54 10 557 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/fec4e8032be5db36025ab6b5b31b4072.pdf 27d5fde38bdf6f20af1a490fdcb44f7b PDF Text Text EBEN MUIR RICE DIARY September 1, 1867 To DIARY THREE THIS IS THE THIRD BOOK, it should probably have been the fifth, as two and a half years are missing from March 1864. On the inside front cover it says (V), possibly one or two books from 1864 till 1867 were given to his sister, he mentioned in the diary. It would contain the years from when he married Mary Bland, had a baby and spent time in Quebec until returning to Beachville in 1867, or earlier as the Sept. 1/ 1867 diary indicates they have been resettled in a rented house for a while. Beverly Campbell 28 Greenhalf Dr Ajax, On L1S 7N6. �Rice/Campbell 1867 Sept 1/1867 BEACHVILLE, Ont. LAST BOOK THREE 1 *(Rented cottage from Mr. Brown) A nice day, but quite cold. It seems as if we are to have an early winter. Friday and Saturday morning we had very heavy frost and the weather quite cold. Had good B. C & got T & lis? Pastor Elder Conrad preach from I Cor. III: 8-15. He took the view that the things built meant doctrines taught and believed. In the afternoon and in the evening took care of baby, read, &c. Wrote Uncle George enclosing a receipt for $50. Sept 2nd A cold night. Rose early and gathered ½ basket of butternuts. Went to the village and posted the letter to Uncle George and got a bar of soap. Elder Beardsall called and stayed to dinner, so that I didn’t get any work done in the foremorn. In the afternoon cut up and stacked quite a lot of corn. It is drying better than I expected. If all is well I will finish it tomorrow. Sept 3/1867 A very cold, wet day. Before breakfast went to see if Mrs. Sutherland could wash for us this week. At first she seemed disinclined to come, but at last agreed to come Friday. Spent the morning cutting corn. In the afternoon it rained so hard that I couldn’t walk outside. Made a lounge for our bedroom. In the evening I read to Mary and child. *Possibly George Brown’s house. �Rice/Campbell 2 Sept 4/1867 A dry warm day. Cut corn most of the day. Got all cut except the piece at back of the house. Husked 7 stocks so as to have some fodder for the cow. Found a nest in the haystack with 9 eggs in it. Yesterday and today, it being election days in this riding, but I have not heard whether Oliver or Noxon is elected. There was a fire at the other end of Beachville today. Mr. Sam Rush had his barn with all his corps in it burnt. Poor fellow it will fall heavily on him. In the evening, read to Mary. Sept. 5/1867 A warm day. Spent the day in choring round. Husked corn, gathered some top-onions, cut the tops and hung them up to dry, and in the afternoon I went up home. Mrs. B. fell down the cellar and got hurt. Mrs. Sutherland sent a card that she couldn’t make it this morning to wash. Read in the evening. Sept. 6/1867 A cool day. Mary washed some clothes today and I took care of baby. Also peeled and hung up to dry some apples, also brought in some onions. Got ½ bushel of top onions, also about ½ peck of shallots. I also washed the windows in our bedroom and the dining room. Finished reading the story of the Snow Ship in the evening. Sept 7th A nice day. Took care of Lennie all day. Went for my saw and brought it home. Could not sharpen it yet. The sheep strayed off Thursday night and they have been hunting them since. They were not found at dark tonight. In church all today. We stuffed the lounge. �Rice/Campbell 3 Sept.7/1867, Cont. In the evening Mary went to the village. Mrs. Sutherland said to let us know on Wednesday what day she can come. Mr. Withrow has a Parlor Cook Stove which he will sell for $7 and let us wait till Christmas to pay. I am to go and see it on Monday. Got the Canadian Baptist and Witness. I see in the Witness that sons have been born to Dr. Thayer and Tom Cramp. Mary got $.50 for mutton for lovering but did not pay for it. Sept. 8 A nice day. Had a large crowd at our church. The lesson was the first-half of the Lrs’d P. 2. Elder Conrad preached from I John II. 8, the darkness is past and the true light now shineth. In the morning, Mrs. & George Connor came and Mrs. B’s and Mary and baby went up in the afternoon and stayed till dark. I didn’t go up, but stayed at home reading, &c. Sept 9 This morning it threatened to rain, and I carried in most of the corn that was cut, and in the afternoon, put it in the loft. After dinner went down to Mrs. Whitelaw’s to see about the stove. I agreed to take it and am to get it home sometime this week. A Mr. Jail died in the village last night of typhoid fever. In the afternoon we had a very heavy rain.  Mr. B. is Luc Bland. Luc and Emma Blands owed a 300 acre parcel in Embro. They had three daughters Eliza, Mary, and Josie, and a son Leonard, aka Lennie. �Rice/Campbell 4 Sept 10/1867 A nice day. Spent the morning in various ways. Gathered a basket of fallen apples, cut down weeds, cut kindling, &c. Found the tracks of someone who has been in our garden in the night, but could not see that anything has been stolen. Mary went up home in the morning to milk the cow as Leonard was away. In the afternoon, went up to Mr. B.s and cut wood, but did not work very long as I did not feel like it. Came home along the river. Cut the stocks of some of the corn back of the house. In the evening we pared and cut a basket of apples. I expect that Aunts Lizzie & Tenie & Annie & Millie have started today for Brantford. If so, we will see them soon. God give them a safe journey. Gould has made Mr. Jail’s coffin. He is to be buried tomorrow. This week we heard that Elder Conrad was down with the fever. I went to Gould’s to see if it was so. He overtaxed himself and yesterday he had a kind of bilious attack, but today, he’s well enough to go out to Ingersoll. Lennie has begun to walk. He took the first step on Sunday and yesterday and today, he has tried it a good deal. Sept 11/1867 A nice day. After breakfast Mary went up home to milk for us. She found Eliza and the two children there. They had come last night. Eliza came down with Mary as she wants some sewing done and stayed till after tea. We wanted her to stay all night, but she went up to her father’s. She is going home tomorrow. Mr. B. sent down a quarter of a lamb this morning. I have not heard if we are to pay for it or not. Cut some of the corn, got pinto beans & took care of Lennie. Mr. Jail was buried today. �Rice/Campbell 5 Sept. 12/1867 A nice day. In the morning Mary & baby went up home & I cut corn. Got it all cut shortly after dinner, and in the afternoon I went to get some likenesses of the children. They got very good ones. I took care of Lennie while they were gone. Picked the hops this morning. Also pinto beans and the corn. In the afternoon some friends of Mary’s from Dereham came to Mr. B’s and sent down for Mary. After tea she and baby went up and about 8:30 I went after her, and met them on the way home. Mr. B. shipped two lambs this week. Mary brought the Canadian Baptist and a letter from Uncle George containing a draft for $49.72. Sept. 13 A cool, dull, rainy day. In morning Miss Williams came down to see Mary and stayed till after tea. Leonard brought our stove from Whitelaw’s. In the morning I got in all the corn from the orchard and in the afternoon put it up in the loft. It rained a little in the morning and stormed most all afternoon, but the evening was fine. In the evening, Mrs. Williams and daughters, Mrs. B. and Emma came down for a while. Lennie has been very cross all day. His teeth hurt him and he has a cold in the head. Sept 14th A nice day but cold. In the morning, Mrs. B., Josey & Emma went to Woodstock to sell some apples, and we sent them for some things. They got home about dusk and brought us 50 cents sugar, 50 cents rice, ½ green tea, ½ black tea and some print. They did not get a stove pipe. They had been to Eliza’s and brought us about ½ bushel of pears from them. �Rice/Campbell 6 Sept. 14/1867, Cont. Went up to Mr. B.’s in the morning. I cut wood, but as Leonard wants to use my axe, I did not cut any, but gathered some that was cut. Got pinto beans, &c. Took care of Lennie a good deal. He is very fretful today. He would not be good unless one of us held him all the time. Mary churned this morning. In the evening we peeled & cut a lot of apples. Sept. 15 A nice day. In the morning, had a very interesting service at the Baptist church. Quite a crowd present. Our lesson was Matt VI: 11-24. Elder Conrad preached a good sermon on the “Objections of Sinners when called on to Believe.” He founded his sermon on Ps. XXVII: 13, “I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord.” A good enough text, but not the faintest connection with the sermon. In the afternoon and evening, read, played with baby, &c. Wrote to Annie and Millie in answer to theirs Aug 24. Sept 16 This morning it threatened to rain and before breakfast it rained very hard and kept it up till about noon. Drew my money from the bank. Got $49.75, got $38 changed at 8 ½ percent, so I got $1.33. Got ¼ alum at Mr. Kneeshaw’s. At O’Connors, got 1” coffee & stove polish & brush. Posted letter to Annie. Paid McIntyre $15.50 for the chair and table I got July 4th & got back my note. Bought 5 lengths of stove pipe & a damper at the store next to McIntyre. At Browett’s bought a lantern. Met Mr. Douthwaite who was in town on business. Started to walk home, but got a ride most of the way. Brought home $32.43. �Rice/Campbell 7 Sept. 16/1867, Cont. But out of it comes $20 for rent & about $9 for Mr. B., & $3 for drawing wood, leaves us 43 cents to live on for 3 months. Our expenses are too far ahead of our income, but I see no help for it. This constant trouble about the ways & means of living is so very wearing on a person. Happy is he who has no cares of this kind. Sept 17 A very hot day. Rose early & about 7 went up to Brombuer’s. He was not ready yet, but soon came, and we drew wood all day. Drew 4 loads in the morning, and the same in the afternoon, 8 in all. We worked quite fast. I helped load up & unload & rode back and forth with him, all but one load. Fixed up the fence all right before leaving. The woodshed is full & nearly a load outside. Mr. Brombuer charged $2 for today & $1 for the half day. I paid him so that’s all square. It’s very cheap wood for $3. Mary was up home to settle with her mother for what we owe them. She paid $7; we still owe $2.47 for the things got last Saturday. They would take no pay for the quarter of lamb, nor for a loaf of bread that Mary got that day. In the evening, Mary went to see Mrs. Sutherland who’s coming on Thursday. Mr. Bland helped put up our stove. Sept 18 A very hot day. Had a poor night, as it was; we were so tired and the night was so warm. This morning it threatened rain & I hurried some corn into the barn. Did not finish till after dinner & just got in the beans then put up to dry & the last of the corn, when it began to rain. Went up to Mr. B.’s for the tubs. Took up the hammer and pail for the soap. �Rice/Campbell 8 Sept.18/1867 Cont. Got their wheelbarrow from the woods and took one tub and the wheelbarrow and came home. Found Annie Dent and Mary Al here. Put the horse in the barn and then put some corn up in the loft; came in and changed my clothes and went to visit. Michael Dent came in about tea-time. They went home about dark. We had put up a pipe on the parlor cook stove this morning and Mary was busy black-leafing it when they came. Baby was very good all afternoon. In the evening we peeled and stung a basket of apples. Sept 19 A warm day, but not so hot as the last 3 days. Mrs. Sutherland washed for us today and I took care of Lennie a good deal. Cut and piled some wood. Went to Mr. B.’s in the morning for the but & soap & took back the tubs in the evening. Went to the village for the papers. Got the Canadian Baptist; paid Levering for the meat 25 cents. Got bread at Fairbairn’s and 2 ½ doz. clothes pins at Will’s. There was a very large wash, but Mrs. S. would only take 30 cents. Mr. B. got home last night. Sept 20/1867 A very windy & rather cool day. Mary ironed today & I took care of baby most of the time. Cut a lot of wood, gathered more Pole beans, gathered the apples off the tree for fall. �Rice/Campbell 9 Sept. 21/1867 A nice day. Mary ironed today. I took care of the baby a good deal, sawed wood, husked corn, & then went to the village, got Witness, bread, candles, Indigo & some shoes. In the evening we pared & strung a lot of the fallen apples. I tried to sell some of our apples in the village but none of the stores wanted to buy. I see in the Witness that Albert Ayer & Rebecca Hibbard were married Sept. 9th, by Elder Arms and Joshua Hibbard. Sept 22nd A nice day. Had a very good Bible Class. Our lesson was Matt. V: 25 – VI: 6. There seems to be more interest in the class and the young people are beginning to come in. The afternoon I spent in reading. Finished the first volume of Horne and Byne,? the 2nd. Sept 23 A cold windy day. In the morning, pulled the rest of the beans in the orchard & worked at the wood. Lennie was so cross that one or the other had to take care of him all the time. He has cut 3 double teeth through within a day. After dinner, went to the village & got $ ½ sugar and come cloves at Wills. Agree with Mrs. Whitelaw for 2 bushels of apples at 50 c. Went to Mr. B’s and got the wheel barrow and borrowed a ½ bushel measure and a bag at Brombuer’s. About dark took the apples to Mrs. Whitelaw. They came to $1 and it is to go on the stove. I hope they may want a lot more, for it will be an easy way to pay for it. Got a lot of Golden Rod in to dye with. Mary was up home in the evening & they paid her $7.50 as one quarter interest on the $300. That will be 10 %, but I will not take it. I had entered it at 8 %. Mary paid what we owed then, so that now we owe nothing, except on the stove. In the evening, peeled & strung a lot of apples. �Rice/Campbell 10 Sept 24/ 1867 A nice day. In the morning, went to the railroad tracks to get a lot of Golden Rod for Mary. When I got home, Mrs. Bland had sent for Mary to go up & pull wool and she did not come home till dark. Got my own dinner. Gathered a few butternuts, husked corn, brought in some pumpkins, & the extra. Sept 25 A nice but windy day. In the morning, cut wood & then I began to cut & pile for winter. After dinner we all went up to Mr. Bland’s. I took home the wheelbarrow & then went to the woods & got my mitts and came home, but Mary and the baby stayed till dark. Mary was helpful with the wool. Husked corn, gathered apples & butternuts, &c. In the evening we peeled & strung about a bushel of apples. Sept 26 A cool day. In the morning, took care of the baby, cut wood, dug potatoes, &c. In the afternoon went to the village; bought a ball of twine At P.O, Canadian Baptist, a circular from the Canada T.T. Union; & a letter from Mrs. H. H. Smith. She says the church has started to discipline Davis. A Mister Donovan is to move into the Parsonage soon. I pity him. She also tells about Albert Ayer’s Marriage. In the evening we peeled and strung some apples. One of the Case’s was married today. Mr. Bland shipped some more lambs tonight. �Rice/Campbell 11 Sept 27/1867 A very cold foggy morning, but the day was warm. IN the morning, Mary went to her father’s and brought home a lot of hen feathers for pillows. I took care of Lennie, did chores, husked corn, &c. After dinner, went to the village. Took ½ bushel of applies to Mr. Parsons & he paid me for them. Bought 50 cents worth of sugar at Wills & a box of matches at Nelle’s. When I got home, found Mrs. Dent & Hannah here; they stayed to tea & Mrs. Bland & Emma were here also. In the evening, we picked some feathers. Got a quarter for L. from Mr. B’s. Sept 28 A nice day. I cut wood, husked corn, played with baby, &c. Mrs. Bland went to Woodstock today & bought baby 1 pair of socks. My Witness did not come today. Did not go to the Post Office. Mary was up home & paid for the lamb. Sept 29th A very cool day. Had good bible class. Our lesson was Matthew VII: 6-13. Elder Elliott was first to address the school and afterwards preached a long, tedious sermon from Prov. IXV: 32. Mary brought Lennie to church & he was good till about ½ through the sermon, when he got restless & I had to take him home. He went to sleep very soon and slept till about 3 P.M. In the afternoon, Elder Topping & Eliza came to Mr. Bland’s and stayed to tea, but Mary would not go, because I would not. Read some of Horne. �Rice/Campbell 12 Sept 30/1867 Last night was very cool and it froze harder than it had done this fall. I pulled some Squashes, Pumpkins, Tomatoes, &c. Even some potatoes to cut down were brought in. Mary has been very poorly today & not able to do much. Yesterday she took a fall & seems to have hurt her womb & today she had a fainting spell & her back was very sore. Towards evening, she was able to preserve the pears we got from Eliza. I did not do much today, but took care of baby. He was a very good boy. Cut a little wood, dug some potatoes for the pigs, &c. In the evening we pared and strung about a bushel of apples. This is the end of Sept, nine months of 1867 are gone. It has been a cold disagreeable month. During the months my receipts have been $58.78 & expenses $28.55 ½. Oct 1st Was another very cold night & hard frost this morning. It has ruined some tomatoes. Gathered in Rhubarb & Crook-neck Squashes; cut some wood, dug potatoes, &c. Gathered a bushed & a half of Butternuts. In the evening we picked some more feathers. Oct. 2 A dull day. Rained very heavily in the morning. Husked corn, gathered butternuts, brought in beans, squashes & Pumpkins. In the afternoon went to the village and got my Witness. Took the other half bushel Apples to Parson’s but Mr. P, was not at home. So I did not get paid for them. In the evening I went up to Mr. Bland’s to a Paring Bee. Got home about 10. It has been a year ago today since we left Abbot’s Corners and it has been a miserable year to me. I regret that we ever came to the West and I would like to go back but Mary refuses to go. I do not know what to do. I suppose I must give in to her mind to stay in the West or else go without her. It causes me a great deal of anxious thought to know that to do. �Rice/Campbell 13 Oct. 3/1867 A rather nice day. In the morning, Emmons Gould & I got some Butternuts off the tree back of the house. He got a bushel & I about ½ bushel. Went to see Mr. Canfield, agreed for some Peas & got promised to get some butternuts in his place. After dinner Mary, baby & I went to get some butternuts and brought home about ½ bushel. I have over 3 bushels now. This morning Josey brought us some lamb that we had agreed to 7.42 cts. We paid for it. Mr. Bland came home tonight. Read to Mary in the evening. A year ago today I spent most of the day in bed. It was our first day in *M. and I felt used up. Now, I feel rather bad; my bowels are quite weak & sore & I cannot exert myself much. * Probably Montreal Oct. 4 Froze hard last night, but it has been a warm day. Emmons was going on for Butternuts, but he had to cut wood, so I put it off. Husked corn, &c. In the afternoon, went to P.O. Got a Canadian Baptist & a letter from Annie. They will come up as soon as May if convenient for us. I must write tonight & tell them to come at once. Lennie has been walking a good deal today. Finished the Annual Encyclopedia today. I expect to begin on the Ministry of Methodism next. In the evening, wrote to Mary Anne. Oct. 5 A cool damp day. Rained very hard in the night & threatened rain all day. Husked corn, dug potatoes, cut wood, &c. After dinner, went to the village for some bread & got the mail. Got the Witness. I see that Hattie Watson had a baby on Sept. 30th – a daughter. After I got home, Emmons came for me to go nutting. �Rice/Campbell 14 Oct.5/1867 We got about a bushel a piece. Got home about dark. In the evening, studied my S. S. Lesson. Lennie has walked a good deal today. This morning I wrote to Annie & told them to come whenever it was convenient & posted the letter in the afternoon. They will get it on Monday. Oct. 6th A nice day. Had a pretty good Bible Class. Our lesson was Matt. VII: 13-20. Elder Conrad preached from Amos VII: 3. He made a poor fist of it. Mary & Lennie were at meeting. Lennie was very good until he saw another baby had an apple & then he wanted one, & I had to take him out. His buggy was at *Loverings & just as I was pushing it, it broke down. The handle broke & I had to leave it there & carry baby home. Eliza & Mr. Topping were at Mr. Bland’s to dinner & we had an invitation. Much against my will I had to go. *Poss. Hoverings While Mr. & Mrs. B & Leonard B. were coming home from Ingersoll the King Bolt came out and they all got thrown out. Leonard & Mr. B. are not much hurt but Mrs. B. was badly hurt. She fell on her head and was senseless for a long time. She was cut about the face & bruised a good deal, but I guess nothing very serious. They sent for Dr. Williams. Eliza had to stay all night. Mary stayed till after dark, but I came home before 5. Read some in Horne & finished the Witness. Oct. 7 Froze hard last night. A nice day. Husked corn, & cut a little wood. In the evening, Mary went up to see her mother & found her a little better. Eliza is to stay till Friday. �Rice/Campbell 15 Oct 8/1867 Froze hard last night. A rather pleasant day. Spent most of the day digging potatoes. Dug 6 rows of Jackson Whites & only got a little over a bushel. They are in good order, but not a good yield. Cut a little wood. Got a letter from Annie dated this morning. She & Millie are coming up by the noon train on Saturday, but she does not say how long they are going to stay. Mary washed a few things today & ironed them in the evening. After tea, she went up home & stayed till dark. In the evening I mended my jacket. Lennie has been fretful today. I expect his teeth hurt him a good deal & makes him cross. Oct. 9 Rained in the afternoon. In the morning Mary went up home & I cared for baby. She did not come home till tea time. I went to the woods & got about ½ bushel of Butternuts. Got wet through. Dug potatoes, & husked corn. In the evening we peeled & strung some apples. Oct 10 A rainy day. Rained a little some times. Spent the day in cutting wood, digging potatoes & husking corn. Dug 5 rows of kidney beans, potatoes & finished husking the corn that grew in the orchard. Emma brought the Canadian Baptist from the Post Office but I had no time to read it. In the evening we pared quite a lot of apples. Lennie has not seemed very well today. I expect his teeth are to blame. �Rice/Campbell 16 Oct .11/1867 A nice cool day. Dug potatoes, &c. Cleaned up the woodshed. In the afternoon, went to the P.O. and got a letter from Mrs. Scofield. Bought 2 loaves of bread. After dinner, Mary & baby went to Mr. Bland’s. Got a bushel of peas from Canfield’s. Bargained with Mr. Parsons for another bushel of apples. After tea, went up for Mary. They went to the social of the Methodist S.S. Gould’s did not see fit to ask me & I did not go. They did not invite Elder Conrad, which was an insult. I hear that Elders Baldwin, Beardsall & Topping, besides the Methodist Ministers were asked. Eliza went home tonight. Oct 12 A dull day. In the morning, cleaned up the woodshed, &c. Went to Mr. Bland’s to get a hind quarter of lamb, but did not weigh it and I do not know how much it came to. Leonard went up to Ingersoll & brought us 50 lb flour, but he has forgotten the price. About 11 A.M. I went to the village, called at Jim Dickie’s & found that he couldn’t fix baby’s buggy. When the noon train arrived, Annie & Millie were on it. We walked up home & left their trunk. Got the Witness from the P.O. In it is the notice for the second time of Hattie Watson’s increase. There is also a notice of the death of Cousin John Muir’s brother in Denver. In the afternoon we had a good time. Leonard went to the village & I sent the apples to Mr. Parsons & Leonard brought back the trunk. Mr. P. paid Mr. Bland for the apples. Went to the village for the buggy to get it fixed and came home with Mr. Bland. Millie & Mary went up home for a while, & Annie & I gathered the apples off the Russet Tree nearest the barn. Spent the evening in talking. Mr. Bland paid the 50 cents to Mary that he got from Mr. Parsons. He shipped a carload of lambs tonight. �Rice/Campbell 17 Oct. 13/1867 A nice day. Annie & Millie went to S. S. with Mary. We had about 20 in the Bible Church. It was very interesting. Our lesson was Matt. VIII: 16-27. We have finished the sermon on the Mount. In the afternoon we talked, read, etc. Last night I asked M. if she had determined not to go back to the east. I asked if I would have to go alone. If I decided to go. She said yes. No more was said about it. All night she fretted and cried over it& this morning and afternoon. The girls noticed she was troubled about something but could not find out what. I finally talked to her about such acting and she was more cheerful. I wonder if she thinks I have nothing to trouble me. Well I suppose there is no help for it. I have made my bed and I must lie in it. But it is hard to know my wife cares nothing for me or my interests when they come into collision with her parents.- As long as my wishes are in harmonize with those of her folks, I am alright, but when they differ, I am of no account. I feel very much cast down & discouraged about it. She will do no way but her own, and goes nowhere but in the neighbourhood of her folks. I wish we had never come back from the east, for I fear we will never get back there. I suppose I must submit and do the best I can. Oct. 14 A nice day. Worked a kittle, talked & took care of the baby Picked the apples from 3 trees; the Snow apples, Spitzenburg & a large sweet apple. We all went up to Mr. B’s for tea,& spent the evening. �Rice/Campbell 18 Oct.15/1867 A nice day. In the morning, gathered the apples from their trees, Russetts. In the afternoon took care of Lennie most of the time. He has been very cross today. The girls and I took a walk to the village. In the evening, we read talked& etc. This is the first day of the Convention Meetings in Ingersoll. This afternoon the Regular Baptists, French Mission held its meeting & this evening, a board meeting. If all goes well I go to see how they do in *U.C or H.C. *Poss. Upper Canada or Hamilton Oct. 16 Rose early, & after breakfast started for Ingersoll. Took up six quart pail & the lantern to get fixed. When I got there found the historical society in session. At 11 A.M. Mr. Calicott gave us a splendid sermon. The following is a skeleton Hab.111: 2. Lord revive thy work. 1. What is a revival? A quickening of believers to renewed life. Man is the greatest of all God’s creatures-ruined by sin-renewed in glory-endured a conflict between good and evil & grows cold-good men grieve & pray & this brings a revival. 2. Awaken the church to do his work- church means, as a means of securing advantages, as? Improvement& then becomes lukewarm- wants to be entertained instead of benefitedbecomes awakened. 3. A labouring of the sinner is certain to accomplish this. (X) Christ came to earth & diedthe H.S. (Holy Spirit comes to help in the work-churches are organized & all the means of grace employed. �Rice/Campbell Oct. 16, 1867, Cont. 19 Mr. Calicott’s Sermon Outline, cont. * Eben seemed to be using a lot of short hand, & abreviations. 11. The absolute necessity of a revival. 1. On account of the Ch? & the church does more to fit the church if it works than any other thing- heals breaches, calls up the strength of the church-calls forth the – calls forth the benefit of the church, the calling? of the church than any other thing- heals breaches-calls up the strength of the church- the xialine? Of the church 2 prms on it in a more corsiol? Who destroy the church- Rev’s 2 accts One… In the cllituts? -of gs. More God’s Providence. 2nd On account of the inf- on the unconte? Brings out through true charity. 3rd On account of the inf. On communities work of God to get revival. 4th On act of infor on the universe- G angels, devils- the church – sinners. 111 Now to secure – A law of Revival, that harvest is not always- must begin with individualhumility- self examination & c ( c means with in latin ) United front, faithful per- With the ministers-much depends on the preaching hold mtgs & c. In the afternoon service I came home to dinner with Woods. Got some things in Ingersoll, then went to hear a platform meeting in the evening. Got home shortly after seven and had a pleasant evening. Oct 17/ 1867 A beautiful day. After breakfast, Annie Millie and I started for Ingersoll. Walked in one hour and 20 minutes. Left our things at Mr. Kneeshaw’s store. Heard of the meeting last night. Yule’s speech was called the best of the evening. The morning work was the granting aid to the churches. �Rice/Campbell 20 Oct. 17/1867, Cont. Went to Mr. K’s ( Kneeshaw’s ) for dinner. Found Mr. Gold staying, though Annie’s head ached very much, all afternoon, she was in misery. During the afternoon, *Mr. Lewis took a view of the convention. *Possibly the same Mr. Lewis, a photographer who had a shop in Hamilton who took photos of Eben. He lived near the Indian Reserve and used Silver Nitrate to process his pictures. Eben said this gave them a superb finish. The business was ‘miscellaneous. Annie’s head was so bad that we had to leave both these, but went to the meeting. The evening meeting was splendid. The speeches and etc. were very fine & affecting. The report showed nearly $2,000. Raised for the mission. A collection of $51. Dollars was taken up and then all effort was made to raise about $50. Needed for the outfit. Burgessville Church pledged $25. A sense of great excitement arose, and before the close of the meeting our $700. Was pledged or paid, and they expected to make it over $1,000. I pledged $10., payable in 6 months. The meeting broke up about midnight. Had a visit with *Mrs. Timpany and bid them both goodbye. Bev’s notes….*During 1867 Baptist Convention in Ingersoll, On. Rev. Americus Vespucius Timpany A. V. Timpany, and Mrs. Jane Bates Timpany were appointed to work among the Telugus.** Full text, 40 years among the Telugus. Felt very strongly interested. After meeting went to Mr. K’s, and got a scaln? f fur.?? Annie felt so much better that we started for home., reaching about 2 AM. I have left to the last a subject interesting to me. During the morning, a grant of $200. Was made to the Bothwell church provided they get a suitable pastor. �Rice/Campbell 21 Oct. 17/1867, cont. Pratt represented that at the Convention, about 11 a.m. Mr. Scott took me aside and introduced me to Deacon Pratt who at once asked me to come and preach with a view of settlement. After a good deal of talk over the day, I agreed to visit them at such time as might be convenient for them, & spend 2 Sabbaths, & see how we liked each other. Deacon Pratt consulted Dr. Fyfe who recommended me to the field, saying all that would be against me would be my health. I expect to visit Bothwell about the first of Nov. Oct.18 After getting to bed about three this morning, Mary and I lay a long time talking. Slept some. Today I picked the apples from 6 trees. Only one more is left. Had late breakfast and dinner, & Mary and the girls went to Mr. B’s to tea. I would not go as I was too busy. Pared apples in the evening. Studied some of my sermon for Bothwell. Xm. Oct.19 A nice day. The girls packed their trunk. I corded it and Leonard took it to the station. About noon we went to the station & found that the noon train east did not run on Saturdays, so the girls had to come home. They rode with Leonard. Went to the P.O. and got three letters for Millie, 1 for Annie, and 1 for Mrs. Bland, the Leader Tribune, & Ingersoll’s Chronicle. Paid Mr. Dickie a quarter for fixing the baby’s buggy. Got my boot mended at Taylor’s. In the afternoon we tried the cars again and the girls got off on the 4:45 train. Mary was poorly in the morning, but went up home towards the evening Lennie had a fall and nearly put his eye out. Gathered the last tree of apples today. �Rice/Campbell 22 Oct. 20 A nice day. Had good bible class. Our lesson was from Matt. V11-28-V111: 9. Elder Conrad preached from 1 Tim. 1:12-17. Next Sabbath there is to be a missionary collection & I am to preach the sermon. Spent the afternoon in reading and writing. Wrote five pages to Mr. Alexander. Oct. 21/1867 A nice day. In the morning dug potatoes, took care of baby. Mary felt quite sick and was not able to do anything till nearly noon. In the afternoon I churned for Mary. Went to the village, got nothing at the post office. Took Lennie in the buggy. Got another bushel of peas from Canfield’s. It makes two bushels I owe him for. In the evening we pared a lot of apples. Finished my letter to Mr. Alexander & will post it tomorrow. Oct. 22 A very nice day. Rose early & started for Woodstock shortly after 7. Got there before 9. Bought some leather shoe laces, a pair of slippers for myself & a pair of shoes for Lennie. Got my hair cut. Went to Cull’s & left my things & then to the C.L.I. (Canadian Literary Institute). Had a talk with Dr. Fyfe about Bothwell & etc. Borrowed the Jubilee volume of the A.B.M.U. * Poss. American Baptist Missionary book) & took it to McGregor’s room where I studied it till noon. Went to Cull’s to dinner where I met Willis. Went downtown with him where he showed me the*photos of me he took in the spring. He is to send me a dozen-for a dollar& and I am to pay him when I get ready. �Rice/Campbell 23 *There must be dozens of photos of Eben, some from Graduation class as well as the Baptist Historical Meeting, Lewis took a lot, and Mr. Willis, However I have never been able to find any to date, but I keep looking for them. Bev. C Walked with him as far as Mrs. Hankinson’s where I left him & called on Mrs. H. Also called on Mrs. Fyfe, had a very pleasant time. Mrs. Fyfe invited me to come and stay all night tomorrow. There is to be a meeting in the Baptist church & one of the students is to give the parting hand to Timpany. I would like to be there. As I found that there was no prayer meeting tonight I headed home & got home about dark. I hear that the Commercial Bank has gone to smash, if that is so I am ten dollars poorer, for I had ten dollars of that money. Oct.23 A very cold morning, & a cold day. We intended to go to Woodstock today, but finally gave it up. Dug potatoes; got nearly two bushels of kidnies. In the evening pared apples. Oct.24 A very cold night, & cold day. Dug a few potatoes, but my back felt too weak, & I husked corn. Mary went up home for a little while. Went to the village in the afternoon & got the mail; C.B. & a Globe from Annie. In the evening, Leonard brought me two letters from Mr. Pratt. He (Pratt) says he has arranged for me to preach the first and second Sabbath in November. Got ½ gallon of oil at Hills. Mr. Parsons will take another bushel of apples. Mary has felt quite sick tonight. Mrs. B got for Lennie, two pair of socks, 25 cents, and some shirts, 25 cents. Oct. 25/1867 A nice day. Dug potatoes & husked corn. Dug a bushel of potatoes. The Chronicle came today. Got a quarter of lamb from Mr. B. but do not know how much it is. Killed a chicken for dinner today. It is the first we have killed. In the evening pared about a bushel of *apples. �Rice/Campbell 24 . *Apples were a staple, usually pared and dried. They seem to have been permitted to reap and sell whatever harvest of apples, and vegetables on the land. He probably put in the garden, was very good with seed gathering, growing and trading sets of onion varieties. Very resourceful. Oct. 26 A nice day. Mary went to Woodstock with Mr. B. to have her teeth fixed. I took baby up to Mr. B’s. and left him there. Finished husking the corn. Cut wood. Cracked a lot of butternuts, and read some, etc. Mary got home in the afternoon. Had one tooth out and three filled. She borrowed a dollar from her mother. In the evening studied at my sermon, & etc. Oct.27 A nice day, had very good bible church. Out time was almost all taken up with the discussion of the ‘Doctrine of the Final Perseverance of The Laity.’ Had large congregation of 170 people. Preached from Matthew x111 8:10. Dwelt on, Part 1. Reason why we should give to the cause, &.11. What has been done? The collection amounted to $10.35. In the afternoon and evening read, & etc. Oct. 29/1867 A nice day. Cut wood, & etc. Sorted out my seed corn. Picked out the best of the ears which had grown two on a stalk, kept them separate, also selected the best of the 12 rowed & 10 rowed & about a dozen ears of the largest 8 rowed. Put all those aside for my own *seed next year. *He did use these, as he planted a garden in the Bothwell churchyard with some of the local Indians. Also selected 30 ears of the next best to send to Mr. B. for seed. All the rest I platted together & hung up out of the way of the mice. �Rice/Campbell 25 Also shelled a few beans. Also sorted out the shelves where I keep my medicines. In the evening we pared about a bushel of apples. Mary baked some pies today. Had another chicken for dinner. Read some tonight. Oct. 30/1867 Halloween A nice day. Shelled beans, cut wood, cleared the corn husks off the barn floor, & etc. Gathered some acorns for Mary for fancywork. Wrote to Mrs. Scofield. Fixed up the things I wanted to take away with me. Had chicken stew for tea. This is the last night of the month. It is Hallow E’en. In Lower Canada, it will be a great night for the Catholics who are very superstitious. During the month, I have preached one sermon to a congregation of 170. My receipts have been $1.00 & my expenses $8.98 ½. This is a considerable reduction for both Receipts and Expenses for last month. Nov. 1/1867 A very windy day. Our kitchen chimney smoked so badly as about to smother us. In the afternoon we had let the fire go out and live in the dining room. Cut wood etc. Posted a letter to Mrs. Scofield. Went up to Bland's for the bread the baker left us. Tonight Gould's had a Social. I guess it will be a small affair for it is such a bad day. Expect they will be vexed we did not go to theirs. This is my last evening at home, perhaps for several weeks. �Rice/Campbell Nov. 2 26 BOTHWELL Left for Bothwell. A nice day, but rather windy. Did my chores, worked at various things till it was time to start for the cars. Mary and the baby went down with me. Checked my valise for Bothwell so as not to be troubled with it in the cars. Met Perrin and Moore. Perrin was going to Dorchester and to Tacoma. Had quite a pleasant trip. Mr. Pratt met me and took me to his place. They had a Miss. Moule from London visiting them. They are nice people. Was in the church. It is a nice place. Spent part of the afternoon in writing out my evening sermon. Mr. Pratt is very kind and seems disposed to have me settle. But it all depends on how I suit and the people suit me. Felt pretty tired. I wonder how the folks at home are getting on. Mrs. Pratt has a little girl about as old as Lenny, but not so smart. Nov. 3 Rained most of the day. Our congregations are very small. In the morning preached from 1 Peter III: 15- to a congregation of 29. Had a small Sabbath School of 16. Taught Mr. Pratt's class. In the evening had a congregation of 16. Mr. Pratt wanted me to preach the sermon I had prepared, so I took the subject of Naman, and spoke for 25 minutes. I like the place very well so far as I have see, but hope to know more of it before long. Mr. Pratt is very sanguine that I will stay here. We have had long talks on the subject. Nov. 4/ 1867 Cold. Snowed a little. Read. talked, started reading a book about “Coal and Coal Oil.” I find the folks well pleased with me and anxious for me to stay. �Rice/Campbell 27 Nov. 5 Cold. Wrote 8 pages to Mary, finished plan for Sunday morning sermon. About 4 P.M., Mr. Pratt came for us to go for a ride. He was off on business about five miles in the country and Mrs. Pratt went with him. Had a pleasant time. Passed near the*Indian Reserve and the road over the famous battle ground where Tecumseth was killed. In the evening Mr. Catto, Mr. Pratt and I started to call on Mrs. Catto, but learned that the Presbyterian Elder, Captain Taylor was there so did not go in. But we saw Mr. Catto for a few minutes on the street. Spent the evening in talking till midnight. Mr. Pratt is a wholesome good man. He has given me a full account of affairs of the church and his connection with them. Nov. 6 A nice day. Finished my letter to Mary and posted it. Wrote some of my sermons. Saw Catto for a few minutes. In the afternoon went visiting. Called on Mrs. Brake. Found her a nice woman. Called at Mr. Brake's at his Refinery. Also called on Mr. Boon. Mrs. Pratt expected company but the lady did not come. After Tea Mr. Pratt and I had a long walk along the railway. Spent the rest of the evening talking. Nov. 7 A very nice day. After breakfast Mr. Pratt gave me some directions as to roads and I set out visiting. Went to Glass's and had a talk with them. Mrs. Glass has been confined yesterday. Read and prayed with her. Went to Postill's and stopped to dinner. Got aquainted with Alfred a boy about fifteen. While at dinner Mr. and Mrs. Swalwell came. Went to Carey's. Had a good visit. Got home in time for a second Tea. Mr. Chambers and Miss. Railton were here and spent the evening. Read the papers before going to bed. �Rice/Campbell 28 Nov. 8/67 A windy day. In the morning finished my sermon and other things. Miss Moule and Mr. Chambers went out for a walk, but it was not very pleasant. They got back just at dinnertime. At 2:30, Miss Moule left for Detroit. Spent the afternoon in talking to Mrs. Pratt and helping Mr. Pratt. Moved into the best room today. In the evening, we called on Mrs. Biggar. Mr. Pratt and I had a walk. Saw one of the Pullman cars. It was very fine. Nov. 9/1867 A nice day. Spent the morning in reading, studying, etc. In the afternoon went to the office & etc., went for a walk with Mr. Pratt. In the evening Mr. Boon came and we had a little singing. No letter from home yet. I began to want to hear. Nov.10 A nice day, in the morning had a good congregation of 38. Preached from Proverbs 1-2-3, " I will pour out my spirit upon you.” I. Why we need. II. Why we should ask. III. How to proceed to gain. Had good Sabbath School in the afternoon, 4 teachers, 19 Scholars. Taught Mr.Pratt's class. Had good congregation in the evening of 30. Preached from Luke XV1: 15 "Preach the gospel to every creature." I. Who. II. To Whom. III. How. Felt very full of zeal tonight. Preached with fervor and had a headache to pay for it. After evening service, there was a special Church Meeting to consider the propriety of giving me the Call. There was present Mr. and Mrs. Pratt, Mr. and Mrs Brake, Mr. Carey, Mr. Glass, Mr. Cook. I heard they resolved by a unanimous vote to give me the Call, on my conditions: Viz- They are to pay $400 bi-quarterly as I choose. I am to preach 2 lessons on the Sabbath in the Chapel and hold a prayer meeting during the week. All other services are to be left to my discretion. Tomorrow I am to meet with Mr. Pratt, Mr. Brake for the purpose of settling the matter. �Rice/Campbell 29 Nov. 11/67 A nice day. After breakfast, I sat down to write Mary, but Mr. Pratt called me over to the office to frame the resolution that was passed by the church. After we got it to suit we took it to Mr. Brake and he agreed to it and I agreed to accept the Call. We then returned to the office and I wrote to Dr. Davidson and enclosed a copy of the resolution. Also wrote a draft of a notice to send to Mr. Lloyd for the Christian Bulletin. Got home just at 1:00, found my letter unfinished. Closed it and took it to the cars, but the train had started before I could get there. So I had to mail it for the evening train. Got 50 cents in postage stamps. Mr. Pratt took me in and introduced me to Captain Taylor in our Chapel. We spoke about the bible class in our Chapel. After dinner, Mr. Pratt, Mrs. Cook, Archie and I went for a ride with the ponies. Went to Carey's, Postill's, Glass'. Had to hurry home for Tea. Mr. Pratt had a telegram from Toronto tonight, and he and Mrs. Pratt started tonight by the 9:50. I met Lloyd and changed my address to Bothwell and asked him some questions about books. Sent a letter by Mr. Pratt. They have left me in charge of the house till they return, which will be Thursday. This morning Mr. Pratt gave me $2 on account as he thought that I might need some money before he got back. After Tea, we went to see the man who had the lease on the house of Mr. Laughton's, a Mr. Whiting, and we got the house for now till the first of January for $6. Mr. Pratt paid him at once and got the key. We then went to Laughton's and I was introduced to him. We are to agree about the house tomorrow. Got a letter from Mary, she and the baby are well. She is willing to come here if I wish. She will come at once. �Rice/Campbell COPY OF THE CALL 30 Nov. 10 1867 Letter to Rev. T. L. Davidson, D.D Dear Sir: As you were informed by Mr. Pratt's letter, I have been visiting and preaching to the Bothwell Church with a view of settlement. At a special church meeting held last evening, they gave me a unanimous Call to become their Pastor. This Call I have accepted with the proviso that your Board received me as its Missionary and the manner now rests with the Executive Board. I would like to ask in what manner I must come before the Board? Must I appear in person at Hamilton which would be very inconvenient and expensive? Must I present a request from this church for you to receive me? Or must I furnish you with certificates from Ministers and other leading men in our denomination? I could refer you to Drs. Stewart, Fyfe, and Alexander. Also to the Registers from 1866 & 1867, in which you will see that I was for two years a regular missionary at the Convention East, only leaving their employ on account of failing health. In regards to the subject of Mr. Pratt's letter, I may state that it would be folly to keep the Zone Church as a separate body, and that the best plan would be to make the Grant to Bothwell alone, and let the Bothwell Church and Pastor make their own terms with Zone. If you wish any further information on the relationship of the two churches’ prospects in Bothwell, I shall be happy to furnish it. Suffice it to say that there is every prospect of success to a minister who will devote the whole or the greater part of his time to this field. There is something inserted at the request of Mr. Pratt. Eben Muir Rice A. Pratt. �Rice/Campbell 31 Nov. 12/1867 A cold windy day. This morning after breakfast, went to office and wrote to Mr. Pratt enclosing some wool they had forgotten. Also wrapped up, directed and posted a couple of papers for him. Went with Carter to Depot and attended to apples. Did not get a shipping list as Dixon was busy. Posted a letter to Miss. Urquhart from Mrs. Pratt. Came home and wrote to Dr. Fyfe, Richards, and Northrop. After dinner went over to see Mr. Laughton and went all over the house. He is to fix the plaster, etc. then called on Mrs. Oman. Went to the office and read the papers, then to the post office, posted my letters, and paid a quarter rent for a box. Paid 25 cents and got Box 91. Came home and wrote to Mary, a long letter of twelve pages. Started to write to Mrs. Smith after Tea, but Mrs. Catto came in and we had a long talk about various subjects till after eleven o'clock. Nov. 13/ 1867 Had a very slight sprinkle of snow early this morning, but it seems to have snow heavily to the east, for the cars have been covered with snow. A nice day. Wrote to Mrs. Smith. Drew out plans for two sermons. Went to the station and got a shipping list for those apples. Called at Mr. Bents, to get him to whitewash for me, but he is not home. Asked for the church key, but they did not have it, it is at Brake's. Called on Mrs. Brake, got the key. I am to keep it. When I came home found telegram from the Pratts asking how Lizzie was and how we got along. Wrote a letter and posted it to the Royal Hotel, Hamilton, but lest he missed it, I telegraphed. After dinner I called on Miss. Pellett and Miss. Roe. Came home and started writing a sermon. Went over and called on Mrs. Cook. After Tea, went out and visited at Cowan's. Finished one of my sermons today. Have been very busy all day. feel quite tired. Got my letter from home, and feel lonely. I wish I could see them all again. Baby is 15 m old today. �Rice/Campbell 32 Nov. 14/67 A nice day. Wrote to Annie in the morning. Worked a little at my sermon. Did not visit any. Got my C.B. but no letter. I don't see why Mary doesn't write. I began to feel very lonesome. By Tea I had the blues bad, but in the evening I went down to the trains, and sure enough Mr. and Mrs. Pratt came home. I was so glad to see them. It livened me up a good deal. Inquired about stoves. They are very dear. A small one is $2.25. Nov. 15 A cold raw day. Studied some. Called on Mrs. Berryman. Got Heck to come over and look at the house. He is to whitewash the ground floor. Have not felt very smart today. Got no letter. Nov. 16 A clear cold day. Wrote a sermon in the morning. In the afternoon read Mick Tracy. Mrs. Cook went home today. Got letter from Mary. All well. Saw Catto. Warden gave me a scolding last night. I got quite angry. Warden is vexed at my attending the Committee Meeting for the Bible Study. Warden was there but never came near me to be introduced. Nov. 17 A nice day. In the morning preached from Luke XIII: 24- Had congregation of 36. Old Mrs. Coutts of Birkhall was at the meeting. After meeting, we came home together, and my letter of acceptance was read, and a letter was granted to Mr. Massett. Our Sunday School had its usual attendance, 4 teachers and 19 Scholars. In the evening, preached from Luke IX: 23 to a congregation of 42. Hear that Warden presented a sermon on Baptism from the story of the Philippian Jailer. He came down hard on us Baptists, and gave us an awful chafing. It will do him more harm than us.I may as well here insert a copy of my reply to the Call of the church. �Rice/Campbell 33 To Deacon A. R. Pratt, & Brother J. B. Brake Dear Brethren I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your hands of the Resolution, passed at the Church Meeting last Sabbath, giving me a Call to the Pastorate of the Bothwell Regular Baptist Church. I feel gratified that the church has such confidence in me as to invite me to fill this important office, and I hope that our future intercourse may give them no cause to regret the step. I think I can trace the hand of God in bringing about my connection with the Bothwell Church. In every step it has given me among his people, and believing that He has work for me to do in Bothwell, I have no hesitation in accepting the Call of the church provided the Missionary Convention accepts me as its Missionary. As your Pastor I shall expect the hearty sympathy and support of the church, and by the aid of Spirit, I shall endeavour to devote my powers of body and mind to advancing your interests as a church. Trusting that our relation as Pastor and people may prove a blessing to all concerned and desiring you to communicate my answer to the church, I remain Dear Brethren, Your fellow labourer, Eben Muir Rice �Rice/Campbell 34 Nov. 18/67 A nice, but cold day. Mrs. Pratt gave me a letter for Miss. Moule to leave in London. Mr. Pratt paid me $20 on my salary. Was too late to get a ticket, but paid more. Left the letter for Miss Moule & went up to Mrs. Douthwaite's where I had dinner and stayed till 3 P.M. Asked about Victoria, but found she is no to be trusted, so I did not go to see her. Had pleasant trip back to Beachville. Cost $1.95. Mary did not meet me. When I got home found that she had been up to see her mother who was very sick. Lennie has had cold. Dear little fellow he clung to me. Straightened up accounts &c, but did not do any work of any kind. X~ Nov. 19 A cold day. Went up to Mrs. B.'s after breakfast. Elder Conrad called to invite me to a Tea Meeting in Beachville Chapel tonight & left tickets for Mary and I. Went to the village and agreed with Nellis for some boxes and barrels. Called at Whitelaw's, arranged about the stove. Also arranged with Canfield, I owe him $6 for six months pasture and $41.40 for 2 bushels of peas, & he owes me $4 for Barnes Notes, leaving me his debtor $3.40 who I am to pay at Xmas. Felt unwell all day. Posted letter to Mr. Pratt. Went to the meeting & spoke. Came home right after my speech. Mary and I & Lennie all are nearly laid up with colds. X~ Nov. 20 Another busy day & felt very poorly. Worked hard at getting things ready for packing. Packed books, sewing machine, etc. �Rice/Campbell 35 Nov. 21/67 A nice day. Killed 21 chickens today. Leonard killed most of them & Mary cleaned them, a long tedious job. Very busy today. Mr. Topping came for Eliza & took her home. Gave them our grease. Mr. Topping is to take our cow and keep her for the winter. Agreed with Mr. Bland to let Brown settle with him for the rent. Mr. B. left for New York tonight. Went up there for tea and stayed all night. Nov. 22 Worked at the house all day & had no breakfast or dinner. Mary went to the village in the morning and hired Mrs. Allen to clean house. Went to Canfields and engaged him to take my goods to the station this afternoon. About one P.M he came with a team and hired man and they took three loads. Went with last load and attended to the shipping. Had in all: – SEPARATE LIST OF HOUEHOLD GOOD OF REV. EBEN MUIR RICE 1867 BOTHWELL SCROLL DOWN �Rice/Campbell 36 SEPARATE PAGE LIST OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS REV. EBEN MUIR RICE 1867 Household Contents List 6 Cane seat chairs 2 bedsteads 4 Barrels apples 3 trunks, 2 with dishes, sundries, one of books ! Box books 1 Box Pork Sewing Machine 1 Case sundries 2 Tables 2 Washstands Cookstove Parlor stove Boiler 1 Nest pots 2 Fry Pans Bureau Carpet 14 lengths Pipe 1 Roll Bedding Tub of sundries Bag of nuts Crock 2 Crocks in pail 1 Keg 1 Bundle tools 1 Box All in all 3,140 Pounds. I paid $8.16, plus $1.54. Called at Nellis & settled with them & at the post office. Came home and worked away till Tea then to Mr. B's. After Tea, I came back alone to finish. �Rice/Campbell 37 Nov. 23/67 Last night I worked away till nearly 2 A.M. when I had to quit before my candle was burned out. Felt very tired. Got to bed after 2. Today has been dull and gloomy. After breakfast went to the house and finished packing. Leonard took the things to the station and paid $1.54 on them. There were 2 crocks, 1 keg, 1 box 1 Bundle tools, 2 Barrels, apples1 bag nuts, in all 665 pounds. Bid Canfield’s, Conrad & Gould’s goodbye. Mr. Canfield would like nothing for carting my goods. Mr. Gould charged me 32 cents for Emmons taking my cow to Mr. Topping’s yesterday, so that were straight now. The house is empty, xcept a few things going to Mr. B.’s 31/2 dozen eggs are for Mrs. B. The corn flour is for them & between 7 or 8 cords of wood. The dried apples are to be sold in Ingersoll. Leonard took Mary and I to Ingersoll in time for the train. I brought with me the maps and sewing machine. Mary is to come on Wed. Had pleasant trip. Felt very tired. Found letter from Dr. Davidson. Things are alright so far as he’s concerned. Did nothing this afternoon but read and talk. Mr. Urquhart came tonight to spend Sabbath. xm. Nov. 24 A nasty wet day. Felt very poorly. Preached from Rev. 111: 20: Had small Sunday School of 15. In the evening Torrance preached. Had small congregation & small collection. Torrance came home to stay with me. Nov. 25/1867 Rained all night. A miserable drizzly day. In the morning went to see Heck about whitewashing. Called at the R.R. & found that y goods had come. Called at Catto’s, I arranged & arranged for a team. After dinner left for Newbury. Catto’s boy and a lad named Smith came to bring the goods. �Rice/Campbell 37 There were four loads, that came without much apparent damage Heck finished white washing this afternoon & Mr. Pratt paid him $4. For it. After tea unpacked the chickens and found them alright and put them in salt. Bought small lamp & ¼ bushel salt at Laughton’s. Arranged for some women to do my house cleaning. Got letter from Mary. They could not get the stove or batting. In the evening Mr. Pratt showed me a carpet that the church folks had brought for me for our parlor. It is very pretty and all made up ready to put on the floor. Nov. 26 This morning Mrs. Berryman & a Mrs. Katten came to clean house. I got the tinsmith to cut a length of pipe, & then got a fire in the stove Took a barrel load of wood from Mr. Pratt’s as mine had not come. Set the women to work in the study first. They cleaned it thoroughly & a window in one of the bedrooms, & then went into the parlor, & cleaned it. This kept them till night. A man brought me a load of wood. A man brought me a load of wood today. Got bar of soap at Laughton’s. Unpacked the box of cherries & etc. crocks, box of books & part of another box. Picked over the cones & etc. Tomorrow intend to put down the carpet. Called on Catto tonight, but his wife would not take any pay for hauling my goods. Archie & Mr. Urquhart left for home this afternoon. Nov. 27/1867 Had plenty of work today. Had the women at work. They cleaned all the house except the dining room and kitchen Had Boone put down the parlor carpet. Unpacked almost all the goods, except a large case. The house looks more like a settlement. About 12 went over to Mr. Pratt’s and got some lunch, then started for Newbury. Got there about 1:30. Met Mary & baby. Had diner about 3 P.M. Mary was pleased with the carpet. �Rice/Campbell 39 Nov.27/67 Bought two papers, leathered tacks. Paid the women $1.80 for house cleaning. Did not work any after dark. It was the evening of the Baptist Bible Study meeting & we went to it. Mary did not go. It rained and it was quite dark, but the house was pretty full. Elliott conducted the opening exercises. Then Mr. Goldsmith moved the first Resolution & I seconded it. My speech was short. Elliott moved the second resolution and it was seconded by Warden. Elliott’s speech was a mess of high falutin trash: Warden’s speech was good, that is, the material was good, but the manner was bad, it had every appearance of being an old sermon Goldsmith gave a very fine address, but both he & Warden gave a slap at the Baptists. Nov. 28 A dull day. Worked hard all day. Unpacked all but the sewing machine & the barrels. Got Mary’s trunk up today. Bought three mats for 30 cents, Worked on my sermon in the evening. Nov. 29/1867 A wet day. The woman came to clean today, but I was not ready, so she is to come tomorrow. Worked at the house all day. Unpacked the furniture, took the pork out of the salt & opened 3 barrels of apples. Unpacked Mary’s trunk, one plate three cups, & 2 egg cups of the china are broken. Have the dining room all ready for the woman. In the afternoon it turned to snow & became very cold. It is a cold night. Have not got my sermon ready yet for Sabbath. Mr. Pratt was in London today for an hour or so. All the furniture is good except for a few scratches & the varnish rubbed a little. �Rice/Campbell 40 Nov. 30/67 A busy day. Last night was very cold & I was afraid that our apples could freeze, but this morning I found them untouched. Mrs. Katten worked at the house today, cleaned dining room & kitchen and passage & black coated the stove. Paid her 50 cents. Mary *came over and tacked down two breadths of carpet in the bedroom. * Mary and baby Lennie are stayed at Pratt’s till the house was in order. Mary was five months pregnant at that time. I re-salted and packed down the pork, cleared out the bedroom, cut wood, & etc. Mary got ten yards of cotton at Laughton’s for window blinds Went to boon to make me some rollers& to the hardware store to get some brasses, but they were so dear I didn’t get any. In the evening, went to the house and tacked up 4 blinds. To make things look better. Finished some sermons. Wrote to Mr. Bowers asking about stoves. This is the last day of the month. During the month my receipts have been $32.50 & my expenses & $58.76. I have preached 7 sermons, & the congregations averaging 27 2/7. I have made 17 visits & have travelled 25 ½ miles. Our Sunday School has been an average attendance of 4 teachers & 17 ¼ student Dec.1/1867 Sabbath A cold day, but not so cold as yesterday. Mr. P was very poorly so I went over to attend to the fires, but found Boon’s girl at it. In the morning preached from 1 Cor11:2. To a congregation of 27. After service had a short church meeting & settled to have the Lord’s Supper next Sabbath morning, the prayer meeting every Wednesday, & the installation of the Deacons at the first Communion. Mr. Carey came to Mr. Pratt’s for dinner. We had a long talk with him about the preaching status. �Rice/Campbell BOTHWELL 41 Dec. 1/67, Cont He seemed to feel put out. I opposed giving up our morning service here, but was willing to go to T. S.H. ( prob. The School House. Carey’s.) once a month, or once a fortnight in the afternoon if they will bring me back and forth. As to Zone, I would not agree with them about anything until they came to me themselves. Had a small Sunday school, 3 teachers & 16 scholars. Had congregation of 23 in the evening & preached from 1 Kings XV 111: 21. Catto was there and I left him to get alone by himself. After service we had a walk and a long talk about his difficulties. He seemed yet undecided what to do. My morning hymns were 270,411.271. My evening hymns were 32 Supp. 433, 41 Supp. Mary has been unwell all day& as usual I have been very much depressed in spirit. Truly did Elder Chandler say that I was taking a great burden on when I married a sickly wife. God help me from sinking beneath the load of care and trouble which presses so heavily on me. It is enough to kill any ministerial labour. It is wearing on me very fast. My health and spirits sink when I look upon my weary prospects. It is sorrowing me very much, & makes me fretful and cross. O that I might have grace to bear what comes, when losing my extra grace and fretting myself to death. I love my wife & yet her weak fretful state makes me fretful. She has no energy, no desire to be well, but is perfectly content to drag along as she is, & my heart fails at the thought of the weary dreary future. God help me. *It seems immediately he settled all the local Baptist churchmen are trying to get him to take extra services with no remuneration. He has not rested before he is asked to go to Florence, Newbury, and Zone after he preached in Bothwell. Bothwell church alone would have been enough work, with a pregnant wife, small child, moving to a new house with a heart condition . �Rice/Campbell 42 Dec. 2/67 A mild day. In the morning wrote a little and then was called to the office to see *Mr. Eberlee. He came on behalf of the Zone church to see if they could get me to preach once a fortnight on Sabbath afternoon. But he was not prepared to offer any terms on the part of the church. *Bev Campbell met a Mr. Eberlee at Chatham Baptist church in 2009. He was an elderly gentleman in his 80’s, who said, the Mr. Eberlee in Zone was his grandfather. Bev told him that, (later on in the diary) Mr. Eberlee had nearly cut half his foot off with an axe while chopping wood. A Dr. Roe attended and Rev. Rice prayed with him. He recovered. I could not pledge myself to any course. I told him to tell the church that if I had to keep a horse, I should expect $2.00 a year from Zone and Carey’s. If they are not willing to do this I should expect them to raise what they could & bring me back and forth. At the same time I would prefer to preach once a week evening if that would suit them. They are to have a church meeting on Sabbath when they will bring up the matter. In the afternoon we worked at the house. We laid down the dining room carpet and settled the dining room. Received a letter from Mr. Bowers in which he said he will give me one or two stoves, 24 inch at $5.00 each. & wait my time of payment. Mr. Pratt received a letter from Lince enclosing a photo of me & one of himself. Received my Witness. After tea Mr. Pratt & I called on Catto for a couple of hours. Dec. 3 A nice day. Was hard at work all day. In the morning went to Roseburgh’s and ordered a lot of piping & he promised to send,& he is to put it up in the afternoon, but he did not come till evening. After I got back, wrote to Mr. Bowers, ordering one box stove. Worked at setting things to rights. Got the sewing machine put together. Went into town and orders a bushel potatos at Clark’s. Also bought two loaves of bread at the bakers. Mr. Cowan called to say we could have the use of his stoves, as they were not going to use it this winter. �Rice/Campbell Dec. 3/Cont. 43 I got Catto’s team to bring it for me. Lennie fell and hit his head badly. He seems to be unwell today. We intended to stay to tea, but Mr. Pratt would have us go there. But we are to stay here all night. Sent Mr. Pratt the first books by Mr. Hollick. In the evening straightened up my accounts to date. Dec. 4/1867 A pleasant day. Worked hard all day, but very little to show for it. Wrote to Uncle George, enclosing a blank receipt for my quarters allowance. Gave him a sketch of the prospects, and asked him for a gift. Towards paying off our debts on the church. The potatoes came this morning. Called on Mr. Pratt, brought away my bottles. Everything is done for the house now. In the afternoon, unpacked two barrels of apples & sorted them out. Found quite a few speckled. Cut a lot of wood today. This was the evening of our prayer meeting. Mrs. Book had lighted the fire,& I lit the lamps. Mr. & Mrs. Pratt, Mr. Cowan, Mrs. & Maggie Boon, and I made the meeting. (6). Had a short meeting. Got a gallon of oil at Laughton’s today. Dec. 5 A pleasant day. Mrs. Boon sent over some milk, & said that she would call in that afternoon but she did not come. Worked hard all day. Had some of the Hubbard Squash for dinner, it was very good. Mary cooked one of the pig’s heads for dinner. It was very nice. Selected the hymns for Sabbath & after dinner took them over to Mr. Pratt. Got. C.B. at P.O. and my church letter from Ingersoll. My stove has not yet come. Bought small chair for baby at Boon’s for 62 ½ cents. Called to get Mrs. Berryman to work for us tomorrow. In the evening, read, wrote, etc. �Rice/Campbell 44 Dec. 6/67 Had Mrs. Berryman here today cleaning tins, etc. Got bread this afternoon. Worked around the house during most of the day. Wrote a sermon on 1 Cor. 1:24 & part of one on Matt. X1X: 16. After tea, called on Cowan’s people for a while. Dec. 7/1867 All yesterday there was a high wind, & today it has been higher if such were possible. During the morning, I was busy with my German, & etc. Went to the R.R. and found my stove & left word for Adkins to bring it up. Went to Rosebrugh’s & asked him to come and fit up the stoves. Bought a fire shovel & pokers from him. In the afternoon, cut a lot of wood, & etc. Got $2. from Mr. Pratt, and ordered 25 “ (pounds) of flour from Clark’s, which came in this evening. Adkins brought the stove and I paid 52 cents freight and cartage. A man brought me a load of wood towards evening. There was 1 1/8 cord. It’s splendid Maple, good length, and not very green. After tea, Mr. Rosebrugh and Tallman, came and fixed the parlor stove & the study stove. Wrote to Lince, inviting him to call on me. Wrote to Dr. Davidson. The following is a copy of the letter to Dr. Davidson. All yesterday there was a high wind, & today it has been higher if such were possible. During the morning I was busy with my sermon, &c. Went to the R.R. and found my stove, left word for Adkins to bring it up. Went to Rosebrugh’s & asked him to come and fit up the stoves. Bought a fire shovel & pokers from him. In the afternoon cut a lot of wood, etc. Got $2. From Mr. Pratt, & ordered 25” flour from Clark’s. which came in the evening. Adkins brought the stove, & I paid 52 cents freight and cartage. �Rice/Campbell 45 Dec.7/67, Cont. A man brought me a load of wood towards evening. There was 11/8 cord. It’s splendid maple, good length and not very green. After tea, Mr. Rosbrugh and Tallman and fixed up the parlor stove and the study stove. Wrote to Lince inviting him to call on me. Wrote to Mr. Davidson. The following is a copy of the letter to Mr. Davidson DR. DAVIDSON’S LETTER IS ON A SEPARATE PAGE SCROLL DOWN �Rice/Campbell 46 Bothwell Dec.7/1867 Rev. T.L. Davidson D.D. Dear Sir; When your letter arrived in Bothwell, I was from home, making arrangements for moving my family to this place. Since my return, the hurry and hustle of moving, getting into a new house, and setting things in order, together with the necessary study required for two sermons each Sabbath, have all kept me very busy. Indeed this evening is the first leisure time I have had since the receipt of your letter, and this must be my apology for apparent neglect. As to the subject touched upon in your letter, I may briefly refer to them in order. 1st, as to Zone. Mr. Pratt and myself have been bothered by that church in regard to the grant from the Convention. But the matter was settled by referring to your letter. I have been applied to preach to Zone church but have declined to commit myself as yet for these reasons. 1st. I wished to consult with you. 2nd. I did not wish to oust Mr. Lince who preaches there every fortnight. 3rd. The church was not prepared o come to any terms of agreement, and I find that I had already fulfilled your request for advice as I had accepted the pastorate and had engaged in the work. I ma much obliged to you for your confidence in me. Both myself and the church will do what is required of us, in time, for the Board Meeting in January. Brother Prat has turned over to me the blank reports, and I will attend to filling them out in due time. �Rice/Campbell Dc.7/67 Cont. 47 Letter to Dr. Davidson 4th As to the subject of salary, I am writing to leave it entirely in the hands of the Board, knowing this I will suffer no injustice at their hands. Several questions have come up lately, in regards to this field and surrounding neighbourhoods, which demand attention. Bro Pratt and myself have talked them over, and are in accord on the subject. It is my intention to send you a full report, between now and the New Year in regards to the Baptist churches and preaching stations, & etc. leaving you to make what use of the report you may judge best. At present I am not prepared, but I am gathering from all sources, all materials suitable for my purpose. I hope to meet Bro Lince and consult with him in regard to the field, in a few days. Meanwhile I may assure you that it is my intention to devote the greatest share of my time and effort to Bothwell, and its’ church, and if the convention would uphold me in the matter, I would confine myself entirely to Bothwell, so convinced I am of the possibility of raising up a good cause here, if the field were properly cultivated. Trusting shortly to address you again, and wishing you success in the performance of your laborious duties, I remain, Dear Brother, your fellow labourer. Eben M. Rice. �Rice/Campbell 48 Dec. 8/1867 A cold day. Felt quite poorly all day. Had a heavy cold and felt miserable. Preached in the Morning from 1 Cor. X1:24. This do in remembrance of me. Hymns 835, 846, 844. Had congregation of 28. Had congregation after meeting when Mr. Pratt gave me the right hand of fellowship. In the afternoon our Sunday School was small, only ten scholars. In the evening preached from Matt. X1X, 16 to a congregation of 25. Hymns 115, 3437, and 35 sup. Mr. Boone sent a present of a very nice roast of beef. Dec. 9/67 Wrote to Perrin on the church matter ^ the following is a copy of the letter. SCROLL DOWN After 2015, some typing was done as there were missing bits that had been fixed March 2019. Bev Campbell ***NB to all readers: ALL correspondence has been typed on separate page to print off and filed in a binder. �Rice/Campbell Dear Bro Perrin; 49 Bothwell Dec. 9/1867 Excuse me troubling you with a letter of inquiry. But there where a few questions related to the Baptist cause in this section that I would like to have answered, and you are the most competent to answer them of any person of my acquaintance. 1st In regard to the Florence Church. What is the membership? What is the size of the congregation? What are then prospects of having a strong church? What do they pay a as general thing? 2nd As to Carey’s School House. What size congregation did you have? Do they pay anything and if so how much. Is there any prospect of adding to the Baptist strength by preaching there? Would it be best to organize a sperate church, or have it a station in connection with some other church? To which of the three churches, Bothwell, Euphemia, or Florence, does it literally belong? As to Zone Church. What were your average congregations? Do they constitute as much as they ought for ministerial support. Would it be better to dissolve the church and bring it’s members to Bothwell and Florence? Please give me your guidance on the subject during the present week. Being settled here for the time, I naturally desire to learn all I can about the surrounding districts. I prefer applying to you, for as an un-prejudiced observer, you will be more likely to give a correct opinion on the subject. Anything you may say in your reply will be in all confidence and will not be used in any way that might at all result to your disadvantage in the mind of any. You can therefore freely speak your mind about the several questions proposed. �Rice/Campbell Dec.9/1867 50 LETTER TO BRO LINCE, cont. Trusting that I may not be trespassing on your good- nature, sending kind remembrances to any of my old schoolfellows still at the Institute. I remain with kind regards to yourself and Mrs. Perrin, Yours in Christ. Eben M. Rice. �Rice/Campbell 51 Dec. 9/67 Have been busy today. Felt some better. Worked some at drawing up plans for sermons suggested to me last night. Helped take care of Lennie, read papers &etc. Wrote to Perrin and in afternoon went to the office and let Mr. Pratt read the letter to Perrin & Davidson. I am to keep an account of all the letters which I wrote on church matters, & he will pay the postage every quarter. Called at Boone’s to see about going to Newbury on Thursday. Dec. 10 A nice day. Spent the morning in cutting wood, & also most of the afternoon. Mr. Pratt showed me a letter received from Carey in which he asked to withdraw his letter from the church, but no reason given in the letter. We suppose he is vexed that he couldn’t have his own way. Small loss if he does. After tea Mr. Pratt and I went to Catto’s and engaged him to go to the concert at Newbury on Thursday. When I got home, found Mrs. Boone here& we had a good talk. Mrs. Roe & Pellet called on Mary this afternoon. Got the glass from Mclaughton today to glaze the broken panes. Went to Rosebrughe’s and got a lid & damper for that stove of Cowan’s. Dec 11 A nice day. Mrs. Berryman washed for us today. Went to te planning mill and got 2 pieces of batting each 16 feet for 14 cents for props for the clothes line. Spent a good while in making a new saw horse. Mrs. Brake called on Mary today, & and brought a small china mug for the baby. She paid me 37 1/2 cents for A British Workman & a Globe reaper for children. �Rice/Campbell 52 Dec. 11/1867, cont. Called on Mrs. McCallum, formerly Miss. Adamson. Mr. & Mrs. Pratt are away to Detroit today. Our prayer meeting was small, only 3. Received Witness today. Also later from Uncle George enclosing a Post Office order for forty dollars. Mary wrote to her mother. Dec.12 A very cold windy day. Spent the morning in reading, etc. Called on Mrs. And left the hymns. Called at the P.O. to get the $48. (money order) or (on the order) & enclosed $20. In the letter to Mrs. Bland to pay on my rent. Called on Mr. Pratt and had a long chat with him. After dinner worked around a little till towards five when I went to the P.O. but got no mail. Then went to Boon’s for tea. After tea Mr. Pratt called for us with Mr. Catto’s team, & Catto for driver. Mrs. Pratt had decided to stay at home. Had a very cold drive to Newbury. When we got there found a very poor affair. The hall was shabby, the audience small and rough &c. the music was dreadful. It consisted of music by the brass band, singing by the Newbury choir, & singing by the Moravian choir. The brass band consisted of 6 brass instruments & the drum, but the music was very common, though tolerably performed. The Newbury band consisted pf 4 young ladies, 1 ady to play the Melodeon, & 4 gentlemen, they too sang pretty well, but simple pieces. The Moravian choir were 4 Indians boys of 18 to 21& 2 women, a soft stupid looking set. Their singing was in harmony with their looks. It was abominable. It was impossible to tell what they said. We stood it till about a quarter past nine, & then started for home perfectly disgusted. Had a more comfortable ride home. It was a perfect sell and is my last trip to Newbury for any such thing. �Rice/Campbell 53 Dec.13/1867 A nicer day than yesterday. I was not so cold. Mrs. Berryman came and ironed for us today. During the morning, I wrote to Mr. Whitelaw, Mr. Campbell & Mr. Lloyd. Mr. Pratt was in both morn and afternoon. In the afternoon & evening wrote out a sermon on Mark V111: 36 mostly a copy of an old one of subject. Cut some wood & went into town. Got a $10. Bill changed at Laughton’s and received 30 cents exchange. Mary has been better today. Had Sarah Golan come today to hire. I told her what we needed & what we would pay. Got C.B. from the P.O. Dec. 14th A pleasant day. Spent the day in writing. Copied some writing. I wrote a sermon on Exek. XXX ( 37) 111: 7, on Ministerial Responsibilities. Mrs. Pratt was here all day learning to sew. Received letter from Mr. Perrin. Went to Mr. Pratt’s for a few minutes. About dark, Mr. Carey called & left a piece of beef for roasting, and a ham & piece of pork. He said he was not to charge me anything for it. After he was gone, took it over to Laughton’s to weigh it. The beef weighed 13 pounds, the pork 15 ½. In the evening Sarah Golan called to say that Mrs. Collier would not let her go. I had learned before that Mrs. Collier had agreed to pay her $4. Per month and that seems to be what she wanted. Dec. 15/1867 SABBATH A nice day. In the morning had congregation of 24 & preached from Mark V111: 36. A Mr. Walker, a member from Euphemia was there & came to dinner with me. In the afternoon had Sunday School of 4 teachers & 12 Scholars. In the evening had small congregation of 19. Preached from Ezek. XXX111:7. After Sunday School we agreed to try and raise money to get Sunday School papers for every Sabbath. It will take about $10. extra money. �Rice/Campbell 54 Dec.16/1867 A nice day. Worked about the house all day. Went to the lumberyard and got some lumber and paid 30 cents, rigged up a piece to hang the pork on. Cut a little wood. Set two panes of glass. Got $10. Bill changed & sent Mr. Whitelaw $6. To pay for the stove, Also Mr. Canfield, $3.40. to settle our account. Mary got some things at the store, & I bought a box of figs for Lennie, Had call from Mr. Cook. Boon has not got my tables, bedstead or rollers done yet. Got map of the oil regions & Mr. Pratt is to pay. Mary went to see Mrs. Berryman today to try to get her to come & live here. She seemed favorable to the idea, but would not give a decided answer till the end of the week. Dec. 17th Snowed a little in the night & then rained all day. I intended to go to Carey’s but the weather prevented. Spent the morning at home, & afternoon visiting& Mrs. Pratt came in the morning,& I hunted through my books for something she wanted. Just as I got through, Mr. Lince came and stayed all afternoon till after dinner. Had a long talk with him. He is a nice man. Went to Roseburgh’s and paid him for the things I had got. The amount was $9.57, but I had only, $8. 57. I paid that & he said I need not mind the rest, that would do. Called on old Mrs. Boon & read & prayed with her. Called at Boon’s, but he had not anything ready for me yet. Received letter from Annie. All well. Also from Whitelaw, saying he had got the $6., also Witness. Tonight is the anniversary of my conversion 9 years ago in the Methodist Episcopalian Church in Ingersoll, I became a Christian. Wrote to Mr. Brown (my landlord) as follows. LETTER ON SEPARATE PAGE.. �Rice/Campbell 55 Dec.17/1867 LETTER TO MR. BROWN Dec. 17/1867 Bothwell Dear Sir; You will have heard I have left your house in Beachville, and may perhaps wonder why I have not written to you about it. Please accept my following explanations. I left Beachville in a great hurry. It has been my intention to stay there all winter, or at least to leave my family there. But I received an invitation to visit the Bothwell Baptist Church. I did so. The result was a Call to become Pastor, which I accepted. I was then urged to remove my family to Bothwell as soon as possible. I wrote to Mrs. Rice to get things ready for packing up, and I would come down, see to shipping the goods, call on you, and settle for the rent. When I got to Beachville I found nothing prepared. Mrs. Rice on account of her illness, and that of the baby, and also a sudden illness of her mother, had done nothing at all. I had then to see to procuring packages, sorting over and arranging & packing my goods, and shipping them. With all this I was quite sick, scarcely able to stand. It was still my intention to call on you Friday. But the packing up progressed very slowly, and it was after ten o’clock Saturday morning before the last of my goods were shipped. I then had only time to catch the train to bring me back to Bothwell for my Sabbath appointment. Before, leaving Beachville, I made arrangements with my fatherin-law to settle with you for the rent, when you called for it. I also arranged with my wife, who remained behind a few days, to visit you on the Monday to settle with you. But it rained Monday and Tuesday, and on Wednesday, she followed me to Bothwell. On her arrival, I learned of her failure to see you. Since then, I have been so busy that I have been prevented writing you before. As to the house, of course you could hold me, at least morally, for the rent till next May. But I would be very much obliged to you if you would take it off my hands. If you wish me to pay you something for this, in addition to the rent for seven months, I am ready to pay a reasonable sum. My father- in- law Mr. Bland of Beachville, will settle with you to your satisfaction. You will find the premises no worse for my occupancy. One pane of glass is out upstairs, but I put in three panes while I was there, which were broken before I moved into the house. I also made other repairs about the house. I hope that in view of the above mentioned reasons, you will take no offence at my not calling in person to settle with you. You are aware that my half years rent was at your disposal two months before due, if you had only called for it. Hoping that you may see fit to take the house off my hands, I remain yours & c. Eben M Rice. *Mr. Brown is possibly George Brown who owned a house in Bothwell and a lot of holdings in the area. �Rice/Campbell 56 Dec. 17/1867, Cont. Also wrote to John Dougall, publisher of the Witness, to have him change my address, & to Annie as of 20th, she has a birthday. Dec. 18/1867 A nice day. Tried to snow all day but failed. In the morning they sent for me to come and see Mrs. Boon, I found her very low. She could not talk or answer any questions. Prayed with her. Called on Mr. Brake. In the afternoon went to get Nash to cut my wood. He is to have 75 cents a cord. Bought a map of the oil region 20 cents. Paid Mr. Pratt 75 cents for the Newbury affair. Paid boon $1. For what I owed him for the Sunday School papers. He brought me a study table to use till he can make me one. After tea went to see Mrs. Boon. She died while I was there. Had good prayer meeting, but only 5 present. Posted my letters today. Dec. 19 A nice day. Nash has been cutting my wood today. He cut all the dry and put off in the green. Spent the morning to setting things right in the study. Mr. Pratt was in for a while. In the afternoon went to the school examination for a while and then came home. Received letter from Mr. Schofield. Wrote part of a sermon on Amos 1V: 12, ‘Prepare to meet thy God.’ Mary set bread tonight. �Rice/Campbell 57 Dec. 20 A dull day. Snowed in the night & threatened rain all day. Nash finished cutting my wood & I paid him $1.75 for it. Bought one and a half bushels of potatoes from the Expressman for 48 cents a bushel. At 3 p.m. went to Mrs. Boon’s funeral. There were a good many present. I affiliated. Read Ecclesiastes, X : 7, To end of book. Made a few remarks and prayed. Mr. Pratt and I had Brakes horse. Went to the grave where I offered a short prayer. Received C.B. and letter form Beachville. They received money alright. The C.B. comments of acquisition of my carpet. Wrote part of a sermon. On Amos 1V: 12- finishing it. Began another on 2 Cor. 1: 12, ‘Behold now is the accepted time, & etc. Lennie has not been well today. Tonight he vomited A great deal. He has eaten no dinner, no tea today. I expect it is his teeth that trouble him. Today is Annie’s birthday. She is 25 today. Dec.21 A stormy day. Spent the morning in choring around. Finished my sermon, cleared up my study, & etc. In the afternoon Mrs. Brake called & gave us a roasting piece of pork, about 6 or 7 pounds. Mr. Pratt and Cook called. Heard a coloured man a blacksmith dropped dead in his doorway, I think today. Received letter from Leonard asking about the sheep. Mary baked some pies. �Rice/Campbell Dec. 22/ 1867 58 SABBATH A windy disagreeable day. In the morning had congregation of 26, preached form Amos 1V: 12. Had Sunday School of about the usual number., 3 teachers, and 14 scholars. Young Yates gave me 65 cents for the papers. In the evening had congregation of 28, preached from 2 Cor. V1: 2. I heard tonight that the man that died was to be buried tomorrow at 10, and I was expected to attend. He lives about 2 miles out in the country. I suppose I must go because he was poor and coloured. Dec. 23 A cold morning, but rather pleasant day. In the morning, did not get started as early as I expected, but got to the house in plenty of time. Began the service about eleven. Sang hymn, ‘Why should we not start and fear to die?’. Then read Eccl. X1: 17 to end of X11. Sang there is a fountain filled with blood, and spoke for about 25 minutes from Amos 1V: 12. Prayed and sang “Hark from the tomb’s a doleful sound.’ There were about 25 persons. They were going about ten miles to bury him, but I would not go, as they would not get back till late. Got home about 12. In the afternoon called on Mr. Pratt about the Sunday School. He handed over what money he had for the Sunday School. $3.00 & $1. For half, this leaving in my hands $6.90. I am to send for the papers & send the money when the bill comes in. Called on Rosebrugh and we had a long talk. Wrote part of a sermon from Wed. �Rice/Campbell 59 Dec. 24/1867 Rose early & worked hard all day. Mrs. Berryman came to wash. Finished my sermon for Wednesday. & wrote to Lloyd & ordered the papers, and Coneybeare and Hownson for Mrs Pratt. Wrote to Dow. Mr. Laughton send Mary a Christmas present of some sugar, 5” and tea. A busy day. Dec. 25 Christmas Day & very disagreeable. Rained heavily in the morning but cleared up about noon. Went to the church of England in the morning. Heard a passible sermon from Mr. Wright, from Micah V 2. Went to Mr. Pratt’s for dinner. After dinner went to post office and got C. B. & posted some letters to M. Dow, came home and lay down as I had not felt well all day. After a while *Mary and baby came home from Pratt’s. * She is staying there till the house is fixed. Read some in the evening. From *C.B. and W. Our evening meeting was a failure. Only four were present, but we had a prayer meeting. Cato was there & came over and stayed with me. We had a good talk on religious topics. *Canadian Baptist and Witness Magazines Have spent a miserable Christmas. Never felt so miserable aa I have this Christmas. I hope I may never spend such another. Began to rain about dark and rained & stormed terribly all day. Dec. 26 Worked hard around home in the morning, after dinner, started for Carey’s. It was very bad walking. Had a pleasant time. Sat up talking till after midnight. Mrs. Berryman washed for us today. �Rice/Campbell 60 Dec. 27/1867 Rained during the night, and all morning. Did not leave Carey’s till after dinner, when they brought me home & sent me a bag of potatoes. Found that Eberlee had been here yesterday to see me about preaching at Zone. Also found that the parcel had come from Annie. She sent Lennie a nice pelisse & cap. Aunt Lizzie sent a lot of warm things of Jenie’s, & a $5. bill to me. The girl we hired yesterday came this afternoon, and stayed till tea time, when she left because she could not sit at table with us & because she has to sleep on a straw bed. Adkins took me two ticks to the big barn & filled it with straw, and charged me 50 cents. Learned the cause of Carey’s withdrawing his letter. He says that he thinks Mr. Pratt deceived him about the Call. That the Call was made without any regard to preaching here twice, & that Mr. Pratt put that part in without any right to do so. He is not willing that I should preach 3 times on a Sabbath, but thinks Bothwell should give up one service for the benefit of the country places. Dec. 28 A nice day. In the morning, finished my report to Dr. Davidson ad let Mr. Pratt read it. Also wrote to Eberlee offering to go out Tuesday and spend the evening with them. Read the Witness. During afternoon, read Witness & played with Lennie. Wrote part of a sermon on 2 Cor. �Rice/Campbell 61 Dec. 29 Sabbath A very pleasant day. In the morning preached from Isa.X11. 10, on. The progress of the Baptist principals in the world. Had congregation of 30. In the afternoon, there were 3 teachers and 19 scholars at Sunday School. Taught Cowan’s class. In the evening preached from 2 Cor 1V. Dec 30 A clear cold day., but not disagreeably so. In the morning stayed at home, writing and etc, Wrote to Lloyd about the books etc. and I ordered 1 dozen Sunday School Bells for Mr. Pratt. Wrote part of my letter to Davidson. Elder Lince called today and I had talk with him about the country status. Agreed to help him in a series of meetings in Carey’s School House next month. Called on Mrs. Pratt & Mrs. Pellete and went to see about a girl, but could not get one. In the evening was our prayer meeting, or rather church meeting. There were 8 members present. Had a financial statement resolved to borrow the money to pay the debt on the church. Received a letter from Mrs. Berryman, Pellete and Rice. Granted Carey a letter of dismissal. Dec. 31 A cold day. Spent the morning in making shelves for Mary and etc. In the afternoon was engaged in various things. Lennie got his finger jammed in the door today. Bought him a tin horse for New Year’s present. Eberlee and Dancy came to see me about Zone. They offered me $30. And would bring me back and forth. I agreed and am to begin next Sabbath. �Rice/Campbell 62 Dec 31/1867, Cont. Mr. Wardle the butcher brought me a present of about 3 pounds of fine steak. Mrs. Pellete brought us about 3’ butter and about 8’ of a roast of beef for a New Year’s present. Have been hard at work straightening up my accounts. I find that I had cash on hand Jan 1, $28.37. I had on hand now $3.31. I have received during the year from all resources$ 282.44, and have spent $376.55. This appears to have left me about, $96. In debt. But adding to my receipts the cash on hand, Jan 1st and today, the money which I had Jan 1 and today, the money which I had borrowed but not entered in my receipts and a small amount due me from the church postage, the actual deficit is only 21/2 cents. My assets to begin the year is $342. 14 cents and debts $66.85 ½ as full account of this will be found in my cash book. Below, I added a table of various things. *Bev has not typed in the bookkeeping pas as it is sideways. �� 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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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Eben M. Rice Diary, 1867 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. September 1, 1867 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Ebenezer Muir Rice 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/c693eda9921dd6f50e83b6579c1be946.pdf 6d57d1af980b438f8a08e091d895790f PDF Text Text The Davidson's Family Tree William George Davidson Journal (1889 - 1895) Entries by William George Davidson (deceased Feb. 15, 1943, 74th year) (All written at Skipness)' September 23, 1889 This day wasfine. I worked at home; assisting in drawing in oats. Wefinished harvesting. September 25, 1889 At Porter's Mills; sawdust elevators and slab-car track burned this morning at about 4:30 o'clock Phoenix-like, a new elevator is up tonight. October 2, 1889 Mr. Burwash, Methodist minister commenced a series o fspecial meetings here on Monday, 30th, held in the Presbyterian Church. I and William and Albert Chambers represented the mill tonight. The congregation was not vety large, but almost eveiy section ofthe neighbourhood was represented. There being yet, in this section, a number who have not made a public profession o ffaith. May God in his mercy constrain them to seek the salvation o ftheir souls. The weather today has beenfine but lately we have hadfrequent showers, consequently the roads are becoming in a bad shapefor teaming etc. October 9, 1889 During this week sofar, the weather has been good and the roads are better. Mr. and Mrs. Porter, after an absence o fabout three weeks, returnedyesterday from a visit to New York Arran-Tara Fall Show was held today. Report says there was a large attendance. October 17, 1889 The weather this week sofar has been all that could be desired and the roads are in excellent condition. Thefarmers are busily engaged in threshing. The crops are reported to turn out fairly in general. Oats, however andfall wheat, having been affected by rust, will not be o fso desirable a sample as theypromised to be a short time before they ripened. I was at church tonight and was sorry to see the attendance so small, there being in all onlyfive personspresent. In the absence o fMr. Burwash, Mr. S. Hand presided. The last week back seems to have been Red Letter Dayfor the ii �The Davidson’s Family Tree fisherman at French Bay. The "catch " is reported as being simply enormous, so much so that traffic on the beach is impeded byfish which lie in heaps on the sand. The usualprice o f 10 cents per dozen has been reduced to 8 cents. October 25, 1889 The weather although drizzling a little today isfairly good. There are indications o fan early variation in theprogram o f "Old Prob". Brooklyn Tabernacle Rev. T. DeWitt Talmagepastor, was burned on Sunday 13th. Steps are takenfor the erection ofa new tabernacle and Talmage is asking contributionsfrom everyone, no matter their creed, where their home, or to whom their allegiance is due. Hepromises to acknowledge every donation, by his own hand, no matter how great or small they may be. He says, "We mean to preach a religion as wide as heaven and as good as God." The series o frevival meetings entered on by the Rev. Mr. Burwash some time ago were brought to a close tonight. The meetings throughout were verypoorly attended and sofar as naturalperception goes, appears to have resulted in the conversion o fno one. Mr. Burwash was very earnest in his appeals but was poorly encouraged, and an undefinable want o f interest seemed to pervade the community-which was particularly noticeable in the members and adherents o f his church. October 31, 1889 All Hallow Eve-The weather continuesfine. Yesterday I was in Tara with Anna. Business was very dull and the villagepresented aforsaken appearance. Last evening I was present at a concert, given by the Gould Lake I.O.G.L. lodge, in the school house. The attendance wasfair. Theprogram consited o faddresses, singing, recitations, and dialogues together with a "....entitled "Woman's Rights", given in the negro dialect by Robert Walker, thefamous plantation impersonatorfrom Allenford. Last Sunday evening is celebrated as being the time in which the election o f Eldersfor congregation o fPresbyterians here tookplace. The Elders-elect are Messrs. D. Porter, D. Morton and Jas. Walker. November 1, 1889 Today I received a letterfrom the Rev. Mr. Moore ofAllenford stating that Mr. Jas. Walker, one o f the elders-elect, declined to accept the eldership on account o fhis advanced age. As I stood next in order, he wishes me to take theposition. Monday, November 4, 1889 Today has been colder, with a prevailing west wind, and tonight snow isflying. 12 �The Davidson’s Family Tree The wind beingfavorable, we brought down a raft o fabout 100 logsfrom Everett's Landing. The coupling in the steam pipe suddenly burst today with a terrific noise of escaping steam. Wm. Chambers, working near, was struck by the blast o fsteam with suchforce as to throw him offthe wall, in which the boiler is built, down to thefloor, from where hefound his way out through the dense cloud as well as he could. He knows nothing o fhow he reached thefloor. I was at Allenfordyesterday in compliance with a request in Mr. Moore's letter received on Friday last, re this eldership. I, not expecting to be a permanent resident here, thought it would be wisefor the session to select someone else who would be in a betterposition to meet the needs o fthe congreation. They, however, thought I had better not refuse theposition. I yielded to their desire and was duly ordained with Messrs. Morton and Porter. The Session as Skipness, on this occation, was composed o fthefollowing members: Rev. Jno. Moore, moderator, and Messrs. Robert Miller and Wm Burwash, elders. Skipness, Wednesday, November 13, 1889 Quite a spring-like day. Langley Smith had a wood-bee today, and honors the occasion by giving a monsterparty, from which Jno. Hunsberger and I are the only absentees o f thisfirm. Barret ofWalkerton, Revising Barristerfor the North-Riding o fBruce, was in Allenfordyesterdayfor thepurpose o frevising list o f voters, representing the adjacentpolling divisions. He held his court or sitting in Murray's office. November 22, 1889 The weather o f the pastfew days has been showery. Jos. Chambers is busily engaged erecting a residence on hisfarm. Mrs. Carson also is building. Thursday, November 28, 1889 Quite an abrupt change has taken place in the weather this week. During the night before last snow began tofall, and continuesfalling all dayyesterday and last night. Thefall o fsnow as accompanied by a strong wind which blew it about in a most disagreable manner. During yesterday and last night the snow fellfast, but, thefall was more moderate today. Depth offall 8 or 10 inches. The weather o f thisfall has been, on the whole, thefinestfor a great manyyears, and the roads, with the exception o fafew days, have been as good as in the summer months. 13 �The Davidson's Family Tree Saturday, December 7, 1889 Since I last wrote, we have had two thawsfollowed each time byfrost-so the snow still clings to the ground. Yesterday Mr. Jas. Beakle and A. Grant disposed o ftheir Stock and Implements bypublic auction. Harvey, the Guelph murderer, suffered the extremepenalty o flaw, in that city on Friday 29th-inst. Thursday, December 19, 1889 Our snow has all disappeared and the weather is mild and springlike. Last week, Peter Bartleman sold offhis stock, implements, etc. Hisfarm is rented. During last week, I was at Park Head assisting Young & Lawson with their accounts. December 25, 1889 Christmas-I spent today at home. The day was a mostpleasant one although the weather was a little unusualfor this season o ftheyear, there being not one flake o fsnow, and the thermometer ranging in unseasonable degrees. Yesterday was a terror o fa dayfor rain. On Monday evening last, the Good Templars banquetted Miss A. Dezell, the retiring teacher o four school. The bankquet was attended and a pleasant, sociable and agreeable evening was spent. On Friday last, Mr. Hand and I visited Tara and purchased presentsfor Xmas tree. Friday, December 27, 1889 Tonight, the annual Christmas Tree entertainment, in connection with our Sabbath School, was held. The evening, beingfine, there was a nice gathering and a very enjoyable hour was passed. Theprogram, consisting o fspeeches, readings, recitations, etc., being dispensed of, Mr. Jno, George, impersonating Santa Claus, enteredfrom the rear amid great applause & distributedpresents. Tuesday, December 31, 1889 The weather has taken an abrupt change and again the lakes and streams are chained with ice. A little snow hasfallen, but not enough to make sleighing. 14 �The Davidson's Family Tree On Sunday last, during the high wind, the smokestack on Porter's mill blew down. It wasflattened out badly in someplaces, and broken into severalpieces. Yesterday being the last Monday in 1889 was Nomination Day. Nominations this year tookplace in Vance's Hall, Hepworth, instead o fat Cribbis' school where they tookplace informer years. There were two nominationsfor the Reeveship, threefor the Deputy-Reeveship, andfivefor Councillors. However, all the new nominees resigned and the old council, consisting of: J.M. White, Reeve; Robt. Davis, Deputy-Reeve; and Jno. Rushton, Thos. Askin and Wm. Smellie, Counsellors, were returned the second time by acclamation. As the actions o fthe council during thepastyear were generally satisfactory, the people generally werepleased to see them returned as above, not to say anything about dispensing with the expense o fan election, the result o fwhich might be a doubtful benefit to the municipality. 1890-Skipness, January 30, 1890 During the time that has elapsed since last writing. I have been at home most o f the time. Yesterday morning I resumed work at the mill. Titia, youngest daughter o fMr. and Mrs. Porter, after an illness o fover a week, died o fan affliction o fthe brain on Thursday 16th-inst.-aged I year, 6 mos. and 27 days. Thefuneral tookplace on the Saturdayfollowing. The sympathies o f the entire community are extended to the bereaved, who mourn their little one, whose sojourn with them was so quickly severed. My remembrance o fher is sweet. The smokestack has again been placed and work was resumed on Monday. I spent last Sunday in Owen Sound and had a most enjoyable time. I attended Division St. Presbyterian Church and was delighted with two sermonsfrom Rev. Mr. Sommerville. I also attended his Bible Class. Friday, February 7, 1890 Snowing; the ground has again been bare. Presbyterians o fElsinore held a soiree last evening. Proceeds $45. Social tonight. La grippe, a kind o f influenza, has been epidemic, largely throughout Canada lately. Quite a number in our neighbourhood has been afflicted by it. Friday, February 14, 1890 The weather continuesfine, but during the week up to yesterday sleighing was 15 �The Davidson's Family Tree tolerably good; and thepeople appear anxious to make the most o f it, as the log yard will show. On Wed. 12th the Conservatives o fthis Township (Amabel) conveined at Hepworth to appoint delegates to attend the convention at Tara on Wed. 19th, when the candidate to contest the electionfor Local Parliament will be selected. Yesterday I was at Allenford attending meeting o fSession, called by Mr. Moore, moderatorfor thepurpose o fanswering questions on " ,state o freligion" and "temperance", submitted by the General Assembly. The Dominion and Local Parliament are in Session at thepresent time. Tuesday, February 25, 1890 Since last writing there has been a heavyfall o fsnow, which however has thawed away considerably since Sunday. Tonight isfreezing. Our school board has, at last, succeeded in securing a teacher to take charge o f school in the person o fa Miss McNeill o fPort Elgin. She took charge last Wednesday. On Wed. 19th-inst., Mr. Jno. George o fPort Elgin "got the convention" and so in the usual order o fthings will be a candidatefor Provincial honours and will appear on the Conservative side. The "Orange Incorporation Bill", brought in by N.C. Wallace G.M. has passed its second reading, being carried by the majority o f 16. There was no debate. Sir John A. McDonald, McNeill and Jno Charlton were among those who supported the bill, while ex-Premier McKenzie, Blake and Laurier voted or paired offin opposition to it. Tuesday, Mar. 11, 1890 The above billpassed its second reading by a majority o f25. Sir John Thompson's amendment to D. Alton McCarthy's bill to abolish the dual language in the Territories was carried. On Monday 3rd, Willie Chambers accidently cut offone o fthefingers o fhis left hand on the big saw. He was adjusting the guide when the wrench, being oily, slipped and his hand came against the saw with the above result. 16 �The Davidson's Family Tree The Reform Convention to select a candidatefor Local Parliament meets tomorrow in Southampton. The weather during last week was very severe; this week it is the reverse. Geo. Fields, head-sawyer, left herepreparatory to going to California on Sat. 1st. Mr. Miller, his successor, arrivedyesterday 11th. Skipness-Thursday, Mar. 13, 1890 The lastfew days has been very warm, especially today. The wind blewfreshly all dayfrom the sou'west, melting the snow very rapidly. The roads are in a very poor condition, halfsleighing-halfwagoning, and both halves o f the worst class. It isfreezing tonight. At Reform Convention at Southampton yesterday, D. Porter, was selected as Candidate to contest election to Local Parliament. Dr. Bonnar, Cliesley; Jno Pierson, Saugeen Gp.; and Jno. Douglas, Tara, were other aspirantsfor the position and stood in the order in which their names are given. Friday, March 21, 1890 It has been a very spring-like week, and this morning we had a brisk shower of rain. A year ago Tuesday 18th, I commenced work at Porter's. A whole year! And when I came I did not expect to be here more than a month. Such is life; it is the unexpected that happens. But it ispossible that the best has happened and, in looking back, I can see that the time has not been spent in vain; that I have learned some things that are certainly useful and which I might not have been able to learn elsewhere. Wednesday, April 2, 1890 Last Thursday night and Friday wereperhaps the most stormy weather that we experienced this winter. On Thursday evening the windfreshened up and continued to increase in velocity during the night. Toward morning snow began tofall and, amid the storm, continued tofall all day. It is estimated that about a footfell. Mr. Miller, head sawyer, severed his connection with the mill today, returning this morning to his home in Chesley. Yesterday evening, being Tuesday, Ijoined Gould Lake Lodge or I.O.G. T. Miss C. McNeill, Teacher, was also initated at the same time. So at last I have 17 �The Davidson's Family Tree consented to become a Good Templar-Nay I have become one after having been proposed and accepted three different times. Truly the third time is the charm. But I almost shudder as I think o f the solemnity and sacredness and duration of the vows I have made. May God in his mercy, his Holy Spirit, give me strength to keep inviolate these vows which, ifkept, I believe will be advantageous to me and, perhaps, indirectly beneficial to those with whom I come in contact. Thepledge I took was - Sec. 1 - No member shall make, buy, sell, use, furnish, or cause tofurnish to others, as a beverage, any spiritous or malt liquors, wine or cider, and every member shall discountenance the manufacture, sale and use thereofin allproper ways. Sec. 2 Wednesday, April 16, 1890 Spring has come. The snow is all or very nearly all away and the ice on our little lakes has broken up. Fish andfishers are plentiful and the report o fthe gun and rifle makes us aware that wherefish andfishers are plentiful theformer are at a serious disadvantage. There is one more resident at Skipness, a new arrival in theperson o fa young son born to Mr. and Mrs. Porter last week. Jno. Cribbis, collectorfor Amabel Township, skipped out some time ago taking with himfunds o fmunicipality to the extent o fover Two Thousand dollars. Mr. Cribbis was a man who held the unbounded confidence o fthe Council as well as all others acquainted with him. But the confidence o fthe council led them to be negligent in the matter o fhaving his securities renewed, and so he left no person liable to the council. Sugar-making is all the rage. Nearly everyfamily in the neighbourhood is making. There has been several good runs, especially on Saturday and Saturday week The Good Templars here gave a musical and literary entertainment in the school house last night. Rev. Messrs. Moore and Burwash werepresent and gave suitable addresses, bearing on the subjects o ftemperance, and the choice o fprofession. 18 �The Davidson's Family Tree The Smith Family, violinists, werepresent and catered some excellent selections. They were deservedly encored. Theproceeds o fthe evening amounted to $7.30. Wednesday, June 18, 1890 During the 63 days elapsed since I have written, I have been at home. For the most o fthe time I have been unwell-not right down sick, but still unable to do much. Since then we have been through the heat o fan election campaign, which, sofar as North Bruce is concerned, has been stubbornly contested and very close-a closeness that is remarkable as this riding has always been considered, things being equal, a Reform stronghold. The attitude o f the Mowat Administration to the Roman Catholics is mainly the reasonfor the results. Below is a copy o fthe returnsfor this riding, which shows Mr. John George of Port Elgin, Conservative, elected by a majority o fnineteen (19). Monday, June 30, 1890 The weather has been vety warm, and growth rapid. Crops o fall kinds look well and prospectsfor an abundant harvest are very encouraging. John, thisyear, enlisted in No. 6 Company o fthe 32nd Battalion o fvolunteers. John Douglas o f Tara is Captain o fthis company. The camp this year was in Stratford. The drill lasted-or rather No. 6 Company left Tara on Tuesday 17th inst., and returned on Saturday 29th-thus being in camp eleven days. Tuesday, July 1, 1890 Quite cool this morning, it having rained a littleyesterday. The Annualpicnic, in connection with our Sabbath School, came offon Thursday 26th inst. in Bartleman's bush. The day beingfine a nice company was on the grounds and all together a most enjoyable time was spent. The local (choir) supplied the music. Speeches were delivered by Rev. Messrs Moore and Burwash and D. Porter. A collection amounting to $9.35 was taken up to aid theS.S. Fund. Friday, July 11, 1890 Changeable weather; some days vety warm, others quite cool; dry. Tomorrow being 12th July, the orangemen o fthe District o fArran will celebrate "The Boyne" at Allenford. 19 �The Davidson's Family Tree Joseph Strang died suddenly at his brother Will's on Wednesday morning between 3 and 4 o'clock, from inflamation o fthe tonsils. He had come upfrom his homejust the evening before in, apparently, his usual health. Truly in the midst o flife we are in death. "Dangers stand thick through all the ground To push us to the tomb Andfierce diseases wait around To hurry mortals home. ' Friday, July 25, 1890 The Orange demonstration at Allenfordpassed offpleasantly and successfidly. There were eight stands o fcolors present and two brass bands were in attendance. On that morning, I united with the Orange association. So, everything considered, the 12th July, 1890 was a day not the most unimportant. Last week David Smith, resident on the IOth sideline, was drowned while bathing, in Gould Lake. Cramps. This is thefirst person we have any knowledge o fdrowned in our beautiful little lake. Haying; generally a good crop; but the showery state o f the weather will be the cause o fa lot o f badly colored stuff. Prayer meeting tonight. Wednesday, August 6, 1890 The weather continues variable; today it has been cool. Farmers are nearly all through haying. Fall wheat harvest. Fall wheat generally ispretty good. Spring crops are ripeningfast. Lowry and I were cutting wheat today-a smallpiece o fspring we sowed on the modelfarm lastfall. Sarah George, after a shortperiod o fsickness, diedfrom inflamation o f the bowels, on Saturday 2nd inst. and was buried under the auspices o f Gould Lake Lodge No. 1 to I.O.G. T. (ofwhich society she had been a member) in the Tara cemetery on Monday 4th. Mr. and Mrs. Simpson's child died at Bartleman's on Monday morning. The remains were taken to their home in Ethel Huron Co. for interment. Tuesday, August 19, 1890 Today it is raining; Hatvest. Crops nearly all ripe, and in this section are pretty good. Last week I was workingfor Jas' Glenn. Miss McRae came in on Friday 20 �The Davidson's Family Tree and remained in over Sunday. Our academy reopened on Monday I lth-inst. Thursday, September 4, 1890 Harvest. We have been very busy all week hauling in,finishing at home, all but theflax, on Tuesday 2nd. Today we drew in one load o foats on the model farm. But, the well going dry, we stopped and are making preparatons to sink it deeper this afternoon. During this harvest the weather has been a littlefickle; there being a great many showers which prevented getting the crops housed; however all this week sofar has beenfine and a great deal has been taken in. Crops this year are very good. Hay isplentiful. Monday, September 15, 1890 Wefinished harvesting on the 9th. There is, however, through the country some who are not through yet. Today 1was ploughing and picking stones at the modelfarm, getting the ground readyfor thefall wheat. Little Archie Smart died on Wednesday, 10th inst. Wednesday, September 24, 1890 The weather iffine. Today I am plowing infield north o fthe orchard. We beganfall plowing on Monday 22nd. On Saturday 20th Ifinished harrowing fall wheat on the modelfarm. Friday, October 3, 1890 The weatherfor the last week has been all that could be desired. Yesterday afternoon we had afine shower o frain which continued through the night and thisforenoon, and which willprove very beneficial as the ground was verydty. We sold one load o fpeas at 59 cents per bushel, Oats are 35 cents per bushel. Monday, October 13, 1890 On Tuesday last Joe Webster and I went back to the French Bayfishing grounds in hopes o fgetting somefish. We were unable to get anyfresh so we brought some salted ones away with us, paying 12 cents per dozenfor them. So far this season, according to latest reports, not manyfish have been caught. Arran-Tara show-fair was held this year on the 7th and 8th o fthis month. I was down on the last day. Thefair this year was perhaps more successful than any previous one, as there were said to be 200 more entries than ever before. 21 �The Davidson’s Family Tree We are raising our potatoes, getting about a wagonload and a halfdug today. George Harris was married to a Miss Speer o fArran on the 8th inst. Tuesday, October, 28, 1890 I was in Tara yesterday. Today we were working on the hill on the 3rd Cone, putting in the supplementary grant. Today and yesterday was rather cold snowflying on both days. Tuesday, November 4, 1890 Last night snow fell to the dept o f3 or 4 inches. We have been busy scraping out a placefor our turnips the lastfew days. Fred George is working on Reid's farm, he having taken it on sharesfor a term o f 4 years. Wednesday, November 12, 1890 The snow has all disappeared. Last night at Temperance Lodge I was installed into the office o fSecretaiy, and Jos. Webster, C. T. Tomorrow we are going to thresh. Jno and Jas. Adams moved the machine over this afternoon. The weather o f the lastfew days has beenfine. Rob. Forgrave came in to see us on Saturday and remained until Tuesday afternoon when he returned home. All well in Derby. Saturday, November 22, 1890 Last night we had a slightfall o fsnow. Lately we have been picking stones, jerking stumps, etc. in thepasturefieldjust south o f the barn, and yesterday afternoon I started to plow it. Miss Anna Temple is staying with us at present, helping Annafor awhile. She came on the 13th inst. John went up to Lion's Head yesterday afternoon, or rather to Wiartonfrom where he will take the stage this morning to the "Head". He goes up there with the intention o fworkingfor awhile in Murphy's shanty; J.M. White isforeman. This camp is composed o fmen goingfrom this neighbourhood and that o f Elsimore. 22 �The Davidson's Family Tree Wednesday, November 26, 1890 I was plowing yesterday; today it wasfrozen up so that is was an impossiblity. Lowry and Jim are at Allenford tonight, attending the regular meeting o fthe Orange Lodge. • Jim was at Owen Sound yesterday with pork, and recieved $5.20 per cwt. for it. Thursday, December 11, 1890 Since last writing, considerable snow hasfallen and tolerably good sleighing was the result. However it has nearly all thawed offagain, and so the wheels are again on the road. Snow is again flying this evening. J.M. Chase, ofPasily Woolen Mills, was here today, havingjust camefrom Lion's Head where, he says, sleighing is good, snow to the depth o fafoot and a halflying on the ground. We have cut wood and skedded the hemlock sawlogs on thisplace. There are 88 logs and will aggregate about 13,000ft. Miss Sillie Morton o f Guelph is visiting herfriends in this neighbourhood, coming up on Tues. 9th inst. Saturday, December 20, 1890 Today has beenfine. The roads are in a halfand halfcondition, both sleight and wagons being on them. Yesterday I was in Allenford; was out with the mail. The trial o f thepetition against the election o fMr. John George as memberfor the North Riding o fBruce in the Local Legislation, began in Port Elgin on Tuesday 16th inst. The trial was held before Justices Maclennan and Falconbridge. Mr. C.M.Boroman, the petitioner, was represented byH.P. O"Connor, Q.C., M.P.P. ofWalkerton, and Mr. A.B. Aylesworth, Q.C. of Toronto. The respondent, Mr. George, was represented by C.E. Start o f Tara, Mr. J.B. Clark and Mr. Nisbet o f Toronto. The trial has been proceeded withfour days and on Friday 19th was postponed for some time and transferred to Toronto. 23 �The Davidson's Family Tree Thursday, December 25, 1890 Christmas. Yesterday the weather took an abrupt turn;for afew days previous it inclined to be soft, butyesterday morning it began to snow briskly and continued so until night, snow to a considerable depthfalling. So, today, those who wished to avail themselves o fa sleigh ride were not detainedfrom satisfying theirpropensityfrom a want o fsnow. Webster's had a wood beeyesterday. John came downfrom Lion's Headyesterday. It isjust about a month since he went up. We will be homefor perhaps a week Andrew, Ann Jane and Bella McIntosh were over to see us today. 1891 Thursday, January 22, 1891 Quite a long time has elapsed since I last wrote in this book Since that time, we have been through the throes o fa municipal election, which resulted in the return o flastyear's council again to power, this being theirfourth term o f office. Below is the result Reeves 1 2 3 4/5 totals Majority White, J.M. 77 72 95 67 311 197 Gowan, Jno. 40 48 15 11 114 Deputy Reeves Davis, Robt 59 50 48 32 189 17 Robertson, Jno. 38 50 62 22 172 Councillors Askin, Thos. 96 63 71 45 275 1 2 3 4/5 totals Majority Rushton, Jno. 71 60 55 38 224 Smellie, Wm. 69 48 70 66 253 Baker, Mic. 64 59 44 5 172 Buckland, F. 9 30 10 15 64 Johnston - 8 4 21 31 64 24 �The Davidson's Family Tree Gingrich, Jesse 15 57 7 1 80 Since then also Jno George, member-elect to represent North-Bruce in the local parliament, has been declared unseated. Thejudges havejudgment on Sat. Jan. 17th at Osgoode Hall, Toronto. They held the election void, because o fthe payment by the respondent, Mr. George, o fa sum $5 to one McKay, for supplying vehicles on polling day. This waspart o fa bill o f$18 paid by Mr. George, the other items being legitimate. Thejudges came to the conclusion that it was a corrupt act -but "committed without any corrupt intention, and in ignorance, which was involuntary and excusable, and that the evidence showed the candidate to have honestly desired, and in goodfaith, endeavored, asfar as he could, to have the election conducted according to law" and therefore while they unseated they did not disqualify Mr. George. Wednesday, January 28, 1891 The Conservatives o fNorth Bruce met in convention in Tara on Friday 23 inst. and brought out Mr. George again to contest the by-election to be held soon. Mr. Porter is to oppose him again. Wednesday, February 4, 1891 This is a vety cold day, a continuance o fyesterday's storm. Miss Lizzie Forgrave returned homeyesterday after spending quite a time visiting her Amabelfriends. The Annual Meeting o f the Skipness Presbyterian Church was held on Thursday, Jan. 29th. R. Webster and Jas. Temple were relected to the management boardfor the next term. The boardfor 1891 is composed ofD. Porter, D. Morton, Jno Blyth, M. McDonald, R. Webster and Jas. Temple. Wm. Morton and Jas. Davidson were reappointed auditorsfor coming year. Last week we were engaged hauling our sawlogs out to Allenford. Monday, Feb. 9, 1891 Today it rained. Lowiyfinished hauling hemlock sawlogs today. Allex and Mary Forgrave came in on Saturday evening. Alex returned home yesterday evening. Mary is still in Skipness. Jno George has purchased part o fthe Greensladefarm or rather old man Greenslade'sfarm. 25 �The Davidson's Family Tree Tuesday, February 17, 1891 Yesterday and Sunday it rained; today it hasfrozen up and is snowing. The 6th parliament o fthe House o f Commons o f Canada has been dissolved, and writsfor a new election have been issued by the Governor General Nominations are to be on Thursday, Feb. 26th and thepolling on March 5th. Mr. Alex McNeill who represented North Bruce in the lastparliament is again the Conservative candidate and again contests Dr. Bonnar ofChesley who got the Reform convention. Mr. Miller, a young Theological student, occupied Mr. Moore'spulpit last Sunday. Anna and mother are busily engaged quilting. Monday, March 2, 1891 John came homefrom Lion's Head on Saturday evening last. The Presbyterian Soiree, arrangedfor last Tuesday but postponed on account o f the rain, is to come offthis evening. Tomorrow will decide whether George or Porter is to be member o fNorth Bruce in the Local House. On Tuesday last there was a big rain which raised the Sauble to such a height that some o fthe dwellings and shops in Allenford and Tara had to be deserted. Thursday, March 5, 1891 Our Soiree came offon Monday evening. The night beingfine there was a veiy nice turnout; not, however, so many as would have been on Tuesday, the day previously arranged. $49.60 was realized. There will be a social tomorrow evening. The election o fa member to represent North Bruce in the Local House came off on Tuesday. All the returns are not in yet but it ispretty certain Porter is elected. Saturday, March 11, 1891 On Thursday 5th instant, the Dominion election came off. The returns show the country was sustained the Conservativeparty at the polls, through by a decrease 26 �The Davidson’s Family Tree majority; the Ministry having overfifty when the House was dissolved, while according to the "Empire", the Conservative majority isforty-two with seven seats to hearfrom. Below is a synopsis o fthe returnfor the whole Dominion Province Ministry Opp. Prince Edward Is. 2 4 Nova Scotia 17 4 New Brunswick 15 1 Quebec 30 31 Ontario 46 43 Manitoba 4 1 Northwest Terr. 4 0 British Columbia 6 0 Wednesday, March 18, 1891 In the electionjust past, the trade question was the great issue before the electors. Theprincipalplank in the Reform platform, and the one brought most prominently, was Unrestricted Reciprocity with the United States. The Tories on the other hand came with the "Old Policy" on which they have been returned to power now the third time. The Hon. Edward Blake was retiredfrom activepolitical life; hefound it impossible to reconcile himselfwith the leaders o fthe Reform party; and characterizes the writing o fhis letter o fwithdrawal to the members o fthe West Durham Reform Convention as "the mostpainful event in thepolitical life o f which it is the close." Last week the ground was nearly clean o fsnow,'but today we haveperhaps as much as we had at anyprevious time this winter. John and I have been cutting wood lately. Bartleman's removed to Wiarton today having sold theirfarm to _____ Strang. Saturday, April 4, 1891 Rather afine day; sun warm with cold winds. Cutting wood. Sugarmaking began on Tues. Mar. 24th has been rather backward, owing to rain and snow nearly all week. Boiled on Monday and Tuesday. 27 �The Davidson's Family Tree Tom Hand returned homefrom British Columbia afew weeks ago. He has completed arrangements to open a butchering business in Tara shortly. Mrs. D. Reid has been down to see her sister in Brampton, whose husband, Mr. Hunter, was recently accidently drowned. The election o fMr. D. Porter to beprotested. The necessarypapers werefiled on Monday. This will likely give North Bruce another election before the snow againflies. Wednesday, April 15, 1891 A dullfoggy day. The snow is all away. I was boiling sap yesterday. We are busy, chopping thefallow. Today a Mr. Grunlees ofWiarton was here bargainingfor oats. He pays 50 centsper bushelfor them at the barn. One day last week Andy Carson and Miss M. McFadden ofMarkdale were married. May their lives be happy. George's are busy making the grange hall over into a residence. Wednesday, April 29, 1891 The weather isfine. People, i.e. farmers, are into the thick o fspring work. This year we began plowing on the 21st o f this month. Today we sowed ourfirst grain, oatsfor thisyear. Jim and I were ditching today. Wm Struthers o f Owen Sound, an old N.B.C. chum, sent me a copy o f the "Weekly Owen Sound”last week. Oats are worth 55 centsper bushel, Potatoes 65 cents, Pears 70 cents. Saturday, May 9, 1891 We are blessed this spring withfine weather. Since spring work began there has been scarcely any intermission caused byfoul weather and, on account o f the high winds occurring sofrequently, and the absence o fheavy rains, farmers are enabled to go on their low land at a much earlier date than is usual. Today 1was planting our earlypotatoes in the garden. I planted 355 hills. 28 �The Davidson's Family Tree This week I made applicationfor admission into the Orange Mutual Benefit Society andyesterday I was examined by Dr. A.B. Taylor, in accordance with the regulations o f the society. Thursday, June 4, 1891 Yesterday we had a copious rainfall; something that was needed as there has been very little rain this spring and the crops were beginning to show signs o f distress. On the 24 o fMay I picnic(k)ed on the Island on Chesley Lake and had a splendid time. Wefinished seeding thisyear on the 25th o fMay. Ann Jane McIntosh was over here today. .t John was on the lake this eveningfishing and secured some niceperch. We wereplanting potatoes today. It is reported that Sir John A. McDonald had a paralytic stroke which leaves him in a critical condition. Saturday, June 6, 1891 Sir John A. MacDonald is dead. The silver cord is loosened and the great leader is now no more. The sad event tookplace Saturday, June 6 at 10:15 o'clock P.M. Sir John was in the House o fCommonsfor the last time on May 22nd. He had been in poor health some daysprevious but continued to look after affairs o fState till Thursday the 28th when he was seized with a slight paralytic stroke. This wasfollowed by another and more dangerous stroke on Friday which he never rallied. He has been looked upon, and not without cause as thefather o fthis country. Sir John entered the Parliament o f Old Canada in 1844 as the representative o fKingston, which city he has represented ever since, with the exception o ftwo short intervals. Few men have been more highly honored than Sir John. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1815; was called to the bar in Kingston in 1836; entered Parliament in 1844; and became a Minister o f the Crown in 1847. Wednesday, June 24, 1891 A fine day; crops are improving thanks to recent rains. 29 �The Davidson's Family Tree Hon. John J.C. Abbott, being summoned by the Governor-General toform a new administration, has accepted the task. Mr. Abbott was born in St. Andrews, Quebec on March 12, 1821. He graduatedfi-om McGill University in October 1847. He began his political life in 1857 representing Argenteuil in the Canadian Assembly and continued to be memberfor the county up to 1867, when he was again electedfor the House of Commons at Ottawa. In 1887, he was called to the Senate as leader o fthe Government in that house withoutportfolio. He was married in 1849 to Miss Mary Bethune, daughter o fthe Very Rev. J. Bethune, D.D., late Dean of Montreal. Thursday, July 2, 1891 Yesterday was Dominion Day. I worked in theforenoon. In the afternoon I was fishing on Chesley Lake with John and Wm Morton. Crops in this neighbourhood are looking pretty well, much better than in neighbouring districts. We had a light shower yesterday Rev. Mr. Burwash, Methodist minister, preached hisfarewell sermon here on Sunday last. Saturday, July 18, 1891 A rather dull sort o fa day, showery. We were weeding turnips today. John and Anna have gone to Forgraves' this evening and will remain overnight. Haying is commenced. The crop improved by recent rains, is much better than it was anticipated; all other kinds o fcrops are also doing well. There was a heavy thunderstorm on Monday evening, the 12th-rather 13th. The Rev. Mr. Sharp ispastor o fthis (Allenford) circuit. The Orangemen o fNorth Bruce and North Grey celebrated the 201 Anniversary o f the Boyne o fMonday, 13th in Wiarton. 30 �The Davidson’s Family Tree Some 25 or 30 lodges were represented, and there were between 7000 and 8000 people assembled in Wiarton to do honor to the occasion. Five beautiful arches were erected and the town was tastefully decorated with evergreens, banners, flags and mottoes. 21 stands o fcolors were in the line o fmarch and 6 bands enlivened the proceedings with choice music. At the grounds Bro Jno Hearst, Co. Master, took charge o ftheproceedings and, after afew remarks, called upon thefollowing brothers in turnfor an address: D.M. Jermyn, Wiarton; Rev. Mr. Churchill, Lion's Head; Wm Masson, Barrister, Owen Sound; Jno George, Port Elgin; Jos. Lang, editor o fthe Owen Sound Sun, and others. Monday, August 3, 1891 We cut ourfall wheat today; part o f it is a good crop. Lowty began to work at the Quarry on Sat., August 1st. John is going up to Brandon, Manitoba. He starts tomorrowfrom Owen Sound. The Rev. Jno. Moore preached hisfarewell sermon here on Sunday last, having received and accepted a callfrom the congregation near Kingston. Saturday, August 8, 1891 It rained today; the weather has been vety warm during the lastfew days. I was in Owen Sound on Tuesday last. John, going to Manitoba startingfrom there. Yesterday we received a cardfrom him, written in North Bay. He reports there are immence crowds going west. Jim and I have been repairing the wagon today! Harvest has been commenced. Crops are going to be verygood as a general thing. The Rev. Dr. Moffat o f Toronto, Secretaiy o fthe Upper Canada Religious Tract and Book Society, is to preach here tomorrow evening. On Friday evening, July 31, afarewell entertainment and presentation were given the Rev. Mr. Moore andfamily by the members o fthe Allenford Presbyterian Church in the church. It was perhaps the largest and most successful gathering in the history o fAllenford, it being estimated thatfully six �The Davidson’s Family Tree hundred were present to enjoy the entertainment and social event. Tara Presbyterian choirfurnished music and the resident ministers and other gave suitable addresses. The interestingfeatures o fthe evening were the presentations: a purse containing $40.00 to Mr. Moore, and threepieces of silverware-one a massive waterpitcher to Mrs. Moore. Friday, August 28, 1891 We are having a very wet season, consequently harvest is backward. I was back at Smith's yesterdayfor seed wheat. The variety is known as Manchester wheat. We sold 4 cattle, 3 heifers and 1 steerfor $140.00, $35 each, to a Mr. Bland o fKincardine, also 3 others to Mr. Russelfor $83. Yesterday Isaac Kerr was brought to appear before Justices Anderson and Reid on a charge o fmaiming and injuring a horse belonging to Mr. Thos. Carter who laid the information. Evidence supporting the charge, sufficient to indict the defendant, was taken so he is out on bail o f$500 to appear at next court of Quarter Sessions. Wednesday, September 2, 1891 We have had afew days offine weather so a lot o fgrain has been harvested. Miller Carson was helping us draw in today. We sowed our summerfallow in wheat on Monday. The grain is known as the Manchester variety and was grown on Smith'sfarm on the 8th Con. Mr. Alex Broadfoot, who went to California over a year ago, was killed by a tree there a short time ago. John writesfrom Carbeny under date o fAug. 23rd. He is well. He reports they had afrost on the night o fthe 22nd so severe as toform ice. inch thick Wages there arefrom $30 to $35 per month. Thursday, January 7, 1892 It is quite a long time since I wrote in this book Since then the petition against the election o fDavid Porter has been tried. And, although it was shown bribery and corruption were practiced, Porter was not unseated. Thepetition against the return o fMcNeill has also been tried and dismissed. Since then also Kerr's case has been tried in Walkerton and been dismissed. John has returned home from Manitoba. Since then the census returns have been made public and 32 �The Davidson's Family Tree shows the totalpopulation o fthe Dominion to be 4,823,344. This is an increase o f 11.52% in 10 years. The returns disappointed. I think, most every Canadian. James Kirkwood, a cousin o fmine, has, since then, been elected to represent East Wellington in the Legislative Assembly o f Ontario. The annual Christmas Tree entertainment o fthe Skipness Sabbath School was held on Christmas Eve this time; theproceeds were $9.85. Since then, the Allenford, Elsinore and Skipness congregations o fthe Presbyterian Church have given a call to the Rev. Wm. Mowat o fMerriton, which has been accepted. The annual School Meeting was held on Dec. 30th. Mr. David Morton, the retiring trustee, was succeeded by Mr. S. Hand. Below are thefull returns o f the Amabel Municipal election Reeves Askin, Thos. Smellie, Wm. Deputies Davis, Robt. Robinson, John Coucnillors Totals Majorities 323 160 163 271 62 209 Beatty, Wm. 203 Murphy, J.E. 257 Ruston, John 239 Root, Robt. 195 Rourke, M.S. 104 Buckland, F. 77 Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1892 It has been a vety cold day today. Jim and John are drawing wood to Tara. During November last I wrote on the entrance to Civil Service examination in Toronto, and by the "Empire" o fJan. 10th, I notice my name among the successful candidates. In Toronto, 59 succeeded in thepreliminary exams and 35 in the qualifying exams. 33 �The Davidson's Family Tree Thursday, January 28, 1892 It has been a veryfine day. Jim and John were to Tara today with wood; they intend to go with tanbark to Pt. Elgin tomorrow. Mrs. and Mr. Jos. Marshall diedfrom the effect o fLa Grippe. She was buried on Saturday and he on Monday. Monday, March 7, 1892 It has been a veryfine day; the sun shining bright and warm and the snow thawing rapidly. The roads are becoming bad, especially the crossroads and near the villages, etc. We were cutting wood today-have been, offand on, for some time back. Cousin Johnston F. Davidson or "Dodd" as he is morefamiliarly called, was up to visit us during afew days in February. Mr. David McBeath was buried in the Elsinore cemetery today. He had been unwellfor a considerable time. Mr. James Nelson o fElsinore also passed away a short time ago. As a matter o ffact, a great many deaths have occurred in this section o fcountry this winter. Saturday, April 23, 1892 We began spring work on the 12th, plowing in nor'west cornerfield. We sowed peas on the 19th and wheat on the 21st. Spring work started about nine days earlier than lastyear. April, this year, has been very dry. Fall wheat wintered well but there has been a lot o ffrost nights which has damaged it some. Hon. Alexander Mackenzie, ex-premier o f Canada, died on Sunday (Easter) April 17th and was buried on Thursday, 21st. Mr. Mackenzie was born in Scotland, Jan. 28, 1822. Thus he was three score and then when summoned hence. Monday, May 2, 1892 It rained today. This has been a rather dry spring sofar and the rain o f today willprove beneficial to thefall wheat and the other crops. Anna and I were over at the D Line this afternoon. Wednesday, May 18, 1892 We have had afine spring sofar and spring work is well advanced. �The Davidson's Family Tree John and I have been plowing today in thefield below the bam. We willfinish it tomorrow, I think. We sowed wheat in the newfallow on the 12th inst. Miss J. Hammond is staying with us now, assisting Anna and Mother. Ann Jane McIntosh was over to see us on Monday. Wednesday, May 25, 1892 Yesterday was the Queen's Birthday anniversary. There were celebrations in Chesley, Southampton and Owen Sound. We were logging today in the afternoon; in theforenoon we sowed our carrots. Wefinished seeding this year on the 20th inst. Last week, Mr. Thos. George embarked on a visit to England. Mr. Donald Reid is in Toronto this week One o fhis eyes was affected by a blood vessel being ruptured, and so he visits the city to have it treated. Wednesday, June 2, 1892 It rained today; infact we are having a very wet season, rainfalling nearly every day and night. Yesterday I was plowingfor potatoes and Jim and John were washing the sheep. Last week Mr. Reid visited Toronto. John and Jos. H. Webster werefishing in Chesley Lake this afternoon; they succeeded in getting two nice strings o fperch. Mrs. Geo. Walker returns todayfrom the Sault, where she was on a visit to her brother’ s. Crops are looking well; there are some ot the bestfields offall wheat I think I ever saw; spring crops are also looking well. Pasture is good. There is great promisefor a good crop offruit; orchards are literally white with blossoms which is one indication o fafruitful autumn. Wednesday, January 11, 1893 We are having a fine winter; yesterday and today areperhaps the coldest we 35 �The Davidson's Family Tree have had so far. The thermometer registered 10 degrees below zero. Below is the result o fAmabel's Municipal Election Councilfor 1893 Divisions Reeve by acclamation Thoms. Askin 1 2 3 4 5 Totals Maj. Deputy Reeves J.E. Murphy 57 50 10 23 22 252 32 Wm. Smellie 37 42 0 52 69 20 220 Councillors Wm. Beatty 81 65 71 20 11 248 Robt. Root 44 51 94 47 44 280 Jno. Rushton 66 64 68 33 10 241 Jas. Martin 16 30 28 68 3 145 Monday, April 17, 1893 We started spring work today; plowing sod on the Harrisfarm opposite the house. This has been rather a backward spring. We startedplowing about 5 days earlier lastyear. We made sugar- or rather maple syrup this spring. Our new school house has been opened since last writing. Miss Mary E. Anderson passes into history as being thefirst teacher to officiate in it. Fall wheat winteredpretty well. During the winter we were employed teaming wood and maple saw-logs. We took out about 20 m. o fmaple. May 8, 1893 Friday 5th was Arbor Day. It was not observed by our school. Yesterday and today have beenfine. Fine weather is rather unusual this spring. 36 �The Davidson's Family Tree Uncle William James Forgrave died on Thursday, April 20th last. He had not been in good healthfor some time and, afew weeksprevious to his death, he met with an accident in handling some colts, getting some o fhis ribs broken. He was born in the Township o f Chimquacoucy in the County o fPeel and was buried in Greenwood cemetery, Owen Sound, beside his wife who preceeded him quite a number o fyears. Januaty 12, 1894 Below is the result o fthe municipal electionfor this townshipfor 1894: aslo the plebiscite vote. Totals Majorities Reeve by acclamation Thomas Askin Deputy Reeves J.E. Murphy Wm. Smellie 322 229 93 Councillors Wm. Beatty Jas. Martin Robt. Root 306 248 235 316 Jno. Rushton Plebiscite YES NO 412 104 308 January 26, 1895 Below is the result o fthe Municipal Electionfor Amabel Townshipfor 1895. Thepool tookplace on Monday, Jan. 7, 1895. 37 Totals Majorities �T h e D avidson's F am ily T ree Reeves Thos. Askin 317 Wm. Beatty 264 Deputy Reeves Jno. Rushton 326 Wm. Smellie 234 Councillors Jas. Martin 289 J.R. Chambers 270 Geo. Stacey 60 Jno. M. Gowan 90 Wm. H. Lawson 292 Ed. Brigham 173 Steve Ottawell 63 38 53 92 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Davidson Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Davidson Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Eby Family Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1889-1895 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, Bruce County, Amabel Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. William Davidson Diary, 1889-1895 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William Davidson Diary, 1889-1895 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. September 23, 1889 Has Part A related resource that is included either physically or logically in the described resource. William Davidson Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/67e46efcd67c4096414bd0b34611611e.pdf a0361b912db469f7ef83310fb4482194 PDF Text Text ELIZAAANN1S LOGBOOKS: The Late Victorian Logbooks Kept By Eliza- Ann MacFarlane:1864-1940:Lot 30, Concession IV, Stanley, Township, Huron County, Ontario Edited by Ken F. Stewart M.A. with the permission of Isabel and Jean Fraser. 1998 �‘ Of***•C-k } // / C / f utk*, S+ ^r ■ ? < * f?,J,/,.j a* r?m»s /K **, 7 / // ft^Tllj/t A i , i y t Fr^i- $ 9 l * J r ^ J U n m CBe.f'j'i* £ ) > < £ /^ # / * . flHt% ^ 'fayfo* Zftlhcl '■Jjfc, f ^ P o h a l d / j l*i*dn~f?£*, '^$t*btllc * £■ J‘ ~'rxif0y~‘^ \T. ‘ hp / ^ 1 4 . J o U n pH. % f ‘ Zy/irr ^ Z J ' C f t n * . T'ay £ t ~ Ci^ 'V f a ' W e r �A Note On the Sources Eliza-Ann MacFarlane began these jottings in 1887. They continue to 1901. Miss MacFarlane also kept detailed account books of receipts and expenditures. The logs are kept in school exercise books or on the pages of almanacks. By using abbreviations and keeping to the "bare bones,"Miss MacFarlane was able to squeeze in what she wished to record in each day's weather forecast. She us­ ually recorded the weather and the number of eggs her hens laid. Her sister Agnes never married. Jane married Ned Glen and lived barely a mile away.Isabella, an elementary teacher, married Thomas Fraser. James Macfarlane,the father,died in 1899. The one brother, John, married Isabella R. McEwen, in 1900 and took over part of of the stone farm house. Eliza, the widowed mother, with her single daughters Agnes and Eliza-Ann,set up separate quarters. It would have been better if Eliza and her two daughters had moved to Clin­ ton when John married. Indeed they would have gone, but Mrs Eliza MacFarlane’s maiden sister Agnes {usually called Aunt Nancy), had committed herself to keeping house for their brother James, who farmed three lots to the south. Agnes would not leave her widowed brother and Eliza therefore refused to leave her sister alone on the fourth Concession. James and Agnes Stewart died the same week in February, 1911. Eliza MacFarlane and the two daughters then moved to Clinton. Jane, Agnes and Eliza died very close together in 1940 and 1941. Isabella (Mrs Fraser) and her daughters Isabel and Jean, saved a trunk full of books and papers that have proven to be a goldmine for local and family history. Only recently was permis­ sion given to peruse these log books.Eliza-Ann had her own form of shorthand,but thanks to the uncounted hours I spent over 40 years, picking the brains of people who knew the neighbourhood intimate­ ly,to a detailed culling of the Clinton News-Record and to ex­ tensive perusal of photographs,I found I could crack the code.The missing letters, implied words and appropriate punctuation, con­ tained in square brackets,are added to make perusal by interested readers as easy as possible. Although much of the information is prosaic,what emerges is a clear and detailed picture of life at the top end of Stanley Township in the last dozen years of the Victorian era. The logs peter out in 1901. With the father dead and brother John married and sharing the house, life was never the same on the place after that. Eliza-Ann MacFarlane was an outdoor type and shows in the log an interest in, and a detailed understanding of, both animal husbandry and agricultural procedures and techniques. When her parents went to the "Old Country" in search of breeding stock, Eliza-Ann was left in charge of operations, and they were effec­ tively and efficiently carried out. One cryptic reference in 1888 - '"shot Wallace" suggests that she could dispatch a suffering creature if brother John or her father were not available.She was no Annie Oakley or Calamity Jane, however. She also could do fem­ inine tasks and was a Victorian lady all her life. In the 1887 experimental diary, she reveals a dry sense of humour and a capacity for deadpan understatement In the cryptic diaries that follow, this same quality occasionally shows through. Fenwick Stewart alleged In later life, that his Aunt Eliza (Mrs James MacFarlane) cooked mutton so badly that it put everyone off sheep or lamb in the community. There is a sly dig by Eliza Ann as she confides to her diary: " Ma stuffed mutton for our dinner today[.) I am sure your •teeth will be watering when you know that[.]" I think that if Miss MacFarlane could be reached for comment now, she might well say:"These diaries chronicle the best, the happiest and most productive years of my adult life." K.F. Stewart Toronto Summer:1998 To the left is a list of people whose willingness* to share reminiscences, photographs, historical books and papers with me over the past 50 years, has given me a de­ tailed knowlege of life in Stanley Township's Baird's School Community. �(2) In The Beginning:1887 The following was written on two large sheets of newsprint, one with an ad for a hotel, and the other for a Dry Goods store, "Fair-day Wedensday (sic) September 28, 1887 "I poked around all day doing everything and yet accomplished nothing!. I] got the floor swept when I was late [at] hen feeding time[.] I had just come up with the cows when I heard the waggon (sic) coming & their (sic) was four billys up in the clover here all day so when I heard the wagon coming [,] I went to put them down & I saw Lizzie [ Glen] ahead and Agnes & Bella were with her & Jim [Barkley] was behind in Dunk McEwen’s covered buggy & same old horses & John Junor behind[.] Jim waited while they opened the gate for Lizzie & told [my two sisters]to get in for a ride[.] Bella wouldent (sicj[.] Agnes went[.]I got her to help me with the lambs[.] Jim was here for his supper[.]I asked him if he was after the [washing and mending] list[.] He said no [-] just two or three shirts[. H]e took his overcoat too[. H]e told me he heard about us riding the 24th.Mr McLeam (sic) came home from the show with fatt i ­ er[. H[e] was a judge & was here all night and John drove him up with Nance to meet the 8 o ’ c[lock] train[. Kitten caught two mice tonight. I took in the clothes before I went to bed and left the lamp burning!.]Agnes was up at 2. o ’ clock [a.m] and it [was still] burning. Commentary Lizzie is Eliza-Ann's first cousin, Margaret Elizabeth Stewart (1859-1941). Edward Glen Sr had lived across the road from MacFarlanes for 25 years. TJje previous December he and his wife moved to Clinton (see Clinton Mew Era December 10, 1886). His sons William and Ned divided the family holdings on the 3rd and 4th concessions.On June 7,William married Margaret Elizabeth Stewart.(See Mew Era June 10, 1887).James Barkl­ ey (1859-1949) was a much younger brother of Mary Barkley, wife of Eliza- Ann's Uncle James Stewart. Mary and James were first cousins. James Barkl­ ey and James Stewart were both first cousins and brothers-in-law.Jim spent a lot of time at his sister’ s.At the time Eliza-Ann wrote this, Jim had fallen into a routine of working in the Michigan lumber woods in winter and as a hired farm hand in Stanley, in warm weather, in 1887, he was working for Duncan McEwen, (Lot 28 Con 2). Don Glen told me that Duncan McEwen kept an old rig pulled by old horses for hired help to use. Jim was easy-going and affable. He seems to have had an arrangement with Eliza-Ann to wash and mend his clothes. Thursday [September 29, 1887] No porridge this morning [-] no flour[-] have to live on potatoes and short rations[, Mr]Wiggington [was] here [in the] forenoon and[Mr]Wells came when he was here. Wells had his dinner here[.} Took away his billy and bought the two yearlings and father bought his four sheep. John went with grist after dinner. Bella and I were washing the 2 yearlings with father[.W]e were pulling apples a while[.T]he fellow came along with the apple barrels when we were washing sheep [-] stumped 30 at Glens & 30 here. Glens were pulling apples at Charlys [and] will finish pulling their, .apples tomorrow at din­ nertime. We are not going to get flour till tomorrow night. Father has borrowed Frank to go to Seaforth tomorrow!.] Duncan came here just at dark to buy the yearlings[.] Wells had a letter from his sister and they had a young daughter. [Wells] is going to take his sheep to the Goderich fair if he gets word-that their(sic) is any prize for them. Went to the b a m for the big barrel for rain [-] had to take the wheel - barrow over to put [it] in [-] gave Bella a ride over for old acquaintance sake ...I saw a white goat in the shed....Bella ran up to it & it turned out to be the shovel. COMMENTARY Probably brother John went with with winter wheat to Trick's mill to replenish the family's supply of flour. Thomas Trick had owned Spring Creek Farm since 1873. Situated (as the crow flies) about a mile north-west of MacFarlanes, it has a mill pond fed by spring-fed Spring Creek. In 1887, Trick operated both a grist mill and a saw mill.When business �3 . was brisk, Trick would would have to space the milling of his customers out to allow for the mill pond to build up. The water turbines, particularly in warm weather,could deplete the pond faster than the incoming fresh water from spring Creek could replace it,It appears that Trick told John MacFarlane that his flour would be ready Friday, Miss MacFarlane notes on Friday that John went to the mill and in Saturay's entry, she refers to massive baking operat­ ions, so one assumes John returned with the fresh flour, Friday [September 30, 1887] Father away to Seaforth this morn- ing[.]We all went to lift the potat­ oes this forenoon. After dinner[,]which was near 1 [o' clock]before we were ready to take it[,] Ag & Bella went away to pull apples..I put in the potatoes with John and then he went away to the mill in a little while. Ag and Bella were pulling the Spy [apple tree] in the old garden when Annie Herbinson shouted Hello to them[. S]he said she was going over to Glen1s & she would be in here for a while when she was coming back. When she went [to Glen's she was told]....Lizzie was down home [at Uncle John Stewart' s.T]he bovs or men or whatever you want to call them[,] wanted her to wait there[.]Lizzie would not be gone long[. B]ut[Annie] said she would come here first[.T]hey told her not to stay more than an hour [-] that Lizzie would be back. I washed the dishes and started to get [Annie] some tea[,Jwhich consisted of a few slices of bread[.There is] nothing more in the house[,] only 3 cakes in [the] can[.] I was out doors & I saw Lizzie at their front door..... she waved so Annie went over[.] Willie & Lizzie drove her home[.] It was rain­ ing when she left so we gave her a white Parasol[.] Ned came over [to return]it and stayed till after 10[,]so you may guess the time I'm writing at.He took Frank home with him when he went.It did not rain last night[.I]t sprinkled a little when we were at the potat­ oes today and it rained a shower about 4 o'cflock].............. Saturday [October 1, 1887] Duncan was here this forenoon [though] not in the house. [Mr] Steep was around buying apples. John Junor, John & Willie drove for Jim's trunk about 5 o'[clock.I]t was raining middling heavy T]hey were lifting their potatoes & came in from the field[. T]hey had a few bags of potatoes on the wagon[.] Bella and Ag pulling apples all after­ noon [&] me scrubbing[.]Baked bread today[.] Had a big pie for our dinner [and] got another for tomorrow made & others with crust as tuff (sic) as whalebone[.] Ma baked cakes[. I] done the ironing tonight. It is 10 min[utes] to 11 now & I am going to have a bath. Sabbath [October 2, 1887] Raining most of the forenoon [-] Unusual occurrance[.]Ned was not here.I think he is keeping away until you come home so I hope you have not got to[o] thick[.]I guess I had better stop here[.]Mrs Wigginton (sic) was here a little while in the afternoon[. F]ather went to Uncle James & Uncle James was here when we came back from [Sabbath] School [at the schoolhouse]. Turkeys weighed 37 libs........ COMMENTARY Single women in the Victorian era were expected to be above reproach and to be seen to be above reproach,where men were concerned. Single males, alone or in groups were suspect, and unchaperoned encounters with them could get one "talked about," Willie and Ned Glen, aged 28 and 30 "batched it” across the road,Willie married Lizzie Stewart and be­ came a respectable married man. Ned moved to a small frame house half a mile east, where he would batch it for five years before marrying Jane MacFarlane, Jane would only be 20 when Eliza-Ann wrote these lines, Ned worked very hard for several years to pay down the mortgage on Lot 31 (3), This indebtedness and Jane's tender years meant that the courtship would be a long one, Eliza- Ann’ s testy observations and eliptical inferences suggest that Ned is very much on probation,Note in Friday’ s entry the account of Annie Herbinson,who, upon finding that Lizzie Glen was not yet home,chose to wait for her over at MacFarlanes, The hired men and (possibly Ned) urged her to stay, but she re- fused. Eliza-Ann notes that Ned finds a lot of excuses to come around and that he stays overly long. She also notes on Sunday that Ned didn't visit that day and wonders what that means. �Monday [October 3, 1887] Picking turkeys of course[I.]got done about half-past 1. It has been raining all day. John went up with the turkeys when ever we ate our dinner. Fergueson (sic) came here in his covered buggy when we were at the barn hitching[. I] had to get his dinner. Mrs Fergueson & Miss Fergueson are to be here this week. Willie & Lizzie [Glen] went to Clinton[. I s]crubbbed Spare and my Bed-room[.] Agnes washed [the] Spare [bedroom]. Parlour and Front door windows and I swept out both rooms ready for scrub­ bing[. It is] 1/2 past 9 now[. I] have to set bread yeast[.] Tuesday [October 4, 1^98] Raining all day[.]Ned was here this fore­ noon to get a hole bored in a fork [but,] Poor thing,the borer(sic) was at the barn & John took him there to bore it.Old plug died today[.W]hen John was at the barn last night she was a little sick and died about dinner today[.] John [took] her to the lime-kiln. Had a[n] apple dumpling for our dinner today [-] baking bread & cream cakes [-] made jelly cake today[.] Agnes read out halls Book crab apples. Bella blackedma's stove[.] Kil­ led sheep [- Agnes helped to scald it & cleaned guts[.]Bella[says] I should have gut[ted] intestine firstf.] I hope John will under­ stand what I mean....fixed head mended my parasol tonight[,] then Bella and I went upstairs and stripped your room[.]Ag put clothes ...[at this point Eliza-Ann runs out of space on the first broadsheet and switches to a fresh one. It begins Tuesday continued but doesn't follow through with the sentence.Ag­ nes said tonight she bet you were wishing you could have a [il­ legible] mat for tonight[.]Bella is gueggling here beside me read­ ing every word I write[.]I slept with her last night & I guess she is waiting for the beast to come as she called me in bed last night[.] It is 10 minfutes] to 11 o ’ c[lock] & still she gueggles. COMMENTARY The last few lines provide a clue as to why this entry is so unclear in places.Bella (15) and Agnes (21) are reading over her shoulder and at times she appears to include them in the dialogue. Perhaps Jane (20) forbade any mention of her name. Note the undisguised glee shown by Eliza-Ann when Ned comes to get a hole drilled. The drill is in the barn and Ned doesn’ t manage to get up to the house and see Jane. Bella is bunking in with Eliza-Ann, while her bedroom is being scrubbed down, and is giggling uncontrollably."Giggle” may have been considered slang by’ ’ the Mas­ ter” and probably it never was included in spelling bees when Eliza-Ann went to school. She guesses, and comes up with ’ ’ gueggling”. Perhaps thats how it sounded in her father’ s broad highland Scots and her mother’ s Ulster ac­ cents. At any rate, the giggling and uproar made a bit of a shambles of that day’ s diary entry. Wedensday(sic) Ag and Bella won't let me mind to write[.T]hey [October 5, 1887] [are] saying O don't forget to tell you the bulls jumped out on the road today.Well Agnes started to wash this morning after we milked and she had to leave to help to put in them things they were talking about[.] O before I forget they are telling me to mind you to not be saying Hellof,] as it is very vulgar. Ma stuffed mutton for our dinner todayk-] I am sure your teeth will be watering when you know that[.] Well we washed today[.] Agnes was just blueing the clothes about 3 o ’ c[lock,] I guess it was [,] when along marched Sarah & Pryssilla so we just put them out and we had father's flannel shirt and the socks done & Agnes washed [illegible] & her [illegible] apron & we put the shirting, shirts & s[ocks] back..2 1/2 inch blank where words have been vigorously erased..back into the tub and left them there. Wells came bobbing along with the sheep and for his sheep he had his supper here[.] Sarah and Pryssilla went to Glen’s when we ( O I forgot till they minded me that I had forgot to tell you [that]I told Ag to cut the jelly cake the stilish way and here is the way she done it- tiny diagram- a circle with a cross making 4 quarters - it was her got the supper.) were finishing milking. They came out where we were milking & and Uncle John's John went up to Glens in his new buggy[. H]e was asking hands to threshing. They are to be threshing to-morrow and Uncle James after them. Kitty's stuck up John’s stair[.] I left him there when I came to write this[. As I write, Bella and Agnes] are both sit- [t]ing [,]gueggling & Ag saying Puke Puke Puke[I] And say there is 4 . �5 beasts on that grand bed of your's for there is a bite I got there on my hand & I have to stop every little while and scratch...... ...Bella was sawyingsic^rails with father a good part of the day[. S]he was at it when the ladys came[.]I think I had something else to tell you but I forget what it was[. It is] 1/4 past 9[. I'm] now going to set for bread tonight[-] yet to feed you [illegible] when you come back. They told me to end up with Puke Puke Puke diagram of a circle divided in eight...[I have] Jelly cake on the brain tonight. P.S. Bella got her cheek cut & hurt by a stick hitting her. Thursday We are all as tired as Sam Hill to-night [October 6, 1887] floating around like bees every day. Fat­ her and John at threshing all day.Agnes finished washing coloured clothes this forenoon[. Indeed she done the most of the washing[?] very little I did[.]Raining all forenoon[.] Baking bread today[.] I washed the windows in my room and sewed good bedroom feather- tick. we took in the clothes just before dinner [because] we thought it was going to pour rain all day and then we were going to hang them in the old house.[.] After dinner we were sorry we took them in and so we took and hung them out again.About 2 or 1/2 [past] 2 who should come driving along but the apple pickers [-] Hanley(sic) & another man & a cub & Hanley informed them that he was 17. Ag & Bella were out after they came pulling apples. They packed 20 barrels today[and are coming back in the morning to fin­ ish & then going to Glens. Mother and I fixed the grapes to night [-] we just picked enough to preserve a kettleful [and] made the rest into wine. I forgot to tell you before till Ag sung out from her roost to Bella [asking] did I tell you about the drawerlegs[?] I have been catching it for the way I hung out the drawers and them all staring at them I suppose. Agnes made paste & went into the parlor & made the 2 paper window blinds. Then we went out with the intention of taking in the clothes[, ]but it was so clear & nice [that] we left them out. We then went to the barn to get some dry boards for the morning fire. Bella wants to finish this[. S]he wont tell me what but I may as well tell you[,] for I know it is to draw the way I hung the drawers, for I heard Ag tell her to do it because I made the jelly cake [diagram] last night. What follows is a different handwriting and a diagram. (Contributed) The artist is not in the habit of wearing such things and so cannot remember the exact shape (Excuse) Eliza-Ann resumes, feigning incoherent fulminations, The dirty brute of a hog let my fellow (one of my numerous ones) see those horrid unmentionables[!] I hope she wont be so mean as I let _________ & _________ see yours.lt is now 25 min[utes] past 10[,] so good night[i] Friday I washed the clock [-] 0 [-] I forgot the [October 7, 1887] opening salutef.] Agnes came up the stairs and told me to get up[;]it was pouring rain[. S]he ran out when ever she got up and took in the clothes[, which were] wringing wet[,J of course. Agnes washed the dining room windows[;] then her and Bella went and finished pulling Hanley's apples be­ fore they would come[.I]t wasent(sic^raining when they went out[,] Bella says[,]but it poured when they were out. [Hanley and his two helpers] came along.......& finished packing after dinner [. W]e have 25 barrels and they have to take them up tomorrow. They got through with the threshing early[.]We put up the blindsin the din­ ing room & [took] the white ones off there upstairs[.] �« > * Bella read up ma*s rooms washed up the dust{.] Ag hung out the clothes after dinner when it faired up[.]I was ironing at them to­ night [. ] I dont mind of any more notes just now[.] I am very tiredf,] so good night - it is 3 minfutes] past 10. At this point, after 10 days, Eliza-Ann stopped writing for the balance of 1887, Never again would the daily entries be so detailed, ( t r t W*r �THE FIRST ALMANAC DIARY:1888 7 Introduction The log was kept in a copy of The Diamond Dye Almanac (1888) published by Hells,Richardson & Co. Montreal. There is a page for each month for use as a diary. The times of sun rise,sunset,andmoon rises and moon phases are supplied each day. At the bottom of all twelve pages is the follow- ing:"use these diary pages for memoranda of accounts, pay­ ments, engagements, etc".One gathersthat Eliza-Ann found a detailed daily log too much work and (perhaps) a poten­ tial cause of friction between her and her sisters In March, she began to keep cryptic notations about weather, egg production and the goings on for each day. She would keep this up until the middle of 1901, gradually refining her short forms. March,1888 Eggs 6. Tues. Jane & I at Grants1 10. Sat. Soft 11. Sun. Blustring 12. Mon. Stormy 15. Thu. Father & Mother at Wigg[inton's] I was at Junor' s[.] 16. Fri. Corn Meal fetched home 19. Mon. Glen & Mrs Glen here 22. Thu. First lambs ^ ‘ "lamey Sheep died at night. 23. Fri. 31 eggs used up to now-worth .28 or ,33[.] 18 [degrees] below 10 Duncan here2 24. Sat. Zero this morning 6 25. Sun. 13 [degrees] below zero 12 . 26. Mon. Assesor here all night 6 27. Tues. Wells here 9 28. Wed. Malcolm [McEwen and] Fenwick [Stewart at]Grey1s sale[.]Wigginton here /Z_ 29. Thu. Hector [Junor] here[.] Ellie Green 3 year 15 30. Fri. Uncle James [Stewart] here for dinner. Tom Wigginton here. 6 31. Sat. Ag & Bella at Uncle James Father at Clinton 14 Jane & John at the river[-]saw a crane & 4 ducks 90 eggs 90 eggs �7 12 10 13 17 17 22 30 22 30 23 30 34 26 27 26 12 43 33 34 39 1. Sun. 2. Mon • 3• Tues. ♦ 4. Wed. 5. Thu. 6. Fri. 7. Sat. 8. Sun. 9. Mon. 10. Tues. 11. Wed. 12. Thu. 13. Fri. 14. Sat. 15. Sun. 16. Mon. 17. Tues. 18. Wed. 19. Thu. 20. Fri. 8 . April, 1888 Smith here Sold Wallace Father at Dunkens [and] Mother at Glen's Smith here Wigginton here M. & Ann Ross and Malcolm here. Sarah [Barkley] and Ida [Stewart] Father went with Malcolm to Morgans sale Rain Thunder & litningfsic) [illegible] lovely spring day the snow went nearly all away[.] Started mat[.] John heard frogs. Frogs singing tonight Donald Smiths dance[.]John went back with bags to mill[.] Thomas Wiggintonhjare Uncle James here Daisy [the] Heifer calved. Mrs Camer­ on's funeral^ Johnny McGregor here Walker girls left for North-West[.] John and Tom off to grange[.] Aunt Agnes [Stewart] here Billy killed Smith here Duncan Here John in Clin­ ton Broke meat hook Malcom (sic) at the barn[.] Sandy Ross here for potatoes[.]Duncan here Temperatures [illegible] Ferny calved Mat finished Smith here4 Snowed at night Jane & Bella went to to church Morrow here -12 c[ents] Eggs J. Elliot at school John away to Ross'es with Vicount(sic)[. Heavy fall of snow[.] Brucefield show Jane washed upstairs hall plaster Scott [The Canada Temperance]Act voting Uncle James at barn going to Glen's for hay « Father at Clinton[.] Put in mat[-] took mat hook with him[.] Found 3 turkey eggs[.] Eggs �21. Sat 46 9 . Jane cleaning school[.] Pete McGregor here. Fergueson's here[-] Agnes went home with them[. I] finished green dress.... t o t o • Sun. Sabbath School started[.] Ned here at night[.] Ma & John at church[.] 30 23. Mon. John started to plow[.]Started to dig garden[.] Emmerson here for dinner[.] Father shot ducks[.] 37 24. Tues • Ferguson's(sic) here today[.]Ned moved Perdue away[.]Planted cabbage..... 49 25. wed. Pete McGregor here[.]John got a duck[.] 32 26 . Thu. [Two Peddlers] Scott [and] Powell here. Lots of swallows[;]John says he saw them [on the] Sabbath[.] 13 19 27 . Fri. Father grafting plums[.]Jane cleaning Ma's room[.] Set [11] turkey eggs[.] Tom Churchill here[.] 40 28. Sat. Cows nearly all out all night[.] Mary Glen born[.] Jane & Bella in Clinton [and they fetched the]Mat hook home[.] Wood done[.] 29 29. Sun. Tom Wigginton here[.] Sarah [Barkley] & Ada [Stewart] at Sabbath School [and later] here for supper[.] Uncle James here[.] 47 30. Mon. Emerson here for dinner[.] Alfred Isard started school[.] 12 30 May, 1888 Eggs 1. Tues . Snowed only a little[;]lay a short time[.]Father & John at Brucefield[.] 44 2. Wed. Stanley Beauty (black heifer) calved[.] Aunt Mary [Stewart] here & at Glen's[.] Dan RossS here Bella Grant's wedding 37 3. Thu. Finished seeding[.]Sarah [Barkley] in on her road to Glen’s[.]Mrs Finley [Mc- Ewen] this way coming in[.] 41 4. Fri. German peddler here for dinner[.]Jessie Wigginton here[;]carae from Glen's with me[.] Rain 34 5. Sat. Manson here[;]Ada here[.] Agnes & John at Clinton [.] Father & Mother planted cherry trees & walnuts[.] Cows all out tonight [-] only the milch....tonight. 22 6. Sun. Mr & Mrs Wigginton here.[.]Ned here[.] Will- Henry Elford - John put on his shoes first time[.] 33 �1 0 . 7 * Mon. Uncle John’s AnnieS here for flower slips[.]Jim Junor here this evening[.] 38 Morgan here & Emerson[.] Rained & Hail­ ed today[.] 8. Tues. Raining nearly all day[.]Mr & Mrs Dun- 28 can here[.]Agnes at Glens to night[.] John at Brucefield[.] 9. Wed. Smith’s son here[.]Malcolm in buggy here[.]Put up river fence[.jMcCartney 27 here[.] 10. Thu. Dan Ross here in evening 29 11. Fri. Smith Here[.]Willie Glen got his girl 26 home[.] Duncan McEwen's raising[.] Cows (Milch) all out all night[.] 12. Sat. Planting potatoes all day[.] Smith here to buy[.]Ned here for pinchers[ . Our] 30 Milch cows in tonight; Glen's out[.] 13. Sun. Made Rubarb pies yesterday[.] Jane & I 27 at church[.] Rained, hailed, snowed[.] Stray gobbler came[.) Milch cows in[.] 14. Mon. Snowed { ground white[in] some places)[.j Aunt Agnes here[.] Cold 0 Emerson here Milch cows in Jane went to Glen’s[.] 28 I finished [braids?] on mat.[.] 15. Tues. Snowed[;] roof & Rails white[.] Albert 22 Wise here[.] John in Clinton[.] John fixed pump[.]Black cows in[;]fixed the fence round field[.] 16. Wed. Snowed a little[;]Duncan’s here on way 35 to Clinton[.]Picking clover stones all day & was putting up fences [in the]af­ ternoon [ . ] Cold out last night[ -] frostf.] Sarah at Glen’s[.] 17. Thu. Scott here Dan Ross here for potat- 26 oes[.] Sowing mangold' s(sic) & carrots.. ...all day[.]Black cows out at night[.] 18. Fri. Father in Clinton[.]Got Agnes' seeds[.] 26 McEwens after Goblerfsic^ [.JPlanted 6 rows of mangols this evening[.] Got a piece of bride’s cake [and] Gota Guinea egg. 19. Sat. Sowing Mangol & Turnip seeds most all day[. D]ad again at Clinton[.] Indian 36 woman here[.] Pa & Ma at Elliot’s & Wigginton' s[.] John at Craig' s[.] 20. Sun. Let Black Heifer on the road[.] Vicount out all night[.] Malcolm & a [stone] 29 Mason here. 21. Mon. Morrow Agnes & I dug flower beds[.] Agnes & Bella at Glen’s[.] John at mill 26 with grist[.]The Emerson boy] shot a snake.... �22. Tues ll 22. Tues. John E lliot here[.] John sollingf.?] Uncle James here Finley's share...Fath- 22 er and Knot at Malcolm's[,] 23. Wed Father & Malcolm at Clinton [.] Sandy 28 Ross' wife was here[.] John Junor col­ lecting[.] Let three calve out[.] 24. Thu. Scott here [-] washed sheep[.] Bella at 26 Uncle James [-]Father & John at Sandy Ross'es & I finished....sun hat & brown dress.... 25. Fri. Glen here[.] Dunkan & Charlotte here[.] 17 26. Sat. Kate foaled[.] Mowed lawn[.] Malcolm 26 here[.] Wigginton heref.] Set Guinea eggs[.jJane planted melons[.] Francis came to Glens[.] 27 . Sun Father & Mother at church[.]Uncle James & Willie & Ned[.] Kates foal died[.] 35 28. Mon. Wells & Wife....Duncan....Smith...[and] ..Morrow..,here[.] Heavy rain [but] not 29 very much. 29. Tues. Malcolm & Wife here[.] Father & Mother left for Old Country7 [.] Ned here for 32 spade[.jMalcolm here with cow[.] 30. Wed. Ag & I planted turnips most of day[.] 28 Sarah here[-]Smith here cow Kate McEwen & Jane here[.] Ned & Francis8 here[.] John plowing summer fallow[.] 31. Thu. Raining....Sarah Wigginton......Jim.... Charlie...here...Found Guinea nest.... 23 1. Fri. June, 1888 Eggs Ag & I fixing fence. Old[Mr Edward]Glen 24 here[.]Rev. [Alex] Stewart at Glens[.] Raining Frost last night 2. Sat. Aunt Agnes here[.]John finished plowing 24 summer fallow[.]Jane in Clinton[.] Mal­ colm here with cow tonight[.] Raining this morning[.] Sarah here all night. Smith here with cow[.] 3. Sun. Ned here[.] Fen[wick] & Adam [Stewart] in on the way to [sabbath] school[.] 28 4. Mon. John harrowing before dinner[.We] shore 20 sheep [in the] afternoon[.]Inspector at school[.]A very little frost last night[.] 5. Tues. Ag & I finished fence[;]Started running off lye[and]John started manure[.] 21 6. Wed. Agnes went to Clinton[.] Tom & Jessie 23 [Wiggington] here[.] Gave Annie guinea eggs[.]Washed blankets [and made] corn- meal pudding[.] �49 21 26 17 23 28 25 46 30 25 27 37 18 22 17 12 Aunt Agnes...[and}..2 Mrs Glens.here[.] John & I in Clinton & Ag at picnic mee­ ting[.]Jane ironed her White dress[.] [Eggs] not gathered[.J Mrs Junor here Raining Agnes horse back riding[;]ask­ ing [for] baskets[.]Smith here cow[.] Heavy Rain Uncle James...[and].... Francis here[.] John Butchart^..[and]..Emerson here[.] planted out cabbage [and] lettuce[.] .....J[ane] at Glens[.] Manson here[.]Jane & I cleaned cell- er[.] A fellow here for his breakfast[.] Jane at Clinton & McTavishes[.] Scott here Road Work Sarah[Barkley...and]Aunt Agnes here[.] Ferguson here on way after stray catt- le[.] Picked bugs first time[.Eggs]not gathered Sarah in in way to Clinton[.]John & I at Clinton[.] Fen[wick] up with pap­ ers John took out the last 2 loads of manure[.] Emerson...[and]....Aunt Agnes here[.] Finished Soap[.] Bella at Grants to­ night! •] Old [Edward]Glen here[.]John at Bruce- field[.]Sewed ribbon collar on dress[.] John finished spreading manure[.] Cleaned out my room[.]Jane finished her white dress[.] Guineas out John mowed lawn[.] Scott here[.]Malcolm here in evening on way home from Uncle John's[. I] planted out some foxglove[.] An old fellow here looking for work[.] Set up Ma’s stove[.]2[Duncan McGregor's] here....Ag at Glens...Francis here Jane & I at Clintonf.]Ag, Bella & Fran­ cis at river[.] Francis at [Sabbath] school......... Ned ..Mrs Wigginton....Lizzie....Fen[wick] & Adam...,here[.] w Jim__ _ Aunt Agnes here[.]Started weeding roots[.] John took Aunty home[.] 7. Thu. 8. Fri. 9 . Sat.. 10. Sun. 11. Mon. 12. Tues. 13. Wed. 14. Thu. 15. Fri. 16. Sat. 17 . Sun. 18. Mon. 19. Tues. 20. Wed. 21. Thu. 22. Fri. 23. Sat. 24. Sun. 25. Mon. 27 18 �26. Tues. 13 Weeding rootsf.]John & Ag at McEwen’s[;] Jane, Bella & Frank at river[. I] got a 15 letter Mrs McEwen fetched[.] 27. Wed. Sarah here[.] John & I [and Wiggington] in Clinton[.] Weeding roots[.] 15 28. Thu Raining Weeding roots Lizzie over with hen 20 29. Fri . Ag & I picked strawberries[. ]Hoeing po­ tatoes [.] Wool buyer/peddler here[.] 21 John at Uncle Johns[.] 30. Sat. A g & Bella hoing potatoes[.] Jessie Wig- ginton here[.] Ned here baking for [Mon­ day's Dominion Day] picnicf.] Jessie & Bella cooking berries[. Eggs not gather- ed[.] 1. Sun. Annie StewartlO......Uncle James.... Tom Wigginton..Ned..Daniel..Fred..here[.] 57 2. Mon. Picnic John started mowing[.]Brigham, Adam & Ellen ElliottU here[ . Jane & 17 Annie Ferguson & John Here.Duncan' s here on way from picnic[.]01d fellow with arm off here[. ] 3. Tues • Old [Edward] Glen..... Aunt Agnes here[.] Started coleingfsic) hay. 15 4. Wed. Taking in hay[.]Fellow at pump for drink[.] 18 5 . T h u . At hay 32 6. Fri. Harrow [Ontario?] pedler here[.] At hay[.] Father & Mother sailed for home in Toronto[. Eggs] not gather­ ed^] 7. Sat. Finished big hay field[.]Jim....Ned.. & Dune[an] McEwen here[.] 24 8 . Sun . Uncle James....Ned here[.]Aikenhead at [Sabbath] School[.] 23 9. Mon. Sarah here[.]Jessie & I[were]at Mrs Wigginton's rug bee[.] John & Jane 17 in Clinton[.] 10. Tues. John in Brucefield [-] got binding twine[. Eggs] not gathered[.] 11. Wed. Scott here [-] brought wood[.] Fen- [wick] here [this] afternoon[.] A 16 little rain 12. Thu. Raining Shook out hay 13 13 . Fri . Aunty [Agnes]..Andrews cattle buyer... ....here[.] 7 14. Sat. Finished hay [in] all but [the] orchard before dinner[.] 21 �15. Sun 14 16. Mon. 17. Tues. 18. Wed. 19. Thu. 20. Fri. Tom Wigginton here for dinner[.] Annie Stewart,Ned & George & Tom here in evening[.] 17 Ag & Bella picking berries[;]got about 3 q(uar]ts(.] Finished hay (orchard) 18 Mrs Wigg[ington] at Glens (cherries) John at Uncle James *[.] Ag & I picking bugs nearly all day[.] 