8. SUNDAY: All at WW Meeting. Noah Bearinger & Moses Reist here for supper. 9. I worked at my chist. Philiph Kilner of Ind. here over night, Ph. & father were at the fair AM., at Eli S. Martin for dinner. 10.Father at Louis Beisel carpentering in the new barn all day. I went to town & worked small jobs. 11.Father at Louis Beisel carpentering all day. I worked small jobs. 12.Father at L. Beisel all day. I cleaned wheat & worked small jobs. 13.Father & I at Geo. thrashing all day. 14.Father worked small jobs for Grandmother, I was there also a while splitting wood & did the chorse. Stormy. 15.SUNDAY: Parents at N. L. Martin’s for dinner & at Grandmother a while in the afternoon. I at home. Snowing about all day. 16.Parents went to town & took wheat to the mill ($.90 @ bu. Test 61)AM. Father went to the Sugar Factory to fetch 800 lbs. sugar PM. 17.Father at Menno Weber butchering all day. I worked small jobs AM. I at Ph. Beisel to thrash PM. 18.I at Ph. Beisel to thrash a little over ½ day. Father prepared for butchering. 4 of D. Bauman’s log-makers here for dinner. 19.We butchered, Noah Martin, J. Ernst, Reub., Sol. Martin & Hannah Weber helped. Logmakers here for dinner. Eli came home after a 3 week stay at Reuben Bauman. 20.Eli & I cleaned wheat, I clipped cattle. Father at Henry B. Martin’s worked inside of the house. 21.I splitt wood. Eli & Mother went to town & at Grandmother. Log-makers here for dinner. Father at Hy. Martin a little over ½ day. 22.SUNDAY: I at N. W. Meeting, at Daniel Gingerich’s for dinner, at Mose Martin’s for supper. Parents at N. Bearinger’s for dinner. 23.Father at J. Ernst butchering ½ day. I took wheat to the mill, 35 ½ bu. Test 61, at $.90. I worked awhile at my chist. Snowing. 24.I hauled 3 loads of gravel from S. Snider. Father worked in the shop. 25.CHRISTMAS: I with a sleigh-party at Levi Weber’s last night, at Martin’s Meeting, at Joe Snyder’s for dinner, at Daniel Weber’s for supper. Isaiah & Mary Ann Weber here for supper. 26.I took a bag sugar to A. W. Weber & at Grandmother AM. Father & Eli at Sycillas Bauman’s son’s funeral PM. Hiram Lokers & children of Galt came this afternoon & were here till next forenoon. Philiph Lorch of Iowa here over night. 27.Father took Loker’s to L. Brox’s. I at Grandmother splitting wood nearly all day. Thawning & rain towards the evening. �57 28.Father fetched from Abs. Eby hemlock lumber, 4 plank & 4 boards 12’x8” at $23.00 per M. Then we made a new floor on a well. 29.SUNDAY: Parents at Israel Brubacher’s for dinner & awhile at Grandmother . Noah & Hannah Weber here for dinner. 30.I, Brubacher’s boys, brought their lounch to get it repaired. Father went to town. I worked in the shop. South winds. 31.I hauled 3 loads of gravel. Father worked at I. Brubacher’s lounch. DIARY 1908 ANGUS S. BAUMAN JANUARY 1. NEW YEAR’S DAY: I at N. W. Meeting, at Joe Gingerich’s for dinner, at Peter Martin’s for supper. Parents at the Conestogo Meeting. 2. I hauled 4 loads of gravel ($.08 @ ld.) Father worked in the shop. 3. Father & I cleaned wheat & cut corn AM, & drawed out to Ratz’s saw-mill two 12 ft. old oak logs of ours. PM. 4. I figured at the “Beef Sheet” all day. Parents & Eli went to town. 5. SUNDAY: Parents, Lydia & I at WW Meeting, Dan. Weber’s & Mose Bauman’s here for dinner. Elias Martin’s & some young people of Peel here for supper. 6. Father helped to thrash at N. L. Martin ¾ day. I wrote in this “Diary” nearly all day. 7. I cut up elm top-wood in Grandmother’s bush. Father at Jno. Bauman to make chopp chists all day. 8. I cut up elm top wood in Grandmother’s bush. Father at Jno. Bauman to make chopp chists all day. 9. I cut up elm top-wood in Grandmother’s bush. Father in Waterloo at J. Stroh & bought 100 lbs. of leather at $.30 a lb. 10.I cut up elm wood in Grandmother’s bush. Father at the Elora Flour Mills to get our wheat ground, 5 bagsful, test 61. It cost $.10 a bu. to get it ground, from 60 lbs. wheat is to be got 40 lbs of flour. 11.Father fetched from Mose Bauman 500 lbs. bran at $22.50 a ton. I worked in Grandmother’s bush. Father started to make harness. 12.SUNDAY: Amos & Aaron Weber here for dinner. Snowstorm nearly all day. 13.We opened roads in the morning. Father at the fair & filed M. Weber’s saw. I worked small jobs & at my chist. Judith Bauman died at about 10 o’clock this evening. Parents went over for the night. 14.Father at Grandmother nearly all day, mother PM & I awhile PM. Preparing for the funeral. 15.Father worked awhile in the shop & at Grandmother taking stuff over. I worked at my chist. �58 16.We all at Judith Bauman’s funeral,-aged 33 yrs. 10 mon. & 10 day. 17.We at Geo’s AM. “Beef Ring” meeting here PM. 18.Father worked at Dav. Bauman’s harness. I worked at my chist. John Spaeth came to visit us yesterday evening & went this afternoon. Mother & I went to town. Deep Snow. 19.SUNDAY: Parents at Aaron Weber’s for dinner. Eli at Noah Martin’s for dinner. Solomon Martin here for supper. 20.Father at Eli M. Martin nearly all day. I shoveled snow & David Cressman disced on highways AM. I in Grandmother’s bush helping to make stove wood PM. 21.I in Grandmother’s bush AM. Parents at Eli M. Martin’s preparing for the funeral. I took word to the S. E. direction. 22.Father at Aaron Weber butchering all day. I went to town AM & in the bush PM. I took mother to Eli M. Martin’s. 23.We all except Noah at Eli M. Martin’s child’s funeral, I was hustler; child buried at Conestogo, aged 7 mon. 17 days. Stormy. 24.Parents, Lydia & I at Tilman S. Martin’s funeral, aged 67 years. I in the bush PM. Father at Andrew Freeman to fetch 28 bags of oats at $.50 per bushel. 25.I in the bush helped to cut wood. Father at A. Freeman to fetch 24 bags of oats; 13 bags of seed oats (Early Goslad) at $.50 a bu. 26.SUNDAY: Parents & Grandmother at Hy. B. Martin’s for dinner. Snowfall. 27.Father worked at Dav. Bauman’s harness, I repaired horse-mangers. Stormy nearly all day. High roads & banks. 28.Father worked in the shop. I in town & at Grandmother to clean drum. 29. Father worked in the shop. I cut top-wood in Grandmother’s bush. 30.Father worked in the shop. I helped to work up elm top-wood. 31.Father worked in the shop. I helped to work up elm top-wood. FEBRUARY 1908 1. Father worked at the harness & went to town. I worked at Mose Bauman’s lounch to rebuilt it. Stormy. 2. SUNDAY: I at the WW Meeting. The rest at home. Very Stormy. 3. I in town in the morning, father & I worked at M. Bauman’s lounch. 4. Father & I worked awhile in the shop. Eli S. Martin’s brought Jesse Bauman’s of Iowa,--both here for dinner. Jesse Bauman’s & parents at Hy. Brubacher’s awhile, at Aaron Weber’s for supper & left Jesse’s at Daniel Bauman’s for the night. 5. Father worked in the shop all day. Wm. here all day. I went to town & divided roots in the root cellar. Stormy about all day. Deep snow, especially on the roads. Trains have difficulties. 6. I went to town to fetch bran ($1.10) & shorts ($1.15 a cwt.) I shoveled snow off the road. Father worked in the shop & I awhile. Father went to N. Martin in the evening. Wm. here all day. Stormy. �59 7. Father at N. L. Martin butchering all day I put hellebore on cattle & worked other jobs. Wm. here all day. Some storm. 8. Father came home with N. Martin who was here for dinner & got his harness patched. Wm. & father went to town. I worked in shop. 9. SUNDAY: I at Grandmother for dinner, at Noah Bearinger’s for supper. 10.Father at the fair, I wrote in the “Diary” AM. I at J. Ernst to chopp about 3 hrs. father went with N. L. Martin to Reub. in the afternoon. Hy. Brubacher of Iowa here for supper. 11.Father at Reub. to butcher all day. I took mother to Benj. Martin’s in the morning. I fixed pitch-holes in the highway PM. 12.Parents & I (hustler) at Benj. Martin’s child’s funeral. Father worked on the highway with others PM. Dreary. 13.I cleaned wheat & worked small jobs. Father worked in the shop & fetched harness trimings. Foggy & soft weather. 14.I at Geo to thrash AM. Father worked in the shop. Rainy PM. 15.Father & I worked in the shop, father went to town PM. 16.SUNDAY: Noah Weber & Ezra Bauman were here for dinner. Irvin Martin & Noah Horst here for supper. Parents at Enos Gingerich’s for supper. 17.Father & I worked in the shop, finished Dav. Bauman’s harness. 18.Father worked in the shop. Lydia & I at Mose Martin’s Mary Ann’s funeral AM. I took wheat to the mill, price $.92, test 61. 19.Father & I worked in the saddler-shop. 20.Father & I worked in the saddler-shop. 21.Father & I worked in the shop, I sewed at my harness traces. 22.Father worked in the shop & I awhile. Mother & I went to town, I got me a suit of clothes measured on PM. 23.SUNDAY: Parents at Eli H. Bauman’s for dinner, at Wendel Bauman’s for supper. Eli at John Frey’s for dinner. Isaiah & Mary Ann Weber here for dinner. 24.Father & I worked in shop all day. Fine weather. 25.Father worked in shop. I took 2 loads grain over to George. 26.Father worked in shop AM. Father & I at Geo to chopp with our 2 teams & 2 of Geo’s. Solomon helped too PM. 27.I fetched chopping of ours from Geo AM. I in shop PM. Father worked in shop all day. 28.Father & I worked in shop at his & my harness, all day. 29.Father & I worked at our harnesses AM. We in town PM. MARCH 1908 1. SUNDAY: We all attended the WW Meeting. Stormy. 2. Father & I worked in shop. 3. Father & I worked in shop. I awhile at Geo. to butcher. 4. Father & I worked in shop AM., at John Weber’s sale PM. �60 5. We finished father’s, mine & Ezra Bauman’s single harness. 6. We worked at G. M. Bauman’s double harness; binders, collars & breechens excluded. Wet & unchangeable weather. 7. Eli & I went to town to fetch shorts ($1.30 a cwt). Father repaired at M. Bauman’s harness, I worked in shop. 8. SUNDAY: Parents at Reub. Bauman’s for dinner. Eli & Noah at M. M. Weber. 9. Father & I at the fair. We took to Elmira for Hedrich 8 hogs, Wt. 1310 lbs. at $4.90 @ cwt. 10.I helped Jno. Frey’s to move down on the Jno. Weber farm. Father at the Lichty’s sale & I awhile in the evening. 11.Father & I worked in the saddler shop. Thawning. 12.Father & I worked in the saddler shop. Warm & thawning. 13.We worked in shop. I sewed at the new traces for father’s old single harness. Eli cleaned apple trees. 14.Father & I worked in shop. Father & Eli went to town PM. 15.SUNDAY: We all were at home all day. Rainy AM. 16.Father & I worked in shop. 17.Father & I worked in shop. Father visited school. I in town PM. 18.Father & I worked in shop. Finished Geo’s harness and a pair blind bridals for us. Mother visited Grandmother. Foggy. 19.Father stuffed out a light collar for himself, I worked small jobs AM. We in town to get lumber fixed for a democrat. 20.Father worked at the democrat box. I went to town in the morning, then I cleaned apple trees. 21.Father at Andrew Schmidt to examine his cement stables AM., then worked at box. I cleaned apple trees. 22.SUNDAY: I at the SP Meeting, at Martin Frey’s for dinner, at Jacob Martin’s for supper. Parents & Grandmother at Jones Martin’s for dinner & awhile at N. Bearinger’s. Thawned. 23.Father worked in shop. I cleaned apple trees. Thawning. 24.Father & I in town AM. Father at A. Freeman to examine his stables. I wrote out thrashing & other accounts. 25.Father made 2 benches for the veranda. I cleaned apple trees. 26.Father & I oiled and worked at harness. 27.Father & I oiled and worked at harness. 28.Father & Eli went to town to fetch the democrat from the black smith. I worked small jobs and made harness together. 29.SUNDAY: Parents, Lydia and I at the WW Meeting. Parents at Elias Martin’s for supper. 30.I went to town to fetch bran @ $1.25 per cwt. Father & I painted democrat and made ax-handles. 31.Father & I worked at stone hammers’ and ax-handles & worked other small jobs. Drear & foggy. �61 APRIL 1908 1. We cut corn and painted democrat AM. Father & I cut wood in Grandmother’s bush PM. 2. I commenced to work for Noah L. Martin at a salary of $185. a year. Isaiah went home after working about ½ a year for Noah. Noah & I made harness together. We both had a bad cold. Stormy. 3. We tinkered at the harness & worked other small jobs. 4. I did the chores AM. Noah’s wife (Mary) & I went to town PM. 5. SUNDAY: All at home. Noah and I had cold these days. Some rain. 6. I did the chores AM. I went to town to order the doctor out for Noah. I had not much of a voice these days. 7. We did the chores and worked some small jobs. 8. We did the chores and worked some small jobs. 9. Noah and I took a calf out (3 ½ wks. old for $4.) I got my throat burned by the doctor AM. I build some of the cluck-houses. Noah in St. Jacobs. 10.We did the chores and worked small jobs. 11.We worked small jobs. Henry Martin here for dinner. 12.SUNDAY: We all at home. Noah went down to his father overnight. 13.I did the chores AM. Noah & I fetched a load of lumber from the Elmira saw- mill. 14.I did the chores, Noah at Jno. Frey’s child’s funeral AM. We fetched straw- cutter from Horst and cut some PM. 15.We worked about the buildings AM. We picked stones together on grassfield and chopped grain PM. 16.Noah & I in bush to make wood. 17.GOOD FRIDAY: Noah, Mary Ann & I at the WW Meeting. Aaron Bauman’s here for dinner. Daniel Bauman’s Hy. Ziegler & Sarah Bauman’s 2 girls, Noah Bearinger & Joe Reist here for supper. 18.We tinkered about the buildings. Rainy about ½ day. 19.SUNDAY: EASTER: We all at home. Noah went down to his father. 20.I did the chores AM. Piled up wood in bush. Noah by his father last night and to-day. 21.I awhile in bush. Noah and Mary Ann helped to wash out Meeting house AM. I straightened up wire fences PM. 22.I hauled stones from grassfield & worked other small jobs. Noah fetched a load of hay from Geo. M. Bauman AM. I rolled grassfield. Noah ganged and cultivated PM. Warm. 23.I sowed grain, harrowed & rolled. Noah cultivated. Warm. 24.I sowed barely AM., harrowed PM. Noah cultivated & sowed a little. 25.I did chores & ganged. Noah in town AM, at Enos Martin to fetch seed barely and brought Hy. Martin’s pony along too. �62 26.SUNDAY: Noah, Mary Ann & I at the WW Meeting. Menno Bauman’s and Seth Bauman’s here for dinner. 27.Noah and I worked small jobs and chores. Some rain. 28.I sowed a little & Noah cultivated. We cleaned feed oats. Some rain. 29.I sowed grain AM., peas PM. Noah cultivated. Dreary & a little rain. 30.Noah & I at the burial of Wendel S. Bauman AM. I harrowed awhile & Noah cultivated. We chopped. Snowstorm. MAY 1908 1. I did the chores AM. I hauled a little load of gravel on the culverts on the highway & sowed oats. Noah cultivated PM. 2. We worked small jobs. Noah in town. Snowy and wet. 3. SUNDAY: George M. Bauman’s & Grandmother here for supper. Noah went down to his father, to wait on him through the night. 4. I sowed oats nearly all day. Noah cultivated. 5. I harrowed all day. Noah cultivated. 6. I harrowed a little & sowed oats, Noah cultivated. We worked small jobs in morn. Dreary and some rain. 7. We worked small jobs, I cleaned cattle & cut Noah’s hairs. Rainy. 8. We worked small jobs. Noah’s in town. Cloudy weather & wet on land. 9. I did the chores, Noah took 8 bags potatoes to St. Jacobs at $.80 a bag AM. I sowed oats, Noah cultivated PM. High wind. 10.SUNDAY: Henry Martin’s here for dinner. Menno Weber’s here for supper. I at Hy. Horst for supper. Noah went down to his father to wait on him. Jacob Bauman’s child buried. 11.I did the chores, harrowed & picked stones. Noah was by his father nearly all day. 12.Noah & I drawed stones from fields AM. I cultivated root patch. Noah helped in the garden. High wind. 13.I harrowed flax patch (flax sower here & sowed about 5 acre at $10. an acre) and root patch. Noah rolled awhile & helped in the garden. Rainy towards evening. 14.We fixed gates, drawed a load of hay from driving shed into the barn & worked other small jobs. Wet & some rain. 15.I worked in the barn. Noah in town AM. we straightened up fences. 16.Noah & I repaired fences nearly all day. Rain last night. 17.SUNDAY: Noah’s at Martin’s Meeting at John Bauman’s for dinner, at Enos Martin’s for supper. Noah went down to his father to wait on him. Nice weather. 18.I did the chores & picked a load of stones. Noah came home at noon then we ploughed at mangold patch PM. �63 19.I by my father to sow & cultivate all day. Noah worked on mangold patch. Drear and warm. 20.We ridged & I sowed mangolds & took drill home to Reub. Bauman & picked stones after supper. Noah in town after supper. 21.I did chores AM, hauled stones & harrowed root patch after supper. Noah and my father went to Henry Martin to mason. 22.August Sauder here to fix up wire fences. Noah and I helped too. I in town AM. 23.Repaired wire fences all day. A. Sauder here to help us all day. Nice weather these days. 24.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. Isacc Martin’s here for dinner. Jacob Martin here for supper. Noah went to his father. 25.I cut potatoes AM. Noah, I & Mary Ann planted potatoes. 26.I planted pumpkins, water-melons, beans & corn. Mary Ann & my brother Eli (here this afternoon). Helped (?ink too faint) Noah started to help to build a part to Meeting-house. Some rain. 27.Eli (here today) & I washed buggies & drove 3 calves to Dan. B. Martin in his pasture, repaired fences & picked stones. Noah drawed gravel to Meeting house. 28.ASCENSION DAY: Noah’s, my parents & Grandmother at David Horst’s for dinner, at Peter Ziegler’s for supper. Mary Ann at Aaron Weber’s for dinner. I at home. 29.I picked some stones, rain shower a little before noon. Noah worked at Meeting-house about all day & I PM. 30.Noah & I drove 4 steers out to Elmira for Brox & Hedrich (one 1190# @ $.05 ¼, one 790# @ $.05 & two 1440# @ $.04 ½)Noah & I helped at the Meeting- house PM. 31.SUNDAY: Noah’s at Receivous Martin’s for dinner, at Hy. Lackner’s for supper. Noah L. Bauman here for dinner. JUNE 1908 1. I helped to fasten plaster laths in Meeting-house AM. Noah fetched laths from Floradale AM & did other teaming PM. Mary Ann & I cut thistles in wheat PM. 2. I helped to shingle Meeting-house all day. Noah helped AM, then cut thistles in wheat patch PM. & worked turnipland. 3. Noah & I picked stones from fields AM, Noah helped at the Meeting-house; Mary Ann & I cut thistles in wheat patch PM. 4. Noah & I helped at Meeting-house AM. Noah, Mary Ann & I cut thistles PM. Fine weather these days. 5. Noah & I helped at Meeting-house AM. Noah, Mary Ann & I cut thistles PM. We drawed hay from driving shed into barn after supper. �64 6. Noah at Hy. Martin to help to put up a wire fence all day. I did the chores & cut thistles,--Mary Ann helped PM. I went with a carriage party down to Elias Weber’s over night. 7. SUNDAY: The carriage party & I at Allen Bauman’s for dinner, at Jacob Bauman’s for supper. Hy. Horst’s here for dinner. Hy. Ziegler & John Martin’s Isacc’s here for supper. Mary Ann at my parents. 8. Noah’s at Grandmother, Noah awhile in town. Mary Ann at the quilting at Sarah Bauman, I fetched her after supper. 9. Noah & I, Isaiah & Eli & their team helped all day to draw out 53 loads of manure on fallow. 10.Noah took to Elmira for Auman 5 hogs weighing 890 lbs. at $5.85 per cwt. I, Isaiah, Eli & their team helped all day & Noah about ¾ day; drawed out 41 loads of manure. 11.I spread manure all day, Noah spread AM, then bought 3 bags barely at $.01 ¼ per lb. At St. Jacobs. 12.I fetched turnip drill from Dan. Bauman in morn. & spread manure about a ¾ day, Noah ridged up turnip patch & sowed them AM., then spread manure PM. 13.I hoed beans & watermelons & did some chores, Noah in town AM. Noah & I hauled earth in front of shed and cut thistles. 14.SUNDAY: Noah’s at Dr. Ratz to get herself examined. The rest at home. 15.I ploughed in fallow about all day. Noah at the fair & bought 5 pigs about 5 wks. old at $2. a piece AM., then he was down by his father on business in the afternoon. Cool today. 16.Noah & I ploughed in fallow AM. I & Jno. Grosz (helped ½ day) thined mangolds, Noah scuffled them & went to J. Frey after supper. 17.I ploughed in fallow, Noah helped in the house & ploughed some AM. Noah, I & J. Grosz cut thistles PM. 18.Noah & I ploughed in fallow nearly all day. I cut thistles after supper. Hot weather. 19.I ploughed AM. Noah ploughed awhile AM. I, Jno. Grosz’s Eli Martin’s laborer cut thistles till to supper. Noah in town at noon. Rain in the evening. 20.Noah & I ploughed in fallow till supper time, then I cut thistles. 21.SUNDAY: I at the WW Meeting. Isaiah (my brother), Isacc Martin & sister, Aaron Martin & sister, Dan. L. Martin’s here for dinner. Hy. Martin’s & Amos Rudy here for both meals. Sol. Martin’s & Jno. Lichty’s; Iwin, Josiah & Wendel Martin here for supper. 22.I ploughed nearly all day, Noah PM. Noah telephoned Dr. Wallace of Alma who was here in the eve. Rain & thunder in the eve. Geo brought Grandmother tonight to stay awhile here. 23.Noah finished ploughing summer fallow AM. I cleaned mangolds AM. We worked small jobs. Some rain. 24.I & Eli Martin’s laborer cleaned mangolds all day, Noah awhile PM. Noah & Jno. Lackner hunted a man for Mary’s sake at doctoring. �65 25.I, Eli’s laborer, Isaiah & Eli cleaned mangolds AM. We four & Noah awhile, cut thistles PM. Dan. Hoffman’s brought Joe Shaum’s of Ind. & Chr. Sauder of Pa. Here for a call AM. 26.I & Eli’s laborer cut thistles all day. Noah in town AM. & cut thistles awhile PM. Joseph S. Martin’s here for supper. 27.I & Eli’s laborer cut thistles & worked other jobs. Noah harrowed summer fallow. I fetched beef in the morning. 28.SUNDAY: Sarah Bauman, widow, here for dinner. Leah Bauman here for supper. Leah, Mary Ann & I at the Conestogo Meeting PM. My parents here for a call after supper. 29.Levi Weber brought Judith to here to work & took Grandmother home. Noah hauled gravel on the high-way all day. I mowed thistles in orchard & field, Eli’s laborer here PM. It started to rain a little before supper & into the night. 30.Noah hauled gravel on the high-way, I shoveled in pit till to supper time. Jno. M. Bauman’s here for supper. Paul Martin’s here awhile. JULY 1908 1. I mowed thistles on the road & in field all day. Noah mowed a little grass with mower & cultivated some in fallow & was in Elmira and mowed some thistles too. 2. I drawed wood together in bush, Noah cultivated in fallow, We cut thistles awhile PM. Hauled in hay after supper. 3. I mowed thistles in bush & in fence corners & hoed potatoes. Noah cultivated fallow & scuffled potatoes & some mangolds. 4. Rainy AM. I worked small jobs, such as dunged the stables & washed carriage. Noah went to Chr. Brubacher PM. 5. SUNDAY: Judith Weber & I with others on buggies at Joshua Bowman’s last night, at the SP Meeting AM., at Jno. Bowman’s for dinner, at the Meeting PM. At Dan. Hoffman’s for supper. Wendel H. & Eli H. Bauman’s & Eli S. Martin’s here for dinner. My parents & grandmother here for a call PM. Eph. Weber’s, Dav. B. Bauman’s, Ezra L. Martin’s & Jno. Frey’s here for super. Other people here for calls too to visit Mary, who was sick. 6. I scuffled a little & harrowed fallow & took a $45. cow partways up to Sam Weber. Noah went to Chr. Eby to see about his wife Mary. 7. Noah in Elmira, I mowed some grass with mower AM. Rainy and cool in the evening. I tinkered in buildings. Noah at Chr. Eby again. 8. I mowed grass with mower & seythe, Noah fetch a load of cedar rails from Peter Bauman AM. Prepared for haying & chopped grain. 9. We mowed grass & turned grass over, raked & hauled in 10 loads of hay. Eli & his laborer helped ¾ day. Fine weather. 10.We mowed grass & stirred up hay, raked & hauled in nearly 7 loads of hay. Eli & his laborer helped ¾ day. Fine weather. �66 11.Noah mowed grass. We, Eli & his laborer & Hy. Brubacher (here ¾ day) drawed in about 10 loads of hay. Very hot. 12.SUNDAY: Judith & I at Martin’s Meeting AM & PM., at Levi Weber’s for dinner, at home for supper. Reuben Bauman’s, Hy. Horst here for supper, Sister Lydia here for dinner. Sarah Weber here all day. 13.Noah in Elmira to get horses shod, I cleaned mangolds AM. We drawed in about 5 loads of hay, Eli helped ¼ day & his laborer a little more. We had a hail storm & rain after supper. 14.Noah & I hoed mangolds about all day. Noah ganged fallow after supper. 15.Noah & I at Eli Martin to help to draw in 13 loads of hay about a ¾ day. Noah & Mary Ann in town, sold 16 young live roosters 39 ½ lbs. @ $.11. Cool weather. 16.Noah culitivated turnip patch, I ganged awhile in fallow in morn. We hauled in about 8 loads of hay at Eli, ¾ day. 17.Drear & rainy about all day. We worked small jobs. Noah went to Dan Weber to see about electric batteries. 18.I picked cherries, Noah in Elmira & fetched beef in morn. We ploughed sod PM. Thunder storm early in the morning. 19.SUNDAY: Noah, I, Mary Ann & Alvina at the WW Meeting, Menno Bauman’s Moses & Maedalena Weber here for dinner, Israel Bauman’s here for supper. 20.Noah & I ploughed sod AM. We at Eli’s hauling in hay PM. 21.We worked small jobs, rainy AM. I ploughed sod, Noah down in Berlin and at Chr. Eby PM. 22.I ploughed sod awhile, Noah bindered wheat & I shocked it. 23.We cleaned water trough in morn. Noah bindered wheat & I shocked AM. Noah ganged fallow & I scuffled mangolds. 24.I spread manure at Hy. Brubacher all day. Noah ganged fallow. Jno. Lichty here for supper & over night on a visit. 25.I ganged fallow, Noah in town & fetched beef AM. Noah ganged fallow, I scuffled potatoes & went to town in the eve. Warm. 26.SUNDAY: Sam. Reist & Mandy Eby here for dinner. Hy. Ziegler, Jonas Martin’s & Enos Gingerich’s here for a call. Mary Ann & I at Conestogo Meeting PM., at Daniel Cressman’s for supper. 27.I harrowed fallow, Noah at Floradale AM. We hauled in 6 loads of wheat. Hot weather. 28.Noah & I ploughed sod & set thrashing machine. Noah & Judith at Elmira PM. Exceedingly warm weather. 29.We thrashed wheat awhile in morn., 6 strangers here, engine got disordered,- -Dan Hoffman here to fix it, I over at his place during his absence. We thrashed after supper. Very hot. 30.We hauled in wheat AM. Noah cut & I shocked barely PM. Warm. 31.Noah bindered barely & other grain, I shocked, we ploughed a little & fetched the 3 calves which pastured at Dan. B. Martin after supper. �67 AUGUST 1908 1. I disced soil AM. Noah disced & ploughed, I ploughed PM. Hy. Martin brought his wife to spent the day here. Noah bought a 3 year old mare from Annie Bauman for $170.00 2. SUNDAY: Levi L. Martin’s here for dinner. Noah’s at Dav. Bauman’s for a call. Noah Horst & I at NW Meeting PM., at Mose Gingerich’s for supper. Judith with some one else away last night & at the Meetings. 3. Noah & I ploughed in fallow AM. Noah bindered grain, I shocked, harrowed & ploughed sod, Warm. 4. I at Daniel Bauman to thrash wheat AM. Noah ploughed AM. We ploughed awhile PM. Rain before & after supper,--some thunder. 5. I at Dan Bauman to thrash wheat AM. I ploughed with the 4 horse sulky plow PM. Noah’s at Enos Bauman’s for dinner, at Christian Eby & in Berlin, at Henry Martin’s for supper. 6. Noah ploughed in fallow all day, I helped AM. I ganged wheat stubbs PM. A gang of flax pullers here today. 7. I ganged nearly all day. Noah harrowed fallow & some ganged land. 8. We hauled in some barely & thrashed some grain,-some town boys helped. 9. SUNDAY: Leah Bauman, Mary Ann & I at Martin’s Meeting, at Enos Bauman’s for dinner, at Joe Brubacher’s for supper. Hy. Ziegler here for dinner. Dav. Cressman’s & Jonathan Martin’s Josiah here for supper. 10.Noah took Judith Weber home after a six weeks stay & fetched Hattie Lichty & his pea-harvester from Enos Bauman. I raked some barely & then we hauled it in & unload some other and cut off some oats. A little rain. 11.Noah in Elmira, I ganged till nearly noon. We cut & shocked oats. 12.We chopped some grain, cleaned wheat; Noah drawed a load to Elmira ($.80 a bu.) I ganged a little. Some rain. 13.We ganged; Rainy AM. Cut & shocked oats after supper. 14.Noah fetched a horse of Eli’s to help ours. We cut & shocked oats. 15.Noah bindered oats, I shocked till supper time,-binder got disordered. Levi Weber’s here for supper. Noah took Eli’s horse home. 16.SUNDAY: Noah, I, Mary Ann, Hattie & Alvina at the WW Meeting. Isaiah Weber here for dinner, then he & I at Grandmother for supper. Tilman Horst’s here for supper. Rain & thunder this night. 17.I ganged nearly all day. Noah in town & got binder fixed. Rain showers. 18.I pulled some peas & bindered a little, Noah’s visited Aaron Weber’s AM. Noah cut & I shocked oats till to supper. Mowed some peas. Noah sold to Arthur Klinck 2 sorrel horses, both recommended as 9 yrs. old for $375. Noah bought an aged horse for $25 from A. W. Weber. 19.I repaired at pea harvester, Noah away to see about horses, some rain AM. Noah mowed peas, Mary Ann & I rolled peas up on heaps till to supper time. Noah & I hauled in some grain. Cool & windy. �68 20.Noah fetched a mare for $170 from C. Kock. We placed machines in order in driving shed & hauled in 9 loads of grain. 21.We prepared for thrashing AM. We hauled in & thrashed peas & some oats, 4 strangers helped. Dan. Ernst’s wife visited Noah’s wife. 22.I helped to thrash at Hy. Brubacher AM. We hauled in oats. Hy. Martin helped nearly all day. Most of the flax was fetched to-day. 23.SUNDAY: Noah’s at Israel Weber’s for dinner. Annie & Leah Bauman here for dinner. I by my parents for supper. Solomon Martin’s and Elias Weber’s here for supper. 24.We hauled in oats about all day. Wm. Fischer of Elmira helped some too,- then Noah cut balance of flax which Wm. didn’t pull. 25.I ploughed all day. Noah’s at Hy. Martin’s for dinner, at Berlin & at Chr. Eby, at Seth Bauman’s for supper. 26.We raked awhile in morn, then I ploughed. Noah in town AM. & worked small jobs. We fetched rakings in after supper. 27.I ploughed nearly all day, Noah raked nearly all day. We hauled in rakings after supper. 28.I ploughed nearly all day. Mary Ann & I loaded some flax. Noah took some straw & lumber to Hy. Martin & hauled some coal for him from the station, then fetched seed wheat ($.85 per bu.) from Solomon Lichty. 29.I ploughed all day,-finished fallow. Noah worked small jobs AM. and harrowed in fallow PM. 30.SUNDAY: Noah’s at my parents for dinner. Hattie & Mary Ann at Lackner’s for a call PM. I at home all day. 31.Noah harrowed AM. & sowed wheat in fallow PM. I ganged nearly all day & harrowed a little at noon. Warm. SEPTEMBER 1908 1. I sowed wheat AM. & ganged PM. Noah’s in Elmira AM. Noah harrowed fallow. A little rain PM. 2. I ganged nearly all day, Noah harrowed fallow AM & ploughed stubleland PM. We cut some straw at noon. Cool breeze. 3. I ganged, Noah ploughed AM. I drawed out manure on stuble land, Noah helped awhile too, Noah in Elmira, Mary at Menno Weber’s. 4. I ganged, Noah ploughed AM. We drawed out manure on stuble land, Jno. Grosz helped PM. 5. I spread manure, Noah fetched beef & helped to spread manure too AM. I ganged, Noah ploughed stuble land PM. Hattie & I by her parents (Solomon Lichty’s) over night. 6. SUNDAY: Hattie & I at Martins’ Meeting, at Joshua Rudy’s for dinner, at Christian Martin’s for supper. Isacc Gingrich’s here for dinner. 7. I ganged all day. Noah ploughed & took his wife over to David Bauman’s for a short visit. �69 8. I ganged & Noah ploughed nearly all day and we drawed some stones from fallow too. Martin Bauman’s here for supper. 9. Noah up by Floradale & bought from Brox & Snider 4 steers; 2 weighed together about 1650# & 2 about 1200# for $36, the others cost $52, total $88. I ploughed AM. Noah ploughed & I ganged & digged out a little potatoes PM. 10.Noah, I Mary Ann & Hattie at the WW Harvest Meeting. We cleaned a load of wheat, then Noah drawed the load to Conestogo Mill. I ganged PM. Joe, Amos & Hy. Gingrich & their wives here for a call PM. 11.Noah & I over by my father to saw wood AM. I ganged, Noah prepared for sawing wood PM. Smoky air. 12.We set saw & gasoline engine & sawed wood nearly ¾ day, father, Isaiah & the 2 Daniel Hoffman’s helped. We removed machines & hauled in a load of wood. Hy. Weber’s here for supper. 13.SUNDAY: Noah, I, Hattie, Mary Ann & Alvina at the WW Meeting. Paul Martin’s & Dav. Horst’s & some young people here for dinner. Sam Martin for supper. 14.Noah at the fair & piled up some wood, I hauled in wood AM. Noah hauled in wood, I at Oziah Martin to thrash PM. I got sick tonight. 15.Noah at Daniel Bauman to thrash AM. I am on the sick list; I went home at noon & send Isaiah over at my place, he hauled in wood, Noah piled up wood in shed PM. 16.I was sick. Noah’s at Chr. Eby, at Berlin, at Esther Ziegler for dinner, Isaiah ganged all day. Grandmother visited my parents. 17.I piled wood a little & in town AM. Eli & I hauled in a load of wood & digged out potatoes PM. Isaiah hauled in wood, Noah set it AM. Isaiah ganged & Noah ploughed PM. 18.Noah & Isaiah ploughed nearly all day. Eli & I cut & shocked corn. I came over to Noah’s again, Isaiah went home. 19.I ploughed all day with 4 horse sulky plow. Noah fetched beef & in town, did the chores & thrashed at Menno Weber awhile in eve. We chopped awhile. Enoch Martin’s barn struck by lightning & burned. 20.SUNDAY: Noah’s at Solomon Reist’s for dinner. I at home. 21.I at Menno Weber to thrash AM & at Eli Martin PM. Noah took Hattie Lichty to Elmira & thence home after a 6 weeks stay, he at Enos for dinner & then ploughed a while. 22.Noah helped to thrash at E. Martin about a ¾ day. I ploughed with sulky plow & cut Noah’s hair. Hot weather. 23.Noah at Hy. Horst to thrash, I ploughed at the preploughed sod all day. Warm weather. 24.I helped to thrash at Hy. Horst ¼ day, ploughed PM. Noah helped to fill silo at Dan Hoffman. Hot weather. 25.Noah helped to fill silo at D. Hoffman in the morning. I ploughed all day. Noah ploughed PM. Hot & dry. �70 26.Noah’s in town & visited Noah Bearinger’s, I plowed & harrowed AM. Noah & I drawed out manure PM. Exceedingly hot week. 27.SUNDAY: Noah’s at Elias Martin’s for dinner. Ezra Bauman & Lydia Gingrich & my sister Lydia here for dinner. Henry Martin’s were here for supper. 28.Noah went with my father down to Enoch Martin to help to build the new barn. I worked in buildings. Rain about ½ time. 29.Noah, I & Josiah Gingrich digged out potatoes about 2 ½ waggon boxes full, nearly all day, we had Lackner’s digger. Cool. 30.We harrowed potatoe patch & collected some & hauled in pumpkins & drawed out manure. Cool & a little rain. OCTOBER 1908 1. I harrowed, Noah collected apples AM. Noah drawed out some manure & harrowed a little, I at Hy. Horst to ditch PM. 2. I harrowed & spread manure a little, Noah in Elmira AM. Noah harrowed & I ganged PM. 3. I fetched beef in morn. & did the chores & ganged. Noah went to his brother Dan for breakfast,-thence to Waterloo, at Chr. Eby & at Tobias Martin to fetch sweet apples. 4. SUNDAY: I by my parents for dinner, at Mose Reist’s for supper & made a call at N. Bearinger’s, A. W. Weber’s & Hy. Horst’s here for a call. 5. Noah fetched Rebecca Bauman,-who started to work here. We prepared to thrash AM, thrashed PM. ¼ day. I ganged awhile. 6. I at Osiah Martin to thrash all day. Noah in St. Jacobs to get cider & apple- butter made & ganged PM. 7. I ganged & Noah erected a post under engine house & pulled some mangolds AM. Hauled in & made out mangolds. J. Grosz’s 2 girls helped PM. Stored away 9 loads. 8. We made out mangolds & carrots & hauled them in nearly 8 loads & 1 ½ carrots; Mary Ann & Hannah Grosz helped. 9. I harrowed, Noah in town AM. We chopped grain & drawed engine & separator to John Grosz. 10.I helped to thrash at Jacob Fries all day & Noah at J. Grosz a little over ½ day with his outfit. Noah & Jno. hauled machines home. 11.SUNDAY: Noah, I & Rebecca at the WW Meeting. Levi L. Martin’s & Allen Martin here for dinner. Enos Martin’s Jno. here for supper. 12.I ploughed all day; started at the fall ploughing. Noah in Elmira & fetched wind pumptop (Toronto make) for $40. & sold the old wheel for $3 ½ AM., & put apples away PM. 13.I ploughed AM. I at Dav. Bauman (G. M. Bauman helped for us too) to thrash PM. C. Hahn & Sol. Lichty & Noah removed old wheel & erected some of the new. Noah’s father with Enos Bauman’s here for dinner. Grandmother here for dinner & supper. �71 14.Noah, Hahn & Lichty worked at the wheel about all day & I ploughed. 15.I ploughed all day. Noah went to Chr. Eby AM. then worked a t the apples. Jonathan L. Martin here for supper. 16.I ploughed all day, Noah ploughed AM. & worked at the apples & in Elmira PM. Hy. Martin’s here for supper. 17.Noah & I ploughed nearly all day; worked some chores at noon. 18.SUNDAY: I at S. Peel Meeting, at Amos Martin’s for dinner, at Dav. Martin’s for supper. Seth Bauman’s here for dinner. Moses Bauman’s were here for supper. 19.I ploughed all day, Noah ploughed AM & worked about buildings. 20.I ploughed nearly all day, Noah ploughed PM. Hy. Martin’s here for dinner & supper. Hy. got cider made in St. Jacobs for us. 21.I ploughed, Noah worked small jobs AM. I harrowed & Noah ploughed. 22.Noah & I ploughed nearly all day, chopped grain at noon awhile. 23.I harrowed & ploughed all day. Noah ploughed all day. Ground very dry. 24.We worked in the buildings, Noah in town AM. We ploughed awhile in the evening. Some rain. 25.SUNDAY: I at Aaron Weber’s for dinner, Noah Weber & I at Noah Bearinger’s for a call. Grandmother here all day. Emanuel & Salina Gingrich & Sarah Bauman (cousin) here for dinner. 26.I ploughed & spread some manure, Noah ploughed awhile AM. & took Grandmother home & in town & spread some manure. A little rain. 27.Noah & I ploughed nearly all day, & spread some manure. 28.Noah & I ploughed some. Rainy about ½ a day, I worked some in buildings. 29.Noah & I ploughed all day. 30.I ploughed all day, Noah ploughed nearly all day. Some rain. 31.Joe Stange here to lower old tile drain, I helped all day. NOVEMBER 1908 1. SUNDAY: I at Menno Weber’s for dinner. George Bauman’s brought Grandmother to stay awhile. 2. J. Stange & I worked at tile drains, Noah helped nearly all day & Noah Horst helped PM. Noah’s wife very low. 3. I ploughed all day. Noah in town AM. & ploughed PM. 4. I helped to thrash at Hy. Brubacher all day. Noah ploughed awhile. Noah kept company with his wife sometimes these days. Cold high wind. 5. Noah & I ploughed. Noah awhile in the house by wife & visitors. 6. I ploughed nearly all day, Noah nearly all AM. Noah in the house by his wife, who was very low. Aaron Weber’s, John Lackner’s & Dan. Bauman’s here for supper; Mary died at about 10.15 PM, of consumption. I told my parents to come over. 7. We, friends & neighbors helped to prepare for the funeral. Menno Weber & Oziah Martin here to wake during the night. �72 8. SUNDAY: Hy. Horst’s & Aaron Weber’s here at noon, Dan. Bauman’s here for supper, Dan’s wife here over night. Josiah Cressman & Hy. Ziegler here to wake during the night. I took Grandmother to her home for awhile in the afternoon. 9. Mary’s funeral to-day at 9.30 at the house. Her age was 39 years, 10 months and 25 days. It was reported that 92 teams left from here in the procession. Hy. Martin’s here over night. 10.I ploughed all day. Noah, my parents & other friends helped to clean house & wash & replace stuff to its former order. 11.Noah & I ploughed nearly all day. Wet snow in the morning. 12.Noah & I ploughed nearly all day, chopped awhile at noon. 13.Noah & I ploughed all day. Noah drove scholars part ways down. Isaiah & team here PM. & here over night. 14.Noah, I & Isaiah (here today) ploughed nearly all day. Steady snowfall. 15.SUNDAY: Noah & children & Grandmother at Hy. Martin’s for dinner. Noah took Grandmother home in the evening. The rest at home. 16.Noah fetched some fine gravel for the hens & took some of Grandmother’s stuff home. We drawed a load of hay into the barn. I mend some harness, splitt wood, etc. Storms of snow by jerks. 17.Noah over by my father drawing wood together nearly all day, I helped PM. I did chores & trimmed steer tails AM. Sleighing. 18.I did chores & other work AM. I cut wood in bush PM. Noah let horses shod & fetched Hy. Martin’s wife who was here today. 19.I helped to thrash at Dav. Bauman all day. Noah did the chores & in St. Jacobs & prepared for butchering. Mild. 20.We butchered 2 hogs all day. Mild. 21.I helped Noah to clean out the cistern & did chores AM. I helped to thrash at Dan. Bauman PM. Noah & Mary Ann in town AM. & took butcher stuff home & in town PM. 22.SUNDAY: Rebecca & I at the NW Meeting, at Daniel Gingrich‘s for dinner, at Israel Martin’s for supper. Mild. 23.We prepared for thrashing AM. Thrashed PM.,-10 strangers. 24.I at my parents to help to thrash AM. & harrowed PM. Noah disced & worked some other jobs. Drear & some rain. 25.I harrowed nearly all day. Noah in St. Jacobs & at an auction sale. Fog. 26.I washed carriage. Noah fetched a dump-cart from Jno. Fries & I one from C. Eisenbach. We dug out some stones. Windy. 27.Noah, I, my father & Isaiah & Dan. Hoffman Sr. helped to draw earth out of the lane into an old well (40’x7’) all day. 28.I did chores, Noah with Wm. Moeser bought a colt rising 3 years’ old for $70 from near Macton. We drawed earth into old well. Jonathan Martin’s Josiah here for supper on a visit. �73 29.SUNDAY: Noah & his girls at Amos Gingrich’s for dinner. Mary Ann & Rebecca at Menno Weber’s for dinner. Henry Ziegler here for dinner and for supper also. 30.Noah in St. Jacobs & changed old horses, I in Elmira & did chores AM. I killed & skinned off an old horse. Noah took Rebecca Bauman home after 8 wks. of labor & fetched Mary Ann Bauman,-who started to work for Noah now. DECEMBER 1908 1. Noah & I chopped AM. I started to work for some wks. at Menno Weber at noon. Menno & I cut wood PM. 2. We butchered 2 hogs all day. Rough weather. 3. Chas. Schliter here with traction engine & chopper nearly all day. I helped some at the chopping & cut some wood. Chopped about 45 bu. per hour @ $.60,-plate mill. 4. I helped to thrash clover at Ephriam Weber all day. 5. Menno & I cut wood in bush all day. 6. SUNDAY: Menno’s & I at the WW Meeting. Wendel Martin’s here for supper. I at Grandmother for supper. Snowfall PM & night. 7. I cut up treetops, Menno at the fair AM., we in bush PM. 8. Menno & I cut wood in his bush all day. Menno sold yesterday & today 15 pigs of about 40 or 50 lbs. at $3 a piece. Some snow these days. 9. Menno & I in bush nearly all day. We did small jobs at noon. Menno at Meeting house to give some payments. 10.Menno & I in bush all day. 11.Menno & I in bush nearly all day. Some light rain. 12.Menno & I in bush all day. Menno’s wife & his mother at Jones Martin’s on a visit awhile PM. 13.SUNDAY: Noah Weber, Ezra Bauman & I at a Meeting of the other Mennonites AM. I visited Ezra at E. Gingrich’s over noon. We made a call at Elias Martin’s to visit. Samuel, Ezra & I visited Josiah Gingrich at Jno. Lackner’s for supper. 14.Menno & I in bush all day. 15.Menno & I in bush all day. Mild weather. I went over to Noah to feed in the eve. He & his 2 girls at A. Knorr’s wedding. 16.I tinkered about in the barn, I had a kind of sore throat these days. 17.I tinkered about in the barn. We chopped some grain PM. 18.I tinkered about in the barn at Noah till noon, then I at Menno in his bush PM. 19.I helped to thrash at Epraim Weber all day. I went to town in the evening. 20.SUNDAY: Mary Ann Weber & I at the SP Meeting, at Martin Frey’s for dinner, at Daniel Bauman’s for supper. My parents visited Noah & stayed for dinner & supper. 21.Menno & I in bush all day. I fetched saw from father who filed it. �74 22.Menno & I at Susanah Messer’s funeral by Jno. Lackner’s AM. We in bush PM. 23.I in bush all day, & Menno PM. Menno drawed a load of wood for Chas. Klinck in Elmira. 24.Menno & I in bush AM. I cut up tree tops, Menno & J. Grosz sawed PM. 25.CHRISTMAS: Menno & I at the WW Meeting AM. Leah Bauman here for supper. 26.I in town Am, at my parents for dinner. I awhile at G. M. Bauman’s PM. Aaron Weber’s were here for dinner. 27.SUNDAY: Mary Ann Bauman, Hannah Weber & I at Martins’ Meeting, at Wendel Martin’s for dinner, at Enos Martin’s for supper. Menno’s at Reuben Bauman’s for dinner, at Hy. Horst’s for supper. A. Weber’s boys did the chores here. 28.Menno & I in bush all day. I went to Noah over night. 29.Noah thrashed all day, I helped, 9 strangers AM & 10 PM. 30.Noah thrashed about ¼ day, I helped to work for him till noon AM. I helped to thrash at Daniel Bauman for Menno PM. 31.Menno & I helped to thrash at Dan Bauman all day. Stormy. DIARY 1909 ANGUS S. BAUMAN JANUARY 1. NEW YEAR’S DAY: I drove Mary Ann Bauman & Mary Ann Weber to Dan. Bauman in the forenoon. I fed for Noah & Menno. Menno’s at Martin Bauman’s for both meals. I went with Solomon Martin to Noah Bearinger’s for a call PM. 2. Menno & I ¼ day at Dan Bauman to thrash & did some chores AM. Worked in bush PM. I went over to Noah in the evening. John Lehman’s of Alberta at Noah. 3. SUNDAY: Noah & Jno. Lehman’s at the WW Meeting, at Eli Martin’s for dinner, at Aaron Weber’s for supper. Mary Ann Weber & I at the WW Meeting too. Some young folks here for supper. Jacob W. Martin’s wedding. Soft weather. 4. I did chores & splitt some wood. Noah in Berlin to fetch a bbb Motor gasoline (Qeen City oil Co.) 47.6 gal. @ $.17 ½. 5. Noah & I by my parents to butcher all day. I helped in Menno Weber’s name. 6. I did chores, cleaned cattle & put Zenolium on some. Noah took some hogs ($.06 a lb.) to Elmira AM & then at Hy. Gingrich to thrash PM. Rough weather. 7. Menno & I in his bush AM., at Dav. Bauman to thrash. 8. Menno in bush. I helped to thrash at A. W. Weber all day. �75 9. Menno & I helped to thrash at A. W. Weber about all day. 10.SUNDAY: Menno’s at the SP Meeting, at Josiah Martin’s for dinner, at Amzi Snyder’s for supper. Mary Ann Weber & I at my parents for dinner. 11.Menno at the fair, I cut up top wood AM. We in bush PM. 12.Menno & I in bush all day. Addison Ziegler helped a little over ½ a day. 13.Menno & I in bush all day. Cold. 14.I at Noah again. Noah & I in bush nearly all day. 15.I did the chores AM., & worked in bush PM. Noah & Mary Ann Weber at the funeral of Sam Weber’s wife at Levi Weber’s. 16.Hy. Shantz’s of Dumpfries here last night. I did chores, Noah & I awhile in bush AM. I in bush PM. Noah at the Beef-ring Meeting. 17.SUNDAY: Noah & his girls & Hy. Horst’s at Levi Martin Sr. for dinner, at Daniel Martin’s for supper. Annie Bauman was here awhile. 18.I did the chores & splitt some wood. Noah in Elmira & by my father. 19.Noah & I chopped AM. Drawed fire-wood logs together in bush PM. Noah & Geo Bauman went to Jno. Lichty over night, thence to funeral. 20.I did chorse AM. Drawed logs together in bush PM. Noah & Geo at the funeral of Amos Cressman, in Wilmot. Mild. 21.I did chores, cleaned cattle & helped Eli Martin making saw-logs about ¼ day. Noah helped to butcher at Reub. Bauman. Mild. 22.We worked about in the barn. Dreary and some rain. 23.I worked about in buildings & piled up wood in bush. Noah in town. Dreary, rainy & mild, snow fast disappearing. 24.SUNDAY: Noah & his girls at Grandmother for dinner. The rest at home. 25.I did chores & piled up some wood in bush. Noah & Mary Ann Weber helped to prepare for the funeral at Jones Martin’s. Noah in town PM. Sold 3 year old colt to Geo. Bauman for $85. 26.I hustler at Jones Martin & by the dentist to get 2 teeth filled for $1.50. The other also at the funeral of Hannah S. Bauman, Aged 22 years, 1 mon. & 10 days. Noah at Aaron Hoffman to see a horse. 27.I did chores, cleaned cattle & splitt wood. Noah visited Noah Bearinger’s over noon & at Jones Martin to see a horse. Some snow. 28.I chored round & splitt wood. A. Hoffman here on horse business & over noon. Noah & I sawed wood in bush PM. 29.Noah & I worked in bush AM. Cleaned wheat, price $.95, stormy PM. 30.I did chores & prepared for butchering. Noah fetched a brown mare rising 3 years old for $166. Geo. fetched his $85. colt. 31.SUNDAY: Noah, I & Mary Ann Bauman at the WW Meeting. Mary Ann Bauman & I at Daniel Bauman’s for supper. Cold. FEBRUARY 1909 1. We butchered 4 hogs & a young cow; my parents, Noah Horst & his mother & Eli Martin helped here. �76 2. I did the chores & other jobs. Noah took butcher stuff home AM. & took wheat to mill. Dan. Bauman buried at NW Yard. 3. I did chores & worked in bush. Noah hauled saw-logs to Dan. Bauman’s saw- mill, Floradale, AM. & PM. 4. I hauled logs to Floradale, Noah in town AM. Noah hauled logs to Floradale, I in bush PM. Mild. 5. We hauled fire-wood logs out & sawed some short. Mild & drear. 6. I did chores & small jobs, Noah in Elmira. Henry Martin’s were here for supper. 7. SUNDAY: Noah & his girls & Hy. Martin’s at the funeral of a widow,-Peter Shantz’s wife, aged 78 years, 2 mon. & 27 days; I & Mary Ann Weber at Meeting house at the funeral. Noah at Hy. Martin’s for supper. Mary Ann Weber at M. M. Weber for supper. 8. I did chores & other jobs. Noah at the fair AM. & PM. 9. We chopped grain AM. Noah & Mary Ann Bauman in Elmira, I cleaned cattle, stormy. PM. 10.I awhile in bush & worked other jobs. Mary Ann Weber at a quilting at Mose Bauman’s, Noah drove her up & I fetched her. Noah fetched 3 pigs av. about 84 lbs. for $13.25 from Henry Lackner. 11.We cleaned seed oats AM. Made fire-wood PM. Stormy. 12.I did chores & awhile in bush. Noah fetched oak horse-stall posts from Joe Snyder. We in bush drawing wood together PM. Mild weather. 13.I did the chores, Noah in Elmira AM. We awhile in bush PM. 14.SUNDAY: Mary Ann Weber & I at the NW Meeting, at Aaron Bauman’s for dinner, at Joseph Martin’s for supper. Henry Ziegler here for dinner & supper. John Lehman’s came tonight. 15.Mary Ann Bauman & I at the funeral of Elias Brubacher’s Lavina, aged 17 years, 1 mon. 20 days AM. I did chores PM. Noah & Jno. Lehman’s went round visiting all day, at Annie Bauman’s for dinner, at my parents for supper and in Elmira too. 16.I did the chores & worked other jobs & 2 hrs. at Eli Martin in his bush. Noah & Lehman’s went visiting, at Israel Weber’s for dinner, at Seth Bauman’s for supper & at other places, then Noah drove them to his uncle Joe Martin. 17.I did chores, Noah in St. Jacobs to fetch, middlings at $1.20 per cwt., bran $1.10 & corn at $1.30 a cwt. AM. I worked at fire-wood PM. 18.Noah & I helped to thrash at Dav. Bauman ¾ day. Bechtell’s wife buried. 19.Noah & I cut wood for Eli AM. We cleaned oats a little. Rainy PM. 20.Noah & I in Eli’s bush AM. Noah & Mary Ann Weber in Elmira, I in Eli’s bush about 3 hrs PM. 21.SUNDAY: Noah & his girls at Jonathan Martin for dinner, at John M. Bauman’s for supper. My brethern, Lydia & Noah here for dinner. Mild weather. 22.I did chores AM. Noah & I in Eli Martin’s bush PM. �77 23.We were a short while in Eli’s bush; Noah sold to Levi Groff a dark brown mare for $165. Rainy. Noah at Small’s sale. I did chores. 24.I did chores, Noah & Mary Ann Weber in Elmira AM. Noah & I in Eli’s bush ½ a day PM. High winds towards eve. 25.I did chores. Noah at Abs. Martin. We in Eli’s bush ½ a day PM. 26.We in Eli’s bush ¼ day AM. We in Noah’s bush PM. 27.I did the chores & other jobs. Noah in Elmira AM. & PM. & bought salt off the car,--2 bags @ $.75 each containing 200 lbs. 28.SUNDAY: We all in WW Meeting. Aaron Bauman’s, Ezra L. Martin’s, Enos Martin’s, 3 of Levi L. Martin’s children, Hannah & Nelson Martin here for dinner, Amos & Aaron Rudy & Jones Bauman, Isacc Bauman & Malinda Sittler were here for supper. MARCH 1909 1. We did the chores, chopped grain & sawed wood in bush. 2. Noah at E. M. Martin to butcher nearly all day. I did chores & in bush. 3. Noah took Levi Groff’s mare down to him & at Aaron Shantz’s sale. I did the chores, cleaned cattle & splitt wood. Stormy. 4. I did the chores AM. & sawed maple wood PM. Noah at Henry Martin’s for dinner & fetched a fresh heifer $31 & 4 bu. black barely at $1.20 a bu. and got a sleigh from Brubachers, St. Jacobs. 5. I did the chores & cut wood in bush. Noah & Dav. Martin went away to see horses. 6. I did the chores AM., in bush PM. Noah away looking after horses. 7. SUNDAY: Mary Ann Bauman & I at the Conestogo Meeting & funeral of Amos Brubacher’s child, at Daniel Cressman’s for dinner, at Osiah Martin’s for supper. My parents & Menno M. Bauman’s here for dinner. Eli M. Martin’s here for supper. 8. Noah at the fair AM., & then he & Sam. Weber looked after horses. Dav. Martin fetched from here a brown horse, rising 6 yrs. old for $140. I at the fair AM., & did chores & awhile in bush PM. 9. I did chores, Noah looked after horses in Peel. Noah & I by Winterbourne to see horses. Cold fog & wet. 10.I did chores AM, & in bush, sawed, splitt & piled up wood PM. Noah hauled 3 loads of gravel from S. S. for Osiah Martin. 11.I did chores AM., & in bush PM. Noah by his brother Jonathan over noon, then at Seth Bauman’s sale. I wrote letters to Eli Bauman Iowa; Eli Weaver, Ind; & to Amos Rudy Berlin. 12.I did chores AM. & in bush PM. Noah fetched a load of gravel from S. S. for himself & fetched posts PM. 13.I did chores AM., & in bush PM. Noah in Berlin over noon. 14.SUNDAY: Noah & his girls at Andrew Freeman’s for both meals. My brother Isaiah here for both meals. Mary Ann Bauman & Mary Ann Weber at Menno �78 Fry’s for dinner. Mary Ann Weber at Dan. Bauman’s for supper. Isaiah & I made a call on Theodore Beisel who lies in bed with a broken leg. 15.I did chores, Noah in town AM. I washed harnesses PM. Grandmother came in morn, Noah took her home in eve. 16.I did chores & oiled & washed harnesses. Noah fetched Hy. Martin’s wife (here today) in morn, by his brother Levi and at one Shantz’s sale PM. 17.Noah & I worked at harnesses & cleaned some barely. Mary Ann Bauman at Eli S. Martin’s quilting. 18.I did chores & oiled harness, Noah at Sarah Bauman on a horse buisness, then we chopped grain PM. 19.I did chores & made harness together. Noah to Jno. M. Bauman over noon & exchanged chopped barely on seed mixture. 20.Noah & M. Ann B. in Elmira, I made harness together AM. I drove Noah down nearly to his brother Jonathan from where he fetched an old cow for $45. M. Ann W. & I at Israel Shantz’s over night, visited Hattie Lichty, who worked here. 21.SUNDAY: M. Ann W. & I at Martins’ Meeting, at Ab. Horst’s for dinner & at Tobias Martin’s for supper. Three of Dan. Bauman’s girls here for dinner to visit their sister Mary Ann. 22.We did chores & docked a horse AM. then cleaned apple trees PM. 23.We did the chores & cleaned apple trees. 24.Cleaned apple trees AM. Dan & Hy. Ernst were here for dinner. I splitt some wood. 25.We worked small jobs. Noah at A. Straub’s sale PM. I trimmed oak horse stall posts PM. 26.I trimmed oak posts, Noah on dog buisness AM. We took posts to Elmira to get them sawed out PM. 27.Noah fetched a load of gravel & in town PM. I did chores & cleaned apple trees 28.SUNDAY: Noah, I & M. Ann B. & little girls in WW Meeting. Noah Lichty & David Bearinger & 3 children of Jonathan Martin here for dinner. Lno. Lackner’s here for supper. 29.I did chores & cleaned apple trees. Noah in Conestogo to get a horse shod, PM. 30.We chopped grain AM., & divide potatoes PM. Noah in town in eve. M. Ann B. at Dav. Martin’s “quilting bee”. 31.I did the chores & worked in barn & cleaned cherry trees. Noah away with Hy. Brubacher on horse buisness. APRIL 1909 1. We bagged up potatoes, etc, AM. I worked at oak posts. Noah took potatoes to Elmira at $.50 @ bag. �79 2. We sowed clover seed in morn & worked small jobs AM. I worked at oak posts, Noah exchanged oats at A. Freeman. 3. I worked small jobs & at the oak posts. Noah in Elmira. 4. SUNDAY: M. Ann W. & I at the SP Meeting, at Elias W Martin’s for dinner, at Daniel Hoffman’s for supper. Noah’s girls & M. Ann B. up by her parents. Noah at David Bauman’s for supper. Mild & muddy. 5. We tore old horse stable out, Noah in Elmira. Mild. 6. Noah & I & my father (here today.) worked at the horse stable, rebuilt it, put in oak posts surrounded with concrete cement. Very warm. 7. Noah, I & my father worked at horse stable all day. High wind. 8. Noah, I & my father worked at horse stalls all day. I took father home in the evening. 9. GOOD FRIDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. Annanias Martin’s here for dinner. 10.Noah, I & my father worked at horse stable all day. 11.SUNDAY: EASTER: M. Ann W. & I at the NW Meeting, at Noah B. Martin’s Jr. for dinner, at Moses Martin’s for supper. Noah & his girls at Hy. Brubacher for supper. Menno Sauder here for dinner. Chr. Martin’s (Sr.) wife got burried at Martin 12.EASTER MONDAY: I helped to sow clover seed & did chores; Noah fetched a young dog from Enoch Burkhardt & at fair AM. My father, Noah & I worked at chopp chists, etc. Amos Martin here for supper. A “quilting bee” took place here today. 13.Noah took father’s circular saw home, we did chores & worked small jobs. Rain & snow PM. 14.Noah in St. Jacobs to fetch mill food & old pipes from Is. & Moses Martin AM. & in Elmira to get pipes cut for in front of the horses’ troughs PM. I did chores & other jobs. 15.Noah & I went to Hy. Horst’s to cut straw & fill bed straw sacks AM. I at Eli M. Martin to help to cement PM. 16.I helped to cement at Eli M. Martin AM. Noah fixed iron pipes in front of the horses’ troughs AM. We chopped, etc, PM. 17.I helped to cement at Eli M. Martin all day. Noah worked small jobs & took 3 pigs to Elmira at $7.10 per cwt., Wt. av. 170 18.SUNDAY: Noah & his girls at John Martin’s for dinner. M. Ann B. at David Bauman’s for supper. I at home all day. 19.I shovelled gravel in on road, Noah fetched a load of gravel for Eli M. Martin AM. I splitt wood & mend harness PM. 20.We planted trees & worked in orchard. Noah & the two Mary Anns in Elmira PM. 21.Noah & I drawed apple tree twigs out of orchard, chopped some grain & worked other jobs. Some rain. 22.We repaired & set posts & gates & fence. �80 23.I repaired fences. Noah & M. Ann B. at the funeral of Jacob Martin in S. Peel, aged 68 years AM. Joe Snyder’s here for dinner from the funeral. Noah cut my hair. 24.I repaired fences & did chores. Noah at D. Hoffman to exchange seed oats AM., then Noah & his girls in St. Jacobs & visited his father, at Hy. Martin’s for supper. 25.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. John M. Bauman’s, Dan B. Martin’s here for dinner. Hy. B. Martin’s here for both meals. 26.I repaired fences. Noah & M. Ann. W. at Dan Hoffman’s to prepare for funeral. Noah & I got out seeding machines & rolled grassfield & ganged in furrows. 27.I & others at the funeral of Wendel H. Bauman, aged 81yrs. 7mon., 21days. We made fence awhile PM. Levi L. Martin’s here for supper. 28.I fixed fences & did chores AM, & went to Dan. Hoffman’s over noon to act hostler, then ganged a little & washed buggy. Noah & M. Ann W. at Dan Hoffman’s (Jr) child’s funeral. Noah in town in evening. 29.I did chores & cleaned cattle & worked about in barn. Noah & Hy. Lackner at C. Bowman to see about the big water ditch. Cyrus Cressman’s wife got burried. A little cold & storms of snow which heaped up banks some 2’ deep. 30.I did chores, worked at a post-hole & sawed wood. Noah fetched mill food from St. Jacobs, corn per cwt $1.40. Midd $1.30. MAY 1909 1. I did chores & sawed summer wood etc. Noah in town, PM. Parents awhile here. Snow storms by jerks. 2. SUNDAY: I was home all day. Noah & his girls at Enos Gingrich’s for supper. Chr. Martin’s child burried at Martins’. Thick snowstorms by jerks. (Jno. Martin’s child got burried at N. Woolwich yesterday.) 3. I did chores & sawed up summer wood. Noah took 8 pigs to St. Jacobs, Wt. 1370# @ $.07 ¼ AM. & then took M. Ann B. home. 4. We fastened an end post for a wire fence, patched barn roof & worked other jobs. M. Ann B. came again tonight. 5. Noah took M. Ann W. over to Grandmother to help her clean house. I splitt & piled up summer wood AM. We patched roofs, etc; PM. 6. We drawed a little manure, earth & stones, I ganged awhile & Noah cultivated. Noah fetched M. Ann W. from Grandmother in eve. 7. We drawed some stones & ash, etc; AM. Cleaned up a corner full of small trees by orchard. Jno. Martin’s child burried at N. Woolwich, last Sat. was the day the other got burried. We had rain last evening and night. 8. We drawed trees & tops & stones. Noah cultivated & I sowed about 3 acres in oats. Fine weather. 9. SUNDAY: Noah & his girls by my parents for supper. Noah Horst & Josiah Gingrich here for supper. �81 10.I did the chores, cleaned cattle & splitt wood. Noah in Elmira. Wet & some rain. 11.I repiled wood in bush & dug apple-stumps partly out etc. Noah & M. Ann W. helped to wash-out Meeting house, AM. Noah & M. Ann B. helped to prepare for funeral at Elias Martin’s PM. 12.I drawed apple-tree stumps, ash on land & stones from & I was also in Elmira. Noah & Dan. Bauman on the “Ditch Buisness” that had arosed hard feeling in the neighborhood. 13.Noah & I cultivated some, AM. I hostler over noon at Elias Martin’s, Noah & the girls also at the funeral at Meeting house. Noah cultivated & I sowed oats PM. 14.I sowed oats awhile & ganged, Noah broadcast AM. Rainy PM. We worked then small jobs. 15.I did chores & ganged then barely patch. Noah in St. Jacobs & Elmira, AM. Noah sowed oats. Rain in eve. 16.SUNDAY: M Ann B. & I at Elias W. Martin’s for dinner, at Dav. Martin’s for supper. Hy. Horst’s & Moses C. Martin’s & Noah’s Aunt Veronica here for supper. 17.I washed buggy, fixed driving-shed door, etc. Noah fetched about 50 rds. of 9 wire fence at $.44 per rd. from Jno. Martin, Wallenstein, C.P.R. Wetland. 18.Noah fetched tiles from Louis Beisel, lent 380 tiles. I ditched nearly all day. Jno. Grosz ganged here PM. 19.I ditched AM., & sowed peas PM. Noah helped to tile about all day. Joe Stange helped about ¾ day. J. Grosz drove horses for us about ¾ day. 20.ASCENSION DAY: Noah, I & M. Ann B. at the Conestogo Meeting AM. I sowed B. & O., Noah cultivated. Northgraves (nursery agent) here over noon. We planted trees in eve. 21.I sowed B. & O. & ganged a little AM., harrowed PM. Noah cultivated & sowed some also. 22.I sowed some black oats & goosewheat & harrowed AM, & sowed with broadcast seeder PM. Noah sowed AM, and at the “Waterditch Meeting” in Conestogo PM. 23.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. Some young folks here for supper. 24.We drove out to Elmira for Wm. O’Neil, 2 steers, Wt. 2410# @ 5¼; 4 others, Wt. 3860# @ $.05; 1 heifer (wt. 610#) at $30. Then I ganged at barely patch & Noah sowed oats. 25.I finished ganging barely patch & sowed barely. Noah cultivated, harrowed & rolled. 26.I harrowed about 24 acres with 3 horses. Noah rolled some & harrowed barely patch & ploughed some of root patch. 27.I worked small jobs. Noah got a horse shod in St. Jacobs AM. Noah in Elmira, I drawed stones from field PM. 28.I drawed stones from field. Noah in Floradale & bo't a long wooden ladder for $2, from Jno. Brox AM. & also bought of Hy. Gingrich 7 pigs about 3 mon. old �82 (small for their age) for $11. We ploughed in mangold patch PM. Drear & some fine rain. 29.I by my parents, there all day, loading & spreading manure & set power & c. mixer. Noah worked on mangold patch. Menno Weber lent a horse from here for about 1 ½ days. 30.SUNDAY: Noah & his girls at Grandmother for dinner, at Recevious Martin’s for supper. The rest of us at home. 31.I fetched a mangold drill, sowed mangolds & took drill home, harrowed & rolled potatoe patch. Noah ridged mangold patch & at the WW Meeting. M. Ann W. at a quilting at Elias Martin’s. M. Ann B. & Noah’s girls up by her parents nearly all day. Warm. JUNE 1909 1. I cut potatoes & Noah awhile too. Noah took M. Ann. W. to help to prepare for funeral at Enos Gingrich’s AM. Noah, I & M. Ann W. planted potatoes. 2. We all at Enos Gingrich’s child’s funeral, I was hustler, aged 1yr. 5mon. I dug end post hole. Iwan Martin here to stretch up wire fence PM. Chr. Weaver, Eli Winger & Dan Warner & their wives of Ind. paid here a call. Sam. Horst’s & Hy. Horsts came along too. Warm. 3. I by my parents helped to build silo all day. Noah worked at wire fence post & rolled land. Warm. 4. I by my parents helped to build silo & to butcher the 1st beef of this season, all day. Noah & Moses Bauman build some wire fence AM. Menno Wideman Sr. here for dinner on a visit. Noah rolled land after supper. 5. I did chores & rolled land. Noah fetched beef AM. Noah & M. Ann B. in Elmira PM. 6. SUNDAY: Noah & his girls at Esther Ziegler, Waterloo, for dinner, at Sol. Lichty’s for supper. M. Ann B. & M. Ann W. at Aaron Weber’s for both meals. I at home all day. 7. I rolled land nearly all day. Noah at fair. Cool. 8. I worked to hang on an iron gate & stretch a barb wire along on top of a fence. Noah in St. Jacobs AM. We pulled googles in wheat PM. 9. Noah & I pulled googles about ¾ day & place rails on fence. 10.I laid rails on fence, cut washers for vehicles, etc. Noah & I repaired some fence. Chopped some grain. 11.I tied down top-rails on fence, etc. Noah in town AM. Noah & I cut thistles in peas PM. 12.We cut thistles in peas & hauled a load of hay from D. shed into barn. Noah bo’t a calf about 6 or 7 wks old for $5. from Ceiling, North of Elmira. 13.SUNDAY: Hy. Horst’s & Noah with his girls at Martin’s Meeting, at Paul Martin’s for dinner, at Enos Martin’s for supper. M. Ann. W. & comrades at Martin’s Meeting. Drear, rain & hail in eve. �83 14.I cut thistles & pulled yellow dock & worked a few other jobs. Noah at Conestogo Meeting & worked other jobs. M. Ann W. cut thistles. 15.We worked some small jobs & drawed out 34 loads of manure. Menno Weber helped ½ day PM. 16.We drawed out about 42 loads of manure & spread a little. Menno Weber helped all day. About 76 lds. on 8 acres. 17.Noah in St. Jacobs to get heavy team shod, I worked small jobs AM. We spread manure PM. Some rain. Noah sold to Everatt’s a calf, age about 1 mon. Wt. about 106# for $4.75. 18.Noah & I shovelled & hauled gravel about all day & spread some manure after supper. 19.I hauled on highways AM. & Noah PM. Noah in Elmira & fetched beef AM. I spread manure PM. John Lichty here over night. 20.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. Alvin Weber, Manassa Martin & sister, Johnnason Martin & 2 sisters, Menno Hoffman’s here for dinner. Scylas & Annie Martin here for supper. Ohio preachers were at Meeting, Dan Martin & Jac. Weber. 21.Noah & I ploughed AM, cut thistles, M. Ann W. helped PM. 22.We ploughed fallow nearly all day, cut thistles after supper. A little rain at noon. Hot weather. M. Ann B. at quilting at Hy. Gingrich’s. 23.Noah & I ploughed fallow AM. Noah in Elmira & bro’t a McCormick hay rake, 32 teeth, 10 feet wide, for $28. We cut thistles. 24.Noah & I ploughed fallow AM. Noah scuffled mangolds, I & girls cleaned some, Noah helped after supper. 25.Noah & I ploughed fallow nearly all day & cleaned mangolds. 26.I ploughed about ¾ day, & Noah AM., finished ploughing fallow for the 1st time; I then cleaned mangolds. Noah & Hy. Lackner in Conestogo to see township clerk, etc. A very warm week & the ground a little dry. 27.SUNDAY: Mary Ann Bauman & I at the Conestogo Meeting, at Hy. B. Martin’s for dinner, Noah & his girls at Menno Weber’s for supper. 28.We cleaned some mangolds & cut thistles, the 2 Mary Anns helped. Noah in town PM. Jacob Dunke burried. 29.We cut thistles, girls helped PM. We pulled googles after supper. 30.We cut thistles, girls helped some. We pulled googles after supper. JULY 1909 1. We cut thistles, girls helped some. We pulled googles after supper. 2. We cut thistles, M. Ann W. helped about ¾ day. I hauled in summer wood after supper. Noah in Elmira after supper to see about the water ditch. Some rain to-night. 3. I harrowed fallow AM. I cut thistles, M. Ann W. helped awhile PM. Noah in Elmira & fetched beef AM; took his girls to Hy. Martin’s after dinner & then �84 went to Court of Revision, of water ditch, in Conestogo. Noah sometimes away & neighbors here during past week to consider over said ditch. 4. SUNDAY: M. Ann W. & I at the NW Meeting, at Menno M. Bauman’s for dinner, at Isacc Gingrich’s for supper. Daniel Bauman’s & Hy. Ziegler here for dinner. We at Meeting PM. 5. Noah & I cleaned mangles AM. Noah & girls cut thistles & cleaned mangles. I helped to shingle barn roof by my parents. 6. I helped at father’s roof AM. Isaiah & I then went over to Noah & with others cleaned mangles PM. 7. Noah, I, Isaiah all day, Mary Ann nearly all day cleaned some mangles & cut thistles. 8. Noah, I Isaiah (here all day) scuffled & hoed potatoes & cut thistles. M. Ann W. helped PM. 9. We uprooted burdocks, rolled fallow & cut thistles. 10.I disced fallow with 4 horse team & mowed a few thistles. Noah in Waterloo. Rain, tonight, accompanied by lightning & thunder. 11.SUNDAY: M. Ann B. & I at Martin’s Meeting AM & PM, at Eli Horst’s for dinner, at Allen Knorr’s for supper. Noah & his girls at Hy. Gingrich’s for supper. 12.I mowed grass with sycthe & Noah with mower a little. I pulled out burdocks, helped Noah move implements & cut thistles. I washed at riggs after supper. 13.I mowed fence corners out & cut thistles. Noah & M. Ann W. helped each awhile. Noah mowed with mower. I harrowed after supper. Noah in St. Jacobs to fetch feed. 14.I finished harrowing fallow & then we stirred up hay, drawed in 7 loads of hay Eli Martin helped ½ day, his laborer about ¾ day. Warm. Norman Spaeth burried. 15.We awhile at Eli to make hay till rain came shortly after noon, then I chopped oats & Noah in Elmira. 16.We worked at a chopp bin, father helped AM. Noah & I helped at Eli to put away hay, about 7 loads. 17.I scuffled potatoes & ganged some of fallow, Noah fetched beef & worked at bin AM. We at Eli to put away hay, about 5 loads. 18.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. I & girls in Peel Meeting PM. M. Ann B. by her parents for supper. Dav. Bauman’s here for supper. 19.Noah & I mowed grass AM. Noah & I at Eli to put away hay, 6 loads, PM. 20.Noah & I mowed grass & I raked & worked a little up in barn AM. Drawed in 8 loads of hay, 2 of Eli’s helped. 21.I at the driving shed raising at Osiah Martin, then I, Noah, & Eli’s laborer unloaded some hay, a little rain AM. We hauled in about 2 loads hay, ganged fallow & scuffled potatoes. 22.I ganged fallow, Noah in town AM., then we worked at chopp bin. I took Beef Ring steer to father. Rain PM. �85 23.I helped to load manure at Menno Weber about ½ day. Noah at Eli to move woodshed, etc. Drear & some rain. 24.I spread manure at Menno Weber, Noah in town, took beef hide out ($.09) AM. I mowed thistles, Noah ganged in fallow PM. 25.SUNDAY: I & girls in the afternoon Meeting at Conestogo. Noah & his girls at David B. Martin’s. 26.Noah harrowed fallow & scuffled mangles AM. We & girls cleaned mangles for the 2nd time PM. Noah fetched some tiles after supper & replaced them at L. Beisel. 27.Noah & I cleaned bal. of mangles & drawed out manure, Menno Weber helped nearly ½ day. Hy. Martin’s wife & Judith Weber here for dinner. 28.Noah, I & M. Weber drawed out manure on sod AM. Noah & I got binder out & then he bindered wheat & I shocked some. 29.We bindered & shocked wheat & spread manure. M. Weber helped ½ dy. AM. Noah bindered wheat & I shocked PM. A little rain. Warm. 30.Noah & I ploughed fallow AM. Noah ploughed with 2-furrowed plow in fallow. I shocked some wheat & finished spreading manure on sod. 31.Noah ploughed about all day. I mowed weeds in bush AM & scuffled mangles PM. AUGUST 1909 1. SUNDAY: Noah & his girls & Hy. Martin’s at Levi Weber’s for dinner, at Geo. Musselman’s for supper. I & the two Mary Ann’s at the NW Afternoon Meeting. 2. I at Eli Martin nearly all day, tore up old woodshed foundation wall. Noah ploughed in fallow. We fetched a load of wheat after supper. Isaiah Kinzie & horses here over night. 3. Noah & I hauled in about 9 loads of wheat. 4. Noah & I ploughed fallow & set up thrashing machine AM. Hy. Martin here about ¾ day. We thrashed 5 loads of wheat & a small load for Eli, 2 of Eli’s helped PM. About 15 lds. of wheat from about 10 ac. 5. I raked wheat patch & Noah ploughed in fallow, then we fetched in rakings AM. We at Eli to tare off wall & ploughed sod a little after supper. Warm. 6. Noah & I ploughed sod nearly all day, thrashed wheat rakings & jopped grain a little at noon. Warm. 7. I ploughed sod nearly all day; Noah ploughed awhile & in Elmira AM, then at Hy. Martin’s to haul coals for him. M. Ann W. & I at Nathan Clemmer’s over night. Very warm. 8. SUNDAY: M. Ann W. & I at Martin’s Meeting AM & PM, at Israel Gingrich’s for dinner, at Ab. Martin’s for supper. My parents & Reuben Bauman’s here for dinner. 9. Noah & I ploughed sod. Noah & M. Ann W. in Elmira. 10.Noah & I ploughed sod. Noah & his girls at AW Weber’s. �86 11.Noah ploughed sod all day, & I ploughed AM & harrowed PM. 12.Noah & I ploughed bal. of sod, pulled out a few stumps, drawed a few stones & wood. Noah disced some sod, & I painted wooden pickets on wire fence after supper. 13.Noah disced all day on sod, I painted pickets & pulled out some weeds in potatoe patch. 14.I in town & fetched beef AM, I at the afternoon Meeting for the young people, at WW; Amos Rudy here this eve. & night. Noah disced sod. Dan. L. Martin’s here overnight too. 15.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting AM. Young people (I included) got Baptized. Elias W. Martin’s, Joshua Rudy’s & young folks here for dinner, Allen Knorr & a few young folks here for supper. 16.I painted fence pickets, Noah harrowed sod AM. I grinded reaping knives PM. Rainy PM. 17.I patched harness AM. & harrowed bal. of sod & some of fallow. Noah away again on the “Ditch Buisness”. 18.I harrowed bal. of fallow, Noah took away 12 hens, wt. 62# @ $.07 & then Noah bindered barely & I shocked. 19.We cleaned wheat awhile, then Noah bindered grain & I shocked. 20.We worked some small jobs in morn. Noah bindered oats & I shocked. Cool weather. 21.We worked small jobs, bindered & shocked oats. 22.SUNDAY: M. Ann B. & I at the Conestogo Meeting, at Dav. Sauder’s for dinner. Ma. Ann. W. at Hy. Gingrich’s for supper. Noah & his girls at Enos Bauman’s (she was ill) for dinner, at Henry B. Martin’s for supper. 23.We made off peas, Noah mowed, M. Ann W. & I rolled them aside. Dav. Bauman’s child died. M. Ann. B. & Noah helped at the funeral preparations. I ploughed in the evening & waked at David’s over night. 24.I ploughed, Noah helped to dig grave for David’s child AM. Noah & I at Eli Martin drawing in grain till to supper then we drawed in 2 loads of ours after supper. 25.We all at David Bauman’s child’s (Noah) funeral, aged 11 months & 25 days, AM. Noah awhile at David’s yet, I helped to thrash at Jacob Fries PM. Noah bindered. 26.Noah bindered oats & I shocked AM. We thrashed peas & other grain PM. ½ day. 27.We worked in barn awhile then Noah cut oats & I shocked. 28.I worked about barn & Noah fetched beef, then we drawed in barely. A little rain at noon. We cut & shocked bal. of oats. Drawed in grain after supper. Rain to-night. 29.SUNDAY: I at home all day. Apsolom Martin’s here for supper. 30.Noah & I ploughed a little in fallow & disced some of sod intended to be sown in wheat, AM, & drawed in grain PM. �87 31.I harrowed & sowed wheat on prepared sod. Noah ploughed fallow AM. & bindered some oats & goosewheat. SEPTEMBER 1909 1. I at Hy. Brubacher to thrash AM, & ploughed in fallow PM. Noah in town & ploughed awhile AM. Noah’s father here for supper on a visit. Cool. 2. We ploughed in fallow awhile in morn, then we hauled in some oats & cut bal. of B. & O & shocked. 3. Noah & I ploughed bal. of fallow AM. Drawed in oats, I harrowed some of fallow PM. Busy week. 4. We harrowed fallow. Hy. Lackner fetched seed wheat from here. Hy. Martin’s here nearly all day. We unloaded some oats. I sowed fallow in wheat. Some fog & rain. 5. SUNDAY: I here at home all day. Noah & his girls at Grandmother for supper. Annie & Leah Bauman visited girls. 6. I harrowed fallow in morn. Hy. Martin here about ¾ day. Dav. Bauman helped ½ day PM. hauling in about 14 loads of oats. Eli Martin fetched drill & seed wheat. The two Mary Anns at the funeral of John Brubacher, aged 81 years, 4 months & 25 days. 7. I raked grain in morn then we fetched in grain. 8. I raked grain in morn then we fetched in grain. Noah in town in morning. We burned grass & weeds in eve. 9. I raked in morn, fetched in rakings, Noah helped AM. Noah & M. Ann B. in town in afternoon. I disced sod & ganged PM. 10.I ganged nearly all day, Noah did some light ploughing. We put implements in order in shed. 11.I ganged all day. Noah fetched beef & ganged. 12.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting AM. Israel Gingrich’s & Peter Ziegler’s here for dinner. Sol. Lichty’s & Seth Bauman’s here for supper. M. Ann W. & I at Geo. M. Bauman’s for supper. 13.I ganged nearly all day. Noah in town AM., & ganged awhile PM. We hauled a few stones. 14.I ganged nearly all day & piled wood in shed. Noah ganged & drawed in wood. Warm & dry. 15.Noah hauled in wood & I piled nearly all day. A little rain. 16.HARVEST MEETING: We all except Alvina at the Harvest Meeting AM. We drawed in some wood & ganged PM. Jacob Fry (with 1 arm) burried at N. Woolwich PM. 17.I helped to re-open ditch at Menno Webers AM. I helped to thrash at Osiah Martin PM. Noah ganged & in town in eve. My parents came home from Jordan. 18.I helped to re-open ditch at M. Weber all day. Noah at the funeral of widow Daniel Martin, aged 69 yrs. Noah in Waterloo PM. �88 19.SUNDAY: Noah & his girls by my parents for dinner, at Daniel Bauman’s for supper, I up in Peel after supper. 20.Noah & I ganged nearly all day. Jopped awhile at noon. 21.I ganged all day, Noah AM. Noah, Minerva & the two Ms Anns at SP Meeting PM. (Last Thur. there was also a Harvest Meeting at S. Peel; there were 4 men elected for a Deacon & today a Meeting was called to make the Deacon, but, owing to misunderstandings & disturbances in church affairs, was post- poned) 22.I ganged & harrowed about all day. Noah did small jobs. 23.Noah & I & 3 horses at Eli hauling manure nearly all day. Some rain at noon. Yesterday it was dreary. 24.Noah, & I & 3 horses at Eli hauling manure a little over a half a day, then worked small jobs. Rain in eve. 25.I ganged AM. Noah in town, fetched beef AM. & looked for steers PM. I, Isaiah, Isaiah Weber & A. Rudy & 4 girls at Edward Spaeth’s for supper & night. 26.SUNDAY: We at Tilman Weber’s, Bridgeport, for dinner, at Levi Weber’s for supper. Noah made a call at N. Bearinger. 27.I ganged, Noah looked for steers AM. I loaded manure & Noah unloaded, drawed out 13 loads PM. 28.Noah & I up at Jesse Snider to fetch steers, bo’t by the head 2 (Wt. about 850# each @ $.04) steers $34 each, 1 (Wt. about 600# @ $.03 ½) for about $21. We drawed 17 loads manure. 29.We worked small jobs, cleaned wheat. I ganged & Noah harrowed nearly ½ day PM. Rainy AM. 30.I ganged & Noah harrowed about all AM. Some rain. We spread manure & worked small jobs PM. OCTOBER 1909 1. I ganged all day (finished). Noah harrowed AM & took some wheat to Elmira, Price $.98, test 62, PM. 2. I harrowed, did chores & in town in eve. Noah, his girls, his outfit & Hy. Horst’s went visiting down in & towards Dumfries this morning. 3. SUNDAY: Noah away all day. M. Ann Weber & I by my Parents for dinner. M. Ann B. at her home. 4. I harrowed AM. Started fall ploughing PM. Noah came back from his visit this evening. 5. Noah & I drawed out about 20 loads of manure, cleaned manure yard, all day. Warm. 6. I helped to fill silo, about ¼ day by my parents. Then I raised & topped off mangles. Others drawed in mangles about 11 loads, Jno.Grosz helped all day. �89 7. Noah, I & girls awhile PM, made out & drawed away mangles, about 10 loads. Nice weather. 8. I worked small jobs in morn. Noah fetched Lackner’s potatoe plow. We dug out & drawed in about 2 loads of potatoes, girls helped awhile PM. Warm. 9. I dug out potatoes, Noah in Elmira, AM. Noah & I finished at potatoes & chopped grain, and prepared for thrashing for Menno Weber PM. 10.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting AM. Cyranes Ziegler’s and Enos M. Bauman’s here for dinner. 11.We set machines & thrashed about 8 ½ hours for Menno M. Weber today. 12.Noah & I set machines & thrashed about 6 hours for Jno. Grosz. Noah bought an aged cow for $18 from Grosz. Windy. 13.I ploughed AM. I helped to thrash at Jac. Fries ½ day, PM. Noah fetched a load of mangolds at $.08 @ bu. from Dan. L. Martin. 14.Noah, I & girls gathered apples & prepared for cidering. Noah & I fetched some sweet apples, at $.10 a bag, from Eli Martin. 15.Noah got cider made & apple butter cooked AM, & ploughed awhile PM. I ploughed nearly all day & worked a few small jobs. 16.We drawed hay from D. Shed into barn & worked a few small jobs & ploughed some. Rainy. I & some other young folks at Syranes Ziegler’s over night. 17.SUNDAY: I & others at Hy. B. Brubacher’s for dinner, at Joshua Brubacher’s for supper. Hy. Ziegler here for a call PM. 18.I worked small jobs, fetched a horse of Eli’s AM. We ploughed PM. I fetched 26 bags of oats at $.36 a bu. from Grosz after supper. 19.We ploughed all day,-I with single plow & Noah with double. 20.Noah & M. Ann B. in Elmira AM. We chopped grain a little at noon. I ploughed all day, Noah PM. 21.We worked small jobs, drear & rainy AM. We ploughed awhile, rainy PM. 22.We ploughed awhile in morn & then chopped oats AM. We ploughed PM. Rainy, sometimes. 23.I ploughed with single plow all day, Noah with sulky, We at Hy. Martin’s, I took my watch to D. Brubacher, watchmaker, St. Jacobs, to get it fixed. 24.SUNDAY: I at home all day. Noah & his girls at Menno M. Bauman for dinner, at Aaron M. Bauman’s for supper. 25.We ploughed all day. Noah hitched up a colt for the 1st time. 26.We ploughed, I all day, Noah with colts PM. Noah drawed to Elmira, for O’Neil, 2 hogs, wt. 390# @ $.07 ½. 27.Noah & I helped to thrash at Dav. Bauman’s ½ day AM. We ploughed,-I with sulky & Noah with single & colt. 28.I ploughed on sulky plow all day, Noah with single & colts; M. Ann Weber at Grandma today & yesterday. 29.We drawed hay from driving-shed into barn in morn, then we ploughed, I with sulky. 30.We ploughed, I with sulky all day & Noah nearly all day. �90 31.SUNDAY: M. Ann Bauman & I at the Peel Meeting, at Josiah S. Martin’s for dinner, at Menno Martin’s for supper. NOVEMBER 1909 1. We ploughed, I with sulky all day, & Noah nearly all day. 2. I ploughed a few rounds in morn., washed buggy & cleaned engine & etc. We chopped a little. Light rain. 3. Noah & I helped to thrash at Eli M. Martin all day. Mild. 4. Noah & I helped to thrash at Eli M. Martin awhile in morn., then at Hy. Horst’s about ¼ day AM. Noah at Horst for Hy. B. We ploughed PM. I received my watch from D. B., St. Jacobs. 5. I helped to thrash at Hy. Horst AM., Noah ploughed AM. I finished ploughing & harrowed. Noah awhile at H. Hass’s sale. 6. Noah & I put apples down into cellar in morn., then Noah went to St. Jacobs to fetch mill feed (bran $1.10) & at Hy. S. Martin’s to plough. I ganged root- patch & did chorse. 7. SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. Titus Bauman & sister here for dinner, some young folks here for supper. 8. We worked at drain to refix it in front of house and worked a few other jobs. 9. I worked at drain. Noah in St. Jacobs to let horses shod & fetched gravel for chickens AM. We picked small stones on grassfield PM. 10.Noah & I set separator & thrashed oats, a little, & chopped grain, fetched some hay over & picked small stones. 11.We picked small stones off grassfield in morn., then I removed earth for a drain, at about middle of N. end of farm; Noah worked awhile at ditching & ploughed sod, a little. 12.I worked about buildings & at house cellar toll-drain, to re-open. Noah fetched 1300 two & ½” tiles @ $9 per M from Stroh. 13.I did chores & re-opened at cellar-drain, Noah in Elmira. We thrashed ¼ day in afternoon, a few neighbors helped. We chopped. 14.SUNDAY: M. Ann W. & I at Conestogo Meeting, at Hy. B. Martin’s for dinner, at Oziah Martin’s for supper. Noah & Menno Weber went together to Meeting. Menno’s & my parents here for dinner. 15.Noah & I ditched for tiles all day, we had a digger plow of Elmira; Joe Stange, 1 of E. Martin & Noah Hurst helped us all day. 16.Noah & I, 1 of Hy. Lackner (J.G.) & Eli Martin’s laborer worked at tile ditch about ¼ day. I worked other small jobs; Icy and rainy nearly all day. 17.Noah, I & 1 of Hy. Lackner (J.G.) worked at tile ditch AM., Noah also PM; I helped to thrash ½ day, PM at Oziah Martin. 18.I helped to thrash at Oziah Martin all day. Noah & M. Ann W., in Elmira, Noah worked at tile ditch. 19.I helped to thrash about an hour in morn. at Oz. Martin. We finished putting in tiles in N. end of farm; I worked at toll. �91 20.Noah & I worked at house-cellar drain, I covered tiles & did chorse PM. Noah in Elmira. M. Ann W. with others visited relatives. 21.SUNDAY: I at home all day; Noah & his girls at Hy. Horst’s for dinner. M. Ann W. visited relatives round by Breaslau. 22.Noah & I chopped grain & worked other jobs in buildings. Cold rain & icy about all day, trees laden with sleet. 23.I did chores, clipped steer, & other jobs. Noah in Elmira. 24.I did chores & small jobs; Noah in St. Jacobs, fetched 2 pigs from Hy. Martin to butcher them here; We prepared for butchering & worked at chopp slide. 25.We & Hy. Martin’s butchered at their 2 hogs nearly all day. 26.I helped to thrash at Dan Bauman all day. Noah took butcher ware home & did the chorse. 27.I helped Noah to finish chopp slide, I did chorse etc. Mild. 28.SUNDAY: My bro. Isaiah & I at Martin’s Meeting at Enos Martin’s for dinner, at Joshua Rudy’s for supper. M. Ann W. & others down at Meeting too. G. M. Bauman’s & Hy. Lackner’s here for dinner. 29.We worked small jobs AM. Removed stumps in field PM. 30.We did the chorse & digged out stumps in field. Mild. DECEMBER 1909 1. We did chorse & digged out stumps in field. Mild Weather. 2. I did chorse, Noah in Floradale AM. We digged out stumps PM. Jonathan Martin’s Josiah here on a visit over noon. 3. We hauled out of fields the stumps we had recently pulled & a big stone. I washed stable windows. 4. I did chorse, plastered a patch in house, brushed down cobwebs in stables, etc. Noah in Elmira, he & his girls visited his father Levi, over supper. A Nice week. 5. SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting; Oziah Martin’s here for dinner. A party of young people here for supper. 6. We chopped grain & worked small jobs. Dan Ratz, Elmira, got burried. 7. Noah & I cut up wood awhile that lay on ground AM. We set thrashing machines, etc. PM. 8. I in bush AM., in Elmira to get boots & shoes PM. Noah in Berlin to get gasoline 40 gal. @ $.17 ½. Stormy. 9. We worked small jobs AM. We thrashed ½ day PM. 10.I worked in barn AM. We awhile in bush PM. 11.We thrashed about ¼ day AM. I did chorse & other jobs, then in eve. I & chums went to Paul M. Martin’s. 12.SUNDAY: We at Cyrus Shantz’s for dinner, made a call at Ezra Bauman’s to visit Menno Wideman, who had a broken leg, we at Josiah Bauman’s to visit Eszra Bauman, there for supper. Cold & sleet in eve. 13.I did chorse & other jobs. Noah at fair. Rainy. �92 14.I in bush cut up top-wood all day. Noah hauled a load gravel. 15.We opened pit & hauled 3 loads gravel & 1 load of sand. 16.Noah in St. Jacobs (to let Gordia shod). We hauled 3 loads of gravel for cementing & 3 loads sand for masonary. We fetched gravel from J. DeKay’s pit. Meeting of matter of Dan B. Weber. Sleighing. 17.We hauled home 5 loads gravel & 2 loads sand. 18.We hauled home 7 loads gravel & 3 loads sand. Hy. Lackner’s laborer (J.G.) helped all day. Noah got team shod in morn. 19.SUNDAY: Noah & his girls at Reub. Bauman’s for dinner. I & the two Mary Anns at Amos Gingrich’s for dinner. 20.I did chorse & splitt wood, Noah helped to butcher at Hy. Horst’s AM. I in bush, Noah & M. Ann W. in Elmira, PM. 21. I worked round buildings AM. I at Amel Lenan’s sale, Noah went over a little before noon. 22.I did chorse, cleaned cattle, put melted lard & coil oil on them & awhile in bush. Noah butchered about ½ day at Reub. Bauman. 23.I helped to thrash a little over ½ day, helped to get machines through snow, in morn, to Hy. Brubacher. Noah helped Hy. Lackner hauling saw-logs to Bloomingdale. 24.I helped to thrash at Hy. Brubacher ½ day AM. Noah fetched butcherware AM., I cut Noah’s hair & awhile in bush, PM. 25.CHRISTMAS: We all at the WW Meeting. M. Ann W. & I by my parents for supper (cousin Susanna Spaeth there) 26.SUNDAY: Urias Beuhler’s child’s funeral at Conestogo. Noah & his girls at Benj. Martin’s for dinner & awhile at N. Bearinger’s. I at home, wrote letters to A. R. & M. Wideman. 27.We prepared for butchering & did other jobs AM., I in bush & Noah in St. Jacobs & fetched ¼ beef from Dav. Martin. 28.We butchered 4 hogs, my father & Hy. Martin’s helped all day. 29.I worked about in buildings all day; we chopped grain PM. My father & Hy. Martin here for dinner & part of the day, talking about a strawshed, to be build. Cold. 30.Noah & I hauled stones home from Eli Martin which we had piled up from an old wall. 31.Noah & I hauled stones home from Eli Martin AM. I did chorse & awhile in bush PM. Noah away on buisness PM. �93 DIARY 1910 ANGUS S. BAUMAN JANUARY 1. NEW YEAR’S DAY: Noah & I at Conestogo Meeting AM. Annie Bauman here for dinner. Noah & his girls at Eli M. Martin’s for supper. 2. SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. Mose Weber, M. Wideman, Eli Horst & girls here for dinner. M. Ann B. & I at Annie Bauman (widow) for supper. Noah’s nephew E. Martin here for supper. 3. We worked round in buildings, chopped grain & prepared for thrashing. D. L. Martin & Jonas Bauman here for dinner. Stormy. 4. We thrashed all day; Cold weather. 5. Noah & M. Ann B. by my parents to butcher all day. I did chorse & other small jobs. Sleet in morning. 6. I did chorse & splitt wood AM., I in bush PM. Hy. Martin & Noah went away to see horses. 7. I did chorse, hung up hams, awhile in bush & fetched scholars. Noah & Hy. Martin away after horses. Nich. Hedrich’s funeral. 8. I did chorse, Noah & M. Ann B. in Elmira, AM. I mend harness & robe PM. Noah by Hartshoch, St. Clemens. Hy. M. bro’t a colt. 9. SUNDAY: Noah with Aaron Weber’s at Conestogo Meeting. Rest of us at home. 10.Noah & I at Elmira fair AM. I mend at robe PM. Noah & Hy. Martin along bo’t holstein heifer for $4 (4 days old) from R. Bauman. 11.I did chorse, in bush cut up top-wood, etc. Noah at Enos Martin’s bought a grey mare, supposed to rise 4 years old, for $150; Noah & Hy. Martin in Elmira with colt. 12.I in bush nearly all day. Noah hauled wood together PM. We drawed bal. of hay from D. Shed into barn. Mild. 13.Noah & I helped to thrash at David Bauman all day. 14.I helped to thrash at David Bauman about ¼ day. We cleaned wheat & did chorse. Stormy weather. 15.I did the chorse, awhile in bush, etc.; Noah took wheat to Elmira,--33 bu., price $1.04, test 62, AM; at Beef Ring Meeting. 16.SUNDAY: We all at home. Ezra Martin’s Scylas and Ezra & Ab. Martin here for dinner. Hy. Ziegler here for both meals. M. Ann B. with brethern away visiting. 17.Noah took his horse, of Eby, up to Listowel, for $145. Noah & Dav. Martin with one of his & 1 of D. Cressman’s went together. I did chorse & drawed wood together in bush. Misty these days. �94 18.I worked about in barn, cleaned engine & cattle & fetched scholars. Noah at sale of Dan Weber, Conestogo, & fetched a grey mare, to rise 4 years old, for $150 from Enos Martin. Rain & snow storm. 19.I put sulphur on cattle, worked the chorse; Noah in Elmira, AM. I in bush; Noah & Hy. Martin hitched up colts, PM. 20.I in bush; Noah & Hy. Martin at the funeral of Jno. M. Lichty’s child at N. Woolwich, AM. We tinkered at engine and chopped grain awhile. Mild weather. 21.I in bush AM. We chopped awhile, Dan. Hoffman fixed at engine PM. Some rain & snow mixed. 22.We worked in buildings; Noah cut my hair; I cleaned cattle. Noah re-bought colt from Hy. Martin. 23.SUNDAY: Noah & his girls at Hy. B. Martin’s for dinner. Eli (bro.) here for dinner. 24.M. Ann W. & I helped to butcher at Geo. M. Bauman about ¾ day. Noah fetched cedar posts at $.20 each from Peter Martin. 25.I fetched Judith Weber, then attended wedding of Sylvester to see them get married in afternoon. Noah & Grandmother down too. 26.We in bush & etc. AM; Noah hauled logs to Floradale saw-mill. 27.I worked about the buildings; Noah in St. Jacobs, AM. 28.I helped to thrash at Dan. Bauman all day. 29.I helped to thrash at Dan. Bauman ½ day AM & worked small jobs, Noah out after horses AM., & took the grey mare of E. Martin to St. Jacobs, for $160, for Fidas Shantz, Berlin. 30.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting; Hy. Brenerman, of N. Michigan at Meeting (preacher); Peter Bauman’s here for dinner. Aaron Weber’s here for supper. I at my parents for supper. 31.I did chores & awhile in bush AM., I hauled logs to mill & timber home, PM. M. Ann B. at Rec. Martin’s preparing for funeral. FEBRUARY 1910 1. M. Ann W. & I helped at funeral of Recevious Martin’s child’s funeral, Noah attended funeral also & away after horses. 2. I in bush awhile AM., hauled logs to mill & timber home PM. Noah fetched (part ways) a brown horse, rising 3 yrs, for $170. 3. Noah & I at Dan. Hoffman’s to see about horses AM. I worked about barn. Horse buyers here for dinner & bought a mare for $210,-the mare of Aaron Hoffman. Heavy snowfall last night. 4. We made saw-logs AM. I cut topwood & Noah hauled logs, PM. 5. I worked the chorse & awhile in bush cut topwood. Noah in Elmira AM & by his father for supper. 6. SUNDAY: I drove M. Ann B. home AM. & fetched her again, then she & I at Dav. B. Bauman’s for supper. Amos M. Martin’s here for dinner. �95 7. I worked in barn AM., & hauled logs to & stuff from mill, PM. Noah in St. Jacobs AM. & at Elmira fair PM. Cold weather. 8. I did chorse, cleaned cattle, etc. Noah & A. Freeman away after horses all day; Noah fetched & bo’t a brown horse,-recommended to rise 4 years old for $170 from Wismer, this side of Linwood. 9. I did chorse & splitt wood. Noah with Hy. Lackner to fetch a horse AM. We awhile in bush, PM. 10.I did chorse AM. & cut up elm top-wood PM. Noah helped to butcher at Eli M. Martin’s nearly all day. 11.We chopped grain, I cleaned cattle. Hy. Martin here for dinner. Cold. 12.I did chores, cleaned cattle & drove girls to Menno Weber’s. Noah at funeral of Joe Snider’s child, at Martins. 13.SUNDAY: My brother Isaiah & I at the NW Meeting. (Noah L. Martin & Eliza Clemmer got published) I drove M. Ann W. & Isaiah up to Peel PM. Noah came home in eve. 14.I did chores & helped Noah to make way & take log away. 15.I did chores & took log up to mill & planks home. Noah in St. Jacobs AM. & in Elmira, PM. Sleet & stormy. 16.I did chorse AM. & in bush PM. Noah took the two Mary Anns to quilting at Menno Weber’s. Cold. 17.I did chores etc; Noah sold to Hy. Ziegler a sorrel colt, rising 3 years old for $140. AM.; Noah & I took logs to mill & building stuff home. Noah sold fat cattle to Brox. Cold. 18.Noah & I made logs & hauled logs to mill & lumber home. Noah in Elmira. Cold weather. 19.We hauled logs to mill AM. I did chorse & awhile in bush PM. Noah took his girls to Hy. Martin’s for over night. 20.SUNDAY: Noah away all day. Isaiah Weber & Noah Bearinger here for dinner. 21.I did chores & splitt wood, AM. I in bush, Noah hauled logs PM. 22.I did chores & awhile in bush, Noah hauled logs & lumber AM. We made sawlogs PM. Simon Ratz’s funeral. 23.We did chores & chopped grain, etc. Stormy. 24.I did chorse & cleaned cattle. M. Ann B. & I at the burial of Annie Frey (aged 22yrs. 1 mon., 15 days) committed suicide, at N. Woolwich. Noah hauled a log to saw-mill. 25.I did chorse, Noah hauled log to mill, AM. We hauled logs, etc., PM. 26.I hauled logs to mill in morn. & did chorse. Noah in Elmira Am., then he & his girls went away for the wedding. 27.SUNDAY: M. Ann W., M. Ann B. & I at the WW Meeting AM. The girls went to Menno Weber’s for dinner; M. Ann B. at Aaron Weber’s for supper. Noah & Eliza got married. �96 28.I took a heavy brown mare, rising 5 years old, (Bell) out to Elmira for $215. For Auman, AM. I did chorse & small jobs PM. Noah with his new wife came home in eve. MARCH 1910 1. We prepared for butchering AM. My father, Noah & I butchered 2 old cows PM. Father here over night. Mild. 2. We butchered 4 pigs (1 for Hy. Martin). My father & Hy. Martin’s wife helped all day. Eli M. Martin helped AM. Mild. 3. Noah took Everatt 1 front qter. Beef 148# @ $.08 & 2 beef hides 89# & 64# @ $.08, & took butcherware home AM. Noah took Mary Ann Bauman home for good PM. I did chorse, etc. 4. We cleaned wheat. Noah took a load to Elmira, test 62#, Price $1.03 AM & a load to St. Jacobs, test 62#, price $1.06 PM. I did chorse. 5. Noah at St. Jacobs, fetched Lavina AM. Noah & Lavina in Elmira PM. I did chorse & small jobs. A mild week. 6. SUNDAY: M. Ann W. & I at Joshua Bowman’s for dinner, I at Josiah W. Martin’s for supper, Mary Ann at Jacob’s. Noahs at home. 7. Noah at fair AM. I did chorse & prepared for thrashing. Stormy. 8. We thrashed out, ¾ day; 9 neighbours helped. 9. I in bush cut topwood & did chorse. Noah helped to move for Leo Devenbach. I visited Menno Wideman in the eve. 10.I did chorse & cut topwood in bush, got horse shod in Elmira. Noah’s fetched of her furniture, etc. from Jacob Clemmer. 11.I took a log up to Floradale AM., Noah took 1 up PM. I cut down trees & their tops PM. Nice weather. 12.We drawed out about 14 loads manure, to back end of farm. 13.SUNDAY: Hy. Horst’s here for dinner. We all at the funeral of Benj. Martin’s child, (aged 1 year, 2 mon., 15 days) PM. 14.I in bush about all day, Noah AM., & in St. Jacobs PM. Cold. 15.I did chorse, etc; Noah took a mare out to Elmira for J. Snyder $210, AM. We drawed out 7 loads of manure, PM. 16.I worked in bush all day, Noah AM, & hauled logs to mill PM. 17.I sawed & splitt maple wood. Noah hauled logs to mill. 18.I sawed & splitt maplewood, Noah hauled logs to mill AM. 19.I did chorse & in bush, Noah in bush AM. Warm. 20.SUNDAY: I visited Sam. R. Martin dinner. Paid a call on M. Wideman, at Simon Martin’s for supper (Visited Is. W.) Dav. Bauman’s & Recevious Martin’s here for dinner. Buggies out. 21.We in bush AM. I worked about buildings PM. 22.Noah’s at Berlin. I worked about building AM, in bush. 23.I worked about barn & awhile in bush. Israel Gingrich fetched 43 bu. seed oats. Dr. Bechtel looked after colt’s hoof. �97 24.We made heading & firewood. Snow almost disappeared. 25.GOOD FRIDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. Hy. Martin’s here for both meals. I at Moses Reist’s for supper. 26.I did chorse & in bush. Noah & Hy. Martin at Berlin. Fine weather. 27.SUNDAY: EASTER: We all at the WW Meeting. Brother Isaiah, Aaron Gingrich, and Wendel Martin here for supper. 28.EASTER MON: I took Mary Ann to & from quilting at Amos Martin’s & did the chorse & wrote into this diary, PM. Noah fetched shingles (at about $2.40 per sq.) from S. Brubacher, Berlin. 29.I worked in barn AM. Noah fetched his new laborer,-Josiah Gingrich AM. I & Josiah cut firewood PM. 30.I did chorse, in Elmira, washed & oiled my harness. Noah & Josiah fetched shingles from Berlin (177 bunches in all) 31.I washed harnesses & mend some. Noah & Josiah made chopp & piled up lumber. APRIL 1910 1. I patched up harness all day. Josiah oiled. Noah’s at the funeral of Moses Bearinger AM. & Hy. Ernst’s wife in the afternoon. 2. We made harness together AM. Josiah ploughed, Noah in Elmira; I hauled my stuff over to my parents,-after a 2 years stay at N. L. Martin, & took team back & there for supper yet. 3. SUNDAY: I at home all day. Parents at Conestogo Meeting, at Levi Martin’s & Dilman Martin’s. 4. We drawed out manure, I load manure for father 1 day. 5. I loaded manure & did other small jobs, for father, 1 day. 6. I helped mother to wash, clean barn floor & berry patch, 1 day. Parents helped Geo. M. Bauman’s to burry a still born child. 7. I at the burial of Ezra L. Martin’s Isacc, aged about 23 years (committed suicide) AM. I splitt wood by Grandma ½ day PM. Cold wind. 8. I oiled harness, helped to draw stones from field, etc, 1 day. Father fetched black barely, at $1.25 from M. Brubacher. 9. I did some small jobs & helped father to saw wood, 1 day. Others worked on fields. 10.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Chr. Wideman, to visit Menno, for dinner; at Simon Martin’s for supper. 11.I splitt wood in bush & sharpened edge tools nearly 1 day. Father at fair. Jesse Martin’s here for supper. A little rain. 12.I helped to saw & splitt wood for father 1 day. 13.Father & I went to Noah Bearinger in morn. to build a kitchen & woodshed; We tore old shed away & prepared for a concrete foundation. 14.We made a model for cistern & built some of it & worked at cistern & cellar outlet. �98 15.We made models & built foundations of concrete. 16.Worked at foundations, father went to town to order lumber. I completed the cistern outlet through the cellar. 17.SUNDAY: We all at home. Sol. Reist’s here for dinner. Drizzly. 18.Father & Eli hauled lumber to N. Bearinger AM. I made a concrete foundation wall AM., father & I laid joices PM. 19.I at N. Bearinger’s till to afternoon, did few small jobs. I at home for to wash riggs & supper in eve. Drear & rainy. 20.Father & Eli hauled door & window frames in morn. Father & I erected frame of building at N. Bearinger. 21.Father & Benj. Martin fetched siding & sheeting AM. I helped at building & put on siding. At home over night to get stuff. 22.Father & I worked at siding & sheeting. 23.I worked a while at siding, made an entrance in brick masonary & punched nails in on siding to seal them with putty then. Father & Umbach put on cornich. Amos Rudy, Guelph, here over night. 24.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. Moses B. Martin’s, Ivan Martin, Amos Bauman & Aaron Rudy here for dinner. David Lichty’s wife widow got burried at Martins. 25.Father & I put on tin shingles at N. B. ½ day, PM. Isaiah fetched bricks for N.B. Rainy in morning. 26.We worked at roof, put on tin & cedar shingles. Father prepared foundations for chimney PM. 27.I punched nails & oiled their hollows. We prepared for chimney & built some of it. Father in town. 28.I helped father to build chimney AM. Father & Jonas Martin fetched lumber, etc. PM. I filled nail hollows with putty & finished putting on sheeting & roofing. 29.I helped father to make doors & to build masonary between joists. I made fast a second ply of b’ds west of kitchen, etc. 30.I put on petition siding, laid some top flooring, etc. MAY 1910 1. SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Conestogo Meeting, at Israel Weber’s for dinner, at Tilman Horst’s for supper. 2. I laid flooring all day, father laid some too & put panes in sashes. Rainy nearly all day. 3. Father & I did some boarding, lathing, slacked lime, father in town, etc.. 4. I did lathing, outside painting & helped father to prepare plaster mortar. Father worked at sink & cupboard. 5. ASCENSION DAY: I made a hand plaster-board, did some writing & reading. Parents & Grandma at Levi Weber’s for dinner & supper. Simeon Martin & Is. Rudy here for supper. �99 6. Father & I at N.B. lathed & fixed door frame in wall. King Edward VII died. 7. Father & I plastered at kitchen all day. 8. SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at N. Woolwich Meeting, at Daniel Gingrich’s for dinner, I at Daniel Bauman’s for supper. Eli & Lydia at S. Peel Meeting. 9. We plastered cistern, father in town & worked at pump. I did some finishing on outside of building. 10.We put finish on plaster, I did some outside painting. 11.I did outside painting while father was in town, then we made porch floor & top of cistern, casing around cellar window & prepared for a sidewalk. 12.I worked at sidewalk & other concrete structures. Father at N. L. Martin to line off strawshed & did inside carpentering. 13.I worked at cellar well & put some surroundings of house in order, father worked at inside carpentering. 14.Father worked at inside carpentering. I made gravel box for waste water, removed earth, & did painting a little. 15.SUNDAY: (WHIT): Lydia & I at Martins’ Meeting at Sylvester Martin’s for dinner, at Joe Brubacher’s for supper. Parents at Meeting also, at Manassa Martin’s & at Menno Gingrich’s. 16.I tinkered around AM. Noah Weber & I at Josiah Bauman’s for supper, visited Ezra Bauman, We at the Singing school at Bearinger’s School in eve. 17.Father carpentered inside, I carpentered & did inside painting. 18.I did inside painting & carpentering, father did carpentering. We laid some new floor in Noah’s bed room. Windy. Halley'’ Comet was to pass today between earth & sun as recommended by astronomers. 19.We did carpentering & painting, etc. then we moved home from Noah Bearinger, for whom we had built a kitchen & woodshed, etc., in the past weeks. 20.Isaiah & I worked at silo rings about all day. Last night, Aaron Zimmerman & Jacob Horst & their wives of Lancastor Co., Pa., were here last night; parents hauled them around in neighbourhood today. Rainy. King’s funeral. 21.I was in Elmira & worked at silo rings, etc. Father at N. H. Bearinger finished kitchen. 22.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. Tilman B. Martin’s here for dinner, I at Hy. Horst’s for supper. Elias Gingrich’s of Iowa here over night. 23.Father & I masoned at Menno Gingrich, about all day. Drear. 24.Father & I masoned at Menno Gingrich all day. 25.Father & I masoned at Menno Gingrich’s all day. 26.I in town AM. Helped to move some silo outfit to Annie Bauman PM. Father & Lydia in Berlin AM. 27.Is., I & father started to build a silo, (1 r’g) at Annie Bauman, 1 day. 28.Is, I & father build 2 ringsfull on silo, at Annie Bauman 1 day. 29.SUNDAY: Parents at Conestogo Meeting AM., at N. Bearinger’s awhile PM. Lydia, Eli & I at S. Peel Meeting PM. Isaiah up all day. 30.Father, Is. & I filled 2 silo rings at Annie Bauman all day. �100 31.Father, Is & I filled 1 silo ring AM. & worked at door frames & did some concreting PM. JUNE 1910 1. I took word of Enoch Wideman’s child’s funeral out West towards Hawkesville, AM. Rainy. I worked at N. L. Martins old shed (tore off) ½ day, PM. 2. Father & I in Berlin (Breaslau & other places) & bo’t silo rings for $85 from David Christner, 93 David St., Berlin. 3. I was hostler at Annie Bauman; Enoch Wideman’s child’s funeral (aged 1 year, 3 mon., 17 days). The rest at funeral too. Father & Isaiah at Jno. Lackner to give them the start to built concrete water-tank. Nice weather. 4. We build 2 rings on silo at Annie Bauman. I with young folks at Amos Martin’s Jr. over night. 5. SUNDAY: We young folks at Addison Gingrich’s for dinner, at Meeting PM. At Aaron Bauman’s for supper. 6. We build 2 rings on silo at Annie Bauman. 7. We build 2 rings on silo at Annie Bauman. 8. We build 2 rings on silo at Annie Bauman. 9. We build 1 ring on silo at Annie Bauman (37 ½ ft. of silo) Moved to Sol. Reist PM. & set some. (cement at $1.80 @ bbl) 10.Is. & I build 2 rings for start of silo at Solomon Reist. 11.Father & I at Annie Bauman, labouring ¾ day. Rainy. 12.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Martin’s Meeting PM., at Enos Bauman’s for supper. Eli & Lydia also at Meeting. 13.Father & I at Annie Bauman plastered silo, I all day. 14.I & scaffold moved before breakfast to Sol. Reist, Isaiah & I filled 3rd & 4Th rings. 15.Isaiah & I helped to build 5 & 6Th rings silo at Sol. Reist. 16.Isaiah & I helped to build 7Th & 8th rings silo at Sol Reist. 17.Isaiah & I helped to build 9Th & 10Th rings silo at Sol. Reist. 18.Isaiah & I helped to build 11Th & 12Th rings silo at Sol. Reist. We build a silo 30 ft. x 12 ft. Warm week. 19.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting AM. I, Is., Eli & Lydia at Meeting PM. Aaron Martin’s, Oziah Martin’s & Jno. Frey’s here for dinner. Levi Bauman’s Jr. here for supper. 20.Father & I at Sol. Reist to plaster silo all day. Hy. Brubacher’s (Sr.) funeral, at St. Jacobs. 21.Father & I build arch over root-cellar at M. Gingrich, 1 day. 22.Father & I build concrete arch over root-cellar at M. Gingrich, 1 day. 23.Father & I laid concrete floor in stable at Menno. Gingrich, 1 day. (Widow) Jacob Martin’s wife’s funeral, aged 93 yrs, 2 mon, 4 days. �101 24.Isaiah & I set up & build 2 rings of concrete silo at David Sauder all day. Warm weather this week. 25.We build 3rd & 4Th rings silo at D. Sauder. 26.SUNDAY: We at Conestogo Meeting PM., at Daniel Horst’s for supper. N. L. Martin’s here for dinner. 27.We filled 5Th & 6Th rings silo at D. Sauder. Rain a little PM. 28.We cleaned mangles for Sauder AM, & after supper. We filled 7Th ring silo, PM. 29.We helped to fill 8Th & 9Th rings silo at Da. Sauder. 30.We helped to fill 10Th & 11Th rings silo & cleaned mangles. JULY 1910 1. We filled 12Th ring silo at D. Sauder, AM. Moved 1 set rings & mixer to Menno L. Weber & sett them up, PM. 2. Isaiah & I plastered silo at Dav. Sauder all day. Parents at funeral of Isaac H. Bauman, aged 79yrs. 10mon, 22days. Warm weather 95 degrees. 3. SUNDAY: Isaiah & Lydia at N.W. Meeting PM. I up too, I at Peter Martin’s for super. 4. Eli & I at M. L. Weber, build 2 rings silo all day. 5. Isaiah & I build 2 rings silo at M. L. Weber, all day. 6. We moved outfit over to Manuel Martin AM., build 2 rings of silo, PM. 7. Isaiah & I build 2 rings silo at Manuel Martin. 8. I plastered in house of M. Martin & took off 1 sett silo rings, AM., I at M. L. Weber to plaster silo PM. 9. I at Manuel Martin to take off other sett rings & plaster silo & moved outfit to Enoch Bauman after sup. 10.SUNDAY: I at home all day. Eli & Lydia at Martin’s Meeting AM. Young people got baptized. 11.I helped father all day, small jobs AM., helped at hay PM. 12.I cleaned mangles, mowed grass with sycthe, etc. for N. L. Martin. Parents at Martin Shirk’s (son of Peter) funeral, at Berlin. Some rain. No hay weather. 13.I cleaned mangles & helped to put away hay, 1 day, for N. Martin. 14.I cleaned mangles & helped to put away hay, 1 day, for N. Martin. 15.I walked, before breakfast, to Reub. Bauman, mowed with scythe & helped to store away hay, all day. 16.I helped to put away hay in morn, then we had rain a little; I helped to remove earth for silo at Reub. Bauman. 17.SUNDAY: Martin Bauman’s child’s funeral, AM. We all at WW Meeting AM. Aaron M. Bauman’s here for dinner & Ab. Brubacher’s for supper, & some young folks. 18.I helped to put hay away & mowed weeds out of fence corners & bush at Reub. Bauman all day. 19.I sett up silo outfit at Enoch Bauman AM. Build 1 ring concrete silo PM. �102 20.Isaiah & I helped to build 2nd & 3rd ring at Enoch Bauman. 21.We helped to build 4Th & 5Th ring at Enoch Bauman. 22.We helped to build 6Th & 7Th ring at Enoch Bauman. 23.We helped to build 8Th & 9Th ring silo at E. Bauman, and shocked wheat about 3 hrs. PM. 24.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at A. W. Weber’s for dinner & supper. Lydia at Enos Gingrich’s for dinner & also at A.W. for supper. 25.Isaiah & I at Enoch Bauman to fill 2 rings silo. We removed earth for silo at Reub. PM. 26.We filled 12Th ring silo at E. Bauman & moved some stuff to Reub. & did some shoveling too. 27.We plastered silo at E. Bauman about all day, rain & hail storm, washed off some plaster, we re-plastered some. 28.Finished plastering at E. Bauman & moved down to Reub., AM. Set up 1 ring & filled it, PM. 29.We helped to fill 2nd & 3rd ring of silo at Reub. Bauman. 30.We helped to fill 4Th & 5Th ring of silo at R. Bauman. 31.SUNDAY: I at home all day. AUGUST 1910 1. We filled 6Th ring silo at Reub. AM. I worked for Reub., pitched wheat, made door frame, etc. PM. Rainy. 2. We helped to fill 7Th & 8Th ring silo at Reub. Bauman. 3. We helped to fill 9Th & 10Th ring silo at R. Bauman. Heavy thunder between 10 & 11 o’clock, PM. rain; we walked over to Dan Snider’s barn, which was struck by lightning & burned to the ground. 4. We helped to fill 11Th & 12Th ring silo at R. Bauman. 5. We reaped barely with cradle in orchard & pitched wheat etc, for R. M. Bauman all day. 6. We lowered silo rings, cleaned them, & plastered silo at R. Bauman. 7. SUNDAY: Isaiah & I at Josiah Cressman’s for supper. 8. I walked to Reub. before breakfast, moved silo out-fit to Paul Snider AM. Isaiah & I set outfit up PM. 9. We helped to build 1st & 2nd rings silo at P. Snider. 10.We helped to build 3rd & 4Th rings silo at P. Snider. 11.We helped to built 5Th & 6Th rings silo at P. Snider. 12.We helped to built 7Th ring silo & helped at harvest bal. of day. 13.We helped to built 8Th ring silo & helped at harvest bal. of day. 14.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. I at Enos Gingrich’s for supper. 15.We helped to built 9Th & 10Th rings silo at P. Snider. 16.We helped to build 11Th & 12Th rings silo at P. Snider. 17.We plastered silo all day at P. Snider. We at David Cressman’s flax bee in eve. �103 18.We mover to Menno S. Bauman, Floradale, AM. Set outfit up PM. 19.We helped to fill 1st & 2nd rings silo at M. S. Bauman. Hy Lackner’s Eddie got burried. 20.I shocked grain AM. We filled 3rd ring. Daniel Gingrich’s barn raised, old barn was struck by lightning. 21.SUNDAY: Lydia & I at S. Peel Meeting. (Is. & Eli there also) We at Jno. Hintz’s for dinner at Amzi Snyder’s for supper. 22.I helped father all day, fetched separator & sett AM. Thrashed grain, 2 of C. Esch helped, PM. 23.I loaded manure for father all day. 24.We helped to build 4Th & 5Th ring silo & laboured 2 hr for M.S.B. 25.We helped to build 6Th ring silo, & thrash peas PM. 26.We helped to build 7Th ring silo, & haul in grain, etc. PM 27.We helped to build 8Th ring silo, & haul in grain, for M.S.B. 28.SUNDAY: Young folks & I included at Menno Wideman’s (widower) for dinner, at David Brubacher for supper. 29.We helped to build 9Th ring silo, & haul in grain, PM. for MSB. 30.We helped hauling in grain all day for M. S. Bauman. 31.We helped to build 10Th & 11Th ring silo at M. S. Bauman. SEPTEMBER 1910 1. We helped to build 12Th ring silo., lowered 1 sett rings & cleaned it & removed some rotten bottom of stave silo, 4 hrs. 2. We plastered silo & worked a little at old silo, at MSB. 3. I made models, etc, for bottom of stave silo all day, others filled space with concrete PM. I & a carriage load of young folks at Moses Weber’s over night. 4. SUNDAY: We young folks at Martins’ Meeting AM. at Levi Weber’s for dinner, at Jacob F. Martin’s for supper. 5. I made models nearly all day for silo at M.S.B. 6. I made models, etc, about 3 hrs. Moved silo outfit home PM. 7. I removed models, etc, & plastered concrete bottom of stave silo all day at M. S. Bauman. 8. I helped father to build concrete foundations for woodshed etc. 9. I helped father to build concrete foundations for shed, 1 day. 10.I helped father to build concrete works. We at Sing school. 11.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting. Peter Martin’s here for dinner, Aaron Weber’s here for supper. I at Geo. M. Bauman for dinner, at Amos Gingrich’s for supper. 12.I walked to Hy. Sauder, St. Jacobs to plaster old concrete silo; made a scaffold & plastered some, 1 day. 13.I plastered bal. of silo & build a part of concrete floor. Eli & father at Jonas Martin to lay stable floor. �104 14.Is. & I at Jonas Martin, to finish stable & made a concrete porch floor, nearly all day. 15.Is. & I & outfit moved to Charles Ritter, set up & filled 1st ring silo. Harvest Meeting at W. Woolwich. 16.We helped to build 2nd & 3rd ring silo at C. Ritter. 17.We helped to build 4Th & 5Th ring silo at C. Ritter. Meeting at WW; Jno Kurtz, preacher, & Dan Burkholder, deacon of Lanc. Co., Pa. attended. 18.SUNDAY: I at N. L. Martin for dinner. 19.I plastered silo at C. Ritter & moved to William Beisel. 20.I build 5 ft. silo at Wm. Beisel. 21.I plastered silo & moved home from Wm. Beisel; AM. I cleaned silo rings PM. 22.I cleaned silo rings awhile & shingled on shed roof. Joe Gingrich’s Jr. child’s funeral. Father fetched new cutting box. 23.We sawed wood, (father, Is. & I) at M. Weichel & Son, ½ dy., AM. We sawed also some wood for J. B. Lein, 1 ¾ hours. 24.Father & I worked at woodshed all day. Rain & fog. 25.SUNDAY: Is. & Lydia at NW Meeting. I at Menno M. Bauman’s for supper. Sam Reist & Amanda Eby here for dinner. 26.I prepared for cementing at N. L. Martin AM. I helped awhile, cutting corn at C. Esch & fixed at cutting box at home awhile. 27.Father & I prepared for cementing, etc, at N. L. M. all day. 28.I all day, father & Is. PM. cemented at pig stable floor & front wall at N. L. Martin. 29.Father, Is. & I at N. L. Martin cemented floor & fixed pipes & burried them in ground, all day. 30.Father & I finished floor, built water-box, & pig-troughs. We butchered beef in eve. A quick & short thundering tonight at about 9.30, A. M. Bauman’s barn struck by lightning and burned (Floradale) OCTOBER 1910 1. Is., Eli & I cut off corn with boat about 3 ½ acres & hauled in mangles. Father & cutting box at David Hoffer. Parents at Aaron Bauman’s after supper awhile. 2. SUNDAY: Lydia & I at Martin’s Meeting, at Tobias Martin’s for dinner, at Israel Martin’s for supper. Noah Weber & I paid a call on Dan. Weber’s Josiah. 3. I helped cutting corn, etc, for father, 1 day. 4. Father & I build pig trough, etc, about 1 day at N. L. M. Rainy. 5. Father & I leveled off new site for implement shed AM. I helped to build concrete foundation of shed at N. L. M., PM. Father at Hy. Horst to build cistern. Is. filled silo at A. Weber. 6. I worked small jobs at N. L. Martin AM., I bought old buggy for $13 from Noah. I at home PM. Rainy all day. �105 7. I spread manure AM., build concrete foundation for shed at N. L. Martin PM. 8. We finished foundation & put in mangles. Levi Frey’s child burried at S. Peel. 9. SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting AM. Young people of Martins’ here dinner. Eli, I & Lydia at M. M. Weber’s for supper. 10.I helped to make mangles out for father all day. 11.I helped to make mangles out for father, AM. I helped to cut corn at F. Weigel ½ day, PM. 12.Father & I masoned at Aaron M. Bauman all day. 13.Father & I masoned at Aaron M. Bauman all day. 14.Jno. Frey’s dau. Leah of St. Jacobs got burried at C. Father & I masoned at A. M. Bauman all day. 15.Father & I masoned at A. M. Bauman all day. 16.SUNDAY: Parents at Conestogo Meeting, at Hy. Martin’s, I at home. 17.Parents & I at A. M. Bauman’s all day; helped to mason. 18.Father & I helped to mason & pointed out walls at A.M.B. 19.I pointed out on rough walls, etc, at A.M.B., all day. 20.I helped to saw logs at mill & haul them to A.M.B., 1 dy. 21.I helped the carpenters etc., at A. M. Bauman, all day. 22.I helped the carpenters, etc, at A. M. B. nearly all day. Rain evening; also had there been last night. 23.SUNDAY: Is. & I in S. Peel Meeting, at Martin Frey’s for dinner, at Daniel Bauman’s for supper. 24.I at A. M. Bauman’s carpentering, etc all day. 25. I helped to put in lower part of barn (raising) & helped at saw-mills in eve. Etc. at A. M. Bauman. 26.I at saw-mills in morn, then helped at barn raising at A. M. B. Barn 78’ x 58’; lg. Posts s. to s. 29’; pitch 8 x 12. 27.I helped to fix some of inside of wash house for father 1 day. 28.I helped to lath ceiling for father AM. Father & I went to Annie Bauman at noon to built silo roof PM. 29.Father & I worked at solo, etc, all day. Cold & snow. I & other young folks at Geo. Musselman’s over night. 30.SUNDAY: We at Martins’ Meeting and Wm. Eby’s funeral, aged 79 years, AM. at Sidney Martin’s for dinner, at Allen Knor’s for supper. 31.Father & I worked at silo, etc, all day at Annie Bauman. NOVEMEBER 1910 1. Father & I worked at silo, etc, all day at Annie Bauman. 2. Father & I worked at silo, etc, all day at Annie Bauman. 3. I helped at wash-house for father, AM. Father & I started to work at silo roof at Reub. PM. 4. Father & I worked at Reub’s silo roof, etc, all day, except father being absent to buy 4 steers of about 1300# @ $5.75 @ cwt. �106 5. Father & I worked at Reub’s silo all day. 6. SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. Moses Weber, Israel Brubacher, Aaron Rudy & Enoch Frey, & girls here for dinner. Lydia & I at Aaron Weber’s for supper. 7. Father & I carpentered at silo at Reub. all day. 8. Father & I at Sol. Reist about all day, at silo roof. 9. Father & I carpentered at silo roof, etc, at S. Reist all day. 10.Father & I carpentered at hen-house at S. R. nearly 1 day; rainy. 11.I carpentered at silo at Sol. Reist all day. 12.I carpentered at hen-house at Sol. Reist all day. 13.SUNDAY: Is., I & Lydia at SP Meeting, at Joshua Bauman’s for dinner, I at Dav. Martin’s for supper. 14.I went in town in morn, then went to Paul Snider to built silo ¾ day. Isaiah helped PM. 15.I carpentered at silo roof, etc, at P.S. all day. Is. helped too. 16.I carpentered at silo roof, etc, at P. Snider, all day. 17.I carpentered at silo roof, etc; at P. Snider, all day. Wife of Jno. Hintz (dau. Of Dav. Martin) burried at S. Peel. 18.I carpentered at silo roof, etc at M. S. Bauman all day. 19.I carpentered at silo roof, etc at M. S. Bauman all day. 20.SUNDAY: I & Parents at home all day at home. Others at NW Meeting. 21.I carpentered at silo, etc, at M. S. Bauman all day. 22.I carpentered at silo, etc, at M. S. Bauman all day. 23.I carpentered at silo, etc, at M. S. Bauman all day. 24.I carpentered & ploughed, etc, at M. S. Bauman all day. 25.I helped to thrash at Dav. Cressman all day. 26.I filed saw & helped father to chopp AM. I pedled fish & ordered s. shoes at St. Jacobs; and in Elmira. 27.SUNDAY: I at Noah Bearinger’s for supper. 28.I carpentered at silo at Dav. Sauder ½ day. Unpleasant weather. 29.I carpentered at silo, etc, at Dav. Sauder all day. Wife of Chr. Frey (widow) of Peel burried at W. Woolwich. 30.I carpentered at silo; etc, at Dav. Sauder all day. DECEMBER 1910 1. I carpentered at silo at Dav. Sauder ½ day AM. I moved to Alvin Shantz & worked at silo roof, PM. 2. I carpentered at silo roof at Alvin Shantz all day. 3. I awhile at N. L. Martin & in Elmira. 4. SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting AM. Levi L Martin here for dinner, Isaiah & Lydia at N. L. Martin’s for supper. 5. I prepared for my journey to U.S.; I in St. Jacobs to fetch shoes & in Elmira to get tooth filled. �107 6. Eli Horst & I left Co. Waterloo in morn. for the Niagara Falls, at Suspension Bridge for the night. 7. Eli & I took Great Gorge Route on Streetcar and got around to see falls & sceanary. Left this place in the afternoon for further. 8. Arrived at Blue Ball, in the forenoon, Lancastor Co., Pa., visited Jacob W. Horst’s noon & night, at Peter Shirk, sup. 9. We at Dav. Martin’s, call; Eli Z. Horst’s call; Jacob Horst’s Sr., dinner; Jno S. Wenger (blind) call at store; Hy. Weber’s Sr., call; Frank Weber’s Jr. supper; Isaac W. Horst’s over night. 10.We at Frank Weber’s Sr., call; Harry Martin’s, dinner; Dav Horst’s wife burried (maybe 9Th?); Joe Shirk’s, call; Aaron Z Horst’s, supper; Frank Horst’s preacher, over night; Eli Weaver’s (son of Chr.) arrived from Ind. 11.SUNDAY: We at “Weaverland” Meeting AM; Dav. Martin’s, dinner; Frank Horst’s for supper; at singing at widow Joe Martin’s wife, after supper; at Aaron Zimmerman’s, for night. 12.We at Jno. Martin’s, dinner; Ab. Zimmerman’s, call; Barbara Horst, call; Moses Sauder’s, for supper; Jonas Martin for the night, son of Bishop Jonas Martin. 13.We at Hy. Martin’s (son of Bish. J. M.), call; Bishop Jonas Martin’s, call; Peter Martin’s, dinner; Jonathan Martin, call,; David Zimmerman Sr., supper; David M. Martin’s, night & sing’g. 14.We at Jno. Martin’s, call; Martin Zimmerman’s, dinner; Rufus Martin’s, call; Ezra Sensenig’s supper; Eli Z. Horst’s, night, Eli is son of Isaac, was once in Can. 15.We at Dan. Hoover’s, call; David Hoover’s, supper (Sr.); Jno. C. Nolts, night, Mrr’d to a Musselman, father to Dan. In the morn we & Eli Z Horst went to East Earl with tabacco. 16.We at Eli Hoover’s call; David Fox’s Jr., dinner; Joe Brubacher, Once a “Stauffer” Bishop, call; Jno. S. Kurtz’s supper, (preacher); David Burkholder’s, night, father to Dav. & Lydia. 17.We at Hy. Martin’s, dinner; David Burkholder’s, call, visited Joe Hostetter; Jno. W. Weaver’s, supper, father to Ida; Amos Witmer’s at singing after supper; Hy. S. Snyder’s, night. 18.SUNDAY: We at “Martindale” Meeting AM.; Jno. Eby’s, dinner, father to Peter & Enos; Michael Nolt’s, supper, father to Jacob, At Moses Shirk’s over night, father to Davis & Hetta. 19.Aaron Burkholder’s, call; visited Martindale shirt factory; Isaac Weber’s, dinner; Menno Zimmerman’s preacher, for supper; Maria-Preacher Menno’s mother call; Menno, son of preacher, a call; Moses Burholder’s night, son of deacon, her son Hy. Rutt lived here. 20.We at Weaver Burkholders, call; Dan. Burkholder, deacon, dinner; David Zimmerman’s, call; Adam Zimmerman’s supper, son of Menno; Levi Burkholder’s, night, father to Noah. �108 21.We at Moses G. Horning’s, preacher, dinner; Sam Musser’s Jr., call; Benj. Horning’s, supper; Frank Horning’s, night, father to Dav. 22.We at Hy. Gayman’s, call; Joe Horning’s, dinner; Aaron Good’s call; Dav. Horning’s, call; Sam Musser’s, supper, Deacon; Benj. Shirk’s, night, father to Benj. & bro. to Moses, Joe & Peter. 23.We at Reuben Weaver’s, call; Monroe Garman’s, dinner; Noah Horning’s, call; Christian Shirk’s, supper,-bro. to Peter at Bridgeport, Ont; Christian Sauder’s night. 24.We at Levi Martin’s (son of Bish. Jno. Ind.) call; Aged widow David Shirk’s wife (age, 98 yrs. On Feb. 23/11) call; Johnathan Shirk’s, dinner; Levi Weber Sr., call; Geo. Weaver’s, supper; Henry Martin’s, night; father to Sam, son of Nathanel. 25.SUNDAY: CHRISTMAS: We at “Weaverland” Meeting; Levi Burkholder’s, dinner; Chr. Sensenig’s, supper; Peter Shirk’s, Blue Ball, night. 26.Peter Shirk hauled us to East Earl, there we and Jno. B. Weaver left for Philidelphia, visited Memorial Hall and the Zoological Gardens; at Keystone Hotel over night. 27.We 3 visited Navy Yards, Mint, City Hall, Wonamaker’s store, & crossed Delaware River over to Camden. Went back to Israel G. Horning’s, over night, father to Moses. 28.We at Israel’s yet for dinner; Martin Weaver’s, call; Peter H. Nolt’s call; Levi W. Nolt’s, supper; D. G. Nolt’s, son of Jac., night. 29.We at Jac. Nolt, Sr., call; Jacob Martin, Akron, call; Amos Horst’s, dinner; Clemont Martin’s Ephrata, call; Martin Zimmerman’s, father to Amos & Mary, supper,-we & Amos & Mose Horning on spring waggon with a ass team, at a Dunkard sing school, after supper; Joe O. Wenger’s, preacher, night; We also visited Ephrata’s Knitting Mills. 30.We at Amos Martin’s, call, Jr.; Sam Martin’s dinner; Mahlon Nolt’s, call; Hy. W. Weaver’s, supper; Aaron Reiff’s, night. 31.We at Eli H. Nolt’s, call; Jno. H. Nolt’s Sr., dinner; Dr. Michael Horst, Talmage, call; Aaron G. Nolts, deacon, supper, son of Jac., father to Joseph; Jonas Reiff’s Sr., night, father to Mary. DIARY 1911 ANGUS S. BAUMAN JANUARY 1. SUNDAY: NEW YEAR: We at “Groffdale” Meeting; at Jno. D. Zimmerman’s bal. of Sunday, once in Canada. Rainy. 2. We at Dav. Hoover’s Jr., dinner; Ab. Burkholder’s, call; Jacob Metzler’s, call; Jno. Martin’s, supper, last fall in Can.; Elam Martin’s, night, father to Jno., son of Jno. �109 3. We at Jno. Martin lives by son Elam, aged 83 yrs. Blind; Jacob Reiff’s, call; John Horst’s, dinner; Widow Jac. Rutt’s wife, call; Dav. Groff’s, supper; Jno. Weaver’s, father to Aaron, night. 4. We at Joe Obberholzer’s, call; Benj. F. Hoover’s, dinner; Jac. H. Nolt’s, call; Jno. Sensenig’s, supper; Eli Hoover’s, night, bro. to Dan. 5. We at Amos Martin Sr., call; Dav. Good’s, call; Amos Martin’s dinner, Jr. (singer); Visited Silk Mills at New Holland. Aaron Hoover’s, supper & night, father to Noah,-6’1 ½” tall. 6. We at John H. Weber’s, dinner; John M Weaver’s supper; 7. We at Michael Nolt’s for dinner & night; We met Sam Brubacher’s girls of Can. here; Amon Weber’s, supper. At the singing at Menno Zimmerman’s after sup. 8. SUNDAY: We at “Weaverland” Meeting; Dav. Zimmerman’s dinner; Frank Weaver’s, supper; Jac. W. Horst’s, Blue Ball, at singing & over night, Canadian girls here too. 9. We at Joe Weaver’s, call; Sam Martin’s, dinner; Adam H. Weaver’s, supper; Dav. Martin’s, night, (2nd time), father to Ab & Anna. 10.Eli Horst went off for home this morning. I was at Dav. Martin’s for dinner yet; Dav. Burkholder’s supper, visited Joe Hostetter; Joe Brubacher, night, (2nd time) visited Dan. Weber. 11.I visited Joe Martin’s wife (widow), mother to Levi, dinner & supper; Harry Rutt, call; Isaac Bauman’s, night, son of Sam. 12.I at Jno S.Kurtz’s, dinner; Jno. W. Weaver’s, supper; Sam Bauman’s, night, father to Isaac & David, wife disabled. 13.I at Hy. S. Snyder’s, dinner, father to Joe, (2nd time); Joe Martin’s, call; Dav. Hoover’s Sr., supper, 2nd time, father to 13 children; Jno. C. Nolt’s, night, father to Dan & Mary, (2nd time). 14.I at Isaac Weaver’s, dinner, (2nd time), father to Jno. who was with us in Philidelphia; Dav. Burkholder’s, supper, (2nd time) father to Dav. & Lydia; At a funeral of Dav. Kurtz’s baby, at “Martindale”. Israel Brendle’s, at singing & over night, father to Is, Susan & Will. 15.SUNDAY: Meeting was at “Martindale”, I at Menno Zimmerman’s dinner, (preacher) Jonathan & Allen Martin of Can. here too; Hy. Martin’s, supper, (2nd time); Weaver Burkholder’s, night, father to Dav. 16.I at Isaac Wenger’s, saddler, Martindale, a call; Hy. Sensenig’s wife (widow), dinner, Susana, her dau., once in Can.; Jacob Horst’s Sr., supper, 2nd time; Jac. W. Horst’s Jr., night, father to Emma. 17.I started, in morning for further, departed Blue Ball at about 8.30 AM., arrived at Orrville, O. at about 10.35 PM., central time. The trip from Lancaster, Pa. To Orrville, O. is 404.7 mi. as per R’y guide. 18.I went to John Kilmer’s, breakfast, son of Ph., Ind.; Hy. Kilmer, bro. to Jno., in from Ind., & I visited Orrville, AM., at Hy. Burkhardt’s, dinner; Bishop Hy. Horst’s, call; Noah Good’s, supper; Sam. L. Weber’s wife, (widow), night. �110 19.Hy. Kilmer & I at Jno. Martin, dinner, his son “Elmer” & we two visited & went into a coal mine; Jonathan Martin, (widower) Aged 86 yrs, father to Jno., Sam., Dav. Barb & Annie, his G children my 5Th cousin’s, here for supper; Dav. Martin’s; night. 20.Hy. & I at Dan. H. Eberly’s call; Pares B. Horst’s, call; John Buckwalter’s, dinner; Sam W. Martin’s, Dalton, supper; wife is a sister to Dav. Hoover Sr. of Lanc. Co., Pa.; Ezra Good’s, night. 21.Hy. & I at Jno. Martin’s, dinner; at horse sale in Orrville; at Peter Baumgartner’s, supper; Jno. Eberly’s, night, near by Burton City. 22.SUNDAY: Hy. & I at “Chestnut Ridge” Meeting, and at the funeral of Dav. Brennerman (Dunkard) at Martins’ Church, AM.; Sam Lehman’s, dinner, Burton City; Benj. Good’s, Preacher, supper & night, son of Noah, married to a Rohrer. 23.Hy. & I at his Bro. Jno. Kilmer, again over night & the meals; Hy. & I at a singing at Noah Good’s in the evening. 24.Eli Weaver’s of Ind., Joel Weaver, Ind., & I started for further, left Orrville at 6.45 AM. on the C. F. & P. line. Arrived at Warsaw, Ind., at about 12.58 PM., took Interurban Ry. to Goshen where Eli’s father fetched us to their home for the night. 25.I at Christian Z. Weaver all day, father to Eli, Eli is Married to Barbara Gayman. Chr. to a cousin of Jno. Wenger, Pa. 26.Eli took me to his bro. Menno for dinner; at his place for supper again; I at Aaron Reed’s for the night. Drizzly. 27.I at Aaron Reed’s also for dinner; at Preacher Martin Ramer’s supper & night, married to Lydia Shaum; Father to Tobias & Will. 28.I at Martin Ramer’s also for dinner; Jno. B. Weaver’s, supper. 29.SUNDAY: I AT “Yellow Creek” Meeting; I at Sam. S. Wenger’s bal. of day, father to Enos, who with Tobias Ramer were in Can. & Pa. 30.I at Harvey Martin’s, dinner; Hy. M. Weaver’s, supper & night. 31.I at Levi Hoover’s, dinner & supper, married to Chr. Z. Weaver’s sister; John M. Weaver’s, night, son of Chr., m’rr’d to dau. Of Hy. Shrock. FEBRUARY 1911 1. I at John W. Martin’s, dinner; Amos W. Witmer’s, supper, Wm. Hoover’s, night; school teacher. 2. I at Eli Wenger’s, dinner, father to Franklin, Eli is a bro. to Chr. Z. Weaver’s wife; Dan. Warner’s, supper & night. 3. I at Jno. Brown’s funeral (River Brother) at “Yellow Creek”, at Jno. M. Weaver’s, dinner (2nd time); Bishop John Martin’s, supper & night; father to Elias; Levi of Pa., Hy; Joe, Wm. & Amanda. 4. I at Wm. F. Holdeman’s for dinner; Joe Musser’s, supper; Christian Weaver’s again over night. �111 5. SUNDAY: I at “County Line” Meeting; at Harvey Shaum’s, dinner, Jno. B. Weaver’s, night (2nd time), father to Joel. Snowstorm. 6. I at Deacon Levi Ressler’s, dinner; Preacher Christian L. Ressler, supper; Dav. K. Ressler’s, night, son of Deacon Levi. 7. I at the funeral of Jesse Lehman’s wife, member of the “Funk” denomanation; Noah Ramer’s, night, son of Sam. 8. I at Sam. Ramer’s, call; Isaac Leinbach’s, dinner; Jacob Bechtel’s, supper; Philip Kilmer, night, father to Hy. 9. I at Noah Weaver’s, dinner; Chr. Zimmerman’s, call; Isaac Martin’s, supper & night, deacon, father to Harvey, Ab, Reub. & Amos. 10.Isaac Martin’s Reub. & Amos & I at Mishawaka & South Bend, visited Studebachers’ Carriage Shop, Fire department & Court house, I back to Isaac’s for supper, at their son Ab. for night. 11.I at Wakarusa, at horse sale, nearly all day; Aaron Reed’s supper; at a singing at Jno B. Weaver’s; Levi Ressler’s, night. 12.SUNDAY: I at “St. Joe” Meeting; Joseph Ramer’s, dinner; Joe Shaum’s wife (widow) supper & night, mother to Harvey & Mary. 13.I at Hy. Shrock’s, dinner, preacher, father to Rosco; Chr. Hunsberger Sr., supper; John Shrock’s, night, father to Hy. 14.I at Elias Martin’s, dinner, son of Jno.; Chr. Leinbach’s supper & night, wife dau. of Bishop Jno. Martin. 15.I at Christian Z. Weaver’s again, about all day. Muddy roads. 16.I started off for home at Wakarusa, at about 2.23 AM., central time, on the Wabash line to Detroit; then proceed on via, London, Woodstock, Guelph June, Guelph & Elmira, on the C.P.R., arrived at Elmira at about 7.20 PM. eastern time. Travelled about 400 mi. today as per Ry. Guide. Departure lasted 10 wks., 2 dys. Total cost of whole trip between $50 & $60. 17.I tinkered about at home AM. Was at Jones Martin’s on buisness, visited N. Bearinger’s for supper. 18.I down at Enos Bauman’s for dinner, at Dan. E. Martin to see about silo building. 19.SUNDAY: I at funeral of Jno. Martin’s wife (widow), lived by Noah B. Martin’s, Yatton, aged 79 years old, at W. Woolwich. I at N. L. Martin’s for both meals, he has blood-poison. 20.I looked after my property and wrote letters to the States. 21.I was out after silo jobs, at A. M. Bauman’s over noon. 22.I helped Eli to chopp grain awhile, & worked my books. 23.I out on silo buisness, etc. all day. 24.I in Elmira AM. & with Eli at Reub. Martin’s sale, PM. 25.I at my books, etc., AM., looked after a horse, inspected N. Bearinger’s fence, PM. Fine weather. Jonas Bauman here to help in harness shop since Tue. morning. �112 26.SUNDAY: All at WW Meeting, AM.; Urias Martin, Elias Wideman, & Ezra Bauman here for dinner; Hy. Bauman & Isaac Sittler here for supper. Sylvester Martin’s here too. 27.I helped to thrash at Dav. Bauman’s for N. L. Martin all day. Chr. Martin’s wife (Frey) got burried at Martin’s. 28.I at Dav. Bauman’s to thrash 2 hrs. in morn., then did chorse, AM., J. Gingrich & I sawed firewood for N. L. M., PM. MARCH 1911 1. Josiah & I sawed wood, etc., for N. L. M. all day. 2. Josiah & I sawed wood, etc., for N. L. M., AM. I in Elmira. 3. I up near by Macton, in Floradale & Elmira on buisness. 4. I down between Bloomingdale & N. Germany at L. Spitzig to order a 1 horse- power. Menno Kock’s house burned. 5. SUNDAY: Isaiah here last night, then he & I at Conestogo Meeting, at Dan. Cressman’s for dinner, at David B. Martin’s for supper. Snowfall in eve. 6. Father & I helped to butcher at N. Martin all day. 7. I fetched team from Geo., then Eli & I hauled manure from Jno. Steddick, Elmira, about all day. 8. I helped to fetch manure from Steddick for father AM.; Hy. Martin & I looked after horses out North PM. 9. Hy. Martin & I looked after horses, at Joe Snyder’s for dinner, also down by Jac. Brox to see a mare. 10.I at Floradale, AM. I & N. L. Martin after a horse PM. 11.I helped father to drive out 4 head fat cattle, av. Wt., 1437# at $5.65 @ cwt. (bo’t at $5.75). I inspected Amos Martin’s house & in Elmira PM. 12.SUNDAY: I at home all day. Parents at Jonas Martin’s for dinner. 13.I at the Elmira fair all day. Nice weather. 14.I fetched a brown horse, rising 6 years old, for $150. from Israel L. Martin AM. I fetched my old buggy from N. L. Martin, PM. Father patched harness at E. Martin. 15.I got my horse shod & took tools to Amos B. Martin, AM. I at Sarah Heckendorn’s sale, bo’t log chain 20’ l’g & 26# in wt. for $2.90, PM. Joseph Martin’s (son of Peter) child’s funeral. 16.I worked at inside of house at Amos B. Martin, 1 day. 17.I worked at inside of house at Amos B. Martin, 1 day. 18.I white-washed walls, etc, at Amos B. Martin, 1 day. 19.SUNDAY: Lydia & I at S. Peel Meeting, at Joshua Bauman’s for dinner, at Amos Martin’s for supper. 20.I fastened 1’ter r’ds, plastered patches on walls & white’washed rooms at Amos B. Martin, 1 day. 21.I whitewashed & filled cracks on walls, painted floors etc, 1 day. 22.I painted staircase & floors at Amos Martin, 1 day. �113 23.I white-washed kitchen twice, filled crack in walls with plaster paris & painted at Amos B. Martin’s, 1 day. 24.I in bush, AM., painted floor, etc, PM at A.B. Martin, 1 day. 25.I wrote 10 letters, visited N. L. Martin who has a severe attack of blood- poisoning, I fetched tools from A.B. Martin. 26.SUNDAY: We all except mother at WW Meeting. Eli Horst & Nelson Martin here for dinner. I at Levi Hort’s for supper. 27.I up at Floradale, fetched fence pickets ($.02 a piece) for N. Bearinger, AM. I fixed at my buggy, etc. PM. Rainy. 28.I worked small jobs, prepared for cementing. Stormy. 29.I worked at my sircingle, etc. Am. I at N. L. Martin, visited him & piled up lumber a little, PM. 30.I helped to worked at Noah Martin all day, got implements ready for seeding AM. Hauled and spread manure in orchard PM. 31.Filled bal. of orchard with manure, stored away sleighs & sawed old timber short for summer wood at N. L. Martin 1 day. APRIL 1911 1. I in St. Jacobs & Elmira & hauled fence stuff to N. Bearinger & did small jobs. No nice weather this wk. Sol. Gingrich’s child’s funeral at N. Woolwich. 2. SUNDAY: I at N. Bearinger for dinner & supper, N. Bearinger’s wife here for supper. Geo. Bauman’s & Grandmother here for dinner & supper. 3. I tinkered at small jobs all day, sowed grass seed for father. 4. I took funeral message of Israel Brubacher’s child around in the neighborhood, AM. I studied at Physical Science book, etc, PM. Cold rain & sleet PM. 5. I took funeral message to Dan. Brubacher’s & Joe Hoffman’s AM. I wrote into this diary PM. Rain. 6. I was hostler at Israel Brubacher’s child’s funeral, aged 6 yrs, 8 mon. Muddy & a little rain in eve. 7. I wrote into this diary & white washed kitchen for mother. I have got a cold this week. Elmira Horse Show. 8. I fixed up garden fence at Noah Bearinger, 1 day. 9. SUNDAY: Lydia & I at S. Peel Meeting, at Sol. Bowman’s for dinner, Elias M. Martin’s for supper. Father visited N. L. Martin, 10.I at Elmira Fair AM. Repaired fence at N. Bearinger PM. 11.I awhile at N. Bearinger to fix fence in morn; I fetched cement mixer from Aaron M. Bauman. 12.I helped to wash & oil harness (mine included) for father. 13.I helped to wash harness & put mine together AM. I in Elmira to buy silo goods, Rainy, PM. 14.GOOD FRI: I at WW Meeting AM., Noah Weber & I at Dav. Brubacher’s (visited Ab. Bearinger) for supper. �114 15.I in Elmira AM., & at Waterloo & Berlin PM., at Enos Bauman’s for supper and night. 16.SUNDAY: EASTER: I at Martins’ Meeting AM., at Joe Brubacher’s for dinner, at Enos Martin’s for supper. 17.EASTER MON.: I worked awhile at mixer, repairing. Parents came home tonight from a visit at Martins since Sat. night. 18.I at Elmira AM. Father & Eli helped to wash Meeting House. 19.Parents at funeral of Joseph S. Martin, Aged 77 yrs., 7 mon. 25 days, at Martins. I worked at mixer & in town. 20.I worked at mixer & hauled same to Elmira Foundry in eve. Others chopped grain. Nice weather. 21.I out to see about jobs AM. I received a load of hay from Geo. M. Bauman PM. 22.I prepared for cementing & fetched Isaiah from Enos M. Bauman PM. Father cut my hair. 23.SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting AM., Menno Gingrich’s Sr. here for dinner, Sol, Gingrich’s here for supper besides some young folks. 24.Is. & I circled silo rings shorter & moved to Hy. Bauman & removed earth for water tank PM. 25.I cut a silo curbing section into 2 & helped to mix concrete for tank 1 day, Isaiah helped too. 26.Is. & I mixed concrete ½ day AM. for Hy. Bauman. I prepared for painting at Amos B. Martin, Is. at Grandma, PM. 27.I prepared for painting outside trimmings of house, removed old putty, etc, at Amos B. Martin all day. Is. whitewashed rooms in house at Grandma. 28.Is. & I formed an arch over water tank at Hy. Bauman. 29.Is. & I built scaffold & painted windows, etc, at Amos Martin all day. Warm and nice week. 30.SUNDAY: Parents and I at funeral of Aaron Martin’s wife, Aged 53 yrs, 3 mon, 7 days, at N. Woolwich, PM. MAY 1911 1. I fetched me a 1-h. Power ($35) from L. Spitzig, N. Germany. Rain. 2. Is. & I painted outside wood material, etc, at A. Martin, ¾ day. 3. Is. & I painted outside wood material, etc, at A. Martin 1 day. 4. Is. & I painted outside wood material, etc, at A. Martin 1 day. 5. Is. & I painted outside wood material, etc, at A. Martin 1 day. 6. Is. & I painted outside wood material, etc, at A. Martin 1 day. 7. SUNDAY: Amos & Aaron Rudy here for supper. Fine weather. 8. Is. & I painted outside wood material, etc, at Amos Martin 1 day. 9. Is. & I painted outside wood material, etc, at Amos Martin 1 day. 10.I painted veranda, etc, at Amos Martin 1 day. Isaiah fixed at cement mixer. �115 11.I out on buisness & fixed at c. mixer, Is. took power & mixer to Hy. Klinck. Rain & thunder in eve. 12.Is. & I. at Hy. Klinck to build foundation of concrete under a building intend to be a slaughter house for “beef ring”, 1 day. 13.Is. & I leveled floor, then put in concrete floor & lowered building on walls, 1 day. 14.SUNDAY: I at Dav. Bauman’s for dinner. Parents at Annie Bauman for dinner. Wendel Martin here for supper. 15.Is. & I built sidewalk a little over ½ day at Joe Ernst. Is. prepared for moving silo outfit. I plastered tank at Hy. Bauman. 16.I finished plastering tank at Hy. Bauman. Is. & I moved silo outfit to Dan. E. Martin and staked same up. 17.We filled 1st & 2nd ring concrete silo at Dan. E. Martin. 18.We filled 3 & 4 ring concrete silo at D. E. Martin. 19.We filled 5 & 6 ring concrete silo at D. E. Martin. 20.We filled 7 & 8 ring concrete silo at D. E. Martin. Warm weather at end of week. 21.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting, Daniel Cressman’s & David B. Martin’s here for dinner. 22.We filled 9 & 10 ring concrete silo at D. E. Martin. 23.We filled 11 & 12 ring concrete silo at D. E. Martin. 24.We plastered inside of silo all day at D. E. Martin. 25.ASCENSION DAY: Parents at Sol. Reist to help at funeral. Is. & Eli were hostlers, Lydia & I attend to funeral of Sol. Reist’s wife, aged 45 years. I at funeral of Jno. O. Driesinger’s wife, Elmira., PM. 26.Is. & I did concreting at D. E. Martin AM., then we moved outfit to Silas Bauman above Floradale. 27.We sett up, & filled 1st & 2nd ring silo at Silas Bauman. 28.SUNDAY: Funeral of Peter Musselman’s wife (widow) lived by Amos Esch, burried at Martins’. I & others at Sam Brubacher’s for dinner, at Dav. L. Martin’s for supper. Operation of blood poison performed on N. L. Martin this eve. 29.Dan. Cressman’s house burned to-day. We filled 3 & 4 ring concrete silo at Silas Bauman. 30.We filled 5 & 6 ring concrete silo at Silas Bauman. 31.We filled 7 & 8 ring concrete silo at Silas Bauman. JUNE 1911 1. We filled 9 & 10 ring concrete silo at Silas Bauman. 2. We filled 11 & 12 ring concrete silo at Silas Bauman. 3. We plastered silo at S. Bauman and moved bal. of outfit to M. B. Bowman in eve, some put over last eve. �116 4. SUNDAY: I at Aaron W. Weber’s for supper, I with others at Daniel G. Gingrich’s for over night. 5. WHIT MON: I & others at Elora rocks at noon, at Joshua Brubacher’s for supper. 40 young people up. 6. We filled 1st & 2nd ring concrete silo at M. B. Bowman 7. We filled 3 & 4 ring concrete silo at Menno B. Bowman. 8. We filled 5 & 6 ring concrete silo at Menno B. Bowman. I at Reuben Snider, Conestogo, after supper. 9. We filled 7 & 8 concrete silo at Menno B. Bowman. Father & Reub. came home from Buffalo. Rain today. 10.We filled 9 & 10 concrete silo at Menno B. Bowman. 11.SUNDAY: Isaiah & I visited N. L. Martin after supper. Aaron W. Weber’s here for dinner. Rain, storm & few hailstones. 12.We filled 11 & 12 ring concrete silo at M. B. Bowman. Norman F. Martin’s child’s funeral, drowned in tub. 13.We plastered silo at M. B. Bowman. 14.We moved silo outfit to Aaron Martin & put up 1 & 2 ring. 15.We filled 3 & 4 ring concrete silo at Aaron Martin. 16.We filled 5 & 6 ring concrete silo at Aaron Martin. 17.We filled 7 & 8 ring concrete silo at Aaron Martin. 18.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting. Some young people here for dinner, Joe Hoffman’s here for supper. 19.We filled 9 & 10 concrete ring silo at Aaron Martin. 20.We filled 11 & 12 ring concrete silo at Aaron Martin. Aaron’s son Absolom fell 25’ from scaffold on concrete floor with the result of his left leg broken. 21.We plastered silo at Aaron Martin. 22.Is. & I loaded outfit & then went to Reub. Snyder between Conestogo & Bloomingdale, digged gravel out in root cellar at place where silo is to be built, PM. 23.I removed gravel at site of silo a little over ½ day, filled 1st . ring concrete silo at R. Snider. 24.We filled 2 & 3 ring silo at R. Snider. 25.SUNDAY: Is. & I at Conestogo Meeting, PM., at Tilman Horst’s for supper. Hy. S. Brubacher’s here for dinner. 26.We filled 4 & 5 ring concrete silo at R. Snider. Warm. 27.We filled 6 & 7 ring concrete silo at R. Snider. 28.We filled 8 & 9 ring concrete silo at R. Snider. 29.We filled 10 & 11 ring concrete silo at R. Snider. 30.We filled 12 & 13 ring concrete silo at R. Snider. JULY 1911 1. We plastered silo and loaded outfit for the move at Reub. Snider. Dry Weather. �117 2. SUNDAY: I visited Absolom (with broken leg) at Aaron Martin over noon. At NW Meeting PM., at Jonas Martin’s for supper. Susanna Spaeth & 2 of Simon Kinzie’s girls here for the night. 3. John Martin (father to Isaac & Dan.) burried at Martins. Is. & I went to Hy S. Bauman, staked up & filled 1st ring. 4. We filled 2nd ring silo & helped at hay-making at Hy. S. B. 5. We filled 3 ring silo & helped at hay. Light rain. 6. We filled 4 ring silo & helped at hay at Hy. S. B. 7. We filled 5 ring silo & helped at hay at Hy. S. B. 8. We filled 6 & 7 ring silo at Hy. S. B. Warm & dry weather. 9. SUNDAY: Wm. Spaeth’s here for dinner & supper. Is. & I at Dan. Weber’s for dinner, at Martin’s Meeting PM., at Wendel Martin’s for supper. 10.Is. & I helped draw in 10 loads of hay for father. Rain in eve. 11.I at Elmira AM., Is. & I filled 8th ring silo at Hy. L. Bauman. 12.We filled 9 & 10 ring silo at Hy. S. Bauman. 13.We filled 11 & 12 ring silo at Hy. S. Bauman. 14.We filled 13 & 14 ring silo at Hy. S. Bauman. A little rain. Elias Martin’s wife (widow) burried at Martins’, aged 80 years. 15.We plastered nearly all of silo at Hy. S. B. Rain in eve. 16.SUNDAY: Parents, Eli & I at WW Meeting AM. Is. visited Abs. Martin AM. Hy. B. Martin’s here for both meals. Young people here for dinner. Dav. Horst here for supper; Two of L. Brox’s children here for supper also. Rain today; the ground being dry for quite awhile. 17.We finished silo at Hy. S. B. & moved to Dan. B. Martin. 18.We filled 1st , 2nd & 3rd ring silo at Dan B. Martin. 19.We filled 4 & 5 ring concrete silo at D. B. Martin. Rain in eve. 20.We filled 6 ring silo AM. We pitched dung for father PM. 21.We spread manure for father 1/3 dy. Filled 7 & 8 ring silo at D. B. M. 22.We filled 9 & 10 ring silo at Dan. B. Martin. Josaiah Bauman’s girl, aged 13 years, burried at Martins’ AM. Oliver Lichty’s wife burried at N. Woolwich PM. Dan. M. Bowman builds dam at present, at Floradale. 23.SUNDAY: I visited Abs. Martin AM. Lydia & I at S. Peel Meeting PM., at Amzi Snyder’s for supper. 24.We plastered silo at Dan. B. Martin. 25.We moved outfit to Jacob Musselman AM. Filled 1st & 2nd ring concrete silo PM. 26.We build concrete front at barn floor & plastered silo & hauled rings & scaffold home; mixer and power to C. B. Eix near Hawkesville. 27.We prepared for cementing horse stable & cemented stalls & petition in pig stable. 28.We build hog troughs., etc. 29.We plastered hog troughs, concreted some in sty & horse stable. 30.SUNDAY: Dav. Cressman’s Jr. here for supper. I at home. 31.Is. & I at N. L. Martin to build sidewalks, etc. �118 AUGUST 1911 1. We build sidewalks, porch floor, etc. at N. L. Martin. 2. We finished cementing at N. L. Martin at noon. We moved to Jno. S. Brubacher & prepared to re-roof house. 3. We removed old roof of house, replaced some new sheeting with Oshawa steel shingles on top at J. S. B. 4. We put steel shingles on roof, etc. at Jno. S. B.1 day. 5. We build concrete arch over some of Menno Gingrich’s root-cellar besides a few small jobs. 1 day. 6. SUNDAY: Is. & I at Martins’ Meeting, young people baptized, AM. We at Simeon Weber’s for dinner, at Moses Weber’s for supper. 7. Is. & I at Jno. S. Brubacher worked on house roof 1 day. 8. Is. & I worked at Jno. S. Brubacher’s house roof 1 day. 9. Is. & I helped father to thrash AM. We helped to draw in grain at Aaron Martin’s ½ day, PM. 10.We helped to draw in grain at Aaron Martin all day. 11.We helped to put away old horse, etc., AM., at A. Martin. We all at the funeral of Emerson Esch, aged 35 years, 7 mon. & 28 dys.,--killed by electric shock, Berlin. 12.I helped to hoe turnips, cut off peas, etc. at A. Martin. 13. SUNDAY: We all at the WW Meeting. I at Geo. Bauman’s for supper. 14.I helped to store away grain nearly ½ day AM. at Paul Snider. Paul & I repaired culvert at F. Weigel, 6 hrs. PM. 15.Paul & I repaired culvert at F. Weigel, 6 hrs. PM. Rain AM. 16.I repaired at culvert at F. Weigel 7 ½ hrs. Some rain. 17.I worked at cistern & hard water well floors at G. M. Bauman. 18.I worked at cistern & hard water well floors at G. M. Bauman. 19.I worked at cistern & hard water well floors, etc, at G. M. Bauman. 20.SUNDAY: I at home, made a call at A. W. Weber’s after supper. Is. Weber here for dinner. Parents at Abs. Martin’s and Reub. Bauman’s. 21.I worked at well floor, sidewalk, etc, at G. M. Bauman, 1 day. 22.I concreted porch floor, etc, at Mose Gingrich, 1 day. 23.I worked at porch floor, cistern top & waste water entrance. at M. Gingrich. Doctors operated on father, removed tumor. 24.I worked at sidewalks & concrete door cill, etc, at M. Gingrich. Hy. Brubacher’s wife, widow burried at Conestogo (of St. Jacobs). 25.I looked after silo filling jobs & was at P. Ziegler over night. 26.I helped to remove earth at silo site, at P. Ziegler, all day. 27.SUNDAY: I at home. Wm. Jacobi’s here for both meals. Levi Brubacher’s here for dinner. 28.I filled 1st & 2nd ring concrete silo at P. Ziegler. 29.I filled 3 & 4 ring concrete silo at P. Ziegler. �119 30.I filled 5 ring concrete silo & build gangway floor at P. Z. 31.Peter & I at Floradale in morning. I fetched scaffold from home & cement from Elmira to P. Ziegler. SEPTEMBER 1911 1. I filled 6 & 7 ring concrete silo at P. Ziegler. 2. I filled 8 ring silo & prepared for next at P. Ziegler. 3. SUNDAY: Eli & I at S. Peel Meeting AM., at Amos F. Martin’s for dinner, at Menno Frey’s for supper. 4. I filled 9 & 10 ring silo & fixed cellar steps at P. Ziegler. 5. I filled 11 & 12 ring concrete silo at P. Ziegler. Rain. 6. I lowered silo curbings & cleaned them, etc., at P. Z. 7. I & Urias Martin carpentered at silo roof at P. Ziegler, 1 dy. 8. I carpentered at silo roof 1 dy, Urias ½ dy, at P. Ziegler. 9. I plastered silo at P. Ziegler all day. 10.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting, except mother. Noah S. Martin’s, Isaac Gingrich’s & Dan Hoffman’s Jr. here for dinner. 11.I in Floradale & Elmira, oiled silo curbs, bolts, etc. 12.I did concreting jobs on outside of house at Jonas Martin. 13.I did concreting jobs on outside of house at Jonas Martin. 14.I at Harvest Meeting at W. Woolwich AM., I at D. M. Bowman fixed gate apparatus on dam wall, PM. 15.I worked at & prepared for water wheel at D. M. Bowman. 16.I worked at & prepared for water wheel at D. M. Bowman. 17.SUNDAY: Neighbors here to visit mother (in bed). I at R. M. after supper. 18.I helped to remove earth for water wheel at D. M. Bowman. 19.I & Ab. Bearinger commenced our corn cutting season. We set up at M. Snider (rain) AM., cut corn PM. 20.We cut corn at C. Esch, AM.; Dav. Hoffer PM. 21.We cut corn at G. M. Bauman, AM; Rain PM. 22.We cut corn at G. M. Bauman, AM., F. Weigel, PM. 23.We cut corn at C. Wilken, AM,; Paul Snider, PM. 24.SUNDAY: I at home all day. Mary Cressman & Mary Martin here for dinner. Rain to-night. Mary Ann Weber was here to help Lydia do housework several days. 25.We cut corn at P. Snider, AM.; by my father ½ day, PM. 26.We cut corn at Aaron Weber. 27.We cut corn at Elias Martin, PM.; Rain AM. 28.We cut corn at Elias Martin, moved cutting-box home, AM. I at N. L. Martin & in Elmira & helped father, PM. 29.I in Elmira, helped father to cut some corn, made a silo roof draft & oiled silo curbings. Rainy AM. �120 30.I helped concreting casing around water wheel at D. M. Bowman, Floradale, 1 day. OCTOBER 1911 1. SUNDAY: I at Menno Weber’s for supper, Eph. Weber’s here for supper. 2. I cemented at Anthony Gies, ¾ day. 3. I cemented at Anthony Gies, 1 day. 4. I at D. M. Bowman, Floradale, worked at tail race. 5. I cemented, etc, at tail race, at D. M. Bowman. 6. I cemented at tail race & helped a little at cider mill. Rainy PM. The last while we had rain about every other day. 7. I helped to set curbing & cemented tail race at D. M. Bowman. 8. SUNDAY: We nearly all at WW Meeting AM., Dan. L. Martins & Menno M. Bauman’s here for dinner & also a few girls. 9. I helped to make out potatoes & loaded manure for father all day. Bright weather. 10.I helped to load manure all day for father. 11.I helped to load manure ½ dy for father; I at D. M. B., PM. 12.I helped to cement at water wheel, etc, at D. M. B. 13.I helped to cement at water wheel, etc, at D. M. B. 14.I helped to cement at water wheel, etc, at D. M. B. 15.SUNDAY: Jno. Geisel’s here for dinner, Albert Lorch’s here for supper. I at Joshua Bowman’s for supper. 16.I helped to cement at water wheel at D. M. Bowman. 17.I helped to remove earth under mill ½ day for D. M. Bowman. Rain nearly all day. 18.I helped to cement, etc, at D. M. Bowman, 1 day. 19.I leveled off & cemented foundation wall for driving shed ¾ day at Receveous Martin. 20.I worked at shed foundations AM. Made cribbing for water trough PM., at Receveous Martin. 21.I build water-trough, etc, 1 day, at Receveous Martin. I & others away visiting at Amos Weber’s over night. 22.SUNDAY: We young people at Allen Bauman’s for dinner, at Jno. Brubacher’s for supper. Rainy day. 23.I helped to lower shed on foundation & build some more wall under it & plastered trough at R. Martin. 24.I helped to finish bal. of foundation, etc, ½ dy, at R. M. I re-pointed out strawshed wall at A. Gies, ½ day. 25.I did concreting jobs at Anthony Gies 1 day. 26.I cemented foundation wall for ice-house, etc, at Rueben Bauman, 1 day. �121 27.I cemented at outhouse foundation & build root-cellar door at R. M. Bauman AM., I worked at silo roof at Dan E. Martin, PM. 28.I worked at silo roof at Dan. E. Martin all day. 29.SUNDAY: I at home all day. Elias B. Martin’s here for supper. 30.I carpentered at silo roof at Dan. E. Martin all day. 31.I carpentered at silo roof at Dan. E. Martin all day. NOVEMBER 1911 1. I carpentered at silo roof at Dan. E. Martin all day. 2. I carpentered at silo roof at Dan. E. Martin, AM.; I carpentered ¼ day at Hy. Bauman PM. 3. I carpentered at silo roof at Hy. Bauman 1 day. 4. I carpentered at silo roof at Hy. Bauman 1 day. 5. SUNDAY: We all except Noah at WW Meeting. Jno. S. Brubacher’s here for dinner. Mose & Leah Reist here for supper. 6. I carpentered at Hy. Bauman nearly all day. 7. I carpentered at Hy. Bauman nearly all day. 8. I carpentered at Hy. Bauman a little over ½ day. I at Isaac Gingrich awhile in eve. to work at stable. 9. I worked at horse stable, prepared for cementing at I. G. 10.I worked at horse stable, prepared for cementing at I. G. 11.I worked at horse stable, cemented at h. stable, 1 day, at I. G. 12.SUNDAY: Lydia, Noah & I at Geo. Bauman’s (& Grandma) for dinner. Is. & Eli at WW Meeting House at funeral of Isaac Stauffer’s wife, PM. Snow & stormy. 13.Is. & I awhile at Elmira Fair, AM. We started to build silo roof at Aaron Martin PM. Rough weather. 14.Is. & I worked at silo roof & chute at A. Martin, 1 dy. Snow in eve. 15.I prepared for cementing a calf stable, etc, at Isaac Gingrich all day. Is. carpentered at Aaron Martin. 16.I prepared for & cementing small petition wall & finished horse stable floor at I. G. Is: finished at A Martin. 