12 Ag & John in Clinton & Brucefield & at Duncan's[.] Jane at Uncle James[.]Rain (fried lard over) [Eggs not gathered.] Ag & Bella weeding turnips[.]Aunty Ag- 12 nes here.Trout sited(sic) yesterday[.3 16 Started cutting wheat[.] Mother home 12 from Old Country[.] Lizzie here[.] 11 21. Sat. 22. Sun. 23. Mon. 24. Tues. 25. Wed. 26. Thu. 27. Fri. 28. Sat. 29. Sun. 30. Mon. Father home [with imported livestock] Glenapppin & Glenlyon[.] Wiggintons... 19 .♦..Uncle James...Fen[wick].... Adam.. [and] Duncan here[.] Sold 4 fat cows to one Smith[.] Ned & Will....Jim...John Junor....Jack McGregor....Malcolm & McBride here. 12 Finished cutting wheat Sold 4 steers to Stanbury’s12[.]Sarah (Barkley] and Annie [Stewart], Mr & Mrs E. Glen and Sarah Wigginton here[♦]Father & Moth­ er at Malcolms. Eggs not gathered.] Father and John in Clinton[.]Jim[Paul? 24 apeddler here[.] Aunt Agnes here[.] Horses out at Mai- 13 colms creek[.] Started putting straw out of mow[.] I cut some carraway[.] Taking in Wheat [and] outting [last year’s] straw out of mow[.] Sandy Ross and Mrs here[.] Jane in Clinton[.] Uncle James here[. Eggs not gathered.] Nora Junor & Lizzie McEwen here[.] 23 Finished taking in wheat.G.Elliot and Jack here[.] Linds....& Mrs Hugh McGregor Sr.... & 2 3 rag pedler....here[.] Took in wheat- sakingsf.] Old country sheep home[.] Father & Agnes started for church[.] 23 Uncle James,, Ned, John & Hector Junor [here] . Aunt Mary & Ida [Stewart]12 here[.] 20 Duncan for sheep[.] Bella herding horses[.] �31. Tues 15 31. Tues. Shot Wallace[. ]0ld Innis1*... .McIntosh.. Pete McGregor here[.] Weeding tur- 16 nips [and] started pulling peas[.] Bella herding horses[.] August, 1888 1. Wed. Ag at Uncle Jame's for kitten[.]15 Hoe- 18 ing roots [in the] forenoon[.] 2. Thu. Ag in Clinton[.] Aunt Agnes Here[.]Will 27 & Road[.] 3. Fri. Ag & I pulling garden peas[.]2 McG[reg- 34 or] Duncan’s here[.] Heavy rain-storm 4. Sat. Arch[ibald]McDougal..Jim Junor..here[.] 29 Ma made the first apple pies[.] 5. Sun. Bella & I went to church[.]Mr & Mrs Bob 26 Renolds....Fen [wick].... Bill B[e] acorn*6 & Jack..Tom Wigginton..[and] 2 McGregor boys here[.] 6. Mon. Jim Heren here[.] Bella & I spreading 22 peas[.] Ag herding horses[.] 7. Tues. Took in 2 loads of peas[-]finished pull- 29 ing both[.] Rev. [Mr Stewart] called[.] Fen[wick went] for doctor for his moth­ er[.]*7 Old Glen here Ma went down[.] 8. Wed. Aunt Abby & Lily18 at Glen’s[.] Father & 30 Mother at Wigg[inton’s] Finished peas[.] 9. Thu. Started cutting oats[.]Father at Varna & 7 Uncle James’[.] Jane went to Clinton[.] 10. Fri. Old Mr Fisher here[.]Jane at Uncle James’.41 Jessie, Tom & Lizzie Hunter here[.] Fetched..[illegible]..stand...[illegible]. Sleam Dunk here[.]....J[ohn] and A[gnes] picked first [apples?] 11. Sat. Bella went to Clinton[;] Father herding 47 horses[.]Finished cutting lowpiece oats[.] 12. Sun. Tom Elliot..Cook...Hamilton....McDougal.. 25 Cousin John [B. Stewart] *9.here[ .] Jane & I at church[.] 13. Mon. Morrow here[. He] took John's lamb & Fa- 28 ther & John cleaned up the oats. I [was] herding20 [the] bull all day[. Jane & Ag picking thimble[berrie]s[.] 14. Tues. Nursery peddler here[.] Tom Wigginton 23 here all night[.] 15. Wed. Smith Here[.] Rosy calved[.] Finished reap- 34 ing[.]Father at Duncan's[.] 16. Thu. Father & John in Clinton[;] got Glenappin 31 shod [.]Herding bull[.] �16 22 17. Fri. 18. Sat. 19. Sun. 20. Mon. 21. Tues. 22. Wed. 23. Thu. 24. Fri. 25. Sat. 26. Sun. Sandy Innis & G[eo]r[ge] Inglis....Uncle James....& Cluff here today[.]2l Ag & I clipped lambs[. ]Herding bull after din­ ner[. ] Herding bull 60 Ned here to night Father at church[.] Tom & J[essie Wiggin- 23 ton] were here[. The Rev. Mr] Turnbull preached[.] Started hauling in oats[.] Took 4 fat 36 cord[s of wood] to Brucefield.] Margaret- Ann in on way for berries[.] Took 7 steers to Walker's22 corners for Stanburys[.]Father in Clinton[.] 36 Finished taking in Rathwell23 [place 46 oats[.] Herding bull[.] Jane & John in Clinton[.] Finished har- 36 vest[.] Aunty [Agnes]..... Finley[McEwen] and Inglis...here[.] Bella & Agnes at Varna[;] Father at Mai- 32 colm's[.] Ned here[.] Scott bought Ag's lamb[.] Father at Malcolm's threshing[.] Mrs Finley, Ella & baby [Anabel McEwen]......Mrs Dunk & Mary & Bella Ross..Hugh McGregor ....& Tom 33 Fraser...[here]. Henry Bacom, Ned & Will here[.] John, Ag, 32 Bella at church[.] 27. Mon. 28. Tues. 29. Wed. 30. Thu. 31. Fri. Ho[l]mes here (other side of Clinton). Vic- ount(sic) at Butchart1s[.] 26 John at Gilmour's for wheat[.] I went to Clinton[.] a fellow going to see the mason 25 Guinea hen died[.] Sowed wheat (at 34 Smith’s)[.]24 Maggie McGregor, Carrie, Kitty & Lizzie McTavish [and] Parks Here[.] Father & John in Clinton[.] 20 Finished making my boot box[.] Raining 54 1. Sat. September, 1888 Father & John in Clinton 33 2. Sun. Uncle James, Jim [Barkley], George Gil- 25 mour & Fen[wick] here[♦] Jane, John & I at church[.] 3 . Mon. John to Perdues25 to see about thresh- ing[.] I [was] at Uncle James'[.] John 18 fractured his wrist. 4. Tues. I went for Reeve[.]Father at Malcolm*s[.] 25 �5 . Wed 22 6 . 7. 8. 9. 1 0 . 11. 1 2 . 13 . 14. 15. 16. 17 . 18. 19. 2 0 . 2 1 . 22. 23 . 24. 25. 26. 17 Reeve & Son here setting arm[.] Glen’s threshing Thu. Scotch pedler....Aunt Agnes....Wigginton & Tom..heref.] Stray pig heref.] Perdue fetched separator[.] 21 Fri. Agnes in Clinton. Reeve here. 28 S a t . Churchill here[.] Perdue fetched [steam­ threshing] engine[.] I finished[pleated?] mat[.] 32 Sun • Jane & I went to church[. We] saw Polly & Margaret Cumming. Sarah Issard & Willie with us. 19 Mon. Threshing[.]John went to Clinton[.] Took machine over to Finley's[.] 22 T u e s . Took tank out today 30 Wed. Father at Finley's threshing[.] 28 T h u . [Agnes and I]washing sheep[.]John at mill 14 for chop[.] Wigginton & Tom here for wheat[.] John & Ag in Clinton[.] Duncan & Mrs here[.] wheat[.] John & Ag in Clinton[.] Duncan & Mrs here[.] F r i . Uncle James threshing[.]Sarah Wigginton 26 heref.] Jim Inglis after pig[.] Ag at Churchill's and Issards[.] Sat:. Uncle John’s threshingf.]Ag & Father fix- 26 ing up sheep. Mother & Jane in Clinton[.3 Sun. Tom here[.] Rainingf.] 31 Mon. John & Ag in Clinton[.] Tom here all 19 night - Ned[.] T u e s . Father, John & Tom at Seaforth[.] 18 Wed . Started lifting potatoes[.] Duncan here [illegible] sheep[.] Churchill here[.] 33 T h u . Fri. S a t . S u n . M o n . T u e s . Wed. Jane & I lifting potatoes[.]Ag & Bella at Clinton show[.] Mr & Mrs Ballantyne here all night[.] Father,John, Jane & I..Churchill & Tom at 36 show[.] Churchill here[.] Girls all at potatoes [-]Father carrying 25 them in[.] Finished Melons[.] Mr & Mrs Tom & Stella [here.]Bella & I at church[.] 21 John & Agnes at Clinton[?]Father & Mother at Rathwells26 23 Father at Malcolm[ McEwen’s.]John at Uncle 20 James[.] Rainingf.] Ag & John in Clinton[.]Church- 21 ills here27[#] Pedler (dress cutting)Mar- tin & Sons here[.] �18 27. Thu. 28. Fri. 29. Sat. 30. Sun. Raining Father took Glenlyon to Church­ ills (sold)[.] Ag cleaning oats[.] 17 Raining Father went to Clinton[.] 20 Cleaned stove & stove pipes[.] Raining[?] Snowed first,I think[.] Father at mill with grist & chop[•] Ag & John in Clinton[. Eggs] not gathered[.] Father at Uncle James' [and] Uncle James here[.] Raining 37 October, 1888 1. Mon. John & Agnes in Clinton [.]Raining Aunty 14 [Agnes and] Tom here[.] Men all went to Clinton with Dad[.] Fen[wick] and Tom here all night[.] 2. Tues. 3. Wed. 4. Thu. 5. Fri. 6. Sat. 7* Sun. 8. Mon. 9. Tues. 10. Wed. 11. Thu. 12. Fri. Father, John & Tom away to Goderich 11 show[.]Fen[wick] & Ag went to Clinton to take home team[*] Jane at Issardsf.] Mrs Duncan here[.J Snowed last night & all day nearly (big flakes & showery)[.] All (4) pulling 16 apples[.] Raining Lizzie [Glen] here[.She] gave Mother [a photograph] album.28 6 Tene McDonald....Tene M c E w e n S a r a h 9 [Barkley] in on way to Clinton[.Sarah is] going up north[.]29 They came home from [the] show[.] Father & John at Clinton for 4 loads [of] Goderich stuff(Hanley rails to fence).Mr & Mrs Ferguson here[.] fetched goose (pul­ ling apples) Raining[;]Ned,Jane,John & Agnes at preach- 15 [ingj in[Sabbath School](But^&rt Ministry)30 Pulling apples[.] Ned Rathwell here for 12 dinner[.] Started plowing (shanty field) Father,John & George at Bayfield show[.] 4 Pulling apples[.] Packers at Glens[;] they sacked them to night[.] First baking of new flour[.] Heavy frost 7 last night[.] Pulling mangols all day. Old Glen here[«] Beautiful day[.] Jane, Bella & Father gone to Blyth[.] Ag & 12 I finished mangols before dinner[.] Scotch peddler [who was] here last time....[and] ...Jim..-here[.] Raining[;] Sandy Ross & Smith have bought 5 Bold Vicount(sic),heifer calf & Ag’s black heifer[. T]ook away after dinner[.] Duncan fetched up his sheep[.]Mrs &Duncan here[.] �13. Sat 14. Sun. 15. Mon. 16. Tues. 17. Wed. 18. Thu. 19. Fri. 20. Sat. 21. Sun. 22. Mon. 23. Tues. 24. Wed. 25. Thu. 26. Fri. 27. Sat. 28. Sun, 29. Mon. 30. Tues. 31. Wed. 19 Baker, McDougall, Duncan, Torrance [and] 7 George Stickley31here[.]Jane [at]Sheppards sale[.] Agnes & I at Sabbath School, Beautiful Day[.] 8 Jane & Bella home on A.M.train.Pulled barn 9 roads took cellar[.]Father shot rabbits[.] Raining to night[.] Raining (Showery) Glens here[.]Agnes & I 5 Pulling apples[.]Started ploughingRathwell [place] after dinner[.] Tom & Jessie here[.] Finished ploughing shanty field[.] Pulling apples[?] shower after dinner[.] 3 Malcolm in on way To Sheppards[.] Father ploughing too in forenoon[.] Lifting potatoes all day[-]finished[.]Nice 2 day[;] Aunty here[.] Charlie took Glen' s barrels[.]Saw flock of geese going south[.] Raining all forenoon[.] Pulling apples[.] 15 Ag & J[ohn] took up [a] load [of] rails[.] Father ploughing after dinner too[.]Took in a load of mangols[.] Malcolm[here after scraper[,] Father hauling mangols all day & pulling ap­ ples & carrying sheep[.] Cold wind snowing 7 & raining all day[;] ground white now[.] Snow lying yet on roofsf.] round edges 6 places yet[.] Wigginton here[.] Ma at Glen'sf;] Baby sick[.] Dickson's man here for his 3 lambs that he 5 bought[.]Jane in Clinton[;]got home with Un­ cle James[.] Ag & I baking an apple [des­ sert. ] 3 days taking in apples all day[.] misty rain[.] Missed goose[.] Finished taking in apples[.] 14 I [was]in Clinton[.]Hauled 3 loads of rails 8 (wood)[.] Beautiful day[.] Ag & I pulling carrots all day[.]Ned & Dun- 6 can here[.] Beautiful day[.] East south wind;showery[.] Ag & I pulling 10 carrots[.] Uncle James here[.] [We] Finished pulling carrots and took in 1 7 load[.] Raining[.] Ned in Clinton for cid- er[.] Fen[ wick] here[.] Showery 4 Finished taking in carrots[-]4 loads[.] Ad- 6 am & Jim Elliot called[.] Showery Ag & I pulling turnips[.] Adam Elliot 5 here[.] Beautiful day Jim Elliot & Uncle James here[.] Uncle John 2 & Glen’s went to Hullet [Township.] Mother & I in Clinton[.]Beautiful day[.]Jane & Agnes at quilting at Annie Ross ’ es [. ] Jennie Grant here all night[.] �November, 1888 20 1. Thu. 2. Fri. 3. Sat. 4. Sun. 5• Hon• 6. Tues. 7. Wed. 8. Thu. 9. Fri. 10. Sat. 11. Sun. 12. Mon. 13. Tues. 14. Wed. 15. Thu. Glen's threshing[. I] put on new boots {for the] first time.Ag & I taking in turnips[-] 5 loads &£I] pulled about l[.]Jane at meet­ ing {concerning missions.] Martin here this morning{.] Beautiful day[.] 4 Glen’s threshing{.} Ag & I finished pulling turnips & taking them in [-] 2 1/ loads{.3 Aunty here{.] John plowing{.] Showery warm 13 Picking turkeys until dinnertime{.] Sarah here[.] Mary Cummings [correct spelling is Cuming] here all night[.3 Father Mother 6 Agnes in Clinton[.] Beautiful day 2 Beautiful day[.] Ned here[.]Jane & I went a piece with Mary Cumming[.]32 7 Ag at Malcolm's{.] Father plowing all day too[-]finished at Rathwells about 5{o'clock] Sarah [Barkley]and Annie [Stewart] in on a walk[.]Heavy rain at night & thunder slight- ning[.] Beautiful [hot] day[.] 5 Started plowing below barn[with]two teams[.] Nice day [but]dull[.] Wigginton [calledin[.] 6 Picking turkeys all morning[.] Wells here with 4 sheep[.] Aunty [Agnes] & [sister]Ag & John in Clinton with turkeys[.] Apple pack­ ers called[.] Beautiful day[.] Father at Malcolm’s for dinner[.]Scott here 11 for Dick(his lamb).Wells bought one yester­ day and took it with him[.] Raining all day[;] milch cows and colts in to night[.] Tom & Jessie[Wigginton]here with [4]sheep[.]6 Malcolm & John Thompson33 here[.] Ada [Stew­ art]with Ag & Bella went to town for pump[.] Trees delivered to night[.] Raining Showers{.] Tom & Jessie here with citrons & for pears[Jane finished jacket[.] John & Dad took up 2 loads of wood after dinner[.] fin­ ished my checked red shirting skirt and put it on to night[.] Father & John at Uncle James’[.] Tom [here] cold wind very windy Two black cows in to night for the first time[.] 9 Jane in Clinton[.] McDonald here[.] Cut out jacket lining[.] Beautiful day[. Eggs] not gathered[.] Frost last night. Father & John at Wiggin- ton's threshing[.]Laidlaw here[; He] bought [the] last billy lamb[.] Beautiful day 9 Father & John finished plowing all but sum­ mer fallow land in front of door[.] Cut out jacket[.] Mrs Junor here[.] Beautiful day 9 Thanksgiving day examinations[and then]Sab­ bath School closed[.] Rev.Sim[p]son, Sawyer, Scott & Forrest at Examination[.] Father & John plowing summer fallow[.] Beautiful day [-] raining a little to night[.] 9 �16. Fri 17. Sat. 18. Sun. 19. Hon. 20. Tues. 21. Wed. 22. Thu. 23. Fri. 24. Sat. 25. Sun. 26. Hon. 27. Tues. 28. Wed. 29. Thurs. 30. Fri. 21 Snowed a little and froze last night [.We] had in all the cattle last night[.]Ma [and] John [attended John Pearson's dance.34. 7 Agnes went to Duncan's[.] Duncan here for his sheep[. He] bought an imported shear ling[.] Jane & John in Clinton[.] 3 Jane & I in church[;]Ramsay preached[.]Hard froze[-]snowed a little toward night & star­ ted raining[.] Thawing toward midnight[.] 2 Raining cold Uncle James..Sandy Ross & Dun­ can here[.]Ag went down for Uncle James[.] 2 A fellow here with McDonald's two sheep[.] Father in Clinton[.] Jane & Ag at Greg­ or 's[.]35 Uncle James & Dares here[.] Nice day [-] froze hard 2 Nice day Apple packers here[;They] packed 15 barrels[.]Father at Uncle James’killing pigs[.] Allister here for his 2 sheep[.] Duncan with sheep[.] Dewdrop calved[.] 2 Nice day[,]Aunty here[.]Jane in Clintonf.] Father & John & Irish36cutting..[and haul­ ing] wood -] 1 load before dinner and 3 loads after dinner[.] 2 Nice day[.] Put in double[i.e. storm] win­ dows [in the] kitchen[.] Father went to Bell's sale and him & Mother went to Fin­ leys at night[.] Ma was at Duncan’s all day[.] Finley’s wem't at home[.] 10 John & Willie McEwen in this morningf.JFa- ther at Wigginton's for dinner [and at] Woon’s & Wises too37 Manson here[.] Mrs Middleton's funeral[.]38 15 Ag & Bella in Church[.The Rev.Alex.Stewart preached.] Nice day[;] The ground is hard- frozen [making for]good roads[.] 2 Nice day Dull middling cold A few flur­ ries of snow Jane in Clinton[.] I hauled 2 loads of wood after diner[.] 5 Agnes at McTavish'es after dinner[.]Prayer meeting at A[lex.] Innis's[;] Ma, Jane & I went[.] Hauled 2 loads of wood I think af­ ter dinner[.] fellow hunting mink[.] Nice day dull 0 Aunty here[.I] hauled 2 loads of wood be­ fore dinner [and] John [hauled] 1 after[.] filled apples for cider[.] John hauling gravel[.]39 Nice day [but] dull[.] 3 Father...John....& Willie in Clinton.[Ont­ ario Department of Education] Inspector [Elgin] Tom at [S.S. #1 ] school[.] Sarah Wigginton here[.] J.Wigginton here asking [us to a] dance[.] John hauling gravel[.] Raining & snowing a little[.] 3 John at Malcolm[McEwen’ s]bee hauling earth to house[.]40 wigginton dance[;] John went[.]Jim [Barkley]here going to dance[.] Snowing & soft all day[;]freezing a little to night[.] �December, 1888 22 1. Sat. 2. Sun. 3. M o n . 4. Tues• 5 . Wed. 6. Thu. 7. Fri. 8. Sat. 9. Sun. 10. Mon. 11. Tues. 12. Wed. 13. Thu. 14 Fri 15. Sat. 16. Sun. John Junor here.....Father & John went to Tom Welsh'es sale. Father took Wigginton's sheep...... 3 Dull day[.] Ned [here,] 0 Father away buying our beef. Wells here[.] Finished red shirting busque[.] Started storming some[.] 3 Father & John went to Johnny Thompson’s for heifer father bought yesterday[.] Glen's killed pigs[.] John there to night[.] Jane cleaned pantry[.] Showering 0 some[.] Agnes at Corin's; (sleigh [used] first time)[.] John at mill with chop (had Hec­ tor) [.] Jane cleaned kitchen ceiling[.] Stormed soft last night[.] 3 Mother,Jane & John in Clinton[.]Took cider apples & didn’t get cider[.] Sleigh in Clinton[.] Fen[wick] here[;] took vinegar home. Snowed some nice day 1 Killed 6 pidgeons[.] (Sic) 1 Jack Reid & Jack Elliot here[.] Father & John finished cutting, splitting & piling what wood was hauled up[.] Dull day Soft- ish Finished making curly jacket and ap- ron[.] Jane & I at church[.] Uncle James here[.] Soft buggies going good[.] Aunt Agnes....Heren & Couch here[.] Father S t John in Clinton for cider with the wag­ on[.] Soft fine day I[was] at Duncan McEwen’s[.] Mother & John in Clinton[.] Mother got home with Duncan (for sheep)[;]John waited for cider & ket­ tle[.] A little frost windy Making apple butter[.}Duncan & Mrs here[.] Jim here all night[.] Snowing a little to night[.] Mr Glen here[.] John took back kettle[.] Father & John hauled some wood[.] Set up Jane's stove upstairs[.]4l Snowing stormy Father & John hauling up logs for wood to day too[.]I moved into the room[.] Jane at 4 Uncle James’[.] McGuire here and away af­ ter fat sheep[.] nice day Sheep died[.] Father in Clinton[.] McDonald’s man after his sheep[.] Finished making other apron (shirts)[.] Thawing[;] rained a little to day[.] Raining 17 • Mon. Misty [-] Started freezing & snowing a very little near night[.] John in Clinton[.] Fa­ ther dug round berry bushes & moved little trees[.] Ag cleaned her room[.] �18. T u e s . 23 Jane at Pearsons [. ]Minnie42& Gustie & Sarah here[.] Clear moonlight Froze hard cold no wind 1 19. Wed. Father & Mother went to Wigg[inton's] about 1/2 past 4(after they came from bush)[.]Fel low here to night wanting to buy pid- geons[-] Icy cold flurries 20. T h u . Father in Clinton[.] I [was] at Glens[.] clear windy cold 21. Fri. Father put on new smock[.] made 3 window boards [.]Agnes made......[illegible].. .box ...[illegible]Stormy but not very frosty[.] 22. Sat. John at the mill with [a Wagon-load [of] grist[.] Father at Duncans[.] Finished father's drawers[.] Clear cold (middling) 2 23 . S u n . Bella & I at church (Rumbal) Green Froze hard (buggies) • C N M o n . John in Clinton[.] Shot a partridge[.] Kil­ led turkey. Soft a little rain 1 25. T u e s . Sarah [Barkley,] Ada & Annie [Stewart] here after dinner and all night[.] Ned & George here at night[.] Raining and warm 26. Wed. Father at school meeting[.]43 Duncan & Tom & Duncan's and J. Bole' s boy here[.] Warm a little rain 27 . T h u . Father in Clinton[.]Sarah Wigginton here all night[;] her & Ma went to Uncle James'[.] Hard frozen stormy 2 28. Fri. John went down to Uncle James' with [news]- papers to night[.]44 Hard froze nice day windy 4 29. S a t . Jane & Bella in Clinton[.] Father & John in the bush these days. I finished navy blue basque[.] 3 30. S u n . Ag & I in church[.] Hard froze a little soft p.m. 3 31. M o n . Father at Varna (election) .45John Hunting all day[. We] ate Sarah's goose[.] Snowed last night; soft[.] froze a little to night[.] 6 1. The Grant's farmed on the London Road on the Stanley. The cluster of houses at the junction of Stanley Sideroad 30 and the London Road, was called Granton.(Unlike the Granton in Biddulph Township, this Granton had no post office status. Janet (Jennie) Grant was a longtime friend with Isabella MacFarlane,and both became school teachers. Jennie became an avid photographer. 2 . Duncan McEwen 1843-1927-son of Stanley pioneer "Cash" John McEwen, and farmed Lot 28, Con 2. 3. S.S. #1 teacher ’ Master" George Baird's mother-in-law, Mrs John Cameron,died April 7 and her funeral was April 9. Deceased was born in Perthshire, Scotland 1800,married John Cameron 1833, emigrated to Glengarry, Upper Canada, 1845 and settled in Stanley, 1850. Her daughter Janet married to Geo. Baird. See obit. Clinton New Era ,April 13, 1888. 4. 5. This Ross Family lived on Lot 27, Con 2. 6. Annie Stewart 1867-96, daughter of John Stewart and Abigail Tweedy Sometimes call "Nan"; She died at 29 of TB. �7 . 24 James MacFarlane made several trips to Scotland to acquire purebred livestock -sheep-cattle-horses. 8. Francis Hamilton 9. 10. Annie Stewart 1875-1960, daughter of James Stewart and Mary Barkley; married 1900 to Harvey H. McBrien, a Clinton carpenter. 11. When the diarist's maternal grandfather, Adam Stewart, emigrated from Ireland to Leeds County, Upper Canada, in 1833, his niece Mary Anna Stewart came with the family. Mary Anna married James Elliott of Kitley Township, Leeds Co. in 1835 and the farmed south of Smith's Falls on Con 3, S. Elmsley Township. In 1857, the Elliott's followed their Stewart and Barkley relatives to Huron Co.and settled in Hullett Township north of Clinton. The diary entry is confusing; one of the Elliott daughters was a Mrs Brigham. 12. Stanbury's lived out on the London Road. 13. Ida Stewart 1877-1956 dau. of James And Mary. 14. refers to John Innis {sometimes spelled Innes). 15. Yesterday Eliza-Ann says "Shot Wallace." Wallace was probably a cat and Agnes is getting a kitten from Uncle James and Aunt Mary. 16 The Beacoms lived up in Goderich Township. Bill Beacom and Fenwick were good friends and future brothers-in-law. Wm. Beacom married Annie Rathwell and was the father of Elmer and Cela. Cela Beacom married Fred Sloman and they operated the "School-on-Wheels" in northern Ontario. Wm. Beacom died young in tfcL' 17. Mary Barkley suffered severely from "dyspepsia." She was overweight and may have suffered from an eating disorder. 18. Lillian Ellen Stewart 1876-1904, youngest child of John and Abigail Stewart. 19. John Barkley Stewart (1861-1925), eldest son of John and Abi­ gail Stewart. His father had set him up on a farm on the Bay- field Concession, Goderich Township. In 1890 O he year - Lhi^ diar^TTsf misstYiqi- Jack married a Stanley Twsp. neighbour, Amelia Graham (1868-1903). They had 3 children:William John John(1890-1974) Elva Abigail Graham(1895-1947) and Thomas Brown(1902-7$). Jack's second wife, Mary Jane Haliday(1871- 1939) is the mother of the youngest child, Mary Robertson, still living in 1998. 20. Eliza-Ann occasionally refers to herself or her siblings as "herding" horses or cattle. This most recent reference sup­ plies a clue. A bull is kept only for breeding. In 1998, our diarist could have written, without violating propriety: "Cow X in heat. Father and John tied up getting the oats into the bam, so I had to set the bull on her. I left the pair to­ gether for most of the day in the barnyard." In many house­ holds, well into the 20th century, only the menfolk would supervise this livestock coupling. Women of all ages and small boys would be sent to the house. On a farm where men were in short supply, a wife, sister or daughter, would take the init­ iative. James MacFarlane was years ahead of his time and was widely respected for the high quality of his pure bred stock. His four daughters would all understand the logic and the fin­ ancial rewards of selective breeding. They conformed to Vic­ torian propriety by not talking about it, or using a euphemism such as "herding." 21. John Innes fsometimes spelled Innis), a native of Banfshire, Scotland, emigrated to Upper Canada in 1841 and came to Stan- in 1848. Originally he settled on Lot 30, Con 2, but event- moved 2 lots north to lot 32. He was one of the first horse importers in the area.His son Alex (Sandy) Innes carried on the tradition and fanned on Lot 32. John Innes's daughter, Mary, was Mrs Duncan McEwen. John Innes died in 1893.(see obit in Clinton New Era, August 4, 1893.) 22. Duncan Walker farmed 23 Lot 32, Con 4, Stanley Township fronts on the Bayfield River and is 120 acres. It had been occupied by Edward Rathwell and by Alex. Robertson, before Edward Glen and James MacFarlane bought it and split it between them a decade or so earlier.A mile and a quarter south, next to James Stewart, Nicol Robson had farmed Lot 26-IV,before moving west.The MacFarlane’s �tended to refer to their part of that lot as "the Rathwell place" while Glen's tended to call their 60-acre portion "the Robison Place." (There is a tendency in people from Ulster to add or subtract syllables from names - Robson becomes Rawbison and Elliot becomes Eliot). And in handing down the oral tradition about the pioneer days, Robson and Robertson got confused as one-and-the same person by the oral historians and both got called "Rawbison." To the day of his death in 1997, Don Glen called that farm on the 4th "the Rawbison place." (More on this in the 1893 diary) 24. The Smith’s lived to the south, on Lot 25, Con 3. 25. The Perdues lived just across the Bayfield River from the MacFarlane’s, in Goderich Township. In addition to farming, they did custom threshing and were the threshermen of choice James MacFarlane, James and John Stewart. 26. The Rathwel1's were Protestant Trish settlers from County Carlow, Ireland. John and Jane Rathwell were pioneers in Goderich Township in the 1830's. They settled on the Bayfield Concession in Goderich Township and most of the Rathwell's to whom Eliza-Ann refers are children or grandchildren of this prolific couple. 27. The Churchill' s lived north-west from the MacFarlane’s, on the 10th Line in Goderich Township. The diary entries suggest that there was largely a business relationship between the two households. 28. in late Victorian times, there were two standard sizes for mounted studio photos, the small carte and the larger cabi­ net photos. The elaborate, ornate albums with their thick pages, had openings of both sizes cut in them and the photos could be inserted or withdrawn very easily. The vast majority of the photos were taken in local studios with exotic scenes and plush appointments for background. Most newlyweds sat for a "wedding photo" sometime in the first year of married life and copies were given to siblings. Aunts and Uncles, sweethearts or grandparents to adorn their albums. These sturdy albums often as not occupied a place of honour in the parlour and were able to survive a lot of handling. It was acceptable for a young lady to sit close to a young gentleman caller, to show him the pictures. Most of the photographs in the MacFarlane-Glen-Fraser connection are in Glenfarm House, and it is fairly safe to bet that the album and photos that Lizzie Glen gave her Aunt E]iza MacFarlane are there. It's also a safe bet that two of the photos would be the wedding photo and one of Mary, the baby. The Glen wedding photo shows Margaret Elizabeth Stewart and William Glen around a simulated and overly-large exotic earthernware jar. William Glen was small and slight in stature, but is well turned out. Lizzie has a timeless beauty and would age gracefully. Lizzie was the best-looking of the 6 daughters of John and Abigail Stewart, although sister Lily (Mrs Cuming) was a very close second. 29. Sarah Elizabeth Barkley (1859-1923) at age 10 or 11, lost her father David when a steam engine in the sawmill where he worked blew up. Mary his widow had several small children and no income. She remarried almost immediately to John Hunter, but was still experiencing difficulty. Mary, (Mrs James Stewart) offered to take and raise one of the children, and so Sarah lived the next 18 years in her Uncle James Stewart’s home. The Hunter's lived north of Clinton in the vicinity of Lucknow and Dungannon,and Sarah could see her biological mot­ her frequently. But four or five years earlier, the Hunter’s moved up to Algoma District (near Sault-Ste.-Marie). About the time of this diary entry,James and Mary Stewart gave their niece money to go and visit her mother on the new place up north. Sarah never came back. She married Willie McBain, a stone mason who had worked for Buchanan and had helped put Malcolm McEwen’s stone house up earlier in 1888. Wille then moved up to Algoma. The two knew each other from Stanley, and eventually got married(Dec 1, 1890) The Stewart’s and MacFarlane’ s received wedding photos which still survive. 30. John Butchart (Lot 27 Con 3) had a brother Dr James Butchart, who was a medical missionary in China. Eliza-Ann is not ol^ar 25 �26 1 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. as whether Dr Butchart was home for a visit and spoke in per­ son, or whether some Other preacher or lay speaker gave a de­ tailed account of Dr Butchart's work[.] Fund-raising in sup­ port: may have been part of the agenda. George Stickley (Steckley?) was the hired man at John Stew- wart's in this period. A veteran of the British army, he-was cockney to the core[.J . . » 1 , , , # ■ , r ’ Mary Cuming is a cousin. As noted in Footnote 11, Mary Anna Stewart came to Canada in 1833 with her Aunt and Uncle, Adam and Ann Stewart. She married James Elliot and the couple followed their Stewart relatives to Huron and settled in the north of Hullet Township. One of their daughters married a Nicholas Cuming. The Cumings kept in contact with their Stewart cousins in Stanley. A son, John Cuming, worked for John Stewart and in other places in the Baird's school com­ munity. John would marrry Lillian Stewart (his second cousin, once removed) in 1899. Ada, a daughter of James Stewart, became close friends with Isabella, another Cuming daughter, and tried unsuccessfully to matchmake Bella with her brother Fenwick. When Eliza-Ann writes about walking Mary part way, it's safe to assume she's staying nearby at James Stewart’s, or, more likely, at John Stewart's. John Thompson of Blake was a stone mason. Isabel and Don Glen said that Thompson did the stonework on MacFarlane's house and barn, and the foundatiion of Ned and Jane Glen's house in 1902. One of his assistants did the foundation for Ned Glen when he raised his barn in 1900. Pearson hired Peter Campbell to build him a new frame house in 1888, which still stands on lot 32, Con 3. This Nov 16th entry would refer to the house-warming party. Gregor McGregor farmed on Lot 26, Concession 3. George Elliott over the river in Goderich Township was nicknamed "Irish" Elliott. (I.P., E.J. & D.A. Glen) The Woon and Wise farms front on the Bayfield River, in Goderich Township, immediately to the north of MacFarlane' s. The Middleton's were "Old Country English gentlemen." Charles Middleton settled in Goderich Township in 1834. The Middle­ ton's had money and were able to prosper by lending it out in mortgages at the high rates of interest prevalent in pioneer days. Like MacFarlane's, , Middleton’s raised pure bred stock and cultivated fruit orchards scientifically. At the time of this diary, Charles' sons were farming. John Middleton had his farm on the 10th concession at the junction of the Clinton-Bayfield Road. Since 1878, the Anglican parish of St James, Anglican Church, Middleton, has flourished. George Middleton's farm nearby consisted of several odd-sized lots on the Bayfield Concession. The funeral alluded to by Eliza- Ann is probably that of Mrs Charles Middleton. This probably to do with Statute Labour. From pioneer days until well into the 20th century, rural rate payers were required to work so many days a year maintaining the gravel roads. The more acres one owned, the more hours or days required. A farmer with horses could do his work by using his waons to haul gravel from the gravel pit to road repair sites. If one did not do one's reqired service, a substitute could be hired and the delinquent party billed for the wages. The McEwen stone house was built in 1888. Instead of digging a cellar on a flat site, the celllar floor and foundation could be built at ground level and then earth and fill banked up against the foundation walls. This had the visual effect of making a house seem more imposing, perched on a hill. The word "stove" is a guess as the writing is illegible. But Jack Glen did tell me that when the MacFarlane stone house was new, each bed room in winter was heated with a small wood stove. There was a net work of stovepipe holes in the walls and ceilings and enough chimneys to set up a network. Probably Minnie Walker:see 1891 photo of the Master with his former pupils. Minnie Walker is about Eliza-Ann's age. The annual meeting of the rate payers of School Section #1, Stanley, was held between Christmas and New Year's. The �three trustees for the coming year would be elected. The teacher would be formally installed for the coming year and his (or her) salary was set. The Master was at this school from January, 1861 to December, 1910. The school house was the focus of the community. Everybody who grew up in the school section had been taught by the Master. The Sabbath School was held there every Sunday from Easter to Thanksgiving. Many young people who graduated from the school were destined to marry a class mate. The annual meeting was serious business. Isabel Glen, daughter of Jane MacFarlane & Ned Glen, used to say (and the diary supports this) that James and Eliza Mac­ Farlane and their 5 children went to Clinton far more fre­ quently than most of their neighbours. There was no rural mail delivery until 1912, and the people of S.S. #1 had to go to the Clinton Post Office for their mail. MacFarlane's would pick up the mail and what ever big city daily or weekly newspaper their relatives, friends and neighbours subscribed to. Mailed newspapers were stitched shut with cord, but Isabel said that didn’ t stop the five children and their parents from perusing the front page. Some of the people for whom they performed this service told them to go ahead and cut the cord and read the whole thing. At any rate, I recall Isabel saying that her mother and Aunts were exposed to the Toronto World, The Globe and The Mail & Empire and the two London papers, the Free Press and the Advertiser. James Stewart subscribed to The Hamilton Spectator until his death in 1911. He was an avid reader and debater of public affairs and read anything he could get his hands on (as long as it was Tory.) Municipal elections in Ontario were usually on December 31 or New Year's Day. Stanley Township was run by elected councillors and a Reeve. The Township Hall was in Varna. 44. 45. 2 b �both taken September 22,1891 Top: "Maple Grove" Farm house: Jas. MacFarlane Prop. Bottom George Baird with past and present ipupils,commenorating 30 years at S.S. #1 CNT. KENT CO DUART, OUTSIDE ;WORK A SPECIALTY Standing L to R. John MacFarlane, Jane MacFarlane ’ 'Seated h t R. James Mac Farlane, Agnes MacFarlane and Mrs James MacFarlane nde . 1Eliza Stewart Absent Eliza Ann MacFarlane Back Row, L to R: Frank Scott, Bill Scott, unknown, Frank Butchart, Ida Stewart, Edith Whittingham, Lillian E. Stewart, Master George Baird,Jane MacFarlane, Alex. McTavish, Annie '"Nan" Stewart,Ada Stewart, William McTavish, Minnie Walker,and standing apart. Bob Gilmour. Middle Group [standing beyween the back row and the bench] L to R John innes,unknown, Byron "Tim" Waldron, Alex D Baird,William McEwen,Peter Baird,unknown Janet McLeod,Ella McEwen,william Baird[boy in front of him un­ known], James Baird,[child in front of him unknown],Alex.McEwen, Annie E. McEwen, Isabella May McEwen,Isabella R. McEwen.Bench Row:Mary McEwen, Elizabeth McEwen, Mary Glen, ? Smith, Bertha Whittingham, ? Jennison, Maude Scott, Tena Ross, Kate Ross,un­ known, Bessie Smith, Anabel McEwen.Front Row on the grounds Christena McEwen,Margaret McEwen,Annie Stewart,Christena Baird, Agnes Butchart, Agnes MacFarlane, and Janet Gilmour. TWO PHOTOGRAPHS TO. C5. §ap©I(3^, PHOTOGRAPHER, �29 THE FIRST FULL YEAR;1889 This diary follows the format set in 1888, but it is penned on blank paper. Eliza-Ann inserted all the numbers and drew in all the lines. The original is brittle and there are holes. Missing text will be indicated by dots.... NOTES WEATHER EGGS DATE January 1st T . All at Uncle James.... Nice Day 5 2. W. 3 3. T . Killed heifer[.]John in Clintonf.]Asked Wigginton's over tomorrow 4 44 P . 5. S. Wigginton* s..Adam..Ned & George here[.J Father & Mother in Clinton[.] Ag on horseback asking Ada[.j Finished knitting pleating on petti- co[a]t[.] Father at Malcolms[.] Nice Day 4 a little soft after dinner 8 6. S . Raining 5 7. M. Malcolm’s dance Junor & John Me [?] asking [me] to dance[.] Nice day 5 8. T. Father away to London[Ontario.] Lizzie here this afternoon[.] Softish 7 9. W . Father home to night; [He] fetched 3 lamps & my watch charmf.]1 Ned [Glen here.]2(poured all day high winds snow­ ing) [.] Rained 16 10. T. John in Clinton[.] Stormy Big drifts 5 11 . F . Father at Duncans[.] Snowed a very little 10 12 . S . Father finished making pot-hole cup­ board Ned fetched home his pigs[.] Nice Day 8 13 . S . Father, Mother, Jane and I [were] in Church[. We went in the] sleigh. Tom & George here[.] Nice day 8 snowed a very little 14. M. Sarah & Ida here & John at mill with chop[.] Malcolm & Alex McDougal [here]. Nice day 10 15 . T . Duncan here[.] Nice day cold wind 6 16 . W. Raining all day in showers[;] saw par­ tial eclipse[.] 9 17 . . 18. F. Father in Clinton[.] Fen[wick Stewart,] Ned & Will[iam Glen] at barn[. I] fin­ ished blue shirting wrapper[.] Father at Dunkins for lambs (2) with wagon[.] Hard froze snowing a little to night Snowing to night 10 8 19. S. Mother, Jane, John & I in Clinton[.] (poor sleighing) 8 20 . S . Father, Mother, Jane & I at church.[.] storming 10 �January, 1889 30 21. 2 2 . 23 . 24 . 25 . 26. 27 . 28. 29. 30. 31. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 . 7. 8 . 9. 1 0 . 11. M. Jane & Agnes...& John at Finleys[.] stormy 8 T . Mr & Mrs [Nicholas Cuming] here to night[.] Nice day 10 W. [ Cuming's]& I at Glen’s &[at]C[linton.] Nice day 6 T. Mrs [Cuming] & Auntie drove up in cut­ ter[.] Mr Wells & Mrs Lang here[.] Nice day 7 F . Ag at Wiggintonsf.]Auntie went home aft­ er dinner[.]3 Duncan here in buggy[.] Nice day 8 S . Old Duncan [McGregor?] here.[] Nice day 5 s. Jane & I in church[.] snowing 12 M. John at Sandy Ross'es with Dewdrop[.] snowing a little all day 11 T . Ag & Bella at Glens in evening[.] 5 W. [There was a dance at Bob] Pearson’s[.] snowing a little all day 13 T . Torrance here[.] John in Clinton (cutter)[.] Snowing & stormy 10 February, 1889 F . John at Churchills[.] Dan Ross and Dan McGregor here[.] Wises' [had a dance.] Snowed some 9 S . Father in Clinton[.] Ned & George here[.] 9 S. Father,Mother,Jane & Agnes in church[.] [They went in the] sleigh[.] Milligan from Toronto preached[.] 11 M. Aunt Agnes,Adam Whiteford from Oak Lake snowing 9 [, Manitoba,]4...& Dan Ross of Dakota5.. __.here[.] John, Ag & Bella in Clin­ ton[.} Father left for Montreal[.] John took Aunty home [in the cutter.] T. John & Jane [were] in Clinton in [the] stormy 1 morning [and they went again in the] evening for Maggie[Cuming.]Ned & George here[.] W. Maggie [Cuming] & the rest at Glen's very stormy to-night[.] Father came home[.] [5 degrees] 12 below zero 11 Stormy 6 some stor­ my but mild snowing 9 Nice day 8 Snowing 8 Stormy T . Jane and Maggie at Uncle James' [in the daytime and they were with] John, Ag & Bella at Uncle John's at night[.]Father & John in Clinton(sleigh)[.] F. Sold Nancy to Tipling[.] Lizzie [Glen] here[in the]afternoon and Charlie,Alice, Annie,Adam [and]Fen[wick Stewart] & Ned & George here at night[.] S . John and Jane went to Clinton with Mag­ gie in [the] sleigh[.j S. Ma, John,Bella & I at church(Sleigh)[.] Jim & Ned [here.] M. �12 . 13 . 14. 9 15 . 16. 17 . 18 . 19. 2 0. 21 . 22 . 23 . 24. 25 . 26. 27 . 28. 1st 31 T. John in Clinton[;] got up & down with Snowing Ned in [the] cutter[.] Stormy 8 W . Johnny Gilmour & Tom selling tickets 4 here[.] Father & John in Clinton[;] took sleigh[.] Finished knit-quilt blocks[.] T. Father, Mother and John in Clinton[.] Bull(Arcgowan Nubicum) arrivedf.] Tor- Nice day ranee. Sparrow & Ned here[.] F. Father in Clinton[.] Nice day cold east wind 5 S. Mr & Mrs [Nicho las] Cuming here[.] Fa­ ther drove him to Wise’s [in the sleigh.]Started knit-Quilt borderf.] Thawing 5 S . Father at Uncle James's[.] M . Started quilting Agnes' quilt - John Junor...... Bella Ross & Finley McEwen here[.] 6 Snowing Stormy T . W. T . F . S . s . John Junor here for [a] bag [of] pot­ atoes; [ he took a bushel plus 10 Snowing 1 pounds.] Junor's here[.] John started for [the] mill with chop [but]turned back [when] Cold 3 he found the] concession blocked[.] Lamey lambed one (Billy)[.] Finished Ag['s] quilt and started wool com- clear day 8 fortables[.] drifting Finished tacking2 wool comfortables[.] Snowing Hector Junor's dance Stormy Tacked 1 other comfortable[.The temper­ ature was six degrees] below zero at 9 Snowing o’cl[ock] A.M. [and nine degrees below stormy zero] at barn time 11 8 Ned, Will & George [were] here [and went with] John [to] Uncle John's[.] Sunny day 8 23 [degrees] below Zero M . John out breaking road at mill with chop p.m.[.] Tacked 4th comfortable[.] Sunny day 4 6 [degrees]below [zero]this morning[.] T. Mother, Jane & John in Clinton[;] took my watch up[-] mainspring broken[.Jim] Snowing a 4 Turner here[.] W. Tacked 5th comfortable (Ag’s)[.] John at Junor’s[.] John started hauling Nice day 3 manure[.] warm T. Uncle John’s Annie [called] here [to invite] us to Alice's wedding[.]Ag at Malcolm’s[.] Jane in Clinton[; She] 1 went on Grey's back as far as Wiggin- t[on's.] March, 1889 .F. Father & Mother at Wells'[-they]bought 10 sheep[.] Wells brought some of them Nice day 6 home [for us.] soft �2nd.S • 3rd. S 4. M. 5. T. 6 . W . 7 . T . 8. F . 9. S . 10. S. 11 . M. 12. T. 13 . W. 14 . T . 15. F. 16 . S . Holland^here for dinner bargaining for trade oats[.]Finley here to night-John at foot-ball match[.I] finished cover­ ing comfortables & binding Ag's quilt[.}2nd.sheep lambed[-]2 ewe lambs (long-faced old old country)[.] . Mother, Jane, Agnes & John in church (Nellie & Hector sleigh)[.JUncle James here [-] John at Glen *s[.] Tame shear­ ling had a nice lamb this morning[.] Started feeding long-faced lambs[.] Father in Clinton[.] Tipling & Hull here[.] Old country shearling lambed 2 l[ambs.] (1 R[am] & 1 E[we.] Tom Wigg- inton here(.] Agnes went to Stonehouse' s? on the Grey[.] Jane mending bags[.] Fellows here peddling Beacom's fencef.] Joe Fisher8 & insurance man here for dinner[.] John in Clinton [-J got 2 teeth filled and one pulled[.] John at Dan Ross1 es[.] Glen1s cutting in the forenoon[;]Father there[.] Fa­ ther [was] in Clinton [this] after- noon[. He] came home by Wigg[inton1s.] Father & John cleaning wheat[.The] Rev. [Alex.] Stewart & wife here[.] Prayer­ meeting at Malcolm1s[.] Father, John, Jane & Agnes there[.] Father and John in Clinton with a load of wheat[.] Fetched home my watch from J. Ross[.]9 Bella and I helped [Father John] to clean another load[of wheat.] Ned & George here[.] Mild Snowed Father, Mother & John[were] in Clinton [in the] afternoon[.] Father & John., [also made a trip to Clinton in the morning and] finished taking up [the] wheat[.] Lilie [Stewart was] her[e this] afternoon[.] Donald Smith & Dan Walker here[.]Hol­ land here for his oats with chop[.] Father & John in Clinton with pota­ toes [.]To day was Alice Stewart's wed­ ding [at Uncle John's. T]he 5 of us [MacFarlane cousins were] there[*] Father in Clinton[.] Started our 1888 mat - again[!] Malcolm & Junor here [-]left bags for potatoes[.]Ag out there for papers[.] Father at Duncan' s & Ross' es[.] Scott here & Glen’s weighing horses[.] Wigginton's entertainment*o [-] Jim & John here went to Wigginton1s[.] Father & John in Clinton[.] Shipped bull to Wingham(to Black)[.] Aches- on here[.] 32 Nice day 5 soft 10 Nice day soft 6 Nice Day soft Nice day 12 soft Nice day 11 soft snow­ ing a little Nice day 21 North Wind Snowing 25 Stormy Snowing 26 Stormy Nice day a little 20 12 11 20 Nice day Beautiful 28 23 25 Beautiful day soft Beautiful 26 day soft �33 17 . S . Francis Hamilton at Glen’s [-] came last evening!.] Nice day 23 soft 18. M. Sandy Ross here[.]Sarah here and Jane at Glen’s a little while[.] Father in Clinton[.] River over road (upper bridge) off next morn[.] Nice day 20 soft 19 . T . Father & John in Clinton shipping Nellie, Hector & Grey to Duncan[.] John & Fenwick saw ducks when they were coming home[.]..[Mr] Tuff..[the] Assessor..here all night[.]John Junor here[.] 29 Nice day soft 20. W. Jim, John & Dave Junor & Johnny McGregor here[;]Jim in the morning[.] Smith here[.j Jane & I at mat bee at John Junor’s[.] Nice day 19 middling 21. T . Agnes finished 1888 mat at dinner time[.] Uncle James & Mrs J.Pearson here[.]John in Clinton[?] he got home with Ned & Will(buggy)[.] Nice day 30 22 . F. Jack Butchart,John Junor after potat­ oes & Lizzie McEwen here[.]Dyed cott­ on rags brown in cooler for carpet[.] Bella went to Uncle James'to night[.] Nice day 26 23 . S . Isabel & Lizzie McEwen here[.jUBelle learning [how to] crochet-quilt[.] Heard frogs & a pluverfsicj [;]spring birds here long ago[.] Beautiful 29 day 24. s . Lots of frogs singing all day[.]Grass pretty green under the apple trees on the lawn[.] Beautiful 20 25. M. [I] Made 3 pillow cases and sewing sheets[.]Went up the concession after cows[.] Beautiful; 28 Froze hard last night 26. T . Jane & I at Grants[.] Jane went by Clinton[.] soft Beautiful; 26 Hard froze; coming home 27 . W. Mrs Glen Sr. at John Junor's[.]People 30 plowing all round to day[.] Beaut[iful] snowing to night 28 . T . Mrs Wigginton...John Junor---[here.] Agnes in Clinton[.] Nice day 32 29. F . Ag at Wigginton's hooking mat[.I]Fin­ ished making 12 pillowcases[.] Snowing; a 28 little coldish 30. S . Jane in Clintonf.] Big ewe lambed 2 R[ams.] Stanbury, Duncan & Acheson here[.] Nice cold 25 raw 31. S . Stanley Beauty calved heifer[.] John at Glen's[.] Snowing; 36 ground well covered April, 1889 1. M. Wells... & John Butchart here[.] Nearly All the 24 fresh snow melted 2 . T . Acheson and Crooks here with chop for Snow & sleet; oats[.] Jane washed 9 sheets,15 pil- Ground white low cases and 4 towells (new). this morning; all melted 19 Nice spring day �The other Old Country shearling lamb­ ed 1 R[am} & 1 E[we.}Bella at Glen’s inviting them to R.Pearson's party[.] Uncle James here[;] Father in Clint- ton[.]Jane & Agnes at Missfionarjy meeting[.] John and Waldie McEwen here[.] 34 Raining; 30 snowed a little Nice Day 15 Worth wind Hicks here with chop for oats[.] Ag­ nes’s other sheep lambed & other long tail[.] North wind 23 drifted stormy, snowing all day; lots of snow Uncle James here[„] Mother at Glen's Nice day; 21 this evening[.} a lot ofthe snow melted [I got my]1st Turkey egg[.]Last snow snow not all gone yet[.} Frogs sinq- freezing.. nice dav 19 34 Father & I planted out 5 trees [-] Irish Juniper etc,[;]went to Clinton [and] got cards about horse[.]Fenwick here[.] Beautiful day 37 Sabbath School started[.] Jane, Bella & I [were] there[.] Ag got [a]cold[.] Sarah at school[.] Ned & Tom Elliot - John & Ned had supper[-] Elliot Nice day 22 Father at Varna[;] bought Stewart's po- ny[.] Finished tapeing carpet rags[.] Agnes started sewing[.] Ag at Glen’s[.j Father had to go for the cows[.] Nice day cold wind 20 16 Alexander with chop for feed oats[.] Ferny calved (heifer)[.] Father & Mother out at Junors[•] Nice day cold wind 29 Father at Clinton to day helping Junors to pack as Mrs Junor[is]leaving to mor- row[.] Tipling here showing ponies[.] Raining 26 Cleaned peas[.} Jane went to Clinton [and] took my watch[•] Nice day 26 coldish wind Father through Goderich Township[.] Johnny McTavish got a ride a piece[.] Dull day nice 33 Cantelon here[,] Coleman at Glen’ s for noon[.]Father at Glens overnight[.I]Set 20 turkey eggs[.] John shot [a] yellow hammer[•] Raining all day 33 Jane & I [were3 at S[abbath3 School[.3 Misty & rainy John, Ned, George at Wigggintons[.3 27 Cantelon and 2 others here packing Snowing & 35 apples(10 barrels)[•]Herberson,J .Butch- rainy art and 2 McLeods here[.] Horny heifer calved[.3 (He[i]f[er 3) Father & John at Malcolm’s with buggy Fine day 29 for scraper[.]12 Father & John scraping in hill at [the] back of [the3house[.] Thomas] Trick & [his son] Levi [were] here for tea[.] , 1889 Jane & I [went] in [the buggy to] Clin- Nice day 25 ton[.]Jim Snelli3 & Arch[ibald]Mc Doug- cold *1 hpr<af .i Jnhn went to Uncle Jameses 3 . W. 4 . T . 5 . F . 6. S* 7 . S . 20. S. 21. S. 22 . M. 23 . T . 24 . W . 25 . T . 26. F . 27 . S . 28 . S . 29. M. 30. T. May, 1 . W. �35 6 . H. 7 . T . 8 . W . 9 . T . 10. F. 11 . S . 12 . S . 13 . H. 14. T. 15 . W. 16 . T . Mother and I at Cartwrights[.] Agnes washed 6 sheep with father[.] Young black heifer calved(he[i]f[er])[.]Turn­ ed out young cattle for good[.] nice cool 36 wind Donald Junor, Arch[ibald] McDougal,Mal- Nice day 14 colm. Jack McG[regor] & Tom Matheson [here.] Cleaned stove pipes[.] Mother & Jane at Wiggintons[.] Ag & I at Wiggintons for wire strecher (sic) [.]14 Churchill & Anderson's sons [here.] Jane cleaned up John's stair[.] Took off any flannels[.] Agnes & I planting patch of potatoes out there[.] Jane & I in Clinton[;]got John’s watch & left mine[.] All winter clothing off & Comfort­ ables off bed[.] Digging strip out to little gate. Lizzie here[.] Streaching (sic) wire round house & digging garden[.] Washed sheep[.] John hauling manure to shanty field [for roots)[.] Jane, Bell & I in Church[.] from Hensal preaching[.] Shore 6 sheep[.]Jack McGregor & F.Ket­ tle here for tea[.] Finished our flow­ er beds[.]Father at Malcolms[.]Ag & I hauling apples out of cellar Agnes & I cleaning out cellarf.} Mrs Rathwell. .George...Annie....Curry— John..Isabel & Lizzie here[.] Father & Mother at Duncan's[.] Father in Clinton[.] Jane finished cleaning Ma's room[.] Agnes at Uncle James’[.] Jenison’s, Mitchel & Alexander here[.J Jane cleaned parlor[.] very warm 39 very warm 15 (heavy) 35 Thundering Raining very warm Nice day 18 Acheson Nice day 40 raining 29 a little Nice day 29 Nice day 31 raining all evening Nice day 33 17. F. Shearing sheep[.] Mother at Sarah Wiggintons[.] 18. S. Finished shearing sheep (20)[.] Moth­ er & Jane in Clinton[.] 19. S. Jane, Bella & I in Church[.j N[ed], George, Adam & Tom [here.] 20. M. Agnes, Bella & I [planted 6 rows of potatoes in the shanty field] after dinner about 4 o’clock[.] Uncle John in this morning[.] Annie here[.] Bought fish fromm pedler[.] 21. T. Jane, Agnes & I [planted 8 rows of] potatoes before dinner[.] Hunter & Sandy Thompson here & J. Butchart & Malcolm & Matheson fetched in pigs[.] Put up stair rods[.] 22. W. Jane, Agnes & I finished planting 18 rows [of] potatoes before dinner[.] Uncle James here[.] Nice day 23 Nice Day 23 Nice cool 29 day rained a little Nice cool day raining 25 Raining P.M. 19 Cold raining 29 �20 . 21. 22 . 23 . 24. 25 . 26 . 27 . 28. 29 . 30. 1. 2 . 3. 4. 5 . 3& S . s. H. T . Father & I planted out 5 trees [-] Irish Juniper etc,[;]went to Clinton [and] got cards about horse[.}Fenwick here[.] Sabbath School started[.] Jane, Bella & I [were] there[.] Ag got [a]cold[.] Sarah at school[.] Ned & Tom Elliot - John & Ned had supper[.] Elliot Beautiful 37 day 22 Nice day Father at Varna[;] bought Stewart's po- Nice day ny[.] Finished tapeing carpet rags[.] cold wind Agnes started sewing[.] Ag at Glen'sf.] Father had to go for the cows[.] 20 16 Alexander with chop for feed oats[.] Nice day Ferny calved <heifer)[.] Father & Mother cold wind 29 out at Junors[*] W. Father at Clinton to day helping Junors Raining 26 to pack as Mrs Junor[is]leaving to mor- row[.] Tipling here showing ponies[.] T . F . Cleaned peas[.] Jane went to Clinton Nice day 26 [and] took my watch[.] coldishwind Father through Goderich Townshipf.} Dull day 33 Johnny McTavish got a ride a piece[.] nice Cantelon here[.J Coleman at Glen's for noon[.]Father at Glens overnight[.I]Set 20 turkey eggs[.] S. John shot [a] yellow hammer[.] Raining all day 33 S. Jane & I [were] at S[abbath] School[.] John, Ned, George at Wigggintons[.] M . Cantelon and 2 others here packing apples(10 barrels)[.]Herberson,J.Butch- art and 2 McLeods here[.] Horny heifer calved[.] (He[i]f[er]) T. Father & John at Malcolm's with buggy for scraper[.]12 Father & John scraping in hill at [the] back of [the]house[.] Thomas] Trick & [his son] Levi [were] here for tea[.] May, 1889 W. Jane & I [went] in [the buggy to] Clin- ton[.]Jim Snell*3 & Arch[ibald]Mc Doug- al here[.] John went to Uncle James,s to night[.] T Sarah here[;]Jane went home with her[.] Father at Jervitt's sale[.] Oiling kit­ chen floor[.] Agnes at meeting[.] F . Father & John in Clinton with apples[. I] finished oiling [the] kitchenffloor and] put up river fence[.] Planted one flower bed[.] cabbage S . Planted onions & a row of Lettuce[.] Father & John digging post holes be­ hind house[.] Some of the cattle out all night[.] Steam Dunk here[.] Agnes ...one lamb...died[.] S. Wiggintons at Glen's[;] Jessie here at S[abbath] S[school.]Father & Mother at church[.] Misty & rainy 27 Snowing & 35 rainy Fine day 29 Nice day 25 cold A very little rain 26 nice kind 26 of cold Nice warmer 38 Nice day 30 �May, 1889 37 Donald Junor here[.]Agnes & I [were] in Clinton[.] Lily Miller came out with us[.] Jennie Mustard^, Aggie Butchart, George Stickle[y, Edward, William and Ned Glen]... Coleman’s man....& ..2 Jenkins [here.]All of us [were] at[the] river[.]lf i Father in Clinton[;]Lillian[Miller] went home...Fen[wick] here[;J came home from Clinton with father..Tree Agent Mr Fallis....Mr & Mrs Duncan ...Margaret & Cordelia [here.] Father & Mother in Church[.] Frost last night & other night too[.] Carrie [the] Heifer calved(steer Jim Aikenhead here[.] John in Clin­ ton[.] Jane & I streaching wire[.] Malcolm McEwen here for dinner & once before[.] Agnes & I streaching wire[.] Malcolm McGregor here all night[.] Cows (milch) Horses & sheep in all night[.] [There were] 7 chickens killed last night[. I was] in Clinton[.]Malcolm McEwen here for tea[.As Pathmaster, he is[let[t]ing jobs on the road[.] , 1889 Jane & I [were] in Clinton[.]Butch- hart & [son] Johnny & Lollie (tree pedler) here[.] Agnes & I at Sabbath School[.] cold 20 Cold windy 24 Cold 22 Nice day 25 cool Very windy raining 26 Snowing 25 cold wind 15 Raining mostly all P.Af. Pouring rain all day 18 Raining 15 all P.M. Cold Dull 15 Raining nearly all day 14 Glen here Nice day rain- 2_9 ing evening 11 Johnny Butchart here[.]Jane & Ag- Dullish 13 nes at Glens[.] Father at Wigentons sprinkling (sic)[.] Donald Junor,Tom & McEwen's here[.] Raining 13 Gobbler died last night[.]Sarah Is- ard(sic) Bob Trick collecting for picnic[.] Agnes at the meeting[.] Father in Nice Day 26 Clinton[.] Tom Wigginton in[.] Raining 13 pouring evening Agnes at Uncle James'[.] I [was] Raining 20 round there asking [for] baskets[.] John in Clintonf.] Finished puttng on net wire[.]Wells sheeps(Philips) other lamb died[.] John got his watch. 23 . T . 24. F. 25. S . 26. S. 27 . M. 28. T. 29. W. 30. T. 31 . F . June, 1. S . 2 . S . 3. H. 4. T . 5. W. ] i i ] 6. T. ( 7. F. 8 . S . 1 ] �June , 1889 38 9. S . Ned, George, Jack Elliot & Another fellow here[,j Raining 15 10. M. Malcolm C[ameron],Uncle James [and] Mr & Mrs Duncan here[.] Dull day 19 11. T . Mother & Jane in Clinton[.] John & Father digging post holes along the concession[.]McDonald[from]Porter’s Hill & another fellow here[.]Glen's after scraper Nice day 21 12 . W. Agnes in Clinton[.]Let out calves[.] French man here[.]Johnny Butchart(C) Nice day 17 13 . T . Father in Clinton[.] Baking for Is- ards picnic to-morrow[.] Lizzie here[.] Nice day 20 very warm shower morning 14. F . All at Picnic but Mother & John[.] Malcolm in, Charlie Mason here[.] Nice day warm 15 15 . S . Agnes in Brucefield and at Dun­ cans [.] Currel & I.Isard looking at horse[.] Nice day showers 30 16 . S • Jim...Fen[wick] & Adam.....here[.] Nice day showers 18 17 . M. Jane at Stonehouse's(.] Nice day 15 18. T . Jane & I[were]at N[ed] Rathwells[.] McDougal.....Alexander...McLeod... ..Wigginton...& Coleman [here.] Nice day 23 19. W. John [with the wagon] in Clinton[.] J. Butchart...D.Ross..Malcolm & Tom ..[here] Nice day 26 t o o . T. Liz & Jane gone to Blyth [for Ellen Elliot's wedding.]18 A.McQuire..... Fen[wick]..John off collecting sold cattle[.]Bella at Grants[.] Finished [illegible.] Head ache* Sultry day* 17 21. F. Fenfwick] stayed all night[.]J. But­ chart [here.] John walked to Clinton [and]stayed to [attend a] concert[.] Rainy Morning cool evening 18 22 . S . Charlie McDougal [came for eggs.] M. McEwen, Ned, George & Ida camped out[;] do not know when they will[be back] cold 17 23. S . Ag & Bell[a] went to churchf.] [Mr] Beattie Esqi9. from London, Tom & D, McEwen & Mr Ross, Mr Duncan & James [here.] cool 18 24. M. Jane [and Lizzie?] came home on the 4.25 train[.] Father at Snells, Dun­ cans & Brucefield with Beattie[.] Nice day dull 13 25 . T . Alexander here for his horse[.] Nice day 36 26 . W. Father & Mother at McGregor's[.] Fa­ ther in Brucefield with wool[.] Nice day 17 27 . T . Father in Clinton with chop (bug- gy)[-J Raining nice day 15 28. F . Agnes & Mother in Clinton[.] Agnes & Father dipping lambs[.] Nice day 17 �June, 1889 39 29. S. Father, Glens & Mac in Brucefield with fat sheep to Jack Hunter (1 sheep ours)[.]Father took buggy[.]Fa­ ther & Agnes dipping the rest of the lambs[.] Father,Agnes & Bella finish­ ed sowing turnips[.] Jane finished Bell's slate dress[.] very warm 17 30. S. Agnes, Bella & I [were] in Church[.] [The Rev. Mr] Drumm preached[.]Uncle James here[.] Nice day 26 warm July , 1889 1. H. All at [Dominion Day] picnic but mo­ ther! .] Malcolm, Jim Aikenhead,Sandy Campbell, Fred,George & Jim here for tea[.] Nice day 20 Raining P.M. heavy thunder sharp lightening 2 . T . Father & Agnes planting potatoes[.] Agnes at Glens [this] evening for mousetrap!.] very 32 warm 3 . W Donald Junor here[.] Agnes & Father scuffling roots with pony[.] Father at Malcolms[.] Very warm pouring 22 rain 4. T. John in Clintonf; He] fetched home [the] new wagon[.] Jane,Ag, Father & I weeding mangols[.] Malcolm, McTav- ish, Aunt Mary [Stewart] & Mrs[John] Hunter^o (Sarah [Barkley1s] mother) [here.] 22 Very warm 5. P. Finished weeding mangols before din­ ner[.] Jane & Agnes hoeing potatoes P.M.[.]Jane,Agnes & John seeing Sar­ ah [Barkley]before her departure for Algoma in the morning[. ]2l Nice day 17 6. S . Father & Mother in Clinton. Started mowingf•] Nice day 20 7 . S . Jane,Bella & I[were]in Church (Stew- art)[.] Warm 18 Nice day 8. M. Hauled in all [the hay which] was mowed [on] Sat[urday] -(5 loads)[.] Very warm Nice day 19 9. T . Hauled in[5 loads of hay.]Took Bella up to try for 3rd class [teaching certificate? Upper School?] Very warm 14 10. W. Hauled in [5 loads of hay.]Took Bel­ la & Jennie Mustard up[.] Very warm 18 Raining Evening 11 . T . Scattering hay Nice day 22 12 . P . Hauled in [8 loads of hay.] Currel here[.] Nice day 27 13 . S . Hauled in [5 loads of hay; a lamb died and] Agnes & John skinned[it.] Raining morn Nice day 14 . S . Mr & Mrs Jessie [Wigginton]& Stella & Uncle James [here.] 33 Raining P.M. 15 . M. Duncan & Miss Sftella] Wigginton here[.J Hauled in [4 loads of hay.] Nice day 11 cool wind 16. T. Hauled in [5 loads of hay.] I mowed Nice day 16 before dinner[and]finished the first little field[.] 16 �July, 1889 40 16 17 . W. 18. T 19. F 20. S 21* S 22. M 23 . T 24. W 25 T 26. F 27 . S 28. S 29* M 30. T . Hauled in[6 loads of hay.]J.Butch- art (C) Mowed before dinner[.]Jane SAgnes picking berries(1st)[; ber­ ries scarce this year.] . Hauled in [8 loads of hay-]all we had cut[.jLizzie McTavish and Chri­ stie McLeod passed[.] . [I] finished mowing[.I]did not mow the orchard[because] the sheep are running in it[.] Father in Clin- ton[;] got chop[.] . Duncan, Beatie & Fox here[;]bought lambs & Billy[.[Father drove Beat­ ie & Fox to Snells[.] Jim Junor here all night[.]Hauled in[3 loads of hay.] . Jane, Agnes & I in church (Stew­ art )[.] Father at Uncle James'[.] . Agnes, father & I hoeing mangols all A.M.[.]Hauled in[l load of hay. - the last.We took off 55 loads al­ together. ] Agnes & I in Clinton seeing if Fox's car was come[.]22 We were at Mrs Glen’s & McTavish- es[.] . Father[in the buggy]& John in[the] wagon took up the Billy & the 10 lambs[.] Agnes, Bella & I hoeing mangols[.] P.M. Agnes & John crad­ led round wheat[.]23 Mrs Duncan McEwen &[her daughter] Annie [Eva] called on the way from Clinton[.] . Heaping wheat[;]Agnes & I stook- ing[.] Father & Bella hoeing man­ gols [.] Mrs Duncan & Cordelia here[.] . Finished cutting wheat A.M.[.]Fa­ ther & John hauling manure[.]Bella & Agnes hoeing mangols P.M.[.] Mo­ ther & Jane in Clinton[.] . Mr & Mrs Dunkin here [this] even- ing[.]Agnes,Bella & I hoeing tur­ nips all day[.] . Father walked to Clinton[and] got home again with Scott[.I] finish­ ed my muslin dress & cuffs[.] Ag­ nes & Bella hoeing turnips all day[.] I [was] hoeing A.M.[.] . Father & Mother in church[.]Uncle James here[;]Fen[wick] Tom Elliot & George around[.} . John S t I hauled in 5 loads of wheat[.[Father,Agnes & Bella hoe­ ing turnips[.] Mr & Mrs Thomas Dunkin here[.] Started quilt-mis­ sionary quilt[.] . J[ohn] hauled in 4 loads of wheat[.] All of us-Father,Agnes & Bella hoeing turnips[.] Ben Hig­ gins [an in-surance agent and]Bob Pearson (sow) here. Nice day Nice day 16 Dull day 25 a little rain cold wind 24 Nice day 25 Nice day 16 coolish sprinkled Nice day 14 coolish Nice day 20 coolish Nice day 12 warm Nice day 17 Nice day 18 warm Nice day 12 Nice day 12 Nice Day 8 �31 . W. 26 2 . 3. 4. 5. 6 . 7 . 8. 9. 10 . 1 1. 12 . 13 . 14. 15. July, 1889 Mr E. Glen Sr.& Mr Duncan here[.] Father in Clinton with Duncan[.] Lizzie here[.]I raked wheat stub­ ble [.] Jane & Agnes skinned lamb (another died)[.] Finished Mis- [siona]ry quilt[.] August, 1889 T. Hoeing turnips[.]John & I took in the rakings [gleaned from the wheatfield.] Tom McLean, Mr & Mrs McEwen and Steam Dunks an[dj oth­ ers here[.] Agnes at Miss[ionary] meeting[.] F. Father in Clinton[.] Agnes & I [were] at Stomehouses seeing Aun­ ty[.]Duncan & Jack McGregor[here.] S. Father left for Old Country[.]K.J. Dunkin Stepheson(sic)[:] Pump & Cistern Maker here[.] John & I [were] in Clinton[;] We took up 6 steers[.] S. Purvis and [Isaac]Salkeld here[.] M. [Aunt Agnes & I were] in Clinton [to go to Mrs Weir's funeral[.]24 Started cutting peas[.] T . Finished mowing peas W . Reaping oats behind [the] barn[.] Lizzie [was] over [in the] even- ing[•] T • Mother & John in Clinton [.Finis­ hed cutting field oats[.] Turned some peas[.] Jane & Agnes picking brambles [in the] evening[.] F . John & I finished turning peas [and we] put off wheat raking and cleared out old horse stable[.]Ag­ nes & Jane [were] picking berries [in the] morning[.] S . Took in peas(3 loads)[.] Bella in Clinton[; she]got card from(fath­ er Vancouver went on) S. Agnes,Bella & I in Church(Stewart) M. Agnes, Bella, John & I reading hay for oats[.] Mother & Jane at..Wig- gintons & Jane picking berries[.] T • At hay[; I] cut 2 rounds [a]round the big field of oats[on the"Rath- well place."] Bella & Agnes at Un­ cle James 1[; ]Annie came up to stay all night - to pick berries[.] W . Reaping P.M.[.] Uncle James here[.] Bella passed for 3rd class [. ] T. John at Wiggintons threshing A.M.[;] Reaping P.M.[.]John went to Macs for divine[services.]Bella in Clinton[.] Nice day Nice day 10 shower evening Nice day 11 Nice day 18 coolish Nice day 19 coolish Nice Day 14 Warm Nice day 14 Nice day 6 Nice day 25 dull Nice day 15 Nice day 25 cold Nice day 16 sprinkled Nice day 14 small shower Raining 47 nearly all A.M. Nice day 18 cold morning 1. 41 �16 . F August, 1889 42 17 . 18 . 19. 20 . 2 1 . 22 . 23 . 24. 25. 26 . 27 . 28. 29. 30. 31. S . S . M . Reaping oats [on] the Rathwell place Nice day 16 all day[;]got ball [of binder] twine cool wind from Glen,s[.] slight shower last night John & Agnes in Clinton with Bob in Nice day 18 buggy for[more binder] twine[.] Fin­ ished reaping[?] hauled in 4 loads [of] oats from below [the] barn[.] Aunt Agnes here[.] John Junor, Tom Wigginton, Fen[wick] Nice day 18 & Adam here[.] Hauled in 7 loads of oats from below 0 the barn[.] Bella May & Ella McEwen a small here[.]25 shower [this] morning T. [We] finished hauling in [oats from Nice day 23 the field] below the barn[.] We took all day in 4 loads to-day- 15 alto-gether[.] John at Finley's threshing[.] W. Hauled in 5 loads from [the Rathwell Nice day 9 well place.] Mother picked [the ni- showers last night cest little pail [of] berries [this] evening[.] T . Hauled in 6 loads[.] Christening[;]* Nice day 4 ing[;]*M.Bryden & Annie Stewart stay­ ed the night[.] ♦possibly Mary Glen F. Hauled in 5 loads[.] Jenkins here[.] Nice day 22 here[.] S. Hauled in 5 loads[.] Fen[wick] & Adam Nice day 24 here[.] John in Clinton (Bob, buggy) warm S. Jane,Bella & I in Church[.] Uncle James, Nice day 31 Mr & Mrs Wigginton & Jessie, Stella and Miss Jessie Moir [here.] M Hauled in 5 loads.[.]Started stack with Nice day 9 2nd load[.]26 Adam passed with his warm gun[.] T. [We]Hauled in 5 loads[and] put almost 6 Nice day 14 in [the] stack. Lizzie Thompson came here[.] W. [We] hauled in 1 load[-]the last [of] 32 Nice day 20 loads from[the Rathwell place.We had] 47 very warm loads of oats altogether[.]Jane & Lizzie at Uncle John' s[.] T. Mother & Agnes in Cinton. [We]were all at Nice day 26 [the] Glen's in [the] evening[.] Jane & very warm Lizzie Thompson at Uncle James' P.M. F. Bella in Clinton[;] Agnes & her at Wig- Nice day 13 gintons[.] Tom here[.] very warm S. In Clinton with Lizzie Thompson[.] Nice day 22 very warm September, 1889 . Agnes,Bella & I in church (Manning preached)[.] Nice day 22 very warm cool in evenings 1. S �September, 1889 43 2 . H. John in Clinton[.] Put Shrops[shire sheep] down to hayfield[.] Glen here[.] Ditto 24 3 . T . Jane & Agnes in Clinton[.J Roofed the stack[.] Nice day 16 heavy showers 4. W. Took off load of oats[.] Fixed my mus- lin[.J Nice day 16 windy 5 . T . Jane & John in Clintonf.]Mc & T.Mathes- on (C)John & George at Uncle James 1[.] Took lambs from sheep[.] Rained a 12 little very windy 6. F. John at Malcolm's threshing[.] Clothes- bar peddler [here.] Jane at Sarah Wig- gintons[.] Nice day 21 7 . S . John in Clinton (Bobsbuggy)[.] nice day 21 8. S . Mother & I in church[.] Tom Wigg[inton] & Adam [Stewart here.] 9. M. John & Jane in Clinton[.We]got a letter from father[who is in the Old Country.] Nice day 4 10. T. John finished putting in [fence] posts [a]round [the] front yard[.] I [was mak­ ing button-holes in Mothers silk bask[.j Nice day 22 11 . W. John in Clinton[.] Lizzie at Wigginton's (afternoon)[.] Nice day 30 12 . T . John & Jane in Clinton[.] Ada [Stewart] here[.I]fixed[the]lounge27 [and]Bound my stripped(sic; flannel pettic[o]at[.] Nice day 15 13 . F . John in Clinton[. I] changed band on 5 cent apron[.] Nice Day 13 14. S, Father came home P.M. Fen[wick] Father & Jane went went to Clinton in [the] buggy & John & Fen[wick in the] wagon[.The]hor­ ses ran away when they were starting and broke [the] gate[.] Nice day 0 15. S. Jane, Bella & I in Church(Stewart)[.] Uncle James here[.] Nice day 24 raining evening 16. M. Father, John, Jane & I in C1into[.Impor­ ted] Stock arrived[;] 2 fillies & 10 sheep ours 11 Beattie's 12 Duncans & horse[.]Uncle James,Malcolm,Tom Matheson & Johnny here[.] Nice day 9 17 . T. Finished Ma's Silk Dress, Cut bur[dock]s in orchard. Fen[wick] here [in the]even- ing[.] Cold & windy 4 18. W. Went to Clinton with father for Goderich show[.] I [was] at J[ohn]Pearson' s see­ ing the baby[.]28 Nice day 9 19. T. In Clinton meeting father Cold raining evening 11 20 . F . Agnes, Bella & Father cleaning wheat[.] Jane & I reading trash(some event)[.] Cold & showery 21 w « CM Father & Mother in Clinton[.]Duncan here Cold; 11 for his sheep[.] John sowed wheat[.] a few misty showers �September, 1889 44 22 . 23 . 24 25 . 26. 27 . 28. 29. 30 . 1. 2 . 3 . 4. 5. 6 . S. Uncle James,Tom Beacom,01d Duncan & Beat- Cold 9 tie here[.] Beattie here all night[.] Ag­ nes, Bella & I in Church(Stewart)[.] M . Father & Beattie in Clinton A.M. [. 3 John Nice day 10 took up sheep & they crossed fields P.M.[.]Agnes[W?]Mac & John for[outs?oats?] Tene,Bill & John [McEwen] here [thisjeven- ing[.] T. The 5 kids of us [were] lifting potatoes[; Warm 4 We] lifted....18 rows altogether[.] Agnes Nice day holding sheep for father after dinner[.] W. Agnes, John & Bella at Clinton show[.] Warm Windy Father, Jane & I finished lifting pota- Raining 18 toes A.M. Fen[wick Stewart was] here [in evening the] evening[.] T. Father,Jane,John & I [were] at[the]Clin- Cold Windy ton show[.]Father got his leg hurt [when Raining 0 he was ] with[the ] bull in[the] morn [ing.] evenibg Old Duncan drove him home[.] F . Jane & Agnes in Clinton[.] Johnny McTav- 30 ish called in to see [the] stock[.] John Cold Windy & got a wagon jack[in trade]from [a]pedler Raining for a coon skin[.] S . Father & John in Clinton with wheat for Nice day 0 flour[.] S. Jane, Bella & I in Church(Stewart)[.] 15 John Thompson[the stonemason,]Jim Junor, Nice day Mr & Mrs & Stella Wigginton here[.] a littlecold M. Father A.M.& John P.M. at Glen’s thresh- Showery 11 ing at Spear’s[.]29 Jessie Wigginton... ...John Gilmour & Cooper..[here.] Lillie [Stewart was minding her niece so her sister Lizzie could feed the threshers. Lillie brought] Mary Glen over[.] John started fall ploughing (at Rathwells big field)[.] October, 1889 T . Father up at Weir's to see about thresh- Showery 9 ing[.] Killed skiny(sic) lamb[.]Moore & Windy son from London here in livery[rig.]Jane & I at prayer meeting(Old Grah[a]m) W. Jim Hearn here[.] Jane, Agnes Father & I Nice day 31 putting up hay above [the] old H[orse] Coldish S[table.] Found guinea nest - 20 eggs. T. Jane at Miss[ionary] Meetingf.] Agnes & 11 Bella fetched up pumpkins & squash & Fa- Raining A.M. ther helped them pull the beans[.]Father Nice P.M. & John making box for dorkings* to­ night [.] *imported poultry See Dec 6 entry F . Father, Jane & John at Bayfield show[.] Nice day 0 George went with John[.] S. Willie McEwen (C) Gammel for dinner[;] 20 Jack McDonald with sheep[;] Johnson & Raining morning Pollock buying sheep[.]Jane washed pias- nice day ter up John’s stair[•] S. Agnes & I in Church (Ramsey)[.] Tom Math- Very Cold 4 eson for tea[.] Snowed last night[.] �October, 1889 45 7. M 8 . T . 9 . W . 10, T. 11. F . 12 . S . 13 . S . 14. M. 15 . T . 16. W. 17 . T . Agnes finished making Lamberquins(sic) Very Cold 0 for John,s windows & put them up[.] Aunt Agnes here[;]Jane drove her home[.] John Wigg[inton here.] Father at Wigg[inton’s]threshing[.]I[was] Nice day 15 in Clinton with Agnes[who was catching the train] for [Blyth.]Lizzie....Scott.. ..& Edwards here[.] Jane & I at Benmiller [woolen mills ]with Nice day wool for rolls[.]Mrs Perduefwas] here[to tell us that the]threshers are coming[.] Malcolm here tonight[.Fenwick,] Jim Per­ due & Matt Shepherd here all night[.] Bella at Nico Buts & Finleys[.] Threshing all day[.] Matt Shepherd here Nice day all night[.] Eliza-Ann Isard here[.] A stack of straw out[. We]threshed the oat stack to-day[. Mick] Diehl & [Bert]Whit- tingham [were here] after threshers[.]30 [We]finished threshing at dinnertime[.Nice Day We]went to Uncle James's P.M.and finish­ ed him[.]Bob Pearson and Bill Craig[were here] after threshers [. ]3iLizzie McTavish here P.M. John at Malcolm’s threshing[.] Father Nice day went to Brucefield for cattle for Mal- colm[.] Mother & I in Clinton[.] Scott here[.] 29 Father & Mother in Church(Stewart)[.] Cold Wind Bella & I pulling mangols A.M.& at fun- Nice day eral P.M. (Gilour's baby)[. The Rev.Alex Stewart took the]service[.]Mason here to floorfthe] stable[.] Agnes came home from Blyth this evening[.] At river P.M.get­ ting stone [-] John & Father too[.] Agnes,Bella & I pulling mangols all day[.Warm We] hauled in 1 load in the sheep rack Agnes,Bella & I pulling mangols all Nice day day[.]McTavish’s here (C) Father at But- very warm charts threshing[.] Jane in Brucefield with mason’s tools[.]Called at Diehl's & McGregor's Agnes, Bella & I pulling mangols all day Nice day [and we] finished them [.The Rev. Alex] Stewart called[.]Mother,Jane, Bella & I at [a] prayer-meeting [led by Mr] Stew­ art [.] Old [Mr Edward] Glen here[.] 18. F. Carrie & Kitty McTavish here.Father at Nice day Finley's threshingf.] Bella at Uncle James’[.] Pearson’ s here (C) 19. S. Father [was] in Clinton [and he] fetched Nice day home[a set of]Double Harness[.]We pulled [the] apples off of 2 Spy trees[and got] 10 pails[.] Agnes,Bella, Father & I cut­ ting corn[.] Bella Ross[was] here [this] evening[.] 20. S. Jane & I at church[..The Rev.Mr Stewart] Nice day preached on Thou shalt be missed for thy Frost at seat shall be empty[.] nights 3 0 4 4 2 5 3 4 0 6 3 �October, 1889 46 2 1 . 2 2 . 23 . 24. 25 . 26. 27 . 28. 29. 30. 31. 1. 2 . 3 . 4. M. T . W. Agnes & I cutting corn all day[.] Father Nice day 3 [helped us] at it A.M.& [he was] helping [the] mason P.M. Bella started schoolf.] Agnes & I finished cutting corn & helped Cold Dull 1 fill 4 loads of mangols[.] Jane helped John off with them[.] Mother & I at Stonehouse’s seeing Auntie [Agnes]32 [Edward] Glen....Mrs Ned Rath- well & Jennie [Rathwell] here[.] Jennie [stayed here.]Agnes & John took in [the] last load of mangols[.] Cold bright day Hard 2 frost last night T. Jennie Rathwell at school with Bella[and Nice day 0 she] went home to-night[.]Helping put in coldish wind straw P.M. Finished pulling apples[- We] had about 12 pails altogether[.] John started ploughing shanty field F. I [was] in Clinton[.] Billy out on the Dull 2 road[.] Raining P.M. S. Bella & I in Clinton at Church(Henderson Dull, rained from Hensall)[.] Agnes walked to Stone- a little 0 house’s[.] Wiley[a]collecter[was]here[.] s . Father & Mother & I in Church[.]Tom Wig- Nice day 7 [ginton] here[.] cool wind lovely roads M. Agnes washing [clothes.] I [was] at [the Beautiful 1 Bayfield]river[which fronts on our Rath- cool wind well place,helping in] fixing [the]fence with fatherf.]33 I [was] at Finley's P.M. Dixon's man [was] here with 2 sheep[.] Bella went to Grants to-night[.] T. Finley[McEwen] was in[.]Steam Dunk,John- Nice dull 0 ny Besque, his father & Uncle & Wells day here[.] I [was] at Finleys for peas [and] got 2 bags (5 bus[hels]).Agnes & John took in 2 loads [of] corn I helped put [them] off[.] W. I washed[.] John took the mason part way Cold wind 4 home P.M. Father plowing P.M. John took dull up the 3rd & last load of corn T. Ada [Stewart] & Jennie Grant here all 0 night[.] Ned..George ...Mr & Mrs Duncan3* Raining morn & Amelia here[.] Father & Mother at Ned nice P.M. Rathwell's[.] November, 1889 F. Father,Agnes & I in Clinton with [Carrie Showery 2 the heifer for the butcher’s[.] Glen here[.] S . John hauling sand A.M. Sponged & ironed Raining 1 my brown & black dress [.] High winds to night S. Bella & I [were] in Church[ ?]Prof [essor] Nice day 0 Gregg preachedf.] Mrs, Jessie & Stella cold wind Wigginton here from Glen' s[.] M. Mr & Mrs [?] & baby (May Louise)here for Nice day 3 dinner[.] Father & John hauling stones cold wind for horse’s stall[.]3 3 �November, 1889 5. T 6. W 7 . T 8. F 9. S 10. S 11. M 12. T 13 . W 14 . T 15. F 16 . S , 17 . S . 18 • M. 47 . Agnes & I [were] piling mangols in [the] Cold Wind 0 roothouse[.] Shepherd, Tompson(sic) & freezing Cluff called on the way from J.Ross'es[.] . McTavishes here (C)Johnny passed[by com- Nice day 3 ingj from his school when Agnes & I were sawing wood[.] Father & Agnes in Clin- ton[.] . Thanksgiving day Examinations for Sab- Beautiful 3 bath School] Turnbull, Forrest & Cluff [were the] examiners[.] Smillie & bro­ ther here[.] . Agnes & I pulling turnips[.]Agnes sawing Nice day 1 up a tree with father for wood at riv­ er[.They] fetched it up on [a] load [of] stones[being used in the building of the stable floor.] . I [was] at [.] Finley's for peas (5 bus- Mild dull 0 hels & 4 lbs.) Father took the mason to Varna & paid the taxes[.] Jane walked to Clintonf.] Agnes, Bella & I [were] pul­ ling turnips[.]John & us took in 2 loads in [the] wagon box just[.] . Jane, Agnes & I in church[.] Jim Junor, Tom Wigginton & his cousin McGregor [here.] . Father, Agnes & I finished pulling tur- Mild & 0 nips A.M.John & us finished taking[them] dull in P.M.{3 loads)I twisted a ball of cot­ ton for my quilt border[.] . Father at mill with 5 bags of oats for Mild 0 chop (buggy)[.] Agnes & I helped clean Rain evening them[.] Currell here[.] East here (for dinner) with a load of brick for fur- nace[.] Jim Inglis here[.] I helped John up with a load of rails[.]Father & Moth­ er at Wigginton's[;] Father went over in [the] buggy before dark[.] . Uncle James here[.] Killed pigs[.] Jane Drizzling 1 scrubbed her room & swept [the] empty a little room[.]I[was] twisting cottonf.] . [I] scrubbed my room & cleaned paint[.] Raining 3 Jane washed[the] plaster & floor of[the] North west room[.] Mother making soap yesterday[.] Duncan McEwan (C) Scott (C) John [was] in Clinton [in the] evening on Bob[; He] got home with Adam[.] . Weighed pigs (187 lbs. each) Father at Nice day 1 Uncle James'killing pigs[.] Annie up for Froze hard [news]papers[.] I took Jane back[.] Mal­ colm here [this] morning[.] Mrs Cart­ wright & Etta here[.] Finished twisting [cotton] & washed it[.] E[liza] A[nn] I ...[ink smudge indecipherable] ► Father & John in Clinton for Furnace late Nice day 0 P.M. John plowing at Rathwell's these Froze hard days[.]Jane cleaned Spare Bed room[.]Ag­ nes at Glen's P.M. Agnes, Bella & I [were] in Church (Stew— Nice day 4 art)[.] Jim Junor & Tom Matheson [here.] Mother & Jane in Clinton[.] Father Milder 4 [worked]at postholes along[the]con[cess- Raining some ion. ] �November,1889 48 19. 20 . 2 1 . 22 . 23 . 24 . 25 . 26. 27 . 28 . 29 . 30. 1. 2 . 3 . 4 . T. Davis & Jim Scott here putting up fur- Mild 1 nace[.]Alice [Parke] & Lillie Stewart in some rain P.Af. [here] on [the] way from Glen's[.] W. Father away to London[; I] took him to Mild 3 Brucefield[.] John finished plowing at Showery Rathwell's T. [Lottie?] drive down Haywood & Best- his Raining 1 labourer to build furnace brick[.] Davis & Scott here P.M.[.] John went to Clin­ ton for papers & to Brucefield for fath- er[.]A fellow(01d Peacock)[was] in[this] morn[ing] asking [the] way to Uncle John * s[.] F. Scott here A.M. finishing putting in fur- Mild 1 nace[.] raining S. John finished plowing [ the] shanty Dull 6 field[-]the last of[the] old plowing[.I] Led Kute for John plowing [the] back yard[.I t]ook down [the]wagon for[a]load of wood[.]John & Father sawed it[.] [We] moved machinery up to [the] barn[.j S . Father, Mother & John cleaned old cow- Drizzling stable & tied in the 4 calves last Morning 2 night[.] Nice day M. Agnes at Stonehouse’s seeing Aunty[.]Fa- Nice day 3 ther & Mother at Dunkin's[.] Sold sheep a little and lambs to Andrews' buyer[.]Dunk McEw- frost P.M. en looking at lambs[.] John plowing sod hail next Uncle John's at McEwen's bush[.] T. Jane & I went to Thompson’s[.]Uncle John Nice day 1 [Stewart] gone to Denver, [Colorado]this evening[.]36 John plowing W. Jane & I at Lindsey's[;We] came home to- night[.]Quite a bit of snow last night[.] T. Holland here[.] Mother at Glen's[.]Char- 0 lie here[.] Snowing lightly F. Father at Uncle John's killing pigs & a cow[. I ]cut points off my hair[.]McDon- Snowing 2 aid here for his sheep[.]Mother finished all day spinning rolls tonight[.] S . Father in Clinton in cutter for first Nice day time this winter[.] December, 1889 S. Jane & I in Church in cutter(Logie.)[.] Jim Junor here[.] Nice day 3 M. Jane in Clinton in buggy[.] Father & John at wood[.]I hauled up 3 loads[.]Mo- Mild 1 ther finished twisting yarn a little driz T. Wells here for his sheep[;]Father bought Clear & 1 one[.] Johnny Scott here[;] C & Willie raw at night[.] Willie Glen in on gig asking to threshing[.] Agnes & Jane cleaning oats[.] W. Jim Hearn here[.] Agnes helping clean Cold east 0 wheat[.]John at mill for flour & chop[.] wind Frost Dewdrop calved [but the] calf [was] dead when John went to the barn[.]The veranda thermometer read 18 degrees F.] �5. T 6. F 7 . S 8. S 9. M 10. T. 11 .W. 12 .T. 13 .F . 14 .S . 15 .S . 16. H 17 . T , 18. W. 19 T . December, 1889 49 T. John at Glen's threshingf.]Father at Sy- Silver thaw monds sale & Mother at Stonehouse's[.] drizz 1 F. Jane in Clinton[.] Miss Sarah Wigginton Nice day 1 here all night[.] Father & John in [the] bush[.] Beast[last] night[;]Old Country dorking hen killed[.] S. Trontofsic)Smith here[;he]bought our fat Nice mild 0 heiferf.] Father at Bob Marshall's [and] day bought 2 heifers[.] Moore from London here[;] Father at A. Elliots with him[.] Father at Wigginton's[.] Malcolm here[.] Agnes drove Mrs Wigginton home[.] Bella in Clinton[.] Bull out in field all day with cows[.] S . Father at Uncle James'[.] Raining 1 M. John plowing 2 weeks tomorrow since he Nice 1 quit[.] Father in Clinton with sheep[.] Mild Father at Malcolm’s T . Bob Marshall fetched heifers[.] Father at 0 Cameron's sale3? with Mefsicj[.] J[ohn] Raining P.M. plowing A.M. Raining P.M. Jane & I got ready to go to McTavish'es when it start­ ed raining[.} Jane & Agnes at Glen's[.] Dickson's man here for his 2 sheep[.] I Nice 1 [was] in Clinton with Father & John with cold wind fat Heifer[.]John at the [illegible.]John plowing A.M. Jane & I at McTavish' es[.] Mrs Scott 1 there[.] John plowing all day[.] Beautiful P.M. Father helping to move up Campbell’s 0 house for [Malcolm McEwen’s wood shed.]38 Small showrs John plowing[. ] Agnes at Clinton & Jane Snow and her at Wiggintons[.]Jane took buggy[.] Master J. Biggins39,a Mr Scott & Mr Thomp­ son here[.] 1 . Father at [McEwen's]A.M.A Mr Taylor from 1 the other side of Londsboro(sic) [was A little here] looking at black cattle[.] (He snow thought we had Galloways)[.] Farrar & Rattenbury40 here looking for Shrop[shire] sheep for an American[.] i . Agnes & I[were]at Church[.] Old Barr pulled 1 us there in thebuggy[.] Jim [Barkley] here A little [this] evening[.] Uncle James here. snow M. Mother & Jane in Clinton[.I] finished sewing Raining 1 knit guilt blocks together[.] T. William Snell here for Billy lamb[.]Fa- Warm 1 ther at Herbison's sale41 [where he] bought some rain [a] Saddle[.] Glen here morning W. Agnes at Uncle James’[. She went next door 1 to see] H[arry and Margaret] Diehl's Raining some baby[.]42 Jim Junor here[.] Jane fixed our old seal caps[.] T. John finished plowing at dinnertime [. ] Dull Warm 0 Father in Clinton[.] Ned Glen here with sore hand.John at Uncle James' with [news] papers[.] F. Jane trimmed Mother's bonnet[;](Mother cov- Raining 1 ered shape with old velvet[.] 20 . �December,1889 5U 21. S. Jane in Clinton[.] Finley here[.] John in Nice day 1 Clinton to-night[.] 22. S . very windy 0 23. M. Ned & Mary [Rathwell] here[.]Father[walked Nice day 2 into] Clinton[this morning] on business[.] Agnes [was] dying rags for foot stool mat[.] John was in [the] bush & Father kil- ledfthe] gander[ P.M]. 24. T. 25. W. 26 . T . 27 . F . John fetched up a load of furnace wood[.] 0 Killed turkey[.] Pouring rain, thunder & lightning All Uncle James’ children here [plus] Adam Beautiful 0 & George[.] Jim Junor..&..Ned [Glen] here warm Sun for supper[.] shining,no snow Jane & Agnes in Clinton [with] buggy[.]Fa- Windy 3 ther & John at wood[.JBeetiefsic) here all starting night[;] Duncan fetched him[.] freezing Father took Beetie to Dickson’s had dinner *Sea£orth in C 1/4* & came back by Brucefield[.]Bel- Clear 1 la at Grants all night[.] (Jennie [is hav- sunshine ing a] party[.] Froze hard 28. S. Finished my home jacket(Cheap wood) Clean- Nice day 3 ing oats A.M. with John[.]Father & John at Frost came wood[.] back a little 29. S. Tom & George at barn[.] Raining a little this morning Very high winds to­ night 30. M. Father in Clinton with W[illiam] Glen for 3 salt[.] J.Cooper & J. Gilmour [were] here Hard froze [this] evening[.] snowing a little 31. T John at Glen’s with first chop there[.] Hard froze I washed[.] east wind Here is a fragment by Eliza-Ann MacFarlane found in a little notebook she kept for recipes. [It is] the last day of the year 1889 [and I am] feeling kind of forlorn[.] Bella is washing the dishes[,] Agnes has just finished walking in the wood[,J and Mother has just gone out to catch fowl[.] (We are all intending to go to Uncle James* tomorrow.) We are alone us three & are soberly wondering what we will be doing a year from tonight. It seems as if there was never anything new in this family, but there is lots of newness. I hope we will all feel better Dec 31st 1890. In one of the account books is a folded sheet of newsprint, with the first nine days of January, 1890. They are given below. Eventually Eliza settled for a Huron Expositor 1890 Almanac, and transcribed an abridged version of what follows. January, 18901 1. W. The five of us [were] at Uncle James' all Pouring rain 2 day[.] John, Adam, Lillie, Ned & George [were here.] John Allen was here all night[.] Tom Wigginton [was here] asking for [a]hand to cut to-morrow at night[.] �51 2. T . Mrs Finley McEwen & children & Susie Nice warm 3 McFarlane called[.]I finished making [a] case for [the] dinner knives[.] 3. F Father at Wiggintons all day cutting & Nice day 3 chopping[.] Jack McDonald here[.] Colts Ground frozen away out all night[.] 4. S. Agnes & I [were] in Clintonf.We] took up Nice day 3 [the] parlor stove to Davis[.]* I got 2 frost back teeth pulled[.] * Davis put in the furnace in and this must be a trade-in of sorts. 5 . S . Ned & George here [in the ] evening [. ] Pouring rain 3 6. M. Father & John in bush at wood P.M. Jane Raining some 5 milked and did my chores P.M. Tom Mathe- son at barn[.] 7. T. Father & John[are still] in [the]bush[.] Nice day 5 Agnes hooking her (cat's head) mat for hard froze ottoman[.] Party at G ’s 8. W. Agnes finished her mat[.] Father & John Very windy 6 in [the] bush[;They]fetched up a load[.] flurries Jane finished the riding basque [and I] evening finished my knit quilt[.] 9, T. Uncle John's John & John Dunkin here[.] Father & John in[the]bush[.This evening] John went to Clinton on Bob for papers[.]1 1 . Isabel Glen told me in 1959 that her grandfather, James MacFarlane, took great delight in buying gifts of jewellry for his wife and daughters. Isabel was the only granddaughter he knew and she also was the recipient of his generosity. He died less than three months before Isabel’s 6th birthday, but at the time of his death she had already received about a dozen gifts of various sizes. I recall her saying that he would go and sit alone in the living room and her mother (Jane) or her grandmother or one of the Aunts would tell her to go in and see her grandfather. After a brief chat, �2 . he would produce the jewell or bauble and beam with pleasure when she put it on, Isabel Fraser told me that Jane MacFarlane and Ned Glen be­ came formally engaged during the time when Jane's parents were in the "Old Country." The diary for 1888 says that both James and Eliza went, and that is probably when it happened. Eliza-Ann has not mentioned it so far, but one can assume that Ned is now Jane's fiancd. 3 . Agnes Stewart (1836-1911) sister of Eliza MacFarlane, lived in various locations. She lived with brother James, Eliza and their parents. When James got married in 1867, she lived in a log cabin on the 'back fifty" of lot 28 Con 4 and looked after the old folks as long as they lived. We think the dad (Adam) died about 1874 and the Mother (Ann Barkley) died on March 10, 1879. When brother John acquired the Frazer place (Lot 29 Con 5) Agnes (or "Nancy") moved into the cabin. "Nancy's shack" was a few rods north of John Stewart’s and a bit to the south-west of MacFarlane's. Don Glen told me that Agnes had an understanding with a brother of James Mac­ Farlane that they would marry. The old MacFarlane's in Perth­ shire, Scotland, were too old to live alone and the brother went back home to fetch them to Canada. They refused to leave and the brother felt obliged to stay and look after them. So Agnes never married, and spent her days helping siblings James, John and Eliza, as needed. In 1898, her sister-in-law, Mary died and she moved in with her widowed brother James, temporarily she thought, to help the family adjust. The MacFarlane's felt that Uncle James' family indulged in a sort of opportunism. Fenwick got married and lived in a house on the family farm. Annie married in 1900 and Ada and Ida left home for the city to find work. Agnes kept house for James for over 12 years, and the two died a couple of days apart in 1911. 4 . James MacFarlane's brother William had left Stanley for Man- toba some years earlier. It's not clear whether Whiteford is a neighbour or relative, visiting in Ontario. 5 . in the 1870's and 1880's the neighbourhood experienced some significant depopulation as people were driven by limited opportunities and the high cost of farm land in eastern Canada, to the Canadian north-west or to the American west. People settling in the U.S. west could get a free homestead (160 acres or 1/4 of a square mile) if they farmed it successfully. The departed migrants were always welcomed back in Stanley when they visited. 6 . The Hollands 7 . The Stonehouse's were "Old Country English" with money, who pioneered in Goderich Township. One of the Stonehouse's who farmed on the Bayfield Concession was cornered in the box stall by his stallion and attacked. He died of his injuries and his widow, with only small children, sold the farm. It was bought by Eliza-Ann's Uncle John Stewart and he put his son, John B. Stewart on the place. 8 . The Fishers were pioneers on the 4th of Stanley. Edward Glen and James MacFarlane bought them out. Jack Glen told me that Fisher's were involved in distilling and did them­ selves in by sampling too much of the inventory. They did remain in the Clinton area. 9 . J. Ross: a jeweller?watchmaker? * • 0 . This eliptical reference probably means that there was a par­ ty at Wigginton's. For the better part of a century, up to about World War II, people in the S.S. #1 Community, and near neighbours across the river in Goderich Township took turns providing week end entertainment. Friday night was the preferred time:Saturday night turned into Sunday after midnight. The family giving the party would clear out the biggest room for dancing. The evening might begin with cards (euchre) and those coming brought refreshments. The host had a choice of fiddlers and pianists resident in the community. James Stewart played the fiddle by ear and I believe John could as well. Their sons, Fenwick and Adam, played the fid- at local square dances most of their adult life. Jim Barkley played the fiddle. Annie (daughter of John and Abigail) Stewart could chord on the piano or parlour organ. Several �* 3 generations of the McCowan family provided such musical service right into the 1960's. Isabella R. McEwen(1876-1964) and Elizabeth McEwen{1881- 1976). In 1889, Belle would be 12 and Lizzie would be 7. Belle was destined to marry John 11 years.. Elizabeth McEwen had a life-long problem with poor eyesight. The Clinton New Era of this period has references to Malcolm McEwen taking his daughter as far as Montreal to seek treatment from medical specialists. At one point Lizzie was out of school for a year. But she overcame her disability, qualified as a teacher, and was the one who took over S.S. #1, in January,1911, when George Baird retired after 50 years. At the end of June, 1912, she resigned and married R.Y. McLaren, and they farmed on the London Road just north of Hensall. The Master was getting past it at age 68 and his instruction and class management were getting somewhat frayed. My father Harvey Stewart said he never would have made it to high school had Elizabeth not come when she did. She restored discipline and was demanding in her teaching. Her ungrateful students in the senior class in 1912, all got their entrance. Elizabeth had a daughter Margaret (Mrs Dorland Evans) who has won distinction as an historian of Ontario politics. The scraper was a primitive forbear of the bulldozer. It clo­ sely ressembled a wheelbarrow without wheels or axle and no sides on the tub. The forward part of the device had a sharp edge. The driver would hitch a team up to the scraper and grip the handles. When the team started up, the operator would pull back on the handles as the team pulled forward. Earth would be dislodged in clean lines and the loosened clods could be shovelled by hand. Contractors building early roads or rail road rights-of-way made extensive use of these simple scrapers right into the early 20th century. I was shown a scraper in 1957 by Cliff Stewart that had belonged to James Stewart his grandfather (Uncle James). The London, Huron & Bruce Railway, running from London through Clinton to Wingham had been put through in 1875. When the job was done, the contractor auctioned off used construction equipment to local people, and James bought the scraper. It is quite possi ble that Malcolm McEwen got his the same way. The Snell's were Old Country English who pioneered in Hullett Township. Like the Middleton’s in Goderich Township, they people of means who raised pure bred livestock, cultivated the best orchards and embraced innovations in agriculture. The 1878 Atlas of Huron County has a detailed write-up about Humphrey Snell, and engraved illustrations of Humphrey and Mrs Snell, their farm buildings and even their prize-winning sheep, horses and cattle. James MacFarlane and the Snells had a great deal in common, moved in the same circles and had business dealings with each other. There has been inter­ marriage amongst their descendants. Several times already in these journals Eliza-Ann has made allusions about fences. In this period James MacFarlane was replacing the cedar split rail fences of the pioneer era with modern wire fences. Stretchers were needed to maximize the tension and tightness of the fence wire. A huge cedar post, one to two feet in diameter, and specially braced, served as anchor post. The ends of the fence wire roll were securely wrapped around the anchor post. Then the wire roll would be unrolled. At about every 6th post, the stretchers would be set up to stretch the fence to maximum tightness. Then sta­ ples would be driven into the preceeding 5 posts. The process would be repeated with the next 6 post, and so on, until the fencer reached the next anchor post. Jennie Mustard was the daughter of Margaret Mustard. Margaret later Duncan McEwen (another Duncan who lived further south on the 2nd. Jennie kept her Mustard surname. She grew up in the community taught grade school, including at her alma mater S.S. #10, and she coached drama productions. She never married. The 24th of May is the Queen's Birthday. Steers are made, not born. Is Eliza-Ann showing Victorian modesty in declining to write "male'' or "bull calf?" Or is it more likely, in her cryptic fashion, that she is indi- 11. 1 2 . 1 3 . 1 4 . 15. 16. 1 7 . �s + eating that it has already been decided that the newborn's destiny lies in the nutritional side rather than the proc­ reative side of the MacFarlane cattle operation? 18. Ellen Elliot married 19. Beattie was from Westminster Township, south of London, and was a prominent breeder of pure bred stock -esp sheep. 20. see Footnote 30, 1888 diary. 21. See Footnote 30, 1888 diary. 22. From 1840 to about 1912, North Americans used the term "car" when referring to railway freight or passenger cars. People who shipped livestock relied heavilly on the railways and in Clinton there were railway stockyards by a siding immediately west from where the Stratford-Goderich crosses the London road. It would be another 10 years before telephones were in general use, so a stock raiser would have to check personally to see if the expected shipment had arrived. Laws governing treatment of animals were not nearly as strict as now, and one did not want one's livestock to languish on a rail siding a moment longer than necessary. 23. By 1889, most people used mechanical reaper or binder to cut grain, but many "broke in" a field and cleared the outer per­ imeter of the grain field by cradle to avoid tramping down the grain under hooves and wheels. Subsequent generations that didn't know or want to know how to use he cradle were not so squeamish. 24. The Weirs lived nearby in Goderich Twsp. 25. The two girls are first cousins. Bella May is Duncan McEwen’s daughter (destined to die in early woman­ hood.) Ella is Finley McEwen's daughter. 26. When he couldn’ t get another sheaf into the barn, a farmer might build uo stack. The sheaves were tossed to builders who would make a waterproof pile. In round or square for­ mation, sheaves would be lined close together, butts out. The centre was kept high, and when the builder deemed it high enough, he would top it off by using some sheaves for a thatched roof. 27. For the better part of a century, nearly all farm kitchens in this neighbourhood had some sort of serviceable couch that all members of the household could flop on in their work clothes. Generally the "lounge", as Eliza-Ann calls it, did not have a back, but might be raised at one end. This allowed the reclining party to participate in the conver­ sation, if he or she were so inclined. The couch might be upholstered with leather or horsehair, and protected by an old blanket. Wood stoves have to be out three or four feet from the wall or wainscotting,and the lounge could be put beside or behind in what otherwise might be waste space. 28. Margaret Myrtle Pearson, born September 1, 1889 (Stanley Tow­ nship Record Book) 29. The Spear's were pioneers in the community and Edward Glen bought Lot 31-3 from them in 1876. They moved to Kent County near Highgate. One of the boys, William, returned to court Margaret McEwen, married her and took her back to Highgate. 30. The Whittinghams lived on Concession 4, south of James Stew­ art for a generation. The Diehls, natives of Bavaria, came to Canada from Germany via the U.S., and settled on Concession 5 (Lots 23-26) The two Diehl brothers, Valentine and Jacob, settled here in the early 1850's and had large families. The last Diehl (Carl E. Diehl:1893-1972) left the neighbourhood in the early 1960's. Somebody in the John Stewart family composed verses about their exotic neighbours The Diehls live by the riverside where trees grow'round so thick. There's Jacob, George, Charley, Jack, Henry Lou and Mick. The Mick Diehl mentioned by Eliza-Ann was the son of Jacob, and he farmed the ancestral acres -Lots 23 and 24. In the days before the telephone, every farmer went through 31. �s * the ritual of going around in person to all the people he traded work with to get help at threshing. One paid the thresherman so much an hour for the use of his machine, and all the rest of the labour was free. You gave your most im­ mediate neighbours the same number of days they gave you. How long it took depended on whether you put your crop in the mow or stack, or whether you stook-threshed right from the field. When the thresherman informed you he would be at your farm on such-and-such a day, you then went around in person to tell those committed to you that their services were re­ quired. And they could command your presence when the machine came to them. It was quite alright to go to someone else's threshing to buttonhole your help - in fact it saved, steps 32. Eliza-Ann has a pronounced tendency to refer to homes and farms by the names of the previous owner. John Stewart bought the farm on the Bayfield Concession,Goderich Township, from Stonehouse’s widow and put his son, John B. Stewart, on it. In a few weeks time,early in 1890, John would wed Amelia Graham, daughter of Wm. Graham, a prosperous neighbour. The Graham1s had only recently bought Lot 19 and part of Lot 20, Concession 3 and erected a substantial white brick farmhouse. Agnes was probably keeping house for her nephew and helping him with the cows and the hens, until he was joined by his bride. 33. x worked for a Stanley Jackson for 4 summers (1958-61), whose farm on Concession 2 also fronts on the Bayfield river. The Bayfield River, in a very hot summer can be as dry as a bone above where it is joined by Spring Creek. But in spring, the ice breaking up and the torrential run-off will sweep away any fence ever invented. A fence is necessary to keep livestock from wandering away or being injured in the boulder-strewn river bed. Stanley Jackson dealt with the problem by sinking a huge anchor post that survived the spring torrents. He attached a roll of fence wire to it and unolled it and hooked it up to another anchor post at the end. In between, the river fence was held up by wooden X's which sat on the ground and were held up by tension. In the Autumn, Stanley would dismantle the fence, roll up the wire and carry the roll and the X's and store them in a spot safely above the highwater mark. Eliza-Ann does not make clear how MacFarlane’s dealt with the problem. But it is very likely that they used rails. An old-fashioned snake or shad fence could have been laid out every spring after the run­ off, and before livestock were let outdoors. In the late fall, they could dismantle the fence and pile the rails above the high water mark. 34. Eliza-Ann plays fast and loose with surnames and given names. When she refers to "Duncan" she might mean McEwen, McGregor. But Duncan could also be a surname. In Clinton newspaper files for the period, reports about James MacFarlane and his purebred stock activities, more than once mention a John Duncan of Brucefield, also a purebred stock man. 35. The floor of a horse's stall was paved with stones about the size of eggs or golf balls[.] Packed tightly together or set in wet cement, the rounded stones were thought to be better for the horse's hooves and to provide it with better traction than would poured concrete or dressed stone. MacFarlane1s and Glen’s had an ample supply of such stones from the gravel pits on their properties. 36. Mary Emma Stewart (1857-1939) married Donald M. Ross(1850-99) in 1887. In fact sisters Mary and Lizzie were married toget­ her in a double wedding ceremony at home. The groom's father Roderick Ross, farmed on Con 3, Lot 10. Mary & Dan Ross went to Denver where he prospected for silver. 37. is this Malcolm Cameron who went to Dakota earlier in the decade or another one? 38. in 1879, Donald Campbell of Lot 29, Con 3, Stanley, sold his 100 acre farm to Malcolm McEwen, on lot 30. (See the Clinton New Era,October 16, 1879. The "Campbell place as McEwen‘s referred to it for the next 80 years had a frame house and an unraised two-bay barn. Malcolm McEwen built �* 6 the stone farmhouse on Lot 30 in 1888. (See The New Era, Nov 11, 1887, March 9 and Sept 7, 1888) In 1889, the Campbell house was moved north to lot 30, and placed against the rear (west) wall of the new stone house, to serve as woodshed, summer kitchen etc. 39. The Biggins farm was south of Clinton on Lot 33, Con 1. James ("Squire") Biggins had just died on Oct 19, aged 82, (New Era Oct 23,1889) 40. The founder and first settler of Clinton, in 1835 was a Rattenbury. Rattenbury's remained prominent in the social political and commercial life of Clinton for over a century. 41. Herbison’s lived in Goderich Township to the north-west of MacFarlane' s. 42. Born December 2, 1889, Annie Erma Diehl (1889-1972) -Mrs Morris Durham The Clinton News-Record January 13,1972 �THE SECOND ALMANAC LOG BOOK 57 ~ 1890 Eliza-Ann MacFarlane wrote this year’s diary on the memoranda pages of The Huron Expositor ALMANAC For The Year Of Our Lord:1890, McLean Bros. Seaforth,Ont. January, 1890 , 1890 1. W. [The] 5 of us [were] at Uncle James['s.] John Allen [was here] all night[.] 2 Pouring Rain 2. T. Made c ase for dinner knifes(sic)[.] Mrs Finley [McEwen] & Susie [McFarlane] called[.] 3 Nice, warm 3 . F . Father at Wigg[inton’s] cutting[.] Colts Colts out all night[.]Jack McDonald[was] [was] here[.] 3 Nice, froze 4. S. Agnes & I [were]in Clinton[with the]par­ lor stove[.] I got 2 teeth pulled[.] 3 Frost back to nice 5. S. Ned [Glen] and George [Steckley were] 2 here [this] evening[.] Pouring Rain 6. M. Jane milked and done my chores P.M. Tom Matheson [was here] at [the] barn[.] 5 Raining some 7 . T . Agnes hooking Ottoman mat[.] Party at G[len]’s[.] Father & John in the bush these days[.] 5 Hard Froze Nice 8. W. [I]finished my knot quilt,Jane her Rid- 6 ing Basque & Agnes her mat [. ] Very Warm Flurries Evening 9. T. Cousin John [B. Stewart] and J. Dunkin here[. My brother] John [went] to Clin­ ton on Bob [this] evening[.] 6 Windy, Snowy 10 . F . Jane & Ag [were] in Clinton with D_ Stove[.]l Ag got [a] tooth pulled [by Mr Bruce.] A[lex.] Innis & McLaughlin [were] here[.] 5 Dull 11. S. Father [was] at Wells' sale[.] S. 4 Thaw,nice P.M. 12 . S . Bella & I [were] in church(Stewart)[.] Father at Uncle James' P.M. 9 Rain P.M. 13 . M. Grange Social2 Balderson's old house blew down[.] 10 Very windy, Snowed a little 14. T. Ma went to Mac's[and to]Wigg[inton's[. ] Jane and Agnes [were at Finley McEw­ en ’s.] 5 Nice day hard Froze 15 . W. Agnes & I did barn work[.]Father & John [were] in [the] bush[.] 7 Snowed a little 16. T. Agnes & I did [more] barn work[.]Father & John [were again] in[the] bush[.]John 9 Snowing and [wasJin Clinton on Bob this] evening[.] ??? 17 . F. [ More barn work.]I washed[.]Father[ was] in Clinton[.He got $350 from [JohnJDun- can[.] 5 Snowing �January, 1890 58 18. S. Agnes[is] sick[.]Jane [wentjin[to]Clin- 9 ton[in the] buggy[.]Father at Glen's[?] Nice day I baked a little[.] 19. S. Jane & I [were] in Church[;We took the] 8 buggy(Stewart)[.] Nice day,rain at night 20. M. Jim Heron here[.] Men made [a] fence at 7 the end of[the] H[orse] Stable[.]Mother Windy, frozen [is] making [a] broom[out of] Iron Wood Iron Wood for [the] barn[.] 21. T. Agnes & I [were] in Clinton[.]She got 4 4 teeth pulled[.] John Elliot & Carson Very windy [were] here[.Brother] John [is] sick[.] Snowing 22. W. Agnes finis[hed] her Crochet-Quilt[.] 12 Uncle James[called]here on[his]way from Snowed some Clinton[.] Father & I cleaned vats[.] 23. T. Annie Diehl & Uncl[e] James here kil- 6 ling heifer[.] Stormy 24. F. I was at U[ncle] James['s house] with 8 beef[.] Snell fetched back lamb[.]John Chilly [was] in clinton[.]Adam[Stewart called] in[.] 25. S. Father walked to Clinton[.] Bella & I 4 [are] sick[.] Foreboding 26. S. George Steckley* [was] herefor tea[.] 12 Misty & Drizzly ♦George Steckley was John Stewart's hired man. Cockney Englishman, Imperial Army veteran, he was very much one of the family and popular in the community[.] 27. M.[I] Finished[the] Braided Chemise[.]Fa- 5 ther bought a steer at Elliott*s[•] Mr a little sun Hanly fetched lambs[.] Drizzle 28. T. Adam here for John to help them cutting 5 to-day & to-morrow[.] Nice, freezing some wind 29. W. Jane at Glen's, Agnes at Macs,* Father 5 at McGregor's & at Mason's sale[.]Elli- Rain evening ot &[illegible] [were]here all night[.] 30. T. Jane & I [were] in Clinton[.]Jno. Chur- 4 chill Charlie & Tom Powell [were here.] Beautiful [were here.] 31. F. Ab Knott and Uncle [James were] here[.] J[ohn] Pearson [arrived] with [a] tele- gram*for U[ncle]James[.]Ag went down[.] John at Glen's with chop[.] 2 very heavy stickey mud very sunshiny * probably ad­ vising him of the death or impen­ ding of Mrs James Elliott in Hullett Elliott and his wife are buried in the graveyard in Burns church. �February, 1890 59 1. S. Agnes at Stonehousef's] John [was] in 3 Clinton on Bob[.] Aunt Jessie [MacFar- Hard Frozen lane],Mr & Mrs [George] Chapman & their two children [were Jhere[.]* * probably Margaret McKenzie who mar­ ried Geo.Chapman of Atwood.They had two boys and two girls. The oldest boy,Arthur(1887-1965) was raised by Dunk and Mary McKenzie his grand­ parents and Stanley pioneers,on Lot 24,Con 4. Arthur would have to be one of the two children alluded to by Eliza-Ann. This is her first re­ ference to the McKenzie’s since the diaries began.Margaret's older bro­ ther Paul,was a hired man at MacFar- lane's in his teens but he died ar­ ound age 20 or 21. 2. S . Aunt Jessie & Ag in Church[.]Mother[was 6 off] seeing Mrs Wigginton[.] Cold Wind 3. M. Father [was] in Clinton[;] He got money 8 for Grey[. ]Fen[wick came] home with him Nice, dull for tea[.] 4. T. Sprung, Govier, Mrs Ettie Cartwright & 5 Charles [were] here[.] Misty & soft 5. W. John,Jane & I [were]at[Cousin]J[ohn B.] 5 Stewart's wedding.* Frozen, snowed a little *He married Amelia Graham,daughter of Wm. Graham, Lot 18,Con 3. 6. T. Jane [was] in Clinton[.] I [was] at Is- 11 ard's[.] Aunt Jessie & Ag [were] at Snowed a little Glen’s[. We] sold [a] heifer[.] 7. F. Glen here[.] Aunty & Ag [were] at [the] 10 Graveyard & [at]U[ncle Jamesf's] Father Snowed a little [was] at Wigg]inton]'s sale of Smith's things[.] 8. S. John [was] in Clinton on Bob[.] Took up 13 a log for wood[.] 9. S. Tom Elliot and W. Elliot's son [were] 9 son[were] here[.] Hard Frozen Snowed a little 10. M. John took[a] heifer to Clinton[.] Aunt 13 Jessie & Jane[were]at[Finley McEwen's.] Nice Day 11. T . John took Auntie to Johnson's[.] Father 14 [was]at Snell *s[.]Mother[was] in Clin- Nice, Soft ton[.I] started [to] knit [a] mat [for] the hall door[.] 12 . W . 15 hard 13. T. 14. F. 15. S. J. Scruton & Sue Ketchen [were] here 8 for dinner[.] T. Matheson,Tene,John and Nice, soft Will [McEwen] were here[.]John [was] in Clinton [with Bob and the buggy.] Mother & I [were] at Isard's[.] Uncle James Sandy Thompson & a Dutchman [were here.] 13 Raining & sleet Jon took Auntie to Brucefield[.] Jane & 8 I in....Clinton Church[.]Charlie & Fen- Cold wind [wick Stewart] here[.] �60 February, 1890 16. S. Jane & I [were] in Church[.] 12 Soft P.M. 17. M. Aunt Agnes came here[.] 8 18. T. [I have] near[ly] finished [the] ging- 15 ham dress[.] Soft,Thaw; hard froze at night 19. W. Geo[rge] Hanley here for dinner[.] 7 hail snow 20. T. [I] finished knit mat at [the] kitchen 12 hall door[.]John walk[ed] in[to] Clin- Snow & drifts ton[. ] 21. F. John hauling up logs for wood[.] 18 Snowing & drift ing a little 22. S. First lambs 2 E[we] yearlings (1 each) 11 Finished Old Cloud mat[♦]Cantelon here here with chop[.] Father in Clinton[.] Nice day 23. S. Bella & I in Church(Principal Grant)[.]* 14 Snowed a little *The Rev George Monro Grant, Prin­ cipal of Queen’s University at King ston 1877-1902 24. M. 2nd lambs E[we/R[am] Finis[hed] Fix- 12 in[g] new black skirt[. ] Elliot here Soft here with chop[.] 25. T. John at Tricks with grist[.]Smith here 11 with Heifer[.] Jane at Isard's[.] Springlike Raining 26. W. Aunt Agnes at Uncle John's &[at Uncle] 10 James[‘s.]Father at[Malcolm McEwen’s.] Froze a little 27. T. Father at Duncan McEwen's[.] Jane 18 [was] in Clinton[. I was over] seeing Soft Aunt Abby [Stewart]............... 28. F. John at Jenkins 9 Raining, freez­ ing & snowing at night March, 1890 1. S. Father walked to Clinton[.] Adam & 16 George [were] here [this] evening(.] 2. S. Fenwick here[.] Beetie shearling died 11 last night[.] Flaked a little 3. M. Wells’ shearling lambed-2- 1 each[.] 12 (added later) The Billy died on the Nice llth[.] 4. T. Malcolm & Smith here[.] Father went 13 with Mac to Coleman’s sale[.] Snowing 5. W. [I] Finished making my black dress[.] 16 J.Matheson [was] at[the] bam[.] John Stormy, below started [on the] manure[.J zero 6. T. Mother & Janefwent] in[to] Clinton in 12 [the] cutter[.] Clear & Windy 10 below 0 �7 . F . 8. S . 9. S. 10. H. 11. T. 12 . W. 13 . T . 14. F. 15. S. 16. S. 17 . H. 18. T. 19. W. 20. T. 21. F. 22 . S . 23. S. 24 . M. 25. T. March, 1890 61 Smith here for J. Ross's Heifer[.] 17 Auntie & I [were] in Clinton [.We went 9 in the cutter with old Lamey. Cousin] Nice day Mary Emma [is] home [from Denver.] Uncle James here[.] Jane & Agnes [went 11 to] Church in [the] buggy[.](Stewart) Nice day (Stewart) Jane & Agnes [were over] seeing [Cous- 14 in] Mary[Ross this]evening[.] 3 sheep Sleet lambed (Beetie 2 of each)[some indec­ ipherable short hand] Father & John[were] at Switzer’s [and] 14 soldfthe] buggy[.] The other B Country Drizzling sheep lambed[.] Johnny Barkley3 & Tom Ager [were] here 11 all night[.] Agnes started Welcome Soft, soft mat[.] Father with Ager at Mason’s, Duncan’s, 11 Elliot’s & U[ncle John. I finis[hed] braiding [the] Night ____ collar.* a little frosty at night * Night gowns are "unmentionables." John & Ager[were] in Clinton[.]McDer- 10 mid [came] home with them [and was] A little frost here all night[.] at night [The visiting] Folks went home [this] 13 morning[.]Agnes finis[hed her] mat[.] Snowing quite a bit Stormy,but all the snow blew off the 16 roads in drifts[.] [Mr] Tough ( [the] Assessor) [was] here all night[.] 14 Softened a little Jane & I[were]at Wells[.]Father[was] 18 at Churchill's & [in] Clinton[.]Last year[’s] GC sheep lambed[.] Father & John at D. McEwen's sale[.] 9 Jane[was ] at Isard’s[ .The] Ager Bro- Pretty soft [ther]s [were] here all night[.] T.Ager bought Glenappinf.] Fa[ther] 10 & John[were] in Clinton[.] J.B.Homes Jessie & Stella [Wigginton],Ada [Ste­ wart] & Sandy Gordon here[.] Father & John, [driving the] buggy, 15 [were] at J.B.Homes[’s] & [in] Clin- ton[.] John walked to Clinton[.]Glen here(C) 24 12 Stormy Smith here (C) Tom Wigginton fetched 19 John's Efuchre] Cards[.] Raw wind W.H. Scott here[.I] Finis[hed]button 13 holeing [the] black dress[,] Wells Rain at night [and Moffatts are off to Manitoba[,] �March, 1890 62 26. W. Alex Inglis here(C) Jane & Ag [were] at D. McEwan*s[.] Long faced lambed (1-E[we]) 13 Blustery 27 . T . I [drove the] buggy in[to]Clinton Mr & Mrs James and Thomas Duncan here[.] 15 Very windy 28 . F . Agnes & I [were] at Lizzie's quilt­ ing[.] Mr & Mrs Wigg[inton] [were] here [in the] evening[.] 13 Stormy 29. S. Father in Clinton[.] 17 30. S. 16 Stormy, ongoing 31. M Lame ewe lambed (lamb dead)[.] 18 Nice April, 1890 1. T . Jane & Agnes[were]in Clinton[and] got a photo[of the] kids all at Mac's[.]4Aun­ ty at both Uncles[.] Father at ufncle] James['s.] Nice 23 2. W. Mr & Mrs Dunkin here[.] John at Wise's Nice 12 forty[.]* Frogs [were]singing [for the] 1st time[.Big dry Ewe [gave birth to a E[we lamb.] ♦Goderich Township farms are surveyed in 80 & 40 acre parcels. 3. T. Jim Junor and Smith[were] here with [a] heifer[.] Father was in Clinton[.] 19 Springlike rains 4. F. Jane & I [ at were] at Grant*s[.] John [was] at Dunkin’s[.]Bella [was]at U[n- cle] James's[.] 21 Misty, nice 5. S . The Mason,* Bella McEwen & Jack McDon­ ald [were here.] * 19 Misty, nice Frost Sat night Alex Thompson of Blake. 6. S. Tom Wigginton [was] here for tea[.] 18 Raining 7. M. Father & John [were] at Dunkin's for seed & at Wells' old place for beef[.] Last year G.C. 2 lambs R[ams] 21 Beautiful 8. T. [I]finis[hed]braiding [the mat for the] n[orth] door[.] Fa[ther was] in Clin­ ton!.] Jane [was] at U[ncle] James['s] all night.Aunty was at U[ncle James's.] 17 Some Rain 9. W. Agnes started [the] other door mat.Ash­ ton [was here about.......the] Russell fence.] [The] nice big G.C.[sheep had 1 lamb, a ewe.] 27 Rain & Sleet 10. T. John [rode] in[to] Clinton [on] horse­ back[.JFemey calved[;it was a]big black steer[.] 24 Snowing 11. F. John Churchill [was] here[.] Ag finis­ hed her] door mat[.] Jessie the black cow calved a small heifer.] 15 Nice, raw wind �April, 1890 63 12. S. 13 . S . Aunt Agnes [was] in Clinton with Uncle 27 John [Stewart.] I started.... [another] Beautiful,windy ...mat[. Jessie Wigg[inton is] back for [indecipherable] Uncle James here[.] Mother [was]over at 18 Glen’s [this] evening seeing Betsy[.]* Beautiful, very warm *Mrs Edward Glen Sr. nde Eliza­ beth McQueen,mother of Wm & Ned 14. M. Churchill, both Mrs Glen's, Janey Bell, John & Will McEwen [were] here[.] 31 Dull, cold 15 . T . Mother & Aunty at Isard's seeing Sarah Wigginton[.] 38 nice, cold wind 16 . W. Father & John [were] at the Brucefield show[. They went in the] buggy[.] Aunty [was] down sweeping Frazier's[.]5 20 nice day 17. T. Ma & Jane [were] in Clinton[.] Father [has]gone[to the]Lucknow show[.] Smith & J.Pearson(C) & Mr & Mrs Finley [McEw­ en],Dunk & Lizzie McTavish[were]here[.] 26 Nice day 18. F. Mary Emma [Ross was] here[. Her sister Lillie came for her[.] Smith (C) Father planting slips[.] 25 Cold wind, clear 19. S . John [was] sowing peas [today and was] in Clinton[this]evening[.]Lizzie [Glen] left Mary here[.] I [did some] digging [in the] garden[.] 19 Nice 20. S. Jane & Agnes [were] in church(Stewart.) They took the] buggy[.] 36 Nice 21 . M. I was at Dunkin's for seed peas [this] morning[.]61d turkey laid her lst[egg.j 20 Coldish 22. T. Mekin here (C) after the two colts[.] Father & I [are] digging these days[.] 33 windy 23 . W. Killed & ate [the] gobbler[.] Mary Emma [Ross], Finley [McEwen] & Jim Ross 29 raining 24. T. Jane & Agnes [were] in Clinton[.] John, Bella & I [were] at U[ncle] John's[.] 26 25. F. Mary Emma [has] gone back to Denver[.] Mrs Baird was here[;] I drove her home[.] B. Churchill [here at] noon[.] 24 nice 26. S. Bella walked to Clinton[.]Fen[wick was] here for [news]papers[.] 33 Rain 27 . S . Agnes & I [were] in Church{Stewart)[.] 28 Nice, cold wind 28. M. I [worked at] horse-raking stubble off clover.Mrs Wigg[inton] & Stella [were] here[.] [The] Black Heifer calved - Red steer[.] Agnes helped shere(sic) 3 sheep[.] 32 nice, white frost 29 . T . [I] saw swallows [.] Jane saw them first[.] Mac called[.] Daisy calved [a] heifer[.] 33 Rain, dull 30. W. Jane & I were at Stonehouse's[.] Aunty went to Green's[.The] sick sick lamb died[.] 22 Nice, rain in evening �May, 1890 64 1. T . Smith (C) Jane,Agnes & I [were] picking A.M. Mother & I [were] in Clinton[.] Dunkin* s walked here[.] 29 Cold Wind 2 . F. B. Churchill [was here at] noon[.] Jane & I were at Wigginton’s P.M. 20 nice 3. S. Jane walked in[to] Clintonf.] Ag, Bella, & John took 2 loads[of]stones off [the] [the] clover[.] 32 rain 4. S. Young cattle [were] out last night[.] 20 Misty 5 • M. [I] Finished [the] Braided Night Dress[.]Tom Wigg[inton]came]overin[his] gig[.] Cattle all in[.] 11 Rain 6. T. Glen & Duncan [were] here for dinner[.] I [was] at Aikenhead’s for pigs[.] pigs[. The young cattle were all out[.] 35 Snowing 7. W. Jane, Ag & I [were] picking stones all day[.3 43 Nice, cold wind 8. T. [More] picking stones I [was]in Clin­ ton P.M.with potatoes[.] 21 Nice, cold wind 9. F. [I] Ironed Braided set[.] John went to Varna[.] Churchill [indecipherable] Cattle all in[.} 25 Raining 10* S . John walked to Clinton[.]Dan Ross here seeing Patent[rail fence.]6 Washed [?] quilt[.] 40 Raining 11. S. Jane & Agnes in Church(Stewart)[.] 25 nice, cold wind 12 . M. Agnes & I [were] picking stones A.M. planted 2 rows of potatoes P.M. 24 Raining 13 . T . John [was] digging [in the] garden all day[.] Father [worked at] pruning [and] I [worked at] picking stones off [the] yard[.] The cattle were all out last night[.] 32 Dull, nice 14. W. Ashton & 3 others[were] here fencing[.] cing[.] D[an Ross [was here] for seed potatoes[.John,Jane,Ag and I planted 11 rows of potatoes.] 17 Nice 15. T. Ag & I planted 3 3/4 rows[. Jane,Ag and I were picking stones P.M.] Father[was] in Clinton[. We got our first goose egg.] 29 Nice 16. F. Father & Mother[were] in Clinton[.]Mr & Mrs Duncan [were here. In the] even[ing J. Beetie & B. Churchill [were here.] Stanley Beautyf?] Jane’s [illegible 2 words] 24 nice, cold wind 17 . S. Isard, Ida [Stewart], Minnie & Dfuncan] Walker, [the] Atlas peddler, James Dun- kin & [illegible] peddler [were here.] 22 nice 18. S. Jane & l[were]in church[.] Uncle James [was] here[.] 28 Raining 19. M. Ashton & 2 boys [worked on the]fence[.] Finley[McEwen was] here[.] Father [was] Dunkin's[.They] bought[Stanley Beauty.] ? 21 nice, ?? �May, 1890 65 20 . T. wind Ashton & 3 others [worked] all day[.] Dunkin's boys fetched[rest of entry in- decipherible J 26 Nice,cold 21. W. Father[took the] buggy in[to Clinton[.] ton[.] Bella & I [were] planting tur­ nips [.] Mac's boys (C [rest of entry indecipherible] 22 Nice,rain in evening 22. T. Ag & Lizzie [were] at J. Pearson'sf.] John & I hauled 4 load[s] of stones[.] [rest of entry indecipherible] 26 Nice, warm 23 . F. Jim Junor & for Howson [were here for dinner[.] Ag was at Mac's for [news]- papers[.] 22 Heavy rains last night, warm 24. S. Smith(C) Aunt Agnesfis] back[.] Bell[e] Bell[e] McEwen,Wigginton and J.McGregor [here.] 22 Nice, windy. Pouring Rain 25. S. 26. M. Mr, Mrs & Maggie Dunkin [were] here[.] Father [was] in Clinton............. ] 25 Rained Nice, rained a little 27 . T. Father [was] at Emerson's trying to buy cattle[.] 24 nice, windy, evening rain 28. W. Took Auntie........................ Father & Mother at Dunkin's[. I] washed sheep[.] 21 Nice 29. T. Mother & Jane[were]in Clinton[.] Father & I harrowed [the field at Smith's & hauled 4 load[s] of stones[.] 24 Nice, warm 30. F. John [wasJin Clinton[.] Father dug & planted some....cabbage[and]pumpkins[.] kins[.] 21 Rain 31. S . Father [was] in Clintonf.] Mr Smith's son & daughter [were here.] Smith (C) I [was] in Clinton for [illegible] 18 Nice, warm June, 1890 1. S. Father & Mother in Church[.] 10 Nice, warm 2. M. Fa[ther]& I hauled off 6 load[s of] stones & shore 3 sheep[.] Straightened B[ee] frames[.] 18 3. T. Fafther] & I[(and John a little)]finis- [hed] shearing 8 [sheep.] J. & C. Eliot here [to see the fence[.] 18 Thunder storms 4. W. Father[was] digging[in the] garden[and] planted beans (Butter for string)[.] I [was] at Aunty*s[.] 16 very warm 5. T. Smith (C) [There was a Liberal party] election [contest in the] school[house to pick a candidate for the impending provincial election-] Bishop [versus Homes[.]? Aunty [was] up [here.]Jane & Bella [were] in Clinton[.] 16 Hard driving rain 6. F. Dan Ross(C)I finished digging Ma's gar­ den[.] Father [is] digging yet[.] 27 Nice, cooler �June,.1980 66 7 . S. [I] Finis[hed] this side garden .Father [was] in Clinton{.]Tene & Bell [McEwen] & Bela Forsythe were here[.] 14 Nice,cold wind 8. S. Jane, Bella & I [were] in church(Stew- tart]) [.] 20 Nice cool wind 9. M. I painted 2 B[ee] Boxes[.] Ag [was at] Isard's[.] Aunty [was] up [here.] 18 Nice, warm 10. T. Glen here[.] Bella's turkeys coming out[.] 32 Raining 11. W. Melia & Charlotte Duncan, Jim & Arm­ strong with pictures) & U[ncle] James [were here.] 12 12 . T. P. McGregor[was here for]dinner[.]J.& W. McEwen (C) Beetie & Horton Varna T Aun­ ty & I [were]in Clinton[.] Ag at [?] in Toronto[.] 18 Nice, windy 13. F. Father[went to the mill for]chop[.]Aun- ty[and]Bell McEwen[here]for eggs[. The] Blind Peddler [was here.] 39 Nice day 14. S. Ag[was]in Clinton[.]Mac[is]letting jobs on the road[.]*Jane finis[hed] Bella’s Red-Stippled dress[.] *Statute Labour 14 Nice 15. S. Mother & Agnes in Church(Fletcher)[.] 16 Nice 16. M. Ag & I [worked] with Father hoeing yel- lowweed[.] Aunty[was]up with [a]Ladie' s Slipper[.j* 20 Nice,very warm * wild orchid 17 . T . Smith (C) Agnes walked [to] Clinton[.] 18 Line folks* [are]] hauling gravel from Nice Glen's[.] *Residents of Concessions 4 and 5 doing Statute Labour for road repairs 18. W. Father[was] at Bru[cefield] with wool & [at]J. Cooper's & H[ugh] McGregor's[.] 19 Nice, a little cold 19. T. Kate foaled [a filly.] Father [was] in Clinton[.] 15 nice 20. F. The 5 of us [were] at a picnic in Is- ard's bush[.] Jim [Barkley was] here[.] 7 nice 21. S. Father was at A Dunkin's[.] Mother & I [were] in Clinton[.] 14 Rain last night 22. S. Jane & I [were] in Church(Stewart)[.] Uncle James [was] here[.] 20 Nice & Warm 23 . H. Father [was]in Clinton[.Today the bees bees had the ] 1st swarm[.] J[ohn] & I were at Mac'sf.] Mr Culbert [was] here all night[.] 24 very warm 24. T. Fafther], Ag & I [worked at] roots and planting turnips[.] Smith (C) 24 very warm 25. W. 2 Coopers & McRoberts [were] here[and] [and] bought 4 sheep.......[2nd swarm of bees] 19 very warm �June, 1890 67 26 T. Father [was] in Clinton [and]got [the] [the] other 2 B[ee]Boxes[.] F[ather,Ag & I [were] hoeing potatoesf.] 15 nice 27 . F . Ag & I [were]weeding roots[.] J.Deeves [was] here for Churchill[.] 14 nice 28. S. Mother & Jane [were] in Clinton [at a] 20 Church council [meeting.]Sold steers[.] mist, very warm 29. S. Father, Mother & Jane [were] in church (Stewart)[.] 9 very warm 30. H. [I] finis[hed] painting[the] 2nd[of] 2 B[ee]Boxes A.M. Father Agnes & I worked at roots[.] 20 Rain evening July, 1890 1. T. Father, Ag & I [worked] at roots[.] 19 Rained a little 2. W. Ag & I planted cabbagef.] Father[was in] Clinton A.M. Ag & I were at Aunty's[. A] garment pedler [was here.] 11 3. T. Jane & Aunty [were] in Clinton[.] F[ath- er],A[g],Jo[hn] & I [worked] at Rootsf.] J[ohn was] spreading hay after sup[per.] 14 nice,cold A.M. 4. F . Father [has] gone to London for 50..... sheep[.]Ag & I [did] rootsf.] J.McDonald & McPhail [were] here[.] 17 5. S. Father [got] home[.] Jim drove [the] sheep up [in a] wagon[.] Ag & I finis­ hed] colling hay [in the] Smith field[.] 13 Nice 6. S. Agnes, Bella & I [were] in Church(Stew­ art )[.] 25 Nice 7. M. [We] Hauled in 6 loads [of hay from the Smith's field.] 19 Nice, warm 8. T. [We] Hauled in 7 loads [from the Smith’s field.] Up with & for Bella trying for [her] 2nd class cert[ificate.8There were] 2 swarms [from the] white hive[.] 18. 9. W. Up with & for Bella[.] Geo[rge] Baird (C) 18 Cold Wind 10. T. Up with & for Bella[.] [The] White Hive swarmed again[.]J.Thompson[ was here] with with 2 lambs[.] 21 Cool 11 . F . [Ag up with and for Bella.The]Brown Hive [swarmed.We took in 7 load[s]of hay[from the] field behind [the] barn[.] 11 12. S. [Ag up with and for Bella.We took]4[more] loads[from the field behind the barn.The] B[rown hive swarmed] again.....(the 1st Box Hive)[.] Janey,Ag,John & Bella [were] at 12th [of July celebrations] P.M.* 28 Rained a little *The Stewart's were strong Orange supporters. 13 . S . James Angus Fisher and Uncle James[were] here[.] Father[was]at U[ncle] James’[s.] 26 �July, 1890 68 14. M. [X] Took honey from [the]White Hive(the 1st)[.]J[ane] & Ag picked[the]1st Rasp- [berrie]s I [worked at] roots A.M. Jas. Dunkin [here] P.M. 12 15. T. [I went] Up with Bella[.] [At home,we home,we were] putting up hay all day!.] all day[.] 16 Day was cool 16. W . [We used 8 loads of hay building a stack.] Reid here[. Geordie McLeod [was here] for tea[.] 19 Nice 17. T. Geofrge] Baird (C) [We] Hauled 8 loads [of hay and] finished[the] field at[Mc- Ewen's] bush[.] Parke [here.] 15 Showers A.M. cool 18. F. John [manured]* the field next [to the] watering place[.] Shipley[ was]here[and] Father [was] in Clinton.............. 13 nice ♦This is a guess. The ink blotted. 19. S. Father [was] in Clinton for Glenburn - hauled 1 load[.]Jno. & Ifwere] in Clin­ ton with steers[.] Mr & Mrs McEwen [were] here[.] 4 cool evening 20. S. Jane, Bella & I [were] in Church[Stew­ art)!.] Jim ]Barkley and] Jack Ellliot [were here.] 34 Nice, cool 21. M. Father & Mother at Dunkin’s[.] Finis- [hed]mowing & big stack[.]Ag & I pick­ ing berries[.] 21 22 . T . Father [was] in Clinton[. We were] col­ ling hay all day[.] 17 Nice, warm 23 . W. [We] Hauled 6 loads[of hay]to [the] 2nd stack[.] Jane [was] at Dunkin *s[.] Rained a little 24. T. Uncle James & Wigginton here[.I] scrub­ bed my room & filled [the] tick[.] 35 Rain 25. F. Mother & Father [were] in Clinton[.] Bella & Agnes picked [potato] bugs[.] 15 Showers 26 . S . [We] Cut and stooked[the]wheat in front of[the] door[.]01d [Mr] Fisher* & [his] nefewfsicj [were] here[.] 16 nice 27. S. Father & Mother [were in church][Reid, Toronto)[.] Jim [Barkley was] here. 20 Nice, warm 28. M. [We] Hauled 4 loads [of hay][ 3 out of the low field) [and Finis[hed the] 2nd stack[.] Mac's (H) & [C) 29. T. [We]Hauled 5 loads of hay,finis[hed the] last stack [and] Finished haying[.] 10 Nice 30. W. Andrew Dunkin & [his] wife [were] here [for the] first time[.] Reading [the] hay mows[.] oo mm Raining 31. T. John [was] at Brucefield for [the] pea harvester^.] Ag, Bella & I [were] weeding [tur]nips P.M. & Even[ing[.] 18 Nice ,warm �Hayloads 69 1. F. 2 • S • 3 . S . 4. M. 13 Smith’s [Rented field] 11 Behind barn 16 [By McEwen's] Bush 8 Watering Place 8 Last Field 56 August, 1890 loadikq iiat. Agnes [was] in Clinton[.] The Smith boy 17 [was here]for eggs[.] Mr Wigginton, Mr Nice, Warm & Mrs Dunkin,U[ncle] James & S. Switzer [were here.We] hauled in 9 loads of wheat[.] [We] hauled in 5 loads of wheat(14 al- 15 together)[and] started cutting peas[.] Nice, warm Jane & Agnes in Church(Reid)[.] 18 Nice,very warm John[was] in Brucefield[.We were] Mov- 15 ing straw[.]* Ed Wise & Fenfwick were High winds,rain [were here] for flour[.] evening • • i n Moving straw A.M.* [Worked] at Peas P.M. P.M. Cooper & McRoberts here[.] Nice 17 * The straw in the barn from last year’s threshing has to be moved to make room this year's sheaves. for 6. W. [We] Finis[hed] cutting [the] peas A.M. [and] started [the] oats[.] John [was] in Brucefield [looking]for a spring in [the] binder[.] Nice 22 7. T. [We were] Reaping oats [on the] Rath- well [place.]Bella [was] in Clinton[.] Nice 14 8. F. [We] Finis[hed reaping oats on the Rathwell place and started] cutting [in the] shanty field[.] Warm 19 9. S. [We] Finis[hed]reaping [and]Hauled in 3 loads of peas[.] John walked to Bruce­ field for [the] McIntosh bullock[.] Nice 24 10. S. Jane & Agnes in Church[.] Jim [Barkley, McIntosh & his student here[.] Nice 34 11. M. [We] Hauled in 7 loads [of] peas[.] McIntosh, Ada [Stewart] & Woon [here] Nice, 23 windy 12. T. [We] Hauled in 4 loads of peas & 1 of oats[.] Father[was]in Clinton P.M. Jim Barkley [was here] all n[ight.] Nice 19 13. W. [We] Hauled in 5 loads of oats[.] Fath­ er [was] at Woon's threshing P.M. Nice, 52 dull 14 T. [We] Hauled in 6 loads of oats[.] McIn­ tosh [was] here[.] Bella passed for 2nd class [teaching certificate.] 19 15 . F . [We]Hauled in 7 loads of oats[.] Father was at [Finley McEwen's] threshing P.M. 17 �August, 1890 70 16. S. McIntosh [here.We took in]the last load & finis[hed the] harvest[.] Mother & Ag [were] in Clinton[.] 20 Nice, warm 17 . S . 26 Raining 18. M. John[ was]hauling manure[.]Father was at at Brucefield & [fetched] Mrs Maggie Mc- McGregor[.] 16 Nice 19. T. Took Mrs Maggie McGregor home [in the] evening[.] 19 Raining 20. W. [I worked]with Father clipping sheep all day[.Ag, Jane & Bella were in Clin- Clinton.] 12 nice t o • ► 3 • Mr Baird (the Teacher), Mr Thompson and Elsie [were] here[.] 18 Raining 22 . F. Mr Cooper & McRoberts here all night[.] Father & John and others[were] in Clin­ ton[.] Dickson here and Bruce with lambs[.] 20 Nice, cool 23 . S . Father walked to Clinton[.] 31 nice, cool 24. S. Bella & I [were]in Church(Gregg)[.] Un­ cle James,Tom Beacom & Wigginton [were] here[.] 10 cool 25 . M. Father was in Brucefield with wool[.] Donald Ross & Jim Steep at Gates[.] Jim [Barkley was here in the] evening[.] 14 Rained a little 26. T. Jane & Ag [were] in Clinton with...... ....[3 bags of apples.) Mr & Mrs Dunkin and U[ncle] James [were here.] 15 Nice 27. W. Father,Agnes & I [were] weeding & scuff­ ling [tur]nips[.] 17 Sprinkled, cool 28 . T . Father [was] in Clinton with Dunkin & Charlotte A.M. & at Wigg[inton's]thresh­ ing P.M. Ma & Jane [were] in Clinton[.] 8 Beautiful 29. F. Father[has] gone to Montreal[.] Ag drove drove him to Clinton[.]Apple buyers from London [were] here[.] 17 Showery,windy 30. S. 24 Windy, cold, Drizzling 31. S. Jane,Agnes & Bella [were] in Church(Ram­ sey) [.] Jim [Barkley was here.] 25 Nice, cold Loads Hay 56 Wheat 14 Peas 14 Oats 20 104 SIlBR F-lK lK A BtftC. �September, 1890 71 1.M. Father [got] back from Montreal[.] Bel- 14 la started Model School [and] Ag took Beautiful her up[.] Aunty[is]back from Green's[.] .' » r ' ‘~ ’’ i 4 i * 2. T. Mrs [Malcolm] McEwen & Mrs [Richard] 11 SpearS [were] here[.] Jane & I [were] Beautiful at Andy Dunkin’ s[.] * - * I ‘ . -I * • * t f ! I . •* 3. W. Father [was] at Wiggfinton*s] for oats 16 [and] at [the] mill for chop[.] Jane Beautiful [was] in Clinton[.] 4. 3 ? . Father walked to Clinton[.] 13 Rain in evening 5. F. I walked to Clinton[.] 13 Nice 6. S. Mother & I [were] in Clinton[.] Aunty 15 [was] in too and] got her clock chains raining A.M. her clock chainsfc [news]paper[.] 7. S. Jim [Barkley was] here[.] 12 very warm 8. M. I [was] in Clinton with Bella & at 22 Glen’ s A.M.Tom Wiggfinton was] here[.] Raining here[.] 9. T. Ag walked to Clinton & [I] went up with 18 Father after[.] John sowed wheat[.] nice, dull 10. W. [Lord Dormid, our new Bull, arrived in 9 Clinton.] Mr Hirst [and] Melia Duncan Nice Duncan[were] here[.] Ag & I[were] pick­ ing grapes to-night[.] 11. T. Jane at Mac's P.M. Ag took Aunty down 21 bedding & sand[.] Dull, snowed a little 12. F. John[was] in Clinton getting[the] horse 28 shod[.]Mr & Mrs Finley[McEwen were here Misty, Rained this] evening[.] a little 13. S. Father & John in Clinton fixing car[.]* 8 Jane & Bella [were] picking grapes [and Nice, Windy got] 2 baskets[.]Jane [was ] at U[ncle] James[’s this] evening[.] * Perhaps Eliza-Ann is referring to what later generations called a ”dolly,” the device that rolled back and forth on the wooden track inside side the barn,and which was part of a more com­ plicated apparattus involving ropes, block and tackle. When properly hooked up, a team of draft horses could pull on the rope, slingloads of hay or sheaves would rise off the wagon on the b a m floor.When the pulley hit the dolly, a slingload would slide horizontally along the track.The hay or sheaves could be dropped in either mow by pulling on a long trip rope[.] 14. S. Fen[wick] & Tom [were]here all night[.] 12 Ag Bella & I were in Church(Stewart) [. ] Nice, cool 15. M. Father, John & Tom gone to Goderich[.] 20 Wigg[inton] & Fen[wick]took up sheep to dull Clinton[.]* ♦Probably James MacFarlane was entering sheep in the Goderich fall fair. �September, 1890 72 16. T. 17 Rained a little 17 . W. [I] Took[the]divide boards out [of the] bees'[boxes.] Fen[ wick] & Wigg[inton] & [the] sheep [had to be] fetched home [from] Goderich[.] 11 Nice 18 . T. [We were] Lifting potatoes & [will]fin- i[sh] A.M. to-morrow[.] 13 Nice 19. F. Mr & Mrs Kyle,U[ncle] James & Aunt Mary [were here.John] Duncan came here [with a] load of sheep for Lon[don.] 15 Rainf Windy 20. S. Father & John [were] in Clinton with Duncan’s sheep for London[.] 20 cool 21. S. Father & Mother[were]in Church[.] Aunty [is] here[.] 9 Nice 22. M. Father,Mother,John, Aunty & I [were] in Clinton[.] Churchill [was] here[.] 11 Nice, cool 23. T . Father [was] at Butchart's threshing[.] Bella Ross & Ella McEwen [Aunt and niece] 8 [were] here [this] evening[.] Nice, windy 24. W . Father, Mother & Agnes [were] at London fair 11 Nice 25. T. John [was] at Glen's threshing[.] T. Frazer & [his] brother-in- law * [were here.] 8 * Cameron? 26 . F . Father at Finley's threshing[.] Jane walked to Clinton[.] 17 Raining 27 . S . John [was] at Glen’s threshing[.] Dunk- in kids for father to take [illegible] sheep[.] 10 cool wind 28. S. Jane, Agnes, Bella & I [were in] Church (Stewart)[.]Mr & Mrs Wigg[inton]& Stel­ la & Jim Junor [were here.] 8 nice, cool 29. M. [I] Killed a sick sheep[.]Father & John [were working at fence[post] holes [us­ ing] cones[.] Dunkin [was] here[.] 15 Nice, Frost at nights 30. T. October, 1890 12 nice, warm 1. W. Mac & Will here[.]Ag & I[were] at Clin­ ton [delivering]things to the show[.] J. Thompson[the stone] mason [was] here at [at] night[.] 16 nice, warm 2. T • I [was] up with [the] Glen's,Ag & Bella at [the] show & John was up with [our] horse P.M. F. Brigham was [was here] all night[.] 11 Rain morning nice after 3. F. Father, John, Jane & I [were] at the show[.] Bella Cuming [came] home with home with us [.] Ross from......... 16 nice 4. S. [We] started pulling apples[.] Sturdy [was] here[.] Ag [was] at Glen's[.] Nice �October, 1890 73 5 . S 6. M 7. T 8. W 9. T 10. F 11 S 12. S 13. M 14. T, 15. W. 16. T. 17 . F. Jane & I and Bella Cuming [were] at 8 Church(McMillain)[.] Raining . Jane & Bella Cuming went [over] to U[n- 9 cle] John's[.Our brother] John [was] at Trick’s seeing [the] Perdues[.] . [I]drove Father &[Mr]Wigginton to Clin- 17 ton [to catch the train] for Guelph[.] Ag & I were pulling feathers[.] . Aunt Mary [is] sick [so] Jane [was] at 3 U[ncle]James'[s] baking for[his]thresh- Nice ing[.Ag & I pulled more feathers.] A. Dunkin [was] here[.] Cattle buyers Billy Pearson & Johnson 17 [were here] wanting pigeons[.] Un[cle's] James & John [were] threshing[. ] T[om] Dull, east wind Wigg[inton was held up at another thre­ shing, so] Lizzie [was] late[.Ag was at Macs today.] U[ncle]John's threshing A.M.,us P.M.Stur­ dy [was] here [and] bought 3 sheep[.] Rain in morning Threshing A.M. J.McDonald[was] here[.] I 13 [was] in Clinton with [five of Dunkin's] nice, dull steers[.] 6 Raining Agnes[was] helping at Mal[colm McEwenj’s 2 threshing[.] Aunt Agnes [is] back from [a High wind stay at] Green's[.]* Father & John [get­ ting?] Mother at U[ncle] James's[.] James' s. *Bella Green had 4 children in 5 years-Edna, 1885, Stewart 1887,Lulu,1888 and Abby, 1890.Nettie was born in 1896 and George in 1899. It is probable that Agnes went over to help her [probably] exhausted niece, with whom she had a special relationship. Father was at Mac's threshing & Ag [was 10 there for a second day.] John & I [were] in Clinton for [the] Model Farm Calf[.] Fatherfwas] pulling mangols[.] Jane [was 2 Stewart's]helping Ada[do the family]wash.* Windy Ag & I pullfed] apples[.] * Mary, Mrs James Stewart, had a weight problem and eating disorder. Victorians called most digestive complaints "Dyspepsia." Quietly efficient,it takes illness to make her family realize how much of a load the mothe carries. Jane helped her 17-year-old cousin get on top of the washing. Father,Ag & I[were] pulling mangols A.M. 8 Raining Ida Isard and U[ncle Jame's (sic)Annie 2 [ were]here[.] Mother at S.Wigg[inton's] Cold Wind P.M. �18. 19. 2 0 . 21 . 22 . 23 . 24. 25. 26. 27 . 28. 29. 30. 31. 1. 2. October, 1890 74 S. Father[was]in Clinton with W[illy] Glen 3 for barrens, (sic) Jane[was] at S[arah] nice Wigg[inton’s P.M.]Bella[was] at U[ncle] Ja[mes's.] S . 11 Rain m o m . M. Father [was] at[the] mill [with] 3 bags 0 of wheat [in the] buggy[.]Ag & I[were] Dull, cool pulling mangols P.M.[Mother was at Sar­ ah Wigginton's. ] T. Father, Ag & I[were]pulling mangols all 5 day. Ada [Stewart came by at] noon [to] Nice ask [for help with] thresh[ing.] Bfella cameJ home to-night[.] W. Apple packers came last night[.] Beetie 7 here al night[.Two Dunkin’s [were] here Nice. T. Ag [was] pulling mangols A.M. Father 1 [was]at Blythe with Beetie[.] John took Rain P.M. him to Dunkin’ s at night[.] F. Ag was pulling mangols P.M. Mr & Mrs 6 [Nicholas] Cuming [arrived] P.M. [and] showery stayed] all night[.] Father [was] at Woon’s thresh[ing. ] S. Jane & I [were] at church..John up with the 2 loads [of] apples(.] Nice, showers evening S. Father,Mother,Jane & I [were] in church (Stewart)[.]U[ncle] James & Wigg[inton] Nice, dull were] here.Ma & Jane [were out]see[in]g S[arah] Wigg[inton.] M. Glen's pulling our mangols[-We] hauled 4 in 3 loads[.] Father was at Wigginton's Snow, showers threshing A.M. T. [We] hauled in 2 loads[of mangols.]John walked to Clinton[.] Sarah Wigginton died[.] W. [We hauled in] 5 loads [of mangols and 3 had to put the] sides on] the wag[on.] John is plowing these days with Jeso' & Marco's colts[.] T. [Father took in 1 load and Ag and I 1 took in 3 loads of mangols.] Father,Mo­ ther & Jane[were]at Sarah Wigg[inton’s] Nice funeral[.] Jane went to Clinton [Cemet­ ery] with [the] Wigg[inton’s.] Dewdrop calved[.] F. Laid in cows & calves[.] Jennie Grant, 3 Ada [Stewart] & Duncan, Mrs & Melia Snowing here[.] November, 1890 S. [We] hauled in 3 quite full loads of 1 loads of mangols [on the] sheep rack[.] Snow, rain John [was] in Clinton [this] even[ing] in [the] cart[.] S. [The last 4 loads of mangols were haul­ ed in.] Jane [was] in Clinton[.] 2 �November, 1890 75 3 . H. 4. T. 5. W. 6. T. 7 . F * 8 • S. 9 . S . 10. M. 11. T. 12 . W. 13. T. 14. F. 15. S. 16 . S . 17 . M. 18. T. 19. W. 20. T. Jim [Barkley] here[.] Father at U[ncle] Jame’s[.] Cattle all in[.] Freezing [I] Killed 10 turkeys[.] Mother & John 3 [were] in Clinton [in the] buggy[. ] Snowedlast night [We] killed pigs[.] Ag & I took in some 4 refuse apples[.] soft Thanksgiving[: The] 4 of us [MacFarlane lane sisters were] at [the] S[abbath] Nice S[chool] Examinations[.]Father[was]pul­ ling [turjnips & John [was] away shoot­ ing! .] Father, Ag & I [were] pulling [tur]nips [and] John hauled [them] in[.We] pulled carrots P.M. Jane [was] in Clinton[.] Snow evening Ag & I hauled in 1 load of[tur]nips & 2 loads of cabbage[.When that was] finis- [hed* we] took in apples[.] * Eliza-Ann made this list at the bottom of the November page /HE >i,0U5K Mangols Turnips Carrots Cabbage 20 loads * sides on 5 boxfulIs 1 2 Father [was] helping U[ncle] James kill 1 3 pigs [. ] Putting out cattle off wheat nice, cold [stubble] & cleaning cellar[.] froze a little Father,John & Jane[were]in Clinton with 14 live turkeys and 6 bags of refuse nice apples[.] Father[was] at Dunkin’s[in the]buggy[.] 1 John started[plowing] sod[.I worked at] cleaning[the] cellar [while]Jane[clean- very nice ed] upstairs[.] Mother & I [were] in Clinton[.] Mrs Is- sard [was] here[.] nice [I] finis[hed] putting nips out of[the] shed with father A.M. & scraping the Beautiful cellar P.M.U[ncle]James[’s]Annie[here.] [I] Took in cabbage & scraped [the]Milk Room(. Hugh] McGregor & Crerar from Raining Strat[ford here.]I drove[to] Clinton[.] X walked to church(Stewart)[.] Tom & Jessie Wigg[inton were] here[.] Nice Levi Trick [wasJin looking for colts[.] Started [indecipherable] carpet[.] Raining Betty McGregor and Duncan McFarlane nice from Aux Sables here[.] Father walked to Clinton[.] Snow, hail,rain Jane & I [took the] buggy in[to] Clin- nice, cold wind ton[.] Agnes [was] cleaning [grain for] grist & chop[.] �November, 1890 76 21. F. 22 . S. 23. S. 24. M. 25. T. 26. W . 27. T. 28. F. 29. S. 30. S. 1. M. 2. T. 3. W. 4. T. 5. F. 6. S. 7. S . Mother[was out]seeing[the] McEwen’s ba- Nice, Warm by (Elizabeth)[.]^Father [was ]out[this ] Hard frost even[ing.] last night John [is] plowing sod still[. I] Washed [the] double windows* & 3 milk room win- Clear,cold wind dows[.] * Eliza-Ann's terra for storm windows I [was] in Church(Stewart)[.] Clear,cold wind Mr Dunkin & Mr McCallum [were] here for tea. Father [was] working at [the] con- [cession] fence[.]T[om] Wigg[inton]here for sheep[.] John finis[hed] plowing[the] field next Snow the [side]road & Mac's[.]* *the N/E corner of Lot 30 Con 4 Ag [was]at Cairn’s & Scotts.Mother[was] at Mac's[.]J[ohn] Dunkin[was] here with Nice,froze hard a sheep[.] Ag [was]in Clinton [and] got teeth pul- led[.]Father [was] at Churchill's [and] Nice Mother [was] at Wigg[inton]'s[.] Jane & I [were]at a prayer meeting at D[uncan] McEwen’s[.] J. Mcdonald [was] here[.] Sid Smith [was] here[.] John [is] plow­ ing below [the] watering place[.] Nice, dull [I] Finis[hed the] fork-cases* & sewed up mac’s bolsters. Jane finis[hed] Bel- softened la's black dress[.] *cutlery Snowed a very little December, 1890 [Today] Sarah Barkley [was] married to Win.McBain[,]Algoma[.] Ag finished Bel- Snowing, frosty la’s night dress[. I] made [a]case for for tea-knives[.The]Tree peddler [was] here all night[.] Father & John [are] making [a] Bee-box for packing[.] Father & John making B[ee-]Box[.] Father & I[were]finishing [the bee-box box] in the house[.] Adam [Stewart was here] in [the] evenfing.] [We] Packed t he 5 hive [of] bees [in the box for the winter.The]Tree pruner called[.] Jane & John [were] at Wigg- [inton]'s [this] evening[.] John[is] hauling manure[on the] sleigh[. nice,18 degrees Mr] Wiley[,the collector, was] here[.] frost [I] cleaned [the kitchen stove pipes nice and] Hung 1st pictures in [the] par- lor[.] Jane,Bella & I [were]in Church [we went in the] cutter[. The Rev. Mr Stewart took the service.] Cold Wind �December, 1890 77 8. M. Jane [was] in Clinton with Bella[. They took the]cutter[. ][The] Stanbury's were [were here] looking at heifers[.] 9. T. Jane washed kitchen plaster[- The Rev, 1 Mr Stewart, Mary & Robert were here[.] [Wejkilled little lamey[.] Nice 10. W. Father walked to Clinton[.]Mother [was] 4 at Glen's[.]John [was] in the bush P.M. soft, sleighing gone 11. T. Agnes [was] in Clinton[.She] got an im- 1 pression took[for falseteeth.] I [was] softr pelting at Isard's[.] snow tonight 12. F. John [was]at Smith’s to get Will to cut 2 cut wood[.] Stormy 13. S. I [went]in[to]Clinton for Bella[.] John 1 & Will [were] at Smith*s[this]even[ing.] Cold Wind 14. S. Agnes & I[were] in Church(McLean,Blythe). Cold Wind Father [was] at U[ncle] James* [looking 1 for a] missing animal[.] 15. M. [I] varnished picture frames[and] Bella 2 papered [a] book case[.] Nice 16. T [I] Papered [the] backs [of the frames] snowed a little & Hung[them] up[.]Mekin called[.]Jennie Grant [was here at] noon[.] Bella[is]in Clinton at school[.] 17. W. Father [was] in Brucefieldf.] Bella[is] Nice, soft in Clinton[.] G. Baird,John & Tom [were in] Varna[.] Mac’ s kids [were] in{.] 18. T. Agnes & Bella [were] in Clinton [with] 2 butter[. They drove the] cutter[.] John [was] at U[ncle] John's cutting [wood] P.M. & [he will be there] tomorrow all day[.] 19. F. [We] put down carpet in the dining room nice frosty room [- the] 1st rug[.] J.Dunkin [was] [was] here[.Cousin] J[ohn B.] Stewart's baby born [today]* *William John Stewart, 1890-1974 20. S. Bella [was] in Clinton[. I was] Hemming carpet[.] 21. S. Adam [Stewart was here] P.M. 2 rain 22. M. Jane [was]in Clinton[.I was]sewing car- 2 pet[.] Windy, nice 23. T. I [wasjin Varna with Bella at [herjexam 2 & at Dunkin's[. We] Killed [the] year- Cold,Blustery [lin]g heifer[.] 24. W. Father & I [were] in Clinton[. We] put 4 carpet down in Jane & Bell's room[.] Snow 25. T. Aunty [Agnes], Ada,Annie,Ida [and] Adam 3 [Stewart] & G[eorge] Steckley [were] here[.]Jennie Grant[stayed]all night[.] Clear & cold Some starlight �December, X890 78 26. F. 27 . S . 28. S. John[was]in Clinton[with the] gig[this] 3 evening[.] John & Willie [Smith were] hauling up [cord] wood[.] Stormy 2 5 Snowing 29. M. 30. T. 31. W. [I] made a linen cover for [the] easy chair[.] 4 John [has been] hauling wood[.He took [a] load down [to Aunty's[.] Ag & I [were]in Clinton[-] good sleighing[.] Father [was] in Clinton & [he was] at the [S.S. #1 annual] school meeting[. He] bought Bella's kiefor Trunk[.] Agnes made B[ella] 2 aprons[.]I [was] topsewing shirts[.]11 3 Soft 4 Thaw 1. Check the few entries for 1890 begun on the end of the 1889 sheets. Mr Davis the Clinton hardware and stove merchant had installed a furnace in the MacFarlane house, and had made some sort of trade-in or sale by consignment deal for the wood stoves that had formerly heated the rooms. They brought in the parlor stove on the 4th. 2. see more detail entry (date) and footnote # 3. John Barkley (1849-1921) was Jim's older brother. He lived his whole life in Ashfield Township. 4. Perhaps this was the splendid photo of the five MacFarlane siblings, by H. Foster Studios in Clinton. 5. Not sure if she refers to the house N. of John Stewart's, where Agnes Stewart lived, or to the Fraser home on Con 3. 6. I'm guessing that she's referring to the patent rail fence. One had to pay a fee to erect one. 7. The Legislative Assembly of Ontario was dissolved on April 26, 1890 and a general election took place on June 11. The provincial Liberals held power without interruption from 1871 to 1905. With only a week to go, things have been left rather late. Don Glen said that the disappointed candidate was fav­ oured by the Liberals in that corner of the riding and he ran as an independent. The Conservatives including Stewart’s and MacFarlane's voted in sympathy for the independent. When James and John Stewart and James MacFarlane met on the way to vote, MacFarlane said in his Scots burr "We’ re all Grits today1” Thomas Fraser is said to have feigned an attack of lumbago to avoid working for Bishop. See 1897 P.G. & New Era 8. Isabella is taking a summer course, probably at the Clinton Model School. The cryptic references suggest that her sisters took turns driving her in, doing errands in town, and picking her up. We are never told the hours, but in those days before air conditioning, it was considered prudent (Isabel Glen told me) to schedule summer classes of any sort early in the day and end them by noon or 1 P.M. We find out on Aug 14 that she passed. 9. The Spears were pioneers in the neighbourhood and then they moved away to Highgate in Kent County. Malcolm McEwen's daughter Margaret married Will Spear. 10. This is not Elizabeth McEwen (1881-1976) later Mrs R.Y. MacLaren. That Elizabeth was the daughter of Malcolm McEwen. The Elizabeth referred to here was Don Glen told me that all shirts -particularly work shirts were made by the women until well into the 20th Century. n. �79 1891 Pate January, 1891 1. T . ...at Uncle James 6 Poured Rain All Day 2 . F . Frozen 8 3. S . Bella walked to Varna today[;She] starts teaching on the 5th.1 Clear 8 4. S . Shower Snow 8 5 . M. Mother & Jane at Isards 6 6. T. Clear 9 7. W . 6 8. T . I [was] in Clinton [in the] buggy[. ] Sold 2 cows to Sr. Smith[. ] Beautiful 8 Weather 9. F. Went for Bella [in Varna]in[the]buggy[ . ] Tom Wigg[inton] here all night[.] 7 10. S. Jane walked to Clinton[.] Agnes & I were Mild 11 down at Aunty's* [in the] evening [-] moving [her] stove[. ] * Aunt Agnes lived in a cabin just north of the John Stewart house. 11 . S . Jane & Bella in Church[. ] Bella got 2 teeth pulled[. ] John took Bella to Varna [in the] evening[. ] Cold wind 7 Showers of snow thawed 12. M, Father at Wigginton's cutting[. ] Mac at [the] barn[. ] Blustery 8 13 . T . Father at Smiths [in Buggy] A.M. John at Glen's cutting[. ] Ada [Stewart here] for dinner.Jane & Ag at Glen's quilting. if Snowing 9 14. W . Hooking [-] pegged border [of] mat[.] M 9 15 . T . John in Clinton [this] evening on Bob[. ] [I worked] at [the] mat[.] Warmer Cloudy 10 16. F. Hugh Gilmour [here] all night[.] Bella home.[.] [The] spotted heifer calved[. ] [I] Finis[hed the] mat[. ] Clear & cold 4 17 . S . 18. S. Francis Hamilton [here] P.M. for tea[.] [I] started log cabin quilt again[.] Agnes & I in Church (Edge Methodist)* Augusta Diehl [rode] home with us[.] Clear & Milder wh[ite] Frost Nice 7 2 * Eliza-Ann's shorthand for the clergy & his affiliation.Today's preacher was probably the Rev. Mr Edge, a Methodist.The regular Minister was the Rev. Alex Stewart,who served at Willis Presbyterian 1878-1912. �January, 1891 80 19. 2 0 . 2 1 . 2 2. 23 . 24. 25 . 26 . 27 . 28 . 29. 30. 31. 1. 2 . 3 . 4 . 5. M. Father & John took up fat cows[.]I [went to] Clinton [in the] buggy[.] T . Mrs Finley [McEwen]........ Mrs Duncan [McEwen]....baby Anna-Belle McEwen... & Malcolm McEwen [here P.M.] W. Father in Goderich[.] Agnes at Cairns all night[.] Mother & I [took the buggy into] clinton[.] Mrs innis asking [women neighbours] to rag bee[.] T. Jane fit I At Innis's bee[.] Father with Mac at Walker's sale[.] John [was] in Clinton [in the] cutter. F. Carrie Grant here in sulky[.] Jane went for Bella [in the] cutter[.] S. Mr John Sr. & Jr. & Mr Hugh Sr.& Jr here Jr. here for dinner[.]* Malcolm Taylor here[.] Father in Clinton[.] Silver Thaw Nice, Soft Blustery Frozen a little Snowed 15 a little Nice 5 ♦probably McGregors or Junors Jane & Bella [went to] Church [in the] 11 cutter[.]John drove Bella over[to Varna] Nice, warm P.M. M. W. T. S. H. Gilmour Sr.& Jr. [here] for dinner[;] father [was] at G. Elliot's with them[.] Good Sleighing[i] Snowed 13 John & Jane went [to visit] the Cuming's, Soft Elliot's and Brigham's on the]other side [of] Blythe[in the] cutter [with] Bob[.] Sandy Ross here[.] 8 John home at dinner.Took logs to Trick's Tricks [sawmill] P.M. Taylor from Kippen [here] for dinner[.] J. Rattenbury and Varco from Carlow here[.] Aunty came up to go to Clinton[and]stay­ ed all night[.] John [was] at [the] mill [and] fetched home [the] lumber [sawn from the] logs[.] Father walked in[to] Clinton.Bella walk­ ed home [from Varna. We both were] in at Aunty's[.] Aunt Agnes & I were in Clintonfwith the] buggy[.] Father walked to Dunkins[.] W. Frost Nice Soft Raining 8 Frozen 8 Softer P.M. Raining February, 1891 S. Agnes & I[were]in Church(Murry(sic) from London [for the] Anniversary Church[ser­ vice] ). M. Agnes washed [clothes] & I cleaned [the] hen house[.] Soft, Flurries Freezing 18 Flurries & wind T. I [was] down at Aunty’s P.M. Blustery 7 Rained at Mid-night W. John went to Grange Social[.]2 (Stanley Beauty's calf) Stormy 14 T. Agnes in Clinton (cutter scraping)[.]* Milder* 8 J[ohn] Dunkin here [in] sleigh[.] Cover­ ed** kitchen lounge[.] ** upholstered? 7 7 9 7 3 6 iw 4 S . T . F . �February, 1891 81 6. F . [I] went [to Varna] for Bella[.] Jane came home [from Hullett and Morris Town­ ships [.] Mild 1 7 . S . Jane finis[hed] covering her shoe box[.] Mild 8 8. S . Jane & Bella [went to] Church in [the] cutter[.]John took Bella over[to Varna.] Mild 8 Varna. ] 9. M. Bob Pearson (C) Thaw, then frost 8 10. T . Agnes walked to Clinton (indecipherable) 12 11 . W 18. W. 19 . T . 20 . F . 21, S. 22 . S . at Wigg[inton's] P.M. Jane & John at Frozen Aunty*s[.] Dunkin here[.] James Gilmour Slippy buried[.]* ♦Gilmour's (sometimes spelled Gilmore) lived on Lot 22 Con III. The Hugh Gilmour family had lived on Lot 23, but had 10 years earlier gone to the North-West (Moose Jaw) The John Gilmour family remained. Three un­ married children occupied the farm for many years - Mary, Hugh and Bob. 12 . T . 13 . F . 14 . S . 15 . S . 16 . M. 17 . T . H. Gilmour Jr.here[.] Willie Ross( C in­ decipherable ) . Father went to London, Glanworth, etc. Willie Glen went for K. Eddicoffer(sic)[.] R. Beacom & W. Cox here[.] Mother & Jane in Clinton[with the] buggy[.]Father [re­ turned] home[.] Father [went] to Brucefield[;] I [went]to McGregor*s[.] Jane & I [were] at Finley's P.M. Bessie Glen born [to Willie and Lizzie.]3 Bella [was] home at dinner [and] the 5 of us [were] at Mac’s [this] evening[.] Agnes & I[went to] Church in [the buggy.] U[ncle] James here[.] John took Bella [to Varna.] 10 Soft to Sun 16 10 15 Cold wind Thawing Aunt Agnes & I [were] in Clinton on the Herbison's[.] calling Thawing 13 Dunkin [McEwen] & Thomas [Fraser] here[.] Jane & I [were] at Glen's[this] even[ing; I] stayed all night[.] John at mill with chop[.] 12 Frozen,Soft very high wind John at mill for chop[.J Blustering 15 Aunt Mary [Stewart] here for dinner[.] Mo­ ther at Glen's[.] Ida [Stewart was here] for tea[.]Father[was] in Clinton[.] Bella went to Exeter from Varna[.] Aunty [has] gone to Green's[;]4 U[ncle] John[Stewart] took her[.] John & Jane Bella[.] went to Brucefield for 14 Pouring Rain Jane & I [were] in Church(Henderson Bay- field) [. ]Father at Coopers with MacLean[. John H.] McEwen (Dunk's & C) here[.] Jane & I in Church(Stewart) Hard froze Blustering 22 6 �February, 1891 82 23 . M. 1st lambs E. & B. Hawkshaw here[;] Mrs John Pearson here P.M. Soft 17 24 . T . Yesterday 2nd Lambs 2 ewes 3rd Pouring Rain 21 25. W. Mac in [here;]Father went to J.Gilmour's with him [in the] even[ing.]John & Ned went to hear Porter speak[.] Rathwell’s bridge[has]a bentfsic; gone out of it[.] Soft 18 Hard Froze 26 . T. 4th lambs 3 Blustery 16 27 . F . 5th - 1 -R[am] John at Glen's cutting[.] Bella home[.] Tin peddler here[;] bought 3 pails Cold 26 « 0 0 C N S . John in Clinton on Bob Snowy 13 March, 1891 1. S 6th Hawkshaw / big one / Near zero 19 2. M. 7th & 8th / had 2 & / died the others was dead[.] Radcliffe & somebody bought body bought 5 highland sheep[.] Sunshiny Cold 21 3. T . 9th 2 C. McTavish P.M. Snowing 23 4. W. 10th - 2 Bright 19 5. T . 11th - 2 / 12th Old Longface 2 /13th 15 - 2 / Father [went] with [the] Glen's [in the] sleigh to vote[.]* John in Clin­ ton [at] night[.]Beauty calved[.] ♦Dominion election:This was Sir John A. Macdonald's last victory. His death weeks later on June 6 went unnoted by E.A. McF. 6. F . I [went to] Clinton in [the] cutter[.] Snowing 16 & blowing 7. S . Hawkshaw 2 / 2 big ones Bella home A.M. Tenie [and] K. Eddicoffer over [in the] evening[.] 16 8. S . Sheep lambed [at] night [-] had another [lamb] dead before morn[ing.] The 4th Hawk - 2 Thawing 15 rain snowed a little 9. M. Churchill, Mac & James Dunkin here[.]Fa­ ther at Glen's [in the]evening[.] Frozen 14 10. T . Finis[hed] covering parlor chairs. Ada [was] in[this] evening on [her] way from Glen' s[.] Thawed 18 a little 11 W. Lizzie & Ida Thompson here[.] Father walked to Clinton[.] A sheep lambed 2 (m 68) I think[.] 18 Thawing 12 . T . Mother & I [went to] Clinton in[the bug­ gy.] Tom Wigg[inton] here all night[. I found the] 1st goose egg[.] 16 Nice Soft 13 . F. John in Londsboroughfsic) with Highland sheep[.] Stormy 15 14. S . Donald Ross['es]funeral5 Father went ov­ er to Churchill’s[.]Bella walked home[.] 16 �March, 1891 83 John took Bella to[the B]ayfield road in Blustery 21 [the ] cutter[.] NoSnow Started quilting Jane's old bias blocked 14 quilt[.] Reid from Maine here[.] Ag & I at Glen’s [in the] even[ing.] Finished [Jane’s quilt.]Beatie & Tough[ , 19 the] assessor[,] here allnight[.] Hawk- shaw, Wigginton & Dunkin here[.] John took [Hawkshaw] to Clinton[.] Father & Beatie at Wigginton f s & he Soft 15 drove them to Innis['s] & Dunkin’s[.] Snowing Aunty back from Green’s[.] M[alcolm McEwen & Peter Baird [were] here[.] I [was]at school[.I]started quilting Ag's finer quilt[.] Churchill here with cow[.]Jane [went to] Nice 20 Clinton in [the] cutter[.]Big Ewe lambed cold wind W[illiam]Scott here on horseback collect- Thaw 21 ing for missions[.I] finis[hed]Agnes['s] quilt[.] Aunty [was] up [here.] Fred Rathwell6 & Fenfwick here] in [the] evenfing.] Bella home[; She] stayed all Thaw 17 night at Uncle James’[. ] Jane took Bella a piece[.] Thaw 14 Father at Wigg[inton' s.] Tom here [this] even[ing; he took a pair of] hens to Thaw 20 take to Beatie[.] Started Bella's quilt[.] Jane at Wigg[inton’s] P.M. & all night[.] Nice 21 W. McQueen Sr. buried7 Slight frost at night Finis[hed] Bella’s quilt[.]Varcoe here[; He] bought 2 pure bred heifers[.] John Nice 15 [took the] buggy [to the] mill for chop & drove Varcoe[.] Hauled in load of hay from stack to Clinton[.] Father walked to Clinton[.]Jane went for Cold 21 Bella[.] east wind Mac[was] in[.]Father went to[the] Far[m] 21 Insurance] Bu[reau] meeting [in] Bruce- Sleet & S Y field with him[.] John went P.M.[.] Ag & Bella went to Grants[.]Annie & Ida Stew­ art here P.M. Finished making 4 shirting petticoat [illegible .] Hugh McGregor & Mrs McGinnis here[.] Bel 18 la & I[went to] Clinton in [the]buggy[.] Beautiful Agnes & I [went to] Church in [the] bug- Nice 43 gy[,](Ramsay) Mr & Mrs Wigginton here[.] Bessie calved[,] Jane & Bella said they heard a frog[. ] I went to McGregor's after Mary Grace[.] Clear 26 Bella went back to Varna[.] Shore 1st sheep(the yearling billy) Last Rain yearling lambed (dead) Making blue print skirt of drapery[.] 0 15. S. 16 M. 17 . T . 18 . W. 19 . T . 20. F . 21. S . 22 . S . 23 . M . 24 . T . 25 . W. 26. T. 27 . F . Good Friday 28 . S . 29 S. 30. M. 31. T. �April, 1891 84 1 . w. Jane & I at Glen’s quilting[.] Father & John at Holmesville with heifers[.]Ada & Jessie here for dinner [and] Jessie all night[.] Nice 22 Showers 2 . T . Making sunbonnet[.] Agnes helping to clean grist[.] Nice 27 Showers 3 . F . John was at [the] mill in Clinton [with] grist[.] Jno.Junor [just] back from the 0[ld] cfountry] walked home with John[.] Bella home[.] Mending bags all day[.] 34 Snowing 4. S . Agnes in Clinton[-] got Stamp Patt's[.] John [went] for grist[.] Jennie Grant here P.M.Made Bee Mitts & cut out skir­ ting [for] skirt[.] Nice 26 cold wind 5. S. I walked [to] church (Stewart)[.] McTaggart died[.] Frogs singing[.] Frost 32 at night 6. H. Father in Clinton[.] U[ncle]John’s Annie [here]P.M.Jane dyed factory lining quilt shirting[.] 27 7 . T . Agnes cleaning oats A.M. Livery man fetched telegram from Johnny about hor­ ses [.] Jane, Agnes & John at Mac's [and] Tom here all night[.] 16 Clear,cold 8. W. I [was] in Clinton[.] Jane & I [were] at McTavish'es P.M. John at Holmesville[.] Set geese(I think)[.] Ferny calved red[.] Clear 14 Cool wind 9. T . John in Brucefield at Dunkin's & C in cart[.] J[ohn was] in Clinton with [the] horse getting [it] shod P.M. Beetie [the peddler] from Varna called[.] Dull 22 Raw Rain night 10 . F . Finis[hed] ticking pettico[a]t[.] Agnes went to Clinton to go to Thompson1s[.] Warm 23 Showery Sun shining 11. S . Bella & Mary Grace home[.]John & Mary in Clinton P.M. Raining 20 12 . S . Highland sheep lambed 2 R[ams.]John took John took Bella part way on [the] gig[.] Dull 18 13 . M. John [was] in Clinton[. He] went P.M. to Dunkin's with horse[.] Agnes home A.M Jane took Mary to McGregor's 45 very warm . 14 . T . Father & John [were] at [the] Spring Show with Glenburn[.] Sprung & Askwith [were at the show and were] here all night[.] 24 Heavy Rain evening • • i n f - i Sprung & Askwith bought Glenburn[.] Fath­ er in Clinton & John took up horse[.] Started quilting Jane's shirting quilt P.M. Misty 33 16. T . Lifted Churchill corn[?] A.M. Mac [here] P.M.[;] J. Dunkin [at] night[.] Janefwas] at Mac's [in the] evening for the [news]- papers[.] Dull 23 17. F. Finis[hed] quilting[.] Sparrow here tak­ ing[the 1891 Dominion]census [and stayed] for dinner[.]Father & John hauling in hay from stackf.] Bella home[.] 25 Beaut[iful] warm �April, 1891 85 18 . S . Beetie8(Sic) [of] Varna here[. ] Showery 25 19 . S . T. Wigginton & Bella Cuming & A[da] Stew­ art9 called[.] Nice warm 26 20 . M. Mother & I [were] in Clinton[.] Mary Glen [was]over[.]John plowing sod below water­ ing-place P.M. 56 21 . T . Fencing A.M. Varnishing curtain Pole fix­ tures P.M. Jane house-cleaning [John's stairway.]Jane[house-cleaning in the]par­ lor[.] I thought I heard swallows[.] D. Ross (C)* I think today *(C) may be Eliza-Ann's for social calls paid her by interested 29 code males. 22 . W. Agnes & I[were] in Clinton getting dress & jacket cut[.] Mac's kids and their [hired] man [here] in [the] eventing.] John sowing peas[.] Warm 23 23 . T . Aunty up [here] dyeing her dress[. I] shore 3 shearlings [-] the 2nd shearing this spring[.]Sprung & Askwith &[The Rev. & Mrs]Stewart here[.]Jane, Ag & I [were] at B[ob] Pearson’s [for the] prayer-meet ing[.] 24 Cool wind 24 . F . Jane walked to Clinton for papers[.] Wiley here [-] Peddling for Morrow [of] Varna[.] Bella home Hang curtains Clear 16 25 . S . Beetie peddler here[. I] shore big Bil- iyt ■] N.Wind 24 Beaut[iful] 26 . S . Jane & I [wereJin church (Henderson Bay- field)[.] Jane, Agnes, Ada & I in Stab- bath] School[.] Bella went back [in the] even[ing.] Cool, 28 nice wind 27 . M. Mrs Glen Sr.[and] Annie Stewart(James' ) here[.]Mother at Mac's with Mrs Glen P.M. Shore 2 sheep[.] Heard swallows[.] Warm windy 24 28 . T • Amelia Dunkin here[.] Lily[Stewart] over from Glen's[.I] stitched [the] jacket[.] 30 29. W. [I] shore the 6th & last shearling & the big ewe P.M. Aunty & Ma [were] at Glen's [this] even[ing.] 32 30. T. Mother & I[were]in Clinton[.]Father[was] at Finley McEwen's sale[.]l° Mother got broadcloth dolman cut & fitted[.J 19 May, 1891 1. F. Father at Dunkin's all day shearing sheepf.] Bella home P.M.Arbor Day* 22 warm, windy * Students outdoors planting trees. Bella got the afternoon off from teaching. 2 . S . Jane & Bella [were] in Clinton[.][Bella] got [a] tooth pulledf.] Young cattle out all night[.] Fafther] & John fixed river fence [helpedby?] Cronyn[.] Warm Showery 28 3. S . Agnes & I [were] in Church[.]The 5 of us Cold 12 and Ada were in S[abbath] School [. ] Cows all out[.] N .W. Wind �May, 1891 86 5. T . 6. W . 7 . T . 8. F . 9. S. 10. S . 11. M. 4 . M. 12 . T . 13. W. 14 . T • 15. F. 16. S. 17. S. 18 . M. Bella went back[.] Old Lamey lambed & 16 dead[.]Jane & Agnes out at Scott's[this] even[ing]with dorking eggs[.] Father & I shore sheep[.] T. Wigginton over[.] Cows all out[.] Elizabeth McEwen here P.M. Mac over [at] 24 Glen's [in the] morning[.] John in Clin- Snowing ton for grass seed P.M. Cattle all in[.] Aunty [was] up getting [a] basque fitted 22 (the one she dyed)[.]John rolling[.]Year- Cold Wind ling calf died (black heifer the one that was sick & slobbering)[.] Just[the] Milch [cows were kept] in [at night.] John in Clinton[with the]gig[.] Father & 29 I shore 5 sheep[;] 2 [in the forenoon Warmer and] 3[in the afternoon].Agnes finis[hed her]black cashmere skirt[.]Cows[are] all out[.] Mr & Mrs Foster over in the even [ing] Windy 19 with Bellaii [I] shore 2 sheep A.M. Warm Goslings clipping - 3 out - all there is left Started making vest 18 Jane, Agnes, Bella & I at [Sabbath] 18 School[.] U[ncle] James here[.] Showery Jim Barkley [called] in on [the] way Nice 13 [and was] back for tea[.] Bella went back[.] Fen[wick] up for Roller & sor- rel[.]D.Ross (C) Horses out all night[.] Father at Varna [to] get buggy fixed 14 [which cost] $3.00[. He also] bought po- N.W. Wind tatoes from Beatty [and a] late Rose[.] $1.00 Mac (C) Mother walked over to Rathwell's[.JFather there P.M. Ja[ne] & Ag picking starw[berries..... Jane & Agnes finis[hed] picking straw- Rain [berrie]s[.] D. Ross (C) Jane & Agnes Warm [were] at Glen's [in the] even [ing.] Fatfher], Ja[ne], Ag & I planted 17 rows [of] potatoes[. There is] 1 row to plant yet[,] Jane in Clinton[.] Mac's (C) 25 19 Tene, Bell[e] & Mrs Junor [were here Cooler 18 this] evening[.] Ag shearing 6 sheep[.] Cold rain 1 Sheep died to night (little Blackey's mother)[.] Father in Clinton[.] W. & J. Cooper Cold 29 here[.] Bella Cuming [was here in the] N. Wind even[ing.] Finis[hed] Jacket[.] Jane & Bella [were] in Church (Stewart) 16 & I [was] in S[abbath] School[. Bella went back [to] Varna[.] Agnes [was] at Glen's, U[ncle] James' & [Uncle] John's with B[ella] Cuming[.] John drove [Bel­ la home[.] Ag, Father & I [were] sowing carrots & Warmer 14 onions A.M.(8 rows) John [sow]ed 24 rows [of] Mangels[.] Shearing sheep (shore 4) P.M. �May, 1891 87 19 . T . 20. W. 21. T . 22 . F . 23 . S . 24 . S . 25 . M. 26. T. 27 . W . 28. T. 29. F. 30. S. 31. S . 1. M. 2. T . [I] Took [3 loads of] stones off [the] Pretty clover with Father A.M. John Finis[hed] Warm sowing mangels[.] [In the evening] John [was] in Clinton [and] Father & I shore 2 sheep[.] Jim's shearing A.M. Shore 2 Sawed & took down braces to concession fence P.M. & took in a little hay[.] John sick[.] [We] put up [the] parlor window shades last evening and A.M. to day[.] Agnes Very finished her flower beds[.] Fencing Warm with father P.M. Lizzie over P.M. 23 47 18 Father in Clinton A.M. Bella Fencing with father & John P.M. Fencing with father & John A.M. & I [were] in Clinton P.M. home[.] Showery cooler Aunty & Cool clear N. wind Father & Mother at Church[.] I [am] Warmer Mac (C) John Thompson here[.] Agnes Nice at Uncle James, [the] river & Uncle John' s[.] Ag mending bags A.M. Teen here all night[.] Took Farmer down Cold to draw out their grain[.] Father at Cooper’s with Mac A.M.[and] at Dunkin’s for dinner[.] Ag & I mending bags all day[.] Father & John hauled 2 loads of wheat to Clinton[.] Set out Bees hives[.] I Warmer [was] mending [for half a] day[.] Father at Brucefield to see about wool[.] John hauling up old rails[.] A. Dunkin & Willie & Chester & Ada here[.]Jane went home with Ada[.] 15 18 9 21 17 Father walked to Clinton[.] hive ( White)[.] Set out 5th Pretty warm Mother & I in Clinton took Jessie her turkey[. We also] took a frame of honey from the hive[. Mr] Scott [of] Brucefield [was] here[.He] bought & took away [some] wool[.] Agnes & I [were] in Church (Gregg)[.Four] of us [were in] S[abbath] School[.]Father up at U[ncle] James' [in the] even[ing.] Wilson here for eggs[.] June, 1891 Father, Agnes & I [were] fencing between Middfleton’s] A.M. [and were] draining an outlet with W[illiam] Glen P.M. Lizzie here & Dennison called [in the even[ing.] Looked in all Bee’s [hives.] 24 15 18 9 14 Pretty warm 14 21 [Continued work on drain outlet] All day[.] John in Brucefield with dark filly Cleaned my room A.M. Inserted in pencil is Mac’ d cP2) Possibly it is a cryptic reference to the Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. He had suffered a stroke in May, and would die the night of June 6. It was known that he was dying days before the end. The MacFarlane's were Conservatives. �June, 1891 88 3. W. Father draining all day[.) John hauling manure these days[.] Mr & Mr [& Miss] Maud Scottl2 [were] here[this] evening[.] Rain cooler 11 4. T . Aunty & I [were] in Clinton[.] Father finis[hed] draining A.M. Rain, cool 11 wind 5 . F . Father plowing Summer Fallow[;]John haul­ ing manure[.]I took [news]papers down to U[ncle] James* [in the] evening[.] Cool wind 11 ♦James Stewart was a fierce Conservative and almost certainly devouring all the news he could get about the dying Conservative leader. was 6. S . Kate foaled (filly). Father & John at Tricks for lumber[.] 16 7 . S . Jane & Bella in Church (Gregg) [Four of us were] at S[abbath] School[.] Warmer 13 8. M. Father plowing[?] John hauling manure[.] I [was] fixing lining for [a] Gingham dress[.] Bella got a ride over[to Varna] with U[ncle] James[.] Warm 13 9. T . Aunty up cutting her silk cape [and] gingham[.] Jane [was] out at Mac’s[this] even[ing.] Very Warm 14 10. W. Father & Jane at Varcoe’s[.] D. Ross,Mac & Charlie (C) Raining 13 11. T . *»* * ' r ( * i Father digging garden[?] Agnes & picked [the] 1st [potato] bugs[.] Jack McGregor (C) Very Warm 12 12 . F . Father,Jane,Agnes & John at Isard's pic­ nic A.M.Bella home[.]Father planted some cabbage(I think to day)[.] Pretty warm 16 13 . S . Father at Spruogg’sf.] I [was] in Clin- ton[.] Planted some beans & corn[.] Very warm 14 Kitchen’s letting jobs on road[.]* Mac’s (C) ♦Kitchen is pathmaster and "letting jobs" means assigning what tasks a farmer or his son or hired help must do in road repair and upkeep, under the provisions of the Statute Labour law. See below June 15 & 16. 14. S. Agnes & I [were] in Church (Stewart)[.] 9 4 S.S.* Mac's (C) * This is Eliza-Ann's shorthand for "The 4 of us were at Sabbath School (teaching)." The "four" were the MacFarlane sisters:Eliza-Ann, Jane, Agnes and Isabella MacFarlane. There is an un­ breakable bond between these four exception­ ally bright, hard-working and self-confident women that would endure for the five decades left to them.There was no aristocratic preten­ tiousness or snobbery here. Their Christian convictions guide them and they let their ac­ complishments speak for themselves. When John is also involved, Eliza-Ann speaks of "The of 15. M. Bella went back [to Varna].Father, Agnes 18 & I at potaoes all day{clearing)[.] John at road work[.] �June, 1891 89 16 . T . Father in Clinton A.M. [He] got 1 bee 14 box[.j Agnes & I hoeing potatoes all day[.] John [was doing] road work A.M. [He had] Adam [Stewart] helping him[.] 17 . W. Finis[hed potatoes & planted turnips A.M. Cooler 14 Aunty [was] up [here] fixing the collar on her cape[.] Father & Agnes dipping lambs P.M. Fen[wick] was here all night[.] 18 . T. I [was]in Clinton & fetched home 2[more] Some 11 B[ee] Boxes[.] Father [was] digging [in rain the] yard [and] planted cabbage[.] Caught skunk[.] 19 . F . Father,Agnes & I[were] dipping lambs A.M. Cool 10 [16 lambs & 2 sheep were done. Father a little planted more cabbage] &[was]over at Cro- rain nyn's P.M. Jane went for Bella [and]took Mary Glen [along for the ride.]Mrs Henry Diehl & [her]2 children,[Erma and Fannie, were] here [this] evening[.] 20. S. Jane & Bella walked into Clinton[.] John Rain 0 [went] in[the] cart[.]Father digging A.M. Churchill[was] over with horse[.] Father [was] at [a] sawing bee at Mac's P.M.[I] painted 16 [Bee] boxes 1st koat(sic)[.j 21. S . Jane & Bella in Church[.] Jane & I in 13 S[abbath] S[chool]. 22. M. Father finis[hed] digging [the] garden[. We] planted beans,corn & cabbage[.]Pain­ ted 3 B[ee] Boxes 2 coats[.] Agnes & I were picking strawberries[;] It[was the] 1st picking [and we] got 4 1/2 lbs[.] 23 . T . John in Brucefield (filly)[.] Father Cool wind 12 scuffling potatoes A.M. 24. W. N[ed] Glen hauling manure[.] Jane & I Very Warm 0 [were] at Grant's P.M.[We took the] bug- gy[-] 25 . T . John at Glen's[.]Father & I[were] clean- 22 ing potatoes all day & Ag helped P.M. Jane & Agnes got 3 1/2 lbs [of] berries A.M. 26 . F . Father in Clinton[.] Jim Junor & [his] wife [were] here[this] evening[.] Fixing muslin dress[.] Bella home.... 27 . S . Mother, Jane & I [were] in Church(McMil- Warmer 12 len - Student Seaforth)[.] 28 . S . Father, Mother, Jane & I in Church(Stew- 10 art)[.]Jane[ was]down at Aunty's[in the] evening[.J 29. M. Aunts Agnes & Abby & Mother [have] gone 9 to Smith's Fallsl3[.] Father took Mother Hot & to Clinton[.] Bella went back[.] Finley very dry [McEwen called. Today a W[hole] H[ive] Swarmed[.The] 1st swarm came out 2 weeks ago-fast[I] 30 . T . Jane went for Bella[; She is] home for 25 [the summer] holidays. Whittingham & Jimmy Ross called[.] �July, 1891 90 1 . w. Agnes, Mary & I picking strawberries[.] Mac & Wiley here[.] Mac’s called in the evening[.] John [was] in Clinton [with the] cart[.] [I] pulled [a] pail [of] gooseberries[.] [Ij washed & ironed the "Roses" muslin dress pettico[a]t[.]Finis- hed hauling manure[.] 17 Showers Last night hot 2. T . Pulled Gooseberries & Cherries[.]John in Clinton A.M. and Mowing P.M. Hot 15 3 . F . Pouring Rain All Day 15 4. S . I [was] in Clinton A.M. Father in Bruce- field p.m. [and] got 15 lbs of yarn. McGregor's and Dunkin's[here.]Jane [ was] at [Uncle James' [this] evening[.] Ag & Bella [were] at Glen's[.] Cold Wind Showery 23 1 5 . S . Agnes & I in Church (Livingston - Metho­ dist. ) Jane stayed home from Sabbath School[.] T. Wigginton was here and Fen- [ wick][was here in the] even[ing]. Cool Wind 25 6. M. A[gnes] & I picked[potato] bugs A.M. Fa­ ther & Agnes at roots P.M. John mowing all day[.] Showery 20 7 . T . U[ncle] James [was here] for dinner[.] J. Scott (C) Cold even 17 8. W. John mowing at Smith's[?] Bella in Clin- ton[. All 4 of us] pulling cherries A.M. Coleing hay P.M.Thurs[day] A.M. Maggie's 1st boy died[.]* Cool windy *? 21 9. T. Fa[ther] Ag & I weeding mangols A.M. A. Dunkin [was] at Glen’s [this] morning[.] John & us colering hay P.M. Nice 17 10. F. Hauling in hay all day (8 loads)[.] Jane in Clinton P.M. D. Ross (C) Nice warm 29 11. S. Hauled in 5 loads [of hay. We] Finished the field in front of door &[the one at] Smith's*[.] Bella finished her net dress [. ] Bella Cuming came down with Uncle John [Stewart] & J[im] Barkley[.] Jane preserved jam [made from] yellow Raspberrie]s[.] ♦rented field Lot 24 Con III 23 12 . S . Jane & Bella in Church(Stewart)[.] Bella Cuming was in S[abbath] S[chool.] Agnes & Bella at home went to Varna[.] Very warm 18 13 . M. Coleing hay A.M. [We] hauled in 4 loads [from the shanty field[.] Bella picnick­ ing at Bayfield[.] Very 19 warm, slight shower even- [ing] 14. T. Bella,Agnes & I picked berries P.M.& ev­ enting. 3 Raining 16 15. W. Mrs Foster & Mr & Mrs George Dunkin & kid here ([and] at Glen's for cher­ ries )[.] Dull 16 drizzling P.M. 16 . T . [We] Hauled in 4 loads [of hay.] Jane & Agnes picked berries[.] Father in Clin- Nice warm 14 ton for Mother*A.M. Bella & I took hon­ ey from [the] 2 hives [that housed last year' s 1st swarms.] * back from 2 weeks in Smith's Falls. �18!f2-1918 Taught, at S .S . #1 Stanley January 1861 to December, 1910 Fifty continuous Years Right - an article in the London Free Press,Sat. Jan , 1961 commemorating the 100th anniversary of the start of his career. Below a studio portrait of his family done by H. Foster, Clinton. Baird married Janet Cameron in 1865 and they had 6 sons and a daugh­ ter. The portrait was probably done in 1889, the year John left for good to live in Moose Jaw. .Reverse See the 30th anniversary photograph taken of the Master with past and present pupils. The major­ ity of those in the picture are mention­ ed in the Diary. Rear, Standing, L to R Alex D. (1882 - ?), Robert (1873-196? ),John (1869-1964) and Peter(1870- ? ). Front, seated William (1878-1958), Janet (Mrs Baird) Christena Baird (1871-1959), George Baird and George Thomas (1873-1963). �o o o c c c �July, 1991 91 17 . F . 18 . S . 19. S. 20. M. 21. T. 22 . W. 23 . T . 24 . F . 25 . S . 26. S. 27 . M. 28 . T . 29. W. 30. T. 31. F . 1. S . 2 . S . [We] hauled in 9 loads [of hay and are finished in the fieldjbelow [the]barn[.] Bella Cuming [was]here P.M. Father [was] in Clinton for [binder] twine[.] John finished mowing[.IJfinish- ed making [my] gingham dress[.] Agnes & I in Church (Stewart)[.] Slight Showers 16 16 Cool wind 19 slight shower Fine Warm 12 Very warm 12 Jane in Brucefield[;] Dunkin’s & Gil- mour’s with Bella Cuming[. We] finished haying (hauled in 4 loads[.] D. Fred (C) John,Agnes & I cutting wheat[.] Father Jane & Bella weeding roots[.]B[ella]Cum- ing, U[ncle] John’s & us down at Aun­ ty ’s[. ] Aunty here[?] McRoberts was here all night[.] Jane, Agnes & I[were]stooking all day[.] Father [had Mr] W.Snell &[his] wife here [this] evening[.] Agnes & I finis[hed] stooking [and then worked at]weeding turnip A.M.& P.M. Bel­ la & I [were] at Glen's [this evening;] Dunkin & Mac[were here.]Beetie[was here] all night Jane & I [were]picking berries A.M. Took [a] frame of honey from the w[est] hive[.] Agnes & Bella [were] in Clin­ ton [.] Father at Coopers A.M. & weeding [turjnips P.M. D. McEwen (C) Father, Ag & I [were] weeding mangols[.] Jane & Bella [were]at U[ncle] James’ and Ag & I [were] at Aunty's[.] Jane & Bella [were] in Church(Stewart).] Slight J. McGregor, T. Wigginton, [the] Scott shower cool boys (C ) wind Father,Agnes & I [finished] hoeing man- Nice gols[.j Jo]hn] & I hauled in 1 load [of] wheat[.] 15 17 Cool wind 10 16 8 10 Hauled in 6 loads [of] wheat[.]Mother & Nice Jane in Clinton[.] Raking A.M.Father & John at Glen's thres­ hing P.M. I picked 5 lbs [of] berries[.] Rain supper[.] Agnes 10 14 Hauled in 2 loads after in Clinton[.] Hauled in 4 loads[of sheaves] & 1 of ra- kings[.] Bella Cuming & us down at U[ncle] John's [in the] even[ing.] August, 1891 Jane[was] at Wigg[inton's] & Bella [was] in C1inton[,where she]got 4 teeth out[.] John & Agnes by Brucefield at McGregor's & J. Junor’s[.] Father & John[were] hel­ ping Ned [Glen] to finish [the] wheat[.] Father & Mother in Church (Straith)[.] Mary Glen [ was] in S[abbath] s[chool.] 1 swarm [of bees] off (1st brown swarm last year)[.] Dullffine 10 Fine 10 Dull Slight shower Cool 21 10 �3. M. Threshing P.M. I picked [a] little pail Fine 13 [of] rasp[berrie]s A.M. 4. T. Ag & I picked a pail of thimbles & 1/2 17 [of] a little one of rasp[berrie]s A.M. John at Woon's threshing P.M. Father Jane & Bella in Clinton P.M. August, 1891 92 5. W. 6. T . 7. F . 8. S. 9. S. Swarm off(sic) bees left (the one that swarmed [on the] Sabbath)[.] Bella got 39 teeth _________ Father & John in Clin­ ton with load of wheat A.M. & Father & Bella with [me were back in Clinton] P.M.* John at Ned's threshing P.M. * Is Bella getting dentures . or a partial plate? Swarm off [the] same hive again[.] Agnes Very Warm 12 & I picking berries A.M. I picked[half a pail of] Rasp[berrie]s[.] They scuffled some[.] John & they cleaning wheat[.] I washed[.] D. McEwen 2(C)'s N. & J. McGregor (C ) Cutting peas P.M. Father in Brucefield[.] Very Warm 19 John & Jane in Clinton with a load of wheat[.] Jessie calved[.] Finished making old yellow Aprons[.] Cut Showery 13 [a] road around oats[.] Bella & I picked Very Warm berries [in the] evening[.] Agnes & I in Church (Needham/Egmond- 13 ville)[.] U[ncle] James's girls & Lilly [were here for tea[. Rain with hurricane wind blew down the Russel[l]*fence[and a lot of other fences.] *a type of rail fence 10. M. Agnes & I stooking oats P.M. Jane & Bel­ la picking brambles A.M. Very warm 14 11. T. [We f]inis[hed] cutting [the] 1st field [of] oats (next to U[ncle] John's) A.M Cutting peas P.M. * 11 12 . W. J. Butchart (C) Cutting peas all day[.] John in Clinton A.M. getting [the] pea machine mended[.] Nice cool & 19 wind 13 . T . Cutting peas all day [-] Finis[hed.] Fa­ ther at Wigg[inton *s.] J. Cooper & McRob- erts here[.] Mrs Dunkin called[.] Bella holding lambs for father[.] Warm 16 14 . F . [Father & John were in Brucefield to del­ iver 23 lambs to McRoberts.]* Rain 17 *The entry is very confused -this is what she was trying to say.Eliza-Ann was probably very tired. • C O • i n r H Father in Clinton[.] Jane, Agnes & I [were] stooking next to Mac’s bush Warm, 16 Mist Heavy dew 16 . S . Jane & Bella in Church (Sommerville)[.] Nice 13 Showers 17 . M. Took Bella to Varna[.]Stooking P.M. Jane & Agnes [stooking] all day below water­ ing place[.] Nice warm 17 �August, 1891 93 f t H f t 0 0 H Finis[hed] cutting[.] [We] hauled in 2 loads [of] peas[.] Jane picked [a] pail [of] berries [this] even[ing.] Pretty warm 18 19 . W. Hauled in 6 loads[of] peas[.] Father put [the]horses[in]to Smith's cloverfield[.] Jane [was] at [the] school house select­ ing [books for the Sabbath School] lib­ rary [.]14 Nice 16 20 . T . [We hauled in 4 loads of peas and are] finis[hed.] Jane picked [a] little pail [of] berries[.] Very Warm 29 Rain Evening 21. F . Milked sheep[.] Aunty up back from Green's[.] Bella home[.] Raining 17 22 . S . Agnes and Bella in Clinton. Macs and J McEwen [called.] Father put shingles on [the]barn[.] Father & Mother[went]visit­ ing by Brucefield[.] John plowing P.M. , Fine Nice 17 23 . S . Agnes & I[were]in Church(Sommervilie)[.] ville)[.] Cool,Rain 11 in even[ing & [at] night 24 . M. Killed Jessief.] N[eil] McGregor (C) Mac here[.] John plowing[.] Rain 10 25 . T . Jane & John in Clinton[.] Father & John putting the manure on[the] pea land[.Fa­ ther and John were] plowing[in the]even­ ting. Uncle James’s] Annie [was] here[.] Fine 22 26. W. Hauled in (4?)loads of oats P.M. Pulling plumbs (sic) A.M. Jane in Clinton P.M. Bella home[.] 17 27 . T . [Hauled in 10 loads of oats P.M.] Jane gone to[Cousin Alice] Parke's with Bella from school[.] fDull 27 sprinkled 28 F. [I] started making father's vest[.] Jane [came] back[;] John [was] in Clinton[.] Raining 14 29. S. Father and u[ncle] James [were] at Wises A.M. & [at] J. Middleton's[in the] even­ ting] for seed wheat.15 Fine 14 30 . S . * k rV j f _* # Sprinkled 15 31 . M. Hauled in 7 loads of oats[.] Teen [here] for dinnerf.] Fine 20 September, 1891 1. T . Hauled in 2 loads[;]Finis[hed]Harvest[.] Mother & I picking brambles[.] Beautiful 14 2 . W. I [was] in Clinton A.M.and called on Mrs Wilson[.]Took down drain troughs to Rath- well’s P.M.[.] Nice 13 Slight shower 3 . T . Father in Clinton[.] Father helping John haul manure[.]Agnes at U[ncle] James'[.] 16 4. F. Bella home Nice cool 18 5 . S . Teen helping at wheat land. Bella & I in Clintonf; Bella] got a tooth pulled. Raining 16 �September, 1891 94 6. S. Jane & I in Church[.] Fen[wick] was here all night[.] Cold wind 15 7 . M. I [was] in Clinton with Father[;He] left for Quebec[.]U[ncle] James'Annie here[.] Annie here[.] 15 8. T . Teen here[.] Puttyed window[.] Nice cool 13 night.Frost 9. W. Jane & Agnes [were] at Finley's P.M. & [at] Mac's [in the] evening[.] Bella home[.] Fen[wick was here] all day[.] 10. T. [Fenwick]at Beacom's threshing[.]U[ncle] James [was] up [this] morn[ing.] I [was] rolling A.M. [1] lengthened Johns Coat Sleeves.[John was in Clinton.]Bella[was] in Clinton [at a Teacher's Convention.] John finished [the] Wheat [in the] even­ ting. ] Warm 28 11 . F . Washed[.] John & Fen[wick] shot 2 part­ ridge [and were] in Clinton [in the]even­ ting.] Warm 31 12 . S . V . Father home with Balbougie Stamp chick­ ens, [a] new [type, just]out[.] John & I [were]in Clinton P.M. [Annie and Fenwick Stewart],Jo[hn],Ag & Bel[l]a[were] pick­ ing butternuts & grapes[.] 12 Very Warm Showery 13 . S. More chickens [delivered today.] Agnes & I [were] in Church[ ; Clergy were] Hen­ derson & Cripple [from] Bayfieldf.j Nice 14 Warm 14. M. Father [went] in[to] Clinton [with] Jess [in the] buggy[.] John [was] light plow­ ing oat stubble[. At home we were] Clean­ ing [the] Cellar[.Father was] at S[amuel] Rathwell's1® seeing Wfilliam] Perdue[.] Showery 15 15. T. Cleaned 2 1/2 bags of oats A.M. Father took them to the mill P.M. Picking Pota­ toes [six rows] P.M. Heavy Rain Fine 15 16. W. Picking potatoes all day (6 1 l/2rows)[.] Father & Mother at the Mason's[;]* came home by Parkes[.]**Will[ia]m Scott [came] asking Ma to [a] quilting bee tomorrow[.] Fine 15 Warm * probably stone mason Alex. Thompson of Blake, on the south boundary of Stanley. (See entry for Oct 17. ** The Parke home place was on Lot 12 Con X 17 . T . We [were] [picking pota[toes] all day[and finished the last six rows.]Jane in Clin­ ton P.M.[Mother at Scott’s quilting bee.] Very warm 0 18 . F . Agnes & I pulled 2 bags of apples[.] I [was] in Clinton P.M. Mrs W igginton here[.] Father pulling down old Hen house[.] Russell fence blew down[;] They [are] helping to put it up[.] Heavy 24 Rain 19. S. Agnes hauling down old Hen-house with Fa­ ther P.M. Bella in Clinton[.] Fine 4 Very warm 20. S. Father & Mother in Church Fine 3 Very warm 21. M. Aunt [Agnes] & I went to Blythe to [visit with the Cuming's.] T. Wigginton here.] Fine 4 Very warm �September, 1891 95 [Aunty and I visited at Brigham's, Wig- Fine 17 ginton's called here.To-day, W.G. Bare-Very warm lay, a photographer,in honour of The Master's impending 30th anniversary as a teacher at S.S. #1 Stanley,took his picture in front of the north wall of the] school [with about 60 past and present students.Mother and Father] got [Barclay to come here and do our] house Photo[.] [Aunty and I visited at Elliots.] Father, Fine 24 Jane & Jno. at London Show[.]* Agnes took Viery warm them down [to the train station] & went for them [on their return. She] took Mrs Junor up with her[.] ♦London’s annual Western Fair Aunty and I[were]at Fergueson's[.We came] Fine 13 home to night.[.The]Master*[was here]with very warm sheep[.] * SS #1 Teacher George Baird I [worked] at the Sabbath School quilt at Fine 13 Gilmour's P.M. A Mitchell here[.]T.Frazer Very warm [here] with sheep[.] Bella home[.] Jane & Agnes picked butternuts[.]Fa[ther] & Jno in Clinton for lime[.] Father in Clinton with Mac A.M. & [with] Jane P.M. U[ncle James here[.] Father & John fixing show sheep[.] Jane & Bella in Church(Stewart)[.] Father Father at Wigginton' s[.] Mother & I [were] in Clinton A.M. & John & Fen[wick] at night[.] A. Dunkin [with wife & child called in] here on [his] way from Seaforth* Father & John fixing sheep for fixing sheep for shows[.] ♦Eliza-Ann wrote C 1/4 Agnes [was]at [the] show [and I was up Showers 6 with John(showing horses.). A.Dunkin was last night here[;] he bought 6 shearlings[.] John Cold wind Thompson came [at] night[.] Father, John, Aunty, Jane & I [were] at Cold Wind 4 [the]show[.] J.Dunkin [was] here[.] Old Mr Dunkin & Herbert here for dinner with sheep[.] October, 1891 Father in Clinton for sheep[.] Mother Cold wind 18 sick[.] Miss Jennie McDougall here.Tene McEwen here [in the] evening[.] I [was] in Clinton A.M. Father [was] at Very warm 12 A. Dunkin's [and] bought 2 steers[.] Bella home[.] [Mr and Mrs Varcoe were]here all night. 7 [The stone] mason went home[.] Raining 13 Fine 6 Very warm Fine 8 Very warm Fine 9 Very warm 22 . T . 23 . W. 24 . T . 25 . F . 26 . S . 27 . S . 28. H. 29 . T . 30. W. 1. T. 2 . F . 3 . S . 4. S. �October, 1891 96 5. H. 6. T. 7 . W. 8 . T . 9. F. 10. S . 11. S. 12. H. 13. T. 14. W. 15. T. Varcoe's left[.] Jane took Bella back[.] A few Mason back P.M. William Snell [here] showers for dinner[. ] dull A. Dunkin [was] here for sheep[.] Jane & Dull 1 [were] at [a] prayer-meeting at D.cooler McGregor's[.] John at Mac's threshing[.] Bayfield Show John at Mac’s threshing[.] Raining threshing[.] 12 11 22 [I] pulled some pears [.John was at Mac’s Fine threshing]a little while[.]Bella home[,] Mr Wise & Ned here & A. Dunkin with sheep[.] Father at Blythe show[;] Jane took [him] Fine 0 up[.] Agnes went for Bella[.] I was at Rev. Stewart's at[a] Bee[.] John at But- chart's threshing P.M. Mason went home[.] Bella & I [were] in Fine 18 Clinton with pears[;]got mantle cut [and] tooth filled[.]Bella at Grant's P.M. John at Butchart’ s all day[.] Agnes & I[were] in Church(Stewart) [.]Jane Cold wind 12 & I [were] in S[abbath] School.] Father [was] at Ufncle] Jame's Mason back[.]Jo[hn]in Clinton for lime[.] 6 Agnes & I finis[hed]pulling pears & star- Hard Frost ted pulling apples[.] last night Mother & I [were] in Clinton[. I] got 2 9 Goose-Eggs[.] John at U[ncle] Jame's till 2 0 C[lock] & U[ncle]John's after thresh­ ing! -] John at U[ncle]John's threshing all day[. Raining 6 The threshers - Bill, Ceaser(sic), and Hail Ward Perdue were] here all night[.] [We] finished threshing [in] the middle Rain 6 of the afternoon. John moved them to Evening Scott's[.]Lizzie here for dinnner [l]fin- ished knitting [the] mat[.] 16 .F . [Agnes & I were pulling apples for] a Fine while before dinner[.]Jane[was]with us P.M. Dull 11 17 . S . [The] mason finis[hed the]Hen-house* and Fine 9 went home[.]Bella home[.]She stayed at U[nclejJames'all night[.Mr Wigginton and Tom, A. Dunkin, Fenwick,Annie and Uncle James here.] ♦There is a picture of Eliza-Ann by Jennie Grant in front of a splendid field stone hen house. 18. S. 19 .M. 20 . T . Jane & I [were] in Church(Stewart)[.] Jane took Bella over[.] Father and John shingled some [of the henhouse roof. I] washed my window[.] Pulling apples A.M. Agnes & X [helped] a little[.]John started to plow[.]Father & Agnes started pulling Mangols.l pulled a few[.] Dull 6 14 Raining Rain 3 Dull 9 �October, 1891 97 21. W. 22. T. 23 . F . 24. S . 25 . S . 26 .M. 27 . T . 28 .W . 29 . T . 30.F, 31. S. Father, Agnes & I [were] pulling Mangols 14 [until it started to rain.] Mrs Brigham Rain P.M. and Mrs Moore [were]here P.M. Jane,Agnes & John [were] with them at U(ncle John’s [in the]evening[.] [The visiting cousins came for tea, and were joined by Lizzie.When they left for home,] Jane went with them as far as Clinton.she] got a ride home with Cousin John[ B. Stewart.]Finis[hed]pulling Man­ gols .[.] Agnes & I hauled in [all] 10 loads of Nice 14 Mangols[; The wagon had the] boards on Dull [the]sides & [each load was]heaped up[.} Bella home[.] 0 Cold wind Father,Jane & I [went to church]in Clin- Nice 4 ton(Simpson)[.] Father walked up to Church & Mother,Jane & I rode [the buggy with Jess.] & I got home with Finley [McEwen.] John at Woon’s threshing all day[.]Fath- 7 er at Craig's sale on the....Mother & I Coldish winds [were] in Clinton[. I]got[a]tooth filled [,a] front leftside double one[.] Gorel & Swarts, the apple packers [were] Nice 1 here. They packed 13 barrels [or] sacks. Cold Wind Agnes & I carried the apples in[.] Fath­ er [was] shingling [and] John[was] plow- ing[.] Father & Agnes [were]in Clinton with Ap­ ples [.We]Finished pulling and taking in Apples[.] Stanley & J.B. Harris [were here] for dinner[.] Charles Stewart mar­ ried Miss [Emma] Irwin[.]17 ’ j » * ) * > m ' * • * * ■ ♦ , • 4 * ' I• ' * * * ’ •* * Father at Glen's threshing all day[.] I pulled cabbages & put[them] in [thejcel- lar[.] C.Grant and C.McTavish drove[over here] P.M. Mother & Jane picking beech­ nuts [.] [Father was again at Glen’s threshing.] 9 Jane, Agnes & I pulled turnips A.M. [We] hauled them in P.M. [-]3 1/2 loads[with] double sides[on the wagon.]Bella home[.] Ada [Stewart] & Jennie [Grant were] here all night[.] Jessie [Wigginton] & Annie Stewart [Uncle James' Annie] came over from Glen's [in the] evening[.] Jane & Bella in Clinton[.] Father at Glen's threshing till P.M. and at Steeps after.Jane Bella & I [indecipherable] at Aunty’s & John, Adam, [George] Stickley, Ada,Annie Ida & Lillie...... 0 Very Windy Rain A.M. 7 Nice, Warm November, 1891 Jane, Agnes & I[were]in Sabbath-School[. Rain & The] Horses & Milch Cows [were] in all Snowed 0 night [for] the ist.[time.] 1. s. � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/9dc4f3f87e1ced4698c5db08920c42c3.pdf 743d4f10a54deb01315fda9b11916dd9 PDF Text Text November, 1891 98 11 2. M. 3.T. 4. W. 5. T. 6. F. 7 . S . 8 . S . 9. M. 10 . T . 11. W. 12 . T . 13 . F. 14. S. 15. S . Dewdrop calved in [the] Rathwell [place] bush[.] Agnes took Bella back & [was] in Brucefield looking for Rennet[.]* [She] had dinner at Junor' s[and]stayed to vis­ it[.]I [worked]with Father all day pick­ ing up round [the new] hen-house[.] ♦Tablets to make Father,Agnes & I [worked]all day at [the new] Hen-house[. We] hauled overboard trash A.M. John plowing these days[.] Gathered up chips[.] Father walked to Clinton & Agnes went for him with Bob & took Miss Wilson some apples[.] Agnes & I [spent]all day at[the new]Hen­ house puttying [the] windows right[.] A. Dunkin & sons here for sheep[.] Mac & Willie [stopped] in[.] Bella home[; She is] going to Bayfield [to take an] exam tomorrow[.] [To-day we] Killed pigs[.]W[illiam Glen] & Fen[wick Stewart were here] helping[. We] finis[hed] puttying [the hen house] windows & fixing [the] veranda ones[.] [I worked all day] at[the]henhouse,help­ ed by] Agnes A.M. John Allen here[.] Agnes walked to Clinton [and] hurt [her] toe[.] Mr & Mrs,Jessie & Stella Wiggintonfwere] ton [were] here[.] Agnes & Jessie [were] at S[abbath] S[chool.] Agnes at Aunty's A.M. Jane & Aunty took Bella back P.M. Fine milk custard Fine 0 Dull Fine 0 Soft Snow Fine 8 Dull Nice 1 Nice 0 Sprinkled 6 Showery Agnes[worked] with Father cleaning grist Warm 0 grist and chop stuff[.] Father at mill Nice P.M. John plowing with Kate[. ]Fen[wick] Rain night took Farmer[.] Glen here[.] Jane cleaned hall[.] Peel- Raining ing pears and put pane in milk room cor- Warm 4 ridor & changed hinges[.] windy Peeling pears A.M.[;] Fixing cellar win- Windy dows P.M. Father[was] at[the grist] mill Nice 2 [and came home with] 6 bags[of] flour[.] Bella home & Miss McNaughton18 [here] Thanksgiving Jane,Agnes & Bella at[an- Showery 15 nual Sabbath School] exam[.]Simpson & Forest there. Father [was] in [the] bush splitting and piling blocks[.]John finish­ ed plowing[indecipherable]land[.]Mr McCul ly's funeral [was held to-day.]19 Agnes took Miss McNaughton and Bella Colder 1 back[.] John started plowing sod[.] Jim Showers Junor here for dinner[.J Bella home [in Hail the] even[ing.]John in Clinton [and]Jane at J[ohn] Pearson's[.] Father,Jane & Agnes at J.McGregor’s fun- Dull 1 eral[.]Father Jane and Agnes hauled over Froze Hard logs for wood[.] Bella[was] in Clinton [and] I swept up [the] cellar[.] Jane & Agnes [were] in Church(Henderson Dull 2 Bayfield) [.They rode the buggy with] Raining Bob[. ] �16. M. November, 1891 99 * ' •* - t • ♦ I J i .* ’ l * * j 'j * * » * * • { * • Put in double windows[.]*Mac here[.]Mas- Raining 1 ter [George Baird]& son [were here]after their sheep[.] *storm windows 17. T. [The] Master [was here] in [the] even- 3 [ing.]Father &Mother at Mac's seeing Mrs snowing & McDougall all even[ing.]John hauled fence blowing & rails out of [the] river[.] T.Powell freezing [was here] for dinner (I think)[.] 18. W. Jane & I put bees in and half packed Cold & 1 them[;] 5 hives[.] raw wind 19. T. Father in Clinton with Mac [. ]Fen[wick] & a little Adamfwere here in the] even[ing[.]Washed warmer 2 & scoured yarn 20. F. Father at U[ncle] James killing pigs A.M. Snowy 2 & [at] Glen's P.M. [I] ironed P.M. Jane & Thawed some Agnes at D. McEwen’s[►] rainy 21. S. Made slips for Mother's 2 bolaters[. I] Raining 1 finis [hed] ironing [in the] even[ing.] 22. S. U[ncle James Here & at Glen's[.] Green's Raining 0 at Glen's all night[.] 23 . M . Made a match stick holder and an apron Pouring 0 out of shirting wrapper[.] Jennie Fraz- all day ier' s funeral[.]20 24. T. Jane cleaned[the] pantry [.The Bayfield] Snowing 1 River [is running] very high[.]Made other Blowing old apron[.] Agnes[was] at Glen’s[in the] even[ing.] 25. W. Father walked to Clinton[.]Made saltbox & 1 pattern bag[.]Jane scrubbed John's stair[.] 26. T. Jane washed kitchen plaster[.]Agnes [was] Soft 0 in Clinton A.M.& at Wigg[inton’s] P.M.[I] fine Changed cloths on bees & took covers off. T. Frazer & Jimfwere here] after sheep[.] John [was] in Clinton[this] even[ing] for window sashes for[the]old horse stable.2i Fen[wick was here this]even[ing]&[stayed] all night[.] 27. F. Mother & I in Clinton with turkeys (6) Snowing 0 killed them to Mr Forsyth for dinner[.]* took in 4 stable front boards[.] Bella home from school[.] *1 left this sentence as is.I could not repair it and be sure I conveyed what the diarist intended: Ed. 28. S. Jack McDonald [was here] for dinner[.We] Cold 1 finis[hed]packing[the] bees[for winter.] John hauled up a load of wood[.]John & I [were] at Duncan Walker’s Funeral[.] 29 . S . Jane took Bella back[.] 0 30. M. Father & John [were] at [the Bayfield] Cold,raw 0 river bridge taking out rails A.M. and hauling wood up P.M. Jane walked [to] Clinton[.] �December, 1891 100 2. W. 3. T. 4. F . 5. S . 6. S 7. M. 8. T. 9. W. 10 . T . 11. F . 12 . S . 13 . S . 14 .M. 15. T. T. Wiggin[ton] [was here] asking [neigh- Fine 0 hours to come] to [his] threshing[.] Fa- Coolish wind ther & Mother at Wigginton's P.M. Agnes [was] helping father put paper on [the] W[ood] S[hed.]*Annie Stewart(James)[was] here P.M.[I] cemented my rubbers & a lot of dishes. ♦Read the last sentence in tomorrow's entry. The two sisters are building a winter woodshed privy. Father & John [were] at Wiggin[ton]'s Fine,soft threshing all day[.] Mother at Glen's & rain 0 Jane [was] at U[ncle] James’ P.M. Agnes & I started building "Private."[We work­ ed at it all day except when we did the chores[.] Father at Wigg[inton]'s threshing a while Warm 0 A.M. John [was] in Clinton [in thejeven- ing[.] Mrs & E.A. Isard [were] here P.M. [Alex.Thompson]the Mason, & his man [were] Pouring A.M. [were] here for his sheep[-] (3 old ones & Windy, & a lamb)[.] Agnes &I [Continued] build- colder 0 ing[.] Jane walked in[to]Clinton[.]Father [was] 0 at.....Dunkin's for dinner[.] J. McDon- Frozen [A.M. ] aid [was] here and bought 2 sheep[.] Ag- Fine [P.M.] nes & I finis[hed our construction.] Jane & I in Church (Stewart)[.] The Fine [then] children's Anniversary Snowing 0 U[ncle] James' & U[ncle] John's [famil- 0 ies] & us (kids) & J[im] Barkley [were] First sleighing at [John and Alice] Parkes's[.] John & Fine I Hauled in 2 jags [of] hay P.M. East wind John hauled 2 loads [of firewood] A.M. 0 [and another] load..... P.M. I threshed Cold, raw wind out the beans* P.M. drifting * by hand with a flail on the barn floor. John hauling wood[.] Father walked to 0 Clinton[. I went there in the afternoon Cold, Raw in the] cutter[.] wind in evening Father & Mother at A. Dunkin's [in the] 0 buggy[.] John [was] hauling wood [with Soft, fine the sleigh] A.M. Sleighing gone P.M. froze Aunty & I [were] in Clinton[.] Agnes at frost 0 Wigg[inton's.]All[the]Wigginton's [were] here [this] evening.John cut his foot. Aunty went to [John and Bella] Green’s [for the] night. Bella home[.] Agnes & I choreing[.] Fen- Frozen 0 [wick Stewart was here in the] even­ ing[.] Agnes & Bella [were] at Glen's [this] evenfing. I]started ripping [a] striped black dress[.] Jane and Agnes in Church(Stewart)[.] Soft 0 Jane took Bella back[.] Agnes & I[seem to Raining 0 be] choreing all the time[.] Agnes & Fa­ ther cleaned oats for chop[.] John took oats to [the] mill[ .I]finis[li­ ed] ripping and pressing [my] dress[.] Raining 0 1. T • �16 .W 17. T. 18 . F . 19. S. S.Jane 21. H. 22 . T . 23 .W. 24. T. 25. F. December 1891 101 John went for chop[.] Jane & Agnes [were 1 at] Isard's trading [a] goose[.I] started Blustery knitting [a pair of] black stockings[.] a [I was] in Clinton[.] Adam [Stewart was] 1 here in [the] evening[.] Father & John Snowed took [the] barn pump out and fixed [the] Clear & sucker[.]* Agnes cleaned her room[.] cold *plunger I [was] in Clinton all day getting [a] 1 dress cut[.] U[ncle] James' Annie [was] Clear & cold here[.] Mother & I [were] in Clinton[.] 0 Nice Sun Thaw20 Agnes [were] in Church[.] Nice Sun Thaw Fen[wick Stewart],J[ohn] & W[ill] McEwen Soft 4 [were here this]evening[.]Fen[wick stay- Raining ed all] night[.] Jane & Agnes [were] at Bella's exam in Raining 3 Varna[.] Father & John in the bush these days[.] [Mr]Scott[was here) in[the] morning col- Dull 3 lecting for a present for Turnbull[.]22 Father [has] gone to Stratford[.] Jane 4 drove him to the cross-roads[.]Ned, Fen- Froze a little [wick] & John [have] gone to Clinton[.] soft sprinkled Jane, Agnes, John & I [were] at U[ncle Soft 3 John's [Christmas party this even [ing]23 * That was some party. The acount in The New Era's Stanley Township news column is given directly below "....On Christmas night River View, the residence of Mr John Stewart, presented 4 festive appearance when all his relatives living in Western Ontario and a number of invited guests assem­ bled and spent an enjoyable time. At 6:30 dinner was served, when the doors of the spacious dining room were thrown open,re­ vealing the long tables artistically decorated and fairly groaning under the weight of Jurabonian turkeys and an array of choice delicacies............ The walls of the dining room were hidden by evergreens, ferns and floral mottos and formed a pleasing contrast to the glittering tables.......... dessert consisting of native and tropical fruits and choice confection­ ary was served,after which dancing was commenced and the light fantastic was tripped until the wee sma’ hours, being indulged in by the frisky hpad of the house, a sportive lad of over three score, as by the younger members of the party. Mr George H. Steckley, a gentleman formerly in Her Majesty's service, London, Eng.,acted as floor manager,and received the thanks of the assembled party for the efficient manner in which he dis­ charged his duties. Mr F.J. Rathwell, S.C.B.C., of Stratford, was the lion of the evening,and many were the admiring glances bestowed upon him by the unmarried female portion of the party. Mr J.L. Parke contributed largely to the amusement of the even­ ing by the performance of several extremely interesting sleight of hand tricks, while another gentleman sang several solos so low as to be heard by only a small portion of his audience.Mrs Chas. Stewart and Mr Jas. Barkley furnished the violin music and Miss Annie Stewart presided at the organ. Mr and Mrs Stew­ art were presented with a number of valuable presents by the members of their family and received a vote of thanks from the entire party for the manner in which they had made the evening enjoyable..... " �December, 1891 102 26. S. Jane went to Clinton to meet Father[.] I 5 was at [?] Junor's funeral[. ]24 Freezing Cold wind 27. S. Fen[wick Stewart] & Ned [Glen were here 5 P.M. Father at U[ncle] James’ P.M Hard, frozen. 28. M. Jessie Wigg[inton was] here P.M. 6 Softened a little, very windy 29. T. The 4 [children] of U[ncle] James & 3 of 4 U[ncle] John's,* Jim Barkley, G[eorge] Rain & Sleet Steckley, Mac & Maggie MacNaughton & D. [then] clear Ross [canvassed the school section] col- & frozen lecting [money] for a present for M[as- te]r Baird.** Mary, Ned [Glen] & Jessie Foster [were] here [this] even[ing.] * *Fenwick, Ada, Ida and Annnie(McBrien) and Adam, Lily and Annie(1867-96) ** The Master had taught in the school section since January 1861, and in belated recognition of his 30 years of service, a photo of past and present pupils with the Master was taken at the school. (See Sept 22.) The New Era Jan 8 records that the community presented Baird with a watch in gratit- tude for 31 years service.He would go on to serve a full 50 years. 30. W. Father [was] at the [annual] school meet­ ing and got [our copies] of the school pictures.* Aunty home[.] ♦Eleven decades later,many copies survive. (Ed.) 31. T. Fen[wick] & John shooting[.] Ned fetched [the news] papers[.] Weather and egg count torn off. 1 * * 4 5 1. A teaching assistant? See MeAsh Varna in Review 2. The Grange (or Granger Movement) was American with feelers into Canada. It tried to organize farmers politically and economically against the big city political interests which in turn were in bed with the banks and the corporations. It also tried to encourage self-help, self-improvement and social life. 3 . Elizabeth Glen 1891-1969, married to Francis Watkins "Frank" How. She became a Jehovah's Witness. She has two sons,,Glen and Maynard. Glen, a civil rights lawyer, has earned a ' national and international reputation effectively fighting for the legal rights of his co-religionists. 4 . 4 . Isabella Melvina Stewart (1858-1911), second child of John & Abigail Stewart, married 1883 to John B. Green, son of Goderich Township pioneer George Green. The Green's faimed up on the Bayfield Concession. The log house of the John Stewart family was over crowded, and Bella bunked in with Aunt "Nancy” (Agnes) and kept her company as a surrogate daughter. Bella's mother was a Tweedy and John's mother was a Betensen, both of which were families with a serious genetic weakness for tuberculosis. John and Bella Green had 5 children. John .Stewart Green (1887-1907), Abigail J. Green (1890-1908) and John himself died from T.B. Lillian Louisa (1888-1930) or "Lulu," (Mrs Norman Welsh), Janet or "Netty,” (1896 - 1982 - Mrs Clayton Prouty) and George, (1899-1974) did live to grow up. �c c c c c ! c �I Oif 5. See obit in The New Era, March 20, 1891. Donald Ross died March 12, 1891, aged 78. He settled on Lot 27 (2) Stanley, about 1850, cleared it, and resided there until his death. 6 . The New Era for January 8, 1892, identifies as a Stewart guest a Mr "F.J. Rathwell of Stratford.*' For many years I wondered if he could be connected to Rathwell*s in Smith's Falls.James Stewart's sister Anne was married to a William Rathwell of Beckwith Township. This young man, however, was the oldest son of Edward Rathwell (1841-1921) and his wife, Jemima Thompson. Counting 2 stillborn*s,this couple had 14 children. Edward or Ned was born to pioneers John & Jane, on the Bayfield Concession, and would live in Goderich Town­ ship his whole life, except for a brief residence on the 4th of Stanley. He sold his small holding to MacFarlane’s (hence "Rathwell Place.") His farm was a triangle of 98 acres,north of Varna and across the Bayfield River. McFarlane’s and Rathwell's could cut across fields and the river and reach each other’s house in minutes. According to notes by Rathwell family historian Mrs Muriel Grigg, Fred Rathwell was born December 6, 1870. We learn from the New Era that in December, 1891 that he was residing in Stratford and that at John Stewart’s Christmas party, his good looks (according to the writer of the local news column) were sending shock waves through the ranks of eligible maidens and their mothers. Perhaps this young man also had a lively personality. His father was the only Rathwell of his generation who could / match the Glen's,MacFarlane's and the combattive Stewart’s in repartee and debate. (The Rathwell*s were J f certainly not humourless, but they were gentler.) My hunch is that in the James MacFarlane, John and James Stewart households, Fred may have been viewed as prime husband material for a total of 9 still unmarried daughters. Eliza- Ann's diary reveals that Fred died on May 19, 1892 and that her parents went to his funeral on May 21st. The handwriting is shaky for both entries as it would be when she recorded her own father’s death in 1899 - the letters are larger and she pressed harder. Though she "guards her feelings, by not attending the funeral,she allows posterity to wonder if she was too grief-stricken to attend. 7. McQueen's farmed Lots 22, Concessions 2 and 3. Mrs Edward Glen, mother of Ned and Willie, was Elizabeth McQueen. Wm. McQueen is probably her father - hence Eliza's interest in his passing[.] ^ 8. Beatty is the correct spelling. See Stanley:1836-1986 p. 380 for detailed account of the Beatty family. The Beatty's were protestant Irish immigrants who settled on a farm in the south-west corner of Varna in 1848. It's not clear yet which Beatty Eliza-Ann is talking about. The Beatty's were like the MacFarlane' s - serious farmers strongly into pure bred stock- raising. Beattys also did bee keeping and operated a general store and farm impliment dealership for decades. 9. Mrs Edna A. Stewart of Hensall, daughter of Lillian Stewart and John Cuming, told me that her Aunt Bella and Ada were both cousins and good friends. Ada encouraged Bella to con­ sider matrimony with her brother Fenwick and lent strong moral support. Fenwick's marriage to Alice E. Rathwell on Dec 9, 1898 brought a sudden end to that project. Caught by sur­ prise, Ada (always combative and outspoken) could not conceal her disappointment and made the new bride's early weeks under James Stewart household roof miserable, and enlisting her 2 sisters help. Their mother Mary would have been able to stop this destructive pattern, but she had died earlier that year, in April. Alice never really forgave Ada. TO. Finley McEwen only had two daughters Anabel and Ella, and no sons. Duncan's family included two sons - Alex, and John H. He bought Finley out and put John H. on that place (Lot 28 Con. 3 and put Sandy on lot 28 Con 2. The auction sale mentioned in the diary is Finley’s first step in the process of disengagement from farming. IT. Charles Foster had a small farm just west of Varna on the south side of the Bayfield Road. Their daughter Margaret was married to Henry Diehl and that couple lived out their whole lives on Lot 25, Con. V. �c c c c o o �1 2 . / O f ™ Maud Scott (Mrs Christie) outlived her first husband and re­ married (as wife #3) to the nationally prominent Saskat­ chewan politician, the Right Hon, James G. Gardener, a federal Minister of Agriculture in the King and St Laurent Governments 1935-57. He married Maud Scott Christie after the war. Gardener came from Huron. His first wife was Violet McEwen and he and Maud in the late forties and early fifties visited at Sandy McEwen’s (son of Duncan) whenever they passed through the vicinity. Maud is in the 1891 S.S. #1 photo. 13. when the Stewart’s left Smith’ s Falls for Huron, in 1854, three married sisters stayed behind: Mary (Mrs Robt. Tweedy), of Lombardy, Isabella d. 1879 (Mrs Archibald Garvin) of Smith's Falls and Ana or Anne, (widow of Wm. Rathwell, d 1879), of Beckwith Township. Abigail Stewart had numerous siblings, nieces and nephews in the area. Eliza MacFarlane and her daughters worked hard to keep in touch with these relatives. 14. A large cross-section of books that were in the library and books that were given out as prizes were found in the attic at Glen Lyon on Glenfarm. 15 They planted fall or winter wheat in this neck of the woods. It would be sown in late August or early September, germinate and put down roots that would survive the winter and get a head start in the spring. 16. Samuel Rathwell (1836-1912) was the son of pioneers John & Jane Rathwell. He was born in Goderich and moved with his parents to Lot 25, the Bayfield Concession and lived on it his whole life. In 1862 he married Eiza Jane Chambers and they had 9 children: Jane (Mrs Arthur Stephenson) 1863-1948, Mary (Mrs George Sparling) 1865-1953, Annie (Mrs Wm. Beacom) 1866-1919, John, 1869-1945, Alice (Mrs Fenwick Stewart)* 1874-1958, Addie (Mrs John McKay) 1877-1924, Samuel Chambers 1878-1957, James Benjamin 1879-1964 and Effie (Mrs Perry Plumsteel) 1880-1929. 17. Charles Stewart (1863-1943) was the second son of John and Abigail Stewart. He married Emma Irwin of Bayfield. His father set him up on a farm as he had done for John,but Charley had the “itchy feet" of his Tweedy uncles. He sold the farm and moved to London and then to Claresholm, Alberta, where he operated a Massey dealership in farm machinery. Charley & Em had one child - a boy - Frank Stewart M.D., who died around 1945 in St Albert, Alta., leaving a widow and one daughter. 18. McNaughton's lived on the Bayfield Road in Stanley, near the junction with the 4th Concession. 19 Probably Joseph McCully who farmed lot 21, con 2, immediately west of the Baird farm. His tombstone in Baird’ s cemetery says he he died on Nov 11, 1891. 20. Jennie Fraser, youngest child of the late Donald Fraser, died Nov 19, 1891, at the. home of her sister Mrs Young of Minto Township aged 22 years 3 months. She had taught in Essex county. The New Era, Nov 27, 1891 21. when the land was first cleared, bams were buiilt on the ground, and were designed to house theubjat crop and the grain sheaves awaiting threshing. Livestock were kept in separate sheds. When the west opened up in the 1880's and 90*s, and superceded sdouthern Ontario as the breadbasket, the farmers near Ontario^ s growing industrial cities turned to mixed farming to sell, meat, butter, eggs, fruits and vegetables. Barns were raised on cement or stone foundations to make space for cattle and other livestock, and generally included a lane for horses. Sometimes the old horse stable or cowshed might be knocked down, particularly if they were log buildings,but sometimes they were converted to other uses. My Uncle, the late Clifford J. Stewart farmed lot 27 Con 3. He used "the old horse stable" to house his car and never called it the garage. 22. Turnbull? Turnball? possibly a clergyman? 23. see The New Era, January 8, 1892 24. which Junor? �c c c c c c �1892 The logbook of Eliza-Ann MacFarlane 107 continued The entries for 1892 and 1893 are in a scribbler with much more writing space than the Expositor Almanac had in 1890 January, 1892 1, F. The 5 of us [were] at Uncle Jame's[this] evening[.] Raining 4 2 . S . Lizzie [Glen] left [daughters] Mary & Bessie here P.M. 4 3. S . Stormy 8 4. M. Ja[ne,] Ag[nes,j Jno & Bella & U[ncle] Fine 3 James[’s] & U[ncle John's[families, Jim] snow Barkley & Ned[Glen were]at[Charlie Stew- falling art’s on the] sleigh[.] Father [was] in Clinton[and] Hauled in 6 loads of hay[.]* ♦People in town with horses had to buy hay from farmers - often with cash on the barrelhead. A farmer who needed cash could drive in a load of hay to town and have a choice of custo­ mers. In winter, when the weather was bad and roads were blocked, fewer loads of hay came into town and the livery stables and other citizens or businesses with horses to feed would pay higher prices. 5. T I [am] sick[today. ]Tom & Jim Agar [were Heavy 5 here] all night[.] Ag & John hauled in W. Frost [on the]wagon 2 loads of hay [from the] Fine stack[.]** * * * * * When a farmer had more loose hay than the mow could hold, he built a stack outdoors and then brought it in when livestock consumption and sales opened up some room in the hay mow. 6. W. [The] Agars [were here] all day & night[.] Snowed a 5 little 7 . T . [I was in]Clinton[yesterday and]fetch­ ed the [news]papers[.] Stormy 5 8. F. John hauled 1 load of wood[.] Mr & Mrs Foster [were here] for dinner & tea[.] Stormy 8 9.’ S . [John & Alice] Parke's[ were] at Glen's all night[.] Cold 4 10. s . 5 degrees 3 above zero 11. M. [The] 4 kids* [were]at Stonehouse1s[this] evenfing.]** Father & Jane [were]in Clin- ton[.] Wearing Jewells Godey’s Feb 1861 8 Snowing, E[ast] wind & Method of testing lungs (May 1861) *** * 4 MacFarlane sisters ** John B.Stewart lived on the former Stonehouse farm on the Bayfield line,Goderich Twsp.he and Amelia,6 days earlier had their first wedding anniversary and the party was probably to celeb­ rate it. *** I don't understand the last three lines and leave them as Eliza-Ann wrote them. �January, 1892 108 12 . T . Mother & I [were] in Clinton [in the] Fine, 3 cutter[. There was] good sleighing[.] C[old] Wind 13 . W. [A]Fellow looking at horses[was here.] Snow 7 John [is] sick [and] I [have been] do- showers ing his chores[.] 14 . T . Agnes & Bella [were] in Clinton [in the] 6 cutter[. I] finis[hed] making [a] Black striped Skirt[.] 15 . F . Jane & I [were] in Clinton[.] Jane stay- 4 ed for church P.M. [I] got a ride home with Ned [Glen.]i 16. S. [I was] choreing all day[.We] killed [a] 6 heiferf.] Mr Dunkin, Charlotte & Maggie Clear & fine [were here this] even[ing.]Annie Stewart [was here] P.M. 17 . S . Jane, Bella & I [went] in[the cutter[to] 3 Church (Stewart)[.] 18. M. Jno. Thompson (the stone) Mason,was here 5 for a lamb & highland sheep[. The] Geese Stormy [have] paired off[.] I have got a cold & so has (sic) Father, Mother & Agnes[.] [I] Cleaned some cabbage refuse out of the cellar[.]* * possibly the result of making a tub of sauerkraut. 19. T. [I] was trying knit patterns all day[.] 3 John [was] in Clinton with hide[.] Clear & Cold 20. W. [I was] knitting woollen lace for [the] 5 bottom of [a] petticoat[.] 7 below zero 21. T . Fen[wick was] up in[the] sleigh for but- drifted 6 ter[.] Father [was] at Glen's P.M. cut- a little, ting [wood.] Tom [was] in at noon [and] fine Jane & John [were] in Clinton[.] 22 . F . Jane helped John a little to clean 6 oats[.] Jane, John & Bella [were] at Fos- Snowed & ter's[this] evening[. X] finis[hed] knit- Drifts a ting [the] lace & sewed it on [the pet- little ticoat. ] 23 . S . John [was] at the mill with chop [and he] 9 hung [a] new door on [the] old H[orse] Snowing stablef.] I washed a few things[.] T[om] Wig[ginton was] here asking [us] to their dance[.] 24 . S . Soft 2 25. M. Agnes & Bella[were] at Issards[.]I wash- 5 ed [and I] shortened Father’s cordouroy Blustering pants[.] even[ing] 26 . T . [I] Started making button-holes in [the] 9 Black Basquef.] A[gnes],Jo[h]n & B[ella Blustering were ] down at Aunty's[. I was ] Tareing & Snowing (sic) carpet rags at night[. I] Finis­ hed] going to [the] barn before dark[.] 27 . W. [Father has] gone to Delaware below Lon- 5 don [to] Gibson’s sale[.] John drove Fa- Snowed, a ther tofthe railway] station [this] mor- little colder ning[.] Jo]h]n hauled a load of furnace wood[.] Ag fetched Aunty up.... �January, 1892 109 28 . T . 29 F . 30. S. 31. S . [Two] men here packed 6 barrels [of] 3 apples(Talman's)[.] Ja[ne] & Bella[were] Looks soft at U[ncle] Ja[me]s['s in the] even[ing.] Fen[wick was here] all night[.] Showing Nips Wilson edging[.]Jane walked to Clin­ ton P.M. John [went]up[to the station in the] even[ing] for Father[.] Fen[wick]& John[are] sawing[wood*]Father & Agnes [were] in Clinton with [the] Apples[.]A[gnes] stayed at McTavish's[.] (sic) [Father] & Wigginton [were] at Scott’s & Mac’s [and] Father had dinner at Wigg[inton’]s[.] Bob McMillen,Sprung & H____ [were] here Beautiful for tea[.] Fen[wick] & John [are still] sawing [wood.] I [was] in Clinton [and] took milk up for Mrs [Elizabeth] Glen from [Willie] Glen's[.] Agnes & I [went to] Church [in the]cut- Frost ter[.] Fen[wick was here] all nightf.] 5 Softish February, 1892 1. M. John & Fen[wick] sawing [wood.] I [was] 10 down at Aunty's [in the] even[ing.] Thawing 2. T. [John and Fenwick were] in Clinton for 15 the 8 sheep father bought - 6 of them Snow from Hawkshaw & 2 lambs from Wright[. ] Soft 3. W. John & Fen[wick] went to Jno. Cuming's 12 sale[.]* R.J. Eratt [was] here for dinner [and] bought 2 sheep[.] Finley [McEwen was] in collecting [for the] Bible Society[.] *Lot 22, Con 13 Hullett Twsp. 4. T. Rev. [Alex.] Stewart[,his] wife & [son] 16 Robbie [were] here P.M. Fen[wick] & John Fine [arrived] home P.M.[First] lamb [born] - one of Erratt’s sheep[.] 5. F. Mr & Mrs Thompson [were here]for dinner 16 & tea & at yarn for Amy[.]Smith &[Thomp- Cold win[d] son were] here [and] bought [the] Bull Argowan Nubian[.] I [was] in Clinton with Lizzie [Glen.] 6. S. Father walked to Clinton A.M. Jane & X 30 [were] at [Jim] Junor’s P.M. Jane called [on the] Dunkin’s & [the] McGre[gor’s.] Wigginton & Tom [were] here A.M. Mac & T[om] Frazer here P.M.Fen[wick]went home to-night[.] 7. S. One of the 1888 sheep lambed [the] 2nd Snowing 12 lamb[.] S. Thaw, Rain ► i .: - | ' 8. M. [I]Cleaned Lanterns & Hauled in a jag of 14 hay with John [and] Killed [the] gan- Snowing some, der[.] Bob Churchill & Lillie[were] here Frozen a [and bought a]cow[.]J. Scruton and Baker little [were]here[and] bought Highland lambs[.] 9. T • Father & John [were] in Clinton A.M with 25 cow & lambs The] Erratt boys [were] here Blustering for sheep[.]John hauled 1 load of wood[.] Fine Even[ing] Jane,Ag & John [have]gone with[a]load to Green’s[.I am]Making[a] Flannel petticoat[.] �February, 1892 110 10. W. [I] Finis[hed the petticoat.]John hauled 12 wood A.M. Mr Potter[was]here to buy corn Cold Wind that was sold[.]Agnes[was] helping Fath- Blustering er to trim lambs awhile[.] Evenfing] 11. T . [We] Ate [the] Gander[.] Agnes went down 20 for Auntie[.] John was in Clinton P.M. I Snowing & took[Auntie]Back when J[ohn]came home[.] Blustering 12. F. 15 Stormy 13. S. [Two]lambs(3rd ones) John [was]in Clin- 18 ton A.M.[with the]cutter to post cards[. Cold John was] at [the] Mill with peas P.M. Calm wind 14. S. Jane & Agnes [were] in Church[.] (Pat- 17 terson,one of the High School teac[hers] Snow & drifted preached.) [One] lamb[.] some P.M* & night 15. M. Rob McMillen [was here] for dinner[.]Fa- 18 ther & Jane went by Wig[ginton’s] to Fine, Drifting Clinton[.] [Two] lambs a little 16. T. [Two] sheep lambed - 1 the little ewe - 11 both doubles[.] Ned [Glen]fetched in[32 Dull 1/2 bushels of] Peas[.] John & I hauled in 4 jags of hay[.]The 1st load upset[.] 17. W. Father [was] in Clinton & Agnes [was] at 18 U[ncle] Jame’s P.M. Clear & Fine 4 below zero[F] 18. T. [Two] lambs Mother & I [were] in Clin- 9 ton[.] J[ohn was]at[the] mill with grist Softish & chop[.] Kizer2 & another [were] here Snow evening [and] sold Father fanning mill fix­ tures [. ] 19. F. John [was] in Clinton P.M. posting let- 17 ters[.]John took[a] load to Wigg[inton’s Snowing this]evening. Jim Barkley came back with Soft them [and stayed] all night[.] 20. S. [Two]lambs & 1 dead John [has been]haul- 31 ing lumber from Clinton for U[ncle]James Thawing [Stewart’s new house.3 Jim] Barkley had Fine sorrel[.] 21. S. Jane & Bella [were] in Church (Stew- 18 art)[.] 2 lambs A.M. 22. M. Helen & Aggie Butchart [were here] P.M.& 22 evening[. Their brother] Johnny came in [the] evening for them[.] Father[was] at [the] Mill for grist & chop[.] 23. T. Bella & Jane [were] in Clinton[.]Agnes & 26 John hauled in 2 jags [of] hay [which] I helped take off[.] J. W. McDonald [was] here [this] evening [and] fetched back billyf.] [Today, in a by-election in the Dominion riding of Huron West, the Hon. James C.]Patterson[ was] Elected(Tory)[.]4 �24. W. 25 . T 26. F 27 . S 28 . S 29. M X. T 2. W 3. T 4. F 5. S 6. S 7. M 8. T February, 1892 111 . Churchill,J.B.Holmes & fanning mill men 17 [were] here[.] Aunt Abby & Alice [were]at Glen's[.] Father[was] at Glen’s [in the] evening[.] Lamb had 1 lamb sheep 3[.] . [The] Glen's [were] in Clinton P.M. [and] Raining 15 left[their] children here[.] Auntie [was] Cooler up [and] stitched her jacketf.J [One]of the 5 lambs died[.I] cleaned cab­ bage out of the cellar and looked [the] barrel of apples over[.] Father walked to Clinton[.] John [was] up [in the] evening for Harness. [Three] lambs - 1 of them dead[.] 31 Thaw to sun; Freezing be­ hind . [Father walked to Clinton.] Agnes [was] at 28 Mac's [this] eventing.The] Glen's [were] Cold,Easterly in Clinton[and left their] kids here.Liz- wind zie got her teeth[.] . John[was] at Brucefield & Clinton[.]Stan- Clear ley Beauty died[.]Blackal here[.] 1 lamb- a big one[.] . [John was] in Clinton with hide[. I] was Rain & Sleet over at Glen's [this] even[ing.] March, 1892 . John & I [were] in Clinton A.M. 1 lamb Cold N . 17 Wind, Clear . Spotty calved [a] steer[.] Ida [Stewart], 27 Aunty, Mrs Finley & Mrs Duncan McEwen & baby Lizzie & Scott[were]here for tea[.] Peter Campbell's girls [were] married.5 . John[was]in Clinton on Bob[.]Father[was] 28 at [the] mill with chop[.I] helped [him] Warmer, clear clean[the grain. I] finis[hed] stitching A.M., Dull Aunty's cloak[.] 1 lamb P.M. . Ag & Jo[hn] hauled in loads of hay[. Fa­ ther walked to Clinton P.M. Jo[hn] went down for the Stewarts & T.Wig[ginton]was over[. Everyone then went to Malcolm McEwen's in the evening.] . Father walked to Clinton[this]Morning[.j Lizzie & Maggie McEwen [were] here P.M. Cold [I]finis[hed]making[the] Black Basque[.] Father, John & Ned went to Seaforth with Horses and 3 lambs for U[ncle Donald[Mac- [MacFarlane] & a bull for R.McMillan[.] . 29 Beautiful, Soft . Father walked to Clinton to settle with 29 Churchill[.] Johnny Innis and Pete Baird Freezing at [stopped] in with [a] letter for Father[. night I] fixed[the]Jacket & put straps onfthej vest &[a] skirt on[the]ganzie[.]* [First] Goose Egg * possibly organdy? • I walked to Clinton & got Jane's & Bel- 31 la's sunshines[.]* Jim Barkley [was here Snowed A.M. this] even[ing. One] lamb I think[.] Soft lamb I think[.] *a ladies' magazine? 25 Wind 40 Thawed quite a bit to sun �March, 1892 112 9. W. [One] lamb Jno. Beesley & Wigginton [were here]for tea[.] Cutting out Water­ proof [.] Maggie Elliot’s wedding (Gab's Maggie)[.] 28 Soft 10 . T. Hawkshaw [was here] for dinner & bought billy shearling[.] Father took him to Dunkin's & [to the Brucefield train station.] John hauled [a] load of wood [and] went to Clinton [in the] even[ing] on horseback[. ] 28 Snowing 11 . F . John [was] in[to] Clinton [in the] cut- ter[.] 31 Drifting 12 . S . [John was in Clinton this morning in the] sleigh expressing a lamb to Hawk- shaw[.] Jane [was] in Clinton [in the] cutter P.M. & at U[ncle] Jamesf's] with John [in the] evening[.] 31 Drifting a little, fine 13 . S . Agnes & I [were] in* Church(Stewart)[.] [Messrs.] Walkinshaw, Jno. Lindsey, Pat­ terson & Grant [were new] elders induct- ed[.] 31 Snowing & Drifting 14 . M. Started quilting (old cashmere "Irish Chain")[.]John[has been] hauling wood[.] 24 15. T. Finis [hed quilting "Irish Chain1 ' ] & started "Old Swan Bill"[.John Tough,the] Assessor [was] here all night[.] 29 Cold N. Wind 16. W. Mother & Jane[were] in Clinton [with Bob in the] cutter[.] Aunty[was] up [here[.] 27 a little warmer 17 . T. Aunty & I[were] in Clinton[.] Levi Trick & Andrews [were] here for tea[.]Finished "Swan Bill" a little after dinner[.] 15 Snow Showers 18. F. Father walked to Clinton[.] Lizzie [Glen 44 went] in[to] Clinton [and] left [her] children heref.]Started quilting[;] lin­ ing[the]quilt [with the]hexagon centre[.] 19. S. John [was] in Clinton P.M. T[om] Wiggin- ton[rode] home with him [and he] went to U[ncle] Ja[mes']s [in the] even[ing.One] chicken hatched[-] the lst[.] Finis[hed] quilting [Hexagon Centre] a little after dinner[.] 20. S. T[om] Wigginton [was here] all last 35 night[.] Stormy,cold 21. M. Jane & Agnes [were] in Clinton [in the] 24 cutter[.] Elsie Katleton6, Ella & Marg Warmer,fine McEwen [were] here[.] Jno. shore 2 billy's (shearlings) [and] 2 lambs[.] 22. T. Jane [was] at D. McEwen's '*Mat Bee." John 27 [was] in Clinton seeing [the] Vet about Snowing sheep[.] Shore the other shearling billy S. Thaw too[.] Raining 23. W . [X was ] working Initials on [a] Hand- 2 9 kerchief[.] Bella made [a] White under- Frozen skirt[.] Lizzie [Glen was] at J. Pear- flaw Wind son' s[.] 24. T. Father walked to Clinton[.] Ada[Stewart 22 here] P.M. & Fen[wick]for tea[.] Finis- Thawing [hedj cutting Mac's wood[.] Sunshiny 35 Snowing P.M. �March, 1892 113 25. F. John[was] in Clinton with horse in cart getting him shod[.]Lizzie [was] at Fin­ ley [McEwen's. ] 26. S. Finis[hed] binding quilt[. Two] lambs 37 30 27 . S . 33 28 . M. ‘l i t First Turkey egg Mother & Agnes 33 tapped 6 trees[.] Tom[was here] in [the] Freezing evening!. He had been] crushing* at behind sun Glen's[.] *oats were rolled or crushed in the barn for feed for horses, cattle & sheep. The basic mechanism consisted typically of two grooved steel rollers six inches in diameter driven by a pulley. The rollers were mounted on 4 legs and surmounted by a hopper. The pulley might be driven by horse, wind or steam power. One man would shovel the oats into the hopper, a second might hold the burlap bag and a third could shovel the crushed oats, as they accumulated beneath the oilers, into the bag. The popular form of motive power in this period was the wind-drived power mill, mounted on the barn roof. 29. T. Frogs singing[.I] Finis[hed] making Mo- 29 ther's pillows[.] B[ella] A[gnes] Fine tapped 2 trees more[.I]helped clean oats Sunshiny & Warm and haul in [a]load of hay[. ] 30. W. Making Buttonholes in [a] Waterproof[.] 33 Jane washed Mac's "Wreath & Roses "quilt Cold East Wind, yesterday & ironed it today[.] No frost 31. T. Father walked to Clinton P.M. Smith [was here] for tea[.] Mac’s, H. Steep & C. Ross [were here in the] evening[.] April, 1892 1. F. John [was] in Clinton [with the] buggy 34 A.M. [and] Plowing P.M. [We] cut lamb’s Pretty windy tails [in the] even[ing.] but warm. Snow went away alot. 2. S. Aunty went to Green’s.Alice filley foal­ ed(dead) [.]John went tor Blackall[.] Red Heifer calved(Heifer)[.] Fen[wick was over in the] even[ing. Pedlars Wileym & Beetie of Varna were] around[.] 42 Very Windy Showers last night Snow 3. S. Jane & Bella [were] in Church( Shil­ ton -Methodist)[.] U[ncle] James [was] here[. The] Crocus’s (Sic) & wildflowers [are] out [and we have good] roads[.] 4. M. [Two] lambs [We] hauled in a load of hay[.] U[ncle James's] Annie [came] up [in the] even[ing] for [her] father[.] Mother [was] picking potatoes over all day[. ] 46 Windy, warm rain at night 33 Rain A.M, Very Fine & Warm 5. T. Father [was] in Clinton [with the] bug- 40 gy[.] Fen[wick] fetched Annie’s turkey High Wind up [in the] even[ing. I [worked at] pick- Rain T[hunder] ing beans[and] took out cellar windows[.] & lightfning] * last night.6 6. W. [I worked at]Cleaning grass seed with Fa- 36 ther & cleaning at cellar[.I] took [the] Rain & Snow flowers up[.] A.M, Fine P.M. �April, 1892 114 7. T. 8 . F . 9. S . 10 . s . 11 . M. 12 . T . 13 . W. 14 . T . 15 . F . 16 . S . 17 . S . 18 . M. 19 . T . 20 . W. 21 . T . 22 . F . 23 . S . 24. S. Bella & I were in Clinton[.] I washed mud 30 off[the] buggy & scrubbed milk shelves[.] Fine & Warm Father [was] sowing grass seed[.] Agnes & Lizzie [Glen][went in[to] Clinton 41 [with] Bob[.]I started quilting "Wreath & Fine A.M. Roses" upstairs[.] Rain & Snow 44 Snowing Soft Windy Frost at night 29 Snow Showers Tom Wfigginton] & Willie McEwen called[.] 35 A[gnes]& Jno.hauled in 2 loads[of] hay[.] Snowing A.M. I lamb Fine P.M. Daisy calvedf.] Father & Jno.[were] fen- 34 cing at [the] river[.] Fine Coldraw N. Wind John [was] harrowing P.M. John went to 41 Dunkins [in the] even[ing.] a little warmer Jane walked to Clinton P.M. John went to 32 Dunkin[ 's]with[lie] horse [.John & Father] Windy sowed peas & oats [in the] field out at Middling Warm door[. I] Finis[hed] quilting border at dinner about[.Tomorrow is] Good Friday[.] Father [was] at [a livestock] Show. [He 32 went in the buggy with] Bob & John [went] Fine with "Balenbogie Stamp[".] Wiley [was] Cold wind here[.]Tene & Bell McEwen[were] in [here] & at Glen's[;] Jane & Bella [were] with them[.] Father [stayed] in Clinton all day[. The] 27 Grey Heifer calved[.] I [was] sick P.M. Jane & Agnes [were] in church(Stewart)[.] 38 Jane, Agnes & Bella [were] in Sfabbath] School[.] Father & John [are] harrowing[. The four 29 of] us [have been] quilting every day[.] John [was] sowing oats[.] Willie McEwen 38 calling roundf.] Jane walked to Clinton[.]Agnes [has been] 29 cleaning peas...... Sowing peas[.] a little warmer P.M. 34 Raining Showery Father [was] at Sprung's[.] John [was] at 33 the mill with chop[. I] got 1/2 Dozfen] Dull Rain tea spoons with "Forest & Farm[quilt pat- night tern.] Father [was] in Clinton all day[.] 31 Fine High wind [The Four of Us were] at S[abbath] 26 S [chool.] Fine Cold Wind �115 April, 1892 25* M. Chickens coming out[.Jane walked to Clin- 29 ton A.M.[and] I [was]up P.M.getting [the] buggy shaft mended[.]A[gnes] & Jno.[were] hauling in hay[.] Jim Junor & T. Dunkin [were here] for dinner[.] 26. T. Father & John[were]at Sprung's with Dick- 56 enson seizing [a]horse[. John was at] R. Warmer Tompson's for dinner & tea[.] 27. W. Aunty [is] Home[.J Jno.walked in[to]Clin- 49 ton[.]Dave Kennedy’s son [was]here deliv- Windy ering trees[-]2 peach & 1 cherry[.]Black- all & Mac here P.M. 28. T. John [was] in Clinton [in the] buggy A.M. 31 [and] Father walked P.M. Mac [was] here Rain,Thunder & [in the] morning[.] Lizzie McTavish [wasJ1[ightning]last here P.M. night Nice 29. F. Aunty [was] up [here.] T[om] Wigginton 31 [was here] for tea[. The] Seaforth plow Dull A.M.Clear peddlar [called in.] Cold wind 30. S. Finis[hed] quilting "Wreath & Roses"[.] 33 A[gnes] & Jno. hauled in [a] jag of hay Nice Middling A.M. John was in Clinton P.M. [in the] warm buggy[.] May, 1892 1. S. Jane, Bella & I [were] in S[abbath] 36 S[chool.] Raining till about 1/2 past 2 2. M. J.B. Holmes[was here]for dinner[.]Father 34 [was] in Clinton & Harperhay with him[.I Misty am] Making a waterproof[.] 3. T. Father & Jno.[are] fencing at [the] Riv- 34 er[. I] Washed[. ] Raining A.M. Fine Very warm rain 4. W. Churchill [was here this] evening 28 Fine,Cold Wind n$ . . . , i - 1 * - - ■ , / : 5* T. Dunkin Sa-here (sic) for Dinner & tea & 30 tea & McCartney & G. Hanley (sic) [here] Raining for tea[.] 6. F. [I] Finis[hed] makirig [my] "Waterproof" 29 & hemmed the bottom^of Mother’s & [star- Raining A.M. ted] Sewing up Father's old unglued Dull one[.] I.McEwen called A.M. Bella scrub­ bing school[.] 7. S. Jane & Agnes [were] in Clinton[.] Lizzie 25 [Glen] left her kids here[.]* Mary & Ella Fine, McEwen [were] here P.M. [I] Finis[hed] C. Wind sewing Father's Waterproof[.] *little tots, Mary & Bessie 8. S. Jane & Bella [were] in Church(Shilton - 27 Methodist)[.] 9. M. [I]Washed plaster & Paint in my Bedroom & 39 filled [the] straw-tick[.] Agnes[ was]rak- Fine, warmer ingfthe] lawn[.]Macs [called and] fetched 3 pigs $6.00[.] Aggie Butchart [was here] P.M. [and] Mary McEwen [was here in the] even[ing.* This was the first time the] Young cattle [were] out [at] night[.] �May, 1892 116 ^Commentary If one looks back over the five years Eliza-Ann has been keeping this diary, it’s pretty obvious that the MacFarlane1s were very hospitable, not only with adults, but also with children. The four MacFarlane sisters had excellent role models in their mother, her maiden sister Agnes (Aunty), and their two aunts by marriage, Mary Barkley and Abigail Tweedy. And, even a century after his death, James MacFarlane's hospitality, kindness to children and his willingness to treat his wife and daughters as equal partners, reveal him to have been an exceptional man. The four MacFarlane women remembered, after they grew up, the enriching experience of various adult relatives taking time out to get to know them and listen. The Four MacFarlane sisters, working closely with their father in the selective breeding of animals and poultry and in improved strains of fruit trees and crops, came to understand the implications for human beings. An unspoken rule, observed for 2 generations, required a MacFarlane woman to marry an exceptional man or remain single. Jane and Isabella, and their niece, Ann MacFarlane all married exceptional men - Ned Glen, Thomas Fraser and Ken Taylor. Agnes Glen was married only five years before her death from cancer, but her husband, Donald Campbell was liked and respected by the Glen/MacFarlane connection. Agnes and Eliza-Ann did not marry and were very independent and self-sufficient all their lives. They were profoundly influential with their Glen and Fraser nieces and nephews and with John1s daughter, Ann. One can see in the diary that Eliza-Ann and her sisters are quick to take an interest in any child who wants to befriend them. They got to know virtually all the children, teaching in the local Sunday school. Jane Glen and her unmarried children. Jack, Don and Isabel, perpetuated for two more generat­ ions the MacFarlane traditions of generous, unpreten­ tious hospitality and being an extended family for children of relatives and neighbours. 10. T. 11. W. 12 . T. 13 . F . 14 . S . spacious vehicle. A third child, Eddie,is due later in the year. [I] scrubbed my bedroom & closet[.] Annie 24 [Stewart was] up for [a] turkey[.] We cleaned[the] stove pipes & scrubbed [the] Raining floor[.] J[ane] & A[gnes] cleaned Aunty’s P.M. [stove] pipes[.] Mac's c[ailed.] [I] washed A.M. [A] Gent called at dinner 30 asking the way to Pearson's[. The] Cattle Raining weren't out since Monday[.] Mac & T[homas] Frazer(sic)[were] here for 40 dinner & Mac & [Mrs McEwedbwere here in Fine the] even[ing.]John and father[have been] fixing[the]concession fence at Smith' s[.] Ja[ne] & Agnes [were] in Clinton[. The] y[oung] cattle [were] out all night[.J [The Four of] Us girls [were] picking 29 stones all day[.] Jno. [ha^ been] hauling Very Warm gravel for U[ncle]James[.]* Cows [are]all * Jas. out[.] Stewart's new home is under construction. [Agnes, Bella and I were picking stones] 33 A.M. Glen’s got home [a] new buggy & [illegible] for [the] girl[s.]* Fen[wick] Ag & . 1 [were] planting roots P.M. [We planted] 14 rows [of] carrots and 4 [of] mangolsf. We] planted [nearly 2 rows of *A growing fam- onions and] covered 8[•] ily needs more �May, 1892 117 15. S. Agnes & I [werejin Church(Stewart)[.] Jane 22 Jane & I [were] in S[abbath] S[chool.] Raining P.M. 16. M. A[g],B[ella] & I were picking A.M. & Plan- 29 ting Mangols P.M. [We] sowed 15 rows[. For Fine the first time this year the] Horses[were] out all night[.] 17. T. [We] Finis[hed] picking stones about 9 23 0 ’ C[lock.We]Took 3 [bee]hives out of pack- Fine & ing [-] dead ones[.] warm 18. W. [We] Sowed 15 rows (Turnips & Carrots mix- 26 ed)[.] Scott [was over in the] Even[ing] very Windy for eggs[.] Washed A.M. I think the horses Sprinkled were put in[.] some cooler 19. T . Kate foaled [.] Fred Rathwell died[.]7 ' 25 Windy, Showery 20. F. Jane & Bella [were] in Clinton[.] [I] 23 Planted rows Potatoes P.M. Dull, Fine Cool 21. S. Father & Mother [were] at F[red] 30 Rathwell's funeral[.] Dull Showery 22. S. John & Bella[were] in Church(Stewart)[.] 68 23. M. Agnes & John took stones off [the] clo- 31 ver[.] [I] set out 2 hives [of] Bees[.] Fine,Show- Father & I shore 7 sheep[. ] D. Ross [and] ery, cool Sid Smith (C) wind 24. T. [The Five of] Us [were] at Uncle Jno.’s 2 6 P.M.* Glen’s movedFisher's Barn[.]8 Dull Showery *The 24th of May is the Queen's Birthday. 25. W. Father & John took[the]Bull to Clinton[.] 30 Agnes drove the buggy up. Mr & Mrs Fer- Fine A.M. gueson [were] here P.M. Raining P.M. 26. T. Father & John [are] fencing [at Smith's 32 on the Concession road.] Moving barn [in Fine & Warm the] evenfing.] Glen's split barn. 1 • , l 1 r , * 4 27. F. Jno. Elliot & J. McEwen [were here] A.M. 30 A & [J. Elliot were here all] night [.John Cold North and] Willie McEwen[were here in the]even- Wind [ing] changeing^sic) eggs[.] I[worked at] raking [the] yard & scraping [the] cel­ lar[.]Father & Jno.[ were]fencing[.]U[ncle] Jafmejs & Fen[wick[were]in Clinton & fetch­ ed [the news]papers[.] 28. S. Fafther] & Jno. shore 14 sheep[.] 32 McDougal of Porter’s Hill & 2 kids Fine & [were] here for tea[.] Mother & I Warmcool [were] in Clinton[. ] wind 29. S. Ja[ne]f Ag, Ada [Stewart] & I [were] 27 in S[abbath] Sfchool.] Father [was] Mist & at U[ncle] Ja[mes’]s[.]* Rain A.M. Warm Cleared P.M. ♦probably to inspect the progress of construction of the new home. �30. M Hay, 1892 118 Father, Ag & Jno. shore 5 sheep A.M.(All 31 [done]) Cut out waist (print Brown)[.] Very Warm 31. T. U[ncle] Ja[me]s[was] up at noon for some Very Warm 38 cut[seed) potatoes[.] Father & Jno*[are] Pouring [are at a] banking conference these days[.3 June, 1892 1 W. Mac[was] here [in the] morn[ing.] Agnes & 24 I [were]at Rob Pearson’s baby's funeral[. Very Warm His full name was) John Alex. Stewart Showery [Pearson.]* *named after the much­ loved and respected Rev. Stewart, and his grandfather John. 2. T. Finis[hed] making Brown Print waist[.] 32 Jane, John, Ned [Glen],Lindy Shoemaker & Raining I [were) at Mac's [this] even[ing.) Showery 3. F. Started Blue Print(.]Jno.McEwen (was) in 36 after umbrellas[.] Raining & Windy 4. S. [We had] Wiggin[ton],Mac,Miss McNaughton 16 & Ed & Mr & Mrs Cooper for dinner & C*.] Bella went home with [Miss McNaughton.] Father & [Mr Cooper) went to Snell’s[.] * &C has evolved to mean "for tea " In 1888 and 1889 (C) seemed to be a code for male callers interested in Eliza-Ann. 5. S. Father & Jane [were] in Church(Stew- 15 art)[.] U[ncle] Ja[me]s & Glen [were] Warm here[.] Adam [Stewart was here] for din- Showers ner[.] 6. H. I [was at Malcolm McEwen's] P.M. 28 Fine,Foggy & warm \) f. i . 1.J I + > _J 11 t r * f * , 4 1 4 »r * . ) 7. T. Mac, Biggins & Ormsby [were] here P.M. 28 John started at summerfallow[.] Fine 8. W. Ormsby A.M. Father took him out to 36 Snell's and back to Wigginton’s[.He is] Fine Hunting [for] Advocate advertiz[ing.]* I was Cleaning bee frames[.) *probably a weekly: Exeter Advocate ? 9. T. Ag helped clean a few bags of oats[.] I 21 washed 2 bee boxes and a lot of Raining frames[.] Scott [was] in [here] P.M. Heavy 10. F. Mr & Mrs [Nicholas] Cuming & Mr & Mrs & 24 Mary & Isie Elliot [were] here[.]Father, Fine,Warm John & Agnes dipped 40 lambs[.]Jane & I [were] in Clinton [at] church(J.A.McDon­ ald,Varna)[.]1 1 11. S. Father & Agnes scuffled roots P.M .Fath- Fine & 18 er [was] at [the] Mill with chop[.] Very Warm 12. S. Father, Mother, Jane & I [were] in 10 church(Stewart) [. ] I walked up with Par- Very Very ker and got [a] ride home with Adam Warm [Stewart] &(€)[.] John [and I were back # in church in the] even[ing](Shilton)[♦] �June, 1892 119 13. M. Father walked to Clinton A.M. Ag & I 20 picked[the] 1st[potato] bugs [which are] very plentiful[. I’ ve been] Making Ma’s More wind Print dress & I cut out [a] Par[a]sol covering[.] Dan & Mac McNaughton [were here this]even[ing] showing [off]cart[.] Mac [McEwen was in] too[.] 14. T. Jno. walked to Clinton[. I] Finis[hed] making Mother's Print [dress]& covering Parasol[.] Father & Mother left for Oak Lake, Manitoba P.M.* Bessie Ross, Tene, Bill & Liz & Lindy & Ned [were here in the] even[ing.] 15. W. Agnes & I [drove] Jess in[to] Clintonf.] 24 Lizzie [Glen went] with us[.] I [was] at Misty Morn U[ncle] Ja[mes']s with oats [and took Warmer along little] Mary Glen[.] 16. T. Agnes & I [were] picking bugs A.M. &[the 30 two of]us & Bella planted 20 rows of tur- Very Warm nips P.M. I. McEwen & Bessie Ross [were Morn Cool- here] in [the] even[ing.] Mac's (C) er Wind P.M. 17. F. Jane, Bella, Agnes,John,Lindy & J.McEwen 18 [were]at [a]picnic P.M. Tom & Jenny Ages Poured [were] here [in the] even [ing] & all rain,misty night[.] Aunty [came] up & stayed all Fine night[.] 18. S. I scraped [the] milk-room & [the] hall 26 [working] all day at it [.Aunty stayed Cloudy here all] day[.] Jno.sowed rape[seed and Fine was]in Clintonfin the] even[ing.] Willie & Maud Scott [were] here[.] 29 Fine,cool­ er wind 19 S. Bella & John [were] in Church [in the] 21 evening (Patterson High School)[.]Agnes Misty & I [were] in Sfabbath] Sfchool.] Bees Drizling swarmed out & returned [to the] W[est] hive[. ] 20. M. Ag, Bella & I [hoed turnips] all day[.] Fine,a 2 5 John[was away] at road-work[.] Fen[ wick] little [came] for tea[.] dull,coolish 21. T. [Ag,Bella & I hoed] mangols [all day.] 23 [We] Picked bus A.M. & I got dinner & C Showery Jane [did the] washing[.] Mac's (C) evening 22. W. Jane, Lindy & Marie [were] in Clinton A.M. Bees swarmed 1st [time from hive] No. 3[.] Ag & Bella [were] hoeing roots all dayf.J I [joined them P.M. 23. T. [Ag and Bella hoed roots all day. I did] too all but got dinner from 1/2 after 11 & washed dinner dishes[.] Jane washed 6 blankets[.] Jno. hung [a] wire Clothes line & [a] low gate[.] Jno.[was] in Clin ton [in the] even[ing.] 24. F. [I] Picked bugs A.M. John [was] hauling Fine & 13 sand to barn-step[.] A[gnes]Jno & B[ella Warm, Dull were] hoeing after till noon[.] Ag & I & cooler Finis[hed] weeding Roots P.M.(through at tea time)[.] 18 Fine,warm Rain Even­ ting] 18 Dull, Warm Fine Cool 25. S. Agnes picked 1st Strawberries [and] Made Fine & 15 2 pies[.]Jno.[was] hauling sand to [the] Warm barn step[.]I washed Mother’s Straw-tick and Feather covers & (C) all day[.] D. Ross [was] here[.] �June, 1892 120 Jno. & Agnes [were] in Church (Patter- 24 son)[.]Jno. & Fen[wick were]up[to church Fine in the] even[ing] (Patterson) [.] [Agnes,] Rain Even- Bella & I [were] in S[abbathJ S[chool.] ing T[om] Wigg[inton was] here[.] Fen[wick was here] all night].] [I] Scrubbed Mother’s Bed-room & ironed 12 ticks & washed [a] big quilt[.]Jane [was] Raining in Clinton[.She] went by Wigg[inton’s] $ drove up with their horses[.]9Jno. mowed [the] lawn[.] [I] Scraped at [the] pump [in the] lane, 15 Filled Mother’ s Tick & aired the bed Raining in clothes[.The] W[est] hive swarmed again[; Morn, Fine the bees] stayed]out]2 hours & then went Raining went back[.] Jane,Agnes & Majorie [were] Evening at Junor’s & McGregor’s[. Uncle James's] Annie [was] here P.M. West hive swarmed again[- the] 1st that 14 stayed off[.1] finis[hed] scrubbing[the] Dull cider barrel[.] Ja[ne was] quilting at Like Rain Glen's P.M. Ag & X picked bugs A.M. & finis[hed] P.M. & hoed 6 rows [of] pota­ toes].] B[ella was] at Mac’s [in the] even[ing.] [I] Scraped out & filled holes in [the] 18 Milk-room & washed [the] Milk-R[oomj Rained at doors[.] Jane & John[were] in Clinton]*] night,Dull Baird & C. Ross [were] in at noon[.] Clear & Fine July, 1892 I [was] in Clinton A.M. to meet Father & 27 Mother[.]They came on the P.M.train [at] 2:28 o ’ c[lock.]John [was] hauling [more] Fine sand to [the] barn steps[.] W[est hive] Cool Wind swarmed 2nd [time.] A.M. [we] scuffled some[.] We hoed a few 20 pot[atoes] P.M.before [the]rain[.J Bella Dull A.M. & I [were] in Clinton A.M. Raining P.M. None of us [were] in S[abbath] S[chool.] 17 John [was] in Church [in the] evening[.] C* Raining * I think this C is code for ’ ’ courting.” It was quite respectable for a Victorian young man to drive a young lady to morning or evening Sunday services and drive her home again[.] I picked [a] 1/2 q[uar]t [of] Strawber- 12 ries A.M. [Father,Agnes, Bella & I were Fine Hoeing potatoes till tea time]. Father, showers Jane & I were]putting labels in lambs[.] Jno. [was over] at [Wm. Glen's [barn-] raising [in the] even[ing.] W[est] Hive Swarmed 3rd time A.M. [The North Hive swarmed at 3 P.M. for the 2nd time.] Jno.[was] mowing A.M. [and] raking P.M.I 17. washed]. We) started coleing hay P.M. Fine 26. S . 27 . M. 28 . T. 29. W. 30 . T . 1. F . 2. S 3. S . 4. M. 5. T • �July, 1892 121 6. W 7 . T. 8. F. 9. S. 10. S. 11. M. [More mowing and raking A.M. and coleing 20 P.M.JBoth Hives Swarmed(doubled them)[.] * * When bees swarm, they cling together in a huge "bee ball" to a tree branch (protecting the queen) while scouts look for a suitable place to build a new hive. If spotted in time,a bee keeper can cut the branch off and carry the • swarm and drop it in a fresh hive with some frames and cellwork. Al­ most always the swarm will take the hint and occupy the proffered hive. Miss MacFarlane appears to have nabbed both swarms today. LOADING h a t . Aunty [is] back from Gireen'sf. We]hauled 5 loads[of] Hay [and] Finis[hed] putting up [the] Rathwell field[. I] Washed [an] Old Brown B[ee] Box[.] [We] Hauled in 7 loads [of] Hay[.] & Aunty [were] in Clinton[.] Jane [We] Hauled in 4 loads [and] finis[hed] is[hed the] Rathwell field[. I] took [a] Frame[of] Honey from[the] W[est Hive.and Hive] No.3[.] No. 3 Swarmed [but the swarm was [very small.] Jno. & I [were] in Church A.M. [and John went again with] Jane (in the] even[ing] (Mr Mitchell-a student)[.] Father [was at] U[ncle] James's [and was] up [here in the]even[ing] with him[.] Jno.mowed A.M.[and] We put it up[in the] even[ing.] Jno. scuffled [in the garden] up to[the]potatoes & C Agnes & I picked [the] 1st Raspp[berrie]s.[I] cleaned out Private[.]* *winter toilet in woodshed 12 warm 15 15 18 22 12. T. Agnes,John & Bella [were] in Bayfieldf.]* Mr [Edward ] Glen Sr. [was here] P.M. & [for] tea[.] Father was mowing [in the ] even[ing and I followed] putting up some[.] *probably to see the Orange Walk 13'. W. [We] Hauled in 3 1/2 loads [of hay] & • coled some[.] Jane & Agnes picked 7 lbs [of] Rasp[berrie]s. 14. T. Jno.mowed[the] Shanty field[.]We finish­ ed raking below [the] barn [and] Hauled in 2 loads[.] Mother & Jane [were] in Clinton[.] 15. F. [We] Hauled in 4 loads [and] Finis[hed] that field[.] Agnes [was] sick today[.] Jane & Ag picked Rasp[berrie]s [in the] morning[and] traded with Lizzie[Glen]for [some] B[lac]k currants[.] 16. S. [We] Hauled in 5 loads [from the] Shanty field & Raked it all & coled most of it[.] Bella walked to Clinton[.] Scott [of] Brucefield & [Indecipherable were here ] for tea & got some wool[.] 17. S. Agnes & John [were] in Church(Scott, the lawyer's brother)[.]U[ncle] Ja[me]s[was] here P.M. 22 22 19 20 Fine, Very Windy Heavy Showers even- [ing] 23 Fine & Very Windy 19 Fine, cool �July, 1892 122 18. M. John Finis [hed] mowing [and We] Hauled in 26 three loads [-] all of [the] Shanty Fine, a field[.] Agnes & I [were] picking Rasp- little war- [berriejs A.M. & Weeded some nips P.M. mer.Breezy 19. T. [We] Hauled in 3 loads[.] Jane [drove] 21 Jess in[to] Clinton for Paris Green[.] Fine 20. W. [We] Hauled in 4 loads [of hay.This ]Morn- 21 [ing] Father Finis[hed] thinning Turnips Fine,Warm [in the]morn[ing. Malcolm and Ann McEwen were here] in [the] evening[.] 21. T. [We are] Finis[hed] haying[.We]Hauled in 14 1 load A.M. - the last [of] 42 loads[.] Mac's (C) Agnes, Bella & I [were] Green­ ing Potatoes P.M. Jno.[took the] Cart in- [to] Clinton[.] 22. F. [The] 4 of us picked 27 lbs of Red Rasp- 14 [berrie]s & lbs. of B[lac]k Rasp[ber- rie]s[.] I washed[ & I] took some honey to cousins[.] 23. S. Jane pulled & cooked [both] yellow & 13 B[lac]k Rasp[berrie]s[.] Cutting Wheat[.] Ag & I [were] stooking all day[,]Jane P.M. [and] Father after tea[.] 24. S. Jane & John [were] in Church(Scott) [and 16 John went again in the] even[ing.The] Rev.Heavy Showers [Mr] Stewart & wife are back[.] A lot light­ ning Fine & very warm 25. M. [We] Finis[hed] cutting wheat early [and] 27 Father,Ja[ne], Ag & I [were] stooking[.] Fine & U[ncle] Ja[me]s called round on us[.]Tene Very Warm & Bell McEwen [came] in [the] even[ing[.J Ag & I [were] at Auntie's[.] 26. T. Jno. [was] hauling gravel to [the] barn 22 step[.]Agnes & 1 picked Rasp[berrie]s A.M. 90 [F] Mother, Jane & I [were] in Clinton P.M. 27. W. [We] Hauled in 5 loads[of] Wheat at Rath- 12 well's[.]Cooked 1st apples Sauce . & Pies[.] a little cooler 28. T. [We hauled in 6 loads of wheat from the Rathwell place.] Father walked [to] Clin- ton[.] 8 Very Warm, A little cooler 29 . F . 30. S. [I] Sorted Bee's Wax,Washed,Ironed,&[was] 26 at Glen's [in the] even[ing.] Agnes [was] Raining at U[ncle] Jas. [this] even[ing.] Cutting Peas P.M. Jno.[was] in Clinton . 36 [with the] Horse [and] Cart in[the] even- Fine,A lif­ ting.] Edna Green, Mary Glen, Eliz[abeth] tie cooler & Magfgie] McEwen came over P.M.* *Four girls ranging in age from 4 to 11. 31. S . Jno. & I [ were] in Church (Stewart)[. We 26 went again in the] even[ing](Earnest)[.] Earnest [was here] all last night[.] Cooler �1. M • [We] Hauled in 7 loads[of] wheat [-] all [done] but [the] Raking[.] Bella Green & Rachel Hanley [were visiting] at Aun­ tie 's[.] She went back with them[.] 2. T. Mother & I [were] in Clinton[.] Cutting Peas near[ly] all day[.] Agnes[was] rak­ ing till tea time[.] J. Dunkin [was] here[.] 3. W. [We] Finis[hed the]wheat [and] Hauled in [a] small load [of] Rakings[.] Cutting Peas[- We] Finis[hed the] field at [the] door & Hauled in 4 gags[.]Took lambs off sheep[.] 4. T . [ We] Finis[hed] cutting Peas over next Mac' s bush & Hauled in 2 loads after tea[.] Bella walked to Clinton[•] Hill, the Brucefield butcher [was] around[.] August, 1892 123 37 . Rained Some 24 Fine & cool 28 28 5. F . Father & I turned some peas A.M. We cut 18 down a piece of oats beside [the] Dull A.M. roots[.] Jane walked to Clinton[.] RainingP.M. 6. S. F[ather],Jo[hn], & I [were] sawing rails 36 for [the] thresher A.M.10 Ag turned Peas Fine P.M. & hauled in [the] piece out at[the] Cool Wind door.(3 1/2 loads) P. McGregor & McLeod & J. McKenzie & Mac’s (C) 7. S. Jane & Agnes[were] in church(Stewart)[.] 25 John [went in the] even[ing.] 8. M. Father,John & I [were]in Brucefield with 26 3 steers to [deliver to] P.McGregor[.] Very Warm Father,John,Agnes & I[were] cutting oats P.M. Next Mac's bush[.] 9. T. [We were]Cutting oats all day[.We]Finis- 22 [hed] cut[t]ing[.] Jennie Grant [came] Very Warm P.M. & [stayed] all night[.] Heavy Rain even[ing] 10. W. Father [was] at Woon’s threshing all 2 4 day[.] Jno. hauled some manure[.] Ag & I Showers milked sheep A.M. Jane & Bella [were] i n . all day Clinton P.M. [I] cut out [a piece in the newspaper about] making aprons[.] 11. T . Father,Ag & I Did Pea - [indecipherable] 21 & put off a load [of] Peas A.M. Father Dull,cooler [was] at Mac's threshing P.M. I [was] in a little Clinton[.] misty, rain 12. F. Father & I lifted stooks A.M. & turned 44 Peas P.M. Ag was turning Peas too[.]Liz- Fine,Cool zie & Annie were in Seaforthf.We] Hauled in 2 loads [of Peas] after tea[.] Aunty [has returnedJ home[.] 13. S. Agnes & Bella [were] in Clinton & at R. 46 Thompson's[.] John drove Bella to [the] Goderich train[. We] Hauled 5 loads [of] oats & 1[of] Peas[.] 14 * . S. Agnes & I [were] in Church(Stewart) [. We 31 drove to Clinton with]Jess[.]Father[was] at U[ncle] Ja[mes]’s [and] fetched 2 kittens home[.] Jno.[wentJwith Ned [Glen to church in the] evening[.] 15. M. [We] Hauled in 7 loads [of] oats[.] Jno. 22 Dunkin & [his] Wife[were here this] even- ing[.] �August, 1892 124 16. T . 17 . W. 18 . T. 19. F. 20 . S . 21 . S . 22 . M. [We] Hauled[in 5 loads of oats] from next Mac's bush[.]Father & Dunkin[were at]Wig- [ginton's,] Salkelds &(C) Father bought 2 steers from Cantelon[.] Scott [was] here [in the even[ing]& Mr Buchanan[,the] Live Stock Advertizer, [was here] all night[.] [We] Finis[hed] Harvest[.] Hauled in 4 loads [of] oats & 2 [of] peas[.We] made a stack[of]oats yesterday[and] finis[hed] it to day[.]Father & Jno.[were]at Scott’s [in the] even[ing.] Jane walked [into] Clinton[.] [I’ ve been]Fixing Bella's B[lac]k-Spotted skirt[.] Jane [was] at U[ncle] J[ames]’s P.M. Jane & Ag [and the James Stewart family were] at [John] Diehl’s [in the] even[ing. The] Dunkin’s & Amelia [were] here [this] even[ing.] Jane & Agnes[were] in Clinton A.M.[I was] Helping Jno.roof[the] stack A.M. Jane & I [were] at Isard’s [in the] evening[.] Father & J no.[have been]hauling manure[.] Agnes [drove] Jeff [into Clinton.] Mother & Jane [were] in Church(Stewart.) [John went in the] even[ing.] Mrs Edward Glen Sr [is] at Lizzie's[.J [I] Finis[hed] fixing Bella's skirt & mended Father's heavy pants. [We had] 2 Sturdey's (sic) for tea[.] Jno. went to McTavish'es to see [Bill] Perdue [about threshing our crop.] Jane & Ag [were] at Mac' s[.] 23. T. Agnes [was]at Butchart's P.M. & called at Ross['es.] Jim Junor [was here P.M. [Mr] P.Cantelon fetched steers[in the]even[ing [and was here] for tea [with his] 2 sons too[.] 24. W. Jane & I [were] at Grants P.M. [in the] buggy [with] Bob[.] Charlie Mason [was here] P.M. 25. T. Mother & I were] in Clinton P.M. [The] Threshers came [in the] even[ing &] 2 [stayed] all night[.] 26. F. [We] Finis[hed]threshing[here]early [and] Jno. had to move to Shepherd Aunty [was] up at Glen's for tea[.]Ida Miller & Laura & Frank Perdue [were here] P.M. 27. S. Agnes [was} at [the] Barn all day [and] I [was there] P.M.helping to lift [the] pea load off the [barn] floor[.]l put another load off[.] I [was] in Clinton [in the] even[ing.] 28. S. John & I [were] in Church(Stewart.) Jane & I [were] in S[abbath] S[chool.] Jim & Ettie Cartwright [were here] P.M. 29. M. Father [was] in Clinton getting Bob & the Sorrel shod[.] Ernest West came to work here[. I am] Making over B[ella]’s B[lac]k dress these days[.] 35 Fine & Very Warm 24 24 29 Fine and Cooler 28 23 27 24 Fine, a little Warm 12 Dull,Warm Rain even- ling] 26 Showery 19 Dull,Fine 22 Clear & Cool •19 Fine & Warm 38 Fine & �August, 1892 125 [The] Boys [are] hauling manure these 26 days[.]Tom Wigg[inton was here] all last Very Warm night.[The five of Us]Kids[were]down at Heavy Rain U[ncle] Ja[me]s['s] with Mac’s kids last P.M. night[.] Weir, the Machine Agent & McPhail [were] 27 here trying to buy apples[.] Rain P.M. & even[ing] September, 1892 Stanley [the] apple buyer [was] here[.] 9 Father [walked into] Clinton[.j John Fine [drove] Jess[into Clinton in the] even- Cold Wind [ing.] Jane & I [were] at McTavish'es P.M. [and we] called [on] Mac's [in the] even[ing[.] Jim Junor [was here] P.M. for dinner & 27 tea [ . ] Father at Woon's, Marshall' s,[?] Fine,Warm Wigg[inton’s,] Mac’s, McGregor’s & (C) [We had a] Sturdy lamb for dinner & tea. 22 [We were] at Dunkin’s with [a] Billy & Very Warm took 1 from Frazer’s[.] Jane & Agnes [drove] Jess in[to] Clinton P.M.John[was in] at noon [with] Bob[. ] Agnes & Father [were] in Church (Render- 16 son)[.]Fen[wick]& John walked[to Church Dull,Warm in the] even[ing.] Heavy Rain even[ing] I [was] at Jim Junor's for [a] pig[. Mr] 20 Weir [came] here [and] bought apples[.j Raining Agnes & I pulled pears (about a bag)[.j Morn, Warm G. Smith [was] here for dinner[.] Sowing Wheat[.] John T[h]om[p]son [was 23 here] for dinner[. ] Jno. & Andy Dunkin Paining [were] here[.] Jane & Agnes went to Fin- all night ley's [this] even[ing.] Clear & Cool P.M. Jim Junor & Mac[came] here for Bob[.]Fa- 18 ther went with him to load [the rail] Fine & car[.] I [was] at U[ncle] Ja[mes]'s with Warm [a] pail [of] pears P.M. Mrs Jun[or] & kid & Tene & Bell[were here in the]even­ ting.] Jim [Junor was] in for his team[.] Jane and Agnes[werejin Clinton P.M. [and]sent Fine Bella her clothes[.] Father [was] with Mac at A. Dunkins A.M 30 T[om] Frazer fetched a sheep[.I]scrubbed Fine & [thej cellar steps & out [thej door[.] Warm I [was]helping] Jno.clean grist A.M.[and was] sic[k] with it P.M.* A. Dunkin[was] *Inhaling too here[.] too much fineI * * * * & grain dust can give one a sick stomach (threshing fever) or it can play havoc with allergies. I walked to Clinton P.M. Jno. & West 12 [were] up [this] even[ing with the] Dull cart[.] West [wasj at [the] mill for flour[.] Fa[ther & John] washed 3 Bil­ lies [.] Pressed kettle pears[.] J.Dunkin & James [were here forthe night[.] 30. T . 31 W. 1. T . 2. F . 3 S . 4. S . 5. M. 6. T . 7. W. 8. T . 9. F. 10. S. �September, 1892 126 11. S. I walked to Church [in the] mom[ing.} 12 Jno. & Ja[ne went in the] evenfing. I] Fine,Windy got a ride up with Trick* & [a ride]home heavy rain with Alex.innis [.] even[ing] ♦Probably Bob Trick. 12. M. [I] Made factory drawers and sewed wire 32 on [an]old hat[.I] cut lining for[a]shop- Showery ping bag[.] Agnes [was] at Glen’s [this] Raining even[ing. we ] got a card from Bella[. ] 13. T [I] Stitched [the shopping bag,] gave the Raining 17 drawers to Jane* [and Started making an- all day other pair[.] *For her trousseau. Jane would marry Ned Glen on Dec 28 and this is the first intimation of it in the diary. 14. W. [X worked at] Trimming sheep all day with 16 Father[.]Window glass in the kitchenfwas] High Wind broken last night[.] & Rain Dull 15. T. [Another day of trimming sheep with Fa- 13 ther, including trimming a sheep’s horn Fine,Heavy for] Mr G.Baird Sr.[I]Finis[hed the sec- -Rain even- second pair of drawers [and I] Made 1 & fingi mended 1 root mit[.] Ned fetched [the news]papers[.] 16. F. [I've been] making [an] under-waist[. Mr G. Baird Sr.was here] morn[ing] & evening for tea & sand[wiches.] Father [was at Scott's [and] had dinner there[.] Jno. & West [are] hauling stones to pave the C[ow]Stable these days[.] 12 Fine Cold Wind 17. S. 18 . S . 19. M. 20. T. [I] finis[hed] making a corset cover all 11 but [the] lace[.] Ag [was] in Clinton[.] Warmer Wigg[inton] called [in the] morn[ing] & Mac[in the] even[ing.Mr] Ferguson & [his] wife [came in the] even[ing and] bought "Old Jess"[.] I walked to Church [in the] morn[ing] 11 (Stewart) [and] John [went in the] even- Fine,Windy [ing[.] Wigg[inton] & Tom* [came] for tea[.] They 12 took some lambs[.] Father & Ernest [went] Cool with lambs [to] Brucefield[.] Ferguson & 2 girls [were] back with "Old Jess"[this] even[ing. Three** MacFarlaneJKids & Mac's [have]gone to U[ncle] Jno.'s[.I]Finis[hed the]Shopping Bag and started [on the] lace[.] ♦probably Tom Fraser ** Eliza is home working on Jane’s trousseau and Bella is away teaching on week days, so "Us” in this instance does not equal 5 Mac- Farlane siblings - just 3 -Ag, Jane & John.[ I ] [I] Finis[hed the] lace for 1 sleeve[.] 15 Father & Mother went for grapes [. I] Cool Wind killed the last swarm of bees[.] Jno. [was] in Clinton getting [the] horse shod[.] �September, 1892 127 21, W 22 . T 23 . F 24. S 25. S 26 . M 27 . T 28. W 29. T 30. F 1. S 2. S 3. M 4. T . Father left for [the] London show[.] Jno. & Ernest hauled in the end of [the] Old [hay]Stack[. ] . [John, Ernest,] Jane, Ag & I [dug] at [the] potatoes [for] 15 rows[.] Father [joined in digging] some at [the end[. ] Nannie & her Aunt (Mrs Ferguson) [were] here P.M.12 [We] sold Ferny to Hill[.] . John took Ferny to Brucefield[.] [We] Finis[hed the last] 8 rows [of] pota­ toes^ ]T[om] & Jessie Wigg[inton], Nigo Sheriff & Fen[wick were here this] even­ ting.] . [I] Finis[hed the] lace for [the] other sleeve[.] Father,Mother & Jane [were] in Clinton[.] Father was seeing Mr Scott[.] . John [went in the] cart [to] church [in the] morn[ing] (Simpson Brucefield) [and also in the] even[ing.](Stewart.) Scott died[.]Mrs isard & E. Ann Mac. P.M. . Agnes, John & I [were] at Scott's [this] evening[.] Ernest left[.] . Agnes walked to Clinton A.M.[and was] at [the] funeral[.] Father & Mother walked [and]John drove to [the]funeral[.]Father & Jno.[were] hauling manure[.] . John [has] gone to[the] Goderich show[.] Burns & ----- called to see horses [. A] fellow [was] here to buy [a cow that is already sold[.] . Father walked to Clinton P,M.W[m.] Glen went for Lindy[.] Agnes & I [were] at the Master's P.M. . I [am] making[a]Sunbonnet[.] Jane finis- [hed] making Ticks[. I] Found [a] turkey nestf.] 4 i October, 1892 . [The] Rev [Mr] Stewart & [his] 2 sons called[.] Aunty [is] back[.] J. Thomp­ son [was] here with sheep[.] J .McKen­ zie & wife [were] here[this]morn[ing]for [the] heifers he bought[.] Father [was] at McKenzie's [and] bought [a] Grey horse[.] I [was] in Clinton getting [a] shoe changed[.] . Jane & Agnes [were] in Church (Lee from Scotland-Mac's relation)[.] Jane & Agnes & Lindy [were] in S[abbath] S[chool.] Jno. & N[ed] walked [to] Church in [the] even[ing.] . Glen’s killing heifer[.] Morrow’s store [in] Varna burned yester[day.] [I] Finis[hed] making [the] Sunbonnet[.] 12 Warmer 14 Warm 24 Pretty Warm Very Warm 8 Rain P.M. 15 Fine Windy Fine, Windy 30 15 Beautiful 11 8 Clear Cold Wind 1 12 Warmer Raining P.M. 6 Cold Wind Showery even[ing] �October, 1892 128 5. W. Agnes & I started pulling Apples (Seeks). Mother [was] at U[ncle] John's seeing Mrs Ferguson[.] Lilly [was] up for [a] Pattern[ . J 6. T . Aunty & I [were] in Clinton with things to show[.] John [was in with a] Horse[.] Father, Ja[ne] [and] A[gnes were] at [a] prayer-meeting[. The] Master [came] for tea at Scott’ s[.] 7. F. Jane, Agnes & I [were] at [the] show[. Showery We went in the] buggy[.] John & Ned went up in [the] cart[.] 8. S. I [was] in Clinton to post [a] card to 16 Teaswater(sic)[.]Father & Jno.[are]haul- Misty,Rain ing manure[. At night] Fa[ther] & I put glass in by times [the broken] kitchen window[.] 9. S, Jane & I [were] in Church [this] morn- 9 [ing](Stewart)[.] Jno.[went in the] even- Nice [ing.] Mr & Mrs Wigg[inton]& Stella [were C[old]Wind here] P.M. Snowing very Cold Windy 12 Nice Cool Wind, War­ mer 10. M. [We were] pulling apples all day[.I] 6 Killed 2 Hives [of] Bees[. Fa[ther]start- Nice & ed pulling Mangols[.] A[gnes] Jo[hn] & I Warm [were] at U[ncle] John's seeing Miss Fergueson13 11. T. Father & Mother went out to Elliot's[.I 6 went to Wigginton's [to stay] all night. 12. W. [TheA Blythe show [is on.] John was at 8 U[ncle] Jno's threshing P.M. Mrs Wiggin- Beautiful ton & Stella & I[were]at[the] Ben Miller Woolen Mill[.] 13. T. John[was]at U[ncle]Jno.'s threshing till 6 about 3 & then [to] U[ncle] Ja[me]s['s.] Warm Ja[ne,]A[g] & I [were] at Mac's [this] even[ing.] Copeland from Teeswater [stayed] all night at Wig[ginton's] with Father[.] Wigg[inton came] back with them[.] 14* F. Jno.[was] at U[ncle] Ja[me]s['s] thresh- 5 ing till 2 P.M. Father & I[were] at[the] Very Warm Bayfield show[.]Copeland bought[a]Shear­ ling Billy & took him home[.] Mr Webber called[.] 15. S. Edward Glen[was] born at noon [to Willie and Lizzie.] 14 Jane & Lindy [were] in Rain Day Clinton P.M. M. Snell & [a] friend from Nice night Listowell called [in the] morn[ing.] 16. S. Agnes & I [were] in Church [in the]morn- 12 [ing] & John & Ned[went in the]even[ing] Fine,Dull (Stewart)[.] 17. M. Ag & I [were] pulling apples all day[.j 9 Father & Jno.[were] pulling and hauling in mangols[.] John Thompson arrived [this] even[ing] to point[the] hen house & (C) 18. T. Us pulling apples all day[.]Jno.[was] at 3 Butchart's threshing all day[.] Agnes Rain even stayed at Glen’s all night[.] ing 6 �October,1892 129 19. W. John[was] at Butchart's threshing A.M. I [was] with Father P.M. fetching stones from [the] river[.] Aunt Mary called[. ] Kate Pearson's Motheris [was here]P.M. 20. T. Father & Jno.finis[hed] pulling mangols A.M. John [was] at D.McEwen's (Finley's) P.M. [We were] pulling [apples] all day[.] 4 Fine & warm 5 Highish Wind 21. F. John, Jane & I [were at] Church in Clin ton (Hamilton)[.] walked home[.] Fine & Nice 22. S. John hauled in mangols A.M. [and was] at Mac's threshing P.M. P. Campbell & J. Dunkin [ were] her[e.] T[h3ompson & Lindy went home[.] Jane [was] at Grant’s P.M. 23 . S . 24. M. John & I [were] in Church(Stewart)[.] A. Walker [was here] P.M. & even[ing.] 9 Raining I washed [clothes and I also] washed out 10 a lot of old duck p[an]ts[.] Jane & Ag pulled some apples P.M. The Mason & Lin­ dy are back[.] 25. T. P[eter]Campbell & S[am]Cooper [are] here to build[us a] Wood-shed[ *]Ag & I [were] Drizzley pulling apples all day & at Glen’s [in the even[ing.] Mac & ------ [were here] from Wingham[.] 26. W. John[was]in Clinton A.M.for lumber & P.M. 17 A[g]& I [were] pulling apples all day[.] 27. T. Beetie [was] here[.] T[om] Wigginton fetched him[.] Father took him to J.Dun- Dull kin's P.M. A[g] & I finis[hed] pulling apples[. The] Mason floored [the] cow- stable [and] went home[.] 28. F. I took in our barrel of apples(all Spys.) [Agnes, Ned, Jane & I hauled in] 2 loads S.W. Wind [of] mangols all P.M. John was at Glen's Fine threshing yesterday & to-day[.]Jane[was] Rain even- in Clinton A.M. fingj 29. S. John [was] down early [in the] momfing] 6 at U[ncle] Ja[mes[’s] for lumber* & Raining& [took the] cart [to] Clinton P.M. Cooper Snowall [was] here & bought 2 shearling Bil- day lys[.] I washed [the] kitchen & pant- ry[.] * probably left over from recent con­ struction of the new farmhouse 30. S. John [went to] Church[this] even[ing] in 0 [the ]cart ( McDonald of Seaforth today)[. ] -Rain,some snow Morn- ing, Nice P.M. 31. M. [The] Carpenters [were] back (Dan Camp- 5 bell too) & [they] left at night[.] Fa- Fine,Dull [ther],A[g] & I pulled 4 rows [of] car- Raining rots[and] Jno. hauled in 2 loads[.] Fen- even[ing] [wick]. Bell & Jno.McEwen,Mr Wigg[inton] & Jessie, Ned & Lindy [were here] all night[.] �November, 1892 1. T . A[g is] sick[.] Jno. hauled in 3 loads [of]carrots & I threw [them]off in [the] barn[.] Father [was] pulling nips[.] 2. W. [John hauled in 4 loads of] carrots & 1 [load of] turnips[.] Ag [was]at Wigg[int­ on’s] P.M. Cooper was here & bought 3 more [sheep.] 3. T . Father [and Tom Wigginton were] at Coo­ per's with [the] sheep[.] Ag & I pulled some nips P.M. Jane [was] in Clinton P.M. 4. F. Jno. (Father helped fill) hauled in 5 5 loads [of]turnips P.M. Fa[ther],A[g] & I Dull A.M. [were]pulling turnips A.M.Mrs & Jane Fer- .Rain P.M. gueson [were] here[this] even[ing] & all snowing & night[.] Freezing 5. S. [Father,Ag and I pulled turnips A.M.]be- ween loads. Ferguesons left [at] noon[.] Dull [With] F[ather] & Jno. filling nips & Frost at Ag & I unloading[we]hauled in 7 loads[.] night Ja[ne,]Ag & I put straw on[the]apples[.] Fen[wick] was here] for dinner[.] 6. S. Jane & Agnes[were] in Church[this] morn- 17 [ing](Stewart) & Jno. & Fen[wick in the] Beautiful even[ing. Today was the 1st day of the] organ[.] 7. M. [We] Finis[hed the] Turnips A.M. 1 1/2 loads[. We] Killed 2 pigs P.M. & 12 Turk- Raining eys [in the] even[ing.] High Wind 130 3 Dull Dull Drizzly Rain P.M. 8. T. [We] killed 13 more] turk[ey]s this]morn- ting.] Jane [was] in Clinton A.M. & P.M. Father left for Toronto [on the] 1/2 past 1 train[.A] pedler(sic) [selling]trinkets [was] here[.] 9. W. Father [got] home [at] night [and he has] 3 Bought Jane [a] watch(.]16 SoftenedSome Snowed, Dull 10. T. Thanksgiving Jane,Agnes & I [were]at[the] S[abbath] S[chool] examination[.] Sarah & Dull Ida Isard [were] here P.M. & Even[ing.] 11. F. Agnes & I packed 5 hives [of] bees[.]Dick- 3 son's man fetched sheep[.] T. Frazer and Soft, Dull The Master[were] here for their sheep [in Soft Snow the] even[ing. ]A[g] & I shook the carpets evenfing] [from]Ma’s & Ja[ne's]rooms[.The]Cows[are] all in [the barn.] 12. S . [I] washed double windows and put in the 2 cellar ones P.M. I threw off a load of Snow Show- turnips A.M. ers,Freez­ ing some 13. S. Jane & I [were] in Church(Stewart)[. ] Froze hard Soft1 4 14. M. Ja[ne] & I washed plaster & (C) * in Rainy Ma's Bedroom[.]Jane washed 5 windo[w]s[.] Dull & Warm Father[was away] seeing Apple-packers at Scott’s P.M.I scrubbed spar[e]B[ed]-room down & Ja[ne washed spare room and]stair [windows.] * appearsalso to mean "We had a good yak while we worked.1 ' �November, 1892 131 15. T . [The apple-packers] Packed 51 barrels Dull & Warm altogether[and stayed] here all night[.] Sturdy [was here] for dinner[.J Jane & I [were] filling refuse all day & Fa[ther was]carrying [it] in[.] 16. W. [Jane, Ag & I were filling refuse all day] & hauling [it] in with Farmer & [the] stoneboat[.] Jane took Fafther] to [the train] station A.M.for Teeswaterf.] Jno. [went] up with [a] load[ of] apples (17 bar[rels.])Kids & Stewarts [were at] Mac's[. ] 45 Warm Bees fly­ ing 17. T. [Jane went to the train station] for[Fa- Raining ther in the]even[ing.We] Finis[hed]haul- Fine ing in refuse app[le]s [John was up Coolish with another load of apples.] 18. F. Jno. [went] up with [the] last load [of] Snowing apples & got salt^.] Father walked[.] Raked up yard[.] Put down carpet in Ma's room[.]Mac [ was here] in[the] even[ing.] 19. S. Father walked to Clinton to get ap[ple] 1 pay & [wasat U[ncle] J[ame]s['s] P.M.[I] Snow put boards in[the] woodshed(out of [the] Showers orchard) & put up platform at bees[.] 20. S. Dull Bad Roads r 21. M. Tom Wfigginton] called[.] Jane [is] mak- Dull ing Jno. [some] p[an]ts[.] Agnes cleaned Slight S. [the] house pantry[.j Nailed cover for showers sugar-barrel[.] 22. T. I walked to Clinton[.] Father [was] at Glen's helping[to] kill beef. A[g] finis­ hed the] pantry[.] 23. W. [First] Sleighing[to-day1 We]cleaned[the] kitchen stove pipes & washed off [the] floor[.] Tene McEwen & Kate McDougal[were here P.M. 24. T. Mother & Jane[went into] Clinton in [the] cutter[.]I washed[and]Ag cleaned up Jno's stair[.] 25. F. Agnes[has been] washing kitchen plaster & a little paint[.] Mr Glen* [was here] all night[.]Jno.took chop to[the] mill &[was] in Clinton[in the] even[ing.j Ja[ne] fin­ is [hed the]p[an]ts -2 p[ai]r for Jno. & 1 for Father[. Now Jane is] cutting out [a] dress[.] * probably Edward Glen Sr 26. S. Jno. was] in Clinton to see about [the] Dull colt’s foot A.M. [He was] at Nile & fetched [a]load[of] wood P.M.Jno.Thompson [came] for sheep[.]Jimmy Dunkinfwas here] for dinner[.] [We’ ve been] Cleaning [the] Kitchen[.] 27. S. Jno. & Agnes [were] in Church(Stewart)[. ] softish 28. M. Mother & I[were] at Isard's P.M. [We had] softish poor sleighing [in the] cutter & [we] got turkeys[.] I [was] at U[ncle] Ja[me]s[’sj for Wood-shed windows[.] Jno. [has been] hauling up wood[.] Snow N. Wind Snowing 1 Snowing 2 �November, 1892 132 29. T. Ag & I put things all out of [the] anty-* room into[the] wood-shed stair[.]Jno.[is] softish hauling wood[.] * ante: Latin for "before" 30. W. A[g] & I finisfhed] cleaning [the] empty room & [we] dusted and swept Jane's room[.]Father[ was]at Wigg[inton's]thresh- ing[•] ■ r:-'1. . f, o r i ? \ o i , December, 1892 1. T. Mother & Jane [went to] Clinton in [the] Softened buggy[.] We put carpet down in Bella's Room[.] 2. F. Father walked to Clinton [and] bought Furniture from Chidley[.J I cleaned my Room[.] {-v-iqcis t ! o b£ox .'Oir.?w 3. S. John [was]in Varna about Apples A.M.& in Clinton P.M. Blackhall[came here this even[ing to] see [a] colt[.] Powell &— -------- fetched [the new] furniture A.M. j . \ \ x I flfw e i i » i • ■ 'ai ’ n vH •- > •• » 4. S. John [went to]Clinton in [the]cart[this] morning for colt medicine[.] Aunty[came] back from Green's[.] 5. M. John[was] in Varna[on the]sleigh with 20 bags of apples for cider[.We] borrowed a barrel[. John] fetched [an] Apple-butter Kettle too[.We have our own bar full too[.] *'x I • • ; bsr,*f • *!.'. ‘ ; e 4( u »j-*: ;■**?;.& j , *-n 1> : 6. T. [Today We were] Making Apple-butter[and] Bar-cider[.We also had]about 15 pails of peeled apples[.]* John took [the] barrel & Kettle back[.] *In the days before refrigeratiion, the standard way to keep apples over the winter was to peel them and ream out the core and dry them out. They could be used simply by dropping them in boil- water. Dried apples were an export as well. They could be dried at home in a small-scale operation or in a large- factory operation with an "apple evapor­ ator." The apple peeler was a simple cast iron kitchen utensil that could be clamped on a board or table. The operat­ ing handle turned a large geared wheel which,in turn, drove two different oper­ ations. The operator impaled an apple on three parallel rotating prongs.The drive wheel also drove a second large wheel which had 2 spring-driven devices. One device closely ressembled a man's safety razor. The spring pressed the razor-edge against the apple's surface,the rotating prongs spun the apple against the sharp edge. As the bottom wheel rotated, the apple would be peeled in three or 4 sec­ onds. The rotation was complete when a second spring-driven arm pushed the peeled apple off the prongs. The oper­ ator would crank the device at a steady speed with one hand and with the other hand would impale another apple on the prongs. A tube-like knife which turned like a key, removed the core. Peel missed by the peeler would be removed with a paring knife. The peeled apples might dry out in the sun or in a dry cellar corner near the furnace. a little Misty Soft 1 Slight snow Showers ,£ �December, 1892 133 7. W. Elsie Thomson [was] here for turkeys[.] Father [was] at Rutledge's sale[.] I scoured up [an] old brass candlestick & Ironed some[.] Blackall [was here] & Adam [came in the]even[ing.] 8. T . I washed[.] Jane [was] in Clinton P.M Snow Flur­ ries, Cold Wind 9. F . Father & Agnes [were] at [the] School Exam[.] Dull, Raw Wind 10. S . Father walked to Clinton[.] Agnes [was] at U[ncle]Ja[me]s[’s]P.M.Mr & Mrs Ross & Child over from Denver came last night[.] 11. s . Jno.walked to Church and got[more]medic­ ine from Blackall[.] Flakey Raw 12. M. Jane walked to Clinton A.M. to get jacket Raw & Dull lining fitted[.] Agnes washed[.]Jno [was] in [at] night to see Blackall about[the] colt[.] I washed some kitchen paint[.] 13, T. Fergueson & Jno. Kyle [were here]for din­ ner[.]Ferguson, Elliot [were here] for supper[.] Father [was] at Whittingham's1? sale[.]J.McDonald[came]P.M. with sheep[.] [I did some more of] Washing paint[.] A Little softer sprinkled 14. W. 15 . T . 16. F. g f t 17 . S. 18 . S . f 19. M. 20. T. 4 21. W. 23 . F . Fen[wick Stewart] & W[illiam] Glen [were] Rain,Soft here all day[.We]killed 2 pigs &[a]heifer & W[illiam]Glen‘s pig[.]John & Jane[were] in Clinton[.] Jane walked home [and got a ride with Wanless[<«]' Mother & I [went to]Clinton in[the] buggy Hard Frozen P.M. John [was] in Clinton for flour[.] Soft Hard Frozen I [was] at Varna with [a]hide to get tan­ ned in [indecipherable.] P[eter]Campbell & S[am] Cooper [are] fin­ ishing [the] woodshed[.]* See P. 30 Jane & I [were] in Church(Student)[.The Hard Frozen Rev. Alex.] Stewart [was] in church[.] [The] Carpenters[are] back roofing [the] Snowed a hen-house inside[.] [The] Colt died[.] little’ Jno.[went to] Clinton A.M. for lumber[.] [This] even[ing we were] Over by Stone- house's & (C)* *They made a social call on cousin John B. Stewart and his wife Amy. The carpenters finished this evening[.] Aunty [was] up & stayed all night[.] [I] Drove Father [in the] buggy part way to Brucefield[,He has] gone to [a]London sale[.]Fen[wick was]up with[our news]pap­ er A.M. [I] Baked The Cakesr.1 Aunty [was] up all day[.This] evening Agnes went[in the] buggy to meet Father[.] John has gone to Brucefield with Ned [Glen.] . • , 1 w * i - 1 1 • - ' . . r ■ . • , • 1 ► ’ I . t • t -v ‘ Father & Jno. [were] in Clinton for 5 sheep[.] Bella arrived home[.] 22. T. H �24. S December, 1892 134 Snowing 25. 26. 27 . 28 . 29 . 30 . 31. Jno. [was] in Clinton in the] cutter for 4 sheep P.M.& even[ing.] Mother & I [went to] Clinton in [the] cutter P.M S . M. Jno. Steep fetched E.A. Isard over A.M. ([She is] making Bella's dress.) Ag & Jno. [went] down to U[ncle] Jno.’s to­ night[.] Killed 2 geese 2 turk[ey]s & 3 roosters [also a] kitten T. Jno. [was] in Clinton for Mr & Mrs R.L. Lang from Oak Lake, Manitoba & [their] 3 children[.]l8 Stormy Dull Calm Nice day sunshiny W. Jane's Wedding-day Sunshiny with light snow falling Beautiful Moonlight T. Bella & I [were] in Clintonf.] Mr & Mrs Dunkin & the McTavish boys & a friend (Stewart) [ were] here[.] F. Miss McNaughton & Miss Foster [were] here[.] Father & Mr Lang [were] in Clin­ ton & at Biggins's[.]19 S. Maggie [Lang] & I [went] in [the] cutter Fine to] Clinton A.M- Father & Robert [Lang Dullish were] at Jno.Elliott' s & the mill (in the cutter) P.M. The Woodshed and Other Odds and Ends "...Mr Jas. Stewart has excavated the cellar for his new house; Mr [Peter] Campbell has the contract for the woodwork and Mr Arthur Cantelon the mason work and plastering:................ The New Bra May 6, 1892 "..Jas. MacFarlane recently added a wood shed ±o his commodious house." The New Era November 4, 1892 while Eliza-Ann has several direct references to the building of the new woodshed, not once does she mention that the James Stewart family were finally replacing the log house with a mod­ ern frame farmhouse. There are several indirect references to Uncle James amassing building materials, and that's all. The MacFarlane, James & John Stewart households were very close, tied by blood and friendship, but there was also a heal­ thy rivalry to have the best, crops, livestock, buildings, vehi­ cles and impliraents.The rivalry also showed up in the give-and- of sharp banter,and verbal jabs and,of course, noisy posturing. In the privacy of the home, each household mercilessly analysed the strengths and shortcomings of all members of the other two households, told stories about them and mimicked them. When John Stewart was building his stone house in 1878, James came over to inspect. When asked what he thought, James sniffed and said "They tell me that stone houses are only good for fifty years." When James, some 12 or 13 years later began to consider what kind of new house he might build, he took a fancy to the Junor’s house on a triagular lot at the corner of Goderich Township's 16th Concession and the Bayfield Road. It was a compact "Ontario classic" - storey-and-a-half with peaked gable and made of field stone. The story goes that the two bro­ thers were going home from Clinton,and> as they passed the Junor place, James confided to John that was what he like to build on the fourth. (Fenwick was very probably riding with them.) John cast a contemptuous look at the edifice and grumpily replied:"Go cont. next page �r*4 p* ■■ • io < * * *x> af vj j * • * • t i aheadl Build yourself a nice little shithousei" The two brothers regularly needled each other ,and the MacFarlane's in front of the children - to put on a show. James and Eliza MacFarlane took pleasure in the "game," while Abigail and Mary, and maiden sister Agnes were quiet and kindly. At any rate, James was sufficiently stung that he opted for a substant­ ial L-shaped frame house, with sharp peaks, made even more impo­ sing by putting it on an artificial mound, as Malcolm McEwen had done, in later years,Fenwick’s wife Alices"I wish Fenwick's dad had built a house like Junor's,- it would've been less work to keep up." When the house was being built, James MacFarlane came over to inspect. *The front faced west and the kitchen window was on the west side. South off the kitchen were 2 rooms, a bedroom and a pantry. MacFarlane said "James, you're shutting the sun out of the main room of the house! You’re making a terrible mistake!" James insisted that Campbell knock down the studs and give the kitchen a south window- Later that same year, James MacFarlane put a wood-shed on the south face of his own house, much to the bafflement of the James Stewart household. 1. The diarist’s antagonism, so obvious in 1887 and thereafter appears to be subsiding. Jane and Ned would marry in December[.] 2. The proper spelling is "Kaiser". Benjamin Kaiser of Bruce- field is listed in the 1878 Atlas as a hotel keeper. In the early 20th cent. Jack Kaiser ran a blacksmith shop in Brucefield. 3. James Stewart was practically the last of the local pioneers to replace his log house with a modern farmhouse. It was built in 1892. Peter Campbell did the Carpentry and Arthur Canteleon did the stonework. See The New Era quote above page This is the first reference to the impending construction. 4. The nearby Dominion riding of Huron West was the preserve of Malcolm Colin Cameron, a Goderich lawyer and Liberal. His long service in the Commons (1867-98) was twice interrupted when he lost his seat in disputed election proceeedings. He won Huron West in the 1891 Dominion election but was unseated December 26, 1891. James Colbrooke Patterson had been the Conservative sitting member for Essex North since 1878. He lost his seat in 1891. The caretaker Abbott government, that was formed after Macdonald's death was in need of fresh blood and Patterson was sworn in as Secretary of State January 25, 1892. He needed a seat and had already been nominated to run against Cameron in the by-election. Stanley Township Tories had fought Cameron (1867-78) as the sitting member for Huron South. When extensive boundary changes went into effect in the 1882 election, Cameron ran in new Huron West riding. In the by-election on February 23, 1892, Patterson carried the seat by a mere 25 votes. Though they could not vote in the contest, there is little doubt that the Glen's, MacFarlane's and Stewart's, rejoiced at the spectacle of Cameron getting his lumps. However, Patterson left politics in 1895 to become Lieutenant -Governor of Mani­ toba and Cameron was returned in a by-election, January 14, 1896. See CDP & 1912 PG 5. Peter Campbell (1843-94) was born in Drummond Twsp., Lanark County and came to Stanley with his parents at an early age. He lived in Clinton and then moved to Lot 22, Con 3 Stanley in 1882. He had 4 sons and three daughters. Eliza-Ann's diary doesn't make clear whether the wedding was a double or a triple affair. One of the daughters, Christena, married John Moffatt (New Era Jan 26, 1894) Campbell built the new SS #1 School house in 1875. He built the L-shaped farm houses on Lot 27 (IV) -Jas. Stewart 1892, Lot 27 (III) - Butchart 1891 and Lot 32 (III) Pearson 1888. (Ill) Pearson 6. "Kettleton" is the proper spelling of this name. There were Kettleton children for some years in this period enrolled at S.S. #1. Isabel Glen recalled in long retrospect that the family lived in a house near the London road and she was pretty sure the father was a section hand with the fail- �* / 1 5C road, A pectiofc Jj^nd had a certain section of track assigned t q > gr several hundred yards) and he would go over it daily looking for loose nuts, (which he would tighten), missing 'SpIkfe^twhiCh he' would replacep arid he would' Earmark ties or rails that needed replacing. It was a very low-pay^ing job and a section hand was well-advised to rent a cheap house near his designated section. Mr Kettleton had a section of the old London, Huron & Bruce line of the Grand Trunk, running near the western end of Stanley's Concession I. A- farmer, who Isabel declined to name ,disowned his daughter when she married a Kettleton boy against his wishes. "I would as soon see her in her coffin as see her where she • is now!" he is alleged to have said. See diary entry for March 21, 1891 and footnote #6 1891. I * The Possible explanation: It's raining. MacFarlane’s buggy ha^ a a roof one can put up, while the Wigginton rig does not. In return for her trouble taken to pick them up, Wigginton's give MacFarlane horses a rest and hitch their team to the £ MacFarlane vehicle. The fence rails of dry cedar made excellent kindling. The I farmer who engaged the thresherman and his outfit was expec­ ted to supply the firewood and water to -drive the steam engine. < i t w rxi'The Belden Atlas'.(1878> -^shows four^different, -Sheppard famis on both sides of the road on the Bayfield Concession in Goderich Township,a couple of farms west of Rathwell's, I I i 81 9. ; * 10 12. "Nannie" is Annie Stewart, daughter of John and Abigail Stewart. Abigail, daughter of Charles and Margaret Tweedy, had a younger sister Mary(1837-96) who married John Ferguson, a school teacher. They lived all their lives around Smith's Falls. They had 3 sons, William, Thomas and Charles. John Ferguson died while his sons were quite young, and the 3 sons looked after the mother as long as she lived. Abigail Stewart did not see a lot of her Tweedy relatives. The 250 miles between Clinton and Smith's Falls, even with direct rail connections, was by 19th century standards a very long dis­ tance. Since Abigail and her sister-in-law Agnes Stewart were born in S. Elmsley Township near Smith’s Falls, they tried to keep in touch with Tweedy's and with the three Stewart sis­ ters of Eliza who had married down there:Mary(Mrs Robert Tweedy), Isabella(Mrs Archibald Garvin) and Ann(Mrs William Rathwell). With the deaths of Agnes Stewart in 1911 and her sisterr Eliza MacFarlane in 1912, commmunication between the Smith’s Falls and Clinton^families lapsed. The four MacFarlane sisters kept up contact for a while and they preserved enough written and photographic evidence to allow the writer to piece much of this pack together. But as long as Abigail,Agnes and Eliza lived, there was continual keeping in touch by mail and occasional visits back and forth. This must have been happy occasion for Abigail to have her younger sister Mary come to see her. (paper on Tweedy's edited Stewart) 13. "Miss" should probably be "Mrs." Mary (Tweedy) Ferguson had 3 sons and no daughters. 14. Edward "C," Glen:1892-1962, lived all. his life on the origin­ al Glen farm - Lot 30 Con IV. He married Mary MacLaren:1897- 1965 in 1917 and had two children - Robert:1920-86 and Alice (Mrs Chester NeilIans of London.) Robert also spent his whole life on his father's farm and inherited it when his mpther died. Robert married Muriel Wise in 1948. Their son Gordon liyes on the family acres - the 5th generation to do so. 15. Eliza-Ann says ""Kate Pearson's mother" because we have l}ere an example of how many Scots settlers had the same names. The lady she refers to is Margaret McDonald(1826-1915) wife of pioneer Alex. McEwen, who lived on lot 15, Con 3, 15 farms south of his nephew Malcolm. Most of that family werit west or to the U.S. John and Ann stayed on the home place and Kate married John Pearson in 1887. With more than one Duncan, Alex., John , Margaret and Catherine McEwen's, it v is easy to get confused. To make it worse, they are all sort of related. 16. The watch, the case and the guarantee are preserved in the house at Glenfapn. 17. Whittingham's farmed on the 4th concession south of sideroad 25 and the James Stewart place. Will Potter, who took over �the farm married a Whittingham girl.1 ‘ One- of their c f e u g t t j ^ e i ^ p ' . Hazel, would marry Malcolm (or Mike) MacFarX&qe, son of' John, and, Eliza-Ann's nephew. 18. Mrs Lang was the daughter of James MacFarlane’s brother (Donald? William?) Check. 19. The Biggins family had the first farm south of Clinton on the Stanley side of the London Road. They were English settlers with means and the original Biggins was often referred to as '•Squire” Biggins. ��ISABEL GLEN'S 1893 JANUARY,1893 YEAR 139 1. S . 2. M . 3. T. 4. W. 5. T. 6. F . 7 . S . Maggie [Lang] & Agnes [were] in church Stormy [this] morning & Jno.[in the] even[ing.] Agnes [is] helping Jane to [ wallpaper[.] E.A. Isard[was] here[.] Rob [Lang] & Jno. [went to] Clinton in[the] Horse and cut­ ter A.M.[The] Kids & the Mr & Mrs [were] at U[ncle] Ja(me]s[’ s.] Rob & Jno.[were] at Snell's,Fair’s etc. ; Agnes washed [. ] . Lang's & Agnes [visited] at Jane's & Fine Mac'sf.] Dan Ross (Denver)[was here] for dinner[.] Mrs Finley & Bella Ross [were] here[. I] took E.A Isard home[.] Rob, Agnes & Bella [were] in Clinton[.] Stormy Rob [was] at Biggins'[es] for dinnerf.] Rob, Maggie & I [were] at U[ncle] Jno.’s in the evening[.] [Rob, Maggie] & [the] Baby [were] visit­ ing Maggie's old neighbours[.] Tom & Jim Agar [were]here for dinner [and]Jane was in all day[.] Willie Isard came for E.A.[in the] even- Snowing ing[.] Father [was] in Clinton[. He]rode som[e] "Sorrol" to & from Wigg[inton’s.] 8. S . 9. M. 10. T. Rob, Maggie, Bella & I [were] in Church Stozmy [this] morn[ing. John, Bella, Ned & Jane went in the] even[ing.] E.A. Isard [came] back [this] morning[.] Stormy Maggie [Lang][.] washedf.] Agnes melted snow[.]* I Over-easted Very Stormy Bell's B[lac]k dress & B[lacjk wrapper & *the supply [I] put pockets in the skirts[.] of rainwater in the cistern or rain- barrel had been used up by a houseful of guests[.] 11. W. 12 . T . 13 . F. 14 . S . [I] sewed hooks on [Bella's black dress Snowed some and black wrapper.] Jane [was] in all day[.] Folks [were] breaking [open the snowed-in] roads to-day[.] The 5 of us [were] in Clinton P.M. get­ ting photos taken & Lang's, us & Mac's 2 girls[went to] Jane’ s[in the] even[ing.] Jno.took E.A. Isard home this even[ing.] Father & Rob [were] at Wise's & Middle- ton 's[.] Mr & Mrs Lang [were] in Clinton calling on Mrs McLennon([at the] bakery)[.]Bella [was] in Clinton with Ned[.] 15. S. Maggie & Agnes[were]in Church[this] mor­ ning [and] Jno. [in the] even[ing.] 16. M. John & I [were] in Clinton (and we] took Bella up to [the] station en-route for Ottawa[.] Mr & Mrs Lang went with us to Mac's going to Gilmour' s[.] Very Stormy Very Cold Wind �January, 1893 140 Jno.drove Mr & Mrs Lang & Family to[the] Clear & Cold station enroute for Hensall[.] Mother Sunshiny [was] at U[ncle] John’s early this morn­ ing. Mary's second son born[.]* *Donald Ross 1893-1981 Ag washed[.] I made [a] basting-thread holder [and] sorted the dress-making re­ mains etc. Father & Jno took the hind quarter of beef to the cellar[.] Cold & Raw Some snow & Drifts Jno. was at Glen's cutting all day[.] Finley called P.M. while the Mrs went to U[ncle] Jno.’s[.] I [went to] Clinton in [the] Cutter P.M. Some warmer, Bad Roads for passing Father [was] in Clinton[.] I took him to Warmer Wigg[inton's] corner and met him at Sunshiny Jane*s[.]Jno. Middleton[was] here P.M. & even[ing. I] made [a] cord bag etc. for the pantry[.] D[an] Ross [came] for dinner[.] Ag & I Heavy W. [were] at Jane's [this] evenfing. I] Frost cleaned the Hen-House[.] Sunshiny Eliza-Ann comments about the temperatures for Jan 11-21" "Jn the zero direction all these nights." Agnes & I [were] in Church(Stewart)[. ] Some Warmer Snow Father & Mother [were] in Varna at Fos­ ter *s[.] Jno. Middleton's son was here P.M. Jane called [while] Ned [was] down at U[ncle] Jno.'s[.] Jno. [is] working in [the] bush[.] Jane [was] in here P.M. Agnes drove her down to Aunty’s & then home[.] Ned [was] at U[ncle] Jno.'s [and] bought Drifted some, 3 head of cattle - a fat heifer & the fine others milkers[.] I washed[.] Agnes [was] in Clintonf. She]got Jane to Dullish go with her [and] bought a mantle[.] Agnes & John,[using] Adam's sleigh [went] Silver Snow with [a] load to Thompson's [this] even­ ting.] I washed,cleaned[the] hen house, & swept Silver Thaw out[the]veranda[.] Agnes scrubbed,black- Raining ened [the] stove & carried in soft wat­ er[.] Fa[ther] & Jno. shore 2 billy lambs[.] T. Wigg[inton at Glen's [and*] called here[.] [Father shore] the other lamb to day[.] Windy Freezing Snowing a little Agnes & I [were] down at U[ncle] Jno.'s Drifting & [at] Aunty's [this] even[ing.] February, 1893 Jane [wasf in P.M.at Lizzie’s & her & I Mild, Cold [were] at Aunty's [in the] evenfing. I] Stiff N . Wind put [a] collar on [an] old gingham basque[.] even[ing] 17 . T . 18. W. 19. T. 20. F. 21. S. 22 . S . 23 . M. 24. T. ” * v 1 J h \ ’ 25. W. 26. T. 27 . F . 28 . S . 29. S. 30. M. 31. T . 1 . W. �standing, L. to R. Charles, Mary Emma, (Mrs Donald R. Ross, and James Adam. Seated L to R. Alice Louisa, (Mrs John L. Parke) Margaret Elizabeth, (Mrs william Glen) Lillian Ellen, John Barkley, Annie, and, Isabella Melvina (Mrs John B. Green. FIRST COUSINS:THE JOHN STEWART FAMILY while the date of this studio portrait is unknown, the people in the picture appear to be the right age for this to have been taken in 1891. It was probably one of the several presents given to John and Abig­ ail Stewart by their children at the house party on Christmas day, 1891. NAMES �February, 1893 141 2. T • Agnes [was] in Clinton P.M. Mrs [Finley McEwen, Mrs Duncan McEwen] & Mrs Scott [were] at Jane's[. I worked at] putting [a] collar on [the] black-striped dress{,] S.Thaw, night 3 . F . Adam[Stewart was]here cutting wood with John[. I] finished fixing [the] B[lac]k Dress[.] 1st lambs 1 sheep in morning 1 dead & 1 living 2nd 2 lambs night Stormy,Cold 4. S . Adam [was] with John all day[.) Agnes & I [ were]out at Jane's [this] even[ing.] D.M. Ross fetched our mail Hard Drifts Calm even[ing] 5. S. Cold 1 S.E Wind 6. M. Agnes washed & I accomplished nothing visible[. I did the hen nests and fed the boys[.]H.P. was over for [the]step- ladder[. I] hunted up old books to see how to make........ Silver Thaw 1 Raining Snowing evening 7 . T . Jane [was] in all day[.] Jno. took her home & went to town[.] Fenwick fetched our mail[.I] cut [a] black polinise off into a basque[.) Drifting 1 some & a little snow 8. W. Ned [was] in sawing wood with Jno. P.M. Ag [was] down at Aunty's P.M. Cold Wind 1 some drifts 9. T . [Ned was in sawing wood with Jno. P.M. I] Finis[hed] fixing the basque[.] Mr Finley McEwen & [daughter] Anna Bell [were here] for dinner[.] Snowing & 2 Drifting P.M, J) * f X / . 4 #4 i 10 . F . Ned [was] in sawing P.M. Jane was in too[.] They went down to U[ncle] Jno.'s [in the] even[ing. I] Made [a] feed trough for hens & 1 nest box[.] Snowing & 2 Drifting A.M. 11. S . N[ed] sawing P.M. T[om] Frazier [was here]for dinner. I]made 2 nest-boxes[.] Agnes & Jane[were]in Clinton P.M. Aunty [was] up P.M. (2 lambs-doubles) Fine & 1 Nice 12 . S . Agnes & I [were] in Church(Stewart)[.] Good sleighing (2 lambs-doubles) W. Frost 1 Beautiful 13 . M. Jane & I went to Nicholas Cuming's[.] Jno. McKenzie [was] here [and] bought [the] B[lac]k Heifer{.] Nice 1 14. T. Jane & I went to Brigham's for dinner & to old Mr Elliot’s P.M. Jane stayed at Brigham's all night [and] I stayed at Elliot's a little 7 silver, rain­ ing P.M. 15. W. Jane & I got home about 10 o'c[loc]k. Lizzie & [the] children & Aunty [were] here P.M. Father & Jno. took the heifer to McKenzie’s[.] Nice 3 16. T. Jno. [was] cutting wood with Ned[.] T. Wigg[inton] & J. Dunkin & Charlotte called[.] Father [was] out buying a cow from Jno. Stewart & [was] at Jack McDon­ ald 's for dinner Cold Wind 1 Flakey �17 . F . 18. S . 19. S. 20. M. 21. T. 22. W. 23. T. 24. F. 25 . S . 26. S. 27 . M. t 28. T. 1. W. 2 . T . 3. F. February, 1893 142 I [was] in Church P.M. (McQuarrie-Wing- ham)[.] Jno. hauled home some wood[.] W. Glen [is] cutting[.] Powell & Young [were] here [this] even[ing.]Father went to Dunkin's [this] even[ing] with Mac[.] Fen[wick] & Jno. [have] gone to Wigg[in­ ton's] dance[.] John [was]sawing wood with Ned P.M. Jane [was] in P.M. [and] Ag drove her home[.] D.M. Ross, wife & family left for Den- ver[.] Agnes & I [were] in Church(Stewart)[.] Jno.,A[g] & I [were] at Mac’s [in the] even[ing.T]he 4th con[cession] & [the] 2nd concession] folks [were] there[.] Jno. [worked] with Ned P.M. Mr & Mrs Lang & Luella [were] back for dinner[.] Jno. [worked] with Ned P.M. J.W. McDonald P.M. fetched oats[.] Mr & Mrs Lang & Luella left after din- ner[.] Jno.[was working]with Ned[Glen] & Jno.Scott P.M. Agnes [was] at McTav- ish’ es P.M. & her & I [were] at Jane’s [in the] even[ing.] Jno. [was] in Clinton P.M. Aunty [has] gone to Green's[ We are] making Jno.'s drawers[.] Jno. [was] sawing with Ned P.M. [I] Finis[hed the] drawers]. Out at Jane's this even[ing] in cutter for [a] let- ter[.] I [was]out at Jane's morn[ing] & even­ ting] for mail[. I was] at [the] barn all P.M. Ned & Jane [were] in Clinton sitting for photos[.]i Agnes & I [were] in Church(Stewart)[.] At barn A.M. cleaning Pea-floor at hay [I have been] Making Father's drawers[. This] even[ing I was] pasting in scrap books[. We] Had frozen eggs for tea[.] March, 1893 A[g] & I [went to] Clinton in [the] cutter A.M. & Jno. [went] P.M. with "Sorrol" hitched with Fen[wick's.] Willie, Lizzie & Edd [were] in Clin­ ton [.]Wigg[inton],Fen[wick],Ida, Lilly, Nannie & Bessie [were here] for din- ner[.] Agnes & I [were] out at Mac’s [this] evening[.]I went to Jane's but she was at Scott's[.]I swept out my room & put Jane's [wedding] presents in there[.] Father was at Charles Avery's2 sale[; he] got a ride with U[ncle] Jno.[Stew­ art.] "The load’ ’ * [landed] at Stone- house's Mac’s Girls & Boys too[.] 6 Cold East Wind Stormy even- [ing] & night below zero Snowing 8 & drifting a little Snowing 10 Very Stormy 11 Dull & Cold 10 Snowed some Nice 9 10 Snowing & some drifts 11 Fine, Sunshiny 19 Flakey,Sun­ shiny Nice 1 some drifts Cold E. 9 Wind Some Drifts 13 Raining, West Wind, Colder 4 Cold W. Wind Stormy P.M, Sunny evening Fine 9 Thaw to sun 12 Snowing P.M. Fine even[ing] Stormy �March, 1893 143 * "The load” appears to be a new slang term for the five MacFarlane siblings. 4. S . Father & W[illiam] Glen[were] in Clin­ ton[at] Mclsa[a]c's farm sale(our cut­ ter [Glen’s] horse)[.] Stormy 6 5 . S . Agnes & I [went to] Church in [the] cutter(Stewart)[.] Fine,drift ing P.M. 5 6/ M. A[g] washed kitchen window valences[.] I was helping Jno. to haul in some hay P.M.(from one barn to the other.) Fine C. Wind 8 7 . T . Agnes & I [were] at D. McEwen's [this] even[ing] & Father out at Jane's went with us[.] Beautiful Warm 7 & 8 . W. I Mended faher*s shirt & cleaned the hen-house[. I]Have to help with chores at night this long-time[.] C. Wind Real Thaw 10 9. T . Father shore 3 ewe lambs[.] I [was] in Clinton P.M.[The Roads[are]very bad[.] Spotty calved [this] morning[.] Ellie Cairns [was here this] even[ing] & all night[.] 4 Rain P.M. Clear even[ing] 10. F . Father & I shore 3 ewe lambs[.] [Ellie Cairns was here] all day[& all night.] Fine 9 11. S . Father walked to Clinton[. He]got back with W[illiam] Glen [who] turned back about Pearson's[. I] Mended Father’s pants & finished making his drawers[.] Raining 8 1 x 12 . s . Ned was in P.M. for tea[.] Their 1st cow calved to-night[.] A little soft snow 14 13 . M. I walked to Clinton A.M. to post [a] letter to Bella[.] McTavish called[.] Jno. [has] gone to Graham's[. I] drove [to Clinton] P.M. to post a reply card[.] Froze a little E. Wind 12 14 . T . [I] Helped father shere(sic) all 3 ewe lambs[.] Making button-holes in Moth­ er's good basque[.] Dewdrop calved [a] heifer[.] Jane was in P.M. I took her home & her 12 hens[.] Raining Snowing 11 15 . W . • * i* ♦j Father walked to Clinton to get B.Mar­ shall's writings done[.] Finished but­ ton-holes, sewed buttons on old shoes & sewed slippers[.] Blustery 18 16 . T . I [was] in Clinton P.M. Fine Cold Wind 13 17 . F . Willie Scott[was]in A.M. Ag & I [were] at Jane's [this] evening.] Ned [was] in town [and] fetched our mail[.] 14 Fine, frosty Sun Thaw 18 . S . Ned [was]in all day sawing with John[. I] Cleaned [the] Hen-House[.I] have to help with the chores every night[.] 19 19. S . Agnes & I [were] in Church( McDonald- Seaforth)[.] John walked up [to church in the] even[ing.] Charlie's son born (1st)[.]* 16 Soft Snowing ♦Frank Stewart ♦Frank Stewart 1893-1945 �March, 1893 144 20. M. Ned [was] in [here] all day sawingf.] Mother & I [drove to] Clinton in [the] cutter[.1]started making bleached cotton p[an]ts[.] 16 Cold Wind,Rain­ ing Even[ing] 21. T . [Ned still here sawing. 1} Helped move move some peas on straw[.] 20 Thawing, Dull 22 . W. Mother [was] out at Jane’s for dinner[.] Uncle James’ s Annie was here & at Glen's P.M. Jno. [was] with Ned sawing[.] 21 Some snow C.E. Wind 23. T . I [went to] Clinton in [the] cutter[.] [John & Ned still sawing.] 15 Soft 24. F . Kate & Lizzie McTavish [were] here P.M. 19 [John & Ned still sawing.] Ned & Jno. Thawing, A [were] in Clinton [this] even[ing.] Shower at noon River floods 25. S. [I] Finis[hed]making drawers[.]Jane[was] 18 in P.M.Adam fetched the mail[.]Ida Stew- Frozen a little art [was] at Glen’s P.M. Father [was] Dull there [this] even[ing] for a little while[.] 26. S. Jno.[was] in Church[this] even[ing.J Fa- 23 ther [was] at U[ncle] James’s[.] Fine, Frost at night 27. M . [I]Made 3 towells & sewed at Mother *s 22 dress [. ] Father[was ]out at Mac's[.] ’ ’ The load” [landed] at Jane’s to-night[.] William Glen’s colt died[.] 28. T. Mrs Bob Pearson & Jane [were here P.M. 24 [Mr] Tough [the] Assessor [was] here all night[.] 29. W. [I] Finis[hed] making mother's print 20 dress(Dutch Elm)[.] Ida called[.] 30. T. Ned [was] sawing up [the] old house with 20 Jno.P.M.I[visited]at U[ncle] Ja[me]s['s] Thawed a lot P.M. Jane fetched in [the news]papers Frost at night this morning[.] Aunty [was] back A.M. 31. F . 1. S . 2. S . Good Friday Aunty was up[.] Ag took out A[unt] & [the news]papers to Jane in the Jane in the buggy[.] I washed[.] Maggie Cuming died3......... . 28 Snow went a lot, Frost at night April, 1893 I [drove] in[to] Clinton [in the] bug- 30 gy P.M...[I was] at Aunty's [this] even- Fine [ing] & Ag [was] at Jane’ s[.] Frozen Agnes & I [were] in church(Stewart)[.] Fine 42 Father heard frogs[.] Snow show­ ers P.M. 3. M . Father went to Blythe to Maggie Cuming’s funeral[.] I took him up [in the] morn- [ning] & went for[him in the] even[ing.] Rosy calved [this] morning & Fannie A.M. Jno. & A[g were] at Isard’s dance[. I heard the] Frogs singing[.] 4. T. [I was] With father A.M. measuring [a] field[. I was] stitching [a] jacket[.] Jane & Auntie [were] here P.M. & Tene & Bell [in the] even[ing.] John is plowing sod land Rain A.M. 25 Fine, P.M. warm showers Thunder H. Wind Snow went fast. 30 �April, 1893 145 5. W. 6 . T . 7 . F . 8 . S . 9. S . Agnes walked to Clinton[.] Ed[ward] Glen Sr.[was here] P.M. [I] Set 2 Varna geese [on] 22 eggs [and] 1 hen [on] 15 eggs[.] [I] Was just ready for Clinton when Carrie & Kitty arrrived. [I have been making Button holes in Mother’s lilac [dress.] I got my] 1st Turkey egg[.] Jno. [has been] plowing old sod [in the] field beside [the] barn these days[.] Jack Parke, Adam [Stewart] & Jno. [were] at Mac's[.] Jane was in P.M. stitching [the] jacketf.] Mr Jno. Dunkin & [his] Father [were] here [in the] even[ing.] Father [was] in Brucefield for McIntosh A.M. ([The] Young bull [is] sick[. He] came P.M. Jno. [was] at [the] mill for chop A.M. & in Clinton P.M. getting ’ 'horse” shod[.] I [was] in Clinton P.M. 24 Dull,coolish C[old] 35 E[ast] Wind 26 Dull A.M. Warm P.M. High c[old] wind 29 A[gnes]& I[were]in church A.M (Stewart.) C. Wind 29 Jno. [went in the] even[ing.] asprinkle of snow 10. M. 11 . T . 12 . W. 13 . T . 14. F. 15 . S . 16 . S . I [went] in[to] Clinton P.M. [for a] "Rooster” [which came] on the [1:30] ex- press[. I paid] $2.00 express charges (minus) 70 [cents for picking it up in person[.] Jno. [is] plowing[.] McIntosh [came this] even[ing.] [Eleven o ’ clock]when I got in this morn­ ing & out early even[ing. I was] at Aunty's [this] even[ing.] [The] Glen’s had Mary at doctor for skin disease[.] A[g] & I [were] at Jane's for a little while [this] even[ing.] 30 Mother & Aunty [were] at Jane's [was] in Clinton P.M. P.M. John [was] at[the] Brucefield Show [and] got [a] 1st [prize] for horses. [I] set [a] 2nd hen[.] Ja[ne],A[g] & I [were] at the Debating Society's Entertainment even[ing.] [I] Stitched Mother's basques & mended Fafther's] shirt[.I]Set[the]3rd goose[.] A[g] & I [were] at Aunty's [this] even- Dull C. Wind 38 H.E. Wind Dull 32 H.S.E. Wind Rain at night 34 26 Dull & cold Snowing.... [ing.] Agnes & I [were] in Church(Stewart)[.] Jno. walked [to the] even[ing service.] Jessie Wigginton [was] here P.M. I [was] at S[abbath] School[.] 17. M. [Jane & I were] in Clinton P.M. Snowed 36 A.M. 2 or 3 in[ches] Thawed [in] sun 31 C. Wind Raining 27 C. Wind Clear & Fine 18. T. U[ncle] Ja[me]s [was here] P.M. & for tea[.] Mr G[eorge] Baird [was here] for tea also[.] Aunty [came] up[.] [I] Set 3 hens with turkeys[.] [I] Took [a] hive out of packing[. All the bees were] dead[.] 24 Clear & Fine Sun Warm I �19. W April, 1893 146 20 . T . 21. F . 22 . S . 23 . S . 24. M. 25 . T . Winters,D.Ross & Harry Steep [were here] for tea[.]Ross & [another manjwere after potatoes[.] Agnes [was] at wigginton's P.M. Jane [was] in P.M. at [the] bush for flowers [I] Finis[hed] Mother's lilac dress [The heavy] wind blew [our] wood-shed about 2 1/2 [feet] aside & blew down [a] barn door & [at] Ned’s place [it blew the] roof off Robinson's* barnf.] [I] Finis[hed]mother1s blue print basque ([the] 3rd one lately.) Fen[wick was] up for[the]Gander[.] Jane fetched in[news]- papers [this] morn[ing.] W[illiam] Glen fetched more[in the] even[ing.] Ag [was] at Glens P.M. Father [was] at Mac's for dinner[.] With Mac [he was] at the Martin's P.M. [and they had tea at T[om] Frazer's[.]I [was] at Aunty's P.M. Ned [stopped] in on his way to [the Robertson] barn[.] A[g] & I [were] in Church(Stewart.) [We] lost [a] bolt out of [the] whiffeltree coming home[.] Fa[ther] & Jno. [are] putting [up] some fences[.] Jno. [was] plowing P.M.I made [a] print case for my comfortables[♦] [I] Washed & Ironed[.] Agnes scrubbed Jno.'s stair[.]Agnes & I [were]at Jane’s [in the] even[ning.] 33 30 very very windy, Rain ing too Windy, 27 Raining & Snowing 23 Rain & Snow C. Wind 23 Some Snow Dull 28 C. Wind 24 Fine 26 W. D. Ross [was] paying for potatoes[.] I H.C.Wind 14 [was] Mending an old smock for John[.] Raining [I] Cleaned [the] Henhouse[.] A[g] swept Mother’s room and hall[.] 27. T. [I] Cleaned wheat with Jno. A.M. Jno. in 24 Clinton P.M. for flour[.] We got Belle's H.C. Wind photos & letterf.] 5 [I] set [a] hen [in the] Hforse] Stable[. I was] at Aunty’s [in the] even[ing.] 28 . F . Jane & I [were] in Clinton P.M. Mac(C) Windy 2 9 Aunty [was] up[.] Some Warmer 29. S. McTavishes [called] in for [the] scrap- C. Wind 19 er[.] Fa[ther] was over at Trick's [and] Fine 1 was at Ned’s[.] 30. S. A[g] & I [were] in Church(Mr Hunt-McDon- 20 aid's assistant [in] Seaforth.)Stayed at Warmer Ned's [after church.] I got [ajsheep on Raining P,M. her back. Ned[was here]in[the]even[ing.] evening 1. M. 2 . T . May, 1893 [A] lamb died[.I] stitched Mother’s blue Warm & 28 & yellow skirt[.]Jane [was]in P.M. Harry Showery [Diehl] & Jno. caught 4 suckers P.M. & [Jno. caught 2 at night.] 1st ones [this year.] Fafther] & Jno. moved [the] wood-shed back[. I] stitched mother's cashmere skirt[.] Colder 20 Dull.... �May, 1893 147 3. W. [I stitched Mother's] Basque etc. Fa- 17 ther mended [the] gate at [the] barn[.] Sunshiny & Jno. [did the] 1st. sowing P.M. Mamie, Warm Bessie & Eddy Glen [were] here A.M. [while] Lizzie [was] in Clinton[.] 4. T. Jane took their sheep down & visited 22 Aunty P.M. I [was] in Clinton P.M. Mrs C. N. Wind Glen Sr had a stroke[.] Ned & Jane were up all night[.] U[ncle] Ja[me]s's Annie [was here] P.M. 33 Nannie called [this] even[ing - She had been] at Glen's helping Lizzie make over [a] dress[.] Some of the cows [were] away all night[.] Father [went A.M. in the buggy] with 2 Clear 20 bags of grain for chop[. I] Took "Dolly" out for Ned & Jane to go to his mo­ ther’s[. I] finis[hed] Mother’s skirt[.] 7. S, A[g] & I [were] in church(Stewart)[.] 21 Jno. [went in the] even[ing.] Ada [was] Good Wind at S[abbath] S[chool.] Beautiful 8. M. Father walked to Clinton [and] got 2 25 teeth filled[. I] Took Dolly out for Nice & Warm Jane to go to Clinton [this] even[ing] to stay all night[.] 9. T. Jno. went out for Doll for Father to go 22 to Blake to the mason's for grape- Beautiful & vines[. He] bought 2 pigs[.] The cows Warm [were] all out all night[.] 10. W. Father [was] in Clinton [with the] bug- 22 gy[. He] left the horse with Jane [up- Nice & Warm on his return] to go to Clinton [at] night[. I] finis[hed] Mother’s cashmere dress, all but [the] overcasting[. I was] cleaning oats P.M. 5. F . 6. S . 11. T . [The] Glen’s [were] in Clinton[;] Mary & Bessie [stayed] here[. A] sheep lambed Rained - [she] had, I think, [a] ewe[.] Mary little foaled - [she had] (this is right) [a] little filly[.] J[ane] & A[g] etc. [are] mak­ ing a factory corset cover[.]* 30 a a cooler *The 3 sisters have a production line making "unmentionables" for Jane’s trousseau. 12. F. At sheep all P.M. dagging and feet[.] 21 A[g] & I washed [the] buggy at Smith's river[.] Jno. & Ned [have] gone to look for pigs by Varna[.] They got 4 - 2 for Will[iam Glen.] 13. S. Jno. finis[hed] sowing [this] even[ing.] 27 [I]finis[hed the] waist, all but part of Rainy [the] lace. Jno. got [a] fish last night [at] Adam’sf.] 14. S. 15 . M. A[g] & I [were] in Church(stewart)[.]Jno. [went in the] even[ing.]Ada & Lily[Stew­ art were] in S[abbath] S[chool.] Fa[ther], Jno.,Ag & Mamie [were] washing sheep [in the] river P.M. W[illiam] Glen [was]at Ben Miller for[a] spruce tree[.]6 Mrs Dunkin [was] here P.M. A[g] & I[were] out at Jane's [this] even[ing.] Misty 21 Fine P.M. Fine 2 6 C.N. Wind �May, 1893 148 16. T. Fa[ther] A[g] & Jno.[were] picking stones Misty & 18 all day[.] I [joined them] P.M. Scruton & Cold,Wind F. Carling [were] here trying to buy & Rain lambs[. We kept the] milch cows in to­ night[.] 17. W . [I was] Out at D[uncan] McEwen's to see 26 about getting oats[.] Fa[ther was] at Cold Wind U[ncle] Ja[me]s's A.M.Jno. [was] at [the] & Rain mill P.M. with chop [and] fetched [some] lumber home[.] 18. T. Mac’s (C) Father [was] at[the] mill for 25 chop and got a long ladder[.]Jno.[was] at C.tf. Wind Brucefield to see about oats[.The] Colts Fine were out all night(I think)[.]Fitzsimmons was here [and] bought lambs[.] 19. F. Father went to Clinton with Mac[this]mor- 21 ning[. I] Planted Onions, Beans & Corn[.] Fine & Jno. Thompson [was here] for dinner [and] Warm bought a billy[.] 20. S. Jane & I [were] in Clinton[. I] Got Dolly 25 shod[.] Jimmy Dunkin [came] for eggs [and stayed] for dinner[.] Wiley [was] around [in the] even[ing.] 21. S. A[g] & I [were] in Church(Stewart)[.] Jno. 16 up with Adam etc. 22. M. [I] Aired feather-ticks etc.A.M. Ned,Jane 23 & Mamie washed their sheep P.M........ I planted 4 rows[of] potatoes[in the] even­ ting.] 23 . T . A[g] & I planted 1 row [of] potatoes[.] [Two] pedler[s] called[- one representing the] Chatham Fanning-mill[Company and the other]Home Comfort Steel Range[s.I] darn­ ed socks [and I] hemmed Jane ’s print frills & put one on r a y brown print[.]A[g] ironed P.M. [and] I [did] some too[.] 18 Raining & Windy 24. W. A[g] & I planted 8 rows [of] potatoes A.M. 28 [and] Fa[ther]& [planted 9 more] P.M.A[g] C. Wind & Jane, Bell & Mag[gie] McEwen [were] at Fine [the] river P.M.......... 25. T. I planted 10 1/4 rows[of] Carrots and op- 20 ened one[.I planted] 4 l/4[rows of mangos C.tf. Wind P.M. Fa[ther] & A[g] opened rows & cover- Threatening ed[.] Jno.Diehl [came] here [this] even- Rain. Fine [ing and] bought 3 shearlings[.] 26. F. Mother & I [were]in Clinton[. John Diehl 20 was here] for sheep [and] got 4[.]I plan- Some Rain ted 16 rows [of] Mangols A.M. & opened a little [and] Ag planted 3 3/4 [rows] P.M. [Cousin] Ida [was] here P.M. & [The] Rev. [Mr] Stewart called[.] 27. S. Father & I shore 10 sheep(Fa[ther] shore 26 2 of them alone)[.] Ag [was] at U[ncle] Dull, Misty Ja[me]s’s P.M. 28. S. Ag & I [were] in Church(Stewart)[.] Jno.21 walked [to church in the] even[ing[.] C. Wind,Fine 29. M. Mary Glen started school[.] Fa[ther] & I shore 10 sheep[.] Fa[ther] & Jno. & Mac Nice [were] down[this] even[ing]with Ned[Glen] Rain taking down [Robertson’s] shed[.]7 23 �30. T . 31. W. 1. T . 2. F . 3 . S . 4. S. 5 . H. 6 . T . 7. W. 8. T . 9. F. 10 . S . 11 . S . 12 . M. May, 1893 14 9 [Father & Mac were back at the Robertson 29 place] with Ned [this] morning[. Father Fine & Nice A.M. and I shore] 7[sheep] P.M.Jane [was] in P.M.stitching [her] dress[.] Jno.[was] in Clinton with 8 bags [of] potatoes[.] Fa[ther] & I shore 7 sheep A.M.[and] l[in 21 the] evenfing and] finis[hed shearing.[.] Mr & Mrs A.Dunkin & Pearl [were] here P.M. I put away furs to-day & finis[hed] rak- [the] door yard[.] June, 1893 Fafther], A[g] & I Planted 13 rows [of] 21 turnips A.M.Fa[ther] & Jno.[were]fencing Warm P.M. [at] Rathwell's bush fence[.] Mac's Showery P.M. girls [were here] in [the] evenfing.] Frank Shore[was]here about Advocate ads[.]8 * , 18 Ag S t Janefwere] in Clinton P.M. [We moved Fine & stoves and cleaned pipes-our's and] Aun- Warm ty’s[.]Fa[ther] & Jno.[are]fencing below Showers [the] old house at [the] road[.] [I] Set 4 hives [of] Bees out of chaff & Very Warm 24. washed 2 bee-boxes[.] & Fine. H. Rain P.M. & even[ing.] A[g] S t I [were] in Church(Stewart)..... Fine &21 ....Mrs Glen died[.]9 Warm, Dull P.M. . *i v t j : . ' , * ?- * ■ • * « , . r' * m * A[g] washed[.] I house-cleaned my room Dull, 22 [and]Bella’s & Cleaned[the]Hen-house[.] Very Warm Father & Mother[were]at Mrs [Elizabeth] Glen's funeral P.M. Bessie [Glen was] here[.] Buchanan [in connection with the] Stock Journal ad came for tea & [stayed] all night[.]Jno.& he [were] at Wigg[inton's this] even[ing.] -Jno. [was] in Clinton P.M.[attending] fair day[.]Fa[ther was] harrowing summer-fallow[.] Fine,dull 17 Cold evening 17 Fine, cold I [was] helping Jane P.M. [to get ready 18 for the barn-]raising* [this] even[ing.] Fa[ther was]at Dunkin's with Buchanan[.] Fine & Warm Tene Baird & Tene McEwen [were here] P.M. Albert Wise & wife & kid called [this] even[ing.] *1 think salvage from the Robertson barn is being assembled and raised as a third bay on the east end of Ned's barn on Lot 31-3. Jane & I [were] in Clinton P.M. [The] 31 McQueen' s1° [are] at Glen's[.] Fa[ther very Warm was] harrowing and gang-ploughing P.M. & windy Fa[ther] & Jno. [were] in Clinton with 18 [a] steer for Fitzsimons[.] Fa[ther] & I Heavy Rain sowed all 5 rows of turnips P.M. Jno. all [worked]at[the] fence P.M.[I] finis[hed] Saturday cutting out [a] print dress[.] Agnes & I [were] in Church(Stewart)[.] 31 Jno.[went in the] evenfing. J.C.Gilroy’s. Fine & Warm J.W. Jarvis’s & Lawyer Scott's baby’s(sic) [were] baptized[.] Father started mowing[the] lawn[for the] 22 1st time [this year. It was pretty] near Fine, hay[. The] Spys we kept [are] all going Very Warm to rot[.] (We made jeus(sic) of some[.]) Wigg[inton was here] P.M, [The] two pump men [stayed for tea[.] A[g] & I [were] at the school[house] picking library books [this] even[ing.] �June, 1893 150 13. T . I washed, A[g] washed her print dress... 15 swept upstairs[.] Fine & Warm 14. W. Kitchen & Jim Swan [were here] for din- 15 ner[.] I washed P.M. A[g] & I were pick­ ing [potato] bugs all A.M..... A[g was] visiting Mrs Nott & Ellie Cairns P.M. 15. T. [Ag & I picked bugs A.M. ] Jane & Tene 17 [were here] in [the] evening[*] Mac's Fine & fetched our papers[.] very warm 16. F. [X] Sewed the band on [a] skirt & made 3 16 frills[.] Fitzsimmons[came] after a lamb. Fine & very (1st one)[.]Ag[and I] ironed[and I kill- warm A.M. ed 2 roosters[.] Heavy Rain & Hail P.M. 17 . S . 18 . S Father went to Clinton to meet Bella(re­ turning from Ottawa.) [Father] took wool ........ Jno. [was away] at road work[.] 13 Fine & Warm 19. M. 20. T. Father & Mother [were] in Church(Smyth - Methodist) [.]Jno. & Fen[wick went in the] Very Warm even[ing](Houston - School Teacher.) Tom Wigg[inton] & Ernest West[were here] P.M. A[g] & I picked bugs A.M. & part of P.M. Father [was away] at road-work all day [and] Jno. [was] fencing[.] 8 [Father was at road work] A.M. Fa[ther & Jno.[were] hauling manure P.M. I[was] in Clinton P.M. 19 Very,Very Warm 21. W. 23 . F 24. S [I worked] at [my] dress all day [and I] 17 finis[hed] putting frills on [the] rain last skirt[.Father and John were hauling man- night & in ure] all day[.] morning. Very very warm in even- [ing.] 22 . T . A[g] & I [were] picking bugs A.M.[Father and John hauled manure all day.] Bella [was] at school P.M. Kitchen [was] let­ ting [roadwork] jobs [this] even[ing.] Jane & I [were] in Church P.M.(Carriere- Grand Bend)[.]Fa[ther] & Jno.[were]haul­ ing manure all day[.] 10 Dull & cool a little rain Warmer A[g] & I picked bugs P.M, 29 13 A little Dull,Warm 25. S. Fa[ther],Mother & I [were] in Church [in the] morn[ing] (Proffessor] Gregg)[. I] went with Ned & Jane, Jno. & Bella [in the] evenfing.] . 1 ’ " ■* ,f *v’ 2 i - .‘ k * • * ■ * '' * « . *. 26. M. [Father and I were]weeding roots all day [and we] planted some cabbage[.] Jno. scuffled all the roots & potatoes[.] Fa- [ther] & Jno.[were] at[the] manure [for] part A.M. 27. T. A[g] & I [worked] at [the] roots all day [and] Fa[ther helped] P.M. [after] put­ ting out manure A.M. Fine & warm a little rain even[ing.] 25 Fine, cool wind Fine 28. W. [Two] Hives swarmed & returned[.]Fa[ther 8 was] at [the] mill P.M. A[g] worked at Cool Morn- roots all day[.] Jane went to Clinton & [ing], Fine I stayed there to get dinner ready[.] 7 9 9 �June, 1893 151 29. T . Fa[ther] & Ag dipped 35 Iambs [and] I 8 [worked] at[the] roots[.] Chickens [are] Fine & Warm coming out [and] hives swarmed[.] Hearn & a government man[were] here looking at [the] bull[.] 30. F. Fa[ther], A[g] & I [worked] at roots[.] 9 (Fa[ther]just finis[hed] the potatoes{.] July, 1893 1. S. Fa[ther] & A[g] finis[hed] dipping 8 lambs[.] Jno. [was] in Bayfield P.M. I Fine stayed in all day & finished making[the] print dress[.] 2. S. Jno. & A[g] [were] in Church(Stewart)[.] 7 Mac's (C) Fine & Warm Pouring Rain [in] even[ing.] 3. M. I [worked] at roots with Fa[ther] all 14 day[.] Fitz[simmons was here]after lambs Cool & Fine today (I think)[.] Mac's (C) 4. T. [Ag, Father and I worked all day at 9 roots[.] Father was in Clinton P.M. & took Jane with him[. They] got Blankets, etc. * ♦Jane by now is three months pregnant. 5. W. Fa[ther],A[g] & I finis[hed] weeding car- 12 rots A.M. & started on [turjnips & [were] a little rain at them P.M.Jno.[was] in Clinton & Bruce- field [in the] evenfing.] 6. T. At roots all day[.](I did not write these 14 days at the time so I might have made a A shower at mistake)[.] noon 7. F. Fafther], A[g] & I [were] weeding turnips 13 A.M.[We started] at hay P^M. [and] hauled Fine in 1 load[.] Jno. [is working] at summer- fallow these days[.] 8. S. Fa[ther] & I [were] weeding nips all day 11 [and have] finis[hed]weeding roots[.]A[g] Very Warm scrubbed A.M. & pulled & canned cherries Windy at [the] old house P.M. cold even[ing] 9. S, A[g],Bella & I[were]in Church(Stewart)[.] 9 ...... Bees swarmed[.] cold cold wind hS ,ov: h i *£ 1 \ i.r t> •: 10. M. Jno. took off [the] load & hauled in all 12 day with [the] grey stallion [for the] 1st Fine,cool wind time[.He] Hauled in 5 loads of hay[while] I [did the] raking with "Old Kate"[. The] w[est] hive swarmed[.] 11. T. [We hauled in 6 loads of hay.]Father[was] 13 in Brucefield to see if[the new hay] load- Fine & Warm er came[.] Mac’s & Ag[were] at Glen’s [in the] evenfing.J Jno. took Bella to Varna [this] even[ing] for Bayfield tomorrow[.] 12. W. [We] Hauled in 7 loads[.] Jno. [was] in 8 Clinton this even[ing. The] Hive that Very,Very Warm swarmed on [the] 9th swarmed [again.] 13. T. Ag & I went to Goderich [to the] Prebby- 7 Methodist Picnic[.We] left [the] horse in showers P.M. Clinton[.]Aunty helped Mother[this] even- Heard Thunder [ing.] Bella [came] home [in the] even­ ting.] �July, 1893 •iL 152 14. F . 15 . S . 16. S . 17 . M. 18 . T . 19. W. 20 . T . 21. F . 22 . S . 23 . S . 24. M. 25. T. 26. W. [I] cut out [a] light delaine skirt with . - t r 14 flower[.]Jane [was] in P.M. [We were]put- Fine & ting up hay after IV P;M. Parke's [are] very Warm at Glen’s[.] Aunty & I [were] in Clinton[. I Got Dolly 12 shod [and] I got 2 front teeth filled[. Heavy Rain I was] putting up hay [in the] even[ing.] Fine & very warm £ ?I VJ I # Bella & I [were] in Church(Stewart)][.] 14 Jno.[went in the] even[ing.] A[g] had [a] sty & sore lip[.] 1 < ,i ! ; \ - j i' - . ■ [We] Hauled in 7 loads [of hay. I] raked 13 it up with Kate[.] Fitz[simmons was here] Fine & Warm for [a] lamb[.] ? M [We hauled in 5 loads. I raked where the 12 windrows were[.] Swan [was] here telling a little [us that the] loader [had] arrived[.] cooler C i ’ i * ~ 1 •S v . r . o r . i n .LP.; : : ' - i [ j*;5b Fa[ther was] in Clinton A.M. for twine 43 [from the] Central Prison[.] Mac went for [the] loader & [it was] used P.M. Father & Jno. moved to the shanty field *[and] Hauled in 1 load [in the] even[ing. I r ] greened potatoes A.M. & P.M. [We] jg \. . o■ » ; j .I v ? o . vd Oi.0«h [We] Hauled 3 loads with [the hay] loader 17 1st shanty field P.M. Father [was] mow- Very Warm ing A.M. [in the]field next shanty[.]S[am] even[ing] Cooper [was here] all night to bore (sic) 1adder[.] [Father] finis[hed] mowing in field next 12 shanty. We] Hauled in 4 loads [-] all of Fine & Warm Shanty field[.] Jule [was] in for"Dolly." Mother [was] in Clinton with Jane P.M. . i - ■ j .v. i' . , x 1 ty-1/?6 * * 1 [We]finis[hed] hayingf.]Hauled in 7 loads 13 [including]all [the] last field & what was Very Windy left in [the] Rathwell [place.] I raked A.M. Sprinkle with Mary(imported)[.] of rain P.M. rib e t.’-n y - mh * , | • y i - Y - i - P -i * €, , A[g] & I [were] in Church(Bayfield Hen* 14 derson)[.] Jno. [went in the] even[ing.] Very3dusty Old Innis died[today.]H The "Master"[is] away at[the] Chicago World's Fair[.]* Fa- [ther was] at Wigg[inton's.] * It was a settled convention in the. neighbour­ hood that George Baird would pen the obituaries in*the. weekly New Era.The obituary for John’In- nes,which would normally have appeared in the New Era on July 27,appears a week later on Aug­ ust 3. 1 ( . ’:• •. ‘ T, 1 iiv. d ~ l ,! v - / {v/ Father [was] in Clinton A.M. [We started] 9 Cutting wheat[.] Fa[ther] A[g] & I [were] Fine, Windy j stooking P.M. A[g] picked our first Rasp- Slight Shower [berrie]s A.M. Father & I [were] at [the Innes] funeral 9 [and] went [in the procession] as far as Warm & Windy Clinton[. We] finis[hed stooking the wheat] A.M. * . 1 Hauled in 4 loads of wheat P.M. Rid barn 14 & took off [last] hay load before[.] Fa- Fine & ther [was] hoeing roots[.] Mrs A. McMur- Very Windy chie [was] here A.M. collecting [money] for [the Rev. Mr] Stewart’s present[.]* *Celebrating 15 years as Willis Church's minister. �July, 1893 153 10 27. T. [We] Hauled in 9 loads of wheat(all but the rakings)[.] Carrie & Jennie [Grant Fine were] here [this] even[ing] for [the la­ dy's side-]saddle.*Uncle Ja[me]s's girls [were] at Jane's [this] even[ing.] 28. F. Fa[ther] & Jno. took [the] bull [to the] 14 station A.M. Fa[ther] brought [the] bug- Fine & Cool gy[.] I raked [the] stubble A.M. & Jno. Rain evenfing] & I hauled in[the gleanings] & put[them] off etc. P.M. 29 . S . 30 . S . Father [was] at [the] mill with chop for 9 pigs[.] Jno. & Fen[wick took] wheat[.] Fine I washed & ironed[.] [The] Rev. Robert Craig [was]at S[abbath] Fine & Warm S[chool. The] Master [is] back [from Chicago.] 31. M. Jno.hauled rails for machine A.M. I held16 them [while he sawed them] P.M. [We] put in sheep to label lambs[.] August, 1893 1. T. I [was] labelling lambs A.M.[and] making 43 at delaine dress P.M. Woon was here ask- Fine & Warm ing [for] threshing hands[.]Jno. & Bella [have] gone to Varna to [a] garden party [this] even[ing.] 2. W. I [was] cleaning grist A.M. Jno., Mother 12 & I went to Clinton [in the] buggy with Nice cool grist & wool P .M .[Everything was closed breeze for] Civic Holiday [and we] had to re­ turn[.] 3 . T . Father [took in the grist and the wool] A.M. Jno. [was] at D[uncan] McEwen's threshing all day[.]Mother & I [were] in Clinton P.M. Jim Swan [was] here[.] 10 Very Warm & dry 4. F. Jno. [was] at Woon’s threshing A.M. & 26 Mac’s P.M. Father[was] at Mac's P.M.till Jno. came[.I was] out at Jane's [in the] morn[ing]........ [and] made 2 jells P.M. Wigg[inton] & Jno. Plewes* [came] for dinner[.] Aunty went to Green's[.] 5 . S . 6. S . * John Plewes was the first owner of Lot 31 (3). He moved north to Goderich Township to a small 20-acre plot on the south-east corner of the Bayfield Road and the 16th[.] [We were] Threshing P.M. [We had] 15 men 11 for supper, our own included[. Perdue's] Rain even[ing] Took [the] machine to the McTavish'esf.] Fitz[simmon's] son [came] for [a] lamb [in the] even[ing.] A[g] & I [were]in Church[thisJ morn[ing] 27 (Stewart)[.] Jno. & Bella [went in the] Cold Wind even[ing. The] Green's & Wigg[inton's [were] at Glen’s[.] 7. M. [We were] Cutting peas all day in [the] 16 old sod field beside [the] barn[. Ned] Cool Wind Glen [was here] for tea[.] 8. T. [We were cutting peas all day.] Ufncle] 23 Ja[me]s [came] for dinner[.]Mother[was] Warm at [Uncle James’s] P.M. �9. W. 10. T. 11. F. 12 . S . 13 . S . 14. H. August, 1893 154 [We] finis[hed cutting peas] at 17 5 o'clock[.] [We were] Cutting oats all day.A[g] & I 22 [were] stocking[.] Father has a boil on Very Warm [the] back of [his] neck[.] [We finis[hed] cutting [the] field of oats & hauled in 3 loads of peas[. We had] Jim Swan & [another] gent for dinner[.] Bella went to Grant's P.M. & [We finished cutting the last two fields of oats. The] Wind last night twisted & threshed [the] peas badly[.] Fa[ther] turned some peas & set up stooks[.] A[g] & I[were]in Church[this] morn[ing] 26 (Acheson Kippen)[.] Jno. & [George] Cold Wind Stickley [went in the] even[ing.] Ada [Stewart] got [a] ride home with us. ([She]was all night at Whittingham’s[.] [We] Hauled in 6 loads of peas[.] Cool Wind 16 23 Warm Rain early even- ling] Poured H[igh] Wind 29 Cool Wind 15. T. [We hauled in 4 loads of peas and two 13 of oats[.] One of the oat-loads had a Nice forkful of peas on[it.We are] Finis[hed the] peas [-] 13 [loads of] peas & [a] forkful altogether[.] Father [was] in Clinton [this] even[ing.] 16. W. 17. T. 18. F . [We] Hauled in 3 1/2 loads of oats[. Mr] 15 Sturdy [came] for dinner & Jack McDonald Dull Rain for tea[.] Middle P.M. & even[ing] A[g] & Bella [were] in Clinton P.M. [I] 16 Cut out the Delaine Basque & Cleaned out Dullish, Nice [the] Hen-House[.] [We] Hauled in 2 loads of oats[. I] Basted' 24 [the] basque together and up[.] [A] Hedge- Heavy Rain fence canvasser [stayed] for tea[.]* P.M. Fine P.M. < 5 even[ing] *Up until the 1820’s priests school teachers of the poverty-stricken Catholic majority of British-ruled Ireland kept Gaelic alive by holding school in the shelter of hedge rows. These schools were widely looked upon as subversive of authority and of progress by the Ulster Scots-Irish protestants and were alluded to with contempt. The pro-British, anti-Catholic viewpoint was sustained by the oral tradition in the MacFarlane John Stewart and James Stewart households, and was almost never alluded to in writing. It is not clear just who the canvasser represented - a marginal protestant sect or perhaps Roman - Catholic sep­ arate school supporter seeking largesse from the wider community. 19. S. Bella went to Bayfield with Ned, Jane & 19 Tene McE[wen for the] 2nd [Concession]’s Fine & Cool picnic [.* I] Sawed wood with Jno., Rid upstairs in [the] woodshed, made jelli- cake etc. * The Baird’s School community spirit was such that the tradition of having area picnics persist­ ed right up to the late 1950’ The first one would be on Dominion Day in Innes1s Grove or McGreg­ or’s bush. The second one would be mid-August. As transport became faster and cheaper, Bayfield became the favourite site. I recall that the 1957 picnics were well attended. But in the next 10 years, rural de-population, closing the school house and the move to larger capital-intensive farms gradually killed off the tradition[.] �August, 1893 155 20. S. A[g] & I [were] in Church [this] morn- 34 [ing] (Stewart) [. Jno. & Fen[wick went in Fine & Cool the] even[ing[.] Showery P.M. 21. M. Father walked to Clinton[.] Ag washed[.] [I] sewed hooks & eyes on [the] basque & fittedf.] A[lex.] Innis & [John] Avery [ were] here [this] even[ing.]* *See footnote No. 4. 22 . T . 23 . W. 24 . T . 25 . F. 26. S. 27 . S . 28 . M. 29. T 30. W. 31. T. 1 . F. 2 . S . [We] Hauled in 8 loads [of] oats[.] a little warmer 37 [We hauled in 3 loads of oats and]finis­ hed the] Harvest[.] Father wentto Brucefield [for] the new cultivator[.] Jno. [has] gone [to a] party [at] S[am] Rathwell’s[.] [Father was] at [the] mill with chop[.] [Father] & I milked sheep A.M. Jim Swan [was here] for tea[.] Ag & Bella went to [John Thompson’s] (the mason). Father [was] in Clinton[.] Father [went] for chop[. I hurt the] top of my thumb poking at[a] dress thistle & [I had a] tooth-ache P.M. 22 Very warm 23 24 A[g] & I [were]in Church(Stewart)[.] Jno. 21 [went in the] even[ing.] Rain Rain Jno. [was] sowing wheat P.M. [I found it 15 a] nuisance working at [the] dress with Heavy Rain A.M. [a sore] thumb[.] Bella [was] at [the] school P.M. Tene & Jno.McEwen[came over] in [the] even[ing.] Father & I [were] in Clinton midday[. We received the] 1st[lot of game bird] fea- Very cold thers from ujncle] Jno. [MacFarlane] in N. Wind Scotland[.]12 i ironed P.M. T[om] Wigg- [inton is] helping Glen's paper spare rooms[.] Mother & I [were] in Clinton P.M. Sandy Ross S c Ada[Stewart came] for dinner[.I] Pleasant Killed [the] 1st rooster for dinner[.] Jennie Grant [came] P.M. & [stayed] all night[.] [I was] Working at [the] basque[.I]pre­ served egg plumbs[.] (sic) [I] milked sheep etc.[in the] even[ing.]Jane [was] in P.M.stitching [her] blue print wrap­ per[.]Annie & Ida [Stewart were] up [in the] evenfing] with [a] gander[.] September, 1893 Father & Mother[have]gone to Varcoe’s[.] A[g] churned & I baked bread & buns Fine, [ing] Father & Mother [were] at Andrews [and] returned [in the] even[ing.]Ag walked to Clinton P.M. 46 21 22 33 Rain even- & night 20 3. S. Father & Mother [were] in Church(Stew- 24 art)[.] Jno. & Adam [went in the even- ing[.] Bella & I [were] in S[abbath] Cool & pleasant S[chool.] Ag [has] boils on [her] face these days[.] �September, 1893 156 4. M. 5 . T . 6. W. 7 . T. Bella & I [were] in Clinton[.] Bella [was] getting dresses fixed[.] Father started digging the foundation under [the] wood-shed[.] Father & Bella [were] in Clinton A.M. [I was] making[a] frill for[the] delaine[.] G[eorge] Sturdy ([who came] after [a] Billy) & Cox[stayed] for dinner[.] Smith [was here] for tea[.] 37 Fine & Warm 24 Jno. & Bella [were] in Clinton even[ing] for [her] dressesf.] [this] 20 Cold E. Wind Jno. took Bella to [the] station enroute 27 for No. 5 S.S. Colborne[.]* [I]Made Bel- Rain H. Wind la's shopping bag[.] A[g] made jelly Fine P.M. (apples)[.] * Bella’s first teaching job is in a rural one-room school house, School Section #5, Colborne Township. The township is directly north of Goderich Township, the boundary being the Maitland River. 8. F. 9. S . 10. S. 11. M. [I] made [a] frill for [the] basque and stitched the one on [the] skirt etc. Fa­ ther walked to Clinton A.M. Jno. [was] trimming a lamb P.M. & Fa[ther]plowed[.] [X] finished[the] delaine dress & mended Jno.’s shirt,P[an]ts & braces[.I] helped Father fix sheeps' feet[.] Father [went] to Clinton shipping a lamb to Jno. Junor. 21 Fine & Cool 30 Warmer Jno. & I [were] in Church(Stewart)[.]Jno. 23 [went again in the] even[ing.] Jno. & I Fine & [were] in S[abbath] S[chool.] very warm [I]pasted starch over comfortable & part- 22 ly scraped[the] cellar[.]* T. Dunkin [was Windy here] for dinner[.] F[ather] & Jno. [have been] plowing & putting some shingles on [the] barn & [they] put [a] ring in [the] bull etc. 12. T. A[g] & Ada[Stewart]went to Fergueson's[.] 22 I took them to Snell's corner[.] Jno. Windy & Warm [Thompson* came] for tea[.He has] gone to [William] Glen’s to floor [the] stable[.] [I continued] scraping [the] cellar A.M. * Stone mason John Thompson of Blake - he was the MacFarlane's mason of choice and a good friend. William Glen has raised his barn to put stables under it. Ned would do the same 1899-1900. 13 . W. 14 . T . [I] Finis[hed] scraping [the] cellar[.My] tooth [is] aching[.] One Armed Armstrong called(peddling fruit trees[.] 25 [I] Killed & picked 8 roosters A.M. I 20 [was]in Clintton P.M. with them[.]* Jno. Very Warm & Thompson [was] over [in the] even[ing.] Windy * to sell 15. F. I washed mine own & 5 pairs of socks[.] Very Warm 20 & Dull,Smokey 16. S. [I] Peeled apples for pies etc. j^.M. [I] 18 ironed,scrubbed, picked apples pears[.] Raining [I gave Jno. Thomson [a] p[ai]r of chick- Showery ens[.] Fa[ther was] in Clinton A.M. Jno. Very Windy hauled [a] load of sand[.] �September, 1893 157 17. S. Jno. & I [were] in Church(Hamilton 2 5 Londesboro)[.] Jno [went in the even[ing] Calm with N[ed] & J[ane. John and I were in] S[abbath] S[chool.] 18. M. [I] Washed kitchen windows, blacked [the] 20 stove etc. Father [was] in Clinton A.M. Raining Morn- for lime & cement[.] Jno. [has been haul- [ing]f Fine stones to [the] wood-shed[.] 19. T. I went over to Glen's P.M. with Aunty[.I] 19 Scalded [the] hen-house P.M. Ada & Ag re- Rain turned P.M. Geo.0.Sturdy [was] here [and] Very Windy bought 2 shearlings[.] 20. W. Father went to London Fair[. He] got [a] 19 ride to Bruce[field] with Mac'sf.] A[g] Fine washed[and]Mother & Aunty[were] at Jane's Very Windy P.M. I white-washed [the] hen-house[.]Jno. went to Sturdy’s*for Goderich tomorrow[.] ♦Sturdy1s had a farm on the north side of the Huron Road, between Clinton and Goderich, near the junction of the IX-X Concession Road, Goderich Township 21. T. Father walked to Clinton[.I] started cut- 18 ting out [a] dress[.] Jno [Thomson was Nice, Windy here] all night[.] Sprinkled 22. F. Mother & I[were]in Clinton A.M. Jno.Thom- 10 son [is] here building under the wood- Beautiful shed[.] 23. S. I walked to Clinton P.M. [John Thomson is 19 still working on the shed foundation.] 24. S. A[g] & I [were] in Church(Stewart)[.] 16 Cold Wind 25. M. I[was]in Clinton P.M. Mr & Mrs Levi Trick 45 & Miss Bertha Andrews [were here in the] Very C. Wind even[ing.The] Master [was] in [at]noon[.] Jno. [was] trimming sheep[.] Father made [a] box [in which] to ship [a] lamb[.] 26. T . [I] Took Fa[ther]up to Coat1s road [this] 28 morn[ing. He] went as [a] judge to Exeter C. Wind fair[.] Jno. went to town [in the] even- Fine & nice [ing.]Mr Greaves([a] poultry judge),[was] here all night[.] 27. W. Farther], Jno.,A[g] & I [were] at Clinton 33 fair[. We] took cattle,sheep & hens [and] Fine & pleas- Ned took sheep up[.} ant 28. T. Fa[ther] & Jno. [were] at Wigg[inton's] 35 threshing P.M. Jessie [Wigginton was here Fine C. Wind this] morn[ing.I] held[the] wood for[the] Light showers machine[.]* I [was]in Clinton P.M. & sent even[ing] father back to ship the lamb[*] W. Frost ♦Jessie Wigginton came over probably to get a wagon-load of sawed up fence rails to feed the steam threshing engine that afternoon. Eliza held the rails while her father or John or both sawed some up. ( July 31st entry above. 29. F. Fa[ther] & Jjio. [were] at Wigg[inton’s threshing [tms] morn [ing.] Fa[ther was] Nice in Clinton IKM. Jno. [was] at U[ncle James’s] threshing P.M. 16] �Sep[tember, 1893 158 30. S. [John was threshing at Uncle John’s A.M. 18 and Uncle James’s P.M.]I filled wheat A.M. Dull & Windy & father carried itr to the other barn[.] [We were] sawing wood P.M. 1. S . 2. M. 3 . T . 4. W. 5. T . 6. F. 7. S. 8 . S . 9. M. 10. T . 11 . W. 12 . T . 13 . F . 14 . S . 15 . S . 16. M. October, 1893 A[g] & I[were]in Church(Gregg Toronto)[.] 16 [Ag and I were in] S[abbath] S[chool.]Jno.Beautiful & Ernest [West were] in Varna[.] [We were] Threshing from[10 o ’ clock] till supertime[.] Father was in Clinton P.M. 6 to meet[the] Stratford train[.] I[was] in Clinton [this] even[ing and] got [a] tele- gram[.] Jno. [was] at Mac’s threshing all day[.] Raining 10 [Jno. was at Mac's threshing A.M.[and] at 11 [the] Bayfield show in the east P.M. [I Fine & nice was] at Jane’s P.M. Fa[ther] & A[gnes] were at Bayfield [and Tom] and Jessie Wigg[inton went with them[.] E[rnest] harrowing[.] Jno.& Ernest [were] at Ned’s threshing[.] 17 I [was] out helping Jane[.] Fa[ther was] in Clinton P.M. Fa[ther],A[g] & Ernest]lifted 9 rows [of] Dull A.M. 8 potatoes[.] Aunty & I [were] in Clinton Rain Shower P.M. P.M. Fafther], Jno., Ernest & I lifted 14 rows Fine 5 [of]potatoes[.]Jno.[was]away all night[.] A[g] & 1 [were] in Church (McMillan Mimi- Beautiful 8 co - "Scotch” Gunn’s bro[ther]-in-law[.] & Warm, Windy Jno., Ern[est] & Fa[ther have been] haul- 9 ing out manure[.] [John, Ernest and Father were hauling out 2 manure.] Fa[ther was] in Clinton to meet Mrs McMillan & daughter & Mrs Crearer, Stratford[.] I took Mrs Crearer to McTavish'es A.M.Jno.Beautiful 8 went to[the]Blythe(sic;show last nightf.] & very warm The mason [was] here P.M. pointing [the] chimney[.] Ernest [is] plowing[.] Mrs & Annie McMillan, Ag & I[were]at Bay- Beautiful 6 field[. Ernest is plowing.] Jno. [was] at & very, D[uncan] McEwen's threshing[.] very Warm H. McGregor drove Mrs Crearer up here[.] 1 I took them to Clinton station [.]Ag walk- Dull & warm ed up[.] Moore [was] here wanting to buy [a] rooster[.] [I] Fixed roosts in [the] Hen-house[.] Raining & 1 High,Cold Wind Jno.[went to Church with Adam[Stewart The 6 minister was The Rev.Mr Henderson. Three] Raining,a hens chilled dead last night[.] little warmer [The] Boys[are]hauling out manure[.] A[g] 9 & I pulled all our apples [.We have] about Fine & Nice 12 bags,fallen included[.](just guessing) [I] smothered [a] hive [of] bees[.] �October, 1893 159 17. T. Fa[ther] & I pulled 10 rows[of]mangols[.] 2 Jno. & Er[nest] hauled them in P.M. - 4 Warm loads on [the] sheep[ rack[. I] Smothered the other Hive [of] bees[. ] 18. W. Fa[ther was] at Dunkin's sale[.I] Doubled 6 a hive[.] Jno. & I pulled 8 rows [of] man- Beautiful gols[.] Jno. & Er[nest] hauled them in 3 very warm loads[.] 19. T. [I] Killed 12 chickens A.M. Mother & I [were] in Clinton P.M.[The]Men finis[hed] Cool Wind in pulling & hauling mangols (7 Rows)[.] 20. F. A[g] & I[were] in Clinton at Mrs Wilson's 6 funeral[.] Jno.[was] away P.M.hunting for Nice & Hunter[.] Alexander [was] here for din- Pleasant ner[.] Dupee called [in the] mornfing.] 21. S. [I] Took in some apples and cut honey off 4 [of] frames, etc. A[g was] at Diehl's & bought a gander[.] Earnest is] plowing[.] Fa[ther [is] putting in roots to [the] root house[.] Jno. is putting up [a fence [that the] wind blew down[.] 22. S. Father & I [were] in Church(Stewart)[.] 1 Jno. & Er[nest went in the] even[ing.] Beaut[iful] Good roads dust flying 23. M. [I] Took "Old Kate" and hauled in Apples 5 & Earth to fill holes* in[the]hen-house S c Beautiful fetched up [the] "cooler"** from [the] shanty[. I] punched in [and]pounded earth in [the hen-house] P.M. ♦Note the precipitate drop in egg production. Predators (foxes, racoons, skunks) must have dug under the stone walls and come up through the dirt floor, in the hen house. Eliza- Ann had to get more hens to replace the casual­ ties, and, checking ahead, egg production resumed in late January, two months later. ** slang for a sledge hammer or wooden mallet. 24 . T . 25 . W . 26. T. 27 . F . 28 . S . Jno. Alexander[ was] here [at] night[and] 4 had supper[.] [Brother John was] hauling Beautiful rails with Kate[.] I rid wood-shed,Slight Shower scraped bee-frames etc.,etc.Father [was] pulling carrots[. The] boys hauled them [this] evenfing] in 2 loads[.] [I was] sorting apples...[and]....packed 4 hives[.]Mr & Mrs Calder[were] here all night[. There were many callers this evening from Mac 1s, Uncle James's, Uncle Jno.'s plus Ned and Jane.] Cool & pleasant [I] Finis[hed]sorting apples & made jel- C. E. Wind 2 ly etc. [The]Calder's left[at], night for Raining [their] daughter's [home] in Clinton[.] I [was] in Clintonf.] Jane [stayed] in Dull, 5 all day[. The] Men[started] at[the] tur- Rain Showers nips[. I] peeled the first drying ap- P.M. ples[.] T. Wigginfton] called peddling tea[.]Fen[wick] was up for pears and ap- p[les.] [The] Men[have] finis[hed] pulling & ta- 7 king in roots[.] Er[nest was] plowing C.H. Wind these days while they pull[ed] them[.] Snowing night 4 �October, 1893 160 29. S. 30. M. 31. T . 1 . W. A[g] & I [were] in S[abbath] S[chool.] 5 Jno. & Ernfest were in]church[this]even- [ing](Stewart)[.] Ern[est]hauled up some wood and took out manure with[the] sleigh[.] Jack McDonald & Cooper [were] here for tea[.] Jack traded a Ram[. I] peeled appfles in the] even[ing.] 4 Snow Showers 2 or three in morn[ing.] Jane & I [were] in Clinton P.M. A[g] & Fine 3 I[ were over]at Auntie's [this]even[ing.] E. Wind November, 1893 I washed[.] Er[nest is] plowing[.] Fa- 2 [ther has been] cleaning rubbish(the re- Nice & Dull mains of U ’s* old house)[.]** Jno. was Indian Sum- trimming lambs[.] mer~like * colloquial and ungrammatical substitute for "our." To my knowledge, there was no family with a surname beginning with U, associated with that corner of the community. ** MacFarlane's stone house was put up 1878. The historical atlas of 1878 shows the 2 houses as black square dots. The log house appears to have been 50 to 100 yards south-west of the stone house. Earlier references in this diary suggest that the old house served as a laundering station and a summer kitchen and bakery. In 1892 and 1893, there are references to its gradual dismantling. 2 . T . 3. F . 4. S . 5. S . 6. M. 7 . T . 8. W. Jane[stayed] in all day[.]* Father walk- Rain ed to Clinton P.M. I ironed [and] sorted rag [and] wool pickings etc. Mrs J[ohn] Diehl and Ada [Stewart] [were here] P.M. *Jane is in her 8th month of pregnancy. Mother & I [were] in Clinton P.M. [at] Fine & church(Musgrove from Walton)[.] Fafther] Nice & Jno.[were] at W[illiam] Glen’s thresh- Cool Wind ing[. They] started a little before noon[.] Cooper[was] here [and] bought a lamb[.] [I] finis[hed] packing bees[.] Jno. went to Jno .[Thomson1s] with [a] thoroughbred heifer P.M. Hard Frost Beautiful and warm Father,Mother & I [were] in Church(Stew- Nice art)[.] Jno. [attended] even[ing] church in Varna on[the] way home from Jno.Thomp­ son ' s[. ] [I] rid around[the]bees & my room & Moth- Sees out er*s[.] a little these days. Mr Tom & Mr Baird came for dinner[.] Beautiful Father [was] at [the] school[. I] worked the ends of [a] p[ai]r [of] blankets[.] A[g] & I [were] at Finley [McEwen's this] even[ing. The] Butchart's [were] there[.] McMillan ([from] below [Grand] Bend) [was here] looking at P.A. Father[was]splitting wood [and]piling[it] Beautiful in[.] Jno. hauled up old rails[. I was] & Warm. melting beeswax[.]Ned fetched in potatoes Bees fly- & bar ashes[.] Agnes washed blankets[.] ing thick[.] �November, 1893 161 9. T . 10 . F . 11 . S . 12 . S . 13 . M. 14 . T . 15 . W . 16 . T . 17 . F . 18 . S . 19. S. [I] Took wax off [the] "cooler" & peeled Beautiful apples etc.[The] Rev.[Mr] Stewart & [his] dull part• wife called in on Jane[. I was] at Ned's ly [in the] even[ing while] he[was] in Clin- ton[.] Aunty & Jane [were here] for dinner & P.M. Jno. [was] helping Ned with [a] fence[.] Warmer Fa[ther was] plowing with Ned *s team etc., below[the] watering place[.]There is fall wheat in [the] field next [McEwen’ s] bush at [the] road & they finis[hed] plowing the other 4 fields to-day[.] Mother & I [were] in [was] making soap[.] Clinton P.M. Mother A[g] & I[were] in Church(Stewart)[.] & ______ [went in the] even[ing.] Jno. Very Misty A.M. fDull I [was]in Clinton P.M. Jos[eph]Gaard[was] Raining here looking to get a fat sheep[.I Killed Showery & picked 9 turkeys[.]Jno.[was]at Ned’sf.] Fine & Dull Er[nest] started [plowing] sod[.] P.M, Mother [worked] at her soap[.] I [was] Snowing choring [and] melted white wax[.] Fa[ther Showers worked] piling up wood in [the] bush[.] E. Wind Jno. & Ernfest] [were] plowing sod above Freezing [the] shanty field[.] Ned helped father kill pigs[.] Boys[were] plowing[.] I [worked] at melting wax[.] [I melted more wax] A.M. Jane[ was]here[.] a little snow I [was] in Clinton P.M. "The 4th con[ces- shower morn- sion" [was] at [a] party at Mac’s[.] ing H. Frozen I killed 3 Turk[ey]s A.M. [and was] in Softened Clinton P.M. [I] peeled apples [in the] Nice, Windy even[ing.] Fa[ther] & A[g][were] at Ned's [and] killed their pigs & 5 turk[ey]s[.] Melting wax[.] Mother salted pork[.] Er- C. Wind [nest has been] hauling gravel since [he] finis[hed] plowing[.] Er[nest's] sister & brother [ were] down [this] morn[ing.] A[g] & I [drove to] Church with[the] colt C. Wind (McDonald Seaforth)[.] Jno. walked [to Snowing a church in the] evenfing.] little 20. M. Ag Jno. [with the James and John Stewart C. Wind families were] at[Charlie Stewart's this] Nice even[ing. I] finis[hed] melting wax[.] Even[ing] 21. T . 22 . W . 23 . T . Fa[ther was] at[William] Mustard's funer­ al P.M.13 [The]Rev.[Mr]Stewart & F[inley] McEwen called when retu rningf.] I washed, cheese & wax rags too[.] Elsie Thomson [was] here P.M. and all night (for lame lamb)[.] C. Wind Snowing P.M. Rain night [I] Killed 2 geese[.] I [was] in Clinton C.C.S.W. P.M. to meet Bella[.] Wind & Snow & rain Ned,Jane & Aunty [came] for dinner[. The] Smith kids [came] with [a] cow[.]Thanks- C. Wind giving[:]A[g], Ada & I [were] at [the] Snowing S[abbath] S[chool]exam[.]Examiners [ were] R. Irwin, Clinton [and] Forest [of] Bruce- field[.] �November, 1893 162 [I] Took Bella to [the train] station [in Snowing some the] morn[ing and] washed[the] wax dishes C.C. Wind P.M. Bella came to Jane's [this] even­ ting.] Jno. [is] flooring [the] box stall [in the] horse stable these days[.] Ned took Bella back to [the] station [at] noon[. I] washed my hair[.] Father walked to Clinton[.] Aunty [has] gone [home.] I went down [there] at night[.] A[g] & I [were] in Church(Henderson Hen- C. Wind sall)[.] [It was] Children's day[.] Jno.& Good roads E[rnest went in the] even[ing.] H. Frozen [I]Cleaned the hen-house A.M.,washed[the] Raining double windows, & put in the cellar ones C. Wind P.M. [I] Peeled Apples[in the] even[ing.] Fafther] has been] mending bags[.] Double windows [were] put inf. I] basted hems on the 3 woolen sheets[.Father mend­ ed more bags at [night.] [I] Stitched the hems, worked on the] end Snowing [of a] blanket[and] Cut out drawers[.]Jno. Gaining [was] at Duncan McKenzie[Senior's] funer- Sleet al P.M.14 A[g] & I [were]in Clinton P.M. [The] Boys [were] in [the] bush [the] 1st. time[.] Fa[ther was] at [the] mill with chop[. I] Worked an end blanket & sewed buttons on shoes[.] W[m.] Glen killed pigs[.] The Boys [were] at [a] prohibition meeting in [the] school [this] even[ing to hear the] Rev. J.A. MacDonald, Pres[ident.]* Stormy Snowed a lot just after dark *The Rev. J.A. MacDonald, age 31, was a writer, editor and crusader for Liberal causes. A native of Middlesex County, he was ordained in 1891 and had a church in St Thomas. He was destined to be the editor of the Toronto Globe and fiercely supported Laurier and Reciprocity in the 1911 Dominion election. December, 1891 [I] Made [a] goose house [from] rails[.] Stormy I [went to] Clinton in [the] cutter P.M. Ern[est was] hauling up wood([we had] good sleighing[.] Fafther was] at "the Master’s" P.M. [I] some snow Put [a] tail on[the] ganzie & made draw­ er straps[.] Jno.& Efrnest were] in town [this] even[ing.] snowing Jno. [drove the] sleigh in[to] Clinton Nice & [for] grist[.] Fa[ther went to get [a] Sunshiny tooth pulled but didn’t[.] Jane & Manie [were here all day.] Jim Swan [was here] for tea[.] A[g was]housecleaning Jno.'s stair[.]Jno. Dull, drift- [was] at Jno. Elliot's threshing[.] Jane, ing a little Annie & Jim Fergueson, & Bell Taylor were at U[ncle] Ja[me]s's [this] even- [ing.] Jane & Bell stayed there[.] 24 . F . 25. S. 26. S . 27 . M. 28 . T. 29. W. 30. T. 1. F. 2. S. 3 . S . 4. M. 5 . T . �December, 1893 163 6. W. 7 . T . 8 . F . 9. S . 10. S. 11 . M. 12 . T . 13. W. 14. T. 15 . F . 16. S. 17 . S . 18 . M. 19. T . Ferg[ueson’s] went home P.M. Jno. [was] in Clinton A.M. getting sucker of pump fixed[. I] Started making Fa[ther [a] smock[.] Jno.[ was] at [another] prohib­ ition of alcohol meeting[atthe]school[.] I [was] in Clinton P.M.[and] took up our shawls for the "Young Women's Mission Band" Scotch social[.] A little colder,dull Snowed Snowed a Little Agent Weir & gent called [in the] morn- ing[.] John Thomson [was] here all night[.] A[g],Jno.,Nannie* & Adam [have] gone to Green's[. I] Finis[hed] father's smock[.]** *Adam's sister Annie, so-called to distinguish her from her cousin Annie in the Jas. Stewart family. The 4 first cousins are visiting Bella Green and her family up on the Bayfield Line in Goderich Township. ** A smock was a working garment much Ike today’s jean jacket. Father[was] at Hensall seeing about oat dustf.J Sturdy [was] here P.M. [I] made [a] chemise tail & worked [the] ends of Jane's blankets [in the] even[ing.] A[g] & I [were] in Church{Stewart)[. ] Jane drove in P.M.[and] Ned[came in the] even[ing. I] peeled app[le]s for pies[.] McLeod in with heifer (no name)[. I] Stamped [the] drawers & worked [the]ends of [the] B[aby's] blankets etc. [I] Worked on [the] bottom of p[an]ts[.] A[g] is knocking down plaster in [the] dining room[.] [I] Cut out [the] basque lining & sleeve part [this] even[ing.] A[g is] cleaning [her] room[.] The Boys [are] hauling out logs these days[.] [The] Men killed W[m.] Glen's beef & our cow[.] Jno.[was] in Clinton P.M.with [a] hide[.] [He] fetched home some shawls[.] E.A. & Ida lsard[were]at Jane’s[.] D[un­ can McEwen's boys [Jack and Sandy came] after[the] sheep rack box[.I was] clean­ ing guts all P.M. I stitched (hemmed) Jane's canton flan- ell[.] Fa[ther made] out lamb pedigrees all day[. The] Boys washed [the] single harness[.] I swept & dusted my 2 rooms[.] A[g] & I [were] at Jane's [in the] even[ing.]Fa­ ther went to] Clinton for tags in [the] buggy[.The] Boys[ were]oiling harness[.] Jno.& E[rnest] walked to C[hurch in the even[ing J( Musgrove.) [The] Boys finis[hed] oiling harness[.] Mac' s & Adam [were] in[this] even[ing.] Fafther & E[rnest were] sawing wood P.M. Cutting out dress P.M.Jno.[was]in Clin­ ton P.M. E.Glen Sr. [was here]P.M. A[g] [was] washing kitchen plaster[.] Dull & nice A.M. Rain­ ing P.M. C. Wind snowing P.M. Snowing & Drifting & Wind Snowing Snowing some S. thaw a little Rain­ ing all day Freezing & Snow good sleigh­ ing Roads icy Big Floods Snowing Snowing & Drifting �December,1893 164 20. W. 21 . T • 22 . F . 