17.I worked at stable AM. Layed bricks for a floor in house cellar at Isaac Gingrich PM. Stormy. 18.I cemented calf stable, etc, at I G. all day. Stormy. 19.SUNDAY: We all at home. Sam. R. Martin & sisters here for dinner. Sleighing commenced. Deep snow banks. 20.I worked at cistern, build brick wall in house cellar at Isaac Gingrich’s ¾ day. 21.I worked at cistern at Isaac Gingrich, 1 day. 22.I masoned in cellar besides cistern at I. Gingrich, 1 day. Pastor Schulz burried at Elmira. �122 23.I plastered inside of cistern AM., Set models for water-trough at I Gingrich’s, 1 day. 24.I put second coat plaster on cistern AM., build water-trough at I. Gingrich, PM. 1 day. 25.I helped to build 2 water troughs & gangway floor at I. G. 26.SUNDAY: Parents at Martin’s down yesterday already. Is. & Eli at S. Peel. I at home did the feeding. 27.I build foundation cribbing for cistern top at I. G. 1 day. 28.I build concrete floor on cistern at I. Gingrich, 1 day. 29.I carpentered at woodwork over water troughs at I. G., 1 day. 30.I carpentered at woodwork over water troughs at I. G. 1 day. DECEMBER 1911 1. I carpentered at woodwork over water troughs at I. G., 1 day. 2. I carpentered at woodwork over water troughs at I. G., 1 day. 3. SUNDAY: We all except father at WW Meeting. Aaron Gingrich here for dinner. I at N. L. Martin for supper. Isaiah & Eli at Henry Gingrich’s for supper. 4. I looked over my accounts & in Elmira AM.; I did a little carpentering at R. M. Bauman PM. 5. I worked at silo roof at S. K. Brubacher, 1 day. 6. I worked at silo roof at S. K. Brubacher, 1 day. 7. I worked at silo roof at S. K. Brubacher, 1 day. 8. I worked at silo roof at S. K. Brubacher, 1 day. 9. I worked at silo roof at S. K. Brubacher, 1 day. Warm & mild weather; dirty roads. 10.SUNDAY: Parents at funeral of Frederick Westfall at W. Montrose, PM. I at Mose Reist for supper, paid a call on N. Bearinger. We boys inspected washed out dam race of D. M. Bowman’s at Floradale. 11.I at Reub. Bauman, layed cells for ice-house & cleaned wheat a little over ½ day. Rainy & wett. 12.I helped to butcher for father all day. Reub. Noah & Mary Ann helped; butchered 3 hogs. Mild weather, snow gone. Some people plowed sod. 13.I helped to butcher for Hy. B. Martin, AM. by father. I worked at ice-house at Reub., ½ day, PM. 14.I worked at ice-house at Reub. all day. 15.I worked at ice-house at Reub. ½ day AM. I at auction sale at Menno Hoffman PM. 16.I worked at ice-house at Reub. all day. Sleet. 17.SUNDAY: Parents at David M. Martin’s for dinner. Eli & Lydia at S. Peel Meeting. I did some feeding at home. 18.I at Elmira Fair, AM., at R. Bauman carpentering PM. 19.I carpentered at outhouse at R. Bauman 1 day. �123 20.I carpentered at outhouse & pump floor at R. Bauman 1 day. 21.I build concrete shoots in front of hog troughs at R. M. B., 1 day. 22.I fixed new bottom in chopp chist at R. M. B. ½ day, AM. 23.I did small jobs, at my books, etc. I with other young folks at Levi Weber’s over night. 24.SUNDAY: We young folks at Martins’ Meeting, at Aaron Brubacher’s for dinner, at Moses Weber’s for supper. 25.CHRISTMAS: We all at WW Meeting. Tilman Bauman here for dinner. Three of Moses Bauman’s children here for supper. Parents went to Ed. Spaeth for the night. 26.Parents arrived from visiting Ed. Spaeth. I worked at my books. I went to Enos M. Bauman to work there this winter. 27.Enos & I prepared for butchering, I made trussels. 28.Butchered 1 cow & 2 hogs; I, A. Knorr & W. Martin helped. Stormy. 29.We prepared for thrashing AM, thrashed grain, ½ day, PM. 30.I did chores, etc., AM. We chopped grain, PM. 31.SUNDAY: Simeon Martin & Amos Rudy here for supper. DIARY 1912 ANGUS S. BAUMAN JANUARY 1. NEW YEAR: I did small jobs, chores, wrote letters to Pa., & Ind. 2. We thrashed about ¾ day & chopped oats a little. 3. I took g. engine to E. Martin & worked in barn AM; I at Allen Knorr to help to thrash ½ day PM. 4. I took saws to Shaeffer to get them filed, etc, AM. I fetched a load sugar beet pulp from factory with waggon, PM. Enos & wife in Berlin with my horse. 5. I fetched 2 loads of pulp from factory. 6. I fetched 2 loads of pulp from factory. I & Amos Rudy went to Ed. Spaith for the night. Cold. 7. SUNDAY: I & Amos at Ed. Spaeth over noon yet, then went to WM. Spaith, Berlin,f or supper & night. 8. I & Amos Rudy at funeral of Abraham Brubacher (preacher) aged 76 years, 5 days; burried at Conestogo. We by my parents for dinner, paid call at N. Bearinger. I at Joshua Rudy’s for supper. Cold & stormy. 9. We did chores & small jobs, I splitt wood. Cold & stormy. 10.We opened drifted roads & made double door for calf stable. 11.We sharpened axes, etc, I fetched a load s. b. pulp, PM. 12.We worked small jobs, made way into bush & drawed wood. 13.I worked around in barn. Enos & I sawed wood in bush PM. 14.SUNDAY: All at home. Emmerson Martin’s here for supper. �124 15.I hauled gravel on public road with beat, all day. 16.I in bush nearly all day; Enos, PM. 17.I in bush nearly all day; Enos, PM. 18.I splitt wood & trimmed cattle’s tails, etc. Rain nearly all day after about 2 weeks cold weather. 19.I worked round by buildings AM. We in bush PM. 20.Enos Martin here with his engine,-he and we chopped grain. Levi L Martin’s here for supper. I in St. Jacobs after supper. 21.SUNDAY: Enos, I & hired girl at Martins’ Meeting. Some young folks & Hy. B. Martin’s here for dinner. I at Tilman Martin’s after supper. (got cutter smashed) 22.I worked around in barn; Enos at St. Jacobs AM. We in bush. 23.I in bush AM., at A. Knorr to thrash PM. Enos’s at Noah Horst’s wedding at Joe Snyder’s. Jno. Lichty here to keep old Levi company. Receveous Martin’s here over night. 24.I chopped grain for about 1 ½ hours & monkied round with E martin at his g. engine, being out of fix. Snowfall. 25.I in bush nearly all day cutting firewood. Enos’s to town. 26.We cleaned wheat AM., in bush cutting firewood PM. 27.Enos hauled wheat (test 61, price 90c) to St. Jacobs. We sawed elm, PM. 28.SUNDAY: I & hired girl at W. W. Meeting, at Aaron Weber’s for dinner, I & Hy. Bowman at David B. Bauman for supper. 29.Henry Martin Sr. burried at S. Peel. I in bush AM. We worked small jobs, I mend robe; rainy, PM. 30.We sawed elm wood all day. 31.We sawed & splitt wood all day. I bought buggy, cutter and harness from Jeremiah Sitler, tonight. FEBRUARY 1912 1. I got saw filed at Jno. Shaeffer, by Erbsville, AM. I in bush splitt elm wood, Enos butchered at Ab. Martin. 2. I drawed 6 loads of wood out of bush. Enos in bush. 3. I drawed 5 loads of wood out of bush. Enos chored & in bush. 4. SUNDAY: Noah Horst’s here for dinner. I stayed at home. 5. I in bush, AM., hauled heading to saw mill, PM. Enos’s at funeral of Joesph Gingrich (preacher), aged 69 years, burried at North Woolwich. 6. I hauled heading & firewood; We sawed logs in bush, PM. 7. Enos & I sawed logs in bush, AM.; we at Benj. Hurst’s sale, PM. 8. Enos & I sawed wood in bush, AM. We cleaned wheat at noon, then I hauled a load (price 95c, test 62) to St. Jacobs. N. L. Martin’s here. 9. I hauled sawlogs to Levi Bowman’s mill all day. 10.I chored, AM., hauled sawlogs to mill. PM. 27 degrees below zero. 11.SUNDAY: Enos’s at Dan. L. Martin’s for dinner. �125 12.I & Enos at Elmira Fair. Eli & I up North to see after silos, PM. 13.We in bush sawed saw-logs. 14.I hauled saw-logs to mill all day. D. L. Martin & Enos after horses. 15.I hauled saw-logs to mill all day. Enos’s at Mrs. Rudy’s sale. 16.I hauled saw-logs to mill all day. Mild weather these days. 17.I cleaned stables & did chores, AM., hauled saw logs, PM. 18.SUNDAY: Edwin & I at Martins’ Meeting AM. Tilman Horsts, Moses C. Martin’s & Joe Hoffman here for dinner; I at Josiah Shantz’s for supper. 19.We cut down white ash tree & hauled logs to mill. Wet weather. 20.I helped to thrash at A. Knorr ¾ day, Enos ½. Enos in bush, PM. 21.I splitt wood in shed. Very stormy. J. Sitler off for West. 22.I splitt wood in shed, Etc. Very stormy. Trains blocked up. 23.We hauled snow out of sheds, AM. I had cold, kept stove co. 24.We cut down white ash tree, I hauled logs to mill. Soft weather. 25.SUNDAY: Enos’s at Dan E. Martin’s for dinner. I at Sol. Lichty for supper. 26.We & A. Knorr cut down large elm tree & sawed 1st log off & butchered a cow. Wet snow & sleet. 27.We & A. Knorr butchered 2 hogs. 28.Enos & I brought a large elm log in as far as to barn, AM. I helped to thrash ½ day at Wendel Martin PM. 29.We hauled saw-logs to mill-one 12’ log containing 500’ log meas. MARCH 1912 1. Enos & I in bush cut up basswood tree-tops, AM. I hauled a load of 66 one- foot tiles (13c each) from Conestogo to Amos Shantz’. 2. I hauled 2 loads one-foot tiles from Conestogo to Amos Shantz. 3. SUNDAY: I & Lizzie Sauder by her parents for dinner, at Levi M. Bowman’s for supper. Levi Weber’s & Jno. M. Bauman’s here for dinner. 4. I hauled 1 load of one-foot tiles from Conestogo to Amos Shantz, AM. We helped to thrash at Wendel Martin, PM. 5. I hauled 1 foot tiles from Conestogo to A. Shantz, AM. Enos & I at St. Jacobs fetched a load of feed & at cow sale, PM. 6. We cut wheat-straw & filled bed sacks & cleaned cistern. 7. We sawed basswood heading in bush. 8. I hauled heading to mill; Enos helped me in bush. Flurries. 9. I hauled heading to S. mill, AM. firewood home, PM. 10.SUNDAY: I at S. Peel Meeting AM., at Titus Bauman’s for dinner, at Sol. Bowman’s for supper, under parental roof for night. 11.I at Elmira Fair AM., looked after silo job, PM. 12.Enos & I in bush sawed & splitt firewood all day. 13.Enos & I in bush sawed elm topwood all day. 14.Enos & I sawed wood in bush, AM. We cleaned wheat at noon; Enos hauled wheat to St. Jacobs, I splitt wood in bush. �126 15.We cleaned seed grain & chored. Snow storm. 16.I shovelled & teamed away of yesterdays snow & fetched load wood in. 17.SUNDAY: Lizzie Sauder & I at Martins’ Meeting. Levi L. Martin’s young people here for dinner. Some young folks here for supper. Mild weather. 18.I hauled wood in from bush, Enos splitt wood, AM. I & Enos’s at funeral of Simeon Good, aged 44 years, burried at Martins’. Levi Martin’s (deacon), I. Gingrich & Hy. Bowman Sr. here for dinner, Dav. B. Martin’s for supper. Very mild. 19.I hauled wood home from bush, Enos splitt wood, AM. We & E. E. Martin’s boys opened public road for traffic. Mild. 20.We splitt elm wood in bush, AM. Cut down old path on public road, PM. A little cold to-day. 21.We cleaned wheat; Enos hauled wheat to St. Jacobs. I in bush PM. Snow storm AM. 22.Enos & I splitt wood about all day. 23.I hauled wood home,-6 loads. Enos’s at Berlin. 24.SUNDAY: I at William Jacobi’s of near Ebsville for dinner. 25.I fetched Enos Martin & his engine, then we chopped grain about 5 hours,- some at rate of 60 bu. per hour. 26.Enos returned engine, then we cut wood short for old Levi. 27.We cut wood short for Levi & hauled in 1 load. Re-opened public road. Enos sold 4 steers, w’t about 300 # @6 ¼c, leave last wk. in April. 28.We in bush cut wood short, AM. I at Menno L. Weber’s sale, PM. 29.We in bush cut wood short for Levi & hauled in 2 loads. 30.I hauled wood home from bush all day. I moved home in eve. 31.SUNDAY: I at Hy. S. Brubacher for supper. Snow going. APRIL 1912 1. Eli & I felled maple trees in Grandma’s bush ¾ day. 2. Eli & I fell & cut up maple trees in Grandma’s bush 1 day. 3. We cut up maple trees in Grandma’s bush 1 day. 4. Funeral of Jonathan Sitler’s wife (widow) burried at Martins’. We cut maple trees in Grandma’s bush 1 day. 5. GOOD FRIDAY: We all at the W. W. Meeting, I at N. Bearinger’s for dinner, at Benj. Martin for supper. High waters. 6. We cut up maple trees in Grandma’s bush 1 day. 7. SUNDAY: I at G. M. Bauman’s for supper (visited Grandma). Rain last night. 8. I at Elmira Fair, AM., we in Grandma’s bush, PM. Joshua Rudy here for dinner. Riggs with wheels out. 9. We (& Is. Weber ½ day) cut wood in Grandma’s bush 1 day. 10.We & Is. Weber cut & sawed wood in Grandma’s bush 1 day. Father hauled 13 pigs to Elmira at 8c per pound. Snow almost gone. 11.Is. Weber, I & Eli worked in Grandma’s bush nearly 1 day. I in Elmira at noon. �127 12.I started to cement at a 4 cornered silo at N. G. Martin 1 day. 13.I cemented at silo at N. G. Martin 1 day. 14.SUNDAY: I at home all day. Dreary, rainy and thundering in eve. 15.I worked at concrete silo at N. G. Martin 1 day. 16.Funeral of Jacob S. Martin’s wife,-aged 45 years, 4 mon., 20 days., buried at Martins. I helped father in bush 1 day. 17.I worked at concrete silo at N. G. Martin 1 day. 18.I splitt maple wood in Grandma’s bush for father 1 day. 19.I worked in Grandma’s bush for father ¾ day. Bro. Noah & I at Wm. Schaner, Hawkesville, secured silo job in eve. 20.I moved mixer & power from I Gingrich’s other farm to Hy. Horst & did small jobs at home. Warm. 21.SUNDAY: Parents at Eli M. Martin’s for supper. Noah Bearinger, Eli Horst & Ab. Bearinger here for supper. We all at WW Meeting AM. Bro. Is. here for both meals. 22.I helped to recover porch roof at Dav. Cressman Sr. AM. I started to work at Hy. Horst, removed part of old house wall & placed door frame in; leveled site, PM. 23.I at Hy. Horst, masoned door frame in & sett some cribbing. Windy. 24.I, Eli & Lydia, & Parents at funeral of Urias Gingrich aged 24 yrs, 10 mon, 4 days, buried at N. Woolwich, AM., died on fever in N. West. I set cribbing for house foundation concrete wall at Hy. Horst. PM. 25.Set mixer & build part of concrete cellar wall at Hy. Horst’s. 26.Build concrete wall at Hy. Horst, 1 day. 27.Build concrete wall at Hy. Horst, 1 day. 28.SUNDAY: I at Conestogo Meeting at Daniel Horst for dinner, at Daniel Cressman’s for supper. 29.We build partition wall in cellar at Hy. Horst. 30.We build cellar entrance sides, porch foundation etc. at Hy. Horst’s. MAY 1912 1. I plastered walls on inside & outside at Hy. Horst. 2. I cemented at small jobs at Hy. B. Martin, 1 day. 3. I prepared for foundation for building to house etc at Hy. B. M. 4. I prepared & cemented at foundation at Hy. B. Martin. 5. SUNDAY: Lydia, Eli & I at NW Meeting, at Anson Gingrich’s for dinner, at Daniel Gingrich’s for supper. Rain tonight. 6. I took cistern rings down to M. Eby in morn. & concreted at Hy. B. Martin, 7 hrs. Israel Gingrich’s helped PM. 7. I concreted at Hy. B. Martin 6 hrs. AM. Made cribbing for coal shed at Menno Eby, 4 hrs. PM. Is Martin & laborer helped. 8. I build cistern wall & foundation for shed at M. Eby: 1 day. Israel & Manassa Gingrich, & Philiph Knorr helped. �128 9. I prepared scantling frame for shed at Hy. B. Martin. 10.I raised frame & fastened siding, etc.; M. Horst helped, at Hy. B. M. 11.I worked at rafters & sheathing, etc., at Hy. B. Martin. Some rain. I took cistern rings to Hy. Horst in eve. 12.SUNDAY: Lydia & I at Jno. Nahrgang to see his dead corpse, PM. Parents at Levi Brubachers for supper. Dreary. 13.John Nahrgang’s remains intermented in Wilmot aged 73 yrs, 2 mon. & 15 days. I plastered silo at N. G. Martin. 14.I & father carpentered on Hy. Martin’s building. 15.I & Hy. Martin build chimney of his,-cement brick. 16.ASCENSION DAY: Hy. & I prepared plaster mortor, I prepared for ceiling AM., at Hy. B. Martin. Went home at noon. Rainy. 17.I worked small jobs. Rainy. I plastered cistern at Eby. 18.I plastered inside in additional part of kitchen nearly 1 day at Hy. B. Martin & plastered cistern at Eby. Rain in eve. 19.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting AM. I took ill PM. Rain in eve. 20.I did a few small jobs, did not feel well. Parents & Eli helped at Dav. Brubacher’s child’s funeral, aged 7 mon. Rainy. 21.I was sick, made a call at Dr. Faulds, Elmira. Rainy & wet. Ground well soaked. Wm. Lorch of Iowa came to night. 22.I tinkered around, looked after jobs. Rain in morn. 23.Wm. & I build cistern floor at M. Eby AM. Put in cellar floor at Hy. Horst, PM. 24.Wm. & I put in cellar floor & build cistern 6 x 5’ hight at Hy. Horst. 25.Wm & I worked on silo construction, build 5 ft., at Seth Bauman. 26.SUNDAY: (Whit) I, Lydia & Noah at Conestogo Meeting. Men nomanated for a preacher. 27.Wm. & I build 3rd & 4Th ring silo at S. Bauman. In the morning we first plastered cistern at Hy. Horst. 28.We build 5 & 6 ring of monolithic silo at S. Bauman. 29.We build 7 & 8 ring of monolithic silo at S. Bauman. 30.We build 9 & 10 ring of monolithic silo at S. Bauman. I attended meeting at Martins where Ezra Martin was ordained as preacher for the Conestogo district. 31.We build 11 & 12 ring silo at S. Bauman. Moved mixer to H. D. JUNE 1912 1. Wm. & I plastered silo at S. Bauman & loaded bal. of outfit. 2. SUNDAY: Parents, Noah, & Levi Brubacher’s up at N. Woolwich Meeting. Men nomonated for a preacher. 3. We set up & filled 1st & 2nd ring concrete silo at Hy. Doerbecker. 4. We filled 3 & 4 ring concrete silo at Hy Doerbecker. 5. We filled 5 & 6 ring concrete silo at Hy. Doerbecker. 6. We filled 7 & 8 ring concrete silo at Hy. Doerbecker. �129 7. We filled 9 & 10 ring concrete silo at Hy. Doerbecker. 8. We filled 11 & 12 ring concrete silo at Hy. Doerbecker. 9. SUNDAY: Lydia & Eli at Peter G. Martin for supper. I called on N. Weber. 10.We plastered silo at Hy. Doerbecker & loaded outfit. 11.We put conv\crete foundation in for bridge, 15’ span & 14’ wide on road by Jno. M. Bauman. 12.We worked at abutment at concrete bridge. 13.We worked at abutments at concrete bridge. 14.We worked at forms for concrete bridge. 15.We worked at forms for railing, etc. ½ day. Rain at noon. 16.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting. I at Sol. Reist for supper. 17.We build concrete floor on bridge all day. 18.We build forms for railing all day. 19.We filled railing forms & loaded machine. 20.We staked & build 5’ silo at Jacob S. Hahn, Hawkesville. 21.We build 2 ½’ silo for Hahn; moved, staked & build 2 ½ ‘ for Wm. Schaner, Hawkesville. 22.We build 2 & 3 ring concrete silo at Wm. Schaner. 23.SUNDAY: I at home all day. Parents & N. L. Martin’s at P. Ziegler. 24.We build 4 & 5 ring concrete silo at Wm. Schaner. 25.We build 6 & 7 ring concrete silo at Wm. Schaner. 26.We build 8 & 9 ring concrete silo at Wm Schaner. 27.We build 10 & 11 ring concrete silo at Wm. Schaner. 28.We build 12 ring silo & worked about silo PM. 29.We plastered silo at Wm. Schaner. Wm. Lorch quite working for me; 33 days; going home to Iowa. 30.SUNDAY: I at N. Woolwich Meeting AM.; at Addison Gingrich’s for dinner, at Jno. F. Martin’s for supper. JULY 1912 1. I at Simon Martin built top on root cellar, 1 day. 2. I built 1st & 2nd ring concrete silo at Val. Otterbein, Heidelberg. 3. I built 3 & 4 ring concrete silo at Val Otterbein. 4. I built 5 & 6 ring concrete silo at Val. Otterbein. 5. I built 7 & 8 ring concrete silo at Val. Otterbein. 6. I built 9 & 10 ring concrete silo at Val. Otterbein. 7. SUNDAY: I with other young folks at Enoch Weber’s over night, at Noah W. Weber’s for dinner, at Dan. W. Weber’s for supper. Also at Martins’ afternoon Meeting now starting. 8. I was up at Joe Gingrich’s on buisness before breakfast. I built 11 & 12 ring concrete silo at Val. Otterbein. 9. I plastered silo at Val. Otterbein. �130 10.We loaded outfit & moved to Joe Gingrich’s AM. I set up outfit. Some rain PM. Aug. Sauder’s barn burned. 11.We built 1, 2 & 3 ring silo at Joe Gingrich’s. 12.We built 4 & 5 ring concrete silo at J. Gingrich. 13.We built 6 & 7 ring concrete silo at J. Gingrich. 14.SUNDAY: All at WW Meeting except I Edwin Bauman & Ivan W. Martin here for dinner. I & Mary Cressman at South Peel afternoon Meeting, at Dan Bauman’s for supper. 15.I helped to prepare & draw in 6 loads hay for father. 16.I & others filled 8 ring silo at J. Gingrich. I mixed concrete & nearly filled the 9th ring myself PM. 17.We filled bal. of 9th ring at J. Gingrich. I helped father put away hay ¾ day. 18.I helped put away hay for father ½ day & tinkered around a little at J. Gingrich’s PM. 19.We filled 10 & 11 ring silo at Joe Gingrich. 20.We filled 12 & 13 ring silo at Joe Gingrich. 21.SUNDAY: I at Conestogo Meeting PM. At N. L. Martin’s for supper. 22.I plastered at silo at Joe Gingrich. 23.I plastered bal. of silo & built chute walls at J. Gingrich. 24.Rainy nearly all AM. Loaded outfit & moved to Benj. Brubacher; staked in the evening. 25.We built 1, 2, & 3 ring concrete silo at Benj. Brubacher. 26.We built 4, 5 & 6 ring concrete silo at B. Brubacher. 27.We built 7 & 8 ring concrete silo at B. Brubacher. 28.SUNDAY: Noah Bearinger & I at NW Meeting PM., at Peter G. Martin’s. 29.We built 9 & 10 ring concrete silo at B. Brubacher. 30.We built 11 & 12 ring concrete silo at B Brubacher. 31.We built 13 & 14 ring concrete silo at B. Brubacher. AUGUST 1912 1. Lowered rings & plastered silo at B. Brubacher. 2. We build concrete enclosure for pump in well at Benj. Brubacher & moved to C. K. Weber, Floradale, in eve. 3. We filled 1 & 2 ring silo of concrete at C. K. Weber. 4. SUNDAY: Noah Bearinger & I at Martins’ Meeting AM & PM at Eli Horst’s for dinner, Tobias Martin’s for supper. Pa. folks round Preacher Frank Horst & his father & others. 5. We build 3 & 4 ring concrete silo at C. K. Weber. 6. We build 5 & 6 ring concrete silo at C. K. Weber. 7. We build 7 & 8 ring concrete silo at C. K. Weber. 8. We build 9 ring concrete silo at C. K. Weber. Rainy. 9. We build 10 & 11 ring concrete silo at C. K. Weber. 10.We build 12 ring concrete silo, at C. K. Weber, let ring down. �131 11.SUNDAY: I at WW Meeting AM & PM.; I at Jonas Martin’s for supper, Joseph Snyder’s & Dav. Sauder’s here for dinner. 12.I plastered silo at C. K. Weber. Parents drove Pa. folks round. 13.We moved silo outfit from C. K. Weber to Wm. Water’s, Glen Allen and set and built the first ring silo. 14.We filled 2 & 3 ring concrete at Wm. Waters. 15.We filled 4 & 5 ring concrete silo at Wm. Waters. 16.We filled 6 & 7 ring concrete silo at Wm. Waters. 17.We filled 8 & 9 ring concrete at Wm. Waters. 18.SUNDAY: I at Conestogo Meeting; Young people got baptized, AM. I at Daniel Horst’s for dinner, at Amos B. Martin’s for supper, visited brother Isaiah. 19.We filled 10 & 11 ring concrete silo at Wm. Waters. John Weaver’s & Aaron Burkholder’s made a call at Parents at home in morning, they are of Pa. 20.We build 12 & 13 ring concrete silo at Wm. Waters. 21.We build 14 ring concrete silo, lowered 1 set rings. I cleaned them then went home in the evening. 22.I prepared for Western trip on Harvest Excursion. 23.I departed Elmira for Saskatchewan. Departed Toronto at about 4 o’clock. 24.Travelled through Northern Ont, through Fort William. 25.SUNDAY: Arrived Winnipeg at about 7 o’clock PM. (Joseph Gingrich’s barn burned) 26.Departed Winnipeg at 12 this morn. Changed at Brandon, departed at about 7:15 AM; Cent T., Arrived Drake Sask. at about 7:30 PM.; Mountain Time. I went to Jno. Steiner in eve. 27.I at Jno. Steiner’s till eve, then went to my boss Albert Schroeder. 28.I wrote letters to friends. Wet weather. 29.Tinkered around. Wm. & I went to Drake PM. 30.I stooked wheat for Albert 1 day. 31.I stooked wheat for Albert 1 day. SEPTEMBER 1912 1. I stayed at Albert’s all day. 2. I stooked wheat for Albert 1 day. 3. I stooked wheat for Wm. Schroeder 1 day. 4. I stooked wheat for Wm. ½ day. Rain PM. 5. I tinkered round all day. Wet. Jonas Good’s wife burried at Martin’s in the East. 6. Tinkered around. Chopped grain for Albert’s father. 7. I stooked wheat for Wm. 1 day. 8. SUNDAY: Wm. & I to their church AM. Mary Sauder got burried at old Conestogo grave yard. 9. I stooked wheat for Wm. 1 day. �132 10.I stooked wheat for Wm. 1 day. 11.I stooked oats for Wm. AM. Wm. & I each fetch a load of oats from Jacob Remple PM. 12.I stooked oats for Wm. ¾ day & for Jac. Schroeder ¼ day. 13.I stooked for Jacob Schroeder 1 hr. Rainy. 14.I stooked for Albert 1 day. 15.SUNDAY: I visited Paul Schroeder. Nice day. Frost. 16.I helped to make out potatoes, etc. 1 day. 17.Wm. & I a few miles above Lanagan to fetch small poplar trees for firewood. Wm. took gasoline, at 30c a gal. along from Lanigan. 7 lbs in a gallon gasoline 18.We 3 worked at erecting bins; butchered hog PM. 19.Raining, did small jobs. Wrote letters to East. 20.I helped Albert to select potatoes in cellar, etc. Some rain. 21.Albert & I chopped wood awhile. We 3 moved Cooper’s buildings to another site with engine PM. 22.SUNDAY: I at home all day. Frost to-night. 23.I helped Albert to built bin, I to Drake fetched lumber. 24.I helped to built hay racks at G Ewert. 25.I stooked oats for Wm. 1 day. 26.I stooked oats for Hy. Bartel 1 day. 27.Snowfall, nearly all AM. I took gasoline tank to Jac. Remble. 28.Wm. & I each fetched a load of hay from their stack. 29.SUNDAY: I to church AM. Christian Endeavor PM. 30.We commenced thrashing at Jac. Remble 6 ½ hrs. OCTOBER 1912 1. Thrashed at Jac. Remble 1 ¼ hr. Nice weather. 2. Thrashed at J. Remble AM.; C. C. Jantz PM. 11 hrs. 3. Thrashed at C. C. Jantz & A F. Schroeder. 8 ¾ hrs. 4. Thrashed for A. F. Schroeder & Wm. D. Schroeder. 11 ¼ hrs. 5. Thrashed for Wm. D. Schroeder. 10 ¾ hrs. 6. SUNDAY: I at home all day. Wrote letters to friends. 7. Thrashed for Wm. & A. F. Schroeder, & Jac. Jantz. 9 hrs. 8. Thrashed for Jac. Jantz. 2 ¼ hrs. 9. Thrashed for Jac. Jantz. 9 hrs. 10.Thrashed for Jac. Jantz. Snowed last night. 9 hrs. 11.Thrashed for Jac. Jantz. 11 ½ hrs. 12.Thrashed for Jac. Jantz. 10 ½ hrs. 13.SUNDAY: I at home all day. Wrote letters to East. 14.Thrashed for Jac. Jantz. 10 hrs. 15.Thrashed for C. C. Jantz. 11 ¼ hrs. 16.Thrashed for Jac. Remble/ J. E. & H. H. Jantz. 9 ¾ hrs. �133 17.Thrashed for H. H. Jantz. Light rain. 3 ¼ hrs. 18.I at G Ewert last night, went to Albert, Carpentered a little PM. 19.We set out with machine to move over to Benj. Lichty; got stuck & broke spindle, removed pieces & went to Drake. 20.SUNDAY: I visited Benj. Lichty, there for dinner & supper. Snow fall today. 21.Wm. & I looked round in country for old binder wheel. 22.Wm. & I fetched another binder wheel to that of yesterday’s. The blacksmith in Drake fixed these wheels on the Separtor hind 8” wheels with 6” extention. I hauled 1 load oats. 23.Albert & I took a load wheat to elevator. We took repairs to machine; Benj. Lichty & I fixed machine in eve, 6 hrs. 24.We fixed on Separator & thrashed for Benj. Lichty. 8 ½ hrs. 25.Thrashed at B. Lichty & Hy. Jantz. 9 ¼ hrs. 26.Thrashed for H. H. & Val. Jantz. 27.SUNDAY: I at home all day. Wrote to East. 28.Thrashed for Val. & J. E. Jantz. 11 hrs. 29.Thrashed for J. E. Jantz. 11 ½ hrs. 30.Thrashed for H. H. Jantz. 8 ½ hrs. 31.Thrashed for Bob Taylor. 11 ¼ hrs. NOVEMBER 1912 1. Thrashed for Bob Taylor. 7 ½ hrs. 2. Thrashed for Bob Taylor & Slottery. 7 ½ hrs. 3. SUNDAY: I at home by Albert’s all day. Wrote to East. 4. We thrashed for Alex. Burns. 7 hrs. 5. Thrashed for Alex. Burns. Chr. Martin Sr. burried at Martins. 9 ¼ hrs. 6. Thrashed for G. Ewert & Frank Gibney. 8 hrs. 7. Thrashed for Frank Gibney. 7 hrs. 8. Thrashed for Frank Gibney. 5 hrs. 9. Thrashed for Frank & James Gibney. 5 ¾ hrs. 10.SUNDAY: I at John Steiners for supper. Snowfall. 11.We thrashed at Ph. Leopard & Archie Elder. 7 hrs. 12.Thrashed at Hy. Bartel, stacks. 5 hrs. 13.Thrashed at Hy. Bartel, stacks & stooks. 8 ½ hrs. 14.Hy. Bartel got thrashed to-day, stooks. 13 ¾ hrs. 15.Thrashed stacks at Hy. Bartel. 5 hrs. 16.Thrashed stacks at Hy. Bartel, Engine broke. ½ hr. 17.SUNDAY: I at home at Albert’s all day. Last Sunday’s snowfall disappear fast today. I bothered with boils. 18.Albert took engine apart,-found broken exhaust valve. 19.I simply had to tend to my boils the last 3 day. �134 20.Started to thrash at Hy. Bartel but exhaust valve on opposite cylinder broke in a pretty short time. Stooks dry again now. My boil turned. Albert & I visited old man’s machine. 21.I splitt wood, etc. AM. 22.Replaced new valve, started engine, inlet valve broke. 23.Thrashed for Hy. Bartel with our Sep. & Jac’s engine. 4 hrs. 24.SUNDAY: I at home by Albert’s all day. Nice weather these days. 25.I prepared for departure. Albert took me to Lanigan. Took 13.35 train for Carstairs Alta. During thrashing season I acted as Separator operator for A. F. & W. D. Schroeder at $5 per day. 26.Arrived Wetaskwin in morn. Took leave at about 10 AM., arrived at Carstairs at 1422. Found Urias Martin in evening. 27.Having decided to see country till Urias is ready, I left Didsbury for Calgary & visited Simeon Snyders, 15Th Ave. East No. 119 for supper & night. (Ab. Brubacher’s wife burried at Conestogo.) 28.Left Calgary for Field B.C. in the rockies, back to Calgary. 29.Left Calgary for Aldersyde by Elias Bucker’s for dinner, at Syrannes Shantz’s for supper, back to Calgary. 30.At Sim. Snyder’s last night & for breakfast. Left Calgary at 8 AM. arrived Olds at 10.15 AM. Walked out to nearly all way to Jno. Lehman, Mayton, Alta, there for supper & night. DECEMBER 1912 1. SUNDAY: I with Jno. Lehman’s at their church by Mayton, at Milton Sitler’s for dinner, supper & night visited his brother Isaac. 2. I with Orlo Blosser & Ab. Wideman out rabbit shooting (I got 14) I at Ab. Wideman Sr. for dinner, supper. Jeremiah Sattler here over night with me. 3. I at Wilhelm Wideman’s for dinner. I started for Olds, got auto ride, so I & Amos Bauman’s son Noah lodged together there. 4. I met Urias Martin here, departed for & at Edmonton over night. 5. We visited city of Edmonton & Strathcona, left here for Wetaskiwin (attended Salv. Army Meeting) Left Wetaskiwin at 23.15 for Saskatoon. 6. Came to Saskatoon at noon, visited city here overnight. 7. Left Saskatoon at 7.15 AM., arrived at Guernsey 9.45 AM. In town over noon, at Ira Gingrich’s for supper & night. 8. SUNDAY: Urias & I with Gingrich’s rig at their church, at Aaron Biehn’s for dinner, at Simeon Gingrich’s for supper & night. Wife of Wendel S. Bauman (who comitted suicide as did her husband) got burried at W. Woowich, aged 48 years. 9. We left Simeon’s at Ira’s for dinner. Left Guernsey at about 15.10 for Winnipeg. 10.Arrived Winnepeg 8.20 AM. visited city. Left city in eve via Canadian Northern Ry. �135 11.We arrived at Duluth late at noon, departed on Chicago Nor. Western at 6.15 PM., bound for Chicago Ill. 12.Arrived at Chicago at 8.20 AM., stock yards & canning Factory, Zoo; took leave for Detroit in evening. 13.Arrived at Detroit in morn. Urias left me here early noon for Baden, Ont. I visited Amos Rudy, Windsor Ont. I left Detroit at 10.30PM. via G. T. R. 14.I arrived at Berlin a 5.00 AM., visited market place. Took noon train for Elmira, came home in afternoon. 15.SUNDAY: Lydia, Eli & I at NW Meeting, at Sol. Gingrich’s for dinner, visited Absolom Martin there for supper. Wm. & Amanda Martin & Onea Bare of Ind. here over night. 16.I took Ind. young folks on a visit tour at Wendel & Ab. Martin’s for calls, at Josiah Bauman’s for dinner, thence to Enos Martin’s. I with others at Amos Webers over night. 17.N. Weber, Ivan Martin, Dan. Gingrich, Josiah Gingrich, Til. Bowman, N. Bearinger & I, with 4 girls Lydia Gingrich, Leah & Lydia Bauman & Mary Ann Weber. The above got return tickets, while Sid Weber with 3 Ind. folks (for Pa.) took a trip to Niagara Falls. We eleven stopped at Toronto overnight. 18.We visited stores etc. in Toronto, took leave at 1 pm. arrived Berlin at about 4. We boys visited Sugar Factory. 19.I around at home all day. Snowfall last night about 5 “. 20.Eli & I at Amos Martin in bush hauling out logs. Father helped to butcher at Enoch Wideman’s. 21.I at my books & in Elmira on buisness. Snowfall. 22.SUNDAY: I at Martin’s Meeting, at Enos Martin’s for dinner, at N. G. Martin’s for supper. Sol. Lichty’s child burried at W Woolwich. 23.I fixed on & made a pair log bolsters on father’s sleigh. 24.Eli & I each hauled 2 loads saw-logs to Floradale Mills. 25.CHRISTMAS: We except Lydia at WW Meeting. I at Amos B. Martin’s for supper. 26.Eli, I & Noah Weber hauled logs to Floradale all day. 27.Eli, I & Noah Weber hauled Maple logs, of father’s to Floradale saw-mills. A little snow last night. 28.I helped father to saw logs in Grandma’s bush & in Elmira. 29.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting. I at N. L. Martin’s for supper. 30.I wrote letters, in Elmira & St. Jacobs, etc. Snowfall AM. 31.I wrote letters & fetched clothes I send off in West from depo. �136 DIARY 1913 ANGUS S. BAUMAN JANUARY 1. NEW YEARS: Noah & I at Conestogo Meeting, at Hy. B. Martin’s for dinner, at Geo. M. Bauman’s for supper, by Grandma. 2. Father butchered,-I, Noah L. Martin & Mary Ann Weber helped. Butcherd 4 hogs. 3. Eli & I fetched father’s lumber home from Floradale sawmills; at books PM. 4. Is. & I in Elmira & at N. Bearinger’s for a call; etc. 5. SUNDAY: I at Daniel Bauman’s all day. 6. I wrote in this book nearly all day. 7. I wrote 6 letters, etc. 8. I helped to butcher at Menno Weber’s nearly 1 day. 9. I mend my Imt. Robe & worked about my stuff. 10.I wrote 2 letters, & worked about my stuff. 11.I drove round inviting relatives & friends to our wedding. I at Dan. Bauman’s for dinner; Leah & I at Dan. E Martin’s for supper. Levi Weber’s for night. 12.SUNDAY: We at Joshua Rudy’s for dinner, Reub. Bauman’s for supper. Stormy. 13.I & J. Gingrich helped father to butcher & dress 14 hogs. 14.I studied at books. Father & Eli took 14 dressed hogs to MacCoutcheon, Berlin—2338 lbs. @ 11c. 15.I helped to dig grave for Josiah Cressman’s child AM. I at Norman Beisel’s sale PM. 16.Parents & Eli attended to services of J. Cressman’s child’s funeral, aged 3 years, 1 mon. & 23 dys, at W. Woolwich. Is. & Lydia at funeral at Meeting house. I studied at books. Sultry. 17.I studied at books. Mild, snow disappearing. 18.I studied at books all day. 19.SUNDAY: I & Leah at David B. Bauman’s for dinner; then by my parents. 20.I at books. Cut straw, etc. Davis Shirk of Pa. here. 21.I & Davis Shirk at Mose B. Reist, dinner; a call on N. Bearinger’s & Mose Eby’s; Emanuel Martin’s for supper. I took Davis to N. L. Martin for over night. 22.I fixed lids on 2 store boxes. Mother & I in Elmira PM. 23.Our wedding day at Dan. Bauman’s,-8 couple young folks, my grandma & 12 couple old folks, also Jesse Bauman, Iowa, being present. 24.I awhile at Dan, then went home AM. I cut up treetops in A Martin’s bush PM. Silas Bauman burried at No. Woolwich, aged-51 yrs., 4 mon., 25 days. 25.I cut treetops at A. Martin’s bush all day. Dan Bauman’s here by my parents for supper. �137 26.SUNDAY: We visited my Grandmother over dinner; Eli H. Bauman’s for supper. Young folks by my parents. 27.I awhile at books; At St. Jacobs to fetch clocks & footwear. 28.I & wife moved on one of my father-in-law’s farms,-Eli & Lydia helped. 29.Dan & I built Jar-shelf, etc. AM. Urias & I cemented in house cellar. 30.I helped to thrash at Dav. all day. Wife was along too. 31.Dan & I built potatoe bins, etc. AM. Jesse & I cemented in house cellar by me PM. Rain AM. & a little snow PM. FEBRUARY 1913 1. I took a load grain to Elmira to get chopped. Cold. 2. SUNDAY: We at S. P. Meeting. At home rest of day. Cold. 3. I helped to thrash at Dav. about all day. 4. I helped to thrash at Simon Martin all day. 5. I at Elmira AM. Cut wood in J. Schweitzer’s bush 4 ½ hrs. 6. I cut wood in Schweitzer’s bush 7 ¼ hrs. 7. I helped Urias to haul wood into shed; took thrashing Separator apart. 8. I worked at t. separator AM. Worked in building PM. 9. SUNDAY: My parents here for dinner. 10.Dan & I at Elmira fair AM. I in Schweitzer’s bush 3 ½ hrs. 11.Wife & I helped to butcher at Dan's all day. 12.I worked at t. machine AM. In Schwitzer’s bush 4 ¼ hr. 13.I worked at t. machine & got grain chopped at Dan. AM. N. Bearinger & Davis Shirk here for dinner. I bagged grain. 14.I with a load of grain over to Dan & chopped AM. I in Schweitzer’s bush 4 ¾ hrs. PM. Not so very cold today. 15.I did chorse AM. In Schwitzer’s bush 5 ¼ hrs. PM. 16.SUNDAY: We at Martins’ Meeting, at Sylvester Martin’s for dinner, at John M. Bauman’s for supper. Roads for either rig. 17.I in bush helped to make saw-logs. 18.I at N. F. Martin’s to thrash ¾ day. 19.I in bush to help to make logs AM. Hauled logs PM. 20.I in bush AM.; Jesse & I cemented bal. of cellar floor PM. Jacob Fries burried at Heidelberg, aged 39 yrs, got killed in bush by accident. Soft weather,-dull. 21.I down in bush about all day, I fetched my buggies to here from my father. 22.I tinkered about buildings. Some rain, thunder PM. I hauled logs to Floradale PM. Sleet. 23.SUNDAY: We at W. Woolwich Meeting AM. 24.I hauled logs up to saw-mill & lumber home AM. In bush PM. Good sleighing again. 25.I hauled 2 loads sand from Lubutski & in Elmira.. 26.I helped to set machines at Dan., etc, AM. I helped to thrash there PM. 27.I down in bush cutting up treetops. Wife at David’s. �138 28.I hauled 2 loads wood up to Dan AM., chopped there PM. MARCH 1913 1. I did chores & in Elmira AM. In Schweitzer’s bush 5 hrs. PM. 2. SUNDAY: Sol. Bowman’s here for dinner. Stormy. 3. I did chorse, cleaned cattle AM. Helped to cut straw & clean wheat over by Dan. Stormy AM. 4. I in Schwitzer’s bush 7 ¼ hrs. 5. I over by Dan. to chopp AM. At Sid. Snider’s sale PM. 6. We at funeral of David Frey, aged 42 yrs, 15 days, at W Woolwich, AM. I did small jobs PM. Very Stormy. 7. I chored & did small jobs; 2 hrs. in Schwitzer’s bush. Simeon Weber’s child’s funeral a Martins. Cold. 8. I did chores & tinkered at pump AM. In Schweitzer’s bush 4 ½ hrs. 9. SUNDAY: Benj. Lichty Sr. burried at Conestogo. Noah Weber & lover here for supper. 10.I, Jesse & Urias at fair AM. I in Schwitzer’s bush 3 ½ hrs. 11.I helped to thrash at Dan all day. Mild weather. 12.Father & I up in his swamp to cut poles. Wife at my Mother’s quilting. Sleighing just about gone. 13.Dav. & I cleaned apple trees all day. He had his family here. 14.I cleaned apple trees all day. Very mild. 15.I skinned a sheep & chored. 16.SUNDAY: My brethren,-Eli, Lydia & Noah here for dinner; Anson Martin here for supper. 17.Jesse, I & Bro. Eli, with 2 teams up in father’s swamp & fetched them 36 poles which I & father had cut. 18.I helped to chopp at Dan about all day. 2 loads of hre. 19.Wife of Jonathan Martin got burried at N. Woolwich, aged 42 yrs. I in Schwitzer’s bush 1 hr.-cut my foot. 20.I cleaned a few apple trees. Warm weather. 21.GOOD FRIDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting AM. Rain AM. High Winds PM. which tore holes in our roofs; also wrecked D. C. (d.) shed. 22.I chored AM. Dan & I hauled orchard brushes to bush. 23.SUNDAY: EASTER: We at WW Meeting, at Abs. Martin’s for dinner. Wife’s sister Mary Ann here for supper. Heavy rain & thunder this night,-many culverts washed out. 24.EASTER MON.: I & Dav. at Hy. Brubacher’s sale (1 mi. N. of Elmira). Wife at David’s PM. High water. 25.Worked small jobs AM. Fetched leather, etc. from father then patched harness awhile at Dan. Sleet. 26.I patched & mend harnesses at Dan. about all day. The trees heavily laden with sleet. �139 27.I patched & mend harness at Dan about all day. Snow. Trees still under burden. 28.I patched & mend harness at Dan about all day. He sold cattle. Ab. Bearinger got kick from a horse,-bad condition. 29.I patched harness, at Dan about all day. Warm. 30.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Widow of Joseph Burkhardt burried at N. Woolwich, aged 76 years. 31.I mend collars, etc. at Dan. Rain in morn, colder in eve. APRIL 1913 1. I over by Dan, cleaned wheat & timothy seed. J. Fries’s sale. 2. I shingled on S. W. corner of barn roof at Dan. Wheat worth 93c. 3. I did chores & small jobs. Raining nearly all day. 4. I did chores; worked in granary AM. Down in bush PM. 5. I at Dan to stake garden off AM. Down in bush PM. 6. SUNDAY: Brother Isaiah here over dinner. 7. I patch up Dan’s barn roof, etc., AM. Hauled apple-tree brushes into bush, etc. PM. N. Weber & I were at Daniel Horst’s to wait on Ab. Bearinger (got kicked awhile ago). 8. I took a load grain over to Dan & helped to chopp AM. I patched Dan’s house roof PM. Clear weather, a little warm. 9. I removed old shingles on S. side of house here; replaced new ones about all day; the other boys helped me. 10.I awhile in bush. Rain over ½ day. Bro. Noah here for dinner. 11.I down in bush AM. Jesse & I in near by bush PM. 12.Jesse & I in bush nearly all day. Dan took out 10 head of cattle av. Wt. 1395# (gain 158#) at $6.90 a cwt. 13.SUNDAY: We at Martins’ Meeting; at Enos M. Bauman’s for dinner, home for supper. Fair weather. 14.Jesse & I cut wood in bush AM., then put new shingles on N. side of house here. Fair weather. 15.Jesse & I placed new shingles on N. side of house here. Leah helped to wash out Meeting house. Ab. Bearinger improving. 16.Jesse & I finished house roof & patched barn roof all day. Dan at James DeKay barn raising. Warm weather, dry roads. 17.I at Dan to dig post-holes & set posts all day. 18.I helped to put up garden wire fences at Dan. Rain & thunder in eve. 19.I fetched chaff from Dan. AM. I took a load grain over & helped to chopp. I in Elmira in the evening. 20.SUNDAY: We at W.W.Meeting. At Menno Weber’s for supper. 21.I helped to chopp grain at Dan. AM. Jesse & I picked small stones from grass field PM. 22.Jesse & I picked off small stones from grass field about all day. �140 23.I awhile in bush AM. Ganged in furrows PM. Rain & thunder last night. 24.I disced up land and sowed oats. 25.I sowed a few rounds oats in morn. then disced upland. 26.I sowed mixed grain nearly all day. Rain in eve. 27.SUNDAY: We at SP Meeting. Young folks (8 buggies) here for supper. 28.I in bush split wood AM. Disced awhile & sowed barely. 29.I disced AM.; Sowed barely & oats PM. Cool AM. 30.Eve Brubacher residing at Daniel Brubacher, buried at Conestogo, aged 82 yrs. I sowed barely & oats, picked stones, harrowed. MAY 1913 1. ASCENSION DAY: We at Conestogo Meeting AM, by my parents for supper. 2. I picked stones from seeded fields. 3. I hauled manure into fruit garden; spread & planted potatoes in same patch. Israel Bearinger’s here over night. 4. SUNDAY: We at NW. Meeting, at Mose Gingrich’s for dinner, at Aaron Bauman’s for supper. Warm weather. 5. I pitched manure on Dan’s yard all day, hauled about 48 loads. 6. I pitched manure on Dan’s yard all day, hauled about 47 loads. 7. I pitched manure on my yard AM., about 18 loads. We spread manure PM. 8. We spread manure, etc., AM. Chopped grain, of mine too, at Dan. 9. We removed earth for cellar at Dav., an addition to house. Dan brought 6 pigs over to me for to feed. Cool. 10.I at Dav. to level & sq. proposed foundation & removed earth. 11.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Wrote a letter to Wm. Lorch, Iowa. 12.WHIT MON: We at funeral of Isaiah Martin’s Israel, aged 24 yrs., 6 mon., 15 dys, at Conestogo, (he was afflicted with palsy.) I in Elmira & fetched mixer from father to David. 13.I build cribbing at David’s cellar walls, etc., all day. 14.We filled cribbings with concrete about ½ ways up. 15.I build cribbing at Dav’s cellar wall all day. Rain to-night after a dry epoch. 16.Build cribbing & filled them up at Dav. 17.I build cribbing. Others filled up; finished outside walls & started at petition wall in eve at Dav. A little rain. 18.SUNDAY: We at SP Meeting AM; at Isaac Martin’s child’s funeral aged 10 mon., at N. Woolwich, PM. 19.We built petition concrete wall in Dav’s cellar, etc. 20.We built concrete stair-block; prepared for & made floor. 21.I helped to fix horse stalls & prepared to build a concrete sill at barn doors over by Dan. about all day. Rain. 22.We built barn door sills of concrete, also a pier for a post over by Dan. all day. 23.I repaired chimneys at Dan. AM. Build concrete cellar stair, here by me, (outside entrance) �141 24.I repaired chimneys here by me & also a concrete window case. Moved mixer to Arthur Klink. 25.SUNDAY: We all day at home. Nice weather. 26.I commenced at Art. Klinck’s silo,-set machines & forms & filled 5 ft. Proposed to be built 10’x30’. Cool. 27.We build 3 & 4 ring concrete silo at Art. K. Cool. 28.We build 5 & 6 ring concrete ring silo at Art K. 29.We build 7 & 8 ring concrete silo at Art K. 30.We build 9 & 10 ring concrete silo at Art K. 31.We build 11 & 12 ring concrete silo at Art K. Funeral of David P. Martin, aged 63 yrs, 2 mon, 13 days. Warm. JUNE 1913 1. SUNDAY: We at N. W. Meeting, at Daniel G. Gingrich’s for dinner, at Menno M. Bauman’s for supper. 2. I lowered rings & plastered silo at Art Klinck. 3. I & Art loaded outfit in morn. I went home & built a concrete window case (for cellar window). 4. I built concrete cellar window case & sills, etc, here. 5. Funeral of Jno. B. Bowman’s child at W. Woolwich, aged 2 years, 3 mon. I started to built concrete silo at Aaron M. Bauman-built 1st & 2nd ring. 6. We filled 3 & 4 ring silo at Aaron Bauman. 7. We filled 5 & 6 ring concrete silo at A.M.B. A little rain last night. Cool today. 8. SUNDAY: We at SP Meeting. Mary Ann Weber here for dinner. Young dau’s of N. L. Martin’s & Hy. Brubacher’s here for supper. 9. Carpenters arrived at Dav. to erect balloon frame for house. I helped all day. 10.Carpenters put up rafters & sheathing. I helped 1 dy. 11.Carpenters up on shingles & some inside boards, I helped all day. Aaron Snyder’s barn burned this afternoon with about 14 steers & about 50 pigs. Fire supposed to have originated from engine sparks. They were chopping grain. A little south from Floradale. 12.Carpenters put in flooring & inside boards etc. I put on the latter chiefly today. 13.I build 7 & 8 ring concrete silo at AMB. 14.I build 9 & 10 ring concrete silo at AMB. Funeral of Joe Brubacher’s child at Martins’. David Martin ordained as deacon at S. Peel. Cyrus Eby’s wife burried in Michigan. Dan delivered 10 steers at 6 cents & 10 at 6 ½ cents to Brox, Elmira. 15.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting. A little shower rain in morn. & more tonight, after a long dry epoch. Thunder is supposed to have struck & burned barn on farm Isaac B. Martin lately lived. 16.We build 11 & 12 ring silo at A. M. Bauman. 17.We build 13 & 14 ring silo at AMB. 18.We build 15 & 16 ring silo at AMB. �142 19.We lowered rings AM. I plastered about 10 ft. on top of silo. Rainy today,- washed some plaster off today. 20.I lathed at Dav’s house. Rainy, unfit to plaster silo. 21.I plastered silo complete inside & removed scaffold. 22.SUNDAY: We at father-in-law’s for dinner; at Conestogo Meeting PM.; at Manassa Martin’s for supper. 23.My father & I began to prepare for & layed bricks around David’s balloon- framed addition to house. 24.Father & I layed bricks at David. 25.Father & I layed bricks at David. 26.Father & I layed bricks at Davids. 27.Father & I layed bricks at Davids. 28.I did masonary at David. Father away visiting. 29.SUNDAY: We at SP Meeting AM. My brethren,--Is., Eli, & Lydia here for dinner. We at SP Meeting PM. 30.Sol. Martin & I layed bricks at Dav. all day. My parents & Jonas Martin’s in Wilmot visiting these last days. We called on Pa. Folks at Hoffman’s after supper. JULY 1913 1. Father & I layed bricks at Dav. Chr. Warner burried. 2. Father & I layed bricks at Dav. 3. Father & I layed bricks at Dav. 4. Father & I layed bricks at Dav. 5. I built East chimney, also helped father build up West gable end, at Dav. Mary Shirk, Pa, died—100 yrs old. 6. SUNDAY: We was at home all day. Urias here for dinner. 7. I build West chimney & helped father put on cornice at Dav. 8. We put on bal. of cornice & a coat paint on same AM. I helped to clean turnips PM. 9. I put cement water shedding cuffs on chimneys at Dav. also painted cornice AM. Cleaned turnips PM. 10.I cleaned turnips all day. I delivered 17 chickens weighing 26# @ 16 cents to Hollinger, Elimra, tonight. 11.I picked cherries here; painted cornice, helped to remove scaffold, filled out scaffold openings in wall at Dav’s, etc. 12.I painted cornice here by me; etc; Some rain. 13.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting AM. at Elias Wideman’s for dinner, at Levi Martin’s for supper. 14.We stored hay away here by me, 10 loads. 15.Funeral of Joe Martin’s wife (widow) burried at Martins, aged ____., Dav. & I at Aaron Snyder’s barn raising, 70’ x 82’. 16.I helped to do carpentering at Aaron Snyders sty. �143 17.I helped to prepare for cementing a barn door sill at Aaron Snyder’s. Some rain. 18.I helped to cement sills, etc, at Aaron Snyder. 19.I prepared to build concrete porch floor at Dav. 20.SUNDAY: We at SP Meeting at Martin Frey’s Jr. for dinner; also paid a call on a neighbour Hy. Martin’s wife, widow, at N. F. Martin’s after supper. Some rain. 21.I build front porch floor etc at Dav. Father prepared plaster mortar at Dav. 22.I prepared mortar; helped a little at cutting wheat. 23.Father, I, & Sol, Martin plastered in lower flat at Dav. all day. Also floated some. 24.Father, I, & Sol. Martin plastered & floated some at Dav. 25.Father & I floated plaster & prepared mortar at Dav. 26.I lathed & prepared rooms for plastering, etc; Father made a enclosure for clothes, at Dav. 27.SUNDAY: We at Amzi Snyder’s for dinner. 28.Father & I plastered all day at Dav. 29.Father & I floated plaster & plastered all we could for present. 30.I helped to haul in wheat at Dan. & Dav. Warm weather. 31.I & others cleaned turnips AM. Hauled material & scaffolding to Dan’s house & hauled in rakings. AUGUST 1913 1. I helped to thrash wheat at Dan. AM. I plastered some of East gable end of Dan’s brick house, PM. 2. I plastered bal. of gable end of Dan’s house, etc. 3. SUNDAY: We at home all day. A little rain sprinkle. 4. I rebuilt brick wall at Dan’s root-cellar all day. 5. Dav. & I cut grain & shocked down by him. 6. Dav. & I cut grain & shocked down by him. 7. Frank Houser’s wife died the other day & her corpse was taken down to Cayuga for interment. Dav. & I cut & shocked grain. I to Elmira to call in V. S. (sick horse). 8. Dav. & I cut & shocked grain. Horse died,-we skinned & b’r’d him. 9. After a long dry epoch we got rain last night & this forenoon; I worked small jobs AM. I worked at cellar steps at Dav. PM. Hy. Brubacher’s child’s funeral at Conestogo. 10.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting (baptize service). Thunder & rain last night. Bro. Noah & 5 neighbour boys here for supper. 11.I scuffled mangolds AM. Reshocked blown over shocks PM. 12.I worked at Dav’s cellar steps AM.; haul in grain at Dan, also a few loads into barn by me PM. 13.I reshocked sheaves AM. We hauled out 10 lds. manure, here, PM. �144 14.I ploughed AM.; then we hauled in grain at Dan. PM. 15.Funeral of Sol. Gingrich’s child, aged 15 mon., at N. Woolwich. We hauled in grain (19 lds.) mostly all by me. 16.We hauled in grain by Dan AM., & Dav. PM. 23 l’ds altogether today. Pretty warm weather these days. 17.SUNDAY: We by my parents for dinner & supper. 18.Dan delivered to Elmira 5 lambs, w’t 380# @ 6 ½ cents. We hauled in grain at Dav. 17 loads. 19.Hauled in grain by Dav. 4 l’ds, by Dan 14. 20.I erected mailbox on road. We hauled manure at David. 21.We hauled out manure at Dav. & spread some AM.; hauled out manure at Dan PM. 22.Rain in morn. I worked at Dav’s cellar steps. 23.We hauled out manure at Dan all day. 24.SUNDAY: We at NW Meeting, at Addison Gingrich’s for dinner, at Anson Gingrich’s for supper. 25.We hauled manure in morn; I spread manure awhile, harrowed & plowed, -- prepared for wheat seeding. 26.I built 1st & 2nd ring silo (of concrete) at Aaron Snyder. 27.I build 3 & 4 ring concrete silo at Aaron Snyder. 28.I build 5 & 6 ring concrete silo at A. Snyder. 29.I build 7 & 8 ring concrete silo at A. Snyder. 30.I build 9 & 10 ring concrete silo at A. Snyder. 31.SUNDAY: We at SP Meeting. Young folks here for supper. SEPTEMBER 1913 1. I built 11 & 12 ring concrete silo at A. Snyder. 2. I built 13 & 14 ring concrete silo at A. Snyder. Levi Bowman’s saw-mill burned down tonight. 3. I did patchwork,-lathing & plastering at Dav. all day. 4. I built 15 & 16 ring concrete silo at A. Snyder. 5. I built 17 & 18 ring concrete silo at A. Snyder. 6. I built 19 & 20 ring concrete silo at A. Snyder. 7. SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting; Nancy Bowman here for dinner. Wife’s sister Mary Ann here for supper. 8. We lowered rings & loaded outfit at A. Snyder’s then I worked at porch floor at Dav. 9. I set outfit and build 5 ft. silo at Al. Heipel, Heidelberg. 10.I plastered ½ silo at A. Snyder. 11.I plastered bal. of silo, we also applied cement cream. 12.I applied cement cream on silo (inside), removed & loaded scaffold. I cemented awhile at Dav. �145 13.We at funeral of Jno. F. Martin’s child, aged 3 days, at S. Peel, AM. I built concrete window case at Dav. 14.SUNDAY: We at Conestogo Meeting AM., at Levi Martin’s ( son of Jac.) for dinner. 15.I at Albert Heipel, --erected scaffold & another 5’ silo. 16.I cemented small jobs AM., loaded manure at Dav. PM. 17.I helped to clean out ditch at Dav. A little rain. 18.I helped to clean out ditch at Dav., AM., helped to chopp grain at Dan., PM. 19.I helped to haul out manure at Dan., AM. Then we hauled out manure here by me PM. 20.Hauled out manure about ¾ day & spread bal. in eve. 21.SUNDAY: We at SP Meeting. David Bauman’s here for supper. Rain last night, also yesterday eve. 22.I helped to cut corn at Elias Martin, 1 day. 23.I started to do fall planting all day. 24.I built 5 ft. concrete silo at Geo. Musselman all day. 25.I plowed all day. Ground pretty dry. 26.I plowed nearly all day. Rain a little before noon. 27.I plowed all day. We at Elmira after supper. 28.SUNDAY: We at Martin’s Meeting, at Joshua Rudy’s for dinner, at Hy. B. Martin’s for supper (St. Jacobs). 29.I plowed all day. 30.I helped to thrash at N. F. Martin all day. OCTOBER 1913 1. I plowed all day. 2. I delivered 6 hogs (those we fed here) & others, -Dav. also helped, at $8.75 per cwt., to Elmira. I plowed PM. 3. I plowed AM. We hauled 9 loads mangolds to Dan PM. 4. We dug out 2 loads potatoes. Nice weather. 5. SUNDAY: We attended WW Meeting AM. Eszra Bauman & Malinda Sitler here for dinner. 6. We dug out 2 loads potatoes; & hauled away bal. of mangolds with the exception 1 load. 7. I plowed AM., helped to pick apples at Dan. PM. 8. I plowed AM., helped to pick apples by me PM. 9. I plowed AM, helped to pick apples by me PM. Warm these days. Dan’s at funeral of David Martin (bachelor), aged 75 yrs. at Martin’s. 10.I plowed AM., picked apples by me, PM. 11.I plowed nearly all day. Some rain, -cooled off a little. 12.SUNDAY: We at SP Meeting, my parents here for supper. 13.I plowed AM. I hauled a load manure from Dan to strawberry patch here. I had the gripp. �146 14.I helped to thrash at Dan AM., to chopp PM. 15.I plowed all day. 16.I plowed AM., at Tom Bulmer’s strawshed raising. 17.We at funeral of Chr. Wideman’s wife, aged 68 yrs, 1 mon, 10 days, at W. Woolwich. I tinkered about,--rainy, PM. 18.I plowed AM., hauled in wood to Dan & me PM. 19.SUNDAY: We made a call at N. Bearinger’s after noon, at Eli S. Martin’s for supper. First snow tonight. 20.I tinkered around, build window lids for cellar. Wet snow AM. I helped other boys in their field to plow. 21.I removed rail fence over on jopp in line for a new one. 22.Wife of Peter G. Martin, aged 59 yrs. burried at N. Woolwich. I hauled fence rails all day. 23.Some rain in morn. I worked small jobs, hauled pieces of old fence over to Dan on a pile. 24.I started to break jopp nearly all AM. I to Elmira & to father PM. Rainy. 25.I ploughed jopp all day. 26.SUNDAY: We at Josiah S. Martin’s for dinner. 27.I ploughed jopp all day. 28.I ploughed jopp nearly all day. A little rain in morn. 29.I ploughed all day. A little rain. 30.I ploughed AM; at Simon Martin to thrash, PM. 31.I ploughed jopp all day. Snow last night. NOVEMBER 1913 1. I & others hauled away about 21 loads turnips. 2. SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting. Nice day. 3. Jesse & Annie & O. Bearinger brought 5 girls of Lanc. Co., Pa., for a call in morn., namely—Annie Martin, Lizzie & Susanah Burholder, Barbara Sauder, & Mary Shirk, I & others hauled away turnips. 4. We hauled away turnips AM. I also plowed jopp. 5. I hauled stones from jopp all day. 6. I hauled stones from jopp all day. Wife & her parents in Elmira. 7. I hauled stones from jopp all day. Gathered roots, etc. PM. 8. I did odd jobs, some rain AM. I finished plowing job. Jesse finished 1st discing too ( on jopp). 9. SUNDAY: Aaron W. Weber’s here for supper. Wet snow & sleet. 10.Prepared for & stabled cattle, chopped grain at Dan awhile. 11.We at funeral of Hy. S. Bauman’s child, aged 3 mon, 8 days, at W. Woolwich. We fetched 20 head of cattle from Fenton, Wallenstein, av. 714# (425# to about 1000) at 5 ½ cents. 12.I at Dan to chopp AM., & thrash PM. �147 13.Dan & I cleaned wheat, others chopped grain AM. We set machines by me PM. 14.We thrashed here by me ¾. Nice weather. 15.Chopped grain here by me about all day; & tore down old sty. 16.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Nice weather. 17.We chopped by me AM. I helped to thrash at Elias Martin ½ day PM. 18.I carpentered at chopp chists at Simon Martin AM. 4 ½ hrs. I helped to thrash at Dav. PM. Rainy in eve. 19.I worked small jobs. Rainy. 20.I cleaned away rubbish, etc, of old sty. Nice weather. 21.I build yard rail fence AM., helped Dav. on his culvert. 22.I hauled dung from old sty site out on sod; Jesse helped AM. A little rain in eve. Warm weather a few days. 23.SUNDAY: We at SP Meeting. My brethren Is., Lydia & Noah, also Titus Bauman’s here for dinner. 24.Hauled manure (from old sty site) & wood ashes on sod. 25.Jesse, Urias & I made zig-zag rail fence in jopp. 26.I did a few small jobs AM. Eli H. Bauman’s & Dan’s wife here for dinner. I helped to thrash at N. L. Martin. 27.I hauled 100 cedar rails from Elias Martin to Dan’s jopp & some stakes to same place AM., helped to build fence PM. 28.I carpentered at pig stable 9 ¼ hrs. at Simon Martin. 29.I carpentered 8 hrs. at Simon Martin. 30.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting. N. F. Martin’s & some young folks including Amos Rudy here for supper. Mild weather to-day. DECEMBER 1913 1. I shovelled gravel in M. F. Martin’s pit for road, 1 day. 2. I shovelled gravel in M. F. Martin’s pit, for on road, 1 day. 3. I shovelled gravel in M. F. Martin’s pit, for on road, 1 day. 4. I shovelled gravel in M. F. Martin’s pit, for on road, 1 day. 5. We with Dan’s young folks on carriage at funeral of Isaiah Martin, aged 23 yrs., 10 mon., 17 days, at Martins. Jesse & I disced jopp awhile PM. 6. Jesse & I disced jopp nearly all day. 7. SUNDAY: We at home all day. 8. I & wife at Elmira fair, AM. Worked small jobs PM. 9. We helped to butcher 6 hogs at Dan all day. 10.I shovelled gravel at M. F. Martin’s pit for concreting barn foundation here by me next summer. 11.I shovelled (cement) gravel at pit, others hauled. 12.I shovelled (cement) gravel at pit, others hauled. 13.I shovelled (cement) gravel at pit, others hauled. 14.SUNDAY: We at S Peel Meeting AM. At home rest of day. �148 15.I shovelled (cement) gravel at pit, others hauled. 16.I shovelled (cement) gravel at pit, others hauled. We hauled now 80 loads gravel to me from M. F. Martin for cementing. 17.I shovelled sand at M. F. Martin’s pit all day. 18.I shovelled sand at M. F. Martin’s pit all day. (20 lds. in all). 19.2 Teams of Dan’s & 1 of Simon’s hauled earth from the latters manure yard to barn-bank here by me; I shovelled. 20.2 Teams of Dan’s & 1 of Simon’s hauled earth from & to the same places as that of yesterday; I shovelled. 53 lds. earth these 2 dys. 21.SUNDAY: Simon Martin’s & family here for dinner. 22.I did carpentering work in stable, 7 ¾ hrs at Simon Martin. 23.I helped to thrash at David at day. Snow-fall. 24.I helped to thrash at David ½ day, AM. I helped to move machine from David to Dan PM. 25.CHRISTMAS: We at WW Meeting; by my parents for dinner; at Menno Frey’s for supper. 26.I worked out sticks of wood for barn in reduced scale. 27.I helped to fetch horse-power from Dav. to Dan, thrashed at Dan PM. 28.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting. David B. Martin’s & Isaac Martin, (the former’s father) here for supper. 29.I helped to butcher at Elias Martin. 30.I helped to thrash at Dan all day. Moderate weather. 31.I carpentered at Simon Martin’s 8 hrs. DIARY 1914 ANGUS S. BAUMAN JANUARY 1. NEW YEARS: I wrote into this Diary. 2. I helped to clean wheat at Dav. AM. We in St. Jacobs & Elmira PM. 3. I helped to thrash at Noah F. Martin ¾ day. 4. SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting AM. Amos W. Bauman’s here for supper. 5. I & Dan measured timber out from a pile here AM. Isaac B. Bauman of Iowa here for dinner & PM. 6. I helped to clean wheat at Dan AM. I to Elmira, etc. PM. 7. I worked a little over in Dan’s barn & got my sleigh out AM. I at Sid Snider’s sale at Hawkesville, PM. 8. I fetched a load shingles from Elmira (altogether 80 sq. at 1.85). Dan & I at Tom Fenton’s sale, Yatton, PM. 9. I fetched my silo rings from Heuhn, South of Heidelberg & Dan was along to Wm. Herzog, St. Clements. �149 10.I took team over for to chopp grain; I spliced log AM., Dan & I made sawlogs in his nearby bush PM. 11.SUNDAY: We at home. Menno Weber’s & family here for dinner. 12.I put mostly of small scaled barn together. Stormy. 13.I shovelled snow, etc. AM. I, Jesse & Dav. fetched cedar rails from one Bush, St. Clements (100 on a ld.). Severely cold,-reported 28 degrees below 0. 14.I in nearby bush of Dan’s, cut down trees. About 12 degrees below 0. 15.I in nearby bush made logs & cut up treetops. Mild. 16.I in nearby bush made logs etc. Mild, wet snow PM. 17.I in nearby bush made logs & cut up treetops. 18.SUNDAY: My brethren, Eli & Lydia here for dinner. 19.I in nearby bush, cut down trees, cut logs & topwood. 20.I in nearby bush, cut down trees, cut logs & topwood. 21.I in nearby bush, cut down trees, cut logs & topwood. 22.I in nearby bush AM. At David’s bush made logs PM. 23.I in Dav’s bush nearby all day, made logs. 24.I chored AM. In David’s bush PM. Mad dog at large in St. Jacobs. 25.SUNDAY: We at SP Meeting. Bro. Isaiah made a call in eve. 26.I sharpened knives & chored AM. I David’s bush PM. 27.We helped to butcher hogs at Simon Martin’s all day. 28.I drove wife to my parents to “quilting” & was there myself for supper. I in David’s bush, made logs. 29.I in David’s bush about all day. Poor sleighing; snow thawned considerable today. Had mild weather this week so far. 30.I cut topwood in Dav’s bush AM. Dan & I reviewed timber bills. 31.I chored in Elmira, etc. Sleet, snow & stormy all day. Poor sleighing—about ½ rigs on roads are those of wheels. FEBRUARY 1914 1. SUNDAY: Noah L. Martin’s here for dinner. 2. I helped Dan to butcher a cow of his & grinded beef. 3. We helped to butcher 6 hogs at Dan all day. Mild weather. 4. I cut logs & treetops in David’s bush all day. 5. I helped to work up treetops in Dav’s bush all day. N. H. Bearinger died this morning. 6. I worked up treetops in Dav’s bush nearly all day. Snowstorm PM. 7. We at funeral of Noah H. Bearinger, aged 55 yrs. 2 mon. 1 day, at W. Woolwich AM. Blinding snowstorm nearly all day. I chored PM. 8. SUNDAY: Bro. Isaiah, & Jesse Bauman with their girls here about all day. Snowstorm all day. 9. I at Elmira fair AM. Set up power & chopper here PM. 10.Jesse, Urias & I chopped grain here all day. Cold. �150 11.Jesse & I moved power over to Dan, then fetched a load logs AM. Dav. & I cut up treetops PM. Wife of Amos Cressman, widow, Wilmot Tp., funeral today. Cold. 12.I in Dav’s bush about all day. 13.I in Dav’s bush about all day. Paul Moesser & his house burned at an early hour this morning, at St. Jacobs. 14.I helped sawing logs in David’s bush nearly all day. Cold week. 15.SUNDAY: We at home all day. 16.I made logs in David’s bush AM. I & Dav. Snider’s hired man (Enoch Bauman) dug grave for Hy. S. Bauman’s boy at W. Woolwich graveyard PM. 17.I attended funeral (wife at house) of Hy. S. Bauman’s son, Amos, aged 11 yrs, 3 mon. at W. Woolwich AM. Cleaned cattle PM. 18.Funeral of Philiph Algier, aged 76 yrs., at N. Woolwich. I drove Isaac B. Bauman out to G.T.R. Station, on way to Iowa. I helped to make sawlogs for lathing in Dan’s bush nearby. 19.Dav & I cut lath saw logs in nearby bush AM., then treetops in his PM. 20.Dav. & I cut up treetops in his bush. 21.Dav. & I cut up treetops AM. I took team over to Dan to chopp PM. Cold week, but not in the extreme. 22.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting AM. 23.I cut up treetops in David’s bush all day. 24.I cut up treetops in David’s bush AM. We visited by Grandmother (& in Elmira) who is at present ill, PM. 25.I cut up treetops in David’s bush all day. Cold. 26.Martin Bauman’s Jr. child’s funeral, aged about 6 mon., at Martin’s. I helped cutting sawlogs for lath & treetops in Dav’s bush. 27.I helped to work up 2 treetops in Dav’s bush AM., felled 2 maple trees & made logs thereof PM. 28.I helped to thrash at N. L. Martin a little over ½ day, took account of lumber & timber here, etc. PM. Thawning today. MARCH 1914 1. Funeral of widow Menno Reist, aged 58 yrs., 2 mon., 10 days at W. Woolwich AM. We visited Noah M. Weber’s over dinner; we at N. F. Martin’s overnight, --the widow Hy. Martin (Noah’s mother) died this night after a few days of illness. 2. I at N. F. Martin’s to prepare for funeral. High winds. 3. I at N. F. Martin’s to wait on Daniel (Noah’s bro) nearly all day. 4. We at funeral of my grandmother, --widow Geo. H. Bauman; aged 75 yrs., 7 mon., 13 days, at W. Woolwich. 5. We helped at house of N. F. Martin’s for the funeral of his mother, widow Henry B. Martin, aged 72 yrs, 11 mon, buried at S. Peel. 6. I did small jobs AM. I helped to cut logs, etc, in Dav’s bush. �151 7. I did small jobs AM., cut up treetops PM. 8. SUNDAY: We at N. F. Martin’s about all day to wait on sick. 9. I separated some turnips & worked few odd jobs; I had cold. 10.We helped to butcher 2 hogs for David’s at Dan’s all day. 11.I in bed all day with great heat in head, mind unbalanced. Perhaps I had a slight attack of pleurisy. 12.I in bed all day, --head more balanced, heat decreasing. Wife’s parents here awhile; N. F. Martin paid a call too. 13.I was up, out of bed all day, improving. A good week’s sleighing. 14.I mostly yet in house, did evening chores. Mild weather. 15.SUNDAY: My father here for supper. Sleighing about gone, mild. 16.I chored, cleaned cattle, etc. Mild weather; wheel rigs out on roads. 17.I chored, cleaned cattle, whitewashed bedroom. Mild. 18.I fixed spirit-level & a chair, chored, took my team over to Dan for to chopp. A great part of time in house for cold’s sake. 19.I cleaned cattle & brushed some lard (warm) & cod oil on them. I a call on Daniel, at N. F. Martin’s, who is still in bed. 20.I chored; & helped to work up treetops in David’s bush PM. 21.I chored, etc, cut up treetops in nearby bush awhile. 22.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting. We at Hy. S. Bauman’s for supper. 23.I cut wood in nearby bush AM. Urias & I hauled grain over to Dan PM. 24.I worked small jobs AM. Cut firewood in nearby bush PM. Bishop Paul Martin died last night. Thawning today. 25.I mend harnesses, etc, at Dan all day about. 26.We at funeral of Bishop Paul Martin, aged 65 yrs., 1 mon., 9 days, at Martins’. I mend harness’ a while at Dan PM. Soft weather, muddy roads; a rain shower. 27.I patch & mend harnesses at Dan all day. Rainy. 28.I patched harness at Dan AM. Cut wood in nearby bush PM. 29.SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting AM. Called at N. F. Martin’s after supper. 30.I awhile in Dan’s shop mend harness etc. AM. Cut wood PM. 31.I in nearby bush worked at firewood, & burried laths in straw. APRIL 1914 1. Daniel F. Martin died a little before 5 o’clock AM. I awhile there AM. I mend harness at Dan PM. 2. We over at N. F. Martin’s at his brother Daniel F. Martin’s funeral PM, aged 47 yrs., 5 mon., 36 days, burried at S. Peel. 3. I cut up gables AM, at auction sale of Hy. B. Martin’s estate, household effects, at N. F. Martin’s PM. 4. I chored, etc. AM., cut firewood in nearby bush PM. 5. SUNDAY: We at N. F. Martin’s for supper, their baby ill. 6. I worked at firewood in nearby bush AM. Got waggon out, cleaned cattle. �152 7. I worked at firewood in nearby bush AM., fetched roll wire fence & a wind pump & derrick from Elmira PM. 8. I fetched cedar sleepers from A. D. Schmidt, Elmira AM., worked in woodshed etc. PM. 9. I worked small jobs, did chores. We to Elmira PM. 10.GOOD FRIDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting AM., by my parents for supper. 11.I enwalled well (south of barn) with bricks against the wooden curbing; boys helped. We waited on the sick child of N. F. Martin’s this night. 12.EASTER SUNDAY: Hy. F. Bowman’s here for supper. Wife awhile at N. F. Martins. 13.EASTER MONDAY: I wrote into this Diary & 2 letters. Wife at S. Martin’s quilting. 14.I sowed clover seed & took team over to Dan to chopp AM. I enwalled bal. of well with bricks PM. 15.I fixed gate, etc., AM. Boys & I tore off old sheep stable. 16.Urias & I moved hen stable a few feet South. Jesse fetched cement. We at N. F. Martin’s this night, -baby died a little after midnight. Wendell B. Martin’s child’s funeral, aged 2 yrs. 17.Prepared for water-tank, south of barn. 18.I worked on old pump, put a piece under stalk; etc. AM. Prepared for & cemented a little at tank. Warm week. 19.SUNDAY: We helped at house, at N. F. Martin’s child’s funeral,-aged 8 months, 1 day. Rainy. 20.I cut top-wood short in shed, fixed bucksaw, etc; Rainy. 21.I resett a pair of doors & helped to pile maple lumber at Simon Martin, A.M. N. Hoffer here to put up wind pump; I dug holes for derrick’s feet. 22.We prepared for raising derrick A.M., raised same after dinner, -neighbours helped; put in pipes for tank, etc. P.M. 23.I made cribbing for water-tank, others mixed A.M. Jesse & I filled in cribbing with concrete tank P.M. 24.Urias & I completed the tank-walls (8 ½ x 6’) worked at it all day. Jesse started cultivating. Dan’s at funeral of Hy. M. Martin’s wife (resided at Eph. Betgner’s) aged 65 yrs, 5 mon, 29 days. 25.I did chores & small jobs; We by my parents for supper, then to Elmira after that. 26.SUNDAY: We were at Jacob W. Martin’s for supper. 27.Wm. Herzog & 7 hands here to frame timber, 1 day. I helped. 28.Wm. Herzog & 7 hands here to frame timber, 1 day. I helped A.M. I helped father to put up cribbing for his house in Elmira ½ day P.M. 29.I waited on carpenter’s a little, plastered water-tank. Wm. Herzog & 7 hands, cut rafters & mortised in old barn frame 1 day. 30.Wm. Herzog & 7 hands here to frame timber all day. I tore off at old granary, etc. A.M. Helped father to put cement into cribbing at his cellar wall in Elmira, ½ day P.M. �153 MAY 1914 1. I helped father to erect cribbing for cellar wall in Elmira 1 day. 2. I helped father to erect & remove cribbing, etc, for cellar wall in Elmira, all day. Others filled cribbing with concrete. 3. SUNDAY: Anson Martin, Nancy Bowman, Mary Martin & wife’s sister Annie here for supper, more here after supper. 4. I fetched chopp & hay from David, shower rain, A.M. I seeded about 4 acres in mixed grain P.M. 5. Funeral of late Wm. Eby’s wife, widow, at Martins; resided at Tobias Martin’s. I sowed mixed grain & harrowed a little in eve. Light rain in morn. 6. I harrowed A.M.; Sowed mixed grain P.M. 7. I sowed mixed grain, & picked stones off seeded field A.M. I scrapered hills off & filled hollows in jopp which we had plowed last fall. 8. I scrapered hills off & filled-in hollows in jopp all day. 9. I scrapered hills off & filled-in hollows in jopp all day. 10.SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting A.M. Mose Gingrich’s Sr. here for dinner. A sprinkling rain. 11.I took team over for to help chopping grain, I brought a load home; I also scattered timothy seed along new fence A.M. I scrapered in jopp P.M. 12.We at S. Peel Meeting; Bishop Daniel Brubacher, Mich., officiated. Rainy, did small jobs P.M. 13.I cultivated turnip patch A.M. I fetched seed peas & oats from N.F. Martin & scrapered in jopp P.M. 14.I scrapered in jopp A.M., fetched a little hay from Dav. at noon; hauled stones & stump-roots from jopp P.M. 15.I hauled stones & stump-roots from jopp A.M. I helped Dav. to load & spread manure P.M. 16.I helped to drive fat cattle up to Wallenstein, 7 I fattened here, 11 from Dav. & 6 from Dan. Those by me sold at 7 ½ cents a lb., bal. at 7 cents, A.M. I planted potatoes P.M. 17.SUNDAY: We at W.W. Meeting AM; at Menno Wideman’s for supper. 18.I sowed barely at poor places in wheat patch, AM. Boys & I sett end posts for a wire fence in jopp to fence off pasture. 19.I placed stakes for wire fence & helped to place wire fence also gate at line fence in lane between us & David. Warm. 20.Jesse, Urias, & I hauled manure on, & spread same on prepared turnip patch all day. Very warm. 21.ASCENSION DAY: Enos Gingrich’s here for dinner. We at David’s for supper, paid a call by my parents after supper. 22.I build cribbing in tank & also build a concrete top on same, nearly all day; Some rain AM, cooled off. �154 23.Jesse, Urias & I hauled manure out on grassfield AM. I fixed a trough & stable for young pigs, etc, PM 24.SUNDAY: N.F. Martin’s here for Supper. Some rain in eve. 25.I laid water pipes temporary & took cribbing out of tank & fixed lid on. 26.We at funeral of Menno M. Weber’s child, aged 1 mon., 3 days. Burried at W. Woolwich. I scrapered earth from driveway into barn for a new root cellar. 27.I helped my father about ¾ day laying concrete floor in cellar. Some rain. 28.I helped my father to finish yesterday’s job, ¼ day. Brought cement mixer along to here AM. Urias & I scrapered earth away from root-cellar site PM. 29.Urias & I hauled large & small stones to proposed wall. I also started at cribbing. Storm & rain in eve. 30.Set mixer & power. I made cribbing for barn-wall. 31.SUNDAY: We at S.P. Meeting AM. Geo. M. Bauman’s here for dinner. Joshua Rudy’s & Menno S. Frey’s here for supper. JUNE 1914 1. We build concrete wall at South end of root-cellar & some on West. 2. We build concrete wall at West side of root-cellar. 3. We build concrete wall at N. West corner of barn. 4. Rain last night,-a good soaker, I worked small jobs, AM. We build wall on N. end of barn PM. 5. We build concrete wall at N. end of barn all day. 6. We build concrete wall at N. end of barn & levelled off for straw-shed foundation wall. 7. SUNDAY: We at Martins’ Meeting, at Edwin Snyder’s for dinner, at Amos Brubacher’s for supper. Some rain after supper, and lightning, -Joe Snyder’s large stump pile burned. 8. We squared off for proposed strawshed wall, dug out earth for same, & filled some with concrete. 9. We build 2 piers for posts to carry barn, I made cribbing, etc. We build South wall of straw-shed. 10.We build E. & N. wall of straw-shed foundation, 1 pier under barn, also 2 for lintel. 11.I helped by my father at house in Elmira to raise a balloon frame & joists for 2nd flat all day. 12.I helped at father’s house, nailed on siding, etc. all day. 13.I helped at father’s house, nailed on siding all day. 14.SUNDAY: We at W.W. Meeting. Urias Martin’s here for supper. 15.I helped at father’s house, nailed on siding & cut rafters, 1 day. 16.I helped at father’s house, raised rafters & put sheathing on, 1 day. 17.I helped at father’s house, put on some cornice, & cedar shingles. 18.I helped at father’s house, put on cedar shingles all day. David Ernst’s wife burried at old Conestogo Meeting House. �155 19.Rainy AM. I helped father at house, boarded up 3 gable ends, etc. Frost tonight—a little damage to crops. 20.I helped at father’s house, made concrete sills under cellar-window frames, made some mortar, set door frame. 21.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Day for voting for a Bishop, at Conestogo. 22.Rainy in morn. I helped father at house, set 2 door frames; placed corner strings as guide for brick wall & laid some bricks ¾ day. 23.Funeral of Isaiah Martin’s wife (nee Brubacher) burried at Conestogo. I worked at father’s house, made concrete caps over cellar window frames & laid bricks. 24.I laid bricks at father’s house, 1 day. A little rain. 25.I laid bricks at father’s house, also set w. frames in 1st flat. 26.I laid bricks at father’s house, on W. side of main house. 27.I laid bricks at father’s house, on E. side of main house 28.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Some rain. 29.I helped at father’s house laying bricks, etc. 30.I helped at father’s house laying bricks, etc. JULY 1914 1. I helped at father’s house laying bricks, etc. 2. I helped at father’s house laying bricks & c. caps on windows. 3. I helped at father’s laying bricks, & c. caps on windows. 4. I helped at father’s house, laying bricks, c. caps on win. & door. Jesse & Urias tore roofing off barn here & hauled it away. 5. SUNDAY: We at home all day. Nice & warm today. 6. I helped at father’s house, laying bricks & set door frame. Boys took down rafters from barn here. 7. I helped at father’s house laying bricks, etc, all day. 8. I helped at father’s house laying bricks, etc, all day. 9. I helped at father’s house laying bricks & build window caps. 10.I helped at father’s house laying bricks on East gable end of main house & set window frame in kitchen upstairs. 11.I laid bricks around kitchen E. & S. sides, 1 day, by father. 12.SUNDAY: We at W.W. Meeting AM., Aaron & Malinda Rudy here for dinner. We at S. Peel Meeting PM. 13.Rainy AM. I picked cherries & cleaned turnips PM. 14.Wm. Herzog & 3 hds. here worked on barn frame all day. I helped too. 15.Four hands of Wm. Herzog here putting in 2 beams, a couple of sills, and matched some siding. I made a 48’ table in lawn; I helped also put uppers up on beams, laid some joists, etc. Warm. 16.Raising here, put up framework of a mow, enlarged barn over new root cellar, strawshed & lintel; about 80 men here, mostly here already AM. Herzog & 4 men here. Tyrannes Shantz of Alta. here too. Warm. �156 17.Herzpg & 3 hds. (Anson Martin helped, AM) here all day, matched siding & nailed of same on building. I helped on the above job all day. 18.Herzog & 3 hds. here all day, matched siding, & nailed of same on building; I helped on above job also. 19.SUNDAY: Noah Weber’s & we at Tyranus Martin’s for dinner at Israel Bearinger’s for supper. Nice weather. 20.Herzog & 5 hds. besides Anson & Jno. Martin nailed on laths, also bal. of rafters (upper) & bal. of siding on S. side. Dan & I waited on them all day. 21.Herzog & 5 hds. besides Anson & Jno. Martin here (old Herzog from 11 o’clock on) nailed on bal. of laths, placed shingle bunches on roof, put on cornice boards & started to shingle on West side of barn. I helped chiefly in handling laths & shingles. 22.Herzog & 3 hds. Besides Anson & Jno. Martin & I shingled on East side of barn . Some rain. 23.Herzog & 3 hds. (Elias Martin 6 hrs.) besides Jno Martin & I shingled on East side of barn. Some rain. 24.Herzog not here today, but his 5 men besides Jno. Martin & I shingled on east side of barn & on shed. 25.Herzog & 5 men besides Jno & Anson Martin shingle bal. of shed, put on ridge boards, layed joists & barn floor planks, put up ladders, work some on granary, made a pair new barn doors, patched old doors up, I helped carpenters AM. I helped haul in 9 lds. hay here PM. 26.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Nice day. 27.I helped Hoffer to clean out well by house here; I helped Jesse to get binder in motion to cut wheat. I did some yard cleaning, etc. Rain shower in morn. 28.I worked by fater in Elmira, laying bricks all day. 29.I helped at father’s house laying bricks & 2 window caps. Aug. Herzog laid barn floor here. 30.I helped at father’s house, build nearly 2 chimnies on main house. A. Herzog & Dan. worked at granary here. 31.I helped at father’s house, laid bricks on South end of kitchen, etc. A. Herzog worked on granary. AUGUST 1914 1. I worked at father’s house, build kitchen chimney & brought roof against the chimnies. A. Herzog here all day. I & Hy. Wideman were by his father (who is low) to wait on him last night. Chr. died today. 2. We at S. Peel Meeting AM. Tyranus Ziegler’s here for dinner. We at funeral of Israel Cressman’s Susanna at W. Woolwich; aged 10 yrs., 28 days. 3. I helped put on cornice on father’s house 4. We at funeral of Christian Wideman; aged 70 yrs, 4 mon, 19 days, burried at W. Woolwich AM; wife stayed at house over noon. I helped father put on �157 cornice; put on ridge boards & put cement water sheds at roof, on chimnies, PM. 5. I helped father fit in house doors AM., helped his boys to haul in wheat, also barely PM. 6. I windproofed end of joists & layed flooring, 1 day. 7. I laid flooring all day; father helped PM. Warm. 8. Father & I laid flooring at his house all day. 9. SUNDAY: We at W.W. Meeting AM & PM. 10.I cleaned cistern here this morning. Rain in morn. I laid flooring in father’s house & helped him in field to cut grain nearly 1 day. 11.I laid flooring in father’s house, worked a little in field. 12.I & father finished laying floors & erected studs in lower flat. Dav. Martin’s (preacher) wife died last night. 13.I & father build platform ½ way down in cellar & build a flight of steps up & down from it. Rainy. 14.Wife & I at preacher David Martin’s wife, helped at house, she was burried at S. Peel, aged 68 yrs, 3 months. I helped at father’s house, worked on studdings PM. 15.Father & I papered & stripped for lathing in main house, 1st flat. 16.SUNDAY: We at Simeon Martin’s for dinner, (Wife’s Aunt). Young people baptized at Conestogo today. 17.Father & I papered & stripped for lathing in kitchen, etc. 18.Father & I placed stairs from kitchen to 2nd flat, etc. 19.Father & I placed studs & cellar beams, etc, 2nd flat. 20.Father & I placed studs for petitions upstairs. Rainy these days, ground soaked. Others lathed these days. 21.Father & I papered & stripped upstairs, etc. 22.Father & I worked upstairs; I built petitions above kitchen, fixed another corner off over stairs, lathed. 23.SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting, AM. Manassa Martin’s here for supper. 24.I lathed at father’s house, upstairs, all day. 25.I helped to thrash AM. & helped to haul in oats PM, by father. 26.I helped to lath AM., helped drawing in oats PM by father. 27.I lathed, upstairs, at father’s house, all day. 28.I lathed upstairs, at father’s house, all day. 29.I lathed a little, placed bolts through brick & board wall of house to attach porches to on outside; also connected pieces of silo rings together for storing up plaster mortar. Rain. 30.SUNDAY: We at Ezra M. Bauman’s for dinner, at Israel Cressman’s for supper. 31.I helped to load manure at Dan. all day. �158 SEPTEMBER 1914 1. I started to sow fall wheat, but was soon hindered by rain, then I filled up under proposed hog floor with ld. mortar. 2. I set horse stall posts & prepared for cementing hog stable. 3. I made a hole through wall from feed going into root cellar & made door frame for same; also placed another door frame on N. end of root cellar & cribbing for wall. Rain shower in PM. 4. N.F. Martin & Michael Fries Jr. here to help me put in hog-stable floor, etc., 1 day. (floor 3 to 4” thick, mixed 1x6, about 9bbls) 5. M. Fries & I build bal. concrete wall on N. end of root cellar in morn. I helped to pull peas then; helped to unload 4 loads peas, & worked around under barn. 6. SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting AM, at Jonas B. Martin’s for supper, at Nancy Bearinger (visited Noah) for supper. Rain at noon. 7. I helped to plaster at father’s house, upstairs, all day. 8. I helped to plaster at father’s house, up & downstairs, also brought saw dust from Wallenstein mills to father’s house. 9. I helped to float plaster which was applied on the last 2 days, we also plastered kitchen in eve. Solomon and John Martin helped now each 3 days. 10.We at WW Harvest Meeting, AM. I made a concrete hog trough, etc, PM. A cool week. 11.I made cribbing for and build alone 33’ concrete hog troughs, for same I used between 4 & 5 bags cement, mixed 1x4 ½ . 12.I helped to thrash at Elias Martin’s ½ day AM., I was over to Dan to fit on arms to his new H. Power PM. 13.SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting AM., Moses Weber’s here for supper. 14.I worked on fittings on horse power again AM., helped to thrash at Dan. 15.Urias & I placed broad studs between new horse mangers, AM. I cemented the bottom of mangers PM. 16.I cemented the bottom of mangers & door frame in at root-cellar; placed petition studs over hog troughs. My wife & her sister Annie helped father to whitewash his new house. 17.I made swing fronts at hog stalls, etc. 18.I made a small hog stall allround closed & finished, also applied a cement cream on hog troughs & prepared horse-stable for cementing. 19.Jesse, Urias, & I cemented most of horse stable. 20.SUNDAY: David Bauman’s & we went visiting together in their carriage, at Moses Gingrich’s for dinner, at Anninias Martin’s for supper. 21.Jesse, Urias & I cemented the 5 stands for horses, dug a trench for concrete wall at lintel, etc. 22.I worked at hog stable, fastened 3 doors, made a petition, etc. Rain & thunderstorm a little before supper. Past week warm & dry. �159 23.Sprinkle rain AM. Dan & his boys over here to work on barn. I build a hog- stable-wire fence petition; the lower 2’ of concrete. 24.I (& wife along too) helped to cut in corn by father, 1 day. 25.I made cribbing for concrete wall under lintel. 26.Urias & I, & Jesse awhile, build concrete wall under lintel. 27.SUNDAY: We at Solomon Bowman’s for dinner. 28.Jesse & Urias build up on concrete wall under lintel, etc. I made cribbing for the above job & prepared for nailing on siding on N. side of hog stable. Frost held out till to about the last few nights. 29.I loaded manure at Daniel’s all day. 30.I loaded manure at Dan. AM., prepared for the siding on hog stable by me PM. Also took off lintel wall cribbing. OCTOBER 1914 1. I filed hand ripp saw; then put on matched siding on N. & E. of hog stable. 2. I nailed on siding on E. & S. of hog stable, patched 2 hog stable doors, chiseled outlet over concrete wall for manure fluid. 3. I build a 2-piece main door between barn & shed on N. side. 4. SUNDAY: We at W.W. Meeting AM. Enos B. Martin’s here for dinner. Elias Martin’s Lavina here for supper. 5. I started building 2-piece stable door under lintel. 6. I fastened together things on the door I started on yesterday, put bal. of hog stable siding on & build some part of door on N. of barn. 7. Finished door on North side of hog stable. Tore some old wall down of old lintel & build 3 concrete piers. 8. I cleaned out old cow stable, etc, Tore bal. old lintel stone wall down & build 1 pier (foundation for post). 9. I removed old lintel post to a different place and build a new concrete pier underneath it, also prepared for another post. Jesse & Urias tore old horse stable away here PM. Rainy PM. 10.I gathered & fetched in 12 bags apple for the pigs & cleaned their pens AM. Jesse, Urias & I build 2 piers PM. Rainy PM. 11.SUNDAY: Elias B. Martin’s here for dinner, also my parents. Elias B. Martin’s Esther here for supper. 12.I prepared for cementing cattle trough bottoms AM. Wife & I helped Dan. to dig out potatoes. I put ½ waggon box full in our cellar. 13.I prepared for cementing –trough bottoms; lifted temporary laid water pipes a little up in order to cement underneath; fitted window-sashes into frames. Cold breezes. 14.I prepared for cementing cattle trough bottoms AM. I helped to top mangles & load some of same. 15.I helped to dig out potatoes AM. Light rain at noon. I prepared for cementing cattle-trough bottoms & between sleepers E. of straw-shed. �160 16.Jesse, Urias & I dug in stable posts & removed some stone laid flooring; Drizzly weather. 17.Urias & I cemented cattle-trough bottoms for double stable & cemented spaces between straw shed slippers. 18.SUNDAY; We a N. W. Meeting AM., at Sol. B. Martin’s for dinner. 19.I topped off mangles nearly all day. 20.I helped to load mangles AM., removed cribbing from trough bottoms & prepared for cattle concrete floor, helped to butcher a hog which became ruptured here, in the evening. 21.Jesse & I prepared for cementing double stable floor—filled up & took off on ground. Urias hauled a couple loads of wood into our shed here (firewood). 22.Jesse, Urias & I cemented at double stable floor; 20 stands 3” thick, a fraction less 1 bag cement per stand. 23.Jesse, Urias, & I cemented gutters & walk between gutters & the area between hog stable & cattle stable mostly. Nice. 24.Jesse & I cemented a double stand in back stable, & 2 feed allies. 25.SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting AM. My brethren Eli & Lydia here for dinner. Anson Gingrich’s here for supper. 26.I laid, with 3 mixerfuls concrete, the floor between hog & horse stable at North maine door, filed saw, & started at box-stalls. 27.Dan & I worked at making boxstalls AM. I started at cattle stable, - carpentering, PM. Ground frozen too hard to plough AM. 28.I dug out foundation for water-trough & back-stable door sill AM. I placed door jams of back-stable forth to besides the water-trough and worked at water-trough inside model in eve. August Herzog here worked at cattle stables all day. Dan helped him AM., then he fetched 12 head of cattle from Creekbank, bought of Brox at 7 ½ cents/lb. & sold back at 9c here to me. 29.I concreted water trough bottom & door sill. A. Herzog & Dan build cattle & horse stalls. Most of this week drizzly or wet snow. 30.I build concrete water trough, etc. A. Herzog carpentered here 1 day. Levi Brubacher’s Jr. child burried at W. Woolwich. 31.I worked small jobs AM. We thrashed here PM. A. Herzog here ¾ dy. Nice. NOVEMBER 1914 1. SUNDAY: We at W. W. Meeting AM. Amzi Snyder’s & Martin Frey’s here for supper. 2. I filled spaces between slippers in root cellar with brick & c. mortar, evened root cellar floor, removed cribbing from water-trough & topped turnips. Urias hauled in 1 load. 3. I did finishing ups in cementing & carpentering. Raining in morn. Boys & I hauled in 10 loads turnips. Nice weather PM. 4. Jesse & hauled in 16 loads turnips, others helped. Nice weather. Jeremiah Martin’s child burried at Martin’s. �161 5. Jesse & I hauled in 6 ½ loads turnips AM. I hauled 3 loads from M.F. Martin’s to here. Hauled 30 ½ loads turnips to me, 3 over. 6. I made another water trough cribbing for the horses, AM. I did small jobs in afternoon, piled turnips back, dunged stables. 7. I mixed concrete, filled cribbing to form a trough, & a part stable floor., in back stable, etc. Frost last night. Warm today. Chopped grain here. 8. SUNDAY: We at Menno F. Martin’s for dinner. 9. I ploughed AM. Removed cribbing from water trough, etc. 10.I worked on water-trough, large one, enclosing with wood work, over above. Dan took out to Elmira, 8 hog at 7 cents, which I fed here. Sale of home & household effects of the late Chr. Wideman. 11.Dan & I worked on swing lid for water trough AM. I ploughed PM. A short wet snow shower PM. 12.I ploughed about all day. I started to feed regular 19 steer. Nice. 13.I ploughed a little AM., fitted swing for water trough & placed water-float in position. Helped Dan a little at hog chopp-chest. 14.I did stable work & ploughed at turnip & rapes patch. Nice today. 15.SUNDAY: Brother Isaiah here for dinner; Noah Weber’s here for supper. Drizzly. 16.I helped to finish ploughing, being just in time, AM. Boys & I hauled out manure from here to orchard. Snowstorm; freezing PM. 17.I filled out spaces between joists at lintel & on N. end of barn. Jesse helped, helped 1 day, Urias PM. Dan build horse stalls. 18.Dan & Jesse chopped grain here all day. I filled joist space & made a hang- on-below-bin-chute PM. 19.Dan & I chopped grain here AM. I in Elmira PM. 20.Boys chopped here PM. I fixed a slide lid on the hang-on-below-chute, made cribbing for another hog trough, etc. 21.I chored AM., helped to thrash at David Bauman PM. Funeral of Menno B. Bowman’s wife at N. Woolwich, aged 38 yrs, 2 mon. 22.SUNDAY: We at home all day. 11 Votes taken for a preacher at Martin’s. 23.I fixed manure yard fence & did small jobs in carpentering. 24.We at Martin’s Meeting, Urias Martin was ordained a preacher AM. I chored PM. Some sleighs out. 25.Funeral of John Heer’s child at Martin’s. I helped to thrash at David Bauman ¾ day. 26.I chored AM., helped to thrash at N.F. Martin, PM. Mild night. 27.We thrashed here by me all day. 28.We thrashed here ½ day, AM. I chored PM. 29.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting AM. Aaron M. Bauman’s here for dinner. 30.Dan & boys here to clean up surroundings. I build hog trough,etc. �162 DECEMBER 1914 1. I took pump out, at barn, & repaired on same. Addison Freeman brought Hy, Ruth, & D. Z. Burkholder of Pa. to here for dinner. Sultry. 2. I chored, worked on pump. We to Elmira, PM. Muddy roads. 3. I opened small ditch on N. E. corner of s. shed, etc. Boys hauled stones to water trough under lintel to fill up, PM. 4. Boys here to chopp about all day; I helped some & chored. 5. Boys here to chopp PM. Dan & I carpentered on hog stable; I chored. 6. SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting. Menno M. Wideman’s here for supper. 7. I at fair, AM. Prepared a little for butchering, etc. 8. We over at Dan’s to help to butcher 4 hogs, I helped only AM. I trimmed my cows & heifer at tail, back & head. 9. I put double windows on at house, on buisness over by my parents, etc. Several days wind from East, now also snow. 10.I chored AM., helped to thrash at Dan. PM. 11.I chored, and made 2 slide doors at straw shed opening, took team to and from Dan where they were engaged at chopping. 12.I took team to and from Dan. I chored. 13.SUNDAY: We by my parents for dinner. Snow falls. 14.I chored, cleaned a few cattle. Jesse cut my hairs. Stormy. 15.I chored, cleaned 15 head of cattle, took clock apart. Stormy. 16.I chored & did several other small jobs. Cold & a little stormy. 17.I chored; in Elmira; worked a little in woodshed, etc. Cold. 18.I chored; build a slide lid for straw-hole in pig stable. 19.I chored; boys over, then we dehorned 7 head of cattle. 20.SUNDAY: We ate N.F. Martin’s for dinner. Some young neighbours here for supper. 21.Funeral of widow, Christian Snyder’s wife, burried at Martin’s. I fixed a latch on door above barn stairs. Stormy. 22.I build a chop chest in hog feed gangway, etc. Stormy. 23.I cleaned 10 cattle & chored, fetched 3 roosters from M.F. Martin. Shovelled snow. Stormy awhile PM. 24.I chored & in Elmira PM. 25.CHRISTMAS: We with Dan’s to W.W. Meeting AM. We by Dan’s for dinner. 26.I chored AM. Wrote into this diary PM. Cold. 27.SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting. Jno. W. Martin here for supper. 28.Chored & prepared feeding for the morrow, sheared hairs off back & cleaned 7 head young cattle. Moses Bauman brought Enos Eby & Frank Horst of Pa. here for supper. 29.I helped to thrash at N.F. Martin’s all day. 30.I build supports under joists of box stalls, besides feeding. 31.I completed supports under joists & placed iron pipes in front of horse mangers. Did today’s chores & partly for tomorrow. �163 DIARY 1915 ANGUS S. BAUMAN JANUARY 1. NEW YEAR’S DAY: We at David B. Bauman’s for supper. 2. I did the Saturday chores & some for tomorrow. Stormy. 3. SUNDAY: Wife’s sister Mary Ann here for supper. 4. I cleaned 22 head of cattle besides chores. 5. I at St. Jacob’s creamery & in Elmira AM., Chored PM. Nice day. 6. I chored AM. Helped to thrash by Dan PM. Drizzly. 7. I helped to thrash by Dan about ¾ day. 8. I chored AM., took team to Dan for to chopp. I fixed grain spout on separator. 9. I chored AM., took team to Dan for to chopp. Urias & I cleaned 20 bags peas by me. 10.SUNDAY: We at home all day. 11.David & I at Elmira fair, AM. Boys & I cleaned peas PM. Jesse exchanged a load of peas for corn at Klinck’s Elmira. Peas worth $1.30. Gave 1 pound peas for 1 pound corn & 1 cent. 12.Jesse exchange grain like yesterday. Urias & I cleaned wheat AM. Boys & I moved & set power over to here. Fine sleighing & weather. 13.Boys here to chopp nearly all day. I cleaned cattle & chored, etc. 14.Dan’s boys here to chopp nearly all day. I at Alfred Shantz’s sale 1 mile West of Hawkesville; went up in forenoon already. 15.Boys here to chopp nearly all day. I cleaned cattle, chored, etc. 16.I chored AM. Jesse & I moved power over to Dan. Sawed & split wood. Nice week, scarcely any snowfall or storm. 17.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Mild weather. 18.Boys over here to help me clean wheat. Mild. 19.Jesse hauled wheat, which we cleaned yesterday, to St. Jacobs. Urias & I sawed pieces of timber short AM. I made a door, with hinges on, in barn siding, from barn floor out to manure yard. About 5” snowfall last night. 20.Besides chores, I build a required extension on back stable door. 21.Besides chores, I made a root-cellar door & fastened it, also made a chop chest in back feed gangway & stable door traps. Colder. 22.Besides chores I made a pig walk for loading them & a step-stand for use in granary; fastened bal. required pipes on front of horse mangers, also chains on top board of mangers. Urias & I cleaned about 150 bushel seed oats here by me PM. 23.Did general Sat. chores AM. Urias & I placed 3 iron connecters from beam to beam across long posts. I fixed a window into barn siding so as to admit some light on barn floor. Jesse hauled my mixer & power to my father’s farm. 24.SUNDAY: Martin H. Bauman’s funeral, at Martins’, aged about 80 years. �164 25.I chored, etc. Snowfall last night. 26.I chored & cleaned 15 head of cattle. 27.I chored. My parents here for supper. A son born to us. 28.I chored; fetched some household effects from Dan. Annie started to work here (wife’s sister). Funeral of Christian Martin’s (son of Christian Sr.) child at Martins’. 29.Funeral of Isaac Martin’s child (residing in Elmira) at W. Woolwich. I cleaned stove pipes, chored. Stormy. 30.Harvey Rick’s (Susanne Spaeth) & my sister Lydia here for a call PM. I did Sat. chores AM. In Elmira PM. 31.SUNDAY: Parents here for a call. Mary Ann here in Annie’s stead. Sleet. FEBRUARY 1915 1. I chored, did a few small jobs. High winds. 2. I chored, cleaned 9 head of cattle. Stormy & high winds. 3. I chored; looked over papers. Nice Day. N.F. Martin’s wife called in. 4. I chored; did some reading. Nice day. 5. Funeral of Henry Weber, aged about 61 yrs, burried at Martins’. Funeral of Simeon Brubacher, Berlin, aged 52 yrs., 9 mon., 6dys. I chored & cleaned cattle, etc. 6. We drove 12 head of fat cattle, which I fed this winter, to C.P.R. Elmira, for Brox, total wt. 14,430#, av. gain about 180#. Cattle market dull; feed dear; Elias Martin’s paid a call. 7. SUNDAY: I at S. Peel Meeting AM. 8. I at Elmira fair AM., took team to Dan to chopp awhile PM. 9. I chored AM. I helped to get father’s sale bill out over by him. Cold. 10.I helped to butcher at Dan’s all day. Susie here in Annie’s stead today & for tomorrow. 11.I chored AM., tooked team over to Dan & I too helped to chopp. 12.I chored AM. Fetched wild cherry bark from Enos M. Bauman. 13.I did Saturday’s chores AM. In Elmira PM. Simeon Weber’s child burried at Martin’s. 14.SUNDAY: We at home all day. David Bauman’s here for dinner. Enos Gingrich’s here for a call PM. 15.I at Jacob Bricker’s sale nearly all day. 16.I chored and wrote, etc. 17.I helped to butcher at David Bauman. 18.I chored, etc, AM., at Connolly’s sale, by Macton, PM. 19.I in Elmira, AM. Chored, also some for tomorrow. 20.I at sale of Peter Allgier’s property, etc., bought & drove home a white hiefer, M.F. Martin took my team home. 21.SUNDAY: I & Mary Ann at WW Meeting AM. Levi B. Martin’s & Sylvester Martin’s here for dinner. Mild. �165 22.Chored, etc, AM. At Dan. G. Gingrich’s sale, 2 mi N. of Floradale. Practically nice weather in Feb. –up to date save Feb. 1st , 2nd . 23.I chored & read. All day raining. 24.I chored in morn. At Menno S. Bauman’s sale. Bought hiefer & brought her along home. 25.I chored & read. With N. F. Martin to Scott’s sale, by Macton PM. Getting colder after mild period. 26.I with mother-in-law in Elmira & at funeral of Manassa Bauman’s child, aged 1 yr., 2 months & 13 days, at W. Woolwich AM. I at Dechert’s (Jr.) sale, E. of Linwood, bought 2 calves. Stormy. I ordered a Frost & Wood binder; also twine. 27.I did Saturday chores AM., by my parents, took some fruit jars over PM. Cold. Mary Ann here 1 wk; I took her home. 28.SUNDAY: Jesse & I at S. Peel Meeting AM. Brother Noah & sister Lydia here for dinner. Lydea & Daniel Gingrich here for supper. MARCH 1915 1. I chored; went over to Dan to load a hog (Wt. 325#) which Jesse took over to my parents to be slaughtered for us. Later I helped wife do washing; I at Isaiah F. Martin’s sale PM. Also at Conestogo to examine a coalheater. 2. Urias & I loaded manure, here by me, Jesse drawed out. 3. Urias & I loaded manure, here by me, Jesse drawed out. 4. I fetched butcherware from N. L. Martin and took a few other item along to my father’s farm. I & team helped to chopp at Dan, then drawed chopp over to here PM. 5. Mother-in-law & I helped to butcher 2 hogs (1 from father-in-law, & 1 from my father) by my parents. 6. I did Sat. chores. Jno Schwitzer’s here for a call PM. 7. SUNDAY: We at home all day. Nobody here. 8. I at Elmira fair AM. Fetched coal heater, $10.00, from Ebel, Conestogo. 9. I cleaned cattle AM. Attended Stroh’s sale, East of Elmira, PM. 10.I chored about AM. Helped father to get stuff ready for auction sale, PM. 11.I & family at father’s sale, which aggregated $1693.50. Mine account ran up to $944.65. 12.I chored, & paid a call on Eli Bauman of Iowa, who were last night by father- in-law’s. Jesse & I hauled a load of our household effects over to my parents, PM. 13.I took team over to Dan to help chopp. I over by my parents to get parlor stove & coal heater in order & their pipings connected to chimneys’ I also in Elmira. 14.SUNDAY: Rebecca & Louisa Martin, & Louisa Bauman, Lavina Gingrich, and Anson Martin’ here for dinner. �166 15.Eli B. Bauman’s of Iowa at Dan’s, last night. I over & paid a call on same; & chored AM. I & Jesse moved a load of household effects to father’s farm PM. 16.Dan’s people helped us to move to father’s farm, Jesse with team, also David, and Noah Martin’s with teams. The latter’s wife helped also. Parents moved to Elmira. 17.I at Daniel Hoffman’s (Sr.) wife’s funeral at Conestogo, aged 74 yrs., 2 days, AM. I got surroundings more in shape PM. 18.Lydia here over noon & AM. Noah, wife & I in Elmira to buy 1000# coal & some hardware; We hanged up hams. Bad roads. 19.Made order in shop & repaired several articles. Nice week. 20.I worked small jobs. I in Elmira PM. 21.SUNDAY: Noah & I at WW Meeting, Snowing at noon. 22.We took 20 bags oats down to father AM. Cleaned wheat, etc., PM. Widow Dav. Brubacher burried at Old Conestogo, aged 94 yrs. 23.Noah & I cleaned seed grain nearly all day. 24.We Measured oats & hay & did other odd jobs. 25.I in Elmira & fastened table legs more securely. 26.Noah & I made leaf table for in kitchen. Dehorned heifer, etc. 27.I finished the 2 tables I worked on recently. I in Elmira. Also placed 2 pieces fire-crates in brick kettle stove. 28.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Snow storm to-night. 29.I helped wife to wash; I in Elmira fetched emery grinder, etc. Stormy. 30.I figured at f. books etc. Stormy. 31.I fetched flour & feed from St. Jacobs mill; took a little wheat along down, of father’s, price $1.25, has been $1.50 already this winter. I down in Berlin, fetched 2 pieces oak 4”x4”x12’ (@8 ½ c per ft.) APRIL 1915 1. Enos Martin’s child burried at Martin’s, aged about 15 mon. I prepared a blood purifier from roots & barks. I in Elmira. 2. GOOD FRIDAY: Noah & I at WW Meeting AM. I read PM. 3. I fetched seed corn in Elmira from Hoffman; also feed corn. 4. SUNDAY: Amos B. Martin’s here for dinner. 5. EASTER MON: Dan Bauman’s here for dinner. I wrote into this book. 6. Noah & I cleaned cistern AM. Washed cutters & stored them up-up in driving shed. Took old buggy apart. 7. Noah & I in Elmira to fetch a new Frost & Wood binder. Stored bob sleigh away. Took concrete mixer apart. 8. I took father’s 2 hogs to Elmira, Wt. 310#, price $8.60. I awhile over at Cressman’s Sr.,-she has died yesterday. I worked on mixer frame. Noah washed & oiled harness. 9. I worked on mixer frame, & helped to dig grave for Dav. Cressman’s wife. A little rain in eve. Warm. Spring-like. �167 10.We at funeral of David Cressman’s (Sr.) wife, at WW Meeting house, aged 64 yrs, 10 mon, 27 dys. We then by mother for dinner; Noah was hostler at Cressman’s. Muddy roads. 11.SUNDAY: We all at home. Noah at Parents for supper. 12.I helped wife to wash AM; fetched 6 bu. Goosewheat at $1.50 per bu. from David Hoffer, & 47 gallons gasoline at 19c. 13.I at Meeting house to fix up things AM. Chopped grain & worked at mixer frame PM. 14.I helped wife to white-wash 2 rooms AM. I fetched bolts at noon & put mixer frame together & painted same. 15.I placed drum on mixer frame & repaired on the former. I fetched silo rings from Dan Bauman & took mixer & power all up to Ab. Bauman. 16.I worked small jobs, Noah let team shod, AM. I took 9 bbl. cement from Elmira to Ab. Bauman & set machine. 17.I helped to build 5 ft. silo at Ab. Bauman. My power broke. Hy. Gies’s wife burried at Conestogo. 18.SUNDAY: Noah & I at WW Meeting AM. Addison Gingrich’s & Noah Bearinger here for supper. 19.We put up 3rd & 4th ring concrete silo up at Ab. Bauman. 20.We put up 5 & 6 ring c. silo at Ab. Bauman. Noah picked stones, etc. 21.We put up 7 & 8 ring c. silo at Ab. Bauman. Noah ganged in furrows. 22.We put up 9 & 10 ring c. silo at Ab. Bauman. Noah cultivated, I in morn. 23.Noah & I sowed, harrowed & roled about 7 acres, (?B & O) 24.Noah & I ganged awhile; then cultivated sod, sowed 32 acres, oats. A warm week. Grass growing; Spring came gradually; little flooding. 25.SUNDAY: Wife’s sister Mary Ann & Amos & Eli Gingrich, and Norman Martin here for dinner. Wife’s brethren, Mary Ann, Annie & Urias, Isaac Bauman, Lizzie Bearinger & my sister Lydia here for supper. 26.I harrowed sod, sowed peas & rolled same. Noah ganged, -I sowed oats, & some goosewheat. 27.Noah cultivated AM. I did small jobs, worked in garden. Hail & rain storm PM. Ground soaked after warm period. 28.I worked small jobs about silo at Ab. Bauman. 29.I destroyed caterpillars on apple trees AM. Noah & I sowed oats, & some goosewheat. 30.I harrowed that what we had sown yesterday. Cultivated & drilled barely, mixed grain, and grass seed with the two. Noah piled up wood in jop & harrowed. Cool & dreary these days. MAY 1915 1. Noah cultivated AM. I did small jobs AM. I sowed oats & harrowed. 2. SUNDAY: We at Daniel Bauman’s for dinner & supper. �168 3. I at funeral of Ezra L. Martin’s wife at Conestogo, aged 55 yrs, 6 mon, 29 days AM. Noah sowed about 2 acres, finished, AM. Noah & I planted a few potatoes, harrowed & rolled. 4. Noah, team & cultivator down by father in morn, I cultivated root field awhile AM & Noah PM. I piled up wood etc. Dreary. 5. We put up 11 & 12 ring c. silo at Ab. Bauman. Noah plowed root field. 6. I in Elmira, worked in garden, & ridged some for mangles. 7. Rain 1 day. Noah & I divided turnips AM. I sick PM. 8. We put up 13 & 14 ring c. silo at Ab. Bauman. Rain in eve. 9. SUNDAY: We at Noah Weber’s for dinner & supper. 10.I lowered silo rings at Ab. Bauman, also prepared for plastering. Also worked 3 hrs. squaring & levelling proposed strawshed foundation at Daniel B. Martin. 11.I plastered silo at Ab. Bauman. Noah sowed mangles. 12.We at funeral of Titus Bauman’s wife (nee Salina Gingrich) at W. Woolwich, aged 27 yrs., 1 1 mon. AM. I in Elmira PM. Noah was also at funeral AM. then rolled PM. 13.ASCN’N DAY: We at home all day. Noah afishing. 14.I set power & mixer & helped to dig out earth & filled same with concrete for strawshed foundation walls, at Dan B. Martin, 1 day. 15.I made cribbing all day at Dan. B. Martin; Others put in croncrete. 16.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting. Ezra Bauman’s & some young folks here for supper. 17.I made cribbing all day at Dan. B. Martin; Others put in concrete. 18.I made cribbing ½ day AM at D. B. Martin. Prepared for building silo at Levi B. Bowman PM. 19.We build 1, 2, & 3rd ring concrete silo at Levi B. Bowman. 20.We build 4 & 5 ring c. silo at L. Bowman & set up mast. 21.We build 6 & 7 ring c. silo at L. Bowman. Rain at noon. 22.We build 8 & 9 ring c. silo at L. Bowman. 23.SUNDAY: David Bauman’s & we at Eli H. Bauman’s & David Martin’s for dinner. David’s then here for supper. 24.We build 10 & 11 ring c. silo at L. Bowman, also some flooring. 25.Amos Rudy here on a visit from last night till today noon. I in Elmira. Chopped grain. Planted potatoes. Rain in eve. 26.I build 12 & 13 ring c. silo at L. Bowman & 1 horse stall. 27.I build 14 ring c. silo at L. Bowman, also lowered, outside ring AM. Planted potatoes PM. 28.I lowered rings & plastered silo at L. Bowman. 29.We made corn patch in shape & sowed corn & planted a few potatoes & rolled above said patches yet. 30.SUNDAY: We at home all day. 31.I destroyed tent caterpillars on apple trees. Noah & I divided roots in cellar apart. I in Elmira. Made chicken pen. Noah drove my heifer to C. Esch’s pasture, in eve. �169 JUNE 1915 1. I at N. L. Martin, put in concrete floors in 2 cellar apartments under his house, etc, 1 day. 2. I helped to make walls & floors, etc at N. L. Martin, 1 day. 3. I hauled 3 loads of nut coal home. Noah & I patched at fences. Father had my team to haul sand to his house. 4. I worked 3 days statue labour by hauling 5 loads gravel. 5. We drove father’s cattle to C.P.R. Elmira. I put in 2 days statue labor by hauling earth AM & 2 loads gravel PM. Noah worked small jobs. Warm. 6. SUNDAY: We at Martin’s Meeting, at Hy. Bowman’s for dinner (Len Weber’s); at Moses Weber’s Jr. for supper. Nice Day. 7. I helped to build a re-inforced concrete wall around old cistern & build cellar steps at N. L. Martin. 8. I helped to prepare for & cemented some for wood-shed foundation, etc, at N. L. Martin. 9. I helped to build wood-shed foundation at N. L. Martin. 10.I helped to build cement porch walls, plastered cistern on outside, etc, at N. L. Martin. 11.I at Bernhardt Rudisuela to rig up silo outfit, & build 5’ in height of concrete silo wall, 1 day. 12.I in Elmira; sowed turnip; Noah prepared land for same. 13.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting AM; Bro. Isaiah, Jno Martin (son of Enos), Absolom & Eliza Martin, & Nancy Bowman here for dinner. Bro. Eli, Nancy & Susie Bauman here for supper. 14.Noah & I cut thistles. Father had my team to drive around Jonas Martin’s & Joe Wenger of Pa. Martin Sauder’s & Geo. Webers here around same place & time. 15.Thunder & rain last night, a nice soaker. I took wife to her parent’s home. We cut thistles in eve, etc. 16.We cut thistles about all day, Eli helped awhile PM. Peter Zieglers kitchen & woodshed burned down. Compressed boiled oil supposed to be originator of fire. 17.I helped to put up wire fence, dig post holes, etc, at WW Meeting house. 18.Noah & I cleaned 4 rows mangles & cut thistles, Father helped. 19.Noah & I cleaned mangles & cut thistles; Father helped PM. 20.SUNDAY: We at funeral of Emanuel Martin’s child, burried at W Woolwich, aged 2 yrs, 6 mon, 7 days, in afternoon. Bishop John Martin, Ind, officiated at Conestogo Meeting today. 21.Noah scuffed corn, then he helped me clean mangles & cut thistles after supper. 22.Noah, I (& father awhile) cleaned mangles, cut thisles in 2 grassfields. Cool. 23.We cut thistles, etc. Cold. �170 24.Wm. Moeser & Eph. Reist here to erect new binder AM. We cut thitles for 2nd overrun. Pulled yellowdock. 25.I in Elmira AM., at Dan B. Martin, put in c. flooring PM. 26.I at Dan. B. Martin, put in concrete floor 1 day. 27.SUNDAY: We at N. Woolwich Meeting AM., at Aron M. & Amos Bauman’s for dinner. Amos & I at NW Meeting PM. 28.Father & I masoned nearly all day at Peter Ziegler. 29.Father & I up at P. Ziegler. I helped to build cylinderic concrete cistern 6’2” wide. Noah scuffled corn. 30.Noah scuffled awhile, then helped me to do hoeing. JULY 1915 1. Noah & I cleaned corn about all day. 2. Noah hauled in summer wood, I in Elmira; then hoed corn. 3. Noah & I hoed corn about all day. Light rain at noon. 4. SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting AM., at Ab. Bearingers for dinner, at Dan. Bauman’s for supper. 5. Mixer at Aaron Bauman to build c. wall for D. shed. 6. I hoed 2 rows corn, then turnips. Noah scuffled corn, etc. 7. Noah & I hoed turnips AM. Noah & I up by Elias Martin to see fixture on his g. engine, etc. Rainy PM. 8. I build concrete hog trough & c. petition at Dan B. Martin, 1 dy. 9. Wendel Martin’s child funeral at Martin’s. I at Dan. B. Martin to build @ petition in hogs stable & 10 c. hen’s rests, rebuild top of a chimney, etc, 1 day. Noah mowed grass. 10.I fetched beef in morn. Chopped grain. Prepared for & hauled in 6 loads hay. Father helped. Warm day. 11.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting AM; Josiah B. Martin’s Sr. & Hy. B. Martin’s here for dinner. Noah at PM Meeting. 12.Noah scuffled corn, I cleaned turnips in morn. We stirred up & hauled in 2 loads hay, father helped. Some rain. Cut next piece of grass in eve. 13.Noah scuffled corn & hoed turnips AM. We stirred up hay & hauled in 3 ¼ loads hay, father helped ½ day. 14.Father & I mowed grass with mower & scythe in orchard in morn. Noah scuffled awhile roots, then we all stirred up hay till noon; hauled in 5 ¼ loads hay. 15.Father here to splice hay rope, I worked small jobs, a little rain, AM. I made concrete hen’s nests & hog stable petition ½ dy. PM, at Dan. B. Martin. 16.Noah hoes potatoes & turnips AM. We hauled away 3 loads hay, Eli helped a little PM. 17.I in Elmira, pulled yellow dock & mullen in jop, mowed fence corners out. Noah raked hay & fetched in in, also mowed. �171 18.SUNDAY: We at Dav. B. Bauman’s for dinner at Ivan Martin’s for supper. Rain to-night. 19.Noah & I hoed mangles awhile AM. Drizzly in morn. I & wife out by Dentist to get some of her teeth pulled & 1 nerve killed (preparatory for artificial teeth. 2 Boys from near Elora brought silo outfit, home which Rudisuela’s had lented. 20.I applied paris green on potatoe plants, then Noah & I picked cherries AM. Hauled 2 loads hay to fathers barn & 1 in mine, father had helped too. I got about 21 loads. 21.I hauled 12 loads manure out on old sod & spread some after supper. Noah helped me a little & scuffled potatoes & turnips & mowed thistles. 22.I mowed grass with mower in the Exhibitton grounds all day. Noah spread manure & hoed mangles. Shower rain. 23.I spread manure in morn, & raked hay in Ex. Grounds AM. We hauled 6 loads hay & unloaded 5 into Wm. Moeser’s barn. Wm. Moeser was in his barn. Geo. Reuter raked hay. Suppered at Wm. 24.We dumped a load hay into G. Reuter’s barn, hauled 2 more to Moeser’s barn, AM. Noah plowed sod. I cleaned mangles, up by Aaron Bauman to load c. outfit, prior enroute to Hy. B. M. 25.SUNDAY: We at Eli Horst’s near Hawkesville, for dinner, Elias B. Martin’s for supper. Rain in eve. 26.Rain in morn. Noah plowed sod. I cleaned mangles. We all to Elmira PM. Heavy rain PM. Hy. Martin fetched old binder of father’s, was here over noon. 27.I helped to excavate earth & build walls of concrete for cistern. Set mixer. 1 day. 28.I helped to lay cellar concrete floors, ¼ dy, at Hy. B. Martin. 29.I helped to lay cellar concrete floors, & concrete top on cistern & plastered cistern inside & put a floor in same, 1 day, at Hy. B. Martin, Conestogo. 30.We worked small jobs; prepared for, bindered, & shocked wheat. 31.I fetched beef in morn, then we cleaned mangles, & turnips. AUGUST 1915 1. We at Daniel G. Gingrich’s for dinner. Noah at Martins (Baptism) 2. I made concrete manhole lid on cistern, prepared for & made some sidewalks at Hy. B. Martin ¾ day. 3. I made model for cellar window concrete frontage; build one of them & build concrete floor in stable, etc. ¾ dy at Hy. Martin. Rainy. Water standing in fields. 4. Noah & I picked raspberries in morn. I build side walks ½ day at Hy. B. Martin. 5. I build sidewalks at Hy. B. Martin, 1 day, loaded outfit. 6. I spreaded manure 2/3 day at Dan. Baumans. 7. I in Elmira, picked mulberries, etc. Cool. �172 8. SUNDAY: Aaron B. Weber’s Jr. here last night. Enos M. Bauman’s for dinner. We were all at WW Meeting (Young people the last of 2 parties got baptized). Michael Brubacher’s son here for supper. Thunder & rain in morn. 9. We worked small jobs; I took cream out to Elmira. Wet. 10.Noah & I build sidewalk’s by father. We cut & shocked barely. 11.I in Elmira, then we chopped grain, AM. Father helped us to haul in wheat PM. I fetched 7 Rock rooster from I. Brubacher. 12.Rain last night. I wrote letters, etc. 13.I helped wife in house, etc; Wife had summer complaints. 14.I helped father to build sidewalks 1 day, Noah helped PM. 15.SUNDAY: We at home; Nobody here on visit. 16.We cut grain; father helped about ¾ day. 17.We cut grain; father helped about ¾ day. 18.Noah ploughed wheat stubles; I harrowed lately plowed sod & that what Noah plowed, AM. We hauled in 5 loads barely PM. 19.We cut oats nearly all day, father helped to binder. 20.Noah plowed; I harrowed & sowed some rapes AM. We hauled in 6 loads grain PM. Nice week. 21.I fetched beef. Noah finished plowing & harrowing wheat stuble patch; I sowed balance in rapes. I did small jobs. Dreary. 22.SUNDAY: Dan. Bauman’s here for dinner. Hy. Brubacher’s here for supper. 23.I rake grain stubles & fetched apples from Dan Bauman’s; Noah ganged AM. Father bindered & we shocked oats. 24.Noah cultivated recently plowed sod; I pulled weeds in corn, AM. We hauled in 1 load oats at noon, -thunder & rain at noon after we had the load in. Then Noah ganged & I raked. 25.I helped to thrash grain at Sol. Reist ½ dy. AM. I hauled separator from Geo. to here. We prepared for thrashing, PM. 26.We thrashed ¼ day in morn, -Father, Geo. M. B., Esch, & Reist helped. Took separator back to Geo. AM. Father bindered oats and a patch goosewheat, we shocked. Hauled in 2 l’ds grain. 27.Noah & I hauled in 8 loads oats & 3 mixture, father helped. 28.Noah & I hauled in 3 loads oats & 9 mixture, father helped. Nice. 29.SUNDAY: Jesse Bauman, Dan. Gingrich, bro. Isaiah and their lady companions here for supper. 30.I took wife to my parents. We rake stuble land. Cold. 31.I helped to thrash at Geo. Bauman. AM. I pulled peas PM. Noah ganged stuble land about all day. SEPTEMBER 1915 1. I pulled peas. We hauled in3 loads oats & 2 rakings. Nice. 2. I pulled peas. We hauled in 4 loads goosewheat & 3 peas. Nice weather. �173 3. I pulled balance of peas, raked about 7 acres stubles, Noah cultivated sod, then we also spread ashes on same sod patch on highest altitudes. Hauled in ¾ load rakings & 1 ½ peas. Done harvesting. 4. I helped to haul in grain about ¾ day at Hy. Brubacher. Noah sowed wheat & harrowed same & hauled in 1 ld. wood. 5. SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting AM. Syrannes Martin’s here for dinner. Wife’s sister Annie here for dinner & supper. 6. Rain last night. I inspected steers in Geo. M. B’s pasture. Noah chopped grain. I dunged out stables, etc. Noah ganged. One of Jno. Sauder’s twin babies burried at Conestogo. 7. Noah & team plowed ¾ day at Dav. Bauman. I worked small jobs. 8. I picked mulberries AM.; I in Elmira also AM. Noah burried rubbish under earth. Did other odd jobs. Heavy rain last night. 9. HARVEST MEETING: Wife & Noah at Harvest Meeting; I helped to thrash at C. Esch, AM. Noah harrowed PM. I helped to shock grain at Dan. Bauman. 10.I helped to shock grain at Dan. Bauman ¾ day. 11.I pitched sheaves at Dan. Bauman ¾ day. 12.SUNDAY: We at Menno Weber’s for dinner. Heavy rain. Rivers high. 13.Noah & I at Elmira fair. I bought steers for $108.00, judged av. wt. about 550 lbs, from Wm. Bauman. We fetched them in afternoon. 14.I helped to thrash at David Bauman AM. for Dan. Bauman. I helped a little mowing grain in Dan’s new land; helped Dav. at w. fence. 15.I took some silo curbing to Amos Eby where I helped to build a 1 foot high stand for a wooden silo AM. I did a few smal jobs yet at home. Noah started fall plowing. Geo. Holzwarth funeral this afternoon. Light rain. 16.I helped to build cistern walls at Josiah Schmidt, AM. I helped to thrash at Hy. Brubacher PM. Noah had helped at F. Weigel AM. & then ¼ day at Hy. Brubacher, PM. 17.I helped to thrash at Hy. Brubacher, ¾ day & Noah ¼ day. I in Elmira in eve. Rain last night. 18.I made cribbing for West end of Israel Bearinger’s silo all day. 19.SUNDAY: Levi W. Martin’s here for dinner. Noah away. 20.I pitched sheaves at Dan. Bauman about ¾ day. Noah plowed, AM. Noah helped to harvest grain at Hy. Brubacher ½ dy. PM. 21.Noah plowed all day. I worked small jobs. Rainy & windy. 22.I took 8 hogs, wt 1560#, price 9 ¼ c per lb., to Elmira. Noah & I plowed each awhile. I at Dan Bauman pitching sheaves ¾ day. Noah helped to harvest grain at Hy. Brubacher, 6 hrs. 23.I pitched sheaves at Dan. Bauman ¾ day. Noah helped at Hy. B. 24.I pitched scythe mowed grain in Dan. Bauman’s new land, PM. 25.Noah & I drawed out 20 lds. manure. Noah spread of some. Some farmers finished harvesting this wk. Some 2nd crop hay. 26.SUNDAY: All at home. Rain this morn & last night that tangled corn badly. �174 27.I gathered blown down apples, spread manure. I helped to cement at I Bearinger PM. Jno. Reist burried at N. Woolwich. 28.I was up by Ab. Bauman trying to engage cutting box, then spread manure. I helped to thrash at D. Cressman PM. Noah plowed. 29.Noah & I drawed out 26 loads anure. Nice weather. 30.Noah & I hauled out 15 l’ds manure & 1 l’d mangles in in eve. OCTOBER 1915 1. Noah helped to thrash at Menno Weber ½ dy. AM. Noah got a horse shod in Elmira PM. I spread manure & made out some mangle of which we fetched in 1 ¾ l’ds. Enos M. Bauman fetched c. mixer. Fine rain PM. 2. I helped to build 5 ft. high cistern & build cribbing for woodshed foundation at Enos Bauman, 1 day. Noah spread manure. 3. SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting; Menno M. Bauman’s, & Nathan & Rebecca Martin here for dinner; Sol. Bauman’s for supper. 4. I was up at Ab. Bauman to see after cutting box, then we made out & hauled in 5 loads mangles, Eli helped, Rain in eve. 5. We made out & hauled in 9 loads mangles. 6. I helped to cut in corn at Sol. Reist. Noah & Eli cut off corn. 7. Noah & I cut corn off by hand AM., Joe Ernst & I PM. Noah & team helped to cut in corn at C. Esch PM. Cutting outfit came here. 8. We set corn cutting outfit, -M. C. Martin’s engine (steam) & M. C. & Eli S. Martin’s cutting box. We put in all day. Cut awhile with M. C. Martin’s engine, -engine gave out, -put my gasoline on then. We practically filled up silo. The foll. helped: -Dav. Bauman & team, C. Esch & team & 1 more man, M. Weber, Hy. Brubacher, 2 of Geo. & team, 2 of Sol. Reist & team, 1 for D. Hoffer; Eli & parents. 9. Noah ploughed. I chored about, dunged stables, etc. 10.SUNDAY: We at Menno Wideman’s for dinner. 11.I helped to cut corn at Dav. Hoffer nearly ¾ day, at Geo. ¼ day. 12.Noah helped to cut corn with team by Geo., AM., ¼ day at S. Reist. Noah & I ploughed potatoe patch, found 2 pailsful. Eli & I at James MacCormicks sale, Macton, & brought home from Sam Bowman 7 pigs, 5 wk. old, for $3.50 each, PM. Nice Days. 13.We made out & hauled in 3 loads mangles; plowed bal. of potatoe patch, - potatoe crop exceptionaly poor –rotten. Fetched in wood. 14.Noah ploughed, I picked apples, etc. 15.Noah plowed; I picked apples PM & fetched gasoline pump from M. F. M. 16.Noah plowed. I at funeral of Joseph Martin (son of Jacob) at Conestogo Meeting House, AM, aged 42 yrs, 10 mon, 15 days. Wife & I at funeral of widow Jno. Nahigang (nee Cressman), aged 75 yrs, at W. Woolwich, PM. Noah & I fetched some oats at 35 c a bu. from Hy. Brubacher after sup. �175 17.SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting, at Aaron F. Bowman’s for dinner, at Dan. M. Bauman’s for supper. 18.I at fair, -bought 10 pigs, 7 weeks old for $4 AM. I took wife to Elmira & also fetched 3 bags potatoes along home, 90 lbs for $1.35 from Klinck’s. Noah ploughed. Rain. 19.I fixed fence & spread manure AM. I fetched flour & millfeed from St. Jacobs Mill PM. Noah plowed. Nice. 20.I helped to thrashed at D. Hoffer nearly 1 dy. Noah plowed. 21.I plastered cistern & laid maple flooring at Enos Bauman, 1 dy. 22.I worked on tile ditch, -outlet for sink & cistern at Enos B., 1 dy. 23.I spread manure, fetched potatoes from A. S. Gingrich, Elmira. 4 bags for me & 4 for father. We chopped grain. Noah plowed. Urias Beuhler’s son’s funeral, aged 22 yrs, 6 mon, at Conestogo. Nice. 24.SUNDAY: We at Noah Horst’s for dinner. Frost in morn. Nice weather. 25.I loaded manure at Peter Bowman all day. Heavy frost last night. 26.I at funeral of Samuel Reist, aged 90 yrs, 8 mon, at W Woolwich AM. Noah was hostler at Reist'’. I loaded & spread manure at P.B., PM. 27.I helped to thrash at F. Weigel ¾ day, Noah helped ½ day for Peter Bowman. Noah topped turnips, PM. We hauled in 2 l’ds. 28.We hauled in 5 ½ loads turnips. Sol. Reist’s barn burned, started about 7 PM. from an upset lantern. We over. 29.I helped to thrash at P. Bowman ¾ day. Noah fetched in turnips & plowed. I in Elmira in eve. 30.I helped to thrash at Hy. Brubacher 1 dy. Noah plowed awhile in eve, -Was also with father to Berlin. 31.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting. Josiah S. Martin’s here for dinner. NOVEMBER 1915 1. I helped to thrash at Hy. Brubacher ¼ dy in morn. I awhile at Sol. Reist removing old walls, & fetched 410# blackstrap at 2 ½ c per lb. from Klinck’s. Noah plowed. Nice weather. 2. I helped to cement porch, etc. at Enos Bauman ¾ dy.; also took can of cream to St. Jacobs creamery. Noah plowed. Rough. 3. I chored about. Chr. Heckendorn’s brought Jesse Bauman’s of Iowa to here over noon. I helped to mason at Sol. Reist a few hrs. PM. Noah plowed. Jno. Sauder’s other twin child burried. 4. I tightened chopp chists, etc, in Elmira. Noah plowed. Sleet. 5. I masoned on Reist’s barn foundation wall. Noah plowed. 6. Noah plowed. I worked at Reist’s masoned & carpentered at hog stable. 7. SUNDAY: We at Noah L. Martin’s for dinner. 8. I helped to shingle pigstable roof & turn bore-machine at Sol. Reist ¾ day. Noah plowed. Nice weather. �176 9. I hauled 2 loads of mill feed from St. Jacob’s mills to here, Also took wife up to & from her parents. Noah plowed. 10.We unloaded mill feed & fetched a load manure from father AM. I helped to frame on timber awhile at Reists. Noah plowed. After supper we fetched 2300# oats @ 1 c from Hy. Brubacher. David Sauder was ordained as Deacon for Conestogo District. 11.I dunged stables & in Elmira. I helped to thrash at C. Esch, PM. Noah plowed all day. 12.I helped to thrash at C. Esch AM. Noah finished up plowing. I fetched 2 bags wheat for hens from Dav. Bauman & 1700# oats @ 1 c from Hy. Brubacher, (for father). Rain last night. 13.Noah & I brought father 1400# oats, then at Sol. Reist’s barn raising. Nice weather except a little cold wind. A. Lorch got hurt. 14.SUNDAY: We at Geo. M. Bauman’s for dinner. Nice weather. 15.I chored about. Eli cut my hair AM. I helped preparing barn siding at Sol. Reist PM. Noah plowed at Reist. Colder. 16.Noah plowed at Reists. I fetched heifer from C. Esch’s pasture, etc. 17.Noah plowed at Reists. I shaped up stables for cattle, etc. 18.Noah plowed at Reists. I shingled on Reist’s barn roof. Cattle confined to stables. 19.Noah & I build pig pen in horse stable. Rain. 20.Noah fetched a load cleaning ups from father’s lot. We chored, etc. 21.SUNDAY: We at Martins’ Meeting, at Urias Martin’s for dinner, at Enos Martin’s for supper. Wet snow showers. 22.Noah fetched plow from Reist. Opened silo. Trimmed awhile. 23.We at Dan. Gingrich’s wedding, by my parents. Some sleighs out. 24.We chored About, I helped to shingle on Reist’s roof. Milder. 25.I helped to thrash at M. Weber 1 day, Noah helped to thrash at David Cressman 1 day. Snow melting, slush. 26.I helped to thrash at D. Cressman about 1 hr. in morn. till crank broke. Noah helped to thrash at M. Weber AM. I in Elmira on buisness PM. Slushy. 27.We chored & did small jobs, chopped grain awhile. Rain. 28.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting AM. Dan. Gingrich’s here for supper. 29.We chored about. Noah got horse shod. I helped to thrash at Dav. Cressman ½ dy., PM. Colder. 30.Noah & team helped Lydia or rather Dan’s fam. to move furniture to their home near Winfield. I helped in morning to load. I chored about. Cold wind & snow. DECEMBER 1915 1. I paid taxes in Elmira & by father. 2. I helped to thrash at D. Hoffer ¾ dy, and paid “fire damage” at W. Woolwich Meeting house for 2 church members. �177 3. I helped to thrash at Geo. M. Bauman all day. 4. I helped to thrash at Geo. M. Bauman all day. 5. SUNDAY: We at home. Jonas Martin’s Norman here for dinner. 6. We moved g. engine to Joe Ernst & set up ready for thrashing AM., -thrashed PM., Noah, I & engine present. 7. We helped to thrash at Joe Ernst AM. Moved outfit home to me, Joe teamed 1 load up & helped a little in setting. 8. We thrashed 1 day. The foll. helped: --Geo. 1; Cressman 1; Esch 1; Hoffer 1; J. Ernst 1; M. Weber 1; Hy. AM & F. Weigel, PM. 9. We thrashed 1 day. The foll. helped: --2 from Geo; Esch 1; Cressman 1; D. Hoffer 1; J. Ernst 1; F. Weigel 1; M. Weber 1; P. Bauman 1. 10.We got separator, etc, ready to move, chored AM. Reuben fetched separator, Noah took other load down to the former’s place. I drove Sussie home who helped here over thrashing. 11.We dunged stables & worked small jobs. 12.SUNDAY: We at home. Noah at parents for supper. 13.I helped wife to wash AM. Eli & Levi Gingrich brought Harvey Weaver of Pa. here for over noon. 14.Wife & I helped to butcher 4 hogs at Dan. Bauman all day. Henry M. Martin burried today, lived near Conestogo. 15.I took poultry out to Elmira, took wife to Dentist to get artificial teeth measured & in store. Nice sleighing. 16.We prepared for & cleaned wheat & bagged same. 17.I sheared hairs off of cattle’s back & took wife to Dentist. Jno. Spaeth burried. Sleet & Rainy. 18.I took 31 bush. wheat, test 60, price 98 c, to Conestogo mills & brought a ton middlings home. AM. Got horse shod PM. 19.SUNDAY: We at Dav. Bauman’s for dinner. 20.I took 26 bu. wheat, test 59, standard price 98 c to St. Jacobs, & 1290 lbs. bran home, Noah & I hauled up hardwood which father made short in Geo’s bush, into our shed, 4 l’ds. 21.I fetched 2 loads sand for garden & 1 for chickens from M. Snider AM. Noah & I at Mrs. Louisa Brubacher’s sale, PM. 22.I helped to thrash at Evan Martin for Hy. Brubacher 1 day. Noah chored & hauled 2 loads gravel into J. Cressman’s lane. 23.We prepared for & chopped a few hrs, grain. I fetched gasoline from Elmira. Wet from above. 24.We dunged stables out. Cleaned cattle, put lard & coal oil on them. 25.CHRISTMAS: Noah & I at WW Meeting. 26.SUNDAY: Alvin & Mary Bauman (children of Orvern in Mich.) & Jesse here; they & Noah M. Weber’s here for dinner. Peter Brubacher’s wife burried at Conestogo. Wife’s sisters Mary Ann & Annie here yesterday. 27.Chored. Wife & I by Dentist, PM. 28.We inspect potatoes & apples, at Ab. Weber’s sale PM. Nice sleighing. �178 29.I fetched 7 bags potatoes @ 1.25 from Enos Bauman. Bishop Risser of Markham burried. Noah chored. Snowstorm, PM. 30.Noah & I took a bed straw sack to parents, chored, etc. 31.Noah hauled 1 l’d gravel for J. Cressman & 1 to here. I chored & in Elmira. DIARY 1916 ANGUS S. BAUMAN JANUARY 1. NEW YEAR DAY: We at home. Noah at Dan Gingrich’s. 2. SUNDAY: Martin Bauman’s baby burried at Martins. I read. 3. I started to make a lounch, framework, Noah, a manure sleigh. 4. I took wife up to her parents in morn. & fetched her in eve. 5. I finished lounch frame, took same to father & got works for same also to father. Got horse shod. Rainy, snow going. 6. I worked at works on lounch by father under his supervision, AM. I & team went with Hy. Brubacher to Yatton to fetch hay for his barn; Hy. & his brother Benj. each a load too. Stormy. 7. I helped Hy. Brubacher to unload a load hay in morn. Then he & I fetched each a load hay again from & to same place as yesterday. Sleighing icy & then on high gradings. Cold. 8. We loaded some chaff in morn; Noah hauled same to Sol. Reist AM. We loaded a load straw & hauled it to father PM. 9. SUNDAY: We at Daniel Gingrichs, Bro.-in-law for dinner. Amos Bearinger’s here for supper. 10.We at Elmira fair. I took wife up to her parents PM. 11.We at Amos Bearinger’s Wedding all day. 12.We butchered a cow, --Father & M. Weber helped a little. 13.N. L. Martin, my parents, wife’s parents, & wife’s sister Mary Ann helped, Eli here too, butchered 3 hogs. 14.I helped to butcher at M. Weber all day. Wife’s sister Mary Ann here yet, to paint (grain) corner cupboard. Cold. 15.I in Elmira AM. I took Mary Ann home & cow hide, to Hawksville, 71# @ 15c. PM, Roads practically for wheels. 16.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Stormy. 17.We chored about. I took cream down to parents. Cold & Stormy. 18.I worked at my lounch, by father, he helped a little. Stormy. 19.I helped to butcher at Ivan Martin all day. Weather milder. 20.Wife & I down by parents. I & father put surface cover on lounch. 21.Noah & I chopped grain, etc. Fine rain, then very Spring like. 22.I in Elmira & fetched lounch home, etc. Sleighing gone. �179 23.SUNDAY: Noah & I at W Woolwich Meeting. 2 boys here for dinner, Samuel F. Bowman’s here for supper. 24.I fetched dehorner, then we dehorned & 9 head of cattle. I at funeral of Mary Snider, widow of late Hy. Snider, aged 82 yrs., burried at W. Woolwich. David Bauman’s here for supper. Warm. 25.I fetched (Sold) flour $4 per cwt., 100# chopped corn, 2300# middlings from St. Jacobs mill. Soldiers marched from Waterloo to Elmira today. Nice weather. I fetched 2 bags corn at 82 c @ bu. from Elmira. Father’s health not better past while. Mother has inflamation of the bladder. 26.Noah & I sifted corn meal from corn chopp; cleaned wheat; unloaded middlings. Practically no freezing past nights. 27.We cleaned goosewheat, etc. Rainy AM. Mild. 28.Cleaned barely & oats mixture, also some peas. 29.I in Elmira. Helped J. Cressman dehorn cattle. Cold. 30.SUNDAY: We at Hy. Brubacher’s for dinner. Sam Brubacher’s boys here for supper. Light rain. 31.We cleaned peas. I & family by her parents over noon; --then Dan & I at Enoch M. Bauman’s sale near Wallenstein. FEBRUARY 1916 1. We cleaned barely AM. J. Cressman brought Anninias Bauman, lately of Iowa, to here for a call. 2. I took to Elmira 18 hens, wt. 91# @ 12 c, 495# peas @ $1.65 per bu., 249# Goosewheat at $1.15 per bu. AM. I fetched mill feed from St. Jacobs. 3. I took wife to Dentist AM. I up by Enoch Burkhard to buy 2 sows PM. Cold & stormy. 4. We did the chores, etc. Noah in Elmira PM. 5. I in Elmira. I & Geo. in his bush to pick out firewood trees for me. 6. SUNDAY: Aaron W. Weber’s and Isaiah Weber here for supper. 7. Noah & I in Elmira, took out 43 hens, 29# @ 12c. Wife’s mother here to help boil soap. Stormy. 8. Wife’s mother here to help boil soap, I took her home after dinner, then I was in Elmira. Sleighing by night time. 9. I fetched 2 young sows at $22.00 each from Enoch Burkhard. Noah took 2 bags goosewheat to I. Brubacher, Elmira, at $1.20 per bu., AM. We cut down & in pieces 2 maple trees in Geo’s bush, PM. 10.We hauled home those 2 trees in Geo’s bush, which we cut. 11.I in Elmira & paid a call on parents. We cut short tree top. 12.We dunged out stables, AM. Sawed treetops PM. 13.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Noah away for supper. 14.I fetched 7 small pigs from Dav. Bauman for $27. AM. I took cream down to parents. Noah cleaned cattle. Cold. 15.We chored about, sawed wood, & other small jobs. �180 16.We sawed logwood short. I painted lounch legs. Milder. 17.We chored & sawed wood. Nice weather, --thawed a little. 18.I in Elmira. We worked odd jobs. Stormy. Daniel Weber, burried at Martins, he lived about 2 miles N W from St. Jacobs. 19.We did the Sat. chores. Noah visited parents PM. 20.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Noah at WW Meeting. 21.I helped wife to wash AM., took cream down. Cold. 22.Chored. Noah at Geo. Herman’s sale, East of Elmira. I read. 23.Chored. Sawed & splitt some wood. 24.Chored. Wife’s mother here, her father also for supper. I read. 25.Chored. I in Elmira. I read books. 26.We did Sat. chores. I read books. Noah in Elmira; Stormy. 27.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Very Stormy. 28.I took cream down & fetched child’s rocking horses from Amos Weber. 29.Ephraim sick from teething; I fetched doctor in. We let grain chopped. MARCH 1916 1. Noah at Addison Snyder’s Sale, near Floradale. I read, etc. Nice. 2. I in Elmira, Chored & read. I helped in house these days. 3. We chored & read. 4. We did the Sat. chores; Mixed hog feed; etc. 5. SUNDAY: We at home all day. 6. I helped wife to wash. Noah & I took cream down to parents. Sleet, stormy; thunder & lightning in eve. 7. We chored & read. Wife’s mother here today. Amos Bearinger’s moved to “Old Bearinger’s homestead”. Milder. 8. Sale at Joe Snyder. Jno. Sheidel, Deacon, burried at Martin’s, aged 84 yrs. 25 days. I read. Stormy. 9. I read. Chored. Leah B. Bauman here on a visit. 10.I took 20 doz. eggs to Elmira, etc, Leah Bauman visit here. 11.I fetched 1 ton middling, from A. S. Gingrich, Elmira and drove Leah Bauman up to Dan Bauman’s. Chored. 12.SUNDAY: We at home all day. 13.Noah at fair. A still-born baby boy was born to us. I fetched wife’s mother in morn. Thawed a little. 14.I & Dav. Cressman Sr. searched out burial site at W. Woolwich graveyard. I by parents. I fetched Leah B. Bauman as hired girl from now on. Eli & I burried dead child at above named place. Doctor called in. Cold. 15.I took C.P.R., Elmira, --5 hogs, wt 820#, & 6 hogs, wt. 990#, price 10c a lbs, for Auman. I had another one along but it got legs broke, so we butchered it PM. Doc. called. 16.I in Elmira; took mother-in-law home. Cold. 17.Noah sorted good mangles from bad ones. I waited on wife & child. �181 18.I in Elmira & by parents AM. A. Lorch here to asses farm etc. Wives of Dan. & Dav. Bauman & Hy. Brubacher here. Cold. 19.SUNDAY: Noah & I at WW Meeting. Wife’s sister Mary Ann here for sup. 20.I in Elmira AM. I fetched 400 four-inch tiles from Conestogo to M. Eby, to be used as a drain for father’s house cellar. Amos Bearinger’s paid a call in morning. Wet snowfall. 21.I fetched 400 four-inch tiles from Conestogo re father’s house-cellar drain AM. I at B. Rudisuela’s sale PM. 22.I helped to wash clothes AM. Prepared for chopping, etc. 23.Laced belting, etc. Noah & I at Gideon Snyder’s sale. I bought cow for $89.00. Noah brought her home. Nice weather. 24.Peter Bowman here to exchange barely chopp for mixed seed grain. We cleaned mixed grain for Dav. Bauman, etc. 25.I in Elmira fetched 5 gal. Gasoline @ 33c. We chopped grain. Eli up at same time while we chopped. Mild. Levi Cress Burried at St. Jacobs, aged 79 yrs, 28 days. 26.SUNDAY: Josiah Cressman’s & Noah Bearinger & Ezra Weber here for dinner. Aaron B. Martin’s child burried at NW. 27.I fetched ½ ton corn @ 82c per bu. We chopped grain awhile PM. Very mild, rain, high water. Roads bad. Hy. Brubacher’s (son-in-law of Hy. Weber) child got burried. 28.Noah & I cut straw, etc, AM. Dav. Bauman & I at Titus Bauman’s sale, PM. Bauman & Letson’s sash factory burned this afternoon. Sleighing now gone. 29.Noah & I filled bed straw sack. I took him down to father to work awhile there now making harnesses. Widow of late Dan. Bowman burried at N. Woolwich, aged 92yrs. 10 days. Snow going fast. I wrote letter to A. Rudy. 30.Wife of Sidney Weber (nee Barbara Sauder) burried in Lancaster Co., Pa. I chored & cleaned apple trees. Warm. 31.I fetched 473# salt at 35c per cwt. from Hy. Brubacher at Elmira. Amos Martin’s child burried at S. Peel. I chored. APRIL 1916 1. I did Sat. chores. I up at Linwood, C.P.R. yards & fetched home 2 calves at $6 & 11.50 each. Bad roads & weather. 2. SUNDAY: My brother Isaiah here for dinner; Jonas Bauman’s for supper. 3. I chored about, etc. Nice weather, but muddy roads. 4. I chored & cleaned trees. 5. I chored & in Elmira. 6. I chored AM., at sale by West Montrose, --bought & fetched desk $3.35 (?) 7. I chored and cleaned some at desk I brought yesterday. 8. I did Sat. chores, AM.; In Elmira PM. 9. SUNDAY: We at home all day. Nice weather. 10.I at fair. Fixed desk. Noah back from father. Nice weather. �182 11.I had team out to draw water for others to wash out WW Meeting house, -- hired girl helped to wash. We made shingle stool. 12.Scrubbed & washed my desk, did the women folks. I took to C.P.R. Elmira, for Auman 4 hogs, wt. 690#, price 10.75. Then we washed harnesses, I took some of harness to father to get mend. 13.We oiled harnesses. I cleaned apple trees, etc., PM. 14.I prepared for & sett end batch clucks. I at sale of late Daniel Bowman’s household effects. Noah worked on harness. 15.I cleaned trees AM & Noah PM. I at sale of late Levi Cress household effects, St. Jacobs. I bought some articles. Some soft rain. 16.SUNDAY: Noah & hired girl at WW Meeting. Dan Bauman’s & Isaac (bro. to hired girl) here for dinner. Israel Shantz’s, & Jacob, son of Enos Martin, here for supper. Thunder & rain in evening. 17.I helped to build a temporary roof, etc, at Bauman & Letson’s new building site, Elmira, PM. We cleaned appletrees. 18.We cleaned apple trees, etc., Wife & I took child to Dr. Heist, Elmira; Paid my mother a call. Windy. 19.I helped to shingle on a new roof on house of Peter Bowman, 1 dy. Noah chored & cleaned appletrees. Nice Weather. 20.I fixed cellar stairs, cleaned apple trees, etc. Some rain. New Post Office, in Elmira, rings out the hours these days. 21.GOOD FRIDAY: We all at WW Meeting AM. Jesse & Mary Ann Bauman (wife’s brethren) & Hannah Martin here for supper. Rain in eve. 22.We chored about. I worked on silo bolts, repaired corner chisel. 23.EASTER SUNDAY: We at Amos Bearinger’s for dinner. Noah & Leah at S. Peel. 24.“ MONDAY: I wrote into this Diary. Wife & hired girl at Dan. Bauman’s quilting. 25.Women folks down by Israel Bauman’s doing housecleaning. Father here. We repaired corner chisel, step ladder, horse eveners, etc. 26.We finished up cleaning apple trees. 27.We sawed & cut apple tree branches. I in Elmira. 28.I hauled 3 loads of gravel from I Bearinger’s pit to Bauman & Letson’s new planning mills. Land drying off. 29.I hauled 2 loads of gravel from I. Bearinger’s pit to Bauman & Letson’s new planning mills AM. I helped to shingle on Peter Bowmans house roof. PM. Noah chored. 30.SUNDAY: We at N. Woolwich Meeting AM., at Seth B. Martin’s for dinner, at Aaron B. Martin’s for supper. Nice day. MAY 1916 1. I worked on chicken pens, fetched pole from Geo’s bush & prepared same for a cultivator tongue. Rain towards eve. �183 2. We chopped grain. Wife & I with child by Dr. Heist, by my parents for sup. 3. We prepared chicken pen & repaired hog pen. Some rain. 4. Wife & I had Ephraim in Berlin by Dr. Hagmier’s in X-ray machine. 5. I in Elmira & chored about. Noah plowed sod a little then drawed apple tree brushes on a pile. 6. I took a “thin” steer to C.P.R. Elmira for Auman Wt 470# for $30.00. Got seed corn from D. Hoffman. We drawed brushes out of orchard. I dunged stables. Light rain PM. 7. SUNDAY: Noah & hired girl at Eli S. Martin’s for dinner, at N. Martin’s for supper. I called on Hy. Brubacher’s to inquire after sick girl. Wife’s parents here for supper. Nice day. 8. Rain & thunder in morn. We burned brush pile. Plowed sod. I in Elmira PM. High Winds. 9. We teamed rails & stakes along rail fences AM. Windy. We repaired rail fences PM. I took wife & child to Dr. Heist. 10. We repaired rail fences. Chopped grain till chopper broke. 11. We repaired rail fences nearly all day. 12. We picked stones from & rolled grassfield AM. Noah ganged in furrows. I worked small jobs & in Elmira. 13.I cultivated nearly all day, sowed peas a little. Nice Weather. 14.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting AM. John M. Bauman’s here for dinner, Isaac Martin Sr. here for supper. Rain PM & tonight. 15.I took chopper to Elmira Foundry to get repaired, then fetched a calf for $7 from Levi Horst. Noah put up fence south of orchard. Aaron Hoffman’s child’s funeral at Conestogo, age 27 mon. 16.Noah & I drawed out 4 loads manure & spread same on grassfield. We also cleaned seed oats, Rainy, PM. I & women folks put finish paint on my desk & on cradle. Wife & child by Dr. Heist. 17.Hired girl & I helped preparing for funeral at Peter Bowman’s. We fixed up fences when I came back. 18.Wife & I at funeral, at house, at Peter Bowman’s, --I drove the coffin carriage; aged 1 yr., 1 mon., 27 dys. Noah & Leah at Meeting House. 19.We hauled out 8 l’ds manure on grassfield & for proposed goosewheat. Rainy PM. Wife by my parents, --I fetched her in eve. Father getting weaker & has now Ericyplyes on forehead, --his right eye swollen in. 20.We hauled out 3 loads manure & spread. Noah cultivated PM. I got 17 bags grain chopped & did other odd jobs. 21.SUNDAY: We at Dan M. Bauman’s for dinner, at David B. Bauman’s for supper. Hired girl at M. M. Weber’s for dinner. Nice weather. 22.We sowed & harrowed about 3 acres goosewheat, & sowed about 3 acres oats. Rain after dinner. I in Elmira & by parents, PM. 23.I got 2 of my teeth filled in Elmira AM. We patched up rail fences. 24.I took 8 hogs to C.P.R., Wt. 1400#, price $10.50 for Wm. Auman. Noah cultivated hoe crop field. I treated oats for smut, etc. Nice. �184 25.We harrowed proposed hoeing field, sowed oats & harrowed. Nice. 26.Cultivated & sowed oats. Nice Warm weather. 27.Wife & child & I by my parents greater part of day. Rain in Morn. 28.SUNDAY: We down by parents nearly all day. Nice weather. 29.I took wife down to my parents, --she helped to wash. Noah plowed. I fixed fence, took a load chopping to Elmira. Rain in eve & night. Wet as ever. 30.Noah helped C. Esch to drive cattle along with mine up to his pasture. Wife & I had Ephraim by Dr. Heist D. O.; I did odd jobs. 31.Martin Bauman’s child’s funeral at Martin. I destroyed tent caterpillar’s by soaking their nests with coil oil. We fixed fences, etc. JUNE 1916 1. ASCENSION DAY: I at NW Meeting AM. I tilled some of hoe land. Wife & child & hired girl called on Eli H. Bauman’s. Amanda Bowman died, --dau. of Henry by Floradale. Nice weather. Father weaker. Brubacher’s child still low. Dan Gingrich filled up in face, otherwise as the last while. 2. I tilled mangle patch & also sowed about 1 acre B. & Oats. Rain towards evening. We loaded some hay intended for father’s horse. 3. I at M. Oswald’s sale, Elmira, bought leaf table, also took hay to father. Jno. M. Bauman’s waited on parents latter part of week. 4. SUNDAY: We by parents nearly all day. Noah & Leah at Martin’s Corners. Raining in the evening. Isaiah waited on father tonight. 5. Noah fetched chopper from Foundry. I waited on dad PM & tonight. 6. Wife helped to wash by parents nearly all day. I helped there AM. I sowed B. & Oats PM. I waited on father over night. 7. I sowed B. & Oats & harrowed AM. & a little after noon till rain came; I went to father in afternoon & stayed over night. 8. I by father AM, --he had a severe spell of pain. Dad summoned for doctor. Jno. Bauman’s on duty again by parents. I fetched a morris chair from Dan Gingrich’s Sr. for father to sit in when he so wishes to, PM. 9. I in S. Peel Meeting, --Mose Horning & Frank Horst officiated, they being both from Lancaster Co. Pa. Rain & thunder at noon. I to Parents in afternoon. 10.I fetched “beef Ring” beef in morn, then today & night by parents. 11.SUNDAY: I waited on father all day (he had exceeding pain). Rain in afternoon. Isaiah waited on father tonight. 12.I offered young pigs for sale at Market place AM. I by dad PM. Dan Gingrich (bro.-in-law) waited on my father tonight, I there too. Rain PM. 13.I waited on father nearly all AM & tonight. Helped to plant potatoes. 14.I waited on father today, --N. L. Martin tonight, I there too. Widow of late preacher Peter Martin burried at W. Woolwich, aged 93 yrs., 6 mons. Rain in afternoon. 15.I waited on father nearly all day. Isaiah came too in afternoon there for the night. Preacher F. Horst & Bishop M. Horning & wife, David Horning & Jonas �185 Martin’s who drove these people of Pa. paid a call on my parents in afternoon; at same time a storm raged outside consisting of heavy rain, thunder & lightning, --also a cyclone showed up coming from South of Elmira visited East part of Elmira & played havoc on buildings & trees. 16.I sowed grass seed & worked other small jobs. Noah & wife in Elmira. 17.We took 7 head of cattle to C.P.R. for Auman, Wt 6150# @ 8 ½ c. Eli S. Martin from yesterday noon till today noon waited on father. I by father PM. & night. Jonas Martin there too over night. Rain PM. 18.SUNDAY: I by father all day & night. Dan Gingrich there to wait tonight. Women folks awhile at Hy. Brubacher’s. Some rain today. 19.I waited on father all day. Jno. M. Bauman’s came to parents PM. Reuben M. Bauman there too over night. Father vomited about 1 cup blood, also some yesterday. 20.We all at funeral of Hy. Brubacher’s child, Lydia Ann, aged 11 yrs., 2 mons., burried at W. Woolwich, all others at Hy’s over noon. I sowed about 1 acre mixed grain yet, tilled land & sowed same in corn & mangle seed. I & Geo. B. waited on dad. (Jno’s there too). 21.Noah tilled up turnip patch. I walked through wheat, etc. We sowed turnips & mangles. Is. Brubacher & I by dad over night. Jno. Bauman’s helped during day time. No Rain. 22.I by father all day & night. Brother Isaiah there too over night. Noah worked up another patch for turnips. No Rain. 23.I by father AM., Eli S. Martin PM & night. He ate his last spoonful of nourishment (beef juice) today. Noah & I cut awhile thistles, Noah took a load silo outfit to Elias Martin Sr. PM. 24.We cleaned silo rings etc., AM. Noah took silo rings to Elias Martin Sr. I by dad PM & night; Jonas Martin also tonight. 25.SUNDAY: I by father all day & night. Dan Gingrich’s & Isaiah also tonight. 26.I by father all day & tonight. Reub. & Jno’s there too over night, --the latter there also during daytime. 27.Father died this morn at about 5.10 oclock AM. I helped to prepare for the change about the house all day. Eli Martin helped about all day too. Dan. Gingrich’s there over night. 28.I was summoned to Elias Martin Sr. to inspect silo building operations engaged there, then to my mother to help there. 29.We all at funeral of my father, aged 56 yrs., 3 mons, 9 dys. Burried at W. Woolwich. 30.I helped to build 6th & 7th ring concrete silo at Elias Martin Sr. JULY 1916 1. I helped to build 8 & 9 ring silo at Elias Martin Sr. Warm weather. Noah sowed some oats & a little corn mixed under for pasture. �186 2. SUNDAY: We at home all day. Ephraim sick all past week. Noah & Leah away. 3. I build 10 & 11 ring silo at E. Martin Sr. Noah rolled land etc. 4. I at E. Martin Sr. erected 12 ring silo & prepared for plastering. Noah performed statue labor by hauling 5 loads gravel. 5. I plastered silo at Elias Martin Sr. Noah performed statue labor. 6. I build 1 & 2 ring concrete silo at Oliver D. Snyder. 7. I build 3 & 4 ring silo at O. D. Snyder. 8. I build 5 & 6 ring silo at O. D. Snyder. Sol. Lichty’s child’s funeral at W. Woolwich today. 9. SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting AM. Dan Gingrich’s (sister) Eli Horst’s, Samuel Bowman’s Jr. here for dinner. Some young folks also here for dinner. I at PM Meeting. 10.Mary & Ada Martin of Akron, Pa., here last night & today. I build 7 & 8 ring silo at O. D. Snyder. Noah & Leah cut thistles. 11.Noah mowed grass. N. L. Martin & I made an inventory & prepared same & will for to be put on record in registry office. Noah & I are appointed executor for my father. 12.Noah mowed grass in morn while I prepared for hauling in hay. We hauled in 5 loads of hay. 13.Noah mowed grass with mower & I with scythe. Hauled in 5 ¼ l’ds hay. 14.Noah & I mowed grass in morn. We hauled in 5 ¼ l’ds hay. We all at funeral of Menno Frey’s wife (nee Leah Martin) aged 32 yrs, 8 mon, & 6 days at W. Woolwich. 15.We hauled in 3 ½ loads of hay here & I down to mother. Wife went to her parents. Hauled away in all 20 l’ds hay. Hot weather all wk. 16.SUNDAY: We at Sol. Bowman’s for dinner, at Simon Martin’s for supper. Bishop Jonas Martin Sensenig’s funeral in Pa. Noah & Leah away. 17.Fetched in l’d summer wood. N. L. Martin & I by H.W. Zillax re executor’s affairs. I took waggon to D. Hollinger to get retired. We cut thistles. 18.Noah scuffled hoe crop. I made fences more piggy proof, etc. We cut thistles PM. I fetched waggon from Hollinger’s. Hot. 19.Noah & I cleaned mangles & turnips all day. Hot weather. 20.I cut grass with team & mower in Elmira Exhibition Grounds 1 dy. Noah mowed weeds in fence corners. Seth Bauman’s funeral, aged 64 yrs, 7 months, at Martin’s. 21.Noah & I hauled a l’d hay from Exhibition Grounds to Moeser’s barn Elmira AM. I by Ivan Martin to help put away hay; --after supper I went home & fetched team & waggon & took a load hay home from Ivan. 22.We hauled hay out of Exhibition Grounds to town barns. Whole wk. without rain in this vinicity, but had some up North. Hired girl helped to work by mother. 23.SUNDAY: Reub. Bauman’s young folks here for dinner. We by my mother for supper. I paid a call at Ed. Spaeth PM. �187 24.I helped to haul hay out of Exhibition Grounds to town barns AM. I helped to put hay away at Eli M. Martin PM. 25.I helped to put away hay at Eli M. Martin ¾ dy. Noah cleaned turnips. Mary Bauman, dau. of Elias, of Pa., here for a call. 26.I build 9 & 10 ring silo at O. D. Snyder. Noah & my wife (& child) up to Dan Bauman cleaning turnips. 27.I build 11 & 12 ring silo at O.D. Snyder. Noah & my wife (& child) up to Dan Bauman cleaning turnips. 28.I build 13 & 14 ring silo at O.D. Snyder. Noah in town, chopped awhile & cut wheat. 29.Lowered silo rings & plastered silo at O.D. Snyder. Noah cleaned cistern & shocked wheat. Hired girl helped my mother. Hot wk. 30.SUNDAY: We at Martin’s Meeting AM., at Joshua Rudy’s for dinner, at Alvin Weber’s for supper. 31.I got things ready for the move of silo outfit to Elias Martin Jr., AM: I set outfit, filled 1st ring at E. Martin Jr., PM. AUGUST 1916 1. I helped to build 2,3 & 4 ring silo at E. Martin Jr. Noah fetched mill feed from St. Jacobs Mills. Wife had child by Dr. Heist. 2. Funeral of Peter Martin, aged 71 yrs, less 7 days, at N. Woolwich. I build 5 & 6 ring silo at E. Martin Jr. Noah & hired girl fetched in 3 l’ds wheat. Great fire in N. Ontario’s forests. 3. Aaron Weber Sr. burried at W. Woolwich. I build 7 & 8 ring silo at E. Martin Jr. AM., I in Elmira & worked small jobs PM. Noah pulled w. oats. 4. I build 9 & 10 ring silo at E. Martin Jr. Noah chopped grain & pulled w. oats. 5. I helped to build 11 & 12 ring silo at E. Martin Jr. Naoh in Elmira & pulled wild oats. A few rain drops in morn, --yet very dry. 6. SUNDAY: We at W Woolwich Meeting AM. Hired girl to S. Peel Meeting PM. 7. I build 13, & 14 ring silo at E. Martin Jr. Noah cleaned turnips. 8. I plastered silo at E. Martin Jr. Women folks at D. Bauman’s quilting. Noah blistered “Dick” for sidebone. Light rain last night. 9. I helped to cement a little & prepared mixing outfit for the move at E.M., AM Prepared for & cemented some part of foundation for a concrete bridge in Hy. Horst’s lane, PM. 10.I made bridge cribbing, etc at Hy. Horst 1 dy. Noah cut barely. 11.N.L. Martin & I secured probate of father’s will & excuted some of the executor’s duties AM. I helped at Hy. Horst’s bridge PM. Noah shocked barely. Wife hoed mangles & corn. 12.We set silo outfit & build 1 & 2 ring silo at Emil Snyder near Heidelberg. Noah fetched “Beefring” beef, hoed corn, blistered “BiAy”. 13.SUNDAY: We at Edward Spaeth’s for supper. Noah & Leah at Conestogo Meeting. �188 14.I helped to build 3 & 4 ring silo at E. Snyder. Noah hoed turnips. 15.I helped to build 5 & 6 ring silo at E. S., AM. Ezra Weber’s barn, of near Winterbourne burned, fire mysterious originated. Noah & I chopped grain & hauled in barely. Cool last days. 16.I helped to build 7 & 8 ring silo at E. Snyder. Noah scuffled hoe crop AM., Pulled peas PM. 17.I helped to build 9 & 10 ring silo at E. Snyder. Noah hauled in peas. 18.Noah & I bindered & shocked oats, & goosewheat. 19.I helped to build 11 & 12 ring silo at E. Snyder. Geo. Fries funeral. 20.SUNDAY: David Bauman’s & family here for dinner. Paul M. Martin’s barn burned from curious origination. 21.I helped to build 13th ring silo at Emil Snyder, also let down rings & prepared for applying cement cream. Noah at Geo. ¼ dy. thrashing. 22.Let down ring, white washed inside of silo with a cement cream at Emil Snyder. Emil hauled 1 l’d of outfit to Ab. Gingrich. Noah bindered 2 acres mixture. Dark clouds, little rain, cooled off. 23.I hauled 7 hogs, Wt. 1150, at $11.75 to C.P.R. for Auman, then I bindered mixed grain. Finished bindering. Cool. 24.We hauled in Goosewheat, also oats, wife helped. I fetched 1 l’d of silo outfit from E. Snyder after supper. Some rain. 25.Noah & I hauled silo outfit load to Ab. Gingrich in morn. We set outfit & filled 1 & 2 rings silo. Noah scuffed corn. 26.I helped put in 3 & 4 & 5 ring silo at Ab. Gingrich. Noah & wife hauled in 4 loads grain; Eli helped on 1 load. 27.SUNDAY: Enoch Bauman’s child’s funeral at Martins’, PM. We with Dav. Bauman’s & Hy. Brubacher’s at Hy. B. Martin’s for dinner, at Jno. S. Frey’s for supper. Isaiah here for supper. 28.I helped to build 6 & 7 ring silo at Ab. Gingrich. Noah & I hauled out & spread 7 loads manure PM. Noah plowed sod. 29.Noah & I hauled 7 l’ds manure AM. I helped put in 8 & 9 ring silo at Ab. Gingrich PM. Noah hauled out 4 l’ds manure. 30.I helped to build 10 & 11 ring silo at Ab. Gingrich AM. Noah plowed sod. 31.I helped to build 12 ring silo at Ab. Gingrich AM. Noah plowed sod AM. We hauled in 3 large loads of grain PM. SEPTEMBER 1916 1. The name of Berlin Ont. officially tranferred to Kitchener. I plastered silo at Ab. Gingrich. Noah fetched Middlings from Klincks 1100# @ $32 per ton, then plowed sod; Cool tonight. 2. I helped to build 1, 2 & 3 rings silo at Louis Brox. 3. SUNDAY: We al at WW Meeting AM. Young folks here for supper. Frost last night, some corn damaged. 4. I helped to build 4 & 5 ring silo at L. Brox. Noah plowed sod. �189 5. I helped to build 6 & 7 ring silo at L. Brox. Noah fetched Middlings. 6. I helped to build 8 & 9 ring silo at L. Brox. Noah hauled 1400# Middlings from Klinck’s also 100 bu. oats @ 58 c per bu., to here. 7. HARVEST MEETING: We all at WW Harvest Meeting AM. We a while by wifes parents. Noah fetched 54 bu. oats from Klinck & plowed sod awhile. 8. I plastered silo at Louis Brox. Noah raked stubbles & hauled in wood. 9. We raked stubles & hauled in rakings & more wood. Fetched a load manure from Mother. Wife’s parents here for supper. 10.SUNDAY: We at Conestogo Meeting, at Manassa Martin’s for dinner. 11.We fetched a l’d manure from mother, at Elmira Fair, AM. Noah helped to thrash at F. J. Weigel about 4 hrs. PM. I attended a tiling meeting by Mose Eby, and examined my ditch. 12.Noah & I re-opened ditch in Geo’s & J. Ernst’s bush. I & wife took (our hired girl) Leah Bauman to G. T. Station to give her a send off together with wife’s parents on their departure for Pa. I at Manassa Bauman’s house where a funeral proceeded there from to Martins’ for burial, --It was the widow of late Isaac Sitler, aged 67 yrs. 8 mons, 27 dys. We at Amos Bearinger’s for supper. 13.Noah helped to thrash at Hy. Brubacher AM. I worked on ditch nearly all day, Noah PM. 14.I helped to make tile ditch by D. Hoffer & M. Eby all day. Rain in eve. 15.I made tile ditch put in tiles & covered said up again across highway said being for a better outlet for mother’s cellar toll. ¾ day; Isaiah helped ½ dy. I examined & bought pigs from A. Martin. 16.I & Noah cleaned ditch in our bush. I prepared for & laid tiles by M. Eby ½ dy., PM. Cool these days & night. 17.SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting AM., at Martin Frey’s Jr. for dinner, at Anson Martins for supper. 18.I fetched 6 pigs for me & 2 for Noah from Aaron Martin @ $2 each. We worked awhile on ditch, AM. I helped L. Brox to move silo outfit & fetched 25 cement tiles from Hy. Shantz to be used by M. Eby. Noah helped to thrash at Sol. Reist ½ day, PM. 19.Frost last night-got corn. I laid tiles for M. Eby nearly all day. Noah helped to thrash at J. Ernst 4 hrs. & worked on ditch. 20.Noah & I cut clover with mower & platform attachment for the 2nd man to shuff heaps there from on rows, we cut this proposed seed clover on J. Ernst’s land, nearly all day. Nice. 21.Noah, I, O. Esch & Amos Bearinger build 1 & 2 ring silo at Hy. Stadelbauer. Rain between 11 & 12 o’clock. 22.O. Esch, A. Bearinger & I build 3, 4 & 5 ring silo at Hy. Stadelbaum. 23.O. Esch, A. Bearinger & I build 6 & 7 ring silo at Hy. Stadelbauer. 24.SUNDAY: We all at home. Nobody here. 25.O. Esch, A. Bearinger & I build 8 & 9 ring silo at Hy. Stadelbauer. 26.O. Esch, Noah & I build 10 & 11 ring silo at Hy. Stadelbauer. �190 27.O. Esch, Noah & I build 12 & 13 ring silo at Hy. Stadelbauer. Rigged up mixing outfit & moved same home in eve. Rain in eve. 28.I fetched separator from J. Ernst to here AM., took wife to mother, then fetched flour & feed from Conestogo Mills. Rain. 29.Noah & I lowered silo rings & applied cement cream on silo at Hy. S. 30.I finished up silo at Hy. Stadelbauer ¾ dy. Noah plowed. Magnificient Northern Lights this evening. Nice weather. OCTOBER 1916 1. Sunday: We all at WW Meeting. 2. We scrapered out ditch, part in chob & part in field. 3. I fetched gasoline 1 Bbl @ 30c per gal. Set machines. We fetched a load clover from J. Ernst & thrashed it, fetched 1 l’d more. 4. We thrashed clover several times over; fetched more in evening. 5. We finished thrashing clover AM. Cleaned clover & set separator PM. prepared for thrashing grain. 6. We and neighbours thrashed here ¾ dy’s grain. 7. We scrapered with team at ditch AM., Noah plowed, I in Elmira & Floradale. 8. SUNDAY: We and my mother visited Eli H. Bauman’s over dinner; we at Solomon Reist’s for supper. 9. Noah & I hauled out 12 loads manure, etc. Rain in morn. 10.Noah & I hauled out 11 loads manure. I took Wife & Ephraim to Dr. Heist. I brought J. Ernst’s share of clover which we thrashed. 11.We hauled out 12 l’ds manure. I made out mangles while Noah unloaded. 12.We hauled out 14 l’ds manure. I made out mangles while Noah unloaded. We hauled in also a load of corn on shocks. 13.I helped to thrash at Menno Weber ¾ day, & gathered in some apples. Noah plowed; unloaded corn & chopped a little. Cold & a little rainy. 14.I fetched beef in morn, apples in from orchard & spread manure. Noah plowed. 15.SUNDAY: I paid a call on Dan G. Gingrich AM. My mother here for dinner then she along with us paid a call on Peter Bowman’s (she’s ill) 16.I at fair, then spread manure rest of day. Noah plowed. 17.I spread manure & Noah plowed AM.; hauled out 6 l’ds manure. Sleet. 18.We hauled out 7 l’ds manure & l l’d from Mother; hauled in 1 ½ l’d mangles, etc. 19.We dispatched a tubercular calf, skinned & burried him. Moved stove into winter quarters. I in town. Rainy & drizzly all day. 20.Noah & I plowed nearly all day. Rain over noon. Dreary. 21.Noah & I plowed all day with 2 teams. Ground is now more moist. 22.SUNDAY: We at Dan Bauman’s for dinner and super. Nice. 23.We plowed all day. Beautiful day. 24.We plowed all day. Dreary. �191 25.We plowed all day. A little rain. 26.We plowed all day. Colder. 27.I to Floradale to buy applebutter, but obtained nothing. Noah plowed awhile in morn, --Noah & I to Elmira AM. We plowed PM. 28.I fetched 2423# Middlings from St. Jacobs’ Mills, paid Edward Spaeth’s a call AM. I fetched 15 bags potatoes from Klinck @ $1.40 per bag. I bought haystack from Jno. S. Frey. 29.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting. Solomon B. Martin’s here for dinner, Lydia Bennerman & Lydia Shirk both of Pa. here with Jesse & Mary Ann Bauman & Elias Martin, for a call PM. Thomas Risser and Freeman Rittenhauser took part a Meeting services. 30.Noah & I plowed all day. 31.Noah plowed nearly all day. I patched roofs on buildings & finished up ditch we recently cleaned out. I in Elmira in eve. NOVEMBER 1916 1. I cleaned out stables, etc. & cleaned wheat. Noah plowed. 2. Noah plowed nearly all day. We chopped grain ¼ dy. I plowed etc. Thunder & lightning and a little rain in eve at 6 o’clock. 3. I plowed & topped turnips turn about AM. Noah also plowed AM. Noah & I prepared for & hauled in 2 l’ds turnips PM. Frost in morn. 4. I cleaned out stables & topped turnips. Noah plowed all day. Dreary. 5. SUNDAY: We at Amos B. Martin’s for dinner. 6. Noah plowed AM. I made out turnips, etc. AM. We hauled in 3 ½ l’ds turnips PM. 7. Noah plowed, I got “Roy” shod & made out turnips AM. Noah & I hauled in 2 ½ l’ds turnips PM. 8. Funeral of Dan Ernst’s wife PM. I took 25 bu. wheat, test 63, price $1.75, for Klinck to Wallenstein. I worked at Irvin Martin, patch work in front of stable PM. Noah plowed. 9. Rainy & drizzly nearly all day. David Cressman Sr. brought Martin Ramer’s to here for over dinner, --the former also stayed for dinner, --the latter I visited when enroute through Ind. I took Ramer’s to preacher Dav. Martin for a call, to deacon David Martin for supper, to Dan Hoffman’s overnight. 10.I worked on front of stable by Irvin Martin nearly all day. I paid a call on wife of Simeon Snyder of Alta., at M. Good’s. Noah plowed. 11.I completed job, by Irvin Martin; I in Elmira. Noah plowed. 12.SUNDAY: We at N Woolwich Meeting AM., at Noah Weber’s for dinner. 13.Noah plowed. I at fair, took 1 ¼ ton Bran along home at $30 @ ton from A S. Gingrich. C. Esch & I fetched our pasture cattle. 14.I helped to thrash at Dav. Cressman all day. Noah plowed. 15.I helped to thrash at D. Cressman awhile in morn. then about ¾ dy at Chr. Esch. Noah dunged stables. �192 16.We hauled out 7 l’ds manure with sleigh AM. Noah plowed under the above mentioned manure on sod. I in Elmira. 17.Eli gone to Hospital for a rest cure. Noah plowed sod. I did small jobs & in Elmira. 18.Noah hostler at David M. Martin’s for Eli H. Bauman’s funeral. We, mother & Amanda Eby attended funeral of above, at house and Meeting house at W. Woolwich, aged 87 yrs, 1 mon., 24 dys. 19.SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting, at Elias W. Martin’s for dinner, at Enos Gingrich’s for supper. Nice weather. 20.Funeral of Joe Shoemaker’s wife at N. Woolwich. We sawed wood in our bush AM. I helped to thrash at Eli S. Martin PM. 21.Martin Good’s funeral at Martins’. I ditched at Geo. M. B., AM; helped to thrash at D. Hoffer PM. Noah got grain chopped. 22.Hy. Steckley’s child’s funeral in Haye. I ditched at Geo. AM; helped to thrash at D. Hoffer PM. Noah chored about. 23.Noah & I helped to thrash at D. Hoffer ¼ dy each; Chored about PM. Mother here today and yesterday. Drizzly rain. 24.George Koenig, Elmira, burried. I took mother home. Noah fetched cement, - -we made concrete edge at shed pavement. 25.We made concrete edge at shed pavement, chored. Snow storm. 26.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting AM. No visitors, Noah away. 27.I made “baby proof” self locks on sink & cupboard doors. 28.We repaired soft-water pump, put double windows on house. 29.I helped to thrash at Sol. Reist all day. Noah & mother at B. & W. Hospital visited Eli. Soft weather prevails the last days. 30.Noah helped to thrash at Sol. Reist all day. I at Dan Gingrich’s Sr. Sale, Winfield; took mother up to Lydia. Colder. DECEMBER 1916 1. I on buisness in Elmira AM., helped Geo. put in tiles PM. I paid by taxes also settled for mother’s. 2. I let grain chopped & brought home 1 ½ ton Bran. Noah Hostler at D. Hoffer. I attended funeral of D. Hoffer’s wife (nee Shantz) aged 50 yrs, at Elmira, PM. Thawed some, cold at night. 3. SUNDAY: Reub. M. Bauman’s & Noah F. Martin’s here for dinner. Noah visited Eli at B & W. Hospital. Weather milder. 4. I unloaded bran. We cleaned seed peas; & mixed grain. Cloudy. 5. Funeral of David Ernst, St. Jacobs. Noah & Orval of Guelph, I in Elmira, bought feed, worked small jobs. 6. I took wife up to her parents & fetched her again. We cleaned seed goosewheat, also barely. Prepared for drawing hay. Windy. 7. Noah & I hauled 2 l’ds hay from Jno. S. Frey, --1 to here & 1 to mother. 8. We unloaded hay by mother AM., fetched another l’d hay, PM. �193 9. We unloaded hay here. I fetched Middlings & scorched corn from Geo. Klinck PM. Snowstorm. 10.SUNDAY: We at David Bauman’s for dinner. Colder weather. 11.I at fair; we fetched last l’d of haystack from Jno. S. Frey PM. 12.We unloaded hay by mother AM.; I sorted potatoes PM. 13.I helped to thrash at Geo. M. B. all day till in eve when Noah took my place & I waited on visitors at home viz: --Dan Bauman’s, & Owen Bauman’s, Mich., here for supper. 14.I in Berlin, also at Hospital to see Eli. Sleighing again. Stormy. 15.I helped to thrash at Geo. AM., Noah PM. Mose Gingrich’s brought Jesse Baumans of Pa. here, all here over dinner. 16.Noah helped to thrash at Geo., AM; I fetched 40 bu. corn @ $32.00 a ton which I had order in fall, AM. Amos Bearinger’s & wife’s sister Mary Ann here for dinner. Noah drove Mary Ann home in eve. We dunged stables PM. 17.SUNDAY: We at Dan M. Gingrich’s (Lydia) for dinner. Noah by Eli (B & W H) 18.I paid corn bill at Klinck’s AM. Etc. PM. 19.We helped (wife & I) to butcher all day by Dan Bauman. 20.I in Elmira AM. I with A. Bearinger per R. R. * 3, PM. 21.I took summer sauage @ 35c per lbs. to Ruppel & Co. & lard to Mrs. D. Martin. 22.I fetched bag seed potatoes from A. Bearinger, AM. I paid Ed. Spaeth a call, also Va. Hahn Heidelberg re silo erecting. 23.I visited Josiah Schmidt re silo erecting AM.; I visited Dan G. Gingrich; & Amos Weber at Aaron W. Weber’s, --whose wounds are about healed up after an operation performed on head re palsy at Guelph Hospital. 24.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting, AM., David Brubacher’s here with Elias Gingrich’s & family of Pa., Amos Brubacher’s, Levi Weber’s & Hy. Bauman’s all for dinner; Ab. Bearinger’s for supper. 25.CHRISTMAS: We all at WW Meeting. Isaiah & Jesse Bauman with their intenandts-to-be here for dinner. 26.We did small jobs. I fetched 109# beef @ 10 ½ c (fore q. of cow) from Dav. Brubacher, then cut up some. Trees got laden with ice. 27.We butchered 2 hogs; Dan Bauman’s & bro. Is. helped. Mild. 28.Did the after butchering look-afters; by Mother. Amos Rudy here for supper & night. 29. A. Rudy here awhile in morn’ I with him by mother for dinner. 30.We chored about, etc. Wife & I by mother for supper. I by R.M.B. 31.SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting, at Amzi Snyder’s for dinner, at Ezra Bauman’s for supper. Simeon Weber’s child’s funeral at Martin. �194 DIARY 1917 ANGUS S. BAUMAN JANUARY 1. NEW YEAR’S DAY: We at NW Meeting, at Franklin Housser’s for dinner, at Daniel B. Martin’s for supper. Josiah Schalhorn’s boy died, & burried at S. Peel. 2. I helped to butcher at M. Weber’s all day. Noah got pig sleigh in order, etc. 3. Wife & I helped to butcher at Dav. Bauman all day. Soft weather. Noah hauled 8 hogs, Wt. 1250# @ $11.60 per cwt, to C.P.R. Elmira for Wm. Auman. 4. I helped to do carpentering work by Reub. Bauman ¾ day. Mild. 5. I fetched 1 ton scorched corn @ $34.00 from Klink. Rainy AM. 6. I helped to close up lintel sheds at Reub. Bauman ¾ day. 7. SUNDAY: We at NW Meeting, at Aaron M. Bauman’s for dinner, at Isaac Gingrich’s for supper. 8. Noah & I at fair I exchanged 2 bags potatoes at Dan Bauman (so as to secure home raised potatoes for planting purposes) and Russian seed oats I got by Dav. Bauman. 9. I did carpentering work at Reub. Bauman ¾ day. 10.I helped to butcher at Ivan Martin all day. Wife of Jno. Snyder Alta. paid my wife a short visit. 11.I helped butcher at N.L. Martin nearly all day, discussed over Executors affairs in eve. I also fetched sausage casings from here to N.L. Martin & fetched his scholar. 12.We chored about. Cold. Snow tonight. 13.I took cow, Wt. 1270# @ 6 ½ c, to C.P.R. for Wm Auman. Banker Dav. Ratz died. I worked on my acct. books. 14.SUNDAY: We all at home. Wind drifted snow last night. 15.I worked on I.M. Bauman estate book’s AM. 16.I took wife & child to my mother to visit AM. 17.I read in a doctor book; etc. 18.We chopped grain, etc. Stormy. 19.I took 9 roosters & 15 hens out to Manassa Bauman (15c per lb.). 20.We chored about. I in Elmira PM. 21.SUNDAY: We (Noah & I) in WW Meeting AM. Ephraim teething hard. 22.I drove mail team; Elmira R. R. #3. Stormy & roads heavy. 23.I drove mail team, Elmira R. R. #3.; I drove wife to & from Dan Bauman’s. 24.I drove mail team, Elmira R. R. #3; Jonas Martin’s sale. Nice day. 25.I drove mail team, Elmira R. R. #3; Stormy & roads heavy. 26.I drove mail team, R. R. #3; I read, etc. Snow flurries. 27.I drove mail team R. R. #3; Stormy, -I wrote off from doctor book. �195 28.SUNDAY: George M. Bauman’s here for dinner. Nice day. 29.I conveyed mail for Elmira R. R. #3. Damp & Rainy. 30.I took wife to my mother, “quilting”. I conveyed mail for Elmira, R. R. #3. 31.I helped to prepare for funeral at Aaron Weber’s & conveyed mail, Elmira, #3. FEBRUARY 1917 1. Noah took wife to A. Weber’s, --I kept Ephraim company, AM. Chored, etc., PM. 2. Wife & I & Noah helped at Aaron W. Weber’s all day, at funeral of Daniel G. Gingrich, aged 38 yrs., 4 mon., 11 days; Getting Stormy. 3. Snowstorm & cold all day. I paid a call at Mother. Isaiah and Jesse Bauman back from Pa. after a visit. 4. SUNDAY: We at Dan M. Baumans, dinner & supper; wife stayed over night. 5. We took Elias Gingrich’s to Hy. Gingrich’s for dinner, then drove them to his bro. Mose; stormy. 6. I took cream down to Mother AM. We chopped grain PM. I took about 19 hens to O. Hollinger, --94# @ 15c, in eve. 7. I, Dav. Cressman & Hy. Gingrich at Toronto, --Dav got a “surgical truss” for his rupture, I visited Eaton & Simpson stores, also stockyards. Isaac Weber burried at Martins (75 yrs). 8. We chored. Wife & I on buisness in St. Jacobs & Elmira; I copied items of herb department from a doctor book. 9. I in Elmira. Chored about, etc. 10.I wrote from doctor book. Cold Week. 11.SUNDAY: Noah Horst’s here for supper. Cold & nice. 12.Noah & I at Fair. 20 below zero. I worked on books. 13.I worked on books & took wife to & from my mother’s quilting. Noah at Balthaser Israel’s sale PM. 14.I helped to thrash at Sol. Reist ¾ day. Nice day. 15.I placed grain & chopp in order AM., worked on books PM. 16.I wrote from doctor book, I had cold. Noah in Elmira. 17.I had cold. Dan Bauman brought Sussie in afternoon. 18.SUNDAY: We all including Sussie at WW Meeting AM. 19.I helped wife AM in house; Ab. Gregory, Mich., here with Ivan Brubacher for supper. Sleet in eve. 20.I took cream to Mother, wife along too, --at her quilting. I fetched flour at $4.00 per cwt. from St. Jacobs. 21.I helped to butcher at Hy. Brubacher nearly all day. Hogs $13.50. 22.Wife & I in town. Dan Bauman’s here for dinner & supper. Dan & I to Hy. Brodhecker'’ sale, N-E. of Elmira. Nice PM. 23.I took 7 doz eggs @ 50c to Elmira, & did reading. Thawed. 24.I fetched a bag of flour from St. Jacobs, etc. 25.SUNDAY: We at Amos Bearingers’ for dinner, at Jos. Cressman’s for supper. �196 26.Noah & I at Carl Weber’s sale, E. of Elmira, PM. Nice & mild. 27.I & family at Sol. Martin’s childs funeral at NW aged 6 mon., 3 days. Noah & I cut 3 trees in Geo’s bush PM. 28.We all at funeral of Manassa Martin’s child, aged 11 days, at WW. Noah & I weighed pigs, made road to trees in Geo’s bush & cut topwood. Nice day. Hogs worth $14.25. MARCH 1917 1. I and family at Jesse Bauman’s wedding, at M. F. Martin’s. 2. I helped Hy. Brubacher unload salt at G.T.R. I bought some salt at 42c per cwt, --course salt. 3. I took a “tubercular” cow to Elmira for Auman for $38. I cut maple topwood, Noah hauled same home. Nice day. 4. SUNDAY: We at home all day. Ephraim not well. Noah away. 5. Snowstorm last night & today. I in Elmira, & did reading. 6. We hauled firewood logs from Geo’s bush to here. 7. I took wife to & from her parents, I there for supper. I bought fertilizer from Hy. Brubacher at Elmira. Wet snow. 8. I helped to butcher at Geo. M. Bauman ¾ day. 9. We separated inferior grain from black barely. Stormy. 10.We sawed, split & piled up wood we fetched from Geo. 11.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Noah away. Slushy roads. 12.Noah & I at fair AM., Chopped grain PM. Nice. 13.Noah & I worked on firewood. Mother here today. 14.Noah & I sort seed black barely from inferior grain. Colder. 15.Sol. B. Martin’s & Judith Gingrich brought Enoch B. Martin and family of West Can. to here for dinner. We took pump apart, I in Elmira. A little rough weather. 16.I churned butter. I took to O. Hollinger, Elmira, 21 hens, wt. 118# @ 19c, then fetched a load middlings from St. Jacobs. 17.I dunged hen stable, shoveled snow, etc. We piled up wood. Noah in Elmira. Rain and later snowstorm. 18.SUNDAY: Noah at WW Meeting AM. Ivan Brubacher here for supper. 19.We hauled 12 loads manure out on proposed corn patch. 20.We hauled 2 loads manure up from mother, put same with 4 loads of ours on grassfield. 21.We drawed 8 loads manure out. 22.We drawed 4 loads manure out. Rebecca born to us, I took mother home. Thawing. 23.I helped about in house. We fixed hay rake, weighed pigs, dreary & rain at noon. Bad roads. Thunder in eve. 24.I helped about in house. Noah & I opened roads. Doctor called in. �197 25.SUNDAY: Amos Bearinger brought Mary Ann & took wife’s mother to his place as they too have a boy born to them. Wife’s mother here since Thursday. I called on doctor. Wheels out. 26.I in Elmira AM. Waited on wife, --she has childbed fever (septicemia), temp. 105, pulse 135. Doctor in. 27.I waited on wife. Doctor in. Rain in morn, snow & wind PM. 28.My mother here today. Noah & I fixed parts of waggon & mower. Doctor paid a call. 29.Dan Bauman’s here for a call. Noah made 1 pair new horse-rocker soles, etc. Wife’s temp. 102, pulse 115. 30.Wife low last night & this morn., temp about 105, pulse 150. Noah fetched wife’s mother AM.; Doctor in, I there in eve. 31.Wife a little better. I worked about in house & in Elmira AM. Doctor called in in eve. APRIL 1917 1. SUNDAY: I at Doctor’s offices in morn. Ivan Martin’s, Menno Widemans & David Baumans and Dan Bauman here for dinner. Wife worse again, doctor in, Temp. 104. My mother here; also wife’s mother till eve. 2. I by doctor in morn; wife better again. I helped Mary Ann to wash. We washed & patched harness. Rainy. 3. Doctor in, AM. We oiled harness. Wife’s mother boiled soap here today. Wife practically over fever now. 4. I rigged up waggon, etc., fetched boar from Dan Bauman. I took wife’s mother home in eve, Noah made harness together. 5. I disinfected hen’s nests & set a few clucks, I in Elmira & did other odd jobs. Rain & snow. 6. GOOD FRI: Noah & I at WW Meeting, AM. 7. I at Noah Martin on buisness AM. I helped about in house PM. Mary Ann had grippe. 8. EASTER SUNDAY: Nobody here. Mary Ann had grippe badly. 9. Noah & I at fair AM., at Joe Ernst’s sale PM. Wife of late Daniel Gingrich here for dinner. 10.Noah & I by my mother nearly all day, other brothers & Dan Gingrich’s & N.L. Martin there too, to divide property up of fathers. Nice day. 11.I sold 2 hogs to Auman, Elmira, Wt. 330 # @ 15.25. Also took 2 hogs of Noah’s along AM. I did carpenter work at D. Cressman’s house PM. 12.I whitewashed our bedroom AM., I at D. Cressman build part of a chimney, etc. PM. Colder in eve. 13.We hauled out 6 l’ds manure AM. Noah hauled out 2 PM. I & N.L. Martin by mother PM., re estate work. 14.We hauled out 3 l’ds manure on grassfield, changed hogs, etc. 15.SUNDAY: Noah & Mary Ann at WW Meeting AM. F. Weigel low, ill. �198 16.I at funeral of Levi W. Martin’s Urias, aged 3 mon, 15 days, at WW. I fetched 788# feed oats No. 1 at 82c, 1000# middlings for $22.50, from Elmira. We cleaned seed oats. 17.Meeting house got washed out, I there AM. I build bal. of chimney & prepared plaster mortor at D. Cressman PM. 18.We cut straw & filled a bed strawsack. Chopped grain. Hauled ashes out on land, picked stones off grassfield. Warm. 19.Noah picked stones AM. I at Weigel’s preparing for funeral AM. We spread some manure. Rain in eve. I at Weigels over night. 20.Noah spread manure & plowed sod. I worked on executor books, and in Elmira. 21.Noah & I plowed awhile AM. Noah acted hostler at Weigel’s over noon & PM. I drove a carriage load of mourners at funeral of Fred. Weigel, aged 48 yrs. Funeral held at Elmira. Dan Bauman exchanged girls, brought Sussie & took Mary Ann. 22.SUNDAY: Sussie & I at funeral of Amos Bearinger’s child, Enoch, aged 26 days, at W. Woolwich; we there over noon. Snow tonight. 23.I at Jesse Bauman to clean & plaster cistern, also worked at house water- well. Wheat worth 2.25. 24.I plastered at kitchen at Dav. Cressman. Cool & nice. 25.I brought Dan Bauman his boar & a sow he bought of me, in morn. Then we cultivated, sowed oats, & peas. Cold, high winds. 26.I floated plaster walls at D. Cressman’s kitchen, AM. I settled acc’ts with Geo. Bauman & cleaned silo rings. Noah plowed sod for proposed corn patch. Some rain & cold. 27.Noah cultivated, then sowed oats, 3 acres, harrowed it, then cultivated in the far field. I worked on silo bolts, etc. 28.Noah cultivated AM., harrowed PM. I sowed mix. grain. 29. SUNDAY: Henry S. Brubacher’s here over dinner; Amos Bearinger’s called. 30.Noah sowed 1 acre B. Barely and mixed grain & harrowed. I helped to work in garden, etc. Very nice weather. MAY 1917 1. I spread manure on grassfield. Noah finished up plowing sod for corn. Rainy. I took cream down to mother, etc. 2. I cleaned & cut dandelion roots for medical purposes, worked on books & visited David Bauman. Snowstorm in morn. Windy. 3. Noah cultivated sod for corn patch, sowed a little grain and harrowed. I worked small jobs. Cool. 4. Noah cultivated & sowed 7 acres oats. I treated seed grains with formalin, for smut, etc. Land in fine shape. 5. Sprinkling rain. I in Elmira. Noah painted buggy. 6. SUNDAY: Menno Weber’s here for dinner. Noah & Sussie away. �199 7. We carried straw out on raspberry patch in morn, I at fair. Noah cultivated, & harrowed about 7 acres. 8. Noah cultivated AM., sowed oats & harrowed. I fetched fertilizer drill from Hy. Brubacher & sowed with it 7 acres in barley, and goosewheat, some with fertilizer. 9. Noah harrowed AM., then prepared potatoe patch. I rolled 2 fields. In eve we planted 5 rows early potatoes. 10.We worked up mangle patch, I fetched sower from Geo. Noah ridged land & I sowed mangles. 11.I in Elmira bought 925# oats @ 86c, finished sowing mangles. Noah rolled mangle & oat patches. I worked in garden by my mother awhile. PM. 12.Noah & I rolled land each a while. I took heifer to C.P.R Elmira, for Auman, Wt. 930# @ 11c and another wt 780# @ 10 ½ c AM. Wife of Hy. Brubacher brought wife of Moses Ortwein to us for a call. Sussie & I washed my 2 buggies. Holding hard back for rain & cool. 13.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting. Aaron M. Baumans here for dinner. Aaron Rudy’s here for supper. 14.We drawed out 13 l’ds manure for top dressing on grain. 15.We drawed out 2 l’ds manure & spread 15 loads. 16.I hauled 10 hogs, wt. 1620 @ $16.25, to C.P.R. Elmira, for Auman, whitewashed kitchen; Got brown team reshoed & brought 2900# nut coals home, $9.00 per ton. Smokey air. A little warmer now. 17.ASCENSION DAY: We, Sussie & my mother at Dan Bauman’s for dinner & supper. 18.Noah & I hauled some of silo outfit to Josiah Schmidt & cistern rings to Joseph B. Martin & then I worked on cistern by Joseph. 19.Noah & I & team helped at Geo. M. B. drawing out manure nearly all day. Heavy rain and thunder started at 5.30PM and worked havoc around Winfield, --Warm with high winds before. 20.SUNDAY: We at Jesse Bauman’s for dinner, at Sam M. Bowman’s for supper. 21.I went abroad to collect mandrake & bloodroot. Rain in eve. 22.We worked small jobs, I took Sussie to Dav. Bauman to help clean their house. I also in town. Rainy. 23.Noah & I repaired silo scaffold, etc. I in Elmira. Rainy. 24.Noah & I worked small jobs. Wet snow in morn. I helped to remove earth for silo at Josiah Schmidt ½ dy. PM. 25.Noah repaired mixer horse-power; I at J. Schmidt removing earth. 26.Noah took steer, wt. 680# @ 9c to C.P.R. for Auman, Elmira. I hauled a load silo outfit to J. Schmidt, build 1 ring concrete silo. 27.SUNDAY (Whit): Noah Bearinger, Jonas Martin’s Sarah here for dinner. Amos Bearinger’s here for supper. 28.WHIT MON: We & all my brethren at mother’s place, divided father’s clothes. �200 29.I helped to build 2 & 3 ring silo at J. Schmidt. Noah prepared for & planted 8 rows potatoes. 30.Noah hauled gravel per statue labor AM & sowed corn PM. I & wife planted potatoes, etc., AM. I helped to build 4 ring silo at J. S. 31.I helped to build 5 & 6 ring silo at J. S. Noah hauled gravel on road all day. JUNE 1917 1. Rain in morn. I to J.S., erected scaffold & put seventh ring silo. Noah painted my buggy. Amos Rudy here tonight on a visit. 2. I helped to build 8 & 9 ring silo at J. Schmidt. 3. SUNDAY: We paid a call on Eli H. Bauman’s widow, at Jonas Bauman’s for supper. 4. I helped to build 10 & 11 ring silo at J. S. Noah piled up wood in bush. 5. Noah & Sussie helped at funeral of Levi Brubacher’s wife in Elmira. We at funeral too, AM. I helped to build 12th ring silo at J.S. 6. I helped to build 13 & 14 ring silo at J. Schmidt. 7. I plastered silo at J. Schmidt. Noah fetched hay from mother. 8. I at J. Schmidt in morn to load outfit, --moved to Val. Hahn, Heidelberg, set up & filled 1 ring silo. Noah put cattle in Esch’s pasture. 9. I helped to build 2 & 3 ring silo at Val Hahn. Noah fetched shavings (wood). 10.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting; Joshua Rudys & Dan Gingrich’s here for dinner. 11.Peter G. Martin’s child burried at S. Peel. I helped at Val Hahn to build 4 & 5 ring silo. Noah tilled hoe patches. 12.I helped to build 6 & 7 ring silo at V. Hahn. Noah sowed turnips. 13.I helped to build 8 & 9 ring silo at V. Hahn. Noah drove a carriage load of mourners at Jac. Peppler’s wife’s funeral. Rain and thunder in eve, and then yet frost. 14.I helped to build 10 & 11 ring silo at V. Hahn. Noah scuffled mangles, etc. 15.I plastered silo at Val Hahn. Noah worked in mangle patch, etc. 16.I rigged up & build 1 & 2 ring silo at Charle Busch, St. Clemens. Noah worked in mangle patch. 17.SUNDAY: We and wife’s sister Mary Ann, Amos Bearinger’s & Josiah Cressman’s & family at Serranes Martin’s for dinner, at Serannes Ziegler’s for supper, I had team in. Nice day. 18.Noah & I cut thistles nearly all day, Sussie helped PM. 19.I helped to fill 3 & 4 ring silo at Ch. Busch. Noah & Sussie cut thistles. I took my wife to Dav. Bauman in morn. Noah fetched her. 20.I helped to build 5 ring silo & walls at Ch. Busch. Noah & Sussie cut thistle. 21.I plastered silo at Ch. Busch, moved to Jno. M. Brubacher & made silo floor in eve. Noah & wife cut thistles. 22.I helped to build 1 & 2 ring silo at Jno. Brubacher. Noah cut thistles, etc. �201 23.I helped to build 3 & 4 ring silo at J. B. Noah fetched beef & cut thistles. Rain. 24.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Noah & Sussie away. 25.I helped to build 5 & 6 ring silo at J. B. Noah took Sussie home and cleaned mangles. 26.Rain and thunder last night and greater part of day. I in Elmira. Noah & I cut thistles in eve. 27.I helped to build 7 & 8 ring silo at J.B., --also a water trough. Noah cleaned mangles all day. 28.Mother & I at funeral of Israel L. Martin, at Martins, aged 42 yrs, 7 days, AM. Noah cleaned mangles AM. Some Rain PM. 29.I plastered silo, etc, at J.B. Noah cleaned mangles. Rain in morn. 30.Noah & I cleaned mangles & cut thistles. I in town at noon. JULY 1917 1. SUNDAY: Heavy rains & high floods in morn. Jonas Martin’s here for dinner. 2. I helped to build 1 & 2 ring silo at Manassa Martin. 3. I helped to build 3 & 4 ring silo at M. M. 4. I helped to build 5 & 6 ring silo at M. M. 5. I helped to build 7 & 8 ring silo at M. M. also at Hy. Sauder’s barn raising awhile. Noah scuffled corn. Mother by our place yesterday & today. 6. I helped to build 9 & 10 ring silo at M. M. 7. I helped to build 11 & 12 ring silo at M.M. Rain PM. 8. SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting. Moses Weber’s Jr. here for supper. 9. I lowered silo rings & prepared for plastering silo at MM. Rain PM. Noah fetched 2 l’ds shavings from Elmira. 10.I plastered a little of silo, rain, replastered again as rain washed it off, at Manassa Martin. 11.I finished plastering silo at M.M. rigged up and moved from Manassa to Merdard Martin, N. of Elmira; Rain in eve. 12.Rainy in morn, I picked potatoe bugs off plants, took beef ringer to Hy. Klinck, in Elmira, worked on executor books. Noah & Mother in Conestogo & St. Jacobs. 13.I helped to build 1 & 2 ring silo at Merdard Martin. Noah cleaned turnips & fetched oats from Elmira (80c). 14.I helped to build 3 & 4 ring silo at Merd. Martin. Noah cleaned turnips. Rain every day this week. 15.SUNDAY: David Bauman’s & family here for dinner & supper. 16.I helped to build 5 & 6 ring silo at Merd. M. Noah cleaned turnips. Dav. Bauman’s Lizzie spends holidays here. 17.I helped to build 7 & 8 ring silo at Merd. M. Noah cleaned turnips. 18.I helped to build 9 & 10 ring silo at Merd. M., Noah helped me AM at Merd. M. Noah hoed corn PM. Wife at Dan Bauman. �202 19.Noah hoed corn all day. I helped to fill 11th ring silo & lowed other ring at Merdard Martin. 20.I plastered silo at Merdard Martin, we then also load outfit. 21.I helped to rigg up & fill 2 rings silo wall at Amos M. Martin, Yatton. Noah scuffled corn & mangles. Warm. 22.SUNDAY: David Bauman’s, my mother and we at NW Meeting, at Anson Gingrich’s for dinner, I took mother to Dan Gingrich’s, we others at Addison Gingrich’s for supper. Exceedingly hot weather, reported to be 100 degrees in shade. 23.I helped to build 3 & 4 ring silo at Amos Martin. Noah cut grass in orchard, some wild oats, & awhile in Show Grounds. 24.I helped to build 5 & 6 ring silo at Amos Martin. Noah mowed grass in show Ground all day. 25.We put in 1 load orchard hog & l l’d green feed & cocked some. We hauled 5 loads of hay from show Grounds to town. 26.We hauled away bal. of hay in show Grounds to town AM. We hauled 3 loads of hay away by us. Threatening to rain, at noon. Very hot weather these days. 27.We hauled away 4 ½ loads hay. Noah mowed grass. I picked bugs. 28.Noah raked hay, I picked bugs, etc, AM. Hauled in 4 l’ds hay. I mowed grass in eve, Noah raked hay. 29.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Warm weather. Threatened to rain last eve. 30.We hauled in 4 l’ds hay. (We got in all 13 timothy, 5 ½ green feed). 31.We hauled in 1 l’d green feed. I picked bugs. Noah hoed corn. AUGUST 1917 1. Menno Horst burried at Martins. I at Amos Martin to help build 7 ring silo. Noah fetched 1 l’d hay from Dan Bauman. Heavy rain & thunder. 2. I helped to build 8 & 9 ring silo at Amos Martin. 3. I helped to build 10 & 11 ring silo at Amos Martin, I hoed corn in eve. Noah fetched 2 l’ds hay from Daniel Bauman. 4. I helped to build 12 & 13 ring silo at Amos Martin. Noah scuffled. 5. SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting. Eli B. Martin’s Jr., Noah Weber’s, & some young folks here for dinner. Isaiah here for supper. 6. I plastered silo at Amos Martin. Noah hoed potatoes. 7. I helped to build 1 & 2 ring silo at Chr. F. Martin. Noah worked on hoe crop. 8. I helped to build 3 & 4 ring silo at Chr. Martin. I took wife to & from Dan Bauman’s. Rain early in morn. 9. I helped to build 5 & 6 ring silo at Chr. Martin. Noah plowed sod at Dav. Bauman. I destroyed some potatoe bugs. Cool. 10.I helped to build 7 & 8 ring silo at Chr. Martin. Noah plowed sod at Dav. Bauman AM. We cut some barley PM. 11.I plastered silo at Chr. Martin; & picked bugs. Noah shocked barley, etc. �203 12.SUNDAY: Absolom Martin’s & Josiah Cressman’s here for dinner. 13.I helped to rigg up outfit & built 1 & 2 ring silo at Jac. D. Johnson. Noah hoed turnips and picked cherries. Mother here today, --Noah drove her. 14.I helped to build 3 & 4 ring silo at J.D. Johnson. Noah hoed turnips. 15.I helped to build 5 & 6 ring silo at J. Johnson. Noah hoed turnips. We hauled in a load black barely. 16.I helped to build 7 & 8 ring silo at J. Johnson. Noah hoed turnips & hauled in 2 l’ds barley; We fetched another one in eve. 17.We hauled in 2 l’ds barley in morning. Noah cut mixed grain. I helped to build 9 & 10 ring silo at Jac. Johnson. 18.I helped to build 11 & 12 ring silo at J. Johnson. Noah cut grain, etc. 19.SUNDAY: We with Amos Bearinger’s at Isaac B. Martins for dinner, at Josiah Gingrich’s for supper. 20.I plastered silo at Jacob D. Johnson, Noah cut grain. 21.Noah cut grain and I shocked of same. Dry weather. 22.I fetched heifer from C. Esch’s pasture & shocked grain. Noah shocked, AM & bindered PM. Hogs worth about $18.80. 23.Land rain started last night & continued all day after dryspell. I took wife to my mother for over dinner, I did buisness in town. 24.Noah & I picked mulberries, & made room for oat sheaves in barn. We also shocked grain. Drear, cool & some rain. 25.I fetched beef, in town, raked barley stubles AM., at Geo. to thrash PM. Noah shocked grain & ganged barley stubles, etc. Dreary, drizzly. 26.SUNDAY: We and David Bauman’s and my mother at Martins Meeting, at Israel Gingrich’s for dinner, at Joe Snyder’s for supper. 27.We cut oats, and goosewheat and shocked some of same. 28.Rain in morn. Noah ganged & harrowed. I nailed shingles on David Bauman’s driving shed roof, & spliced rope PM. 29.I shingled on Dav. Bauman’s driving shed roof ¾ dy. Noah picked mulberries AM. Cut oats PM. Cool weather. 30.We shocked grain in morn; finished bindering, AM, --used about 105 lbs. twine. We hauled in 5 loads mixed grain. Nice day. 31.We hauled in 7 loads mixed grain. Sprinkle rain tonight. SEPTEMBER 1917 1. We hauled in 4 loads mixed grain & 2 goosewheat. Hogs $16.80. 2. SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting. Aaron F. Bowman’s here for supper. Rain in morn. 3. We hauled in 8 loads mixed grain. (Labor Day). 4. We hauled in 7 loads oats & 2 Goosewheat. Cool weather. 5. We hauled in 8 loads oats & 1 goosewheat. A little wind & cloudy. 6. HARVEST MEETING: We all at WW Meeting AM. We cut peas with mower & hauled in 2 loads oats, PM. �204 7. I, family, mother & David P. Martin’s widow, at funeral at Martins, of Tobias Martin, preacher, aged 57 yrs, 5 dys. Noah & I raked stubleland, hauled in 3 loads oats; Sheaves all in. 8. We raked stubleland & hauled in 2 loads rakings. I in town. 9. SUNDAY: We at wife’s parents for dinner & supper. Very cool. 10.Noah & I put in overhead floor in barn & fetched in 1 load rakings & 2 peas, took a load firewood to mother. Noah mowed thistles. 11.Funeral of Eli Horst’s wife at Martins. Noah, I & team hauled in grain at Dav. Bauman nearly all day. Cool. 12.Noah &” I & team hauled in grain at Dav. Bauman nearly all day. 13.I & team hauled in grain at Dav. Bauman AM. I pitched sheaves in field for Dan Bauman PM. Noah helped to thrash at Geo. Nice. 14.Noah & I helped to thrash out of field at Hy. Brubacher ¾ day, etc. 15.Noah & I hauled out 15 loads manure & I spraed nearly all of it too. I fetched beef in morn & in town. Elmira Fall Exhibition. Nice day. 16.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Nice Day. 17.I helped to thrash all day at Hy. Brubacher. Nice Day. Noah started to work for Amos Bearinger in morn. 18.I hauled out 13 loads manure. A sprinkle rain. 19.I fetched mixing outfit to here from J. Johnson AM. Helped to set silo rings at Geo. H. Eisenbach, PM, on top of part old silo. 20.I helped to fill 1 & 2 ring silo at Geo. H. Eisenback, --he had a man at my stead to help thrash at C. Esch, 1 day. 21.I helped to fill 3 & 4 ring silo at Geo. H. Eisenbach. 22.I helped to fill 5 & 6 ring silo at Geo. H. E. Noah came home from A. bearinger in eve, after 1 week there. Funeral of an old widow Rudy, burried at Martin’s. A long dry weather. 23.SUNDAY: We by mother for dinner; Dan Gingrich’s there too. Nice. 24.Funeral of Isaac G. Martin at Martins, aged 42 yrs, 7 mon. Noah helped to thrash at Dav. Cressman AM., dug out potatoes PM. I helped to fill 7 & 8 ring silo at Geo. H. E. 25.I helped to fill 9 & 10 ring silo at Geo. H. E. Noah dug out potatoes, picked off beans, & thrashed at Weigel’s ¼ day. 26.I plastered silo at Geo. H. E. Noah thrashed at Weigel’s all day. 27.I helped to move mixing outfit to Nathan Clemmer in morn, then we rigged up & build 1 & 2 ring silo. I went home in eve. Noah helped to thrash at Weigel’s ¾ day & picked beans. 28.I put in 3 & 4 ring silo at N. Clemmer. Noah plowed. 29.I helped to fill in 5 & 6 ring silo at N. Clemmer. Noah plowed & in town. 30.SUNDAY: Amos & Malinda Rudy here last night. We all at WW Meeting. Jesse B. Bauman’s here for dinner. �205 OCTOBER 1917 1. Funeral of late Benj. B. Martin’s widow, residing by her son Elias, burried at Conestogo, aged nearly 75 yrs. I helped to fill in 7 & 8 ring silo at N. Clemmer. Noah plowed & fetched oats from Geo. 2. I helped to fill 9 & 10 ring silo at N. Clemmer. Noah plowed. 3. I fetched a load gravel from A. Muttasch AM & 50 gal. gasoline & 2 bbl cement from K & Ahrens. We put concrete bottom in our silo. Drizzly rain. 4. I helped to fill 11 & 12 ring silo at N. Clemmer. 5. I helped to fill 13 & 14 ring silo at N. Clemmer. A little rain. 6. I plastered 22 ft silo at N. Clemmer. Noah heped to cut in corn at Solomon Reist all day. Frost tonight. 7. SUNDAY: My brother here (Eli) for dinner, Dan Bauman’s for supper. 8. I helped to build 15 & 16 ring silo at N. Clemmer. Noah plowed. 9. I plastered bal. of silo except top 5 feet where we left rings on yet, took scaffold out, build approach walls to silo at N. Clemmer. Noah plowed AM., helped awhile cutting corn at Geo. PM. 10.I drove in morn from N. Clemmer to N. L. Martin, for breakfast by him, discussing re selling I. M. Bauman farm. I engaged auctioneer Class to sell farm and at Printing office to get farm published as for sale to the public. I bought 2 steers 1720# @ 9c S. Weber & O’Neill. I repaired on our silo, etc. I took Mary Ann home after helping my wife to sow some while. Noah helped to cut corn at Geo. 11.Funeral of Israel Martin, son of Levi L. (who got killed on traction engine) at Martins, aged about 21 years. We made out 14 rows potatoes. We got in all 2 even boxesful. 12.Rainy day. I fetched in 2 loads mangles, top & all. Chored about. Fetched those 2 steers from S. Weber, I had bought latley. 13.I fetched beef, & 100# Dr. Hess stock Dorie for $7.00 AM., plowed PM. Noah plowed all day. A little rain at noon. 14.SUNDAY: We at NW Meeting, at Josiah Martin’s Jr. for dinner, at Amos Bauman’s for supper. 15.I fetch cutting box from Geo. Eisenbach & oats from Geo. (lent) Noah & I (& Dav. Bauman PM) cut corn off by hand. Nice day. 16.Noah cut balance of corn off, I fetched separator from Geo., etc., AM, We made out mangles & hauled in 4 loads PM. 17.We made out & hauled in 8 loads mangles (Turnips 16c 50lbs.) 18.We cut corn ¾ day, some strangers helped too. A little rain at noon. 19.We thrashed all day, some strangers helped. (Hogs $17.50) 20.We thrashed all day. Some strangers helped. 21.SUNDAY: We & mother at Josiah S. Martins, visited “Aunt” Sussie, for dinner, at Aaron W. Weber’s for supper. 22.Noah plowed all day, I plowed AM. & fetched in 2 l’ds mangles. �206 23.Noah plowed all day. I got grain chopped AM & topped turnips PM. Funeral of Jno. M. Brubacher of Elmira, burried at Berlin. 24.Noah plowed all day. I topped turnips done, pulled beans, etc. 25.Noah plowed all day. I replaced loaned oats at Geo’s. and helped to thrash at Sol. Reist, ¾ day, buckwheat. Nice PM. 26.I made turnips out by hand all day. Noah plowed, AM & hauled 4 loads turnips into house cellar. Rainy in eve. 27.We hauled in 7 loads turnips & prepared room for same. Rain towards evening. I in town. 28.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting. Hy. & Solomon Bowman’s & their wives here. 29.Rainy nearly all day. We prepared for, AM, & thrashed PM., neighbors helped. Noah plowed awhile in morn. 30.Noah & I plowed all day. Snow splurts once in a while. 31.Noah & I plowed ¾ day, --frozen so hard that it just went so. NOVEMBER 1917 1. Chr. Esch, N.L. Martin & I up in fathers swamp to examine same. Noah plowed all day; --I plowed PM. Men of Military age Class I called out to P.O. to register for service or exemption, --time to Nov. 10 inst. (Hogs about $15.25) 2. I fetched steer from C. Esch’s pasture in morn, then I plowed, --Noah plowed all day. 3. Noah & I plowed nearly all day, fetched in a few turnips. Nice. 4. SUNDAY: We at Christian Esch’s for supper. Nice day. 5. I at Dan Gingrich to build smoke house ¾ day. Noah plowed about all day. Foggy & Frost AM., nice PM. 6. Noah plowed. I shingled at Dav. Bauman’s shed ¾ dy. 7. Brother Isaiah & I up on the 4th of Peel to examine farms of Sam. Switzer & Mary Lawson. Nice Day. (50 lbs. Turnips 19c) 8. I at funeral of Jacob Bauman’s Eldon at W. Woolwich, aged 6 mon, 9 days, AM. Noah spread manure & plowed; I plowed PM. Fog in morn. 9. I & N.L. Martin by H. W. Zilliax re drawing papers for selling. I. M. Bauman farm. Noah plowed all day, I PM. 10.I re-examined Lawson farm AM., plowed PM; Noah plowed all day. 11.SUNDAY: We at Dan Bauman’s for dinner. Nice day. 12.We all at my mother for dinner. I attended sale of I. M. Bauman farm (at Elmira fair) sold by auction to Christian Eschs for $6350.00, I bought at same time & place 2 acres swamp N. E. from Elmira for $20.00, I in Elmira PM. Noah plowed PM. 13.I examined Jno. Mahon’s farm 6th of Peel AM. I plowed PM. Noah plowed, dunged stables, opened silo. 14.I helped to build silo roof at Amos M. Martin, Yatton. Noah plowed. �207 15.I helped to build silo roof at A. Martin, Yatton. Noah plowed. 16.I helped to thrash at Dav. Cressman all day. Noah drawed wood from this farm down to mother. 17.Noah helped to thrash at Dav. Cressman ¾ day. I chopped grain AM., I hauled wood to mother, in Elmira, at Aaron Bauman. 18.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Noah at Martins. 19.Noah started working in Elmira Foundry. I drawed 3 loads wood to mother; helped to thrash at D. Hoffer, PM. 20.I helped to thrash at D. Hoffer 1 day. Nice weather till now in Nov. 21.I helped to thrash at D. Hoffer 1 hr. in morn., then at Peter Bowman balance of AM. I dunged stables PM. Noah Bearinger, N.L. Martin’s & Noah Shirk’s of Pa. here for supper. 22.I changed chopp about, dunged henstable. Rain last night. 23.I & Dan Bauman up to see Lawson farm AM., I chored PM. 24.I up West of Glenallan to buy farm from Mary Lawson, AM. I chored PM. Premier Borden held meeting at Kitchener (disorder). 25.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting. Enos B. Martin’s here for dinner. 26.I at N.L. Martin & Dan Gingrich’s on buisness AM., chored, PM. 27.Menno Shantz (deacon) burried at Martins, aged 81 years, 7 mon, 8 days. I chored AM. I helped to thrash at Sol. Reist PM. Intended to meet Mary Lawson in eve at Elmira, but she seemingly misunderstood affairs & was not there. 28.I helped to thrash at Menno Weber all day. Fair weather. 29.I helped to thrash at Menno Weber ¾ day. Fair weather. 30.I up to Mary Lawson to rearrange affairs for signing agreement, which she did, this afternoon, --I bought her farm for $4200.00, 100 acres, East ½ of Lot 15, 5th Con. Of Peel. Paid down $400.00. Ivan Martin here to fetch pigs & hens. DECEMBER 1917 1. I did chores, etc., fetched holstein cow for $105 from Ivan Martin. 2. SUNDAY: We at Amos Bearinger’s for dinner. Oziah Bauman’s here for supper. 3. I & J. Cressman dehorned some of my cattle, I twice in Elmira. 4. Put double windows on. We in St. Jacobs & Conestogo on buisness. 5. Cleaned some grain, sorted rotten potatoes. Nancy Bowman here. 6. N.L. Martin & I worked in interest of I. M. Bauman Est. Nice day. 7. I took cutting box home to Geo. Eisenbach, & chored about. 8. I chored about & worked small jobs. Storm from East. 9. SUNDAY: Jno. H. Schmidt’s wife burried at W Woolwich, --services at Elmira Luthern church. Bad snowstorm from West. 10.I took 18 pigs to Elmira fair, sold to several parties. 11.Eli & I chopped grain PM. Dan Bauman’s here for supper. �208 12.I helped to thrash at Geo. Bauman all day. 13.I helped to thrash at Geo., PM. I chored & in Elmira. 14.I helped to thrash at Geo. all day. Cold these days. 15.I at Dan G. Martin to secure beef-ring share, examined buildings on my Peel farm. At Hy. Klinck’s beef ring Meeting. I arranged to procure seed grain from M. Schwitzer. 16.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Nobody here. 17.I hauled 3 loads wood from Geo’s bush to mother & fetched salt from Hy. Brubacher, G.T. R. Station, at 65c per cwt. & 1 crown 2-furrow plow from Wm Moeser. Nice Day. 18.I hauled wood stuff to mother, etc. 19.I cleaned stables, chored, made a Eaton order bill out, on my farm measuring proposed wire fences. 20.Chored, trimmed cattle tails, etc. Aaron Bauman’s team & man fetched a load ensilage from this silo. Mild. 21.I made an Eaton order out, look after binder re repair. 22.I helped to drive 4 head of cattle of mine up to Aaron Bauman, --weighed them at Sam Weber, the 2 I got from him weighed 1870 lbs @ 10c, gain 150#; the others wt. 1540# @ 9c. Wheels on road again. I fetched repair for on binder, etc. PM. 23.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting; Seth Martin’s here for dinner. 24.I sheared backs of young cattle & put on some lime & ashes. Noah cleaned them & did chores. Aron Bauman’s team fetched a load ensilage. Noah & I sorted potatoes & took a l’d straw to mother. 25.CHRISTMAS: We at WW Meeting AM. 26.I prepared quarters in horse stable for a hog. Mary Ann here. Mary Ann & wife at Dav. Bauman’s; I fetched wife in eve. 27.I prepared quarters in steer stable for hogs, moved grain about. 28.I chored AM., at Sol. Reist to thrash PM ¼ day. Very cold. 29.I in Elmira to fetch Eaton Goods & took cream out. Cold. 30.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Amos Bauman’s child burried at N. Woolwich. 31.Aaron Bauman’s team fetched a load ensilage. I in Elmira. DIARY 1918 ANGUS S. BAUMAN JANUARY 1. NEW YEARS: We at Dan Bauman’s for dinner & supper. 2. I paid a call on Ph. Beisel AM. Balanced up I.M.B. Est. books. 3. I at Ezra Fords’ sale PM. I in Elmira, Eli fetched a little grain. 4. I helped Hy. Brubacher to fetch a pr. of colt from C. Ford. �209 5. A.M. Bauman’s team fetched ensilage. Eli & I up in my swamp to cut posts, etc. PM. whole week cold. (Hogs $17.50) 6. SUNDAY: We at home all day. 7. I at fair AM. & repaired harness tug, etc. PM. 8. I helped to butcher at N.L. Martin nearly all day. Brought butcherware to here from Noah. Eli chored. 9. I up in my swamp all day, cut poles, posts & firewood. Eli chored. Aaron Bauman’s team fetched ensilage & brought 2 hogs for Mose Eby & 1 for mother to be butchered here. 10.We butchered 1 hog of ours, dressed 1 for mother & 2 for M. Eby; Mose & Eli helped me. I worked awhile on my meat & awhile by mother worked at hers. Elias Brubacher’s woolen mills of Baden burned. Stormy. 11.I cut firewood, mostly poplar up in my swamp ¾ dy. Eli chored & fetched galv. pipes of Eatons from station. 12.I moved jars about in cellar, chored. S.W Gale, -very stormy. 13.SUNDAY: We at home all day. S. W. Gale, -very stormy. Proposed meeting at Martins postponed (re storm). 14.I drove Mary Ann home after sowing 1 week here. I shoveled snow, & in Elmira. Eli chored here AM. 15.I cut wood in my swamp ¾ dy. Eli chored here. Aaron Bauman’s team fetched ensilage. Hogs worth $18.00. 16.I helped to thrash at Sol. Reist 1 day. Eli chored here. Aaron Bauman’s team fetched some grain. Enoch Bauman died. 17.I helped to thrash at Sol. Reist 1 day. Eli chored here. I paid a call at Ph. Beisel’s, --he died yesterday. Continually cold. 18.I helped to thrash at Sol. Reist till 11 o’clock. Eli chored AM. I at funeral of Ph. Beisel Sr., PM. 19.I cut poplar firewood & sawlogs & poles in my swamp, ¾ dy. Eli chored. Aaron Bauman’s team fetched ensilage. Cold. 20.SUNDAY: I at WW Meeting. Jacob Martin (son of Enos) here. 21.I chored AM. Eli & I in swamp PM. Cold last while. 22.I chored AM & at Stange’s sale, upper Woolwich, bought disc for $25.50, 40 rds wire fence @ 45c PM. 23.I in swamp cut poles & firewood. Eli chored. 24.I chored AM., & at Elias Brubacher’s sale PM. 25.I in swamp. Eli here to chore PM. 26.I in Elmira, & at C. Esch discussing re swamp. I in swamp PM. 27.SUNDAY: We at home all day. Cold. 28.I cleaned black barley, also peas. Very stormy. 29.I helped Eli to wash harness AM., he & I chopped PM. 30.I helped to butcher at Aaron Weber all day. Nice but cold. 31.I hauled a load poles from swamp to Peel farm. �210 FEBRUARY 1918 1. I made cedar posts ready to team in swamp nearly all day, --C. Esch & I considered locality of swamp too. 2. I hauled 35 posts from swamp to Peel farm PM. I in Elmira. 3. SUNDAY: We at home all day. Very cold. 4. I hauled 32 posts, etc from swamp to Peel farm & chored. 5. I hauled 20 posts from swamp to Peel farm & 3 poplar sawlogs also from swamp to Floradale saw mills. (26 below zero) Very cold. 6. I hauled a few posts & firewood from swamp to Peel farm. Wet. 7. I in Peel by G. Steenson discussing over his hay in my barn. Worked a little in granary. Dan Bauman’s paid a call. Cold. 8. I chored about AM & in Elmira on buisnes. PM. 9. Wife of Peter P. Martin burried at Conestogo. I dunged all stables, etc. Factories & buisness place closed by order of Gov’t re coal shortage (today & next Mon.). 10.SUNDAY: We at Hy. S. Brubacher’s for dinner. Tree laden with ice, --also the 9th . 11.Aaron Bauman’s team fetched a load mixed grain AM. I at Dav Hoffer’s sale PM. 1st thaw for this year, today. 12.Elmira fair today, I was there; Chored PM. Rainy. Roads bad. 13.I cleaned barely about all day, also bagged 62 bu. of same. 14.Icleaned barely AM. Urias & Isaac Bauman, Pa. here. Thawing. 15.I drawed 3 small loads barely & some peas to A. S. Gingrich’s store sold barley at $1.50 a bu. & peas 6c a lb. & fetched front quarter beef at 17c from Dav. S. Brubacher. Cold. 16.I chored, cut up beef, got sorrel team sharpened at hind shoes. 17.SUNDAY: I at WW Meeting AM; Menno F. Martin’s here for dinner. Isaiah and his intended to be wife here for supper. 18.We butchered 3 hogs, -Dan Bauman & his Mary Ann, Menno M. Weber & Geo. Bauman’s hired man (Oz. G.) helped. Nice day. Cold. Aaron Bauman’s team fetched a load grain. 19.Soft & rainy; I in Elmira, rubbed curing mixture on hams, sorted hens. 20.I took 41 hens & 2 roosters @ 23c a lb. to M.B. Bauman, Elmira; also 15 pullets for Amos Bearinger, I smoked sausage. Cold. 21.Mother & I attended wedding of Isaiah Bauman’s at N.B. Martin’s. Wife waited on Rebecca who had cold. Jacob Bauman’s Liva burried at W. Woolwich, aged about 15 years. Sharp cold wind. 22.Aaron Bauman’s team fetched a load grain. I took that roll of wire fence I got from Stange’s sale & posts, etc., from here to Peel farm. 23.I took a cow to Elmira for Auman, Wt 1070# for $105. Aaron Bauman’s team fetched a load grain. I hauled a load cistern rings, etc, to Peel farm PM. Road getting bad. Isaiah came to work here. 24.SUNDAY: David Cressmans here for dinner. �211 25.I hauled 2 loads of oats, hayrake & cutting box too, to Peel farm. Damp. 26.Snowstorm AM. We took root pulper’s knives out. I took oats up to Peel farm, PM., storm wrecked some wind mills. 27.I hauled 2 loads grain up to Peel farm. Isaiah fixed pulper. I got sorrel team sharpened at front shoes at Yatton. Nice day. 28.I took 2 loads grain, boxes & some kegs of nails up to Peel farm. Wet snowfall. Sleighing a good deal better. MARCH 1918 1. I took a load plows etc. to Peel farm AM. O. Esch took drill, disc & cultivater, while I had binder, to Peel farm. Isaiah along too. Nice day & nice roads. 2. I took engine up AM., Hay loader, roller & mower PM. Nice. 3. SUNDAY: We at Dav. Bauman’s for dinner, at Dan. Bauman’s for supper. 4. Isaiah brought his wife to us to start to work. I took butcherware to N.L. Martin & chopper to Foundry. I took a load of planks, etc. to Peel farm. 5. I took 2 loads old timber, & lumber up to Peel farm. Isaiah helped me to load same & chored, etc. Misty. 6. Wife & I helped to butcher at Dan Bauman all day. Isaiah took a load lumber, etc. to Peel farm. 7. Is. & I took 2 loads hay to Peel farm. Wife along to see Peel house. 8. Is. & I took 2 loads hay up to Peel farm. Nice day. Good sleighing. 9. Is took 1 load greenfield to Peel farm, then he & I tore off old wall paper & fumigated Peel house with 5# sulphur. I at Dan Gingrich’s for dinner. Peter Bowman, deacon, burried at N. Woolwich, aged 71 years, 4 mon, 6 days. 10.SUNDAY: All at home. Stormy. 11.Is. at fair. I, wife, Hannah, & Mary Ann Bauman cleaned house in Peel. 12.Is. took a load small lumber up to Peel farm AM. I at Paul Snider’s sale ¾ dy. PM. Thawed. 13.Is. hauled 2 loads gravel (Isaac Gingrich’s team also 2 today and also Noah Martin Jr. 2 loads yesterday.) to Peel farm. I took dinner up to Peel farm, & worked there. Bishop Josiah Martin burried at Mich, -brother to late Paul Martin, today. Mother here. 14.Is., Aaron Bauman’s team, Menno Weber each 1 load gravel and Mose Gingrich’s teams delivered 4 loads to Peel farm. I helped to shovel at pit in morn, spliced rope at Dav. Bauman, worked small jobs at home. Trees ice- laden. Some rain. Is. worked on Peel farm. 15.Good sleighing. Aaron Bauman fetched 9 young pigs at $6 each. The following hauled gravel from N. Snider to Peel farm, --Is., Geo Bauman’s team 2 loads; Aaron Weber 2, Aaron Bauman’s team 2, Dan Bauman’s team 2. N.L. Martin & I received bal. of pay on farm, from Chr. Esch, at H.W. Zillax’s office AM., at mother over dinner & supper, --We executors distributed legacy to heirs of I.M.B. Est. Is. awhile there too. �212 16.Geo. Bauman’s team hauled 1 load gravel to Peel farm. I, Hannah & Mary Ann Bauman cleaned house on Peel farm. I hauled about 1 ton coal & maple firewood, & a load lumber to Peel farm. 17.SUNDAY: We all at WW Meeting. Isaiah’s father-in-laws here for dinner. 18.Is. hauled a load lumber & firewood to Peel farm AM. We loaded 3 stoves on my sleigh; and a load furniture on Dan Gingrich’s waggon which he took to his place for storage, --he & his brother Anson here for dinner, then to Amos M. Martin’s sale & bought his mail box for $2.50 for me. 19.We moved from I. M. Bauman farm to our Peel farm, --Some neighbors helped us to haul household effects, etc, and to drive cattle. Is. fetched 3 head of cattle with team yet PM. Roads rough, --wheel out again. Mild weather. 20.I fetched 2 hogs from Woolwich farm & 1 cow from Dan Bauman, for $100, AM. Is. fetched 1 load household effects, my carpenter chist etc., RM. I took beef sausage to Dan Gingrich’s to smoke them. Thaw. 21.I fetched contents of shop, & carriage from Woolwich farm AM. I fetched another load of lumber, harness, manure & gravel planks PM. Urias Bauman fetched a load greenfeed from there to Peel farm, Warm. 22.I took goosewheat out to Gingrich’s store, got 17 bags grain chopped at Klincks & hauled same & 15 bundles shingles home. 23.Menno Weber & Dav. Bauman brought turnips & a little firewood up to us from Woolwich farm, --I some hay, pig chute stand, gasoline tank, fanning mill, etc. & another load potatoes, lumber, etc. 24.SUNDAY: We at Dan Gingrich’s for dinner & supper. Noah Martin Jr. here for supper, visited Isaiah’s. 25.We sawed summer wood AM., Cut trees down for winter wood, PM. 26.We & Isaiahs at Eli Bauman’s wedding at Joshua Bowmans. 27.We stored our cutter in Jonathan Martin’s driving shed; stove & furnitue at Dan Gingrich’s; also worked other odd jobs. 28.I fetched c. mixer & power from Nathan Clemmer, there over noon, at Reub. Bauman for supper, in Conestogo to fetch flour, left mixer at Dan Martins Floradale. 29.GOOD FRIDAY: Isaiah’s at Geo. & Reub. Bauman’s. We at home all day. 30.I fetched 6 cedar end posts $5.00 from Serranus Martin, there over noon, then in Elmira, brought pump along from A. M. Bowman who rigged up same for 24’ lift for proposed temporary use in old well. Is. worked about buildings. 31.SUNDAY: We at NW Meeting. We at M.M. Bauman’s for dinner. Josiah Gingrichs here for supper. APRIL 1918 1. I paid Balance on farm to Mary Lawson & Sam Weber at H.W. Zillax’s office, Elmira. I by mother over noon. I fetched seed grain from Jno. W. Schwitzer & chopper from foundry. Rainy. �213 2. I & Cyrus Martin sawed firewood all day. Isaiah topped trees out ¾ day & Jonathan Martin splitt wood ½ dy. Nice. 3. I & Cyrus sawed firewood all day, while Is. handled the ax. 4. Is. took grain to Floradale Chopping Mills, then fetched from Elmira 30 bundles laths & some scantlings, etc. Frank Housser here, --he & I worked in kitchen, made a shelf for cupboard, put roofing (asphalt) on sides of kitchen, made trap door to cellar. 5. Is. fetched choppings from Floradale & piled lumber in barn. F. Housser & I fitted door to staircase in kitchen, knocked board—partitions out in maine house, finished putting roofing on kitchen walls. 6. Is. chored, fetched scaffold brakets from Mose Martin, drawed lumber from house to barn. Housser & I removed board ceilings, 1st flat maine house, proped up 1st flat in cellar, & prepared to prop up 2nd flat with a new partition. Nice days of late. 7. SUNDAY: We at Amos Bearingers for supper. 8. F. Housser & I put up partition studs in 1st flat & 2nd flat & cut a opening out West for doors from 2nd flat. Dr. Bechtel doctored heifer. 9. We worked on door entrances. (Housser & I) 2nd flat maine house, stripped and lathed some. Is. sorted & piled lumber, etc. Cold wind. 10.Housser & I lathed all day. Is. & my wife in Elmira. Is. & I skinned heifer which was sick. 11.Housser & I finished lathing upstairs & tore old celler and upstairs cases & all away, tore old chimney down. Is. hauled 2 loads sand from M. Snider. 12.I build floors over old staircase openings, closed old stovepipe hole & made different one in floor, nailed upstairs floors. Is. fetched 1 load sand AM. Put glass panes in windows. 13.I helped Is. to start plowing sod, --he plowed nearly all day. I piled up lumber in barn, etc. PM. Warm. Roads dusty & dry. Gov’t put “Daylight Saving Bill” in effect tonight, --1 hr. ahead. 14.SUNDAY: Jonathan Martin’s here for supper. Dry & warm. 15.I drove over to Ed Martin, Weisenburg, to secure drilling out—fit for here, -- wife to Elmira, we at Elis for dinner, I took beef hide to Hedrich, Elmira at 8c re 20c of last winter. Is. plowed sod & fired old hay on grassfield, --he & Cyrus had to watch fire from spreading. Is. harrowed in front field PM. Warm. Seeding commenced. Housser lathed in bedroom, etc., all day. Heavy fighting going on in France these days. 16.Is. harrowed & sowed 7 acres barley. I worked in connection with seeding AM. Housser lathed AM, --He & I tore old shingles off on E. side of house & started reshingling same PM. 17.Is. got a load grain chopped, AM. Housser & I lathed, etc, all day. Rain & thunder last night & PM. Hogs worth about $19.00, recently $20.00. 18.Is. patched harness, dunged stables. Housser & I tore old walls away and build shaft for a dumb waiter all day. Cool & some snow. �214 19.I in Elmira to fetch laths, etc., AM. Housser put roofing on inside of house walls, etc., AM. Housser & I lathed PM. Dan Bauman’s here for dinner. 20.Housser & I finished up lathings, etc. I burried heifer, cut wood, etc. 21.SUNDAY: Rain in morn. Dan Gingrich’s & my mother here for dinner & supper. 22.F. Housser worked on dumb waiter, doors for same, etc., Wife & I in Elmira, fetched parts of dumb waiter, plaster hairs & cement. AM. I in Elmira to get 1860# lime @ 65c per cwt., secured deeds for farm & swamp. Is. chored, made a mortarbox, etc. 23.Is fetched 10 bbl cement from Jno. Klinck, Elmira, & chored. Hannah with J.P. Martin’s to help to wash out NW Meeting house. Housser & I alacked lime, shingled E. of houseroof, worked on waiter, all day. Dav. Bauman brought a load gravel. Wind & rain. 24.Housser & I worked on dumbwaiter, build props in cellar to support above floor, etc, I helped us some & did other small jobs. I removed lightning rods from barn & shed in eve. Frozen this morning. 25.Mose Martin here to hunt water for a well. Housser made hair mortar, I fixed cistern ring together to store mortar in. I helped Isaiah to take binders (old) apart to secure bolts. 26.We put works in order at dumb waiter, slacked lime, made stand for chimney upstairs & started bucking chimney. Is. took 2 old binders to Elmira for Max Bierman & brought shingles from Elmira and lumber from Floradale sawmills, of my poplar logs. 27.Housser masoned around dumb waiter & I build chimney etc. Is. sowed about 4 acres barley. 28.SUNDAY: We all at NW Meeting. Eli Bauman’s here for dinner. 29.Housser & I worked in barn, reinforcing frame work with new pieces of timber & started build new grain bins. Is. sawed awhile. Windy. 30.Houser & I build grain bins all day. Is. sowed barely, & oats. MAY 1918 1. Housser & I build grain bins all day. Is. plowed sod. 2. I plowed & harrowed. Is. cultivated & drilled 2 acres goosewheat. 3. Isaiah sowed grain & cultivated too. Housser bolted timbers to barn frame & started shingling on house, --I help him some. 4. Is. harrowed & sowed oats & grasseed. I rolled, disced etc. Is. sowed peas. Housser shingled on house all day. 5. SUNDAY: Isaiah’s at Amos Baumans & by her parents. Warm. 6. Housser & I prepared for & plater upstairs. I sowed a few acres & harrowed. 7. Is. got grain chopped at Floradale & fetched lime from Elmira, I rubbed plaster walls of yesterday. Put pump into well, but a part slipped down so we left pump out & dipped water as before. �215 8. Housser & I plastered balance of upstairs AM. Housser slacked lime & made plaster mortar. I cleaned oats, build concrete top on chimney. Is. disced all day. Mose Gingrich’s (Jr.) child’s funeral at W. Woolwich. 9. Isaiah’s & I at WW Meeting AM. Urias & Mary Ann here. Dan Brubacher elected for Bishop. 10.Is. sowed oats & I harrowed. Housser plastered bedroom, 1st flat. 11.Is. plowed sod in orchard; & disced behind bush PM. Housser & I plastered other room on 1st flat & rubbed walls of bedroom besides. 12.SUNDAY: We at Dan Bauman’s for dinner & supper. Isaiah’s at Josiah Gingrich’s for dinner. Wet day. 13.Housser & I rubbed large room on 1st flat AM. set mixer & prepared for cementing part floor in kitchen. Is. plowed sod in orchard & hauled manure into garden. Damp, rain in eve. 12 apple & 2 pear trees were brought tonight I had bought of Len Weber. Norman Bearinger called to London by Military authorities. 14.Housser & I mixed concrete & build floor with same in kitchen and ½ floor of cellar. I plowed garden, rolled land, disced & sowed oats. 15.Housser patched barn roof AM. I harrowed AM & Is. sowed oats. Is. & I hauled 3 loads stones off fields PM. Hannah rolled a field PM. Housser put woodwork fitting on in inside of house. 16.Housser put woodwork fittings on in inside of house & put up small cupboard in our bedroom. Wife & I in Elmira to fetch lumber, etc. We planted appletrees. I tilled orchard sod & sowed peas in same. 17.I & Is. hauled 3 loads stones off fields AM., Is then rolled land. Housser did finishing up carpentering upstairs, --I helped him PM. Warm. 18.Housser did finishing up carpentering work all day, I helped him to make a clothes room AM. Is. disced new land. We harrowed, sowed turnips & mangleseed & planted a few potatoes. 19.SUNDAY: Isaiah’s at Conestogo Meeting, at Peter Brubacher for dinner at Ab. Bearinger’s for supper. Mose Gingrich’s Sr. here after supper. 20.Rain & thunder early in morn. I trimmed off fence posts; Is. patched harness, etc. 21.Is. & I dug in fence posts. 22.We put in fence posts. Rain in morn. 23.We put in 2 end posts & others & put up barbed wire fence. Housser did inside finishing up carpentering on 1st flat. 24.Wife & I in Elmira, wife by doctor, --she has excema on hand. I brought doors & lumber from Elmira. Is. put in posts, I helped PM. Housser did finishing up carpentering on 1st flat. 25.Rainy AM. We chored about AM. & put in 2 end posts. PM. Housser worked on clothes cupboard all day. 26.SUNDAY: We at NW Meeting. Isaiah’s at S. Peel Meeting PM, at Josiah B. Martin’s for supper. Neighbor Noah Lichty’s here for supper. �216 27.Is. split & hauled wood in to house. Is. & I put in 2 end posts & others besides. Housser did finishing up carpentering on 1st flat. 28.I in Elmira & Floradale to fetch 100 rods new wire fences, got grain chopped, bought lumber, borrowed fence stretcher from Aaron Bauman, also about 14 rods all fencing from J. Ort. Housser did carpentering work all day, --I helped him on cornice PM. Is. dug in posts. 29.Is. & I stretched up wire fences, rained then, so we worked other small jobs. Housser did inside carpentering work in house ¾ dy. Jacob Burkholder of Pa., paid us a call at back of farm with Mose Martin. 30.Is. & I stretched up wire fence all day. Housser did odd carpentering about house ¾ day. Isaac Gingrichs & Mose Martin’s brought for a call to us, folks of Pa., --Jno. Kurtz’s & Jno. C. Nolt’s. 31.Is. fetched a load of hay from Jesse Bauman, I tore bush fence down, AM., -- then we put up wire fence W. side of bush PM. JUNE 1918 1. Is. & I put up line fence at far end W. side. Is. put in posts PM. I & family at Sylvester Martin’s for supper, at Jno. Bauman’s for the night. 2. SUNDAY: We at Martin’s Meeting AM, at Edwin Snyder’s for dinner at Aaron B. Weber’s for supper. Voted for a deacon. 3. We worked on fence far end. Hannah helped us plant potatoes. 4. Is. plowed fallow nearly all day. I worked on wire fences AM. Wife & I at funeral of Isaiah F. Martin’s child at S. Peel, aged 3 days. Wife to Elmira while I was at S. Peel House. Joe Martin made deacon. 5. Is. plowed fallow all day. I dug in posts & smothened upstairs floor in house. Aaron Bauman fetched mortar. 6. Is. & I plowed fallow done, then he cultivated & I disced on same. Mary Ann & Sussie here to women folks to get upstairs floors ready and paint some of same. Rain in eve. 7. Is. hauled wood together in bush, I dug in posts, AM. We hauled stones off of N. end of farm PM. 8. We hauled stones off fields nearly all day. I harrowed fallow in eve. Dau. of late Isaac G. Martin burried at Martins, aged about 15 years. 9. SUNDAY: Isaiah’s at WW Meeting AM & PM. Military official interviewed young boys intending to join church. 10.Is. hauled wood together & helped me in morn to move barbed wire to new build up fences where I worked on. 11.Is. hauled 4 l’ds gravel on road per statue labor. Rain & thunder in eve. I did carpentering work, etc, to Floradale. Mother-in-law & Mary Ann here to help wife. 12.I did finishing ups about house. Is. dunged stables, etc., AM Is. & Dan Gingrich prepared horse box stall & pig stall. S. W. Corner PM. Lydia came with Dan to help women folks. �217 13.I worked on house cornice, finished bal. of cellar floor,--Dan Gingrich & brother Noah helped Is. to bring in concrete for cellar floor, also for made floors in stalls they had got ready also started foundation for piers under strawshed all day. 14.F. Housser & I build 2 piers, concrete pig trough, kitchen floor patches, etc. Is. hauled 3 loads gravel on road, & wood out of bush. 15.Is. cultivated & harrowed fallow & dragged wire grass roots on heaps. Housser & I screwed up barn & shed more level, etc. all day. 16.SUNDAY: We at Conestogo Meeting AM at Dav. B. Martin’s for dinner, at Jesse Bauman’s for supper. Isaiah’s at SP Meeting, at Aron F. Bowman’s for dinner. 17.Housser & I made ready for & cemented at foundation for strawshed AM. We knocked down old shed wall where we latter build a concrete water trough, --a small sliver stone flew into his eye, turn out to be fatal later, -he got eye removed & glass one put instead. Is. fetched 50 bags cement from Elmira, & burned twitchgrass roots. Lydia helped women folks at house painting. 18.Is. cleaned roots & scuffled. I at St. Jacobs to fetch shorts, got team shod. Paid a call on Ed. Spaeth’s St. Jacobs. 19.Is. I & Hannah cleaned roots about all day. Lydia painted PM. 20.Is., I (& Leah awhile) cleaned roots; Is. & I pulled mustard awhile. Mose Martin hunted water for well awhile PM. 21.I & Noah Lichty cemented some at strawshed foundation wall & made more cribbing for same. Is. & N. Lichty’s son tore old pig stable out under barn & hauled stones in for filling up. Some rain. 22.I, N. Lichty, & Enos Gingrich cemented at strawshed foundation wall etc, all day. Is, & N. Lichty’s son filled up & made back stable ready to cement all day. All inhabitants between ages 16 & 60 were to register at schools, etc, in Canada, we obeyed same. Beef ring started at D.M. 23.SUNDAY: We all at N. Woolwich AM., David Bauman’s & family & Israel B. Martin’s here for dinner. Nelson, Allen & Edna Martin & Aaron Gingrich here for supper. 24.I, Is, Enos Gingrich, N. Lichty & son put in back stable floor & backed earth back on E. side of proposed tank & removed earth for tank all day. Mary Ann & Sussie helped women folks all day. 25.Is. & I, E. Gingrich & N. Lichty helped removing earth for tank, prepared for & laid a few water pipes from tank. Is. cultivated fallow PM. I & strangers pulled yellowdock & mustard after supper. 26.Is. & I & Gordon Metzger made floor & side of water tank 11’ x 5’ r’d. I fetched 10 bbls. cement & 650# oats from Elmira. 27.Is & I & G. Metzger build about 25 ft concrete pig troughs & plastered tank PM. Is., Hannah & G. Metzger planted potatoes AM. 28.Is. & Dan cleaned ditch all day. Noah & I prepared for a water trough, laid pipes, etc. Dan Bauman’s here for dinner and supper. �218 29.Brother Noah here all day to dung stables, disced removals of yesterday ditch cleanings, search run away cattle, etc. Is. washed carriage etc. AM. Isaiah’s & Dan Gingrich’s went to Jno Bauman’s visiting PM. I in Elmira got pipes fitted up, made a support intank for lid, etc. 30.SUNDAY: Isaiah’s visited around at Martins. We at Noah Weber’s for dinner, at Solomon B. Martins for supper. JULY 1918 1. Noah & I rested strawshed & shed on walls & piers, started cribbing for water trough. Is fetched a load of hay from Jesse Bauman, & worked at hog stable. Cold wind. Light rain in eve. 2. Is. worked on hog stable all day. I finished water trough cribbing & then filled same with concrete; Noah also had helped Is. Hy. Brubacher’s team brought a load gravel. Nice. H’gs $17.25. 3. Alvin Weber’s child burried at Martins, aged 5 months. Noah cultivated fallow AM. Is. worked on fallow too. I removed watertrough cribbing, made one for to build a top on tank. G. Metzger & Jesse cleaned up under strawshed. Urias helped Is. to unload hay, screwed up S. W. corner of leanto AM. Jesse & Urias, Gordon, Noah & I mowed thistle heads S. of barn PM. 4. Josiah Martin & I got tank top ready to be cemented then & few others helped to put concrete on top. Jesse bro’t a load gravel along up. Urias bro’t 10 bbls. cement up. Gordon & Noah put wire grass roots on heaps in morn, -Is. burned them in eve. Jesse & I pulled mustard PM. Others topped thistles. Warm. 5. I worked on leanto all day. Is & others topped thistles. Warm. 6. I in Elmira bought oats at 80c, etc, AM. Josiah Martin & Jesse helped Is. to nail on barn boards etc AM. then they topped thistles PM. I build manhole on tank, nailed board fast. Jno. Stahlbaum here to hunt water for well. Drillers came. 7. SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting, at Geo. Bauman’s for dinner, at Abs. Martin’s for supper. Young people got baptised. 8. Is. & Urias fetched casings from near Rumelhardt. Drillers rigged up their machines. I cleaned out tank, etc. Wife & I fetched beds from Dan Gingrich’s. 9. Wife at her parents quilting. Drillers sank well about 15’. Urias brought his load casings & helped us lay sleepers over root cellar. I looked for wanter tank at Amos Bauman & bought 2422# oats at Hugh Campbell at 75c @ bu. Is. fetched tank & oats; & water at J. P. Martin. 10.Drillers sank well 30’ more. We prepared for cementing sills of barndoors & set sleepers. I renail boards on barn. Is. changed pigs about. S. Moyer put up eave troughs & condutors to tank at barn nearly all day. �219 11.Drillers sank well about 10’ more, -bored through stone, S. Moyer here to put up eave troughs & conductors all day. We cemented some barn door sills, I helped tinsmith. Women folks hoed potatoes PM. 12.I waited on small pigs to nurse them and was by the drillers who had struck a spring, at about 60 ft. down from top; water raised half aways. Is. fetched a tankful of water & cultivated fallow. I cemented barndoor sills done & made S.W. corner of leanto wall higher with concrete. 13.I fetched beef from Dan G. Martin & furniture from Dan Gingrich. I & family at Elis for dinner, I at N. L. Martin on executor’s buisness. I was on the way to Hospital to visit F. Housser but met him then in Elmira, -he has now an artificial eye his natural eye was wounded by a stone sliver while working by us. Is. scuffled hoeing crop, etc. Drillers worked on well. Warm. 14.SUNDAY: Isaiah’s at Conestogo Meeting. Amos Bearingers here all day. Amzi Snyder’s, Menno Weber’s & Martin Bauman’s widow here for supper. 15.I in Elmira on executor’s buisness & fetched old tin. Is. fetched water. I looked after well while being tested, pumped water 5 gal. per min., went down. 16.Dan Bauman’s here for dinner. Drillers downed 30’ more. I made float box, etc. Is. & women folks hoed potatoes & turnips 17.Drillers sank well a little further & put in 5 in. casing into the 6”. Is. fetched a tankful of water from Dav. Martin, AM. I dunged pigstables etc. AM. We worked on barn floor, put tin between sills & b’d. Rain last night & dreary today, AM. Bought grain from R. Kelly 6th ln. 18.Is mowed grass. I worked on grain bins. Drillers on their job. 19.I laid flooring above pig stable. Is. fetched Noah Martin’s waggon for hauling in hay, & raked hay. I helped him hauling in hay, 4 loads. Drillers down a little over 100 ft. with 5” casing. Very warm. 20.I laid flooring above pig stable, etc. Is. fetched water from Dav. Martin & raked hay, fixed mower knives. We fetched in ½ load hay. Is. mowed grass after dinner. Drillers down about 132’ with drill & put in 4” case. 21.SUNDAY: We at S. Peel Meeting & Isaiah’s at NW Meeting AM. Noah B. Martin here for dinner, Elam Gingrich’s here for supper. Very warm weather. 22.Is. mowed grass & raked hay on rows. I made a hay-hole in corner of granary AM. We hauled in about 4 l’ds hay. Drillers down about 2 ft. Hannah at Sam F. Bowman’s to pick raspberries. 23.Is. mowed grass in morn. I fetched wood up to drillers engine, and raked hay. We fetched in 4 loads hay, Cyrus Martin helped PM. I fetched water from Conestogo River in eve. Is. & Cyrus put straw out of mow. 24.I fetched 50’—4” casing at Wallenstein. Drillers endeavored to get drill out of well which broke off yesterday & slipped down 150’., AM. then went home. Is. mowed grass a little then he & Cyrus raked hay. I laid floor over 1st team in horsestable AM. We fetched in 5 ½ loads hay in eve. I raked. Cyrus here ¾ day. �220 25.Drillers including Albert Martin himself here all day trying to get drill out but of no avail, as far at eve as at morn. Is. mowed grass AM. Dan Bauman here to see how drillers get along. We hauled in 4 l’ds hay. Cyrus here ¾ day. 26.I mowed grass, etc., Is. mend harness & fetched water from Dav. Martin, AM. We dunged pigstables at noon. Fetched in ½ load hay when rain chased us. I picked potatoe bugs after supper. 27.I cleaned 8 rows roots. AM. Is. chored about AM. We fetched in 3 large loads of hay. 25 ½ loads for the season. 28.SUNDAY: We at Dan Bauman’s all day. Isaiah’s at Dan Gingrichs for dinner. 29.I fetched 2260# mix. grain @ 2.40 @ cwt from R. Kelley on the 6th line. Is. mowed fence corners & cultivated at fallow till it rained PM. 30.I at St. Jacobs to fetch 240 # flour (20% substitute is to be used to wheat flour, rye flour etc., per regulations of law). Fed horses at Ed Spaeth at noon, in Elmira to pay debts, got grain chopped in Floradale. Is. got up wood for drillers, etc. Drillers worked all day at drill raised it by driving smaller casing over it & raised both together. 31.Is. scuffled potatoes & roots, & I hoed of them & mowed thistles. Is. culti. fallow. AUGUST 1918 1. Is. harrowed fallow & piled twitch grass roots on heaps & burned them & drawed stones from fallow too. I picked raspberries AM. etc PM. F. Housser fetched his tools PM. Drillers back again tonight. 2. I fetched 2 bags potatoes from Aaron Bauman. Is. cut 7 acres barley & I shocked. Drillers put in 4’ casing again & removed about 35 feet filling up from well. Cool nights for awhile. 3. Is. & I cemented a concrete bracket against wall of barn driveway in root cellar. Drillers on their job. 4. SUNDAY: We at home all day. Isaiah’s away. 5. Is. bindered & I shocked barley about 7 acres. No drillers today. 6. Is. bindered & shocked mix grain. I fitted a outside granary door on AM & Cemented about in root cellar, etc. Drillers on job. Great fire in centre of Elmira. 7. I helped to thrash at Amos Bauman ¾ day. Is. cultivated & harrowed fallow, etc., drillers on job AM., fetched water glass PM. 8. I helped to thrash at Amos Bauman AM. Is. fetched up wood for drillers & waggon from J. P. Martin. We fetched in 2 loads barley. Had rain & thunderstorm. Is. plowed sod. Drillers in fine sand & water. 9. Is. & I plowed sod. Dan Bauman here to see how drillers get along. Drillers declared 2nd spring shut out & are through a streak hard pass. 10.I took choppings to Floradale, Is. cleaned stables; we finished plowing sod. Is. reshocked grain sheaves. Drillers on job all day. I measured well with a �221 string tonight about 178 ½ ft. clear, water up within 60 ft. from top, Casings in from top (even) 182’. 11.SUNDAY: Eli Bauman’s here for dinner. Isaiah’s at J.P. Martin’s for supper. We at Conestogo Meeting, at Menno Wideman’s for dinner, at Levi Martins for supper. 12.Is. fetched up wood & water for drillers. Is. disced & Hannah rolled sod PM. Drillers here to test well, -pump at it for 5 hours at a rate from 4 to 5 gallon per min., spring lowered about 4 ft. Paid $3.00 a foot for 182 feet (about 2’ less for joints for actual depth) later on I put a few pailsful of gravel into well. (4’ casing in). 13.I helped to thrash at Amos Bauman ¾ day from field. Is. cut oats & some mixed grain. 14.We hung tank on an apple tree & fetched in 8 loads barley & mixed grain & shocked oats. Drillers moved away after dinner. 15.We fetched in 3 loads of barley, Is. cut oats. I fetched 2 bags oats from A. B. 16.I & Is. cut 2 acres peas & about 2 acres goosewheat & cut oats, & shocked. 17.Is. bindered oats nearly all day. I shocked & I helped after supper. Nice week. 18.SUNDAY: We all at NW Meeting; Israel Bearinger’s, Jesse Bauman’s here for dinner; Ezra Bauman’s, Israel Cressman’s & young folks here. 19.We thrashed from field here. I helped Amos Bauman to move outfit up AM; thrashed peas, oats, mixed grain & goosewheat PM. 20.Amos & I thrashed 4 hrs. at J. P. Martin, at E. Gingrich 5 ¼ hrs. Is. got grain chopped, etc. 21.Amos & I thrashed at Ananias Martin AM., Sam Switzer PM. 3 ¼ hrs. in field till it rained, --Is. helped at Sam too. Mother here today on a visit. Is. helped to thrash at N. Martin ¼ dy. 22.A. B. & I thrashed at J. Gingrich 4 ½ hrs., at Jac. Musselman 5 hrs. Is. harrowed sod. Heavy short shower PM. 23.Is. helped to thrash at N. Martin ½ day AM, raked stuble land & started to gang. A. B. & I thrashed 5 hrs. PM at Mose Gingrich, Rain. 24.I fetched beef in morn, on buisness in Elmira, at Dan. Bauman’s for dinner; unsettled weather AM but cleared up PM. 25.SUNDAY: Isaiah’s at Martin’s Meeting. We at home all day. 26.Is. ganged. Amos Bauman & I at Yatton to bushout chaff blower boxings AM. I finished it up & fastened in position again, etc. 27.I pulled peas in orchard & reshocked oats a little & fetched waggon from Floradale blacksmithshop. Is. ganged; we fetched in 1 l’d oats. 28.We fetched in 1 l’d oats & unloaded 2. Is. mend harness, got sorrel team reshoed at Winfield, helped to thrash at C. Israel 1 ½ hrs. I prepared on pump. Rainy. Noah fetched mother to Daniel’s in eve. Rain tonight. 29.Is. helped to thrash at C. Israel ½ day. AM. & ganged PM. I helped to thrash at M. Gingrich 5 ½ hrs. & moved to An. Martin. �222 30.Is. ganged & harrowed AM. Is. & 1 of women folk hauled in 4 loads oats PM. I dug out for well-room, etc. AM., helped to thrash at An. Martin PM. Rain tonight. 31.I went to Amos Eby to set machines AM. Thrashed & cut straw – 5 hrs. PM. Is. haul in 1 load oats, dunged stables, etc. Cool. SEPTEMBER 1918 1. SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting, at David M. Martin’s, visited wife’s grandmother, for dinner, at Oziah Bauman’s for supper. Isaiah’s at Aaron Bauman’s. 2. I pushed shocks over & Is. turned peas over, etc, AM. We hauled in 7 loads oats & 2 l’ds peas. A. B, hired man & team helped PM. Finished except rakings. Dreary towards night. 3. I took 3 hogs to Wallenstein for C.C. Diefenbachers, wt. 550# @ 19c & brought 1 H.P. mogul engine from station ($90.00). Dug out top of well & cemented 2 ½’ wall in same. Is. ganged & let grain chopped. 4. I fetched beef ringer from Jno. F. Martin; then at Amos Bauman to thrash, & gathered wild plums there PM. Got rainy PM. Is. ganged fallow done & some other besides (stuble land). 5. HARVEST MEETING: Isaiah’s at S. Peel Meeting, he ganged PM. We at WW Meeting AM., at Chr. Heckendorn’s for dinner, at funeral of Levi W. Martin’s child at W. Woolwich PM., aged 5 mon. & about 23 days. 6. Is. ganged about all day. I fetched 750—3” tiles from Conestogo. 7. Is. cemented bal. of well-wall, etc, AM. He & Cyres helped to thrash peas at Amos Bauman PM. I fetched 800—3” tiles from Conestogo, also hauled in raking yet. 8. SUNDAY: Isaiah’s by her folks both meals. We at Eli’s for dinner. At funeral of Serranes Martin’s child, aged 3 yrs., 4 months, at WW. 9. I fetched 800—3” tiles from Conestogo. Is. fixed up back cross fence, etc. 10.I fetched 800—3” tiles from Conestogo. Is. started to plow. 11.I fetched 600—4” tiles from Conestogo. Is. plowed awhile & then cleaned out in root cellar. Rainy PM. 12.Rainy nearly all day. I got top piece of casing cut off by drillers at Lesly Peterson, AM. Is. finished cleaning out root cellar. We removed some goods from granary to kitchen upstairs. 13.Is. got grain chopped at Floradale & at Elmira. I worked on 1 HP Mogul. 14.C. Hahn brought pump jack in morn; I fetched beef in morn & measured on pump works, painted out some rough cast wall in root cellar. Is. dunged stables AM & plowed PM. 15.SUNDAY: We all at N W Meeting AM. We at (neighbors) Noah Martin’s for supper. 16.I fetched a carriage load of apples from Joshua Rudy. Is. plowed. Rain. �223 17.Is. plowed. I shook apples off trees & gathered up of them into bags, etc. Hannah at Israel Martin to fetch 13 pumpkins. 18.Is. fetched 450 tiles from Conestogo. Wife at her parents to fetch elderberries (from Dan E. Martin) I helped to saw wood & chopp grain at Amos Bauman nearly all day, --chopped some for me too. 19.Is. fetch that load of choppings from A. Bauman. I bagged some apple yet, etc. We put pump into well at noon. I got apple butter made at Floradale, -17 sugar bags full of apples gave 72 gals. Cider (45c worth Bi-carb of soda into cider) 13 crocks full of apple butter; 7c per gal. to boil cider down to apple butter) $5.49. Boiled almost to hard down, --stiff thick, 10 pailsful of pumpkins in. 20.Is. fetched 110—4” tiles & 150—6” from Conestogo. I prepared for building top on well & build. Headstone for our dead child. 21.Elmira Fall Fair Is. plowed out potatoes, etc. We at N. Bearinger’s for dinner, at Enos Bauman’s for supper, at Joshua Rudy’s night. 22.SUNDAY: At Martins Meeting AM., at Amos Brubacher’s for dinner, at Titus Bauman’s for supper. Ezra F. Martin’s here. 23.I build concrete top on well, etc. Is. plowed. Rain in eve. 24.I build concrete lid on top of well, dunged stables, cleaned old lumber. Is. fetched 150—6” tiles from Conestogo. 25.I fetched a load gravel from M. Snider AM. & 1 from N. Snider 26.Is. fetched 2 loads gravel from N. Snider. I attended funeral of Wm. O’Donnel’s child at Macton RC Church AM. I fastened doors under N. side of strawshed & drove beef ringer to D. G. M. 27.Is. fetched a load gravel & I plowed Am; Is. plowed & I worked on barn doors PM. Nice & cool weather. 28.I fired engine at Amos Bauman to cut corn AM. I plowed PM. Is. fetched beef & took beef hide to Hy. Klinck, fetched cement & shingles. 29.SUNDAY: We all at S. Peel Meeting. We at Ab. Bearinger’s for dinner. 30.I fetched from Elmira a load shingles, & hauled in 2 load firewood into barn for storage. Is. plowed. OCTOBER 1918 1. We hauled 2 loads wood into barn then Is. plowed with 4 horses hitched on. I piled wood. I fired engine at Elam Gingrich to cut corn PM. Nice Day. Heavy frost last night. 2. We re-hooked barn doors, etc. a little rain in morn, -then Is. plowed. I fired engine at M. Gingrich cutting corn PM. 3. I fired engine at M. Gingrich cutting corn a few hours & dunged pig stables AM. I cleaned out part of double stable preparatory for cementing PM. Is. plowed with 4 horses all day. Nice Day. Bulgaria surrendered to the Allies the other day. �224 4. I fired engine at Amos Eby cutting corn ¾ day, I moved engine & separator to Wm. O’Donnell in eve. Is. plowed with 4 horses, 2 abreast. 5. Is. plowed with 4 horses, -2 abreast. I prepared stable for cementing. Sam F. Bowman brought to us 4 barrels apples at $3.00 each. Hannah there this week helping at the apples. 6. SUNDAY: We at Dan Bauman’s for dinner, at N. B. Martin’s for supper. Jno. F. Martin’s here for dinner. 7. Funeral of wife of Daniel B. Martin (nee Hoffman) at Conestogo, aged 50 yrs, 7 mon. I fetched 240 # flour from St. Jacobs & at brickyard, Conestogo, re tiles. Is . plowed.—We cemented cattle troughs. 8. I fetched 340—5” tiles & 270—2 ½” from Conestogo. Is. plowed. 9. I fetched 200—5” tiles & 530-2 ½” from Conestogo. Is. plowed, etc. 10.I fetched 400—2 ½” tiles & 220—5” from Conestogo. Is. worked on ditch. 11.I fetched 440—5” tiles & 155—2 1.2” from Conestogo. Jonathan along too, to fetch tiles for himself, he brought 50 tiles for me too. Is. made potatoe bin in cellar & prepared stable for cementing. Fine day. 12.We drove & hauled two brood sows away & cemented stables. Some rain. 13.SUNDAY: We all at NW Meeting AM. I at funeral of Martin Bowman’s child, aged about 6 mons. At N. Woolwich PM. Isaiah’s also at funeral at Hy. M. Gingrich’s then. Smoky in morn. 14.Is. & I at NW Meeting House to pay into the Sailor’s Fund AM., Is. plowed PM. I carpentered on cattle stalls PM. 15.Is. plowed with 4 horses, I worked on stables, pulled mangles. 16.Hannah, Is. & I made out & hauled in an even boxfull of potatoes. Nice. 17.Hannah, Is. & I made out a little potatoes, Is. & I hauled in a load mangles with tops at noon & then drawed out 9 loads manure on s. fallow. 18.We hauled out 17 loads manure, I spread some of it. I attended a sub. Meeting (prior to 22nd of month) at Moses Martin re: considering “Victory Bonds”. 19.We hauled out 11 loads manure, I spread some. Amos Bauman & I expanded flues, etc. on engine by Wm. O’Donnell AM., Is. fetched sows. 20.SUNDAY: Dav. F. Martin’s here for dinner. Jonathan Martin’s and Anson Gingrich’s here for supper. Soaking rain last night. 21.We dunged stables (Hannah,--hen house), bathed 23 pigs & castrated some. Is. spread manure, PM., I tore some of old cowstable out PM. 22.I prepared thrashing outfit for service at Wm. O’Donnell and at Meeting at W. Woolwich re “Victory War Loan” bonds, Is. prepared cowstable for cementing & cemented manger bottoms. I erected Headstone fo our child at W.W. 23.Is. & I thrashed for Wm. O’Donnell all day, moved outfit to J. Gingrich. 24.We hauled out 3 loads manure then filled up in stable with earth & cemented 1 side of stable. Funeral of Ezra Martin’s (son of Nath.) child at Martins. Threatening for rain all day, a few sprinkles. 25.We hauled out 17 loads manure & spread some. Sultry. 26.We hauled out 5 loads manure A.M. & fetched in 4 loads turnips. PM. �225 27.SUNDAY: Dan Bauman’s here for supper. Isaiah’s at Jesse Bauman’s nearly all day. Meetings cancelled by order of Board of health on account of Influenze. 28.Rainy AM. I build cowstalls AM & Is. at it PM. I fetched 2200# mix grain from Ray. Kelley at $2.40 per cwt., & hauled same to chopping mills. Dr. Faulds died today in Elmira. All sick with the “flu” at Ivan Martin, -she’s low. 29.We cemented gutters for double stable, & part of wall due W. of shed. I fetched choppings from Floradale in morn. 30.We cemented small jobs, AM. We fetched in 6 loads turnips PM. 31.We hauled in 2 loads turnips in morn, then Is. plowed. Wife & I on buisness in Elmira & fetched ditching plow from Dan Bauman. NOVEMEBER 1918 1. Is. & I plowed AM. We all at funeral of wife of Ivan Martin (nee Mary Ann Weber) at W. Woolwich PM., aged 25 yrs, 10 mons. A short sermon delivered at grave, as no gatherings are allowed yet in churchs, etc., -she had died from flu & complications (1st one in our church) 2. I up the 4th line to look for oats & then fetched 860# oats @ 80c from H. Freeman in eve. I plowed in orchard. Is. plowed in field N. of orchard. 3. SUNDAY: We at Dan M. Gingrich’s for dinner, at Dan G. Martin’s for supper. 4. Is. plowed some, I weighed oats & fetched water from Jonathan, & then we started on tile ditch. 5. We worked on tile ditch,-I laid some in in morn, -Enos Gingrich helped all day & Josiah Martin PM. Moses Martin & I surveyed front field. Enos Bauman here to see gasoline engine, & to lent money from I. M. B. Est. 6. Is. plowed with 4 horses. I worked on tile ditch all day. Josiah Martin & Enos Gingrich helped 1 day & Mose B. Martin PM. Nice days. 7. Is. plowed with 4 horses. I & G. Metzger worked on tile ditch al day, Josiah Gingrich, PM. False report of Armistice in France, --whistles blew. Market price of hogs $17.00 per cwt. 8. J. Gingrich & I worked on tile ditch AM., Is. plowed AM., Rainy PM. Is. & I carpentered on cowstalls & floatbox lid. 9. Is. dunged pig stables & I sawed wood in morn, then we carpentered on cowstalls AM. Is. plowed PM. I, J.G, & 2 of J. Martin on tile ditch PM. 10.SUNDAY: We all at NW Meeting. Isaiah’s at Israel B. Martin’s for supper. 11.Is. plowed with 4 horses. I & Amos Bauman & J. G. all day & 2 of Jos. Martin on tile ditch PM. Hy. Bauman ordained preacher for S. Peel. Armistice signed by Germany in France to end world war 1914—1918. Whistles blew, etc, in that regard. 12.Is. helped to plow up ground between pump & lane AM. & then plowed in field PM. I & E. Gingrich all day, 1 of Jos. Martin, AM & PM on ditch. 13.Is. & E. Gingrich plowed all day. I, A. Bauman & G. Metzger on ditch 1 dy. �226 14.Is. & E. Gingrich plowed AM, I yet PM. I & J. Gingrich all day, & Enos Gingrich & Amos Bauman PM. worked on ditch, --tiles in to middle of lane. 15.Amos Bauman & I each fetched a load of oats from Jno. Walter Con. 5 Lot 3, --I had 111 bu. @ 70 ½c. Peter Bowman, J. Gingrich & Is. worked on tile ditch S. of house all day, I helped awhile at eve. 16.I, Is., J. Gingrich & A. Bauman on tile ditch all day. Neighbors have “Flu”. Alex Strome’s boy’s funeral yesterday. P. Beisel’s child died at Winfield. 17.SUNDAY: We at David Bauman’s for dinner & supper. Levi Gingrich’s visited Isaiah’s. 18.I ditched ¾ day., Is. worked about barn. Dan Gingrich helped to thrash for me at Dav. F. Martin ¾ day for me. A little rain. 19.I, Dan Gingrich & A. Bauman on tile ditch all day; & Is. AM, plowed PM. 20.I, A. Bauman, Is. & bro. Noah on tile ditch all day. Finished putting 5” drain Amos Bauman & I paid a call on F. Housser after supper. 21.I, Is., & Dan Gingrich worked on tile ditch all day. Snowed a little. 22.I, Is., & brother Noah on tile ditch all day; I attended beef ring Meeting after sup. 23.I, Is., & Dan Gingrich’s worked on tile ditch all day. 24.SUNDAY: We at WW Meeting, at Levi W. Martin’s for dinner, at Jonas B. Martin’s for supper. Cold. Ground frozen. 25.Amos Bauman & I rigged up thrashing outfit at J. Gingrich & thrashed PM. 26.A. Bauman & drilled stub bolt out of engine crank bearing, AM, & thrashed, PM at Josiah Gingrich. Is. hauled wood & experienced on pump works. 27.Funeral of 2nd wife of Menno S. Frey. We thrashed at J. Gingrich ¼ day, then at F. Schill. Is. repaired granary & filled in ditch. O’Donnell has “Flu”. 28.A. B. & I thrashed at F. Schill ¾ day & a little at Chas. Israel. Is. worked on granary, etc. 29.We thrashed at Chas. Israel all day. Is. let grain chopped at Floradale. 30.We thrashed at Chas. Israel AM, at Sam Switzer PM. Is. worked about barn, etc. S. Western snowstorm in eve. DECEMBER 1918 1. SUNDAY: Mother here, also yesterday. I chored some at O’Donnell’s, he’s ill. Rest at home. 2. A.B & I thrashed at Sam Switzer all day. I pumped water for thrashing. 3. We thrashed at Sam Switzer and moved to here AM. We thrashed here ½ day PM. Neighbors helped us. 4. We thrashed here till 11 o’clock, neighbors, helped. Moved separator to J.P. Martin at noon. Is. & Amos chopped grain here PM. I got “flu”. 5. I in bed al day with “flu”, wife to Floradale on buisness. Amos & Is. thrashed at J. P. Martin AM. Is. chored here PM. Nearly all of J.P. Martin’s family laid up with “flu”. 6. Is. & Amos thrashed at J.P. Martin and Elam Gingrich. I chored at noon. �227 7. I dunged stables, etc. Dan. Bauman paid a call here. Is. & Amos thrashed at Elam all day nearly. 8. SUNDAY: All at home today, -had cold. 9. A.B. & I finished thrashing at Elam & then thrashed at Mose Gingrich’s 2nd barn a little over ½ day. Mild weather. 10.A.B. & I thrashed at M. Gingrich AM., bar on platform of engine broke, got it fixed & thrashed awhile at Amos Eby. East Wind. Is. to Floradale to pay my taxes $79.83 & contributions at N.W. Meeting House for the Government. A.K. Snyder badly scalded on an engine. 11.A.B. & I thrashed at A. Eby all day, moved to Jac. M. Is. helped his wife to wash, chored, etc. My wife in bed on “flu” yesterday & AM. 12.A.B. & I thrashed at Jac. Musselman all day. Is. in Elmira to fetch gasoline, etc. got engine ready too. Wife of Manassa Martin (nee Maria Frey) died shortly. Nice days. 13.A.B. & I thrashed at Jac. Musselman ¾ day, moved to Amos for machines winter quarters. Is. got gasoline engine into shape, etc. 14.We chored, etc., AM. I helped to chopp awhile at Amos PM., also helped him to clean engine boiler. Is. took gasoline engine to An. Martin & set for action. Manassa Martin’s wife burried at WW, aged 21 yrs. 15.SUNDAY: Urias, Mary Ann & Sussie here for dinner. Isaiah’s away. 16.Is. operated gasoline engine at Ananias Martin about 3 hrs., had bother to keep pulley on separator. I placed window at W. end of shed. Is. also shovelled some ground at different places in eve. 17.Is. operated g. engine at An. Martin all day. I worked on building a hog stable at W. end of shed. Alvin Bauman, Mich., son of Owen, burried. 18.Is. operated g. engine at An. Martin, AM., then moved engine to M. Gingrich’s other barn & fetched 25 gal. gasoline @ 37c from Floradale. I helped to butcher at Jonathan ¾ day. 19.I all day & Jonathan Martin ¾ day dug ditch between well & barn for water pipes. Is. chored AM., & operated engine to chopp at M. Gingrich 3 hrs. PM. Nice weather this week. “Flue” around Floradale. 20.Jonathan & I worked on waterpipe ditch all day, -put pipes in tiles, (4” tiles) from pump to close to barn. Is. in bed with “flu”. One of twin babies of Menno Burkhardt’s burried at WW. Amos Bauman has “Flu” a few days, the Gingrich’s on the 6th also. 21.I chored about barn AM. Wife & I in Elmira PM. Is. in bed. 22.SUNDAY: Is. in bed. We paid a call on Dan Gingrich’s, Mother there while too. 23.I worked at odd jobs in morn. I went to Amos Bauman a little before dinner to chopp grain PM. Is. started choring again in eve. 24.Nurse waiting on Amos Bauman, I there to thrash awhile & chopp grain. Is. chored about barn. 25.CHRISTMAS: We at Amos Bearinger’s for dinner & supper, at Dan Bauman’s overnight. �228 26.We at Dan Bauman’s for dinner & supper. I chored at Dan’s at noon, -others at house over noon by J. Cressman, -we also at Josiah’s wife’s funeral, (nee Lucinda Bauman) aged 35 yrs, 9 mons., at W Woolwich PM. I waited on A. Bauman at night. 27.I waited on Amos Bauman all day & night. 28.I waited on Amos Bauman all day. Is. chopped grain at M. Gingrich, 4 hrs. 29.SUNDAY: We at Josiah Gingrich’s for dinner, Isaiah’s at Conestogo Meeting. 30.Is. operated g. engine at M. Gingrich, thrashing 9 hrs; I fetched lumber & salt. 31.Is. moved engine to Israel Shantz AM., thrashed with engine PM. Funeral of Dan Hoffman’s girl, aged 12 yrs, at Conestogo AM., & Wendel Martin’s Ivan, aged about 21 yrs, at Martins PM. I worked on I. M. B. Est. books, etc. � 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 Angus S. Bauman Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Private collection courtesy of the Martin family Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1904-1952 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 20th Century, Peel County, Wellington Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Angus S. Bauman Diary, 1904-1918 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 Angus S. Bauman Diary, 1904-1918 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1, 1904 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Angus S. Bauman Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1ec4230d5030127b01ff61b9edf05c56.pdf c2616af57934359b4a247386e1180131 PDF Text Text Diary of Ida Kate Handy of Howard Township, Kent County, Ontario 1875 transcription by Ida’s great-great granddaughter, Leah Wilson (2017) 1 �The diary is a bound, lined soft cover sewn bound notebook. The cover has come apart from the contents. Two pages were separated from these contents, but appear to be the front and back pages which wrapped around the main section. The first of these two pages seems to be the start of the diary as it is dated Jan 1st 1875, but with a different pen. It begins with a poem ‘You Know You Do’. The main part of the diary also begins January 1 1875. What is interesting, is that Ida was told about this poem only on January 3rd. There was a loose piece of paper inside the diary with the poem written again, with additional verses. It may be that Ida added the poem to the front of her diary later, but could not write the final verses because she had run out of space. 2 �[Inside Cover] Diary By Miss Ida C Handy [above inscription may have been written by someone else. Ida’s name was Ida Katherine (Kate) Handy – spelled with a K not a C] [Page 1 - loose] January 1st 1875 Miss Ida K Handy Morpeth Ont Jan 1 You Know You Do When “some one’s” step comes up the walk Your cheeks take on a rosier hue And though no other hears his knock You hear it well – you know you do! When “some one” talks about the grain And bows at pa, yet looks at you You see his glances – ah, ‘tis plain – And give them back – you know you do! And though it may be very wrong When pa is quite ignored for you You sing for him your prettiest song 3 �You cunning thing – you know you do! And when he talks of other girls Of Hateful Kate and Jennie too You fling at him your auburn curls You jealous thing – you know you do! [page 2 - loose] You keep your eyes upon the clock And wish ‘twould jump an hour or two So that your pa would cease his talk And go to bed – you know you do! And when the folks to bed have gone And left “some one” alone with you You wish the clock would stop its tongue Or you stop it – you know you do! He blushes deep and looks afraid To be thus left alone with you But your eyes tell there never was maid But could be wooed – you know you do! You peep at “some one” ‘neath your curls Until with love you burn him through And make him hate all other girls In love for you – you know you do! And when his arm steals round your chair You give a smothered scream or two As if you did’nt want it there 4 �But oh, you do – you know you do! [Page 3] January 1st 1875 January 1st Clear bright and warm, staid to home all day, Louisa1 and Mary2 came up in the evening, Oliver3 came down and him and Julia E4 and Frank5 and cousin Fanny6 and myself went down to Morpeth to a ball at Mr Walters had a good time made the acquaintance of a Mr. H. Coll, left at half past one. Snowing when coming home. 2nd Snowing and blowing quite cold. Felt rather dull. Louisa and Mary still here. Henry and Linny7 came up towards evening and also Collins8 and all his family. Ate apples, played cards, and 1 Louisa WATSON nee HANDY. Ida’s sister and the first wife of Henry (William Henry) Watson. In 1882 Henry and Louisa and their son Clayton travelled to Manitoba, with the intention of improving Louisa’s declining health. The journey was taxing and the crossing of a flooded Red River precarious (from: Henry Watson’s diary). A few weeks later, on May 6 1882 Louisa died at her brother-in-law’s home in Nelson, Manitoba. On Nov 15 1883, Henry married Ida in Detroit (from Henry Watson’s diary). 2 Ida’s niece Mary WATSON, daughter of Louisa & Henry Watson 3 Oliver RANSOM, married Julia Ellen Handy on 6 Feb 1900 4 Julia Ellen Handy, Ida’s sister. Ida always refers to her throughout the diary as “Julia E.” or sometimes “Julia Ellen”. She mentions a Julia later with no middle name. This is a different Julia 5 Frank HANDY, Ida’s brother 6 Possibly Ida’s cousin Fannie HANDY, daughter of Hale Handy & Laura Wood. Hale & Laura Handy lived in Wisconsin by at least 1870. Later in the diary Ida talks of Fannie leaving for Michigan, and then ‘being home at last’. 7 Ida’s nephew Linneus (‘Linny’ or ‘Lin’) WATSON, son of Louisa & Henry Watson 8 Ida’s brother Collins Handy Jr. who married Elizabeth Watson. Collins Jr. & Elizabeth would have had four children by this time. 5 �drank cider all evening. 3rd Sunday. Fair not very cold. Louisa and Henry9 went home today and Linny and Mary remained Anson Willson10 and Johnny Purvis came down in the afternoon. Anson brought a piece of poetry entitled “you know you do”. 4th Quite warm. The boys all went to Morpeth to the election Frank bought a concertina Elvira Stewart and her two children came up in the morning and stayed all day and in the afternoon Julius11 and Otis12 came up and Fannie and I went home with him to stay till Wednesday. [Page 4] January 5th Nice and warm today Lulah13 has learned me to polka. Danced and played cards all day and in the evening all went over to Mr Fairchild’s had a jolly time. 6th Somewhat colder played cards nearly all day and toward evening Julius and his family came home with us They stayed the evening but Frank, Julia E, Collins14, Elizabeth15, Fannie, Lucy16 and I went down to Mr. Duck’s and spent the evening. 9 Henry Watson who married Louisa Handy and later Ida Handy Possibly Ida’s cousin. Son of “Uncle Abe” (Abram) Willson & Julia (Julia probably Ida’s aunt on her mother’s side 11 Ida’s brother Julius Handy (later referred to as ‘Jule’ or ‘Jules’) 12 Ida’s nephew Otis E. HANDY son of Julius Handy & Lucretia Bryant. 13 Nickname for Lucretia (nee Bryant), Julius Handy’s wife (Ida was staying with them on this day) 14 Collins HANDY Jr., Ida’s brother 15 Elizabeth Jane WATSON, wife of Collins Handy Jr., she d. 6 July 1895 16 Probably Clara Lucinda “Lucy” HANDY, she was still living with her parents by 1891, later married Alvin BRYANT 10 6 �7th Snowed all day. Expected Mr. Purvis and his sisters down in the evening but did’nt come Julius and his family came Mr. Kennedy came with his machine to thrash clover 8th What a beautiful day it has been neither too cold nor too warm Had to wait on thrashers all day. 9th Awfully windy and cold. The coldest day this winter so far Pa bought a [map?] today. 10th Sunday. Not quite as cold stayed in house all day. 11th The weather about the same as yesterday. Fred17 started for school to day. 12th Warm and pleasant. Fannie and I knit Linny a pair of mittens to day. 13th Cold and stormy 14th More pleasant Washed all day. In the evening Julius and his family and Frank Corliss and his wife and Collins and his wife and Hortense Watson18 and also Henry + Willie Purvis and their sisters and Anson + Ella19 was here and spent the evening. Had a [big?] time [Page 5] January 15th Not very cold. Ironed all day and in the evening Frank, Fred, Fan and I went to Morpeth and there heard that Peter + Neil McPhail were being tried for stealing clover seed from Mr. Turner 16th The weather continues the same. Received a letter from Melvin Fairchild to-day. 17th Sunday Rather warm. Anson20 came in the after- 17 Probably Ida’s brother Anson Frederick HANDY. Would be about 16 years old. Henry Watson’s sister Hortense “Tennie” WATSON. 19 Anson & Ella, children of Abram WILLSON 20 Probably Anson WILLSON 18 7 �noon + in the eve him + Frank Fred Lucy Fan + I went down to Henry’s for a sleighride and came around by Fairchilds and brought Wes21 home. 18th Clearville Fan Frank + I came down this morning We staid all night. Henry was attending election all day22. Mary has been quite sick with diptheria some better now. 19th Henry + Louisa went to Chatham to day + Frank went home and Fan + I remained to keep house for them. Had a jolly time. I locked Fan out-doors in the afternoon to keep her from snow balling me and Henry Bury looking out the window, she motioned for him to help her he came with the horse whip but he could’nt touch me, so after he had gone I let her in and she behaved for a little while till we went out on the verandah for a promenade and seeing Henry [Page 6] looking at us through the window we started and run and Fan gave me a push and away I went tumbling and rolling over a lot of snow and ice scratching my hands most fearfully Henry of course enjoying the sight Mrs McFarlane came over about dusk to see Mary who was sick. 21 Ida’s brother Wesley Norman HANDY. Wesley married Lucy Olivia FAIRCHILD in 1877 Henry WATSON, he was appointed Commissioner of High Courts of Justice in 1872 and became Township Clerk (Orford) in 1875 i.e. around the time of this writing 22 8 �Jan 20th Splendid good sleighing Ma + Pa23 came down after us to day Louisa melted sugar and we ate all the wax24 we could Fan + I got weighed she weighed 117 lbs + I weighed 115 lbs. “ 21st Quite warm Received an invitation to go to Mr Simons this evening but declined. Anson came down to go with us to Henry’s to a party. “ 22nd Went to the party got home between four + five Snowing when coming home went to bed and got up about one in afternoon. “ 23rd Thawing a little today Commenced making my Antimacassar25 “ 24th Sunday Snowed all day Mr Lavelle was to have preached in Morpeth to day but did’nt on account of his son’s illness “ 25th Warm and Pleasant Worked on my antimacassar all day “ 26th Nice + warm Pa + Ma Julia E + Fan went down to [Page 7] Julius + George’s 26 today. Received a letter from Annie Fairchild. January 27th Went to Chatham with Ma + Pa + Collins today Bought me a silk dress + a shawl and Collins + I got some ambrotypes27 taken + I got half a dozen photos. Stormed all day. 28th Snowed nearly all day Lucy + Fan went down to David’s28 23 “Ma and Pa” is Collins HANDY Sr. & Rebecca BALDWIN “Jack Wax” a taffy made by pouring maple syrup over snow 25 Chair cover 26 George HANDY, son of Collins HANDY sr. & Rebecca BALDWIN. Married Rhoda Angeline WATSON in 1871 27 A photographic process introduced in about the 1850s that replaced the daguerreotype and then was superseded in the 1860s by the tintype (Wikipedia). The tintype was a similar process and may have been the type of photo Ida had taken. 24 9 �towards evening + Collins + Sherman29 came up in the evening. Worked part of day on my Antimaccasar. 29th Quite warm + Pleasant. Pa bought half a dozen [illegible looks like brooms?] from Mr. Stewart today 30th Somewhat colder. Worked a little while on my Antimacassar. Anson came down in the evening and Fan + I went down to Morpeth and then out to Ridgetown with him for a cutter ride. 31st Sunday Joe Roome’s30 + Sarah and Mrs. Potts came up today went home this evening Fred went down to Mr. Fairchild and Franky came home with him and stayed all night - he brought me a letter from Leva. Between 9 + 10 Oclock Anson31 came down. It tried to snow a little today. Feb 1st - Clear and cold Sent a note to Leva by Franky “ 2nd - Warm and Pleasant - Went in eve to an Oyster supper and dance at Mr. Kennedy’s Rained all night [Page 8] February 3rd Clear and cold and high winds. The men all went down to Morpeth to the auction. Wes bought a glass pitcher 4th The weather still continues about the same Somewhat colder. 5th Not quite so cold as yesterday Julius 28 Possibly Ida’s brother David HANDY Sherman Theodore HANDY, son of Collins Handy Jr & Elizabeth Jane Watson, later became an attorney in Michigan 30 ‘Roome’ was the maiden name of Ida’s maternal grandmother, so these Roomes are probably cousins. 31 Possibly Anson WILLSON, son of Abram 29 10 �was here in the evening. 6th Henry + Louisa and the children came up this afternoon and staid till after tea and then went down to Mr. Watson’s32 to stay all night Julius staid all the afternoon and in the evening he took Fan Lucy + I down to Morpeth we went and called on Julia33 Had quite a talk with Johnny34. When we came home Anson was here. 7th Sunday until Friday night. Left here Sunday Fan and I [illegible] visiting Mr. Fairchilds Had a splendid good time Played cards all the evening On Wednesday I wrote a valentine to E. Miles and Leva wrote one to W. Perrin and today I wrote a letter to Annie. Had the sore throat the fore part of the week Frank came down after us tonight and he took us to Morpeth It was never known to be so cold for such a length of time as it has been the last two weeks [Page 9] February 13th + 14th Collins came up after me yesterday to come and stay till today Elizabeth is sick 32 Prob. John WATSON, father of Henry Watson. He d. July 1887 Throughout her diary Ida refers to her sister as “Julia Ellen” or “Julia E”. Julia E. & Ida were still living with their parents in the 1871 census. By the 1881 census they were living with Henry Watson to help care for their sister Louisa (Henry’s wife). It seems clear this is not Ida’s sister. It could be Julia Willson, daughter of Abram. 34 Might be Johnny Purvis 33 11 �The children stayed here all night Collins brought me home tonight Julius and his family came up for a sleighride Frank took Julia E + Fan up to Mr. Ransom to stay till Tuesday “ 15th Wrote a letter to Mr. Allen about my photos Fred took it to Troy to post and also the two Valentines “ 16th Lucy went to do the work at Collins today Not quite as cold as usual “ 17th Oliver35 brought Fan + Julia E. home to day he staid till after tea “ 18th A little warmer today. Julia E sick nearly all the day “ 19th Snowed part of day in the evening went to Morpeth to hear Beadles Swiss Bell Ringers “ 20th John McFarlane came up today after Ma Mary36 had the scarlet fever Was taken Wed night about 12 “ 21st Sunday Received word this morning of poor Mary’s death died at 25 min past seven Went down in the afternoon. Linny taken with it today [Page 10] February 22nd Sat up all night Linny some better “ 23rd Mary was buried this forenoon Commenced to rain as we got nearly to the graveyard 35 36 Probably Oliver Ransom. He married Ida’s sister Julia Ellen in 1900. Daughter of Henry & Louisa WATSON 12 �I came home Ma stopped down Linny about the same Charlie Sheldon37 and his three little boys came here for dinner Heard today that Uncle Abram + Aunt Sarah had parted38 The snow went all off today. “24th Quite warm Rained Thundered + Lightening’d last night. “ 25th A little colder Ella Willson39 came down this morning and staid till about 2 Oclock then Eddie40 came and staid a couple of hours “ 26th Snowed nearly all day “ 27th Not very cold Received a letter from Henry stating that Linny was a little better “ 28th Sunday Pa + Lucy went down to Clearville after Ma today Lucy staid Linny is getting better David41 was over this morning + Anson42 came down and staid till evening and then him and Frank went to Morpeth to Church. I wrote a letter to Melvin this evening March 1st Snowed + blowed all day “ 2nd Not very cold Eddie43 called in this morning Frank posted my letter to Mel tonight. 37 Charlie Sheldon married Ida’s cousin Louis HANDY probably meaning Abram WILLSON & Sarah BALDWIN. After her first husband died, Sarah married Abram in Detroit on 1 March 1867 (according to the Kent County branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society Newsletter vol. 16, #1 1993.) But what does this mean? Sarah was living with Abram in the 1871 census and still living with him in 1881. However for the rest of this diary they are not mentioned together, in fact seem to be living apart. 39 Ella WILLSON, daughter of Abram 40 Possibly Edwin WILLSON, son of Abram 41 Possibly Ida’s brother David 42 This is likely Anson WILLSON. Although Ida’s brother was Anson Frederick HANDY, throughout most of the diary she refers to her brother as Fred. Also Anson Frederick age 16 was probably still living at home 43 Could be Edwin WILLSON, son of Abram? 38 13 �[Page 11] March 3rd 1875 Snowed and blowed most fearfully all day The men picked beans all day “ 4th Thawed considerably today “ 5th Snowed nearly all day + then in the evening it rained Ma + Pa went down to Clearville this morning + returned this evening Anson came down after Julia E. this morning “ 6th Not quite as cold Wes went to draw ice for Julius Uncle Abe44 brought Julia E home this afternoon Mr Malcom called in this afternoon and we had considerable sport with him. Heard that James Ransom was married “ 7th Sunday Quite pleasant Frank Fan Julie E. + myself went down to Mr. Scarlet’s today. Johnny P + Anson45 came down while we were gone “ 8th Warm + nice “ 9th A little colder Julius was up this afternoon a little while “ 10th Snowed part of the day, finished making over my black dress “ 11th Julius + Lulah46 came up this morning and she made Ma a present of a hanging basket Fan + I went with them to Ridgetown for a sleighride did’nt get home till three Oclock It rained the rest of the day “ 12th Nice + warm today Anson came down and spent the evening Played Pedro Pitch47 all the evening [Page 12] 44 Abram WILLSON Possibly Anson WILLSON 46 Julius HANDY and wife Lucretia 47 a card game 45 14 �March 13th Splendid nice day The boys tapped a few trees and the sap ran quite well. Mr. + Mrs. Willson48 of Ridgetown + Mrs [Beribee?] of Chatham were here this afternoon visiting. Pa went to Chatham with a load of beans Received a $1.22 per bush for them “ 14th Anson came down and him + Wes went to Morpeth to get a tooth pulled this Morning and when they came back Fan went home with him to stay this week Had quite a thunderstorm this afternoon. Mr. Fisher was over this evening. “ 15th It has rained nearly all day Uncle Abe was down this forenoon. He starts for Troy New York this afternoon Wes took Julia E down to Julius this morning to do some sewing on the machine Henry H was up this afternoon a little while. Commenced making my silk dress today. “ 16th Snowed + blowed all day. Anson called in as he was going to Morpeth and gave me an invitation to a dance [illegible – ‘at’?] his place tomorrow evening but declined on account of the recent death of Mary He called in again coming back + I sent a note to Fan by him [Page 13] March 17th Snowed + blowed all day fearfully cold. I went over to Mr Smith’s in afternoon to borrow 48 Presumably not Abram WILLSON & Sarah, who Ida would have referred to as Uncle Abe/Abram and Aunt Sarah. 15 �an over shirt pattern. Mr Mosher came down after me to go to the dance but I refused He brought me a note from Fan “ 18th Somewhat warmer today Julius brought Julia E home this morning Sent a note to Leva49 by Fred. “ 19th Anson was down this morning to give us an invitation to an evening party at his place next Tuesday eve. Commenced snowing this afternoon Received a note from Leva “ 20th Not very cold Pretty good sleighing today. “ 21st It is a most a lovely day Beginning to look like Spring. Wes went down to Mr. Fairchilds. “ 22nd Quite warm Mr. Carson was here for dinner Pa + Wes went to Chatham with a load of peas rec’d 55ctsper bushel Was in bed all afternoon sick with a fearful headache and sore throat “ 23rd A little colder than usual. Some better today. Henry came to saw wood this morning. Did not go to the party + Ans + J. Purvis came down after us but I could’nt go on account of sore throat and The rest would’nt it being so late. Ebenezer50 brought Fanny home this afternoon. Anson took her down to Sarah’s on Sunday to stay till today Henry + Linny were up this afternoon. They have all got well of the scarlet fever. [Page 14] March 24th Quite cold + windy tried to snow a little in the after- 49 Leva was a nickname for Lucy Olivia Fairchild. Lucy married Ida’s brother Wesley in 1877. Ebenezer might be Ida’s cousin, son of Sedgwick HANDY (this Ebenezer born abt 1848 in probably New York, died 1907 in Morpeth) 50 16 �noon. Pa + Collins + Sherman went to Chatham today with a load of Peas. Mr. Downie the Church of England Minister called on us this afternoon. Anson came down and took Fan + I to the entertainment up the Old Street. Had a good time. A letter from Henry Watson stating that Louisa was very sick. “ 25th Not very cold. Otis came up with his dog with Julius today + Fan went home with them They finished sawing wood today. Fred’s birthday, 16 years old The last day of school. “ 26th Good Friday Nice and warm. H Watson51 was here this evening had been attending Court all day at Ridgetown. Louisa a good deal better. “ 27th Quite warm The boys tapped the trees this afternoon and the sap ran considerably. Henry + Louisa came up this afternoon and stayed till after tea then went down to Theodore’s52 expect them back tomorrow. “ 28th Easter Sunday. Not quite as warm as usual. David was over a little while this morning. Henry + Louisa came back this morning and stayed all day and also Collins + Elizabeth. Anson called in this evening [Page 15] March 29th It has been quite warm today. Mr Grant called in this morning. Frank brought up some syrup this 52 Theodore WATSON, brother of Henry WATSON 17 �evening. “ 30th The weather continues the same. Pa received a Post Card from the New Covenant office stating they had received the money for the paper “ 31st Somewhat warmer today than usual. Julius brought Fan back this forenoon. Dave’s wife and child and Grandma53 were over this afternoon visiting. H Watson called in as he was coming back from Dr. Hick’s child’s funeral April 1st Rained nearly all day. Sugar’d off and had all the wax we wanted to eat “ 2nd Quite pleasant - Fred took Fan and Julia E down to Mr Ransom’s to spend the afternoon and Frank went after them and spent the evening “ 3rd Warm + Pleasant. Fan + I went down to Dave's this forenoon and stayed till four Oclock and then went down to Collins + stayed until eleven 11 in the evening. We played Pedro Pitch and ate wax all the evening Frank came from Morpeth about 9 Oclock + stopped and came home with us. Sherman’s birthday 8 yrs old [Page 16] April 4th Sunday Most a beautiful day. Fan Frank and Julia went down to Clearville and Lucy came home with them to stay Julius + Lulah + Otis came up in the afternoon 53 Likely Ida’s grandmother Catherine BALDWIN (nee ROOME). Catherine returned to Ontario from Wisconsin after her husband died. Ida’s other grandmother Louis Handy had died by this time. 18 �“ 5th Warm and Pleasant. Ella came down to get a Print dress cut and stayed the afternoon Leva came up also and going to stay all night we had a big time Ma made some wax and we ate all we could Frank took Fan down to Sarah’s + Elvira’s to bid them goodbye Dave + Jules was here this evening to bid her good bye Henry Louisa + Linny came up from Mrs Watson54 about dusk. Louisa is very sick. 55 “ 6th Frank Julia E and myself went to Chatham with Fannie who starts for Michigan. she stopped in Chatham all night and intends taking the cars tomorrow morning I got two pictures taken one for Fannie and one for somebody else [‘somebody else’ underlined]. Got home about half past seven. Louisa worse today. Leva went home this afternoon and Lucy with her. “ 7th Louisa is worse today than she has been at all Sent for Dr Van Allen this evening. Aunt Sarah + Dave’s wife were over for a little while. Collins + Elizabeth stayed nearly all night. Julia E [Page 17] sat up all night. Pa’s birthday today. He was 64 years old April 8th Louisa keeps getting worse Dr Van was here this morning and Dr Hicks came again at noon and she 54 probably Henry’s mother Rosannah WATSON nee DELONG Presumably Henry left Louisa in the care of her family; from now on until she recovers she appears in the Handy home 55 19 �continued getting worse and we sent for Dr again in the evening. Lucy came home this afternoon and Lillie with her. Lulah + her sister called in + Lulah stayed and her sister went home Jule came up for her the evening + Lillie went home with them Lillie brought me a note from Leva + I sent her one. I gave Lillie my photo Mrs Watson staid all night. “ 9th Louisa is some better today. Dr Hicks ordered yesterday the bed posts to be set on glass as a cure for the rheumatism56 it was done + in less than two hours the pain was all gone. Dr Van was here this morning and came again in the evening. “ 10th Louisa continues getting better although very weak yet The doctor was here this evening. Angeline + George came up to see Louisa There has been quite a number of callers today. “ 11th Sunday Louisa is able to sit up in bed today The doctor was here this evening Somebody has been calling in to see Louisa all day. Anson57 was down a little while today. Ella58 came down this eve and let me have Mr Moshers ring to wear for a time59. [Page 18] 56 In Ida’s time the term ‘Rheumatism’ would have been used to describe general pain of the soft tissue which today would cover many different conditions. It may be that Louisa had Rheumatic fever which is an inflammatory disease that may develop after an infection with Streptococcus bacteria (such as strep throat or scarlet fever). The disease can affect the heart, joints, skin, and brain. 57 Probably Anson WILLSON 58 Ella WILLSON, daughter of Abram WILLSON 59 What is the significance of Mosher’s ring? 20 �Apr 12 - Warm and pleasant. Louisa about the same The Dr was in this afternoon Henry went down home this morning + Lucy with him. Mrs [B---t?] of Clearville called in to see Louisa this afternoon. went down to Elizabeth’s about dusk after some bread + yeast. April 13th Cloudy + misty all day. Louisa considerably better today satup for nearly half an hour for the first time. The Dr came again this afternoon for the last time. Henry + Lucy came home this evening. Fred brought me a note from Laura H + Mary Bently tonight. Collins + Elizabeth were up this evening for a little while. Eliza Jane Oakes called in this afternoon to see Louisa. “ 14th Louisa not quite so well. Linny started to school with Fred today. He brought me a note from Laura H + Mary Bently tonight. I wrote them one this morning. Jule + Lucy60 called in this evening. Ans. Willson was down for a little while. I had quite a conflab with him. H Watson went to Morpeth this morning and brought a letter home from Fannie. She is in Michigan. I had Julia E cut my hair off short and they made all sorts of fun of me. [Page 19] April 15th Kind a rainy all day. Henry went down home today + Lucy with him. Louisa 60 Must be Ida’s brother Julius and his wife Lucretia, although Ida usually calls Lucretia ‘Lulah’, not Lucy 21 �a little better today. Mrs Watson called in this afternoon. April 16 - Snowed all afternoon. Louisa a good deal worse to day. Sent for Dr. this evening. Wrote a letter to Charlie Baldwin61. Heard that George Oaks was married on Monday to Miss Fannie Atkinson. “ 17th Snowed part of the forenoon. It has been pretty cold Louisa is no better. Henry + Lucy came home this evening. The men all went down to Morpeth this after noon to Billy Willson’s sale of goods. Wes heard that Mary Bennet was married to Pat Story last Thursday “ 18th Sunday. A little warmer. Louisa continues about the same. Had quite a number of callers today. Julius + Lulah62 were up and staid all the afternoon. Uncle Abe was down and staid and had dinner with us. “ 19th Louisa worse this morning The pain went to her heart Sent for the Dr. Snowed considerably this afternoon. Ella came down this afternoon a little while and brought a print dress for Julia Ellen to make Collins + Lucy went to Clearville with Mr + Mrs Westlake who start for Port Hope tomorrow. [Page 20] April 20th Quite cold. Louisa no better. The Dr was up this morning. Collins + Lucy came 61 62 Ida’s cousin who was living in Wisconsin Julius and Lucretia HANDY 22 �home today I slept nearly all day Sat up all night63. Mrs Watson came up to sit up tonight. Received a letter from Leva tonight. Had several callers in to see Louisa. Today is Frank’s birthday 25 yrs old “ 21st A little colder. Louisa considerably better today. Elvira came up this morning and stayed all day. Ella + Miss Montgomery were down this evening for a little while Julia Ellen’s birthday 30 yrs old “ 22nd Quite warm. Louisa not so well this morning but better this afternoon. Mr Waddell called in to see Louisa and also Mrs Reynolds Mrs Springsten + Miss Coll I wrote Leva a letter this afternoon. “ 23rd Warm + pleasant until towards evening it them commenced to rain. Louisa sometimes getting better no pain whatever although quite weak yet. Sarah Roome + Nancy McLean were up to day. Henry went down home this morning and returned this evening again “ 24th Cold + Windy. Louisa keeps improving. The Dr called in this evening on his way home from Theodore’s. His little girl is very sick [Page 21] April 25th A little warmer today. Henry took Dr. down to Theodore’s his little girl worse this morning Linny + I went down to the sugar bush. Wes was boiling sap after being there a little while Lucy + Laura64 + Sherman 63 64 presumably meaning sat up with Louisa possibly cousin Fannie’s mother: Laura HANDY (nee WOOD) 23 �+ Hale65 came down and then Lucy + Laura went over to Uncle Abe’s and Anson came back with them. we Sugar’d off and ate all the wax we could and then came home. Ans came with us shortly after we came home Johnny Simons + Julia called in to see Louisa and then they wanted me to go to Theodore’s with them. I went, His little girl is very sick. They have no hopes after her. After staying there a few minutes we came back + went down to Mr Simons and had tea and then went to church in the evening to hear Mr. Downie the Church of England minister preach and then Johnny brought me home. Frank was down to church Henry + Julia E went to Theodore’s + stayed the afternoon and evening. Heard that James Simons was married Miss Warner last week “ 26th Warm + pleasant Henry went down home this morning + returned this evening. Miss Kitty Scarlet and Mrs Edward Scarlet called in this afternoon Louisa sat up nearly an hour this forenoon. Theodore’s little girl died this morning at four Oclock to be buried tomorrow in the afternoon. Received a letter from Miss Annie Fairchild today [Page 22] April 27th Most a lovely day. Theodore’s little girl was buried this afternoon. Julia E went to funeral with Henry + Linny. A great many of his folks (that is Henry’s) called in to see Louisa, when they were returning from the funeral. She satup considerable today. Ma had an old friend, 65 Cousin Fannie’s father, Hale HANDY 24 �a distant cousin of hers, come to see her to-day. Mrs. Willins [?] her name, She is going to stay a few days. Received a letter from Fannie66 today. She is home at last. “ 28th Very pleasant. Henry + Lucy went down to Clearville to stay until Saturday night. Louisa is not able to stand alone yet. Ma, + Mrs Willins went down to Aunt Sarah’s this afternoon. Mrs Willins stayed all night. Received a letter from Leva this morning. 29th Rained nearly all day and blew fearfully Louisa tried to walk today + she made some queer attempts. I wrote a letter to Leva this evening. Received one from Charlie Baldwin. Julia E wrote a letter to Fannie this afternoon “ 30th Clear + windy. Louisa worse today. The pain has come back into her arm again. Mrs Willins came back from Aunt Sarah’s this afternoon. Homer [?] Shaw67 called in this afternoon. He is a distant cousin of Ma’s. The first time he’s been here for eighteen years. Heard today that James Simons wasn’t married it was a false report. [Page 23] May 1st Rained all day most fearfully. Pa took Mrs. Willins up to Blenheim this afternoon. Henry + Lucy came up this evening in the rain. Ate warm sugar this afternoon. Louisa about the same. “ 2nd Cold + windy. Louisa a little worse this morning but considerable better this afternoon. She came 66 Is this the previously mentioned ‘cousin Fanny’? Fannie’s family by this time was living in Wisconsin, so possibly she had come to stay with the Handy family for a time. 67 possibly a relative of Delilah SHAW, who married Samuel BALDWIN (“Ma’s” brother). 25 �out and had dinner with us about three Oclock. Ate warm sugar today. Franky Fairchild was here all day. Jule + Lulah68 + sister here this afternoon “ 3rd Clearville, Henry, Linny + I came down this morning Louisa was much better. We went down to Mr. DeLongs69 in the evening. Addie + Annie Laura Delong 70 were up this morning “ 4th Nice + Warm. Washed + baked today. Henry went to Highgate this forenoon. Wesley birthday 23 yrs old “ 5th Henry + Linny went home this evening I intended to go with them but it rained so fearfully I concluded to stay. Libbie McFarlane came and stayed with me. Orville Delong71 was up a little while before Henry went away. Eddie Willson’s72 birthday 24 yrs old. Commenced to write a letter to Fannie this evening. “ 6th Henry came back this forenoon and said Louisa was a good deal worse. I got dinner for him + John Stewart and then they went to Highgate and from there Henry went up home. Libbie came and stopped with me tonight again [Page 24] May 6th Continued. After school was out her + I went down to Mr. Delongs with Addie73, who came up to the store to do some trading. We stayed until nearly 9 Oclock and Orville74 68 Julius & Lucretia “Mr Delong” probably Peleg DELONG, uncle to Henry WATSON. The family lived in Hope Township until at least 1871 and relocated to Kent County date unknown, but evidently by the time of this diary. 70 “Addie” (or Ada) and Annie Laurie DELONG, children of Peleg Delong, cousins of Henry WATSON 71 Orville DELONG, son of Peleg Delong 72 Edwin WILLSON, son of Abram (“Uncle Abe”) 73 Probably Ada DELONG, daughter of Peleg Delong and Alvira Ford 74 Son of Peleg DELONG and Alvira Ford 69 26 �came home with us. I finished + posted my letter to Fannie this afternoon. “ 7th Windy + cold. Henry returned about noon. Louisa a little better when he left. I went with him after tea down to Mr Delongs for a buggy ride. Received letter from Leva. “ 8th Very warm the warmest day we've had this spring Henry went to Duart this morning and did’nt return till this evening. Mrs Cavers was over this afternoon for a little while Libbie was with me also all the afternoon. Orville was up for a couple of hours this afternoon. Henry + I came home this evening found Louisa much better than expected. “ 9th Sunday Rained all day most fearfully. Louisa a good deal better. Wrote a letter to Leva this afternoon Heard that Laura had an organ “ 10th Clearville Warm + nice this forenoon but somewhat gloomy this afternoon. Came down this morning with Henry + Linny. Louisa a good deal better to day. Met Orville as we were coming he was going up to Mr. Watson’s. He brought some bushes for Louisa. “ 11th Cloudy + dull Went down to Mr. DeLongs for a buggy ride with Henry + Linny [Page 25] May 12th Rained nearly all day. Cleared up this evening Henry went up home expects to take Louisa home tomorrow with him. Alforetta Delong75 came up to stay with me until he came back. Orville came up + him + Duncan + Linny went over to 75 Alforetta DELONG, daughter of Peleg Delong (other spellings: Alphoretta) 27 �the school house to hear Mr. McAllister lecture on Phrenology. They came back about ten Oclock and he (Orville) stopped quite a little while Miss Delong + I went over to hear Libbie play on her organ. “ 13th Warm + Pleasant Miss Delong went home this morning. Louisa + Henry came down this afternoon. She was pretty tired when she got home Mrs Delong + Orvil were up this afternoon to see Louisa and also Mrs MacFarlane Mrs Smith + Mary were in to see her “ 14th A little colder Mrs. Cavers was over for a little while this forenoon I helped Henry make flower garden this afternoon Mrs Bury was over in the afternoon + also Mrs. Campbell called in. “ 15th Quite clear + windy. Emeline Delong76 was up this forenoon and stayed till after dinner. Mrs McFarlane was over this afternoon + also Mrs. Cavers this evening. Henry has quite a lame back. [Page 26] May 16th Sunday a little chilly today Ma + Pa + Lucy came down this morning Tommy Feetzel77 called in this afternoon. Linny went down to his Uncle’s this morning. “ 17th A little warmer. Washed all day Mrs Davis 76 Emeline DELONG, daughter of Peleg Delong th The name here looks like an F as in ‘Feetzel’ but on June 16 and July 8 the surname looks like like ‘Teetzel’. There are several ‘Teetzels’ in the area in the 1871 census. 77 28 �called in the evening. Mrs MacFarlane was over this afternoon. Addie was up this morning “ 18th Quite warm. Henry no better with his back. Annie Laura was up this afternoon. Mrs Bury was in Besides several other callers this afternoon “ 19th Very warm Today Emeline was up and had tea with us. Henry a little worse today “ 20th Quite Windy Emeline + Chester were up this morning Mr Davis pulled a tooth for Chester. I was over to see Libbie this evening. Maggie Smart + Belle Newcome was in to see Louisa She is worse today + Henry too “ 21st Rained nearly all this afternoon Louisa no better + Henry either I went with Duncan + Libbie to the Fruit Festival at Palmyra. Had H Purvis + H Coll’s company all the evening got home about half past 12 found Louisa + Henry a great deal worse. The Dr was in this afternoon I sat up nearly all the rest of the morning [Page 27] May 22nd Louisa + Henry a little better today Very warm + close. Addie + Annie Laura78 were up this afternoon We all got weighed I weighed 102 lbs. Orvil called in this afternoon + then in the evening him + Alfaretta came up she stayed all night + he went home Duncan went up to Morpeth this afternoon to get some medicine 78 Addie and Annie Laura, daughters of Peleg DELONG and Alvira FORD 29 �for Louisa and he carried a note for me to Julia E. Mrs McFarlane + Libbie were over this eve “ 23rd Sunday Quite warm. Emeline came up this morning. Henry + Louisa a good deal better today. Collins + Elizabeth, Frank + Julia E came down Julia E is going to stay this week. About 2 Oclock Orvil came up and after dinner we all went down to Mrs Delong except Frank and stayed till after tea + then Orvil came home with us and stayed the evening “ 24th Rained this forenoon but quite warm this afternoon Duncan went to Ridgetown to spend the 24th I was over to Mrs McFarlanes a little while towards evening and she came home with me Louisa was taken worse again last night but is a little better today. The Dr was in this afternoon [Page 28] May 25th Nice + warm. Louisa a little better The Dr was in again this afternoon. Addie was up this morning Julia E + Henry went down to see Mr Delong this forenoon “ 26th Not quite so warm. Henry got a note from H Gilmore last night stating that Uncle Sam was very low and he (Henry) wanted to see him so Henry + Mr McFarlane went down. Received word this morning that he was dead. Sent a telegram to Abram Gilmore in [illegible]. Duncan + Linny went up home today and to Mrs Watson after some potatoes for Mr Delong 30 �“ 27th A little chilly Uncle Sam was buried this after noon Julie E + Henry went to the funeral Abram Gilmore + his wife came about an hour after he was buried “ 28th Nice + warm Went down to Mrs Delongs this forenoon after some patterns for Louisa. Henry + Abram Gilmore were here for tea + 29th Quite warm Emeline + Annie Laura came up and spent the afternoon Her + I were over to Mrs McFarlanes for a little while went home with Mr McFarlane Maggie Smart called in about sundown to see Louisa [Page 29] May 30th Sunday Quite chilly Henry + Louisa went down to Mr Delongs this afternoon. Henry Uncle + Aunt (Mr Robert Watson + Wife) + Mr Scarf were down there. I wrote a letter to Charlie Baldwin while they were gone. They all came back here to tea. Frank + Anse came down + Juliea E went home with them. Mr Neil MrPhail + Kitty Scarlet called in this afternoon “ 31st A little warmer. Addie was up this morning Henry + Louisa went up home this afternoon Henry went to see his father who was very ill. They brought some of my clothes down + Julia E wrote me a note Libbie McFarlane came over and stayed all night. June 1st Warm + Pleasant. Mrs Richard Bury called in this afternoon. Had and invitation to a bee 31 �this afternoon at Mrs Davis sewing carpet rags but declined going Addie came up after school and then after tea Henry + I went down home with her “ 2nd Had quite a rain storm this evening. Mrs Smart was here to tea. Mrs Davis called in this evening. Libbie was over also I wrote a composition for her on [Time?] Louisa is quite poorly [Page 30] June 3rd Very pleasant. Commenced making my print dress Louisa gave me Went over to Mrs Cavers and got her to cut me a garibaldi pattern. Was over to see Libbie a little while this evening “ 4th Very warm. Mrs Oaks + Jenny were here this afternoon. Worked on my dress nearly all day. Bought some lace + silk cut from Mr Davis today Libbie was over this evening “ 5th Pleasant. Had lots of work to do today Mrs Crane + Florence were over this afternoon. Orvil was here + had tea. Mrs McFarlane was over a little while this evening “ 6th Sunday Rained a little this evening Duncan Libbie + I went up home today. Met Maggie + Fred coming down Got home before they left Mrs Smith + Mrs Carpenter called in this evening Heard today that Myron had sold his 32 �place for $3200 – 50 acres “ 7th Rained nearly all day Mrs Carpenter came and spent the afternoon Henry went up to see his father today Mrs Cavers called in this evening [Page 31] June 8th Bright + warm Sarah Roome came up this morning and stayed all day. After tea I went with her down to Mrs DeLongs. Orvil got badly hurt yesterday with a span of horses. Received a letter from Fannie today. “ 9th Warm + bright. Louisa sent some of Mary’s hair to the Artist at Duart by Mrs Cavers she intends have Mary’s picture taken large “ 15th Quite warm. Elizabeth + Hortense came down this morning and Louisa went with them to Delongs Orvil came up just as they were going away he staid a couple of hours they came back and had tea Henry went to Ridgetown after tea. Received a letter from Leva this afternoon “ 11th Most sultry warm today. Alfaretta + Annie Louisa came up this afternoon “ 12th Quite cold. Was over to Mr McFarlane’s a little while and also to Mrs Cavers a little while this evening Linny + Henry went to Duart this evening “ 13th Sunday A little warmer. Linny Libbie + I went to the Old Fort for a walk this morning. This afternoon 33 �Henry + Linny went down to Delongs wrote a letter to Leva while there were all gone Annie Laura came home with them [Page 32] June 14th Nice clear + bright not a cloud to be seen Twenty one yrs old today79 Annie Laura went home this afternoon Chester was up at noon Libbie was over a little while this evening. Louisa + Duncan went to Duart after tea I sent my watch by them to get fixed “ 15th Very pleasant Linny’s birthday 11 yrs old After tea Henry + I went to Morpeth Saw Wes + Collins there. Had a long talk with H Coll. Was in to see Johnny and also saw H Purvis Eddie gave me an orange Had a splendid good time all the evening After Eleven, when we got home Mary Smith was here when we returned “ 16th Quite warm. Mrs Smart + Mrs McFarlane called in this evening. Mrs Teetzel + Tommy + Mr Blanchard were here for dinner “ 17th Tried to rain a little this forenoon. Orvil came up this morning and stayed till after dinner. Libbie was over a little while this evening “ 18th Very pleasant. Addie was up this morning. Orvil came up and him + Louisa went to Duart the forenoon. Henry + Louisa + Linny went up home tonight 79 Ida was born June 14, 1854 34 �intend going to Chatham tomorrow. Libbie came and stayed with me [Page 33] June 19th Quite warm Addie was up this afternoon Mrs McFarlane was over a little while this afternoon. After tea I went down to Joe Roome’s. “ 20th [margin: ‘Sunday’] Very warm. Sarah + I came up to Church this afternoon. I went back with her and stayed till after tea + then came home she came as far as John L Smiths with me Henry + Louisa + Linny came home shortly after I did Henry made me a present of a pack of [illegible] “ 21st Very sultry. Louisa + Henry went down to Mr Delongs this morning didn’t come back till after dinner Commenced Louisa’s dress this afternoon “ 22nd Warm. Henry Gilmore worked for Henry today After tea Louisa + I called on Mrs Maggie Bury for the first time. Alfaretta called in this evening “ 23rd Most fearfully warm. Henry + Louisa went up to Morpeth to fix little May’s80 grave Henry Gilmore worked here this forenoon. Addie was up this morning “ 24th Most awfully tired tonight washed all day It rained nicely this afternoon Received a letter from leva and one from Charlie 80 ‘May’ is Mary WATSON, daughter of Henry and Louisa 35 �[Page 34] June 25th Very warm Louisa + Henry went down to Mr Delongs this forenoon came back before dinner Mrs McFarlane was in this forenoon and again this evening. Chester81 was up this morning “ 26th Quite warm Henry Gilmore worked here this forenoon. Mr + Mrs Alex Campbell called in this afternoon. “ 27th Sunday. Not [any/too?] warm today. Wes + Leva came down today. Mr + Mrs Alex McTavish came and spent the afternoon. After tea I went home with Wes + Leva. Leva went home and staid all night with me “ 28th A little warmer. Leva Julia E Lucy + I went over to Mr Smith’s in the afternoon played croquet all the afternoon. About dusk I went home with Leva. “ 29th Quite a nice day Helped Leva to make her dress. After tea Leva Nettie Libbie + I went down to the Lake “ 30th Very pleasant. In the afternoon Franky took Leva + I to Morpeth Leva went to take her French lesson I went with her and Mrs Warner gave me one too. We went into nearly every store Had a splendid time I got home about dark [Page 35] 81 Chester DELONG, son of Peleg Delong and Alvira FORD 36 �July 1st Quite pleasant Fred, Wes, Julia E, Lucy, Laura, and myself went down to Morpeth in the morning to see the Calithumpians and then up on the Point to the [might be ‘picine’ or ‘piscine’?]. Stayed there till the afternoon and then came back to Morpeth Had a gay time I had my tea at Johnny’s He wanted me to go down to Hamilton and across to Cleveland with him this next week but I declined going. Had quite a chat with Anse Left Morpeth about dusk came with Mr Claks and his family as far as the sideroad and the rest of the way home with Louisa + Henry “ 2nd A little warmer Mrs Gilmore was here this afternoon and Addie + Annie Laura also Mrs Jimmy White + Mrs William Desmond called in this evening Sarah Roome was up this morning “ 3rd Rained quite nicely this evening. Henry + Louisa started for Newbury this morning Libbie has come over to stay all night with me “ 4th Sunday warm + sultry Libbie stayed till after dinner and then we went down to church I wrote a letter to Annie and also to Leva + Fannie. Louisa + Henry returned this evening. Brought the picture of little May home [Page 36] July 5th Cloudy, Washed all day. After tea Duncan and I went up home drove down to Rachel’s first after strawberries but she sold them 37 �all and then up home. Grandma is stopping there now “ 6th Cloudy + gloomy came home this morning. Orvil was here when I came. Emeline came up this afternoon intends staying all night “ 7th Quite sultry. Emeline went home this afternoon “ 8th Very warm Mrs Maggie Bury + little Laura Teetzel called in after tea. Louisa + I were over to Mrs McFarlane’s a little while this evening “ 9th Cloudy + dull I went down this morning to Mr Delongs and stayed till after dinner + then Alfaretta + Annie Laurie went down to see Sarah Roome stayed till after tea + then Sarah came [illegible] with us. After I got past Mr Delongs a little ways Orvil + Emeline + Mr Walker the teacher came along + gave me a ride “ 10th Very warm Alforetta was up and stayed for tea. Louisa + Henry + Linny went to Duart to get their pictures taken this forenoon “ 11th Sunday Nice + cool Collins + Elizabeth + the children came down today + Lucy Fred + Nettie also Nettie is going to stay all the week with me [Page 37] July 12th Quite warm. After tea Louisa + Henry went up to Mr Mills + Nettie + I went for a walk “ 13th Very warm Louisa Nettie + I went up to Mrs Smarts this afternoon had a splendid time Mrs McFarlane was 38 �over a little while this forenoon “ 14th As warm as ever Louisa + Henry went out to Dr Hicks visiting this afternoon didn’t get back until eleven Oclock after tea Nettie + I went over to see Libbie stayed there until 9 Oclock Addie was up a little while after school was out – “ 15th Warm Louisa + Henry went up to Palmyra this forenoon to see about some cherries Mrs McFarlane was over this morning. After tea Henry Linny + Nettie + I went down to the lake for a ride “ 16th Very Pleasant Louisa put on a quilt this afternoon and we all quilted till tea time. Maggie Smart called in this evening Received a letter from Fran today “ 17th Quite Pleasant Nettie + I went up to Morpeth with Henry Gilmore this afternoon left [illegible] there [Page 38] July 18th Sunday Rained last night + this morning considerable. Libbie was over this morning Orvil came up about ten Oclock and in the afternoon I went with him to Church Mr Downie preached After church I went home with him + his sisters and in the evening him + I + Emeline + Alfaretta went out to Duart to meetings and then home “ 19th Very Pleasant Henry Louisa + I went up to Mrs Gosnells to pick cherries this forenoon. Canned 39 �them up this afternoon, Henry + Linny went a fishing after tea down to the lake. Libbie was over a little while “ 20th Quite warm. All of Mr Delongs girls came up this morning and called for Linny + I to go up home. We first went to Collins and stayed until after dinner and then we all with Elizabeth + Julia went up home + stayed till after tea and then back here again. Linny + Adda stayed up “ 21st Warm as ever Washed all day. Henry went a fishing after tea “ 22nd Quite nice. Eliza Jane Oaks + Jennie Bailey came down this morning and stayed all day Henry + Abram Gilmore + his daughter came up and spent the afternoon. Dr Roome + wife called in. About dark Louisa + I went over to Mrs McFarlanes and helped her pit her cherries [Page 39] July 23rd Warm After dinner Henry, Louisa + I went down to Joe Roome’s after cherries came home about four. After tea Mrs McFarlane + Libbie came over and helped us pit them Orvil came in while we were pitting them and we went for him most unmercifully “ 24th Very Warm. Henry + I went up to Mrs Gosnells after cherries this forenoon Mr Smith from Bothwell was here to dinner. After tea Louisa + Henry went up home + Libbie + Duncan came over + stayed all night with me 25th Sunday Fearfully warm Libbie stayed all 40 �day with me Louisa + Henry got home about 9 Oclock this evening + Adda came with them 26th Had quite a shower this afternoon Eliza Jane Oke’s + her Aunt came down this morning Eliza Jane went home after tea but Mrs Lutes [?] remained to stay a couple of weeks I went over to Mrs McFarlanes and spent part of the evening Adda went home this morning. “ 27th Very warm Henry went up after his Grand mother82 this morning came back this afternoon The Artist Mr Frances brought the pictures this afternoon Mrs Cavers was over this evening [Page 40] July 28th Quite warm. Helped Louisa make her black Print dress. Was over to Mrs Cavers after tea for a few mintues “ 29th Sultry warm Went over and picked some peas for dinner and after tea Louisa + I went again and picked some for pickles came by Mrs McFarlane and her + Mr McFarlane were quarreling at a great rate he was drunk and abusing them most fearfully. “ 30th Quite chilly this evening After tea Libbie + I went over and picked some peas “ 31st Warm + nice Henry went to Duart to 82 Could be either his maternal grandmother Sybel DELONG (nee DECKER) who died possibly 1879, or paternal grandmother Mary who died 1885. More likely the latter as she lived in Howard. 41 �Council this morning and came home with a fearful headache this evening Mr Tucker + wife and little girl was here for dinner. Libbie was over this evening a little while August 1st [in margin: ‘Sunday’] Rained all day. Mr David Watson83 + wife came + brought Linny home and returned this evening in the rain. Mr + Mrs Tucker + Jennie came over this afternoon and stopped till after tea + then went back to Mr Bury’s “2nd Rain ! Rain ! Rain ! all day long Frank + Collins + Julia came down this afternoon. Julia is [Page 41] (Continued) going to stay Mr + Mrs Tucker + Jennie came over this afternoon intend stopping all night August 3rd It still continues to rain Mr + Mrs Tucker + Jennie went up to Mr Hill’s this afternoon Received a letter from Leva today “ 4th Quite nice + warm this forenoon. Cloudy + dull again this afternoon Mr + Mrs Tucker + Jennie returned again this afternoon They staid at Bury’s “ 5th Rained all day nearly Mrs Tucker + Jennie came over this morning and stayed till after dinner + then they went out to Duart. I was over to see Libbie a little while this evening “ 6th dull + gloomy. Henry Gilmore worked here today Libbie was over a little while 83 Henry WATSON’S brother 42 �“ 7th The weather no better. Libbie + I went up to Mr Smarts after tea and stayed till dark Mrs Cavers was over a little while this evening. Mr John Watson84 + a friend of his Mr Stephenson came down and stayed till after tea + then went down to Mr Delongs “ 8th Sunday Very pleasant Mr Watson + Mr Stephenson came back for dinner today. Libbie was over a little while after tea Fred brought Julia Ellen down this eve[ning?] to go to the [illegible] tomorrow in the excursion. I have most a painful thumb [Page 42] August 9th A lovely day. Fred stayed all night and took us out to the station at Highgate Henry + Louisa, Julia + Linny + Julia E + I. Had an excellent good time. Bought a beaded watch case. left Highgat[e] at half past five and got down there at one and left there at seven and reached home a little after five the next morning My thumb pained me considerable all the time – was pretty tired “ 10th Quite pleasant. slept till nearly 10 Oclock Collins came down after us this morning came home after dinner Louisa + Mrs Lutes came up with us + Henry brought Mrs Watson home also. My thumb keeps getting worse 84 Henry WATSON’S father 43 �“ 11th Nice + Warm Leva called in this afternoon for Lucy to go and take her French lesson. Sarah Smith was over two or three hours this afternoon Wrote a letter to Charlie Baldwin “12th Quite pleasant My hand a little worse today wrote a letter to Fannie this afternoon or at least commenced one “ 13th Very warm Finished my letter to Fannie this morning Sat up nearly all night my hand pained me so bad Had a little shower of rain between 9 + 10 Oclock. [Page 43] August 14th Quite pleasant. Lucy went over to take her French lesson after dinner + in about two Oclock Leva came along + called in + I went with her. My thumb pained me so bad I could scarcely sit still. Leva came back with me + is going to stay all night “ 15th Sunday. My hand considerable better. Johnny Simons + James Smith was here to dinner + after dinner they went to Sunday School with Leva Wes + I. I went home with Leva “ 16th [Illegible] Rained a little this forenoon but was lovely this afternoon. After tea we all (Mr Fairchild’s girls + myself) went down to the Lake and had a boat ride by moonlight out on the Lake until ten O’clock “ 17th Rained again today. After tea we all started off with each of us an umbrella 44 �over to Julius and stayed till ten O’clock had lots of fun “ 18th Rained again as usual. Nothing of any account happened today. The girls very busy preparing for the Masonic picnic tomorrow [Page 44] August 19th Quite pleasant this forenoon but a little showery this afternoon Mr Fairchild took us all to the picnic this morning An excursion party from Port Stanley were to be there it was held in Mr Simpson’s grove After dinner Lillie + I went for a ride with Henry Coll we went up as far as the Eau and back again and then down to Clearville and stayed to Henry Watson’s till one clock and then back to Mr Fairchild’s, after two when we got home Had a gay old time “ 20th Didn’t get up till nine Oclock Rained nearly all the forenoon. In the afternoon Leva came home with me and is going to stay all night “ 21st Rained all this afternoon. Leva + Lucy went over to take their lesson “ 22nd Sunday Clear + quite cool Henry + Louisa + Linny came up this morning + stayed till after dinner + then went down to Mr Watson’s Julia Ellen went home with Leva this afternoon Ella Willson called in this evening and stayed a couple of hours 45 �Frank + Mr George Reynold went to camp meeting today [Page 45] August 23rd Quite chilly had to keep a fire on all day Aunt Sarah + little Cora came over this morning and stayed till after dinner. Julia Ellen came home this afternoon. Miss Eliza Patterson called in the evening “ 24th Very pleasant Julia E went down to Rachel’s after dinner + Henry brought her home this evening. Ma + Pa + Lucy went to Morpeth + Ridgetown this evening Received a letter from Melvin today “ 25th Quite warm Leva called in this afternoon and also Mr + Mrs Delong “ 26th Very warm. Julia E went down to Henry’s this afternoon to keep house for him this next week as Rachel intends starting for Pennsylvania tomorrow goes down as far as the Suspension Bridge in an Excursion train to Niagara Falls. “ 27th Pleasant Lucy + Fred started to go on the excursion but the cars did not call at Weldon’s station as the cars were all filled up and could not take no more on so they had to come back and also Henry + Rachel + Laura. After tea Frank + I + Lucy + Fred went down to town Had a pleasant time 46 �[Page 46] August 28th Very warm. Mr + Mrs Delongs called on this afternoon “ 29th Sunday Most dreadfully warm. Ma + Pa + Grandma + Fred went down to Julius’s today, Lucy went to Sunday School + Nettie Fairchild + Lizzie Willson + Maud Bell came home with her Lizzie + Maud went home after tea + Nettie is going to stay all night – Joe Roome + Miss Potts called in about dusk on their way home from the Eau where they had been for a ride Frank went to Church at Morpeth this evening + Julia E went home with Henry. Ella + Miss Mosby called in this evening “ 30th very sultry, Rachel started for Pennsylvania today took the cars at Ridgetown. Not very well this evening “ 31st Still continues warm. Nettie + Lucy went over to Mr Smiths this afternoon. George Smith to work pulling beans for us today. September 1st Extremely warm. Nettie went with Lucy over to Madam Warner’s to take he[r?] French Lesson but she was not at home and left word that she could’nt teach any more was going to Montreal so Nettie went home. Georgie Smith + Charles Bell working here today [Page 47] September 2nd Warm as ever Grandma went down to 47 �Aunt Sarah’s this afternoon and stayed till after tea. Georgie85 here again today “ 3rd Very warm this forenoon had a little shower of rain this afternoon Henry + Julia E came up this morning and stayed a few minutes George is here to work today + also Henry’s hired [Rory?] + Georgie Smith all pulling beans. “ 4th Note quite so warm Had quite a shower of rain last night Pa + Ma went to Chatham today “5th Sunday Warm + windy Frank went down to Clearville after Louisa this morning they all came up this afternoon Laura came up and her + I went to Sunday School together Henry Handy + Julia E came up and stayed till dark “ 6th Very Pleasant Louisa + Henry went to Chatham today + Linny pulled beans this forenoon + in the afternoon him + Lucy went down to Henry’s after tomatoes. Louisa + Henry got back about sundown stayed till after tea + then went home “ 7th Warm. Laura was up a little while this afternoon After tea Frank Wes + I went down to Morpeth. Saw Anse there he made me a present of yd of ribbon [illegible] Jo Simons He asked us to go to the Reform Picnic at Ridgetown tomorrow with him [Page 48] 85 Might be Ida’s brother George HANDY 48 �September 8th Warm + most fearful dusty Johnny came up about half past Twelve. We left at one and reached Ridgejust as the Honorables was coming from the station we then drove down to the Grove (Mr S[???]) The Hon Mr McKellar in whom the Picnic was given in honor of was presented with a handsome Gold Watch + Chain The speakers were the Hon’s E C Wood, Casey, Willson, Waterworth, McCraney, Mills, McKellar. It was six Oclock before the speaking finished we then left and reached Morpeth about dusk. Julia got tea for us and then he brought me home 9th Very pleasant this forenoon but cloudy and rainy this afternoon Henry + Louisa called in this morning on their way to Dealtown After tea Frank Wes + I went to town I bought a pair of shoes from Johnny When we came back found Henry + Louisa here they are going to stay all night 10th Rained all night but pleasant today. Henry + Louisa went home this morning. 