23 . S . Fa[ther], Er[nest],& Ned & teams [were] Nice,Flakey in Brucefield after a horsepower15 & straw-cutter[.] A [g] & I went out with Ned in the even[ing.] A[g was] washing plaster [and] I washed [clothes.] Jno.[was] at Wigg[inton's] wood-bee P.M Beautiful &. I[was] in Clinton[.] E[rnest is] making Sunny [a] salt trough [from a] big log[.] Ned [is] fixing [the] Frazer bridge[.] Jack McMann [was] here P.M. Jim Swan Thawing [came] for dinner[.] Ned[was]here help- Raining ing to cut [wood.] [I] Killed [a] goose & a hen[.] Shore Beautiful [from] London [came] for dinner[.] Teen Sleighing gone called[.] Foster fetched [the] cow robe. Fafther] went up to Goderich[.]Jno.went up P.M. [in the] buggy to meet him & Bella[.] 24. S. 25 . M. 26. T. Raining [This] morn[ing]Bella went out for Jane Raining with[the]buggy[.] I took [her] home P.M. Beautiful A[g], J[ohn], Bella,Er[nest] & I [were] Bees Flying at U[ncle] Jno.'s this evenfing.] Jane's D[aughte]r Isa[bella] Pearl Raw Wind Glen [was] born[.] Bella & I[were] in Hard Frozen Clinton P.M. 27. W. I [was] at Jane's[.] Jack McMann [was] Nice here P.M. 28 . T . 29. F. 30. S. 31. S . Bella & I[went to] Clinton P.M. in [the] .Raining covered buggy[.] Ida [Stewart was] here & her & Ag [went] out to see[the] kid[.] I [was] at Jane's[.] Jno.went [at] night C[old] & Raw to Jno.Thompson's with sheep & for Mein- Flakey tosh[.] Ben Tomlinson [was here] all day & Fine & H. night[.] The white-faced mare died[.]Fa- Frozen [ther] walked to Clinton[.]Bella got Ned to take her up[.] [Bella went back to Goderich.] I [came] home P.M. This is a reference to their wedding photo, taken by the H. Foster studio in Clinton. The Avery's farmed lots 27 and 28 on the Stanley side of the London Road. John Avery's sister, Atlanta,was Mrs Alex.Innes. Maggie Cuming was a Mrs Ballantyne. This may be a reference to the very attractive studio por­ trait Isabella had taken in Ottawa when she was at Normal School. See p. 77" 2. 3. 4 5. �6 7 . 8 . 9. 10. 13. 14. The lane of the Glen farm in 1999 is still lined with spruce trees. On the Huron Road, near Benmiller, Mr A. Taylor,a’ close relative of the Taylor's of Morris Township, ran a greenhouse and nursery operation. Claire Taylor says he was famous for developing an attractive strain of spruce and it is possible that Wm. Glen bought the spruce trees for Spruce Lane Farm from Taylor. We know that the original 2-bay barn on Ned Glen's main farm (Lot 31, Con III) was built in 1862. The year 1862 was drilled in auger holes over the south doorway. As we saw in 1892, the barn on the Robertson place was badly damaged in a wind storm. Jack Glen told me that his father used the beams salvaged from the Robertson barn to build a third bay on the east end of the barn on Lot 31. Farmers' Advocate? The Exeter Advocate? The New Era, June 9, 1893. Elizabeth, wife of E. Glen died June 4, 1893, aged 65. [buried in Clinton cemetery.] The late Mrs Glen was the former Elizabeth McQueen. Don Glen told me that the McQueen brothers were prosperous Stanley township farmers, who made a lot of money in the mid-1850's, during the Crimean war (that "Rooshian war") selling wheat to feed the British soldiers in the field. The War Office paid in gold and this stimulated wheat production in Ontario. The McQueen brothers (Mrs Glen's siblings) squandered the gold on whiskey, became compulsive alcoholics and ran their farms into the ground. The MacFarlane’s were strong teetotallers, and the Glen children were much closer to that side of the family. Elizabeth probably encouraged the keeping of the McQueen relatives at a distance. Don said that the McQueen's were held up as an example not to follow. Relations with them were respectful and correct and infrequent. See Huron News-Record, July 26, 1893 and The New Era, August 4, 1893: John Innis, 1814-93, d. July 23, aged 89 years, 3 months. A Stanley pioneer, he emigrated from Banffshire,’ Scotland 1846 and lived in Zorra Twsp. for 7 years. He came to Stanley in 1853 and cleared Kot 30 Con II (now farmed by the Scott's.) He was the father of Alex. Innes (Lot 32, Con II),of Mary (Mrs Duncan McEwen) and of Mrs W.H. Scott He was a strong Liberal and was one of the first horse importers in the area. Interment in Clinton Cemetery. Survived by his widow Isabella [?]. James MacFarlane's father brother were heredetary game keepers on a large estate in their native Perthshire[.] They salvaged so many splendid plumages from pheasants and other game birds that they could send generous consignments. Isabel Glen still had some of the best specimens which she showed me in the 1950's. My mother Verna Stewart urged her to take them to a miliner and have them made into a lady's hat - which she eventually did. The hat and unused feathers are still in the Glen farmhouse[.] A photograph of Uncle John, his wife, daughter and widowed father can be seen below at the end of the footnotes. Don Glen told me that James 's brother John came out to Canada with the other brothers and was going to marry Agnes Stewart. However, when his aging parents could no longer live alone, John went home to Scotland to bring them here.They refused to budge and John felt he could not leave them. Apparently Agnes was quite charitable when he asked be released from his promise to marry her. I don't know if John asked her to consider coming to Scotland, but if he did, she refused. She was born in Ontario and had no ties with Scotland. John married eventually and carried on as the Game Keeper. Check Stanley blue book The New Era, December 1, 1893 Duncan McKenzie died November 27, 1893, aged 77. He was a native of Ballachlish, Inverness, Scotland. He emigrated to Canada in 1843 and settled in Stanley in 1853. He pioneered on Lot 24, Con , IV Stanley, andlived there for the rest of his days. He was survived by his wi'fe Mary, sons Duncan and Hugh and a daughter Margaret (Mrs Chapman of Ethel in Perth Co.) The obit does not mention a son Paul who died young. In the 1871 Dominion census, Paul, aged 16, is listed as living with James MacFarlane. Don Glen confirmed that Paul was the hired man. The Mackenzie's were undisputably the neighbourhood "characters" whose antics were recalled and whose droll utterances were mimicked for 3 generations 11. 12. �U c in the community. They lived in primitve squalour but were the sould of honour and integrity. Eliza-Ann totally ignores the McKenzie's kin her diary save for one fleeting reference to Margaret and this allusion to Duncan's death. 15. The horsepower was a device to supply motive power to pulley- driven machinery. Steam and gasoline tractors 1900-20 made the horsepower obselete. "The motive power was four teams of heavy draft horses,each hitched to a long beam. The horsepower machine itself consisted of four long beams,each placed at right angles to the other, and attached to a central pivot. A large cast iron gear, about six feet in diameter, was fastened to the underside of the beams. This in turn engaged a small cog wheel attached to a steel shaft. As the horses moved about a thirty-foot circle pulling the beams, the steel shaft rotated and transmitted the motion to the.... [threshing machine, buzz saw or straw cutter.] from The Barefoot Boy From Francistown, by Robert Bruce Walker, edited by K.F. Stewart, OISE Press, 1989, p.10. The following wood-cut will innko tho principlo of the threshing machine quite clear. At A are fluted iron rollers between which tho unthreshed corn passes, at ratkor n alow rato; 1 3 is tho cylinder or drum, contain-, ing four projections or beaters. These are bars of wood covered with iron, and revolve rapidly. Grain, chaff, and stems, all pass over this cylinder, and aro thrown for­ ward into the second compartment, where thoy aro acted upon and shaken by lour rakes, placed on tho hollow cylinder C, and moving rapidly in the direction of tho arrow. Hero tho grain and chaff fall down ' - ’ -.rough tho wire meshes into a winnowing machine, nnd tho straw is carried forward to another cylinder D, whore it is again shaken by rakes, and then thrown out at tho ond of tho machine. Sometimes this last cylinder has brushes fixed to it, which sweep back any of tho com or chaff which may have fallen into the cavity at E. lzstk k ’ s mraovBU ciMrr-ourrvR. > r . • c n A r r - c u T T i N O . �ELIZA"ANN MACFARLANE'S LOGBOOK FOR HER XXXTH YEAH 1894 January 1894 167 1. M. Jno. took B_ _ T___ to Brucefield[. I Cold Wind [was] at Aunty's [in the]even[ing] & out to Jane's[.] 2. T. Finley [McEwen was here this] even[ing.] Dull Jno. took Bella to [the train] station] Softened for Glencoe[.]* Farther was] at W[m. ] a little Glen’ s cutting [wood.] * Bella has changed schools. Glencoe is a large village in Middlesex County, south of London. 3. W. 4 . T . Mo[ther [was] out to Jane’s & I [came] Fine & Sunny home [this] morn[ing. Mother came] home L. Wind & [I went] back [at] night[.] Fa[ther] & A[gnes were] at Mrs Donald Smith’s funeral[.] Roads soft Looking like rain 5 . F . 6. S . 7 . S . Fa[ther was]in Clinton[.] Ned [was] here Snowing sawing [wood] P.M. [Ned was here sawing wood] all day[.] I H. Frozen [was] at Jane's[. I] B[aked] & W[ashed.] Jno. & Adam[were] in church [this] even- C. N, W, [ing.] I [went] home [this] morn[ing.] Wind 8. M. [I was] At Jane's all day [with] M[o- ther[.] A[g was] in Clinton P.M. Ned was here sawing [wood] all day[.] Light Snow C.N. [Wind] 9. T. [I] Came home[in the] morning & [was]out P.M. with Ada [Stewart.I was] at Aunty’s [in the] even[ing.] Duncan Smith [was]at Ned' s[.] 10. W. Mr & Mrs Dunkin called P.M.[Duncan Smith C.N.W. Wind is still at Ned’s.] I w[ashed] & clean­ ed [the] H[en-House[.] Fa[ther was] at [the] mill with chop[.] 11. T . 12 . F . 13 . S . [I was] at Jane's all day[.] Fa[ther] C. N. Stormy walked to Clinton P.M. A[g was]at McTav- even[ing] ish'es P.M. Jno.[was] sawing with Ned[.] Jno. & E[rnest were] at Marshall's dance[.] Jno. made a Hen-House gate[;therefore I] Cleared even- darned Jno's mitts, etc. [ing] [I was] at Jane's all day[:] W[ashed] - Beautiful S[ewed] & I[roned.* The] Stone-house cow Soft calvedf.] Ned & Duncan [were] in all day cutting [wood.] *Eliza-Ann has refined her short forms by assigning single capital letters to domestic chores. So far B = baking 1= ironing S= sewed and W = Washing. A = Agnes and M or Mo. = Mother. 14. S. A[g], M[other] & I [were]in Church(Stew- Softened art)[.The] Boys [went in the] even[ing.] 15. M . [I was] At J[ane's] all day -B[aked] , W[ashed.] Fa[ther was] at Brucefieldf.] Ned [was] at [Londesboro] with grist[.] 1 �January, 1894 168 16. T. Fa[ther] & Mo[ther[were in] Varna[visit- Dull & Warm ing the] Dunkin's & [the] Fostersf. I] Cleaned out P______ * & making at...... Jno. [has been] sawing [wood]at Ned’s[.] *P may stand for "Private," or for privy - the cold weather indoor toilet in the wood shed, but the rest of the sentence is in­ decipherable. 17 . W. 18. T. 19. F. 20 . S . A[g] & I [were] at Grant’s P.M. Helen & Soft & Dull A[gnes] Butchart & M.A. McGregor [were] at Jane's[.] [A] sheep died([the] Beetie Shearling.) Fr[oze at] Jno. & Ned [were] in Clinton for salt[.] night I [was] at Jane’s all day[and] W[ashed.] Fa[ther] & Mo[ther were] in Clinton[and] Softened went to D. McEwen’s (but they weren' t at home[.] I [was] at Jane’s[in the evening.I] kil- Soft led [the] last gosling[.] Jno. [was] in Rain Brucefeld & Clinton[to]see Swan[.] Peter Camp-bell died[.]i 21. S . 22 . M. 23 . T . Jno. & E[rnest were] in Church [in the] Rain, Soft even[ing.] A[gnes [was] at Ned’s[.] I[was ] at Ned’s[.] E[rnest] A.M. & Jno. H. Frozen P.M. [were] hauling in hay with Ned[.] Fa[ther] &[the] boys [were] at a Patrons of Industry meeting[in the]school [this] even[ing.] Fa[ther]& I [were] at P[eter] Campbell’s Softened a funeral P.M. Jno. & Ned [went too. I] little. Sno[w] C[leaned the] H[en-]House[.] Foster & M. [at] night. Brigham & Mary Miller [were here in the] even[ing and] at Jane's at night[.] 24. W. Jim Barkley [is] home[.] A[g was] with visitors at Lizzie's for dinner & at U[ncle] Ja[mes']s for tea & [the] even­ ing. I]Finis [hed]Jno. 's p[an]ts & darned socks[.] 9 Rain & Sleet Snow 25. T. [I darned socks] & ganzies[.] Ned,Mac, & 15 Adam[were] here cutting[wood] P.M. [The] Cold, a Kids* [were]at U[ncle] Ja[mes’]s [in the little snow. even[ing.] * probably Eliza-Ann, Jane, Agnes & John MacFarlane. 26. F. 27 . S . 28 . S . [The]Men [are] cutting[wood]at Ned’s[.] A[g] & I [were] in Clinton P.M. [The] visitors [have] gone home[.] 6 Nice, Some sleighing, most buggies. [I sewed & swept]for Jane A.M. [I] peel- 15 ed app[le]s at Aunty's [in the] even- Light Snow [ing and did] Mending[.] Fa[ther was] hauling logs to [the] 7 mill[.] I made [a] gate for [the] H[en- Snowing P.M. house door & baked 2 kinds of cook- ies[.l] wrote to U. Jm & Gertie[.]2 jno. & I [were] in Church[;We took the] cut­ ter up[.] 29. M. Nice 13 �January, 1894 169 30. T. 31. W. 1. T . [I worked] at making [a] serge skirt[.] Softish 14 Fa[ther was] hauling logs all day[.] Snowing & Drifting Mo[ther] carded wool & ewe lacked lamb 9 comfort night[.](sic) [I] cleaned [the] Light Snow H[en]-H[ouse and] finis[hed] cutting out [my] dress[.] February, 1894 E.A. & Son [were] here P.M. Fa[ther has been] mending bags[.] A[g] & [were] in Snowing Clintonf.] Jno. [was] at Mac's sawing Heavy [wood] P.M. [and] Helping Ned with logs Light A.M. 13 2. F. Jno.& Ned [were] at Hensall for feed[.] 14 A[g] changed library books & [was] at Sunshiny Ellie’s P.M. [I] W[ashed], dusted etc. Frosty 3. S. Fa[ther] walked to Clinton P.M. [and 13 the] boys [went in the] even[ing.] Some Milder 4. S. [A[g] & I [were] in Church (McMullen of 13 Woodstock[.] 5 above C.W. 5. M. Mr & Mrs Dunkin [came] for dinner[.] J. 18 & W. Cooper [came] for tea[.] Aunty[was] Warmer at Jane's[.] Ned & Jane went to Sun, Thaw McQueen's[.] Jno.[was] at [the] mill for chop[.] Dewdrop calved[.] 6. T. Fa[ther] & Mo[ther were] at Rob Thomp- 17 son’s[. The] Boys etc. [are] on loa[n] 9 degrees to Isard's [I was] working a little at the skirt[.] 7. W. Jim Barkley [was here] for dinner[. I] 14 washed A.M. Jno. [was] in Clinton P.M. Thawing [He drove horses,including] Ned's one[.] Mrs Jim McQueen's3 funeral [was this af­ ternoon .] A][g] & I [are] papering [the] little B. roomf.] 8. T. [Ag and I] finis[hed papering the B 22 room.] Another lamb [born.] Mac & Fitch* Frozen called. *Probably "Fitz" misspelled (Fitzsimmons, the Clinton butcher.) 9 . F . 10 . S . Bk. Liz, Ger[tie],Hes[ter] & Bob Thomp­ son & Lilly, Linsey & Annie Churchill & Ned, Adam, & Tene & Jno. [McEwen were] here [this] even[ing.] 2 lambs-one died sabbath night[.] Sleet, Rain Thunder & L[ightning at] night. A[g was] at Ned's P.M. & I [was] at Aun- 23 ty's [in the] even[ing.] Er[nest was] in Frozen Clinton P.M............. Blustering 11. S. A[g] & I [went] in [the] buggy to]Church Light Snow 17 (Stewart)[.] Blustery, C. Wind 12. M. Jno.went to Blake for [a] heifer[.] A[g] washed?I [was] mending sundries[.] Jno. [McEwen] called[.] Worse [in] C. Wind 18 A.M. very stormy P.M. even[ing.] 13. T. [John McEwen] & young Wiley [called.]Jno. [got] home [at] noon[. John] & [the] rest [have] gone to Stone[house’s.]* Fa- [ther was] at Ned's [this] even[ing & us at Aunty’s[.] 22 Big Drifts Roads bare Fine 21 �February, 1894 170 14 . w . 15 . T . 16 F . Fa[ther] walked to Clinton.[I] fixed [a] Fine 21 plant box for [the] hens[.] A[g] is mak­ ing over [her] B[lac]k dress A[g] & I [were] in Clinton & at D. McEw- Fine A.M. 6 en's[.] Mrs Stewart & sons(Rev.) [were] C. Wind,Snow- here[this] even[ing.] Jno.[was] in Clin- ing, Stormy. ton with Ned(lambs)[.] Finley[McEwen] called A.M.(B.S.) [I was] Snowing 23 Making folds for [a] skirt[.] Aunty [was Clear here] for dinner[.] Er[nest] finis[hed] hauling wood [and] started [on the] man­ ure[.] 17 . S . 18. S • 19. M. [I] Finis[hed the] skirt all but [the] pocketsf.] Jno.[was] in Clinton [in the] sleigh [and he] sold "Sorrel." Mot[her was] at Jane's[.] Jno. & I [went to] Church in [the] cut­ ter[.] 3 lambs triplets [I] Finis[hed the] skirt. Made garters, cleaned [the] H[en]-House [and] looked over apples[.] Jno.[was] over on [the] Parr [Line]* looking at "Jack"[.] Rained a 17 little; soft Rain. C.W. 16 Frozen a flurry 23 Nice Concession VI and VII, Stanley Township - the road runs north and south, from the Bayfield River, intersecting the Bayfield Road in the centre of Varna, running south to the Hay Stanley Town Line and beyond. Years ago I referred to the 6th of Stanley and Don Glen said "You never hear it called the 6th - it's called the Parr Line!" The 1986 Sesquicen- tennial history of Stanley says that John Parr was the very first to file for a lease on that line, but he allowed the application to lapse and never actually lived on it. Looking at who lived on the line, the name Wiley jumps out at the reader, as the probable owner of "Jack." 20 . T . 21. W. 22 . T . 23 . F . 24. S. [I was] At Jane's A.M. [while] they C. Wind 23 [were] in Clinton [getting] teeth fill- Snowing ed[.] Mrs [Ned] Rathwell, Isaac & Win- even[ing] nie [were here] P.M. & even[ing.] Fin­ ley [McEwen] called[.] Fa[ther was in Clinton[.] A[g] & I [were] in Clinton P.M. at [a] C.W. 20 S[abbbath] S[chool] Convention[.] Jno. Fine [was] in Clinton[.] Jno. & E[rnest were] at Wigg[inton's] dance [in the]even[ing.] Kate McTavish [was here] P.M. [I] Star- 3 above 20 ted hem-stitching [the] band[.] Fine, Drifty, even[ing.] [I] Drove Jno. to [Malcolm McEwen's] be- Stormy 22 fore diner[.] Farther] & Jno. were at Finley’s & Dunk's P.M. A[g] & 1 [were] in Clinton at Worthing- 4 degrees 17 ton's sale of [fancy goods.] at about 1/2 past 8, 6 degrees at about XI P.M. 25. S. A[g], Jno, Erfnest], Jane & I [were] in Nice 17 Church [this] even[ing] (Miss McKay - Sunshiny Formosa)[.] . M. Fafther was helping W[illiam] Glen kill 21 a heifer A.M. [and was] in Clinton P.M. Very Nice A[g] & I [were] at Ned's [this] even­ ing.] Mrs Brigham & Nellie [are visit­ ing [there.] 26 �February, 1894 171 27 . T. 28 . W. A[g], Mrs ton P.M. home with Br[igham] & I [Mrs Brigham] us ][.] [were] in & Nellie Clin- [came] 27 1. T • 2. F 3. S [I] Went for Aunt A[gnes] [this] morn- ting.] Jane & Ned [were here] P.M. Us at Lizzie's this evenfing.] March, 1894 [I] Took the Br[igham’s] to U[ncle John Stewart's this] morn[ing.] Jno. & I Beautiful [were] in Clinton P.M. L[izzie3 Thomp­ son [came] home with me[.] Lizzie & I [were] at Grant’s P.M. [in and the] buggy[.] Mac, Ned, Willie & Adam [were here] cutting [wood.] 23 15 23 4. S . 5. M. Liz S t I [were] at U[ncle James's] P.M. Mild 23 & [at] U[ncle John’s in the] even[ing.] Frosts at [Lizzie, Mrs Brigham and Nellie came] Night home with us[.] Mrs Bfrigham] & Mot [her went] out to Beautiful 30 Ned’s P.M. Beauteous Mrs B[righam was] at Ufncle James's] A.M. [and she] crossed [the] creek[J]* 29 Springlike Jno.took [the] B[righam's] to [the] stat­ ion [in the] even[ing.] Jno.,Ned & Jane, Lizzie & I [were] at McTavish'es [in the] even[ing. (Lizzie and I were there P.M.)] * There was a well-worn and somewhat circu­ itous path running from MacFarlane's to the James Stewart house. MacFar­ lane's lived on Lot 30, Con IV and James Stew­ art 's farmhouse was on the front 50 acres of lot 27 -IV south of MacFar­ lane’s. Half the land in the 3 intervening lots was still bush. One went out of MacFarlane *s back door, over the fence into "Uncle John’s back 50." The front 50 acres of Lot 29 was James MacFar­ lane's bush. Cutting through John Stewart's back 50 is Wiltse Creek, starting over in Tucker- smith township and flow­ ing south-west towards the Bayfield River. It runs for its final mile and a half through Lots 29, Con II, III, IV and V. While it was often dry in mid-summer,melting snow and rain in March and April could turn it into a torrent. Once ac- cross the creek, one made for the south-west corner to go around Finley and Duncan McEwen’s 50 acres of bush on the east end of Lot 29 (IV). From the South-west corner of the "back 50" one could aim straight for James Stewart's house. Eliza-Ann is impressed that Mrs Brigham rose early,walked the route and forded the swollen creek. �March, 1894 172 6. T. Fa[ther was] at Jno. Elliot1s,Marshel's Raining 34 (sic) & Wigg[inton’s. I] made a log cab- all day in block[.]* *"Log Cabin” pattern for quilts. 7. W, Liz & I [were] at Jane's & Mac’s P.M. & 22 even[ing. The] Master’s boys etc.[were] Beautiful in at noon [showing off a] telescope[.] Cool Wind 1st Goose Egg 8. T. I [was] in Clinton P.M. with Lizzie 10 T[hompson.] Jno.[was working]with Ned[.] 9. F. Jno.,A[g] & I [were] at Dunkin’s [in 40 the] even[ing.] Fa[ther [got] some prun- Beauteous ing done....... 10 . s . 11. s . Jno.,E[rnest] & Fa[ther were] pruning[.] 36 Fa[ther was] at H[arry] Diehl’s & [had] dinner at U[ncle] Ja[mes’]s[.] A[g] & I [ were] at Aunty’s [in the] even[ing.] A[g] S t I [went in the] buggy [to] Church Cool Wind 33 (Stewart)[. ] 12. M. Ned [was] helping cut peas P.M. [and he 43 stayed]for tea[.Mr] Tough,[the Assessor, [came for tea] & [stayed] all night[. I] started hemmimg [a] 2nd-hand ________ & cutting out browney[.] * * an "unmentionable?" 13. T. Jno.[was] away getting [a]wheel for[the] fanning mill[.] Jane fetched in [a] tur- Showery- key [this] morn[ing.] Bob Marshell(sic) Snowing called........ 14 . W . Making Browny skirt[.] W INHOWIHG-MACIilSE . H. Frozen Nice 15. T. I [was] in Clinton P.M. Snowing, C.W. 22 16. F. Er[nest was] at Glen's cutting [wood.] C.W. 53 [X worked] at making dresses[.] Sunshiny 17 . S . 18 . S . Jno. [was] at [the] mill for chop[.] Fa- Raining 25 ther walked to Clinton [and] got a ride T[hunder] & up with Adam[.] Lightning A[g] S t I [attended church in the] morn- Very 40 [ing](Hamilton - Londesboro)[.] Jno. Warm- Frogs [went in the] e[vening.] singing wildly 19. M. Jim Swan called[.] A[g] & I [were] at Beautiful 34 Ned’ s [this] even[ing.] 20. T. [Ag and I were at] Aunty's [this even- 4 6 ing. I] Made cakes A.M. [I] Washed & C.E. Wind C[leaned the] H[en-]House P.M. & rain 35 35 �March, 1894 173 Jno.,Er[nest] & I [were] at Ned's Crush- S.E.W. 25 ing & Cutting[.] a little rain [I]Swept B[ella]’s room[.] Jennie [Grant 33 was here] all night......as School Exam Raining all day[.] Jno.[was] at[the] station for Bella [in the] even[ing. The] Stonehouse Calf died[.] Aunty, Ned & Jane [were here] for din- Very 34 ner[. I] made [a] muslin apron[.] stormy [this] morning,Snowing blow]ing,] Fafther] & B[ella were] in Clinton A.M. Rain & 33 A[g],B[ella] & I [were] at Ned'sfin the] Sleet P.M. even[ing.] Fanny calved [in the] night[.] A[g] mind- 34 ed [the] baby for Ned & Jane A.M. Jno. & Cold & Stormy E[rnest went to church in the]even[ing.] Jno. took Bella in [the] cutter to [the] Snowing 43 station [in the] even[ing.]* Bessie all day calved [in the] night[.] *end of Easter Weekend [I was] Working at [a] Serge basque[.] Cold & 36 Wintery Sleighing Aunty & Ida [were] at Lizzie's[. A] ped- Light 34 lar called at Lizzie's [and stayed] all Snow P.M. & night[.] A[g] & I [were] at Ned's[in the] even[ing.] even[ing.] Jane & I [went to] Clinton P.M. in [the] 37 buggy[.] A[g] minded [the] Kid[.]A[g] & I C.W. [were] at Aunty's [this] even[ing.]Lizzie Softened [Glen] is down home with [some illness?] [The]Men[are] getting fence-binders these days[.] Aunty [has] gone to Green’s[.] Jno. [was] 30 at [the] mill[. I] Made button-holes in Milder [the] basque[.] Fa[ther] walked to Clinton[.I worked] at Milder 41 [the] basque[.] Snow all gone. Rain at night. April, 1894 A[g] & I [were] in Church(Stewart)[. 31 Four new] Elders[were] ordained-J.Hous- C.N.W. ton,McClarty, D. McEwen & D.McTavishf.] Dull Smith stop[ped here] for tea[.] Ned,Jane 35 & Kate & Will McTavish [were] at U[ncle] H[ard] Frost Jno's[. I worked] at [the] basque [and] A little finis[hed it.I] knit cuffs [and added a] wanner. ruffle[.][ I ] [I] over-casted [the basque], washed & 29 made jell[y] cake[.] Ned called[.] Alex. H.F. C.W. Smith [came] for eggs[.] Jno. Stewart raining [has] gone to Denver[.]4 Sid[was here] looking at lambs[.] Fa[th- 34 er was] in Clinton[.] A[g was] at Wigg- C.C.W. [inton's] P.M. [and I was] At Ned's [in P.M. the] even[ing.] 21. W. 22 . T . 23 . F . 24 . S . 25 . S . 26. M. 27 . T . 28. W. 29. T. 30. F. 31. S . 1. S . 2. M. 3. T . 4. W. �April, 1894 174 5. X • Jno. [was at Wigginton's] & A[g was] in 30 Clinton P.M. Jane's turkey laid 1st egg. Snow Showers [A] Stonehouse cow [was wandering loose] C.W. somewhere here[.] 6. F. John [was] at [the] Brucefield horse 38 show[.] A[g]& I [were] at Jane's[in the] Fine, C»W. even[ing] quilting [a] cradle quilt[.] Er[nest was] plowing P.M. 7. S. Jno. [was] in Clinton P.M. Fa[ther has 33 been] pruning by spells these days[.] 8. S. A[g] & X [were] in Church(Stewart)[.] 36 9. M. Kate died[.]* Jane & I[were]at Bob Pear- 30 son's P.M. Mrs Jessie & Stella Wigg[in­ ton were] here P.M. * a beloved old horse 10. T. [I'm] Still [working] at [the] basque[.] 37 1st Turkey Egg Snow & slush 11. W. [I have] Finis[hed the] basque all but 28 [the] watch-pockets[.I was] At Jane's in Dull, Warm the] even[ing and] A[g was] at Mac's[. Jane and I] Finis[hed]quilting[the]crad­ le quilt[.] 12. T. A[g] & I [were] in Clinton P.M. Carrie 39 & Jennie [were] Jane's P.M. Beautiful 13. F. T[homas] Fair [the] Postmaster died[.]5 58 A[g was] in Clinton [this] morn[ing & I [was] at Green's P.M. Jane [was] in P.M. Mr & Mrs McEwen [called this] even[ing.] Jno. speared 28 fish[.] 14. S. Jno. & E[rnest speared 3 fish[.The] con- 38 tract for a new Frazer bridge [has been] let to Jno. Diehl [for] $175[.] Lumpy Hodgins died[.]* ♦Possibly a member of the Hodgins family in Clinton, well-known grocers. 15 . S . Father & I [were] at Thos.Fair's funeral P.M. A[g was] at Sabbath School[.] Jane took my class[.]G[eorge]S[teckley]start­ ed [at] U[ncle] Jno.['s]& Jno.Elliot['s] P.M. 32 Beautiful & warm 16. M. 17 . X . 18. W. 19. X Fa[ther was]at Middleton's and Bill Per­ due 1s to get grafts[. Father and John were] grafting plums P.M. [I] started cleaning [the] milk room[.] 34 Beautiful & warm [I] Finis[hed cleaning the milk room] & 33 some of other[.] Jno. started seeding [with] Mary & Grey[.] Er[nest is] culti­ vating [I] Finis[hed] cleaning [the] cellar!.] 42 Jno. walked to Clinton A.M. [and] got Sprinkled teeth filled!*} A[g was] at U[ncle] Ja[mes']s P.M. [and] her & I [were] at Ned's [this] even[ing.] Jane [wasJin Clinton with Tena [McEwen.] 3 2 I [went] out for [the news]papers[.] Fa- Rained [ther is]grafting these days[.I have been] Beautiful & Mending socks[.] Warm �April, 1894 175 20. F. 21 . S . 22 . S . 23 . M. 24 . T • 25. W. 26. T. 27 . F . 28 . S . 29. S. 30. M. 1. T . 2 . W. 3 . T . 4. F. [IJTook over 2 barrows of manure for As- 35 pargus & [on] Sat[urday] morn[ing two] Slight Ap- more[.] ril Showers Fa[ther] walked to Clinton, going around 38 P.M. & even[ing] with [a] petition for W. A little cool- Jackson for to be(sicJ Postmaster[.]6 ish, slight showers. A[g] & I[were]in Church(Stewart)[and in] 33 S[abbath] Sfchool with] Ada & Ida [Stew- Coolish,Fine art[.] Isabella Pearl Glen [was] baptiz- ed[.] [Uncle James’s] Annie [was] up with[the] 29 petition[.] Fa[ther] walked to Clinton [with the petition. We've] Finis[hed] seeding[.] [I] Planted some onions P.M. A[g] & I 36 [were] at Jane's[this] even[ing.]Er[nest Warmer was] plowing[.] A[g] & I gathered old metal & planted 32 onions[.]Fa[ther did] grafting [and the] Warm & Nice Boys were taking stones off [the] fields[. The] Red Heifer calved[.] A[g] & I, Liz & [ ? were] in Clinton P.M. 30 [I] Got Dolly shod[.] Sorting potatoes all day....A[g] making closet &........ Men washed some sheep & shore some[by the] river[.] Cows out all night for good[.] 31 Very Warm & pleasant Jno. & I [were] sorting potfatoes] all 34 day[.] Ned [helped sort] part [of] P.M. Warm Rain [We got] 3 bags altogether[.] Jno. Green Beautiful P.M. fetched Ned’s and oue pigs[.] Aunty [is] home[and] we[ were] down[this] even[ing.] Jno.[Green went] horn[e in the]even[ing.] [At Church](Stewart) Doll [went] lame[.] 27 Jn[o.] & Er[nest went to church in the] Beautiful even[ing.]Ida[was]in S[abbath] S[chool.] Ned & Jno. [were] in Clinton with potat­ oes [.] Er[nest has been] hauling manure these days[.] 30 Beautiful & Warm May, 1894 I sowed 14 1/2 rows [of]Carrots & 17 1/2 [of] Mangols[.] Farther] & Jno. [were] opening, etc. Mac called [in the] morn- ting.] Jno. [worked] at [the]river fence A.M. Jim Swan & [an] agent called[.] I sowed 19 rows [of] Mangols A.M. An­ drew Scott called wanting potatoes & T. Wig[ginton was] around selling gate hinges[.] (I bought [a] p[ai]r.) Aunty [was] at Jane's[.] I[was] in Clinton P M. in for pota[toes.] Ned & Jane [were] 23 Beautiful & Warm 37 colder 19 Warmer Jno. [was] at [the] Mill [for] chop[.] 33 Fa[ther] & Er[nest] finis[hed] washing Rain, C.W., sheep (ewes)[.] I took out double win- [then] Warmer. dows [.] �May, 1894 176 5. S. [The] Boys sowed Tares & Tares & Oats[.] 18 Fa[ther was] in Clinton P.M. [for the] .Rain P.M. & plum trees[.] Mag[gie] McEwen [was here] even[ing] with my Lesson Book[.j One [of the] Hun- Warmer ter’s called[.] 6. S. Mary foaledf.] A[g] & I [were] in 23 C[hurch.] Jno. [went in the] evenfing.] Fine A.M. Mary & Bessie [Glen were] in S[abbath] Heavy Rain S[chool: Bessie for the] 1st [time.] 7. M. Jno. Hunter [was] looking at [the] bull 27 [this] mornfing.] Twitchell [was here] H.W. with trees (spruce,Wfeeping] Willow etc. C.H.W. Jno., Er[nest] & I planted 12 rows [of] potatoes[.] Jno. planted onions[.] 8. T. Jno., Er[nest] & I planted 22 rows [of] 24 pot[atoes.] Jno. Er[nest] & Fa[ther] cut Warmer [seed] pota[toes] A.M. [I] Finis[hed [the] Blouse (G. Print.) 9. W. [The] Boys [worked] at Rivfer] fencing 25 A.M.[and did] shearing P.M. Fa[ther] & Warmer,Fine Ag [were] digging flower beds etc. [I] washed, [and] sowed beets[.] 10. T. Mother & I [were] in Clinton P.M. T[om] 24 Wfigginton] called [this] morn[ing] for cool Wind lend offsic) [our] adz[e.The] Boys[have] Warmer, Rain finis[hed] shearing[.] 11. F. Ned & Jno.washed his sheep[.]Jane & Aun- 30 ty [were] here P.M. [The] Boys [were] Fine & C.W. knocking down lane posts and made[a]bara Warmer gate[. The] Last set of chickens coming out[.] 12. S. Jno. [is] shingling [the] school[house.] 28 Fa[ther] & Er[nest are] fixing fences[.] Wanning & Fine I washed [the] print racks & ironed[.] 13. S. Fa[ther] & I [were] in Church(Hamilton - 25 Londsboro)[.] Fine, C.W. Warmer 14. M. [I] baked some cakes[.I] Took chaff from 56 round............................. full Rain, C.W. of bees[.] 15. T. Mo[ther] & A[g] [were] in Clinton P.M. 32 Adam fetched up E red - finis[hed] morn- Fine [ing.]fsic) [I] baked [a] shanty [cake] C.W. A.M. & some C - Pies[.] Warmer 16. W. A[g] scrubbed up boys'stair[way.I] fixed 28 [the] serge basque[.] Heavy Rain Thunder and Lightning 17. T. Aunty & I [were] in Clinton P.M. Fa[ther 28 had] walked to Clinton before [us. The] Very Warm Boys [are] making [a] gravel box[.] Dull, Rain 18. F. [I was] sorting rooms[.] A[g] ironed[.] 26 E[rnest was] splitting wood[.] Rainy 19. S. Fa[ther was] at [the] mill A.M. & [in] 29 Brucefield P.M. [I] took[the]long-tailed Cold & Showery off [the] striped B Basque[.] 20. S. Jno. [was] at C[hurch in the] evenfing] 31 (Shaw - Egmonfdville. ]) jRainy �May, 1894 177 21. M. 7 22 . T . Ned [was] here fencing[. To-[night Jno., 28 A[g] & I [were] at [a] Congregational Rainy, Cool Meeting[.] [Ned was here fencing.]Ned Sr.[came for] 30 dinner[. A] Machine Agent called[.] A[g Nice & warm was] at Mac's & I [was] at Ned's [this] even[ing.] 23. W. Fafther] & Mo[ther] [were] at Ben Miller 28 [and] came home by Clinton[.] Ned [was] slight showers here [working] at fences[.] 24 . T . 25. F. Fa[ther] & Mo[ther were] at N[ed] Rath- 2 7 well's for dinner & tea[.] Ned [worked] Beautiful at fences A.M.[I] finis[hed] putting [a] & Warm top in [a] straw tick[. ] Jno. [was] at Ned's [and] Jane [was] in 32 [here] P.M. Fa[ther was] in Clinton [and I was] Cleaning my rooms[.] [John B.] Stewart & Graham*[have] gone to [the]Old Country with cattle[.]7 *Goldie or William? 26. S. Fa[ther was] at U[ncle] Ja[me]s['s] A.M. 24 Jno.[was] at Ned's[.] N[ed] & Ja[ne were] at J. McQueen's [barn] raising[.]*[I was] cleaning my rooms[.]** * John MacFarlane would do Ned's chores while Jane & Ned went to help McQueen relatives. ** As the eldest, and as a symbol of her importance in the farm­ ing operation, Eliza-Ann has her own parlour. 27. S. I walked to Church(Henderson came.) 25 Fine, Warm, Rain even[ing.] 28. M. N[ed] & Jno. [were] fencing at [the] riv- 31 er, I think [.] Fa[ther] went to Jno. El- Snow showers liot’sf.] 29. T. Fa[ther was] in Clinton [at a] "Fair Dir- 32 ector's" meeting[. I was] at Jane's stay- Fine & Cold ing with the baby A.M. McLean lecturing in school[.]* ♦Probably M.Y. McLean, an active Liberal, editor and owner of The Huron .Expositor in Seaforth. 30. W. I spent all day in bed[. The] Men were 29 cleaning wheat etc.A[g was] cutting out a Raining & Hail print dress[.] Higgins called[this] even­ ing to talk] politics[.] 31. T. Aunty [was] at [Lizzie Glen's] & [the] 27 Green's came after her[.] Jno. [was] in Fine, C.W. Clinton with [a] load of wheat P.M. [The] Men put up the river fences again[.]* Mrs Gabey E[lliot was] in with J. Reid[. I washed a little[.] * probably shaken up by high winds and flash floods. June, 1894 1. F. Jno. [was] in Clinton with [a] load [of] 25 w[heat.] A[g was] in Clinton A.M. [The] Warm, Fine Advocate ads man called[.] C.W. �June, 1894 178 2. S. A[g] & Jane [were] in Clinton P.M.[while] 24 X minded [the] baby[.] A[g] got her new Raining all (J.)[.] day, clear middle P.M. & even[ing.] 3. S. Fa[ther] & I [were] in C[hurch](Stewart).. 26 ...............A[g] minded [the] kid for Warmer N[ed] & J[ane[.] Rain P.M. 4. M. Ned here, men fencing between Reid[.] Er- 40 [nest was] hauling gravel to [the] barn a little cool- steps[.] Ja[ne was] in P.M. er, sprinkle [in] even[ing. ] 5. T. N[ed] & J[ohn were] fencing [at] Ned's[.] 27 Fa[ther] & Mo[ther]have gone to Hullet[.] Fine & cold U[ncle]Jno.'s & Gilmour's & J[ohn] & Bell W[hite] Frost [were] at Ned’s[.] 6. W. N[ed] & J[ohn were] fencing[.] U[ncle]Jas. 22 [was] at Mac's [this] even[ing.] Fine & Warm Colder 7. T. Jno. Scott & Jno. McEwenfwere] here[this] 24 even[ing.] Jno. [has been] shearing with Ned[.] 1st swarm about 6 o'clock(I think) [from] O-W-Hive[.] 8. F. Scruton, [the] butcher & Jno Middleton 21 called[. I did some] Baking[.] Fafther] & Finefwarmer Mo[ther] returned[.] N[ed] & J[ohn have been] fencing[.] 9. S. [Ned & John were fencing.] Jane [was] in 25 to-day[.] A[g] & I[were] in Cfhurch] P.M. 10. S. A[g] & I [were] in Church(Stewart)[.] Jno. 26 & Fe [nwick went in the] e[ vening.] Fine & very warm. 11. M. Watson & Jno.Middleton called[.I] churned 24 the first cfream] with Daisy[.]* N[ed] & Very Rainy Jno. [were] fencing[.j I wrote to Maggie Lang[. At] noon Y-W-H[ive] swarmed [and] B-H[ive was] next[.] *Eliza-Ann had one or more cows that were her’s to milk and sell the butter their cream provided. The sale of eggs and butter and dressed poultry all contributed to Eliza-Ann’s income. 12 . T . [Ned and John were fencing.] Fa[ther] & Jane [were] in Clintonf.] Mekin cfalled & [a] man wanting to loan [? I] washed some & baked some pies[.] 27 Heavy Rain & Very Warm 13. W. Jno. [was] at Ned’s all night & A.M. Ned 26 [was] in helping [to] dip lambs[.] Howson Very Warm [was here] for dinner[. The] other B[ee] hive swarmed[.] 14. T. [I] put 1/2 oz.taps in bee frames[.I was] 27 planting....in drowned-out places nearly all day[.] Aunty [is] home[.] 15. F. Colt foaled(filly) [.]Mo[ther] & A[g were] Rain A.M.31 in Clinton P.M. Fine & Warm 16. S. [We] Planted 14 rows of turnips A.M.[and] 37 plowed up 6 rows [of ] potatoes [. We were ] Very Warm Planting beans and nips near[ly]all day...83 degrees [F] ..................McNaughton called[.He] at supper called before on the 12th[.] �June, 1894 179 17. S. Father,Mary[Glen] & A[g were in]C[hurch.] 27 (Stewart) J[ohn went in the] e[vening.j 18. M. Jno. & Er[nest were] at Road-work[.]Ned & Heavy 29 Harry Perdue came for dinner[. The] Rev.Rain- Warm, [Mr]Stewart& Donald & M.Swallow called[.] Cool even[ing] [I 'm cutting out gingham [for a blouse.] 19 . T . Fa[ther],Jno.& Er[nest worked]at roots[.] Rain 28 Jno. Allen [came] for dinner[.] Cool & Misty 20. W. Aunty & I [were] in Clinton P.M. [I got 3 9 some] teeth filled[and] my front ones re- Nice filled[.] Fa[ther] & Mo[ther were]at Wig- [ginton's this] even[ing.] J. Pearson ca[lled.] 21. T . 22 . F . Carrie and] Jen[nie Grant] & Liz McTavish 24 & Jane & [the] kid [were here] P.M. [The] young W-hive swarmed [again.] Fa[ther] & A[g] [have] gone [to see the] 23 Model Farm at Guelph [.]* I[was] in Church very warm P.M.(Shaw)[.] Jim Dunkin [was here] all Rain, even- night [.] Jno[was] meeting [the] train[to] [ing] night[.] *part of the fledgling Ontario Agricultural College founded 1874. 23 . S . 24 . S . Ned & Jane were in Bayfield & at Charlie 20 [Stewart's in the] even[ing.] A[g] & I Very Warm milked their cows [this] even[ing. The] Boys washed [the] buggy[.] W-l swarmed & [then] returned[.] Fa[ther] & Mother[were]in C[hurch](Stew- 19 art)[.] I went with Ned & Jane[. W -1 Very Warm swarmed again and returned[.] Rain Even[ing] 25. M. Jno. [was] stretching wire with Ned[.] 28 Er[nest was] hauling earth to [the] barn stepsf.]* [Mr]Scott[of] Brucefield Call­ ed P.M. [I]washed some clothes P.M.[The] Y[oung]- W [Hive] & the B next the W one swarmed[.] A[g] got badly stung[.] 26. T. [There was]voting[today and] Father[was] 24 out at school all day[.]* Mo[ther,A[g] & I washed[.] Erfnest is] plowing a piece for rape[.]** * Ontario provincial general election ** Canola - an oilseed crop 27 . W. [Ernest is still plowing.] Aunty[was] at Jane's P.M. Er[nest]fetched home [a] new bicycle[.] [The] B[ee] hive next W - 6 swarmed[. ] 24 Cool & Misty very Warm Cool 28. T. Fa[ther] walked to C[linton.] A[g] & Jno. 26 left[this] even[ing]for Brigham's picnic Warm & Windy tomorrow[.] A[g] canned old house cher­ ries & I picked bugs[.] 4-W swarmed[and] doubled[.] 29. F. [I] Baked pies A.M.& scalded roost[ers.] Mofther] churned & Fa[ther] finis[hed] sowing rape[.] Er[nest's] hauling [more] gravel to[the barn] steps[.]Willy (Crip­ ple) Elliot [is] here with kids[.* Bee Hive 6 doubled[.] * William Elliot(1837-1912) was the son of James Elliot and Mary Anna Stewart of Hullett Twsp. �June, 1894 180 30. S. I swept out our rooms and Mother's. Jno. [was]in town[this] even[ing]for Bella[.] Warm 24 1. S . July, 1894 Fa][ther] & Mo[ther went to Jno. Thom- 29 son's[.] I [was] at Jane's[.] Very Very Warm 2. M. 3 . T . 4. W. Jen[nie] Grant & Bella [were] at [the] 29 river[.] Fafther] took Willie [Elliot] Very Warm down to U[ncle] Jno.’s[.] Jno. made [a] screen door [for the] kitchen[.] Jen[nie] & Bella [were] in Clinton[. I] 32 put Paris Green [on the] pot[atoes. We] A little cut a little hay [this] even[ing- the] Cooler lst[.] Bella & Jane [were] in Clinton P.M.(Jane 27 dr[ove.I] darned 6 p[ai]r[of] socks with A[g] & [We]washed winter clothes etc.P.M. Er[nest was] mowing A.M. 5. T. 6 . F . 7 . S . [The] Boys hauled in 1 load [of hay] A.M. 23 &,[with] Ned, hauled in 5 or 6 loads P.M. Cool W[ind] Bella[was] making her blazer etc.I [was] sorting wool with Fafther] near[ly] all day[.]Mother & Willie[were] at Will’s[.] Ada [Stewart was here in the] even[ing.] Fafther] & N[ed were] in Brucefield with 25 wool[.] W[illiam] Eflliot] went out to Rain, Cool Ned's back [?] P.M. [I] Took Willie Eflliot] & son to Aun- 28 ty's[.] A[g] & Be[11a were] in Clinton Cool & W[indyf] A.M. & Jane [was] in P.M. Fafther] & Jno. Fine [were in Clinton] with [the] Bull, [the] Shouragh Heifer & steers[. I] finis[hed the] gingham blouse[.] 8. S. [IjMindedfthej kid[.]A[g] & B[ella were] 22 in Church[.] Jno. & B[ella] went[in the] even[ing.] Fafther was] at U[ncle James's.] 9. M. [I] Greened[the] potatoes[.The] Men haul- 26 ed in 6 loads [of] hay[.] I drove [the] Warmer horses [on the hay] fork[.] Ned [was] here[.] 10. T. [We] Finis[hed] mowing A.M. [and] hauled 18 in 4 loads[.] I[did the] raking P.M. Er- [est went] in[to] Clinton P.M. for a pul­ ley on [his] bicyclef.] 11. W. [We] Finis[hed] haying [this] even[ing.] 17 [We] Hauled in 1 [load] A.M. & 5 [loads] Warm P.M. I did [the] raking P.M.[There were] Just 4 [loads] in [the] Shanty field[.] Jno. [was] in Bruce[field] for a pulley A.M. 12 . T . 13 . F . Jno. & Er[nest were] hauling in with Ned 24 all day[.] B[ella] & A[g were] at Wig- Pretty Warm [ginton's] P.M. Jno.took B[ella] to[the] station enroute for Godferich] etc. [She caught the] late train[. I] cut out[the] print dress[.] Er[nest was] mowing with Ned[.] Fafther] 18 walked to Clinton P.M. �July, 1894 181 14. S. Jno. & Er[nest were] hauling in with Ned 40 all day[.]A[g] churned & I made 8 cherry pies P.M. 15. S. A[g] & I & Jane [were] in Church (Stewart.) Very 26 Warm & Dry 16 . M. [The] Boys [have been] cutting wheat[.] Ja[ne] & A[g were] picking Ja[ne]'s berries A.M. Bella [is] home........ [I] took some honey fron No. 4[.] 25 Very Hot & dry 17. T. [I] finished taking 4 bee frames [from 2 6 No. 4. and We have] finis[hed] cutting wheat[.] I[was] in Clinton P.M. Sam Wil­ son called[.] 18. W. Jno. [was] reaping for Ned[.I] was pull- 24 ing & preserving cherries[.] A[g] & I picked berries P.M. 19. T. I [was] in Clinton P.M. Ellie P.M.& Ab & 23 Mr & Mrs A. Dunkin[were] at G[len]'s for Cherries [in the]even[ing.] Jno. finis- [hed] reaping [at] N[ed]’s A.M. Ned & & Jno.[were] in C[linton] P.M.[with the] Waggon(sic)[.j 20. F [We] hauled in 11 loads [of] wheat, ([I] 25 think.)[We] Pulled currants [and] finis- Rain even[ing] [hed them.] 21 S. Jno. [was] in Brucefield A.M. & got 24 slings[.]8 N[ed was in Brucefield] P.M. Fine & Cool [We] finis[hed the] wheat - 4 l[oads] & [the] rakingsf.] I[was] raking after tea until late[.] 22 . S . 23 . M. 24 . T . Fa[ther & I [were] in C[hurch.] A[g] & I 33 minded the kid[.] A[g] & I[did a] washing and Made[ginger] snaps[.] Jno. & Er[nest] [were] hauling with Ned[.] 25 Warmer, Show­ ers [in] even« [ing] [John ] went to C[linton [.]Fa[ther] & Mo- Rain 2 5 [ther] went to W. Kyle'sf.] I washed & Fine & Warm done some mending[.] Rain 25. W. Bella[was] at [Master George] Baird's[.] 28 [I] Mended Jno.'s p[an]ts[. I] Took some Fine & Warm honey [from the beehives. I] Lost [the] kid [at] noon[.]* Ned [was here] P.M. to [work on the] steps[.] *Jane reclaimed Isabel. 26. T. 27 . F . 28 . S . 29 . S . Bella & I [were] at Ben Miller[.] Fa[th- 32 er] walked to C[linton. The] Boys [were] hauling m[anure]with Ned[.] A[g] & Bella [were] at[Lizzie Glen's this] even[ing.] Jno. with A[g was at Lizzie Glen's this 40 evening.] Ja[ne was]at Lizzie's P.M. Ned 90 [degrees F] [was] hauling gravel here P.M. [I] Made at tea time jell[y]c[ake], ironed & washed under­ skirts [.] Ned[was] here[.] Jno. & Er[nest]cut some 10 peas [. ]Ja[ne] & I[were] in C[linton] P.M. Very Warm [leaving] A[g] minding [the] kid[.] A[g],Bella,Maimi & Jane[were]in C[hurch.] 20 �July, 1894 182 24 30. M. [I] Raked peas A.M. A[g] picked bramble [berriejs A.M. U[ncle] J]ame]s, Aunty Mary,& Mr & Mrs Armstrong[were here] A.M.9 Etc. Aunty & Jennie [were] here P.M. To­ night [I] filled honey jars [and] churn- ed[.] Adam [was here] P.M. [working] at peas[.] 31. T . [I] Made 9 pies[.] [I was] looking in 26 [at the] bees P.M. Farther],A[g] & I, & [the] Armstrongs [were] at Jane's [this] even[ing.] Jno.& Mfother] & A[g were] in C[linton] A.M. & Jno[went] again[in the] even[ing.] Ned[was] hauling g[ravel] P.M. Er[nest was] plowing[.] 1 . W. 2. T. 3 . F . 4. S. 5. S. August, 1894 A[g] & Bella [were] in Clinton A.M. Ned 22 [was] helping [us] finis[h] hauling in Warm peas A.M. Jno. & Er[nest helped with Ned P.M.M[other & A[g went]down to Stewart’s P.M. [Mr & Mrs Armstrong] & A[gnes] & Cool B[ella were at Lizzie Glen's this] even­ ting. ] Ned [did] stooking [and] Jno. started 25 cutting oats[.]Fa[ther]&[the Armstrong' s Warm [were in C[linton] etc. P.M. Tene & Bell [McEwen and] Nannie & Lilly [Stewart] Windy [ were] here [this] even[ing.] Erfnest filled in] for Ned at Scott's 31 threshing A.M. [and was] at Mac's P.M. Light Rains [The]Arm[strong's]went to U[ncle James's this] morn[ing. I] darned socks etc. Er[nest was] plfowing] A.M.[and] cutting 20 Ned's peas P.M. Jno. [was] at Ned’sf.] Cool Wind I [was] in C[linton] P.M. & Fine A[g] & I [were in church](Stewart.) 19 6. M. [I] Cleaned [the] hen-house,milked sheep 24 etc., etc. [The] Boys [were] at Ned's & Warmer Will's all day[.A ]Jew-pedler[came] in[.] » 7. T. I [went in[to] Clinton [this] morn[ing] 20 for [binder]twine [and] made pies P.M. Jno. [did the] reaping [while] Fa[ther] & Er[nest did] stooking[. ] 8. W. [John reaped while Father] & Ned [did] 28 stooking[,] Er[nest,who was] at Woon’s Very Warm threshing, [was] home at 2 o' clfock.I] Slight Showers put [a] tail on a ganzie [and] done some mending[.] 9. T . 10 . F . I went to Stonehouse's with Lizzie to 26 pick bramble[berrie]s[. I drove] Lucy[.] Rain, Fa[ther] walked to C[linton[. The] Men [were] hauling in N[ed]'s peas[.] Stat- Fine & Nice ion Agent A.G. Patterson &[his] son[were here this]even[ing.] A[gnes] & Bella [were] at Fergueson's[.] 26 Ned & F. Heywood [were] here [and] haul- Pleasant ed in 12 lo[ads of] oats,(I think)[.I] Sorted berries & Made pies etc.[A] Horse lost a shoe[.] �August, 1894 183 11. S . 12 - S . 13 . M. 14 . T . 15 . W. 16. T. 17 . F . 18 . S . 19. S. 20. M. 21. T. 22 . W. 23 . T . 24. F. Ned [Glen] & Frank [Armstrong were] here all day[.We] hauled in 17 loads & finis­ hed the] oats[.] Frank & I [worked] in [the] mow P.M. Mo[ther was] at Jane's [in the] even[ing.j Jno. & Er[nest] & Frank[were]hauling in Ned’s oats[.] Fa[ther] & I[were]in Clin­ ton P.M.[The] Armstrong's left[. I]kill­ ed 7 roosters (The first [batch].) Fa[ther was] at Andy Dunkin's [in] Varna & [at] G[eorge]Baird’s[.The] Boys finis­ hed] Ned’s [at] noon & [were] at Will's P.M. Foster Andrews, [the] Nursery Ped- ler, called[. I] Made 2 Jell[y] Cakes & Hermits[.] [The] Boys cut Rape & R[ye] and Oats P.M. Bella [was] at Grants P.M. [and John &] Adam [were] there [in the] even[ing. I] baked pies, shanty cake & washed some[.] Fa[ther] & I[were] in Clinton A.M. Mrs & Jessie Wig[ginton were here] P.M.& [the] Jas.[Stewart] girls were here in the ev­ enting.] S, Reid called[this] evenfing.] Us Kids etc.,[were] at[the]Bayfield pic­ nic [.] Fa[ther] walked to C[linton[. A] Tramp called [in on us.] [We] Finis[hed the] Harvest [and have] 3 jags of Green feed[.] Ned & Will [Glen were here] for tea[.] Jno. took Bella to [the] station[in the] even[ing.] A. Dun- kin [was here] for dinner[.] A[g]& 1 [went to church in the] morn[ing] (McMillan-Gunn’s brother-in-law.) [John, Fenwick,] Ned & Ja[ne went in the] even­ ting while] I minded [the] Kid[.] 18 Warm 28 26 25 Warmer Slight Showers 24 Slight Showers Dull & Cool 21 Beautiful & Cool 21 21 Warm 26 Sunshiny & Pleasant 39 Jno. [was] at Jno. Cluff’s* seeing about threshingf.] Jno., Ned & Ja[ne were] in Clinton P.M.[and] left [the] kid here[.] Tho[ma]s Frazer(sic) called [. I worked] at making Fa[ther's] p[an]ts[.] *The 1878 Atlas shows an R.J. Cluff on part of Lot 18, the Bayfield Con., Goderich Township. [I]Finis[hed] making Fa[ther]'s ducks[.] 20 The] Boys [are making a] Russell fence next Mac’s bush and U[ncle] Jno.'s [back Cool fifty. I] wrote to Mrs McMillan, Gertie & Aunt Janet[.] [I] Mended Er[nest]’ s shirts & Darned socks[.] Ned [worked] at [the] fence P.M, Beauti- 18 ful but very dry Mother & I[were] in Clinton P.M. N[ed] & 15 J[ohn were] fencingf. We] Killed[a]Shrop Hot Day lamb[.] N[ed] & J[ohn worked]at fences [and]Jane 20 was in all day[.] S. & Ida Isard [were here] P.M. (went to Jane's 1st.) Erfnest was] hauling stones[. I was] making [Jim Barkley•s] woolen p[an]ts[.] �August, 1894 184 25 . S . 26 . S . 27 . M. [I] Made pies, biscuits & ironed [the] 20 wfhite] pett[icoat] etc. A[g] walked to C[linton] P.M. (broke T)* Jno. [has been] fencing with N[ed and] Er[nest has been] hauling stones & rails[.] A[g], Jane & I[went to church this] morn- 24 [ing](Henderson.) Jno. & A[gnes], Ned & Cooler but dry Annie S[tewart went to the] even[ing ser­ vice^] Aunty [is] home[.] Jane [was off] seeing Aunty Ellen[.] A Billy died[.] Ida [was] up for pears A.M. Er[nest],A[g] 21 & I [were] at Scott's [this] even[ing. I worked] at making Fafther's p[an]ts[.] Warm & Dry Lizziefis making] Mofther an] apron[.]Er- [nest was]hauling stones[.]N[ed] & Ja[ne] went to Stonehouse's[.] 28. T. [I] Washed[.] A[g] pulled & cooked plums- 16 3 3/6 q[uar]ts (Gems.)* A[g] & [our]cous- ins [were] in[the] river[.] Fafther & Jno. [were] trimming sheep[.] *Gem glass sealers 29. W. [I]Killed 6 Roost[er]s[.] I[was] in Clin- 25 ton P.M. E[rnest was] hauling gravel to Slight Showers [the] steps[. Ernest] bought a horse from Dull, Warm W. Elliot[.] 30 T. [I] Baked Cup Cakes, Cookies & 3 Jell[y] 16 cakes- 1 [was] a failure - no soda[. I] Cool & Dullish stitched Jno's present apron[.]* Jno.[has been] asking hands for threshing[. I] Killed [a] Shearling ewe[this] even[ing.] * See Monday entry;John appears to have enlisted the help of Lizzie Glen and his sister Eliza to make an apron for his mother. 31. F. [We began] threshing P.M. [I]made 13 pies Dull &15 (I think.) A[g was]in Clinton P.M.to post Smokey letters to Fox[.]* *Possibly Robert Fox, a Clinton cooper(barrel maker) September, 1894 1. S. [We had] 21 men for dinner[and]finis[hed] 13 threshing about 1/2 past 2 P.M. Jno.moved Warm, dry & them over to W. Elliot's[.]Ned helped rid Smokey nips[. I] made 5 pies A.M. The Advocate ads man [ was here] for dinner[,] W.Isard [was] killed [while riding] on [a] bi­ cycle [.] 2. S. A[g] & I [were in church](a youth [named] 17 Cameron.)Jno.[went to church in the]even­ ting.] Jno. Thomson[was] here[.] A[g] & I Very Warm [were] at Isard's [this] even[ing.] 3. M [I] worked at making p[an]ts[.] Fafther], 7 Mofther] & Jno. [called] at Isard's[this] even[ing.] Erfnest was] away [for the] "Labor Day" celebration in Clinton[.] 4. T. Jno. [was] helping N[ed] take out stones 9 [from the] river[bed] A.M. Jno.& I [were] at [the] funeral P.M.[.] Mr & Mrs A. Dun- Rain A.M. kin called this even[ing.] Er[nest has Very Warm been] hauling out manure[.] �September, 1894 185 5. W. Fa[ther was] in Clinton for tile P.M.[.] 18 [I] Finis[hed the] p[an]ts, all but [the] Some Rain pressing!.] Fa[ther has been]putting wood Fine & Warm in [the] shed these days[.] 6. T. [I] Killed 10 Roosters[• I was] in Clint- 18 on P.M.[with] evaporator app[le]s [which] Fine A[g] & I picked up P.M. Jno. [has been] Windy & Warm draining the cellar[.] 7 . F ...............................[I] made pies 14 & pressed Fa[ther]'s p[an]ts[.] Slight Rain A.M. Fine P.M. & Heavy Rain, Tfhunder] & L[ightning at night] 8. S . [I] Darned socks [and was] picking up Ap- 14 pies & limbs etc. [The] Boys [were] haul- Fine & Windy & sand A.M. and plowing P.M. (I think.) Very Warm 9. S. Fa[ther] & I[were in Church](Geo.Law [of] 12 Stratford [who preached on] "Peter's Den- Very W[arm] ial".) Adam [Stewart} & Jno. [went in the Thunderstorm evening.] 10. M. [I] [was] picking a[pples] A.M. Jno.[was] 9 in Clinton P.M. [He] took A[g], who got a Thinder Shower bar [ ? ] lime[.] Cook called [this ev- Then C.W. then en[ing] to see Er[nest.] fine & Warm 11. T. A[gJ & I [were] at R. Thompson's[.]Finley 8 [McEwen] called [this] morn[ing.] C[old] Wind 12. W. [I] Took Fa[ther] & Jno. to C[linton] en- 15 route for Toronto Fair[.] Jessie Wigfgin- Cold & Fine ton[was here] P.M. A[g was] at N[ed]Rath- C.W. well's[.]Jennie [Rathwell came] back with her[.] Mac [was here this] even[ing.] 13. T. Jennie[Rathwell] & A[gnes were] at Jane's 10 P.M. & [at] Mac's [in the] even[ing.] Mrs Heavy,Heavy Isard & Mrs Cartwright [were] here P.M. Rain, Tfhund- [I]] Met Fa[ther at [the] night train[.] er] & L[ight~ [He was feeling] sick[.]* ning] *James MacFarlane died of prostate cancer on October 1, 1899 at age 66. This may well one of the early signs, five years before. 14. F. [I] Stayed with [the] baby P.M. Ned took 6 our horse to a funeral[.]* A[g] & J[ane Fine & Warm were] at U[ncle] Jno's [this] evenfing.] Jno. came home [to]night with Adam[.] *She doesn’t tell us who died. 15. S. J[ennie] R[athwell] went home[. I] Made 12 pies [and was] Picking Apples P.M. Cook R[ain] Shower called[.] Jno. [was] in Clinton with Er- Fine [nest.] 16. S. A[g] & I [were in Church] (G. Law.) Jno. 12 [and] Fen[wick went at night.] Nice & Pleasant 17. M. [I] Took Fafther] to the station enroute 17 for London[,I]was Sorting Apples near[ly] all day[.] Er[nest] finish[ed] sowing wheat[.]Jno.[was] trimming sheepf.]Finley called[in the morning.] 18. T. Er[nest was] at Mac’s threshing!. I] Put [a] tail on[the]gazie & turned[the]flan­ nel pettic[oa]t[.]Aunty & Ja[ne were]here P.M. Jno. [went] in [the] wagon with ap­ ples to C[linton.] P.M. Fa[ther]home [in the] even[ing.] �September, 1894 186 19. W. 20. T. 21. F . 22 . S . 23 . S . Fa[ther]drove A[g]& I to Brucefield[and] 11 Ned met us [in the] even[ing.We went to] Cool & London [Fair.] Er[nest] & Jno. [were] at Pleasant Mac’s threshingf.]Fa[ther was]in Clinton [where he] expected[the arrival] of [Mr] Hanna[.]10 Fa[ther was]in C[linton] A.M.to meet[Mr] 11 Hanna,[who he] took all round with him[. The visitor spoke in the] Hall [at]night. Jim Cooper and A. Dunkin calledf.] Er- [nest was] at D[uncan] McEwen's thresh- ing[.] Fa[ther] took [Mr] H[anna] to[the] stat- 9 ion [this] morning[.I] Finis[hed]hemming [a] 2nd hanky etc., etc.Jno.went up to J. McDonald’s P.M.Er[nest was] at D[uncan] McEwen's threshing[.] Sturdy [was here] for dinner[.] Jno.went 10 back with[him] to another Sturdy's [and] Nice & they fetched down [the] R[am] Jno.had Windy bought[.].....Jno. pulled beans[.] A[g]& I[were in Church](G. Law.)Ada[m] & 11 Ffenwick went at night.] "Judge not that Rain, cold & ye be not judged[.]" In a blank space at very Windy the bottom of the page Eliza-Ann continues her train of thought: [I] Resolve...To take [a] text (example "Judge not...etc...) & think & practise continually till it is part of us[.We should]Have our root with­ in ourselves,not depending on outward things, preachings, etc. 24. M. 27 . T. 28 . F . 29. S. 30 . S . Mr & Mrs Earl Graham[came] for dinner[.] 12 for Ned[.The stone] Mason went home[.] [I] Hemmed 1/4 handkerchief[.] [I] Killed 10 R[oosters.]A[g] & I[were] 12 in C[linton] P.M. Jno. & Er[nest were] Warmer & Fine threshing all day at W[illiam]Glen’s[.] [I] Hemmed 1 side of [a] handkerchief 12 A.M. Er[nest was] threshing P.M.[while] I [was] at Jane's[.] Threshers arrived Beautiful [there] about 1/2 past 4 o'clock[.] Jno. [was] in C[linton this] evenfing.] [I was] at Jane's all day[.] A[g],J[ane] & l[were] in C[hurch](G.Law, Rev. Stewart back.) "Sower & seed" Any one showing any desire to understand teachings were alway gladly helped(Seek- to know.) 11 10 Light showers nice P.M. H.W. & Cold 1. M. 2. T. October, 1894 [I] Hemmed side 4 [of the handkerchief] A.M. & Finis[hed] P.M. [I] Took honey from[the] Bees A.M and fixed the B[ath] Mat [in the] eventing. I] Hunted up Ap- p[le]s[. The stone] Mason [came] back[at noon[.] 10 Beautiful Cool W[ind] Jane & I [were] in C[linton] A.M.[with] things to show[.] A[g] stayed with [the] Kid[.] Jno. [was] up [in the] evenfing] for a barrel of cement[.] 13 Dull, C[old] W[ind] �October, 1894 187 3. W. All but Mother [were] at Cflinton] 7 Fair[.] Jane left [the] Kid with Moth- Raining er[. Some] Hens[have been] killed - 2 on Nice & Sunshiny Tuesday[.] 4. T. [We] Started pulling App[le]s P.M. Adam 10 Elliot, Foster Brigham and Bella Cuming Dull, called}.The] Men have been at the river Rain Even[ing] getting stones for [the] cellar[.] Cook called. Eliza-Ann omits to mention the death to­ day of Isabella, widow of Stanley pioneer John Innes. See below Footnote # 11. 5 . F . A[g] & I[were] pulling a[pples] till af­ ter 6 P.M. Fa[ther was] in C[linton]P.M. for[news]papers[.]E[rnest was]plowing[.] 10 Showery 6. S. Jno. & I [were] at [Mrs Innes's] funeral 10 P.M.11 Jock went home[.] A[g] & I [were] C.W. pulling app[le]s P.M. Fair 7 . S . Fa[ther] & I [were in Church](Stewart.) Jno. [ went in the] even[ing.] Fair 8 C.W. 8. M. A[g] & I [were] pulling Ap[ples] all day[.] Er[nest was] plowing[. The] Mason came back [at] noon[. We] Finis[hed the] cellar[by] taking out[surplus]stones[.] 6 High Cold Wind 9. T . A[g] & I [were] pull[ing apples] all day[. The] Mason & Fa[ther were] tak­ ing stones out of [the] river[.J Thomson took down[the] front steps to strengthen [them and] went home [in the] even[ing.] Cool 10 Wind A.M., 10. W . Fa[ther] & Jno. & Er[nest were] at Bay- field Fair[.] Jno. & Ned load[ed] the sheep [being entered in the Fair[. They called on Finley [McEwen], W[illiam Glen, George Baird, Mr Copeland & Mr Barber[.] A[g] & I[were] pulling app[le]s[.IJkil- led 2 box hives [of] bees[.] 1 DullfCooler 11. T . A[g[ & I pull[ed apples] all day[.] G. Baird [came] for tea[.] Cook called on A[g] & 1 [in the] orchard[.] C.H.W. 5 Very Dull Pleasanter P.M. 12 . F . A[g did a] washing[. I was]in C[linton P.M. Jno. [has been] making a potato bin, etc.[I]cut the honey out of 1 hive box[.] Pleasant 7 Dull, Raining 13 . S . I killed 8 Roosters [and was]in C[linton] P.M. Fa[ther] & Jno. [were] taking stones out of [the] river[.] Raining 1 Showery 14 . s . A[g] & I[were in Church](Stewart.)"Christ washing disciples' feet" Humility etc. Dull 7 Snow, Hail 15. M. [The] Men [were] lifting potatoesf.] A[g] & I [were] pulling ap[ples on the] 3 Spy trees[.] Ad[am and] Jno. [were at church [in the] evening.] Fine 8 between Dull & Bright 16. T . A[g] & I [were] pulling ap[ples] all day[. The] Men [have] finis[hed] lifting potfatoes.] Er[nest] & Fa[ther were] pul­ ling Mangols P.M. John [was] in C[linton] P.M. for [a] bar[.] 8 Nice & Warm 17 . W. A[g] & I[were]pulling ap[pies.]Jno.Thom­ son came [this] morn[ing and was] fixing [the] front steps[. The] Boys [are] pul­ ling & hauling in Mangols[.] Jno[was] in C[linton] for lime[.] 1 Beautiful �October, 1894 188 18. T. A[g] & I [were] in C[linton] A.M. [and] 6 pulling a[pple]s P.M. Jno. T[homson]left A.M. [and] fixed Mac's chimney[.] 19. F. A[g] washed [and] I[was]pulling[apples.] 5 Jno. shot [a] hawk[in the]orchard[. The] Men finis[hed the] Mangols[.] 20. S. [The Men pulled] & hauled in Carrots[.] 4 A[g] & Ifhelped] A.M.[and] I [helped P.M. Finley [McEwen] called[.] 21. S. Jno. & A[gnes were]in C[hurch](Stewart.) 5 Jno. & Ned [went in the evening.] 22. M. A[g] & I finis[hed] pulling a[pples] & 4 pears[.] Cantelon peddlers drove in [to Dull, Rain, get] out of [the] rain[.] Apple packers Tfhunder] & arrived[in the] even[ing.The] Men finis- L[ightning] [hed the] carrots[.] Warm, Fine 23. T. Jno. & Erfnest were] at Wig]ginton's] 4 threshing till 2 o'clockf.] Lizzie & I Misty, Fine [were] in C[linton] A.M. [I had to] post .Rain [a] letter[. We] Packed 37 bar[rels and have] finis[hed with apples.] 24. W. A[g] & I [were] picking culls all day[.] 18 Er[nest was] plowing[.]Fa[ther was] pul- Dull, ling beets & house carrots[.]Cook called Fine, Warmer etc.Bell May[McEwen came]after applesf.] 25. T. A[g] washed [while] I [was] sorting a[p- 4 pies.] Fafther was] in C[linton] P.M. Dull & Pleasant 26. F. I [was] in Church(McAllister.)[The] Cal- 3 der's came as Jno. was going[.The] Cal- der's, Fafther], Mo[ther],Jno.,Adam, etc., [gathered] at Mac' s [this] even[ing.] Finley [was here this] morn[ing for ? ] 27. S. Jno.,[Ernest,]& Ned hauled out applesf.] 15 I [was] sorting a[pples] all day[.] Beautiful 28. S. Fa[ther],Mo[ther] & Ifwere] in C[hurch.]3 Ag minded B[ella-P[earl] & Lizzie’s kids[.] 29. M. [I was]Sorting a[pples]A.M. Ned & Ja[ne] Warm 3 [were] in C[linton] for cider [and] took up evap[orator] apples too[.]* J. Scott, Adam & Mac’s [were] peeling [this] even­ ting. ]** * In this period, most towns in the area had a small factory or mill where you could take apples to be dried or made into cider. ** Usually bruised or pitted apples were made into cider. Apples for drying were first peeled and cored. While you could dry them yourself over several days in the sun, it was a lot speedier to take them to the evaporator and fast-dry them in a warmimg oven while you waited. 30. T • [We were] Making apple butter [and then] 4 Jno. took back the kettle[.]* Er[nest Raining has] finis[ed for this year] & [is Jgone to night with Jno. *rented from evaporator? 31. W. [I]Partly packed 4 hives[.]U[ncle] Jno’s, Jno, & both Glen’s have gone to Green's [this] even[ing. I] peeled some apples this even[ing.]Ned had a runaway [horse]. �November, 1894 189 1. T. [I was] at Jane’s A.M. helping to 14 churn[.] Jno. [was] meeting Ned at Jno. Windy Middleton's[this] morn[ing. I] loosened Beaut[iful] frames in 2 bee boxes [that I'm getting] ready to unite[.] 2. F. Fa[ther was]piling furnace wood in [the] 14 cellar[.] (yesterday too) Mo[ther & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. [We] took pears [and] app[le]s [to the] wigg[intons.] Jno. [was] hauling out manure[.] 3. S. [I] Picked [a] goose,put bees together & 3 [was] bagging onions etc. Fa[ther] pul- Showery & Windy led 4 rows [of] turnips [which] Jno.took in[.] 4. S. A[g] & I [were in Church](Stewart.) Jno. 3 [went in the] even[ing.] Fine & Dull 5. M. Jos. Isard [was] here [this] morning[.] 18 [I] Finis[hed] packing [the] bees[.The] Men [worked] at [tur]nips[.] Jno. [was] Fine plowing A.M. [I] peeled apples [in the] even[ing.] 6. T. [The] Men [have] finis[hed tur]nips[.] [I was] Cleaning [the] hen housef.] A[g] is building [a] goose house[.] Jno.[was] in C[linton this] even[ing.] The Master [was here] after sheep[.] 12 Light Snow showers; Ground White 7. W. Carrie & Jennie [Grant] called, hunting 3 [for] apples[.] Wiley [was] here & Jim Dull,Softish Swan called[.I] Finis[hed]cleaning [the] hen-house, sorted at onions, etc. [The] Cows [were] in all night[.] 8. T. [I] Killed 3 Turk[ey]s[.]Fa[ther] walked 3 to C[linton] A.M. I [was] in C[linton] Cfold] E[ast] P.M.[and brought Father] home with me[.] W[ind] Finley [was here in the] evenfing.] Slight Flurries 9. F . 10 . S . 11 . S . Fa[ther], Mac & Ned killed Ned's & our Stormy & 5 pigs[.] Jno. [was] in C[linton], B[ruce- Snowing field] & Varna getting a barrel[. The] Colts and all cattle[were]in to night[.j [I was] cutting honey off frames this even[ing.] [I cut honey off of frames] all day[.] Fa[ther was] at [the] mill for chop,1st] [time with the] sleigh[.] A[g], Jno. & I [were] at Glen's [this] even[ing.] 4 C[old] W[ind] Snow Showers A[g] & 1 [went to church] (Stewart)[in Fine 6 the] buggyf.] Jno. [went in the] even- Snowed a little [ing.] 12 . M. 13 . T . 14. W. [I] Churned[.] [We had] Callers-[The] Fine 1 Rev. Mr & Mrs Stewart[.] Dickson (Goder- Dullish ich) bought the Shearl[in]g Ram[.] Nan­ nie [and] Adam [Stewart] & B[ella] Cum­ ing [were here this] even[ing.] [I] Killed 6 Tu[rkey]s & 8 chickens[.] [I was] in C[linton] P.M. Dickson’s man [came] for[the] Ram [and] Greaves [came] after his sheep[.] Jes[sie]Wigg[inton] & her cousin McGregor [were here] P.M. 3 Softish Snow Showers [I] Washed[.] Jno. [has been] hauling earth to the barn steps these days[. I was] at Ned’s [this] even[ing.] Snowed 3 Some, Softish, Dull �November, 1894 190 15. T. Mo[ther] & I[were] in C[linton] P.M.[-We went in the] buggy[.] Fa[ther was] at Dyke's sale[.] Fine, Soft 16 . F . Jane [was] here[.] I [was] sorting honey all day[.j A[g] [was] washing[the] k[it- chen] windows[. The] Master [was here]in [the] even[ing[.] 1 Fine, Dull Slight Showers 17 . S . Washed hair(mine)[.] Fa[ther] walked to C[linton] P.M. Jane went to C[linton] in [the]cart P.M. A[g] washed kitchen plas- ter[.] 1 Slight Snow Showers, Fine, Dull 18 . S . [The] Horse [is] minus a shoe[.]Jno.walk­ ed [to church in the] even[ing.] 21(Rotting) Snowing 19. M. [I] Made pies, mended p[an]ts etc., [and], hemmed[a] p[ai]r[of] grey flannel sheets [in the] even[ing.] 2 Snowing 20. T. I [was] in C[hurch] A.M. [We] Killed & plucked 10 geese & 12 Turk[ey[s[.] 1 C[old] S.E. Wind 21. W. [I was] in C[linton] A.M. Sturdy [came] Soft for tea[. I] Killed and picked 2 geese[.] 22. T. Thanksgiving A[g] & Jessie & I [were] at 1 the [Sabbath School] examinations P.M. Houston & Scott [were the] examiners[.]Mr Fine, Dull & Mrs [Wigginton],Stella,& Jes[sie],Ned & Jane [came for] dinner[.] Jane went [out] for & returned with ufncle] J[ame]s & Aunty Mary[.] 23 . F . 24. S . Jno. & Ned [were] up at Porter's Hill etc. 1 A[g] & I[were]at Grant's P.M.& even[ing.] Dull but Jno., Adam, Ned & Jane [were] at Grant's pleasant [in the] even[ing.] Grainger [was] here [and he] bought [thee] Grey cow[.] Aunty [is] home[.] Fa[ther] walked to Clinton[.] Aunty [was] Snowing up[.I] Put [the] remainder of [the] hon­ ey in jars[.] 25. S. A[g] & I [were in church] (Stewart.)..... 2 ....Jno.[went in the] even[ing](Day-Tor- Frozen, a onto.) S[abbath] S[chool] Anniversary* little C.W. *My educated guess is that this is the 20th anniversary. The school probably commenced at Easter, 1874. Eliza would have been 10 and able clearly to recall it. 26. M. Fa[ther] & I put in D[ouble]Windows [and 2 I] Cleaned[the] H[en]-H[ouse. I] took in C[old] W[ind] some cabbage to [the Rev.] Mr S[tewart.] 27 . T . Aunty & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. A[g] washed blankets[.] 7 C.CN. W.W. Snow Flurries 28. W. [I] Darned Fa[ther’s] & Jno.'s mitts & Snow Flurries Fafther’s] ”socks"[*.I] Washed [and] A[g] C[old] W[ind] ironed[. The] G[len] kids[were] here P.M. [while] Lizzie [was] in C[linton.] *euphemism for long underwear? �November, 1894 191 29 . T . 30. P. 1. S . 2. S . 3. M. 4. T . 5 . W . 6 . T . 7 . F . 8 . S . 9. S . 10. M. 11. T. 12 . W. 13 . T . 14 . F . 15 . S . 16 . S . Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M. [I] Killed C[old] 1 4 geese & 7 Turkeys[.] E[ast] W[ind] Blizzardy A [g] & I [were] in Cflinton] P.M. & [at] Fine, 1 Wigg[inton's in the] even[ing.] Dull, Warm December, 1894 Jno. [was] at Will's crushing P.M. Jane Fine, a little [was] in P.M. Softish A[g] & I [were in church](Stewart.) Jno. [went to] C[hurch in the] even[ing.] Ned [was] here A.M. fixing[the] arms [on the]H[orse P[owe]r[ We]cleaned[the]H [en-] H[ouse and then John went to] B[ruce- field[.] Grainger & H. Parker calledf.] A[gj & I & Mac's [were] at "Master's"[in the] even[ing. I ] sewed steels on [the] basque & put new pockets in Jno.'s over­ coat[. ] [I] Cleaned potato earth out of[the]cel­ lar, swept it[and I] Washed P.M. A[g was out helping J[ane] pick 5 Turk[ey]s[.] Fa[ther was] at A . Dunkin's[.] A [g] & I [were] at Ned's [this] even[ing] picking 7 turkeysf.] A. Dunkin & kid [were] here [to-]night[.I worked]at making [a] stoc­ king bag P.M. [I] Finis[hed the stocking bag and spent the] even[ing] a t Aunty's[. I was] in C[linton] A.M. with Jane' s Turk[ey]s[.] [I’ m]making Jno.’s woolen p[an]ts[.]A[g] is washing kitchen paint these days[.] Jno. [went to] B[rucefield.] [The] Horse [has] lost [a] shoe[.] Jno. [walked to church in the] even[ing.] [I'm still] making p[anjts[.] A[g was] at Mac's[and I was] at Ned's[this] even­ ting. ] [I] finis[hed the] p[an]ts[.] Jno. [was] in C[linton] with [the] grey cow[. ] Fa[ther went]in[the] top buggy[,] A[g] [was] cleaning [the] pantry[.] [I] Cleaned [the] H[en-]H[ouse] P.M. [I] Took Jane out 12 pullets and took in 2 turkeys[.I] Put new feathers[in] hats[.] A[g] [has] gone to Ellie's (Mrs Nott's.) [Agnes] came back [at] night[.] N[ed] & Jno.[are] at[the] wood[.] Dewdrop calved [a bull calf this] mornfing.] Ned[was] here P.M. A[g was] in C[linton] with Jane P.M. Snowing Wetting Fine Sunshiny 1 Beauteous Raining P.M. Rainy Beautiful Mild, but cold E[ast] W[ind], Rain. Slight Showers Raining, Sleet & Snow Fine Dull Slush Beautiful 4 Beautiful A[g] & 1 [were in church.] Ad[am] & Jno. C.W. 1 [went in the evening.] a little Rain P.M. �December, 1894 192 17 . M. 18 . T . 19. W. 20. T . 21. F. Janefwas] in C[linton] P.M. Mother [was] C.W. 4 out minding[the]baby[.]Sawed a little at Freezing Uncle’s old house[.] Fa[ther was]helping Will kill[a] heifer [this] morn[ing.]Jno. [was helping] Mac’ s[with the]farriers[in the] morning[.] Fa[ther was] at Wigg[in­ ton’s this] evenfing.] A[g is]housecleaning the upstairs[.]Aun- 2 ty & I [were] in C[linton.] Fa[ther was] Fine, Dull at Avery’s[.] Ned [was] here..... A[g is] cleaning [the] up-stair[s] hall 3 [and she] washed plaster[.] Cutting P.M. Alex McDougall & Bride [are] at Mac's[.J Beautiful [Our household was] at Mac’s for tea & [for the] even[ing. We] Baked ’ ’ Christmas Cakes”r.1 A[g] & 2 Jno. [went to] Jno. Pearson's dance[.] Fine Fa[ther was] at Wig[ginton]*s] etc. Wylie [was] here with lambs[. I] swept & scrubbed my room[.] A[g is] cleaning down [the] hall [from my] room[.] 4 Slight Rain Fine & Beauti ful P.M. 22 . S . [I] Picked 2 geese etc.[I] Swept & dus- 3 ted B[ella's] room etc Beautiful 23. S. A[g] & X [were in Church]{Stewart.) Jno. 2 & B[ella went in the evening](McMillan.) 24. M. Ned [was] in dipping "hero lambs[.* I] 4 Swept [the] cellar & made [some] pies[.] Dull Snow Even[ing] * lambs born with the onset of cold weather. Any that live until spring will be "heroes.” 25 . T . 26. W. 27 . T • 28 . F . 29 . S . [We had Ned & Jane & l[sabella] P[earl] 3 for dinner[.] A[g], Jane, & I [were] at Fine & Frozen U[ncle] Jno.'s [in the] evenfing. We] are] making Mo[ther*s]print dress[.] Jen. Grant [was here] P.M. & all night[.] [We] Washed P.M. [and] Cleaned chop[.] C.W. 4 [We were] Making Jno.’s print basque[.] B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. [I] 3 finis[hed] Mo[ther]'s basque,mended[the] very ganzie & bathed[.I was] at schoolfthis] C[old] W[ind] even[ing.] May Bell, Annie, Mary & Ella [McEwen* were] trying for catechism dip­ lomas [.] *The first three were daughters of Duncan McEwen. Bella May and Annie died of TB on July 27 and October 15, 1904. Mary lived to a ripe old age, married Oscar Paisley, and lived in Clinton all her life. Ella was one of Finley’s 2 daughters. She was later Mrs H. Alexander of Clinton[.] J. Avery and Hunter called A.M.Jno.[was] 6 at Woon’s threshing A.M. [I’ m] Mending Snowing Some [an] old b[lac]k dress[.] [I finished mending the old black dress.] Snowing Some [I] Picked[a] goose & [a] hen[and] darn- Cold ed stockings[.] Jno. [was] in C[linton] with Ned’s lambs[.] �December, 1894 A[gnes]& I[went to church[in the buggy[. Let him that standeth..etc,Jno.,& B[el- la went in the evening,using the]cutter [for the] 1st time [this season[.] [I] Made pies, Cleaned [the] hen-house, mended [a] coat &[a pair of p[an]ts etc Fa[ther [went to] Hensall in [the] cut- ter[.] Editorial Meditations; (HEliza- Ann: 1894 On January 23,1894, Eliza-Ann went to Peter Campbell's funeral, helped entertain Brigham relatives from Hullett and Morris townships, and visited her sister Jane and 4-week-old Isabel. Though she doesn’t mention it, Eliza- Ann had also turned 30. Matrimony was not in the cards. No suitors of the calibre of James MacFarlane or Ned Glen were anywhere in sight. Had she been willing to lower her sights a bit, with her skills and her drive and prospects for an inheritance,she could almost certainly have had her pick of run-of-the-mill farm boys for a husband.But at home, she was treated as equal partner by an enlightened father,she was able to make her own money from the sale of eggs, butter,honey and dressed poultry and she had all the friends and recreation she needed. At 30, she had taught Sunday school for many years, read the Bible thoroughly and had internalized the best of many sermons. In 1894, we see her using the diary to jot down quite profound theological insights possibly for use in her teaching but also for self-improvement. There is also an entry this year where she has a bath,washes her hair and puts on her best clothes, just to suprvise four McEwen girls writing an exam in catechism. She would bear no children of her**4 ”' but she would rejoice in the friendship of nieces, nephews and neighbours’ children. She must have given spiritual inspiration to more than a few of these young people. And with Is­ abel,her first niece,there was immediate,life- long rapport.___________________________________ (2) John:1894 Isabel Glen told me:"In later life. Grand­ mother and her 4 daughters blamed themselves for the way the only son and brother turned out. They spoiled him!"But the problem was bigger than that. Though intelligent and quick-witted, John was fun­ damentally lazy,easily bored and prone to avoiding work he did not find entertaining. The committment to hard work and excellence,evident in his parents and his sisters,fostered in him a stubborn contrar­ iness. When forced to perform uninteresting tasks, he tended to do a hasty and slipshod job.His family valued education? he quit school as soon as he could. His parents and sisters took religion seri­ ously, he thought it a humbug. But had he stopped going to church, it is quite possible that Mal­ colm and Ann McEwen would oppose his courtship of Bell. It might also have been the final straw for his parents. He liked living at home and hoped to end up owning the farm. In 1892 and 1893, we find Eliza-Ann recording his church attendance. Face is saved by accepting his going to evening ser­ vices with friends his own age. As for work about the farm, the diary reveals thatjj'was allowed to drive wagons and impliments, go on the interest­ ing errands.The arrangement worked short term. 193 ] 1 Snow evening 1 Finef not so cold 30. S. 31 . M. �(31The House and Barn:1894 1894 194 i Eliza-Ann informs us of a lot of comings and goings of the mason, and the haauling of a lot of stones from the river bed, without speci­ fying what is going on. I think the barn ‘steps’ to which she refers are the two gangways that would lead into the raised 4-bay barn. At the house,I suspect moisture was seeping up through the dirt floor in cellar.Weeping tiles went in and stone and concrete floors were laid. 1. See 2. Gertie is Gertie Stewart, her first cousin in Missouri. I can’ t imagine who ”U. Jm” would be. Perhaps she really meant Uncle Sam Stewart, Gertie’s father. Sara lived at James Stewart's 1854-66 before moving to Missouri for free land and to be near his future bride, Jessie Campbell. Perhaps Eliza- Ann wrote to tell him of Peter Campbell’s passing.I don'tknow if the deceased was Jessie’s relative, but it is possible. Jessie’s parents William and Ann Campbell ran a hotel in Clinton [according to 1861 Canada Census] before moving to Missouri. Roland Stewart, Sam,s son visited in the Clinton area in 1909 and in 1938. Don Glen clearly recalled the second visit and had a ’ ’ very strong impression’ ' that Roland went off for a couple of days to visit his mother’s relatives in the area. 3. James McQueen settled on Lot 17, Con I, the 3rd lot north of Brucefield on the west side of the London Road. He would be a brother of the late Elizabeth Glen so the deceased would be Ned’s aunt by marriage. 4. It’s not clear which John Stewart she’s referring to. It's probably her cousin John B. Stewart, but it might also be her Uncle John. But I have yet in the diary to see a reference to her Uncle as simply John. I perused the rest of the entries for 1894 and found no reference to his return from Denver. According to Isabel Glen, Dan Ross was in the parlance of the 1990’’s, abusive. On one occcasion, she said. Jack, Charley, and brother-in-law Willie Glen responded to a distress call from Mary Ross and went to Denver ’ ’ to calm things down.” The whole matter was very hush hush,out of sympathy for Mary Ross. Victorians were strong on respectability and avoided getting "talked about." Being far off in Denver, Mary could keep the lid on news of domestic discord,as long as no one at home blabbed about it in Clinton Dan Ross died in the autumn of 1899 in his 50th year. Mary returned to Ontario with Stewart, Bessie and Donald and there was a concensus by those in on the details not to speak ill of the departed. ton. 5. See History of Clinton:1875-1975, published 1975 by the Clinton Centennial Executive. Assembled by the Historical Committee: Mrs Doris Batkin, Chair: and Mrs C. Trott, Elgin Thompson, Charles Cook, Homer Andrews, Gerald Fremlin and Mrs Glen Lockhart pp. 160. See "Postal Service" pp. 102-03. Thomas Fair was Clinton's Postmaster from January 1856 until �March 13, 1894. He died one month later on April 13, 1894. t He built a frame building on Victoria Street, north of the hotel in 1866 and operated the post office there until his death. For Eliza-Ann, the death of the only postmaster she had ever known would mark the end of an era. 6. History of Clinton:1875-1975 p. 103. Robert Porter was Thomas Fair's successor as postmaster and would hold the post until 1901. On pp.84-5, we learn that Thomas Fair’s sister was the first wife of Thomas Jackson, one of Clinton's pioneer businessmen. The petition is asking the Dominion, in effect to appoint the nephew of the late postmaster to the post. In The New Era for January 26, 1911, there is a social item recounting a visit and social evening. Mr & Mrs James Fair and Mr Fred Jackson of Clinton visited Mr & Mrs Adam Stewart and Fenwick Stewart and John MacFarlane "dropped in." This suggests that the Stewart’s, MacFarlane’s and the Malcolm McEwen family were old friends of the Fair's and the Jackson's. ?. In the issues for August 7 and 14 and September 11, 1896 issues of The New Era is a continuing account of another expedition to sell cattle in Scotland. Goldie Graham and Malcolm McEwen took 150 head on steamer Laurentian, which sailed for Liverpool on Aug 9. William Graham went as far as Montreal and the cattle lost a lot of weight in the heatwave. See Robert Bruce Walker, The Barefoot Boy From Francistown, edited by Ken F. Stewart, M.A., O.I.S.E. Press, 1989.p. 123: "When the sheaves were dry, they were loaded onto the hay rack and built into a load on top of rope slings. There were four slings to a load and the slings were hooked into the same equipment and off-loaded into the other mow using the same procedure we had for hay. The trip rope released the ends of the slings and the quarter load fell where you wanted it to go. We had to mow the sheaves, a practice consisting of spreading them out in rows from front to rear of the mow and then tramping them down. This insured that the entire crop would fit in the mow and that the threshers would have a much easier time forking them back out of the mow." Mrs Armstrong was the former Nancy Barkley. In the Glenfarm photo archives is a carte from the early 1870’s, taken in a Seaforth studio. On it is a caption "Nancy Barkley - later Mrs Armstrong." She appears to be 25 to 30. Also in the collection is a cabinet photo from the late 1880’s or early 1890’s of a middle-aged woman from Wisconsin. Isabel Glen said that all she knew for sure was that it was a "Mrs Armstrong." The Armstrong's were Barkley relatives. From time to time I stumble on an unknown Barkley name in Smith's Falls or Huron county research. Ann Barkley Stewart and her brother David had siblings back home. I think a few nieces and nephews emigrated to Canada and stayed with Stewart's or Barkley's on their arrival. The photo albums in Glenfarm and my possession indicate this Armstrong branch in Wisconsin and a Johnston branch in LeClaire, Scott County, Iowa. On a will or a deed in Lanark county's registry office, a signature was witnessed by one "James Barkley - Teacher." Contact appears to have lapsed with these American cousins. Probably the gentleman is W.J. Hanna, a 32-year-old Sarnia lawyer, businessman and Conservative. He was an effective speaker and a practical politician. He would unsuccessfully contest a Lambton seat in the Commons in 1896 and 1900 and then win the seat in the provincial legislature in 1902. He would be one of the leading cabinet ministers in the powerful provincial administration of Conservative Premier Sir James Whitney, in office 1905-14. However, there is an outside pos­ sibility that it could be the Rev. W.G. Hanna, who would be a 38-year-old Presbyterian minister, a native of Holmesville, and since 1889, pastor in Uxbridge, Ontario. He was educated in Clinton Collegiate, University of Toronto (B.A. 1881) and Princeton Seminary, N.J. In his later career, he was secretary of the Lord’s Day Alliance. See H.J. Morgan, ed.; The Canadian Men and Women of the Time:A Handbook of Canadian Biography of Living Characters, William Briggs,Toronto, 1912, p. 497. Hanna the Conservative politician, is a better bet. James MacFarlane was a prominent Conservative, educated, and an ex-teacher.It would make sense for him to be given the task of meeting the distinguished guest speaker and squiring him around. /fr 10. 9. 8. �11 See the New Era, October 12, 1894; Isabella, born 1807, Banf- shire, Scotland, emigrated with late husband, John Innes 1846 to Zorra Twsp. They came to Stanley in 1853 and pioneered on Lot 30, Con II. She was the mother of Alex Innes, Mrs W.H. Scott and Mary (Mrs Duncan McEwen.) � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/0e64732ac966aa2ef22912ce0386a595.pdf d8f46d2ff9573a6dd130be22d88d25a7 PDF Text Text THE DIARY OF ELIZA-ANN MACFARLANE:1895 It's Showtime! 1 . 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 . 7. 8 . 9. 1 0 . 11 . 12 . 13 . January, 1895 T. Ned & Jane & I[sabella] P[earl came] for dinner[.I spent part of the day] Ridding my drawers etc. [and I] Made a patch bag[. ] Bella[was] at Grant's P.M. W. Fa[ther] walked to C[linton.] Ned & J[ane were] in C[linton] P.M. Bella kept house [for them. I] Washed P.M. [and in the] even[ing I] put [a] lin­ ing in Jno.'s coat sleeve[.] T. Jno. & Bella [were] in Cflinton] for corn[. I] Made a patch bag & faced mo[ther]’ s skirt[.]Young Cooper came for dinner[and] J. Pearson called[. ] F. [I] Mended socks, Fa[ther]'s smock & gaiters & Killed sheep[.]Jno.[was] at J. Pearson's party[.I] Cut out & partly made a p[ai]r of p[an]ts [this] even[ing. ] S. Jno. [was] at Snell's & B[ella] [was] in C[linton. She] got [a] pic­ ture framed[.] A[g] papered....... S. A[g]&I[went to]Ch[urch in the]cutter (Stewart.) Jno. [went in the] even­ ting in the] cart[.] Adam [Stewart was here this] even[ing, I] think[.] M . [I] Hung 2 kitchen blinds, cleaned the] H[en] H[ouse. and] finis[hed the] p[ants[.] Mo[ther was] carding wool P.M.Jno.[was] in C[linton] with W[illiam] Glen's wagon [and] cargo & [was] at[the]mill [withjchop corn[. ] Aunty[is] home for a little [while.] T. Killed Go &....... A[g] walked [to] C[hurch.] Jno. [was] at Glen’ s cut­ ting [wood.] Mo[ther was] card[ing wool] P.M. [I] Made Bella’ s comfort­ able [at] night[.] W. U[ncle] Ja[me]s's, U[ncle] Jno.'s, Mac's[and] Will's cut a little[wood] P.M. J. Scott & Jessie [were] here [this] even[ing.] T. A[g went to] c[hurch] P.M. in [the] buggy[ . There was] lots of sleighing [in the] even[ing. I] Mended Jno.'s p[an]ts etc. Jno.[was] at Neds’ all day crushing[.] F. [John was at Ned's all day] cutting [wood.] Done some mending- [a] robe etc. S. Mac, Ned, Will & Adam [were] cutting P.M. 2 lambs(1st) [I] made pies [and did] mending etc. S. A[g] & I [were in church] (Holmes, Methodist.) [I was] At Aunty's P.M. 197 2 Nice, Dull 1 Nice, Sunny 2 Some Snow not much snow 2 Rain 2 Fine & Softish 2 Nice Flurries Nice 3 BeautiJful Stormy 2 Slight Thaw, Nice Nice 2 Snowing some. Stormy �January, 1895 198 14. M. [I] worked at] Mending all day[.]Jno. & Bella & Ned & Jane [were] at [the] "Grange Social." A[g] stayed with [ the] baby[.] > 15 . T . [I] Washed & [did] Mending and mind­ ed the] Baby P.M. Calm & Dull 16. W. S. Dunbar & T. Baird1 [were here]P.M. & even[ing.] Jno. [was] at Mac's saw­ ing P.M. Jno.[was] at Stonehouse's & stayed over with Will’s kids[ . I] C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse] & darned socks[.] Pleasant 17. T. [I] Walked to C[linton P.M. [and] Covered [some] bricks[.]2 Some Snow Fine 18 . F . [I]Finis[hed covering bricks and am] Making Fa[ther'’ s] drawers[.] Stormy 19 . S . [I] Made 11 pies & [a] turn over[.] Mofther] & Jno.[went] [into] Clinton with Ned in [the] sleigh[.] Fine 20. S. Raining, Thaw 21 . M. Jno. [was] helping W[illiam] G[len] clean Peas[. The] Stonehouse cow calved [this] morn[ing. I] Finis[hed a] p[ai]r [of] Fa[ther's] drawers[.] Raining, very Windy 22 . T . [I finished the] other [pair of Fath­ er' s drawers] & mended a p[ai]r etc. A[g] & 1 [were] at Aunty1 s[this]even­ ting. ] Stormy & big drifts 23 . W. Jno. went to C[linton. He] left [the] horse at Scott’ s & walked[.] Fa[ther]. Mo[ther] & B[ella were] out at Ned's A.M. & P.M. [I] Mended [a] p[ai]r[of] Jno.’ s drawers etc. Concession blocked 24 . T . [I was] At Jane's A.M. "exchanging shoes " [and at] Aunty's P.M. Jno. walked to C[linton] with Adam[.I was] Sewing at [a] quilt block[.] Concession blocked 25 . F . [I'm] Making [a] "coon" collar for Jno.'s overcoat[.I C[leaned the]H[en] H[ouse [and] mended [an] old w[asp] waist. Stormy 26. S. [I] Finis[hed the] "collar[.] Jno. walked to C[linton] P.M. [I] Mended drawers & stockings Stormy 27 . S . Stormy 28 . M. [I] Made [a] button-hole in Jno.'s basque [and I made] pies[ . I was] At Aunty's P.M.etc. [Ned called in at Aunty's] P.M. Fine & Frost 29. T. Jno. [was] hauling wood[. ] Fenfwick], Adam, Annie & Lilly [were here this] even[ing. ] Livery drove down Hammer & Fine 5 [degrees] Son[. The Hammers were here] all night[.] 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 �January, 1895 199 30. W . Fa[therJ took H[ammerj to Mac' s, [the] 2 Master1 s & Frazer' s[.] McEwen' s took Hammer Jr. to C[linton] & to A. Dun- Some Stormy kin's[.] Jno. [was] at Will’s P.M.[and they took the Hammer' s to the] stat­ ion[. I] Finis[hed] Jno.’ s basque etc. 31. T . [I finished the]quilt b[locJk & [am]at another[.] A[g was]in C[linton.I] kill- ed [the] last small turkey[.] Jno Elliot’ s brother [stayed] for dinner[ I] bathed, etc. Fine . about 0 [deg- . rees this] mor­ ning. ] February, 1895 1. F . [I] Made B[rea]k[fast.]Father walked to C[linton. We had a] sleigh load]of vis­ itors this] even[ing]-[the D.McEwen's, & Mrs & Maud Scott[.]3 4 Light S[now] , Showers, about zero [degrees] 2 . S . [I]Made B[rea]k[fast] & pies[.]W[illy] Glen's kids [were] here [while] they were in town[ . I] Wrote Maggie[.] 3 Fine & Sunshiny 3. S . B[ella] & I were in church this] morn- [ing]{Stewart. ) Jno. [went in the even­ ting]to Seaforth[to hear a guest speak­ er from] China[.] 1 C[old] W[ind] Some drifts 4. M. [I] Made Jell[y] & Drop cakes[.] Bella started Crazy Stuff quilt[ . I] Wrote Aunt Janet[.] 2 Fine & Cold 5. T . [I] Made B[rea]k[fast[. The] Master [was here] for tea[. ] 1 Some Drifts 6. W. Fa[ther] sat up keeping [the] fire in [the] root house[ . I] wrote Bessie[.] 2 22 [degrees] [this] morn[ing] 7. T . A[g] & B[ella were] in C[linton.I was] Making [a]comfortable[this] even[ing.] Fa[ther was] at Wigg[inton’s. ] 2 10 [Degrees] 8 . F . [I] Finis[hed the] C[omfortable] A.M. [and] finis[hed] doing one room etc. 3 Blizzard 9. S . [I] Washed a little[and] made pies[.] A[g] & Is [were] at Aunty's[.] 1 Stormy,Warmer 10. S. I [was] down at Aunty’ s with Jane P.M. 4 Fine & Sunshiny 11 . M. Jno. walked to C[linton] P.M. A[g] & B[ella were] at Wigg[inton’s. ] B[ella & I washed[.] 3 12 . T . Ned [was] sawing [here] P.M. Fa[ther [was] at Jane’ s[.] Jno. Allen [was here] P.M. & [at] night[ . The] Kids [have]gone to[Charlie Stewart's[this] even[ing in] Adam's sleigh[.] A[g] Washed[.I was]making Jno.'s Over Alls [this] even[ing. ] 3 13 . W. Aunty [ was] up[.I Cleaned [the] H[ en] H[ouse.] Jennie Grant [was here for the] even[ing] & all night[.] Fa[ther was]at Ned’s [in the]morn[ing] & [at] Will's [in the] even[ing.] 9 Light Snow showers �14 . T . 15 . F . 16. S. 17 . S . 18 . M. 19. T. 20. W. 21. T . 22 . F . 23 . S . 24 . S . 25 . M. 26. T . 27 , W. T . February, 1895 Jno. walked to C[linton] P.M. Jno. & B[ella were] at Jane's [in the] even­ ting.I Finis[hed] Jno.'s 0[ver] A[lls [andjhalf of[the]Log C[abin] quilt[.] Jennie went home[this] morn[ing.]B[el- la] & I[were] in Church P.M.Jim Heron [was here in the] morn[ing.] [I] Mended [a] pair of Fa[ther]’ s P[an]ts & darned socks[.]Ned & J[ane [were] at U[ncle] Jno.’ sfin the] even­ ting. ] A[g] & I [were in] C[hurch](Stewart) [Ag] came home with Ned & Ja[ne.] [I] Made [a] S. & G. cake & cookies [and]Mended Jno.'s p[an]ts[.]Fa[ther] killed [a] shearling[.] . K[ate] McT[avish] & Carrie[were here] P.M. [ Kate,Carrie],Don & Liz McT[av-] ish], B[ella] & I [were] at U[ncle] Ja]mes]'s [this] even[ing.] Wfilliam] Glen went for Dr Gunn P.M. A[g was]at Glen’ s all night[.]4 A. Dunkin, Hawk- shaw & [a] Yankee [were here] for tea. . [Ag was at Glen's all] day[.] I [was] in C[linton] P.M. for a telegram[. ] Jno. & Bfella have]gone to Varna[this even[ing. ] . Fafther] & Mac[were] in Brucefield[. ] [I was] Doing B[ella’ s] chores all day [and I] Cleaned[the]H[en]H[ouse.] A[g was]at G[len’s]all day & Night[.] . Jennie's birthday. A[g was] home[at] night[ . I] Mended Fa[ ther' s ducks[.] 1 lamb . A[g was] at Gflen's] day & night[.] Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M. [I] Mend­ ed Fa[ther overcoat[.] . Jno. sent Dr Gunn out to W[illiam] Glen' s[.] 2 lambs + I . [The] Men & Ned [were] in Brucefield shipping 20 shearlings[.] 2 lambs & 1 lost . A. Dunkin, Hawkshaw, Coffland & Du- sharme [were] here[. ] Fa[ther] took the baby in[.] Jno.[was] in C[linton] P.M. 2 sheep 1 thribble & 1 double . Fa[ther was] at Wigg[inton' s] & [in] Clinton[.] Aunty [was] up P.M. . T[om] Wigg]inton [was here] for din­ ner[.]A[g] & B[ella were]at M ac’ s[.] 200 6 Fine 8 Beautiful 9 8 6 Snow, a little sottish 12 Snowed Fine 3 Snow, drifts, C[old] Wind. 6 Snowing & Drifting 1 Calm & Dull 8 13 5 Nice & Mild 13 Fine, not quite so warm 1 5 Thawing Thawing 28 . 12 �1. F . 2. S. 3. S . 4. M. 5. T . 6. W. 7. T . 8. F . 9. S . 10. S . 11 . M. 12 . T . 13. W. 14 . T . 15. F. 16 . S . 17 . S . 18. M. March, 1895 201 Spotty calved[.] John Hunter[was here. 12 this] morn[ing.] Fa[ther] bought [a] N[orth] ram at Avery’ s[. The] Kids [were] Tob- W[ind],Frozen, boganning over at Will’ s[.I] Cleaned Flurries [the] H[en H[ouse] & bathed etc. Jno. walked to Cflinton] P.M. 16 Jno.walked[to church this] evenfing.] 19 Jno. walked to C[linton] P.M. Jno. T. 18 Graham[came] for sheep in a sleigh[.] Cold & Stormy [I] Made some pies[.] A[g] & I [were] 24 at[a] prayer-meeting at McGregor' s[.] Cold & Flurries Graham called[.] B[ella has] gone to Grant’ s [and] Jno. 24 [was] at [the] mill[. The] Master’ s Fine Boys fetchedfa] pig [and]Hunter & J.W. McDonald Called[.] A[g]r J[ohn] & I [were] in C[linton] 15 with grist [in the] sleigh[.] I took [the] baby in[.J Jno. [was] at [the] Beautiful mill for chop[. The] Red cow calved.] Mac, Ned, Will & Adam [were here] P.M. cutting [wood.] Jane &[the] baby[were here] P.M.[I] Made pies[.]Bella[came] home P.M. 23 Soft, a lot of snow B[ella] papered [the] knife & spoon boxes etc. 24 Colder,Stormy Jno.[went to church in the] even[ing. ] 23 Snowing, Fine B. Marshall, Jno. Avery & kids, Adam 23 [Stewart],Mr & Mrs Finley & W[ill] Me- E[wen] called P.M. Jno.[was] at Stone- Fine house's with Adam [for] cattle[.] Jno.[was] at Mac’ s cutting [wood] P.M. 18 A little light snow Fa[ther]walked to C[linton] A.M. B[el- 19 la] & I[went to Clinton] P.M.[in the] Fine cutter[.]Jno.[went] P.M.in the]sleigh C[[old] W[ind] for peas[.]Called Kitchen & Graham’s Blustering with sleigh[.] Old [Edward]Glen[was here] A.M. & for Fine 13 dinner[.] Below 0 Jno.[was]at Glen's cutting [wood] P.M. 15 Jessie Wigg[inton was] here[.]I [was] Cold & Fine at Aunty's P.M. Kids[were] at U]ncle] Jno.’ s [this] even[ing.] Jno. [was]at Will's crushing P.M. [I] 18 C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse], washed, Fine, a little sawed a little etc. Miekin called[ . warmer, I] Made B[rea]k[fast.] A[g], B[ella] & I [were] in C[hurch] 19 (Shaw Eghmondville.) Jno.[went in the] Fine & even[ing. The] Baby [was] in all day Sunshiny Got 1st big goose egg(double yolk.) Mr 17 Jim Heron called & Ned[got] 1 lamb[.] Thawed a lot & Lizzie [was] in C[linton] - Kids were sun here[. ] �March, 1895 202 19. T. Fa[ther was] at Jno. & Sandy Thom­ son' s[.] Ada [was] here P.M......... 20. W. Jno.[was]at Mac' s,butchering[.]Kitchen en & T[om]Fraser called[.]Lizzie[Glen is at Charlie]’ s Emma [is] sick [and the] kids [are] here[.] 18 Fine, C[old] W[ind] 21. T. B[ella] & I[were] in C[linton]P.M. Ned 15 & Jno. at logs[.] T[om] Frazer fetched [the] billy [that] Fa[ther] bought[.] 22. F. [I] C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse] A.M. 22 [and] Made 2 gingham aprons P.M. Aunty Fine, a little Kitty5 [was] At Lizzie’ s P.M. Lambs warmer lamby[. ] 23. S. [I]Cut out mo[ther's] big sleeve[.]Jno. 25 [was] at [the] mill for chop [and at] Thawing, Windy Ned's P.M. 1 sheep with 3 [lambs] & 1 with 2 [on the] Sabbath morn[.] 24. S. A[g] & B[ella]were at[the] river,-[by] 24 Ned's & [Spring] creek[.] Slight Frost 25. M. Jno. [was] at Ned's A.M. B[ella] made 29 [a] satteen cushion & a linen one [.] Sleet & S[now] 26 . T . 27 . W. [John] Tough, [the assessor, was here] 31 all nightf.The three of] Us[were]clean- Coldish & light ing off lath's [this] even[ing.] snows [We] Papered [the] Dfining] room ceil- 34 ing with papersf.] Ned [was here] P.M. Soft, some snow A[g]walked to Clinton P.M...3 lambs[.] 28 . T . 29. F. 30 . S . [I]Beat[the] carpet etc. A.M.[and was] in C[linton] P.M. for wall-paper[.] [I]Put cotton on [the]ceiling [in the] even[ing. ] [We] Papered [the] ceiling[. ] Fa[ther] [was] at Mac's Ned's & Will's[.] 32 H[igh] W[ind] Fine 36 Dull & Fine C[old] W[i. [We] Finished papering [the] dining 21 room[. ] Fa[ther] walked to C[linton[.] Fair,Frost Box 56* * Probably James MacFarlane's Clinton post office box number 31. S . 1. M. [I] Walked top Church( Stewart. ) Jno. 20 [went in the] even[ing.] Fine, Strong East Wind; Rained little. April, 1895 Jno. [went to] C[linton] in [the] cut- 35 ter for [a] bag [of] oat-meal[.] B[el- Silver Thaw, la scrubbe [her] room etc. 1 (1st Hei- Sunny fer) calvedf.] 2. T. B[ella] & I Put down [the] dining room carpet[ . I] Cleaned [the] H[en-] H[ouse] P.M. A[g] washed[. ] 28 Ice still on trees & sun bright. 3. W. [W.] Brigham & Ned [were here]for din- 27 ner[. I] Washed P.M. Ned [was] in [in the] even[ing] for [a] calf[.] Fine �April, 1895 203 4. T . [I] Washed milk shelves & swept etc. 25 A[g and] Fa[ther] walked [to] C[lin- ton[. ] Jno. [was] in C[linton] [at] night[in the] wagon[.] Ida & Fen[wick Stewart and the] Wigg[inton’ s were] here[* ] 5. F. Fa[ther] & A[g were] in C[linton with 34 the]wagon for sheep[ . I]Scrubbed[the] milk-room[. The] 2nd heifer calved[. ] Fine, real Liz[zie Glen was] at J. Pearson’ s[.j thawy 6. S . [I] Peeled apples [and did] Mending 25 etc. Bella cracked [?] A.M. Rain, More Thawy 7. S . 8. M. 9. T . A lamb died about [a] w[ee]k old[. ] 30 Rainy 2 Turk[ey]s laid 1st eggs[.I Bathed[.] 28 J[ohn] McG[regor] & Will Mac [were] at Warm, Real [the] barn[.] Frogs [are singing. It Warm,Springlike [was the] 1st day that bees got to really fly[.] Fa[ther] walked to C[linton. I]scrub- 34 bed [syrup?] Pans[.].............. Dull,Fine,Frost 10. W. [I] Made[a] Jell[y] C[ake.] Ned [was] in for [a] turkey(19 1/2 lbs meat[i]) 39 only soft to sun 11. T . 12 . F . Jno. [was] in C[linton with the wag­ on P.M. A[g] & B[ella went in the]bug- gy[ •1 24 Fine, some war­ mer. [Today is] Good Friday[.] Bella's 30 quilting[.]Jennie G[rant was here] all Rain[in]g P.M. night[.] Bessie calved[.] Jno. after Miss Burrows[.] 13 . S . [We] Finis[hed the] quilt [this] even- 39 ing[.] Dull,some rain. 14 . S . 15 . M. 16 T . Miss B[urrows], B[plla] & I [were in 31 Church at [the] Efaster service] (Stew­ art.) Jno.[attended in the] even[ing.j Fine M.Coffland[WAS] bere P.M. Fa[ther was] 39 in C[linfcpn tfjis] morn[ing and took] Dull, cool Miss Bup?p«rei^&fcore[ .1 Jno. walked 32 sheep po BruOfcJfield] P.M.[and Father] drove t....Pedlar called[ .] Fa[ther was] at Biggins, Snell's etc., 37 with gents[.A]Spray pump pedler called[.] Dull 17 . W . 18 . T . 19. F . A[g] & I [were] at Isard’ s P.M. Old El- 43 liot [was here in the] even[ing.] Fine & Springlike Fa[ther] walked in[to] C[linton.] A[g] 30 & B[ella drove the] buggy in[to] C[lin- Fine ton] P.M. Jno. [is] plowing sod[. ] Ned [was] sowing grass seed here[.] Jno 40 A[g were] in C[linton] P.M. Fafther] & Beautiful Jno.[were] cultivating & shearing sheep[.] 20. S. Jno. plowed[. I] Washed & c[leaned the] 35 h[en] h[ouse. I] Tore my left forefinger with [a] board[.] A lamb died[.] �April,1895 204 21. S. A[g] & I [were] in C[hurch] (Stew­ art)[.] S[abbath] S[chool] start­ ed^] B[ella and] I,Annie, Ida & Mary [were there.] 31 slight rain Eve[ning] frost 22 . M. M.Meekin (.... fellow looking for work.) [I] Made [a] screen for[the] eiderdown bed spread[.] Jno. [was] shearing & fa[ther was] cultivat- ing[.] 36 Fine Rain 23 . T . J. Cooper & daughter [were here]for tea[.] Jno. [was] sowing [the] 1st oats[. I was] Choring,cleaned up[a] few oats [and was] ridding up [the] wood shed etc. 36 Fine C[old] Wind 24 . W . [I] Raked [the] chip yard [and was [ridding the wood shed.] Bella [is] at Jane's [because] Jane[is]sick[.] Bessie & Eddie [Glen were] here[be­ cause their parents were] in C[lin- ton. I] Set [the] 1st 2 Hens[.] 36 Fine, Warm H[igh] Wind 25 . T . [I] Finis[hed] ridding [the] wood­ shed up stairs[.] Bella [came] home [at night [I] set [a] hen[and]I saw [the] 1st Swallowsf.j 44 Fine & Warm 26 . F . [I] Put away furs at Jane's [and I] helped Fa[ther put wire around[his] garden[.] U[ncle] Jno’s & [us] kids [were] at Mac's [this] evenfing.] 26 27 . S . Fa[ther was]in C[linton & at Weir’ s seeing spraying [.]6 Jno. caught 22 suckers [between] noon & 11 P.M.[In the] even[ing] B[ella was]at Jane’s & Jno. fish[ed.] 32 28 . S . A[g] & I [were] in c[hurch](Acheson Kippen.)... Aunty [is] home[.] 60 29. M. [I] Churned, beat carpets, etc. Jno. caught 6 fish P.M.[and] Bfella was] cleaning her bed-room[.] 18 Lov[el] y 30 . T . [Bella & A[g]put down[the bed-room] carpets[.I was] darning [the] stair carpet[.] Jno. Thomson [was here with] gooseberry bushes[.] 36 Warm May, 1895 1. W. Fa[ther] & I [were] in Cflinton P.M Fine & Warm 37 2. T . Nannie [Stewart] & Lizzie [Glen were] in C[linton] P.M. kids [were here[. I was] Darning [the] stair carpet[.] 43 3. F. Mary foaled[a]filly[and the yfoung] cattle were]out all night[.] B[ella was] cleaning Jno.'s bed-room.]A[g] washed B[ella] s and her own bed­ room curtains[.] 30 Rainshower Fine & Warm 4. S . [Ag washed the] hall lace [cur­ tains] & Bfella ironed [them[.I] finis[hed] darning [the] carpet & mended [a] parasol[ . The] Cows & [were] out all nightf.] 40 Fine & Very Warm �May, 1895 A[g], Nannie Stewart & I [were] in c[hurch. John went in the evening.] Jno. [went to] C[linton] P.M. for chop[. I] Made a cover for shoe - box & papers[.]A[g] & B[ella]clean- ed the parlor, etc., P.M. [Bella & I partly beat[the]carpet P.M. Alice [is] sick[.]Mac & Fa[ther] went for McIntosh [apples?] [I] churned & laid on some patches. A[g] & I finis[hed] beating [the carpet P.M. [A]Jew pedlar[came] P.M. & Ned & Jane [were here] P.M .pick­ ing [up a] box [of] potatoes[.] [I] Finis[hed the] top for[the] box [and] washed a little[ . I] Sowed 12 rows [of] mangols[.] Fa[ther] & Jno. [were] in C[linton] with"fat Rosy & Ned & Jane[were in for more] potat­ oes[ .] Mrs Baird & [The] Rev. A. Stewart & wife & children [called this] morn- ting.I]sowed 11 rows[of] carrots A.M & 12[of] mangols P.M . Jane & B[ella were in Cflinton] P.M. Jno. [sorted] 4 bags [of] potatoes[.] [I] Planted 8 rows apiece [of] car­ rots A.M. [and] mangols P.M.[I] Pap­ ered [the] parlor[. A] Sheep died when A[g was] shearing^.] A[g] & B[ella] put down [the] carpet etc. [I] Mended socks etc. Nannie, A[g] & I [were] at Sfabbath] S[chool.] Jno. walked [to church in the evening. ] B. Marshel(sic) [was here this] morn­ ing[. I] Cleaned stove pipes, A[g] scrubbed[ . We] Done [a] little crazy [quilting,] Mended sheets, etc.[The] Milch cows, sheep etc, [were] in all all night[.] Bush all red with frost, etc. [I] Mended gloves, sewed buttons on [an] old basque [and] made[a] bottom for[a] slip[.] B[ella] cleaned [the] pantry [at the] house[.] [I] Walked to C[linton and] got [a] ride with Mac's[.] Shore [was here] all night. B[ella was] on[the] sickist list to­ day & last night[ . She was] cutting out[a] blouse[.]Jno.walked to C[lin- ton in the] even[ing.] [I] Done a little at [the] print dress,[a little at the] crazy [quilt and I] darned socks[.]Fa[ther] walked to Clinton[.]Aunty[is] at Jane's[.] Jno. [was] in Cflinton] P.M. [for] grist & chop[. I was] Making [the] print dress [and I] Pulled wool off sheep [in the] even[ing. ] 205 35 31 26 Very Warm Slight Shower 32 Nice & Warm 31 32 18 Rain, Cold 25 Frost & Snow C[old] W[ind] Heavy Frost. Cold & Windy, Rain 19 28 Cold Sleet & Rainy 15 Fine, Cold Wind 23 Frost, Fine, a little warmer Raining 5. S . 6. M. 7. T . 8. W . 9. T . 10 . F . 11. S . 12 . S . 13. M. 14 .T. 15. W. 16. T. 17. F. 18 . S . �19. S. 20 . M. 21. T . 22 . W. 23 . T . 24 . F . 25 . S . 26 . S . 27 . M. 28 . T . 29 . W . 30 . T . 31. F. 1. S . 2. S . 3. M. May, 1895 . [I] Made button -holes in brother' s basque etc. Aunty & Jane [were] in C[linton.] . Working at my own.. dress[.]B[ella] finis[hed her] blouse and fixed.... A[g] house-cleaned [the] veranda[.] . [I] Cleaned out woodshed & yard[. ] Fa[ther] walked to C[linton. B[ella has] gone to Grant's [this] even­ ting.] . [Bella was in Clinton at a] Teach­ ers’ Convention[.] A[g has] gone to Stratford[.] Ned drove up[.] Ned & Jane [were] at Thos. Fitzsimmon' s funeral[.]7 Jno. [was] in C[linton this] even[ing. ] . Jno.& B[ella have] gone to[a] party [at] Brigham' s[.]........... these dayfs. ] . Fa[ther] walked to C[linton and I] planted onions[ . A] Churn & washing machine pedlar called[.] . I [was] in c[hurch] with Jane (Mus- grove) . A[g arrived]home P.M.U[ncle]Ja[me]s stayed for dinner[.] Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M. Making print dress etc. . [I was] in C[linton] with Jane get­ ting [a] filling put back in [my] front tooth[.] Fa[ther], Ned, Jno. [and] I [were] shearing[.] . [Today besides] Mending [a] parasol, [I] churned & I lifted stones [and] gravel out of [the] lane[.] A[g did a] washing[.] Ned [was here] A.M. shearing[.] . [I worked] at dress A.M.......... Mr & Mrs Sturdy & kids [were here] P.M. Jno [was] in C[linton] P.M. . [I] Planted 24 rows [of] potatoes ........ Ned’ s [had a} dance[.] June, 1895 [I worked] a little at [the] dress [and] Made [a] cup cake P.M.& [was] at Ned's [in the] even[ing.] Jno. scrubbed [the] cellar[.] I [was] in C[hurch] with Ned..... [I] finis[hed the] print dress(only a trifle.)Fa[ther] & Ned[have] gone to Brucefield[. ] Jno.[has been]plow­ ing sod [on the] Shanty field for rape[seed.] 206 Dark....C[old] W[ind.] Dull, C[old] W[ind.] Fine, C[old] W[ind.] Fine, Warmer Very Much Warmer Rainey P.M. 48 Fine & Cold Warmer 28 Fine & Warm 39 Very Warm 24 Very Warm 30 22 �June, 1895 207 Dolly foaled[.I] took[the] wool off [an] old dead sheep[ . A] haywagon pedlar [was here and the] clock fix­ er [was here] all night[.] Tea pedlars [from] London called[. I checked]combs & honey out of hive No. 1 - almost dead, others rob­ bing! .] A[g was]at McTavishes P.M.[I]melted some wax etc. Ned,Jane & I [were]in C[linton] P.M. J[ane] & I [were] in church[.] Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M. R. Pearson c[ailed.] Fa[ther] & Jno. finis[hed] sowing rape[seed. I did] Mending etc. A[g] & B[ella]washed [a]blanket & sheep­ skin at [the] river P.M. Fa[ther] & I [drove the] colt [to Church](Stewart. ) Jno. [went in the evening.] Jno. [was] in Brucefield [with] Gray P.M. [I was] Melting wax [and] washed some[.] Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M. with lumber[.] Jack Elliot, B[ob] Trick & Alex.Elliot camefhere this] mornfing.] J[ohn] Pearson c[ailed.] McIntosh[was here] A.M. [about the] colt[.]E.A. & Ida Isard [were here] P.M. Another Makin called!. ] A[g] & 1 [were] in C[linton] P.M. [with] Dolly[.]Jane & Mother [were] at Isard’ s P.M. [The] Boys cleaned [the] well[on the] Rathwell[place.] Roily Cook[was here this]evening[.] Fa[ther]walked to Clinton[.I]finis- [hed] making [a] denim apron[and I] washed a little(quit for rain)[.] [I] Washed A.M. "one arm” Armstrong [was here] for dinner[.J Kids [are] at[a] dance[at]U[ncle] Ja[me]s’ s[.] Jno.,B[ella] & I,Adam & Lily [Stew­ art] etc., [were] at [the] Experi­ mental Farm [in] Guelph[.] A[g e s ­ corted us[.]Ned & Fa[ther were] in C[linton] P.M. for salt[.]Mr Burch, [of] Chicago, Editor of Sheep Breeder, [was here] all night[.] Jno. [went to] c[hurch in the]even­ ting.] Fa[ther] & Mr Burch [were] at Varna [with] Mac's pony[. I] Washed wool P.M. [in the] Bayfield river[ . I] stayed with [the] baby [this] morn- [ing while] Jane[was] in C[linton.] Jennie [was over this] even[ing.] 24 Dull, Cooler, Rain. 19 Fine, Colder 2 2 slight Frost 23 Fine, a little warmer 22 22 Fine & pretty warm 32 Fine & very warm 21 Fine & Nice 24 Very Warm Rain Even[ing.] 27 Dull Rain late P.M. 14 Heavy dew Fine & Nice 18 Beautiful Pleasant,Warmer Pleasant 4. T . 5. W. 6. T . 7. F . 8. S . 9. S . 10 . M. 11 . T . 12 . W. 13 . T. 14 . F . 15 . S . 16 . S . 17 . M. �June, 1895 208 18. T . Jno at road-work[.I] Washed,etc. Jack 17 [is] at Mangols these days[.] Finley Fine & Warm [McEwen] called P.M. Bella & Jen[nie nice breeze were] at [the] river[.] Wigfginton] drove Fafther] & B[ella.] 19. W. Jane & I & baby[were] at Grant's P.M. 22 Keys's passed[. ] Mekin [here this] even[ing. ] 20. T . Jno. walked to C[linton] P.M. Ned & 20 Ja[ne were] in Brucefield A.M..... DullfWarmf [I] Ironed[.] Kids [were] at Mac’ s Cooler [this] even[ing. ] 21 F. [I] Made [a] denim apron [and] 37 Churned[.] Mekin [called.] Very Warm 22. S. Ned & the rest [are] making a piece 18 crib for [his] house well[.]8 NedFine, Warm sold [the] Billy horse[.] Fa[ther] & Sprinkles I [were] inC[linton at] Donald Stew­ art's funeral[.]9 23. S. A[g, B[ella] & I [drove] Dolly [to 18 church] (Rev. McDonald, Seaforth.) Fine, C[ool] Jno. [went in the evening.] W[ind] 24. M. [The]Boys cleaned out house pumps[.] 17 Jno. [was] in Cflinton] P.M.[and he] Warm Rain, fetched J.Miller &[an] iron pump out. Fine & took him back again[.] 25. T. [I] Finis[hed my]"Crazy"shoe box etc. 19 Baird's, Miss Dunbar, J. Scott, Fen- Fine [wick] & Adam, A.Walker & Mac’ s[were here this] even[ing. ] 26. W. Melting wax [today.] B[ella was] at 16 Grant's[.] Jno. [was] at Jno.Diehl's [barn] raising[.]i° Jack [Elliot was] a little rainf at Ned's [to help with] manure[.]... cleared ....pedlar.... 27. T. [Jack was again at Ned's spreading 23 manure.] Jno.[was at Diehl's a[gain] & [in] Clinton until Ten P.M. Mo- Fine & Cool [ther] & A[g were] in C[linton] P.M. Boys even[ing] asking to picnic[.] June. 1895 28. F. [The]Men dipped lambs A.M. Jno.[was] 42 in Brucefield [this] evening[.l have Raining A.M. been] melting wax,sorting wool pick- Fine P.M, ings & [I] washed [the] cellar cup­ board[.] 29. S. [I] Finis[hed the] wax,put[the] cup- 20 board in [the] cellar [and] Washed Cold wool pickings[.] Fine, Warmer 30. S. A[g] & I[were in church( Rev. Stewart)] 39 Jno. [went in the evening.] Nice July,1895 1. M. J[ack] Elliott away P.M. Jno.[was]in C[linton in the]even[ing.I]swept [my] Fine & Cool room & cleaned cracks[.] �2. T . 3. W. 4. T . 5. P . 6. S . 7. S . 8. M . 9. T. 10 . W . 11.T. 12. F . ese 13 . S . 14 . S . 15 . M. 16. T. July, 1895 21 [I] Cleaned [my room] & filled [the] tick[. ] A[g], Jno. & I[were]at Finley [ McEwen]’s [this] even[ing. We] Started mowing [hay. ] Fa[ther was] in C[linton.] Ned [was] here[.We] Hauled in 4 loads [of hay.] Jennie[was here] P.M. [I] mended[the] tick etc. Mr & Mrs Jas. Reynolds [were here]all day[.] Father[was]at[Malcolm McEwen1s barn] raising[.We] Hauled 2 loads A.M. A[g] & Jno....P.M. Jno.[was inJBruce- field[this even[ing to see about the] mower[ . I] puttied some cracks[.] B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton] Mid­ day[ . I] Puttied some cracks in Bel­ la's] floor[.] [I]Washed a little A.M.[and was] hel­ ping [with the] hay P.M. Jack mowed 1/2 A.M. Jno. raked[ . We] Hauled in 2 loads from [the Shanty and Rathwell [fields.] Alice foaledf. ] A[g] & B[ella] & Mamie [were] in C[hurch](Stewart.) Jno.[went in the ev­ ening.] Jno. Diehl & wife [came] for tea[. ] Jno.[wasJin C[linton] A.M. with Ned's cow[ and] P.M. with Doll for chop[. ] Jack [was] mowing all day [and I did] puttying[.] [I did puttying and Jack [did] mowing all day [and is] finis[hed.jJno.[wasj raking all day[. ] [We] Hauled 2 loads [in] A.M. [from the] Rathwell [place] & 3[from] below [the] watering place[ . That makes] 14 loads all togather(sic]. [We] finis- [shed] haying P.M. Jane,A[g],Jno. & B[ella] went to God­ erich[.] Jno. walked to C[linton.] I drove to [the] picnic[.] Fa[ther was] at Mac's raising P.M. [I] sorted wool pickings P.M. [I]Finis[hed puttying all but 3 large cracks[ . The] Boys [are] hauling in etc. at Ned' s[.] Fa[ther was]in C[linton]with Ned[for] grists[. Father sat for photo[.] Jack [was] at Ned’ s P.M. helping fin- is[h] hay[.] Fa[ther] & I [were] in C[hurch.] (Rev. Hamilton, Londsborough[sic]. ) Jno. [went in the evening.] Aunty [is] home. Jno.[wasJin C[linton] A.M. with W[ill- iam] Glen A.M. [I was making quilt blocks] & herding geese[.]A[g was] at Ufncle] Ja[mes[’ s] P.M. Minding geese etc. [today.] A[g] wash­ ed[.]Fa[ther was at Wigg[inton's] etc. Fine 24 24 26 Fine & Warmer 26 Fine, smokey. Cool W[ind] Fine & Warmer 30 very warm 87 [degrees F] at noon veranda [thermometer] 23 Shower very warm 36 Very Cold & Windy 24 Fine, a little cool, nice. 34 Fine & pleasant 22 Dull, Slight Shower. 32 Dull & Cool 18 18 Rain P.M. 20 Fine & Pleasant �July, 1895 210 17 . W. 18 . T . 19 . F . Picking[potato] bugs near[ly] all day- 14 [I] did 8 rows & Fa[ther] 4[.A[g was] [was]in Cflinton] with Jane P.M.& Bel- Fine & Windy la too & at Grant‘ s[.The]Boys started [cutting] wheat P.M. [I] Greened* [the] 13 remaining rows [of potatoes] A.M. [I was] in C[lint- on] P.M. [We] Finis[hed] cutting wheat[.] *Paris Green(bug poison) Minding geese etc. [today.] Magfgie] McEwen [was here] P.M. 38 Fine & Cool Warmer 24 Very Warm 20. S. [Minding geese etc. today.] Jno. Sak- 19 aid & son [were here] for tea[.] Jno. Fine & Pleasant [was] in C[linton this] even[ing.] 21. S . A[g] & B[ella were] in C[hurch](Rev. Stewart.) Jno. & A[g went in the even­ ing. ] 21 Slight Showers, Very Warm. 22. M. Herding,mending etc,[today.]Jno.,A[g]13 & Ada & Annie [were at] U[ncle Fine, Ja[me]s’ s P.M.& at D[uncan]McKenzie' s Cool Wind [in the] even[ing.] Fa[ther was] in C[linton] with Ned[and] the wagon for sheep[.] 23 . T . Geo. Sturdy & Fa[ther were] at Coop­ er’ s, Frazer's & Jameson's[.I]painted 1/2 [of a] bed-room floor [and]washed P.M. Sturdy & Sam Reid [came] for tea[. ] 15 Very Warm Morn [ing,] Cool rest of day. 24. W. [We] Hauled in 6 loads of wheat[ . I] 22 Mowed P.M.Aunty[was]at LizziefGlen]’ s Fine & Cool, [where they were] threshing beans[.] Slight shower [in] even[ing.] James MacFarlane July 13, 1895 �July, 1895 211 25. T . Kids here - Lizzie in C[linton. We] Finis[hed the last] 2 loads [of] wheat[ « I was] Herding A.M. [and] mow­ ing P.M. 26. F. [I was]in C[linton] A.M. [andjpainted a little P.M. [The] Boys cut with larg[e] sythesfsic;[.] 27. S. Jno. [was] in Cflinton] P.M.for chop[ I] Finis[hed the]first coat[of paint] on[the] floor [and I] Washed & mended spreads etc. Ned*s[were]at A.Jervis’ s in the buggy [this] even[ing.] 28* S. A[g] & I [were] in C[hurch](Rev. Shaw, Egmondville.) Jno. [went in the even ing[.] 29. M. [I]Painted half[of the]second coat[.] Courtree [was] here P.M. 30. T. Fafther] walked to Cflinton.The3 Boys [are]cutting wood at[the] river these days[.] A[g] & I [were] at Scotts [in the] even[ing. ] 31. W. [I was] Raking[the]yard & herding A.M. [I] Painted [the] other half (second coat) P.M. Bella [is] at Grant’ s[.] Malcolm McGregor[stayed]for dinner[.] August, 1895 1. T. [I] Cleaned [the] Parlor A. [M.] &[the H[en] H[ouse] P.M. Jno.[was] in Cflin­ ton in the] even[ing.] Jack[has been] hauling up furnace wood[. ] 2. F. [The] Boys[have been] log[g]ing & bur­ ning[on the river] flat[s.They]hauled 1 loadfof]tares[.] Aunt Mary & Camp­ bell(the well-digger) [were here] for dinner[. ] Jno. [was] at Jane’s[. The] Kids [were] at Mac's dance[this] ev[e- ning.] 24 Fine & Cool 15 Fine,Very Warm, Rained. 8 Rain Morning, Fine P.M. 24 Beautiful,Cool 8 Dull, Rain 10 H[igh] W[ind, ] C[ool.] 13 H[igh] W[ind, ] a little warmer 10 Windy,Warmer 15 Fine & Calm 3. S . [I] Washed A.[M.]& Painted 1/2 of 3rd coat [as well as] mending,herding etc. 13 Slight Shower, Fine, Warm 4. S. B[ella] & I [were in Church](Rev. Me- 14 Millan, Mimico.) Maggie Aikenhead(Mrs Beautiful Smith) [was] in C[hurch] & S[abbath] S[chool. ] 5. M. Herding & [working] at guilt [today.] 43 Aunty [came] home[.] Beautiful, very w[arm] 6. T. Hferding] etc. [today.] Jno. [was] in 17 C[linton] [He drove] Mary in [the] Slight Showers buggy[.] 7. W. Jack McLaughlin & Jennie [Grant were 20 here] P.M. [The] Wigg[in]ton*s [were Fine, here [this] evenfing.] Cool W[ind.] 8. T. [I] Finis[hed] painting[the] floorf. ] 21 Fa[ther]walked to C[linton.] A[g] & I Fine & [were] at D[uncan] McEwen's [this] Very Warm evenfing.] Jno.started cutting oatsf.] Jno. & B[ella were] in [V]arna[.] �9. 1 0 . 11 . 1 2. 13 . 14 . 15 . 16 . 17 . 18 . 19 . 20. 21 . 22 . 23 . 24. F. A.Dunkin drove Hawkshaw & Beetie[sic] here this morn[ing. Fa[ther] & them & A.Innis & Avery [had] dinner at Wig- [ginton' s and] tea[.] S. A. Elliot, Mekin, [and] old Mekin c[ailed this] morn[ing. The] Master & T[om] Frazer[came] for dinner P.M.[Mr] Smith bought 4 steers[.] Jno.Tomson bought [and came] after [the] bull[.I] [did] her[din]g, washed etc. S. A[g] & I [were in Church](Rev. Graham, Bayfield.) Jno. [went at night.] August, 1895 M. At same daily work[. A] Clinton pedlar called[.The] Boys [are] at the oats[.] Jno. [was] in C[linton this] morn- ting......... ] T. [I] Washed & mended [a] dress, [did] herd[ing] etc. [A] Horse (Colt) [was] sick[.] McIntosh [wasjhere twice & for dinner[.]Jno.[was]in Bruce[field this] morn[ing.] Mac’ s girls[were here this] even[ing. ] W. [I was] in C[linton] A.M.[We’ re] Finis [hed] cutting oats[.] U[ncle] Ja[me]s [was] here[.] T. [We] Started [the] peas[. Jno.,B[ella] & Aunty at Swail (sic) & at U[ncle] Ja[me]s‘ s[.] W. O’ Neill & wife called [this] even[ing. ] F. [We] Hauled in 6 loads[of] oats P.M.[I was] helpingfwith the]mowing[.]U[ncle] Ja[me]s's kids [were here this] even­ ting. ] S. [We] Hauled in 5 loads [of] oats- all that’ s ready[. ] Jno. [was] in C[linton this] even[ing.] S. Fa[ther] & I [were] in C[hurch] (Rev,Wim. Graham.) M. [We're] cutting peas etc. Ned [stayed] for dinner[. I] finis[hed] hemming one pillow case etc. Fourth turkey nest T. [We] Finis[hed] turning peas at tea time[.] Alex [came] for tea[. ] W. Smith & Willie Cudmore [came] for din- ner[. ] Jennie [was here] P.M.[We]Finis- [hed] hauling in oats P.M.- 6 loads[.] Finis[hed the] lace & pillow-case[. ] T. Mr & Mrs Foster [were here] P.M. Bella went to Varna with them[ . WeJ Hauled in Jno.’ s loads [of] peas[.] F. Ned[was] helping Jno.[load peas.We are] finis[hed] harvestf.] Bessie McGregor [was here] P.M. & all night[.] S. [I] Took Bessie home P.M. Jno. went to Woon's threshing P.M.,[but they]did not thresh[. ] Jno. went to C[linton] with W[illiam] Glen[.] 212 20 Very Warm Heavy Rains 21 Very Warm Dull 23 Rainy Looking Very Warm 27 Fine & Pleasant 21 18 Very Warm 17 32 Fine & Warm Warm, Rain P . Af. Fine & Warm Rain even[ing.] Fine & Cool Fine, cool Rain, Frost Fine & Cool 12 Fine & W[arm] 14 Fine & Very W[arm], Rain 16 Raining Fine �August., 1895 213 25, S. A[g] & I[were in Church] (Rev.Muir,Bruce- 13 field) [preached about] Ruth & Naomi[.] Fine & Warm Ada [Stewart] & Isabella Pearl[Glen were here] all night[.] 26. M. A[g] & I went to Bay[field] with Tene Mc[Ewen.]I got in with Mrs J.Pearson etc. Fine & Warm Jno. [came] down P.M. 27. T. [I]Washed & made 9 pies P.M.Fa[ther was] 23 in C[linton this] even[ing.] Jno. [was] at Mac's P.M. Mr Keys fetched B[ella] Very W[arm] home [in the] evenfing. The] threshers** [were here] all night[.] 28 . W . 29 T . 30 . F . 31. S . 1. S . 2. M. [We] threshed [today and] Finis[hed at] 18 3 O'c[loc]k P.M. [We] gave [the] thresh- Fine & Very ers [their] tea[.] Jno.[was]at W.Elliot's Warm dance[.] Mofther] S t I[were] in C[linton] P.M. [The] 12 Boys [are] taking out manure[.] Laura Per- Raining due [was here] P.M. Jno.took[the] machine Fine & Pleas- to........B[ella] S t Jennie [have] gone to ant. the Master's[. ] Choring-Churned etc.A[g] finis[hed] wash- 51 ing[.J B[ella came] home. a[g] & I [were] at Ned['s this] even[ing.] [I] Finis[hed] peeling, preserving making 14 pies etc. [out] of all the apples we have Fine & Cool now[. I] Mended Fa[ther's duck's[.] Windy September, 1895 Jno. S t Fa[ther] & Jack............ 14 Fine, C[old] W[ind] [I] Mended Jno.’ s p[an]ts 14 Fine & Pleasant 3. T. Jane & I & Ifsabella] P[earl] [were] at Windy & McTavishe's P,M. Ned [is] here plow- Very Warm ing[. ] 4. W. Ned [was] plowing A.M. Raining P.M. [I] Finis[hed] pieceing [the] log cabin quilt[ . Edward] Glen Sr. [was here] for tea[. ] 5. T. Fa[ther] walked to Cflinton.] I [was] up at Craig' s for strayed calves[.] Aggie Butchart [was here] P.M. Jno. [was] sow­ ing wheat[.] 6. F. [Jno] finis[hed sowing wheat and was] in C[linton this] evenfing.] A[g] oiled [a] half floor[ . I was] stitching [quilt] blocks together[.] 7. S. [I]Finis[hed stitching blocks together.] A[gJ fnis[hed] oiling [the] floor[. ] Jno. sowed grass seed on [the] wheat [and] Jack rolled[ . We] washed sheep [at the] river[.] 8. S. Fa[ther] & I [were in Church](Rev. Stew­ art.) [His sermon title was]"Covet earn­ estly the best gifts[."] 46 Pleasant Rain P.M. 21 Fine & Warm 25 Fine & Very Warm 18 Fine, Cold,Windy 21 Pleasant �September, 1895 214 9 . M. 10 . T . Jno.trimming sheep[.] Jack [was] at[the] mill [for] chop P.M. Jack plowing[ . I] Finis[hed] pressing [the] quilt[.] 29 Slight Showers Fine B[ella] & I[were]in C[linton] mid-day[. ] Fine, 25 & Very Warm 11. W. A[g was]at Wigg[inton’ s P.M. B[ella was 17 in C[linton] P.M.[I]Cut out print shirt­ waist[.] 12. T. [I]Pulled some corn A.[M.] & washed P.M. [I was]at Ned's for Era & at Will’s [in the] even[ing.] 17 H[igh] W[ind1 Slight R[ain] Dull & Cooler 13. F. [I] Basted [a] blouse & fitted and stit 17 ched Mo[ther's basque[ . I peeled fell- Fine & Cold, [ed] Talmans for sauce A.M. [The]girls Wind [worked] at pies [this] evenfing.] 14. S. B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton] P.M.[to 29 get a bag of flour.] 15. S. A[g], B[ella] & I [were in church] (Rev. 21 Stewart.) "Sampson killed 600 Philis­ tines with an ox goad[.]" 16. M ........ some of wheat fences[ .] Smith called [about] cattle. I worked] at mak- Fine & Warm ing Mo[ther]'s basque[.] 17. T. [I] Finis[hed Mother's basque and I] minded geese etc. A[g] at Neds...... 18. W. [I] Drove Fa[ther], Jno. & B[ella] to Brucefield [station.] They went for an Storm, Dull even[ing at] London Fair. Jennie [was Fine. Pleasant here P.M. [I] Sold [a] p[ai]r [of] hens to [the] Irwin Boys at [the] pump[. The Hunter's [were there] for [a] drink[.] 19. T. [I] Sewed [the] quilt in [its] frame[.] Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M. A[g was] Shower sick[. ] Fine & Warm 20. F. Ned’s [have] gone to Hullett[Township.] B[ella is] doing their chores[.] B[ella Fine & Very was] at McTavish’ s P.M. quilting[ . I'm] Warm Quilting [a] L[og] C[abin.] 21. S. [I] Finis[hed the Log Cabin at 1/2 16 past X P.M. Jno. walked to C[linton in the] even[ing. ] 22. S. Fa[ther] & I [were in Church](Rev.Stew- 20 art.)........... . 23. M. [I] Bound[the] quilt[.] Fa[ther was] at 16 Moffat's funeral[. I] got roots etc. Fine, ready[.] C[old] W[ind] 24 . T . 25. W. A[g] & I[were]in C[linton taking]things to [the] Fairf. ] Fa[ther was] judging [today] at Exeter[.]Jno.[was in] C[lin- ton at] night[.] Aunty [is] home[.] 18 Fine, Cool W[ind.] Fafther], Jno.,A[g], B[ella], Jack, Ned, & I [were] at [Clinton] Fair[.] Auntie Fine & Warm [was] at Ned's & Janet's] fighting fires[.] Beetie & Will [were here] all night[.] �September, 1895 215 26. T. Fa[ther],Be[lla] & Wigg[inton's were]at 20 Cooper's[- I was] Peeling apples & H[eavy] Rain pears[.] Fine & Warm 27. F. [I was] Peeling pears & ridding at yard 17 & cellar[. ] Fa[ther was] helping Ned with[the] corn P.M. Jno.[was] in C[lin- C[old] W[imd] ton] shipping Beetie’ s R[am]lamb[. ] A[g Fine wasjat Ufncle] Ja[me]s['s]with pears[.] B[ella was] at Aunty' s[.] 28. S. The two Jno.'s,A[g], B[ella] & I lifted 12 potatoes!.] Fa[ther was] with Ned A.M. Dull, Cool, Jno. [was] in Cflinton to]night[.] W[indy.] 29. S. Jno. [went to church in the] even[ing.] 20 Raining 30. M. [I was] Mending [and] Stuffing [the] 15 fence (for geese.) Finley [McEwen was Snowing,Hailing here in the] even[ing.] 1st of the season 1. T . October, 1895 Jno. & B[ella] went to Sturdy' s( God- 26 erich Fair To-morrow.) [I] swept wheat off[the]mow A.M. [I] Put 3 panes Fine, in celler windows(M[ilk] room)& washed H[igh] W[ind,] them P.M. Adam [Stewart], Alice & Ethel [ Parke were] at Ned' s [this]even[ing. ] 2. W . 3. T . A[g was] picking potatoes with Jane[.] 12 [I]Swept out the celler[.]Fa[ther was] at Butchart's threshing A.M.& part P.M. Fine & Warm Kids [stayed] home[. ] Callers [today] - Glen, Aunty,Rev Stew- 13 art,wife & Robbie & Douglas[. I was] Beautiful sewing rags[.] Ned & his Fa[ther] at Seaforth P.M. 4. F. [I] Washed[.] Fa[ther was] at Andy Dun- 12 kin's[.] Alice & Ethel & Leonard Parke called [here this] even[ing.] A[g] & I [were] at U[ncle] Jno.'s [this] even­ ting.] 5. S. [I] Cleanedfthe] hen-house A.M.,ironed 8 [and did] a little mending[.] Fafther was]at U[ncle] Ja[me]s's A.M. A[g was] in Cflinton] at Ellie's all night[.] 6. S. Aunty & I [were in] Cfhurch](Rev. Stew­ art.) Jno. & Fen[wick went in the evening. ] 7. M. Killed 8 chicks & a goose-the first[.] A[g] & I [were] im C[linton] P.M. Raining, C[ool] W[ind.] 8. T . 9. W. I walked to C[linton with] post cards[.] Fa[ther] started pulling Man- gols[.] Jno.,A[g] &I [paid respects] at Ross'esl2 [this] even[ing.] 16 Rainy, Hailing, C[ool] W[ind], Snowing Fa[[ther] & I [were] at Dan Ross'es fu­ neral P.M. [I was] Peeling pears & apples A.M. Jennie[was here] P.M.& all night[.] 8 Light Snowing, Fine & Cold. �October, 1895 216 10 T . Aunty, A[g] & I [were] at Bayfield[ We] called at Green's for Aunty[.] Pedlar had lunch[ . The] Men[are] pul ling & taking in Mangols[.] 8 Fine, C[ool] W[ind. 11. F. Jno. & I [were] at Bayfield Fair P.M. Raining Morn- ting] & even[ing,] 12 . S . [I] Found turkey nest [with] 14 eggs[.The] Men finis[hed] taking in Mangols[.] 11 Fine 13 . S . Fa[ther] & I [were] in C[hurch](Rev. Stewart. ) 4 C[ool] W[ind.] 14. M. [I] Killed 6 roosters[.]Jno.Thomson* [was] blocking stones [down at the] river P.M.Jane & I [drove] Queen in- [to]C[linton] P.M. Jack[ was]at[the] Wigg[inton's] threshing A.M. 5 Fine, C[ool] Wind] *The stone mason 15. T. [The]Boys[were]at U[ncle]Ja[me]s[*s] threshing A.[M.]& [at]U[ncle]Jno.' s P.M. [We] pulled our pears & apples[.] B[ella]& I [werejin C[lin- ton] P.M. [for] flour[. ] 2 Fine 16. W. Fa[ther was]at Jas.Steep's sale P.M. [I was] pulling peas[.The] Boys[ were at U[ncle] Jno’ s threshing A. [M.] & W[illiam] Glen's P.M. 4 Showery 17. T. Fa[ther] & Jno. finis[hed] at Will’ s [in the] morn[ing] & at Ned's [at] 1/2 past 4 O' c[loc]k[.] 3 Beautiful Dan Ross in high­ land regalia �October, 1895 217 Jane & I[ were]in C[hurch](Rev. Hen­ derson, Hensall.) Mrs & Jessie Wigg- [inton were here] P.M. B[ella is]at Grant's[P.M. I] Killed 4 Roosters [and a] sheep[.] Fa[ther]& I put furnace wood in[the] Hail &5 celler[. ] A[g] washed shirts etc. Snow Showers P.M. Fa[ther] & I [were] in C[hurch(Rev. Stewart.) Jno. & A[g were in Church (Rev. Hamilton.) [I] Put onions in[the] celler[. ] Fa- 4 [ther] walked to Clinton A.M. A[g] Snowing, & I [were] building [a] goose-house Fine P.M. P.M. B[ella] has quinsy[.]* * an abscess between the tonsil and the pharynx accompanied by severe sore throat and fever. I [was] at Mrs Green's quilting[.] Farther] & Jno. [were] pulling car- ots[. ] [Father & Jno.] Finis[hed pulling carrots] & hauling [them] in[.I did the] Churning & peeled app[le]s A.M. [and] A[g] & I[were] building [the] goose-h[ouse] P.M. A[g] boiling mangols[.] Frank Keys called[.] Mo[ther] & A[g were] in C[linton] A[g] & I [worked] at [the] g[oose]- h[ouse] A.M. [Ag did] ironing & I did] washing P.M. Jno. [is] paving [the] yard[.] A[g] & I hauled barrels [of] water from[the]well A.M. Shore dead sheep & scrubbed P.M. Jane & kid [here] P.M. Fine & Nice 7 Fine, C[ool] W[nd.] 3 Fine & Pleasant Beautiful A[g]&I[ were in Church](Houston,[an] elder [and] Principal [of the]high Raining P.M. school [preached]"Lamb in the midst of the throne".) Jno. [went in the] even[ing](Holmes, Methodist. ) A[g] & I [spent] all day peeling pears[ . I] Put in a little F[ire] wood[.In the] even[ing I] mended Fa­ ther's] p[an]ts & shirt & made 2 long & 3 short towels Jack [was] plowing A.M.[He went in­ to]Clinton on horse back[at]night[.] Jno.[was]in C[linton]with grist P.M. [We] put joists & T’ s in[the] goose- house[.]A[g was]boiling for Jno.all day[.] T -Killed[.] Horses & milch cows[were] in[to]night(1st [time.]) 3 Hail,Showers 3 Snowing Killed goose & pigs P.M. Fa[ther was] at Neds killing [pigs A.M. I Fine,a little milder [was] in C[linton] P.M. Jno, Thom­ son [was here] all night[.] [I] Packed 4 hives [of]bees all but 2 some top chaff[.] Fa[ther] & [the] mason [were] at[the] river[.] Mac’ s, Dull,Rain Fen[ wick],Adam, J.Scott & us [were] at Ned's [this] even[ing.] 18 . F . 19 . S . 20 . S . 21 . M. 22 . T . 23 . W. 24 . T . 25 . F . 26. S . 27 . S . 28 . M. 29. T. 30 W. 31 . T . �November, 1895 218 Jno.[was] sawing [wood] with Mac[.] Jack plowed some.... [I was] pick­ ing up round[the] goose-h[ouse] etc., etc., [and] making [a] feed box[. ] Carrie & Jennie[Grant] called[this] even[ing.] [I’ ve] almost finis[hed] making 2 feed boxes[.]Jno.[is] at Will's cut­ ting [wood.] Jack [is] plowing etc. [The] Mason went home [this] morn- ting.] A[g] set up her stove [and] boiled mangols etc. A[g] & I [ were in Church.](Rev.Stew­ art.) "Things which accompany sal­ vation." Ada & Jno.[went at night.] [I] c[leaned the] h[en] h[ouse],com- pletedfthe] feed boxes etc.[I finis- [hed] packing bees P.M. etc. Aunty [came] home[.] Wiley around[.]Andy Dunkin called[.] Cleaned Bed-room, churned etc.[The] Elliots [are] doing [a] road job (gravelling.) Jno. Diehl calledf.] Jno. [was] in C[linton this] even­ ting. ] [We]pulled & wheeled up cabbage P.M. Jno.Cuming came to U[ncle]Jno.,s[. ] [I was] in Cflinton] P.M. Mac’s,& D. Campbell,U[ncle]Ja[me]s' s & U[ncle] Jno.'s, J. Scott etc., [were] here [this] even[ing.] 1 1 Fine & Warmer 1 Very Warm Rain Rain [I] Killed & dressed 5 geese [and I was]in C[linton] P.M.[A]Glen* [was] Rainy born [this] morn[ing. ] ^Abigail Glen, 1895-1979, youngest child of Wm. Glen and Margaret Elizabeth Stewart. In 1913, she married William Francis (Frank) Saunders(1884-1982) of Goder­ ich[.] [I] Peeled some Talmans([for]sauce), Killed [a] hen[and] darnedsocks etc. Rainy,Snowing a little. A[g] & Ifwere in Church](Rev.McKay) Dull, a little snow. "Rev[elation 22,Verse] 5 to end(The great white throne etc. " Peeled some pears & churned A.M.Jno, Allen called[in at] breakfast[.]Jno. Fine & Dull,etc. Cuming [was] here[. I] Made a para­ sol case [in the] even[ing.] I[was]in Cflinton]in the]even[ing. ] Jno. in C[linton, then] went to U[ncle] Jno.’ s[. I] Killed 1 geese & 5 gobs[.] [I]Peeled kettle pears etc. Mrs Aik- enhead & Mrs Mac [were here] P.M E[xtremely]. Magfgie came in the] even[ing.]B[el- H[igh} W[ind.] la is]at Grant' s[and the] Boys[are] in [the] bush[.I] Picked 3 geese at night[.] 1< p . 2. S. 3 . S . 4. M. 5. T . 6. W . 7. T . 8. F . 9. S. 10. S. 11, M. 12 . T . 13 . W. �November, 1895 219 14. T. [I] Killed 7 turkeys[.] A[g] & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. [The] Boys [are] cutting wood these days[.] 15. P. Ridding wood-shed platform[. I] Put in cellar windows & washed them[. ] [I] washed two lard pails etc. A[g] [did] ironing[.] Jane [was] at Aun­ ty's P.M. 16. S. [I]Washed double windows, etc.Moth­ er] & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. Jack [went] home[.] Jno. [was] de­ horning at U[ncle] Jno.’ s 17. S . Raining A[g] & I [were] in C[hurch(Rev.Stew­ art)Outline of Foreign Missions Jno. [went in the evening.] 18. M. [I] C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse.]Ned [was] in C[linton] & sold their 10 turkeys[.] Jack McGregor [is asking people to come ] to [a] b[ee.I]kill- 4 geese[.] 19. T. [I killed]13 turkeys A.M. [I was]in C[linton] P.M Jennie [was here] P.M. & all night[.]Jack McGregor[had his] bee & dance[.] Rainy Dull, C[ool] W[ind. ] Fine Rain Fine & Warm Rain P .AT. & even[ing] 20. W . Mrs & Herb Dunkin called ( looking for cattle.)[The] Elliots[came]here Snowing & [and] took home Jack's sheep & Hard Frozen calf[.]* Fa[ther] & Mo[ther were at [a] singing p[ar]ty at Mac's [this] even[ing. ] *Jack Elliott appears to have taken livestock as part payment for his hired labour. 21. T. Jno. [was] hauling up wood [in the] sleigh[.] Thanksgiving -I [was] at [the annual Sabbath School] exam[. ] Snowing a little Rev.Stewart & Lawyer Scott[did the] examining[.] Rev. Smyth [of] Bruce- field & Wife [were also] there[.] Ned’ s[ were] here[for] tea( dinner)[.] Aunty [was here] all night[.] 22. F. Mac's, D.Campbell, Ned's & Us[were] at U[ncle] Jno.'s [at] night[.] Dull, Snow 23. S. Jno. [was] at Ned's cutting [wood.] B[ellla] & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. Snowed a little. [with the] cutter[♦] 24. S. A[g] & I [went to] Church [in the] cutter(Rev. Stewart.)......... ...[I] Fine stayed with I[sabella] P[earl this] even[ing. ] 25. M. [I] Made Fa[ther]'s duck p[an]ts[.] A[g]washed kitchen plaster[and]B[el- la washed] paint[.] 26. T. [I] Cleaned H[en] & goose houses & changed roosts[.]Beetle drove Mr Can- telon out & had dinner[.] Fa[ther] & [Cantelon were] at Innis's, Wigg[in­ ton]'s[and in] C[linton. I worked on a] basque [this] even[ing and] made Button-holes & sewed buttons [for] Jno. Snow, Thaw, Raining. Freezing, Snow Flurries. �November, 1895 220 Fa[ther] & C[antelon, a] sheep buyer, [were] at Cooper’ s, etc. [We] Washed sheep[.] Aunty [is] at Ned’sf. Kenne­ dy was] round buying turkeys[.I]made Button-holes in [a] p[ai]r[of] Jno.'s cuffs[.] Ja[ne] & A[g were] buying turkeys & geese A.M.Fa[ther] & C[antelon[were] at Dunkin’ s, etc. Jno.[was] at Mac’ s threshing P.M. I [was] in C[linton] P.M.[driving] Queeny[.]Kids at Mac's party[.] Fa[ther] & C[antelon][were] in C[lin- ton, then] at Snell’s for dinner[.] Hired a livery & went to Sturdy's etc,.P.M.* Jno. [was]at Mac’s thresh- A.M. [I] Churned & sewed[a] shoe P.M. *The MacFarlane horse needed a rest Fa[ther] & C[antelon were]at Diehl' s, [then] at Wigg[inton' s]for dinner[.] Jno. [went] c[ailing] in C[linton] [this] even[ing.I was] at Jane’ s A.M. for 2 hours[ . We] traded for pul- lets[.] Will & Ned [were] in C[lin- ton] moving out their fa[ther]’ s stuff[.] December, 1895 Mrs Jas.Elliotl^ [of]Hullett died[. ] A[g] & I[went in the buggy to church (Rev. Stewart) Ecc XI1-13-14 speci- ally-The whole duty of man( Admit,sub­ mit, Commit, Transmit. ) Wigg[intons came] for tea[. ] Cantelon & Jno. [were] in Cflinton] A.M.,at[the] Master’ s P.M. [and at] Cooper's all night[.They drove]Mary [in the cutter.]Foster Brigham[came] P.M[and]Mother went back with him[. ] S. Moffatt called & Andy Mekin with him[. ] Aunty [was here] all night[ . I] Washed [my] hair[. ] Fa[ther] & C[antelon were] in C[lin- ton] P.M. A[g] Washed[ . I was] mend­ ing[an]old b[lac]k cashmere skirt[.] Fa[ther] & C[antelon] went to C[lint- on] to ship - Jno., Jack, & Ned took up [the] sheep(20 Rams.) I[was] in C[linton] P.M. Jno.[was]at [the] mill P.M. [and at] W[illiam] Beacom's [for] oats [in the] even- [ing.] Jno.[was]at Beacom's getting oats[.] Jno. & J[a]ck [were] at [the] mill P.M. [I] Cleaned[the] H[en] H[ouse.] [Mr & Mrs] Brigham & Mother arrived P.M. [The Brigham's] & Aunty [stayed all] night[.] Jane[was over] in[the] even[ing. ] B[righam]’ s went home P.M. Jno.[was] at Ned's cutting [wood] P.M. T[om] Frazer(sic) called P.M. Fine, sunshiny, softened a very little. Fine, Softened more. Big Flake Soft Snow P.M. Fine, Dull Drizzly, Snow Snowing Fine Snowing Fine,Flakey Drizzley Light Snow 27 . W. 28. T. 29. F . 30 . S . 1. S . 2. M. 3. T . 4. W. 5. T. 6. F . 7. S . �December, 1895 221 Very Cold Hands Freezing A[g] & I [were] in C[hurch in the] cutter{Rev. Stewart.) "And Saul eyed David from that day and forward."Jno. [went to church n the] even[ing.] I stayed with I[sabella] Pfearl this] evenfing.] Fa[ther] walked to C[linton and] I [was] in C[linton] P.M. Jno.[was] at Ned's cutting [wood] A.M. Dull, A little warmer [I] Cleaned [the] H[en] H[ouse. [Ed­ ward] Glen Sr.*[was here] for tea[. ] Fine, Dull Ned, Will & Adam [were] here cutting wood.] Jack went home at U........ Jno.Tomson & Harry [were] at U[ncle] Ja[me]s‘ s all night[after] taking[a] bull to Clinton[.] *Now a widower, he’ s moved in with William & Lizzie across the road. Fa[ther went to] Guelph[to] judge[in the] Stock Show[. I] Drove [him] to [the] station[.] B[ella] & I[were]in C[linton] P.M. Bella[was] at Grant's all night [and the] Boys [were there in the] even[ing.] Cold S. & W. Slight Snow Drift, E[ast] W[ind.] Jno.[was] at Will’ s cutting[.]I[was] choringf. ] Bella Cuming[was] here[.] Her, Adam, Lilly, A[g], Jno. & B[el- la were] at Mac’ s [this] even[ing.] Fa[ther arrived] home [at] night[.] 3 [degrees F]at night. [I] Mended Jno.’ s vest & Fa[ther]'s anorek & shirt[.] Jno. & Geo. Elliot called [this] even[ing.] 8 [degrees F.] at 9 A.M. 10 [degrees F] all day in veranda. a little warmer [I] Put button-holes & buttons on Mo- [ther]’ s basque[and I] Mended Jno.'s shirt P.M. A[g] & B[ella were in church.] Jno. [went in the evening.{Rev. Hamilton. ) A[g],B[ella] & Aunty [were] in C[lin- ton.] Ned & Jane[were]up moving Glen Sr. into [the] Cantelon house[.* I] Cleaned [the] H[en] H[ouse.] Geo. Elliot called [in the] morningf. ] Fine & Soft Fine, E[ast] W[ind.] * I always understood from Isabel, Jack & Don Glen that their grandfather Glen lived his last six years (1895-1901) on the home place. Ned & Will must have moved a small house onto the home place to give the dad peace & privacy. William & Lizzie’ s 4 children were all under 7. Fa[ther was] at R. Marshell' s(sic) [and] bought 2 pigs[.] I cleaned kit­ chen stove pipes A.M. Papering [the] kitchen ceiling - [We’ re] 1/2 done & more[. ] Jno.[was] at Will's, moving [the] wood-shed[. ] A. Marshell brought [us our] pigs[.] Jno.helped kill [a] heifer & pigs[.} [I continued] Papering[.] [I] finis[hed papering [the] walls & ar[ranged[a] box etc.Jno.& A[g were] in C[linton]P.M. Jno.Cuming went out with them to U[ncle3 Jno.’ s[.]Jennie Grant[was here] all night[.] Raining Thawing & Fair Raining Raining Raining 8 . S . 9. M . 10. T. 11. W. 12 . T . 13 . F. 14 . S . 15 . S . 16. M. 17 . T . 18 . W. 19 . T . �December, 1895 222 The four children of William Glen & Lizzie Stewart about 1897 or 981 The boy front-cen­ tre is Edward C. (Eddie) Glen(1892-1962).The girls left to right are:Mary (Mrs Gabe Elliott 1888-1972), Abbie 1895-1979 Mrs Frank Saunders) and Bessie (1891-1969 Mrs Frank How.) 20 . F . 21. S . 22 . S . 23 . M. 24. T. [I] Finis[hed] papering etc. Finley [McEwen] called[.] Fa[ther was] at U[ncle] Ja[me]s’ s Fa[ther] & Mo[ther were] salting meat[.I] Churned etc.B[ella] cleaned [the] pantry & A[g cleaned] Jno.'s stair[.] Fen[wick Stewart was] here [in the] even[ing.] Jno. & A[g went to church at night. ] Jno. & I[were] in C[linton]P.M. B[el- la] made [a] Cake. Mince pies etc. Raining Fine £ Dull Raining Dull,Fine Rain P.M. Picked goose & wiped out B[ed]-room[. ] Ned & I[sabella] P[earl][were]here[. ] G[eorge]T[homas] Baird called[in the] even[ing to issue a general invi- Raining P.M. tation to Gilmore's p[ar]ty[.]* B[el- la has] gone to Grant' s[.] * Two points: George Thomas Baird(1873-1963) was the Master's 3rd son. He farmed his whole life on the ancestral acres. Lot 21 Con II. Telephone service was still 14 Years in the future. It was standard procedure pop a post card in the mail or call at house­ holds personally to look for help in threshing and other bees or to proffer hospitality. Gilmore's, who lived on lot 24, Con III, 3 lots north of Baird's, delegated the inviting to 22-year-old George Thomas. �26 . 27 . 28 . 29. 30. 31 . 25. 1 2. December, 1895 223 T . F . W. Ned & [the] Boys[were]lifting fences A.M.* Ned, Jane & I[sabella] P[earl] & Aunty [were here] all day[.I] star­ ted Jno.'s p[an]ts[.] Jno.[was] at Gilmore’ s party[.] Making at [Jno.'s pants.] Fa[[ther] at school meeting[• ] Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M. [for] grist[. I] Cleaned[the] H[en] H[ouse and was] Making p[an]ts[.]B[ella was at Aunty's making Mo[ther]'s pres- ent[. ] S. [We] Finis[hed Jno.'s pants and Moth­ er's present.] Jno.[was] in C[linton at] night [a] Rooster [from]Beetie’ s [in] London[.] S. A[g] & I [went to church in the] buggy[.](Rev. McDonald,Seaforth.)Jno, [went to church and] I stayed with] I[sabella] P[earl in the] even[ing.] M. Jno. [was] at Wigg[inton’ s] moving [the] barn[. ] Stonehouse calved[ . I] Killed old Mary [the] Goat [and I] Mended Cap & Erat[.]I[sabella]P[earl [was] here [while] Ned[was] at [the] Varna Nomonation [meting.] Fine Bees Flying Snowing, Sottish Fr[oze] a little Snowed a little evenfing] Fine, a little sottish. Snowing T . Geo. at home[.] Knit mit[.] Snowing & 4 Drifting, H[igh] Probably Tena Baird 1870-1958. She was the Master's daughter, younger,but near in age to Lib, Jane & Ag. She never married and lived her whole life on the Baird home place. Con II, Lot 21. In cold weather, a way to remove the damp and chill from bed sheets was to wrap a brick or bricks in newspaper and heat them in the oven of the wood stove and then insert them between the sheets.Some warm bricks could be left at the foot of the bed to keep one's feet warm. One could make things more ritzy by putting knitted or cloth coverings on the bricks. My late mother said she rather liked the pungent smell of hot newsprint when she took hot bricks to bed. Maud Scott Christie was the 3rd wife of the Rt. Hon. James G. Gardiner, longtime federal Minister of Agriculture. Mary Glen was seriously ill. 4. 4 litt 2 Lttl 5 3 3. �5 . fi. Probably Mrs Finley McEwen, the former Catherine Ross, and sister of Dan Ross, husband of Mary Emma Stewart. Spraying of apple trees Fitzsimmons was a butcher in Clinton. Ned Glen tried for quite a while to dig a well near the barn. He wanted to build a better farm house nearer to the barns, but he held off until he could be assured of aplentiful water supply. Eventually he was forced to drill a well. No relation to her mother's family of Stewart’ s 10 11. 12. 13. *The 1890’ s and early 1900's are years of many barn raisings. The growth of cities in Ontario and the opening of the west, caused Ontario far­ mers to switch to mixed farming to supply meat, butter, eggs, poultry and prioduce to the city. The pioneer barns were raised on stone or cement foundations for cowstables. John Diehl farmed on Lot 25 Con IV, five farms south of MacFarlane' s. The men who owned and operated the threshing mill and steam engine. Probably Bill Perdue and sons. By putting up the threshers for the night, they could work late getting everything ready, so that no time was lost getting started in the morning. & , * • ! * * «**■ f i m k L /tt^ A c % ' > Iqhrt f ' V I I*;/-fd> hv G c c ^ / f t , Qr»fy, J ) ^ \ 6. 7 . 8 9. 22-^f 0 rd e . FJe*JU£k* �THE DIARY OF ELIZA-ANN MACFARLANE:1896 The Year of Edward John Glen January, 1896 225 1. W. Ned, Jane & Ifsabella] P[earl and] Jen- 8 nie G[rant were here] P.M. A[g], Jno., Flaky A.M. B[ella] & Jennie [were] at Wise's par- Fine P.M. ty[. The] girls drove [the] cutter[.] George [was] back [at] night[.]* *George Elliot, on probation to become new hired man. 2. T. B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton.] Jennie 2 [went] with us to [help clean at the] Snowing, a school[house.Fa[ther was] at Avery's[. little windy We] brought Geofrge] in[to the] house P.M. 3. F . 4. S. 5. S. [I] Finis[hed] [the] mitts[ . George] went home[. The] Kids [were]at Aunty's Stormy & 8 P.M. Jane [was] in P.M. Hawkshaw & Dun- kin called [at] night[.] Snowing Mending & darning[.] Stormy & Snowing 2 Jno. [took the] cutter [to church in 5 the] even[ing. ] 8 below [zero in] even[ing] 6. M. Jno.hauled up [a] load of limbs[.] Mo- 2 [ther is] Cardingf.I] Started [a] mit Dull, low & darned stockings [and] Made an hand- drifts. kerchief[.] 7. T. [I]Made [a] Comfortable for Geo[rge]’ s bed,washed ganzies & [a] p[ai]r[of] stockings [and] darned [one] p[ai]r [of] stockings[.] 8. W. [I] Killed goose, gob & turkey hen[.] Lizzie [Glen] took [the] goose[.] Jno. & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. [in the] cutterf. ] Jno., Will[iam] G[len] & Ad­ am[were] in C[linton in the] even[ing to hear] speakers{M.C. Cameron & [Sir Richard] Cartwright, [federal Liber­ als. ] ) 9. T. [I] Quilted Bella's "Crazy" Stuff quilt[.] Fa[ther]walked to Cflinton.] Lizzie McTavish [was here] P.M. 6 S[ome] more snow,Fine P.M. 1 Some snow & Cold Wind. 6 S[ome] Snow & some drift Warmer, Calm 10. F. Jas. Renolds' boys [stayed] for din- ner[.They were here] buying horses[.] Jessie Wigg[inton was here] P.M. Par­ ty at W[illy] Glen's [to]night[.* I] Cleaned[ the] hen-house[and] Bathed[.] Jno. [was] in C[linton] with Ned P.M. [driving] colt [with] sleigh[. ] *My late father told me that in this period, in the S.S. #1-S.S #10 areas, the families arranged that somewhere every Friday night, there was a house party. Cards (pro­ gressive euchre) would be followed by a midnight "lunch." The host would brew tea and coffee and the sandwiches, cookies stc. were furnished by the guests. Local fidddle players supplied music for dancing which might go on till sunrise. By having it on Friday night,the party would not violate the Sab­ bath 2 Round W[hite] Frost sticking on things �XX. s 12 . S X3. M X4 . T 15 . W 16 . T 17 . F 18 . S 19. S 20. M 21 . T 22 . W 23 . T 24. F January, 1896 . [I] Put 2 panes [of] glass in [the] frame & put it in [the] goose-h[ouse] door & stuffed cracks with P[utty and]straw[.j Jno.took up[a] load [of] limbs P.M. . [I have been] binding books[,]1 Jno. & Ned G[len went to a]political meeting in C[linton.] . Binding [illegible] . Bound[illegible] etc. [I] Melted snow P.M. [I] Cleaned [the] H[en] H[ouse] A.M. A[g] & B[e 11a were] at U[ncle] Ja[mes]'s P.M. [I] Called on U[ncle] Ja[me]s & Aunty [in the] even[ing.] . A[g was] in Cflinton] P.M.Adam [came] home with her[. ] Jno. [was] at Will's crushing P.M. I washed A.M. . Mending & bound S[abbath] Sfchool] Times [in the even[ing[.] Jno. [was] at Aikenhead’ s dance[.] Mr & Mrs W. Cooper [came]for tea[.] . Jno. [was] at W[m] Glen’ s cutting wood[. ] Geo. Sturdy Sr. [was here]for tea[.I cleaned the] H[en] H[ouse and] Bound 2 vol[umes in the] even[ing.] . A[g] & I [were in church](Rev. Stew­ art.) Texts "The Widow’ s Mite." Jane [went in the] even[ing and] I stayed with B[ella]P[earl for the]even[ing. ] . [I] Put [a] lining in Fa[ther]'s over­ coat sleeves[ . I] Darned & faced Jno.’ s mits etc. [in the] even[ing. ] . [I] Washed a few flannells etc. A.M. Dennison called on the sleigh P.M. Lizzie [Glen was] here P.M.[Bella is] at J. Pearson's dance-[Bill] McEwen asking[. ] Jno.[was] at Ned's crushing [and I was] binding etc. . [John was at Ned’ s] Cutting [wood. I did] Darning, mending etc. Sparrow at barn J. McEwen [was]here [this] even­ ting.] . U[ncle] Ja[me]s [is] sick[.I was] at Ned's [on an] errand[. ] Jno.[was] in C[linton] P.M. [I’ m] Knitting [a] quilt pattern [L[og] C[abin] June ’94[.] Jno.Scott called P.M. with pedegrees[. John] Cuming [was] here[this] even[ing on his way to "Aunty Maggie’s" dancef. ] 226 5 Raw Wind,Dull 2 Stormy P.M. 1 Some Snow & storm 4 0 Fine 3 Fine 1 Dull 1 Soft Snow 2 light snow falling 2 light snow falling 1 Fine & Dull 4 Colder, Cold E[ast] Wind. 1 C[old] E[ast] wind & rain. . 2 c[old] E[ast] wind, sleet, Warmer,gone by even[ing.] �January, 1896 227 25. S. Ned & Will [were]here cutting[wood.] 4 W. McEwen [was here] P.M. [I] short- Calm, e,ned five p[an]ts etc. Aunty [was] Snow Soft here P.M. [I] Started Silence Cover [this] even[ing. ] 26. S. A[g] & I [were in church] (Rev. Stew- Drifting a art.) Text: "Our Birthrights.” Jno. & little, Fine. Ad[am went in the] even[ing. ] 27. M. [I] Finis[hed] S[ilent]Cover[.1 Finis- 6 [ hed a pair of mitts]............. Fa[ther was] at U[ncle] Ja[mes]'s[. Beautiful (He] drove[.]) Jno. [was] at [the] mill [for] chop P.M. 28. T. J. Avery [was here this] morn[ing.] 2 Mac[came] P.M. A[g] & I went with him Fine, Dull & Mr & Mrs Wiley, Gemmel Aikenhead & M ac' s[.We] went to see [the] poor- house* & [then were] bac[k] for tea... [We] Quit milking A[g]'s Heifer. [I] Killed [an] old turkey[*] *The Huron House of Refuge,aka Huronview. Sam Cooper had erected a large white brick main building just the previous year. It was the first farm on the Tuckersmith side of the London Road, going south out of Clinton. People without means or who were unemployed lived austerely there at taxpayer's expense. The able-bodied were required to work on the farm. A lot of physically and mentally challenged people, lacking family willing or able to care for them ended up there. In 2001, there is a project to tend and restore the graves of residents who died there. During Eliza-Ann's lifetime, it was considered disgraceful for one to let any blood relation end up in the "poor house." 29. W. [I] Washed A.M. Jno.[was] at Jack Me- 5 Donald’ s[.]*Geo.Sturdy & Miss Driver Fine, Warm [arrived]A.M. [and she stayed] all night[.] Annie & Lizzie [were here] P.M. * Lot 19 Con I 30. T. A[g] drove Miss D[river] to Grant's 6 A.M. Mr & Mrs Rob.Thompson[came for] dinner & tea[. ] A[g] & B[ella were] Middling Soft in C[linton] P.M. Ned's [were]at U[n- cle] Ja[mes]’ s................... 31. F. Kate Pearson, kids, & Jane [were] at 6 U[ncle] Jno.'s [I] Washed in [the] celler A.M. W. Cudmore & Turnbull 9horse buyers) called P.M. February, 1896 1. S. [I] Cleaned [the] H[en] H[ouse] & 4 Goose H[ouse[.] Jno. [was] in Bruce- field with a load of Ned's lambs[.] Misty,Raining B[ella] & Aunty [were over] seeing U[ncle] Ja[me]s[.] 2. S. A[g] & I[were] in C[hurch] (Rev.McKay, Frozen, a Toronto, Sec[retary] of Foreign Mis- little icy, sions.)Text Romans XIII-12-14"Put ye Sun, thaw on the Lord Jesus Christ[.]" Jno. 6 [went in the] even[ing.] 3. M. Nedfwas] here sawing wood[.X]sabella P[earl was] here[.I’ ve been] mending Stormy [my] own clothes etc. 6 �February, 1896 [I] Finis[hed] hemstitching bleached cotton pillow-cases[.]Ned [was] here [sawing wood and] he & Jno.[were] in C[linton this] even[ing,going in]his sleigh[.A] Tin pail pedler[was here] P.M. Finleyfwas here this]even[ing.] Fafther was] at Avery’ s for 5 lambs & 1 shearling[.] Ned [was] here[. A[g] & Jane [were] in C[linton] mid-day[.] The Dennis­ on’ s [were] at[the] barn[. I was]let­ ting down [the] hem on [a] water­ proof[ .] [I worked some more on the water­ proof's hem. I also was] making [a] print apron (B[lac]k like [ my] dress[.] Jno. & Mac [were] at Cald- er’s [and] Ned [was here[.] [John and Malcolm McEwen were at Cal- der’ s and Ned was here.] Jane & I [went to] church in C[linton.The]Rev. [Mr Stewart's] Text: 2 Cor[inthians] , V[erse] 21: "For he hath made him to be sin for us etc.” Aunty [was] here [and] Jno. Green called[ . His daugh­ ter] Abby [is] sick[. ] [I] Finis[hed the] apron, mended [a] waist,starched [a] collar [and]clean­ ed [the] H[en] H[ouse. An]Apple tree pedler [stayed] for dinner[ . We are] getting cherries[.] A[g] & I [were] in C[hurch](Rev.Stew­ art.) Text: Col[ossians] III,v[erse] 3 "For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God." Adam & Jno. [went at night.] Jno.[was] at Ned' s [and the] Ram[is] at Ned's this week[. ] Woon called[.] Adam[came]after[a]horse power rod[.] [I'm] Making a print blouse[.] [I] Finifshed] all but the button­ holes & but[tons on the blouse.I]fin­ ished] the w[ool] mittensf.] Adam & Jno. walked to C[linton.] [I] Finis[hed the] blouse [but] changed [the] collar. Jno. [was] at U[ncle] Jno’ s cutting [wood.] [A] Horse kicked a calf & stunned it[.] Fa[ther was] at Ned’ s.] Dennison's [were] here [and] bought [the] big bull[. ] Saved shoe[.]A[g] &[I were]at Jane's P.M. Jno. [was] at[the]Mill A.M.fand in] C[linton] P.M. Jno.[and] B[ella were] at Ned’ s[and] Jane’ s P.M. [I] lengthened Jno.’ s sleeve [and] Washed a little[.][ I ] [I] Cleaned [the] H[en] H[ouse and] Ripped & cut [a] pattern off Jno.’ s overalls[ . I] Bound [a] Book [in the even[ing.] Jno. [was] with Ned [and] Fa[ther was] hauling up wood[.] 228 4 Soft light snow 6 Fine 6 4 6 Light Snow 5 Snow, Warmer 4 Stormy & Snowy 4 Stormy & Snowy 2 Stormy night 5 Stormy 1 Some Stormy, Froze 3 Sottish Warmer 4. T « 5. W. 6. T . 7. F . 8. S . 9. S . 10. M. 11. T. 12 . W. 13 . T . 14. F. 15 . S . �February, 1896 A[g] & I [were]in C[hurch](Rev.Stew­ art. ) [We were] at Ned's P.M.for flour[. ] Jno........... walked the bull to Dennison's [and] Fa[ther drove over afterward[ . The] Alice horse [is] sick[. ] Jno. [was] at Ned's[. I’ m] Mending Fa[ther]’s old brown coat........ ...1st Lambs - a double a thripple a double lambs B[ella] & I[were] in C[linton] A.M. Jno.& I [were] at Jno. Ross[’ s] fu­ neral P.M.2 I had tea at Ross’s[.] Jno. walked to C[linton] P.M. Adam [was here] for dinner [but] stayed at Ned's P.M. Mending at coat[. I] Bound a volume book [this] even­ ting. ] [I]Finis[hed mending the coat[and] Made sticks for 2 books etc. Jno. breaking road P.M. [I] Bound 4 vol[ume]s & pasted 1, which makes 18 this winter(I think.) Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M. Ned [was] in. [He] had[a] colt hitched in [the] cutter[.] 2 lambs. Jno. [went to church in the] even­ ting.] [I]Cleaned[the] H[en]H[ouse. I] Mended [the] wrists of Jno.’ s coat P.M. A[g] & I[were] at Ned’ s[this] even[ing.] Ned, Jane & Bella [were] in C[lin- ton] P.M. I stayed with I[sabella] P[earl. The] Rev.[Mr.] Stewart & Mary called P.M. [I did some] Hem- Stitching P.M. Bfella] stayed with [the] baby [this] even[ing.] A[g,] Jno., Geo[rge] & I [were] at [the] prayer-meeting at Ross’ s[.] [I]Washed a little A.M. Finley [Mc- ewen] called A.M. collecting [for The] Bible Society[.] B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. Jno.[was]in C[linton] P.M. I clean- ed [my] bed-room, etc, etc. Carrie [Grant was] at Jane's P.M. [and] here all night[.] [I went] to C[linton] after dinner with Will[iam] Glen[.I] finis[hed] hemmming [the] pillow-case[.] 2 lambs died.[.] B[ella] & I quilted (tacked) her silk quilt P.M. Jno. [was]in C[lin- ton] P.M. [for] grist[.] Fa[ther was] at Wigg[inton’ s] A.M. 16. S. 17 . M. 18 . T . 19. W. 20. T. 21 . F . 22 . S . 23 . S . 24. M. 25 . T . 26. W. 27 . T. 28 . F . 29. S . 1 1 1 1 1 229 �March, 1896 230 1. s . A[g] & I [were in Church] Rev.Stew­ ard.] Jno.[went in the] even[ing. ] 12 C[old] N[ortherly] W[ind], Stormy P.M. 2. M. [I] Mended Jno's p[an]ts & bound 3 vol[ume]s etc. Sheep died[.] 7 C[old] W[ind] Drifty 3. T . [I] Bound [a] book[. ] I [was] at Jno. Pearson's Ada & Annie [Stew­ art [were here] P.M..... ....... 14 C[old] N[orth] W[ind], Fine, Sunny 4. W. [I]C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse] A.M. I [was] in C[linton] P.M. Fa[ther] [was]in with [the] sleigh for [an] old cutting box[. ] 13 5. T . I [was] at A[lex.] Innis’ s carpet- rag bee P.M. [The] Red H[eifer]cow calved[.] Cutting P.M. Adam's[.]* *Probably corn 26 Fine 6. P . [I was] binding books & basting[.] Fafther was] at [the] school. Jno. [was] at Ned's[-] 16 Thaw, Rain 7. S . Jno.[was] hauling logs to[the saw] mill with Ned[. ] Geo[rge] gone to C[linton] P.M. [I] Finis[hed bind­ ing books. ] 33 Snowed Stormy P.M. 8. S. A[g] & I[were in Church](Rev. Stew­ art.) [The] text [of his sermon was] "Christ’ s genealogy." Jno. [went in the] evenfing.] 1st 2 goose eggs 21 Stormy & Warm 9. M • [I was] Pasting Fa[ther]'s old dict­ ionary etc. , etc. 27 Sunshiny 10 . T . [I] C[leaned[the] H[en] H[ouse] A.M. [and] finis[hed] pasting books & mending P.M. Jno. [was] at[the]mill [with] oats[for]chop A.M.& in C[lin- tonj P.M. 20 Sunny 11 . W. Jno.[was] at [the] mill twice[.] Mr Patterson of Bluevale [was here]all night[.] I started knitting Andalus­ ian mittens[.] 17 Very cold E[ast] W[ind] 12. T. Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M. 20 [Very cold] N[orth Wind] 13 . F . [I] Washed[.] Jno. [was] at Ned's cutting[.] B[ella] has gone to Grant' s[.] 14 14 . S . [Jno. was at Ned's] crushing[.]Geo is gone[.] A[g] & I [were] in C[lin ton] P.M. C[old] N[orth] - W[ind], Clear 14 15. S. A[g] & I [were in church](Rev.Aches- on, Kippen.) 14 Warmer 16. M. [I] Finis[hed the] factory pillow- 12 slips[.] Jno. is hauling logs to C[linton] with Mac (bee)[.Mr] Tough [was here] all night[.] Warmer �March, 1896 231 A[g] & B[ella were] in C[linton in 13 the] cutter A.M. B.Marshel[was here] Beautiful P.M. & R. Newton called[.] Spotty calved[.] [I] Washed [a] pillow etc., etc., & 17 2 p[ai]r of old p[an]ts[.] A[g] walked to C[linton.] Jno.[was] haul- Dull, Wanner ing wood. ] Mr & Mrs Jno. McGregor [were here this] even[ing.] [I’ ve been] knitting[.] Jno.[was]at 23 Will's cutting[. ] Snowed, Stormy Jno. [was] at Will's crushing P.M. 20 Jno.McNaughton[was]here P.M. I[was] Fine, Warmer McTavish'es carpet rag bee P.M. Knitting some A. & P.M. etc. H[igh] S[outh] 26 Wind & Thawing Robert Newton* arrived [this] even- 35 [ing.] Jno. [went to church [this] Blustery even[ing in the] cutter[.] *new hired man [I was] knitting[.] Jno. [was] in 22 C[linton ] P.M. for salt etc.I [was] Fine, Dull, at Will's [in the] even[ing.] Warmer Jno.[was] at Couch’ s sale & B[ella] 28 [was] in Cflinton] P.M. [I] Washed Cold, Souther- Fa[ther]’ s smock & p[an]ts P.M. ly Wind A[g was] at Glen's [this even[ing.] Mr & Mrs & Parkes............... Jno.[was] in C[linton] A.M. shoeing 36 "Horse." Cooper & Robertson of St. Thawing P.M. Mary's [were here] for dinner.... Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M...... 35 Mrs Dunk[McEwen] & Bessie & Mrs Fin- Northerly ley McEwen [were here] P.M. Blustering Jno. & Ned[were] at W.Mustard’ s for 31 seed oats[.] I[went into] C[linton] Fine, in [the] cutter P.M. C[old] W[ind] Fafther] walked to Clinton[.I]Finis- 36 [hed the] mits & started [a] 2nd Thawing pair[. ] Mac & D[uncan] McEwen [were Raining, C[old] here this] even[ing.] W[ind.] Dewdrop calved [a] heifer[.The]Rath- 29 well bridge (at Ned's) [is] part Raining, Thaw- gone[ -]3........................ ing, Froze Cutting P.M. Adam [was here] for Thawing 29 tea[.]........................ Frost Overcasted B[ella]...cashmere skirt 51 P.M. Thawing,Warmer April, 1896 Overcasted B[ella] waist Jno. walk- 33 ed to C[linton] P.M. A[g] [was]scrub- High E[ast] bing [in the]school[house] P.M. W[ind] Fa[ther] & A[g] & B[ella] & Ada etc. 41 [were] at [the Sabbath] school exam* Stormy & P.M. [I]Ironed collars,pillow-cases. Snowing etc. Us girls [were] at U[ncle] [James's this] even[ing.] 17 . T . 18 . W. 19. T. 20 . F . 21 . S . 22 . S . 23 . M. 24. T. 25. W. 26 . T . 27 . F . 28 . S . 29. S. 30 . M. 31. T . 1. W. 2 . T . �April, 1896 232 3. F . 4. S. 5. S . 6. M. 7. T. 8. W. 9. T . R[obert] Nfewton was] in C[linton P.M. Jno.[was] at McTavish'es look­ ing for oats[.] Knitting Jno. [was] at Mac’ s cutting P.M* Castles [were here] for tea[.] I [walked to church this] morn[ing] (Rev. Stewart.) Jno. [went in the] even[ing.] Jno. Elliot & H. Marshal [were here] for dinner[.] Knitting A.M. etc. I [was] in C[lin- ton] P.M. Jno. was] in C[linton A.M. [in the] wagon [with] Fen[wick.The] Men killed sick sheep[. ] [Knitting A.M. etc.and] button-hol­ ed centre for doilly[.] Jno. [was] at J. McQueen's etc. Jno. & Rob­ ert[were] in[the] bush with Ned P.M. Newton, A[g], Jno., B[ella] & Adam [were] at Mac’ s [this] even[ing.] Jno. [was] at Jno. McQueen's for oats[which he] got chopped in Bruce- field[. ] New[ton was] with Ned P.M. Frogs[!] Frozen Cleared up P.M. 51 38 36 Fine, Sunshiny 30 Light Frost 38 Warmer, [then] Frozen 33 Warm & Still 20 [John and Robert were] both [with Ned] P.M. [for] a while. Fa[ther] Sleet & Rain P.M. walked to C[linton.] Jennie[was here C[old] E[ast] W[ind] this] even[ing. I] Tore some rags, knit etc. 10 . F . 11 . S . 12 . S . 13 . M. 14 . T . 15 . W. 16. T. [ Robert] New[ton was here] P. M.[and so was] Hector Reid[. I] Finis[hed Dull, the] 2nd mitt [and] am going to rip Rainy Night [the] other thumb[.] [I finished the] mitts[.] Ned [was] here P.M. cutting poplars[ . I] shut Dull, Rain in 20 hens etc. D. Cantelon [was here A.M. Jno.[was] in C[linton]P.M. & here [in the] even[ing. ] S[abbath] S[ chool] started but we were not aware of the fact[. ] Jno & Beautiful Adam [went to church in the even­ ing.] Jno.[went]in[to] C[linton with the] wagon for corn[. I was] at U[ncle] Jno’ s P.M. after[the] turkeys stray­ ed. Bessie calved[. ] [I] Buttonholed [the] center for[a] 2nd doilly A.M. [and was] knitting [a] cuff[.] Jno .started plowing sod[. ] [I] Took [the] "Old white Hive" out dead[. ] A[g] set flowers in [the] Hot veranda[.] Fa[ther] & I [were] in C[linton]P.M. Jack Elliot[was] here on the way to C[linton.] Mrs Cuming* came [in the] even[ing.] K. McTavish drove her in[ •] or, her in-laws Mr & Mrs John Cuming. 30 29 39 18 42 35 22 �Apr i1^1896 233 17. F. [I was] at [the] River A.M.with Jno., 39 ^■[glrEthe] kids & Mrs Cuming[.] Jno. [has been][.] cultivating. Jno[was] H[eavy] R[ain] at the Bruce Show P.M. [I] Took out even[ing] [the] double windows 18. S. [I] Partly raked [the] yard[. ] Mrs 38 C[uining & Mother [were] at U[ncle] Jno.'s P.M. Ag went for them[. I] Very Warm Scrubbed [the] Milk-room P.M. [The] Young cattle [were] all out[.] 19. S. Mrs C[uining], A[g] & I [were] 44 in C[hurch](Rev. Stewart.) Mary Rain G[len]& I[were]in Sabbath School[.] Turkeys [are] gone[.] 20. M. A[g] got [some turkeys] down near 42 Ross‘ s[. I] finis[hed] raking [the] chip yard, etc. Mrs C[uining] & Jno. [were]at Aunty’ s for dinner & [at] Fine & Cooler U[ncle Ja[me]s’ s P.M. Mrs C[uming] stayed at U[ncle] Jno.'s all night [and] a Jew called.... 21 . T . 22 . W. Jno.& Mrs C[uming were at W[illiam] Glen’ s[.] Jno. [was] sowing oats[.] The young cattle [were] in[. ] Jno.& Mrs C[uming were at] Ned' s[.] Fa[ther] walked in[to] Cflinton P.M. [I] Finis[hed the] 1st cuff[.] C[old] W[ind], Fine Frost 37 39 23, T. A[g] & B[ella were]in Cflinton] A.M. Jn & Mrs Cuming went home[ . I have been feeling] sickish these days[.] Fine, Rain P.M. Finis[hed the] cuffs[.] Jack Elliot [was here this] morn[ing,] 42 24 . F . Trying lace pattern ( knit. ) Dull & Cool 29 25. S . Fa[ther was ] up through Goderich Cool, Fine 44 T[ownshi]p P.M. 26. S. A[g] & I[were] in C[hurch](Rev.Stew- 40 art) "He that is faithful in etc." I[was] in S[abbath]S[chool and]took Fine, Warm Isab[ella] Pearl[.] 27 . M. Jno. [was] at Varna with Dewdrop[.] Fellow[came calling] ped[dling] fur­ niture polish[.]Mr & Mrs Keys[were] at [the] gate[.] Rain 29 Beautiful 28. T. Father at Snell’s etc. A[g was] Fine 34 in C[linton.] S. Cantelon [was] here with trees[.] Jane [was] here P.M. [I] Washed[ . The] Milch cows [were] out all night[.] 29. W. [I washed a]..... dress[ . Jane] & Ned [were here P.M............. [I] Put away [the] fur collar etc. A[g[ & Tene & I [were] at Brits[in the] even[ing. ] 30 N[orth]-E[ast] Wind 30. T. Mrs Jno. & Mrs Alex. Elliot [were] here[for] eggs[.] Mr & Mrs Swallow called around delivering 3 cherry trees[I was] at [the] school[this] even[ing] sorting library books[.] �May, 1896 234 1. F . 2. S . 3. S . Fa[ther was]up in God[erich] T[own- shi]p[.] Jno.[was]in Cflinton this Fine & Warm even[ing.] Mr & Mrs Frank Keys [were] here P.M. Fa[ther] & I [were] in C[linton.] [We were] Mowing & Fixing[the]lawn Slight Rain P.M. Jack Elliot [was here in the] Warm even[ing. ] Fa[ther] & I [ were in church]{Rev. Cool,then Stewart.)"John*s record of Christ." Warmer 31 28 36 4. M. B[ellaj cleaning A.B. etc. [I] Very Warm Cleaned Roosters etc. [We werejmo- then wing & fixing[the] yard[.]Jno.got cooler to Varna on [a] bicycle[.] 5. T. I [was] in C[linton] P.M. Aunty Warm went to Green1 s[.] Ida [Stewart] came home with me[.] Jno. [was]in C[linton] P.M. on [the] bike[.] 6. W. [I]Churned etc.A.M. & minded Abby Glen etc,P.M. Jno.[was]up through Fine, Warm G[oderich] T[ownshi]p P.M. [with the] horse[.] 38 41 37 7. T . 8. F . Jno.& I [were] in C[linton] A.M. B[ella] & I washed [the] D[ining] room carpet [in the] river P.M. Dull Snell fetched sheep [and stayed] for dinner[.] Fa[ther] bought 5 sheep.] B[ella] Cleaned [the] Dining-room Kids at Ned's for straw[.] Moore Very Warm was here..... [I] Planted 14 rows 84 [degrees] [of] carrots & 8 [of] Mangols P.M. P.M. 45 30 9. S . 10. S. 11 . M. I sowed 14 rows of Mangols alto- 32 gether and 1 row of turnips[ . Mr] Harrison [was here] for dinner & [to look at] sheep[.] A[g[ & B[ella were] in C[hurch] ( Rev. Stewart. ) Lawyer Scott1 s baby [was] baptized[. ] B[ella] & I[were] in C[linton]A.M. A[g]and Isa(sic)cut the door into my B[ed]room P.M. [I] Killed a Rooster P.M. I sowed 9 rows [of] Mangols [in the] even[ing.] 35 Very Warm 42 slight shower 12. T. [I] Washed lime off[the walls of] my [bed]room A.M. U[ncle] Ja[me]s [was] here P.M.[We were] papering Bella's bedroom P.M. John [was] shearing[.] 13. W. Fa[ther] & Bob [were] picking stones[.We were papering Bella's room P.M.] Jno. [was] shearing[.] Ned’ s [were] in C[linton.] Fine A.M. Some Rain Cooler 30 29 14. T. Fa[ther was at Blake* [at] S.T.’s for pigs[ . He bought 3 Tamworth's, 1 cross and 2 cross-[illegible.] ......... Geo. Elliot [was here] all night[.]Ag’ s heifer calvedf. ] 30 ♦Village south of Varna on Hay- Stanley boundary. �May,1896 235 15 p 16 S . I finis[hed] Ag washed[.] papering[the] hall[.] Fa[ther] & ton] P.M. S.P. & I[were]in C[lin- Cut off P.M. A.M. Fine & Cool Fine & Warm 41 37 17 . S . 18 . M. 19. T. 20. W. 21. X . 22 . F . 23 . S . 24 . S . 25. M. 26 . T . 27 . W. 28 . T . Fa[ther] & I [were in Church](Rev. Musgrove.)"Jere.miah Building the Wall" [John & Ned's went to church in the evening. ] I took [the] baby in and back[. ] [I] Dug around roses [and] planted Castor[.]B[ella]washed a littlef.] Rfobert] N[ewton was]sick[?] Geo. Elliot[was] here in his place[.] A[g did a]washing[.I]planted a few onions[.] Cassels called on B[ella in the] even[ing.] Captain called P.M. B[ella & I[were] in C[linton] P.M. Geo. [has] gone home[.] Fa[ther], A[g] & [of] potatoes[.] in C[linton. ] I planted 23 rows Jno. & A[g were] Very Windy 22 23 Fine Cold Wind 26 [I]Planted onions,some beans & [a] row [of] corn[. ] Fa[ther] helped [with the] corn[.] Jno. fixed... ...my door[. ] [We] Washed [the] covered buggy at [ the] river[.]Fa[ther] & kids[ wereJ there too[.We gave a tramp his]din- ner[.I] Cleaned [the] kitchen stove & papers P,M. I [was] in C[linton] for Jane A.M. [driving] Ned's Horse & buggy[ . I] Cleaned & oiled [the] buggy, etc.J. Elliot fetched Fa[ther] some potat­ oes[ .] A[g], Mamie,Ned & Isabe[lla] Pearl spent the] day at [the] river[ . A] Rooster blooded[ the] back of[John's] hand with [its] spur[. ] Jno. [is] plowing & Robert[is]haul­ ing manure[.]Aunty [is] home [from Green’ s. The] kids [were] at [the] river* A.M.[I] Killed[the] rooster [and] Tore some rags etc. Working at door Jno. [took the] buggy [in a] Brucefield direction [this] even[ing.] Jennie [Grant was here] P.M. & [all] night[.] B[ella]went home with Je[nnie.]Jno. [is] plowing & R[obert [is] harrow­ ing[.]Jno.[was] out with[the]horse P.M. Aunty & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. Fanny,[the]Red cow calved[a]steer[.] Slight Frost Wanner Fine & W[arm] Sprinkled Fine & Cool 29 21 23 28 33 Warm Warmer, Rain *Holiday-Queen' s Birthday Raining Fine 31 34 34 Dull, Slight Shower Cold, Cold & Windy 29 �May, 1896 236 29. F . Jane, K[ate] Pearson, Tene,Bell,Jno. [and] Will [McEwen], J. Scott & Fen- [Wick were] here [this] even[ing.X] Washed P.M. [and] A[g was] ironing all day[. ] 28 30 . S . Mowing & Fixing lawn Cold wind 18 Rain even[ing] 31. S . Isa & I[were in church](Rev.Stewart. I[sabella] P[earl was] in S[abbath] S[chool.] Jno. & A[g went to church in the] even[ing.] ) Cold Wind 50 June, 1896 1. M. [I] Mended [John’ s]scuff p[an]]ts, tore rags etc. A. Wise[was] here[in the] morn[ing. ] Fine & Cool 34 2 . T . Mac & Jno. Mc[Millan], M.P. [were] here[this] morn[ing.]* Jno.[was] in C[linton] A.M. getting [the] horse shod[. ] A[g]walked up,took Mrs Nott & Asa down[.I]Churned,Tore Rags etc. 30 3. W. Fa[ther],Jno. & Ned dipped 65 lambs (Ned's & ours.) 4. T . [I] Mended gloves,etc.My heifer cow calved[ . The] Kids[were] at U[ncle] Jno.'s [this] even[ing.] Fine & Very W[arm] 27 5. F . Fa[ther] & I [were] in C[linton]P.M. [at] Church[.] Ellie went home with us[. ] Very Warm Heavy Rain 30 6. S . [I did] Mending & Jno. put in all [the] door frames[ . I] Churned A.M. 36 Very Very Warm 7. s . Fa[ther] & I [were in Church](Rev. Stewart.) Jack & David Elliot [were here] for tea[.] Heavy Rain 32 8 . M. Watching turkey A.M. & tore some rags[.] Ned took [a] calf[.] A[g] washed some blankets[.] Fine, Misty 35 9. T . Jno. & I [were] in C[linton] A.M [I] Fixed a little at [a] skirt[.] A[g] washed[.] Finley & Douglas called P.M. Dull & Cool 25 10. W. A[g], B[ella] & Jas. P[earson were] at Jno. Thomson’ s [for] strawber­ ries[ . I] Planted 12 rows [of] tur­ nips & churned A.M. etc. Fine,W[indy] , Cool 34 11. T . [I] Done a little mending[.]Fa[ther & Jno. labeled(sic) lambs P.M. Fine 39 12. F . .... Ned Rathwell's A.M. Jane,John 36 & Will [McEwen], Adam....[were here this] even[ing.] (Rapeseed etc con­ cert) A[g] & I [were] at Scotts [in the] even[ing. ] 13. S. [I]........ [did] a little mending 30 etc., P.M* Jno.[sowed] rapeseed[on the north half of the Rathwell field.] �June, 1896 14 . S . 15 . M. 16 . T . 17 . W. 18 . T . 19 . F . 20 • S . 21 . S . J[ane]& B[ella] & Isa[bella] P[earl] etc., [were in church](J.N. Holmes Methodst....... Mac 1 s cow[.] Jno. fin[ished] sow[ing] rape[seed]& [he] re-sowed.................... light dress[.] Jno.Moffatt calledf. ] J.A. Sturdy [was here] for dinner & tea.Wigg[ington was here for] tea[.] Ned drained(Jno[was] at roadwork)[.] [I] Took another dead hive[.] [Ned] & Bob grading hill A.M. Jno, [was] away with [the] horse at Mof- att's raising[.]Fa[ther was]in Bruce- [field] A.M. I[sabella] P[earl was] sick [and] Dr Gunn [was called.] Jno. scuffling com etc. [I worked] a little at [a] dress[.] Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M. - grist &..... potatoes[.] I [was] in C[lin- ton] P.M.....Bees came off & return- ed[. ] Fa[ther] & Rob hoeing corn[. ] Ned & Fa[ther were] in Bruce[field] A.M.[with] wool[.] Jno.[was in]C[lin- ton in the] morn[ing to get a] wheel [fixed.] Rob [was] away P.M. Jno. & Adam [went to even[ing.] Church in the 22 . M. 23 . T . 24 . W 25 . T . 26 . F . [I] Churned & [worked] in [the] cel- ler all day budding & carrying out buds[.] A[g] washed some more blan­ kets [The] Men [were]voting1 at [the] low school[.]* Raking hay P.M. - very ...... [The men have] gone to town [ this] even[ing. I] Mended fa[ther*s p[an]ts & helped churn[.] Raking most of P.M. [We] Hauled in 4 loads[of] hay off of [the] field[by] the] big tree[. I] Pulled & cooked 6 gems* [of] cherries[.] A[g] & B[el- la] pulled [some more in the] even­ ing.] Mo[ther] at Ned's & H. Hamners for dinner (on wheel.) [I] Washed[.] Jno. [was] mowing[.] Fa[ther was] in Cflinton A.M. 27. S. [We were] Raking P.M. [We] Hauled in 3 loads [from the field by] Mac’ s bush next [the side]road[. We hauled] p[a]rt [of] 1 [load from the] Shanty field[. ] A[g was] in C[hurch] A.M. Rev. Rumball [was] peaching[. ] 28. S. A[g] B[ella were]in C[hurch[.]( Rev. Rumball) Jno.& Ad[am went at night.] 29. M. [I] Churned[.] A[g] & B[ella were] picking berries at Moffatt's[.] Jno. [was] in C[linton for] chop[. ] * Dominion Election-Laurier' s Liberals defeated Conservatives. "Low1 school probably means #10 237 36 28 Sprinkles 28 Fine & Warm 24 28 Very Warm 27 [High of] 90 [degrees F] 18 Raining A.M. 19 Fine & Beautiful 39 27 23 Fine & Warm Rain 26 Fine & Warm 39 Fine & Rain 26 Rain,Fine, Windy 25 Cold, H[igh] W[inds] the Tupper 21/2 miles below. �June, 1896 238 30. T. Raking P.M.[It was] cold[I] Jno.[was] sowing A.M. by Mac's bush[.] 23 July, 1896 1. W • Raking etc., P.M.[I] Took frames out of [an]other hive [which had] Just a handful of bees[. The] Girls Hulled cherries [A.M. and picked] gooseberr­ ies etc.[at]Jane's P.M.* Fa[ther was] at Cooper's [for] tea[. ] Eliz.McGreg­ or [came] home with him[.] *Jane is 6 1/2 months pregnant. 2. T. A[g was] in C[linton] A.M. [We were] Raking all day[. We] Hauled in 12 [loads] yesterday....[and]..6 [loads today and have] finis[hed] haying[.] 22 Very Warm 22 3. F . 4. S . [I had a]Toothache all day & night[.] 23 A[g], B[ella] & I greened potatoes & Jno. [was] in C[linton in the] even­ ting.] Finis[hed] fixing delaine dress[.My] Cheek swelled[ . The Township is] Let­ ting jobs on [the] road[.] A[g] took E[lizabeth] McG[regor] home to Ned’s.* 31 Rain Very Warm Mist - cool *Elizabeth McGregor is probably an old school friend of the MacFarlane " girls," It appears she's been hired to help Jane with heavy summer work in the later stages of pregnancy. 5. S. A[g]went with Ned[to church.]"Alice" 20 foaled[.] Cool - Mist Fine 6. M. [The] Rev. [Mr] Stewart, [his] wife & 30 [family] calledf.]A[g] & B[ella were] picking berries[.I was] picking honey Fine off [of] frames[.]Fa[ther] & Mo[ther were] at A. Dunkin's [this]even[ing.] 7. T. A[g] washed[.I] Melted honey [and wax 23 that I’ d picked off of frames.] Mrs J. Pearson, Myrtle, Rennie, Jane & I[sab- Fine ella] P[earl were here] P.M. Fa[ther] Cold Wind & Mofther were] at Wigg[inton's this] even[ing. ] 8. W. Jennie Grant [was] at[the] river[and] 31 [was here] all night[. I] Finisfhed] cleaning [bee] frames, fixed and wash­ ed wool pickings[.] 9. T. Jno. [was] in Cflinton] P.M. [I] cut 23 some weeds around [the] woodshed and] Dull, Cool scraped stones off around W.H.*...... H[igh]W[inds] * A coded reference to the outhouse? 10. F. I(was] in C[linton] mid-day[.] Mo[th- 21 er] & Lizzie[were] at U[ncle] Jno.’ s P.M. Jno. started [cutting] wheat[.] 11. S. A[g] & B[ella [were] picking berries 18 for Jane[. Jno] & J[im] Barkley fin­ is[hed] cutting wheat[ . I] Churned etc. Very Warm �July, 1896 239 14 12. S. Fafther] & I [were in church] (Rev. Stewart) Mallachi Jr. Jno.[went to church at night.] 13. H. B[ella],A[g and] N[ed have] gone to 17 Goderich[.]* Jno [went too on his] byke[. I] cut out a print dress[.] *Probably to see the Orange Walk. 14. T. Jno.............in C[linton] P.M 18. [on his]byke[.The] Men [were] nail­ ing wire on [the] orchard fence[.] 15. W. [We] Hauled in 5 loads [of] wheat 16 [in] all[. X] helped mow 4 of Cool even[ing.] them[. I] Washed[.] 16. T. [I] Raked wheat stubble[.] Jno mow- 19 ed green feed & [was] at[the] mill Cold Northerly for chop P.M. W[est] wind 17. F. [I]Churned & finis[hed]cutting out 28 [the] dress[and the] raking[.] Fa­ ther & N[ed dug]post holes at[the] Fine & Cool corner[.] Jno. [was] making feed boxes[.] 18. S. [I]Raked up green feed A.M. & nail- 19 boards on fence P.M. [The] Men put posts in & coled feed[. Illegible] out of sorts[ . I did] Mending etc. 19. S. illegible 20 Slight R[ain] P.M. 20. M. [I have been] Making [a] print 20 blouse[.] B[ella did] baking[.]Ned [was] here P.M. stretching wire[.] Fine & Warm Fa[ther was] in C[linton] for wire etc. 21. T, 22 . W. 23 . T . A[g], B[ella] & I drove to [the] 21 Bayfield picnic & Jno.[went] on [ the] byke[ . I] Wore [ the] new F[ine] & W[arm] blouse[.]B[ella] stayed at Keyes’ s. Rid room,[did] mending etc. [We] 30 Hauled in [a] load [of] green feed S[un] Showers, fine, [in the] even[ing.] H[igh] Wind A[g] & I[were] at Ben Miller[.]Jno 20. [was] in C[linton on his] byke[. C[loudy],N[orth~] The] Men[have]finis[hed] taking in W[est] W[ind.] taking in G[reen] feed,Banking[the] fence etc. 2 4.F . [I] Finis[hed] blouse preliminarys 23 & mending[.]Churned A.M.Keys drove Cool W[ind,] B[ella] home [in the] even[ing.] Fine 25. S. I [was] in C[linton] A.M. U[ncle] 21 Ja[me]s [came] for dinner[.We star- Beautiful ed] Cutting oats[.] 26. S. Fa[ther] & I [were in Church] Rev. 18 Henderson......... Warm, Rain P.M. �July, 1896 240 27 . M. Fa[ther] planted out celery[ . I'm] Making [a] print skirt. Jno. [was] at Woon’s threshing P.M. 34 Very Warm 28 . T . [I] Finis[hed the print skirt] & dress[.We] finis[hed] cutting[the] oat field[. We were] at U[ncle] [James's in the] even[ing.] 32 Very Dry, Warm 29. W. Washed[.] R__ budk-sawing etc. Rain P.M. 21 30. T. Fa[ther was]at U[ricle] Ja[mes]'s 36 [and] I [was] in C[linton] P.M. [We started] Cutting Rathwell Beautiful field oats[.]Mr & Mrs [Nicholas] Cuming [came] for dinner &[stay­ ed] all night[.They' re here] see­ ing Nannie[.]* • *John & Abigail Stewart's Annie, aged 29, is dying of T.B. 31. F . Civic holiday in town[tomorrow. ] Jno.[was] at Mac's threshing P.M. [I] Cleaned upstairs [in the] woodshed[.] 36 Fine, Warmer August, 1896 1. S . Fa[ther was] in C[linton] A.M [He] got "Doll" shod - new shoes [for her] hind feet[.] Churned, mending etc. Brits son born[. ] 38 Fine, Rainy P.M. 2. S . A[g] & B[ella were in Church(Rev. Hamilton.) Beautiful 29 3. M. [I] Clipped wool off tan[n]ed sheep-skins [whose] hides [had] rotted [and I] Started melting bees-wax P.M. Fa[ther] & Mo[ther [were] at Mac's[this] evenfing.] J 22 4. T . B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton.] Ida Thompson and Lily Lindsey [were here] P.M. We called at U[ncle] Jno.' s[.The] Boys hauled in 3 loads [of] oats[.] 23 Like R[ain] 5. W. [I] Ripped velvet bands off[the] skirt etc. Taylor delivered tea[.] Jno. & A[g were] with Ned cutting oats[.] 21 91 [degrees F.] 6. T. A[g] & B[ella] papered Jane’s B[ed]room[.] Jno. [was] in C[lin- ton] on [the] byke[ .I] Wiped out [my] room [and] scrubbed...... cellar[.] 34 Very Warm 7. F. [We] Mowed 5 loads [of] oats[and] hauled in 6[. We] finis[hed]Mac's bush field[. I] Washed,Mended etc. P.M. 17 8. S. Dewdrop heifer calved[ . We] mowed 3 loads [and] Hauled[3 loads from the] Rathwell [field.] Finis[hed] wax[. ] 17 Raining 9. S . Fa[ther] & I[were in church.](Rev. Graham, Bayfield.) Jno. & Ag[went at night. ] 20 Very, very warm �August, 1896 \ A r< 10. M . [ The] Boys [are] reaping Rath- 21 well’ s[.I] Helped [with the] work P.M. [I] Pressed [ r a y ] serge skirt Very Warm etc. Hector Reid was here] for dinner[.] 11. T. A[g] & I [were] in Cflinton] P.M. 24 [for] flour[ . I] Cut out [a] para­ sol covering[.] B[ella has] gone to G[rant’ s this] evefning.] 12. W. Jno. & Adam & Rathwell & I [were] 22 in C[linton this] evenfing.]........ Warm&Fine ......Choreing etc. Cooler 13. T. A[g] & I built [a] pig-pen[in the] 25 old orchard[.We]Hauled in 4[loads] Fine of oats[from the] Rathwell [field] P.M. I mowed[. ] 14 . F . 15 . S . 16 . S . Mrs & Jennie Rathwell [were] here all day[. ] Choreing[. ] Jno.finis- [hed] reaping Rathwell' s[.] Mother & I[were] in C[linton this] even[ing.] Dennison called[. ] Jno. Fine & Hot [has been] reaping[.] Rain A[g] & B[ella were in church.] Ad­ am & Jno. [went in the evening.] Pleasant 17. M. Jno. finis[hed] cutting!.We] haul­ ed in 2 loads [this] evenfing.] Mo[ther] & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. Irwin boy P.M.(Hensall.) 