11th Quite cold. 12th Not much warmer, Lucy went up to Uncle Abe’s today + Wes + I went down to Julius Wes stayed a little while + then went across to Mr Fairchild Julius brought me home Otis came with us Henry + Louisa had been here [Page 49] September 13th Very warm. Pulled beans all the afternoon Johnny S---- called in today to let me know the Excursion to Port Stanley was 49 �postponed, Grandma went down to Aunt Sarah’s this afternoon “ 14th Cloudy + dull, Grandma came back this afternoon Henry went after Rachel today “ 15th Quite warm. Julia E came home this forenoon I went down to Elizabeth’s to get some stitching done on her machine stayed till after tea and then rode up with Collins him + the boys + Pa went to Blenheim this evening to a political meeting Rachel + Henry called in this evening Today is Ma’s birthday 61 yrs old “ 16th Cold + Rainy. Pa went down to the election for Member of Parliament between Mr Laird a conservative + Mr McCraney a Reformer. Commenced spinning today. Ella was down a little while this evening Heard that Ebenezer86 was married last Monday to Miss Miriam Ferguson “ 17th Showery and quite cold. Heard today that Mr McCraney was elected with a majority of 200 and over. Louisa + Henry + Linny came up this evening intending to stay a few days [Page 50] 18th Cold + Cloudy Day + Henry went to Chatham this morning + returned this evening about six. They heard the true statement of Mr McCraney’s majority which is 168. Henry + Louisa went down to Fred Watson’s87 to stay all night and the rest of us except 86 Ebenezer HANDY, son of Sedgwick Handy 50 �Pa + Ma went down to Morpeth to hear the Chatham Band play. 19th Sunday, Cold and cloudy all day Rained a little this evening Went to Sunday School this afternoon. Henry + Louisa + Linny came back this evening. Wrote a letter to Mel 20th Dull weather as ever. Frank took Henry down to the wharf this morning intending to go to Cleveland on an excursion but the Lake being so rough the Steamer (Riverside) could not come in so he came back again during the time Louisa + Julia E went down to Rachel’s and when he came back he went down after Louisa and then went home. Julia Ellen came back in the afternoon. Henry Handy + Rachel + Laura came up and Julia E went to Morpeth to a dance in the Hall at Morris’s Brick. Frank posted my letter this morning to Mel I sent him my picture 21st The weather continues the same 22nd Cold + cloudy 23rd A little warmer and very little [illegible] There has been frost every night this last week. [Page 51] September 24th A lovely day The Ridgetown Fair was to day none of us went “ 25th Bright + warm this morning Collins, Elizabeth, Julia, Hale, + Frank + I went to Chatham It commenced raining just before we got to Chatham and rained all the forenoon The afternoon was bright + warm till about five and it continued 87 Would be Henry’s brother Theodore Frederick WATSON who was also known as Fred 51 �raining again shortly after we left Blenheim, Collins made me a present of a tie. Elizabeth + I got our pictures taken together + also Frank + I. I bought me velvet for a coat “ 26th [in margin: Sunday] Not extra warm although some warmer than has been Fred + I went down to Jule’s and about half past three Lucy went with us over to Mr Fairchild’s we stayed there till after tea and then all the girls + Franky came back to Jule’s with us Jule brought me home when we got home Oliver Ransom was here and about 9 Oclock S Brown called in for him he had been down to see Julia Simons “ 27th Nice + warm today. Mr Simons came up this morning and asked me to go with him to Port Stanley on an excursion tomorrow I accepted “ 28th It has been a most lovely day. Johnny came up this morning after me we stopped for Julia + then went down to the dock [Page 52] the boat had’nt got in when we got there but came in shortly after but owing to the small crowd that had collected they did’nt think it worth while going so the boat went back again we came back to the store and had sinner. Lulah Julius + Lucy came and had dinner too, I staid till after tea + then Johnny brought me home. He said some funny things before we got home but I guess at any rate he wont ask me to go with him again. I Received a letter from Fannie 29th Very pleasant all day until this evening it rained 52 �thundered + Lightning’d quite hard. Louisa + Henry + Linny was here for dinner 30th Cloudy + dull this forenoon but somewhat brighter this afternoon October 1st Very pleasant Mr + Mrs Ransom came down this morning and stayed all day. Lucy went up to Uncle Abe’s after dinner and after tea Fred Frank Wes Julia + I went to Morpeth I went in and seen Johnny for fun When we came back Ella was here and shortly after Henry + Louisa came. Anse + Joe stopped for Ella about 9 oclock “ 2nd Nice + bright Pa + Ma + Henry + Louisa went to Chatham today after dinner I went up to Uncle Abe’s [Page 53] October 3rd Sunday Clear + windy Ella + Miss Montgomery brought me home this morning. Louisa + Henry went home last night I wrote a letter to Fannie this afternoon Jule + Henry + Collins were all here this evening Ma brought me a brown cashmere dress yesterday. “ 4th Quite pleasant. Commenced making up my coat this afternoon “ 5th Dull + cloudy. Rained a little this afternoon “ 6th Rained thundered + Lightening’d last night and has rained all day today “ 7th Nice + bright day. They all went to Chatham to the fair except Ma, Grandma, and me “ 8th Cold and not very clear. Lillie came up today intends staying a couple of days. “ 9th dull and cloudy. Lillie + Julia Ellen went up to Uncle Abe’s a little while this afternoon Rained this evening 53 �“ 10th Sunday Not very warm. Laura came up this morning and her + Julia E + Lillie + I went to the woods for hickory nuts and the boys went up on the Point when we came back Julius + Otis was here and the boys had come back after tea Fred + Lucy + I went home with Lillie. Leva let me have Tennyson’s poems + Bateman’s poems to read Anse + Ed88 called in this forenoon 11th Cold + cloudy snowed a little this evening. Lucy went up to Uncle Abe’s to stay this week [Page 54] October 12th Clear and cold Pa went to Chatham with a load of beans + wheat received a dollar a bush for both he took mine + Lucy’s beans with him “ 13th Quite warm + bright Pa + I went down to Morpeth this afternoon brought some lace and buttons for me coat. “ 14th Warm and bright but quite windy. Went to the fair at Blenheim with Mr Fairchild’s folks. Leva went with our folks, Louisa + Henry called in on their way up and then came back and stayed all night and Linny also Henry not very well. Pa went to Chatham today with a load of wheat. 15th It has rained all day. Received a letter from Charlie Baldwin this evening. 16th Cold + rainy 17th Sunday Cold + rainy as ever. Mrs Stymers[?] came down 88 Probably Anson & Edwin, sons of Abram WILLSON 54 �this morning and stayed all day. Jule + Lulah came up this evening a little while and also George Lucy89 is 19 yrs old today “ 18th Cloudy and cold “ 19th Warm and bright Julia E + I went hunting hickory nuts we went throug[h?] the Colonel’s woods and then down to Jule’s and then Lucy and Otis went with us down to Joe Pattersons woods we got our dishes partly full and then [Page 55] came back to Jule’s and got our dinner and then started for home we called in to see Rachel and also called on Elizabeth. Pa went to Chatham today with a load of wheat he had contracted for a dollar a bush. Received a letter from W. E. Perrin this evening Oct 20th A little warmer today Finished spinning this afternoon “ 21st It has been most a lovely day warmer than yesterday Pa went to Chatham today Uncle Abe called in and gave us all an invitation to a party at his place tomorrow evening “ 22nd The weather continues the same. Mr Bell + Mr Manford a Universalist minister came down this afternoon, he (Mr Manford) preached this eve in the slabtown school house we all went and the minister came back to stay all night with us we then went up to Uncle Abe’s to the party “ 23rd Quite warm Mr Manford + Pa went out to Ridgetown and then to Morpeth and down to the Eau this forenoon. Fred, Julia E + I went down to Morpeth 89 Ida’s sister Clara Lucinda 55 �this evening. 24th Sunday. Most a beautiful day. Pa + Collins + Lucy and I went to Blenheim to meeting this forenoon took the minister Mr Manford up with us. Julia E + Frank went together Louisa + Henry came up and went, after meeting came home and went up again in the evening. Henry went to Chatham after meeting Louisa came home with Frank + Julia [Page 56] October 25th Cloudy and dull but not cold. Jule came up about one Oclock this morning after Ma Fred took Louisa down to Jule’s + to George’s this forenoon he came back and said Lulah had a little boy90. Henry Watson came back from Chatham about dusk he only stopped a few minutes and then went home George91 is 28 yrs old today. Have got quite a sore throat today “ 26th Cloudy Jule brought Ma home tonight “ 27th Cold and dull My throat is pretty sore today. “ 28th Cloudy but not very cold My throat is a good deal better today. Mr H Purvis and sisters Mr J Mosher and sisters Miss E Hungerford and Ella + Anson were all here this evening. Today is thanksgiving day “ 29th It has rained all day and no prospects of it stopping “ 30th Cold and very windy. Fannie and Jane Smith came over this afternoon and stayed until 8 Oclock in the eve – 90 The little boy would be Loren HANDY, son of Julius HANDY and Lucretia BRYANT. He was born 25 October 1875 91 George HANDY, Ida’s brother. He was born on this day 56 �“ 31st Sunday Very cold. Lucy Fred and I went down to Jule’s this morning and then we all with Lucy Bryant and Jule went up on the Point rambled through the pines + hickerys till about four Oclock and then came back to Jules Lucy + Fred stayed till after tea and then they went home and I remained. Nov 1st Cloudy but some warmer than yesterday finished stitching my dress this afternoon Frank F------ came over with a note from Leva telling me her cousins were coming up to be there tonight. I came home about three Oclock [Page 57] November 2nd Clear and bright and quite warm. George was up this afternoon they lost a little girl this morning. Finished making my print dress this morning and wore it this afternoon. Uncle Segie92 started for Nebraska a week ago today. “ 3rd Cloudy. Leva and Lillie and Melvin came up this evening and staid till about three Oclock in the morning. I went home with them “ 4th Not very cold Mr Fairchild + Mel went to the Eau to shoot ducks gone all day they went in the eve to Morpeth and Mel brought three cans of oysters played euchre till Eleven o’clock after they came back. Leva and Mrs Fairchild went to Morpeth this afternoon “ 5th Quite pleasant Mel and Mr Fairchild went hunting this forenoon and in the afternoon Mel went over to visit McCary’s school. Leva + I went to Morpeth and in the evening Mel came down and we went to Johnny’s for tea. I dressed up in Lillie’s clothes 92 Sedgwick HANDY, brother of Collins HANDY Sr. 57 �and Leva in mine Cooked the oysters this evening “ 6th Very pleasant and warm Mr Fairchild and Mel went to shoot ducks again today and us girls all went over to Julius’ a little while I borrowed Jule’s buggy for tomorrow He (Jule) took Lillie and I to town this evening Had a gay time Jule left the buggy to Mr Fairchild’s when we came back I dressed up in Leva’s clothes and Lillie in mine [Page 58] November 7th Sunday. Mel Leva + I went down to Clearville today and stayed till about sundown and then back to Mr Bannister’s and stayed till after tea and then they brought me home and stayed till nearly Twelve Oclock Mel starts for home tomorrow and Lillue goes with him on a visit Sent Annie a watch case. Ma, Frank, Coll Lucy Henry + Rachel came down while were there Lucy [above] (stayed) “ 8th Not quite so nice and warm today as usual “ 9th Cloudy and dull Ma commenced weaving blankets to day “ 10th Rained nearly all day “ 11th Nice and bright “ 12th Clear and quite warm. Wes, Julia E, and I went up to Uncle Abe’s and spent the evening. H Purvis was there “ 13th Snowed all day “ 14th Sunday Stormy and dull all day. Henry + Collins were up and had dinner with us I wrote a letter to Billie Perrin this evening “ 15th Cloudy Commenced making my brown dress today “ 16th Stormy and quite windy Received a letter from Fan 58 �Uncle Abe had his sale today “ 17th Clear and bright “ 18th Cloudy but not very cold Frank went to town this evening and brought me a letter from Melvin [Page 59] Nov 19th Cloudy but not cold. Went down to Elizabeth’s this afternoon to do some stitching on the machine came back and after tea Wes Frank Julia E. and I went up to Mr Purvis to spend the evening “ 20th Quite pleasant Julius + Lulah came up this afternoon and stayed till after tea we came home from Mr Purvis’s between 3 and 4 Oclock. Mr J McTaggart and sister Mr P Haggart and sister, Mr J Mosher and sister Mr A Patterson, Mr R. A. Hughes and Anse + Ella were there had an excellent time “ 21st Sunday Very pleasant Fred went down to Clearville and Wes to Fairchild’s “ 22nd Clear and cold Wes brought me a note from Leva last night. Pa went to Chatham today with a load of beans got 95 cts a bush “ 23rd Cloudy but not very cold picked beans all the evening “ 24th Clear and bright Collins + Maynard came up this evening and helped us pick beans “ 25th Clear and cold Pa went to Chatham today with a load of beans got 95 cts a bush. Ella Willson came down about dusk and is going to stay all night 26th Rained nearly all day. Ella stayed all day and about dusk her father came after her Collins and Maynard came up to pick beans. He brought me two letters, one from Annie and the other from Billie 59 �[Page 60] Nov 27th Cloudy and dull Pa went to Chatham with a load of beans today “ 28th Sunday. Rained nearly all day Julia + Hale were up a little while “ 29th Cloudy and most fearful cold “ 30th Blowed and snowed all day Dec 1st A good deal warmer today “ 2nd About the same not very cold Received a letter from Lillie Fairchild “ 3rd Quite warm and nice today. “ 4th Warm Frank + Wes went out to Chatham with a load of beans + Pa + Ma went with the horse + buggy Collins + Hortense Watson went with them Rained when they were coming home Ma bought me a [looks like ‘cloud’?] and a felt skirt “ 5th Sunday Rained all day. Jule + George were up this afternoon. Julia Ellen + I wrote a letter to Fan and also one to Lillie “ 6th Rained + thawed all day “ 7th It still rains. Anse called in this afternoon “ 8th Cloudy + dull “ 9th Cloudy but not cold Uncle Abe came down this morning and said that [?ra?ler] had smashed up so him and Pa went out to Chatham to see about it but found out that it was a false report [Page 61] 60 �Dec 10th Snowed a little last night. Henry came up to saw wood today. Pa received a paper from Louisa this evening. 11th Not very old today. Louisa + Henry called in this evening on their way to Mr Watson’s Wes was down to Morpeth and brought home word that Mr Bannister is were going to have a party Tuesday Evening and invited us all to go “ 12th Sunday A little colder Louisa + Henry came back + had dinner with us Wes went down to Fairchild’s I sent a note to Leva and also sent a note to Oliver by Fred asking him to come and go to the party. Anse + Eddie93 called in this morning and again this evening. Wrote a letter to Billie this evening “ 13th Quite cold + windy “ 14th Very cold. Oliver came down this afternoon we all except Frank went to the dance had a very good time. Snowed when coming home “ 15th Snowed nearly all day Pa went to Chatham with a load of beans and Collins went with him. Oliver went home about noon. [Page 62] Dec 16th Pretty cold Pa + Frank went to Ridgetown to the sale 93 Anson and Eddie Willson, likely 61 �“ 17th Very cold Snowed a little “ 18th A good deal colder “ 19th Sunday Clear and cold, Julia E + Frank went down to Clearville this morning + Lucy came home with them this evening. Julia was up a little while this afternoon. Ella + Coll94 were down this evening a little while. “ 20th Quite warm thawed all day “ 21st Quite warm but rainy “ 22nd Clear and warm George came up and helped white wash today “ 23rd A little colder Cleaned house today “ 24rd Rained all day Henry Handy was here for dinner I received a letter from Mrs Roxy Moffitt “ 25th Christmas Clear + bright + not very cold “ 26th Sunday Rained all day Wrote a letter to Roxy Anse stopped in out of the rain and had to saty all night “ 27th Clear + bright + not very cold. Jane + Lizzie were over this afternoon visiting Received a letter from Billie this evening “ 28th Quite pleasant [Page 63] Dec 29th Thawed + Rained all day. Received a Post Card from the Custom House Officer at London stating that there was a parcel lying at his office for me and by paying the Duty which was twenty five cents I would get it. I wrote a 94 This might be Collins Willson (Ella’s brother) 62 �note with the money enclosed and Frank took it down and posted it. “ 30th Warm but fearful muddy. Laura came up this morning and is going to stay all night “ 31st Very warm Lulah + Jule + Otis + Lorum95 [should be ‘Loren’] came up this morning and stayed all day Jule + Wes went to the shooting match at Troy Wes brought home a goose for dinner tomorrow. Laura is still here. So endeth the last day of 1875 [in a different pen] In reply to your polite note of yesterday morning I hasten to assure you that I am highly sensible of the honor you have done me in the proposals you have so handsomely made and that I appreciate the frank and manly tone in which you have spoken of yourself. Believing that you are sincere in the sentiments which you express toward me having great respect for you as a man and a gentleman and esteeming you as a friend, it is with regret that I am compelled to give you pain by declining your addresses and informing you that circumstances render it impossible for me ever to be more to you than, as, I am now Truly your Friend ---------- [Page 64] Fruit Cake: five eggs, two cups of sugar, one cup of molasses three cups currants well rubbed in flour, two cups stoned raisins, nutmeg, cinnamon salt, one cup 95 This would be referred to Julius and Lucretia’s new son Loren HANDY 63 �milk flour to thicken (not too stiff) half teaspoon ful soda, one of cream tartar. Butter the tins well + bake in a moderate oven. Coconut Cup Cake: Two cups of rolled white sugar, one and a half cup of butter, one cup of milk, half teaspoonful of soda one of cream tartar, four eggs well beaten a nutmeg, salt, the white of one coconut grated floor enough to make a stiff batter. Beat it well put in buttered tins an inch think: bake in a quick oven and when well done frost it and cut into square pieces Marble Cake: Light part – One and half cups of white sugar half a cup of butter, one cup of sweet milk half a teaspoonful soda, one of cream tartar whites of four eggs two and a half cups of flour. Dark part – One cup of brown sugar half a cup of molasses, half a cup of butter, one cup of sweet milk half teaspoonful soda one of cream tartar two and half cups flour Yolks four eggs clover allspice cinnamon and nutmeg salt. [Page 65] Jelly Cake – Three eggs beaten very light, one cup of sugar, one cup of flour one teaspoonful cream tartar mixed dry in the flour half a teaspoonful soda dissolved in hot water one tablespoonful of cream or butter half a teaspoonful of essence of lemon. Delicate Cake – Take the whites of four eggs beaten to a stiff froth one cup of sugar, one cup of flour half a cup of sweet milk, three tablespoonfuls butter, one teaspoonful of soda three of cream 64 �tartar flavour with lemon essence salt [The following recipe seems to be written in a different hand] Raspberry Vinegar: To two quarts and a half of ripe raspberry put one pint of the best vinegar. B[----?] them well and it let it stand three days. Strain the juice through a bag and add its weight of sugar. Boil it, skim well and bottle it closely. Lemon Pie: Yellow of three eggs, grate the rind and press out the juice of one lemon, one coffee cup brown sugar two spoons flour one half pint water one tablespoon butter bake in one crust and when a light brown beat the white of three eggs very light add two tablespoons pulverized sugar put on the top and bake a light brown Apple Jelly: To thirteen good sized apples put [missing] [Page 66] quart of water and one lemon boil till soft and strain. To one point of juice add one point of sugar and boil twenty minutes Rolled Jelly Cake: One coffee cupful white powdered sugar, one coffee cupful flour, four eggs whites and yolks beaten separately, salt, beat the yolks and sugar to a cream, add the flour and salt then the whites beaten to a very stiff froth, bake from ten to fifteen minutes Wedding Fruit Cake: One point of sugar one point of flour one point butter ten eggs two pound raisins three pounds currants one pound citron one tablespoonful cinnamon one tablespoonful cloves one tablespoonful nutmeg 65 �half cup molasses teaspoon soda. Marble Cake: Light part: A cupful white sugar half cupfull each of butter and sweet milk, whites of three eggs teaspoonful cream tartar half teaspoon soda two cups of flour: Dark part: cup brown sugar half cup molasses half cup butter yolks of three eggs teaspoon cream tartar half teaspoon soda two cups flour half teaspoon each of cinnamon cloves allspice nutmeg. Beat the batter well and lay in the dish a spoonful light and then of dark. [Page 67] The greatest pleasure of life is love; the greatest treasure is contentment; the greatest luxury is health; the greatest comfort is sleep; and the best medicine is a true friend. Is there a point where the ideal of love conceived by a woman differs from that of a man? Yes. A man marries a bride rather than a wife, a woman marries a husband rather than a lover. She settles down into a sort of quiet contentment; he when the freshness and novelty of the bride has changed to a sober practical wife, grows indifferent, and seeks other attractions elsewhere. What in woman is called curiosity, in a man is grandiloquently magnified into the spirit of inquiry. Much of the comfort of this life consists in acquaintance, friendship, and correspondence with those that are pious, prudent and virtuous. There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Oh, speak not 66 �harshly of the stricken one – weeping in silence! Break not the deep solemnity by rude laughter or intrusive footsteps. Scoff not, if the stern heart of manhood is sometimes melted by sympathy; they are what help to elevate him above the brute. We love to see tears of affection. They are painful tokens, but still most holy. There is pleasure in tears – an awful pleasure [Page 68] My Album This valued Photographic Book On which you gaze with curious look Or hallow’d sympathies, Contains mementoes, rich and dear, Of much loved friends, as gathered here Before our wandering eyes Some who are not here have pass’d the bourne From whence the travelers ne’er return To tell their secrets o’er; And some have cross’d the ocean’s swell Far off in distant lands to dwell To meet on earth no more And some still linger with us here Our homes to bless our hearts to cheer Enshrined by Nature’s art Loved friends and kindred here we greet In hope that all at length may meet In Heaven no more to part 67 �If thou cans’t add another face Our book to beautify and grace We will our thanks bestow [in margin] Then pray oblige without delay Secure the shadow while you may The substance soon may fade. [Page 69] Only A Ring Only a ring, yet I prize it more Than all the gems from India’s shore; Not all the wealth of all the world untold Is dear to me as this band of gold. Only a ring, but I love it well, Better than words can ever tell; ‘Tis a pledge to me of affection true, Beset and dearest I ever knew. Only a ring and yet in this Is centred all of my earthly bliss; All my hopes of the future, yes – Every dream of happiness. Only a ring, but if you knew The heart so brave, the love so true You would not wonder that to me His ring is more than the world could be 68 �[in margin] Only a ring from one whose love I prize all earthly things above; So do not deem it a trifling thing For the love of the giver came with the ring. Wedded life is not one long amatory poem with recurrent rhymes of “love and “dove” and “kiss” and “bliss” [Page 70 – loose] We should always be slow in choosing a friend, and still slower to change him. We should always be courteous to all, and intimate with few; never slight a man for poverty nor esteem any one for his wealth If one could be conscious of all that is said of him in his absence, he would probably become a very modest man indeed. People are commonly so employed in pointing out faults in those before them as to forget that some behind may at the same time be descanting on their own. Truth may be violated as much by silence as by falsehood itself. A person who tells you the faults of others intends to tell others your faults. A sure cure for terrible disorder of the mouth commonly called “scandal”. Take of “good nature” one ounce, of an herb called by the Indians “mind your business” one ounce, mix these with a little “charity for others” and two or three sprigs of “keep your tongue between your teeth”. Application. The symptoms are a violent itching in the tongue and roof of the mouth which invariably takes place when you are in company with a species of animals called “gossips”, when you feel it 69 �coming on take a spoonful of the mixture hold it in your mouth which you will keep closely closed till you get home and you will find a complete cure. Should you apprehend a relapse keep a small bottleful about you and on the slightest symptoms repeat the dose. [Page 71 - loose] People who want to think ill of others can always do so. They wilfully blind themselves to good faults, and exaggerate the bad ones. There may be two meanings to many things that are said. Injustice is very hard to hear, yet we must all learn to expect it and to suffer it as calmly as we can. To have our best deeds turned and twisted into evil ones; to have our acts and words utterly misrepresented, to have those turn cold to us for whom we have always felt the warmest friendship, is only the face of humanity. Deceiver Go I’ll admit that once I loved thee That I deem’d thee just and true That my heart has loved no other Fondly as it once loved you. Yet the ties of love are broken And the vows you made to me, From this hour and forever You are nothing more to me. Fare thee well and if for ever Still for ever fare thee well; Even though unforgiving never ‘Gainst thee shall my heart rebel 70 �[Loose insert, unlined paper] Dear Mollie Magee There’s a beautiful Isle afar Afar o’er the spread of the sea There’s a heart that is sad today And eyes that are watching for me Though the months have been few Since I bid her adieu Yet it seems like an age since we met And the look that she gave Ere I launched on the wave I can never ah I never forget chorus Oh thou beautiful Isle afar Afar o’er the spread of the sea Yes ‘tis dear to my heart you are Sweet home of dear Mollie Magee There’s a green little Isle beyond Across the wide waters away And I’m dreaming a dream so fond Of home and of Mollie today And I think with a sigh As the moments go by Of our land that is over the sea Oh I wonder a while With a home and a smile If my Mollie is dreaming of me 71 �I am coming across the main Am coming again o’er the sea For I long to be home again Beside thee dear Mollie Magee If we meet on the shore We will part nevermore For our days shall be happy and bright And we’ll go hand in hand In our beautiful land Where our hearts may be joyous and light [Loose unlined insert, folded] You Know You Do When “some one’s” step comes up the walk Your cheeks take on a rosier hue And though no other hears his knock You hear it well – you know you do! When “some one” talks about the grain And bows at pa, yet looks at you You see his glances – ah, ‘tis plain – And give them back – you know you do! And though it may be very wrong When pa is quite ignored for you You sing for him your prettiest song You cunning thing – you know you do! And when he talks of other girls Of Hateful Kate and Jennie too 72 �You fling at him your auburn curls You jealous thing – you know you do! You keep your eyes upon the clock And wish ‘twould jump an hour or two So that your pa would cease his talk And go to bed – you know you do! And when the folks to bed have gone And left “some one” alone with you You wish the clock would stop its tongue Or you stop it – you know you do! He blushes deep and looks afraid To be thus left alone with you But your eyes tell there never was maid But could be wooed – you know you do! You peep at “some one” ‘neath your curls Until with love you burn him through And make him hate all other girls In love for you – you know you do! And when his arm steals round your chair You give a smothered scream or two As if you did’nt want it there But oh, you do – you know you do! You nestle closer up to him Your head drops on his shoulder too You think it nice to have a Frank You haughty thing – you know you do! 73 �And when he timidly doth press His wish to make a wife of you With happy heart you answer “yes” You darling girl – you know you do! 74 �Guide to People Mentioned in the Diary The Handy Family HANDY, Collins Sr. (“Pa”): Ida’s father. HANDY, Louisa: Ida’s sister. Married Henry Watson in 1863 HANDY, Collins Jr.: Ida’s brother. Married Elizabeth Jane Watson (Henry’s sister) in 1863. HANDY, Julia Ellen (“Julia E”): Ida’s sister. Married Oliver Ransom in 1900 HANDY, Julius (“Jule/Jules”): Ida’s brother. Married Lucretia “Lulah” Bryant HANDY, Otis: Ida’s nephew, son of Lucretia Bryant and Julius HANDY, George Washington: brother of Ida. Married Henry Watson’s sister Rhoda Angeline in 1871 HANDY, Franklin Morse (“Frank” or “Franky”): Ida’s brother. Married Alice Bryant HANDY Wesley Norman (“Wes”): Ida’s brother, married Lucy Olivia “Leva” Fairchild in 1877. HANDY, Clara Lucinda (“Lucy”): Ida’s sister. Married Alvin Bryant in 1884. HANDY, Anson Frederick (“Fred”): Ida’s brother. Married Anna Mabel Warner in 1883. HANDY, David: married ‘Rachael’ (unknown surname) some time prior to 1862. There is a Rachel mentioned in the diary, but she does not seem to appear with David at any point. The Baldwin Family ROOME Catharine (“Grandma”): Ida’s maternal grandmother. Married David S. Baldwin. She moved to Wisconsin with husband and family in 1849, but returned to Ontario after her husband’s death BALDWIN, Rebecca (“Ma”): Ida’s mother, daughter of David S. Baldwin and Catharine Roome. Married Collins Handy Sr. BALDWIN, Sarah Ann Baldwin (“Aunt Sarah”): Ida’s aunt on her maternal side. Sarah married Ida’s father’s brother Ebenezer Handy. Ebenezer died in 1865. Sarah secondly married Abram Willson in 1867, in Michigan. The Watson family 75 �WATSON, Henry: born William Henry Watson. Married Ida’s sister Louisa Handy in 1863, and Ida Handy in 1883 (after Louisa’s death) WATSON, Linneus (“Linny”): son of Louisa Handy & Henry WATSON, Mary (“May”): daughter of Louisa Handy & Henry WATSON, Elizabeth Jane: sister of Henry Watson, wife of Collins Handy Jr. WATSON, John (“Mr. Watson”): Henry’s father WATSON, Hortense: Henry Watson’s sister (also known as Tenny) WATSON Theodore Frederick (sometimes Theodore, sometimes “Fred”): Henry Watson’s brother The Willson family WILLSON Abram, (“Uncle Abe”): first married a Julia (believed to be a Baldwin and Ida’s aunt) who died before the writing of this diary. After Julia’s death, Abram married Ida’s aunt Sarah Baldwin (“Aunt Sarah” in the diary). Known children of Abram and Julia: Anson, Edwin (“Eddie” in the diary?), Collins, Ella, Julia WILLSON, Anson: son of Abram and Julia (see Baldwin, Julia) WILLSON, Ella: daughter of Abram and Julia (see Baldwin, Julia) 76 � 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 Ida Katherine "Kate" Handy Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Private Collection Courtesy of Leah Wilson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1875 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Kent County, Howard Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Ida Katherine "Kate" Handy Diary, 1875 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 Ida Katherine "Kate" Handy Diary, 1875 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1, 1875 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Ida Katherine "Kate" Handy Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Extracted Text 1 Diary of Ida Kate Handy of Howard Township, Kent County, Ontario 1875 transcription by Ida’s great-great granddaughter, Leah Wilson (2017) �2 The diary is a bound, lined soft cover sewn bound notebook. The cover has come apart from the contents. Two pages were separated from these contents, but appear to be the front and back pages which wrapped around the main section. The first of these two pages seems to be the start of the diary as it is dated Jan 1st 1875, but with a different pen. It begins with a poem ‘You Know You Do’. The main part of the diary also begins January 1 1875. What is interesting, is that Ida was told about this poem only on January 3rd . There was a loose piece of paper inside the diary with the poem written again, with additional verses. It may be that Ida added the poem to the front of her diary later, but could not write the final verses because she had run out of space. �3 [Inside Cover] Diary By Miss Ida C Handy [above inscription may have been written by someone else. Ida’s name was Ida Katherine (Kate) Handy – spelled with a K not a C] [Page 1 - loose] January 1st 1875 Miss Ida K Handy Morpeth Ont Jan 1 You Know You Do When “some one’s” step comes up the walk Your cheeks take on a rosier hue And though no other hears his knock You hear it well – you know you do! When “some one” talks about the grain And bows at pa, yet looks at you You see his glances – ah, ‘tis plain – And give them back – you know you do! And though it may be very wrong When pa is quite ignored for you You sing for him your prettiest song �4 You cunning thing – you know you do! And when he talks of other girls Of Hateful Kate and Jennie too You fling at him your auburn curls You jealous thing – you know you do! [page 2 - loose] You keep your eyes upon the clock And wish ‘twould jump an hour or two So that your pa would cease his talk And go to bed – you know you do! And when the folks to bed have gone And left “some one” alone with you You wish the clock would stop its tongue Or you stop it – you know you do! He blushes deep and looks afraid To be thus left alone with you But your eyes tell there never was maid But could be wooed – you know you do! You peep at “some one” ‘neath your curls Until with love you burn him through And make him hate all other girls In love for you – you know you do! And when his arm steals round your chair You give a smothered scream or two As if you did’nt want it there �5 But oh, you do – you know you do! [Page 3] January 1st 1875 January 1st Clear bright and warm, staid to home all day, Louisa1 and Mary2 came up in the evening, Oliver3 came down and him and Julia E4 and Frank5 and cousin Fanny6 and myself went down to Morpeth to a ball at Mr Walters had a good time made the acquaintance of a Mr. H. Coll, left at half past one. Snowing when coming home. 2nd Snowing and blowing quite cold. Felt rather dull. Louisa and Mary still here. Henry and Linny7 came up towards evening and also Collins8 and all his family. Ate apples, played cards, and 1 Louisa WATSON nee HANDY. Ida’s sister and the first wife of Henry (William Henry) Watson. In 1882 Henry and Louisa and their son Clayton travelled to Manitoba, with the intention of improving Louisa’s declining health. The journey was taxing and the crossing of a flooded Red River precarious (from: Henry Watson’s diary). A few weeks later, on May 6 1882 Louisa died at her brother-in-law’s home in Nelson, Manitoba. On Nov 15 1883, Henry married Ida in Detroit (from Henry Watson’s diary). 2 Ida’s niece Mary WATSON, daughter of Louisa & Henry Watson 3 Oliver RANSOM, married Julia Ellen Handy on 6 Feb 1900 4 Julia Ellen Handy, Ida’s sister. Ida always refers to her throughout the diary as “Julia E.” or sometimes “Julia Ellen”. She mentions a Julia later with no middle name. This is a different Julia 5 Frank HANDY, Ida’s brother 6 Possibly Ida’s cousin Fannie HANDY, daughter of Hale Handy & Laura Wood. Hale & Laura Handy lived in Wisconsin by at least 1870. Later in the diary Ida talks of Fannie leaving for Michigan, and then ‘being home at last’. 7 Ida’s nephew Linneus (‘Linny’ or ‘Lin’) WATSON, son of Louisa & Henry Watson 8 Ida’s brother Collins Handy Jr. who married Elizabeth Watson. Collins Jr. & Elizabeth would have had four children by this time. �6 drank cider all evening. 3rd Sunday. Fair not very cold. Louisa and Henry9 went home today and Linny and Mary remained Anson Willson10 and Johnny Purvis came down in the afternoon. Anson brought a piece of poetry entitled “you know you do”. 4th Quite warm. The boys all went to Morpeth to the election Frank bought a concertina Elvira Stewart and her two children came up in the morning and stayed all day and in the afternoon Julius11 and Otis12 came up and Fannie and I went home with him to stay till Wednesday. [Page 4] January 5th Nice and warm today Lulah13 has learned me to polka. Danced and played cards all day and in the evening all went over to Mr Fairchild’s had a jolly time. 6th Somewhat colder played cards nearly all day and toward evening Julius and his family came home with us They stayed the evening but Frank, Julia E, Collins14, Elizabeth15, Fannie, Lucy16 and I went down to Mr. Duck’s and spent the evening. 9 Henry Watson who married Louisa Handy and later Ida Handy 10 Possibly Ida’s cousin. Son of “Uncle Abe” (Abram) Willson & Julia (Julia probably Ida’s aunt on her mother’s side 11 Ida’s brother Julius Handy (later referred to as ‘Jule’ or ‘Jules’) 12 Ida’s nephew Otis E. HANDY son of Julius Handy & Lucretia Bryant. 13 Nickname for Lucretia (nee Bryant), Julius Handy’s wife (Ida was staying with them on this day) 14 Collins HANDY Jr., Ida’s brother 15 Elizabeth Jane WATSON, wife of Collins Handy Jr., she d. 6 July 1895 16 Probably Clara Lucinda “Lucy” HANDY, she was still living with her parents by 1891, later married Alvin BRYANT �7 7th Snowed all day. Expected Mr. Purvis and his sisters down in the evening but did’nt come Julius and his family came Mr. Kennedy came with his machine to thrash clover 8th What a beautiful day it has been neither too cold nor too warm Had to wait on thrashers all day. 9th Awfully windy and cold. The coldest day this winter so far Pa bought a [map?] today. 10th Sunday. Not quite as cold stayed in house all day. 11th The weather about the same as yesterday. Fred17 started for school to day. 12th Warm and pleasant. Fannie and I knit Linny a pair of mittens to day. 13th Cold and stormy 14th More pleasant Washed all day. In the evening Julius and his family and Frank Corliss and his wife and Collins and his wife and Hortense Watson18 and also Henry + Willie Purvis and their sisters and Anson + Ella19 was here and spent the evening. Had a [big?] time [Page 5] January 15th Not very cold. Ironed all day and in the evening Frank, Fred, Fan and I went to Morpeth and there heard that Peter + Neil McPhail were being tried for stealing clover seed from Mr. Turner 16th The weather continues the same. Received a letter from Melvin Fairchild to-day. 17th Sunday Rather warm. Anson20 came in the after- 17 Probably Ida’s brother Anson Frederick HANDY. Would be about 16 years old. 18 Henry Watson’s sister Hortense “Tennie” WATSON. 19 Anson & Ella, children of Abram WILLSON 20 Probably Anson WILLSON �8 noon + in the eve him + Frank Fred Lucy Fan + I went down to Henry’s for a sleighride and came around by Fairchilds and brought Wes21 home. 18th Clearville Fan Frank + I came down this morning We staid all night. Henry was attending election all day22. Mary has been quite sick with diptheria some better now. 19th Henry + Louisa went to Chatham to day + Frank went home and Fan + I remained to keep house for them. Had a jolly time. I locked Fan out-doors in the afternoon to keep her from snow balling me and Henry Bury looking out the window, she motioned for him to help her he came with the horse whip but he could’nt touch me, so after he had gone I let her in and she behaved for a little while till we went out on the verandah for a promenade and seeing Henry [Page 6] looking at us through the window we started and run and Fan gave me a push and away I went tumbling and rolling over a lot of snow and ice scratching my hands most fearfully Henry of course enjoying the sight Mrs McFarlane came over about dusk to see Mary who was sick. 21 Ida’s brother Wesley Norman HANDY. Wesley married Lucy Olivia FAIRCHILD in 1877 22 Henry WATSON, he was appointed Commissioner of High Courts of Justice in 1872 and became Township Clerk (Orford) in 1875 i.e. around the time of this writing �9 Jan 20th Splendid good sleighing Ma + Pa23 came down after us to day Louisa melted sugar and we ate all the wax24 we could Fan + I got weighed she weighed 117 lbs + I weighed 115 lbs. “ 21st Quite warm Received an invitation to go to Mr Simons this evening but declined. Anson came down to go with us to Henry’s to a party. “ 22nd Went to the party got home between four + five Snowing when coming home went to bed and got up about one in afternoon. “ 23rd Thawing a little today Commenced making my Antimacassar25 “ 24th Sunday Snowed all day Mr Lavelle was to have preached in Morpeth to day but did’nt on account of his son’s illness “ 25th Warm and Pleasant Worked on my antimacassar all day “ 26th Nice + warm Pa + Ma Julia E + Fan went down to [Page 7] Julius + George’s 26 today. Received a letter from Annie Fairchild. January 27th Went to Chatham with Ma + Pa + Collins today Bought me a silk dress + a shawl and Collins + I got some ambrotypes27 taken + I got half a dozen photos. Stormed all day. 28th Snowed nearly all day Lucy + Fan went down to David’s28 23 “Ma and Pa” is Collins HANDY Sr. & Rebecca BALDWIN 24 “Jack Wax” a taffy made by pouring maple syrup over snow 25 Chair cover 26 George HANDY, son of Collins HANDY sr. & Rebecca BALDWIN. Married Rhoda Angeline WATSON in 1871 27 A photographic process introduced in about the 1850s that replaced the daguerreotype and then was superseded in the 1860s by the tintype (Wikipedia). The tintype was a similar process and may have been the type of photo Ida had taken. �10 towards evening + Collins + Sherman29 came up in the evening. Worked part of day on my Antimaccasar. 29th Quite warm + Pleasant. Pa bought half a dozen [illegible looks like brooms?] from Mr. Stewart today 30th Somewhat colder. Worked a little while on my Antimacassar. Anson came down in the evening and Fan + I went down to Morpeth and then out to Ridgetown with him for a cutter ride. 31st Sunday Joe Roome’s30 + Sarah and Mrs. Potts came up today went home this evening Fred went down to Mr. Fairchild and Franky came home with him and stayed all night - he brought me a letter from Leva. Between 9 + 10 Oclock Anson31 came down. It tried to snow a little today. Feb 1st - Clear and cold Sent a note to Leva by Franky “ 2nd - Warm and Pleasant - Went in eve to an Oyster supper and dance at Mr. Kennedy’s Rained all night [Page 8] February 3rd Clear and cold and high winds. The men all went down to Morpeth to the auction. Wes bought a glass pitcher 4th The weather still continues about the same Somewhat colder. 5th Not quite so cold as yesterday Julius 28 Possibly Ida’s brother David HANDY 29 Sherman Theodore HANDY, son of Collins Handy Jr & Elizabeth Jane Watson, later became an attorney in Michigan 30 ‘Roome’ was the maiden name of Ida’s maternal grandmother, so these Roomes are probably cousins. 31 Possibly Anson WILLSON, son of Abram �11 was here in the evening. 6th Henry + Louisa and the children came up this afternoon and staid till after tea and then went down to Mr. Watson’s32 to stay all night Julius staid all the after- noon and in the evening he took Fan Lucy + I down to Morpeth we went and called on Julia33 Had quite a talk with Johnny34. When we came home Anson was here. 7th Sunday until Friday night. Left here Sunday Fan and I [illegible] visiting Mr. Fairchilds Had a splendid good time Played cards all the evening On Wednesday I wrote a valentine to E. Miles and Leva wrote one to W. Perrin and today I wrote a letter to Annie. Had the sore throat the fore part of the week Frank came down after us tonight and he took us to Morpeth It was never known to be so cold for such a length of time as it has been the last two weeks [Page 9] February 13th + 14th Collins came up after me yesterday to come and stay till today Elizabeth is sick 32 Prob. John WATSON, father of Henry Watson. He d. July 1887 33 Throughout her diary Ida refers to her sister as “Julia Ellen” or “Julia E”. Julia E. & Ida were still living with their parents in the 1871 census. By the 1881 census they were living with Henry Watson to help care for their sister Louisa (Henry’s wife). It seems clear this is not Ida’s sister. It could be Julia Willson, daughter of Abram. 34 Might be Johnny Purvis �12 The children stayed here all night Collins brought me home tonight Julius and his family came up for a sleighride Frank took Julia E + Fan up to Mr. Ransom to stay till Tuesday “ 15th Wrote a letter to Mr. Allen about my photos Fred took it to Troy to post and also the two Valentines “ 16th Lucy went to do the work at Collins today Not quite as cold as usual “ 17th Oliver35 brought Fan + Julia E. home to day he staid till after tea “ 18th A little warmer today. Julia E sick nearly all the day “ 19th Snowed part of day in the evening went to Morpeth to hear Beadles Swiss Bell Ringers “ 20th John McFarlane came up today after Ma Mary36 had the scarlet fever Was taken Wed night about 12 “ 21st Sunday Received word this morning of poor Mary’s death died at 25 min past seven Went down in the afternoon. Linny taken with it today [Page 10] February 22nd Sat up all night Linny some better “ 23rd Mary was buried this forenoon Commenced to rain as we got nearly to the graveyard 35 Probably Oliver Ransom. He married Ida’s sister Julia Ellen in 1900. 36 Daughter of Henry & Louisa WATSON �13 I came home Ma stopped down Linny about the same Charlie Sheldon37 and his three little boys came here for dinner Heard today that Uncle Abram + Aunt Sarah had parted38 The snow went all off today. “24th Quite warm Rained Thundered + Lightening’d last night. “ 25th A little colder Ella Willson39 came down this morning and staid till about 2 Oclock then Eddie40 came and staid a couple of hours “ 26th Snowed nearly all day “ 27th Not very cold Received a letter from Henry stating that Linny was a little better “ 28th Sunday Pa + Lucy went down to Clearville after Ma today Lucy staid Linny is getting better David41 was over this morning + Anson42 came down and staid till evening and then him and Frank went to Morpeth to Church. I wrote a letter to Melvin this evening March 1st Snowed + blowed all day “ 2nd Not very cold Eddie43 called in this morning Frank posted my letter to Mel tonight. 37 Charlie Sheldon married Ida’s cousin Louis HANDY 38 probably meaning Abram WILLSON & Sarah BALDWIN. After her first husband died, Sarah married Abram in Detroit on 1 March 1867 (according to the Kent County branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society Newsletter vol. 16, #1 1993.) But what does this mean? Sarah was living with Abram in the 1871 census and still living with him in 1881. However for the rest of this diary they are not mentioned together, in fact seem to be living apart. 39 Ella WILLSON, daughter of Abram 40 Possibly Edwin WILLSON, son of Abram 41 Possibly Ida’s brother David 42 This is likely Anson WILLSON. Although Ida’s brother was Anson Frederick HANDY, throughout most of the diary she refers to her brother as Fred. Also Anson Frederick age 16 was probably still living at home 43 Could be Edwin WILLSON, son of Abram? �14 [Page 11] March 3rd 1875 Snowed and blowed most fearfully all day The men picked beans all day “ 4th Thawed considerably today “ 5th Snowed nearly all day + then in the evening it rained Ma + Pa went down to Clearville this morning + returned this evening Anson came down after Julia E. this morning “ 6th Not quite as cold Wes went to draw ice for Julius Uncle Abe44 brought Julia E home this afternoon Mr Malcom called in this afternoon and we had considerable sport with him. Heard that James Ransom was married “ 7th Sunday Quite pleasant Frank Fan Julie E. + myself went down to Mr. Scarlet’s today. Johnny P + Anson45 came down while we were gone “ 8th Warm + nice “ 9th A little colder Julius was up this afternoon a little while “ 10th Snowed part of the day, finished making over my black dress “ 11th Julius + Lulah46 came up this morning and she made Ma a present of a hanging basket Fan + I went with them to Ridgetown for a sleighride did’nt get home till three Oclock It rained the rest of the day “ 12th Nice + warm today Anson came down and spent the evening Played Pedro Pitch47 all the evening [Page 12] 44 Abram WILLSON 45 Possibly Anson WILLSON 46 Julius HANDY and wife Lucretia 47 a card game �15 March 13th Splendid nice day The boys tapped a few trees and the sap ran quite well. Mr. + Mrs. Willson48 of Ridgetown + Mrs [Beribee?] of Chatham were here this afternoon visiting. Pa went to Chatham with a load of beans Received a $1.22 per bush for them “ 14th Anson came down and him + Wes went to Morpeth to get a tooth pulled this Morning and when they came back Fan went home with him to stay this week Had quite a thunderstorm this afternoon. Mr. Fisher was over this evening. “ 15th It has rained nearly all day Uncle Abe was down this forenoon. He starts for Troy New York this afternoon Wes took Julia E down to Julius this morning to do some sewing on the machine Henry H was up this afternoon a little while. Commenced making my silk dress today. “ 16th Snowed + blowed all day. Anson called in as he was going to Morpeth and gave me an invitation to a dance [illegible – ‘at’?] his place tomorrow evening but declined on account of the recent death of Mary He called in again coming back + I sent a note to Fan by him [Page 13] March 17th Snowed + blowed all day fearfully cold. I went over to Mr Smith’s in afternoon to borrow 48 Presumably not Abram WILLSON & Sarah, who Ida would have referred to as Uncle Abe/Abram and Aunt Sarah. �16 an over shirt pattern. Mr Mosher came down after me to go to the dance but I refused He brought me a note from Fan “ 18th Somewhat warmer today Julius brought Julia E home this morning Sent a note to Leva49 by Fred. “ 19th Anson was down this morning to give us an invitation to an evening party at his place next Tuesday eve. Commenced snowing this afternoon Received a note from Leva “ 20th Not very cold Pretty good sleighing today. “ 21st It is a most a lovely day Beginning to look like Spring. Wes went down to Mr. Fairchilds. “ 22nd Quite warm Mr. Carson was here for dinner Pa + Wes went to Chatham with a load of peas rec’d 55cts- per bushel Was in bed all afternoon sick with a fearful headache and sore throat “ 23rd A little colder than usual. Some better today. Henry came to saw wood this morning. Did not go to the party + Ans + J. Purvis came down after us but I could’nt go on account of sore throat and The rest would’nt it being so late. Ebenezer50 brought Fanny home this afternoon. Anson took her down to Sarah’s on Sunday to stay till today Henry + Linny were up this afternoon. They have all got well of the scarlet fever. [Page 14] March 24th Quite cold + windy tried to snow a little in the after- 49 Leva was a nickname for Lucy Olivia Fairchild. Lucy married Ida’s brother Wesley in 1877. 50 Ebenezer might be Ida’s cousin, son of Sedgwick HANDY (this Ebenezer born abt 1848 in probably New York, died 1907 in Morpeth) �17 noon. Pa + Collins + Sherman went to Chatham today with a load of Peas. Mr. Downie the Church of England Minister called on us this afternoon. Anson came down and took Fan + I to the entertainment up the Old Street. Had a good time. A letter from Henry Watson stating that Louisa was very sick. “ 25th Not very cold. Otis came up with his dog with Julius today + Fan went home with them They finished sawing wood today. Fred’s birthday, 16 years old The last day of school. “ 26th Good Friday Nice and warm. H Watson51 was here this evening had been attending Court all day at Ridgetown. Louisa a good deal better. “ 27th Quite warm The boys tapped the trees this afternoon and the sap ran considerably. Henry + Louisa came up this afternoon and stayed till after tea then went down to Theodore’s52 expect them back tomorrow. “ 28th Easter Sunday. Not quite as warm as usual. David was over a little while this morning. Henry + Louisa came back this morning and stayed all day and also Collins + Elizabeth. Anson called in this evening [Page 15] March 29th It has been quite warm today. Mr Grant called in this morning. Frank brought up some syrup this 52 Theodore WATSON, brother of Henry WATSON �18 evening. “ 30th The weather continues the same. Pa received a Post Card from the New Covenant office stating they had received the money for the paper “ 31st Somewhat warmer today than usual. Julius brought Fan back this forenoon. Dave’s wife and child and Grandma53 were over this afternoon visiting. H Watson called in as he was coming back from Dr. Hick’s child’s funeral April 1st Rained nearly all day. Sugar’d off and had all the wax we wanted to eat “ 2nd Quite pleasant - Fred took Fan and Julia E down to Mr Ransom’s to spend the afternoon and Frank went after them and spent the evening “ 3rd Warm + Pleasant. Fan + I went down to Dave's this forenoon and stayed till four Oclock and then went down to Collins + stayed until eleven 11 in the evening. We played Pedro Pitch and ate wax all the evening Frank came from Morpeth about 9 Oclock + stopped and came home with us. Sherman’s birthday 8 yrs old [Page 16] April 4th Sunday Most a beautiful day. Fan Frank and Julia went down to Clearville and Lucy came home with them to stay Julius + Lulah + Otis came up in the afternoon 53 Likely Ida’s grandmother Catherine BALDWIN (nee ROOME). Catherine returned to Ontario from Wisconsin after her husband died. Ida’s other grandmother Louis Handy had died by this time. �19 “ 5th Warm and Pleasant. Ella came down to get a Print dress cut and stayed the afternoon Leva came up also and going to stay all night we had a big time Ma made some wax and we ate all we could Frank took Fan down to Sarah’s + Elvira’s to bid them goodbye Dave + Jules was here this evening to bid her good bye Henry Louisa + Linny came up from Mrs Watson54 about dusk. Louisa is very sick. 55 “ 6th Frank Julia E and myself went to Chatham with Fannie who starts for Michigan. she stopped in Chatham all night and intends taking the cars tomorrow morning I got two pictures taken one for Fannie and one for somebody else [‘somebody else’ underlined]. Got home about half past seven. Louisa worse today. Leva went home this afternoon and Lucy with her. “ 7th Louisa is worse today than she has been at all Sent for Dr Van Allen this evening. Aunt Sarah + Dave’s wife were over for a little while. Collins + Elizabeth stayed nearly all night. Julia E [Page 17] sat up all night. Pa’s birthday today. He was 64 years old April 8th Louisa keeps getting worse Dr Van was here this morning and Dr Hicks came again at noon and she 54 probably Henry’s mother Rosannah WATSON nee DELONG 55 Presumably Henry left Louisa in the care of her family; from now on until she recovers she appears in the Handy home �20 continued getting worse and we sent for Dr again in the evening. Lucy came home this afternoon and Lillie with her. Lulah + her sister called in + Lulah stayed and her sister went home Jule came up for her the evening + Lillie went home with them Lillie brought me a note from Leva + I sent her one. I gave Lillie my photo Mrs Watson staid all night. “ 9th Louisa is some better today. Dr Hicks ordered yesterday the bed posts to be set on glass as a cure for the rheumatism56 it was done + in less than two hours the pain was all gone. Dr Van was here this morning and came again in the evening. “ 10th Louisa continues getting better although very weak yet The doctor was here this evening. Angeline + George came up to see Louisa There has been quite a number of callers today. “ 11th Sunday Louisa is able to sit up in bed today The doctor was here this evening Somebody has been calling in to see Louisa all day. Anson57 was down a little while today. Ella58 came down this eve and let me have Mr Moshers ring to wear for a time59. [Page 18] 56 In Ida’s time the term ‘Rheumatism’ would have been used to describe general pain of the soft tissue which today would cover many different conditions. It may be that Louisa had Rheumatic fever which is an inflammatory disease that may develop after an infection with Streptococcus bacteria (such as strep throat or scarlet fever). The disease can affect the heart, joints, skin, and brain. 57 Probably Anson WILLSON 58 Ella WILLSON, daughter of Abram WILLSON 59 What is the significance of Mosher’s ring? �21 Apr 12 - Warm and pleasant. Louisa about the same The Dr was in this afternoon Henry went down home this morning + Lucy with him. Mrs [B---t?] of Clearville called in to see Louisa this afternoon. went down to Elizabeth’s about dusk after some bread + yeast. April 13th Cloudy + misty all day. Louisa considerably better today sat- up for nearly half an hour for the first time. The Dr came again this afternoon for the last time. Henry + Lucy came home this evening. Fred brought me a note from Laura H + Mary Bently tonight. Collins + Elizabeth were up this evening for a little while. Eliza Jane Oakes called in this afternoon to see Louisa. “ 14th Louisa not quite so well. Linny started to school with Fred today. He brought me a note from Laura H + Mary Bently tonight. I wrote them one this morning. Jule + Lucy60 called in this evening. Ans. Willson was down for a little while. I had quite a conflab with him. H Watson went to Morpeth this morning and brought a letter home from Fannie. She is in Michigan. I had Julia E cut my hair off short and they made all sorts of fun of me. [Page 19] April 15th Kind a rainy all day. Henry went down home today + Lucy with him. Louisa 60 Must be Ida’s brother Julius and his wife Lucretia, although Ida usually calls Lucretia ‘Lulah’, not Lucy �22 a little better today. Mrs Watson called in this afternoon. April 16 - Snowed all afternoon. Louisa a good deal worse to day. Sent for Dr. this evening. Wrote a letter to Charlie Baldwin61 . Heard that George Oaks was married on Monday to Miss Fannie Atkinson. “ 17th Snowed part of the forenoon. It has been pretty cold Louisa is no better. Henry + Lucy came home this evening. The men all went down to Morpeth this after noon to Billy Willson’s sale of goods. Wes heard that Mary Bennet was married to Pat Story last Thursday “ 18th Sunday. A little warmer. Louisa continues about the same. Had quite a number of callers today. Julius + Lulah62 were up and staid all the afternoon. Uncle Abe was down and staid and had dinner with us. “ 19th Louisa worse this morning The pain went to her heart Sent for the Dr. Snowed considerably this afternoon. Ella came down this afternoon a little while and brought a print dress for Julia Ellen to make Collins + Lucy went to Clearville with Mr + Mrs Westlake who start for Port Hope tomorrow. [Page 20] April 20th Quite cold. Louisa no better. The Dr was up this morning. Collins + Lucy came 61 Ida’s cousin who was living in Wisconsin 62 Julius and Lucretia HANDY �23 home today I slept nearly all day Sat up all night63 . Mrs Watson came up to sit up tonight. Received a letter from Leva tonight. Had several callers in to see Louisa. Today is Frank’s birthday 25 yrs old “ 21st A little colder. Louisa considerably better today. Elvira came up this morning and stayed all day. Ella + Miss Montgomery were down this evening for a little while Julia Ellen’s birthday 30 yrs old “ 22nd Quite warm. Louisa not so well this morning but better this afternoon. Mr Waddell called in to see Louisa and also Mrs Reynolds Mrs Springsten + Miss Coll I wrote Leva a letter this afternoon. “ 23rd Warm + pleasant until towards evening it them commenced to rain. Louisa sometimes getting better no pain whatever although quite weak yet. Sarah Roome + Nancy McLean were up to day. Henry went down home this morning and returned this evening again “ 24th Cold + Windy. Louisa keeps improving. The Dr called in this evening on his way home from Theodore’s. His little girl is very sick [Page 21] April 25th A little warmer today. Henry took Dr. down to Theodore’s his little girl worse this morning Linny + I went down to the sugar bush. Wes was boiling sap after being there a little while Lucy + Laura64 + Sherman 63 presumably meaning sat up with Louisa 64 possibly cousin Fannie’s mother: Laura HANDY (nee WOOD) �24 + Hale65 came down and then Lucy + Laura went over to Uncle Abe’s and Anson came back with them. we Sugar’d off and ate all the wax we could and then came home. Ans came with us shortly after we came home Johnny Simons + Julia called in to see Louisa and then they wanted me to go to Theodore’s with them. I went, His little girl is very sick. They have no hopes after her. After staying there a few minutes we came back + went down to Mr Simons and had tea and then went to church in the evening to hear Mr. Downie the Church of England minister preach and then Johnny brought me home. Frank was down to church Henry + Julia E went to Theodore’s + stayed the afternoon and evening. Heard that James Simons was married Miss Warner last week “ 26th Warm + pleasant Henry went down home this morning + returned this evening. Miss Kitty Scarlet and Mrs Edward Scarlet called in this afternoon Louisa sat up nearly an hour this forenoon. Theodore’s little girl died this morning at four Oclock to be buried tomorrow in the afternoon. Received a letter from Miss Annie Fairchild today [Page 22] April 27th Most a lovely day. Theodore’s little girl was buried this afternoon. Julia E went to funeral with Henry + Linny. A great many of his folks (that is Henry’s) called in to see Louisa, when they were returning from the funeral. She sat- up considerable today. Ma had an old friend, 65 Cousin Fannie’s father, Hale HANDY �25 a distant cousin of hers, come to see her to-day. Mrs. Willins [?] her name, She is going to stay a few days. Received a letter from Fannie66 today. She is home at last. “ 28th Very pleasant. Henry + Lucy went down to Clearville to stay until Saturday night. Louisa is not able to stand alone yet. Ma, + Mrs Willins went down to Aunt Sarah’s this afternoon. Mrs Willins stayed all night. Received a letter from Leva this morning. 29th Rained nearly all day and blew fearfully Louisa tried to walk today + she made some queer attempts. I wrote a letter to Leva this evening. Received one from Charlie Baldwin. Julia E wrote a letter to Fannie this afternoon “ 30th Clear + windy. Louisa worse today. The pain has come back into her arm again. Mrs Willins came back from Aunt Sarah’s this afternoon. Homer [?] Shaw67 called in this afternoon. He is a distant cousin of Ma’s. The first time he’s been here for eighteen years. Heard today that James Simons wasn’t married it was a false report. [Page 23] May 1st Rained all day most fearfully. Pa took Mrs. Willins up to Blenheim this afternoon. Henry + Lucy came up this evening in the rain. Ate warm sugar this afternoon. Louisa about the same. “ 2nd Cold + windy. Louisa a little worse this morning but considerable better this afternoon. She came 66 Is this the previously mentioned ‘cousin Fanny’? Fannie’s family by this time was living in Wisconsin, so possibly she had come to stay with the Handy family for a time. 67 possibly a relative of Delilah SHAW, who married Samuel BALDWIN (“Ma’s” brother). �26 out and had dinner with us about three Oclock. Ate warm sugar today. Franky Fairchild was here all day. Jule + Lulah68 + sister here this afternoon “ 3rd Clearville, Henry, Linny + I came down this morning Louisa was much better. We went down to Mr. DeLongs69 in the evening. Addie + Annie Laura Delong 70 were up this morning “ 4th Nice + Warm. Washed + baked today. Henry went to Highgate this forenoon. Wesley birthday 23 yrs old “ 5th Henry + Linny went home this evening I intended to go with them but it rained so fearfully I concluded to stay. Libbie McFarlane came and stayed with me. Orville Delong71 was up a little while before Henry went away. Eddie Willson’s72 birthday 24 yrs old. Commenced to write a letter to Fannie this evening. “ 6th Henry came back this forenoon and said Louisa was a good deal worse. I got dinner for him + John Stewart and then they went to Highgate and from there Henry went up home. Libbie came and stopped with me tonight again [Page 24] May 6th Continued. After school was out her + I went down to Mr. Delongs with Addie73 , who came up to the store to do some trading. We stayed until nearly 9 Oclock and Orville74 68 Julius & Lucretia 69 “Mr Delong” probably Peleg DELONG, uncle to Henry WATSON. The family lived in Hope Township until at least 1871 and relocated to Kent County date unknown, but evidently by the time of this diary. 70 “Addie” (or Ada) and Annie Laurie DELONG, children of Peleg Delong, cousins of Henry WATSON 71 Orville DELONG, son of Peleg Delong 72 Edwin WILLSON, son of Abram (“Uncle Abe”) 73 Probably Ada DELONG, daughter of Peleg Delong and Alvira Ford 74 Son of Peleg DELONG and Alvira Ford �27 came home with us. I finished + posted my letter to Fannie this afternoon. “ 7th Windy + cold. Henry returned about noon. Louisa a little better when he left. I went with him after tea down to Mr Delongs for a buggy ride. Received letter from Leva. “ 8th Very warm the warmest day we've had this spring Henry went to Duart this morning and did’nt return till this evening. Mrs Cavers was over this afternoon for a little while Libbie was with me also all the afternoon. Orville was up for a couple of hours this afternoon. Henry + I came home this evening found Louisa much better than expected. “ 9th Sunday Rained all day most fearfully. Louisa a good deal better. Wrote a letter to Leva this afternoon Heard that Laura had an organ “ 10th Clearville Warm + nice this forenoon but somewhat gloomy this afternoon. Came down this morning with Henry + Linny. Louisa a good deal better to day. Met Orville as we were coming he was going up to Mr. Watson’s. He brought some bushes for Louisa. “ 11th Cloudy + dull Went down to Mr. DeLongs for a buggy ride with Henry + Linny [Page 25] May 12th Rained nearly all day. Cleared up this evening Henry went up home expects to take Louisa home tomorrow with him. Alforetta Delong75 came up to stay with me until he came back. Orville came up + him + Duncan + Linny went over to 75 Alforetta DELONG, daughter of Peleg Delong (other spellings: Alphoretta) �28 the school house to hear Mr. McAllister lecture on Phrenology. They came back about ten Oclock and he (Orville) stopped quite a little while Miss Delong + I went over to hear Libbie play on her organ. “ 13th Warm + Pleasant Miss Delong went home this morning. Louisa + Henry came down this afternoon. She was pretty tired when she got home Mrs Delong + Orvil were up this afternoon to see Louisa and also Mrs MacFarlane Mrs Smith + Mary were in to see her “ 14th A little colder Mrs. Cavers was over for a little while this forenoon I helped Henry make flower garden this afternoon Mrs Bury was over in the afternoon + also Mrs. Campbell called in. “ 15th Quite clear + windy. Emeline Delong76 was up this forenoon and stayed till after dinner. Mrs McFarlane was over this afternoon + also Mrs. Cavers this evening. Henry has quite a lame back. [Page 26] May 16th Sunday a little chilly today Ma + Pa + Lucy came down this morning Tommy Feetzel77 called in this afternoon. Linny went down to his Uncle’s this morning. “ 17th A little warmer. Washed all day Mrs Davis 76 Emeline DELONG, daughter of Peleg Delong 77 The name here looks like an F as in ‘Feetzel’ but on June 16 and July 8 th the surname looks like like ‘Teetzel’. There are several ‘Teetzels’ in the area in the 1871 census. �29 called in the evening. Mrs MacFarlane was over this afternoon. Addie was up this morning “ 18th Quite warm. Henry no better with his back. Annie Laura was up this afternoon. Mrs Bury was in Besides several other callers this afternoon “ 19th Very warm Today Emeline was up and had tea with us. Henry a little worse today “ 20th Quite Windy Emeline + Chester were up this morning Mr Davis pulled a tooth for Chester. I was over to see Libbie this evening. Maggie Smart + Belle Newcome was in to see Louisa She is worse today + Henry too “ 21st Rained nearly all this afternoon Louisa no better + Henry either I went with Duncan + Libbie to the Fruit Festival at Palmyra. Had H Purvis + H Coll’s company all the evening got home about half past 12 found Louisa + Henry a great deal worse. The Dr was in this afternoon I sat up nearly all the rest of the morning [Page 27] May 22nd Louisa + Henry a little better today Very warm + close. Addie + Annie Laura78 were up this afternoon We all got weighed I weighed 102 lbs. Orvil called in this afternoon + then in the evening him + Alfaretta came up she stayed all night + he went home Duncan went up to Morpeth this afternoon to get some medicine 78 Addie and Annie Laura, daughters of Peleg DELONG and Alvira FORD �30 for Louisa and he carried a note for me to Julia E. Mrs McFarlane + Libbie were over this eve “ 23rd Sunday Quite warm. Emeline came up this morning. Henry + Louisa a good deal better today. Collins + Elizabeth, Frank + Julia E came down Julia E is going to stay this week. About 2 Oclock Orvil came up and after dinner we all went down to Mrs Delong except Frank and stayed till after tea + then Orvil came home with us and stayed the evening “ 24th Rained this forenoon but quite warm this afternoon Duncan went to Ridgetown to spend the 24th I was over to Mrs McFarlanes a little while towards evening and she came home with me Louisa was taken worse again last night but is a little better today. The Dr was in this afternoon [Page 28] May 25th Nice + warm. Louisa a little better The Dr was in again this afternoon. Addie was up this morning Julia E + Henry went down to see Mr Delong this forenoon “ 26th Not quite so warm. Henry got a note from H Gilmore last night stating that Uncle Sam was very low and he (Henry) wanted to see him so Henry + Mr McFarlane went down. Received word this morning that he was dead. Sent a telegram to Abram Gilmore in [illegible]. Duncan + Linny went up home today and to Mrs Watson after some potatoes for Mr Delong �31 “ 27th A little chilly Uncle Sam was buried this after noon Julie E + Henry went to the funeral Abram Gilmore + his wife came about an hour after he was buried “ 28th Nice + warm Went down to Mrs Delongs this forenoon after some patterns for Louisa. Henry + Abram Gilmore were here for tea + 29th Quite warm Emeline + Annie Laura came up and spent the afternoon Her + I were over to Mrs McFarlanes for a little while went home with Mr McFarlane Maggie Smart called in about sundown to see Louisa [Page 29] May 30th Sunday Quite chilly Henry + Louisa went down to Mr Delongs this afternoon. Henry Uncle + Aunt (Mr Robert Watson + Wife) + Mr Scarf were down there. I wrote a letter to Charlie Baldwin while they were gone. They all came back here to tea. Frank + Anse came down + Juliea E went home with them. Mr Neil MrPhail + Kitty Scarlet called in this afternoon “ 31st A little warmer. Addie was up this morning Henry + Louisa went up home this afternoon Henry went to see his father who was very ill. They brought some of my clothes down + Julia E wrote me a note Libbie McFarlane came over and stayed all night. June 1st Warm + Pleasant. Mrs Richard Bury called in this afternoon. Had and invitation to a bee �32 this afternoon at Mrs Davis sewing carpet rags but declined going Addie came up after school and then after tea Henry + I went down home with her “ 2nd Had quite a rain storm this evening. Mrs Smart was here to tea. Mrs Davis called in this evening. Libbie was over also I wrote a composition for her on [Time?] Louisa is quite poorly [Page 30] June 3rd Very pleasant. Commenced making my print dress Louisa gave me Went over to Mrs Cavers and got her to cut me a garibaldi pattern. Was over to see Libbie a little while this evening “ 4th Very warm. Mrs Oaks + Jenny were here this afternoon. Worked on my dress nearly all day. Bought some lace + silk cut from Mr Davis today Libbie was over this evening “ 5th Pleasant. Had lots of work to do today Mrs Crane + Florence were over this afternoon. Orvil was here + had tea. Mrs McFarlane was over a little while this evening “ 6th Sunday Rained a little this evening Duncan Libbie + I went up home today. Met Maggie + Fred coming down Got home before they left Mrs Smith + Mrs Carpenter called in this evening Heard today that Myron had sold his �33 place for $3200 – 50 acres “ 7th Rained nearly all day Mrs Carpenter came and spent the afternoon Henry went up to see his father today Mrs Cavers called in this evening [Page 31] June 8th Bright + warm Sarah Roome came up this morning and stayed all day. After tea I went with her down to Mrs DeLongs. Orvil got badly hurt yesterday with a span of horses. Received a letter from Fannie today. “ 9th Warm + bright. Louisa sent some of Mary’s hair to the Artist at Duart by Mrs Cavers she intends have Mary’s picture taken large “ 15th Quite warm. Elizabeth + Hortense came down this morning and Louisa went with them to Delongs Orvil came up just as they were going away he staid a couple of hours they came back and had tea Henry went to Ridgetown after tea. Received a letter from Leva this afternoon “ 11th Most sultry warm today. Alfaretta + Annie Louisa came up this afternoon “ 12th Quite cold. Was over to Mr McFarlane’s a little while and also to Mrs Cavers a little while this evening Linny + Henry went to Duart this evening “ 13th Sunday A little warmer. Linny Libbie + I went to the Old Fort for a walk this morning. This afternoon �34 Henry + Linny went down to Delongs wrote a letter to Leva while there were all gone Annie Laura came home with them [Page 32] June 14th Nice clear + bright not a cloud to be seen Twenty one yrs old today79 Annie Laura went home this afternoon Chester was up at noon Libbie was over a little while this evening. Louisa + Duncan went to Duart after tea I sent my watch by them to get fixed “ 15th Very pleasant Linny’s birthday 11 yrs old After tea Henry + I went to Morpeth Saw Wes + Collins there. Had a long talk with H Coll. Was in to see Johnny and also saw H Purvis Eddie gave me an orange Had a splendid good time all the evening After Eleven, when we got home Mary Smith was here when we returned “ 16th Quite warm. Mrs Smart + Mrs McFarlane called in this evening. Mrs Teetzel + Tommy + Mr Blanchard were here for dinner “ 17th Tried to rain a little this forenoon. Orvil came up this morning and stayed till after dinner. Libbie was over a little while this evening “ 18th Very pleasant. Addie was up this morning. Orvil came up and him + Louisa went to Duart the forenoon. Henry + Louisa + Linny went up home tonight 79 Ida was born June 14, 1854 �35 intend going to Chatham tomorrow. Libbie came and stayed with me [Page 33] June 19th Quite warm Addie was up this afternoon Mrs McFarlane was over a little while this afternoon. After tea I went down to Joe Roome’s. “ 20th [margin: ‘Sunday’] Very warm. Sarah + I came up to Church this afternoon. I went back with her and stayed till after tea + then came home she came as far as John L Smiths with me Henry + Louisa + Linny came home shortly after I did Henry made me a present of a pack of [illegible] “ 21st Very sultry. Louisa + Henry went down to Mr Delongs this morning didn’t come back till after dinner Commenced Louisa’s dress this afternoon “ 22nd Warm. Henry Gilmore worked for Henry today After tea Louisa + I called on Mrs Maggie Bury for the first time. Alfaretta called in this evening “ 23rd Most fearfully warm. Henry + Louisa went up to Morpeth to fix little May’s80 grave Henry Gilmore worked here this forenoon. Addie was up this morning “ 24th Most awfully tired tonight washed all day It rained nicely this afternoon Received a letter from leva and one from Charlie 80 ‘May’ is Mary WATSON, daughter of Henry and Louisa �36 [Page 34] June 25th Very warm Louisa + Henry went down to Mr Delongs this forenoon came back before dinner Mrs McFarlane was in this forenoon and again this evening. Chester81 was up this morning “ 26th Quite warm Henry Gilmore worked here this forenoon. Mr + Mrs Alex Campbell called in this afternoon. “ 27th Sunday. Not [any/too?] warm today. Wes + Leva came down today. Mr + Mrs Alex McTavish came and spent the afternoon. After tea I went home with Wes + Leva. Leva went home and staid all night with me “ 28th A little warmer. Leva Julia E Lucy + I went over to Mr Smith’s in the afternoon played croquet all the afternoon. About dusk I went home with Leva. “ 29th Quite a nice day Helped Leva to make her dress. After tea Leva Nettie Libbie + I went down to the Lake “ 30th Very pleasant. In the afternoon Franky took Leva + I to Morpeth Leva went to take her French lesson I went with her and Mrs Warner gave me one too. We went into nearly every store Had a splendid time I got home about dark [Page 35] 81 Chester DELONG, son of Peleg Delong and Alvira FORD �37 July 1st Quite pleasant Fred, Wes, Julia E, Lucy, Laura, and myself went down to Morpeth in the morning to see the Calithumpians and then up on the Point to the [might be ‘picine’ or ‘piscine’?]. Stayed there till the afternoon and then came back to Morpeth Had a gay time I had my tea at Johnny’s He wanted me to go down to Hamilton and across to Cleveland with him this next week but I declined going. Had quite a chat with Anse Left Morpeth about dusk came with Mr Claks and his family as far as the sideroad and the rest of the way home with Louisa + Henry “ 2nd A little warmer Mrs Gilmore was here this afternoon and Addie + Annie Laura also Mrs Jimmy White + Mrs William Desmond called in this evening Sarah Roome was up this morning “ 3rd Rained quite nicely this evening. Henry + Louisa started for Newbury this morning Libbie has come over to stay all night with me “ 4th Sunday warm + sultry Libbie stayed till after dinner and then we went down to church I wrote a letter to Annie and also to Leva + Fannie. Louisa + Henry returned this evening. Brought the picture of little May home [Page 36] July 5th Cloudy, Washed all day. After tea Duncan and I went up home drove down to Rachel’s first after strawberries but she sold them �38 all and then up home. Grandma is stopping there now “ 6th Cloudy + gloomy came home this morning. Orvil was here when I came. Emeline came up this afternoon intends staying all night “ 7th Quite sultry. Emeline went home this afternoon “ 8th Very warm Mrs Maggie Bury + little Laura Teetzel called in after tea. Louisa + I were over to Mrs McFarlane’s a little while this evening “ 9th Cloudy + dull I went down this morning to Mr Delongs and stayed till after dinner + then Alfaretta + Annie Laurie went down to see Sarah Roome stayed till after tea + then Sarah came [illegible] with us. After I got past Mr Delongs a little ways Orvil + Emeline + Mr Walker the teacher came along + gave me a ride “ 10th Very warm Alforetta was up and stayed for tea. Louisa + Henry + Linny went to Duart to get their pictures taken this forenoon “ 11th Sunday Nice + cool Collins + Elizabeth + the children came down today + Lucy Fred + Nettie also Nettie is going to stay all the week with me [Page 37] July 12th Quite warm. After tea Louisa + Henry went up to Mr Mills + Nettie + I went for a walk “ 13th Very warm Louisa Nettie + I went up to Mrs Smarts this afternoon had a splendid time Mrs McFarlane was �39 over a little while this forenoon “ 14th As warm as ever Louisa + Henry went out to Dr Hicks visiting this afternoon didn’t get back until eleven Oclock after tea Nettie + I went over to see Libbie stayed there until 9 Oclock Addie was up a little while after school was out – “ 15th Warm Louisa + Henry went up to Palmyra this forenoon to see about some cherries Mrs McFarlane was over this morning. After tea Henry Linny + Nettie + I went down to the lake for a ride “ 16th Very Pleasant Louisa put on a quilt this afternoon and we all quilted till tea time. Maggie Smart called in this evening Received a letter from Fran today “ 17th Quite Pleasant Nettie + I went up to Morpeth with Henry Gilmore this afternoon left [illegible] there [Page 38] July 18th Sunday Rained last night + this morning considerable. Libbie was over this morning Orvil came up about ten Oclock and in the afternoon I went with him to Church Mr Downie preached After church I went home with him + his sisters and in the evening him + I + Emeline + Alfaretta went out to Duart to meetings and then home “ 19th Very Pleasant Henry Louisa + I went up to Mrs Gosnells to pick cherries this forenoon. Canned �40 them up this afternoon, Henry + Linny went a fishing after tea down to the lake. Libbie was over a little while “ 20th Quite warm. All of Mr Delongs girls came up this morning and called for Linny + I to go up home. We first went to Collins and stayed until after dinner and then we all with Elizabeth + Julia went up home + stayed till after tea and then back here again. Linny + Adda stayed up “ 21st Warm as ever Washed all day. Henry went a fishing after tea “ 22nd Quite nice. Eliza Jane Oaks + Jennie Bailey came down this morning and stayed all day Henry + Abram Gilmore + his daughter came up and spent the afternoon. Dr Roome + wife called in. About dark Louisa + I went over to Mrs McFarlanes and helped her pit her cherries [Page 39] July 23rd Warm After dinner Henry, Louisa + I went down to Joe Roome’s after cherries came home about four. After tea Mrs McFarlane + Libbie came over and helped us pit them Orvil came in while we were pitting them and we went for him most unmercifully “ 24th Very Warm. Henry + I went up to Mrs Gosnells after cherries this forenoon Mr Smith from Bothwell was here to dinner. After tea Louisa + Henry went up home + Libbie + Duncan came over + stayed all night with me 25th Sunday Fearfully warm Libbie stayed all �41 day with me Louisa + Henry got home about 9 Oclock this evening + Adda came with them 26th Had quite a shower this afternoon Eliza Jane Oke’s + her Aunt came down this morning Eliza Jane went home after tea but Mrs Lutes [?] remained to stay a couple of weeks I went over to Mrs McFarlanes and spent part of the evening Adda went home this morning. “ 27th Very warm Henry went up after his Grand mother82 this morning came back this afternoon The Artist Mr Frances brought the pictures this afternoon Mrs Cavers was over this evening [Page 40] July 28th Quite warm. Helped Louisa make her black Print dress. Was over to Mrs Cavers after tea for a few mintues “ 29th Sultry warm Went over and picked some peas for dinner and after tea Louisa + I went again and picked some for pickles came by Mrs McFarlane and her + Mr McFarlane were quarreling at a great rate he was drunk and abusing them most fearfully. “ 30th Quite chilly this evening After tea Libbie + I went over and picked some peas “ 31st Warm + nice Henry went to Duart to 82 Could be either his maternal grandmother Sybel DELONG (nee DECKER) who died possibly 1879, or paternal grandmother Mary who died 1885. More likely the latter as she lived in Howard. �42 Council this morning and came home with a fearful headache this evening Mr Tucker + wife and little girl was here for dinner. Libbie was over this evening a little while August 1st [in margin: ‘Sunday’] Rained all day. Mr David Watson83 + wife came + brought Linny home and returned this evening in the rain. Mr + Mrs Tucker + Jennie came over this afternoon and stopped till after tea + then went back to Mr Bury’s “2nd Rain ! Rain ! Rain ! all day long Frank + Collins + Julia came down this afternoon. Julia is [Page 41] (Continued) going to stay Mr + Mrs Tucker + Jennie came over this afternoon intend stopping all night August 3rd It still continues to rain Mr + Mrs Tucker + Jennie went up to Mr Hill’s this afternoon Received a letter from Leva today “ 4th Quite nice + warm this forenoon. Cloudy + dull again this afternoon Mr + Mrs Tucker + Jennie returned again this afternoon They staid at Bury’s “ 5th Rained all day nearly Mrs Tucker + Jennie came over this morning and stayed till after dinner + then they went out to Duart. I was over to see Libbie a little while this evening “ 6th dull + gloomy. Henry Gilmore worked here today Libbie was over a little while 83 Henry WATSON’S brother �43 “ 7th The weather no better. Libbie + I went up to Mr Smarts after tea and stayed till dark Mrs Cavers was over a little while this evening. Mr John Watson84 + a friend of his Mr Stephenson came down and stayed till after tea + then went down to Mr Delongs “ 8th Sunday Very pleasant Mr Watson + Mr Stephenson came back for dinner today. Libbie was over a little while after tea Fred brought Julia Ellen down this eve[ning?] to go to the [illegible] tomorrow in the excursion. I have most a painful thumb [Page 42] August 9th A lovely day. Fred stayed all night and took us out to the station at Highgate Henry + Louisa, Julia + Linny + Julia E + I. Had an excellent good time. Bought a beaded watch case. left Highgat[e] at half past five and got down there at one and left there at seven and reached home a little after five the next morning My thumb pained me considerable all the time – was pretty tired “ 10th Quite pleasant. slept till nearly 10 Oclock Collins came down after us this morning came home after dinner Louisa + Mrs Lutes came up with us + Henry brought Mrs Watson home also. My thumb keeps getting worse 84 Henry WATSON’S father �44 “ 11th Nice + Warm Leva called in this afternoon for Lucy to go and take her French lesson. Sarah Smith was over two or three hours this afternoon Wrote a letter to Charlie Baldwin “12th Quite pleasant My hand a little worse today wrote a letter to Fannie this afternoon or at least commenced one “ 13th Very warm Finished my letter to Fannie this morning Sat up nearly all night my hand pained me so bad Had a little shower of rain between 9 + 10 Oclock. [Page 43] August 14th Quite pleasant. Lucy went over to take her French lesson after dinner + in about two Oclock Leva came along + called in + I went with her. My thumb pained me so bad I could scarcely sit still. Leva came back with me + is going to stay all night “ 15th Sunday. My hand considerable better. Johnny Simons + James Smith was here to dinner + after dinner they went to Sunday School with Leva Wes + I. I went home with Leva “ 16th [Illegible] Rained a little this forenoon but was lovely this afternoon. After tea we all (Mr Fairchild’s girls + myself) went down to the Lake and had a boat ride by moonlight out on the Lake until ten O’clock “ 17th Rained again today. After tea we all started off with each of us an umbrella �45 over to Julius and stayed till ten O’clock had lots of fun “ 18th Rained again as usual. Nothing of any account happened today. The girls very busy preparing for the Masonic picnic tomorrow [Page 44] August 19th Quite pleasant this forenoon but a little showery this afternoon Mr Fairchild took us all to the picnic this morning An excursion party from Port Stanley were to be there it was held in Mr Simpson’s grove After dinner Lillie + I went for a ride with Henry Coll we went up as far as the Eau and back again and then down to Clearville and stayed to Henry Watson’s till one clock and then back to Mr Fairchild’s, after two when we got home Had a gay old time “ 20th Didn’t get up till nine Oclock Rained nearly all the forenoon. In the afternoon Leva came home with me and is going to stay all night “ 21st Rained all this afternoon. Leva + Lucy went over to take their lesson “ 22nd Sunday Clear + quite cool Henry + Louisa + Linny came up this morning + stayed till after dinner + then went down to Mr Watson’s Julia Ellen went home with Leva this afternoon Ella Willson called in this evening and stayed a couple of hours �46 Frank + Mr George Reynold went to camp meeting today [Page 45] August 23rd Quite chilly had to keep a fire on all day Aunt Sarah + little Cora came over this morning and stayed till after dinner. Julia Ellen came home this afternoon. Miss Eliza Patterson called in the evening “ 24th Very pleasant Julia E went down to Rachel’s after dinner + Henry brought her home this evening. Ma + Pa + Lucy went to Morpeth + Ridgetown this evening Received a letter from Melvin today “ 25th Quite warm Leva called in this afternoon and also Mr + Mrs Delong “ 26th Very warm. Julia E went down to Henry’s this afternoon to keep house for him this next week as Rachel intends starting for Pennsylvania tomorrow goes down as far as the Suspension Bridge in an Excursion train to Niagara Falls. “ 27th Pleasant Lucy + Fred started to go on the excursion but the cars did not call at Weldon’s station as the cars were all filled up and could not take no more on so they had to come back and also Henry + Rachel + Laura. After tea Frank + I + Lucy + Fred went down to town Had a pleasant time �47 [Page 46] August 28th Very warm. Mr + Mrs Delongs called on this afternoon “ 29th Sunday Most dreadfully warm. Ma + Pa + Grandma + Fred went down to Julius’s today, Lucy went to Sunday School + Nettie Fairchild + Lizzie Willson + Maud Bell came home with her Lizzie + Maud went home after tea + Nettie is going to stay all night – Joe Roome + Miss Potts called in about dusk on their way home from the Eau where they had been for a ride Frank went to Church at Morpeth this evening + Julia E went home with Henry. Ella + Miss Mosby called in this evening “ 30th very sultry, Rachel started for Pennsylvania today took the cars at Ridgetown. Not very well this evening “ 31st Still continues warm. Nettie + Lucy went over to Mr Smiths this afternoon. George Smith to work pulling beans for us today. September 1st Extremely warm. Nettie went with Lucy over to Madam Warner’s to take he[r?] French Lesson but she was not at home and left word that she could’nt teach any more was going to Montreal so Nettie went home. Georgie Smith + Charles Bell working here today [Page 47] September 2nd Warm as ever Grandma went down to �48 Aunt Sarah’s this afternoon and stayed till after tea. Georgie85 here again today “ 3rd Very warm this forenoon had a little shower of rain this afternoon Henry + Julia E came up this morning and stayed a few minutes George is here to work today + also Henry’s hired [Rory?] + Georgie Smith all pulling beans. “ 4th Note quite so warm Had quite a shower of rain last night Pa + Ma went to Chatham today “5th Sunday Warm + windy Frank went down to Clearville after Louisa this morning they all came up this afternoon Laura came up and her + I went to Sunday School together Henry Handy + Julia E came up and stayed till dark “ 6th Very Pleasant Louisa + Henry went to Chatham today + Linny pulled beans this forenoon + in the afternoon him + Lucy went down to Henry’s after tomatoes. Louisa + Henry got back about sundown stayed till after tea + then went home “ 7th Warm. Laura was up a little while this afternoon After tea Frank Wes + I went down to Morpeth. Saw Anse there he made me a present of yd of ribbon [illegible] Jo Simons He asked us to go to the Reform Picnic at Ridgetown tomorrow with him [Page 48] 85 Might be Ida’s brother George HANDY �49 September 8th Warm + most fearful dusty Johnny came up about half past Twelve. We left at one and reached Ridge- just as the Honorables was coming from the station we then drove down to the Grove (Mr S[???]) The Hon Mr McKellar in whom the Picnic was given in honor of was presented with a handsome Gold Watch + Chain The speakers were the Hon’s E C Wood, Casey, Willson, Waterworth, McCraney, Mills, McKellar. It was six Oclock before the speaking finished we then left and reached Morpeth about dusk. Julia got tea for us and then he brought me home 9th Very pleasant this forenoon but cloudy and rainy this afternoon Henry + Louisa called in this morning on their way to Dealtown After tea Frank Wes + I went to town I bought a pair of shoes from Johnny When we came back found Henry + Louisa here they are going to stay all night 10th Rained all night but pleasant today. Henry + Louisa went home this morning. 11th Quite cold. 12th Not much warmer, Lucy went up to Uncle Abe’s today + Wes + I went down to Julius Wes stayed a little while + then went across to Mr Fairchild Julius brought me home Otis came with us Henry + Louisa had been here [Page 49] September 13th Very warm. Pulled beans all the afternoon Johnny S---- called in today to let me know the Excursion to Port Stanley was �50 postponed, Grandma went down to Aunt Sarah’s this afternoon “ 14th Cloudy + dull, Grandma came back this afternoon Henry went after Rachel today “ 15th Quite warm. Julia E came home this forenoon I went down to Elizabeth’s to get some stitching done on her machine stayed till after tea and then rode up with Collins him + the boys + Pa went to Blenheim this evening to a political meeting Rachel + Henry called in this evening Today is Ma’s birthday 61 yrs old “ 16th Cold + Rainy. Pa went down to the election for Member of Parliament between Mr Laird a conservative + Mr McCraney a Reformer. Commenced spinning today. Ella was down a little while this evening Heard that Ebenezer86 was married last Monday to Miss Miriam Ferguson “ 17th Showery and quite cold. Heard today that Mr McCraney was elected with a majority of 200 and over. Louisa + Henry + Linny came up this evening intending to stay a few days [Page 50] 18th Cold + Cloudy Day + Henry went to Chatham this morning + returned this evening about six. They heard the true statement of Mr McCraney’s majority which is 168. Henry + Louisa went down to Fred Watson’s87 to stay all night and the rest of us except 86 Ebenezer HANDY, son of Sedgwick Handy �51 Pa + Ma went down to Morpeth to hear the Chatham Band play. 19th Sunday, Cold and cloudy all day Rained a little this evening Went to Sunday School this afternoon. Henry + Louisa + Linny came back this evening. Wrote a letter to Mel 20th Dull weather as ever. Frank took Henry down to the wharf this morning intending to go to Cleveland on an excursion but the Lake being so rough the Steamer (Riverside) could not come in so he came back again during the time Louisa + Julia E went down to Rachel’s and when he came back he went down after Louisa and then went home. Julia Ellen came back in the afternoon. Henry Handy + Rachel + Laura came up and Julia E went to Morpeth to a dance in the Hall at Morris’s Brick. Frank posted my letter this morning to Mel I sent him my picture 21st The weather continues the same 22nd Cold + cloudy 23rd A little warmer and very little [illegible] There has been frost every night this last week. [Page 51] September 24th A lovely day The Ridgetown Fair was to day none of us went “ 25th Bright + warm this morning Collins, Elizabeth, Julia, Hale, + Frank + I went to Chatham It commenced raining just before we got to Chatham and rained all the forenoon The afternoon was bright + warm till about five and it continued 87 Would be Henry’s brother Theodore Frederick WATSON who was also known as Fred �52 raining again shortly after we left Blenheim, Collins made me a present of a tie. Elizabeth + I got our pictures taken together + also Frank + I. I bought me velvet for a coat “ 26th [in margin: Sunday] Not extra warm although some warmer than has been Fred + I went down to Jule’s and about half past three Lucy went with us over to Mr Fairchild’s we stayed there till after tea and then all the girls + Franky came back to Jule’s with us Jule brought me home when we got home Oliver Ransom was here and about 9 Oclock S Brown called in for him he had been down to see Julia Simons “ 27th Nice + warm today. Mr Simons came up this morning and asked me to go with him to Port Stanley on an excursion tomorrow I accepted “ 28th It has been a most lovely day. Johnny came up this morning after me we stopped for Julia + then went down to the dock [Page 52] the boat had’nt got in when we got there but came in shortly after but owing to the small crowd that had col- lected they did’nt think it worth while going so the boat went back again we came back to the store and had sinner. Lulah Julius + Lucy came and had dinner too, I staid till after tea + then Johnny brought me home. He said some funny things be- fore we got home but I guess at any rate he wont ask me to go with him again. I Received a letter from Fannie 29th Very pleasant all day until this evening it rained �53 thundered + Lightning’d quite hard. Louisa + Henry + Linny was here for dinner 30th Cloudy + dull this forenoon but somewhat brighter this afternoon October 1st Very pleasant Mr + Mrs Ransom came down this morning and stayed all day. Lucy went up to Uncle Abe’s after dinner and after tea Fred Frank Wes Julia + I went to Morpeth I went in and seen Johnny for fun When we came back Ella was here and shortly after Henry + Louisa came. Anse + Joe stopped for Ella about 9 oclock “ 2nd Nice + bright Pa + Ma + Henry + Louisa went to Chatham today after dinner I went up to Uncle Abe’s [Page 53] October 3rd Sunday Clear + windy Ella + Miss Montgomery brought me home this morning. Louisa + Henry went home last night I wrote a letter to Fannie this afternoon Jule + Henry + Collins were all here this evening Ma brought me a brown cashmere dress yesterday. “ 4th Quite pleasant. Commenced making up my coat this afternoon “ 5th Dull + cloudy. Rained a little this afternoon “ 6th Rained thundered + Lightening’d last night and has rained all day today “ 7th Nice + bright day. They all went to Chatham to the fair except Ma, Grandma, and me “ 8th Cold and not very clear. Lillie came up today intends staying a couple of days. “ 9th dull and cloudy. Lillie + Julia Ellen went up to Uncle Abe’s a little while this afternoon Rained this evening �54 “ 10th Sunday Not very warm. Laura came up this morning and her + Julia E + Lillie + I went to the woods for hickory nuts and the boys went up on the Point when we came back Julius + Otis was here and the boys had come back after tea Fred + Lucy + I went home with Lillie. Leva let me have Tennyson’s poems + Bateman’s poems to read Anse + Ed88 called in this forenoon 11th Cold + cloudy snowed a little this evening. Lucy went up to Uncle Abe’s to stay this week [Page 54] October 12th Clear and cold Pa went to Chatham with a load of beans + wheat received a dollar a bush for both he took mine + Lucy’s beans with him “ 13th Quite warm + bright Pa + I went down to Morpeth this afternoon brought some lace and buttons for me coat. “ 14th Warm and bright but quite windy. Went to the fair at Blenheim with Mr Fairchild’s folks. Leva went with our folks, Louisa + Henry called in on their way up and then came back and stayed all night and Linny also Henry not very well. Pa went to Chatham today with a load of wheat. 15th It has rained all day. Received a letter from Charlie Baldwin this evening. 16th Cold + rainy 17th Sunday Cold + rainy as ever. Mrs Stymers[?] came down 88 Probably Anson & Edwin, sons of Abram WILLSON �55 this morning and stayed all day. Jule + Lulah came up this evening a little while and also George Lucy89 is 19 yrs old today “ 18th Cloudy and cold “ 19th Warm and bright Julia E + I went hunting hickory nuts we went throug[h?] the Colonel’s woods and then down to Jule’s and then Lucy and Otis went with us down to Joe Pattersons woods we got our dishes partly full and then [Page 55] came back to Jule’s and got our dinner and then started for home we called in to see Rachel and also called on Elizabeth. Pa went to Chatham today with a load of wheat he had contracted for a dollar a bush. Received a letter from W. E. Perrin this evening Oct 20th A little warmer today Finished spinning this afternoon “ 21st It has been most a lovely day warmer than yesterday Pa went to Chatham today Uncle Abe called in and gave us all an invitation to a party at his place tomorrow evening “ 22nd The weather continues the same. Mr Bell + Mr Manford a Universalist minister came down this afternoon, he (Mr Manford) preached this eve in the slabtown school house we all went and the minister came back to stay all night with us we then went up to Uncle Abe’s to the party “ 23rd Quite warm Mr Manford + Pa went out to Ridgetown and then to Morpeth and down to the Eau this forenoon. Fred, Julia E + I went down to Morpeth 89 Ida’s sister Clara Lucinda �56 this evening. 24th Sunday. Most a beautiful day. Pa + Collins + Lucy and I went to Blenheim to meeting this forenoon took the minister Mr Manford up with us. Julia E + Frank went together Louisa + Henry came up and went, after meeting came home and went up again in the evening. Henry went to Chatham after meeting Louisa came home with Frank + Julia [Page 56] October 25th Cloudy and dull but not cold. Jule came up about one Oclock this morning after Ma Fred took Louisa down to Jule’s + to George’s this forenoon he came back and said Lulah had a little boy90 . Henry Watson came back from Chatham about dusk he only stopped a few minutes and then went home George91 is 28 yrs old today. Have got quite a sore throat today “ 26th Cloudy Jule brought Ma home tonight “ 27th Cold and dull My throat is pretty sore today. “ 28th Cloudy but not very cold My throat is a good deal better today. Mr H Purvis and sisters Mr J Mosher and sisters Miss E Hungerford and Ella + Anson were all here this evening. Today is thanksgiving day “ 29th It has rained all day and no prospects of it stopping “ 30th Cold and very windy. Fannie and Jane Smith came over this afternoon and stayed until 8 Oclock in the eve – 90 The little boy would be Loren HANDY, son of Julius HANDY and Lucretia BRYANT. He was born 25 October 1875 91 George HANDY, Ida’s brother. He was born on this day �57 “ 31st Sunday Very cold. Lucy Fred and I went down to Jule’s this morning and then we all with Lucy Bryant and Jule went up on the Point rambled through the pines + hickerys till about four Oclock and then came back to Jules Lucy + Fred stayed till after tea and then they went home and I remained. Nov 1st Cloudy but some warmer than yesterday finished stitching my dress this afternoon Frank F------ came over with a note from Leva telling me her cousins were coming up to be there tonight. I came home about three Oclock [Page 57] November 2nd Clear and bright and quite warm. George was up this afternoon they lost a little girl this morning. Finished making my print dress this morning and wore it this afternoon. Uncle Segie92 started for Nebraska a week ago today. “ 3rd Cloudy. Leva and Lillie and Melvin came up this evening and staid till about three Oclock in the morning. I went home with them “ 4th Not very cold Mr Fairchild + Mel went to the Eau to shoot ducks gone all day they went in the eve to Morpeth and Mel brought three cans of oysters played euchre till Eleven o’clock after they came back. Leva and Mrs Fairchild went to Morpeth this afternoon “ 5th Quite pleasant Mel and Mr Fairchild went hunting this forenoon and in the afternoon Mel went over to visit McCary’s school. Leva + I went to Morpeth and in the evening Mel came down and we went to Johnny’s for tea. I dressed up in Lillie’s clothes 92 Sedgwick HANDY, brother of Collins HANDY Sr. �58 and Leva in mine Cooked the oysters this evening “ 6th Very pleasant and warm Mr Fairchild and Mel went to shoot ducks again today and us girls all went over to Julius’ a little while I borrowed Jule’s buggy for tomorrow He (Jule) took Lillie and I to town this evening Had a gay time Jule left the buggy to Mr Fairchild’s when we came back I dressed up in Leva’s clothes and Lillie in mine [Page 58] November 7th Sunday. Mel Leva + I went down to Clearville today and stayed till about sundown and then back to Mr Bannister’s and stayed till after tea and then they brought me home and stayed till nearly Twelve Oclock Mel starts for home tomorrow and Lillue goes with him on a visit Sent Annie a watch case. Ma, Frank, Coll Lucy Henry + Rachel came down while were there Lucy [above] (stayed) “ 8th Not quite so nice and warm today as usual “ 9th Cloudy and dull Ma commenced weaving blankets to day “ 10th Rained nearly all day “ 11th Nice and bright “ 12th Clear and quite warm. Wes, Julia E, and I went up to Uncle Abe’s and spent the evening. H Purvis was there “ 13th Snowed all day “ 14th Sunday Stormy and dull all day. Henry + Collins were up and had dinner with us I wrote a letter to Billie Perrin this evening “ 15th Cloudy Commenced making my brown dress today “ 16th Stormy and quite windy Received a letter from Fan �59 Uncle Abe had his sale today “ 17th Clear and bright “ 18th Cloudy but not very cold Frank went to town this evening and brought me a letter from Melvin [Page 59] Nov 19th Cloudy but not cold. Went down to Elizabeth’s this afternoon to do some stitching on the machine came back and after tea Wes Frank Julia E. and I went up to Mr Purvis to spend the evening “ 20th Quite pleasant Julius + Lulah came up this afternoon and stayed till after tea we came home from Mr Purvis’s between 3 and 4 Oclock. Mr J McTaggart and sister Mr P Haggart and sister, Mr J Mosher and sister Mr A Patterson, Mr R. A. Hughes and Anse + Ella were there had an excellent time “ 21st Sunday Very pleasant Fred went down to Clearville and Wes to Fairchild’s “ 22nd Clear and cold Wes brought me a note from Leva last night. Pa went to Chatham today with a load of beans got 95 cts a bush “ 23rd Cloudy but not very cold picked beans all the evening “ 24th Clear and bright Collins + Maynard came up this evening and helped us pick beans “ 25th Clear and cold Pa went to Chatham today with a load of beans got 95 cts a bush. Ella Willson came down about dusk and is going to stay all night 26th Rained nearly all day. Ella stayed all day and about dusk her father came after her Collins and Maynard came up to pick beans. He brought me two letters, one from Annie and the other from Billie �60 [Page 60] Nov 27th Cloudy and dull Pa went to Chatham with a load of beans today “ 28th Sunday. Rained nearly all day Julia + Hale were up a little while “ 29th Cloudy and most fearful cold “ 30th Blowed and snowed all day Dec 1st A good deal warmer today “ 2nd About the same not very cold Received a letter from Lillie Fairchild “ 3rd Quite warm and nice today. “ 4th Warm Frank + Wes went out to Chatham with a load of beans + Pa + Ma went with the horse + buggy Collins + Hortense Watson went with them Rained when they were coming home Ma bought me a [looks like ‘cloud’?] and a felt skirt “ 5th Sunday Rained all day. Jule + George were up this afternoon. Julia Ellen + I wrote a letter to Fan and also one to Lillie “ 6th Rained + thawed all day “ 7th It still rains. Anse called in this afternoon “ 8th Cloudy + dull “ 9th Cloudy but not cold Uncle Abe came down this morning and said that [?ra?ler] had smashed up so him and Pa went out to Chatham to see about it but found out that it was a false report [Page 61] �61 Dec 10th Snowed a little last night. Henry came up to saw wood today. Pa received a paper from Louisa this evening. 11th Not very old today. Louisa + Henry called in this evening on their way to Mr Watson’s Wes was down to Morpeth and brought home word that Mr Bannister is were going to have a party Tuesday Evening and invited us all to go “ 12th Sunday A little colder Louisa + Henry came back + had dinner with us Wes went down to Fairchild’s I sent a note to Leva and also sent a note to Oliver by Fred asking him to come and go to the party. Anse + Eddie93 called in this morning and again this evening. Wrote a letter to Billie this evening “ 13th Quite cold + windy “ 14th Very cold. Oliver came down this afternoon we all except Frank went to the dance had a very good time. Snowed when coming home “ 15th Snowed nearly all day Pa went to Chatham with a load of beans and Collins went with him. Oliver went home about noon. [Page 62] Dec 16th Pretty cold Pa + Frank went to Ridgetown to the sale 93 Anson and Eddie Willson, likely �62 “ 17th Very cold Snowed a little “ 18th A good deal colder “ 19th Sunday Clear and cold, Julia E + Frank went down to Clearville this morning + Lucy came home with them this evening. Julia was up a little while this afternoon. Ella + Coll94 were down this evening a little while. “ 20th Quite warm thawed all day “ 21st Quite warm but rainy “ 22nd Clear and warm George came up and helped white wash today “ 23rd A little colder Cleaned house today “ 24rd Rained all day Henry Handy was here for dinner I received a letter from Mrs Roxy Moffitt “ 25th Christmas Clear + bright + not very cold “ 26th Sunday Rained all day Wrote a letter to Roxy Anse stopped in out of the rain and had to saty all night “ 27th Clear + bright + not very cold. Jane + Lizzie were over this afternoon visiting Received a letter from Billie this evening “ 28th Quite pleasant [Page 63] Dec 29th Thawed + Rained all day. Received a Post Card from the Custom House Officer at London stating that there was a parcel lying at his office for me and by paying the Duty which was twenty five cents I would get it. I wrote a 94 This might be Collins Willson (Ella’s brother) �63 note with the money enclosed and Frank took it down and posted it. “ 30th Warm but fearful muddy. Laura came up this morning and is going to stay all night “ 31st Very warm Lulah + Jule + Otis + Lorum95 [should be ‘Loren’] came up this morning and stayed all day Jule + Wes went to the shooting match at Troy Wes brought home a goose for dinner tomorrow. Laura is still here. So endeth the last day of 1875 [in a different pen] In reply to your polite note of yesterday morning I hasten to assure you that I am highly sensible of the honor you have done me in the proposals you have so handsomely made and that I appreciate the frank and manly tone in which you have spoken of yourself. Believing that you are sincere in the senti- ments which you express toward me having great respect for you as a man and a gentleman and esteeming you as a friend, it is with regret that I am compelled to give you pain by declining your addresses and informing you that circumstances render it impossible for me ever to be more to you than, as, I am now Truly your Friend ---------- [Page 64] Fruit Cake: five eggs, two cups of sugar, one cup of molasses three cups currants well rubbed in flour, two cups stoned raisins, nutmeg, cinnamon salt, one cup 95 This would be referred to Julius and Lucretia’s new son Loren HANDY �64 milk flour to thicken (not too stiff) half teaspoon ful soda, one of cream tartar. Butter the tins well + bake in a moderate oven. Coconut Cup Cake: Two cups of rolled white sugar, one and a half cup of butter, one cup of milk, half teaspoonful of soda one of cream tartar, four eggs well beaten a nutmeg, salt, the white of one coconut grated floor enough to make a stiff batter. Beat it well put in buttered tins an inch think: bake in a quick oven and when well done frost it and cut into square pieces Marble Cake: Light part – One and half cups of white sugar half a cup of butter, one cup of sweet milk half a teaspoonful soda, one of cream tartar whites of four eggs two and a half cups of flour. Dark part – One cup of brown sugar half a cup of molasses, half a cup of butter, one cup of sweet milk half teaspoonful soda one of cream tartar two and half cups flour Yolks four eggs clover allspice cinnamon and nutmeg salt. [Page 65] Jelly Cake – Three eggs beaten very light, one cup of sugar, one cup of flour one teaspoonful cream tartar mixed dry in the flour half a teaspoonful soda dissolved in hot water one tablespoonful of cream or butter half a teaspoonful of essence of lemon. Delicate Cake – Take the whites of four eggs beaten to a stiff froth one cup of sugar, one cup of flour half a cup of sweet milk, three tablespoonfuls butter, one teaspoonful of soda three of cream �65 tartar flavour with lemon essence salt [The following recipe seems to be written in a different hand] Raspberry Vinegar: To two quarts and a half of ripe raspberry put one pint of the best vinegar. B[----?] them well and it let it stand three days. Strain the juice through a bag and add its weight of sugar. Boil it, skim well and bottle it closely. Lemon Pie: Yellow of three eggs, grate the rind and press out the juice of one lemon, one coffee cup brown sugar two spoons flour one half pint water one tablespoon butter bake in one crust and when a light brown beat the white of three eggs very light add two tablespoons pulverized sugar put on the top and bake a light brown Apple Jelly: To thirteen good sized apples put [missing] [Page 66] quart of water and one lemon boil till soft and strain. To one point of juice add one point of sugar and boil twenty minutes Rolled Jelly Cake: One coffee cupful white powdered sugar, one coffee cupful flour, four eggs whites and yolks beaten separately, salt, beat the yolks and sugar to a cream, add the flour and salt then the whites beaten to a very stiff froth, bake from ten to fifteen minutes Wedding Fruit Cake: One point of sugar one point of flour one point butter ten eggs two pound raisins three pounds currants one pound citron one tablespoonful cinnamon one tablespoonful cloves one tablespoonful nutmeg �66 half cup molasses teaspoon soda. Marble Cake: Light part: A cupful white sugar half cup- full each of butter and sweet milk, whites of three eggs teaspoonful cream tartar half teaspoon soda two cups of flour: Dark part: cup brown sugar half cup molasses half cup butter yolks of three eggs teaspoon cream tartar half teaspoon soda two cups flour half teaspoon each of cinnamon cloves allspice nutmeg. Beat the batter well and lay in the dish a spoonful light and then of dark. [Page 67] The greatest pleasure of life is love; the greatest treasure is contentment; the greatest luxury is health; the greatest comfort is sleep; and the best medicine is a true friend. Is there a point where the ideal of love conceived by a woman differs from that of a man? Yes. A man marries a bride rather than a wife, a woman marries a husband rather than a lover. She settles down into a sort of quiet contentment; he when the freshness and novelty of the bride has changed to a sober practical wife, grows indifferent, and seeks other attractions elsewhere. What in woman is called curiosity, in a man is grand- iloquently magnified into the spirit of inquiry. Much of the comfort of this life consists in acquaintance, friendship, and correspondence with those that are pious, prudent and virtuous. There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Oh, speak not �67 harshly of the stricken one – weeping in silence! Break not the deep solemnity by rude laughter or intrusive footsteps. Scoff not, if the stern heart of manhood is sometimes melted by sympathy; they are what help to elevate him above the brute. We love to see tears of affection. They are pain- ful tokens, but still most holy. There is pleasure in tears – an awful pleasure [Page 68] My Album This valued Photographic Book On which you gaze with curious look Or hallow’d sympathies, Contains mementoes, rich and dear, Of much loved friends, as gathered here Before our wandering eyes Some who are not here have pass’d the bourne From whence the travelers ne’er return To tell their secrets o’er; And some have cross’d the ocean’s swell Far off in distant lands to dwell To meet on earth no more And some still linger with us here Our homes to bless our hearts to cheer Enshrined by Nature’s art Loved friends and kindred here we greet In hope that all at length may meet In Heaven no more to part �68 If thou cans’t add another face Our book to beautify and grace We will our thanks bestow [in margin] Then pray oblige without delay Secure the shadow while you may The substance soon may fade. [Page 69] Only A Ring Only a ring, yet I prize it more Than all the gems from India’s shore; Not all the wealth of all the world untold Is dear to me as this band of gold. Only a ring, but I love it well, Better than words can ever tell; ‘Tis a pledge to me of affection true, Beset and dearest I ever knew. Only a ring and yet in this Is centred all of my earthly bliss; All my hopes of the future, yes – Every dream of happiness. Only a ring, but if you knew The heart so brave, the love so true You would not wonder that to me His ring is more than the world could be �69 [in margin] Only a ring from one whose love I prize all earthly things above; So do not deem it a trifling thing For the love of the giver came with the ring. Wedded life is not one long amatory poem with re- current rhymes of “love and “dove” and “kiss” and “bliss” [Page 70 – loose] We should always be slow in choosing a friend, and still slower to change him. We should always be courteous to all, and intimate with few; never slight a man for poverty nor esteem any one for his wealth If one could be conscious of all that is said of him in his absence, he would probably become a very modest man indeed. People are commonly so employed in pointing out faults in those before them as to forget that some behind may at the same time be descanting on their own. Truth may be violated as much by silence as by falsehood itself. A person who tells you the faults of others intends to tell others your faults. A sure cure for terrible disorder of the mouth commonly called “scandal”. Take of “good nature” one ounce, of an herb called by the Indians “mind your business” one ounce, mix these with a little “charity for others” and two or three sprigs of “keep your tongue between your teeth”. Application. The symptoms are a violent itching in the tongue and roof of the mouth which invariably takes place when you are in company with a species of animals called “gossips”, when you feel it �70 coming on take a spoonful of the mixture hold it in your mouth which you will keep closely closed till you get home and you will find a complete cure. Should you apprehend a relapse keep a small bottleful about you and on the slightest symptoms repeat the dose. [Page 71 - loose] People who want to think ill of others can always do so. They wilfully blind themselves to good faults, and exaggerate the bad ones. There may be two meanings to many things that are said. Injustice is very hard to hear, yet we must all learn to expect it and to suffer it as calmly as we can. To have our best deeds turned and twisted into evil ones; to have our acts and words utterly mis- represented, to have those turn cold to us for whom we have always felt the warmest friendship, is only the face of humanity. Deceiver Go I’ll admit that once I loved thee That I deem’d thee just and true That my heart has loved no other Fondly as it once loved you. Yet the ties of love are broken And the vows you made to me, From this hour and forever You are nothing more to me. Fare thee well and if for ever Still for ever fare thee well; Even though unforgiving never ‘Gainst thee shall my heart rebel �71 [Loose insert, unlined paper] Dear Mollie Magee There’s a beautiful Isle afar Afar o’er the spread of the sea There’s a heart that is sad today And eyes that are watching for me Though the months have been few Since I bid her adieu Yet it seems like an age since we met And the look that she gave Ere I launched on the wave I can never ah I never forget chorus Oh thou beautiful Isle afar Afar o’er the spread of the sea Yes ‘tis dear to my heart you are Sweet home of dear Mollie Magee There’s a green little Isle beyond Across the wide waters away And I’m dreaming a dream so fond Of home and of Mollie today And I think with a sigh As the moments go by Of our land that is over the sea Oh I wonder a while With a home and a smile If my Mollie is dreaming of me �72 I am coming across the main Am coming again o’er the sea For I long to be home again Beside thee dear Mollie Magee If we meet on the shore We will part nevermore For our days shall be happy and bright And we’ll go hand in hand In our beautiful land Where our hearts may be joyous and light [Loose unlined insert, folded] You Know You Do When “some one’s” step comes up the walk Your cheeks take on a rosier hue And though no other hears his knock You hear it well – you know you do! When “some one” talks about the grain And bows at pa, yet looks at you You see his glances – ah, ‘tis plain – And give them back – you know you do! And though it may be very wrong When pa is quite ignored for you You sing for him your prettiest song You cunning thing – you know you do! And when he talks of other girls Of Hateful Kate and Jennie too �73 You fling at him your auburn curls You jealous thing – you know you do! You keep your eyes upon the clock And wish ‘twould jump an hour or two So that your pa would cease his talk And go to bed – you know you do! And when the folks to bed have gone And left “some one” alone with you You wish the clock would stop its tongue Or you stop it – you know you do! He blushes deep and looks afraid To be thus left alone with you But your eyes tell there never was maid But could be wooed – you know you do! You peep at “some one” ‘neath your curls Until with love you burn him through And make him hate all other girls In love for you – you know you do! And when his arm steals round your chair You give a smothered scream or two As if you did’nt want it there But oh, you do – you know you do! You nestle closer up to him Your head drops on his shoulder too You think it nice to have a Frank You haughty thing – you know you do! �74 And when he timidly doth press His wish to make a wife of you With happy heart you answer “yes” You darling girl – you know you do! �75 Guide to People Mentioned in the Diary The Handy Family HANDY, Collins Sr. (“Pa”): Ida’s father. HANDY, Louisa: Ida’s sister. Married Henry Watson in 1863 HANDY, Collins Jr.: Ida’s brother. Married Elizabeth Jane Watson (Henry’s sister) in 1863. HANDY, Julia Ellen (“Julia E”): Ida’s sister. Married Oliver Ransom in 1900 HANDY, Julius (“Jule/Jules”): Ida’s brother. Married Lucretia “Lulah” Bryant HANDY, Otis: Ida’s nephew, son of Lucretia Bryant and Julius HANDY, George Washington: brother of Ida. Married Henry Watson’s sister Rhoda Angeline in 1871 HANDY, Franklin Morse (“Frank” or “Franky”): Ida’s brother. Married Alice Bryant HANDY Wesley Norman (“Wes”): Ida’s brother, married Lucy Olivia “Leva” Fairchild in 1877. HANDY, Clara Lucinda (“Lucy”): Ida’s sister. Married Alvin Bryant in 1884. HANDY, Anson Frederick (“Fred”): Ida’s brother. Married Anna Mabel Warner in 1883. HANDY, David: married ‘Rachael’ (unknown surname) some time prior to 1862. There is a Rachel mentioned in the diary, but she does not seem to appear with David at any point. The Baldwin Family ROOME Catharine (“Grandma”): Ida’s maternal grandmother. Married David S. Baldwin. She moved to Wisconsin with husband and family in 1849, but returned to Ontario after her husband’s death BALDWIN, Rebecca (“Ma”): Ida’s mother, daughter of David S. Baldwin and Catharine Roome. Married Collins Handy Sr. BALDWIN, Sarah Ann Baldwin (“Aunt Sarah”): Ida’s aunt on her maternal side. Sarah married Ida’s father’s brother Ebenezer Handy. Ebenezer died in 1865. Sarah secondly married Abram Willson in 1867, in Michigan. The Watson family �76 WATSON, Henry: born William Henry Watson. Married Ida’s sister Louisa Handy in 1863, and Ida Handy in 1883 (after Louisa’s death) WATSON, Linneus (“Linny”): son of Louisa Handy & Henry WATSON, Mary (“May”): daughter of Louisa Handy & Henry WATSON, Elizabeth Jane: sister of Henry Watson, wife of Collins Handy Jr. WATSON, John (“Mr. Watson”): Henry’s father WATSON, Hortense: Henry Watson’s sister (also known as Tenny) WATSON Theodore Frederick (sometimes Theodore, sometimes “Fred”): Henry Watson’s brother The Willson family WILLSON Abram, (“Uncle Abe”): first married a Julia (believed to be a Baldwin and Ida’s aunt) who died before the writing of this diary. After Julia’s death, Abram married Ida’s aunt Sarah Baldwin (“Aunt Sarah” in the diary). Known children of Abram and Julia: Anson, Edwin (“Eddie” in the diary?), Collins, Ella, Julia WILLSON, Anson: son of Abram and Julia (see Baldwin, Julia) WILLSON, Ella: daughter of Abram and Julia (see Baldwin, Julia) � transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/a695a56d349158cbc08052c398e0af3c.pdf 300389465fd1d44b6a96743b2c194f06 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/29bb2afc66ae0dd96bdc642f49b36c1c.pdf b04aa7a819069f61044f46edaaab4587 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ab8f53e05b74268e657066491487b649.pdf f5a75cde718de8232813ca2365f33c46 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/eedfd686cba2b7e34ce94578c308f15c.pdf ea03d77f73061e1b0839d986f4e07c64 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 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>January 1st 1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island NY</p> <p>New Years Day Ice open a Ball tonight at the Kintail house Went to the Bush for a crotch to Draw Drags with To thrashing Pease Snowing &amp; Blowing Shot a Woodpecker</p> <p>2nd I a Thrashing Soft Weather</p> <p>3rd Done Thrashing Pease 29 &amp; 3 pecks Is to get 2 1/2 &amp; 1/2 a peck Allen's the Red Boys Birth Day Freezing East Wind Ice taking pretty well Began to thrash Wheat</p> <p>4th I at Thrashing {Illegilbe} the Ice Went as far as Francis Island nights frost</p> <p>5th I Went to Williamstown gave Jim a Quart &amp; a Bottle Bought of A Summer 1 coat f in 10 10 candles -/6 Horse shoe nails -/6 Paper /6 envelops -/4 Cotton 10 Buttons /4 1 Pint -/6 got my Papers{illegible} then no one crofsed at Summers Turned stormy a good many air holes worth of {illegible} Paid</p> <p>6th Sunday alone Storm commenced in the afternoon East Wind snowing and Drifting</p> <p>7th Councillers in Williamstown</p> <p>8th Is came from Henry thrashing Wheat</p> <p>9th I went to Henery with my trousers to make</p> <p>10th Went for my Paper Bought of A Summers Pair of Braces 1/6 sweetys -/3 got my trousers at Henerys</p> <p>11th I went to Williamstown I a Done thrashing Wheat Brought my Shirts to make a {line illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>January 12th 1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Came From Williamstown got a Ride Stopd at Summerston Bought of A Summers 1 pint of Whiskey -/4 Bought 1/2 lb Tobacco Paid at Davids in Treats 1/10 1/2 all Paid Angus {illegible} me to Henerys Door Crofsing on the ice to Salmon River. Old William Smith Departed on the 11th of January 86 {illegible} Buried on Sunday Small Pox in Williamstown</p> <p>13th Sunday</p> <p>14th I a &amp; I Fanning Wheat 9 Bushels Fanned this time Cold Wheather now a days</p> <p>15 Ia Went to Charlies Charlie &amp; I came up Trying the cutter Broke the shafts Drawing Drags</p> <p>16th Stormy</p> <p>17th took the cutter from the Pitt Point</p> <p>18th making shafts for the cutter Charlie I {illegible} Rough Weather</p> <p>19th I Went to the store order for 1 Quart Whisky &amp; lb Tobacco no axes Charlie and I at the shafts Charlie &amp; I staving</p> <p>Sunday 20th Charlie went home</p> <p>21 {illegible} night Breaking Roads</p> <p>22nd Went to the store Bought a {illegible} 1 lb candles 1/2 lb Tea Donald Roaches Wife a Daughter</p> <p>23rd {illegible} to for Covington with Wheat Bought {illegible} camonmile Tea 17 1/2 took George Amos back to Whitney paid -/7 1/2 him</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Jany 23rd Went to Salmon River met Mr Streeter on the Ice gave him 2 Dollars in cash Bought of B Buchan Tobacco to 1 Quart Bottle First crofsing here with horse I Thrashing the Pease over again</p> <p>24th Fanning Peas 1 Bushel</p> <p>25th gave Ia 1/2 Bushel him going to Williamstown Lent Charlies Bag to him Robie Burns Birth Day Drawing Drags</p> <p>26th Drawing Drags snow Deep in the Bush.</p> <p>27th I. Came from Williamstown Fine Day</p> <p>28th I. Began the Oats on the Upper side of the Barn Senios Boy for Peas Henery fishing Eels I caught 3 Before the Door Drawing Drags</p> <p>29th Cutting Down Trees</p> <p>30th Breaking Roads in the Bush</p> <p>31st Fanning Oats 20 Bushels this time</p> <p>1st of February Done Thrashing Oats Went to Williamstown got 2 paper Kenneth poorly Brought out 1 Bush of Pease Tobacco for Granny Stormy night East Wind</p> <p>2nd came home Roads Bad candlemass Day Stormy</p> <p>3rd Sunday I Ba{illegible}ing</p> <p>4th Fanning Oats Last 17 1/2 Fanned</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Feby the 5th 1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Sold Io an axe 5/ - to cut wood for it Io commenced to chop soft Weather to Day Drawing Drags Water on the Ice and Plenty snow churning</p> <p>6th Io Quit chopping a thrashing over the Pease stormy Day took Back the Axe from him got 4 Bushels of Oats from him for what he owed me Turning Stormy</p> <p>7th Stormy I. Baking</p> <p>8th Io to Williamstown Frosty Day Stormy Some Went to the Bush cut some Drags cut Down the Big Basswood Tree</p> <p>9th Drawing some Drags a Beautiful fine morning the Islands Look close a sign of a storm Stormy from the East Change in the Moon Raining through the night</p> <p>Sunday the 10th Raining &amp; Freezing</p> <p>11th Io came for the cow Went to Saburns near M Laughlins with him at Angus MDonells Raining some</p> <p>12th A very fine Day Drawing Drags Fanning 1 pec of Pease Cleaning the Barn floor Let out the Hens to pick up the Grain in the yard and to get a Washing Warm sun and Raining some Shrove Tuesday</p> <p>13 Ash Wednesday Freesing a little cutting stove Wood</p> <p>14th {illegible} Day a Ball at David L{illegible}ers</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Valentine 14th 1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Feby Went to see Daily about the Hay Henerys wife cut my hair - a Ball at Summers tonight the Evening commencing with E Wind somthing stormy through the night</p> <p>15th E Wind Snowing &amp; hailing &amp; raining fine in the Evening</p> <p>16th Dra{illegible} some fine in the Evening Fine upstairs Fire{?}</p> <p>17th Sunday Stormy snowing Henery Fishing Eels James McDougall here about the stack told me about Peter Finney House burnt Down &amp; about Donald McLennan &amp; Mary McNicol Being Married</p> <p>18 James Hugh Birth Day snowing &amp; Drifting Drew 2 Drags (2 Lambs) on Saturday night the 16th</p> <p>19th Went to Summers Bought of A Summers 1 lb Candles 1/ Had a Treat paid the Treat 7 1/2 at Nicholsons the Dog there at night</p> <p>20th I Promised Dr MGreggor to go to Williamstown &amp; he would give me a Ride stormy in the morning in the Evening. I started Left the Basket Bottles at A Summers for Mollasses Roads Bad seen Campbell the Weaver at D Camerons Brought out the close Basket forks sox heads Bell Hugh Anns clothes {?}</p> <p>21st in Williamstown Grey went to the Depot Urquhart &amp; I Dingwalls Daughter married today</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Feb 22nd Washingtons Birth Day came From Williamstown went Lost on a Road Cattanach &amp; George Farrel took coming through the Bush George got sick Turned Back home stopt at Donald Cameron's in 2nd Con Stopt at Summers had a Treat 16 Paid Bought of A Summers 1 Quart syrup/11 1/2 2 lbs of Butter 2/4 came home all night the small Pox in Williamston yet Joined A Summers Lottery 2/6 to Be a Week from Saturday that the 2nd of March</p> <p>23rd East Wind Stormy Drifting &amp; Blowing the Largest Flakes of Snow I ever seen falling fell for a while this afternoon 2 lambs this Morning one Dead Took the Sheep &amp; the other Lamb in would not suck Dead in the Evening Hailing &amp; Drifting to night chopping Stove Wood</p> <p>Sunday 24th Blowing all alone Reading the Book of Martyrs Freezing Some</p> <p>25th Monday Drew some drags not very well a very Bad Pain in my Breast knocking around for all that Drifting &amp; Blowing circle around the sun Great Dreams Great Great</p> <p>26th Fine Morning Charlie came Going to Cornwall Heard crows for the first Began to chop Beech in the Bush Drew a Drag made a Waterhole Charlie Left the Dog</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>27th</p> <p>1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Feby A very fine Day Greatest crosfing to and from Salmon River I witnefsed this some years put a halter on the colt the first ever was on him to say he would Lead Tap would run some to Day Drew 3 Drags snow Deep wind changed cut Down a Big Ash on the Bank oat the Lower End of the Pitt Point (This is Leander's Day him who crofsed the Hellespont, See Byrons Works) Ducks Flying up to the West very high in the air</p> <p>28th Went acofs for my Papers sent Senios Boy for them Gave him 3 coppers for doing Heard Sandy Greass wife Died a few Days ago Bill to mi{illegible}</p> <p>1st of March in the Morning some Drops of Rain a Little Snow then a very fine Day shelling some corn Drew some Drags setting the cocks a Fighting cutting a Trench to Let the Water Run at the Door and in the yard</p> <p>2nd I crofsed to Summers Bought Pink &amp; Senna /10 Paid this Andrew at Cornwall Seen Jim Bush at summers Charlie came from Cornwall By Rail the First ever he was on a Great many Valentines going Sem{illegible} Lancaster the Lottery to Be tonight</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March the 3 1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Sunday Charlie here Raining wate on the Ice Ducks Flying about</p> <p>4th Great Day in the states Charlie went home gave him some pease Put 2 Front shoes on Grey Very Windy in the afternoon not many Going the Ice Seen Blackbirds cut my Thumb</p> <p>5th Did not see any one going Summer's Road Froze well Last night Good crust went to see the Redcanoe at the head of the Island High wind Last night chopping some in the Bush The cow wanting to go off or searching for the other one. First Eggs Laid by the hens to Day Put out some of the Rusters Freezing some Great Going of the Ice is Good</p> <p>6th crofsed as far as Francis Island trying the Ice first rate Drew some Drags cutting the Trees in the marsh</p> <p>7th Went to Senios got his Boy to fo for my Paper to the R{illegible} Gave him 3 coppers got the Shovel at Henerys the Dog followed me home Eating first Eggs very Frosty Weather. wind cold A Summers Drawing his wood from Tobins Senios got his Toes taking off this week Thinking that it is the Kings Evil that Kenneth has</p> <p>8th Thinking of going to Williamstown Christee here for Straw Gave hime what he could drag home Started for Williamstown the Dog Went Brought 1 of corn Table Cloth Flour 3 pair son Sacrament in Williamstown</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>8th 1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island March</p> <p>Went to See James Ferguson Went By the Station going to Williamstown</p> <p>9th Raining Started for home the Dog stopt Stopt at Davids Gave a Ride Down to John Duncan Wanting to Buya Gun Slippery on the Ice for Grey S Pinks got the stove &amp; sleigh A Summers in Montreal Sacrament Time in Williamstown Some Sleighs going the Ice at Trashere to Lancaster</p> <p>10th Sunday alone Freezing some Tooth Ache</p> <p>11th Monday Angus came had 5 Bags I gave him 3 took 2 Bags of Pease 6 Bags of Oats The Ice very good 3 Teams crofsed at Lancaster From the Dundee Side in the Morning Christee Wile &amp; Francis Girl here Gave them 1 Bushel of Oats part Payment for the Spear Fixing the cutter Box as I am thinking of going to Salmon River Tomorrow Lots of Feed cattle Hearty all well save myself.A touch of the Toothache near noon. To Day Sun Looks cloudy as if something was Brewing</p> <p>12th This Day M MMaster frist came to the Island This Morning Stormy at 10 oClock Started for Salmon River Took 106 lbs of Pease to my Accompt to Buckman that a Dollar &amp; 6 cents at a Cent a lb towards my account Sold my Wheat 90 lbs for 40 lbs Flour at 3 cents a lb &amp; 10 cents cash Bought Walter 1 bag tobacco /7 1/2 Whisky {illegible} 1/3 cap &amp; I gave him the cash Towards the {illegible} Stopped one arm Tavern 1/ at Lukes / got my Dinner. Left my Bag there Ice Good to Salmon River the mills all {illegible} with high Water Gave Lewy &amp; George Boule a lift down from the store</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island {illegible} March 13th 1861</p> <p>Stormy to Day East Wind Expecting them to come to Day for the Hay but it is too stormy I dont think the'll come 10 o clock now Drew some Drags Got a Binder for the Hay Hens not Laying very well Freezing some E Wind changed to the West</p> <p>14th Some cold Angus &amp; John McPherson came took a Load of Hay Took 4 Bags of Oats and 2 of Pease Took Dinner Had a Hooker Lundy came stops all night Going to Salmon River for Traps</p> <p>Sundy I crofsed t Bake Gave A I Baker 1 1/2 of Pease at 3/ a Bushel 4/6 Toward my account gave Secor. I Bushel Wheat 5/ toward my accound Bought of Rob Dunnery 1 oz of hoarhound 2 cents Paid Sheets Leaving the Front</p> <p>16th Went to Salmon River stopt at Lockes took the Bottle &amp; Bag Sold Bucham 50 lbs of Wheat got Flour sold 1 1/2 of corn got 5/ cash 2 lb Butter 16 cetns a lb 1 lb candles 1/ 1 Quart high{illegible} up and a Due Bill for the rest Gave Mr Streeter 2 Mink 4 Dollars 1 Rat 14 cents to my accound Did not see Lundy Gave Mr Bowen a Basin of Flour Got som Papers From Mr Streeter not very well taking the Tamrack Gun in Liquor</p> <p>17th St Patricks alone Very Cold Ice good Sandy came</p> <p>18th Monday Sandy went off Charlie came Went to Charlies to Draw some Drags for him got 2 papers from him got the {illegible} of a Book from him came home 2 Boys here McDonalds from Beach River to Buy hay sold it to them for 9 Dollars the stack treated them</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>continued</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Sir Johns Island Lake St Francis March 18th 1861</p> <p>Fine day cold some Ice Good {illegible} Plenty Sandy going to come in a Day or 2 to chop</p> <p>19th Last Day of Winter cold East Wind Thomas M{illegible} &amp; {illegible} McDonald here for the stack The sheep a good deal spoiled took Dinner Treated them Made an allowance on the stack of a Dollar Put out the Rusters and 2 pullets Gave me {illegible} 5 Dollars Cornwall Bank</p> <p>20th First Day of Spring the Boys for the rest of the stack 3 Dollars to pay yet Sandy came to chop I went to Williamstown Got 1/3 from Sandy for Whisky Charlie in Williamstown</p> <p>21st Charlie came home with me got a Pt Stopt at Davids Treat /6 Bought of A Summers 1 Dozen Herrings 1/3 for Haddok 1 lb {illegible} /6 1 Box caps/4 1/10 1/2 for high Wines cash 2/6 I gave Charlie 1/3 cash got 3/9 From him for Table clothes Charlie here all Day Sandy went to the Bush</p> <p>22nd I went to A Summers Brought 5 Bushels of Oats 6/3 some pounds tgo Wine /7 1/2 (to 2 oz H Candy/ 2 paid) Went to F Covington Bought of I &amp; D Cameron 1 Tablecloth @ 25 cents 1 3/4 yards 44 cetns another at 16 cetns took 2 yds 32 cents to 1 lb Tea 1/3 got the Broach Fixed at Mr Huttons / 7 1/2 (Bought of P Buchanan 1 lb Butter paid this with Due Bill) got 1/2 Doz nails 2 pens Stopt at Lukes came to A Summers Played a game of chequers came home cutter all Done 25 charlie here Sandy Grinding his axe Fine Day Eel Fishers at the Big Bay</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Palm Sunday</p> <p>1861</p> <p>James Cameron Island</p> <p>Mar 24th Sandy here</p> <p>25th Annunciation of Virgin Mary I went to Summers Bought of A Summers 1 lb Tobacco 1/3 for Sandy (sweetys) at A Grants for to sell the Hay good crofsing to Salmon River</p> <p>26th Raining all Day making spoils</p> <p>27th Richard Grears Wife Died at 2 o clock Dan came to tell Sandy (Raining some) Water on the Ice putting out the Frozen Potatoes Me thinking of going to Williamstown yesterday Wild Geese on the Ice Before the Door Ducks Flying High Ice good yet James Ferguson Bailiff Died on the 26th</p> <p>27th I went to Williamstown changed 5 Dollars at A Summers got a Ride from I M &amp; R{illegible}</p> <p>28th Angus {illegible} the Funeral Folks stopt at Davids had a Round 1/3 Paid) Took Dinner at Thomas Murries got a Ride Down From Ivan Fraser his horses foot Bad Good crofsing to mill John Hamilton at Davids thrashing 29th Good Friday Grears Boy here, cleaning the pipes cut an Eel hole no Eels going up the channel with Teams Ice 3 feet thick Before the Door Great Dreaming</p> <p>30th Robins came Horses crofsing at Summer W. Geese Plenty Grey Birds came Drew some Drags Found my Knife Sandy came</p> <p>31st John York here &amp; Thomas Munroe ice good</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>April 1st All Fools Day I went to Salmon River for 6 skins from Lashey @ 15 cents a peice {sic} 4/6 Gave Streeter 6 Rats at 16 cents 96 cents Fox 3/9 to my acc got 3/9 for Charlie Bought Buchanans, Fur 16 Rats 12/ -paid Bought Plumadoe mans fur 5 @ 15 cents 3/9 {illegible} took them home Bought of Norman MDonell 1 Bunch pin.-/6 1 {illegible} matches /6 Salts - /6 Treat -/6 paid) I pair mits on credit 2/6 A treat at Bakers -/7 1/2 1 lb sugar -/6 paid Bought of P. Buchanan Buttons 1/3 Lining 1/ Twist -/3 pens - 1 1/2 paid this) Bought of small sweetys -/3 Bout of Congdon Liquorice - /4 Pepper &amp; -/4 got 4 Almanacks Jim Buchanan got in sunday ice getting Bad in Salmon River Bought of Kimball 1 {illegible} of Buckshot -/6</p> <p>2nd Stormy Snowing Sandy in the Bush</p> <p>3 cutting Eel holes, Drew some Drags</p> <p>4th Went to Summers Bought of A Summers 4 lbs Butter 3/4 1/2 Gallon Whiskey 1/3 1 Dozen Herrings /10 (Bought Trace chain -/9 &amp; 1 lb sugar /6 paid this) Charlie here gave him 2/6 cash for the Fox Making Troughs 14 Taps some Trees I went to Christies took the {illegible} over &amp; cat no one at Christies</p> <p>5th I went to Senios for the sleigh at Henerys Henery Boy came for hops Made 20 Troughs more Made a Taste of Molasses</p> <p>6th Ice opened at Francis &amp; Before Door Boiling in the Bush Fixing the Red Canoe at the head of the Island</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>April 6th Sunday Low Ice Jamming some Cold East Wind Frosty nights &amp; Fine Days crust Good Firing commence</p> <p>Sunday 7th Sandy &amp; I alone Went to head of Island</p> <p>8th Making Molasses</p> <p>9th at Sugar Bush Drawing Drags</p> <p>10th A Great Sap Day Running Well Made a Little Molasses Cow coming to the Bush Took home the Canoe From the Upper Point Sandy &amp; I First canoeing Ice gone Down in Abundance</p> <p>11th at the Bush shot 2 Squirrels Sandy Shaving at night</p> <p>12th of April I Went to Salmon River for the first canoeing this Spring Brought 2 of Wheat to Mill Gave Lukes Wife some corn Brought the 21 Rats to Streeter gave me 15 cents cash for them 3 Dollars &amp; 15 cents gave 1 Pair of Boots 17/6 &amp; mended ones 6/3 Paid Norman McDonell 2/- for the mits got the Loan of a Bottle H Wines 7 1/2 candles /6 pens /1 - Paid all this Speaking to Morris about the Hay, John McLennan Shot Tyler Lincoln some time about the 6th of April had a hooker at Landing of the Canoe where they make Whiskey /7 1/2 came home Good Wind ice Going Down got a Letter from Mary York to Fetch to Thomas Wife Crofsed for My Paper Sandy took the Letter at Henerys at Senios Murphy Lost court in our House Kenneth Poorly</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>April 13th Raining Sandy shot a Duck I got 4 Eels shoet a Duck did not get him Putting Ice away from the Shore Seen a Crane for the First one Feed Plenty Cattle in Good Order hens Laying Well</p> <p>14th Sunday seen a canoe going Down Taking Medicine</p> <p>15th Began to Draw Wood with the Cart Drew about 2 cords for a Beginning</p> <p>16th Drawing to the Bank got 1 Tier of 5 cords of Beech now shot a Rat Did not get him East Wind cold Fixing the Water Log</p> <p>17th Stormy East Wind &amp; Snow Sandy Began the Birds Eye Maple Stock for the Gun Baking Shot a Rat Put out the Gateneau Canoe Water high cold Day</p> <p>18th at the stock</p> <p>19th at the Canoe Fixing the Cart</p> <p>20th Went to A Summers Bought of A Summer 2 Dozen Herring 1/8 1/2 lb Candles -/6 Hat -/5 (To Sugar /7 1/2 To pipes -/1 To Comb -/4 paid this) To 2 " 6 To Sandy Cash in at Sniders wanting straw came home Drawing Wood to the Bank Cow &amp; Sheep Playing the Devil in the Sugar Bush Sandy Fixing the canoe</p> <p>Sunday 21st Went to Christies Went to Charlies for a Tricker for the Gun</p> <p>22nd Light Lit up the hills Light house a Boat went Down or it was the scow Light crosfing</p> <p>23rd Drawing to the Bank 10 cords out Lashey here shot 2 Rats set 2 Traps Sandy chopping St Georges Day</p> <p>24th Got a Rad Sandy crofsed to store with oats 90 lbs 1 Dozen Fish -/10 1 lb Tobacco 1/2 Gal Whiskey Bosells to Salmon River</p> <p>25th Drawing Wood</p> <p>26th I went to Bosells Charlie up with his ashes went to Lukes stopt all night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>April 27th 1861 Went from Lukes to F Covington with Ashes Gave Streeter 12 Rast he gave me Credit for 6 &amp; the Money for the rest Bought of I &amp; D Cameron 1/2 lb Tea 1/3 1/2 lb {illegible} -/4 Bought of Menkles 2 lbs Butter 1/6 Beer &amp; snack -/7 1/2 Bought of Buchanan 1 1/2 Dozen of Herrings -1/6 1 Quart Whiskey /7 1/2 1 Glass -/4 1/2 sweetys 1/3 cash to 95 lbs of Oats all this Paid) Herrings 1/3 Paid Bought of Norman 1 Bottle of Stuff 1/ to be Paid) to treat /7 1/2 to Candles /6 To Bakers 1 Bushel of Potatoes 1/6 treat at Lukes - /4 1/2 Paid Promised Lukes wife a Ruster came home high East Wind Bought of Charlie 5 Rats 2/6 Paid at Morris's about the hay</p> <p>Sunday 28th Jacob folks here with Eels got Corn Raining some Bad with Toothache Charlie here</p> <p>29th Cleaning up stairs Sandy shot a duck</p> <p>30th Raining set all my traps</p> <p>1st of May Salabery coming up North wind cold cut Down the Maple Drawing Wood the colt hurted her leg</p> <p>2 Drawing some Steamers going in abundance</p> <p>3 Sandy caught the 1st Perch caught a Pike in the marsh</p> <p>4th getting Rats in the Big Traps Charlie here gave me a /71/2 for Peas Fishing Eels Sandy went to the P.O for my Paper &amp; 1 Quart of Whiskey working at the canoe Bosells set their Line got my account from A Summers</p> <p>Sunday the 5th Looking for Eggs got 2 nests 20 Eggs</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>May 6th Pete Bosellhere East Wind Richard Greer here came to Lancaster With Sandy &amp; I Raining &amp; East Wind Walked to Williamstown the Rafts stopts us in the River</p> <p>7th in Williamstown Black Sam there with the Pig stopt all Day with the Wind</p> <p>8th came to Lancaster Bought W McEdward 1/2 lb Powder -/9 1/2 for matches 1 Quart of Whiskey 1/2 for Pipe came home got a Plank near shore</p> <p>9th Ascencion Day or Holy Thursday Sandy chopping Frost in the Banking</p> <p>10th Set the Line Sandy washing Bosell sowing Barley on Francis Island</p> <p>11 Went to Salmon River Brought Lukes a Ruster took 6 Bottles 2/ to Buchanan to 1 Bushel Potatoes 1/6 Tea all paid took 2 Gallons from Bakers for Mrs Bowen) 1 lb sugar for myself Bought of Norman 1 Quart not Paid Bought of Mr Streeter - 1 Pair of Boots for Sandy 40 10 Rats at 110 4 Dollars Lent Sandy 7 1/2 for {illegible} to 1 Pencil -/3 got the Gun Fixed -/3 paid a Treat at Bou{illegible} not Paid 1/- sick coming home slept at the Hog Island Sold Dans sking got 6/3 Bought 1 of Fulton &amp; Eastmans Bookeeping Single &amp; Double Entry, 2/6 {illegible}</p> <p>12th Sunday Charlie here Raft Went Down Set a hen to hatch</p> <p>13th got a Sturgeon, Drawing Wood</p> <p>14th Drawing Wood</p> <p>15 Drawing Wood Went to Williamstown 6 of Oats 3 of Pease {illegible} 1 Sturgeon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 16th 1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Came from Williamstown Very High Wind got 2 Pigs Stopt at Io Collets hailstones &amp; snow a Little Lewis Christie came to the Little Island here for Straw</p> <p>17th Making to the Box Raining</p> <p>18th Went to the stone Sandy &amp; I Bought of A Summers 1 lb Tobacco 1/3 Butter 4 3/4 @10 4/ 1 Treat paid Raisins pipe pack Crofsed Oliver Gillespie's Wife to the Enterprise George Senio &amp; I got 1/3 Andrew in Montreal</p> <p>19th Sunday George Bosell here gave him a present of a Song Book Lost a sturgeon Thomas Munroe here &amp; wife &amp; A Summer Planted Potatoes</p> <p>20th Fixing the Fence</p> <p>21st Fixing the full Point Fence Sandy &amp; I</p> <p>22 I went to Summers Bought 1/2 lb pepper 1 Quart of Whiskey Paid this Thomas Munroe moving to {illegible} place the New York went Down to go to Guard the American Frontiers A Raft aground at the head on the</p> <p>23 Drawing Rails</p> <p>24th Drawing Cordwood at the Fence</p> <p>25 Working at the Fence</p> <p>26th Fishing at the Little Island</p> <p>27 making chest Raining</p> <p>28 Raining</p> <p>29th Began to plough Before the Door</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>30th May</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>30th of May Lashay here planted Potatoes</p> <p>31st Sowed 1 1/2 of Wheat Before the Door Making the {illegible} Boats &amp; Rafts in abundance</p> <p>1st of June Went to Salmon River Brought to Mill 1 of {illegible} 2 of Provender 4 of Wheat Ashes 16 cents a Bushel 48 of D Baker 1/4 oz Tea 17 {illegible} 2 {illegible} Seeds Bought of Quart Whiskey Bought 1 1/4 A Rope 1/- paid for pencil got 4 Bags 12 1/2 {illegible} over Thomas Munroe with 13 Bushel of Potatoes came home Sandy staving The Steamer Saguanay Burnt at Montreal sometime Last Week</p> <p>Sunday 3rd Lashay went to St Annes to Fish</p> <p>4th Working at the Fence</p> <p>5th Fishing &amp; Working at the Fence</p> <p>6th Planted Cucumbers &amp; Melons in the garden 28 hills</p> <p>7th Drawing sticks for the fence Drawing some cord Wood to the Bank Shearing the Sheep Sandy &amp; I</p> <p>8th Taking the Dung from the Front of the House {illegible}ing the Fence in the Oak feild {sic}</p> <p>9th Marys Birth Day Sandy &amp; I to Charlies took Dinner had a hooker Captain Frasher for Planks Traveling some Jacops house up</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>June 10th Monday the 10th Planted some hills of corn &amp; Potatoes Before the Door some Pumpkins &amp; melons &amp; cucumbers next the Wheat Potatoes up in the Garden some White Round Beans at the Pig Pen and some hills of cucumbers &amp; melons mixed cutting Thistles young chickens Hens all Shut up Tethering Grey in the Upper Peice Sandy chopping Eel Fishing Begins Young Ducks Plenty Ticks Plenty Mosquitoes Plenty Sandy at ashes in the new Peice Setting the Line Broke Twice Took it up</p> <p>11th Drew the Last of the Wood what was chopped Took home from the Bush 20 of the Troughs so the Indians would not take them away this year cucumbers &amp; Melons up in the garden pulling cotton and thistles out of the Wheat</p> <p>12th Windy &amp; some Rain Fixing the cucumbers &amp; Melons Before the Door 15 hills Put in where semos had their Potatoes some Pumpkins cucumbers &amp; Melons at the stone heap and a little Below that Dug a Dish of Baits Baking Sandy at the ashes heavy North Wind Mowing Weeds Went to A Summers The Great Dinner in Williamstown in Celebration of the School House Rob Summers there Andrew in Montreal</p> <p>13th Went to Summers Bought of A Summers 1/2 Gall Syrup 1/9 1/2 lb candles -/6 Got From Jane Ann Andrew I Summers going to Salmon River with his ashes Secor accused of informing Went to Williamstown Sandy &amp; I Fishers here at the shore Found a cork screw Brought out about 12 lbs of Wool Sugar Pot knives &amp; Bottle got the Book from Dan to Be Returned</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Duplicate of two pages back</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Duplicate of 2 pages back "Cameron 20.pdf"</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>June 14th Came home from Williamstown High Wind Bought of the Baker in Lancaster sixpence Worth of Biscuit Fixing our ashes to go to Salmon River made a Few Hills in the Garden Allen Cameron talkng about Pasturing &amp; I.Tobin</p> <p>15th Raining 3 Tow Boats going Down With heavy Tows William Hamilton &amp; Hamilton the Wood Merchant here to see the Wood no Bargain Making Pollock Pins for the canoe Planted some cucumber seeds a Propeller aground the Ottawa Gave her a pull or 2</p> <p>16th the Ottawa a &amp; Magnet a Race the Ottawa ahead Movile here said they found a Boat that some one was Drowned out of it Last night stormy wind Thunder &amp; Lightning The White top Propeller - went Down Cate Secors Boat got off Ground in Salmon River</p> <p>17th Went to Salmon River 45 lbs of Iron to B &amp; Brother to Baker 4 &amp; Peck of Ashes to Norman McDonnell 17 1/2 Cash for 1 Quart I got From him Returned the Book to Congdon got 2/6 Back of my Money Bought of Baker 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 1/2 lb Candles -/6 cash Bought of Buchanan 1/2 lb Tea 2/- 1 1/2 Potatoes 45 cents {illegible} 2/11 1 Paper of Starch /5 Sandy had 4 1/2 of Ashes stopt at Lukes &amp; at Morris</p> <p>18th Fixing the Canoes</p> <p>19th at the canoe Went to A Summers Bought Lock 1/6 Butter 1/6 Rosin 1/- Cheese 2/9 Bought of A I Baker {illegible} 3 lbs -/9 I coppers worth of sweetys at A Grants Fixing the canoe</p> <p>20th Went to Williamstown Sandy &amp; I Longest Day in the Year</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>June 21st 21st First Day of Summer came from Williamstown stopt at Grears stopt at Lancaster Bridge Took Breakfast on the Monument Island came to Charlies had a smile Sandy staving East Wind some Rain</p> <p>22 Chopping some Sandy</p> <p>23 High Wind 4 men here wanting Sturgeon</p> <p>24th Began the House Drawing the Timber David Summers &amp; Thomas Munroe here Had a Bottle Left the contents of it with me 5 sticks David Wanted gave Thomas 2 Pickerel Tearing Down the cornhouse</p> <p>25th Began to Lay the Foundation of the House Lashey &amp; a Boy came (The Huron went Down on the 24 &amp; was up on the morning of the 26th) Hens Laying Well</p> <p>26th Huron gone up</p> <p>27th at the House Pete Buchanan &amp; Binch Hoskins Farlanger here</p> <p>28th Hugh Am &amp; Caty came</p> <p>29 Sandy &amp; I to Salmon River 1 1/2 of ashes 2 of Oats Bought of Buchanan 1/2 Gal of Molasses 1/- 2 lbs Sugar 1/- Bought of Chinkler 4 lbs Butter at -/7 1/s 2/6 Bought of Norman File -/6 Line /3 hoarhound /1 1/2 to a Bottle From Charlie screws exchanged fot a Paper from Mr Morris Training Day in Dundee Mr Sommerville the Member there came from Lukes in an hour Sailing good wind</p> <p>30th Sunday Charlie up with Sandys Knife &amp; Rifle Jim Nicholson here Berries Plenty Last Day of June</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>July 1st Working at the House went to the Bush to cut some sticks Hoeing the Potatoes Some a Great Many Boats sailing up with East Wind Girls Washing Baited the Line caught a Pickerel Ticks Bad Mosquitoes Bad commencing to Rain High Wind 3 or 4 Rainbows to South at Evening Dark about</p> <p>2nd of July Stormy East Wind &amp; Rain Sandy Filing the 2 Saws some cold Seen the comet HughAnn</p> <p>3 I seen it Went to Salmon River Sandy and the Girls give them a Bushel of oats -/6 of money Drawing some sticks for the House Water high in the Lake</p> <p>4th at the House American Independence great firing the night Before</p> <p>5th Our John's Birth Day the Girls went off to Williamstown Big Frank here for the 5 peices of Timber for David Summers a Great Deal of Floating stuff coming Down the River Fount a Pont Dingwalls here Trying to take the cow away</p> <p>6th The Bouquet here with 4 of Dingwalls Oxen, Put out Toms Line 55 Hoogs {hooks?} on it for Eels Found a Basswood Canoe got 2 Hemlock sawlogs Pulling Cotton out of the Wheat Hoeing some</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July the 7th 1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>S M Allman here stopt all night Sandy Trowling Charlie Boots here for Bread gave him some corn meal strawberries Plenty</p> <p>8th Fixing the Red Canoe Peter Coal got 2 of the Pudding Dish of Flour Raining</p> <p>9th Cole left his pine Jack spear &amp; Barrle cording &amp; Drawing the Last of the cord Wood Fishing Raining hoeing some of the Potatoes Thunder</p> <p>10th hoeing Potatoes Charlie at A Summers for Hooks had a hooker gave him his gimlet &amp; a peice of Line East Wind went acrofs with Long Johns canoe I stopt at semos got a Turtle on Francis Island Gave Sandy a Bushel of Oats for Tobacco at A Summers Mrs Summers at Rob for the cards Great playing at A Grants store for Beer The Passport Banshee New Era went up with Soldiers Welland went up Bands aboard Working at the Roads now Henery &amp; the Nicholsons came home away to make Hay</p> <p>11th Raining East Wind Black Birds commencing to Flock Working at the House Heard the house shake as an Earthquake Quite Plain after night a Little</p> <p>12 Fishing some</p> <p>13 Donald Suple here Fishing Francis here got 2 Hooks</p> <p>14 Sunday a pen Plat out Before the Door going to Frasers at Christies did not know I wrote on the other side these dates</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Orangemens Day 1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>12 to July Working at the house Charlie or Jacop got a canoe afloat a Propeller at the Light house</p> <p>13th Donald Suple here Fishing Francis here got 2 Hooks</p> <p>Sunday 14th Pen Platt going to Frasers showed them the way went to Christies</p> <p>15th Francis here got some salt gave him some Pepper</p> <p>16th Went to Williamstown for the Boys Brought 2 chips Angus in Salmon River Raspberries Begginning to Ripen and currants</p> <p>17th came home working at the House Beams a party on the Salaberry from Dundee to Cornwall</p> <p>18th at the House Lashey came with all his Fishing Utensils Fixing a place for the Beams</p> <p>19th Went for the Boys to Williamstown Brought out a Sheep 1 Sturgeon eel</p> <p>20th came to the Island with the Boys Hearing Rain Stopt on Suseys Island Got the Flour from the Indian Cole</p> <p>21st Sunday George Semo got three Sickles for Bosells maggie Lafette John Nicholson here Lashey to Lukes Brown From St Regis here Raft crew Picking berries</p> <p>22nd Beams all up Tom Davis came gave him Baddle Barrel Farmer Eel oil got the Line from Tom &amp; Fortk</p> <p>23rd Tom went off Put up a Stick Lasheys mand came set 2 Lines Began to mow around the House Sandy Fishing Mowing the Grove</p> <p>24th Went to Salmon River 2 of Wheat 2 of Provender 1/2 lb Tea 1/10 1/2 1 of sugar at Kinchalls -/5</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>July 24th 1861</p> <p>Bought of P Buchanan 1 scythe on credit 5/-) To 1/2 Gal Molasses 1/- Treat -/3 Candles 1/2 lb -/6 Brought a Turtle to Normans Boys stopt at Morris Lukes got Lasheys Tea at Lukes Mowing the Grove Fixing the Rack on the Cart</p> <p>25th the Games in Williamstown to Day put in a load of Hay Mowing the Grove Dog Days St James Day Sandy Went to Williamstown</p> <p>26th Sandy came got a stick of Elm Lashey to Salmon River put in a Load of hay &amp; Pheney here &amp; the Boys Mowing some at the East part of the Garden</p> <p>27th at the House the 2 sticks above the Beams</p> <p>28th Sunday a Raft out here Charlie Boots here all Day staving Went to the Upper Point</p> <p>29th Raining all in the House Baking Change in the Moon to Day</p> <p>30th Angus &amp; Ellen Walter here James Hugh Went home</p> <p>31st Berries Plenty Mowing some</p> <p>August the 1st at home Hunters came to Shoot Ducks Put in some hay</p> <p>2nd Putting in hay</p> <p>3rd making Coils on the Pitt Point Jack Sandy &amp; I 2 Indians there Went to Hamilton got 3 cats and there Bag Went to the Store Bought of A Summers 1 Bar Soap 1/3 2 lbs 2 oz of Butter 1/6 Whiskey -/7 1/2 Stone -/4 came home</p> <p>Sunday the 4th Charlie here a Great many in the Berries Charlie stopt to go to Salmon River</p> <p>5th Went to Salmon River with Ellen Bought of B Buchanan 1/2 Gallon Whiskey 1/- Bought of Charlie 1 Bottle Rum 1/- Pens oatmeal</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <p>Mr James Camerson Island</p> <p>August the 6th Charlie went home Sandy Mowing Pilots going Past Looking for Timber</p> <p>7th Mowing shaking out hay</p> <p>8th Putting up hay the Boys Sandy &amp; I Went home with the Boys stopt at the cairn on Monument Island to show the Boys the Memory of Sir John Colbourn</p> <p>9th Came home Dan very Poorly Ellen From St Regis Christie here grinding his scythe &amp; Axe putting in hay 2 Loads Great going of Boats on the River Jacops Wife the small Pox</p> <p>10th a great storm of Wind &amp; Rain</p> <p>11th Sunday Sandy Went to Williamstown Jacops Wife to St Regis</p> <p>12th East Weind Sandy Granny &amp; HughAnn Came from Williamstown Put in some hay</p> <p>13th at the hay</p> <p>14th Mowing in the Upper Feild {sic} and at the Lower Point</p> <p>15th 3 men here for Fish Gathering and Going to put in Fine Day West Wind steamers in abundance</p> <p>16th Putting in hay Went to A Summers with (Granny Wool 5 3/4 1/2 Gallon Wiskey 1 lb Sugar) (Bought of A Summers 1/2 cut Tobacco /5 needles -1/2 Matches 1/2 Paid) Brought A I Bakers Dish home &amp; A Summers Traps Brought home Hamiltons Bag Mrs Hamilton unwell Putting in some hay</p> <p>17th Puttin in hay Lashey to Salmon River Hugh Ann sent for 1 Quart of Mollasses</p> <p>18 Sunday Lashey to St Anncet with Tom Brought Matches &amp; Tea Tobacco Bread I in Topkins for Fish got 2/6 From Lashey cash</p> <p>19th Monday Sandy went to get his Boots Fixed at Lancaster went to Lewis Christies with oars Paddles Broom's &amp; Whippletrees to mMake</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the 19th 1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>August Rafts a Going Down in Abundance Keeping in the house Chokecherries Ripe Cap Berries Ripe Raspberries near Done The Water Beginning to Fall The small pox Raging around us By the Natives Ducks coming round now Mowing Behind the Barn Pat came I went down with him then to Lancaster came home got a small Bottle from Pat &amp; Charlie full of Whiskey East wind</p> <p>20th Mowing Lewis Christie Brought the Whippletrees A channel catfish from Lashey to Breakfast Mowing above the house Behind the house &amp; Before the house</p> <p>21st Sandy came from Lancaster Put in 2 Loads of hay Mowing above the Barn They Tom &amp; Lashy went to fish at the squaw Island Raining</p> <p>22nd Raining Tom &amp; Lashey shooting Ducks in the Marsh thinking of going to Salmon River Killed a Ruster</p> <p>23rd Went to Salmon River Brought 1 1/2 of Wheat 2 of Oats Bought of the Whiskey Man 1 Quart /6 Bought of the Baker1 lb candles -/6 paid (Bought of Norman McDonnell 1/2 Gallon Whiskey 1/3 not paid dishes Broke</p> <p>24th Put in some out of the Upper Feild</p> <p>25th Went to Charlies Lashey told us he was sure he was Drowned got a stick of Pine A Summers &amp; Dingwall The Teacher here Long Black Berries Ripe now</p> <p>26th Shot a Duck Sandy went off Mowing some put in 2 Loads Lashey Began to Fish Pickerel storm to the south</p> <p>27th Shot A Duck Mowing some Toms Mother sent me Long B Berries Fixing his Eels</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Augst 28th The Shows in Lancaster Lashey went with 4 Barrels of Eels him &amp; Tom Michael Goose Going Down to the Long B Berries Put in 4 small Loads of hay all alone The Salaberry to Cornwall with Pleasure Trip From Salmon River</p> <p>29th Lashey &amp; Tom Went to Montreal On the Salaberry I went to Lewis Christies Rafts a Going in abundance &amp; Towing of steamers A Great Many a Great Many Going Down to the Long Black Berries</p> <p>30th Mowing some &amp; Putting in Lewis Christie here had a Bottle got 3 Paddles From him 1 Broom Found an oar of the Rafts</p> <p>31st Went to Lewis Island Lewis away to St Regis Put in 2 Loads of Hay Lashey From Montreal took Back his Eels A Great Boat Load going Down to the Berries Dan Came had a paper &amp; Trouser gave 2/6 for Coffe</p> <p>1st of September Sunday Dan Went off at Bosell for my sickles got 3 Went to Semos &amp; Nicholsons Mrs McLaurin there The Rest Down at the Berries John Cameron Santanee Henery &amp; George Bosell Jim Hopkins I.Snider George Semo Isaac Blondeau called at Francis came home Grey in the Wheat</p> <p>2nd Christie grinding his scythe Reaped 2 or 3 sheafs of Wheat &amp; put 2 in the Barn Mowing where the hens Laid it Down Barge Queen went up Before the Door talking to them East Wind</p> <p>3rd of September Dans Birth Day cutting some hay Raining Court Day in Williamstown high Wind all alone Went to the Upper Point Salting the Cattle</p> <p>4th Began to Mow some of the Marsh Before the Door cutting some of the Wheat 3 canoes Passed up very Earley Fishers I think</p> <p>5th John Angus Birth Day Charlie here &amp; a Cooper From Salmon River I went to Charlies to turn the Bun</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Sept 6th 1861 Lashey Reaping Wheat I Binding &amp; putting in Great high Wind</p> <p>7th Lashey to Salmon River Mowing some of the Wheat &amp; putting in some</p> <p>8th Sunday Mr Morris &amp; 2 of his Boys here gave hime a Ruster Pat here with a canoe here for Charlie McGregors Raft here</p> <p>9th Mowing the Last of the Wheat put it all in the Barn a Great many Rafts a going Down all the Hens out now Great Dreams these nights</p> <p>10th the Bargain with with Lewis for the {blank space} the Island Making Coils of Marsh hay Before the Door</p> <p>{Paper torn and illegible}</p> <pre>1/2 for Lashey 1/- cr {illegible} Stopt at Mr Morris the Book &amp; newspaper had a hooker got the Dog hunter the name Elvina Levina came to the Barge Left the Butter for Baker came home ground Charlies axe </pre> <p>18th Fixing my Powder the horns shooting squirrels got my shirt ready to got to Henerys but went to the Barge as they were Blowing all Day went to them &amp; went to Dundee to Bakers stopt at Morris's for the scow got it woke up Emmanuel to come with us got to the Barge had a Bite to Eat took 2 scow Loads to the Island Loaded another</p> <p>19th I came of got my Pay 7/6 From the Captain Began to Blow took Breakfast went to Bed &amp; slept Went to the head of the Island shot a Ruster Shot a Duck Began to Rain some Bowmanville went up</p> <p>20th Hen Hawks playing the Devil among the Hens watching as much as can but they come right to the Door The Tow Boat Traveller touring here now</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island St Francis</p> <p>Sept the 11th 1861 Raining East Wind Filled a Bag of Wheat to be Ready to go to Mill Went to the Little lsland</p> <p>12th took home an Oak stick 12 feet Long Drew the Elm out of the Water A Summers here A.I Baker &amp; T Munroe here I went to Williamstown Charlie &amp; me Brought some corn &amp; cucumbers the Trunk to Dan</p> <p>13 came as far as Charlies stopt all Day. with the wind, being too high</p> <p>14th came home Charlie &amp; me went to Summers Bought of A Summers 7 yrs of shirting at -/8 4/8 1 of Candles 1/- Whiskey 1/3 3 lbs Butter 1/10 1/2 shot /61/2 Matches -/6 Charlie here all night</p> <p>{Paper torn - Duplicate of a previous page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Sept the 15th 1861 Sunday Charlie here all Day gave him his sickle went home gave him some firewood to take home</p> <p>16th Put some Marsh hay in the stable Loft 2 small Loads all alone Lashey came Charlie came for to got to Salmon River Charlie Brought me an Eel &amp; some cucumbers</p> <p>17th Received From Lashey 2/6 cash In part Payment of what he owes me 7 1/2 to get a Quart of Whiskey took 1 1/2 of Wheat to Mill took Mrs Moviles Plate home stopt at Lukes took 70 staves to the cooper got an order on Bakers for 3/6 sold 4 Bottles to Buchanan 1/3 sold Charlies Rags took some nails from the ashery Bought of Baker 3 lbs Butter 1/10 1/2 1 lb Powder 1/6 Salts 1/2 lb -/4 Bought of Buchanans 1/2 Gal Whiskey 1/2 for Lashey 1/- cloves -/2 Stopt at Mr Morris got the Book &amp; Newspaper had a hooker got the</p> <p><br />{Duplicate of a previous page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>35 70-25=45 Mr James Cameron</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Charlottenburgh March 19th 1861</p> <p>For value received we Jointly and Severally Promis to Pay to the {illegible} or Bearer $4 1/2 ##$$$ 4 1/2 Dollars &amp; 10 cent on {illegible} with Interest</p> <p>Witnefs James Forsythe {illegible} March A Fairfield Marc March D McDougald</p> <p>For {illegible} March Charlottenburgh March</p> <p>Charlottenburgh March 20th 1861 For value Received we Jointly and Severally Promis to Pay to James Cameron or Bearer Three Dollars on Demand</p> <p>Mr James Cameron</p> <p>{considerable rough figures and notes)</p> <p>23 May 6 -3 Boot</p> <p>Calf skin 3-9</p> <p>11 of June Boots 17-6</p> <p>13th of July Calf 3-</p> <p>31st Menting 6-3</p> <p>&amp; 1 pan -15 for hiram</p> <p>31st Oct 5-7 1/2</p> <p>12 april 6-3 &amp; 17-6</p> <p>Streeter</p> <p>May 11th {illegible} Sandy</p> <p>11 May 10 Rats -/10</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>September 21st 1861 Raining &amp; Blowing East Wind took the canoes of the Land in the Marsh the House inside all wet More Shingles Blew of Salaberry went up the Bouquet went into Dundee Traveller came up 4 Barges in Tow Water very high with the East Wind st Matthews Day Took in some Butternuts cut a Hickory for axe handles Fixing Canoe Broke on 1 Package of Matches for a Begginning This is Something near the Equinoctial Gales</p> <p>22nd Sunday Jim Nicholson got 6 Ballads Lashey came Autumn commences took salts Long Black Berries yet</p> <p>23rd I crossed to Henerys with a Shirt to make the Cannon Firing at the Bishops Bones in Williamstown went to Nicholsons got a Bottle of Milk for my Tea Lent Jim the axe shot a Duck &amp; a crow Squirrel mowing a swath in the Marsh Raining Took in some Potatoes</p> <p>24th Fixing the Wheat in the Barn Fixing the Rafters at the Stones for the Cellar Drew some Blocks Took 2 more Rafters from the Bush Mowing in the Back Marsh Shot a Rat for the first put out the Hogs shot a squirrel on the Grindstone Huron went up</p> <p>25th Lewis Christie Made an oar Left his canoe here put in some marsh hay</p> <p>26th Bowmanville went Down Lashey went to Montreal put a Load of Marsh hay in the Barn Set the Line Fishing Bait Blackberries very good took home plank from Pitt Point a very fine Day</p> <p>27th Baking 40 Eggs salted Raining cleaning the Guns got a cat Fish Making a Fish Pen</p> <p>28th Heavy Wind through the night or Morning Went round shore found an oar took in 2 pails apples , 3 pails nuts picked 1 of Hops got a cat fish The Bouquet aground opposite Lower end of Island coming up</p> <p>29 Michalmass Sunday alone Bouquet got off</p> <p>30th got channel cat Fish Archy McDonnell wife a Son got My shirt at Henerys Lashey going to set his Line Lost the Fish</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <p>Antoine Deroshers</p> <p>To J Cameron</p> <p>Dec 17th 1860 to 1/2 Gallon Whiskey 1/3 Tobacco 1/3 3 lbs</p> <p>January 5th 1861 To 1 Quart Whiskey 7 1/2 /7 1/2</p> <p>Jany 18th To 1 pint H W /7 1/2 1 lb Tobacco {illegible} 1/10 1/2</p> <p>25th to 1/2 Bus Pease</p> <p>12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)</p> <p>T Henery Hence Dr To I Cameron</p> <p>To 5 Bushels of Potatoes at 1/3 6"3</p> <p>12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)~~</p> <p>8th of Aug got the Spear from Christie 1/2 Bushel of New Potatoes</p> <p>23 of Aug To 1/2 Bushel of New Potatoes &amp; some Milk</p> <p>S Mark some straw 11th of March 1 Bushel of Oats</p> <p>Sept 14 1861 To Mrs Henery To Making 2 Shirts 2/6</p> <p>Dec 22nd to Making 2 Shirts 2/6</p> <p>12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)12:04, 17 March 2021 (UTC)</p> <p>17-6 A McDonald Grear Dr</p> <p>To J Cameron</p> <p>March 21st 1 Box of Caps /4(25) tobacco 1/3 {illegible}</p> <p>April {illegible} Salts -/4 (Whiskey 1/2 Gallon a peice 7 1/2 {illegible}</p> <p>April 20th To 2/6 Cash 24 To 1 Quart 7 1/2 1 lbs Tobacco 1/3</p> <p>May 11th 1 Pair Fine Boots L 1")" Cash /7 1/2</p> <p>1 Pencil -/3 {illegible} # 1 {illegible} 1" 3"</p> <p>10th of July to 1 oz Oats 1/3 1"3</p> <p>To 1 Canoe 5/ (to cash 1/3 ( {illegible} Tobacco) 1/3 2"6"</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Oct 1st 1861</p> <p>I went to Summerstown some Treats at Davids Bought of A Summers 3 lbs Butter /10 1/2 1/2 Quart {illegible} -/6 1 peck of salt -/7 1/2 1/2 lb candles -/6 1 lb Shot -/6 1 Pint Whiskey &amp; Bottle -/4 Bottle to Be returned come to Nicholsons stopt all night Drank the Bottle James Summers arrived from California {illegible} Laduke's Hunting concerns at Davids was Drowned by Trying to get a Tow From the Traveller Bought a Map of Glengarry Price 1/3 wanted 50 cents for it A Summers took it out to Williamstown</p> <p>2nd Court Day in Williamstown Lifting the Potatoes after coming from Nicholsons Hawks plenty Lashey Came Left my Necker chief there at Nicholsons</p> <p>3 high Wind Lashey Fixing his Paddles took up all the Potatoes a Great Dream when I Laid Down at 12 o clock about a Steamer going Down Before Peter B's Door or Hamiltons Bridge Flying Cloud or the White Cloud the name of 2 of them one sure</p> <p>4th East Wind New Moon, commenced to Rain Lashey went off Looking at my Traps 2 men here about cord Wood Captain Dupee's From St Annicete Very Bad Weather Wild Geese came going West</p> <p>5th East Wind a Barge - Mammoth - got her Mast Broke Laying at Anchor sailed up Shelling corn 1 Bushel of Last years corn Found an old Tom Hat went for a Load of Blocks cranberries getting good Found a Black Bottle with the neck Broke</p> <p>6th Sunday Went to See the Barge Mammoth Laying at the head of the Island took Dinner aboard Went to Nicholsons &amp; took home their Bottles got some good shot &amp; caps from Henery</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Oct the 7th Monday set 8 Traps for the first setting 3 in the Back Marsh 5 Before the Door</p> <p>The Hawk Playing the Devil with the Hens The Magnet &amp; Welland went Down Took up a Pail of apples</p> <p>8th got 3 Rat 1 foot out of 8 Traps Raining all night this House all wet The St Helene going up Went to Charlies Charlie came up Huron went Down</p> <p>9th got Ready for Salmon River 1 1/2 of Wheat 1 of Corn 65 lbs of Iron /3 1/2 to Charlie for iron Brought Luke a few apples Brought Mr Morris's Paper &amp; Book home got a paper from him Some Frost this Morning Bought of B.B 4 lbs 2 oz of Butter 5/7 1/2 2/8 1/2 Gal Whiskey 1/- Paid Norman McDonell 1/3 Towed him Bought of James &amp; D Cameron Coffee -/9 stopt at Lukes had a Round or 2 Bought of the Baker Crackers -/7 1/2 Found a canoe Belonging to Stephens Charlie staving and me not some sober Found a Pont Let it go again got 2 Rats</p> <p>10th got 3 Rats Charlie Baking Lent him a Bag gave him some Meal some pepper &amp; some coriander Muskrats Wood Mast Board Fround his Knife Huron Went up Ottawa Went Down Northern Light The Games in Williamstown on Hugh Anns Birth Day Frances here Charlie went home</p> <p>11th alone Raining Washing my shirt Hand Kerchiefs Towels got 2 Rats Took in all the apples very few</p> <p>12th got 2 Rats not very well moving muskrats Roads in marsh went to Look for cranberries a new Boat went Down----</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>October the 13th Sunday Bill Nicholson (here got the Loan of 2 Hoes 3 small peices of Trace chains. I took salts, the rats none Last night the Water high Big Ottawa went up 3 o Clock</p> <p>14th Wind high Went to Williamstown Charlie &amp; I wind very high stops at Lancaster Bridge got a Pint Left the canoe opposite A McGillises got from granny to 8 lb of Wool Charlie Brought sage &amp; some apple &amp; Fish coffe</p> <p>15th came home came to Henery got my shirt &amp; a Bottle From Henery Henery got a Mink stopt at Francis I went Down with Charlie got some Pumpkins from him</p> <p>16th got 3 Rats Boats going in abundance Brantford Ranger &amp; Prince Albert going up Salabery Yamaska &amp; Traveller going Down Taking in the Last of the hops</p> <p>17th Went to Charlies helping him with his Potatoes Francis at Charlie Beams Lashey came Fine Day but raining got a Rat</p> <p>18th Raining the Steamer Tug Lincoln went up Great Towing on the Lake got 2 Rat Found a Bottle Lashey went off Stormy East Wind</p> <p>19th Captain Martin of the Steamer Enterprize here offered me 8 &amp; 10 Dollars for the stick 15 I want for it crofsed over to Nicholsons at Henerys Henery went to I. Laplantes on the Bosure gave me a hooker Lashey came when I was away and took his Traps no Mink around here yet</p> <p>Sunday the 20th Went to head of the Island Bouquet Towing a very Large Raft Farmer &amp; Dubeck's I caught the Boat from the steamer went to the Raft the First Time I ever Rowed with 2 oars</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{illegible}th 1861</p> <p>21st</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Oct the First Ice Last Night got a Rat the Bowmanville going Down the Huron went up on the 19th 2 Men here from the Raft to Potatoes 2/6 To Flour 3/5 Went to the Raft Exchanged a Little Better than 1/2 Bushel of Pease with them The Br{illegible} took them off</p> <p>22nd East Wind Shaving Trying to catch Grey cutting some Brush Drew up the canoes fixing the shore Drew some Drags from the River Trimming the apple Tree at the Door Ottawa went up Grey in all night Baking the Bouquet aground in Lancaster the Raft at the Lighthouse The Walter Shanly went up no Rats</p> <p>23rd Drawing with Grey got a Rat Lashey came Raining some cutting stove Wood Lashey went off Ground the axe &amp; then spoiled it Broke up the Laplante Barge</p> <p>24th Our Hugh's Birth Day. Something Wrong with Mr Hills Light never seen it this Late in the Day Lit, got a Rat fixing More Feathers in my Bed Began to nail Beam on the house a few Grains of snow Cold</p> <p>25th My Birth Day and a fine Day it is supposing it is my Birth Day Went to Nicholsons got the Butter Lent Henerys Son in Law the canoe William Bers The Boston William Shanly Huron Brantford {blank space} going Down calling for Charlie wind changing all Day ice in the Marsh Last night took up some sand the Enterprize in to Dundee some of the Boat taking Down their Top Masts</p> <p>26th Went to A Summers Bought 1 Quart of Highwines 1/3 Returned the Bottle stopt at Nicholsons all night Lost my Paddle</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Oct 27th Sunday came home Went to Charlies</p> <p>28th Charlie came up to go to Mill Sandy came Went in the Evening stopt at Lukes all night</p> <p>29th took the last of my Wheat to Mill 2 Bushels Charlie his corn &amp; ashes my ashes 1 1/2 18c From 28 lb Wool 8 got 2 Dollars cash for the Wool Bought 1 lb candles 1/- of Baker 1/4 of Powder -/6 shot/6 caps -/3 Whiskey 1/- Tobacco -/7 1/2 at Buchanan) Bought of Norman George gave him 2/6 for what I owed Charlie 1 coppers worth of matches 1/2 for sweetys 1 Bottle of Rum 1 lb Buckshot -/8 Bought of Grindele Streeter I Pair for a Plan of Boots 15 York shillings got my accompt from Mr Streeter Left my Measure for a pair of Boot Came to Mr Morris's stopt a While seen Elvina Sandy staving stopt at Luke's Lost the 2 cats stopt at Lukes all night had supper came away fore morning Lashey here</p> <p>30th a Man Looking for Timber From Beauhornois for the Locks Sandy went of with Lashey took his Things away Charlie went home got a Rat Laduke the Lockman &amp; {illegible}ellen slept here all night</p> <p>31st Last of the Month &amp; Hallow Eve night Shot the hen that I could not Keep out of the Barn cut some Brush Measuring the Pine cracking nuts and Reading Burns's Halloween</p> <p>November the 1st A Fine Day this is the Day 4 years ago Mr Baker Died Shot 2 Ducks Donald McDonald &amp; 1 of Kenneths Boys here A Summers got his goods up &amp; A Baker after his Goods</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the 2nd 1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Lake Francis</p> <p>Nov Great East Wind a Race the Kingston &amp; the Tug Traveller Down Lincoln &amp; Salaberry going up A Schooner anchored opposite the Pitt Point Bay came too close in as she was sailing up Put in Grey Drew some Drags cut a Hicory at the head of the Island</p> <p>Sunday the 3rd This Day 4 Years Granda Died The Experience went up &amp; the schooner went off went around the Island Wind very high</p> <p>4th Killed the Hog all alone went to the Little Island north side</p> <p>5th Broke my Gun on the Dog for not going for the Duck The Steamer Experience here taking away A Summers's Wood This is Guy Fawkes Day A Fine Day Put in the other Pig to Fatten Captain Martin got Loaded went off sold some culls 2/6 for them</p> <p>6th Went acrofs to Summerstown seen James Summers The court in Cornwall now a Days Got 5/- From David Summers at Treat at Davids 1/3 at Thomas Munroes took Breakfast there came home went to Charlies Charlie came up James Dingwall here Looking at the cattle</p> <p>7th Ellens Birth Day Charlie &amp; I to Salmon River took my Boots to Streeter to be Mended Bought of Congdon Poison -/7 1/2 Liquorice -/1 Pepperment -/4 Bought of P Buchanan 1 Gall Wiskey 1/- Bought of Norman 1 Quart of Whiskey -/7 1/2 the Bottle to Be{illegible} to 4 lb of Oatmeal -/7 1/2 Matches -/1 Seen Little M McMahon a Treat at Lukes -/7 1/2 Took Dinner at Morris's gave Morris a stick for axe helves Lent Luke my Paddle stopt at Moviles got the 2 cats</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the 8th 1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Nov Charlie &amp; I to Williamstown the English man &amp; Wife there {illegible} Brought Allens Boots out Gave Granny 5/- shillings</p> <p>9th came home stopt at Lancaster Pint -/4 Charlie went home Dingwall Talking about the cow Rain &amp; hail a Little</p> <p>10th all alone Jacop &amp; 2 Indians Fishing Eels in the Rushes got a good Many The Colt hurted a Bad cut on her Fixed the cut with Eel oil &amp; sut {?} Fine Day East Wind in the afternoon Captain Martin went up and Blew his Whistle I suppose for the stick</p> <p>11th Monday Raining wind changed very high Thunder a Great squall of Wind &amp; Hail Made a Mink Fall at the Lower end of the Island</p> <p>The 12th on this Day of the Month old John Summers Departed</p> <p>13th I crossed to Nicholsons for the Ram put Francis on the Boat Bought of A Summers 1/2 lb Tea 2/3 2 lb sugar 1/1 1 pari of scates 1/10 1/2 thats 5/2 1/2 got a Dollar cash From D Summers to 3 Treats at Davids a Treats at Bakers &amp; sweetys -/7 1/2 Angus came Bill came across</p> <p>14th Killed the cow Let out the Ram gave Bill the Mole Buckshot caps &amp; crossed with Bill to Francis Island Stopt at Lancaster sold the hide 14 1/2 cents 54 lbs 2"43) had 2 Rounds at Frasher's 2/6 Got Sandy McNaughton to Take the Beef up</p> <p>15th I came home stopt at the Bakers 2 Loaves -/10 stopt at {illegible} Island stopt at squaw Island sail'd home at night thinking to snow snowing through the night cutting the Beef</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the 16th 1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Nov Snowing North West Wind {illegible} the horses took up my Traps</p> <p>17th Sunday Mr David Summers Ronald Angus &amp; {Blank space} the 3 here had 2 Bottles gave him the Bun at the Butternut Tree at the River Side to send Big Frank after the "Pine Left me a Bottle and it near Full</p> <p>18th chopping stove Wood &amp; sawing Fixed the saw A Boat Passed to Lancaster From Salmon River with 3 in it &amp; Back again very quick</p> <p>19th the Day 4 years agod old Mr Hamilton Departed this Life Looking for the Shovel Cleaning the Stove pipes Charlie to Lancaster with Sail the Gern going Down with Flags up East Wind Fishing Eels Pete Bosell here for wood him and peggy cutting Stove Wood Rendering a Bowl of Tallow Made candles</p> <p>20th chopping Wood not Mink yet alone went to the Pitt Point Found the Shovel Salaberry into Salmon River out again Bakers Ba{illegible} sailed in East Wind cold some this Evening</p> <p>21st Went to Summers's Found a Decoy Duck on the Water coming home</p> <p>22nd Went Down for Charlie Kille the Pig Big Frank here for the stick Rendering the Lard</p> <p>23rd Went to Salmon River Turned Back with the ice Salaberry went in started again Left the canoe at Mr Morris's Brought Lukes some apples &amp; - - - Bought Mr Morris a cook &amp; hen Bought of G Streeter 1 pair 17/6 &amp; Tapt &amp; Foxed 7/6 a present of Box Blacking My Watches fixed By Mr Halton 5/- Bought of Buchanan 1 Gallon of Whiskey 2/- Returned Normans Bottle Stopt at Morris at night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>24th 1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Nove stopt at Mr Morris's till the Salaberry came Down so she would Break the Ice called at Lukes for my Bag Charlie &amp; I came home Wind high Freesing some night a gale</p> <p>25th St Catherine Day Charlie went home Lashey came Gave me 12/6 cash Towards what he owed me took his sturgeon to sell to Jim Hopkins Francis crofsed to Christies cleaning out the canoes of snow Prince Albert went Down Traveller went Down Put in the Fanning Mill Ducks Plenty Made some candles Washing gave Charlie 2 candles some pork &amp; Beef Matches 1 Bunch.</p> <p>26th Mr James Dingwall for the Oxen 5 of them with the Big scow not much Trouble in putting them in Gave Me a Dollar for my Trouble of looking at them and salting Drew 3 Drags with Grey Q ellen here From Frashery on the south side Going to Chop had a Bun that Belonged to Murray Donaldson Built it</p> <p>27th Fixing the stable nail'd up som Boards chopping stove Wood Boats a going East Wind put 3 pairs of sox in the Boots Mr Hills Light a getting Dim</p> <p>28th West Wind Baking &amp; Washing cleaning canoes Mr Hill Light Much Dimmer than Johnstons (The Sir Charles Napier went up commonly called the sir colin &amp; the Rochester, Tow Boat Went Down with a Handsome Tow the Ranger went Down Began Feeding Good Hay to the horses commenced Feeding the Hens Hawks Plenty all &amp; Myself in Good Cheer</p> <p>29th East Wind Blowing &amp; Snowing Heavy about Daylight cleared off &amp; commenced Rain St Lawrence going up Charlevous went up M Hill at Charlies Island Barge in Back Channel Christies Wind changed Drew Drags</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>St Andrews Day</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Nov 30th 1861 The last Day of the Month I went to Summerstown David Summers to see his Sister Jim Camerson and Wife Bought of A Summers 1/2 Bushel of Salt 1/3 1/4 of Tea 1/3 1/2 lb Powder 1/- Shot -/6 1/2 Cotton -/4 Buttons -/4 Thread -/4 6 Links of Stovepipes 4/6 which comes to 9/6 1/2) got some Hicory nuts from Andrew (Bought of A I Baker 1 Ball of Candlewick -/4 1 Treat -/6 Paid this) old McMarten on the Front a Ball at Lancaster Last night to celebrate it Andrews Steamer going Light Lit up yet</p> <p>1st of December East Wind Walter Baker went to be Married acrofs Francis &amp; Wife here up From Charlies Sold a canoe to them for 15/- to pay part or all in Hens Gave them a peice of Beef Gave me a Basket Mr Hill to the Light House</p> <p>2nd Thrashed a Bushel &amp; a peck of Wheat West Wind pretty Frosty tonight Hills Light up &amp; Johnsons I dont know about the scow light to night or not Traveller went up a 2 Master went down not very well</p> <p>3rd a Barge went Down Fixing the stall for the hay Before the horses No Lights up tonight I thought I see a Light in Mr Hills this evening if there was he Let it out very very early at night</p> <p>4th Drawing Drags Broke the Whippletree 2 Men came here in the Evening one J. Snider &amp; Jones Married to a sister of Mayviles Wife stopt all night {illegible}</p> <p>5th went to the Bush to cut some Wood till the wind would fall stole not so a peice of soap went off a very fine Day on the Water Humbuged one way or other Took up my Line Fishing Eels got 4 &amp; 2 cat fish</p> <p>6th chopping put straw in the Tick chopping Wood</p> <p>7th Went to Summerstown Bought of A Summer 3 1/2 yds of shirting @ /8 2/4 3 1/2 @ 10 1/2 3/0 1/2 Buttons -/3 2 Quart Whiskey 1/3 1 Quart syrup 11/1/2 1 Bottle ink -/2 which comes to 8/1 1/2 A Treat or 2 at A Summers 1/3 paid Tom Kennedy for 6SSS 1/3 a Treat Baker -/4 sweetys /3</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday 1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>December 8th Raining snow all gone not very well took Salts A very Fine Day on the Water set 7 Traps in the Front Marsh Wild Geese Plenty</p> <p>9th got 4 Rats Handling the colt thinking they will come for her to Day did not come Went with 2 shirts to Henerys wife to Make Henery Poorly at Nicholsons for the Axe &amp; Bag did not get them got a Bottle of Milk Henery sued by A Summers Raining tonight Mrs Henery very sick after I Left Had a Miscarriage</p> <p>10th I went to Henerys in the morning with some cornmeal some pease meat &amp; pork candles Potatoes came home Jim Hopkins for a peice of Ash to make a Hoop a stick for oars 6 Indians fishing Eels thinking of Going to Salmon River Fixed my canoe after Dark with a place for the sale Fired a shot it Looked very much like an eclipse this afternoon of the sun William Lafette Girl poorly</p> <p>11th Drawing Drags Lost the iron on the end of the Whippletree could not fine it Lost the Hook of the small chain Began to Freese all Day High Wind I think Salmon River is Froze now a very Bright Star tonight</p> <p>12th Cutting stove Wood Washed my shirt Greased the cook stove 6 Rusters 13 hens now I don't know how Long that number will stand for there is some gone Good Fires But a Dam Cold House warm in Bed Plenty to Eat &amp; Drink But not very well no one on the Water Blowing</p> <p>13th Friday Blowing West Wind cutting stove Wood put Oak handle in the axe Lashey came had the news that he was to Be Married N Years Day Shaving going tomorrow</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Dec 14th 1861 Lashey &amp; Me to Salmon River took 1 1/2 of Wheat to Mill of this years Wheat called at Mayville's Lukes &amp; Mr Morris's I suppose) stopped at Buchanan got a Quart as we was going up Forgot to take My Money Mr Streeter to 31 Skins at 11 cents Lent Me 2 Dollars and I was very much obliged to Mr Phillips for his offering me 3 or 4 Dollars when I told him my case Bought of Buchanan 7 Quarst {sic} of Whiskey 42 cents sold 1 Quart to Lashey 7 1/2 not paid to Giner -/4 Bought of Norman Starch -/3 saleratus -/4 Bought 1/2 Dozen Forks at 2/- I owe 15 cents on them yet calld at Morris's got 3 Papers From him Got the Paddle from Luke called at Mayvilles came home Lashy staving Lost his hat Wind high Bought of the Baker 3 Loaves 1/3</p> <p>Sunday the 15 Lashey &amp; Me alone High Wind</p> <p>16th Gave an order to Lashey on A Summers for 15/- in Goods Grinding the axes Lashey went off Setting Fires to the Marsh &amp; Lower Point no snow a few Drops of Rain very unwell Last night</p> <p>17th Charlie here Fixing my Pipes &amp; stove a very fine Day Fixed Boards in the Petition {?} at night</p> <p>18th Drawing Drags Found the Hook Angus &amp; Charlie Rose &amp; Joseph Snider came for the colt Tried to go Wind too high stopt all night</p> <p>19th Went with the scow &amp; the colt Had 2 Treats at Davids got a ride out From Bill Smith to Williamstown got a Pork from Murphy gave Hugh Ann 1/3 on What Lashey gave her owed her</p> <p>20th Court Day in Williamstown</p> <p>21st Me in Williamstown Diddly Dum Irons there meeting about Raising Me for volunteers Wrote a Letter to D{illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Dec 22nd 1861 Came From Williamstown Sand here got Henerys canoe hens Dead all Night at Bosells Got my shirts at Henerys got ten Wil{illegible} &amp; pair of sox Left my shirt &amp; 1 pair of sox Great Hurra about Raising Volunteers</p> <p>Monday 23 Sandy making an axe handle Great snow storm from the East Putting the Water of the Henerys canoe</p> <p>24th West Wind Sand could not go acrofs Made 2 axe handles made a Great Baking took in the Plover hen swapt axes with Sandy pretty cold ice not taken yet Great Dreams about Summers cold night</p> <p>25th Christmas Day ice took pretty well in the Bay cold Sold Sandy the canoe for to chop me 4 cords of Wood put a handle in the axe Gave him 1/3 cash Gave him an order for 1 lb of Tobacco on A Summers went off turned Back went up to see him off again took in all the hens 10 hens &amp; 5 Rusters 5 Dead when I went to Williamstown</p> <p>26th cold Morning East Wind very Foggy till the afternoon turned warm towards night Drawing home Drags cutting stove Wood Drew up the canoes the 2 Big ones &amp; the Galerneau one at the Lower Point this is not the Right weather for the ice to take Ducks Flying about Raining to night soft</p> <p>27th kind of Slippery walking cutting stove Wood cleaning out the canoes of ice &amp; water &amp; snow high wind Nor Nor West Turned cold towards night set 5 Traps in the Milk house cattle &amp; Poultry all hearty ice all Broke up around shore the Water very Low now high Wind through the night Last night</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1861</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>28th December Saturday the 28th cold this Day Freezing hard not making much ice with the North West wind sun Went Down under a cloud Drew a Drag went with the scow to the Bush Went around the Island slippery for Gray Washing my Slips washed my feet Dreaming of seeing a splash in the Water a Great Ways off Great Dreams every night about Summers Folks, Frosty tonight all well using oil for Light</p> <p>Sunday the 29th The ice made a Little East Wind circle round the Sun Seen Charlie going to Rob's Island I suppose for Wood Went to the Pitt Point Made a Mus{illegible} of Whiskey Essence of Peppermint Molasses &amp; water so I would have something for the New Year good canoeing yet a Pair of Sugar Birds around all this Fall here Seen the Blue cat I got a Hamiltons and I did not see her since We tooke her here which was the third of August</p> <p>30th Snowed some Last night Nor West wind Began to thrash Wheat thrashed 2 of Loos &amp; 2 of sheaves put the straw in the hen house Made candles My Favourite Watch out of order</p> <p>31st Last Day of the Year East Wind Thrashed a Floor or 2 Fanning 1 &amp; Peck my Measure cutting Stove Wood all Well all alone this night David Summers's Ball The cars {?} going to Day Hell to split very Little ice around the shores Set up to 10 clock Shooting</p> <p>January the 1st 1862 Shooting away the old year or Should be Shooting in the New year put out the Bafswood canoe Went to the Little Island south side got some corn Went with the canoe to the Head of the Island turned it over so to have Ready wind changed Raining Began to Blow very hard took a sleep at night almost Blew the house Down mending my coat Blowed in the Plaster { line illegible}</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/1b310aed48dd7bfe9f09ed8b894e0fd6.pdf dbef242ae30d2982f06962bc872af7ac https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/11e430caba7b0cca317d1f22ee42b23f.pdf 1aecf603d5d7af86b0937bd09d9d9a69 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f9ef80736fa9fe688713f10497017dbd.pdf bd7d1dd06a131387960343b77708ab67 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/f770c2e7664bd9d251c8c0b2aeb8c9a6.pdf 67896359cef8ef519de44241d167945f https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/e39c67e4ba8d4a4d376a000daf7fb94e.pdf 8a0e707d807b593a35e7b98a3d4f54f1 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 James Cameron Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1854-1902 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec the 21st 18?? Mr James Cameron Sir Johns Island Lake St Francis To Day the Mutual Benefit is to Be Drawn in New Jersey to Day chopping 22nd Hiram &amp; Amelia &amp; Francis crossed Hiram Broughs 1 lb candles from A Summers 1/c set my trap for the mink To 1 pair of {illegible}for Hiram at Bakers 2/6 23rd chopping 3/4 of Wood Stormy Day of snow 24th Freezing very hard ice take very well not all shut at Dark Hiram in the house all Day Taking home Wood in the forenor Chopped 1/4 cord in the Afternoon Sunday the 25th Christimas Day crossed the Ice I went Part of the Way Hiram and Frances crossed 26th Hiram Went to Williamstown 27th Went to Charles Tupper Bushed the Road Henery Fishing Eels 28th crossed over Took my Trousers to Henerys Wife to make Boughs of a summer cap 13/9 to 3/4 of Cheese to 31/2 {illegible} lb Seen Angus on the Front Boug Bakers 1 Dozen of Buttons /2 Came home lent Henery my Traps 5 of them gave Francis Laplante an order on a summers for 10/ Went to Williamstown on Thurs In Williamstown on Friday the 30th {illegible} started for home stopt at Charles Alders in the 2nd Concession took Breakfast and treated me well came to the Front Bought of A Summers 2 lb sugar / got my trousers from Henery 1 lb Wool 1 Dozen of Pumkins {illegible}that crossed the Horses</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>New Years Day Day 1860</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Sunday Lake St Frances</p> <p>January 1st 1860 Sunday, New Years George Tupper Birmingham Heneage Street Jo Laplante Big Frank Motty &amp; Wife Peggy &amp; Lewis Bosele William &amp; Henerys &amp; William {Gere?} Phillip Lalonde Charles Tupper &amp; Wife &amp; children all to Dinner</p> <p>Monday 2nd</p> <p>Council Day in Williamstown the New Years Ball to Be to night Frank Thrashing Wheat</p> <p>3rd Allen Birthday</p> <p>I crosed to Summers Bought of A Sum 1/2 lb Tea -/10 Rory McDougall Lost his horses in the crack saved the sleigh A great many at the Ball Frances to Williamstown to mill I sent a Bushel good measur in the Flour Council to Day in William {Williamstown} 2 Days</p> <p>4th</p> <p>Hiram came Henery Fishing Eels with Henery &amp; George</p> <p>5th</p> <p>Hiram chopping Drawing wood to the H</p> <p>6th</p> <p>Drawing Wood Holy Day Hiram chopping Turning soft</p> <p>7th</p> <p>Gave an order to Hiram on A Summers for 3/5 1/2 in Goods Hiram went off I crossed over Bought of a Summers 1 Pint of H Wines 7 1/2 2 lb 14 oz of Butter at -/11 per lb Bought A Lottery Ticket No 1..25..51 Mo B To be Drawn on the 31st of January 1860 A Ball To Be at David Summers to Celebrate the Boys Bound for California on the 12th of January 1860 Bought of Hiram 1 Book 2 Bottles of ink 1 Flute 1 Double Barrel Pistol</p> <p>8th</p> <p>Sunday at Home</p> <p>9th</p> <p>chopped a Thaw</p> <p>10th</p> <p>chopping the Wisha crops with Horse for Francis Matty &amp; Wife came</p> <p>11th</p> <p>Thrashing oats a cold Raining</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis January 12th 1860</p> <p>Fanning Oats 27 Bushels A Ball at David Summers to night for the Lads going to california</p> <p>13th</p> <p>Thrashing Oats</p> <p>14</p> <p>Fanning Oats 32 1/2 Going to Thrash Wheat to Day. Fanned {large space}I started for Williamstown Went to the P.O got my Paper Bid Farewell with David Summers &amp; Sandy Grant Edward Santinee a Bee Moving Davids Barn to Jacobs Island</p> <p>15th Sunday</p> <p>Me in Williamstown Seen McF Death in the Paper Died on the 2nd of January D Mc D (F)</p> <p>16</p> <p>Writing Some</p> <p>17th</p> <p>came Home Gave her {looks like symbol for British pounds followed by end bracket} on the 16th the Lads started for California Davy Summers Sandy Grant Donald M Gregg Bill McLeod turned Back {Simon Derushi?} a Bee stopt at Henerys all night</p> <p>18th</p> <p>came Home took my Trap Burned it in the Fire</p> <p>19th</p> <p>Drawing Wood Went to for my Paper Gave A Summers 5/- cash for to send to the Lottery Bought of A Summers 2 silk Handkerchief 2/3 a peice 4/6 of a Dollar Bought of a Baker 1/2 lb candles -/6 lb sugar -/6 Went up the ice to Hamiltons for the first time</p> <p>20th Drawing Wood</p> <p>21st Fishing eels with Henery got 22 eels &amp; 1 catfish Agness night</p> <p>Sunday 22nd</p> <p>Bill here Mrs Bosele here Evan F brother Lost his horse some say Donald M Donald is married</p> <p>23</p> <p>Farming 1 1/2 of Black sea Francis got not quite the measure taking home Wood {last line on page most words obscured by damage} Laplante</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island January 23rd 1860</p> <p>24th I crossed to Summers Bought of A Summers 1/2 Gallon Syrup 1/9 got the Loan of the Jar to Be Returned Returned the Bottle to Roby no mail came at Nicholsons got nuts chopping a soft maple came home Raining took up my trap</p> <p>25 Burns Birth Day at home</p> <p>26" chopping a Little went to store Bought of A Summers 3 lb 6 oz of Butter Almanac which comes to 4/- Bought of A J Baker 1 Bar of soap 1/6 1 lb candles 1/- 2/6 paid for treat 1/3 {and at?} Lancaster Amelia crossed {Wisha?} to Jas</p> <p>27th</p> <p>Henerys Boy got the Loan of the axe</p> <p>28th Shot an Owl Went to Williamstown got a ride from Jim Angun in the Glen a treat at Bakers</p> <p>29th Sunday</p> <p>in Williamstown</p> <p>30th</p> <p>in Williamstown Andrew Baker &amp; Mac MGreggor there</p> <p>31st Donald Roach getting Married to Day came home stormy nothing at the Poison the Lottery comes off to Day Found a Horseshoe</p> <p>1st of February</p> <p>Frosty</p> <p>2nd</p> <p>Went to Williamstown got Bosells harness &amp; cutter got my Papers - Left it in Williamstown stopt at Spinks seen Amelia LaPlante</p> <p>3rd</p> <p>Came home Bakers a Bee Went to Nicholsons John came my Wheat 1 &amp; 3 pecks stopt there all night</p> <p>4th</p> <p>Went to Mill Found Walters cap &amp; Buffaloe on the Ice Went to Groves Mill got my watch from the Watchmaker &amp; he charges me a Dollar not Paid gave me a Glass for my watch carried my Bags home from the middle of the Ice</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr. James Cameron Island Lake St Francis Feb the 5th</p> <p>Sunday Frank &amp; Amelia went to church in Williamstown the Sheep Dead 2 strange French Boys here named Laflesh Antoine Bosell here</p> <p>6th</p> <p>skinned the sheep Put Poison in it on the Little Island Angus &amp; Johnny McIntyre came Drew 4 Loads for a Beginning Good Deal of Water on the Ice Went to A Summers Bought of 1 Quart of Whiskey 7 1/2 Saleratus -/{6?} 1/2 lb Tea 1/3 1/2 lb candles -/6 not paid (1 pipe 1/2 matches 1/2) paid). Sent out the newspapers A Culdnagon Dead</p> <p>7th</p> <p>Duncan Smith came Drawing</p> <p>8th</p> <p>Angus came Went to Summers Bought Candles &amp; Potatoes Handsome Weather John McIntyre Broke his Big Whippletree Ice cracking Wishaw Began to go to School at Frashers</p> <p>9th</p> <p>Fine Day Drawing Wood Big Frank's child Died Francis came from Jo's Drawing since Monday Waggons going on the Ice Open at the Lower Point</p> <p>10th</p> <p>Cold &amp; Stormy Drawing Frank Began to Draw for -/10 per cord Johnny McIntyre Broke his sleigh Started for home in the Evening To 3 Bag of of Oats 1 Brought Down this Morning hard on 40 Cords out now keeping the Maple &amp; Birch apart from the Beech Hens Laying in the House</p> <p>11th Cutting Roads &amp; Piling on the Bank Frashers Boys here for Sand Francis Drawing 7 I crossed Got a Letter about the Mutual Benefit Bought 1 lb of Poison 1/3 got my Papers Seen John Cameron From California Got 7/6 Cash From Walter Baker Gave Thomas Munroe 5/- I owed him came home Slept all {2 or 3 words obscured due to damage} A Very sore hand Henery</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Feb the 12th</p> <p>Sunday Jo Laplante here and crew drawing out the Boat Dog went off Bosell sold his mare to Jo</p> <p>Monday 13th</p> <p>John McIntyre &amp; Bill Smith came to Draw Went to Summers Bought of A. Summers 1 Quart {H.W 1/5?}</p> <p>14 St Valentines Day</p> <p>A Ball at Spinks? a Dinner at Rannald for Chisholm</p> <p>15th</p> <p>Went to A Summers to {illegible text} 1/2 Gallon Whisky 1/3 got from Mrs Summers 1 lb Sugar Finished Drawing the Wood They Went Tom Dan's came attorney E Ward</p> <p>16</p> <p>Tom Went of</p> <p>17th</p> <p>I went to A Summers Bought 1 Watch Key -/3 got my Paper slept at Nicholsons came to Bosells got my 1 pound in cash came home</p> <p>18th</p> <p>James Hughs Birth Day Went to Salmon River Paid Y {Cam...?} 6/13 on Cotton yarn Paid {Dush...?} the Watchmaker at Buchanans 3/9 Paid Walter Buchanan 5/- Bought 1 pair of Mits 1/6 at Buchanan on credit got on the {Bosure?} came to Lukes Stormy Slept all night</p> <p>19th Sunday</p> <p>took Breakfast at Lukes 1 treat not Paid Lost my Napkin started and came home</p> <p>20th</p> <p>chopping fire wood stormy {word obscured by mold} Frank got his new Horse on the 18th Left my watch to get a Hand on with Dashny Bill Nicholson here for the Broadaxe Frank crosed henerys wifes Brother up water Raising on the Ice</p> <p>21nd</p> <p>I went to Nicholsons to score timber John came home with me Muskrats plenty coming out of their holes Frank away with the Horse</p> <p>22 Ash Wednesday</p> <p>at Home</p> <p>23</p> <p>Jo Laplante here for Motty's hay &amp; oats old Bodell here {Quilting Bee written between the lines} here gave him a h{rest of word obscured by damage} got 2 Bushels of Oats From Motty to pay Bosells 1/{second number illegible} for Motty me Bosells Worthing the {last word on page obscured by mold}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Island Feb 23rd</span></h2> <p>I went for my Paper got a Ride to Williamston from Hugh McGruer a treat at A Summers (not paid) Bought Liquorice 3 cents worth Paid this) Great Lot of Water on the Ice Frank chopping for Arch McDonell Took a letter out to George Ferguson for A Summers</p> <p>24th in Williamston</p> <p>25th in Williamston the Dancing School {illegible word}</p> <p>26th Sunday Sandy gave me a Ride home to the Island got a Bunch of Matches. {2 or 3 illegible words written between the 25th and 26th}</p> <p>27th The {Daugerian?} Beginning to Day Mr M Martin Frank crossed with the Horse I went to the Little Island south side, Drawing Wood thawing</p> <p>28th I went to Nicholsons Norman there going to Lancaster. Frances Drawing for William {Laricolette?} Henery at Nicholsons I stopt all night Great going to Salmon River up the Ice Malcolm Dingwalls horses got in the {illegible word}</p> <p>29th I came home from Nicholsons Frances chopping for Archy McDonell Raining set 2 traps Last day of the month</p> <p>1st Day March crows plenty Frances crossed Whisha crossed Frances crossed I crossed to Bakers Bought of A W Baker 1 lb Butter 1/{-?} 1 lb Sugar -/6 {illegible} 1/2 lb crackers -/4 got my Prize Gold Stone Valu 2 Dollar at Thomas Munroes Christies at Bakers</p> <p>2nd Nicholsons here for Staves Frank over the Horse running about with the Bosells got milk from Amelia Lent the Gimlet to George Nicholson Flour came by Frank got 2 eggs from Amelia the Ice got his Boots</p> <p>3rd Frances &amp; I croped on at Bakers at 4 1/4 I went to Williamstown Raining hard</p> <p>4th Sunday at night Angus went to Cornwall</p> <p>5th Court on in Williamstown me in Williamstown</p> <p>6th I started for home Frances at the Bosells</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{written at top of page above title} Feby 18th {omits?} Memory Island 1860</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron March 6th</span></h2> <p>Bought of {illegible} W Baker 1/2 lb candles -/6 1 Quart Whiskey 7 1/2 1/2 lb Powder -/9 1/2 lb Shot 3 1/4 1 lb Nails -/3 Broke the Bowl Phillip help A Summers with Oats in a Waggon Took Bob home Thrashed the Last of the Wheat yesterday Charlie was here Christies Went to Keynon on the {word cut off}</p> <p>7th Laplantes left here Robins came Black birds, going the Ice yet Gave Mrs Laplante an order on Baker for 4/- in goods Frances one of my Bags with Flour his it in) got 7 Bushels Some Thunder &amp; Rain &amp; Rainbows all alone</p> <p>8th I went to Charlies took Dinner got an old {word cut off} from him</p> <p>9th Friday of the Sacrament in Williamstown McDrawing {word cut off} and some rails for the Fence going to Ice yet</p> <p>10th Piled about a cord of Birch Started to go for my Paper turned Back crossed at Henerys went to the store (got 5 Dollars from A Summers to be Paid in 3 months concerning the Lottery Bought a Teapot 1/3 (Bought a Pint paid this) got my Paper Bought a pint in the Tea Pot not Paid /4 came to Nicholsons all sound asleep Went to Henery's</p> <p>11th came from Henerys took Breakfast left the Remains of the Tea Pot Charlie came gave him some R{rest of word illegible} for 2 Rats I {word cut off} From him Sacrament in Williamstown to Day Ice Busted close to shore Had a Hooker for Charlie took a Bite crossing to Salmon River yet Freezing</p> <p>12th {illegible word} snowing piling Birch at the Lower R{rest of word cut off}</p> <p>13 Drawing some Basswood for {illegible word} on Ritt Point went to Little Island South side in the {word obscured by damage}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">March 14 1860</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Island</span></h3> <p>Took the Grey Horse to get the Canoe at the Upper Point Big Bill here for a Dung fork got it I went across with him for the Rooster Set my Traps 5 of them 2 for the Mink Henery fishing eels horses going the Ice yet Nicholsons hunting at Point {illegible word} Walter after sand at {illegible word} Jim McDougall Broke in at Roses this week</p> <p>15th I crossed to the P.O Sent George Sniders Boy to Careys for the Basket Bottle got it gave the Boy 3 coppers for going {illegible name}raising his barn David Baker {illegible word} I went to Secors Bought of AW Baker 1/2 lb candles -/6 1 pint of Whiskey &amp; Bottle -/4 lock -/7 1/2 1/2 gallon Mollases 1/3 which comes to 2/8 1/2 gave a poor man a penny Pheney by name the writing master left the Front for Williamstown</p> <p>16th Bill here for the canoe took it over for him on the other side of Francis Island drawing drags Shot a Rat Ice Bad Tapt 3 trees good sugar W{rest of word cut off}</p> <p>17th St Patricks The Channel open in a strip up above Both sides, took a canoe to the Lower Point with Grey Cording some of the Birch &amp; Maple, seen a weasel very white, went to the Upper Point, got a Rat Wild geese came on the 16th) Ducks plenty fine weather to stand</p> <p>Long Sunday 18th alone got a Rat Ice jamming at the Door</p> <p>19th Turning the Red canoe, Ice moving slowly Tapt one or 2 trees the Cows going to the Bush Found a nest with 6 eggs and another with 5 Shot a Rat did not get him</p> <p>20th First Day of Spring horses doing nothing Doing nothing myself Raining moved the Bed to the Room nailing {word obscured by mold damage} partition wall Went to the Upper Point {1 or 2 words obscured by mold} chance at Ducks had {could be more words at bottom of page, but obscured by mold and damage}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>== 21st 1860 Island Mr James Cameron March ==</p> <p>Took up my trap snowing hard a great dam at the Water Log chopping stovewood cattle is hearty and well Seen a Boat going over the Way of Chustees with Messenger I think it is Thomas to {Moses?}Wind high</p> <p>22 went to the Upper Point took home a Drag of Black Oak</p> <p>23rd took home 2 ash stocks for oars. Straw Done the {Weasal?} on the Island Ice firm around shore Home Dreams</p> <p>24th A Fox on the Island seen his tracks this morning Hart Road Blowing about 2 oclock this morning Eggs Plenty crossed the Ice in the Bay to the Pitt Point</p> <p>25th Sunday Alone all well snowing Drifting &amp; Blowing &amp; Freezing wind Nor-West By South a Little Reading Sleeping</p> <p>26th at the head of the Island</p> <p>27th Drew a couple of Drags lost the H{rest of word cut off}</p> <p>28th Found it the cow Heifer calved</p> <p>29th Henery &amp; Francis Laplant fishing eels got 80 George {Semo?} here wanting to hire for 7 Dollars a month Brought home the Churn Dasher Brought a Bag but not the right one shot a squirrel cutting down some stuff for fence got an eel from Henery Heard that Cluckey Died Frank Laplantes horse died Wild Geese plenty Ducks plenty</p> <p>30th Went across for the 1st time this spring Bought of A Summers 1 pail 1/4 Strainer -/10 2 lb {illegible word} 1/3 1/2 lb tea 1/3 2 lb 2 oz 1/{10 1/2?} which comes to 6/6 1/2 (got my Prizes 5 of them {symbol for British pound}1.5) Bought of a I Baker 1/2 powder -/10 2 lbs shot 1/-{illegible word} Sugar 2 lb 1/2 candles 1/2 Whiskey 7 1/2 5/8 1/2 Thomas cross to Salmon River {rest of page obscured by damage}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Island April 1st 1860</span></h2> <p>Sunday went to Little Island south side</p> <p>2nd a sail went from Salmon River to Lancaster Cutting some Rails Drew some from the Marsh Fence</p> <p>3rd Went to Bakers Bought of WI Baker 1 pint HW 7 1/2 Mrs Laplante took up the Order for 4/- Bought of A Summers 2 lb crackers 1/3 notPaid {word illegible}) 1 lb {illegible}File -/6 paid)</p> <p>Jim Hopkins here had Dinner</p> <p>4th Fixing a place for the sail in small canoe Bought in to Salmon River</p> <p>5th Angus came</p> <p>6th Angus &amp; I crossed Good Friday went to the store Dan came Bought of A Summers 1 lb crackers paid got an almanack from A Summers Bought 1 penny worth of {Rens?} paid rainy on the front Sick Donald Ruple in his new Shop now last night shot a Rat Dan and I hunting</p> <p>7th Charlie here Fishing eels got 1 Broke the spear Wild Geese plenty henery's Boy wanting a Gun Dan making Syrup Fanning the Wheat 4 Bushel just 1 of corn Hired George Semo on Good Friday for 6 Dollars to come on the 9th of this month to Begin his month</p> <p>8th Sunday Easter Waster Sunday Dan &amp; I alone went Round the Island</p> <p>9th Monday Dan &amp; I Began to open the Pitt of Potatoes Charlie came I went to Mill 6 Bushels of Wheat 1 of Corn Gave Streeter 3 Rats at 15 cents apeice which comes to 17/3 1 Sheep pelt 3/9 2 Mink at 2/6 - 5/- in all. I gave him {symbol for British pound} 1-6. I {2 illegible words} 7/{11?} yet got my watch a treat at Briggs</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Island</span></h2> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron April 9th 1860</span></h2> <p>George Semo came here and Dan took in the Potatoes 16 Bushel Bought of Buchanan &amp; Brother 1 lb candles -/9 1 Quart syrup /11 1/2 5 yds cotton 2/ which comes to 3/9 Bought of Norman McDonald 1/2 lb crackers 3 1/2 stopt at Lukes old Lafleur's wife Died</p> <p>10th killed the Calf Charlie sick Dan went off gave him a Gold stone Pin valued at 15/- Charlie went home Shot a Rat</p> <p>11th cutting trees on the Pitt Point George &amp; I Semo here got 1/2 bushel of {illegible word} on Georges account at 4/ per Bushel thats 2/-</p> <p>12th Brought AI Bakers Bottle home George crossed Brought the chain to Kennedy Norman Abrams got the canoe at {symbol for British pound} 1"2"6 to Pay for it the 1st of June cording the last of the wood 1st ploughing Done before the Door setting out Fire Burning the marsh 2 minks on the Island</p> <p>13th snowing Fixing Whippletrees &amp; harness Ice in the Bay &amp; Marsh</p> <p>14th Ploughing some the horses Bockey</p> <p>15th Sunday alone George and I</p> <p>16th Drawing on the Pitt Point cutting stakes &amp; Withs for the fence Setting fire to the Grass and Brush Fence Got a fox Shot a Rat</p> <p>17th Skinning the Fox Spreading manure going to plough on Lower Point Cutting the eyes of {illegible word}</p> <p>18th HughAnn came at Henerys gone Monday with the Wind Pete Antoine &amp; Frank here got a bundle of Hay to 1 Bush of potatoes George got 1/6</p> <p>19th George crossed for my paper Bought of AI Baker 1/2 lb Powder -/9 1/2 lb Horse shoe nails -/- stops along chasing a wild Goose {several words obscured by damage}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1860</span></h2> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Island April 21st</span></h2> <p>Came from Williamstown. Met Charlie at Suses Island cleaning Perch Henerys Gert went Home with George Salaberry came up went in to Salmon River Welland went Down the St Helene first Boat went Down this year from above</p> <p>22nd Sunday all alone HughAnn &amp; I</p> <p>23rd George and 2 Boys came for Potatoes 1 Bushel 1/6 Bought an Auger 2/3 putting out Dung on the peice at the End of the House</p> <p>24th Went to Henerys at Nicholsons for the Plough got it</p> <p>25 at the fence on the Pitt Point George Ploughing</p> <p>26th</p> <p>Went to look for eggs got 6 Wild Duck Eggs Found a nest in the Barn with 19 eggs in it at the Fences Setting Fire to the marsh again The Boats a Going Down Some snow hard frost at nights now Ducks Plenty cold air curious Weather not much Ploughed The ice in the Marsh yet in Places</p> <p>27th Went to Bakers Bought of A.I. Baker 1 pair Boots 8/9 1/2 lb tea 1/3 1/4 lb pepper -/3 needles &amp; thread -/3 Bought of A Summers 1/2 Gallon syrup 1/10 1/2 1/4 of Starch -/4 Porter 7 1/2 Knife 1/3 1 lb Butter -/9 sent A Summers 12 Rats &amp; 1 Fox {illegible word} Dan came George took the Harrowteeth 17 of them Got my account from A Summers {symbol for British pound}9"11"10 before to Day what I got to Day some too along with that</p> <p>Saturday 28thDan went of Charlie came fishing for Purch no bite Fishing for eels Charlie got 5 gave me 2 Brought me the Scythe William Laflet set his line for sturgeon Found 22 eggs in one nest George crossed.</p> <p>29th Sunday Watson {word obscured by damage} boat</p> <p>30th George came Ploughing</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1860</span></h2> <h2><span class="mw-headline">James Cameron Island May 1</span></h2> <p>George ploughing Semos Boys here for George to go to the Priest Charlie here to Dinner</p> <p>2nd George to Williamstown to Court for McLaughlin</p> <p>3rd Fixing the Fence on the Pitt Point George came John Craig son here about a Horse Took up my Traps</p> <p>4th Hugh Ann crossed with Henery Plough on the Lower Point Charlie here Got my Gun Brought me seed corn to plant gave him {illegible word or words} some cups going to set the Line to Day</p> <p>5th Ploughing on the Lower Point Angus Rankin here George put him across George crossed Finished the Lower Point ploughing. {Written in brackets between the lines} (I got a Sturgeon)</p> <p>6th Sunday Charlie home with my Gun Gave me 2 {load?} of Shot</p> <p>Monday 7th George came Fixing the Gate George ploughing Hugh Ann came</p> <p>8th Sowed 2 oz Pease William Lavelette here taking up his George Harrowing the pease. George to the Raffle</p> <p>9th I Finished ploughing the Pease Ground George away this Day Began above the Lane Raining some</p> <p>10th Went to Bakers Bought of A Summers 1/2 lb {word obscured by damage}1/3 Sugar 2 lb 1/3 Bought of A.I Baker 1 Quart of Whiskey 7 1/2 Hat -/6 George Broke the Plough</p> <p>11th sowed the rest of the Pease which makes 5 in that peice Planted Potatoes in the cucumbers &amp; onions Harrowing the Lower Point Planted the East Peice on the Lower Point with Potatoes about a good {Bushel? plus another word obscured by damage}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{part of left side of page illegible}</p> <p>Mr. {illegible} {Curion?} {illegible} hay plowed Barley on PittPoint planted about 30 tills of potatoes Baited the line caught a {rich?} 5 catfish Fixing the lane fence George cropped {illegible} Gave him an order for a {illegible} on Bakers Sunday 13th Fishing perch caught a good many {type of fish?} and to the line got 2 flingeon went to the little Island 14th George came sowed the rest of the Peas in a bushel or thereabouts Taking Stones from Before the door harrowing before the door Gave George a Sturgeon 1/3 Went to Charlies George went to Williamstown killed a Sturgeon sent out a 1/2 to them with George drawing sticks from the bust for the fence 15 {Big?} Bell here took some Beans Sandy Grears getting married Gave some corn to Bill Sowed oats 4 1/2 Bushels on the Lower Point 16th sowed 4 Bushels above the Potatoes planted the Potatoes above the House 17th {illegible} Day sowed 2 1/2 Bushels next the Hay {illegible}. Brought the Plough of 3 points took Breakfast told {illegible} to get the Brogdance at {Michaels?} Ploughing some. George {illegible} fixing the fence Sold my watch {for?} 5 1/4 dollars 8 {illegible} Plough {illegible} Powder. Hask shot bag if he raffles it a throw at the {illegible} George ploughing above the {illegible} before the door 19th George getting {illegible} for the {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{illegible} Island cold day snowing + freezing {illegible} night hard frost Hiram came 21st ploughing Hiram back of the barn got a Sturgeon killed him. George did not come 22 Hiram Ploughing Planting Corn Before the Door about 2 {illegible} George did not come 23 George came Hiram to the salmon river Bought of Buchanion + Brother 5. plates 1 quart molasses 16 1/2 lb tea 11 1/2 soap. 1 lb shot 16 2 hoed one 2/6 the other 3/3 lb of old iron to my credit 1/6 took 1 Bushel of Wheat to Mill got 1 bolt 1 1/2 Bushel of ashes 1/ 10 1/2 bought 2 lb tea Bought of M Street, 1 pair of Boots for Hugh 6/3 left my {illegible} gave 1 calfskin to my account 3/5 {illegible} 3 hence paid George took the wrap bought a plug of tobacco for Tom. 24th Queens Birth Day Sowed {illegible} of oats back of the barn ploughed and {illegible} Back of the garden plough the {illegible} at the East end of the House Pleasure trip on the {illegible} Nicholsons took home the canoe Training in Williamstown {illegible} here Hiram went for my {illegible} got 2 of them 25th Ploughing Williamstown George {illegible} Pat came 26th came from Williamstown Charles all {illegible} George off 27th Hiram went home with {page crumpled} 28th {illegible} fishing sturgeon Hiram {page crumpled} 3 1/2 bushels bought 2 {page crumpled}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>I'll slot the {lil?} sugar 1/- to love David Lyo. 4" to 2 1/2 U Butter o/ll/url. nov 4th 2U Butter 1/2 U rapidly -4" 18th 1/2 bus salt 1/1 1/2 lil candy 1/- syrup -/5 kile 1/3 foot 1/6 3"8 1/2 18 starch -/6 (25) 1 goat 37/6 once 6/3 pillo 1/3 L 2"3".0 Pyary -/10 Dec(10) coat 28/5 noce 6/3 halve -/6 /3 randy 1/3 1"17"7 To Francis {lil?} tea 2/5 1 gallon syrup 3/6 i'll to Hirane candles for me. 1/- (28) to 16 ap 13/5 to an order of 10/- to Francis lakeland 10"0 to 7 3/4 of cheese 3 1/2 (31et) to Lil sugar 16 Hary The 3rd 1860 to 1/2 At Sea at 1/8/vell "10 to order to Hinul 3/5 1/2 butter 2lb-14kg 2/5HW 7"1/215 to 2 {filk Haud Kerchief?} at 2/6-3/e 24th to 1/2 gallon syrup/1/5 1/2 at sea 1/3 26 to 3lb 60kg of Butter -/11 her at {aliana?} K/6-4/- 6th 1 Luant Mhuky / 7 1/2 Candles/ 6 at sea 4/32 for Bollug Poison 1/3 (13) to H-wines 1/3 (15) to 1/2 gallon wi/3 sugar the 10th to (L1"3in rash pay in 3 months) sea pot 1/3 run -/4 4"3 30th haut 1/4 Traumen -/10 sea 1/3 crackery 1/3 LU2310 1/10 2 2 6"6 1/2 {porge Llino?} to 1/2 Bilshefs Krale On 2nd to Bughel Rotatocs 1/6 (23)to Bughel Rotatocs 1/6 4th to augst 2/3 (27) to Boots 18/5 Knife 1/3L 2"3 May to an order For Love on Bassea 1/3 14th tungern 1/2'6 water Lt 6"3.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr. James Cameron May 29th 1860</p> <p>Ploughing at the Butternut tree and Potatoes around Birch {illegible} Path Charlie here 30th Ploughing Flower took up his {illegible} 31st Sowed 3 Bushels of oats between the garden Sowed wheat below 1 and a {illegible}. 1st Harrow up above the Barn Pat came Charlie went with him to Bakers Brought me the {Paddle?} sowed wheat better than a Bushel above the lane. {illegible} 2nd {Angus?} + {illegible} came {illegible} man + Wife here hiram took home the oats 7 Bushels sowed 3 1/2 of oats 13 1/2 in the {illegible}. Nicholsons came here 3rd Sunday 4th the Walters horse came {illegible} planting 5 quarts of {illegible, maybe type of corn?} corn Potatoes {illegible} and some beans thats 3 bushels on the set of potatoes. 5th Walters horse came Stewart from the Ottawa here I went to Williamstown trying to take the Bull. {illegible} of {lime?} the {illegible} wife died. 6th took over the {illegible} sowed about {illegible} Bushels of Wheat {illegible} George {crossed?} 7th I {illegible} Hugh, Ann went to Williamstown Ploughing on the lower row 9th Raining 10th Sunday Hugh came Hiram {illegible} Mr. Lerman here I went to {illegible} 2 of wheat 1 pack of salt 7 1/2 1/2 {illegible} of paper/ 6 Gallon Molasses {illegible} east 2 {illegible} 2 1/2 yds cloth {illegible} 7/10 thread 7 1/2 beer</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>James Cameron Island June 11 1860</p> <p>Bought of Grindell {illegible} 1 Pair of Boots</p> <p>17/6 Got the loan of Leeked Fishing {spoon?} to be returned speaking to Duncan McRae about the word {court?} day in Dundee came home Tom came. 12th ploughing got a sturgeon treks bad bought of Charlie Mr Donell 1 bottle of good stuff/10 and the bottle to be returned to Buchanand. Both 13th/ Plough sowing wheat 14th sowed oats 15th Charlie here had an Australia {illegible} 16th Making ashes {illegible} took up there {illegible} 16th I gave my trousers to Reggy to make. Got a sturgeon 17th Sunday the {illegible} went for the Bouquet 18th Charlie + I {" a calve" written above} to Salmon River Bought of {illegible} soap -/6 {illegible} -/6 crackers + cheese + sugar I paid for Potatoes 1/6 Bought of Charlie 1 bottle of stuff 1 1/2 to Be Paid Bought of David Baker 1/2 lb tea 1/2 cash gave him 1 + 3 pecks of ashes got the {illegible} of paper from Morris to Dr. {illegible} 1 sturgeon 19th Charlie went off hoeing corn + potatoes 20th hoeing 21st Tom went to A. Camerons 22nd I went to Williamstown Charlie + I stopt at grears Tom Munroe catching a Dog Fish as we passed 23rd Came home Charlie and I Grammy here 24th Sunday Francis here to Breakfast I went to Charlies took Dinner there David Summers here + {illegible} 25th Monday {illegible} cleaning his corn for the {illegible} Francis here hoeing corn and Potatoes rafts going down Berries plenty Strawberries, Hiram and I to fish at night at the little Island</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island June 26th</p> <p>Raining some croped to Bakers Granny</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island July the 21st left Williamstown took the 2 Boys with us stopt at Fergusons Island with the storm. Took Dinner on the Island sailed home Raining some. Hiram {illegible} in the Apples Field. 22 Sunday I went Orange Picking Berries here Charlie went home gave him 2 chickens {illegible} came from Salmon river Lea {illegible} got the {illegible} for {illegible}. 23rd Mowing on the apple field Hiram raking 24th Finished mowing the {apple?} field Went to Lewis Chusters to get him to lake Baskets {illegible} mowing some Below {Lemows?} corn 25th Dog Days Begin St. James Day Put in 3 loads of hay. Found an old canoe took up one of the lines 50 hooks on it flowing Down at the Lower Point Boats {illegible} to Day Mosquitoes Bad ticks Done cleaning up stairs 26th Raining went for a Load of Blocks to the Upper Point mowing on the Lower Point Raspberries plenty yet {illegible} old axe to {illegible} 27th went to Bakers Bought {illegible} 3 lb of sugar / 10 1/2 1 tea Pot 1/3 Bought a summer 1/2 lb tea 1/4 1 {illegible} (Pens + {illegible}{illegible} this). Put some of the Hay in the {illegible} 28th just in 2 loads of Hay Pat came gave me a Bottle Lashey to Salmon River got a Large {illegible} on {illegible} line {illegible} to Pat gave Pat the canoe and mug of salt 29 Sunday got an ESL and a sturgeon Lasheys Line Hiram roped 30th Began to mow the oat field Pat + Charlie came Charlie stopt {illegible} and handle to lewes {illegible} to make mosquitoes bad</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Island 31st 1860</p> <p>Went to salmon River Charlie {illegible} to Busher Wheat {illegible} {Poile?} to {grind?} Bought a {eletenth?}. Pain of Boots per human 13/- to men doing my {illegible} 7/6 or 6/3) form the {illegible} at a york farm the {sacperinuet Chaud nuent?} horne {illegible} plenty {ougiltat/et?} went to {Leure Cloud Lees?} got 4 Brooms Leurs. Can we with 2 once {illegible} gathering in the {uphen feild?} 2" {Ruthin?} hay got all The served hay in one Load. {out of?} the oakfeild that a crow cut {some?} a Chirvy for the Bouyo Making some {colesin makfeilers?} Huntery came the {hundred?} even {illegible} the Kut Kut of a {illegible} {Leuls 3 of august?} went to Kut Kut {for?} Boards got a sood Load {making could?} got 1/3 from {larshey?} 2 1/2 for {concern?} {illegible} bird hervies Bikeand choke {cheurue Kipe?} Long Black {Bennied?} gentling Bike. {illegible} Black kevin 1st august 4th done {illegible} making Covid im the {illegible} 6 began the stack. 4th {yenchea?} the stack at the mash hay euthing 8th at the hay some 5th cuting lime {illegible} a funeral at {johnahcgeneee?} {illegible} Died Hiram to the store Boys livent off and Hugham to {illegible} Deers plenty sent at once handle Bought the {kle?} cheap chauntee on the 8th augst.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{number} 1860</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Augst</p> <p>Bought of a Baker 1 lb of Tea 2/6 1 Bunch of {illegible} 16 to {illegible} 3 yds of striped cotton {illegible} 2/3 to 2 1/4 yds of cloth {illegible} 6/9 thread which comes to 9/5 Bought of a Summers 1/2 gallon of Whiskey {illegible} this all the {Tales?} of the Prince of Wales Tom at Captain {illegible} fishing Hamiltons cutting their oats 10th Francis wife here all alone wind high. Hugh Anne + Hiram come from Williamstown stopt at Nicholsons all night 11th came home {illegible} took away his {illegible} of {illegible} to Salmon River the {Pease?} ripe Looks like rain thought it was sunday 12th Hiram to Summers I went to Bosells to get them to cut the {pease?} Andrew Summers here the Captain of Hamiltons {illegible} sold the Wood to Summers. $100 for the lot of Wood gave Andrew Summers 4 dollar {illegible} I got from Norman Bought of a Summers 1/2 Gallon Whisky 4 1/4 of butter 2/5 Plate 1/2 lb powder Shot 16 {illegible} Bought of a Baker 1 quart of syrup 1 fish to be returned.Tom gave a keg of {illegible} to me 12th Sunday Breaching on the front Hugh Ann went seen Ellen at {illegible} Charlie here Francis {illegible} away to day A summer {illegible} Ferguson here {illegible} of the {crossed out} Hiram + George {illegible} traded coats</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug the 13th 1860</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Raining hiram cropped {illegible} to get his trousers made making a Door for the room 14th Making coils 15th cutting Pease {illegible} Boy 16th Henry finished the Pease. Big {illegible} stock {illegible} hay put on 3 Loads of Pease 17th Went to Summers Bought of Summers 1/2 gallon whiskey 1/3 got 3 1/2 Dollars from him. What I got of {Norman?} just a Load of Hay in the stack. put on 6 loads of {illegible} covered the stack 18 Raining cutting some of the oats Behind the Barn cut some above the house. Lost Tom {Grappling?} looking for the line. Hiram went for his trousers Sunday the 19th above {illegible} 20th {Lashey?} from Salmon River I calling for Charlie to go to Williamstown Charlie came {illegible} 22 ear of corn 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes cherries nuts apples {illegible} 1 Broom + Basket 21st came home Hugh Anna at Charlies Charlie stopt to help me at the Pease put some in. 22nd cut some Oats put on the first oats and some pease all the pease in 23 at the oats cutting Behind the Barn the {illegible} aground at the foot of the Island Henry here {illegible} to 1/2 Bushel Potatoes + Milk for the {shear?} 24th Raining cut some of the oats at the {illegible} 25 Went to Bakers Bought of a Summers quart whisky 7 1/2 lb candles -/6 1/6 cotton weak -/4 got my coat</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Aug 25th 1860</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Went to Dundee Charlie {vet?} Bought 1 {illegible} of {slot?}. Rye -/6 crackers -/ 1 1/2 Paid This Bought of the Baker 13/ 1 1/2 of flour Paid it 1 1/2 worth of crackers got the loan of a Bottle to be Returned got some shat from Charlie {illegible} Donald and {illegible} stopt at {Dikes?} got some caps from Luke came home Hugh Ann Lost the Keys alone. Rain Black {illegible} Bad The Prince of Wales arrival in Montreal Charlie with me all this week Sunday 26th Charlie went home gave him the {illegible} gun 27th Raining Tuesday the Prince of Wales went Down on the Steamer Kingston firing 28th Putting in Oats 2 loads good alone {illegible} went to {Christel?} to cock hay Hugh Ann for nuts to {nicholas?} and plums horses Bad 29th Cutting Oats cut 2 sheaves of wheat a Basket from {illegible} took Back the boots 30 Shot a Duck 31 Put in 2 loads of oats 1st of September I went to {illegible} Bought of a Summers 6 yrds {illegible} 1/2 lb powder -/9 3 quarts of Whisky 1/10 1/2 shot tea 1/3 (starch needles paid) Returned all Bakers Tin kettle ,,,, Tom went off gave 6/3 for the {illegible} {illegible} here cutting oats wheat 2 Paddles from Lewis {christee?} 2nd Sunday Went to {illegible} for nuts Promised to come Charlie came Lewis {christee?} here</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept the 3rd 1860</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Charlie + me to Summers Bought of Summers 1 1/2 Quart of whiskey -/11 1/2 Bought of Baker 1/2 gallon syrup 1/10 1/2 fine {illegible} -/10 1 cake of cheese. 7 lb at 14 per lb 2/4 {buat?} night reaping wheat Bill Jim Henry George {illegible} Lashey Charlie 4th Hugh Ann and Charlie to Lancaster 1/2 gallon Whiskey 2/3 to cash to Hugh Ann for sugar 1/5 expecting the Reapers to night did not come put in some Wheat for the first 5th putting in oats they came to reap 3 of Henrys 2 of {illegible} 2 of {hicks?} George Bosell Lashey Charlie Isacc Blondeau. 6th putting the 7th stack together 7th putting 8th in wheat + Binding. Lashey Reaping Sunday 9th Rankin here Jacob here went to the Upper point Charlie {illegible} + Henry here 10th Putting in one load of wheat putting marsh {illegible} in one of the sheds Lashey came from Salmon River some corn ripe Butternuts Beginning to fall grapes turning some chilly nights water falling some 1 basket from Lewis wife gave her some salt 11th Charlie went home Went to Henrys for the canoes Charlie Hugh Ann + Charlie to Cornwall at night 12th Raining {illegible} in Cornwall 13th {illegible} here pulling beans 14th put in a Load of Wheat upper field 15th Hugh Ann croped with Lewis. 16 Dan came cutting cornstalks taking in corn some beans ripe {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the 16th 1860</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island {illegible}</p> <p>Dan here Charlie here horses bad Lashey fishing Pickere; gave Dan Latin grammar Browers Grammar {illegible} Book covers Steamers going plenty Indians plenty Indians at the {muskrats?} choke Cherries yet hazelnuts yet Grapes turning cranberries {illegible} Black cherries good Big hickory nut tree the nuts got a touch of the frost in the Spring no nut on the big {buller?}nut tree at the head of the island. 17th Charlie here hugh Ann came with {illegible} 18th Charlie went home 19th I went to Summers the Barge came Queen Captain Lafave for the wood Henry threshing pease 3 Bushels to get 1 Bushel yet Bought of a Summers 1 lb candles 1/ 1 Bone caps 7 1/2 2 lb shat 1/ 2 lb Butter 1 lb sugar 1 1/2 quarts Whisky -/11 got the Note 50 Dollars settled up to this date got my account Summers here 20th the {illegible} in Williamstown Went to Charlies got 2 {illegible} Jacopo brother Peter + {illegible} Henry here Watson here slept in the Barn 21st Working till the afternoon at the logs got 2 Dollars from the Captain to pay the men for a {summer?} Husking some corn Pete Bosell here at night took in some Butternuts Apples taking a hard one {illegible} croping the line high wind the barge here yet</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sept the 23 1868</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Sunday the Captain went to A. Summers to Buy the wood Bought it for {illegible} 31,,10 the {illegible} went off Hugh Ann to Charlies went to {illegible} Island for nuts Granny here 24th Picking {illegible} took up some of the apples 3 Bags. Put in on load of oats cutting oats 25th Lashey came {illegible} the corn 5 traces 16 traces of Corn Thunder + Lightning {illegible} {+ Ron?} shot 2 squirrels Water high just now 26th high wind threshed 1 Bushel of Wheat. 27th Cut the oats + wheat on the Lower Point 28th Raining 29th Put on a Load of Oats took home Wood made a {dead fall?} for mink hard frost took in the squashes + pumpkins Before the storm. 29th Went to Charlies took Dinner there Nicholsons trying to catch there. Have got some {illegible} first setting of traps for one 30th Went for George {illegible} to go to Salmon River Brought Luke Trowling {illegible} home some squashes 1/2 Bushels of Apples 1st of Oct Bought of Walter 1/2 lb Powder /5 1/2 lb Tea 1/3 1/2 gal Whisky 1/ Soap 1/3</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{illegible} st Francis</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Oct 1st 1860 to Walter Buchanan 55 lb of Oats at 1/6 {illegible} to 5/. cash Wheat {illegible} square Bought of the Baker 5/ Worth of Loaves 13 to the {illegible} Bought of Buchanan 1/2 {illegible} paid. Bought of Norman lb of Rum 2 Bales to be returned 7 1/2 to pay {illegible} Carey bought of Charlie 1 hat 2 1/2 came home. 2nd went to Williamstown George + S Brought 1 Bag of Apples 2 Bags of Bran 1 Bag of Corn {illegible} Bushels {illegible} 1 Basket. 3rd Came home Sam at his corn taking in some of the {illegible} Lewis {illegible} a Bag Charlie here in the morn got the Preserves Wild geese came seen {illegible} Geese going West {illegible} at the {illegible} Bee 4th Raining Mary Ann + Brother + Sister here 5 Began the Potatoes on the {illegible} + at the front of the House George + I to Summers. Bought of Summers 1/2 lb tea 1/6 1 {illegible} of Essence of Allspice /4 1/2 lb Powder 19 Butter 2/10 Sugar 2 lb 1/1 1 lb nails for the new house {illegible} the Potatoes Mary Ann + George Croped. 6th at the Potatoes me + Margaret {illegible} in about 4 Bushels took home a load of wood {illegible}. Wife Uncle + {illegible} Brother here got a Pick of Potatoes + milk some {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>7th 1860 {illegible}</p> <p>Sunday Nanald augst {illegible} here moms meet {clip pepsi?} 8th hoilday George {illegible} a lout Reter Bulell Bell is owned went acroly to look for Reter Bought of a {illegible} 5/5 1 Luant Bout 1/3 the cancle can we the ice Reter Came on the Bill {(meet hot?)} Duek 5th her {illegible} at the Potatoes took {an?} the fast of the Wheat oats leo {illegible} 10th {illegible} day {illegible} head ache the Rotala about 63 Beauties of good measure emma at the {illegible} took them all uh {drauzers} {illegible} to day of lemon Rotatoes 15 {illegible} the cook house 8 lemon. Began Bankers the house with the {illegible} when they 3 1/2 days the girl of heruerys worked {illegible} lay a clock george lent them a oat v blanket 4 1/2 {illegible} he arrives 11th focusing the Big Coanoe high wind 12th {illegible} the meat a hes Rotatoes helping us Ban Kung the House 13th {hot a mink?} went to Willian Matthew George {illegible} /80 Rotatoes {illegible} Duek heard of cleuy M Bouncell being {murdered?} about the 1 on 10th of the month</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>== How == the 14th {oct?} 1860</p> <p></p> <p>Mr James Cameron Sunday George + I came home George cropped or here Bought 1/2 Bushel hunt for Potatoes {palol?} {illegible} for cutting oats 1 Bushel potatoe 15th George V Bill Nicholson here George went home 16th {Bamhue?} the house some 17th went for {illegible} at night 18th went to Williams with 20 Bushels Potatoes took the Deers {horses?} out of Lord Byron works {wuts/nuts/muts?} v {illegible} for the Boy Bought at {Lanicauter?} put /3 1/2 {U?} hot /3 the thrashing mile at there place that mat coming home it {lufce?} Day 15th charlie went home cause him {had?} 1/2 Bushel potatoes 20th that a {Dueky va?} Water him on the Little {flame?} {illegible} Petting {illegible} to the Morish before the Door to all wind high 21st sunday ruining {hand change?} in the moon 22nd monday {shelling?} 23rd went to {illegible} Bought of a Baker {hlug?} potatoe 1/2 to cracker /4 Bought of a {illegible} a {summary?} settled 11/2 to the {dat?} rec cash 8/</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1860</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Mr James {illegible} oct 23rd</span></h2> <p>Bought of a {illegible} 20 sugar 1/- 1/2 U tea 1/6 begun the {amount?} at ton {kennede?} for {illegible} at {George?} Left my {measure} for {illegible} Booth to Be paid for them got 2 wine {illegible} from a {lummer?} to be returned killing hogs {illegible} Walter fighting {promise?} 10m Kennedy the {fron?} Bolt {recon?} to take anything George {Lemon?} {chop lung?} for evan thrasher Cause House 24th Hugh Butt Day 23th My {Bith?} Day {shot?} a Duek {shot?} a Rat a Very Fine Day {suppose tumry?} Birth Day Wild {george?} Plenty {Captain thrashen?} moving his house rutting out {illegible} on the banking the house {look/took?} home a load of wood {illegible} Hunters around shooting {Bargar?} {illegible} in {alundance?} 26th running {to vilile?} net weather {illegible} this is the 40 days rain 27th went to {Lanicaute?} - called for charlie tookhis {sheer?} to get {tuned?} Bought the Baker 16lb Flour 2/10 1/2 1/2 {U cracker?} 14 Charlie came {uh?} Bought {illegible} {whiskey?} 14 Sunday 28 charlie a sin the {Bushatter} that charlie went home {illegible} 1 Bakset of potatoes {illegible}.</p> <p>{on the left of this Diary page image is writing of the previous Diary page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Oct {25/29th?} 1860</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Island</span></h2> <p>{thrashing?} a Bushel of potatoes {illegible} {Bother?} ruining {rolling?} the {loole?} {illegible} the channel 30th Salmon Falkner after a {fun fiseing?} the Fanning mile 31st holy Eve Charlie went to Salmon {river/rivet?} with his gun sold to Luke apples 4/ a treat at Luke's -/3 to Pete's {Bucha?} 1/2 of Bushel of rease -35 that {centall?} to 2 Bus corn 1/6 1 1/4 of Butter {milk?} 1/6 put 2/6 to my account Bought {Bucha?} 1/4 g tea 3/5 cash -/5 rowdy 1/2 -/5 {pew?}/1 1/2 {ca/v?} -/4 got my dail Bought Horman need key 4=/1 {pims?} 3-/ 1/2 shot -/3 {soal?} -/10 Buck shot -/4 Paud Horman Bought {Dan?} Cameron Eli tea -1/3 Bought of sweeter /1 {Paug?} Boots /1 for {movy?} {illegible} got hw. Rease Bushel {or?} Rease/ all {Poud/Pouid?} now cat my watch {tneed?} for nothing my my {Hoatton?} a Ballat {Dance?} {illegible} Baker here Granny {illegible} went to {illegible} Bought of a {illegible} 3/10 20of Ballet 16 cents a {lle v Rlater?} {illegible} {shot?} to got my {lraperl?} a {illegible} Bile {illegible} the {Luartat?} Bakery a treat at David's.</p> <p>{on the right side, can see part of the next diary piece to James Cameron Diary.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1st 1860</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron {illegible}</span></h2> <p>Mary {ann?} Henery came over {about?} {illegible} to {illegible} to come to {thanks} 2" all {souls?} Day Mary {ann?} making {houses?} and {illegible} Taking out of the {cellar rotten?} potatoes the rocheter towing here now with the charlie {levine?} 3 saturday drawing {dragon v log?} some {clouds?} from the pit {rom?} {Bricks nuts runty?} the {countine?} {illegible} move a draw {Mun phy?} {huple?} {illegible} the Day 3 years ago in {1837/1857?} 4th sunday the steamer west ground {illegible} the foot of the {illegible} 3th Lewis Hutee here gave him 3/5 for to get an once at Bakery to {giving?} him 3/6 a corel for chopping and Board him thy {heek?}. {illegible} Day {crop seed?} over save {Hormery?} wife 2 Bushel a apple v /2 pumking went to {ferry?} got my Boots save him 1/2 dollars cash 2/6 owe him 3 1/2 yet 6th {antome Bolell?} for pumking {illegible} v Henery girl croped to the {stove?} sent 3 bags to Walter Baker v 7th Henery Maggie {crossed out word replaced with here} {illegible} 13 {illegible} 8th chance came uh to go to Mile 9th went to Mile for wheat {illegible} come {illegible} corn to {Buehaman?} got paid for it took nothing on credit the time.</p> <p>{on the left is previous to James Cameron's Diary}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the 9th 1860</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron {illegible}</span></h2> <p>Bought of {Buchaiman?} v Brother {illegible}/6 1/2 gallon {wheskey?} 1/- candles 1/2 U -/5 {laleratres?} -/3 paid this Bought of 6. an {canuron Banoah?} 8 cents 1/2 {ll?} tea/7 1/2 paid to 3 cent to Whitney Bought of {Coug?} Don 1/4 {Hoanhound?} -/3 1/2 Paid found a {milk at?} as we was going save Lukes 2 {squashes?} Bought {alinkles?} a mach -/7 1/2 form {illegible} Down the river with us 10th Charlie here east wind cutting wheat holes 11th went home with Henery's {girl?} Henery got a Mink Charlie went home 12th {flushing elly?} got 15 took home {illegible} {Bounds?} from the little {poland?} 13th fishing got 2 {elly?} 14th {focusing?} the {statute?} making hale {falling?} Cameron here for my {mat?} set 20 add from me {salve?} me 13/1 1/2 for then Henery went to Salmon never {13/ / 137?} {hug hunn} went to {willamite?} {illegible} {illegible} v {illegible} here going to {coteau?} 16th Henery v {illegible} fishing 5 {kill help of/or?} potatoes at whatever {nice/rice?} giving 17th went to {le covy?} 1 1/2 of apples 3/5 3 of potatoes oct 1/3 3/5 thats 10 {flullens?} gave {illegible} now look {illegible} thomas {illegible} got my account {illegible} Bakery xx10"82 came down with george {bottle?}.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the 18th 1860</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island {illegible}</p> <p>Sunday Jacob + {Mckay?} here gave them their breakfast. Lent him the spear taking the corn in {illegible}. Monday 19th alone drawing {illegible} 20th {illegible} Put in the Horses Hugh Ann + {illegible} came because I {illegible} them. Monday the 19th 21st 14 {illegible} today since Donald {illegible} Departed this life chopping stove wood Lashey to Salmon River. Threshing some {illegible} for {illegible}. Horse Ducks + {pigs?} plenty {illegible} going plenty 22nd Went to Summers Andrew in Montreal. Bought {illegible} 14 lb of {illegible} at 10 5/10 Candles / nails /6 butter 3 lb 2/6. Robert Donell + Phillip fighting. Charlie here at Bosells with his {illegible} + {illegible} stopt all night (1 1/2 stout Paid) {illegible} Martin down the Mont seen Clary. 23rd Charlie's here grinding the seeds Charlie went Down home to 3 {illegible} some wood Came up the same night to go to Salmon River 24th High wind and cold 25th St Catherine Day Sunday cold Charlie Trowned the {illegible} 26th Threshing some high wind 27th Freezing + cold 28th Snowing some + thawing 28th A very fine day Charlie got his pants Hugh Ann croped Charlie + I to Salmon River {crossed out} to Summers helped Andrew {crossed out}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Nov 28th 1860</p> <p>Mr James Cameron island</p> <p>bought of a Summers 1/2 bushel of salt 1/3 1/2 Gallon molasses 1/3 1 quart of Rum 1/5 1 lb candles 1/c 1 lb shot-16 1/4 of tea -/8 1/s Charlie Bought sugar candles Whiskey 14 cash sold his corn + rat Boats Running Ottawa wernt up Traveller went up. 29th Charlie went home St Helene went down threshing some oats for grey all alone shot an owl tonight the Dance at Williamstown to celebrate St Andrews lights in the light House yet. Wild Geese plenty + Ducks 30th St Andrews Day Walter for his horse. William Rose Thomas Munroe {illegible} had a Barrle game Walter + Buster took some wood Raining + snowing Ottawa went down 1st of December threshing oats for Grey Travellers + {illegible} went up a {illegible}, St Henlen went up cattle hearty. 2nd 1st Sunday in Advent a Barge sail'd into Lancaster came down snowing + blowing Monday I don't know about Hills light very dim if there is any at all light {illegible} Johnson. 3rd Huron went up a Barge went down Lashey came killed his hog light on the Cherry Island Drawing Wood ducks + wild {illegible} Plenty allowing me {illegible} 10 for himself and the pig</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>December 4th 1860</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Island</p> <p>Put Lashey to the North of Salmon River gave him 7 traps for 7/6 got 1/3 from him in cash. Threshing some oats for Grey 5th Hugh Ann came farming oats threshing {"light down on the cherry island" written above} Hamiltons Bridge going up to Day a Bee 6th I croped with Hugh Ann gave {illegible} Baker 1 1/2 of Ashes took the Bottle + {illegible} /6 for Sundries out What I owed him put {illegible} to my account + 1/8 + 1/2 ashes thats 3-5. Thats {illegible} I owe him Bought of a Summers {illegible} powder , candles 1/2 lb -/6. {illegible} at Davids 7/ 1/2 got my Bags from Walter + Brought Walters {illegible} home came home. East wind snowing to night told him {Roy?} to get the canoe at Nicholsons 7th at home 8th to Friday here for the sleigh for {illegible} Mr. Donell on his Right name w {illegible} or stone in English came here to thrash taking home drags 9th Sunday I alone 10th commenced to thresh the Wheat 11th thrashing 12th farming 5 1/2 I got of wheat the first farming 13th to farming 14th Thrashing {illegible} canoes hard frost 15th Farming Wheat 5 1/2 + 1/2 of 1/2 Bushel {illegible} peck {threshed?}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Dec 16th 1860</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron {role?}</span></h2> <p>Sunday {to?} and alone the bay went {more?} the wind very {choug alle?} Ducks Plenty 17th {jo?} began the oats to thrash {Droughts?} the {canvy jo v?} to {Summerty?} heard a {summery?} way married to Catherine {lrait?} {illegible} last week Bought a lemons Butter 4 3/4 whiskey {gallon?} molasses {luant camelley liu?} to {accol?} tea 1/2 Bea 18th a sale of orchy {lrant?} things to day very cold salt wind drawing drags last wind very cold ice taking at the little {lunce?} north side to {ouis?} cold night 19th the ice taking {ucroks?} to {illegible} v from a owry to Charlie ohen at the head of this to {humanlitiy?} Juken to Charlie {illegible} the canoe at the head of the island to {tamug?} hey oats 20 Bushely Began to mow {Jee?} very thin {illegible} hole at the little {illegible} north hole a {neat?} mary male ones {illegible} the sea 20th begun to thrash the {rase?} {illegible} very hard 21st {illegible} a mink rack and the ice taking acrokagain Ducks Before the door 22nd {illegible} the {place?} 11 1/2 Bushel {illegible} came last night snowing sunday 23rd to v {wmung?} the canoe 24th thrashing oats got im 22 the him 3 out yet drawing drag ice taking to night frosty.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>23rd 1860</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">James Cameron {illegible}</span></h2> <p>christmas day shot a {lousie?} Water {roughing?} on the {illegible} clue to shore {illegible} led over the Ice very Bakery at Henerys went to see {lemo?} his feet very not christmas there heard {Donalel lichled?} {illegible} had the {L?} mall role look uh my {may?} 26th thrash Drawing the canoe charlie here gave him Posion look for one cake 2 bottles milk 1 {frog?} chicken &amp; an {illegible} Duck shot 27th Bushing the road the ice very Bad let 2 raps &amp; a Hook at the chock {cherries?} on the rutt point {oivl?} uh {im?} the new to thrashing 28th Began to fan the oats 31 Bushels 10 Bushels {illegible} the Bore {him?} the big barrel and the rest {illegible} the {loew?} v {illegible} Bags thats 31 bushels he thrased of oats the {see?} {opened?} to here {crolded?} {illegible} day {lauled?} to go {illegible} {illegible}Buck 29th washing let my thrash for the milk {sheauing?} the 30thth caught the milk on the Buck ice all open raining &amp;moving 31st drawing drag to thrashing {rease?} skimming the milk last day the years shooting at night.</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/69dd0492749a33aa2b19c12701125d29.pdf e2fe6c1614d65058dcb15481733ad012 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/297a1a9eca2434ac05e5deaeea3b61f6.pdf 5e51c024fc8023ed49210ab9405a77b9 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/ff4831062efc1c160a2b8edbeaac2e88.pdf 7dfeafa88ce4326f42a502bff4f3c4aa https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/dffeb9667ed04fe9b5571078b1db01cf.pdf edc6942d67280a45d7301bd68ddfa957 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 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">December the 23rd 1858</span></h3> <p>Mr James Cameron Jim John's Island Lake St Francis</p> <p>23rd Of any time this Fall the fee paid not such a notion as this Morning at the anchor fee partly {?} between there and {?} finished I went to the upper Point to fire my ganet drew {too faded to make out} a drag fixed the ganet at the Lower Point fixed and Drew the Big Canoe {can't make out word} Canoe the Boat and the other canoe all in a Block on the stocks Before the Door. 34 Boat Before the Door at the Upper Point and 1 at the Lower Point making in all 5 canoes + 1 Boat freezing hard ice not taken yet and its night then froze</p> <p>24th The fel laken Between us and ChusteesBut the cut hole is Before the Door took {line written above} count Day in Williamstown in the afternoon. Between us and Frances{something is written after Frances but it is difficult to read} crows flying about 25 Christmas Day all alone crossed the Ice in the afternon met henery + Jim Nicholson on North Side of Francis Island Went to Henerys no Christmascame home ice not very good Jim Hopkins crossed at Davids Heard of Lewis Bosell gather foot Hunted shot at a gull and killed her as I supposed put out my Canoe and she Began to flutter and went off</p> <p>26th Sunday charlie came up I went to meet him Henchy Lashy and dim Nicholson came to fish eels</p> <p>27th charles went to the store for and 12quart of Whiskey 71/2 Bushing the road on the Ice. snowing + Thawing some in the Ice shin a the Little Island</p> <p>28th charles went home save him a 25th charlie went to Lancaster came up here to tell me about the Baker had Molasses + Bakers bread Bushing the Road to Hamilton</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">the 25th 1858</span></h2> <p>Mr James Cameron Sir John's Island Dec East Wind the coldest night this winter as yet, set 2 traps for the Mink at the Upper Point 30th charlie here a Cold Day and night Potatoes frozen some 31st charlie Went to Lancaster Got 5 Loaves 2/1 Firing the old {granary?} Went Down to {?} Charlie Making Candles The {?} Flying around The Ball in Williamstown tonight 1st Day January 1859 Charles here Nicholson's taking away their stack of hay got the Loan of a {Bothe?} charlie went home 2nd Sunday all alone went to the head of the Island 3rd Allens Birth Day council in Williamstown I Went to Bakery Bought of A {Summer?} 1 D worth of sweetys got a paper from Davy Andrew Baker got the molasses out of the Barrell 5c went across 2 q Nicholsons 3 {?} to hunt Rats got the Coat at Bakers {?} {written above line " almanack 4"} Went the upper Point Road Came Back By Francis Island in at Nich at Semours Dan {?} Departed in Williamstown the Road not Bushed at Summer's's but good croping 4th at home cutting wood set out poison 3 Bates for the {?} the Water commencing to Rise on the ice 5th Drawing Drags Angus Came had a Basket of varieties took Back a Broom {?} Baskets of varieties took Back a Broom + Baskets of be history of England for Ellm{?} Horse Rug + an almanack a Roman paper Writing the song of California Bays Ell fishers Down on the Ice</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">January the 6th 1859</span></h3> <p>Mr James Camero Sir Johns Island Drawing Drags from the Pitt Point Went to the fish Ells cut 2 Hooles got one 7th chopping Looking for Broom Sticks 8th Went to m{?}amstor heneries Dog here heavy Wind Last night middling frosty after the rain Sunday the 9t{cut off} preaching on the front a very cold frosty Day and the night the frostiest on record with no wind angus came as far as Bosell{cut off} with the horse got 4/4 1/2 in cash from him for the ginger and soap got the cloth got a Basker the Dog met uson the Road near the Roman church She {?}ed Boy wanting the Pistol the Broach to the fixed the Cattle all right 10th a cold Day something wrong with the small Bull, choppig stove Wood 11th very Cold &amp; Wing fit{?} seen a fox night Back of the house the calf Bull Died Skinned him almost impossible clawed Part of the pipes and the top of the Big stove 2 Mack suns in the West before th sun went Down v i Right over her She out holebefore the Door shutting up wonderful 12th Drew home 2 Drages very Cold 13th took my trousers to Bosells Daid for them 2/{too small to make out} George &amp; I went to Fort Covington Bought 2 pipes at a luimmas 10{?} a treated Davids 71/2 David gave us a Ride over to hopkins got my Catalogue from Evans&amp;co {can't make out word} The Dog followed us gave Lukes wife the Clear met John York on the ice Bought {ink blot}amen ginger 6D soap 1/3 Bought of J. Jean sugar 10 1/2 serting 4/7 3/4 Braces 7 1/2 Bought m{too small letters}n mak{cut off} 1/3 sweet 4D got the Broach fixed 7 1/2</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">January the 13th 1859</span></h3> <p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Frances Kenneth Mr Donell taking a Load of tea across got a Ride home from him stopt at Kenneths for the first time I was in his new house got a treat came Down to Bosells made supper for gorge &amp; I came home 14th seen the Fox around the Barn 15th charlie here 2 trained up fishing Eels at the Door {the marriage of Laplant Girls, squished above the sentence} Charlie got the Loan of World Commadore and one boy age Round the The Ice with the Rain freezing on the trees coming Down making a have in the Bush 16th Sunday all along slippery walking for the Cattle to the River 17th cast wind + stormy in the forenoon Charles Rose + george Bosellherd took home my trousers had a game of cards 18th Braking the Road to Draw drags the crust about {written above the current line} Walter Bakers Bee a Danel at a gran{can't make out last word} an I 1/4 inches thick 15th Drew some Drgs {a, written above} Went to Nicholsons for a Rope got it took home their Bottle charles to Williamstown John McDonalds wife departed in the glen on the {left blank} of January 1855 20th Old Bull + going Bull Smithehern trading horses gest event of Grey stopt in his Place took out the wheat 3 bushels &amp;ce on and the nest {?} bery fence Day a Raffle to bee at Williamstown to night Lent my Dream Book to Billmuth 21st St Agnes night the faster + stocking night 22 chopping John Nicholton for the Mill The traps stole on george Bosell &amp; him Nicholson 23 Sunday alone 24th tried grey draw well</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">January the 24th 1859</span></h3> <p>Mr James Cameron opposite Charlotlender Went to Bakers Bought got J Baker {can't make out word} sugar 7 1/2 paid bought of a summers 1 Quart of syrup 10 paid 25th Burnss Birth Day drawing for 2 Drags paid went to nicholsons for their cutter {written above nicholsons} Clucky here gave 3 pence of salt stopt all night Tehy in salmon River about the traps 26th not very well got ready to go to Williamstown got there about Dusk 27th went to Dundas Street got what I went for stopt at L Smiths chained the Bull Dog 2 came home by Lancaster met Robert McKillop after coming from Montreal came home then went home with nicholsons cutter 28th chopping 25th Dan came Brought my shirt sent him to Bakers for 1 Quart of molasses 71/2 1lli sugar 71/2 Paid Drawing Drags set Poison in the Bush: 30th Watch came home after being away since the 13th of January Dan went of gave him 1 pair a bore katechsm{?} 31st Monday Began to thrash wheat Ihiashs about 2 Bushels</p> <p>1st of February went to Bakers. Nicholsons came home with the mill Bought of a Summery hint 14 got a paper frome J Munroe John Carey very poorly in to see Campbell the weaver 2nd fanning 2 bushels of wheat Thomas Munroe here for fur 14 Rats 10/6 1e Mink - Jessema, a Bee to Day Drawing 3rd very stormy &amp; wind 4th Went to Charles Supper for his ashes gave him 1/10 1/2 cash for them charles came up with me I went to Bakers 6 Bushels of ashes 5p and 5p Cash to be put to my account which Leaves me in Dept 3/</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">1859</span></h3> <p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis Feb 4th Bought of a summers 1 Quart syrup + whiskey which came to 1/3 paid seen Horatio at Bakers 5th Semo came to thrash I sent his Boy after nicholsons cutter did not get it gave the Boy /3 Breakfast charles went home I went to Williamstonw stopt at Bosells got a Ricles from the RailRoad crossing from Mr Gregor Meads a Barbain with Gudgeon Sunday 6th Got a Ride to Framcis Island expecting Semo tomorrow 7th Semow Did not come went to Semows chopping for Walter Baker 8th James Ranald Married I went to Williamstown Brought 2 Bushels of Wheat 5 carpet Balls woold 1 Sheep pelt 1 calf skin asee spy slaps to get fixed Left the far Quart took Home Bread towel 9th came home Before Daylight semow did not come 10th Semow and son Francis came sent Francis to a se{letters too faded, could be m's}urs for Whiskey 7 1/2 paid jant Denee + Big Bill here for the new House treated them 11th Francis went home George came in his place 12th Tanning wheat 4 and near a 1/2 Semow got the Loan of a Bag of 1 Bushel of Wheat sent for the Load of Nicholsons cutter did not get it Went to Williamstown Meet 5 rear on the Ice coming for straw sent Gudgeon got 2, over at Earls got 3 coppers from Dan Je Laplants child Died + another on Sunday take in Williamstown {ink bleed}ront out 1 1/2 Bushels Wheat 2 Baskets 1 Cook Book 13th Came home got 3 loans came up the Glen Road in at Campbells for the Books he was away came Down. By Hamilton on the Ice 14th the St Valentine Celebration at Summerstown Williamstown Lancaster &amp; {ink bleed or mark too thick to make out final word}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">14th of Feb 1859</span></h3> <p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis Went to Lemows Lemow Lick could not Trash B {symbol above B that I can't quite make out} I went to Bakers Bought of a Baner half gallon syrup 1/10 1/2 Paid deen Donald Summers Raining. 16th Drawing{?} Drags at Semow put out poison chopping. 17th Charlie here looking for cranberries {words are written over a couple times, hard to make out what exactly Cameron is trying to say. First would could be 'he' and the second could be 'nathan'} sant a nee in the new House 18th i went {sentence squish above says 'James Hughs Birth Day'} to Lemow &amp; nicholsons at the {word is too squished to make out} he cut my hair. 15th went to Fort Cowg{?} Bought o{letters are faded and disjointed, finding it hard to put together} Cmeron 1 Bunch Cotton yarn 6/3 1 lbs sugar 5 cents 1 pennys worth Candy Put my letter in the box 1 down &amp; 18 cents paper{?} all for Mrs Partingtons Carpet Bag of t{?}n mcfses{not sure if this is a name} Evans &amp; co 677 Broadway new York got a Ride over with Dug Rose Henery and Dan De nee on 2 Baywood Logs got a Ride Back from Patrick Buchanan stopt at Lukes had 3 grapes not paid came to Bakers then home got Ready for Williamstown started at 5 oClock sp{this line is written over multiple times so the words are difficult to decipher} Seen Mr pudgeon got the Watch paid 12/6 a Man filled at the RailRoad crossing Seen Thomas V Sandry Mr Donell in 7 rench Mills James Hopkins married some time the fore part of this week to Mrs Jaraux{?} 20th come home Sunday from William Raining some High Wind snow melting on the Ice shawy weather. 21st went to Lemow at night ice slippery Lemow chopping for Peter B Grant Walter Bakers Big Horses came home very Poor from the shoentry 22nd Watch came home the Dog and only stopt one night 22nd went of Thrashed 1 bushel of oats</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">the 23rd 1859</span></h3> <p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis Febry 23rd Looking at the poison nothing at it but mice mice {?} eating mice Went to Lancaster{?} Bought 1 plug Johaneeap 1 Cake cheese 1/5 19 and tape /2 from a J Baker which comes to 2/ Paid thes Bought of a Summers 1/2 lbs Candles /6 meat{faded} /4 envelope 1/2 comes to /4 1/2 &amp; Paid at Davids 2 Treats 1/7 not paid a Seen wat Glacken Left a Letter for John Canery Seen James Davidson a Quere Lad summers a Bee putting over Logs Left my mits at Bakers Seen clary, very bad with a Cold a Dance in the new House 24th East Wind chopping going the bee at Frashers to Lancaster filling{?} a Waterhole 25th 26 East Wind Stormy Drifting and snowing some cold gathering Rags &amp; Paper Rags found a Mouse or Rats nest in the hay a Tin Barn fall at clea {written above this line is the sentence 'Williamstown Francis Laplante'} 27th I mistook it for Saturday it was Sunday I went to Williamstown stopt at Thomas got a Treat in the P.O got to Williamstown Daster DAvck as usual 28th Came home Lost My Watch either in the House or Raising up the cutter Shaft shingling of Lembow here before me Came home went to Lemows came home began to thrash Oats 1/2 Bushell</p> <p>1st of March thrashing Wheat 1 Bushel an Indian here. 2nd of March thrashing 1 Bushel Went to the Post Office got a Letter 1 Book of a catalogue 10 {'D' above 10} here to be Paid the soirle{?} in Williamstown Sold Locket came down to Lemoeux my mits Last I Bought a Pair frane to Pay for them 1/3 3rd Court Day in Williamstown I went to Salmon River Paid Luke 6 pence I owe 4 pence Bought of Knichall 4th ginger 2/0 Bought at Baker 1/2 lbs Tea /10 8 got an alm made for nothing</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">March the 3rd 1859</span></h3> <p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis In Mr Huttons Shop came across to Summers Bought of a Summers 1/2 lb candles 0/6 paid got Phillip Lalonde to come and thrash Bought 1 plug Tobacco /1 {?}ullies commenced the Oats 4th I went to a Summers Bought 1 Quart Whiskey 7 1/3 1 Quart syrup 10 1/2 paid Philli[ went off thrashed 3 1/2 Bushels gave him 1/3 cash Chucky here wanting Tea &amp; salt got it wanting to see if Lemows father might come and Thrash put the straw out of the Barn in the shed 5th i went to Williamstown gave Andrew Summers the catalogue of Books seen A Mckary gave him a hide Brought out the Locket the Book Mrs P{resot fo the word and the next are too faded to make out} Br{faded} fun the Beg Pot and 2 Bushels of Oats Quart of vinegar and 4 lb of ginger 6th Came home went to Simors for to see the old man went to Charlies Charlie came up the old man came Lemow Boy a Drawn oc Tea 9th the Old man thrashing at wheat charlie went home Tom Davies here Brought Cabbage plants 8th stormy The old man and I tannin 2 /ack stroke measure Tom here 9th ash Wednesday Tom crossed I gave him 2 ragons{?} to fire I went to Salmon River Bought 1/2 lbs Tobacco 7 1/2 Twisted Ball 5 cents Paid grange 2/6 {ink blot}ught 250 crackers 6/3 paid Luke 4 Bought of Buchannan 1/2 lbs powder 7 1/3 came hom went to Williamstown Brought out the Beaver skin Tom Kingsmill took out the cabbage Plants got my watch glass Broke</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">10th 1859</span></h3> <p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis March the</p> <p>came from Williamstown Semows Wife for straw for Hats Wild geese in the airhole before the Door for the first that came 14 or 15 of them crows plenty ice good yet Went to Salmon River Bought of Mcinkley 3p worth of crackers about 12 lbs Bought of dad{?} Cameron 9 Balls of leverett{?} yarn in Balls at 3 per ball 45 cents Bought of David Baker 1/2 gallon syrup 11 per Quart 1/10 1 pint Whiskey 4P{?} the Loan of a Bottle to be returned helping Allen N {symbol, could be &amp;} Finn's with his Load of Logs the Little River getting Bad but Prople travelling on it yet 11th Fine Day Taerament in Williamstown Black Burds came poisoning crows 12th tanning Wheat 5 1/2 Wheat stroke measure. Went to Williamstown took out 2 Bushles of Wheat took the cotton Balls 8 and 1 Before Ice good get in the channel The Big barn Begin Sunday the 13th came home seen my mumae there Bomen came 14th went to a Summers a foot Bought 1/4 16 candles 3d 1 1/4lbs of nails 4th a seisure at Kennehts Barn of Tea Tobacco Mike Anderson + Bruce up from Lancaster helped Derby with his Boxes{?} to get away Drawing Brick for the school house Archy Grant in a rage about his Bush got the Tablet Paper got a Tose{?} skimer him me and the old man chistel Here meat the store 15th the Ice not good I went to the Little Island Sturgeon Island South Side crows dying with the poison.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">March the 16th 1859</span></h3> <p>Mr James Cameron Sir Johns Island Lake St Francis One cutter came Down the Ice I went over to See to the Little Island Ice opened at Francis Ice opened Before the Door Down to the Sturgeon Island Fixing Irons on the Boxes up stairs 19 Panes of Big glass 2 of small glass 2 Big ones Broke 17th St Patricks Day in the flaming{?} tanning Wheat 6 1/2 Bushels thats 14 Bushels the old man Thrashed, not a going to stand for Lemo. Began the oats a fox on the Island laying for Eels got none 1 Catfish Ice moving very slow Robins came cutting the Traverses and Drawing them in one place christee or some one crossed over at the foot of the island 18th Raining Bonum. Mending his Maggasens {written above Maggasens "-or Moccasins"} East Wind Ice moving slow I Shooting commenced Ducks in abundance Lots of Hay and straw pease Wheat oats some corn stalks 15th Thrashing Bonum Ice going Down 20th He and commenced to Lay the first Day of Spring and it Sunday Went to the Head of the Island 21st Shot a squirrel Ice going slowly 22nd shot a Duck 23rd Launched the canoe at the Lower end shot a Duck Charlies here brought 4 Quarts corn I went to Bakers Bought &amp;{?} a. 1 Bar{?} 4 lbs cod fish 8D paid Bought of a Summers 1/2 gallon syrup 1/6 1 plug tobacco 6 for Bonum 1/2 for matches paid. sheets at Bakers 24th went to the Bush for Trader{?} forks for Bonum 25th Raining the Ice not away from the shore yet Bell here for the Ride Canoe to Be returned monday 26th done thrashing Began to tan the oats 16 1/2 Bushels Bonum crossed to Lenow I went up to the store stopt at Sidney's</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Lake St Francis</span></h3> <p>Mr James Cameron March the 26th 1859 Bought of a Summers 1/2 gallon syrup 1/5 + 1 plug of Tobacco /6 which comes to 2/3 on credit and the Loan of the Jar to be returned 27th Sunday at home all alone 28th Bonum here for his grain got 1 Bushel + a peck of wheat got 1 Bushel + a peck of Oats the next stood for the Tobacco I Bought him took1 of Lemows flaits home East Wind set 5 traps{?} the marsh Went to the head Island 25th swallows came stormy south Wind the Big White owl here got a muskrat 2 Indian canoes to Charlies spear {ink blot covering word, could be 'fishing'} in the mud got 1 eel the Ice loose from the oak stick the wind too high to fix it ice going Down mabundance 30th up road the Island 31st set traps in Backmarsh Putting oil on the colt hens wanting to hatch 1st of April got 2 Rats windy weather all fools Day fishing eels got 1 2nd Charles here fishing eels {faded} from came went to F. Carington Bought of Walter Buchannan 5 11 crackers 2/6 shot 1 Quart Whiskey 1/2 gallon mollasses Bought of D Baker 1/2 lbs Tea 1 Box of caps 1/2 canister Powder took gallacher across 2/6 a treat at Davids gave charlie 7 1/2 gave hiram 7 1/2, 2 Charlie + Hiram here. 4th Windy charlie + hiram here seen a canoe Leaving Charlies Laplants here Peter Bosell and Henerys Boy came to see the Place Looking at the Bulls to wanting one thinking of coming this week. 5th 6th charlies went home hiram shot a squirrel fishing eels a {faded, looks like 'Bail' but could be bleed through} Passed the Head of the Island to Lancaster got part of the square shek at the Lower Point Hiram + Rowed{?} + Drawed I {bleed through at the bottom corner of the page says 'September'}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">April the 6th 1859</span></h3> <p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis Hiram tapt trees 7th Went to Lancaster Bought of nicholson the Baker Gloaves of Bread 3/5 1 Box of matches stopt at Battenace trapps found a Baswa{?} stick of Timber flatted. fed it to the Light House Making vinegar Hiram went off shot a crow got some potatoes from Charlie made a taste of Mollasses 8th a great storm of snow through the night wounded 2 Ducks did not get them traping for eels fent{?} Tobacco luece on the colt 9th fired a shot at the Big Owl Broke the minute hand of my watch thinking to cross ddi not Sunday the 10th of April Semows 3 Boys here wanting Hay tried there short gun gave them 2 small Bundles Richard nicholson Left Beroes cellar after being almost paid for it 11th Monday alone Let out the Pig for the first time ever he was out since the 12th of august put him in again Snowing and Raining great shooting at Charlies the Ice not gone out of the Bays here yet 12th The Laplants came took their cow dog mare + colt + furniture and part of their seed no hay 4 pugs 4 Hens. 13th I went to Summerstown took 1 fore 7/6 4 Rats 88 cents 11/8 1/2 sold to Thomas Monroe Bought of a Baker 1 Bunch Matches 1/2 Bought of a Summers 1/2 gallon syrup 1/9 1/2 lbs candles /6 Tobacco -11 caps- 5 powder /4 1/2 shot -/6 soap -/5 which comes to 4/4 1/2 Returned the Jar to Davy</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">the 12th 1859</span></h3> <p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis April Went up to Senors{?} told David Summers he might take the Basswood stick at the Light house nicholsons sent home the canoe Charlie here 13 windy 14th Raining got a Duck 15th got 4 Bats gave Motly 1 plound{?} of Tobacco Motly Drawing the slabs on the Pitt Point Holns not Laying very well Motly got a Ducks nest george Semoir here for the Pickaxe got its got all the Rigging for the Horses Traces{?} Wipple Trees claives Hamefs{?} got 2 Hooks with the Big chain to Draw the slabs on the Pitt Point 16th got 2 Rats wind high george Bosell + Francis Laplante here stopt all night Duncan Rofs poorly 17th Palm Sunday Motty + his wife crossed to Bosells got 2 Rats killed them Dog Me on clay{? could be a name, McOnclay?} 18th Duncans Birthday I went to Salmon River with 8 Rats to streeler 1 Dollar in cash 22 cents for Rats which come to 9/19 + 5/- in cash 13/9 I paid took another pair at 4 Dollars now I owe him for /11 3"9 Bought of Munkler 3 Loaves a /5 per Loaf 1/3 Bought /3 pence worth of cracker Bought of B Buchannan 1/4 lbs Sugar 1 1/2 had a treat at Lukes for 3 of us /6 not Paid Donald Summers crossed over sum old Ranken{?} and Peter Grant slutach{?} after coming out of Jail Left my old Boots at Streeters to Be fixed Walter + {?}gas came in Thomas Boat had a Round of Whiskey Light in the Light House Welland + Geldercle{can't see the last letter as it's off the page} went Down</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">April the 15th 1859</span></h3> <p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis Angus + Walter crossed over forgot his handkerchief george nicholson here for a canoe did not get one St Lawrence went Down Went Down to Charlies in the Evening Stopt all night took the 2 Bushels of Wheat to Allen Roys on the Morning of 20th got Mr McLean {beneath the 'C' of McLean is a small character that looks like a small 'n' and the 'C' sits atop it} to make a Bolt for the Point of the PLough he paid Bought of the Baker 3 Loaves 1/3 gave Charlie /2 for a treat got cabbage or Ruter Baga seeds from Charlie got peppermint from him Mrs Laplante + Frances came the Bouquet went into Salmon River for the first time got 2 Rats the gildersleve went up with a tow found a Ducks nest Charlie and me 21st got a Ducks nest 4 Eggs Went to Baker's with ashes 1/6 got my accamfet from a Summers 15/- in it gave Thomas 4 Rats 4/4 got a Dollar from Thomas gave Andrew Summers 5p toward my account Bought of a Summers 1/2 gallon syrup 1/6 lbs shot /6 matches /7{faded?} 1/2 lbs sugar /3 got Robert Bruce from Peter Grant got 2 Papers from him Working on the Roads putting on stones Mc{another little 'n' below 'c'}Donell McDougalls son in Law Dead Francis + Motty to Lancaster for flour I stopt at Hamiltons them working at their cellar The falleberry came out of Salmon River the Boston Went Down a schooner anchored at the foot of Hamilton Island</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Good Friday the 22nd 1859</span></h3> <p>James Cameron Sir Johns Island April the Got 4 Rats. piked in the marsh bus Wild Bittern came High Easy Wind 23 Snowing + Raining High high East Wind the Water high cannot go to my Traps charlevoine{?} went up with 4 vessels in Tow salaberry in to the fort The Bouquet in to Salmon River. Schooner at anchor at the Foot of Hamiltons Island yet the Boys getting. Ducks nests Hailstones 24th Easter Sunday Plenty Eggs 25th Went to the Little Island North Side charlie came up Went to Salmon River with ashes Bought of the Baker 6 Loaves 2/6 Bought of Buchannan 1 Watch guard 7 1/2 Treat 2 Went up to Hopkins a Race Bettwen the Ranger + Whitby. 26th Went to Bakers paid out Baker for the administration{tion is written above the rest of the word as it extents off the page} 3/1 1/2 gave a Summers 5p Walter gave e 7/6 sold my Rats to Thomas Munroe 7 Rats 7/6 took home Peters Papers archy grant mortgaging his Farm to the Brockullt{? end of the word is faded} Loan companys agent archy Fraser. 27th Henery + George here I went to Hunt with them to Movile Island shooting at Black Birds set 4 traps the fashion went in to Salmon River 28th got 12 or 13 Rats Went to stuards Point took Drummes{?} on the Island stopt on Courvelle Island 29th got 8 Rats searching for the Big Trap a Long time came Home Rafts going down fine Weather got 6 Rats for my shane John Nicholson there got some Hay Planting corn Making garden Broke the Plough got Bosells</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">April 30th 1859</span></h3> <p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis Went to Bakers Bought of a Summers{second 'm' written above 'summer'} 1 Bushel of Barley 4/4 1/2 signed for the News of the Week paid a Summers 3/4 all clear now up to thes Date sold 1 Rats at 10 a peice 5p Molty went to Salmon River for shoes Francis up as Pilot for the Raft got his cant hook 2 time has + George Bosell here set some traps 1st of May got 1 Rat John nicholson + Allen McInmes{?} here for hay 2nd John + George here for hay I went to Salmon River with 1 of Wheat to mill sold 1 Rat 7 1/2 got 1/3 {word is hard to tell since half of it is beyond the page} and Baker Bought of L Cameron {over written word and off the page} 2p) 1p 1 pair of Braces 7 1/2 5 glasses at John Fergusons /10 1 range /2 3 pence worth of Candy at smallmans Bought of Buchannan 1/2 gallon syrup 1/10 1/2 I owe 10 1/2 to Peter a Treat at Plumadoes a Treat at Lukes not paid I Lost or Left my purse or Bag of money seen Jim Fergusons Wife {faded letters or bleed through letters} son George my Bag trap stole I found it 3rd I went to Williamstown met Pat + Charlie speaking to Loney gave clucky a 1/2 took out the Handkerchief + seeds 4th came home Bought of McEdward salts + matches george Bosell + Dug came home in the canoe to Bosells took over for Boy + Dog got a Rat 1 pike a Great smoke gave frass a paddle Bosell + William set another {scribbled word, can't tell what it says} Jo Laplante here</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">May 3th 1859</span></h3> <p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis Went to Summerstown Brought amelia across 3 Rats to T Munroe 22/3 Bought of A L Baka{?} soap Bar 7 1/2 1 pint Whiskey 4 to 1 Hat a fight Between Francis Tyo{?} + lacop{?} L George Bosell on the Boswre Bosell got Sturgeon for the first san one of the Chiefs talking about a cow John Cameron in a Summers store card playing going on 6th court lay in Williamstown sowing Wheat 2 1/2 of Black Tea + 2 Bushels + not Quite a 1/2 of scotch wheat Thomas Munroe here in the night a Load for .....{words either faded or spot was left blank} Lancaster came up aside shore took a nap at Thomasses Breakfast + Dinner Bought 20g of salts at Lancaster my Paper did not come Bought of William Poppoe Indoan 1 Hat 2 1/2 Bargained for a Butter nut Pank 12 Length 18 inches Breadth 1 pipe 1/2 a Treat 4 {'D' is written after 4, could be bleed through or just faded} got the Loan of nicholsons canoe gave me 2 Rusters 1/2 lbs candles swapt Hats with John Francis + Motly crossed seen old Mrrs Wright nut{?} Hamilton Poorly came home 8th Sunday 9th {ink is very faded the rest of this page} went to Salmon River got my Raise frank Bought Hooks Bought Quart Whiskey 7 1/2 Sugar /6 a treat at Normans 7 1/2 Lukes house on fire 10th went home with nicholsons canoe stopt at lukes{? faded and off the page} on all night 11th at William Lavelletley Raising the House helping the Hone with archy</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h3><span class="mw-headline">May the 12th 1859</span></h3> <p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis {this page is extremely faded} came across got Lemows canoe launch{?} a canoe sowing peas 2 Bushels {"6 of pease" is written below Bushels} 1 of ours Walter Baker here with his horse Francis + I crossed Bought a Summers{off the page} 1 lbs{?} Butter 1p got the Loan of the Bowl Bought 1 1/2 worth of sta{?} 13th making ashes making the Harrow Francis and me set out {"Bought 3 Bushels of potatoes" is written above this line} the line for Francis 14th amelia crossed +Jaua{?} with the Hat sowed 1 Bushel of our pease 1/2 Bushel of motly a Summers sent to Torotno for the Paper got a Paper from a Summers 15th Sunday Jo Laplante here {very faded again} + Motly's Brother Bosells here met a place to crossed wit Jo 16th fishing Perch got a good man got a Hen con{?} on then Lens for the first The Ticks Bod from the carpet stuffing Bag 15lbs allowing a Pound to the Bag 17th Jo came with the Line the Experiment Began the south 18th I crossed for Tom came home put the Hooks on the Line 64, 17 of nine 19th Sowed Wheat 7 15 PLanting the corn over planting some potatoes Jo Laplante here and motlys Brother fishing with the light got a good many Tom spinning strings on the Barn 20th Went for Mrs Laplante to Bosells got a Book from George High Wind no sturgeon yet sowing Oats 6 of ours Went to Williamstown stopt at Charlies Tom + F Left the Bag at allen Roys</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May the 21st 1859</span></h2> <p>Mr. James Cameron Lake St. Francis Came to Lancaster from Williamstown met Thomas Munroe down here sailed Hom Fits Stephens &amp; I fishing Perch sowed 2 more Bushels of our Oats 8 all together Done Ploughing sent Home Io's Mare 2 canoes Tom crafted with them for the Paper Batted the Lane got my Overalls stuff in Williamstown 2 Mace Between the {can't make out } 22nd Tuesday after {?} &amp; Wife Fishing Perch &amp; {?} all hight 23rd secor Went home The Watchmake f Birch here on the Upper Point going to the {confefin?} up The Front. 24th Queens Birth Day {fow?} came Went off to Camerons {?} Perch A Party on The Banquet. Stopt at Hamilton Wharf did not get the Right Paper it was the 12th go nay I got Buya &amp; Wife here fishing 23th They went to Salmon River Buga {?} in my canoe Left it at Henerys Bought of A J Baker 2 lbs Butter 2/c Credit John Hamilton on the Experiment took home senior us Canoe no Potatoes 26th Fishing Perch Measuring oats for Salmon River 2 bushels 27 I went to Mill 1 Bushel of Wheat Brought of D Baker- 2 Bushels of Potatoes for 2 of Oats, Ao 1/3 for perch Bought Barley 1 pound 3 1/2 Saleratus 3 to 3 coppers From Mrs Laplante for saleratus 2lb sugar 1/2 crackers 3 Brought of Luke Baven 1 Auger 3/5</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">lake france 1835</span></h2> <p>James Cameron 27th of may found the milking man of the {team?} {illegible} &amp; got hooks 43' {diggerent?} kinds make and large paid {buchaman?} what owed 18 cents {mort?} at lukes with the Horn took {lupper?} tom v {tuoht?} all night angus on the front the bougnet a ground the experinment look her {off?} 28 came from lukes {faded word} windy 25 sunday mothy brother here morty v wife croped 30th morty to salmon ruien went to Bakers got no {paher?} yet great playing cards in the ashery brousht over walters bottle to not {illegible} 31st went to salmon river 30 oats got 3 Bushels of potatoes good measure 1st day of june got 1 rickerel on the lume planting potatoes chanue here burning brush {illegible} Bolele here {illegible} went to {illegible} {chustel?} Bought 1 broom v Basket hard broom to give him a {illegible}for the Basket game 34 bucks to {chuler?} for brooms 2nd frank croped with {Amelua?} got 1st {tungeon?} for the {illegible}the reaher indian here for basket v broom {stuf?} 8 {bucks?} on the harvey basket to on 1/3 {illegible} {illegible} {illegible} raining wet the ashes tom v to the bush Baking 3 got {really faded} in the bush the boys went dig {illegible} cella charlie here 4 rent to bakery tom foil bought of a {humen?} 3 {illegible} butter {illegible} 2/9 {illegible}.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">june the 3rd 1835</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron {illegible}</span></h2> <p>Sunday went to Charliestop {tall?} day 6th at charlies came home got his from to {lele?} for him 76 {illegible} 7th at the when the cattle spolied then {bailing?}, the line 8th {illegible} at the oshes Williams wife for straw 9th {moar?} birthday 10th George, William v Pete here with the wind Frank &amp; Morty came playing ball wrote a letter to William {illegible} at night forgot about the basket {illegible} the knife the letter 11th mitty Frank &amp; Philomen went to Churd to {willamdtown?} taking home wood for firs to the male tree very cold taking {ticks?} of the {noft?} from came Bailed {illegible} lime this {huk?} Nancy Ronald Buried {Durian?} {illegible} {illegible} {lele} this week school commience on the front v at Ashleys the week {illegible} on the from 12th preaching on the the front {pot?} 2/{read?} sugar 13th 3{illegible}/nut their Moare here raining {franeld cronoe?} v Meotty v big Frank Join and {fat?} Ashley in the Bush bought of Mrs Laplante 1/6 butter 0/10 baking save a {illegible} to these paid the Butto- 14th {fishing?} caught a pickel went to Lucke line Hooking taking {thus?} Butt home brought the {hingion?} to Luke for the anger {Bivent?} to salmon river brought the from kags rashes of my {illegible} ushes 8 {illegible}6/8 from 60eu 1/6 chance 76 lbs 2/- Mrs Laplante 3 2 cent raggings from 3/- corn 2/6 bought for chance 1 fin kettle 1/10 mug /4 1 tea hot ker {illegible} 2/ Bought.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">june the 13th 1835</span></h2> <p>Mr James Cameron sir his island luke st {franciy?} bought of David baker 1/2 Lia /10 {illegible} 1/- all/rice/1 1/2 salt 1/3 {sofreed?} crackers /4 came home the custom provise of {feer?} {illegible} poorly im {luenroot?} Mrs Henery june avery homy 16th Henery wife got {illegible} went the ashes 11th at the what 18th Francis went to William town lent out a basket to granny finished to the maple tree usher the Indians got the {loxing?} the big Lance to go to their raft save torn 1/3 got a aloy Butter from Mrs Laplante on aceompry the 11/1 1/2 to be luking and get wheel is Duem from reciving 2 chairs for one iced 2pm them while washing and reciving this week 19th came with the lance gave some biscuits pork raft went off ronald ms lanelis {illegible} Dehailed this life at {illegible} storm 20th tom focusing the big chair gathering the reshes 21st charlie here him and fishing loft a {illegible} forn went gave charlie his kettle &amp; mug to the fron went to red mans raft {illegible} all night with the boy 22nd came 1/2 home got 2/3 boards home the {maft?} {illegible} &amp; mat crashed {gun?} Duns Birth day broke my hook at the kit kit hand fishing at night caught a pickel or an louce to {rals?} it wale eyed pike 23 corphey charlie looking for the Heiphen most pant of the fore moon fishing hat 40 hooks on the line again and {illegible} the one cooking the last of my frozen {bear?} 6 leaves got a {lungen?}.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">The 24th 1835</span></h2> <p>Mr James Cameron lake it {illegible} June went down to Charlies. Charlie came {illegible} 23rd went to salmon river with wheat &amp; ashes gave chormand boy a little bought of D baker {illegible} Butter /10 1 bun of {joah?} 1/3 starch 3 her paher 8 cash 1 luant whiskey 1 1/2 crackers 4 went down with Charlie Amelia Donell here 26th all day at Charlies came home Walter here 27th got an {illegible} &amp; {illegible} got bot {illegible} form Henery &amp; Ashley 28th focusing the Big canoe flushing {illegible} took Home a load of wood in the canoe fishing perch got 2 {illegible} went with to charlie tom came from Lancaster 29th crossed north forn gave the watch maker D Ashley his {Hanunez?} stoke on {illegible} island mat george there went to francies island ottawa went down for his rivet trees down wonder thunder shower windy gave tom hu bag brought {illegible} 17 hiring &amp; 1 bottle mk drew with the canoe {illegible} going down king tone chace towing a raft charleuse coming u/2 salary coming u/2 30th fishing perch for bait niotty came home 1st july dan came &amp; {illegible} here fishing {illegible} the big Shin 2nd {illegible} went to william town brought 2 stugeon &amp; 2 {eely?} bought jacoye 1 {illegible} 3 save charlie a stugeon bought whiskey Laucarter 6 high south west wind cleaned the stugeon angus took how from Lancaster.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July the 3rd 1835</span></h2> <p>Mr James Cameron Lake it Francie Charles {illegible} and from William town sailed down the river and sailed home took brakefast on wednesday and above Laucater to 2/6 for cotton balls 4th july went ot bakery bought on credit sugar of whiskey for Lemo hot paid 7 1/2 bunch match 1 &amp; 1 leach pencil 1 1/2 bought a summers {key?} 1/3 credit 1/2 lb {illegible} 3 had the postage of newly of the week for the year 1/4 the saila fighting fill 3th giving our oh {illegible} birth day bot 11 {illegible} killed him 6th ploa June {illegible} on. Brand the saladay got an {ill?} a knee the ottawa chirl &amp; new sea new era a head the log away all day tishing making Ashy 7th a race the wellard papshort boys hoeing &amp; drawing potatoes 8th went to charlie {illegible} &amp; got a stugeon rashevier began tonight very warm day {illegible} Laneuler 9th george for the poker to summer bought of as Baker {ill?} knee 4th hi he &amp; crackers 1 paid bargained about the boat 4 1/2 the tailor left the front a knee the welland &amp; banshee frank went to {illegible} to William came home late town Bakers 10th sunday {illegible} Warm weather the safe hut in the canoe 11th went to bakery with at hes 4 bushels 2/6 to my account 12 night as baker 1 boule pown killen 7 1/2 1lb sugar 6 1/2 cash 1/3 left Hamilton the Beg canoe for sauce 12th of {gug?} went to salmon bought D {illegible} 4 vally 1/6 at mary {illegible} Hint.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">July 12th 1859</span></h2> <p>James Cameron {illegible} got my boots from streeter bought {illegible} sugar 3 1/2 1/4 candles 6 bakes 1/6 to gaced 4 1/2 hold to luke bowen 1/3 had a treat at lukes charlie here hold the grindstone 4/6 to francie hold the joy the math to mothy 2/6 save charlie a Heat for starled for william town got over with bosells 13th fixing 2 hosts at Duncans grave at the tailors {in a drawn bubble, it has written $10 1/2 take each} seen a summers out at the prayer meeting seen landy cooper letting 14th came home Bought of a summers 3 1/3 {illegible} 2/11 {illegible} 2 shoot % buttons bought a baker {ill?} sugar 6 1/2 {illegible} 1/2 got lemon canoe yandy Hamilton {hates?} me aero Lemon went to chicken hisehold to william town friday 13th mowing 16th went to william town august on the front took over when v {jured?} Hugh the round took {illegible} out Charlie went with one out had the red canoe 17th to laplante here {illegible} king {illegible} baying Bale 18th went to Bakery with ashey 2 bushels 1/3 Bought a baker 1/2 gallon {illegible} 1/10 1/2 account whiskey 7 1/2 marine -/1 got the loan of a bottle when comes to 2/6 got credit for ashey 1/3 bought a summer 1lb sugar 6 1/2 lining for {trouan?} Brought the wool to a {hummery?} {hand/hard?} thyeat new potatoes 15th mowing in the calve last time hut in first hay ouston the south west half of the bank old hay N whale Boys &amp; me gathering when grey for the bank indians down.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron {lar?} July the 20th 1839 cutting the barely Luke {Bouen?} &amp; {sommer field?} here had a round gave luke a paddle luke gave me 22 cents new coin &amp; to laces gave luke the chunk of oak Having Brought the low here francie 4 dollars {maung?} the lower field Back of the garden 21st gathering some hay in the afternoon Began to cut the {wilher?} field 22 mowing the upper field some rain for the fruit this long time join came to fine his came 23 amelia croped {honest?} to basket with ashes 3 bushels 1/10 Bought boker 1 luart of {japrule?} 11 1/2 1/6 crackers 7 1/2 lieguorie &amp; penny paid 24th tim hoop Kind here a begginning and the bush rule of ale kinds 23th harled for {illegible} and tim allen &amp; James hough shooting crows came to charlie save him new coin 1 cent moht at lancaster 4 liveety shooting coming uh the river took dougale gillis a peice up pipe 1/2 26th came down stoft at hough kays working at hay stoft at ms donele shanty above lancaster bride came to charlies stoft all night 27th came home tom {tuemg?} chairs henery here got the earning to fire left my gun rowder caps shots there {illegible} charlies rags 7 1/2 28th went to salmon river with 1 1/2 of wheat 6 1/2 rags gave D mon rae 3/- towards what sowed him to the water maker /10 1/2 bought of J.Cameron 2 lb sugar /10 Bought Baker 1lb sugar 3 1 1/2 crackers 1/4lb candles 3 treat from luke the row of seeing montrey the {shipment?} mrs.lahlante made my overalls {mashly?} Barley 7 Bushells.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Lake torine</span></h2> <p>Mr James Cameron Island Lake at francis july the 29th 1835 fincing torn canoe crophed for the payer peace to smider at home got an {illegible} from henery 30th fom wont off lemos canoe {slote?} fanning Barley francis to carlels a pie nie luke &amp; a party 13- from dundre over on the pitt point took forms line left 2/6 cash with me for tom bought of {Incofas?} wife 2 eels gone one to at the little island north side fishing at night sunday the 31st went to charlies stoft all day august the 1st Lammres day henerys wife here boys croped on 2nd {josuah?} crophed lemo here for the big canoe to go to christeey railing and went to Baker bought of a {Ba?} sugar 6 1/2 Bought of a {lemmon?} {illegible} sugar 6 {illegible} came to 1/9 Bosell Bee the {hutley?} went off got 2 oak stoves {huntery?} at Bosells august 3rd chritee here for the {illegible} the pleasure {illegible} of the salalery hours salmon river went to williams town 2 bushels of Barley to them 1 kept for {illegible} the men came for the oak {luck?} save me 1" 3" on 34 raining heavy sunday the 7th 8th at the hay at Duncavy {illegible} 9th at the hay 10th allen got hurted by james bush horse 10 allen we had {note placed coving bottom left of the paper saying croped of grain Bailey 7th Bushel {illegible} august {illegible}wheat 4 bushels to them 38 fraces of corn 19 fraces got 2 barrels of loose short corn 36 bushels rease 1 pumpkin}.</p> <p>{hard to tell what the first few letters of the bottom papers sentences were with the paper on top covering it}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James cameron {illegible} july the 20th 1839 cutting the barley luke {bouen?} sommer feild here had a round gave luke a paddle luke gave me 22 cents new coin &amp; tolaceo goue luke the chunk of oak having brought the low here francie 4 dollars making the lower feild back of the garden 21st gathering some hay in the afternoon began to cut the willer feild 22 mowing the upper feild some rain for the {illegible} this long time join came to fine his canoe 23rd amelia cropsed honent for baket with ashes 3 bushels 1/10 bought boker 1 luart of {illegible} 11 1/2 {ill?} crackers 7 1/2 the bush rule of ale kinds 23th harled for the {illegible}allen &amp; james hough shooting crows came to charlie save him new coin 1 cent {mopt?} out lancaster 4 sweetys shooting coming uh the river took doug ale {gillis?} a {puce?} uh pipe 1/2 26th came down {mopt?} at hough kay working at hay {mopt?} at {n im?} donele shanty above lacaster bridge came to charlies stoft all night 27th came home tom {tuemg?} chairs henery here got the ear wigs to fire left my gun rowder caps shot there bot charlies rags.</p> <p>{on the bottom right there is blank paper on top blocking the 2nd half of the rest of sentences.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Lake {torine?}</span></h2> <p>Mr james cameron island lake at francis july the 29 1839 {ficing?} {jenis?} came croped for the payer peace to mider at home got an eel from henery 30th form wont off {lemos?} canoe slole fanning barley francis to carlels a pie nie luke &amp; a party of 13 from dundre over on the pitt point look toms line left 2/6 cash with me for tom bought of {Jacohs?} wife 2 eels gave one to at the little and north side. fishing at night sundays the 31st went to charlies stoft all day august the 1st lammers day henerys wife here boys croped one 2nd {josuah?} croped lemo here for the big canoe to go to christey railing and went to bakers bought of a ba sugar 6 1/2 bought of lummers {ill?} sugar 6 {illegible} came to 1/9 bosells bee the hurtly went off got 2 oak stoves huntery at bosells august 3rd christee here for the joy the pleasure of the salaery &amp; hours salmon river weny to williams town 2 bushels barley to them kept for {mystery?} the men came for the oak {luck?} gave me 1" 3" on 34 raining heavy sunday the 7 8 at the hay at {illegible} 9th at the hay 10th allen got hurted by james bush horse 10 allen {very?} bad 11th 12 13 14 13 16 17 18 19 20 in william where making out accounts 2 lutherlan came with me hut him acrol patheu &amp; charlie went down with them got 1/2 dollars from {lwoy?} blonds hots ale night. 22nd came home from charlies went to bakery bought of a baker 3 sugar 1/6 &amp;2 lle at a lummers for Mrs Laheamte.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>22nd August, 1859</p> <p>Settled up to this date with A. Sumers gave him an order on L. Blands &amp; 3/10 in cash &amp; putting in sonic Pease the Experiment Bastec[unclear] some of her works 24th went to Flovengh Bought of D. Cameron 2 1/2 yards of cloth</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Francis August 27th 1839</span></h2> <p>Mr James Cameron {fire Johns?} island lake &amp; went to bakers settled with {illegible} baker to this date got a recipt bought of al baker 3/4 {yog?} collon 4 1/2 paid got an order from lewis blonde au ona lummery bought order 2 {u?} butter 1/6 1 haur bacices 1/3 {Lli?} sugar 1/2 lurant whiskey 7 1/2 1 lb shot 7 1/2 of powder 10 two {shellungs to get yet on the order a storm of hale money shor a hak mitty francis &amp; and pid to bleleles high {winei?} 1 bore meatchey {oat?} and sunday the 28th walter baker &amp; amelia {lanchute?} home 29th helping francis with the rease &amp; wheat all the {havie?} done now morty &amp; the dog came 20th went to bakers bought of a baker {ili?} sugar /6 1/2 worth crackers bought of a land pile changed the {illegible} returned the plate bought for {framly?} 1/3 salt 2 1/2 lb sugar the tauler on the {bosune?} donald {illegible} started for william town left the canoe at {illegible} late getting in to williams town 31 at williams town till the 13th came home donald {lushles?} {mapple?} 1st of september in william town francie lahlante then went nuchery gim home with him bought of {redlour?} 1 needle 1/n bottle of essence of peppermint bougt a bible for {hughann?} the highland game in montreal alot the 6" or 7th of the month.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">settle this all island</span></h2> <p>18 {went?} {illegible} 1/3 from {us?} Baker 21st {aprit?} from {wine?} 3/- 30th here {kee?} 3/- from {illegible} for the {illegible} 23rd may bought of a baker 2lb butts 2/- 4th of {dune?} bought of a {illegible} 3 lb {butter?} at {illegible} 2/9 4th july bought of a {luminers?} 1 {jack?} knife 1/3 bought of a baker luart {illegible} 7 1/2 11th of {illegible} and baker {ill?} sugar 6 1/2 rain killen 7 1/2 cash 1/3 to ashes 2/6 credit to me 18th 2 ashes 1/3 to {an pace?} 1/2 gal {syrup?} 1 luart whiskey 7 1/2 bottle lent to be {relivned?} 23 {relume?} the bottle 3 bushels ashes 1/10 1/2 luart {syrup?} 11 1/2 crackers 7 1/2 {selled?} the above with baker &amp; lummers James Cameron 13th sept 1839 13th taking in corn came a crop from {nicholsone?} {rock?} {illegible} there stormy weather {illegible} got my 2 {illegible} at the off ice 14th the 2 amelia here with the wind 13 croped over taking in pumkin 4 {rart?} load paid {trout?} a few grains of {low?} on the 14th {now?} 16th went to salmon river save streeter 7/6 cash towards my {delet/older?} bought {illegible} Cameron {llu?} sugar 2 1/2 a {haniged?} 3 dollary at dan 6 {oumerony?} left my {patol?} with {wale?} the toritor to give to the {walcracker?} bought of brother 1/2lb tea 1/1 1/2 1/2lb crackers -/3 1lb sugar 4 1/2 {illegible} bought david baker {ill?}of butter 1/- stoft at lukes the {macesin?} corn ale went to {williay?} town at night brought 3 new eggs {illegible} fork 3 bottles of vinegar got there in the morning 19 18 19 20 the games im {illegible} town in williams town till 29 started for home bought the baker loaves 1/8 stoft at charlies all night 30 came a book to new {illegible} sent a letter to duek at {nicholen?}.</p> <p><br />{top is hard to see/read because the words written are really faded}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">James Cameron 30th sept 1839 big {flame?}</span></h2> <p>gave Henery {north?} 1 {dolen?} of reunite oct 1st motty left here to go to {liams?} rivened back 2nd thunder lighting croped with the {lanelias?} to bosell {cut?} the bear {pig?} for the 1st over cut the boys thrashing treat return my {trales?} nailing lana /2 in one {illegible} 3 in the other 4 got 2 rats walter &amp; {smeler?} here had a bottle went salmon river as far as lukes {illegible} all had a hound 7 1/2 3rd treated old cavier keiths cavern bought Dan Cameron {ill?} cent bought {cong don?} {ill?} shot 10 cents sweety 3rd bought cameron 1 buck of cotton yarn 1/6 to be paid bought bakers candles /6 {speaking?} to elli lean about the wood a treat at lukes /9 had diner at lukes my watches {illegible} at the water save him 3/ cash took home my {butt?} weny to salmon river brought luke 3 pumkins bought of {grinds?} streeter 1 pair of fine boots 18/5 bought {mimkler?} - 1 loaf of bread bought the paher from walter bushel 1/2 june -/6 {illegible} to a {cellan glavs?} {seen?} in lean matter the barge glen shee {land?} he would come for wood had a treat at {plumader?} got a {told?} from the {echeume?} behind me lean beat as far heapkins {clukeys?} boy drowned on sunday the 2nd games cameron {illegible} in coming to the Boys thrashing rease the charveys ground yet {illegible} {drumking?} hand owel in 10.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron sir johns island {illegible} october the 7th 1859 got 1 rat shot a crow and a hook the boys finished thrashing the rease stacking the thaw on the {illegible} shot a 2 men here a raft from the racket one of them a {robidoure?} grinding their axe the chain {illegible} tug went down seen a plover at the foot of the island 8" east wind began to fan the rease 34 1/2 bushels fanning 1 bushel of oats hut in the stack of oats in the barn motty went off paid me my pack of {piase?} the kattmen not the {illegible} my canoe to go to boselle the captain of the barge {lueere?} {belonging?} to evan he {illegible} for to see the hood 9th sunday francie crosed to bosells to lahlunte &amp; wife amelia here jim me {holson?} and henery boy here got a loaf of bread from for my {love?} got the remander of the butter the sugar east wind ice froge in the canoes {tust?} ice {meaching?} on the front line but cool woke the {glall?} my watchgot a rat {taking?} of going to {brockelle?} 10th monday the barge began to load drawing 3 1/2 cords out of the bush save {from w?} 3/9 for drawing left the {culls?} {whale stucks?} paid me 23 1/2 for the wood josuah got hurted {huyh?} ann on the front after {muts?} old {illegible} my donald here with bodelle went to charlie charlie came uh {fucing?} the pack 11 cattle {fan?} in william town charlie and I went a heavy load for the canoe locked very bad.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron lake {france?} oct 11 1859 took 7 bushells of {peace?} 12 fraces of corn 19 pumkings the bunch of cotton yarn the {slep?} of hops muts apples 2 sleps for killer left the beech block at charlies brought 23 dollars cash gave charlie a /7 1/2 bought at lancaster 1 put /4 let 3 traps {wh?} the river found a stone &amp; feather mrs m dougale on chip wife dud got my {broge?} 4 {butiony?} no book called at the lancaster rost off got 2 {mine?} Lking 7/6 12 came home took my {gun?} from charlie got a bag from charlie took 3 from williams town bosells took their male away 4 {months?} nut 1 day francie took his horse here went to lemmers for my papers bought {undigo?} &amp; candles brought wattery bottle home serving lummons on on the {lashoot?} folks bill mil {liod?} {illegible} charlie the the &amp; maith took a load of culls with lime 13th runting out manue cutting pumking 14th shelling corn 1 1/2 bushels marked the bags a {mapple?} 13th at santa mees of a clock high wind shot a crow morning amelia bosell lere 13th {santanee?} bee on jacoph {plane?} crossed to bakers bought of {oil?} baker 1 luart of whisky &amp; bottle 7 1/2 1/2 {eli?} rowder /9 bought of a lummers 2lb sugar {ill?} shat -/6 sent a letter to D. W.evans new york city broadway paid 3 cents a roffle in williams town on the night of the 14th of a gun seen me {phunk?} at the stone jacop baker down the {challenge?} going down with a raft wild geese.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron b.f st home mr {jhoundas?} davis here gave here 2/6 for to get at a lummers went to charlies stoft at charlies all night jacop got 2 eel in the mud 17th came up from charlies began the potatoes had 2 bags from charlies 2 from francis 3 of my own measured 13 1/2 in the bags 3 4/2 on the floor of the house whieh makes 20 bushels to take out 4 bushels they hut in the cook house {fucing?} my canoe began to rough before the door 18th 2 bags form nicholsons 1 from {leino?} stoft on francis island all day &amp; all night 19th came home got a plate of butter from mrs laplante for being at the potatoes francis came had his over coat 7 1/2 cut a tree of {hieory?} that was cut down at the head of the island went dwn for charlie {wmd?} could not come with the wind 20th at charlies taking in corn at charlies began to snow took up ale the potatoes at home at charlies tile sunday the 23rd charlie and come up brought the carrots thrashing 4 wheat oats george bosele here 24th hugh birth bay charlie and S to william town with 20 bushels of potatoes bought at lancaster crackers &amp; whiskey 7 1/2 23rd {lacy?} birth day came from william town shot a 3 miles found a bottle stoft at the bakers bought 3 loans 2/1 1 candle 4 1 1/2 about 90 bushels of potatoes am to hay for motty 1/3 to bosele came up from charlies began the 23 bushels of potatoes put 16 busheles in this heap book of the cook house took home thedonald {tinman?} in donald departed on 21st.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>James Cameron oct 23rd 1859 James Cameron my birth day in williams 26th out 3 1/2 bushels in the heals at the hog pin so that only makes 21 1/2 bushels in the {hiah?} and 20 that went to williams town to then must lie a--- something some place that would only we 8303 of patotes covered pretty weee measuring the wheat 4 bushels got 1 bushels of it thats 7 bushels for them of wheat 3 1/2 bushels of oats thrashed this time marked this on the 23 of oct francis got hustove on the 23rd here 13 banking the house feeding the pumking to the bills francis brought a sheep yesterday forgot my candles at charlies 27th went to salmon river with my francis {wrist?} high wind wheat oats rashes my boots not finished bought of {bnehands?} &amp; brother 1 lb candles / 7 1/2 perli 2 lb sugar at /5 -/10 2 piped 1/3 paid all this 1 cake of cheese 12 3/4 lb 3 1/- not paid bought of normel men donald 1/2 lb crackers 3 1/2 came to hop kind seen mags me on there came home wind very high coming home francis could not crops to the contraet 28th to laplant &amp; william &amp; pete after {francis?} to crops drawing wood amelia here 29th croped over stoft at {lemoy?} with the bags &amp; at micholions bought of a lummers 2 1/2 butter at -/11 her {u?} 2/3 brought home the rick once took {lemouy?} gun let 2 in and francis went to williams town came home told me about the book rease way got my newpaper playing {cheequnt?} at the stove.</p> <p>{on the left is a side piece of paper that has word written on it.}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">James Cameron Lake Francis oct the 30th</span></h2> <p>sunday shot an one got 2 rats or bail here {fincing?} one ground on the potatoes francis amelia croped stoft at {mehorland?} all night cracking nuts {holy?} eve {illegible} child dies buried to day holiery on the {boy lemons?} to corn &amp; all with horns 1st of november all {paints?} day {illegible} from {illegible} stoft at bosells for francis 2 {sandians?} reshing eels at the little hand philomen &amp; franics &amp; josuah crissed burning some of the mash 2nd francis came amelia got a large rat the ice thining to take in salmon river to night jim meholson &amp; henery on fergusons island captain frasers raft at lancaster francis went home with bosells making a door for the pig pen 1/2 bushels of pease to soak for the 1st rease gave him platering the house no boats in to the salmon to boats running in the salmon 4th taking home the fence to cave the sheds {diuing?