18 . T . [We]Hauled in 4 loads [and] mowed Fall-[like] ed 3[.] Chas. Reid Cold 19. W. [We] Hauled in[and mowed] 6 loads, finis[hing] Rathwell's all but 1 Fine small load[. ] Mrs Scott[was here] P.M. 30 14 43 20 60 34 20 . T . 21. F. 22 . S . [We] Hauled in 9 loads [and have] Fine finis[hed]harvest all but rakings of loose oats, and peas[.].... Jno. McEwen asking............ [I] Raked[the] field at[the] barn & [the] boys hauled in [the glean- Clear ings in the] evenfing. The] Boys helped Ned & Will finis[h.] A[g], B[ella] & I [were] at Bay- field S t Jno.started [on his]wheel Beautiful S t went with Adam [and] Lily[.] Aunty fetched[the]cows & milked[.] 23. S. Fafther] & I [were in Church](Rev. Rain Stewart.) Rev[elation]s 11 Jno. Beautiful S t Adam [went in the evening. ] 24. M. [I was] Raking all day [with] Doll[.The] Boys [were] plowingf. ] Bridge man [was here in the] even [ing.] 28 33 56 25 25. T. [I]Finis[hed]raking A.M. & milked 23 sheep[.] 4 young Baird's [were here. I] Hauled in 12 bags [of] rakings with Jno. P.M......... . 7 L i jri.^ �August, 1896 242 26. W. Fa[ther] & A[g were] in C[linton] 24 P.M. [at the] Horticultural Show. Jennie [Grant was here] all last Rain, Cleared night[ . I] Washed out[the] room & * * I have a hunch that the illegible writing in the above two entries is a camouflaged reference to the indoor toilet. 27 . T . 28 . F . 29 . S . 30 . S . Annie Stewart [was here] P.M. [I] Washed [my] hair[.] Jno. [was] in C[linton] & Jno. Cuming & H_____ S____ [ were here this]even[ing. ] Mr & Mrs Ferguson [came] for din­ ner & tea & 4 Junor' s [came in the] even[ing.] B[ella] & I[were] at[the]Flower Show P.M. Jno.[was] sowing wheat[.] Fa[ther was] at Dickson's (I think)[about] some roosters[.]Jno. [has] gone to Cuming' s [on his] byke [this] even[ing.] Fa[ther] & B[ella were in] Varna [about a] heifer[. I [went] after them[. ] A[g] & B[ella were in church.] Some Rain Jno. [is] on his way home[.] 28 34 12 13 31. M. John [was] over at Currie’s [and also seeing W[illiam] Perdue[.]* Helped A[g] P.M. etc. [and] made button holes & buttons [for] B[el- la's] brown serge [dress. ] *about threshing September, 1896 1. T. [I] walked to Cflinton, and] got 23 [a] purse [and] visited Ellie[.] R. [was] picking stones off the Beautiful wheat [field. I] Washed[. ] 2. W. Choreing & mending - [I] ironed 33 [and picked more stones[.] A[g] & Dull, some rain B[ella were]at[the]river for nuts & grapes 3. T. Fa[ther] walked to Clinton[.]Kate 20 & Lizzie McTavish [came] for tea[. Beautiful They were] seeing Nannie[.I] went too[. ] 4. F. Fafther] & Mofther] & Isa[bella] 25 P[earl were]at the maason’s,Blake Beautiful & Cooper, P.M. A[g] got crabs at Mac' s.......... 5. S. [I] Churned,done some mending etc. 23. R.A. jr picking stones off clover Dull, Rainy [field.] Jno.[was] trimming sheep[. ] 6. S. A[g] & I [were in Church] (Rev, 12 Stewart) Ruth 11-12 The Lord ac- Rainy omplishes thy work etc. �September,1896 243. 7 . M. Fa[ther was] at Sturdy’s with Bil­ ly Cooper[.] Steve Andrews call- [ed. We had] threshers for tea & all night[. ] 10 or so thresh[ed] a little [in the] evenfing.] Fine 38 8. T . [We] Finis[hed] threshing [at] noon[ . The threshers were] at U[ncle] J[ohn Stewart's] P.M. R. sick...Geo. Cook had dinner after three [o'clock.] Beautiful 21 9. W. Jno.[was]at U[ncle] Jno.'s thresh­ ing A.M. & U[ncle] J[ames Stew­ art's] P.M. Grant’ s [were] at U[ncle] Jno.’ s[.]B[ella at Jane’ s. Threshers [ were] at Ned' s [to]- night[ . I] helped wash P.M. 17 10 . T . Jno. & R. [were] at Ned's thresh- ing[.]A[g was]in C[linton.]I[was] helping Jane[.]* *Jane is 9 months Very Warm, pregnant. fine 11 . F . [I] Killed 8 Roosters [and I was] in Cflinton] P.M. [for] flour[.] A[g] scrubbed for Jane P.M. Jno. [was] at D[uncan] McEwen's thresh- ing[. ] 29 12 . S . Picket fetched................ Fa[ther was] at [the] mill for] chop [with] Doll[. I] Washed.... 20 13 . S . Fa[ther]& B[ella were in church.] Rev. Stewart Pleasant 35 14. M. [I] Helped wash[. I] Drove Jno.to Bruce[field [to catch the train [for] London[. ] Jessie [Wigginton was by] asking [for] threshing [help.] Rainy 14 15 . T . Bella Cuming [is] visiting[. I] Churned, ironed etc.preparing for London [Fair.]................ Fine 84 16 . W. Fa[[ther], A[g] & I [were] in Lon­ don[.] Jno. took [us] to Bruce- field & back[.] Beaut[iful] & hot. Rain 17 . T . Edward John Glen [was] born[.]* [The] Irwin boys [were here] for dinner[ . I] Went to Brucefield [in the] even[ing.] Fa[ther] came off [at] Clinton[.] 26 Fine * Though not yet 3 the day her brot- ther Jack was born, Isabel Glen told me she vividly re­ called it. The hired man at Ned’ s shot a skunk in the woodpile, adding an olafactory dimension to her recollection. 18. F. I[was]in C[linton] A.M.Jno.[was] 14 trimming sheep[and] Fa[ther was] cutting corn[. The Finlay McEwen -Rain family] moved to town[. ] �September, 1896 19 . S 20. S 21. M 22 . T 23 . H 24 . T 25 . F 26. S 27 . S 28. M 29. T 30. W 1. T 2. F 3. S . [I] Went down to Ned’ s [this] morn[ing.j . Fa[ther] & B[ella were in church and] Adam & Ned [went at night.] U[ncle] Jno.’s Annie died[.]i . [I] Washed at Jane's[. At] night [We were] at U[ncle] Jno.'s[.] (Jno. & I [stayed] all night[.] . Annie's funeral A[g], Jno. & B[ella were there and] I[was] at Ned's[.]Mrs Cuming S t Mrs Brigham [stayed here] all night[.] . Fa[ther] walked to C[linton] en- route to Goderich Fair[.]Jno.met Fafther at the station in the] even[ing. I was at Ned's.] Ida [Stewart and] Ma [were at] Ned's all night[.] . At Ned’ s [all day.] Churned[.] . [I was at Ned’ s] Apple packers [were] here & Ned [came with] lsa[bella] P[earl. We have] 6 bags [of apples]- 4 Snow & 2 Fall R[iver.].............. . [I'm still at Ned’s. I] Baked, washed, etc. . B[ella] & I [were in church] (Rev. Ford - Methodist.) Jon [went at night.] Jno. S t R.took [a] heifer to Varna[.] . At Ned’ s -[I] Churned & washed some etc. [I went] home [in the] even[ing. ] . [I] took things to C[linton] Fair A.M. [and] B[ella] stayed with Jane[.I was]at Janes's P.M. . B[ella], Fa[ther],Jno., Ned &[I were] at C[linton] Fair[.I]stay­ ed [at]Jane' s[in the]even[ing.] 2ft C[ool] W[ind],Rainy 27 Pleasant, C[ool] Wind 12 Fine C[ool] E[ast] W(ind] 39 Fine, Warm Beautiful Beautiful 36 Beautiful Rain Beautiful C[ool] W[ind] Beautiful Dull October,1896 Fa[ther was] in C[linton] A.M. for [a] washing machine[ . I was] at Jane's [and] washed[.] Fa[ther was] at Bayfield Fair[. He judged]Chickens & Jno.sheepf. I was] at Jane's [and I] walked [to] church in C[linton.] (Rev, McLean Blythe) [At Jane's, I] Washed shawl & shirtf• ] Heavy Frosts at nights Dull Beautiful 42 �October,1896 245 4. S . Fa[ther] & Mo[ther] & Ned & I [ were in church.](Rev. Stewart) 20 5. M. A[g] r B[ella] & I [were] pulling apples [and] Jno. [was] lift­ ing potatoes[.] Mr Sturdy [was] here[;]he & Fa[ther]went to Jno. Thomson* s[.] 5 6. T . Pulled a[pples] A.M. Fa[ther] & Jno.[lifted] potatoes[.] R.[is] plowing[ . I] Rid [ r a y ] room[. ] R[ain] P.M. 8 7 . W. A[g] & B[ella] washed[.] Fa- [ther] & Jno. took 4 steers to C[linton.] At Jane’ s I washed [and stayed] all night[ . John] Drove to Blythe Fair[.] Rain & Snow 8. T. Fa[ther was]at[the] potatoes[.] Jno. took Roosters over [to] Lizzie [Glen. I was] Pulling leeks all day[.] Dull, Cold 8 9. F. [I was pulling]apples[all day.] 30 10. S. Fa[ther] & Jno. finis[hed the] potatoes[ . I] finis[hed the] leeks and pulled Baldwins[.]Jno. [was] in Cflinton in the] even­ ting for] c[oal] oil[.] Fine C[ool] E[ast] 8 W[ind] 11 . S . A[g] & 1 [were in church](Rev. Stewart.) Jno. & Ag [went at night.] Aunty [came] home[this] morn[ing.] Jno. Thomson [was] here[.] 3 12 . M. [I] Finis[hed] pulling Baldwins [and] pulled[the] barn tree &.. ..Spy[.]Fa[ther was]at Sturdy’ s A.M. with Jno. Thomsonf.] Fa[th- er]& Jno.[are]pulling Mangosf.] 5 13 . T . [I] Pulled 2 Spys[.] Fa[ther] & Jno. [are still] at [the] Mang­ os[.] N [is] plowing[. ] Fine 6 14 . W . [I was pulling] Spys[.] Beautiful 4 15 . T . [I] Finis[hed the]Spys & pulled 2 [Talman] Sweets[.] Fa[ther] & Jno.finis[hed the]Mangos[.] Ned took in his potatoes[.] 3 16. F. [We] Finis[hed] pulling [the] packing app[le]s [at] noon[.] C[ool] W[ind] Robin* to pull Greenings & Tal- mans[.] Fa[ther was] in C[lin- ton A.M. *Eliza refers to this year's hired man only by his initials R.A.N. Now we learn his first name is Robin. Does this reticence signify like, dislike or in­ difference? Note the cryptic reference Oct 19. 17 . S . McBryan & Snider [were] here packing apples (45 barrels.) Snow & Rain 8 �October, 1896 246 18 . S . A[g] could not find Polly[.]Jno. [went to church in the] even­ ting.] C[old] Showers 5 19 . M. R.A.N. left[.] Snider & Kemp [were] here packing apples (40 bar[rels]. ) Beauti[ful] 20 . T . [Snider & Kemp] finis[hed pack­ ing] A.M.................... A[g] washed Jane's clothes P.M. C[ool] W[ind] Beauti[ful] 7 21* W. Fa[ther was] at W[illiam] Glen's threshing[.] Jno. [was] in C[lin- ton] A.M. & P.M.with[a] load[of] apples[.] N[orth] C[ool] W[ind] 22 . T . Mrs & Jessie Wigg[inton came in a] wagon for apples[.] Fa[ther was] at Butchart's threshing[.] Fine,Wanner 23 . F . Fa[ther] & Jno.[are] hauling in corn[.]W[illiam] Glenfused] our team & bar for [pressing apple] cider[.] Couch bought 3 heif- ers[.] A[g] & I washed,[then We worked] P.M. at app[le cider. ] Wfilliam] Glen making apple butter[.] 24 . S . Jno.[was]in Cflinton.]A[g]scrub­ bed for Jane & I [did] ours... 25 . S . Fa[ther]& I[were in church](Rev. Stewart.)"Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.............. " Beautiful C[ool] W[ind.] 26. M. A[g], B[ella], Aunty & I [worked] at app[le]s hauled up with [the] buggy[.] Fa[ther] & Jno.[were] in C[linton] with heifers A.M. 2 27 . T . Aunty[worked]at apples with us[.] W. Cooper fetched [the] Durham [catttle beast this] even[ing.] 28. W. Fa[ther] drove to Dickson's, Dunk­ in’ s,etc.A[g] & B[ella] washed[.] [I] Hauled in [tur]nips with Jno. 29 . T . Fa[ther drove] to Sturdy' s, Goder­ ich, etc. Aunty [worked] with us hauling app[le]s to[the]stable[. ] Rained 30. F. Fa[ther drove to] Cflinton..... ...[We] Finis[hed] hauling app[le]s. G[regor] McGregor, Abby Glen[and] Efdward] John [Glen were] bap­ tized[.] 31. S. [I] Killed [a] goose & 4 drakes[ . I] Drove Fa[ther] A.M.to Hunter’ s [and I] called [in at] Grant' s[. I] Helped Jno. a little with[the] nips[. ] 2 �November, 1896 247 A[g]tI[sabella] P[earl] & I [were in C[hurch] (Rev- Stewart. ) [I] Killed 6 Roosters [and] Jno. [was] trimming sheep[.] Jane & I [were] in Cflinton] P.M. A[g] scrubbed for Jane & stayed with [the] baby[.] Fa[ther & Jno.[were] in C[linton] P.M. & [made a] 2nd trip [in the] even[ing.]................. A.M. Jno. & I [were] herding sheep A.M. & hauling in nips P.M. Fa[ther was] in C[linton]A.M.[and was] pulling nips P.M. Jno. & I [were] hauling in [the] nips[.] Fa[ther] finis[hed] pulling [tur­ nips. ]Jno. [took a] heifer[to] Var­ na A.M. Bella went to Jane’ s[.] Adam fetched [our] mail [in the] even[ing. ] Fa[ther was] in C[linton.] Dunham back at Sturdy’ s etc., etc. [We] Hauled in 3 loads [ of] nips[.] Jno. [was] in Seaforth etc. [We] Finis[hed the turnips A.M. Fa­ ther] & D[unham were in] Kippen etc.,etc. Dunham [was] here[.] Fafther], Jno.& Ned took sheep to C[linton. The] Milch cows [were] in all night[for the] 1st [time.] Mrs Wig[inton came] for tea...... ..A[g] & I[are] moving private[.] Ned & Will helped here [to] kill [and] scald our 4 and Ned’ s 2 pigs[. We moved private into] pos­ ition [this] even[ing.] A[g] & B[ella were] washing[.] Fa- [ther had]dinner at U[ncle]Jas.' s [and] bought D[uncan] McKenzie’ s cow[. ] Fins[hed] scrubbing..... Jno.[was] plowing [today and] yes­ terday[.] Calder [came] for din- ner[.] Mo[ther] & I[were]in C[lin- ton] P.M. Fa[ther], Jno. & I [were]at Mac’ s for tea [and the] even[ing. We drove the] cutter [for the] 1st [time this season.] Beautiful Beautiful, Very Warm P.M. Fine Threatening Heavy Rain P.M. Warmer 4 2 Rain, Snow Snow,C[old] W[ind.] Snow, Hard Frost. Hail & Rain 7 2 Warmer, Dull Fine, C[ool]W[ind. ] Snowing 1. s . 2 . M. 3. T . 4. W. 5. T. 6. F . 7. S . 8. S. 9. M. 10 . T . 11 W, 12 . T . 13 . F . �November, 1896 248 14. S . [I packed 2 hives[of bees and was] Fine salting pork etc. Mac & Mrs Spear* called P.M. * In pioneer days, the Spear's lived on the next farm north of McEwen's. They moved away to Kent County, near Highgate, but remained good friends with the McEwen's. The former neighbours visited back and forth over the years and, eventually Malcolm's daughter Margaret would marry William Spear. 15 . S . 16. M. [Ag] & I [went to Church in the] Nice, buggy[.] Jno. [went at night.]Fa- Thawing [ther has a] boil on [his] arm[. ] A[g], B[ella] & Auntie [were] in C[linton] P,M.& Jno.[went in the] Fine wagon [for] grist[.]......... Dickson's lambs arived....... Dunkin' s for Talman' s 17. T. A[g] & B[ella]Washed[here and at] Ned's too[. ] Jno. [was] at [the] Warm, Rain Mill P.M. for chop[.]Choring-[We] lifted [the] orchard lumber[pile on the] stoneboat[.] 18. W. [I] Finis[hed] picking up & pil­ ing [the rest of the lumber] etc. Fine, Rain A[g was] in C[linton] P.M. Mrs McDonald & Minnie Reynolds [were here] P.M. & all night[.] 19. T. Fa[ther] walked to C[linton] A.M. & A[g] went too[. Father] & Jno. Fine [were] at Jas. Aikenhead's [this] C[ool] W[ind] even[ing. I was] Choring[.] Stew- Frost art’ s [were here] all night[.] 20. F. [Stewart’ s] went home A.M. A[g was] in C[linton] P.M. B[ella is Fine, visiting] Gfrant's.] Walker call- Thawed a little ed [about] buying [a ?. I] killed 3 tuk[et]s & 2 geese[.] 21. S. [I] Put veranda flowers in [the] 3 cellar etc. A[g] scrubbed & iron- Snow ed[and I Baked jell[y]&cupcake[s] P.M. 22. S. A[g] & I [were] in C[hurch]( Rev. 2 Stewart.)I stayed with [the]kids Fine for Jane [in the] even[ing.] 23. M. Jane [came] for dinner[.]A[g was] 4 in C[linton] P.M. [I was]Clean­ ing [the] H[en] H[ouse and] kill- Raining ed [some] pullets[.] 24. T. [I] Finis[hed cleaning the hen 3 house] P.M.[and] Killed 4 G[eese] Fine & 4 T[urkeys. ] 25. W. A[g was]in C[linton] A.M. Lizzie 2 [Glen] went with her[. I] Killed Pouring 2 geese to eat [in the]evening[.j Showers �November, 1896 249 26 . T . 27 . F . 28 . S . 29. S. 30. M. "Thanksgiving” B[ella] & I[were] at [Sabbath School Exam P.M. [I] made pies &...... U[ncle] Jas., Aunty & Ned’ s [were] here P.M.[I] drove A[unt Agnes] home [with] "Queen"[.] A[g] & I washed[ . At] night [I] ironed & mended Jno's p[an]ts[.] Jno. [was] in Cflinton] P.M. & Jennie [Grant was here] all night[.] Fa[ther] walked [to Clinton] P.M. Jno. [went in in the] Even[ing.] Choring -[I] helped Ned a little cutting corn P.M. A[g] & I [were in church] (Rev. Stewart.) "Queen of Sheba's enquiry” [I] Took down[the] furnace pipes S t cleaned [the] furnace[,] Chor­ ing P.M. Dunham arrived [at] noon[. ] Jno.went to Sturdy's P.M. December, 1896 1. T. Fa[ther] & Dun[kin], Jno. & Ned [were]in C[linton shipping lambs & [the] big sow[. I was] Chor- ing[. ] 2. W. A[g] & B[ella]washed[.1] cleaned [the] H[en] H[ouse] & furnace pipes[.] 3. T. [I] Killed 4 pullets[.] Alex. Mitchell called [and] bought[the] remaining gob[. ] A[g was]in C[lin- ton] P.M. [and B[ella was] at Jane' s[.] 4. F. A[g] S t B[ella were in C[linton] A.M. [I] Killed a gob [and was] Cutting[corn] P.M. [Ag and Bella] & I & McT[avish were] at Grant’s] part P.M. S t even[ing.] 5. S. Jno. helped us put up [furnace] pipes[.]I finis[hed]greasing the business T.O..... B[ella] clean­ ed [the] parlour, hall, S[pare] Bfedroom etc. 6. S. A[g]& B[ella were in church](Rev. Stewart.) Jno. [went at night.] 7. M. A[g] drove Fa[ther] to C[linton] P.M. enroute for Danville[.] Bel­ la] cleaned [the] veranda[.] Jno. [was] helping Will kill pigs A.M. [I cleaned the] H[en] H[ouse] & G[oose] H[puse and was] choring all day[.] 3 Beaut[ifulJ Bees [were] out Hard Frozen 6 Cfold] W[ind], Light Snow Very Cold 6 2 Snow Flurries 2 Snow Flurries 2 Rain 2 4 Soft, Snowed �December, 1896 250 8. T. 9. W. 10. T. 11. F. 12 . S . 13 . S . 14. M. 15. T. 16. W. 17 . T . 18 . F . [John was] in C[linton] to meet McElesy[.] Jno & he [were] at Frazer's etc. P.M. B[ella was]at Elliot’s [this] evenfing.] J. El- Dull liot [was] here[this] even[ing.] Choring all day[.] [I]Lifted cabbage & celery[.]Jno. & Mc[Elesy were] at Sturdy's, Me- Nice Donald's, etc. & Clinton[.] Jno.& McE[lesy were] at Snell's &[in] C[linton.] Taylor[came for] Nice tea [and stayed] for dinner[ . I] Washed '[a] tick & [a] pillowf. ] 6 2 . Fa[ther] arrived home P.M. Ern- 1 est fetched word out [to us.]Jno. & McE[lesy were] in C[linton]A.M. Beaut[iful] [I] Washed yarn............. . ...Mr James MacFarlane has just returned from Quebec province, where he bought a [box ] car­ load of thoroughbred Shropshire - down sheep. Part of these he has since sold for export to the United States, and some to Mr J.W. Sturdy, Goderich Township........................ The New Era, December 18, 1896 Fa[ther] & McE[lesy] & Sturdy [were] at Duncan's P.M. Choring, [I] filled[the] tick[and] dye[d] some indigo.....etc. J.W. & G.O. Sturdy [were here] for dinner[.] I[sabella] P[earl] & I [were] in C[hurch] with Ned(Rev. Stewart.) Sturdy[was here] for dinner([He] fetched[a] ram for McE[lesy.]Jno. & he[were] in C[linton this]even­ ting. ]J[im] Barkley[was here]P.M. Fafther] & McE[lesy] walked to Cflinton. I did] some choring.] Started Fa[ther]’ s smocks[.]A[g] & B[ella] Washed[.] [?], Ernest & [? were here] for dinner[.] Jno. [drove the] wagon in C[linton] with McE[lesy] & 5 sheep P.M.Fa[ther] walked[.1 was] choring P.M. Ernest [was here.] B[ella] & I [were]in C[linton] P.M. Courtice [was here]A.M. & Mrs J.Isard[was here] P.M. & even[ing.] A[g] & B[ella]washed[.They visit­ ed] at U[ncle] Jas's P.M. & [at] Aunty1 s [in the] even[ing. ] Beaut[iful] & Warm C[old] W[ind] C[old] W[ind] Sunshine Snow C[old] E[ast] W[ind] Sun shining & Calm Dull Snow, Soft & Drifting 4 ] & 2 nd] 2 nd] 4 i s t] 5 i g & 3 5 �December, 1896 251[ I ] Fafther],A[g] & I[sabella]P[earl 5 were] in C[linton] P.M. [I] part- ley scrubbed[.] Ernest [was cut­ ting at Will’ s P.M.[and was]home [in the] even[ing. [Janet Lyla (Nettie)] Green [was] born[. ] Fine A[g] & B[ella went to church in the] buggy[.]Jno. went this even­ ting in the] cutter[.] 3 Snowing Jno. [was] at Will's cutting[.I] Cleaned [the] H[en] H[ouse] etc. 7 Ernest drove W. [?] here [at] noon[.] Fine, [a littleJ snow [I] Killed 8 geese & 1 turk[ey.] Jas. Ross & old Glen [were] here [this] morn[ing.] Ned & Will[were] 10 Cold, Light Snow A[g was] in C[linton] A.M. [in the]cutter[.I]killed [a] goose[.] 9 Jno. & B[ella have] gone to Stur­ dy's [for an] Exmas tree. C[old] Easterly W[ind] Fa[ther was] in C[linton] with Will’s sleigh[.] Eddie & Abby 8 [were] here P.M. Jno. & B[ella arrived] home P.M. [I] wiped out Snow, Cold Ned's & Aunty[were] here[in the] cutter[.] B[ella was] at Grant's all night[.] 8 Fine A[g] & Jno..... Fa[ther was] in C[linton with] Ned [for] salt[.] Jennie [Grant] drove B[ella]home [in the] even[ing. ] 13 Fa[ther] & I [were in church[.] Ad[am] & Jno. [went in the even­ ing. I] stayed with Jane's kids [in the] even[ing. ] 8 A[g] ironed[and I] cleaned[the] H[en] H[ouse.] Ned & Farther 9 were] at [the] nomination meet­ ing P.M. [in] Varna[.] Slightly warm[er] Torrance & consort called [in a] buggy[.I] Killed 9 geese[.] Jess­ ie & Stella[Wigginton]came after 10 Rain, Soft butter[ .]* *Eliza-Ann's principal source of income was from selling butter, eggs and poultry. She seems to have done a brisk business in the yuletide. A[g] & I [were]in C[linton] A.M. A[g]&B[ella were]at Wigginton's 9 carpet bag bee P.M........... dinner[.] Dull, Frost [I] Washed [and the] M[en were at Ned’ s cutting P.M. 19 . S . 20 . S . 21 . M. 22 . T . 23 . W. 24 . T . 25 . F . 26. S. 27 . S . 28. M. 29. T . 30 . W. 31 T . �ELIZA-ANN 1S LOG BOOK Anno Domine 1897 January, 1897 252 1. F . Aunty,Ned' s & Mary Glen & May McEwen 9 [were] here[.The] Kids[were] at Mac’ s Mild, mild, [in the] even[ing.] Some Sprinkles, Rain 2. S . [I] Washed & helped Fa[ther] put in D[ouble]windows[.] Jno.[was]at Ross’ s sawing bee P.M. Jno. Diehl [called.] 15 Rain 3. S . A[g] & I [were] in c[hurch](Rev. Stew- art.) ’ ’ The lost sheep" Ad[am] & Jno. [went at night.] 9 Mild, Mild, Rain. 4 . M. Jno. [was] at Middleton’s & W. Elli­ ot ' s[.] All were voting at [the] school[.] Fen[wick] & Adam [Stewart came for tea[.I] Cleaned [the] cellar at[the] door [and] Pressed[a]dress[.] 9 Raining 5. T . FaftherJ & I [were] in C[linton] A.M. [The] Boys [are] sawing [wood.] Jno. [went to the [Mechanics'] Institute Concert [in] Brucefield[. ] 18 Frozen, Snowing 6. W. [I] Washed[.] Jno.[was in] C[linton] P.M., looking [for] oats, etc. Some Snow 9 C[old] W[ind] 7. T . A[g] & B[ella were] in C[linton] P.M. [I] Killed 2 Turk[ey]s [and] cleaned [the] H[en] H[ouse.] Cutting [wood.] P.M. 14 Dull 8. F . B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton] & at Lindsey's[-] A[g] scrubbed Jane’ s floor[.]Jno.was at J. Pearson’ s [for a] load [of] oats & [was] in C[lin- ton] for chop[.] 22 Fine, Sunny, C[old] E[ast] W[ind.] 9. S. [I did some]Mending[.]Jno.[took]Ned's lambs [to] C[linton] in[the] wagon[. ] 22 Softish,Dull 10 . S . Fa[ther] & I [were] in cfhurch.] Rev. Stewart. Jno. [went at night. I] Stayed with [Jane's] kids[in the]even­ ting. ] 11 C[[old] W[ind] & Fine. 11 . M. [I'm] at making [a] skirt[ . ] A[g] 16 ironed[.] Snowing & Storming 12 . T . [I worked further on the skirt.] A[g was] in C[linton] A.M. B[ella is] mak­ ing [an] Ottoman[.] 18 Fine & Cold 13. W. B[ella] stayed with [the] kids [while] Jane [was] in Cflinton] P.M. B[ella] helped [Jane] A.M. A[g] & I washed[. ] 13 Fine & Cold 14 . T . Howson & nephew [were here] for dinner showing steam washer etc., etc. Mrs & Miss Calder [were also here] for din- ner[. ] E.A. & S. Isard [were here] P.M. W. McEwen called P.M. Stewart’ s & A. Cuming [came in the] even[ing.] 18 C[old] W[ind], Sunny & Frosty 15. F. A[g was]at McTavish'es P.M. Jno.& B[el- la were] at McGregor's (Tuckersmith) sleigh-load[.] 10 Fine, C[old] W[ind.] �January, 1897 253 10 16 . S . 17 . S . 18 . M. 19 . T . 20. W. 21 . T . 22 . F . 23 . S . 24 . S . 25 . M. 26 . T . 27 . W. 28 . T . 29. F. 30 . S . 31. S . 1. M. 2. T . [I] Finis[hed the] skirt, c[leaned the] H[en] Hfouse and did some]mending[.]A[g] & B[ella were]in C[linton] P.M.Ffenwickj Soft Snow went home[.] Horney calved[.] Jno. [went to church in the] even[ing.] 5 F[enwick came] home withhim[.] Raining, Poured [inthe] even[ing.] [I] Started waist, wiped out room, etc. 6 A[nnie] Cuming [was here] P.M. Jno.[was] H[igh] W[ind] at U[ncle] Jno's[.] Some Snow A[g] & I washedf. ] Ned [was]here[in our] 9 bush[. The] Dogfwas] poisinedfsic) Appar­ ently!.] Bella & Annie [were] at Ned’ s Fine & Frosty P.M. & at Will’ s[in the] even[ing.]A[nnie] went back with Lily [Stewart.] [I] Done a little at waist[.] Ned [was] 4 here[.] A[g] & B[ellawere]in C[linton] C[old] W[ind] P.M. Snowed [I] Made shoe grease etc. Jno. [was] in 8 C[linton for] grist[in the] sleigh[.]All [were] at U[ncle] Ja[me]s*s [this] even- C[old W[ind] [ing in the] cutter([the] boys walked[.] Mending old shoes, etc. Courtice called 7 P.M. Jno. [has been] hauling up wood[.] Stormy & Mild Jno. [was in] Cflinton] P.M.[in the] cut­ ter!.] Choreing,[I] Stitched[the] waist[ . In the] even[ing Sewed skirt on ganzie etc. 4 Very Stormy & Frosty 9 Stormy [I] Done a little to waist[.] A[g] & I 4 [were] at Aunty’ s [this] even[ing.] VeryStormy [I]Cut a little P.M. J[ohn] Pfleweslwas] Snowed & 6 here[. ] Storm[ed] some. A[g was] in C[linton] P.M. ([She] had to 4 go the 4th con[cession. ] ) Jno. & B[ella Snowed some were]at Churchill’s wedding party[.I did a little at the waist[.] Jane here[. ] Cutting P.M. Fine & Warm 9 Snowed in Even[ing.] [I] Killed [a] Pr[airie] Chick[en], [a] 5 Goose & [a] Turkey[.] A[g] & I [were] in Light Snow C[linton] P. M.[at](Church, Rev Atkinson. ) [I] Cleaned [the] H[en] H[ouse.] A[g] 6 scrubbed Jane’ s [floors] A.M. & our’ s P.M.Nice (I think) Jane & I & I[sabella] P[earl were] in 6 Cfhurch] (Rev. Stewart.) Jno., Ned & A[g Below 0 [F] wennt in the] even[ing.] (Rev. Shaw, Eg- Sunny & Nice mondville.) February, 1897 Wise’ s [were] at [the] barn[.] Jno. [was] at Mac’ s cutting P.M.[and at]Ned’ s A[M.] Fa[ther] walked to C[linton.] A[g] & I 6 Nice 6 �February, 1897 254 washed[.] W. F[luker* was] at Ned’ s cut- ting[.]Mr & Mrs Sturdy & Miss Annie Driv­ er [were] here P.M.T[homas]Frazer & [The] Master [were here] for tea[.] *This appears to be the current hired man-see Feb 5 entry. 3. W. Jno. Scott & Lizzie Glen called A.M. 6 4. T . Mofther] & I [were in C[linton] P.M. Mr 5 McDougal from Tiverton[was here] for din- ner[. ] Fa[ther] went with him to Wigg[in- Beautiful ton's, and] A. Dunkin’ s[.] 5. F. Jno.[was] in C[linton] for corn etc. A[g] 8 & B[ella [were] at Scott’ s quilting & rag C[old] E[ast] bee & Fluker [was] at [a] sawing bee P.M. W[ind,] Nice. dinner 6. S. [I] Peeled A[pples and was] choring etc. 7 Jno. [was] shearing [sheep] P.M. Raining 7. S. Adam [was] here P.M. Jno. & he [went to 10 C[hurch this] even[ing.](Dr Jackson[from] Fine & Mild Galt.) 8. M. Fa[ther] sick [yesterday and today. Jno. 10 [was] shearing A.M.[I worked]at basque[.] Jno. [was] at Mac's P.M. - sawing mach- Fine & Dull ine[.]* B[ella] finis[hedjmaking [a] slum- a little snow ber robe[.] * probably refers to the buzz saw powered by the horse power. 9. T . Jno.[was] at Dfuncan] McKenzie’ s A.M.[and 9 in Clinton] P.M. [for a]load [of] bran[.] A[g] & I washed A.M. Aunty & I [went to] C[linton] in [the] cutter[.] 10. W. W. F[luker was]at Will's cutting P.M. Ada 12 & Annie [Stewart were] here P.M.[I]C[lean­ ed the] H[en] H[ouse and] put in furnace wood etc. A.M. [I] Basted sleeves [during the cousins'] visit[.] Jno. & Ifsabella] P[earl,B[ella] & I [were] at Ned's [this] even[ing. ] 11. T. W F[luker [was] at Will's [cutting P.M.] 22 Jno.[was there also for a] little [time.] C[old] E[ast] A. Wise [was] here P.M. [He] bought [a] W[ind],Snowy, 2 yr. old colt (Colby’ s.) Drifting all night 12 . F . 13 . S . 14. S. 15. M. Jno.at Wise's with colt A.M.[and at]Mills 16 P.M. [I] Finis[hed the] waist (but[for] Fine P.M, some hooks I have to get. ) [I was] Mending[ . John was at Mills A.M. 21 and] in Clinton]] P.M. I went to see Mrs Fine P.M. J. Pearson[.] (2 lambs 1st) B[ella] & I [were] in C[hurch](Rev. Stew- 24 art.) A[g] stayed with[Edward John.] A[g] & Jno. [went at night to the] English Thaw g[hurch. ] B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton] A.M. Softish & 10 Light snow �February, 1897 255 16. T. Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M. with Ned[.] 23 A[g] & B[ella] washed[ . I was] in bed A.M. sick [with a] cold[. I have been] making] Beautiful Jno. blue dairy [aprons.] 17. W. [I made] Duck p[an]ts [for John.] B[ella] 23 scrubbed for Jane[.] Dew Drop calved [a] Nice bull[. ] 18. T. A[lex] Innis, J, McLauughlin & W [were] 22 here A.M. [McLaughlin came in the] even­ ing and] bought [a] horse[.] Jno. [was] Nice shearing[. I] c[leaned the] h[en] h[ouse] P.M. 19. F. [I] Finis[hed]Jno.'s Ducks [this] morn- 26 [ing.] B[ella] & I[were] in C[linton] P.M.L[ight] S[now] [The men were] Cutting P.M. Adam [stayed] Beautiful for tea[. ] 20. S. [I]Finis[hed] Jno.'s Dairys [&] mended[.] C[old] 21 Jno. [was] shearing[.] E[ast] W[ind] Rain, etc. 21. S. A[g] & B[ella were] in C[hurch.](Rev.Stew- 18 art.)Jno.& Fa[ther went in the evening!.] Beautiful [I] Stayed with [Jane's] kids [this] even- Very H[igh] [ing.] Auntie [has] gone to Green's[.] Wind 22. M. [I]Made Fa[ther]'s Ducks[.]Mr [Green was] 20 here telling about Mrs Ferguson's Fa- Very H[igh] [ther]’ s funeral[.] wind. S[ome] S[now] & some R[ain.] 23. T. A[g] & Jno.[were] at [the] funeral[.] A[g 26 went]home with Annie Stewart[.I worked at] Stormy, Not appliaquing (sic)* wheels on [a] doiley[. ] much frost * Eliza-Ann is trying to make a french noun, applique into a verb. 24. W. 25 . T . 26 . F . Finis[hed the doiley] A.M. & Made 2 Dairy a little 20 Aprons P.M. colder, some snow A[lex.] Innis got [the] colt and took it 23 away[. ] Jno. [was] in C[linton.] A[g] & I washed[.] Fa[ther was] at Will's A.[M.] & Mac’ s [P.M.] Ned [stayed] for dinner P.M. [I] Tore out sheets [in the] even[ing.* ] Fa[ther] & Ned [were] at J. McDonald's* sale P.M. Dunham & Woolcott arrived [at] noon[.]Jno.[hitched] Queen [&] drove them Frazer's[.I] Made [a] parasol cover[.] 28 Cold & a little snow 27 . S . Dunham & Ffather were] at Wigg[nton's] & Elliot’ s A. [M.] & A. Dunkin's P.M. Ned [came]after 8 sheep bought yester[day. I] Finis[hed the] sheets & tore out 3 pillow­ cases [ .] 25 Very C[old] W[ind], riw. 28. S. B[ella]& I[were in Church](Rev. Stewart.) 23 Jno.[went at night.I]Stayed with the kids Sunny [in the] even[ing.]] March, 1897 1. M. Jno. & D[unham were] in town A.M. I [was] 12 in C[linton] with Ned P.M. [for William] Light snow, Pearson's funeral[.]2 Made 3 pillow Softish cases[.] �March, 1897 256 2. T . 3. W. 4. T . 5, F . 6. S . 7. S . 8. M. 9. T . 10. W. 11 . T . 12 . F . 13 . S . 14 . S . 15 . M. [I made] 6 [pillow-cases]& 8 button-holes (Jno.'s cuffs.) Cherry calved[. The] Men Frozen, took 58 sheep to [the railway] station[.] Nice 11 15 A[g] & I washed[ . I] Mended Jno.'s shirt etc.[The] Kids [were] slidingf.]Jno.[was] C[old] shearing[.] Flfuker was] at Ned's crush- W[ind], ing[. ] Some Strong I [was] in C[linton] A.M. [and] Made pies Beautiful 7 P.M. etc. Sun, Thaw Grainger [came] for dinner[.] Dennison called P.M. Finis[hed]mending Jno.’ s draw­ ers, washed cape (overcoat) etc. Jno. & Raining Fl[uker were] at Ned's P.M. cutting[.] 17 10 Grainger [was] here [this] morn[ing and] bought[the]fat heifer[•]Houston & McCorry Frosty called & Dickson([of] Goderich) & Bates N[orth]~ called around even[ing.]Fa[ther]walked to W[est] W[ind] Frazer's & [was] at [the] Master's P.M. Sunny etc. Jno. & Fen[wick] walked to C[linton] P.M. A[g] & I [took the] cutter[to church](Rev. 16 Stewart - Parable of the sower.) Jno.[went Fine,C[old] at night.] E[ast] W[ind] [I]Mended[the] brown skirt, Jno.'s p[an]ts & finis[hed the] brown waist....... Annie Stewart[came this] norn[ing] for butter[.] N[icholas] Cuming called [this] even[ing.] Jno. [was] at Jane's[.] ifsabella] P[earl] in [here by] herself[.] 17 Fine A.M. Raining P.M. Jno. [was] at Ned’ s yesterday & today[ . I] 17 wiped out [my] room, turned 6 sheets & but- Raining, ton-holed some on [a] doiley[.] T[hunder] & L[ightning at] night[.] 21 Slightly frozen, Fine & Sunny Jno. [was] in C[linton] A.M. with[the] fat heifer [and] with Ned P.M. A[g] & Bfella] washed in [the] veranda etc. A[g went] on horseback for Jane's clothes [and she was] at Mac's [in the] even[ing] for [a] bag of flour Mac's fetched from town[.] B[ella was] at U[ncle James's] P.M. & even[ing and Ag was there in the] even[ing.]..... ... meal from Jane[.] Fa[ther was] at Jno. Elliot's for dinner & 27 walked to C[linton] P.M. [He] got I[sabel- Fine, Sun la] P[earl [a] basket etc. [I was] working Showers, at [a] doily fsic][.] 2nd goose egg Snowed Jno.& Flfuker were] at Ned’ s P.M. Fenfwick 25 was] here P.M. Jno. [was] in C[linton at night[.] A[g] & I[were] at Ned• s[this]even- Freezing, [ing. I Finis[hed the doiley [at] night[.] Stormy 30 Jno.[was]at Ned's & Fl[uker] P.M. Fa[ther] walked to C[linton.] C. Middleton [was] Fine, Sun, here [this] morn[ing. I] Started making[a] crotchet picture frame[.] Thaw A[g] & B[ella drove to] C[hurch in the]cut- Mild, 36 ter[.](Rev. McDonald, Seaforth) [then] Stormy Ned [was] here P.M. Jno.[went to Cflinton] Fine, 28 in [the] buggy[ . I worked]at [my] frame[.] L[ight]S[now] �March, 1897 257 16 . T . 17 . W. 18 . T . 19 . F . 20. S . 21 . S . 22 . M. 23 . T . 24 . W. 25 . T . 26 . F . 27 . S . 28 . S . . A[g has] gone to Copeland's in [the] 55 buggy & [she] took Fa[ther] to [the rail- Fine & way]station in C[inton.I]Mended Mofther's] Frosty ganzies & my shoes[.] R. Marshel(sic)[and] Fen[wick], Adam & Ida [Stewart] called [in the] even[ing[.] . A[g] & I washed A.M. A[g was] in C[linton] 15 P.M. meeting Fa[ther] etc. {He] bought 9 sheep[.] Ned [was] here[.] Webber fetched Fine, [the] sheep in [his] sleigh [and was here] Like Rain all night[.I did] a little crochet[.] . [Ned was here]] Jane & A[g were] in C[lin- 33 ton] P.M. I[sabella] P[earl] & Will's kids Springlike, [were] P.M. Will's [were] in C[linton.] Misty, etc. Tough [was here] all night[.] • A[g] & I cleaned [the] kitchen stove pipes Dull, 37 etc. A.M. [I] Scrubbed [the] kitchen P.M. Springlike, [and] A[g was] washing[the] plaster[in the] Raining, boy's stair[.] Ned [was] here[.] Jno.[was] H[igh] E[ast] shearing for Ned[. ] W[ind.] Ned [here] A.M. Jno. & Ned [were] in C[lin- 33 ton] P.M.[Jno.was shearing]Webber sheep[.] N[eil] McGregor C[alled.]A[g] scrubbed for Dull & Jane[. I] Finis[hed] making [a] hen box[. Windy I saw some] Black birds[.] Lilly [Stewart was] in on [her] way to 36 Glen’ s[.] Bees [were] flying P.M. Ad[am] & C[old] W[ind] Jno. [went to church at night[.] Beautiful, P.M. A[lex.] Innis [was] here [this] 34 morn[ing.] Jno. Thomson [was] Frozen a little, here[.] Jane & [the] kids [were] Fine,Beautiful. here P.M. [Ag, Bella & I are] pa­ pering [the] boys' stair[way.] Fl[uker was]at Will's crushing[.] [The] Heifer calved[. ] A[g was] Frozen a little, 27 in cflinton] P.M. [for] wall[pap- Rain & Sleet P.M. er. We were] Papering P.M. [We]Finis[hed papering the stair- 43 way.] A[g] scrubbed it etc. Jno. Snowed, [went into] Cflinton] in [the]wa- Soft-Stormy gon [for] chop[.] B[ella] baked cakes P.M. Fa[ther] walked to C[linton.] FI- 39 uker was] at Will's cutting[.] Billy died (2 old sheep before.) Dull, Sfnowed] a A[g]’ s (Heifer) cow calvedf.] little, slight t[haw.] Ned [helped] us cutting P.M. [I] 37 Filled some floor cracks up Fine Jno.s stair[.I] Sent home a Gob- Sun Thaw [blerjwith Ned[. ] 2 p[ai]r [of] lambs [born.] [I filled some more cracks up 30 the stairway.] A[g was] Mending P.M. Jno.walked to C[linton] P.M. Lizzie[was]here P.M. for milk[. ] 1 p[ai]r [of] lambs [born.] [At church] A.M. [Mr] Houston[of Frozen32 the] High School [and Mr] Lough, [the] Pfublic] School Principal, [conducted the service.] Jno. [ went in the] even[ing. ] �29. M. 30 . T . March, 1897 258 Fa[ther] walked to Cflinton.] H. 40 Parker [was] at[the] barn[.I was] Making Hen-roosts[.] 2 p[ai]r[of] Fine & Wanner lambs [born.] [I] Finis[hed making hen roosts. ] 30 Fl[uker was] in [the] bush with Beautiful Ned[.] A[g was] in C[linton] A.M. Frogs Jno. walked P.M. 31. W. [I] Drove Fa[ther] to [the] r[ail- 36 road bridge [this] morn[ing,] en route for Owen Sound, [to] Mr Har- Bfast] W[ind] rison’ s[.] Jane,Ifsabella] P[earl & E[dward] J[ohn] came in with me[. I was] Cleaning [the] H[en] H[ouse] etc. April, 1897 [I] Finis[hed]C[leaning the H[en] Hfouse], helped wash & put up Din ing Room, Jno.'s B[ed] R[oom] S t Spare-room blinds[.] Jno. [was]in C[linton this] evenfing.] B[ella was] baking etc. 39 Fine E[ast] W[ind] 2. F. [John was in Clinton in the] morn- 28 [ing] & [with] Ned [in the] even­ ting.] Jno. McEwen[was] here[this] Beautiful even[ing.] U[ncle] J[ame]s’ s Annie [was] at Will’ s to day too[.]Clean­ ing [the] Milk room, I swept etc., & [got the] hall ready for mop[p]- ing[. ] 3. S . Fa[ther] arrived [at] noon [and] drove out of C[linton] with Mr Pattison*s horse[.]A[g]&Jno.[were] in Cflinton] P.M. for 4 Galloway cross steers & dry cow & 28 sheep[ . I] Scrubbed shelves [in the] milk room etc. 33 Fine, H[igh] E[ast]] W[ind] 4. S . A[g] & I[were]in Cfhurch](Rev.Muir, Brucefield.) Rain P.M* 31 5. M. Jno. [was] in Brucefield P.M.[for] 36 clover Seed[.] F[luker was]plowing A. [M.] S t at Ned’ s crushing P.M. [I] Rain in P.M. Fixed latches on the 3 celler- doors[.] 6. T . A[g] & Jane [were]in C[linton] P.M. 56 Jno. stayed with [the] kids[.]B[el- Fine, C[old] la was] bakingf. ] Cutting P.M. [I] E[ast] W[ind] Cleaned [my] room etc. 7. W. Bfella] & I [were] at Grant’ s Rag- 34 bee P.M. Jno.[was]in C[linton] P.M. Dull, Slight Hudie [was here in the] evenfing] drizzle. looking at [a] Milch-cow[.] 8. T. Jno. [was]in C[linton]A.M. for corn Fine 44 [in the] wagon[.] Lizzie [went] with him[. John was] at [the] Mill P.M. with [corn.] [A[g] S t I washed [and I] Cleaned the Goose House[.] 9. F. [I] Drove Mo[ther] & Jane &[Edward Snowing 50 John] to Scott's Rag bee[.The] Cal- der kid[came] for dinner [and help- in] gatherng eggs[. I was] fixing onions[.] B[ella was] puttying cracks [on] Jno.'s stair[.] 1. T . �April, 1897 259 10. S. 11. S . 12 . M. 13 . T . 14. W. 15 . T . 16 . F . 17 . S . 18 . S . 19. M. 20 . T . [I] Finis[hed fixing onions.] Mac called P.M. A[g] scrubbed for Jane[. ] B[ella] & I [werein church] (Rev, Stewart.) Sfabbath] S[chool] start- ed[[.] Fanny calved[.] A[g]& B[ella were]in C[linton] P.M, [and I was] Making [a] Rooster box P.M. Jno. speared 16 suckers[.] [I] Made a coop[.]A[g] washed & ir- Raining onedf.]B[ella] got bush flowers[.] Fine 42 C[old] E[ast] W[ind] Fine 36 C[old] W[ind] Fine 39 C[old] W[ind] evenfing.] [I made a coop with] 3 nests[.]Jno. McNaughton [was] here A.M. [and] bought 2 last year colts[.] Jno. & Fl[uker] took [the 2 horses] over P.M. Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M. 34 29 Dull, Fine Fa[ther was] at Sturdy's[ . I] Made [a]feed box & a row of 6 nests for [a] goose nest[.] Fen[wick came]af- Fine & Nice ter oats [and stayed] for dinner[ . The] boys cleaned oats[.] A[nnie] & Ida [Stewart], J. Sparrow,Mac, & McNaughton [were here this] even­ ting. ] 30 Good Friday [I] Raked [the] chip 52 Showery yard & picked up sticks around [the] H[en] Hfouse.] Jno. [was] at [the] Brucefield Show P.M.[The]Cal- der kids [came] for dinner[.] Mag- [gie] & Isabel [were here] P.M. [I did] Mending[.] Fa[ther] walked to C[linton] A.M. F[luker was] at Fine, Windy Ned's [and] Will's crushing[.] A. C. Mason & ____ were here looking at [a] horse[.] Fa[ther],I[sabella] P[earl]&I[were] in C[hurch](Rev.Stewart. ) [It was the] Childrens' Anniversary^. ] Jno, & Adam [went at night.] Ida & I [ were] in S[abbbath]S[chool. ] B[el- la was] at Jane's-[Jane has a]cold, A[g] scrubbed at Jane'sf. I was] puttying cracks on[Jno.’ s Stair[.] My Heifer cow calved[.] J. Sparrow & Mac McNaughton[came]for tea[and] bought 2 colts[.] Jno. [went] with them [in the] even[ing.j G. 0. Sturdy fetched sheep [and stayed] for dinner[.] Wigg[inton’ s came by] P.M. with [wedding] invit­ ations[.I] Laid [a]platform in[the] woodshed etc. 46 29 H[igh] W[ind], Fine 40 Rain Showers Snow Flurries etc., Hreezing, H[igh] W[ind.] 42 H[igh] C[old] W[ind,] Fine 21. W . 22 . T . Jno[was]at Mac's Rag-Bee P.M. A[g], 33 Jno. &I [were] there [in the] even- H[igh] c[old] [ing.] Acheson & wife [came] for W[ind,] Showery. tea-(strangers. ) Jno. [was] in C[linton] A[g] & B[ella were] in P.M. [I] Rid.....swept, etc. A. [M.] & Cflinton] .....yard 31 Beautiful & Hot �April, 1897 260 23 . F . Fa[ther] walked to C[linton.I was] Lots of Heavy 35 Mending etc. Rain & large Hail storm P.M. 24 . S . 25 . S . Fa[ther was] at Jno. Thomson * s for Showery, pigs[. ] Very Warmm. A[g] & I [were in church](Rev.Stew- Rainy art. ) Ad[am &] J[ohn went in the evening.] 22 34 26. M. 27 . T . Elsie Thomson [was] here for [a] calf & [a] Roosterf.She is getting teeth pulled[.Elsie,]A[g] & B[ella wereJin Cflinton. I]Took out a lot of rotten apples[.] 40 H[igh] C[old] W[ind,] Shower, Fine. [A[g was]in Cflinton] P.M. B[ella] 33 & I [are] making [her a] dress[.] Sunny, Fine 28. W. Fa[ther]& Mo[ther were] at Jessie* 36 Wig[ginton's] Wedding [this] even- Fine, Like Rain [ing.]....[I] finis[hed] Bfella’ s] dress etc., etc. *The groom was a Mr Hodgins 29. T. [I] Cleaned [the] H[ens’] Platform Fine 35 [and mended a] slipper[.] Fa[ther is] grafting these days[.] 30. F. A[g] & I washed[.] Like R[ain,] Rainy. 34 May, 1897 1. S. [I] Finished mending[the] slippers Raining 30 [and] sewed [the] soles on[. ] 2. S. A[g] & B[ella were in church](Rich- 34 ardson, [a] graduate [student.]) 3. M. B[ella)H[ouse] C[leaned the]pantry 21 [and] A[g] ironed[.] Mac [was here Dull, Misty in the] morn[ing. The Calder kid [came for] dinner[ . I did] sorting [of] old letters etc. 4. T . Jno.[was]in C[linton]P.M. Flfuker] 32 & Jno. [were] in Varna [this] even­ ting with] Dewdrop[. ] Fa[ther is] grafting[. I S[orted more] old let­ ters] etc.,etc. 5. W. [I] Washed[.]Jno.[worked at soap.] 18 A1 Wise[was here this] morn[ing[.] Fine 6. T. Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M. Slight Shower 20 7. F. Fa[ther] & Mo[ther were] visiting Beautiful & 28 [in] Varna[. ] Jno.[went to] Bruce- Hot field with wool[.] 8. S. [I did some] Mending[ . We] Sowed Beautiful 15 flax [at the] end [of the]Rathwell bush[. The] Cows [were] out all night[.] �May, 1897 261 20 9. S. B[ella] & I & l[sabella] P[earl Nice, were] in Cfhurch] (Rev. Stewart.) H[eavy] Rain, Cows [were] in[. ] even[ing.] 10. M. 11 . T . 12 . W. 13 . T . 14 . F . 15 . S . 16 . S . 17 . M. 18 . T . 19. W. [Jim] Barkley came for dinner & 20 U[ncle Jas.for tea[.] Adam brought up [some] fish [this] mornfing.] Beautiful & Hot B[ella] took up her B[ed] R[oom] carpet etc.,etc. [I] Put away furs etc. I[sabella] P[earl [was here] all day[. ] B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton.] A. 22 Wise & "Yes Missus" A[g] & I washed A.M. I [was] with Fine, Hot, 18 Fafther] & [the] McGregor's in Bru- Heavy Showers cefield P.M. Streaching (sic) B[el- Mornfing] la]’s carpet [in the] even[ing.] Fine, cooler Aunty came up to go to cflinton.] Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M. Mary Cuming[was] here P.M. [I]Put down [the] S[pare] B[ed] Room carpet & finis[hed the] other one etc.,tc. Jno. C[uming] & I [were] at Ned's P.M. [and at] Will's [in the]even­ ting, along with A[g], Liley,& Ab Nott[.] [I] Hung [my] B[ed Room door on [ the] other side & put on [a] lock etc. Fa[ther was in C[lin- ton.] [A] Jew called[in the] even­ ting. ] A[g] & B[ella] & Fluker [were] in Church[.] A[g and] Jno.[went at night.] [I]Planted 18 rows[of] mangoIs P.M. G.Middleton & Irish Elliot [were] here [in the] even[ing. ] Fa[ther was] in Cflinton. I] Dug around rose-bushes,[did] Mending, Fine etc.Graham Herbison called[.] 17 Fine & Nice Shower Dull,Misty & cold 29 21 Cool & Lovely 20 26 23 22 [I]Planted 9 rows mangols & 1 Red carrot s & Beets[.] Jno. & I plan­ ted 10 rows carrots[.] I helped like rain churn A.M. Jno. & Fl[uker]shipped- [a] Bull to Oak Lake, [Manitoba],* P.M. * William Mac Farlane had a farm there. 20 . T . 21 . F . 22 . S . A[g] Ironed [and I did] Mending etc. Rainy 26 Is & I[were] in C[linton. We] got [the]hall carpet home[.] A[g] & I [were] at Ned's[in the] even[ing] for straw[. ] 27 Fine & C[old] W[ind,] Frost. [Ag, Bella & I put] down [the car­ pet[.] Fa[ther was] in C[linton] Fine [for] corn[.] 15 �May, 1897 262 23. S 24 . M . 25. T 26. W 27 . T 28. F 29. S 30. S 31 . M 1. T 2. W 3. T 4. F . Is[abel Glen]& I[were]in C[hurch] (Rev. Stewart.) Jno.[went in the evening.] . [I] Planted some onions[.] A[g scrubbed for Jane[.] B[ella]wash- ed her curtains & hall ones & ironed[.] . A[g] & Bella [were] at Jno. Thom­ son's for pigs[.] . Mr & Mrs Fluker [were here] for dinner[ . I] Planted tomatoes & onions . A[g] & I washed[.] A[g] & B[ella were] in C[1inton. ] . Fl[uker] & I were in cfhurch] (Rev. Bradley- Mitchell.) "This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased.* . Fa[ther was] in C[linton] with Ned (horse & steers.) Ned[was]in Seaforth in[the] cart with horse Polly[.] . Fa[ther],Jane, Ned, Fl[uker] & I [were]in c[hurch] with our horse in Ned's buggy[ .]( Rev. Stewart) Jno. & A[g went at night.] . Dunham & Woolcott[and] two horse buyers[came]for dinner etc.[The] Girls [are] making Fa[ther]'s shirts[.] Started fringe for tap­ estry mat[. ] June, 1897 . [We] Shipped 68 sheep P.M. (some had lambs[ . I] Mended [a] para- sol[.] . A[g] & I washed[.] A[g] & B[ella were] in C[linton] P.M. Jno.,F[l- uker] & I planted 12 rows of pot- atoes[.] Fa[ther]planted as many at [the] Rath[well field......E. & W. at barn pump[. ] . Fa[ther]walked to C[linton.] I s ­ abella] P[earl was]here P.M .Ned & Jno.washed his sheep[.I worked] at Fa[ ther]'s shirts[.] . [I] Finis[hed the] button-holes etc., [on] Fa[ ther]'s shirts[.I] Sewed [the] facing on B[ella]'s Br[own] dress etc. [I finished the] mat fringe [at] night[.]Ned [drove] Polly in[to] C[linton. The] Rev., Mrs & Douglas Stewart called P.M. 24 Rainy, Dull 24 Dull & Cold 24 Fine, C[old] W[ind] 24 Fine & warm 16 16 Drizzley & cool. 21 Fine & Cool 24 Raining Noon & P.M. 24 Fine & Cold 25 Fine & Cool 22 Fine 33 Raining, Heavy showers 22 Fine - Dull C[old] W[ind] �June, 1897 263 [I] Finisfhed] B[ella]’ s dress & darned socks A.M. [Ned] & Jno. [drove Polly]infto]C[linton this] Dull, Rain mornfing.] Bfella] & I [were] in Cflinton] P.M. A[g] & Bfella] & Ffluker were]in Cfhurch.] Raining P.M. Flfuker was] at Ned's cleaning Raining wheat[.] Jarvis & Mekin [were] heref.] Fa[[ther], Jno. & Bfella were] at Ned’ s for turkey din­ ner[ . I] Made pies[and was] mend­ ing bags[.] Fafther] walked to Cflinton.] Jno. Fine [was]in Cflinton with a]loadfof] wheat & Ned [went] with a load too[.] Afg] churned etc. [I was] Mending bags all dayf.] 18 18 29 28 Mother dyed socks brown etc. Jno. 21 [was] in C[linton om the]horse & Ned & Flfuker] with loads [of] wheat (ours & his)[.] Afg] & I washed etc. [The] Foote* boys [were] here [and] bought [a] bullf.]U[ncle James was here]P.M. Ned’ s & Fen[wick] & Adam [came in the] evenfing.] * Foote s farmed on the Bayfeld Road at Con IV. I[was] in C[linton]with Fafther] 22 en route for Old Country ship "Scotsman"[.] Mac[here this]morn- ting.] Ned & Jno. [were]in C[lin- ton] for salt etc. Foote's [came after thhir] bfull at] noon[. I] Mended Fl[uker]'s p[an]ts [this] evenfing.] [I was] in Cflinton at]noon with 31 Bfella] en route for Goderich(to teach.) [I] Finisfhed] binding Rain A.M. Bfella's skirt A.M. Mofther was] Dull Fine P.M. at Lizzie's "rag-bee" P.M. Ned, Jane & I[sabella] P[earl 23 were] in Cflinton] P.M.[driving] Polly[. ] Jno.[was]at Scott’s for Fine & Hot oats[.I]C[leaned the]H[en]H[ouse Rain [and] put the rest of frames in the unpacked hive[.] Afg],Flfuker & I[were in church] Fine 26 ( Rev. Stewart. ) Bees swarmed out [ and then] returned[.] [I] Finis[hed] planting onions & 23 beans[.] G.O. Sturdy [came] for dinner[.] Jno.[was] in Cflinton] Fine & Hot P.M. [for] chopf.] 1st swarm of Slight Rain bees [from the ] brown hive-only about 1 q[uar]t[er of the] bees stayed[.] [John was in Clinton in the]even- 30 [ing.]FI[ uker was]in Varna[ with] Dewdrop[. ] A[g] & I [were] at Lizzie's P.M. sewing rags[.] 5 . S . 6. S . 7. M. 8. T . 9. W. 10 . T . 11 . F . 12 . S . 13 . S . 14. M. 15 . T . �June, 1897 264 16. W. A[g] & I washedf. ] Jno. & Ned 30 [were] in C[lintonj P.M. &[were] planting"nips' * [in the] even[ing.] Washed hair 17 . T . 18 . F . 19 . S . 20 . S . 21. M. Ned [was] here planting turnips with [the] boys[.] Sowed rape too[.] A[g] scrubbed boys' stair & churned[.] Jno. & I filled 6 bags [of] pot[atoes[.] I wheeled out a half dozen barrowffuls of] clay, buds & rotten ones[.] [I] Helped iron[.] Jane & [the] kids [were] here[.] Jno. finis Fine & cool [hed] sowing tuirnips & [was] in C[linton in the] even[ing.]... ..[The] Men[are] at road work[.] Ned & Jno.[are] dipping lambs[.] Will finis[hed] road work A.M. & Slight Rain rolling P.M. I [was] in C[linton Fine & Warm Mid-day[.] 27 32 A[g],F[luker] & I[were in]church FinefColdf 28 (Rev. Stewart.) Thanksgiving serm- C[ool] W[ind] on[in honour of]Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee[.]Jno. & A[dam] went at night. ] Cardiff’ s at Stewart’ s[.]F[luker] 30 scuffled mangols[.] Jno. &Ned was­ hed buggies P.M. [I] took 3 bar- Cold rows out of[the] cellar P.M. etc. [I] C[leaned] H[en] Roosts - (I think.) 22. T. Jubilee Celebrations Jno. & A[g] & Ned [were]in C[linton]A.M. F[luker went] up P.M. A[g] stay- Fine ed[. ] Jno. went back[in the]even­ ting. ] 23. W. [The]White[bee] box swarmed[when I] 1st lifted it out of [the] chaff[ . We are] Ma king cellar Hot steps[.] Ned’ s, & Mrs [Ann],Bell, & Mag[gie]McEwen[were here this] even[ing. ] 17 22 24. T. A[g was] in C[linton] P.M. Jno. Cool & Dull [was] at Ned’ s P.M. [I] Churned Hot[t]er A.M. 18 25. F. A[g] & I washed[ .]F[luker’ s] weed­ ing roots these days[.] Bees swarmed & [then] returned[.] Ned [was]in B[rucefield[with]wool[. ] 26. S. Jno. & I [were] in Brucefield[. ] Fl[uker] finis[hed] thinning man- gols[. The bees swarmed in the] 2nd brown [hive.] 14 Coldish N[orth] W[ind.] C[old] W[ind] nFine 27. S. Jane & I [were in church] (Rev. Morrison[of]Toronto preaching to "Masons’ ’ P.M. Jno. & A[dam went at night[.] Bees swarmed[in the] 3rd brown [hive.] C[old] W[ind] Fine 10 9 �June, 1897 265 28 . H. 29 . T . 30. W. 1. T . [I] Washed 2 bee boxes[andC[lean­ ed all [of] the H[en] H[ouse.] FI[ uker] cleaned 10 rows car- Fine rots[.] A[g did the] ironing[.] Guelph excursion Jno.[was]in C[linton] P.M.[for] Rain flour etc. B[ee]'s [in the] 4th Very Warm B[ox I] put in [the] 3rd[. ] [This] morn[ing I] Churned,A[g] Misty washed [and] Mo[ther] baked[.] Fine & Hot Aunty & I [were]in C[linton]P.M. Bella [came] home[.] 16 14 9 July, 1897 Fixing Cellar steps* Jno.[did] 1st mowing** [by] Mac’s bush & U[ncle] Jno.'s[. I]Took 2frames [of] honey from [the] old Brown [hive.] A[g did the] ironing[.] Stanbury & Craig [called here [in the] even[ing.j * John and Adam did a lot of carpentry and small cement work for most of their adult lives. **It used to be an article of faith that one could not cut hay before July 1st. A century later, most the hay is off by then. Hay taken off in June has more food value. Fine & Hot 2. F . 3. S . 4. S . A[g] & B[ella] & Ifsabella] 11 P[earl were] at Jno. Thom- son’ s[.We are]Almost finisfhed the] steps[.]Jno. [did] mowing A.M.,[then] raked & coiled[. ] Doubled hive swarmed out[.] [We finished the steps.] White hive swarmed[.] Raking hay A.M., [the]Boys coiled & hauled in 1 load[.] Jno. [was] in C[linton in the] even[ing with the] fat cow[. ] Fl[uker], B[ella] &I [were] in 17 C[hurch](Rev. Richardson.) Jno. [went at night.] 10 Very Hot 94 [degrees F.] 5. M. [I]C[leaned] Roost boards,made 11 [a] divide board [and a] hid­ ing room etc.* [We were]mowing 99 [degrees F] P.M. A.M. & part P.M. Fl[uker]scuf- SlightRain fled corn[.The]Men hauled in 2 loads [of] hay [in the] even­ ting. ] *When laying hens get hatching notions, they will stubbornly sit on their eggs and peck any hand reaching under them. The hen is locked up in a confined space until her attitude changes[.] 6. T. [I was]Pulling mustard A.M.[The 9 Men hauled in 8 loads[and were] Raking P.M. A[g was] in C[lin- Fine & Hot P.M. for Mrs Nott & Aisie P.M. Mrs[ Nicholas] Cuming[ was] here[.] Jane [was off]seeing Aunt Abby 7 �July, 1897 266 7. W. [I] Washed out [my] room A.M Jno.[was] mowing A.M. [The]Boys hauled in 6 loads [of] hay P.M. [I raked and drove the team with the hay]-loader[.] 8. T. [We hauled in] 6[loads, etc. Mrs & Maggie McGregor arrived [in the even[ing.] Fowlie[was here] all night[.] 9. F[luker] mowed [the] "big tree" field[. We] Finis[hed] raking [the]2nd field A.M.[and]hauled in 2 loads P.M. Mrs Nott etc., [was up] at U[ncle] Jno.’ s[.] Ab came up with them & stayed all night[.] 10. S. I [was] raking [hay] etc.[We] hauled in 6 loads..[of] hay[.j A[g was in C[linton. She] took Ellie home P.M. [and] took the McGregor' s home [in the even­ ting. ] 11. S. Ffluker], A[g] & I [were in] C[hurch](Rev. Richardson.) Jno. & A[dam went at night.] 12. M. Fl[uker was] mowing [and] scuf­ fled after tea[.]A[g]scrubbed[ I was]dusting potatoes all day etc.at Rathwell’s[.]Jno.& Adam at Bayfield [attending the Or­ ange walk.] 13. T. A[g] & I washed etc. [I] Hoed some onions [in the even[ing.] Jno. [was] in C[linton in the] even[ing. ] 14. W. A[g was] in C[linton] A.M. Fl[ uker [was] mowing[ . I [was] Ra­ king P.M. S t hauled in 2 loads [in the] even[ing.I] Finis[hed hoeing onions and] waxed beans [and] greened 12 rows [of pota­ toes. ] at [the] barn [in the] even[ing. ] 8. 16 15 8 Misty, Slight R[ain] P.M. Fine & Cooler. 14 21 Light Shower 19 Fine & Cool 15 . T . 16 . F . 17 . S Eliz[abeth] McGregor, Carrie & Jennie Grant arrived [at]noon[. I] Finis[hed]greening [the]Rat- hwell pot[atoes this] morn- ting.We]Hauled in 6 loads[and] finis[hed the] Watering Place field[.] Will* finis[hed] mow­ ing [at] noon[.] 13 Fine & Cool A[g]&B[ ella werejin C[linton. ] I [did the] raking etc. [We] Hauled in [a] stack(6 loads.) [We hauled in] 5 [loads and] finisfhed] haying[. ] A[g & Liz- [zie were] in C[linton] P.M. Ned,Adam & J[oe] Jacobs3 were] here for dinner[.] *wiU4.MA Flukerl 31 •'Fine & Warm CooJ W[ind. ] 33 8 �July, 1897 267 18 . S . 19. M. 20 . T . 21 . 22 . W. T . 23. F. 24 . S . 25 . S . B[ella],Liz[zie& Fl[uker[wereJ in Cfhurch]( J.A. McDonald, Var­ na. ) A[g] & I washed[ . I] cut out a blouse P.M. Adam brought Fa­ ther's] letter[.] Jno.[was]in C[linton this]morn- ting.] A[g] & B[ella were] in Bayfield [at a] picnic[.] Jno. [was]plowing sod P.M.[and]Will [was] thinning nips A[g was] in Cflinton] P.M. Ned & Jane [were] in Cflinton] P.M. [The] Kids[stayed]here[. ] [I] Worked at [the].....dress A.M. [I was] pulling & stoning cherries P.M. A[g was] ironing all day -3 w[ee]k's worth[.I worked at the ....dress] all day[.]Jno.[was] reaping wheat P.M. U[ncle James],Adam & Fen[wick] called here P.M. Annie & Ida [came in the] even[ing. ] I[was] in C[linton] P.M. [and] got Cabbage & TomatoM plants[.] Plowing A.M & finis[hed] wheat P.M. F[luker],Liz[zie] & I [were]in Cfhurch](Rev. Richardsson.) P.M. Fine Rain P.M Poured P.M. Heavy shower P.M. Poured P.M. Like rain but Fine 27 28 20 24 35 Heavy Rain A.M. Fine P.M. 21 Misty, Fine 24 Fine & Warm 26. M. Liz. McGregor went home[.] A[g] & Jane went [this] morn[ing]to berry [at] McKenzie's[. I] plan­ ted 158 celery plants etc. T. A[g] washed & picked[.I was] in C[lnton] P.M. 28 27 . 28 . 29. 30. W. A[g] & I [went] picking berries T . Showery Fine, Misty Rain F. 31. S . P.M.(20 lbs.) Misty Rain,Fine, Making muslin [curtains] A.M., [I] Washed p[an]ts [and] lace Fine curtains P.M. etc Jane & I picked 30 lbs [of] Rasp[berrie]s[ . This] even[ing] A[g], B[ella] & I [visited Jes­ sie] Wigg[inton-now] Mrs Hod- gins [.We] Hauled in 5 loads[of] wheat P.M. [We hauled in the remaining 5 Fine loads of wheat] P.M. A[g]& F1[U- ker were] in Cflinton thisjett&ji-* [ing.]Mrs & Joe Reynolds faante] for tea[. ] 26 18 42 27 Fine, Sprinkled 24 �August,1897 268 A[g],B[ella] & Fl[uker were] in C[hurch[] Adam & Jno. [went at night Will [was] scuffling rape & Jno. [was] plowingf.]A[g] & I [were] in [the] river (1st time [I] ev­ er was[ . I] Greened potatoes[.] Ida [Stewart was up on[her]byke for sugar[.] [I] Cleaned[my] room & hung cur­ tains P.M. Jno. & A[g were] in C[linton] P.M. [I] Raked [the] wheat field A.M. [and] helped take in [the gleanings.] P.M. A[g] & I washed[. I] looked at [the] bees A.M. Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M. [A] Rags & Dry goods pedlar called [this] even­ ting. ] Fine 19 30 27 Hot 35 Fine, Slight Driz[zle] P,M, [I] Made nose bags, etc. , [and] lengthened Jno.’s p[an]ts[.] A[g] iron[.]A[g] & B[ella[were] Fine at U[ncle Jame’ s this] even­ ting.] Mrs Alex, and Edna Innis4 [came this] even[ing] afteer[a] turkey[.](It wasU[ncle Jame's.] A[g] & I washed Blankets & quilts & Fa[ther's p[an]ts etc. A[g] scrubbed[.] Mrs Wigginton & Jessie Hodgins called [this] even[ing. ] A[g was] in C[linton] P.M. Ned [was] here cutting flax[.] 30 27 32 A[g], Ffluker], & I [were] in C[hurch] ( Rev. Stewart* ) Jno. started oats [in] Rath- well’ s[I] Took [John and Will] down their dinners[ . I] Melted some wax etc. A[g]pulled & pre­ serves (sic) peaches(not ripe but rotting[.] Jennie G[rant] [was] here P.M. A[g] & B[ella were] at[The] Master's[in the] even[ing. ] 34 36 Sprinkle, Rain A[g] S t Jane[were] in C[linton] 27 P.M. [I did] Mending etc.[The] H[eavy] R[ain] A.M. Boys [were] cutting oats P.M. Fine P.M. A[g] & I washed, [did] Mending, etc. Isa[bella] went home with Jennie[.} [Isabella was] badk at noon in C[linton.I worked] at Cleaning [the] cellarf. ] 31 Fine & Cool 31 Raking “Green Feed" P.M. [The] Boys finis[hed] cutting oats Warm A.M.[and]Hauled in 3 loads[of] G[reen] F[eed.] 27 1. s . 2 . M. 3« T . 4 . W. 5. T. 6. F . 7. S . 8. S. 9 . M. 10 . T . 11 . W. 12 . T * 13 . F . �August, 1897 269 Raking, etc Fellow for tea [We hauled in] 2 [loads of green feed] A.M.[and] 2 [loads of] Flax P.M. Flfuker], B[ella] & I [were]in C[hurch.](Rev. Stewart. ) Jno. [was] in C[linton] [for] wire[.] C. Reid called P.M. & Sid Smith bought 7 steers [in the] evenfing.] A[g & B[ella were]in C[linton] P.M. [The] Boys hauled in 1 load[of] oats[this] evenfing.] Mrs Woon called P.M. [about help for threshing[.] A[g] washed[ . We] Hauled in 5 loads [of]oats[.j [I] flelped churn, & wash 4[com­ forters] ,F1[ [uker] ’ s quilt & 3 top quilts,etc,etc.[We] Hauled in 2 loads[of] oats [this even- [ing, and I Mended Fl[uker]'s p[an]ts [at] night[.] [We hauled in]4[loads of oats and] Will[Fluker was]at Mac's threshing P.M. A[g was] in C[linton] P.M. [We] Haujedd in all 7 [remain­ ing] loads [of] oats[.] Woon. kids called about threshing[.] A[g], B[ellla] & F[luker were in CChurch. I] Stayed with [the] kids[.] [I] Banked up celery[for the] 1st time,replanted[the] Calla & put [the] Primrose in [a] larger pot[.] A[g] & I washed[. ] Will[Fluk- er was] at Woon' s threshing & Jno. was helping Ned haul in oats(. ] [Will was] gang-ploughing[.] A[g],B[ella] & I[were]at[the] S[abbath] S[chool] & C[hris- tian] E[ducation] Society Con­ vention P.M.Jno[went to]C[lin­ ton] on [his] byke[.] A[g] ironedf. I] Plastered ar­ ound [my] B[ed Room door etc. Will [was] pulling peas[which are] black [and] mouldy[.]Jno. [was] in C[linton at] noon on [ his] byke[.] Mending,etc.A[g was] in C[lin­ ton] P.M. Rain,Even[ing] Fine Raining Fine Rain Even[ing] Fine, Rain Fine Rain Even[ing] Fine 14 . S . 15 . S . 16 . M. 17 . T . 18 W . 19. T. 20. F. 21. S. 22 S . 23 . M. 24 . T . 25 . W. 26 . T . 27 . F . 42 34 23 35 24 28 25 20 17 24 17 27 24 22 �August, 1897 270 28 . S . 29 . S . 30. H. 31. T. Will finis[hed the] peas[. I] Washed [the] hen-roosts with Lttle's Sheep Dip A.M.,ironed & [did] mending[.] Jno. [was] at D[uncan] McEwen's for wheat, [which he] sowed[.]Will went home[. ] B[ellaj & I[were] in C[hurch] .Rain even[ing] ( Rev. Stewart. ) Mending etc.[The] Boys hauled Fine in[the] 1st load[of] peas [in the] even[ing. ] [The Boys hauled in] 2 [loads and] finisfhed the peas.] P.M. [I]Banked some cele[ry and I] Took B[ella] to [the] station [en route to]Goderich[.J Jno. & X [were] at Mrs Thomas Fraser's funeral A.M. September, 1897 19 18 26 1 . w. 2. T. * 3. F . 4. S . 5. S. A[g] & I washed[.] Will [was] plow- Raining P.M. 19 ing [with the] gang* [plow A.M. *A gang plow has a seat, allowing the plowman to ride. I [was] in C[linton] P.M.,at [the] Fine 19 Flower Show.] Jno. [came in the] even[ing on his] byke[.]Annie Stew­ art[was]here for pears[.] Fen[wick stayed] for tea[.] Jane & I [were] at Ben-Miller[. ] Beautiful 18 Lizzie McTavish [was here] P.M. [I]Hilled up celery, [did] Mending 17 [and] washed[my]hair etc. Ida[was] Beautiful & Hot here P.M. [The] Fat sheep died[.] A[g, Flfuker] & I [were in church] 25 (Rev. Stewart.) Jno. & Ad[am went in the] even[ing.] Aunt Mary got kicked[.]* *Mary (Barkley) Stewart, my Great-Grand­ mother died 8 months after this, on April 26,1898, fatally weakened by a "double whammy" -flu and pneumonia. One wonders if this kick - by horse, cow or other- we are not told, began her precipitate decline in health? K.F.S. 6. M. [I] went to see Aunt Mary [in the] morn [ing.] ......Fl[uker Very Warm [was]helping Ned[. ] 26 7. T . Jno.,Adam & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. at Ellie’ s & Finley's[.] 13 8. W. Mending Jno. & Fl[uker were] at Wigg[inton’ s] threshing A.M. Jno. & Adam[were] in C[linton this]ev­ en[ing and stayed] at Ned's all night[.] Ned, Will & Jno. Stewart [are] at "Toronto Fair[.]" 23 �September, 1897 271 10 . F . Baking A[g] & F[luker were] in C[linton this] even[ing.] 20 11 . S . Jno.,Ned,A[g],I[sabella] P[earl] & Fluker [were] in C[linton] A.M. meeting Fa[ther— home with 60 sheep & [a]horse[.]U[ncle James] & U[ncle] Jno. [were] here P.M. Rain Mom [ing], Fine 14 12 . S. Fa[ther] & I [were] in C[hurch] (Rev. Stewart.) Fine 9 13 . M. Fl[uker was] with Ned [and] Jno. Fine 11 [was] washing sheep[*] I [was]in C[linton] P.M. Mo[ther]churned & made cheese[.] Fl[ukerj went to Varna [to]night with Dewdrop, [the]heifer cow[.]A[g] & I drove for him[. ] 14. T. A[g] & I washed[.]Mo[ther was ba- Hot 11 king & made cheese[.]Fa[ther was at Mac’ s A.M. & A. Dunlin's P.M. 15. W. 16. T. 17. F. 18 . S . Fa[ther], Mo[ther] & I [were] in 24 London[.] Jno drove to & fro[m] Brucefield[. ] R. Coats,*[an] Am­ erican Gent & Lady & [the] Den­ nisons called[. ] Jane & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. 9 for Plums etc. A[g] fetched[the] kids in here[. The] Sturdy men [were here] for tea[.]P. McGregor called[.] Mr Wright from London [was here] all night[.] Jno. took [Mr] Wright to[the]mor- 17 ning train[.]Fa[ther]& Jno.[were] at Jno. Thomson’s[.] A[g was]cook- Cold Wind,Fine ing plums, baking bread,etc.A[g] & Will churned [at] night[.] Jno. [was] in Cflinton this]morn- 7 ing shipping "Old Billy’ to [Mr] Wright[.] Farther] walked, [and Fine,C[old] W[ind] went] home with Sturdy[.] I met [Father in the] even[ing.We haul­ ed in 3 loads [of] clover[.] 19. S. A[g],F[luker]&I[were]in C[hurch] 10 (Rev. Stewart.) Ida & I [were] at Ned’’ s for dinner[.]Aunty[is] home[. ] 20. M. [I] Cut out[a] cape[.] Ned [was] 12 [was] here & hauled in 2 loads [of] clover[.]J.W.Sturdy brought down[the] 9 lambs Fa[ther] bought [and stayed] here for dinner[.] 21. T. A[g was] in C[linton] A.M. & Ned 12 [came] home with her[.]Ned[was] cutting corn P.M. Jno. left [at] a little warmer night[with] Polly [for] Goderich Fair tomorrow[.] W. [Ned was here] all day stook- ing[. ] A[g]& I washed[. ] 22 . Fine & nice 12 �September, 1897 272 Fa[ther]walked to Cflinton -got] home with Will[.]Jane & I [were] at Scott’ s [this] even[ing.] Perdue kids[here this] morn[ing.] Threshers [stayed] all night[.] [I] Made 2 jell's. Drop Ginger & 7 pies[. I was] at Jane's P.M. [and]made 6 b[ utton]-holes[in a] smock[.] [The men were] threshing [here] all day [and] moved to Ned’ s [in the] even[ing. I was] at Jane's [at] noon for bread-[[baking.I] made 5 tart & 3 turn-over apple pies P.M. Jane [is] sick[.] Fa[ther] & A[g C[old] W[ind] [were in church [and] I [was] at Jane’ s[.] Jno. & Fa[ther in the] even[ing were] fightingfa] bush fire started by coon-hunters[.] Jno. & FI[uker were] at Ned' s threshing[.] A[g was] pulling Fine & cool apples etc. T[om] Frazer [came] for tea[. ] Fa[ ther was]in C[linton. ] I[ was] Cool W[ind] in C[lintonj with Fair stuff[.] Jno.[was] trimming[.]Fl[uker was] at [?’ s] threshing for Mac[.] Fa[ther] & Fl[uker]took 7 steers Fine for Sid.Smith & Herd P.A.to Clin­ ton Fair[.] Jno.& Ned each [had] a wagon of sheep [and they] took pigs too[.]Bella[came] home[this] morn[ing.] A[g]& B[ella came]P.M. etc. Mr & Mrs Calder [were here] for dinner & tea[. ] G.O. Sturdy[was here] for dinner & tea[. ] Jno.walked to Cflinton] P.M. [to] post letters[.]Fa[ther Very dry & dusty & he[were] at T[om] Frazer’ s P.M. [and] bought sheep[ .] Jno.[went] after some of them with [the]wag- on[.] October, 1897 Jno.[was] at Bayfield Fair [with a]load of sheep[.]Fa[ther] & A[g [rode in the] buggy [to Bayfield Fine & Cooler Fair[. I] made pies[.Aunty, Jane & the kids [were here] P.M. A. Wise called [to retrieve his] ’ ’ lost lamb’ ’] Fa[ther] walked to Cflinton.] Ned[was] here putting in straw[.I was] Stoneing grapes etc. F[[luker], B[ella] & I [were] in C[hurch](Rev. Stewart- Text’ Book of Daniel’. ] B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton.] Jno. & F[luker are] hauling in Wanner [the] hay stack[.* A] horse & sheep buyer [came by] P.M.[and 23 . T . 24 . F . 25 . S . 26 . S . 27 . M. 28 . T . 29. W . 30. T. 1. F . 2. S . 3. S . 4. M . 11 8 9 11 19 5 5 7 7 7 �October, 1897 273 5. T . 6. W. 7. T . 8. F . 9. S . 10. S . 11 . M. 12 . T . 13 . W. 14 . T . 15 . F . stayed] for dinner.] Mr Balls called P.M. Jno.[was]at Jno.Thom­ son's [at]night[.] Adam drove[.] A[g] & I [were] washing at [the] river[.] T[om] Frazer called[.] [We] Finis[hed the] Haystack[.] Parker[was here] for dinner with lambs Fa[ ther] bought[.]Weir[ was] here [and] bought 2 pigs[.] Slight Sprinkle Rained A[g] & I [were] washing at [the] river- white clothes & 3 p[ai]rs [of] old p[an]ts[.] Fl[uker was] at Ned's P.M.[helping on the]saw­ ing machine[.* The] Master [was here at] noon[. ] Jno. McNaughton [was here this] even[ing.] *buzz saw Fa[ther was] in C[linton] P.M. Weir [came] after [his] pigs[.I] Got grapes from Lizzie [Glen.] Fl[uker was] at Woon's thresh­ ing P.M.I]Banked celery. Cleaned [the] H[en]H[ouse]& our*room etc. [I] Stayed with the kids [this] even[ing. ] *Ag & Lib turned a bedroom into a parlour. A[g] & I [were] in C[linton at] Church(Rev. Fletcher.) Flfuker was] at Woon's till 4 O' c[loc]k. Fa[ther] & Fl[uker worked] at Rathwell[field] potatoes between times[.] A[g] & I [were] at [the] river for [a] basketfof]grapes[.]&[we] pulled [some] Smith apples A.M. [The] Men [are] lifting potatoes at [the] barn[.] Fa[ther], Mo[ther], Flfuker & I [ were]in C[hurch](Rev. Stewart. ) [I] Made screens for [the] back cellar windows A.M.[and I worked] at [the]cape P.M. etc. [The] Men finis[hed the potatoes[.]Fa[ther] was pulling mangols & Fl[uker was] hauling manure[.] A[g], B[ella] & I [were] Pulling 1st apples[.]Fa[ther]&Jno.[were] pulling mafngols.]Editor [Robt.]5 Holmes & kid & Rev. Riggs [of] Blyth, called P.M. [We] Pull[ed apples] all day[.] Fa[ther]& Jno.[were pulling]Ma[n- gols P.M. [with] Will hauling [them] in[.]Ned's[were]at U[ncle Jame]’ s [this] even[ing.] [We pulled apples]till about 3 O' c[loc]k[.] Ned [was] here[. The] Men finis[hed the] mangols[.] Will [was] hauling manure A.M. Mrs Brigham & Mary Miller [were] here P.M. A[g] & I [did] washing[.Will was hauling manure.] McTavish [was] around[this] even[ing]asking[us] to[a] road-bee[ on]Isaac Street[.] Slight Showers, Wanner Fine Fine Dull & Warmer Slight showers N[orth] W[ind], Fine Fine 22 Fine & Warm 15 Hot 9 i 3 X 3 1 4 3 3 �October, 1897 274 16. S. Fl[uker] & Jno. [were] at W[m. ] Glen's threshing P.M. & A(g [was] with Lizzie[Glen.] I [was] in C[linton] P.M. 17. S. A[g], B[ella] & Fl[uker were in church](Rev. Stewart.) Jno.[went at night[.I]Stayed with Ed[ward] Jno. Cold Wind 3 1 Cold W[ind],Fine 18. M. A[g was] at Wills A.M. Mother & 1 Aunty [were] visiting there P.M. Fine, [The] Boys [were at Will's A.M. Cool Wind [and] at U[ncle] Jno.’ s P.M. 19. T. A[gJ & B[ella were]in C[linton] 1 P.M.[The] Boys[were] at U[ncle] Wanner Jno.'s & U[ncle James's] thresh­ ing!.] 20. W. [John and Will were at Uncle 1 James’ s threshing] A.M. [I] Men- Raining P.M. ded dress & cape etc. 21. T. Fl[uker was]plowing[.]Jno.[was] 2 at Mac's threshing late P.M. Fa[ther]pulled some carrots A.M. Dull, Misty & he & A[g were]in C[lintonJP.M. 22. F. Jane & I [were] in C[linton]P.M. Fine 2 Jno.[is] at Mac’s threshing un­ til noon to-morrow[.] 23. S. [I] Done a little at [the] cape 1 [and] Put away summer hats etc. Misty, Fine P.M. A[g] & I pulled [the] house Spy tree P.M. 24. S. Fl[uker],Is, & I[were]in church ( Rev. Stewart.)"Text" Gen. X1VIIl­ ls & 1st of 16[.] Jno.[went at night. ] 25. M. [The] Calder’ s & U[ncle James came] for dinner[.] Jno.[was]at Butchart’ s threshing P.M.A[g] & I finis[hed]pulling apples [and I] Finished [the] cape [at] night[.] 26. T. [The] Cantelon's [were] here[in the] morn[ing[.We] P[acked] 5 bar[rels] D[uncan] McEwen [was here] P.M. Aunty & A[g were] in C[linton[. ] Fine Beautiful 2 1 1 27. W. McFarlane from Shakespeare[came] 1 for dinner &[stayed all night[.] Fa[ther] & A[g were] in C[linton with]apples [driving Ned’ s Team[. We had] for dinner [this] even- [ing] Ned’ s, Ned’ s Fa[ ther] & Mr & Mrs McEwen 28. T. A[g] & Jane [were] in Cflinton] 2 P.M. Mo[ther] stayed with [the] Dull, Sprinkle kids[.] Jno. [was] at D[uncan] McEwen's threshing[.] A[g] & I [were] at U[ncle James's [this] even[ing. ] �October, 1897 275 29 . F . 30. S. 31 . S . G.O. Sturdy [came] for dinner[.] A[gj & I washed[ . The] Men finis[hed] carrots[.] Jim Ross [ was] h[ere this] even[ing. ] 1 Snow Sprinkles Dull & Cold [I was] planning [a] water-proof 3 cape & made pies P.M. Annie, Ida, Lily & us [were] at Aunty's for Pleasant P.M. tea [and for the] even[ing.] Fa[ther] & A[g were] in C[hurch] Dull 1 (Rev. Shaw, Methodist,Bayfield.) C[old] W[ind] Ad[am] & Jno.[went at night.] November, 1897 1. M. [I] worked at[the] cape[.We had] Fine 1 Mr Vanmeter [from] Ohio for din- ner[. ] Fa[ther] drove [him] to Frazer's & H. Reid’ s & left[him] there[.] 2. T. A[g] & I washed [and] P.M. [did] Mending etc.[The] Cows [were] in all night[.] « 3. W. . Fa[ther] & Jno.[are]pulling nips these days & Fl[uker is] plow ing[. ] 4. T. [The] Men finis[hed] turnips[.] 2 A[g wasJin C[linton] A.M.for[the new] cellar stove[.]Cleaning[the] H[en] H[ouse]- sheep-dipped lice & fllousing it[•] 1 Raining, Rainy Beautiful 1 5. F . 6. S. [I] Finis[hed the hen house. In Fine, A.M. 3 the] even[ing I] sewed hooks on Rain, P.M. [the] cape etc. Jno. & I [were]at [the] Thomfas] Inglis funeral [at]Ross' es[.]P.M. [Cold Wind] Bella]] Cleaned [the] veranda[.] Hail,Sprinkles etc. Jno.[was in C[linton in the even­ ting.] 7. S. Flfuker], B[ella] & I [were] in Cool W[ind] 2 c[hurch](Rev. Stewart ""Covetous- Nice ness.)Jno.& Ad[am went at night.] 8. M. [I was] Cleaning [the] wood-shed 3 [and] took onions to the cellar, Rainy etc. Mo[ther is] at [the] soap these days[.] 9. T. A[g] & I washed[.] Ned killed 1 1 pig[.] Turner, buying turk[ey]s, etc.,called [this]even[ing.]Tene, Snowed -1st [time] Will & Rob Baird,A.Walker & Tene McEwen [were] here [to] night[.] 10. W. A[g]& I took in apples & I finis- Slight Snow- 4 [hed] sorting, etc.[at] night[.] Showers & Fine Jane & [the] kids called[.] Jno. [wasJin C[linton] P.M. with some wheat & got [a] load[of] bran[. ] 11. T . [I]Finis[hed the] wood-shed,peel- apples [in the] even[ing](1st for drying), hung seives, etc. Jno. [drove to]C[linton] in[the]buggy for pig feed[. ] 3 Rain & Hail Showers H[igh] W[ind] �November, 1897 276 12 . F . 13 . S . 14 . S . 15. M. A[g] & I took in Celery & Cab- Hail, 1 bage[.] Cattle[were] all in[for] C[old] W[ind], 1st[time] etc.) [I] took flowers Froze downstairs[.] Fl[uker was] plow­ ing P.M. A[g] & B[ella were] at Mac’ s [this] even[ing.] [I] C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse], helped A[g] put up her stove, sawed wood etc., etc.Fl[uker is] plowing[.] Jno.[was]in C[linton] for another ton [of] bran[.] 4 Dull, a little W[armer.] Flfuker],A[g] & B[ella were] in Raining P.M. C[hurch](Rev. McDonald,Seaforth. ) A[g] & Jane [were] in Cflinton] P.M. [The] Case boys [were] here [this] even[ing] with sheep[ . I] Misty & Warm Washed and helped put in Double Pouring Rain Windows[.] Doubled hive bees etc. B[ella]started tearingC[leaning] Rags[. I] Peeled Ap[ple]s [this] even[ing. ] 1 2 16 . T . A[g] & I washed, et., etc. Jno. 3 [has been]hauling gravel to[the] Fine, C[old] Nforth] barn[. ] E[ast] W[ind],Frozen 17. W. [I] Killed 2 Ge[ese]& 4 Turfkeys & 2 D[uc]ks A.M. Jno.& A[g were] in C[linton] P.M. 2 Fine,So[me] Snow flurries. 18. T. A[g] washed [the] ticks & blan- Fine, Dull 2 kets off [the]boys'beds & filled [ ? in the] even[ing. I] set in & partly packed 6 hives[.] 19. F . [I] Finis[hed packing the bee- Warmer hives.] A[g] ironed & filled Jno.’s tick[. ] 20 . S . 21. S . 22. M. [I] Cleaned up [the] Bee-yard & 8 H[en] H[ouse] & straw off [the] barn floor(where[we]filled [the] Fine, Bees Flying ticks[.] Bfella] & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. [A] pedler called [this] morn[ing.] Fa[ther was] at J[ohn] Dunkin's & Ufncle James's. U[ncle J[ames was] here P.M. B[ella], Fl[uker] & I [were in Like R[ain], 3 church](Rev. Stewart. Text Rev. C[old] W[ind.] 3-45+46 "Leprosy type of sin.)" Sorting honey [and] Saved some Dull, 2 P.M. T[om] Frazer called [this] Snow Even[ing.] morn[ing] & B[ella was] Cleaning [the] kitchen[.] 23. T. [I] Killed 5 geese[.]A[g] & Jane Snowing 4 [were] in C[linton] P.M. [The] Boys [are] threshing flax[. The] Dunkin kid & Hawkshaw called P.M. 24. W. A[g] &I washed[.]B[ella was off] Dull & 2 cleaning [the] school [house.]* fine & cold Wiltsie [was] here [this] morn- ting.] Jno.Thomson [came]for din­ ner [in his] cutter[.] D[ougall] McTavish Jr. [was here] P.M. [in a] buggy[.] *Sabbath School examinations tomorrow on Thanksgiving Day �November, 1897 277 25. T. Thanksgiving Bfella],Fl[uker], Raining & I [were] at [the] Exam[. ] Rev. Muir & Mr Scott [were the] exam­ iners[ .] 26. F. [I] Killed 2 G[eese] & 4 Turk- Pouring [ey]s[.] A[g was] in Cflinton] P.M. 3 2 27. S. [I] Killed 4 gob[bler]s & 3 geese [and] C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse etc. A[g was]in cflinton] P.M* Jno. part-clipped Doll[.] Flfuker] [was] plowing P.M. 28. S. A[g],Fl[uker3&I[were]in C[hurch] {Rev.Stewart.) Jno. [went at night.] Frozenr Fine, 2 Snowed aa little. 3 29. M. W. Foote called [this]morning{.] 2 Fl[uker] hauled [in] some rails S[now] Showers & [for kindling] wood[. ] Jno.[was] Blustery. in Varna [paying] taxes A.M. 30. T. A[g] & I washed[.]A. Wise called 3 [this] mornfing.I] Killed 2 pigs C[ool] W[ind] & & traded one with Ned[. ] Dull. December, 1897 1. W. [I] Killed 5 Gob[bler]s [and I 1 was] sorting rags etc.,etc. A[g was] in Cflinton] P.M. Fa[ther] Snowing & Stormy cut up pork[.] Fl[uker was] at Will’ s crushing[.] 2. T . 3. F . T[om] Frazer called [to buy] but- 3 ter & Jno.Elliot[came]for tea[.] A[g] & B[ella were] at U[ncle James]'s [this] even[ing] & Jno. drove the cutter 1st time[• The] Boys finis[hed] threshing flax[. I] Put hinges on [the] cellar door[. ] [I] Cut out flannel petticoat[.] Light Snow,Fine 3 4. S, [I] C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse], Raining 1 Peeled Apples, ironed, etc., etc. 5. S. A[g],Fl[uker]& B[ella drove the] Blustery 2 buggy [to church](Rev. Stewart.) A[dam & Jno. went at night[.] 6 M. B[ella] & I [were] in Cflinton] Light Snow 5 P.M. & at Ned's [in the] cutter[ . The] Boys [have been] hauling earth to the barn approach[.]* *It appears that MacFarlane’ s are building a gangway at the barn. 7. T. A[g & I washed[.] Mother & A[g] 1 were at Churchill's (Annie Fergu­ son) P.M. Jno.[was]in Cflinton] Snowed soft snow, P.M. [with] Ned[.] Aunty [has] Fine gone to Green’ s[.] Fl[uker is] hauling wood up[. ] �December, 1897 27 8 8. W. B[ella [is] teaching for "Master" 5 [these days.] Jno. &A[g were] in C[linton] P.M.[in the] cutter[.] Fine & Bright, [I] Sewed door-mat into frame Sottish. [and]cut rags [this] even[ing.] 9. T* Webber [was] here all night[with 3 his double cutter[.I cut rags and] cut out [a] cap[in the]even- Misty & Thawing [ing.] 10. F. [I] Made cap & [did] mending etc. Pouring 5 T[om] Frazer brought Mr Windland [of] Iowa here [this] even[ing.] 11. S. [I] C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse], 4 Hooked a little, peeled apples, Slight Rain, Dull. etc.etc.[Webber hitched into our buggy & went home. ] 12. S. B[ella], Fl[uker] & I [were in 4 Church](Rev. Stewart.) A[g] took Dull,Slight Hail in kid[. ] P.M. 13. M. A[g] scrubbed[. ] Bfella]dyed cot- 5 ton rags[. I] Hooked some [and] finis[hed the] petticoat[.] Fa- Fine, Rained [ther]& Jno.[were]at Sturdy’ s[.] 14. T. Fafther] & Win[dland[were]at Tom 5 Frazer's & [Tom] took [our visit- Rain or] to A. Dunkin’ s[.]B[ella] & I [were]in Cflinton] P.M. A[g] & I washed A.M. 15. W. Jno.took W[indland] to[the] stat- Dull 3 ion [this] morn[ing] enroute for Wingham[.I] Hooked a little [and was] inC[linton] P.M. Mrs Green [came] after [a] gander[.] 16. T. 17 . F. 18 . S . 19. S. 20. M. [I hooked a little]A.M. Fa[ther] 6 walked to C[linton]P.M. Mr & Mrs Fine, Froze hard E.A. Isard[were] here for dinner & tea[. ] Wm. Glen killed a pig P.M.[He] & 8 Ned were here cutting too[.I did some] hookingf.The] Kids [were] Snowing & Blowing at fa] party [ at] Mac’ s [to]- night[.They] got[ a]ride in Adam’ s sleigh[.] [More hooking], C[leaned] H[en] 4 H[ouse], Cleaned sheep insides [and] Killed fat sheep P.M. A[g] & Bfella were] in C[hurch] 7 (Rev Acheson, Kippen.) [The]cut- Fine,Snowed a little. ter [was] scratchyf. ] Jno. & Ad- [dam went at night[.] [The] Sturdy boy fetched sheep 12 for Win[dland and stayed for din- ner[. ] Webber [fetched a sheep C[old] W[ind,] [and stayed] all night[.]Fa[ther Wanner, Snowed some was] in Cflinton] A.M. Jno. & Wm. [were] at Jno. Thomson's P.M. 21. T. A[g] & Bfella were] in C[linton] 8 P.M.[I]Finis[hed the]door mat[.] Mrs & Maud Fluker & Maud [came] for dinner[.] ’ ’ Brit" & Fen[wick] called P.M. �9 December, 1897 279 22. W. [I] Killed 4 turk[ey]s[.] Mrs Baird [was here this] mornfing] trading[a]goose[.]“Billy” Foote Snowing [was here] paying[.]* Will[Fluk- er] went home [this] even[ing. I] Cleaned[my] room[and in the] even[ing, I] finis[hed] fixing [the] waterproof[.] *settling accounts with Eliza-Ann for past purchases of butter, eggs and poultry on credit? 23. T. Young Case [came] after sheep [and stayed] for dinner[.] A[g] & I washed[.I [did some] baking, starched collars, etc.,[and,in the] even[ing, I] Mended Jno.'s p[an]ts[. ] 24* F. Ned & Jane [were] in C[linton] [with the]sleigh P.M.[Mr]W[ind]- land went] with them[.]A[g]stay­ ed with [the] kids[.I] Killed & picked [a] gander & turkey etc., [and] swept the cellar[.] 25. S. Ned's [were] here[. I] C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouseJ etc., A.M. 26. S. A[g],I[sabella]P[earl]& I [were in church](Rev. Stewart.) Jno., Ned, Jane & B[ella went in the] even[ing. I] stayed with [the] kids[.] 27. M. I[was]in Cflinton] A.M. Fa[ther & Windland [were] at T[om] Fraz­ er’ s & Brucefield P.M. 28. T. Fa[ther & Windland [were] in Cflinton A.M. [I]Drove Bella to Grant's P.M. [I] ripped [the] binding off [my] good brown skirt[.] 29. w . [ Bella] walked home[from Grant’ s [this] even[ing.] T[om] Frazer [was here] P.M. & for tea[.] Jno. & W__ [were] in C[linton] P.M. fixing cars[.] A[g] washed [and] I [ was] choring[.] 30. T. FI[uker],Ned & Will G[len] took a load each of sheep up to C[linton] P.M. & Fa[therJ went in [the] cutter[.] Mr & Mrs Fin­ lay McEwen [were] here P.M. & even[ing.] Putting on binding 31, F. [We] Killed [a]heifer[.I]killed [a]goose[.l] C[leaned the]H[en] Hfouse] A..M. [and was]cleaning guts P.M. A[g] ironed[. ] Mr & Mrs Wiggintonfwere here]a while P.M. & even[[ing.] Jno. & Will [were] in C[linton with the] colt [in the] cutter[.] 14 Snowing & Drifting 9 Snowed some C[old] W[ind] 7 7 C[old] N[orth]- W[est) W[ind] Thick Snow 7 6 Sunshine & Good sleighing 9 Snowing & Drifting Soft Fine,Freezing 5 6 Cold N[orth] W[ind], Clear. �223)0 THE DIARY OF ELIZA ANN MACFARLANE 1898 “Change and Decay, in All Around I See... l. s . 2. S . 3. M . 4. T. January, 1898 Ned's [were] here for dinner & P.M. 8 [I] Finis[hed] putting binding on Very Cold N[orth] [the] skirt[.I did] Mending [this] Wfind] & Clear even[ing• ] [I was] in c[hurch] with N[ed] & Jane[. A[g]stayed with the kids[.] Jno. [went in the] even[ing. Doll [is] lame[.] Coldf 9 S[outh-]W[est W[ind] & Stormy. A[g was] in Cflinton] with Ned[. ] C[oid] 9 Jno.[was] at[the] mill for chop[.] N[orth] W[ind] A[g] & I washed A.M. [I] Cut out B[ella]'s old dress sleeves[.] T[om] Frazer [was] at [our] barn & [at] Ned's[.] B[ella]Cuming1 [was] at Will's for dinner & the rest of us & Ad[am] & Lily [were there in the] even[ing. ] 8 Sunshiny & Warmer 5. W. A[g] & I[were] at Grant's P.M. [in Fine 9 the] cutter[.] Routledge[was here] looking at [a] horse[.] Adam [was] here[. We were] Cutting P.M. 6. T. [I] Put sleeves in B[ella’ s] dress, 13 etc. Will [Fluker was ]hauling up some wood P.M. Jno. [went] after Softish & threshers* [with the] colt[.] Light snow *It was not unusual in this period for farmers to thresh twice or in shifts. The sheaves would stay dry in the mow or the stack,until one needed more grain for feed or straw for bedding. In MacFarlane’ s case, building the new gangway may have made it impossible until now to get the threshing machine into the barn. �January, 1898 281 B[ella] I [were] in C[linton]P.M. [The] threshers came at noon[.] Ned & Will & [their] teams[were] here[. ] [We] Finis[hed] threshing at noon [and were] at Will’s P.M. [I'm] Making[a] flannel quilt[.] Jno. [drove the] colt in [to] C[linton for the] 2nd time[.] A[g], B[ella] & Fl[uker were] in C[hurch](Rev. Stewart.)Jno.& A[d- am went at night](Rev. Hillyard- Methodist. ) Fa[ther & Jno. [were] at Will's killing pigs[.]....Irwin... for dinner[.] 2 men called[. I quil­ ted A[g]'s flannel quilt Fa[ther & Jno.[were]at D[uncan] McEwen's P.M. & night[.] A[g] & I washed[.] T[om] Frazer Duncan McEwen & Neil McFarlane & Bell's called, looking at horses[.] Jno. [was] at Sturdy's P.M. [with the] colt [in the]cut- ter[.] W[ill]Fl[uker walked in [to] C[linton]. P.M. [We] Sawed wood P.M. Jno. Allen [was here] all night[.] Will[iam] Fl[uker was] at Will- [iam Glen’ s] cutting P.M.[I] Press­ ed & mended holes in [the] flan­ nel quilt Fa[ther] walked to C[linton] P.M. A[g] & I[were]at McTavish'es P.M. A[g was] in C[linton] P.M. Aunty went to Jane's with A[g] & ret­ urned with her[.I] Put up [the] quilt [at] night[.] [I] quilted and finis[hed]my old flannel quilt[.] Fa[ther was] at U[ncle James’ s.] Will [was] at Ned's cutting P.M. Fl[uker],B[ella] & I with Jane & I[sabella]P[earl were in Church] Rev. Stewart Isaiah 1st Chap- [ter] Text ) Foster Brigham ar­ rived here even[ing] P.M. A[g was]at Wigg[inton's]P.M. Jno. took [Foster Brigham]to[the rail­ way]station[this] even[ing. ] Will [was] at Ned's crushing P.M. A[g] & B[ella]washed[. ] A[lex.] Innis called [at] noon[.] Mo[th- er] started "Old Dress Goods Quilt"!.] I [was]with Jane & kids at Annie Ross'[es] P.M. Fa[ther] walked to C[linton] P.M. Flfuker was]at Mac's cutting all day [and] walk­ ed to C[linton in the]even[ing.] 9 Fine, sunshiny & bakey 9 Fine 10 14 11 Fine & Duller Raining a little [in the] even]ing.] Raining 15 Frozen & Dull 11 11 12 Light Snow,Softish. 18 L[ight] Snow, Running off house 18 L[ight] S[now], Frosty 15 Misty & W[hite] F[rost.] 22 Fine & Bright 7. F . 8. S . 9. S . 10. M. 11 . T . 12 . W. 13 . T . 14 . F . 15 . S . 16 . S . 17 M. 18 . T . 19. W. �January, 1898 282 20 . T . 21. F . 22 . S . 23. S. 24. M. 25 . T . 26. W. 27 . T . 28 . F . 29 . S . 30 . S . 31. M. 1. T . 2. W. 3. T. A[g] ironed[.I] Mend[ed],brushed. Raining13 & pressed[an]old serge basquef.] [I] C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse and was] basting [the basque] & stitching [an] old quilt[. ] A[g] walked to C[lonton[.J D[uncan] McEwen called P.M. Jno. & Ad[am were] at Mrs Hill’s sale, [the] other side [of] Clin­ ton [and got] home [in the] even­ ting.] A[g] & I [were] in C[hurch] (Rev. Rained & 18 Stewart.) H[igh] W[ind, Stormy & H[igh] W[ind] P.M. 21 Frozen, Softened a little. 17 Fa[ther] left for Danville ,[Que- Faired & Dull bee P,M. Ned went to C[linton] with him[.I] sewed in mo[ther]'s Gown comfortable,did Mending etc. 21 A[g] & I washed etc. [We] rags [in the] even[ing. ] sewed Fine Morn[ing.] 15 A[g] & B[ella were] in C[linton] P.M. [I] quilted [the] Comfort- table. ] [I] Put up[a] pole on the pantry door,etc.[and was] quilting[the] flannel quilt P.M. Ned [was] in P.M. helping Jno. make [a] horse­ power arm[. ] Jno., Jane & I [drove the] colt [to]church in C[linton](Rev.Hill, Belgrave.) Ned & Fluker [went in the]even[ing with]Polly[.I Finis­ hed the flannel quilt[.] Jno.[was] in Cflinton] P.M.[and] cut some corn P.M. [I did some] Mending and C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse] - kind off.] Bfella] Will & I [were]in Church (Rev. Stewart.) Jno.[went in the] even[ing.] Beautiful sleighing Jno. [was] in Cflinton] P.M. [ I was] pressing patches etc February, 1898 Snow Storms 2 2 17 Frosty 19 a little snow. Fine. 16 C[old] W[ind], 6 below [F.] late morning. Very Stormy 10 Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M.[I] was Mending shirts and sewing carpet rags[.] Eddy & AbbyfGlen] below zero [F], [were] here P.M. [while] Will's Clear [were] in C[linton.] 10 A[g] & I washed[.I was in] Cflin­ ton] P.M. Rosey calved[this]even­ ing. ] Jno. [was] in Cflinton] P.M. [I] crocheted a little at [the] frame[.] 11 a little warmer & Stormy 10 6 below [F] morn- [ing.] a little stormy. 9 �February, 1898 283 4. F . [I was] in C[linton] P.M. Aunty [was] up P.M. Wanner 9 5. S . Father [is] home [this] even[ing. 10 He sent [a] livery to Ned’s [to Heavy Soft Snow & announce his return and to get] Ned & Will helping [him] home[.j 3 heifers etc. some drifts 6. S . A[g], Bella & FI[uker were] in C[hurch](Rev. Stewart) "Anniver­ sary" Ad[am] & Jno. [went at night.] I staid(sic) with the kids[.] Fine 10 7. M. Jno.[was]at T[om]Frazer1 s[in the] morn[ing.]Ned & FI[ uker]took down a load each [of] sheep P.M. Den­ nison called[.]Mo[ther]finis[hed] pieceing my old dress quilt[.] FinerSoftish 10 8. T . [I was] in C[linton] P.M. [for a] Rained a 10 bag [of] flour, etc. [We] cut a little corn P.M. A. Wise called P.M. little,soft P.M. 9. W. [I] Finis[hed]pressing[the] quilt & sewed in frames.... etc. [I] C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse] A.M Rained 12 Fa[ther was] at Ned’ s for "Lamb. Mamie [Mary Glen was here] all night[ . Her] Parents [are] at Parke's etc. t l 10. T. Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M. Ned bought Fanny, [the] Red cow[. ] Quilting 14 11 . F . [We] Finis[hed quilting[.] Jno. [was]in CflintonJ P.M.[with]Polly 16 & Ned’ s cutter [for] chop[.I]stay­ ed with [the] kids P.M. Very Spring-like 12 . S . Bound quilt etc. Fa[ther was] at Slightly Frozen 12 mac' s A.M. & Snowed a litle 13 . S . A[g] Will & I [were] in C[hurch Fine, 20 (Rev. Stewart. Jno. [ at night.] C[old] W[ind] 14. M. Fl[uker was]in C[linton this]eve- 16 n[ing hearing] "Premier" Hardy* lecturing[. I] Finis[hed ajwhite p[ai]r[of] stockings[and] stitch­ ed up [an] old serge basque etc. *Ontario Premier Sir Oliver Mowatt was taken into Laurier’ s Dominion cabinet in 1896. Arthur Hardy became a "caretaker" premier until Sir Oliver formally resigned the Ontario Liberal leader's position, or returned to the premier's post. In 1898, Mowat accepted the post of Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario and resigned his Provincial leadership. A convention picked Sir George Ross that same year and Hardy resigned. Hardy was in office 1896-8. At this time an election campaign vote March 1st 15. T. A[g] washed[.] FI[uker( H. B.)morn- 20 [ing.j Snowing & Stormy 16. W. A[g was]in Cflinton P.M.Will[is] 20 hauling manure these days[.] Fa- [ther], A[g], Will & I [were] at Fine & Cold [a]prayer meeting at Mac's[this] 7 [F] below even[ing. ] �February, 1898 284 17 . T . 18 . F • 19 . S . 20. S . [We] Washed shrinking linens & started hem-stitching for beaura etc. Mr & Mrs Mac and Ned’ s came Cold W[ind], for tea(oysters)[. Ned's [arriv Raining ed with]"Chief"[on the cutter[.] [I] hemfmed] almost all the] Freezing beaura[. ] A[g] ironed[.] Lizzie called P.M. Fa[ther was]at Wil's [this] evening Drew stand ready to hem& stamped end of beaura mending etc. [I] C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse] A.M. 19 17 13 Will & I [were] in Church[.] Jno. C[old] W[ind] 13 [went at night. ] Rain & then Snow & Stormy 21 . M. 22 . T . [I] Washed serge sleeves[.] Mr & 12 Mrs McDougal, Hellen & A[gnes] Butchart & Jno.McNaughton called P.M.T[om] Frazer[came]for tea[.] A[g] & I washed[. ] Jno. & Isa* 17 [were together] at [Cousin] Jno. Fine,Melting [B.] Stewart’ s party [this] even off house. [ing.] *Isa is Eliza-Ann’ s shorthand for Isabella Robertson McEwen(1875-1964). Now 23, Bell could be courted by John MacFarlane[. ] 23. W. Isa & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. Light Snow 8 [I] Made wood rings [this] even­ ting for] embroidery frames[.] Jno. [was] at Craig's sale on Avery’ s farm[. ] 24. T. Cutting P.M. Isa & I [were]at Snowed & 9 Butchart’ s P.M. drifted some 25. F. 26. S . 27 . S . 28 . M. Coffland & Cooper Jr.called [in Snowing the] evening.Jno.[ was ] in C[linton this] even[ing.] [I] Made & covered frames A.M. A[g], B[ella] & Will [were] Fine Church( Rev. Stewart) Jno. went in the evening. Jno. & Will were at Ned’ s cut- Sun, Thaw ting P.M.[I]Finis[hed the]Beaura almost A.M. B[ella & I [were] at Isard’ s P.M. 12 11 15 12 March, 1898 1. T. Election Day(Ontario) Bessie Fine 14 McGregor [was here] P.M. & all A[g] & I washed[.]Jno.,Fen[wick, & Ad[am were] in C[linton this even[ing.]* *The Liberals, provincially in power since 1871, won the general election, but the Tories in Huron South won the seat with Harry Eilber, a popular Hay Township business man and municipal politician. John, Fenwick and Adam probably went into to be near the telegraph station as it updated polling results,and to celebrate Eilber1 s victory with local Conservatives. �March, 1898 285 2. W . Mac & Jack McDougal called[this] morn[ing.] Jno.[was] in C[linton for a] bag [of] flour[ . I] Spent P.M. in bed and I] took [Bessie McGregor home in the even[ing. ] Beautiful 12 3 . T . [I did some] Button holeing[.]Fa- [ther] bought lambs at Jno. Thom­ son’ s[.] Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M. 13 4. F. H. Parker fetched up P.M. [the 19 lambs from Thomson’s.]Rev.Rigsby, & Millyard & the McBrien's* call- ed[. The] Ayrshire heifer lost calves[.] A[g] & B[ella were] at Scott's [this] even[ing.] *Probably Jonathan & Hannah McBrien, a farming couple in Hullett Township, north of Clinton. Their son, Harvey H. McBrien, a carpenter was the future husband of Eliza-Ann's cousin Annie Stewart[.] 5. S . [I] Cleaned [the] k[itchen stove pipes[.] A.M. Will[iam]Glen[ was] cutting[ I buttonholed [and did] mending[ . ] Maggie McEwen & Isa­ bella] Pearl [were] here P.M. 19 6. S . Fa[ther, I[sabella] P[earl] & I [ were] in C[hurch]{Rev.Stewart. ) Jno.[went at night.I Stayed with [the] kids [this] even[ing.] Sun,Thaw 21 7 . M. Jno. & I [were] at Brigham’ s[.J Adam Ballyntyne [is] sick[. ] 16 8. T . Jno.[was] in Brucefield [seeing] McIntosh [about the] Ayr[shire] heifer[. ] A[g] & I washed[.] Softish 16 Bees flying thickly 9. W . [I]Finis[hed]button-holeing[the] stand cover[.]Annie Stewart[was] here P.M.Jno.[was]at a sale[the] other side of Varna[.] buggy Red Soft 27 10. T. Fa[ther] walked to C[linton.]... p[an]ts[.] Will’ s [took the] cut­ ter [to Clinton] P.M. [and left the] kids here[.] B[ella was] at Mrs H[enry] Diehl’ s carpet rags Rainy 22 bee[. ] 11. F. Visiting Ned's P.M., [I] Mended [a] p[ai]r [of] N[e]d's p[an]ts & sewed backs of shoes etc. 24 12 . S . I[was] in Cflinton] P.M.[in the] Red buggy[ . I] Mended [a] p[ai]r [of] Will [Fluker ’ s] p[an]ts[.] Some Rain 37 13 . S . Heavy Rain Turned Cold P.M.,Frozen 39 14 . M. [I'm] Buttonholeing [the] splash- erf.] Fa[ther & Will [are]sawing poplars these days[.] Fine 32 15 . T . A[g] & I washed[.] Ned[has been] here sawing wood[.]....... Will's(Glen's)[were]in C[lin- ton] getting kids' photo [taken.]* Raining *See Page 222 27 �March, 1898 286 16. W. Finis[hed]......... splasher[.] Beautiful 26 Ned & I[sabella]P[earl were]here Bees flying like P.M. Jno. [was] at [the] mill[.] swarms. 17 . T . Fa[ther] & I were] in C[linton] A.M. Jno. [was] at [the] mill af­ ter chop. Ab Nott & [his] father called P.M. Mr & Mrs Sparrow called [in the] even[ing[.]..... Fine. 25 18 . F . I [was] in C[linton.] Jno. [was] with Ned at Weir's after [a]load of Clover hay[.] Ned [was] here, P.M. Dullish, 25 Rain, even[ing.] 19 . S . Fa[ther] walked to C[linton.]Ned [was] here[.] Etching Rain, Heavy showers. 38 20. S. A[g]& B[ella were in church](Rev. Stewart.) Jno. [went at night.] Fine 30 21 . M. Etching Ned P.M. Snow & Rain 30 22 . T . A[g] & I washed[.]Ned is plowing [at the] Robertson...[Place]Tene & Jno. McEwen [were] here [this] even[ing. ] Nice, Wanner 45 23. W. Jno. [was] in C[linton] getting [ajhorse shod[.] Working leaves on sp[lasher.] Frozen, Fine 28 24 . T . Jno. McNaughton called A.M. B[el- la] & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. Daisy calved[.] 25 25 . F . Fa[ther] & I [were] at Jno. Brigham's [for] Adam Ballan- tyne's funeral[.]Fa[ther & I were at Adam K.]Elliot's for dinner[.] Fine 40 26 . S . Jno. [was] in C[linton P.M. [I] C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse.] 36 27 . S . Raining 33 28. M. [I] Cleaned out, scrubbed etc. [the] Milk room[.]A[g] & B[ella were] in C[linton] P.M. Fine, Colder. 33 29. T. A[g] & I washed[and I] Scrubbed [the] M[ilk] room shelves, etc. Spotty calved[.] Ab Nott & E. Glen Sr.[came] for tea[. ] Jno. drove Ab to C[linton in the]eve­ nting.] Jno. [was] in C[linton] A.M. shoeing [a] horse[.] C[old] W[ind,] Fine 29 30. W, Jno. [was] at E. [Glen's] "Tea" Taylor & a squaw called for tea[.] 3 lambs Etching C[old] W[ind] Dullish 36 31 . T . Jane & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. Jno.[was]at [the] mill[.] Dewdrop calved[.] 33 �April, 1898 287 1. F . B[ella was] at McTavish’ es rag C[old] W[ind.] bee P.M. Jno.[was] at [the] H[ard] Frost. mill for chop[.] Etching 24 2. S . Flfuker] & I[were]in Cflinton] P.M. [I spent the] even[ing] Mending[.] H[eavy] Frost 24 3 . S . Fl[uker], A[g] & B[eiia were] in C[hurch](Rev. Stewart.)FI[u- ker,B[ella] & I [were] in S[ab- bath S[chool] 1st day[.] Fair & C[old] W[ind]. 42 4. M . Etching Mending in even[ing] Jno. [was] in Cflinton] P.M. [A] sheep at Ned's kicked Fa[t- her’s eye[.] H[eavy], H[eavy] Frost 26 5. T . A[g] & I washed[. ] a little et[ching] 37 6. W. Parker called [saying that a] 29 boy and girl[had come] withfa] telegram[.] Jno. McMillan* died[.] *John McMillan was a prominent stock raiser who farmed in Perth County near Shakespeare. In the next entry we see James MacFarlane going to Shakespeare to attend the funeral. 7, T. [I] Drove Fa[ther] to [the] station for Shakespeare[this] morn[ing.] B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton]P.M. A[g]&I[were] at Mac’s [this] even[ing.] 25 8. F. [I cleaned my bedroom and the Warm hen house............ ] Jno. Thomson [came] for dinner[.] Ab Nott [stayed] for tea[.]Ab & Jno. [had been to] Varna[. ] & Sunshiny 45 9. S . A[g][was] in C[linton at]noon, Fine, meeting Fa[ther. I did some] Mending [and] took up carpet rags [in the] dining room[.] like rain 16 10 . S . A[g], Will & I [were] in Beautiful ] C[hurch](Rev. Stewart. ) 33 11, H. [The] Boys started sowing[.I] Dug half [of] Mo[ther]’ s gard- en[.] Hot 30 12 . T . A[g] washed[.] Jane & kids [were] here this] morn[ing. ] Bella] & I [were]in Cflinton] P.M. 12 13 . W. [The] Boys finis[hed] sowing [the] big field at Rathwell1 s [and] Jno. & Will [were] in E[ast] Cflinton in the] even[ing.] W[ind,] Warm. 29 14 . T . D. McIntosh [came] for din­ ner! .] A[g] & I[were]in C[lin- Fine & Hot 24 ton3 P.M. I [have been] learn­ ing how to embroider[.] 15. F. [I] walked to Cflinton this] Fine,C[old] W[ina.] 31 morn[ing. ] �April, 1898 288 16. 5. [The] House lamb died[. I] Cleaned out [the] goose house. Washed & ironed[an] Apron etc. 17 S. A[g], Fl[uker] & I [were] in C[hurch]{Rev. Stewart. ) Jno. [went at night.] Aunt Mary [is] sick[ .] Fine, Dull past P.M. 31 26 Fine, C[old] W[ind,] Slight Rain even[ing. ] 18 . M. 19 . T . 20 .W . 2 1 . T . 22 . F . 23 . S . 24. S. 25. M, 26 . T . 27 . W. Jno. [was] in C[linton] for Fine & Cool Flu[ker] & [came] back with him[. ] I went up with John[in the] morn[ing.] Messrs McFar- lane & Ellis [were] here all night[.] B[ella] & I[were]in C[linton] P.M. [McFarlane] left P.M. Raining & blowy [I] Went to C[linton at] noon with Jno. [who was] meeting H[igh] Wind. Rain young McFarlane[ . Jno. was]at & Sleet. [the] Brucefield Show P.M. [I] Went to C[linton in the Fine morn[ing] with Jno. & McFar­ lane [and I] Came home[in the evcn[ing with Jno. Fafther], Jno. & McFarlane took [a] horse & rig[.] Fa[ther return­ ed] with Mac I [was]in C[linton] P.M.[and] Got [an] Eaton box[.] Fa[ther was] at Jno.Thomson *s Dull,Fine for 4 pigs[.]Jno.[was]at[the] mill for chop[.]Ab Nott[came] for tea[.] Mrs Brigham & Jim­ mie came on [the3 evening train[.] Mrs B[x’ igham], B[ella] & I Fine [were] in C[hurch](Rev. Stew­ art.) "Right foundation" Sam Cooper [and his] workmen [were right] there[.] Jno. went to church in the] even[ing.] 24 26 25 27 H[eavy] Rain 20 35 31 Fa[ther]drove to C[linton] P.M. & led [the]Bull, sending "West" with Jim Steep[.]A[g] went to U[ncle James]'s [this] morn- [ing.]Jno,[drove]Mrs Brigham & Jimm[ie to[the] station[in the] even[ing. ] Aunt Mary died Mother [was] at U[ncle James]'s A.M.& Fa- [ther]& Jane[went] P.M.B[el- la] & I [went over in the even[ing.] Gurnesy (Sic) calved[.] A[g] Fine came home [to]night[.] Fa[ther] & Mo[ther were] at U[ncle James]1s P.M. Fine, Sprinkled. 23 Fine, 30 C[ool] W[ind.] 27 �April, 1898 289 28. T. Aunt Mary’s funeral Mr & Fine 27 Mrs Fergueson & A[dam] Elliot & wife & Mrs Brigham & Mary Mills [were here]for dinner[.] 29. F. A[g]& Bfella wereJin Cflinton] 33 P.M. Wilfred Graham [was]here A.M. Mrs Reid & Annie Stewart [were] here P.M. McMichael called P.M. [We had] Mr & Mrs Cuming & Mrs Reid* & U[ncle J[ame]s for dinner[.] *Mrs James Reid of Dungan non was the former Elizabeth Barkley, Mary (Barkley) Stewart's only surviving sister. Brothers John & James do not seem to have been present. They probably hadn’ t returned from the Michigan lumber woods[.] 30. S. Fa[ther was] at Jno. Elliot’ s 30 etc. [I] Fixed the wire around Fl[uker' s]bed etc. Ab Nott[was here]for dinner[.The]Boys[are] putting up [the] River fences[ . The] Young cattle [were] out all night[,] Ill S tanley on T uesday, A pril 21lt.li, 1808, Mary Barkley wife of JAS STEW A RT, aired AS years and 0 months. /vwvvs - - - THE FUNERAL_ _ _ _ , Will take place from her late resilience, l«*t 27, eon. i, on Thursday, April 28 a t2 o’clock, p. in., to Baird's cemetery. ^AAAAA Friends ami aetpiainlances will filcsse accept this intimation. Stanley, April 2(1Lh, ISOS. � https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/b02b35aae557bd8d489455c5d763a524.pdf dd561f86975a45c17811a8be4a74fcde PDF Text Text May, 1898 290 1. s . A[g] & Bella & Fl[uker [werejin C[hurch.] Jno. & A[dam went at night[.] Fine, Rain. 26 2. M. A[g] & I washed[.j Jno, [with] horse,[has]gone with Ab Nottf.j Fine & Warmer 23 3. T . A[g wasjat U[ncle Jafmesj's P.M. Rain 20 4. W. Fa[ther] & Will cleaned [a]load [of] wheat A.M. & took [it] to C[linton] P.M. Dull 25 5. T . Fa[ther] & W[ill werejin C[lint­ on with a] load[this] morn[ing] & another P.M. Kate & Lizzie McTavish [were] here P.M. Dull & Cold 23 6. F . [I] Took chaff out of hives & stood frames in its placet.] Fa- [ther & W[ill] planted some pot­ atoes[.The] Rev. Mr.Stewart,[his] wife & 2 boys calledf. ] Fine & Warm 22 7. S . Jno. returned & Ab Nott[stayed] for dinner[.] Fa[ther]walked to Cflinton,] & A[g] & I planted some onions C[old] W[ind] 33 8. S . Fa[ther],Isafbel] P. & I [were] in c[hurch] (Rev. Douglas Fraz­ er.)Text "Lord,teach us to pray." 36 Fine, C[old] W[ind] . 9. M. A[g] washed[.The] Men sowed car­ rots P.M. I [was] in C[linton] P.M. Fine & Warm 6 10. T. [We] Laid[the] platform in[the] w[ood]-shed, etc. A[g] & I plan­ ted five rows[of]onions & I fin­ is[hed] pi[anting] flower seeds[.] 16 11. W. [I] Raked[the] chip yard,sorted apples, etc., etc. A[g] cleaned K[itchen and]bed-room & B[ella cleaned the] pantry[.] Jno. & Will[were] in C[linton this eve­ nting. ] 18 Slight Rain Showers 12 . T . A[g] & B[ella] cleaned[the] kit­ chen[. I] Took out [the] Double Windows, peeled Ap[ple]s & made pies[.]Fa[ther was]in C[linton] P.M.[and got] Summer’ s seeds[.] [The] Boys planted mangolsf.] Fine 19 13 . F . A[g] & B[ella were] in C[lin- ton[. A] Feather bed cleaner called[. ] Fa[ther] planted cu­ cumbers, beets, etc.[I] Planted 6 gladiolis (sic) etc. A[lex.] Innis & D[uncan] McEwen [were here this] evening] collecting for manse repair[s.] 17 14 . S . Fa[ther was] at Brucefield etc. Ab for noon [Father] planted corn,beans etc.Will sowed field corn[.I] Planted Morning Glorys & peas[. I] Made pies [at]night [in the] woodshed[. ] Fine & Warm 18 �Hay, 1898 291 15. S. 16. M. 17 . T . 18 . W . 19 . T . 20 . F . 21. S. 22 . S . 23 . M. 24 . T . Bfella] & I [were in church.] Will walked early [to Clinton]& came home P.M.Jno. & A[dam went at night. The] Bees swarmed 1st [time. Ag got badly] stung -her arms & hands [are] badly swell- ed[.] Fa[ther] & I[were] in C[linton] P.M. A[g] & I washedf. ] Jno. [went] fishing P.M.[and caught a] big fish[. ] A[g] ironedf.] Fa[ther] walked to C[linton.] Jno.[was]in C[linton this] mor­ ning shipping [a] ram to Penn­ sylvania.] A[g was] cleaning [the] boys' room[. ] Will [was] in Varna A.M.[with] Dewdropf.] A[g] & B[ella] & Jno.[were] in Cflinton] P.M. A[g] scrubbed [and] wiped out [her]room[.] 2 swarms came out & returned[.] Harry & Tilly Quaid [were] here P.M.[In the] even[ing] Bella & them went to T. Baird1 s[.] 2 or 3[swarms came out]& hived together[. ^ Fa[ther was] in C[linton this] morn[ing] for eggs[.We] Planted 18 rows [of] potatoes........ Q[uai]d left P.M. Will went to Cflinton in the] even[ing. ] Fa[ther]& A[g were]in[church.] Jno. & Ad[am went at night[.] I [was] in Cflinton this] even­ ting and shipped [bees] wax[.] 16 Fine & Hot P.M. Fine, Cool W[ind.] 25 24 Rain P.M. 26 Very W[arm] P.M. 21 22 Very W[arm] 27 21 31 Rain Showers P.M. even[ing.] 26 Celebration in Clinton*Will Dull, Fine [was] away P.M. & Jno. in the evenfing.] Ned's washed sheep P.M. [I] Papered Fafther's] & Mo[ther's] Bed-room[.] *The 24th of May, the Queen's birthday,a public holiday, was special this year. Queen Victoria was beginning her 80th year of life, and, one year after the Diamond Jubillee, she now had reigned the longest of any British Monarch at 61 years- Her grand­ father, George III (1760-1820) previously held the record at 60 years. These are the probable reasons why Clinton decided to have official celebrations. 25. W. [I] C[leaned the] H[en] Hfouse.] A[g] washed Moth­ er’ s tick & tick cover[- The Quaid's[were here] for dinner & tea[. ] 27 Fine & Wfarm.J & �May, 1898 292 26. T. I [was] in Cflinton] P.M. and 25 fetched home 2 bee - boxes[.] Swarmed [I] Wrote U[ncle] J[ames.]* *Eliza-Ann has chosen May 26r a month to the day of her Aunt Mary's death, to write a letter of condolence to her widowed Uncle. One wishes that letter had survived[.] 27. F. A[g] & B[ella] cleaned [the] cellar[.] Mo[ther is] making soap these days[.] Fa[ther was] in C[linton.He and the] Snell's sent eggs to Dan­ ville[.] [There was a] 2nd swarm off [the] 1st one that swarmed[.] 28. S. [I] Cut out green & white Sprinkled print waist[ . I] Mended some bee frames etc. Fa[ther has been]killing black-birds[and] digging post-holes[along the] side of [the] orchard[.] 29. S. B[ella], Will & I [were] in C[hurch](Rev. Stewart.) Jno.& Misty Rain A[dam went at night.] 30. M. A[g]& I washed[.]Fa[ther was] replanting some corn[.] Fine & Cool 31. T. B[ella] & I [were] in C[lint- Beautiful ton A.M. 25 32 25 37 18 1. W. June, 1898 Will got [a] bykef. The] Boys dipped lambs[.] A[g] & B[ella were] in C[linton] P.M. Fa- [ther] & willl [are]restreadl­ ing (sic) lane wire[.] 3rd to N[orth hive] swarmed[ . I was] fixing bee frames [and at] nightfl] Mended 2 p[ai]rs[of] p[an]ts[. ] 20 Very Warm, T[hunder] & Lfightning) & Rain. 2 . T . 3. F . 4. S . [Father and Will continued Fine & Warm 21 the restretching of lane wire and I fixed some more bee frames.] Fa[ther] planted some cabbage[.] Jno. [was] in C[linton this] even[ing. The] Girls [were] at U[ncle James’ s. ] Mo[ther] & I [were] in C[lint- Fine & Very Warm 15 on at] Church[.] (Mr Dickie- Seaforth.) [I] Fixed some frames & star- 35 ched collars etc. [The bees swarmed again. The] Ayrshire calved[. ] Will went home on his "wheel. " 5. S. Fa[ther], Jno. & I [were] in 22 C[hurch](Rev. Stewart.) Jno & Ad[am went at night. More bees] Swarmed[.] �June, 1898 293 6. M. 7. T . 8. W. 9. T . 10 . F . 11. S. 12 . S . 13 . M. 14 . T . 15 . W. A[g] & I washed[.]A[g] & B[el- la were]in C[lintonj P.M. Ned [was here] for dinner & shear­ ing his sheep [on the Rob[ert- son place.] [I]Sewed some at[a] blouse[.]a[ther Jno.[was]in Bruce[field [and] McIntosh [came] for dinner[.j Will [wasjin Varna [with] Dew- drop[.] A[g] ironedf. ] Jno. sowed tur­ nips[ . I'm] Making [a] blouse [and] Fa[ther is]picking bugs these days[.] He & Will [are] fixing lane fences[.] [I did more work on the blouse and] Made 10 but[ton]- holes & starched & ironed cuffs & collars etc.Jno. gone to go with horse tomorrow for Ab [Nott.] [Mother & I]went to Guelph[.] Rainy, A.M. A[g] drove Mofther] & I to [the] station [in the] morn- [ingj got [the] extractor & came for us at night[ . 26 16 21 25 22 [I] Mended[my] print skirt[.] Ab [Nott]took Polly & went to Jno.[this] morn[ing.] Ab[was] here for dinner & tea[.]Annie Stewart & [her Uncle,R]obert] Reid, [were] here P.M.[I] Set 3 hives forward [in the] even­ ting.] 16 Poured, T[hunderJ & L[ightning] A[g], Will & C[hurch] ( Rev. ville.) Ad[am] night[.] I [were] in Shaw, Egmond- & Jno.[went at 21 A[g] & I washed[. ] Bella dyed cotton P.M. A[g]washed off[the]cellar A.M. Howson,a pedler,called[.] We extracted [honey] P.M., [the] 1st we ever done[.] A[g was] in C[linton] A.M. [I was]fixing honey [and I scrub­ bed [the] Pari[our.] Carrie [Grant was here] all night[.] Like Rain, Rain Light Rain 23 12 Fine, Cold, Misty. Fine & Cool 16 16. T. Carrie [was here] all day[.] 17 Fa[therj & I[sabella] P[earlj Colder, Fine [were] in Brucefield P.M. Road -work* *Eliza-Ann's shorthand for Statute Labour. 17 . F . 18 . S . Will [has gone home] on his wheel P.M.[The]road work[was] finis[hed]A.M.[I jarred]honey etc. A[g] & B[ella were] in C[lin- ton] A.M.[and]fetched home[a] bag [of] flour, [the] Dining Room carpet etc. Ab [Nott was here] for dinner[.I] c[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse.] 20 F[ine] & Warmer 26 �June, 1898 294 19 . S . 20. M. 21. T . 22 . W. 23 . T . 24 . F . 25 . S . 26 . S . 27 . M. 28 . T . 29. W. A[g] & B[ella] & Ifsabella] P[earl were] in C[hurch.] Jno. [went in the evening.] Will Fine & Cold came back [in the] even[ing.] 18 A[g] P.M. & I washedf *] Will gone Rain P.M. Fa[ther was] in Brucefield [with] I[sabella] P[earl] A.M. Will [Fluker] came after his trunk A.M.[Father]& A[g were] in C[linton] P.M........... [confused account of bee swarms] 12 15 Fine & Cool [as above] Stitched waist Fa[ther was] in C[linton] P.M. [and] got harness mended[.] Swarm bees(two to-gether.)Ada [Stewart was] here P.M. Dew- drop, [the] heifer cow,calved, I think[.] [I helped] pack wool[.] Ned & Fa[ther] took [the] wool to Brucefield[. ] Ab Nott [was here]for dinner[.More swarms] A[g] & I [were] in C[hurch] (Rev. Millyard Methodist.) Jno. & A[dam went at night[.] 17 16 11 Fine & High Winds 23 Heavy Rain, Fine Fine, Cool Wind. Ag & I washed[. The] Fellow Fine, Rain Showers that was here with McFarlane [stayed] for tea[. ] W. Cooper & [an] American bought 7 sheep[.] Fa[ther was] at Snell's [and] bought 3 sheep[* ] 20 18 16 Fa[ther was] scuffling etc. T. Frazer [called] A.M. I [was] in C[linton at] noon meeting Fine, Misty Rain P.M. Mrs [John] McMillan & Annie from Shakespeare*[.I]stitched facings on [a] skirt[.] *The 1878 Atlas for Perth County shows a John McMillan on Lot 28,Con IV, South Easthope Township, served by the Shake­ speare Post Office. [I was]extracting[honey. ] Mrs McMillan [was] in bed P.M. 30 . T . 17 July, 1898 1. F. A[g], Mrs McM[illan] & Annie 36 [were] at McGregor’ s P.M * Very Hot. Mag[gie] McEwen & Mamie were here P.M. [I] Finis[hed the] skirt[.] *The annual Dominion Day community picnic held in Neil McGregor' s grove (Lot 26 Con III.) 2. S. Mrs McMillan, A[g], B[ella] 20 & I & kids [were] in [the] river P.M. Ab [came] for din­ ner! .] [I]Made sleeves & col- lar[. ] �July, 1898 295 3. S. Mrs McM[illan], A[nniej & I [were] in c[hurch(Mr Daniels from Chicago Syrian. ) Jno. & A[dam went at night[.] 4. M. A[g] washed, Jno[was] mowing [and I] greened 26 1/2 rows [of] potatoes[.] B[ella] & I [were] in C [linton] P.M. 5. T. Mrs McM[illan,Annie,A[g],Bel­ lia] & I were]in Bayfield[. ] Jno. [was] mowing, raking & coleing hay[.] 6. W. [After] Raking hay,[We]Hauled in 6 loads[.] A[g] took[the] McMillan's to [the train] station P.M. 7. T. Jno. [was] mowing A.M. [We] Hauled in 5 loads P.M. Fa- [ther was] in C[linton] P.M. buying a mower[.] Jno.[went] after it [in the] even[ing.] 8. F. Jno.[was] mowing [and I did] some raking A.M. [We] Hauled in 7 loads P.M. Jennie Grant [was here]all night & day[. ] 9. S. [I] Raked etc.[and we hauled in] 4[loads.] Fa[ther] finis­ hed] thinning nips[.]Ab for noon[.] 31 20 Cold & Dull Beautiful & Cool Fine & Warm 22 20 15 Very hot even[ing.] 31 Sprinkled, v[ery] h[hot] e[vening] Windy & Cool 12 10. S. 11 . M. 12 . T . Jno. & A[dam went to in the evening.] church Frost [I] Killed [the] 1st 2 ducks, pulled cherries etc. A[g] & pulled some for Jane[in the] Fine, Cool Wind even[ing.]* I [was] in C[lin­ ton] P.M. Jno.finis[hed] mow- ing[. ] *Jane is nearly 8 months pregnant. [I]was raking nearly all day Fine [and We]Hauled in 6 loads[.] [There was a] Swarm in [the] New box[.] 17 31 16 13 . W . 14 . T 15 . F [I was raking nearly all day and we hauled in 9 loads[.] Adam & Fen[wick were] here all day[. The swarm] left[.] Ned[was here] a while P.M. & for tea too[. ] Bella [has] gone to Bayfield with [the] Grant' s[.] Jno. [was] cutting wheat P.M Fa[ther] & Ned [were] stook- ing[. ] Mo[ther was] visiting Jane[.] A[g] & I washed[. ] Bella[ came] home[at] noon[.] [I] extracted a little [in the] even[ing.] [We] Finis[hed cutting and stooking] wheat[ . I was] in C[linton this] morn[ing], pul ling cherries P.M. [and tend ing] bees[in the] even[ing.] Jno.gone to Varcoe’ s(heifer) noon(walked. 17 Fine & Hot 13 14 - Cool Wind �July, 1898 296 17 . S . 18. M. [John] came back with Ab at noon[.] Elsie Thomson fetch­ ed b[lac]k currants and stayed for dinner & tea[.] [We] Hauled in 6 loads [of] wheat P.M., all but [the] rakings Bella,I[sabella]P[earl] & I [were in church](Rev. Stew- Rain Morn[ing,J art.) Jno.fand Adam went at Very Hot, night[.] 12 11 *Two of the four sentences in today's entry are so ambiguous, that they are presented completely un­ doctored. Put off load,lifted end of Rain P.M, 35 barn [I] Raked [in the] even[ing]etc. A[g] & B[ella [were]in C[linton.](2 ducks) Jno. even Baked even etc 19. T. [We] finis[hed]raking[this] morn[ing] & hauled in [the gleanings.] Then Jno. went Fine & Hot [to] help Adam [with his] wheat[.] A[g] & I washed & B[ella] & I extracte[d in the]even[ing. ] Fa[ther was] hoeing with Ned[. ] 20. W. A[g] & B[ella were] at Jno. Thomson’ s for goose— beri- Fine & Hot, ies[.I] Picked 2 3/4 lbs[of] Shower P.M. berries at [the] fence[. I] Made rubarb pies[.] 21. T. [I] Picked 4 1/4 lbs of Fine & Hot berries at the fence on the] Rathwell[ place[.I] Helped put off the rakings & take in[a] jag[of]green feed[.I]greened 11 rows of potatoes [in the] even[ing. ] 22. F . [I] Finis[hed greening the potatoes this] even[ing. ] [I Killed 6 ducks[.] A[g was] in C[linton] P.M. Jno. [hasbeen] hauling manure[.] Jennie Grant [was here] all night & to day[.] 23. S. A[g] & I pick[ed]27 lbs[of] berries[ . Jno. was hauling manure.] Ab [was here] for dinner[.] 24. S. Fa[ther]& I [were in church (Rev. Stewart.) [John & Ad- Fine & Very Hot am went at night. ] 21 13 30 37 17 24 25. M. [I was]Mending dresses &[I] 23 pruned [the] front path[.] Fa[ther] & Jno. [were] lab- Like rain, cooler. elling lambs[.]Jno.[is]haul­ ing manure these days[.] 26. T. [I]Cut out[a]blue dot print dress skirt [and did some] bee tinkering[. ] Fa[ther Fine & Cooler was] in C[linton] A.M. A[g] & I[were] in[the] river P.M. 19 16 . S . �July, 1898 297 27. W. I [was] in C[linton this] morn[ing.]A[g]washed[. ] Cut Fine & Hot out moreen petticot(sic) & part blouse[.] 28 . T . 29. F. 30 . S . Took lambs from ewes herd- Slight shower ing them at barn(clover)[I] finis[hed]cutting out [the] print dress etc. Jno. [is] cutting oats[.] herding even sundrys all day [The] Bay mare foaled[.] Jno. Like Rain, Fine [is] reaping & stooking[.]Fa­ rther was] at Woon's thresh­ ing all day[.]Herding hauled some wood etc. 31. S. A[g] & B[ella were in church] Fine & Cool ( Rev. Stewart. ) August, 1898 1. M. Jno. Dunkin, Charlotte & Cor- Fine delia[were here]for dinner[.] Jno. & Fa[ther are] at [the] oats[.] Herding taking....etc. 2. T. [A] Pedler [was here] for din- Fine & Hot ner[. I] milked sheep...... horses etc. [We] finis[hed] cutting & green feed[. ] 3. W. [We]Hauled in 2 loads oats at [the]barn & 1 [load from the] big Rathwell field P.M. B[el- la] & I [were] in C[linton] Noon time[.] 4. T. [We hauled in] 6[loads oats.] ClearfCool Wind. 5. F. [We hauled in] 6[loads oats.] Fine & Warm P.M. Jane & [the] kids [were] here P.M. 17 19 23 21 19 19 15 18 15 6. S. Fa[ther] & A[g were]mowing[. ] 8 [We hauled in] 6 [loads oats and used slings today[for the] 1st [time.] 7. S. A[g]&B[ella werejin C[hurch.] Shower Rain 15 (Rev. Matheson supplying for Muir Brucefield.) 8. M. Our Jew [came] for dinner[. ] Bella went to Grant's[in the] even[ing. We] Hauled in 1 1/2 [loads],all [that remained in the large] Rathwell field & 3 1/2 oats & peas mixed [loads] from [the] little Rath[well] field 15 Misty & slight Rain 9. T. Women selling lace[called]etc. Fine & Warm 14 Jno. mowed oats [for] green feed[. ] A[g] & I washed[ . I] Mended Jno.'s P[an]ts P.M. Us Kids [were] at [the] school- [house this] even[ing]hearing Dr. Jas.Butchart from China[.] �August, 1898 298 10 . W . [I mended] Fa[ther]'s [pants] A.M.[We] Hauled in 1 load[of] g[reen] f[eed] P.M. Cool & Fine 16 11 . T . 13 12 . F . Jno.(on byke) & A[g], B[ella] & I [were] at Bayfield[for a] picnic[.] Jno. Elliiot's took away cows Horney & Bessie[.] Beautiful 13 13 . S . [I] Killed 6 ducks[.] Jno. & A[g were] in C[linton] P.M. Shower, Fine & Cool 16 14 . S . A[g], I[sabella] P[earl] & I [were] in c[hurch (Rev. Hamil­ ton, Londesboro.) Fine. Shower [at] noon. 26 15 . M. ....cooked some[of] our early peaches[.] Jno. Elliot [was here] looking at steers[.] Fine 21 16 . T . Cleaned room, bled horse, Cut­ ting out print dress etc. Sprinkle Fine & Hot 18 17 . W. [I] Finis[hed cutting out the print dress and] Peeled app[le]s A.M. [I] Washed etc. [and did the] shirt-waist[.] W. Perdue [was here this]even- ling. The men [were] pulling peas[.] Fine, Cooler. 21 18 . T . I [was]in Cflinton] P.M.[and] was at[a]Women’ s Miss[ionary] meeting too[. ] W. Cooper(book­ store) [was] buried[ . I] Got [an] Eaton box[. ] Fine & Warm 14 19. F . Threshing Mrs Wigg[inton] & Stella called[this]even[ing.] 14 20 . S . A[g was] in Cflinton. I] kill­ ed [the] 1st 2 R[oosters] & 4 ducks P.M.Jno.[was]at U[ncle] Jno.* s threshing[.] 21 21. S . B[ella], Ifsabella] P[earl] & I [were] in C[hurch](Rev.Stew­ art. ) Fine & Hot 20 22. H. Jno. Elliot[was here] for din- ner[. ] Carrie Grant & Miss K. Henderson[came]for tea[.] Jno. [was] at U[ncle] Jno.’ s & U[ncle James's] threshing[.I] Finis[hed....on the] p[rin]t blouse.] B[ella] washed for Jane, etc. 18 23 . T . [John was] at Mac's threshing A.M. A[g was]in C[linton] P.M. [I] Killed & dressed 6 roos- Severe Storm W[ith] 23 ters (which] Jane's fetched[ . T[hunder] & Light[ning] I] sheep dipped [the] H[en] Raining, Hail (Large H[ouse] P.M.A[lex.] Innis’ s stones.) & [the] Graham* s barns [were hit by lightning &] burned[.] �August, 1898 299 24. W. [I] Cleaned out [the] H[en] Dullish 14 H[ouse], scalded & white­ washed it.* Jno.[was]in C[lin- ton P.M. [and]plowing[in the] even[ing.] *There must have been a severe infestation of chicken lice - see tomorrow's entry. 25 . T . 26 . F . 27 . S . 28 . S . Fa[ther] walked to C[linton] Fine 20 A.M. A[g] & B[ella were] pap­ ering at Ned's[.I] Washed[my] lousy clothes A.M., mended a belt etc.[and]worked a little at [the] print blouse[.] [I] Killed 5 ducks [and] Mend- Rain, Cold, 19 ed [a] dress[.] A[g was] in Fine P.M. C[linton]P.M. H.Thomson & Mrs Beatie called[this] even[ing. ] Aunty[is]home from Green' s[.] Fa[ther] & I [were] at Var- Fine, 39 coe's[.] Mrs D[uncan] McEwen Cool E[ast] Wind called [and a] Manitoba gent called[.] A[g] & B[ella] & I[sabella] 15 P[ earl were in church. ] Jno. Fine [went at night.] 29 M. A[g] & I washed[.]B[ella]wash- ed & scrubbed at Jane' s[.]Jno. & I [were] at [a] plebescite meeting [at]school,[addressed by Messrs.] Scott & Houston[.]*A plebescite to be held on the question of res­ tricting the sale and consumption of liquor in Canada. A Dominion-wide vote hade been called for September 29. See below 30. T. A[g] & Bfella have] gone to Fine & Hot Hullett to visit[.]Jno.[was] at Mac’ s threshing A.M. Aun­ ty [was here] all night[.] 31. W. [Aunty was here all] day & [night.] 7 14 �September, 1898 300 1. T , A[g] & B[ella came home this] even[ing.] McIntosh [came] for tea[. ] 12 Fine & a little rain 2. F . Pickett fetched 50 apple bar­ rels [and stayed] for dinner[.] Jno. [was] sowing wheat P.M. Very Hot 11 3. S . Fa[ther was] at Wigginton's P.M. [John] finis[hed [sowing wheat] A.M. [and was] Rolling P.M. [Very Hot] 8 4. S . Fa[ther],I[sabella] P[earl] & I [were] in c[hurch.] Jno. & Ad- [am went in the] even[ing.] Jno. & Adam left on bykes for Toron- to[.] [Very Hot] 12 5. M. A[g] & I washed[. ] Bella[was]at Jane's washing & scrubbing[.] Ned & I[sabella] P[earl stayed] for tea[.Bella] mowed [the]lawn [in the] even[ing. ] Heavy Rain, 39 T[hunder] & L[ight- ning], Fine P.M. 6. T . [I] Re-bound [a] flannel pett[i- co[at] dress etc at Jane's P.M. Fa[ther was] at Sturdy' s[.] Rain A.M., Fine P.M 15 7. W. [I] Finis[hed Jane's dress all but[the] frills[.Father was at] T[om] Frazer’ s A.M.[I] C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse and my] B[ed] R[oom] A.M. Mrs [Ned] Rathwell, Winnie,Cora & Aunty [were here] P.M.William James Glen [was] born[.] Dullf Fine, C[ool] W[ind.] 13 8. T . Ag [was] in Clinton[.] Windy 9 9. F . Mrs Ferguson & Churchill [were here. ] Frost, Cold at Night. 10 . s . Uncle James called[.] Frost, Cool 25 11 . s . Polly [has a] sore foot[.]Aunty [has] gone to Green's[.] Fall[like] 11 12. M. Andy Duncan [and] Jno. Thomson Warm [were here.] Mo[ther was] at Ned' s[.]* *This entry and ones that follow suggest that Jane was suffering from post-natal com­ plications . 9 13 . T . Young Ervin [came] looking for fowl [and stayed] for dinner[.] Mo[ther was] at Ned's twice[.] Warm 25 14 . W. A[g] & B[ella went] after but- Warm, Cloudy 4 ternuts*[and got]4+pailfulls[.] *Butternuts and black walnuts are closely related. The nut meat of the butternut is tastier. Butternut trees grew in profusiuon along the banks of the Bayfield and, if one could beat the squirrels to the ripened nuts scattered on the ground, one could lay away a delicious winter treat. �September, 1898 301 15 . T . John Thompson left this morn­ ing^ ] Fa[ther has gone to Lon- 14 don[. ] Jno [was] at Mac's[.]Mo- ther was at Ned's’ all week but Thunder Showers yesterday[.] 16. F . Ducks weighed: 3 lbs - 6 oz 22 3 " -14 " 4 " -10 " A[g was] in C[linton.] 17 . S . Fraser called[. ] W. Snell & J Wigginton [came] for dinner[.] Fine 8 18 . S . A[g] & B[ella were] in C[hurch (Shaw.) Fine 9 19 . M. Chas. Avery [was here] for din­ ner[. I was] Hunting [up] show Windy 8 stuff[.] 20 . T . Lib*[was]in Clinton with "Truck." Fine 8 *Eliza-Ann appears to have done most of this month' s entries on the run and days later. She briefly tried (like Caesar) referring to herself reverted to her usual style. in 3rd person and t o • W . Fair Lib [illegible] 22 . T . Rev.A.Stewart & wife called[. ] 35 Jno. [was] in town[. ] Dull & Rainy 23 . F . Chas. Middleton [came] for din- ner[.]Jno.[was after pig peas[.] Rainy 9 24 . S . A[g] & B[ella went searching] for butternuts[.] Jno.[was] at Wigginton' s threshing in after- noon[. ] Rainy, Dull 10 25 . S . A[g & Bella & Isabel,Ned & Lib [were in church{ Hamilton.) Fine 11 26. M. Ned [is] working at corn[.]Jno. [was]at D[uncan]McEwen' s thres­ hing in afternoon[.] Fine, Windy. 9 27 . T . A[g] & B[ella were] in Clin- ton[. ] 10 chickens @ 40[cents] a p[ai]r[.] Annie Stewart called from Glen’ s[.] Fine 9 28 . W . Beautiful 10 29 . T . Uncls James [was] here for 9 tea[.] [The] Plebescite vote [was] taken[• ] Warm, Hot 30. F . Hales, from Mt Sterling, Iowa, came last night[.] Ada, A[g] & B[ella [were] at Ned’ s [and] pulled[snow apples.]Jno.[went] after flour[.] �October, 1898 302 1. s . Fa[ther] & [Mr] Hales [were] away[. ] Ned’ s [were]threshing [so] Ed[ward] J[ohn was sent] back [here.] 1 8 - 7 spoiled Very Wazm 2. S . Big flies coming in thick Warm 6 3. M • B[ella was] at Ned’ s thresh­ ing [with the]kids here[.] Fa- [ther] & Hales [were] at Wigg- [intonj's, Clinton & A. Dunk­ in's[.j Will Glen [is] thresh- ing[. ] Wigg[inton] called at noon[. ] 11 Boiling 4. T . Hales [was]in Clinton alone & then [was] ordering out his sheep[. ] Will Glen finished [threshing] about 10 [A.M.] J. McG[regor was] threshing P.M. 9 Hot 5. W. [I was]sick [in the] night[.] Jack McGregor [was] threshing A.M. Jno. & Ned took up loads of sheep [to the station.] Fa- [ther] & Hales went [in the] buggy [this] morning[.] Rainey 6. T. A[g] & B(ella were] pulling Apples (Holland Pippins)[.] Fine 7. F . Jno. [was] at Bayfield Fair [with a] load [of] sheep & Fa­ rther followed in the] buggy[.] Lizzie [Glen] got home with him[.Jno. ] came home P.M. Beautiful 8. S . [I] Washed some things for Jane P.M. A[g] & B[ella were] pulling a[pples.] 9. S . Fa[ther] & A[g were in church (Crossley.) 10. M. Fafther was] in C[linton]& at Sparling's[on the]Cut Line[.] Elsie Thomson [was] here [in the] morn[ing.] A[g] & B[ella were] pulling a[pples.] Fine & C[ool] Wfind.] 11 . T . A[g] washed[. ] T[om] Frazer [came] for dinner[.] Rained 12 . W. A[g], B[ella] & I [were] pul­ ling Baldwins,Talman & Bailey sweets[.] Nice 13 . T . Fa[ther] & A[g were] in C[lin- ton] A.M. Bella [was] washing at Jane'sf.] J.J. Cook & Jim Ferguson [were]packing apples [this] even[ing.](18 Barrels) Raining 14 . F . [Cook and Ferguson packed more apples] A.M. [I] Pulled Spys P.M. Ab & Ellie [Nott were] here [this] even[ing. ] Raining 15 . S . [I pulled spys] & Talmans P.M. C. Middleton[came]for dinner[.] Raining �October, 1898 303 16. S. [Ag and Bella,] Jno.& I[were] in c[hurch this] even[ing to Nice hear Hunter & Crossley[.]* *The Rev. H.T. Crossley and The Rev J.E. Hunter were Methodist clergymen who had exceptional skills as Christian evangelists. " Crossley & Hunter" held revival meetings all over eastern Canada in the three decades before World War I. 17. M. Fa[ther was] in C[linton in with the]buggy A.M. & Jno.[fol­ lowed with] 18 barrels [of] Apples[ . I] Pulled 2 trees of Talmans & of Ben Davis[.] Fa- [ther]& Jno.[were] lifting po­ tatoes P. M. ,[ doing] 5 rows[.] T[homas] Frazer came here this] evenfing.] 18. T. [I] Pulled the] other 2 B[en] D[avis trees. ] 19. W. [I] Took Fa[ther] to[the rail­ way] station [this] morn[ing] enroute for Guelph [and the] Model Farm sale[. He]bought a calf[.] B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton at an] even[ing]meet­ ing[ . I] met Fa[ther] too[. ] Case[was here] all night with sheep[.I was] pulling[apples] P.M. 20. T. Fa[ther was in C[linton] A.[M.] & at[the]mill P.M.[We] finis[hed] pulling app[lesj A.M. [and the] packers [fin­ ished] P.M. Jno.,A[g] B[ella] & I lifted 8 rows [of] pota­ toes P.M. 21. F. [The apple packers]went [off] to the Glen's[.They were]here all night. T[om] Frazer[came] for dinner. Father & he went to Sturdy's P.M. Jno., Bella & I [were] in C[linton to-] night[at a Crossley & Hunter] meeting[.] 22. S. Fa[ther] walked to C[linton.] Jno.[was] in C[linton with a] load [of] apples (19 barrels) [and he]fetched home the calf & 8 more [barrels, which we] packed[.] G.O. Sturdy [was here] P.M. & J. McNaughton bought a colt[. ] 23. S. Fa[ther] & A[g] & I[sabella] P[earl] & Ned & Jane([her]1st meeting) were in Cfhurch to hear] Rev. Hunter[ . I] minded [the] kids[.] Jno. & B[ella went in the]even[ing to hear] Crossley & H[unter.] Fine Raining Rain A.M. Fine Raining,Pouring. Raining Fine, C[ool] W[ind.] �October, 1898 304 24, M. [I]Moved hives back to box[.] A[g] scrubbed[.]B[ella]washed at Jane' s[.]Fa[ther]& I[were] picking pot[atoes] P.M. [We] Finis[hed] all but [the] har­ rowing[.]Ad[am Stewart] & Jno. C[uming came over this] even­ ting on their] bykes[.] 25. T. A[g] & I washed[.]Mother[was] at Jane' sP. M.Ida[Stewart was] here P.M. B[ella] & I [were] in Cflinton to-[night at a Cfrossley] & Hfunter] meeting [and the] Boys wheeled[.] 26. W. Fafther is] pulling nips-[He] started yester[day.] 27. T. A[g] & I [were] in C[linton] P.M.[I]Killed 10 roosters A.M. & the 4 pigs P.M. Ned, Will & Mac [were here] for tea[.] 28. F. Packers [were here] P.M. Jno. [was] in C[linton with a]load [of] app[les.] A[g] & I[were] carrying in app[le]s P.M. Jno. & Adam & Us Kids [were] in C[linton to]-night[.] 29. S. [The packers were here]A.[M.] & part of P.M. [We] Finis[hed packing [with a] Total [of] 72 [barrels.] Jno. [was] in C[lin- ton] A.M. [with a]load [of]app- [les. We were] hauling in nips P.M. 30. S. A[g] & Bella [were] in[church] P.M. & even[ing](C[rossley] & H[unter.])[They]had tea at Fin­ ley' s[.] 31. M. A[g was]in C[linton] with 450 lbs. of evap[orator apples. ] Fine & Warm Beautiful & [the] roads dried up. Raining Snowed & Cold Heavy Frost Fine & Cold Beautiful November, 1898 1. T. [We worked at] picking & haul­ ing in App[les and then] at C[ool] W[indf] Fine. nips[.]A[g was]in Cflinton]A.M. with 450 lbs.[of] evap[orator] app[les.] 2. W. Carrie Grant's wedding day.l [We were] Pulling nips all day & Fa[ther] & Jno.[were]hauling Beautiful them in[.j B[ella was] picking evaporator apples at Ned' s.... ... A[g] & I (& Jno.[on his] byke) [were] in C[linton at] night [ttending a C[rossley & H[unter] meeting [in] Ontario St. C[hurch.] �November, 1898 3. T. [ We]Finis[hed the]nips at noon, all but [a] load to haul in[.] A[g] & Bfella were] at Ned's [helping with the] appfles.] Jno.[was] in C[linton] P.M.[on his] byke[. I] Picked up some pears and straggling app[le]s 4. F. Fa[ther] & Mother[were] at Dun- kin’s (Varna) P.M. A[g] washed & I picked up boards etc. in [the] orchard[.] A[g] B[ella & I [were] In C[linton at] night [attending] C[rossley] & H[un- ter meetings [at the] Ratt[en- bury Street][.] Church 5. S . [I] Helped clean 2 bags of wheat[.] Fa[ther was] in C[lin- ton.]......... 6. S. Fa[ther was] at U[ncle James's and then] U[ncle James came] here[.I] went to C[1inton] with Ned P.M. [to hear] C[rossley]& H[unter at] Ontario [Street] C[hurch. ] 7. M. [I] Took Fa[ther this] morn- ting] to Brucefield Station enroute for Thorndale [and] J. Dunkin's sale[.] A[g], B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton this] even[ing attending a C[ros- ley] & H[unter meeting at the] Ratt[enbury[Street] C[hurch[.] 8. T. Jno. [Bella and I were in Clin­ ton this evening at Crossley & Hunter's] farewell meeting[.] Jno. [was] at Mac's threshing P.M. 305 Beautiful Raining Showers Fine Fine 9. W. [John was at Mac's threshing] all day[.]J. McNaughton [came] after the colt he bought[ . I was] Choreing[.] 10. T. Jno. Dunkin & J.Sparrow [came] for tea[. ] Mother started to twist yarn again[.] 11. F. Fa[ther] & A[g were] in C[lin- ton.] Jno. & Ned [were]in C[lin- ton] with wagons [of] evap[ orat­ or] app[les. In the] even[ing] after sheep........... 12. S. [I was]Killing bees all day[. ] A[g] started for McT[avish]’ es P.M.[but]stayed with kids[while] Ned, Jane & I[sabella] P[earl were] in C[linton.] 13. S. A[g] & I [were]in C[hurch](Rev. Stewart. ) 14. M. A[g] washed [here and] B[ella washed] for Jane.] C.Middleton [came]after 3 heifers he bought P.M. [I] Killed 4 hens[.] Rain, Colder. Snowing, wet... Fine Snowing, wet. �November, 1898 306 15. T. [I'm] making [a] smock[.] Jno. went[in]Ned's cart to Varcoe's for [a] heifer.] Mo[ther has] C[ool] W[ind] finis[hed] twiisting yarn[. ] 16. W. A[g] washed blanketsfquilts & scoured yarn[.I]Packed bees[.] Frozen, Fine 17. T. Bfella] & I [were] in C[linton this] evening [at the] Annual Fine, Bad roads meeting[of the] W[omens'] Ffor­ eign] Missionary] Sfociety.] 18. F. [I] Tryed (sic) to double 2nd Beautiful to Nforth] hive & finis[hed] killing bees[.J Fafther] &I took in cabbage[s] to barn[.] 19. S. G.O.Sturdy brought [Mr] Wind- land here for dinner & tea[.] Fine,Sprinkled P.M. I put in double windows in [the] kitchen etc. 20. S. B[ella] & I [were]in Cfhurch] (Rev. Stewart.) Manassah's Fine, Roads drying up. reign [was the] Sfabbath] S[chool] lessonf.]A[dam]& Jno. [went to church at night.] 21. M. Fa[ther] & Win[dland were at Frazer' s, [then they] drove to Cooper’ s[and] Reids[.]B[el- Windy, fine la] washed for Jane[.] A[g] washed & went to McTavish' s & Innis['es looking] for a drake[.] 22. T. A[g was] in C[linton]P.M.with 5 killed geese [and she] got Snowing Doll's lame foot shod[. ] 23. W. Fa[ther]& W[indland]walked to Varna[.] Andy [Dunkin] drove them [back] over & stayed for Frozen, Fine tea[.] A[g] & B[ella were] at U[ncle James's] quilting P.M. 24. T. [We had] Turkey & Drake for Thanksgiving[.] Ida, Aunty & Ned's Wind[land]were here for Snowing dinner & tea[.] Bfella], Isa­ bella] PfearlJ & I [were] in [Sabbath] School P.M. [Examin­ ing were] Rev. Stewart, Muir, Lawyer Scott & B. Higgins[.]* B. Higgins was a harnessmaker in Varna 25. F. Fa[ther] & W[indland were] in Cflinton] & at Sturdy' s[. I] Fine, a little warmer. cleaned [my room etc. 26. S. B[ella] & I [went to] C[lint- on] in [the] buggy[ . We saw] Snow, Fine. cutters going too[. ] 27. S. A[g] & B[ella were in church] (Rev. Stewart.) Jno. & A[dam Fine went to church at night[.] A[g] stayed with [Jane's]kids [in the] even[ing.] �November, 1898 307 28. M. [I] Killed 4 geese[. ] A[g] & B[ella went to] C[linton] P.M. in [the] buggy[.] G.W. Sturdy [came] for dinner [in his]cut­ ter [and] bought a Ram[. Mr.] Wfindland] went home with him[.] T[om] Frazer [was here in the] even[ing. ] 29. T. [Ag, Bella] & I pull[ed] old paper off [the] kitchen & pap­ ered [the] ceiling P.M. Alb- [ert] Sturdy & Win[dland arr­ ived for] dinner [on a] sleigh. Jno.[was]at W[illiam] G[len]'s P.M. cutting[.] 30. W. Papering almost finished December, 1898 1. T. [I] Took Fa[ther] & W[indland to [the] station [in the]morn- [ing and] went[back] for[them at] night[.] Case [came] for dinner & [a] sheep[.] Irwin [was here this] even[ing and] bought [a] rooster[.We] Finis- [hed] papering[.] A[g] scrub­ bed etc. 2. F. Mo[ther] & I [went to] C[lint- on] in [the] cutter[.](Church Rev.Shaw Egmondville.)B[ella went in the] even[ing] with Ned's, Mac's Jno. & Adam 3. S. [I C[leaned the]H[en]H[ouse.] Cutting a little P.M. Fa[th- Soft er] & Mr W[indland were] in bare C[linton this] even[ing.] 4. S. B[ella] & I[went to church in the] cutter [and] Jno. [took the] buggy[.] (Rev. Stewart.) A[g] minded [the] kids[.] 5. M. Fa[ther] & Windland [were]in C[linton] fixing [a railway] Snow, car[. ] 6. T. W[indland has] gone. We sold him] 49 [sheep.]Jno. took up 2 loads [to the station] & W[m] G[len] took 1 load for us[. I] Killed 6 geese[.] 7. w. B[ella was] teaching for [The]Master [and] broke[the] cutter[.] Ned took grist for us to C[linton.] A[g was] in C[linton] with him P.M. Jack Elliot [was here] for tea[in the] even[ing.]Jno [was] at Fenwick's wedding[.] 8. T . 9. F. [I am]Making Fa[ther]2[pair of] p[an]ts[.] Snow, Warmer. Fine, Snowing. Beautiful sleighing. Stormy �December, 1898 308 11. S . 12. M. A[g] & I washed[.] T[om] Frazer bought [a] lamb[.] J. McNaughton brought [the] People broke roads. mare back[. I] Killed [a] goose & Jane's duck[.]Aunty [was here] all night[.] WEDDING PHOTO Fenwick Stewart & Alice Emmeline Rathwell .... On Wednesday last, at the residence of the bride's parents, by [the] Rev. Mr Shaw, Mr Fen­ wick Stewart,of Stanley,was united in holy bonds of matrimony to Miss Alice Rathwell of Goderich Township. The groom was ably assisted by Mr Adam Stewart,while Miss Addie,sister of the bride,per­ formed the duties of bridesmaid. The bride was made the recipient of a large number of valuable and useful presents. We join with their many friends in wishing them much happiness and pros­ perity. The New Era December 9, 1898 13. T . Jno. Cuming drove Kate up [at] noon[.] [I am] Making [the]2nd.p[ai]r [of]D[airy] p[an]ts for Fa[ther.] 14 . W. 15. T. Cutting P.M. Adam [stayed] for tea[.] B[ella] & K[ate] C[uming were] gone[for the] Fine even[ing] at Ned' s[.] Jim Barkley called [this] even­ ting]on [the] way back from Iowa[.]2Making under waists darning[.] �December, 1898 309 16 . F . 17 . S . 18 . S . 19 . M. 20 . T . 21. W. 22 . T . 23 . F . 24 . S . 25 . S . 26 . M . 27 . T . . [I] Finis[hed] waists & men- ding[.] Fa[ther] walked to C[linton.] . Fa[ther is] sick[.] Jno. [was] at Ned’s P.M. Chop­ ping[. I] Chored A.M. [and] C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse] P.M. . A[g]stayed with[the] kids[.] Fine Nice Beautiful . A[g was] in C[linton in] Ned's cutter[.] Ned [was] killing pigs[.]J.Isard call- ed[.] Jno. [was] in C[lin­ ton] P.M.[with a] load [of] corn for Mac' s[ .] 4 C[old] E[ast] W[ind] Silver Thaw [in] even [ing.] . A[g] & I washed[.] B[ella] Raining made [a]cake for Jane's P M. Jno. [was] at Ned’ s cut­ ting[.] . [We]Killed 7 turk[ey]s &[a] heifer[.](Ned & Will [were] here[.]) A[g] & I cleaned C[ool] W[ind], insides P.M. Ned [went to] Thawing Slightly. C[linton] in [the] cutter [with] Polly[.] 2 4 [I] Cleaned [the] kitchen stove pipes [and A[g]scrub- bed[. ] B[ella has] gone to Raining P.M. Grant' s [this] even[ing. ] [I] Finis[hed] making... ...pett[icoat at] night[.] 3 T[om] McMillan* [was here] for dinner[.] *A Seaforth area McMillan M.P. Frozen 5 farmer and son of John ( Huron s.)Ned' s [I] C[leaned the] H[en] Snow Flurries 3 H[ouse and] Killed [a] goose[.] A[g] & Mary, Bess­ ie & Mag[gie] McEwen [rode to] C[linton with Ned's[on the]sleigh[.]I stayed with E[dward John] and baby [James. ] . I [was] in C[hurch] with C[old] W[ind] 4 Ned’s(Rev. Stewart.) A[g] stayed with [the] kids[.] B[ella] was] in cfhurch] with [ the] Grant' s Ned’ s & Aunty [were here & 7 have]gone to Green’s* Chry- stal wedding [this] even- C[old] W[ind] [ing.]A[g]stayed with[the] kids all night[.] Fa[ther was] at [the] mill 7 P.M. for chop[. ] B[ella] & Jennie arrived P.M.[I work- Stormy ed on an]old country petti- [coat. ] �28. W. December, 1898 310 11 29 . 30. 31. [Bella and Jennie]went back [ to Grant' s in the] even­ ting.] Fa[ther was at [the annual] school meeting A.M. Snowed some [I] Pasted up missed edges on kitchen [wall]paper [and I pasted]old Psalm books in [the] even[ing.]......... T . F . S . Mr & Mrs & [?] Sturdy [were Thawing 8 here for]dinner & tea[.]A[g] washed[.J A U INttU ~ L j w . w * * L jv. [at] the school[.] Fa[ther was] in C[linton for a] noon meeting[.]Mr McGill from bey- Guelph[was]at Frazer’ s[this] even[ing. ] Killed goose [and] Made pies S[now] & C[old] W[ind] Very Cold,coldest all year The five households - those of James Stewart, John Stewart, Ned Glen, James MacFarlane and William Glen- were part of a very effective extended family. One has also to mention the maiden Aunt, Agnes Stewart (called Aunt Nancy or Aunty) who spent her whole life serving others and was in turn sustained by her brothers and sister. This comfortable and stable universe changed profoundly for Eliza-Ann in her 35th and 36th years. In 1898 Aunt Mary Stewart died and within 2 years her 4 children had left home. Fenwick married in 1898 and he and his bride lived in a cottage away from the big house. He paid his father an annual rent and took over the farm. Aunt Nancy came to live with James out of compassion and agreed to keep house until James and the family adjusted to the loss of Mary. But the arrangement became permanent. Ada bailed out and went to be a housekeeper in New York city. Ida left home and took a nursing course. In June, 1900, Annie maried Harvey H. McBrien of Hullet Township, a carpenter and employee in Clinton's Piano and organ factory. As we will see, in 1899, the Grim Reaper carried off, a day apart, James MacFarlane and John Stewart. In December, Adam Stewart would marry Christena, daughter of Malcolm McEwen,and take over the John Stewart family farm. In late 1900, John MacFarlane woultj marry Isabella (or Bell), daughter of Malcolm McEwen. Eliza-Ann and Agnes would gladly have taken their widowed mother and her sister Agnes to live in Clinton. Agnes felt committed to keeping house for brother James and Eliza was not going to leave her sister alone on the IV th Concession. The MacFarlane stone house was partitioned to accomodate two households. John and Bell in one, and John's widowed mother and maiden sisters in the other. 7 6 �311 THE DIARY OF ELIZA-ANN MACFARLANE:1899 FAREWELL TO MANY THINGS January, 1899 1. S. A[g] & I [were] in C[hurchj(Rev, 6 Stewart.) Bella[came] home with Snow Flurries, us[.] Very Cold. 2. M. Ned,I[sabella] P[earl],E[dward] 3 J[ohn] & Aunty [were] here for dinner & a[fternoon]tea[.1]Done A little Milder a few stitches at Embroy-sic[. ] 3. T. B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton] 11 P.M.Doll[was]shod behind &[her] right front [shoe was] rework- Sunshiny A.M. ed[.] A[g] washed[. ] Mr & Mrs & Stella Wigg[inton were] here[in Fine the] even[ing.] Mr H. Barsantee [was here] all night[.] Raining 4. W. [Mr Barsantee] & Fa[ther were] 9 at T[om] Frazer1 s[.] Jno.took T. Cairns to C[linton & back] from Raining Ned’ s cutter[ . I] C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse.] 5. T. Put yokeon (turned 0[ld] C[ount- 8 ry] Pett[icoat.] Jno. [was] at Slight Flurries, Ned’ s P.M. [I] Started extract- Frozen & Fine. ing P.M. 6. F. Jno. [was] at Ned's all day[.] Snowing 5 B[ella] & I [did extracting]all day[. ] 7. S . 8. S . 9. M. 10 . T . B[ella] & I [did extracting]all day[.] Snowing some. Very Stormy. 9 Jno. [went to church at night.] Cold 10 A[g]& I washed[.]A[g] & I[visit- ed] at U[ncle James’ s[this]even- Fine & Cold 10 [ing. We] called on the bride too[.i* *With Aunt Nancy now keeping house at for James Stewart, the MacFarlane sisters and their mother got accurate and detailed reports about what was going on there. Fenwick was run­ ning the farm, and in the spring, he and Harvey Mc$rien would build a cottage for Alice and him­ self. Until the snow went, Alice & Fenwick’s first five months of married life were spent in the farmhouse with Fenwick’ s father and 3 lis­ ters. Aunt Nancy reported to the MacFarlane women that Annie & Ida, but especially Ada w^rs wording overtime to make Alice feel unwelcome, (^da had nourished hopes of Fenwick marrying Bella Cuming, with whom she was close friends.) One senses that Agnes and Eliza made this visit . t o give Alice some moral support. I expect they commandeered the front parlour and made it clear they wished to have the bride to themselves. tl] Killed 7 turkey hens & 3 Roosters[and] Got leg bands[.] A[g was]in C[linton] P.M. G.O. Sturdy [came] P.M. after the sheep he bought[.] 6 Below [Zero F.] Cle[ar] C[old] W[ind]. �January, 1899 312 11. W. 12 . T . Fa[ther was]at Jno. Elliot's P.M. after [the] Dakota let­ ter[. A] Tramp [was in our] Dr[iving shed] all night[.] A[g] went to [Ellie Nott's] P.M. B[ella] & I finis[hed] extracting [the] frame boxes[.] 10 8 [degrees] below [F] Clear & C[old] Efast] W[ind.] B[ella] & I [were] in C[lin- 7 ton] P.M. A[g came] home [in Dull & little wanner, the] evenfing.] C[old] W[ind.] 13 . F . 14 . S . Cutting honey out of box- Raining hives[ .] MistyP.M. [I]Dyed Black Mitts & yarn & Pouring R[ain] Navy Blue Yarn P.M. & [I A.M., Sleet. threw [a] p[ai]r [of] s tock- Frozen. ing[s] in after[.I] C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse.] 12 7 15, S. [I] Walked to c[hurch.] {Rev. Fine & Soft Stewart) 7 16 . M. A[g] & I washed[ . I] Cut out Thawing a box [of] honey[.] Springlike 9 17 . T . 18 . W. [I] Mended gloves, cut honey out of a box etc. Jno. [is] Frozen, helping W[illiam] Glen get Light snow. his Wind-mill pole[. ] Cutting P.M. I [was]in C[lin- ton] P.M. [in the]cutter[.We had] both rigs going on the Frozen roads[.] I[sabella] Pfearl], Mamie & Abby [Glen were] here[. ] 16 11 19. T. 20. F. 21. S . [I] Starched collars[.] Ann- Fine 10 ie Stewart [was] here P.M. Making muslin apron[.] A[g] Snowing 16 & I[were]at McTavish'es P.M. Jno.[was] at [the] mill for 7 chop P.M. Rosey calved A.M. Snowing & Drifting, [I] Emb[roidered] a little Soft snow P.M. etc. 22. S. A[g]& B[ella were in Church Fine John & Adam went at night. ] I stayed with Jane's kids [and] Got from Jane 3 1/4 lbs [of] oatmeal[.] 23. M. A[g] washed[.I] cut out pan honey[.] Jno.[was]at Will's cutting P.M. Ned's kids Snowed, soft [were] here[.]Fa[ther was] in [the] house all day Raining sick[.]Jno.went for[Dr.] . Gunn [in the] even[ing.j 24. T. [John went] to C[linton] P.M. [for Dr. Gunn.] Mac, Jane & Will Glen [were] Fine here [this] even[ing] to see Fa[ther. I] C[leaned the] H[en]H[ouse,I]think[.] 13. 9 11 �January, 1899 313 25 . W. U[ncle] Ja[me]s & Jno Elliot [came] for din- ner[ . ] I [was] in C[lin- Fine, 11 ton] P.M. [and] Got Adam [Stewart] to bring [a] chair* home [for me] in [his] sleigh[. ] C[old] W[ind] * Probably an invalid's chair or com- mode chair. 26 . T . Snow etc., Stormy P.M. Near Zero. 9 27 . F . Jno[was] in C[linton this] even[ing. 28 . S . [Doing] Embroi[dery] P.M. 6 t o v o 9 S . A[g] & I [were in church 2 below 9 (Rev.) Stewart.) Jno & A[d- late morn[ing,] am went at night[ .] Snowing a little & stormy, 30 . M. A[g]washed[.]I helped some[.] [I] Wiped out [my] room P.M. 5 below 13 31. T . [I] Cut out pan honey[.] Mac & D[uncan] McEwen [were here this] even[ing.] S. Smith 2 below 6 bought 2 steers[.] February, 1899 1. W. [I] Finis[hed] facing Ned's mitts P.M. Ida [Stewart[was 5 below, Cold. 9 here] P.M. Jane [was] here this] even[ing.]Adam took up [the] steers with Jno.[this] morn[ing. ] 2. T . The Master [was] in [at] noon to see Fa[ther.] I 9 [was in] all day[.] A[g] & 7 below, Sunshiningt f B[ella were] in C[linton] P.M. Ned (Jane & kids) P.M. saw­ ing! •] a little warmer. 3. F . U[ncle] Jno. & Jim Barkley called[this] evening[.]A [g ] & I drove down there* [in the] even[ing.] *"ThereM probably means Riverview Farm ( Uncle John Stewart’ s.) 4. S . 1st Pair [of] lambs[from sheep Zero 9 #3 289[.]* Jno [was] in C[lint- on] with Ned P.M.[for] salt[. ] *purebred registration number 5. S. B[ella] & I [were in Church.] 8 (Rev. Stewart) Jere[miah] VI, Zero 16-"Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye [in the ways, and see... ] A[dam]& J[ohn went at night[.] M. Cutting P.M. T[om] Frazer[was here]for tea[.I] emb[roidered] P.M. 6. 15 below 9 �7. T 314 10 8 . W. February, 1899 [The]Master [called in at] noon[.] Tene Baird & Sarah 15 below, Dunbar [were here] P.M.Jno. Bright sunshiny & Ned [were] in Seaforth P.M. [I] Cut out pan honey A[g] & B[ella were] in C[lint- Cold 4 on] P.M. [I] emb[roidered] P.M. Zero Direction Jno.fwas] at [the] Dr's [this] even[ing.]* *John probably went in alone to hear Dr Gunn's conclusions about his father's con- condition. James MacFarlane had cancer of the prostate gland. A century ago, this was untreatable and always fatal. I expect that Dr Gunn told John that James MacFarlane had at best 6 to 8 months to live. About this time, MacFarlane's took aboard another hired man. The only clue is Eliza-Ann's resumption of "The Boys" in her entries. 9. T . [The] Boys [were] helping put up W[illiam] Glenn1 s(sic) Wind­ mill Mast* A.M. Adam went for [news]papers[in the] even[ing.]** Bfella was] at Jane's making [herself a] dress[.I was]fixing old slippers P.M. 10 13 below 0, a sizzeler(sic) wind. *See Jan 17 entry. A long wooden shaft connected the wind - driven drift shaft with the water pump's plunger -converting circular motion to vertical motion. One could save money by fashioning one's own mast. Cedar poles gew in abun­ dance along the Bayfield River. **The several households had an aggreement to empty each other' s mail boxes and fetch all mail and daily and weekly newspapers. MacFarlane's with their frequent forays into Clinton, did most of the fetching. 10 . F . [I]em[broidered]about 2 h[ou]rs P.M. Ned [came] for tea[. ] Dr. Smith & lady called [this] even­ ting.] 23 below 0 10 Bright, Sunshiny 11 . S . A[g was]in Cflinton] P.M. Mag & I[sabella] Pfearl were]here P.M. [I] em[broidered] P.M.[and have been lining[the] old red & blue horse-blanket etc. 8 31 below 0 12 . S . A[g] & B[ella were in Churchf. ] (Rev. Stewart) 'Anniversary'[I] Stayed with [the] kids[.] J[ohn went to church at night. ] 8 32 [below 0] 13 . M. A[g] & I washed[. ] 31 [below 0] 7 14 . T . 1 lamb (2nd [from #]327 Bfella was] at Jane's [a] half day[.] "Yes Missus" [was here] for din­ ner[. I] finis[hed] lining [the 8 15 below 0 old horse] blanket[.] 15. W. [I] cut out pan honey etc. Liz­ zie [Glen was over this] even­ ting.] Jno. [was] in Brucefield with Ned [and] at [a] Tupper* meeting [thisq even[ing in]Clin- [ton.] *Sir Charles Tupper, the aging Father of Confederation, now in his 70's, continued to lead the federal Conservative party after his defeat at the hands of Laurier. Tupper and the Conservatives convinced themselves that the Canadian electorate was eager to vote them back in power and in 1899 and 1900 waged a vigorous and spirited campaign throughout the Dominion. �February, 1899 315 16 . T . 17 . F . 18. S 19 . S . 20. H 21. T . 22 . 23 . W. T . 24 . F . 25. S 26. S 27 . M. 28 . T . Ned & Jno.[were] at[a] Liberal* 7 meeting [this] even[ing.] Sunshiny & thawing *her emphasis Jno. [was] at [the] mill for chop[.] Ned & Jane [were] in C[linton.] A[g] stayed with [the]kids[.1] em[broidered P.M, U[ncle]Jno*[was here]P.M. & Ab Nott & Mr & Mrs Andy Dunkin [came] for tea[.] Jno.[went to the] mill with chop[.I}em[broi- dered] a little [and] C[leaned the] H[en] H[ ouse[.] Ned [went to hear The Rt. Rev. Maurice S.] Baldwin,[Anglican] Bishop [of Huron.]1 Jno.[went to church in the] even[ing.] Jno. [was] at U[ncle] Jno.'s P.M.Mr & Mrs Foster[were here] P.M. & even[ing.] Will & Lizzie [Glen were here also this]even­ ting. ] Bob Holmes[won the by-election for the federal riding of Hur­ on West[.I] em[broidered a[lit- tle. Bfella] & I [were] at U[n- cle] Jno’ s [this] even[ing.] Fine & Soft Sprinkling Thawing Snowing Soft & Sunshiny 11 Kind of Misty Raining T[om] Frazer [came] for tea[.] Snowed,freezing 8 Rev. Stewart & Wife called.Jno., B[ella] & I [were] at [a] pray­ er meeting [this] even[ing] at Jno. McGregor's[.] W±ll[±am] Ja[me]s Glen & Mary Smith [were] baptized[.] A[g]& I washed[.]Ned[drove to] C[linton] P.M. [in the]cart[.] Aunty [was] at Ned’ s P.M. Jno. & Ab [were] out P.M. [I] Mended p[an]ts & ironed etc. U[ncle] Jno., Glen*, & Ab Nott [were] here for dinner.]Ab[was here] for tea too[. ] Mamie[was here this]even[ing. ] Mac [came this] even[ing.] Jno. came after him[. ] Helen Butch- art and her man [were]there[.] A[g was] in C[linton] P.M. [A] sick ewe [which] had lambs died[. The] Master [called at] noon, [Mr] Graham called P.M., [and] U[ncle] Jno[was] here af­ ter dinner[.] Extracting pieces of combs that I cut white comb honey off[.] ] 14 Fine, C[old] W[ind.] 14 Fine & Dull Slight melt to sun 20 23 Thaw,Light Rain. 24 Blustering & Snow 27 Snowed P.M., Sleet, Frozen night. 6 6 6 7 �March, 1899 316 A[g]washed[.I]ext[racted] P.M. Jno. [was] at [the] mill P.M. for chop[.] Bob McMillan call- Fine ed in[. ] E.& W.Wise[came] P.M. looking at stock[.] H. Reid’s [came] after[the]Billy [they] bought[.] Ned [was here for tea[. ] 26 [The] 3rd. lamb [from] ewe # 23 338 died[. The] shearling ewe [from] Diehl['s] died[. I] Washed[the]extractor P.M. Mrs Mac,Jane and [the] kids [were here] P.M. [and] U[ncle] Jno.* [Stewart] called [in the]even­ ting. ] * John Stewart was a driven workaholic who seldom went visitng and who put any company that stayed more than half a day to work. His son Adam had now taken over the operation of the home farm and John himself knew he had heart disease. John Stewart and James MacFarlane spent a lot of time together in their last 6 months of life. [The]Master[called in at]noon, Aunty[was here] P.M. [and]Ned [came for] tea[.I] embroider­ ed a little.] Jno. hauled in the last of [the] corn stooks A.M. 22 Raining P.M. Jno. & Ned [were] at Mrs Whit­ ley’s sale[. I] Stamped [a] Beaura mat[. ] Wigginton & Dr. Gunn [were] here P.M. [and] Jane [came in the] even[ing.] 20 Dull, Soft. 29 Snowing & Blowing; Big drifts. A[g] & I washedf. ] Jno. [was] at Ned’ s P.M. Snowing some. A[g] & B[ella were] in C[lint- on] P.M. Ned & family [were] C[ool] W[ind.] here A.M. (cutting a little.) 23 21 Jno. & Ned[were] in Cflinton] 28 P.M. [I] em[broidered] a lit- tle[.]B[eHa] & i [were] at Sunshiney & U[ncle] Jno.'s [in the] even- singey W[ind.] [ing.] Ned's [were] at Fen- [wickj's [and left the] kids here[. ] A[g] & Aunty [went into]C[lin- 19 ton] in [the] cutter[. ] Jno. [was] at [the] mill[.] U[ncle Fine & Nice Jno. [was here] P.M. & Ab,Wise & [the] Stapleton gent [were here] for tea too[. ] Jno.[was] at [the] mill[.] [I]C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse. ] [Edward]Glen [Sr.was here] P.M. & Aggie & Johnny Butchart[came in the] even[ing. John was at the mill for chop.] Cherry calved[ . I was] scrap­ ing out honey boxes 20 Raining a little. Thawing, Bees out 18 1 . w. 2. T . 3. F . 4* S. 5. S. 6. M. 7. T . 8. W. 9, T . 10 . F . 11. S . �March, 1899 317 12. S. B[eila] & I [werein C[hurch] (Rev. Rumball with Rev.]Stew­ art there. ) 13. M. A[gJ washed [and I] scraped some frames etc. [Mr] Tough, [the tax assessor, was here] all night[. ] 14. T. A[g] & Aunty [were] in Clin­ ton] P.M. [The] Master [call­ ed in at] noon[and T[om] Fra­ zer [in the] evenfing.] 15. W. Nficholas] Cuming [was here] for dinner[.] U[ncle] Jno. [was here] P.M. [I] emfbroid- ered and] Jno. [was] at Jno. Avery's sale P.M. Jane fetch­ ed her turkey in[at] noon[.] 16. T. Jno & Adam [were] in C[lin- ton] P.M. [for] grist[and a] p[ai]r [of]lambs[were born.] Soft, Snowing 13 Stormy. Frozen, 22 Dull & Cold 14 C[old] W[ind,] Sunshiny 18 Raining, Showery, Snowing. 22 C[old] W[ind], light Flurries. 17 .F . Jno. [was] at Ned's P.M. cut­ ting[.] Aunty [was] here P.M. A[g]& I went to U[ncle]Jno's [in the] evenfing.] Blustery 21 C[old]] E[ast] W[ind.] Snowing 18 .S . 19 .S . Jno.Middleton [came by] cut­ ter[and]bought 2 2-year-old steers[. Ewe #] 378 [had] 3 lambs[.] 20 Raining, S[un] Thaw A[g] & I [went to church in Very H[igh] W[ind,] 30 the] buggy (Rev. Rumball.)C[old] N[orth]-W[est] W[ind]. 20. M. [I]em[ broidered]a little P.M. 21. T. A[g] washed[. ] Ab Nott [was 30 here) for dinner & tea[. Ab] Snowing & Very & Jno.went over to W[illiam] Stormy. Beacom’ s* sale- posponed [on account of the weather.] *William Beacom was farming in Goderich Township, Lot 30 the Bayfield Concession. He married Annie Rath- well, sister of Alice (Mrs Fenwick Stewart) in 1894. Bill Beacom was good friends with Fenwick, Adam and John. Bill and Annie had decided to quit farming and move into Clinton where they would go into the grocery business with Bill's father Thomas Beacom. The couple had 2 children Elmer,b.1895 and Cela, b.1897. William died in 1902 from pneumonia. He had assisted in fighting a hotel fire in Clinton in bitter cold weather. Cela Beacom and her husband Fred Sloman operated as teachers in a C.N.R. School-on-Wheels in northern Ontario, 1927-64. Alice and Fenwick took a special interest in the Beacom niece and nephew. 22. W. Jack Elliot started work[.]* Misty, 24 Mr & Mrs Wigginton & Jessie's Raining, T[hunder] kid [were here]for dinner[.Mr & L[ightning.] & Mrs]Finley McEwen[came] P.M. for tea[. I] filled [a] honey pan[, ] *hired man �March, 1899 318 23 .T . Dewdrop calved red calf & Black cow[.](Sic) Jno. [was] at [Beacom’s] sale P.M. 31 Snowed some, C[old] W[ind.] 24 .F . A[g was] in C[linton] P.M. [The] Buggy [made for] good sleighing with shoeing off[of the] cutterf. ] B[ella] & I [were]at U[ncle]Jno.’ s [this] even[ing.] 25 C[old] W[±nd], Fine. 25. S. [I]C[leaned the]H[en]H[ouse.] [The]Boys took steers to[the] Middleton's P.M. [on] horse­ back[ . I] emfbroiidered] a little[.] 29 Stormy & Snowing, S[outh]-E[ast] W[ind.] 26 .S . [I] Stayed with the kids A.M. Sunshiny 27 Sun Thaw 27 .H. A[g] & I washed[. ] 4 pairs of lambs Sunshiny 20 Sun Thaw 28 .T . [Ed] Glen [Sr. was here] for tea [and] all P.M. Mr McFar- lane [from] Shakespeare [was here all night[.] A[g is] mak­ ing white pett[ipoint]Crochet Lace & Insert[.I] Made sleeves (puffs) smaller in old brown waist & Set a piece in front lining of B[ac]k (waists.) 32 Snowing, Drifting. 29. W. 21 30 .T . [I] Mended Jno.’s D[uc]ks & his shirt [and] em[broidered] P.M. Jno. [was] in C[linton] with [the] horse[.] 25 Fine, C[old] W[ind.] 31 .F . I [was] at Hunter's (Carrie Grant's) P.M.[John] Woon[was] here[. ] 23 April, 1899 1. S . A[g] & B[ella were] in C[lint- on] P.M. [in] Ned's Cutter[.] JNO. & [the] Glen’ s [went in] Will G[len's] sleighf. ] 30 Snow Flurries, C[old] W[ind.] 2. S. A[g] & B[ella went to church in] Ned's cutter(Rev.McDonald, Seaforth.) Jno.[went at night.] B[ella] & I [were] at U[ncle] Jno.'s [this] even[ing.] 17 3.M. A[g] & I washed[. ] 26 4.X, U[ncle] Jno.[was here]P.M.[I] em[broidered a] little[.] Sun, N[orth] W[ind.] 5.W. Jno.Tomson[and] E[dward] Glen Sr. [were here] for dinner & Tea[.] A[g] & I [were] clean­ ing [the] milk-room P.M. [We] Put milk down [in the] even­ ting.] 19 Sunshiny �April, 1899 319 6. T . [Ag and I] scrubbed [the milk room] A.M. [I] took pork to [thejgranery (sic) and C[lean­ ed the] H[en] H[ouse] A.M. Milder & Dull S[outh-] E[ast] 7.F . [I was] Mending [a] dress [and] em[broidering. ] Raining & a little dull 8. S. Aunty [was] up [here.] A[g] & X[were] at U[ncle] Jno.'s [in tfe] evening.] 9.S. I [went in the] buggy [to] C[tiurch]( Rev. Stewart. ) S[ab- bat|r] S[chool] started[.]Bess­ ie Orfeu & I [were] off this Sun[.&jy. ] Fine 10 .M. A[g] & I washed Fine 11 .T . A[g was] in Cflinton] P.M.[I] Sent Eaton order[.] Pouring P.M. 12 .W. [I] Washed, Brushed & ironed [ajblue serge skirt etc. Alex. Elliot [was here this] even­ ting. ] Fine Snow 13 .T . [I]Cut out [a]skirt lining[.] A[g] & I [were] at U[ncle] Jno.'s [this] even[ing.] Beautiful & hot 14 .F . [I] Basted [the] skfirt.]£[g] & 33[ella were] in <}[linton] P.M. Aunty went to G[oderich] T[ownshi]p[. ] Beautiful 15 .S . [I worked] at [the] skirt[.] Fine, Colder 16 .S . A[g] & B[ella were] in c[hurch[.The] B[lac]k Heifer Calved[.] 17 .M. A[g] & I washed[. ] Beautiful 18 .T . ' H 19 .W. I finis[hed] serge skirt[.] 1 Eaton box arrived[.] Uncle Samuel from Kansas arriv­ ed at U[ncle] Jno.’s [in the] even[ing.] 20 .T . [Uncle Sam] went to S[lin- ton] with Jno. [The]other Eaton [box arrived.] [Uncle Sam] & Aunt Jessie drove home[.] Jno.came with Adam [and] fetched [the] Eaton boxes home[.] Wilson Elliot fetched in a sucker[.] 21 .F . Uncle Samuel & I [were] in C[linton] A.M. Finley [McEwen was here] for din- ner[. ] 22. S. Mother & Aunt Jesie [&] A[g were] at Lizzie's & Jane's P.M. [1] Sent Jane out [some] eggs[.] Fa[ther] & U[ncle] S[am were at U[n- cle James'es] for dinner & 21 W[ind] 21 32 18 31 19 SO 35 35 43 33 36 40 40 25 38 32 Slight Shower �April, 1899 320 23•S . 24 •M * 25. T. 26 .W. 27 .T. 28 .F . 29 .S . 30 .S . 1. M. 2. T. 3. W. 4. T. Aunty [Nancy was] up P.M. [for] a short time[.] B[el- la] & Aunt Jfessie went] down [to] U[ncle] Jno.'s [in the]even[ing.J B[ella] & I [were] in C[hurch] 26 (Rev. Stewart.) A[g] & I washed[.] 50 [Ag & I] Cleaning boys stair[.] 33 Aunt Jessie & I [were] at Ross's for dinner & tea[.]* *Lot 27-2 A[g] cleaned [the] boys room[. 39 and I]took out Double windows [and] put down [the] platform [in the] wood-sheci[. I] Raked [the] y&rds, Flower beds etc., and helped fill [theJleech[r]* * a large funnel-like contraption made of wood, into which wood ashes would be poured. Then water would be poured through the ash to “leech*' out the lye to make soap. U[ncle] S[am] & Aunty went 32 to Wiglginton* s] to go visit [the] House of Refuge[.] A[g] ironed[ . We] Killed [the] lump- jaw steer[. ] Lizzie McTavish [was] here P.M. Jno. & I took off tallow off [of 34 “Lump Jaw'*] A.M. A[g was] clean- ing[while I]Half dug flower bed[.] I [was] in C[linton] P.M. [and] 40 fetched [Edward] Glen [Sr.]home[.] Rained a little. A[g] & B[ella were in Church](Rev. 40 Stewart.)U[ncle Sam] & Aunty [were] back [this] even[ing[.] May, 1899 A[g] S t I washed[.] Jno. [was] away 27 with Ab [Nott[.j B[ella was] clean­ ing her room,took up[the] carpet & Fine, Sprinkle. put[it] down again etc. Aunty[was] up P.M. [Bella cleaned the] Dining [room, Fine 35 took up the carpet and put it down again. The] Cows [were] out all night[.] B[ella was] cleaning Mother’ s & 22 A[g]'s B[ed]room[s] & [the] clos- ets[. I] Churned A.M. [and was]Rid- H[igh] E[ast] W[ind] [ding] at stairs, woodshed etc.P.M. [This] Even[ing] R. Marshell (sic) [called and] Jno. [came] home[.] Jno. [was] home [this] even[ing] 23 working at[the] broken pump[. I] sorted out old shoes etc. �5. F . 6. S • 7. S. 8 .M. 9. T . 10 .W. XI .T , 12 .F . 13 .S . 14 .S . 15 .M. 16 .T . 17 .W . 18 .T . 19 F . May, 1899 321 [I] Finis[hed]dig[ging the]big gar- 22 den[and]sowed sweet peas[.I] Finis- Rained [hed] (in a way)[the] wood[shed] & Fine [the] stairs[ . Ellie & Asa [Nott] drove in P.M. Ab 19 [came in the] evenfing.) A[g] & B[ella were]in C[hurch](Stew- 15 art- Rev. McDonald - Sesforth pro­ claiming pulpit vacant.) Jno. [was] in C[linton] A.M. A[g] & 18 I washed[.] Mekin [was here this]ev­ enting] for potatoes[.] U[ncle] Samuel & Aunty went to Hullet P.M. from U[ncle James's, to visit at Elliott's and Cuming's.] [I] Put frames in for bees(ones [I] 14 took out [last] fall) etc. B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. 40 A[g] cleaned her kitchen..... [and] Rained heavy B[ella] cleaned [the] pantry[.] [We] Washed [the] buggy in [the] riv- 17 er [and I did some] mending[.] Mo[th- er [worked] at soap[.]A[g]washed blan­ kets etc. A[g] & B[ella were] cleaning [the] kit- 34 chen[. ] Fa[ther] planted some pot.... [and I was] Melting bee's wax. G. Elliot [was] here today in Jack's place[.] U[n- cle] S[am] & Aunty [came] back [at] night[.] [Uncle Sam & Aunty] went to U[ncle] 31 Jno.'s [thhis] morn[ing and were] back [at] night[.] Jno. sowed man- gols[.I was]Cutting off frames A.M.[and] put[a] navy band on[a] green sailor[hat] etc. B[ella, Jane & I [were] in C[hurch](Rev. 25 Stewart. ) Jno. by [night. ] A[g[ & I washed [and I've been] melting 23 wax[.] Ufncle] S[am] & Aunty [have] Fine & Cool gone to go to Ned Rathwell's and Gabey's[.] [I'm still melting wax.] Jno. [is pain- 20 ting [the] buggy these days[. Uncle Sam & Aunty] came up from U[ncle] Jno's Raining, with me [this] even[ing.] Showers. Jno. [was] in Cflinton] P.M. [with] Ned Rain & Cold [and I worked] at wax most of [the] day. [I worked t wax] all day[.] A[g was in Cold & Dull Clinton P.M. with] Fenfwick.] B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton]P.M.[at] 27 Church (Rev. Wade.) [Bella drove U[n- cle Sam] & Aunt [Jessie] to Ross's [in the] even[ing.] Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M. with Ned[. ] [I] lengthened sleeves & legs of Jno.'s new suit etc. 20 .S . 14 �May, 1899 322 21. S ♦ 22 .M. 23. T. 24 .W. 25 .T . 26 .F . 27 .S . B[ella] & I [were] in C[hurch]-Jno. by 19 byke-(Rev. Stewart) "Lovest thou me"etc. U[ncle Sam] & Aunt [Jessie]went to Fine, U[ncle] Jno.‘s[this] morn[ing]& to C[ool] W[ind.] Goderich T[ownshi]p [in the] even­ ting.] Jno. helped W[illiam] Glen to C[linton] 17 with cattle[.]Jno.left for Montreal P.M. A[g] washed[.] I[was] at Mrs [Robert] Coats‘funeral[.] *Robert Coats was a grocer to whom the MacFarlane's gave their business. The Coats family lived in an ornate Victorian white brick home, just outside town limits in Goderich Township at the corner of the Clinton-Bayfield Road and the Telephone Road. The son, Robert Hamilton Coats (1874-1960) was Canada's founding director of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics (renamed Statistics Canada) and is widely considered to have established that agency's sterling reputation for accuracy and analysis. Bella MacFarlane would marry the widower Thomas Fraser in 19Q6 and the couple were destined to buy the Coats house when Thomas quit farming and sold the Fraser home place. It was in the possession of the Holland family when they took posssession in 1919. [I] Scooured & cleaned wax dishes etc. B[el- 10 la stopped] at Grants for [her] parasol[.] Ned & Jane[were] in C[linton this]even[ing] Fine for our peas etc. Mr & Mrs Brigham stay­ ed] all night[.] [Mr and Mrs Brigham] & Fa[ther] & Mo[t- 29 her]called at U[ncle] Jno.'s A.M. [The Brigham's were] gone P.M. U[ncle Sam] & Aunt [Jessie] called in [this]morn[ing] to dress, on [their] way to C[linton. I] fixed [Aunt Jessie's] hair[.] Ned[was] hdre [this] morn[ing] sowing corn[.] Jack sow­ ed green feed (peas & oats.) New Lamb Fa[ther was] at U[ncle James's] P.M. Jack 14 [was] pcking stones [in the] clover[field.] P.M. Jack[Elliott] took [horse] Polly to Ab [Nott's 26 in] Holmesville [this] even[ing.I]Washed [the] plaster [on my] B[ed]room [wall.] [I washed my bedroom] floor[and] paint[ed the] door[. We] planted 20 rows [of] potatoes -Jack [did the] most[.]Jno.[was]home with[the] horse for dinner[.] A[g],Aunty, & Jno.[were]in C[lin- ton] P.M. Aunt Jessie arrived [home this] even[ing.]* Uncle [Sam drove] in[to]C[lin- tom] for her[.] *1 understand that Jessie had numer­ ous Campbell relatives in the wider Clinton. It’ s probably safe to say that she went off to visit these relatives while Sam and his sister Agnes visited Stewart relatives[.] �May, 1899 323 28. S. Fa[ther & U[ncle] S[am were] at Jno.Thom- 18 son’s[.] A[g] stayed with Ned’s kids A.M. Aunt Jessie & I [were] in S[abbath] Heavy Rain S[chool.] Fen[ wick]'s Kid [Harvey Adam Stewart was ] born[.] 29. M. A[g] & I washed[ . Ag & I werejat Will's[this] 32 even[ing.] U[ncle Sam,] Aunt [Jessie & Fa- Rained a [ther were] at Ned's all day[.] I drove little. I[sabel] & Wfilliam] & E[dward] J[ohn] to T[om] Frazer’s A.M. 30. T. U[ncle Sam] & Aunt [Jessie] went to Fen- 24 [wick's.] 1st Swarm P.M. Ned[was] in bid­ ding & cutting potatoes[.]A[g]washed out[the] Fine cellar again[ . I] Finis[hed] cleaning [in my] B[ed]-Room & washed [the] curtains & [washed] & refilled [the] tick[. ] 31. W . 5 In the immediate neigh­ bourhood,the humbler farm dwellings were seldom photographed.For ex-’ ample, Ned and Jane Glen1 s frame house on” Old House Hill," on the sideroad near the grav el pit,in which they spent the first 10 years of marri life,was never photographed and was torn down shortly after the present imposing farmhouse was finished in 1902. In early 1899, as soon as weather permitted, Fenwick and Harve McBrien worked almost around the clock to get the cottage built. Alice wanted to get away from her in-laws, and the couple were moved in by the time the first child was born on a rainy. Sunday, May 28, 1899. He was named Harvey,probably in tribute to Harvey McBrien' s speedy construct­ ion of the cottage. While it was lived in, it was in the field south of the lane. When James Stewart and his sistejr Agnes died in 1911, the family moved in to big farm house and the cottage became,and remains a hen house. Harvey Adam Stewart 1899-1971 This snapshot of "The Henhouse" was taken by me in July,1958. K.F.S. �June, 1899 324 1. T. U[ncle] Samuel's called [in this] 27 morn[ing. They are] going to G[oder- ich T[ownshi] to visit[.] Jno. [was] Fine at Graham's P.M. [I] cut out most of a print dress[.] 2. F. [Jno. was at Graham's barn] rsaising[.I] 29 Ironed bed-rom drapes etc. 3. S. U[ncle] Sam[uel’s]drove Polly [home 29 this] morn[ing.] Jno. [drove them] down to stay with U[ncle] Jno. They- Aunt Agnes etc.[are]going to Green's[.] 4. S. A[g] & B[ella were]in C[hurch](Rev.Stew-Fine & Hot 18 art.) 5.M. U[ncle] S[amuel]& Aunt[Jessie were]21 gone to Isard's A.M.[with] Polly[.] A[g] & I washed[.] Elsie Thomson[came on her] wheel[.] A[g] drove her to[the] Bab- elyon line [this] even[ing.[We went] P.M. [to] Jimmie Baird's funeral with U[ncle] Jno.'s horse & N[ed] Rathwell's [rig.] 6.T. [Uncle Sam and Aunt Jessie have 23 gone to]Wigg[ihton's in]Clinton,[to] A[lex] Innis1s for dinnner,tea here [and are] at U[ncle James's] all night[«] Fa[ther] & Jack [Elliott]took [a] bull to Thomson's[.] Dewdrop 7.W. [1] Drove U[ncle Samuel] & Aunt[Jes- 18 sie]to C[linton]P.M. U[ncle]Ja[me]s Heavy Rain & Aunt Agnes [were] here A.M.too[.] Fine Jack [Elliott] went home sick[. I]Washed Heavy Rain [my] hair[.] 8.T. 9.F. 10. S. 11 .S. 12 .M. 13 .T. 14 .W. 15 .T . Jno. & A[[g were] in C[linton] see- 23 ing folks off [for Kansas. ]Jno. [rode Fine & Cool his] byke[.] B[lac]k heifer cow See below-June 15. 23 Geo. Elliot [was] here[.] 22 B[ella] & I [were] at C[hurch](Rev.Shaw Egmondville) & [at] Mr Houston's Bible class[.] A[g]& I washed[.]G[eorge] Elfliott was] Sprinkled 15 here[.] Jno. sowed rape[seed.] Fine & Hot Fa[ther] & I [were] in C[linton] A.M. 11 Aunty [is] at Lizzie's[.] Gfeorge] E[ll- Hot iott] went home [this] even[ing.] A[g]& H[eavy] R[ain B[ella were] at Elliot's [this] even- morning and [ing.] evening.] Adam [was] here for dinner[. ] Jno. & he Hot, 18 took [the] Horse-power down P.M. Abby [Heavy Rain] G[len was here] all day[. ] Even[ing.] Ned, Will & [his hired] Man, Fen[wick] 13 [and] Adam[were] here P.M.Friday sawing wood[. ] Adam [came early] for dinner[.] Cold, Jno. [today was] sowing at U[ncle] Slight Rains Jno's[. I] Cut out most of Pique blouse[.] Joe Isard & Fergueson [were] here [at] noon seeingg a horse[.] Aunty [was here] P.M. Mary foaled[.] �16 .F . June, 1899 Aunty Cold 325 18 17 .S . 18 .S . 19. M. 20 .T . 21. W. 22 .T . 23 .F . 24 .S . 26. M. 27, T. 28. W. 29 .T . Jno. & A[g were] in C[linton.] [was] at Jane'sf.] 3rd Swarm (a 2nd off 1st that swarmed 16 [X] Finis[hed the] blouse all but the fastenings[.] I[sabella] P[earl] & E[d- little wanner ward] J[ohn were] in [the] bush with Fa- [ther picking] strawberries[.] Mac,D[un­ can] McEwen, Neil McFarlane & [his] son- in-law [came] for tea[.] A[g] & B[ella were in church.] (Rev.Mun- 22 ro.) Mr Stewart's holidays begin [soon. He was] in C[hurch this morning. ] A[g] & I washed[. ] Road Work 3 swarms lit to-gether - 2 lsts & 1 2nd[. ] The 2 Sturdy's [were here] for dinner[.] Jno. Hot S t Ned [were] in C[linton] P.M. Wiltse [was] here[.] [Mr]Howson,[a]pedler,[was here. Jack is 14 road work.] Jno. [was] at R[obert] Pear­ son’ s shingling P.M. Cronyn's bull[was] Cool, Windy in [our] stable last night[.] Monday' s 2nd swam same box again [I] Starched print collars etc. Jno. [was] with wool [A.M. and] U[ncle] Jno.'s P.M. [I was] At Lime Light Views* in [the] school [house this] even[ing. I] bought [a] ticket from [Mary Glen.] *Magic lantern show [The same bee box swarmed]again[.] Jno. [was] in C[linton. I] Finis[hed the] Pique Waist,[all] but starch [and did] Mending etc. 12 Cold [A.M,] Warm P.M. A[g] S t B[ella were]in C[linton]P.M. [I] 27 Starched & ironed [the] waist etc.[and Fine, Hot I was] Mending Jno's drawers P.M. Mac’ s [went] picnicing (sic) in Bay- 16 field[. I] Fixed some [bee] boxes etc. Fine & Nice [and] Wiped out [my] room[. ] B[ella] I [were] in C[hurch] & Bible Class{Rev.Wichart.) Mr St[ewart was]in C[hurch.] Jno. [went at night.] A[g] & I washed[.I was] extracting part 18 P.M. Jno. started mowing [hay and was] Fine & Warm in C[lintom] P.M... A[g] went out for Mrs Nott & Asa.[this] 16 even[ing. I was extracting A.M.[and] Ra­ king P.M. Rained all day heavy Mrs [Janet} McGregor [was] here all day- went home with T[om] Fraser[ . I] took Ellie home... [and was] Raking hay etc. P.M. 30. F. Different handwriting - possibly Ag’ s:14 A[g] took Lib & Bell to [the train]sta- tiion [this] morning [enroute to] Mrs McMillan’ s in Shakespeare[.We had] two swarms of bees[.] Two men called[.] D. McIntosh [stayed] for tea[. ] 25 .S . �July, 1899 326 1. S . 2. S. 3. M. 4* T. 5. W. 6. T. 7. F • 8. S . 9. S . 10 .M. 11 .T . 12. W. 13 .F . 14 .S . 15 .S . 16 .S . 17 .M. One Swarm [A] man [named] Marshall called [this] even[ing.] Eliza-Ann's handwriting. B[ella] & I] came home [at] night[.] Jno. met us[.j Jno. & Jack were] in C[linton for] salt & flour[.] A[g, B[ella] & I [were] pull­ ing cherries[.] Jennie Grant [was here] P.M. Fa[ther] & A[g were] in C[linton] (cher­ ries 3 baskets & 10 [cents.I] Raked P.M. (only got a little [hay] in. ) A. & Mrs Dunkin [were here this] morn- [ing.]A[g was]in C[linton and got2 bags [of]pot[atoes.l]Fixed comb in frames[.] Jno. [was] mowing[. I did the] Raking P.M.[and we]Hauled in 4 loads(all [the] Rathwell field- all but some rakings[.] [I] Fixed comb in frames & part made [a white] collar[.] Ned's [were in C[lint- ton. ] B[ella] & A[g were in Church.](Rev.Wich. art supply.) Jno.Thomson [brought us] t[w]o pail’ s black currants & U[ncle] Ja[me]s [was here] for dinner[. ] Fa[ther] drove A[g] to[the] berrie bush & [later]went[back]for herf.She picked] 12 lbs.[. I was] Rak[ing] etc., P.M. [I was raking etc P.M.] A[g was] preser­ ving all day[. ] A[g] washed [and I was] Raking etc. [We have] finis[hed] haying[.] Jno.[is]helping Adam finis[h his]hay[.] Jack[was]at home all day[. ] A[g was] in C[linton.] Harding from Wisconsin [was here] all night[.] Cooper fetched him [here at]night[.I did some]extracting[.] Jno. took [Harding] to Biggin's [this] morn[ing & to catch [the] early train[.] A[g] helped [me] today [with] extract ing[. 3 Jack[went]home P.M. Ab[Nott was here at] noon[.] Fafther was] at Sturdy’s[.] Ned was here] for tea [and] J[ohn] Butchart [in the] even[ing. ] B[ella] & I [were in church] & B[ible] C[lass](Rev. W[ichart.]) [I] Stayed with the kids [this] even[ing.] Alex Wheat stook around edge[.] A[g] & I washed[.]I picked 3 1/2 lbs[of] berries [at the] Shanty fence A.M. A[g] & I [picked] 7 lbs P.M. [at] McEwen’s [fence.] 18 Rain storm, T[hunder & L[ightning.] Fine 10 Rainey 8 32 Raining, T[hunder] & L[ightning. ] 12 Rainy Fine, 11 Dry & Warm 26 Damp like rain 10 Fine 22 Rainy �July, 1899 327 18 .T . A[g] & B[ella were] at Jno. Thomson' s for 18 gooseberries[ . I] picked 3 lbs [of ber­ ries at the] Rathwell [fence and] Made 5 Fine pies[. I] Washed [a] pa[ir of] ganzies with wool soap* [for the] 1st [time.] Aunty [was here this] even[ing.] *probably soap made from lanolin. 19 .W . Jno. [was] away all day[. I] Picked ber­ ries [at the] Rathwell fence[and]finis[hed with] 7 lbs & little more. 20 .T . [I] Washed [the] 2 blankets [which] came with Bull & Horse from Quebec & Scot- Rained land[. ] B[ella] & I[were] in C[linton]P.M. Jno.wheeled[.] Ned's & Tene & Bell McEwen [were here this] even[ing.] 21 .F . A[g] & I [were] picking berries [in the] 18 corner of D[uncan] McE[wen]'s bush next ours A.M. [I]Greened [the] potatoes [with Fine the] sprayer P.M. [and] Made 2 pies [in even[ing] etc. Ned & Jno. fixed [the] dip­ ping tank arrangement & dipped our lambs & his & Will’ s [in the] even[ing.] 22 .S . Fa[ther] & Ned [in the] wagon & Jane & I 15 [in the] buggy [were] at Ben Miller[.]Ab Beautiful noon last 23 .S . A[g] & I [were in Church]((Rev. Wichart.) 26 Fine & Hot 24 .M. A[g] & I washed[. ] 25 .T . [I] Raked wheat stubble[.]Insurance men & Dull & Cool, Mr Peavey,[an]Am[erican]sheep-buyer,[were Sprinkle. here] for dinner[.] Fa[ther] drove[Mr Pea­ vey] to Jno. Thomson’ s etc. P.M. 26. W. [I was]in C[linton] A.M. Read returned[Mr 28 Peavey] P.M. Bull Horning etc. Jno... wheeled to Blythe[.] A[g] & I picked ber- Fine & Hot ries P.M. [I] Stayed with[the] kids[this] T[hunder] evening [while Jane & Ned were] at Shower 27 .T . Isard's[. ] Jno. drove Mr Pfeavey] to [the train] sta- 21 tion [this]] morn[ing. Mr] Innis[was here [this] mornfing.] Mr Case [was here] for Fine & Cool dinner[. ] J. Swan called P.M. [I] Cleaned [a] room & put Jane's things in a box[.] Cut out p[rin]t aprons & petti[coat and did] mending etc. P.M. 28 .F . [I was] in bed nearly all day[. The] Boys 16 washed lambs P.M. Aunty, Jno. Innis & Jno. Fine Cuming [were here this] evening[.] 29 .S . [Jack Innis was back here this] morn[ing. 14 I] milked [the] Guernsey last time [and] Rained morn- Finis[hed the] pett[icoat] & aprons[.] [ing,] Fine. Fa[ther is] sick[. ] D[ougald] McTavish [was here this] even[ing.] 30 .S . A[g] & Bella[were] in C[hurch.](I stayed with [the] kids. ) 31 .M. A[g] & I washed[.I]Mended Jno.'s p[an]ts [and in the] even[ing I] Made 3 Rhubarb pies[.] �August, 1899 328 1. T 2.W 3. T. 4. F . 5. S . 6. S. 7.M. 8. T. 9. W. 10 .T . 11 .F . 12 .S . 13 .S . 14. M. Fa[therj & I [were] in Bayfield [with] Ned’ s, Will’ s, Mac’ s & Dunk’ s[. We] cut [the] 1st oats[. ] 24 Beautiful Jennie Grant & Miss Henderson [of] Sea- 5 forth [were here] all day[. The] Master Heavy R[ain]ear- [was here] for dinner[. ] budding ly mornfing.] Tfhunder] & L[ightning,] Big hail. Fine A[g] & B[ella were in C[hurch]& B[ible] 9 C[lass] A.M. [I] finis[hed]mending blan- Fine & Warm kets[.] [I] Cleaned [up] chips[in the]wood-shed 10 [and] cut weeds etc.[in the] back yard[. I cleaned the] potato buds etc. out of Fine [the] cellar P.M. [I] Cut oout sleeeves [of an] old blue serge[.] B[ella]] & I [were in church] & B[ible] C[lass] (Rev. W[ichart].) Mrs Smythe & son (Maggie Aikenhead) [were] at Stab- bath]] S[ chool. ] A[g] & I washed[. ] Sarah Isard[is visit- 14 ingj at Jane's[. ] [The] Boys [were] reaping & [we] Hauled 12 in oats P.M. A[g]. B[ella] & I [were] Cold Nights at the "Masters’ * [this] even[ing.] Jack [Elliott has been] gang-plowing[.] Jno. [was] at Mac’ s threshing P.M. [We had]2 Young men for dinner P.M.*S[arah] I[sard was] here all night[.] 12 Rain,Wann *Probably Jack and Jimmy Glen, A[g was] in C[linton] for Mrs Jno. Dunk- 25 in [coming from] London[.] Mr & Mrs Wig- ginton [were here] P.M. Mrs D.McFarlane, Fine Miss J. MCFarlane & Irene McFarlane & Jennie Grant [were here] all night[.] Ed Wineland [of] Awer, Wis[consin] ar­ rived A.M. [He] & Fafther were] at Fraz­ er's, A.Dunkin’s etc. P.M. [The] McF[ar- lanej’ s left P.M. A. Dunkin [was here this] mornfing.]Mrs Jno.Dunkin went back with him. Fa[ther] Hot, & W[ineland were] at Sturdy’s[.] Jennie Cold at nights went home [this] even[ing. ] A[9] & I [were in church] & B[ible] class](Rev. W[ichart.]) Ed W[ineland (going to Webber's) went to Town with us[.] Ab, Ellie & Asa Nott [were here] for tea & [for the] even[ing.]B[ella] & I minded kids [this] even[ing.] A[g] & I washed[ . The] Boys [were] cut­ ting oats & green feed (oats & peas)P.M. 12 Fine & Cool Nfights] Fine & L6 Cool NfightSr] 9 �August, 1899 329 15. T. A[g] & B[ella werejin C[linton]P.M.[We] 8 Finis[hed]cutting oats & green feed[at] noon[. We] Hauled in oats P.M. I [was] mowing loads [of sheaves] with Jno.[.j Aunty [has] gone to Green' s[.] Jennie [came this] even[ing[.] 16 .W. A[g was] in C[linton] P.M...... Carrie 10 [arrived] P.M. Gabe Elliot called[.]* Fine & Hot *Mary Glen's future husband. 17 .T . Jennie[has]gone home by Clinton[on her] 18 wheel[.] B[ella has] gone to Grants[.] U[ncle] Ja[me]s[came]for dinner[,]T[om] Wigg[inton] called P.M. Wineland return­ ed P.M. Hauling in oats P.M.- [I was]in the] mow P.M. 18 .F . Win[eland] shipped sheep -(37 lambs & 2 9 billys [came] from us.) Bella[came]home [and] Webber [was here] all night[.] Very Warm Jack cut flax A.M. Hauling in part P.M.- I [was] mowing[.] 19. S. [Webber] went A.M. [He] bought 3 ewes & 11 1 billy lamb[. ] Jack [Elliott]took home 14 lambs he bought for Geo[rge.]Hauling in- [we] finis[hed the] little Rathwell field & started [the] Shanty field[.] 20 .S . A[g] & B[ella were in Church ] & B[ible] 10 C[lass](Rev. Wich[art.]) I stayed with Very [Warm] kids[.] 21 .M. Hauling in oats & green feed-I [was] now- 10 ing[.] Pickett fetched 60 apple barrels Slight Showers [and stayed] for dinner[.] 22 .T . [I was in the mow. We hauled in] 2 loads 9 [of] oats & [the] flax [and] Finis[hed] Harvest[.]* Jno & I milked sheep P.M.