} the floor big frank here going to {beaulornous?} got a rat east wind some snow went to bakery bought of watter 1 butter plate /3 1/2 {u?} shot -/6 bought of julia summery 2 lb butter 2/- 1/2 lb candles returnedandrew bakery bottle got on 13 of october &amp; mattery but 3rd killed the sheep frank croped george bosele and frank came shearned a lueker thunder &amp; lightning houl &amp; rain 6th captain fraser here and his wife john rudholson here wedding crossed snasing a squirrel coming out of salmon river.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Nov 7th 1859</span></h2> <h2><span class="mw-headline">James Cameron Island</span></h2> <p>ellens birthday francis laplante married and motty croped took 2 canoes for the wedding stoft and while the might motty brothers here and {lester?} 8th croped to m" Doneles with walter baker took home his horse gave me 2nd cash went to see lemo went out to nichlson bush came house went to charlies. Charlies came up boats running gave charlie 1/2 bushel corn to be returned 9th went to salmon river took the gun traded the long gun with dashney got boot {fucuing?} my french water 7/6 for gave me a powder from kam kod treated to a liantcider a treat at lukes gotering nails put a slash in my watch 7 1/2 bought of baker sugar 2 lb 16 cents 1 lb buckshot 7 1/2 spent 2/3 1/2 got yellow were from lukes came home luis {mal?} mathieson came home charlie stoft all night 10th charlie here {horwy?} wind 11th taking home wood charlie went home gave him a squirrel for the first time cleaning out the canoes splitting a {lick?} for an once halve gave another 1/2 bushel of pease to the hog thats 1 1/2 bushels gave him the magnet went down yesterday 12th stormy snowing raining put a handle in one of our old {ouces fucing?} the colys place some wild geese {heping?} went to the head of the island draw up the canoes 13th sunday raining heavy 14th went to williams town bought of in &amp; a baker 1 bottle rouson 1/3 {ill?} shot /6 1/2 not got my paper a {reminder?} in montreal nicholson left there canoe {wok?} home {lemous?} jame n dougale.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">November 13th {monday?}</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Lake {francis?}</span></h2> <p>duncan tangular sale council day in william town 16th came home tom came to butchers killed the brown bule 8 ball in him late at work got thomas {manovu?} boat some of {u?} lemmers goods came in the gallary got charlies shirt heard {land?} {shartune?} being married 17th killed the white bule sain edward &amp; angus went off sent 2 trash we pain 1 hand {kinchney?} 1 book gramer french 7 hair of love to left 1 luarter of the brown bule with no {salted?} it mottys wife &amp; emilea here francis croped to {benot?} bush fine day took home joy dog 1/2 busher pease to the hog 18th charlie here gave him his shirt gave him the {hiad?} francis killed his 2 hogs lewis bosele came frank and to a lummers candles 1/- {soap?} 1/6 {syrup?} -/9 knife 1/3 salt 1/1 1/2 {stard?} -/6 a bet on the coat {bittle?} of rorter 7 1/2 hand this another treat 7 1/2 paid this gave lewis christee -/3 borrowed from a baker paid this to walter speaking to francis for an once francis &amp; girl going to get married 19th wet weather {kaiming?} hord old country vessels going up to the lakes seen {wetras?} christee at the head of the island sunday the 20th some snow windy {tala very?} going up a race the {charlevoue?} &amp; a {proheven?} chails bet 21st this day of the month donald {men?} master depairte this life francis croped east wind {salavery?} came out of salmon river taking home wood down up this {barge?} cedan bun 22nd {jane?} m" dougale {mowied?} 23rd bosele and francis come making {plater?} for the cows in the herd maker sick.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1859</span></h2> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron lake {francis?} nov 24th</span></h2> <p>francis &amp; reggy croped josuah &amp; went to charlies took dinner jacop &amp; family &amp; crew came there to up a bag of charlies ashes got a 1/2 bushels of corn for what gave him going to slamon river francis &amp; george bosele {tools?} over amelia cow boats running yet chickens dying off with the cold got a rat ducks in the {channel?} new moon and in to day friday the 23rd st.catherines day killed the pig francis came home from {benos?} bush henery girl came home from below she last {yauh?} down for the holiday 26th high wind she huron ground at the {low?} light house cutting brush on the {ritt?} francis thrashing wheat 1 bushel trying to break taking home wood harles out at night 27th {hercules?} took the huron off a race the {herca?} the {hwon?} and the st lawerence emelia baker &amp; william rose here a a bottle of good stuff 2 cutting on the {ritt?} point frank to mile got my borts from {theeter?} 29th {jerose?} met the men at the head of the {illegible} ellm came 4 men bought of ummery 1 coat 7 1/2 once 6/3 1 luart of my {rut?} -/10 1 {bore of pills?} 1/3 once 0/0 my canoe went of 30th bought a {bag?} 3/4 cotton -/3 1 fine come -/6 {standrew?} {avkapple?} at davids stoft at {fed?} all night came home ellen went the lance lewis bosele {hair?} thomas moses blondease here put {passenger?} to frasher {gemow?} a bee {chopp?} sent a letter yeaterday to francis ducked chatuaguay {illegible} 1/2 sweetroy got 2 paper a treat baker -/5.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Dec the 1st 1859</span></h2> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron lake at francis</span></h2> <p>Sandy luiden &amp; lewis bosele here from the donee and amelia laplante drawing drougt 2nd opened a ritt of potatoes that shut 6 1/2 bushels ale pattern but about 3 1/2 bushels of good put some ground around the front of the house 3rd angus came and sheilds took {flown?} - 1 bag motty &amp; crew came from the front 1 {potatoes?} 1/6 from a lummers for the men and angus sent {lli?} by mrs laplante 3/- sunday the 4th snowing &amp; stormy the sheep came home the night at storm began to feed the cattle 3 motty went of measuring the men {chophed?} the first 1 man {hopped?} 7 1/2 cords 3 others 17 cords 6th croped over ellen anf took charlies ashes 1 1/2 bushel took a duek got of a baker 3/9 cash bought a {yicket?} and he was to put in the dollar 3/- that 8/9 got from him gave ellen 2/6 cash a treat at davids 7 1/2 bought of a lummers 23 {u?} pork gallon {syrup?} 1/10 1/2 ell butter {ele?} saleratus {ill?} tea 1/10 1/2 broom -/3 {envdoper?}/2 1/2/paid candy {illegible} {u?} -/3 paid 4th the {men?} chopping 8th francis &amp; ellotty came holy day motty thrashing at night {histians?} francis tried his {roft?} took home wood the men broke the wedge 10th measuring their - wood cordy took them acros in the canoe high wind gave them a black 7 bushels got 6 motty 1 morgan {bon?} 78 white horse new jersey.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">10th 1859</span></h2> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Island</span></h2> <p>bought of a lummers 1 coat {lin?} once 6/3 handle -/6 for {hira?} 1 h put brandy 1/3 one {hay?} worth of hoar hound candy brought hiran seen key at the store alex ice and wife dies on the on the 6th of dec ellen took my letter book hiram lewis came with me bought the once for hira in me to payfor it and him to pay me in cutting wood at 1/3 her cord 11th sunday fine day east wind 12th stormy day and cold hira in began to {chop?} up on the south west of the bay 18th taking home wood 14th francis croped very cold weather these days 13th choping with hiram sort each 16th chopping mrs laplante and hiram croped a fine day hiram stoft at {hamil stones?} all night my paper it came home cording the wood what we cut between us 3 1/2 all {the/that?} 1 3/4 for each of us he has 3 3/4 cut week francis got {ill?} of tea on my account at a lummers 2/{?} a stormy night ice took remark {ice?} well with the e wind sunday the 18th storm and cold ice took acrop to the kit kit and little island 19th turned soft ice opened again looking for a sleigh-crook for cutting firewood on the bank to him wood owls plenty 20th francis chopping maple tree 1 1/4 me chopping and cleaning 1/2 cord seen a mink up at where we chopping hiram shot a squirrel.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Dec the 21st 1859</span></h2> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron sir Johns island lake st Francis</span></h2> <p>to day the {moutual?} benefit is to be drawn in new jersey to day chopping 22nd hiram &amp; amelia &amp; francis croped hiram brought {ill?} candles from a lummers 1/- let my trap for the mink to 1 rain of {mut?} for hiram at bakers 2/6 23rd chopping 3/4 wood stormy day of 24th {freezing?} very hard see take very well not all shut at dary hitam the house all day taking home wood in the {forenow?} chooped /4 cord in the {culer?} moon sunday the 23rd christmas day croped the ice went put of the way hiram and {tranel?} croped 26th hiram went to williams town 27th wnt to charlies {tupper?} bsuhed the road henery fishing eels 28th croped over took my trousers to henery's wife to make bought of a lummers cap 13/9 to 3/4 cheese /3 1/2 per {u?} seen angus on the front {Brug?} bakers -1 dogen of buttony -/2 came home lent henery my traps 3 of them gave francis laplante an order on a lummers for 10/- went to williams town on the william town on friday the 30th {cstairled?} for home stoft at charlies olders in the 2nd {concetiwn?} took breakfast ad treated me well came to the front bought of a lummers {ill?} sugar got my trousers from henery wool 1 dogen of pumkings in that croped the horses.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">New Years day {jan?} 1860</span></h2> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Sunday lake at francis</span></h2> <p>January 1st 1860 sunday new years george {sapper?} burning ham {heneage?} to laplante big frank motty &amp; wife {piggy?} &amp; lewis bosele william &amp; henery william {sue?} {philly?} lalonele charles {illegible} wife {illegible} all to {dimer?} monday 2nd council day in williams town the new years ball to be to night frank thrashing wheat 3 allen birthday crosed to lummers bought of a lum 1/2 lb tea -/10 rory {m9?} dougele lost his horse in the crack saved the {sleigh?} a great may at the ball francis to williams town to mile sent a bushel good measure in the {flowr?} council to darp in williams town darp 4th hiram came henery fishing eels with henery &amp; george 3rd hiram chopping drawing wood to the 6th drawing wood holy day hiram chopping turning soft 7th gave an order to hiram on lummers for 3/3 1/2 in goods hiram went off crosed over bought of a lummers 1 rint of H wines 7 1/2 2 lb 14 og of butter at in peril bought a lottery ticket no 1" 25" 51" M B {lole?} Drawn on the 31st of janaury 1860 a ball to be at david lummers to {tolerate?} the boys bound for {raliforma?} on the 12th of janaury 1860 broght of hiram 1 book 2 bottles of ink 1 flute 1 donele bauel pistol 8th sunday at home 9th chopping a thaw 10th chooping the wisha crosed with horse for francis motty &amp; wife came 11th thrashing oats a cold raining.</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/66eb37e584364dc88f79fb0287041a4b.pdf 8c84b7bbeb06752d341b16a15613ca48 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0c2e8561d70e2fc7463c815da3288043.pdf 9e00799b40eda39447c1dee20c930aa9 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7f86d2cd4faf7b98b2fd84a190173aab.pdf de7210d67554717eeaffbdd00240b69b 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 James Cameron Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1854-1902 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Cameron Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archives of Ontario Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Glengarry County, McMaster's Island Township, Ontario UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Dec 24th 1857</span></h2> <p>Mr James Cameron Big Island Lake St Francis</p> <p>Chopping Cord Wood Taking Home Wood Drew up theBig Canoe Christmas Eve</p> <p>25th Christmas Day Charlie &amp; Suse Here for Breakfast &amp; Dinner Charlie took up the chairs James Hopkins &amp; Buy a here Looking for the old Man. John Frasers Daughter Born sometime about those Days</p> <p>26th Angus crossed James Guin came with {ink smudge blurs missing word} chopping Looking around the Shore for Mr Hopkins got the Benefactor &amp; the New York Times A ticket for John S Frasers N. Y Bale cleaning the chimney St Stephens Day</p> <p>27th Sunday got a Rat {trying?} for EEls</p> <p>28th Chopping Cord Wood</p> <p>29th Chopping</p> <p>30th chopping</p> <p>31st Last Day of the Old Year Angus crossed thrashing oats 6 1/2 Granny &amp; Angus at Nicholsons crossed Early on New Years Morning</p> <p>1st Day of January 1858 Snowing Good crossing in canoes</p> <p>2nd Chopping Wood Nomination Day in Williamstown Angus crossed Drawing Drags</p> <p>Sunday 3rd Allans {?} Birth Day high Wind Quin and I turned the Big Canoe could not cross the Wind Being too high</p> <p>4th chopping cut 3 Cords Town Meeting Day</p> <p>5th Angus Came</p> <p>6th Chopping Thin {?} Ice took in the night</p> <p>7th Chopping and taking home Wood</p> <p>8th Went across to Francis Island Ice Good put out a few Bushes</p> <p>9th Election Day in Williamstown Angus Went voted for Donald Ban Sandfied {?} Chopping put up 6 cords, got a Goose</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">January the 10th, 1858</span></h2> <p>Mr James Cameron Big Island Lake St Francis</p> <p>Preaching on the Front By Mr Watson, a year ago to Day Dan Went for the First time to church, Went after a Gander on the Ice Did not Get him</p> <p>11th Chopping</p> <p>12th Chopping Ellen to the Dancing school put the squirrel in a hole in the Beech Tree Mr Quin &amp; I</p> <p>13th Mr Campbell the Weaver here School Metting on the front Mrs Baker very Poorly had the Doctor 14th. Mary crossed to see. Mrs Baker stopt all Night.</p> <p>15th came home. Bad crossing at sumners's</p> <p>16th Raining Quinn crossed over to Bakers HughAnn Came Cannot cross at sumners's</p> <p>17th Sunday James Cameron &amp; Francis &amp; another {Indian?} trying to get across Angus &amp; Quinn &amp; I went up to Hopkins with him then turned Back crossed over at McRae's Creek Going across to see Mrs Baker Tom the Horse Broke in got him out got in again and drowned Charles &amp; Suse here.</p> <p>18th Charles here trying to skin Tom Went home</p> <p>19th Charles &amp; Suse here skinning the Horse</p> <p>20th put out Poison down at the Hay Island</p> <p>21st the Custom House officer of Lancaster seizing about this time at Bakers &amp; Sumners's, Tobacco &amp; Boot</p> <p>22nd hard Frost Angus at Williamstown</p> <p>23 Chopping Ice Pretty Good</p> <p>24th Sunday Went to Church to Williamstown with Walter Baker, D Sandy here took away his scates Suse here</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">January 1858</span></h2> <p>Mr James Cameron Monday the 25 of</p> <p>Chopping 26th the Ice Beginning to get Bad Dan &amp; Ellen crossed. Dan Went for Kennedy the Blacksmith Foggy Weather put in the 2 geese to Fatten</p> <p>27th Ice not safe</p> <p>28th Cutting the Black Oak at the North Side</p> <p>29th trying the Ice crossed Down near Captain Frasers Ellen came across</p> <p>30th I crossed to Tom Kennedys Seen Angus Bethune at Bakers with a Summons from Young David, put 3 Letters in the P.O got a Delaware Paper Francis Snider very Sick Seen McMartin the Pedlar Ice open at Sumners crossing at Lancaster Angus to Finch</p> <p>Sunday the 31st of January Freezing hard.</p> <p>Monday the 1st of February Chopping crossed with Ellen to the Dancing. No Foxes Thrashing Oats</p> <p>2nd Stormy East Wind &amp; snow &amp; hail James Quinn crossed to the Post Office.</p> <p>3rd Mr Quinn Sick Angus came home.</p> <p>4th School Meeting Quinn crossed had a Row with Mr Bruce the Teacher (The Widow Burton child departed on the 3rd) Got the Lend of Henerys Sleigh to take home the Flour, Christees here went out to see Francis. Watch the Dog went with christee {inserted} the school house Burnt on the night of the meeting the 4th</p> <p>5th Quinn Went off Thrashing oats.</p> <p>6th Crossed to get the Mare Shod took Down the Irons to McLean got the neck yoke. I got the 10 Dollars from A Sumners put a Letter in the office stopt at {Sernows?} coming home got astray crossing a foot at Davids Seen Big at Cameron for the first time</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr. James Cameron Sunday the 7th of February 1858 7th Mr Watson Preaching in Finch Lewis Boseley here.</p> <p>8th Monday Sandy came gave him 10 Dollars him &amp; I crofsed to Baker's took over a Botte of Wiskey got a Paper From David Summners, Granny &amp; Ellen crofsed Went to see Bovair. Catherine Grant the Widows Daughter very Poorly</p> <p>9th Thrashing Oats Sandy Went Off Stormy East Wind Fanning Oats 15 Bushels</p> <p>10th Blary{?} had her calf. Bushing the Road up to Hamiltons Hamiltons a Bee. Good crofsing to Salmon River. Got the constitutional from Donald S McDonald, Suple of Title, Stormy Weather Wind From the West Killed the Grey Gauder Gander</p> <p>11th Donald Suple had his Bee a Dance in A. Grants house Thrasing Oats Frosty Weather Frosty. {smudged writing that possibly says Killed the ?}</p> <p>12th Ellen came. Nicholsons here for the Rain toom him home Thrasing the Great Ball at Lancaster in Celebration of St Valentines Day</p> <p>13th Taking home woof with {illegible} put Poison in the Mouse. Angust Crofsed. Heard Old Mr Cattanach Departed this Life the 2nd Concefsion{?}. Fanning Oats 11 bushels, Got the new Horse got Lost on the Ice coming home to Snider Caisce part of the Road Home. Found at Frasers Point</p> <p>14th Sunday st Valentines Day.</p> <p>15th Thrashing August went to the Funeral John Cameron had his Bee Ellen crofsed Drawing Wood Broke the Road to the Upper Point Lost the Cleevis Bolt took home te Birch Runner</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Ash Wednesday 1858</span></h2> <p>James Cameron Big Island 17th {smudged word, illegible} Angus went to see his Father out at Kin-Loch Garry</p> <p>18th James Hugh's Birth Day William Lavelette had his Bee Angus MacKory here Old Mr William Chisholm in the Gore Departed this Life Dan Thrashing. Drawing Wood. Bossy had her calf</p> <p>19th Dawing hay From Francis Island</p> <p>20th Drawin hay Old Bosell came to Buy the Bottom of the Stack</p> <p>21st Sunday Charlee &amp; Suse here Hughann here Angus crofsed to see Bovair</p> <p>22nd Began to thrash the Wheat fanned 5 Bushels of of Oats Mr Pitts From Cornwall here took Dinner</p> <p>23rd thrashing &amp; fanning Wheat 5 1/2 Bushels Angus crofsed for a Tongue for the sleigh to Bakers Granny came Hughann crofsed.</p> <p>24th Went to Mill to Williamstown 5 1/2 of Wheat 6 oz Buckwheat 3 of Corn Grist not Done to Day,, I went to the Ket. Ket Island &amp; to Charlies Suse came up Got 3 Mats From Charlie &amp; the London Paper. Dan Went to Bakers took home a Load of Wood. Got Musk From Charlie</p> <p>25th Went for the Grist to Williamstown Cutting Firewood in the Bush The Lamb Dead Bought Dans Muskats at 4 / 2 = 13 for the Lot. Mrs Baker Poorly</p> <p>26th Chistee here Going Out to Kenyon Left the Spear &amp; Trunk &amp; plate Mr Charlebois here Fishing eels Suse here, Taking home Firewood Dan &amp; I cut 4 holes for Eels got 1 Ice About 2 Feet Thick Ellen came home Angus went to Lancaster David Sumners wanting my Double spring {illegible} Old Mr Alexander Cameron here Came From {last sentence is heavily faded and illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>February 26th 1838</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Frances Lancaster with Angus had a bottle full Slept all night</p> <p>27th Charlbois fishing got 4 eels from him Croped with Mr Cameron went to to Kennedys the Blacksmithe with the sleigh to fix, Sorry to see Mrs Baker funeral of Duncan Mr Lincans child going to Lancaster, Ellen Went to Lancaster to the Dancing school Bright Tea shoes seen the Eclipse on the Moon on the southern ilimb quite Plain Went at night to fish eels got 4.</p> <p>Sunday the 28th Went to Hamiltons, Dan to Mrs Bakers, The Last of February</p> <p>March the 1st The three men came to fish Before Daylight another gang came caught a good many Olshing Moon for a Bee The first time we went the upper point road with a horse went with Ellen and 6 harlebois train as for as the soft Maple tree on Davids Island</p> <p>2nd the Men went away I showed them he Place down at the Hay Island Frank Snider Came at night</p> <p>3rd Frank Snider and I went to Thomas Munroe then over to {illegible} got a Pint of Whisky, The Men Whom came to the B__ David Summers William Spink Rusell Walter Baker Frank Gardiner Donald McGregor James McDougall John Angus McLaughlin Donald McGreew Sanely Grant Cooper George &amp; Lewis Bosell Moses Blondeow Thomas Munroe. Aiken Peter Tobin &amp; Jos Man Landry Roy the Dancing Master, {illegible words}</p> <p>4th Drawing out on the Ice Dan &amp; J Angus, went to Williamstown,</p> <p>5th Friday the EELs fishers here took up 2 loads to the stand</p> <p>6th took 1 of corn &amp; 5 of ashers to A Bakers, Angus went to the Depot for Andrew summers for a load of got none.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 7th, 1836 Mr James Cameron Big Island Lake Saint Francis 7th Sunday.</p> <p>8th Drawing to Davids Island gave Ellen a ride up to Peters Andrew Baker went to Cornwall for the Doctor a great Day playing cards at Summerstown.</p> <p>9th Drawing wood Dan went to the Dancing School Clarissa came home with them</p> <p>10th Drawing wood</p> <p>11th Drawing</p> <p>12th the Sacrement in WilliamsTown for the first time in the winter drawing wood Went with Tomas {Monroe?} to John Summers for the pig the Thrashing Mill at David</p> <p>13th took up a load of wood at Hamiltons for Johns. John and folk where with The Mill Thrashed. 14 busheles of wheat Franci here got the load of my Coat at night went home</p> <p>14th Sunday Angus crossed Mr. Thomas Davis fits Stephens here The Sniders &amp; Mcf Mullin quarrelling at Davids</p> <p>15th Tohon V York Came Drew a load of fire wood to the house Tom &amp; Clarissa &amp; the Girls went of Duncan Mc Lennan &amp; Barrett here done of the wheat 4 Bushels</p> <p>16th Began the oats William Hamilton {from?} York crossed Raining Angus (illegible} crossed to the done</p> <p>17th St Patricks Andrew Summers a Bee William Hamilton here {inbetween the lines is written "a great day at secors house"} the mill went of Thrashed, {?} the oats 48 written over top is 50+ bushles} Ducks covering thawing &amp; raining Hamiltons &amp; the Mill Went off</p> <p>18th farnning {ilegable} bushles of Oats grab 1/2 Bushle of wheat what was under the Mill Dan thrashing oats angus went to WilliamsTown to see The house, Drawing firewood to the house</p> <p>19th Drawing wood wild geese came &amp; Black Birds, Went to the Little Island south side Young Angus here for Ash to Make Whippletrees</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1858</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Big Island March 20th</p> <p>First day of spring. Angus came and went to Lancaster Ice Getting Bad Drawing {Alders &amp; Chips?} Drew the Basswod to the end of the house Took the wood of the ice First laying of the hens Mullng the {soaps taft?} 3 {illegoble?} Running Well Dan Making troughs 3'2 cordor wood on Davis Island</p> <p>Sunday the 21st Raining</p> <p>22nd Angus Came Drawing Wood to the Bank. Crossing to Salmon River Yet Frank Guardmen wandering the new house</p> <p>23 Ellen crossed for granny then crossed to the Dancing school</p> <p>24th Mary Crossed settled the {illegable} at Andrew Summers up to this Date The Last night of the dancing school a Ball.got a Ruster at {Ballers?}</p> <p>25th Ellen came Home, gathering cottons found the fox Drawing Wood to the Bank Charlie &amp; (Suse?) here for sticks for Brooms</p> <p>26th Drawing wood</p> <p>27th Drawing to the Bank The ice opened Making Molasses</p> <p>28th Sunday of the sugar bush</p> <p>29th drawing to the bank about 4 cords in the bush Put in the {illegible}</p> <p>30th Angus crossed &amp; {Home?} got 4 eels Drawing wood from the end of the house</p> <p>31st finished drawing just about now 23 cords on the Bank now. A Row about the Dancing Boys to Lancaster John Cary &amp; Sandy Grant. Fishing eels got 8 at the head of the Island 3 Indians wanting to Buy the White Mule Lent them my spear Good Sugar Weather Making vinegar</p> <p>1st of April, All Fools Day. Jo Snnider here about the House Sniders got their Warning Angus got 6 eels Indians fishing</p> <p>2nd Angus of Ellen Crossed to Donald McLennans Good Friday Drawing Stones &amp; Steaks set 4 Traps Indian got straw</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr. James Cameron Big {illegible: Stand?} April the 3rd. Went over to Bakery to meet Ellen took Dinner at {illegible: secors} seen Hughy Ranllin &amp; Angus the Ice clearing away. A talk of Lane MrDougals being {illegible: married?} &amp; Charlies Here. 4th Ronald Angus here. 5th Angus L Dan croped. Ronald here. 6th Andrew {illegible: Summers?} here at the Timber. Ronald croped with them 7th splitting Rails Angus &amp; Dan croped. hard frost sap Running 8th Thrashing Done Farming 13 1/2 Bushes. Young Angus here for house, got the Boston Paper. Swallows came. 5th Angus croped to see Bruce at the {illegible: LimeKiln?} with Cambell stopt at Donald suple's all night found an Oar in the Bay and the Wheels. 10th Went to Lancaster with Corn 3 3/4 &amp; eggs. Charles Tupper Went along with them took his corn. Brought the {illegible: Decanters?} 6,, 2 pails. I teapot {illegible}. Shot a duck with a ball with the long gun a great distance off. Jack and I at the Upper Point. Sunday the 11th of April, Mr. Watson preaching on the front. Ice going down got 4 rats. Sap running yet. 12th Went to Bakers with 4 Bushels of ashes got 3 spy. 53 Pitchers at Andrew Dunners 2/6 to {illegible: Bopard?}. Took over the chain gathering stones 13 gathering stones. 14th I croped to Bakers for bags got 3 Donald McGorgor came with me for Kennedy Canoe. Mary &amp; Dan went to Lancaster too 3 1/4 of corn. Angus came got the {illegible: Ricemans?} from the Pffrcler that was {illegible: deruting?} men croped over to see Bruce get the clothe got the Loan of a copper from Sarah seen pigeons.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">1858</span></h2> <p>Mr. James Cameron Lake St. Francis 15th of April. Fast ploughing done, the ground very wet. Angus croped got the {illegible: Decanters?} got the fish from Francis. Lence an the Ritt Point. 16th Drawer stones 17 setting the Ritr Point on Fire and the Lower Marsh fishing the calf pasture fence. Lewis Bosell came with {Hughsna stopall?} night. Angus went to finch.18th, Sunday Duncans Birth Day Lewis Bosell went home. 15th Monday croped with Hugh Ame left the Boot at Decory 2/4 to be paid, 20th Went to {illegible} River took 16 bushels of oats to S. Sticker at 30 cents. John Anugs boots 4/2 Allens 2/6 James Hugh 1/3. Bought the {illegible: tumblers?} 6 1/3 fray 1/10 the curtauy. {Tea?} kettle duty. 1 1/2 g wheat to mill raining. 21st Ploughing a little. Dan &amp; Ellen croped with the par for Hughesma. Boots found a ducks nest 5 eggs in it. Measuring the grain for salmon river for 22nd mill 3 g wheat of 6 of oats to streeter. Bought 2 spoony 1/8, tea 1/10 {illegible: Duty? up?} 1/2 tabacco {ileggible} duty 2 1/2. Spent a 1 1/2 at John Allens the first tn'up for the streamer. Bought into salmon river. Bought dry boots from {illegible: Tleeter?} 17/6 to cash 10 / c to 10 /. Due cut the Points at the mouth 9 salmon river going and coming. Henry &amp; Daleh school here for the timber for a summer helped them with the horses shooting at {illegible: because of smug} seen Cucke Dower sold my rats to streeting my mirk &amp; black squirrels the river very high. 23rd ploughing a little. st. Georges Dat. Merrie England . {illegible} Plenty high wind.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">M James Cameron F of W 1858</span></h2> <p>Mr James Cameron Lake of Francis, April 24. Angus came home. {illegible} a Ducks nest. Wrot {they mispelled 'wrote'} a {illegible}. The steamer St. Helens went down the {lillegile: light lit?} in Johnstons light house on the island. Snowing hard. Lots of snow on the mountains. Sunday 25th The chieftain staft at Daniels island took some wood. 26th Mr Hills Light house lit. Andrew Summer here for the stocks seinow, Francis &amp; Moses {illegible: rtong? strong?} with him Francis got the Pikepole. Granny Dan &amp; Ellen croped ploughing hacking some of the things got the turkey eggs. Old Mr Peter Ferguson departed this life &amp; old Mr Craig departed. 27th {illegible: Ciram? Liram?} came the red mare got a bad kick. 28th Andrew Summers bee high north wind spreading manure on the Ritt Point croped over with hiram &amp; the big bore at Lewis Blondeas house for Francis gave the pikehole to a Summer. Came down to Bodell. The The boy came a crop with us. Old Bodell very down, got the shot {illegible}. A baker {illegible: older?} Craig buried. 29th Semon &amp; Francis came, {illegible: cull?} went to William Stown. Ellen &amp; Jack stopt at home. Jack &amp; I to see about the heard Christes's wife here with the big {illegible: f.latter} to sell. Took home the spear &amp; trunk. 1st Of Mary Dun went to William Stown. I went as far as Barretts with him on Alex Groints new Road. Came back stopt at Francis {illegible: bland?} old bosell set his line ploughing a little Jack &amp; I got a hat. Bovair &amp; Pete here. {illegible: Sema?} here &amp; his 2 boys wanting a canoe gave Sema the little ore. 4th {illegible because of smugging: Charlie?} came up for {illegible} to got to William Stowns stock {illegible}.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis May 3 1858.</span></h2> <p>Ploughing Jack &amp; I Fixing the Gate and the Fence {Ellen?} got 3 perch Charlie Here from Williamstown. Had a Hooker 4 Tuesday. Ploughing . 5th Angus Came From Williamstown Lambs {Lambs in superscript} After Bossy 6th {Donak?} Suppe Charlie Rose &amp; Pete Bovair here with the {scor?} had hard work with hen, Got Her home that night 7th Ellen &amp; I crossed to Bakers Gave {2?} Rate to A.I. Baker Left back at Home seen morning {Pedlaz?} Dunlop &amp; McMartin Ploughing a Little came Down to {Semoros?} to see the Boy Left my Boots with {secor?} to stretch Bigger 1/2 the Tea (illegible} shot sent of a Letter to E.C. Cooper 85 {Mill?} Street new york {Jersey?} City with 1 Dollar {E?} losed paid the Postage Had a {Rourid?} of 2 From Davy 8th Ploughing Broke the Point Sowed 2 1/2 of Rease James Stuch &amp; Dan Came Bargaine for 3 Dollars a Month Dan Went off took the Mop George Bosell going out with Dan. got a Letter &amp;sent one Back Old Bovair Came went to Lancaster for Lines for his hooks him and Pete Had Bakers Came took 1 Bundle of straw to their shanty at the h{letter e over a}d of the {Planed?} 9th Sunday Mr Ferguson Preached on the Front John Cameron got his girl christened. Ellen to Church the Boys &amp; I went up to see Bovairs shanty Thunder &amp; LIghtening Ellen stopt at Bakers all night 10th Ellen came home Francis &amp; Henrys Girl came with her Bovair crossed took home my Boots from Secors Bovair set his Line Francis here with his hog Christee here Ploughed the Garden Ploughing Back of the Barn Cut backs {Frausen?} More Chickens 7 of them 11th Ploughing {surcring?} {Peahe?} some Finished them about 3 Bushel</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">May the 12th 1858 Mr James Cameron</span></h2> <p>Bog Island small pigs 5 of them More hands 12th planting the Garden with 3 kinds of Potatoes Bovair got a sturgeon for the first Bovair crossed over came Back high wind had a small {smeather?} got Last going to his shanty Bought 2 needles over at Bakers. Shelling corn for the hog {Sniders?} Moved to {Leives Blondeau?} 13th Bovair here for his Breakfast him &amp; Pete Got 2 sturgeon Ploughing Back of the Barn The Collar Hurting the Mare Henery, George &amp; Francis {illegible} here Holy Thursday; Friday the 14th Finished sowing the Pease about 4 1/2 Bushels sowed altogether. 15th Ploughing a Little set the stake for the Lina Bovair crossed seen Angus at the Front sent a Letter home Ellen at the Garden 1 Bed of Onions planted the Mare sore with the Collar hurting her 16th Bovair Came had the Plough {Point?} not the right kind {Clrickey?} with him {Batteuce?} going to be married or was married on the 6th of May Francis here some Beans {Thomas?} Davis Fits Stepehns here caught a Lamb after the Little Pigs trying to get them home 17th Monday Killed the Hog Tom got a sturgeon From Bovair Lewis &amp; George Bosell here William Hamilton &amp; Sandy here got a sturgeon From Bovair got 3 1/2 of Wheat &amp; 2 of Oats some Beans &amp; pumpkins seed 18th Moses Blondeaus Raphael at A Grants Ellen there Lews Bosell here for her Went with Bovair to the Line {illegible} Farming the Wheat {Coshing?} the Line at the River 19th A Simmons here for sticks a Fight after the Raphael {illegible} {Darndy? Mrs Spinks Wife Daughter paid Brauas 1/4 to Andrew</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Big Island Lake St Francis May the 20th 1858</span></h2> <p>Hugh Ann came Lewis &amp; George put Heracrops Went to Bakers Old Bovair &amp; Pete and I Bought of A {Summers?} Salts H {Saleratens?}{Suling?} Seedles {illegible} 1/2 paid Heard of Mr Spinks Wife. Came home seen to Sniders. {Watter?} talking about his {coft?} no points Went to Charlie about going to Williamstown Jack &amp; I {Hooker?} to Charlie &amp; a price of Pork La Perch &amp; Tom Cotters here to see {Boavo?} for sturgeon The Indians in St Regis getting their Water money Friday Morning the 21st Charlie Here Raining all Day 22nd Charlie &amp; {Jack?} Went off took the Pork and Wheat &amp; Basket Ellen &amp; Hugham crossed with Bovair took a Paddle to the Basin &amp; Salt to Bovair {Clucky?} Back with Bovair young Goshins 6 or 7 trimming the Hickory Trees Let out the Horses to Graz 23rd Charlie came Heard of {illegible} A Baker &amp; A McInnis here for sturgeon from Bovair Russell A {Calve?} 24th {illegible} Day {Birth?} {illegible} the Black Mare to Work {"Jim of Copkins here" written above} alone planted Nigger Toes or Cow Horns as come call them Christee here Lent him 1/4 of a Dollar to Buy sturgeon from Bovair to 1 Basket From Christee paid Bovair a crops with clucky Moved his shanty for the 3rd time the {Arabran?} went up Full Steam Ploughing &amp; Harrowing the Potatoes {illegible} at the Back of the House put 25 planting Potatoes Bouvair croped Bought {Tan?} of A Sniders 6 {cent symbol} 3 {cent symbol} to Be paid Nicholsons here with Bouvair for the Canoe to take the {storing?} the J {Slasch?} as then said Chickens 26th Fixing the Red Canoe Christee here with 1/3 paid {text cut off} Bouquet Aground out before the {Door?} {after?} Boards at Christees Began to plough some {Ellen?} &amp; Ellen Came &amp; Henerys Girl Bovair Crossed no candles</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron Big Island May the 27th 1858</span></h2> <p>Henerys Girl went Home. I went to Nicholsons for the Canoe John &amp; George Came Home with it 2 Men Here of a Barge for Sturgeon sold one of Bovaris to them 28th Ellen &amp; the Bovairs went to Salmon River Sent a Letter to E.C. Cooper &amp; Co 85 Wall Street N.Y. {P.B or P.D..?} Got Jimmys Pants {"Tea" written below} &amp; Cotton Ploughed the piece of Corn Below the Butternut Tree, Began Before the Door to Plough put in the sheep, Let The Horses out at night, Mosquitoes getting Bad, The Ground pretty Hard to plough 29th Ploughing Before the Door Put out the Calves to their Pasture. Turkey Chickens {now?} Bovair Crossed 30th Went to Christees Jimmy &amp; I Got the Boards at {na?} Howta's Island Thomas Monroe here Mary {Yon?} &amp; Duncan &amp; {Dany?} Charlie Rose &amp; {Annie Jo?} Snider &amp; {illegible} Rob Summers &amp; George Bosell here Henerys 2 children and {Semas?} 2 Boys Butchered the Sturgeon for Thomas 31st I crossed to Bakers for the {P Rout or P Point 2/6 Ln?} Black 6{cent or shilling symbol} 3 p A Treat From David Took the Crackers from Bought of A Summers 2 yrs of Cotton 1/6 1 Cap 1/3 {Comle?} 6 Buttons Thread {1?} (3/4 {illegible} Planted some Before the Door Sent David Summers his 2 Bushels of Oats with Bovair seen A McRory on the Front Andrew J Baker away on the Bouquet By Mistake Gave {illegible} Goat to Bosells to {Fise?} to make small {Arewettra?} for Milk</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Mr James Cameron I St Francis 1st June 1858</span></h2> <p>Bovair sowed about a Bushel of Wheat for the first Wheat sowed Planting Beans &amp; Pumpkins at the Butternut Tree more Wheat in Corn Grown Blow the Butternut Tree Put Poles to the {Hope?} Saved about 2 of Oats Back of the Barn cut the Ears of the Lambs 2nd of June Plough at the Lower Point Bosell home with the Goat 7 1/2 Price went to Fish Perch 3rd Ploughing Lower {illegible} for {illegible} rows Potatoes out the Line at the {Hoop?} {illegible} "{sowed 2 of oats Below the Barn" written above} Bovair 22 Semons Wife here about the {Graines?} shelled the corn 4th of June Went to {Sahron?} River Bought of {illegible} 3 1/4 of{Rowder?} 6 {Copper?} 1/2 lbs 4 1/2 Bought of J Cameron &amp; Co 1/2 lbs Tea {illegible} 1 Line 7 1/2 1/2 lbs Tobacco 7 1/2 Bought of B. Baker 2 1/2 {illegible} 1/6 per yd. {3/9?} 1/2 Gallon Whiskey 1/3 {Elastie of Fuset?} yd 1 1/2 {illegible} pipes of candles 3 {cent symbol} Handkerchief 6 {cent symbol} Bought George 3 Dishes 1/3 {illegible} here Planting Potatoes &amp; Pumpkins Henerys Girl here all night Jimmy Staving 5th Ploughing on the Lower Point Jimmy sick Henerys Girl croped with Bovair Dan came Covair went off Left his Line Plate Bowel {Turnbler?} Planting Potatoes &amp; Beans Before the Door Farming Wheat 6th Sunday Went to Charlies Tom Davis Came got 2 sturgeons one on Bovairs Line 7th Ploughing Dan Went off with Charlie in the Canoe took the Barrel of Crackers &amp; Plants Thomas gave me a Hair Line gave me 11 {cent symbol} after the 1/4 I gave to Bovair Tom {illegible} his hooks</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>List of Books By James Cameron Goldsmiths Animated Nature in 5 Vol Byrons Works Against the Fears of Death or Christian Consolation The Fulfillings of the Scriptatures "The History of England History of Scotland History of the United States I Dictionaries {diarist crossed out writing} 2 in English 1 in Galic 1 in French Parley's Universal History Charles 12th of Sweden, Shipwrecks of Disasters at sea Bonnapart Gacirlun, {diarist wrote "Lent" above last word} Book {diarist wrote Lent above last word} of Fate The Pirates {diarist wrote "notes" above last word} Book. the Indian B Letter Book, Book of {diarist wrote the word "fixing" above last word} of 1000 songs. Burns Poems. T Champions of Church Testaments, alfred 1 vol. 3 cooking Books. Lord Broughham Popular Geography schole geography + atlas Mathematicks Geometry T Grammars {diarist wrote "2 or 3" above last word} Latin French + English Note Books 5 Cyphering Books Copy Plates The Hospital Book Water Cure Mrs Parlingtons Carpet Bag of Fun Tales of a Granfather (Life of Robert Bruce Peter B has got this) got it)</p> <p>{diarist uses ink to draw detail calligraphy} Lake st Francis Sir James Cameron</p> <p>June the 7th a New Boat goin Down the name {author leaves a blank},, High wind killed a sturgeon</p> <p>Tuesday the 8th M Donald + Wife here shearing the sheep for Captain Fraser Point Lorant sheared our sheep Rankin here sowed W Rest Before the Door planted corn Tom set his Line with the Buoy to it Charles Tefferes here from Williamstown took 2 Bags of the Tennet Jimmys Boots stopt all night 9th Marys Birth Day Ploughing Looking for Toms Line. Tom went off to {illegible} another, went to semos to came {illegilbe} potatoes semo on the Boshure</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>James Cameron. B.T.L. St 4 June 14th 1858 The Indians Down about the Drowned Man Gave them 40 on {?} of Rent snow Plant the Rest of the Potatoes 11 Bushels in all I went to Nicholsons for a Bolt for the Point of the Ploughgot 2 the {illegible from mould on page} stole. {?} Dish and a Paddle gave 5 lbs of {illegible from mould on page} to Semos to Be Niturned. {illegible ink blotting} Back of Garden finished it. very wt. Luns Bosele here stopt all night 16th Christee here got Tolaeao Ploughing A Na ee the Montreal &amp; he Boston the Boston ahead us far aas I could see; 17th SOwed wheat 1 Bushel, PLough McInnish here with the Mare &amp; Colt. set a fire Occt{?} for Ashes {diarist doodles with ink on page} Mr P Baker Dn To James Cameron June 10th Lent a I. Baker 2 " 7 1/2 1st of July lent a I. Baker 3/5 {?}0.6.4 1/2 June 10th to 1 muskrat 11 January 17th to 1/3 tea I. Baker {illegible small text} 0.2.3 {illegible text ink blotting/scratched out} ashes 4 Buy 40 1/3/up oak 2/y 1/2 5/ 1/2 3' Douglas to to 2 /12 Ashes 2{?} 2"1 November 5th to 2 bushles 1 peck {diarist writes vertically within line} 5 5 4 40 ______ 5 2 {diarist resumes writing normally on lines} 1-5 {diarist begins writing vertically at bottom of the page forming a list} Potatoes 12 Dollars 2 {illegible ink blot} Neapay {?} 3 Dollars {illegible ink blotting on next 3 lines in his list} cutting the Peaes I {?} Day morning Paid 2/6 Huron a {?} 1/2 6 Dollars Corn &amp; Potatoes sew &amp; Paid {?} Potatoes {diarist makes naother equation further down} James Cameron {illegible} {diairst makes another vertical list closer to the bottom of the page} Thrashed 4 of Pease Huey got 1 1/2 {?} Lashey 11 {?} 51 of oats {?} 15 of Thrashed Wheat 3 1/2 I thrashed</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{top of page limited visibility from molding} Mr James Cameron The Steamer America Went Down Began snowing the other Piece Oats Behind the Garden hoeing 19th Went to salmon River with Wheat &amp; {illegible from mold} Bovain with stingeon sowed the rest if the {illegible from mold} Bonight of I. Cameron &amp; Co 4 yds stinting 2/ 1 lbs tea {illegible from mold} 1 Thumble 1, Bought of Johnson 1 Thumble P. Got 1 Dish from Grange 8 cents, Bought of B. Baker 1 Jackkife 1/~ 1 lb sugar 6 2 caudles 3 2 yds of Cloth 3/~ 1/2 yd Cotton 3 Button Thred 4: Matches 1 paper 3 {?} P 1 Luart. Wheats Dan 2/6. Cash swapt fats Gave 7 1/2 to Boot Gave Helen {illegible from mold} Patrick Glackan or Lankin &amp; C Frankie here Had a {illegible from mold} 20th Sunday {?} on 2{?} Victoria Pat{illegible from mold} here Pat Gave me a 1lB for stingeon 21st Bought {illegible from mold} 2 from Bosele for the 1/3 and I stood in the {illegible from mold} Pat took Breakfast Walter. Frank &amp; John {illegible from mold} here with their Eatine{?} Horses Pilots {illegible from mold} from the Gateau 5g then Ellen croped {illegible from mold} Plants, &amp; A Loaf of Bread to 6 luckey {illegible from mold} Pike &amp; Perch trouting 22nd Our {?} Birth Day Ploughing for Buckwheat Hoeing Potatoes Making the Fire &amp; the Fences Frances Dog came {illegible from mold} here Bosells here with linnings Pants paid {illegible from mold} for them 1/~ cash gave hem my Pants to {illegible from mold} 23rd Hoeing Beans Potatoes fulling Cotton Cutting {illegible from mold} Painted the stearn g the Big canoe Rob Jack {illegible from mold} Hamilton here for stingeon 24th set the Big [illegible from mold} fire Harrowing sowed Hay seed Lost my Knife {illegible from mold} up at the Fire steamming the corn at the upper {illegible from mold} Peet the calve out of the barn. Banshed {illegible from mold} a race 25th Ellen croped with Brans to the {illegible from mold} Bosells here with my trousers told them {illegible from mold} stand in the hay 2/` sowed {illegible from mold} Place of Buckwheat. 26th {illegible from mold} from Williamstown Allen went with them {illegible from mold}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Big Island June the 2{7} 18{58}</p> <p>{Some of the words run off the right side of the page and some are covered by black mould on left side and bottom}</p> <p>Sunday the 27th Bravo here for flour 3½ lb lot salt Francis here Semow here Charlie here Sent 4 B of Oats with Charlie to Williamstown John &amp; Jim Nicholsons here.</p> <p>28th Semow &amp; his crew here at the Potatoes Bovair Raising his Line Stephen Tyo here &amp; Peter Baker Ellen Came home to 3d from Semow for Butter putting the Calves on the Pitt Point taking home Ashes Put in the Little Pigs cleaning out the Barn Gave Semow a Little Pig Going to Work in the Hay for a Day or so Ji{?}y stuck crossed with Semow A strange Man Going about in a Little Boat The Horses hurted the Dog.</p> <p>29th St Pete &amp; St Pauls Day Charlie come from Williamst{likely Williamstown} Brought 1 Box of Matches and the 2 Bags Back Smallman here Fishing. Jack and I went roun{d} the Island Hoeing some rain E &amp; West Wind took home some Ashes</p> <p>30th E &amp; W Wind A Ra{illegible} Out Before the Door The Last Day of June The Coteau Pelots here stopt all night had Breakfast Tom here for Ellen to go the Banshee Passed the Sallabarey at the Pitt Point.</p> <p>1st of July the Pilots Went off Tom &amp; Ellen went off Andrew Cameron</p> <p>2nd Conga Bel{off page} Raising a Barn a Dance to Be gott{H}icory the Pilots, at the Corn Hoeing Mr McDougal here Left his Bo{se} &amp; Bag Bosells took it Over</p> <p>July 2nd Went to Bakers with Ashes Jack and I pu{t} {black obscuring writing at left edge of page} to my accompt Bought a pair of Shoes {possibly for} {3/?/2} from McLeods Man Tom came with Ellen home the Jar to Be returned the Red{off page} Horse Drowned at Bakers Wharf. Took J{illegible}s {writing at bottom obscured by mould}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron B T L St F July 3rd 185{8}</p> <p>Went to Fort Covington or French Mills holding American Independence the Fashion Went to Beauharnois with about 80 couple at 2 Dollars a Peice took 1 Bushel of Wheat 1 Bushel of Buckwheat 1/2 Bushell of Corn Bout 1½ lbs of Tea Or 3½ lbs. 1/B. 2 pc " 2/6 " Soda 4D Bottle to be returned 1 Glass of Soda 3 cents Stopt at Lukes had Dinner Stopt at Moviles seen to 2 plugs of Tobacco 3D Took Old D Cameron up the Ra{off page} Mrs Laplante in Salmon River and second seen Rankin Suse supposed to Be Drowned Ellen Hughann Jack and I went Down to Charlie's after Dark no one there But Ponto Came Back Sunday the 4th of July American Independence A Great Storm of Wind and Rain John Cary Walter Baker Sandy Grant {A} J. Baker &amp; Sarah and Amdea Laplante George Bosell &amp; Lewis. Moses Blondeau after Being Down with John Rankin.</p> <p>5 of July</p> <p>Our Johns Birth Day. the Americans Keeping it for the 4th of July Charlie here took Dinner Jack and I Looking for stic{k} in the Bush for the Cart Francis here got 1 Trace of Corn bot the Barrel from him 2/6, Semow here at his Potatoes</p> <p>6th Bosells taking up their Lines Lewis here Ellen &amp; HughAnn Crossed working at the cart Howing the corn at the upper End of the House</p> <p>7th Found an oak stick, Frances wife found one Charlie here at the Ashes Arrawettra here going to Christees.</p> <p>8th Charlie &amp; I at the Potatoes</p> <p>9th Finished the Potatoes at the End of the House</p> <p>{Writing at bottom by different writer and not clear.} {illegible ta{blacked out} I {illegible} McDougall {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron 10t{h} {July}</p> <p>HughAnn went off Charlie went off Arrewetra here Granny came Bought and eel from Henerys Girl 3½D Cash Raining Very Hard Save your Life here Old Lablaw &amp; Boy Thunder &amp; Lightling S Acrament in Lancaster those Days</p> <p>11 Sunday Raining very hard high Wind.</p> <p>12th Orangemans Day Raining Making Trenches to let the Water Run of the Wheat &amp; Oats</p> <p>13th Lablaw's Boy went with Francis to the Raft Lablaw went off. Left his axe Francis here about the Oak Grey &amp; Son in Law here got sticks for Padd{off page} got Milk 4½ D cash gave Jack 1/2 penney {E}llen on impudence took 4 Cash Began the other car for the Cart</p> <p>14th Dan Came took Henerys Dog. Went to Williamstown Charlie and Dan &amp; I took 4½ Bushels of Wheat 4? 4 Bushels of Oats 1/2 Bushel of Salt the Jars Stone Churn &amp; Knife Basket Stopt at the Lancaster Bridge gave Dan 2D for crackers 4D to Charlie for pint of Whiskey the River very high going to Williamstown</p> <p>15 Coming home stopt at John McPherso{n} Rapids to Fish Smoke &amp; Read seen Greer took Angus McGilles across the Ri{off page} stopt at Charlies seen Francis at his corn Left 3 Bags with the Wheat in to be Returned Seen Johns Letter concerning the ___.</p> <p>16th Semow at his Potatoes Granny crossed with Semow Ellen &amp; Jack to Bosells to get his cloths made Sent the Broad Axe to Nicholsons with {word obscured with mould but could be Semow} Shows in cornwall</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>July the 17th 18{remainder hidden by black mould}</p> <p>Mr. James Cameron on B.T.L St Fra{black mould - likely Frances}</p> <p>The Shows in Lancaster - Cleaning up Stairs Black birds Beginning to Flock A {R}aft out Before the Door Very Sick heard the music from Lancaster. Making soap</p> <p>Sunday the 18th Christee here Walter &amp; Sarah Baker here Charlie here</p> <p>19th Went to Salmon River Charlie &amp; I Bought 1 scythe 4p 2 rakesDS 1/6 1 pair of shoes 6/3 1 lb of Tea 1/3? 1/10½ 22/1½ Tobacco 3D Powder 1/2 lb 1/2 Shot /4 Starch /6 Candles /3D Whiskey 7½ 1/2 lb crackers 14 ) to 6 yds of shirting @ 10D per yd 5/- Thread &amp; Buton 1 lb sugar 6) Angus Moses Allen McInnis Andrew Sum{o} here Old Angus Grant for the Mare I got 2 Eels From Henery at the Upper Point Bosells a Bee cutting Francis Island</p> <p>20th sent Word with Henery to George Semo Cutting Hay at Christees Island D Baker's Men Working at the cart Put the Bell on Russel.</p> <p>21st George Semow Came at 2, o,clock Fixing the cart Grinding scyths Henery got the Gaff hook. Found an oak stave</p> <p>22nd Mowing the Grove Raining</p> <p>23rd Went for chips cut a Hicory took ha{mould - could be half} the Bark Raining</p> <p>24th Arrewetra here wi{mould} Grannys Basket</p> <p>? Mowing Back of the Garden {J}enny Lind &amp; Passport a Race</p> <p>25th St James Day. Went to Charlie's Tucked against the East Wind Took Dennis there had a Round &amp; Sugar Mr Thomas Davis Fits Stevens here George Went over Christees here George Bosell here &amp; McIntosh took Char{mould}</p> <p>the 12th From Charlies, Left the Hospital A Man Drowned Buried on Thomas Isl{and} All the Little Pigs Dead 12 of them</p> <p>{A separate page showing under this one. Much of writing covered}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Big Island Ju{ly?}</p> <p>Semow here to Mow, Got a Basket from Francis Wife. Made 6 coils of hay Tom Fishing Gave Semow a Stave to make a Paddle for {turning} Semow wanting George to pay for the Canoe</p> <p>27th Mowing Tom here.</p> <p>28th Tom Went off Mrs Gray Jacop and His Family here Gave Jacop Padde to make Gave Grays Son in Law Axe handles and paddles got a Paddle From Mrs Gray Got a Sturgeon From Lashey at the Upper Poi{nt} The Mare had her Colt on the (27th) Tried McInniss Mare to Work Tried our own</p> <p>29th Mowing some after chips Went to Cachintoga Isla{nd}</p> <p>{written between the lines} The Colt Dead</p> <p>30th Mowing</p> <p>31st Mowing &amp; gathering Making Coils Francis children here.</p> <p>1st of August or Lammas Day. Charles here {written above the line} Shoes 7/6 got the Loan of my short Gun. Shot a Mink. George Went to Williamstown for the horse Andrew &amp; David Summers here Lewis Bosell here Christees here George &amp; Jim Nichols here A Great Hurra about Paget Sound.</p> <p>2nd Au{g} Semow came across with George got 1/3 {off page - might be in} Williamstown Fixing the cart Mo{off page} Thistles in the Evening</p> <p>3rd Went to Bakers 2½ of Ashes to my accompt 2/1 1 scythe stone /4 got Walters Mare &amp; Collar got the Lottery Letter from A Summers by Paying 1 Postage and giving a Recipt got the scow Fro{m} Mrs Summers got 1 Coarse Comb from Andrew Summers 1 Quiat of Wh{off page} 1½ Returned the Jar to A Summers Got A. Summers Johns son to come across with the scow Ellen Crossed gave her 4 {mould covering words} in the first Hay</p> <p>4th George Sick, Ellen ca{off page} {mould covering word on left}th here from Chatuaguay</p> <p>5 putting in &amp; Mowing {mould} Handle in the fork Allen came</p> <p>{black mould covering the bottom of page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{This page very light so some writing difficult to make out.}</p> <p>the 6th 1858</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Big Island, Augst</p> <p>Angus &amp; Jack Went off Putting in Hay</p> <p>7th Putting in Hay Mowing</p> <p>8th Sunday Preaching on the Front By Mr Ferguson. Ellen &amp; George crossed a very warm Day. the Squire very low at Careys.</p> <p>9th Mowing &amp; Putting in Shot 2 Chucks Bosells then About the Peak George crossed for Cap &amp; Shot /11D Paid</p> <p>10th Mowing the thistles Drawing up the 10 Peices of Timber. Put them Behind the Barn Making coils</p> <p>11th {Charles} here for Dinner Running I caught a Pike &amp; Perch) Begin to Mow the Oak Field in the Swamp George &amp; I Then Worked getting {too light to read properly.}</p> <p>12th put in a Load {of} hay Turning the hay Went to Semows got A pig From Semow</p> <p>13th Went to Salmon River George &amp; I Bought J. Cameron 1 lb Tea 1/10½ Cash 1 Paper Tobacco Bought of Winkler 1 Bunch of hair Pins 4D Bought of Congdon 1 oz of acid /3D Bought of Baker 1 Quart Whiskey 7½ 2 lb sugar 1 p 2 combs /8{?} sweetys 2D yeast /4D crackers /1D 1/2 lb Candles /6 1 Handkerchief /6 for George) stopt a While at the Custom House. Led George over withe the Doctor to the Squires Came Home alone Left his Gun with Whitney The Squire Poorly</p> <p>14th put in 2 Loads of Hay Cutting in the Swamp Ellen &amp; George crossed Old Lablaw here got his axe had his Fiddle Ellen going to Kirk with Bakers George Broke a Paddle</p> <p>15th Sha{illegible}Died Raining at night East Wind Gray Son in Law took the Axe handles got milk Allen &amp; George &amp; I for Long B Berries</p> <p>16 Went to Bosells for Ellen</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron 16th August 1858</p> <p>Went to the Kit Kit Island for Eels Went to Christees for Charlie not at Home Got Eels at the Kit Kit Bosells Began the Pease 4 of them Went to the Upper Po{off page} Traded Knives with Henery got 2 Eels to Boot Got 4 Minnow Hooks from Henery Found one of the sheep dead</p> <p>17th Bosells here at the Pease Mowing Put in 5 Loads of Pease Charlie here. Bosells Bad with the Measels</p> <p>18th Began the Stack of Pease put 3 Loads in it. {written above line - Squire Cameron departed} put another Load in the Barn up on the sticks put 3 Loads in the East end of the Barn Bosells Finished the Pea{se} Some rain Henery &amp; Boy here fixed the Paddl{e} High Wind Rafts going {illegible}</p> <p>19th Put in the Last of the Pease 14 Loads Making coils in the bak feild Fixing the Fence the Horses bad shot at Luck</p> <p>20th Took one Load out of the Oak field Running put one Load in the East End of the Barn</p> <p>21st Dan came. Mowing some Down at the Pond {illegible} put more thistles on the {illegible} Found {?}est in the Weeds Got 2 Eels From the Indians got a Paddle From Jacop Sundey the</p> <p>22n Raining high Wind New Corn</p> <p>23rd Crossed with Dan. Gave Ellen 6 pence Took home the Apples From Suples. Bought of A. Summers 1/2 lb Powder - &amp; 1/2 lb Shot Plate paid Thrashing Pease</p> <p>24th Thrashing Put in a Load of Hay Fanning.</p> <p>25th put up the Hogs Semow Began to thrash him &amp; Be{off page} Went to Salmon River Bought of D Cam{off page} Combs 5D Cloth 2/6 Tea 1/10½ Matches 6 penc{e} Bought 1 lb of tea 1/3 &amp; 1/2) 1/11½ 1/2 for George Bought Blonde 1/8 Whiskey 1/3 Tar 1/6 Rosin 8</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Augst 25th 1858</p> <p>Bought Lead Pencel 5C 1 lb Shot /6 Thread 3{?} sweety 1/2</p> <p>26th of August Went to the Kit Kit from Eels Went to Charlies got {illegible} &amp; A Hook Ellen crossed gave her 1/3 for Eels at Henerys Got 5 Shooting at the Black Birds.</p> <p>27th Semow Fanning the Pease 25 Bushels Semow 2½ of Pease Semow Went home. Rainng some</p> <p>28th Bosells here for the pay of Cutting the Pease got 5 Bushels George Crossed at 11 o clock</p> <p>29th Sunday Walter Baker Charlie Mose Rob Summers Moses Isacc Blondea &amp; Lewis Bosell all here up From the Long - Black Berries Allen got hurted in the Forehead</p> <p>30th Granny Came. George here Sick with the Measles got Vinegar &amp; a Bottle The Indian Charles Cook &amp; his son-in Law here got Potatoes, Paddle Stuff some tobacco &amp; Milk.</p> <p>31st Ellen came from the Raffle, only 6 days gone. {written above line}Allen McDonell Dance (Giving out Jobs on the Road on the 30th) Drawing 6 hips put in 2 Loads of Hay out of the swamp The Black Birds very Bad.</p> <p>Wednesday 1st of September</p> <p>The Indians making an oar &amp; 2 paddles got 1/2 Bushell of Potatoes to Get Eels for them got a stick for to round the Edge of There Canoe for making the oar Lent them the Gimlet</p> <p>2nd Moses Blondeau &amp; Julia &amp; Sarah Baker here Fixing the Red Canoe</p> <p>3rd McLean theBlacksmith here Got 6 Square peices 1 Elm 2 pines, 3 Hemlocks. Went to Munroes for shingles Raining</p> <p>4th Ellen Granny &amp; Allan Charlie all went to Lancaster 6 Dozen of Eggs got Sugar gave Charlie 2 pence for 4 Eels &amp; 1 Pickerell from the Indians got the Gimlet from them cutting some of the oats Back of the B{page corner cut off}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron September the 5th Sunday high Wind,</p> <p>6th Nicholsons here for the Big Canoe to go to Salmon River had the news of John Duncan being in Sail. Put the Hogs in the Pen Before the Door. Henery here to Dinner shot a Duck a Saw Beak</p> <p>7th Jacop here Arrewetra here Jacop wanting to Make Brooms Allen Roy here got the Loan of the Canoe to go to Salmon River took Dinner</p> <p>8th Henery &amp; Boy here took Dinner &amp; Supper Wind High Francis Came home some things stole at Francis house &amp; at Frasers Henery sued for the Road Work gathering Oats Black Cherries Ripe</p> <p>9th George Came Put in a Load of Oats Cut 5 sheaves of Wheat got Sick and Went home Jim Nicholson home with the Canoe put in another Load of Oats. Bought 3 Basket of the Indians.</p> <p>10th Friday McInnes took away his horses Christee here got the Loan of the Spear &amp; Jack got a Cupfull of salt Brought a Knife here that they took in mistake from Williamstown Allen &amp; I a Fishing Raining tonight</p> <p>11th Cutting Oats The Indians Left their Fat Hens here</p> <p>12th Sunday Preaching on the Front Caty &amp; Dan came From Williamstown Sent the 2½ Dollars with them.</p> <p>13th Began to Reap the Wheat Francis here Went to Francis Got 12 lbs of Pork on accounts of What he owed m{e} Ellen &amp; Dan Went to Fras{k}ers {?} Sandy Came Charlie here Got some Eells From Charlie</p> <p>14th Put in 2 Loads of Oats Francis Semo here for an Order, the Black Birds Bad</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the 14th 1858</p> <p>Mr James Cameron September</p> <p>Went to Salmon River Sandy &amp; I Bought of David Baker 1 lb candles 1p Quart H Wines 1/3 1/2 lb Powder 1p 2 lb Shot 1p 1 Bunch Cotton yarn 7/6 I owe 2/6 on the Cotton yarn yet 1 pipe {1/2} Bought of Dan Cameron 1 lb Tea 1/10½ 1 paper of Pins /4½D pence 1/2 lb Tobacco 7½D Made a Bargain with Old Mr Buchannan for the Oak stick Mr Luke to take it up 86 lb q Pease 5 york shilling a Bushel took Back the Pease Seen John Ferguson &amp; Peggy in Fort Covington Stopt at Lukes coming home Gave Grindell Streete{s} 5p in Cash towards what I owed him</p> <p>15th Binding wheat put in 13 stooks of Wheat for the First.</p> <p>16th Raining all the Indians here from the Kit Kit Got 2 axe helves &amp; 2 Paddles Gave Gray 1/2 Bushel of Potatoes Bought From Gray's Son an Umbrella 2/6 Birds Bad.</p> <p>17th Dan Sandy &amp; Caty Went off put them to Peters B. Door The St Lawrence aground above the Light House the Whitby Propeller tried her Broke the Line &amp; Left the Charlevoix came Down. Hitched to her and towed her up to Cornwall Firing at the Blackbirds Spreading the Sheaves</p> <p>18th Raising Potatoes to take to Williamstown Cut Broom sticks.</p> <p>19th Arrewetra here with 1 Broom. I went to Charl{ie} took Dinner there got some caps from him Allen McInnis &amp; Isacc Blondeau here about the Squirrel hunt took home Charlies shir{off page} Looking at Flags of All nations on Handkerchief)</p> <p>Monday the 20th The Squirrel hunt I &amp; John Carey &amp; Duncan Grant here shooting at them my Powder too coarse Ellen Crossed to t{he} Dance The Lower End Won Bakers Sale</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Black mould covering right edge of page.}</p> <p>Mr James Stuck on L{?}ock Dr L {illegible}</p> &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;/tbody&gt; <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p>T</p> </td> <td> <p>1 pair of Blue Pants Thread Buttons Lining &amp;c Making</p> </td> <td> <p>0"</p> </td> <td> <p>2 {illegible}</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>To</p> </td> <td> <p>Cap Shirt Buttons Thread Coat Comb HandKerchiefs</p> </td> <td> <p> </p> </td> <td> <p>4 {illegible}</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>To</p> </td> <td> <p>2 yrds Stuf Trousers Cards Lining Buttons Thread</p> </td> <td> <p> </p> </td> <td> <p>6 "</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> </p> </td> <td> <p>Making of Pants to Bosells 1p Vest 7½</p> </td> <td> <p> </p> </td> <td> <p>{illegible}</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>T</p> </td> <td> <p>1 HandKerchief 10D  Cash 2D</p> </td> <td> <p> </p> </td> <td> <p>{illegible}</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> </p> </td> <td> <p> </p> </td> <td> <p>____</p> </td> <td> <p>____</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> </p> </td> <td> <p> </p> </td> <td> <p>16</p> </td> <td> <p>{illegible}</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>{Coil scribble across the page}</p> <p>{12.6  18.9</p> <p>          12.6</p> <p>           6.3}</p> <p>July the 18th J Cameron Dr to D Baker 1858</p> &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;/tbody&gt; <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p> </p> </td> <td> <p> </p> </td> <td> <p>£</p> </td> <td> <p>S</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>To</p> </td> <td> <p>6 yds of shirting 10 &amp; 5p l lb sugar 6D Button 3 {Thred} 2D</p> </td> <td> <p>0</p> </td> <td> <p>6</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>14 Sept</p> </td> <td> <p>To 2/6 on Cotton yard - Paid this</p> </td> <td> <p> </p> </td> <td> <p>2</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p>23.9</p> <p>12.6</p> <p>11.3</p> <p>George Semow Derushie Dr</p> <p>                              To James Cameron</p> <p> </p> &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;/tbody&gt; <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p>To Canoe 10p 1 pair Shoes 7/6 {?}</p> </td> <td> <p>£ 0"17"6</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>To Comb /4 HandKerchief /6  1/2 lb Tea  1/3</p> </td> <td> <p>0"2"1</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>To Cash 1/3 1 lb Shot /6 1 Box Caps /5</p> </td> <td> <p>0"2"2"</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> </p> </td> <td> <p>____</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p> </p> </td> <td> <p>1:1"9</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>{Coil scribble across the page}</p> <p>A Man in the Wilderness asked of Me how many red Berries their Grew in the sea.  I gave him an answer as quick as I could  As many red herrings as Grew in the Wood</p> <p>{Writing sideways at bottom of page}  Pails Gonge  Mr James Con{illegible}y Lake at {illegible}ia</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Big Island Sept the {written above this line} 21st 1858</p> <p>{Black mould along the left edge and top of page}</p> <p>{J}acop here swapt hickory for Paddle Bought {illegible} Brooms 1 Basket put in 5 stooks of Wheat Before the Rain Thunder &amp; Lighting the Birds very Bad</p> <p>22nd Granny came John Nicholson put her across Gave me some Caps Gave John a hen Chicken Ellen came from the Squirel Dance.</p> <p>23rd put in some Wheat</p> <p>24th Mowing some Wheat Went to Nicholsons for John to Reap John came across with me took his Rifle</p> <p>25th Reaping John &amp; I Christee home with the spear &amp; Jack Grinding his axe I crossed with Ellen to go to the sacrament in Williamstown. Stopt at Francis Bought Pork of Them</p> <p>26th George &amp; Mat here Charlie here all night going to Salmon River Gave 7½ to Charlie for Whiskey George Semow here got a 1/3 for his Wages</p> <p>27th putting in Wheat John Nicholson came cutting Oats him &amp; I Walter Baker &amp; John Carey took away their Horses Ellen &amp; Caty came from Williamstown George Nicholson here sent 1 Dollar on acc of the Cotton Yarn 1/2 Dollar to come yet</p> <p>28th Caty Reaping John &amp; I. Finished the oats Behind the Garden Tried Jess to the Cart Went well put in some of the Oats &amp; Whe{at} Bill here Tom Davis came</p> <p>{part of the page ripped off. Entries showing on page underneath are transcribed later in October.}</p> <p>29th putting in Caty Reaping Began to Rain</p> <p>30th Tom &amp; Granny John Went off Angus came Allen went off</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron 30th a Sept 1858</p> <p>Bought the Stove of Walter Baker took out 2 Bags of Potatoes 3 Brooms 4 Axe handles. Wheel Allen &amp; Mrs {K}imb{?} Got 1/3 cash Treat at Davids &amp; Quart at A Sum{mers} Got the Loan of a Bottle From A Summers Went Down to the New House got the Key at Peters Came home</p> <p>1st of October the Barge at the Lower end of the Island Bill &amp; John Came Went to Salmon River Bought of G Streeter 1 pair of Boots 4 Dollars paid 2/6 on them Gave him 1 Dollar on the old accompt all clear for that Bought Allen's Boots 6/3 paid for them I owe him 3½ Dollars on m{illegible}yet Bought of Baker 1 lb shot 6D 1 Thimbl{e} 1½</p> <p>2nd Cutting the Last Oats Green Broke the scythe Mowing the Hay in the Back marsh Brought home the Load Broken slates From Bovairs Shanty</p> <p>3rd Leurs hence Bosell her{e}</p> <p>4th Semow at the Potatoes George Nich{off page} cutting hay Marsh Before the Door. Put in some Wheat. Cutting &amp; B{n}ding the Corn stalks took up a Load of Pumkins 83 Semow Raised 17½ Potatoes Caty Reaping</p> <p>5th George mowing the Back Marsh stopt all night</p> <p>6th George Went home Ellen &amp; Caty we{nt} to Williamstown called for Charl{ie} {part of page torn on left side} Semow Done of the Potatoes 56 Bushels altogether took them up in the Cano{e}</p> <p>7th put in 2 Loads of Wheat Bega{n} to Rain. Ther{off page} Going up E{ast} Wind</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Black mould on top of page}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Big Island Oct {written above this line} the 7th {covered}</p> <p>Taking the Rest of the Pumkins up Ellen HughAnn James Hugh Came</p> <p>8th Taking the Potatoes up From the River</p> <p>9th Thrashing Pease 2 Bushel Gave Francis Gi{v}(off page} 7½D for Pork</p> <p>10th Preaching on the Front Ellen &amp; HughAnn crossed to hamiltons James Hugh &amp; I to the head of the Island Big Bi{off page} here for a Chain and Coat to go to Williamsto{wn} Ellen came</p> <p>11th Court in Williamstown Sandy came. Squirrel hunt in Lancaster Taking in Wheat &amp; oats Drawing chunks of Boards</p> <p>12th Nicholsons here making their Stack of Marsh hay took home my coat Thrashing Pease</p> <p>13th Went to Salmon River stopt at Luk{es} the Fair Day in Dundee Bought of Louis Christe{e} 1 Axe handle 2D Bought of James Camero 1 lb tea 1/6 1 Box of Fair Pins 3 seen Mrs Hopk{off page} and James a treat From Luks Wife to be Paid talking to Luke about the stick a Dog Fight in Dundee</p> <p>14th Windy Set a Traps for the First Time Semo &amp; George here to thrash Pease</p> <p>15th Angus came James Hugh went {off page} took 1 Bushel Pease 3 Bushels Potatoes Apples &amp; Nuts 1 axe handle Semow Done Thrashing</p> <p>16th Fanning 19½ Bushels Ellen crossed George Nich{ol}son here Wild Geese came Ducks Begin to Hock in the channel Sandy Went to Williamstown with 19 Bushels Potatoes 12 or 15 Pumkins 2 Chest{illegible} 1 Bank Box Gave him 3 Traps to Get Fire{e}d Gave him my Watch I went to Andrew Summers to see if there was a Letter from Mr Luke. The Steamer Caroline sunk on the 14th)</p> <p>17th Sunday all alone Ellen &amp; me</p> <p>18th Shot a Du{illegible} Charlie came fixing my Traps</p> <p>19th the Games in William{stown} went to Salmon River with Charlie.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Black mould along the top and right side of page. Part of page cut off on right side}</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Big Island Lake St Joseph</p> <p>{B}ought of Baker 2 Box Cap 16 cents 1/2 lb Rounds {off page} lb Shot 1p 1 Quart Whiskey 1½ bought {off page} &amp; J &amp; J Cameron 1 lb Tea 1/3 1 box of Matches {off page}Lowe 5 {fi?} pence to the Said Firm {off page}lie Bought his Boots stopt all night</p> <p>{21}st Banking the House Christee here on {off page} 20th Brought a Basket of PumKins got a {couple Loads of Powder 1 Load shot Lent {off page} Traps to him the Water Falling very Lo{off page} the Marsh took home a Load of Chips</p> <p>{2}2nd Came for the Cows got my shirts from Williamst{own} {A}ll alone now</p> <p>23rd Semow &amp; Lewis Bondeau setti{ng} lines stopt all night high East Wind</p> <p>24th Wen{t} {off page} took the Red Canoe me putting the stick {off page} of the Marsh as the Water was high {off page}gh's Birth Day</p> <p>25th My Birth Day {off page} 2 Rats. Banking some</p> <p>26th Christee home with {off page}y Traps {outlined in a box - Jack}</p> <p>27th Charlie here for Salt {off page}hy McDonell Fisherman here for the sheep {off page}enrey &amp; Semows Boy home with the Canoe The {off page}opeller. Indian, Went up</p> <p>28th Chopping some</p> <p>{2}9th Drawing Drags</p> <p>30th Went to Charlies {words off page on both edges} Morning tied the geese &amp; TurKies G" &amp; "{off page} {Ch}arlie came went to Williamstown 1 Bushel of Pease {off page} Bushel of Nuts took 3 Basins took Back the Chi{off page on both edges} the Canoe at David Ross's</p> <p>31st Holy Eve {left side words covered with black mould to the bottom of page} home stopt at Greers stopt at the Lancaster {illegible}dge Charlie to Frasers 9D came home took Dinner Cha{off page} {illegible}ouse Killed a snake Charlie</p> <p>1st of November {illegible} Lasky here swapt 10 Traps for his G{off page} {illegible} Island</p> <p>2nd Banking house</p> <p>3rd Chopping {bottom of page covered with mould}</p> <p>5th Went to Secors got {illegible}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Big Island Nov 5th of 1858</p> <p>Charlie here Killing the Hogs John McGillis Ellen &amp; Caty Semows Boys taking up the line Jim Nicholson home with the chain got the Sicle &amp; Paddle</p> <p>6th Went off with the Pork high Wind</p> <p>7th Charlie went off Hunters at Charlies gave him a peice of Pork</p> <p>8th Chopping</p> <p>9th Went for Semow &amp; Went to Bosell's for Charlies Pants</p> <p>10th Went to Bakers with 2 Bushels 1 peck of Ashes 7{?} per Bushel 1/7 Hamiltons had a Ploughing Bee Tom Kennedy A letter from his Father I took the colt from the Mare</p> <p>11th Chopping</p> <p>12th Went Down with Charlies pants Met him coming up with his ashes turned Back gave me some Buck Shot &amp; Leds Went with him to Bakers. Bought of A Summers Powder 6D Pipes 1½ 1 sheet paper &amp; 2 pens 1D which comes to 8½ paid this Had a Treat at Davids 7½ Paid Archy Grant &amp; Walter settling about there Wood Witness me. Took home the Big Canoe in McInnis house for the first time 2 Frenchmen here Fishing Eels stopt all night</p> <p>13th Fishing Eels in the forenoon and showed them the Places Snowing and raining</p> <p>14th Went off got 1/2 Doz Cap from them Gave them a hicory {pole and helve}</p> <p>15th St Batte niece here with a note from Charl{ton} concerning going to mill Stole my Lines Feeding the Cattle Shot a Black Duck the Hawk Killing the hens</p> <p>16th Thrashing Wheat cleaning the Big Pipes</p> <p>17th Thrashing</p> <p>18th Fanning 1½ of Wheat Plucking Ducks</p> <p>19th Chopping</p> <p>20th Dan came Put fire out at the Lower Point Gildersleeve runing here now Andrew Summers got his goods</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Sir John's Island St Francis. Nov 21st {above line} 1858</p> <p>Semow &amp; Henery here taking up their Line 12 years to Day since Donald McMuster Departed this Life got 4 hooks from Semow to get 3 yet</p> <p>22nd Dan &amp; Killed the Sheep Dan Went off took file scates Wool Eels Apples</p> <p>23rd Snowing taking home Wood</p> <p>24th Made candles for the first A Race Between the Ranger &amp; the Whitby the men that had the Pine came Brought my Plain Spearing Eels in the Mud got 2</p> <p>25th The men went off</p> <p>{written between the lines} mowing some Light house</p> <p>26th Mr hill here about the sheep</p> <p>27th Mr Key, Peter &amp; Solomon here for the Sheep All Day Running for them got 3/5 from Key</p> <p>28th Big Bill here Christee here got a Br{illegible}</p> <p>29th Charlie here Grinding his axe no Light in hills Light house I went to Baker Bought of A J Ba{off page - could be Baker} 1/2 Quire of Paper 4½ 1 Plug Tobacco 7½ Poison 1/3 1 pipe 1/2 soap 4D 2/7½ paid this Captain Fraser Lost got Charlies 4 coppers Bought of A Summers 1D hoar hound Candy Got candle Wick &amp; Bottle milk 1 Plug of Tobacco at Nickolsons</p> <p>30 St Andrews Day a Raffle at Lancaster Set My Traps in the Upper Point</p> <p>1st of December Drawing Hay &amp; Wood</p> <p>2nd Went Down to Charles took up his Bea{ns} 1/2 Bushel and his Dog</p> <p>3rd Went to Bakers 1/2 Bushel Pease &amp; the Beans Bought a A Baker 1 Quart Syrup 11½ Got 1/3 &amp; 6 Gave Back 2½D Bought of A Summers 1 Quart Whiskey 7½ 1 lb Sugar 6½D 1D worth sweetys 1 plug Tobacco 2D sent of a Letter 6D paid Came home Fishing Eels got 2</p> <p>4th Charlie went hom East Wind Drawing Wood Began to Sno{w}</p> <p>5th Stormy</p> <p>6 Chopping</p> <p>7th Chopping the Little Bu{off page} {illegible}swelled The Hawk &amp; {?}rot playing the Devil on the {edge of page torn off}</p> <p>{figuring on bottom of page}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Mr James Cameron Lake St Francis December 8th 1858</p> <p>9th Thrashing Wheat</p> <p>10th Thrashing &amp; Fanning 1½ Bushel of Wheat</p> <p>11th Drawing Drags Windy Weather setting Fire in the Marsh Behind the Barn set 4 Traps</p> <p>12th Sunday a Fine Day</p> <p>13th Went around the Island Shot a Duck did not Get him cutting hurl{s}</p> <p>14th Drawing Drags a very fine Day Wild Geese come again</p> <p>15th Went across Bought of A Summers 1 Quart Syrup 1/4 lb Ginger 2D 2 oz salts 4D pipes 1D Hoar hound Candy 5D Granny at McInniss house</p> <p>16th chopping stove Wood, Around Looking at canoes</p> <p>17th not very Well cleaning the Big Pipes pretty cold cutting Drags Fixing the Pistol This Evening the Ice has a Notion to take But That Wind is {writing changes} Beginning which hinders it From taking</p> <p>18th Freezing Pretty Keen taking considerable in the North East End of the Island Drawing a Few Drags Ducks plenty Flying about a Cold night The Cattle Harty and Smart</p> <p>19th Frosty and cold E Wind Flurries of snow 1 hen Froze by stopping out of her house.</p> <p>20th A very Fine Day Drew some Drags Tried the Colt with a Rope to lead to the Water Thinking of crossing Left it till tommorow The Full moon came in Fine.</p> <p>21st East Wind The White owl came to visit again set a Trap for him at the Lower End Began to snow. Its a Blowing Hells Gates Through a Ministers Wig Drifting &amp; Snowing. chopping. Put the Calves in the Barn</p> <p>22nd Went to the Upper point to turn my Canoe took home a couple of Drags North Wind the Ice not taking much except the Bays</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>December the 23rd 1858</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Sir John's Island Lake St Francis</p> <p>23rd Of any time this Fall the Ice had not such a notion as this Morning as the Anchor Ice partly Jam'ed between here and Christees I went to the Upper Point to Fix my Canoe Drew home a Drag Fixed the Canoe at the Lower Point Fixed and Drew the Big Canoe &amp; Red Canoe the Boat and the other Canoe all in a Block on the Stocks. Before the Door. 3 &amp; Boat Before the Door &amp; at the Upper Point and 1 at the Lower Point making in all 5 Canoes &amp; 1 Boat Freezing hard ice not taken yet and its night 1 hen Froze</p> <p>24th The Ice taken Between us and Christees {written between the lines} Count Day in Williamstown. But the Air hole is Before the Door Took in the afternoon. Between us and Francis Isla {probably Island} crows Flying about</p> <p>25 Christmas Day all alone crossed the Ice in the afternoon met henery &amp; Jim Nicholson on North side of Francis Island Went to Henerys no Christimas came Home ice not very Good Jim HopKins crossed at Davids Heard of Lewis Bosell got his Foot Hurted Shot at a Gull and Killed her as I supposed put out my Canoe and She Began to Flutter and Went off</p> <p>26th Sunday Charlie came up I went to meet him Henery Lashy and Jim Nicholson came to Fish Eels</p> <p>27th Charles went to the Store for me 1 Quart of Whiskey 7½ Bushing the Road on the Ice. Snowing &amp; Thawing Some of The Ice Thin at the Little Island</p> <p>28th Charlie went home Gave him a)</p> <p>29th Charlie went to Lancaster Came up here to Tell me about the Baker had Molasses &amp; Bakers Bread Bushing the Road to Hamiltons</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>the 29th 1858</p> <p>Mr James Cameron Sir John's Island Dec</p> <p>East Wind The Coldest night this Winter As yet. Set 2 Traps for the Mink at the Upper Point</p> <p>30th Charlie here a Cold Day and night Potatoes Froze some</p> <p>31st Charlie Went off The Last Day of the Old Year Went to Lancaster Got 5 Loaves 2p Firing the Old Year away Went Down to meet Charlie Making Candles The Owl Flying around The Ball in Williamstown to night.</p> <p>1st Day January 1859 Charles here Nicholsons taking away their Stack of hay got the Loan of a Rope Charlie Went home</p> <p>2nd Sunday All Alone went to the head of the Island</p> <p>3rd Allens Birth Day Council in Williamstown I went to Bakers Bought of A Summers 1D worth of sweetys got a Paper From Davy Andrew Baker got the Molases out of the Barrell 5 went Across 2 of Nicholsons &amp; 3 Bosells to hunt Rats got the Coat at Bakers pipes {written above line - almanack 4?} Went the Upper Point Road Came Back by Francis Island in at Nich{off page} at Semows Dan {T}renon Departed in Williamstown the Road not Bushed at Summer's's but good crossing</p> <p>4th at home cutting Wood Set out poison 3 Bates for the Fox the Water commencing to Rise on the ice</p> <p>5th Drawing Drags Angus Came had a Basket of varieties took Back a Broom &amp; BasKet of &amp; history of England for Ellen Horse Rug &amp; an Almanack a roman paper Writing the Song the California Boys Eel Fishers Down on the Ice</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/14ac9cb5334005842cce5fcc0efaf9a2.pdf 2591ce9402190e3d5d66a889cf9da90b PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/efab6df6313b1c65bf726dcdea13b1b7.pdf 9be56c53716ec5d65bea810fb36aa3e3 PDF Text Text Samson Howell (1832-1870) 1868-1869 Diary Transcribed by RDA Volunteers Diary 1868 Wed Jany 1 Snowed some last night & a little all day had a new-years dinner Thomas & Mary Westwood was here for dinner very nice & mild all day Thur 2 Nice & mild all day Stephen helped John F. Powers to draw Straw from other barn F. G. Ashbaugh called to get pay for a Skip of Bees I got from him, had no money. Uncle Wm Behimer & Helen Behimer & Margaret Templer came in afternoon staid all night Fri 3 Very nice & mild looks some like a thaw foggy like John & I went to Brantford with the Sleigh in afternoon now Sleighing John went to get an Overcoat & some flanel for Shirts John H. Kitchen came home with us he was pretty well on Uncle Wm Behimer went from here to Aunt Sarah Smiths & then home George Kitchen brought my democrat waggon home in forenoon Sat 4 Snowed some last night & in afternoon Snowed pretty hard but very soft & damp stayed at home all day John F. Powers went away before day light said he was going to Woodstock on a visit Charles Buck came to do the chores for John at night Staid all night Sunday Jany Sund 5 Very calm but cloudy all day Staid at home John Powers came home again before dinnertime Charles Buck went home in afternoon Mond 6 Not quite as warm blows up Cold again John Powers began to take saw logs to G. Smiths mill and I went with Henry to town meeting and Elizabeth & Margaret Kitchen & Jimmy Papples & Wife & Aunt Jinny Leemons here for dinner it will be a very close run for Wm Campbell for Councillor I think Tues 7 Very mild & nice & warm John drew Saw logs went with two loads 4 logs. I went to Brantford found Mr Osbourne their brought him home he is in trouble with Mr Christie about settling for his rent looks some like a thaw to night Wed 8 Some cooler again this morning John Powers drew logs all day I went to School Meeting was appointed Sec of Meeting Abram Drake was appointed Trustee for the year in place of Henry H �Kitchen whose time is out has been in for the last three years everything went of agreeable + quiet School to be Kept up by rate bill & {Yard?} 1868 Jany Thur 9 Very cold & blowing very hard, snow drifting in all directions John Powers was sick all day & all night with the bowel complaint I staid at home all day to cold for me to go their a man named Houston here begging for a family above Paris the man got hurt very bad. Fri 10 Very cold this morning, John went to Saw mill in forenoon with logs I staid at home all day George Kitchen brought home the brass kettle in forenoon very rough & stormy in afternoon Sat 11 Not quite so cold to day John Powers drew Saw logs I went to Brantford after a bill of lumber from Hext, Sleighing middling Sun 12 Colder again this morning Staid at home all day mother went over to Henry's John Powers went away some where to Clarke Vanevery's he said Mon 13 Quite cold & clear to day John Powers drew Saw logs little Harvey & I went to James Waughs to see about his making a meal & flour chest for us he is going to make it right away looks some like a snow Storm coming Tue 14 Quite cold to-day again looks some like a storm a-coming to-night John Powers drew logs again to-day went two loads George Agnew & his mother & Rachel Griffin came here & George Agnew & I went to look for a girl to hire up to Wm Howell's in forenoon did not get one James Waugh & wife Wm Waugh & wife & his wifes sister came at dusk & staid the evening & went home Wed 15 Not so very cold this forenoon John Powers drews logs took one load & brought home a load of edging I went to Westwood in forenoon they was killing hogs & from their to St George a looking for a girl to hire Could not get one yet they seem if they would rather do any thing else than work Thurs 16 Very cold all day again John Powers drew logs all day I went to Daniel Bonhams for dinner to look for a girl & then went to Harkness' & from there Frasers on my way home looking for a girl did not get one yet Frid 17 Not quite so cold John drew logs in forenoon I staid at home there was some men came to buy my Stallion they went to Galt to look at another horse I asked them $400.00 for him they said they would be back again if they could not rest themselves any better �1868 Jany Sat 18 Not so very cold this morning John Powers drew logs all day I went to Brantford came home at noon Sund 19 Not very cold heavy white frost last night I think their is a thaw coming Staid at home all day Almas the blacksmith came to get my cutter he did not get it let him have the saddle Mon 20 Very nice and mild all day John took one load of logs to mill & brought home a load of edging I staid at home all day Mr Osborne was over in forenoon Nathan Ellis & Dorothy & John & Harvey & Dorothy Westwood came at noon & staid untill evening Mr Evans called in a peddling Tue 21 Pretty cold to day again but looks some like a thaw John Powers finished drawing saw logs I staid at home all day thawed some about noon Wed 22 Quite cold very heavy white frost in morning looks like a thaw John drew wood all day their was an agent here to sell wooden window curtains I bargained for 8 for 6.25 I went to Brantford & then came around by Paris Road to look for a girl to hire did not get one She had just hired 1868 Jany Thur 23 Quite mild & thawing some rain John Powers split wood in forenoon drew wood in afternoon I staid at home all day not very well. Fri 24 Very blustering & quite cold I went to Brantford with Henry H. he took some Sheep out to deliver to one Jones he had sold to him a rather hard lot I think 33 head for $70.00. Henry's wife came over with him & staid while John Powers went over & helped to dress a steer they had feeding that got to much chop stuff & they had to kill him. Sat 25 Not so very cold quite mild towards evening I staid home all day John Powers split some wood in forenoon & drew wood in afternoon looks some like a storm to night. F. G. Ashbaugh called in to get one of my patent Bee Hives for a model but did not take it Sun 26 Snowed some last night very cold all day froze very hard I staid at home all day John Powers went up to Mr. Hawley's in forenoon middling kind of sleighing again after the snow 1868 Jany �Mon 27 Not quite so cold this A.M. John Powers drew wood all day I was at home in forenoon I went to Lynden in afternoon after a girl to hire did not get one heard of one at James Herrimans they thought I could get named Margery VanSickle Tue 28 Very cold & clear all day heavy white frost in morning. John drew wood all day, I went to Herrimans to see about a girl she was gone to Mr. Watsons to work a couple of weeks. I bargained with her to come in about a month I got my dinner at Morris Anders & come home overtook Wm Turnbull on the road & hired him for a half a month at $5.00 Wed 29 Very cold & clear all day Wm Turnbull began to work for half a month John Powers & him drew hay in driving barn I went to Brantford Called to see a girl at Mr Betson to get her to work she agreed to come as soon she could get her clothes from Rockton Nathan Ellis came to get the old clover huller from here to take up to Goderich with him he is to start home in Morning February Thurs 30 Colder than ever to day the men drew straw from other barn all day I staid at home all day & cleaned & oiled my single Harness cleaned them up first rate they look well John Kinney came in morning to trade me his grey Horse for a pair of my colts & pay me the odds did not trade Fri 31 Very cold to day again John Powers drew up wood all day Bill Turnbull sawed wood on wood pile I filed wood saw in forenoon staid at home all day. Febry Sat 1 Very cold & clear all day Bill sawed wood all day Powers & I went to Brantford Sun 2 Very cold today yet John Powers went to Hawleys Jane & I went to Henrys for dinner Mon 3 Colder than ever this morning Henry came over & helped kill a beef and I filed two Saws in forenoon Men cut up Beef in afternoon Tues 4 Quite mild & pleasant all day started down the river to collect for Horse went to Hon George Browns in forenoon & back to Cainsville for dinner & from their to John Reids & staid all night very clever folks had very good luck considering several mares dead. Wm Turnbull sawed wood 1868 Febry �Wed 5 Very nice morning fine all day & clear thawed considerable went from John Reids around by Onandaga & back to Mr Richard Harris for dinner from their to John J. Giles near Cainsville all night {Left Margin: Wm Turnbull sawed wood} Thur 6 Snowed some last night turns up very rough & cold Snow blew a hurricane all day about the roughest day this winter got our dinners at Morris Anders came around by John Coles & James Cameson & so home like to froze my face {Left Margin: Wm Turnbull sawed wood} Fri 7 Not quite so cold this Morning quite calm wind fell John Powers went to see his Mother which was very sick Wm Turnbull Sawed wood I staid at home all day filed & set wood Saws Sat 8 Not quite so cold to day John Powers & Mother & I went to Brantford to meet some parties that was to pay me some money for the Horse & bought three bunches of double & twisted Carpet warp very coarse & strong Bill Turnbull sawed wood all day looks like a storm it began to Snow about 8 O'clock Snowed very hard & blew hard 1868 Febry Sun 9 Quite mild this morning & all day thawed some in forenoon turned cold towards night had quite a Snow last night I staid at home all day John Powers went to David Vansickles about noon Mon 10 Very cold this morning & all day. Men sawed wood & split all day. I went to Brantford with a grist of Wheat got the flour home with me turned out flour well. James Waugh brought his Kicked Mare down for me to see she is doing well I signed a note with him to get money for him from John Elliot David Ellis was here & a fellow called George McKnight was here when I got home & staid all night Tue 11 Not quite as cold to day Men sawed & split wood. David Ellis went to St George in the morning. George McKnight went to Harrisburg to take the Cars to Galt I went to School Meeting in afternoon called to take into consideration buying a Site & building a house thereon & did not come to any conclusion at all about it cant get a Site very handy for it they ask to much for a Site 1868 Febry Wed 12 Not so very cold today Snowed some in forenoon John Powers and I went up around by Paris road and in the bend of the river a collecting and went into Brantford had very good luck. Bill Turnbull sawed wood all day �Thurs 13 Very cold most of the day Powers and I went to Paris and from their up Galt road to the Ayr road to Robert Wilsons and staid all night did not do very well very few in foal only got $3.00 all day Turnbull sawed wood all day Fri 14 Very cold all day about as cold as any day yet I believe John and I came around by Glen Morris' to Mr Robson's for dinner and so home at night got very little money very few mares in foal Turnbull sawed wood all day Sat 15 Quite mild this morning and Snowing pretty hard Wm Hall and Robert Hall came in morning to buy a colt I sold them 20 Sheep for $57.50 for the lot Mother and I went to Brantford in afternoon after some carpet warp got half a bunch to make out the pieces Feby Sun 16 Quite mild all day Jane & Harvey & Willy & Eliza went to Westwood for a ride in forenoon Mon 17 Quite warm & snowing most of forenoon I went to Brantford in morning to let them know where Jack Cowtherd was stopping and brought out the constables & went with them to Mr Nichola Lees after him they think he was connected with the murder of McIntyer and then went to Jim Herrimans to see about the girl to come to & work & then came back to School Meeting The two Mr Lampkins was here to buy colts did not see them Tue 18 Pretty cold this Morning and cold all day John Powers and I went to Paris Station with some sheep for Wm Hall I sold to him last Saturday Grand Mother went with me to James Waugh they are digging out their old well & going to dig it deeper & wall it up again Wed 19 Quite cold again to day I went to Paris & took the cars for Woodstock to pay Kinney for my Harrow right & left my horse at Capsons found everything allright came back & stayed at Issac Howells all night thawed a considerable today order 8 sets of castings for the new harrows {Left Margin: Paul Shipman helped John Powers saw up some logs for harrow stuff & drew straw from the other barn} 1868 Feby Thur 20 Very nice & warm all day thawed a good deal Came home from Isaac Howells in forenoon & Mother & I went to take carpet stuff to the weavers & from there to Henry Howells & staid all night sleighing gone a good deal, got Horses shod {Left Margin: John Powers drew oak saw logs to the mill} �Fri 21 Not so warm to day John Powers drew a log to saw mill in forenoon & got Paul Shipman to help clean up a load of wheat in afternoon I came home from Henry Howells in the afternoon stopped in St George to see Sandy about ironing some harrows Sat 22 Very cold again to day Mr Osborne come over & went with me to Brantford John Powers took out a load of wheat I got $2.63 in silver had 31 Bush 15 lb got some more carpet warp it was most all gone at McLeans Sun 23 Very cold looks & feels like a snowstorm I went after Mother to Henry Howell in afternoon got very cold old Mr Evans came last night & staid here all day John Powers went to Mr Hawleys in forenoon dd not get home till night cattle got no drink to day 1868 Febry Mon 24 Very stormy this morning snowed hard all day & blew a perfect hurricane everything is drifting full of snow. Mr Evans is here yet I staid at home all day John had a great time to get water for the cattle have to take them to Jones creek for water Tues 25 Storming yet this morning Snow piled as high as the fences & higher some places the hardest storm this winter so far Evans here yet A C Gile & Jonathon Craig came after some seed wheat got $1.75 Bushel every road & place blocked up with snow storming yet to night at dark Wed 26 Mostly quit storming this morning Kind of mists a little old Evans left in forenoon. John & I went to Saw mill in morning to draw on saw logs give George Forges the job for a dollar John brought home a load of edging from Bens Mill, I went to Jim Herrimans after Margery Vansickle to work for us she began to work in afternoon I went to James Waughs to see to get him to make a harrow for a model the roads drifted very bad 1868 February Thur 27 Not so very cold to day Snowed some most all day very disagreeable being out doors John Powers drew the lumber from the Saw mill & brought a load home I went & staid at the mill all day they made a very bad job a sawing the Cherry logs got it all thicknesses almost Fri 28 Pretty cold to day and blustering Snow a drifting John Powers went Saw mill to draw away the lumber as it was sawed I went to Brantford to see about selling my hardwood lumber & came back & went to James Waughs to see the well digger about sinking my well deeper he is coming tomorrow �Sat 29 Quite cold again to day John and I went to Smiths mill to get some lumber sawed to make a curb in the well Mr John Reed was here to buy a horse while we was gone to the mill the well digger came in afternoon March Sun 1 Very cold again to day staid at home all day Thomas Westwood & Mary & Dorothy & David came for dinner Grandmother went home with them the well digger was here all day 1868 March Mon 2 Very cold & very stormy Snow is flying in all directions the coldest & roughest day yet the well digger John Easton could not do any thing at the well untill near night. Pat Kennedy came in forenoon to help at the well but had to go home again took out a few brick just at night Tues 3 Very cold yet but not so stormy the men began to work at the well in good earnest got out near all the bricks & dirt to the bottom & curbed it up as far as we went. Pat tended to the buckets alone nearly all day pretty hard work. John P. went to Paris after a load of gravel in afternoon George Rowland called to see about my mare being in foal she is dead got some medicine from old Keeler at night. Wed 4 Not so cold this morning James Waugh called in morning going to St George Mr Osborne came over & staid the forenoon I am not very well to day The men worked at the well Easton came about eleven O'clock & went home about 4 O'clock worked about half a day at the well John drew a load of gravel from Paris got the well down as we can go without a tight curb the digger is going to make one tonight. 1868 March Thur 5 {Left Margin: Easton worked at the well} Very nice & pleasant this morning sharp frost last night John drew two loads of gravel Men finished digging well & put in tight curb & began to put in the brick again. I think their is a good show of water now in the well. I went to St George in the morning & came back by 9 o clock & went to Paris to see about some casting for Harrows in forenoon. James Waugh went a long did not get the Irons got some bills about the Harrows in express office looks like a rain to night Fri 6 Raining nice this morning rained most of the night very bad working at the well Easton came sent for Pat to come worked at the well in afternoon rained hard Sat 7 Very rainy all forenoon Men worked near all day at well very nasty job Pat came in the morning & worked at well Easton did not come to work. John Powers helped at the well finished the well in �afternoon about 5 o clock I & George went with the well digger home at night the worst going I ever seen the water over road half way to Brantford and over Sleigh box in some places. George & I staid at John Powers all night got there about half past nine o clock 1868 March Sun 8 Very warm & thawing today snow most gone in the roads water very high in the roads & river the river nearly all broke up ice about gone in the river at Brantford George & I came home from John Powers in afternoon water very high in the roads up to top of sleigh box in some places Harvey & Eliza came last night from Goderich staid all night and went over to Henry's Grandmother went with them Mon 9 Froze some last night Harvey went down to see the big creek bridges in morning found them standing yet but water very high Harvey & Eliza & Jane & Mother & I went to George Jones' to attend Grandmothers birth day dinner had a very good one all their except Thomas Ellis & David Ellis & wife & Thomas Westwood & wife had a good time of it I was not very well Tue 10 Very warm this morning mud getting very deep came home from Georges in afternoon road very bad Harvey & Eliza came at night from Jerseyville I sold big Tan mare to a Yankee for $120 in silver to be delivered on Thursday the 12th inst in Paris 1868 March Wed 11 George came last night again I staid at home all day sick in bed John Powers split wood Harvey started home in morning with the cutter Eliza staid here all day John rode old Matchless out for exercise in afternoon. George Kitchen came to get a draft of a harrow to send out to Michigan & Nelson Kitchen took most all the afternoon to get up one Thur 12 Froze some last night but quite warm through the day, rained again most all day very hard. I staid at home sick in bed most all day, John Powers hung up meat in afternoon & emptied some oats that Henry brought back Eliza went with Henry's to Brantford, Sammy Proper came for dinner. Fri 13 Very nice morning & warm looks like spring coming. John thrashed some Peas I went to take the mare I sold & Eliza to the Cars at Paris in forenoon not very well got some of my harrow Irons at �the station at Paris Called at Jim Waughs to open the box the Irons was in was not there have to send for some more roads very muddy getting very bad 1868 March Sat 14 Very nice and mild thawing yet snow a going John Powers & George broke the Colts in forenoon to lead & one of them to drive round a little I was sick in bed part of the day roads very muddy heard the first little grey bird this morning Sun 15 Beautiful morning the nicest day I most ever seen for the time of year roads are drying off very fast John Powers went to Mr Hawleys I was in bed sick & the baby was sick & so is most of the other children Mon 16 Very mild but rained near all day hard John Powers thrashed some Peas the children & me are near all sick with colds Tue 17 Very windy & some rain John Powers chopped wood in the woods. Mr Deans came to buy a yoke of Oxen Roads are drying up a good deal Wed 18 Some cooler froze some last night John Powers cut wood in woods the children sick with colds Willy kept us awake near all night with the croup last night 1868 March Thur 19 Froze some last night Powers & Paul Shipman drew straw from the other barn I cut some {type?} to mark Harrows with in forenoon. Elizabeth Bonham has came & stopped for dinner while Daniel went to Brantford Easton came to see me I am some better than I was in health Willy I think is some better Fri 20 Froze & snowed some last night very nice morning & nice day, staid at home all day John Powers sowed some clover seed this morning & set the Bees on their stand & boarded up the Barn to Keep the hens out in forenoon & cut some wood in afternoon. Bart Lang came over to see if I had any money for him Sat 21 Very cold & windy thawed some in moddle of the day in the Sun went to Brantford John took Matchless to get shod & I got some Iron for Harrows at Mortons. Margery Vansickle went along & went home to Hermans roads not so bad a coming Hiram Hawley rode home with me to the corners got some money for the Horse in Brantford �1868 March Sun 22 Very nice not so cold as yesterday Samuel Westwood & David was over John Powers went after Margery Vansickle in afternoon Wm McEwin & wife & boy & Susan Wilson came before dinner & staid until dark. Henry came over a while in afternoon Mon 23 Beautiful morning very warm John Powers & I went down to Saw Mill in forenoon to see about the lumber George Fonger came to see about trading me his Oxen for a horse, rained a little in afternoon Tue 24 Very nice weather but not so warm to day John Powers made a reach for the waggon I went to St. George with my Irons for some new kind of Harrows got my John Horse shod at Sandys & got some teeth & other Irons made for Harrows at Sandys & got some lumber dressed at Bells old Johnny Wilkison was here all night him & his Horse Wed 25 Quite cold to day John took me & some timber to Jim Waugh for Harrows we got a pair near done John brought a load of lumber from the mill & came after me night to Jims Mr McAllister was here for dinner he was at Jims when I went there in morning {Left Margin: Mr Wilkison started for home in morning from here about 8 O Clock} 1868 March Thur 26 Some frost again last night folks are beginning to plow all over. I went to James Waugh to finish the Harrow got it done middle of afternoon John Powers brought a load of lumber from mill & took & brought me from Jim Waughs. Getting very dry afraid of a drought coming on again. Rowland Waugh & wife & one of Cassideys girls came to James Waugh in afternoon Fri 27 Froze some last night again. John sowed some clover seed in morning & went to Saw mill after lumber. I painted over a pair of Harrows in forenoon. Mr Tench called into see about some Harrows. Could not sell to him sick in bed near all day. Mrs Greenfield & Michael Griffin was here a while in afternoon Mrs Evans was here all night {smudged ‘Sat” above} Sat 28 Some frost again last night John finished sowing Clover Seed in morning & went to Saw Mill in afternoon after lumber I was sick in bed near all day. Mr Osborne was over a while in afternoon. George Fonger came to trade me his Oxen for a colt & to hire me his brother David I hired him for 6 months at 12 dollars per month {Left Margin: did not trade with Fonger yet Mr Gim came in afternoon & staid all night} 1868 March �Sun 29 Frost last night again staid at home all day Margery & our two girls went to Tranquility meeting in forenoon. John Powers went to Mr Hawleys in forenoon came home & rode Matchless out for exercise in afternoon I feel some better to day Mr Gim is here all day Mon 30 Some frost again last night very nice all day & warm. John Powers went twice to Saw Mill after lumber. Bart Lang was over & I Settled of with him in full of all Ape to date by cash. I was sick in bed near all day very bad. David Fonger came at night to begin to work for me for Six Months at twelve dollars per month Tues 31 Not quite as much frost last night nice warm day. John Powers went twice to Saw Mill to day, I sold a colt to Mr E Palmer a coming 3 years old for $100.00 to pay in seven months at interest & I bought a yoke of Oxen from George Fonger for ninety five dollars to pay half in a month or two & the balance $47.00 in seven months without interest David Fonger began to work for 6 months {Left Margin: My health is some better to day} 1868 April Wed 1 Not much frost last night John Powers brought the last of the lumber from the mill in forenoon Dave Fonger & George took two cows to Mr Osbornes to the Bull & Dave piled up some lumber in forenoon & John & Dave drew Hay from Barn to Driving house & I went to Paris after some Harrow Irons & took Mother as far as Mr Hawleys & she came back to Jim Waughs & I got back their for dinner & then came home, Elizabeth Kitchen was home when we got home in evening Thur 2 Not so warm this morning, snowed some in forenoon. I staid at home all day. Joe Weaver came in morning to buy a colt I let him have a Lovel colt for $90.00 to pay half for her in a month or two & the rest in Seven Months quite cold tonight Men fixed up bridge behind the barn and drew hay in afternoon in driving house Fri 3 Quite cool to day I went to Brantford after a load of Plaster roads very nice & smooth & dry Men drew straw & fixed up some fence down at Jones Creek meadow that the water washed away I settled off with Charles Buck in evening 1868 April Sat 4 Very rough & cold some Snow I staid at home all day The men fixed some fence & split some rails in woods Very squally with some Snow Sun 5 Very rough & cold again I staid at home all day Dave went down home very rough & cold with some Snow showers all day �Mon 6 Very cold & windy all day frost pretty hard & deep Men cleaned up some seed Oats & Peas & Spring wheat. I was mending old bags all day Men killed a Skunk in the evening raised a fine smell about here Tue 7 Very cold to day again Men sowed Plaster & I went to Paris after some more Plaster got some more subscribers to Canadian Messenger at the corners coming home Wed 8 Very cold & stormy all day Snowed some very heavy showers John Powers & David Fonger & myself went to Brantford to the spring fair of Bulls Stallions & seed grain a very poor affair plenty of Horses & Bulls but scarce any seed grain. I took out some Oats to change made a bargain to change with Mr Luck tomorow Took out my stallion but got no prize this year 1868 April Thur 9 Not quite so Cold & rough this morning think the weather is going to change again warmer froze so hard that we cant plow at all Powers went to Ancaster to get some money for himself David Fonger drew some rails to fence on the side road & I went to exchange some Oats with Mr Luck on Paris road in afternoon. David Fonger dug a hole to bury a cow that got her feet froze in the afternoon Fri 10 Froze pretty hard last night quite mild in the day time John Powers was sick in the morning but got some better & went to trimming apple trees trimmed all the young orchard Dave Killed & buried the sick cow & drew some rails to the fence in forenoon I mixed some horse medicine & staid at home all day. Dave & George picked stones & things of from the Meadow & drew brush from Orchard in afternoon Sat 11 Pretty nice morning but turned out very stormy in afternoon with Snow & rain I went to Brantford after some Whiskey & other things to mix medicine in John trimmed apple trees & Dave sowed some Plaster got my pay from Hon George Brown for services of Horse in 1867 1868 April Sun 12 Quite cold again all day I staid at home John F.P. went to Mr Hawleys & Dr Treneverys Dave Fonger went away somewhere in afternoon Henry H was over for dinner Dave did not get back to do the chores Mon 13 Not quite so cold to day Men finished sowing plaster in forenoon & began to plow some in afternoon a good deal of frost in the ground yet goes very bad to plow ground very dry & hard �Tues 14 Froze some last night again warmer to day with some rain in afternoon I cleaned & oiled old Matchless Harness in forenoon & sewed carpet rags in afternoon John P took old Match to Paris to Doctor Conworth to see what ailed him David drew straw in forenoon & the men cleaned up some seed wheat & a grist to take to mill Wed 15 Very nice morning no frost last night for the first for some time some small showers through the day Men Plowed all day only when it rained I sewed carpet rags all day very tired To night all hands sewed rags to get them ready for the weaver Paid Edgar Kitchen $3.00 on Pea thrashing 1868 April Thur 16 A small Shower last night Very heavy wind all day long I staid at home all day Men Plowed all day George took some more carpet warp to Mrs Holcombes to finish the carpet with a showers just at dark Henrys girls was here in afternoon Fri 17 No frost last night at all very heavy wind again to day with some small showers Peggy VanSickle & Sarah Ellis came & John Wilkinson in forenoon I staid at home all day Men Plowed all day Peggy went to Henrys at night Sat 18 Not quite so windy to day Some hard Snow showers I went to Brantford with a grist to grind & got the Democrat Spring set up at Hexts David plowed all day John went to Paris in afternoon with old Matchless to see the Horse Dr Sarah Ellis went with Peggy Vans to John Vansickles & then to Henrys at night Sun 19 Quite pleasant to day I staid at home all day John Powers went to Mr Hawleys in afternoon David Fonger went home last night Margery Vansickle went to Baptist meeting in the forenoon looks some like a Storm 1868 April Mon 20 Very nice morning & all day nice & warm Men killed a hog in the forenoon & cleaned up some Barley Dave plowed in afternoon John Powers & I went to Brantford to get old Matchless shod & I took a hog & some Barley to Fosters got $5.1/2 per cwt & got $2.20 per Bushel for the Barley I settled of with Foster in full Tue 21 Very nice Morning nice all day I took Kate to shop to get two shoes put on her in forenoon Men plowed all day Seth Charlton called in afternoon to pay me some money for services of Horse in 1867 �Wed 22 Nice & warm this morning Isaac H Anderson came last night at dark & was very sick all night with some thing like the ague was bad yet in the morning John & I went to Paris & then to Robert Wilsons for dinner to see if we could get a stand for the Horse Wm McEwin wants to buy him offered five hundred dollars for him take him now or three hundred after the season is out agreed to let him have him Charles Buck came to work in the morning J. H. Andersen got as far as Paris in forenoon was very sick. 1868 April Thur 23 Quite a Snow last night Men cleaned up some Peas in the morning & David & John tried the Oxen & a horse on the plow to plow some sod it went very bad sod very dry & stiff Charley plowed & finished the sod field for Peas. Dave & John drew straw in afternoon Beal was here sold him some Bucks for Mutton & three young calves for veal Fri 24 Some frost again last night Charles & Dave plowed at the sod all day John went to George Fongers to get a horse did not get one Mr Chatterson came to get a horse to work I & Harvey went to Westwood to get a Horse in afternoon did not get one yet Sat 25 Very nice all day some rain last night & showers Dave plowed in the young orchard Charley Buck plowed in the sod all day John & I went to Brantford to get Bills printed & get a route for the Horse Margery went home in afternoon 1868 April Sun 26 Nice and warm morning I staid at home all day Dave & George went to Meeting to Bethel John went to Osbornes in afternoon Margery came home in afternoon Mon 27 Very nice morning & warm about half of the day Dave finished plowing the Orchard & Charley Buck plowed in forenoon I went to St. George & to the weavers after some carpet in afternoon & home again, John Powers started with the Horse to travel Beal was here after some Sheep in afternoon did not get any I was from home {Left Margin: Charles Buck went home in afternoon} Tue 28 Nice morning but windy Dave plowed all day I went to Brantford in forenoon after Horse Bills got a hundred printed of large size John Powers got home at night Charles Buck did not come to work { Left Margin: Sam Westwood brought Sarah Ellis over here in afternoon} Wed 29 Very nice morning a nice shower or two in the forenoon John started with the Horse came back again sowed some Peas in afternoon for the first tried the new harrow went very well Dave �finished plowing the sod for Oats in afternoon Charles Buck worked in afternoon {Left Margin: worked Beals Horse 1/2 day} 1868 April & May Thur 30 A nice growing morning a heavy shower last night quite wet part of forenoon John started with the Horse in the morning for Newport Dave Sowed some Peas in morning had to quit on account of the rain untill noon boys fixed fence & split wood and Harrowed some in forenoon worked Beals Horse 1/2 day ground rather wet to Harrow good George Harrowed some for the first in his life {Left Margin: Grandmother & Sarah & Harvey went to Henry's I & Willy went over too after them awhile & staid for tea Sarah staid their all night} May Fri 1 Fine growing morning but cloudy most of forenoon Sowed some Peas in morning & finished them of after dinner Isaac Gard came to get some Hay had some for him he promised to come & sow Spring Wheat tomorrow if it did not rain Jane went to Jimmy Papples in afternoon Come on rain just at sundown Sat 2 Nice Morning after the rain but quite Cold & Cloudy most of the day I went to Brantford Charles Buck went away Dave Fonger went away home in afternoon John Powers came home at night roads very muddy John Westwood & Edward Ellis was very drunk along the road 1868 May Sun 3 Very nice morning cleared off in afternoon I staid at home all day John went to Mr Hawleys in forenoon Sarah Ellis & Henry's went to Edgar Kitchen' & stopped here when they came back Mon 4 Very nice growing morning the best this spring yet John Powers went with the Horse Isaac Gard came & Sowed a field of Spring Wheat. Charley Buck worked all day George picked stones of off the Meadow in forenoon & Harrowed a little in afternoon one of the Oxen got sick near sundown could not get him up at all for sometime he got up after Sundown {Left Margin: worked Beals horse all day} Tue 5 Very nice growing morning Dave went to cultivating on the sod for to sow Spring Wheat on fall plowing very hard & tough cultivated it over twice Charles Buck Harrowed all day Dave Fonger left at tea time a very heavy shower just at tea time {Left Margin: worked Beals horse all day} Wed 6 Ground rather wet this morning Charles cultivated all day George H harrowed in forenoon Sarah Ellis & Margery went over to Henrys in forenoon I went down road to get a hand to Sow grain Joe Weaver promised to come in Morning John went of with the Horse in Morning Beals Horse �worked 1/2 day {Left Margin: I got a bag of Oats from Nichols Tree White Mane Oats Dave & George Fonger called in afternoon} 1868 May Thur 7 Nice dry morning but very cool and windy looked some like a storm all day got Joe Weaver to Sow some Spring Wheat & some Oats sowed ten Acres by eleven O.Clock in forenoon Charles Buck cultivated a little & Harrowed all day ground worked very nice George Harrowed all day Beal sent for his Horse in the morning & took him away home weather looks better to night Fri 8 Very nice but quite cool Charles & George finished the Oats field Harrowing & began to gang plow the flats behind the barn for to Sow Oats in forenoon I went to Brantford & Charley finished ganging the flats in afternoon Sat 9 Some front last night again Charley Sowed some Oats in the Morning Pat Kennedy came to get work Dave Fonger called to get some money & Charles dug around some apple trees & harrowed some & cultivated some in the orchard in forenoon. George Harrowed the flats works up very nice rather wet in some places I sowed some Marrowfat Peas in orchard & Charley Harrowed the Orchard & Charley & I sowed some Clover & Timothy seed on the flats behind the Barn after tea. {Left Margin: John Powers came home with the Horse at or near sundown} 1868 May Sun 10 Very nice some frost last night quite warm & pleasant day Jane & I went to James Waughs in forenoon Harvey Westwood came over & him & George went to Henrys in afternoon Henry & Elizabeth was over for dinner when we was away Mon 11 Nice weather all day I sowed some grass seed on wheat & Charles Buck Harrowed the wheat field & George rolled the Peas & Spring wheat in forenoon & Charles took the Potatoes out of cellar in afternoon & split some wood, Bill Taylor came in evening to see if I would rent my farm to them Tue 12 Very nice & clear & warm George rolled the Oats & Charles & I furrowed out some ground in Orchard to plant some potatoes & corn & etc etc on in forenoon. George Fonger & Mrs Hawley called in to get some cucumber seed & Charles planted some potatoes in forenoon & planted some corn & George Howell finished rolling the Oats behind the barn in afternoon John came home in evening looks some like a storm to night 1868 May �Wed 13 Very rainy & stormy all day the greatest wind & rain this spring yet I staid at home all day an old fellow came last night & staid all night & all day today Charles and George sorted & cut Potatoes for seed wind blew down a great deal of fence rained hard all day Thur 14 Raining yet this morning rained untill middle of afternoon most of the time very hard Charles & George fixed up some fence the wind blew down in forenoon the boys cleaned & oiled a set of Harness in afternoon the old man Wm O Bambering went away the middle of forenoon the ground very wet now grass a growing Fri 15 Rather wet & rainy yet this morning ground a getting very wet & soft rained a considerable through the day Mr Osborne came over a while in the afternoon & had a long talk about matters & things George went to Westwoods to see if they wanted Potatoes Charley cut fence blocks in afternoon & fixed some fence & oiled harness in forenoon 1868 May Sat 16 Kind of wet & rainy yet this morning wet a good part of the day I went to Brantford with some Butter & Eggs the roads very muddy the worst they have been this spring Charley cut fence blocks all day Sun 17 Very nice morning & nice & warm all day I staid at home all day John Powers went to Mr Hawleys in forenoon John Vansickle came here very mad about the colts a getting into his field took & shut them in the barn yard Mon 18 Very nice morning but quite cool all day Mother & I went to Isaac B.Howells & I went to see the dutch Doctor he did not come untill middle of afternoon he gave me some medicine a great many to see him Charley piled up Manure at the driving house Tues 19 Quite nice but cool things growing very fast I went to Brantford to get some Gin to put medicine in & to sell some Wheat sold it to Calders for $1.65 Per Bushel in Silver to take it in this week Charley drew fence blocks & rails for the fences about the farm 1868 May Wed 20 Nice morning but looks like a storm a coming soon I & the men cleaned up some wheat in the forenoon & put up about 70 Bushel in bags Charles & I went to Brantford with a load in afternoon Keton helped us clean & dug in the garden in afternoon �Thur 21 Very nice morning some Showers in afternoon every thing a growing very fast. Charley took two loads of Wheat to Brantford sold to Wm Calder I went to Brantford & staid all day to get the pay for the wheat got it all night George went along with me in the morning Fri 22 Fine growing morning with several small Showers I staid at home all day Charley Cultivated Potatoes & Turnip ground in forenoon & he went to draw Stones for School House & him & I furrowed Potatoe ground after Tea in afternoon Sat 23 Nice growing morning with some showers. Mother & I & Mr Osborne went to Brantford got a poke for the colts Boys planted Potatoes & Mr Osborne cut the Lambs in afternoon 1868 May Sun 24 Very nice growing morning with some small Showers in afternoon Bart & Wife & his children was over Henry H.K was over for tea the little girls & Margery went to meeting to Germans school House Katy Madison came & staid all night Mon 25 Beautiful growing morning and very warm & pleasant Dave Fonger came for some money & Butter for Frank Sickle he got $25.00 & three lb of butter staid at home all day George took the water all out of the well & cleaned it out it smelt very bad {Left Margin: Began to cure the John Horses Spavin this morning} Tue 26 Very nice & warm morning every thing a growing fast staid at home all day Thomas Westwood & Mary came over to get Potatoes got seven bags some for seed & some to eat Wed 27 Very nice growing morning very warm Nelson Behimer & Hannah Templer came Nelson went to after plaster to Paris & stopped for tea Charley cut fence blocks all day I went to Bart Langs to hire a hand in forenoon & went to see Joe Weaver & Peter Weavers after tea to get some money did not get any 1868 May Thur 28 Some showers last night things a growing very fast Charles & George drew fence blocks & rails in forenoon looks like rain George & I set some stakes on the sideline to make fence on & Charley drew rails untill tea time & then George & him tagged some of the sheep & I white washed some Plum trees had a nice shower about sundown �Fri 29 Nice growing morning but some wet Bill Sanders came from Barts to help wash the Sheep to Germans in forenoon Charles drew rails & I & George lined the side road fence through & George Jones & Rachel & Johnny came at Tea time & staid all night they brought Margaret up to go to Goderich in morning {Left Margin: Henry Howell brought Aunt Mary over in the forenoon} Sat 30 Nice weather but cool I went to Brantford to take Margaret Jones out to take the Cars for Goderich got home at noon I had a chance to sell old Matchles to a man named Clarke for six hundred dollars pay in three months George Jones went home after dinner 1868 May & June Sun 31 Nice day but cool and clear I took Grandmother & Aunt Mary Howell up to James Waughs in forenoon came home before sundown June Mon 1 Very nice morning but cool looks like a rain some I went to St George with Henry H this forenoon Henry came over after Grandmother & Aunt Mary in morning to take them over to his place I staid their all day the afternoon Hiram Hawley came down to get my red ox to work or to trade me another for one of mine Ed Pepper came to buy one of my Oxen in afternoon Aunt Mary Howell went home June 2 Very pleasant but very cool Men fixed fence along the road I hired a man & boy to help to day at the fence Henry Kitchen went to wash his sheep wanted to get Charley Buck to help him would not go to cold for him I went to Brantford in afternoon after a Horse poke & to see about selling old Matchless to a man named Clarke & found him in Jail for forging a note that he wanted to trade one for my Horse against me Joe Wallace big creek he is just out of Penetentiary a short time 1868 June Wed 3 Nice morning but cool Men fixed fence until noon Henry H.K. got his leg broke last night in Brantford he slipped of the waggon wheel on a stone & broke it by the ankle I turned of the man & boy I had at noon old John Emery came at dinner time began to rain at noon Jane & I are going to Wilmot if it dont rain J. H. Anderson gelded my yearling colt in morning sent of the old man & boy at noon Thur 4 Very nice morning looks some like rain again I & George went to Brantford in forenoon to get a coat for George Charles fixed fence Jane & I started for Wilmot in afternoon went as far as Susan Wilsons & staid all night there �Fri 5 Some rain last night again rained part of forenoon started after dinner for Wilmot from Susans rained part of the way up very hard began to rain when we was this side of Washington & kept on till we got near there roads very muddy Sam Fertny was a way from home to Platsville 1868 June Sat 6 Very wet this morning the heaviest rain I think I ever seen this time of year staid at Burtneys all the forenoon him & I went to dutch doctor in afternoon found the Culverts & bridges near all tore away with the water the water done a great amount of damage all over tore down fences & trees & houses I heard in some places up country Jane & I went & staid all night with John Kitchen Sun 7 Beautiful morning some slight frost nice & clear we staid all day with John Kitchens Mon 8 Very nice morning but quite cool some frost last night Jane & I started for home came as far as Donald McDonalds for dinner staid their all night rained some in afternoon Tue 9 Quite cool all day Jane & I came home in forenoon Mary Westwood was here when we got home Grandmother Mary & I went over to Henrys a while I went to St. George after the road orders after tea time roads very dry & nice 1868 June Wed 10 Very nice morning dry all day & clear I took Grandmother to Lynden in the morning Charles Buck worked on the roads all day with team I came home in evening their was a soldier come to hire in afternoon Thur 11 Nice morning some frost Charles worked on roads in forenoon I began to work out the labor under my Charge in morning George & Soldier planted some Corn & Potatoes in morning Charles cultivated turnip & Buckwheat ground Ben Vansickle came & I traded him my Oxen for a pair of Steers George went with him to help him & to bring the steers home from there Soldier hoed corn & Potatoes in afternoon Bart finished shearing Sheep at noon Fri 12 Very warm all day long I worked on the roads all day finished working Charley hauled up old rails & hoed in garden George brought home the steers from Lynden in forenoon Soldier hoed Potatoes all day 1868 June �Sat 13 Very warm & dry all day I went to Brantford Mr Osborne went with me I fell in Hatches Stable & came near breaking my leg Charley piled Manure in forenoon soldier finished hoeing potatoes in morning & piled manure all day after their was a man named Wilson, came to hire at tea time & I hired him for a few months if we can agree Charles Buck went to Brantford Sun 14 Very hot & dry but looks some like showers I went to Henrys before noon he is getting some better Harvey & Dorothy Westwood came there at tea time Walter Osborne came about middle of afternoon Mon 15 Very warm but had a shower in afternoon I went to Paris to see dutch dotor & went with Westwoods to Isaac Howells for our dinner The men piled Manure all day their was a great many people to Paris to see the dutch doctor David McKay brought his roan mare to the Horse in the morning 1868 June Tue 16 Beautiful morning after the shower last evening the men & I made fence all day a long the side road made it a cross two fields next the Gov road young Danskin came to buy my steers Wed 17 Nice morning but very warm I took the wool to Brantford sold it to Cockshutt for 28 cts per lb had 265 1/4 lb Charles Buck went to Brantford the other man piled Manure all day I paid of George & David Fonger after I came home Thur 18 Very warm all day not quite as hot as yesterday Men piled manure in forenoon I staid in the house we all fixed fence in afternoon on the side road Mrs Cole was a picking wool all day Wm Waugh & Tommy came after tea after his pay for his share of wool I sold Fri 19 Very hot all day & dry I & the men fixed fence all day on the side road Came on a great wind & some rain at tea time John Betsner came & staid all night he got his new Buggy from Hesets in Brantford 1868 June Sat 20 Very hot and dry to day Men piled manure in afternoon & fixed some fence in forenoon I & Margery VanSickle went to Brantford in morning got back at noon Daniel Bonham & wife came & staid all night Sun 21 Not quite so warm Daniel Bonham & I went to Henrys in forenoon & came back after dinner & he went home some showers through the day but not much rain �Mon 22 Quite heavy rain last night I filed a saw & the men one of them piled dung & the other laid around all the forenoon & I went to the wool factory with the wool & Mike piled dung & John Wilson went of & got drunk afternoon we are to get our yarn in three weeks Tue 23 Not so very warm to day we all fixed fence in the forenoon I sent of one of my men at noon the others fixed fence in afternoon George & I plowed potatoes in afternoon & ridged up & sowed the turnips after tea time 1868 June Wed 24 Very nice & warm all day every thing a growing fast Charley sowed the buckwheat & plowed some corn & potatoes in forenoon I went over to Henry to set his man a ridging turnip ground in forenoon & Mike hoed potatoes all day I sowed Henrys turnips in afternoon Charley hoed corn & potatoes in afternoon Thur 25 Nice & cool this morning uncle Silas Smith called in a few minutes in the morning on his way home to the forty Charley & Mike hoed potatoes in forenoon finished hoeing potatoes & went to woods to fix fence & ground the Axes after tea & cut some wood after tea Fri 26 Very nice all day & warm but cool after sunrise awhile we cut fence blocks & fixed the fence along the woods all day James Taylor & his cousin John began to work after dinner fixing fence laid it all over along the woods Sat 27 Very warm and dry yet I went to Brantford Mr Osborne went along The men fixed the fence along the road behind the driving house & piled manure Mother came home from her visit 1868 June Sun 28 Very warm & dry yet Mother & I went over to Henry's in afternoon Mon 29 Very warm yet today The men & I finished the sideroad fence in forenoon & piled manure & plowed & hoed the Potatoes & corn in afternoon Tue 30 Very warm all day I took a grist to mill & the old waggon to get the tires set & the men piled Manure & ground up some scythes in afternoon 1868 July Wed 1 The very hottest day yet for dominion day John Powers took old Match to Cainsville the men piled dung & mowed around part of a field of grass �Thur 2 Uncommon hot yet John began to cut grass & the men cut fence corners & cut Canada thistles Fri 3 Very hot again all day I went after grist & waggon in forenoon & to Brantford in afternoon Sat 4 Very warm again to day the men began to draw hay & I cut a piece of grass did not get done till ten o clock 1868 July Sun 5 As hot again as ever Mother & I went over to Henry's awhile after dinner he is getting better Mon 6 Very hot again Men drew hay John went to Paris & I set Henry mower going forenoon & I cut a piece of grass in afternoon Tue 7 Looks some like a thunder shower but did not come very hot & dry I went with old Quick around to buy some lambs sold him all mine for 1.75 per head John cut a piece of grass the other men drew in hay all day Wed 8 Very warm to day again George & I took the lambs to Brantford in forenoon John cut some grass the others drew in hay & raked & put up some in afternoon Thur 9 As warm as ever this morning John Powers & George plowed some potatoes & they all turned hay & raked it up in forenoon & worked in hay in afternoon {Left Margin: I drove Henry out to Brantford for the first since his leg was broken} Fri 10 Very hot again to day men worked in hay all day drew in with two teams in forenoon I went to Brantford with Henrys John began to cut the last field of grass 1868 July Sat 11 Hotter than ever to day John cut grass & Charley raked hay stubble the others mowed fence corners in forenoon John & I went to Brantford & the men raked & cocked hay in afternoon Sun 12 Very hot again to day I took Mother over to Westwoods in forenoon Mon 13 Very hot yet again John cut grass all day the men spread & raked hay Mike ONeil came home at tea time from Hamilton a seeing after his discharge from the 100th regiment {Left Margin: I began to make Waggon rack} �Tues 14 As hot as ever to day John finished cutting the last field of grass & the other ones spread out grass in forenoon & raked & cocked up hay in afternoon {Left Margin: I worked at rack again today} Wed 15 I don't think it is quite as hot today but very near we got Cole & one of Osbornes men to help draw got in twenty six large loads today {Left Margin: I worked at rack again} Thur 16 Not quite as hot as has been some days we have had lately got Cole & John Vansickle to help draw got done at tea time had 55 large loads of off less then twelve Acres it was the heaviest crop that ever grew about here so every body that seen it or worked in it, it made very fine hay Clover & Timothy well mixed 1868 July Fri 17 Nearly as hot as ever again John & George raked the grass stubble in forenoon the other men went to make the line fence between Ben & me for to pay back for Cole & John VanSickle for helping us with the hay a drawing in John & George cultivated the turnips I worked at waggon rack what I could do at it got it about done it is a good one when finished Sat 18 As hot as ever again I think George & I went to Brantford & the men cut some grass & hoed turnips & potatoes got home after dinner Sun 19 Very hot to day again Wm Simpler & wife was here for dinner on their way to see old Mr Snyder buried I went over to Henrys a while in afternoon Mon 20 Hot yet today & dry the men cut around the wheat field & Jane & I went to Isaac Howells & to see the dutch doctor Tue 21 Very hot yet again to day I filed a saw & set up reaper & began to reap wheat in forenoon cut some wheat & bound it up in afternoon 1868 July Wed 22 Hot again as usual to day Cut wheat broke reaper knife I went to St. George got it mended came back & cut wheat until noon cut some wheat again in afternoon & went to Brantford after some men got one home with me two others promised to come in morning our wheat field got a fire in forenoon from James Taylors pipe we supposed �Thur 23 Not quite so hot today cut wheat in forenoon & finished cutting the one field at tea time the worst cutting I ever have seen I think Fri 24 Not so hot this morning very smoky looking & dry Men finished binding field of wheat & shocked it up & began to cut other field in forenoon Michael ONeil went of to get a job at the railroad bridge cut & bound wheat in afternoon Sat 25 Not quite so hot to day cut and bound up wheat finished up cutting fall wheat got done at dark all shocked up it got very dry and brittle 1868 July Sun 26 Quite cool this morning to what it has been John Powers went to Brantford I went to Henrys awhile after dinner Mon 27 Not near as warm as it has been all day Henry & I went to Branchton after the ram got it all right the men drew in wheat all day drew all day on ten acres had two other men from Brantford to help us Tue 28 A great deal cooler to day the men drew in wheat all day finished the fall wheat in afternoon I finished waggon rack Mother went to Barts in forenoon Wed 29 Pretty warm again to day tried the Peas with horse rake in the morning & it would not go give the job to Jim Taylor & John Christie John Powers raked wheat stubble & cultivated turnips in forenoon & I went to Brantford & John fixed some fence in afternoon Mother came home Thur 30 Not so very hot today John raked stubble in morning I took Mother over to Henry Howells in forenoon & got the tire put on reaper wheel & came home in the evening 1868 July & August Fri 31 Not so very hot to day John & some of the men drew in some raking & some Peas had a small shower in afternoon & in the evening again I was in bed most all day sick one of the men cut round spring wheat field & bound it up Saturday Augt 1 Quite cool with some small showers in morning men done nothing in forenoon John hoed cabbage patch some of them went home to Brantford men done nothing much all day cut some Peas after tea �Sun 2 Not so very warm to day I staid at home all day James Waugh & wife came in forenoon John Powers went to Hawleys Margery VanSickle went home did not come back Mon 3 Very nice & cool all day looked some like rain in forenoon I went to Wm Waughs after some money for some lambs he had sold to Beal & home & the men some drew Peas & some cut Peas & one of them cut around Spring wheat field & Oats in forenoon I went after Mother in afternoon & the men drew Peas & cut Peas 1868 Augt Tue 4 Very nice & not so warm I drove the reaper in afternoon to cut Spring wheat the men drew in Peas in forenoon & a while afternoon & then cut spring wheat till night Wed 5 Pretty warm today again Edward Martin & wife was here for dinner I drove the reaper to cut Spring wheat all day Thur 6 Not so warm to day again I went to Brantford the men cut Oats some of them & the rest set up wheat & bound Oats Fri 7 Not so very hot today George & I went to Rachel Cains to see some stray hogs there was there to get them for Quick that lost some in Brantford did not find them men bound Oats in forenoon & drew spring wheat in afternoon Sat 8 Nice & cool but the hardest wind I must ever have seen had to quit drawing wheat most of afternoon drew & stacked Spring wheat & one man bound Oats Sun 9 Quite cool to day again Henry H. K. came over for the first time since he had his leg broke James Taylor went away to Crandells in morning 1868 Augt Mon 10 Very nice morning & cool Cynthia Kitchen & I went to Brantford to meet John Kitchens wife & children a coming on the cars they did not come at all dont see what is the matter Tue 11 Some small showers last night & today some more we marked the Sheep in forenoon & John Powers & John Christie went to Brantford George & I went to Wm Waugh, after some Sheep & lambs he had on shares he took twenty one ewes on shares again for another year to give half the wool & half the lambs & the old sheep back again �Wed 12 Nice morning cleared of I settled of with Jim Taylor & John Christie in forenoon James Waugh brought back some Oats he had since last summer & I killed a lamb & Mr Quick came & paid me for some lambs he had bought I went to Henrys after tea a while Thur 13 Very nice day & cool John cut Oats all day Jane & I & the children went to Westwoods I got a sow & pigs from them they was cutting their Peas 1868 Augt Fri 14 Not so very warm to day John bound up Oats & I went to Westwoods in forenoon after a Sow and five pigs & then went to Dunhams to get him to come & work in afternoon Sat 15 Very nice & cool today John bound Oats all day I took covered Buggy to Brantford to get a coat of Varnish on it Sun 16 Nice & cool had a nice Shower last night which makes things look nice I took the girls & George to Daniel Bonhams in morning & home again in the evening Mon 17 Very nice day & warm Henry & I went to Paris to see dutch Doctor Margaret Kitchen came to sew for Jane {Left Margin: John began to plow to sand stubble grass} Tue 18 Very nice day looks some like showers Mr Bart came to buy my farm in forenoon I mended harness & Beal came to buy Sheep at tea time did not take any away coming again after some some day soon wants to get all their is fit to Kill John plowed all day 1868 Augt Wed 19 A little shower last night John plowed in forenoon I went to hire George Agnew could not get him went to Paris afternoon hired a man come as far as Giles & stopped would not come any farther got home at dark Thur 20 Looks like showers again very warm Mother & I took the yarn to Colemans to get wove in forenoon Mrs Lemon & Mrs Papple & Mrs VanSickle came in afternoon had a nice shower in afternoon Fri 21 Nice after the shower I hired a man to plow for one month at $14.00 per month men plowed Beal got some sheep I went to Brantford after the Covered Buggy Sat 22 Very nice weather warm the men plowed all day I oiled the Buggy top & got ready to start for Goderich �Sun 23 Very warm to day again Charles Turner came over for dinner Jane & I started for Goderich in afternoon & went as far as Susan Wilsons and staid all night 1868 Augt Mon 24 Very warm to day again the men got in the last of the Oats. we drove as far as Henry Chrysler for dinner & then went on as far as Seabachs tavern five mile this side Mitchell & staid all night very good accommodations with light charges only $1.25 for suppers & bed & breakfast & horse to Hay Tue 25 Quite warm again today the men plowed all day we started & drove into Goderich got in before five O'Clock found Harvey started down to my place after seed wheat Wed 26 Very nice & warm men plowed Eliza & Jane & I went to see Andrew Green for dinner Thur 27 Nice & pleasant to day we went out to see Sandy Reid for dinner came back by Joe Morris they was not at home Fri 28 Nice & warm all day the men helped Henry thrash we went to Mr Hortons for tea & staid the evening with Mr Clifford Eliza & Lydia went to the social Harvey got home in evening 1868 Augt Sat 29 Very nice to day again men helped Henry thrash we staid at Harveys & went out to Morris' in evening staid all night Harvey & Eliza came after dark too Sun 30 Some cooler this morning staid at Mr Morris' till after dinner & then went to David Ellis in afternoon found there little boy quite sick staid all night Mon 31 Had some rain last night and several showers through the day staid at Davids all day & night the men helped Henry thrash 1/2 a day Sept Tue 1 Very nice after the rain men plowed David & I went to see some farms went to Mr Hamlens for dinner & tea partly agreed for his farm for thirty five hundred dollars Wed 2 Nice morning but cooler we come back to Goderich in forenoon to Harveys Thur 3 Nice morning & warm staid at Harveys Sarah Behimer & Hannah Templer came in afternoon had a very nice shower at tea time wet things up good �1868 Sept Fri 4 Very nice after the rain I made some plum boxes in forenoon was not very well all day spent the evening at Mr Cliffords all off us from Harveys Sat 5 Very nice some cooler the men sowed some wheat Jane & I started for home in forenoon came as far as Seabachs tavern & staid all night was not well Sun 6 Cooler this morning took some like rain started & came as far as John Kitchens for dinner began to rain rained very hard staid there all night Mon 7 Cleared off again had a very wet night ground a swimming, started & came as far as Susan Wilsons and staid all night I had a shake of Ague Tue 8 Quite cool again came home in forenoon men drew Manure in forenoon & sowed some wheat afternoon & drew Manure with one team I laid to bed all the afternoon 1868 Sept Wed 9 Had some more rain the ground very wet cant do anything on it I staid at home all day John drew Manure the Englishman I hired left this morning sick worked fifteen days {Left Margin: sold Beal the sheep 53 head for $90.00} Thur 10 Cooler but ground wet I staid at home all day John finished sowing wheat Mr Osborne was over a while afternoon Fri 11 Very wet yet to day staid at home all day John drew Manure Sat 12 Ground very wet yet John & I went to Brantford John got measured for a suit of clothes at Cockshutts Sun 13 Quite cold and wet I staid at home all day Mrs Osborne & girls come over a while in afternoon Mon 14 Nice day but cool John went to help Osborne in seeding I went to see Mr Palmer & Joe Weaver about some notes I held Thos Westwood & Mary & Dorothy was over for dinner & tea Tue 15 Very nice day & dry all day Mother & I went to Lynden I hired a man for a month for $12.00 began in afternoon Sam Burtney was here when we got home �1868 Sept Wed 16 Had some rain last night cleared off cool again men drew Manure all day sold a horse to Sam Burtney for $110.00 to pay in four months Joe VanSickle brought his lumber apc in forenoon I went to John VanSickles to see him about the Sheep I let him have on shares Thur 17 Nice morning men drew Manure I staid at home all day Jane & I went to Mr Burts in afternoon Fri 18 Very nice morning men drew Manure I went to see thrashers & let George Kitchen have four Bushel Oats forenoon Jane & I went to Mr Burts to see about selling my farm in afternoon Sat 19 Very nice morning again Wm Gorman threw manure out of Sheep stable John F & I went to Brantford to get some clothes for John F Sun 20 Had some rain last night again I went to Henrys a while Margery & her Sister went James Waughs in forenoon 1868 Sept Mon 21 Very nice morning Mr Burt & Son came to see if I would sell my farm in forenoon men drew Manure I went to Paris to see the doctor he did not come at all Tue 22 Very nice morning Mr Burt & I went to Brantford to do the writing about my farm sold it to him for $50 per acre Wed 23 Nice morning I took John to go to Hamilton Show I got Horse shod & Mother & I went Puslinch in afternoon Thur 24 Very nice morning Thos Ellis & I went to look at a farm near Guelph it began to rain at dusk Fri 25 A little rainy this forenoon Mother & I started for home after dinner came as far as Henry Howells staid all night Sat 26 Nice morning again came home afternoon found Nelson Behimer & wife here when we got home Sun 27 Some rain again today I was sick Nelson & Sarah went home afternoon 1868 Sept �Mon 28 Cleared of again I am not very well yet James Waugh & George Howell came in morning to see and get my democrat to go after their tools to Copetown Mr & Mrs Burt came & we went with them to Brantford to sign the writings for the farm men threw down old straw stack & fixed house roof & split wood George Medley staid all night & I settled with him for his work he done Tue 29 Cleared of & cool men cleaned up some Oats & Spring wheat in forenoon & I took it to Brantford in afternoon George Ellis came & him & I went to John Betzner's to see Mr. Haines farm staid all night did not buy it Wed 30 Looks some like rain had some in afternoon George & I came as far as George Jones & staid all day & night the machine came to thrash & did not do anything machine would not go at all had to quit 1868 Oct Thur 1 Had some rain last night George & I came home in forenoon George went to Henrys & I went to see after the thrashers in afternoon could not get them for ten days or so Fri 2 Very nice morning & clear again John & I went to Brantford with a load of ash lumber in forenoon I went to Henrys a while afternoon Mr Osborne was over Sat 3 Nice morning some frost last night again John drew lumber & Jane & I went to Brantford after the Mortgage & some dry goods & Mr Burt came & paid two thousand dollars on the Mortgage Sun 4 Heavy frost last night but nice and clear John Vansickle & me went to Lynden in forenoon Thomas Westwood & Mary & Dorothy & David was over a while afternoon Mon 5 Nice & warm all day Mother & John Proper & I went to Goderich Tues 6 Nice day but some cooler Harvey & I drove out to see a farm that belonged to one Jessup out of town a little 1868 Oct Wed 7 Very warm all day some rain at evening & in the night got Harveys Horse & drove out to David Ellis’m in forenoon Thurs 8 Some rain last night quite wet & cold all day went to Dungamron to the show was appointed one of the lodges in the House had a very good show for a township show �Fri 9 Very nice day not cold went back to Manchester & round through {Wawamouth?} & back again to see some farms seen some good one Sat 10 Nice & dry all day went in afternoon to see Mr Carezo farm out on the Maitland river & home Sun 11 Nice & warm all day staid at David’s all day Mon 12 Nice day & warm went to look over Mr Bailies farm in forenoon staid at David’s in afternoon Tues 13 Nice day & very warm mother & I went to see Bailies farm again could not buy it wanted to much for it I thought Wed 14 Nice & warm all day Mother & I came to Morris’s in forenoon they was gone to show to Lucknow I went to town & back there in afternoon 1868 Oct Thur 15 Very nice morning again Mr Morris & I went to see two or three farms that {Ghos?} Martin used to own out at Smiths Hill Fri 16 Nice day but cool some rain in afternoon staid at Mr Morris’s to get word about Martins farm did not come till night telegram came for me to come to Brantfors as a witness against a forger could not go David Ellis called at Morris’s to tell about some other farms he had heard of in town Sat 17 Some snow last night very cold all day went with Mr Morris to Smiths Hill to see about getting a field for a plowing match & then went into Goderich to Harveys for the night Sun 18 Quite cold all gay again went to church with Harveys in forenoon was sick at noon staid with Mr Clifford the evening Mon 19 Quite cold again to day had the writings made out for the Loot no 2 in the 8th Concession Western division of Colborne from John Hickingbottom price $5000.00 100 acres more or less 1868 Oct Tue 20 Some rain in the morning quite soft all day Grandmother Eliza & Mrs Clifford & I went out to the farm I bought & to Mr Morris for dinner & back to town at night bought a lot of Hay from Hickingbottom for $47.00 cash had Mr Cliffords team & waggon got full possession of farm �Wed 21 Quite wet all day Mother & I came home let Harvey have twelve hundred dollars for one year at ten percent Thur 22 Some snow last night again staid home in forenoon went after flannel in afternoon John went to see the thrashers in afternoon Fri 23 Not quite so cold to day our Harvey & I went to Westwoods to get a horse to thrash John got ready for to thrash Sat 24 Nice weather al day John killed a sheep to & I went to Brantford Mr Burt was over here Sun 25 Some rain all day by spells staid at home all day Henry was over for dinner 1868 Oct Mon 26 Very nice day all day began to thrash in forenoon some Oats thrashed all day Tue 27 Nice day but windy thrashed some S. wheat stacks they was very wet grain nearly spoiled Wed 28 Nice day but windy finished the stacks in forenoon & set at the old barn & thrashed 180 Bushel in afternoon Thur 29 Very nice day but Cool finished thrashing before night David Ellis & old John Emery came in forenoon David & I went to Lynden & back in afternoon Fri 30 Very nice again to day John & George pulled some turnips Mother & I went to Mr. Burt on a visit I called to get Wrung to come & thrash Peas coming Monday Sat 31 Very wet all day staid at home all day November Sun 1 Very cold & disagreeable Mother & I went to Henrys for dinner Samuel & Harvey Westwood was there Mon 2 Quite cool all day John & George finished the turnips, Mr Wrung began to thrash Peas in morning I staid home all day for Mr Palmer to come did not come Mother went to Westwoods in forenoon 1868 Nov �Tue 3 Heavy white frost last night John Powers went to plow for George McLaughlin Wrung thrashed Peas I went to Henrys in afternoon {Left Margin: Sold Beale some Sheep & a pair of Steers} Wed 4 Very nice day some rain in evening John took a load of Hay to Hatch I went to get Auction Bills printed got a hundred printed Thur 5 Nice but pretty cool I went to St. George to put up bills & went to Henry Howells for dinner & home Some rain last night I staid at home all day Fri 6 Nice but pretty cool I went to St. George to put up bills & went to Henry Howells for dinner & home in evening Eliza Howell & Isaac Howell & wife came here Sat 7 Very cool & looks like rain I took Eliza to Vanderlip & came home in evening Sun 8 Very rainy to day again staid at home all day Mon 9 Very wet all day John threw S. wheat out of Bins I went to Henrys & staid all day Abram Drake came after School Tax it is very high this year a very rainy day 1868 Nov Tue 10 Very bad damp dirty day staid at home all day John sorted out old irons in forenoon & went to Paris to put up bills in afternoon Mr Osborne was over a while afternoon Wed 11 Cleared of some today Mr Burts boys began to Plow in morning George Day came after some seed, John & I went to Brantford after some things for the sale Thur 12 Kind of cold all day and cloudy James Waugh was here all forenoon came to buy some cows before the sale Burts boys plowed Fri 13 Very nice all day & clear John & Charles Buck drew straw & I went to St George to sell my right for Harrow sold the right to Wm Behiny for a horse Sat 14 Beautiful & warm day staid at home forenoon & got out some stuff for waggon rack from Jim Waugh same & fixed Mothers old Bureau let him have some Oak for Harrow & waggon rack I went to Brantford after some cheese in afternoon 1868 Nov �Sun 15 Some cooler & cloudy all day looks like a storm John P went to George Fongers I went to Henrys a while in forenoon they came over with me for dinner George Howell went to Westwoods found a Leicester Buck with our ewes in forenoon Mon 16 Very cold disagreeable day I went to St. George to settle up with Fleming for the Harrow right give him my note for $47.00 for two months without interest Henry Howell & wife came down in afternoon & staid all night {Left Margin: I got a three year old colt from Wm Fleming for my Harrow right}. Tues 17 Very heavy rain all day the wettest day this fall a good many camy to the Sale but we had to put it of on account of the rain it wil come of on Thursday the 26th if all is well Henry Howell went home Wed 18 It has quit raining this morning but is cloudy John F Powers & I went to Brantford I went to get some notices printed about the sale got a 100 for $125. went to see John Lakes colt did not buy it yet John Burt went home sick in the morning 1868 Nov Thur 19 Nice morning heavy white frost last night sent John F. with some bills to put up out towards Smokey Hollow I went to Paris with some bills posted a lot by mail to different parties around the county got dinner at I.L.Howells & came home Fri 20 Snowed some last night John went to Help Henrys Bill Hags I went to Harrisburg & around by St. George to put up bills Mr Burt went with me from his place to St. George got home by noon {Left Margin: George & the girls went to Henry Howells afternoon} Sat 21 Quite cool this morning & windy all day got quite muddy I went to Colemans after some flannel did not get it paid my School tax in morning to Mr A Drake $30.99 got home at noon and cleaned up a grist after dinner Mr Gim came in forenoon & staid all night Sun 22 Quite cold froze hard Jane & I went to Henrys in forenoon found George Kitchen & all his family moved in there Mr Gim staid here all day & all night 1868 Nov Mon 23 Hard frost last night but a very nice warm day & very clear roads very rough in morning I took a grist to Brantford to get ground got it home with me John F went to help Osborne thrash in afternoon they moved into the new School house �Tue 24 Nice morning some frost John F & I cleaned up some wheat for Henry Mr Burt & Dan came to plow in forenoon John helped Osborne to thrash & I staid at home in afternoon Wed 25 Cloudy not so cold Mr Burt finished plowing in forenoon young Mr Reagie came to buy a colt did not get one from me John went to John Kinneys & I went to Henrys to see him he was gone to Paris with wheat looks like rain to night Thur 26 Rained hard last night cleared of this morning again had our sale to day had a large turn out things went of pretty well a good day George Jones & Rachel came & staid all night 1868 Nov Fri 27 Nice morning but cloudy Dennis Sager came to buy a bay colt three year old past that I had he got him for $152.00 to pay in eleven months for him George & Rachel went to Henrys in forenoon Mr. Simpson came after the reaper he bought at the sale paid cash Sat 28 Looks like a storm it did rain before night John & I went to Brantford I went to settle of with Postman for the sale roads very muddy {Left Margin: Some one stole two of our best turkeys last night} Sun 29 Cloudy kind of weather I staid at home all day the girls came home from Westwoods afternoon Mon 30 Some snow last night colder this morning John took me to Paris to go to Goderich on Cars I went & staid at Cliffords all night found them all well there December Tue 1 Quite cold & blustering all day with some snow Harvey took me out to Mr Morris in afternoon roads very bad & rough Wed 2 Snowed some last night & in forenoon about six inches Mr Morris took me to the farm & to David Ellis in afternoon with the sleigh went very good in the gravel road 1868 Dec Thur 3 Very nice morning some more Snow last night again David & I went with the cutter back in Wawanosh to see George Henry about his buying Matchles Horse he is coming down to see him soon roads very bad mud in some places knee deep to Horse got back about dark to Davids had one upset in the mud & snow �Fri 4 Quite cold but clear David thrashed in forenoon & George Ellis brought me out to Goderich came on a great snow & blow in evening about dark I staid at Harveys all night George went home again after dark Sat 5 Quite calm again after the storm last night I came home from Goderich John brought me from Paris in afternoon brought home half a barrel of W fish no sleighing when I got home Sun 6 Looks like a storm all day I staid at home John Powers went away to Mr Hawleys or some where up the road 1868 Dec Mon 7 Storming this morning very stormy in afternoon John fixed to Kill Hogs I went to Brantford in afternoon after Salt to salt the pork in Tue 8 Very stormy all day snow & blowed very hard we Killed Hogs Daniel H Bonham & Isiah came to buy the straw carriers did not get them Wm Templer came after the straw cutter he bought at the sale staid all night a terrible storm Killed Hogs & cut them all up & salted them got done before night Wed 9 Quit snowing but very cold I went to St. George to get the Horses shod at A Brockbank all around had some of these rubber cushions put under one of their shoes in front John put straw round yard Thur 10 Getting colder all the time John & I went to Brantford to get my cutter that was there to paint James Waugh brought his wife here and left her while he went to Isaac Sands sale & called in evening for her sleighing not very good at all blowed of the road in places 1868 Dec Fri 11 Very nice morning but pretty cold all day Jane & I went to Westwoods on a visit with the cutter & one Horse John split wood James Waugh came to borrow some money Sat 12 Nice & clear but some windy & pretty cold day day John went to Brantford I went to Jerseyville to take some coverlets to get wove at William VanSickles cant get them before April or Mary Came back by Lynden & staid all night at B. VanSickle left a set of whiffletrees at Petitts to get ironed Sun 13 Quite cold all day again I staid at Bens in forenoon came home in afternoon Henry H Kitchen was here �Mon 14 Some milder this morning Snowed some all day long but did not amount to much after all I think about an inch or two Wal Baker came to buy some Oak lumber Owen Judge came after fanning Mill he bought at the sale Joseph Weaver came and bought my old long tug Harness for twenty dollars they was a very good set 1868 Dec Tue 15 Very nice all day but cold I went to Paris to order a set of new harness from Flanagan to be silver mounted all through Wed 16 Nice day thawed some in the Sun I went to Brantford to see about selling my wheat did not do it going to Keep it a while longer yet Thur 17 Very nice day thawed some I staid at home all day not very well Fri 18 Nice day but some colder I staid at home all day Uncle Wm Behimer & Helen Behimer came before noon I strung a couple of strings of Bells Sat 19 Very cold all day long I staid at home all day Wm Behimer & Helen went home in the morning Henry Howell came after the fanning mill he bought at my sale Beal took the steers away in afternoon I sold him for $100.00 Sun 20 Very nice & warm thawed of all the sleighing I staid at home Grandmother went to Henrys Mon 21 Some colder this morning I made some shawl pins in forenoon I went to Paris in afternoon to see dutch doctor John began to dig out the snow in lane 1868 Dec Tue 22 Not very cold again to day John dug out the lane & began to draw up some wood I staid at home all day Henry Howell & Wm Tanner came after some Sheep for Henry got a dozen at $3.50 each to pay for them in the six months from date Wed 23 A pretty cold day again I staid at home all day & fixed up the old table & give the top of it a coat of paint sold Beal 13 sheep for $32.50 to take them away next week Jarome Hawley came after the pay for the thrashing paid him ten dollars $17.70 coming yet Thur 24 Nice day but very cold John & I went to Brantford took the iron plow out to George Fowler to get it fixed up some very poor Sleighing the coldest day this winter �Fri 25 Not near so cold today we all went over to Westwoods for to take over Christmas dinner Sat 26 Very nice day not very cold John drew up wood & I painted the table again & mended Harveys little Sleigh 1868 Dce Sun 27 Some snow last night but not enough to make good sleighing Jane & I & John Powers & Willy & Eliza went to Henry Hawleys in forenoon & Home in the afternoon Sleighing very poor Mon 28 Not very cold very nice winter weather though John drew up wood I painted over the table again Samuel Buckborough came to buy some oak lumber from me sold it to him Beale came & took away the Sheep I sold him last week Nelson Kitchen & Edgars wife & children is to start for Michigan to night Tue 29 Some Snow last night very warm & mild all day I took Grandmother & the girls down to Lynden left Grandmother down there to get her cloak made & we came home Wed 30 Quite mild all day I painted the table over again in forenoon & got out some stuff for a waggon rack & Samuel Buckborough sent after some oak lumber I sold him John Powers drew wood Mr Galloway called to get subscriptions for the Bible Society St. George 1868 Dec Thur 31 A heavy white frost last night very sharp & cold in the morning I went after Dr. Kitchen for Mrs Cole before daylight to St. George got him to come & painted the table over again & James Papple called to get his pay for helping thrash John & George drew Pea Straw in forenoon I went to St. George with some Peas & Oats to get chopped for the beef cow and took some oak lumber to Bells to get dressed for a waggon rack got it home with one & got the chop stuff with me too a very warm nice day thawed some the wind got around to the northeast and seems as if there was a storm a coming on John & George cleaned up some Spring wheat for a grist afternoon I got home from St. George about half past six in the evening Diary January 1869 Fri 1 The greatest Snow storm and hardest blowing we have had this winter yet Jane and I and two of the children went over to Henrys for dinner {Thos?