** [We started]Pulling strawberry apples[.] Mr & Mrs Ed. Rathwell [were here] P.M. & even[ing. ] * an expression meaning that the sheaves were all in the barn awaiting the thres- man and his outfit. **Lambs had been weaned from the ewes. 23 .W. A[g] & I washed[. ] Packers [picked] 6 bar- 18 rels P.M. [I was] At Kate Pearson's with Jane & kids [this] even[ing.] 24 .T . W[illiam] Glen & Jno. [were] in C[linton] 10 [and] took up our app[le]s[.] A[g] & I [were] at U[ncle] Ja[mes's] & Fen[wick]'s [this] even[ing.] 25 .F . A[g] & B[ella were in] C[linton] A.M. Jno. 16 [was] away wheeling[. ] 26. S . Mother, A[g]] & B[ella were] at [a] picnic 12 [in] Bayfield[ . John] returned [this] even­ ting.] 27 .S . B[ella] & I[were in Church] & B[ible]Class 22 too(Rev. Wichart.) A[[g] stayed with [the] kids[.] 28 .M. Chored [I]Finis[hed the] button holes in 19 [the] serge basque etc. �August , 1899 330 29 .T . 30. W. 31. T . 1. F . 2. S . 3. S. 4.M. 5. T. 6.W . 7. T . 8. F. B[ella] & A[g] [were] in C[linton.I] wiped 16 room, chored some, etc. A[g worked] all day Jane's crab apples[ . of water to wash[.) preserving Plums & I hauled up a barrel Beautiful, Rain all night. A[g] & I washedf. ] Wilson [of] Seaforth & [his] kid were here] looking at hens [.] September, 1899 [I] Killed 4 ducks[.] A[g was] inC[linton] 18 P.M. Bessie McGregor & Ella[were] here P.M. Fine Smith[on the] Parr Line [came] for tea[. ] [I] Washed Jno.’ s sweater & hat [and] Iron- 18 ed pique waist 1st time etc. Afisty A[g] & I [were in church](Rev. Murr[a]y, 11 Kincardine. ) Fine & Cool Ned,Jno. & I went to Toronto[.]* A[g]drove us in[to the station and]Jno.wheeled in.[.] *to go to the Exhibitiion. [Ned Jno. & I] Returned [ to]night[ . We]got Rain A.M. to Cflinton]about 1/4 past 12 O’ c[loc]k[.] Hot, Fine. A[g] & B[ella were] at [Ned] Rathwell* s[. ] 30 Jennie returned with them[.] Fine A[g] & Jennie [were] at Mac's [this] even- Rain [ing.] Fa[ther and] John went to Brucefield with [the] horse [and have] gone to London Fair[.]* [I] Picked 7 ducks[.]A[g Fine [was] in Cflinton this] even[ing.] Mo[ther C[ool] W[ind] was at U[ncle]Jno.'s P.M. Jennie went with her [on the wayj home[.] ♦This is the last reference to James MacFarlane in the diary before his final illness. John MacFarlane passed this recollection on to his son John, about this period in 1899: It was in 1899 that Adam Stewart made a buzz saw (he had never seen one). My father had a 2 1/2 Gold Shaply and Muir gas engine (possibly my grandfather bought it) ; when the make and break ignition points wore down, he made new ones out of a 2 1/2 inch nail. My grandfather and Adam’ s father were sitting on Adam’ s veranda not too long before they died,though neither would admit the other was sick. When father and Adam got the saw set up and cut the first block, the old gentlemen jumped. One headed for the steps, the other couldn’ t wait. He went over the side about 2 feet high. The other stopped and said, ”Haw, there is nothing wrong with you or you couldn’ t do that!” Thy both died shortly after. Adam said the saw wasn't much good, but he soon made a bet­ ter one. John MacFarlane, MacFarlane History and the Fourth, pp 9-10 as told to his grand daughter Michelle. �9. S . September, 1899 331 10 .S . 11. M. 12 .T . 13 .W. 14 .T . 15 .F . 16 .S . 17 .S . 18 .M. 19 .T . 20. W. 21 .T . 22 .F . 23 .S . 24 .S . A[g] half oiled [the] kite[hen] floor[.* 26 I did]some Ridding [in the] wood shed[. ] *Glen's & MacFarlanes preferred to oil the hardwood floors in kitchens rather than varnish them. An oiled maple floor had a sheen and it was waterproof, allowing it to be scrubbed with soap and water on a regular basis. A[g] & B[ella were in church](Rev. Mur- 35 r[a]y.) [and] I minded [the] kids[.] A[g] & I washed at U[ncle] Jno.s [this] 22 even[ing.] A[g] visited at Fen[wick's.] Shower [I] Took Mo[ther] & B[ella] to Bruce- 24 field for London Fair [and I] went for Fine, S[ight] [them i the] even[ing.] Shower. [I] Cleaned [the] Hen House & sheep- dip- Fine 17 ped roosts etc. A[g] washed Blankets,Com- H[eavy] Rain fortfer] & tick[.] B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. [I] Took up [a] piece ]of the] pump to Jake Miller[.]Gurnesy(sic) Calved,[I]think[. ] I[was] in C[linton] P.M. [to pick up the pump part. ] [I] Spent P.M.& even[ing] in Bruce- field waiting for Jno. from London[.] T[om] Frazer [was here this] even[ing.] B[ella] & I[were in church](Rev.Shaw[of] Egmondville exchanged [with] Rev. Stew­ art.) A[g] minded [the] kids[.] [I was]Fixing potatoes etc. A[g]& Bella] pulled app[le]s P.M.[to show at Clinton] Poured Rain. Fair[.] Fa[ther is] sicker[.] A[g]& I Took up things to Clinton Fair[. ] U[ncle] Ja[me]s [came] for dinner[.] All [of us] but Fa[ther] & Mo[ther [were] at C[linton] Fair[.] B[ella]& I went to Prayer meeting & Rev. Stew­ art's Reception [to welcome him back] after 3 mon]t[h]'s holidays[.] Jack [Elliott] took us up & back[.] A[g] & I washed[.] Aunty [was] up - [she] 16 came home [from Green's] yesterday[.] 2 in Fine, C[linton] P.M. [I attended a] Women's F[or- C[ool] eign] Missionary] meeting[.]Hector Reid & W[ind.] a Yank [came] for tea[. I]Stayed with[the] kids [this] evenfing.] A[g] & X [were]at Mrs W[m.] Pearson's 14 funeral P.M.3 Jno. [was] at Charlie Stewart's sale P.M.4 [i was at Jane's A.M. picking 6 Roosters for [the Pear­ son funeral.]Mr_ & Jake Miller[came] for dinner[.] Rev.Stewart called P.M. and Mac in the even[ing] to see Fa- [ther.] T[om] Frazer & other man [were here.] Dr_ [was here.] Carrie called for 2 lbs [of] Fine, honey[.] C[ool] W[ind.] A[g] & I [were in Church](Rev.Stewart’ s re- Raining P.M. turned.) Poured Even[ing.] �September, 1899 332 25 .M. 26 .T . 27 .W. 28 .T . 29 .F . 30. S. A[g] & I washedf. ] T[om] Fraser [came] af­ ter Billy[ . The] Master [came at] noon[. ] [I] Worked ends on [a] p[ai]r [of] blan- 8 kets[.] A[g] [was] in C[linton.j C[harles] Middleton called [and]Mrs Scott & Maud called [in the] even[ing.] [I worked the]end on 1[blanket and did] 6 knitting[.The]Dr.[came this morn[ing.] 2 spoiled ...... [The] Dr [came] late P.M. & Fin- 6 [McEwen] & Rev.Stewart[.Malcolm McEwen H[igh] Wind [came] P.M.& [sat up] all night[.* We] C[old] Moved Fa[ther] to [the] Dining-room[in the] even[ing.] *In this period, family members and close friends sat up with a dying person to keep him or her company as far as one could on their last journey. D[uncan] McEwen [sat up] all night[.] about 3 a day Mac & The Master [sat up] all night[.] Heavy Snow Rev.[Stewart] & Finley[McEwen and T[om] Storm - Fraser [were here] P.M. & even[ing.] broke a Uncle John [Stewart] died [this] even- lot of [ing• 3 October, trees. 1899 1. S . 2.M. 3. T . 4.T. 5. T . 6. F . 7.S . 8. S . 9. M. 10 .T . Father died at 1/4 to IV 0'Clock[.A.M. ] Fine & People here all day[.] Cold Mr McTavish even[ing] etc etc etc. Uncle John [was] buried P.M. Madames Fine Brigham & Elliot [were here] all night [and] Mrs McMilan [from] Shakespeare came[.] Mrs [Nicholas] Cuming & [son] Freddie Light Rainf [were here] for dinner. Father buried Dull. P.M. Aunty [is] staying [with us.] A[g] & I Beautiful washed & aired a lot of clothes etc. Jno. took Mrs McMillan to [the train] 3 eggs station P.M. Jack [Elliott was]at D[un- these days can] McEwen*s threshing[[.] [Jack was at Duncan McEwen's threshing[.] A[g],B[ella]& I[were] pulling Apples(Seeks. ) Jack [was] at Butchart’ s thresh[ing. We] fin­ is[hed] pulling Seeks [and started pulling] Baldwins & Bailey Sweet & Spiitz' s[.] A[g] & 1 [were in Church( Rev.Stewart. ) I[was in S[abbath] S[chool.] Charlie's at Ned’ s[.] Pulling Apples[.] B[ella] & I [visited] at Hunter's[this] even[ing.] Beautiful & Hot 11. W. Ag & I washed[.]B[ella]baked cakes A.M. B[el- 8 la] & I pullled some apples P.M. [The] Boys [were] at Fen[wick]’ s threshing[.]Ned’s took Slight Rain in their potatoes[.] T[om] Frazer [was here this ] even[ing.] �October, 1899 333 12. T. [The] Boys [were] at Fen[wick's for an[hour 8 and then]at U[ncle]Jno.[s]*threshing[.] Bel­ la[was] baking bread,buns & pies all day[.]** Packer called[this] morn[ing and]Annie Stew- Beautiful art [called] P.M. after peas[.We]Finis[hed] & Hot pulling Talman' s, Ben Davis......& started Swarrs[.] * She should have said "Adam’ s.” ** To feed the threshers tomorrow. 13 .T . 14 .F . 15 .S . [The Boys were threshing at Adam's] A.M. & part P.M. [Our] Threshing started about 4 O' c[loc]k[. I] Killed 10 hens [which we] had for supper & dinner - 1 left & lots more[.] [We] finis[hed and the] threshers went to Cool Willie Glen’s[.] B[ella] & I [were]in C[lin- W[ind] ton. ] A[g],Jane & I[sabella]P[earl were in church 6 (Rev. Ross Gunn’ s brother-in-law from [the] old country.) 16 .M. 17 .T . 18 .W. 19. T . 20. F. 21. S . 22 .S . 23 .M. 24 .T . [I] Pulled 2 Spys trees [and got a] sore 3 back[. ] Bella [was] at Ned's morn[ing]& P.M. W[illiam] Glen finis[hed] early noon, [and Rained threshers were] at Ned's P.M. Threshers finis[hed] at Ned’ s [in the] morn- 3 [ing. I] Pulled a Swarr[.] Raining B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton] A.M. [and 7 then were] Pulling Spys[.]A[g] washed 2 com- Fine fortables etc. Thanksgiving: S[abbath] S[chool] exams [ Examiners were: ] Rev. & Mrs Stewart,Scott & Henderson & Forest [of]Clinton & Higgins[of] Fine Brucefield [I] Pulled Spys [and the] Boys lifted pot[atoes] A.M. [The] Cantelon lad & _[did] 20 barrels pack- 3 ing apples[. We] Finis[hed] pulling app[le]s Fine,C[ool] all but some Rosshire Grimms etc. [The] Boys W[ind.J [were] lifting potatoes[.] JackfElliott] finis[hed lifting potatoes]P.M. Jno.[was] in Cflinton] twice with 44 barrels Fine,Good [of] Apples[.] 3 packers packed 30 bar[rels.] roads. Mother & A[g were] in Cflinton] A.M. I [was] in S[abbath] S[chool.] 4 Raining A[g] washed [and X] helped a little[.] Jack 5 [was]at Wigg[inton’ s]threshing [and]Jno.[was T[hunder] & at] Mac's [threshing.] Hector Reid [was here Lfightning] this] morn[ing.] Ab & Fred Nott fetched "Bal- Heavy Rain bogie Stamp* home [this] even[ing.] Fine & Warm P.M. * probably a stallion,bull or ram lent or rented out for stud fees. [The] 3 packers, Cantelon, Adams, & D. Liver­ more packed 32 [barrels. I was] Sorting App- [le]s[.] Jno [was] at Mac's threshing till Fine & Hot past P.M. [At] night,Jno.borrowed Adam's rig [and went]after[more] barrels-[he picked up] 5[-l �October, 1899 334 25, W. A[g] & I[were sorting apples] P.M. Jno.[was] in C[linton with a] 25-barrel load [of] App- [le]s [and] got 6 more bar[rels.The] Packers Beautiful packed the 7 bar[rels this] morn[ing] & came back [this] evenfing] & packed 3 more[. We] finis[h with a] Total [of] 92 barrels & 6 be[tte]r [than the] fall before[.] Rev.[Stew­ art] & [his] wife called[.] Lily Stewart married [John Cuming this evenfing.] 26. T. A[g] & I A.M. & B[ellaJ too P.M. [were] sort- 6 ing & taking in App[le]s[.] Rain Evenfing.] 27. F. Ridding wood-shed A.M. A[g] & Bfella were] in C[linton] P.M. Jno.[was] in C[linton] P.M. Light with grist & 3 barrfels of] Apples[.] Rains 28 .S . Raining 29. S. B[ella] & I [were in Church](Rev. Stewart.) Fine,C[ool] Wfind.] 30. M. [I] Walked to Ned's [this] morn[ing and] kil- 2 led 8 Roosters[. I] Washed Jno.*s & my Gan- zie[s] P.M. & Sorted some app[le]s P.M.A[g] S t B[ella[were] in Cflinton] P.M. [in the] bug­ gy & [at] Aunty's [at] night[.] 31. T. [The] Thorough-bred Varcoe Heifer Calved[. ] November, 1899 1. W. 2. T . T[om] Frazer[was here this]evenfing.] 3. F . [I] Killed 8 Roosters[and the] 1st goose[.] A[g was] in C[linton] P.M. Rainy 4. S. Aunty [was here]] for dinner [and then was] gone to Green's[. I was] at Ned's A.M. to see R[ooster]s[. ] Fine 5. S. A[g] & B[ella were] in C[hurch.] Jno.[went in the evening. ] 6. M. A[g] & I washed at Jane's P.M. Beautiful Ned and Jane Glen lived in a nondescript frame house over on the sideroad. The barn and other outbuildings fronted on Concesssion III. Ned's son E.J. "Jack" Glen told me that his father put off building a farm house until he had a a secure water supply. He tried to find water with standard 10 to 20-foot dug wells,without success. In desperation,he tried new technolgy- a drilled well. Peterson,the contractor hit an an underground river or stream at well over a hundred feet. In 2004,this well is still going strong in its 105th year. In 1900 Ned raised the main barn and in 1902 built a substantial white brick farm house. �November, 1899 335 7.T . 8. W. 9. T . 10 .F . 11. S. 12 .S . 13 .M. 14 .T . 15 .W. 16 .T . 17 .F . Jane & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. [I] Took frames out of hives & some Sat[urday] (I Beautiful, think.) B[ella] cleaned [the] veranda[.]Jno. C[ool] [was]at Wfilliam] Gflen's] shingling[.] Mrs W[ind.] Wig[ginton] & Mrs Hodgins & kids [came] for tea[.] Peterson's 3 men & well borer outfit arrived at Ned's-(1 man sleeps here)[.] Mo[ther] & A[g were]in C[hurch P.M.& B[ella] & I [in the] even[ing, [to hear] F.H. Barron, [a] Graduate [of] Knox College[.] Jno.[was] at [a] shingling bee [at] Will[iam] Glen's housef.] At Jane's [I] Killed 4 Roosters[.] P[eterson] started boring at Ned’s P.M. [I] Killed 5 geese[.]A[g],Mo[ther] & I pick- Beautiful edfthe] feathers off[.] A[g was] in C[linton this] even[ing. ] Killing bees Doubled 2 Hives Rained [I] finis[hed]] Killing bees, etc.,& carried [the] boxes to [the] cellar A.M. & [was] at Fine Jane's P.M. A[g] set up her stove[.] Mofther],A[g] & B[ella were]in C[[hurch](Rev. Fine, Stewart.) I went with Ned'sf.] Maggie McEwen C[ool] minded [the] kids[.] W[ind.] Borers struck the water [in] Ned’s well 1 [this] morn[ing.] Geo[rge] Elliot[came] in Jack's place to-day[.]A[g] & I washed cows[.] Fine Jno. [was] in C[linton on his] byke[.] G. Mid­ dleton called[. ] Bella [was] at Hunter' s( Car­ rie's) P.M. Borers finis[hed] Ned's well after din­ ner[ • I] Killed 5 geese[.] A[g was] in C[lin-Rainy A.M. ton] P.M. Scott McMillan [was here] for din- Fine & ner[.] Geo.[Elliott] Bought [a] Billy & 3 old Sunny P.M. sheep from Jno. [George also] bought [sheep] from Adam a few days ago[. ] Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M.[for] Pig Feed[. ] 1 Jack finis[hed] plowing!. My] sick pet lamb Light died[. ] Ridding up-stairs wood-shed[.] Rain Jack[was] filling in Ned's well P.M.A[g] 1 B[ella] & I filled 15 bags [of] evap[orated] app[le]s[.]] Jno. [was]in C[linton] P.M. with Fine, them[and got] 25 [cents] a bag[.] Tene & Jane C[ool] [were] here [this] morn[ing] for [a] tub [of] W[ind] butter[ . We had] Mrs Cartwright & Martha & 3 kids for dinner[.] Jno. Thomson [stayed for] dinner & tea[.]Jack Fine 1 [was] plowing at Ned’ s[. I] Finis[hed ridding H[igh] the] wood-shed etc. W[ind] Rain [at]] night. 18. S. [I] C[leaned the]H[en] H[ouse] A.M.[and] made & 7 pies P.M.Jno.& B[ella were] in C[linton]P.M.Beautiful Jack [was] plowing at Ned's[.] & Warm,Bees flyingl9. S.A[g] & I [were in Church](Rev. Stewart.)(Kids 1 here. ) Showery 20. M. [The] Boys at Ned's finis[hed] filling 2 in [the] well etc.A[g] & I washed[.I also] Dull & washed [the] extractor!.] Fine. �November, 1899 336 21 . T . 22 . W . 23 . T . 24 . F . A[g] & B[ella were] in C[linton] P.M. Mrs Scott & Mrs McEwen [were here] P.M. for Beautiful tea[.] Mr & Mrs lssard[called this] even­ ting[.I was]Packing Bees[.] [I]Finis[hed packing bees and]Washed wool- 1 ens etc. Fen[wick]& Adam & Ned P.M.[were] sawing woodfen fence] rails[.I] Stayed at Ned's all night [while] Mr & Mrs [were]at a supper at Cfharlie] Stewart's[.] * *Probably a farewell supper. Charlie went to Exeter, then London and finally Claresholm,Alberta as a Massey- Harris impliment dealer. [I was] Piling wood in [the]Wood-Shed[as] 1 Jack [was] hauling [it] in[.] B[ella] & I [were]in C[linton] P.M.Annie Stewart[was] here P.M.Jno.[was]at Ned’ s killing pigs[.] [I] Raked up chips & wood around where 1 they sawed [and] put saw-dust in [the] Fine & H[en] H[ouse.] I broke and took in a lot pleasant of branches etc. 25. S. [I] Mended p[an]ts, shirts etc.[and] P.M. 1 Cleaned furnace into leech[.] Jno.[was]in Slight R[ain] C[linton] P.M. [with] Adam [and] Jack[. ] & Frost, Fine. 26. S. B[ella]& I[were in church](Rev.Stewart.) 1 Jno & J[ac]k [went at night.] 27. M. A[g] & I washed[.] Jno. [was] in Varna 1 [paying the]Taxes & [fetching] gravel[.] Jack [was] away on his own busi[ness.] 28 . T . Adam [Stewart was here]P.M. Crushing his C[orn] & stuff & ours[. I] Lifted Gladi- [oli] bulbs[.I]started extracting P.M.[;] B[ella] helped[.We had] callers - D.Chur­ chill & Jim Swan[.] 2 Fine, Some W[ind.] 29. W. Jno.[was] at Ned's & Will's A.M. putting Fine, Beauti- machinery away[. ] All in C[linton] P.M. ful Roads, No J[a]ck [was] picking clover[field]stones. Frost. 30. T. Jno.[was]helping Fen[wick]& Adam to kill 3 their pigs[. I did some] Extracting[.] Rain.Fine. J[ack] hauled 2 loads [of] gravel to the barn pump[. ] December, 1899 1. F . 2 . S . [The] Boys[were in the] bush cutting fur- 2 nace wood[. I did some] Extracting. ] S[un], Rain. [I] p[ac]k[ed bee]boxes all day[and was] [extracting] P.M. Tene, Bell, Mag[gie Raining McEwen,] & Jane[were over here this]even­ ting. ] �December, 1899 337 3. S. A[g] & I [were in church](Rev. Stewart.) 3 [We] Called at Alex Frazier's -Mary [is] Light Snow dead[.]* *In the 1861 Census, Alex & Mary Fraser are listed as occupants of Lot 29 Con V, just north of John Stewart's. They sold this small river­ front lot to John Stewart and his sister Agnes (Aunty) lived in the Fraser shanty until she went to keep house for her widowed brother James in 1898. 4. M. Fen[wick], Adam & W[illiam] Glen [were] here A.M. killing 3 pigs[.] Cattle[were] all in [at] night 1st time[.] Old Billy died [in the] night[.]McIntosh [was here this] even[ing. I] Finis[hed] extracting [and in the]even[ing I] Carried in a lot [of] furnace wood etc. 4 Frozen, Light Snow. 5. T . A[g] & I washed[. ] Stormy & 5 cold & snowy, Windy. 6. W. Fixing Honey etc. Washed Ext[ractor in the]even[ing] etc. Snowed some 4 Fine [in] even[ing.] 7 . T . A[g was] in C[linton.] 8. F . 9. S . Jno.S Bella [were] in C[linton] P.M. [I] Made 7 pies P.M. 10 . S . Rainy, Fine, Rainy 11. M. [I] Ceaned Bed-Room P.M. [The] Boys lift­ ed [the] river fence[.] - Pouring & 3 H[igh] Wind. December, 1899 12 . T . A[g]& I washed & 2 Grey blankets in[the] veranda[.] Adam & Ned [were] here crush­ ing A.M. 1 • C[old] W[ind] 13 . W. I [was] in C[linton] P.M. & A [ g ] & I & Jno. [were] at Adam's [this] even[ing.] C[old] W[ind] 14 . T . [I]Took Jno.to C[linton station enroute for London [to attend the] Fat Stock Show [and went] for [him in the] even­ ting. ] 3 Fine, C[old] W[ind] 15 . F . A[g] & I[were] at Mac's this] even[ing.] J[a]ck [was] at Ned’ s[.]Adam[came] after [the] horse-power[.] Snowing & 2 Drifting, Fine [in] even[ing. ] 16. S . Mo[ther]& A[g],Ned & Jane[were] in C[lin- ton] P.M. I stayed with[the] kids[.] Jno. [was] at Adam's all day cutting etc. 3 Fine 17 . S . Mo[ther] & A[g were in Church](Rev. Stew­ art. ) I stayed with Ned’ s kids[.] �December, 1899 338 18. M. A[g] & I washed[.] Carrie Hunter[called] 3 P.M. Pouring R[ain] even[ing,J 19. T . [I] Killed & picked 6 Turkeys (hens) , 9 Fine 3 geese, & 4 Ducks & 1 Rooster[.] 20. W. A[g was] in C[linton.]....Ned [was] here Fine cutting A.M.fand] T[om] Fraser[was here] P.M...... Hens all out these days[.] 21. T. [Aunty is] Sick with [a] cold[. ] Scott 4 [was here] after sheep[ . I did some] Men- White H[ard] ding[. ] Jno.[and] Ned[were] in C[linton] F[rozen] P.M. B[ellaj & I [[were] at the Master's Fine [this] evenfing.] Mrs Baird [is] sick[. ] 22. F. [I] Put away clothes in [bureau] drawers 5 [and did] mend[ing where I found] Moths Fine in them[. ] J[a]ck hauled up furnace wood[. ] 23. S. Ab Nott [came for] dinner[and then] he & 7 Jno. [went] away P.M. [I] Washed kitchen windows & put up valences etc.J[a]ck & I Fine & Dull put in furnace wood [in the] even[ing.] 24. S. Bfella] & I [drove to church in the] 5 buggy] ( Rev. Stewart. ) Slight Snow, Stormy & Snowy P.M. 25. M. I [was] at Ned’ s for dinner [and] Ned's 8 [were] here for supper &[the] evenfing.] J[a]ck [went] home P.M. 26. T. I [was] in C[linton] P.M. [with] Ned,[us- 4 ing] our hforse] & his sleigh[. ] Jno. went with Adam & Alice Bought cutter & sleighs[.] Jennie Grant came P.M. 27. W. Adam Stewart married [Christena Mc- Ewen [this] eveningf.] A[g], Jno. & Fine & Dullish B[ella were] at [the] wedding[•] I stayed with Ned's kids[.] 28. T. A[g] & I washedf. ] B[ella has] gone home 6 with Jennie[.] Mac & Mrs Speare called here [this] morn[ing.] Mrs H. McGregor & Mrs W. McFarlane [were] here P.M. 29. F. Aunt Abby & Alice [were] here P.M.* Snowy, Cold. 6 ♦Abigail Stewart is bunking in at her daughter's (Alice Parke) to allow Adam & Tene to have a honeymoon period in the stone house. She lived with Adam and Tena until her death December 15, 1908. 30. S. Jno. [was] in Brucefield & C[linton.] Mo[th- 5 er] & I picked our 2 "New Year" geese[ . I] Made pies & bisc[uits] P.M. 31. S. A[g] & I [were] in C[hurch](Children's Ser- 4 vice - Rev. Stewart.) . Snowed, Text "Be not proud" Face pride Stormy. Place [pride] Race [pride] Grace [pride] (or Religion) �339 Mr & Mrs Adam Stewart �THE 340 . LOG BOOKS OF ELIZA-ANN MACFARLANE 1900:THE LAST FULL YEAR January, 1900 1. M. 2. T. Bill Elliott & Ned’ s [came] for dinner[. ] Snowing, Heavy A[g] & Jno. >ere] at Adam's [this] even- D r i f t i n g , [ing] in Mac s sleigh? -4^- _ _ Piles of Snow. 3 Snow 3 . W . 4. T . A[g] & I washed[.The] Boys[were] at [the] bush P.M.[and] hauled up trees[.] B[ella] [returned] home [this] evening[.] 2 Light Snow, Fine. A[g went to] C[linton] in [the] cutter & Fine 2 Jno.[took the] sleighffor] flour & J[a]ck went too from home 5. F. Jno. [was in] Brucefield P.M. [at an] Ins­ titute Meeting [with] C. Avery[.] J[a]ck Fine,Soft, [was] at Ned's P.M. crushing[.] 6. S. Jno. [was] in Cflinton] P.M. & Aunty went down to her house[.] Green’ s[were] at Liz­ zie’s [this] evenfing.I] Picked [the]last goose. Cleaned ashes out of [the] cellar, [and] p[ar]t cleaned[the]H[en] H[ouse etc. 7 . S . Raining Morning 8. M. A[g] & I washed[.] Old[Edward] Glen [came] 1 for dinner [and we] Ate[the] last goose[.] Fine Jack [Elliott was] away all day getting teeth fixed[.] 9. T. Aunty* & A[g] drove down to U[ncle James's 2 P.M. [and] Annie & Ida [Stewart came] here Fine [in the] even[ing.] *An inter-generational conference about what to do about Aunt Nancy ("Aunty”) appears to be in progress.When she went in 1898 to keep house for brother James, the arrangement was supposed to be temporary. Now pressure from 3 different points forced her to make a choice. Ada, Annie and Ida Stewart were planning to "fly the coop" and wanted to be sure their cantankerous 75-year-old father was looked after and would eat properly. Fenwick and Alice were happy in the new cottage. Alice detested her father-in-law and was not moving into the big house to look after him. Nancy and her brother got along well. If she stayed with James she could be lady of the house, have her own cow, and be in charge of the pantry. Adam wanted the Fraser shanty for a hired man to live in. Isabel Glen recalled that the first hired man Adam had was a young man, Billy Atwood. "He had a wife and a young son and they had a kitten tied to the table leg for the child to maulI" Adam eventually demolished the decrepit shanty. John MacFarlane was shortly to marry Bell McEwen and his widowed mother Eliza was willing to buy a house in Clinton and take her sister with her. Nancy chose to stay with James. Her sister Eliza refused to leave her sister "all alone on the 4th," and thereby hangs a tale...... 10. W. A[g was] in C[linton] A.M. [The]Boys[were] Rained,Frozen in [the] bush[.] Will & Lizzie [Glen were Fine,Flaking. here this] even[ing. ] �«#c January, 1900 r » .ft .if* Jno. [was] at Fen[wick's] Wood-beef.] A[g] Snov^n9 r & Aunty took some of her stuff P.M.to Ufncle] Jfames's.] Ag[was] with Aunty moving [using] Fen- [wick's] sleighf.] Jno.[was]in C[linton using]Will’s sleigh[.] 2 Ned's[were] in C[linton] P.M. I stayed with [the] kidsf.J A[g], Jno. & B[ella were] in Church](Rev. 3 Stewart.) I stayed with [the] kids[.] Snowing A[g] & I washed[.]Case came for dinner[and] Misty, Soft bought 3 ewe lambs[ . I] Washed [my] hair[. ] snowingrSnow Mo[ther has been] carding wool[.] on trees. [Mother]Finis[hed carding wool for Ag's Com- 3 fortfer. We] tacked [the] comfort[er] P.M. Fine & Warm Ned's here cutting P.M.[with] Will & [with] Adam's team[. I] Fixed caps etc. Jno. [was] at Will's cutting[.] Jno. & I [were] in C[[linton] P.M. H[igh] W[inds] 3 Slight Rain, 3 Soft & Warm. [John was]in c[linton with]Will’s sleigh[.] Jno.Middleton bought 2 steers[.]Aunty [was] here P.M. [The] Case boys [came with a] sleigh after [their] lambs[.] Ned Marshall called[. ] J[a]ck [was] at Neds cutting P.M. B[ella] & I [were in Church (Rev. Acheson- 4 Kippen.) Jno. [went at night and] I stayed Fine,Windy with [the] kids[.] Thaw A[g] & I washed[. ] Jno. bought [a] heifer 2 [from] Fen[wick] & Ned's lambs[.] Jno.went FinefWindy to Lily’s* [in the] even[ing.] * John & Lily Cuming lived on a rented farm in Goderich Township before they bought a farm north of Clinton in Morris Township near Blyth. A[g] ironed[.We] Crushed [oats,using] Adam's & Ned's teams [on the horse-power.] Jimmie Ross called [this] evenfing.] Aunty [is] here[. Edward] Glen [Sr was] at 3 U[ncle] J[ames’s.] Jno. [was] in C[linton] ton] with Ned [for] salt[.] Kate & Lizzie Hard Frozen McTavish [were here] P.M. Mo[ther [and] A[g were] at Wigg[inton's[.] Bell [McEwen] fetched [news]papers [from H[igh] 7 the post office.] C[old] W[ind] [The] Boys took 2 steers to Jno.Middleton's 9 A.M. Jno.[was in] Cflinton this] evenfing Snowdy, at] church(Rev. Larkin-Chatham.) [I] Mended Blizzardy & bags, put top quilt on bed & [a] collar on [a] barn-jacket Jno. & Adam [were] at J.Reynolds [and they] bought [a] bull[. I] Hemmed [the] facing on Cold Mo[therj's skirt[.] W[ind] 6 11 . T . 12 - F . 13 . S . 14 . S . 15 . M. 16 . T . 17 . W. 18 . T . 19. F. 20 . S . 21 . S . 22 . M . 23 . T . 24 . W. 25 . T . 26 . F . 27 . S. 341 �w i t * t Janua^nr, 1$O0 Afg} & I went to morn[ing] cfhurch.... Rev. ».ijS^ewart[.] Jno. & I [went in the] even[ing to] Rattenbury Stfreet] Methodist [Church] H 3 \ > Cold & Snowing. Below Zero. 29 . M. A[g was] in Cflinton] P.M. [The] Boys have been] sawing wood at [the] house[.I was]Men­ ding at [a] petfticoat] & [a] coat[.] Below Zero 30. T. Ned [joined the Boys sawing wood at house[.] Tene [was here this] even[ing while] Ad[am]& 10 Zero & Snow 31. W . February, 1900 1. T . 2. F . Daisy calved [a] steer....... 3. S . Jno.S I [went to]C[linton] in [the cutter[.] J[ajck [went] for corn [in the] sleigh[. ] Snowing, Milder. 4. S . 3rd Pair lambs 1 lamb hard teated ewe Snowing & 1 Stormy 5. M. A[g] & I washed[.] 6. T. [I was] in C[linton] P.M.[for] Honey[pails & cans] etc. A[g] & I [were] at Adam’ s [this] evenfing.] 4 Beautiful 7. W. [I was] at [The] Master's P.M. to see Mrs Baird[.] 1 Raining 8. T . [I]C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse] etcetc. Adam [was] in C[linton on] horseback P.M. Big 1 quick Thaw 9. F. Fen[wick] & Aunty [came] for dinner at Liz- 2 zie's[.] Fenwick fetched [the] heifer & they Fine, killed her P.M. Sparrow & Mac McNaughton[called] C[ool] P.M.Jno. sold Daisy's calf to Adam & he to W[ind.] [ McNaughton. ] 10 . S . Jno.[was] at Adam's P.M. hauling in straw[. ] Jno. [was] in C[linton] A.[M. in the] buggy [with] hides[.] 6 11 . S . A[g] & I [were in church](Rev. Stewart -"An­ niversary" )[We went in the] buggy;[the roads were] very good[. ] Jack [Eliott] went home sick[. ] Fine 12 . M. A[g] & I washed[. I] Sawed some furnace wood E[ast] P.M. etc. Jno. & I cut beef [at] night[.] N[ind,] Rain 13 . T . [I] Took [the beef] in [this] morn[ing.] 9 lambs today (4 p[ai]r) Snowing & Stormy 14 . W. 1 [lamb] dead A[g was] in C[linton] A.M.[in the] buggy[.]Annie & Ida[Stewart] & Ag[were] at Ned’ s [this] even[ing. ] 15 . T . 2nd Shearling(p[ai]r) 16. F. Sheep dead A[g was] in C[linton] A.M. 10 Below [F] 17. S. Mending dress 18 . S . A[g] & B[ella were in church](Rev. Ache- Fine, Snowed son-Kippen.)A[g],B[ella]& I went in the a little. eve[ning] with Ned ( Rev Grant,St. Mary' s, [speaking about the] "Twentieth Century Fund." 1 �February, 1900 19. M. 20 . T . 21 . W. 22 . T 23 . F . 24 . S . 25 . S . 26. M. 27 . T . 28 . W. 1. T . 2. F . 3. S . 4. S. 5. M. 6. T, 7. W 8. T. 9. F . \ I S * > * ■ 343 F ♦ * , A[g] & I washed[. ] Arthur Mason call- " 9 ed [at the] Barn[.] 5 below [at] mid-night. Jane & kids [were here] P.M. Ned [is] 10 hauling stones[.]* Jack [Elliott], Ab C[old] W[ind]. Nott & brother-in-law C. Mason & [Arth- Fine. ur Mason] called[.] 2 lambs died[. ] * for raising the barn. A[g] & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. Jack 4 Elliott [came] back [to work this] morn- Fine, Snowing, [ning.] E[xtremely] C[old] W[ind] I [was] in C[linton] P.M. 11 [I was] Fixing front of B[lac]k Dress & 8 waist[.] A[g] & B[ella were] at U[nclle] Ja[me]s's [this] even[ing.] Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M.......... Stormy & 10 Snowing Very [Stormy 10 & Snowing] [I] Finished waist & mended gloves[.] 5 below Zero 10 A[g] & I washedf.]Ab[Nott came]for tea[.] 9 [below]] 7 Jno. [was] hauling logs with Adam P.M. [I wrote M[aggie] Lang [and cut] out cape[.] Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M. [I] Darned Snowing 8 Jno' s mitty[.] & Stormy March, 1900 Big celebration in C[linton] 1/2 hoi- Stormy iday etc. [to mark the] Surrender of [Boer General] Cronjie & [the]Relief of Ladysmith at Cape [Colony.] Lavis brought [us] out [a news]paper..... Will' s[were]in C[linton] P.M.[by]sleigh[. ] Drifting 12 some yet. B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton.] Adam & 9 Will's [were] here cuttingf.] Fine B[ella] & I [were in church](Rev.Stewart.) 9 Full consecration, "I beseech you... pres- your bodies a living sacrifice etc." Stormy P.M. A[g] washed[.] I got [a] cold [on] Sat[ur- Stormy, 12 day. I worked] at cape[.] Very Cold. [I] Finis[hed] cape[. Today was] Mrs Hun- 15 ter's ([of the] London Road) funeral[.]Jno. Very Cold, took a load [of] oats to [the] mill[.] then thaw, Raining [I was] Sewing sleeves in [an] old water- 8 proof again etc. Jack went for chop P.M. & Frozen,Fine. took over another load [in the] even[ing.] I [was] in C[linton] P.M. 1 Aunty[stayed here] all night[.I]finis[hed] 18 fix[ing the] water[proof. ] Jno. [ was] at Soft,Raining, Will’s P.M. killing pigs[.] B[lac]k Cow even[ing] Calved [a] purebred heifer[. ] W. Cooper & Hamner Sr. called[. ] �March, 1900 344 10. S. [I] C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse. The] Boys 15 [were] in [the] bush[. ] I[was]in C[linton] Fine P.M. [and] Got [an] Eaton cat[alogue[, I was at] Ned’ s P.M. awhile with Jane's kids 7 Mag[gie.] 11. S. &[g] & I [were in Church](Rev. Stewart"Lin- 19 nen Girdle") Jno. [went at night.I] Stayed Snowed Some, with [the] kids[.] 5 Below. 12. M. A[g] & I washed[. ] Jno.[was] in C[linton.] 17 L. McConnell & J. Stewart* called looking Fine [at] horses[.] I wrote Mrs McM[illan] & Gertie [Stewart.] *probably "Bayfield Road John Stewart” -no relation. 13. T. B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton.] Jno [was] 24 at Ned's cutting A.M. [and the] boys [were sleighs in the] bush P.M. Aunty & B[ella were] at Fine Ned's for [a] turkey dinner[.] D[uncan] Mc- Ewen & D[ougall]McTavish called[about the] Century Fund 14. W. [I] Started emb[roidering] a little P.M. 16 Jno. [was] at Sturdy's & [the] McCartney Fine, 9 [de- [auction] sale[. John] Tough [stayed] all grees] bel- night[.] ow z[ero] at midnight. 15. T. Rosy calved [a] b[lac]k steer[. The] Boys 33 [were] in [the] bush P. M.[I] Emb[roidered] Fine, a lit[tle] P.M.Rev, Stewart & wife, R. Mar- very Cold shall & Bill Elliot calledf. ] 16. F. A[g was] in C[linton] P.M. [and got] Polly 27 shod[.] Jennie Grantfwas here]all night[.] Light Snowf Jno. & Adam [were] killing pigs P.M. G.O. Cold Zero Sturdy fetched Billy down P.M. Weather 17. S. [Jennie Grant] went home [this] eventing.] 25 Cleaned [my] room, [did] Darning etc. 18. S. A[g] & B[ella were in church;] Jno.went at Light Snow, night[.] Fine, Wet Snow 19. M . Jno. [was] in C[linton] A.M. A[g] & I wash- 34 ed[. ] Young Lavis[came] after old iron[and Raining A.M. stayed]for dinner[.] L.McConnell & Cameron Snowed,Free- [passed the] evenfing] at [the] barn[.] zingr 20. T. 21. W. 18 22. T . I [was] in C[linton]P.M. 20 23. F. I [was]at Hunter's P.M.[The] B[lac]k Heifer 22 Cow calved[.] Aunty [was here.] Jane [was] Sunshiny at Mrs McGregor's Rag bee P.M. Jno. stayed with [the] Kids[.] 24. S. [I] C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse.] Last sheep 22 lambed (71 total.) Jno. Thomson*, at Ned's for dinner, [was here] for tea[. ] *stone mason 25. S. A[g] & I [were in church] (Rev Howson, Meth- Fine 28 odist.) Jno. [went at night.] Sunny E[ast] W[ind]] �March, 1900 345 26. M. A[g] & I washed[,] Jno took [an] elm log off 18 Smith's flats to [the] mill[.] Light Snow. Melting 27. T.Jno [was] at H. Beacom’s sale P.M. L.S.Dun- Sun 29 ham[was here at] night[.] Jno was]after lum- Thaw,[Cool] ber A.M. [I] Finis[hed] duck p[an]ts for Jno. W[ind] 28. W. Minnie Isard's wedding Jno.took L.S.[Dunham 21 to]Frazer' s,Reed's A.M.,Wigg[inton' s & C[lin- ton.] P.M. [I] em[broidered a] li[ttle.] 29. T. I [was] in C[linton] A.M. [and] fed polly at 25 Ned's[.] Jno. & Ned [were] at Tomlinson's sale P.M. 30. F. Jno.went to C[linton] P.M.[for]Clover seed[. 23 I] em[broidered.] Aunty [was] here[. ] 31. S. Jack threshed flax[. ] Jno. [was] shearing 18 yearlings [at] Ned*s[.] Got flour from Ned(March 30th) 118 119 {Bags included) 111 109 1/2 457 1/2 Got 100 lb bag before 100 Aug 4, 1900 100 Sept.7 April, 1900 1. S. [I]Walked to Cfhurch](Rev.StewartJer[emiah] 21 13 "Can the Eithiopian change his skin etc. Fine and last verse of Chap[ter.] 2. M. W[illiam]Glen fetched Dr.to Abby[.]McNaught- 23 on's man C[ailed.] L. Cree drove Hanmer out Fine to..... [I] Took soot out of [the] kitchen chimney hole [and]Cut[the] head off[of the] rot-crop hen[.] 3. T. A[g] & I washed[.] Cutting P.M. Adam [with] 20 Ned took [the horse[power home[.] Fine 4. W. [I] C[leaned the] H[en] H[ouse and]cut[the] 19 head[s] off 2 more hens[.]Jack[Elliott has] gone home[.] Edna Green died[.J* *Eliza-Ann's first cousin, Isabella M. Stewart mar­ ried John B. Green of Goderich Township in 1883.It was a happy marriage but medically ill-advised.The mothers of both Mr and Mrs Green came from famil­ ies (the Bettison's and the Tweedy's) with low re­ sistance to TB. In genetic terms, the weakness for TB was doubled in John and Bella Green’ s six chil dren. Deaths:Edna 1900 Appendicitis 15 Stewart 1907 TB 20 Abigail 1908 TB 18 Mr Green 1908 TB 47 Mrs Green 1911 Heart Attack 53 Lulu Green 1930 TB 42 The two youngest Green children did live to an old age Nettie 1896-1982 -85, and George 1899-1974 -74, �April, 1900 346 6. F . 7. S. 8. S Jno. [was] at Adam’s cutting P.M. Hanmer 21 bought 24 shearling ewes[.] Rumball [was] out here P.M. for Jno. to ans[wer] tele­ phone[.]* Jno.& Fen[wick were] in C[linton [this] even[ing. ] * MacFarlane's and their neighbours did not get telephones until 1909. Clinton had phone service in the early 1890’ s. MacFarlane's may have had an arrangement with Rumball to receive long dis­ tance calls from livestock buyers and relay mess ages and replies. A[g] & I [were] at E[dna] Green's funeral 15 P.M. B[ella was] writing pedigrees[.] Light Showers Choreing - [I] swept [the] milk-room etc.Ned 13 & Jno.[were] in C[linton] P.M. Cherry calved Beautiful [this] morn[ing.] Cronyn steer 29 Windy 9. M. A[g] & I washed[ . I] Swept down [the] milk- 14 room etc. A[g] washed shelves etc. [We] put Sun Thaw, milk in [the]cellar[this] even[ing.Not named] C[old] bought [a] fat sheep & took [it] with him[. ] N[orth] W[ind] 10. T. Jane & I [were] in C[linton] A.M. & P.M. [We] 23 Sent Eaton order[. ] Jno. stayed with [the] Light snow kids[.] A[g] & B[ella visited] at Ufncle] Softened a Ja[mes]’ s [this] even[ing.] a little, C[old] N[orth W[ind] 11. W. Jno. [was] at Don[ald] Smith’s sale P.M. [I] 23 cut out p[ar]t [of a] skirt P.M. etc. C.N.E.W. Icy snow night 12. T. [I]Basted [the skirt. I] Took hens off Mother 18 hen. Jno.[wasJin Brucefield at night[. ] W[m.] Slight Glen [has] bought Albert Wise's farm.* Bain C.S.W. W. *The Wise farmn was - in Goderich Twsp. fronting on the Bayfield River, right ac­ ross from the "Rathwell place." 13. F. Good Friday Mr Wigg[inton] & Jennie Grant 16 [came]for tea[.] Jno.[was] at [the] mill with with chop P.M. & cleaned seed oats[.] 14. S. [John was at the mill]for[chop this] morn[ing. 23 That] McGregor fellow called P.M.* Jno.[was] C[old] in Cflinton] P.M. Eaton goods shipped W[ind], Beautiful P.M. 15. S. Jennie Grant & I [were in church] (Rev Gold- Fine, smith, Seaforth,retired) [I was] in S[abbath] Bad Roads S[chool the] 1st day[. ] 16. M. Ag & I washed[.] [Mr J.B. Hoover of] Clin- 29 ton Monuments [called.] Mo[ther] ordered Fine, one[. ] Jennie [went] home P.M. Slight Rain 17. T . Mrs Woon & J Wigg[inton were here this] morn- 29 [ing. John... ] shipped 24 Shearling ewes to Fine, Hamnerf. The]Livery drove Mr Draper from Iowa Pouring. here [this] even[ing.] A[g] & B[ella were] papering [the] kitchen at Jane’s[. I] Mended [the] meat box & tacked panes in cellar win­ dows[ .] 5. T . �April, 1900 347 Jno. took Mr Dfraper] to Sturdy's A.M, & Fra2- 28 er’ s P.M. & Frazer took them to Varna[,] B[el- la was] papering [at] Jane's[.] Woon[was here Fine this] morn[ing] after seed[. ] Jack [arrived] here P.M. A[g] &B[ella were] papering Jane's bed-room[. ] Jno took Draper to Cflinton this] morn[ing.] Fine Eaton goods arrived[.] [I was] in C[linton] P.M. [and] fetched home Good roads [the] Eaton box[.] Jno [was] at Adam's P.M. a while [and was] in C[linton this] even[ing.] Rainy even[ing] A[g] & I [were in church] (Rev. Stewart.) Misty 38 Fine, Slight Rain Young Lavis & Lindsey [of]Bayfield called for 25 J. Stewart's* clover seed[.] Beattie [from] Fine & London & Wisconsin man,McKilvin, [arrived by] Warm Brucefield livery[and were here] all night[.] *See entry for March 12. [Our visitors]bought 20 shearling billys[and] Fine 39 left [this] morn[ing.] Jno. started sowing[.] Lavis[was here this] morn[ing.] A[g] & B[ella were] in C[linton] A.M. Aunty[came] back from Green’ s[.] Jno. [was] sowig A.M. & [was] at [the] Bruce- 34 field show P.M. [I] Fixed shoes soles[.] B. Fine & Marshall [called this] even[ing.] cooler [I] Cut out....sleeves etc. J[ohn was] sowing 35 at Nott's [this] even[ing.] Jim Reynolds & a McConnell [were here] A.M. Jim Reynolds & Me[Connell were here] P.M. re 29 [the] colt bought last summer[.] B[ella went] to Jennie's P.M. [I was] at U[ncle] Ja[mes]’ s [this] even[ing.] A[g] & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. 35 A[g] & B[ella were] in church (Rev. Stewart.) Jno.took 20 Shearling billys to Brucefield[. ] A[g] went to C[linton]....... McGregor & Jno. [were] out P.M. [and] here all night[.] May,1900 James Elliott (Old Man Hullett) died[. ] 40 [I] Took out D[ouble] windows[*] A[g] & I A little washed[,] Jno. & McG[regor were] out [this] Warmer morn[ing;] Jno. [was] meeting R. Marshall in C[linton] A.M, Jno [was] at T[om] Frazer's[at] noon for seed 32 peas[. I] Hauled in some old boards & stuff Raining from around[the] barn P.M. A[g] cleaned [the] even[ing], boys' stairf.] T[hunder] & L[ightning.] B[ella] papered wood-box. flour box etc.Fine, Mc[Grefor was here] for dinnner[. ] A[g] did H[ard] ir[oning.] A[g] & I [were] at Mac' s[this]even- Frost, [ing.] C[old] W[ind.] 18 . W. 19 . X . 20. F . 21. - S * 22 . S . 23 . M. 24 . T . 25 . W. 26 . T . 27 . F . 28 . S . 29 . S . 30. M. 1. T . 2. W . 3 . T . �May, 1900 348 4. F . [McGregor was] in C[iinton A.M. getting [hisj 32 horse shod[. } McGregor [was] gone P.M. t * Jno. [was]yetting bills pxiiiteuf .] A[y]& 5[eilaj cleaned [Lhej kitchen[-j b. S . l[wasJ in C[iinton] p.m. Mr M[aicoim] McEw- 34 left for[the] Ola Country with cattief.j A Lictle j v a x i i i e x 6 . S . B[eiiaj & 1 [were in church] (Rev. Stewart.) Fine, C.i v . /. M . Milch cows [were] out 1st ail night[.J A[gj & Fine & 1 washea[. ] Alice Woon [was over this evening] Warmer paying [lux the] ciovex seeu[.j B[eiia & I [were]in C[1inLon this] even[ing]aL[Lhe]"Local Showery Tl— J A , , ^ . f 1 #. TT— J- unxui; nccuiiiy u u j _ u j _ y o r c m o uuuobun O t i v» A n » ^ 4 - v * t * * r» l i A A / N r * D A « » U r~\*. a a v / u x w u u i i u i j h_r i v w w n w v r u w i i Onr Pnnnfr * t r' c Hlonr Harm.rol 1 w « — w w . . . . ' ----- J w — * * —-* * ” — 8. T . [Ij Swept up [the] granary & carried out rotten 40 app[iejs[.I] Planted cabbage & lettuce seeed[.j Jno. [was] in Cfiinton] P.M. Cuws(youny & ail) Fuuriny [were] in all nighL[. ] 9. W . [Cows young and all were] out [all night.] Jno. 35 put up [the] river fence[.] C.W., Fine 10 . T . Sheep [#] 340 died[. ] Young cattle[were] put to 23 Smith's[.j Jno., Jno. McEwen & Aunty went to Fine, Green's[.j Went to J.Stewart's raising P.M. [I] a lit- Sowed morning-glorys,sweet-peas & 2 & 1 pasture tie [and] swept [the] door y[ar]d etc. warmer 11 . F . Melting at wax these times[ . I] Finis[hed] hoe- 33 ing up Mo[ther's] gardenf.] [I] Pulled wool Raining. off sheep P.M. Dull P.M. 12 . S . B[ellaj & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. Rev. McDon- Fine & aid [of] Seaforth [was] buried in Cflinton. I] some Finis[hed the] wax-almost 5 lbs[.We had]McG[reg- Warmer. or for tea,[and] Ab [Nott over this] even[ing.] 13 . S . A[g] & I [were] in C[hurchj (Rev. Stewart.) 40 Fine & Warm 14 . M. A[g] & I washed[. ] Jno. [has been] plowing Very W[arm] these times[.] Adam & Tene [came this] even­ ing but] had to go home for company[.] 15 . T . A[g] & Janefwere] in C[linton]P.M Mofther] Cool stayed with [the] kids[. I rak[ed the] chip y[ar]d [and] mowed grass at [the] Bee's box­ es etc. 16 . W. [I] Raked off[the] garden & hoed up part of 29 xt[.] A[g] scrubbed [the] milk-room A. [M.] Colder & & ironed P.M. [I] cleaned out [the] fur- Windy nace[. ] Jno. sowed some rape[.] Ned & Jno. [were] in Cflinton this] even[ing.] 17 . T . [John] Finis[hed sowing rape. I] finis[hed] hoeing [the] garden[.] 18 . F . [I] Finis[hed] sowing[the] flower-garden[.] Showery A[g was] in Cflinton] A.M. Jno. [was] haul­ ing out manure [and he was] at Fen[ wick]'s for oats[.] 19 . S . Jno. [has been] shearing[ . I] wiped off[my] Fine, 29 room[.] Jno & I planted 2 rows [of] pota- C.N.E.W. toes & some onions[.] 19 . �May, 1900 349 A[g] & B[ella were in church. [The]Ayrshire C.W. calved[.j A[g] & I washed[. ] Jno. [was] shearing[. I] 30 Planted some more onions, cucumbers & 2 or 3 [rows of] beans [John] Finis[hed]shearing[.He helped] W[m.] 32 Glen [do] fencing P.M. [on the] river [at] Warm P.M. Wise’ s [old place. I] Cleaned [the] wood­ shed platform & fix[ed] bee-frames etc A[g was] in C[linton] A.M. -Jno. [has] gone to Kincardine[.] P.M. [she] took Jane & Edward[ John]in[to Clinton.I] Planted onions, chased sheep, etc. Jennie [came over this] even[ing. ] Jennie went home[in the] even[ing. We were] Rained at Ned's for tea[. They're] washing their sheep[.] 1st swarm left[.] 28 Very Warm old McGregor stayed B[ella] & I[were] in C[hurch](Rev.Stewart. ) Raining, Cleared. A[g] & I washed[. ] Dull B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. Jno. & I [were] planting pot[atoes] P.M. Mo- [ther] &B[ella were]cutting them[for seed.] A[gnes] Butchart [came] visiting P.M. [John planted potatoes and A[g cut seed[. ] Slight Show- J[ohn] finis[hed] P.M. [with the] Rows in ers. Fine. front of [the] house[.] Bella] & I [were] in C[linton] P.M.(teeth.) Clinton [was] cel­ ebrating the surrender of Pretoria[.] June, 1900 Mo[ther] & A[g were in C[linton] P.M. [at] Poured P.M. Church (Rev. Sawers, Brucefield.) Jno [was] at Ned’s raising all day - 55 jacking up [the] barn[.] B[ella was] Misty, Fine helping Jane[. I] took Polly out [to] C[linton at] noon[. ] Mother & Ag [were] in C[hurch] (Rev. Stew- Cool W[ind] art) & Jno. [went] with Adam & Tene[ . ]* *Tene is doing her bit to help enhance the image of her future brother-in-law as a faithful churchgoer. Malcom and Ann McEwen had watched John grow up and must have had mental reservations about a union with their daugh­ ter. He had an easy-going contempt for formal education, organized religion and the Protestant work ethic. Eliza- Ann appears to have been "keeping score" on John's church going, to help her brother convince his would-be lsws that he had changed for the better. 20. S. 21 . M. 22 . T . 23. W. 24 . T . 25. F. 26. S. 27 . S . 28. M. 29 . T . 30. W. 31 . T . 1. F . 2. S . 3. S . * �June, 1900 350 4. M. A[g] & I washed[. ] Jno. [was] at Ned’ s A.M. Fine [for the] raising[.] B[ella] was at Ned’s [and] I[was]in Cflinton] P.M. getting teeth filled[. ] Jno. [was] in Brucefield [in the] even[ing. ] 5. T. [I] got 1st [tooth] filed [with gold[. ] Jno. 22 dipped lambs[ . John ] & W[illy] Glen [were Warm in Brucefield] P.M.[getting] 10 [cents a lb for] wool[. ] 6. W. Jno. & W[m.] Glen [were] in C[linton A.M. Fine & Warm for salt[. My] tooth that got filled ached S[light]Rain all day & night[ . I] Mended Jno.’ s p[an]ts & my Dress[.] 7. T. B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. Very Warm H[eavy] Rain. 8. F. [My] Face swelled & quit aching[ . I] clean­ ed rotten app[le]s & some pot[ato] buds etc out of [the] cellar[. ] B[ella has] gone to Grants’ s.]Mrs Brigham cameffor the]night[.] Fine 9* S . 10. S. 11. M. 12 . T . 13. W, B[ella came] home [in the] even[ing. Mrs Fine & Brigham] & A[g were at U[ncle] Ja[mes]’ s & C[ool] Adam’ s & A[g] took [her] to [the] station Wind [in the] even[ing.] Jno drilled up for nips [and] Mac & Mrs [McEwen were here] in [the] even[ing] awhile[.] [I] Packed part of[the] wool for Ben Miller[.* My] Face [was]as bad as ever *A small community north and east of Goderich, it had a water-powered blanket factory. A[g] & B[ella boil broke P.M. were] in C[hurch, My] Gum A[g] & I washed [and I] Finis[hed] putting [the] wool in [a] sack[.] Flyn,Jane & Kids & Belle & Mag[gie] & Manie[were here this] even[ing. ] [I] Cut out p[art of & Tucked it[.] Jno. the] even[ing.] a] Sateen blouse [was] in C[linton in [I] Cut out sleeves etc........ 2nd swarm Jane [was] shut in their sheep shed[. ] Poured 14. T. Ned, Jno. & Will shore [the sheep[ . I] Car­ ried a lot of earth out of[the] cellar etc. [I] lifted[the] old stone-boat from beside [the] gate [and] Washed [a] piece [of the] cellar[. ] 15. F. B[ella] & I [were] in Cflinton] P.M.[I]got [the] Extractor mended, sent wax away etc. ...3rd swarm....Jno.[is]doing road work[. ] Lizzie [Glen] & Manie went to Guelph[.] 16. S. [I] Cleaned [the] Goose & H[en] H[ouses] & picked bugs [off] 2 rows [of potatoes & planted a few beans[ . I] Took [the] meat block & boards out of [the] cellar[.] Car­ rie & Jennie [came] for tea [and] McGregor stayed over[. ] 17. S. Bfella] & I[were]in C[hurch](Rev. Stewart. ) Fine & Sprinkled �June, 1900 351 18. M. A[g] & I (some) washed[ . I was] in Bruce- Cool field[. ] Jno. [was] at Adam's sawing all day[.I was] in Brucefield[. ] Jane & Mother called at U[ncle] Ja[me]sf s & had tea at Adam's[.] Jno.[was] at Ho[l]mesville[this] . even[ing.] 19. T. [We were] Sawing[ . We had] Adam for dinner & [Will] Potter, W[ill] McEwen, Fen[wick & Fine W[m.] Glen for tea[.] I [was] in C[linton P.M..... treating[the tooth]....that was filled[.I] Washed [a] piece of[the] cellar, [the] extractor, etc. [and in] even[ing I] planted a few beans[.] 20. W. [I] cleaned [my] room, etc. Aunty & An- Beautiful, nie Stewart [were here] A.M. [Today Warm was] Annie's Wedding[.]* Jno. A[g] & B[ella were] at it[.] *She married Harvey H. McBrien, a Clinton carpenter. * 21 . T . 22 . F . 23 . S . 24 . S . 25 . M. 26 . T . 27 . W . 28 . T . 29 . F . 30 . S . 1. S . 2. M. I [was] in C[linton] treating [my] t eeth[. 1 took] 3 bags [of] pot[atoes to] Cantel- ons[.] A[g] & B[ella were] at Jno. Thomson's[for] Slight Rain 2 pigs S t strawberies[.] Aunty[was here] P.M. [I] Finis[hed]dusting down cellar & p[ar]t swept[.] Carried out[of cellar] some pot[atoes] & a Fine & lot [of] buds & earth & [I] Finis[hed] Warm sweeping & mop[p]ed p[ar]t[.] A[j & B[ella were in church.] I[was] in C[linton] P.M.- Got 2 front teeth Very Warm filled (all gold.) A[g] S t I washed[.] Planted Cabbage[.] A[g], poured B[ella] Jno. & I [were] at [a] Prayer meet­ ing [at the] school[house with] Rev. Stew­ ard .] [I] Finis[hed] planting beans & hoed [a]row Rained [of] onions A.M. [I worked] at [the] waist P.M. Jno. Thomson & H. Parker called P.M. [The] Road machine [is] on this road from [the] corner up to here[.] A[g was] in C[linton] P.M. [and] met Albert Brigham at [the] station[ . I] made the] Sat- Cold,H.W. een waist wearable[.] McGregor [has] gone home on Jno.s wheel[.]* *McGregor must be the current hired man. July,1900 Swarm B[ella & I [were in church] (Rev. Stewart.) C.W. Ida [Stewart]took A[lbert]Brigham to C[lin-Cool W. ton.] Jennie arrived [this] morn[ing.J Jno. started mowing[ . I took] sticks off bee frames[.] �July,1900 352 3. T . 4. W. 5. T . [I] ext[racted] comb pieces etc. [I was]Ra- Very Warm king P.M. [while] Jno. [was] mowing[ . We] took in 1st load(what I raked in the after­ noon[.] Ag & I washed[. ] Jennie [has] gone home[.] Jno. [was] mowing all day[. I] Put strings for Morning Glorys etc. , etc. Shower [I did] Raking & drove the team all day[.] Very, very Jno. hauled in 3 loads [of] hay[.] warm 6. P. 7 . S . 8. S . 9 . M. 10 . T . 11 . W. [I did raking & drove the team all day.Jno. Very Very hauled in] 6 [loads of hay.] warm & H.W. [I did raking & drove the team all day.Jno. hauled in] 3 [loads of hay[.We] finis[hed] middle P.M. McG[regor] wheeled home[. I] Greened 5 rows[of]1st pota[toes with the] sprayer[.] A[g] & B[ella were in church](Rev.Stewart) ( Rev. Robert Craig even[ing.]) Cool A[g] & I washed[. ] Jno. [was] mowing all Rained day[.] B[ella] & I [were] in Cflinton] P.M. Jennie Came home with us[.] B[ella] went home with [Jennie] A.M. [I] ....Greened all [the] Potatoes A.M. [We] raked & hauled in 2 pretty green jags P.M. B[ella [came] home[. We] Raked & [hauled] 3 loads,finis[hed the] big Rathwell field [and in] even[ing] started raking [the] shanty field[.] Dull 12 . T. 13 . P . 14 . S . 15 . S . 16. M. 17 . T. 18. W. [We]Finis[hed raking the Shanty field A.M. Dull & Cold [and] Hauled in P.M. Jno. [was]mowing A.M. [We hauled in] 6 1/2 loads - all[but the] rakings[.]* *gleanings Jno. finis[hed] mowing A.M. [We]Hauled in 1 load [of] rakings & 2 others[.] Raking A. & p[ar]t P.M. Fine Will McEwen [was] here A.M. [helping] at Fine,Poured [the] hay[. We] Hauled in 4 loads...... P.M. a while. MG] pulled [a] kettle of b[lac]k cur­ rants[.] McGfregor] wheeled homef.j [The Rev.] Mr Stewart’s [22nd] Anniv- Very Hot ersary[.] Jno.started [at the] wheat[ . We]Finis[hed Haying [when I] Raked & took in [the] hay rakings[.] A[g] & I washed[ . The]Youngest Ayrshire's calf died[.] McG[regor] took Polly[.] A[g] & I finis[hed] pulling bl[ac]k cur­ rants A.M. A[g was] at Wigg[inton]' s P.M. [to] see [about] b]erries for Jane[.] [I] Pulled weeds out of 4 rows [of] potat­ oes A.M. etc. Jno. finis[hed] cutting & stooking wheat[.] A[g was] pulling goose- beries & preserving[.I] Washed Flannels & [my] Hair[.] Heavy Rain P.M. Fine �19 . T . July, 1900 353 Jno.separated sheep & lambs A.M.[and was] Fine At [Alex.Innis' s raising* P.M. [I was] ex­ tracting P.M. Aunty[stayed] all night[.] Polly [is] home[. ] 20 . F . Aunty,Bella,and I [were] in C[linton] P.M. Very Hot, Jane & Jimmy, Bell [McEwen] & Miss Robb Heavy Rain [were] here [this] even[ing.] Jno. [has even[ing.] been] thinning nips all [during] spare times[.] 21 . S . [I] Finis[hed the] Satteen waist[.] Herd- Fine & Cool ing* etc. McG[regor] finis[hed work [and] went home[. ] * Eliza-Ann' s euphemism for the practical procedures involved in getting animals to breed. 22 . S . B[ella] & I [were] in c[hurch] Rev. Stew­ art's holidays (Rev. Laidlaw supply) 23 M. A[g was] in C[linton] A.M. Wilson Elliott Fine & Warm [was] here P.M. & thinned the last 5 rows of nips & done (sic) mowing[ . We] Hauled in 8 loads of wheat 24 . T . [We hauled in ] 1 [load of wheat] all but Pouring P.M, [the] rakings[. I worked] P.M. at making [a] print dressfwith] polka dot b[ac]k[.] 25 . W. A[g]& I washed A.M. I greened 26 rows[of] Fine potfatoes P.M. [and] Started raking wheat stubble [in the] even[ing. ] 26 * T . [We] Finis[hed raking wheat stubble at] Fine & Cool W. noon[. I] Changed [a] vent..in[the dress] & sewed to waist etc. 27 . F . Jane, E[dward] Jfohn] & I [were] in C[lin- Fine & Warm ton] P.M. 28 . S . Making at p[rin]t dress 29 . S . A[g] & I [were] in c[hurch] (Rev.Laidlaw.) Rained P.M. 30 . M. A[g] & I washed etc. Jno. [was] cutting Fine green feed[. ] Bella Cuming [arrived here] A.M. [Bella Cuming and Bella MacFarlane were] at Jane’ s P.M.,at Lizzie’ s [in the] even[ing] & Adam’ s at night[ . I] Cleaned [my] room[. ] Young Irwin [was here this] morn[ing.] McPhee called peddling wind mills[.] 31 . T . [We] Raked green feed P.M.[and] hauled in [a] jag [in the] even[ing.] Jno.[is]gang- plowing where [the] wheat was[. I] Hemmed towelIs.____ 1. W. August, 1900 Straightening rows A.M. Jno. finis[hed] Fine cutting g[reen] feed A.M. [and we] Hauled in 4 loads...P.M. 2 . T . [We] Hauled in 1 load[of] rakings A.M.[af­ ter raking] them[this] morn[ing. We]Raked [the] field below [the] watering place & Hauled in 4 loads[.] 3. F. [We] Finis[hed] hauling in green feed[at] noon (3 loads.) Jno.[was] at Mac’s thresh­ ing P.M. �August, 1900 354 4. 5. 6. 7 . 8 . 9. 10 . 11 . 12 . 13. 14. 15 . 16 . 17 . 18 . 19 . 20 . 2 1 . S. A[g] & I[were]in C[linton] P.M. [This mor- n[ing] Jno. started reaping oatsf.] S. A[g] & B[ella were] in cfhurch.] A[g] & I Very hot [were at a] school [house] meeting [this] evenfing to hear] Dr Hugh Ross[.] M. Jno.[did]reaping [and] A[g] & I washed[. ] T. [John] Finisfhed reaping A.M. I [was] in Cflinton] P.M.[and] got[a]tooth filled[. ] W. [We were] Hauling in oats {5 loads.) T. Jno.[was] at Woon's threshing A.M. [I was] Ridding[the] mow etc. A.M. [We] hauled in 3 loads P.M. F. [We hauled in] 2 [loads] A.M. & 3[in the] even[ing. We] Finis[hed] harvest but [must] take off [last] load[. ] Jno. [by] byke & Jane,A[g], & I [by] horse[were] at Gregor McGregor’ s* fineral P.M. *Gregor McGregor pioneered on Lot 26 Con 3, a much- respected longtime neighbour in the school section. S. [We] took off [the] last load, mending Very Hot hose etc. Jno. [was] in Cflinton] P.M.[on Raining his] byke[.] S. B[ella] & I[were] in church(Rev.Laidlaw.) Rain P.M. M. A[g] & I washed[. ] Jno. [was] plowingf.I Misty, Rain. was] fixing honey P.M. Uncle James & Geo. Mitchell came for dinner[.] T. A[g was] in Cflinton] A.M. [I worked at] Rained Ridding [the] platform, mending Jno.'s p[an]ts,[and I]cut burrs around[a]field[. ] W. Finis[hed] fixing honey[.]Irwin’ s came for Rained tea & bought [the] old Rooster[. ] T. A[g] & Bfella were] in Cflinton] P.M. Jno. [was] hauling out manure[.] F. Carrie [Hunter] called A.M.[to get] 5 lbs honey[.] B[ella] & I [were] at Ruby Rath- well’ s funeral P.M. A[g was in Cflinton [this] even[ing. ] Ada [and] Ida [Stewart and] Miss Anderson [were here this] even­ ting. ] S. [I]Started cutting out skirt-lining,finis- [hed a] tie [and] Mended a glove[.] Woon kid [was around] asking [for] threshing [help.] S. A[g] & I [were in Church] (Rev. Laidlaw.) Rained P.M. M. A[g] & I washedf.] Jane &[the] kids [were Fine, here] P.M. Poured evening. T. A[g] & B[ella were]in Cflinton] P.M. Em & Frankie Stewart came out with them... Mr Hoover [stayed] for dinner �August, 1900 355 22. W. Lizzie & Em & I went to Ben-Miller with Beautiful wool(10 [lbs] § 13 [cents].)A[g] & B[ella have been] papering up Jno's stair[.] Mo­ ther [was] at Ned's P.M. & all night- William James is sick[.]* *Jimmy had "Summer Complaint"- dysentery aggravated by very hot summer weather. Described by the Oxford Dictionary as: "a disease with inflammation of the intestines, causing sev­ ere diarrhoea with blood and mucus.” There is no known pho­ tograph of Jimmy, but his sister Isabel, going on 7 at the time, told me he was a nice-looking child with normal in- teligence. 23 . T 24 . F . [I was at Jane's in the early hours.Fine,Sprinkled William James]died 20 after XII [and was] Buried 4 o'c[lo]ck P.M. Hoover put up Father's Head-stone [and] called[at the house this] even[ing.] Lavis fetched out [our] new plow A.M. Two Americans, Mr Wallace & Mr Maine, stayed for dinnner[.] [Ag & Bella] Finis[hed papering[.]A[g was] in C[linton] P.M. Jno. [has been] hauling manure these days[.] Fine 25 . S . 26 . S . 27 . M. 28 . T . 29 . W. 30 . T . 31 . F . [I] Scrubbed P.M. Jno.fixed [the] leak in [the] pump P.M. Granger called P.M.[and] bought Jno.'s Glen-cow[.] Very Hot A[g] & B[ella were in church] (Rev. L[aid- Heavy Rain & law.)Fenwick's 2nd boy [was]born [Ken-Severe Tfhun- neth Barkley Stewart.] Jno. Thomson & der] & L[ight- Ned [were] here for tea[. ] Mrs Scott's ning.] house [was] struck [by lightning.] B[ella] & I washed[.I] Scrubbed p[ar]t[of Streamed Rain the] platform boards etc. A[g] & B[ella for a long were] in C[linton] P.M. time near noon. Jno. drove Agnes to [the railway] station enroute to Manitoba[.]* At Skirt *Agnes is going to Oak Lake to visit MacFarlane Aunts, Uncles and cousins. Mrs Hugh McGregor Sr. [visited us.] Hugh Beautiful drove here down here [this] morn[ing and] B[ella] & I took [her] home [in the] even­ ting. I] Made [an] apron out of [an] old pelt[. ] Jane & Edward Jno. [were here] A.M. after Rhubarb & Pears[ . I] Mended [a] blouse sleeve [and worked on the] skirt[.] Jane & E[dward] J[ohn] & I [were] in C[lin- ton] A.M. [I] Cleaned [my] room etc. [A] Gent peddlingfstereoscopic]views[was here.] September, 1900 1. S. [I] scrubbed, and cut some weeds [in the] Beautiful & b[ac]k y[ar]d etc. Very Warm 2. S. B[ella] & I [were in church]](Rev.Stewart. ) Very Hot, H.W. & Like rain 3. M. [Bella and I] washed[ . I] Helped clean seed- Rained a wheat P.M.[and did]a little at[the]skirt[.] Little �September, 1900 356 4. T. [I] put velvet binding on the skirt[.] Jno. Beautiful [was] at W[m.] Glen's theshing- [the Wise place] A.M. [and the home place] P.M. 5. W. [I] Skinned & buriedfa dead] lamb[.]B[ella] Warm & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. Jno. went to Toronto Fair [this] morn[ing. ] 6. T . [John] returned[in the] even[ing.]Jimmy Mun- Cooler roe[was here] all night[-] Mary Emma[Stew­ art Ross]and kids arrived at Adams from Denver[.] * *Mary Emma Stewart, eldest child of John and Abigail Stewart, married Donald M. (Dan) Ross, son a Brucefield area family, in 1887. Dan Ross was a prospector in Denver Colorado, and he returned there with his bride. In their 12 years of married life, they had 4 children: Stewart b 1891, Donald b. 1893, Hugh (d. in infancy) and Bessie, b. 1897. Dan Ross and a partner operated a silver mine high on a mountain. In September, 1899, if one believes newspaper accounts, Dan Ross died in Denver of pneu­ monia, a week or so after his father-in-law died up in Stanley. Brown Stewart, Mary Emma's nephew, days before his own death in 1978, told Rosalynd Ross: "My dad told me that Uncle Dan was stabbed to death in a bar room brawl. His partner made off with the title to the claim and Aunt Mary was left destitute." But her familly rallied around her. She bought a house in Clinton , kept boarders and educated her children. When Stewart, her oldest, finished Upper School, and was accepted at U. of T. in Engineering, Mary moved to Toronto and kept boarders. Stewart earned his B.App.Sc.and went into Education. He retired as chief co-ordinator of Industrial Arts for the city of Windsor. Donald went to U.. of T. earned his M. D. and was a medi­ cal doctor in California. 7. F . Jno. drove J[immy] M[unroe] to [the train] station[. I] washed flanelf.] Fine 8. S. 9. S. 10. M. 11 . T. 12 . W. 13 . T . [I] Finis[hed the] b[lac]k skirt-[all] but [the] pressingf.] Jennie Grant arrived[at] noon[.] Mary Emma and Bessie [Ross came over] for tea[.] B[ella] & I [were in church]{Rev.Stewart. ) Jennie went home [in the] even[ing.] A[g] & I washed[. ] Mrs McGinnis, Ella Very Warm McGregor & Jessie McFarlane (Kate’ s girl), P.M. [visited] P.M. Ned & Jane [were] at London Fair[. I] Cut High Hot Wind out waist lining & aprons[.] Two horse buy­ ers [arrived] P.M. I [was] in Clinton P.M. ["Bayfield Road"] Jno. Stewart [was over this] even[ing and] bought 4 yearling steers[.] Jno. took cattle over to {Bayfield] John’ s, up through Reid's A billy lamb died[-] Jno. met Mr Wright this even Fine �September, 1900 357 14. F. Jno. expressed a lamb for Mr Wright & took [Fine] & Cool him to [the] station [this] morn[ing.] Jno. was at Mac’ s cutting corn all day[.In the] even[ing he was] with Ned & Will [hearing] Hon. Mr Fraser, Dr Johnson & [former M.P. John] McMillan [speak] for Holmes[.]* *A Dominion election was in the offing. Parliament would be dissolved October 9 and Laurier's Liberals would win hand­ ily a second term. The "Scotch Grit” vote in Huron County made for 3 safe Liberal seats in the Commons. Dr. P. Mac­ donald, Liberal M.P. for Huron East would be re-elected for a 4th term in 1900.In Huron South(in which the MacFarlane' s, Glen’ s and Stewarts lived), longtime Liberal M.P. John McMillan successfully campaigned for George McEwen, a Lib­ eral successor. Robert Holmes, publisher of The New Era, had retained the seat for the Liberals in a by-election 19 months earlier and would win a full term in 1900. Ned, John & Will went to a Liberal rally in the adjacent riding, out of general interest and probably to hear their good friend Thomas Fraser speak. I’ m fairly certain that Eliza-Ann was making a tongue-in-cheek comment on the heavy involvement of her future brother-in-law in local Liberal politics. She calls him "the Hon. Mr Fraser", implying perhaps that he should be running. Fraser was not only in the Huron South Liberal executive, he was self-educated in the field of taxation. A cogent speech on the topic has survived. Fraser actually did run as a Liberal in Huron South in the 1904 election, and was narrowly defeated by an otherwise undistinguished Conservative opponent named B.B. Gunn..Fraser married Isabella MacFarlane in 1906 and was not a candidate in the 1908 elections. 15. S. Jno. [worked] at Mac’ s corn all day[.J warm 16. S. B[ella] & I[were in church](Rev. St[ewart].) Fine & Cool 17. M. B[ella] washed[.] Irwin A.M. bought[a] year-Raining some ling Roost[[er] & [a] young Ro[oster & [a] pullet[.] 18. T. Jno. [was] at Exeter Fair[;] W[m.] Glen Fine drove to Brucefield[. ] Ab Nott & [a] cousin called [in the] morn[ing and ] Ab [was back in the] even[ing. A] Lame man selling writ­ ing paper called [this] mornfing.J 19. W. Ab Nott & Jno. drove to "Goderich Fair.”Jno. Fine bought all[of] G.O.Sturdy's sheep(29.)Ellie Raining & Kids [were] here all day..... ......... Even[ing. ] 20. T. [I] Took nPolly”out for Jane to go to C[lin- Fine & ton] & stayed & got dinner for [the] men[. ] Warmer Sewed hooks on [the] waist[.] 21. F. [I] Took Polly out [at] noon[for Jane to go C . i V . to Clinton[.]Cut out yoke & velet for waist, etc. T[om] Frazer [came] for tea[. A] Fel­ low from Brussels called[;he] thought there was a C[linton] Fair to-day[. ] 22. S. [I] Scr[ubbed,] washed & took in Primroses Finne from ver[andah] to house [[and] washed flan- nels[.] Jno. wheeled to Sturdy’ s A.M. & to C[linton in the] even[ing.] 23 . S . B[ella] & I [were] in C[ hurch( Rev. Stewart. ) Dull, Fine, �September, 1900 358 24. M. [Bella & I] washed[. ] Geo. Harris from Dun- gannon[was here] all night[.] Aunty[is]back from Green's[.] A[lex] Innis,F[inley]McEwen, Fine & W.Robison called P.M. Mother [had] tea at U[ncle] JafmesJ's [and] was seeing the two babys P.M.[.]* Mending bags P.M. * Kenneth Barkley Stewart, born Aug 26 to Fenwick & Alice. Annie Stewart, born Sep 12 to Adam & Tene 25 . T . [I was mending bags] all day[.] The 2 Stur•-Slight Rain, dy's [were] here with loads of [the] sheep Fine Jno. bought[ . I took Polly out to Jane [in the] morn[ing.] 26. W. Aunty [was] up [here. We] Cleaned chips out Fine & Hot [of the] wood-shed & B[ella] & I hauled in 4 big [stone]boat loads of [cordwood at] night[.] Young Reid called P.M. Cut out sleeve linings etc. P.M. 27 . T . H. Reid & Son [this] morn[ing] bought 1 B[illy] lamb & 5 2 yr old steers 28 . F . [I] Killed 8 R[oosters [and]I [was]in C[lin- Beautiful ton] P.M. Jno. [was] at D[uncan] McEwen's threshing[.] McIntosh [was here this] even­ ting and] Jennie Gfrant] arrived[.] 29 . S . Scrubbed[.]* Cleaned milk-cellar etc. P.M. Raining Jno. [was] at McEwen's threshing[.] *In all respectable farm homes, the kitchen floor had to be scrubbed of the week' s build-up of dirt, to be clean for Sunday. 30 . S . B[ella] & I [were in church](Rev. Stewart). Beautiful Jennie went home [this] morn[ing. 1. M. October, 1900 B[ella]& I washed[.]Jno,[was]at Butchart’s Beautiful threshing[.] Jno.Thomson [is] paving Ned's stable[.] T[om] Frazer [came] for tea[.] 2. T . [I] Took Polly out to Jane & helped clean wheat A.M. Aunty [was] at Jane's P.M. [We] Hauled in 4 boat loads[of sawed rails to-] night[.] 3. W. [I] Helped clean [a] load [of] wheat A.M. [I] was] at Ned’ s P.M. for [a] tick[. I] swept[the] stair & made beds for threshers etc.. Three threshers stayed all night[.] Will Glen [was] at Bayfield Fair[.] 4. T . [We] Finis[hed] threshing P.M. At Adam's threshing P.M. Aunty [was] up[. We] Fin­ ished] hauling sawed rails [at] night with 3 big [stone]boat loads[.] 5. F . Jno. [was] at Adam's threshing all day[.] 6. S . [John was at] Fen[wick’ s threshing] A.M. [and he] took steers to Reid's P.M. [I] scr[ubbed], mended shirts etc. 7 . S. Raining: warm- got colder P.M. 8. M. B[ella] & I washed A.M. Aunty [was] up[.] C[ool] Wind, I [was] out P.M. at Ned's threshing[.] Beautiful. 8 . �October, 1900 359 9. T. B[ella] & Jane[were] in C[linton this]mor- n[ing. I] Lifted 10 rows [of] pot[atoes [and] Jno. lif[ted] 2[.]* [I] Took some frames out of [the] hives[this] morn[ing] & cleaned Ned’ s potatoes[.] Rev. Stewart called A.M. [I] wrote Ag [in Manitoba.] *In this diary entry we find a mathematically accurate contrast. Eliza-Ann does most of the work,and supplies most of the leadership, while John does what he feels like. 10. W. Jno.[was]at Blyth Fair[. ] I[was] in C[lin- ton this]even[ing delivering]5 Roosters[.] 11. T. Jno. [was] in Cflinton] A.M. [for] bran[.] Beautiful Uncle James[was here] for dinner[.I]lifted about 4 rows[of] potfatoes] P.M. B[ella] & I [were] at Mac’ s [this] even[ing.] 12. F. [I lifted] 8 [rows of potatoes] P.M. Aunty [was] in C[linton] with Ada [Stewart.] Ada [was] here all night[.]* *Bella, Jennie Grant and Ada Stewart were the same age and were longtime friends. 13. S. Jno. [was] at Mac's threshing all day[. ] Jane [was] in C[linton] A.M. [I] Scrubbed, shook out rags & sorted P.M. [I] Cleaned Jno.'s desk [at] night[.] 14. S. B[ella] & I [were in church](Rev. Stewart). 15. M. [Bella & I] Washed[ . I] Beat[the] Hall-Car­ pet P.M. & [was] picking potatoes etc.,etc. Jno. [was] at Mac’ s threshing A.& part P.M. 16. T. Jane, B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. H.C.W. [I]Picked pot[atoes] A.M. B[ella] put down Slight Shower [the] hall carpet[ . We are] Lifting [the] A.M. dining-room carpets[.] 17. W. [We] Finis[hed the]potatoes A.M. B[ella] & H.C.W. I [were] pulling & picking app[le]s P.M. Fine Aunty [was] up all night[.] 18. T. Thanksgiving B[ella] & I [were] pulling Beautiful app[le]s A.M.[and were] at [the] S[abbath] S[chool] Examination P.M. McPhearson from Glanworth [was here] for dinner[.] 19. F. [I] Took some frames out of hives [this] Beautiful, morn[ing[.] B[ella] & I [were] pulling Heavy Frost app[le]s[.] Aunty pulled P.M. E.A. & Mrs at nights. Isard, Mrs Hayden & son, & Miss May Dunbar [were here P.M. & for tea[.] 20. S. [I] Finis[hed] ridding desk, book case etc. Fine B[ella] housecleaned[the] veranda[. ] Aunty went home [in the] even[ing. ] 21. S. B[ella] & I [were in church]](Rev. Stewart) "Making broad phylactrus etc." 22. M. B[ella] & I washed[.]Aunty & E[dward J[ohn Raining P.M. came for a] goose dinner[.] Mrs [Lily] Cum­ ing [was here] P.M. 23. T. [Lily Cuming] & Aunty [were at] Jane's A.M. I drove Lily down to Adam's P.M. [I was] Rainy night cleaning [the] cellar [and] B[ella was] baking & ironing[.] �October, 1900 360 24. 25 . 26. 27 . 28 . 29. 30 . 31. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 . F. B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton at] church ( Rev. Stewart. ) A[g]returned from Manitoba [and] walked home at mid-night[.] S Jno., B[ella] & I [were] in [Church] (Rev. Stewart.) M. B[ella] washed[. ] A[g] washed [the] kitch- Rain towards en paint(all but [the] windows.) I [tended even[ing,] to] sundries[.] T[om] Frazer [came] after [a] Billy lamb[.] Fenfwick] & Ad[am were here this] even[ing. ] T . [I] Cleaned Jno.’ s stair etc., etc., A[g] Raining cleaned out [the] parlor [and] B[ella did] bakng[.] McDougal[of] Glanworth [came] for dinner [and] bought 20 Shropshire sheep.] W. B[ella] & I [were] in Cflinton] A.M. Mrs W. Raining A.M. Perdue[was here] for dinner[.] A[g] helped Beautiful her pick 6 bags [of] app[le]s[. Bella & I] P.M. filled 2 ticks [and] A[g] scrubbed [the] kitchen[ . We] Washed[the] K[itchen] window [and] scrubbed [the] veranda etc., etc. John married [Isabella R. McEwen at] half-past six [in the] even[ing.] November, 1900 T. [I] Cleaned [the] milk-cellar & [a] piece Rained some, [of the] wood-shed floor etc. A[g] & B[el- Heavy Frost la were] in C[linton] P.M. at nights. F. Jno. shipped [a] lamb to McDougal[in]Glan­ worth[.] Mo[ther] churned[ . I] Killed 2 geese[.] A[g], B[ella] & I hauled in app[le]s[. I was] at Lizzie’ s P.M. Aunty [came] for dinner [and] for all night[.] S. A[g was] in C[linton] P.M. [for] flour[. ] Frost, Fine [Aunty was here for] din[ner. I] Killed 5 hives of bees, hauled app[le]s & [in the] even[ing] darned stockings[.] S. Jno & Bell, A[g] & B[ella were in C.W. church](Rev. Stewart.) Beautiful M. A[g] & I washed[. ] Jane[was]here P.M. pick- Rain, Windy ing up app[le]s[.] Webber [came] for din­ ner & [stayed] all night[.] T. [Webber] bought lambs[.I] Cleaned & Put up Fine, again [the] furnace pipes[.] Pulled 30 Cold W. pails Ben-Davis’ s P.M.* Mr & Mrs A.Dunkin [came] for dinner[.] *probably pails to hold honey she sold to customers. See p.57 and 78. Davis sold stoves, furnaces and probably did tinsmithing as well. w . T F . S . �November, 1900 361 8 . 9. 1 0 . 11. 1 2. 13 . 14. 15. 16. 17 . 18. 19. W. Bell* & I picked 2 geese[that] I killed[. ] Showery [We] Moved our stove into [the] furnace pipes[.]** A[g was in C[linton] P.M. [The] Scott's[were here]looking at ewe lambs P.M. Voting at School to-day(Laurier & Tup- per) * Bell is Isabella Robertson McEwen, John's new bride. ** A process of partitioning the farmhouse is underway. John and Bell get the big farm kitchen* The MacFarlane sisters will cook in the cellar in cold weather. T. [I] cleaned [the] H[en] House and] Sheep-dip- Fine,Cold, ped hen roosts[.] Snowed. F. Aunty [was here] for dinner, etc.[I worked Snowing etc. at a] jacket[.] B[ella] went to Grant’ s[. We] Put cows in [all] night 1st [time.] S. [I worked on the jacket.] Is[abel] & E[d- Snowed a few ward]J[ohn were sent] after butcher knifes [flakes.] (sic) [and stayed] for dinner[.] S. S[abbath] S[chool is] closed for the sea­ son[.] A[g] & I[were in church](Rev.Sawers, Brucefield.) B[ella was] with Jennie [who] drove[her] home[in the] even[ing.I] minded [the] kids[.] M. A[g] & I washed[.] A[g] & I picked 2 geese Snow,sleet. [that] I killedf. ] Cattle[are] all in [for the]1st [time.] Scott [was] here P,M.[and] bought 2 ewe lambs[.] At Ned’ s [last] even- [ing for] pork, I slept with I[sabel.] T. Jno. [was] in Cflinton] P.M. W. B[ella] & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. Very Cold Windy raw day,etc.,etc. T . F . Kate Pearson & Jane [were] visiting Bell Blustery P.M.A[g was at U[ncle]J[ames]' s P.M. & all night[ . I] made [a] mat for around [a] fur­ nace pipe [and] fixed patches for shirts [in the] even[ing.] J[ohn] & B[ell visited at Adam' s [this] even[ing. ] [We] killed 2 pigs[.] [We] Washed double Some Milder, windows & helped Jno.put[them] in[.] Aunty Thawed a [was] up. The Girls cleaned out [a] room little. for [their] parlor etc. , etc Adam & Fred Cuming [were here] P.M. S. Jno. [was] in C[linton this] mom[ing] ship- light Rain, ping [a]p[ai]r[of] lambs to Wright[.]Hiram Snow. Hill drove Smith Rogers (Mich[igan]) here A.M. Jno. & Yank[were] at Cooper’ s etc.P.M. T[om] Frazer[was here in the] even[ing. I] Finis[hed] fixing [the] jacket[.] A[g] & B[ella] beat [the] parlor carpet & put [it back] down upstairs [and] put [a] stove up etc. etc. S. B[ella] & I [were in church](Rev.Stewart. ) Raining P.M. "Last verse 23rd Psalm" M. A[g] & I washed[ . I] Hoed slush [and] mud Raining away from[the] front[of the] H[en] H[ouse] [this] morn[ing etc., etc. [and] Brushed & put away summer hats[. I] Mended [a] shirt [in the]even[ing. ] 17 7 . �November, 1900 362 2 0 . 21. 22 . 23 . 24. 25 . 26. 27 . 28 . 29. 30. T. A[g] & I washed [an] old bed [this] morn- High Wind, [ing.]............... Poured W. [Today I] Mended [a] ahirt, cleaned [our] Poured parlor A.M.,cleaned [my] room P.M.etc. Mrs McEwen called on us [this] even[ing.] Mr & Jno. [were] in too[.] T. [I] Carried in some app[le]s etc., [and] Fine,Dull Started Jno.'s pants P.M. Jno. [was]] in Bruce[field] P.M. McIntosh [came in the] even[ing to see the] young mare[. ] Geo. [went] after Mclnftosh a] 2nd time after night & to Clinton for Blackal. Both [vets were here] all night & for breakfast[.] F. Isabel & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. [I] H.W. Picked & carried in some App[le]s etc. Fine P.M. McIntosh [was here] for supper[. ] S. [The] Mare died [this] morn[ing. I] packed C.W. East Bee's (6 hives.) Mo[ther is visiting at Jane’ s[. ] S. A[g] & B[ella], Jno. & Is.[were in church] C.W. (Rev. Stewart.) Adam & Tene & baby [were here] P.M. W.Elliott called at[the] stable [this] even[ing. ] M. A[g] & I washed (summer flannels too.) Jno. Fine,S[now] was at Adam’ s killing pigs A.M. [I] worked part melted. at p[an]ts [in the] even[ing.] T . Jno. & Ned [were] in C[linton] A.M. [They] hitched Ned' s horse in our buggy[ . I was] mending ganzies A.M [and worked at the p[an]ts P.M. A[g] & B[ella[were]at Wigg[in- ton]'s P.M. Ada & Ida[Stewart were here in the] even[ing. ] W. [I] Rid around [the] bees........... etc. B[ella & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. Jno. [was] at Adam's all day cutting [with] Per­ due's engine[.]Marshall & Dave Elliott[are] cutting wood[. ] T . [Marshall & Dave Elliott are cutting Raining some wood.] Jno. [was again at] A[dam's] all day[. ] Is. [went] home,([her] Mo[ther is] not very well.) A[g] gave [the] men their meals*...Geo.went home....Jane [looked in] P.M. [I worked] at p[an] ts[.] ♦This is the first docu­ mented occasion of Bell running off somewhere on the spur of the moment and her sister's-in-law covering for her unasked. Isabel Glen explained it this way. " Aunt Tene and Aunt Bell both had 'social butterfly' tendencies.Uncle Adam nipped them in the bud. Tene understood that housework came first and that she had to generate housekeeping money from the sale of eggs and creme. Adam was a fastidious man who would pull his weight in the operation. He helped keep the place tidy, was quick to do repairs, and to keep the wood shed full. Uncle John was too casual and undisciplined to lay down the law and Aunt Bell never learned how to be much of a manager." Come to think of it, why bother to learn when the 3 single sisters-in-law did these tasks so well? F. [I] Mended gloves A.M. &[worked]at p[an]ts Fine P.M. �December,. 1900 363 1. s Jno. & Is [were] in C[inton] P.M. [The] Some Rain, boys [were]cutting wood[.] Adam [was here] snow. P.M. cutting [a] trap door[. ] T[om] Frazer & Ned [were] at Jno.’ s [this] evenfing. I] 2. S . A[g] & I [were in church] (Dr Taylor New Chilly, W. York.) "From henceforth expecting” Heb[- brews] 10-13" Tene left baby [Annie] with Is [this] morn[ing for the 1st tirae[.] 3. M. A[g] & I washed[ . I] drove Adam & Jno. P.M. Fine, Some to C[linton] enroute for Chicago Fat Stock Bees out. Show[.] Adam [was] up [this] morn[ing and Bad Roads. put hinges and latch on [the] trap door[. ] G. Middleton called[.] Mofther was] at Will’ s P.M.[with his news] paper[.We]washed [a] p[ai]r [of] blankets & [a] guilt[. ] 4 . T . [I] Rid and washed off [the] floor in our Fine,Rained cellar & carried hives in [and] washed out a little [my] bed-room etc. D. McFarlane from Shake­ speare [was here] all night[.] w. & Dave Elliott, 2 Deeves,Connell & Billy Marshall [were here] cutting [wood.] 5. W. Ab Nott called P.M. Put a front like dress Snow,Sleet. in old basque[.] 6. T . Mo[ther] & A[g were] in C[linton] P.M. [I] made sleeves smaller[.] Marshall & [a] Neg- re [were] splitting wood............... 7. F . A[g] & I drove [to] McTavishes P.M. I met C.W. Jno. at [the] 7 o' c[loc]k train[.] 8 . S . [I] fixed new coat[.]Jane,[her] kids & Mag- Hard Frozen. [gie were here] P.M. Geo.[has]gone home[.] 9. S . B[ella] & I [were in church](Rev.Stewart. ) Snowing & Cold, Blowing. 10 . M. A[g] & I Washed[.]Is went to C[linton]P.M. with her mo[ther.] Jane [came] in [the] even[ing. I] Made [a] Galeta Pettic[oat.j 11. T . B[ella] & A[g] [were[ in C[linton] P.M. Snowing & Storm­ ing 12 . W. Mending a little A.M. [and] Cut out Grey Cold flannel P.M. [for] drawers 13. T . Finis[hed drawers, all] but buttons[.]... 14 . F . Finished working bottoms.............. Mo[ther was] at Ned’ s carding wool[.] Ned Cold,Crispy came for her[.] Bell was home P.M. & even- [ing.] 15. S. A[g] & B[ella are] helping [to] make [a] comforter[. ] Jno [was] in C[linton] P.M. [I] Cut out [the] other p[ai]r of drawers P.M................ 16. S. A[g] & B[ella went to church gy[.] There is good sleighing field road[. ] in the] bug- on [the]Bay- • a • f - r l A[g] & I washed[. ] Is & I [were] ton] P.M... ........... in C[lin- Fine 18 . T . Choreing some these times[ . the] H[en] H[ouse] P.M...... I] C[leaned Soft �December, 1900 364 Mending etc. [I was] at [the] school IV Beautiful P.M. Bessie Glen*, Myrtle Pearson & [? were] saying Catechism[. ] Killed 4 geese C[linton] P.M. A[g] & Bfella were]in Frozen,Fine. B[ella] & Is [were] at W. Baird's exam & Frozen entertainment even[ing. I] made gathers in [the] B[ac]k of [the] skirt & finis­ hed] ............. it.... Jane & I, I[sabella] P[earl] & E[dward] Frozen, J[ohn were] in C[linton] P.M. Tene[[went Beautiful to] C[linton and] left [her] kid [with] Is [.] A[g] & I [were in church](Rev. Stewart.) Pouring Jno. [was] sick P.M. Fine, Raining even[ing.] A[g] washed[. ] Is [was] at Tene’ s P.M. Colder Jno.McE[wen was] hauling wood all day[.] Jennie Grant came [this] evemfing.] Jennie went home [in the] even[ing.] Hei- Colder & fer calved [a] heifer[.]Ned‘ s & Magfgie] Blustery McEwen [were here] for dinner[.] Jno. & Is ]were] at Adam’ s [this] even[ing.] Is, Jennie & Bella [were] at Aunty Mag- ie's P.M. [Jennie] returned [this] morn- [ing.] A[g was] in C[linton P.M. & Is [went] home[.] Jennie & B[ella] [were]at U[ncle] Ja[ P.M.mes]’ s Is had her Fa[ther] & Mr & Mrs (Hubert & Kate) McDougal for dinner[.] Jno. & Is. [ were] out [for the] even[ing. ] I [was]in C[linton] P.M. Jno & Liz McEwen Fine, [came] back with Is [this] even[ing.] Good Roads. Is & I [were in church.](Rev. Stewart.) Started, Snowing A[g] & I washed.... Ned & T[om] Frazer Snowed, [were at] Jno’ s [this] evenfing.] Softish. 19. W. 20. T. 21. F . 22 . S . 23 . S . 24. M. 25 . T . 26. W. 27. T. 28. F. 29. S. 30. S. 31. M. �1. T . 2. W. January, ' » 1901 [I was a t ] ' Ned’ s for dinner[.] Adam & Will [were] here P.M. Killing [a] HetLf- er[.] Mr Stewart & [his] neighbour [from] Mich[igan were]here[this]morn[ingjs for dinner[ . They] bought lambs[.] Is[abe*l- la] & A[g-were] in Church [this] even­ ting] (McLeod.) Jno. went P.M. [with our American visitors] to Chas.Mason,’ s [and] A[g was] at Elliot’s P.M. after Geo. [was] here.--- - 3. T. B]ella] & I[were in church]](Rev. Wade). Jno. & Ned & T[om] F[raser] shipped lambs(24 X think.)[They] walked them up [to] Ned’ s[. He has a] sleigh with a box[. ] 4. F. I [was] in C[linton] P.M. (got a ride up from Ned’ s with Will [McEwen.I]visi­ ted Mary Emma [Ross] p.M.Ag and I were] in C[hurch thisleven[ing](Rev. Stewart) . 5. S. Is[abella was] home all day[.] Gurnsey calved [a] heifer[.] 6. S . [Ag, Isabella and Bella went to church in the] buggy(Rev. Stewart.) I went in Mac’s sleigh [and] came home in Ned’ s buggy[. ] Is[abella came home] in [the] sleigh[.] 7. M. Is[abella] & B[ella] in C[linton] R.M. (cutter 1st time out.) A[g] & I wash- ed[. ] Jno. [was] at Ab Nott’ s [this] evening^] A[g] went with him[.I] men­ ded [a] coat[.] 8. T. Is[abella was] at Tene’ s P.M. 9. W. Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M. [I] Clean­ ed [the] H[en] H[ouse.] 10 T . Is[abella was] at home P.M. & even[ing] & Jno.[was home in the] even[ing.]T[om] Frazer was here in the] even[ing. Jane and I went to] C[linton] P.M. - i n [the] buggy[.]A[g]came home[in the] even[ing. ] 11. F. Jane & I [were] at Butchart’ s P.M. Mr & Mrs McDougall & kid [were] there. Kids [were] here[.] 12. S. Jno.& B[ella went to] C[linton] P.M.[in the] buggy[ . They] Bought [a] new pump for [the] barn well[.] 13. S. A[g] & B.[ella] walked to Ned’ s [to get a ride to church in the] cutter[.I]men- 3 p[ai]rs [of] p[ain]ts[.] 14. M. A[g] & I washed [and] ch[umed] P.M. [I] Mended [the] last p[ai]r [of pants.]Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M.[I was at] Ned’ s A.M. [and] got E[dward] J[ohn’ s] Cap r[ead]y[. I was also] at Ned’ s [in the] even[ing. ] 365 Snowed Soft Raining Big Wind storm [at] night,snow etc. Light Snow Not cold,but I felt cold. Snowing,soft �j !% ? ., u > 15 . T . 16. W. t- 17 . T . 18 . F . 19. S. m ; i 20. S.' 21. H. January, 1901 , . • * * « ,' 3$«j , [I was] Scraping "Propoi&£! | ' ’ off;- bee ; Sbft, Dull (making re^y to exjfapity ) ,’ J < • ' * yr l ► * ! T 1 ' " t i ' 1 was frames [I] A[g] P.M. ' ’ ■M 'v j e finis[hed [cleaning b$ejframes] ' ■A.M Vtery H[ighJ . & B[ella w e r - e > ]at D[ uij&Ln] (Wgffwen1 s | v f [ind] & B[ella i u l i v i ; ( ' t ; >. ' 4 * I 31^*- * 4J. Extracting all day[.] AMI h Bfellap ( 1 [were] in C[lintqjh-] . P . M . ' | j Extracting all, day.] j . f f j '' ■ ' f ; - • i\ Exftracting] Finisthed.]- war {ind] J [ J j ^ L g h t Snow Ex[tractm g ] Finis[hed.] • 713 f m B[ella] & I [went to churchman, the]cut— 'ter (Rev. Straith.) ' ■ % U, jj U t r * ' l i , m f* r • A[g] & I washed[.] Ned back A.M.(He & Jno.fixed Ned even! stair even[. ] 22 . T . 23 . W. 24 . T . 25 ‘F • 26 . S . 27 . S. ’ s & Mag[gie]McEwen[we^e here this] n[ing.] [I] Finis[hed] melting hdjpey -etd. etc. Aunty [ was] here[*] Is[abeailaand] Jno. [went] in[to] C[linton] w d j j j h Her P.M. , A . I " [Aunt Agnes ] went to Clinton .[to Mary Ross’ es] with Bfella] & I * 'Y&PiM.*A •Ah i . . . . Fixing honey[.] Jane [was.jjPhfer^all day making Edward [John's] 0[{^egvat[. ] [Jane was here]P.M.[makingthe cravat.] - /Wf , t Jno. [was] at Old Wise’s fifqteral P.M. [He took the] colt [with theJ\&uggy[ . .]Is[a- bella] & I [were] in C[licfeon] P.M. [in cutter to deliver] Honey[jr % finished mending John's] ganziersf’ ^ *■ ’7 ■ . * A[g] & 1 [were in church.PRev. Stewart [preached about] Jesus walking in Solo- man’ s porch-’ What His thoughts would be.” j H. Woodyard’ s baby [was] baptized[ .] (cutter) ' ■ * r - * ! ery Cold £jpft P.M, ,1* * f * i .r i- 1 . Snow 28 . M. 29. T 30. W 31. T . [The] Thoroughbred heifer\!$alved[. Her] Stormy 1st calf [was a] helferf*^ A[g] & I washed[.] Jno.[was] at fFenwick’ s kil­ ling pig's[.] - Bell & I [were] in C[linfc£n] 1*.M. Aunty went uptown with me[.] M$7& Mrs McEwen [were here in the] even[i$g.] " Jno. [was] in C[linton] P^M. for corn[.i [I] Darned stockings e t c [and the]holes around the bottom of[my]k^!lac]k skirt[.] ' Is[abella was]at Adam's p j . M . Jane & [Ed- Stormy ward] J[ohn were] at Carrie’ s P.M. Ned & I[sabella] P[earl] went pgtfin the]even­ ting.] 7 . February, 1901 1. F . 2. S. Is[abella is staying] at gene’s[.] [was] at [the] mill[.] Jno. Stormy & Cold [I] Walked tp Clinton $,M. [to attend] Queen Victoria’ s funeral, 7sevice in our Church[.] The town ministers[present in- Light Snow eluded Revs. Stewart (Presb.) Smith(Eng­ lish), Howson (Meth. Ratt[enbury] St). Dr. Gifford & Son (Meth.! Ont[ario] St.) ) �February, 1901 367 3 . S . 4. M. 5. T. 6. W . 7. T. 8. F . 9. S . 10. S . 11 . M. 12 . T . 13 . W. 14 . T . 15 . F . 16. S . 17 . S . 18 . H. 19 . T . 20. W. 21. T. 22 . F . 23 . S . Dunlop(Papist),[and] Wade( Retired. ) Jno. [was] at [the] mill[.] Carnahon [came] loooking for [aa] colt[.] Polly [has gone] lame[.] A[g] & I washed[.]Is[abella came] home [in the] cutter [with the] colt[. I] Washed [the] extractor etc., etc. Bezzo, Ab Nott's boy,[was here] P.M. after hon- ey[.] Jno. & Bell [were] in Clinton P.M. Anniversary 1st lamb (one) A[g] & I washed[. ] Young Gibson & [the] livery man called A.M. Jack McGregor [was]at Jno’s for dinner & all night[.] Aunty [is here] Jno. & she [went] call­ ing P.M. Fen[wick], Adam & Fred Cuming [were] up [this] evening[.] Aunty went home P.M.[.] Bell & Is[abella were] in Clinton A.M. [driving the] colt[.] B[ella was] out home P.M. A[g is] sick[.]Jane & I [drove]Polly in [to] C[linton] P.M. ([her] first trip since foal bealed) [and]Jno.stayed with [the] kids[.] Mo[ther] & I [ were in Church](Rev.Stew­ art. ) "Thou art not far from the king­ dom of heaven." Jane & I [heard] Dr. Moffatt [of the] Tract Society [this] evening[ . I] took honey to 01 Neil[.] I [was] in C[linton] P.M. Jno. [was] at Ned's killing [the] lump jaw heifer[.] Jno.fi Adam [were] in C[linton] P.M.(2nd lambs) 1 p[ai]r [of] lambs 1 [was] in Clinton P.M..... ....[Lambs] 2 p[ai]r, I think. [I] finis[hed a] bureau mat[. ] H. Reid [was here this] morn[ing.] [I] Knit ends for a tie[.] Jno.[was] in C[linton] P.M. [with[] Mac's outfit[. ] A[g] & Mrs [drove] Polly [to] Gordon's looking up U[ncle] William[MacFarlane.] Reid fetched [a] lamb up [this] even­ ting.]Ida [Stewart was] here for tea[.] Cold, Stormy night W[hite] F[rost] Fair, Cold W[hite] F[rost] Cold Fine Fine Softish Colder Stormy Roads near Blocked Roads were broken A . AT. Very Cold Very Cold �368 February,1901 A[g] & I[were in church](Rev. Stewart.) A[g] & I washed [and were] choreing[.] Jno. [was]in C[linton] with lambs (15 + 1 [for] Reid's A.M. Ned [was] along [as well.] Mr & Mrs McEwen [and] Mr & Mrs Jas. Aikenhead [came in the] even[ing] for tea at Jno.'sf.] Lamb [from] Lady­ smith -this is the 8th lamb[. ] Uncle William [MacFarlane] came in the even[ing.] Jane and E[dward] J[ohn were here] P.M. Mac,Ned & Adam [were] at Will's killing [a] pig[.] Jno. went to C[linton] with Fred Cuming [in the] sleigh[.] A[g was] at U[ncle] Ja[me]s's A.M. with U[ncle] William[. They] called at Adam's too[.] Jack McGregor [came] for dinner[and he] & Jno. [were] out P.M. [I] Took Uncle down to H[ugh] McGregor’ s P.M.[.] Doz Sold Dec 11 • 0 0 Jan 12 1/2 2.25 Feb 30 4.90 Mar 29 3.41 Apr 31 ' 3.33 May 51 5.09 March, 1901 Jno.[was] at [the] Mill P.M. Mrs & B[ella were] in C[linton] P.M. Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M. Choreing I [am] sick[. ] [I am sick.] Ag] & I washed[.] A[g was] in C[linton P.M. Jno.,A[g] & I[attended a] prayer-meet­ ing at Scott's [this] even[ing.] Annie Stewart (Adam's [baby daughter] & Jane Nevin McGregor [were] Baptized[.] Kate, Lizzie & Douglas McTavish [came] for tea & [an] even[ing visit.] Jno. & Mrs [are] at Jno. McEwen's par- ty[.] T[om] Frazer drove U[ncle] Will­ iam up [at] night[.] 3 lambs [I] Drove Uncle over to [Baird's] Cem­ etery P.M. [We] Fetched U[ncle James] up with us[.] W[illiam] Glen,Fen[ wick] , Mrs & kid, Adam, Mrs & kid & Ned's [were here this] evenfing.] Ned [was] at [the] Mill[.] Uncle went back with him for dinner. Jno.s [Uncle were] in C[linton] P.M. Ned took Uncle to Church [in] Bruce- field[this] morn[ing] enroute for Gor­ don ' s[ .] Flurries Milder C[old] W[ind] Singy E[ast] W[ind] , Sunny Stormy, Soft Frozen Hard Frozen, Very Cold N, Wind. some drift & snow Softish, Dull, Slight Snow Rain,Thaw 24. S. 25. H. 26 . T . 27 . W. 28 . T . 1. F . 2. S . 3 . S . 4. M. 5. T. 6. W. 7 . T . 8 S . 9. S . 10 . S . �369 March, 1901 11. M. A[g] & I washed[.] Stormy 12. T. Rev. & Mrs Stewart [came] visiting P.M. Nice 13. W. D. McTavish Sale Thaw,Stormy The New Era, January 11, 1901 ....The splendid 200 acre farm owned by D. McTavish, 2nd Con., has been sold to Robt. Pearson of the 3rd, at the valuation of $9000. Mr Pearson’ s farm of 100 acres is taken in part exchange at a valuation of $6000.We under­ stand that Mr McTavish Sr. has some notion of buying a farm elsewhere,the Pearson farm to be managed by his son. 14. T. I [was] in C[linton] P.M. [Mr] Tough [was here] all nighht[.]Douglas called to tell about the funeral[;] ([He had] Fine,Warm had dinner at Scott' s Dr Gunn has been seeing Mary Glen for inflamatory rheu­ matism[.] 15. F. A[g] & B[ella [were] at Jno.Thompson' s Mother's funeral [and] had tea at Fos- Cold Wind ter' s [in] Varna[ .] Aunty[ was here]P. M. Fine [I] Cleaned [the] H[en] H[ouse] A.M. 16. S. Jno.[was]in C[linton] P.M. [for] grist & got corn[.] [He] took 2 bags [of] App[le]s to 0'Neil[.]Mrs Finley McEwen & Mary Emma & Bessie Ross [came]visit­ ing P.M. [and had] tea with Mrs[.] 17. S. A[g] & B[ella were in Church] (Lucknow minister.) [I] saw [a] Robin[.] 18. M. A[g] & I washed[.] I [was] in C[lin- ton P.M [with] 2 bags of App[le]s. Mrs [is] out home[.] Mr & Mrs Wigginton & Stella [were] here P.M. & [for] tea[.] Beautiful Fine Soft 19. T. Mrs W[illiam] Graham died[. ]Aunty[was] up[.] 20. W. Jno. [was] at [the] Mill [this] morn- ting.] I [was] in C[linton] P.M.[with] 2 1/8 bags [of] App[le]s[.] 21. T. Chr A.M. Jno. [was] at[ the] Mill for chop P.M. Thaw Raining Sleet Chilly Wind 22. F. Jno. & I[were] at Mrs Graham's funeral P.M. 1st goose eggs(I think). Jno. & Fine, Mrs [are] out home [this] even[ing.] C[oldJ W[ind] A[g] & I & Ned’ s [visited] at McTav ishe's this evenfing.] 23 . S . 24. S Aunty Maggie called & Mrs Neil McGregor Fine & Katie [were] visiting Mrs P.M. Ned's [were] in C[linton.] Raining 25. M. A[g] & I washedf. I] Started lace for Fine [a] collar 26 T Bees Flying 27 . W. 28. T. Mrs & her Jno. [were] in C[linton] P.M. �March, 1901 370 I [was]in C[linton] P.M. [I]took Polly to Ned’ s & hitched in his cutter[.]Ad­ am & bno. cut and fitted [a] door into [the] parlor[.]* *probably refers to the partition wall. Mrs [has returned] home[.] A[g] & I [were] at Adam’ s [in the] even[ing.] I walked [to Clinton for Church](Stew­ art. ) [I] got home with Mac[.] Mary Glen [was here] A.M. April, 1901 A[g] & I washed & cleaned [the] celler stairs, floor,etc. Bat[h] P.M.[In the] even[ing I] washed [my] hair, 9 honey Gems* & [a] crock[.] Adam [was here in the]even[ing] puttingfa] latch on[the] door[. ] Mrs[is] out home sugaring[.]I [was] in C[linton P.M. - [the] buggy's 1st out­ ing. ] Fen[wick] & Adam [visited] at Jno.'s [this] even[ing.] Mrs [is back] home[.] Jno.Murdock,[the Dominon] Census man [was here] P.M. [I was]Choreing A.M.& pjarjt scraped[the] H[en] H[ouse.] Jno. [was] in Cflinton] P.M. shipping [a] Rooster & [a] p[ai]r [of] hens to Whistleman [in] 0hio[.] Mary Glen & Efdward] J[ohn were] here P.M. [I] Finis[hed the] knit collar, & ironed collars. Cleaned [my] room, etc., etc. Fine,Sunny, C[old] W[ind] C[old] N[orth] W[ind] . Frogs Croak­ ing. Dull, Warmer Jane, E[dward] J[ohn] and I went to Sunny, C[old] Blythe(Sic) [to visit at N[icholas] w[ind]. Bad dimming' s[.]* Fred[Cuming] drove us up Road [in the]buggy[.]I called at McTavish's [in the] morn[ing.] *Lot 22, Concession XIII, Hullett Township. The proper spelling is Cuming. Nicho­ las was the son of a Scots pioneer, John Cum­ ing, and in time, took over the home place. He married Isabella G. Elliott, daughter of James Elliott and Mary Anna Stewart. Nicholas and Isabella Cuming had a large family and several of their children visited back and with their Stewart and MacFarlane cousins. Young John had married Lillian Stewart in 1899 and was living on a rented farm in Goderich Township's Bayfield Concession. [at Cuming' s. ] Mr C[umingjwent to B[lyth] after Polly (Mrs Stewart & baby)[.] Mrs Cuming, Jane & I walked to Blythe Church[.We] went[along the] R[ail] R[oad] track[.]* *The London, Huron & Bruce line of the Grand Trunk Railway crossed the Xlllth of Hullett a short walk west of the Cuming farm. Jt was a handy shortcut for pedestrians. One could follow the right-of-way north to Blyth or south to Londesboro. We walked to B[lyth this] mom [ing to visit the] Brigham’ s in B[lyth.] 29 . F . 30 . S . 31. S . 1. M. 2 . T . 3. W. 4. T. 5. F. 6. S. 7 . S . 8. H. �April, 1901 371 9- T . 10. W. 11 . T . 12 . F . 13 . S . 14. S 15 . M. 16. T. 17 . W. 18 . T . 19. F . 20 . S . 21 S . We went down to Adam Elliott’ s [this] morn[ing.We] went to Londsborough( sic) with them P.M. [to attend Walter] Rid- Roads Fine dell’ s funeral[.* We went]Home[in the] even[ing.]Jennie & B[ella] & Ned[were] in C[linton] to meet [us.] A[g] walked home[. ] * An old neighbour on the XUIth of Hullett. Riddell farmed Lot 14, James Elliott lot 16 and the Cuming's were on Lot 22. Accor- to the 1879 Belden Historical Atlas of Huron County, Riddell was born in Canada and came to Huron County in 1851. Jennie & I [were]in C[linton] P.M. Mo­ ther [was] at Ned's[.] Jno. [is] plow­ ing [at the] front of [the] house[ . I] Raked the yards[.] Jennie went home P.M. [I C[leaned the] Hen] H[ouse] etc, etc. Mrs set goose eggs [this] even[ing.] B[ella] & I [were in Church](Rev.Stew­ art. ) S[abbath] S[chool] started[.] Cattle got leave to go to[the]field[.] A[g] & I washed[. ] Mrs & I [were] in C[linton] P.M. Jno. [was] sowing [the] 1st oats P.M. A[g] & I [were] in C[linton] A.M. (I [had] dinner at Mary’ s [after] getting [a] tooth filled[.]) Jane & E[dward] J[ohn]came to C[linton] P.M. [I picked up some] Clover Seed[.] John [is] sow- ing[.] Choreing, etc,[I] Put in 2 celler-win- dow panes & puttyed 3[.] Flynn & Rey­ nolds [weree here] P.M. Jno. [is] sow- ing[•] [I] Brushed clothes[and]put away [the] fur collar, etc. Lily Cumming’ s kid[was] born[.]* B[el- la] & I [were] in C[linton P.M.[I] got clover seeds & seen about peas[.] Jno. [is] at [the] Brucefield show(Chief.) Fine Fine & Hot E[ast] W[ind] Raining & Snowing Fine * I am editing this passage on May 1st, 2001. The "baby", Edna Alberta Cuming celebrated her 100th birthday 12 days ago in excellent health. She married Clifford James Stewart in 1925 and they farmed lot 27 Con III, Stanley, 1925-59. All five children are still living and there are numerous descendants. She died November 12, 2002 in her 102nd year. [John was] in C[linton] P.M. for seed peas[.They cost] 76 c[en]ts a bus[hel. I] Had to go to[the]creek for sheep[.] A[g] & I [were in Church]Rev.Stewart.) [The] Master [is] sick[.He was] not at S[abbath] S[chool. ] Snowed heavy P.M. & H[igh] Wind. Slight Showers 22. M. A[g] & I washed[ .] �23 . T . 24 . W . 25 . T . 26. F 27 . S 28. S 29. M 30. T 1. W 2 . T April, 1901 . [The] Master [is] sick [and a substi­ tute teacher named] Ball [is] teaching [the rest of the month[ . The] B[lac]k Heifer Cow calved [a] b[lac]k steer[.] I [was] in C[linton] P.M.meeting Mary Stewart (Cuming) & [her] kid Robert[.] . Jack McGregor [came here] P.M. [and]he & Jno. [were] away P.M. M[ary] S[tew- art] & I [were] at Adam’ s P.M. . A[g was] at Jno. Cumming’s with M[ary] S[tewart] & seeing baby [Edna.] Jno. & Jack.................. .in C[linton. I]Transplanted[a] Chestnut tree[. ] Mrs & I hoed & planted onions[.] • Jack walked to C[linton] A.M.[After] getting [the] horse shod, [he came] home P.M. Adam, Tene & kid called [in at] noon on [ their] cart[.] Ada & Ida [Stewart were here this] even[ing. ] . [I] Mowed [the] lawn P.M.[for the] 1st time[. ] Jno. [was] in Cflinton this] even[ing. ] . A[g] & B[ella were in church.The] Rev. [Mr] Stewart preached on] "Love."[The Oddfellows[were] in Cfhurch.The] Mas­ ter [is] still sick[.] . A[g] & I washed etc. Jno.S Adam [were] spearing suckers [this] morn[ing [ and got 15(1 think.)Bums came, [and while] I went for Jno., his horse ran away & smashed [his] buggy while here[. ] A[g] Churnedf.] Jno. [drove] Young Grey in [to] C[linton this] even[ing.] . A[g]& E[dward] J[ohn were]at Jno.Thom­ son's foor pigs[. The] Cows [were] out all night[.I Dug p[ar]t [of the] flow­ er-bed, Carried the] pot to [the] barn, Carried [the] meat board & blocks out­ side & packed the meat away[. ] Jno. at Leach[.] Ned' s, Mag & Tene & Adam & T. Frazer called [this] even[ing.] May, 1901 . A[g]inC[linton] P.M. B[ella]& I [were] at [The] Master's [this] evening[.] [I] Finis[hed] digging [the] flower­ bed [and] Planted some onions[.] Mo- [ther was]making soap[.]B[ella is sup­ ply]teaching at[illegible] school this week[.]Mr & Mrs [Malcolm Mac[Ewen were here this] even[ing. ] 372 Beautiful & Showery Beautiful Dullish & hot Rain even[ing] Fine Rain & light Showers �May, 1901 373 3. F . 4. S. 5. S . 6. M . [I] Finis[hed planting onions. 3 Holi­ day P.M. (Aborday)* Ada[Stewart] came Fine up P.M. Her & B[ella have] gone to C[old] W[ind] Grant' s[. Mrs & A[g were] in C[linton] P.M.[I] stitched waist[of the basque.] *George Baird made a ceremony out of planting a tree, generally a hard maple, on school property every spring. The outer perimeter is ringed with them to this day. B[ella] & Ada [came] home P.M. Jno. 9. [was] in C[linton this] even[ing. I] Mowed [the] lawn (I think.) A[g] & I Fine took [the] stove down out of[the]par­ lor[. ] Jane fetched in soap grease this even[ing.] A[g] & B[ella were in Church.] Ag & I washed[.] Jack McGregor started out with "Balboguie Stomp." Mrs Mof- fatt died [today.] * *The New Era, May 10, 1901, Mrs Walter Moffatt died suddenly on May 6 of pleurisy pneumonia aged 66.She was born Janet McKenzie in Pus1inch Twsp, Weillington Co. 1835,married Walter Moffatt 1861 and settled in Stanley 1862. 7 . T . 8. W. A[g] & Jane [were] at [the Moffatt] funeral P.M. [They] called on Nott's on [the] way down[.] 9. T. A[g was] in C[linton] P.M.........Mrs Chas. Stewart came down to Glen's & [brought] Frankie with her[.] Mrs Jno, Cummings & kid [are] down home to­ night [.They were]in C[1inton.I worked] at [the] basque this week[.] 10. F. [I] Spent A.M. tacking up [the] back- garden fence[.] Jno. [was] in Bruce- [field] A.M. (Adam's outfit-night on bike)A[g] & I[were] down seeing Lily's kid[this] even[ing.]Mrs Chas.[Stewart] & Lizzie [Glen were here this] even­ ting.] 11. S. 12 . S . 13 . M. 14 . T . A[g] mowed [the] lawn[. ] B[ella was] baking[and I] Made[ the] basque wearable[.] A[g] & 1 [were] in C[hurch]Rev.Stewart ............ Jno.Tomson & Uncle James [were] here[.] Raining, Cold, Heavy storm while in c[hurch] took young leaves of trees etc. A[g] & I washed[.We] Moved our stove & took down [the] furnace pipes[ . We] Dull & Cold Carried out some rotten app[le]s & straightened that piece[of the] celler etc. A[g] & B[ella were] in C[linton.] �May, 1901 374 15, W. A[g] washed blankets[.] 16. T. [I] finis[hed] fixing[the basque] at [the] waist[ . I] Beat [the] spare room carpet [in the] even­ ting. ] 17. F. A[g],B[ella] & I [were] in Church P.M. (Rev Stewart-expected Flet­ cher.) I stayed at Ned's & went Slight Rains back with them at night(Dr Gif- ford,Methodist.) A[g] & B[ella] put down carpets[.] 18 . S . 19. S. [I] Put frames in behind all[the] [.]Hives[.] Washed off room even- Hot, [ing] [?] J[ack] McGregor went turned colder home [in the] even[ing on] Jno's byke[.] Jno. & A[g were] in C[hurch](Rev. Raining Morn Stewart.) I [was] with Ned's[.] [ing] Mrs [was] down minding Tene’ s ba- Fine by[.] 20. M. [I] Papered Bella's Bed-room[.] Raining Morn [ing] Fine 21. T. A[g] & B[ella were]in C[linton] A[g] & I washed Mo[ther's] 2 H[igh] Wind white spreads & print quilt too[. ] 2 2. W . [I] Papered [the] parlor [and in the] even[ing I] set out 4 hives[.] 23. T . [I set out] the other 2 [hives in the] morn[ing. I] Beat [the] parlor carpet & laid it down A.M.[I] Put down [the] woodshed platform P.M. [and was] fixing B[ee] Boxes etc. Jennie Grant [stayed all] night[.] 24. F. Mrs [went] out home[. I] Finis­ hed fixing the bee boxes.] 25. S. A[g], B[ella] & Jennie [were]at U[ncle] Ja[mes']s [this] even­ ing. I]hoed onions some,Greened goose-berry bushes [and] Plant­ ed Gladi[oli.] 26. S. I [was] in C[hurch]( Rev. Stew­ art.) I[sabella]Pearl went with me[. John went to church in the evening.] A[g has] Lumbago[.] Jennie went home A.M. 27. M. Mo[ther at soap [this week.] Fine Heavy R[ain], T[hunder] & L[ightning at] night[.] C[old] H[igh] W[ind], Showers. Fine, Cold Raining & Cold all week 28. T. [I] Cleaned [the] milk celler some day this week[.] �May, 1901 375 Fixing waist [I] Finis[hed] fixing [the] waist[.] Jno. dipped Sheep & Lambs & Ned helped[.] June, 1901 Ned went for [the] D[octo]r for his Fa[ther last] night[.] A[g] & B[ella were] in C[hurch] (Rev. Stewart.) [John went in evening.] Aunty returned from Green's[ .] A[g] & I washed[. ] Jane [was] helping Lizzie [with her wash­ ing.] Mrs went down with Lizzie to see Aunt Abby[.] Jno., Mrs, A[g] & I planted po­ tatoes (13 rows) P.M. back of [the] barn[.] Fen[wick], Adam Tene & kid [were here this]even­ ting.] Bella [has been] helping Lizzie[.] A[g] & B[ella were] in C[linton] P.M. Edward Glen Sr. died [.I] took up a buggyload[of] wood off [the] road[.]Auntie[ was] up [and] [Bella was helping Lizzie] A.M.& even[ing.] B[ella] at Lizzie's A.M. All but Mrs [were] at Glen's fu­ neral P.M. A[g] & B[ella]& Eddie Glen went all the way(to Clinton Cemetery.] Jno.was a [pall]bear- er with [John B.] Stewart[.] B[ella]& I [were in church.](Rev. Stewart. ) A[g] & I washed[. ] I [was] at Hunter's P.M. A[g]& B[ella were] washing paint etc. , etc.in [the] Dining room & Mo[ther]'s B[ed]Room[.We] put up muslin curtains [and were] mend­ ing [the] spread[. ] Raining Fine Warm, Very Warm C[old] W[ind] Cold Wind Looking like rain P.M. slight rain 29. W. 30. T. 31. F. 1. S . 2. S. 3. M. 4. T . 5. W. 6. T. 7 . F . 8. S . 9. S. 10. M. 11. T. �iStaue, 1M3L 30. S. 2 Swarms A.M. Jennie went home P.M. 379 July, 1901 1. H. Jno. started mowingf.We] washed off rooms in the even[ing.I]met A[g]& B[ella at the]station at] night[.] 2. T. [I was]raking P.M. [and we]haul­ ed in 3 loads[of hay.] Jno.[was] in C[linton this] even[ing on the] Byke[.]] 3. W. A[g was] in C[linton] A.M. look­ ing for Car[.* She] got [a] bag Same nearly all [of] flour & [a] screen door[.** the time We] Hauled in 3 loads[.] Jno. [was] in C[linton this] even[ing on the] Byke[.] * probably refers to a "dolly," the device that rolls along the wooden track, high up in the barn and which is the key device for off-loading slingloads of hay and sheaves from the flat rack into the mow. ** for their summer kitchen. 4. T. A[g was] in C[linton] A.M. for [the] wagon wheels[.] "Billy” Pearson here [this] morn[ing] with Car[. We] Hauled in 4 loads[.] Jennie called [this] even[ing. She came] alone on [her] wheel Rained 5. P . [I] raked & hauled in a jag Furious & Heavy (ends etc.,)towards even[ing. ] B[ella has] gone to Grant's [this] even[ing. ] Rain 6. S. "Huron Old Boys" Celebration in Clinton [I] Washed extra jars etc. Fine 7. S. 8. M. in 6 loads [from the] shanty- field & from Ned's....[We]haul­ ed in 6 loads[from]behind[the] 9. T . barn.... We took 2 from [the] Shanty field (ends etc.) 10. W. 11. T. 12. F. [I] Extracted[.](I think this is the day.) [I harvested] ab- out 97 lbs. [of] honey[.] At least 50 lbs is clear bass- wood[. ] 13. S. 14. s . A[g] & I [were]in C[hurch{Rev. Stewart.) A[g] & B[ella went in the] even[ing](Dr. Robert­ son,Manitoba. ) �June, 1901 377 B[ella] & I [were in Church-] { Rev. Hamilton, Londesboro-)[We] took [the] celler stove out to our wood-shed[.]* Swarms *Isabel Glen told me that her grandmother and aunts had a summer kitchen some distance from the house. Bell used to make a point of walking through it going to and from the garden or barn, even though it was out of the way. TsaJbel said also this blatant intruding more than anything else, caused the sisters' reservations about their sister-in-law to harden into deep dislike. Eliza-Ann does not tell us why she shortly thereafter stopped keeping this diary. My cousin Norah Smith sug­ gested that Eliza-Ann was probably afraid Bell would read it. In fairness to Bell, she was mistress in a partitioned household and the important decisions about running the farm were made by John in consultation with his mother and sisters. Bell's sister Tena, by contrast, was definitely mistress in her own house. Tene had no sisters-in-law on the premises and her aging mother-in- law was quite passive and deferred to her daughter-in- law. A[g] & I washed[ . Our] W[ood- shed is]finis[hed] but[for the] doors[.] Mr & Mrs went to [the] bush for elm nuts Swarms Swarm together 1st in square boxes[ . Using the ] sheep-box wagon, Mrs,A[g] & I hauled up 3 [loads of] wood from [the] Very Hot flat[.] Jno. in Brucefield P.M. Jno. [was] in Cflinton] P. M.in [the] buggy[.] [I] Extracted (I think) About 43 lbs[of] honey[.] Aunty [was] up[.] Ned’ s & Alex Elliot call- ed[.] Jno. took A[g] & B[ella]to [the railway]station Enroute for Tor- onto[.] Jno. [was] in C[linton] P.M. [He] took up wagon wheels to q^t r them] mace smaller[.]* "Jennie arrived [in thej even- [ing.] * This was a common practice at the turn of the century. In the late 19th century, hay and grain racks were an obtuse v-shape to clear the large back spoked wheels of the standard horse-drawn wagon. This made for ungainly loads that tipped or fell apart easily. Men and women on the ground had to pitch higher. The solution involved putting the front wheels on the rear axle, shortening the spokes of the big back wheels, installing a much smaller rim, and putting them on the front axle. The result was a lowslung job on which a level platform or flat rack was mounted. The hay or sheaves were contained by ladders at either end,plus one in the centre if slings were being used. These flat racks were still being used in the 1950's. 23 . S . 24. H. 25 . T . 26. W. 27 . T . 28 . F . 29. S. �July.1901 379 Jane,A[g],Mrs,Aunty & I[were] picking berriesf.] A[g] & I [picked] 21 lbs. (I think.) [I] Cleaned [the]H[en]H[ouse] etc. A[g] preserving cherries. A[g] & Mrs Washed[.] Jennie arrived P.M. Mrs [was] home[. She] picked 1 1/2 lbs berries at [the line]fence [this]morn- [ing.] Mo[ther] & A[g were]at Ab Nott’ s* P.M.[I]Washed[my] hair[. ] Jno. [was] at Adam’ s hauling in wheat[.] * Turn right (south) on to the London road from Stanley sideroad 30, Nott’ s farm was third on the left or Tuckersmith side of the road. Jane, A[g], Aunty & I [pick­ ed] berries[ . We had 26 lbs.] [John was at Adam Stewart's hauling in wheat] A.M. Adam & Jno. [were] in Bayfield P.M. B[ella] went home with Jen­ nie[ .] A[g] went with Mac's to [the] berry bush picking for Mrs[.] Jno [was] in C[linton] P.M.[I worked] fixing [the] sleeves in[the] Pique-waist etc. B[el- la [came] back P.M. [I] Finis[hed] fixing [the] sleeves & ironed[the] waist[.I] made sleeve protectors and bee- mitts[.] A[g] & B[ella were]in C[linton] P.M. [Bella and I were in Church.] Rev. Stewart [held the] Anniv­ ersary[service] before leaving [for his] holidays[.] "I seek not your yours but you." [I was]Mending dresses etc[and I] helped put off [a] hay-load [in the] even[ing.] A[g[ & B[ella were] in C[lin- ton and] A[g]got her new dress home[. ] Jennie arrived[.] Jane & Harry Patterson [were] pick­ ing berries A.M.[ I ] [I] Think X picked beries [at We have hadlots the line] fence A.M. of rain. Rained Mother & A[g,Jane,Isabella Pearl and Edward John were] in C[linton] P.M. getting photos taken[.]A[g] & I wast i ­ ed[.]Bella Cuming called P.M. Jno. cut[the] field of oats in front of [the] door P.M. 15 . M. 16. T. 17 . W. 18 . T . 19 . F . 20. S . 21. S. 22 . H. 23. T. 24. W. 25 . T . 26 . F . �July, 1901 [I] Picked Rasp[berrie]s at [the] fence momfing] & even­ ing*] Jennie went home[in the] evenfing.] A[g] & 1 [were in Church.](Bev­ erly Kitchen. ) [I spent time] Sorting old let­ ters[.] Mr Wood [of] Sarnia ar­ rived [at] noon[ • He is] look­ ing at [a] horse[.] Jno. & he [were] at Tiplady's P.M. [John and Mr Wood were at Tip- lady’ s] A.M* [and] Jno. took [the] gent to[the] station P.M. [I] Washed off [a] room[. I] Stamped a toilet mat & worked a littlefin the] even[ing.]Mrs & B[ella went out home [this] evenfing. Mrs]McDougal & [Mrs] Speare [are] there[.]Jno.[was] reaping oats [this] evenfing.] 380 Rained Poured Fine [I] worked [some more at the toilet mat[.] Mrs McDougal,Mrs Speare & Mrs [Malcolm McEwen] Fine & Cool [were here] visiting Mrs P.M. 16. Jno. finis[hed] binding oats [and was at] Woonf’ s] thresh- ing[. ] Mr John McFarlane Lyon Cottage Strathtay, Tullypowrie, Perthshire Scotland August, 1901 I [was] mowing green feed A.M. [while Jno. finis[hed] stock­ ing[.] Jno. [mowed green feed Fine & Cool P.M. & I raked it up in [the] field next Mac's & Adam's [and] at [the] 2nd field be­ hind [the] barn next [the]pas­ ture[ .] Jno. quit mowing A.M. & haul­ ed in 2 of the loads A.M.[We] Hauled in 9 loads [from the] fieldf. ] Jno. finisfhed] mowing[ . We] Hauled in 5 loads [of] green- feed (I think.) Bfella] went to McPhail's P.M. with Jen­ nie Grant[.] A[g] & I [were in Church (Kit­ chen.) B[ella was] with [the] Grant’ s[ ; she came] home [in the] evenfing.] Frost 27 . S . 28 . S . 29. M. 30 . T . 31. W. 1. T . 2. P . 3. S . 4. S. �August,1901 381 5. M. [We] Finis[hed the] last 4 loads[of] greenfeedf.We] haul­ ed in 6 loads[of] oats [from] in front of [the] house[.] Harry Patterson[was here] P.M. helping[.]Elford called [and] H[arry] Diehl[was here in the] even[ing].................. 6. T. Harry Diehl was[here] all day & Ned P.M. [We] Hauled in 1 load[and] finis[hed the]other Fine field next [the] road & bush- [?] loads[ . We’ re] Finis[hed] Harvest[.] 7. W. A[g] Washed[. ] B[ella], Mag- [gie] McEwen & I [were] in Cflinton] A.M. [We] hitched Billy out of our field[.I]cut out 5 p[ai]rs [of] Shaker p[an]ts & 2 aprons etc. B[el- la]went to Grant's [this]even­ ting.] 8. T. [I cut out a] Latteen dress, etc. , & Tucked waists (I think.) A[g is making p[an]ts. 9. F. [I] made some of[the]pa[nt]ts dress etc................. 10. S. "[We] Finis[hed the] p[an]ts (A[g] made the most of them)& [I] washed them, - flannel, pique waist etc. The New Era for August , 1901, reveals that Miss Eliza-Ann MacFarlane is going to Manitoba to see the sights and visit MacFarlane relatives around Oak Lake. 11. s . 12. M. Bella's handwriting Lib get ting ready............ 13L T . Lib went away.......... Lib enjoyed her vacation. For whatever reasons, she never again mustered the will to keep it up day after day. In the final four months, there were barely a dozen entries. There was no diary kept in 1902 or thereafter. Tue. Sept 24 Started picking apples Wed " 25 Seaforth Fair Finished apples- Mrs Brigham & Albert [were here. ] Friday Oct 4 �382 Monday Oct 7 Brigham's went home Thurs Oct 10 Apple packers came at 11:30 A.M. Fri I f 11 " " finished about noon[.] Jno. hauled out all entire loads. Aggie Butchart & Jen[nie] Grant [were here.] Sat. Raining Sun. Oct 13 Jen[nie] went home [in the] evening[.] Bell(scratched out) Mr & Mrs John [were] in church [ this] morn[in]g[.] Mon Oct 14 Picking potatoes after dinner Packed Bees - Dec 27. 1901 3 frames out of 1st to n[orth] end chaff box - took out [of] mow & filled with chaff 2 fr[ames out of] 2nd etc. 4 [frames] out of all the rest Tuesday, July 27,2004. Yesterday I finished transcribing 1900 and to-day I integrated what had already been done for 1901 with the main manuscript. From September, 1998,it has taken five years and ten months to complete this initial transcribing. K.F. Stewart � 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 Eliza-Ann MacFarlane Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Eliza-Ann MacFarlane Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Original in private possession. Copy of transcript in Huron County museum & Historic Gaol. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1887-1901 Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/369cf55b93dfc11acfe0adb5f9f3f812.pdf 052ff20c60637f3ba44b543e57eccb9b PDF Text Text 1 Daily Journal 1896 – David McMackon (1857-1922) Transcribed by descendant Paul Woodrow. Paul Woodrow has also added a name index with relationships at the end of the transcript. - Hardbound journal, 6 ½ in. x 8 ¼ in., published by the Brown Bros. Ltd., Toronto, Manufacturing Stationers - Written in ink Page 1 Dec 30-1895 – Left Homedale for Toronto. Had dinner at the Albion. Raining, went up to Dean’s. Remained there the rest of the Day and all night. Continuous rain. Dec 31 – Left Mrs. Deans for Barrie Fare $1.95 arrived at Barrie at 11.30 A.M. Met D. Fyfe at station. He looks well. Windy weather. Jeannie looks well and children are fine looking and they make a nice family. A Miss Currie came in evening, and amongst us we had a nice time. Wednesday, Jan. 1 [1896] – Cold and windy. We stayed in the house most of the day. I intended leaving Barrie at 6 P.M. but train was late so remained over till next day. We spent a nice quiet day. Page 2 Thursday, Jan. 2 – Left Barrie at 10.20 A.M. Miss Currie and her mother went on same train. Arrived in Toronto at 12.40 P.M. and left there at 1.20 P.M. Arrived in Hamilton at 2.45 P.M. saw J.A. Clark. Left Hamilton at 4.15 P.M. arrived in Dundas 5 P.M. Had supper at Hotel and then went up to James Clarks stayed all night. His wife and three girls were at home and made me very welcome. Quite cold. Friday, Jan. 3 – Went up to the mill with Mr. Clark in the morning and stayed till 1 P.M. Both he and the cooper were well pleased with the stock. Very beautiful scenery about the mill. It must be a pretty place in summer. Left Dundas at 4.50 P.M. and arrived in Ayr at 6.30 P.M. Made two calls and stayed all night. All well cold and stormy. Saturday, Jan. 4 – Left Ayr at 10 A.M. – stopped in St. Thomas a while and got home at 5.20 P.M. Was glad to get home and the folk were glad to see me. Got both of my ears frost bitten. Very cold & windy. Page 3 Monday, Jan. 6 – Election Day. Went to Ridgetown in morning. Paid off R. McMackon. Home at noon. A quiet election but lively at night in the Hall. Council Jonas Gosnell Reeve Jno Howell D. Reeve Geo. Gosnell Councillor Wm. Sifton Councillor �2 Jim Griffith Councillor Tuesday, Jan. 7 – Busy making up Books and taking stock. Think I will come out alright. Nice mild day. Wednesday, Jan. 8 – Busy at Books and stock taking. Will finish tomorrow. Have a heavy stock on hand but prices are low Fine day. Hueys house took fire at noon. Not much damage done. Page 4 Thursday, Jan. 9 – Carswell did not get up steam as his wife was sick. Got J. Button to fire ¾ day. Friday, Jan. 10 – Expected Carswell down but he did not come. I understand his wife is quite bad – J.B. fired 8 hours. Saturday, Jan. 11 – no entry Page 5 Monday, Jan. 13 – no entry Tuesday, Jan. 14 –J. Goldie and a friend of his came from N. B. Those two woat myself & J. Wire went out after Rabbits after dinner. Did not get many Rabbits but had plenty of fun. Wednesday, Jan. 15 – Went to mill to turn Heading found water colum busted. Sent it to Chatham. J. Goldie and man from N.B. went away. Page 6 Thursday, Jan. 16 – Got word mill was going to run nights – busy getting coopers went to Ridgetown. Friday, Jan. 17 – Forenoon turned Heading about 1 1/2 hrs went to Ridgetown on Day case afternoon. Got home 9.30 P.M. Fine day no snow. Water colum came did not get it on. Saturday, Jan. 18 – Did not do anything on saturday – smith fitted water colum on. Page 7 Monday, Jan. 20 – Turned Heading ¾ day. Phenix, Smith, Thomson, self. Paid taxes. Can Hooper came. Susie not well in evening. Tuesday, Jan. 21 – Turned ½ Bil 1 hr morning. Baby born about 11 A.M. fine big boy. Thomson & Frank unloaded Hopper 31,500. Tom Stone died about 3.30 P.M. Went to farm. Turned more ½ B. Heading. Nice day no snow. Wednesday, Jan. 22 – Did not run mill – went to farm after dinner. Wife and boy well. Rather cold. �3 Page 8 Thursday, Jan. 23 – Raining and freezing bad day. Cleared off somewhat by noon. Tom Stone’s funeral quite large considering the weather. Friday, Jan. 24 – Started to turn Heading at 9.30. Smith, Phenix, Thomson & myself busy till night put staves in kiln after dinner. Nice day no snow. Tom came down at night. Saturday, Jan. 25 – Turned Heading till noon. Smith, Phenix, W. London, Thomson, J. Wise & self. Tom went up to Ridgetown to see Livingstone about his money. Am getting anxious about my own. I went up to Ridgetown after dinner. Tom got note from L. at two months. Very nice day. Page 9 Monday, Jan. 27- Went to Aylmer. Am thinking about buying some Hoop machinery. Saw McNally & Boogham – came back as far as St. Thomas – Stacey quoted me Hoop iron 2.75 per cut to be sent direct from Montreal size from 1” to 2”. Sleighing at St. Thomas & Aylmer not very good very fine day. Smith running kiln. Tuesday, Jan. 28 – Stayed about St. Thomas till mail time. Came home – went skating at night. No snow here. Very fine day. Smith running kiln. Wednesday. Jan. 29 – Very fine day – plenty of mud. Smith running kiln. Skating at night. F. Phenix hurt his knee while skating. Page 10 Thursday, Jan. 30 – Do not feel very well. Think I must have skated too much. Mrs. L. Lake died. Up at deep well good part of day. Fine day. Friday, Jan. 31 – Am feeling alright. Moody finished deep well. Do not think he should have quit when he did, as he did not have sand pump at bottom of well (16 ft. short). Depth of well 198’ 4”. Saturday, Feb. 1 – Fine day but horrible muddy roads. Mrs. L. Lake buried. Shooting blue rocks. Page 11 Monday, Feb. 3 – Turned Bean & Flour Bil Heading & Loaded car of staves for Ayr. Cold raw day with a sleet from the east. Have caught cold some way. Have 3 more cars stock to get out. Tuesday, Feb. 4 – Turned Heading all day – full gang on. Very fine day. Lydia Phenix died. Wednesday, Feb. 5 – Turned Heading 2 hr – loaded car for Ayr filling kiln. Nice day using sleigh but very little snow. �4 Page 12 Thursday, Feb. 6 – Filled kiln fore noon – stormy. Lydia Phenix burial afternoon. Snow and sleet. Friday, Feb. 7 – Finished kiln at 10 A.M. (2 hr). Smith then got up steam and started drying. Cleaned up mill – went to E. League at night. Very fine day. Saturday, Feb. 8 – Very fine day. F. Phenix went on to work. Smith running kiln. Settled up with J. Miller and gave and received receipts in full. Page 13 Monday, Feb. 10 – Snowed Sunday and quite good sleighing on Monday. Quite a lot of logs came in and yard is beginning to look better. Frank Phenix not feeling well. Tuesday, Feb. 11 – Very stormy day, a regular blizzard all day. Quite a few logs came in. Am alone in yard. Wednesday, Feb. 12 – Turned Heading ¾ day. Logs coming in quite plentiful. Loading car for Dundas. Not very good sleighing. Page 14 Thursday, Feb. 13 – Heavy snow storm. Every thing full of snow – stormed all day. Not many logs came in. Turned Heading till four o’clock. Frank & I butted staves till six. Friday, Feb. 14 – More snow – began custom sawing, logs rushing in – fine day. Shipped car to Dundas. 260 Bdls staves 15600 30” ) 50 Bdls “ 5000 27” ) 75 Bdls Heading 1500 seet ) C.S.R. 30559 60 Bdls Hoops 6000 6 ½ ft. ) 20 Bdls “ 2000 5 ½ ft. ) Saturday, Feb. 15 – Fine in forenoon. Very stormy all afternoon rains, sleet and snow with wind cold. Custom sawing, Butler firing. Logs coming in freely. Page 15 Monday, Feb. 17 – Carswell did not get up steam. I understand his wife is ill. I got J. Butler to fire ¾ dy time. Logs coming in. Tuesday, Feb. 18 – Carswell did not come on. His wife is worse. J.B. fired 8 hr. Went to Ridgetown for to straighten up with Bean men did not get a cent. Logs coming in freely. Wednesday, Feb. 19 – Butler firing. Very cold and story. Cannot do much as the timber is frozen so logs coming in. �5 Page 16 Thursday, Feb. 20 – Very cold, boys want to quit – let them off till noon. Bill fixing set lever. Got started at 1.30. Very cold. Friday, Feb. 21 – Mr. Phenix came by has give out and A. Miller takes his place. Order for 2 cars stock for Montreal. Kiln is filled, loading car staves for Ayr. Very busy day with logs. Saturday, Feb. 22 – Went to Ridgetown at 8.50 A.M. Home at noon. Shipped car staves to Ayr, busiest day yet – logs on logs coming in yard. Just about filled. Page 17 Monday, Feb. 24 – Snow going fast but logs still coming in. Yard filled. Lawing custom saw not working very well. Tuesday, Feb. 25 – Cold morning and evening snow going slowly. Went to R. Johnstons sale did not buy anything. Quit sawing at 11 A.M. Started kiln. Carswell let box get hot and melted babbot tried it after supper - Smith going to drain it all night. Wednesday, Feb. 26 – Went to Tilbury on morning train stayed over night – went to Chatham next day renewed note $500. Snow going fast. Page 18 Thursday, Feb. 27 – Went from Tilbury to Chatham. Am thinking about putting in hoop machine. Came home at night long wait at Fargo. Snow on road nearly gone. Friday, February 28 – Busy all day setting up for logs. Turned Heading afternoon. No snow, plenty of mud, fine day. Saturday, Feb. 29 – Got saw hammered by Mr. Jacklin of Blenheim. Turned Heading ¾ day. Loaded car for Montreal. Packing staves on yard. Page 19 Monday, Mar. 2 – Went to Ridgetown in the morning, got home on Local 12.10 P.M. Sawing lumber, speeded up saw. It then ran better but we had too much speed for butting saw. Busy getting staves of yard, fine weather for it. Cold in mornings. Tuesday, Mar. 3 – Changed pulleys on Butting saw – then belt busted at noon. Loading car staves for Ayr. Fine day. Wednesday, Mar. 4 – Turned Heading all day. Shipped car staves to “Ayr”. Page 20 Thursday, Mar. 5 – Did not run mill, getting stuff ready to fix Boiler Arch. Smith and J. Landon pulling pipe for Mr. Welsh. Staves nearly of the yard. They will out run stock estimate. Ordered car hoops to be shipped in two weeks. Offered white ash Heading at 8c. �6 Friday, March 6 – Wet night, rain and sleet, everything covered with ice. Did not do anything till noon. Smith & McGaffery building arch under boiler. Wise, Wm. & Thomson drowning in staves. The rest of the boys putting W. Ash Heading in kiln. Saturday, Mar. 7 – Rain at night and snow in the morning, finished drawing in staves and filling kiln – finished bricking boiler and cleaning it. Very nasty day – Susie and went down to farm. Page 21 Monday, Mar. 9 – Did not start until 10 A.M. Packing joint on boiler. Cut lumber 7 hours. Frank drawing wood. Running kiln nights. Bot hay $8.50 per ton. I draw it. Tuesday, Mar. 10 – Began working 10 hrs per day, stormy. Baby not well. Frank one load of hay. Wednesday, Mar. 11 – Cutting lumber all day. Frank drawing hay. Very cold, about---. Blocked up with Lumber. School concert at night. Page 22 Thursday, Mar. 12 – Very cold day, did not saw but run white ash Heading through. Frank finished drawing hay, 5 Ton, 670 ft. $45-30. Ordered car to load for Montreal. Friday, Mar. 13 – Cold but fine, only ran 9 hrs. Smith to see his brother Bob. Turned Heading till 2 P.M. then went saw lumber but saw will not go right so I sent Palmiter to come and povnul her filling kiln again. Susie down at farm - I walked down after supper. Saturday, Mar. 14 – Did not run mill, filled kiln & drew Heading. Fine day. Carswell went to Bothwell. Page 23 Monday, Mar. 16 – Boyce started kiln at 12 A.M. Carswell did not come on. Smith went on at 8 A.M., ran kiln all day. Boyce went on at 6 P.M. Boys cording up heading and drawing to shed. Got word Palmiter would be here Tuesday noon. Tuesday, Mar. 17 – Carswell firing kiln. Palmiter came at noon, stayed all night. Saw not working very well. Storing Heading, loading Ash into B.L. Wednesday, Mar. 18 – Palmiter went home on Accom. Saw not doing well but sawed all day. Charged $6.00. Frank took load staves to Ridgetown after noon. Got word mill going to run night – on the hunt for cooper. Page 24 Thursday, Mar. 19 – Heavy snow storm. Blowing and covering everything with snow. Turned Heading 9 hrs. Got word from J. Best that he would come on Accom. Telegraphed for Hoops. �7 Friday, Mar. 20 – Still stormy, started at 7.30, run ½ hr then got word collision at station and man fastened in wreck. All quit work to help – got man out in about 1 hour not badly hurt but in bad shape from bruises and Exposure. Turned Heading ½ dy. Hoops came. Car of Hoops came – J. Best to work. Saturday, Mar. 21 – Still blowing but no snow. Quite mild. T.H. till 3.30. Sawed till six. Shipped car to Wm. Paxton, Montreal, Ash 17 1/16 Bass. Frank started for Ridgetown but only got uptown. Memo of car – 9 piles 65 high – car 8 ft. across = 5 head, 1 pile 46 high thus. 9 P x 65 = 585 + 46 = 631 x 5 Heads = 3155 = 1577 sett only billed 1500 sett also 175 Bdls Heading + 11 sett only billed 175 Bdls – B.L.500 54 Page 25 Monday, Mar. 23 – Sawing Moodys logs, went to Ridgetown. Simpson has no Bank on hand, telephoned for cooper. Settled with C.T. Wilson. Supper with G. Brown. Home on Accom. Tuesday, Mar. 24 – Finished Moodys logs. Sawed some of J. Attridges. Frank took load to Ridgetown. Took Susie to farm, nice day. Wednesday, Mar. 25 – Sawing J. Attridges logs all day, good days work. Fine day, Susie at farm. Page 26 Thursday, Mar. 26 – Rain in morning, turning colder. 7 Heading till noon. Ground knives and fixed up machines. Windy and cold all afternoon. Susie got back from farm. Jumbo got lame foot. Drying up cow, getting milk from Abe. Friday, Mar. 27 – Cold in morning. Turned Heading till noon, about 60 bundles, cut lumber till six. Very nice day. Good days work. Jumbo foot I think is beating very lame. Mill quit running nights. Saturday, Mar. 28 – Cold raw wind all day. Cut lumber, drew wood, cut shingle Blocks. Rain at night. Mary went home. Jumbo’s foot no better. Page 27 Monday, Mar. 30 – Sawed lumber till 4 P.M. Word then came that Bob Smith was dead and Will Smith quit and went out to see him. Very fine day but lots of mud. Tuesday, Mar. 31 – Turned Heading all day – fair days work. Very nice day. Went to Bogarts for tea. Wednesday, April 1 – Windy during forenoon, showers afternoon. Quite a typical April day. Bob Smith was buried. Frank took Heading to Ridgetown. I cleaned up my bike. Mill did not run. �8 Page 28 Thursday, April 2 – Did not run mill. Frank & I moved Heading forenoon. Very cold and windy. Friday, April 3 – Good Friday. Very stormy. Very quiet. Did not run mill. Saturday, April 4 – Cold and windy. Frank took staves to Ridgetown. Busy at books, mill not running. Page 29 Monday, April 6 – Yesterday was Easter Sunday. I & Rennie went for walk and to McLarens for Dinner. Today was cold and windy. Sawed lumber all day. Watsons Bro Mill in Ridgetown blew up at 7.20 A.M. I went up to see the wreck. It was a terrible sight – two men killed and three more badly hurt. Cause of explosion supposed to be low water and a high pressure of steam. R. T. of L. Concert at night. I acted as chairman. Not a large crowd but we had a good concert. Tuesday, April 7 – Still cold and windy – quit cutting logs about 10 A.M. and started sawing Heading. Went down to Big ditch to spear pike, did not get any. G. Goldie came up, closed a bargain with him for 300,000 staves, rough pack price $4.15 F.O.B. Highgate. Milder at night. Wednesday, April 8 - Saw G. Goldie about sending more staves to Ayr. Will likely get off one car. W. McLaren & I got 23 fish. Got pretty wet. Stayed all night at Eau. Very nice day. Saw Heading. Smith & Carswell each lost ¼ day going up to see the wreck at Ridgetown. Went in to see W. Watson but did not see him. Think he will get better. Page 30 Thursday, April 9 – Came home from Eau about noon. Settled up with A. Miller & Lambert. Friday, April 10 – A. Miller & I went to Eau – got there at 6 P.M. Neb & Baileys light wagon. Nice day but bad roads. Saturday, April 11 – Had good sport getting fish, got 25 nice ones. It rained till 10 A.M. Left Eau at 6 P.M., got home at 10 P.M. Bad roads. Page 31 Monday, April 13 – At home all day. W. Watson died Sat. Evening at 10 P.M. Tuesday, April 14 – Went to W. Watsons funeral. Susie & I home at 8 P.M. Tom (brother) was down. Wednesday, April 15 – Cut Heading. Page 32 �9 Thursday, April 16 – Rennie, W. Handy & I went to Eau. Home at 2.30 A.M. Packing out of dome on boiler. Saw Gillonsters logs. Friday, April 17 – Felt rather tough . Saw T. Clarks whitewood logs. Saturday, April 18 – J. Goldie & I went to Ridgetown. Page 33 Monday, April 20 – Smith helping J. Byfield. Cut Heading. Rain. W. London back peog.... Tuesday, April 21 – Smith at Buck Block Phenix scraping road ½ day. Cut Heading. Wednesday, April 22 – Finished cut Heading. Phenix scraping road. Page 34 Thursday, April 23 – Loaded car for Ayr, cutting shingles. Phenix scraping road. Friday, April; 24 – cutting shingles, not making much headway. Shipped car staves to Ayr, 32,000. Rain during forenoon. Saturday, April 25 – Went to Ridgetown. Susie went as far as Jimmy Gosnells. Am doubtful if I can get contract of mill. Did not run mill as Carswell did not come down. Smith putting roof on Buck Block. Phenix ½ day on road. Page 35 Monday, April 27 – Cutting shingles. Slow work, do not think it pays to cut them from the log at 100 per. Tuesday, April 28 – Cutting shingles. Went to Ridgetown in morning and again in evening to put in tender for supplying flour mills with barrels. Tendered at 23 ½ cents kiln dried stock, am to use patent trussen. Do not think I will get contract as Watson tender lower. But have figured as low as possible. Frank took two load of stock up to Ridgetown. Fine day. Good wheeling. Wednesday, April 29 – Cut lumber, shingles, logs, jointed shingles, filled 6 Box – and got in shape to cut staves. Boyce went on at night to steam. Page 36 Thursday, April 30 – Began cutting staves. Cut 6 Box. Rain afternoon but got Boxes all filled. Bent big saw. Friday, May 1 – Cutting staves – fine day. Bill hammered saw and it was not so badly. Saturday, May 2 – Went to Ridgetown to see about contract for mill. Not closed yet – but do not think I will get it. Cut 7 Boxes. Saw running good. Bicycle meeting at night – organized a club: D. McMackon President J. Bogart Vice “ �10 G. Moody Captain J. Hussey 1st Lieuftenant Joe Reycraft 2nd “ Dn McPhail Sec. Tresur. W.J. Smith Bicycles Page 37 Monday, May 4 – Cut staves – fine day. Raised Derrick from tank at windmill. Tuesday, May 5 – Went to Blenheim to Gun Tournament. I had better have stayed at home. Cut staves. Wednesday, May 6 – Cut staves, fine day. Page 38 Thursday, May 7 – Cut staves - fine day. Friday, May 8 – Started to cut staves. Broke saw screw on stave machine. Went to Ridgetown to get one. Heard Watson had got contract at 20 cts. He will not keep it at that figure. Cut Boxes out after dinner. Very hot – men nearly bushed. Saturday, May 9 – Filled boxes forenoon. Cut shingles afternoon. Page 39 Monday, May 11 – Cleaned boiler. Smith putting on Carons roof ½ dy, cut shingles. Loading car for Buffalo. Price 4.75 F.O.B. Buffalo. No money in Heading at those figures. 100 pieces weighs 154 lb, rain. Tuesday. May 12 – Cut staves – loading same car for Buffalo. Rain after dinner. Supper for Brett at night: D. McMackon Chairman D.P. McPhail W. McLaren J. Lee H. Bailey J. Bailey J. McLaren C.A. Johnston H. Johnston B. Lietze D. Rennie W. Hardy J. Beattie L. McLaren A. Miller Supper did not break up till about 2 A.M. Some jolly. Wednesday, May 13 – Cut staves. Fine day. Brett went away at night. Falkr done house cleaning. Page 40 Thursday, May 14 – Cut staves. Fine day. Packed shingles. �11 Friday, May 15 – Cut staves. Abe Smith & I turned 21 Bdles Heading, shipped 10 to Bismark. Bicycle Club run at night. Bulk not well steamed – not enough wood. Saturday, May 16 – Cut 8 Box & filled them. Big days work. W. Romstien got his foot cut off by train. Fine day. Went to Ridgetown at night on Wheel. Very dark coming home. Many went home. Page 41 Monday, May 18 – Cut 8 Box – 6 before noon and 2 after dinner and sawed and filled 7. Rain in forenoon. Pilers did not do much but caught up after noon. Pulled pipe out of well and put it back again, found a piece of bark under valve. Well works fine. Tuesday, May 19 – Fine day, cut 7 ½ box, last box nit well steamed. Turned 11 Bdls. Heading. Equalized ½ bu staves. Bailey took calf away. Frank drew gravel ½ day for mill, quite cold at night. Expect frost – will be sorry to see it. Dan Gillis not expected to live. Wednesday, May 20 – Fine day – very light frost last night. Cut 8 Box. Turned 9 Bdls. Heading. Phenix took load to Ridgetown. Susie went to farm. Got $100. from McLaren & Reycraft, $100. from I. In. Co. and made draft $100.00. H. Livingston to take up draft of S.T. Gordons 296.41. I gave Rennie $100. & he gave me a cheque for $200.00. Page 42 Thursday, May 21 – Fine day. Cut 8 Box. Cut plank for Goldie, filled boxes. Insured stock on west side Johnsons side road with G.A.C. Anderson for $1,000. at $1.35 for 6 months and to pay $8.10. Friday, May 22 – Cut 7 ¾ Box, filled boxes, turned 12 Bdls. Heading. Hueys goods were sold today but .... took 1 Box. Found some tools he had stolen from me. Bicycle Club went for a run. Met Ridgetown Club at town line, went to street up to Morpeth, on to Ridgetown and then home. Fine night. Saturday, May 23 – Cut 7 Box. Fine day, went to Ridgetown. Settled up with Cockmane & Wilson. Game ball at night, Monitors & Recorder. Score 5 to 8 in favour of Recorder. Page 43 Monday, May 25 – Susie & I drove down to see Dan Gillis on Sunday. Do not think he will get better. Cleared boiler, went to Ridgetown. Came home early and took all the family to the social at E. Gosnells. Very heavy rain. Tuesday, May 26 – Bolts not steamed. Cut one box then cut shingles till noon, finished boxes after dinner. D. Gillis died last night. Wednesday, May 27 – Filled boxes, cut blocks for Gus Gosnell 1500 ft. Cut lumber, drew in heading. Will and wife in town. Sent Concave to Chatham. �12 Page 44 Thursday, May 28 – Heavy storm last night. Lightning struck W. Carswells house. Ran mill ½ day, turning Heading. Too windy to run after dinner. Will here, also his wife. Got telegram from Merchants Bank, Chatham asking me to okay half. It was very short notice but I got cheque from Rennie. I will try and get clear of the banks as soon as possible. Phenix drew sand ½ dy, went to Ridgetown with stock. Friday, May 29 – Very windy. Finished cutting shingles at 11 A.M., did not do any more work. Phenix finished drawing sand for stone work for mill 4 ½ dys. Traded cow for pair trucks with “Barnes”, am to give $5.00 to boot. Cow gone. Political meeting at town. Smith went to funeral Ridgetown – he bot place from soules Saturday, May 30 – Cut Heading, jointed shingles – Concave came. Went to Ridgetown. Rain all afternoon. Paid E. Beattie 25cts. tonight for tobacco bot for part of week (Trute in Bill if he was chequed it off) but also another 25 c. worth tonight. Phenix 1 dy drawing sand. Page 45 Monday, June 1 – Cut 8 Box, 5 fore noon, 3 afternoon, got done cutting at 3 P.M. and sawed and filled 7 Boxes in 3 hrs. Fenix ½ dy drawing sand. Miller 1 “ “ “ J. Button took calf away. Got Barney shod. Got C.A. Johnstons horse to draw out staves. Tuesday, June 2 – Cut 7 Box. Miller 1 dy drawing sand. Phenix ½ “ “ “ Mrs. John Scott was buried. Signed notes for Wm Simpson at 30 & 60 dys. Wednesday, June 3 – Cut 6 ¾, 1 Box not well steamed. Miller 6 Hrs drawing sand – ½ day trip Ridgetown. Phenix 6 “ “ “ Loading car staves for Ayr. Will have to unload part and repack them. Page 46 Thursday, June 4 – Cut 7 Box. Loading car staves for Ayr, had to unload some of them as they were packed very poorly. Miller ½ dy drawing sand. Phenix 6 hrs. C.A. Johnston got his horse about 2 P.M. W. Wise then got W. Prays horse for me. Friday, June 5 – Cut 7 Boxes. Bolts not steamed, cut 3 fore noon, 4 after noon. Started packing staves, find there in bad shape owing to wind storms blowing sand of (sic) the fields onto them. J. Attridge raised his barn, very big crowd. Shipped cat to Ayr (staves). Phenix 1 dy Drawing sand Miller 1 “ “ “ Saturday, June 6 – Cleared Boiler after noon. Frank ½ dy drawing sand Miller ½ “ “ : �13 Frank ½ dy drawing staves Miller ½ “ Ridgetown. Went to Ridgetown. Am getting run short for money. No barrels going out and no stock being shipped. Will have to try and collect some from the farmers. Boys packing staves. Page 47 Monday, June 8 – Sunshine. Rain and wind on Sunday. J. Goldie & Aldrich got stuck in mud with wheels. Fixed boxes – and filled them, also turned Heading. Some rain. No steam til 8 A.M. Tuesday, June 9 – Cut 7 Boxes. Turned some Heading. Cleaned wheel up. Not much rain. Wednesday, June 10 – Cut 7 Box. Stave pilers Wise & Hulman on strike. Loaded car for Fathers. Mr. Glon of Buffalo came on Evening train. Page 48 Thursday, June 11 – Cut 7 Box. Pilers workd ½ dy. Some one cut lace on line shaft belt. Believe it was the pilers. Mr. Glon Examined stock. Drove him to Rodney. Sold him one car rough Heading and one car staves. He wants Heading shipped as kindling wood. Says the officials at Buffalo told him to do it that way. He is to send the Bill and if the Agent here will let it go alright. But I will run no chances. Made Draft on D. Clark – 200 Bot Hay from J. Gosnell. Went to hear Patterson speak at Ridgetown. (Margin note: “Price of Heading 4.00 & 4.40 according to width”) Friday, June 12 – Cut 7 Box. Loaded car of 30” staves for E. & J. Glen Black Rock 30000, 600 Bdls 36000 Price $4.65 F/.O.B. Highgate. Concluded to go to Chatham on Saturday. Saturday, June 13 – Went to Chatham. Saw R.J. Phillips about Bal. due on old jointer. He agrees to accept Draft for $22.00 at 20 dys. Saw Manager of Merchants Bank. He agrees to renew note. Heard Tupper speak in Opera House. Saw Tom and Will. Got home about 11 P.M. Abe paid the men. Cut 7 Box. Cut lumber for Sid Scott. Page 49 Monday, June 15 – Cut 7 Box. Rains nearly all day. Cut lumber for L. Scott. Loading car Heading for Buffalo. Tuesday, June 16 – Cut 7 Boxes. Loaded car Heading E. & F. Glon. Very heavy rain from 5 till 6 P.M. Paid Draft Samuel Rogers $25.00 at Gillises. Wednesday, June 17 – Cut 7 Box. Fine day. A little rain. Wise & Hulman done very poor afternoons work. Phenix ½ dy Roadwork. Shipped the car Heading to E & F. Glon, 20000 pieces @ $4.40. Smith lost ½ dy settling up with Soules. Page 50 �14 Thursday, June 18 – Cut 7 Box. Phenix ½ dy Roadwork. Wise sick. Smith planting his lot ½ dy. Highgate & Morpeth played ball, 15 to 2 favour Highgate. Political meeting at night. Friday, June 19 – Cut 7 Box. Phenix ½ dy on road. Fine day. Think 3 weeks will cut out the stock. 100 logs in mill yard besides the custom logs. Saturday, June 20 – Cut 7 Box. Shipped car Heading to E. & F. Glon 12300. Page 51 Monday, June 22 – Cleaned Boiler. Had her ready to fill at 8.20 A.M. Turned Heading after dinner. Phenix went to Ridgetown. Drew staves to warehouse. Beattie went to Bothwell to play Ball. Tuesday, June 23 – Cut 7 Box. Election Day. A cold day for the Government. Had tooth ache, went to Ridgetown, got one tooth and a stump out and three filled. Cost 200. Went to Ridgetown again at night. Wednesday, June 24 – Cut 7 Box. Some people are very much excited after election. I shall endeavour to not get mixed up in any of these quarrels. Smith moved out of my house at mill. Page 52 Thursday, June 25 – Cut 7 Box. Turned some Heading for Watson Bros to go to Lhoned. Very heavy rain at 7 P.M. (margin note: “Cement 15 3/8”) Friday, June 26 – Cut 7 Boxes. Grey got thumb in Stave Machine. Shipped 500 sect Heading to Thorold. Shipped car staves to E. & F. Glon, Buffalo. J. Anderson & Mrs. W. Watson called. Took cow to Bull Test scats. Saturday, June 27 – Cut 6 ¾ Box. Last Box not steamed. Cut rafters for Jonas Gosnell. About 9 dys cutting yet. Page 53 Monday, June 29 – Bolts not steamed. Cut 1 Box and filled it before dinner. Sawed 8 cord short bolts after dinner. Packed staves. Tuesday, June 30 – Cut 7 Box. W. Smith sick all day. I filled Boxes, that is I run the saw. Went to Ridgetown forenoon. Paid freight on car Hoops from Tom 12.00. Discounted H. Livingstons Note for $100. at 20 dys. Wednesday, July 1 – Holiday – went to Wallacetown. Social at night. Page 54 Thursday, July 2 –Did not run Mill – as injection was not working good and Farmer wants Babbating. Smith six very hot. �15 Friday, July 3 – Cut 6 Boxes – Bolts not well steamed. Very hot. Pilers quit. Saturday. July 4 – Cut 7 Boxes. Very hot. Smith sawed. Pilers finished what they got behind yesterday and drew staves for one hour. Father and Mother came. Am glad to have them here. Will have about 5 days more cutting staves. Page 55 Monday, July 6 – Cut 7 Box. Grey hot – sick at 11 A.M. Beatttie “ - “ “ 5 P.M. Tuesday, July 7 – Cut 7 Box. Cut lumber for John Murray, Wise & Holman drew staves from 2 P.M. Wednesday. July 8 – Cut 7 Boxes. J. Handy & I drove to Chatham. Bothwell & Chatham played Ball – 16 to 4. Got home at 10.30 P.M. Father and Mother went up to Tilbury. Page 56 Thursday, July 9 – Cut 7 Boxes. Turned some Heading. Friday, July 10 – Cut 8 Boxes, Sawed ½ staves till 2 P.M. G. Holman started to pack at 4 P.M. Cut the big log and did not get through with it till 7 P.M. it was a brute and the last Elm log. Saturday, July 11 – Cut 9 Boxes and finished all the stave timber. Sawed lumber till six. Page 57 Monday, July 13 – Cleaned Boiler. Moved in Heading and staves. Smith went out to Oakes. Did not run mill. Flour mill started up. Frank made two trips to Ridgetown. Grey & A. Gordon went to farm to draw in wheat. Rain began at 3.15 P.M. Tuesday, July 14 – Turned Heading ½ day. Sawed logs ½ day for Harland, Boyce ran kiln at night. Rain at night. Father and Mother came home from Tilbury. Wednesday, July 15 – Sawed logs ½ day, 24 ft stuff for Murray. Went to barn raising at N. Ferrises in afternoon. Fine day, cloudy. Page 58 Thursday, July 16 – Finished sawing Murrays joists at 11 A.M. Turned Heading till six. Friday, July 17 – Boys went on Excursion to “Falls”. Father & I went to Ridgetown. Saturday, July 18 – Frank went to Lake for sand. I drove to Lake after dinner. No fish. Page 59 Monday, July 20 – Rain till noon. Went to Windsor & Detroit. Stayed at Wills Moores 215 Park Street. �16 Tuesday, July 21 – Stayed in Detroit & Windsor all day and went to Tilbury L.E. & D. in evening (at the Boys mill). Wednesday, July 22 – Stayed at the mill till afternoon and went to Tilbury at night, came home M.C.R. Page 60 Thursday, July 23 – Loaded car for Ayr & one for Dundas and loaded a car to lighten warehouse. Friday, July 24 – Rain till noon. Got warehouse ready to move. Saturday, July 25 – Moved warehouse, got done at 3.10 P.M. Cost $4.00 for John Beatons time. Tom came down. Fine day, some of the boy wheeled to Port Stanley. Page 61 Monday, July 27 – Went to Eau on Sunday. Heavy rain coming home. Rain. Put new floor in warehouse. Lined up track in saw mill. Tuesday, July 28 – Sawed lumber till 2 P.M., took piece of track to Ridgetown to have some like it cast. C. Tietzel Piled Heading till six. Wednesday, July 29 – Turned Heading 9 Hrs. Heavy rain at 5 P.M. Shaving house blocked up. Page 62 Thursday, July 30 – Smith fixed Heading press. Phenix & Tietzel drew Barrels and Heading. Friday, July 31 – Phenix went to Ridgetown. Heading done. Nothing. Packed Heading fore noon. Saturday, Aug. 1 – Phenix & I cut poles for Barrel racks. Rain in evening. Page 63 Monday, Aug. 3 – no entry. Tuesday, Aug. 4 – Went to the Eau for a two weeks holiday. J. Ruise drove team. David & wife, Buster John, Walter, Frank, Lizzie Bogart & family – Emma Lee and Ellen McLaren. Wednesday, Aug. 5 – no entry. Page 64 Thursday, Aug. 6 – no entry. Friday, Aug. 7 – no entry. �17 Saturday, Aug. 8 – Wheeled home from Eau and went back Sunday morning. Page 65 Monday, Aug. 10 – no entry. Tuesday, Aug. 11 – no entry. Wednesday, Aug. 12 – no entry. Page 66 Thursday, Aug. 13 – no entry. Friday, Aug. 14 – no entry. Saturday, Aug. 15 – no entry. Page 67 Monday, Aug. 17 – no entry. Tuesday, Aug. 18 – no entry. Wednesday, Aug. 19 – Came home from Eau. Had good time and wished we could have stayed longer. Page 68 Thursday, Aug. 20 – no entry. Friday, Aug. 21 – no entry. Saturday, Aug. 22 – no entry. Page 69 Monday, Aug. 24 – no entry. Tuesday, Aug. 25 – no entry. Wednesday, Aug. 26 – no entry. Page 70 Thursday, Aug. 27 – no entry. Friday, Aug. 28 – no entry. Saturday, Aug. 29 – no entry. �18 Page 71 Monday, Aug. 31 – Loading car Heading for Buffalo. Went to Eau with Handy. Tuesday, Sept. 1 – At the Eau Duck shooting. Got six. Got home at midnight, good time. Wednesday, Sept. 2 – Loaded car for Galt – staves. Carswell running kiln. Smith ground planer knives 2 Hrs. Page 72 Thursday, Sept. 3 – Rain till near noon. Carswell running kiln. Self, Phenix & J. Scott started to turn ½ bu Heading at 9 A.M. Newbury & Bothwell played Ball. Score 28-31, favour Newbury. Friday, Sept. 4 – Carswell running kiln. Scott staking barrel rocks. Phenix Downy staves. Saturday, Sept. 5 – Carswell running kiln. Smith cut J. Attridges logs. Very heavy rain at night. Took stock of staves on hand. About 80,000 all kinds. Page 73 Monday, Sept. 7 – Turning Heading, ½ gang turned about 30 B. Tuesday, Sept. 8 – 7 Heading ½ gang, 50 Bdls. Wednesday, Sept. 9 – Packing staves and loaded car from Dundas. Peach social at night but quiet. Page 74 Thursday, Sept. 10 – Packed 283 Bdls staves. Loading car for Ayr. Friday, Sept. 11 – Packed 237 Bdls staves. Shipped car for Ayr. Very hot day. Sent out 116 apple Brls. Saturday, Sept. 12 – Went to Ridgetown. Sent out 110 apple Brls. Page 75 Monday, Sept. 14 – Packed 353 Bdls staves 55 No. 2. Hussy & his wife came home. Jim says he is about tuckered out. Loaded car staves for Ayr. Tuesday, Sept. 15 – Packed 204 Bdls staves. Drawing staves off yard. Partridge shooting began. Wednesday, Sept. 16 – Went shooting, got 2 Partridge. Drawing staves off yard. Page 76 Thursday, Sept. 17 – Sent out load apple barrels 132. Oakes & I went after Partridge. Oakes got 1, I got nothing. Drew staves. �19 Friday, Sept. 18 – Drawing in staves. Will soon have yard clear. Saturday, Sept. 19 – Rain till noon. Loaded car for Galt. W.S. 20196. 30000. Page 77 Monday, Sept. 21 - Drove out to Zone Sunday – with H. Bailey. Drove out to Palymra at night with W.E. Handy. Hunted all day – J. Handy got 3 woodcock. W. Handy got sick. I got tired and hungry. Tuesday, Sept. 22 – Turned Heading till 5.30 P.M. Roller on Planer broke. Wednesday, Sept. 23 – Took Planer Roller to Wats Foundry in morning. Went to Eau with G. Brown at night. Smith ground knives after dinner. Page 78 Thursday, Sept. 24 – At Esau all day. Brought back roller from Foundry at night. Friday, Sept. 25 – Put in roller, set knives, planed lumber. 7 Heading ½ day. Saturday, Sept. 26 – Turned Heading till 4.30 P.M. Page 79 Monday, Sept. 28 – Sawed ¼ dy. Moved Walkers Gallery. Made 5 barrels. Tuesday, Sept. 29 – Ten years ago today Susie & I were married. C. Tietzil & I made 68 B. Bls. Rain all day. Wednesday, Sept. 30 – C. Tietzil & I made 16 Bean & 11 apple, then turned till 4.30 and made 12/28 Bean Bu. Rain all fore noon. Page 80 Thursday, Oct. 1 – C. Tietzel & I made 72 bean Bls. Friday, Oct. 2 – Went to Ridgetown with wife, busy in shop – advertized for cooper. Will likely need more A. Barrels. C. Tietzel made 31 B. Bls. Saturday, Oct. 3 – C. Tietzel & I made 70 Bean Bls. Frank took load stock to Ridgetown. Fine day. Notation: 275 Bean, 11 Apple [barrels] Page 81 Monday, Oct. 5 - C. Tietzel & I made 70 Bean & 33 apple B = 78. Jim Scott helped W.A. Gosnell from 3 P.M. Tuesday, Oct. 6 – Turned Heading, Sawed posts for fair grounds. Rain. Scott & Pray worked till 4.30. Carswell started at 1.30. Ridgetown Fair Day. �20 Wednesday, Oct. 7 – Turned Heading. No further entries for 1896 Page 93 1900 - written in pencil in same diary. Day & month match 1900 calendar. Monday, April 16 (November stroked out) – Did not get started until noon. Back Hand Hole leaking and had to fill boiler. Turned ½ bul Head ½ dy – Fine Day. Loaded car for Ayr. Tuesday, April 17 – Turned till 10.30 A.M. Finished loading ½ car with ½ bul stock. Started to rain at noon, had to quit work at 3 P.M. Very heavy rain but quite warm. Sent local lot cooperage to Dutton. Wednesday, April 18 – Finished filling kiln at 11 A.M. Abe curled 2500 Hoops – slow job. Got saw back not working right yet. Girard started to Fire nights. Page 94 Thursday, April 19 (November stroked out) – no entry. Friday, April 20 – At O.U.W. Presentation at Ridgetown. Took up Saw Mandril to Foundry. Saturday, April 21 – no entry. Page 95 Monday, April 23 – Went to Ridgetown Monday night for Saw Mandril. Tuesday, April 24 – Cut 3 Box Hoops. Wednesday, April 25 - Cut 3 Box Hoops. Page 96 Thursday, April 26 - Cut 3 Box Hoops. Friday, April 27 - Cut 3 Box Hoops. Saturday, April 28 - Cut 3 Bx Hoops. Page 97 Monday, April 30 - Cut 3 Box Hoops. Hired Paul Clever stave cutter to cut Hoops & staves. Wages $2.75 per day. He says he can get me a cutter $1.25 per day. Hired Sullivan to pile staves 9 cts per M. Hired Marcus (Buthwell) 1.10 per day. Tuesday, May 1 - Cut 3 Box Hoops. - No further entries in pencil. �21 - Next entries written in pen, same ink colour as 1896. Unable to confirm the year, but suspect it is 1896. Page 105 Monday, Dec. 28 – A. Miller & I went down to Duart. I paid D. D. McDonald and Mrs. McDonald for the Elm. I also let job of cutting to S. Thompson and Davidson at $45.00 per M. [The above was written and stroked out]. Closed Bargain with the above parties for the Elm. Tuesday, Dec. 29 - And went down and paid for it as above. Turned Heading 4 hrs. Wednesday, Dec. 30 b- Let contract. Mr, Gilmore to cut and Deliver into my yard all the Elm I bought from Duncan D. McDonald at $1.90 per M. If brought in on sleighs if he has to truck it 2.00 per M. Also Bot all the Elm on McGregor Farm, Comer Town Line and Silver Street, Aldborough for $44.00. Index, 1896 Diary of David McMackon Abe P. 93 employee (Smith) ALDRICH P. 47 employee ANDERSON, G.A.C. P. 42 insurance agent ANDERSON, J. P. 52 ATTRIDGE, J. P. 25, 46, 72 friend, customer & wife’s relation BAILEY P. 30, 41 BAILEY, H. P. 39, 77 BAILEY, J. P. 39 BEATON, John P. 60 contract employee? BEATTIE P. 51, 55 employee BEATTIE, E. P. 44 BEATTIE, J. P. 39 BEST, J. P. 24 Bill P. 16 employee? BOGART P. 27 BOGART, J. P. 36 VP, Bicycle Club BOGART, Lizzie P. 63 neighbour BOYCE P. 23, 35, 57 employee Brett P. 39 BROWN, G. P. 25, 77 friend Buster John P. 63 BUTHWELL, Marcus P. 97 employee BUTLER, J. P. 15 employee BUTTON, J. P. 4, 45 employee �22 BYFIELD, J. P. 33 CARON P. 39 neighbour? CARSWELL P. 4, 15, 17, 22, 23, 29, 34, 71, 72, 81 employee CARSWELL, W. P. 44 CLARK, D. P. 48 CLARK, James A. P. 2 mill owner, Dundas CLARK, T. P. 32 customer CLEVER, Paul P. 97 employee COCKMANE & WILSON P. 42 CONCAVE P. 43, 44 employee CURRIE, Miss P. 1 David P. 63 DAVIDSON P. 105 lumberman DEANS, Mrs. P. 1 FARMER P. 54 customer Father P. 55, 57, 58 Thomas McMackon FENIX P. 45 employee (Phenix?) FERRIS, N. P. 57 neighbour Frank (Phenix) P. 7, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 35, 41, 46, 48, 57, 58, 63, 80 employee FYFE, David P. 1 possibly Joseph Fyfe, brother-in-law FYFE, Jeannie P. 1 possibly his sister, Sarah Jane (McMackon) GILLES P. 49 GILLIS, Dan P. 41, 43 GILLONSTER P. 32 customer GILMORE P. 105 lumberman GIRARD P. 93 employee GLON, E. & F. P. 49, 52 customer GLON, Mr. P. 47, 48 customer from Buffalo GOLDIE P. 42 customer GOLDIE, G. P. 29, 32 timber salesman GOLDIE, J. P. 5, 47 friend GORDON, A. P. 57 employee GORDONS, S.T. P. 41 GOSNELL, E. P. 43 relative of David’s wife GOSNELL, Geo. P. 3 elected Councillor GOSNELL, Gus P. 43 customer GOSNELL, J. P. 48 GOSNELL, Jimmy P. 34 relative of David’s wife GOSNELL, Jonas P. 3, 52 customer, relative of Susan, elected Reeve in 1896 GOSNELL, W.A. P. 81 GREY P. 52, 55, 57 employee GRIFFIN, Jim P. 3 elected Councillor in 1896 HANDY P. 71 friend HANDY, J. P. 55 employee �23 HANDY, W.E. P. 32, 77 friend HARDY, W. P. 39 HARLAND P. 57 customer HOLMAN, G. P. 55, 56 employee HOWEL, Jno. P. 3 elected Deputy Reeve in 1896 HOOPER P. 7 HUEY P. 42 local resident? HULMAN P. 49 employee HUSSEY, J. P. 36 Bicycle Club HUSSY, Jim ? P. 75 friend JACKLIN, Mr. P. 18 machinist in Blenheim? JOHNSTON, C.A. P. 39, 45, 46 JOHNSTON, H. P. 39 JOHNSTON, R. P. 17 local resident? LAKE, Mrs. L. P. 10 local resident LAMBERT P. 30 employee LANDON, J. P. 20 employee? LEE, J. P. 39 LIETZE, B. P. 39 LIVINGSTON, H. P. 41, 53 LIVINGSTONE P. 8 banker? LONDON, W. P. 8, 33 employee Mary P. 26 McDONALD, Duncan D. P. 105 supplier – lumber McGAFFERY P. 20 employee McGREGOR P. 105 supplier – lumber McLAREN P. 29 relatives of David’s wife McLAREN & REYCRAFT P. 41 McLAREN, Ellen P. 63 relative of David’s wife McLAREN, Emma Lee P. 63 relative of David’s wife McLAREN, J. P. 39 McLAREN, L. P. 39 McLAREN, W. P. 29, 39 McMACKON, R. P. 3 McNALLY & BOOGHAM P. 9 McPHAIL, D.P. P. 36, 39 Bicycle Club MILLER P. 45, 45 employee MILLER, A. P. 16, 30, 39, 105 employee MILLER, J. P. 12 banker? MOODY P. 25 well driller? MOODY, G. P. 36 Bicycle Club MOORE, WILLS P. 59 Mother P. 55, 57 Sarah McMackon MURRAY P. 57, 58 customer MURRAY, John P. 55 customer �24 Neb P. 30 OAKES P. 57, 76 friend PALMITER P. 22 , 23 PATTERSON P. 48 PHENIX P. 33, 34, 41, 44, 46, 49, 50, 51, 62, 72 employee PHENIX, Frank P. 7, 9, 12, 13, 16 employee PHENIX, Lydia P. 11, 12 employee’s wife PHENIX, Mr. P. 16 PHILLIPS, R.J. P. 48 PRAY, W. P. 46, 81 employee RENNIE P. 29, 32, 41, 44 RENNIE, D. P. 39 REYCRAFT, Joe P. 36 Bicycle Club RODGERS, Samuel P. 49 customer ROMSTIEN, W. P. 40 RUISE, J. P. 63 SCOT, Mrs. John P. 45 SCOTT, Jim P. 72, 81 employee SCOTT, L. P. 49 customer SCOTT, Sid P. 48 customer SIFTON, Wm. P. 3 elected Councillor SIMPSON P. 25 SIMPSON, Wm. P. 45 SMITH P. 6, 7, 9, 12, 17, 20, 21, 29, 33, 34, 44, 49, 50, 51, 54, 57, 62, 71, 77 employee SMITH, Abe P. 40, 48 employee SMITH, Bob P. 22, 27 SMITH, W.J. P. 36, 53 Bicycle Club SMITH, Will P. 27 employee SOULES P. 49 STACEY P. 9 machinery distributor? STONE, Tom P. 7 David’s brother-in-law SULLIVAN P. 97 employee Susie P. 7 David’s wife, Susan (Stone) McMACKON THOMPSON, S. P. 105 lumberman THOMSON P. 7, 20 employee TIETZEL, C. P. 61, 62, 79, 80, 81 employee Tom P. 8, 31, 60 probably David’s brother, Tom McMACKON TUPPER P. 48 Walter P. 63 David’s son? WATSON P. 29, 35, 38 mill owner, Ridgetown WATSON brothers P. 52 customer WATSON, Mrs. W. P. 52 WATSON, W. P. 29, 31 WELSH, Mr. P. 20 plumber? �25 Will P. 43, 44, 48 David’s brother WILSON, C.T. P. 25 new cooper employee WIRE, J. P. 5 friend WISE P. 20, 49, 50, 55 employee WISE & HULMAN P. 47 WISE, W. P. 46 employee Wm. P. 20 employee ** approx. 33 employees identified � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource David McMackon Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource David McMackon Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896 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, Orford Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. David McMackon Diary, 1896 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource David McMackon Diary, 1896 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1, 1896 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. David McMackon 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/c23138f1cde2ba5606062defbb1d427f.pdf d77aa479c6b368563ecd83177c5a233e PDF Text Text 1906 Diary – Walter McMackon (1887-1968) Transcribed by descendant, Paul Woodrow. Cash Accounts at the back of the original diary are not included in the transcription but can be viewed in the original diary at Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph. - Small diary, 3 in. x 5 ¾ in. - Identification on inside front cover: o Walter McMackon, 1067 Palmer Ave., Detroit, Mich. o Address: Highgate, Kent Co., Ontario o Birthday: July o Height: 5 ft., 8 ¾ in. o Weight: 155 [lb.] o In case of accident or illness, please contact: Mr. or Mrs. D. McMackon, Highgate, Ont. o Shoe size: 7 o Collar: 15 [in.] - 3 receipts from Canada Business College, Chatham, all in Jan. 1906 o Jan. 5, 1906, for $6.00 o Jan. 8, 1906, for $29.83 o Jan. 29, 1906, for $20.00 - A rent receipt: “Chatham, Ont., July 6, 1906, I hereby acknowledge that Walter McMackon has paid his board in full to the above date. [signed] Mrs. D.J. McGee” - A baggage storage receipt from Michigan Central R.R., dated Dec. 26, 1906, at the Detroit, Mich. Station. 1905 Tues. Dec. 26 – I walked to Nelle Bourne’s 9 miles. Fare to St. Thomas $1.95, fare home $1.10, union transfer .25. Sat. Dec. 30 – came into Chatham to arrange about CBC. Sun. Dec. 31 – at Uncle Nelson’s for dinner. 1906 Monday, Jan. 1 – Walked down to Fenton’s A.M. Called in at Geo. Reycrafts on my way back. I met Phyllis coming home. I found she was going on the same train I was. Had New Year’s dinner at Aunt Mattie’s. Frank and I went to Sifton’s to spend the evening. We had a real pleasant time. We skated in the afternoon at Atkinson’s bush. I skated with Fay, Eva, Ethel & we walked up town together. Tuesday, Jan. 2 – I nearly missed the train this morning. Dick Heatherington & Seafy Reycraft came in too. We did not get started at the CBC till about 10:30. I had dinner & supper at Mrs. Hetton’s corner, Wellington & Harvey. I am going to change in a day or so. Fare in to C. .75. �Wednesday, Jan. 3 – I went out with Bert Gyman to see about a boarding place on Baxter St. It is raining tonight. Thursday, Jan. 4 – Started to board at Don McGee’s at $2.50 per week. I am rooming with Birton Gyman. I paid Mrs. Hatton for $1.20 from Tues. dinner to dinner Thurs. Friday, Jan. 5 – Paid D.L. McLaughlin $6.00 on a/c. Saturday, Jan. 6 – I drew $30.00 from the Molsons Bank today. Sunday, Jan. 7 – Ray Fenton and Charlie Thornton were down for dinner. I went for a walk after church with Ethel Gosnell & Laura Huffman. Monday, Jan. 8 – Edith Reycraft came to Ridgetown on the train this morning. I met Erie Quackenbush & Eleanor Wickwire at Blenheim. I paid D. McLaughlin $29.85 in full. �Tuesday, Jan. 9 – Went to Aunt Carrie’s after dinner for a few minutes. Wednesday, Jan. 10 – no entry. Thursday, Jan. 11 – Mr. Stone gave us a lecture upon landlords & tenants and their relations to each other and also on deeds, etc. Friday, Jan. 12 – no entry. Saturday, Jan. 13 – Fay Neice had a party tonight. Nettie, Hirst, Jim McA., Orene, Louise, Ethel, Mary, Eva, Jessie, Jim Scott, Frank, Walter, Fred B., Earl G., Vern S., Ray F., Alvin. I went home early. I was in bed by 1.30. Ray came down over night. Sunday, Jan. 14 – no entry. Monday, Jan. 15 – Took cousin Minnie’s parcel to Penn Stone at noon. I saw Eleanor Wickwire this morning at Blenheim. Tuesday, Jan. 16 – Answered Mabel Truedell’s letter. Wednesday, Jan. 17 – no entry. Thursday, Jan. 18 – Mailed Truedell answered letter. Friday, Jan. 19 – Promenade. Took M. Graham home. I met Mabel McKerracher. Saturday, Jan. 20 – I went home tonight. Mabel K. & Pringle went too. Harry Johnston died today. Letter from Willie Swent. Flossie Blight came down tonight. Sunday, Jan. 21 – Johnson Kidd sick this week. J. Jones & I went to see him Sunday. Dougall Cree of Clarke Dakota was in town over Sunday. He addressed the S.S. in the afternoon and he was applauded. Monday, Jan. 22 – no entry. Tuesday, Jan. 23 – Gyman & I went up town & I did not get back till 10. I saw Dot Smith but did not know her. �Wednesday, Jan. 24 – Finished 1st budget tonight. I hope it is right. Thursday, Jan. 25 – Started exam today. Friday, Jan. 26 – Went to Victoria L.C. Went home with Mary Graham. We went for a walk before we went in. I felt good to-night. Saturday, Jan. 27 – Stayed in Chatham to-day. Went out on 5.35. Miss Lottie Willie as _______. Nearly missed train at Blenheim Ridgetown. Went to Garret’s to-night. Mrs. L. Tape. Cecil going away W. McGregor Mon. or Tues. Jim McAskill, Vern Scott, Frank & Walter McMackon. Sunday, Jan. 28 – Wanted to drive to Ridgetown but didn’t get the horse. So I walked in and back. Aunt Nellie’s for dinner. Saw the two Johnson boys & Mabel McKerracher. Left about 6.00. Monday, Jan. 29 – A number of men from Gray’s came over to-night. They danced & played cards. I struck out with the two Miss Pritchards across the River. I went to bed about 1.45 in the morning. Tuesday, Jan. 30 – Went to Victoria Avenue party. Birthday to-night. Miss Phillips, Miss Western, Miss Cartier, Miss Burns. Wednesday, Jan. 31 – Started second Budget 102 to-night. Miss Mary Graham said she was going to Burks Falls on Friday. I won’t be glad. I want to see her to-morrow night at least. Thursday, Feb. 1 – We went for a walk to-night for about an hour then came back to the house and talked away another hour. Friday, Feb. 2 – Mary Graham went to Burks Falls to-day. I went to the RR station to say good- by at 8.37 A.M. Went home from U.A. League with Miss Willie. She boards at Patterson Avenue. Went over to Aunt Carrie’s at noon all well. Saturday, Feb. 3 – In Chatham to-day. Pringle, Myrta, Eileen, Lottie & I went out to-night. Miss Willie came down to Highgate. Sunday, Feb. 4 – Sacrament Sunday to-day. Minnie Reycraft Sunday night. Monday, Feb. 5 – Borrowed $5.00 from Father to-day. Tuesday, Feb.6 - Letter from M. Truedel. Wrote to Phyllis Reycraft on typewriter. Wednesday, Feb. 7 – At Feb. 8 in 2nd Budget. Thursday, Feb. 8 – Went to concert R.C.A. at Ridgetown. Came out from Chatham at night. They had a splendid concert. Stayed at Arlington over night & breakfast, $1.50. Concert ticket .40. I saw the eclipse of the moon to-night. �Friday, Feb. 9 – Came in to Chatham this morn. At V. A. League. About ½ CBC Boys over. Miss Estherbrook Miss Burns. Saturday, Feb. 10 – Came home this morning. Drew $15.00. Paid father $5.00. Frank went skating to-night. Sunday, Feb. 11 – Walked to Ridgetown Presby. C. tonight. Went to ____ house about 9.00 stayed till 10.15. Home at 12.00. I have sworn off walking both ways. It is too hard on me. I feel too tired afterwards. Monday, Feb. 12 – Board to Feb. 8 $13.25. Board pd $6., board pd. $7., owe 0.25. Tuesday, Feb. 13 – no entry. Wednesday, Feb. 14 – Went to opera to hear Uncle Tom’s Cabin. I thought it would be better than it was. 50c. Thursday, Feb. 15 – no entry. Friday, Feb. 16 – Went to Victoria A. League 10c. Chinaman did not sing. Miss Esther Brook, Donald Crawford, Miss Willey. Saturday, Feb. 17 – Came home to-night. I met Edith Stenton. She was with Eileen Bowyer and I with them. Maybe the last. Phyllis R. Came on the morning train home from Blenheim. Sunday, Feb. 18 – Frank, Gordon and I drove to Presbyterian Church at Ridgetown this morning. Was not speaking to K M. Monday, Feb. 19 – Phyllis came in on the train this morning. Gordon McDonald, Mr. Nrovus, Miss Leitch did not come in to-day. Aunt Ellen broke a blood vessel in her ankle to-day and had a very close call. I did not hear of it till Sat. Tuesday, Feb. 20 – Closed books for Mar. 15 after 4.00. Wednesday, Feb. 21 – no entry. Thursday, Feb. 22 – Finished to end of Apr. 15 to-night. Friday, Feb. 23 – Finished to end of Apr. 30 to-night. Saturday, Feb. 24 – Went home this morning. Edwin Kroff started for Haysville thence to the North-West. Frank & I went over & played ihith at Orr’s. Emma & Miss Orr Jones. Sunday, Feb. 25 – Miss Orr & Emma over for dinner. Mr. Berry for dinner & tea. I saw Edith Baird to-day. �Monday, Feb. 26 – Started 2nd exam after dinner. Tuesday, Feb. 27 – Finished 2nd exam to-night. Went to Park St. YMCA. Wednesday, Feb. 28 – Went on Actual Business Class 1st to-day. Thursday, March 1 – Mr. Stone lectured again to-day. Friday, March 2 – no entry. Saturday, March 3 – Wonder medicine man here this week. Bessie Crosby got the prize, a ladle and a large lamp. I broke a window. Aunt Nellie, Helen & Nelson up to-day but went back on the “Com”. Sunday, March 4 – At Church & S.S. 3 times today. Went for a walk with E. Driver that night. Monday, March 5 – no entry. Tuesday, March 6 – Mrs. McGee’s two nieces over for supper & evening. Saw them safely home. Wednesday, March 7 – I saw Edith Reycraft in Chatham to-night for the first. Thursday, March 8 – no entry. Friday, March 9 – Promenade to-night. I spent an enjoyable evening. Grace Kernst. �Saturday, March 10 – Home by 10.30. Went over to Ethel’s before dinner. Rale muddy. Sunday, March 11 – Pretty quiet. Snowing at night. Monday, March 12 – Fred Humphrey came in to W’burg this morning. He is at the glass factory. Tuesday, March 13 – Late for school his morning. Had to register. Overslept. Wednesday, March 14 – no entry. Thursday, March 15 – no entry. Friday, March 16 - no entry. Saturday, March 17 - no entry. Sunday, March 18 - no entry. Monday, March 19 - no entry. Tuesday, March 20 - no entry. Wednesday, March 21 - no entry. Thursday, March 22 - no entry. Friday, March 23 - no entry. Saturday, March 24 – At Geo. Reycraft’s for dinner. Missed train at Chatham but caught it at the Junction. P.S. I have the cart before the horse here. Sunday, March 25 – Frank and I drove down to Sandy MacDonald’s after S.S. 3 Miss Coreys were there and Gordon made us stay. We left about 8.30 & Frank missed Mary. J. McAskile was with her. Monday, March 26 – no entry. Tuesday, March 27 – no entry. Wednesday, March 28 – no entry. Thursday, March 29 – no entry. Friday, March 30 – no entry. Saturday, March 31 – Stayed in Chatham today. �Sunday, April 1 – Went for a walk with Menay. Baptist S.S. then to temperance lecture in Auditorium, at night to Christ Church opposite Market Square. Monday, April 2 – no entry. Tuesday, April 3 – Mahler & I are Junior wholesales this week. Wednesday, April 4 – no entry. Thursday, April 5 - no entry. Friday, April 6 - no entry. Saturday, April 7 - no entry. Sunday, April; 8 - no entry. Monday, April 9 - no entry. Tuesday, April 10 - no entry. Wednesday, April 11 - no entry. Thursday, April 12 – Came out on 5.35, also Thomson, Phillips, Currie, Pool, Heather Gosnell, Stella, G. Moore, G. Kempt, Mabel McK & Annie L. At Ridge T. station to see the crowd. Squared up for Board to-night by pay 1.50. Stella Coatsworth thro for good. Friday, April 13 – The kids from Ridge T played here to-day and we licked. Mission Band Tea at night. Met L. T. went to tea with M. R., E. McK., & L. T. Went to the back woods after concert. Saturday, April 14 – Frank & I went out to Ethel McK’s to-night & brought girls back. Must have a license bust in the way I am going at the fair. Sunday, April 15 – Went to Beattie’s homestead with L. T. Monday, April 16 – Walked down to Ray’s & back this afternoon. Went to Ridgetown on 7.46 & back on 10.30. Mary R. & Lydia T went up on same & back at night. Frank & I met them at the depot. I saw Sinclair Pringle too. Tuesday, April 17 – Went out to Charring Cross to-night and back with Jennie Russell of Chatham. We had tea with Jack Farrah. On the plug I saw Annie Long, Mrs. Jack Scott, Mrs. & Myron Miller and at Fargo, Mrs. A. Fenton saw L. T. go thru on 37. Wednesday April 18 – watching soldiers drill in skating rink. Section 14 rec. to-day. �Thursday, April 19 – no entry. Friday, April 20 – no entry. Saturday, April 21 – Friday, May 4 – no entry. [At end of Diary, dated 4/22/06]. Sunday morning. Park St. Meth. Text Proverbs 30,-24-25. Lesson from ants “Do the right thing at the right time”. Cronies. “Fly to the right place for safety”. Spiders "Work in the right spirit”. 109. Chas. Wesley was at Land’s enduring a storm. A bird flew in the window. He put it in his bosom until after the storm. Then let it go. He then wrote Jesus lover of my soul. Let me to thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high.] Monday. April 23 – no entry. �Tuesday, April 24 – no entry. Wednesday, April 25 – no entry. Thursday, April 26 – no entry. Friday, April 27 – no entry. Saturday, April 28 – no entry. Sunday, April 39 – no entry. Monday April 30 – no entry. Tuesday, May 1 – no entry. Wednesday, May 2 – no entry. Thursday, May 3 – no entry. Friday, May 4 – no entry. Saturday, May 5 – Went home to-night. Sunday, May 6 – Sacrament Sunday. Looked after no one. At Aunt Mattie’s for tea. Monday, May 7 – no entry. Tuesday, May 8 – no entry. �Wednesday, May 9 – no entry. Thursday, May 10 – no entry. Friday, May 11 – no entry. Saturday, May 12 – no entry. Sunday, May 13 – Morning at 1st Presbyterian. Soldiers paraded to Park St. Afternoon at Baptist & night at Baptist also. At Aunt Carrie’s for tea. Monday, May 14 – I am in the Agency office this week. Green is jr. Tuesday, May 15 – Paul Schendel left to-day. Tom Bolger left to-day. H. D. Earl left to-day. Wednesday, May 16 – no entry. Thursday, May 17 – Got a picture of College Boys from J. E. Richards. Friday, May 18 – no entry. Saturday, May 19 – no entry. Sunday, May 20 – no entry. Monday, May 21 – I am junior in the bank this week. Miss Heath ledger keeper & M. Brightwell teller. Tuesday, May 22 – no entry. Wednesday, May 23 – I went home to-night. I bot a return ticket for 75c. Received a letter from P. R. Thursday, May 24 – no entry. Friday, May 25 – I came back this morning. I forgot my ticket & had to pay 75c to come in. I only had .50c & borrowed 25 from Jonas Gosnell. Saturday, May 26 – no entry. Sunday, May 27 – Went with Boyce to 1st Pres. Church to hear Rev. Mr. McDonald the Globe editor. S.S. at Baptist, went to V.A.C. at night alone. Monday, May 28 – I am ledger keeper in CBC Bank this week. Miss Heath teller & A.O. Little dist keeper. �Tuesday, May 29 – no entry. Wednesday, May 30 – Rec. A card from L. T. in German. Thursday, May 31 – Received a card from Mother to-night all well. Friday, June 1 – no entry. Saturday, June 2 – Mrs. MacDonald of Muirkirk was at P.M. station to-night going home. I saw Gordon MacD., Morley Wilkinson. Rec. Card from Alvin Tedder and letter with check from father for $15. Uncle Alf cashed it for 15c. Paid him ...., and Jonas 25c, gave Dan McGee $10 on board. Sunday, June 3 – Church A.M., Park St. Church P.M., Victoria Ave. S.S. Victoria Ave. Monday, June 4 – Sittle & I seniors in bank. Tuesday, June 5 – no entry. Wednesday, June 6 – no entry. Thursday, June 7 – Had my first swim this year. In the Thames east of P.M. Bridge. �Friday, June 8 – Big storm to-day, broke trees down all over. Took off Park St. Meth. Steeple. 1 chimney off Central School, 2 off Opera House, part of roof off Kent Mills, sign off Taylor’s and fire-wall over. Saturday, June 9 – Moving in to new College. Took 6.45 train for Dresden to-night. Stayed at Queens Hotel over night. Sunday, June 10 – Walked 6 miles to Macauley. Roads muddy & grass wet at start. 7.15-10.10. Walked up to see the school. Went to church at night. Met Miss Sagar, Herret, Shepherds. Stayed off at’s for an hour. Monday, June 11 – Came in from No. 19. Left at 6.50 out at Dat 7.35. No school to-day. Not ready for us. I didn’t do any work to-day. Father came in this morning and went out on 5.35. Expect Mother in Wednesday. Tuesday, June 12 – School open to-day. Mac. made a short speech. J.H. Anderson made a speech and said he was leaving for Toronto in the morning. We roundly applauded him. Wednesday, June 13 – Finishing up in Bank to-day. Burton & I went down to see J.H. Anderson off on 7.00 A.M. Went to GTR & no Jamison on 8.37 & in on P.M. Mrs. Foster, Crichton, Mother, Grace & Mr. Ferrerby came in. Thursday, June 14 – Went out to Fargo by mistake tonight, left my school bag on and went after it. I walked 3miles & rode 4 miles and came in again. Mother & Mrs. Garrett went out. I saw Mrs. Russell at P.M. Station to-night. Also Arnasa Landon West S . Ch. 7:4. Friday, June 15 – Mrs. Foshar, Long, Crichton, Russell went out to Highgate to-night. As OI was crossing the bridge to V.A. League met Archie Gosnell. About 10 o’clock I saw Frank Gosnell in Smith’s restaurant. Saturday, June 16 – Started to write to-day. We had Banking & Joint Stock Book keeping. Jonas was the only one I saw going out home to-night. Dan McGee intends leaving Monday morning fa Hamilton where he has a good job at 2.58. Sunday, June 17 –At Baptist A.M. 24th Regiment at Baptist S.S. and at V.A. Church P.M. crowded. I was away up in the gallery. The I.O.O.F. attended services. I am too bashful. Getting worse. Monday, June 18 – A.M. Commission. P.M. Real Property. I thought the 1st O.K. and the last as pretty stiff. Dan McGee, W.R. & L.G. at Jct. left Chat H.P., W.M., P.C.G. this morn, V.D. Henry & --- (girls) on GTR. Tuesday, June 19 – Foreign Exchange had. I failed on it. Manufacturing & departmental accounts. Wednesday, June 20 – Arithmetic & Correspondence. �Thursday, June 21 – Arithmetic & Grammar. I saw Wolham Hardy and was talking to him a few minutes. Friday, June 22 – Single Entry & Business Forms. Saw Maude Weaver. V.A. Church Social Evening. Saturday, June 23 – Practical Book. Spell & Defin. were very hard & Writing. Saw Thos. Johnston, Herb Guyith from home. Sunday, June 24 – Went to St. Andrew’s Church A.M. Then over to Aunt Carrie’s to V.A.S.S., then to Auntie Barr’s and church P.M. at V.A. (nobody). Monday, June 25 – Debenture & Tables & Rapid Calculation. Candesgrove couldn’t get press to work right. At Aunt Teen’s for tea. Looked her & Aunt Carrie each a photo of Grace. At McKeough school tonight, nearly Miss P. Tuesday, June 26 – We had Addition this morning and I added 23 but only-------O.K. Wednesday, June 27 – We took up exercise in foreign exchange. We wrote that and spelling over again this afternoon... Fred Riseborough & 3 more out to-night. Saw T.I. Bolger. He just got off the boat. Sent out to Globe 3 times 65c exch 3c. “Position wanted by young man 20 years of age. References.” Thursday, June 28 – We wrote debentures and commission. Friday, June 29 – Wrote Rapid Calculation and 1 paper on Arithmetic. Clemens gets 3 medals, Bell 2, Boyd 1. Miss Bobier 2, Miss Taylor 1. Saw Jean McNabb from Rockwood on 6.30 P.M. to-night. I didn’t know her but she knew me. Saturday, June 30 – Went home in the morning. Phyllis Reycraft and Myrta. I met Uncle Will on train. Going down east to bury Grandmother. I sent Father telegram. Grandmother died yesterday. Sunday, July 1 – Church twice S.S. 1. Mr. Clarke down for tea. Did not see W.G. Smith in time. Fay Neice is here on a visit for a few days. George Murray & Jim Scott Jr home. Also Willie Teetzel. �Monday, July 2 – Highgate Monitors NS Soudsn Orients 1st 14:23, 2nd 14:7. Social at night. Saw Violet Savage & Miss Blue also Frank Ferguson’s brother. Fay came to Leamington this A.M. Saw father at station. Wrote 2 exams on Arith. CBC. Tuesday, July 3 – Wrote Arith. Wednesday, July 4 – Wrote Arithmetic. Thursday, July 5 – Wrote over Arith. depart. a/cs & Single entry. I am through on all but correspondence & writing. Friday, July 6 – Getting ready to go home. Gelinas Saturday, July 7 – In the morning Gordon & I sawed up a Maple tree in front of the house. Worked in the mill P.M. Sunday, July 8 – At Ray Fenton’s for dinner & Uncle Mac’s for tea. Monday, July 9 – Chas. Whitmore left this A.M. & A. Teddar came. Cut out 22 gto of hoops. Tuesday, July 10 – Cut 22 cto staves then the plunger broke. Wednesday, July 11 – Rec. letter requesting application from the John King Co. Fort William. Replied at once. Broke shave knife plunger. Thursday, July 12 – Picked cherries to-night at Uncle Joe’s. Friday, July 13 – no entry. Saturday, July 14 – Turned heading, cut staves & fixed jointer. Rec 2.50 for working this week. Mabel Ferguson came down from Ridgetown with father & Abe. Sunday, July 15 – Missed A.M. church. At S.S. & P.M. church. Monday, July 16 – Turned & packed heading, staves for Alvin. Heal .T. & awm. �Tuesday, July 17 – Rained 10.30 A.M., drew heading to shop in P.M.