} Westwood & Mary was there in the terriblest Snow storm we have had in a long time �Sat 2 Quite mild all day but rained & Snowed nearly all day I put handles on some knives in forenoon then fixed a place & turned old Matchles in to it in afternoon John and George cut down straw stack & threw it round the yard Sun 3 Very warm & thawing some I went after Mother to Lynden in afternoon Marjory VanSickle came back in afternoon Sleighing going Mon 4 Very nice and mild this morning John took a grist of S.wheat to Brantford to get floured to sell I went along to the municipal election at Betsons School House the children started to school again this morning old Doctor Stinson and old Mrs. Leemington & Mr. Storr is to be buried to day went to Germans School House to the election & then home & hitched up the brown colt & drove him to St. George for first time 1869 January Tue 5 Very mild & some Snow showers through the day I went to Brantford after a grist sold 500 lbs to Hexts at 2.50 per cwt John split wood Mr Rung began to thrash Peas I settled up with G. Foster & Hatch in full of all demands Wed 6 Very nice day & warm thawed a good deal Jane & I went to Isaac J. Howells & James & Lydia went along went after my new harness to Paris staid all night at Isaac's Joseph Steel & wife was there all day {Left Margin: Mr. Rung thrashed peas John split wood} Thur 7 Nice day very warm the Snow all gone in the roads nearly came as far as James Waughs for dinner & home in afternoon Sleighing nearly all gone {Left Margin: Mr. Rung thrashed peas John split wood} Fri 8 Quite soft this morning looks like a thaw again I put some hoops on churn & some barrels in forenoon John split wood Rung thrashed Peas all day Sat 9 Heavy rain last night rains yet this morning John turned the meat over in the box Mr. Rung thrashed Peas I staid home all day 1869 January Sun 10 Very nice day quite warm I staid home all day Grandmother went to Henry's in morning Susan Wilsons young folks came here from Westwoods in afternoon & went home in evening �Mon 11 Very nice day and quite warm & Spring looking I staid at home all day the clock spring broke down Tues 12 John & I went to Brantford in forenoon called to get Noles to come & butcher a Beef for me got the clock mended and cleaned at Griffiths Wed 13 Very nice day & thawed some in the sun John and Noles killed the Beef in forenoon I went to School Meeting & come back to Mr. Greenfields for dinner & staid till evening Henry girls was over John greased the new waggon in afternoon I bought a whip from John VanSickle for one dollar Thurs 14 Beautiful weather all day John and I cut up the Beef & fixed waggon rack in forenoon & put on & took a load of Hay to Mr. Nisbet School Teacher at Germans School House 1869 January Fri 15 Very nice weather all day I went to Brantford & took the two girls & George out with me took a quarter of Beef to sell got five dollers per cwt for it from John Booze bought some chocs for girls & a pair of Boots for George from Adams Sat 16 Beautiful day & sunshine I went to St. George to pay Fleming a note he held against me & got a pair of Harrows from Sam Buckborough & got two shoes set on the John Horse Rung finished thrashing & cleaning Peas in afternoon had 107 Bush Sun 17 Nice day again all day I staid at home all day Grandmother went with Henry to see Nelson Kitchen baby that is sick at the corner at Mrs Shipmans {Left Margin: Samuel Fristney & wife came at dark & staid all night} Mon 18 Looks like a storm quite cold & cloudy all day Samuel Fristney paid for the grey mare he bought from me in the fall for $105.00 John and I went to Paris with a load of Hay to Wm. Epron for P.O. Connor the roads are very nice for the waggon Samuel Fristney & wife went home in forenoon 1869 January Tue 19 Quite cold all day and cloudy but no snow yet I staid at home all day John took away a load of Hay to Paris Henry Howell brought Aunt Mary over in forenoon I mended a sursingle {surcingle} & breaststrap Elizabeth Kitchen and Dorothy came over in forenoon & staid till evening �Wed 20 Beautiful day clear and cold John & I took a load of Hay over to Mr. Kitchen in forenoon got Wm. Fleming to shoe the team all round new shoes in front Grandmother & Aunt Mary went over to Henrys I sent for the Globe by H.G. McPherson $1.30 Thurs 21 Very nice all forenoon clouded up in afternoon I staid home all day mended some halters in forenoon John took a load of Hay to tavern keeper in St. George he is to pay for it in six weeks Fri 22 Very nice day but quite cold John & I went to Brantford with a load of Hay to A Bradley Henry Howell came after Aunt Mary & cow I sold to him for twenty one dollars to pay in a short time 1869 January Sat 23 Very nice day quite cold John took a load of Hay to D Kitchen in forenoon I went along got two shoes reset on the Horses that lamed them getting warmer Sun 24 Very nice day warmer Looks like a storm of some kind John went away somewhere & Marjory went over to Westwoods in afternoon I staid home all day Mon 25 Very cold & clear all day John & I took a load of Hay to Paris G.P. Grey Hotel Keeper got a new set of Harness from Flanagan & traded a set of half tug Harness for a new set of long tug gave him a load of Hay & a load of Straw to boot got two good set of long tug Harness now one set Silver mounted Tues 26 Very nice day not quite as cold very clear though John took a load of Hay to Flanagan Paris. I staid home all day & set a picture in the frame Wed 27 Nice and pleasant clouds up in afternoon John took a load of Hay to Paris Henry was over for dinner I staid at home all day waiting for some men to come & buy Matchless 1869 Jany Thur 28 Very nice day and warm thawed considerable in sun John & I took a half ton of Hay to Sidney E Thomas in the forenoon put on another load of Hay & took it to St. George to Dr. Kitchen in afternoon Mr & Mrs VanSickel came over for an evening visit Fri 29 Quite foggy in morning Come on rain in evening about 4 O'Clock John B. took a load of Hay to Mr. Cepson I went to Brantford with Henry H Kitchen & Nelson Kitchen to see a lawyer for advice on Henry's scrape with Mr. Ley & Bolton rained near all night �Sat 30 Quite cloudy & some rain in Morning I went to Brantford in morning took some chickens to sell got three shilling a pair for them John Powers went along I bought a Horse from P.B. Hatch for sixty dollars cash & a note against Mark & George Armstrong for thirty seven dollars eighty cents due next fall John Templer & wife & children come & staid all night 1869 Jany Sun 31 Quite cold this morning froze up hard again roads will be rough for a while I staid at home all day John Templer & wife went to Westwoods in afternoon Nathan VanSickel & wife & his two sisters came for dinner & went home before night had roast turkey & roast beef & plum pudding for dinner February Mon 1 Quite cold and cloudy all day John took a load of Straw to Paris for Flanagan I went to settle with F.O. Connor for the Hay I sold him gave Flanagan an order on him to settle an {ape?} with him drove my new horse for first time I got from Hatch Tue 2 Very cold again to day I went to St. George with some stuff to make a Harrow with John took some flour & peas over to Rung David Ellis came in evening Snow storm a beginning Wed 3 A hard snow storm all night & most of the day Some six inches of Snow fell I think sleighing not very good yet I took David Ellis over to his brother Wms & to St. George & home again {Left Margin: Paid David Ellis $109.00 on a yoke of oxen} 1869 Febry Thur 4 Very rough stormy day I took David out to Brantford in forenoon John took a load of wheat to Brantford Contracted all the wheat I have to Mr. Plewes for one dollar per bushel all round Westwoods boys brought a cheese over for David Ellis in the evening Fri 5 Beautiful and clear all day thawed some in the Sun I took David Ellis out to the cars in Brantford in the morning John took a load of Wheat to Brantford George Cones' young folks came & went to Brantford to get there Photographs taken I bought a recipe for making hard soap Sat 6 Nice morning but cloudy George Cones' young folks went to Westwoods & we cleaned up some wheat in forenoon John took a load of wheat to Brantford & I went to St. George in afternoon to see Chris Bottings about a stove traded him some Hay for one �Sun 7 Very nice day thawed some I staid home all day James Waugh & wife came in forenoon George Cones' folks went home & Grandmother went home with them 1869 Febry Mon 8 Nice day but thawed some I took two loads of wheat to Brantford John & George cleaned wheat all day Harvey Howell was here when I got home he staid all night Tue 9 Nice morning but cloudy thawed considerable John took a load of wheat to Brantford in forenoon Harvey went to Henrys in forenoon I went to Paris in afternoon I sent a telegram to to Watson Ayr to meet Harvey in Paris George Campbell bought a lot of Pea straw of me for $7.00 Wed 10 Very nice but warm Snow nearly gone I went with two loads of wheat to day Men cleaned up wheat George Campbell drew his Pea straw away to day Thur 11 Very nice day but warm snow nearly gone to day Chris Batty came after Hay in forenoon got two loads to day we cleaned wheat & I went to Brantford to sell Keachie some Hay let him have it for $95.00 sold Foster my Peas for 75 cts Bush. Fri 12 Nice day sleighing all gone I took a load of wheat away on the waggon Westwoods was over here when I got home Men cleaned wheat 1869 Febry Sat 13 Nice day thawing very fast we cleaned up wheat in forenoon John took a load away in afternoon George & I cleaned some tailings in the afternoon Sun 14 A terrible rain & sleet storm all day very bad on the stock Nelson Kitchen was over awhile in the afternoon I staid home all day Mon 15 Cleared of this morning but warm & foggy & soft I took one load wheat away Men cleaned up wheat all day Tues 16 Nice day some colder I took two loads wheat away Men cleaned Peas Mr & Mrs Kelly came on a visit in forenoon Donald McDonald came towards night & staid all night Wed 17 A very stormy day snow & rain John took two loads of Peas out to Bonter I went to Brantford with Donald to see about some farms he seen advertised for sale & he went home Thur 18 A very nice day clear thawed a good deal took a load of Hay to Bredt St. George in forenoon & took a load to D Thomas St. George in afternoon �1869 Febry Fri 19 Very stormy this morning snowing & blowing John & George put straw around barn yard & cleaned Oats in forenoon I set in the house all day not well Sat 20 Nice Morning not cold John took a load of Hay to Workman George & I went to Brantford & came home before night Sun 21 A heavy Snow storm today I staid home all day not very well Mon 22 Very nice day & clear Mother & I went to Westwoods in forenoon John took a load of Hay to Workman Mr Keashie began to draw some Hay I sold him to day Tue 23 A very hard Snow storm going on the heaviest yet this winter John & I went to St. George after a harrow & got Horse shod I settled with Dr. Kitchen Wed 24 Storming again this morning I copied of the Horse book from Johns Book in forenoon Very stormy all afternoon Thur 25 Very rough & stormy in forenoon John & I went to Brantford and down to Onondaga to see the Mares that went to our Horse staid all night to Edward Giles found most of the Mares in foal that we seen 1869 Febry Fri 26 A Snowing hard all night & yet this morning held up towards night. John & I came to Brantford for dinner & then home in afternoon thawed some Sat 27 A very cold stormy day I went to Paris after a pair of Horse collars. John & George loaded the Sleighs to go to Goderich on Monday Sun 28 A pretty cold day again I staid home all day John Betsner & wife and Henry & Elizabeth came over for dinner John and Dorothy staid all night March Mon 1 A pretty cold day John & I started in morning for Coleborne with two loads went as far as Haysville for the night Tues 2 Not so cold to day Snowed & thawed all the afternoon got dinner at Stratford got to Mitchell for the night put up at Hick's Hotel the best Hotel we found on the road �Wed 3 Pretty cold in morning thawed some about noon went as far as Clinton to Coopers tavern for dinner went on to Goderich got to Harveys before night staid there all night 1869 March Thur 4 Very cold again today a terrible storm in forenoon drifted very bad at times John & I started out to our new farm in Morning unloaded & went on to David Ellis's & staid all night a very cold night Fri 5 Very cold all day again I hired Duncan McNee to work for me for a year for $147.00 we started for home came as far as Harveys for dinner and then drove to Mitchell for the night got very cold on the road Sat 6 Nice Morning but came on one of the greatest drifts I must ever see got dinner at Shakespeare & then come home the heaviest roads I ever drove eleven Oclock when we got home found everything right Sun 7 A very cold day but not much wind I staid at home all day Henry was over a while in afternoon Mon 8 Nice day but quite cold I went to Brantford in forenoon and came home & went to Paris after David Ellis & Lavinia from Goderich they did not come on the first train Duncan McNee began to work 1869 March Tue 9 Beautiful all day & warm went to Westwoods to attend Grandmothers birthday dinner a good turn out all the children there but Harvey & Eliza George Jones & Rachel & Nelson Behimer & Sarah came home with us staid all night Wed 10 A great Snow storm all day about the hardest this winter we had quite a few here for dinner Nelson Rehimer & Sarah went home with Henrys Sarah was quite sick all day Thur 11 Cleared of this morning a lot of Snow on the on the ground I took John Powers to Doctor in afternoon to St. George Fri 12 Snowed some again to day Peggy & Grandmother and the little girls went to Brantford to get their Photographs taken David & Lavinia went Westwoods took them to the cars to Paris Wm. Templer & wife came & staid all night Sat 13 Quite cold to day again Wm Templer & I went to Brantford with a grist almost to much Snow for good Sleighing �1869 March Sun 14 A good deal warmer again thawed a good deal George Templer & wife & Henry Kitchen & wife came & got there dinner & went home Wm Templer & wife went to Henrys in morning Mon 15 Very nice day thawed some I took John Powers to Doctors in forenoon & got a pair of new harrows from Sam Buckboroughs & got Fanny shod on fore feet Tue 16 Very nice day but cold I took Mother up to James Waughs in forenoon Rollin Waugh & wife & Mary Pritchard came & staid all night Wed 17 Nice day but cold I sold Rollin Waugh some pigs he went to Henrys in forenoon John Clinton & wife & Dorothy came over Thomas went to Paris after Hester Duncan McNee went along after his satchel he left at Mitchell Thur 18 Very nice day thawed some Grandmother & I went to Lynden to the fair in Morning she went home with Westwoods I came home in evening not very well 1869 March Fri 19 Not very cold a heavy white frost last night I went to Mr Burts to settle of with him traded & got a Devon bull & heifer full bred Snowed all afternoon the Doctor lanced little Elizas neck which was swelled so very bad a good deal of matter came from when lanced Sat 20 Very nice warm day thawed a good deal snow very soft Mr Burt sent a Devon bull & Heifer here in forenoon George & Dorothy & Elizabeth & I went after the coverlets & then went to Uncle Wm Rehimers at night I settled of with him paid him $252.00 & gave him a note for $100 due in one year with interest Sun 21 Nice day a good deal colder staid at Rehimers untill towards night & then we went to Wm Templers all night Mon 22 A very cold chilly day staid at Wm Templers until after noon & then went to George Jones all night Tue 23 Some Snow last night again staid at Georges till after dinner & then came home stopped at Lynden a little while thawing very fast roads getting rough 1869 March �Wed 24 Very nice warm day Snow a going very fast at last I took fanning Mill home to Henry Howells in forenoon got my dinner at Aunt Mary Howells & came back to St. George & got a new stove from Batty Peggy VanSickel & Sarah Ellis was here when I got home Thur 25 Nice day but to warm for the Snow to last long John Powers & I went to Brantford in forenoon & then down Cockshutts road as far as Burtchs Corners & a cross by Mount Pleasant & back to Brantford & staid all night at Hatches a collecting for the Horse found our Mares most of them in foal but did not get much money Fri 26 Rained some last night & all the forenoon John & I staid in Brantford untill afternoon & then came home the back road a collecting got home before dark {Left Margin: Good Friday} Sat 27 Very warm Snow going fast Mother & I went to St. George to see old Mrs Batty & took a lot of old cast iron to let Batty have on a stove the roads getting very bad. 1869 March Sun 28 Very warm Sleighing gone on this road I staid at home Henry H brought Grandmother home in forenoon she stopped there on her way home from St. George Nelson Kitchen had a daughter yesterday evening a very dull day for Easter Sunday Mon 29 Rained all day again Duncan McNee put up some Oats in bags & I painted new cupboard over give it a primary coat of white lead Tue 30 A thawing away yet we put a ring in Bulls nose & took flour chest downstairs & put Oats up in bags & Mrs Paul Shipman came in forenoon & staid for dinner I wrote for the Canadian Messenger for her Charles Buck came to hire he is a coming on Monday next Men drew grain from the new barn I got out stuff for pine boxes to pack things in Wed 31 Very nice day thawed some I went to Paris to see about getting some cars to move my stuff to Goderich and give Wm McEwin an order to collect some money for the Horse for me up about there place I took John P.s trunk to Paris & traded it to Flanagan for a larger one 1869 April 1st Thur 1 Very nice day but froze up very rough this morning I went with John Powers to Toronto to get his eyes doctored at Dr. Roseboughs I came back as far as Harrisburg & staid all night at Troomans a terrible snow & sleet storm all night �Fri 2 Quite cold again to day roads very rough I came home in morning from Harrisburg Thomas Westwood & Mary & Mrs Cameron was here for dinner Duncan & I made some boxes in afternoon I put some handles on big chests in forenoon Sat 3 Very rough cold day I took Sarah Ellis down to Lynden in forenoon roads very rough I got my Buggy Axels set up at Petitts & came home Sun 4 Quite cold & rough all day I staid at home all day Sam Westwood & Harvey & David & Henry & Kitchen & Albert was here for dinner. George and the two girls went home with Sam Westwood & the boys to stay all night 1869 April Mon 5 Very nice day getting warmer Duncan McNee & I went to Brantford Charles Buck was here when we got home to work for me Tue 6 Nice & warm to day again Duncan went to Brantford with a load of Oats to sell to Foster got 30 cts per Bushel Mr Palmer came to settle his old note & give a new one Henrys girls came on a visit sent Charley Buck to St. George with some paper bags & to get a new tea Kettle & some new pails & I made some boxes to pack things in to move Wed 7 Nice day thawed a good deal we took two load to Paris to store before we move roads very rough & muddy Thur 8 Nice day froze some last night the men went with two load to Paris in forenoon Susan Wilson & Ellot & Wm McEwin & wife came here in forenoon they all went home but McEwin he is going to stay & help me pack things to move to morrow we put up all the Pork and Beef in boxes & loaded up a couple of load to go in the morning with again 1869 April Fri 9 Beautiful morning again A shock of an earthquake felt in some places Wm McEwen & I packed up all day Mr & Mrs Burt came over in the afternoon a while I was almost tired out The men took two loads to the station Sat 10 Very nice day but very backward & cold I got some teams to bring loads for me to Paris settled all up with Henry M. Kitchen when we got back from Paris �Sun 11 Nice day but cold I staid at home all day John Westwood brought Grandmother home in afternoon James Waugh & wife & Stephen Vivians came down in evening & staid awhile Mon 12 Nice morning but cold got some teams & brought the most of the things to the cars The men loaded two cars up before we went to bed Wm McEwen helped us to load & the rest of them helped as long as they could before they went home 1869 April Tues 13 Beautiful morning again we staid at James Battys all night & had to get up early I put the Horses & cattle on the cars before the train started got them on all right & came to Goderich & staid at Harveys all night Wed 14 Some white frost last night again Duncan & Charley Buck & my George brought a load out to the farm & the twin colts I staid in Goderich all day Mother and the children came up on the cars & staid at Harveys all night Thur 15 Nice day but cool got Mr. Morris & some other teams to take out some loads for me I brought Marjory & Dorothy out to the place in afternoon & I went back to town again Fri 16 Very nice morning again & warm Duncan brought Jane & the children out to the farm in the forenoon I brought the Buggies out found some a ploughing on the road between here & town 1869 April Sat 17 A kind of a dull day set up things about the House I went to the Post Office in afternoon after the papers Sun 18 A very Cold dull day staid at home all day George Morris came over a while afternoon Mon 19 Had a very heavy rain last night took away a great many bridges all over the country I went to Goderich in morning found some of the bridges gone on the road went for some Oats got a few at 55 cts. Tue 20 A very wet cold day Some hard showers in the day George & I went to David Ellis' after a yoke of Oxen I bought from him last fall The men fixed up around the House Wed 21 Cleared of some this morning but Snowed some in forenoon Duncan went to town after Plaster Charles & George drew some rails from pens away in forenoon I staid in the house & fixed up some things �Thur 22 Looks some like Spring Duncan went to town after some Salt & a new Cultivator from Mr Dodds I was not very well went in to see Dr & I brought Mother out from Harveys {Left Margin: Charley piled up some manure} 1869 April Fri 23 Very nice morning again I was sick in bed all day almost. The men done some small jobs in forenoon & began to Plow some in orchard ground rather wet yet Sat 24 Very nice day but cool looks like rain in evening Duncan went to town in morning after some Oats & a new seed drill I had there I went out to town in afternoon to see Dr & take some Butter to Clifford & got two bunches shingles from Harvey Howell & John B. Powers came up from Toronto & came home with me his eyes almost well again Chales plowed all day Sun 25 Nice clear day but cool I staid home all day some of the girls & boys went to the Nile to meeting in afternoon Mon 26 Beautiful Morning & all day the nearest like Spring of anything we have had yet Things a growing very fast John Powers & I went to town to get old Matchless shod and get the Sulkey tire set The boys plowed all day David Ellis & Lavinia came a while in afternoon did not get the wheels home with us 1869 April Tue 27 A very nice day & warm The men plowed in forenoon I rigged up the grain drill in forenoon John dug in the garden Charles Buck & I went to the Saw Mill & to Shop in afternoon after some lumber & to get two Shoes set on little Fanny at the Nile John cleaned Matchless Harness in afternoon Mr Robert Campbell came over Wed 28 Very nice warm day Come on a shower in the evening John & I went with Matchless to the Dungannon Show got the first prize The other men plowed George went to town after the Doctor for Willy Thur 29 Very clear and cold again Men plowed all day John Powers & I drove Matchless to Lucknow to the Show got no prize all one sided affair Come home at night got quite cold coming home Fri 30 Some frost last night again but got warmer in day time Men plowed all day I went to town in forenoon after the Doctor & home again got some flour from Mr Clifford & got the Sulkey wheels �home with me got the Tire set on them John went with the Horse down by Ben Miller & round by Goderich home 1869 May Sat 1 Nice day but cool some rain Sowed some Oats in morning The men Harrowed them in & Harrowed down Potatoe and Turnip ground I put up some curtains & John & I went Port Albert & around home at night quite chilly Sun 2 Nice day but quite cool I staid home all day Duncan & Marjory went to the Nile to Meeting Mr Campbell & Mr Ward the School teacher give us a call in afternoon Mon 3 Nice day but cool & dry John started to travel the Horse the men began to cultivate the fall plowing for to Sow Barley I trimmed some Apple trees Tue 4 Some warmer this Morning The men gang plowed and Harrowed Barley ground I & George began to Sow Barley & finished in afternoon Wed 5 Very Nice day some warmer men Harrowed Pea ground I went to town after Oats did not get any Came home & drilled in Peas in afternoon Thur 6 Very nice day but cool I finished sowing Peas in forenoon the men fixed some ground for Spring Wheat I began to Sow Spring wheat afternoon John came home with the Horse 1869 May Fri 7 Nice day looks like Showers Charles rolled the Peas & front of Spring wheat Duncan began to fix some more land for Spring Wheat I finished Sowing a piece of S Wheat & Mother & Harvey & I went to David Ellis' in forenoon David & I went to Curries to get some Cedar Posts he is going to get me a 100 for $7.00 Sat 8 Nice day some warmer Men fixed some land for Spring Wheat I went to town to get Oats & get Horse bills printed met John there with the Horse at Martins Hotel Harvey & Eliza & the children came out in the afternoon a while went home Sun 9 Quite a deal warmer to day Duncan & Marjory went to Nile to church Charles & I went to B. Campbells a while in afternoon Johns eyes are as bad as ever again to day �Mon 10 A great deal warmer today George & I sowed some more Spring Wheat the men got some land ready for Oats looks some like rain want some very bad Mr Morris came over awhile in forenoon Tue 1 Nice day & warm & windy looks some like rain. I sowed Oats in forenoon & went to town in afternoon after some flour got a man to come & put in some drain 1869 May Wed 12 A very hot day the warmest this spring things growing fast The man & I looked out the place for the drain & he went to town after a spade & his clothes The men plowed the orchard & rolled Oats ground & in forenoon Willy & I went to Mr. Morris & around by the Nile to get some wheat & some lumber for the drain & home again in afternoon {Left Margin: The men sowed some Peas & Oats in orchard in afternoon and harrowed them in} Thur 13 Nice Morning but cool The men planted a few potatoes & picked stone of the Meadow The man began the drain I went to Harris' Mill with a grist in forenoon had 25 Bushel got near eleven hundred flour home with me Come on a nice rain in afternoon got wet coming home in evening Fri 14 Nice Morning after the rain everything looked fresh The men to draw lumber for the drain I got the Colt shod in forenoon Mr Cones came to help me put up privy & Sat 15 Nice day had some rain last night & in the forenoon men drew Slabs & lumber for a Cook House. finished the privy & George & I scraped the fruit trees & washed them with ashes & began the Cook House 1869 May Sun 16 Quite cool to day again looks like a storm to night I staid home all day Mr Morris & George Morris came over for dinner & went home The men went to the Nile to Meeting in evening Johns eyes are very bad Mr. Ward & Rob Campbell came over to tea Mon 17 A very wet Morning and cold The men cut potatoes for seed & Duncan went to get Mr Kerr to come & take the Horse for Johns eyes are so bad he cant go Duncan went with the Horse & I went to town in afternoon after some shingles Charles went for lumber getting very cold {Left Margin: Cones worked at shanty afternoon} Tues 18 Cleared of but quite cold Charles Buck drew lumber for ditch Cones worked at shanty I trimmed fruit trees all day �Wed 19 Nice day but Cold & Cloudy Charles drew lumber for ditch I went to Mr. Biffins to pay him for some wheat & then went to see Harris' swamp lot in forenoon Came back to David Ellis' for dinner & then came home & went to get a man to travel the Horse in the evening got one that promised me by the name of Walters. Cones finished the shanty 1869 May Thur 20 Very nice day but cool I went back to Hullet after some Oats got a few from Mr Cunningham & some wheat for feed for Horses Charles drew lumber for the ditch Duncan went with the Horse & came home Fri 21 Very nice warm morning The men went to work on Potatoe ground in the morning Charles & I went after some more lumber after dinner came back & went to planting Potatoes after tea Wm Walters came & went with the Horse Sat 22 Nice morning but heavy frost last night John Powers & the ditcher & I went to see Thos Hamiltons timber lot in afternoon & then home Sun 23 Nice morning but cool I staid home all day Marjory & the men & George went to Nile church in evening Campbells man & George Ellis & George McNee was here for tea Mon 26 Very Nice Morning & warm had a shower last night Charles & George & I went to town in forenoon to see the sights Duncan went to the Nile to the lecture in the evening Henry Morris came home with us from town 1869 May Tues 25 Nice Morning but want a good rain The men went to fixing fence in Morning Geo Harris came to see about there timber lot I am not going to take it Can do better I trimmed some trees & went to Bob Youngs to see Mr Hamilton about his lot agreed to take it from him {Left Margin: Our cows ran away Charley went to look for them they came home themselves in Morning} Wed 26 Some showers last night some are heavy ones The men fixed fence & I fixed a stall in Horse stable rained a good deal through the day Thur 27 Kind of cloudy & wet & cold The men fixed fence all day along the lane I was sick in bed in afternoon Clifford & Harvey called for there tea The ditcher got another man to take the job of his hands & he left in afternoon Paid of Walters for taking the Horse {Left Margin: Wm Smith began to ditch in the afternoon} �Fri 28 looks like a storm to day I took Mother to town to go down below to see Sarah Cones Married & to get the deed from Hamilton for 50 acres of timber it rained all day almost I came home in evening I dont think it ever rained harder than it did coming home 1869 May Sat 29 A very nice growing day everything looks very green I staid at home all day I put down some carpet in afternoon The men made fence all day I went after the papers after tea {Left Margin: Smith worked at ditch} Sun 30 A fine growing day with some showers. staid home in forenoon Jane & some of the children went to the Nile for Meeting afternoon had a very good turn out Mon 31 A very heavy Moist-looking Morning I sent a letter to New York about having my rural changed to Carlow Men fixed fence John P. went with the Horse I was quite unwell all day {Left Margin: Wm Smith worked at the ditch all day} June Tues 1st A beautiful growing day and very warm Mr Leales staid here all night taking orders for fruit trees I did not buy any from him they was to dear Duncan & I made a stone boat & Charles drew up old rail for firewood in forenoon The men washed the sheep in afternoon I went to the Nile & got old Matchless shod on fore feet Old Smith worked at ditch Wed 2 A very nice growing day Marjory Van went to town & I laid to bed The men pulled & piled stumps all day on the fallow field old Smith worked at the ditch all day 1869 June Thur 3 Very nice growing morning The men pulled and piled stumps & fixed some stump holes in the afternoon Jane & Willy & Eliza went to David Ellis afternoon after some ashes for Soap Making Fri 4 Looks like rain this morning I took two Horses to get shod & the men got up the Sheep & began to shear in the forenoon Came on a heavy rain about & rained hard all the afternoon & most of the night everything growing very fast Sat 5 A very damp kind of morning The men cleaned out Cow Stable under the Barn in forenoon we began to pick wool The Sheep averaged four pound of wool a head good weight 54 lb from 13 Sheep all Ewes most of them have lambs some two I wrote a letter to Mr Arnold Paris about fruit trees & one to Henry Howell St. George about some money he owes me Jane & the girls went to �town in afternoon to get some Hats {&c?} for them & the little boys My eyes very bad or one of them {Left Margin: John Powers came home with his eyes very bad} Sun 6 Quite a damp day & cool I laid in bed with my eye Johns eyes & head very bad all day Duncan & Marjory went to the Nile to Meeting in the evening Marjory went to Prayer Meeting in forenoon 1869 June Mon 7 Nice Morning but looks like Showers got some in afternoon I staid in the House all day with my eyes Johns eyes very bad yet Duncan went with the Horse Charles & George planted the corn over in the morning & drew stones till noon Charles began to Plow fallow afternoon a very rough place to plow Tues 8 A very dull Morning Charles plowed Johns eyes very bad yet I fixed some whips Mr Robertson Called to see my grain drill in forenoon I looked over John Powers account in forenoon Marjory picked wool I settle of with John Powers in the evening my eyes one of them very bad Wed 9 Quite a nice Morning Charles plowed fallow all day I took John Powers to the Cars to go to Brantford in forenoon A man came & began to help Mr Smith with the drains I came home before dinner my eye very bad yet Thur 10 Some heavy rain last night I staid in the house all day Charles plowed in forenoon went after some more slabs afternoon the men worked at drain by Campbells farm all day 1869 June Fri 11 A very wet kind of Morning Duncan went with Horse Charles drew some Slabs for drain all day I staid in the house all day with my eye very bad yet but somne better I think a getting Sat 12 Very wet nasty weather looks like rain this morning did rain some in afternoon Charles plowed & filled in a big ditch Martin cut a cross corner of field Men began the new drain in morning I took wool away to factory in forenoon to get Carded & traded some wool for flannel & came home at noon rained some heavy showers in afternoon Sun 13 Quite a nice Morning but had some heavy rain through the day time I staid at home all day in bed most of the time my eye a good deal better to night I think Marjory went over to see Bob Campbell in afternoon she went to Nile for Meeting in the forenoon �Mon 14 Rather dull damp day some rain Showers in the day Charles filled in an old ditch Peter Hogan began to work for 1/2 a month for $7.50 in Morning he & George drew of Stones I went to Nile to see about some Lumber for drains & went to David Ellis & home Cones finished shingling the stoop {Left Margin: Men worked at drain Wm Campbell came to sell me some fruit trees at dinner time} 1869 June Tue 15 A very damp chilly day some showers through the day & night Charles drew lumber for drain Peter drew stones & dry stumps I staid in bed until after tea my eyes getting some better Men worked at the drain {Left Margin: George took the Sow to Mr. Carrolls in afternoon} Wed 16 A very nice day & dry but cool some rain last night The men & I piled up stumps Willy & I went to factory after some rolls in afternoon Jane & boys went to Mr Gallagers & Mr Campbell came over a while after tea time Thur 17 A very nice day but cool Harvey Howell called in on his way to Wawanosh to sell reapers George McNee came over to buy a Horse Charles and Peter began to draw dung on turnip ground The men finished ditching in evening I staid in house all day nearly not very well George drew of old rails & of off fallow Fri 18 Some rain last night again The men finished drawing dung and plowed turnip ground I bought a new fanning Mill in evening the ditchers & I measured the ditch I paid them of Sat 19 A very nice warm all day Men plowed fallow I went to town after turnip seed David & Lavinia came for dinner he came in to town & back with me for tea Some more rain tonight 1869 June 20 Sun 20 Quite a damp morning I was in bed near all day not very well Charles & Duncan & Marjory went to Nile for Meeting in evening Mon 21 Very damp dull weather yet Charles plowed fallow Peter went on the road to work with Owen I was in bed most of the day sick Tue 22 A warm growing day Peter & George went on the roads Charles drilled turnip ground got the drill and sowed the turnips after tea time I was not well Charles plowed potatoes for first time �Wed 23 Quite damp growing weather Charles plowed fallow Peter worked on road with Owen I was sick in bed all day Thur 24 A nice Morning looks like rain got a shower in evening Jane & I went to town The men plowed fallow I got some medicine from Dr. McLean Fri 25 A very nice growing day The men plowed fallow I staid in house all day Isaac Martin came to sell me a horse in afternoon Sat 26 A wet forenoon very wet in afternoon I paid of Peter Hogan at noon Sun 27 A very wet day some of the hardest rain I ever seen everything swimming 1869 June Mon 28 A very heavy rain & hail storm in some places done a great deal of damage George took me to Cars to go to Brantford got to Brantford about 5 O'clock staid all night at Hatches Cleared of warm & dry looking Tue 29 A very nice morning but looks like rain again it did come on Showers about noon I got a ride out with David Thomas to St. George & then he took me up to Henry Howells a heavy rain came on in evening & rained very hard all night Wed 30 Quite Showery all forenoon and very warm I staid to Henry Howells till afternoon & he paid me some money & brought me down to St. George & then I rode to Westwoods with there boys and staid all night July Thur 1 Quite a nice dry day Thomas Westwood took Dorothy & I to Brantford & I went to see Walter Kerr & some others that owed me but got nothing Come back to Westwoods again Fri 2 A very hot day & dry Westwoods took me to Lynden to Ben VanSickles & brought me back to Henry Kitchen & staid all night there 1869 July Sat 3 A very heavy rain last night again everything floating Henry H.R. took Mother & I to Brantford I left a lot of account with Charles Biggar to collect Come back to James Waughs & staid there all night �Sun 4 Quite cool & dry to day staid to Waughs till afternoon & he brought us down to Henry's again to stay all night Mon 5 A very nice warm dry day Henry brought me to Paris to come home & he took Mother to see Susan I got home at night Dorothy Westwood come with me home Tue 6 A very nice warm day The men plowed fallow I was sick in bed all day Wed 7 A very nice day & dry Men plowed I went to town in forenoon Came home very sick very sick all night Thur 8 A heavy rain last night & some in forenoon Charles & George plowed Duncan went to do his road work to day I was in bed sick near all day Fri 9 Nice day again but cool Men finished plowing & began to drag down fallow I was sick in bed all day 1869 July Sat 10 A very nice day again Men Harrowed fallow I was in bed but am some better Harvey brought Mother home afternoon after being away 6 weeks from home on a visit never so long from home before in her life Sun 11 A very heavy rain last night & high winds in morning I was in bed most of day George Ellis was here all night & George & Charles took our Dorothy & Dorothy Westwood over to David Ellis in afternoon Mon 12 A very nice day again I staid in the House R. Campbell brought a cow over here & an other man Men Harrowed fallow ground in forenoon & Cultivated & hoed turnips & George Harrowed in afternoon Mon 13 A very nice day but cool I staid in bed near all day The men finished hoeing the turnips the first time Wed 14 Some Showers through the day Charles hoed some in garden & cut a round a piece of Meadow in afternoon Duncan & I went to town after a new reaper from Mr Bells St. George & the old Storie from below Harvey & Elize came out for tea 1869 July �Thur 15 A damp foggy day Morning very poor Hay weather The men drew some wood & split up some in forenoon we started the Mower in the afternoon Charles hoed Cabbage & things in garden Fri 16 A very heavy shower last night again the the Men dug turnips all day Nearly shook out the grass in afternoon Mr. Martin call a while after tea the first time he has been out here since he moved away last fall Sat 17 More rain to day here but very poor Hay weather Men shook out Hay & began to rake and cock it up Duncan cut some more in afternoon got all that was dry Cocked up safe Sun 18 A very nice day the best Hay day we have had yet since we began to cut The women & children all went to the Nile to church Mon 19 A beautiful day for Haying The men began to draw in some in forenoon raked & put up some more & cot some in afternoon Mr. Smith came & helped us in Hay by the day at 75 cts per day George ran near all day to look for the Bull found him at dark up by Sheppards the white Heifer had a calf Bob Campbell had to come help her calve {Left Margin: I walked up to the Post Office after tea for the first time in about 4 weeks getting better} 1869 July Tues 20 Had a nice Shower in the morning The men got up & got in a load of Hay before the rain came on got some Breakfast & another load in before it got wet bad George took Fanny to shop to get shod in front The men ground their new Scythes & I made Muzzle for red Heifer while it was drying of got in some more Hay before noon again Dorothy Ellis brought Dorothy Westwood over here in the forenoon Charles went to town after tea more rain in the night very heavy Wed 21 A very wet forenoon & very cold all day The men dug stumps in afternoon I copied of the Horse Bills from Duncans Book in forenoon a very heavy rain Thur 22 Cleared of this morning The men turned out the Hay in forenoon not as wet in the Cocks as you would think it would be The drew in five loads in afternoon Fri 23 A very cloudy & dull day looks like a rain Men cut some grass & turned out some in forenoon drew some afternoon had a shower after tea I fixed gate at road & got painter to come & paint Cupboard over {Left Margin: George went after his Mother & Mr Morris afternoon} 1869 July �Sat 24 Damp morning but cleard of before noon The men began to mow new ground Meadow in Morning Mowed all day I went to see Mr Hamilton about some plank for the Barn Bridge in afternoon Sun 25 A very nice warm day looks like rain to night I staid at home all day Mr. Morris' young folks brought Dorothy Westwood over here in afternoon Mon 26 Looks like rain again did come on & rained untill noon Men got in a load or two before rain came on hard Cultivated & hoed turnips in afternoon & got in a load of Hay after tea which finished the one field Tue 27 A beautiful day all through & warm & drying for Hay men Hoed turnips a while & then spread out grass Duncan went after some plank to Cunninghams in Morning Men raked & drew Hay in afternoon {Left Margin: Marjory VanSickle went to town to get her finger doctored up} Wed 28 A very wet morning & near all the day through at times Duncan & Charles & George got up at 3 O'Clock & went & cocked up some Hay & got one load in Barn before Breakfast They mowed all afternoon in the new ground field 1869 July Thur 29 Is quite a cold damp day Sun shone some in afternoon The men mowed in forenoon & Hoed Turnips in afternoon Harvey called for dinner the painter came & grained the Cupboard after dinner very poor Hay weather indeed {Left Margin: Harvey took Dorothy Westwood home with him in afternoon} Fri 30 A very Nice warm day a very good Hay day indeed The men spread grass & raked up & drew some in in afternoon I went to town with Butter got dinner at Harveys had green Cucumbers cut up the first this season Harveys wife not well got home about sundown Sat 31 A nice day for Haying The men got in all the Hay we had cut down I took Mother to town to stay with Harveys wife she had another dead baby this Morning I brought Dorothy Westwood home with me again August Sun 1 A nice warm dry day we all went to church at the Hill in afternoon Mon 2 Nice forenoon got a shower before tea time Men finished cutting grass in afternoon George Harrowed fallow I was not very well today �1869 August Tues 3 Had a heavy rain last night Mr Smith cut Docks all forenoon & turned grass in afternoon The other boys went after Huckleberries I got 21 3/4 lbs Beef from Mr Judge Wed 4 Had more rain last night Mr Smith cut Docks & dug stumps The other men worked on the fallow Thur 5 A very nice day but cold The men worked on the fallow a while then went at the Hay to dry and get it in Fri 6 A very nice cool day Mr Smith dug stumps & the other men worked in fallow till tea time & then got in the last of our Hay George went after berries with Marjory got a good lot of Berries Sat 7 A Beautiful Harvest day warm & dry had a total eclipse about 4 or 5 o'clock in afternoon The men cut Barley all day got done I went to town Sun 8 Very nice dry warm day again I staid at home all day Harvey brought Mother home in afternoon Mon 9 A nice dry warm day Just up Men drew in the Barley I went to see Mr Scott about buying old Matchless & to see the tile maker below Manchester I got very sick before I got home 1869 August Tues 10 A very nice warm day I staid at home all day sick The men drew in the Barley got done at dark began to rain just as they got the last load in the Barn had 14 good loads of Barley Wed 11 Had a nice rain again last night but cleared of this morning again The men worked on the fallow all day & got in a load of Hay after tea Jane & I went to town in afternoon to take the Roan Horse out to Mr Clifford sold him to him for $75.00 $25.00 cash six months for the ballance $50.00 Thur 12 A very nice Morning Marjory went after some Berries The men worked on the fallow George cut some wood I staid at home all day Fri 13 Very fine all day but cool Duncan & Charles went to help David Ellis in his harvest I staid at home all day sick �Sat 14 Very nice warm day had a shower in evening George, Charles & I went to town after a waggon from Brantford from Hest it did not come {Left Margin: Duncan helped David in harvest to day again} 1869 August Sun 15 A very nice day again I staid at home all day Mother & some of Children went to Church on Hill in afternoon Mon 16 Some rain last night but dry all day again Men worked in fallow George went after Dr. McDougall for in forenoon Tue 17 Nice day & dry all day Duncan went with team to help Mr Morris draw in fall Wheat Charles worked on fallow George went to town after Medicine for me Wed 18 A nice worm dry day Men worked on fallow in forenoon Charles got up some wood in the afternoon Dr. McLean called in Thur 19 A very nice warm day The men drew Manure on fallow Marjory went to swamp after Huckleberries I staid at home all day sick Fri 20 Nice warm dry day again The men drew manure on fallow Harvey & Eliza & Mrs Clifford & Cynthia Kitchen & Dorothy Westwood & David Ellis & Lavinia all came here after dinner & staid for tea I lent David Ellis $27.00 to pay his harvest hands with 1869 August Sat 21 Had quite a heavy rain last night quite damp all forenoon George went to town after some Ale for me & the men ground there scythes & Axes & cut some wood Marjory came from swamp with some Huckleberries Sun 22 A Nice Cool dry day I staid at home all day Mr & Mrs Nichols came over a little while after tea for the first time since we moved here Mon 23 A very nice warm day The men began to cut Peas in morning Marjory went after some berries Tues 24 Beautiful warm dry day The men finished pulling the Peas at tea time Mr Whitely came & took away Matchless after dinner he gave me $100.00 down his note in Six Month for $100.00 & his note first February 1871 for $62.00 with interest 7 per cent �Wed 25 A small shower last night but a nice day after it again The men helped David Ellis with his Peas cutting Thur 26 A very nice warm day The men helped David Ellis untill noon & came home to draw in Peas 1869 August Fri 27 Nice morning came on rain before noon The men drew Peas till the rain & then spread Manure I went to town after new waggon & brought it to Harveys and left it there Sat 28 Quite damp this morning Duncan & George went to town after the Waggon & barrel water lime and some sand for Cistern Charles cut Peas & Oats in the Orchard Sun 29 A very nice cool day & dry Jane & I went to town to hear Mr Punshon preach at the dedication of the Church opening Mon 30 A nice dry day again The men drew in Peas I staid home all day Sept Wed 1 A nice dry day The men cut around Spring Wheat in forenoon & drew in Peas & Oats afternoon Mother & I went to David Ellis in afternoon Thur 2 A nice dry day again The men came at noon & they cut wheat in afternoon 1869 September Fri 3 A nice dry day The Men cut wheat got done at tea time Davids men went home Sat 4 A Nice dry day I went to town & Dorothy The men bound oats Sun 5 A nice warm day I went after Mother over to Davids forenoon had to send for doctor for Marjory VanSickel in Middle of last night she had Histeric fits & Mon 6 Nice Harvest day The men drew wheat & cut oats Harvey Howell brought Cynthia Kitchen out here after tea time Tues 7 Had a wet forenoon Davids boys went home The men began to cross plow fallow afternoon Mr Smith went to Campbells to thrash afternoon Wed 8 Clearing of again The men plowed & Smith helped Campbell thrash in forenoon worked in Oats in afternoon �Thur 9 Very nice dry Morning The men worked in Oats Fri 10 A very nice dry day The men drew in S. Wheat & Oats Mr Smith left here Jane & I took Cynthia Kitchen up to David Ellis's in afternoon 1869 Sept Sat 11 A very nice day again The men drew in Oats David Ellis, Man Sun 12 A beautiful dry day all the folks most went to Sunday School & Church in afternoon to the Hill Mon 13 A nice dry day The men finished the Harvest in afternoon Tues 14 A very nice dry day The men plowed all day Mother & I went to Mr Morris' to see about some seed wheat I got sick Wed 15 A nice dry forenoon some rain in afternoon The men plowed what they could George went to town after some things for me & Thur 16 Nice day a shower in afternoon we want rain very bad now The men plowed fallow {Left Margin: got 1 1/4 bushel plums from David Ellis} Fri 17 Very nice day warm The men plowed all day I settled of with Mr Smith in morning & with Marjory at night Sat 18 Nice Morning & warm George took Marjory to the cars in Morning The men plowed fallow Sun 19 Very nice warm day we all staid at home all day 1869 Sept Mon 20 Very dry & warm The men plowed all day I staid at home sick all day Tue 21 Nice warm day The men plowed George went after some medicine for me in forenoon Mr Morris brought my Seed Wheat over here which come very good Harvey & Cynthia came out at tea time after his Cow Came back & we put her in the field & he left her here Wed 22 Very nice warm day The men plowed & Harrowed fallow all day I was in bed {Left Margin: Got letter & ape? from Thos Gorman} �Thur 23 A very nice dry day George went to Davids after a horse early in the morning got one The men finished plowing fallow & began to drill in afternoon {Left Margin: Answered Mr Gormans letter about some boots} Fri 24 Nice dry warm day The men sowed wheat I staid home sick Sat 25 Had some showers to day The men sowed wheat got nearly all done I was at home all day got some Seed wheat from Mr Gallaghers 7 Bushel 14 lbs at 8 & 2 1/2 1869 Sept Sun 26 Some Showers all through the day I staid at home Mr Reid & wife came for dinner & then went to Church in afternoon Mon 27 Rather wet this morning The men finished sowing the wheat & got some wood in forenoon and made some fence & put away the Reaper in the Barn in afternoon Tue 28 Nice day but cool The men drew Manure in the Orchard I was at home all day sick Wed 29 Very nice warm dry day I was at home all day The men began to dig Potatoes they turn out well & no rotten ones Thur 30 A Nice warm dry day I was at home all day Charles & George dug potatoes Duncan helped Nichols to thrash Oats & Peas Harvey & wife Cynthia Kitchen & Lydia & Kizzy Morris Called in about tea time awhile October Fri 1 Very nice warm day The men dug Potatoes Duncan helped Nichols thrash in forenoon I was at home all day answered another letter from Mr Gorman about some Boots I never got 1869 Oct Sat 2 A very wet day very heavy rains all day The men finished digging the Potatoes Sent to Mr Nichols for some Oats to feed Sun 3 A cold damp day I staid at home all day Duncan went home Mon 4 A very nice warm day for time of year Jane & I went to town found Mr & Mrs Biggar at Harveys The men drew some wood & then drew Manure Tues 5 A Nice dry day The men drew dung I staid at home all day �Wed 6 A very nice warm day Mother & I went to David Ellis staid all day The men drew Manure Thur 7 A nice day and dry I staid at home The men & George went to Dungannon show took Potatoes & Turnips got no prize at all Fri 8 A nice warm day The men drew Manure I staid at home Sat 9 Nice forenoon some rain towards night Billy & I went to town could not get home at night for rain staid at Harveys 1869 Oct Sun 10 A damp cool day but not much rain a heavy rain last night the roads are getting bad & sloppy Billy & I came home from town George Ellis was here for dinner our folks went to church Nathan Ellis came home with them got tea Mr Philips & John Gallagher came over a while in afternoon Mon 11 Cool & damp all day The men drew Manure I staid at home sent George to town with a bill of stuff to get for to fix the House Tue 12 A cool dry day The men drew Manure I staid at home all day sent George to the Nile Mill with bill of lumber to get sawed he got me some Prickly Ash bark Wed 13 Not a very bad day dry I took Mother out to Harveys Eliza is very sick with inflamation on the lungs Duncan came out after some stuff for the House I got a new stove for room left Mother out there road getting bad finished drawing dung Charles got wood 1869 Oct Thur 14 A very wet forenoon wet all day at times Charles began to dig a cistern & set up stove & Duncan & George went to get in Cedar logs to Make cover for Cistern got logs from David Ellis & they brought home some lumber to fix House Fri 15 A very nasty wet time & cold I staid at home The men dug Cistern & went after lumber to cover it in forenoon The both went to Tea Meeting in afternoon Port Albert Sat 16 dirty kind of weather The men finished digging & covered cistern forenoon put on a coat of plaster in afternoon Sun 17 Very disagreeable weather I staid at home all day the children went to Sunday School afternoon �Mon 18 Very rough day showery I was at home all day The men finished cistern David Ellis came & paid me the drill note and got him two little pigs Mr Morris got two for himself & Harvey he brought us a bag of flour Tues 19 A very rough day looks like winter Men cut wood I wrote a letter to Mr Palmer & Joe Weaver & sent $75.00 in letter to Luisner Brantford for a drill {Left Margin: Tuesday 19 Harvey come out and the men began to tear down old chimney after dinner very dirty Job & cold} 1869 October Wed 20 Quite rough & cold & Stormy The men finished tearing out the chimney in forenoon Harvey & Duncan went to fixing the floor & Charles went to lathing up Stairs I was Sick in bed near all day Thur 21 A very rough Stormy time Snow Squalls & rain at times Charles lathed Harvey and Duncan fixed the House I was Sick all day {Left Margin: George helped Mr Philips thrash 1/2 a day} Fri 22 Very disagreeable weather The men & Harvey fixed up the House I was Sick all day {Left Margin: George helped Philips thrash all day} Sat 23 A very rough Stormy day The men & Harvey fixed at the House I was sick {Left Margin: George helped Gallagher thrash all day} Sun 24 Very rough dirty weather all staid at home I was sick Mon 25 Nice forenoon rain in evening The men & Harvey fixed at the House I was sick Tues 26 A very Stormy forenoon Duncan went to Law Mill after lumber Harvey came out & brought Mason and A Southdown Buck from Mr Edmundson from the cars at Goderich he came up on Saturday night had nothing to eat from that until Tuesday morning Wed 27 A rough cold morning The men tended plaster all day he did not get over the House quite 1869 October Thur 28 Very Stormy weather The men tended plasterer he got over it at noon I sent George to town with the Mason & to get something for me from town I was very Sick Wallace Chrisler came home with George David Ellis called in here on his way to town to take the Cars in Morning for below �Fri 29 A very Stormy day Snow & rain & wind quite like winter but not to say very cold Men cut wood George went with Wall Crysler over to David Ellis' after some notes he was to take with him of mine but he forgot them I was sick all day in bed Mr Judge Came in evening to see about taking the lambs Sat 30 Quite like winter looking Mr Judge brought 144 lb of Beef here in Morning & took the lambs away Charles drew wood with Sleigh & then Duncan went to Saw Mill after lumber in forenoon I sent George to town after Mr Burt he is coming on the Cars to bring me some money he got here about dusk 1869 October Sun 31 Not quite so Stormy to day I staid at home Mr Burt went with our children to church on the Hill afternoon November Mon 1 Quite nice Morning looks like clearing of again George took Mr Burt to the Cars in morning The Men picked apples Charles went to Morris' raising in afternoon Mr Burt says there was more frost down below all the apples spoiled Tues 2 A very Nice warm day I was home sick all day The men picked apples & began to pull turnips in afternoon George took up the Beets & radishes Wed 3 Very Nice warm day The men finished pulling turnips afternoon I was sick at home all day Thur 4 Not quite as nice looking to day I think it will storm The men made a place to put turnips under Barn in forenoon They drew turnips afternoon Harvey Howell & Edward Ellis came out before dinner Harvey fixed House in afternoon I paid Mr. Thos Hamilton $820 for the Swamp I bought from him in Summer he went to town & got Mortgage released 1869 November Fri 5 A very heavy rain last night & Snow & rain Squalls all day a very dirty day The men finished drawing in turnips in afternoon I sent George to town after plasterer in afternoon very bad afternoon to be out he haint back yet at 7.Oclock John Horse got sick took cold Sat 6 A very disagreeable day some Snow & some rain roads getting very bad Duncan went to hunt up some thrashers did not get any Charles & George got up some wood I was sick at home Sun 7 Very rough dirty weather I was home sick all day some of the children went to Sunday School & church in afternoon on the Hill �Mon 8 Quite stormy but not cold Charles & George got wood Duncan went to Nile to see thrashers in forenoon did not get them I sent $7.50 to pay Mr Trotter for lumber Duncan went to see Strachan about coming to thrash in afternoon They are coming on Thursday next if they can 1869 Nov Tues 9 Very dirty weather some Snow every day or night The men went to Goderich to get some Boots & George got up some wood I was at home sick all day Wed 10 Just the same kind of weather yet some Snow but not cold every day no frost in the ground yet The men put apples away in the cellar in forenoon & made a larger door into the old log House so we can get top Buggy into it & got ready to thrash tomorrow Thrashers come at 9.O.Clock at night Thur 11 Quite mild looks some like a rain some Snow showers through the day The thrashers got to work about 9.O.Clock The hands did not get on very early I laid in bed till eleven O.c Mr Philips, Mr Gallagher, 1 hand two Mr Nicols. George & Nathan Ellis & 3 Horses came to help us thrash only got Oats done today had 345 Bush Fri 12 Nicer day then for some time no storm of any account The men thrashed the Spring Wheat & part of the Barley David Ellis came over before dinner & staid till 4 O.clock 1869 Novermber Sat 13 Very Nice Morning finished thrashing in afternoon thrashers got away about 4.O.Clock The plasterer got done & was away about the same time. They left a few Peas & Peas & Oats to thrash Sun 14 Very Nice day & clear part of the time The children & Jane went to S.School afternoon Mr Varcoe our new neighbor came home with them & staid awhile in the evening Mon 15 Quite a dull cloudy day Duncan took grist to Goderich to get ground he did not get home untill 9.0.clock at night Mr Morris came & made cider Mr Leveright called in afternoon {Left Margin: Charles & Duncan went to D Ellis afternoon after a Steer I bought from him for Beef} Tues 16 A very disagreeable day came on storm in the evening rained & Snowed all night Mr Morris made cider & David Ellis made cider in afternoon Harvey & Eliza & Mary came at dinner time went home in evening The men chopped wood in the bush to get ready to drag down 1869 November �Wed 17 A very stormy day Snow & thaw all the time The men gathered Cabbage in forenoon & made Sour Kraut in afternoon They got up a load of wood & dug some radishes from under Snow was not froze at all in forenoon Thur 18 Stormed all night again but is cleared of some this morning The men cut wood all day I was in house sick not so well again for two or three day break Fri 19 Very Stormy weather but not cold thaws more or less every day The men cut wood in the forenoon & fixed House floor & worked about the Barn in afternoon Sat 20 Quite a stormy day rain & Snow but so very cold Charles cut wood & Duncan went to town after some chop stuff in forenoon They butchered a pig in afternoon I was at home Sun 27 Very squally all day but not very cold The children went to Sunday School and church after dinner I staid at home all day Mr Varcoe called & left a Book for me to read 1869 November Mon 22 Some colder to day had the worst storm yet this fall looks really like winter The men cut wood & drew up some George had to come from School to help Mr Garvin to make cider David Ellis called in evening on his way from town & got his supper & went home {Left Margin: The tax gatherer was here my tax School Tax & all was $18.70 not as high as I expected it would be} Tues 23 Cleared of some this morning but clouds up & looks like a storm The men cut wood did not get much Storm today for a wonder Wed 24 Very nice clear day The men cut wood in forenoon Charles drew wood in afternoon and Duncan went up to the Nile on his own business Thur 25 A very beautiful forenoon Clouds up in afternoon but no storm The men cut wood & Harvey came out to finish up the House and fix up Horse stable in forenoon Charles drew wood & Harvey & Duncan worked at the Stable in afternoon I staid in the house not well yet but some better I think 1869 November Fri 26 Some cloudy this morning The men and Harvey fixed Stable in forenoon got it done Harvey went home at night quite warm and thawing some Sat 27 Very nice dry day some Snow The men cut wood all day �Sun 28 Very nice day no storm we all staid at home all day Mrs Martin & her sister came over a while in afternoon Mon 29 Nice mild day some showers of rain & snow The men cut wood Mr Griffin made cider came on rain in evening {Left Margin: Harvey is getting the measles this morning} Tues 30 A very heavy rain last night taken of a great part of the snow The men cut wood December Wed 1 Some colder this morning The men got Mr Campbells Oxen & our own and skidded up logs for sawing all day Thur 2 Some storm again to day The men skidded up logs all day took Mr Campbells Oxen home in evening Fri 3 A rough kind of day again The men made ready to butcher the Hogs in forenoon Sat 4 Looks like a storm again Charles & George & I went to town Came on rain & I staid in town The boys brought home the grist of chop & stuff 1869 Dec Sun 5 Some colder this morning I staid at Harveys all day no storm all day Mon 6 A very nice clear day The men killed the Hogs James Gallagher helped them Harvey brought me home in the afternoon seen the Gallows they are to hang Mellady to morrow morning early for murdering his Father & Mother near Seaforth Tues 7 A very nice day some snow in afternoon again The men cleaned up their butchering in afternoon Wed 8 A nice day no storm and not cold thawed some The men went & made a road to get into swamp Mr B. Hamilton helped them Thur 9 Some cloudy this morning The men went to swamp to cut pine for Sawlogs Fri 10 Cloudy again to day The men cut Saw logs all day I staid at home Sat 11 A rather stormy day rain & Snow getting soft The men cut Saw logs George took the Sows to Mr Pete Carrols to the Boar in the afternoon I staid at home all day �1869 Dec Sun 12 Quite cold & rough to day I staid at Home all day The children went to S.School & Church afternoon Mon 13 Quite cold all day The men cut Saw logs Mr Strachen sent his boys to let us know he was a coming to Saw wood on Friday & Saturday next Tues 14 Nice warm dry day The men cut Saw logs George brought the Sows Home from Mr Carrols & the Master sent the the children home from School because some of them was afraid of the Measels Wed 15 Quite a soft rainy day Charles went to help David Ellis to get in a Pea Stack Duncan & James Gallagher Killed our Beef steer in the forenoon he was very good Beef Thur 16 A very Stormy day rain & Snow all forenoon and part of afternoon Duncan & George & I cut up Beef in forenoon Charles came home from Davids he went to the swamp after the Axes they left there the last day They began a Sheep rack in afternoon Mr Strachen came after dark to Saw wood to morrow 1869 Dec Fri 17 Some colder this morning but cloudy but no storm in forenoon they went to Sawing wood in the morning hard job to get hands to help they cant get here untill noon very near some how they had very good luck had only one small break just at night Willy and Elizabeth is broke out with the Measels Jane & Dorothy is getting them Sat 18 Nice day cloudy & warm but no storm all day The men sawed wood all day got it all done in good time have a fine lot of wood sawed up ready for the Stove Jane & Dorothy is down with Measels this morning the rest are some better Sun 19 Nice day but cloudy They are all getting on with the Measels very well Libbie & Willie are very bad with ear ache Mon 20 Quite cold all day George drew up wood Charles split wood Duncan helped Gallaghers Kill Hogs & then he went to pay his tax to Dungannon They seem to be getting better with the Measels all but sore ears 1869 Dec �Tue 21 Quite cold looks like a storm coming on The men split wood George drew up wood They are all better with measels except Dorothy she is very bad in her breast hard to get her breath dont eat any mush Wed 22 A very stormy night Snow & then rain before morning but not cold They are all better but Dorothy she dont seem to get much better yet The men split stove wood at house in forenoon George went to Goderich to get some things and to see Doctor got very cold & windy The men went to Mr Nichols to a chopping Bee in afternoon & then they went to a debating School just starting at the School House in the evening let Mr Helps have a waggon to go to town with a load of Barley the Sleighing all gone Thur 23 Quite a cold day freezing hard The men split wood at House in forenoon & split wood in bush in afternoon They all seem to be getting some better slowly all but Dorothy Matilda & John Gallagher came over a while in the evening 1869 Dec Fri 24 Snowed some last night but cleared of in the morning Mr Judge called in morning to get a hand to thrash he did not get one from me George took Fran & John to get shoes set in forenoon The men split wood George & Harvey & Myself went to Goderich with the Sleigh after some Fish & other things a new Bedstead & very poor Sleighing most of the way Sat 25 A nice Mild day but not a very Merry Christmas for us all the children sick with the Measels George has begun to break out with them the rest are some better but Dorothy she is very bad with her ears & some of the others the same we all staid at home no body came but Sister Lavinia & her son Nathan came a while in evening Sun 26 Nice mild day calm we all staid at home but Duncan & Charley went to Church at Hill our girl came back at evening Mon 27 Quite soft all day The men split wood at House & cleaned up grist & got some stuff out for gates Snow near all gone again 1869 December Tues 28 A nice mild warm day thawed a good deal The men split wood at the House & got Jim shod on the front fee & got ready to go back to Swamp to work again tomorrow I took a grist to Goderich to Mill got dinner at Harveys & come home before dark got the grist home with me very nice wheeling on the road but is getting quite soft �Wed 29 Nice mild day with a little Snow last night The men went to the Swamp to work in the Morning I went along with them as far as David Ellis' they was getting out some turnips & drawing home to grit up They are not froze now but have been They wont keep long they are all pithey inside I staid at Davids all day & all night a tea meeting at the Smiths Hill Council House at night had a large turn out They had to get the Hall at the tavern(Symingtons) for could not all get in some of our men & hired girl went to it some boys behaved very bad 1869 December Thur 30 A very mild warm day thawed a good deal in some places some more Snow last night but not much Sleighing only on the North & South roads the road from here to Goderich all blowed of but very good wheeling The men went to Swamp to cut posts & rail cuts I came home with them & David Ellis came with us & staid all night he is on his way down to Dumfries in the morning he is going to walk to Station in Morning at Goderich Fri 31 A very nice calm warm morning but cloudy looks some like a storm coming The men went to the Swamp again to work this morning I staid at home all day am getting some better health again David Ellis started early in the morning to walk to Goderich to take the Cars for below The children seem to be all getting better of Measels A very nice day for the last day of 1869 & Samson W. Howell 1871 sowd early peas 8 of April finished sowen the field peas on 18 of april May 2nd AD 1871 Finished seading to Day 22 finished potatoes October 22 nd 1872 finished Digging potatoes 1872 sent markets notes a way to colect on 22 the day of october the two Gray Mares went to the horse Black Prince the 20 day of June 1853 just at my {continued on next page: {lot?}} Pink & Fanny went to the Horse Argyles Stables the 1 day of July 1856 �Samuel Howell February 6 1857 For more information on Samuel Howell, check out the “Meet the Diarists” page under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Samson Howell Diary Collection, Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Samson Howell Diary & Transcription, 1868-1869 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Samuel Howell Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Brant County, South Dumfries Township and Huron County, Carlow Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1868 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Samson Howell Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Extracted Text ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Samson Howell (1832-1870) 1868-1869 Diary Transcribed by RDA Volunteers Diary 1868 Wed Jany 1 Snowed some last night & a little all day had a new-years dinner Thomas & Mary Westwood was here for dinner very nice & mild all day Thur 2 Nice & mild all day Stephen helped John F. Powers to draw Straw from other barn F. G. Ashbaugh called to get pay for a Skip of Bees I got from him, had no money. Uncle Wm Behimer & Helen Behimer & Margaret Templer came in afternoon staid all night Fri 3 Very nice & mild looks some like a thaw foggy like John & I went to Brantford with the Sleigh in afternoon now Sleighing John went to get an Overcoat & some flanel for Shirts John H. Kitchen came home with us he was pretty well on Uncle Wm Behimer went from here to Aunt Sarah Smiths & then home George Kitchen brought my democrat waggon home in forenoon Sat 4 Snowed some last night & in afternoon Snowed pretty hard but very soft & damp stayed at home all day John F. Powers went away before day light said he was going to Woodstock on a visit Charles Buck came to do the chores for John at night Staid all night Sunday Jany Sund 5 Very calm but cloudy all day Staid at home John Powers came home again before dinnertime Charles Buck went home in afternoon Mond 6 Not quite as warm blows up Cold again John Powers began to take saw logs to G. Smiths mill and I went with Henry to town meeting and Elizabeth & Margaret Kitchen & Jimmy Papples & Wife & Aunt Jinny Leemons here for dinner it will be a very close run for Wm Campbell for Councillor I think Tues 7 Very mild & nice & warm John drew Saw logs went with two loads 4 logs. I went to Brantford found Mr Osbourne their brought him home he is in trouble with Mr Christie about settling for his rent looks some like a thaw to night Wed 8 Some cooler again this morning John Powers drew logs all day I went to School Meeting was appointed Sec of Meeting Abram Drake was appointed Trustee for the year in place of Henry H �Kitchen whose time is out has been in for the last three years everything went of agreeable + quiet School to be Kept up by rate bill & {Yard?} 1868 Jany Thur 9 Very cold & blowing very hard, snow drifting in all directions John Powers was sick all day & all night with the bowel complaint I staid at home all day to cold for me to go their a man named Houston here begging for a family above Paris the man got hurt very bad. Fri 10 Very cold this morning, John went to Saw mill in forenoon with logs I staid at home all day George Kitchen brought home the brass kettle in forenoon very rough & stormy in afternoon Sat 11 Not quite so cold to day John Powers drew Saw logs I went to Brantford after a bill of lumber from Hext, Sleighing middling Sun 12 Colder again this morning Staid at home all day mother went over to Henry's John Powers went away some where to Clarke Vanevery's he said Mon 13 Quite cold & clear to day John Powers drew Saw logs little Harvey & I went to James Waughs to see about his making a meal & flour chest for us he is going to make it right away looks some like a snow Storm coming Tue 14 Quite cold to-day again looks some like a storm a-coming to-night John Powers drew logs again to-day went two loads George Agnew & his mother & Rachel Griffin came here & George Agnew & I went to look for a girl to hire up to Wm Howell's in forenoon did not get one James Waugh & wife Wm Waugh & wife & his wifes sister came at dusk & staid the evening & went home Wed 15 Not so very cold this forenoon John Powers drews logs took one load & brought home a load of edging I went to Westwood in forenoon they was killing hogs & from their to St George a looking for a girl to hire Could not get one yet they seem if they would rather do any thing else than work Thurs 16 Very cold all day again John Powers drew logs all day I went to Daniel Bonhams for dinner to look for a girl & then went to Harkness' & from there Frasers on my way home looking for a girl did not get one yet Frid 17 Not quite so cold John drew logs in forenoon I staid at home there was some men came to buy my Stallion they went to Galt to look at another horse I asked them $400.00 for him they said they would be back again if they could not rest themselves any better �1868 Jany Sat 18 Not so very cold this morning John Powers drew logs all day I went to Brantford came home at noon Sund 19 Not very cold heavy white frost last night I think their is a thaw coming Staid at home all day Almas the blacksmith came to get my cutter he did not get it let him have the saddle Mon 20 Very nice and mild all day John took one load of logs to mill & brought home a load of edging I staid at home all day Mr Osborne was over in forenoon Nathan Ellis & Dorothy & John & Harvey & Dorothy Westwood came at noon & staid untill evening Mr Evans called in a peddling Tue 21 Pretty cold to day again but looks some like a thaw John Powers finished drawing saw logs I staid at home all day thawed some about noon Wed 22 Quite cold very heavy white frost in morning looks like a thaw John drew wood all day their was an agent here to sell wooden window curtains I bargained for 8 for 6.25 I went to Brantford & then came around by Paris Road to look for a girl to hire did not get one She had just hired 1868 Jany Thur 23 Quite mild & thawing some rain John Powers split wood in forenoon drew wood in afternoon I staid at home all day not very well. Fri 24 Very blustering & quite cold I went to Brantford with Henry H. he took some Sheep out to deliver to one Jones he had sold to him a rather hard lot I think 33 head for $70.00. Henry's wife came over with him & staid while John Powers went over & helped to dress a steer they had feeding that got to much chop stuff & they had to kill him. Sat 25 Not so very cold quite mild towards evening I staid home all day John Powers split some wood in forenoon & drew wood in afternoon looks some like a storm to night. F. G. Ashbaugh called in to get one of my patent Bee Hives for a model but did not take it Sun 26 Snowed some last night very cold all day froze very hard I staid at home all day John Powers went up to Mr. Hawley's in forenoon middling kind of sleighing again after the snow 1868 Jany �Mon 27 Not quite so cold this A.M. John Powers drew wood all day I was at home in forenoon I went to Lynden in afternoon after a girl to hire did not get one heard of one at James Herrimans they thought I could get named Margery VanSickle Tue 28 Very cold & clear all day heavy white frost in morning. John drew wood all day, I went to Herrimans to see about a girl she was gone to Mr. Watsons to work a couple of weeks. I bargained with her to come in about a month I got my dinner at Morris Anders & come home overtook Wm Turnbull on the road & hired him for a half a month at $5.00 Wed 29 Very cold & clear all day Wm Turnbull began to work for half a month John Powers & him drew hay in driving barn I went to Brantford Called to see a girl at Mr Betson to get her to work she agreed to come as soon she could get her clothes from Rockton Nathan Ellis came to get the old clover huller from here to take up to Goderich with him he is to start home in Morning February Thurs 30 Colder than ever to day the men drew straw from other barn all day I staid at home all day & cleaned & oiled my single Harness cleaned them up first rate they look well John Kinney came in morning to trade me his grey Horse for a pair of my colts & pay me the odds did not trade Fri 31 Very cold to day again John Powers drew up wood all day Bill Turnbull sawed wood on wood pile I filed wood saw in forenoon staid at home all day. Febry Sat 1 Very cold & clear all day Bill sawed wood all day Powers & I went to Brantford Sun 2 Very cold today yet John Powers went to Hawleys Jane & I went to Henrys for dinner Mon 3 Colder than ever this morning Henry came over & helped kill a beef and I filed two Saws in forenoon Men cut up Beef in afternoon Tues 4 Quite mild & pleasant all day started down the river to collect for Horse went to Hon George Browns in forenoon & back to Cainsville for dinner & from their to John Reids & staid all night very clever folks had very good luck considering several mares dead. Wm Turnbull sawed wood 1868 Febry �Wed 5 Very nice morning fine all day & clear thawed considerable went from John Reids around by Onandaga & back to Mr Richard Harris for dinner from their to John J. Giles near Cainsville all night {Left Margin: Wm Turnbull sawed wood} Thur 6 Snowed some last night turns up very rough & cold Snow blew a hurricane all day about the roughest day this winter got our dinners at Morris Anders came around by John Coles & James Cameson & so home like to froze my face {Left Margin: Wm Turnbull sawed wood} Fri 7 Not quite so cold this Morning quite calm wind fell John Powers went to see his Mother which was very sick Wm Turnbull Sawed wood I staid at home all day filed & set wood Saws Sat 8 Not quite so cold to day John Powers & Mother & I went to Brantford to meet some parties that was to pay me some money for the Horse & bought three bunches of double & twisted Carpet warp very coarse & strong Bill Turnbull sawed wood all day looks like a storm it began to Snow about 8 O'clock Snowed very hard & blew hard 1868 Febry Sun 9 Quite mild this morning & all day thawed some in forenoon turned cold towards night had quite a Snow last night I staid at home all day John Powers went to David Vansickles about noon Mon 10 Very cold this morning & all day. Men sawed wood & split all day. I went to Brantford with a grist of Wheat got the flour home with me turned out flour well. James Waugh brought his Kicked Mare down for me to see she is doing well I signed a note with him to get money for him from John Elliot David Ellis was here & a fellow called George McKnight was here when I got home & staid all night Tue 11 Not quite as cold to day Men sawed & split wood. David Ellis went to St George in the morning. George McKnight went to Harrisburg to take the Cars to Galt I went to School Meeting in afternoon called to take into consideration buying a Site & building a house thereon & did not come to any conclusion at all about it cant get a Site very handy for it they ask to much for a Site 1868 Febry Wed 12 Not so very cold today Snowed some in forenoon John Powers and I went up around by Paris road and in the bend of the river a collecting and went into Brantford had very good luck. Bill Turnbull sawed wood all day �Thurs 13 Very cold most of the day Powers and I went to Paris and from their up Galt road to the Ayr road to Robert Wilsons and staid all night did not do very well very few in foal only got $3.00 all day Turnbull sawed wood all day Fri 14 Very cold all day about as cold as any day yet I believe John and I came around by Glen Morris' to Mr Robson's for dinner and so home at night got very little money very few mares in foal Turnbull sawed wood all day Sat 15 Quite mild this morning and Snowing pretty hard Wm Hall and Robert Hall came in morning to buy a colt I sold them 20 Sheep for $57.50 for the lot Mother and I went to Brantford in afternoon after some carpet warp got half a bunch to make out the pieces Feby Sun 16 Quite mild all day Jane & Harvey & Willy & Eliza went to Westwood for a ride in forenoon Mon 17 Quite warm & snowing most of forenoon I went to Brantford in morning to let them know where Jack Cowtherd was stopping and brought out the constables & went with them to Mr Nichola Lees after him they think he was connected with the murder of McIntyer and then went to Jim Herrimans to see about the girl to come to & work & then came back to School Meeting The two Mr Lampkins was here to buy colts did not see them Tue 18 Pretty cold this Morning and cold all day John Powers and I went to Paris Station with some sheep for Wm Hall I sold to him last Saturday Grand Mother went with me to James Waugh they are digging out their old well & going to dig it deeper & wall it up again Wed 19 Quite cold again to day I went to Paris & took the cars for Woodstock to pay Kinney for my Harrow right & left my horse at Capsons found everything allright came back & stayed at Issac Howells all night thawed a considerable today order 8 sets of castings for the new harrows {Left Margin: Paul Shipman helped John Powers saw up some logs for harrow stuff & drew straw from the other barn} 1868 Feby Thur 20 Very nice & warm all day thawed a good deal Came home from Isaac Howells in forenoon & Mother & I went to take carpet stuff to the weavers & from there to Henry Howells & staid all night sleighing gone a good deal, got Horses shod {Left Margin: John Powers drew oak saw logs to the mill} �Fri 21 Not so warm to day John Powers drew a log to saw mill in forenoon & got Paul Shipman to help clean up a load of wheat in afternoon I came home from Henry Howells in the afternoon stopped in St George to see Sandy about ironing some harrows Sat 22 Very cold again to day Mr Osborne come over & went with me to Brantford John Powers took out a load of wheat I got $2.63 in silver had 31 Bush 15 lb got some more carpet warp it was most all gone at McLeans Sun 23 Very cold looks & feels like a snowstorm I went after Mother to Henry Howell in afternoon got very cold old Mr Evans came last night & staid here all day John Powers went to Mr Hawleys in forenoon dd not get home till night cattle got no drink to day 1868 Febry Mon 24 Very stormy this morning snowed hard all day & blew a perfect hurricane everything is drifting full of snow. Mr Evans is here yet I staid at home all day John had a great time to get water for the cattle have to take them to Jones creek for water Tues 25 Storming yet this morning Snow piled as high as the fences & higher some places the hardest storm this winter so far Evans here yet A C Gile & Jonathon Craig came after some seed wheat got $1.75 Bushel every road & place blocked up with snow storming yet to night at dark Wed 26 Mostly quit storming this morning Kind of mists a little old Evans left in forenoon. John & I went to Saw mill in morning to draw on saw logs give George Forges the job for a dollar John brought home a load of edging from Bens Mill, I went to Jim Herrimans after Margery Vansickle to work for us she began to work in afternoon I went to James Waughs to see to get him to make a harrow for a model the roads drifted very bad 1868 February Thur 27 Not so very cold to day Snowed some most all day very disagreeable being out doors John Powers drew the lumber from the Saw mill & brought a load home I went & staid at the mill all day they made a very bad job a sawing the Cherry logs got it all thicknesses almost Fri 28 Pretty cold to day and blustering Snow a drifting John Powers went Saw mill to draw away the lumber as it was sawed I went to Brantford to see about selling my hardwood lumber & came back & went to James Waughs to see the well digger about sinking my well deeper he is coming tomorrow �Sat 29 Quite cold again to day John and I went to Smiths mill to get some lumber sawed to make a curb in the well Mr John Reed was here to buy a horse while we was gone to the mill the well digger came in afternoon March Sun 1 Very cold again to day staid at home all day Thomas Westwood & Mary & Dorothy & David came for dinner Grandmother went home with them the well digger was here all day 1868 March Mon 2 Very cold & very stormy Snow is flying in all directions the coldest & roughest day yet the well digger John Easton could not do any thing at the well untill near night. Pat Kennedy came in forenoon to help at the well but had to go home again took out a few brick just at night Tues 3 Very cold yet but not so stormy the men began to work at the well in good earnest got out near all the bricks & dirt to the bottom & curbed it up as far as we went. Pat tended to the buckets alone nearly all day pretty hard work. John P. went to Paris after a load of gravel in afternoon George Rowland called to see about my mare being in foal she is dead got some medicine from old Keeler at night. Wed 4 Not so cold this morning James Waugh called in morning going to St George Mr Osborne came over & staid the forenoon I am not very well to day The men worked at the well Easton came about eleven O'clock & went home about 4 O'clock worked about half a day at the well John drew a load of gravel from Paris got the well down as we can go without a tight curb the digger is going to make one tonight. 1868 March Thur 5 {Left Margin: Easton worked at the well} Very nice & pleasant this morning sharp frost last night John drew two loads of gravel Men finished digging well & put in tight curb & began to put in the brick again. I think their is a good show of water now in the well. I went to St George in the morning & came back by 9 o clock & went to Paris to see about some casting for Harrows in forenoon. James Waugh went a long did not get the Irons got some bills about the Harrows in express office looks like a rain to night Fri 6 Raining nice this morning rained most of the night very bad working at the well Easton came sent for Pat to come worked at the well in afternoon rained hard Sat 7 Very rainy all forenoon Men worked near all day at well very nasty job Pat came in the morning & worked at well Easton did not come to work. John Powers helped at the well finished the well in �afternoon about 5 o clock I & George went with the well digger home at night the worst going I ever seen the water over road half way to Brantford and over Sleigh box in some places. George & I staid at John Powers all night got there about half past nine o clock 1868 March Sun 8 Very warm & thawing today snow most gone in the roads water very high in the roads & river the river nearly all broke up ice about gone in the river at Brantford George & I came home from John Powers in afternoon water very high in the roads up to top of sleigh box in some places Harvey & Eliza came last night from Goderich staid all night and went over to Henry's Grandmother went with them Mon 9 Froze some last night Harvey went down to see the big creek bridges in morning found them standing yet but water very high Harvey & Eliza & Jane & Mother & I went to George Jones' to attend Grandmothers birth day dinner had a very good one all their except Thomas Ellis & David Ellis & wife & Thomas Westwood & wife had a good time of it I was not very well Tue 10 Very warm this morning mud getting very deep came home from Georges in afternoon road very bad Harvey & Eliza came at night from Jerseyville I sold big Tan mare to a Yankee for $120 in silver to be delivered on Thursday the 12th inst in Paris 1868 March Wed 11 George came last night again I staid at home all day sick in bed John Powers split wood Harvey started home in morning with the cutter Eliza staid here all day John rode old Matchless out for exercise in afternoon. George Kitchen came to get a draft of a harrow to send out to Michigan & Nelson Kitchen took most all the afternoon to get up one Thur 12 Froze some last night but quite warm through the day, rained again most all day very hard. I staid at home sick in bed most all day, John Powers hung up meat in afternoon & emptied some oats that Henry brought back Eliza went with Henry's to Brantford, Sammy Proper came for dinner. Fri 13 Very nice morning & warm looks like spring coming. John thrashed some Peas I went to take the mare I sold & Eliza to the Cars at Paris in forenoon not very well got some of my harrow Irons at �the station at Paris Called at Jim Waughs to open the box the Irons was in was not there have to send for some more roads very muddy getting very bad 1868 March Sat 14 Very nice and mild thawing yet snow a going John Powers & George broke the Colts in forenoon to lead & one of them to drive round a little I was sick in bed part of the day roads very muddy heard the first little grey bird this morning Sun 15 Beautiful morning the nicest day I most ever seen for the time of year roads are drying off very fast John Powers went to Mr Hawleys I was in bed sick & the baby was sick & so is most of the other children Mon 16 Very mild but rained near all day hard John Powers thrashed some Peas the children & me are near all sick with colds Tue 17 Very windy & some rain John Powers chopped wood in the woods. Mr Deans came to buy a yoke of Oxen Roads are drying up a good deal Wed 18 Some cooler froze some last night John Powers cut wood in woods the children sick with colds Willy kept us awake near all night with the croup last night 1868 March Thur 19 Froze some last night Powers & Paul Shipman drew straw from the other barn I cut some {type?} to mark Harrows with in forenoon. Elizabeth Bonham has came & stopped for dinner while Daniel went to Brantford Easton came to see me I am some better than I was in health Willy I think is some better Fri 20 Froze & snowed some last night very nice morning & nice day, staid at home all day John Powers sowed some clover seed this morning & set the Bees on their stand & boarded up the Barn to Keep the hens out in forenoon & cut some wood in afternoon. Bart Lang came over to see if I had any money for him Sat 21 Very cold & windy thawed some in moddle of the day in the Sun went to Brantford John took Matchless to get shod & I got some Iron for Harrows at Mortons. Margery Vansickle went along & went home to Hermans roads not so bad a coming Hiram Hawley rode home with me to the corners got some money for the Horse in Brantford �1868 March Sun 22 Very nice not so cold as yesterday Samuel Westwood & David was over John Powers went after Margery Vansickle in afternoon Wm McEwin & wife & boy & Susan Wilson came before dinner & staid until dark. Henry came over a while in afternoon Mon 23 Beautiful morning very warm John Powers & I went down to Saw Mill in forenoon to see about the lumber George Fonger came to see about trading me his Oxen for a horse, rained a little in afternoon Tue 24 Very nice weather but not so warm to day John Powers made a reach for the waggon I went to St. George with my Irons for some new kind of Harrows got my John Horse shod at Sandys & got some teeth & other Irons made for Harrows at Sandys & got some lumber dressed at Bells old Johnny Wilkison was here all night him & his Horse Wed 25 Quite cold to day John took me & some timber to Jim Waugh for Harrows we got a pair near done John brought a load of lumber from the mill & came after me night to Jims Mr McAllister was here for dinner he was at Jims when I went there in morning {Left Margin: Mr Wilkison started for home in morning from here about 8 O Clock} 1868 March Thur 26 Some frost again last night folks are beginning to plow all over. I went to James Waugh to finish the Harrow got it done middle of afternoon John Powers brought a load of lumber from mill & took & brought me from Jim Waughs. Getting very dry afraid of a drought coming on again. Rowland Waugh & wife & one of Cassideys girls came to James Waugh in afternoon Fri 27 Froze some last night again. John sowed some clover seed in morning & went to Saw mill after lumber. I painted over a pair of Harrows in forenoon. Mr Tench called into see about some Harrows. Could not sell to him sick in bed near all day. Mrs Greenfield & Michael Griffin was here a while in afternoon Mrs Evans was here all night {smudged ‘Sat” above} Sat 28 Some frost again last night John finished sowing Clover Seed in morning & went to Saw Mill in afternoon after lumber I was sick in bed near all day. Mr Osborne was over a while in afternoon. George Fonger came to trade me his Oxen for a colt & to hire me his brother David I hired him for 6 months at 12 dollars per month {Left Margin: did not trade with Fonger yet Mr Gim came in afternoon & staid all night} 1868 March �Sun 29 Frost last night again staid at home all day Margery & our two girls went to Tranquility meeting in forenoon. John Powers went to Mr Hawleys in forenoon came home & rode Matchless out for exercise in afternoon I feel some better to day Mr Gim is here all day Mon 30 Some frost again last night very nice all day & warm. John Powers went twice to Saw Mill after lumber. Bart Lang was over & I Settled of with him in full of all Ape to date by cash. I was sick in bed near all day very bad. David Fonger came at night to begin to work for me for Six Months at twelve dollars per month Tues 31 Not quite as much frost last night nice warm day. John Powers went twice to Saw Mill to day, I sold a colt to Mr E Palmer a coming 3 years old for $100.00 to pay in seven months at interest & I bought a yoke of Oxen from George Fonger for ninety five dollars to pay half in a month or two & the balance $47.00 in seven months without interest David Fonger began to work for 6 months {Left Margin: My health is some better to day} 1868 April Wed 1 Not much frost last night John Powers brought the last of the lumber from the mill in forenoon Dave Fonger & George took two cows to Mr Osbornes to the Bull & Dave piled up some lumber in forenoon & John & Dave drew Hay from Barn to Driving house & I went to Paris after some Harrow Irons & took Mother as far as Mr Hawleys & she came back to Jim Waughs & I got back their for dinner & then came home, Elizabeth Kitchen was home when we got home in evening Thur 2 Not so warm this morning, snowed some in forenoon. I staid at home all day. Joe Weaver came in morning to buy a colt I let him have a Lovel colt for $90.00 to pay half for her in a month or two & the rest in Seven Months quite cold tonight Men fixed up bridge behind the barn and drew hay in afternoon in driving house Fri 3 Quite cool to day I went to Brantford after a load of Plaster roads very nice & smooth & dry Men drew straw & fixed up some fence down at Jones Creek meadow that the water washed away I settled off with Charles Buck in evening 1868 April Sat 4 Very rough & cold some Snow I staid at home all day The men fixed some fence & split some rails in woods Very squally with some Snow Sun 5 Very rough & cold again I staid at home all day Dave went down home very rough & cold with some Snow showers all day �Mon 6 Very cold & windy all day frost pretty hard & deep Men cleaned up some seed Oats & Peas & Spring wheat. I was mending old bags all day Men killed a Skunk in the evening raised a fine smell about here Tue 7 Very cold to day again Men sowed Plaster & I went to Paris after some more Plaster got some more subscribers to Canadian Messenger at the corners coming home Wed 8 Very cold & stormy all day Snowed some very heavy showers John Powers & David Fonger & myself went to Brantford to the spring fair of Bulls Stallions & seed grain a very poor affair plenty of Horses & Bulls but scarce any seed grain. I took out some Oats to change made a bargain to change with Mr Luck tomorow Took out my stallion but got no prize this year 1868 April Thur 9 Not quite so Cold & rough this morning think the weather is going to change again warmer froze so hard that we cant plow at all Powers went to Ancaster to get some money for himself David Fonger drew some rails to fence on the side road & I went to exchange some Oats with Mr Luck on Paris road in afternoon. David Fonger dug a hole to bury a cow that got her feet froze in the afternoon Fri 10 Froze pretty hard last night quite mild in the day time John Powers was sick in the morning but got some better & went to trimming apple trees trimmed all the young orchard Dave Killed & buried the sick cow & drew some rails to the fence in forenoon I mixed some horse medicine & staid at home all day. Dave & George picked stones & things of from the Meadow & drew brush from Orchard in afternoon Sat 11 Pretty nice morning but turned out very stormy in afternoon with Snow & rain I went to Brantford after some Whiskey & other things to mix medicine in John trimmed apple trees & Dave sowed some Plaster got my pay from Hon George Brown for services of Horse in 1867 1868 April Sun 12 Quite cold again all day I staid at home John F.P. went to Mr Hawleys & Dr Treneverys Dave Fonger went away somewhere in afternoon Henry H was over for dinner Dave did not get back to do the chores Mon 13 Not quite so cold to day Men finished sowing plaster in forenoon & began to plow some in afternoon a good deal of frost in the ground yet goes very bad to plow ground very dry & hard �Tues 14 Froze some last night again warmer to day with some rain in afternoon I cleaned & oiled old Matchless Harness in forenoon & sewed carpet rags in afternoon John P took old Match to Paris to Doctor Conworth to see what ailed him David drew straw in forenoon & the men cleaned up some seed wheat & a grist to take to mill Wed 15 Very nice morning no frost last night for the first for some time some small showers through the day Men Plowed all day only when it rained I sewed carpet rags all day very tired To night all hands sewed rags to get them ready for the weaver Paid Edgar Kitchen $3.00 on Pea thrashing 1868 April Thur 16 A small Shower last night Very heavy wind all day long I staid at home all day Men Plowed all day George took some more carpet warp to Mrs Holcombes to finish the carpet with a showers just at dark Henrys girls was here in afternoon Fri 17 No frost last night at all very heavy wind again to day with some small showers Peggy VanSickle & Sarah Ellis came & John Wilkinson in forenoon I staid at home all day Men Plowed all day Peggy went to Henrys at night Sat 18 Not quite so windy to day Some hard Snow showers I went to Brantford with a grist to grind & got the Democrat Spring set up at Hexts David plowed all day John went to Paris in afternoon with old Matchless to see the Horse Dr Sarah Ellis went with Peggy Vans to John Vansickles & then to Henrys at night Sun 19 Quite pleasant to day I staid at home all day John Powers went to Mr Hawleys in afternoon David Fonger went home last night Margery Vansickle went to Baptist meeting in the forenoon looks some like a Storm 1868 April Mon 20 Very nice morning & all day nice & warm Men killed a hog in the forenoon & cleaned up some Barley Dave plowed in afternoon John Powers & I went to Brantford to get old Matchless shod & I took a hog & some Barley to Fosters got $5.1/2 per cwt & got $2.20 per Bushel for the Barley I settled of with Foster in full Tue 21 Very nice Morning nice all day I took Kate to shop to get two shoes put on her in forenoon Men plowed all day Seth Charlton called in afternoon to pay me some money for services of Horse in 1867 �Wed 22 Nice & warm this morning Isaac H Anderson came last night at dark & was very sick all night with some thing like the ague was bad yet in the morning John & I went to Paris & then to Robert Wilsons for dinner to see if we could get a stand for the Horse Wm McEwin wants to buy him offered five hundred dollars for him take him now or three hundred after the season is out agreed to let him have him Charles Buck came to work in the morning J. H. Andersen got as far as Paris in forenoon was very sick. 1868 April Thur 23 Quite a Snow last night Men cleaned up some Peas in the morning & David & John tried the Oxen & a horse on the plow to plow some sod it went very bad sod very dry & stiff Charley plowed & finished the sod field for Peas. Dave & John drew straw in afternoon Beal was here sold him some Bucks for Mutton & three young calves for veal Fri 24 Some frost again last night Charles & Dave plowed at the sod all day John went to George Fongers to get a horse did not get one Mr Chatterson came to get a horse to work I & Harvey went to Westwood to get a Horse in afternoon did not get one yet Sat 25 Very nice all day some rain last night & showers Dave plowed in the young orchard Charley Buck plowed in the sod all day John & I went to Brantford to get Bills printed & get a route for the Horse Margery went home in afternoon 1868 April Sun 26 Nice and warm morning I staid at home all day Dave & George went to Meeting to Bethel John went to Osbornes in afternoon Margery came home in afternoon Mon 27 Very nice morning & warm about half of the day Dave finished plowing the Orchard & Charley Buck plowed in forenoon I went to St. George & to the weavers after some carpet in afternoon & home again, John Powers started with the Horse to travel Beal was here after some Sheep in afternoon did not get any I was from home {Left Margin: Charles Buck went home in afternoon} Tue 28 Nice morning but windy Dave plowed all day I went to Brantford in forenoon after Horse Bills got a hundred printed of large size John Powers got home at night Charles Buck did not come to work { Left Margin: Sam Westwood brought Sarah Ellis over here in afternoon} Wed 29 Very nice morning a nice shower or two in the forenoon John started with the Horse came back again sowed some Peas in afternoon for the first tried the new harrow went very well Dave �finished plowing the sod for Oats in afternoon Charles Buck worked in afternoon {Left Margin: worked Beals Horse 1/2 day} 1868 April & May Thur 30 A nice growing morning a heavy shower last night quite wet part of forenoon John started with the Horse in the morning for Newport Dave Sowed some Peas in morning had to quit on account of the rain untill noon boys fixed fence & split wood and Harrowed some in forenoon worked Beals Horse 1/2 day ground rather wet to Harrow good George Harrowed some for the first in his life {Left Margin: Grandmother & Sarah & Harvey went to Henry's I & Willy went over too after them awhile & staid for tea Sarah staid their all night} May Fri 1 Fine growing morning but cloudy most of forenoon Sowed some Peas in morning & finished them of after dinner Isaac Gard came to get some Hay had some for him he promised to come & sow Spring Wheat tomorrow if it did not rain Jane went to Jimmy Papples in afternoon Come on rain just at sundown Sat 2 Nice Morning after the rain but quite Cold & Cloudy most of the day I went to Brantford Charles Buck went away Dave Fonger went away home in afternoon John Powers came home at night roads very muddy John Westwood & Edward Ellis was very drunk along the road 1868 May Sun 3 Very nice morning cleared off in afternoon I staid at home all day John went to Mr Hawleys in forenoon Sarah Ellis & Henry's went to Edgar Kitchen' & stopped here when they came back Mon 4 Very nice growing morning the best this spring yet John Powers went with the Horse Isaac Gard came & Sowed a field of Spring Wheat. Charley Buck worked all day George picked stones of off the Meadow in forenoon & Harrowed a little in afternoon one of the Oxen got sick near sundown could not get him up at all for sometime he got up after Sundown {Left Margin: worked Beals horse all day} Tue 5 Very nice growing morning Dave went to cultivating on the sod for to sow Spring Wheat on fall plowing very hard & tough cultivated it over twice Charles Buck Harrowed all day Dave Fonger left at tea time a very heavy shower just at tea time {Left Margin: worked Beals horse all day} Wed 6 Ground rather wet this morning Charles cultivated all day George H harrowed in forenoon Sarah Ellis & Margery went over to Henrys in forenoon I went down road to get a hand to Sow grain Joe Weaver promised to come in Morning John went of with the Horse in Morning Beals Horse �worked 1/2 day {Left Margin: I got a bag of Oats from Nichols Tree White Mane Oats Dave & George Fonger called in afternoon} 1868 May Thur 7 Nice dry morning but very cool and windy looked some like a storm all day got Joe Weaver to Sow some Spring Wheat & some Oats sowed ten Acres by eleven O.Clock in forenoon Charles Buck cultivated a little & Harrowed all day ground worked very nice George Harrowed all day Beal sent for his Horse in the morning & took him away home weather looks better to night Fri 8 Very nice but quite cool Charles & George finished the Oats field Harrowing & began to gang plow the flats behind the barn for to Sow Oats in forenoon I went to Brantford & Charley finished ganging the flats in afternoon Sat 9 Some front last night again Charley Sowed some Oats in the Morning Pat Kennedy came to get work Dave Fonger called to get some money & Charles dug around some apple trees & harrowed some & cultivated some in the orchard in forenoon. George Harrowed the flats works up very nice rather wet in some places I sowed some Marrowfat Peas in orchard & Charley Harrowed the Orchard & Charley & I sowed some Clover & Timothy seed on the flats behind the Barn after tea. {Left Margin: John Powers came home with the Horse at or near sundown} 1868 May Sun 10 Very nice some frost last night quite warm & pleasant day Jane & I went to James Waughs in forenoon Harvey Westwood came over & him & George went to Henrys in afternoon Henry & Elizabeth was over for dinner when we was away Mon 11 Nice weather all day I sowed some grass seed on wheat & Charles Buck Harrowed the wheat field & George rolled the Peas & Spring wheat in forenoon & Charles took the Potatoes out of cellar in afternoon & split some wood, Bill Taylor came in evening to see if I would rent my farm to them Tue 12 Very nice & clear & warm George rolled the Oats & Charles & I furrowed out some ground in Orchard to plant some potatoes & corn & etc etc on in forenoon. George Fonger & Mrs Hawley called in to get some cucumber seed & Charles planted some potatoes in forenoon & planted some corn & George Howell finished rolling the Oats behind the barn in afternoon John came home in evening looks some like a storm to night 1868 May �Wed 13 Very rainy & stormy all day the greatest wind & rain this spring yet I staid at home all day an old fellow came last night & staid all night & all day today Charles and George sorted & cut Potatoes for seed wind blew down a great deal of fence rained hard all day Thur 14 Raining yet this morning rained untill middle of afternoon most of the time very hard Charles & George fixed up some fence the wind blew down in forenoon the boys cleaned & oiled a set of Harness in afternoon the old man Wm O Bambering went away the middle of forenoon the ground very wet now grass a growing Fri 15 Rather wet & rainy yet this morning ground a getting very wet & soft rained a considerable through the day Mr Osborne came over a while in the afternoon & had a long talk about matters & things George went to Westwoods to see if they wanted Potatoes Charley cut fence blocks in afternoon & fixed some fence & oiled harness in forenoon 1868 May Sat 16 Kind of wet & rainy yet this morning wet a good part of the day I went to Brantford with some Butter & Eggs the roads very muddy the worst they have been this spring Charley cut fence blocks all day Sun 17 Very nice morning & nice & warm all day I staid at home all day John Powers went to Mr Hawleys in forenoon John Vansickle came here very mad about the colts a getting into his field took & shut them in the barn yard Mon 18 Very nice morning but quite cool all day Mother & I went to Isaac B.Howells & I went to see the dutch Doctor he did not come untill middle of afternoon he gave me some medicine a great many to see him Charley piled up Manure at the driving house Tues 19 Quite nice but cool things growing very fast I went to Brantford to get some Gin to put medicine in & to sell some Wheat sold it to Calders for $1.65 Per Bushel in Silver to take it in this week Charley drew fence blocks & rails for the fences about the farm 1868 May Wed 20 Nice morning but looks like a storm a coming soon I & the men cleaned up some wheat in the forenoon & put up about 70 Bushel in bags Charles & I went to Brantford with a load in afternoon Keton helped us clean & dug in the garden in afternoon �Thur 21 Very nice morning some Showers in afternoon every thing a growing very fast. Charley took two loads of Wheat to Brantford sold to Wm Calder I went to Brantford & staid all day to get the pay for the wheat got it all night George went along with me in the morning Fri 22 Fine growing morning with several small Showers I staid at home all day Charley Cultivated Potatoes & Turnip ground in forenoon & he went to draw Stones for School House & him & I furrowed Potatoe ground after Tea in afternoon Sat 23 Nice growing morning with some showers. Mother & I & Mr Osborne went to Brantford got a poke for the colts Boys planted Potatoes & Mr Osborne cut the Lambs in afternoon 1868 May Sun 24 Very nice growing morning with some small Showers in afternoon Bart & Wife & his children was over Henry H.K was over for tea the little girls & Margery went to meeting to Germans school House Katy Madison came & staid all night Mon 25 Beautiful growing morning and very warm & pleasant Dave Fonger came for some money & Butter for Frank Sickle he got $25.00 & three lb of butter staid at home all day George took the water all out of the well & cleaned it out it smelt very bad {Left Margin: Began to cure the John Horses Spavin this morning} Tue 26 Very nice & warm morning every thing a growing fast staid at home all day Thomas Westwood & Mary came over to get Potatoes got seven bags some for seed & some to eat Wed 27 Very nice growing morning very warm Nelson Behimer & Hannah Templer came Nelson went to after plaster to Paris & stopped for tea Charley cut fence blocks all day I went to Bart Langs to hire a hand in forenoon & went to see Joe Weaver & Peter Weavers after tea to get some money did not get any 1868 May Thur 28 Some showers last night things a growing very fast Charles & George drew fence blocks & rails in forenoon looks like rain George & I set some stakes on the sideline to make fence on & Charley drew rails untill tea time & then George & him tagged some of the sheep & I white washed some Plum trees had a nice shower about sundown �Fri 29 Nice growing morning but some wet Bill Sanders came from Barts to help wash the Sheep to Germans in forenoon Charles drew rails & I & George lined the side road fence through & George Jones & Rachel & Johnny came at Tea time & staid all night they brought Margaret up to go to Goderich in morning {Left Margin: Henry Howell brought Aunt Mary over in the forenoon} Sat 30 Nice weather but cool I went to Brantford to take Margaret Jones out to take the Cars for Goderich got home at noon I had a chance to sell old Matchles to a man named Clarke for six hundred dollars pay in three months George Jones went home after dinner 1868 May & June Sun 31 Nice day but cool and clear I took Grandmother & Aunt Mary Howell up to James Waughs in forenoon came home before sundown June Mon 1 Very nice morning but cool looks like a rain some I went to St George with Henry H this forenoon Henry came over after Grandmother & Aunt Mary in morning to take them over to his place I staid their all day the afternoon Hiram Hawley came down to get my red ox to work or to trade me another for one of mine Ed Pepper came to buy one of my Oxen in afternoon Aunt Mary Howell went home June 2 Very pleasant but very cool Men fixed fence along the road I hired a man & boy to help to day at the fence Henry Kitchen went to wash his sheep wanted to get Charley Buck to help him would not go to cold for him I went to Brantford in afternoon after a Horse poke & to see about selling old Matchless to a man named Clarke & found him in Jail for forging a note that he wanted to trade one for my Horse against me Joe Wallace big creek he is just out of Penetentiary a short time 1868 June Wed 3 Nice morning but cool Men fixed fence until noon Henry H.K. got his leg broke last night in Brantford he slipped of the waggon wheel on a stone & broke it by the ankle I turned of the man & boy I had at noon old John Emery came at dinner time began to rain at noon Jane & I are going to Wilmot if it dont rain J. H. Anderson gelded my yearling colt in morning sent of the old man & boy at noon Thur 4 Very nice morning looks some like rain again I & George went to Brantford in forenoon to get a coat for George Charles fixed fence Jane & I started for Wilmot in afternoon went as far as Susan Wilsons & staid all night there �Fri 5 Some rain last night again rained part of forenoon started after dinner for Wilmot from Susans rained part of the way up very hard began to rain when we was this side of Washington & kept on till we got near there roads very muddy Sam Fertny was a way from home to Platsville 1868 June Sat 6 Very wet this morning the heaviest rain I think I ever seen this time of year staid at Burtneys all the forenoon him & I went to dutch doctor in afternoon found the Culverts & bridges near all tore away with the water the water done a great amount of damage all over tore down fences & trees & houses I heard in some places up country Jane & I went & staid all night with John Kitchen Sun 7 Beautiful morning some slight frost nice & clear we staid all day with John Kitchens Mon 8 Very nice morning but quite cool some frost last night Jane & I started for home came as far as Donald McDonalds for dinner staid their all night rained some in afternoon Tue 9 Quite cool all day Jane & I came home in forenoon Mary Westwood was here when we got home Grandmother Mary & I went over to Henrys a while I went to St. George after the road orders after tea time roads very dry & nice 1868 June Wed 10 Very nice morning dry all day & clear I took Grandmother to Lynden in the morning Charles Buck worked on the roads all day with team I came home in evening their was a soldier come to hire in afternoon Thur 11 Nice morning some frost Charles worked on roads in forenoon I began to work out the labor under my Charge in morning George & Soldier planted some Corn & Potatoes in morning Charles cultivated turnip & Buckwheat ground Ben Vansickle came & I traded him my Oxen for a pair of Steers George went with him to help him & to bring the steers home from there Soldier hoed corn & Potatoes in afternoon Bart finished shearing Sheep at noon Fri 12 Very warm all day long I worked on the roads all day finished working Charley hauled up old rails & hoed in garden George brought home the steers from Lynden in forenoon Soldier hoed Potatoes all day 1868 June �Sat 13 Very warm & dry all day I went to Brantford Mr Osborne went with me I fell in Hatches Stable & came near breaking my leg Charley piled Manure in forenoon soldier finished hoeing potatoes in morning & piled manure all day after their was a man named Wilson, came to hire at tea time & I hired him for a few months if we can agree Charles Buck went to Brantford Sun 14 Very hot & dry but looks some like showers I went to Henrys before noon he is getting some better Harvey & Dorothy Westwood came there at tea time Walter Osborne came about middle of afternoon Mon 15 Very warm but had a shower in afternoon I went to Paris to see dutch dotor & went with Westwoods to Isaac Howells for our dinner The men piled Manure all day their was a great many people to Paris to see the dutch doctor David McKay brought his roan mare to the Horse in the morning 1868 June Tue 16 Beautiful morning after the shower last evening the men & I made fence all day a long the side road made it a cross two fields next the Gov road young Danskin came to buy my steers Wed 17 Nice morning but very warm I took the wool to Brantford sold it to Cockshutt for 28 cts per lb had 265 1/4 lb Charles Buck went to Brantford the other man piled Manure all day I paid of George & David Fonger after I came home Thur 18 Very warm all day not quite as hot as yesterday Men piled manure in forenoon I staid in the house we all fixed fence in afternoon on the side road Mrs Cole was a picking wool all day Wm Waugh & Tommy came after tea after his pay for his share of wool I sold Fri 19 Very hot all day & dry I & the men fixed fence all day on the side road Came on a great wind & some rain at tea time John Betsner came & staid all night he got his new Buggy from Hesets in Brantford 1868 June Sat 20 Very hot and dry to day Men piled manure in afternoon & fixed some fence in forenoon I & Margery VanSickle went to Brantford in morning got back at noon Daniel Bonham & wife came & staid all night Sun 21 Not quite so warm Daniel Bonham & I went to Henrys in forenoon & came back after dinner & he went home some showers through the day but not much rain �Mon 22 Quite heavy rain last night I filed a saw & the men one of them piled dung & the other laid around all the forenoon & I went to the wool factory with the wool & Mike piled dung & John Wilson went of & got drunk afternoon we are to get our yarn in three weeks Tue 23 Not so very warm to day we all fixed fence in the forenoon I sent of one of my men at noon the others fixed fence in afternoon George & I plowed potatoes in afternoon & ridged up & sowed the turnips after tea time 1868 June Wed 24 Very nice & warm all day every thing a growing fast Charley sowed the buckwheat & plowed some corn & potatoes in forenoon I went over to Henry to set his man a ridging turnip ground in forenoon & Mike hoed potatoes all day I sowed Henrys turnips in afternoon Charley hoed corn & potatoes in afternoon Thur 25 Nice & cool this morning uncle Silas Smith called in a few minutes in the morning on his way home to the forty Charley & Mike hoed potatoes in forenoon finished hoeing potatoes & went to woods to fix fence & ground the Axes after tea & cut some wood after tea Fri 26 Very nice all day & warm but cool after sunrise awhile we cut fence blocks & fixed the fence along the woods all day James Taylor & his cousin John began to work after dinner fixing fence laid it all over along the woods Sat 27 Very warm and dry yet I went to Brantford Mr Osborne went along The men fixed the fence along the road behind the driving house & piled manure Mother came home from her visit 1868 June Sun 28 Very warm & dry yet Mother & I went over to Henry's in afternoon Mon 29 Very warm yet today The men & I finished the sideroad fence in forenoon & piled manure & plowed & hoed the Potatoes & corn in afternoon Tue 30 Very warm all day I took a grist to mill & the old waggon to get the tires set & the men piled Manure & ground up some scythes in afternoon 1868 July Wed 1 The very hottest day yet for dominion day John Powers took old Match to Cainsville the men piled dung & mowed around part of a field of grass �Thur 2 Uncommon hot yet John began to cut grass & the men cut fence corners & cut Canada thistles Fri 3 Very hot again all day I went after grist & waggon in forenoon & to Brantford in afternoon Sat 4 Very warm again to day the men began to draw hay & I cut a piece of grass did not get done till ten o clock 1868 July Sun 5 As hot again as ever Mother & I went over to Henry's awhile after dinner he is getting better Mon 6 Very hot again Men drew hay John went to Paris & I set Henry mower going forenoon & I cut a piece of grass in afternoon Tue 7 Looks some like a thunder shower but did not come very hot & dry I went with old Quick around to buy some lambs sold him all mine for 1.75 per head John cut a piece of grass the other men drew in hay all day Wed 8 Very warm to day again George & I took the lambs to Brantford in forenoon John cut some grass the others drew in hay & raked & put up some in afternoon Thur 9 As warm as ever this morning John Powers & George plowed some potatoes & they all turned hay & raked it up in forenoon & worked in hay in afternoon {Left Margin: I drove Henry out to Brantford for the first since his leg was broken} Fri 10 Very hot again to day men worked in hay all day drew in with two teams in forenoon I went to Brantford with Henrys John began to cut the last field of grass 1868 July Sat 11 Hotter than ever to day John cut grass & Charley raked hay stubble the others mowed fence corners in forenoon John & I went to Brantford & the men raked & cocked hay in afternoon Sun 12 Very hot again to day I took Mother over to Westwoods in forenoon Mon 13 Very hot yet again John cut grass all day the men spread & raked hay Mike ONeil came home at tea time from Hamilton a seeing after his discharge from the 100th regiment {Left Margin: I began to make Waggon rack} �Tues 14 As hot as ever to day John finished cutting the last field of grass & the other ones spread out grass in forenoon & raked & cocked up hay in afternoon {Left Margin: I worked at rack again today} Wed 15 I don't think it is quite as hot today but very near we got Cole & one of Osbornes men to help draw got in twenty six large loads today {Left Margin: I worked at rack again} Thur 16 Not quite as hot as has been some days we have had lately got Cole & John Vansickle to help draw got done at tea time had 55 large loads of off less then twelve Acres it was the heaviest crop that ever grew about here so every body that seen it or worked in it, it made very fine hay Clover & Timothy well mixed 1868 July Fri 17 Nearly as hot as ever again John & George raked the grass stubble in forenoon the other men went to make the line fence between Ben & me for to pay back for Cole & John VanSickle for helping us with the hay a drawing in John & George cultivated the turnips I worked at waggon rack what I could do at it got it about done it is a good one when finished Sat 18 As hot as ever again I think George & I went to Brantford & the men cut some grass & hoed turnips & potatoes got home after dinner Sun 19 Very hot to day again Wm Simpler & wife was here for dinner on their way to see old Mr Snyder buried I went over to Henrys a while in afternoon Mon 20 Hot yet today & dry the men cut around the wheat field & Jane & I went to Isaac Howells & to see the dutch doctor Tue 21 Very hot yet again to day I filed a saw & set up reaper & began to reap wheat in forenoon cut some wheat & bound it up in afternoon 1868 July Wed 22 Hot again as usual to day Cut wheat broke reaper knife I went to St. George got it mended came back & cut wheat until noon cut some wheat again in afternoon & went to Brantford after some men got one home with me two others promised to come in morning our wheat field got a fire in forenoon from James Taylors pipe we supposed �Thur 23 Not quite so hot today cut wheat in forenoon & finished cutting the one field at tea time the worst cutting I ever have seen I think Fri 24 Not so hot this morning very smoky looking & dry Men finished binding field of wheat & shocked it up & began to cut other field in forenoon Michael ONeil went of to get a job at the railroad bridge cut & bound wheat in afternoon Sat 25 Not quite so hot to day cut and bound up wheat finished up cutting fall wheat got done at dark all shocked up it got very dry and brittle 1868 July Sun 26 Quite cool this morning to what it has been John Powers went to Brantford I went to Henrys awhile after dinner Mon 27 Not near as warm as it has been all day Henry & I went to Branchton after the ram got it all right the men drew in wheat all day drew all day on ten acres had two other men from Brantford to help us Tue 28 A great deal cooler to day the men drew in wheat all day finished the fall wheat in afternoon I finished waggon rack Mother went to Barts in forenoon Wed 29 Pretty warm again to day tried the Peas with horse rake in the morning & it would not go give the job to Jim Taylor & John Christie John Powers raked wheat stubble & cultivated turnips in forenoon & I went to Brantford & John fixed some fence in afternoon Mother came home Thur 30 Not so very hot today John raked stubble in morning I took Mother over to Henry Howells in forenoon & got the tire put on reaper wheel & came home in the evening 1868 July & August Fri 31 Not so very hot to day John & some of the men drew in some raking & some Peas had a small shower in afternoon & in the evening again I was in bed most all day sick one of the men cut round spring wheat field & bound it up Saturday Augt 1 Quite cool with some small showers in morning men done nothing in forenoon John hoed cabbage patch some of them went home to Brantford men done nothing much all day cut some Peas after tea �Sun 2 Not so very warm to day I staid at home all day James Waugh & wife came in forenoon John Powers went to Hawleys Margery VanSickle went home did not come back Mon 3 Very nice & cool all day looked some like rain in forenoon I went to Wm Waughs after some money for some lambs he had sold to Beal & home & the men some drew Peas & some cut Peas & one of them cut around Spring wheat field & Oats in forenoon I went after Mother in afternoon & the men drew Peas & cut Peas 1868 Augt Tue 4 Very nice & not so warm I drove the reaper in afternoon to cut Spring wheat the men drew in Peas in forenoon & a while afternoon & then cut spring wheat till night Wed 5 Pretty warm today again Edward Martin & wife was here for dinner I drove the reaper to cut Spring wheat all day Thur 6 Not so warm to day again I went to Brantford the men cut Oats some of them & the rest set up wheat & bound Oats Fri 7 Not so very hot today George & I went to Rachel Cains to see some stray hogs there was there to get them for Quick that lost some in Brantford did not find them men bound Oats in forenoon & drew spring wheat in afternoon Sat 8 Nice & cool but the hardest wind I must ever have seen had to quit drawing wheat most of afternoon drew & stacked Spring wheat & one man bound Oats Sun 9 Quite cool to day again Henry H. K. came over for the first time since he had his leg broke James Taylor went away to Crandells in morning 1868 Augt Mon 10 Very nice morning & cool Cynthia Kitchen & I went to Brantford to meet John Kitchens wife & children a coming on the cars they did not come at all dont see what is the matter Tue 11 Some small showers last night & today some more we marked the Sheep in forenoon & John Powers & John Christie went to Brantford George & I went to Wm Waugh, after some Sheep & lambs he had on shares he took twenty one ewes on shares again for another year to give half the wool & half the lambs & the old sheep back again �Wed 12 Nice morning cleared of I settled of with Jim Taylor & John Christie in forenoon James Waugh brought back some Oats he had since last summer & I killed a lamb & Mr Quick came & paid me for some lambs he had bought I went to Henrys after tea a while Thur 13 Very nice day & cool John cut Oats all day Jane & I & the children went to Westwoods I got a sow & pigs from them they was cutting their Peas 1868 Augt Fri 14 Not so very warm to day John bound up Oats & I went to Westwoods in forenoon after a Sow and five pigs & then went to Dunhams to get him to come & work in afternoon Sat 15 Very nice & cool today John bound Oats all day I took covered Buggy to Brantford to get a coat of Varnish on it Sun 16 Nice & cool had a nice Shower last night which makes things look nice I took the girls & George to Daniel Bonhams in morning & home again in the evening Mon 17 Very nice day & warm Henry & I went to Paris to see dutch Doctor Margaret Kitchen came to sew for Jane {Left Margin: John began to plow to sand stubble grass} Tue 18 Very nice day looks some like showers Mr Bart came to buy my farm in forenoon I mended harness & Beal came to buy Sheep at tea time did not take any away coming again after some some day soon wants to get all their is fit to Kill John plowed all day 1868 Augt Wed 19 A little shower last night John plowed in forenoon I went to hire George Agnew could not get him went to Paris afternoon hired a man come as far as Giles & stopped would not come any farther got home at dark Thur 20 Looks like showers again very warm Mother & I took the yarn to Colemans to get wove in forenoon Mrs Lemon & Mrs Papple & Mrs VanSickle came in afternoon had a nice shower in afternoon Fri 21 Nice after the shower I hired a man to plow for one month at $14.00 per month men plowed Beal got some sheep I went to Brantford after the Covered Buggy Sat 22 Very nice weather warm the men plowed all day I oiled the Buggy top & got ready to start for Goderich �Sun 23 Very warm to day again Charles Turner came over for dinner Jane & I started for Goderich in afternoon & went as far as Susan Wilsons and staid all night 1868 Augt Mon 24 Very warm to day again the men got in the last of the Oats. we drove as far as Henry Chrysler for dinner & then went on as far as Seabachs tavern five mile this side Mitchell & staid all night very good accommodations with light charges only $1.25 for suppers & bed & breakfast & horse to Hay Tue 25 Quite warm again today the men plowed all day we started & drove into Goderich got in before five O'Clock found Harvey started down to my place after seed wheat Wed 26 Very nice & warm men plowed Eliza & Jane & I went to see Andrew Green for dinner Thur 27 Nice & pleasant to day we went out to see Sandy Reid for dinner came back by Joe Morris they was not at home Fri 28 Nice & warm all day the men helped Henry thrash we went to Mr Hortons for tea & staid the evening with Mr Clifford Eliza & Lydia went to the social Harvey got home in evening 1868 Augt Sat 29 Very nice to day again men helped Henry thrash we staid at Harveys & went out to Morris' in evening staid all night Harvey & Eliza came after dark too Sun 30 Some cooler this morning staid at Mr Morris' till after dinner & then went to David Ellis in afternoon found there little boy quite sick staid all night Mon 31 Had some rain last night and several showers through the day staid at Davids all day & night the men helped Henry thrash 1/2 a day Sept Tue 1 Very nice after the rain men plowed David & I went to see some farms went to Mr Hamlens for dinner & tea partly agreed for his farm for thirty five hundred dollars Wed 2 Nice morning but cooler we come back to Goderich in forenoon to Harveys Thur 3 Nice morning & warm staid at Harveys Sarah Behimer & Hannah Templer came in afternoon had a very nice shower at tea time wet things up good �1868 Sept Fri 4 Very nice after the rain I made some plum boxes in forenoon was not very well all day spent the evening at Mr Cliffords all off us from Harveys Sat 5 Very nice some cooler the men sowed some wheat Jane & I started for home in forenoon came as far as Seabachs tavern & staid all night was not well Sun 6 Cooler this morning took some like rain started & came as far as John Kitchens for dinner began to rain rained very hard staid there all night Mon 7 Cleared off again had a very wet night ground a swimming, started & came as far as Susan Wilsons and staid all night I had a shake of Ague Tue 8 Quite cool again came home in forenoon men drew Manure in forenoon & sowed some wheat afternoon & drew Manure with one team I laid to bed all the afternoon 1868 Sept Wed 9 Had some more rain the ground very wet cant do anything on it I staid at home all day John drew Manure the Englishman I hired left this morning sick worked fifteen days {Left Margin: sold Beal the sheep 53 head for $90.00} Thur 10 Cooler but ground wet I staid at home all day John finished sowing wheat Mr Osborne was over a while afternoon Fri 11 Very wet yet to day staid at home all day John drew Manure Sat 12 Ground very wet yet John & I went to Brantford John got measured for a suit of clothes at Cockshutts Sun 13 Quite cold and wet I staid at home all day Mrs Osborne & girls come over a while in afternoon Mon 14 Nice day but cool John went to help Osborne in seeding I went to see Mr Palmer & Joe Weaver about some notes I held Thos Westwood & Mary & Dorothy was over for dinner & tea Tue 15 Very nice day & dry all day Mother & I went to Lynden I hired a man for a month for $12.00 began in afternoon Sam Burtney was here when we got home �1868 Sept Wed 16 Had some rain last night cleared off cool again men drew Manure all day sold a horse to Sam Burtney for $110.00 to pay in four months Joe VanSickle brought his lumber apc in forenoon I went to John VanSickles to see him about the Sheep I let him have on shares Thur 17 Nice morning men drew Manure I staid at home all day Jane & I went to Mr Burts in afternoon Fri 18 Very nice morning men drew Manure I went to see thrashers & let George Kitchen have four Bushel Oats forenoon Jane & I went to Mr Burts to see about selling my farm in afternoon Sat 19 Very nice morning again Wm Gorman threw manure out of Sheep stable John F & I went to Brantford to get some clothes for John F Sun 20 Had some rain last night again I went to Henrys a while Margery & her Sister went James Waughs in forenoon 1868 Sept Mon 21 Very nice morning Mr Burt & Son came to see if I would sell my farm in forenoon men drew Manure I went to Paris to see the doctor he did not come at all Tue 22 Very nice morning Mr Burt & I went to Brantford to do the writing about my farm sold it to him for $50 per acre Wed 23 Nice morning I took John to go to Hamilton Show I got Horse shod & Mother & I went Puslinch in afternoon Thur 24 Very nice morning Thos Ellis & I went to look at a farm near Guelph it began to rain at dusk Fri 25 A little rainy this forenoon Mother & I started for home after dinner came as far as Henry Howells staid all night Sat 26 Nice morning again came home afternoon found Nelson Behimer & wife here when we got home Sun 27 Some rain again today I was sick Nelson & Sarah went home afternoon 1868 Sept �Mon 28 Cleared of again I am not very well yet James Waugh & George Howell came in morning to see and get my democrat to go after their tools to Copetown Mr & Mrs Burt came & we went with them to Brantford to sign the writings for the farm men threw down old straw stack & fixed house roof & split wood George Medley staid all night & I settled with him for his work he done Tue 29 Cleared of & cool men cleaned up some Oats & Spring wheat in forenoon & I took it to Brantford in afternoon George Ellis came & him & I went to John Betzner's to see Mr. Haines farm staid all night did not buy it Wed 30 Looks some like rain had some in afternoon George & I came as far as George Jones & staid all day & night the machine came to thrash & did not do anything machine would not go at all had to quit 1868 Oct Thur 1 Had some rain last night George & I came home in forenoon George went to Henrys & I went to see after the thrashers in afternoon could not get them for ten days or so Fri 2 Very nice morning & clear again John & I went to Brantford with a load of ash lumber in forenoon I went to Henrys a while afternoon Mr Osborne was over Sat 3 Nice morning some frost last night again John drew lumber & Jane & I went to Brantford after the Mortgage & some dry goods & Mr Burt came & paid two thousand dollars on the Mortgage Sun 4 Heavy frost last night but nice and clear John Vansickle & me went to Lynden in forenoon Thomas Westwood & Mary & Dorothy & David was over a while afternoon Mon 5 Nice & warm all day Mother & John Proper & I went to Goderich Tues 6 Nice day but some cooler Harvey & I drove out to see a farm that belonged to one Jessup out of town a little 1868 Oct Wed 7 Very warm all day some rain at evening & in the night got Harveys Horse & drove out to David Ellis’m in forenoon Thurs 8 Some rain last night quite wet & cold all day went to Dungamron to the show was appointed one of the lodges in the House had a very good show for a township show �Fri 9 Very nice day not cold went back to Manchester & round through {Wawamouth?} & back again to see some farms seen some good one Sat 10 Nice & dry all day went in afternoon to see Mr Carezo farm out on the Maitland river & home Sun 11 Nice & warm all day staid at David’s all day Mon 12 Nice day & warm went to look over Mr Bailies farm in forenoon staid at David’s in afternoon Tues 13 Nice day & very warm mother & I went to see Bailies farm again could not buy it wanted to much for it I thought Wed 14 Nice & warm all day Mother & I came to Morris’s in forenoon they was gone to show to Lucknow I went to town & back there in afternoon 1868 Oct Thur 15 Very nice morning again Mr Morris & I went to see two or three farms that {Ghos?} Martin used to own out at Smiths Hill Fri 16 Nice day but cool some rain in afternoon staid at Mr Morris’s to get word about Martins farm did not come till night telegram came for me to come to Brantfors as a witness against a forger could not go David Ellis called at Morris’s to tell about some other farms he had heard of in town Sat 17 Some snow last night very cold all day went with Mr Morris to Smiths Hill to see about getting a field for a plowing match & then went into Goderich to Harveys for the night Sun 18 Quite cold all gay again went to church with Harveys in forenoon was sick at noon staid with Mr Clifford the evening Mon 19 Quite cold again to day had the writings made out for the Loot no 2 in the 8th Concession Western division of Colborne from John Hickingbottom price $5000.00 100 acres more or less 1868 Oct Tue 20 Some rain in the morning quite soft all day Grandmother Eliza & Mrs Clifford & I went out to the farm I bought & to Mr Morris for dinner & back to town at night bought a lot of Hay from Hickingbottom for $47.00 cash had Mr Cliffords team & waggon got full possession of farm �Wed 21 Quite wet all day Mother & I came home let Harvey have twelve hundred dollars for one year at ten percent Thur 22 Some snow last night again staid home in forenoon went after flannel in afternoon John went to see the thrashers in afternoon Fri 23 Not quite so cold to day our Harvey & I went to Westwoods to get a horse to thrash John got ready for to thrash Sat 24 Nice weather al day John killed a sheep to & I went to Brantford Mr Burt was over here Sun 25 Some rain all day by spells staid at home all day Henry was over for dinner 1868 Oct Mon 26 Very nice day all day began to thrash in forenoon some Oats thrashed all day Tue 27 Nice day but windy thrashed some S. wheat stacks they was very wet grain nearly spoiled Wed 28 Nice day but windy finished the stacks in forenoon & set at the old barn & thrashed 180 Bushel in afternoon Thur 29 Very nice day but Cool finished thrashing before night David Ellis & old John Emery came in forenoon David & I went to Lynden & back in afternoon Fri 30 Very nice again to day John & George pulled some turnips Mother & I went to Mr. Burt on a visit I called to get Wrung to come & thrash Peas coming Monday Sat 31 Very wet all day staid at home all day November Sun 1 Very cold & disagreeable Mother & I went to Henrys for dinner Samuel & Harvey Westwood was there Mon 2 Quite cool all day John & George finished the turnips, Mr Wrung began to thrash Peas in morning I staid home all day for Mr Palmer to come did not come Mother went to Westwoods in forenoon 1868 Nov �Tue 3 Heavy white frost last night John Powers went to plow for George McLaughlin Wrung thrashed Peas I went to Henrys in afternoon {Left Margin: Sold Beale some Sheep & a pair of Steers} Wed 4 Very nice day some rain in evening John took a load of Hay to Hatch I went to get Auction Bills printed got a hundred printed Thur 5 Nice but pretty cool I went to St. George to put up bills & went to Henry Howells for dinner & home Some rain last night I staid at home all day Fri 6 Nice but pretty cool I went to St. George to put up bills & went to Henry Howells for dinner & home in evening Eliza Howell & Isaac Howell & wife came here Sat 7 Very cool & looks like rain I took Eliza to Vanderlip & came home in evening Sun 8 Very rainy to day again staid at home all day Mon 9 Very wet all day John threw S. wheat out of Bins I went to Henrys & staid all day Abram Drake came after School Tax it is very high this year a very rainy day 1868 Nov Tue 10 Very bad damp dirty day staid at home all day John sorted out old irons in forenoon & went to Paris to put up bills in afternoon Mr Osborne was over a while afternoon Wed 11 Cleared of some today Mr Burts boys began to Plow in morning George Day came after some seed, John & I went to Brantford after some things for the sale Thur 12 Kind of cold all day and cloudy James Waugh was here all forenoon came to buy some cows before the sale Burts boys plowed Fri 13 Very nice all day & clear John & Charles Buck drew straw & I went to St George to sell my right for Harrow sold the right to Wm Behiny for a horse Sat 14 Beautiful & warm day staid at home forenoon & got out some stuff for waggon rack from Jim Waugh same & fixed Mothers old Bureau let him have some Oak for Harrow & waggon rack I went to Brantford after some cheese in afternoon 1868 Nov �Sun 15 Some cooler & cloudy all day looks like a storm John P went to George Fongers I went to Henrys a while in forenoon they came over with me for dinner George Howell went to Westwoods found a Leicester Buck with our ewes in forenoon Mon 16 Very cold disagreeable day I went to St. George to settle up with Fleming for the Harrow right give him my note for $47.00 for two months without interest Henry Howell & wife came down in afternoon & staid all night {Left Margin: I got a three year old colt from Wm Fleming for my Harrow right}. Tues 17 Very heavy rain all day the wettest day this fall a good many camy to the Sale but we had to put it of on account of the rain it wil come of on Thursday the 26th if all is well Henry Howell went home Wed 18 It has quit raining this morning but is cloudy John F Powers & I went to Brantford I went to get some notices printed about the sale got a 100 for $125. went to see John Lakes colt did not buy it yet John Burt went home sick in the morning 1868 Nov Thur 19 Nice morning heavy white frost last night sent John F. with some bills to put up out towards Smokey Hollow I went to Paris with some bills posted a lot by mail to different parties around the county got dinner at I.L.Howells & came home Fri 20 Snowed some last night John went to Help Henrys Bill Hags I went to Harrisburg & around by St. George to put up bills Mr Burt went with me from his place to St. George got home by noon {Left Margin: George & the girls went to Henry Howells afternoon} Sat 21 Quite cool this morning & windy all day got quite muddy I went to Colemans after some flannel did not get it paid my School tax in morning to Mr A Drake $30.99 got home at noon and cleaned up a grist after dinner Mr Gim came in forenoon & staid all night Sun 22 Quite cold froze hard Jane & I went to Henrys in forenoon found George Kitchen & all his family moved in there Mr Gim staid here all day & all night 1868 Nov Mon 23 Hard frost last night but a very nice warm day & very clear roads very rough in morning I took a grist to Brantford to get ground got it home with me John F went to help Osborne thrash in afternoon they moved into the new School house �Tue 24 Nice morning some frost John F & I cleaned up some wheat for Henry Mr Burt & Dan came to plow in forenoon John helped Osborne to thrash & I staid at home in afternoon Wed 25 Cloudy not so cold Mr Burt finished plowing in forenoon young Mr Reagie came to buy a colt did not get one from me John went to John Kinneys & I went to Henrys to see him he was gone to Paris with wheat looks like rain to night Thur 26 Rained hard last night cleared of this morning again had our sale to day had a large turn out things went of pretty well a good day George Jones & Rachel came & staid all night 1868 Nov Fri 27 Nice morning but cloudy Dennis Sager came to buy a bay colt three year old past that I had he got him for $152.00 to pay in eleven months for him George & Rachel went to Henrys in forenoon Mr. Simpson came after the reaper he bought at the sale paid cash Sat 28 Looks like a storm it did rain before night John & I went to Brantford I went to settle of with Postman for the sale roads very muddy {Left Margin: Some one stole two of our best turkeys last night} Sun 29 Cloudy kind of weather I staid at home all day the girls came home from Westwoods afternoon Mon 30 Some snow last night colder this morning John took me to Paris to go to Goderich on Cars I went & staid at Cliffords all night found them all well there December Tue 1 Quite cold & blustering all day with some snow Harvey took me out to Mr Morris in afternoon roads very bad & rough Wed 2 Snowed some last night & in forenoon about six inches Mr Morris took me to the farm & to David Ellis in afternoon with the sleigh went very good in the gravel road 1868 Dec Thur 3 Very nice morning some more Snow last night again David & I went with the cutter back in Wawanosh to see George Henry about his buying Matchles Horse he is coming down to see him soon roads very bad mud in some places knee deep to Horse got back about dark to Davids had one upset in the mud & snow �Fri 4 Quite cold but clear David thrashed in forenoon & George Ellis brought me out to Goderich came on a great snow & blow in evening about dark I staid at Harveys all night George went home again after dark Sat 5 Quite calm again after the storm last night I came home from Goderich John brought me from Paris in afternoon brought home half a barrel of W fish no sleighing when I got home Sun 6 Looks like a storm all day I staid at home John Powers went away to Mr Hawleys or some where up the road 1868 Dec Mon 7 Storming this morning very stormy in afternoon John fixed to Kill Hogs I went to Brantford in afternoon after Salt to salt the pork in Tue 8 Very stormy all day snow & blowed very hard we Killed Hogs Daniel H Bonham & Isiah came to buy the straw carriers did not get them Wm Templer came after the straw cutter he bought at the sale staid all night a terrible storm Killed Hogs & cut them all up & salted them got done before night Wed 9 Quit snowing but very cold I went to St. George to get the Horses shod at A Brockbank all around had some of these rubber cushions put under one of their shoes in front John put straw round yard Thur 10 Getting colder all the time John & I went to Brantford to get my cutter that was there to paint James Waugh brought his wife here and left her while he went to Isaac Sands sale & called in evening for her sleighing not very good at all blowed of the road in places 1868 Dec Fri 11 Very nice morning but pretty cold all day Jane & I went to Westwoods on a visit with the cutter & one Horse John split wood James Waugh came to borrow some money Sat 12 Nice & clear but some windy & pretty cold day day John went to Brantford I went to Jerseyville to take some coverlets to get wove at William VanSickles cant get them before April or Mary Came back by Lynden & staid all night at B. VanSickle left a set of whiffletrees at Petitts to get ironed Sun 13 Quite cold all day again I staid at Bens in forenoon came home in afternoon Henry H Kitchen was here �Mon 14 Some milder this morning Snowed some all day long but did not amount to much after all I think about an inch or two Wal Baker came to buy some Oak lumber Owen Judge came after fanning Mill he bought at the sale Joseph Weaver came and bought my old long tug Harness for twenty dollars they was a very good set 1868 Dec Tue 15 Very nice all day but cold I went to Paris to order a set of new harness from Flanagan to be silver mounted all through Wed 16 Nice day thawed some in the Sun I went to Brantford to see about selling my wheat did not do it going to Keep it a while longer yet Thur 17 Very nice day thawed some I staid at home all day not very well Fri 18 Nice day but some colder I staid at home all day Uncle Wm Behimer & Helen Behimer came before noon I strung a couple of strings of Bells Sat 19 Very cold all day long I staid at home all day Wm Behimer & Helen went home in the morning Henry Howell came after the fanning mill he bought at my sale Beal took the steers away in afternoon I sold him for $100.00 Sun 20 Very nice & warm thawed of all the sleighing I staid at home Grandmother went to Henrys Mon 21 Some colder this morning I made some shawl pins in forenoon I went to Paris in afternoon to see dutch doctor John began to dig out the snow in lane 1868 Dec Tue 22 Not very cold again to day John dug out the lane & began to draw up some wood I staid at home all day Henry Howell & Wm Tanner came after some Sheep for Henry got a dozen at $3.50 each to pay for them in the six months from date Wed 23 A pretty cold day again I staid at home all day & fixed up the old table & give the top of it a coat of paint sold Beal 13 sheep for $32.50 to take them away next week Jarome Hawley came after the pay for the thrashing paid him ten dollars $17.70 coming yet Thur 24 Nice day but very cold John & I went to Brantford took the iron plow out to George Fowler to get it fixed up some very poor Sleighing the coldest day this winter �Fri 25 Not near so cold today we all went over to Westwoods for to take over Christmas dinner Sat 26 Very nice day not very cold John drew up wood & I painted the table again & mended Harveys little Sleigh 1868 Dce Sun 27 Some snow last night but not enough to make good sleighing Jane & I & John Powers & Willy & Eliza went to Henry Hawleys in forenoon & Home in the afternoon Sleighing very poor Mon 28 Not very cold very nice winter weather though John drew up wood I painted over the table again Samuel Buckborough came to buy some oak lumber from me sold it to him Beale came & took away the Sheep I sold him last week Nelson Kitchen & Edgars wife & children is to start for Michigan to night Tue 29 Some Snow last night very warm & mild all day I took Grandmother & the girls down to Lynden left Grandmother down there to get her cloak made & we came home Wed 30 Quite mild all day I painted the table over again in forenoon & got out some stuff for a waggon rack & Samuel Buckborough sent after some oak lumber I sold him John Powers drew wood Mr Galloway called to get subscriptions for the Bible Society St. George 1868 Dec Thur 31 A heavy white frost last night very sharp & cold in the morning I went after Dr. Kitchen for Mrs Cole before daylight to St. George got him to come & painted the table over again & James Papple called to get his pay for helping thrash John & George drew Pea Straw in forenoon I went to St. George with some Peas & Oats to get chopped for the beef cow and took some oak lumber to Bells to get dressed for a waggon rack got it home with one & got the chop stuff with me too a very warm nice day thawed some the wind got around to the northeast and seems as if there was a storm a coming on John & George cleaned up some Spring wheat for a grist afternoon I got home from St. George about half past six in the evening Diary January 1869 Fri 1 The greatest Snow storm and hardest blowing we have had this winter yet Jane and I and two of the children went over to Henrys for dinner {Thos?