& brly to warehouse. Wednesday, July 18 – Alvin & I drove to Ridgetown for a jointer but did not get one. Thursday, July 19 – Turned heading to-day. Fan broken at 2.00 P.M. started to fill him. Killed 2 chickens & finger saw -- 6 to-night from League. Albert Gordon home. Friday, July 20 – Filling kiln. Saturday, July 21 – Rec ticket from Mother. Went to Belle Isle. W.R & Fran, Sy & Fr. & W.M. Came as far as Essex & missed train. Slept with Stanley at Aberdeen Hotel. Saw Will Fletcher at Detroit station as was leaving. Sunday, July 22 – Went to Aunt Enn’s for dinner. Ernie Williams for supper. Saw Lydia & Carson in Alice St. Left on #37 for Detroit St. Met Mr. Smale at Windsor. Stayed at Fergusons over night. Attended Grace Methodist in Essex. Monday, July 23 – Applied at Soluce Ceoo & Telephone bldg for position. None. Also 58 Cadillac Sq. handle only experienced. Registered 601 Slevens blg. 2.00. Missed Specials & went to Windsor. Saw McPhadyen. Caught #100 just off at Fargo cost 1.55. Then caught special at Fargo. Home at 10.15. Tuesday, July 24 – no entry. Wednesday, July 25 – In morning sawed apple tree. Joinsed staves in afternoon. Thursday, July 26 – Jointed staves. Friday, July 27 – Young Peoples Picnic at Eau. ------ Band. Saw Chas. & Mrs. Johnson. Ernie Gordon & I took 2 girls (Phyllis Reycraft, Mabel Gosnell) for a bad ride. Had a splendid time. List (presumably of the people at the picnic): Jas. McAskete Jennie Gosnell Ross Crosby Miss Smith Pete McAskil Selena Howe M. Gillies Mable Phillips Leo Heatherington Eva Smale Frank McMackon Mary Reddick Vern Scott Letta Bury �Fred Bronchiel ---- Bury Jim Gordon Ethel McKerracher Agnes Gosnell Mable Gosnell Alma Gosnell Rhea Scott Louise Scott Irene Crichton Phyllis Reycraft Clara Reycraft Rose Hall Annie Hall Cecil Martin Ray Fenton Walter McMackon Ernest Gordon Morden Watson Saturday, July 28 – Jointed staves. �Sunday, July 29 – Same as usual. Monday, July 30 – Jointed 47 bundles of staves. Wrote to M.F. Graham, 123 Summit Rue, St. Paul. Min., U.S.A. Tuesday, July 31 – Jointed 57 staves, Gordon helping. Alvin Smale came home to-night. He looks first rate. Wednesday, Aug. 1 – Jointed 65 bunches. Thursday, Aug. 2 – Nelson, Mary, Blanche, Mattie, Uncle Len’s & D. Mac’s picnicked at Eau. Had boat ride with Morden Watson. Saw M. Wilkinson, Ethel Pack & Vern Dick. Aunt Nellie & Nelson & Helen were here all day. Elmer won $1.00, Blanche won 25c, Gordon won 25c. Whitmore’s went home tonight. Friday, Aug. 3 – Jointed 60. Elmer helped after dinner. Saturday, Aug. 4 – Jointed 65. Elmer helped all day. Sunday, Aug. 5 – Sacrament held here instead of at Lee’s as the church is not ready. S.S. & church. Saw Vern Dick & his bro. Monday, Aug. 6 – Jointed 4 bunches. Rained a little in morning. Tuesday, Aug. 7 – Jointed bundles. Started to rain about 11 A.M. Rained all P.M. Cleaned out cistern. Earl & Birdie came home. Wednesday, Aug. 8 – Rained in morning. S. Carlyle went to ---- wood. Abe gave ---- for me. Earl started after dinner. 20 bunches. Thursday, Aug. 9 – Uncle Len & Aunt Bessie left on 9.00 A.M. for St, Thomas. Louise had league. Mrs. Ctichton & Eva Smale had readings. Very good. 57 bunches. Friday, Aug. 10 – Maggie Fenton had a picnic at Terrace Beach. Frank went but I did not. 56 bunches. Annie Lang came home to-night , walked up with her valises. Mail. Norman came on 5 o’clock. Saturday, Aug. 11 – Father came home on #37, it was late 1.15. Moved machines, 28 bunches. Sunday, Aug. 12 – Norman went to Essex on 9.00 A.M. Church 2, S.S. 1. 7 boys in S.S. class. Maggie Nickle, M. Tape, Laura Heatherington, E. Smale, Lyde Gladstone, E. McK., Kate G. Monday, Aug. 13 – no entry. Tuesday, Aug. 14 – no entry. �Wednesday, Aug. 15 – 57 bun. Alvin came to-night. Thursday, Aug. 16 – 150 bun. Took Phyllis & Clara home. Friday, Aug. 17 – 150 bunches. Frank went to Chatham to circus. Took Phyllis out for a drive. Saturday, Aug. 18 – 30 bunches. Rec 2.50 for 16M & 5 b. Alvin & Gordon went to Barnum & Bailey’s Circus at St. Thomas on #36 & back on #37. Drove Lizzie & Ottie to Ridgetown & back. Sunday, Aug. 19 – Lillie Gosnell down for dinner. I rained from 12.30 A.M. to 2.30. I went to Smales for tea. Monday, Aug. 20 – Filled 2 boxes balks, cut 1 ¼ vat hoops I culled. Staves too went to joint. Raining hard to-night. Wrote letter to Cullart Swent. Tuesday, Aug. 21 – no entry. Wednesday, Aug. 22 – Civic Holiday. Chatham played 2 games Baseball & won both – 1st 11:5. Admission 25c. Thursday, Aug. 23 – A.M. 70 bundles, cut 2 vats. Treated Agnes Long & Jennie Gosnell at Martins Forest Post at League. Mr. Long talked on the Social side of the Summer. S. School at Elgin Erie. Met Miss McClelland of Columbus, O. (Mrs. L. Tate’s). Friday, Aug. 24 – Run mill all day. Jointed 15 after tea. �Saturday, Aug. 25 – Ran hoops out in A.M., cut 2 boxes in P.M. Alvin & I piled staves. Loaded car of staves to-day. Jointed 15 after tea. -------------------- treated Tedder Mc. Norman came to- night & went down with Ray. Sunday, Aug. 26 – Rained very heavy to-night. Lightning struck Gus Valse’s chimney. Jennie Gosnell, Ray Fenton, Norman & Alvin here for tea. Monday, Aug. 27 – Velma came from Essex on 9.00 mail. Alvin went to St. Thomas on mail. Ray & N. Took Velma for a drive after dinner. Tuesday, Aug. 28 – Lizzie, Norman, Velma & I went to lake at Palmyra with Lorry. Alvin came back on 4.34. Velma & Norman went to St. Thomas to-night. Wednesday, Aug. 29 – Jointing staves. A.T. L.K. 1AA Thursday, Aug. 30 – Jointing. A.T. L.K. 1AA Friday, Aug. 31 – Jointed 80. Had a fire at ware house at noon. Loyd, Alvin, Geo., & I moving apple brls in P.M. Saturday, Sept. 1 – Jointed 120. Started hard staves to-day. Alvin phoned that he might go to Blight Monday eve. John W. MacGregor died at Ridgetown, aged 26-6-26 [26 years, 6 months, 26 days]. Sunday, Sept. 2 – Mr. Leddycote did not come. Children’s Sunday Dan. 5. Text Dan. 5-27. S.S. Zaccheus & Barrhimens . Tedder left for St. Thomas on 36. Monday, Sept. 3 – Alvin Smale went to Toronto. Eva Smale went to Chatham. Ray Fenton went to St. Thomas. Jointed 20 --- A.M. alone. P.M. helped Geo. To sheet the shed. Tuesday, Sept. 4 – Hugh Gillies, Geo. & I shingled all day. 39 bunches out by to-night. Sneeze once you are feeling better Sneeze twice you will get a letter Sneeze three times you will get a kiss Sneeze 4 times you will get your wish. Wednesday, Sept. 5 – We three shingled all day. I haven’t felt well all this week. Took Pill (D.S., K. & L.) & citratred M. They fixed me O.K. Thursday, Sept. 6 – I feel like another man to-day. Finished shingled shed by noon. P.M. Jointed 21 bunches. Mr. Talbot of London talked on the Forward Movement. I signed for 4c per week. Friday, Sept. 7 – several calculations �Saturday, Sept. 8 – Wrote Joseph O’Mara, Palmerston, for a position at $8.00 per week. Wrote also to Man for particulars re a position. Sunday, Sept. 9 – Jin Gordon here for tea. Monday, Sept. 10 – no entry. Tuesday, Sept. 11 – Tried my new coat on to-day. Wednesday, Sept. 12 – no entry. Thursday, Sept. 13 – Joe Smith came here to board at noon. At League this eve. Literary selections in charge of Louise Scott. Friday, Sept. 14 – 52 bunches. Saturday, Sept. 15 – Jointed 28 bunches A.M. Turned heading P.M. I could have easily finished jointing to-day. Received word from Mac Chatham re a position in Wallaceburg sugar Coat/$50. per mo. Sunday, Sept. 16 – Frank went to St. Thomas on #36. Came home with M. Riddick. Monday, Sept. 17 – A.M. drew heading to shop. Took 2 back rows of heading put. P.M. finished Jointing. George filled kiln with staves. �Tuesday, Sept. 18 – no entry. Wednesday, Sept. 19 – P.M. Goh Knapps scraper & plough. Voting to-day for Hall By-Law. Lost. Thursday, Sept. 20 – A.M. It rained most of morning. P.M. cleared up part of back yard, burnt some of the rubbish. Friday, Sept. 21 – Fired & run engine to dry kiln all day. Took Irene Crichton for a drive to townline & back by ridge. Saturday, Sept. 22 – A.M. Fired & run engine to dry kiln. P.M. Turned Heading ½ M set. Sunday, Sept. 23 – 2 church, 1 S.S. Cecil, Crossly, Frank, Vern, Walter. Got my suit this A.M. 19.50 7 yards. Monday, Sept. 24 – Drew heading to shop. Drew dry staves to shop, 6 loads. Put some staves in kiln & took some heading out of kiln. Hair cut at T H. Tuesday, Sept. 25 – Put more staves in kiln. Went to Bell Ringers’ Concert at night alone. It was Very Excellent. Wednesday, Sept. 26 – Finished putting staves in kiln. Cleaning up yard. P.M. Put 4 loads of heading in kiln. New cooper came to-night, Armstrong from Alvinstoc. Thursday, Sept. 27 – Put 1 load of heading in kiln. Frank & I dug potatoes on back lot. Uncle Will & Aunt Mary came to-night. Aunts Jennie & Martha not coming. League decided to hold a concert. Fair night. Friday, Sept. 28 – Mother & father celebrated the 20th anniversary of their marriage to-day. Mrs. Blue went away on Plug. Mr. Craig killed at Dutton by No. 37. Guest list, attached to page in diary: Gesto: Wm. Blight & Mrs.; Essex: Ed. & Mrs. Stone & Marguerite; Chatham: Alf & Mrs. Stone, Will & Mrs. Stone; St. Thomas: Mrs. W. Whitmore, Helen & Nelson; Highgate: Wm. & Mrs. Fenton, Nelson & Mrs. Stone, Alfred & Mrs. Stone (Fan), Mrs. (Minnie) & D.J. Gillis, Mr. & Mrs. Long, Miss Gesner, Mr. & Mrs. T.C. Reycraft, Mrs. Smale, Miss Orr, H.A. & Mrs. McLachlan, Minnie Reycraft, Mrs. Blue, Mr. & Mrs. C. McLaren & Lizzie, William Reycraft, Joe & Mrs. Reycraft, Mrs. E. Beathie, Mr. & Mrs. D. McMackon, Mr. & Mrs. Jack Attridge; Ridgetown: Mr. & Mrs. W.H. McMackon [McMackon’s]: Walter, Frank, Lizzie, Laura, Gordon, Richard, Grace Total: 50 �Saturday, Sept. 29 – I tied up about 325 nailed brl hoops. P.M. Frank & I cleaned out well. I trained nearly all day. Letter to A.S., R.C. card. L. Trimble, Miss Gesner went to Rn 5.20. Aunt Nell went on plug. Sunday, Sept. 30 – M. Long had Childrens’ service this A.M. Frank, Jas. McA. & Cecil M. Took call. Bible, Prayer, Faith, Obedience, Love, Joy. Gen. 28-10. Monday, Oct. 1 – Run sawmill P.M. Edged loads & planed. Tuesday, Oct. 2 – Cut short staves & piled them. Put jointed & carts in shed. Wednesday, Oct. 3 – A.M. picking own apples. P.M. Putting wood in cellar. Irene C. & Laura B. Down to look at dishes. Minnie, Ella & Miss Tufling called. Thursday, Oct. 4 – Putting wood in cellar, rainy & wet. Geo. Tinline & wife went to Rodney Fair. Rainy all day. Friday, Oct. 5 – Fixing roof on engine room. Mrs. Freeland, Mrs. Loveall & Ida here. Saturday, Oct. 6 – Raining & cold all day. Helped Frank with barrels in shop to-day. C. Whitmore came to-night. Sunday, Oct. 7 – A.M. church. S.S. Went to station to see C.W. off, #37, 1.40 late. Papa went to Eau. Fred Galbraith here for dinner. Monday, Oct. 8 – Worked at roof till 3.00. Worked at wood house till six. Tuesday, Oct. 9 – Geo. & I bricking the cesspool. Ida & friends went on 9.00 mail to St. Thomas. Papa came home & went back again. 1 duck. Wednesday, Oct. 10 – Geo. & I at mason work yet. Geo. Here for tea. Snowed a little this P.M. Thursday, Oct. 11 – At our contract, took 2 cords wood to Mrs. Frazer, $3.00.Snowed a little to- day. �Friday, Oct. 12 – A.M. finished our brick contract. Manley Hayes brot load of hay. P.M. Brought 35 apple brls from Wm. Attridges (out) to Frank Phoenix. Picked 6 brls apples at Bob McK. Papa home, brought 17 ducks. Saturday, Oct. 13 – Geo. & I picked 3 bean brls of apples at Bob McKerachers. 1 of King, 2 Baldwins. P.M. turned heading. Sunday, Oct. 14 – A.M. 3 James 1. Text 3 J. 2 1-3 S.S. Matt. 25, 1018, Levt 13. P.M. no one. Mary Riddick & Ethel McKhere for dinner. They & Frank & Elsa where for tea & church. Miss McClellan still at Mrs. T. Tape’s. Monday, Oct. 15 – Finished roof on engine room. Mother went to St. Thomas on #36. Tuesday, Oct. 16 – Fair day, burnt weeds. Happy Emma Railroad Robbery. At night Frank, Vern & I were ushers, felt like a fish out of water. Laura Reynolds & Ada Ashton, Frank & Mary, Vern & Jessie at M.H.R. for tea. Wednesday, Oct. 17 – A.M. put floor in cesspool. P.M. Geo. took 75 brls to Rodney. I picked apples at Uncle Nelson’s. 5 bags. Bessie Stone came out from Chatham to-night. Father went to the Eau again. Thursday, Oct. 18 – Thanksgiving day. F. & M.H.R. went to Moravian Fair. Rained nearly all afternoon. Geo. & I sawed some wood up at his place. Friday, Oct. 19 – Raining this A.M. Saturday, Oct. 20 – Geo. took 50 brls to Rodney. P.M. we turned heading. Sunday, Oct. 21 – Rev. Nethercot of Morpeth A.M. Rev. Sawyer o Florence P.M. At S.S. also. Walter at Fenton’s for tea. Mrs. A. Fenton & he reviewing old scholars & classmates. Friend (lady) visiting at church. Monday, Oct. 22 – Bessie Stone went home on A.M. 8.23. A.M. Working sat wood shed. Asked Clark about a job in mill in Nick’s place. Thought Nic was going to leave now, but not until Jack Stickle gets settled. Tuesday, Oct. 23 – A.M. Ego moved Nick Reichheld. P.M. Drew over heading & staves. Father went to the Eau after his traps. He intends going deer hunting soon. �Wednesday, Oct. 24 – Drew over staves till about 3.30, when it began to rain. Thursday, Oct. 25 – Father came back from Eau. A.M. Working at shed. All finished but front end. P.M. Drew over balance of 1st class staves. Took wood to Mrs. Slipper & Abe. Brought 1 load home. Muirkirk League did not come to-night. Annie Long & W.A. Abraham, Maggie Moody & B. Burns, Lizzie Bury & C. Carlyle took parcel around to Stella C. Friday, Oct. 26 – Putting wood in shed A.M. Carryed heading out of kiln. P.M. Mother came home on mail to-night. Saturday, Oct. 27 – Turned heading from about 9.30 A.M. Letitia Attridge lost to-day. Left house about 3 A.M. Been raining all day. Worse to-night. Sunday, Oct. 28 – Services at Lee’s at 11.57. Father & I out at Attridges. He was back by 11.30, I by 2.10. Letta was found about 10.30 near Bill Roland’s bush. I at S.S. Frank & M. At Lee’s to-night. Monday, Oct. 29 – Working on L.E. Section under Uncle Mac. Went to Ridgewood & helped build Rail holder & Set-off for car. Rained & snowed from about 2:30. Home by 5.30 so wet. Father went away on #36. Andy on R. Section. Tuesday, Oct. 30 (Nov. 12) – Ridgetown & Rodney gang helped build ours A.M. We went to Rodney P.M. to build theirs. Home by 5.35 P.M. Mother, Frank & I went out to 10c tea at Lees. Josiah McKay Chairman. He died about Nov. 9 06. Wednesday, Oct. 31 – Ditching on section below Gore. Then putting in switch blocking. Extra men laid off, that’s me. Thursday, Nov. 1 – Picked up apples over at Sifton’s for cider. Harry sprained his ankle this morning. Fred Kelly started to work for him for 1 year for 150. After 6.00 helped Geo. Tinline move stove. At League in time for Amen. Friday, Nov. 2 – P.M. fixing old buggy. Put in new reach & floor. Fred & Frank brought cider back. Saturday, Nov. 3 – Burnt heap of rubbish. Filled hole by barn with brick & dirt. Looked up T.S. Gosnell’s & John Gillis’ addresses in Winnipeg. Asked I.C. & L.R. if I could have their company tomorrow night to church at Lurin. Probably. They backed out & so did I. Sunday, Nov. 4 – 1st Matt. 4, 1-11. Eph. 2, 1-12. Sacrament Sunday. S.S. 8 in class. Verne, Frank, Fred K., Ernie, Jim G., Cecil M., Jim McA., W.M. At night Lizzie & I went to Turin. Saw Nancy, Ethel McK., Miss Switzer, Albrect G., Irene C., Grace G. 2 letters to Winnipeg, Man. Monday, Nov. 5 – Living on M.C.R. all day 2 men from Taylor aiding us. J. Garreth, Frank & Mother, 3 Englishmen, J. Tinline, W. McMackon out at Turin. Tea – meeting. �Tuesday, Nov. 6 – On M.C.R. Taruping & living dinner by big elm. Frank & Geo. filling kiln. Letter from R.E. McPhedron. Wednesday, Nov. 7 – On M.C.R. Servicing west of Station. Put 2 rails on switch east of station (south). Thursday, Nov. 8 – On M.C.R. Changed 3 rails, cleaning up cinders & servicing. Letter from dad. Frank Beaton has 2 deer. Father none. At League read paper on F. Nightingale. Friday, Nov. 9 - Brought the 3 rails taken out, to tool house. Then cleaning track till six. Letter from C.R. Whitmore. Saturday, Nov. 10 – Servicing near Gore Road. Threw dirt away from Brooks ditch. J. Tinline worked alone all day near in the cut cleaning track. He went on 5.20 to Renwick to visit Geo. Primer. Sunday, Nov. 11 – Slept in this A.M. Jas. Gordon here for dinner. He & Frank out at Turin for church. Both at church here to-night. Cecil Martin & I only ones in our S.S. class. “The Making of a Woman”. P.M. Lesson Prov. 31, 10-end. Text Pls 114.12. Jessie Campbell home. Monday, Nov. 12 (Oct. 30) – Josiah McKay is to be buried to-day. Ditching for M.C.R.R. below cut. Snow on ground. Chilly in morning now. Tuesday, Nov. 13 – Ditching below cut. Kept Gore Road clear for President’s Special from 9.40. Letter from J. Gillis, 57 Pearl St., Winnipeg, Man. Wednesday, Nov. 14 – Ditching below cut. The clay is not soft but rather sticky when wet. Mother, Aunt Mattie & Frank at Aunt Ellen’s for tea. Thursday, Nov. 15 – received letter from T.S. Gosnell of Winnipeg. Ditching all day. Friday, Nov. 16 – Mr. Clark down for tea. A.M. Put 10 new ties in south switch & cleaned up cinders. P.M. Went to Ridgetown & helped Ab Wolfe line in crushed stone. Wouldn’t like to work on their track very well. It is too hard. Andy back on M.C.R.R. section. Saturday, Nov. 17 – Ditching this A.M. It was very wet & sticky. P.M. Jim & I fixed McKerracher’s crossing. Father came home to-night on #37. Got check from P.M. agent & J. Tolson cashed it. Frank Beaton also came on #37. Sunday, Nov. 18 – Say Ray F. & Stanley Driver to-night. A.M. Phil. 2, 1-16, text 9th verse. P.M. 2 Cor., P8, 68.6. S.S. Lesson Matt. 26, 57-68. Letta Bury here for dinner. Mr. & Mrs. McGinn & W.M. at Uncle Mac’s for tea. Nix after church, Frank & I discussing milking of Spot. Lesson P.P. “The making of a Home”. Monday, Nov. 19 – Working on Section 13 dys. Father said I could go to Detroit if I liked. Expect to go tomorrow if the weather is fine. �Tuesday, Nov. 20 – On Section. Wet. Changed my mind, did not go to D. Going to-morrow rain or shine. J. Garret sends in my time & check to be paid at Windsor where I am to get it. Wednesday, Nov. 21 – Took accom. to D. Arrived in D. 11.15 Saw Burton Gyman. Looked up Chas. Whitmore. I by his advice appied to C.H. Bieber Suft of Car Service for position as car checker. It is terribly windy & stormy this P.M. Came to Ferguson’s P.M. Stayed there over night. All well. Thursday, Nov. 22 – Went to Daisy B. Miller, paid her $1.00. I appied Ernest Bros 414 Woodward as bookkeeper. P.M. Looking after home in their office part of time & practising. Lunch at Geo. Soira’s. To go to Otto Ernst’s home by 7.30 P.M. take Baker, up Chene, 748 Grandy. Friday, Nov. 23 – Arrived at 748 Granby by 7.25 A.M. Otto Ernst & I went over to Works 1067-1069 Palmer Ave. Started work to-day at $1.00 daily. Tending phone & getting insight into business. Only ½ hour at noon. Quit at 5.00 P.M. ----. Had dinner & tea at Mige’s. To pay $4.00 per week including washing not laundry. John Mige & I went to Lansing & back to-night total 12 miles. Saturday, Nov. 24 – Had a splendid night’s rest. About 3:30 left for Windsor to get Time check. Didn’t come. Went via Hooper, transfer to Sherman to Woodward, walk to River. Ferry. Car. Letter to Mother. P.P.C. to Jessie Campbell. Cart to D. McLachlan. I owe N.S.D.W. 2 tickets. Sunday, Nov. 25 – A.M. at Ashbury M.E. Church. Rev. Greenwood, Heb. 12, Dan. 6. S.S. there also, teacher Miss Clare Smith. 4 P.M. Left for Fergusons. Will & Gertie home for tea. Mable & I went to Immanuel Pres. Other side of boulevard. Came home by Sherman & Hooper. 1 tr coming back. Monday, Nov. 26 – Ready for another week. Otto proved cash & I posted entries. Phone # E14534 to be charged to Ridge 574. Tuesday, Nov. 27 – Called this A.M. as employee of telephone Co. called & said ours was #R463-R. Mrs. Crocker here to ascertain basis of the firm. Otto here in P.M. To look up Daisy Miller after 6.00 P.M. I owe her $2.00 more. A little rain this A.M. I have been acting funny to-night & Mrs. Miggie thinks I have been drinking. Wednesday, Nov. 28 – To-night at Ball in Orion Hall on Champlain St. Did not get in till 2.30 A.M. Walked 9 blocks to Gratiot & 9 after it. Up by 7.00 A.M. in morning shough. Had ½ glass of beer & it was sufficiency. Thursday, Nov. 29 – Went over to Windsor this A.M. Got my time check from M.C.R.R. deposited $15.00. U.S. Thanksgiving to-day. Saw Jim Scott in Merchants Bank at Windsor. Went to John Fergusons for dinner & Archie’s for tea. Kenneth & I at Rugby Match. I would call it “more beef”. Couldn’t find J.C. Jones at 47 Macombs St. either. Phone Ridge 705. �Friday, Nov. 30 – Went to store after soap & Acme, wire with letters. Otto didn’t come out to- day. Getting ready for trial balance and statements. Cards to McPhedran, McLachlan, J.G. Gareth. Saturday, Dec. 1 – Pay day for me, drew $7. Check cashed at Lamberts. down town to-night, back by 7 P.M. Considerably colder to-night. Letter to Mother. Sunday, Dec. 2 – A.M. at Ashbury Church, S.S. at Ashbury Church. Miss Clara Smith teacher. Attend 130 coll $3.02. Went down Chene car & to Depot M.C.R.R. Saw Chas. Whitmore there. We went to 280 Porter where Roy & Mac live. I went to Presbyterian Tabernacle at 4th & Sacrament administered during service. Monday, Dec. 3 – Sending out statements & Invs. Started check system among the men. Otto was down this A.M. for awhile. Got trial balance off to-day. Tuesday, Dec. 4 – Ruled up Cash Book & Journal. Got new check book this A.M. Otto over this A.M. Wednesday, Dec. 5 – Letter from D. McLachlan, D. McMackon, Frank McMackon. W. Francks got hurt to-day. He was pulling a pot of metal and the tongs slipped and hit him near the eye. Mr. Honam here for tea to-night, also 2 gentlemen who went to church, one a minister. Snowed about 2 this A.M. & turned to rain. [At end of Diary, dated Dec. 5]. Mac writes asking me to check in C.B.C. next year & in that way pay my tuition. Father will not see me stuck for money. Mac wants me to take stenography & typewriting. I would like to well-enough if I thought I could better myself by doing so. The trouble is that I don’t know very well how to leave this position with the North Side Brass Works. It is to their interest to have a bookkeeper & to my interest to better myself financially either now or inside of 6 mos. I hate to leave as they have let me into the very inside of their business. They have given me their confidence & trust and it certainly goes against the grain to leave a place where one gets attached. I believe it would be to my best interests to take the course as offered by Mac. However I will ask Otto Dec. 7/06.] Thursday, Dec. 6 – Desk in office all wet. Went to Palme Mfg & Lamberts. Otto over and didn’t stay long on account of wet. It has been wet & damp all day. Went to Clara Smith’s, 439 Palmer. S.S. class met. Chas., Dale, Chas. Dench, 2 Bakers, Grant. Card from Lizzie Mose. Friday, Dec. 7 – Letter from Frank. Letter to McLachlan. Pretty chilly – I took a heavy cold in office to-day. Felt sick all night. The small of my back and thighs ached to-night and Saturday. Used salve, 3 pills, strong tea. [At end of Diary, dated Dec.7]. I had a talk with Otto this morning re Mac’s offer. Told him I would like to accept it. Otto said had he thought I would stay no longer than this he would not have taken the trouble to break me in. I don’t blame him for saying that. After we talked a bit longer I said I would like to write Mac & tell him I would take the course. �Otto said that he thot this business would prove a success and that I would have things my own way in the office and perhaps have an assistant in little over a year’s time. If the business proved a failure he would do the best he could for me elsewhere. So I will stay with them for awhile and get office experience.] Saturday, Dec. 8 – Letter from Albert Swent, letter to Father. Had a heavy headache this A.M. Took no breakfast. Felt better towards night. Otto down most of P.M. Louis Dupart starts night work at 7 P.M. Sunday, Dec. 9 – A.M. & P.M. Ashbury Church. Also League at 6.45. Saw lots of people skating by the Boulevard. Getting to like Miss Clara Smith better every S.S. Class. Read The Curse of the Baskervilles. Monday, Dec. 10 – Sending out invoices and several checks. Desk wet nearly all A.M. So was pretty busy al P.M. At night John & I went down to Daisy B. Millers. Then I went to Mens meeting in Ashbury Church. Tuesday, Dec. 11 – Rather chilly to-day. Over at Lamberts to cash a check for Dufart. Eugene at Toledo to buy brass to-day. Wednesday, Dec. 12 – Went to bed right after supper to-night. Called up Fie Sullivan at M398 Bookkeepers Publishing house, 89 Fort St. E. Thursday, Dec. 13 – After supper played Snap & went to bed as usual. Friday, Dec. 14 – The desk has been wet all day to-day. Foggy & dank all day. Otto trying to straighten out Smith’s tangle. Saturday, Dec. 15 – Went down town to-night. Walked about 2 miles I guess & never saw a soul I knew. Bought .P.C. Album & a diary for 1907. Got 1# of cheese for Mrs. Agricola at Library tea store. Sunday, Dec. 16 – A.M. at Ashbury Church & S.S. Over at Fergusons for tea. Ken & I & Mac went to Russell & Macomb. Afterwards I walked home. Monday, Dec. 17 – men working over time to-night. Van Wagoner here for couple hours. Otto for another. Sent out weeks invoices to-day. Tuesday, Dec. 18 – Ira L. Wood induced me to give him 3.00 to take out a Life In. Policy. (fool that I was). The doctor examined me to-night & I wish I had a copy of it now. Ira L. Wood wanted 5.00 but I told him 3.00 was all I had handy. I wish I hadn’t told him about money I had in bank. Wednesday, Dec. 19 – Went down to drug store for Eugene Dufort & took medicine to his wife on 563 Collins Ave. Overtime to-night for seven of the men. �Thursday, Dec. 20 – Pay day to-day for the North Side Brass Wks. Went down to drug store for Marr after Orangeman Headache Tablets. A little snow falling to-night. Friday, Dec. 21 – We went to the Library and I brought home Vanity Fair by Wm. M. Thackery. About 4 miles of a walk down & back. Saturday, Dec. 22 – Received check for $1 more than was coming to me. Had quite a time to cash it up here. Bought excursion ticket to Highgate & return $2.75. Saw Chas. Whitmore, went down shopping, saw John Migge. Informed him of my intentions returned to 200 Porter St. Sunday, Dec. 23 – Up at 5.30 Standard, #32 left at 7.00, Windsor 8.30, home by 11.00. Cleaned up. Cecil Garrett & Miss Orr here for dinner. Had tea at Aunt Laura’s. In our S.S. class Cecil Martin, C. Garrett, Jas. McAskill, Crosley Weide, Verne Scott, Frank & Walter McMackon. Monday, Dec. 24 – Frank & I got Xmas tree at Conway’s. Another at Roy McLaratts for ourselves. Helped F. Stone & Sam Gosnell trim the big one. Out at entertainment. Very good as only small folks acted. Tuesday, Dec. 25 – Blanche & Jack married one year to-day. Uncle Nelson & Chas. Thornton, Uncle Mac & Aunt Mattie, Birdie & Carl here for dinner. Frank & I went skating at Lee’s P.M. Skated with Mary Riddick & Eva Smale. Mary asked about Lydia Trimble. Jim Scott & I came over on #37, 4 hours exactly. Wednesday, Dec. 26 – Started to work again to-day. Only a few men on. Thursday, Dec. 27 – Full gang on to-day. Otto & Ernst around for about 1 & ½ hours. Called on Ira L. Wood to-night about Policy. Can’t regain the $3.00 as the doctor gets that for examination. He is to write father about policy & get his opinion on it. Friday, Dec. 28 – Thinking about going to Sx Sat. Night & return on Tues. Evening. Saturday, Dec. 29 – Otto came in A.M. & P.M. He took off a Trial Balance & Balance Sheet to- night. He also figured out the Inventory. I made out wages to Sat. night. Did not get through till 10.00 & I did not go to Sx to-night, going in morning. Sunday, Dec. 30 – Walked to Gratiot, car to Woodward, walked to Depot, left at 6.40 A.M. In Sx at 7.40, went to Aunt Eva’s for the day. Church 2 & S.S. 1. L.T. was visiting & returned Mon. nite. Lena just likes to tease me about a young lady. Uncle Ed & Aunt Em also give me a dig. Stanley left for Toronto. Wet & windy. Monday, Dec. 31 – Saw Mrs. Ernie, Minnie, Fanny, Rufus & Mrs. Rufus Williams. Drove Tom to Gesto. Went down town line instead of turning on the Malden Road: 10.45-1.20. All well at Aunt Mary’s & everything is sticky. Laura Harmer stayed with Flossie last night. �Tuesday, Jan. 1, 1907 – Flossie & I drove out from Gesto to Aunt Enn’s for dinner. Aunt Mary, Flossie, Uncle Wm., Mrs. Whitmore & Minnie Whitmore, Uncle Ed, Aunt Enn, Lena, Wilmot, Margaret & Whitney, Walter McMackon, Geo. Blight, wife & baby also. About 4.30 Lena wanted me in the Parlor -- he was going by. Hurry up. Of course I took my time. But I intended seeing her at Post O. & didn’t. In about 10 mins. Lena wanted me to hurry as she was going back & I didn’t. Came back from P.O. back way but didn’t find Abbots. I let Wilmot into the secret. After tea we went for milk & it wasn’t ready so we went over to station. Nix Dow to Adam’s next. All O.K. As good friends as ever. Then Wilmot & I got our milk & I hope no suspicions were aroused. Uncle Ed & Aunt Enn went out after tea & Lena had to look after the children, therefore I had to go to station alone. “Hello” I heard someone say as I was in front of the station. I looked around & then found out the time & went back. Tell was there although as I told her I didn’t expect to see her at all. I said Um Hod would send a P.P.C. from Detroit. I am to send Flossie Blight a P.P.Card Album. I suppose I am rather boothy on this & maybe will find out so in a few years. Tell said if F. & M. keep on it would come to something. Jan. 3, 1907 – I wish I hadn’t seen this Ira L. Wood or had anything to do with this insurance as I am going to be out $3.00 & nothing to show for it unless I can get a copy of the examination which I am going to try very hard to do, but I want to have Mr. Wood sign a paper saying that I will be liable to no more expense if I get a copy of it. I went up to his office on Dec. 27/07 [should be 06] to say that I would not take the policy & to get my money back. But its gone for good. I told him that my father advised me not to take it as father considered it a luxury to have your life insured. Father told me this when I was home Xmas. So I told him to write to Highgate & get my father’s opinion on the matter. He did so & last night I was down again. Another fool’s errand. He read me father’s letter & anything favourable to my taking the Policy he would comment & enlarge on it. Father also wanted to know the kind of Policy, terms of pay, etc. Wood says I am to pay $12.84 on receipt of policy & $4.50 in 30 days & $4.50 in 60 days. But no more money does he get out of me if I know anything about it. He is to send the Policy home when he gets it and the policy will explain itself to father. After it comes back I am to get it and I hope to have enough nerve to say right out & out that I don’t want it at all & thereby save the rest of my money from his clutches. He always taffys me up a little before I leave & this leaves a good impression on me at the time, but on reflection I dislike him for saying anything about my position here. I don’t think it is the best policy to have anything to do with a man who always gives you a little taffy at the end of a conversation. It flavours too much of the bait on the fish hook which he is holding out for Suckers & I have bitten 3 times: Warner Employment Agency $2.00 Daisy B. Miller $3.00 New York Life & Ira L. Wood $3.00 1. 601 Stevens bldg 2. 526 Chambers of Commerce 3. 1203 Majestic I wonder if I will ever quit being a sucker. �While at Essex, Uncle Ed spoke about how well George Stone was getting along & how well Lydia had done. The firm is now Ballard & Stone. He asked what Frank was doing at present. I told him nothing very much. He wanted to know if there was anything to hinder him from taking a position under Lydea Waburn, 10 miles from Broton, providing there was a Vacancy. Uncle said it would be a splendid opening if he could get in. He said he would write Lyde & see if he wanted someone else & if he did he would write Mother & let her know how chances stood with Lyde. I hope Frank can get a start down there as I do not see that he is making any headway at home. [Inside back cover]: Marshall Field’s business rules were simple. “Never give a note. Never buy a share of stock on margin. Never borrow. Never place a mortgage on your holdings. Hold all customers to a strict meeting of their obligations. Do business on a cash basis. Give the best quality for the least money. Never speculate.” Onward, March 10, 1906. Jesus is the Lord of every house, the invisible guest, the unseen listener of our every conversation. (indirectly from Rev. Hoyt, Chatham). � 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 Walter McMackon Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Walter McMackon 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, Kent & Simcoe Counties, Orford & Sunnidale Townships, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Walter McMackon Diary, 1906 Walter McMackon Diary, 1910 Walter McMackon Diary, 1911 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1906-1911 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 Walter McMackon Diary, 1906 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1, 1906 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Walter McMackon 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/792ec7f4690161c98b09b20e9d3f330e.pdf 4950d5d492c337ed716c5dd7ec7089fe PDF Text Text 1910 Diary – Walter McMackon (1887-1968) Transcribed by descendant, Paul Woodrow. Cash Accounts and a drawing of the farm’s field layout at the back of the original diary are not included in the transcription but can be viewed in the original diary at Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph. Small diary, 3 in. x 5 ¾ in. Identification on inside front cover: Walter McMackon Address: Highgate, Ontario Height: 5 ft., 8 1/2 in. Weight: 158 1/2 [lb.] Collar: 15 [in.] Shirt: 15 1910 Sat. Jan 1 – New Year’s Day. Mrs. Gaynor, Chas. Thornton & Uncle Mac’s in for dinner. Phyllis Reycraft & Stanley for tea & evening. Lining chicken pen. Sun. Jan. 2 – A.M. Church. Jas. Gordon preached. P.M. S.S. Eve Temperance. Speakers: Lou Reycraft, Rev. Whelan of Morpeth. Wm., Mrs. & Jos Street for tea & dinner. Male Choir twice today. Mon. Jan. 3 – Voted for Local Option. For 487, Against 247. Reeve: Blue 421 vs Ferguson 313 Councillors: Jno McDonald 437 Arch McLaren 435 Angus Thompson 364 Peter Clark 362 Peets 261 Richardson 113 Trustees: Phoenix, Bailey, A.J. Stone Temperance speeches: R.W. Uran, Jno Steele, J.S. Foster, Gillanders, G. Reycraft. Mill not running today. Tues. Jan. 4 – A.M. unloading corn, oats. P.M. unloading 13 loads staves, Abe & I. Very strong, raw east wind. Wed. Jan. 5 – Unloading staves by spells. 1000 bdles in the car. Dad to Toronto to-day. Damp to-day. Thurs. Jan, 6 – Decking bdls today. �Fri. Jan. 7 – A.M. Decking bdls. P.M. Delivery. Sat. Jan. 8 – This has been my week for going through the mill at night. Load of hay at mill from Jas. Gosnell. Sun. Jan. 9 – A.M. Church. P.M. S.S. Eve Church. Male Choir twice. Tea with Geo. Gosnell. Mon. Jan. 10 – A.M. Irish Joe in Ridgetown. Eve. Skating. Fine day. No wind. Tues. Jan. 11 – Herb Greyeth brot hay for mill. Eve. Skating. Lovely day. Sold 1st dozen today. Wed. Jan. 12 – Fine, no wind till late in evening. Load (36), skate in Ridgetown. Thurs. Jan. 13 – Received notice – am to be laid off next Saturday. Eve. Mr. Uren, Stella Crosby, Mr. Mack & I only. No league. Australian Concert Co. – free. Very stormy & windy. Fri. Jan. 14 – Delivery. Very stormy. Eve. Concert Co. Sat. Jan. 15 – Finished at mill today. Sun. Jan. 16 – A.M. Church. P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Mr. Langford on Missions. Lizzie, Mary Riddick, Miss Brigham for cutter ride after S.S. Mon. Jan. 17 – Making paths in snow. Did some siding on house. Tues. Jan. 18 – Highgate-Sheddon-West Lorne. 9 A.M. to Sheddon. 3:45 P.M. S. to West Lorne. At Uncle Tom’s for dinner. At West Lorne – Elgin House over night. Dad Hart went to S.on same train. Poultry show in W.L. Eve. Mr. Ross on Poultry, Mr. Clark on Hints (from Onondaga). Wed. Jan. 19 – West Lorne - Sheddon. A.M. walked to Schienhauf’s mill & back. W.L. to Dutton on Dan Deews wagon. D. To Sheddon with Conductor Lucas. Eve. Skating. Eliza Sells, Katy Brady, Alice Burwell, Myrtle Michener. Thurs. Jan. 20 – Sheddon - Highgate. 8:15 A.M. S. to Highgate. Eve. Election of Officers. Pres. Jno Foster; 1st Vice Effie McAskile; 2nd Vice Mrs. J. McLaren; 3rd Vice Laura Reynolds; 4th Vice Lizzie McMackon; Organist Mary Riddick; Sec. Treas. E. Gordon. Stormy. Fri. Jan. 21 – Putting paper & outside row of boards on coop on east end & part of west. Sat. Jan. 22 – Stormy & Cold. Only nails on a few boards. Lizzie & Laura Reynolds off for Dresden today. Cora Phoenix & Birdie in for tea. Sun. Jan. 23 – Dr. Sunderland of Toronto spoke on Missions twice. Tea at Riddick’s – 6 at Attridge’s. Subscribed to Laymers. �Mon. Jan. 24 – Finished all siding and tight-fitted over window. Tues. Jan. 25 – Put in ceiling & straw; roosts & drop boards. Wed. Jan. 26 – Still on the Job. Gordon, Dick & I brought some straw. Eve. League. Stormy. Thurs. Jan. 27 – Lizzie’s birthday (18). Lizzie & I at Keyes in evening. Jim Gosnell brot hay A.M. Fri, Jan. 28 – Fixed feed boxes. M. collecting Educ. Funds. Load started for E.L. concert in Ridgetown. Landed at Fosters to finish. Jno & Mrs. Foster, Jno & Mrs. Attridge, W. & L. McMackon, W. & M. Riddick, Minnie Reycraft, Sara Attridge, Mayme Graham, Laura Reynolds, Grace Reycraft, Mrs. McGinn, Ernest Gordon, G.E. Armour, Miss Wyman, Miss Watson, Miss Brigham. Sat. Jan. 29 – A.M. Dad, Gordon & I clearing warehouse. P.M. Straightened Educ. I intended going to Detroit on #37 but will stay & help Dad for awhile. Sun. Jan. 30 – C., S.S. Eve. Laura Reynolds & I at Ethel McKerracher’s for tea. Later we 3 at Erma McPhail’s at Palmyra. Mon. Jan. 31 – Dad & I 45 apple & 1 bean brl. Eve. League, 32 Pres. Ernest Gordon & Miss Wyman had topic. Tues. Feb. 1 – A.M. Coopering - apple brl. Drew over a few staves, hoops & heading. P.M. at Les McLaren’s ats 120’s. Eve. Lizzie & I at Jennie Gosnell’s. Wed. Feb. 2 – Right at the beans yet. Eve. Skating party (27) to Ridgetown. Thurs. Feb. 3 – A.M. at the beans. P.M. at Cooper Shop. Eve. Frank Stone, J.S. Foster & I as S.S. Supply Committee. Fri. Feb. 4 – Coopering today. Eve. Sleighload to Harry Sifton’s. Sat. Feb. 5 – Taking brls to & stock from warehouse. Mary Riddick in for tea. Sun. Feb. 6 – S.S., C. Tea at Aunt Mattie’s. Lizzie, Ernest Gordon & I stopped in at Riddick’s after Church. Mon. Feb. 7 – Dad & I at Bean Brls. Eve. At League. Tues. Feb. 8 – Beans Brls yet. Eve. Load didn’t go to Jason Eberle’s. Joe Wilkinson wanted $8.00 to go out. The crowd stopped at home instead. Reycraft, Minnie; Gosnell, Clayon, Jamie, Ethel; Riddick, Mary, Will; Watson, Miss; Wyman, Miss; Brigham, Miss; Attridge, Sara; �Gordon, Ernest; Scott, Florence; McLaren, Fan; McKerracher, Ethel; Buchan, A. Bell; Myron & Birdie. Wed. Feb. 9 – 16 Bean brls alone. Thurs. Feb. 10 – 17 Bean Brls alone. Eve. Farmers Institute Meeting. Fri. Feb. 11 – 17 Bean Brls alone. Eve. Merry crowd at E. McKerracher’s. Joe Wilkins 2 teams, 20 in load; Clayton Gosnell cutter; Tom Gordon cutter; Merton Scott cutter; Stanley Driver cutter; me, cutter (3-Grace Reycraft, Lizzie & I). Rolled in at 4 A.M. Very heavy wet snowstorm. Sat. Feb. 12 – 7 Bean Brls. P.M. Gordon, Dick & I load of straw with team. Sun. Feb. 13 – C., S.S. Eve. Ethel McK’s for tea. Edwin McMillan & Aggie Belle Buchan. Mon. Feb. 14 – 16 Bean Brls. Eve. League, 32 out. 20 active members, 9 associate. Free Load to Rink tonight. Tues. Feb. 15 – 17 Brls Beans today. At A.O.V.W. supper. E. McK. Later, at concert alone. Had complementary ticket. Wed. Feb. 16 – 18 Bean Brls. Eve to Will Gaynor about job as driver for Dom. Exp. Gordon home with cold. Thurs. Feb. 17 – 13 Brls Beans. Finished. Fri. Feb. 18 – A.M. Fixed nest in hen pen. P.M. Put some wood in cellar. Eve. Committee meeting of E. League. J.S. Foster, Laura Reynolds, E. McAskile, Mrs. J. McLaren, Ernest Gordon, Lizzie McMackon. Sat. Feb. 19 – A.M. Grace, Dick & I at farm for dinner. Took ¼ beef down. Dad & I loaded loose heading on P.M. Ry for Drader in Chatham. Sun. Feb. 20 – C. S.C. Edmunds of Palmyrs. S.S. C. Anglican Ridgetown cutter alone. Mon. Feb. 21 – Took 73 bean brls to warehouse & brot some staves back. Eve. League Social. Dep. 5.96 for S.S. Drove to Jno Fenton’s & back at noon. Tues. Feb. 22 – Saw F.W. Scott about A.O.V.W. P.M. Dr. McPhail examined me for entrance. Wed. Feb. 23 – Dad & I 40 apple brls. Thurs. Feb. 24 – Dad & I 40 apple brls. Eve. At Jno Fenton’s re SS. Treas. Books. �Fri. Feb. 25 – In Leslie’s hot house. Wm. Wise & I were putting up 200 lb bean sacks. Very cold. Sat. Feb. 26 – A.M. At Leslie’s hot house. P.M. made a few brls. Eve. Called at Bert Atkinson’s & A.J. Stone’s. Sun. Feb. 27 – Church. P.M. Driving Palmyra, Clearville, Duart. Eve. Tea at Uncle Dan’s. It rained part of the P.M. The snow was slushy & where it was a foot deep the horse would go down. Mon. Feb. 28 – Dad & I at apple brls. Eve. League. Tues. Mar. 1 – Fixed raisin seeder. Also cross bar in cutter. Eve. Rode goat in A.O.V.W. Wed. Mar. 2 – A.M. made 7 brls apples. P.M. Dad & clearing out office. Eve. Straightened S.S. books. Thurs. Mar. 3 – Raised office on blocks ready to move to rear of house in Saw Log Hollow. Eve. At Revival meeting. Miss Watson, Brigham & Mrs. Ashton in for tea. Fri. Mar. 4 – Office safely deposited in desired spot. Frost is going out quite rapidly and the mud is in evidence. Sat. Mar. 5 – Straightened old barn & had it started on its way. Sun. Mar. 6 – Church, S. School, Church. Mon. Mar. 7 – A.M. finished moved barn. P.M. 10 apple brls. Eve. League. Board 2/1/10-3/7/10 – 9 weeks $27.00 Work 2/1 – 3/7/10 - $27.00 Dad & I called a/c square in this way. Tues. Mar. 8 – Highgate –Essex. A.M. 7 apple brls. Hired with Herb Lee for 7 mos., maybe 8 @ 25 P.M. Took mail train to Sx. All well at Uncle Ed’s. Wed. Mar. 9 – Essex-Gesto. A.M. Stayed around all morning. P.M. Walked out to Gesto. Wyman Colhoun is Uncle Wm’s hired man. Eve. E.L. Social in village. Flossie & Redge Eaton. Edith came out till Friday night. Thurs. Mar. 10 – Gesto. Eve. Party at Kielick’s 2 ½ miles west of Gesto. Drove Wyman & C. Edna Lorne. Flossie didn’t go. Uncle Wm & Aunt Mary off for Detroit to-day. Fri. Mar. 11 – Edith & Edna Campbell at the house for tea. Later there was choir practice. Aunt & Uncle back by supper-time. Flossie, E.C. Wizman & I in the village. �Sat, Mar. 12 – Gesto, Essex, Detroit, St. Clair. Uncle Wm. drove me to Sx this A.M. 10.00 A.M. car to Windsor. Jim Scott. Went to Dentist Lou McPhee, 106 Broadway. Ed. Aldridge & P. Dean 10 Adams W. Will Cromie. At 482 Mitchell 4 P.M. 5.00-8.00 interurban to St. Clair. This is Alice Wasey’s birthday. Sun. Mar. 13 – M. Wasey, Ray, Marjorie & I at Church and part of S.S. Mildred’s sister Hattie McDonald. 6.45-9.00 interurban to City. Mon. Mar. 14 – Detroit. 11.00 A.M. Dentist. Noon, Mrs. Clark 98 Col E. Tea at Dundas’s 321 Trembly. Mrs. Armstrong, Mrs. Franz & Distlerue. Clara Suritz later. Tues. Mar. 15 – 10.30 A.M. Dentist. Noon 98 Col E. Mrs. Roy Whitmore 280 Porter West, Detroit but didn’t see Roy or Chas. Tea at Lou Mills 880 Porter. Stayed over night at Ferguson’s 320 Lansing. Wed. Mar. 16 – Detroit. 9.30 Gertie Grants 317 Lansing. 10.30 A.M. L.M. McPhee. Fainted in chair. He filled 3 openings, crowned one tooth & cleaned for 7.75. Have felt bum all day. Did without dinner to-day. Tea at Will Cromie’s. Eve. At Ashbury Revival meetings. Rev. Mr. Marsh, Royal Smitz, Nellie Kuttkuhn, Etta Scott & I called on Mrs. Rutter, Chas. Valade. Thurs. Mar. 17 – St. Patrick’s day in the morning. Saw Hoxie in A.M. Am having my eyes retested at Dr. Campbell’s on Fort St. Dinner at 98 Col E. Called on Anne Pludderman1497 Jose. Tea at Clara Smitz. Eve at Lillie Baker’s 1893 Russell. Dave Cromie; Smitz, Royal Wm., Clara; Stacy, Flo; Dudds, Alice Marg; Wasey, Ted; Vaden, Miss; Wilson, Miss; Baker, Jno & Lillie; Howard, Mr., me. Fri. Mar. 18 – Detroit. Called on Mr. Greenwood. Dentist’s office twice. Had dinner at R.H. Mills 368 Pine. Came to Mr. Greenwod’s for tea. Later at Revival meeting. Sat. Mar. 19 – A.M. Dr. Campbell’s. At 482 for tea. Eve at 1027 Vermont. Irene Crichton & Belle Hawkins, quite a jolly crowd. Sun. Mar. 20 – Detroit. Asbury. C. Mr. Greenwood. S.S. W. Cromie’s Class. C. Rev. Mr. Eva. Ray, Bert & I were at 482 for dinner. At Wilbert’s for tea 91 Melbourne. Eve at Mary Stacey’s 891 Piquette E. Mon. Mar. 21 – A.M. 1063-65 Palmer Ave. E. Agricola’s & Hughes. Dinner at Mrs. Gibson’s. Glasses from Dr. Campbell. Tea at Ferguson’s. Eve at 319 Kirby E. Gertrude Rowe, Miss Shoemaker & Hardie. Tues. Mar. 22 – Dinner at Mrs. Baker’s 575 Mitchell. P.M. Mrs. Neitzers 899 Medbury. Tea at Russell’s 368 Pine. Eve at Asbury 891. Wed. Mar. 23 – Called at Mr. McPhee’s office. Miss Rose. Dinner at Tillie Mills. Tea at 482 Mitchell. Card received saying could started to work at once. Mrs. Dundas, D. Ernst, Clara Smitz 891 Mitton. �Thurs. Mar. 24 – Dinner at 98 Col E. W., E. & L car 3.15-4.00 P.M. Tea at Essex, Uncle Ed’s. Eve. Sx to Highgate. Greenwood’s 10 Adams W. Miss Lois Keane, Mrs. Geo. Blights, Wm., Mrs. & Flos Blight, Lena Gosnell, Miss DeVries, Mrs. Ludlow. Fri. Mar. 25 – Highgate. Started my 7 mos at H. Lee’s. Cuttinmg bands for corn shredder. Worked too hard to-day. Sat. Mar. 26 – Corn shredding at Chas. Scott’s. I had Herb’s team to-day. Visitors in town; Jim Scott, Cecil Garrett, Miss Valm, Morden Watson. Sun. Mar. 27 – C. Mr. Veale of Dorchester. S. C. Anglican Ridgetown. Met Benson Gosnell, Vi Savage. Mon. Mar. 28 – Chores. Shipped critter in A.M. P.M. 2 loads corn stalks. Eve. League. Ethel Gosnell & Jessie Campbell, Will Phoenix & Blanche Geary. Tues. Mar. 29 – 5 loads corn stalks. Eve. Retired early. Wed. Mar. 30 – 2 load corn stalks. Gathered loose corn on field. Picking corn in barn. Eve. Meeting of S.S. officers. Thurs. Mar. 21 – Sorting corn on barn floor. Fri. Apr. 1 – Cultivating S.W. field for oats crossways 11 ½ acres. Sat. Apr. 2 – Cultivating 1 & length wise. Eve house. Drove Uncle Mac up Gore road to look at Ry fire & for same received 50 cts. Lizzie & Laura sick. Sun. Apr. 3 – C. S.S. C. Home all day. Mon. Apr. 4 – Rainy. Burning front wheat field. Eve. League. At noon Herb hooked up two year old. Tues. Apr. 5 – A.M. cultivating back field length. P.M. rolling with young team. Wed. Apr. 6 – A.M. rolling young team. P.M. rolling & cultivating other. Rainy & quit at 4.00 P.M. Answered a letter to-night. Thurs. Apr. 7 – A.M. 3 loads of wood from front field. P.M. rolling & harrowing S.W. field. Eve. letter to Mrs. Mills. Fri. Apr. 8 – Working still in the oatfield. Sat. Apr. 9 – 10 loads started to-day to remove fertilizer from barn yard. Eve. Up town pr insoles from Uncle Joe. Finished harrowing oat field by 8.00. �Sun. Apr. 10 – A.M. Church. P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Had the noon & night chores done. Mon. Apr. 11 – 11 loads vs barnyard. Eve. League, 21 present. Tues. Apr. 12 – 15 loads vs Barnyard. Eve. Took 2 hens home from Frank Stone broody. Wed. Apr. 13 – Still in the barnyard. Gordon, Dick & Grace came up after a chicken. Thurs. Apr. 14 – Fertilizer. Eve. farm. Fri. Apr. 15 – 7 loads fertilizer. Eve farm. Sat. Apr. 16 – A.M. cleaned out bull’s pen. P.M. took apple & taters from pit. Eve on the farm. Sun. Apr. 17 – A.M. Church. Rainy. P.M. S.S. Sunshine. Eve. Church. Chilly. Was at home for tea. Mon. Apr. 18 – A.M. Garden plowed & harrowed. P.M. Peach trees planted, manure spread. Eve. Wasn’t at League. Tues. Apr. 19 – Rained all day. Cleaned out 1 box stall & part of another. Wed. Apr. 20 – Planted some berry bushes & spread fertilizer. Thurs. Apr. 21 – Finished spreading what manure was in piles in field. Short letter from Frank. Fri. Apr. 22 – Fixing west front rail fence. At home a few minutes in eve. Sat. Apr. 23 – Fine day but damp under foot. Finished fixing west front fence 300 rails. Sun. Apr. 24 – A.M. Church. P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. At home for tea. Mon. Apr. 25 – Rainy all day. Cleared out colt’s stall. Eve. League. Tues. Apr. 26 – Cut 7 lamb’s tails off. Load of hay from Geo. in P.M. Rained to-day. Wed. Apr. 27 – Buzzing wood at Floyd Gosnell’s bush. Brot parcel of Epworth Era’s from P.M. Station for the S.S. Thurs. Apr. 28 – 2 loads furniture to Lee’s house in town. Fri. Apr. 29 – A.M. buried 2 sheep, 1 dog & 1 cow. P.M. doctoring colt’s foot & dipping the three of them. Cleaning up a little brush in the orchard. �Sat. Apr. 30 – Picking up more brush. Mr. Jas. Beaton buried to-day. Gordon to deposit 3.55 for S.S. at noon. Sun. May 1 – Church communion. S.S. to-day. Church. At Lee’s all day. Walk with MHR. Raining this A.M. Mrs. Jas. Gosnell buried to-day. To Maggie Fenton for balance of Forward Movement. Mon. May 2 – Rain all day very heavy. Lane is flooded. Husked a little corn besides chores. Didn’t go to League, too wet. Caught a heavy cold to-day. F.W. Scott returned A.O.V.W. change by mail. Tues. May 3 –Herb at Pardo’s sale – Cedar Springs. Geo. E. Decker here & put new castings on windmill. I was his assistant. Split a little wood. (Wed. went down home & got some pills for my cold.) Wed. May 4 – A.M. Finished splitting the wood. P.M. 2 loads furniture to Lee’s in town. Eve. Home. Drove Mrs. Geo. Lee up. Bought pair shoes at Cumming’s on tick 2 1/2. Also subscribed ¼ for football. Thurs. May 5 – A.M. Gathering Brush. P.M. Gathering Brush. We connected windmill. Eve. Took pony & drove Mrs. Herb Guyett home. Fri. May 6 – A.M. 1 load buzz wood from F. Stone’s front fence. Also 1 from Lee’s west front fence. Got stuck me, halfed the load after dinner & drew it in. P.M. Load of hay from George’s. Herb upset in lane. Sat. May 7 – 3 colts to back pasture. 6 loads manure. 7 sheep sheared. Sun. May 8 – A.M. not at Church. P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Birdie & Laura. At home for tea. Uncle Nelson’s were up. Mon. May 9 – 13 loads fertilizer. Eve. E. League late & I went. – not in. Tues. May 10 – 13 loads ditto. Some brush was burnt to-day. Wed. May 11 – 14 loads manure. 1 sheep sheared. Thurs. May 12 – A.M. Herb disking pea field, burnt 1 brush heap. P.M. Cultivating cornfield. Am working the 3 & 4 year olds together. Fri. May 13 – Cultivating corn field. Sat. May 14 – Finished cultivating corn field & started bean field. Cultivated pea field. Went to George’s for roller. Frank came home to-night. Sun. May 15 – A.M. Church. P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Tea at McLaughlin’s. �Mon. May 16 – rolling, harrowing bean ground, 3 loads fertilizer. Herb plowing & trip for tile. Powell & Truly ditching for the firm. Handed to H.J. Uren 26.74 Educational Fund. Put in 1.00 for Jno Gosnell. Put in 1.00 short in a/c. Tues. May 17 – 9 loads manure out alone. Herb plowing. Started to rain at 4.30 P.M. and came quite heavy. Frank McM drove Mrs. Lee up this A.M. She stayed for dinner & supper. Wed. May 18 – P.M. cultivating #5 corn. A.M. sheared 1 sheep. Stallion. H. Chop to mill. I a little radish, lettus, onions planted. Thurs. May 19 – Cultivated corn #5 field N & South. H. Plowing bean. Fri. May. 20 – 4 cattle taken to back place. Load of hay from Geo’s. 3 pigs rung. Raining most of day. Gordon here to-day & Sat. Sat. May 21 – H. plowing orchard. A.M. I filled in drain. Poultry ceiling plastered. P.M. Digging out stones & stumps. Sun. May 22 – Church A.M. P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Had tea at home. Frank, Lizzie & Mary at Uncle Nelson’s for evening. Mon. May 23 – Cultivating corn & xways. H. plowing bean. Tues. May 24 – Till 9, cultivating zways. Rest, cultivating length, quit at 5.00. H. plowing. Eve. Was at Social in Church. Phyllis Reycraft was my company. Mr. Jno Lee quite sick. Mr. White of Bothwell sang. Nellie Keys & Rose Eberle sang, Mr. Jacobs children sang. Miss Ritchie, Chatham, recited. Mary Riddick, Sara Attridge, Miss Brigham instrumental. Wed. May 25 – Cultivating #5 lengthways.. Rather damp this P.M. Thurs. May 26 – Till 9, cultivating #5 corn length. Till 11, harrowing #8 bean length balance. Till 6, harrowing #8 bean xways. Also dug up a stump. Fri. May 27 – Till 9.45 harrowing bean length #8. Till 4.00 harrowing & rolling muck for sugarbeets. Till 6.00 harrowing #5 corn. Frank up for dinner. Sat. May 28 – A.M. Finished harrowing #5 corn. Ezra Clark working at Herb’s team plowing. P.M. McMackon’s had family group taken at Hill’s & also my ugly mug. Herb away all day. Miller & Hilton working at chimney’s to-day. Sun. May 29 – A.M. nix. P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Mon. May 30 – Rained most of day. A.M. We shelled corn at A.J. Stone’s. Disking pea field #9. H. Planted corn. P.M. we cleared out woodshed, boiling house & pantry. �Tues. May 31 – Planting a few potatoes, also fertilizing some. Herb plowing muck. Wed. June 1 – 4.30-12.30. Herb & I houseclearing, scrubbing, sweeping, etc. Rained most of day. Herbert M., Lee & Stella Crosby united in the bonds of holy matrimony this day June 1, 1910. Thurs, June 2 – A.M. put a little fertilizer on potatoes, exchanged wagons with F. Tape. P.M. Herb 1 load, Ezra 2 loads beans @ 1.70. Fri. June 3 – Herb 2 loads, Ezra 2 loads beans. Bought jag of hay from George’s. Possmore soaked me on my watch: 1.00 main spring, 1.00 pilot jewel, .25 putting them in, 1.00 cleaning. The latter he did on his own & I didn’t pay him for it. Watch 2.25. Sat. June 4 – 3 loads beans including chop. 4.00-6 planted 3 rows potatoes. Ross Crosby & Gladys Hazleton here for tea. Sun. June 5 – A.M. - . P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Ray Crosby & Vi Meachen here for dinner. Herb & Stella away for tea. Drove Lizzie Bury home later. Letter to Margaret & Alice Dundas finished Tuesday. Mon. June 6 – A.M. disking pea field. Herb planting corn. P.M. rained. Sprouting taters, splitting wood. Mr. & Mrs. Crosby & Mrs. Meachen for tea. Anniversary wedding evening, Epworth League consecration. Tues. June 7 – P.M. harrowed orchard twice. Herb planted rape in it. Geo & Herb dipped sheep. Wed. June 8 – Till 10.30 rolled & harrowed orchard. Herb planting corn. 10.30-12, harrowed muck. P.M. harrowed cornfield. Thurs. June 9 – Herb 3 horse & I 2 horse disking bean ground. 2 hours harrowing cornfield. Fri. June 10 – Herb & I finished disking bean field & I cultivated pea ground. Mr. & Mrs. Shore for tea. Sat. June 11 – Rained all day & didn’t do much more than chores. Mary R. & I were going to Ridgetown in the evening but the rain put a stop. Was reviewing Gordon’s poultry Books and they are kept pretty slack, my fault as I haven’t looked at them for six weeks. Sun. June 12 – A.M. - . P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Tea at Uncle Nelson’s. Mon. June 13 – Plowing back. I had South bend & Herb Wilkinson. Eve. Epworth L. At A.J. Stone’s, Mrs. Jas. McLaren’s & Mr. Jno Lee’s. Tues. June 14 – A.M. same as before. P.M. I had 2 furrow, Herb rolled muck. �Wed. June 15 – Plowing back place. 2 furrow, 3 horses. Herb cultivating bean field. Truman drained hole in bush. Thurs. June 16 – A.M. Cultivated part of bean field. P.M. Harrowing same. Eve. Jag of hay alone. Herb harrowed & seeded muck. Fri. June 17 – A.M. harrowed bean. P.M. rolling bean. Herb seeding bean. Sat. June 18 – Rolling & fertilizing b f. Herb finished seeding. Call Ridgetown. Lizzie & Hazel home with me. Old maids picnic to-day at Eau. Sun. June 19 – A.M. - . P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Mon. June 20 – 27 plowing in back field. H. harrowing bean field. Tues. June 21 – I been working bean field all week. Wed. June 22 – Ditto. Turin Social. Ed Bilber & I. Thurs. June 23 – Ditto. Fire in J. McLaren’s home & his wife passed away. Fri. June 24 – Ditto. Sat. June 25 – Harrowing, rolling bean field 8. H. drilling. Sun. June 26 – A.M. Mrs. J. McLaren’s funeral. P.M. S.S. Eve. Ray Fenton, Norman Whitmore up. Mon. June 27 – Cultivating corn. H. cultivating potatoes & roots. Tues. June 28 – no entry. Wed. June 29 – Cult. corn. Thurs. June 30 – Cult. corn. Fri. July 1 – A.M. Finished 2nd round on corn. P.M. Started beans. Eve. Social at Jas Attridge’s. Birdie & Myrtle driving. Sat. July 2 – Cult. Beans. Eve. Drove Bert Atkinson to Ridgetown & back. Sun. July 3 – A.M. - . P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Eva Smale, Mary Riddick, Vern Corn & I driving. Mon. July 4 – 2nd round cultivating beans. Eve. League. �Tues. July 5 – A.M. Used hand cultivator in beans. P.M. In hay. Herb cutting & raking hay. Eve. S.S. executive meeting re picnic to Erie Beach. Wed. July 6 – Cocking hay. Thurs. July 7 – 9.30 & on, drawing hay. Was 23 to-day and no one told me so. Fri. July 8 – Drawing hay all day, 10 loads. Sat. July 9 – A.M. Load hay to George’s, broke rope & spliced it. P.M. Finished east field. Cut a few weeds. Eve. Herb & I at Ridgetown. Met Miss Weaver of Chatham & Harold Sterling. Sun. July 10 – A.M. - . P.M. S.S. Eve. Ridge Pres. Mrs. Dunn. Saw Miss Weaver. Grace McM. is 10 to-day. Mon. July 11 – Removing cornstalks. Herb cutting back hay field. Eve. League. Ernie Gordon – topic, Edith Reycraft – talk from Palestine, Sara Attridge – song. Grace had party to-day. Tues. July 12 – Rained in A.M. & at night. A.M. removing cornstalks. P.M. cutting thistles. Herb cut a little hay. Wed. July 13 – A.M. Load of wood. Changed car in barn. P.M. Turned over hay. Thurs. July 14 – Herb & Jas Scott in hay. I cultivating beans big field. Fri. July 15 – Ditto. Sat. July 16 – Ditto. Eve. Mr. Uren, Frank Stone & I met about S.S. picnic. Sun. July 17 – A.M. - . P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Tea at Geo. Reycraft’s. Miss Cora Saddington visiting there to-day. Later she & Clara for drive. Mon. July 18 – Cult. beans back field. Eve. League, Missionary also. Signed 2.00 for Forward Mfooter. Tues. July 19 – Ditto. Wed. July 20 – Ditto. Brought binder from George’s to-night. Thurs. July 21 – Ditto till 10.30. Could have finished in 2 days had I left at 7.00 in morning instead of 7.30. Also I hoed some on Wed. & this made me a little longer. P.M. Started to cut wheat. Byfield burned out this A.M. (3.00?) Fri. July 22 – Rained last night. Cutting again about 4 P.M. Sat. July 23 – Cutting wheat all day. �Sun. July 24 – 12.30 A.M. – 2.4 P. Noon A.M. Arrived at Eau 12.30 A.M. Had open air cot. Called around at 7.30-8.30. Vern Corn came about 10.30. Effie McAskile, Sara Attridge, Edith McGregor, Margaret McGregor, Fanny Attridge, Lena Gosnell, Mabel Gosnell, Lizzie McM, Mary Riddick, Eva Smale, Phyllis Reycraft, Clara Reycraft, Ethel McKerracker. Had a very good time. Mon. July 25 – Shocking wheat with Mr. Pearce. Herb finished cutting by 6 P.M. Eve. Didn’t go to League. Tues, July 26 – A.M. Herb to dentist. Hoed beans. Cultivated mangers. P.M. 5 loads wheat. Wed. July 27 – 5 & Geo. 2 loads wheat in. Rained about 4 P.M. Eve. Fire discussion in Church. Motion that Trustees be advised to consider purchase of fire engine. Thurs. July 28 – A.M. Making pig trough, cutting burdocks. P.M. Raking wheat stubble. Fri. July 29 – Raking stubble till after 5.00 P.M., then we drew in the load of rakings. Sat. July 30 – We have done so little these days the work has slipped my memory. Sun. July 31 – A.M. Sacrament at Lee’s. P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Drive later with Miss E. McGregor. Mon. Aug. 1 – Rained in eve. A.M. cutting burdocks. We cut 3 rounds on oats. P.M. Herb at oats. I went to Quarterly Official Board Meeting in Lee’s Church. Discussion of Minister’s salary, Evangelistic services. Rev. Uran, Jno Fenton, A.J. Stone, L. Tape, Ram’l Gosnell, Jas Reycraft, Jno McKerracher, Jno McDonald, Will Reycraft, J. Frestain, Jno Wright, R.J. Newman. Tues. Aug. 2 – Threshing Chas. Scott’s wheat. Wed. Aug. 3 - Threshing rye at Floyd Gosnell’s. Eve. Herb cutting oats. Sara Attridge & Misses McGregor at home for tea. Myron & I drove around the Gore road. Thurs. Aug. 4 – Till 10.30, threshing barley at Floyd’s. Balance, shocking oats. Herb finished cutting oats. Stayed up here this eve. Fri. Aug. 5 – A.M. Finished shocking oats. P.M. hoed corn. Sat. Aug. 6 – A.M. hoeing corn. P.M. cult. corn. H. threshing J. Stone. Sun. Aug. 7 – A.M. Rev. Mr. Hamett. P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Mr. Fletcher. Mon. Aug. 8 – A.M. Cult. Corn. H. threshing Stone’s. P.M. Herb & I at George’s threshing. Eve. League. Mabel Gosnell topic – the men & women of to-day. Eva Smale reading. �Tues. Aug. 9 – Rain this A.M. & late at night. Monkeying around granary. 4 loads oats. Eve. Elmer, Will Phoenix & I for a drive. Wed. Aug. 10 – Filling drain in with plough. 4 loads oats. Chas. Eacott fixing granary. Thurs. Aug. 11 – A.M. 2 loads oats in. 11 – threshing wh. at Jas. Attridge’s Fri. Aug. 12 – A.M. Finished oats at Jas. Attridge’s. 290 bus, 6 acres. P.M. started wheat at Milton’s. Sat. Aug. 13 - - 9, threshing at Milton’s, 270 bus wheat. 9 – drew in balance of oats. Sun. Aug. 14 – A.M. - . P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Mary O’Neil & Lily George visiting at home to-day. Mon. Aug. 15 – Civic Holiday S.S. Excursion to Erie Beach via MCRy to Charring Cross & Electric to water. Blanche, Laura, Lizzie, Gordon, Grace, Richard, Elmer, Birdie, Earl, Ottie MM, me, Lily George. Tues. Aug. 16 – Road work to-day. 4 loads. Wed. Aug. 17 – Road work, 4 loads. Drove Lily George out to O’Neil’s. Ottie came along for company. Rained heavy about Eleven P.M. Stayed home till morning. Thurs. Aug. 18 – Road work, 3 loads. 3.30 cutting burdocks. Fri. Aug. 19 - - 2.30 P.M. threshing Jno Gosnell’s. 390 oats, 160 wheat. Sat. Aug. 20 – 9.30-7.30 threshing Hec Gosnell’s. 360 oats, 250 wheat. Eve. Wheeled to Ridgetown. Sun. Aug. 21 – 6-8 A.M. wheeled from Rtown to Eau. 8-11, drove Nettie to Lee’s. Mon. Aug. 22 - - 10, threshing Hector Gosnell’s. Herb, Gus, Ezra & I washing 16 sheep. Eve. League. Walked down with Mary R. Uncle Len & Aunt Bess intend driving to Eau to-morow. Mark Rogers on origin of some words. Mrs. Foster on topic. Tues. Aug. 23 - - 3.00 Geo., Herb & I washed 10 sheep. 3 – Herb & I made gate for hay field. Stayed in this evening. Uncle Len & Aunt Bess to Rond Eau. Wed. Aug. 24 – Double disked 5 acres at George’s. Uncle Len & Aunt Bess returned via Erie Eau. Was at Uncle M es. Thurs. Aug. 25 – Cultivated 8 acres at George’s. Eve. Started on topic. Rained quite heavy to- night. �Fri. Aug. 26 – A.M. 1 ½ hrs cultivating, load of wood, P.M. 4 loads of fertilizer to west of orchard. Sat. Aug. 27 – A.M. 11 pigs 6 mos, 1 wk, 8 pigs runts, 3 lambs down & back. P.M. cleaning up stack bottom & S.E. box stall. Eve. Down town. Hazel P. & Iva Caswell. Sun. Aug. 28 – A.M. writing up my topic. P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Elmer & I walked down with Birdie & Laura. Mon. Aug. 29 – Finished clearing away stack bottom & also big sheep pen. Eve. Had a talk on Educational work of missions in West China. Tues. Aug. 30 – A.M. Clearing manure from front of barn. P.M. threshing Sam’l Gosnell’s. Wed. Aug. 31 – A.M. Threshing Sam’l Gosnell’s. P.M. threshing Frank Stone’s. Thurs. Sept. 1 – Threshing at Herb Lee’s. 265 wheat, 13 acres, 500 oats, 10 ½ acres. Fri. Sept. 2 – A.M. Herb & I threshing Chas. Scott’s. P.M. Herb & I threshing F. Tape’s. Raymond & Bessie & Miss Meacham here thus evening. Sat. Sept. 3 - Til 3.45 P.M. threshing Wm. Attridge’s, Ezra & I. 4.15 P.M. – at Talbot’s. I for Geo Lee. McArthur had to shut down. Eve. I had a general washup. Sun. Sept. 4 – Raining till 4 P.M. P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Came home & wrote letter to Frank. Mon. Sept. 5 – Labor Day. A.M. Threshing at Talbot’s. P.M. Herb & I repairing south cornfield fence. Eve. League. Uncle Alf, Aunt Carrie & Bessie out for to-day & Tuesday. Tues., Sept. 6 – A.M. continued. Herb disking at Geo’s 2 hrs. I dug post hole at front gate. P.M. Load of gravel – gate post. Cement same in ground. Mrs. Crosby, Mrs. & Jean Meachem up for tea. Wed. Sept. 7 - - 4 P.M. rolling wheat field. 4 – harrowing wheat field. Ezra harrowing & seeding. Eve. Home. Took cock to Mac. Thurs. Sept. 8 – A.M. harrowing Geo wheat field. P.M. Herb & I pulling beans. The yellow eyes are very heavy & have to be pulled from puller. Fri. Sept. 9 - Finished pulling front field & started big one. They pull better. Sat. Sept. 10 – Still at the job. Herb broke a canting, drove to Ridgetown & borrowed F. Tape’s puller. Velma Stone & Norman Whitmore are up over Sun. Sun. Sept. 11 – A.M. - . P.M. S.S. Eve. Drove to Ridgetown with Ezra Clark �Mon. Sept. 12 – Till 2, forking in Geo’s. 3.00 forking in small & big field. Eve. League. Miss Wyman on birds. Tues. Sept. 13 – Herb at London fair to-day. Went last night. A.M. forked in small & big field. P.M. forked pulling. Eve. Reading. Wed. Sept. 14 – Forking beans all day. H. big field. Eve. Reading, Opening a Chestnut Burr. Thurs. Sept. 15 – A.M. Forking beans H’s big field. Chas. Wise, Vern Fraser, W. Littlejohn. P.M. Ezra & I drew 4 loads off Geo’s 2 front acres. Fri. Sept. 16 – A.M. till 9, forking in muck. Till 6, Ezra & I drawing 7 loads. Sat. Sept. 17 – A.M. Forking beans in muck – Chas. Scott’s. Ezra rd 3 loads in. P.M. Herb & I 4 loads. Geo Lee came home from London Fair to-day. Sun. Sept. 18 – A.M. - . P.M. S.S. Eve. Church, mix. Mon. Sept. 19 – A.M. turning beans. P.M. 3 loads in. Chas. Mandell helping. We broke iron on one end of rope. Eve. League. Birdie & Hazel off for London Normal to-day. Tues. Sept. 20 – A.M. very heavy mist till 9.00. Cultivated 1 ½ bean fields. P.M. 6 loads beans. Wed. Sept. 21 – 3 of us drawing in beans. Thurs. Sept. 22 – A.M. cult & raking big field. P.M. Helping Geo & Chas. M to draw beans off muck. Eve. In. Herb at State Fair to-day. Fri. Sept. 23 – Cultivating bean field also raking it at the same time. Herb pulled 24 rounds in back beans, sowed small wheatfield & 4 acres in big field. Sat. Sept. 24 – A.M. raining. Cleaned out 3 box stalls. Started to fix cow stable floor. P.M. Herb, Ezra & I forked 4 rounds of beans & separated sheep at F. Stone’s. Eve. Stayed in. Sun. Sept. 25 – A.M. Mr. Veale supplied to-day. P.M. S.S. Rally Day. Eve. Church. Mon. Sept. 26 – Cult & harrow big wheatfield. Herb drilling same. Eve. League. Roy Fenton off for New York. Tues. Sept. 27 –A.M. Rained heavy last night. Cleaned out 2 sheep stalls. P.M. forked 4 ½ rows beans. Land here too wet to work. Wed. Sept. 28 – A.M. Herb pulled a few more. P.M. Herb harrowing & drilling. Chas & I forking & turning. Eve. Mack Carey picked out some chickens. �Thurs. Sept. 29 – Chas & I forking. A.M. Herb drilling. P.M. Herb drilling. Fri. Sept. 30 – Forking & turning, 3 of us. Also, 1 load of green beans. Sat. Oct. 1 – Finished forking by 3.00. Put on 1 load & turned some more for Mon. Herb brought rye this A.M. Eve. Vic Burns of St. Catherines at Aunt Maggie’s. Sun. Oct. 2 – A.M. - . P.M. S.S. Eve. Ridge Pres. Laura & I. Irene Crichton & Miss Primeau in town to-day. Mon. Oct. 3 – Herb took cattle to Rodney Fair this P.M. Eve. Stayed in as was late with chores. Started letter to Clara Smitz. Chas. & I 2 loads beans in from back place. Ezra cutting Herbs corn. Tues. Oct. 4 – Cut north rows corn east headland. Ezra cut till 3 P.M. 1 load beans in A.M. Raining from 10.00 A.M. off & on all day. Wed. Oct. 5 – A.M. Chas. & I shocked till 9.00 wet corn. Ezra brought cattle up from car. Herb & Earl McKerracher came later with colts. P.M. Started for Ridge Fair but it rained so heavy we quit. Thurs. Oct. 6 –Raining all day. Did little else except chores. Jno Ashton 4 & Joe Hornall 3 brought lambs. Fri. Oct. 7 – A.M. Rung pigs, fixing corn fence. P.M. turning some beans in back place. Sat. Oct. 8 – Highgate Fair. 26 head cattle shown & 23 sheep. Eve. Lizzie & I at concert. Program by Palmatier sisters of Troy, N.Y. Sun. Oct. 9 – A.M. - . PM. S.S. Eve. Church. Geo. & Mrs. Blight of Gesto were here yesterday, to-day & tomorrow. Mon. Oct. 10 – A.M. Chas. & I shocking corn. P.M. turning beans. Returned some cattle to back place. Eve. League. Topic by Blanch Attridge, convention report by Miss Whiting. Tues. Oct. 11 – A.M. Herb finished cutting, shocking corn. P.M. 2 loads of beans. Herb’s birthday. Eve. Reading, The Doctor by R. Connor. Wed. Oct. 12 – A.M. harrowing & 1 load. P.M. harrowing & 1 load. Herb finished drilling in rye. Chas. Beau thresh at Floyds. Thurs. Oct. 13 – A.M. Herb fin. Harrowing rye. I shocking alone. Chas. At Floyd’s Bean thresh. Fri. Oct. 14 – Chas. & I finished shocking. Herb shipped lambs this P.M. �Sat. Oct. 15 – Herb & I 7 row nurphies. 41 bags say 50 bus. ...P.M. Reycraft ski doo. Sun. Oct. 16 – Lees anniversary to-day. A.M. - . P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Palmyra Baptist. Phyllis & Lizzie & I drove McLeod’s hoss to the lakeride. Dad & Mother had Net at Lee’s. Mon. Oct. 17 – A.M. Finished potatoes. 10 bags. Chas., Herb & Earl brought cattle from back place. P.M. Off for Ridgetown Fair. 22 cattle. Ezra & Mac stayed over night. Eve. Lizzie & Birdie & I at Lee’s tea meeting. Tues. Oct. 18 – Mending orchard fence. Picking apples. Herb took 15 sheep to Fair & back. Eve. League (was postponed). Wed. Oct. 19 – 8 sheep up & back, also 22 cattle back. Run away this A.M. Bob & Stella at a 2.04 pace. Eve. Miss Watson & Mary R. cost debate. Thurs. Oct. 20 – Threshing beans at Floyd’s. 9 acres yellow eyes 210, 7 acres pea 145. Herb, Chas. & Dr. Rowe (Blenheim) dipped 32 sheep to-day. Eve. Miss Brigham again refused debating so I guess will have to ask Stella Lee. Fri. Oct. 21 – A.M. Picked balance of apples. Cleaned out root bin & piled the beans upstairs in a corner. P.M. 2 loads corn from field. Herb buying sheep to-day. Eve. Started to rain about six and heavy too, so I didn’t go down to see if Hazel, Willie or Birdie would refuse. Sat. Oct. 22 – 3rd load of corn from field. 26 bus., also load of wood. P.M. split some wood & piled up chunks. We put in most of machinery & brought roller & disc from Geo. Sun. Oct. 23 – A.M. - . P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Mrs. Austin speaker. Herb had me come up & help him with chores to-night. Bessie came up & we went for a short drive before church. Miss Watson at home for tea. Mon. Oct. 24 – Took up water pipe at trough in barn yard. Owing to visitors & accidents it was an all day’s job. Tues. Oct. 25 – Herb & I pulled & drew in 9 rows roots 5 loads. Eve. Birdie came up to consider the debate. Wed. Oct. 26 - Pulled & drew in 6 rows roots alone. 3 big loads. Herb took Geo.’s yearling bull to Bothwell & brought some sheep home. Rained some to-night. Thurs. Oct. 27 – A.M. Jag of straw & 8 lambs to car. P.M. 2 white steers also. 2.45 – threshing Jno Attridge’s. Eve. Stella & I at Birdie’s re debate. Rained to-night. Birdie says she would go West after Xmas if I were going too. I think she has the West Fever quite bad. Altho there is no saying that I will be staying home. Fri. Oct. 28 – A.M. threshing Jno Attridge’s. P.M. threshing at Milton. 10-12 pulled 2 rows roots, very cold job. Chas. started plowing to-day. �Sat. Oct. 29 – Lamb shift to Waterdown. Some roots pulled. Sun. Oct. 30 - A.M. -. P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Ada & Myrtle Reycraft of Glencoe in town. Mon. Oct. 31 – Thanksgiving day, as at roots again to-day. Eve. League. Topic by Myrtle Gosnell. Hallow Glen – nothing doing. Tues. Nov. 1 – Dipped 30 odd sheep to-day. Benson Gosnell & Dr. Rowe. Herb & I, also Ezra. 1 load oats. Minnie & Ethel Attridge of Waterdown in for dinner. Wed. Nov. 2 – 6 rows roots. 3 loads all finis. 1 load fertilizer out. Chas. plowing to-day. Thurs. Nov. 3 – We cleaned out sheep pen & chicken pen & 1 load from barnyard. Eve. Uptown, call in Uncle Mac’s. Fri. Nov. 4 – Bedded pigs in sheep pen & husked a little. Herb & Chas. plowed. Sat. Nov. 5 – Husked corn 4 ½ hours. Chas. & Herb plowing back field. 7.30-10.45 – H. to Wardsville. T.T. George’s at home. T.T., Mrs., Nelles, Mina, Lily, Bryden. Sun. Nov 6 – A.M. Church. P.M. visited. Eve. Church. Will & Mrs. Reycraft over, also Miss Wyman & Miss Minna. Mon. Nov. 7 – 9.30-12.00 A.M. Lizzie & I drove from Wardsville home 15 miles. Sara Attridge died about midnight in Toronto Hospital. P.M. Quarterly Official Board Meeting. Eve. League, about 15. Tues. Nov. 8 – Chas. plowing. H. & I returned borrowed oats to Floyd Gosnell. 5 loads corn 225 bus. Eve. Sara Attridge was brought home on #37. Wed. Nov. 9 – A.M. Fixing cow stable floor. Herb plowing east field. P.M. Herb & I – 3 loads corn 135 bus. Chas. plowing all day. Thurs. Nov. 10 – Rained heavy last night & too wet to do much but chores. Sara Attridge was buried this P.M. Fri. Nov. 11 – Carry wheat into granary. Chas. & Herb plowing. Sat. Nov. 12 – Carried balance of wheat out & bagged 15 bags. Chas. & Herb plowing. Sun. Nov. 13 – Anniversary. A.M. - . P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Rev. Drum, Ridgetown. Mon. Nov. 14 – Chas. plowing muck west hole. Bank water outlet to tank with chaff. Eve. Social Anniversary. �Tues. Nov. 15 – Herb & Chas. plowing west of orchard. Took ewe to Jno Gosnell’s. Fixed implement to keep out hens. Wed. Nov. 16 – Threshing Frank Stone’s. Thurs. Nov. 17 – Threshing here to-day. Frank Stone, Floyd Gosnell, Verne Scott, Ezra Clark, Frank Tape, Milton Attridge, Geo. Miner, Mrs. Campbell, Alf Gosnell, Herb Lee, Chas. Mandell, me. Fri. Nov. 18 – A.M. threshing here 550 bus, 27 acres. P.M. Chas. threshing Geo. Lee’s. 1 load wood, ½ hay, straw taken to car. Herb brought ram & 3 ewes from Jno Gosnell’s. Sat. Nov. 19 – -2.30 Chas. threshing at Geo. Lee’s. A.M. 2 loads wood. Hay, turnips & grain delivered to car. 2 rams had a fight to-day. Frank Morden here for dinner. Mabel, Wesley Phelps, Mrs. Galbraith, Lou McM home for Sunday. Sold Gordon my share of hens for 4.25 at a loss to me I know. Sun. Nov. 20 – A.M. -. P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Mon. Nov. 21 – Herb off for Chicago with 39 sheep – Benson 5 via Guelph. Eve. League – topic by Effie & Ethel Bell. Tues. Nov. 22 – A.M.-10.30 – 5 bags shorts, 5 bags bran at mill, 4 loads unhusked corn in about 6 shocks to a load. Wed. Nov. 23 – A.M. 2 loads in. P.M. rained right after dinner. Eve. Downtown. Uncle Will Whitmore at home. Thurs. Nov. 24 – Fixing barnyard fence. Chas. helped Ezra with pigs. P.M. rained. Stella drove out to Palmyra this P.M. Fri. Nov. 25 – 2 loads wood from back place. Stella off for International to-day. Frank Stone, Frank Tape, Hy J Gosnell & wife, Chas. Ashton, Joe Hornall. Sat. Nov. 26 – A.M. Fixing pig pen. 4-5 threshing Chas. Scott’s. Sun. Nov. 27 – A.M. - . P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Mrs. Gordon Wright of London on Miss Convention in Edinborough. Mon. Nov. 28 – A.M. raining. P.M. threshing C. Scott’s. Eve. League. Missionary. Tues. Nov. 29 -2.45 – threshing Chas. Scott’s, 460 bus. 3 shocks of corn drawn in. Wed. Nov. 30 – Snowing. Chores only. Thurs. Dec. 1 – To-day & to-morrow the most we did was to do chores. �Fri. Dec. 2 – See above. Eve. Laura off P.M. train. Sat. Dec. 3 – Chas. & I again at the stalks, small loads. Sun. Dec. 4 – A.M. - . P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Mon. Dec. 5 – Some more stalks in. Stella came home to-night. Eve. League Debate. Resolved that Platform Press. Affirm Negative Walter Ernest Birdie Lizzie Stella E. Wyman Won by 2 points Tues. Dec. 6 – A.M. Finished unhusked stalks. P.M. Started husked stalks. Frank Stone through to-day. Wed. Dec. 7 – Ezra finished Geo. Lee’s to-day. Thurs. Dec. 8 – Finished getting in all the corn to-day. Fri. Dec. 9 – A.M. Chas. & I went to mill for 5 bags shorts. Eve. Skating a few minutes at Big Ditch. Sat. Dec. 10 – Herb pulled in at 10 A.M. & Ben arrived Sun. A.M. They drove sheep up Sun. A.M. Eve. At Ridgetown. Will McGon on Sex Hygiene. Sun. Dec. 11 – A.M. -. P.M. S.S. Eve. Drove Laura to Ridgetown. Heard part of Billie’s address. Mon. Dec. 12 – A.M. Load of material from car. P.M. Load of manure from car. Eve. League. Tues. Dec. 13 – 3 sheep to Jno Gosnells & 2 back to Geos & 3 here. P.M. Herb brought up troughs & lumber from car. Eve. Stayed in for a change. Dad in Chatham again with his foot. Letter to Deputy Minister Education Dept. Toronto re 3rd teacher’s certificate. Wed. Dec. 14 – Herb took ram & 2 lambs to Hornalls back by 3.00. Eve. At home. Mother said Birdie had a letter to say she was accepted at Calgary Normal. Thurs. Dec. 15 – A.M. Snowing & blowing extra hard. P.M. Threshing clover at Milton’s. Eve. At cottage prayer meeting held at Frank Phoenix. Fri. Dec. 16 – A.M. Finished threshing by noon. P.M. Herb brought pig home 235# @ 9 per cwt. Eve. Home. �Sat. Dec. 17 – A.M. Cleaned out corner box stall. P.M. Up town. Eve. Home. Dad came out from Chatham to-night. Herb went to bed after dinner with a heavy cold, the grip he says. Sun. Dec. 18 – A.M. -. P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. The grip wore off quickly. Herb was up & around after S.S. Gordon up for tea. Mon. Dec. 19 – Herb is getting over his grippe very nicely. Eve. League. Election of Officers. Tues. Dec. 20 – Last day at Herb’s. Wed. Dec. 21 – Went in Chatham this A.M. via of Fargo. Thurs. Dec. 22 – Called at Parrott’s, Billie Hammond. Fri. Dec. 23 – Frank Stone & I after evergreen boughs at Jack Attridge’s. P.M. Helped to decorate tree. Eve. Xmas concert. Sat. Dec. 24 – A.M. Frank Stone, Casey & I clearing debris of tree. P.M. Gordon & I brought load of straw from Milton’s. We had supper at Herb’s. Gave Stella box of writing paper. Sun. Dec. 25 – A.M. Church. P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Mr. Long of Dresden killed by explosion there this A.M. Mon. Dec. 26 – Christmas celebrated here to-day. I received book, hankie & candy. Uncle Nelson, Mary & Frances, Uncle Mac, Mattie, Bert, Earl and all the McMacs. Tues. Dec. 27 – no entry. Wed. Dec. 28 – no entry. Thurs. Dec. 29 – no entry. Fri. Dec. 30 – no entry. Sat. Dec. 31 – Took train to Chatham & Detroit. Birdie took train to Chatham & Toronto to West. Had dinner at Aunt Carrie’s. Went to Dundas for supper. Asked Pittman & D. for a job. Call 2 or 3 days. Eve. Alice D. & I went to Clara Smitz New Year’s Party. � 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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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walter McMackon Diary, 1910 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1, 1910 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Walter McMackon 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/0bc85a13ee1c0e2cb69204617d666891.pdf 65e1973f85ddc4145cac1d96960938b8 PDF Text Text 1911 Diary – Walter McMackon (1887-1968) Transcribed by descendant, Paul Woodrow. Addresses listed at the back of the original diary are not included in the transcription but can be viewed in the original diary at Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph. Small diary, 3 in. x 5 ¾ in. Identification on inside front cover: Walter McMackon Address: Highgate, Angus, Ont. 1911 Sun. Jan 1 – A.M. Asbury. P. S. Sat 12.00. Dinner at Dundas’s. Took 3.P.M. car to St. Clair. Mon. Jan. 2 – New Years Day at St. Clair. Margaret Ray & I were visiting Wasey’s. We came down on 6.08 P.M. car. Spent evening at 321. Mr.Gillis died t-day. Tues. Jan. 3 – On the still hunt for work. Called at TB Institute & P & Dean where I am to insist on the office in the morning. Eve. Ray went out for little while and I have followed him to 321 and went to 333Holbrook where J. Mills are living. Cassie & Wilbert were out. Mr. Nulls is feeling poorly & Mrs. Nulls is completely laid up with a sore knee. Ray & I were a little late getting home from 321. Wed. Jan. 4 – Put in my 1st day at the old office again. Seems like old times. Eve. Brought 2 valises over from Windsor and then stayed in. Viola played some on the piano. Thurs. Jan. 5 – Colder than blazes and still living. Have added additions to-day until I wish Dec. a/c’s were all added. Eve. Went out to Ferguson’s 320 Lansing for a while, had my supper there too. Mabel & Kenneth were both home. Fri. Jan. 6 – About 4 “ snow fell last night and make the walking wet. Sat. Jan. 7 – Heading weeklies & any other jobs that came handy. Sun. Jan. 8 – A.M. Church. P.M. S.S. Eve. 321 for tea & stayed till later. Mon. Jan. 9 – Just keeping myself busy. Eve. At Bakers 875 Mitchell. Dominoes & birch Patent Medicines. Will Long & I to Velma house. Tues. Jan. 10 – Same old routine, trying to keep busy. Eve. Stopped at Clara Smitz 7-9 and we had quite a nice visit. There is where I like to go and Clara is a good sensible girl too. Wed. Jan. 11 – Still putting in time. Eve. Was out calling 321 as I sometimes do. I was madder than a hatter before the evening was over although I didn’t say. We parted good friends at last as �I don’t believe in letting little things break friendship. It would have been different had I been going to stay for the summer instead of a couple of months. That’s where I should have kept my mouth shut and I know it now. Thurs. Jan. 12 – Eve. Went out to Leesville to locate the church & surroundings. Later went to T.B.I. entertainment, speed trial. Fri, Jan. 13 – La Child’s Rest for tea. Eve. At Leesville concert which gave “School Days”. Sat. Jan. 14 – Eve. Called at 316 Collins & had a visit with Mrs. Miggee. Jno, Eddie & Gertrude were all in. Frank saw that Miss Lovell left Toronto alright for Vancouver. Sun. Jan. 15 – A.M. Church. S.S. Viola Ray & I were out. Eve. 893 Roosevelt Russell & Wills. Jno Miggee called this P.M. 2-15-4.00. Big time at Russells. Miss & Grandma Corn not very well. Mildred with Quinzy & Raymond a heavy cold. Mon. Jan. 16 – Again on the job. Started to head a few monthlies to-day. Eve. Up to 14 thro to 333 Holbrook to see Mr. & Mrs. J. Mills. She is feeling a lot better. Miss Perkinsis with them now. Came home thro the commons. Sent Lizzie a roll of “Put on your old Grey Bonnet”. Tues. Jan. 17 – Went out to L.W. Mills for tea this evening. They are both quite well. Left my parcels out there for a change. Called up --- at Yost’s Fur to see what evening I might vome out. The answer was any evening but no particular one. Stung again but it didn’t work until to- morrow. Wed. Jan. 18 – Mrs. Foster (Upcott) (Romney) was at Mrs. Clark’s to-day. The matter reviewed made me feel like a bear so I went wild. Thurs. Jan. 19 – Noticed a peculiar blue hobble skirt to-day from 76 Cong E.? One of the boys wanted to know what I was doing around there. Oh I was just paying-------- bills. Eve. Stopped in at Dr. Williams on my way up. Fri. Jan. 20 – Eve. Clara Smitz & I were at Regal Auto Show at Piquette & Hastings. Also were present: Mag & Alice, Ray & Guy, Russell & Wilb. Sat. Jan. 21 – Was sorting a few due bills for Hughie this P.M. In morning took the liberty of jabbing a pen point in a young lady’s back. Unintentional of course. Eve. Stayed in for a change. Sun. Jan. 22 – A.M. Church. S.s. Eve. 334 ½ Hart. Miss McRitchie. Called in to see Earl Gosnell 1329 Field and he was out. Walked down to Crane 445 to McGeofffrey’s for tea. Mr. Shand present. Later walked out to Hart Ave. Two girls boarding there, Pearl Beatty at Queen Quality & Blanche at Chalmers. They came in about 10 P.M. Mon. Jan. 23 – Don’t remember what I did to-night. �Tues. Jan. 24 – Eve. At L.W. Mills 880 Porter. The last time I was out I left a couple of parcels and this trip was to bring them home. Walked out with Hughie as far as 18th . Wed. Jan. 25 – At Roy Whitmore’s for tea 280 Porter. Chas. Came in early and he & I planned to go to Highgate on the 4th . Thurs. Jan. 26 – Eve. Came up early and later Nellie Kettlehulm & Elsie Pullieblamk came home with Viola from Queen Esther at 728 Theo Lichtwardt’s. Then I went home with the other two. Stopped in at Hughes 632 Canfield E. For a couple of hours. Fri. Jan. 27 – Eve. Wm. Cromie’s class organ ized there to-night. Pres. Cha Valade, Vice P. Al Gray, Sec. Currie, Treas. Royal Smit\. Those present: Lee Burnett, All Gray, Horn, Ralph Pearsol, Howard Travis, Will Smitz, Royal Smitz, Will Kearsley, Chas. Currie, Johnson, Bennoer. Mary Mossett was in when I came home. Sat. Jan. 28 – Eve. Stopped in at Queen Quality at 5.45 & 10.00 P.M. Wilkie & I had lunch at Mich. Balt. I went to Windsor & hunted up Ernie Gordon at drug store on Dougal & Wyandotte. Also asked him to come over for dinner to-morrow and he said he would. Was Hart & Kercheval last night having met Miss . Brady down town, also Mr> & Miss Walker later. Blanche Brady. Sun. Jan. 29 – A.M. Church. S.S. P.M. Mr. & Mrs. Bennett 184 Harper formerly of Big Rapids were here for dinner. Also Mr. & Mrs. Nelson. Ray was at 321. Ernie Gordon didn’t come over for dinner as I expected. Was at the house for my 1st Sunday since I came. Later called on some friends on Kercheval near Hart. Mon. Jan. 30 – Ray & I were at Wilbert Mills for tea to-night. Clara Smitz & Margaret came up later and we spent a very enjoyable evening. Tues. Jan. 31 – Eve. At Battishills 46 Lyman, at Dundas’ 321 Tromblay, at Pluddremans’s 1497 Jos E. Wed. Feb. 1 – Met Chas. Johnson (117 Fort W.) on Woodward also Frank Reycraft who is at Gesto. Took Frank over to dinner. Rose Strieb was on the Evenue but I wasn’t talking to her. Eve at Lyceum. At the Mercy of Tiberius. 6.30 Sher & Harper, 7.05 changed & took car, 7-30 H & T & Jeff, 7.45 Jeff to town, 8.15 at Lyceum. Thurs. Feb. 2 – Went up home early to-night & rolled in at 7.30. I bet the bed was surprised. Fri. Feb. 3 – Eve. Had tea at Clara Smitz 790 Medbury, afterwards went to League Business Meeting. There were about 20 out. Chas. Currie elected Secretary for the 2 mos left of the year. He & I walked home with Mabel Palmer & May Stacey. Mr. & Mrs. Kennedy were visiting at Stacey’s 891 Piquette �Sat. Feb. 4 – Took 4.00 P.M. train for Highgate. Chas. Whitmore came also over. Was through the tunnel for the 1st time. Frank didn’t come home as expected. He may come in the middle of the week or not until later. Sun. Feb. 5 – A.M. Church. P.M. S.S. Eve. #37 to Detroit – ½ hr late. Will Gayner, Mrs. Gayner, Bert Atkinson, Herb Lee, Nelson Stone, Jno Lee, A. Fenton, A. Miller, Dr. McLeod, H. McLaughlin. Mon. Feb. 6 – Noon. Called to find where Belle Gayner worked & found her sick at 29 Col W. She is waiter at St. Charles Hotel. Went up early in evening. Ray & I were playing checkers. Tues. Feb. 7 – Eve. Called at 185 Orleans, John Grahjam is boarding there with his grandmother. I used to think I was quiet but am not in it with Jno. Jimmy Graham his father used to cut staves in Highgate. Later we went to the Reception for the Minister at Asbury. I made a fool of myself by not joining in with the crowd. Wed. Feb. 8 – Called at Chas. Whitmore’s & he & I went to Lou Carnegie 382 Parker for evening. Thurs. Feb. 9 – Noon. Called on Belle Gaynor again. She is still under the weather. Eve. Keith & Hart. Lyceum Theatre. Thurston the Magician. Fri. Feb. 10 – Noon. 145 & T to Dr. Williams for dope. Eve. Party at Percy Kluff 116 Widrinn. I was with Viola, Hazel, Ruloff, Lulu Benner. Sat. Feb. 11 – Eve. Called at Brush & Bowl to see Fay Neice but she has left. Next to 321 Trembly & there down town on 14th . Tilly & Alice were on 14 down. Out Hart Ave. later. Some ones parents surprised her to-day. I walked up to-night 1 ½ hrs up Hart-Mack, St. Jean then across up Hance, Schumacher, McClellan, Harper. Sun. Feb. 12 – A.M. Church. S.S. Eve. Church. Didn’t go to Don’t U No as she & parents were out on Goodwin Ave. & they were all I knew but Percy & Marian. Mon. Feb. 13 – This is my last week at the switchboard, 6.30 A.M. -6.00 P.M. Was down town for a while this evening. Tues. Feb. 14 – Wet & sloppy all day. Wed. Feb. 15 – Eve. Called at Smryle’s or Johnsons 58 Nitcalm W. & Fred & I went to Miles. Anna Eva Fay. Thurs. Feb. 16 – Eve. Lyceum Theatre. Al G Fields Minstrel’s. Mae Ritchie is in bed with a cold but is nearly over it. Met also Mrs. Brady who is visiting there. Fri. Feb. 17 – Stunt Social at Bakes 575 Mitchell. About 40 out. �Sat. Feb. 18 – Frank came in at noon & I got off at 5.00. We went to see Eric Gordon, Dougal & Wyandotte – Cappels Drug Store. Sun. Feb. 19 – A.M. Church. S.S. Frank & I were at Irene Crichtonès 1027 Vermont in P.M. & later at Kerchewal & Hart at McKitchie’s. Mrs. Brady & Blanche were out on Goodwin & came in late. Mon. Feb. 20 – Frank went away this P.M. on the plug. 4.00 He was at Fergusons for dinner. Eve. Went out to see Mrs. J. Mills at Carrie’s 291 Melbourne. Tues. Feb. 21 – Lilly Baker & I were atLadies Aid Social. Oysters & concert. They had a good dialogue & songs. They also announced the wedding of “Ray & Margaret as a joke” but it wasn’t taken that way. Father went north to Barrie from Highgate to-day. Wed. Feb. 22 – Geo. Washington’s Birthday. Was off to-day from 2.00 P.M. Went skating at Belle Isle. It was rough & windy. Had supper at 98 Col & met P. Brady at ferry 6.30. Mary, Irene, Mr. & Mrs. McRitchie came later we went over to hear McWomb Brown in Windsor Evangelists. 4 of us later at Family I took crosstown up from Jeff on way out. Thurs. Feb. 23 – Called Mabel Ferguson up this evening and she said she would meet me downtown at 8.00. We went to................ Yourself & company are cordially invited to attend a surprise party given in honor of Miss Lillian Baler (Piquette & Elmwod) on her 21st birthday. Thurs. Feb. 23, 1911. Ed Cox, Nellie Cuthruhn, Mabel & I caught 91210 Baker downtown. I stayed at Fergusons all night. Fri. Feb. 24 – Came up by 7.00. had a bath & head washed & rolled in by 9.00 Put one down for me please. Sat. Feb. 25 – Eve. 9.30 – P, B & I went to Family to see the animals, they were pretty good. We met Mr. & Mrs. Mac coming out when we did. Stopped in drug store off Jeff car barns for soda at 11.45. Sun. Feb. 26 – A.M. Church. S.S. Eve. Asbury. Margaret D told me about a ticket for the West which I might be able to get for $5.00 or $10.00. It is only good until the 5th March tho. If I should take it I will certainly leave in a hurry. Am to go to 321 Trembly Mon. Evening to see the party. Eve. Walked part-way home with Dave Cromie. Mon. Feb. 27 – Eve. Up to see Percy Lawson. Not at home. Also at 321 Trembly. Ray came over later & we came home together. Tues. Feb. 28 – Eve. Met Chas. Whitmore at Masonic Temple Lef & Cass about ticket. At Lyceum to hear Mrs. Wiggs of Cabbage & Patch. It was good with P. Brady. Noon. Went to see Percy Lawson Richmond about ticket, bot same for $5.00. Am just runn ing a chance of being dumped off the rain though. It’s good only until Mar. 5. – Sunday next. Saw Fred Royal. �Wed. Mar. 1 – I quit my job to-day whether for good, bad or indifferent remains to be seen. Called up Ernie Gordon & found out that he si going out on Monday next, but too late for me if my ticket holds good. Thurs. Mar. 2 – Took #36 home from Windsor nix but took electric to Essex. Uncle Wm. & Aunt Mary are off to Buffalo to visit to-morrow and will likely stay a month. Aunt Mary & Em were in Detroit to-day but came back at 4 P.M. and were going out for evening. I took plug for home at 5.53 & arrove 7.30. Geo. Lee was on train to-night. Mother says Father has been doing up north but what makes me mad is that I didn’t know anything about it toil I quit my job & had my ticket bought for Melita in Manbitoba good until Sun. Mar. 5. Fri. Mar. 3 – Gordon drove me to catch #9 at Ridgetown at 4.45 arrived 6.10 Detroit at 1064 Harper, by 17.30 saw Ray a few minutes called on Mrs. Smitz, Will Cromie, Miss Brady (Queen Quality), 10 Adams W. Phoned Minnie Walker, Mrs. Ferguson. Sorry I missed the Queen. Esther Party last night. There were several there who wondered why I didn’t come. Took 2.05 P.M. – CPR express from Windsor to Toronto 9.20 & waited to catch 10.10 P.M. for West. But waited for Frank and also expected Daddy. Went up to Molsons Bank & waited for Frank. Sat. Mar. 4 – Got up early (8) and Frank & I had dinner at 1.30 at Simpsons. Was at Goddess of Liberty at Grand this P.M. Frank & I had lunch at Schillers in evening. Sun. Mar. 5 – A.M. Elm St. Church Meth, P.M. Elm St. S.S., Eve Bond St. Congreg Bryon M Stauffer. Franbk went to Miss Morrisons & they to Flo Kerwins. I went out to Soules 52 Hogarth. Mrs. Soules, her mother & Orpheus were there. Mon. Mar. 6 – Dad’s letter came this A.M. saying there wouldn’t be much money in it till after harvest & probably I had better wait till he came down likely inside of a month. Tues. Mar. 7 – Chasing all over for a job but didn’t get one. Met Will Maginn on Queen neat the Don. Albert Gordon was over for tea and until 8 P.M. Wed. Mar. 8 – Struck a job this A.M. at 490 Bloor W. – Wm. Unser – Baker as driver & to help inside. Late hours he said but he didn’t say I couldn’t have a regular hour for dinner & tea. Start on 7 bucks 50 ct a wk, raise till 8. To get breakfast & tea at 247 Major for 2.25 per. Average for a room at Major at 1.50 will pay next eve. Thurs. Mar. 9 – Grouch – hurry all day, lunch in store, dinner at 2.30. Fri. Mar. 10 – Same. Supper in store, thro by 7.30. Sat. Mar. 11 – Still on the job but Mr. Unser is to grouchy to suit me. .M. 3.00 – 6.30 one trip that I should have finished by 5.00 but I got lost in Rosedale & so did Francis Unser. Didn’t get thro working till 11.30 & was out in rain, hail, etc. Supper in store. So boss & I disagreed over tending to horse on Sunday and as I was down town I wouldn’t come up so I quit. Eve. Frank had opened my letter from home and Dad said he might be down in a week or so and then I was a little sorry I quit. �Sun. Mar. 12 – P.M. S.S. Elm St. Eve. Bloor W., cor. North Baptist to hear Mr. Cameron who wasn’t there. Didn’t get up until 11.30 then went over to 114 Bay. Frank Fisher Brown & I were at Lovey’s for dinner. Later, Frank & I at 30 Hepbourne Mr. Whyte’s for tea. Marian wasn’t feeling very well but Jack was. The baby Helen too. After church we walked down to 114 Bay and I brought up a few things with me. Brought my valise up before S.S. Mon. Mar. 13 – Nothing doing. Eve. Wrote in answer to ads. Was visiting Morden Watson & Bill Gayner all day. Stayed so late in bank upstairs that janitor locked me in so I stayed with Frank. Tues. Mar. 14 – Tramp tramp all for nix. Eve. Markle, Frank & I at Princess to hear Raffles. Martin & Scott in town to-day. Wed. Mar. 15 – Tired of walking the streets. I have wished several times already that I hadn’t jumped my job. Father was in Toronto this A.M. but I didn’t see him. Thurs. Mar. 16 – Down town in time for dinner at Louey’s. Out with Frank to tea at 192 George. A splendid place, 20cts each or 7 per 1.00. Eve. Came up to 208 early. Frank working to- night. Fri. Mar. 17 – Had dinner at Mr. Ben Dean’s 19 St. Andrew. They are quite a pleasant old couple. She is sister of Jno Wright of Rockwood and knows all the people there. Out to supper with Frank. Eve sat 208 Major. P.M. at Sheas Matineu. Eve packed up at 208 Major. Frank had letter from dad at Barrie stating he can’t be down for a day or so. Also that I might use A.O.U.W. {Ancient Order of United Workmen} Grand Lodge Ry certificate & get a free ride home & come back in car. I guess I had better although I am mad all over. Mertyn Scott returned home from Toronto on #37. Sat. Mar. 18 – Took 1.15 8.10 P.M. home from Toronto to-day. Used A.O.U.W. return slip vis Hamilton & Waterford. Sun. Mar. 19 – A.M. Church. P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Mon. Mar. 20 – Helped Mother wash in A.M. .M. cleared up the yead some. Eve. 2 marys & I were at thge Palmyra Social & Entertainment. Rev. Mr. Johnson – Pastor. Speakers – Mr. Nethercote – Moraviantown, Mr. Uren. Singers: Dr. McLachlan; Mrs. McLaughlan; Mrs. Smith Baker, Teeswater; Ern Russell; Reader. Will Riddick, Ethel McK, Chas. Murray, Hazel Phoenix, Myron Miller, Leach, will Phoenix, Hall, Lizzie McM, Geo Eberle, Ada Shipp, Millie Keyes, Ethel Gosnell, Harry Sifton, LaVerna McPhail. Tues. Mar. 21 – P.M. Frank Tape was threshing wheat at Mr. Mickle’s barn, 90 bushels. Eve. Will Riddick & I met the plug MCR & escorted 2 Marys & Ethel home. Was at AOUW meeting in time to see it close. McKerrachers have bought a house in Ridgetown to-day. �Wed. Mar. 22 – Raining some to-day. Mother is having a quilting bee this P.M. Eve. League. Had been postponed till to-night on account of Palmyra tea meeting. Thurs. Mar. 23 – I have done nothing but read to-day. 2 Marys & Will Riddick called to-day so Mary Teould say good-bye. Fri. Mar. 24 – Mary Taylor who has been visiting at Mary Riddick is leave for Perth on the #36 via Toronto where she stopped for a few hours to se Frank McM & also to wait for next train. Eve. Went up & called on Aunt Maggie for a little while. Sat. Mar. 25 – Eve. Called to see Bert Atkinson & did not leave til 11.45. Played checkers. Sun. Mar. 26 – A.M. Church. P.M. S.S. Eve. Church. Lizzie, Ethel McK & I at Mary Riddick’s for tea. WE later went to Church. It rained quite heavy afterwards. Mon. Mar. 27 – To-day started with rain & in P.M. it stoped & turned cold & windy, later snowing. 1. D. McMackon – Highgate, Ont. Victoria 3-25. John & Martha passengers in Steamer Sechelt which capsized in Fuca Straight this A.M. Notify saida. R.H. Fyfe. 2. Dad sent telegram to Wm. Burns, Rockwood (same as above). 3. Also to Fyfe in Victoria. Have not address. Telegram to Wm. Burns, Rockwood to notify saida. D. McMackon. Tues. Mar. 28 – A.M. Helped Mother while she was washing. P.M. Split up some old chunks lying around. Then went after cross cut saw. Eve. Found saw at Phoenix & stayed for tea and until 8.30. Wed. Mar. 29 – I sawed up some wood with Gordon’s assistance. Thurs. Mar. 30 – Forgot. Fri. . Mar. 31 – Forgot. Sat. Apr. 1 – Forgot. Sun. Apr. 2 – Church, S.S., Church. Nellie Keyes & Harry Eberle “Dutch” were here for tea. After Church we went over to Ethel Gosnell’s. Another derth over there. Mon. Apr. 3 – We were hauling fertilizer from John’s to-day. John Limton & Bob Phillips are working at Johns. Tues. Apr. 4 – A.M. Helped Lyde wash. P.M. at wood pile. Rained all day. Wed. Apr. 5 – Rained nearly all day. Split wood all day. Farewell party at McKerrachers to- night. They gave him a gold watch, her a chain & Ethel a locket. �Thurs. Apr. 6 – A.M. Split wood. P.M. Cleaning vats, 2 of us. Fri. Apr. 7 – A.M. split wood. P.M. pruning apple trees. Maggie Fenton came home from New York last night & Aunt Ellen drove her home this A.M. She reported an elegant time. Sat. Apr. 8 – J.A. Fenton Hauling fertilizer. Sun. Apr. 9 – A.M. Church. P.M. S.S. Miss Craw, teacher to-day, Mrs. Uran’s sister. Eve. Church. Took a drive after S.S. Took Maggie Fenton home, Miss Brigham was with us. WE called at John’s to see the baby Helen. WE had tea at Aunt Ellen’s. Mrs. Waggle of Kingsville here for dinner to-day. Mon. Apr. 10 – Lovely spring day. I cleaned garden some. Helped with washing a little. Eve. League. Later at Geo. Reycraft. Grace & Alin a home. Will Riddick left for the West this 4.30 A.M. via Detroit. Tues. Apr. 11 – Mary & Nancy O’Neil were out to-day. Wed. Apr. 12 - Dad, Gordon & I were at McKerracher’s sale. It rained till about 2 P.M. A farming mill, pair of scales & side delivery rake were bought. Thurs. Apr. 13 – doing some packing. Fri. Apr. 14 – Norman Whitmore came A.M. Aunt Nellie, Helen & Nelson on #37. Mathew & Mrs. Dickson called this P.M. We were all are church for tea. Phyllis & Clara Reycraft, Lizzie, Ethel, Belle, Eva Smale, Norma & I were for a walk later. Later still Norman & I called on Mary Riddick & her friend Miss Gunn of Sx. Miss Brigham went to Toronto on #36. I carried valise. Sat. Apr. 15 – We were moving furniture, piano & safe into PM car. Parker & Uncle Nelson assisted us. Norman returned on #36. Eve at Mr. Miller’s. Sun. Apr. 16 – A.M. Church. P.M. S.S. B. At Mr. Millers; D at J.E. Guilds, Aunt Ellen & Nelson W; S at Uncle Mac – Laura, Helen & Nelson, Gordon. Mon Apr; 17 – Loading cars. Tues. Apr. 18 – 12 A.M. Gordon & Dick left. 3 P.M. I left on PM Ry in London at midnight. Gordon waited 17 hrs in St. Thomas. Wed. Apr. 19 – 12 mid – 12 mid, 24 hours, waited in East London. Thurs. Apr. 20 – 12 mid. – 12 noon with Merry Widow, London to Allendale thro St. Marys, Stratford, Guelph, Georgetown, Beeton. 12-4 P.M. laid in Allendale. Then Gordon & I came out together on nixed train, arrived 4.30 P.M. I travelled 28, waited 22 hrs. Gordon travelled 29, waited 24 hrs. �Fri. Apr. 21 – 7 load furniture out. 20 load put in warehouse. Both cars empty. Sat. Apr. 22 – Lizzie & Grace came to Angus P.M. Bert Willoughby brought out load in A.M. Tore down verandah. Put up stove - swept some. Dad at McKinnon’s to-night. Sun. Apr. 23 – Dick & I drove into Angus before & back after tea. I was at Rev. Peacock’s & met Cassie Campbell & Ida McMulken. Dad & Gordon at McKinnon’s to-night. Mon. Apr. 24 - Dad drove in for Mother &b Lizzie in A.M. They are at McKinnon’s to-night. Brought chickens home to-night. Tues. Apr. 25 – This week have been white-washing, alabasting, cleaning up yard, etc. Jim Smith & Bert Willoughby are here this week. Jim ploughing with 2 grays. Bert ploughing with 2 bays & hunch. Wed. Apr. 26 – Jim & Bert. Thurs. Apr. 27 – Jim & Bert. Fri. Apr. 28 - Jim & Bert. Tom McKinnon brought some seed from town. Sat. Apr. 29 – Gordon alabasting. I cleaning yard, etc., put up clothesline. Eve. Lizzie & I drove out to Angus, called at peacock’s & McMulkin’s. Bert & Jno Davidson’s & vice Verra Jack seeding oats by school house. Sun. Apr. 30 – Gordon, Dick & Grace drove to Church this A.M. Eve. Lizzie & I started to church but it rained so we came back & I had the horse in by time the rain was over. Mon. May 1 – tearing down old hen pen, quite cold too. Tues. May 2 – Finished removing the old hen pen. Wed. May 3 – put board at back of new pen& wire up to-day. Thurs. May 4 – repaired 3 stable doors, straightened west wall of end of root cellar. Fri. May 5 – Took manure away from sills & nailed up so hens couldn’t get under born (sic). Sat. May 6 – A.M. clearing stumps in west corner of big field. P.M. planted potatoes in west side of garden. Frank came up for over Sunday. Sun. May 7 – A.M. Lizzie, Grace & I at S.S. Lizzie drove out with Mr. McM & I went back. Ida was coming out but hr cousin came so she didn’t. Eve. Frank& Lizzie out at church. Randolph West, Ida & we 3 were at Peacock’s for awhile. In P.M. Gordon, Frank & Dad were down as far as the Forks. �Mon. May 8 –Frank off on the early train. Putting in garden next to the road. Taters, tomatoes, cucumbers & Gordon put in Strawberry plants. Later we cleared out the well. Tues. May 9 – Dad put top on well. I split up some boards in barnyard. The new team came after dinner, Dolly & Minney. Gordon & Dad drove to Angus after rest of seed. Wed. May 10 – Working the team harrowing in big field & also by house. Thurs. May 11 – Harrowing & discing in b8ig field. Bert Willoughby is thro to-night. Fri. May 12 – discing & harrowing big field alone to-day, working Min & Frank.Eve. Lizzie & I drove out to town to choir practice. Misses Blair, McEva, McMulkin, Miscampbell, Rev. Peacock & Archie Duxworthy. Sat. May 13 – harrowing mostly, discing leastly, worked Frank & Doll in A.M. & changed with Min in P.M. Dolly sprained her right hind ankle. Sun. May 14 – A.M. Took a walk over by Mad River. First time I have seen it. Eve. Lizzie & I drove to church & brought Mother back. Ida, Lizzie & I were over at Mr. West’s for awhile , also were Mr. & Mrs. Clarke. Mon. May 15 – no entry. Tues. May 16 – most of big field planted in barley, wheat, oats & peas. Wed. May 17 – Jim Mullen thro to-day, he was plowing the gore. Thurs. May 18 – no entry. Fri. May 19 – Out to Choir practice as usual. Sorry we cannot get home earlier. Sat. May 20 – 3 colts brot over from Thos. Harrison, Barrie. This week I have rolled, disked & kept at it. 1 calf arrived to-day, Co Reddy. Sun. May 21 – Dick, Gr & I out in A.M.. Gor & I in Eve. Lizzie went out Sat. P.M.. Was with Everard West after church. Mon. May 22 – A.M. Was helping fix Davidson’s line fence thro bush. There were Jno & Dave also Alec McK. Gordon farrowed flax. The rest of week we were putting up wire fence & barb wire also clearing the brush around same. Tues. May 23 – no entry. Wed. May 24 – P.M. Grace, Lizzie & I were at Heameebury, also Jno, Dick & Mother. I played with Utopia vs Angus, 2 to 14? on account of a played being hit. Was out for a drive later. 3 colts brot to parture. 2 De Jeardine, 1 McDonald. �Thurs. May 25 – no entry. Fri. May 26 – Lizzie & I out at choir practise. I disked, harrowed & planting corn, finished by 9 A.M. Sat. Sat. May 27 – A.M. clearing corner of big field. P.M. continued & I was ploughing a little for roots. Eve. Out & had Lorne Davidson cut my hair, also had a little visit. Sun. May 28 – Richard, Grace & I out to S.S. Lizzie, Gordon & I out to church. Mother stayed in all day. She don’t care very much about going out Sun. Evening so it seems. Mr. Percy & Miss Gauley & Mrs. Jeannette (Detroit) of Brentwood stopped in at Mr. Peacock’s and I did later. Lizzie found Archie interesting & Gordon Ida. Mon. May 29 – Gordon & I drawing out some fertilizer for turnips & potatoes, 16 loads. Tues. May 30 – no entry. Wed. May 31 – no entry. Thurs. June 1 – no entry. Fri. June 2 – no entry. Sat. June 3 – Have getting ground ready for turnips & potatoes. Put potatoes in Thurs & Fri. Sun. June 4 – A.M. Lizzie & I drove to Brentwood to church. Rand had service & Arch went with him. We were at Dora & Percy Gauley’s for dinner & tea & were at Angus in Eve. Lizzie & I were at Lorna Davidsons for a while after church & had quite a sing. Mr. Peacock’s Brother had the service to-night. Mon. June 5 – no entry. Tues. June 6 – no entry. Wed. June 7 – no entry. Thurs. June 8 – no entry. Fri. June 9 – Out to C.P. [Choir Practise] as usual. Sat. June 10 – Dad, Mother & Lizzie were in Barrie to-day. They were caught in a storm coming out from Angus. Lizzie stayed out till Sunday eve. �Sun. June 11 – A.M. S.S. Walked out, none of the others came out. Lizzie was in Angus over Sat. Night. P.M. At Tom Duckworth’s with Arch for dinner & tea. Eve. Song Service, which was quite nice. Randolph gave a short talk. Mon. June 12 – no entry. Tues. June 13 – This P.M. was a raising at Jas Davidson’s. I guess we were all over. Wed. June 14 – This week we have put a fence around for the 2 calves & some pigs. Also have cultivated potatoes in garden, harrowed those in field, finished rolling oat field & cult mangles. One morning I had a trip to Angus & returned with a new wagon rack & single cultivator & my bike. Eve. Gordon & I at Chas McKinnons. Lizzie walked out to Angus & back to-day. Thurs. June 15 – Gordon & I hoed 24 rows mangles. Have started to fix one end of shed so I can make it handy to run in the buggy & out. This is work at odd times. Eve. Mrs. Jas. Davidson & children also Miss Campbell were over. Fri. June 16 – Harrowed & drilled in corn, then 3 of us ploughing far corner of big field. Eve. Lizzie & I drove to C.P. in Angus and we couldn’t go very fast on account of the pony. It is quite chilly these evenings. Mr. Peacock has been transferred to Toronto & a Mr. Irwin is coming here. Sat. June 17 – We 3 ploughing in ditch in big field. Sun. June 18 – Did .... .... special events to-day S.B. driving with Mr. McDiarmid in evening & I was not. Miss Mitchell & I went for a drive. Mon. June 19 – Ground finished for buckwheat & it was put in. Tues. June 20 - Ground finished for buckwheat & it was put in. Wed. June 21 – rolled big corner of big field. I guess we had beets rest of day. Thurs. June 22 – 2 jags lumber from Redferns will also 52 chop 100 mid. Fri. June 23 – 2 more loads & all. Jimmie Mullen brot load in P.M. also. Eve. Farewell surprise at Peacocks. Large crowd, had refreshments with ice cream. Young people stayed & cleaned up & then had a general good sing. SB in Barrie. Sat. June 24 – Started hoeing sugar beets again. Jno & I did 12 rows. Sun. June 25 – S.S. Review. I had Lesson 6 & 7 was Lizzie’s. We were at Wests for the day. Archie Rau & I were out walking in P.M. with Jessie & Lizzie McAteer & Ida Mac. Eve. Church. Mr. Peacock’s farewell. �Mon. June 26 – replanted buckwheat instead of corn, also put in some beans & radishes. Gordon finished again the sugar beets. Tues. June 27 – A.M. 3 big poles were secured from bush. Potatoes were bugged. Eve. Mr. & Mrs. Jas. McDermott out for tea. Carpenters repairing hay track. Dollie out to Angus. Wed. June 28 – Started to plough across the river. Eve. Drove out to A.O.U.W. Meeting & there was none. Eve. Rev. Mr. & Mrs. Peacock & Evan out for tea. Thurs. June 29 – 2nd day ploughing. Fri. June 30 – 3rd day ploughing across the creek, used the 3 horses. Father & Mother drove to Barrie to-day. We weren’t out at Choir P. in Eve. Sat. July 1 – Plowing across river yet. Sun. July 2 – S.S. in A.M. Grace & Dick Walked out in afternoon, went up on the other side of river, & I called at West’s for tea. The minister was there batching since last Wednes. Went out for a drive. Mon. July 3 – Gordon & I doing road work to-day with team. Tues. July 4 – ditto. Only had 7 days but we put in 8. Wed. July 5 – Cutting hay next roots & raked & drew in 1 load. Thurs. July 6 – Two loads hay in P.M. Fri. July 7 – Cut hay field opposite Butternut tree. P.M. Raising at John Dunn’s. Al over but Dick. Lizzie & I out driving later. Hay next roots – 3 loads. Sat. July 8 – raked last field & drew in 3 loads. Hay opp. B.T., 3 loads. Sun. July 9 – Didn’t go out till evening. Lizzie was out last night. Rev. Mr. Irwin preached his 1st sermon here this Eve. Jno & I were late as usual. S.B. Rau & us 3 were at Mr. Clarks for a while in Eve. Mon. July 10 – Cut field opp. House to-day. Drew in 1 load with Chas. McK hay loader & then it rained so I took it home. Eve. Lizzie, Gordon & I at Jas. Davidsons. Tues. July 11 – Raking, 2 loads this P.M. , hay was very short. Thuis makes 3 off field opp. House site. 2 men came out to put hay loader together & found a piece missing so they are to come out again. A.M. Trip to Angus & brought hay loader out, also rock salt & nails & brl salt. Hay opp house, 3 ½ loads. �Wed. July 12 – Cutting in same field. 6 loads in P.M. I use the slings but dad would rather use the fork. Thurs. July 13 – cut in F. this A.M. Rained for an hour or so about noon. Used Tedder a while the tried the new Hay Loader which works alright. 2 men were here to-day & put it up, drew in 2 Loads to-night. Dad brought us wagon (from Highgate) to hay rack from Angus this A.M. Fri. July 14 – Still in same field. Hay loader works OK. Sat. July 15 – Cut all A.M. Mr. & Mrs. Humphrey here yesterday & left this A.M. I drove out for Mrs. Clark this evening. Sun. July 16 – In evening 2 rigs out. R.W. stayed all night but I drove home. It rained quite heavy nearly all night. Mr. & Mrs. Clark here to-day. Mon. July 17 – Finished cutting behind barn. 18 loads off the field. Dad brought hay rake out this A.M. I took team & bough balance of binder out in P.M. Saw Ida & Le, also Strat. Tues. July 18 – At field beside house. Wed. July 19 – continued. Cut 7 rounds in front of house. Drove out to Angus in Eve. to see about next Sun. but found nothing out. Had Jessie Campbell & Lena Lockart for company. Were driving south of Angus too. Two men from Barrie set binder up to-day. Massey Harris. Thurs. July 20 – Cut 7 rounds in front of house. 4 loads. Fri. July 21 – cut balance of field in front of house, raked it after dinner, drew in 7 loads. 15 off field in front of house, 9 off field beside house. Sat. July 22 – I cut 4 loads in lower field – moved some away & drew in 6 loads. 1 rakings 1 off small piece. Had Everard cut my hair this eve. Sun. July 23 – Lizzie, Jno & Dick at S.S. I went out in evening. The boys were at Archie’s & Lizzie at Le’s. Rained quite heavy late in evening. Jim Davidsons wife also 3 youngsters called in P.M. Mon. July 24 – Weather unsettled to-day & no hay cut. Was raking in field by house most of the day. Lizzie, Jno & Dick were berry picking south of Angus. There was a load of folks from Angus and I would like to have gone. Mother & I were in the village for a while to-day. P.S. Fleming put in 2 colts. Stayner. Tues. July 25 – We 3 were plowing across the river & finished the ½ moon. There is still a days work next the slashing. The weather was too unsettled to cut hay. Wed. July 26 – no entry. �Thurs. July 27 – no entry. Fri. July 28 – no entry. Sat. July 29 – no entry. Sun. July 30 – no entry. Mon. July 31 – no entry. Tues. Aug. 1 – no entry. Wed. Aug. 2 – no entry. Thurs. Aug. 3 – no entry. Fri. Aug. 4 – no entry. Sat. Aug. 5 – Started to cut oats by school. Eve. Laura & I drove out to A. WE stopped in Lornes a little while. Sun. Aug. 6 – A.M. Load to Utopia. Everard, Rau, Archie & I. Ida, Sadie, Cliff, Luella as choir. Stayed till 4 P.M. Arch & I had tea at West’s. Cassie, Jno Love & Mrs. Everard & I at Joe McMaster’s. Rau & Cliff – Rick Bell’s. 3 girls at Tom McCann. Archie at Mr. Bell’s. Mon. Aug. 7 – Finished 1st field & started back of barn. Eve. Meeting at School house re building road. Later Jim Davidson agreed to do it for $160. Lizzie, Laura & I, Rau & Sadie, Dr. & Mrs. Everard & Archie. Piercy & Dora Gauley at New Lowell ice cream social. We also went thro the City Dairy barns there. Mets Mrs. Dau & Maggie McKinnon. Tues. Aug. 8 – Finished last piece. P.M. 5 loads barley, e loads oats. Jim & Frank helped this P.M. Wed. Aug. 9 – no entry. Thurs. Aug. 10 – no entry. Fri. Aug. 11 – A.M. raked oat stubble by school. Eve. CP. Met Mrs. Watson to-night. Sat. Aug. 12 – A.m. I raked oat stubble by barb. 1 load oats & B. 1 load 1 sling Oat raking. Jim Miller cut the last of O & B this A.M. so they could use our binder. Eve. Was in Angus for a while. Sun. Aug. 13 – P.M. Church. Mr. & Mrs. Watson (nee Ada Clark) were at Lorne’s to-night. They & Sadie drove to Stayner later on in the evening. Rand & Everard out to-day. We went back thro bush & out by C McK’s house. �Mon. Aug. 14 – no entry. Tues. Aug. 15- no entry. Wed. Aug. 16 – no entry. Thurs. Aug. 17 – Eve. At Brentwood Social. Had Lucy McK for company. None of our crowd were out at all. We all went but dad. Fri. Aug. 18 – no entry. Sat. Aug. 19 – no entry. Sun. Aug. 20 – Eve. Church. Dad, Dick, Tom McK & I went back to Cranberry Marsh & Beaver Meadows. Mon. Aug. 21 – no entry. Tues. Aug. 22 – Eve. In Angus as thought Rand might be going away on Wed. SB & Lillie Clark arrived in village to-day. Wed. Aug. 23 – no entry. Thurs. Aug. 24 – no entry. Fri. Aug. 25 – no entry. Sat. Aug. 26 – no entry. Sun. Aug. 27 – Eve. Church. Lillie Clark visiting at Lorne Davidsons. She goes to Stayner on Mon. Next. Mr. & Mrs. Clark (agent) were out to-day. She came out last night & he walked out this A.M. Lizzie & I walked out to Mac’s for tea. Mon. Aug. 28 – Eve. Had a drive to Barrie - Jno Cochrane, Wilson, Strat, Rand, Dan Shaw & I. Everard came back with us. Stayed at Wests over night. Trip to Angus with pig 935th @ 7.60. 71.05. brought out cultivator. Tues. Aug. 29 – no entry. Wed. Aug. 30 – heavy frost to-night & to-morrow. Thurs. Aug. 31 – Eve. Dad, Jim D. & Will D. drove to Brentwood to hear Major Davidson on Reciprocity. I was out at Angus using the team. �Fri. Sept. 1 – This week have plowed flax ground & what other corners were in the big field no fun around the stumps either. Plowed between 2 & 3 acres in 5 different ways. Also lately have disked & harrowed wheat ground. Plowed shallow peas, plowed shallow sod east of barn & been rolling some. Eve. Lizzie & I at Choir P. Dance etc. at Felix DaJardine’s. Gordon went. Sat. Sept. 2 – plowing triangles & disking by roots. Eve. Took mower over to school & cut some grass. Dad drove out to Angus expecting some folks up bit they came not. Sun. Sept. 3 – S.S. Gordon & Dick. Pres. Church, eve, Mother, Grace & I, Lizzie & Laura. Jno Bull preached. Mother & G at Mrs. Clark’s all day & I was there for tea. Went up with Archie for dinner. Me, Miss Dollie & Kate McKever at Tom Duckworth’s. Frost again to-night. Mon. Sept. 4 – Cultivated (3 horses) ground for wheat & disked some by roots. Finished cutting grass with mower. Eve. Cutting some weeds at school & went over to see Jim Davidson about the work on it. [See Sept. 7] Tues. Sept. 5 – Fall wheat dowed on barley ground & partly harrowed 7 ¾ hrs. Early Windsor. Rained from about 4.30 P.M. Eve. Writing up diary for last month. Been noticing the horses to- night and all 4 will soon be on the bone heap if they keep on getting fat. So slow. Wed. Sept. 6 – 3 getting some wood out across river. Thurs. Sept. 7 – (Sept. 4 – Mr. Dempster came out – the house was levelled. Eve. Raked a little school.) 9/7/11 Same continued. Fri. Sept. 8 – (Sept. 15 – 2 mowing buckwheat all day. Eve. Angus C.P. Liz & I. Laura stay at Clarks till Sunday Eve.) Sat. Sept. 9 – (Sept. 16 – A.M. Mowed bal of verchwh. P.M. S.S. picnic at Clark’s. Lizzie, Laura & Dick, Gr & I. Grace stayed over night. Young people stayed for evening. Everard & Rau, Ida & Sadie, Cassie & Cliff later.) 9/9/11 –disking over river. Sun. Sept. 10 – (Sept. 17 - Eve. Church. Liz, La & I. Had walk down townline which is only used as winter road in P.M. & at Clark’s for tea.) 9/10/11 – Eve. Church. Mother, Lizzie & I. Mon. Sept. 11 – (Sept. 18 – 3 put top on stack. 2 forked buckwheat. Dad at Bob Elliott’s where discussion of townline drain was held. Eve. Laura, Lizzie & I at Jno Bishop’s. Misses Mary & Jimmie Buchanan visiting there.) 9/11 – A.M. 2 threshing Bishops. P.M. threshing Tom McK. Tues. Sept. 12 – (Sept. 19 – cultivated pea & flax ground, also in 1 load buckwheat. Tom McK has his 4 loads already in barn. Dad into Barrie & Mother to Angus.) 9/12/11 – A.M. 2 thresh Chas. McK. P.M. 1 cutting feed McK. Wed. Sept. 13 – Threshed here to-day 1000 bu. 9 ½ hrs – 1175. White, Mr. Broom, Mrs. To McK & Henrietta, Geo Arnum, Alex Roys & Tom McK, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. White, Jim & Frank Mullen, Jim Mason, Jim Davidson, Fred McBride, Jno Dunn, Bill Willoughby, & 4 of us. �Thurs. Sept. 14 – see also 9/7 [Sept. 7]. Gordon took cap to New Lowell. Fri. Sept. 15 – no entry. [see also Sept. 8]. Sat. Sept. 16 – no entry. [see also Sept. 9]. Sun. Sept. 17 – I walked down townline & Mrs. Jim Brennan’s saw Geo. Arnum. Was at Clark’s for tea. [see also Sept. 10]. Mon. Sept. 18 – no entry. [see also Sept. 11]. Tues. Sept. 19 – cultivated pea & flax ground. 3 h – 1 load bwheat. [see also Sept. 12]. Wed. Sept. 20 – Dad & I drew in 4 loads buckwheat & brought out a load of poles for wood. Thurs. Sept. 21 – A.M. Dad went to Toronto on noon train. I went out after flooring. P.M. G & I moved some hay & sawed wood. Eve. Lizzie, Mother & I were at Gauley’s this day, also were Florence & Mrs. Maxwell. We were quite well entertained. Fri. Sept. 22 – A.M. Press at C. McKinnon. I plowed a little in ditch. P.M. Press here. Ed Patterson. Hay. Eve. Lizzie & I celebration in Angus over the election. Sat. Sept. 23 – A.M. – 10.30, press. Straw drew press to McBride’s. P.M. Finished plowed west end G & I of ditch and took out some snags. Eve. Jim Mullen drove 7 lambs M 7 I out to Angus. Spoke for Will D’s horse to go to Grenfel Serv. Eve. Mary McKinney’s sister Rachel died Fri. Funeral Mon. In Detroit & Flushing. Driving. Mr. McKinnon & Sadie slow to deliver telegram. Sun. Sept. 24 – Cloudy all day. 6 out to S.S. & Pres. C I stayed. Eve. Drove to Grenfel. Was Anniversary there. Mr. Bowen of Barrie. We had a wet dark drive to Angus as I had no lantern. Will Davidson backed out & I had to drive Net. Reached Angus a little late & went alone. Rau & Mrs. West went also. Percy & Dora, Gauley were here this P.M. Should not have went out at all this eve. Drove this – Jno & Jessie Campbell, Lorne & Mrs. Davidson. Mon. Sept. 25 – Heavy rain all night. Plowing east end of ditch. Tues. Sept. 26 – Rain last night. Plowing in same corner. Am also taking out some stumps. Wed. Sept. 27 – Finished plowing back corner. Eve. Lizzie & I were at extra CP. I didn’t as I had a cold – at Lorne’s a little. Thurs. Sept. 28 – Cult part of sod by barn. Eve. Mrs. Bishop, Misses Mary & Jennie Buchanan were here for tea. I went back with them. Fri. Sept. 29 – Rained till 2 P.M. & then cleared up, chilly. I drove in after flour & lath so didn’t go out later. Might have plowed this P.M. as well as not. Frank is to report in Merlin Monday. �Sat. Sept. 30 – A.M. Plowed piece of bwheat by lane deep with kangaroo. P.M> Cult bal of sod by barn. Brought Mr. Tuck’s colt up from bush. Has sore in right brisket. Mr. Martin, Jos Lochart & Wm. McDonald were down looking at jams on the Mad. Went down to town line. I went along as dad was away. Eve. In. Misses Buchanan’s went home to-day. I believed it rained every night this week except Wed. Sun. Oct. 1 – Rained till 3 P.M. No one was out yet. Eve. Li, La & I out to church, practice afterwards till 9.45. Told Everard something was in the wind re ---- Mon. Oct. 2 – Mr. Tuck took 2 colts home & the 1 died next Wed. This week sod by roots cult & disked & sod by barn disked. Have also plowing across river a couple of days & finished the piece. Tues. Oct. 3 – See 10/2 [Oct. 2]. Wed. Oct. 4 – See 10/2. Thurs. Oct. 5 – See 10/2. Fri. Oct. 6 – Gordon was disking. Rained from 9 A.M. till 6 P.M. Just pulled a few roots. Eve. At C.P. Lizzie stays at Mac’s till Sunday. It seems she has her share of outings. Sat. Oct. 7 – 4 at the roots & finished the same. There were 7 good big loads. Also a little with team. Finished disking by barn. Sun. Oct. 8 – Angus Meth. Anniversary. A.M. Mother (West), Gr (Mac’s) & I (Archie’s) stayed for P.M. service. La & I stayed for Eve. (Mac’s). Laura, Archie & I at Lorne’s, also Mrs. Dobson & Leslie & Mr. McCrimmon of Creemore. Eve. Conyouy till 9.30 Dobson’s, H.L. Tarbush later & ______. U no what. Met Archie & Rau on townline on way home. Before I had smelt a rat but I found the same this eve. Mon. Oct. 9 – A.M. Striking out field by barn. P.M. plowing same. Gordon at New Lowell with 800# chop & 40.21 ham. Eve. Drove to Utopia English Social alone. Concert also. Domiciled at McIntosh’s a few hours. Didn’t get home via Angus till 10 A.M. Gordon Tues. Oct. 10 – 2 h plowing. Mother & Li at Ladies Aid – stayed at Lorne’s over night. Gordon at McDiarmid’s till Fri. eve picking potatoes. Wed. Oct. 11 – 2 plowing Thurs. Oct. 12 – 2 plowing. Eve. Laura & I at Prayer Meeting. Tried to get some reasons but was unsuccessful. Fri. Oct. 13 – Eve. Choir. Saw Everard awhile re several mysteries. Tom ½ day – Jim Mullen, I & Jno. D. – Frank Mullen all day. 3 teams on the Boulevard. �Sat. Oct. 14 – Jno, Dick, Gr & I scratched, plowed & pitted 15 rows potatoes, about 2/3. Sun. Oct. 15 – Presbyterian Anniversary. A.M. Mother (McKever’s), Gr, Dick (Den’s) out. Eve. Li, La & I out. Cliff was over for a few minutes & then Li & La butted in but they couldn’t help it. It put me out quite a bit. This is likely my best night for some time. Walked along Mad R to McBride’s before dinner & after Alex & I were down at the Forks. Gordon visited uncle Tom to-day because he couldn’t find his good vest. Mon. Oct. 16 – (2) or double plowing. Plowed 7 rows of potatoes & drew in them. 25 bus. Eve. Archie D., Ida McMulkin & Gertrude Moore (of Everett) were out and a pleasant time was spent. Mrs. Lorne Davidson was here for afternoon tea & Lizzie drove home with her. Tues. Oct. 17 – 2 plowed a little this A.M. & then the ram held sway the balance of day. Was going to Angus in eve but changed my plans on account of rain. Wed. Oct. 18 – A.M. Jno drove to Angus after Lizzie. Was 3 h plowing all day, have finished this piece but for about 3 hours. Eve. The whole Shebang were at Uncle Tom’s for the evening. Thurs. Oct. 19 – Gordon & I, also Jim Mullen were after 2 loads Fat Pine near Duckworth’s. We got home by 8.30. Ida – Miss Moore & Mr. McMulkin were out to-day. Dad returned from his visit to Highgate & adjacent points. Fri. Oct. 20 – A.M. 2 plowing gore in sod by barn. Dollie thought she needed a holiday so proposed a lame ankle this A.M. Eve. C.P. Lizzie didn’t go out, intending to go to Barrie Sat. 4 of us were for a nice little drive in the meantime. P.M. M., Jno & I brought out the piano from Station & found it in good shape. Sat. Oct. 21 – Finished gore in sod & plowed headland. Also drew in potatoes, Jno & Dick, besides raked harrowed ground. Mother, Lizzie & Dad in Barrie to-day. Dad stayed over-night with Humphrey’s. Eve. Had Uncle Tom barber me. Sun. Oct. 22 – Rain off & on, 12 A.M. to 12 P.M. A.M. Jno, Dick & Gr at S.S. P.M. Lizzie & I drove to Utopia Anniversary Services. We had tea at Richard Bell’s also, Randolph & cousin. Leslie Dobson, Wm. Miller. Eve. Drove to Angus with Mr. West. Lizzie, Cliff, Sadie, Ida, Miss Moore, Archie & Rau were at church Utopia. Because I drove to Angus early, Li thought that I had made a big mistake. Everard & I had a good talk on several topics. Mr. Humphrey drove dad out this A.M. & stayed till Mon. A.M. Mon. Oct. 23 – Gordon & I put baled straw in barn. Also drew up cultivator, disk & hay loader. Dad went to New Lowell to see about heater & didn’t get it. Eve. Mr. Tom Wilkinson up for a while. Tues. Oct. 24 – A.M. Finished 3 h plowing sod by barn. P.M. started on sod by roots. Eve. Writing diary for last week. Dad Shipped Barney to Wm. James Dutton. ¼ veal from Jno Bishop. 2.70. De Jeardin 1 colt out. �Wed. Oct. 25 – 3 h plowing sod by roots. Mr. Dean from Angus out laying new floor in house. Eve. Drove Mr. Dean out & was in at Mac’s a few .. Thurs. Oct. 26 – till 3 P.M. 3 h plowing sod by roots, 3 h plowing oats stubble by roots. Eve. Walked out & back 1”5” & 1’8”. Not very many at P meeting. Fri. Oct. 27 – Finished 3 h plowing on oats stubble by roots. Also harrowed & drew in 2 loads turnips. Eve. Stay in & didn’t go to C.P. as there was none. Sat. Oct. 28 – A.M. I was finishing some plowing & all were at turnips. 6 loads. La & Li drove out after Frank who is going to stay till Mon. Eve. Sun. Oct. 29 – A.M. Li, Dick, Gr at S.S. 10.30, Frank, La & I drove to Archie’s for day. Cliff, Dolly, & Mrs. McKever were also there. Eve. Gordon & Li drove out. I stayed for later meeting & a C.P. & was at Dr’s a few .. Mon. Oct. 30 – Thanksgiving Day. We finished pulling turnips this A.M. & drew in the 2 loads. Brought pulper from Uncle Tom’s. P.M. skidding out wood in poles. Frank was on the crosscut. Eve. Li & La walked out to Angus & I drove Frank out. Was in at Mac’s & West’s, rained as we were coming home. 10.30 A.M. A Thanksgiving Service was held in Meth. Church with assistance of Mr. Sterling. 2.30 P.M. a funeral – a young lad ______ Coddington, Latter Day Saints. Turnips 10 loads. Tues. Oct. 31 – rained in showers all day. Was to have helped cut some wood for Mr. Beers if fine weather had prevailed. Hallowe’en this night but we were all in the house. A.m. 3 put baled hay from cow stable to hay mow. P.M. I was draining in barnyard and Dad & Jno were laying new floor in kitchen. They also did some in evening. Wed., Nov. 1 – raining. Thurs. Nov. 2 – A.M. rain. P.M. Tom McK & Jim helped us putting sand at break. Fri. Nov. 3 – we at drawing sand yet. Sat. Nov. 4 – A.M. Drawing sand. P.M. 1 load wood. Sand again. Chas. & Tony McK helped. Sun. Nov. 5 – Brentwood Meth. Anniversary. A.M. All went but Dad. Jno home at noon. P.M. Mother, R & Gr home. Eve. Mr. Starr of Allendale had services. Angus Choir assisted. Ida, Sadie, Cliff, Mrs. K, Lizzie, Strat & I, Wm. McMillen, Miss Gauley. (Leslie & Geo Dobson in eve.) Mon. Nov. 6 – A.M. Put load bedding in double stall. Put load feed straw in hay mow. P.M. Rained. Mr. Tuck 2 cattle home. Tues. Nov. 7 – Rained A.M. P.M. Jno & I sawing poles in swamp near town line. �Wed. Nov. 8 – Dad in Barrie. A.M. Jno & I sawed wood. P.M. Jno threshing at Jno Dunn’s. Thurs. Nov. 9 - - 10. Threshing Jno Davidson. 10-2, threshing D. McMackon & Tom McKinnon. We had 40 bus buckwheat. Jim Mullen & I drew separator to White’s & ___ White Jno D. drew engine. Eve. I helped Jno D. Move our furniture upstairs. Jim D. & family, Jessie, Frank & Jack Campbell were down. Fri. Nov. 10 – A.M. Drew some sand for road to barn from house. A.M. Nailed up end of barn. Eve. Li & I at C.P. 2 oif the girls did not hitch very well. Sat. Nov. 11 – 3 were making road in slashing so to get at cedar in winter. McMackons at Jno Davidson. Jim & Henrietta, Tom & Mary McK, Mrs. Will McK, Jno Dunn & Mother, Chas McCarthy & wife, Dave Davidson & wife, Walter Hill, Jno Bishop & wife. Sun. Nov. 12 – 9-10, I walked to S.S. as I was to be Supt & teacher, in a drizzle, & home in evening, 9.15-10.30 with snow on ground & quite chilly. Stayed at West’s to-day & the boys and I had quite a visit. There was Song Service in evening & Randolph gave a short talk on Romans 12. Called at Clarks a few minutes after church. Believe I might have gone to 321 had I wish as was near the last to leave. The West’s are improving. Mon. Nov. 13 – Wm. Adams came after pony. Fixing pig & hen pen. Barrell – Missionary – was brot out from Angus to-day (from Uncle Nelson, nuts, beans & apples. Tues. Nov. 14 – Jno & I digging cellar under store room. Eve. Laura & I drove to New Lowell to cash 2 orders 3.15 & 100.00. Snowed quite heavy foe awhile. Wed. Nov. 15 – This week we have been putting cellar under kitchen. We excavated a place 8’ x 8’ x 5’ deep. Then made board walls, steps, bin & shelves. This occupied nearly all week. Dad was boss carpenter. Eve. Li & La at Angus for music. Thurs. Nov. 16 – Quite a bit of snow fell last night & continued most of day. Fri. Nov. 17 – Lots more snow to-day. It is now 8” or 9” on the level out here but less on roads. 3 Gordons & Fleming were after 20 horses to-day, $54.00 pasture. Eve. Started to rain & fool that I was I started for Angus & left cutter in bush, but brought it home with me. Next time I won’t be so reckless. Sat. Nov. 18 – Mother, Laura & Dick in Barrie to-day. La invested in a set of furs for herself. Sun. Nov. 19 – A.M. Young folks didn’t seem anxious to go to S.S. Eve. Li, La & I out. I walked home. We were at Mac’s a while after also was Shat. Was at Drisbe for E church. Mon. Nov. 20 – 3 after cedars. Eve. Drove to Angus for Xmas entertainment meeting. Decided that each class be trained by their teacher. Also envelopes be distributed to secure Xmas cheer for poor. The choir outside intend to have a dialogue. Everard at school again this week. �Tues. Nov. 21 – 3 after cedar. Took team & bob sleighs & McMackons to Thos McKinnon’s in evening for an outing. Wed. Nov. 22 – 3 after cedar. La & Li out to Angus for music lesson. Thurs. Nov. 23 – 3 after seeder. Uncle Tom, Aunt Martha, Jim & Henrietta were up for partridge supper & evening. Fri. Nov. 24 – Dad in Angus to-day. Gordon & I were sawing wood most of time. Eve. Li & I at C.P. I was late starting & ending but we practised at West’s. Sat. Nov. 25 – I took 10.00 chop to New Lowell with team, change 55 cts. Then drew load of wood by lumber & bal of water. Jno & Dad were cutting poles. Eve. La & I skating on Oxbow, also Frank Mullen & Jessie Campbell. We were on about 2 hours. Gordon drove out after Mr. & Mrs. Clark. Sun. Nov. 26 – A.M. no one out. P.M. Mr. Clark & I walked out 1 ¼. Eve. Li & La & Mrs. Clark drove out. The walking was not very good but I had to walk home as I was talking to Rand too long and the girls went on thro. Felt rather tough all eve. Mon. Nov. 27 – 3 hunting Cedar. Tues. Nov. 28 – 3 at cedar. Wed. Nov. 29 – 3 at cedar. Thurs. Nov. 30 – 3 at cedar. Fri. Dec. 1 – 3 at cedar. Started to snow quite heavy about 4 P.M. so quit. Believe we have enough out. Sat. Dec. 2 – no entry. Sun. Dec. 3 – no entry. Mon. Dec. 4 – no entry. Tues. Dec. 5 – no entry. Wed. Dec. 6 – no entry. Thurs. Dec. 7 – no entry. Fri. Dec. 8 – no entry. �Sat. Dec. 9 – no entry. Sun. Dec. 10 – no entry. Mon. Dec. 11 – no entry. Tues. Dec. 12 – no entry. Wed. Dec. 13 – no entry. Thurs. Dec. 14 – no entry. Fri. Dec. 15 – no entry. Sat. Dec. 16 – Dick – Mac’s & Clarks. La & Li walked drove out in P.M. & stayed. Sun. Dec. 17 – A.M. Dick drove home after S.S., doctoring cow all day. Eve. Angus Meth. Was late at church & stayed out of choir. Li & La drove home in the cutter alone. Mon. Dec. 18 – A.M. Took 3 pigs 680 # @ 6.00 to Angus, 40.80. The cow Lillie quite sick & died next A.M. Had an overdose of oat chop & she was paralyzed. Tues. Dec. 19 – Eve. Drove in cutter out to Prayer meeting with Mother at Mrs. Redfern’s. Gave Lizzie 1.00 Xmas 1910 to get Ladies H J [Home Journal] during year. Wasn’t used. Wed. Dec. 20 – La & Li drove out in cutter, G 7 I drove out in buggy. Eve. Party at Dr. West’s. McMulkin, Ida; McAteer, Jessie; McMackon, 4; McKinnon, Mr., teacher; McKever, Cliff; Miscampbell, Cassie; Blair, Sadie; Bush, Frank - Gordon & wife; Sprague, Miss, teacher; West, 4; Walker, James; Duckworth, Strat; Pugh, Melville & Luella; Clark, Mr. & Mrs. (14). Thurs. Dec. 21 – 2 drawing poles, dad chopping, brought last up to-night. Have been drawing all week as sleighing is quite good. Lately we logged up the clearing & piled the debris. Fri. Dec. 22 – A.M. Logging by bridge. P.M. 2 loads straw put in mow. 4.00 Strat Duckworth arrived with his engine & we sawed about an hour. Sat. Dec. 23 – Buzz saw was beating us at the cross-cut to-day. Jno Davidson & Jimie helped. 3.30 P.M. – 7.00. took saw to Frank Coulsons bush near townline & Ry. Eve. Lizzie La drove out & I walked later. We waited for mail & were later getting home. Dad went out with Mr. Tom McKinnon & brought Frank & Malcolm back. Sun. Dec. 24 – A.M. no one went out. The boys & dad were for a walk to the bridge etc. Mon. Dec. 25 – no entry. Tues. Dec. 26 – no entry. �Wed. Dec. 27 – no entry. Thurs. Dec. 28 – no entry. Fri. Dec. 29 – no entry. Sat. Dec. 30 – no entry. Sun. Dec. 31 – no entry. � 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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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walter McMackon Diary, 1911 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1, 1911 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/d1772287aa31aae0a7c7cce3b19d8831.pdf d6d4dcf4fec8002d8ccaf2d5ee9c7ddc PDF Text Text 1 Adeline’s Journal Introduction Robert Mathers and Susan (Patterson) Mathers were the parents of George, Thomas, Jane, John, Anne & Susan (twins), Adeline & Rebecca (twins) and Henry. They raised their family in a log house on lot 17 concession 2 on Morris township. Susan (Patterson) Mathers died in 1905. Adeline became severally crippled from rheumatoid arthritis in 1899 when she was a mere twenty -four years old. Henry married Ellen Owens in1909 and bought the farm next door to his father & sisters. In 1920, at the age of 32, Ellen died of cancer and left two small children Melville age nine and Charlie only two years old. Jane, Ann, Adeline and their father moved in with Henry to help manage the house and raise the boys. Two years later in 1922, when Robert died, he left his farm and a mortgage of $2400 to his daughters Jane & Anne who were taking care of Adeline. In 1924 Thomas sued his sisters Jane & Ann for a share of his father’s heavily mortgaged farm. ADELINE’S JOURNAL 1928 Henry sent $50 to Dudley Holmes on December 31st 1928 on the claim against Jane & Ann Mathers to give to Tom Mathers. 1929 Payment to Tom Mathers $50.00 June 11, 1929 October 29 crash on Wall Street of the US stock market and Great Depression begins. Henry sent Gould, Shapley and Muir $10.00 on Dec 5th 1929 on the Sugar Jack. 1931 �2 Melville Mathers 20th birthday Feb. 4th 1931 * all entries in italics are added notes. Charlie Mathers 13th birthday April 10 1932 * all entries in italics are added notes. Mr. McLennan got a bag of chop 85 lbs of our chop at Addie Frasers in April -he brought it home Henry sent $5.00 to Gould Shapley & Muir on April 20th 1931 on part payment on the Sugar Jack (unable to find any trace of the Sugar Jack company) Adeline’s 56th birthday April 20th , 1931 * all entries in italics are added notes Henry paid Mitchell’s $2.30 on May 30th -the last of our beef bill all paid up. Henry took Mr. McLennan a bag of oats over in June 1931 for his horses Henry paid Mrs. Jack Stacey $6.00 on July 4th , 1931 for plank he bought from Jack Stacey in the winter time. Henry paid $9.00 for hay fork rope -he paid it to Bert Robertson on Saturday night July 4th - they got the rope the Saturday night before. Chas took in 10 bags of grain to Blacks to get chopped on July 7th 1931 he paid 50 cents cash for it. Henry or Chas took in the mower knife on July 8, 1931 to Fred Ceiling to repair. Mel went in for it on July 9th -he paid 50 cents cash for it. Henry got $1.33 of beef from Mitchells the butcher for his threshing on August 1st 1931 -his man came here & they paid him the $1.33 on Sept 4th -all paid up, Henry Mathers sent $24.50 with his son Melville Mathers August 4th , 1931 to Goderich to give to Tom Mathers (brother) on the claim against Jane and Ann Mathers. (Tom’s share of his father’s farm which was left to his sisters Ann & Jane) They sent $50.00 before on June 11, 1929 for Tom Mathers. Henry Mathers sent in $45.00 with his son Charlie Mathers to Mr. Bushfield for Joe Middy on the interest on mortgage on August 29th 1931. That is part payment of the $72 he owed. Henry’s 52rd birthday on July 19th 1931 Chas took in 5 bags of grain to Blacks to get chopped on July 20th 1931 he paid 25 cents for it. Chas took in 5 bags of grain to get chopped on July 28th he paid 25 cents for it. Henry gave Mr. McLennan 8 ½ lbs of twine on July 29th 1931. Mr. McLennan got 2 more bags of oats from Henry in July for his horses. Chas gave Fred Ceiling 10 cents on August 9th . Henry gave Mr. McLennan another bag of oats on Aug 11, 1931 the day they threshed. �3 Willie Peacock got 6 bags of barley & oats from Henry on Aug 11th 1931. Mr. McLennan paid back the 8 lbs. of twine. Henry stook-threshed his wheat and 3 loads of oats on Aug 11, 1931 Mr. McLennan got 4 bags of barley & oats from Henry on Aug 13th Henry gave him ½ bag of wheat to pay out the basket of cherries we got from him at 55 cents. Henry gave him the wheat and 14 cents on bread he bought from Mrs. McLennan. Jane paid A. McKercher the 15 cents we owed him on August 15th , 1931 all owed to him but 1 gal of gas -25 cents Mel got. Charlie took $1.00 more to send to Chicago on Aug 13th, 1931 on Dr. Starvant’s bill. That would leave $3.00 yet to pay. Gordon Hamilton borrowed 580 lbs of oats & barley from Henry on Aug 14th 1931. Alex McEwen got 184 lbs of wheat from Henry on Aug 15th 1931 he paid 50 cents a bushel for it. $1.55 Jane got 10 loaves of bread from Lloyd Turvey- she paid him the 70 cents we owed him on August 15th , 1931 Arthur Shaw got 310 lbs of oats and barley from Henry on Aug 15th , 1931 for 50 cents a bushel for it – he didn’t pay for it. McCreight & Bob Atchison got 3 bushels of wheat at 50 cents a bushel. They paid $1.45 for it. Henry paid Bill Duff $1.05 for twine on August 15th 1931. Henry paid $1.10 for twine to Harold McChamon on Aug 15th 1931 Henry got money from Coon Goll for threshing - $1.20 of that went to lawyer Crawford. (Henry owned the threshing separator) Fred Scott came here on August 17th 1931. Melville went for him to help draw oats here and home farm(the Robert Mathers’ farm next door) on Monday & Tues. Aug 17 & 18th . Henry & Fred went to help Bob McLennan to draw in on Wed forenoon. Henry gave Mr. Hueston 1849 lbs of wheat on Aug 18th 1931 on 20 bags on the shingles for the barn over home. The wheat came to $13,65 August 19th Fred Palmer came here to start the engine & they went to thresh for Richard Johnston after 3:00 on Wed afternoon Aug 19th 1931. -stook-threshing at the Fraser farm. Charles paid $1.95 cash for a pair of overalls for Melville at Dan Falconers on Aug 19th 1931 �4 Charlie got Fred Scott a box of smoking tobacco Aug 21 out of his own money 15 cents cash Chas paid W.J. McDuff 65 cents on Aug 21st 1931 for a sweat pad for the tank horse. Henry took Will Belfour 50 bushels of wheat at 50 cents a bushel on Aug 21, 1931. Robt. Sharon came and got 6 ½ bushels of wheat at 50 cents a bushel on August 24, 1931. Jane & Chas gave it to him. $3.54 on account. Conrad Goll started to work for Henry on the threshing separator on August 25th at $1.75 per day Henry & Charlie took Fred Scott home on Aug 26th 1931 the night he was through water tanking for the threshing machine at $1.00 a day. He has worked every day since. Roy McCreight got wheat from Henry on Aug 26th and paid 50 cents a bushel for it $1.45 Henry took in1 bag wheat at 50 cents a bushel to Andy Holmes on Aug 27th 1931 - $1.10 Gordon Hall got 10 bushels of wheat from Henry on Sept 1st 1931 he paid $4.00 for it. He owes Henry $1.00 We sent for a pair of slippers for Ann on Sept 3rd 1931 to Simpsons. They were $1.98 in all $2.06 for order and postage. They traded her slippers off for groceries -they were too small Mr. Goll worked up to Friday night they laid him off this Sat at Bill Shoebottom’s has worked ever since up to Sept 4th 1931. Coon Goll worked on Saturday Sept 5th at Levi’s and again Monday Sept 7th up to Tuesday Sept 8th at Lee Stokes at 11:00 when the separator was broken by the iron going into it. Mr. Goll was through work on Sept 8th , 1931. Wes Yea started to work on Sept 9th 1931 for Wes Palmer. Melville paid Mr. Wm. Gray $2.00 on September 9th 1931 to go on Mr. Crawford’s account for repairs to Henry’s car -there is $4.00 yet to pay. Wes Yeo gave Melville $5.00 on Sept 17th for their threshing to give to Henry. Mr. Shoebottom gave Melville $2.00 of Wm. Abraham’s threshing & $20 more he gave Melville. Ann Mathers’ 60th birthday on Sept 20, 1931 - also Susie’s birthday Henry gave Milton Smith $2.00 of church money on Sept 5th , 1931 for wood for �5 the church & $3.50 more on Sept 21. 1933 Fred Scott came here on the train Tuesday morning of Sept 15th & went to Mr. Stokes. They moved to Mr. Hamilton’s & only threshed part of the forenoon on Thursday. Sept 15th Henry gave Fred Scott $1.00 on his wages. Henry and Chas took in a load of hay to Fred Ceiling on September 23. About $10 still owing on July’s account (to the blacksmith) Henry paid Mrs. W. McDuff for hair clippers on Sept 25th , 1931. Melville paid Mr. Watson the North End Grocery man Walter Hamilton gave Melville $13,00 on September 26th 1931 for his threshing. Melville paid Mr. Mitchell’s man $1.80 on Sept 26th ,1931 Sat night on our beef for corn cutting -all paid up in full. Melville paid Mr. Watson - the North end grocery man - the $5.35 Ann owed on the sack of sugar - he paid it on Sept 26th 1931 Henry gave Fred Scott $2.00 0n Sept 28th on his wages. He came for it on Monday night Sept 28th 1931 Jane Mathers’ 65th birthday Oct 10, 1931 Charlie got a sealing valve for Wes Yeo’s corn blower on Oct 9th he paid 25 cents at the road to Fred Hollenbeck for it. Ed Johnston gave Melville $30.00 for his threshing on Oct 10th 1931 -he owes Melville $2.75. Ed paid the $2.75 in the spring. Ann sent $1.00 to Chicago on Oct 12th 1931 leaving $2.00 to pay. Henry sent his road check of $24.50 to R.J. Heuston on Oct 30th 1931 on the shingles for our barn. Ann took $3.50 out of the church money for Lloyd on Oct 13, 1931. Anne gave Melville $2.00 out of the church money for meat and supplies for threshing. Melville paid 25 cents to Crawford on Oct 16th for getting Wes Yeo’s car fixed – the coil & points. Ann gave Melville $1.00 for gas and other things. Ann took $2.00 for Charles under wear & other things. Anne took $3.00 on Friday for pork and to pay other things. Melville took the sawing machine to Gordon Hamilton’s at 6 o’clock. Henry paid Gordon Hamilton $2,00 on October 30, 1931 for cows – all paid up on �6 1930 cows but $1.00. Henry got his road check on Nov 11th 1931 - $24.50 Henry sent $5.00 to Gould Shapley & Muir on October 30th 1931 on part payment on Sugar Jack. Henry sent $1.00 to London to the Daly Tea Co on Nov 14th , 1931 on his account Daly Tea. Henry sent $1.00 to Jas C. Monett of Blyth on Nov 14th 1931 -85 cents still owing the Raleigh man. Henry sent $6.50 to T. Eaton for Chas suit on Nov 10th 1931 Chas got a bag of Eclipse flour from Blacks on Nov 12th 1931 – he paid $1.00 on it. Henry sent $2.00 with Ann (his sister) to Mr. Ross Henderson -money goes on Henry’ account. Henry sent $1.00 to London on Nov 14th 1931 on Daly Tea. Henry gave Mr. E. Dennis $8.50 for caretaking on Nov 19th , 1931 (church money for caretaking Ebenezer church at Browntown corner) Charlie got a bag of Peerless flour from Blacks on Dec 9th 1931 -it was $2.75 a cwt. Melville paid $1.38 in the Dominion Bank on Dec 14th 1931 for Imperial Oil. Melville paid $8.03 in the Dominion Bank for the oil & grease for the threshing machine on October 16th, 1931 Henry paid the Buchanan’s $1.80 for a liner for furnace chimney on Dec 19th 1931 Melville sent a bank cheque for $10.00 to give to Tom on his claim against Jane & Ann Mathers (his sisters) Chas got $11.74 of school money on Dec 21st 1931. (This would cover his sweeping & firing for Sept.-Oct.-Nov.- Dec 1931.) 1932 Henry and the boys cleaned the school in the winter holiday they got 5.85 for it. Henry paid Duncan McDougall $1.00 on Jan 6th 1932 (part payment on building a chimney) Henry got 19 lbs of shoulder from Bob McLennan on Jan 20th 1932 he paid 75 cents cash for it. Charlie got a bag of Peerless flour from Blacks on January 22, 1932 at $2.75 not �7 paid. Henry, (52) Melville (23) and Chas (16) went to help Richard Johnston (neighbour) to draw gravel for barn They were all there on Friday January 22, 1932 all afternoon at 75 cents a day. Henry & boys worked there on Sat 23rd -it snowed all day. Henry & boys were at Richard’s January 25th all day Monday at 75 cents a day each. Henry and the boys were there on Thursday all day Jan 26 at 75 cents each $11.00 for gravel Henry and the boys were at Richard Johnston on Friday afternoon Jan 29,1932 at 75 cents each Melville was at Richard’s in January helping shovel gravel to finish up the cement wall - one day. Henry took 2 bags of potatoes 91 lbs each at 75 cents each he took it on January 31st 1932 to Addie Fraser for cutting corn. Bot (bought) 1 sow from Flem Black $15 paid by cash $5.00 Credit for 1 day’s threshing $1.50 Jan 16th 1932 bedding 4 cars with straw $2.00 (Flem Black shipped cattle from Bluevale Station to Toronto stockyards & Henry Mathers provided the straw for the livestock train cars) Balance owing on sow $6.50 Henry & boys took in 4 loads of straw to Black’s in January 1932 at $2.00 a load to pay for the three bags of flour – all paid up with the straw and the 1 bags of Eclipse and 2 bags of Peerless all paid. Charlie sent $5.00 to London to Geo. White for the threshing belt – he sent it on Jan 28th . 1932 Henry gave Duncan McDougall $3.00 on February 1st on building furnace chimney. He still owes $5.50. Melville Mathers’ 21st birthday Feb 4th Henry got 61 1/2 lbs of ham - old pig from Tom Glazier on Feb 9th 1932 on part payment for threshing. (Henry owned the threshing separator) Henry & boys brought 19 head of Richard Johnston’s cattle on February 11, 1932 and 2 colts on Feb 11, 1932 on Thursday afternoon the day Richard’s barn was burnt. Henry sent $10.00 to London on February 25th 1931 on the big drive belt -he sent it to the London bank for the threshing machine. �8 Addie Fraser came here on Monday night and bot (bought) it. Henry sold him the threshing separator to Addie Fraser on February 29th , 1932 – He took 6 pigs valued at $20. Henry went for the pigs on March 1st 1931. The rest is to be paid by note $160.00 Henry & Melville went over to Addie Fraser’s to get Addie to sign the note for the threshing separator - he signed it. Charlie got $9.65 for sweeping & firing at the school for. He got it March 1st , 1932 for January & February. ( Charlie was 14 years old and in grade eight. He would have to walk a mile and a quarter and be at the school by 7:00 to have the fires on and the school room warmed up by 9:00. Then he would have to stay after school and do the sweeping before walking the mile and a quarter back to his home) Henry sent $2.00 with Chas Bosman (neighbour) to London on the Daly Tea Co. – he sent it on March 1, 1932. Henry sent $5.00 with Chas to the Dominion bank on March 1st on Chas Garniss account Chas & Melville got a bag of chop from Mac Black on March 17th they paid 80 cents cash for the bag of chop. Chas got a bag of salt for the Blacks on March 18th he paid 75 cents cash for it. Henry took in two bags of grain to Blacks on March 21, 1932 Mel got it and paid 15 cents for it on March 23rd . Charlie went to R. McLennan’s and got $1.00 worth of pork shoulder and 25 cents of sausage on March 21, 1932. Henry paid Bob the next Monday March 27th out of the straw money at the station. Chas took in 5 bags of grain to Blacks on March 25th . not paid Adeline’s 57th birthday April 4th - also her twin sister Beckey’s birthday Henry & Chas went to Bob McLennan’s & got 2 lbs of sausage 25 cents & $1.00 worth of beef on April 5th , 1932 not paid $1.25 Charlie’s 14th birthday on April 10th Melville Mathers took the Arch Degree in Bluevale Orange Lodge on April 11th , 1932- it cost $4.00 for the Arch Degree. The Black’s old pig had 9 little pigs on April 23, 1931- only 2 lived & we had to feed them cow’s milk. Henry & Melville went over to cut wood for Mrs. Wm Moses (Melville’s first �9 cousin Ethel Mathers) on April 6th to go on the interest of the money the girls (Jane & Ann Mathers) had borrowed. They cut wood on Wed 6th all day & on Thursday all day April 7th and Henry cut on Friday forenoon & Charlie went in the afternoon. At noon Henry went to Geo. McDonald’s funeral. Henry & Melville went Saturday forenoon & Charlie went to help Mel Saturday afternoon Henry went to Will Duff’s funeral on April 9th , 1932. Henry & boys cut down the trees & split & piles the wood at 90 cents a cord. Henry & Melville went back on Monday afternoon April 11th and finished up the cutting of the wood. Melville was at Mrs. R Hamilton’s helping saw wood on April 14th 1932 all afternoon. Melville & Gordon (Hamilton) & Earl (Hamilton) & Harry Goll came after Henry’s sawing machine at 3:00 in the afternoon and took it and sawed 2 hours with it. Chas took in 2 bags of grain to get chopped he paid 15 cents cash for it. Chas took in bags of grain to Blacks on April 13th 1932 Henry bot (bought) an old pig and seven little ones at Arthur Ward’s sale on Friday April 15th , 1932. Henry & Charlie went for them April 16tth Sat forenoon & Richard’s hay loader & cream separator & grass seed. The boys brought the old pig and little ones over when weaned. Melville went and sawed wood on Thursday and Friday April 15 & 16. Henry sent in $50 of money to the bank with Melville to pay on the taxes on April 16th 1932 part pay and Melville paid $7.75 in the bank on Fred Ceiling’s blacksmith account he paid it April 16, 1932 all paid up. Chas took in 2 bags of grain -he paid 15 cents cash for it. Henry got 20 lbs of grass seed from Dave McTavish on April 28, 1932 he paid $4.00 cash down on it- 25 lbs of alsike at $8.00 a bushel. Henry got A. McKercher of 39 lbs alfalfa at $7.00 a bushel $4.56 & 20 lbs of alfalfa from McTavish at $7.00 a bushel $4.33 & 25 lbs of alsike at $8.00 a bushel $3.37. Henry got 10 lbs of alfalfa from J.A. Mills at $7.00 a bushel $1.20 he got it on May 4th 1932 paid. - 33 lbs of timothy of our own. Charlie got $8.00 check from Joe Sellers on May 4th, 1932 for sweeping and �10 putting on fires in the school Henry went to Mr. Bushfield to sign the application for the Government loan on May 4th 1932 Henry paid $4.00 cash to Dan McTavish on the grass seed. Henry got a Crawford Peach tree - Mr. David Scott brought it here on May 6th /32 Charlie Mathers paid him the $1.15 here for the tree when he delivered it. Henry took in two bags of grain to get chopped on May 9 1931. He paid 15 cents for chopping Henry paid Bob McLennan $1.25 out of the straw money at the station on May 9th , 1932 Charlie sent $2.00 to London to the Daly Tea Co. in London on our account- he sent it from the station on May 10, 1932 Richard Johnston came here for his 19 head of cattle and 2 colts on May 11,1932. Henry & boys helped him to the corner – he was putting them on grass Henry gave Webster Jacklin $2.00 on his blacksmith bill on May 12th -he gave it to Webster here. Henry & Charlie took the old pig over to Bob McLennan’s on May 13th to get the pork put into sausage. He charged $1.75 for making it – not paid. Henry paid Mrs. W.J. Duff $3.01 for 2 ½ bushels of corn on May 23rd The corn was $1.35 a bushel. Charlie paid Mrs. W.J. Duff $2.00 for 2 bushels of corn on May 26th 1932 he owes 70 cents more. Henry went over to Emerson Wright’s on June 3rd , 1932 & got $5.00 of his threshing money (owed for previous August) Mr. Jas McCutcheon came here to fill out the Government papers on June 4th , 1932 and inspected Henry’s farm. Henry took in the letter he got from the Government to Walton McKibbon on June 11th , 1932 on Saturday night. He went a half a day to take the barn down & help draw home a load & at the barn raising on June 11th . Charlie sent $2.00 to Kitchener in June on Webster Jacklin’s account. Charlie sent $1.00 to London to the Daly Tea Co on June 14th 1932 he sent it from the station. Henry and Melville went into Bushfield’s office to get the papers signed up on the �11 Mortgage loan on June 24th , 1932 He went to see Walton McKibbon the same day about the Government loan on the mortgage on the Henry Mathers’ farm Charlie got 2 bags of chop from Blacks on June 24th he paid $2.25 cash for it Henry helped Richard Johnston to cut wood nearly a day Charles sent $1.50 from the station on June 27th to the Daly Tea Co London.. Henry was there (at Richard Johnston’s) shingling the roof on June 28th 1932. Henry & Charlie were there all day Wed June 29th helping to shingle and put down the floor. Henry was at Richard J’s on Thursday June 30th 1932 all day working on the barn the day of the picnic. Charlie got 2 bags of screenings from Blacks on June 29th , 1932 he paid $2.30 cash for it. Henry and boys cleaned the school on Sat July 2nd 1932 - 50 cents for a shovel handle. $3.85 for cleaning he school Charlie got $8.02 check for firing & sweeping the school -He got his money on July 4th 1932. Chas got the mower knife mended on July 5th 1932 – he paid 75 cents cash Henry paid 80 cents to Fred Ceiling for welding the mower knife and 3 sections on July 6th 1932 Jane phoned R. McLennan for 3 lbs of shoulder of pork on July 6, 1932 it was 25 cents. Henry paid the 25 cents when he and Bob went with Adeline in the truck to Wingham the same day. He has took in the 2 mower knives on July 12th to Fred Ceiling to get welded. He got them on July 13 and brought them home July 13, 1932 not paid. Charlie got the mower knife mended again on July 14th -not paid. It was 50 cents. July 1932 – Henry was on Joe Seller’s road doing road work -he got $8.90 of a check. Melville was at Chas Campbell’s doing road work for 3 ½ days and scraping too – he got $14.00 Mel $1.00 from Bob McLennan Melville & Henry was on feet doing road work 4 ½ days. Melville got $1.00 & Henry got $17.40 Chas took our buggy to Fred Ceiling (village blacksmith) on July 11th , 1932 to get �12 two tires. They were 75 cents a piece $1.50 Charlie got 2 bags of pig chop on July 12th he paid $1.75 cash for them Henry started on the road to cement caps on July 13th 1932 – he was on to July 19th at $24.50 from Wed to Tuesday afternoon. Henry bought a Ford coupe from Jim Breckenridge (neighbour) on July 13th 1932 - he paid $17.00 for it -the boys were there when he bought it Chas paid 65 cents for charging the battery at the creamery -he paid it on July 13th, 1932 Chas got the 2 mower knives sharpened on July 13 -they left them in on the 12th at Fred Ceilings. Not paid. Chas got the pitman of the mower welded with Fred Hollingback on July 13th he paid 25 cents cash. He got pieces of the cream separator welded for 15 cents. Henry got his car licences on July 15th , 1932 they were $7.00 cash Charlie got a bag of screenings from Blacks on July 16th 1932 he paid $1.25 cash Melville went on the road to work for Jack Snell on July 18th , 1932 he worked till they come off at 6 o’clock and they went on again with the team & wagon at $4.00 a day. Henry’s 53rd birthday July 19th They worked all day Wed & team and July 20 half a day and they didn’t work on Thursday too wet on the road. Chas got 2 bags of oats from Blacks on July 19th – he paid 97 cents for them cash - 20 cents too much. Chas sent $13.00 to Geo. White on the bug belt on July 21st - he sent it from the station. Charlie is sending $1.00 to the Daly Tea Co London on July 21, 1932 Chas got 1 bag of screening and 1 bag of oat chop from Blacks on July 21st 1932 he didn’t pay for it Henry worked all day Friday & team July 22, 1932 $4.00. Henry and team was scrapping for Jack Snell on Saturday July 23, 1932 for $4.00 a day. Henry and team was on all day Monday July 25th , 1932 at $4.00 Henry was on Tuesday 4 hours with team & afternoon at $4.00 Chas got another bag of oats from Blacks on July 25th 1932 he paid for them. Chas got 5 lbs shoulder & 1 lb of side meat from R. McLennan on July 26th , 1932- he didn’t pay for it 50 cents. �13 Charlie got a 5 lb sack of ansimall of lead at 85 cents & 1 lb of Paris green from Mrs. W.J. Duff on July 27th he paid for both - the Paris green was 40 cents a lb. Sold Roy McCreight 10 lbs of berries $1.00 & 55 cents to Blacks for berries. Sold Roy McCreight $1.70 of berries July 27. Henry worked all day Wed July 27th 1932 at $4.00 a day and team. Henry worked all day on Thursday & team at $4.00 a day July 28th , 1932. Henry took $50 to Wm. McNichol on August 2nd 1932 on the interest on Wm Isbister money on the mortgage for Nov 4th 1931. Chas got 1 bag of oat chop on Aug 2nd & he got 1 bag of screenings both cost $2.25 not paid. Chas took in the pitman of the mower to get welded on Aug 2nd he paid 25 cents cash for it. Melville went to Harvey Robertson’s a day to thresh for Bob McLennan. Henry worked days for Bob McLennan helping to draw grain in at the Ramsey place Henry paid $70 to Wm McNichol on Aug 5th 1932 on interest Jane & Anne owed. Wm Isbister on the mortgage Nov 4th 1931 – total $120. Henry got $2.00 from Willie Scott on Aug 7th , 1932 of church money -he gave part of it to Chas to get rivets & tacks and slats for the binder & sugar & a whole spool & bread. Ann took $1.35 of church money to get coal oil. Chas got 5 lbs side meat from R. McLennan at 10 cents all on Sept 5th 1932 not paid. We got $3.00 from Geo (brother) on Sept 6th to send to London to pay on the Daly Tea. Chas sent the $3.00 on Sept. 6,1932 Chas took in 7 bags of grain to Blacks on Sept 6th 1932 to get chopped -not paid Chas took in 7 bags of grain to get chopped on Sept 13, 1932 to Blacks – not paid Melville went to work on the road for Ollie Campbell. He worked on Monday all day Sept 12th 1932 – he worked Tuesday morning till 10:00 – it rained so he came home. Mel worked all day Wednesday Sept 14, 1931 & all day Thursday Sept 15 and all day Friday Sept 16. He worked Saturday forenoon Sept 17 it rained- he didn’t work Saturday afternoon. Mel worked for Ollie Monday forenoon -took out a load of pigs & Mel worked for Ollie at home in the afternoon. �14 Monday Sept 19th all day and Tuesday September 20th 1932. Wednesday Sept 21st sowed his wheat -came home at night. Ann Mathers’ 61st birthday September 20th Chas took 11 bags of grain to get chopped at Blacks on Sept 20th 1932. He tolled it. paid. Henry sent the Brussels Post paper back with Lee Breckenridge (mail man) to the post office on Sat Sept 24th 1932. The last paper we took was Sept 22nd Melville took in grain on Sept 27th 1932 to get chopped he tolled it. paid Bob McLennan brought 9 lbs. of shoulder of pork here on Sept. ?? 1932 at 9 cents a lb. not paid - he got it for the threshing. Bob McLennan brought 16 ½ lbs of shoulder of pork on Sept 26th , 1932 at 9 cents a lb. for corn bee – not paid. Melville took in grain on September 27th 1932 to get chopped. He tolled it. Paid. Went to Ollie Campbells on Thursday afternoon 29th to help fill his silo. Melville was at Geo Wheelers for them on Sat afternoon Oct 1s, 1932 Charlie went to help Richard Johnston to cut his corn on Monday Sept 26th 1932 all day & he and Henry were there from 10:00 on Tuesday filling the silo and on Wed noon filling both Henry and Charlie were there. The men came here to cut corn on Wednesday afternoon & filled on Thursday from noon September 29th , 1932. Richard gave Charlie 40 cents -$2.00 still owing. Lee was here Thursday forenoon Sep 29th to fill our silo. Chas went to cut corn for Lee Breckenridge Friday. Chas was at Lee’s till 6:00 Friday afternoon and Saturday forenoon. – he drove the team for Lee at Wheelers Sat. afternoon Henry was a Lee Breckenridge’s for Addison Fraser on Saturday from noon to thrash – went from Lees to McLennan’s farm Jane Mathers’ 64th birthday Oct. 3rd . Chas took in 12 bags of grain on Oct 4th 1932 to Blacks – he called it paid Henry and Chas was at Lee’s helping to fill his silo on Monday October 3rd to 4 o’clock Charlie went from Addie’s to Bob’s for Addie on Thursday forenoon – to Sparlings (Johnston nest door) on Thursday afternoon Oct 4 and Wed forenoon Oct 5, 1932 and went to Ed’s Wed Oct 6th afternoon and an hour on Thursday fore noon Oct 7th . �15 Henry and Chas was at Addie’s to help fill his silo on Thursday afternoon & team Oct 6, 1932. Henry & Chas was at Addie’s with the team on Friday to 5 o’clock Oct 7th, 1932 helping fill silo. Charlie got $3.91 of a check for sweeping & firing at the school. He got it in Oct 8th , 1932, Henry got $3.00 out of the Thank offering to send to London to the Daly Tea Co on Oct 11th 1932 Chas got 2 ½ bushels of buckwheat from J.A. Mills man He paid 60 cents a bushel for it $1.75 cash. Chas took in 11 bags of grain to Blacks on Oct 11th , 1932 to get chopped – he tolled it - paid. Chas sent $3.00 from the station to London to the Daly Tea Co Oct 11 ,1932 - the $2.00 finished out the note. They gave the agent $1.00 that goes on the other $15.00 we owe them. George took in the piece of the cream separator to get the little top electric welded with Fred Hollingback on Oct 13th 1932. Chas got it & paid 20 cents for it on St Oct 15th . Melville & Chas sold Charlie Elliott a bag of potatoes at 50 cents a bag on Oct 15th 1932. It went on the tile they got last fall for the furnace chimney. Charlie Elliott came here on Oct 17th and got 5 sacks more of potatoes on the tile they got for the furnace chimney at 50 cents a bag all paid up in full $3.50 Chas took in 12 bags of grain to Blacks on Oct 18th 1932 to get chopped – he tolled it. Charlie took in the mower knife to get mended with Fred Ceiling on Oct 18th 1932 not paid it was 50 cents. Chas got 9 ½ lbs of shoulder from Bob McLennan on Oct 18th for the threshing – not paid. (needed to feed the threshing gang at noon dinner) The afternoon they drew the separator into the barn by themselves. Addie (Fraser) went over home (Robert Mathers’ farm next door) on Oct 20th 1932 to thresh the buckwheat in the field and then threshed the rest of the buckwheat in the barn & the grain on Friday Oct 21 He finished up cleaning the barn floor on Saturday morning Oct 22, 1932. He charged $1.25 an hour for 10 hours threshing. Not paid - only Melville got Addie the gas. Chas got Bob a dairy thermometer on Sat night on Oct 22 -he paid 25cents cash �16 for it- it went on the meat. Chas took in 12 bags of grain to Blacks on Oct 24th , 1932 he tolled it. Chas got 1 gal fuel oil he paid 15 cents cash for it on Oct 24th 1932. Melville took a bag of talman sweets (apples) on Nov 5th 1932 at 50 cents a bag Melville took 5 bags of potatoes to Roy Cantelon on Nov 8th . The men sold 4 bags of spy apples to the telephone man on Nov 12th . Henry took 6 telephone men at 35 cents each for meals on Nov 9th & 10th , 1932 They took 6 men at 35 cents each for 2 days $4.50. They took in 6 more telephone men at 35 cents & boss at 40 cents. Melville took over to Teeswater 9 sacks of apples to get ground into cider & apple butter- he got 6 gallons cider & he got a cream can and a half of apple butter. He paid $3,00 cash for it on Nov 15th 1932. Henry gave Chas Garniss 45 bushels of oats & so his man came for them with their sacks on Nov 12th 1932 they went on Chas Garniss account $5.00 paid before on it to the account. Bob McLennan came and got a fat pig on Nov. 14th , 1932 He took half & Henry took half & Bob gave him the head & tongue & liver & heart. Fat pigs were - Henry’s half 71 lbs & Bob’s half weighed 72 lbs. Chas took in12 bags of grain to Blacks on Nov 14th he paid 5o cents cash for it. Charlie took Lorne Stewart in 21 lbs ham on Nov 16, 1932 on Henry’s account on shingles he bot (bought). The ham was 21 lbs at 10 cents a lb. $2.10 paid. Henry gave Billy Henderson $1,00 on the heifer he bot (bought) November 14 Charlie took Lorne Stewart in 21 lbs of ham on Nov 16th 1932 on Henry’s account on shingles be bought for the barn. The ham was 21 lbs at 10 cents a lb $22.10 paid They took 6 more telephone men at 35 cents each on Nov 21 & 22nd =$6.30 & 40 cents for the boss’s dinner. Saturday all day Dec 23rd they got $4.00 Charlie sent $1.00 to Ottawa to J.A. Mills account he sent it on November 25th 1932 - $5.54 still owing- he sent it from the station. Chas took in 11 bags of grain to Black’s on Non 26th 1931 he tolled it. Melville went to help cut trees for Roy McCreight on Dec 1 Melville split wood all day Friday and then was there Monday afternoon $4.00 Chas got 19 lbs. of shoulder & 4 ½ lbs of beef boil on Dec 3rd 1932 from Bob McLennan – not paid. �17 Dec 22 paid E. Webster account $14.25 Dec 24 pd. Harry Browne acc’t & costs $6.35 Dec 24th 1 Ham of pork to R. J. Hueston -28 lbs. @ 8 cents per lb.=$2.25 which goes on his account. Henry sent Charlie to the station with $5.00 to send to London to the Daly Tea Co – he sent it on Dec 27 on our account. The Chimney (built in 1931) Henry paid Duncan McDougall $1.00 on Jan 6th Henry gave Duncan McDougall $3.00 on Feb 1st for part payment on building furnace chimney He owes $5.50 . Melville & Chas sold Charlie Elliott a bag of potatoes at 50 cents a bag on Oct 15th 1932 it went on the tile they got last fall for the furnace chimney. Charlie Elliott came here on Oct 17th and got 5 sacks of potatoes on the tiles they got last fall for the furnace chimney. 5 sacks at 50 cents a bag all paid up in full The First Car Henry paid Jim Breckenridge $10 on the Ford coupe on July 27th , 1932 he gave Jim the $19 over on the road when they were working at Jack Snell’s. Henry sent in $4.00 with Charlie for Jim Breckenridge on Sat night August 11th to pay for the Ford coupe. Chas left it at Dean Falconers. $1.00 still owing – Jim let him throw off $2.00 for the battery. Henry got a part for the mower from Fred Hollenbeck. Chas paid 20 cents cash for it on July 13,1932 Chas got a piece of the cream separator mended at Fred Hollenbeck – he got it paid for on July 13 -15 cents cash. Charles got the pitman for the mower mended with Fred Hollenbeck on July 13, 1932 he paid 25 cents cash for it. Sept 1932 (Melville started Wingham High School -he was 21 and drove the buggy 6 miles each way every day) Henry & Chas got 16 bushels of fall wheat to sow from Addison Fraser (neighbour) on Sept 14th , 1932 at 50 cents a bushel or 600 lbs. George (Adeline’s brother) took a piece of the separator to get the little top electric welded with Fred Hollenbeck on Oct 13th . Chas got it- paid 20 cents -Oct 15th Mrs. Wm. Thompson came here on Oct 11th 1932 to renew the fire insurance of �18 Ebenezer church he renewed it on Oct 11th 1932 it ran out Oct 12th Henry paid Mrs. Wm Thompson $4.50- for the fire insurance on the church Oct 11, 1932 when he remembered that the insurance policy was due. Henry paid Mrs. Wm. Thompson $4.50 to pay the church insurance Henry paid Lew Jewitt $1.00 for cedar for the church Henry gave Lew Jewitt $9.00 for wood he put in the church at $3.00 for 3 cords – he paid him the $9.00 out of the Thank offering Oct 14th 1932. Henry paid Mrs. Milton Smith out of the Thank offering on Oct 15th 1932 for supplies for the church. Henry paid $25.00 to the Bank of Commerce on Oct 19th 1932 part payment on the threshing machine big drive belt from White in London Chas got 1 gal fuel oil - he paid 15 cents cash on Oct 24th . 1932 12 bags of grain to get chopped on Dec 7th 1932. He tolled it. Chas took in 12 bags of grain to get chopped at Blacks on Dec 12th tolled it. Chas took in 11 bags of grain to Blacks on Dec 22nd 1932 -he tolled it. Chas took in 10 bags of grain to Blacks on Dec 29tth 1932 he tolled it. Chas took in 2 bags of potatoes to Fred Ceiling on Oct 24th 1932 on part payment on the blacksmith bill at 50 cents a bag. Chas took in 2 bags of potatoes to Fred Ceiling on Nov 1 at 1932 at 50 cents a bag on part payment on the bill. Henry took in 4 fat pigs to Flem Blacks on Dec 11, 1932. They weighed 750 lbs. he got $3,35 a cwt. for them they came to $30 check. Henry got the first Brussels Post on Dec 29th 1932 they get it for a year free for corresponding they sent in. The first invoice Dec 26th 1932 Henry took our 4 more fat pigs to Black on Dec 31st 1932 they weighed 770 lbs he got $3.50 cwt from them he got $26.95 Henry sent Melville and Charlie to get a bottle of wine from the church they forgot on Dec 30th 1932. Paid 45 cents for it. School Money Henry & boys cleaned the school in the winter holiday They got $3.50 for it. Charlie got $9.65 for sweeping and firing at the school. -got it March 1, 1932 for Jan & Feb. Charlie got $8,00 check from Joe Sallows on May 4, 1932 for sweeping and fires in the school. �19 Charlie got $8.02 for firing& sweeping the school – he got his money on July 2, 1932. Henry & boys cleaned the school on Sat July 2, 1932 & 50cents for a shovel handle $3.85 for cleaning the school. Charlie got $3.91 of a check for sweeping & firing at the school he got it Oct 8, 1932. (During this period 1931- 1933 the mid west suffered a period of severe drought likely the worst in history) 1933 Henry sold 2 bags pf potatoes at 75 cents a bag to Addie Fraser. Addie came for the 2 bags on Monday January 2, 1933. Henry paid $45 at the Bank of Commerce on the taxes on Jan 3rd 1933. He paid it out of the fat pigs check. Henry got a bag of flour from Art Adams on January 3rd 1933 he paid it on January 3rd all paid up in full. Henry paid $3.86 to Mr. Bushfield on the Ross Estate – he paid it on January 3rd 1933 all paid up in full. Chas took in 9 bags of grain to Blacks on Jan 6th 1933 he tolled it. Chas took 2 bags of grain to get chopped at Blacks on Jan 14th 1933 Henry gave Addie Fraser $1.00 on January 19th 1933 the day he took the job of cutting wood at Addie’s. Chas got part of a shoulder of pork & some beef at 8 cents a lb. – he got it on Jan 25th , 1933 Chas took a piece of the windmill to get mended with Fred Ceiling on Jan 25th 1933 – he paid 20 cents for mending and 5 cents for rivets cash. Henry took a sack of potatoes 76 lb. to Addie Fraser on January 27th, 1933 76 lbs a sack went on part payment on corn cutting at 75 cents a bag Henry traded the old Renfrew cream separator to Mr. Robertson on a Massey Harris on January 28th 1933 Henry gave him the old De Laval back with him for $5.00 on it. Chas got a bag of Peerless flour from Blacks on January 28 1933 he paid $2.00 cash for it. Chas took in 8 bags of grain Black’s on January 28th he paid 45 cents cash. �20 Charlie took over $4.00 to Bill Henderson on part payment on the heifer he bot (bought) from him. Charlie took it over on January 30, 1933. Henry promised $10 more on April 19th 1933. Melville was at Richard Johnston’s on January 31, 1933 all day doing chores and on Feb 1 in the forenoon helping do chores. Charlie Johnston was sick and Richard had his ribs broken. The boys helped do chores at night. Jane & Ann’s mortgage on our old home closed February 1st 1933. (they were unable to make the mortgage payments and so they lost the farm) Mr. Isbister closed it. (took it away from them) Chas & Henry were at Bob McLennan’s drawing out manure in the afternoon of Feb 2nd 1933 Henry & Chas were at Bob McLennan’s all day drawing out manure on Feb 3, 1933 (Bob McLennan was the local butcher) Chas got 10 lbs ham at 8 cents a lb on Feb 3 Chas & Henry were at Bob McLennan’s drawing out manure all day Sat Feb 4th Henry got 8 lb of beef flank at 5 cents a lb on Feb 4th 1933 at 40 cents. Melville’s 22nd birthday on Feb 4th Melville went to Richard J. on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock and on Feb 4th Melville went and done the chores. Melville was at Richards on Monday all day Feb 6th 1933 doing chores. Melville was at Richard Johnston’s doing chores and helping Chas (Johnston) to chop grain on Thursday Feb 7th 1933 all day Mr. McLennan brought Henry a pork shank & 2 lb of side meat & a head on the 11th 1933 all 40 cents not paid. Melville went to Roy McCreight’s on Feb 11, 1933 to pile his wood. Mel was there on Monday all day & Tues all day 13th and 14th 1933 all day Henry was drawing ice for the creamery at $3,00 a day for team and man on Feb 15th , 1933. Chas was at Richard’s helping Chas (Johnston) to chop grain on Feb 21st Henry sent $6.00 from the station to Allan Lamont on Feb 21st , 1933 on Ernie Cardiff’s account - $5.33 owing yet. Charlie went to Bob McLennan’s on Feb 23rd and got 52 lbs of ham going to exchange for ham of Henry’s pig. Henry was packing ice at the creamery for $1.25 a day �21 Henry helped Richard Johnston & Chas Johnston with 4 loads of hay & 3 of straw at the rate of $4.00 a ton or loads of straw at @2.50 a load on Wed March 1st . One load of hay in the forenoon & one in the afternoon March 1st 1933. Melville & Chas took a load of straw and Charlie Johnston took home a load of hay & on Friday March 3rd Charlie Johnston took home 2 loads of straw home. On Saturday March 4th 1933 Chas & Richard Johnston (father & son) got 2 loads of hay they took home. Jack Gray gave them 2 loads at $5.00 Bob McLennan came & his team & wagon all day March 3rd to help draw hay to Henry’s barn. Bob left his team and wagon all day Sat March 4th & drew hay all day Sat March 4th and drew hay all day Monday March 6th & team & wagon all day Tuesday March 7th & all day March 8th and drew hay to Arthur Sham’s and Jack Grey’s. Henry & boys had Bob McLennan’s team & wagon helping to draw hay to Jack Grey’s on March 8th – the men didn’t draw hay Thursday March 9th , 1933 nor Friday or Saturday. March 9 or 10 or 11 it was storming. Charlie took Bob’s horses home after dinner Saturday March 11 th Addison Fraser got 2 bags 91 pounds of potatoes more at 75 cents a bag each on March 14, 1933 - they went on the part payment on corn cutting. Chas went for Bob’s team and wagon on Thursday after morning on March 14th to take a load of hay to Will Abrahams. Chas went over and got Bob McLennan’s team and wagon March 16th to draw a load of straw to Jack Grey’s. Henry & the boys took a load of straw to Jack Grays. Bob McLennan came & killed Henry’s only red old pig on March 17th , 1933. Henry gave him 39 lbs of ham home with him. Henry got a ham from Bob it weighed 52 lbs. He got 12 lbs less. Chas went & got 6 lbs sausage He paid 25 cents cash for 3 lbs & gave Bob 3 lbs sausage. Henry paid the $10 (to Bill Henderson (last payment for a heifer) on March 19th 1933. He wanted $15 -Henry & boys told him that they had paid the $10.00 Chas took in 2 bags of grain to Blacks to get chopped on March 21st . 1933 – he paid 15 cents Mr. �22 Isbister sold our old home on March 25th 1933 to Richard Johnston for $2440 It was sold at Wingham. (Isbister had taken the farm on Feb 1st and sold it to their neighbour Richard Johnston) Henry & Chas got 8 bags of screenings from Blacks on April 3rd 1933. It went on the straw the men took in. Adeline’s 58th birthday April 4th . Charlies 15th birthday on April 10th Henry’s clover man came here Monday night. Didn’t thresh the red clover till Thursday fore noon April 13th 1933. Threshed 2 ¾ hours it cost $10 to thresh it. Joe Austin came up home on Friday afternoon. Henry gave him $10 cash for threshing the red clover on April 14th ’ The men had to go to Toronto on Tuesday and Wed was Mr. Adair’s sale. Henry got 3 bushels red clover seed. Henry & Chas went to Robt. Davidson’s sale on April 17th . Henry got the brooder stove. He paid $4.00 cash for it & $25 for pig crates & they got 3 bunches of shingles from Crear & McDonald for $1.10 cash. Chas got 3 fans of the windmill fixed at Fred Ceiling on April, 20th 1933 he paid 15 cents cash for it. Henry gave Bill Henderson $10 on April 19th 1933 he gave it to him in Addie Fraser’s bush when they were piling the wood. Chas got a coarse pair of shoes on April 29th he paid $2.75 cash for them & traded them back on May 4th ,1933 and paid 75 cents on trade. Henry took in 2 bags of grain to Blacks on May 2nd . He paid 10 cents cash. Chas helped Addie Fraser & Roland VanCamp with Addie & Henry’s cattle to the Fraser farm on Friday morning May 5th 1933 $5.00 a month for six head. Chas took 3 head of cattle to Blacks on May 5th 1933 They averaged 700 lbs a piece- he got 2 ½ cents a lb – he got $40 in all. Flem (Fleming Black) took $20 out of them. (on their account) Henry took four horses to Jack Kerr’s to work on May 8th 1933. Henry was there all day Monday and Chas was there with the four horses on Tues from morning. It rained in the afternoon Thursday. Henry had 4 horses at Jack Kerr’s on Friday from noon to 6 o’clock. Chas went for Nell (one of the horses) & brought her home. Henry kept the other three horses all day May 12th 1933. �23 Gordon Gallagher brought Henry’s barred rock chickens here on May 9th 1933 and a cwt. bag of chick starter for $2.45. The chicks were $8.00 a crate. Henry got 200 chicks & he (Gallagher ) threw in 15 chicks. $16.00 Henry gave Gordon $3.00 on May 9th 1933. Gordon brought 20 chicks for R. J. McLennan at Henry’s expense, $1.60 Henry & Chas got 22 lbs of coal from Jim Peacock and 67 lbs of coal from Wilson Thornton on May 16th 1933. Mr. Scott brought the second Crawford peach tree on May 16th 1933. Henry had to give him 57 cents extra cash for it -our last peach tree died. Henry & Chas went to Blacks on May 20th and got a load of oats & barley for seed - 32 bushels & 12 lbs at 40 cents a bushel & 2 bags of chop -165 lb at a cost $1.19 cash. Charlie got a piece of the cream separator welded on May 20th with Fred Hollingback Henry paid Ben Hollingback 10 cents on May 20th 1933. Melville didn’t go to chore at Richards on May 21st 1933 nor on May 28th Melville worked on the 24th of May & June 3rd George (Adeline’s brother) got Henry 170 lbs of coal from Wingham on May 25th 1933 he paid $1.25 for it the day he brought it out . Ann gave George the $1.25 Henry took $10.50 to the fourth line corner May 29th for Bill Henderson on the heifer he bought. Just $10 to pay that is $25 paid on the heifer. Henry took $2.00 to the station & sent it to the Daly Tea Co to London on May 30th . Henry got another bag of chick starter from Gordon Gallager on May 20th at $2.45 at Ebenezer corner. (Browntown church) paid $6.00 on the chicks. Chas got 2 cwt. Of shorts (chop) from Mr. McLeod on June 3rd 1933 he paid $2.00 for them cash He (Melville) worked on June 4th in the morning and he didn’t go at night. Charlie got a bag of middling (pig feed) from Ferrish Johnson on June 7th 1933 he paid cash $1.15 for the sack. He got a bag of screening (poor quality chop) from Mr. McLeod on June 10th 1933 he paid $1.20 cash for it. Henry gave Eva Demers $5.00 for taking care of our church on Saturday June 19th �24 1933 she & her husband came to get it here. Mel went to help milk & separate on Sunday night June 11 the night of the wind storm. Chas got a bag of sceenings (the poor quality oats left over from cleaning grain for seed) from Mr. McLeod on June 16th 1933 he paid 90 cents cash. Henry got another bag of chick starter from Gordon Gallager on June 17th he gave him $6.00 . Henry took the church window panes to Brussels to get 2 new panes at Davisdon’s Hardware on Sat night June 17th 1933 They cost $1.35 a piece $2.70 for two- cash. Henry paid it out of the garden party money. Mel went Sunday night June 18th 1933 and helped milk. Chas got 2 bags of chop from Mr. McLennan on June 19th he paid $2.00 cash for them. Henry gave Joe Sallows $1.40 for meats & bologna for our garden party. He gave Joe the money here on June 20th 1933 & Henry got a bill for bologna paid to Joe Sallows $11.40 cash. Mel was at Richard’s helping milk & separate on Sunday June 25th 1933 he didn’t go at night. He helped on July 1st 1933 -he didn’t go to help milk on Sunday July 2. (at Richard Johnstons first neighbour to the west) Richard gave Melville $5.00 on his three month’s work on July 1st 1933. 1933 Henry got $3.75 from Mr. Geo Wheeler on July 8th 1933 for help shingling his barn. Henry paid Fred Ceiling 25 cents on July 8th for welding the mower knife. Henry & Chas went to help hay for Mr. Wamsley in with his hay afternoon July 13th 1933. They took the team and wagon and hay loader. Both were there all Friday July 14th -Too wet on Saturday & didn’t go. Henry & Chas were there on Monday July 17th 1933. Chas got 2 balls of twine at the creamery on July 17th 1933-he paid 74 cents cash for the twine. Chas got a tube for the car tyre from Fred Hollingback on July 18th 1933 - he paid $1.40 for it& 25 cents for a gallon of gas. �25 They were there (at Wamsleys) Monday and Tuesday with Mr Wamsley’s hay. Henry & Chas were there (at Wamsleys) all day Wednesday and finished the haying. Henry’s 54th birthday on July 19th . Chas got another gallon of gas from Fred Hollingback on July 21, 1933 He paid 25 cents cash for the gal. Melville went to Richards on Sunday morning July 23, 1933to help milk and separate all morning and then again at night. Chas went to Hetherington’s on July 27th 1933 to help draw in wheat- he got $1.00 for the day. Henry went to cut oats on Monday July 31st 1933 for J. Wamsley’s with Mr. Wamsley’s team & binder - he was there all day. Henry was a J. Wamsleys on Aug 1st and Aug 2nd cutting oats. Henry got $5.00 from Joe Wamsley on Aug 2nd for cutting oats. Charlie Johnston came here for the horses to cut oats on Aug 1st in the forenoon He worked here in the forenoon and theirs in the afternoon and on Aug 2 1933. Aug 3th 1933 it rained and Aug 4th didn’t go. Richard didn’t work Thursday it rained. Worked again on Friday Aug 4th and Saturday and Monday Aug 7th finished. Henry sent $50 payment on July 4th 1933 to Toronto on part payment his interest on the mortgage. Henry paid $2.00 for some slippers at Willis’s on Aug 3rd Henry paid 90 cents for half soles for Chas coarse shoes to Mr. Haugh on Aug 3rd Melville didn’t go to help milk at Richard’s on Aug 4th 1933 night or morning. Mr Wamsley was here on Friday Aug 4th with his binder and three horses all day. Henry went on Saturday Aug 5th , 1933 to cut with Mr. Wamsley’s binder Horses needed shoes and Henry took them in August 8th 1933. Chas took in 16 lb berries for Chas Martins at 10 cents lb he got $1,60. Chas took in 8 lb to Roy McCreights he got 80 cents for them. Henry & Chas were at Mr. Wamsley’s with the team & wagon on Tuesday afternoon Aug 8th drawing in oats. Henry took Mr. Wamsley’s 3 horses and cut the rest of the oats tonight. They were there on Wed Aug 9th with the team & wagon drawing oats till 5 o’clock at night. Chas got a chunk of the windmill welded at Fred Hollingback’s on Aug 14 1933 he �26 paid 35 cents cash for it. Bob McLennan got ½ gal of cylinder oil for his car Aug 16th - he paid 50 cents cash. They gave Bob McLennan 55 lbs of twine on Aug 12th . Bob gave then 2 lbs of beef and a ring (of bologna) on August 16th . Henry & Chas went to draw in the last 2 loads of Mr. Wamsley’s oats on Aug 14th afternoon and got home at 5 o’clock. Henry brought Mr. Wamsley’s 3 horses and binder to cut our oats on Wed and Thursday Aug 16th , 1933. Mr. Wamsley gave then $2.00 more on August 15th for account on the oats. Ann Mathers’ 62nd birthday Sept 20th - also, her twin sister Susie in Manitoba. Charlie took out 5 pigs on Sat Sept 9th 1933 at $6.50 a cwt he got $64.65 for them. Bob McLennan came and got 850 lbs of borrowed grain Henry sold another fat pig to Walker & McClelland on Monday Sep 11th 1933 He got $6,50 cwt – it weighed 280 lbs he got $17.70 Addie Fraser came & got 424 lbs of wheat on wages from Henry. 424 lbs. it was 7 bushels at 65cents a bushel =$4.55 & $2.00 cash. He worked at corn cutting 4 ½ hours at $2.25. It was $10.10 - $3.55 still owing. Henry sold Addie Fraser four little pigs at $3,50 each$10.00. He took them owing on Sept 25th 1933 on Monday. They went on cattle pasturing at Addie Frasers. Henry gave Bill Henderson $5,00 more cash on Sept 26th , 1933 that leaves $5.00 interest to pay on heifer Chas took a bag of oats to Addie Fraser on Sept 27th 1933 – 70 lbs it goes on the bag they borrowed from Addie last year. Chas paid George Mathers the 32 cents on Sept 29th 1933 we owed him. Ann bot (bought) Henry 32 cents of bologna for the corn bee on Sept 12th 1933. Ann (sister) paid Lloyd 40 cents she owed him from 29nd & 30th for bread. Jane Mathers 67th birthday Oct 3rd . She got 6 more loaves Nov. 7th not paid 40 cents - $1.10 owing on bread. Ann got one more loaf on Nov 21st – she paid 7 cents cash Chas got $11.74 of school money on Dec 1st . Henry sent $1.00 to London to the Daly Tea Co on Dec 14th 1933 Mel took it to Wingham. �27 Cures for Pigs & Cows Give one teaspoon of turpentine to old pigs to dry the milk up One teaspoon a day for each pig for two days In an old pig give her a cup of vinegar to bring her to her milk In a cow giving bloody milk & if you don’t want to dry her up give her a cup of vinegar. . � 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 Adeline Mathers Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Adeline Mathers Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1931-1933 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, Huron County, Morris Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Adeline Mathers Diary, 1931-1933 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 James Bowman Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th & 20th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Bowman Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of the Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1886-1944 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 & 20th Century, Wellington County, Guelph, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Title A name given to the resource James Bowman Diary & Transcription, 1896 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. James Bowman Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1, 1896 UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{The book is a bound ledger with 2 columns for money entries (spent and received) on the right side of page.} {Only the diary part has been transcribed, not the numbers in the columns.}</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wensday Jan 1st 1896 fine == === 219 =</span></h2> <p>both teams hauling grain in morning and 1 in afternoon I was getting lumber ready Took Kyma Thursday Tweedhill to OAC Bull Lord Aberdeen 2nd,</p> <p><br /> Thursday 2nd fine Two teams hauling grain in morning and One in Afternoon We finished hauling grain today I worked around yard postage for Mina and C 9¢</p> <p><br /> Friday 3rd cold We worked at yard all day Mr Tuck here all day ?100 since two oclock, S. Slates came for bal of his wages 2.00</p> <p><br /> Saturday 4th cold We worked at yard all day, Mr Tuck was here 1.00 went to Town in evening sold Butter $1.36 paid Dr Savages bill $6.50</p> <p><br /> Sunday 5th cold Father Mary and I went to Church heard Dr Henderson on {p}reach a New Year sermon Mina &amp; I went to S. S.</p> <p><br /> Monday 6th cold Went to town in morning got harness fixed 25¢ sold sheep skins $1.90 bgt Flour horses shod polled my vote a plumper for Hales and the old Reeve and Deputy. exchanged gobblers with Crosbys</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>== Tuesday 7th Jan 1896 == fair Manure I went to Town for stables with R. McRae and started him hauling Manure then I took a load of straw to Keleher &amp; Hurly they owe us now twenty four three loads of manure, Mc {5 - in margin of page} hauled 5 loads today I went up to Jim's in afternoon for potatoes and turnips got {1} bag potatoes and a load of Turnips, I give Mr McRae 40¢ a day</p> <p><br /> Wednesday 8th fair I went to town in morning with a box of straw to Scroggie got Nell shod on hind feet bgt. harness $12.25 to be paid next June, trace chains $1.30 hammer 50¢ got a load of Manure at Scroggie's {5 in margin of page} Mc Hauled 5 loads today from Hurly's. I worked at yard fence in afternoon</p> <p><br /> Thursday 9th fine Mc Rae, Hauling manure {4 in margin of page} four loads from Hurleys and one from Sleemans I went to town bgt old Iron 10¢ np, got Maud shod, 20 np {between lines on right - 12 ft. 6x4 in got a piece of timber for Bunks to be paid back out of logs</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{221 - number on top right hand corner of page}</p> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_Jan_10th_1896_fine"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Friday Jan 10th 1896 fine</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_11th_fine"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 11th fine</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_12th_Stormy"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 12th Stormy</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_13th_Stormy"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 13th Stormy</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Friday Jan 10th 1896 fine</span></h2> <p>Father and Mc went for four loads of Turnips I did the chores and fixed up around barn arranged with Mr {Hawer?} to give him hay for manure 50 c per load for manure and $15.50 per ton for hay</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Saturday 11th fine</span></h2> <p>Father and Mc went up to other place for four loads of Turnips Mary &amp; I went to town after dinner bgt book for Mina 75c {sticking?} plaster 25</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 12th Stormy</span></h2> <p>Father Mina and Charlie went to Church. We stayed at home the rest of the day.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Monday 13th Stormy</span></h2> <p>Father &amp; Mc went for Tur- -nips in morning I went to Town sold what we had to spare to M Shultz @ 10c per bush. if they {rise?} we are to get the raise took a {a} load in 40 50 - 1490 == Tuesday 14th fair == Father &amp; Mc hauling Turnips two loads to Town and two home 4920 - 1470. 2nd 5120 - 1340 &amp; fixed {mets?}, in her house</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{Page number 222 in top left corner}</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday Jan 15th 1896 fine</span></h2> <p>Father and Mc Hauling Turnips Mr Tuck was out to see about fixing barn he offers to Jack barn up 7 ft clear put on 20 ft of a lean to this side fix D shed and root house put in all the doors that is necessary for $50 I have to find all material</p> <p><br /> Friday Thursday 16th 17th 1896 fine Mr Tuck and I went up to see Mr Reynolds barn near Elora, we have arranged to let Mr Tuck have the Job of raising and pa from 7 to ten ft at the price we have mentioned $50 paid R Mc {left margin} bgt bull rings 40¢ 1 for Mt Baley Rae $2.00 recd $24.70 from Mr Shultz for Turnips got 1 load of manure from Hewer paid for 3 1.50/75 also for 9 {posts} 75 {ft}</p> <p><br /> Thursday 16th fine Father &amp; Mc finished Turnips in morning in A I finished fixing fence in yard in- afternoon I took a grist of Chop to mill Pa Mc got two loads of manure from Hewer's Examination paper for Mina 10 {in left column} Chop 80 and flour 175 recd 5.00 from Shultz</p> <p><br /> Sat Friday 18th fair put dip on the Cattle in Morning went to town at eleven O.Clock bgt apples 90¢, Flax 75¢ pd Taylors account 75¢ pd Stewarts $5.11 pd L Goetz $ 1.15¢ pd. his son 65,</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>== 223 == {page in journal}</p> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Jan_1896"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Jan 1896</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sat_18th_fair"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sat 18th fair</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_19th_fair"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 19th fair</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_20th_fair"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 20th fair</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_21st"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 21st</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Jan 1896</span></h2> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sat 18th fair</span></h2> <p>pd Mc Williams 3.00 bgt {bought} overshoes for Father, 1.20 for Mina 50¢ Socks for Self 45 Shoes for Charlie $1.00 stamps 09¢</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 19th fair</span></h2> <p>C, Father and I went to Church heard Dr Lovell preach a missionary sermon to it was very good, Mina C &amp; I went to S.S.</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Monday 20th fair</span></h2> <p>Father and I chopping for a while in morning W. Tuck, came and he and I marked trees for the Enlarging of barn, and fixed stairs in cellar and I paid him $3.00 for helping me with yard.</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday 21st</span></h2> <p>McCrae came today Father &amp; he cut wood and I went for rafters down to Bedford's he agrees to give me the six 6 - 20 foot sticks for 30¢ {above line} six 8 10 {illegible} small {illegible} each, 3 - 17 ft sticks 10 at small end for 25¢, 20 - 10 ft @ 15¢ 2.8 ft square 8 in at 15¢</p> <p><br /> == Wednesday 22nd == fair in morning Mc and I cut wood and Father hauled in afternoon I went to Dawsons sale,</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>== 224 == {Journal page number}</p> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wensday_Jan_22nd.2C_1896"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Wensday Jan 22nd, 1896</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_23rd_Dull_.26_wet"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 23rd Dull &amp; wet</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_24th_Stormy"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 24th Stormy</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_25th"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 25th</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Wensday Jan 22nd, 1896</span></h2> <p>bgt, {bought} old Implements and small truck, &amp; $6.09 poultry, 4.15 recd {received} 6.00 from Wal Dawson for horse service</p> <p></p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday 23rd Dull &amp; wet</span></h2> <p>We all worked at wood until about 3 PM. then Mc Went to make an axe handle and some whiffle trees and Father and I did other odd chores fixing cellar, We had a talk about hiring Mc for a year he wants $225.00 and board himself or, $160.00 and board with us, we have agreed to take him if he will let Wilfred help through the summer, hoeing Turnips pulling Mustard and other small jobs that a boy can help at</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Friday 24th Stormy</span></h2> <p>Father and I chored all day I went up for a few bags of potatoes and had a talk with Jim about paying what he owes me, he wants twenty dollars more than I think he has a right to</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Saturday 25th</span></h2> <p>hauled up a load of wood in the morning then went to town, Paid R. Shortreed $3.84 bal of Dawsons account and $1.42 for lumber I got from him Paid S. Aitcheson for Thrashing. 2.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>== 225 == {Journal page number}</p> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Jan_1896"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Jan 1896</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_26th_fair"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 26th fair</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_27th_fine"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 27th fine</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_28th_fine"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 28th fine</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wednesday_29th_fine"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Wednesday 29th fine</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#We_Thursday_30th_fair"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">We Thursday 30th fair</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Jan 1896</span></h2> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 26th fair</span></h2> <p>Father, Mina &amp; Charlie went to Church in morning, Mina. C. &amp; I to Sunday School</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Monday 27th fine</span></h2> <p>Chored in morning G.B. Hood came along and examined the buildings regarding insuring them seemed satisfied, went up to Jim's in afternoon received $25 from him in Cash and a note for $54.25 due on 15th of March</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday 28th fine</span></h2> <p>I hauled manure from Hurleys in morning and Mc hauled two in afternoon he has started his year this afternoon he is to receive $160.00 for his pay at the end the year he got 74 lbs @ {16?} = {58 or 68?} last night</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wednesday 29th fine</span></h2> <p>Mc &amp; Fred &amp; I hauled home four loads of hay. sold 80 "{loads} to him @ $16 = 64¢</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">We Thursday 30th fair</span></h2> <p>we put off hay and made crate for bull in morning in afternoon Mc hauled wood and I went to Town recd $8.00 from Mr Jackson owing to Insurance being refused</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#226_page_number_in_journal"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">226 page number in journal</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_Feb_1st_1896"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday Feb 1st 1896</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_2nd_fair"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 2nd fair</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_3rd_Stormy"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 3rd Stormy</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_4th_Stormy"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 4th Stormy</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">226 page number in journal</span></h2> <p>Thursday Dec == Friday Jan 31st == Paid Jas Algie $1.10 for Blacksmithing thing. paid Metcaff on Harness stamps for Mina 2, Eggs 13 Lantern glass 10¢, candies 02</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Saturday Feb 1st 1896</span></h2> <p>Father Mc &amp; I cutting wood in morning and Then in afternoon I took 17 bags of oats to be chopped 85¢, paid Taxes on Simpson farm for the year 1895, 21.08¢ bgt {bought} dry goods $2.73 Mc got 80 # of hay</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 2nd fair</span></h2> <p>Father, Mary and I went to Church, heard Dr Henderson on the Sacrament, we stayed to sacrament there was a greater number than usual. Mina. C &amp; I went to SS</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Monday 3rd Stormy</span></h2> <p>Father Mc and I chopping wood all day in bush</p> <p></p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday 4th Stormy</span></h2> <p>Mc Hauling wood in morning Father and I chopping. I went in Morning and Father and Mc in afternoon. I went to town got Jim's note discounted recd for it $53.85, Paid W.G. Smith, $25.65 for Cement paid Mr Metcaff bal on Harness 7.00. bgt {bought} a file 15¢ paid Mc $2.46 being the bal due him for January paid H.S. Fees for Mina</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Feb 1896 == == 227</span></h2> <p>== Wensday 5th == fine Father &amp; I Hauled up wood for to saw. Mc did not come today. Mr Nesbits, I Dyson came and I let a Job to him to cut do all our logs and timber at 4¢ a stick and to cut up the tops into wood at 30¢ per cord and board himself</p> <p>== Thursday 6th == Stormy I hauled a load of manure from the stables in morning then got ready and went to Davis sale did not buy anything on my way home bot {bought} an old sleigh and a box from Mr Baley for $7.00</p> <p>== Friday 7th == fair Father and I made bunks for the long sleigh in morning and I hauled a load of logs to mill in afternoon got sleigh fixed in afternoon 15¢ Dyson &amp; Gould were cutting logs today</p> <p>== Saturday 8th == fine Hauled a load of logs to mill in morning bgt {bought} truss for Charlie 2.50 Father &amp; Mc hauled two loads to mill in afternoon &amp; load of lumber home, bgt {bought} beef in afternoon at $5.00 per 100 " hind quarter got shoe mended 30¢ {mits} fixed 35¢ np Mr G. Osborn &amp; Wes Trimble came today</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>== Sunday Feb 9th 1896 == == 228 == Stormy Father, Mina, G. Osborn Wes Trimble &amp; I went to Church heard w?s Dr Henderson on the result of constant Prayer it was very good, we all stayed home the rest of the day.</p> <p>== Monday 10th == fair I hauled the bal {balance} of rafters five fence posts and, one ten foot post, Mack Mc took in 2 loads of logs to mill and brought home 1 load of timber, we hauled up three loads of wood,</p> <p>== Tuesday 11th == Stormy Mc hauled two loads of logs to mill. I fixed pen for Lambing ewes and chored till noon then father &amp; I cleaned up Siberian oats, a grade Shrop {Shropshire} ewe had a pair of lambs tonight</p> <p>== Wednesday 12th == fair Took a load of logs to mill and brought home a load of timber. then got things ready and shipped the Polled Angus Bull Bonnie Lad, to Herbert Stairs Hillaton Nova Scotia</p> <p>== Thursday 13th == Stormy I hauled up wood and Mc hauled two loads of logs to mill G. Osborn and Wes Trimble came back today</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday 14th Feb, 1896 == == 229</span></h2> <p>I hauled up wood and Mc hauled three loads of logs to mill. Put Kyma 2nd to Lord Aberdeen 3rd</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Saturday 15th</span></h2> <p>Mc hauled two loads of logs to mill I hauled two loads of wood to house and skidded the bal of logs that were to go to mill, then hauled went hauled home three overlays, 7 flat. Went to to town af saw Mr Tuck, and also Mr Aitcheson about sawing and cutting. saw Mr Bedford about cedar, recd a letter from Mr Cochrane about Men. Stamps for McG 03 paid for apples</p> <p><br /> == Sunday 16th == Cold &amp; Clear Father Mary and {?} Wes C, went to Church, Mina &amp; I went to S S</p> <p>== Monday 17th == very cold Mc hauled two loads of logs and 1 load of chop to mill. 12 bags @ 60/5 I hauled two loads of Cedar from Bedfords, 3-20 ft 1-12 ft 12-10 ft 1-8 ft</p> <p>== Tuesday 18th == cold I went over to McCrae's in morning to get him to come to cut on Thursday. Mc hauled three</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday. Feb 18th 1896 == === 230 =</span></h2> <p>I hauled two loads of wood in morning from bush and a load of cedar from Bedfords</p> <pre>in afternoon. </pre> <p>paid $1 fees for Mina pants for Charlie .60 Under clothing for Mina 55</p> <p>== Wensday Feb, 19th == stormy I finished hauling cedar from Bedfords and Mc hauled a load of logs to mill, Simon &amp; Andrew Aitcheson came to saw wood this afternoon had I. Dyson and P. Gould was helping us also, 40¢</p> <p>== Thursday 20th == cold had W McCrae and S. Aitcheson helping us to {put} feed also I Dyson, &amp; P. Gould 80¢ np</p> <p>== Friday 21st == cold Mc hauled two loads of logs to mill &amp; I hauled one we brought home ten sticks of timber, bgt hardware. 85¢ np paid Mc $1.00 yesterday</p> <p>== Saturday 22nd == fine we cut in morning after 9 am. till noon then set machine and sawed in afternoon I owe Simon Aitcheson 7.00, Dyson and Gould 40¢ np recd $52.50 from Mr Geo Johnston</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_23rd_Soft_.3D.3D_.3D.3D.3D_231.3D"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 23rd Soft == === 231=</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_24th_colder"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 24th colder</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Tuesday_25th_fine_.26_cold"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Tuesday 25th fine &amp; cold</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Wensday_26th_fair"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Wensday 26th fair</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_27th_fine"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 27th fine</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 23rd Soft == === 231=</span></h2> <p>Father, Mina &amp; C. went to Church, Mina, C. &amp; I went to S.S., Mary &amp; I went to hear conductor Snyder in the evening at Dublin St he was quite interesting</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Monday 24th colder</span></h2> <p>I chored in forenoon took home McCrea's cutting box I owe him $1.50, Mc hauled two loads Logs to Mill, I drove over to Sharp's got Maud shod, 25¢ Monday 25th Tuesday paid McKenzie's bill 75 paid $10.00 on account to G. B. Morris recd 100.00 from Herbert Stairs Nova Scotia</p> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Tuesday 25th fine &amp; cold</span></h2> <p>I had a talk with Mr Sarp about the cattle and then started to Burt's had dinner there and got his prices and came home.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Wensday 26th fair</span></h2> <p>Mc took a load of logs to mill and brought home some lumber. I took 10 bags oats to chop, 60¢ bgt curry comb, 15¢, paid Johnston $1.50</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thursday 27th fine</span></h2> <p>Went to Town in morning paid. F. W. Hodson $1.00 being member's fee for Cattle Breeders Association for Jas Sharp, paid bal of rent to K. McLean 75.00 paid A.R. Simpson's note $30.30 paid W. Wakefield $7.00 stamp 09¢</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_27_Febr.2C_1896_.3D.3D_.3D.3D.3D_232.3D"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 27 Febr, 1896 == === 232=</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_28th_fair_.26_soft"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 28th fair &amp; soft</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_29th_fine"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 29th fine</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_1st_Mch_1896"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 1st Mch 1896</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Monday_2nd_stormy"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Monday 2nd stormy</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Thursday 27 Febr, 1896 == === 232=</span></h2> <p>{illegible initial} Weld came with Mr Collyer to see about polled Angus Cattle, did not make a deal, expect to hear tomorrow, Mc Hauled 4 loads of logs to mill I hauled one Dyson finished his job today paid Tuck for mending gate</p> <pre> " for mercury $1.00 </pre> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Friday 28th fair &amp; soft</span></h2> <p>we hauled in two loads of logs in morning and hauled up three sleepers and a load of wood paid. I Dyson $6.00 on account, bgt slippers for Father, 25¢ went up to old place for two loads of Implements in afternoon.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Saturday 29th fine</span></h2> <p>Mc Hauled three loads of manure, Charlie and I hauled two loads of potatoes from old place, I went to town in evening bgt. {bought} bread 15¢</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 1st Mch 1896</span></h2> <p>Father Mary &amp; I went to Church in morning. heard Miss McDonald preach. she is very earnest, H. Leadley came out and went with us to S. S. he acted as Superintendent</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Monday 2nd stormy</span></h2> <p>Mc &amp; I hauled four loads of manure I hauled 4 loads of lumber paid W. McCrae 1.50</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>== Tuesday 3rd Mch 1896 == == 233 Father and Mc went up to old place for two loads of potatoes. I chored and went to Station to meet Simon Blight the trains are blocked and he did not arrive. got my mits 35¢, stamps 06, in afternoon I took Kyma Tweedhill to O.A.C. Bull</p> <p>Thursday Wensday 4th Thursday fine went up to old place for bal of potatoes, and some other things got two loads in afternoon I took a load of chop to mill 10 bags. bgt 60 C. Oil. 77. brush, 23. lock. 50 plaster 30, horses shod. 50¢ bgt. 250 " flour from Scroggie $5.00 I I owe Mr Blight 90¢</p> <p>Thursday 5th Wensday 4th Mc &amp; I hauled two loads potatoes in morning and he &amp; Father got one in afternoon. I hauled up some wood.</p> <p>Friday 6th Dull &amp; wet Mc and I started for Egremont this morning arrived there about five P.M. got our loads , on, D{?} was sick and tired. Found all real well.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span></span><span class="mw-headline">Saturday, 7th March 1896 == == 234</span></h2> <p>Mc &amp; Tom started off with their loads this morning. I followed them to town. bgt a quart of bail raw Linseed oil &amp; some Ginger 28¢ and 25¢ worth of bran in Afternoon P Harper and I took out two loads of Lumber to be ready to start on Monday Morning. Candie ect 10¢ Chain mended, 10¢</p> <p>== Sunday 8th == stormy We stayed at home in Morning Mother and I went to woodland in afternoon Col. 05. We spent the Evening at Will's</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Monday 9th</span></h2> <p>Will and I took stock of his things and I got ready to start for home</p> <p>== Tuesday 10th == fair Started for home about six am, had dinner at Arthur. 25, whip 10¢ bran at Fergus 15¢ supper at Ennotville .25 got home about W two Oclock Tom got one load home today Tom's expenses $2.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#March_Wensday_11th_stormy_1896"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">March Wensday 11th stormy 1896</span></a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#235"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">235</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_12th_cold_stormy"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 12th cold stormy</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_14th_fine"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 14th fine</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline">March Wensday 11th stormy 1896</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">235</span></h3> <p>I got up about ten this morning Tom started for home about noon paid him for sleigh 3.00 piled lumber in afternoon</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Thursday 12th cold stormy</span></h2> <p>I went to town in morning got Fathers tools fixed. 30¢ some other tools 50¢</p> <p>paid my bill at Algies 20¢ got brush at Morris' 10 meat, 57,¢ in afternoon I went to Mr Friday 13th Sandilainds bgt a door. it is to be $2.00, bgt 30 brick 40¢ 1/2 bu lime, 10¢, two thimbels for pipe 25¢ Friday 13 Saturday Friday 13th I chored all day went to town for plaster Paris and 15 c Mc went to town Cumnock for a load of lumber, Expenses on road, 50¢</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline">Saturday 14th fine</span></h2> <p>Mother &amp; Will came last night and W &amp; I went to see about selling a horse did not make a deal we had a runaway expenses of mending 75¢ Will Sold Maud in afternoon and I went to see about door Frame, W. went home</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>236</p> <p>Sunday 15th March, 1896 fine</p> <p>Mr. B. Father, Mother Mary and I went to Church. Heard Rev. Dr Hannan preach on, I was glad when they said unto me let us go up to the house of the Lord. Mina C. and I went to S.S. in afternoon.</p> <p>Monday 16th fine</p> <p>I chored a while and then went to town with a grist 12 bags. 6 72, bgt germ 56,Bran 56 hardware 22¢, paid S. Aitcheson for sawing &amp; cutting $7.00 Meat, 65¢ Mr. Paso came to see about papering and painting he offer he agrees to paint the face board and eave trough all arount house for 2.00 and front door for $1.25 &amp; papering and painting room for 5.00 Hales had two cows to bull. Recd $50 from Mrs. McCrae for Will paper &amp; Envelopes 15¢</p> <p>Tuesday 17th fine</p> <p>I chored a while in the morning. went to mill for 2 loads of sawdust. Carpenters put in door frame today.</p> <p>Wensday 18th fine</p> <p>I chored in morning went down to brewery stables paid Keleher $5.00 for 6 loads of manure. bal coming to me 50¢, had Mc in afternoon he hauled two loads of manure bgt wall paper $2.60</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>237</p> <p>Thursday 19th Mch 1896 Stormy</p> <p>Mc and I hauled two loads of manure in the morning and a load of wood, Mc here 1/2 day. I put dip on cattle &amp; horses in afternoon. Mina paid fees on Tuesday, 2.00. Minas shoe mended 10¢. Foolscap paper,10</p> <p>Friday 20th Stormy</p> <p>Trains all blocked, no trains passed today. I went to town in morning bgt hardware $1.10, Oil Cake 1.00 salt 15¢, shoes mended 30¢ stamps &amp; laces for Mina &amp; C 16¢</p> <p>Saturday 21st fine &amp; soft</p> <p>Charlie &amp; I did chores and cut sixteen pine saw logs</p> <p>Sunday 22nd fine &amp; cold</p> <p>Mr Blight, Father Mina C &amp; I went to Church heard Dr Henderson preach in afternoon we M, C &amp; I went to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 23rd fine</p> <p>Mc w Hauled 3 loads of saw logs and Father one &amp; I one, in all 16 logs. I paid left $8.67¢ at Melone's for T. Bedford paid W Wakefield $2.00 Meat 50¢</p> <p>Tuesday 24th fine</p> <p>We cut three baswood trees and took in the logs they came to three dollars, hauled home thre two loads of lumber Mc here 1/2 day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>238</p> <p>Mch 1896 Tuesday 24th fine</p> <p>Went to Slater's sale in afternoon bgt. small things $1.65 also wagon $30 F mill. 9. plow 6 bgt a pup from R. Shortreed $1.00</p> <p>Wensday 25th soft</p> <p>W. Tuck was here all day ewing timber for barn. Mc here all day. we did most of sleepers. W. Pass &amp; son here</p> <p>Thursday 26th Dull</p> <p>We hewed a while in morning then I went to town for a load of lumber, went to S. Lovells sale in afternoon bgt chain 50¢ hay fork track $3.50 and Democrat $2.00. Calf $6.75 int off 75. bal I owe $12.15 Ladder .15</p> <p>Friday 27th fine killed the calf I bought yesterday and did chores in morning. in afternoon went up to Slater's for wagon ect, Mrs.J. Sandiland called this evening.</p> <p>Saturday 28th fine</p> <p>Mc hauled stones all day Father and Henry took a grist to mill 10 bags 60¢. I went to market sold hide $1.15 hind quarter 52" @ 6 = $3.12 &amp; front quarter to McRae borrowed 43.90 $45 out of bank for four months @ 7% recd $43.90 paid Mr. Slater $44.40 " {paid} Herbert Wright 4.00 for bull service</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>239 March Sunday 29th 1896 fine</p> <p>Father, Mary &amp; Charlie went to church. Mina, C. &amp; I went to S.S. Mr. Glasford was out to take the review it was very good.</p> <p>Monday 30th fine</p> <p>W. Tuck came this morning and finished the hewing before dinner in Afternoon we split wood &amp; chored Mc here all day. recd $77 from Will being the balance of intrest due to me.</p> <p>Tuesday 31st fine</p> <p>I did chores then went to town, paid Wideman and Clemens $5.00 for fixing door frame, paid note in Bank $44.15 paid Scroggie $5.00 paid R Mcrae, $7.32 recd 3.95 3.95 for music</p> <p>Wensday 1st April</p> <p>R. Mcrae &amp; I went to chop wood he cut his foot about two Oclock, &amp; went home Jas Clark came this morning to try the job for a while I took home Baley's Trucks &amp; brought home our democrat and hay fork, also 6 windows from school for which I have to pay 60¢</p> <p>Thursday 2nd</p> <p>In morning I went for hay fork Track, &amp; Ladder. paid $8.65 to Miss Ford for S. Lovell. Split wood in Afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>240</p> <p>Friday April 3rd 1896 Stormy</p> <p>Father Mary and I went to Church in the morning at Dublin St. in afternoon Mr Sharp and I looked around stock &amp; farm. had a talk about Bulls</p> <p>Saturday 4th Cold</p> <p>Mr. Sharp went up town in morning and I took a load of logs to mill and &amp; went in afternoon to A.U C Mr. S &amp; I took a look around the stock, he offers me a young cow for our young bull calf</p> <p><br /> Sunday 5th fine</p> <p>Mina Father &amp; C went to Church. Mina C &amp; I went to S.S. Mary and I went to Church in evening.</p> <p>R. Mc 1 day Monday 6th dull</p> <p>we finished splitting wood today and fixed floor over cistern. Mc started today @ 50¢ per day.</p> <p>Tuesday 7th dull</p> <p>1 day we chored in forenoon and in afternoon I took grist of chop to mill. 10 bags @ 6.60 195 " bran @ 60 $1.17 bal 12 got chain fixed 10¢ postage for Mary fat 20¢ got watch ring .25</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>241</p> <p>Wensday April 8th 1896 fine</p> <p>Father Mc and I working at stones all day Mc Hauling rails in morning and stones in afternoon</p> <p><br /> Thursday 9th fair</p> <p>We all worked at stones all day. stamp 03 1 for M 03 03</p> <p><br /> Friday 10th fair &amp; warm</p> <p>we finished getting stone out of the old house foundation and I went to Mr Hawkins sale in afternoon bgt. rollers 20.00 small things $3.30 paid 2.00 gave a note for 21.30 2 shirts for Charlie $1.48</p> <p>Saturday 11th Dull &amp; damp</p> <p>Boys cleaned Banner Oats in morning Mary and I went to town, bgt shoes for Mina 1.10 2 pair for C $1.85 1 pr for Mary 95. for self $1.35 smock for self $1.24, hardware .40 I received $40.00 from Mr German in winter</p> <p>Sunday 12th fine</p> <p>Father Mary &amp; I went in to Church in the morning heard Conductor Snider preach on Faith, it was very good. Mina C. &amp; I went to S.S. in afternoon</p> <p>Monday 13th fine</p> <p>we started to Cultivate field No 2 today i filled up furrows in 4 and 5. We also plowed some sod</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>242</p> <p>Tuesday 14th April 1896 fine</p> <p>had a little rain in morning I went to Baleys for scraper then cultivated till noon went over to Mc Rae's and hired Fred for a month at $6 per month. he was here 1/2 day Mc is sick today</p> <p>Wensday 15th</p> <p>Mc cultivating I harrowing &amp; sowing siberian oats in no.3</p> <p>Thursday 16th fine</p> <p>Mc cultivated, I sowed Fred harrowed. had his horse all day</p> <p>Friday 17th fine</p> <p>A shower this evening with hail, Mc Cultivated. I sowed and Fred harrowed, till 5.20 p.m. almost finished sowing No 5</p> <p>Saturday 18th fine</p> <p>I went to town in morning took ten bags of oats to mill to chop 60¢, 2 bags 10 clover &amp; Timothy seed 7.00 orchard grass $1.75 R Mc plowing sod all day oil cake</p> <p>Sunday 19th fine cooler</p> <p>Father Mina and Charlie went to Church. Mina, C &amp; I went to S.S. Mary and I went over to Busby's in evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>243</p> <p>Monday 20th April 1896 fine</p> <p>Mc Fred and I worked at seeding all day. Finished sowing at this side of bush. sowed grass seed on 8 acres today hat for Mina $3.25 Fees for April Tuesday Coat for C .50</p> <p>Tuesday 21st fair</p> <p>I went for roller to Mr Hawkins R Mc Cultivated. F. harrowed Father picking up roots ect sent Fred to town for grass seed, 57¢ Father went home as Hannah is not well</p> <p><br /> Wensday 22nd fine</p> <p>Finished sowing oats today Mc plowing sod part of the day sowed some grass seed &amp; rolled for an hour or two in evening S. Book for Mina</p> <p>Thursday 23rd fair</p> <p>R. plowed sod F rolled and I sowed grass seed &amp; chored bgt. bolts, .06 Shipped oats to Will, 4 45 lb peas to Tom 1 10" Barber has got 3 lots of oats, 640 " 695 " and one bad that I don't know about</p> <p>Friday 24th Dull</p> <p>I went to Slang chored a while in morning&amp; Fred sorted root Mc plowing in afternoon &amp; F. Harrowing</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>244</p> <p>Friday April 24th 1896 Dul</p> <p>Mary and I went to town bgt windo screens &amp; door 3.00 bgt Curtain poles ect, $2.00 pipe hole stoppers, 25¢ roller Tongue $1.25</p> <p><br /> Saturday 25th</p> <p>paid Mc 5.00 Mc and I plowing most of the day we finished the sod, and did a little harrowing. Charlie &amp; Fred piling wood</p> <p>Sunday 26th fine</p> <p>Mary and I went to Church in morning, &amp; Mina and C to S.S. Ms R Briton and Mary Nisbet were here in afternoon.</p> <p>Monday 27th Dull</p> <p>I went to town in morning got things at Penfold's 35¢ hardware 15¢,harness mended 50. pads 75.</p> <p><br />Wensday 28 Tuesday 28th fine</p> <p>F. harrowing &amp; I sowing &amp; rolling. I sowed peas behind bush.</p> <p>Wensday 29th fair</p> <p>finished seeding F. rolling &amp; I sowing, went to town in evening. got 13 1/2 bags chopped 80¢ 500 " flour $10.00, too went to Sabbath observance meeting in evening 05, scribbler for Mary 05</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>245</p> <p>Thursday 30th April 1896</p> <p>I fixed wagon in morning. F. rolling all day. R. hauling manure in afternoon We have made arrangements with Keleher to take what manure he has at thirteen loads and have it away in one week, we can take any size of load we like to make it easier to haul</p> <p>Friday 1st May 1896</p> <p>We Hauled five loads of manure from Hales @ $1 per load &amp; 1 load from a woman near Hales for straw that we took there, Fred finished rolling and started to cultivate root ground</p> <p>Saturday 2nd May</p> <p>We finished hauling pig dung from Hales, six loads today We chored in evening, went to town in evening bgt. meat 60¢ shoes for Mina $1.15 Ban{ana} .05</p> <p>Sunday 3rd fine</p> <p>Mary, Mina and Charlie went to Church, Mary, Mina &amp; I went to Sunday School. leaves are coming out on most all of the trees now.</p> <p>Monday 4th fine</p> <p>{illegible}eam hauling manure from the Brewery five loads I worked around orchard in morning. Charles got tooth pulled 50¢</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>246</p> <p>Tuesday May 5th 1896</p> <p>R hauling manure all day. Fred gang plowing in morning &amp; piling wood in afternoon. I went to town; got screen doors and horse shod 50. np bgt collar for prince. $2.00 R. got 1 1/2 bush oats</p> <p>Wensday 6th fine</p> <p>R. hauling manure all day from Keleher's and {Haly}. I went to Mount Forest for a load of lumber, arrived there about six P.M. found all well Hannah better than I expected. sold W box to Tom for 6.50 to be paid any time through the year, paid Tom for his Trip $4.00, rec'd from Tom 20¢ for bags 2.30 for oats $1.04 for peas paid Tom $1.00 on Show account I &amp; got Nells shoes removed 20 chain fixed 10 Fruit 15¢</p> <p>Thursday 7th fine</p> <p>Father &amp; I came down home today arrived here about 4 a.m. Friday I am to pay Will $4.00 for fixing Tom's fences and picking stones got wagon fixed 75¢.</p> <p>Friday 8th</p> <p>R. hauling manure in morming &amp; plowing for Mangels in afternoon, F. helping Tuck in m &amp; me in afternoon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>247</p> <p>Saturday 9th fine &amp; warm</p> <p>R. working at Mangel ground all day. F helping Father with fence &amp; choring. H Leadly &amp; C piling wood. I went to town in morning paid Mrs. McRae 3.00, bgt hrdware 13 &amp; 10 1 pole for Charlie " {paid} for Mangel &amp; Carrot seed 93¢ bgt 5 bags, Burpees &amp; early potatoes @ 2.00/40 np 1 bags oil cake 1.00 np paid for fixing harrow. 30¢ wheat germ 62¢ Sowed Mangels &amp; Carrots and washed sheep paid Dyson bal of account 6.00 recd $8 from Mrs Sandiland</p> <p>Sunday 10th fine</p> <p>Father, Mina &amp; I went to Church and Mina C, &amp; I to S.S. Mary C &amp; I to Church in Evening.We heard two grand sermons today by Rev. Johnston of the Epworth League.</p> <p>Monday 11th fine</p> <p>Father &amp; I working at fence all day. R. Hauling Manure. &amp; F. gang plowing and Cultivating.</p> <p><br /> Tuesday 12th fine</p> <p>R. hauling manure all day on to no.3. Wilfred has gang plowing &amp; Harrowing in morning. Father &amp; I fixing fence &amp; Cutting potatoes.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>248</p> <p>May 1896 Wensday 13th fair</p> <p>R. Father &amp; Wilfred planting potatoes in morning. I cultivated manured patch near the house &amp; rolled mangel drills covered potatoes &amp; plowed in afternoon. Mana paid fees yesterday 2.00</p> <p>Thursday 14th fine</p> <p>Father &amp; R. scraping all day. I rolled &amp; plowed &amp; chored. bgt meat 22" @ 5 = $1.10 paid 1.00. Dooley was here putting up fence this afternoon.</p> <p>Friday 15th fine</p> <p>Father &amp; R scraping all day. I plowed all day on Turnip land W. Tuck finished framing the timber today.</p> <p>Saturday 16th fine</p> <p>Father and R. cle scraping all day. Charlie plowing and I choring Tobacco for R. yesterday 10c</p> <p>Sunday 17th fine</p> <p>Father Mary and C went to Church. Mina C &amp; I went to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 18th fine</p> <p>got horses shod .50 np grist 84¢ np R &amp; I scraping in afternoon, Father plowing all day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>249</p> <p>May 1896</p> <p>Tuesday 19th fine</p> <p>Father and R. scraping all day. I clipped sheep and chored. Fred cultivated turnip and potato ground</p> <p>Wensday 20th fine</p> <p>Father cutting stone. R. F and I Hauling gravel out of foundation all after 9 a.m. we brought 1 load of manure from brewery stables</p> <p>Thursday 21st fine</p> <p>Father cutting stone R. F. &amp; I cleaning out the earth from foundation. Henry &amp; Willie Leadlay came out today.</p> <p>Friday 22nd fine</p> <p>P Father, R. and Fred worked at the foundation all day I went to town in afternoon I borrowed $75.00 from Bank of Commerce for 4 mos. @ 7%, paid Mc 5.00 Fred 6.25 bgt hardware for Mary 60¢ Nails NP. $1.20 D Morris bgt track for hay fork 45¢ Corn {80} &amp; paid Hewer's bill , 2.50 {$1.20} Corn 05 Salt, 35 , bananas 10¢</p> <p>Saturday 23rd fine</p> <p>R, raising drills in morning. F. cultivating and Harrowing. Paid Mina's Ex. fees $7.00 Henry C &amp; I cutting logs and potatoes. We planted potatoes and sowed corn in afternoon. paid H. Leadley $1.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>250</p> <p>Sunday 24th fine</p> <p>Mary, Father &amp; I went to Church. Mina, C. &amp; I to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 25th fine heavy showers at night</p> <p>We cut potatoes and planted ten rows &amp; did chores</p> <p>Tuesday 26th fine</p> <p>hauled two loads of logs to mill and one load of lumber home. Meat $1.30</p> <p>Wensday 27th</p> <p>Went to town in morning paid Scroggie $4.00 that I had borrowed. Went to see Savage about the fence that was burned by the railway. Went out to Jim's and fixed up the things that were out of repair and paid him $1.00 instead of doing the work cam R, Father &amp; W. planing potatoes in morning &amp; I &amp; W. in afternoon Father &amp; R. started to build</p> <p>Thursday, 28th Dull &amp; showery Father &amp; R. working at foundation all day. I went to town in morning bgt knife 25¢ feed 10¢ sent $33.33 to Blake Lash &amp; Cassels, bring int from April 1st to June 1st cost of sending 18¢</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>251</p> <p>Friday 29th cool &amp; clear</p> <p>I was sick all day Father &amp; R. working at foundation all day.</p> <p>Saturday 30th fair</p> <p>Father &amp; R working at foundation all day John Turning manure at Hales. Charlie plowing I chored went to town in morning sent $8.00 to Will. writing paper 18¢</p> <p>Sunday 31st fine</p> <p>Father, Mina &amp; C. went to Church in morning Mina, C. &amp; I went to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 1st June 1896 fine</p> <p>I plowed all day. Father &amp; R. worked at foundation John finished turning manure and fixed fence.</p> <p>Tuesday 2nd fine</p> <p>Father, R &amp; I working at foundation. John plowing all day.</p> <p>Wensday 3rd fine</p> <p>Father R &amp; I working at foundation all day. R. got saw from me for 75¢ John plowing &amp; cultivating</p> <p>Thursday 4th fine</p> <p>Father &amp; R working at foundation, J cultivating. W. Tuck fixing Fork track $1.00. I bgt hrdware 50¢. Meat (1.80) 10. 60. 45) 2.95</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>252</p> <p>Friday June 5th 1896</p> <p>Father R and I working at foundation all day. I helped W. Tuck to fix moulding in room, his wages for it 50. Mr Leadley came out last night and and we had a long talk about Charlie &amp; his Teacher, and a note which I have received from The Teacher</p> <p>Saturday 6th fine &amp; showery</p> <p>R. Father &amp; I working at foundation set the frames John hauling sand in morning H Leadley &amp; Willie hoeing thistles out of corn &amp; pulling mustard Charlie bathing Nell's leg. John &amp; all the boys pulling mustard in afternoon, they did extra well. H. Leadley pulled 3718 stalks this afternoon R got 1 bag potatoes 20¢</p> <p>Sunday 7th showery &amp; warm</p> <p>Mary Uncle, R &amp; I stayed home all day except me going to S.S. rest went to Church. Mina, C &amp; I to SS</p> <p>Monday 8th Showery</p> <p>Father, R &amp; I worked at stone work. John mowed grass in morning and pulled mustard in afternoon Uncle, R, went home this morning</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>253</p> <p>Tuesday 9th dull and damp</p> <p>I took grist of chop to mill 17 bags @ 6= $1.02 R &amp; Father working at foundation. John mowing garden grounds around house. R. hauling sand in afternoon John labouring to Father &amp; I</p> <p>Wensday 10th fine &amp; cool</p> <p>Father &amp; I building J. laboring. R. hauling manure.</p> <p>Thursday 11th fine &amp; cool</p> <p>Father J. &amp; I working at foundation R plowing for rape we finished the building today ready for the timber, Father started to point</p> <p>Friday 12th fine</p> <p>Father &amp; John pointing roothouse I chored R plowing rape ground Dooley put up fence by orchard this afternoon</p> <p>Saturday 13th fine</p> <p>Father &amp; I working at foundation. R. plowing for rape. I chored and went to town. Borrowed fifty dollars from Bank of Commerce. 4 mos time paid 2.00 to Mary. 5.00 to R. McRae</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>254</p> <p>Sunday, 14th June 1896</p> <p>Father Mary &amp; I went to Church &amp; Class. an Armenian preached he is attending Colliege in Canada. Mina, C &amp; I went to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 15th fair</p> <p>Father &amp; John building horse stable R &amp; I working at rape &amp; Turnip ground</p> <p>Tuesday 16th fair</p> <p>R plowing all day I went to town in morning bgt meat, 65¢ pd Hales meat bill, $2.95, bgt sheres at penfolds .80 Maud shod, 25¢, buggy fixed 50. I scuffled mangels and both -ls &amp; plowed in afternoon John Father &amp; John working at stone work all day.</p> <p>Wensday 167th Showery &amp; hot</p> <p>R &amp; I plowing in the morning. Father &amp; John building. W. Tuck working at barn. I helped him in afternoon. J putting on some sleepers. R. plowing R to get 63 {illegible} today</p> <p>Thursday Friday 18th fine</p> <p>Father and John building R. raising drills. I went to town bgt seed, $2.85 wheat germ, 53¢ paid bill at Goldies, $11.82¢ deposited $121.59 in bank. bgt meat 75¢ recd 136.59 from Mr German less 30¢ for to collect</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>255 In wrong place I missed it last night</p> <p>Thursday 18th June 1896</p> <p>R &amp; I finished plowing and R. started to raise drills about 10 a.m. I Harrowed and sowed till night.</p> <p>Saturday 20th fine</p> <p>{written in left margin} R had a horse putting in his Turnips We had a shower &amp; very warm weather. Henry Leadley here today. I called to see Herbert yesterday and offered {h?} $10. for the holidays We hoed most of the mangels and Harrowed rape land &amp; finished sowing swede Turnips Father and John building all day.</p> <p>Sunday 21st Dull &amp; showery</p> <p>Father, Mina &amp; C went to Church Mina C &amp; I to S.S. Mary Father &amp; I went to No 6 in evening</p> <p>Monday 22 fine</p> <p>Father &amp; John building. R. raising drills for rape. W. Tuck preparing to raise barn. I chored</p> <p>Tuesday 23rd fine</p> <p>I finished asking hands Went for shingles got 22 bunches voted for. Innes at Marden got 4 Jacks from Bruce &amp; 2 from Cowan. Got 50 bolts for splicing barn posts @ $3.25 61/2, hangers for hay fork, 40¢ np, &amp; Meat at Wakefields 67¢</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>256</p> <p>Wensday 24th</p> <p>We all worked at Jacking up the barn all day, had about 15 men beside ourselves we got it up about six feet</p> <p>Thursday 25th fine &amp; calm</p> <p>We were all at same job today got two loads of square wood from Richardson to block with.</p> <p>Friday 26th</p> <p>We finished Jacking up barn about five oclock today &amp; took home Mr Broers Jacks, 4 to Geo Bruce - 2 to Captain Bruce. took a load of wood back to Mr Richardson</p> <p>Saturday 27th fine</p> <p>Father went to Chingacousay Tuck &amp; his man at barn. John, H.L. W.L. Charlie &amp; I worked at root. corn &amp; blue weed. got on very well. took home all of Richardsons wood</p> <p>Sunday 28th fine</p> <p>Mary &amp; I went to Church in morning. Mina &amp; C. to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 29th fine</p> <p>R. plowed . J.&amp; I chored. we raised the Addition to our barn in evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>257</p> <p>Tuesday 30th June 1896 fine</p> <p>R. J. &amp; I working at Turnip ground. hauled 6 loads of manure from H also paid John 25¢ Dooley $2.50</p> <p>Wensday 1st July 1896</p> <p>I worked at root ground all day. W.Gay here today</p> <p>Thursday 2nd fine</p> <p>R &amp; I working at rape ground. Father &amp; Henry at building in sleepers paid R 10.00, pid Keleher for manure $12.75 Paid Hales for Meat &amp; Manure 20.00 recd 1.50 from Hales for poles. paid C fees 1.00</p> <p>Friday 3 R. raising drills for rape Father &amp; Henry building paid R 4.24 I chored paid Mr Fleck for shingles 14.85</p> <p>Saturday 4th showery</p> <p>Mr. Tuck jacked up the sheep pen today. had Sleeman's jacks. Mr. Tuck &amp; his man helped all day. paid John 12.50 today being his wages in full got a letter from Will Addie has a son and they are all well.</p> <p>Sunday 5th fine All but me went to Church in morning Mina C &amp; I to S.S. &amp; Father Mary &amp; I to Church in evening This is our new Ministers first Sunday</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>258</p> <p>Monday 6 July 1896 fine</p> <p>I worked mowed orchard in morning R. raising drills all day, Father working at stone work, paid Dooley for fence in full $12.75 borrowed 7.85 from Mrs. Ford, for a day or two.</p> <p>Tuesday 7th fine &amp; cool</p> <p>Father at stone work. R. finished raising drills and hauled three loads of manure, I went to town, bgt keg nails 3 in. 3.59 25" 6 in 3.32 = 83¢ paid Mrs. Ford, 7.75 bgt bread .05, bran .05 boys chored. Mr. Watt was here and offers to do our evetrough on barn for 8 1/2¢ per foot, bgt meat, 70¢</p> <p>Wensday 8th fine</p> <p>I finished cutting our high land hay. R. hauling Manure &amp; splitting drills. we kiled up the hay &amp; got in one load. Father finished setting frames from root house to stable,boys choring W. T.</p> <p>Thursday 9th fine</p> <p>I Took Father to station. Fare ect. $4.75. Cas Meat $1.00 wheat germ 55¢ P. Green ect. 85¢, np sowed rape &amp; put on p green in afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>259</p> <p>Friday 10th showery</p> <p>R hauling manure and splitting drills, Henry &amp; I putting on paris green in morning bgt 2" 30¢ I took 5 15 ft lumber to be dressed for doors. took 1.4 bags of chop to Mill. 84 dressing lumber 2.10 bgt pine, for doors. 2.05</p> <p>Saturday 11th fine</p> <p>R hauling manure and splitting drills Charlie scuffling. Henry &amp; Willie Choring. I went to town in morning. bgt Hardware at Morris Hinges at Jew's 60¢ shoes &amp; socks for Charlie $1.35 bags, 92¢, ordered 500 flour, 250. yrd screenings 500 bran at Goldies $15.75 paid {Mr} Leadley 05 hauled in our high land hay 4 loads, &amp; sowed about two acres of rape</p> <p>Sunday 12th fine</p> <p>Mary &amp; I went to Church in morning. heard our new Minister Rev. Scott Mina C &amp; I went to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 13th</p> <p>R. hauling manure. Henry W &amp; I hoeing potatoes most of day. one of boys scuffling &amp; one spreading manure</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>260</p> <p>July 1896</p> <p>Tuesday 14th fine</p> <p>I went to see about getting cutting done, &amp; pulled wild oats out of no 5 there are scarcely any in no 5. but quite a few in centre of no. 6. boys hoeing potatoes and scuffling turnips in afternoon Henry &amp; Willie went to picnic, C. &amp; I spread Manure &amp; sowed Rape &amp; Cutting peas &amp; oats in no 6 R Hauling manure and splitting drills all day C. McDougall is to do our Cutting use our Team Oil &amp; Levine, and we will change work for pay as much as possible</p> <p>Wensday 15th fine &amp; cool</p> <p>We finished sowing rape in no 4 today. and. also made drills along Turnip headlands finished cutting 8 acres of peas &amp; oats. &amp; kiled up about four acres.</p> <p>Thursday 16th fine</p> <p>R sowed buck wheat and harrowed it in morning boys &amp; I worked at Turnips We all hauled in peas &amp; oats in afternoon four loads W Tuck two hrs helping me with hay fork</p> <p>Friday 17th fine</p> <p>We finished hauling peas &amp; oats and &amp; worked at Turnips. C McDougall cut oats in no 2. he is to do all our binder work for $10.00 to be paid in winter</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>261</p> <p>Saturday July 18th 1896 fine</p> <p>boys hoeing Turnips R Shocking oats in afternoon. C McDougall cutting. I went to town in morning, paid D. McCrea, 80¢ for Chopping bgt Hardware 20¢ np paid Harvey. the saw mill man $75.00 on account bgt meat from Hales 14½ @ 5. 73¢ np &amp; scantling for barn door 20 paid Mr Barber for road work $2.25 gave him an order for also told him to collect for the 27 loads of gravel @ 5 1.35 this is to go on twine account</p> <p>Sunday 19th Dull</p> <p>Mina &amp; C. went to Church in morning Mina C &amp; I to S.S. Mary and I to Church at night.</p> <p>Monday 20th Dull</p> <p>We had about four or five hours steady rain this morning, it has made a great change to the look of the roots and corn C McDougall cut for about three hours this afternoon</p> <p>Tuesday 21st fine</p> <p>C Mc Cutting oats all day boys &amp; I hoeing Turnip.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>262</p> <p>Wensday 22nd July 1896 fine</p> <p>C. Mc. Cutting today boys &amp; I hoeing Turnips in morning. C Mc R &amp; I cut rough land in afternoon</p> <p>Thursday 23rd fine</p> <p>I was sick all day had Diarrhoea last night R. shocking oats on new land boys hoeing turnips I went to town in evening got fixtures for plow 1.00 stamp for Mina. 10¢ I hired John paul of Agremont from f now till Dec 1st for 60.00 R left at tea time tonight</p> <p>Friday 24th Dull</p> <p>John C McDougall finished Cutting our oats today boys &amp; I hauled in oats out of no 1 banner 5.5 loads and a half load of Siberian and Chorad. Charlie scuffling in morning &amp; J. mowing beaver grass</p> <p>Saturday 25th fine</p> <p>John mowing swamp grass till teatime C. plowing all day with gang plow Henry &amp; W hoeing &amp; I choring</p> <p>Sunday. 26th fine</p> <p>Mary &amp; I went to Church in morning heard Rev Scott Mina &amp; C went to S.S.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>263</p> <p>Monday 27th fine wet morning</p> <p>C plowing Henri W &amp; I Choring. &amp; hoeing Turnips H. scuffling in afternoon I set up the down shocks Went to see I Dyson about helping us.</p> <p>Tuesday 28 Showery</p> <p>Mr Reid of Noe, Teacher Letterbreen, Normanby T.P. Called &amp; stayed last night went away this morning I got pea field ready for harvester and hoed Turnips henry &amp; W hoeing &amp; C scuffling all day got meat at Hales 25.</p> <p>Wensday. 29th Dull</p> <p>We hoed turnips in morning and put cut peas for an hour or two. then rain came on and we chored and hoed turnips till night.</p> <p>Thursday 30th fine</p> <p>We hoed turnips in morning, went finished peas behind bush</p> <p>Friday 31st fine</p> <p>put parys Green on potatoes and hoed turnips I got the no 1 cut around ready for pea harvester. we hauled in swamp hay</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>264</p> <p>Saturday Sept Aug 1st 1896 Dull</p> <p>Boys put on Paris Green on potatoes and we took off the load of hay then hauled oats until rain came on about 3 p.m. I went to town bgt Hardware $1.90. Canvas 25¢ ordered. 1000" Bran 1000 wheat screenings, at Goldies 6.00/100 5.00</p> <p>Sunday 2nd fine</p> <p>Mina &amp; C. went to Church in morning. Mina &amp; I went to S S. Mary &amp; I to. C. at night.</p> <p>Monday 3rd fine</p> <p>I went to Town in we hauled in oats most of the day John Osman Ausman came this morning afternoon. G. B. Hood came and I gave him a note for $15. for Insurance. for 300 additional. insurance</p> <p>Tuesday 4th, fine</p> <p>We finished hauling oats today. got meat 48¢. fee</p> <p>Wensday 5th fine</p> <p>we chored &amp; hauled 3 small loads of peas. rain came last night and kept us a little back in hauling paid Mr Flick $1.25 on Shingles</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>265</p> <p>Thursday 6th J Aug 1896 fine</p> <p>We hauled peas all day about twenty one loads</p> <p>Friday 7th fine</p> <p>We finished hauling wood peas today about noon Went to Town in afternoon Met Mrs Woods and Polly bgt stamps ect 10¢ we raf raked pea stubble and. hoed turnips rest of the day</p> <p>Saturday 8th fine</p> <p>John Mowing grass I went with {10} bags of oats to Chop, 60-. P borrowed $75.00 from Bank of Commerce for four months. Tobacco for J. got Harness fixed 50¢</p> <p>{written in left margin} Paid 25¢ for John I got 5/8 cord of wood @ {3.00} per cord pd Mrs Armstrong 7.00 being bal of Mr Rar'd wages</p> <p>Sunday 9th fine Shower at night</p> <p>Mary, Polly &amp; I went to Church and Class, I Sacrament Mina, Polly &amp; C went to S. S.</p> <p>Monday 10th Dull</p> <p>John Mowing grass, C scuffling Henry, W &amp; I hoeing weeds out of Rape, they have hauled about 85 loads. of gravel.</p> <p>Tuesday. 11th fine</p> <p>John finished mowing &amp; started to Cultivate pea land. boys &amp; I hoeing rape &amp; mangles. C scuffling &amp; gang plowing</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>266</p> <p>sh Wensday. JAug 12, 1896 fine showr last night</p> <p>J &amp; I went to town in morning got horses shod. $1.50 np. hardware 38¢ got two teeth filled. 1.50 np came home &amp; John &amp; I got overlays ready for barn, C plowing H. scuffling.</p> <p>Thursday 13th fine</p> <p>John &amp; I getting overlays &amp; putting them up in barn &amp; C. Cultivating and Henry scuffling. Mr &amp; Mrs G Osborn were here last night &amp; till aftrnoon today.</p> <p>Friday 14th fine</p> <p>We Thrashed today. our grain turned out very well. oats are about standard.</p> <p>Saturday 15th fine</p> <p>We cleaned up around stack &amp; hauled in what hay was out, paid J. 50¢</p> <p>Sunday 16th fine</p> <p>Besie, Polly, Mina &amp; Charlie all went to Church, Mary &amp; I kept house. Bessie, Mina &amp; I went to S.S. Mary &amp; I to Church in evening.</p> <p>Monday 17th fine</p> <p>John &amp; C plowing &amp; Cultivating. He &amp; W. hoeing in morning I washed cattle &amp; fixed blankets</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>267</p> <p>Tuesday 18th 1896</p> <p>J &amp; C plowing. Henry &amp; I finished washing the Cattle and hoed some turnips 2nd time. I went to Mill with grist of peas &amp; oats, 60 4P. 10 @ 60/6 paid Mr pass for painting 8.25 Mr Wardell for Lime 9.75 bgt snaps 25 &amp; rope 45¢ at Morris sold a load of gravel 10¢</p> <p>Wensday. 19th fine</p> <p>J &amp; C. plowing H &amp; W Hoeing Turnips second time Mina &amp; Bessie hoeing. &amp; I Choring I went to town after dinner bgt hinges, ect, 56¢ screws &amp; bolts 28 at Morris pails at Rudd's, 50¢, Barrow fixed 1.00 oil cake. 1.00 plow wheel fixed 10¢</p> <p>Thursday. 20th fine</p> <p>John &amp; C. plowing. Girls, H, W &amp; I working at Turnips &amp; rape</p> <p>Friday 21st fine</p> <p>J &amp; Henry. went to Mitchell's thrashing and I chored C plowing &amp; W hoeing. Mr tuck here today</p> <p>Saturday 22. fine</p> <p>J &amp; C plowing. rest of us hoeing rape. I went to town in morning. bgt. hardware 03. ordered Car. for Toronto saw Montreal prize list. Tobacco for John. 25</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>268</p> <p>Sunday, Aug 23rd. 1896 fine</p> <p>Mary &amp; I went to Church All the rest went to S.S. we had a service at home in evening</p> <p>Monday 24th fine</p> <p>J &amp; C. plowing. Henry Mina Bessie W &amp; I working at Turnips and rape.</p> <p>Tuesday 25 fine</p> <p>J at Barbers Thrashing Henry in afternoon. C plowing W &amp; Mina hoeing turnips I choring. W. Tuck made a show box for us today. got 2 sheres at penfolds, 50 np Hardware at Morris. 80 np</p> <p>Wensday. 26th Showery</p> <p>Henry &amp; I working on wheat grounds. J at friendships Thrashing. W. Tuck finished box. I went to town with grist of chop 11½ bags. 79 wheat germ 55</p> <p>Thursday 27th Showery</p> <p>J. Cultivating. C Harrowing H. Scuffling. I hoed in morning also W &amp; Mina all day. I went to town in afternoon bgt shoes, 1.50. saw about getting hay pressed. bgt 10 bush wheat @ 70 6 bush rye. @ 45, to be paid in Oct at Jas Hewers, saw about Harvey account.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>269</p> <p>Friday. Aug 28, 1896 fine</p> <p>J. Sowing rye. C rolling &amp; plowing W. hoeing. rape I recd</p> <p>Saturday. 29th fine</p> <p>J. Harrowing Cultivating and plowing. I went to town in morning, bgt wheat 11½ bush @ 65. = $7.47 Dawson's golden Chaff. Hardware 06, wick 10. Had Mr Tuck helping us this afternoon with car. got bulls feet pared this evening, 1.00. T. Walker came. to see us Tonight</p> <p>Sunday 30th {different handwriting}</p> <p>M &amp; C. went to church in the morning, and T Walker Mina &amp; I to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 31st</p> <p>{No Entry}</p> <p>Tuesday 1st. Sept</p> <p>Took cattle to station to start for Toronto. Jno. sowed fall-wheat near the track &amp; plowed some of the buckwheat down. Ch. hoeing rape.</p> <p>Wed. 2nd Sept</p> <p>Jno plowing in buckwheat field all day. M. &amp; C. started to school. 3¢ post. for Mina</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>270</p> <p>Thursday Sept 3rd 1896.</p> <p>John finished plowing buckwheat ground.</p> <p>Friday Sept. 4th.</p> <p>Jno. finished sowing fall-wheat in field behind the bush. Hewer sent out 9 bush. Rye.</p> <p>Sat. Sept. 5th.</p> <p>Jno. finished sowing rye 1½ bags left over. Charlie working at rape.</p> <p>Sunday Sept. 6th.</p> <p>Mina &amp; I went to church in morning. Heard Mr Scott. M. &amp; C. to S.S.</p> <p>Monday Sept 7th</p> <p>Jno. finished field above the rape &amp; started in field next Ford's. C. finished rape. 10 lbs. boiling meat from Wakefield.</p> <p>Tuesday Sept. 8th.</p> <p>Jno. went to town in morning with 8 bags oats for chop &amp; wood for Burton's and returned 221 lbs. Rye to Hewer's. Was plowing in field next Ford's in afternoon.</p> <p>Wednesday Sept. 9th</p> <p>Jno. plowing all day in field next Ford's. Mr. Busby died</p> <p>Thursday Sept. 10th</p> <p>Jno. finished stubble-field, fixed fence at road &amp; started to stump in back-field. Closed sheep in to-night.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>271</p> <p>Friday Sept 11th 1896</p> <p>John pulling out stumps all day. Mr Busby buried this afternoon Mr Scroggie got his delivery rig, full of straw.</p> <p>Sat Sept. 12th 1896.</p> <p>Jno. gathering up stumps &amp; burning some brush. Charlie cultivating in field next Barber's.</p> <p>Sunday Sept. 13th.</p> <p>M. &amp; C walked to church &amp; Sunday School. Mr Scott preaching.</p> <p>Monday Sept 14th</p> <p>John plowing in stumpy land. Got 7½ lbs flank from Wakefield's. Douglas lame.</p> <p>Tuesday Sept. 15th.</p> <p>Jno. plowing in forenoon &amp; pulling out stumps in afternoon. J. Friendship hauled some gravel away.</p> <p>Wednesday Sept 16th.</p> <p>Jno. plowing in forenoon &amp; Charlie helping him to pile brush in afternoon.</p> <p>Thursday Sept 17th</p> <p>Jno. plowing all day.</p> <p>Friday Sept. 18th.</p> <p>Jno. working in stumpy field all day. Tobacco for John 25¢</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>272</p> <p>Sat. Sept. 19th. 1896.</p> <p>Jno. &amp; Charlie working around barn in forenoon, &amp; Jno. plowing &amp; Charlie cultivating part of the afternoon. Willie Leadlay was out for the day.</p> <p>Sunday Sept. 20th.</p> <p>I went to church in morning. Heard Rev. Mr Van Whyte. M &amp; C. to S.S. in afternoon &amp; to church in evening to hear Rev. Dr Potts.</p> <p>Monday Sept. 21st.</p> <p>Jno working in stumpy land all day.</p> <p>Tuesday Sept. 22nd</p> <p>John working in stumpy field in afternoon. Went to town with ¾ cord wood for Burton's, in forenoon.</p> <p>Wednesday Sept 23rd</p> <p>Jno. working in stumpy field.</p> <p>Thursday Sept. 24th</p> <p>Jno working in forenoon &amp; sick in afternoon. Rev. Mr Scott &amp; Mr Hawkins called to-day.</p> <p>Friday Sept. 25th.</p> <p>Jno working in stumpy field in forenoon &amp; cultivating in afternoon.</p> <p>Sat. Sept. 26th</p> <p>Jno working in stumpy field &amp; Ch. cultivating.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>273</p> <p>Sept 1896</p> <p>Sunday. 27th fine Showery</p> <p>{back to James B.'s writing}</p> <p>We. Arrived at Guelph from Ottawa about 4 am this morning. Henry went out to let them know at home then John, Charlie &amp; H. came and we got the stock home about day light and after we found things in good shape and all well We were real pleased to get home. Mina &amp; C went to Church &amp; H C &amp; I to S. S. Mary &amp; I to Church at night</p> <p>Monday. 28th fine</p> <p>I C J &amp; I went to the Car &amp; took out the stalls ect then. J. went to plow &amp; I Chored &amp; looked around Crops ect till noon &amp; got grist ready &amp; picked roots &amp; stumps till Chore time J at same Job, paid him $12.00 today. 25 for tobacco, 25¢ cash</p> <p>Tuesday, 29th Dull</p> <p>J. Plowing all day I went to town with grist paid Goldies bill $30.30, paid McDonald &amp; Drew Harvey's account. 19.70, Hewers $4.95 Metcaff's, 4.05 bgt brush 25¢ Smith's account, $2.60 - 33 $2.267 for Mina &amp; C paid fees 4.00 for M &amp; C &amp; 50¢ for {Lat?} book penfolds account. $3.60 G. D. Hood got a load of sand 20</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>274</p> <p>{left of page - 111-1, 11, 11-11, 111-1x1}</p> <p>Wensday Sept 30th 1896 Drizzling</p> <p>We are having fine weather for roots. J. plowing all day &amp; . I picking roots &amp; piling stumps. &amp; Choring</p> <p>Thursday, Oct 1st 1896 fair</p> <p>I cleaned up rubbish around barn in morning &amp; plowed in afternoon John at porters thrashing. in afternoon</p> <p>Friday. 2nd fine</p> <p>J. plowing all day. I went to town in morning. got plow fixed at penfolds about 1.00 np hardware, 47¢, dry goods, 35, sent $20 to W. R. Stewart Lucasville also $10 to Aunt Maggie recd. $119.75¢ from Montreal as part payment of Bull's</p> <p>Saturday 3rd fair</p> <p>J. plowing and stumping in morning. boys &amp; I working. at potatoes and all worked at getting in corn in afternoon paid W. Leadley recd Silver medal from Toronto yesterday.</p> <p>Sunday 4th fine</p> <p>Mary &amp; I went to Church in morning and Mina &amp; C. to S.S. Mr Scott preached this morning on Christ's Kingdom and how to enter it. it was a good sermon.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>275 (left side of page)</p> <pre> Monday, Oct 5, 1896 fine </pre> <pre> J. &amp; I pulled stumps this morning &amp; he plowed in afternoon&amp; I cut corn D McRae brought Mr. Harding this afternoon to buy Dorset horned Sheep. he is to let me know this week if he will take our ewes at $10 each. </pre> <pre> Tuesday, 6th Dull wet at night </pre> <pre> J. &amp; I pulling stumps in morning. I chored &amp; bound corn and we hauled one load. W. Luck came out today and nailed up some boards around the barn. </pre> <pre> Wensday, 7th Dull </pre> <pre> J. plowing all day. I piled stumps in morning cut corn &amp; picked apples in afternoon. </pre> <pre> Thursday 8th Dull &amp; dry .75 9.25 J. plowed in morning Mr. Flick went to Bye's thrashing I went to town bgt flour $9.25 .73 Oatmeal, 73c, bran 45c paid $3.75 to Blake, Lash 7 Cassels for Insurance. Chains set .45 25c 3.75 .25 </pre> <pre> Friday, 9th fine </pre> <pre> John &amp; I pulling mangels &amp; hauling in corn. finished corn </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>276 (top left of page)</p> <pre> Saturday 10th Oct, 1896. fine </pre> <pre> we hauled in &amp; finished pulling mangels. also put for sheep an rake fixed fence etc. </pre> <pre> Sunday, 11th fine </pre> <pre> Mina &amp; Charlie went to Church &amp; S.S. Mary &amp; I stayed at home all day. </pre> <pre> Monday 12th Dull </pre> <pre> Jn. plowing all day.I went to Lindsay to see about Ram this morning we may trade, went to Cleghorn's did not buy any bgt six from Mr. Shell for $20 to be delivered in two weeks. Went to Bruder's saw their Bull he has done very well Came home by Thompsons they are paying 3 1/4 per lb for lambs this year 12 1 scribbler &amp; postage for M &amp; C 12 </pre> <pre> Tuesday, 13th fine </pre> <pre> I chored all day fixing fence &amp; piling and burning off stumps. sent entry away for our bull calf 2.50 2.50 </pre> <pre> Wednesday 14th fine </pre> <pre> Chored in morning and went to O.A.C. sale this afternoon. bgt a polled Angus heifer calf for $36.00 on on twelve month's time paid Mc Rae for Gazette 1.00 </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>277 (top right of page)</p> <pre> Thursday 15th Oct. 1896 fine </pre> <pre> J. plowing all day I chored &amp; burned stumps </pre> <pre> Friday 16th fine &amp; cool </pre> <pre> J. plowing in morning I picking up &amp; burning stumps. I plowed in afternoon and J. cut brush S. Slater called tonight to see if he could get a job in winter. </pre> <pre> Saturday 17th Dull first snow </pre> <pre> paid J. 2.10 J. plowing all day Mina C &amp; I taking up potatoes paid John $2.10 2.10 </pre> <pre> Sunday 18th Dull </pre> <pre> Mary &amp; I went to Church in morning heard Rev Scott preach Mina &amp; Charlie went to Church in evening. </pre> <pre> Monday 19th fair </pre> <pre> I took a load of wood to Burtons in morning &amp; plowed till noon. M. &amp; I picked apples in afternoon. Dr. Reed came out to see the bull's foot but could not pass it as all right yet. </pre> <pre> Tuesday 20th Oct 1896 fair </pre> <pre> J. plowing all day. John Mathews, Jonnie Dawson &amp; I pulled apples we finished. Two young men promised to come and pull turnips in morning </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>278</p> <p>Wensday, Oct. 21st 1896 snow flurries</p> <p>J. plowing all day. J. M. pulling turnips all day &amp; I after 3 p.m. I pulled six rows after 3 p.m I went to town with 15 bags of oats to chop, got harness fixed, 10¢. stamp 03. went to Lords Day Alliance meeting, tonight it was very good. Mr Charlton M.P. was the speaker of the evening viewed the subject from a Religious and Civil stand-point Dr Torrance spoke of a few very stirring &amp; inspiring words.</p> <p>Thursday 22nd fine</p> <p>both John's were shovelling dirt out of root house, in morning &amp; pulling turnips in afternoon paid J. Mathews 75 sent $2.50 to T. McFarlane Illinois Entry fee for Kyma 4th fees for M &amp; C 4.00</p> <p>Friday 23rd fine</p> <p>J. A. &amp; J. M. pulled Turnips all day. I pulled a while in morning and. went to Mill for grist. Chopping 90 C Oil. 60¢. Tobacco for J 25 hauled two loads turnips</p> <p>Saturday 24th blustry</p> <p>J. A &amp; J. M. pulling Turnips L. Goetz at Parsons Thrashing I got Shell delivered his lambs today &amp; german boot I paid him $20.00 for six paper for M 80¢</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>279</p> <p>October 1896</p> <p>Sunday 25th fine</p> <p>Mina &amp; C went to Church in morning. &amp; also to S.S. Mary &amp; I to Church in the evening.</p> <p>Monday 26th fine</p> <p>John. A. &amp; J. M. both pulling turnips all day. L Goetz pulling after 10 a.m. J. A. pulling in aternoon &amp; I hauling hauled five loads</p> <p>Tuesday. 27th fine</p> <p>J. A &amp; J. M. pulling all day. {D} &amp; I pulled till turnips were dry &amp; then I hauled. sent 24¢ to Bedding field. Ottawa 15¢ to Holterman Brantford 05¢ to S. C. Stevenson Montreal received entry certificates and transfers for. Kyma's Laddie Vol 8.24533 &amp; Lord Aberdeen 3rd vol 6 20824 &amp; certificate for Kyma 4th 24534</p> <p>Wensday 28th fair &amp; Dull</p> <p>J. A. pulling turnips in morning J. M. all day paid him 25 Lawrence all day. we hauled 4 loads in received fifty dollars from Mr. German stamps 04, laces of 05</p> <p>Thursday 29th fair</p> <p>Lawrence here all day J. M. &amp; J. A. both off I haired W. Benningfield this afternoon for 2{04}, &amp; he is coming tomorrow Paid W. Tuck $25.00 Paid J. Ansman $2.00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>280 (top left of page)</p> <pre> Friday </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>282 (top left of page)</p> <pre> Friday, Oct 30th 1896 three half days wet morning fine warm afternoon </pre> <pre> J.M. 3.00 I stayed in house and wrote letters most of morning in afternoon we pulled twenty rows of turnips 3.00 and hauled in five loads had J.M. Lawriner &amp; W.B. in afternoon Paid J.Mathew $3.00 </pre> <pre> Saturday, 31st fair .50 .20 W.B 50 We hauled in turnips till about two p.m. then pulled Aberdeans. J. Mathews pulled all day. 13 rows LC 20 W. Bening here all day Paid him 50c pd. Lawrence 20 </pre> <pre> Sunday 1st Nov 1896 </pre> <pre> Mina &amp; I went to Church in the it was Sacrament today M &amp; C. went to S.S. </pre> <pre> Monday 2nd fine </pre> <pre> J.M. pulling all day W. Benning all day We hauled turnips in afternoon 10c for C for football 12c 12 for stamps 10 </pre> <pre> Tuesday 3rd fine </pre> <pre> We finished the turnips today about 3 p.m. and then all hands picked stones J.M. L.G. &amp; W.B. </pre> <pre> Wensday 4th Dull &amp; drizzly </pre> <pre> J.M.&amp; L.G. W.B. here all day picking stones W.B. cultivating. I went to town seed $1. from Mr. Gilles. 1.00 </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>283 (top right of page)</p> <pre> Nov.4th, 1896 Dull &amp; drizzly 3.50 </pre> <pre> J.M. 3.50 paid J. Mathews $3.50 pd. J. Ausman $4.00. J.A. 4.00 </pre> <pre> Nov.5th Dull &amp; damp </pre> <pre> L. 3/4 day Lawrence &amp; Willie plowing till 3 p.m. came in out of rain &amp; L. went home. I chored pd. L. 1.00 all day. paid Lawrence 1.00 1.00 </pre> <pre> Friday 6th drizzly </pre> <pre> Willie &amp; I plowing all day in no. 4. (?) .5 postage 9c .9 </pre> <pre> Saturday 7th Dull .80 .20 </pre> <pre> We finished plowing no.4 &amp; started at no 2, I went to town after dinner with 15 bags 6.59 of oats &amp; 1 of peas to chop 80c bran 20c. bgt clothes for Charlie $6.59 shoes for Mina .85 </pre> <pre> Sunday 8th fair </pre> <pre> Mary &amp; I stayed home and Mina &amp; C went to Church &amp; S.S. </pre> <pre> Monday 9th fair &amp; cold </pre> <pre> Mr. H. Wright &amp; I went to Sharp's he bgt two heifers for $135.00. I arranged to get a steer I also bgt. 9 lambs for $25.00 he paid $10 for me mick &amp; Willie plowing. </pre> <pre> Tuesady 10 fair </pre> <pre> Willie &amp; I plowing all day Mr Snider brgt lambs pd him $15.00 15.00 </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>284 (top left of page) rain last night</p> <pre> Wensday 11th Nov. 1896 fair </pre> <pre> Mr. F. &amp; W. Mr. Flick &amp; I plowing in afternoon. Willie choring killed lamb in morning I bgt drugs last .60 12 day each night for (?) 60c </pre> <pre> Thursday 12th fine </pre> <pre> pd. Mr Flick Flick &amp; I plowing all day Willie choring.Mr. Sharp came with cow &amp; calf I bgt calf for ten 5.00 dollars Cow is to be bred to Lord Aberdeen 3rd I paid Mr. Flick 5.00 </pre> <pre> Friday, 13th Dull with snow </pre> <pre> Mr. F. plowing all day. Mr. S. here yet Books ect for Mina .68 </pre> <pre>Mr. F. 1/2 day Saturday 14th fair </pre> <pre> there was too much frost to plow this morning the boys &amp; I cleared up rubbish around the barn. 10.00 </pre> <p>W.B. 2.00 Mr. Sharp had Maud away this afternoon got settled with Mr. Wright. I paid Mr S $5 on steer and 5.00</p> <pre> also paid him ten dollars I borrowed from Mr. Wright. W.B. here all day paid him 2.00 2.00 </pre> <pre> Sunday 15th fine </pre> <pre> Mina &amp; I went to Church in morning. Mina &amp; C to S.S. </pre> <pre> Monday 16th fine </pre> <pre> Mr. Flick &amp; I plowing all day Willie choring &amp; getting in wood </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>285 (right side of page)</p> <pre> Tuesday Nov. 17, 1896 fine wet at night </pre> <pre> Flick &amp; I plowing in the morning I took Dorset ram to Wright in afternoon &amp; six turkeys .62 to be sold at Nova Scotia. bgt syrup 62c other groceries Nails 20c .20 </pre> <pre> Wensday 18th Dull </pre> <pre> I finished plowing 7 cultivating. </pre> <pre> Thursday 19th cold </pre> <pre> W &amp; I cleaned out the cistern in morning &amp; W picking stones in afternoon I went to town, 1.25 bgt hardware 50c oilcake &amp; conditioner powder $1.25 Tom and Emana Norris came today. .50 </pre> <pre> Friday 20th fair &amp; Frosty </pre> <pre> W choring around barn I went to Thompsons for some lambs got 13 to be exchanged. </pre> <pre> Saturday 21st stormy </pre> <pre> I took back 14 lambs to thompsos this morning there was a difference of 190.00 in his favor I paid him 8.00 Came home Louis Bruder &amp; his wife came over and stayed all afternoon. he has offered me his bull for Prince of Thorndale if I give him $25 to boot and wait until next Saturday 8.00 </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>286 (top left of page)</p> <pre> Sunday 22nd Nov. 1896 fair </pre> <pre> Tom &amp; Emana, Mina &amp; C went to Church in morning W &amp; C to S.S. and Emana, Tom &amp; I to Church in evening </pre> <pre> Monday 23rd Dull </pre> <pre> Tom &amp; I went to Bruders to see the bull in the morning went to town to sell horse &amp; get grist of chop in Afternoon blacksmithing 5c .5 </pre> <pre> Tuesday 24th Dull </pre> <pre> J.A. started John Ausman came about 9 a,m, Tom and Emma Norris started for home about 9.30 J. W &amp; I worked around sheep pen most of the day 7 plowed a little. </pre> <pre> Wensday 25th wet 10.00 .75 paid W.B. J &amp; W worked around sheep pen all day. I went to town in afternoon paid entry fees $10.00 1.30 1.00 Insurance, $8.80, Hardware $1.30, Cap, 75c, shoes &amp; rubbers for Mina $1.12 paid Willie 8.80 rec'd 30c for nails rip saw .65 shoes mended .10 1.12 1.00 .10 .65 </pre> <pre> Thursday 26th fine &amp; warm </pre> <pre> This is Thanksgiving day and has been very fine John worked at sheep pen all day. I exchanged some timothy for clover with Whitelaws about 300 (?) and plowed some sod for corn beside barn &amp; did chores </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>287 (top right of page)</p> <pre> Friday 27th Nov 1896 fair &amp; mild </pre> <pre> I chored &amp; plowed 7 picked stones. John working at sheep pen. </pre> <pre> Saturday 28th cold 3.50 </pre> <pre> WB 3.50 J working at sheep pen. Flick helping us today. I went to town in morning &amp; paid 3.30 LG 3.30 W Benningfield account in full 3.50, L. Goetz 3.50 paid Mina's &amp; C's fees paid 1.00 JA 1.00 J. Ausman 1.00 saw Bruder and agreed to trade bulls with him I give him $25. in March 4.00 envelopes 05. .05 </pre> <pre> Sunday, 29th cold &amp; rough </pre> <pre> Mina &amp; I went to Church in morning M &amp; C to S.S. </pre> <pre> Monday, 30th cold </pre> <pre> Mr Flick here today I chored all day Mr F went with Bull to Bruders &amp; brought home our new one. J. Ausman has been here 3 mos. @ 121/2 @ month =$37.50 wood 11.00 Cash 22.85 .05 bal due John $3.65 stud for Charlie .05 </pre> <pre> Tuesday, 1 Dec/ 1896 </pre> <pre> I chored most of the day went to town in morning. got Bran .90 &amp; Oatmeal .85 1.75 1.75 paid Wakefield $5.65 5.65 </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>288 (top left of page)</p> <pre> Wensday Dec 2 1896 fair </pre> <p>S. came today I chored in morning &amp; went to cider mill &amp; did chores in afternoon. S. Slater came this afternoon</p> <pre> I hired him for for half a month @ $8 per month. bgt oilcake &amp; (?) food $1.30 at Heavers 1.30 </pre> <pre> Thursday 3rd fair </pre> <pre> I chored trimmed two shrubs &amp; went to cider mill. Paid for cider etc $1.73 Saw cutting and 1.73 hauling of wood. </pre> <pre> Friday 4th soft </pre> <pre> I trimmed sheep &amp; did the chores. Sam chopped wood. Jennie and two of the children came today </pre> <pre> Saturday 5th soft 10.00 2.00 I cleaned up cattle today &amp; a lamb. Sam hauling up wood. Jennie &amp; I went to town after dinner .98 J. bgt dry goods. I bgt shoes &amp; coat for Mary $2.00 overshoes for myself. 98c paid G.B. Hood Insurance .60 </pre> <pre> Sunday 6th fair </pre> <pre> Father, Mina &amp; Charlie went to Church. Mary Jenny children and I kept house M &amp; C went to S.S. </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>289 (top right of page)</p> <pre> Monday Dec 7, 1896 </pre> <pre> Mrs. Nesbit came and we killed poultry and prepared for show all day. pd J Ausman 2.75 </pre> <pre> Tuesday 8th Dull 1.00 11.25 I've took the stock to the show, paid bal of entry fees, $11.25 pd J Ausman $1.00 .50 bgt drugs ect 50c </pre> <pre> Wensday 9th </pre> <pre> We showed the cattle today. got 1st for Mysie &amp; Kyma 4th 2nd for Dinah 3rd for No 1 &amp; Belle two 2nds &amp; 1 3rd on poultry 1 third on Dorset shep in Attle &amp; sheep $74. in poultry about $4. Sold Dick for 2 1/4 per lb. </pre> <pre> Thursday, 10th fair </pre> <pre> We showed lambs today got 1 commended prize got the stock out tonight at 10 p.m. Shipped Ingrid to Waller she weighed 1500 rec'd 65.00 Dick 1380 recd $72.45 72.45 </pre> <pre> Friday, 11th </pre> <pre> I went to rink for bal of stock and the feed delivered the show poultry 122 Turkeys &amp; 53 Chickens also delivered steer &amp; paid a note at Bank of Commerce 75.00 bgt beef $4.08 4.08 </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>290 (top left of page)</p> <pre> Saturday Dec 12th 1896 fine &amp; warm </pre> <pre> Tom &amp; I went to town in morning. sold poultry Turkeys @ 7 1/2 Chicks 6 total $31.75 $31.75 paid Scroggins bill 33.00 paid Tom for heifer (?) (?) " Lindsay for (?) 12.50 sent bull up to Will on a year's term for $60.00 </pre> <pre> Sunday 13th fine </pre> <pre> Father, Mina &amp; Charlie went to Church, I stayed home all day was not feeling well. Mina, C. &amp; Sam went to Church in evening </pre> <pre> Monday 14th chilly </pre> <pre> Father &amp; Sam levelling around the barn I did very little Ryma (?)lost heifer calf today </pre> <pre> Tuesday 15th Chilly </pre> <pre> We chored around barn all day. put in a window in cow stable ect. </pre> <pre> Wensday 16th fine </pre> <pre> we took in lambs to Barber in morning and had to bring them back &amp; keep them till .30 Friday weighing 30c 10c to Maddock they weighed 1950 at fair ground scales 1925 went .08 to O.A.C. saw the calf it is doing fairly well. paid Lamb 25c,sent 6.00 to Illinois 6.00 to register bull order .08 rec'd 74 from Mr. Hodson 74.00 we chored in afternoon got grist chop .90 </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>291 (top right of page)</p> <pre> Thursday Dec. 17th 1896 fine </pre> <pre> Father Sam &amp; I worked around barn all day </pre> <pre> Friday 18th Soft snow </pre> <pre> I took lambs in in morning they weighed 1905 lbs losing 20 lbs since Wensday on full feed and good care this shows how much loss comes from a trip of about three miles on 16 lambs. W Barber paid me for wensday weight 1925 and gave me 1.00 1.00 for my trouble, 1925 @ $3.87 1/2c = 74.50 74.50 sent $10 as a loan to Tom paid $14.30 for 69.29 " oats @20 1/2 10.00 Sam &amp; Father taking earth out of sheep pen 14.30 </pre> <pre> Saturday 19th Dull .62 1.00 Sam Father &amp; C cleaned out the bal of dirt under sheep pen. I went to town in .25 afternoon. bgt hardware 62c dry goods $1.00 Iron for screen 25 fasteners 12 1/2 .13 Jars for me 4.00 postage for M 08 clothes for M 75 asking C's shirts 40 4.00 waterproof cloak for M 3.00 paid Mrs Nisbet $1.25 bal due to her $1.15 .08 Cottenade, '55 buttons 05, Yarn 40 .40 .75 3.00 1.25 1.15 1.00 </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>292 (top left of page)</p> <pre> Sunday Dec 20th </pre> <pre> Father &amp; I went to Church Mina &amp; C to S.S. </pre> <pre>Sam off today for a week Monday 21st </pre> <pre> Sam went to visit &amp; I went to O.A.C. for College Bloom in afternoon. We did the chores </pre> <pre> Tuesday 22nd </pre> <pre> Father choring. I went to town in morning took Leadley's 5 bags turnips aunt Jane 1/2 bag. paid Hales account $1.95 1.95 </pre> <pre> Wensday 23 1.80 </pre> <pre> Father &amp; C choring I went to town. bgt things for house 1.80 .90 hardware for barn 90 shoes $1.50 1.50 </pre> <pre> Thursday 24 </pre> <pre> Father &amp; C choring &amp; I worked at sheep pen. Henry Willis &amp; M Leadby were out 15.00 paid $15.00 Henry Heather Belle large heifer calf today. </pre> <p></p> <pre> Friday 25th </pre> <pre> Father C &amp; I worked around barn all day. </pre> <pre> Saturday 26th fair </pre> <pre> Father &amp; C cutting under brush along the creek I went to town in morning paid 23.50 G. B. Morris' account $23.50 &amp; D. E. Rudd's $19.50 19.50 J Ausman hauling his wood today </pre> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>293 (top right of page)</p> <pre> December 1896 </pre> <pre> Sunday Dec. 27th fine </pre> <pre> Father Mina &amp; I went to Church. M &amp; C went to S.S. I went to Church at night heard a very impressive Sermon on the Greatness of "God" by Rev Mr Scott. </pre> <pre> Monday 28th fine </pre> <pre> Sam back today Iam got horses shod $1.00 I chored. went to see Buley about cutting and saw R 1.00 Shortreeds stock I hauled manure in afternoon </pre> <pre> Tuesday 29th Dull .25 .03 .10 We hauled manure all day with both teams. 25 for Mina for present 10c for foolscap .10 for Mina, stamp .03 10c for C toward Mr B present </pre> <pre> Wensday 30th fair &amp; Dull </pre> <pre> Sam, C &amp; I hauled manure all day to no 5 13 loads </pre> <pre> Thursday 31st fine </pre> <pre> Sam hauled two loads of manure from town we took a box of straw to exchange for two 31.00 half loads of manure at Hendleys and Kenneys. I chored in afternoon C &amp; Father hauling 1.75 brush cut off the grounds around house I went to town in morning paid W. Luck $31.00 .10 and $35.00 before making a total of $66.00 that I have paid him for fixing the barn. .80 bgt shoes for Father $1.75 slates 10 Presents for German's children 80c </pre> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/5b749373335dc77defb0f6674a98c9bc.pdf 5e469994627a741c293db9294de1b99c https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/84751484e8d5db9e23a2b0b66ed8e745.pdf 9d2ad4c0f0b8cca733e61610c59bb188 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">James Bowman Diary 1897</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Transcribed by Rural Diary Volunteers</span></h3> <p>fair &amp; warm Friday Jan 1st 1894</p> <p><br /> We were cutting peas all day with Baleys Machine started about 9 a m quit at 11.00 a m started about 2:30 P.M quit at 5:15 P.M Saturday 2nd soft &amp; dull we were cutting all day finished the peas an Sunday 3rd fair &amp; warm Father &amp; I went to church we had a very good service both in class &amp; congregation Mina went to R.S.</p> <p>Monday 4th {fa?ness} I went to the mill this morning with ten bags oats to chop 60¢ P. in afternoon I went to vote at York road school I voted for Barber, Hales, &amp; North. bgt Charlie a pair of shoes. 123. stamps for C 12¢ Father Sam &amp; Co worked in barn all day School bags underwear for Mina 1:00</p> <p>Tuesday 5th colder with little snow Sam &amp; Father working around barn I went to Mrs Hugh McDougalls funeral, as I came back called at Aunt Jane's for dinner, bgt barrel salt: 110, leather, 25, wax &amp; buckles 05, hemp 10 stamp for M 12. spool 04</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Wensday Jan 6th 1897 cold We chored in morning at getting up wood and preparing for cutting straw. We cut in afternoon Envelopes, 05</p> <p>Thursday 7th fair</p> <p>Sam and I cleaned up barn floor in morning Father went to town for 5" salts for bull, sam dug post holes for sheep Yard in afternoon &amp; I chored. Father cutting brush in grounds</p> <p>Friday, 8th fine Sam &amp; I made yard for sheep. Father underbrushing along the creek.</p> <p>Saturday 9th fair Sam Father &amp; C underbrushing I went to town, bgt beef $3.00 Salts 50¢ Groceries at serogges np. eggs, .18 I gave bull medicine have given him three doses of salts, 2" on Thersday 3" on Friday and . 4½ on Saturday and still he is only slightly physiced. I exercised him along with it today gave him an injection last night</p> <p>Sunday. 10th fair Mina, Father &amp; C went it to Church, Sam went home I stayed at home all day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Monday Jan 11th 1896</p> <p>Father and Sam underbrushing I chored in morning went with Jas. Sharp through Guelph with a cow Lady Kyma. Came home. Ireland the vet. Surgeon came out to see the bull. C. Ritchie from Lucknow, Miss R. Shortreed and Mary Nisbet came this afternoon. Received a letter from Will with ten dollars enclosed</p> <p>Tuesday, 12th fine &amp; cold Sam and Father, underbrushing I went to a meeting that was held before the Committee on Tariff reform. It was very interesting. All asked for free corn, many for reduced tariff on Agricultural Implements also on coal oil, wire fence ect I did not do any particular business. Scribbler, &amp; exercise book for C 10¢</p> <p>Wensday, 13th fine Father Sam and I worked at wood all day. did rather a small days work. stamp 3¢</p> <p>Thursday 14th fine Father &amp; Sam cutting wood I went to town with grist of chop. 15 bags, did not get it back. bgt 500" of flour &amp; 45 oatmeal flour @ $12.06 I paid 10.00 scribbler for Mina &amp; stamp 08 stamp for self .08</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Friday 15th Jan 1897 fine</p> <p>Sam &amp; Father working at wood all day. I went to town for chop in morning. paid .90¢ got 100 ft lumber planed. 50¢ paid D. Baley for cutting peas &amp; oat straw $9.00 3 door fastenings .40¢ got in order for $2.00 in favor of H. Wade to register 2 Dorset sheep &amp; 1 bull calf.</p> <p>Saturday 16th Dull Father, Sam, C &amp; I worked all day cleaning up the trees and wood around the grounds. R. Cunningham came to see about insurance this afternoon. we did not make any arrangements</p> <p>Sunday 17th wet Father, C &amp; I went to Church in morning heard Rev. Scott preach, it we were at class also. Mina &amp; C went to S.S.</p> <ul><li>Lady had bull calf today</li> </ul><p>Monday 18th I went to see about insurance in the morning to G. B. Hood's also went to some of the old neighbors to see about potatoes, did not do any business. went to town in afternoon paid McKenzies horse shoeing bill $4.90. borrowed 50¢ from him. Insured contents of barn $1000 extra. paid $2.50</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>M Tuesday. Jan 19th 1897</p> <p>Father and Sam choring and cleaning up underbrush Wm, Tuck &amp; I putting door in house, putting latches on barn &amp; stable doors &amp; putting in a ventilator.</p> <p>Monday 20th Dull Sam and father cleaning up brush, I worked in henhouse and did chores Rose had heifer calf today</p> <p>Thursday 21st Dull quite a snow storm last night. Sam hauling up wood. Father and I fixing sheep pen</p> <p>Friday 22nd Dull &amp; stormy Father &amp; I worked at sheep pen. Sam finished hauling up wood and chopped a little then worked at sheep pen. put Heather Bell to Kyma's Heir.</p> <p>Saturday 23rd. Stormy Father and Sam and Charlie cleaning peas. I went to town in morning bgt. C. oil and glass. 65¢ Envelopes 12¢ stamp 01¢. suet. 10¢ Mr and Mrs P. B. Kelly came today Father went to Soeby's with him I Took him to Whitelaws he bgt two bulls there</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Sunday Jan 24th, 1897 Stormy &amp; Cold</p> <p>Father, Mina &amp; C went to Church in morning Father and I in evening heard Rev Dr. Parker preach a missionary sermon. It was full of strong arguments.</p> <p>Monday 25th Stormy Father and Sam cleaning up grain. I chored. M. P Doyle came to see the Cattle and Scroggie's Man for straw.</p> <p>Mina &amp; C's fees. $4.00</p> <p>Tuesday 26th Stormy Father and Sam cleaning oats. I worked at sheep pen John Barber came with a cow this afternoon he also paid me for last years cows. 3.00 I sent $10.50 to Hamilton for Will &amp; he sent me $10.00 bal n owes me 50</p> <p>Wensday 27th cold Sam &amp; I fixing sheep pen Father choring. stamps 09</p> <p>Thursday 28th fair Father choring. Sam &amp; I getting overlays for sheep pen Kyma 2nd had heifer calf today</p> <p>Friday 29th fair We put sheep overlays over sheep pen and laid floor fixed ladder ect. and cut a little wood.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>== 300 == Saturday Jan 30th 1897 fine Sam Cutting wood in fallow Father, hauling dry wood into wood shed, C. Choring &amp; helping Sam I went to town bgt 13 bags potatoes, @25{uncertain text} 1/4 beef, @ 5 1/8 = 15-' = $7 65 putty 05,</p> <p>Sunday Jan 31st 97 fine</p> <p>Father. C. &amp; I went to Church heard Paisley sheet minister preach on "How old art Thou" which question Pharaoh asked Jacob when he was introduced by Joseph. I took aunt Jane to see. Andy Nisbet this afternoon he is at St.Joseph's Hospital. Mina &amp; C went to S.S</p> <p>Monday 1st Feb 1897 fine</p> <p>Father Choring, .Sam &amp; I cutting wood &amp; saw logs in morning in afternoon I went to town bgt Bran &amp; mids $ 2 55, Sam hauling wood in afternoon</p> <p>Tuesday 2nd fair</p> <p>we took two loads of logs to mill. I took Kyma 4th to Bruders bull prince of Thomdale.</p> <p>Wensday 3rd fine</p> <p>We took a load of logs to mill. I chored in morning Father working at wood S &amp; I cutting logs in afternoon we got home a load of Lumber in morning.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>301</p> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> <span class="toctogglespan"></span></div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Thursday_4th_Feb_1897_fine"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Thursday 4th Feb 1897 fine</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Friday_5th_fine"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Friday 5th fine</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_6th_Sloppy"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Saturday 6th Sloppy</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_4th_Sloppy"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Sunday 4th Sloppy</span></a></li> </ul></div> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Thursday 4th Feb 1897 fine</span></h3> <p>I hauled two loads of logs to mill. Sam &amp; father cut two loads and also cut wood at the house while I was away I brought a load of Lumber home axe ground 15c 15</p> <p>returned the 15c saw to G B. Morris, but Lady to Kymas Hur, &amp; K. {illegible} to Lord Aberdeen 3rd</p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Friday 5th fine</span></h3> <p>I hauled logs to mill</p> <p>Father and Same cut two loads and cut wood while I was at town</p> <p>Paid 100c {illegible} 50c 50</p> <p>Look Sales Kyma {illegible} to O.A L Bull.</p> <p></p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Saturday 6th Sloppy</span></h3> <p>I hauled two logs of logs to</p> <p>mill brought home. 660 ft {illegible}</p> <p>plank. paid taxes $35 38 {38 cents, underlined and in superscript } 35.38</p> <p>Borrowed 4500 {00 cents, underlined and in superscript} Bank Commerce</p> <pre> 47 </pre> <p>For 4 months, @ 4%. paid Mrs Nisbet $1.55 sold butter $1.96 price above butter} &amp; eggs. 47 196 155</p> <p></p> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Sunday 4th Sloppy</span></h3> <p>Father, Mina C &amp; Sam all</p> <p>went to Church I stayed</p> <p>at home with Mary and Did the chores, Father {illegible}</p> <p>went on evening, heard a good sermon on, Davids</p> <p>good control of himself in trying times</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>302</p> <p>Monday Feb 8th 1897 fair</p> <p>I took a grist of chop to mill 15 bags 90P in afternoon took a load of logs to Mill. father and Sam Chopping wood. part of timer got sleigh fixed. 50¢</p> <p>tuesday 9th fair</p> <p>I went to mill with logs and brought home lumber 600 feet. Elm plank Sam cutting wood in brush and Father at house. Sam &amp; I cutting wood in afternoon. bgt writing paper 35¢</p> <p>Wensday 10th fair</p> <p>took a load of heading bolts to town. 1 1/4 cords 280/@ 225 Mr Robertson brought 35 bags seed potatoes. @ 875/25I paid Mr Foster dentist $1 50 Paid W. Cowan for bull servic $1 00 Sam Chopping all day. Father Choring Father hauled up two loads of wood, in afternoon</p> <p>Thursday 11th Dull</p> <p>I went to town in morning sold Butter &amp; eggs. @ 14 each tried to sell Lumber. Stewart offered me $22 00 per Mr for 1.293 Cherry. Went to Bedford in afternoon got six sleepers @ $1 75/30 each Sam &amp; Father Father @ fair cutting wood all day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>303</p> <p>Friday Feb 12th 1897 fair stormy</p> <p>Father and sam cleaned Pats in morning. finished the seed oats and we all cut wood in afternoon</p> <p>Saturday 13th faie</p> <p>Mary woke me about 1.30 A.M. to send for Dr. Savage and Mrs Gibson as she was not U feeling well. SThey arrived between 3 &amp; 4 and baby was born about four P.M. It is a little Girl. Mary is quite cheerful and baby well I went to town for some things this evening bgt bed pan 1 00 Groceries 40¢ at Seroggies nP. we are feeling very thankful to God for His goodness to us.</p> <p>Sunday 14th fair</p> <p>I stayed at home all day. Father, Mina, C &amp; S went to church. the Dr Cawe out in morning, Mary and baby are both doing well</p> <p>Monday 15th fair</p> <p>Sam &amp; Father chopping wood hauling rails and getting up logs, I went for. Mary Nisbet in morning, bgt cup &amp; heater 11¢ put notier of birth in paper + sent away some papers &amp; letters 47¢ 5¢ for paper for C</p> <p>Tuesday 16th</p> <p>Cut posts for stable stalls and took them to mill to get cut</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>304</p> <p>Wenesday 17th 1897</p> <p>Father &amp; sam working at wood and we also hewed the sleeper for horse stable and did the chores</p> <p>Thursday 18th</p> <p>We put dip on the cattle in morning &amp; Father and Sam worked at wood in afternoon I took posts in to get grooved took butter &amp; eggs to Seroggie's butter 42¢ eggs 49. groceries 54</p> <p>Friday 19th faie</p> <p>I took load of logs to mill in morning. and went to Jackson's Sale in afternoon bgt binder $20 00 on time Sam &amp; Father hauling stone up logs &amp; wood.</p> <p>Saturday 20th</p> <p>I took load of logs &amp; mill aand brought home some pine lumber. Sam &amp; Father hauling stones. I choring C &amp; I went for binder &amp; Father &amp; sam cut down Chery tree &amp; did chores sold theee chickens to Mr Simpson for s1 00 to be taken in groceries</p> <p>Sunday 21st fair</p> <p>Father, C &amp; I went to Church in morning. heard Dr Searle of New. York. Preach on All are Yours You are Christs' Christ in God's" it was good Mina &amp; C went to s.S. Church of {knight?}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>305</p> <p>Monday, Feb 22nd 1897 Dull</p> <p>we put binder away in morning and. Sam made harrow double tree, Father &amp; Sa Cleaned Cattle and put d soil on their backs {Kymayth?} to Kyma's Heir</p> <p>Tuesday Feb 23rd Stormy</p> <p>Father and Sam cut a load of logs in morning I chored all day. am not feeling well. Jim &amp; Katie were here today, paid fees today. V stamp. 03.</p> <p>Wensday, 24th fair &amp; Cold</p> <p>I took towo loads of logs to mill Sam &amp; Father cut two x loads and chopped wood put rose to Aberdeen 3rd x Lady to Kyma's Laddie</p> <p>Thursday 25th fine</p> <p>Sam took a load of logs to mill in morning I took call to station Sent it to Joe Mountain got kettle mended 10¢ V pair socks for Charlie, 25 sold. 472 feet baswood to stewart @ 13 = $6.13¢ 281 ft Cherry @ 22</p> <p>Friday 26th fair snowy</p> <p>Father &amp; Sam working at wood &amp; choring. I went to town with grist of Chop. 10 bags, 60 {illegible} paid 55 bal on oatmeal, 50¢ for bran read. $4.25 an Lumber I sold to stewart 725 got store back at Rudds' 50 np Nails 30¢</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>306</p> <p>Saturday Feb 27th 1897 cold</p> <p>Father was not well. n Sam Charlie &amp; I hauled Turnips from pit. 8 loads, Willie feadley was out today,</p> <p>Sunday 28th fine</p> <p>I stayed home, &amp; Father Mina I &amp; S. went to Church Mr Glasford preached, Mina &amp; C went to S.S. &amp; S went to Church in morning ac</p> <p>Monday 29t march snowy</p> <p>I went to town in morning bgt geo, 75np, bgt 25 bag for Mr Kelly for $4 85, shaf took in 53 bush of peas to Mr Kelly, he is to sea mc the pay as soon as he sells them about 1st of May, at 60¢ per bush Mr Alderson &amp; a Nephew cawe to see our stock in afternoon, Mr returned 15¢ to Mr kelly ant of the me {illegible} five dollars he gave me to buy bags</p> <p>Tuesday 2nd fair</p> <p>We hauled the bal of turnips from the pit six loads and two loads of stone to hen house, sent Dorset Ram's pedigree to Alie Fisher Trues N.S. Bowman's no/-508- ear Log V postage and paper for Mina</p> <p>Wensday 3rd rough</p> <p>Father and sam hauling Stone and I went out to Burts, to use his Stock did not do any business lost string of bells</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>307</p> <p>Thursday 4th March 1897 fair</p> <p>Father Sam &amp; I hauled stones &amp; Chored. mina V bgt a phisics book 30¢</p> <p>Friday 5th soft</p> <p>Sam &amp; I cut heading bolts and Father turned turnips in afternoon I went to town bgt Groceries ect, sold heading 2 1/4 Cords @ 5.056/2.25 to go on our sawing account brought home a load of Saw dust Coal oil. 60¢ Sam &amp; Father hauling wood in afternoon</p> <p>Saturday 6th fair</p> <p>I took Father to Station in the morning bgt his ticket Sam went for load of manure and got saw I horses shod I went for a load of Sawdust in afternoon, 50np</p> <p>Sunday 7th fine</p> <p>C &amp; I went to Church in the morning. Heard the Rev Scott preach on "Just Men" it was extra good. M &amp; C went to S.S. Mr Wesley Kelly &amp; Mr Harrington were buried today</p> <p>Monday 8th fine</p> <p>Sam Hauled two loads of Saw dust &amp; free 1 Pay Dr Savage came to See Mary in afternnon. she has to go to bed again for a while. bgt a breast pump 50 Lemons. 05. borrowed 2 00 from Seroggei S took a box of Straw to Seroggies</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>308</p> <p>Tuesday 9th Mar 1897 soft</p> <p>Sam &amp; I cutting wood all day the Doctor came to see mary this afternoon and lanced her breast</p> <p>Wensday 10th fine</p> <p>Sam and I cutting wood all day.</p> <p>Thursday 11th fine</p> <p>Sam &amp; I cutting wood all day. Dr came tonight will have to lance Marys other V breast tomorrow pen points for C 2¢</p> <p>Friday 12th Snowy, Misty, Windy, Stormy</p> <p>Sam &amp; I cutting wood and choring paid Mina &amp; C's fee 4 00 Glass 07 V stamp 03.</p> <p>Saturday 13th fine &amp; cold</p> <p>Sam Cutting wood, I went to town in forenoon, bgt Sugar at Simpson's 25¢, did no other business</p> <p>Sunday 14th Stormy</p> <p>Mina. C &amp; S went to Church in Morning I went in evening heard Rev. S. CSellery on 'Jeramiah &amp; the Potter."</p> <p>Monday 15th. fair</p> <p>Sam to Eleven bags ^peas &amp; oats to mill to be .Chopped. 55¢ Charlie &amp; I chored in morning went to town in afternoon V bgt a suit for C, $11 hat $1, to be V paid in July, Drugs ect, 15¢ overalls for C 60¢</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>309</p> <p>Tuesday. Mar. 16th 1897</p> <p>Sam &amp; I cutting wood all day when I had any spare time. Dr Came this forenoon</p> <p>Wensday 17th</p> <p>I took sick this afternoon and did not help with the chores</p> <p>Thursday 18th f.</p> <p>Sam Choring &amp; splitting wood, I in bed sick all day</p> <p>Friday 19th fine</p> <p>Sam Choring &amp; splitting wood, I sick all day</p> <p>Saturday 20th fair</p> <p>C &amp; S Choring &amp; sawing wood I still sick.</p> <p>Sunday 21st fine</p> <p>We all stayed at home all day</p> <p>Monday 22nd fine</p> <p>Sam Choring &amp; splitting wood, I still in house sick</p> <p>Tuesday 23rd stormy</p> <p>sam Choring &amp; splitting wood I am still in house. Paper ^Laces ect for Mina 15¢</p> <p>Wensday 24th sloppy</p> <p>Sam took 16 bags chop mill oats 80¢ au in morning and turned turnips in Afternoon I went to Town and sacs the Doctor. got Medicine for Mary sold. butter &amp; Eggs, 2.26. Gro 45 butter print ect. 40¢ drugs. 20¢ Fogs ect. 12¢</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>310</p> <p>Thursday 25th March 1897</p> <p>Sam Turning Turnips in root house all day I helped with Chores. Mrs Gibson sick</p> <p>Friday 26th fine &amp; Cool</p> <p>sam working at Turnips all day. I went. to Mc Craes for our Harrows and Harness look Douglas for Exercise in afternoon and. did chores Mina got a pair of rubbers 35¢ V stamps, 09</p> <p>Saturday 27th fine</p> <p>Sam finished turning turnips C &amp; I went to town and got his Suit. also a hat for myself barley $1.39. Oil cake, 1 10 at Hewer's bran, 55¢, paid R Mc Rae 55¢ V Tia for Charlie, 15¢</p> <p>Sunday 28th fine</p> <p>Mina .C &amp; Sam went to Church in morning T Mina &amp; C to S.S. I went to Church in Evening heard Rev Scott on, The prodigal sow, it was a good Exhortation to a noble true life.</p> <p>Monday 29th fine</p> <p>Sam &amp; I sawed wood all V day, Mina &amp; C got scribblers 10¢</p> <p>Tuesday 30th fine &amp; warm</p> <p>we finished sawing wood in morning ^Mary &amp;^ I went to town sold eggs, &amp; Butter, $1 34 paid Seroggie, $1 87, p.Co 02 Saw mr Luck he is coming on Thursday Sam working at wood</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>311</p> <p>Wensday, 31st March, 1897</p> <p>Sam &amp; I started to take Old slatts ect out of Horse Stable and I went to J. D. Hobson's Sale in afternoon</p> <p>Thursday 1st April</p> <p>Sam &amp; I working at Stable in morning and I in went to town in afternoon, bgt {short for "bought"} hardware of 272np Blacksmithing 10¢ paid $25 00 to Louis Bruder through. G. B. Morris. to be paid on Sat, I received $60 from Will yeseterday 60 00 to apply on his account.</p> <p>Friday 2nd fine</p> <p>Mr Tuck Sam &amp; I working at Stable all day. Charlie got order Cashed. 5 00 paid for Leonie 10¢ 500 Seroggie's 13¢,</p> <p>Saturday 3rd fine</p> <p>I took seed oats &amp; peas to Station 6 bagsl to {letter}T Martin Arthur, 2 1/c bu bag to J Loggins Palmerston, 2 1/2 bu oats to O J Ewing did not send the bush to Hayden ^Indiana as there was 31¢ Entry Charge at Customs Office, bg got lumber sawn 40¢, drug 20, P, Cards. 06.</p> <p>Sunday 4th fine</p> <p>C &amp; I went to Church in morning heard Rev. Scott preach on the rules of the Methodist Church, M &amp; C went to S. S. {Sunday school}</p> <p>Monday 5th Dull &amp; warm</p> <p>Mr Luck, S &amp; I working at Stable I Took Mary to Do after dinner I bgt hinges ect, 45¢, at Jaw's I am 34 Years old today</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>312</p> <p>Tuesday Apr 6th 1897 Dull &amp; mild</p> <p>We worked around stable in morning &amp; got implements ready. sam plowed Sod in no 2 in afternoon. I filled furrows in no 4 &amp; cultivated garden, put ring in Kyma's Laddie.</p> <p>Weneday 4th Dull</p> <p>Sam plowing in no 2 all day I cultivated in new sod in morning took Mary to the Dr ang got Blacksmithing done 25 arranged to get Harness fixed $3 00, np bgt grass seed, &amp; Clover $22 00 np at Jackson &amp; Son's, Hardware. 87¢ returned, rake hooks 30¢ $1.38</p> <p>Thursday 8th fine</p> <p>Sam Plowing in Morning, I Cultivated a little on Turnip ground. Sowed two bags ^&amp; oats in afternoon. S. Harr owing &amp; Cultivating.</p> <p>Friday 9th Snowy</p> <p>I took a load of Turnips to town in morning, sold them for $2 50 weigh bill 10¢ 25 np. Went out to O. A. C. in Afternoon bgt 5 bush mandschueri Barley from Mr Rennie. for $3 00 paid 2.95 had quite a chat with Mr TDavitz. he gave me 4 pounds oats,</p> <p>Saturday 10th fine</p> <p>Sam Splitting wood I went to town. bgt. potatoes 25 Oat $5 43/@ 20{1/2?} Flour $4 00 Chopping 40¢, Apples to McDawson, 15¢ Paid Goldie's bill $13 52 paid C, Mc Dougall for harvest work $11 00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>313</p> <p>Contd Sat 10th Apr 1897</p> <p>Coal oil. 60. Nails 30¢</p> <p>Sunday 11th fine</p> <p>Mina. S. &amp; Charlie went to Church I stayed at home with Mary all day, Douglas got to the Oat bin and took too many Oats, I gave him a dose of Salts 2 " and some got into his leungs and I had to send for Dr Reed he blistered his throat and sides behind his front legs, and gave him a purging ball, and saltpetre powders,</p> <p>Monday 12th fine</p> <p>Sam &amp; I plowing sod most of the day. Dr Reed came and left another package of powder for Douglas Mc Dougall's heifer came back to Kyma's Laddie today</p> <p>Tuesday 13th wet</p> <p>Sam finished plowing sod and then we tidied things up around the barn and started to put floor in stable behind horses. I took Mrs Gibson home. bgt labels 05 stamps 06. sent sample of grain to Geo. Mc/" Kerrow Madison Wisconsin</p> <p>Wensday 14th wet</p> <p>Sam &amp; I worked at Stable all day, got the floor in</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>314</p> <p>Thursday, apr 15th 1897 fine</p> <p>Sam &amp; I picked stones off Corn ground in morning and put on a load of turnips, in Afternoon I took turnips to town &amp; had to bring them back. Sam Cultivating near Hales, Exchanged 3 bags peas with Mr Morrisdeslies Corners, 409." I gave 4300, sold four hens to Mr Webber for $1 75 recd $2 00 for 5 bush Oats Charlie bgt collar 08</p> <p>Good - Friday 16th fine Showery</p> <p>Sam Cultivating and harrowing Charlie rolling w harrowing I Chored &amp; clipped ram H. Laudley and tow of his sisters Came out today.</p> <p>Saturday 17th Dull</p> <p>Puae chored a while in morning I clipped a Ewe, then as weather looked better we went to sow oats, sowed the rest of the day Paid Sam $1 00 tonight</p> <p>Sunday 18th fine</p> <p>Charlie &amp; I went to Church heard Rev. Mr Scott, preach on The, Resurrection showing the reality of it, It was a good Easter, Sermon,</p> <p>Monday 19th Cold &amp; Blustery</p> <p>I clipped Sheep. sam hauled stones off Corn patch.</p> <p>Tuesday 20th fine &amp; Cool</p> <p>Shipped 3 bush S oats to W.J.{word covered with a stain} Devereux Ridge Town</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>315</p> <p>Tuesday Contd. Apr 20 1897</p> <p>.Sold. 67 lbs Wool, to here {LI written on top} Jen for, 48 1/2for. 14¢ 18 1/2 for 13¢ = 9.19 sheep Skin 85¢ rings &amp; Saw set 15¢ stamps ect, 02, sold hen 42 paid Insurance 5 00 hardware, screws 15¢ np</p> <p>Wensday 21st fine</p> <p>Sam. C. &amp; I. picked roots off new land, ni Morning in Afternoon, M &amp; C. went to Armshaws, Sam Cultivated &amp; I. Sowed. finished the field near Hales,</p> <p>Thursday 22, fine</p> <p>We sowed no 4 ^with Oats and sam Started to Cultivate no 3, I got woed to take in the Bulls tomorrow Morning, I sold Fen bush of Oats to F. Wagg, Little Current, ManItoulin Island. sold nettie 2nd to W. R. Stewart Mc Cloud N. W. I, recd, $10 00</p> <p>Friday 23rd</p> <p>Took bulls in to Station this morning, Feed $2 37 got peas &amp; Oats Chopped 65¢ Shipped Oats to Wagg, gave pedigree and Transfers to Mr Mc Crae to take along to Toronto.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>316 Saturday Apr 24th 1897</p> <p>sam &amp; I cultivated in new land in morning and Bultivated and sowed Oats, in no 3 in afternoon, went to town in evening. sold 12 " @ 14 = butter $1 68, bgt Groceries 1 48, paid, 2 00 to Church, Mr Metcaff for harness, $3 45 V stamps, 04¢, Shoes for C yesterday, 1 35</p> <p>Sunday 25th Showery</p> <p>I was not well and stayed at home all day. Mina &amp; C went to Church in morning.</p> <p>Monday 26th Showery</p> <p>I finished Cultivating sowing Oats in no 3 and went up to Jim's to see about seed peas. We cultivated with both teams in afternoon on new land gave C two cents for hustling at his chores.</p> <p>Tuesday 27th fine</p> <p>I went to town, got meat from Hales 21 " bal due nu 40th V got pail fixed, 05, stamp for m stamp for self, 03 card 01</p> <p>Wensday 28th fine</p> <p>We Sam &amp; I got up about 4 A. M. and sowed two bushels of Orchard grass on high land of no 3, then Sam finished harrowing new land first time &amp; I cultivated in no 3 &amp; rolled high part V gave mina 4 00 to pay fees sent 50¢ to H. Wade for certificate &amp; Transfer of Nettie 2nd</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Thursday 29th April 1897</p> <p>Sam Harrowed Sod in no 2 and I sowed oats and mixed stuff for Green feed in no 3 &amp; also about 4 bush of Mandeschuri barley finished our seeding for this year, that is sowing grass seed, Took nettie 2nd in to Mr Stewart. recd bal of purchase money 55 00 55 00 harness mended. as s Lucerne seed, 85¢. sowed a small patch of Lucerne for cutting green</p> <p>Friday. 30th apr Dull tad wind</p> <p>We sowed 5 bags &amp; a peck of peas in no 2g did not finish rolling, Sam Cultivating, ni Afternoon in new land paid Sam $15 00 * stamp 03 Kyma 3rd had heifer Calf</p> <p>Saturday 1 May 1897 showery</p> <p>Sam &amp; C Choring in Morning I went to town with ten bags oats to Chop chopping 50¢, Baby Carriage 1 00 recd 1 00 frm Mr Friendship Cultivator teeth, $ 1 50 np bolts of 05 np returned 2 bags to Hewer &amp; paid for two others, 05 10¢ stamp 13 p, Cs 02 spending money for C 05¢</p> <p>Sunday May 2 nd 97 Dull &amp; wet</p> <p>C &amp; I went to Church in the morning. Stayed for Sacrament Mina &amp; C went to S.S.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>318</p> <p>Monday May 3rd 1897 Dull</p> <p>Sam Cultivating &amp; Harrowing I took Mary To town bgt Mina's dress, goods. 6.73. hat 40. Chifon 20 hat for Charlie. 25¢ Dr Savages Dr Bill $1 45 bgt hat for self. 25¢ got horse shod 25np</p> <p>Tuesday 4th fair</p> <p>I finished sowing peas and went into town for two bags "Great divide" potatoes, and. 1 bag of "Silver Mine" oats, paid for 1 bag potatoes. {circle with a cross drawn through it}1 70 100 " Bran 55¢, stamp 03</p> <p>Wensday 5th fine</p> <p>I finished sowing peas * on new land this is the last of our grain seeding Sam Cultivating mangel ground in morning and picked stones, roots &amp; stumps in afternoon I finished rolling peas in no 1 and Started at new land stamp 03</p> <p>Thursday 6th Dull</p> <p>Sam pulling out stumps &amp; stones all day. I finished rolling new land &amp; started to Cultivate por potatoes &amp; corn Sold. John Crosby 12 bu Oats @ 30 Paid Mrs Gibson $10 00 on Ac paid sam 10¢ 5¢ for {botbh?} 5¢ int</p> <p>Friday 7th fine</p> <p>Sam &amp; I worked on potato &amp; Corn ground in morning &amp; S in afternoon, I went to O.A.C. to see hurdle paid Mr Rennie 5¢</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>319</p> <p>Saturday May 8th 1897</p> <p>Sam &amp; I fixing fence all day. C. plowed in Manure for Mangels. Wilbert Nisbet came this evening to let us know Cindy was dying I went to Hospital with him Andy was dead before we got there. We went down to see about Coffin ect the whole of undertakers bill is to be $41 00 28 for Coffin 6 hearse. 3 shell. 4 for shroud I bgt two waists for mina. 18¢/39 bananas 10. paid seroggie 1 00 recd $3 60 from John Crosby for Oats shower at night</p> <p>Sunday 9th fine</p> <p>I. Mina. C &amp; S went to Church in morning. Mary &amp; I went to. Nisbets in afternoon to see Andy, and I went to Church in Evening,</p> <p>Monday, 10th fine</p> <p>I went to town in morning got plow &amp; harrow fixed 75¢ paid. Jacksons for seed $22 00, bgt seed ect from 2.35 Hewer Hardware, $1 36 at Morris np, I went to Andy Nisbets' funeral this Afternoon Sam went for two loads of sawdust. Sundries for Mina 34¢.</p> <p>Tuesday. 11th fine</p> <p>bgt 6 bags 30¢ I took. Kyma 4th to Bruders Bull. Prince of Thorndale 18861 got a load of hay from sowed Mangels and carrots</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>320</p> <p>Wensday May 12th 1897</p> <p>I went to town in morning with 7 15" @ 65 = 7 69 sent them to Hector RLae. Galt went down town got H 1/3 " Meat * at Hales: In Afternoon Mr Flick Sam &amp; I worked at fence paid Mr F 40¢ for Afternoon</p> <p>Thursday 13th Showery</p> <p>Sam and I put dip on Cattle and sheep in Morning &amp; worked at fence and in afternoon worked at fence</p> <p>Friday 14th Showery</p> <p>Sam &amp; I worked at fence all day, except about an hour in the morning, that we were Cleaning out sheep pen.</p> <p>Saturday 15th fine &amp; Cool</p> <p>A little frost last night, I took a grist to mill, 10 bags, @ 5 = 50np borrowed $3 from Seroggie, paid Cooling. $12 for hay, bgt hat 13 " + for Charlie, 20¢ meat at hales 13 " Sam &amp; @ Cultivating potato ground and working at fence</p> <p>Sunday 16th Dull</p> <p>C &amp; I went to Church in Morning, Mina &amp; C to S.S. + heard Rev. Mr Scott our no 2 ewe Lambed 2 ewes 1 ram today</p> <p>Monday 17th fine</p> <p>Sam and I worked at fence F 1/2 day 15¢ all day. Fred Mc Rae was + here in afteroon,, Our 3 shear dorset ewe had 3 lambs last wensday</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>321</p> <p>Tuesday May 18 fine</p> <p>Sam &amp; I worked at Fence all day. Our two Shear Model Farm Dorset ewe had two ram lamb tonight</p> <p>Wensday. 19th fine</p> <p>Sam &amp; I put up fence on South side of no 2,</p> <p>Thursday 20th wet</p> <p>I went to Bruder's with Kyma 2nd Sam Cultivating &amp; cleaning out sheep pen in afternoon I took off storm windows put on screen door fixed harness hooks in stable &amp; cut some potatoes,. Willie Leadley out today,.</p> <p>Friday 21st fine &amp; Cool</p> <p>I shipped 10 bush of Siberian oat to S. Rowe Bruce mines did not receive pay yet, at Hewers * bgt four bags @ 20/5 10 11 Cake 18¢ 10 " G Flax 70 at Goldies 9" + 9 pounds meat at hales. 25 " Germ 63¢</p> <p>Saturday 22nd</p> <p>We Finished the fence around pasture over by Hales, I went to warm the hands for roadwork. Went to the farm to see, the weeders work. I rather Prefer the american Machine, Went down town borrowed,. $10 int 25, recd $9 75 paid $5 00 for Mina to try Examination. paid Wakefield bill 30¢ V bgt seed Corn at Hewers 80¢ np hat for C,</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>322</p> <p>May 1897 Sunday 23rd fin Wet.</p> <p>C &amp; I went to Church in Morning. Mina &amp; C went to S.S. .</p> <p>Monday 24 th</p> <p>Sam away all day. I went to Station to meet, Uncle R. Aunt M, &amp; Mother they all paid us a pleasant visit</p> <p>Tuesday 25th</p> <p>Set Aunt M off on early train and mother off on a latey one,.</p> <p>Wensday 26 th fine</p> <p>Sam Finished plowing &amp; Harrowed field for soiling, &amp; hauled, load stones I sowed corn in morning and went to town in Afternoon bought a weeder, $10 00 to be paid in winter 8bu &amp; 9 " of peas $3 66. Cucumber^s 05 Crimson Clover $2 94 buck wheat, ¢ bu 2 00/@50</p> <p>Thursday 27th fine &amp; warm</p> <p>Sam picking Stones and raising drills for potatoes. I went to town to get pump sucker fixed 45¢ paid Seroggie 3 00 I had borrowed 13 " got 13 " of meat at Hales Mone paid Miss Stronic for DMinas dress V making, 3.93. Fees, $4 00</p> <p>Friday 28th Dull</p> <p>Sam raised drills in morning for potatoes &amp; I finished No 2.. we cut potatoes in afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>323</p> <p>Saturday May 29th 1897 fine &amp; Cool</p> <p>Planted potatoes most of the day, 2 bags Greeat Divide 5 bags. Rose of Erin. and bal Empire State, I went to town borrowed, $140 for three for four Months, @ 7% recd $136 60 sent $200 00 to Blake Lash &amp; Cassels to pay intrest on Mortgage, on their place "Elm park". recd a check from. Will for $60 00 also recd $31 65 from Mr Kelly last week Tuesday stamp ect 08</p> <p>Sunday 30th fine</p> <p>Father C &amp; I went to Church I went to the Army Service did not enjoy it much, M &amp; C. went to S.S.. Father &amp; I took a walk in evening.</p> <p>Monday 31st fine</p> <p>Father, Sam and I working at potatoes all day.</p> <p>fine &amp; cool Tuesday 1st June 1897</p> <p>Father took Kyma 3rd up to Bruders Bull. I worked at potatoes. Sam went for a load of manure got horses shod, 50¢, Bran 125 " 70¢ at Ryuns bgt a load of manure, 50</p> <p>Wensday, 2nd fine</p> <p>We finished Planting potatoes salt today. recd. $7.70¢ from. H.W. Lee for blue peas, sent $6 00 to Bryant press. Mr Harcourt Called today, and took some notes on our stock, Mr Grasse, Looked at farm about buying it</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>324</p> <p>June, 1897 Thursday, 3rd Showery</p> <p>We hauled Manure today for Turnips and got things ready for Father to start pointing stamps. 06</p> <p>Friday 4th fair</p> <p>Sam &amp; I hauling manure for turnips in morning Father went to see about stone &amp; lime. Father &amp; I plowed in afternoon and Sam spread manure.</p> <p>Saturday, 5th fine</p> <p>sam &amp; C plowing all day in no.5, Father. pointing stable. I went to town in Morning. Sold butter 80¢ bgt geo 90 bal due at Seroggies 10¢ 11 " got {&amp;?} 11 pounds meat at Hales. 5 " Nails at Morris', 15¢ np recd $68 62 from J. D: 68 62 Mc Gregor for bulls feed, on May 31st left a check in Bank to pay my two notes due on 9th for 85 00 recd $6 from Sleeman. 15 from w sleeman</p> <p>Sunday 6th fine 6 75</p> <p>Father Mina, C &amp; S went to Church in morning and Father &amp; I in evening.</p> <p>Monday, 7th Showery</p> <p>S.plowing all day Father pointing I went to town with grist of Chop ten bags oats, bgt 254 " Corn @ 34¢ per bush. = $1 50, paid for Chopping $1 10 10¢ for M for stamps, and {checkmark} 25¢ for pair socks for c</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>325</p> <p>1897 Tuesday, June 9th fair</p> <p>Sam &amp; I plowing all day in no. 5. Father pointing Stable</p> <p>Wensday ,9th fine</p> <p>Sam finished plowing &amp; narrowed potatoes &amp; corn I rolled in no 5 in morning &amp; Father finished in afternoon. Johnston &amp; Flick came to help me in afternoon with road along ridge to make a short road to draw ground to road.</p> <p>Thursday 10th fine &amp; Warm</p> <p>R Mc here working with me on the road I put in the day with team. R has to be paid $4¢ Sam Harrowed Turnip field and. harrowed corn got Friendship's gravel box to do statute Labor with,</p> <p>Friday 11th fine</p> <p>We did road work today had. 3 shovelers in pit 3 spreader, one. grading with shovel &amp; hose for two two teams three wagons, had Douglas scraping and harrowing two hrs</p> <p>Saturday 12th fine</p> <p>We worked on road today Paid R Mc for Two days &amp; 3 hrs 1 75 paid Johnston for 4 hrs with team had two men in pit in morning we rake 1 spreader two trains. Sam put in his day today. recd $2.25 Bupu, Quirk &amp; Brandon 2 25/75 each</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>326</p> <p>June 1897 Sunday 14th fine</p> <p>Father and I went to Church. heard. Mr Scott. Preach, M &amp; C. went to S.S. Sam away all day.</p> <p>Monday 14th fine</p> <p>I went to town got mower fixed $.1 00 1 00 started to cut rye broke it again and went back. at Algies cost 50¢ bgt 50¢ worth of cut hay, Sam plowing for Turnips all day Father fixing stone</p> <p>Tuesday 15th fine &amp; hot</p> <p>We cut hay rye in morning &amp; kiled some in afternoon, Sam finished getting turnips growed ready to drill. Mr Blight Came to see us tonight we were real pleased to see him</p> <p>Wensday 16th Co warm</p> <p>R.I R Mc raising drills for Turnips all day. I sowed about 3 acres, had mitchells drill Sam kiling rye, Father working around barn I went to town in Morning bgt tin pail 25¢ np at Rudds Tseed Ewe weighed 85" 60¢. Potatoes, 35¢, Wheat Germ. 60np 12 " {" = pounds} Meat 12 pounds. Ewe weighed 85" Took Mr B. to Station in evening</p> <p>Thursday 17th Cloudy</p> <p>R.I. R Mc Making drills all day. Sam. C Blackleys. &amp; I hurled five loads Rye, &amp; kiled up the rest C paid fees. Yesterday I borrowed it from him and have to return it with intrest</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>327</p> <p>Friday. June 18th 1897 fine Cloudy</p> <p>We. Scuffed mangels in morning, Sam. Mowed R1 fence corners. R, Mc raised drills in morning and helped us to haul in rye in Afternoon, 8 loads today Mr Mitchells boy here &amp; Father there</p> <p>Saturday. 19th fine</p> <p>Father still at Mitchells &amp; his boy here,. I finished Cutting rye for hay S Gang plowed in Morning &amp; got in hay &amp; kiled rye in Afternoon,. C. B. &amp; I pulled mustard, I pulled 4 000 in about two hours,</p> <p>Sunday 20th fine</p> <p>Father M &amp; C went to Church in morning, Fa M &amp; C to S, S.. And Father &amp; I to Church in evening</p> <p>Monday 21st fine</p> <p>We hauled in four loads of rye. Mitchell's boy here I went to town bgt Turnip &amp; rape seed. 2 00 beans 05 P. Green. 7" 1 05 brush at Morris for Cattle 20 ribbon for C, 05. Flag. 08 recd from Mr German $185 24 185 24 Paid Algie Tuesday for Blacksmithing. 70¢ ace suit in full</p> <p>Tuesday 22 fine</p> <p>"Diamond Jubilee" day, We hauled out Manure for Turnips and Plowed drilled part of it RI paid him 2 00. in. R Mc here all day R/Paid him 2 00</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>328</p> <p>Wensday June. 23/rd 1897 fine</p> <p>we worked at Turnips all day. R. Mc here all day. R 1 8" I went to {Threes?} town in 8" meat at Hales Morning got meat 8 " bgt a pair shoes for C $1 65 Groceries. 70¢np at Seroggies</p> <p>Thursday 24th fine</p> <p>R 1 We worked at Turnips all paid him 2 00 day, R Mc here all day I paid him 2 00,</p> <p>Friday 25th fine</p> <p>We worked at Rape all R 1 day, John &amp; Jennie came about noon and left after dinner, Father went with them to the farm.</p> <p>Saturday 26th fine</p> <p>R 1 We worked at Rape all day R making drills Sam, hauling manure till 3 Oclock, then he went to Mitchell's raising, Fatha went to Station at noon and. I went to telephone for Mr Batty to O.A.C, he C ame this evening and brought his daugher Maggie</p> <p>Sunday 27th fine</p> <p>Mr Batty. Maggie and I also Father &amp; Charlie, Mr B C &amp; I to S.S. And maggie Mina and C to Church in evening</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>329</p> <p>Monday June 28th 1897</p> <p>R1 Mr Batty, C &amp; I went to Whitlaw's to see their sheep then to Sorby's then to Stones. Sorbys horses look very good. Mr B was pleased with his visit, Went into town bgt P $2 00 potatoes 30¢, P, paid Sam $2 00. letter card 3¢ C bgt hat 10¢</p> <p>Tuesday. 29th Wet</p> <p>We had quite a few showers today, IWe chored all day had no men here,</p> <p>Wensday 30th fine</p> <p>I harrowed potatoes &amp; corn Father pointed cellar &amp; spread R.1 manure, R hauled manure six loads</p> <p>Thursday, 1st July 1897</p> <p>R1/2 We worked at roots in Morning &amp;. rum this weeder over the cow patch. hoed some mangels sowed. some, rape &amp; finished scuffling mangels &amp; carrots in Afternoon. Mina .C &amp; Maggie Batty went to picnic in afternoon</p> <p>Friday, July, 2/97</p> <p>R.1. Father &amp; C hoeing in Morning and. pulling mustard in afternoon, W. Leadley here in afternoon, I went to town in Morning took Maggie Batty to Station, Went to see H. Leadley</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>330</p> <p>Friday July 2nd. 97 fine</p> <p>about the bop. Henry is to have every Tuesday afternoon if possible to shoot at the range, np bgt 4 sheres at penfolds $1 30 hoe, 30 Oil can,, 15. oil, 3{2?} at Morris 9 " meat 9 " Meat at Hales, paid note at Bank $1{unclear}7. 53 paid. Account at G.B. Ryans $7 33 paid " {ditto account} at R.E. Websons $13 00</p> <p>Saturday. 3rd fine very warn</p> <p>R.1 Henry, Willie. C &amp; I hoeing Mangels, Father Cutting Stone R. hauled one load manure &amp; finished raising drills.</p> <p>Sunday 4th very warm</p> <p>Father, Mina &amp; I went to Church &amp; Mina &amp; C to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 5th very warm</p> <p>R1/2 Mind {straight line} trying her Exam, 10¢ Father Cutting stone, R helping Father in afternoon I cut hay in morning and got Mower fixed 75¢np Henry.W. &amp; C, hoeing Mangels &amp; carrots</p> <p>R.1 Tuesday 6th fine</p> <p>I mowed Clover a while in morning and, scuffled corn boys . hoeing and finishing Carrots. R &amp; Father working at stone bridge. I took grist of Chop to Mill also part of Mower to be fixed. 11¢, Clevis 10¢ Chopping 95¢ paid sam six ^ five cents ¢ dollars^ 5 cents on winters Wages.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>331</p> <p>Wensday 7th July 1897 fine</p> <p>R1 paid him 5 00 Father working around barn. R at Mc Dougall's raising till 4 P.M. then Father &amp; he worked at bridge Henry &amp; Willie scuffling in morning &amp; Charlie helping Father. we hauled 3 loads of hay and kiled what I Cut this morning.</p> <p>Thursday 8th fine</p> <p>R1 I went to town in Morning got. P. Green Can, 40¢, Linseed oil. 35 np at Morris 11 " strawberries 10¢ meat, 11 " Mutton 2 1/2 Steak 2 1/2. R &amp; Father, working at bridge. sam putting P Green on potatoes, boys hoeing &amp; , helping Me to haul in hay &amp; kile up in evening ,</p> <p>Friday. 9th fine &amp; hot</p> <p>Father &amp; R, working R.'1 at bridge , Sam Finished putting P green on potatoes Henry, runming weeder in Afternoon. C &amp; W Finished hoeing weeds out of potatoe &amp; corn. C. scuffled in Morn after tea. I went to town in morning. bgb bgt, bag potatoes at Hewers 30¢np, returned Can to Morris. we^n t to Goldies for 100 flour charged at Seroggies 25¢P Oatmeal got Mower fixed 25¢</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>332</p> <p>Saturday 10th July, 1897. fine &amp; hot</p> <p>Father &amp; Sam at bridge in Morning. I spread 50 Yds gravel on w.e. road, C Scuffling potatoes. Henry took Mary to town. she bgt shoes $1 10 Waist. 50. hat. 25, stockings spool 5¢. rbbon &amp; belt 35 fo Jennie, bonnet 50 got. Basting for Scuffler.</p> <p>Sunday 11th fine Dull sligt Shower</p> <p>Father. M &amp; C. went to Church in Morning, M. &amp; C. to S.S. Mary &amp; I to Church in Evening heard The Rev Mr Scott preach on. Eliga the Prophet and his Fortitude,</p> <p>Monday 12th fair shower in evening</p> <p>Father &amp; Sam at bridge in Morning Henry &amp; C. finished with weeder &amp; scuffler for first time after that he hoed with Willie &amp; C, took Sam's Job &amp; Sam. mowed beaver grass on flat &amp; I mowed Orchard, I went, to town got pitman rod of mower fixed 25. duster 75. Whip 25¢ at Metcaffs</p> <p>Tuesday. 13th Showery</p> <p>In morning Father finished building bridge. I plowed in rye stubble with gang plow Henry &amp; Willie away to picnic Mr Leadley Came out to spend the day. Charlie &amp; I went to the O.A.C in Afternoon took a look around stock &amp; Experimental.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>333</p> <p>Tuesday, July 13th 1897 Showery</p> <p>plots, Sam Cutting grass on flat south west of house got Mower fixed at Algies 25¢ np.</p> <p>Wensday 14th Showery</p> <p>Sam. Mowing along creek C, Gang plowing. Henry &amp;, Willie hoeing Mangels I took Father to Station bgt his ticket and Licorice 25 in Afternoon I went to see about bridge timber. &amp; Scraper boys. choring around barn in Evening.</p> <p>Thursday 15th fine</p> <p>Henry &amp; W Henry &amp; Willie hauled Stones to bridge,, Sam finished Mowing. C Gang plowing H &amp; W runming Weeder in afternoon &amp; we put up hay in Orchard Sam plowing in afternoon</p> <p>Friday 16th fine</p> <p>Sam. plowing. C plowing. H C scuffling corn. I sowed rape in Corn grd, Henry runming weeder Willie hoeing. W &amp; I turned hay. we hauled in two Jags &amp;. kiled the balance of hay</p> <p>Saturday 17th fine</p> <p>I finished plowing rye grd. Henry runming weeder. sam putting Paris Green on potatoes C scuffling. W hoeing. boys hoeing till teal time : I went to town bgt. twine. 50@ 6 3/4 y 3 38 p Green &amp; whiffletree end, 25¢, @ penfolds shoes at neil's, $1 25 for Willie</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>334</p> <p>Sat. July. 17th 1897</p> <p>We hauled in bal of hay in evening 2 loads.</p> <p>Sunday 18th Dull &amp; Warm</p> <p>Mina &amp; I went to Church in the morning. M &amp; C to S.S. we all stayed home in evening I wenti to Mr G.</p> <p>Monday 19th Showery</p> <p>I got binder knives sharpened in morning S. putting paris green on potatoes... H &amp; W hoeing C. helping me, In afternoon. I broke binder. A went to town to get it fixed. 50¢ at penfolds N.P.. potatoe &amp; rape seed at Hewers. 90¢ boys. hoeing turnips s C &amp; I sowed buck wheat after tea.</p> <p>Tuesday 20th Showery</p> <p>We all hoed turnips in morning. and in afternoon Henry went to Shoot. the rest to hoe turnips. I starteddey to cut. fall wheat did not do much as rain came on.</p> <p>Wensday 21st Showery</p> <p>hoeing turnips in Morning fo Sam putting on paris Green in Afternoon. I cut patch of wheat near Fords. boys hoeing. Charlie went for P Green. $1 00 at. Penfolds</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>335</p> <p>July 1897 Thursday 22nd fine</p> <p>.H &amp; W &amp; C. hoeing &amp; scuffling till tea time, then. C Shocked wheat. I Cut wheat behind bush from 3 P.M. Sam Finished p. Greening potatoes and started to cut wheat around and stumps, I went to town in Morning.. took H bags oats to presents, Mill. to chop bgt 1500 bran at Goldies.. at 9 per ton, = 6 75 100 of flour @ $200. 200" mids. @ 1.20/13 oilcake 1 60, Corn &amp; barley $1.48 at Hewers Nails at Morris. 15¢</p> <p>Friday. 23rd Showery</p> <p>I went to town for Chop. 14 bags 70np 13 1/2" Meat went up town bgt meat 13 1/2" Groceries, gt, rod fixed at Algies 10 boys all hoeing but Charlie &amp; he scuffled all day</p> <p>Saturday, 24th fair</p> <p>H &amp; W, hoeing till 2p.M. Sam till ten C scuffling all day Sam putting on P. Green in Afternoon. I hoed till ten then get binder ready &amp; finished cutting. wheat &amp; Started at rye &amp; Cut the Dunbenny oats. we have 24 sheaves from 4" seed</p> <p>Sunday. 25th Dull but dry</p> <p>Mina &amp; C went to Church in morning also to S.S. Mary &amp; I went to Chalmers Church in Evening to hear Rerr McWillow</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>336</p> <p>Monday. 26th Dull &amp; Damp east wind</p> <p>Sam &amp; H shocked wheat in Morning.. Charlie. scuffled potatoes till teatime. All hoed in afternoon I went to town in morning bgt potatoes. 17¢ Sythe &amp; snath 15" $1 40np at Morris. 15" Meat @ Hales got. Letter Card. &amp; p.cards. {playing cards} 8¢</p> <p>Tuesday, 27th wet.</p> <p>Sam plowed buckwheat in morning C &amp; I scraped hill making new road Henry &amp; W helped us, in Afternoon we all chored around barn, as it was too wet to Work Paid MrR.M.c Rae, $3 75 bring bal due to him</p> <p>Wensday, 28th Wet drizzly</p> <p>Henry W &amp; I wor h^oed turnips Till teatime then H. set up sheaves that were down and Chored. Sam plowing buckwheat down all day, C scuffling Mina &amp; I went to love feast Paid H $1 00 in evening, Paid Henry 1 00</p> <p>Thursday 29th. fair &amp; Dull</p> <p>Henry away shooting Sam Plowing. W.C &amp; I ht turnips in Morning &amp;. at. Rye &amp; Oats in afternoon. ncsold a ram to a Colorado Man for $10 00 recd 7 60 check for gravel from Council,</p> <p>Friday 30th Showery</p> <p>I Cut oats and barley from ten till 4 Pm. Sam plowing till noon then put P. Green on potatoes. boys Shocking &amp; hoeing turnips</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>337</p> <p>Sat JucqJuly 31st 1897, fine</p> <p>I went to town. in morning bgt bolts, 15. @. 3/4 Each = 12.25 @ 1¢ = 25 35" binder twine @. 6 3/4 = $2 37 fixtures for rack. 50¢. rivets @ Penfolds 02¢ Oatmeal &amp; 90 rape seed 30¢ @ Hewers 9" meat 9" Meat at Hales, old iron. 10¢ horse Shod. 25¢ at Mc Kenzies paid Seroggie's for flour, $1 95 Sam finished plowind down buckwheat boys finished hoeing turnips first time,. C scuffling. till noon, in Afternoon we opened out Wheat and hauled in field near Fords five loads &amp; shocked up the balance. that we had cut</p> <p>Sunday Aug 1st 1897</p> <p>Mina &amp; I went to Church in morning.. took Sacrament C &amp; M to P.S. Mary &amp; I went to Church in Evening: Heard a good Sermon on, Judging others when we have not been in their Circumstances</p> <p>Monday 2nd fine</p> <p>had Mr Flick &amp;. Johnstons team $1 50 to be paid about the end of the Month, we got fall wheat in and part of rye,</p> <p>Tuesday 3rd fine</p> <p>Sam &amp; boys. hauled in bal of rye and. I finished Cutting field of oats.. &amp; and started at rye,</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>338</p> <p>Wensday 4th Showery</p> <p>Sam left this Morning sick I ground binder knife and finished cutting rye &amp; hauled in one load of rye then we washed cattle.</p> <p>Thursday, 5th fine</p> <p>C &amp; I put in rape in morning &amp; C till evening I went to town after dinner had a chat with H. Leadley and then got 100" flour. 1 1/2 gal molasses @ 53¢/35 3 qt scrap.. 345¢. Lard 25 all at Seroggies. Clip at penfolds. 15¢, borrowed $10 00 from G. B. Morris till. Saturday Bgt. 10" Beef. 80¢, 6 Mutton 5. 30¢ hired a man tonight. for tomorrow 1 00 bgt ticket for Mother &amp; Inez $2 20</p> <p>Friday 6th fine</p> <p>We had. Penfolds out to fix Binder in Morning. their time cost, $1 25. had Wm Farnell working all day @ 1 00 per day Mr Flick 1/2 day @ 1 00 Mr Benson Came along in evening. &amp; arranged for us to thrash boo tomorrow afternoon I went to ask. hands in evening</p> <p>Saturday. 7th fine</p> <p>We hauled. 2 loads. of barley &amp;. 2 loads of oats last night 2 loads oats &amp; 1 load rye rakings lomg. today Wm here all day , 1 00 Sent entries of Stock to Toronto $12 00. bgt crockery, $1 75 np nptwine. 16 1/2" Twine. at Penfold's we thrashed this afternoon,</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>339</p> <p>Sunday 8th Aug 1897 Showery</p> <p>Mina &amp; C went to Church in Morning, &amp; also to S.S. in evening I went alone to Church,</p> <p>Monday 9th Showery</p> <p>We finished thrashing at noon &amp; I went to town W Farnell Plowed, &amp; P. Fitzgerald. gang plowed &amp; pulled peas, around field,, I paid Neil for Shoes $1 25 repairing for C. 20¢ recd $10 00 from s McCraefor ram 10 00</p> <p>Tuesday 10th wet</p> <p>P1 Pat here all day. Wm Farnell - left this morning I paid him $2 60, Pat is to get 50¢ per day. we Chored all day cleaning grain fixing bridge ect C. plowing the corner field Mr Ness of Quebec &amp; Mr Sorty Came to see our stock &amp; invite us to Montreal Exhibition</p> <p>Wensday. 11th fair</p> <p>P.1. P &amp; C worked at bridge till noon. H Choring &amp; I started to cut oats, Cutting all. afternoon</p> <p>Thursday 12th fine</p> <p>P.1. I took 12 bags Chop to Mill. 2 bgs wheat, got Tory shod 13¢ harness mended 55¢ at Metcaffs in Afternoon I cut oats,</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>340</p> <p>Friday 13th Aug 1897 fine</p> <p>P.1. pd him 50¢ We Finished cutting oats and stored the Binder away for the winter, Started at peas. got along fairly well. paid pat 50¢</p> <p>Saturday. 14th fine till evening</p> <p>IWe fixed road in morning then Cput peas with harvester till noon. hauled in 8 P.1. pd him $1 00 loads oats in afternoon I went to town at noon borrowed $100 00 for 4 mos: pd Morris $10 00 that I had borrowed. from him Mr F 1/3 day had Mr Flick from 3 P.M. Mrs Gay &amp; Ethel went home today</p> <p>Sunday 15th Showery</p> <p>C went to Church in Morning C &amp; I to s.S. &amp; Mary &amp; I to Church in evening,</p> <p>Monday 16th Dull.</p> <p>Henry &amp; I Chored in morning I took home Mitchells Turnip sower. got grist oats ready &amp; went to mill,, got black sumthing done; 10¢ paid algie's account, 25¢,. Mr {illegible} &amp; W Benningfield are coming out tomorrow</p> <p>Tuesday. 17th fine</p> <p>We pulled Peas all day had. Pat. Fitzgerald, W.B. &amp; Mr Denyes, expenses of today Charlie scuffling. Henry away shooting in Afternoon</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>341</p> <p>Wensday 18th Showery in afternoon</p> <p>Mr D. Pat. w B &amp; I Mr D 3/4 pulled peas till noon then P1 we. hauled four loads of W.B.1 10¢ Oats. paid w.B. 10¢ Paid Mr Flick 50¢</p> <p>Thursday 19th Dull</p> <p>we cleaned rye &amp; set up the down sheaves. in WB.1 morning &amp; C cultivated, Mr D 1/2 H. shooting rest of us pulling Peas.</p> <p>Friday 20th fine</p> <p>J.D.1 we pulled peas in morning PF 1/2 and. hauled in 8 loads in after W.B.1 noon got fork fixed at Algies 15¢</p> <p>Saturday. 21.st fine</p> <p>J.D.1 We Finished P pulled peas W.B.1 till dew was off then started to haul,. hauled 13 loads Paid Denyes. 4 00 Pat. 2. 00</p> <p>Sunday 22nd fine</p> <p>C went to Church in Morning. C &amp; I to S.S. Mary &amp; I to Church in Evening. heard Mr Scott</p> <p>Monday 23rd fine</p> <p>WB1 W.B, Henry, C &amp; I hauled oats 8 loads. finished</p> <p>W.J.1 Tuesday 24th fine</p> <p>W.B.1 We hauled twelve loads till six peas and have about one load out, yet gave 1 bush wheat to S. Army.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>342</p> <p>Wensday, 25th aug 1897 fine</p> <p>we finished pulling peas &amp; hauled bal {short for balance} in. 2 loads Two teams plowing in afternoon &amp; one in morning W.B.1 I went to town in afternoon. paid S. Slater, $51 00 bring wage due him, bgt shoes for Mina $1 10 hardware $1 20 np at Morris groceries.</p> <p>Thursday 26th fine</p> <p>W.B W &amp; C Plowing all day I went to town in morning 12 1/2" @ 5¢ Meat.. groceries 50¢. hardware 27¢. Flour $2 65 np. harness fixed 15¢ pads. 75¢, at metcaffs. Met Maggie at station &amp; two Children, they are qute well. I went to town after dinner bgt clothes. $1.73¢ paid Sam Slater bal of wages, $3 62 paid mPresent the miller his account, 50¢. Canvas 10¢ sho pail mended. 08</p> <p>Friday. 27th fine</p> <p>wB.1 W &amp; Charlie working at rye ground all day. it is about Two thirds sown. ga I went to town, to get bolt cutter to cut Bulls ring then. bgt dry goods. $9 45 recd an order for $7 00 pay for seven bushels of wheat to be sent to John Powel Norwood, Station C.P.R.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>343</p> <p>August Saturday 28th fine</p> <p>we finished sowing rye today. &amp; Cleaned up seed wheat. recd {short for received}an order for four bushels wheat 400 paid Henry. $3 00 Thompson Porter {&amp;?} Bauda P.O. DGlencairn Station G.L.R.</p> <p>Sunday 29th Dull &amp; Shower at night</p> <p>M &amp; C Leale went to Church in morning and. M &amp; C to S,S. Maggie &amp; I to Church at night.</p> <p>Monday 30th fine</p> <p>C gang Plowing, W &amp; Henry, Choring. I went to Town shipped 7 bushels of Wheat to Mr powelNorwood po 4 bush to Mr porter. Bauda po took 3 1/2 bags chop to mill 15" got 15" Meat at Hales. got a load of saw dust 25¢ to Tomatoes, 25.¢ bags 60¢ Lantren. &amp; c oil. 60¢. 85.¢ @ np penfolds Ticking $1 73, paid Mr Flick $1 50 boys &amp; I pulled. ragweed &amp; Mustard out of rape, got Mangels &amp; Corn ready</p> <p>{Handwriting changes} Tuesday 31st.</p> <p>Mr Flick Started to shows. Mr Flick - day helping. Sorby's took Douglas</p> <p>Wed. 1st: Sept.</p> <p>C. plowing. Order for wheat $2.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>344</p> <p>Thursday 2nd Sept 1897.</p> <p>C. plowing in forenoon, rain in afternoon.</p> <p>Friday Sept. 3rd</p> <p>C. plowing all day. Barber's threshing without a man from here.</p> <p>Sat. Sept 4th.</p> <p>C. at Friendship's threshing Mutton 8lbs. Meal- Lucy. Jean &amp; Willie came today. Charlie's socks 25¢.</p> <p>Sunday Sept 5th.</p> <p>Mina &amp; Lucy. went to church in morning &amp; M. to S.S. in afternoon.</p> <p>Monday Sept. 6th</p> <p>dy C. Mr. Flick 1 plowing to-day. Children started to school. Mr Flick at McDougall's threshing.</p> <p>Tuesday Sept 7th:</p> <p>" "{ditto Mr Flick} 1 Ch. &amp; Mr Flick at Mitchells threshing.</p> <p>Wed. Sept 8th-</p> <p>J. Barber &amp; C. McDougall started to work at fall-wheat, working all day. Ch, choring around barn.</p> <p>Thursday Sept, 9th.</p> <p>J. Barber, working all day &amp; C. McDougall took wheat 3 to station in morning &amp; worked all day. 45¢, freight charges. 12 lbs. Beef. Groceries 50¢.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>345</p> <p>Friday Sept 10th 1897</p> <p>C. McD. &amp; J. Barber working all day. Ch. choring around. Tork load to station at night. Got 6 bay chopped 36¢.</p> <p>Sat, Sept. 11th,</p> <p>C. gang-plowing in forenoon. C. Mc &amp; J.B. plowing in afternoon. Sugar 50¢.</p> <p>Sunday Sept. 12th;</p> <p>Mina &amp; Jean to church in morn. " &amp; Ch. " S.S. in afternoon Ch. &amp; Mary " Ch. at night.</p> <p>Monday Sept. 13th.</p> <p>C. McD. &amp; J. Barber plowing all day. Ch. choring. 10¢ for baby's ring. 10 lbs. Beef.</p> <p>Tuesday. Sept. 14</p> <p>J. Barber working all day. C. McD. " until about 4 P.M, Ch. choring in general.</p> <p>Wed. Sept. 15</p> <p>J. Barber working all day started sowing. Ch. harrowing. Bot. 92¢, for baby &amp; myself.</p> <p>Thursday Sept 16</p> <p>Guelph Show. Nothing done on farm.</p> <p>Friday Sept. 17th.</p> <p>C. Mc &amp; J. Barber finished fall-wheat to-day. Ch &amp; C. Mc took load of feed in, at night.</p> <p>Sat Sept. 18lh.</p> <p>Jim &amp; Henry came from London flour &amp; C.G. went with J. to Ottawa 10 lbs mutton</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>346</p> <p>Sunday Sept. 19, 1897</p> <p>Mina &amp; Willie to church in morning &amp; Mina to S.S. in afternoon.</p> <p>Monday Sept. 20.</p> <p>C. McDougall plowing all day. Henry choring. hmina's books $4.95 Groceries $2.47 Dry Goods 884. Mina's fees. 2.00</p> <p>Tuesday Sept 21st.</p> <p>C. Mc Dougall plowing all day Henry choring in general.</p> <p>Wed. Sept. 22nd.</p> <p>C. Mc plowing all day Paid mr Johnson $1.50 Carbolic acid. 10 Fly. paper.. 05</p> <p>Thursday Sept. 23rd.</p> <p>Paid F. Barber 60¢. C. M c Dougall plowing till noon, &amp; cutting corn afternoon. Henry away at shooting-match. Mutton,</p> <p>Friday Sept. 24th:</p> <p>C. Mc. &amp; Henry cutting corn, all day.</p> <p>{Handwriting returns to normal} Saturday 25th</p> <p>H Finished Corn and chored C &amp; I Came from Coteau to Toronto bgt 1 loaf bread 0.7 {James' trip explains appearance of new handwriting}</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>347</p> <p>Sunday. Sep 26th fine</p> <p>We arrived this morning about 7 A.M. and got stock and things home. Henry went home</p> <p>Monday 27th fine</p> <p>We bound &amp; hauled in corn C Mc Dougall in afternoon paid. C. Mc Dougall</p> <p>Tuesday 28th fine</p> <p>I went to Mont Forest C Mc went to Mc Crae's to fill silo.</p> <p>Wensday, 29th Fine</p> <p>I found all the folks well and preparing for the wedding. We went to the wedding. then sam Bride &amp; Groom off after dinner and. we all went home, had quite a chat with</p> <p>Thursday. 30th fine</p> <p>I waited till noon for Will to come home with Harry then came back home to Guelph We had quite a talk about future arrangements but nothing is decided yet,. I called at, R. Jackson's on way home</p> <p>Friday 3d Oct 1st fine</p> <p>I paid Father 1 00 Hannah, 25,¢ Tom 5 00 loaned Tom 2 00,</p> <p>Friday Oct 1st 1897</p> <p>paid Mr Flick. 3 00. we chored most of day, Tom &amp; ^Emma started for Hamilton,</p> <p>Sat, 2nd fine</p> <p>Taking up G. Divide potatoes W.Walker Called, bgt shoes for Inez $1.28 &amp; Jean 45. &amp; Charlie 1 50</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>348</p> <p>Sunday Oct 3rd 1897</p> <p>Mina &amp; I went to Church in Morning. Heard Mr Scott M, &amp; C to S.S. Mary &amp; I to Church in Evening Mr S Preached on the 3 Hebrew Children</p> <p>Monday 4th fine</p> <p>I paid C McDougall for working while I was at shows $12 paid sresent for Chopping. 18¢ bgt. nails at penfolds. 12" 36¢</p> <p>Tuesday 5th fine</p> <p>WB1 pd 10¢ W Benning ton here today we Worked at Potatoes all day. paid W 10¢. I am to give him 30¢ per day</p> <p>Wensday 6th fair</p> <p>W.B.1 We worked at potatoes all day.</p> <p>Thursday 7th Dull</p> <p>C &amp; I worked at potatoes in morning went to town in afternoon. paid for grist 68¢, Paid D.r Savage $30 00 Sugar $1 00 Candies 0.8.</p> <p>Friday 8th Dull</p> <p>Tom &amp; Emma came last night, and went away today. C &amp; I working at potatoes between times. Mysie had twin heifer Calves, last night</p> <p>Sat. 9th fine &amp; Cool</p> <p>We worked all day at potatoes bgt. shoes for Jeane. 60¢ Inez shoes 1 10 Willie shoes 125 Suit for W. 2 90 2 75 1 45 ford &amp; J paid w Bennington 50¢ salts. 25¢.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>349</p> <p>Oct 1897 Sunday 10th/11 fair</p> <p>Mina, C. Inez, Jean, &amp; Wiilli went to Church &amp; S.S. Mary &amp; I went in evening heard rev Mr Scott on the sort of reading to avoid it was, very approprate</p> <p>Monday 11th fair Dull</p> <p>n1 We picked potatoes all day, had Lev. Doyle @ 40¢ &amp;. N. Kennedy at 50¢</p> <p>Tuesday. 12th fair</p> <p>C &amp; I put dip on Cattle in N 1/2 morning and killed a lamb in afternoon boys came &amp; we worked at potatoes stanPs sent, $1 50 to Bryant Press</p> <p>Wensday. 13th fine</p> <p>We picked potatoes in morning N 1/2 and went to O.A.C. Sale in Afternoon, did not do any buying. gave C 10¢ boys here 1/2 day</p> <p>Thursday 14th fine</p> <p>N1 N here all day Leo 1/2 I paid L 1/2 Leo for what he had done 1 00 Paid L 1 00 we almost finished the potatoes.</p> <p>Friday 15th fine</p> <p>we finished potatoes &amp; hauled Cow home; then got barn ready for thrashing. went to see Mr Benson. we are to thrash. tomorrow afternoon paid Mrs Gibson 10 00 bgt Oat meal 85¢, borrowed 125" oat chop,</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>350</p> <p>Sat. 16th fine</p> <p>we prepared for thrashing in morning. thrashed oats in afternoon, Mrs Ford 1 hand. Porters 1. McCrae 1. Bye 1. Mitchell 1. Barber 1. Mc Dougall 2. Mr Johnston, 1. our oats only turned out fairly. about seven N.1. hundred bushels. had. N. Kennedy all day</p> <p>Sunday 17th fine</p> <p>Mina, Children &amp; I went to Church, in morning and Mina C. &amp; Children to s.S. Mary., C C to to Church at Night.</p> <p>Monday 18th fine</p> <p>N.1. We Cleaned up barn floor in morning and grist of Chop, 14 bags ^ boys went to pull Mangels and took, chop to mill. Paid. Jas Ryan $2 75 for manure, paid O.A.C, Note, 36 oc paid for Chopping 70¢</p> <p>Tuesday 19th fine</p> <p>N.1. we worked at Mangels all day. Mr Burt &amp; Mr {Corsan?} called this morning to see stock Minas Fees for oct 2 00 Making dress. $2 30 postage 06</p> <p>Wensday 20th Dull</p> <p>N.1. we finished the mangles we have, about 500 bushels. got one load Carrots.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>351</p> <p>1897 Thursday. Oct. 21st Dull &amp; damp</p> <p>N.1. 50¢ Nicholas &amp; Charlie working at roots. I went to town tinsmithing done 10¢ drugs. at morris for J Batty 25¢ hardware, 05.P wire. 85¢ stamps ect, 18¢, sent. $1 to F.W. Hodson Toronto Members fee for John Sibbald went to saver to see about line fence front half is his he has 360 feet in front of barn and we have 444 behind</p> <p>Friday. 22nd fair</p> <p>We. Finished Carrots and N1 started at Turnips</p> <p>Saturday 23rd fair</p> <p>n.1. we worked at turnips all day. Bruder called to sell his bull. Scribbler for Inez, 05¢</p> <p>Sunday 24th fair</p> <p>Mina.C. &amp; Children went to Church in the morning and S.S. Mary &amp; I went Church in evening</p> <p>Monday 25th fine</p> <p>N1 We worked at turnips f. 1/2 all day..</p> <p>Tuesday 26th fine</p> <p>N.1 We-worked at Turnips all J.1 day we finished pulling Greystones &amp; hauled 5 loads Soap &amp; ointment for Mina 35¢ Postcards 02</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>352</p> <p>Wensday, Oct, 27th 1896 R P</p> <p>N.I.40¢ We worked at turnips boys J.I.32¢ Pulling at 4¢ per row I went to Parson's sale in afternoon. bgt. hoes 45¢ chain 25¢, bedstead, $1 25, Milk pans 20</p> <p>Thursday Oct 28th fair</p> <p>N.I.. 346 We worked at turnips all J.I.36 day, hauled in 19 loads in afternoon</p> <p>Friday 29th cool. &amp; Clear</p> <p>N 08¢ we worked at Turnips all day J. 08¢ N &amp; J, left after they had pulled two rows, C &amp; I pulled {11?} rows in morning &amp; I He in Afternoon we hauled four loads in</p> <p>Saturday 30th fair &amp; Cold</p> <p>C &amp; I worked at turnips + Heather Bell calved today by L.A-3rd {Lord Aberdeen 3rd, name of cow} in morning. and children helped us in afternoon</p> <p>Sunday 31st Dull.</p> <p>Mary Inez &amp; I went to Church in morning. Mina C &amp; Children to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 1st nov 1897 Dull</p> <p>C &amp; I pulled turnips all all day. Paid nicko Joe Doyle $1.35.</p> <p>Tuesday 2nd Wet</p> <p>we chored &amp; pulled a few turnips. I arranged to take sleemans rotten grain &amp; hops for manure at 40¢ per Cuad and sell him straw at 3 10 to start as soon as plow stops</p> <p>Wensday 3rd</p> <p>We worked at turnips all day</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>353</p> <p>Thursday, Nov 4th 1897 fine</p> <p>We Finished taking in Turnips and. hauled ther loads of Cabbage. Paid nicholas Kennedy $6 30 for helping with potatoes &amp; Turnips,</p> <p>Friday 5th Dull</p> <p>we. Took some Cabbage to. Barbers and Friendships, were pleased to have something to give them in return for what they given us since we came here, abov we put about 1 30cabbage in eellar and 1.00 in pit, and still have some to spare</p> <p>Saturday 6th Dull &amp; Cold</p> <p>C &amp; I pulled Stumps in morning and C Plowed in afternoon Maggie came today, we went in to town and . bgt shoes for Inez P. Cards. 05</p> <p>Sunday 7th fine</p> <p>Mary:C, &amp; Children went to Church &amp; S.S. Maggie. &amp; I went to Church in evening heard. Rev, Mills on whatsoever thy hand find{loop of M partially filled in}th to do do it with thy, Might</p> <p>Monday 8th Dull</p> <p>C &amp; I plowed all day behind bush, I sold sheep to Hales in morning {1 or 7}2 11 to be credited on my account</p> <p>Tuesday 9th Stormy</p> <p>C &amp; I fixed Turnips in &amp; Potatoes ni: Cellars.</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>354</p> <p>nov, 1897 Wensday 10th/" fine</p> <p>I went up to Bruders this morning to see about bull he looks well, in Afternoon I went to town with 6 bags chop 30,¢. took 5 bags Turnips, 1 bag Cabbage save Mangels. total. $1.10.. 21" lamb. 1 1/2 $1 57 to Leadleys. 6 Cabbage. &amp; 1 bush 25¢</p> <p>Thursday 11th</p> <p>10" Lamb to W. Tuck @ 8c80</p> <p>Thursday 11th Wet.</p> <p>We chored &amp;. went to town in forenoon in afternoon we plowed centre ^ field behind bush in morning bgt shoes, for self .$1 50 sold L Skin 80¢ stamp 03 Lime 15¢</p> <p>Friday 12th Windy &amp; Cool</p> <p>C &amp; I Plowing all day with both teams,</p> <p>Saturday 13th fair &amp; cool</p> <p>C &amp; I Plowed most of day I went to town at noon mr Barber brought cow to bull in afternoon</p> <p>Sunday 14th Dull</p> <p>Maggie Children &amp; I went to Church in morning heard rev. Dr. Griffin. preach we promised 50¢ to. Superanuated fund, Children all went to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 15th Misty</p> <p>C &amp; I finished plowing behind bush.</p> <p>Tu Tuesday 16th chilly</p> <p>we picked stones off Corn patch &amp; Started to plow</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>355</p> <p>November 1897 Wensday 17th cold</p> <p>we plowed .corn patch &amp; manured it c hauled two loads on to the corner patch near Fords, I went to town, bgt bread 10 2¢</p> <p>Thursday. 18th fair</p> <p>I took 8 bush &amp; 5" of wheat to Mill @ 10¢. recd 36" flour to bush took a grist of chop. 8 bags 40 paid for the oat chop I borrowed Stamps for. M for self 70¢ 1 load manure from Ryans Stockings. 65. Ammunition 28¢ got horses shod $1 50</p> <p>Friday. 19th Dull</p> <p>C brought 1 load of Manure from J Ryan's &amp; we changed a box of straw to Kenney. for some manure got harness mended $1 10 we hauled one load from Yard</p> <p>Saturday 20th fine</p> <p>We took some wood into wood_shed in morning and picked stones in afternoon C hauled a load of manure from Seroggies in morning &amp; took in a box full of straw</p> <p>Sunday 21st fine</p> <p>Mary. C. M &amp; Children went to Church.. M, C, &amp; Children to S.S. Maggie Jean &amp; I to Church in evening heard a thanksgiving sermon by Mr Scott</p> <p>Monday .22nd fine snow in eve</p> <p>I went to Me Crae's in morning to sell sheep did not sell. C &amp; I hauled manure on cor{unclear}n field</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>356</p> <p>Tuesday 23rd Nov 1897</p> <p>4 we hauled 4 loads of manure from sleemans C &amp; I hauled manure to corner field. Shoes for I &amp; Jean 2.80</p> <p>Wensday 24th Dull</p> <p>I took M To station then bgt. L. glasses. 25¢.</p> <p>Thursday 25th Damp</p> <p>Went to Meet, Jennie &amp; Joe and Looked around parm with Mr + - Blight in afternoon Bowmans no 1 had heifer calf by Lord Aberdeen 3rd</p> <p>Friday 26th Wet</p> <p>C at Porter's thrashing and I took Mr Blight &amp; Joe to see O.A.C, Stones &amp; McCrae's</p> <p>Saturday 27th fair</p> <p>took grist to Mill 50¢ &amp; then took Mr Blight &amp; Joe to Sorby's stamp 03. things for Jennie. 54¢ Change for mina, 07</p> <p>Sunday 28th fine</p> <p>Inez, Jean &amp; I went to Church in Morning, and .. Children all to S.S. W. W. and Mr Blight to Church in evening</p> <p>Monday, 29th fiStormy</p> <p>we chored around Barn 1 C hauled 1 load of rotten grains to finish field near Fords. we worked around barn in Afternoon W. &amp; Addie left for home today Maggie came from Hamilton 2 ewe Lambs our {Linp?} dorset Ewe had two ewe Lambs today</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>357</p> <p>Tuesday 30th Nov 1897</p> <p>I chored &amp; went to town bgt. Groceries, and got Maggies trunk at Station C hauled three loads of grai 3 hop Manure from Sleemans</p> <p>Wensday 1st Dec 1897</p> <p>I chored most of the day went to town in morning bgt gr broom. 30% stamp 04 C hauled three loads of manure 3 from Sleeman</p> <p>Thursday 2nd fine</p> <p>I chored &amp; went to town borrowed $100 00 for to bis $21.80 give gave my note for 3 months Mina Money to go away with, Paid 40 65, Cash to buy Trunk valise. &amp; clothes. 28 00$65 65 MP ticket $41.90. gave</p> <p>Friday 3rd fair</p> <p>C &amp; I chored all day around stables &amp; peas Preparing for Fat stock Show ect, &amp; getting ready for Maggies departure. Cash for Mina 6 75 " " "{ditto 'cash for mina'} 5 00 gave M 1 00 for travelling expenses</p> <p>Saturday, 4th Misty</p> <p>we took Maggie &amp; Children &amp; Mina to Station on their way to Edmonton, mina Carelessly missed the train and I had to buy her a ticket on G.T.R to Toronto 1 50 diary for mina $1 20 sent $73 43 to Jennie, Mary, 25¢</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>358</p> <p>Sunday 5th Dec 1897</p> <p>mr Blight. Inez Jean &amp; C went to Church. and all but Mr B, to S.S.</p> <p>Monday 6th Dull</p> <p>We Started off to Branlford Fat Stock Show at 5 A.M. arrived there, at 8.50. got things into shape paid Entries 12 00 dinner 25¢. tea, at mrs Knowles Street Car fare, 10¢, went to. Cattle breeder association Meeting Mr Hobson gave a good adress, Also D, Mc Crae, Officers for 1898 were elected. Arthur Johnston Greenwood for Shorthorns, Albin Rawlings for Herefords, Jas Bowman for Polled Angus D Mc Crae for Galloways and Young Butler for Gurnseys Richard Gibson for Jerseys,</p> <p>Tuesday 7th Dull &amp; Wet</p> <p>we took care of Cattle, went to Mrs Knowles for breakfast dinner &amp; supper and spent the night there, milk 05, Car fare 30¢, breakfast, 25. no Judging done today,</p> <p>Wensday 8th fine</p> <p>did Chores got ready for the ring, our cattle were Judged in afternoon, we got 2nd for two year old steer, 2nd &amp; 3rd for heifer calf, 1st 2nd 3rd for cows 2nd for Grade heifer, S.C. fare 10 brush &amp; comb, 30¢ smock $1 25</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>359</p> <p>Thursday 9th Dec 1897 fair</p> <p>we attended cattle &amp; looked around the other Stock. sC fare, 25¢ Milk. 20¢</p> <p>Friday 10th fine</p> <p>we got Cattle on car last night and I went to Mrs Knowles for breakfast, s.cf 10 got Check for prize money 90, s Check for M $48 75 48 75 90 00 got home about 4 P.M.</p> <p>Saturday. 11th fair &amp; Soft</p> <p>Went to town with lamb for C.{M.?} Gris St Jacobs I sold it to him and am to get it back in a year if I want it, at Same price 7 00 7 00 arranged to get Manure from Fat stock Show, free of charge bgt bag of apples 75¢ &amp; kl eat, 84¢</p> <p>Sunday 12th fair</p> <p>Mr Blight Jen{ia?} &amp; I went to Church in morning Charlie &amp; Jean &amp; Willie to S.S. Mary &amp; Charlie to Church in evening</p> <p>Monday 13th fair</p> <p>C &amp; I hauled two loads of Straw to Sleemans 7 00/&amp;3.50 hauled back two loads 2 of horse manure,</p> <p>Tuesday, 14th wet</p> <p>We chored around barn most of the day. I sent members fee of $20 00 to Aberdeen leagues Association, also ^Entry fees for three Calves, $41 50/$1.50, Stamps &amp; order 21¢</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <h2><span class="mw-headline">360</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline">Monday. Dec. 15th 1897</span></h3> <p>I went to Will with grid 11 bags @ 5 = 55. last weeks chop. 309. stump 03. coil60¢ {side notes with random numbers: '05', '30', '03', '60', '350'} I took a load of straw to Sleemans</p> <p>Thursday 16th fair I went to town in morning bgt {possible shorthand for 'bought'} saw 35¢ thimble 15¢ buck 15¢ in afternoon. C gang plowed in little corner field &amp; I worked around barn Mr. Blight left for Chingaeowsay,</p> <p>Friday 17th Snowy {side note: '3'} C &amp; I did chores &amp; hauled 3 loads of horse manure from Sleemans.</p> <p>Saturday 18th Snowy I fixed hen house in morning C put in some wood and then I went to town bgt stove for Charlie $1^90 sold wool. 13 pounds @ 21 bgt yarn. 53¢, got hats for Inez &amp; Jean $1^00 smock for c50¢ Hat for c 25¢ Shoes in Oct for C. 1^50 and pants, 1^00 &amp; Overcoat 8^00 pair of socks for Willie 25c</p> <p>Sunday 19th fair Mary, Charlie + Jean went to Church in morning. C &amp; Inez {swirl drawn on 'I'} &amp; Jean to S.S. I went to Church ni {spelling error with 'in'} evening</p> <p>Monday 20th Dull</p> <p>we Chored and fixed up things around barn</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>361</p> <p>Tuesday 21st fine</p> <p>I took load of straw to Ryans and C hauled away a load of manure I went to town bg st Stamps 06 hardware 25.. knifeyesterday, 36</p> <p>Wensday 22nd Snowy</p> <p>C hauled some rails. to pile near barn bgt grains 25¢ one load of manure from Sleemans, and did the Chores</p> <p>Thursday 23rd Stormy</p> <p>We hauled two loads of manure from Hughes @100/50¢</p> <p>Friday 24th fine &amp; Cold</p> <p>I hauled one load of manure from Hughes and in afternoon I went to town, borrowed one Hundred dollars paid Henry Leadley $10 25 paid Jas Hewer $10 00 on account bgt rubbers for Children &amp; Mary $1.45 for xmas Jonathan sent this for them Pair shoes for Willie $1.10 bgt meat, 05.</p> <p>Saturday 25 fine xmas</p> <p>we were alone all day I was in bed in Afternoon sick with a cold Charlie went to Barbers to shoot</p> <p>Sunday 26th fair</p> <p>Inez. Jean &amp; I went to Church in morning all Children went to S.S. and Mary &amp; Charlie to Church in Evening. Paid $1 to Mr Ranton</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>362</p> <p>Monday Dec 27th faire</p> <p>I took Children to see Morket, bgt. Paid Hales account 2 80 in full $3 65 _ 1 00 for Bullservice $2 68 C went to Hughes for a load of Manure, and got stuck and we had to go back for load after dinner,</p> <p>Tuesday 28th fine</p> <p>4 I hauled four loads of manure from Sleemans C did Chores pair Overshoes for mary $1 25 x Yuung Dorset ewe had Pair ewe lambs yesterday.</p> <p>Wensday 29th Stormy</p> <p>I chored &amp; went to school meeting in morning MrA McIntosh was reelected trustee, I went for 5 bush grains after dinner &amp; then took grist of chop to Mill 10 bags mixed oats &amp; wheat. and 5 bags wheat for grist our wheat turned out 40" of flour to bushel. Paid Jackson &amp; Sonk account H$2 90 Paid Gowdy's account, $1 25, called at McKenzies for account, C did chores.</p> <p>Thursday 30th Snowy</p> <p>We hauled four loads of/ 4 manure from Sleemans &amp; went for grist, paid $1 45 bgt meat, 98¢ got Williis Shoes mended. 20</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>==363== Friday 31st Dec 1897</p> <p>We did chores and hauled 4 four loads of Manure from Olewaus went to town after dinner paid G.B. {scribble} $5.00 on account. paid. S.C Renfold $10.00 on their account paid Wm Queko Account $6.20</p> <p>Saturday. 1st Jan 1898 C+ I chored in morning and I took Kyma 3rd to Louis Brudes Bull Pruiee in afternoon.</p> <p>Sunday 2nd cold Mary @. N.+q went to church in morning {illegible} Ivez x {illegible} in evening I.J went to 8.S.</p> <p>Monday 3rd cold We hauled two loads of Manure from Olewaus I went to town in morning. paid Jaekeon account got {illegible} tongue {fried?} 30 c, paid J. Hughes for four loads of Manure $2.00 received $70 from M Guman.</p> <p>Tuesday 4th fine I hauled three loads of manure from Olewaus got grains at 1 p.m.</p> <p>Wensday 5th fine I went into town in morning paid Galdis account, $14.83. Paid J Benson $5 m thrashing paid Henry {illegible} 4.00. In Account 4.00 {illegible} 25c paid M. Rudd $1.30</p> </div> transcribed