} Westwood & Mary was there in the terriblest Snow storm we have had in a long time �Sat 2 Quite mild all day but rained & Snowed nearly all day I put handles on some knives in forenoon then fixed a place & turned old Matchles in to it in afternoon John and George cut down straw stack & threw it round the yard Sun 3 Very warm & thawing some I went after Mother to Lynden in afternoon Marjory VanSickle came back in afternoon Sleighing going Mon 4 Very nice and mild this morning John took a grist of S.wheat to Brantford to get floured to sell I went along to the municipal election at Betsons School House the children started to school again this morning old Doctor Stinson and old Mrs. Leemington & Mr. Storr is to be buried to day went to Germans School House to the election & then home & hitched up the brown colt & drove him to St. George for first time 1869 January Tue 5 Very mild & some Snow showers through the day I went to Brantford after a grist sold 500 lbs to Hexts at 2.50 per cwt John split wood Mr Rung began to thrash Peas I settled up with G. Foster & Hatch in full of all demands Wed 6 Very nice day & warm thawed a good deal Jane & I went to Isaac J. Howells & James & Lydia went along went after my new harness to Paris staid all night at Isaac's Joseph Steel & wife was there all day {Left Margin: Mr. Rung thrashed peas John split wood} Thur 7 Nice day very warm the Snow all gone in the roads nearly came as far as James Waughs for dinner & home in afternoon Sleighing nearly all gone {Left Margin: Mr. Rung thrashed peas John split wood} Fri 8 Quite soft this morning looks like a thaw again I put some hoops on churn & some barrels in forenoon John split wood Rung thrashed Peas all day Sat 9 Heavy rain last night rains yet this morning John turned the meat over in the box Mr. Rung thrashed Peas I staid home all day 1869 January Sun 10 Very nice day quite warm I staid home all day Grandmother went to Henry's in morning Susan Wilsons young folks came here from Westwoods in afternoon & went home in evening �Mon 11 Very nice day and quite warm & Spring looking I staid at home all day the clock spring broke down Tues 12 John & I went to Brantford in forenoon called to get Noles to come & butcher a Beef for me got the clock mended and cleaned at Griffiths Wed 13 Very nice day & thawed some in the sun John and Noles killed the Beef in forenoon I went to School Meeting & come back to Mr. Greenfields for dinner & staid till evening Henry girls was over John greased the new waggon in afternoon I bought a whip from John VanSickle for one dollar Thurs 14 Beautiful weather all day John and I cut up the Beef & fixed waggon rack in forenoon & put on & took a load of Hay to Mr. Nisbet School Teacher at Germans School House 1869 January Fri 15 Very nice weather all day I went to Brantford & took the two girls & George out with me took a quarter of Beef to sell got five dollers per cwt for it from John Booze bought some chocs for girls & a pair of Boots for George from Adams Sat 16 Beautiful day & sunshine I went to St. George to pay Fleming a note he held against me & got a pair of Harrows from Sam Buckborough & got two shoes set on the John Horse Rung finished thrashing & cleaning Peas in afternoon had 107 Bush Sun 17 Nice day again all day I staid at home all day Grandmother went with Henry to see Nelson Kitchen baby that is sick at the corner at Mrs Shipmans {Left Margin: Samuel Fristney & wife came at dark & staid all night} Mon 18 Looks like a storm quite cold & cloudy all day Samuel Fristney paid for the grey mare he bought from me in the fall for $105.00 John and I went to Paris with a load of Hay to Wm. Epron for P.O. Connor the roads are very nice for the waggon Samuel Fristney & wife went home in forenoon 1869 January Tue 19 Quite cold all day and cloudy but no snow yet I staid at home all day John took away a load of Hay to Paris Henry Howell brought Aunt Mary over in forenoon I mended a sursingle {surcingle} & breaststrap Elizabeth Kitchen and Dorothy came over in forenoon & staid till evening �Wed 20 Beautiful day clear and cold John & I took a load of Hay over to Mr. Kitchen in forenoon got Wm. Fleming to shoe the team all round new shoes in front Grandmother & Aunt Mary went over to Henrys I sent for the Globe by H.G. McPherson $1.30 Thurs 21 Very nice all forenoon clouded up in afternoon I staid home all day mended some halters in forenoon John took a load of Hay to tavern keeper in St. George he is to pay for it in six weeks Fri 22 Very nice day but quite cold John & I went to Brantford with a load of Hay to A Bradley Henry Howell came after Aunt Mary & cow I sold to him for twenty one dollars to pay in a short time 1869 January Sat 23 Very nice day quite cold John took a load of Hay to D Kitchen in forenoon I went along got two shoes reset on the Horses that lamed them getting warmer Sun 24 Very nice day warmer Looks like a storm of some kind John went away somewhere & Marjory went over to Westwoods in afternoon I staid home all day Mon 25 Very cold & clear all day John & I took a load of Hay to Paris G.P. Grey Hotel Keeper got a new set of Harness from Flanagan & traded a set of half tug Harness for a new set of long tug gave him a load of Hay & a load of Straw to boot got two good set of long tug Harness now one set Silver mounted Tues 26 Very nice day not quite as cold very clear though John took a load of Hay to Flanagan Paris. I staid home all day & set a picture in the frame Wed 27 Nice and pleasant clouds up in afternoon John took a load of Hay to Paris Henry was over for dinner I staid at home all day waiting for some men to come & buy Matchless 1869 Jany Thur 28 Very nice day and warm thawed considerable in sun John & I took a half ton of Hay to Sidney E Thomas in the forenoon put on another load of Hay & took it to St. George to Dr. Kitchen in afternoon Mr & Mrs VanSickel came over for an evening visit Fri 29 Quite foggy in morning Come on rain in evening about 4 O'Clock John B. took a load of Hay to Mr. Cepson I went to Brantford with Henry H Kitchen & Nelson Kitchen to see a lawyer for advice on Henry's scrape with Mr. Ley & Bolton rained near all night �Sat 30 Quite cloudy & some rain in Morning I went to Brantford in morning took some chickens to sell got three shilling a pair for them John Powers went along I bought a Horse from P.B. Hatch for sixty dollars cash & a note against Mark & George Armstrong for thirty seven dollars eighty cents due next fall John Templer & wife & children come & staid all night 1869 Jany Sun 31 Quite cold this morning froze up hard again roads will be rough for a while I staid at home all day John Templer & wife went to Westwoods in afternoon Nathan VanSickel & wife & his two sisters came for dinner & went home before night had roast turkey & roast beef & plum pudding for dinner February Mon 1 Quite cold and cloudy all day John took a load of Straw to Paris for Flanagan I went to settle with F.O. Connor for the Hay I sold him gave Flanagan an order on him to settle an {ape?} with him drove my new horse for first time I got from Hatch Tue 2 Very cold again to day I went to St. George with some stuff to make a Harrow with John took some flour & peas over to Rung David Ellis came in evening Snow storm a beginning Wed 3 A hard snow storm all night & most of the day Some six inches of Snow fell I think sleighing not very good yet I took David Ellis over to his brother Wms & to St. George & home again {Left Margin: Paid David Ellis $109.00 on a yoke of oxen} 1869 Febry Thur 4 Very rough stormy day I took David out to Brantford in forenoon John took a load of wheat to Brantford Contracted all the wheat I have to Mr. Plewes for one dollar per bushel all round Westwoods boys brought a cheese over for David Ellis in the evening Fri 5 Beautiful and clear all day thawed some in the Sun I took David Ellis out to the cars in Brantford in the morning John took a load of Wheat to Brantford George Cones' young folks came & went to Brantford to get there Photographs taken I bought a recipe for making hard soap Sat 6 Nice morning but cloudy George Cones' young folks went to Westwoods & we cleaned up some wheat in forenoon John took a load of wheat to Brantford & I went to St. George in afternoon to see Chris Bottings about a stove traded him some Hay for one �Sun 7 Very nice day thawed some I staid home all day James Waugh & wife came in forenoon George Cones' folks went home & Grandmother went home with them 1869 Febry Mon 8 Nice day but thawed some I took two loads of wheat to Brantford John & George cleaned wheat all day Harvey Howell was here when I got home he staid all night Tue 9 Nice morning but cloudy thawed considerable John took a load of wheat to Brantford in forenoon Harvey went to Henrys in forenoon I went to Paris in afternoon I sent a telegram to to Watson Ayr to meet Harvey in Paris George Campbell bought a lot of Pea straw of me for $7.00 Wed 10 Very nice but warm Snow nearly gone I went with two loads of wheat to day Men cleaned up wheat George Campbell drew his Pea straw away to day Thur 11 Very nice day but warm snow nearly gone to day Chris Batty came after Hay in forenoon got two loads to day we cleaned wheat & I went to Brantford to sell Keachie some Hay let him have it for $95.00 sold Foster my Peas for 75 cts Bush. Fri 12 Nice day sleighing all gone I took a load of wheat away on the waggon Westwoods was over here when I got home Men cleaned wheat 1869 Febry Sat 13 Nice day thawing very fast we cleaned up wheat in forenoon John took a load away in afternoon George & I cleaned some tailings in the afternoon Sun 14 A terrible rain & sleet storm all day very bad on the stock Nelson Kitchen was over awhile in the afternoon I staid home all day Mon 15 Cleared of this morning but warm & foggy & soft I took one load wheat away Men cleaned up wheat all day Tues 16 Nice day some colder I took two loads wheat away Men cleaned Peas Mr & Mrs Kelly came on a visit in forenoon Donald McDonald came towards night & staid all night Wed 17 A very stormy day snow & rain John took two loads of Peas out to Bonter I went to Brantford with Donald to see about some farms he seen advertised for sale & he went home Thur 18 A very nice day clear thawed a good deal took a load of Hay to Bredt St. George in forenoon & took a load to D Thomas St. George in afternoon �1869 Febry Fri 19 Very stormy this morning snowing & blowing John & George put straw around barn yard & cleaned Oats in forenoon I set in the house all day not well Sat 20 Nice Morning not cold John took a load of Hay to Workman George & I went to Brantford & came home before night Sun 21 A heavy Snow storm today I staid home all day not very well Mon 22 Very nice day & clear Mother & I went to Westwoods in forenoon John took a load of Hay to Workman Mr Keashie began to draw some Hay I sold him to day Tue 23 A very hard Snow storm going on the heaviest yet this winter John & I went to St. George after a harrow & got Horse shod I settled with Dr. Kitchen Wed 24 Storming again this morning I copied of the Horse book from Johns Book in forenoon Very stormy all afternoon Thur 25 Very rough & stormy in forenoon John & I went to Brantford and down to Onondaga to see the Mares that went to our Horse staid all night to Edward Giles found most of the Mares in foal that we seen 1869 Febry Fri 26 A Snowing hard all night & yet this morning held up towards night. John & I came to Brantford for dinner & then home in afternoon thawed some Sat 27 A very cold stormy day I went to Paris after a pair of Horse collars. John & George loaded the Sleighs to go to Goderich on Monday Sun 28 A pretty cold day again I staid home all day John Betsner & wife and Henry & Elizabeth came over for dinner John and Dorothy staid all night March Mon 1 A pretty cold day John & I started in morning for Coleborne with two loads went as far as Haysville for the night Tues 2 Not so cold to day Snowed & thawed all the afternoon got dinner at Stratford got to Mitchell for the night put up at Hick's Hotel the best Hotel we found on the road �Wed 3 Pretty cold in morning thawed some about noon went as far as Clinton to Coopers tavern for dinner went on to Goderich got to Harveys before night staid there all night 1869 March Thur 4 Very cold again today a terrible storm in forenoon drifted very bad at times John & I started out to our new farm in Morning unloaded & went on to David Ellis's & staid all night a very cold night Fri 5 Very cold all day again I hired Duncan McNee to work for me for a year for $147.00 we started for home came as far as Harveys for dinner and then drove to Mitchell for the night got very cold on the road Sat 6 Nice Morning but came on one of the greatest drifts I must ever see got dinner at Shakespeare & then come home the heaviest roads I ever drove eleven Oclock when we got home found everything right Sun 7 A very cold day but not much wind I staid at home all day Henry was over a while in afternoon Mon 8 Nice day but quite cold I went to Brantford in forenoon and came home & went to Paris after David Ellis & Lavinia from Goderich they did not come on the first train Duncan McNee began to work 1869 March Tue 9 Beautiful all day & warm went to Westwoods to attend Grandmothers birthday dinner a good turn out all the children there but Harvey & Eliza George Jones & Rachel & Nelson Behimer & Sarah came home with us staid all night Wed 10 A great Snow storm all day about the hardest this winter we had quite a few here for dinner Nelson Rehimer & Sarah went home with Henrys Sarah was quite sick all day Thur 11 Cleared of this morning a lot of Snow on the on the ground I took John Powers to Doctor in afternoon to St. George Fri 12 Snowed some again to day Peggy & Grandmother and the little girls went to Brantford to get their Photographs taken David & Lavinia went Westwoods took them to the cars to Paris Wm. Templer & wife came & staid all night Sat 13 Quite cold to day again Wm Templer & I went to Brantford with a grist almost to much Snow for good Sleighing �1869 March Sun 14 A good deal warmer again thawed a good deal George Templer & wife & Henry Kitchen & wife came & got there dinner & went home Wm Templer & wife went to Henrys in morning Mon 15 Very nice day thawed some I took John Powers to Doctors in forenoon & got a pair of new harrows from Sam Buckboroughs & got Fanny shod on fore feet Tue 16 Very nice day but cold I took Mother up to James Waughs in forenoon Rollin Waugh & wife & Mary Pritchard came & staid all night Wed 17 Nice day but cold I sold Rollin Waugh some pigs he went to Henrys in forenoon John Clinton & wife & Dorothy came over Thomas went to Paris after Hester Duncan McNee went along after his satchel he left at Mitchell Thur 18 Very nice day thawed some Grandmother & I went to Lynden to the fair in Morning she went home with Westwoods I came home in evening not very well 1869 March Fri 19 Not very cold a heavy white frost last night I went to Mr Burts to settle of with him traded & got a Devon bull & heifer full bred Snowed all afternoon the Doctor lanced little Elizas neck which was swelled so very bad a good deal of matter came from when lanced Sat 20 Very nice warm day thawed a good deal snow very soft Mr Burt sent a Devon bull & Heifer here in forenoon George & Dorothy & Elizabeth & I went after the coverlets & then went to Uncle Wm Rehimers at night I settled of with him paid him $252.00 & gave him a note for $100 due in one year with interest Sun 21 Nice day a good deal colder staid at Rehimers untill towards night & then we went to Wm Templers all night Mon 22 A very cold chilly day staid at Wm Templers until after noon & then went to George Jones all night Tue 23 Some Snow last night again staid at Georges till after dinner & then came home stopped at Lynden a little while thawing very fast roads getting rough 1869 March �Wed 24 Very nice warm day Snow a going very fast at last I took fanning Mill home to Henry Howells in forenoon got my dinner at Aunt Mary Howells & came back to St. George & got a new stove from Batty Peggy VanSickel & Sarah Ellis was here when I got home Thur 25 Nice day but to warm for the Snow to last long John Powers & I went to Brantford in forenoon & then down Cockshutts road as far as Burtchs Corners & a cross by Mount Pleasant & back to Brantford & staid all night at Hatches a collecting for the Horse found our Mares most of them in foal but did not get much money Fri 26 Rained some last night & all the forenoon John & I staid in Brantford untill afternoon & then came home the back road a collecting got home before dark {Left Margin: Good Friday} Sat 27 Very warm Snow going fast Mother & I went to St. George to see old Mrs Batty & took a lot of old cast iron to let Batty have on a stove the roads getting very bad. 1869 March Sun 28 Very warm Sleighing gone on this road I staid at home Henry H brought Grandmother home in forenoon she stopped there on her way home from St. George Nelson Kitchen had a daughter yesterday evening a very dull day for Easter Sunday Mon 29 Rained all day again Duncan McNee put up some Oats in bags & I painted new cupboard over give it a primary coat of white lead Tue 30 A thawing away yet we put a ring in Bulls nose & took flour chest downstairs & put Oats up in bags & Mrs Paul Shipman came in forenoon & staid for dinner I wrote for the Canadian Messenger for her Charles Buck came to hire he is a coming on Monday next Men drew grain from the new barn I got out stuff for pine boxes to pack things in Wed 31 Very nice day thawed some I went to Paris to see about getting some cars to move my stuff to Goderich and give Wm McEwin an order to collect some money for the Horse for me up about there place I took John P.s trunk to Paris & traded it to Flanagan for a larger one 1869 April 1st Thur 1 Very nice day but froze up very rough this morning I went with John Powers to Toronto to get his eyes doctored at Dr. Roseboughs I came back as far as Harrisburg & staid all night at Troomans a terrible snow & sleet storm all night �Fri 2 Quite cold again to day roads very rough I came home in morning from Harrisburg Thomas Westwood & Mary & Mrs Cameron was here for dinner Duncan & I made some boxes in afternoon I put some handles on big chests in forenoon Sat 3 Very rough cold day I took Sarah Ellis down to Lynden in forenoon roads very rough I got my Buggy Axels set up at Petitts & came home Sun 4 Quite cold & rough all day I staid at home all day Sam Westwood & Harvey & David & Henry & Kitchen & Albert was here for dinner. George and the two girls went home with Sam Westwood & the boys to stay all night 1869 April Mon 5 Very nice day getting warmer Duncan McNee & I went to Brantford Charles Buck was here when we got home to work for me Tue 6 Nice & warm to day again Duncan went to Brantford with a load of Oats to sell to Foster got 30 cts per Bushel Mr Palmer came to settle his old note & give a new one Henrys girls came on a visit sent Charley Buck to St. George with some paper bags & to get a new tea Kettle & some new pails & I made some boxes to pack things in to move Wed 7 Nice day thawed a good deal we took two load to Paris to store before we move roads very rough & muddy Thur 8 Nice day froze some last night the men went with two load to Paris in forenoon Susan Wilson & Ellot & Wm McEwin & wife came here in forenoon they all went home but McEwin he is going to stay & help me pack things to move to morrow we put up all the Pork and Beef in boxes & loaded up a couple of load to go in the morning with again 1869 April Fri 9 Beautiful morning again A shock of an earthquake felt in some places Wm McEwen & I packed up all day Mr & Mrs Burt came over in the afternoon a while I was almost tired out The men took two loads to the station Sat 10 Very nice day but very backward & cold I got some teams to bring loads for me to Paris settled all up with Henry M. Kitchen when we got back from Paris �Sun 11 Nice day but cold I staid at home all day John Westwood brought Grandmother home in afternoon James Waugh & wife & Stephen Vivians came down in evening & staid awhile Mon 12 Nice morning but cold got some teams & brought the most of the things to the cars The men loaded two cars up before we went to bed Wm McEwen helped us to load & the rest of them helped as long as they could before they went home 1869 April Tues 13 Beautiful morning again we staid at James Battys all night & had to get up early I put the Horses & cattle on the cars before the train started got them on all right & came to Goderich & staid at Harveys all night Wed 14 Some white frost last night again Duncan & Charley Buck & my George brought a load out to the farm & the twin colts I staid in Goderich all day Mother and the children came up on the cars & staid at Harveys all night Thur 15 Nice day but cool got Mr. Morris & some other teams to take out some loads for me I brought Marjory & Dorothy out to the place in afternoon & I went back to town again Fri 16 Very nice morning again & warm Duncan brought Jane & the children out to the farm in the forenoon I brought the Buggies out found some a ploughing on the road between here & town 1869 April Sat 17 A kind of a dull day set up things about the House I went to the Post Office in afternoon after the papers Sun 18 A very Cold dull day staid at home all day George Morris came over a while afternoon Mon 19 Had a very heavy rain last night took away a great many bridges all over the country I went to Goderich in morning found some of the bridges gone on the road went for some Oats got a few at 55 cts. Tue 20 A very wet cold day Some hard showers in the day George & I went to David Ellis' after a yoke of Oxen I bought from him last fall The men fixed up around the House Wed 21 Cleared of some this morning but Snowed some in forenoon Duncan went to town after Plaster Charles & George drew some rails from pens away in forenoon I staid in the house & fixed up some things �Thur 22 Looks some like Spring Duncan went to town after some Salt & a new Cultivator from Mr Dodds I was not very well went in to see Dr & I brought Mother out from Harveys {Left Margin: Charley piled up some manure} 1869 April Fri 23 Very nice morning again I was sick in bed all day almost. The men done some small jobs in forenoon & began to Plow some in orchard ground rather wet yet Sat 24 Very nice day but cool looks like rain in evening Duncan went to town in morning after some Oats & a new seed drill I had there I went out to town in afternoon to see Dr & take some Butter to Clifford & got two bunches shingles from Harvey Howell & John B. Powers came up from Toronto & came home with me his eyes almost well again Chales plowed all day Sun 25 Nice clear day but cool I staid home all day some of the girls & boys went to the Nile to meeting in afternoon Mon 26 Beautiful Morning & all day the nearest like Spring of anything we have had yet Things a growing very fast John Powers & I went to town to get old Matchless shod and get the Sulkey tire set The boys plowed all day David Ellis & Lavinia came a while in afternoon did not get the wheels home with us 1869 April Tue 27 A very nice day & warm The men plowed in forenoon I rigged up the grain drill in forenoon John dug in the garden Charles Buck & I went to the Saw Mill & to Shop in afternoon after some lumber & to get two Shoes set on little Fanny at the Nile John cleaned Matchless Harness in afternoon Mr Robert Campbell came over Wed 28 Very nice warm day Come on a shower in the evening John & I went with Matchless to the Dungannon Show got the first prize The other men plowed George went to town after the Doctor for Willy Thur 29 Very clear and cold again Men plowed all day John Powers & I drove Matchless to Lucknow to the Show got no prize all one sided affair Come home at night got quite cold coming home Fri 30 Some frost last night again but got warmer in day time Men plowed all day I went to town in forenoon after the Doctor & home again got some flour from Mr Clifford & got the Sulkey wheels �home with me got the Tire set on them John went with the Horse down by Ben Miller & round by Goderich home 1869 May Sat 1 Nice day but cool some rain Sowed some Oats in morning The men Harrowed them in & Harrowed down Potatoe and Turnip ground I put up some curtains & John & I went Port Albert & around home at night quite chilly Sun 2 Nice day but quite cool I staid home all day Duncan & Marjory went to the Nile to Meeting Mr Campbell & Mr Ward the School teacher give us a call in afternoon Mon 3 Nice day but cool & dry John started to travel the Horse the men began to cultivate the fall plowing for to Sow Barley I trimmed some Apple trees Tue 4 Some warmer this Morning The men gang plowed and Harrowed Barley ground I & George began to Sow Barley & finished in afternoon Wed 5 Very Nice day some warmer men Harrowed Pea ground I went to town after Oats did not get any Came home & drilled in Peas in afternoon Thur 6 Very nice day but cool I finished sowing Peas in forenoon the men fixed some ground for Spring Wheat I began to Sow Spring wheat afternoon John came home with the Horse 1869 May Fri 7 Nice day looks like Showers Charles rolled the Peas & front of Spring wheat Duncan began to fix some more land for Spring Wheat I finished Sowing a piece of S Wheat & Mother & Harvey & I went to David Ellis' in forenoon David & I went to Curries to get some Cedar Posts he is going to get me a 100 for $7.00 Sat 8 Nice day some warmer Men fixed some land for Spring Wheat I went to town to get Oats & get Horse bills printed met John there with the Horse at Martins Hotel Harvey & Eliza & the children came out in the afternoon a while went home Sun 9 Quite a deal warmer to day Duncan & Marjory went to Nile to church Charles & I went to B. Campbells a while in afternoon Johns eyes are as bad as ever again to day �Mon 10 A great deal warmer today George & I sowed some more Spring Wheat the men got some land ready for Oats looks some like rain want some very bad Mr Morris came over awhile in forenoon Tue 1 Nice day & warm & windy looks some like rain. I sowed Oats in forenoon & went to town in afternoon after some flour got a man to come & put in some drain 1869 May Wed 12 A very hot day the warmest this spring things growing fast The man & I looked out the place for the drain & he went to town after a spade & his clothes The men plowed the orchard & rolled Oats ground & in forenoon Willy & I went to Mr. Morris & around by the Nile to get some wheat & some lumber for the drain & home again in afternoon {Left Margin: The men sowed some Peas & Oats in orchard in afternoon and harrowed them in} Thur 13 Nice Morning but cool The men planted a few potatoes & picked stone of the Meadow The man began the drain I went to Harris' Mill with a grist in forenoon had 25 Bushel got near eleven hundred flour home with me Come on a nice rain in afternoon got wet coming home in evening Fri 14 Nice Morning after the rain everything looked fresh The men to draw lumber for the drain I got the Colt shod in forenoon Mr Cones came to help me put up privy & Sat 15 Nice day had some rain last night & in the forenoon men drew Slabs & lumber for a Cook House. finished the privy & George & I scraped the fruit trees & washed them with ashes & began the Cook House 1869 May Sun 16 Quite cool to day again looks like a storm to night I staid home all day Mr Morris & George Morris came over for dinner & went home The men went to the Nile to Meeting in evening Johns eyes are very bad Mr. Ward & Rob Campbell came over to tea Mon 17 A very wet Morning and cold The men cut potatoes for seed & Duncan went to get Mr Kerr to come & take the Horse for Johns eyes are so bad he cant go Duncan went with the Horse & I went to town in afternoon after some shingles Charles went for lumber getting very cold {Left Margin: Cones worked at shanty afternoon} Tues 18 Cleared of but quite cold Charles Buck drew lumber for ditch Cones worked at shanty I trimmed fruit trees all day �Wed 19 Nice day but Cold & Cloudy Charles drew lumber for ditch I went to Mr. Biffins to pay him for some wheat & then went to see Harris' swamp lot in forenoon Came back to David Ellis' for dinner & then came home & went to get a man to travel the Horse in the evening got one that promised me by the name of Walters. Cones finished the shanty 1869 May Thur 20 Very nice day but cool I went back to Hullet after some Oats got a few from Mr Cunningham & some wheat for feed for Horses Charles drew lumber for the ditch Duncan went with the Horse & came home Fri 21 Very nice warm morning The men went to work on Potatoe ground in the morning Charles & I went after some more lumber after dinner came back & went to planting Potatoes after tea Wm Walters came & went with the Horse Sat 22 Nice morning but heavy frost last night John Powers & the ditcher & I went to see Thos Hamiltons timber lot in afternoon & then home Sun 23 Nice morning but cool I staid home all day Marjory & the men & George went to Nile church in evening Campbells man & George Ellis & George McNee was here for tea Mon 26 Very Nice Morning & warm had a shower last night Charles & George & I went to town in forenoon to see the sights Duncan went to the Nile to the lecture in the evening Henry Morris came home with us from town 1869 May Tues 25 Nice Morning but want a good rain The men went to fixing fence in Morning Geo Harris came to see about there timber lot I am not going to take it Can do better I trimmed some trees & went to Bob Youngs to see Mr Hamilton about his lot agreed to take it from him {Left Margin: Our cows ran away Charley went to look for them they came home themselves in Morning} Wed 26 Some showers last night some are heavy ones The men fixed fence & I fixed a stall in Horse stable rained a good deal through the day Thur 27 Kind of cloudy & wet & cold The men fixed fence all day along the lane I was sick in bed in afternoon Clifford & Harvey called for there tea The ditcher got another man to take the job of his hands & he left in afternoon Paid of Walters for taking the Horse {Left Margin: Wm Smith began to ditch in the afternoon} �Fri 28 looks like a storm to day I took Mother to town to go down below to see Sarah Cones Married & to get the deed from Hamilton for 50 acres of timber it rained all day almost I came home in evening I dont think it ever rained harder than it did coming home 1869 May Sat 29 A very nice growing day everything looks very green I staid at home all day I put down some carpet in afternoon The men made fence all day I went after the papers after tea {Left Margin: Smith worked at ditch} Sun 30 A fine growing day with some showers. staid home in forenoon Jane & some of the children went to the Nile for Meeting afternoon had a very good turn out Mon 31 A very heavy Moist-looking Morning I sent a letter to New York about having my rural changed to Carlow Men fixed fence John P. went with the Horse I was quite unwell all day {Left Margin: Wm Smith worked at the ditch all day} June Tues 1st A beautiful growing day and very warm Mr Leales staid here all night taking orders for fruit trees I did not buy any from him they was to dear Duncan & I made a stone boat & Charles drew up old rail for firewood in forenoon The men washed the sheep in afternoon I went to the Nile & got old Matchless shod on fore feet Old Smith worked at ditch Wed 2 A very nice growing day Marjory Van went to town & I laid to bed The men pulled & piled stumps all day on the fallow field old Smith worked at the ditch all day 1869 June Thur 3 Very nice growing morning The men pulled and piled stumps & fixed some stump holes in the afternoon Jane & Willy & Eliza went to David Ellis afternoon after some ashes for Soap Making Fri 4 Looks like rain this morning I took two Horses to get shod & the men got up the Sheep & began to shear in the forenoon Came on a heavy rain about & rained hard all the afternoon & most of the night everything growing very fast Sat 5 A very damp kind of morning The men cleaned out Cow Stable under the Barn in forenoon we began to pick wool The Sheep averaged four pound of wool a head good weight 54 lb from 13 Sheep all Ewes most of them have lambs some two I wrote a letter to Mr Arnold Paris about fruit trees & one to Henry Howell St. George about some money he owes me Jane & the girls went to �town in afternoon to get some Hats {&c?} for them & the little boys My eyes very bad or one of them {Left Margin: John Powers came home with his eyes very bad} Sun 6 Quite a damp day & cool I laid in bed with my eye Johns eyes & head very bad all day Duncan & Marjory went to the Nile to Meeting in the evening Marjory went to Prayer Meeting in forenoon 1869 June Mon 7 Nice Morning but looks like Showers got some in afternoon I staid in the House all day with my eyes Johns eyes very bad yet Duncan went with the Horse Charles & George planted the corn over in the morning & drew stones till noon Charles began to Plow fallow afternoon a very rough place to plow Tues 8 A very dull Morning Charles plowed Johns eyes very bad yet I fixed some whips Mr Robertson Called to see my grain drill in forenoon I looked over John Powers account in forenoon Marjory picked wool I settle of with John Powers in the evening my eyes one of them very bad Wed 9 Quite a nice Morning Charles plowed fallow all day I took John Powers to the Cars to go to Brantford in forenoon A man came & began to help Mr Smith with the drains I came home before dinner my eye very bad yet Thur 10 Some heavy rain last night I staid in the house all day Charles plowed in forenoon went after some more slabs afternoon the men worked at drain by Campbells farm all day 1869 June Fri 11 A very wet kind of Morning Duncan went with Horse Charles drew some Slabs for drain all day I staid in the house all day with my eye very bad yet but somne better I think a getting Sat 12 Very wet nasty weather looks like rain this morning did rain some in afternoon Charles plowed & filled in a big ditch Martin cut a cross corner of field Men began the new drain in morning I took wool away to factory in forenoon to get Carded & traded some wool for flannel & came home at noon rained some heavy showers in afternoon Sun 13 Quite a nice Morning but had some heavy rain through the day time I staid at home all day in bed most of the time my eye a good deal better to night I think Marjory went over to see Bob Campbell in afternoon she went to Nile for Meeting in the forenoon �Mon 14 Rather dull damp day some rain Showers in the day Charles filled in an old ditch Peter Hogan began to work for 1/2 a month for $7.50 in Morning he & George drew of Stones I went to Nile to see about some Lumber for drains & went to David Ellis & home Cones finished shingling the stoop {Left Margin: Men worked at drain Wm Campbell came to sell me some fruit trees at dinner time} 1869 June Tue 15 A very damp chilly day some showers through the day & night Charles drew lumber for drain Peter drew stones & dry stumps I staid in bed until after tea my eyes getting some better Men worked at the drain {Left Margin: George took the Sow to Mr. Carrolls in afternoon} Wed 16 A very nice day & dry but cool some rain last night The men & I piled up stumps Willy & I went to factory after some rolls in afternoon Jane & boys went to Mr Gallagers & Mr Campbell came over a while after tea time Thur 17 A very nice day but cool Harvey Howell called in on his way to Wawanosh to sell reapers George McNee came over to buy a Horse Charles and Peter began to draw dung on turnip ground The men finished ditching in evening I staid in house all day nearly not very well George drew of old rails & of off fallow Fri 18 Some rain last night again The men finished drawing dung and plowed turnip ground I bought a new fanning Mill in evening the ditchers & I measured the ditch I paid them of Sat 19 A very nice warm all day Men plowed fallow I went to town after turnip seed David & Lavinia came for dinner he came in to town & back with me for tea Some more rain tonight 1869 June 20 Sun 20 Quite a damp morning I was in bed near all day not very well Charles & Duncan & Marjory went to Nile for Meeting in evening Mon 21 Very damp dull weather yet Charles plowed fallow Peter went on the road to work with Owen I was in bed most of the day sick Tue 22 A warm growing day Peter & George went on the roads Charles drilled turnip ground got the drill and sowed the turnips after tea time I was not well Charles plowed potatoes for first time �Wed 23 Quite damp growing weather Charles plowed fallow Peter worked on road with Owen I was sick in bed all day Thur 24 A nice Morning looks like rain got a shower in evening Jane & I went to town The men plowed fallow I got some medicine from Dr. McLean Fri 25 A very nice growing day The men plowed fallow I staid in house all day Isaac Martin came to sell me a horse in afternoon Sat 26 A wet forenoon very wet in afternoon I paid of Peter Hogan at noon Sun 27 A very wet day some of the hardest rain I ever seen everything swimming 1869 June Mon 28 A very heavy rain & hail storm in some places done a great deal of damage George took me to Cars to go to Brantford got to Brantford about 5 O'clock staid all night at Hatches Cleared of warm & dry looking Tue 29 A very nice morning but looks like rain again it did come on Showers about noon I got a ride out with David Thomas to St. George & then he took me up to Henry Howells a heavy rain came on in evening & rained very hard all night Wed 30 Quite Showery all forenoon and very warm I staid to Henry Howells till afternoon & he paid me some money & brought me down to St. George & then I rode to Westwoods with there boys and staid all night July Thur 1 Quite a nice dry day Thomas Westwood took Dorothy & I to Brantford & I went to see Walter Kerr & some others that owed me but got nothing Come back to Westwoods again Fri 2 A very hot day & dry Westwoods took me to Lynden to Ben VanSickles & brought me back to Henry Kitchen & staid all night there 1869 July Sat 3 A very heavy rain last night again everything floating Henry H.R. took Mother & I to Brantford I left a lot of account with Charles Biggar to collect Come back to James Waughs & staid there all night �Sun 4 Quite cool & dry to day staid to Waughs till afternoon & he brought us down to Henry's again to stay all night Mon 5 A very nice warm dry day Henry brought me to Paris to come home & he took Mother to see Susan I got home at night Dorothy Westwood come with me home Tue 6 A very nice warm day The men plowed fallow I was sick in bed all day Wed 7 A very nice day & dry Men plowed I went to town in forenoon Came home very sick very sick all night Thur 8 A heavy rain last night & some in forenoon Charles & George plowed Duncan went to do his road work to day I was in bed sick near all day Fri 9 Nice day again but cool Men finished plowing & began to drag down fallow I was sick in bed all day 1869 July Sat 10 A very nice day again Men Harrowed fallow I was in bed but am some better Harvey brought Mother home afternoon after being away 6 weeks from home on a visit never so long from home before in her life Sun 11 A very heavy rain last night & high winds in morning I was in bed most of day George Ellis was here all night & George & Charles took our Dorothy & Dorothy Westwood over to David Ellis in afternoon Mon 12 A very nice day again I staid in the House R. Campbell brought a cow over here & an other man Men Harrowed fallow ground in forenoon & Cultivated & hoed turnips & George Harrowed in afternoon Mon 13 A very nice day but cool I staid in bed near all day The men finished hoeing the turnips the first time Wed 14 Some Showers through the day Charles hoed some in garden & cut a round a piece of Meadow in afternoon Duncan & I went to town after a new reaper from Mr Bells St. George & the old Storie from below Harvey & Elize came out for tea 1869 July �Thur 15 A damp foggy day Morning very poor Hay weather The men drew some wood & split up some in forenoon we started the Mower in the afternoon Charles hoed Cabbage & things in garden Fri 16 A very heavy shower last night again the the Men dug turnips all day Nearly shook out the grass in afternoon Mr. Martin call a while after tea the first time he has been out here since he moved away last fall Sat 17 More rain to day here but very poor Hay weather Men shook out Hay & began to rake and cock it up Duncan cut some more in afternoon got all that was dry Cocked up safe Sun 18 A very nice day the best Hay day we have had yet since we began to cut The women & children all went to the Nile to church Mon 19 A beautiful day for Haying The men began to draw in some in forenoon raked & put up some more & cot some in afternoon Mr. Smith came & helped us in Hay by the day at 75 cts per day George ran near all day to look for the Bull found him at dark up by Sheppards the white Heifer had a calf Bob Campbell had to come help her calve {Left Margin: I walked up to the Post Office after tea for the first time in about 4 weeks getting better} 1869 July Tues 20 Had a nice Shower in the morning The men got up & got in a load of Hay before the rain came on got some Breakfast & another load in before it got wet bad George took Fanny to shop to get shod in front The men ground their new Scythes & I made Muzzle for red Heifer while it was drying of got in some more Hay before noon again Dorothy Ellis brought Dorothy Westwood over here in the forenoon Charles went to town after tea more rain in the night very heavy Wed 21 A very wet forenoon & very cold all day The men dug stumps in afternoon I copied of the Horse Bills from Duncans Book in forenoon a very heavy rain Thur 22 Cleared of this morning The men turned out the Hay in forenoon not as wet in the Cocks as you would think it would be The drew in five loads in afternoon Fri 23 A very cloudy & dull day looks like a rain Men cut some grass & turned out some in forenoon drew some afternoon had a shower after tea I fixed gate at road & got painter to come & paint Cupboard over {Left Margin: George went after his Mother & Mr Morris afternoon} 1869 July �Sat 24 Damp morning but cleard of before noon The men began to mow new ground Meadow in Morning Mowed all day I went to see Mr Hamilton about some plank for the Barn Bridge in afternoon Sun 25 A very nice warm day looks like rain to night I staid at home all day Mr. Morris' young folks brought Dorothy Westwood over here in afternoon Mon 26 Looks like rain again did come on & rained untill noon Men got in a load or two before rain came on hard Cultivated & hoed turnips in afternoon & got in a load of Hay after tea which finished the one field Tue 27 A beautiful day all through & warm & drying for Hay men Hoed turnips a while & then spread out grass Duncan went after some plank to Cunninghams in Morning Men raked & drew Hay in afternoon {Left Margin: Marjory VanSickle went to town to get her finger doctored up} Wed 28 A very wet morning & near all the day through at times Duncan & Charles & George got up at 3 O'Clock & went & cocked up some Hay & got one load in Barn before Breakfast They mowed all afternoon in the new ground field 1869 July Thur 29 Is quite a cold damp day Sun shone some in afternoon The men mowed in forenoon & Hoed Turnips in afternoon Harvey called for dinner the painter came & grained the Cupboard after dinner very poor Hay weather indeed {Left Margin: Harvey took Dorothy Westwood home with him in afternoon} Fri 30 A very Nice warm day a very good Hay day indeed The men spread grass & raked up & drew some in in afternoon I went to town with Butter got dinner at Harveys had green Cucumbers cut up the first this season Harveys wife not well got home about sundown Sat 31 A nice day for Haying The men got in all the Hay we had cut down I took Mother to town to stay with Harveys wife she had another dead baby this Morning I brought Dorothy Westwood home with me again August Sun 1 A nice warm dry day we all went to church at the Hill in afternoon Mon 2 Nice forenoon got a shower before tea time Men finished cutting grass in afternoon George Harrowed fallow I was not very well today �1869 August Tues 3 Had a heavy rain last night Mr Smith cut Docks all forenoon & turned grass in afternoon The other boys went after Huckleberries I got 21 3/4 lbs Beef from Mr Judge Wed 4 Had more rain last night Mr Smith cut Docks & dug stumps The other men worked on the fallow Thur 5 A very nice day but cold The men worked on the fallow a while then went at the Hay to dry and get it in Fri 6 A very nice cool day Mr Smith dug stumps & the other men worked in fallow till tea time & then got in the last of our Hay George went after berries with Marjory got a good lot of Berries Sat 7 A Beautiful Harvest day warm & dry had a total eclipse about 4 or 5 o'clock in afternoon The men cut Barley all day got done I went to town Sun 8 Very nice dry warm day again I staid at home all day Harvey brought Mother home in afternoon Mon 9 A nice dry warm day Just up Men drew in the Barley I went to see Mr Scott about buying old Matchless & to see the tile maker below Manchester I got very sick before I got home 1869 August Tues 10 A very nice warm day I staid at home all day sick The men drew in the Barley got done at dark began to rain just as they got the last load in the Barn had 14 good loads of Barley Wed 11 Had a nice rain again last night but cleared of this morning again The men worked on the fallow all day & got in a load of Hay after tea Jane & I went to town in afternoon to take the Roan Horse out to Mr Clifford sold him to him for $75.00 $25.00 cash six months for the ballance $50.00 Thur 12 A very nice Morning Marjory went after some Berries The men worked on the fallow George cut some wood I staid at home all day Fri 13 Very fine all day but cool Duncan & Charles went to help David Ellis in his harvest I staid at home all day sick �Sat 14 Very nice warm day had a shower in evening George, Charles & I went to town after a waggon from Brantford from Hest it did not come {Left Margin: Duncan helped David in harvest to day again} 1869 August Sun 15 A very nice day again I staid at home all day Mother & some of Children went to Church on Hill in afternoon Mon 16 Some rain last night but dry all day again Men worked in fallow George went after Dr. McDougall for in forenoon Tue 17 Nice day & dry all day Duncan went with team to help Mr Morris draw in fall Wheat Charles worked on fallow George went to town after Medicine for me Wed 18 A nice worm dry day Men worked on fallow in forenoon Charles got up some wood in the afternoon Dr. McLean called in Thur 19 A very nice warm day The men drew Manure on fallow Marjory went to swamp after Huckleberries I staid at home all day sick Fri 20 Nice warm dry day again The men drew manure on fallow Harvey & Eliza & Mrs Clifford & Cynthia Kitchen & Dorothy Westwood & David Ellis & Lavinia all came here after dinner & staid for tea I lent David Ellis $27.00 to pay his harvest hands with 1869 August Sat 21 Had quite a heavy rain last night quite damp all forenoon George went to town after some Ale for me & the men ground there scythes & Axes & cut some wood Marjory came from swamp with some Huckleberries Sun 22 A Nice Cool dry day I staid at home all day Mr & Mrs Nichols came over a little while after tea for the first time since we moved here Mon 23 A very nice warm day The men began to cut Peas in morning Marjory went after some berries Tues 24 Beautiful warm dry day The men finished pulling the Peas at tea time Mr Whitely came & took away Matchless after dinner he gave me $100.00 down his note in Six Month for $100.00 & his note first February 1871 for $62.00 with interest 7 per cent �Wed 25 A small shower last night but a nice day after it again The men helped David Ellis with his Peas cutting Thur 26 A very nice warm day The men helped David Ellis untill noon & came home to draw in Peas 1869 August Fri 27 Nice morning came on rain before noon The men drew Peas till the rain & then spread Manure I went to town after new waggon & brought it to Harveys and left it there Sat 28 Quite damp this morning Duncan & George went to town after the Waggon & barrel water lime and some sand for Cistern Charles cut Peas & Oats in the Orchard Sun 29 A very nice cool day & dry Jane & I went to town to hear Mr Punshon preach at the dedication of the Church opening Mon 30 A nice dry day again The men drew in Peas I staid home all day Sept Wed 1 A nice dry day The men cut around Spring Wheat in forenoon & drew in Peas & Oats afternoon Mother & I went to David Ellis in afternoon Thur 2 A nice dry day again The men came at noon & they cut wheat in afternoon 1869 September Fri 3 A nice dry day The Men cut wheat got done at tea time Davids men went home Sat 4 A Nice dry day I went to town & Dorothy The men bound oats Sun 5 A nice warm day I went after Mother over to Davids forenoon had to send for doctor for Marjory VanSickel in Middle of last night she had Histeric fits & Mon 6 Nice Harvest day The men drew wheat & cut oats Harvey Howell brought Cynthia Kitchen out here after tea time Tues 7 Had a wet forenoon Davids boys went home The men began to cross plow fallow afternoon Mr Smith went to Campbells to thrash afternoon Wed 8 Clearing of again The men plowed & Smith helped Campbell thrash in forenoon worked in Oats in afternoon �Thur 9 Very nice dry Morning The men worked in Oats Fri 10 A very nice dry day The men drew in S. Wheat & Oats Mr Smith left here Jane & I took Cynthia Kitchen up to David Ellis's in afternoon 1869 Sept Sat 11 A very nice day again The men drew in Oats David Ellis, Man Sun 12 A beautiful dry day all the folks most went to Sunday School & Church in afternoon to the Hill Mon 13 A nice dry day The men finished the Harvest in afternoon Tues 14 A very nice dry day The men plowed all day Mother & I went to Mr Morris' to see about some seed wheat I got sick Wed 15 A nice dry forenoon some rain in afternoon The men plowed what they could George went to town after some things for me & Thur 16 Nice day a shower in afternoon we want rain very bad now The men plowed fallow {Left Margin: got 1 1/4 bushel plums from David Ellis} Fri 17 Very nice day warm The men plowed all day I settled of with Mr Smith in morning & with Marjory at night Sat 18 Nice Morning & warm George took Marjory to the cars in Morning The men plowed fallow Sun 19 Very nice warm day we all staid at home all day 1869 Sept Mon 20 Very dry & warm The men plowed all day I staid at home sick all day Tue 21 Nice warm day The men plowed George went after some medicine for me in forenoon Mr Morris brought my Seed Wheat over here which come very good Harvey & Cynthia came out at tea time after his Cow Came back & we put her in the field & he left her here Wed 22 Very nice warm day The men plowed & Harrowed fallow all day I was in bed {Left Margin: Got letter & ape? from Thos Gorman} �Thur 23 A very nice dry day George went to Davids after a horse early in the morning got one The men finished plowing fallow & began to drill in afternoon {Left Margin: Answered Mr Gormans letter about some boots} Fri 24 Nice dry warm day The men sowed wheat I staid home sick Sat 25 Had some showers to day The men sowed wheat got nearly all done I was at home all day got some Seed wheat from Mr Gallaghers 7 Bushel 14 lbs at 8 & 2 1/2 1869 Sept Sun 26 Some Showers all through the day I staid at home Mr Reid & wife came for dinner & then went to Church in afternoon Mon 27 Rather wet this morning The men finished sowing the wheat & got some wood in forenoon and made some fence & put away the Reaper in the Barn in afternoon Tue 28 Nice day but cool The men drew Manure in the Orchard I was at home all day sick Wed 29 Very nice warm dry day I was at home all day The men began to dig Potatoes they turn out well & no rotten ones Thur 30 A Nice warm dry day I was at home all day Charles & George dug potatoes Duncan helped Nichols to thrash Oats & Peas Harvey & wife Cynthia Kitchen & Lydia & Kizzy Morris Called in about tea time awhile October Fri 1 Very nice warm day The men dug Potatoes Duncan helped Nichols thrash in forenoon I was at home all day answered another letter from Mr Gorman about some Boots I never got 1869 Oct Sat 2 A very wet day very heavy rains all day The men finished digging the Potatoes Sent to Mr Nichols for some Oats to feed Sun 3 A cold damp day I staid at home all day Duncan went home Mon 4 A very nice warm day for time of year Jane & I went to town found Mr & Mrs Biggar at Harveys The men drew some wood & then drew Manure Tues 5 A Nice dry day The men drew dung I staid at home all day �Wed 6 A very nice warm day Mother & I went to David Ellis staid all day The men drew Manure Thur 7 A nice day and dry I staid at home The men & George went to Dungannon show took Potatoes & Turnips got no prize at all Fri 8 A nice warm day The men drew Manure I staid at home Sat 9 Nice forenoon some rain towards night Billy & I went to town could not get home at night for rain staid at Harveys 1869 Oct Sun 10 A damp cool day but not much rain a heavy rain last night the roads are getting bad & sloppy Billy & I came home from town George Ellis was here for dinner our folks went to church Nathan Ellis came home with them got tea Mr Philips & John Gallagher came over a while in afternoon Mon 11 Cool & damp all day The men drew Manure I staid at home sent George to town with a bill of stuff to get for to fix the House Tue 12 A cool dry day The men drew Manure I staid at home all day sent George to the Nile Mill with bill of lumber to get sawed he got me some Prickly Ash bark Wed 13 Not a very bad day dry I took Mother out to Harveys Eliza is very sick with inflamation on the lungs Duncan came out after some stuff for the House I got a new stove for room left Mother out there road getting bad finished drawing dung Charles got wood 1869 Oct Thur 14 A very wet forenoon wet all day at times Charles began to dig a cistern & set up stove & Duncan & George went to get in Cedar logs to Make cover for Cistern got logs from David Ellis & they brought home some lumber to fix House Fri 15 A very nasty wet time & cold I staid at home The men dug Cistern & went after lumber to cover it in forenoon The both went to Tea Meeting in afternoon Port Albert Sat 16 dirty kind of weather The men finished digging & covered cistern forenoon put on a coat of plaster in afternoon Sun 17 Very disagreeable weather I staid at home all day the children went to Sunday School afternoon �Mon 18 Very rough day showery I was at home all day The men finished cistern David Ellis came & paid me the drill note and got him two little pigs Mr Morris got two for himself & Harvey he brought us a bag of flour Tues 19 A very rough day looks like winter Men cut wood I wrote a letter to Mr Palmer & Joe Weaver & sent $75.00 in letter to Luisner Brantford for a drill {Left Margin: Tuesday 19 Harvey come out and the men began to tear down old chimney after dinner very dirty Job & cold} 1869 October Wed 20 Quite rough & cold & Stormy The men finished tearing out the chimney in forenoon Harvey & Duncan went to fixing the floor & Charles went to lathing up Stairs I was Sick in bed near all day Thur 21 A very rough Stormy time Snow Squalls & rain at times Charles lathed Harvey and Duncan fixed the House I was Sick all day {Left Margin: George helped Mr Philips thrash 1/2 a day} Fri 22 Very disagreeable weather The men & Harvey fixed up the House I was Sick all day {Left Margin: George helped Philips thrash all day} Sat 23 A very rough Stormy day The men & Harvey fixed at the House I was sick {Left Margin: George helped Gallagher thrash all day} Sun 24 Very rough dirty weather all staid at home I was sick Mon 25 Nice forenoon rain in evening The men & Harvey fixed at the House I was sick Tues 26 A very Stormy forenoon Duncan went to Law Mill after lumber Harvey came out & brought Mason and A Southdown Buck from Mr Edmundson from the cars at Goderich he came up on Saturday night had nothing to eat from that until Tuesday morning Wed 27 A rough cold morning The men tended plaster all day he did not get over the House quite 1869 October Thur 28 Very Stormy weather The men tended plasterer he got over it at noon I sent George to town with the Mason & to get something for me from town I was very Sick Wallace Chrisler came home with George David Ellis called in here on his way to town to take the Cars in Morning for below �Fri 29 A very Stormy day Snow & rain & wind quite like winter but not to say very cold Men cut wood George went with Wall Crysler over to David Ellis' after some notes he was to take with him of mine but he forgot them I was sick all day in bed Mr Judge Came in evening to see about taking the lambs Sat 30 Quite like winter looking Mr Judge brought 144 lb of Beef here in Morning & took the lambs away Charles drew wood with Sleigh & then Duncan went to Saw Mill after lumber in forenoon I sent George to town after Mr Burt he is coming on the Cars to bring me some money he got here about dusk 1869 October Sun 31 Not quite so Stormy to day I staid at home Mr Burt went with our children to church on the Hill afternoon November Mon 1 Quite nice Morning looks like clearing of again George took Mr Burt to the Cars in morning The Men picked apples Charles went to Morris' raising in afternoon Mr Burt says there was more frost down below all the apples spoiled Tues 2 A very Nice warm day I was home sick all day The men picked apples & began to pull turnips in afternoon George took up the Beets & radishes Wed 3 Very Nice warm day The men finished pulling turnips afternoon I was sick at home all day Thur 4 Not quite as nice looking to day I think it will storm The men made a place to put turnips under Barn in forenoon They drew turnips afternoon Harvey Howell & Edward Ellis came out before dinner Harvey fixed House in afternoon I paid Mr. Thos Hamilton $820 for the Swamp I bought from him in Summer he went to town & got Mortgage released 1869 November Fri 5 A very heavy rain last night & Snow & rain Squalls all day a very dirty day The men finished drawing in turnips in afternoon I sent George to town after plasterer in afternoon very bad afternoon to be out he haint back yet at 7.Oclock John Horse got sick took cold Sat 6 A very disagreeable day some Snow & some rain roads getting very bad Duncan went to hunt up some thrashers did not get any Charles & George got up some wood I was sick at home Sun 7 Very rough dirty weather I was home sick all day some of the children went to Sunday School & church in afternoon on the Hill �Mon 8 Quite stormy but not cold Charles & George got wood Duncan went to Nile to see thrashers in forenoon did not get them I sent $7.50 to pay Mr Trotter for lumber Duncan went to see Strachan about coming to thrash in afternoon They are coming on Thursday next if they can 1869 Nov Tues 9 Very dirty weather some Snow every day or night The men went to Goderich to get some Boots & George got up some wood I was at home sick all day Wed 10 Just the same kind of weather yet some Snow but not cold every day no frost in the ground yet The men put apples away in the cellar in forenoon & made a larger door into the old log House so we can get top Buggy into it & got ready to thrash tomorrow Thrashers come at 9.O.Clock at night Thur 11 Quite mild looks some like a rain some Snow showers through the day The thrashers got to work about 9.O.Clock The hands did not get on very early I laid in bed till eleven O.c Mr Philips, Mr Gallagher, 1 hand two Mr Nicols. George & Nathan Ellis & 3 Horses came to help us thrash only got Oats done today had 345 Bush Fri 12 Nicer day then for some time no storm of any account The men thrashed the Spring Wheat & part of the Barley David Ellis came over before dinner & staid till 4 O.clock 1869 Novermber Sat 13 Very Nice Morning finished thrashing in afternoon thrashers got away about 4.O.Clock The plasterer got done & was away about the same time. They left a few Peas & Peas & Oats to thrash Sun 14 Very Nice day & clear part of the time The children & Jane went to S.School afternoon Mr Varcoe our new neighbor came home with them & staid awhile in the evening Mon 15 Quite a dull cloudy day Duncan took grist to Goderich to get ground he did not get home untill 9.0.clock at night Mr Morris came & made cider Mr Leveright called in afternoon {Left Margin: Charles & Duncan went to D Ellis afternoon after a Steer I bought from him for Beef} Tues 16 A very disagreeable day came on storm in the evening rained & Snowed all night Mr Morris made cider & David Ellis made cider in afternoon Harvey & Eliza & Mary came at dinner time went home in evening The men chopped wood in the bush to get ready to drag down 1869 November �Wed 17 A very stormy day Snow & thaw all the time The men gathered Cabbage in forenoon & made Sour Kraut in afternoon They got up a load of wood & dug some radishes from under Snow was not froze at all in forenoon Thur 18 Stormed all night again but is cleared of some this morning The men cut wood all day I was in house sick not so well again for two or three day break Fri 19 Very Stormy weather but not cold thaws more or less every day The men cut wood in the forenoon & fixed House floor & worked about the Barn in afternoon Sat 20 Quite a stormy day rain & Snow but so very cold Charles cut wood & Duncan went to town after some chop stuff in forenoon They butchered a pig in afternoon I was at home Sun 27 Very squally all day but not very cold The children went to Sunday School and church after dinner I staid at home all day Mr Varcoe called & left a Book for me to read 1869 November Mon 22 Some colder to day had the worst storm yet this fall looks really like winter The men cut wood & drew up some George had to come from School to help Mr Garvin to make cider David Ellis called in evening on his way from town & got his supper & went home {Left Margin: The tax gatherer was here my tax School Tax & all was $18.70 not as high as I expected it would be} Tues 23 Cleared of some this morning but clouds up & looks like a storm The men cut wood did not get much Storm today for a wonder Wed 24 Very nice clear day The men cut wood in forenoon Charles drew wood in afternoon and Duncan went up to the Nile on his own business Thur 25 A very beautiful forenoon Clouds up in afternoon but no storm The men cut wood & Harvey came out to finish up the House and fix up Horse stable in forenoon Charles drew wood & Harvey & Duncan worked at the Stable in afternoon I staid in the house not well yet but some better I think 1869 November Fri 26 Some cloudy this morning The men and Harvey fixed Stable in forenoon got it done Harvey went home at night quite warm and thawing some Sat 27 Very nice dry day some Snow The men cut wood all day �Sun 28 Very nice day no storm we all staid at home all day Mrs Martin & her sister came over a while in afternoon Mon 29 Nice mild day some showers of rain & snow The men cut wood Mr Griffin made cider came on rain in evening {Left Margin: Harvey is getting the measles this morning} Tues 30 A very heavy rain last night taken of a great part of the snow The men cut wood December Wed 1 Some colder this morning The men got Mr Campbells Oxen & our own and skidded up logs for sawing all day Thur 2 Some storm again to day The men skidded up logs all day took Mr Campbells Oxen home in evening Fri 3 A rough kind of day again The men made ready to butcher the Hogs in forenoon Sat 4 Looks like a storm again Charles & George & I went to town Came on rain & I staid in town The boys brought home the grist of chop & stuff 1869 Dec Sun 5 Some colder this morning I staid at Harveys all day no storm all day Mon 6 A very nice clear day The men killed the Hogs James Gallagher helped them Harvey brought me home in the afternoon seen the Gallows they are to hang Mellady to morrow morning early for murdering his Father & Mother near Seaforth Tues 7 A very nice day some snow in afternoon again The men cleaned up their butchering in afternoon Wed 8 A nice day no storm and not cold thawed some The men went & made a road to get into swamp Mr B. Hamilton helped them Thur 9 Some cloudy this morning The men went to swamp to cut pine for Sawlogs Fri 10 Cloudy again to day The men cut Saw logs all day I staid at home Sat 11 A rather stormy day rain & Snow getting soft The men cut Saw logs George took the Sows to Mr Pete Carrols to the Boar in the afternoon I staid at home all day �1869 Dec Sun 12 Quite cold & rough to day I staid at Home all day The children went to S.School & Church afternoon Mon 13 Quite cold all day The men cut Saw logs Mr Strachen sent his boys to let us know he was a coming to Saw wood on Friday & Saturday next Tues 14 Nice warm dry day The men cut Saw logs George brought the Sows Home from Mr Carrols & the Master sent the the children home from School because some of them was afraid of the Measels Wed 15 Quite a soft rainy day Charles went to help David Ellis to get in a Pea Stack Duncan & James Gallagher Killed our Beef steer in the forenoon he was very good Beef Thur 16 A very Stormy day rain & Snow all forenoon and part of afternoon Duncan & George & I cut up Beef in forenoon Charles came home from Davids he went to the swamp after the Axes they left there the last day They began a Sheep rack in afternoon Mr Strachen came after dark to Saw wood to morrow 1869 Dec Fri 17 Some colder this morning but cloudy but no storm in forenoon they went to Sawing wood in the morning hard job to get hands to help they cant get here untill noon very near some how they had very good luck had only one small break just at night Willy and Elizabeth is broke out with the Measels Jane & Dorothy is getting them Sat 18 Nice day cloudy & warm but no storm all day The men sawed wood all day got it all done in good time have a fine lot of wood sawed up ready for the Stove Jane & Dorothy is down with Measels this morning the rest are some better Sun 19 Nice day but cloudy They are all getting on with the Measels very well Libbie & Willie are very bad with ear ache Mon 20 Quite cold all day George drew up wood Charles split wood Duncan helped Gallaghers Kill Hogs & then he went to pay his tax to Dungannon They seem to be getting better with the Measels all but sore ears 1869 Dec �Tue 21 Quite cold looks like a storm coming on The men split wood George drew up wood They are all better with measels except Dorothy she is very bad in her breast hard to get her breath dont eat any mush Wed 22 A very stormy night Snow & then rain before morning but not cold They are all better but Dorothy she dont seem to get much better yet The men split stove wood at house in forenoon George went to Goderich to get some things and to see Doctor got very cold & windy The men went to Mr Nichols to a chopping Bee in afternoon & then they went to a debating School just starting at the School House in the evening let Mr Helps have a waggon to go to town with a load of Barley the Sleighing all gone Thur 23 Quite a cold day freezing hard The men split wood at House in forenoon & split wood in bush in afternoon They all seem to be getting some better slowly all but Dorothy Matilda & John Gallagher came over a while in the evening 1869 Dec Fri 24 Snowed some last night but cleared of in the morning Mr Judge called in morning to get a hand to thrash he did not get one from me George took Fran & John to get shoes set in forenoon The men split wood George & Harvey & Myself went to Goderich with the Sleigh after some Fish & other things a new Bedstead & very poor Sleighing most of the way Sat 25 A nice Mild day but not a very Merry Christmas for us all the children sick with the Measels George has begun to break out with them the rest are some better but Dorothy she is very bad with her ears & some of the others the same we all staid at home no body came but Sister Lavinia & her son Nathan came a while in evening Sun 26 Nice mild day calm we all staid at home but Duncan & Charley went to Church at Hill our girl came back at evening Mon 27 Quite soft all day The men split wood at House & cleaned up grist & got some stuff out for gates Snow near all gone again 1869 December Tues 28 A nice mild warm day thawed a good deal The men split wood at the House & got Jim shod on the front fee & got ready to go back to Swamp to work again tomorrow I took a grist to Goderich to Mill got dinner at Harveys & come home before dark got the grist home with me very nice wheeling on the road but is getting quite soft �Wed 29 Nice mild day with a little Snow last night The men went to the Swamp to work in the Morning I went along with them as far as David Ellis' they was getting out some turnips & drawing home to grit up They are not froze now but have been They wont keep long they are all pithey inside I staid at Davids all day & all night a tea meeting at the Smiths Hill Council House at night had a large turn out They had to get the Hall at the tavern(Symingtons) for could not all get in some of our men & hired girl went to it some boys behaved very bad 1869 December Thur 30 A very mild warm day thawed a good deal in some places some more Snow last night but not much Sleighing only on the North & South roads the road from here to Goderich all blowed of but very good wheeling The men went to Swamp to cut posts & rail cuts I came home with them & David Ellis came with us & staid all night he is on his way down to Dumfries in the morning he is going to walk to Station in Morning at Goderich Fri 31 A very nice calm warm morning but cloudy looks some like a storm coming The men went to the Swamp again to work this morning I staid at home all day am getting some better health again David Ellis started early in the morning to walk to Goderich to take the Cars for below The children seem to be all getting better of Measels A very nice day for the last day of 1869 & Samson W. Howell 1871 sowd early peas 8 of April finished sowen the field peas on 18 of april May 2nd AD 1871 Finished seading to Day 22 finished potatoes October 22 nd 1872 finished Digging potatoes 1872 sent markets notes a way to colect on 22 the day of october the two Gray Mares went to the horse Black Prince the 20 day of June 1853 just at my {continued on next page: {lot?}} Pink & Fanny went to the Horse Argyles Stables the 1 day of July 1856 �Samuel Howell February 6 1857 For more information on Samuel Howell, check out the “Meet the Diarists” page under “Discover” on our website: ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca � transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/c981a9f318bcdd18a0cd59f1662532e1.pdf 8f4aa5919162bebf6ee3474a4f782f7b PDF Text Text ������������������������������������������������������������ https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/efcbfeb379c9f4a1444dd74885af8dc4.pdf 0c57f695074a9047e9f40b4a1b016de7 PDF Text Text William Rea (1837-1872) 1854-1865 Diary Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers David Hames ofc May 24 went to Fergus June 8 went to the Circus June 28 went home sick 29 Do Sep 21 away {Various number jottings} John McKags acount May 2 went to Fergus 24 went to Fergus in the afternon gave him one pound in {illegible} June 2 went to peters funeral June 14 went to Fergus one half day June 29 went to guelph in cash 10s Sep 16 went to the races half a Day October 8 went to fergus fair 29 looking at land Novem 14 thrashin at {home?} 17 went to Fergus First Day of February 1854 �W 1 We thrashed at uncle Davids. it was soft Thurs 2 David took the mosheen to Fergus to get it fixed but he did not get it home and Charley and me cleaned wheats in the afternoon we cleaned as much as filled the bags, and Father cut up the pigs and salted them, it snowed a little and then it blowed. Friday 3 me and Joseph Doil chopped wood and Father and Charles drawed straw to the old barn, and David went with a load to the port of 42 bushels and 37 lb at 7s 6d cy Saturd 4 me and Charels took the sow to Boises bore, and David came home, and brought a thousand fete of lumber Sunday 5 I staid at home. Monday 6 David went belo with a load of 42 bushels and 11 lb and sold at the port for 7s 6d cy and I went to James Armstrongs thrashing, and, Father went to Fergus and brout th mason home Tuesday 7 David brought 8 hunderd feet of lumber home and Father and me set the moseen and cleaned the barn Weden 8 we thrashed fawl wheat and Joseph Doil helped us it snowed till noon it was soft 24 Thurs 9 David went to Fergus to get his boots mended and me and Father cleaned wheat it snowed a little Friday 10 David took a load of wheat to the port and sold 2 bushel for 7s 6d and I took thre bags to fergus for a grist it was snowey and stormey Saturday 11 I took ant Nancy home and paid a month in the bilding society and David came home and Charles and Father cleaned a road Sunday 12 I staid at home, it snowed until night and was stormey Monday 13 we filled the bags, and then we put hay on the stable, it rained a little all Day Tuesday 14 David took a load to the sqare of 43 bushels and 35 lb and sold it at 7s 1d cy and we took a load of hay to Keliher weying 12.2.0. it sleuted a little �Wednesd 15 David came home, and we cleaned aload Thursday 16 Father and Charels went to guelph and paid a year on the building society and paid the master out for the cow and David and me filled the bags, I was sick in the afternoon Friday 17 I took a load of straw to grandfathers and David took 43 bushels and 44 lb of wheat to the port and sold it for 7s 6d cy but he did not get the money Saturday 18 me and Charels thrashed sum oats with the flail and cleaned some wheat and David came home Sunday 19 I staid at home and the rest took the slow too the meeting Mond 10 we finished thrashing the fawl wheat and David went to fergus to get a shoo on the hors and we cleaned the rest of the load Tuesday 21 David took a load to the square of 42 bushels at 7.6 cy and Father went to fergus with sum {smath?), and Charels, and me cleaned the wheat {monst threw?} Wedens 22 we thrashed at uncle Davids and David came home, it snowed all day and at night it was very stormey, Thurs 23 we finished thrashing at uncle Davids Friday 24 David took a load of fawl what to the square of 44 bushels and 30 lb and sold it at 7s cy and me and Charels thrashed oats with the flail it snowed all day Saturday 25 I took a load of hay to Koolibor waying 9 cwt 0 gr 12 lb anld David came home it snowed and boned all day Sunday 26 I staid at home and rest took the slow to the noun meeting, it snowed very heavy all day Monday 27 we shifted oats Tuesday we finished shifting the oats Wednesday the First Day of March William Rea Wedensd 1 we yoked the stears �Thursd 2 David and me cut sum rail cuts Father sold brigh to Matthew Mils for 55 dolers it rained hevy at night Friday 3 the shade fell and to beas under it but we got them right and fixed it, we set the moshoon {machine?} and Father sold a yoke of stears to Sassy Anderson for 50 dolaros and a years credit Satur 4 we thrashed oats and we finished all but to or thre stooks Sund 5 we took the slaw {sleigh or straw?} to the lower meeting Mond 6 David and Mother went to fergus with 22 bushels of oats and got 2/6ths meal, and Charles and me cleans Tues 7 David and me cut wood in the afternoon, and Father took a load of hay to Koliher weying 1 cwt 15.1.0 grs Wedens 8 we cleaned oats David maid 2 ax handles it rained all day Thurs 9 David and me chopped wood it rained a little at night Friday 10 David and me chopped wood and Father took a load of straw to Fergus to Fosters it snowed a little in the afternoon Saturday 11 me and mother went to guelph, and took 4 1/2 of and David and Charels chopped wood Sund 12 David took the slay to the fare meeting Mond 13 David moved 8 loads of wood and Charels and me chopped Tues 14 David drawed 7 loads of wood, and Charels and me chopped and Father went to Fergus with sum oats to get smashed it rained last night it was misting all day, Wedens 15 David drawed 7 loads of wood, and Charels and me chopped wood Thurs 16 we led the coalt, and fixed for the {shugering?} and Father and mother went to James Armstrongs it hailed, and thundered and lightinged at night Friday 17 David and me choppped wood it began to snow and storm �Sater 18 it was very stormey we sut in the house Sund 19 we went to the lower meeting APRIL {Printed in green ballpoint ink likely at a much later date} Monday 20 David drawed in 8 loads of wood and me and Charles chopped Tuesday 21 We chopped wood it was a nise day Wednes 22 we done the same it snowed a little all day Thurs 23 Charles and me cut staiks cuts and David splitted Friday 24 Charles and me plitted staiks and David went to the port to get the money for the load of wheat but it had to be sent to fergus Saterd 25 Charles and me done the same and David came home it snowed a little every day from wednesday it was stormey Sunday 26 I staid at home it was very stormy Monday 27 David and me cut and split rails it snowed a little Tuesday 28 we done the same and Charles and Father drawed up straw Wedens 29 we done the same and Father went to Fergus a gin Thursd 30 David and me got to mols in the fore noon in the after noon Father and David took 4 hundred of hay and 8 bushels of wheat to Andrew foster and and James Fosters Friday 31 we cut down three trees that was in the clearens in the after noon we took sum hay to James Armstrongs it rained a little all day First Day of Aprile David and me split rails Sunday 2 we took the waggin to the lower meeting Mond 3 in the for noon we logged up the tred in the after noon we chopped wood and Father and Charles cleaned oats Tuseday 4 we shifted rails in the after noon we tapped 90 treas �Wedens 5 David tapped the rest of the treeys and we gathered the sap and cut wood itwas a niser day Thursd 6 David and me shifted rails and Mary and Charles {boyer?} Friday 7 David and me picked stones on cormey place Saterd 8 we sold 18 bushels of potatoes to John Peters at 2 " 6 cy and we drawed in sum David nocked an ey out of a coalt Sunday 9 I staid at home. Mond 10 it snowed very hard in the fornoon and we filled the stable Tuesd 11 David and me drawed in turnips and Father went to grain sides sale Wedns 12 David went to Fergus for lines and his horses shod in the afternoon I ploughed and David and Father drawed in potatoes Thurs 13 David and me ploughed on cormys pace Friday 13 it was to hard to plough and we drawed a load of stakes and rails in the after noon Two ploughed and the rest gathered stones Sater 15 Father went to Fergus for the harrow and we gathered stones Sund 16 we went to the near meeting Mond 17 David and me ploughed and Andrew foster got 8 hundred of hay Tues 18 David and me ploughed it was white frost in the morning Wedens 19 we ploughed in the afore noon and in the after noon David and Father picked stones it rained a little Thurs 20 I ploughed David went and ploughed at Andrew Fosters and Father and Charles laid fence it was very hot Frid 21 Father sowed the low feal with wheat and David and me harrowed it twice it was dull in the afternoon �Sater 22 we finished harrowing and water furred it in the afternoon we ploughed in the potatoe ground it rained a little all day we had to quit a five oclock Sund 23 I went to the neur meeting in the afternoon me and Mother went to Fergus to sea uncle Tomes Mond 24 David and me ploughed it looked like rain Tuesd 15 I finished the turnip ground, and Father sowed it with wheat and David and me harrowed, it rained after super very hard Wenday 26 Father sowed sceletons field with oats and nue harrower Thurs 27 it snowed very hard all fore noon, and David went to Mr Carlbergs for the cultivator and did not get it Friday 28 in the fore noon we droved stakes in th after noon we harrowed David went and got the cultivator Sater 29 Charles and me finished harrowing coltings field and David and Father gathered stones in the afternoon David and me cultivated with to span Sund 31 I went to the meeting MAY {Printed in green ballpoint ink likely at a much later date} Mond 1 Day of may David and me cultivated the field before before dore and Father went to Guelph Faire Tuesd 2 Father sowed wheat in the field before Theodore and I harrowed it rained a little in the afternoon. David cultivated he sold the steers for 6 0 Wednes 3 he finished sowing he sowed sum in a mong the fawl wheat and I harrowed it and David ploughed behind the barn Thursd 4 Father sowd the field before the dore with timothy sead and clover and I finished harrowing it and the flax and David cultivated for peas Friday 5 David cultivated and I poughed and Father and Charles staked fence and Mother went to Guelph to see uncle Tom it was cold in the morning �Sater 6 I poughed to diner time at the peas that Doil chopped in the afternoon I poughed behind the old barn and David cultivate and he broke it after five a clock and fathr riddled peas after supper Sund 7 I went to the meeting, uncle Tomes died at eight oclock Mond 8 I poughed and finished the field behind the old barn and then I poughed a little in the orcard field and Father went to the buirel by Guelph and David met it at Fergus Tuesd 9 Father sowed peas and we harrowed after suppertime he sowed oat I harrowed with Jin and farmer and David with the stears in Charels with a horse Wedens 10 Father sowed oats and David and me harrowed and Charles harrowed it was a very heavy shower of rain at twelve Thurs 11 Father sowed sum gras sead but it was to windy and he sowed oats behing the barn and they harrowe to suppper time and then he poughed I poughed with Jin and farmer in the orchard field Friday 12 Charles harrowed behind the barn and then in the orchard field and Father sowed it and then we went and finished the other field and I finished poughing the orchard field at five oclock then I harrowed David fixed fences and gathered roots til five then he harrowed Saterd 13 I finished harrowing the orchard field in the morning and then I went and poughed in mr Kuges the twelve acres and David poughed too and Father and Charels gathered stones with the stears Sund 14 I staid at home it rained all fore noon the cow caved Mond 15 David and me poughed and Father and Charles helped the butcher to get the steer to Fergus. Tuse 16 Davud and me poughed and Father and Charles gathered stones Wedens 17 David and me poughed to abought a leven then it rained to five then we poughed and Father and Charles gathered stones Thurs 18 David and me ploughed and Father and Charles gathered stones it was showry all day �Friday 19 David and me ploughed and Father sowed sum oats and Charles harrowed, it rained very heavy some times Sater 20 we finished ploughing the twelve acres after five then we harrowed and Father sowed a little and Charles harrowed it rained a good deal in the afternoon Sund 21 I staid at home it rained a little their was a very heavy shower of hail Mon 22 David and me harrowed and Father finished sowing Charles harrowed in the fore noon in the after noon they gathered roots their was a small shower in the after noon, Jin took the hors the young bucks all Tuse 23 we harrowed in the fore noon then David went to James Armstongs raising and Charles and me finished harrowing the twelve acres then we brought in sum hay it was a nice Day Wedens 24 David and me cultivated the potato groung and harrowed it it began to rain after dark it rained all night. Thurs 25 David and me poughed it and Father went to Fergus for to grapes Friday 26 we harrowed a little then David maid drills to diner time then he went to John Armstongs raising and we drawed out dung to supper time then they planted their was a clips on the sun Sater 29 Charles and me drawed out dung and David maid drils and the rest chopped potatoes and David moved them we finished Sund 28 I staid at home Mond 29 in the fore noon we got out stuiks in the afternoon we washed the {shea?} Tused 30 I ploughed at the sumerfallow and David went to Guelph with a load of oats 41 bush at 2" 6 and John Corney started to make a {enbert?} Wedens 31 I ploughed and David and Father gethered stones till dinner time then they sheared sheap their was a cold wind Andrew Foster brouth his oxen to paster JUNE {Printed in green ballpoint ink likely at a much later date} �Thurs 1 Day of June I ploughed and David and Father and Charels gathered stones Friday 2 we all went to uncle Davids raising John Kardy cut the colt Sater 3 David and me ploughed and Father and Charles raised stones it was very hot Sund 4 I took the waggain to the meeting it was very hot Mond 5 I ploughed and David and the rest gathered stones to dinner then David ploughed and they raised stones it was hot Tuesd 6 David and me ploughed and Father went to Lintons barn raising it rained a little a bought five oclock Wedens 7 I finished ploughing at five the summer fallow then helped to sta a little be fore Father and Charels dug stake holes David was sick it rained Thurs 8 we fixed fence it rained a most all day David began to dig a drain for us Friday 9 in the fore noon we fixed fence in the afternoon David F and M went to Fergus and Charles and me dug sum of the garden and fished it rained {0 by fis?} Sater 10 we gathered stones for the drain Sund 11 I staid at home it was hot Mond 12 David and Father and me worked at the road in the after I worked with the horses Jim took the hors again Tuesd 13 we worked at the road I worked with the horses after supper charles turnip dround and we buried a stone their was a few drops of rain Wedens 14 we worked on the roads with the horses and the oxen after five I took my plough to William Armstongs to get it fixed and David went to James Armstongs and brought a yoak Thurs 15 we drawed out dung on the turnip ground then we ploughed Friday 16 in the morning we finished ploughig the turnip ground then David and me drawed stones and Charles harrowed and Father and Mother went to Guelph with a load of oats 40 bushels @ 2 a bag �Sater 17 Father and me went to Fergus with a grist and I got meshered for a pair of boots in the afternoon I harrowed and Charles harrowed all day and Father helped David to rais stones and Draw them to the fen Sunda 18 I took the waggon to the meeting their was a few drops of rain Mond 19 Charles and me harrowed and David moved out stones it was hot Tuesday 20 Charles and me harrowed and Father started to Denvoors and David went to Guelph with him Wednes 21 I cultivated and David and Charles gathered stones they borrowed uncle Davids cart it began to rain at four and rained at night Thurs 22 I cultivated and David and Charles gathered stones it rained a little in the afternoon Friday 23 I cultlivated and David and Charles gathered stones in the after noon David went to William Armstrongs raising their was a shower at noon Sater 24 David and Charles gathered stones and I cultivated Sund 25 I staid at home it was hot Mond 26 I harrowed a little then I cultivated and David and Charles gathered stones it was clowdy in the fore noon it was very hot in the afternoon Tuesd 27 I cultivated and Charles harrowed and David howed sum potatoes then he {rus?} stones Mother had her wool picking it was very hot Wedens 28 I cultivated and Charles harrowed and David went to woods raising it was very windy Thurs 29 I cultivated to dinner time and David went to Fergus and got the horses shod then we went to Guelph to Charles witeheads wedding it rained all night Father got home Friday 30 in the morning Charles whitehead got married to Margaret Foster the we wen to Galt and got back to Guelph at night JULY {Printed in green ballpoint ink likely at a much later date} Sater 1 Day of July we came home it was hot �Sund 2 I staid at home wone of our cows died Mon 3 in the fore noon we put up acooch house then we mowed till supper then David went and hired William Wilson Tused 4 me and David and Wilson mowed and Father went to Elora with the wool and didnt get it home it rained a little Wedens 5 we finished mowing the field behind the house at five oclock Thurs 6 Wilson went to betsy lopings buriel and mother we shaked hay till ten then we raked till three then we drawed in 4 loads Friday 7 David and Wilson drawed in ten loads finished the field behind the house at five and then they mowed be hind the frame barn Saturday 8 David and Wilson mowed to fore oclock then it began to rain and storm and I molded potatoes and Father let a gob of ten acres mowing to Doil Sund 9 I went to the meting it was soll and cloudy Mon 10 David and me mowed and Father and Mother went for the wool Tuesd 11 we finished mowing the field behind the fraim barn at five oclock the we cocked sum hay and the rest racked their was sum rain shours of rain Father hired John mc Kege for two month 19 per month Wedens 12 David and John Mc drawed in Charls and me and the rest raked Thurs 13 David and John raked to ten then drawed in 2 loads and finished the field behind the barn then rhey drawed 3 loads out of the ten acres and we racked it was cool at night Friday 14 David and John drawed in 5 loads and we racked Father was not able to rake it threatened rain but it blew off Sater 15 they drawed in 2 loads then they mowed in Sloans field and we raked and cocked it looked like rain but it did not rain Sund 16 I staid at home it was hot �Mond 17 we finished racking at five then we racked at sloans field and they finished drawing at night 6 loads it was hot Tuesd 18 in the fore noon we mowed out sloans field and drawed in 1 load in the after noon they finished drawing in 2 loads and we racked it we finished haying at six oclock and we howed a few potatoes and David went to William Armstrongs for my pough their was thunder and lightening Wednd 19 John and me ploughed there was a few shours of rain it was verry hot David and Charles gathered stones and roots Thurs 20 John and me poughed it was a very heavy shour after supper David and Charles filled sum of the drain Mother was very sick and Father was sick too Friday 21 John Mac was sick he went home I ploughed and Charles a little in the fore noon. David took 4 sheap to the butcher in the after noon he poughed it was cloudy all day Sater 22 David and me ploughed their was a shour of rain in the fore noon and Charles howed potatoes Sund 23 David went for Doctor much for to sea Father and Mother Mond 24 I ploughed and David went to Guelph for {scribbled out} a creadle and a barrel of salt but did not get them Tuesday 25 John and me ploughed and David and Charles cut a little fall wheat their was a shour of railn in the fore noon Wedens 26 David went for the Doctor Father was worse and John and Charles gathered stones in the after noon him and me ploughed and David cut wheat their was a shour of rain it was sobl Thurs 27 we cut wheat in the ten acres and isaic anderson helped us F was better Friday 28 we done the same and isaic helped us Sater 29 in the fore noon we stoned drain it rained last night in the after noon John creadled and Charles and me bound David went to guelph and got a creadle it was cloudy Sund 30 I went to the near meeting it was hot �Mond 31 it rained last night and this fore noon it was the loudest thunder and lighting that has ben for years in the afternoon we finished cuttilng the ten acres at supper then we cut in the field before the frame barn AUG {Printed in green ballpoint ink likely at a much later date} Tuesday 1 Day of august we cut wheat and William Rea hoped us their was a shour of rain in the for noon it rained after supper Weden 2 we finished cutting fawl wheat and we cut the flax and William helped us John Armstrong went for Guelph doctor and David took him home Thurs 3 David took agrist to Fergus and John and me stoned drain and Charles harrowed in the after noon we drawed in 4 loads of wheat Friday 4 we drawed in 10 loads with to teams it rained after dinner a shour then we covered sum drain and Charles {harrowed?} Saater 5 we drawed in 9 loads and finished at five then we cut sum spring wheaat it threatedned rain it was misty in the morning Sun 6 I went to the meeting it was very windy Mond 7 we cut spring wheat before the dore Tused 8 we cut wheat and William Obrine helped us Wedens 9 we finished cutting the field be fore the dore and William Obrine helped us and William Wilson and John Ross it looked like rain Thurs 10 we cut sum spring wheat that was sowed in a mong the faul wheat in the after noon David and William cut oats in scoltons field and we stook up the wheat then we drawed in 5 L Friday 11 we drawed in 7 loads with to teams to ten oclock then David and William cut and we bound to five then we cut peas it was hot and looked like rain but did not rain Sater 12 they cut peas to diner then David and John drawed in 5L and William cut all day John Armstrong took Father to Guelph to see the doctor and I worked in his place Sund 13 I went to the meeting their was a shour of rain last night �Mon 14 in the forenoon we bound and stoocked oats in the afternoon we drawed in 5 loads David and William Obrien Tue 15 cut oats John and me drawed in one load and the flax and finished the field before the house David and William cradled oates in the afternoon we bound oats Weden 16 in the morning John and me drawed in 3 loads then we bound and David and William finished cutting all the oats that was ripe then they bound John Rose helped us Thrs 17 we cut spring wheat and William Obrilne and John Rose helped us it was the glascow wheat Friday 18 we finished cuting the spring wheat then we cut and bound oats their was a little frost Sater 19 we drawed 21 loads of oats with to teams and John Rose helped Sund 10 I went to the meeting Mond 21 we cut and bound in the morning then we drawed in 4 loads of oats and 9 of spring wheat Tused 22 David and John drawed in 7 loads and finished the spring and me and Mary bound oats and they drawed in 4 loads of oats Weedens 23 in the morning they drawed in wone load then they began to cut the oats in the Hoags twelve acres and Charles harrowed and me and Mother went to Guelph there was a few drops of rain Thurs 24 Charles and me bound oats and David and John cut Friday 25 David and John finished cutting oats at dinner time then they bound. it threatened rain ther was a few drops Sater 26 we bound a little then ther was a shour then we cut peas to diner time Then we finished binding oats Sund 27 I went to the meting it was misty in the after noon Mondy 28 we drawed in the twelve acres and finished the oats �Tused 29 I cultivated and the rest cut peas Wedens 30 I cultivated and harrowed and the rest cut peas and James McReay helped us their was a terrible wind and a few drops of rain it blowed down sum fence and me and Charles put it up Thurs 31 I began to plough for fawl wheat and John and Charles finished cuting peas and David went to Armstrongs thrashing it was dull and misty and a few drops of rain SEPT {Printed in green ballpoint ink likely at a much later date} Friday 1 Friday the first of September I ploughed and David and John gathered stones in the after noon John ploughed and David and Charles filled drain there was a good deal of rain Sater 2 John and me ploughed and they fixed drain it was misty Sund 3 I went to the meting father tok a ride to cormeys corner Mond 4 we ploughed to dinner time then we drawed in and thrashed 5 loads of peas it was hot Tused 5 David went for doctor much for to sea father and we thrashed 8 loads of peas it was hot Wedens 6 we thrashed a flowering their was a shour of rain then John and me ploughed and David and Charles cleaned the peas their was a shour of rain in the after noon and a grait wind Thurs 7 we ploughed Father took bad and David went and got {smudged} Hester in the after noon we gathered stones and John ploughed Friday 8 we thrashed our fawl wheat sead in the after noon we ploughed and David and Charles cleaned wheat it was cloudy it began to rain after supper time Father was a little better. Sater 9 John and me ploughed David and Charles finished cleaning wheat they had 50 bushels their was a little rain in the morning it was cloudy all day Father was not so well Sund 10 I was at the meeting father was a little better �Mond 11 John and me ploughed and David harrowed with the steers and uncle David and John Armstrong sowed wheat Tused 12 John and me ploughed to noon in the after noon we harrowed and David sowed the rest of the wheat Weden 13 we harrowed we finished harrowing then we water firred and David laid fence Father was not so well in the afternoon Thurs 14 we finished water firring then we laid fences it rained a little all day Johns time was up last night Friday 15 we fenced all day it clowed up in the after noon. Sater 16 we fixed fence and tierned peas Father was not so well. they sold {200 lb?} to sandy gow for 100 dolers cash Sund 17 I was at the meeting Father was not much better Mond 18 we thrashed 3 loads and got in 3 then it rained. John Rose and James Armstrong helped us Tused 19 David went and got the horses shod and I fixed the pig pen then we maid a mater {rather?} fir threw the fawl then ground and after five i ploughed in the field before the fraim barn it began to rain at dark John Cormey came and began to lay the citchen flower Wedens 20 David and me ploughed and Charles harrowed it in the after noon Barrey came and babtised the baby Catherine and Cormey did not come to day Thurs 21 we ploughed and Charles harrowed and we turned the peas and Cormey fixed the flower Friday 22 we finished ploughing the field at dinner time then thrashed 3 loads of peas Sater 23 we thrashed 8 and drawed in 10 we finished peas Sund 24 I went to the sunday school and meeting it was hot Mond 25 we thrashed 2 flowerings then we cleaned them their was a little rain �Tused 26 we cleaned out the peas we had 220 bushels all to gether then we filled drain and took John Cormeys tols home Weden 27 we finished the drain and harrowed a little in the afternoon. Thurs 28 me and Charles ploughed at the ten acres and David helped Andrew Griffith to fix an old barn Friday 29 in the fore noon David went for the doctor I ploughed and Charles ploughed in the after noon Father was not very well Sater 30 in the fore noon David and Mother went to Fergus and took the yarn to the weaver and I ploughed and Charles ploughed in the after noon Father wasent much better Sun 30 I staid at home it rained a little all day Father was about the same OCT {Printed in green ballpoint ink likely at a much later date} Sund 1 Day of October Mond 2 Charles and me ploughed and David gathered stones of the pea ground Tuse 3 Charles and me plowed till noon it rained all afternoon we went till uncle Davids for thre young pigs Wed 4 we thrashed oats till ten oclock Charles and me plowed David drew out dung in the afternon it was shourey and cold Thurs 5 Charles and me ploughed and David laid fence it was the fair Friday 6 we finished the ten acres in the morning then I took the plough to Armstrongs to get fixed and the rest dug potatoes Sater 7 I ploughed in the field above the fraim barn and the rest dug potatoes it was hot Marthey rose and Margaret sut up with F. Sund 8 I went to the sunday school and meeting John Armstrong and David sat up with Father Mond 9 I ploughed and the rest dug potatoes and Mother and Charles sat up to twelve then mary and {next?} �Tuse 10 I ploughed and the rest dug potatoes it rained about to ours in the middle of the day and Samuel Mc gladery and David sut up and me Weden 11 I ploughed and the rest dug and Martey and Margaret sut up Thurs 12 It rained to ten then I finished the field then I ploughed where we had the spring wheat and the rest dug potatoes and David and uncle sut up Friday 13 I ploughed and the rest dug p Sater 14 we done the same it was cold Cathy and Margaret sut up Sund 15 I went to the meeting Father was no better James Loghering David Mon 16 I ploughed and the rest dug p it was dull Margaret and James Armstrong sut up it rained a little Tused 17 I ploughed and they finished digging potatoes and cild a sheap their was sum shours of stow Marget sut up and Martha Weden 18 William finished the field David and Charles drawed rails and made the pig pen and drawed out dung hevey showers of sno David and uncle sut up Thur 19 David went to fergus with a grist William and Charles drawed out dung Andrew Martha and Marget sut up Frid 20 William and Charles drawed out dung our father Died at half past nine October 20 David and James and John McKeag sut up Sat 21 me and uncle David went to fergus and bot 8 yards of Cooten 3 gals of whiskey 2 gals of brandy 1 gal of wine 8 lb of crackers John Crochet mad the Coffin it cost 3 Dollers David and Charles wet up in the afternon and gott it William and Allic Wishart William Rea and Peggy Rea Thomas Re and Adrew griffeth and Martha sut up Sun 22 William went to margets for the young ones David and William McKge and Jame Loghrren sut up �Mon 23 Willliam Rea and Allic Wishart and Jonathan Lister dug the grave we buried our father James Loghrin and John Armstrong and uncle David came here and read the will it rained till ten oclock A VM Tues 24 Charles tok grandmother up a piece we drawed out dung. it was a warm Day we shut up eleven pigs Weden 25 we drew out dung mother went to guelph with John Armstrong she came home at half past 8 O Clock it was misty in the morning Clowdey all day Thurs 26 I went to John Wisharts loging bee William and Charles drew out dung mother went to hinleys quiltin. misty in the morning very warn all Day Friday 27 we drawed out dung misty in the morning very warm thru the Day a ring roun the moon Aon Kenedy was here Satur 28 we drew dung till ten O Clock when we finished we scatered till non when William plowed in the after non Charles and me scatered dung in the afternon Mr Terter tok our name for a Tomstone to cost 26 dolers Sundy 29 me and mother went to the meatin it was clowdey all day it was it rained a little mond 30 William and Charles plowed I scaterd Dung mother went to Fergus wih uncle David it was misty in the morning Clowdey all day it thundered in the aftn Tues 31 William and Charles plowed I scalered dung it was clowdy in the fore noon it rained in the afternoon Mr. Barrie paid us a visit then him and mothe went to uncle Davids it rained last nigt Novemer Weden 1 William Charles finished plowing down the dung I gatherd stones it thundered in the after non it rained in the afterevening Thurs 2 William and Charles plowed in the sumer falow I gatherd stones it was cold and clowdy and blew hard all day. Friday 3 William and Charles plowed I gatherd stones it was Cold and windey I took 44 1/2 lb of salt to uncle davids that we had borowed �Sater 4 William and Charles plowed till non I mended the drain it was 57 roods I then drew rails for to fense the potatoes pits in the after non we coverd the potatoes pits it was cold and frosty Sun 5 me and mother and Charles and Mary and Barbara went to the metting we took the wagon it was very cold Mon 6 we finished covering the potatoes we {puted?} one pit of turnips then we put one load of hay in the stable it rained in the afternoon Tused 7 William and Charles plowed I gatherd stones it was showery in the after non rather Cold Wedens 8 William and me plowed th big hill Charles gatherd stones James Loghrin was here askin of hands for a rasin on friday Thur 9 William and Charles plowed I drew rails in the fore non then I gatherd stones Clowdy all Day Fridy 10 William and Charles plowed I went to James Loghrins Rasin it rained at night James Dinwody was here all night Satur 11 William and Charles plowed I gatherd stones in the fore non then I we took up the pump I went to T Armstongs and frisct the sucher it was a butiful day Sun 12 we tok the wagon to the meting it was cold Mon 13 we put in the pump it did not work very well William and Charles plowed I drew a load of sand then went to Jonathan Listers for a trowel to plaster the house Hewe McDonald borowed our neck yoke to go to fergus with W Barrie was here it was clowdy all day nother was at uncle Davids Tusdy 14 they finished plowing sandys field then they were to the sod I plasterd all day Martha was here and Pegy Rea unckle David got the scraper ther was showrs of snow all Day Wedens 15 William and me went to Fergus we tok up the forks and one gsape to get fixt we tok up the sucker W McKee fixt it we got or feet mesured at Mc roreys we got home at two O �clock we cilled a pig Charles set up the stroves ther was two inches of snow this morning ther was showers all day Thurs 16 William and Charles plowed I fixt the well then banked the house mother and marey white washed the house I went to Andrew Griffiths to se the ram in the morning it was clowdy fresing very hard this evening went up to marta Roses with some {page damaged} Friday 17 we thrashed oats till 3 O Clock I went to Fergus with 6 bushels of peas to William McKee William and Charles brought up some oats for the horses it ther was some snow this morning ther was showers all day mother was at Mrs behens quiltin Sater 18 we drew wood with two teams all day with the slayes mother and mary white washed the kitchen William and Charles went up to John McKages wit a pair of boots to Mary McKage Catherine Foster was here uncle David was here it was clowdy all day Sunday 19 me and William and Charles went to the meting it was cold and clowdy all day Mon 20 William and me went to Issac Andersons and ground our axes I went to John Armstrong to kill pigs William cut logs for to make a straw pen Charles went to James Peters to see if we cood get the use of his ram it snowed all the fore non a fine afternoon Tusdy 21 William and me finished cutting loogs we drew then Charles tok 16 ewes to James Peeters it was a beutiful day Weden 22 we finished the strawpen we cleaned oats in the after non I went up to uncle Davids to ask him to come and thrash tomorow but we thought we coud not cet hands it was very misty all day mother went to fergus with John Armstrong Mr Barrie was here Thurs 23 we put a load of hay on the stable we drew up a load of pea straw and put it in the pig pen we put some on the shades in the after noon William plowed Charles and me cleaned out the old barn and put up the fense at the stable it mother went to see Mr. Robinson come home at 3 O clock he was very bad Margret was here it was misty in the morning but a butiful afternon Friday 24 I went to Jothans thrashing William and Charles plowed Heavy showers of rain all day �Satur 25 I went to Mr. Robinsons to se how he was then William and me plowed ther was showers of snow all day Sundy 26 I went to the meating it was cold and showers of snow Mond 27 we tied up the beef cow and drew up some beding for the pigs I went to Fergus for some lether and my boots I goot mareys bots William went to unckle Davids and to Wisharts and Charles went to Marthas I went to Jonathans Listers and asked then to come to our thrashen tomora Mother went to J Armstrongs it was clowdy Tusd 28 we thrashed J Armstrong and Gorge and J Rose & Wishart J Lister was here it was clowdy Weden 19 Charles and me went to Marthas thrashen William staid at home and made two whip Handles it was clowdy and showers of snow at night thurd 30 me and mother went to Mr Robinsons funeral William and Charles drew up straw it as very cold martha was here Fridy 31 I went up to uncle Davids to ask hin to our thrashin to mora William and me choped wod Charles went to Fergus and got our boots I went W Hindleys . T Andersons to ask then ther was snow storms all Day Sat 2 we thrashed the Colector of taxes was here we paid him 4L7s 4c it was a nice Day William Hindley J Anderson Ro Behem Daniel Rose was here thrashing James Rea was here in the after noon Sun 3 I went to the meating it was very stormy Mon 4 Willliam and me cleaned up wheat Charles went to schol it was cold and stormy all day Tusdy 5 I went to fergus with 10 llbs of oats and peas to geat choped it was coold and stormy Wed 6 I went to James Peaterss for the sheap but we let them stop another weak. William and me went in to the swamp it was very stormy William Rea tok the machine away then goen to thrash to mora Thurs 7 we thrashed at uncle Davids it was cold and stormy �Fri 8 Charles tok the colt to margets William and me drew rails out of the swamp it was a nise day Sater 9 we put a load of hay in the stable in the forenon in the after non we went into the swamp Nancy Armstrong was here and asced us to the thrashing on thursday mother and her went to uncle Davids in the after non it was a nis Day Sun 10 we tok the slay to the meating it was clowdy mon 11 I tok a grist to Fergus but did not get it tus 12 we thrashed at uncle Davids it snowed a little Wed 13 we cilled 5 pigs uncle David was here William Hindley and J. Anderson helped us in the after non we cilled 4 for Hindley William went for the grist Andrew Foster was here he borowed our gun it was soft day Thurs 14 William and me went to John Armstrongs thrashen Friday 15 we thrashed at William Hindleys till non when it rained in the after non we clit up the pigs I cod not work my ribs was very sore I had A plaster on them Sat 16 William thrashed at Hindleys till non when the finished they set the machine at marthas they are goen to thrash on monday it was a nise day Sunday 17 we tok the slay to the meating it was cold Mond 18 William thrashed at Marthas me and mother tok 100 lb of flower to Mr. Williams we went to margets and Mc doniels it was very cold Tusday 19 William choped wod in the fore non in the after non we cleaned up a load of wheat Weaday 20 I went to Guelph with 30 bus of wheat at 6s 4d William tok two sows to {lorpoes?} bear Thues 21 I went to Thomes McAlister wood bee Friday 22 I went to uncle Davids and helped him to kill his pigs it was clowdy all Day �Sarury 23 we killed five pigs in the fore non we uncle David and T Anderson helped us in the after non we took them up to Fergus and sold them to smith the came to 85 Dolers the weaghed 15 hunderd and 51 pounds we got 5 dolers and one halfe pr {hundred?} John Armstrong got 2L for 20 barrels of lard Sund 24 we went to the meating it was soft Mond 25 Crismis we mother and me and Jane and Elisca went to grandmothers mary went to Jake Reas Mr Hurd came here with the monument and stoped all night I went to Fergus with him we sold him 7 bushels of potates 3 1/2 lb of oats at 3 york shilling each Tus 26 we cleaned wheat all day it was misty all day. F. Armstrong was here yesterday with for the school money it was one pound two and sixpense Charles bought two turkies for one doler at Andrew Richesons yesterday. Wedn 27 we cleaned wheat all Day it was a beautiful day mother went to margret Andersons a survous for the Catty we set the machine and we let out the little pigs a clear night Thur 28 we cleaned wheat all day it railned all day in the evening it snowed we set t twenty Cords of wood at half a doler a cord to Bengamen Doil and board him self Frid 29 we cleaned wheat till thre o clock when we finished I went to Fergus for to see if Mathew Anderson wood take one quarter of beef it was very cold Satur 30 we killed the beef coow uncle David helped us in the after non we loh up fr the ride to William McKee it weighed 70 pounds and a quarter to Mathew Anderson it weighed 142 pounds at 7 dolers a hunderd uncle David got a hunderd and thirty pounds of beef the hind quarter Sund 31 we went to the meating it was a nise day 1855 Mond 1 William and Charles and Marey Barbara Margret went to grandmothers I went to uncle Davids with a newspaper he paid me 17 dolers for the beef in the evening I was at T Wisharts it was rather cold Tus 2 me and William was in the swamp it was a very beautiful Day �Wed 3 I went to Ferguss with the wagon for to get the horses shood I got home at two O clock William and me went and put raills round the strawpen William axed hands for to thro str tomorra it was a very beautiful day Thursd 4 we was goen to thrash but it railne till non in the after non we put the plows and harrows in the barn it is fresing hard to night we are goen to thrash tomora I was at Issac Andersons to night Friday 5 we thrashed till two O Clock when we broke the machine it was a nise day in the vey evening Mary and me went to Wisharts spre it was rather stormy in the evening Satur 6 I went to fergus for to get charly sharped and the brechin on I bouth a set of bride to the cost three dolers and one half it rained Sund 7 I staid at home it was rather cold Mond 8 I went to frills with a load of wheat I had 55 bushels I got 7s 2d per bushel I brought one thousand feet of lumber I paid 7 dolers and one half Tusday 9 I came home it was a beautiful day Weden 10 we filled the bags and set the machiner Thurs 11 I tok 39 bus of wheat to Galt I got 11 and seispenc a bushel and repairs to the machine wich cost me two dolers it was very nise wether friday 12 I came home it threatned rain all day Satird 13 mother and me tok a grist to fergus 10 bushels we setted with Mr Anderson we paid him 4L 11s 8d it was very stormey all day Sun 14 I went to the meating it was very cold Mond 15 I tok a load of wheat to Guelph. I soald to Fred Gorge 41 bus. I did not get the money. William and Mary cleaned a load of wheat it snowed thr inches last nigh it was clowdy ol day I tok the full cloth to Alens mils William went to the night school soft night. Tusdy 16 I went to Guelph with a load of wheat I sold to Fr Gorge 39 bus I did not get the money William Hugs paid me 7 dolers for the pig he got last yer Willliam drew wood I got the �standerd bearer of the machine it cost me 1s 3d for brining in the stage it was d a beautiful day Wed 17 William and me fixed the machine and axed Hands for to thrash tomoro we went to the night schol it was a nise day Thrs 18 we thrashed J Anderson W Hindley the two roses J Armstrong man it was cold Frid 19 we thrashed F. Rose J Lister Gorge Armstrong the man in the after non W. H. Tet was here we fixns the big mow we killed eleven rats Wilian is away to the night school it was a fine day Sat 20 we thrashed at uncle Davids it was rather cold Sun 21 we went to the meting it was very stormy Mon 22 Wiliam and me cleaned wheat in the afternon we brok the faninmil I went to Fergus and got it fixed and the horses sharped it and 23 yds of cloths mrom the wever it was stormy al day Tusd 23 we filled the stble with hay and drew up straw Thomas Mc Alister was here he wanted two bushels of wheat and one of pes it was cold Wedens 24 william and me went to J Armstrongs for to him to put in the pump we came home after diner and cleaned wheat we went to the night school it was a beautiful day Thurs 25 William and Charles went to J Armstrongs to withe the teem to thrash me and mary cleaned up a load of wheat Margret was here it was a very cold day. Friday 26 I tok one load of wheat to the port it was a very stormy day it sowed all the forenon Sat 27 I came home with two barels of salt it was cold Sund 28 it was rather cold we dit ther was no meating Mond 29 I tok one load of whet to the twelve it was stormy Thomas Mc Alister got two bushels of wheat spring and one of pees he is to pay on the first of may pes is 4s 6d spring wheat is 7s 6d at the twelve �Tusdy 30 I brought home one load of thousand feet of lumber at 2L pr thousand it was very stormy Wedens 31 we thrashed at uncle Davids it was moderate William went to the night school William Armstrong was here and his wife we are goen to guelph in the morning February Thursd 1 mother and me went to guelph we put 100L in the bank and paid one pound and five pense of lones on lots 16 and 17 in garafraxa William and Charles cleaned up a load of wheat it was very stormy Friday 2 I tok one load to the port it was cold Sater 3 I got ten dolers from miler it was all the money that he had he is goen to send it up to the fergus post office I brought up one thousand feet of lumber from the sisclen it cost 8 dolers William went to fergus for the spur wheel of the machine but they had broke Sud 4 it I did not go to the meting it was cold Mond 5 William and me cleaned up wheat the grum of the lluxall was here uncle David went to colt in the broken wheel it was a very cold Day Tusday 6 William and me cleaned grain all day mother was at uncle Davids in the after non it was very Cold Wed. 7 we fit a load of hay in the stable I went to Fergus in the after non and got the horses sharped I bought one pound of tee for pegy Rea at six york shilings and one half pound for us Jock brought the cow and call uncle David is goen to Heast tomora I have to go to Andrew Rchardsons this weak to look at a yoak of sters Thurs 8 we thrashed at uncles we finished his wheat Wiliam is goen to thrash to William Hindley tomora I am goen to Dundas tomora Friday 9 I tok a load of wheat to Dundas William thrashed at W Hindleys it was a nise day S 10 I come home and got the fullcloth Jonathan Oakes was here to take the shades nis day �Sund 11 we went to the meating it was a soft Day Mond 12 cleaned up a load of wheat Jonathan Oakes tok the shades at one hunderd and ten Dolers in the after non I went to Fergus and got to shoes moved on gin and a new neck yoke from Fr Anderson I seteld with W McKee and got His his reset it was very stormy all day Tusdy 13 we brought to loads of turnips from Tomes Armstrongs it Rained a little to Day Wenday 14 we cleaned up a load of wheat William went to the night school but ther was none soft Day Thurs 15 I tok a load of wheat to the square sold to Chisolm William thrashed at simsons Frid 16 I feched one thousand fet of lumber from the sixten in the evening I went to McKages spree Saturd 17 we cleaned up the barn and asked hands to thrash Sund 18 we went to the meting it was clowdy Mond 19 we thrashed T Anderson T Armstrong W Hendly T Rose G Armstrong was here nise day Tusdy 20 we thrashed and finished the wheat the same hands was here a beautiful Day Wedens 21 we set the machine at sandeys barn I went to Fergus mary went with me for some groceries I got thre teters for mary 6r postage beautiful Day Thurs 22 we thr Andrew Foster paid us nenten Dolers that he owed us. Thurs 22 we thrashed but we did not get on very wel we bent a bolt at half past thre o clock I wet to Fergus for belt lether I got six york shilings worth the same hands was here and Doil helped us Friday 23 we finished the oats at sandys barn the same hands helped us the taler worked this afternon we tok the machine to uncle davids Cold the two William Reas is away sparking I supos it is a clear cold night Saturd 24 I tok a grist to fergus mother went to it was cold Sund 25 we went to the meatin it was very cold all Day �Mond 26 I tok a load to the port it was very cold ther was 42 bushels I got all the money Tusdy 27 I brought a thousand feet of lumber Jonahan Oakes Come here to take out the {tinder?} Weday 28 we thrashed at uncle Davids it was a nise Day March Thur 1 we thrashed at uncle Davids we finished ther thrashen Frid 2 William and Charles Cleaned oates in sandeys barn me and mother went to James lghrens for to see if he could get Doils out of the house he sent up a leter to him we drew up the oats to owr barn Sat 3 we cleaned up the oates and drew up two loads to the barn F Anderson borowed owr slay it was soft Day Sund 4 went to the meating it was a beautiful day Mon 5 we cleaned up oates and drew them home Tusd 6 we finished the oates we had 240 bags of them in the after non we cleaned up wheat and filled the bags F Armstrong was here to se if we woud change 7 bushels of wheat with him Mother was at Mrs burges quilten Weden 7 we thrashed at william Hindleys and finished at four o clock we made a rack for the slay it rained Thurs 8 I tok a load of wheat down to the twelve F Armstrong changed 8 bushels of wheat with us Friday 9 I brought home thirten thousand of shingles from the sisten I paid 26 dolers for them it was very stormy all Day Sater 10 I went to Fergus in the after non William and Charles cleaned a load of oats I got the horses sharped I promised Mathew Anderson 6 of hay I went to F Armstrong for to send with him for clover seed Sund 11 William and Charles went to Fergus metin �Mon 12 I tok a load of oats to the sixten and brought 11 bunches of {sturgess?} home a nise Day Tus 13 we cleaned up a load of pes it was a great storm we paid 4 dolers to W Wood the minister's money Wed 14 we cleaned wheat all day oats 10 lb of pes 80 lb of oats went to Wisharts in the evening Thurs 15 I tok 30 lbs of peas to the sixten an Thurs 15 we cleaned up wheat all day it rained the forenon Friday 16 I tok of peas to the sixten and brought home 6 thousand feet of lumber we gave 3 dolers to the patriotic fund in the evening I went to T Listers to a spree that was there Joe Armstrong got a load of hay Satur 17 we cleaned up in the barn all day it was stormy Sund 18 we went to meatin nise day Mond 19 I took 6 hunderd of hay to Matthew Anderson and 7 bushels of oates for to get some oatmeal I bought 2 bushels of grasseed at 2 dollers J Armstrong got a load of hay the master got a ham of pork weighing 28 1/2 William and Charles cleaned some wheat and drew some timber Tusday 20 we drew some of the shed timber it was very stormy Wedens 21 we drew timber it was a cloudy Day Thurs 22 I went to Mekles sawmill and got one thousand and 50 feet of ruffage I paid him 7 dolers and one quarter mother was at J Armstrong quilten the boys drew out timber a nise day Fridy 23 me and marey went to James Reas wedin very stormy the boys sold 220 bushels of oates at the barn at three yourk shillings pr bushel Sater 24 we got home at one a clock it was very stormy the boys finished drawing the timber Sund 25 they went to the meatin it was very cold �Mondy 26 I went to the sixten for lumber I got a hunderd feet William and mother went to Fergus with a grist it was very stormy Tusd 27 we thrashed peas and sold some / 20 bushels of pes and 58 bushels of oats at the barn it snowed a little {Wedsd?} Fridy 28 William and me went to the sixten for to load of lumber we got 8 hunderd and 50 feet of plank and 38 pieces of scantlin and 200 fet of inch it was stormy thurs Satur 29 we cleaned up the pees and asked the hands to thrash Friday 30 we thrashed till eleven when we brok the big wheel me and uncle David went to Fergus and got it fixed it cost ten shilings york I went to wilkies spree Satur 31 we thrashed all Day it was a nise Day April Sund 1 we went to the meatin it was a cold Day Mon 2 we thrashed and finished at ten Jonathan Oakes comensed to frame we drew wood in the afternon Tusdy 3 we drew frame wood it was a nise Day Wedy 4 we drew wood till noon when I broke the sley tounge in the after noon I went to Fergus and got another put in the boys cleaned oats Thurs 5 we got rafters all Day it was a nise Day Fridy 6 we finished the Rafters and drew them home Satur 7 we cut Rail cuts all Day it was a nise Day Sun 8 I went to the meatin Mond 9 I took up 22 lb of oats and peas to get choped �Tusd 10 we split D rails it was very stormy in the afternon Wedens 11 we split rails it was a nise day Thurs 12 we taped our trees the framers finished the framen Fridy 13 Mother and me and uncle David went to guelph for things for the rasin we bought 13 dolers of nails Sater 14 we picked down the shards Sund 15 I was very sick all Day Mond 16 I went and Hired David bane one month at 15 per month Tusd 17 I asked hands for our Rasin on Thursdy Wedens 18 I went to Mr Astics rasin David plowed William went to James Loghims for pike poles then he plowed it was very hot Thur 19 uncle David helped us to lay the foundation in the after non we rased the shades Fridy 20 me and mother and marey went to Catys wedin David plowed William and went to Wisharts rasin it was a nise day Sater 21 I went to uncle Davids to help them to lay the foundation of ther shades David low {Caine?} in the afternon it was a nise Day Sund 22 I went to the meatin it was a nis day Mon 23 the framers came here the boys floored I uncovered the potatoes pits in the after non we sowed 7 bushels of wheat Tusd 24 it we helped the framers up with some poles I sowed some wheat then I drew in potatoes William and David harowed Charles helped me it was a beautiful Day Wedens 25 it Raned all day we cleaned oats I sowed some Thurs 26 I drew in potatoes William and David plowed the potato pach I took martha 6 bushels of potatoes at 3 s york it blew very hard all Day �Friday 27 we finished sandeys field William cultivated in the afternon I sowed 4 bushels of wheat on the potato pach Sat 28 I went to J Armstrongs and borowed 587 feet of lumber I sowed 7 bushels of wheat and sold to John Sloan 24 bushels of potatoes at 3 s 6 c on six monts credit it was rather clowdey Sund 29 I went to the school house to the meatin Mond 30 we borowed from uncle David 11 pounds of shingle nails and 321 of cut nails and two thousand of shingles David bone cros plowed William and Charles gathered stones me and mother tok a grist to Fergus ten bushels of wheat and six bushels of potatoes to Andrew Foster we gave three of them to Grand mother I paid one doler for four hinges May Tusdy 1 I borowed 250 feet of lumber from uncle David Gorge Armstrong brought 25 aple trees we paid him one shiling apese for them W Hindley helped us to plant them D Bane plowed I paid Jonathan Oakes 83 dolers for framen the shades he finished at noon a nis Day Weden 2 William and David plowed till non then David cultivated I sowed 10 bushels of pese before the barn it was a nise Day Thurs 3 I thrashed flax sed till non when I sowed wheat David Bane cultivated all Day William and Charles harowed all day a nise Day it was a very nise Day Frid 4 I sowed 10 bushels of peas in the fore non David cultivated William and Charles harowed I sold 40 bushels of potatoes at thre york shilings it was a nise Day Satur 5 I sowed 20 bushels of oats on the field before the barn David cultivated William and Charles harowed it was a beautiful day Sund 6 I went to the Fergus Church a nise Day Mond 7 me and Charles and gathered stones of the ten acres David cultivated William plowed I sowed some oats but it was to wandy �Tusd 8 we cleaned oats and threshed the linseed and put a load of hay in the stable I went up to uncle Davids to get him the beck to cut it was very stormy all Day Wed 9 we all plowed on the pea field a nise Day Thurs 10 I sowed graseed before the barn then I sowed oats in the ten acres I sowed 16 bushels of oats on it the boys harowed all Day it was a very beautiful Day Fridy 11 I sowed 20 bushels of oats on the pea land the boys plowed till non the filnished then harowed for the afternon unckle David cut our to calfs this morning it was rather windey all Day Satur 12 we sowed the pea land with graseed before breakfast the boys finished harowin before Diner in the after non we plowed in sceltons field me and Charles gathered stones Clowdy with a little rain a beautiful after non Sun 13 we tok the wagon to the meatin Cary came home with us she went to Fergus a nis Day Mon 14 I sowed some of the fall wheat over again in the after we gatherd stones the boys plowed all Day I hired David Bane for six months and one half for one hunderd dolers Tusd 15 David and me went to James Armstrongs to work I came home at non William and Charles went to Fergus and got the Horses shod and the plowsheres sharped I sold one hunderd and thirty four bushels of oats at 2s 2c per bus and 20 bs of potatoes at thre york shilings pr bu Weden 16 I tok 36 bs of spring wheat to guelph I got 14s york David plowed William and Charles gathered stones than tha plowed the garden thar was a hevey rain and thunder last night Thurs 17 I tok a load of wheat to guelph 36 bs David plowed the boys gatherd stones of the meadow a nise Day cros plowed William and Charles gatherd stones me and mother took 10 bushels of potatoes to A Foster at 3s york we give grandmother 3 bushels of potatoes I paid one doler for hinges it was showery all day {These lines have a few vertical lines crossing over them} �Friday 18 I tok a load of wheat to guelph 36 bs the boys gathered stones David plowed it was rather windey Sat 19 me and Charles gatherd stones till non we finished William and David plowed thay finished them they plowed in the potato pach it wa clowdy. Sund 20 we went to the meatin it was the sacrament A nis Day Mon 21 I tok a load of wheat to guelph 40 bus the boys plowed Tusd 22 me and Charles cut potatoes David and William plowed in the forenon the tha maid Drills grand mother come here this evening a nise Day Weds 23 we planted potatoes 22 bs and some carots and mangel wursals that we got from W Hindley we had thunder and a shower at non thomas McAlister paid us for the wheat and pese Thur 24 we went to Fergus it was the quens birth Day Frid 25 David plowed in the somer fallow me and William gatherd stones till non then we washed the sheep Charles went to Fergus with the cotter and sky Sat 26 me and Charles gatherd stones William and David plowed it was a nise Day Sun 27 we staid at home ther was no meatin Mr. Hunter and Mr. Broadfoot was here on a visit a nise Day Mon 28 me and Charles share the sheep the boys plowed we gave the reed mare to King John at six Dolers to enshur a foal and 2s 6d for the groom mother and barbara went to Fergus. Tusd 29 I finished shearing the sheep ther was a dead sheep found in the field me and Charles burned frush in sandeys field the boys plowed it was a beautiful Day Wedes 30 me and Charles burned brush the boys plowed I cut H. Hindleys lambs a nise Day Thurs 31 the boys finished plowing the somerfallo at non, then we choped in the woods June �Friday 1 It rained till super time we cleaned {caft?} David went to Auslicks to get his boot mended Sat 2 Thomas Robinson got 20 bus of oats and one bushel wheat it come to L21 7s 0 d to be paid in six months Sun 3 we went to the meatin a cold day Mon 4 I went to J. Armstrongs and sheared his sheap the boys choped in the falla Tusd 5 I tok a load of wheat to guelph the boys staked fense I bought a grind stone it was a nis Day Weds 6 I took a load of wheat Mother went to guelph I got a coat and trousers Thurs 7 I took 832 bushels of oats to B Dridden he is to pay me on the fiftenth of the month it rained I cut Andrew Griffith lambs Mother went to J S Armstrongs picken Mary went to J Lister picken the boys drew raills and put up fense Fridy 8 we tok the wagon to the Circus me an William Mary and David we got home at 9 o Clock Sat 9 I tok a team and drew stones for William Wood the boys laid fense Sun 10 we went to the school to the meatin Mond 11 we went to the roads gin toke the horse Tue 12 me and William and David and the team went to the roads. Charles sowed mangel worsels June Thurs 13 I tok a grist to Fergus William worked on the roads with a team Charles and David burned stumps it was a nise Day we cilled the calf than MdAlister got 10 bus 14 g of oats to be paid two weaks after Date Thurs 14 I went to Scandelins for time but I got none David harowed Charles tok a cow to J Feter I mad two bar posts Mathew Anderson got L40.00 for 8 months at ten per cent we had the picken to Day �Fridy 15 William Cultivated in the fore non me and Charles filled the bags with oats David harowed in the after non I took 7 bs gr of oats to B Driden mother went to see Mrs Armstrong and stop all night it is raining a little to night Satur 16 David harowed in the sumer falla William Cultivated in the fore non I tok 68 bus of oats to R Driden in the after non I gatherd sticks of the summer falla William Wilson was here for his pig a nise Day Sund 17 we was at meatin rather colld in the morning Mond 18 I tok the white cow to J Armstrongs bull William and plowed the turnip land the boys harowed I picked roots Tusdy 19 it rained till non I went to J Simpsons rasin the boys hararowed it rained a little a Day Weds 20 I sowed the turnips then then I turned dung the boys plowed sood it was a clowdy day Thurs 21 I thrashed at Andrew Griffiths the boys plowed Charles harowed ther was a very hevy shower of rain at super time it was a nise Day it is raining a little to night Fridey 22 I went to D Roses rasin David plowed William broke the beam of his plow he tok it to Williiam Armstrongs he is to get it in one weak Charles harowed it was a beutiful Day Satur 23 I tok the wool to the cardenen mill I did not get it I am to get it on mondey weak David plowed Charles harowed William went to Fergus to get His fot measured I got home at five O Clock I got a cristal for my woch it I enshured the barn and shades for L500 for three years it was a butiful Day Sund 24 we staid at home it looked like rain all Day Mond 25 I went up to mc kages to se when he coud come and build the foundation for the shades David finished plowing the sod at non Charles harowed till non when he went to Fergus to get mesured for a pair of boots I took a heffer to J S Armstrongs bull in the affter non we drew stone for the sledge I went to Patrick Scandlins to se when I cood get lime it rained after super we tried the mares to the horse but they woud not take him Tusd 26 we turned dung all day it was a nise Day �Wedey 27 we turned dung there was a storm at 4 O Clock that blew the roof of sandeys barn and of our old barn and blew down most of our fenses it lasted a bout ten minets Thurs 28 we put up fenses I went to F Listers rasin in the after non it was very hot Friday 29 we drew the hay from sandeys barn it tok us all Day David Bane was sick it was very warm all Day Satur 30 I went to F Buklins rasin William went to Scandlins and got 30 bus of lime at 9 pense per bus he went to Fergus in the affter non for 20 lb of nails and ten of shingle nails he bought a rake two forks he got his boot Charles put up a cok house David Bane was sick it was very warm Sund 31 I went to the meatin a nise Day July the first Mon 1 John Cormy was here and helped us to put on the roof of our barn windy Day Tus 2 William went to J Cormys we shingled in the fore non and gathered stones in the after non it a cool Day Wed 3 I finished shinglin the barn William plowed in the sumer falla David gathered stones Charles tok the cow to J Peters William McKay had our wagon it was a windy Day Thurs 4 I went to Guelph for the soals ther was 108 lb of them I got James Armstrongs to and paid for them I got the money for the oats I sold to B Driden Frid 5 William cultivated David plowed me and Charles put up fense I tok up 43 lb of nails of uncle David that I borowed I helped them to cut the ringbone out of the colt Sat 6 William Cultivated David plowed Charles went to Fergus for his boots I went to Isac Andersons login bee it was a nise Day Sund 7 I went to the meatin it was a nise Day Mond 8 me and David and Charles mowed William plowed there was a shower of rain at ten O Clock it was rather cool all Day �Tus 9 we mowed all Day William molded up the potatoes Charles howed them Weden 11 we finished the field before the house then raked till non in the orchard field we drew in four loads of hay it was a warm Day Thurs 12 James Armstrong helped us we mowed till non then we drew in five loads of hay I went to William Boles rasin it was a beautiful Day Friday 13 ther was a very hevy shower of rain this morning we mowed all Day we recived our inshurance policy Satur 14 we mowed till ten then we finished the field then we raked and drew in five loads of hay James Armstrong was here it was a nise Day Sund 15 we went to the metin Caty come here Mond 16 me and Charles and James Armstrong raked hay William and David drew in 9 loads of hay Tusdy 17 Charles and me fixed the pens then I mowed Charles harowed William and Dvid mowed in the ten ehchres Charles took a cow to J. S. Armstrong it was a very warm Day Wedsy 18 we mowed in the fore non then I and mother went to Mr Armstrongs funeral we tok the gravestones. Charles harowed in the fore non and raked hay in the After non it was very warm all Day. Thurs 19 we mowed in the fore non then we raked hay till suoper time we cut poles for the shade it raned a litle Friday 20 we put the poles on the shade it was a wet Day William went to W. Armstrongs for the plow it cost two dollers for the beam David and me went Fergus and got the horse shod and the plow irons fixed Satur 21 we finished mowin at five it was a nise D Sund 22 we went to the ner meatin it was a clowdey Day Mon 23 William and David drew in 8 loads of hay to the shed me and Charles raked Robert Murdock was here it was clowdey in the morning it cleared up at ten �Tusd 24 it raned in the morning W and D plowed C and me howed mongel worsels we tok the heffer to the bull it was a clowdey Day Wed 25 I tok 11 of wheat to Fergus for a grist mother went with me it was showery W and David plowed Thurs 26 me and C laid up pens Andrew caome here we lucke for sand I sold the Buche five sheep for 26 dolers it raned a little W and D plowed Frid 27 me and Charles laid up pens in the fore non W and D plowed in the after non we drew in 18 loads of hay we finished the hay it rained this evening Sat 28 W and D plowed me and C laid up pens in the after non we drew to loads of sand Sund 29 we went to the metin it was very warm Mon 30 I went down to the seseten for to speck for lumber I gotsise 8 hunderd it was a hot Day Tus 31 I came home the boys plowed C howed turnips Wed 1 Day of August Wed 1 W and David harowed me and C howed turnips Thu 2 William and David harowed Charles howed turnips I went to uncles David in the fore non in the after non me and mother and uncle D went to margels we tok her one hunderd Dolers William went to Fergus in the after non and got a hat it was very warm Frid 3 we comesed our harvest we cut 62 stooks mother went to Guelph with J Armstrong it was very warm Satur 4 we cut wheat I broke my cradle it was warm Sund 5 went to the near meatin ther was a colection for a liburary we gave one doler it was warm Mon 6 we cut wheat all day it was cool in the morning but it was warm though the Day Tusd 7 we cut wheat Isac Anderson helped us I paid him one doler and a half a nise day �Weden 8 we finished cutin the fall wheat at non J Armstrong helped us till non then we drew in five loads of wheat John Armstrong got our wagon it was a clowdey Day Thur 9 we drew in nine loads of wheat then we harowed Charles and me throwed the straw out of the barn Fridy 10 the boys harowed Charles gathered rots I went to Fergus to get my cradel fixed but I did not get it it was clowdey in the morning but it was a nise after none Sat 11 we tok in the loads of fall wheat we finished at super time then we cut spring wheat William Hindley got one sow and five pigs we had one of our sows died at the barn it was a beautiful Day Sundy 12 we went to the meatin it rained through the day Mon 13 we cut wheat we had J Armstrong and W McKaye and J Scot came at diner time it was a nise Day Tusdy 14 we cut wheat J. Armstrong and W. Mckaye and J Scot helped us I paid them one doler and a half per day mother went to Ferges to see the docter she took a chese to McCory weighing 22 1/2 lb Hanah Hindley come here this morning John Armstrong come here to ask hands to a threshing it was a nise Day. Weden 15 William went to J Armstrongs threshing me and David cut wheat Charles howed turnips Thur 16 it rained in the morning we cut some oats in the fore non we cut some wheat in the after non we gatherd stone in after super it was cold this evening Frid 17 I tok 250 fet of lumber to uncles David that we borowe and paid him for one thousand of shincles that we borowed then I went to Fergus and tok 10 Dolers to Andrew Foster the boys gatherd stones Sat 18 me and David drew out dung William plowed Sund 19 we went to the near meatin a nis Day Mon 20 we drew in wheat with two teams 24 loads I sold a sheep to William Willson for five Dollers and a quarter it was a nis Day �Tus 21 we cut oats in the fore non in the after non we cut wheat it was a nis Day Wed 22 we cut wheat in the fore non in the after non we cut oats it was a clowdey all Day Thurs 23 David and me cut oats in the ten ackres the rest bound them it was a nis Day Frid 24 we credeld oats Don Rose helped us I paid him one doler and a half the rest bound it was a nis Day Sat 25 me and Charles drew in 6 loads of wheat the rest bound oats we had 4 sheep killed with the wolves last night and some of the rest bit Sun 16 we went to the meatin it was a nise Day. Mon 27 we bound oats in the fore non the we cut wheat in the after non it was a nise Day Tues 28 we finished cuting the spring wheat and Alick Wishart and William helped us we cut oats after super it was a nis Day Wed 29 we drew in 25 loads of oats A Wishart and W credeld Thurs 30 we drew in 12 loads of oats and 8 loads of wheat mary and Hanah bound oats it was a nise Day Frid 31 we drew in a load of wheat and finished then we bound up oats it was rather showery September Sat 1 we cut pese till 9 O clock then we bound oats till diner time we finished the oats then we drew in 9 loads of oats we would have finished but it rained after super Sun 2 we went to the meatin it was a nise Day Mon 3 it rained in the morning we drew out dung William plowed J. Anderson pulled pees by the gobb J Burns was here Tus 4 I took a grist to Fergus but I did not it home I sold to the bucher 3 sheep and one cow I got dollers for the sheep and 40 for the cow and 25 lb of cheese William plowed D drew out dung and Charles scatered dung �Wed 5 me and David drew out Dung William plowed Charles scatered dung it was a nise Day Thur 6 me and D drew out dung W plowed a nise Day Frid 7 me and D drew out dung W plowed I went to Fergus for the grist after super J Anderson cut pees it was a nise Day Sat 8 me and D drew out dung W plowed C scatered dung J Anderson cut pees Margret was here it was very warm all Day Sund 9 we went to the meatin it was a nise Day Mon 10 we drew out dung and W plowed it was {and?} Mother went to Fergus with the yarn to the wevers with J Armstrong Tus 11 we finished the dung at non in the after non I clened the barn Wed 12 we thrashed in the fore non me and C cleaned in the after non D plowed it rained in the evening Thurs 13 William and David finished plowing the twelve achers after diner I cleaned wheat in the after non I sowed wheat mother and Charles pickled the wheat a nise Day Frid 14 I finished sowing the twelve ackres the boys harowed uncle David got one bushel and a half Sat 15 we me and J Anderson and C drew in to a stack in the after non D W helped us 20 lods the bucher got the cow it was a nise Day Sund 16 we went to the metin William Beaty stopped here all night it was a nise Day Mon 17 William and David plowed me and Charles gathered in scettins slashin it was a clowdey Day Tus 18 it rained till non in the after non we we all plowed it was clowdey in the afternon Wed 19 we all plowed in the fore non in the afternon me and mother pickled the wheat 12 bus tha finished plowin I went to the metin and give in the money for the students J Anderson cut pes it is nise Day �Thu 02 I sowed wheat we finished the field J Anderson and Thomas Dunihue cut pees it was a nise Day Fri 21 I went to Jonathan Listers thrashin William and mother went to Fergus it rained a litle all Day Sat 22 me and Charles gatherd stones W and D plowed J Anderson finished cuting the pes we seteld for the fanin mill we count cher Sun 23 we went to the meatin it was a nise Day Mon 24 it we turned the peas W and D plowed the talor came here it rained in the evening Tusday 25 it rained all the fore non me and the talor went up to uncle David in the after non the boys plowed in the orchard me and Charles gathered stones we tok the window from out of sandeys house and pulled downd the cook house the Taler stoped here all night we went to wisharts at night Wed 26 the boys plowed the orchard I turned the peas it was a nise Day Thur 27 the boys plowed in the pee field I went to Tomes Armstrong it rained a litle in the moing it was clowdy all Day Frid 28 the boys finished plowing the pee field then tha harowed in the sumer falla William cultivated I turned the pees I tok a cow to J Armstrong it was a nise Day Sat 29 we put up a stack of pees ther was 14 loads in it we pit 2 loads in the barn we paid J Armstrong ten dolers for the school bill it was rather clowdy all Day Sund 30 we went to the near meatin it was a wet morning it cleared up through the Day Mond 1 Day of October the boys plowed in the ten achers Charles and me fensed the pees stack I went to Mr Kags for his sadel our horses brok in the A Griffith oats it rained a litle in the morning Tusd 2 I went down to the sixten and paid L12.100 for lumber the boys plowed Wed 3 we lent to James Torance L25.00 for one year andL50.00 for two days the boys plowed I laid up fence rather clowdy �Thur 4 the boys plowed till nine O Clock when tha finished the ten ackres then me and W and D and C and Hany and barbara went to the Fergus store we took the wagon it was a beautiful Day Frid 5 W and D harowed till non C and me drew in the flax than we drew out dung, in the after non we all drew out dung it was rather clowdy Sat 6 it rained in the fore non in the afternon we drew out dung James Torane brought the 50 up Sun 7 I staid at home it was showery the rest went to the meatin some snow showers Mon 8 me and mother took a grist to Fergus 24 bs David drew out dung W and C scaterd dung Tus 9 W and D plowed C gatherd stones I went to Scandlins for to se about the stones Gorge Armstrong got L12.10.0 for six months mother went to J Armstrong it was a nise Day Wed 10 me and C drew stones for the shades in the after non we drew dung for the apletres W D plowed it was a nise day A Wishart got a sheep at four dolers and one half Thur 11 we loged all day it was showery uncle William was here all night Margret was here today Friu 12 we loged all day with the horses Sat 13 we loged till non then I went up to Garaprosa in the after non for to se the land W went to Fergus to get his harness mended David plowed a while it snowed very hard all the after non I stoped all night at Robert Kenedeys Sund 14 I come home it was a clowdy Day Mond 15 me and C gathered stones the rest plowed J S Armstrong borowed L30 for thre month at ten per cent it was rather cold Tue 16 the boys plowed me and C gathered stones Wed 17 we pulled sandeys house down and burned it at night the boys plowed �Thurs 18 I went to James Armstrong log in the rest plowed a nise day William was at J Andersons raisin in the afternoon Frid 19 me and Charles went to J Andersons thrashing the boys plowed mother was to Fergus Thomas McKlister paid us for ten bushels for oats Sat 20 we dug potatoes all day David plowed a nise Day Sund 21 we went to the meatin it rained in the afternon and blew very hard it blew down some fence Robert Murdock was here Mon 22 we put up fence till ten O clock the boys plowed me and Charles gathered stones it was a cold Day grand father fixed our clock Mrs. Wood got a chese Tus 23 me and Charles gathered stones in the fore non I went to Fergus in the after non the boys plowed in the fore non it snowed all the after non tha thrashed oats Andrew Foster gave me the forty dollers he got Wed 24 mother and me went to guelph we got out of the bankL100.00 I bought one doven cow ties at 1.13 the boys filled the stable with hay David Rone plowed a cold day Thur 25 I went to Martha Roses to shingle Charles gatherd stones W and D plowed it was a very cold day Fri 26 me and Charles pulled down sandeys barn William and David plowed mother went to the meatin me and William and Mary went up to Rooss spree we got home at two O clock Sat 27 gatherrd stones W and D plowed it was rather showery Sun 28 it was the sacrament we tok the wagon Mon 29 the boys finished sandeys field at non in the after non W plowed in the sumer fala D gatherd stones me and C gatherd stones it was a nise Day went to the prase metin tusy 30 we all dug potatoes a nise day W. 31 we finished the potatoes at non we had a quiltin in the after non David Bones tine was up to night we paid him 25 00 �November thursdy the first Thurs 1 William and me plowed Charles gatherd stones it was a nise Day 2 we pulled 8 loads of turnips rather clowdey 3 I went to W Willsons raisen the rest took up 6 loads of turnips a nise Day 4 we went to the meatin a nise Day 5 we took up 11 load of turnips I went to the prayr metin a book pedler stayed here all night rather clowdey 13 6 we tok up 11 load of turnips we finished to night 4) 53 13 4 152 7 I went to Fergus for my boots but tha was not redy I paid William McRory L2 10s 0d William went to William Armstrongs with two plows to get fixed he paid him L1 19s 8d it rained all day 8 we drew out dung all Day we finished it was a beautifill Day 9 we thrashed oats and wheat in the fore non William and me plowed in the after non. Charles scatered dung it was a nise Day 10 me and William plowed Charles scatered dung in the after non he went to Fergus for my boots he got them it was a nise Day 11 I went to the near metin William went to the far metin it rained in the moring 12 it rained all Day I was at uncle Davids all night tha cleaned some oats then tha fixed the stable 13 we plowed all Day Charles scaterd dung it was a nise day 14 we finished the Field at non we had no more fit to plow. I went to Fergus it was a nise day 15 I plasterd the stable W and C fixt the barm it rained �16 we fixed the house 17 we fixe the calf house it was cold 18 we went to the metin it was cold and sno 19 we filled the stable with hay and fixed the cow stable it was cold 20 we under pined the shed we bought 180 pounds of beef fron A Griffith at L3 7s 6d 21 I went to Mr burges to Kill his pigs in the after non I went to Fergus we tok 18 sheep to Andrew Griffith Willliam got his leg strained it snowed 22 I went and quaried stones A Foster helped me 23 me and W Rae quaried at Foster did not cone storm W got his horse shod 24 me and A Wishart quaried stones W and C went to J Armstrong thrashin it wa a nise day 25 we went to the near meatin it was wet 26 me and A Wishart quaried stones W and C went to J Armstrongs thrashin it was a snowey day Marget come here to night 27 W and me quaried in the fore non then we went ot Fergus for Andrew it was a nise day 28 we cleaned some wheat and threshed to runs of oats then William went to Fergis marget went with him 29 me and William was at uncle Davids threshin Mathew Anderson borowed L50 0s 0d for two month at ten per Cent 30 we put up a straw pen William took marget hone me and Charles fixed the walk it was a nise Day December 1 we red up the barn Charlles went to J Rea we killed one pig it weighed 180 we asked the hands for our threshin 2 we went to the mear meaton it rained �3 we filled the stable with hay. Keneth Mconald came here with the machine 4 we thrashed all day it was a nise day 5 we thrashed over five hunderd bushels it was a very nise Day 6 we drew up straw in the fore non in the after non me and mother and Charles went to fergus I got a set of harnes from McGavey at L5 0s 0d 7 me and william and Andrew quaried stonnes it was a very nise day 8 me and Alexander Wishart and Andrew Foster quaried stones William took the team to A Griffith thrashin the Colecter of taxes was here we paid him L6 12s 3d it snowed in the after noon Sund 9 I went to the meting it rained all Day I went to see James Armstrong 10 me and William and A. Wishart quarried till non it stormed all Day 11 I went to Fergus and sold the pigs 6 and one half pr hunderd I went to uncle Davids and asked him to help us tomoro 12 we killed ten pigs it was a nise day William Hiley and J Anderson helped us nancey Armstrong was here 13 I tok 5 pigs to Fergus and sold the to Brown the weighed 13 and and 36 pound I got 6 1/2 dollers per hunderd tha come toL21 13s 9d I got home at non William and me helped William Hindley to Kill his pigs I got a whel barow and a bare of salt at 15s. {page corner hides possible other number} 14 me and William and A Wishart and Andrew foster quaried stones it was a nise day it rained at night 15 J me and mother went to J Armstrongs Charles went to Fergusto for his boots William Wood was collecting the ministers money we paid him L1 16 went to the metin it was a nise Day 17 William and me went to the quarie and worked till non �18 We cut saw logs it was stormie 19 we did the same William went to J Listers to kill pigs 20 I took a grist to Fergus Mother and J Armstrong went with me 21 we cut saw logs it was a nise day 22 William and me got out saw logs in the fore non in the after non it stormed Charles and Mary took up 12 turkies and sold them 23 we took the slay to the metin 24 I went to Guelph with J S Armstrong to get a well diger I got one I bought to buffalo Robes a L4 15s William took a sow to George Nelsons Robert Kenedy was here to night 25 William and Charles went to Gorge Nelsons for the sow in the afer non we went to Fergus it snowed 26 me and William went to A Griffith thrashin it was very cold 27 William Hoster got to bushels of wheat 28 we took two loads of logs to mill 29 we took four loads of logs to the mill it was very Cold 30 we went to the metin it was very cold 31 I went to Fergus and got the horses shood I got the new sleigh I paid L8 10s I gave Robinsons not to Brown for colection William and Charles drew up straw Archy got a load of straw it was a cold Day I setled with A Wishart 1856 Tuesday 1 I went to Fergus and mother till A Fosters in the evening we went to J McKays spree the we went to parks T 2 I went to Fergus for Mrs Griffith then I took a load of straw for A Foster a nise day 3 we cut some logs it was cold �4 we cut saw logs I made a pair of cruches for T Sutton it was rather cold 5 we drew up three load of logs it was very cold 6 we drew up logs 6 we went to the metin 7 we drew up logs 8 we went to Johathan Listers thrashin it was very cold all day 9 we went to the thrashin and the horses J Armstrong paid us 25 0 0 it was very cold 10 we drew up saw logs it was very cold 11 in the fore non we cut two logs we took the up in the afternon W went to Fergus to get a spare on farmer nise Day 12 me and william thrashed at uncle Davids it was rather clowdy 13 we went to the metin it snowed 14 William and Charles went to uncle Davids thrashin I went to Guelph for the well digers I got a cribb it cost L3 1s 1d I joind the buildin society L9 6s 9d 15 we thrashed to Florins of oats in the fore non in the after non I went to the saw mill for lumber William and Charles drew up hay the man dug at the well Mother went to Fergus a nise Day 16 I went to Guelph for the weell digers William and Charles went to William Hindleys thrashin it was very cold 17 me and Charles thrashed at William Hindley till non then we drew stones for the well William was sick 18 me and William went to Fergus for a coopers cribb William went to se the docter Charles drew stones it was sofft �19 me and Charles drew stone till thre O clock then I went to Fergus for the cribb we did not get it 20 we went to the metin 21 I drew stones William went to Fergus for the cribb he did not get it Charles went to school I went to guelph for a cribb I did not get it James Logham paid us L15 0s 22 William and me drew stones from scandlens Jonston quaried 23 we drew stones I went to Guelph for a cribb I paid L1 the men quaried 24 we drew field stones till non then we went to peggy Roes wedddin a nise d 25 we filled the stable with hay in the after non we drew field stones I went to the sawmill for lumber 26 we went to the near metin 27 William and me drew field stones 28 we drew stones I went to Fergus Robinson paid me L2 17s 0d 30 we had a stone bee W Mcage and J Lister J Corme and J Rea was here 31 I went to Guelph with the well digers I paid him for digin the well L17 10s it was a nise day Febury 1 we thrashed oats till non then me and Mary went to Lery Kenedys wedin we went to Mr Karthers at night it was very stormy 2 we cleaned some oats I went to the saw mill for lumber it was very cold 3 I stad at home it was cold 4 me and William went to J S Armstongs thrashin and the horses it was very cold 5 William and me cleaned wheat I paid John Madock for the sled horse L1 10s 0d it was very cold 6 William and me cleaned wheat then come with the machine to night it is snowing to night And what has been the result �And what has been the result And what has been the result General Peace The general peace which at present prevades the earth f earth, furnishes another facility for the universal extension of our religion. This is purely Dear Rose tis my pleasant intension Of my health for a moment to sing The army of France is triumphant And I have my arm in a sling 12 we drew sand all Day 13 we drew sand it was a nise d Mathew Andersons got a load of straw 14 we drew sand will non then we went to Mary Wisharts wedin it was a nise day 15 we drew sand all Day 16 we went to the metin 17 I went to McKarlies for the plaster then I went to {remainder of page has been cut off} For more information on William Rea 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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Title A name given to the resource William Rea Diary & Transcription, 1854-1865 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Rea Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Wellington County Museum and Archives Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Wellington County, Eramosa and West Garafraxa Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1854 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. William Rea Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed